Thursday, November 5, 2009
Show offs

Talentless in a talented world

In a sea of people with hidden talents, it’s tough to just be a nerd.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

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 [...]

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Streakers get caught purple-handed

Photo courtesy of Brenda Chang.
While she was walking on the bridge between Tech and the Seeley G. Mudd Library on Friday afternoon, Weinberg freshman and North by Northwestern contributor Brenda Chang spotted a group of streakers getting caught displaying a little too much purple pride.
“They kind of looked confused and scattered a bit,” Chang says, [...]

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Cardiac ‘Cats earn their name: NU beats Indiana 29-28

Though it seemed headed towards a blowout loss for most of the first half, Saturday’s homecoming game concluded as arguably the greatest win of the season for the Northwestern Wildcats. On Saturday, the Cardiac ‘Cats pulled off a school-record 25 point comeback to defeat Indiana 29-28.
After trailing from 20 seconds into the first quarter, Northwestern [...]

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Northwestern admissions alters early decision policy

Northwestern’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions adopted a new early decision policy starting with the class of 2013, allowing applicants to be deferred to regular decision when applying early. Under the old policies, applicants were either rejected or accepted outright.
Students who get deferred and later admitted do not have the binding commitment of early decision. Deferred [...]

Monday, October 12, 2009
Northwestern Ink

The making of an NU president

Morton Schapiro quickly transforms into Northwestern’s new president.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Football: ‘Cats beat Miami of Ohio, 16-6

Surprise, surprise! Northwestern’s defense finally came to play during Sunday’s game at Ryan Field.
Celebrating the inauguration of incoming Northwestern president Morton O. Schapiro and remembering the life and services of former Miami of Ohio and Northwestern head coach Randy Walker, Northwestern pulled out a victory over Miami by a score of 16-6, closing out [...]

Friday, October 9, 2009

Schapiro stresses inclusion, warns against “elitism” at inauguration

Schapiro officially took the helm at Northwestern during a festive ceremony held at Henry Crown Sports Pavilion Friday. His speech, peppered with anecdotes and jokes, discussed the roles and responsibilities of higher education. The event also included a guest speech by three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.

Thursday, October 8, 2009
Multimedia

Inauguration speeches through NU history

Times have changed, but tradition is still an important part of the school, whose past leaders’ remarks on taking office still hold some relevance today.

Monday, October 5, 2009
of popcorn and taxes

Fanning the flames between town and gown

An obscure 19th century tax law leads to donated fire trucks in 2009.

Thursday, September 17, 2009
Sports

Everything you need to know about Northwestern athletics

Never been to a college football game in your life? After reading this guide, you’ll be walking, talking and looking like a real life Big Ten sports fan.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Purple toothbrushes and the agony of Early Decision

It’s three weeks until I move in, and the past is on my mind. The way I see it, I’m only going to get more nostalgic as Wildcat Welcome week approaches. I figure I’ll reach critical nostalgic mass some time during the second week of September, at which point I’ll be sobbing in [...]

Monday, June 1, 2009

While You Were Out: Summer at Northwestern

Here’s a rundown of what you’re missing (or not) over the summer at Northwestern.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Lovers & Madmen paint the Rock: May 26 & 27

The Shakespeare-oriented theater group Lovers and Madmen painted the Rock on Tuesday to advertise their upcoming performance of Much Ado About Nothing, and continued painting it today. Although painting the Rock during the day is generally frowned upon as unacceptable behavior as per tradition, the performances will be taking place at the Rock and the [...]

Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Health and wellness

A guide to yoga at Northwestern

All the ins and outs about the ever-popular fitness mania that is yoga.

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