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The Associated Student Government Senate passed its first legislation of the quarter Wednesday, voting to approve the Federal Funding Resolving Legislation. By passing the resolution, ASG took an official stance on the Trump administration’s $790 million federal funding freeze on Northwestern announced last week. The resolution strongly condemned the freeze and approved an open letter...

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Nestled beside the shore of Lake Michigan, the Norris University Center has long served as a social hub for thousands of students at Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Behind the building’s revolving doors, students do classwork and order smoothies on the first floor, and socialize over quick-serve food options on the ground floor. Soon, though, they might...

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A&O Productions hosted comedian and actor Devon Walker as its spring speaker in Lutkin Hall Wednesday night. In a stand-up set and Q&A, Walker discussed his career journey, comedy inspiration and life in the public spotlight. Walker is best known for his role as a repertory cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” which he joined...

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It appears that Congress is asleep at the wheel and Trump has hijacked the car to change the country as he sees fit. He has identified many problems — ranging from unfair tariff policies to soggy paper straws to antisemitism — that he can fix with a quick stroke of the pen, and no one...

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The amps are dialed up, condensation drips from cups and cans and the crowd squints against the sun to see student band Tavern take the stage. The stage –– in the case of the band’s first performance as freshmen –– being an elevated wooden platform in the backyard of an off-campus frat house. As the...

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It’s not everyday that a Northwestern pitcher bats in the lineup. It’s even less common that she hits a homerun.  In her fifth collegiate at bat, on a day she made her first defensive appearance outside the pitcher’s circle, redshirt freshman utility player Signe Dohse launched a first-inning 3-run shot over the left field fence...

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Incoming Evanston Township High School Principal Quiana McNeal said she noticed a troubling pattern while working as a prosecutor in Minnesota: as students in her community fell behind in reading, they were more likely to drop out of school — and end up incarcerated. That realization inspired her to pursue a different kind of justice:...

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This article contains spoilers. Finn Wolfhard from “Stranger Things” has left the Upside Down for the director’s chair. Wolfhard made his directorial debut alongside Billy Bryk with “Hell of a Summer,” a much-needed slasher — a genre that’s taken a backseat in recent years, apart from series like “Scream” and “Fear Street.” Wolfhard and Bryk...

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This article contains spoilers. There was a time, nearly half a decade ago, when the future of “Black Mirror” was as opaque as its name. Amid the constant violence, illness and injustice of 2020 — Charlie Brooker, creator of the series, expressed a disinclination towards more tales exposing the wicked underbelly of the modern human...

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Northwestern officials announced Wednesday that the Department of Energy could terminate all of NU’s research awards unless it adopts a new, substantially reduced indirect research cost rate of 15% by the middle of next month. The decision marks a significant escalation by the Trump administration to take further aim at NU’s research funding, as the...

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I don’t think most people think of Passover as the holiday of gratitude. I don’t think most people think of Passover, period. But, for those who do, especially secular Jews like me, Passover tends to be more about the Seder and the subsequent dietary restrictions than the meaning itself. Passover is one of the most...

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In Today’s Crossword: 1-across, 6 letters: Illinois-native tree that, despite its name, has abundant pink flowers in springtime

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Mayor Daniel Biss will appoint Cat Vielma to the Land Use Commission, rather than reappointing George Halik, according to an email from Biss to city staff Friday shared with The Daily. The appointment has been met with criticism from some residents.  In his email to staff, Biss acknowledged he received an “unusual amount of public...

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For legal studies Prof. Shana Bernstein, part of being Jewish is a shared belief across religious, ethnic and political divides in the importance of debate, inquiry and disagreement. However, the Trump administration’s recent actions undermine these values, she said. As the federal government escalates its attempts to combat antisemitism on college campuses — including freezing...

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On a nippy afternoon with scattered clouds and wind blowing towards the fences at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park, conditions were ripe for offenses to shine. Tuesday’s matchup pitted Northwestern against Northern Illinois in an inner-state tilt. Despite being the hosts, the Wildcats (16-18, 7-8 Big Ten) could not keep up with the Huskies’ (13-22,...

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Around 140 community members shared their priorities for school closures and consolidations at three community meetings held by Evanston/Skokie School District 65 between April 10 and April 15. District 65 administrators led the meetings, which will inform Phase 3 of the district’s Structural Deficit Reduction Plan. The final phase in the SDRP may include school...

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Alen Takhsh, a practicing immigration lawyer in Evanston, immigrated to the United States from Iran in 1992. He established Takhsh Law P.C. in 2011, and since then, he has helped Evanston residents, including a number of Northwestern students, with legal challenges related to immigration. The Daily sat down with Takhsh to discuss his advice for...

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When Northwestern coach Kelly Amonte Hiller inherited a club team slowly transitioning back to varsity lacrosse after a 10-year absence in 2000, there were few expectations for the Midwestern program. The Big Ten had yet to sanction lacrosse and wouldn’t until 2015. But once Amonte Hiller and the Wildcats won their first national championship in...

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It’s Friday night. You’ve got dinner plans with a friend, but your Google Calendar looks like a Tetris board. There’s that paper you haven’t worked on, a problem set due at midnight and a flurry of passive-aggressive Slack messages to respond to. You know the drill. You play the “I’m SO sorry” charade and back...

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On Monday, Noyes Cultural Arts Center’s Piven Theatre buzzed with excitement as seven old ladies (and one older gentleman) took to the stage for the 2025 edition of “The Old Lady Project.” The Old Lady Project began in response to the Geena Davis Institute study “The Right to be Seen on Screen,” which found that...

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