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Evanston beach passes will be available for free for all residents starting Monday.  Residents can pick up the pass at the Robert Crown Community Center, Levy Senior Center, Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center and Chandler-Newberger Community Center. All public swimming beaches will open on May 25. Community members are required to show proof of residency to pick...

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Northwestern’s weekend match against Indiana marked its final time playing at Combe Tennis Center this year. Before Sunday’s match play began, coach Claire Pollard gave a short speech about each departing player’s time with the program. Soon after, the Wildcats (17-5, 8-1 Big Ten) cruised by the Hoosiers (6-18, 0-10 Big Ten) in a 4-0...

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Almost 10 years after they first began discussing the book, authors Rachel Herzing and Justin Piché discussed their recently released novel, “How to Abolish Prisons: Lessons from the Movement Against Imprisonment,” at a Monday event. The novel provides an in-depth look at the prison abolition movement, the initiatives the movement has launched, the organization of...

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When she was eight years old, Medill junior Daniella Karras immigrated from Egypt, her home country, to the United States. In California, she found connections and community within her church.  But, when she came to Northwestern, she said her home away from home became the Middle Eastern North African Student Association. Karras, now MENA Student...

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On Sunday’s Senior Day, Northwestern easily handled Indiana, winning 4-0. The Wildcats (17-5, 8-1 Big Ten) secured the doubles point over the Hoosiers (6-18, 0-10 Big Ten) with victories from the pairing of senior Justine Leong and graduate student Christina Hand, as well as from the senior Maria Shusharina and graduate student Britany Lau duo....

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Northwestern’s 10-game losing streak is in the rear-view mirror after the weekend’s Maryland series. The Wildcats (12-20, 2-7 Big Ten) bounced back this weekend, squashing the Terrapins (23-14, 5-7). After extra innings and a walk-off hit in Friday’s game, a crushing 11-1 win on Saturday and a close 9-8 loss Sunday, NU is back on...

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Northwestern (12-20, 2-7 Big Ten) snapped a ten-game losing streak in its first game of a home series against Maryland (23-14, 5-7 Big Ten). The 6-5 victory was secured in the 10th inning after a Tony Livermore walk-off. Next up for the Wildcats is another Big Ten series against Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.   Email: emilyfosker2027@u.northwestern.edu...

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Northwestern defeated Ohio State 19-10 in its final regular season home game at Martin Stadium Saturday. Graduate student attacker Dylan Amonte scored a career-high six goals, and sophomore attacker Madison Taylor tallied five goals.   The Wildcats (12-2, 4-1 Big Ten) will travel to Ann Arbor next Sunday to take on Michigan (14-1, 4-1 Big...

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A behind-the-scenes look at “Timeless,” the spring show of the Tonik Tap dance group. [nat sound of tap dancing] CARLOTTA ANGIOLILLO: Those are the sounds that filled the Wirtz Ballroom last weekend as Tonik Tap, Northwestern’s premier tap dance group, performed in its second show of the year. Today, we’ll take a look at how...

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In today’s mini crossword: 5-Across, five letters: Nickname for Dean Whitaker, say.

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After traveling more than 35 hours by land, air and sea from Mato Grosso, Brazil’s Xingu Indigenous Park, Brazilian Indigenous activist and Chief Tapi Yawalapiti arrived on Northwestern’s Evanston campus to speak with Illinois college students at an event in the 11th Illinois Portuguese Language Connection Saturday. Portuguese Prof. Ana Clotilde Thome Williams, who helped...

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Communication junior Mary Kate Tracy never thought of charging her friends for the loaves of bread she baked for them. But after she signed up to run the 2024 Chicago Marathon in October with Best Buddies, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting people with disabilities, she decided to combine her passions for baking and running to...

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Scholars, activists, adopted individuals, journalists and filmmakers gathered Saturday and Sunday to discuss the legacies and present-day impact of South Korea’s adoption program at “Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond,” a conference hosted by Northwestern. The event featured a slate of keynote addresses, including Brandeis University history Prof. Yuri Doolan. Doolan...

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Email: jaydugar2025@u.northwestern.edu Twitter: @dugar_jay Related Stories: — NU to renovate Deering Library, close it to public for next academic year — ASG Senate elects new deputy speaker and elects Rules Committee members — Football: Northwestern to play ‘majority’ of 2024, 2025 home games at enhanced Martin Stadium

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Ruby Albert is a sophomore at Los Angeles’ Brentwood School. However, for four days in Evanston, Albert represented the Pahlavi dynasty of Iran in the League of Nations at the 21st annual Northwestern University Model United Nations conference. The conference took place from Friday to Sunday at Norris University Center, where delegates attended six committee...

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Padding its undefeated home streak and lead over the Big Ten field, Northwestern swept Maryland in a three-game weekend series. The Wildcats (26-8, 12-1 Big Ten) extended their home winning streak to 36 games — the longest active streak of any Division 1 squad — en route to securing a two-game advantage in the conference...

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Two years ago, Communication sophomore and aspiring comedy writer Kyra Lesmerises was touring Northwestern’s campus. When she spotted advertisements for late-night comedy club The Deep End, the thought of flexing her “comedy muscles” with the club as her muse enticed her. “Any comedy club excited me, but I remember seeing that poster specifically and thinking...

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It took five years, but singer-songwriter Maggie Rogers is finally home. After a video of Pharrell Williams reacting to her first single “Alaska” went viral in 2016 — Rogers’ debut album, “Heard It In A Past Life,” blended folk and European dance pop with high production. Her sophomore record, “Surrender,” incorporated more alternative indie-rock. Rogers...

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Daniel Burnett, an Evanston artist whose work fills various coffee shop walls, draws inspiration from everything from Pablo Neruda to stories of acid trips. His unique style of bright colors is easily recognizable to many residents, and his work adorns the walls of The Brothers K Coffeehouse, Reprise Coffee Roasters and, soon, the bar Bitter...

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Two days after Northwestern had its loss to Wisconsin overturned, coach Claire Pollard’s squad returned to the court to take on Purdue Friday afternoon. The Wildcats (16-5, 7-1 Big Ten) defeated the Boilermakers (11-8, 4-5 Big Ten) 4-1, winning their 10th match at home of the season. NU secured the doubles point for the fifth...

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