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Defying the Skeptics

Sarah Angell  —  Aug 23, 2011

The Sun swung by Lollapalooza's 20th anniversary.

Gimme Them Olympics! Bringing Domination Back to Our Own Home Soil

Tony Manfred  —  Oct 6, 2009

Thanks Oprah. We give you one job — drop by Denmark with the O-Team and use your magic to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago. One job! And what happens? We get eliminated in the first goddamn round of voting. Somehow Tokyo beat us out for third place despite the fact that they planned to fund the Games by expanding the scope of their dolphin-hunting industry to encompass all adorable marine life.

Meet Jennifer Jensen, Who Thinks Ithaca's Weather Is Better Than Chicago's

Leigha Kemmett  —  Jan 29, 2009

Jennifer Jensen ’11, Arts & Sciences

So, what brings you to the Libe [Café] on a Friday afternoon?

Well, I am just killing time. I have to meet with a dean for academic advising to figure out my transfer credits. I just transferred from Northwestern. I started at Cornell, tried Northwestern, and then came back.

What made you come back?

Well, I just like Cornell better. I’m happier here.

Being from Chicago, what do you think about the recent inauguration, since Obama is from your home?

Amazing is the first word that comes to mind. Life-changing is another.

If he could enact any policy, your choice, what would it be?

Sweat, Beats and Playboy Bunnies: Lollapalooza 2009

Peter Finocchiaro  —  Aug 26, 2009

Flying high over Tupelo, Mississippi, with America’s hottest band … and we’re all about to die.

No, that isn’t how it happened, but, like ESPN columnist Bill Simmons, I’ve always wanted to start an article that way.

The part about being in a plane was true. And the thunderstorm visible from my window seat was eerily reminiscent of Almost Famous, blasts of electricity continuously ripping through the sky outside, off past the starboard flank of the aircraft. I wasn’t, however, touring the country with a bunch of up-and-coming rock stars, though I had been in the midst of some just a few hours earlier.

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