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THE Daily Commuter Puzzle
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ACROSS Frazier & Pesci __ point; center of attention Prepare spuds All at __; suddenly Fragrance Competent Store away Island nation off SE Africa Long, long time Stack Expenses Large kitchen appliances Prefix for fat or sense Wreak havoc on Kit or Johnny Wrong; haywire Disdain Cauldron Diplomacy Venice’s nation Mr. Arnaz As clear __ bell Hoodwink Did an electrician’s job Zigzag skiing Fold mark Eminem’s style Molars Enchant String __; long green veggie Crew member’s need Parties after weddings Trick __ and crafts Went skyward Without changes Finest Kelly and Barry Veal or venison
DOWN 1 “No way, __!” 2 Climb __; mount 3 Cost-effective 4 Make clothes
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Charlie & Jeff | Vincent Dhan
Lunar Lucy | Jon Mitchell
5 Widespread food shortage 6 Exams given before a panel 7 Zip __; part of an address 8 Org. for doctors and others 9 Fail to keep up 10 Bricklayers 11 Kindergartner’s recitation 12 Thin wood strip 13 His and __ 19 Oak tree nut 21 Coatrack knobs 24 Extensive 25 __ a soul; no one 26 Facts & figures 27 Accumulate 28 Young horse 29 The Met or La Scala 30 __ around; snoops 32 Flower stalk 33 Pres. Arthur’s monogram
Saturday’s Puzzle Solved
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35 Movement of the waves 37 Family diner 38 Count calories 40 Vise 41 Songbird 43 Bust 44 Discontinues 46 Uptight
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Grouch In this place Play divisions Godsend Large continent Take a break Pricing label Anger Crash into
Sudoku
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk SOLUTION TO SATURDAY’S PUZZLE
A brave prankster brought the Disney classic Aladdin to the streets of New York City and proved magic carpets don’t only exist in fairytales. Watch the video at youtu.be/lqlrru1V69E.
11/2/15
Editor in Chief
© 2015 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved. Northern Star is preparing to choose its
editor in chief for the Spring 2016 semester. This is the top position at the 10,000 circulation student operated newspaper. Duties include: Overseeing all departments and employees, hiring, firing and being the final authority for all content. Also assigns, edits and writes news stories and editorials.
•NIU student in good standing. •Must have worked at the Northern Star at least two semesters and have been a Northern Star editor or assistant editor at least one semester
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•Must have worked at least two semesters for a campus or community general audience newspaper that is published at least three times a week, and must have been an editor at that paper for at least one semester
OFFICE: 820 Edgebrook Dr. 815-751-2546
The Northern Star is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Application Deadline is 11/2/2015
Applications are accepted and reviewed by the Northern Star Publication Board, which interviews candidates and forwards all names to the Northern Star Management Board, which is made up of student managers and editors. That board makes the final decision.
To Apply- Send resume, cover letter, clips or other supporting material to: Maria Krull Northern Star Publication Board c/o Northern Star Campus Life Bldg. 130
Cover Letter Should Include 1. Journalism and/or management experience 2. Strengths and weaknesses 3. Career aspirations 4. Why do you want to be the editor in cheif? 5. What do you see as the Northern Stars biggest strengths and three biggest weaknesses? 6. What changes would you like to make, if selected?