Matthews Arena was filled to capacity, and then some, but strangely, it wasn't for a hockey game. No, tonight, everyone was here for a rare opportunity to see Jon Stewart perform.The host of Comedy Central's award winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart appeared at Northeastern University on Friday, October 17. He performed stand-up comedy for an hour to a sold-out crowd of students, alumni, and guests before taking questions from the crowd for a half hour at the end of his appearance.
"It was enlightening", said Katie Fairbank-Haynes, a middler psychology major at Northeastern. "He shares a lot of my views."
For 90 minutes after taking the stage, Stewart kept the crowd laughing with a no holds barred routine on politics, family, and the future of the country. In the question period towards the end, students got a chance to talk with the comedian and ask him more about topics he touched on in his routine.
"I thought it was incredible. Jon Stewart spoke very freely", said Sam Reynolds, a middler biochemistry major at Northeastern. "I think he definitely knows how to talk to college kids."
There was even a bit of national coverage out of the evening. A bit of a stir was caused on the blogosphere when Stweart said "F--- you" to Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for, in his eyes, looking down on urban America in their appeal to small town voters. He later clarified that he should have said "F--- all y'all", attacking not just Palin but the entire McCain campaign for the tactic.
And for a nice finish, during the question period, when asked if he would mention his appearance at the school on the Monday edition of his show, he first joked, "F--- that", then agreed to mention Northeastern if the men's hockey team could beat Boston College the next day. When the Huskies pulled off the upset of the then-No. 1 ranked Eagles, Stewart kept up his end of the bargain.
"I thought it was incredible. Jon Stewart spoke very freely", said Sam Reynolds, a middler biochemistry major at Northeastern. "I think he definitely knows how to talk to college kids."
There was even a bit of national coverage out of the evening. A bit of a stir was caused on the blogosphere when Stweart said "F--- you" to Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for, in his eyes, looking down on urban America in their appeal to small town voters. He later clarified that he should have said "F--- all y'all", attacking not just Palin but the entire McCain campaign for the tactic.
And for a nice finish, during the question period, when asked if he would mention his appearance at the school on the Monday edition of his show, he first joked, "F--- that", then agreed to mention Northeastern if the men's hockey team could beat Boston College the next day. When the Huskies pulled off the upset of the then-No. 1 ranked Eagles, Stewart kept up his end of the bargain.
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