“1) When did RR become a credible NU news source? 2) How does this blog not pretend to be more biased than any of those sources? 3) Is being “biased, non-factual, Greek-centric” a bad thing? We don’t think so…”

Don’t worry, not here to steal RR’s thunder. The best part of Northwestern is there’s a spot for everything. We’re biased, you’re all biased, the Daily’s boring, etc. Not really into the gossip mill as much — not my forte, nor do I have the time or energy to keep up with all the news and drama. The best thing about the internet is the opportunity for everyone to have their say. So yeah — obviously exposure is nice, but I’m not trying to stir up drama or take over anyone’s mantle. I just feel like there’s more to say about Northwestern that doesn’t revolve around Greek life or anonymous, nick-named A-listers. Not that I don’t enjoy reading about them.

I’m not going to pretend like this is “just a blog for me,” more like this is a blog for whoever wants to read it. Seriously, I can’t do the bitchiness as well as others, so don’t expect that. I just got tired of reading things from other people’s perspective and never the non-Greek Northwestern experience.

-Sloane

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