Staff Profile
Patrick Svitek –– Managing Editor
Patrick Svitek is a managing editor of The Daily and a Medill junior. His past positions include online managing editor, Web editor, City editor, assistant City editor, copy editor and designer. He is from Fort Wayne, Ind., and has interned at the Chicago Tribune, the Huffington Post, Medill News Service, The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and The News-Banner (Bluffton, Ind.).
Updated: ETHS baseball team cancels playoff appearance amid sexting scandal
May 24, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston Township High School's varsity baseball team is out of the state playoffs after being hit with sexting allegations, officials said. ETHS was scheduled to play Chicago's Taft High School at 4:30 p.m. today in Evanston. Matt Troha, assistant executive director of the Illinois High School... Read more »
Son of construction worker killed on campus sues general contractor for Northwestern building
May 22, 2013
Filed under Administration, Campus, Top Stories
The 21-year-old son of a construction worker killed last week by a falling beam is suing the general contractor for Northwestern's new Music and Communication Building. Michael Kerr, 57, was hit in the head and chest by the 16-foot, 70-pound beam after a crane knocked it off the sixth floor shortly... Read more »
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn gives Hero Award to Evanston cop
May 22, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday honored an Evanston police officer who dove into the Des Plaines River and rescued a 7-year-old boy while off duty. Officer Sean O'Brien was given the state health department's Hero Award, which is handed out every year to courageous emergency responders and ordinary... Read more »
Conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza raises student ire during diversity talk
May 20, 2013
Filed under Campus, Events, Top Stories
Northwestern students challenged conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza's controversial views on diversity during a tense Q-and-A on Monday evening. D'Souza addressed more than 80 people in Technological Institute's Ryan Auditorium before answering about a dozen questions almost equally divided... Read more »
Death of construction worker hit by falling beam ruled accident
May 17, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus
The death of a construction worker struck by a falling beam on campus Thursday has been ruled an accident, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Michael Kerr, 57, died from multiple injuries after he was hit by the 16-foot, 70-pound beam at the lakefront construction site of the... Read more »
Updated: Dmitri Teplov a guiding force for his online friends
May 16, 2013
Filed under Campus, Dmitri Teplov, Top Stories
This summer was supposed be a big one for Brittany Neumann. She was finally going to see her boyfriend of six months for the first time in person. She was going to spend a few weeks with him at his home in New York and even meet his parents. "I wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty, and he told... Read more »
Updated: Lakefront construction worker dies on campus, officials say
May 16, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus
A construction worker died this morning after he was struck by a falling beam at the lakefront construction site of the new Music and Communication Building, officials said. The 57-year-old man was hit in the chest and head by a 16-foot, 70-pound beam after a crane knocked it off the sixth floor shortly... Read more »
Conservative activist James O'Keefe talks citizen journalism at 'Hating Breitbart' screening
May 14, 2013
Filed under Campus, Events, Top Stories
Conservative activist James O'Keefe on Tuesday urged Chicago-area fans of Andrew Breitbart to take it upon themselves to continue the late provocateur's legacy. "I can't do it alone," O'Keefe told about 40 people in a Technological Institute auditorium. "They have come at me with everything. I'm... Read more »
Schapiro's petition policy misguided, student activists say
May 12, 2013
Filed under Administration, Campus, Latest Stories
Northwestern student activists say a recent op-ed co-written by University President Morton Schapiro misses the point of the petitions piling up on his desk and in his inbox. Schapiro explained in the May 7 edition of the Wall Street Journal he does not lend his signature because any worthwhile... Read more »
Evanston police arrest, charge convicted felon in drug bust
May 7, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston police arrested and charged a convicted felon in connection with a drug bust early Tuesday morning on the city's west side. The department's Special Operations Group raided the apartment of Andre S. Stinnette, 33, at about 5:35 a.m. in the 1600 block of Davis Street, police said. The tactical... Read more »
Medill prof turns down top job at USC journalism school
