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Not Getting that Chuck E. Cheese Internship is Rock Bottom for Area Freshman

February 12, 2019 Nyle Arora Leave a comment

Area freshman Hugo Baxter officially hit rock bottom Thursday morning after he opened his email only to find a formal letter of rejection for a summer internship position at wildly mediocre children’s entertainment center and restaurant, Chuck E. Cheese. Sources close to Baxter have shared that the Chuck E. Cheese gig was the last hurrah for the McCormick student, after a devastating fall quarter of rejections from all of Baxter’s dream positions at literally every single reputable firm under the

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EXCLUSIVE: Not My Relationship With Jessica, Apparently

February 10, 2019 Alessandra Hernández Leave a comment

And yes, perhaps you’re just keeping your options open because you “think you can find someone better.” Well, I have a little something to say to you, JESSICA — just because it’s true doesn’t make it hurt any less.

Virginia Governor: “So What if I Like Ghosts?”

February 10, 2019 M.A. Galloway Leave a comment

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam might have more skeletons in his closet than a necrophilic anatomy teacher. Last week a photo from Northam’s yearbook page resurfaced showing two people, one in black face and the other in a Ku Klux Klan hood. Or so it seemed. Shortly after the photo was published, Northam identified himself as the man in white but was quick to defend himself. “I was clearly wearing a ghost costume for a Halloween party. And so what if

Northwestern Student Not Invited To Enough Parties To Have Drinking Problem

February 10, 2019 Alessandra Hernández Leave a comment

Surveys conducted by HPaW reveal that a shocking 31% of Northwestern students have a dangerously low blood alcohol content which coincides with a precipitous decline in the population’s party invites. The social capital of students with functioning livers is apparently critically low. “It’s a self-perpetuating cycle,” Mason Wincheski, Weinberg junior, sighs as he wipes a small paper cut with a disinfectant wipe in the desperate hope to get alcohol into his system. “Everyone knows anyone worth anything has an unhealthy

NU administration reminds students to avoid audibly sobbing when in the silent section of Mudd library

February 10, 2019 Meg Carey Leave a comment

As midterm season begins, the Northwestern administration is reminding students to avoid audibly sobbing when in the silent section of Mudd library. “Please be courteous to your fellow students,” said administration member Adam Harrison. “If you’re going to burst into tears at the thought of how hopelessly unprepared you are for your exam or just because of a general existential dread, please move out of the silent section.” The administration is asking students in the silent section to, at the

IFC to Hold Inaugural “Respect Women Challenge”

February 10, 2019 Ben Moskow Leave a comment

“It’s the perfect plan, really,” said the IFC president. “There’s nothing frat guys like more than cutthroat competition. I can’t wait to see them tear each other apaaaart …with the goal of increasing female safety on campus of course.”

21 Savage Shotguns Entire Earl Grey Tea

February 10, 2019 Billy OHandley Leave a comment

“Blimey mate! You should’ve seen the look on those copper’s mugs when they budged up to my ID only to see that I’m bloody British. They were positively gobsmacked, I tell you!”

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Op-Ed: I Won’t Watch Captain Marvel Unless She’s Smiling The Whole Time

February 10, 2019 Christopher Li Leave a comment

Sure, she’s a brainwashed, amnesiac alien soldier fighting an intergalactic war, but would it kill her to smile once in a while? The liberals are really pushing their feminist agenda here and it’s making me sick.

Guy at Party Desperately Waiting For Someone to Comment on His Goofy Shirt

February 10, 2019 Ally Hill Leave a comment

“These people,” he gestured vaguely around the packed basement, “they just don’t appreciate a good graphic tee.”