2008 Woodie Awards
Prof's son makes surprise visit during lecture
A 39-year-old man stood up and yelled "Pueblos, people! Pueblo spirit!" in sociology professor Charlie Moskos' Introduction to Sociology class on Wednesday, but no one called security.
The man was Moskos' son. When Andrew Moskos took his father's class in 1987, he was the only student out of more than 400 to answer correctly on one of Moskos' trademark in-class surveys.…
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Program sends future teachers to urban schools
Karin Hong went from cash to kids last June when she traded in her life as an investment banker to become a public school teacher.
"I've always had a passion for justice, and education is a powerful tool for social justice," Hong said.
Hong is one of 59 student interns enrolled in Northwestern's Teacher Education Alternative for Chicago, an alternative-certification program for college graduates and mid-career professionals who want to make a fast transition into teaching.…
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Group offers women forum to network, share experiences
A new student group to help female students make connections in business has brought new meaning to the word "broad," the old-fashioned term associated with women.
The international women's group called 85 Broads opened a Northwestern branch last April for students looking to network with others in interesting career fields.…
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More than 100 give blood at Halloween Blood Drive in Norris
Weinberg freshman Aira Contreras was one of more than 100 people who gave blood at Norris University Center as part of a drive hosted by Student Blood Services, a Northwestern student group. Donors were encouraged to come decked out in Halloween costumes for the drive, although organizers said most came dressed normally.…
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Former senator requests more ASG student group seats
A new bill presented at Wednesday night's ASG meeting proposes increasing the number of student group Senate seats from 15 to 19.
Arianne Urus, last year's College Feminists senator, introduced the bill to the Associated Student Government.
This year, 19 groups applied for 15 student group Senate seats, leaving four groups on the wait list: College Feminists; Asian Pacific American Coalition; Peace Project; and 64 Squares and Model United Nations, which applied to share a seat.…
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Evanston woman died after crash west of NU
Evanston Police confirmed that the woman who crashed in an alley behind a Noyes Street apartment building Tuesday afternoon died shortly afterward as a result of the incident.
EPD Deputy Chief Joseph Bellino said the deceased was a 44-year-old Evanston resident who lived on the 2200 block of Sherman Avenue, not far from the site of the crash at Sherman Avenue and Noyes Street.…
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Greek beat
On Oct. 26, members of Alpha Phi "arrested" prominent Greek and student organization leaders for the day for its philanthropy event, Cardiac Arrest. Those arrested were sent to jail at The Rock and called family and friends to bail them out by making donations to A Phi.…
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