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Cuando aplicamos a la Escuela de Periodismo de Northwestern Medill, una de las mejores escuelas de periodismo de los EE. UU., nos sorprendió ver que no había ninguna publicación dirigida a los estudiantes hispanos.  Northwestern tiene más de una docena de publicaciones estudiantiles y se ubica en una de las áreas metropolitanas más hispanas del...

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The Daily Northwestern · Communal Shower Thoughts: Stumble out of bed and tumble   There is no doubt in my mind that when my loyal readers are not reading — or listening to — Communal Shower Thoughts, they are wondering what shenanigans I am getting into. With Spring Quarter well on its way, I think...

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The Daily Northwestern · Rapid Recap: City Council votes to table Housing4All   City Council tabled a vote on Housing4All, Evanston’s first-ever strategic housing plan, in a 5-4 vote Monday. Councilmembers will have until April 20 to submit written amendments, and voting is set to take place on May 11. DANIEL BISS: Will the clerk...

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Illumination brought us talking metropolitan dogs in “The Secret Life of Pets,” yellow henchmen ordered to steal the moon in “Despicable Me” and an animated adaptation of one of the most popular Christmas movies with “The Grinch.”  Now, following months of teasers, the company is taking a second crack at one of the most iconic...

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When we first applied to Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism — the country’s leading school for the field — we were shocked to see that there was no Hispanic or Latino student publication.  NU boasts more than a dozen student publications and resides in one of the nation’s top 10 metropolitan areas by Hispanic population....

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The Daily Northwestern Opinion Desk is thrilled to name 12 columnists for Spring Quarter 2026, building on its commitment to make a home for the voices shaping dialogue among communities on campus and in Evanston. Our newly expanded student columnist team will draw on their backgrounds, identities and experiences to explore a wide range of...

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Coach Chris Collins is slowly rebuilding his squad after eight players transferred out of Northwestern, and he landed his first new addition through the portal Tuesday. Former Bellarmine forward Jack Karasinski is signing with the Wildcats, he announced via Instagram. The Grand Rapids, Mich., native was rated as a four-star transfer by On3 and the...

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The little kid born at the UCLA Medical Center was destined for this moment, swept up in the celebration of an improbable victory. Fortune favored him when he beat Texas as the Bruins’ backup quarterback in 2014. Now, it had followed him again.   In Jerry Neuheisel’s first game calling plays for UCLA, he had...

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Less than three years after the Northwestern Prison Education Program’s inaugural class graduated in November 2023, a second cohort of incarcerated students received their bachelor’s degrees from Northwestern on Monday morning.  The graduates joined the 2023 cohort as the only people in the U.S. to receive a top 10 university degree while incarcerated.  “There is...

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Indigenous scholars, leaders, students and community members shared research during the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research’s 8th Annual Research Symposium on Thursday and Friday at the Woman’s Club of Evanston.  The event included speeches, panels and poster sessions. In her opening keynote speech, New York University Prof. Eve Tuck presented her research on...

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City Council moved to delay the final vote on the Strategic Housing Plan, Evanston’s first comprehensive housing strategy, in a 5-4 vote Monday.  Ald. Clare Kelly (1st) motioned to table the plan, nicknamed Housing4All, until May 11. Kelly raised several concerns about the strategy, which she said failed to discuss gentrification and lacked “concrete initiatives”...

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The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education voted 5-2 Monday to eliminate two school counselor positions across Haven and Nichols Middle Schools. The decision scales back an earlier plan to cut all nine middle school counselor positions after harsh criticism from dozens of community members. District 65 currently employs nine counselors across Dr. Martin...

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Song, dance and celebration filled Harris Hall Room 108 on Monday as students and community members gathered for Nowruz, a holiday marking the new year in Persian and Turkic cultures. Traditional Nowruz celebrations include eating foods that symbolize rebirth and spring, cleaning the home and reciting specific music and poetry. “There was always a sense...

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Evanston Township High School Principal Quiana McNeal presented data on student attendance and tardiness in her third quarter update to the District 202 Board of Education at its Monday night meeting.  According to McNeal, approximately 90% of students had less than 5% of their absences labeled as unexcused. The number has stayed consistent throughout the...

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As a longtime Evanston resident, Janet Alexander Davis cares for her neighborhood in the 5th Ward — she knows she can always call her neighbors if she’s having a medical emergency. But, throughout her time on Leland Avenue, she has seen and experienced the harmful effects of the nearby Waste Transfer Station. For decades, the...

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The Daily interviews admitted first-year students and asks about their experience attending Wildcat Day. Email: e.russell@dailynorthwestern.com  Related Stories:  — ‘It just felt right’: Class of 2029 talks commitment to NU on Decision Day — More than half of Class of 2030 admitted through Northwestern’s early decision — Admitted 2024 early decision applicants look forward to...

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The conventional view of metals is that increased heat makes them softer and more malleable, like the classic image of a swordsmith shaping a sword by hammering it under heat. That belief isn’t always true, according to a study co-authored by McCormick Dean Christopher Schuh. The study, titled “At Extreme Strain Rates, Pure Metals Thermally...

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At almost 9 p.m. Friday, the Ryan Family Auditorium was abuzz with students and parents for Fusion Dance Company’s first of three “Fight Night” performances. As the lights dimmed and the opening chords of “Girlfight” by Brooke Valentine began to play, the cast filed onto the stage for the opening number.  Established in 2003, Fusion...

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In Today’s Crossword, 3-Down, 5 Letters: Forest journeys

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The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosted its two-day spring symposium “Brave New Futures,” where experts discussed topics including sustainability and art as a tool for social change, on Thursday and Friday. Journalist and podcaster Qing Wang and Nataliya Kos’myna, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group, opened...

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