2008 Woodie Awards
Carrying on Greek traditionWinter recruitment ends with bids to 441 women
Waiting with bated and clouded breath, sorority members stood bundled up outside Leverone Hall to greet their newest sisters Tuesday night.
441 women received bids last night, 39 more than last year, according to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.…
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DU international organization to discipline frat
Northwestern's chapter of Delta Upsilon fraternity will face disciplinary action from their international organization as a result of their controversial rush event, DU International Executive Director Justin Kirk said.
The chapter hired the Half Pint Brawlers, a group which bills itself as the "one and only hardcore midget wrestling group," to entertain prospective pledges at an event held Jan.…
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Life insurance worth considering to cover private loan debt
Death isn't something students usually think about. They're younger. They're healthier. They're statistically less likely to die.
But for students financing their education with loans, death could mean passing on the burden of debt to their families.
Though all federal loans, such as Perkins and Stafford Loans, are discharged in the event of a student's death, repayment of private loans falls on the loan's cosigner - often the student's family.…
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NU seeks alternative to sidewalk flyering for buzz on campus
It's the prelude to most major campus events: Students crawling around on sidewalks, clutching masking tape and photocopied posters.
The popular tradition might soon fade away with a proposed project that would allow student groups to advertise their events digitally on flat-screen televisions in all the dining halls and outdoor, weatherproof kiosks across campus.…
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NUWiki allows students to collaborate on class projects
Wikipedia is still off-limits as an academic resource in most classes.
Still, some professors and a Northwestern University Information Technology program are trying to copy the online encyclopedia's methods.
NUIT's latest creation for Blackboard, NUWiki, is software that allows multiple users to create and edit Web pages from separate computers, much like the well-known Wikipedia.…
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Acclaimed jazz musician joins NU faculty
The School of Music has hired jazz musician Victor L. Goines to head its Jazz Studies program starting in Fall 2008, following a two-year search for a new director.
"Northwestern represents one of the highest levels of standards in the music industry today in education, so when that opportunity knocked, I saw the opportunity to answer," Goines said.…
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