The Current - Oct. 20

OCTOBER 20, 2011

THE CURRENT SETH MEYERS

the ‘96 alum and Grand Marshal on Mee-Ow, Nevin’s and getting arrested in Iowa

HOMECOMING UPDATE

A&O FALL BLOWOUT Pulse Poll p. 02

THE JERSEY SHORE

Small Screen Selections p. 03

gigi BOTTEGA Profiles p. 05

HOOK UP DOs and DONTs

What the F#%ksaw ?! p. 06

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ThursdayOctober 20, 2011

OUR 2 CENTS

Eunice Ro

Kris Anne Bonifacio

Annie Chang

Adam Levine asked Fox News to stop playing his music this week.

How should Fox respond?

Asking Fox News to stop picking up bad content and relaying it?

Isn’t that like asking a fish not to swim?

Get Bill O’Reilly to sing these lyrics: “We’ve said goodbye too many times before... And my heart is breaking in front of me, I have no choice, because we won’t say goodbye anymore...”

Look, for once, I don’t blame Fox. Every song Levine sings is like audio porn.

PULSE PULSE

Chris Meyer

Call him a Nazi.

Or a brownshirt.

They both work.

WHICH FALL BLOWOUT ACT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR? Lupe Fiasco

19.6%

John Lennon’s tooth is expected to sell for $16,000 at a London auction next month. What other celebrities should consider selling their

I would love to start an eBay war over whatever brown animal Blagojevich uses to keep his head warm.

Lady Gaga’s poker face. All the gamblers in the world will go nuts. Ha. Ha. Ha.

Denzel Washington should sell his big, huge, swelling... smile.

Paul McCartney should sell his right leg. He has a history with that kind of thing anyway.

Matt and Kim

25.5%

Won’t be attending

Both!

31.4%

23.5%

Out of 102 people

famous body parts?

THE CURRENT

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Useless questions with

EDITOR IN CHIEF ashley fetters ASSISTANT EDITORS colleen park, megan patsavas DESIGN EDITOR jenna fugate DESIGNER rebecca savransky

Stephanie Kim & Dani Chung, Project Pumpkin If all the nations in the world are in debt, where did all the money go?

Stephanie: I wish it went to my

Northwestern tuition...

Dani: The manufacture, production, distribution and consumption of Bagel Chips. The Everything flavor.

Would you rather spend a day with Justin Bieber or his girlfriend Selena Gomez?

Stephanie: Justin Bieber, just to make my Bieber-obsessed friend jealous.

Dani: Definitely the Biebs. We would eat Bagel Chips and he would teach me to dance.

Which Twilight character do you identify with most?

Stephanie: None. They’re vampires.

Dani: The nameless Asian classmate... because he’s Asian.

–Alyssa Clough

@TWIT.PICKS

@noahcollin: #ThingsThatAreALotCoolerAsAFreshmanThanAsASophomore: Prospies. (Oct. 14) @JSkins88: “Those of you who were hardcore drug addicts in the 80’s may remember PCP by it’s street name, ‘angel dust.’ Ya know?” #UhhhNo #NUBiology (Oct. 14) @SouravBhowmick: My apologies to everyone sitting in the vicinity of Norbucks for having to listen to DM interviews on repeat every 10 min for the past week.

(Oct. 15) @ParrtyCat: Just got recognized by name at the joy yees

take out counter, begin downward spiral now (Oct. 16) @fiveohthree: “We can’t meet too late, I have Tuesday night drinking.” (Oct. 16) @nuclubbaseball: Spotted last night: several #NUCB freshmen #ticklefighting at Sigma Chi’s #Shaggy concert. (Oct. 17) @sippinonpurple: Worst fear alert: just spent about eight minutes checking my fantasy team sitting in front of the person who it is jokingly named after. (Oct. 18) compiled by Rachel Morello and Ashley Fetters

this weekend in music

@ P I C K - S TA I G E R FRIDAY 21

OCT. 21 - 23 , 2011

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SATURDAY

Northwestern University Marching Band Homecoming Concert Deering Meadow, 7:30 p.m.

Free

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra: Rule, Britannia!

Pick-Staiger, 7:30 p.m. $10/6

Daniel J. Farris, conductor

Victor Yampolsky, conductor conductor; Wei-Han Wu, piano; women’s choral group

Celebrate Northwestern’s homecoming in high spirits as the Wildcat Marching Band brings the sights and sounds of Ryan Field to Deering Meadow. (Cahn Auditorium, rain location)

Benjamin Britten, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major Gustav Holst, The Planets Northwestern University Marching Band

Lisztomania: James Giles, piano Lutkin Hall, 7:30 p.m. $8/5

Lisztomania: Richard Zimdars with Sylvia Wang, Elizabeth Buccheri, and Read Gainsford, piano Lutkin Hall, 7:30 p.m. $8/5 After a lively introduction by noted scholar and pianist Richard Zimdars, Bienen School faculty pianists Sylvia Wang and Elizabeth Buccheri perform the tone poem Les Préludes in Liszt’s four-hand arrangement, and pianist Read Gainsford performs Liszt’s Six Paganini Etudes.

A reception follows the performance.

On Liszt’s 200th birthday, Bienen School faculty member James Giles offers a “largely Liszt” program, interspersed with works by the composer’s friends Chopin and Schumann. Birthday cake will be served at a reception following the performance.

Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra

BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSIT Y

TICKETS: 847.467.4000

O R W W W . P I C K S TA I G E R . O R G

Thursday, October 20, 2011

REVIEWS

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SMALL SCREEN SELECTIONS: MTV puts the Jersey... well, back in Jersey

After a month of partying, smushing, screaming and crying, the Jersey Shore gang prepares to say “Arrivederci!” to Florence— the crew gleefully returns to New Jersey to what will most likely be the final season for this cast. (Key word: this cast. Shudder.) We anticipate that they’ll leave in their wake a full-blown, weeklong celebration by all native Florentines.

The team certainly made their mark on the city, literally and figuratively, as they could most often be spotted being publicly wasted, morning or night, rain or shine. Despite the mayor’s fervent mandates against public debauchery, our favorite cast of spray-tanned misfits managed to find themselves knee-deep in everything from public screeching matches

to run-ins with the police.

