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Evanston man caught for stealing $15.91 in change
In case you haven’t seen those cops riding through the sorority quad on Segways, University police have taken visible measures to beef up their presence around campus. But a recent robbery in Evanston shows that NU students are not the only target. A 46-year-old Evanston man was arrested Friday for burglarizing a car inside a garage along Sheridan. Think the robber was looking for an iPod or a high-tech stereo system? Nope. Patrick J. Gordon stole $15.91, all in coins. After giving police nonsensical answers for why he wanted to steal the change, Gordon was taken into custody. So next time you take off for a midnight walk down Sheridan, make sure to keep your loose change from jingling in your pockets. You never know what will makes those criminals snap.
Pitchers of Bacardi pink lemonade spell disaster for one senior
Senior | Female | Medill | Off campus
I swear, I took all the precautions before my friend’s 21st birthday celebration. I only had one beer before we went out—Moose Drool, which the old man at the liquor store guaranteed to be hearty and delicious. I actually ate something to ward off the effects of alcohol. But despite my efforts, most of the food ended up on Sheridan Road, marking our route as it poured from a moving SafeRide cab, and I woke up clad in what were definitely not my basketball shorts with a pile of my soiled clothing beside me. “Damn,” I thought. “It happened again.” But I’m getting ahead of myself. more 
A week of no-show bands and Brits
Before the death of Osama bin Laden gave everyone an excuse to binge drink, there was last week. And last week, there were champagne-spraying fratstars, Pitchfork music stars, and NUPD superstars. Party Report, after the jump. more 
Students shouldn’t get their hopes up over party patrol cuts
In case you haven’t heard, the city of Evanston is facing a $9.5 million budget deficit for the 2010-11 fiscal year. To reduce stress on the budget, city council has proposed several options for cuts, such as a reduced contribution to public TV and closing two local libraries.
One particular cut that would hit close to home is the elimination of the “party patrol.” The patrol is a joint project between Evanston and university police to have more squad cars in off-campus neighborhoods during peak weekend party hours. According to a January 13th article in the Daily, cutting out the patrol would save the city about $20,000 annually. In a January 14th editorial, the Daily voiced its support for eliminating the patrol, calling it “ineffective.” more
As the snow begins to fall and summer tans are but a distant memory, we at Buzzard can’t help but be nostalgic about fall quarter. Unlike spring or winter, a sense of novelty and free spirit fills the air during the time the leaves are changing colors. From the free-for-all that is Wildcat Welcome to football on Saturdays to 2,000+ fresh faces on campus, we here at Buzzard love fall quarter. After the jump, a rundown of the quarter’s events—and our favorite moments in Buzzard. more
Wife of NUPD officer says he was fired
The wife of the Northwestern University Police Department officer Freddie Lee revealed today that NU fired him. At a forum tonight in the Multicultural Center, 1936 Sheridan Rd., Jenny Lee said that last Wednesday her husband received a letter from the university informing him of the firing.
“You think about these things and it makes you want to cry sometimes,” Jenny Lee says. “(We have) a family with children, what are we going to do?” more
On Sunday morning, the Tribune ran a piece about an NUPD officer filing a racial discrimination claim against the University. Sound familiar? That’s because we broke the same story nearly two and a half weeks ago. And while we’re flattered, the best part is realizing that NU spokesman Alan Cubbage uses the same stock responses for everyone. [Chicago Tribune] more
NUPD officer accuses his own of racial discrimination
A Northwestern University Police Department officer has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal agency that handles charges of employer discrimination, alleging that other NUPD officers directed racially discriminatory remarks at him. more
Don’t scream fire in Tech Auditorium
No, the hordes of students between the front doors of Tech and Sheridan Road weren’t protesting the first day of Intro to Sociology. The crowd was actually due to an evacuation of the building, caused by a faulty smoke alarm that went off in one of the hallways on the basement level of the massive complex, NUPD Sargent Tim Reuss said.
Engineering students milling around outside speculated that perhaps chemistry professor Eberhard Zwergel, “whose job is to blow stuff up,” did just that.
Tech was reopened about thirty minutes later.
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