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Patricia Telles-Irvin wants to see you smile. But not in the creepy kind of way.
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In just over one day, the Northwestern Memes Facebook Page has taken campus by storm. North by Northwestern got the inside scoop from its founders.

Today's Scoop

Photo by Natalie Krebs / North by Northwestern.
Local Baller
Freshman Dave Sobolewski steps up as the Wildcats' starting point guard.
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Aesop 2.0
A modern retelling of the classic fable.
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Grammy Agenda
Why Adele’s 21 justifies the Grammys snub of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Crafty
Get creative with love this year and try making something for that special someone.
Weekender
Entertain yourself this weekend with anything from the light installation at The Bean to the Theatre and Interpretation Center’s production of Spring Awakening.
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He said, she said
What most viewers don’t know is that the video was produced and released by the university itself.

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On The Blogs

Rock Around the Clock
An unknown party scrawled “Loj” on the Rock Thursday, referencing either imperfectly the recent closure of Chi Psi’s Northwestern chapter or perfectly an obscure planet in Star Wars.
Idiot Vox
"The writing is largely innovative and witty, though the episode lags a bit in the second half."
Idiot Vox
"The Office is trying desperately to make itself more interesting, more relevant."
Rock Around the Clock
Pledges of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity painted their letters on the Rock and their names on the surrounding wall Wednesday night in an effort to make their presence better known on campus.
The British Bit
What's the difference between candy in the US and the UK?
Idiot Vox
"If this episode doesn’t convince you of Jeremy Davies’ acting abilities, nothing will."
Idiot Vox
"It is Jess’s never-ending faith in humanity juxtaposed with Nick’s cynicism that makes up the bulk of the episode."
Rock Around the Clock
Former Peer Advisers paint the rock to encourage more students to apply to be PAs.

Overheard at NU

RT @Brian_L_90: @nbn_overheard on Evanston Loop, 1:"I don't have sex with gummy bears." 2:"You're missing out."
RT @rj_gray: @nbn_overheard at bball game. Guy: Yeah, I'm friends with Sobolewski. Girl: Really? Guy: Well... on Facebook. I've never ac ...
Girl in McTrib: "I'm not skeptical. I'm legitimately scared."
RT @NickCastele: Guy in Norris: "I feel like this campus has a lot of spots that would be good for a town crier." @nbn_overheard
Overheard in Annenberg: "I major in pre-law, pre-med, and PREHISTORIC DINOSAURS."
RT @AprilDirects417: "Okay fine, I ate the cobbler. That makes me a racist now?" @ Hinman @nbn_overheard
Girl to guy in Unicorn: "Can you break my heart real quick so I can have some inspiration?"
RT @Jane_czko: @nbn_overheard At Hinman- Person 1: I wish my laundry would do itself. Person 2: Well it's probably not as sexually frus ...
RT @Mgraphpaper: @nbn_overheard - "don't worry, I'm irrationally afraid of clay flower pots"
RT @kimalters: @nbn_overheard "What's Chernobyl? Is that a Jewish thing?"
RT @nataliekrebs: @nbn_overheard Chatty business ladies in Kellogg: "She said ‘I think I wore mascara on my wedding day.’ She’s THAT kin ...
In Kresge: “I got butt-dialed but we had a nice conversation anyway.”