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After a lengthy debate on an impeachment case from Spring Quarter, the Associated Student Government’s Rules Committee released a majority opinion Tuesday stating that Northwestern College Republicans senator Hunter Gracey is on probation until next Spring and will not participate in ASG.  Gracey, a rising Weinberg junior, did not comment on the ruling. If it...

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Michael Reed was born in a jail cell.  After being incarcerated for two felony charges, Reed earned a GED followed by a college degree. Now, at 34 years old, he is set to hit Lollapalooza’s stage on Thursday.  The four-day music festival is a landmark event for many Chicagoans, featuring more than 170 artists across...

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In Today's Crossword, 5-Across, 8 letters: Don’t say this name five times in a row

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On Thursday, Grant Park will transform into a renowned music festival of more than 170 live performances across eight stages. Lollapalooza returns to Chicago for its annual four-day stint over the weekend as crowds flood into the park to hear some of the biggest names in music. The Daily has compiled a list of performances...

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As recently reported, Northwestern will likely be pressured to reach a “deal” with the Trump administration to release the approximately $790 million in federal funds currently withheld from the University, allegedly because it has fostered antisemitism.  Last week, Columbia University agreed to pay the administration more than $200 million and consented to various forms of...

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Northwestern is set to eliminate more than 400 staff positions as it continues to grapple with a $790 million federal funding freeze in place from the Trump administration, multiple people familiar with discussions told The Daily. Staff from several schools across the University, including the Weinberg College of Arts and  Sciences and the McCormick School...

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MOD Pizza’s location at Norris University Center will close Saturday as Northwestern prepares to roll out a new, unspecified pizza restaurant. Mary Belovich, district marketing manager for Compass Group at NU, confirmed the planned closure in an email to The Daily. MOD’s contract with Compass, the University’s food service provider, expired, according to Belovich. Belovich...

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When former Northwestern offensive lineman Rashawn Slater showed up at his fifth year of Los Angeles Chargers training camp on July 16, he wasn’t quite sure what the future would hold. Prepped to play on his final rookie option year with no job security past 2025, Slater landed the most lucrative contract for an offensive...

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Former Gender and Sexuality Resource Center Director Matt Abtahi sued Northwestern on July 17 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, claiming discriminatory and retaliatory behavior from the University which led to his termination.   The complaint alleges that Abtahi’s “refusal to discriminate against students at Northwestern on the basis of sex and sexual orientation caused...

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Northwestern is about a month away from opening its 2025 season at Tulane, and with last year’s disappointing performance in the rearview, coach David Braun and his squad are eager to bring change to the program.  During their Wednesday appearance at the Big Ten Football Media Days, Braun, redshirt junior running back Joseph Himon II,...

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When I heard Thursday that Columbia University made a deal with the Trump administration to restore their federal funding, my first thought was about the prisoners’ dilemma.  In this game theory scenario, two parties must choose whether to cooperate or betray each other. Although cooperation leads to the best collective outcome, without communication, each party...

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Artists set up camp with sketches, iPads and dozens of chalk colors outside thirteen local businesses for Downtown Evanston’s Chalk Art Contest on Sunday. This year marks the eighth annual Chalk Art Contest, which accompanied Downtown Evanston’s Sidewalk Sale. “The goal is to attract more people downtown that might not necessarily be your shoppers,” said...

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ACROSS 9. Clouds of space dust, visible from Dearborn Observatory 10. BigXthaPlug claims he is this 11. Player of the highest-pitched instrument in a string orchestra 12. Panel a roofer might step on 13. What an X-Ray doctor specializes in 15. Cupid’s projectile 17. State bordering Illinois 21. O’Hare, or Midway 22. There are 100...

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President Donald Trump’s administration reportedly seeks payments from Northwestern and several other universities before it restores their withheld federal funding. These schools are in active talks with the administration over potential settlements, and could follow the lead of Columbia University, which agreed to pay the administration $200 million to regain access to most of its...

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Rising Communication sophomore Sarah Bock booked a role in Hulu’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” reboot, as announced Thursday by entertainment publications like Deadline and Variety. The original show is a seven-season teen drama that follows teenaged Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) on her journey as a slayer of vampires, demons and other dark forces.  Little...

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In Today's Crossword, 6-Across, 5 letters: The type of bird said to “get the worm”

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In Today’s Crossword, 1-Across, 5 letters: All of these lead to Rome

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Frustrations, absences and voting debates plagued City Council as it looked to evaluate more than 100 proposed edits to the draft comprehensive plan at a special meeting Monday night.  The four-hour meeting reached a boiling point as Ald. Clare Kelly (1st) walked out of deliberations “slightly” in protest, calling the process “flawed and undemocratic” in...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made the controversial decision to authorize the sale of Juul e-cigarettes, including menthol-flavored varieties, on July 17, stunning the public health world.  This is the same Juul that helped ignite a youth vaping epidemic, has paid over $1 billion in lawsuit settlements and remains one of the top five...

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Northwestern graduate students are taking part in a nationwide initiative, Science Homecoming, to advocate for the importance of science in local news editorials. Rising seventh-year anthropology Ph.D. candidate Tabor Whitney wrote an opinion piece for The Daily in May to share how national budget cuts and specific stop-work orders and grant terminations at NU have...

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