#1800 Club

A bar crawl through Evanston’s tumultuous history with alcohol

11/16/113:45 pmBy Hillary Hafke 0 Comments

Periodically we like to give readers a little bit of Northwestern history—sometimes entertaining, sometimes controversial—through our “Timeline” series. Check out previous timelines about sex scandals.

It’s 1972. Prohibition has officially ended in E-Town and college students can live out their wildest Animal House fantasies. Bars are illegal, but more and more restaurants are beginning to serve liquor. Check out the rise of a whole new era of shitfaced-ness commence after the jump. more

Let us never forget the fish bowls sorority girls went crazy over.


Political Science, BIP ’09

It is with my deepest sympathy that I send my regrets on the closing of one of Northwestern’s greatest institutions. After years of providing the hops to countless students, crazy locals, drunken frat boys, and the entire Northwestern football team, the famed 1800 Club has closed its doors.
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Al Cubbage is quite sure that Hundo is closed; Ke$ha is the new Britney

1/11/103:40 pmBy Peter Jackson 0 Comments

After the jump, The Daily mourns Hundo, Kesha explained, and the news from Belize. We promise to (try to) make it fun. more

Housing sticks transfer students in the Bobb basement

1/6/101:10 pmBy Peter Jackson 0 Comments

And short of “medical, marital or military reasons,” that year-long housing contract binds you like a python. That’s about all I can conclude from this article about housing. See if you can do better! [The Daily] more

R.I.P. Hundo

10/14/0910:33 amBy Shiraz Ahmed 0 Comments

Come March 2010, the beloved 1800 Club will be closing its doors: The University has declined to renew Hundo’s ten-year lease. While this isn’t entirely unexpected (there has been talk of Hundo closing for months), it nevertheless comes as a blow to students who would rather go out and play flip cup than stay home and…play flip cup. Silver-lining: Hundo’s going out with a bang, planning several “tailgates, open bars, and karaoke nights” for its final months. [North By Northwestern] more