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Warning: this article contains spoilers.  For the majority of Americans who have never heard of Robbie Williams, “Better Man” makes for a confusing introduction. The contrast of vibrant musical numbers with scenes of an anthropomorphic chimpanzee surrounded by gratuitous nudity and hallucinated violence leaves viewers confused as to who Williams really is. The plot sticks...

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You might think the United States government is in shambles, that President Donald Trump’s policies are already tearing the nation apart one by one, and that increasingly partisan perspectives are deepening the divide amongst our people. Now, take a look at South Korean politics. You’ll see an eerily similar version of our political plight, complete...

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The “weed-out” class –– a rigorous course designed to filter out students who may lack the know-how to continue in a degree program –– is no stranger to Northwestern students. However, students and professors said this system is more nuanced at NU.  While “weed-out” courses are notoriously tough, many students find the real challenge lies...

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In its first game since coach Chris Collins publicly ruled out senior guard Brooks Barnhizer for the season with a foot injury, Northwestern rode a flurry of offensive rebounds to a 77-75 victory over USC. Up 74-71 with 35 seconds left to play, graduate student center Matthew Nicholson’s first foul shot rimmed out — upon...

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In Today's Crossword: 31-Across, 11 letters: Protagonist of critically acclaimed New Jersey-based TV Show

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The Evanston Health and Human Services Department launched a new Health Hub in December that offers free screening and health consultations to residents at Ebenezer AME Church. The program was created in partnership with the church and TBF Diagnostic. TAKALA FOMOND: It’s a personal mission of mine to help people know better in order to...

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While the 2025 Grammys Awards ran nearly four hours and seemed freakishly redundant at times, it ultimately offered a successful chronicling of last year’s leading trends in music, setting a high bar for future ceremonies. In previous years, the Grammys have failed to characterize the success of a musical season. In 2023, it awarded Album...

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Feinberg Prof. Michelle Birkett discussed how structural inequities and social networks affect HIV prevalence at a Northwestern Institute for Policy Research colloquium in Chambers Hall on Monday. In her research, Birkett found that differences in HIV rates between populations can be explained by how social interactions vary across different demographics. Her geospatial investigation on HIV...

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Following an executive order — signed Jan. 29 — designed to combat antisemitism, the U.S. Department of Education launched investigations into five institutions of higher education today, including Northwestern. According to a Department of Education press release, widespread antisemitic activity has been reported at each of the five institutions, which includes Columbia University, Portland State...

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The Evanston Fire Department responded to over 200 fire alarms at Northwestern last year, said Deputy Chief of Operations William Muno. Out of those hundreds of alarms, Muno said that he does not recall there ever being a real fire. Muno said the majority of alarms are set off by cooking in the dorms, whether...

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Evanston Fire Department crews had just rescued a dog in distress from the icy Dog Beach Jan. 25. The firefighters had started packing up their equipment when they got the word. Another dog down. “A guy comes up to us and says, ‘Hey, there’s a dog in the water,’” Capt. Ryan Roeder told The Daily. ...

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Howard Street’s Best Buy will close March 1, leaving customers to browse the electronics retailer’s website or drive outside the city to other locations in Skokie and Norridge. The shutdown comes as the company shuts down stores nationwide amid declining sales after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Verge. The Evanston Best Buy permanently closing...

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Downtown cafes like Colectivo Coffee, Egg Harbor Cafe and Le Peep are just a few of the establishments looking to add warmth to winter with new menu specials.  Several restaurants in Evanston feature seasonal concoctions, ranging from holiday-themed pancakes to winter-flavored lattes. Colectivo Coffee, a Milwaukee-based coffee chain on Church Street, revealed its winter menu...

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A few weeks ago, while cleaning out her childhood bedroom, former Northwestern women’s soccer player Emma Phillips found a handwritten note, signed by her 12-year-old self. “Never give up on soccer,” it read, written in green marker and underlined in red for emphasis. “If you ever get the chance to play professionally … take it.” ...

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This article contains minor spoilers. When Communication freshman Sarah Bock walked onto the set of “Severance,” she joined a distinguished cast that included Patricia Arquette, Adam Scott, Christopher Walken and director Ben Stiller. “I was so starstruck,” Bock said. “I was pretty shy and quiet for the first couple of months, but after a while,...

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After securing five victories at the DeCicco Duals in its most recent showing, No. 10 Northwestern hosted its inaugural Schiller Duals at Ryan Fieldhouse this weekend, finishing with eight wins in 10 matchups. Previously known as the Northwestern Duals, the event was renamed to honor former Wildcats (26-7) fencing coach Laurie Schiller. In Schiller’s 38...

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Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a three-part column by Allen You. If nobody reads Northwestern’s campus magazines today, it’s not simply due to general apathy. The stories are boring, and the designs are repetitive. Really, who should be reading them? They are, for the most part, not worth reading. Despite this, magazines...

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1st Ward candidate Stephen Hackney’s recent Op-Ed reads as though it was penned by President Donald Trump himself. Hackney advocates to defund the federal government, seemingly believing that taxpayers should only support programs from which they personally benefit. This stance mirrors the Trump administration’s approach which led to threats against crucial programs like Medicaid, Head...

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Northwestern recovered from closing-time stumbles to outlast Georgia Tech 4-2 in a match lasting more than three and a half hours Sunday afternoon. Graduate student No. 3 Britany Lau and sophomore No. 6 Autumn Rabjohns each won three-set singles battles after failing to serve out their matches in the second set, clinching victories within a...

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Even graduate student Britany Lau lost track of how many match points she had during her three-set singles affair against Georgia Tech’s Given Roach. Eight match points came and went for Lau throughout the second and third sets. It wasn’t until she was up 5-3 in the third set on her ninth match point that...

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