This season, like most others, managed to feature obscene amounts of drama, while nothing substantial actually occurred. Regardless of the ups and downs, everything is still in its proper place: The Situation is still generally despised, Ronnie and Sammi are still the will-they-won’t-they couple that no one really cares about, and Snooki is still the only orange, bouffant-wearing, bedazzled gnome this side of Narnia. In other words, we’ve come full circle. And what a weird, smush-cestuous circle it’s been.

The penultimate episode ended with The Situation sitting alone in the gorgeous Florentine villa the crew has called home for the past month (remind me again why they are

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PAN AM

so eager to go home?) while the rest of his friends were out partying on their last weekend in Florence. This sets up massive (read: contractually obligated) impending drama as Mike ponders his place in the group dynamic, and where he’ll fit in when they return to the Jersey Shore. The suspense! ... But other than that, you can expect the gang to go out with a massive bang and likely fabricate more drama in one hour than the entire season combined. Tune in tonight to witness Hurricane GTL make its final tear through Florence before it returns in a full force to the Jersey Shore.

The “Jersey Shore” finale will air tonight, Oct. 20, at 9 p.m. on MTV. –Mackenzie Bronk

Come fly with “Pan Am” and take a trip back to the early 1960s with the airline that was a ticket to a new world for young attractive unmarried women. For lovers of Mad Men, here’s another historical drama sure to take off!

Sundays, 9 p.m. on ABC

MODERN FAMILY If you’re not already a fan, what are you doing with your life?! Check out America’s new model of the “modern family!” Hilariously unique, yet simultaneously reminiscent of our own families, this show is a treasure.

Wednesdays, 8 p.m. on ABC

MUSIC: L.A. band Dawes serves up earthy, organic rock Maybe you’ve heard their popular 2010 single, “When My Time Comes.”

Or perhaps you saw them as part of Rolling Stone’s “New Noises” compilation along with artists like Girls and Zola Jesus. ...No? Okay, well, fear not—if up-and-coming band Dawes has managed to slip under your radar, we’ve got you covered.

This weekend, I had the opportunity to interview Griffin Goldsmith, the drummer for the Los Angeles-based folk-rock group. Joined by his brother (guitarist and songwriter Taylor Goldsmith) along with Wylie Gelber and Tay Strathairn, the group has been compared to Crosby Stills and Nash, with infectious layered harmonies and easily memorable hooks. The band will return to Chicago on November 3 to play The Metro and promote their second LP Nothing Is Wrong as part of a tour with Portland-based band Blitzen Trapper. I am nothing but excited for their continued growth and exposure.

I asked Griffin about the band’s history, their

future aspirations, and of course, the dynamics of being in a band with his sibling. “We’ve been together for four years,” Goldsmith said happily.

“The lead singer is my brother, and some mutual friends came along later.

In terms of influences, the drummer seems to have many. “I get off on good playing,” Goldsmith said. “Mitch Mitchell is a big (influence), and I’m also a huge fan of Motown.” Coming from L.A. and the North Hills area — for which their debut LP,

North Hills, was named — has informed Dawes’ style tremendously. Instilled with the “Laurel Canyon sound” that influenced such folk greats before them as The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Joni Mitchell, the band recorded their first album on analog tape.

Today, the area continues to be a source of inspiration for the band. “Lots of awesome players and songwriters around there,” Goldsmith said.

“It’s inspiring, and you have to rise to the occasion to be a part of that group. It gives you an idea of what it takes to be at that level — they’ve devoted themselves to something.” Echoes of the historic folk scene, as well as pangs of Wilco and Bright Eyes, can be found in the band’s top-to-bottom delightful latest album.

And how about being one of two Goldsmiths in the same band? “It’s great,” the drummer said.

“We generally always see eye to eye so it works out well.. As far as brotherly love, there is definitely a lot there.” That’s the type of sentiment that makes the honest, natural, free-flowing folk sensibility

MORE MUSIC THIS WEEK Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto (Oct. 24)

British alternative band Coldplay releases their hotly anticipated fifth studio album. Frontman Chris Martin recently told NME that this “could be their last album.” What?! Commence sobfest.

Kelly Clarkson: Stronger (Oct. 24)

It’s a good week for fifth albums, apparently, as American Idol star Kelly Clarkson also releases hers. This 14-track album includes her first single, “Mr. Know It All,” which continues to dominate the iTunes music chart.

–Jennifer Suh behind Dawes’ music that only comes from “Time Spent in Los Angeles.”

Catch Dawes live at The Metro on Nov. 3 with Blitzen Trapper.

–Kara Ali Goldsmith

SPOTLIGHT ON: Studio 22 animated film ‘Bystander’ As you sit in a movie theater watching a slasher prowl through alleys or a tidal wave gather on the horizon, it’s a fair bet that the suspense swelling in your stomach isn’t out of concern for the nameless terrified masses on the sidelines. As a moviegoing public, none of us pay much attention to the anonymous casualties of Hollywood destruction — that is, until now.

“What happens to the bystanders?” asks sophomore Ryan Naylor, who wrote and codirects Northwestern’s upcoming animated film Bystander, the recipient of this year’s Studio 22 Special Projects grant. “This film really takes that question and brings it to the forefront.”

The film, which centers around a complacently bored single dad whose career suddenly forces him to move with his daughter to an alien-infested, disaster-riddled dystopic vision of New York, is slated to complete its production this spring. And did we mention that Naylor’s brainchild is — wait for it — animated?

Bystander will be created by a team of 34 animators to bring traditional 2-D animation back onto the radar in a world of CGI-mania. Using a style of animation called “digital ink-and-paint,” three background artists, six compositors, nine animators and 10 digital painters will begin the arduous process of drawing each frame by hand, scanning them into a computer, and using computer software to color them, position them correctly and then edit the frames together.

“The style is similar to any classic Disney movie you’ll see, because a lot of our crew really like that style and are channeling it,” says sophomore Neil

Lokken, the film’s co-director.

“At Northwestern, there’s really not much animation being done, especially not traditional, 2-D animation,” says Robbie Stern, a sophomore and the film’s producer. “So one of our goals (is) to show a little bit of the old style.”

