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Mayfest Productions hosted the 54th annual Dillo Day on Saturday, providing students a speedway into music, festivities, fun and more.  Students dressed in their best NASCAR-inspired attire in alignment with the festival’s “Dillo Speedway” theme, which was announced in February. With the warm spring weather, many sporty dresses, leather shorts and traffic cones crowded the...

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While Chicago’s Blue Line is among the nation’s most expansive metro systems, its “modern” approach to urban transit proves to be a detriment to the system’s integration into the city. Email:  g.koutrouvelis@dailynorthwestern.com   Related Stories: — Who Asked You: Blue Line shade, D.C. Metro wars and weird sightings on the “L” — Through the Blue...

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Some businesses on Noyes Street are counting on the success of Ryan Field as the stadium prepares to enter a new chapter. Martin Stadium, Northwestern football’s temporary home for the last two seasons, has a capacity of 12,000 fans, 35,000 fewer than the original Ryan Field and 23,000 fewer than the new stadium. Because of...

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Content warning: This review contains mentions of sexual assault and domestic violence. “Off Campus” has the unfortunate pleasure of entering an increasingly saturated market of TV shows about love on the ice.  The show faces the inevitable comparison to recent hit hockey romance “Heated Rivalry.” Obviously, Prime Video’s attempt at the genre does not live...

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All-female dance group Deeva packed the Technological Institute’s Ryan Family Auditorium Friday night for a “Gossip Girl”-inspired performance. The group performed 18 dances, ranging from full-company and half-company ensembles. The showcase also featured a guest performance from Northwestern Bhangra, a dance group that performs traditional Punjabi dance.  Email: b.dishmon@dailynorthwestern.com  Related Stories: — Dale Duro celebrates...

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In Today’s Crossword, 3-Down, 5 Letters: Ballet dresses

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Northwestern ended its season over the weekend in an at-home series against Rutgers, dropping its final series of the year with one win and two losses. The Wildcats (21-30-1, 8-22 Big Ten) lost the series opener Thursday 8-5 before beating the Scarlet Knights (26-28, 13-17 Big Ten) 7-6 on Friday. Rutgers clinched the series with...

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Classicist and author Mary Beard spoke about the everyday life of the past at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Sunday. Moderated by classics Prof. Marianne Hopman, the talk was part of the Chicago Humanities Festival programming hosted at NU.  Beard said she was five years old when she visited the British Museum and saw a 4,000-year-old...

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Northwestern has a near-complete roster following the addition of former Columbia and Richmond forward Ryan Soulis, who announced his commitment Friday on Instagram. Soulis has two years of eligibility remaining and is the Wildcats’ seventh addition from the transfer portal. At Columbia last season, 6-foot-10 Soulis averaged 5.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1...

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As the opening day of the new Ryan Field approaches, more details have been announced about what fans can expect, including the “Wildcat Wall.” The Wall will place students directly over the end zone, with the 2,000-seat supporters’ section towering over the turf at a 33-degree angle. A first for college football, the Wall is...

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Evanston officials are set to launch a pop-up and pilot incubator program in October, aiming to address downtown storefront vacancies. The program will offer selected applicants affordable short-term retail space, business mentorship and financial planning support.     Student entrepreneurs and small businesses can apply early for subsidized storefront leases by completing a survey by May...

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Northwestern finished the first of its postseason meets in 17th place at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Sunday. The meet was hosted at the University of Nebraska’s Outdoor Track & Field Complex.  The Wildcats opened their weekend slate of events Friday with redshirt junior Skye Ellis running in the 1,500-meter preliminaries...

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Girl Scouts from Evanston-based Troop 47273 hosted a Summer Games Kick-Off Party Friday for athletes participating in the city’s Special Olympics programming.  Eight Girl Scouts hosted the event as part of their Bronze Award project. The award is one of the highest attainable awards for Junior Girl Scouts, earned by identifying an opportunity and planning...

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It’s been a long day without Charlie Puth, but he really told us all about his new projects at his Chicago show Friday. The four-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter jazzed up the packed Rosemont Theatre — the first sold-out show on his tour, according to Puth — as part of his “Whatever’s Clever!” world tour. ...

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Rapper Cochise will be the new penultimate performer on FMO Stage, according to a joint Instagram post from For Members Only and Mayfest Productions Friday afternoon. The announcement came shortly after the organizations released a statement that morning saying rapper Trim would no longer be able to attend Dillo Day due to “medical reasons.” Cochise...

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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 a Mother’s Day Paint Out, multiple campus dance performances and NU club festivals and fairs.  Email: photo@dailynorthwestern.com  Related Stories: — Recaptured: President Bienen, Dale Duro and a “Dillo Day Disaster”  — Recaptured: Banging performances,...

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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. With junior midfielder Noel Cumberland’s free-position goal in sudden-death double overtime, Northwestern knocked off Colorado 13-12...

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This year has ushered in a phenomenon of nostalgia for 2016, from music to aesthetics. In fact, Saturday’s daytime Dillo Day headliner, Daya, released her most popular songs, “Sit Still, Look Pretty” and “Don’t Let Me Down” that year. But how exactly has the festival evolved since then?  The Daily compared the performers from Dillo...

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Members of Northwestern University Graduate Workers delivered a petition to University administration Thursday, demanding a public acknowledgement and apology for its treatment of late Feinberg Prof. Jane Wu, who died by suicide in 2024. The delivery followed a teach-in on the history and treatment of Chinese scholars in U.S. academia led by Paola Zamperini,  professor...

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Hundreds of residents, with craft beverages in hand, filled businesses on Dempster Street, Chicago Avenue and Main Street as local painters, photographers and musicians showcased their talents during the Arts and Craft Beverage Crawl Thursday.  The event was organized by business district Main-Dempster Mile and Evanston Made, a local nonprofit arts organization. More than 40...

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