Recycling Fair to place emphasis on electronics
July 15, 2012
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston will host its annual Recycling Fair and Equipment Expo Sunday, in the parking lot of Evanston Township High School. The fair will allow residents to recycle an assortment of products, including plastic bags, batteries and light bulbs, all at the same location. This year, the event will also... Read more »
StuCo talks plans for next year's theater productions
May 22, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
StuCo will begin its 2012-2013 season with a new attitude in addition to a fresh lineup of shows, said Tracy Smith, the student theater coalition's co-chair. As the umbrella student organization that oversees nine theater boards and two dance groups, StuCo provides support, space and resources for most... Read more »
Students discuss definition of Asian American at forum
May 16, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
The Asian NU Project hosted a discussion Tuesday night to present questions and issues dealing with Asian-American identity. The event, titled "WTF is an Asian American?" was held in association with three other Northwestern student groups: Asian Pacific American Coalition, the Muslim-cultural Student... Read more »
Kirchmeier outlines plans as new director of off-campus life
May 13, 2012
Filed under Administration, Campus (Archived)
After serving four months as Northwestern's director of off-campus life, Anthony Kirchmeier is trying to find new ways to engage and educate off-campus NU students and the surrounding Evanston community. Kirchmeier started working at NU in January, and the newly created position is a component of the... Read more »
NU art department considers creating minor program
May 1, 2012
Filed under Academic, Campus (Archived)
Northwestern's Department of Art Theory and Practice will potentially supplement its program next year by offering an art minor. Art professor and Department Chair Lane Relyea said there has always been high student demand for larger art classes and an art minor. To accommodate students who are interested... Read more »
Markwell under the microscope: The story behind Cru's campaign
April 19, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
Matthew Markwell is an ordinary student at Northwestern - one who just happens to have his name plastered all over campus. In the past two weeks, Northwestern Cru's pervasive evangelical Christian campaign has become a popular topic of campus conversation. Their message, "I agree with Markwell," can... Read more »
Northwestern seniors gear up for Theatre and Interpretation Center production
April 11, 2012
Filed under Campus, Theater
As the most-read and translated book in French, "The Little Prince," written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéy, is a familiar childhood story that will be brought to stage by Northwestern's Theater & Interpretation Center on Friday. The play, directed by NU assistant professor and co-founder of Lookingglass... Read more »
NU debate team takes second at National Debate Tournament
April 7, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
The Northwestern Debate Society wrapped up its competitive year last week as the winner of the Rex Copeland Memorial Award and the second-place team in the National Debate Tournament, the final event in the college debate season. Three teams represented NU at the tournament. Five out of the six speakers... Read more »
NU Sex Week seeks to open the conversation on campus
April 4, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived)
This year, Sex Week will give away 56 pounds of free lube - by the bottle. From April 9 to April 14, the Northwestern College Feminists will host the sixth annual Sex Week, a festival featuring discussion panels, lectures, workshops and screenings to promote dialogue on sex and sexuality across campus. Amanda... Read more »
Illinois federal grant runs out of funds, no longer accepting applicants
March 29, 2012
Filed under Academic, Campus (Archived)
As Illinois financial aid struggles to catch up to rising tuition rates, the state's Monetary Awards Program, Illinois' primary source of college aid, turned away 35,000 applicants who filed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid forms after March 19. The Monetary Awards Program distributes... Read more »
African Students Association hosts "Afropollo" talent show
November 20, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
Mimicking New York City's Showtime at the Apollo, Northwestern's African Students Association held its annual "Afropollo" Friday night. The talent show sponsored NU Sounds the Horn for East Africa, a campus-wide campaign to spread awareness about drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. With 13 contestant... Read more »
Block Cinema shows films from Reeling Festival
November 13, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived)
Chicago's Reeling, a lesbian and gay international film festival, visited Northwestern's campus Friday night when the Block Cinema screened two films, "Pariah" and "A Few Days of students." Mimi Brody, film curator and director of Block, said she welcomed the Reeling Film Festival when they approached... Read more »
Block Museum names former Williams College Museum of Art head as new director
October 25, 2011
Filed under Alumni, Campus (Archived)
Northwestern's Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art named Lisa Corrin as the next Ellen Philip Katz director Oct. 19. Corrin, who will succeed current director David Alan Robertson on Feb. 1, currently teaches at Williams College and serves as a traveling scholar at New York University and as a Clark... Read more »
Local boutique Gigi Bottega hosts fashion show
October 23, 2011
Filed under Business, Local
Local fashion enthusiasts, downtown business employees and Northwestern students attended Gigi Bottega's "Fall into Fashion" showcase to preview the boutique's latest autumn styles Friday. Hosted in collaboration with Salon Lotus, the event ran from 5 to 7 p.m., and invited attendees to interact with... Read more »
New downtown store Adeline's Room seeks to serve new mothers
October 11, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Adeline's Room, a baby boutique that markets itself as a learning community for modern families, opened in downtown Evanston this fall. The store, located at 602 Davis St. in September, features baby products and classes for new mothers as well as clothes, carriers, bath products, breast-feeding supplies... Read more »