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EXCLUSIVE: A nonprofit legal organization filed a civil rights complaint against Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Tuesday, after it ...

Five days after student demonstrators started a pro-Palestinian encampment on Deering Meadow, Northwestern Divestment Coalition representatives and University officials reached an agreement Monday. In the agreement, the University promised additional support for Muslim, Middle Eastern North African and Palestinian students and faculty — in addition to more transparency about its investments — in exchange for...

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Before that, she had been the lone female officer on the Evanston police force. Mariani's life demonstrates courage and determination in her ...

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The Northwestern University-City Committee convened Wednesday night to tackle plans for a temporary football game facility at Martin Stadium. The committee meeting began with University representatives presenting plans for the temporary facility slated to host a number of home football games for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Vice President of Operations Luke Figora said the...

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The Anti-Defamation League Midwest, StandWithUs and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law called for University President Michael Schill to resign in a Tuesday statement. The reaction comes after Northwestern administrators reached a deal with the NU Divestment Coalition on Monday to deescalate a five-day encampment on Deering Meadow, which the statement...

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In this week’s crossword: 21-Across, seven letters: Bureaucratic tangle.

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A tent encampment is seen at Northwestern University on Friday in Evanston, Illinois. Students want the university to divest from funds connected ...

Demonstrators staged a May Day strike Wednesday, calling on students and teachers to abstain from attending class and show solidarity with Palestine and divestment efforts. Around 9 a.m., about 50 students gathered at The Rock to rally while handing out fliers to oncoming passersby that read “No grades. No class. No finals. Strike for Gaza...

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A group of more than a dozen Jewish Northwestern students lobbied in Washington on Wednesday for the passage of the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, which passed the House of Representatives in a 320-91 vote. If the policy passes the Senate, the U.S. Department of Education will be required to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s...

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The Associated Student Government Senate swore in a new executive board and heard two legislation proposals Wednesday. Co-Presidents SESP sophomore Caleb Snead and Weinberg sophomore Ty’Shea Woods took ASG’s oath of office, along with appointed members of their executive board. “​​It feels fantastic, but nothing has changed,” Woods said. “We’ve been working since February 10,...

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Six sustainability experts spoke on environmental issues to about 200 people at the second annual Northwestern Sustainability Lecture Series summit at Norris University Center on Wednesday. The summit, “Earth-Human Interactions: Sustainability and Development,” hosted events which discussed challenges to and advancements in energy, the climate and urban environments. The Civil and Environmental Engineering department developed...

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Just before a lunch break at July’s U.S. Women’s U20 National Team tryouts, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and Johns Hopkins coach Tim McCormack watched a pack of Team USA hopefuls challenge Blue Jay assistant coach Jill Girardi on the draw under the relentless summer sun. Nearly 10 months later, Amonte Hiller and McCormack will occupy...

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Leading up to City Council’s vote on changes to Evanston’s residential landlord and tenant ordinance, city residents are split on the amendments’ impact. Evanston’s Housing and Community Development Committee recommended 13 amendments aiming to improve the city’s RLTO and better align the ordinance with rules in Cook County at its April 16 meeting. The amendments...

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I had a year of Zoom under my belt. I knew little about computer science. I had no idea how to navigate the Technological Institute (but who does?). I finally felt ready for my first in-person lecture. I took a deep breath, awaiting the professor’s entrance. In fall 2021, I had high hopes for enthusiasm...

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As an alum of NU, to say that I’m extremely disappointed is a grave understatement. Instead of shuttering the vile and antisemitic hate speech the protesters have spewed, instead of acknowledging their incitement of violence toward Jews with slogans such as “Death to Israel” and “Free Palestine from the River to the Sea,” instead of...

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In 1968 and 1985, student demonstrators at universities across the United States made history. In both years, a nationwide mass uprising involving hundreds of thousands of students took over the front pages. Their actions were inspired by deep moral convictions against the war in Southeast Asia, against racial exclusion on campus and against apartheid in...

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With the Willis Tower and the rest of the Chicago skyline overlooking the outfield, Northwestern took on UIC Tuesday night for the teams’ second meeting this season.  In their last matchup, the Wildcats (13-27, 2-13 Big Ten) were torched by the Flames (28-13, 11-7 MVC), falling 18-5 in seven innings. Early April winds intensified NU’s...

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Peaceful resolution, or caving in?

Electronic dance music duo LF System will be a mainstage performer for Dillo Day 2024, Mayfest Productions announced Wednesday. The duo, Conor Larkman and Sean Finnigan, is famous for their worldwide release of hit single “Afraid to Feel” in 2022. The hit samples from Silk’s “I Can’t Stop (Turning You On),” claiming its spot for...

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