April 30, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus
Medill Prof. Douglas Foster has passed on becoming the next director of the University of Southern California's journalism school after tentatively accepting the top job. "It was an honor to be considered for such a prestigious job and my turning it down in the end means no disrespect for the leader... Read more »
Police: Evanston man arrested after shooting at car
April 29, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston police arrested and charged a 23-year-old man Saturday in connection with shots fired at a car carrying several people days earlier. James Johnson was walking near the intersection of Simpson Street and Darrow Avenue at about 4:10 p.m. Wednesday when someone in a nearby Chevrolet Blazer yelled... Read more »
Northwestern Memorial Hospital employee robbed in Chicago
April 27, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus
A Northwestern Memorial Hospital worker was robbed Friday night while waiting for a shuttle bus on the Chicago campus, according to a University security alert. The woman was talking on her cell phone when two men on bicycles rode by, turned around and took the phone on their second pass shortly after... Read more »
Updated: African American studies Prof. Richard Iton dies at 51
April 25, 2013
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Prof. Richard Iton has died, the Department of African American Studies announced this morning. He was 51. Iton had been privately battling leukemia for more than a decade, said Darlene Clark Hine, an African-American studies professor who worked next door to him in Crowe Hall. The cancer recently... Read more »
Schapiro tackles diversity pressure, touts town-gown relations
April 25, 2013
Filed under Administration, Campus, Top Stories
University President Morton Schapiro suggested Thursday that Northwestern may need a new leader if he cannot make it a more diverse institution. "If those numbers don't continue to improve, then we have to take a different course, maybe with a different president, to be honest with you," Schapiro... Read more »
Northwestern alumni group offers summer class on Evanston history
April 24, 2013
Filed under Academic, Campus, Latest Stories
A Northwestern alumni group is marking Evanston's 150th anniversary with a new summer class on the history of the city. The Alumnae of Northwestern University announced Monday a six-week course on Evanston's past taught by NU faculty. The non-credit class starts June 27 and will meet 9:30 to 11:30... Read more »
Schapiro: 'Real, visible success' in push for more diversity
April 23, 2013
Filed under Administration, Campus, Latest Stories
University President Morton Schapiro said Tuesday there has been "real, visible success" in creating a more diverse community at Northwestern, but the school still has work to do. "Creating an inclusive campus is difficult," Schapiro said during the first of two annual forums called "Conversations... Read more »
Evanston Police: Convicted felon caught with bullets, drugs during traffic stop
April 22, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston Police say they found nearly $9,000 in likely drug money and dozens of bullets when they pulled over a car with a convicted felon in it this weekend near the Chicago border. Elemo I. Mohamed, 21, was riding in the vehicle when officers stopped it in connection with a minor traffic violation... Read more »
Schapiro: No Northwestern-related injuries at Boston Marathon bombing
April 16, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
University President Morton Schapiro said this morning Northwestern has not heard yet of any members of its community hurt in the deadly explosions that went off during the Boston Marathon on Monday. "As I'm sure was the case for all of you, I was truly shocked and saddened by the horrific attack... Read more »
New York Times reporter Brian Stelter, former Facebook editor Dan Fletcher talk digital storytelling
April 14, 2013
Filed under Academic, Campus, Speakers, Top Stories
Two wunderkinds of the media industry on Saturday offered an optimistic outlook for journalism's future and where Medill students fit into that puzzle. "It's scary, it's uncertain, you may not make the money you want to make right off the bat," said Dan Fletcher (Medill '09), former Facebook managing... Read more »
New York Times reporter Brian Stelter talks future of media, morning TV
April 14, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus
New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter was the keynote speaker Saturday at Media Rewired, a new conference on digital storytelling put on by the Medill Undergraduate Student Advisory Council. After his speech, the 27-year-old Stelter spoke to The Daily about journalism as a business model, getting... Read more »
Evanston officials eye Keg replacement
April 12, 2013
Filed under Business, City, Local, Politics
