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To launch the search for Northwestern’s 18th president, the University formed a committee to recruit and interview candidates. Chair of NU’s Board of Trustees Peter Barris announced the search committee in a statement Dec. 17. Trustee Steve Cahillane (Weinberg ’87) will chair the committee. The other members were selected from a pool of candidates nominated...

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Following the shooting and killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Evanston and Chicago activists and residents gathered in Evanston’s Fountain Square to urge continued resistance against increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in cities across the United States. Email: yanajohnson2028@u.northwestern.edu  Related Stories — U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky backs Daniel Biss as congressional...

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In Today’s Crossword: 6 Across, 5 Letters: Netflix original show “_____ in Paris”

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The Climate Action and Resilience Plan Implementation Task Force discussed releasing a progress report and welcomed a new member at a Wednesday night meeting at Lorraine H. Morton City Hall. Members expressed a desire to present a 2025 CARP progress report, which will outline the task force’s achievements and areas of improvement, to City Council...

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SESP Well-Being hosted a screening and discussion of the documentary “Fungi: Web of Life” in Annenberg Hall on Wednesday night. Associate Dean for Well-Being and SESP Prof. Claudia Haase spoke with SESP Prof. Carrie Tzou (SESP Ph.D. ’08) after the film. They responded to questions from audience members about the prominence of fungi in nature...

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Molecular biosciences Prof. Heather Pinkett has been the only Black faculty member in her department for the past 12 years. After studying biochemistry at Connecticut College, Pinkett developed a passion for research and collaborative, team-based science. She went on to work at the National Institutes of Health, specifically the National Human Genome Research Institute, contributing...

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This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Last updated Jan. 7 at 11:49 p.m. The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education will reconsider beginning the process to close Kingsley Elementary School after the 2025-26 school year at a special board meeting on Jan. 9, Board President Patricia...

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Amidst an offseason already full of high-profile moves from Northwestern, Tuesday night’s news of former Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles’ transfer commitment to NU may prove to be the most exciting so far.  As Chiles might step in as the Wildcats’ primary signal-caller, he could relieve the team of its woes from graduate student Preston...

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As Northwestern stares down a Thursday road trip to No. 12 Michigan State, still in search of its first conference win, 13th-year coach Chris Collins offered a nugget of wisdom at a mid-season media availability Wednesday. “(A losing streak) can be magnified a lot when you lose your first few games in a 20-game league...

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Things just went from bad to worse for Northwestern Men’s Basketball. Montverde Academy forward and the ’Cats’ top commit in the 2026 recruiting class, Jayden Hodge, will miss the rest of his senior season after suffering a torn ACL, according to an Instagram story statement his dad, Odell Hodge, posted Wednesday afternoon. Jayden Hodge will...

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Content Warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence and death. I was born in 2007, meaning I am part of the Sandy Hook generation — a violent, senseless, elementary school legacy. The children directly affected by the Sandy Hook shooting are now young adults. Some of them are 18 — the same age as...

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McCormick Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education and Prof. Erik Luijten will be Northwestern’s new provost starting in the 2026-27 academic year, according to a University release Wednesday. The announcement follows a tumultuous quarter in which former President Michael Schill resigned suddenly, and outgoing Provost Kathleen Hagerty announced in October that she would be...

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This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Last updated Jan. 7 at 9:21 a.m. Retiring U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) endorsed Mayor Daniel Biss’ campaign for Congress Wednesday, calling him “an effective and fearless fighter for progressive causes.” Her coveted endorsement cements Biss’ frontrunner status in the crowded...

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A Sony digital camera. A head-mounted GoPro. Two pairs of Ray-Ban sunglasses. A cell phone-wielding plainclothes videographer. Border Patrol officials used all four — plus more than 20 agency body cameras — to record their arrests and the protesters who confronted them on Dec. 17, according to an analysis of dozens of photos and videos...

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Ald. Krissie Harris (2nd) never thought she would be on City Council.  But when she received the call that her daughter had been shot, the trajectory of her life changed. Fueled by a passion to make a difference in her community, she applied to replace the 2nd Ward’s resigning alderperson.  Harris shared her story with...

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Instead of nestling the infant in a cozy bed of straw, Lake Street Church of Evanston’s Christmas Nativity scene depicted newborn Jesus swaddled in a foil blanket with his hands zip-tied together. Looming behind the manger were three armor-clad centurions. Their only discernible feature was the word “ICE,” referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,...

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In Today’s Crossword, 38-Down, 7 Letters: Italian dish often seen on Hell’s Kitchen

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Luna’s Pub and Grill’s inaugural karaoke night Tuesday opened with “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield  — sung by a participant named “Lapis 3145.” Following the pub’s Monday grand opening ceremony, students flocked to Norris University Center for dinner with a side of Tuesday evening karaoke. Karaoke night is one of the weekly events offered at Luna’s,...

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Being back in the States and back in Evanston means a lot of changes are occurring in my life. No more aperitivos, no more Duomo to serve as my personal compass, no more consistent weekend excursions. That’s all well and good, but I wasn’t prepared for the smorgasbord of emotions that would hit me when...

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Psychologist and The University of the West Indies Prof. Georgia Rose spoke about how Jamaicans found resilience and processed trauma during the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in a Tuesday event hosted by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on Oct. 28, a Category 5 hurricane that devastated islands in...

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