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Staying healthy in college is about far more than working out regularly at the gym or hitting your daily protein intake with a peanut butter shake from Shake Smart. One of the biggest misconceptions in health is that everyone else already knows what they’re doing. The truth is that every student, whether it’s their first...

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Fresh off a resounding resurgence in 2025, the ’Cats enter this season with clear momentum. After a dismal 2024 season that saw NU finish 5-23 overall, coach Tim Nollan’s squad bounced back last year, finishing 17-15 and rising three places on the Big Ten leaderboard with a 7-13 conference record. Though that performance still placed...

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Comedian and “Overcompensating” actress Mary Beth Barone delivers a witty performance in her first Netflix stand-up special, “Galaxy Brain.”  The special, recorded for Netflix with a live audience, features Barone exploring current politics, pop culture and her own wisdom to solve important problems the world is facing — in less than an hour.  Barone begins...

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A judge denied a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit against 32 universities across the country, including Northwestern, on Friday. Plaintiffs sued the schools last year, alleging they conspired to inflate tuition costs through the early decision admissions process.   Filed in a Massachusetts federal court, the class action complaint claims that the schools violate...

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With 23 interdisciplinary research institutes and centers, Northwestern has made a name for itself as a tier-one private research university. For many NU students, research opportunities played a role in their decision to attend the University. For others, research became an interest after they stepped foot on campus. It can be difficult to know where...

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Transportation around Evanston and Chicago can be overwhelming at first. But after reviewing this list of resources, you’ll be on track to becoming a trained expert!  Intercampus Shuttle Northwestern’s Intercampus Shuttle operates with stops between Ryan Field and the Montgomery Ward Memorial Building in downtown Chicago. To ride, all you need is your Wildcard. The...

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Northwestern has spent much of coach Michael Moynihan’s 15-year tenure in the postseason doorway.  Since a Cinderella run to the third round of the NCAA Tournament in 2022, the Wildcats have not quite managed to go quite as deep.  NU’s 2025 campaign wasn’t bad by any means. The ’Cats’ 4-2-5 conference record put them in...

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After three consecutive winning seasons, Northwestern men’s soccer is looking to progress once again in 2026 with strong returners and a talented incoming class.  The Wildcats posted an 8-6-3 record in 2025, losing just one non-conference game and nabbing a 2-0 upset victory over then-No. 17 Indiana. NU tied for seventh place in the 11-team...

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For me — someone who left home at 14 for boarding school — transitioning to college meant stepping onto an 18-hour flight in tears, knowing that the next time I would see my mom, dad, sister and, most importantly, dog, wouldn’t be until Christmas — all over again.  For the entirety of August and most...

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