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Good luck on Midterms/Quals Everybody!!

The Great Food Truck Prohibition has Ended

So it looks like food trucks will now have restricted access to feed the great people of Chicago. As some of you may know, Chicago currently has an ordinance which makes the cooking of food in a vehicle to sell illegal. This law was presumably the result of Mafia ties to the restaurant industry and former Mayor Daley's distaste for the hipster class that frequently operate such chow wagons. In a surprising turn of events, public outcry has forced city government officials to retract the ban and allow food trucks to park in select locations (see above). It's about time too... where else is the public supposed purchase a bulgogi cheese steak with lemon-garlic aioli from a heavily tattooed man reading Jack Kerouac? How could Chicagoans possibly be expected to choose from the mere 22,000 restaurants that pop up when one googles 'Chicago Restaurants'? The people have cried "WE NEED MORE FOOD!!!"  A demand that has finally been answered. God Bless America


But seriously, check the food trucks out

Quote of the week

"I've lived long enough to realize that despite those galvanizing moments in history the future is rarely a tide rolling in.  It is often a slow march inch by inch, day after long day....we are currently in those days."

--Bruce Springsteen

DANCE DANCE DANCE

Ricardo took time out of working on his qual to create something beautiful. If you see Ricardo in the hall tomorrow, give him a hug.

Sighted on Noyes

Now if only we could convince them to stop by for coffee hour tomorrow...

Quote of the Day: "You can tweet that bitch!" -Da Boss

Pete's Leaving for Cleveland for 10 weeks

And while we'll miss him the only real question left to ask is.....

WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO HIS DESK?

  Leave comment with suggestions

Did you know......

That your Northwestern Wildcats are a resounding 5-0 on the young football season and going for 6-0 this Saturday.  Yes they haven't had a signature win yet and they do like to keep game suspenseful until the end, but they are 1-0 in conference games and have some real momentum. 

I know what you are going to say. You'll say "But Mike, weren't we 5-0 last year?" And I'll say "NO, what are you talking about? We had two wins than a 5 game losing streak. We got killed last year."  That's why this year is so impressive.  And it isn't me who is excited.  We are currently ranked in the Top 25 for the first time in a while.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings

We got a big game this week against Penn State.  When we beat these 'Bamas (sorry, Beth) we will be bowl eligible.  If we go to a (respectable) bowl game I will lose my freaking mind. 

LET'S GO!!!!!

GET UP

Local Cakes Fear For Life After a Brutal Knife Attack

Cook hall was devastated by the loss of two of the community's most beloved cakes. The stabbing victims were peacefully enjoying the department BBQ when the one Emily Hoffman sprung from the shadows to enact her crime.  Security cameras have caught the perpetrator red-handed.The suspect remains on the loose and extremely dangerous (to any baked good). A motive has yet to be determined. Security at Thursday Coffee Hour has been increased.

UPDATE: As of 10/4, 5:03PM CDT, the killer remains at large, having committed several more atrocities with no apparent end in sight. Police are still baffled as to the possible motive behind these senseless crimes.

2012 mssa fall cookout

2012 MSSA Fall Cookout!

Wednesday, 10/2 at 5pm in Cook Atrium (due to crappy weather)

Because this is what 42 bratwursts cooking in beer looks like. And that's not even half of them.

Don't Call It A Comeback

After a long hiatus, the Northwestern Mat Sci blog is finally back. This is your place to go for information about all the goings on in and related to the department. This new edition will include in depth sports coverage, gossip, tech express food critiques and much much more. 

WE KNOW THIS GUY'S EXCITED!!! ARE YOU?