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Food trucks, club booths and picnic tables filled up Arts Circle Drive on Friday as students gave up the usual dining hall fares in favor of local vendor foods. Spoon University at Northwestern brought back its annual SpoonFest, an opportunity for students to sample warm crepes, layered bagels and savory sliders all at once. Restaurants...

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Mere moments after graduate student attacker Izzy Scane wrapped up a postgame interview in College Park, Maryland, more than a dozen youth lacrosse players swarmed the reigning Tewaaraton winner. Scane signed autographs, took selfies and talked shop with the flurry of young athletes hoping to one day trod a similar path. “Help her out,” coach...

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Northwestern is under investigation by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding its response to antisemitism on campus, according to a document obtained by The Daily. In a Friday letter addressed to University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., who chairs the committee, requested that...

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City personnel ordered families living at 2018 Wesley Ave. to vacate the apartment and boarded up all entrance points of the building Thursday night, residents in neighboring buildings said.  At about 8 p.m., Evanston Police Department officers arrived at the building to escort two third-floor families out of their apartments, according to William Carter, who...

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In today’s mini crossword: 7-Across, five letters: Texas locale to remember.

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More than 50 students and community members gathered in the Technological Institute on Thursday to hear Gil Hoffman (Medill ’99), the founder and executive director of Israeli media advocacy group HonestReporting, discuss the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, its aftermath and surrounding media coverage. Thursday marked the first day of the annual Northwestern Israel...

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After she helped fuel Northwestern’s 2023 resurgence atop the college lacrosse landscape, Erin Coykendall reached a crossroads. A crafty attacker who seemingly possesses every offensive tool, Coykendall needed to reflect back home in Spencerport, New York. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and assistant coach Scott Hiller told her to take all the time she needed before...

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Since raising more than $1 billion in research funding in the 2023 fiscal year, Northwestern researchers continue to produce findings in a range of studies. The Daily compiled a summary of NU’s latest research findings from the beginning of May. A sugar-based catalyst that removes carbon dioxide NU researchers recently discovered a new catalyst that...

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In a season where conference wins have cost a premium, No. 23 Northwestern couldn’t buy one Thursday in its Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game against Indiana. Beating the Hoosiers (39-17, 12-11 Big Ten) in two of three games in their regular season series this past weekend, the Wildcats (33-11, 19-3 Big Ten) clinched their third...

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Classical music enthusiasts flocked to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston on Sunday for the final concert of the 50th annual Bach Week Festival. As the name suggests, Bach Week is a festival that celebrates the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his colleagues. The 2024 edition marked its final season. Prior to the concert,...

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Evanston SPACE will host the first annual Evanston Folk Festival at Dawes Park on Sept. 7 and 8. The festival will include three musical stages featuring over 30 artists as well as speakers, food, beverages and ticketed evening performances at SPACE and Cahn Auditorium. Sierra Ferrel and Patty Griffin will headline the event. Other performers...

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Since she was young, Valerie Rowlands (Medill M.S. ’21) has had a “heart for volunteering.” She began attending Junior League meetings in high school. Now, Rowlands is preparing to become the president of the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore in its centennial year. The Junior League movement started in New York City in 1901 with...

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Shake Smart ended one of its most criticized practices Monday. Previously, students could not use a meal exchange to pay between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Now, meal exchanges are accepted during all hours, but some students say the change hasn’t come without a cost.  Since opening in September 2023, Shake Smart has become a...

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Between his video games, movies and toys, Sonic the Hedgehog is quite a recognizable character. Following the success of his movie in 2020 and its sequel in 2022, Paramount made a spinoff television series for Sonic’s rival-turned-friend Knuckles. This six-episode miniseries was an opportunity for the far-less-recognizable Knuckles to shine. The six-episode miniseries mostly succeeded...

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Northwestern will have two athletes represented at the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony, as sophomore attacker Madison Taylor and graduate student attacker Izzy Scane were both named Tewaaraton Finalists Thursday. This marks Scane’s third finalist nod, and Taylor is the first sophomore to have been named a finalist since 2014. After winning the Tewaaraton Award in 2023,...

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More than four years ago, a 6-foot-4, three-star quarterback from Atlanta narrowed his collegiate commitment down to two schools, Northwestern and Vanderbilt. Mike Wright chose the latter program, electing to take his talents to the SEC in December 2019. After three seasons with the Commodores and a one-year stint at Mississippi State, Wright’s whirlwind path...

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After a year marked by testy debates over Ryan Field and city responsiveness, Mayor Daniel Biss lauded a benefits pact with Northwestern and called on Evanston to continue advancing on priorities like affordable housing in his annual State of the City address. In front of about a hundred people on Wednesday, Biss rattled off recent...

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In this week’s crossword: 11-Down, ten letters: Emmy-winning show of 2007, ‘08, and ‘09.

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In today’s mini crossword: 5-Down: A British bit?

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The year before Northwestern’s historic 2023 recruiting class first graced the collegiate field, coach Kate Drohan was already setting the stage for what lay ahead, meticulously planning her trajectory half a decade in advance. The winningest coach in Wildcat history, Drohan rarely recruits beyond the Midwest — trusting in regional talent to fuel her dynasty...

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