Inclement weather forced some last-minute changes to Northwestern’s 151st annual commencement ceremony at Ryan Field Friday night, which featured remarks from jazz musician Wynton Marsalis.

Since most Northwestern students are holed up in our dorms, classrooms and the Keg for the rest of the year, here are some great outdoor options for a summer in Evanston.

I’m spending my three-month break from Northwestern’s bubble just a few blocks away from campus. Am I crazy?

Dillo Day might be right around the corner, but Northwestern students never limit the Dillo-bration to only one day. There are tons of cool events – both Mayfest and not – leading up to the big day. Here’s our mini-calendar of some of the can’t-miss Dillo-fun pregames:
UCC Eberhard Beach Show – May 29
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Love to drink but hate the taste? College Drinker has the recipes for you.

Watch theater kids wail on each other at Wrestlepocalypse.

How to salvage your Dillo Day from a sticky situation.

How to spend May 30th hangover and boredom free.

Photo courtesy Samantha Brown.

From Weinberg senior Samantha Brown:
Seniors in the Integrated Science Program (called Entering Class 2005, or EC 05) painted the rock to celebrate our last days together, but more importantly to promote science! All over the rock are various science-y things, like a dinosaur, a paramecium, the wave equation, a volcano, a [...]