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The statue Lady Justice is a famous piece of imagery based on the Roman god Justitia. With many variations, the exact details of the statue depend on the individual artists’ depiction — but there are three details usually present. The lady is blindfolded, holding in one hand a set of scales and in the other...

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No. 27 Northwestern wrapped up its regular season in Charlottesville, Virginia, placing third out of 12 squads in the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial Monday and Tuesday. The Wildcats entered the final day of action in third place with a team 10-under, just a stroke behind No. 13 Virginia. No. 11 Florida State was running away with...

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The most anticipated music festival of the year kicked off last weekend in Coachella Valley, California, delivering three days of unforgettable performances and unexpected surprises. While this year I was not able to personally attend Coachella, I’ve become a bit obsessed with the plethora of pop culture moments that have emerged with the festival’s occurrence...

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When Brea Lassek (Medill ’24) walked into her first WNUR Sports meeting as a freshman, she saw only one other woman in the room. This disparity was sometimes reflected in their coverage, Lassek said. Though WNUR was Northwestern’s flagship radio broadcast publication, its national women’s sports coverage had room for improvement, she said.  Searching for...

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When SESP Prof. Nichole Pinkard learned she had won a seat on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education, she said she felt tremendous gratitude for her supporters — and a sense of urgency. “I instantly was like, ‘Okay, we gotta get to work,’” Pinkard said. Pinkard is one of four newcomers elected to...

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Last week, Northwestern’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors circulated a petition for the Faculty Assembly to consider 10 resolutions on academic freedom. The resolutions grew out of “a frustration with the failure of Northwestern’s leadership and also the Faculty Senate, frankly, to protect … academic freedom at Northwestern,” political science Prof. Jacqueline...

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City Council voted 8-1 to sell a 9th Ward lot to Evanston Township High School for the construction of an affordable housing unit Monday.  The decision ignited public outcry in the newly dedicated Lorraine H. Morton City Hall, prompting tears, multiple calls for order and some residents to storm out of the room.   The sale...

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Northwestern Political Union members gathered in Scott Hall Monday night to debate how the University should respond to the Trump administration freezing $790 million in federal funding for NU. The Political Union framed its discussion around the hypothetical resolution “Northwestern should comply with Columbia-like federal demands.” Both sides were considered during the discussion, with votes...

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Plenty of teams have tried to contain No. 23 Nebraska’s Jordyn Bahl this season. Few have come close to doing so.  In front of a packed Northwestern home crowd Saturday, graduate student pitcher Lauren Boyd stepped into the circle to open an ultimately winless weekend series against the Cornhuskers (32-10, 11-3 Big Ten).  Her first...

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Gennifer Geer (Weinberg ’24) said she wanted to make the 3rd Ward City Council race “obnoxious,” flooding voters with messaging.  This fall, the 27-year-old threw her hat in the ring to fill Ald. Melissa Wynne’s seat following the 3rd Ward councilmember’s decision against seeking reelection after serving since 1998. Geer said she employed comprehensive digital...

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If today’s college students wish to develop independent thought, they might begin by doing the opposite of what many of their professors tell them — especially on sociopolitical matters. For much of what masquerades as education is, in fact, a calculated orchestration of division, crafted by intellectual elites who exploit youthful idealism to fracture the...

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In 2023, Saiprakash Goli, Felix Nordby and Max Bengtsson watched from the bench as Northwestern sought to knock off No. 4-seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament — a rematch of the contest that ended NU’s campaign at the same stage the season prior. After dropping the doubles point, NU stormed back...

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On April 3, The Daily Northwestern published an op-ed written by Kevin Waldman titled, “Why the NU faculty quietly celebrating the end of DEI should not have to hide.” Waldman criticized what he described as the “loudest voices in academia,” who are supposedly in “full-blown panic mode” over the Trump Administration’s encroaching policies in higher...

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In Today’s Crossword, 4-Down, 3 letters: What stew might sit in

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After Northwestern’s 4-1 win against Penn State Friday, coach Arvid Swan expressed dismay with his team’s doubles play — a season-long struggle. “We’ve got to look at different options,” Swan said. “We have to play on Sunday, but we’ve got to look at different options, different pairings because we’ve been good at (No. 1). We’ve...

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As a child, Weinberg freshman Diego Guerrero had a puzzle of the world that he would build over and over again, he said. Although Northwestern’s geography department shuttered in August 2024, Guerrero still found a place at NU to explore his interest in maps: the Cartography Club. Founded in Winter Quarter 2024, the club provides...

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Northwestern’s student-run Dittmar Memorial Gallery collaborated with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s SITE Galleries to celebrate students’ pieces exploring meaningful connections to archives. The cross-institutional exhibition opened Friday and features an array of art mediums ranging from photography and collages to sculptures. It is located in Norris University Center and celebrates SITE...

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Starting Monday, Evanston will once again provide free beach passes to residents in preparation for public swimming beaches opening May 24. Community members can pick up passes at the Robert Crown Community Center, Levy Senior Center, Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, Chandler-Newberger Community Center and Prieto Community Center, according to an Evanston press release. Proof of residency...

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Katareena Roska is a Medill freshman. She can be contacted at KatareenaRoska2028@u.northwestern.edu. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.  

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Nathaniel Foster is a student at the School of Professional Studies and writer of Ducks Dan and Dave. He can be contacted at NathanielFoster2027@u.northwestern.edu. Lia Kim is the illustrator for Ducks Dan and Dave and is not associated with Northwestern. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff...

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