Culture Feature: the power of the penAfter hearing Dave Eggers speak, a Northwestern alumna founded 826CHI, the Windy City version of the author's youth writing center
"If we can just get one character in jean shorts, I'd consider today a success," said Pat Mohr, chatting just before game time with fellow volunteer Jeremy Wilson. Sorry Pat, no such luck. Instead, after much deliberation and passionate argument, the kids settle on a T-shirt-wearing lion to star in their story.…
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ivan the greatWhen he graduated from college, he never thought he would spend days looking for books-- and end up finding so much else
During one of his routine sweeps through the stacks of the library's North Tower, Ivan Albertson noticed a used condom dangling off a bookshelf. "It was obviously planted for showmanship," Albertson says, imagining the trouble it took for a couple to find a more private place to fornicate, then return to arrange the rubber.…
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Answers: bodies of work
I used to just accept it. People would ask if I was Indian, and I would say yes. It wasn't until I was in my thirties that I would start correcting people, saying, no actually, I'm Sri Lankan. I would say it's this green little island at the bottom of India and maybe draw them a picture.…
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Head first: under the big topRevisiting the childhood dream of running away with the circus
Push your hips forward, and straddle really wide," Jill said. Normally I'd slap a stranger who told me to spread 'em. But not today. I was at my first aerial circus arts class at The Actors Gymnasium in Evanston. And our instructor, Jill Heyser, told the class that opening your legs while suspended from the silk ropes can make the difference between a beautiful pose and a face plant into the mat.…
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Man on the beat: 'i have trashy elements'Marc Snetiker, assistant stage manager for Waa-Mu Show 2008, "Skylines"
What do you do as an assistant stage manager?
My job involves not only doing all the little things that my stage manager requests, but during the show, the other ASM and I actually run the show backstage. We deal with the people and the set. We make sure the actors have their props, the set pieces go on and offstage, the flys come in and out on time … it's our job to make sure the show goes on without a hitch.…
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The Weekly Memo
In our editorial meetings, we toss around the words "campus characters" so much that it's not surprising this week's issue is full of unexpected people with even more surprising quirks, jobs and ideas. By no means are they Northwestern notables, but you'll probably find them more interesting than Bienen, Desler or the other last-name-only officials we read about all too much.…
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What If: evanston's movie magicIf you run into a celebrity at the Keg this spring, try not to act surprised
You don't have to stake out Oprah's place or hang out on the ER set to spot celebrities: Major movies are being filmed in Northwestern's backyard - and even right on campus. Clips of our own picturesque 'burb can be spied in several movies from recent years; now, students can stalk Rachel McAdams as she prepares to film The Time Traveler's Wife here in the coming months.…
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Music Reviews
Low Brow
Clay Aiken
On My Way Here
When he wasn't starring in Monty Python's Spamalot, dissing Kelly Ripa or dodging gay rumors, Clay Aiken found the time to make an album. His second original work, On My Way Here, documents heartbreaks, regrets and growth since debuting as a nerdy Idol wannabe.…
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Life/Style: Into the wildThe original Cat dishes on the job and why he needs all nine lives
Forget the quarterbacks and cheerleaders. When you're camped out in the stands, you've really got your eye on me, Willie the Wildcat. Sure, I recently had some work done, but with about 13 appearances to make each month, you've got to cut a cat some slack.…
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Zeitgeist: Mastering the cleanseThis detox diet requires giving up more than liquor. But, you might lose seven pounds.
When I turned 21 a few weeks ago, I was intoxicated for three days straight. So I decided to try the Master Cleanse, a detox diet during which you eat no food and drink a mixture of lemon juice, cayenne pepper, maple syrup and water. The 10-day fast was on display at Whole Foods and is also known as the Lemonade or Beyoncé Diet, after the singer lost more than 20 pounds on it for her Dreamgirls role.…
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Confirmed and denied |
Social Diary: A week out with a very fratty freshman |
