2008 Woodie Awards
China quake leads two students to hold fundraiser
After realizing the enormity of the destruction caused by a natural disaster in their homeland, McCormick senior Shuyang Bai and Weinberg senior Julie Shen decided to organize a fundraiser at Northwestern with the goal of raising $1,000 in one week to help Chinese earthquake victims.…
|
Film students create $40,000 live-action short movie
Given 10 minutes and $40,000 in funding, Northwestern film students managed to pack in 111 visual effects shots, a giant computer-generated robot and Laguna Beach star Talan Torriero.
The result is "Hangar No. 5," a student-written, directed and produced live-action short funded by NU student-run production company Studio 22, the School of Communication Dean's Advisory Council, University President Henry Bienen and several outside investors.…
|
NUCH1 to revamp broadcasts, advertise for student events
NU's only student television station hopes to get the attention of students now relying on NU Link or other sources for updated information on events, speakers and performances.
Northwestern University's Channel 1, which features student-produced programming throughout all hours of the day, was primarily organized by David Kim, Weinberg '06, as a channel to encourage community building, said NUCH1 Staff Adviser Cate Whitcomb, assistant to the vice president for student affairs.…
|
NU will not renew Roycemore lease
Roycemore School, a private school adjacent to Northwestern's campus, will have a new home by 2014.
The school, 640 Lincoln St., was built in 1915 on land owned and leased by NU. The 99-year lease ends in June 2014 and will not be extended by NU to accommodate the university's need for extra space.…
|
Third Eye Blind will headline Dillo Day lineup
Nineties alternative rockers Third Eye Blind will be the Dillo Day daytime headliner this year, Mayfest's executive board announced Thursday. Indie favorite Broken Social Scene and local hip-hop duo The Cool Kids will complete this year's long-awaited lineup, which also includes hip-hop artist Common and rock band Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.…
|
Suitcase party benefits Christopher House
About 50 students gathered in the luau-themed Louis Room Thursday night for an evening of music, dance and Hawaiian Punch pong at the annual Suitcase Party.
The event started at Northwestern in 1994 to support philanthropy organizations in the Chicago area, executive co-chairman Brian Hathaway said.…
|
Merits of constitutional amendments debated in ASG open forum
Merits of constitutional amendments debated in ASG open forum
About 20 students attended the Associated Student Government open forum on Thursday night in the Norris Lake Room. The crowd was made up mostly of ASG members who debated a proposal to amend ASG's constitution, restructuring the organization and adding three positions to the executive board.…
|
Tonight's homework: Improve ASG
Over the past year, students in two management courses have provided consultation for an unusual client, free of charge: Associated Student Government.
ASG used advice from last winter's Industrial Engineering Systems Project Management Class and a course on advertising and brand management in considering new ways to make itself more relevant to students and lobby the administration on long-anticipated projects.…
|