While the team is passionate about the art of animation, few have extensive experience in the craft. Bystander is truly a teaching-and-learning production, in that the creators will be teaching the animators the craft along the way.

“A lot of people [on the crew] couldn’t exactly draw, but they just wanted to get involved. But most did have artistic experience,” Lokken says.

Neither Lokken nor Naylor are veteran animators; each are simply self-taught drawers with artistic backgrounds. Lokken says his first-ever animation was an “eternally jogging cyclops” drawn out of boredom in the summer before freshman year — perhaps a visual precursor to the “three-headed monster” that appears at one point in Bystander.

Despite their relative newness to the field, both Lokken and Naylor are excited and determined to learn the craft of animation.

“I really want to be an animator for Pixar,” Naylor says. “That’s kind of my dream.”

Naylor had been harboring this script idea since high school when he ultimately approached Lokken in the spring of last year, asking for his help in developing and co-producing the film. Looking to get better at animation, Lokken agreed. When it came time to generate interest in the Department of Radio, Television and Film community to choose a crew for the film, the team was met with more enthusiasm than they had expected.

“It was surprisingly easy to generate interest,” says Stern. “The animation community at Northwestern is people who enjoy it, and we’re providing an outlet for them. I like to think that we’ve assembled the community into this project.”

Bystanderjust started animating last week, when the animators started learning how to work with the digital-ink-and-paint process. Actual animation will begin next week.

“We really aren’t sure how long it takes to animate,” Naylor says. “We’re just going to start out and see how long it goes.”

Most in the RTVF community have worked

on numerous film sets, but the production of Bystander will be an entirely different experience for those involved. “It’s more of an assembly-line process as opposed to isolated days of shooting,” says Stern. “We’ll be doing this 12 hours a week from now through the end of the quarter.”

“Most other films take place in one or two weekends and are very intensive, but we’re not just going to finish within two weeks,” adds Lokken. “But we’ll be very comfy during winter days when it gets colder, which isn’t always the case with outdoor film sets.”

With an arduous yet rewarding process ahead, the film isn’t projected to complete production until Spring Quarter. Until then, the team is focusing on generating interest for the premiere and is undergoing fundraising efforts, which include a page on Kickstarter, a fundraising site for nonprofit projects.

“We also have a blog and a Facebook page,” says Stern. “We’re pretty shameless.”

Says Lokken, “Now all we need is a Twitter: ‘Just finished drawing frame 13,540!’”

–Maggie Gorman

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Upon entering the dignified, possibly best-furnished building on campus, the John Evans Alumni Center, uncertainty and tension filled the air. An amalgam of students had congregated in the room for a once-in-a-Northwesternhomecoming week experience.

“By virtue of what it is there is a little awkwardness,” remarked one participant.

“I am very skeptical of this kind of event, but it has the potential to be hilarious,” remarked another.

This Monday evening, NU’s Homecoming Committee hosted NU Speed Dating for the first time as part of the Homecoming Week festivities. With just over 50 participants who were required to register ahead of time, NU

Speed Dating gave students the unique opportunity to sit down and meet new friends — or maybe lovers?

“We didn’t know if people would come and take it as a joke or if people who were less socially comfortable would enjoy the structure,” said SESP senior and co-chair Leah Hammerman.

Hammerman is one of three cochairs for this year’s Homecoming festivities, along with Communication senior Havah Smith and Communication junior Emily Lane. The idea for the speed dating event came to the team almost immediately after they met.

“It’s more of a hookup and relationship culture than a dating culture at NU,” Smith said.

THAT’S MY

JAM CHASE JACKSON

When he’s not putting on some of the hottest shows on campus, A&O President Chase Jackson enjoys Green Day classics, the hit show “Breaking Bad” and anything David Foster Wallace has ever written. Fresh off the announcement of the A&O’s Blowout lineup, the Weinberg senior shared the beats he’s jamming to and wants to bring to NU. Excerpts: THE CURRENT: What are you listening to on your iPod right now? What’s been your go-to song in your top 25 most played?

Chase Jackson: I’ve been listening recently to a lot of Four Tet. I’ve been listening to Wild Beasts and a lot of the old Green Day. Fake Palindromes

by Andrew Bird is No. 1 on my top 25 playlist.

THE CURRENT: If you could have your own way, who are the top five artists you’d bring to Northwestern?

CJ: Would it be cheating if I said Lupe and Matt and Kim? I would love to bring Daft Punk to campus, I would love to bring Will Smith, The Flaming Lips ... and Lupe Fiasco and Matt and Kim. THE CURRENT: What are you rushing home to watch at night? Any shows waiting on your DVR? CJ: I’m an avid “Breaking Bad” fan, and I’m really into a show called “The Walking Dead.” Pretty much anything on AMC. THE CURRENT: Have you seen any movies lately?

CJ: I don’t tend to watch a lot of movies. I’ve been watching a lot of exploitation movies since I took this class in the spring. There’s this one called Hobo With A Shotgun, so pretty much anything in that genre. There’s plenty on my list. I just have to find time.

THE CURRENT: Are there any books or magazines that you’re really loving right now?

CJ: Anything by David Foster Wallace. I’m just finishing up his last novel, so anything by him I’ll throw myself into. It takes priority over whatever else I’m reading. There’s this one other book I’m working on called “Godel, Escher, Bach.” clarkehumphrey2014@u.northwestern.edu –Clarke Humphrey

At first, it definitely did seem like some of the attendees came for the homecoming-themed, purple-frosted Tiny Dog cupcakes and the possibility of a laugh. The free-form, easygoing event allowed participants to float from chair to chair, having brief mini-conversations with others of both genders.

“Musical chairs style, but no chairs will be pulled,” explained one coordinator in a Purple Reign track jacket, or tracket.

The female-dominated event did prompt murmuring on the lack of Y chromosomes. But despite any initial apprehension, the event did get positive feedback.

One international student talked about how it was a good experience

for her.

“I enjoy overcoming my inhibitions because it can be hard to communicate,” she said.

“It’s interesting to talk to people,” one speed dater said. “I’m the one to get the ball rolling, and you can talk and talk.

