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President of New Hipster Frat: We Were Greek Before it was Cool

EVANSTONā€”A new fraternity has recently joined the 17 nationally-recognized fraternities at Northwestern. Informally dubbed the ā€œHipster Frat,ā€ the organization is currently unnamed. According to president Hudson Tyler, undecided Weinberg junior, frat names are too ā€œmainstreamā€ for the group. The fraternity claims that with its laid-back atmosphere it will offer an “alternative” experience at a college where everyone on North Campus except the Slivka kids are involved in Greek life. With a toss of his unwashed bangs, member Charles Kingston assured

McCormick Students Celebrate Centennial by Playing Video Games, Practicing Abstinence

EVANSTONā€”Yesterday was another glorious day for the studious residents of Slivka Science and Engineering Residential College. Birds were chirping. Pencils were scribbling away at organic chemistry problems. Nintendo 64 controllers were being thrown in frustration during rousing matches of Super Smash Brothers. There was not a public display of affection to be found. There was nothing atypical about this kind of day, or any day in the past one hundred years. McCormick, Northwesternā€™s school of Engineering, has begun celebrating its

Ask The Flipside – Hangout Places

Dear The Northwestern Flipside, Iā€™m a freshman, where are the best places to hang out on campus? Sincerely, Mitch Skillman Dear Mitch, Iā€™m glad you asked, as there are a lot of really cool places where really cool people hang out and do really cool stuff. For instance, there is a popular vampire-themed dance club in the 28th sub-basement of Tech. Donā€™t worry, it has nothing to do with Twilight, many engineers simply find that long hours in Tech tend