City officials aren't sweating the future of 810 Grove St., where The Keg of Evanston permanently closed March 31 after a yearlong tussle over its bad rap for underage drinking. During a liquor board meeting Thursday, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said she recently met with a potential buyer who was... Read more »
Ald. Judy Fiske takes all precincts but Parkes Hall in 1st Ward race
April 10, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) beat challenger Ed Tivador in every precinct but the one with the polling location on Northwestern's campus, according to full election results released this afternoon. In the first precinct, Parkes Hall, Tivador received 52 votes and Fiske received 31. Fiske bested Tivador... Read more »
New contract for Evanston electricity aggregation comes with energy-saving bonus
April 10, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston is getting a new gadget courtesy of its next partner in electricity aggregation. The city announced Tuesday its one-year agreement with Verde Energy USA includes a cooling unit that freezes water at night and melts it to cool off an air conditioner compressor during daytime peak hours.... Read more »
Evanston Police find nearly 150 grams of marijuana in Skokie home
April 9, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston Police arrested two Skokie residents Monday afternoon after finding nearly 150 grams of marijuana in their house. At about 3:40 p.m., EPD investigators raided the residence of Paul House, 29, and Justin Lamerdin, 23, in the 8700 block of North Trumbull Avenue. Police said they discovered... Read more »
1st Ward candidates Judy Fiske, Ed Tivador ready for Election Day
April 8, 2013
Filed under City, Local, Politics
The heated race for 1st Ward alderman entered its homestretch Monday as incumbent Judy Fiske doubled down on her long-simmering criticism of challenger Ed Tivador’s ability to balance two leadership posts if elected. Hitting the streets for an 11th-hour effort to turn out the vote, both candidates... Read more »
Evanston City Council approves new contract for electric aggregation
April 2, 2013
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Local, Politics
Evanston aldermen on Monday approved a new contract for the city’s electric aggregation program, bumping most residents’ rates by more than 8 percent beginning this summer. “We reaffirmed our commitment to 100 percent renewable energy,” Ald. Jane Grover (7th) told The Daily on Tuesday. “I’m... Read more »
Evanston Township High School remembers senior Kevoyn Cox after fatal crash
April 1, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston Township High School mourned today the loss of senior Kevoyn Cox, who died Thursday night after a car accident near the Chicago border. Superintendent Eric Witherspoon called the 18-year-old's death a "tragedy in our ETHS family" in a letter on the school's website. Cox was in a speeding... Read more »
Cost of Northwestern nears $60K starting next academic year
March 28, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus
The total cost of attending Northwestern as an undergraduate student will be nearly $60,000 next academic year, the University announced Wednesday night. The new price tag represents a 4 percent increase in tuition — which will now top $45,000 — as well as room and board rates. In an email... Read more »
ESPN reporter Adam Schefter to speak at Northwestern
March 26, 2013
Filed under Blogs, Latest Stories, On Campus
ESPN personality Adam Schefter will talk professional football and sports journalism April 10 at Northwestern, the University announced today. Schefter (Medill '90), a reporter and analyst for ESPN, has covered professional sports for more than two decades. He has written four books and at one time... Read more »
Northwestern starts Prentice demolition process
March 22, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Northwestern announced today it is "moving forward" with its controversial plan to tear down the old Prentice Women's Hospital to make way for a biomedical research facility. NU spokesperson Pat Tremmel said the University has received a demolition permit from Chicago to build the research complex. "Our... Read more »
Man dies after falling down stairs at CTA station on Howard Street
March 19, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
An apparently drunk man died early this morning after falling down the stairs at the CTA station on Howard Street, the Chicago Police Department said. Keith Anderson of the 1400 block of South Canal Street in Chicago hit his head while tumbling down some steps at the Howard Red Line stop, CPD spokesman... Read more »
Evanston SPACE nixes folk singer's show over anti-gay rant
March 19, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Latest Stories
Evanston SPACE has canceled a May 5 show featuring folk singer Michelle Shocked after she reportedly launched into an anti-gay tirade onstage Sunday night in San Francisco. "After speaking with the promoter of that show about the nature of the remarks, it's clear that this is no longer a show we're... Read more »
