#Freshmen
While I was eating yet another chicken wrap in the Allison Dining Hall, they were feasting on free food while mingling with some of NU’s frattiest. What actually went on at these dinners remained a complete mystery to me. That is, until this past weekend. In what was one of the more awkward nights of my life, I became the only girl creeping in the background at a celebration of testosterone. more 
McCormick junior can’t drink a lot but still likes to back his shit up
20 | Industrial Engineering, Econ | Gaffield resident
Morton Schapiro’s finally inaugurated. What’s one thing you hope he accomplishes before you graduate?
I’d like to see him take Northwestern athletics a little further. I know he’s a big basketball guy, so hopefully he’ll put a little more devotion into the basketball program and try to get fans to go to games and increase the publicity of other sports. more
Lodge reunion, entitled Medilldos, hoity-toity pregame, overdue Quinceañera, gay authority visit
Friday: Lodge Alum and Entrepreneur Friend Host Party on Foster
In the crowded second story of a random Foster house, Lodge grads and current seniors play beer pong, listen to homemade iPhone rap songs, and discuss their new post-grad lives. Hosted by an ’09 grad and his friend from home who are in the process of launching a Web site, the group welcomes back a friend who moved back to Evanston after a stint at home to continue his NU education (and we hear is living on their couch…). Small groups of the mostly male crowd keep disappearing downstairs for large amounts of time—wonder what’s happening down there. more 
Freshmen? Burn.
Which sorority girls were in for a rude awakening when they showed up at Sig Ep expecting an exclusive Keg pregame Monday night? They were met by plenty of others from the Sorority Quad as well as—gasp—freshmen. more
12:35 a.m.: I’m cut off as I walk toward the Keg’s entrance by two girls emerging from a cab. “I didn’t crazy tip!” “You did.” “I gave him $2.45!” “Whatever—ELENA!” They march over to the entrance, trying to sneak in ahead of the 15-person line. more
Inside IFC’s new wet status plan
It’s always been a Greek fantasy: wet fraternities. Now it might actually happen. In the coming weeks, the Interfraternity Council will send NU administrators a proposed method for fraternities to reapply for wet status. The exact language hasn’t been worked out, but here’s what sources inside IFC told NU Intel about a potential plan. more
Speakeasies are always unmarked, and this one is no different. On the lightweight wooden door, messages are scrawled on a dry-erase board, the names of the inhabitants are written in a cute font, and a picture of Barack Obama is taped up for all to see. Come inside, and watch the story transform. Some nights you’ll need a secret knock to get in. You may need to flash a Wildcard for permission to stay. It’s possible that you’ll need a valid reference—someone who’s been here before. Then you’re there. more
Then: 1835 Hinman, 2004
Now: Publicity intern in New York City
“A friend was visiting, and I somehow manage to always hook up with friends of friends who are just visiting for the weekend. We went to that horrible ZBT luau party that they always have, got trashed, and went back to the dorm to my friend’s room to hook up, which he had okayed. Five minutes after we got in there, my friends who were sitting outside heard me yell ‘WHAT THE FUCK!!’ over and over again. We were fooling around and he turned his head, reached for a garbage can, and PUKED.
“So I was freaking out, and I had mixed feelings of anger and being totally appalled. And he was like no, its okay, keep going. And I was like WTF FUCK NO. So I stormed out, looked at my friends who had heard everything from the puke to me yelling at him, and I said ‘FUCK THAT!’”
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Is a lawsuit between NU and the Sunshine family inevitable?
Ever since Matthew Sunshine died from alcohol poisoning in June 2008, his parents have been threatening to file a wrongful-death suit against NU, hoping to spur changes to university rules. By the time Evanston Police arrested former NU student Alexander Krzyston for supplying Sunshine with booze, Jeffrey Sunshine—Matthew’s dad—had retained Chicago über-lawyer Robert Clifford and began his own investigation into the night his son died. Clifford, a personal injury litigator, frequents best-attorney lists such as the National Law Journal‘s “10 Best Litigators,” and the one above (you can read about quite a few more on his 37-page résumé). Two months ago, he announced the family’s intent to sue or settle. more
Awkward freshman first-day moments at Bobb-McCulloch
There are always good stories to tell about the McCulloch lobby, but on move-in day, there’s nothing more fun than watch freshmen awkwardly interact with their parents—it’s sort of like being in pre-school all over again, if you swapped the pacifiers for Blackberries.
1:38: A middle-aged, balding man walks by covered in sweat. “We have to bring the refrigerator up to the room now,” his daughter says. The father sighs.
1:41: Multiple freshmen walk a couple steps behind their parents, eyes glued to their Blackberries.
1:43: One daughter looks up from her Blackberry after her mother comments, “So far, I’ve seen plenty of cute boys. It doesn’t seem that nerdy.” The comment is loud enough for the entire McCulloch lobby to hear, much to the daughter’s chagrin.
1:44: Mother: “I hope people don’t come back and throw up in those bathrooms.”
1:47: Mother: “If you want to stay with us at the Orrington tonight, you can.”
Son: “I don’t want to.”
Mother: “Well if you change your mind…”
Son: “Mom!”
Father: “Gail, leave him alone. He needs to make friends.”
Son steps back and pulls out his Blackberry.
1:49: Father approaches the peer adviser who just helped lift boxes from the car to his daughter’s room in Bobb. He pulls out a $20. The PA respectfully declines.
1:50: Small Indian boy walks by with a gigantic stuffed panda.
1:52: “There’s no room for the microwave oven. How are you going to heat food up?”
1:54: Two freshmen walk by each other: boy with skinny jeans and a plaid shirt and girl dressed similarly. As they pass each other in the lobby, there is a second of awkwardness as the boy can’t decide whether to walk to the right or the left of the girl.
1:58: Mother and daughter pause in front of me. Mother takes a deep breath and daughter follows suit. “How are you,” the mother asks. “Fine,” the daughter answers, sounding frustrated.