Then when it’s time to move, you are like, wait, I have more things to say.”

“The nice thing is, everybody has the common denominator of being an NU student,” said Hammerman of the event. I’m sure that NU Speed Dating is much less intimidating than “realworld” speed dating. Of course, none of the co-chairs professed real-world experience with speed dating.

Considering this was the first year for an event of this nature, it was definitely

an easy-spirited, fun and low-stress experience once it got started.

“As this is the first year, we’re really impressed by the turnout,” Smith said.

The co-chairs also talked about how they aimed to make the event nongender specific, where both men and women could seek out both men and women as either friends or possible romantic partners.

I don’t honestly think that many — if any — of the participants really expected to meet their next true love at an event like this. I for one came away with new friends, good food and an appreciation for the openness for at least 50 Northwestern students.

From Mee-Ow to Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers has transformed himself from a decently funny Northwestern student into a major television figure, but he’s never forgotten his purple pride. And now, he’s back — the “Saturday Night Live” star and ’96 alum will lead this weekend’s Homecoming events as Grand Marshal in Friday’s parade. In between travel from New York City back to his hometown, the 37-year-old Evanston native gave us the scoop on his years at NU as he returns for the 2011 Homecoming weekend. weekend. homecoming but mostly I just don’t want to mess up the parade being grand marshal and all. Yeah, it’s probably that grand marshal title that’s the biggest deal because I know that the grand marshal really sticks with people.

THE CURRENT: What were your plans when you first came to Northwestwern?

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NU Homecoming parade Grand Marshal

–Kara Ali Goldsmith

Oct. 20, 2011 — 4 pm

THE CURRENT profiles

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Q&A SETH MEYERS

MYA____________ WKWARD est NU moment

Photo of Jimi Hendrix © Baron Wolman

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THE CURRENT profiles

Time Warp: Meyers got his comedic start as a part of Northwestern’s improv group Mee-Ow. THE CURRENT: Hey Seth! We’re thrilled to host you at Northwestern this fall for Homecoming. How are you feeling about being back on campus?

Seth Meyers: I’m very excited. I have a lot of the guys I graduated with who are coming as well,

SM: When I first came to school I pretty much had no plans at all. I was initially a Radio/TV/Film major and thought that I wanted to be behind the camera but then I ended up falling in love with improv. I would go downtown and take classes at ImprovOlympic, and once I got started, I knew it would be silly for me to be behind the camera when I found I loved performing so much.

THE CURRENT: How was your experience with Mee-Ow and the improv scene?

SM: Wow, Mee-Ow. Well, it was so much fun, which is really the short answer. The guys that did it the years before me were sort of my heroes and I didn’t think I would get a chance to be in the show, but then I joined and the year I did it was amazing.

Being on stage in front of people — well, it was like a drug. That sort of sold it for me, and I knew it was what I wanted to keep doing.

THE CURRENT: What is your funniest memory at Northwestern?

SM: We once thought it would be a good idea to put a keg in an unmarked white van and ride around while Northwestern played Iowa. We definitely got pulled over, and we definitely got arrested. Okay, we didn’t actually get arrested. But we got a firm “talking to” from the Iowa highway patrol.

THE CURRENT: What was your favorite spot in downtown Evanston?

SM: Buff Joe’s was a big freshman place for me, and then Tommy Nevin’s was definitely another good one towards the end of school. Once you go there, you feel like an adult. And I’ll probably feel really old when I go back there now.

THE CURRENT: If you could tell the student body now one thing you took away from Northwestern, what would it be?

SM: In all seriousness, it was the people that I went to school with. I had great teachers and got a great education, of course, but as someone who is a performer, the other talent I was around was really amazing to me. I got so much out of watching people when I was 18 or 19 who I can still be

inspired by, and that’s really incredible. Some of the people I know from Northwestern are still my closest friends. And hey, that made a case for my parents, showing them that I really did meet great people and didn’t waste all of their money.

THE CURRENT: What does Northwestern mean to you now that you’re a celebrity?

SM: My parents went to Northwestern, my brother went to Northwestern, I was born at the Evanston Hospital. And even though I grew up in New England, Evanston still has a really special place in my life even where I am now. The people that I met there have really helped me get to this point. I’m excited to be back because I’ve really been meaning to make a visit like this.

–Jacqueline Andriakos

Catch Seth Meyers in action this weekend by attending the Homecoming parade on Friday. Meyers will lead the parade, which starts at 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln and Sheridan and will continue southward on Sheridan to the Arch.

gigi BOTTEGA

The boutique down the block Clothing in rich colors cover the exterior walls with sweaters, soft to the touch, folded amidst eclectic jewelry on sharp-edged tables. Upbeat contemporary music echoes throughout the boutique and behind the cash register. Waiting to greet you is a friendly face ushering you into a sophisticated world of fashion situated on 612 Davis St., just blocks off campus.

“This one I did on my own,” says Gina Vericella, the 25-year-old owner of gigi BOTTEGA, her second boutique in two years.

After graduating from Ole Miss in 2009 with a major in graphic design and a minor in mass communications, she moved back to her hometown in Bloomington, Ill. In October that year, with the support of her parents and a distinct vision, Vericella’s dream became a success as she opened her first boutique, gigi BOTTEGA, a fusion of her nickname Gigi, from Gina, and the Italian word for boutique, “bottega.” Vericella’s vision for the store was to “cater towards the contemporary woman” with “customer-friendly prices. You’re not going to go broke buying one sweater,” she said.

But after almost two years, she was looking for a change, but didn’t want to sacrifice her dream job.

“I wanted to move up here to kind of expand the boutique. I wanted to get out of Bloomington, too,” Vericella said. “So I went around to a couple different suburbs and then I just fell in love with Evanston because Northwestern’s here, it’s close

to the city, there’s a lot going on down here, lots of young people,” With her mother managing the Bloomington boutique, Vericella was excited to expand her business in a college town. She initially recognized the need for “going out” clothes that boutiques offered for college-age women when she was at Ole Miss.

For most, navigating entrepreneurship could be a daunting task, but it was one that Vericella tackled seemingly without effort.

“You need to know your market,” she said. “You have to supply things that are going to sell. So many people open stores and don’t know who they’re selling to and what price point people want to buy at, and that’s where people go under.”

