We aren’t in Medill. We aren’t bound to the iron-clad fist of John Lavine. But for a “prestigious” journalism school (embarrassingly ranked beneath the University of Missouri-Columbia, whoops drop the Columbia), we have meager rations of news, gossip, or any media I would classify as “interesting.” This isn’t the Oregon Trail, and I’m fucking hungry.
Some get it right, at least in theory. For supply-and-demand success, look at Rumor Royalty: in a campus starved for gossip and drama, Kane stepped up and made an addictive — if vapid and totally Greek-centric — website. For a broad look at the Northwestern universe, keep updated on NBN: it may be too broad, but it covers almost everything vital (and a lot of stuff that isn’t). If you like a hard copy of your news, pick up the Daily in the dining room, but don’t expect anything more than news. As for The Weekly, it bridges a divide between gossip and news, but comes off as elitist and unprofessional. You can do better.
But if you’re like that, it all gets old pretty quickly. We aren’t pretending to be the second coming of Northwestern media, but Evanston has plenty more to talk about besides hard news and sorority scandals. And we’re gonna find it. We’re not perfect, but who’s fucking shooting for perfection nowadays anyway?
It’s not about drama, it’s not about news, it’s not about who fucked who. It’s about breaking the bubble.
-Sloane
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