Though best known for being the funniest man in drag, British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard showed up at Louis Hall Monday afternoon in a track hoodie and jeans for an invitation-only talk with about 40 people. Izzard covered topics including being a street performer, his transition to America, working on the show "The Riches" and his famous stand-up routines as a transvestite. Paul Takahashi/the daily northwestern Comedian Eddie Izzard talked to screenwriting and film students at the John J. Louis Hall from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2008. The RTVF event was by invitation only.…

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As more students applied to more selective schools, many top-tier universities, including NU, accepted a smaller percentage of applicants than in previous years. Northwestern saw a 12 percent increase in the number of applicants this year, but only accepted 25 percent, compared to last year's 26 percent admissions rate.…

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Even after rebels in Darfur killed his brother, translator Daoud Hari continued to take journalists, United Nations officials and aid workers through the war-torn Sudanese region and into refugee camps in neighboring Chad, risking expulsion and imprisonment to bring stories from Darfur to the world.…

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Medill freshman Quinn Thacker had planned to camp out for tickets to see "Saturday Night Live" star Andy Samberg who will speak on campus April 15. And when she didn't reach Norris University Center until shortly before 8 a.m., just a few hours before tickets went on sale, Thacker was worried she'd miss out on the show.…

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Spring Quarter brings a few changes to Northwestern's campus: sunny skies, public displays of affection and "prospies," or prospective students. In the coming weeks, these prospies will visit for Wildcat Days, an overnight program offered solely to accepted students.…

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