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In 1983, on the corner of Green Bay Road and Emerson Street, social workers Cheryl Judice and her then-fiancee Hecky Powell opened Hecky’s Barbecue, a New Orleans-style barbecue restaurant.  “With a name like Hecky, it had to be put to good use,” said Judice, who is currently an adjunct lecturer at the School of Education...

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Think you know Northwestern’s campus? Take your best shot, and try to name this week’s location.

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Welcome to Recaptured — a weekly roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments. This week’s Recaptured includes Northwestern’s national championship winning women’s lacrosse team, a team-up between “vintage actors” and NU theatre undergraduates and this year’s freshman musical. Email: photo@dailynorthwestern.com  Related Stories: — Recaptured: Concerts, concerts and more concerts  — Recaptured:...

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Este artículo ha sido traducido por Marisa Guerra Echeverria. Aquí está el artículo original en inglés. El Concejo Municipal votó a favor de retrasar la finalización de las reglas para asignar al alcalde interino en su junta el martes por la tarde.  La discusión sobre el cambio de reglas se da luego de la victoria...

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At Northwestern’s annual VentureCat competition for student businesses, McCormick senior Trevor Abbott and McCormick sophomore Quinn McGinley took home $100,000 for their startup HaptE, a computer vision system designed to improve the efficiency of warehouse operations. Finalists presented their pitches in a showcase before winners were announced.   Email: carternishi2029@u.northwestern.edu  Related Stories: — Gallery: Ahana...

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After waiting nearly two hours for A$AP Rocky to start the premiere tour show for his latest album “Don’t Be Dumb” — without an opener — even his biggest fans were grumbling. However, complaints quickly turned into cheers as an opening snippet of “Grim Freestyle” blasted through the speakers, and Rocky proved his finesse as...

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Este artículo ha sido traducido por Micaela Rivera Porras. Aquí está el artículo original en inglés. El futuro de la celebración anual del Cuatro de Julio de Evanston está bajo cuestionamiento mientras los precios aumentan y el financiamiento disminuye. La Evanston Fourth of July Association (Asociación del Cuatro de Julio de Evanston) ha organizado las...

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The future of Evanston’s annual Fourth of July celebration hangs in the balance as prices increase and funds dwindle.  The Evanston Fourth of July Association has been putting on celebrations for the holiday since 1922. While the festivities will go forward as planned this year, a decrease in funding has raised questions around how the...

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I’ve always looked back at my kindergarten self with a degree of reverence. I would come home every day with stacks of written stories and coloring pages. Vibrantly creative and viciously feisty, I was a natural disaster in a 3-foot-tall body. A pink-clad force to be reckoned with. The world felt like a completely different...

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Recovery from injury takes a huge mental toll on athletes. They often contemplate whether the setback may be temporary or career-altering. The initial moment of an injury is one of great shock. Athletes writhe in pain, unable to feel anything beyond the point of contact. Arenas fall silent with slow intakes of breath from spectators...

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Every Saturday night during Winter Quarter, Bienen senior Oliver Koenig left his music practice room to work at NaKorn Thai. Among friendly staff and patrons, Koenig said he would perform a three hour set of ambient jazz music.  Whether at Target, Whole Foods Market or Colectivo Coffee, many students in Evanston find local jobs fulfilling...

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With June around the corner, here are 10 Pride Month events to check out in the Chicago area. From the famous Chicago Pride Parade to an ocean-themed drag show at the Shedd Aquarium or a Pride Month book sale at Gerber/Hart LGBTQ+ Library & Archives, there is something for everyone to explore and celebrate Pride...

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Local nonprofit Jens Jensen Gardens in Evanston has maintained and improved the Harley Clarke Mansion grounds since the organization was created in 2019. The mansion is scheduled to fully reopen in 2027, and JJGE will continue to support the surrounding nature. Its annual celebration of Jens Jensen will take place Saturday, June 20. Email: l.barrett@dailynorthwestern.com  ...

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The Land Use Commission delayed a vote on a development proposal involving senior living facility Three Crowns Park at its Wednesday meeting.  The facility is seeking approval to convert Pioneer Place, a building on its campus, into 23 independent living units, add parking and modify site conditions. According to company representatives, the purpose of the...

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Four days after winning a national championship in her final game at Northwestern, senior attacker Madison Taylor earned another piece of hardware to close out her collegiate career. Taylor was honored with the 2026 Tewaaraton Award — given to the most outstanding player in college lacrosse — at Thursday night’s Tewaaraton Award Ceremony at the...

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Junior Greyson Casey and sophomore Carter Pate will be one of four doubles teams competing for a 2026 US Open wild card entry at the USTA American Collegiate Player Wildcard Playoffs in June, Northwestern Athletics announced Wednesday.  Casey and Pate will travel to the USTA National Campus’ Collegiate Center in Orlando, Florida, for the tournament...

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What’s in Their Bag is a recurring feature where The Daily’s Photo Desk takes a visual deep dive into the life of a person by unpacking their bag with them. We are discovering what ’Cats collect and carry with them. This week, we are spotlighting McCormick first-year Diego Claure, a student whose bag reflects fitness,...

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In mid-2021, an affinity group for students identifying as Black, Indigenous and people of color within Northwestern’s Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling was instructed to stop holding meetings. According to former students, the group provided a space for BIPOC students to talk about their experiences in genetic counseling, especially in clinical settings. A September 2021...

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Community members discussed their experiences with the Church Street Waste Transfer Station with councilmembers at the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center on Wednesday.  For decades, residents in the historically Black communities of the 2nd and 5th Wards have protested the sounds and smells the Waste Transfer Station emits, which have contributed to racial health disparities. Over the...

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Mondays are Evanston-based author Daniel Kraus’ favorite day of the week. To the Pulitzer Prize winner, the day marks the start of a “new writing week.”  “Writing is my absolute favorite thing to do. “If other people didn’t stop me, I would do it at night. I would do it on holidays,” Kraus said. “I...

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