Evanston mayor, police chief praise off-duty officer who rescued young boy
March 11, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs
Evanston officials tonight commended an off-duty police officer who pulled a young child out of the Des Plaines River last week. During a brief ceremony before the weekly meeting of Evanston aldermen, Police Chief Richard Eddington said four-year cop Sean O'Brien saved a 7-year-old boy's life by diving... Read more »
Updated: Evanston, Northwestern agree on caveat in Wrigley pact
March 10, 2013
Filed under Around Town, Blogs
Northwestern has promised Evanston it will keep six football games a year at Ryan Field under a recent agreement to play more at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the University confirmed Saturday. A day earlier, Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl announced there's a "new twist" in the NU pact with the Chicago... Read more »
Svitek: Why my family moved to Newtown, Conn.
December 16, 2012
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Sixteen years ago, I moved with my parents and newborn sister to Newtown, Conn. We had officially outgrown my mom and dad's first home in nearby Danbury, and they were lured by the hallmarks of all sound communities. An almost nonexistent crime rate. Strong, cohesive neighborhoods. A public schools... Read more »
Evanston gun buyback program nets 45 firearms
December 16, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs
Evanston residents turned in 45 firearms Saturday during a gun buyback program, an initiative that took on heightened significance in light of recent shootings in the city and a national tragedy hundreds of miles away. The total roundup included 26 handguns, 15 rifles and four shotguns, Evanston Police... Read more »
Northwestern taps Duke official for next dean of students
December 14, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Todd Adams, the outgoing senior associate dean of Duke University, has been named Northwestern's next dean of students. Adams will take up the post in February, according to an official announcement shared with The Daily by University Relations. "This has been a lengthy search process, and... Read more »
Superintendent: 'Fear, anxiety' among ETHS students after recent shootings
December 14, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Justin Murray
District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon acknowledged Thursday that a recent spate of gun violence in Evanston has led to heightened unease among the several thousand students who attend the city's only high school. "The Evanston Police Department indicates that these recent tragic events in the... Read more »
Schapiro 17th highest-paid private college president
December 10, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
University President Morton Schapiro is the 17th highest-paid president of a private college by the Chronicle of Higher Education's count. Schapiro took home more than $1.25 million in 2010, according to federal tax records that the Chronicle compiled in compensation rankings today. Robert Zimmer,... Read more »
Evanston remembers 'always smiling' Justin Murray at slain teen's funeral
December 8, 2012
Filed under City, Crime, Justin Murray, Local, Top Stories
They were supposed to see each other's weddings. And yet, Tyrone Gibbs Jr. peered down as he waited for the appropriate words to describe Justin Murray, the Evanston teenager who was gunned down last month in front of his grandmother's house. Gibbs had half-expected Murray to marry his younger... Read more »
Updated: Northwestern to play in Gator Bowl
December 2, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Sports Blogs, Wildcat Extra
Update, 8:30 p.m.: Gameday editor Josh Walfish has the full take on NU's plans for Jacksonville. Update, 7:30 p.m.: In a news release this evening, NU athletic director Jim Phillips called the Gator Bowl a "tremendous opportunity for Northwestern football." "We are thrilled to be bringing... Read more »
Updated: Report: Northwestern headed to Gator Bowl
December 2, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Sports Blogs, Wildcat Extra
Northwestern will play in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day, the Chicago Tribune reported this afternoon. The Wildcats' opponent in the Jacksonville bowl game is not yet determined. They are expected to face an SEC team. The Gator Bowl selection means NU will not play in the Capital One Bowl, which... Read more »
Justin Murray killing not random, Evanston Police say
December 1, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Justin Murray
Evanston Police do not believe the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Justin Murray was random. Murray, a 2011 graduate of Evanston Township High School, was shot dead Thursday night near ETHS. In a news release Friday night, EPD said Murray was shot twice while "two offenders" watched from a nearby... Read more »
