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The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs hosted its annual winter symposium Thursday and Friday with the Center for Communication and Public Policy, where experts shared insights on the spread of disinformation in the digital age. This year’s symposium, “Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World,” consisted of five panel discussions and covered topics like social media...

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The Daily Northwestern · The Weekly: Republican IL-09 primary candidates, Northwestern football’s 2026 transfer class, Chili’s among Evanston business closure trend Who are the four Republican candidates hoping to represent Illinois’ heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District? What moves did Northwestern football make in the 2026 transfer portal? How are students and Evanstonians faring with the...

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With his smooth, deep tones and lively jazz ensemble, Paul Marinaro brought a warm atmosphere to a chilly Evanston in subzero weather. The Chicago-based jazz singer released his new album “Mood Ellington” in November and performed at Evanston’s Studio5 Performing Arts Center on Saturday and Sunday.  In his new album, Marinaro covers songs composed by...

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This review contains spoilers.  Imagine a world with only conventionally attractive people. Women are youthful and thin, men have Hawaiian-roll abs, jawlines capable of shredding cabbage and perfectly aligned teeth.  Released Jan. 21, “The Beauty” is a mad, comedic body-horror parody satirizing the extremes of Instagram perfection, weight-loss fads and modern cosmetic obsession.  The show’s...

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After nearly two years of tumultuous debate and substantive rewrites, City Council appears poised to adopt the Envision Evanston 2045 Comprehensive Plan Monday night.  Envision Evanston 2045, initially introduced by Mayor Daniel Biss in February 2024, is a 20-year blueprint for economic development, housing, transportation and environmental improvements in Evanston. In February 2024, the City...

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The fourth episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” released Friday, marking the possible return of the show’s “Golden Age.” The “Drag Race Golden Age” is widely known in the show’s fandom to encompass seasons four through six, a time on the show where fights between contestants ran rampant. Episode four of Season 18 recalled the golden...

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Just months after graduation, Claire Kwon (Communication ’22) booked her first Broadway show. Following a hasty audition process, she appeared as an offstage swing, covering multiple ensemble parts in a musical adaptation of the 2000 comedy film “Almost Famous” that very fall. It was a Saturday evening, and Kwon was out to dinner when her...

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The people said that 2016 is back, and Louis Tomlinson gave them what they wanted with an album that echoes his 2010s boy band origins while maturing his solo portfolio.  Released on Friday, “How Did I Get Here?” is the third solo project by the English singer-songwriter, who rose to fame as a member of...

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With bone-chilling wind cutting across Sheridan Road, the journey to class for Northwestern students during the winter becomes an odyssey. At any moment, snow, slush or ice could blanket the sidewalks and a sunny afternoon can become frigid by evening. Throughout the winter, dress choices are less about personal preference and more a strategic reflection...

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This review contains spoilers. Birdwatching, or birding, is a hobby that doesn’t end. It’s not like tennis, with matches and sets, or woodworking, where you can look back on a finished project with pride. Instead, it is all about the experience of waiting and watching and the conversations had in the meantime. This is what...

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Northwestern picked up its fourth win in a row Sunday and remains undefeated this season as it defeated UIC 7-0. In doubles, the Wildcats (4-0, 0-0 Big Ten) dominated. The No. 2 pairing of sophomore Maia Loureiro and freshman Marelie Raath decisively won their match 6-1. The No. 1 duo of sophomore Erica Jessel and...

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It was ugly from start to finish. Northwestern was simply no match for No. 3 UCLA, which pummeled the Wildcats (8-12, 2-7 Big Ten) 80-46 in a game NU never led.   “I was excited about this game,” coach Joe McKeown said. “I thought we could be able to play in the half-court with them. We...

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Northwestern secured two decisive victories at the Combe Tennis Center on Saturday, claiming wins over IU-Indianapolis and Cleveland State. In their first match of the day, the Wildcats (3-2, 0-0 Big Ten) swiftly defeated IU-Indianapolis. While it came down to the wire, NU managed to claim the doubles point before dismantling the Jaguars in singles. ...

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As temperatures dipped to minus-7 degrees on a freezing Friday evening in Evanston, many Northwestern wrestling fans could have been forgiven for staying inside and skipping a dual meet against No. 17 Rutgers. But like every other home match in their son’s young career, No. 30 redshirt freshman 174-pounder Eddie Enright’s parents were among the...

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These schools would’ve never played each other at this time of year before.  But as the Wildcats (9-11, 1-8 Big Ten) fell 71-64 to UCLA in their first-ever meeting at the iconic Pauley Pavilion on Saturday, the teams began a soon-to-be-familiar tradition as conference realignment has brought NU and the Bruins (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten)...

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After two failed votes in the fall, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education unanimously voted to close Kingsley Elementary School after the 2025-26 school year alongside Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies at a Thursday special meeting. Per Illinois School Code, the school closure process requires the board to hold three public...

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The Gender and Sexuality Studies Program wishes to make clear to our community that as scholars of gender and sexuality, our academic unit does not concur with or condone the definition of sex nor gender put forth by the Executive Order, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”...

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Today I was called a bad writer. Actually, someone told me they were confused why I had a column at all because I wasn’t very good. I smiled at first, and he retorted that I really shouldn’t do that — my niceness and complacency were not indicators of kindness but of dishonesty. This is someone...

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The summer before I arrived in Evanston, I never considered this question. I had always thought friendship was the same everywhere. The qualities that made a friend were universal: thoughtful, loyal and always wanting the best for the other. Some people at Northwestern do view it that way, but I’ve met just as many people...

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