Three winter quarters ago, the Daily Northwestern started a special series called “Untold Stories.” The project was exactly what it sounds like—according to an assignment memo, it sought to explore the experiences of “those who don’t fit the mold of the ‘typical’ Northwestern student: white, perfectly bright, and middle to upper-middle class.” “Outsiders,” the email called them. People with disabilities. Minorities in theater. International students. Many of these ideas never came to fruition, hidden in the Daily‘s archives now. But one that did is still remembered and talked about today. The drama it started caused even more drama. People got angry. Some felt hurt. Soon after publication, Kristin Maun, a girl prominently featured in the article, sent an email to the reporter, then-sophomore Jen Wieczner. “What the hell did you do?” Jen had set out to write a story about the small lesbian community on campus, but, as she said later, “nobody really came out looking good.”
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