Updated: 19-year-old Evanston man shot dead near ETHS
November 30, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Justin Murray
Update, 12:30 p.m. Friday: Murray graduated from Evanston Township High School in 2011, District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon said in a community notice this morning. ETHS families have been notified of Murray's death by email and phone, according to Witherspoon's statement. The school is... Read more »
Evanston Police consider accidental death in Harsha Maddula investigation
November 30, 2012
Filed under Campus, Harsha Maddula, Top Stories
After more than two months of interviewing witnesses, Evanston Police believe Harsha Maddula's death was the result of an accident and are waiting on toxicology results that could reveal whether alcohol was involved in the McCormick sophomore's disappearance. "At this time, Maddula's death appears... Read more »
Former Northwestern football player to run for Congress in Chicago
November 28, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs
A former Northwestern football player declared Monday that he will contend for the U.S. House seat in Chicago's south suburbs left open by the resignation of Democratic Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. "I'm running," Illinois state Sen.-elect Napoleon Harris told the Chicago Sun-Times. "The primary reason I... Read more »
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel slated for One Book talk
November 19, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will highlight this year’s One Book One Northwestern theme in an on-campus address next week, the University announced Monday. Emanuel, a Northwestern alumnus who served as chief of staff for President Barack Obama for almost two years, is expected to speak at 4:30 p.m.... Read more »
Updated: Skokie woman dies after reportedly jumping into canal
November 17, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs
A 24-year-old woman died Saturday after authorities pulled her out of the North Shore Channel on the Evanston-Skokie border. The Skokie resident reportedly jumped into the canal at McCormick Boulevard and Main Street on Saturday morning, according to a news release. An eyewitness helped Evanston... Read more »
Northwestern partnering with 10 schools for online course consortium
November 15, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Northwestern is joining nine other top schools to launch an online course program for undergraduate students next fall, the University announced this morning. The new initiative, called Semester Online, will allow participating universities to offer Web-based classes that almost exactly mirror how... Read more »
'Game Change' co-author takes Northwestern students inside 'relentlessly negative' campaigns
November 10, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
MSNBC political analyst and "Game Change" co-author John Heilemann declared Friday that both President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ran presidential campaigns not up to par by either man's standards. In an hour-long talk at the McCormick Tribune Center, Heilemann... Read more »
Northwestern student-interns reflect on life inside Obama campaign
November 9, 2012
Filed under Campus, Daily Decision, Top Stories
About nine hours after President Barack Obama declared electoral victory before thousands of screaming supporters in Chicago, his campaign staff woke up to their Blackberries and iPhones buzzing with a hasty email calling for a mandatory meeting in the “usual spot.” SESP junior Sharon Reshef,... Read more »
Updated: Emotional Obama thanks campaign workers after winning re-election
November 8, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision, Top Stories
Updated, 8 p.m. Thursday: The Obama campaign this evening posted a full version of the president's remarks to his campaign staff the morning after Election Day. Original post: A misty-eyed President Barack Obama thanked campaign workers at their Chicago headquarters on Wednesday morning, calling... Read more »
Electoral analysis: Youth vote decisive in some battleground states
November 8, 2012
Filed under Campus, Daily Decision, Top Stories
Northwestern students may have woken up Wednesday morning to President-elect Mitt Romney if it were not for their peers’ votes, according to exit polls in Tuesday’s presidential contest. Early estimates pin youth turnout at just under half of the nearly 23 million young adults registered to vote... Read more »
'More determined, more inspired than ever': Obama gets four more years in White House
November 7, 2012
Filed under Daily Decision, Top Stories
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama defeated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Tuesday to secure a second term that he vowed to pursue with the same resolve that catapulted him to the White House four years ago. Promising that the "best is yet to come," Obama told exhilarated supporters early... Read more »
