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Communication Prof. Nick Diakopoulos grew up in a family of journalists. His father spent years working at The Providence Journal in Rhode Island, and his older brother also shared industry experience. It seemed natural for him to follow in their footsteps, he said. “I was kind of primed to be interested in journalism,” Diakopoulos said....

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Imam Adeyinka Mendes, a social organizer, educator and author, spoke at the encampment on Deering Meadow Thursday evening. Mendes is the Muslim-cultural Students Association’s spring speaker, and was originally slated to speak at 555 Clark St. McSA announced it was moving the location of the event to Deering Meadow Thursday afternoon after student protesters set...

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Art influencer and SESP junior Juliet Rofé can thank the gummy bear chandelier from popular children’s show iCarly for her social media fame. With nearly 700,000 subscribers on YouTube and almost 50,000 subscribers on TikTok, Rofé found her passion for art influencing by showcasing family friend Kevin Champeny’s mosaic art. Six years ago, Rofé’s father...

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Hosting the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2012, No. 7-seed Northwestern took on No. 10-seed Wisconsin at Vandy Christie Tennis Center Thursday. The Wildcats (10-17, 3-6 Big Ten) faced their northern foe nearly three weeks after defeating the Badgers (1-22, 0-9 Big Ten) 5-2. Thursday afternoon’s match concluded in similar fashion, as...

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Ten wins, 40 losses. A 12-game losing streak to start the year and just one series win. Northwestern’s 2023 campaign may have been the worst in program history, as the Wildcats secured their lowest win percentage (20%) since 1943 (9%). The team’s 40 defeats marked the most losses in program history. To make matters worse,...

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Throughout Evanston resident JoAnn Cromer’s childhood, her mother, Idell Williams, routinely invited her girlfriends over to chit-chat and play card games.  The group eventually expanded, and Williams and her friends became the first members of the Foster Senior Club in 1957. Cromer followed her mother’s legacy, joining the club in 2011, and now serves as...

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In a 10-mile trek along the Appalachian Trail, McCormick sophomore and singer-songwriter Creed Bellamy found inspiration in the vivid landscape for an imagined scenario in “moss,” one of four tracks on her debut EP “way out there.” “The mountain that we were on was the highest point in the surrounding valley. You could see more...

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Rise and shine, campers — Mayfest Productions launched a line of merchandise on April 18 for the 52nd Dillo Day. Anyone can buy the camp-themed items, including a “Playful Armadillo” bikini, “Sunny Armadillo” hats and a “Camp MILF” (Man I Love Fishing) T-shirt, through an online store connected to Dillo Day’s website. Though Mayfest has...

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This review contains mentions of violence and spoilers. When the apocalypse comes, there will be signs, and they will apparently come in the form of Jesse Plemons wearing pink Party City glasses. On April 12, 2024, English director Alex Garland’s fourth feature-length film, “Civil War,” was released to wide screens across the country. Garland, known...

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Around 200 Evanston residents attended a panel for the YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s annual Unite Against Racism campaign Wednesday evening. A national initiative of YWCA USA, Unite Against Racism supports racial justice initiatives and raises awareness about the negative impact of institutional racism. YWCA Evanston/North Shore has previously held annual public demonstrations and discussion sessions, but...

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A group of about 50 student activists began setting up a tent encampment on Deering Meadow Thursday morning. According to a student organizer, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, the students intend to remain until Northwestern agrees to the demands laid out in the Northwestern People’s Resolution.  Throughout the morning, the protesters...

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Michigan forward Taylor Williams will don Northwestern’s purple and white ahead of the 2024-25 season as a graduate transfer, she announced on Instagram Thursday. As a graduate transfer in Ann Arbor, the 6-foot-2 forward averaged 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in 24 games for the Wolverines last season. She started six games, most...

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Northwestern Hillel released a statement Thursday on the ongoing encampment set up by pro-Palestinian student activists on Deering Meadow and a Wednesday evening vote by the Associated Student Government Senate to sign onto a People’s Resolution calling for NU divestment from Israeli institutions.  The statement said the protest reflects “a disturbing and quickly escalating trend...

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Northwestern has enacted an interim addendum to the University demonstration policy amid the start of the encampment at Deering Meadow, according to University president Michael Schill. “The goal of this addendum is to balance the right to peacefully demonstrate with our goal to protect our community, to avoid disruptions to instruction and to ensure University...

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Content warning: This article contains mention of war, sexual assault and death. Dear Editor, Reasonable people can certainly disagree about Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. But neither your readers nor The Daily Northwestern should be publishing as fact any information that contradicts known facts, as Ms. Wilson’s letter does. Let’s start with the myth...

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About 50 student activists began setting up tents on Deering Meadow Thursday morning in an effort to pressure Northwestern to divest from companies and cut ties with institutions connected to Israel. According to a student organizer, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, the students intend to remain on Deering Meadow until the University agrees...

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About two dozen student activists began setting up an encampment on Deering Meadow on Thursday morning to demand Northwestern divest from institutions connected to Israel and protect civil liberties for pro-Palestinian voices.  According to a student organizer, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, the students intend to remain on Deering Meadow until the...

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In this week’s crossword: 27 Across,13 Letters: Inquiry about avian religion.

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The Associated Student Government Senate passed a resolution Wednesday to add its signature to the Northwestern People’s Resolution, which calls for the University to protect the civil liberties of pro-Palestinian community members and divest from Israeli institutions. With the passage of the emergency legislation, the resolution — sponsored by NU’s chapters of Educators for Justice...

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Dear President Schill and Provost Hagerty, Northwestern’s University Mission declares its commitment to encourage debate; champion access, diversity and belonging; strengthen our community; and care about one another. NU Student Affairs pledges to uphold a commitment to social justice; confront practices that inhibit equity and justice; seek first to listen and understand; be curious and...

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