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The best places to drink with your parents and keep it (sort of) classy

Oh shit, your parents are coming into town. Are you gonna play it Animal House style or will you attempt to hide the handles of vodka stockpiled against your windowsill? nuCuisine will undoubtedly be kissing your parents’ bottoms by feeding them some T-bone steaks while you look around bewildered for your standard, rock-hard meatloaf. So we took it upon ourselves to offer ways to mix components of collegiate drinking to your parents’ tour of NU—it’s up to you to decide the ratio of nasty and classy. more

Self-proclaimed “tart and delicious” sophomore turned off by tongue rings, wooden limbs

11/7/119:30 amBy Stephanie Yang 0 Comments

This week’s person you ought to know—a sophomore who swims away a hangover, misses Dakota Fanning, and grows wary of travel pillows. more

Trojan releases long-awaited college sexual health rankings

10/19/111:53 pmBy Sophia Ahn 0 Comments

Trojan Condoms, a product often found in a trail from Lisa’s Cafe to the bushes behind Bobb, unveiled its annual Sexual Health Report Card for 2011. The schools are graded and ranked by Trojan through analysis of the on-campus sexual health services at 140 colleges in the nation. The top 10 sexually healthy schools and bottom 10 sexually healthy schools are listed. Grade-obsessed Northwestern students will be disappointed to find that NU is not in the top 10 but NU jumped from 63rd in 2010 to 28th in 2011. Other Illinois universities on the list include University of Illinois in the number two spot and DePaul, which finished dead last in the 140th spot. Guess the argument against the Catholic approach to sex-ed might be onto something.

[Examiner]

The Keg and you, an introspection

10/3/1112:00 pmBy John Irvine 0 Comments

Sometimes we like to explore the sociological experiment often referred to as student life at Northwestern. Some of you might think this doubles as an advice column, but we’ll leave that up to your discretion. The empirical investigation for this week’s “How to NU”: our beloved dive bar, the Keg.

It’s noon on Monday. If you’re an upperclassman, you’re probably just rolling out of bed because god knows you would never schedule class this early. If you’re a freshman, you are probably finishing up your Allison stir-fry after somehow making it through the dreadful 9 a.m. discussion you got stuck in. What is the common thread? You’re all going to the Keg tonight. more

Bobb jumps to number one party dorm in the nation

9/26/115:56 pmBy Emily Rivest 0 Comments

Bobb-McCulloch Hall was just named the top party dorm in the nation by CampusSplash.com, rising from its fourth place spot from last spring. The residence hall won the illustrious title after being voted on by the site’s readers. Northwestern students may have all heard stories of water fountains ripped from walls and vomit-covered bathrooms, but, really, how many college kids nationwide have actually heard of Bobb’s rep? Let’s be real, though. It is Northwestern. Our infamy is growing and we have never been an institution to turn down a number one ranking.

[Via HuffPo]

Bobb-McCulloch’s been having a financial crisis. But instead of corporate irresponsibility or misappropriated funds, the residence hall’s problem is missing exit signs—which, it turns out, are pretty costly. more

The only times Weinberg freshman Justin Lehmann isn’t listening to music are when he’s eating, sleeping, or in class. To be fair, music is his life—literally.

Lehmann is the co-founder of Squeegie Sounds, a music blog that receives around 2,200 hits a day and commands over 200 followers on the popular MP3 blog aggregate, the Hype Machine. Lehmann counts seven staff writers and one administrator—not bad for a blog they started six months ago.

Wearing Alife sneakers and headphones around his neck, Lehmann took a break from his tunes to talk to NU Intel about his blog, the shortcomings of the music industry, and the inspiration he draws from Team Donkey Goggles. more

18 years old | Dance Major | Bobb-McCulloch

Morton Schapiro’s finally inaugurated. What’s one thing you hope he accomplishes before you graduate?

A greener NU and more dance space.

A Cappella: yes or no?

Yes. more

You can catch crabs from the Bobb couches

10/8/0910:45 amBy Olivia LaVecchia 0 Comments

If you’re bored with your bed, we all know the stock exhibitionist places to romp on campus: in the practice rooms, on the rocks, or for the truly daring, those unlockable study rooms in CORE. But what about the safety factor once you leave the bedroom? Apparently, basement lounges in the dorms and a quickie in the shower are both out: crabs can be caught from couch fabric, and water washing away “natural lubrication” can cause the condom to break.
[North by Northwestern] more