2009
Lewis: Take a stand against “inexcusable” blackface
Weinberg sophomore and FMO member speaks out against white students who dressed as black people for Halloween.
Lots of landslides for Big Ten football
Ohio State and Wisconsin blank their opponents, while Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota also see easy victories.
Julie in Paris: Coming to you from Berlin, Germany
Julie will be in Paris, France until Dec. 17.
It would seem you can take the girl out of Medill, but you can’t take the Medill out of the girl.
In all honesty, I haven’t really gone looking for adventure. But it seems to find me anyway.
So it was pure coincidence that the weekend I went [...]
Elgin Paranormal Investigators: in the business of ghost hunting
Inside the home base of a local ghost hunting crew.
An out-of-this-world guilty pleasure
The dramatic lives of teenage aliens in disguise let us forget our mundane, earthly troubles, if only for an hour.
Taylor in Buenos Aires: How Subway brought me home
Taylor is studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina until Nov. 28.
I’m not usually one to get homesick. Being away from home in a new place excites me, and I always know home will be there, my bedroom just as I left it and my dogs eager to jump and whine upon my return. But [...]
The Evanston farmers’ market: fresh, healthy, local and green
Check out the Evanston Farmers’ Market to eat healthier and support local vendors.
Zoe in Jerusalem: Terror’s all around me
Recently it’s felt like terror threats are the default explanation for everything in Jerusalem.
The untold merits of the gap year
Going directly to college from high school seems pre-determined for many high school seniors, but is it really the best choice for everyone?
An open letter to the nameless individual who left a mess on the bathroom floor
Lessons from the bathroom stall — or three feet away from it.
Project Pumpkin invites local kids to Norris
Northwestern Community Development Corps took over the Louis Room Thursday afternoon for their annual Halloween event, Project Pumpkin. Around 900 children from local nonprofit organizations, elementary schools and community groups went from station to station trick-or-treating, playing games and participating in arts and crafts during the three-hour event. More than 60 student groups volunteered for [...]
Recap: ‘Cats fall in second half to Penn State, 34-13
It’s almost too easy to predict what’s going to happen in a Northwestern football game. The ‘Cats will play one half of tremendous football that makes you step back and think, “Hey, that’s a good team.” Then there’ll be a crucial injury and everything will unravel.
That’s what happened Saturday evening when Northwestern hosted Penn State [...]