And it’s obvious that Vericella knows the formula for success. For Vericella, it’s all work and all play. She travels to Las Vegas and into Chicago to the merchandise market to pick out the inventory for the store and satiates her online shopping addiction by browsing vendors’ websites. With a passion for fashion, spending every day doing what you love seems like a pretty good deal.

Vericella describes her own style as contemporary, but still traditional, with lots of black. Classic and wearable looks are her favorite, especially when they have a fashion-forward twist. The store is definitely an extension of her personal style with clean and classic pieces that make fashionistas go weak in the knees, and even at affordable prices.

“I think just being in the fashion industry

(inspires me). I am just obsessed with everything fashion, I am constantly looking online at new trends and styles.

The big designers and up-and-coming people,” Vericella said. “That just inspires me to want to grow my business and keep building and do other things, not only operate and own this, but venture out into the fashion world.”

With one successful boutique already under her belt and another one on the rise, Vericella has not ruled out more expansion in the future, throwing around ideas of catering to more fashion-forward college women and even Florida further down the road.

Though the Evanston gigi BOTTEGA opened its doors in July, there will be a faux grand opening celebration tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. The boutique will be showcasing the season’s trends alongside complimentary food and beverage, discounts at the store and gift cards to Salon Lotus. alyssaclough2014@u.northwestern.edu –Alyssa Clough

Meet gigi: Two years after opening her first boutique in Bloomington, Gina Vericella brought her unique fashion offerings to the Evanston community.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Upon entering the dignified, possibly best-furnished building on campus, the John Evans Alumni Center, uncertainty and tension filled the air. An amalgam of students had congregated in the room for a once-in-a-Northwesternhomecoming week experience.

“By virtue of what it is there is a little awkwardness,” remarked one participant.

“I am very skeptical of this kind of event, but it has the potential to be hilarious,” remarked another.

This Monday evening, NU’s Homecoming Committee hosted NU Speed Dating for the first time as part of the Homecoming Week festivities. With just over 50 participants who were required to register ahead of time, NU

Speed Dating gave students the unique opportunity to sit down and meet new friends — or maybe lovers?

“We didn’t know if people would come and take it as a joke or if people who were less socially comfortable would enjoy the structure,” said SESP senior and co-chair Leah Hammerman.

Hammerman is one of three cochairs for this year’s Homecoming festivities, along with Communication senior Havah Smith and Communication junior Emily Lane. The idea for the speed dating event came to the team almost immediately after they met.

“It’s more of a hookup and relationship culture than a dating culture at NU,” Smith said.

THAT’S MY

JAM CHASE JACKSON

When he’s not putting on some of the hottest shows on campus, A&O President Chase Jackson enjoys Green Day classics, the hit show “Breaking Bad” and anything David Foster Wallace has ever written. Fresh off the announcement of the A&O’s Blowout lineup, the Weinberg senior shared the beats he’s jamming to and wants to bring to NU. Excerpts: THE CURRENT: What are you listening to on your iPod right now? What’s been your go-to song in your top 25 most played?

Chase Jackson: I’ve been listening recently to a lot of Four Tet. I’ve been listening to Wild Beasts and a lot of the old Green Day. Fake Palindromes

by Andrew Bird is No. 1 on my top 25 playlist.

THE CURRENT: If you could have your own way, who are the top five artists you’d bring to Northwestern?

CJ: Would it be cheating if I said Lupe and Matt and Kim? I would love to bring Daft Punk to campus, I would love to bring Will Smith, The Flaming Lips ... and Lupe Fiasco and Matt and Kim. THE CURRENT: What are you rushing home to watch at night? Any shows waiting on your DVR? CJ: I’m an avid “Breaking Bad” fan, and I’m really into a show called “The Walking Dead.” Pretty much anything on AMC. THE CURRENT: Have you seen any movies lately?

CJ: I don’t tend to watch a lot of movies. I’ve been watching a lot of exploitation movies since I took this class in the spring. There’s this one called Hobo With A Shotgun, so pretty much anything in that genre. There’s plenty on my list. I just have to find time.

THE CURRENT: Are there any books or magazines that you’re really loving right now?

CJ: Anything by David Foster Wallace. I’m just finishing up his last novel, so anything by him I’ll throw myself into. It takes priority over whatever else I’m reading. There’s this one other book I’m working on called “Godel, Escher, Bach.” clarkehumphrey2014@u.northwestern.edu –Clarke Humphrey

At first, it definitely did seem like some of the attendees came for the homecoming-themed, purple-frosted Tiny Dog cupcakes and the possibility of a laugh. The free-form, easygoing event allowed participants to float from chair to chair, having brief mini-conversations with others of both genders.

“Musical chairs style, but no chairs will be pulled,” explained one coordinator in a Purple Reign track jacket, or tracket.

The female-dominated event did prompt murmuring on the lack of Y chromosomes. But despite any initial apprehension, the event did get positive feedback.

One international student talked about how it was a good experience

for her.

“I enjoy overcoming my inhibitions because it can be hard to communicate,” she said.

“It’s interesting to talk to people,” one speed dater said. “I’m the one to get the ball rolling, and you can talk and talk.

Then when it’s time to move, you are like, wait, I have more things to say.”

“The nice thing is, everybody has the common denominator of being an NU student,” said Hammerman of the event. I’m sure that NU Speed Dating is much less intimidating than “realworld” speed dating. Of course, none of the co-chairs professed real-world experience with speed dating.

Considering this was the first year for an event of this nature, it was definitely

an easy-spirited, fun and low-stress experience once it got started.

“As this is the first year, we’re really impressed by the turnout,” Smith said.

The co-chairs also talked about how they aimed to make the event nongender specific, where both men and women could seek out both men and women as either friends or possible romantic partners.

I don’t honestly think that many — if any — of the participants really expected to meet their next true love at an event like this. I for one came away with new friends, good food and an appreciation for the openness for at least 50 Northwestern students.

