<![CDATA[The Daily Northwestern RSS]]> http://admin.collegepublisher.com/se/the-daily-northwestern-rss-1.616208 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:28:28 -0500 en <![CDATA[Men's Basketball Roundtable: Blowout Victories]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/men-s-basketball-roundtable-blowout-victories-1.2144775

By: Dan Hill


The Daily sports writers break down Wildcats hoops after the men's team defeated Indiana 78-61....

]]> 1.2144775 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 02:21:49 -0500 <![CDATA[City Council delays crucial budget vote until Feb. 22]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/city-council-delays-crucial-budget-vote-until-feb-22-1.2144782

By: Emilia Barrosse and Brittney Wong


The Evanston City Council voted to postpone approving the city’s 2010-11 budget at a meeting Monday night....

]]> 1.2144782 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 02:19:41 -0500 <![CDATA[Sideshow load-in delayed by evacuation]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/sideshow-load-in-delayed-by-evacuation-1.2144771

By: Dan Hill


Preparations for an upcoming student production were delayed when Norris was evacuated because of smoke in elevators Monday....

]]> 1.2144771 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 02:13:01 -0500 <![CDATA[Dittmar exhibit featuring lifeless composers closes]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/dittmar-exhibit-featuring-lifeless-composers-closes-1.2144686

By: Roshan Nebhrajani


For the last day, the propped-open double doors of the Dittmar Memorial Gallery invited students to visit the unassuming display of history and culture tucked behind the Starbucks in the Norris University Center....

]]> 1.2144686 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:34:48 -0500 <![CDATA[NU language departments mix coffee, culture]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/nu-language-departments-mix-coffee-culture-1.2144670

By: Maria LaMagna

Informal discussions and language hours help students hone their skills outside the classroom.

Northwestern students are adding a boost to their foreign language skills at weekly coffee and conversation outings....

]]> 1.2144670 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:26:22 -0500 <![CDATA[SafeRide moves to new office to match expanding services]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/saferide-moves-to-new-office-to-match-expanding-services-1.2144614

By: Lark Turner



SafeRide is moving to a new location this quarter to expand its services. Moving to the University Career Services building at 620 Lincoln St. will allow SafeRide to expand the number of cars, drivers and dispatchers it operates, said Paul David Shrader, ...

]]> 1.2144614 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:00:59 -0500 <![CDATA[Evanston fitness clubs provide alternatives for Northwestern students]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/evanston-fitness-clubs-provide-alternatives-for-northwestern-students-1.2144568

By: Shaina Coogan



Though Northwestern has three fitness centers on campus, some students look beyond these and explore what Evanston can offer to meet their exercise needs.  ...

]]> 1.2144568 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:28:50 -0500 <![CDATA[Remaining cats in feral colony spared death]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/remaining-cats-in-feral-colony-spared-death-1.2144562

By: Grace Johnson



Evanston officials have agreed to work with a Chicago-area humane society to capture, spay or neuter and find homes for the remaining cats in a feral colony found Jan. 24, Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther said. Representatives of the Tree House Humane S...

]]> 1.2144562 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:19:40 -0500 <![CDATA[Faculty experiments with new technology ]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/faculty-experiments-with-new-technology-1.2144532

By: Lilia Hargis


As Northwestern students use technology to blog, tweet and Facebook about—and during—classes, the University is working to keep up. This year’s Undergraduate Budget Priorities Committee survey asked students how receptive they would be t...

]]> 1.2144532 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 00:03:01 -0500 <![CDATA[Blotter: Feb. 9]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/blotter-feb-9-1.2144275

By: Grace Johnson


Man shot outside of ETHS; Body found may be missing Evanston woman...

]]> 1.2144275 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:03:52 -0500 <![CDATA[Kellogg group picks which Super Bowl ads made the grade]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/kellogg-group-picks-which-super-bowl-ads-made-the-grade-1.2142633

By: Lauren Mogannam



 The Allen Center, which was filled with idle chatter for every play of Super Bowl XLIV, instantly fell silent the second commercials started airing....

]]> 1.2142633 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:15:40 -0500 <![CDATA[Evanston ups speeding fine]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/evanston-ups-speeding-fine-1.2142608

By: Rebecca Cohen



The Evanston City Council recently voted to raise the fine for speeding in a school zone from $150 to $500....

]]> 1.2142608 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:05:36 -0500 <![CDATA[Green Cup gives Greek houses a chance to engage]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/green-cup-gives-greek-houses-a-chance-to-engage-1.2142595

By: Kris Anne Bonifacio


Fraternity and sorority houses are cutting down and saving up this month as part of their inaugural Greek Green Cup....

]]> 1.2142595 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:59:14 -0500 <![CDATA[Fire dept. cuts a heated topic of debate at council]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/fire-dept-cuts-a-heated-topic-of-debate-at-council-1.2142590

By: Emillia Barrosse



After weeks of heated debate, the Evanston City Council has decided to alter proposed cuts to the Evanston Fire Department to protect money for overtime staffing. In City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz’s original budget draft, the department would have su...

]]> 1.2142590 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:54:07 -0500 <![CDATA[Vaginas take center stage in weekend play]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/vaginas-take-center-stage-in-weekend-play-1.2142550

By: Lark Turner



The Vagina Monologues, which was performed Friday and Saturday, was the culmination of a week-long campaign to raise awareness about violence against women....

]]> 1.2142550 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:43:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Evanston Jazz Festival celebrates its seventh year with ‘largest ever’ event]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/evanston-jazz-festival-celebrates-its-seventh-year-with-largest-ever-event-1.2142336

By: Brittney Wong


The Rob Parton Big Band headlined an evening performance at the seventh annual Evanston Jazz Festival on Saturday at Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave....

]]> 1.2142336 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 23:11:04 -0500 <![CDATA[A&O Winter Speaker Tracy Morgan delights, shocks]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/a-o-winter-speaker-tracy-morgan-delights-shocks-1.2142259

By: Sarah Eberspacher



Former President George W.Bush. Michael Jackson. Haiti. Chicago’s West Side. No one and no place escaped the barbs of Tracy Morgan Saturday night....

]]> 1.2142259 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 22:44:04 -0500 <![CDATA[We're Back: THE DAILY's Web site has been restored]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/we-re-back-the-daily-s-web-site-has-been-restored-1.2139907

By: The Daily


On Wednesday night, THE DAILY's Web site host, College Publisher, crashed because of a malicious attack of intense traffic that corrupted a database (their) server uses. We were unable to post new content to the Web site on Wednesday and Thursday nig...

]]> 1.2139907 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:19:10 -0500 <![CDATA[Wrestling: Wildcats take on ranked opponents Penn State and Ohio State on road]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/wrestling-wildcats-take-on-ranked-opponents-penn-state-and-ohio-state-on-road-1.2139892

By: Ian Kelly


The Wildcats’ dual team will be in Pennsylvania and Ohio wrestling against two of toughest squads in the country. On the other half of the country in Colorado Springs, Colo., Northwestern unattached wrestlers Brandon Precin (125) and Jason Welch (15...

]]> 1.2139892 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:03:57 -0500 <![CDATA[Women’s Basketball Sidebar: Freshman Kendall Hackney a shooting star]]> http://www.dailynorthwestern.com/women-s-basketball-sidebar-freshman-kendall-hackney-a-shooting-star-1.2139886

By: Robbie Levin


Before the season, coach Joe McKeown pointed to freshman forward Kendall Hackney as one of the keys to Northwestern’s success. The Wildcats’ last two games have proven the coach’s foresight correct....

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