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Olivia Rodrigo Chicago performance screams Gen-Z, announced deluxe album release

Sun, 03/24/2024 - 00:19

Pop superstar and singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo commanded the crowd’s attention Tuesday night during a booming performance at a packed United Center. Rodrigo last performed in Chicago in April 2022 while touring for her debut album, “SOUR,” at the mid-sized Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom. For her sophomore effort, “GUTS,” however, she has upgraded to comfortably filling...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s Luke Hunger’s journey spans from youth hockey rinks to March Madness

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 19:03

BROOKLYN, N.Y.  — Northwestern redshirt freshman forward Luke Hunger envisioned a high-major Division 1 athletic career from a young age, but his journey to college basketball’s grandest stage started on the ice. Hunger, a Montreal, Canada native, played defenseman in youth hockey until the age of 14. He competed alongside several NHL Entry Draft selections...

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Men’s Basketball: Battle-tested Northwestern looks to create history versus No. 1 Connecticut in Round of 32

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 18:46

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Immediately after Northwestern sealed a thrilling first-round victory over Florida Atlantic, all attention shifted toward defending champions No. 1 Connecticut. With Friday’s win, the Wildcats have reached the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 in consecutive seasons and now hope to make the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in program history.  Stepping...

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Captured: Wildcats remain in March Madness after 77-65 win against Florida Atlantic in NCAA Round of 64

Sat, 03/23/2024 - 02:52

BROOKLYN, NY — After a nail-biting second half followed by overtime, No. 9-seed Northwestern defeated No. 8-seed Florida Atlantic 77-65 at the Barclays Center on Friday in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64. The victory follows a quarterfinal loss at the Big Ten Tournament just last week and 21 wins during the regular season.   ...

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Rapid Recap: Penn State 14, No. 1 Northwestern 13 (OT)

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 21:28

After defeating then-No. 12 Johns Hopkins in its Big Ten opener last Sunday, Northwestern traveled east for the first of a two-game road trip at Penn State Friday. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s team entered University Park, Pennsylvania fresh off seven consecutive victories and looked to knock off an opponent it has bested in five straight...

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Men’s Basketball: Langborg’s late downpour powers Northwestern past Florida Atlantic in 77-65 overtime victory

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 18:21

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Just over a year ago, graduate student guard Ryan Langborg garnered national attention after leading Princeton to a historic Sweet Sixteen appearance. Now, back on college basketball’s biggest stage, Langborg once again answered the bell when No. 9 Northwestern needed an offensive spark in its matchup against No. 8 Florida Atlantic.  “We...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s Brooks Barnhizer rises to supreme occasion in 77-65 victory over Florida Atlantic

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 18:12

BROOKLYN, N.Y.  — With less than four minutes remaining in No. 9 seed Northwestern’s first-half rock fight against No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic Friday, junior guard Brooks Barnhizer darted toward the Barclays Center sideline, pursuing a loose ball that fell just out of reach. Barnhizer’s legs crashed into the courtside press row, and he toppled...

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Rapid Recap: No. 9 Northwestern 77, No. 8 Florida Atlantic 65 (OT)

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 13:49

NEW YORK — Northwestern is back rolling in the Big Dance. After suffering a narrow loss to 2-seed UCLA in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats fought their way back with a new-look roster to secure their second-straight 21-win regular season and third tournament appearance in program history. Matched up against...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern readies for first-round matchup against 8-seed Florida Atlantic

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 23:10

NEW YORK — For the first time in program history, Northwestern has made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances. After getting bounced in the second round by 2-seed UCLA last year, coach Chris Collins’ squad returned in the fall with the aspiration to prove that last season wasn’t a fluke. It has been a long, arduous run...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern walk-on Blake Smith provides unlikely defensive spark for March Madness squad

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 22:53

NEW YORK  — Just beyond the Big Ten’s halfway point, Northwestern coach Chris Collins faced a daunting task. His team was churning through its Big Ten tests, but he soon found himself at a crossroads.  The Wildcats had won seven of their first 12 conference games, and they were on track for a second-consecutive NCAA...

