If Donald Trump had been president when Evanston immigration lawyer Alen Takhsh was 13 years old, he might have never escaped the Iran-Iraq War and settled in the U.S. Had Trump occupied the Oval Office, Takhsh, an Iranian, would have been barred under the Muslim ban. Three and a half decades after he made the...
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When Weinberg sophomore Nur Yalinbas was in line for breakfast at Elder Dining Commons, she noticed a sign labeled “halal” over what she said looked like bacon. To her surprise, it was. Yalinbas said she asked the dining worker whether the food under the “halal” sign was halal, and she said the worker confirmed it...
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Evanston City Council introduced a revised fiscal year 2025 proposed budget Monday night, representing a roughly $3 million decrease in expenses from the previously proposed budget announced Oct. 4. After committee discussion, a public hearing and several ward meetings, the city’s proposed spending for 2025 fell from roughly $398.9 million to roughly $395.6 million, including...
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Following former President Donald Trump’s electoral win last Tuesday, six Northwestern faculty experts painted a worrying picture of his second term in office in a Monday post-election panel. They focused on topics ranging from international relations to immigration politics. Organized by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the panel featured history Prof. Michael Allen, Pritzker...
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After accumulating a 2-3 record in its temporary lakeside facility at Martin Stadium, Northwestern is set to host a pair of contests at Wrigley Field during the regular season’s final quarter. Coach David Braun’s squad will first take on No. 2 Ohio State in its Saturday Homecoming game — before the group will cap its...
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Veterans, elected officials and community members gathered Monday morning at Evanston’s Fountain Square to commemorate Veterans Day. This year’s ceremony, which drew roughly 75 attendees, featured a performance of the national anthem by Bienen Prof. W. Stephen Smith. Bienen freshman Rachael McKay performed “Taps,” a bugle call traditionally played at military funerals and memorial services,...
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Roughly 80 community members attended a Northwestern Institute for Policy Research panel on Monday afternoon about the 2024 election and threats to American democracy at Scott Hall. IPR Associate Director and Fellow and political science Prof. Laurel Harbridge-Yong moderated the panel. She began by noting the results of the presidential election showed a rightward shift...
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