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In Vertigo Productions’ latest show, “The Seagullman,” an oil-addicted, anthropomorphic seagull complicates two Coast Guard volunteers’ mission to save the world. The show premiered Friday at Shanley Pavilion with around two dozen audience members. Inspired by a photo of a pelican sitting atop a rusty oil well in Texas waters, Communication senior and playwright Leo...

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International bakery chain Paris Baguette is set to open next spring in downtown Evanston at 804 Davis St. Restaurant Clarke’s Off Campus occupied the space until winter 2023. Based in South Korea, Paris Baguette sells French- and Korean-inspired pastries, cakes and drinks. Menu items include blueberry yogurt cakes, ham and cheese pastries and kkwabaegi, a...

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Northwestern women’s basketball lost Sunday to mid-major Patriot League foe Lehigh in what can most certainly be classified as a game a Big Ten team should typically win. The Mountain Hawks (2-1, 0-0 Patriot League) capitalized on torrential three-point shooting as they took down the Wildcats (0-2, 0-0 Big Ten) 85-68. On Friday, Lehigh lost...

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Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will allow seventh and eighth grade students at the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies to finish classes there for the 2024-25 school year under a modified staffing plan, the district announced in a Friday email to parents. The decision supersedes District 65’s initial plan to transfer Bessie Rhodes’ seventh...

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Students and parents expressed frustration and disappointment when they awoke Saturday during Northwestern’s Family Weekend to pro-Trump and pro-MAGA messages painted on The Rock overnight.  “For the second time this week, it was kind of like waking up to a nightmare,” Weinberg freshman Jacob Benitez said.  Benitez said he saw a small tent erected by...

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About 60 students gathered at an election watch party hosted by Northwestern’s chapters of College Democrats, Political Union and BridgeUSA at the Technological Institute on Tuesday evening. Weinberg junior Clark Mahoney, co-president of NU College Democrats, said the audience’s optimism “slowly deteriorated” as the night went on. Some attendees left early.  In the same building,...

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A Northwestern Intercampus Shuttle was struck by a bullet Friday evening on its way to downtown Chicago. The bus was just a few blocks away from the Sheridan and Loyola stop when gunfire reportedly shattered the driver’s side of the window shortly after 6 p.m. No one was physically injured.  Police and emergency vehicles soon...

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When students return to their dorms, they aren’t just looking for a place to spend the night. On-campus housing provides lounges as well as other communal spaces for students to study, converse, relax and unwind. Each dorm at Northwestern provides different amenities for students to enjoy. Email: gabrielbernick2027@u.northwestern.edu X: @gabrielbernick Related Stories: — Gallery: NU...

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — After capturing the Big Ten regular-season title and completing its first undefeated regular season in program history, No. 1 Northwestern opened its postseason with a 2-0 victory over Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals Friday. With the win, graduate student goalkeeper Annabel Skubisz earned her 12th shutout this season, giving...

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The Associated Student Government Analytics Committee received two years of funding to continue the Chicago Express Pilot program, a shuttle that takes students from Northwestern to various locations in Chicago on Saturdays. The program initially received one year of funding in 2023, according to Jacob Atkins (Weinberg ’24), a former member of ASG Analytics who...

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As Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school board’s budget troubles worsen, parents expressed concern over plans to continue with the Foster School construction, while community members urged the board to stick to its promise to return a school to the 5th Ward. In its September meeting, the board passed the 2025 fiscal year budget with a...

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Activist and author Jose Antonio Vargas explored his journey as an undocumented immigrant from the Philippines and how he’s used his identity to advocate for immigration rights throughout America in a talk Thursday night at Swift Hall.  Vargas was invited by Northwestern’s Kaibigan, Asian Pacific American Coalition, Rainbow Alliance, and the Undergraduate Radio, Television and...

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Dittmar Memorial Gallery’s newest exhibit, “Fabric of the Earth,” invites visitors to reflect on climate change by exploring fiber-based works. The exhibit features pieces from four different artists and will be on display from Nov. 7 to Dec. 3. The exhibit was curated by Communication junior Maggie Munday Odom, who is also the gallery’s student...

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Using machine learning to identify cancer risk from images is just one of the many projects the Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine is working on, in collaboration with faculty and students from the McCormick School of Engineering and the Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology.  The institute, formerly known as the Institute for...

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A&O Productions announced Tuesday it will host actor, writer and comedian Ilana Glazer as its fall speaker. Glazer is most known for their roles in “Rough Night” and for co-creating and starring in the Comedy Central series “Broad City” with Abbi Jacobson. She was also awarded a Tony Award for Best Musical for serving as...

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Northwestern women’s basketball opened its regular season with an 81-77 loss to Illinois State Wednesday. The game ended the Wildcats’ (0-1, 0-0 Big Ten) five-game winning streak against the Redbirds (1-0, 0-0 MVC) in Welsh-Ryan Arena. Graduate student guard Kyla Jones led the ’Cats with a dominant 28-point performance in her NU debut, shooting 9-for-12...

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Evanston residents Diane and Helder dos Santos began playing pickleball during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two quickly became infatuated with the sport, but they were frustrated by the lack of outdoor pickleball courts in Evanston. Diane and Helder are part of a larger movement advocating for the city to build dedicated pickleball courts for its...

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The Evanston Reparations Committee announced Thursday that almost $5.2 million has been given to reparations recipients as part of the Restorative Housing Program at a meeting at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. Since 2019, the fund for local reparations has grown to $20 million, with over $5 million going directly to eligible residents through $25,000 individual...

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