The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education announced the district has reached an agreement with the District 65 Educators’ Council on a new contract for union members at its Monday meeting. District 65 teachers have worked without a collectively bargained contract since August and have since been working under a continuation of a previous...
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Evanston Public Library and Northwestern’s Middle East and North African Studies Program hosted Yale history and global affairs Prof. Alden Young Monday night to discuss the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The talk, “Sudan’s Delayed Transition: How did we get here?”, is a part of the 10th season of the EPL and MENA...
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In today’s mini crossword: 2-Down, “Hunger Games” setting
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In 24 of her 25 seasons as Northwestern’s women’s tennis head coach, Claire Pollard has led her program to the NCAA Tournament. The fall season, the first component of year 26, is now complete. Last season, the Wildcats reached the NCAA Tournament and fell in a 4-3 first-round nailbiter to Arizona State. The 2024-25 season...
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Linguistics and computer science Prof. Rob Voigt presented his research on racial disparities in news coverage of gun violence Monday afternoon at Chambers Hall. The event, attended by about 50 people, was a part of the Fay Lomax Cook Fall 2024 Colloquium Series, which features researchers from IPR sharing their latest policy-relevant research. Voigt said...
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More than five months after a $1.75 million funding proposal to address homelessness in Evanston failed to gain City Council approval, the city is looking to install security cameras and lighting around the Howard Street homeless encampment and has dispatched the Crisis Alternative Response Evanston team to the area. The earlier proposal, drafted by Ald....
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If you stop by one of Evanston’s senior living facilities at the right time, you might catch a musical performance from a group of Northwestern students brightening up its auditorium. Crescendo for a Cause performs at local senior living facilities with the goal of spreading joy, Weinberg senior and co-President Nicole Ceriani said. The club...
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Northwestern and the Ryan Family unveiled the first public look at the $850 million new Ryan Field Project in a Monday news release. The 35,000 capacity venue — marketed as a “year-round community asset” is scheduled to open during the 2026 football season. “This stadium is not just a world class football stadium; it’s for...
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