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Butter yellow dominated last summer’s color palette, as seen in Timothée Chalamet’s Givenchy Oscars look and Sabrina Carpenter’s Governors Ball mini dress. But the butter is quickly melting.  Northwestern students predicted a summer palette of bold tones, but light blue shone through as the next color of summer. “Imagine summer, and you see the ocean...

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Evan Hirschensohn loved being a Wildcat. The political science and international studies major was a Peer Adviser for Wildcat Welcome and a member of the a cappella group Extreme Measures.  Hirschensohn, 21, died on April 22 after a nearly two-year battle with cancer.  “Evan genuinely brought light to everyone he met,” Weinberg junior Emani Larkin,...

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Summer is just around the corner and students are swapping their jeans for dresses and shorts. One accessory in particular has also been on display: flip-flops. While some find embarrassment in the toe exposure of the footwear, Weinberg junior Emma Bergreen said rocking flip-flops is about the wearer’s convenience and confidence. “I just care less...

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What seemed to be never-ending gloomy weather has finally vanished. You know exactly what that means … It’s summertime! The warmest season of the year not only brings much sunshine, but many more opportunities to be out and about with friends and family. Whether it be in Colorado’s Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre or attending...

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Medill adjunct lecturer Anya Cheng (Medill ’08) is combining fashion and artificial intelligence to help a stylistically challenged demographic: busy men. Taelor is an online clothing rental subscription service that connects men with professional stylists. Stylists then send customers a monthly shipment of clothes based on their personal and professional needs.  Cheng, who is Taelor’s...

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It’s hard to imagine a world without fashion. In times of difficulty and disarray, much like we’re currently seeing, fashion serves as a means of expression and protest when words might not encapsulate what one wants to say. It encourages us to look at things from new perspectives that we otherwise may not have considered....

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The Oh Yeahs brought their unique musical sound to Evanston’s Studio5, emphasizing messages of empowerment and home. Email: a.ingvoldstad@dailynorthwestern.com  Twitter: @alexingvold   Related Stories:  — Khalid delivers nostalgic, atmospheric performance at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island — Mayfest’s 54th annual Dillo Day goes full throttle with live music, student spirit — Charlie Puth’s ‘Whatever’s...

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Este artículo ha sido traducido por Alexander Hernandez Gonzalez y Marisa Guerra Echeverria. Aquí está el artículo original en inglés. Desde su inauguración en 2022, Sueños Music Festival ha atraído a latinos de todo el mundo para celebrar el arte creado tanto dentro como fuera de Chicago. En su quinta edición, presentes y artistas se...

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Since its debut in 2022, Sueños Music Festival has gathered Latinos across the globe to celebrate artistry fostered in and out of Chicago. For its fifth fete, attendees and performers gathered to honor culture, community and collaboration. Known as “El Festival Latino,” Sueños takes place annually in Grant Park over Memorial Day weekend. Live performances...

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The Daily Northwestern · Communal Shower Thoughts: Summer obligations   I’ve always been more than a little boy crazy, but there’s something about the summer that makes me an especially hopeless romantic.  With my summer beginning in less than 10 days, I have switched my Hinge location back to New York, and I’m ready to...

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Northwestern’s Ahana Dance Project performed its annual spring show on May 22. This year’s spring production, “Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahaani,” featured a mix of contemporary, hip-hop and South Asian fusion choreography. The audience filled the Technological Institute Auditorium to support dancers, listen to heartfelt senior send-off speeches and celebrate the organization’s work over...

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Star Wars is officially back on the big screen. Returning after a nearly seven-year absence, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” is the franchise’s first film since 2019. The plot follows the Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu, better known as Baby Yoda, on a bounty hunting adventure. Seeing characters from previous installments return to the...

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Evanston resident Otto Ade remembers visiting The Spot, a pizza restaurant on Foster Street in the 1980s, for his sixth birthday. As a kid, he was wowed by the balloon animal artist, magician and game machines inside the restaurant.  “That’s where I fell in love with hospitality and dining and entertaining,” he said. “The old...

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In Today’s Crossword, 5-Down, 6 Letters: Airline based in Delhi

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As the Northwestern community looks toward Ryan Field’s reopening on Oct. 2, the North Shore community will be watching for a later date: Oct. 16. On that day, Evanston Township High School and New Trier High School will face off at the stadium in the latest battle of their storied rivalry, the University and Ryan...

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There’s something about the sudden drop of your stomach that elicits a thrill — a spike of adrenaline and dopamine that fills part of the brain with pleasure and euphoria. But is the two hour wait underneath a vaguely superhero-themed canopy filled with screaming, squirming children, teenage couples displaying too much physical affection for their...

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The best thing I’ve ever done is surround myself with people who love to dance.  My freshman year friends have never said “no” to a karaoke song. They always dutifully sway along to my off-key rendition of The Cranberries’ “Linger” and will twirl and skip and frolic at the drop of a hat. I will...

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Evanston’s downtown retail vacancy rate hovers at around 6%, according to the city. The trend has prompted city officials and local business leaders to look for ways to support businesses and cut down on the number of existing empty storefronts. Two main programs are under consideration: a possible tax on vacant storefronts and the Retail...

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When senior attacker Lucy Munro tumbled into the turf just minutes into the first quarter of the national title game against North Carolina, Martin Stadium went quiet.  Sent in to replace her was freshman attacker Gabriella McCollester, who had accumulated six career goals across 15 games. Sporting jersey No. 9, McCollester stepped up to play...

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In a series of messages on Tuesday evening, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner announced the appointments of two new principals to lead Lincoln Elementary School and Chute Middle School. David Davis will serve as the next principal of Lincoln Elementary. Since 2019, Davis has served as principal of Kingsley Elementary School, which is...

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