2009
Don’t burst my bubble: a reflection on personal space
Our writer realizes the unimportance of maintaining couch space.
‘Cats streak comes to an end after 68-59 loss to Michigan
Coming into Saturday night’s game at Michigan, Northwestern basketball coach Bill Carmody warned his players about the danger of a letdown following Wednesday’s program-defining win at Michigan State. Unfortunately, Carmody’s words went unheeded as the ‘Cats played with little intensity in a 68-59 defeat at the hands of the Wolverines.
Perhaps the most telling sign [...]
The worst food in Evanston
Oh sure, it may sound healthy, but did you really just gain 800 calories from a smoothie?
NU student outwits computing experts, breaks record
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, a documentary about Donkey Kong, taught us two things: first, that world records, of any kind, are not to be taken lightly, and second, that gamers are very competitive people.
When Alexander Yee, a McCormick junior and self-professed “hardcore gamer” broke the world record for known digits of [...]
20 Questions with Asterik
Asterik’s thoughts on Britney’s comeback and what’s less badass than a capella.
Dancing across generations at NCDC’s Senior Gala
Students mingled with senior citizens on Saturday in the Louis Room.
Photos and video from this year’s Dolphin Show
The Wizard of Oz continues its run at Cahn Auditorium this weekend.
It’s time to veg out with these meat-free meals
Some ideas for trying out an herbivore diet.
Warning: no student is safe from NU’s treacherous sidewalks
The icy pathways pose a risk of slipping for all students, wherever they may come from.
When worlds collide: cat plays with tiger cub
Here’s a great reminder that sometimes, we can put our differences aside (in this situation, the fact that one of these felines could devour the other) and just have a good time. Watch as a tiger cub and a house cat play around in the video below.
But that’s not all! In an even [...]
AEPi paints the Rock: Jan. 22
The new pledge class of Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) painted the Rock on Wednesday night. After the painting, the new pledge dads were revealed to the new pledges.
Obama’s 100 days: Day 3, Jan. 23
The youth vote was instrumental in securing Barack Obama the win on Nov. 4, 2008. But with the President comfortably settled in at the White House, this generation of voters and supporters of candidate Obama must learn to become the critics of President Obama. By blogging Obama’s first 100 days in office, we hope to [...]
The Office: “Prince Family Paper”
Tonight’s episode of The Office, while entertaining as usual was not up to par with the past couple of high-tension thrillers. Why would you completely move on from the Dwight–Angela–Andy triangle? That just made no sense to me. I was really looking forward to some sort of drama or wrap-up of sorts. Oh well, that [...]
Obama’s 100 days: Day 2, Jan. 22
The youth vote was instrumental in securing Barack Obama the win on Nov. 4, 2008. But with the President comfortably settled in at the White House, this generation of voters and supporters of candidate Obama must learn to become the critics of President Obama. By blogging Obama’s first 100 days in office, we hope to [...]
A look at the Oscar’s Best Original Song nominees
The nominations for this year’s Academy Awards came out today and if you’re like me, your first thought was “Why is Benjamin Button being announced so much?” But this is a music blog, someone else can righteously rage against Brad Pitt some other time. Instead, lets focus on what we (claim to) know: [...]
