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Univision Presents: Gobierno Estudiantil Asociado

May 20, 2013 Dan Weinberg Leave a comment

SALA DEL NOROESTE, EVANSTASIONE — All was set to go as planned in the ASG Senate meeting this past week. All the officer vacancies for next quarter were filled except for three, and candidates had all been nominated. But then, tragedy struck. Just as Martín Lobos, nominee for Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, was about to be confirmed, Natalie Suarez burst into the senate meeting, her flowing red ball gown swirling in the Santa Ana winds from the nearby

A&O and SEED Co-Sponsor Bluegrass Concert, Remind Students Dillo Lineup Could Be Way Worse

May 13, 2013 Dan Weinberg Leave a comment

High School Student Arrested, Deported, then Arrested Again

May 8, 2013 Dan Weinberg Leave a comment

MIAMI, FL — Failing to learn from the example of Kiera Wilmot in Bartow, FL, a Miami student, 16-year-old Gabriella Silva, arrived at Vargas High School this past Tuesday with a water bottle filled with a mixture of household cleaning products, capped with aluminum foil. A reaction between the chemicals in the cleaners and the aluminum foil produced hydrogen gas and a resulting pressure build-up inside of the bottle. Eventually the top popped off in a firecracker-like explosion with a

A Review of Found: A Restaurant Fit for a Stefon

April 28, 2013 Dan Weinberg One comment

I just heard about this absolutely fabulous social house (it’s not the same as a restaurant, but I won’t expect you to know the difference) from Stefon called Found. Once he said that it had both fried chicken and caviar on the menu, I knew I would die if I didn’t go there. So, this past weekend, my girlfriends and I decided to head over, and, let me tell you, it was the absolute best culinary experience I’ve had since

Flipside Endorses Bronze Willie the Wildcat Statue for ASG President

April 19, 2013 Dan Weinberg Leave a comment

Thoughts on Hugo Chavez from Other Dictators and Martin Scorsese

March 15, 2013 Dan Weinberg Leave a comment

Fidel Castro – Hugo was a dear comrade of mine in the struggle against the tyranny of the United States. I recall many a time when he would come to Cuba for “cancer treatment,” and we would demonize the rich for hours.

Denied Early Decision Applicant Demands Racial Quotas Be Reinstated

February 15, 2013 Dan Weinberg Leave a comment

EVANSTON — Sally Evans, currently a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant senior at Richard B. Russell High School, received a rejection letter from Northwestern after applying early decision. After mulling it over for several weeks, she decided Thursday to take a stand for what is right. “I’m not racist,” the teen said. “I just don’t think it’s fair that I worked so hard and still didn’t get into Northwestern. If the quotas from the ‘60s were still in place, this never would’ve