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Men’s Basketball: Team alumni discuss pride and legacy of Northwestern’s second consecutive March Madness bid

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 15:45

NEW YORK — Mere minutes after the NCAA Tournament’s Selection Sunday show began, Welsh-Ryan Arena erupted for the second consecutive season. With their ticket punched to Brooklyn, New York, Chris Collins and his players soared from their purple seats. As Northwestern received its postseason fate and its first ever back-to-back March Madness bid, Rich Falk...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern’s second consecutive March Madness bid serves a testament to Buie, Collins’ mutual belief

Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:58

Minutes after purple and white confetti shot atop an exuberant Northwestern men’s basketball squad, smothering each corner of Welsh-Ryan Arena’s floor for the second consecutive season, coach Chris Collins and graduate student point guard Boo Buie sat side-by-side in the media room on Selection Sunday. An underrecruited prospect and a coach considered down and out...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern punches second consecutive March Madness ticket

Sun, 03/17/2024 - 17:03

Two days after bowing out of the Big Ten Tournament with a 70-61 loss to Wisconsin in the Target Center, Northwestern awaited its March Madness fate with the rest of the college basketball landscape during its Selection Sunday party at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats (21-11, 12-8 Big Ten) breathed a sigh of relief, as they...

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Lacrosse: Izzy Scane’s season-high seven goals leads No. 1 Northwestern to conference-opening victory over No. 12 Johns Hopkins

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 19:03

Graduate student attacker Izzy Scane needed just 70 seconds to break the deadlock in No. 1 Northwestern’s conference-opening clash with No. 12 Hopkins Saturday. The sixth-year sensation received a feed from behind the cage, slipped by a sliding defender and fired upon the cage. “We’ve been working a lot on getting close to the cage...

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Men’s Basketball: Wisconsin’s stars align behind Storr, Northwestern sputters apart from Buie in Big Ten Tournament loss

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 18:55

MINNEAPOLIS — Less than an hour after Zach Edey’s top-seeded Purdue squad churned ahead to defeat upset-hungry Michigan State, Northwestern graduate student guard Boo Buie and Wisconsin guard AJ Storr set the Target Center floor ablaze Friday afternoon. Two backcourt superstars — the latter, a young talent infusion poised to push for a potential NBA...

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NUGW members vote to ratify contract agreement with University

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 22:12

Members of the Northwestern University Graduate Workers union voted to ratify its tentative contract agreement with the University earlier this week, NUGW announced Friday. The three-year contract, which came after about nine months of drawn-out negotiations, would raise the base stipend for graduate workers from $36,960 to $41,000 starting in June and to $45,000 in...

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Rapid Recap: Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 61

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 15:42

MINNEAPOLIS — Northwestern traveled to the Target Center to square off against Wisconsin in Friday afternoon’s conference tournament quarterfinal.  For the second consecutive year, the Wildcats earned a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament and looked to outlast the Badgers and clinch a semifinal spot.  Both teams struggled to score from the game’s onset, going...

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Q&A: Medill alum Nolan Robinson talks co-producing ‘The Wiz’ on Broadway

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 13:06

When Nolan Robinson (Communication ’21) thinks back to his childhood, he recalls watching “The Wiz” — the all-Black retelling of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” that opened on Broadway in 1975 and became a film starring Diana Ross and Michael Jackson three years later. “‘The Wiz’ itself was pretty much in my life since the...

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Men’s Basketball: Northwestern gears up for Big Ten Tournament grudge match with Wisconsin

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 23:42

MINNEAPOLIS — Just over two months ago, Northwestern navigated through blizzard-like conditions to challenge a then-dominant Wisconsin squad in the Kohl Center. Coach Chris Collins’ team scratched and clawed to the finish line, but still came up short in a 71-63 defeat. Since that Jan. 13 test, much has changed for the two foes that...

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The Moss captivates audience with upbeat music, infectious energy at Lincoln Hall

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 17:37

Calling The Moss’ performance “high-energy” may be an understatement, as the alternative rock band delivered a fast-paced show at Lincoln Hall Friday night on their “Alive Tour.” Audience members packed the standing-room-only venue full, and eager listeners lined the railings of the balcony above to hear the four-person band based in Salt Lake City. Band...

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