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Men’s Basketball: Cats look to break turnover trend

Wildcats shift focus to aggressive play

The Wildcats turned the ball over a quarter of the 60 possessions in the game, leading to 24 points off turnovers for the Bulldogs. After averaging only 10.33 per game last season, the increased number of miscues caught Carmody and his players off guard. Full story

Weekend Preview

Men’s Soccer: Former walk-on Eliason scores big for NU

When Matt Eliason scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over Michigan State in the season finale, the junior entered into a tie for the most career goals in NU history with Jonathan Hall. With No. 9 Northwestern about to start an NCAA tournament run, that goal is more important than ever.

Women’s Basketball: Jaeschke gets green light to give full effort

Assistant coach Ali Jaques gave junior center Amy Jaeschke some advice before last Friday’s game against Toledo:  Leave it all on the floor.

Volleyball: Cats hope to make championship for seniors

Freshman libero Julie Chin thought she’d have a few months after the season to get used to graduating senior libero Kate Nobilio’s absence. But on Saturday night, she got a taste of what next year will be like. Chin’s first collegiate start was against none other than the two-time defending national champs, No. 1 Penn State.

Women's Swimming: Cats go for fifth consecutive TYR title

Senior Kassia Shishkoff will spearhead Northwestern’s charge for a fifth consecutive TYR Invitational Title. With seven individual event wins this season, Shiskoff is arguably NU’s top performer this season.

Men’s Swimming: Young NU team relies on upperclassmen for top finishes

The Cats will host the TYR Invitational this weekend, a meet that features Cleveland State, Illinois-Chicago, Michigan State, Michigan and Division-III Kenyon College. NU has never lost a TYR Invitational, but this year’s meet will not be a cakewalk.

Men’s Basketball: Cats look to break turnover trend

Wildcats shift focus to aggressive play

The Wildcats turned the ball over a quarter of the 60 possessions in the game, leading to 24 points off turnovers for the Bulldogs. After averaging only 10.33 per game last season, the increased number of miscues caught Carmody and his players off guard.

The Weekly

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Campus

Dinah Shelton

Prof. talks global warming and human rights

While global warming and natural disasters are often at the center of the climate change debate, little has been studied about the human rights implications of a climate shift. This is something George Washington University Prof. Dinah Shelton wants to change.

City

Meters

City meters to accept credit cards for 90-day trial evaluation period

The city of Evanston installed new parking meters last week that now accept credit cards.
The 41 meters are located downtown for a 90-day trial period on select stretches of Sherman Avenue and Davis Street. The trial period will allow parking officials to evaluate how the meters last through the winter months, said Parking Systems Manager Rickey Voss.

Gameday

Mike Hankwitz

Secondary Feature: Mike Hankwitz faces former coach, squad

This weekend will be a reunion of sorts for Mike Hankwitz — one that he is not looking forward to. On Saturday, the Wildcats’ defensive coordinator will match wits against the man who fired him two years ago, Badgers boss Brett Bielema.

From the Blog

Buy U a hit single: How Auto-Tune changes music

Baby are you down down down down down. Dooowwn. Dooooown. Instead of paying attention to Jay Sean’s stupid dance moves in the “Down” music video, listen to the way Jay Sean sings the word down at the end of the chorus. Yes, it’s a very catchy tune, one that we’ve all gotten used to singing at Hundo, but there’s something odd about it: Auto-Tune.