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In today’s mini crossword: 6-Across, 5 letters: #1 pick in this year's WNBA draft.

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This piece contains mild spoilers. “Fallout” is a video game franchise unlike any other. Its open worlds are equally beautiful and terrifying, its stories are flexible to nearly any player choice, and its tone jumps seamlessly between dark and silly. Amazon’s new “Fallout” TV series had big shoes to fill, but “it just works,” as...

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The Magnetic Fields’ first night in Chicago was part comedy show, part family reunion and full of joy for all kinds of music — though a certain 69 songs were top of mind. On Wednesday night, people of all ages and connections to the music packed into Thalia Hall to hear genre-bending band The Magnetic...

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As of early April, Ryan Field’s Leonard B. Thomas press box is the historic venue’s lone structure visible from Central Street. The stadium where Wildcat fans stood, cheered, laughed and cried is nearly gone, taking with it nearly a century of memories. Despite the stadium’s demolition, Ryan Field has plenty of physical remnants like signs,...

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Menstrual Equity Activists and CARE co-hosted sustainable menstrual care company Saalt Thursday evening for a Sexual Assault Awareness Month workshop to spread awareness about sustainable menstruation in the Technological Institute. Over 20 attendees received free sustainable menstrual products, including cups, discs and underwear.  Saalt creates sustainable, reusable and long-lasting period products to replace single-use disposable...

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The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 64 measles cases in the state this year. Last year, the state saw five cases of measles, and the last case before 2023 was in 2019.  The first case this year was reported in early March. Many of the initial cases were linked to a Chicago migrant...

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Fresh off the heels of its debut album, indie-rock band Friko set off on its first tour across America on April 6. The band is comprised of Evanston Township High School alumni Niko Kapetan on vocals and guitar and Bailey Minzenberger on drums. Friko encapsulates the spirit of Chicagoland’s rich musical heritage while carving out...

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A look at the Northwestern women’s lacrosse team’s last few games and predictions for the rest of the season. [music] ANAVI PRAKASH: 14 games later, the Northwestern women’s lacrosse team’s regular season finale is on Sunday at Michigan. From The Daily Northwestern, this is Anavi Prakash – JAKE EPSTEIN: and Jake Epstein. Welcome to a...

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Everything Taylor Swift touches draws ample attention, and her QR code in River North is no exception. Fans gathered outside 25 W. Grand Ave. Wednesday night to take pictures in front of the large QR code on the side of a building and scan it to reveal her secret message. The QR code appeared in...

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Weinberg senior Sam Rappin said he became familiar with plant-based eating practices while studying in Copenhagen, Denmark. His experience abroad led him to establish the Northwestern chapter of the Plant Futures Initiative, a sustainable eating organization with more than 50 chapters nationwide. Rappin, the chapter’s acting president, said the sector of plant-based foods and sustainable...

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Weinberg juniors Melany Morales and Kate Carver received the 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the University announced Tuesday. The award is given to students planning to pursue a career in natural sciences, mathematics or engineering. Morales and Carver join a select group of 438 Goldwater Scholars from a total of 1,353 nominees across the country. Many...

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Finishing off the initial salvo in a wide-ranging lawsuit over Ryan Field’s transformation into a part-time concert venue, attorneys for Evanston and Northwestern faced off in a Chicago courtroom Wednesday against lawyers for a group of residents opposing the controversial project. Filed in November against the city, the civil complaint argues that Evanston’s narrow approval...

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In this week’s crossword: 36-Across, 11 letters: Comic steward of "Bedtime Stories."

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In today’s crossword: 6 Across, 5 letters: Blank area to “write your name” in.

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The Associated Student Government Senate elected a new Student Group Caucus whip and appointed three senators to the Board of Financial Review on Wednesday. Weinberg freshman and Alianza Senator Britney Perez was elected Student Group Caucus whip in an uncontested election. In her new position, Perez will coordinate with her fellow student group senators to...

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Weinberg Prof. Mark Aparece discovered his love for organic chemistry in college. Now, he’s passing that love on to his students. MARK APARECE: I think if you really want to inspire the next generation of scientists — no matter chemistry, biology, engineering — you really have to make them see how applicable your discipline is....

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Evanston’s unbalanced response to the Israeli-Gazan violence shows that our government (rightly) cares about Israeli lives and Jewish voices but does not care about Palestinian lives or Muslim voices. Our government must not continue to ignore the killing and starvation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians even after it issued an official proclamation condemning the...

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Students filled donation bins in Main Library and Sargent Hall that were dropped off Saturday as part of a spring clothing drive held by the Korean American Student Association and Evanston nonprofit Connections for the Homeless.  Connections provides shelter and resources to those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Evanston. KASA members...

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The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill on Friday mandating that all state transportation agencies issue an annual report on recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board and their implementation status.  State Sen. Mike Simmons (D-Chicago) introduced Senate Bill 3451 after a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line crash near Howard station in November. The accident...

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With Earth Day on the horizon, organizations across Evanston have planned weekend events for the community from service opportunities to sustainable art projects. Main-Dempster Mile Earth Day Neighborhood Cleanup Cleanup will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and large groups can sign up to work in the same area. Participants can check in...

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