Staying on election's sidelines
As voters decide between Obama and McCain, some have chosen not to vote at all
Lost in the division between red states and blue states, Obama and McCain, is a more fundamental distinction: Those who vote and those who do not.
Weinberg sophomore Nicholas Cizek is one of millions of eligible voters who will not be pulling a lever or mailing a ballot on Election Day.…
Cats lose to MSU, now 5-1
No. 22 Northwestern fell into an early hole against No. 19 Michigan State and was unable to recover, falling to the Spartans 37-20. It was the Wildcats (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) first loss of the season.
After Michigan State jumped out to an early 17-0 lead, the two teams traded points the rest of the way, as the Spartans won their sixth consecutive game.
Read more on NU Football Insider.…
About 45 members of the Northwestern University Marching band surprised students eating dinner in Sargent Dining Hall Thursday night in an effort to build school spirit before Saturday, when the undefeated Wildcat football team plays Michigan State.
At Sargent, band gears up for Saturday
When about 45 members of the band marched into Sargent dining hall Thursday night to play the fight song, students eating dinner looked confused at first.
Then they started clapping and joining in with the band's performance, one of five this week at locations across campus in an effort to build enthusiasm for the football team's 5-0 start.…
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