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Fantasy Sorority League Sweeps Northwestern

January 11, 2012 Flippy One comment

EVANSTON – As Northwestern students are welcomed back to school for the 2012 winter quarter, people are looking forward to the new crop of pledges into the Greek system. However, some NU students are participating in a new fad sweeping the nation, the Fantasy Sorority League, or FSL for short. Based on more well-known fantasy sports, such as fantasy football or baseball, the FSL records important statistics from both the pledging side and the recruiting side of the sorority recruitment

People Stand in Gym and Tell Each Other Which Old White Guy They Like Best

January 11, 2012 Brian Earl Leave a comment

DES MOINES – Last Tuesday, Iowans gathered in gyms, homes, and other buildings across the state to discuss who their favorite old white guys were. Herds of people thronged in and around buildings. They stood around and talked for a while. Some people waved signs with pretty decorations. There was a lot of shouting. Then they wrote a name on a piece of paper and left. This name was the name of their favorite old white guy. The old white

Paula Deen Launches “It Gets Butter” Campaign

January 11, 2012 Flippy Leave a comment

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Bears Make Playoffs – Ha! That’s a Good One!

January 9, 2012 Flippy Leave a comment

NU Freshman Takes Wrong Shuttle Home, Ends Up In Qatar

January 5, 2012 Flippy Leave a comment

Pacific Ocean Invades North Korea, Kim Jong Il Threatens Nuclear Force

December 27, 2011 Samuel Howes Leave a comment

NORTH KOREA- On November 23rd, the nation of North Korea was nearly engulfed by the Pacific Ocean, becoming the most recent victim to rising sea levels this year. While most scientists have attributed this natural occurrence to melting ice caps and global warming, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il begged to differ, stating that he “often looks at the water, among many other things” and “had known for months that the Ocean was preparing to invade”. Fearing the Pacific Ocean

Man Gratifies Self In Shower After Fulfilling Workout

November 28, 2011 Tom Schroeder Leave a comment

The witness told The Flipside that “every time we tried to talk him down, he just kept stroking his ego more and more.”

Pat Fitzgerald Arrested for Acts of Humanitarianism

November 23, 2011 Tom Schroeder Leave a comment

“[T]he legacy of Northwestern football will no longer be defined by mediocre success but rather by the monstrosities of one man’s actions.”

Northwestern Unveils New Meme Studies Major

November 23, 2011 Richie Hoffman 24 comments

EVANSTON – In a move to appeal to an increasingly Internet-centric youth, Northwestern University will be offering a major in Meme Studies, Assistant Dean for Curriculum Joan Linsenmeier announced yesterday. Northwestern will become the first major university to offer a degree in the up-and-coming science of Internet memes. This announcement comes in response to years of student petitions for the university to offer a full major in studying Internet memes – which, for those uninitiated in Internet culture, is defined

Kristen Stewart Emotes in Breaking Dawn, Credits Method Acting

November 22, 2011 Susie Neilson Leave a comment

HOLLYWOOD – Kristen Stewart, star of the recently released Breaking Dawn film, has finally displayed some recognizable emotion other than apathy, The Flipside reports. Known for her unorthodox methods that generally revolve around an inability to portray human traits or emotions, Stewart has always credited her success to the techniques of method acting. Method acting, a practice first developed in New York theatres in the 1930s, involves deeply immersing oneself in the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of the portrayed character.