From Mee-Ow to Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers has transformed himself from a decently funny Northwestern student into a major television figure, but he’s never forgotten his purple pride. And now, he’s back — the “Saturday Night Live” star and ’96 alum will lead this weekend’s Homecoming events as Grand Marshal in Friday’s parade. In between travel from New York City back to his hometown, the 37-year-old Evanston native gave us the scoop on his years at NU as he returns for the 2011 Homecoming weekend. weekend. homecoming but mostly I just don’t want to mess up the parade being grand marshal and all. Yeah, it’s probably that grand marshal title that’s the biggest deal because I know that the grand marshal really sticks with people.

THE CURRENT: What were your plans when you first came to Northwestwern?

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Q&A SETH MEYERS

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Time Warp: Meyers got his comedic start as a part of Northwestern’s improv group Mee-Ow. THE CURRENT: Hey Seth! We’re thrilled to host you at Northwestern this fall for Homecoming. How are you feeling about being back on campus?

Seth Meyers: I’m very excited. I have a lot of the guys I graduated with who are coming as well,

SM: When I first came to school I pretty much had no plans at all. I was initially a Radio/TV/Film major and thought that I wanted to be behind the camera but then I ended up falling in love with improv. I would go downtown and take classes at ImprovOlympic, and once I got started, I knew it would be silly for me to be behind the camera when I found I loved performing so much.

THE CURRENT: How was your experience with Mee-Ow and the improv scene?

SM: Wow, Mee-Ow. Well, it was so much fun, which is really the short answer. The guys that did it the years before me were sort of my heroes and I didn’t think I would get a chance to be in the show, but then I joined and the year I did it was amazing.

Being on stage in front of people — well, it was like a drug. That sort of sold it for me, and I knew it was what I wanted to keep doing.

THE CURRENT: What is your funniest memory at Northwestern?

SM: We once thought it would be a good idea to put a keg in an unmarked white van and ride around while Northwestern played Iowa. We definitely got pulled over, and we definitely got arrested. Okay, we didn’t actually get arrested. But we got a firm “talking to” from the Iowa highway patrol.

THE CURRENT: What was your favorite spot in downtown Evanston?

SM: Buff Joe’s was a big freshman place for me, and then Tommy Nevin’s was definitely another good one towards the end of school. Once you go there, you feel like an adult. And I’ll probably feel really old when I go back there now.

THE CURRENT: If you could tell the student body now one thing you took away from Northwestern, what would it be?

SM: In all seriousness, it was the people that I went to school with. I had great teachers and got a great education, of course, but as someone who is a performer, the other talent I was around was really amazing to me. I got so much out of watching people when I was 18 or 19 who I can still be

inspired by, and that’s really incredible. Some of the people I know from Northwestern are still my closest friends. And hey, that made a case for my parents, showing them that I really did meet great people and didn’t waste all of their money.

THE CURRENT: What does Northwestern mean to you now that you’re a celebrity?

SM: My parents went to Northwestern, my brother went to Northwestern, I was born at the Evanston Hospital. And even though I grew up in New England, Evanston still has a really special place in my life even where I am now. The people that I met there have really helped me get to this point. I’m excited to be back because I’ve really been meaning to make a visit like this.

–Jacqueline Andriakos

Catch Seth Meyers in action this weekend by attending the Homecoming parade on Friday. Meyers will lead the parade, which starts at 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln and Sheridan and will continue southward on Sheridan to the Arch.

gigi BOTTEGA

The boutique down the block Clothing in rich colors cover the exterior walls with sweaters, soft to the touch, folded amidst eclectic jewelry on sharp-edged tables. Upbeat contemporary music echoes throughout the boutique and behind the cash register. Waiting to greet you is a friendly face ushering you into a sophisticated world of fashion situated on 612 Davis St., just blocks off campus.

“This one I did on my own,” says Gina Vericella, the 25-year-old owner of gigi BOTTEGA, her second boutique in two years.

After graduating from Ole Miss in 2009 with a major in graphic design and a minor in mass communications, she moved back to her hometown in Bloomington, Ill. In October that year, with the support of her parents and a distinct vision, Vericella’s dream became a success as she opened her first boutique, gigi BOTTEGA, a fusion of her nickname Gigi, from Gina, and the Italian word for boutique, “bottega.” Vericella’s vision for the store was to “cater towards the contemporary woman” with “customer-friendly prices. You’re not going to go broke buying one sweater,” she said.

But after almost two years, she was looking for a change, but didn’t want to sacrifice her dream job.

“I wanted to move up here to kind of expand the boutique. I wanted to get out of Bloomington, too,” Vericella said. “So I went around to a couple different suburbs and then I just fell in love with Evanston because Northwestern’s here, it’s close

to the city, there’s a lot going on down here, lots of young people,” With her mother managing the Bloomington boutique, Vericella was excited to expand her business in a college town. She initially recognized the need for “going out” clothes that boutiques offered for college-age women when she was at Ole Miss.

For most, navigating entrepreneurship could be a daunting task, but it was one that Vericella tackled seemingly without effort.

“You need to know your market,” she said. “You have to supply things that are going to sell. So many people open stores and don’t know who they’re selling to and what price point people want to buy at, and that’s where people go under.”

And it’s obvious that Vericella knows the formula for success. For Vericella, it’s all work and all play. She travels to Las Vegas and into Chicago to the merchandise market to pick out the inventory for the store and satiates her online shopping addiction by browsing vendors’ websites. With a passion for fashion, spending every day doing what you love seems like a pretty good deal.

Vericella describes her own style as contemporary, but still traditional, with lots of black. Classic and wearable looks are her favorite, especially when they have a fashion-forward twist. The store is definitely an extension of her personal style with clean and classic pieces that make fashionistas go weak in the knees, and even at affordable prices.

“I think just being in the fashion industry

(inspires me). I am just obsessed with everything fashion, I am constantly looking online at new trends and styles.

The big designers and up-and-coming people,” Vericella said. “That just inspires me to want to grow my business and keep building and do other things, not only operate and own this, but venture out into the fashion world.”

With one successful boutique already under her belt and another one on the rise, Vericella has not ruled out more expansion in the future, throwing around ideas of catering to more fashion-forward college women and even Florida further down the road.

