RUMOR DETHRONED
You know - we all know - that the last post on Rumor Royalty was written by an outsider, or several. It attacked the site's founder, claiming that all he does is "cause divisions, ruin attitudes and give incoming freshmen false notions about Northwestern." We've been saying this all along.
The hackers pointed to Michael Kane, a graduate of Northwestern; he's done with this place. But that didn't stop him from writing about our school's "social elite" almost every day of the summer. Sometimes, in fact, he - or his team of faithful protégés - updated the blog several times a day. If you subscribed to the RSS feed or kept up with every post, it could easily command a sizeable portion of your day (even if you don't know who C-Money, M and B are). And, if you were one of the many freshmen who tuned in, you probably thought you'd gobble your rumors with your morning coffee for the next four years. At least, that's what RR, or Kane, would have you believe.
But, it's been one full week now. One full week since the last post appeared on the blog and it doesn't seem like that many of you have noticed. The year is still progressing as it otherwise would even without anybody documenting the "scandalous world" of NU.
Is it dead? The hackers certainly hope so. They asked not to be identified by name, but we can tell you that the handiwork was done by a group of fraternity brothers (they go by the Dutch Masters) who got access to an executive account by guessing the password. The brothers don't enjoy gossip and see Kane as "a freak who dramatizes the social goings on at his alma mater as some sort of outlet for his own issues, insecurities and ennui." Get this: the password was "Northwestern."
BIG SPENDER BROS
Last Sunday, Pi Kappa Alpha held a housewarming to celebrate its return to the Fraternity Quad after years of unofficial houses.
Their charter was renewed in 2003, so they arrived with more than a quarter mill burning a hole in their pockets. The swanky renovation totaled $300,000, according to Blake Yocom, Pike's senior recruitment chair. "The new house is amazing," Yocom says. "It's literally one of the nicest on campus." The storied home belonged to Delta Tau Delta before their charter was revoked in spring 2007, and Phi Delt did a forgettable stint in the mansion last year.
At Sunday's grand unveiling, a helicopter hovered above snapping aerial shots of the shindig, but not everything went according to plan. "We made the fratty mistake of ordering the crawfish for the wrong date," says Yocom of the house's plan to christen the pad with a crawfish boil. "So now we're expecting one hundred pounds of crawfish to be delivered sometime this week."
Time will tell if Pike can parlay their prime real estate, which currently houses 30 guys, into a major campus presence. "From a rush standpoint, it should be a lot easier. People always used to say that we didn't have a house, but there was really nothing else to critique about Pike," Yocom says.
If you're still reeling from recent stock market news, chew on this: What Pike blew pimping out their place could pay for your classes for a cool seven years.
BIG TEN BUNNY
Will the real 'Mama' Maxine please stand up? Trying to unravel the myriad aliases of Maxine Christine is about as useless as trying to find someone who reads Playboy for the "Articles." But take heart. Someone operating under that moniker recently posed for the "Girls of the Big Ten" issue of Playboy. Then, by some twist of fate, she also won an ensuing Playboy.com poll to determine the favorite on the list.
Christine took it in stride, sending a breathlessly exuberant Facebook message to all the members of "Maxine Christine VOTE NOW!!!" that read, "Results are in and I WON!!!".
Stay tuned next week for a more intimate look at NU's favorite matriarch, but she wasn't the only 'Cat to show off her Big Tens: Two students made the list in the laddie mag. We just wonder how NU's other topless model feels about her fellow Bunny.
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