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When Medill freshman Mfaz Mohamed Ali posted her first video on TikTok in 2020, she did not expect it to go viral. But the 28-second clip launched a 5-year social media career, with Mohamed Ali amassing more than three million TikTok followers since her first post.  Under the username @hooodjabi, Mohamed Ali found her niche...

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A crowd of students in the McCormick Auditorium chanted, “Claire! Claire! Claire!” as author and YouTuber Claire Saffitz walked onstage at A&O Productions’ winter speaker event on Thursday. Saffitz rose to fame from her series on Bon Appétit’s YouTube channel, titled “Gourmet Makes.” In the series, Saffitz attempted to reverse engineer popular snacks like Twinkies...

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Northwestern men’s soccer coach Russell Payne contends that he narrowly advanced past his preliminary Zoom interviews in the spring of 2021. Before Payne took on a dream job in the Big Ten, the former Army West Point coach met with then-interim athletic director Janna Blais for a virtual sit down. Payne said the former UConn...

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Researchers at Northwestern University use engineered biosensors to bring low-cost water quality tests to Chicago area residents. However, the team could face federal funding cuts as they work to improve the tests with feedback from communities that need it most. Julius Lucks, co-director of the Center for Synthetic Biology at NU, studies water quality and...

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Northwestern researchers made progress on new biochemical possibilities this week, in both the human brain and everyday farming soil. The Daily compiled a recap of these developments. Using the immune system to stop the “amyloid cascade” of Alzheimer’s Researchers at NU’s Feinberg School of Medicine recently discovered how different genes affect amyloid beta treatments for...

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Well into a congenial discussion at Saturday’s candidate forum, Mayor Daniel Biss and challenger Jeff Boarini confronted a question about their approach to balancing relationships with individual councilmembers. Boarini gave a blanket response about the importance of teambuilding — to Biss’ dismay.  “You left out one part, which is that you’re in a romantic relationship...

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Downtown Evanston handed out around 600 free s’mores kits — baggies with a marshmallow, roasting stick, graham crackers and a piece of chocolate — to residents Saturday evening at its second annual S’mores on the Square event.  The Evanston Department of Parks and Recreation co-hosted the event and brought portable fire pits to Fountain Square...

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A playful remark sparked the name for a used book offshoot of Evanston’s beloved bookstore. “You already have Bookends & Beginnings. Why don’t you call it Middles?” store owner Nina Barrett’s (Medill ’87) son asked her. The store recently announced that Middles Used Books, which started as a pop-up, will be a permanent addition, cementing...

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No. 39 Northwestern split its opening pair of Big Ten matches, losing decisively to No. 17 Wisconsin before grinding out a 4-3 victory over No. 60 Minnesota. On Friday, the Wildcats (8-6, 1-1 Big Ten) traveled to face Wisconsin (10-1, 3-0 Big Ten) for the first time since the Big Ten controversially overturned the Badgers’...

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Following a narrowly-missed comeback to UCLA at Welsh-Ryan Arena, a battered Northwestern squad traveled to face No. 13 Maryland in its final game of the regular season Saturday.  Staring down a Terrapin (24-7, 14-6 Big Ten) team that boasts the most lethal scoring differential in the conference, the Wildcats (16-15, 7-13 Big Ten) held their...

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Police arrested a 24-year-old Evanston man, whom they found in possession of a loaded handgun, near the Evanston Public Library’s Main Branch on Thursday morning.  Desrick Yorke was also wanted in connection to a prior incident, and the Evanston Police Department immediately took him into custody, according to a news release. Police found a Smith...

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In Today’s Crossword: 8-Across, 5 letters: “Thank you. Thank you very much.” singer

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Four-time presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein warned students against a corrupt two-party system at Northwestern Political Union’s annual winter speaker event Thursday. The politician and activist spoke to more than 200 students at Lutkin Hall about U.S. politics and solutions for current world crises. Stein has run for president in every election since 2012 as...

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The McCormick Foundation Center Forum seats were filled with over 50 Northwestern students, faculty and staff members for a panel titled “The University Under Threat” on Thursday night. “It was important to have this event because I feel that there has been so much silence for students and staff and faculty from the administration around...

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Sixty-five Northwestern students met at Foster-Walker Complex and walked the half mile to 2020 Ridge Ave., where Procurement and Payment Services and Facilities Management are located, to deliver a petition with more than 550 signatures Wednesday, according to Weinberg senior Julián Fefer.  The petition was organized by Students Organizing for Labor Rights in support of...

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When Tim Nollan was hired as Northwestern’s head coach in February 2024, he had just nine players on his roster. The Wildcats had been without a head coach for two months, and during that transitional period, three top performers transferred out of the program. To make matters worse, the team hadn’t scheduled any matches. “When...

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Nestled along a nondescript central Evanston alleyway, Mike Moyer’s garage-turned-workshop has churned out, by his rough estimate, 400 used bicycles.  He gives them all away. Moyer has accepted bicycles in various conditions for repairs for less than two years. Using spare parts and plenty of compassion, he said, he fixes them up and donates many...

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Of all nine City Council races, the 2nd Ward race is one of only two races with three hopefuls: incumbent Ald. Krissie Harris, three-time candidate Darlene Cannon and new council contender Jacqueline Mendoza. In interviews with The Daily, all three candidates discussed hot-button issues for the 2nd Ward, offering their perspectives on topics ranging from...

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Evanston’s Reparations Committee has delivered more than $5 million in reparation payments to 212 recipients, but committee members discussed Thursday the detriment of low cannabis sales on their ongoing efforts. Before hearing remarks and taking questions from residents, committee member Robin Rue Simmons said cannabis sales tax revenue from 2019 was “far less” than expected,...

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Among Association of American University member institutions, Northwestern ranks ninth in average faculty salary, yet salary raises have recently lagged behind U.S. inflation rates, according to data collected by the nonprofit American Association of University Professors. The Daily took a closer look at the trends of faculty salaries over the years at NU and other...

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