Though the Evanston gigi BOTTEGA opened its doors in July, there will be a faux grand opening celebration tomorrow from 5 to 7 p.m. The boutique will be showcasing the season’s trends alongside complimentary food and beverage, discounts at the store and gift cards to Salon Lotus. alyssaclough2014@u.northwestern.edu –Alyssa Clough

Meet gigi: Two years after opening her first boutique in Bloomington, Gina Vericella brought her unique fashion offerings to the Evanston community.

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Sex talk with Felicity Amethyst

Guest columnist Sasha Levine on the style rules of house music

Between house, trance, dubstep and moombahton, electronic music has officially snuck its way onto the top of the charts — and into the Chi-town music scene. Chicago is hosting shows by Avicii, Deadmau5, Laidback Luke, Wolfgang Gartner and Kaskade (among numerous others) in the span of this Fall Quarter alone. So say goodbye to the indie chiller you saw in the mirror freshman and sophomore year, and revamp your closet accordingly!

When it comes to a DJ’s house of worship, keep three necessities in mind: color, glitter and comfort. You’re about to dance like you’ve never danced before, so save the heels for Keg Mondays. Instead, check out Keds Collective online — it combines the original Keds shoe with the creativity of cutting-edge artists and pop-culture icons. And if their selections don’t tickle your fancy, you can design your own!

Tops-wise, a personal favorite of mine is the peek-a-boo bandeau bra/oversized tank combo. If you’re feeling adventurous, that bandeau should be neon. And when it comes to neon, American Apparel immediately comes to mind considering the store is inundated with unlimited shades.

As far as bottoms: First, make sure you wear them. Then, choose between colored jeans (Urban Outfitters currently has a great selection,) printed leggings or maybe even some high-waisted shorts.

Before you load up on the electro must-haves, let’s make sure to cover all of the must-nots. You’re on your way to Congress Theater, not a casting call for an X-rated Cirque du Soleil—so skip faux fur, pleather and nudity.

And while it’s acceptable to clad yourself in DJ merch, wait and sport it as you walk down Sheridan. There’s no need to remind your friends you’re at the Skrillex show if they bought the tickets with you.

Lastly (and I hope this goes without saying), avoid feather headdresses at all costs.

Once you’re all dolled up in an outfit that channels fun, your main priority, head to your venue of choice.

Now all you have to do is wait for the beat to drop and you’ll be totally hooked.

WHAT THE F#%KSAW ?!

Hooking up is a lot of fun. I’d say it’s like sitting in a hot tub while on a roller coaster ... and also petting a cute baby animal. It’s just awesome.

But there are things that can turn hooking up into a not-so-fun time. Not being safe about it could really be a downer. Maybe you’re hooking up with the darty-tongue type who tongue bangs your mouth all day. Or even worse, the stoic type who is dead silent and closes their eyes the whole time. These are all things that can turn your hot tub roller coaster petting zoo party into that awful birthday party you had where someone busted the piñata before you even got a chance to swing and the candles on the cake set your hair on fire.

One mood killer that is totes avoidable (unlike the darty tongue — everyone

My boyfriend wants to try anal sex, but I’m too scared. What do I need to know about it before saying OK? Before you go for it, there are a few things you should know. According to Cosmopolitan, “Unlike the vagina, the anus is not super-elastic or selflubricating. Therefore, to enjoy anal sex, you need to take it really slowly and use plenty of water-based lubricant.” You should be totally relaxed and comfortable before your dealing with your boyfriend’s little soldier. Since your sphincter muscles — the ones that surround your anal opening — aren’t used to having anything put in them, they will automatically tighten when anything tries to come inside. It’s also really

meets that person at least once in their life) is the fear that you’re not doing so hot of a job, your partner isn’t really enjoying themselves and you just all around suck.

Worrying like that is basically a surefire way to make sure no one has any fun. So, avoid that shit by: 1. Asking your partner for advice. Too fast? Too tight? Too wet (but I don’t think that’s a real thing)? How easy peasy is that?

The person whose input you want is right there, sucking your nipples! Ask them what they want, fool.

2. Sometimes people don’t really know what they like. Maybe they’re not so experienced, or just can’t really answer broad questions. Okay, no big. Here’s what you do: a whole lot of different stuff. Vary your game up and pay attention to how their body reacts. Not really sure what they

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important that you follow good hygiene rules when it comes to anal sex. Anything that is going into the butt needs to be washed well, as does anything going from the butt to the vagina.

Obviously, use your best judgement

liked and what they could do without?

Ask them afterwards. Again, who better to ask than the person whose genitals you’re kissing?

3. Pay attention to your partner. Do they keep slowing you down? Do they keep shifting you somewhere? You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes about it or anything, but don’t ignore body language.

4. Remember, sex is like pizza. Even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good. Don’t stress.

The best thing you can do is talk to your partner. If you’re swallowing their cum you should probably be okay talking to them. It’ll make everything so much better, honest.

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with anal sex. It should be done with someone who you trust, and most importantly, with someone who is disease-free. Transmission of the HPV virus via anal sex is a very real possibility, which could lead to anal cancer in rare scenarios.

Most importantly, if you’re still feeling worried and don’t 100 percent want to do it — don’t. Even though your boyfriend may be fixated on your bum, there are still plenty of other adventurous things you can try instead if you’re not totally up for it!

Emma is a sexual health reporter and a Medill sophomore. Send her your sex questions at nusexquestions@gmail. com.

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this weekend on campus What: Homecoming 2011: Free Pre-Parade BBQ, Parade & Pep Rally Where: SPAC North Parking Lot When: Friday, Oct. 21, 4:30-8:30 p.m.

Evanston

Event: Roller Skating at Fleetwood Where: 1655 Foster St. When: Friday, Oct. 21 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Join this mobile party as it migrates and morphs: First, there’s a barbecue at SPAC, then the Homecoming Parade will move southward on Sheridan, and the evening will close with a rousing rally and the coronation of the Homecoming King and Queen at Deering Meadow.

Interested in doing something out of the ordinary this Friday night?

The Fleetwood Jourdain Center welcomes young adults (18-25) to go roller skating! Admission is $3, plus skate rental for $2. Gather your friends and have fun at the rink!

What: Wildcat Tailgate!

