At the 32nd annual Chicago Marathon on Sunday, 34,792 runners braved 33-degree weather to take on a 26.2-mile run through the city.

If a Nobel Peace Prize is awarded for something that hasn’t happened yet, was it ever actually awarded?

The Responsible Action Protocol can turn into a medical amnesty policy, while still holding students responsible for dangerous and life-threatening decisions.

We’ll have to wait until next week to see where Northwestern is going to fall, but it’s clear that Iowa, Penn State and Ohio State will be the only teams contending for the Big Ten Championship, with Michigan possibly making a push as well.

Eyes like small slits, / New cuts / In a child’s knee.

Northwestern’s shuttles are now equipped with tracking systems that allow students to follow a shuttle’s route online and get the most up-to-date departure time for its stops.
The new GPS system, launched at the beginning of the quarter, was installed because Northwestern’s contracts with its shuttle provider, Coach USA, stipulated that the shuttles were accountable [...]

The third episode of FlashForward sees the world grappling for answers. People are beginning to take these visions as set in stone. Benford is obsessively looking for answers and possibly crossing the line.
Pros:

“So the earth farted and we all blacked out.” This is the most viable explanation for the blackouts, clearly.
Interracial love: John [...]

In this episode:
This week, most of the group is seen outside the classroom. Jeff is afraid he and Shirley’s long walk to the other side of campus will be filled with terribly awkward silences. But he is surprised to find himself bonding with his maliciously nosy study buddy (not that the group ever [...]

The Real Housewives prove to be better entertainers than housewives.

Kari will be in Florence, Italy until Dec. 17.

Florence is a difference place by night. The streets in the residential areas empty completely while the city downtown comes alive. Throngs of young adults crowd the steps of the Duomo, finishing off bottles of wine and beer before heading to the bars and the discotheques.
The bars [...]

It takes a lot to out-creep Creed. His look during Michael’s speech about Pam’s pregnancy was pure ick. Only Michael could beat the master at his game.
I should’ve known Jim’s adorable speech from the previews would be ruined. I just didn’t expect Jim to do the ruining. I understand the Jim-turning-into-Michael plotline, but I kind [...]

Zoe will be in Jerusalem, Israel until Jan. 2.

My Facebook news feed has informed me that a lot of Americans (or at least the ones I’m Internet friends with) don’t think Obama deserves of the Nobel Peace Prize.  After traveling in Cairo this past week, I’d argue that the optimism of the Egyptian people [...]

Sick with swine flu? Pass the time from your bed.

Soul singer Darrin James talks about his youth, the state of contempary music, and his latest album.

After his jam-packed concert at Welsh-Ryan Arena, North by Northwestern sat down with John Legend to talk about the evolution of his music and his time at Penn.