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Comedian Hasan Minhaj discusses power of satire, solidarity

February 28, 2016

Having love as a driving force motivates people to support those who are hurting, Hasan Minhaj, a senior correspondent on The Daily Show, told an audience of more than 200 on Friday night. “A lot of...

Halloran: The importance of holding comedians to a higher standard

April 12, 2015

Like many other people, I was surprised when I heard Jon Stewart’s replacement on "The Daily Show" would be Trevor Noah, a South African comedian who was recently named the show’s newest correspondent....

Five Words for ‘The Daily Show’s pizza debate

November 20, 2013

Last week “The Daily Show” host and New Yorker Jon Stewart began quite the uproar when he expressed his dislike for Chicago-style pizza: “Deep dish pizza is not only not better than New York pizza....

Award-winning documentary on Indonesia screened

November 5, 2013

The Northwestern community packed Ryan Auditorium on Monday for a film screening and talk by director Joshua Oppenheimer, who spoke about his award-winning documentary on the 1965 genocide in Indonesia. "The...

The Rundown: Week of May 5

May 8, 2013

Famous-for-no-reason Ali Lohan told reporters she doesn’t need to “ride on any coattails” to become a celebrity. That’s because older sister Lindsay Lohan has completely destroyed any coattails...

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