Where: Library Place Parking Lot (across the street from Lunt Hall) When: Saturday, Oct. 22 from 3-6 p.m.

Chicago

Event: Modern Vintage Chicago Where: 1340 W. Washington Blvd.

When: Oct. 22 and 23 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Show some purple pride by attending the ASB Wildcat Tailgate before the Northwestern football game against Penn State! Enjoy free food, music, a raffle and a great time! Don’t forget to come with your game face on.

Modern Vintage Chicago is a unique shopping adventure that you don’t want to miss! You’ll get to shop for a variety of vintage and indie clothing, jewelry, textiles and more. SecondCityStyle.com referred to the market as “a fashionista’s paradise!” Be sure to purchase your student ticket online for an even cheaper price!

What: Brown Sugar’s Homecoming Throwdown Where: 2001 Foster St. When: Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Come celebrate after the homecoming game with Brown Sugar, an amazing acapella group on campus! This is their first festivity of the year and they’re looking forward to partying with you. Bring your friends and get ready for a fun time!

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the BACK BURNER a dining column

THE WEEK THAT WAS

Last time, I introduced a few of my favorite affordable spots to grab a bite in the Gold Coast, near Feinberg’s Ward building. But special occasions call for a whole ‘nother set of restaurants. If you’re out for a romantic night on the town or trying to impress a date or client (do students even have clients?), these spots are your best bet: Cafe Spiaggia (980 N. Michigan Ave.) is Spiaggia’s more casual little sister restaurant and either is your best bet for Italian in the Gold Coast.

While big sis Spiaggia is President Obama’s favorite date night spot with the first lady when he’s in town, little sis doesn’t do too bad. Here you’ll be eating much of the same food, prepared in the same kitchens by the same chefs as at Spiaggia, but at a fraction of the price. It’s formal enough for a nice date, but there’s no dress code – so guys, no need to don a jacket. Save the jacket and Spiaggia for when you propose. The wild boar ragu gnocchi are a

favorite, particularly during the winter, and I love their house-cured sardines to start. I’ve been here countless times and never had a bad meal. And if you watch Bravo’s Top Chef, starting Nov. 1, Cafe Spiaggia’s Chef Sarah Grueneberg will be competing on the show.

NoMI (800 N. Michigan Ave.) may be a hotel restaurant, located on the seventh floor of the Park Hyatt, but it also earned a Michelin star last November. Since then, new chef Ryan LaRoche has transformed the restaurant from upscale French cuisine to more simply prepared American fare

WHOLE RAINBOW TROUT

Let the Reigns Begin The campus was abuzz this week in anticipation of homecoming. The campaign for King and Queen began. The group includes members of ASG, leaders on the Greek scene, athletes, A&O members and Dance Marathon enthusiasts, just to name a few.

Voting opened Sunday, closes Thursday, and the victors will be crowned Friday.

with a focus on local, seasonal ingredients. Classics like Maine lobster and roasted veal chop with Savoy cabbage shine alongside a surprisingly impressive sushi bar. Plus, the view overlooking the historic Water Tower and the Magnificent Mile? Priceless.

MarketHouse (611 N. Fairbanks Ct.) is another hotel restaurant, but Chef Scott Walton has full control of the kitchen and a rooftop garden, so you’ll forget it’s adjacent to the DoubleTree. The grilled whole rainbow trout, pot pie, pork shank and sweet corn risotto are worth trying.

Save room for butterscotch bread pudding for dessert. I once saw Chef Scott demonstrate this dish, and while the amount of cream, butter, sugar and brioche in this is shocking, it is worth every calorie.

In a couple of weeks, I’ll show you a place to splurge and a steal if you’re looking to have a quaint and leisurely afternoon tea.

-Amber Gibson

Just Dance Dancer registration kicked off on Monday for DM 2012. Newly announced committee members met at Norris Sunday night to coat the campus in DM spirit, hoping to get as many students registered as possible before Oct. 21. For the first time, dancers in large groups will not need partners. But while the logistics may have changed, the 30 hours of magic will be the same.

THIS WEEK NU STUDENTS WERE NOT:

stalking celebrities so you don’t have to From Hogwarts to CLASSY higher education XOXO Harry Potter star Emma Watson started classes at Oxford University Blake Lively may have in England this week, beginning a found herself a new man after her breakup with Leonardo year “abroad” from her studies at DiCaprio. The Gossip Girl star, Brown University. Uhm, isn’t she just spending the year at home? To 24, received an on-set visit last quote her pal Radcliffe circa 2001, week from her Green Lantern “I’m not going home, not really.” co-star, Ryan Reynolds. With her list of attractive hookups, looks All grown up like Lively’s getting the most out Former Disney star Hilary Duff of her traveling pants. announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show she will be CRAZY having a baby boy with her Song + songbird Brenda Song of The husband, NHL player Mike Comrie. I still find it hard Suite Life of Zack and to believe that she’s married, let Cody and The Social Network alone preggers. The days of Lizzie recently got engaged to her boyfriend, former Metro Station McGuire are so yesterday. rocker Trace Cyrus. Cyrus, if you Gym, tan, get escorted by security haven’t already guessed, also An Apple store employee kicked happens to be the sib of another Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino of the famous Disney star. With such Jersey Shore out for cutting the line to a musically-inclined future wedbuy the iPhone 4S. While Siri is the ding party, how will the couple smartest woman Sorrentino has spit ever decide on a song for their game at in years, the two are no longer first dance? “Achy Breaky Heart” speaking: Sorrentino called her a “total versus “Hoedown Throwdown?” grenade” for not finding the nearest Tough choice. tanning salon quick enough.

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The Show Goes On At midnight on Tuesday, Twitter feeds and Facebook statuses exploded with the news that Lupe Fiasco and Matt & Kim would be headlining the A&O Blowout on Nov. 4. This will mark Lupe Fiasco’s return to Northwestern after performing on the Dillo Day stage in 2007. Kudos once again to A&O for picking some awesome performers!

Laying Down the Law Law school week wrapped up the last few days of programing. Students considering a career in law gathered in Norris for seven different programs designed to aid in the decision process as well as the law school admissions process. With the brothel situation still looming over students’ heads, we may actually need a few more good lawyers.

-Allison Lasher

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