Twitter reacts to Northwestern’s historic NCAA Tournament berth

NU men's basketball makes NCAA Tournament

By Mark Singer The 78-year drought is finally over. Northwestern made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history Sunday, and Twitter users were fairly excited about it. As if nearly eight decades of waiting wasn’t enough, the Wildcats had to sit idly as the CBS selection show crew went through the East, […]

A Green Chicago River kicks off St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

By Yifang (Evonne) Liu Green beer, leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, and a green Chicago River, here comes another St. Patrick’s Day celebration! On Saturday morning, at 9 a.m., members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union poured an environmentally friendly green vegetable dye into the river to celebrate the traditional Irish St. Patrick’s Day.