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This review contains spoilers. There is one question at the center of every dog movie, and its answer determines whether the movie is watchable or review-bombed into oblivion. “Heart of the Beast,” the latest film starring a canine companion, is no exception to this rule. So before we get started: yes, the dog survives. “Heart...

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Aimed at making essential health and personal care products more available, a Wellness Kiosk opened Monday night on the underground level of Norris University Center.  “Some of us come from places where we’ve never had conversations about sex,” said Weinberg junior and Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators Co-Director Theo Mize. “So when you try...

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In Today’s Crossword, 5-Across, 5-Letters: Animated adult comedy ___ Park featuring character Eric Cartman

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Evanston residents condemned a proposed data center during City Council’s Monday night meeting. Lark Management, a local property management firm, submitted a zoning application to the city on Sept. 16 for a “computer processing center” at the site of a vacant industrial building in the 2nd Ward, just blocks away from Evanston Township High School....

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The American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International USA released a 317-page report Wednesday, documenting how the federal government and universities across the country — including Northwestern — have censored pro-Palestinian speech and activism. The report, titled “Student Speech Under Attack: Suppression of Pro-Palestine Speech and Dissent on Campus,” follows a two-year investigation into 46...

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Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You can contact the photo editor by emailing photo@dailynorthwestern.com. After starting its season 1-1-1 in conference play, Northwestern returned home to Martin Stadium and had...

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“You only need to find one person in this entire world / Who doesn’t find you completely insufferable,” Taylor Swift sings on her new song “Cleveland!” Fortunately for Swift, she seems to have found that in Travis Kelce. Unfortunately for her listeners, she’s recently become more “completely insufferable” than ever before.  “Cleveland!” dropped Friday on...

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Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You can contact the photo editor by emailing photo@dailynorthwestern.com. In its second conference game of the season Saturday evening, Northwestern (7-6, 0-2 Big Ten) lost...

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After more than a year and a half as an associate chapter, Sigma Chi returned to its on-campus house as the fraternity’s Omega Chapter in September.  “We started in February 2025, and we were just chartered last weekend,” said Weinberg junior Asher Moss, the chapter’s vice president and treasurer. “It was a process of a...

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Northwestern took down Indiana with a two-goal shutout Sunday at Martin Stadium.   The win extended streaks for both teams. The Wildcats (5-4-3, 3-1-1 Big Ten) remain undefeated by conference opponents in their last seven Big Ten home games, and the Hoosiers (4-6-1, 1-4-0 Big Ten) lost their fourth match in a row this season....

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Disclaimer: I am making zero medical claims. Please go consult someone with many more degrees. According to doctors — or at least I believe they are doctors — and other Goop-minded wellness gurus on my particular corner of the internet, I need to release my fascia. And no amount of lymphatic drainage massages or cortisol...

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Este artículo ha sido traducido por Samantha Monje. Aquí está el artículo original en inglés. Con orgullo, comida y eventos culturales, la ciudad y varias organizaciones locales están celebrando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana desde el 15 septiembre al 15 de octubre.  Aquí está una lista de algunos eventos ocurriendo alrededor de Evanston.  Noche...

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Este artículo ha sido traducido por Marisa Guerra Echeverria. Aquí está el artículo original en inglés. Cada domingo, Ernesto Rodriguez Carreño se reunía con su familia para ayudarles a cocinar. Como el mayor de seis hijos, le ayudaba a sus hermanos a preparar la comida. Solo comían cuando todos los miembros de la familia estaban...

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Northwestern kicked off conference play with a win against Michigan State at home Friday afternoon.  Following a 3-0 weekend in which they secured wins over Stanford, UC Berkeley and UC Davis, the Wildcats (10-0, 1-0 Big Ten) beat the Spartans (4-5,0-2 Big Ten) for a 14th time.  The ’Cats got off to a prolific start...

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Clad in yellow vests and Waste Management branded hard hats, residents and city officials began their second round of tours of the Church Street Waste Transfer Station on Friday morning. The waste transfer station, situated between the 5th and 2nd Wards, first opened its gates for community tours earlier this month. Led by Alds. Krissie...

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Content warning: This article contains discussions of sexual assault and violence. Rape, dating violence and stalking offenses increased on Northwestern’s Evanston campus in 2025, breaking with a larger pattern of reduced crime compared to 2024.  The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, sent out Sept. 24, is created in compliance with the 1990 Jeanne Clery...

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Northwestern added three new members to its Board of Trustees on Wednesday, according to a University news release. NU has added trustees to its Board annually for more than ten years, with the exception of 2023. This year, it named Keech Combe Shetty (Weinberg ’99, ’06), Cynthia Livermore and Stephen Reyes (Kellogg ’13, Pritzker ’13)...

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Every Sunday, Ernesto Rodriguez Carreño would meet his family to help them cook. As the eldest of six brothers, he helped his siblings prepare food, and they only ate when the whole family was together at the table. Growing up in a small village of Santa Gertrudis in Oaxaca, Mexico, Carreño didn’t realize the cultural...

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Evanston Township High School kicked off its homecoming weekend with the first-ever Homecoming Hustle 5K Walk & Run on Sunday. The race, a loop beginning at Lazier Field before stretching northeast along North McCormick Boulevard, was hosted by Alumni Relations for ETHS and open to all students, parents, alumni, staff and community members. Attendees showed...

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