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Evanston Township High School District 202 Board of Education heard an update about the district’s sustainability policy at its meeting Monday evening. Since the district’s Green New Deal Sustainability Policy passed in February, the Green New Deal Sustainability Policy Planning Committee has created an action plan. The plan revolves around eight goals, including some centered...

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In today’s mini crossword: 8-Across, four letters: Straight A’s at a ball.

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Northwestern Hillel hosted a Yom HaZikaron ceremony for Israel Memorial Day on Monday as part of the organization’s Israel Peace and Reflection Week programming.  The holiday traditionally honors those who lost their lives defending the state of Israel and has been extended to commemorate victims of terrorism, Hillel’s Executive Director Michael Simon said at the...

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Oakton College is launching a new healthcare education hub at Evanston Hospital in partnership with Endeavor Health.  Oakton College’s Health Careers Education Center will open in 2025 at Evanston Hospital’s COS Building. Alongside Endeavor Health, Oakton will offer three new Associate of Applied Science programs in cardiac sonography, radiography and surgical technology. Prospective students can...

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Being too nervous to ask out a class crush is a universal college experience, according to Linked Up founders Weinberg junior Sam Ridet and McCormick juniors Zachary Warrin and Christopher Luey. The team had the idea to solve this issue in Fall Quarter but only now found the time to get their startup off the...

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University President Michael Schill released an email statement on Monday addressing recent acts of alleged vandalism on Deering Meadow. In the email, Schill brought up a Sunday incident in which several Israeli and American flags planted on Deering Meadow were defaced with red paint overnight.  A small group of students originally planted the flags in...

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Evanston will allow a weeklong grace period for the remaining tenants at 2014 and 2024 Wesley Ave. to move out of their apartments, Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) told The Daily Sunday.  In February, city officials informed tenants at the two properties and 2018 Wesley Ave. that structural deterioration in the buildings’ stairs and platforms had...

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In today’s mini crossword: 4-Down, three letters: Source of one princess’s insomnia.

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Refresh Dance Crew showcased its eighth annual spring show, “Fates Align” in Ryan Family Auditorium to hundreds of people during three weekend performances . Around 80 dancers performed contemporary, hip hop and jazz dances to songs including “On the Floor” by Jennifer Lopez and “Oxytocin” by Billie Eilish, choreographed by Refresh members. Throughout the show,...

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No. 1 Northwestern defeated Denver in a blow-out win Sunday. Graduate student attacker Izzy Scane broke the Division I career goals record in the 17-4 win.   Email: taylorhancock2027@u.northwestern.edu X: @taylorhancock23 Related Stories:  — Lacrosse: Scane breaks all-time scoring record, No. 1 Northwestern downs Denver 17-4 in NCAA tournament win — Lacrosse: Epstein: Izzy Scane’s...

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Performers in traditional flowy Chinese regalia swayed tambourines with red and orange strings in the air at the fourth annual Umbrella Arts Festival, held at Fountain Square Saturday. The Flying Fairies Dance Troupe was one of the myriad of dance, skit and musical groups that performed at the event, hosted by Evanston Asian, South Asian...

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Lovers & Madmen’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” welcomed spring over the weekend with a series of free outdoor performances. Passersby and attendees toting lawn chairs gathered to watch performances of the Shakespearian classic on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Lakefill Southpoint. An abridged version of the original, the play follows four young lovers as...

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The Freshman Musical transformed Stephen King’s horror novel “Carrie” into a comedy loaded with innuendo and emotion. After almost eight months of preparation, the musical — performed, produced and directed entirely by a group of over 50 freshmen — was on display with a sold-out show Friday night. There were four shows total on Friday...

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A&O Productions hosted its annual Spring speaker event on Thursday night in Lutkin Hall, featuring versatile comedic talents Zack Fox and Mekki Leeper. “We sold out in under 15 minutes for 289 seats for Lutkin, which was really amazing,” said Weinberg senior and A&O co-chair Janitza Luna. “We’re lucky to have two comedians who speak...

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After securing two non-conference wins against Eastern Illinois on Tuesday and Milwaukee on Wednesday, Northwestern traveled to Columbus, Ohio, for a series against Ohio State.  However, the Wildcats (16-32, 3-18 Big Ten) failed to carry their momentum against the Buckeyes (26-23, 10-11 Big Ten) as they dropped their fourth consecutive conference series.  In the Friday...

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Making the turn at the NCAA East Lansing Regional, fifth-place Northwestern thoughtfully traversed the last nine holes at the Forest Akers West Golf Course Wednesday. Coach Emily Fletcher’s squad stood mere strokes from dropping to sixth place in a tournament where only the top five teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament. “You know that cutoff...

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Izzy Scane now stands alone atop the NCAA women’s lacrosse record books. The graduate student attacker scored her 359th career goal –– the most by any player in Division I history –– six minutes into No. 1 Northwestern’s 17-4 romp of Denver in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday. She eclipsed former Duke and Boston...

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An art build and keffiyeh history lesson on Deering Meadow kicked off Palestine Week programming on Saturday. The Middle Eastern North African Student Association, Educators for Justice in Palestine, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace and Fossil Free NU are co-hosting the week’s events.  An organizer affiliated with MENA said various Middle...

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Northwestern Taekwondo Club performed demonstrations of kicking, punching, board-breaking and dancing as part of its second annual Taekwondo Show in Fisk Hall on Saturday evening. McCormick sophomore and co-team captain Grace Kaung said members worked long hours over the past weeks to prepare for the showing. The performance began with taekwondo forms — fundamental movements...

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On May 1, 1886, thousands of workers across the U.S. organized a strike to demand an 8-hour work day.  Three years later, a federation of labor unions and socialist parties designated May 1 as a day to celebrate worker rights and commemorate the Haymarket Affair — a violent confrontation between labor demonstrators and police in...

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