Evanston/Skokie School District 65 granted permissive transfers to 100 current students originally assigned to the new Foster School, according to data shared with The Daily by a district spokesperson Wednesday. Permissive transfers allow families to request that the district assign their children to schools outside of their designated attendance boundaries. Excluding incoming kindergartners, 416 students...
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School spirit defines what it means to be a fan, both at Northwestern and in the Evanston community. NU’s spirit squad is led by fan favorite mascot Willie the Wildcat. Willie originated from a reference to the football team as “wildcats” in a 1924 article published in the Chicago Tribune. While Willie’s costume has evolved...
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R&B and pop singer Jae Stephens will be the Mainstage opener for Dillo Day, Mayfest Productions announced Thursday evening. Stephens has music that spans genres, such as her 2000s-house-inspired song “3AM,” a collaboration with producer Baauer and British rapper AJ Tracey, and her more traditional R&B song “Kiss It.” Stephens released her debut album, “TOTAL...
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Northwestern defeated Colorado 13-12 Thursday after two overtimes in the NCAA DI Women’s Lacrosse Championship Quarterfinals. Junior midfielder Noel Cumberland scored the winning goal from a free position. The Wildcats (17-3, 7-1 Big Ten) will play No. 4-seeded Johns Hopkins in the semifinal round May 22. Senior attacker Madison Taylor led the way with four...
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Last summer, I met a woman who lit a cigarette and held it out to the open air, insisting a ghost was smoking the other end. I toured Gettysburg on a sticky July day with my mom, and we decided to end our visit by walking across a covered bridge that was allegedly a paranormal...
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Ald. Parielle Davis (7th) and 7th Ward residents Peggy Baxter and Fiona McCarthy arrived at the Ryan Field Community Advisory Council’s Wednesday evening meeting ready to offer specific suggestions to Northwestern and city staff on the stadium’s Sustainability Plan. Instead, Davis said she was “honestly shocked” to find a plan which she described as an...
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Chicago rapper BabyChiefDoit will headline the FMO Stage, according to a joint Mayfest Productions and FMO announcement Wednesday evening. The teenage rapper, known for his drill and trap sounds, first gained popularity when his 2025 single “WENT WEST” entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 71. His third album, “RAMBO,” is scheduled to be...
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In summer 2024, I watched with horror as violence by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, backed by the Israeli military and police, continued to escalate. Palestinians in the village of Umm al-Khair called on anyone opposed to the forced dispossession of their land to join them on the ground. I felt like in order...
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Students to perform “Sleeping Beauty” this weekend.