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Balk: Common excuses don’t explain basketball futility

October 21, 2014

You hear it all the time. Ostensibly, Northwestern struggles at basketball for a preponderance of reasons: stringent academic standards, subpar facilities, lack of fan support, history, etc. But the truth...

Putterman: More power for Big Five conferences a good start to NCAA reform

May 21, 2014

On Tuesday, the Associated Press obtained a letter from Pac-12 university presidents to their colleagues across the NCAA’s major conferences — the Pac-12, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Southeastern...

Putterman: As March Madness speeds up, Northwestern should too

April 9, 2013

Monday night’s NCAA Tournament championship game between Louisville and Michigan featured abundant athleticism. There was Peyton Siva, maintaining his dribble while falling to the ground, then spinning...

NEMO re-evalutes plans for student emergency response team

November 30, 2012

Students from Northwestern Emergency Medical Organization continue in their attempts to organize an emergency student response service. Although students first drafted a proposal for an emergency response...

Men’s Soccer: Northwestern upsets Marquette to advance to Sweet 16

November 19, 2012

Perhaps the end of Northwestern's regular season was an anomaly. The Wildcats (13-5-4), who ended their regular season play with two ties and two losses, defeated No. 7 seed Marquette (16-4-1) Sunday...

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