McCormick senior kicks hangovers with bacon, wants to add a bar to Norris
This week’s person you ought to know—a McCormick senior and frisbee house resident who regrets his naked run and can’t hook up to songs with lyrics
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Nerdwestern doesn’t live up to its name
We don’t know about you guys, but we have gotten pretty used to Northwestern being high up in rankings…pretty much any rankings. So you could imagine our surprise when NU was nowhere to be found in Inside College‘s “15 Nerdiest Colleges.” MIT, Rice, and our dear southside friends over at U of Chicago were all ranked, but the editors over at Inside College seemed to forget all about little old Nerdwestern. So here is our challenge to you loyal reader, spend more time in the library, go out into the sunlight less, limit the amount of meaningful friendships in your life, fill your iCal with meaningless academic meetings and study sessions. We can’t let those bastards at U of Chicago beat us again.
Supreme Court to revisit affirmative action
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a white student’s appeal against affirmative action Tuesday. The last time the nation’s highest court considered affirmative action was in 2003, when the justices decided that race could be allowed as a factor in admission decisions. In what is most likely going to be one of the most high profile cases of the year, today’s more conservative court will reconsider 2003′s ruling in light of the student’s claims that she was denied admittance to the University of Texas based on the color of her skin. This controversial topic will likely also become a major topic in this year’s presidential campaigns as the case will be taken to court this fall, in the midst of the 2012 elections.
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Harvard’s Steven Pinker discusses the decrease in violence
In his lecture Monday night, Steven Pinker said that violence has been on the decline since World War II. Seemingly equal ratio of adults and students filled Ryan Auditorium to hear Pinker give his lecture, “A History of Violence,” the first in NU’s Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Pinker is a psychology professor at Harvard University and a best-selling author of multiple books on the decline of violence in recent times. He spent much of the lecture explaining statistics that prove the amount of violence in the world has decreased in the last century. After his lecture, Pinker took questions from the audience, most of which implied a disbelief in the decline in violence. Check out the highlights after the jump. more
Update: SafeRide driver arrested after purchasing underage passenger alcohol
Updated 3:27 p.m. Upon further investigation, Commander Guenther confirmed that the passenger, Hamilton, was additionally given a citation for possessing less than 10 grams of marijuana.
Updated: Evanston Police Commander Tom Guenther confirmed that SafeRide driver Jennifer Johnson was arrested and charged with delivery of alcohol to a minor Saturday night. The passenger, Britany Hamilton, was cited with underage possession of alcohol. There was no citation for possession of marijuana. (Reporting by John Irvine)
A female SafeRide driver was arrested Saturday night outside of EV1, says a source who has requested to remain anonymous. The driver parked her car, with a passenger inside, and then proceeded to buy alcohol inside the store. When she got back in the car, she gave the alcohol to the minor passenger inside her car. The police who were stationed outside of EV1 saw this transaction and searched the car. Not only did they find the minors in possession of alcohol, but they also found marijuana in the passenger’s bag. Saferide chose not to comment at this time. Evanston is obviously tightening the leash on students’ alcohol use; it seems intuitive not to be so brazen. (Reporting by Shayna Starr)
Evanston Police Department acquires super fancy car plate scanner
If raids on various bars and BYOB restaurants and the new scanners at EV1 weren’t enough of a crime deterrent, the Evanston Police Department has now acquired an automated license plate reader to digitally scan and store plates’ numbers as the police car drives by. The scanner’s database can inform police whether a car is stolen or belongs to someone on a warrant. With such technology at their hands, maybe next time if a pedestrian gets hit by a car the police will actually be able to figure out who did it.
Spring quarter classes you may have overlooked
Oh, registration time. Time to craft the perfect spring quarter schedule that will provide you with plenty of free time to enjoy the impending sunny, warm weather. Or a time to squeeze in your last few distros before graduation. Either way, there are probably some classes in CAESAR you’ve overlooked. It’s not exactly the most user-friendly way to search for interesting classes. Check out our list of spring quarter classes that may have flown under your radar after the jump. more
Police crackdown on underage drinking doesn’t lead to increase in arrests
With the recent shutting down of the Keg along with an outstanding amount of raids in EV1, the Deuce and even Cozy Noodle, we’re left wondering if the city of Evanston is getting rid of everything near and dear to our hearts. Even McFaddens has recently been cracking down on IDs and making students nervous about where the future of pregames lies. But students might be surprised when faced with the actual hard numbers and stats about the amount of recent alcohol-related arrests. Check out the deets after the jump. more
Join the Mile High Club with Flamingo Air’s blessings
On Intel’s sex survey, at least one respondent said their kinkiest sexual fantasy was to join the Mile High Club, and plenty of you responded that you’d love to have sex in a public place. So all you exhibitionists might be interested to hear that Cincinnati-based airline Flamingo Air is offering a romantic package for couples to have sex in the sky. For the price of $425 passengers will receive 60 minutes on a private plane with chocolate, champagne and a “very discreet pilot.” If Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart wasn’t exciting enough, Ohio is only a few hours away.
Race forum coverage sparks argument between two readers
This week our coverage of the forum on race sparked an argument between two readers. We are pretty sure “C” won this one, but we’ll let you decide for yourself. Check out our Comment(s) of the Week after the jump. more
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HOW BRAZEN of you Shayna Starr. don't want people to know you wrote this garbage? Good thing I already got ...