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Northwestern women’s basketball, after trailing for most of the game, stormed back and beat Utah 71-69 to pick up its first win of the season Thursday.  Senior guard Melannie Daley poured in 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting to lead the Wildcats (1-2, 0-0 Big Ten) past the Utes (2-1, 0-0 Big 12). Senior forward Caileigh...

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University President Michael Schill addressed the Faculty Senate at its Wednesday meeting on the potential implications of a shifting political landscape ahead of a transition of presidential power this January.  In an hourlong appearance before the senate, Schill also addressed budgetary concerns, worries from faculty about international students in the wake of the 2024 election,...

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The Associated Student Government’s Wednesday’s meeting included the passing of two pieces of legislation and a proposal to extend dining hours, as well as a resolution to advocate for improved heating conditions in a residential college basement. Weinberg junior Ty’Shea Woods also announced her resignation as ASG co-president at the start of the meeting. While...

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The economy was the top issue for voters in the 2024 presidential election, according to data from the Pew Research Center. In a New York Times survey investigating which candidate voters trusted most to handle the economy, President-elect Donald Trump consistently led Vice President Kamala Harris leading up to the election. In his campaign, the...

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In today’s mini crossword: 9-Across, Duane ___, pharmacy featured in a recent SNL sketch

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Bookends & Beginnings hosted history teacher and author Michael Soffer Wednesday evening to speak about his new book, “Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil,” which recounts the discovery of a former Nazi guard working as a high school janitor in the 1980s Chicago suburbs. Rachelle Gold, president of the Chicago Jewish Historical Society,...

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Evanston resident Martin Mancera was looking for a job in 1999. Through someone he knew at the Robert Crown Community Center, he found one as a bilingual park assistant at Clyde-Brummel Park in south Evanston. There, the city ran its Summer Food Program, providing free meals to youth in the area. “At the time and...

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Following the reelection of Donald Trump last Tuesday, I, like many other Americans, faced some emotional reckoning. A lot of questions I did not expect to grapple with hit me full-force as I scrolled through The New York Times while in my 10 a.m. class on Nov. 6. I began to wonder about the response...

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In this episode, The Daily delves into the Northwestern Prison Education Program. The Daily explores the program’s evolution and impact as well as the role of education in promoting restorative justice for incarcerated people.  BRODERICK HOLLINS: This program is — it changed our lives. It gave us brothers and sisters. TERESA AYALA LEON: That was...

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In this week’s edition of Everything Evanston, The Daily explores the evolving fast-food scene in downtown Evanston, including Taco Bell’s return and concerns about health impacts. JACOB HARE: In a college town, it’s common to see students congregate late at night at a local fast-food joint after going out. But in downtown Evanston, there’s been...

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Climate Action Evanston hosted a virtual meeting with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, E-Town Sunrise, Fossil Free Northwestern and over 40 community members Tuesday to inaugurate the Healthy Buildings Coalition. The coalition will advocate for City Council to pass the Healthy Buildings Ordinance, which would require buildings over 20,000 square feet to meet three climate goals...

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The Cook County Circuit Court ruled Tuesday to invalidate Evanston’s pilot ranked choice voting referendum, dismissing the action to implement RCV in the Evanston 2025 Consolidated Elections with prejudice.  The court deemed the 2022 voter referendum to be “void” because it is not self-executing and stated that the Illinois Election Code prohibits ranked choice voting,...

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Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You can contact the photo editor by emailing photo@dailynorthwestern.com. Northwestern defeated UIC 83-74 Tuesday night. Junior forward Nick Martinelli scored 27 points and pushed the...

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When the Provost’s Generative AI Advisory Committee began meeting in February 2023, the focus revolved around creating strategies to limit students’ use of AI, said committee member and McCormick Prof. Kristian Hammond. However, since demand for AI literacy has grown, the committee quickly pivoted to focus on ways to become a leader in the AI...

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I was counting down the days until my 10 year reunion at Northwestern. Then, last Tuesday night, former president Donald Trump was reelected, and I realized I could not make the trip back to Evanston. As someone who was born and raised in Los Angeles, I have been politically active for as long as I...

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In the days after the election, I kept losing things. I would walk out of classes without my umbrella, unplug my phone and leave the charger, and wander in and out of my house missing socks, wearing too few or too many layers. Part of this was the natural upheaval of fall and the end...

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The Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education discussed its Year in Review report and new mental health care tools at its meeting Tuesday night. The board also discussed the district’s School Report Card, and tax levy memorandum — which includes a 6.2% increase and is planned to be adopted at the board’s...

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Following Ald. Melissa Wynne’s (3rd) announcement that she will not seek reelection in 2025 after 28 years on City Council, three candidates are running for her seat: environmentalist Gennifer Geer, shelter director Shawn Iles and businessperson John Kennedy. The consolidated general election will take place April 1, 2025. Wynne told The Daily she plans to...

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Comedian, writer and actor Ilana Glazer is well aware of the TikTok edits to the viral sound “In da clerb, we all fam.” “I’m just eating it up,” Glazer said. Glazer performed stand-up and answered student questions in a Tuesday evening Q&A in Norris University Center’s McCormick Auditorium as A&O Productions’ fall speaker. Around 300...

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Students created tobacco ties and a banner Monday as part of the Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration: Making Activity event that honors Native American Lives lost in the tragedy. The event was the second in a three-part series hosted by the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance to commemorate the healing efforts of the Cheyenne and...

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