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About 50 community members held a protest outside Table to Stix Ramen Saturday after the restaurant’s owner followed and threatened a Black patron who declined to leave an additional tip on his meal on April 19. A video of the dispute went viral shortly after. The protesters alleged the incident was racially motivated and demanded...

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Starting on April 18, the National Science Foundation has canceled hundreds of project grants at universities, including at least five at Northwestern. The latest slew of terminations comes amid the NSF’s reviews of its grant-making process in the past few months. Driving the restructuring are the Trump administration’s efforts to rid the country of diversity,...

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As No. 3 Northwestern led 7-6 with 95 seconds remaining in its Big Ten Tournament title clash with No. 7 Maryland Sunday, trouble struck. Junior attacker Madison Taylor, the team’s top scorer, received her second yellow card, disqualifying her for the remainder of the game and leaving the Wildcats (16-2, 8-0 Big Ten) a player...

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Between rigorous classes and busy practice schedules, Northwestern’s Division I student athletes aren’t the only ones balancing academics and athletics. Behind the scenes of NU sports are student managers — essential, but often overlooked, parts of their teams. Weinberg freshman Gabriella Virgen, a student manager for the women’s basketball team, grew up playing sports and...

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Mikey graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, in 1953 with a degree in Home Economics, she was a proud member of the Delta ...

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern defeated Washington 10-4 in Sunday ... IL: A match between Northwestern Men's Tennis and · Men's Tennis Begins ...

Sarah Jessica Parker’s voice once brought Carrie Bradshaw’s columns to life, offering fleeting glimpses into the glamorous, fast-moving world of “Sex and the City.” Parker’s voice returned — not with musings on fictional love, but with real reflections drawn from her own life — Friday evening in the Josephine Louis Theater. Parker’s appearance was part...

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In her April 23 op-ed, Talia Winiarsky observed how the “brooding cynicism” cultivated by our current political climate has permeated every aspect of our lives, from news consumption to job searching, and conceded that such cynicism has “nowhere to go” until the next election cycle. I appreciate her courage and clarity in articulating a position...

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Refresh Dance Crew performed its ninth annual spring show, “Masquerade,” in Ryan Auditorium this weekend. Hundreds of audience members attended over the course of three performances. The masquerade-themed showcase featured more than 70 undergraduate students with a diverse 26-song setlist. The team, which was founded in 2005, rehearses year-round to prepare for their annual show....

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Max Weinberg, a resident of Evanston, Illinois, attended the show because his son recommended it to him.“My son is a theater major, and it was his ...

Northwestern entered its weekend series against Wisconsin riding a wave of momentum after sweeping Rutgers and beating UIC last week. Despite a stumble on Saturday, the Wildcats (27-16-1, 14-5 Big Ten) extended their success with a series victory at home.  NU opened the weekend with a dominant 11-3 win Friday afternoon, extending their winning streak...

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Northwestern’s Camp Kesem chapter hosted its annual Make the Magic gala Saturday night, raising more than $45,000 for the club’s year-long programming efforts and summer camp activities. Camp Kesem is a nationwide nonprofit that supports children whose parents have been diagnosed with cancer. In addition to planning year-long programming, NU’s Kesem chapter hosts two weeks...

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Junior Daniel Svärd shot a team-best 4-over 214, finishing 19th individually as No. 27 Northwestern placed 12th at the Big Ten Men’s Golf Championships at the Baltimore Country Club in Timonium, Maryland, over the weekend. The Wildcats finished 28 strokes over par — 26 strokes behind championship winner No. 12 UCLA — though no team...

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Battling back from adversity has been a common theme for Northwestern baseball this season, and this past weekend proved to be more of the same.  Despite losing the first two games of its series against Washington via run rule, the Wildcats (19-22, 9-12 Big Ten) stormed back in game three to avoid being swept by...

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Evanston’s bookstores were buzzing Saturday as bibliophiles from across the Chicago area trekked across the city on an Independent Bookstore Day crawl.  Bookends & Beginnings and Booked were two of more than 50 independent bookstores to participate in the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl. As part of the event, shoppers visited 10 or 15 stores in one...

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For Northwestern researchers operating sensitive instruments, a sudden vibration from nearby construction of the Kellogg Education Center could mean lost time and compromised data collection. The building — previously the Allen Center — is scheduled for completion in fall 2027 and will become home to the Executive MBA and Executive Education programs. Until then, the construction...

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Film production company MUBI brought its film festival, MUBI Fest, to Chicago for the second consecutive year this weekend. Founded in 2023, the festival took place at the Music Box Theatre and The Salt Shed.  This year, the festival is visiting 11 cities worldwide — Chicago being the only U.S. city and the festival’s first...

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There are times we all find ourselves dreaming the impossible dream. But the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ production of “Man of La Mancha” ensures that — at least for one night — we come a step closer to making that dream a reality.  The 1965 musical adapted from Dale Wasserman’s novel...

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Northwestern tap dance group TONIK Tap started without a performance floor.  After Leo Lamontagne (Communication ’05) founded the dance group in 2001, campus venues worried the dancers’ shoes would ruin surfaces like the Wirtz Ballroom stage, he said.  Despite this initial pushback, TONIK marked its 20th spring show with “Hall of Fame” Friday and Saturday...

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In a dimly lit room with hovering disco balls hovering, Evanston event venue PALMHOUSE, pulsated with music. Students sang and swayed along to songs from “Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder to “Red Wine Supernova” by Chappell Roan with all eyes on the night’s performers.   Student DJs and bands took the stage Thursday night at...

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