Updated: Obama wins re-election, news outlets project
November 6, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama won re-election tonight shortly after news outlets projected that he would claim electoral victory in battleground state Ohio. "We're all in this together," Obama tweeted moments after NBC News announced the expected outcome. "That's how we campaigned, and that's... Read more »
Photo: Obama supporters wait to enter Election Night rally
November 6, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
[caption id="attachment_56064" align="alignnone" width="300"] Obama supporters wait to enter the Lakeside Center at McCormick Place on Tuesday night. They were being held in one of the Chicago convention center's ballrooms prior to the president's Election Night rally.[/caption] Click on the above... Read more »
Obama visits field office, shoots hoops for Election Day in Chicago
November 6, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
President Barack Obama swung by a South Side field office today and continued his Election Day tradition of playing pick-up basketball in Chicago. Obama surprised about 30 volunteers this morning at his campaign's Hyde Park outpost and helped dial a few volunteers in the battleground state of Wisconsin. "The... Read more »
CNN slates public viewing for Election Night in Chicago
November 6, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
CNN will host a public watch party of its Election Night coverage in Chicago, offering a more accessible alternative to the president's ticketed event at McCormick Place. The news network announced Monday night that it will put up the "largest screen in the city" at the Thompson Center plaza in the... Read more »
'Why vote?': Timeworn question haunts students on Election Day
November 6, 2012
Filed under Campus, Daily Decision
SESP senior Becca Portman does not take sides. Her position at the helm of Northwestern's largest voter registration initiative demands that she remain nonpartisan. But it doesn't take a diehard Democrat or Republican to gauge the pervasive apathy that grips college campuses every election season. "It... Read more »
Obama, Romney finalize Election Day plans
November 5, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
President Barack Obama will spend Election Day in Chicago as his opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, hits the campaign trail for two final events in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Obama has no plans to leave Illinois on Tuesday and will likely continue his Election Day tradition of playing basketball... Read more »
Updated: Daily wins highest honor in college journalism
November 3, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
The Daily was named a Pacemaker winner this evening, the sixth time in the past decade the student-led newspaper has taken home what is considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism. The prestigious accolade was handed out at this weekend's National College Media Convention in Chicago and covers... Read more »
The Drawing Board: Nov. 2
November 2, 2012
Filed under Opinion, The Drawing Board
Obama campaign makes it official: Election Night 'watch party' in Chicago
October 30, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
President Barack Obama will appear at an Election Night "watch party" at McCormick Place in Chicago, his re-election campaign announced earlier this week. The official venue selection came after several reports that Obama's team was considering the downtown convention center for an Election Night... Read more »
Emanuel endorses Northwestern's plan for Prentice as commission slates issue
October 30, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel voiced his support today for Northwestern's controversial plan to tear down the former site of Prentice Women's Hospital and replace it with a biomedical research facility. "My position is guided by the belief that we should constantly strive to build a better future. As... Read more »
Northwestern trustees extend Schapiro's contract
October 29, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Northwestern trustees have extended University President Morton Schapiro's contract for five more years, the NU board's leader announced this morning. The move ensures that one of the country's most popular college presidents will remain at the helm of NU through the 2018-2019 school year. In a... Read more »
First lady drops in on Chicago as Hurricane Sandy nears East Coast
October 28, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
First lady Michelle Obama is spending the night in Chicago as she gears up for a campaign tour through Iowa on Monday, the White House announced this morning. The first lady was originally scheduled to fly directly to Iowa City on Monday. Her new itinerary has her leaving the East Coast what could... Read more »
New York Knicks drop former Northwestern forward John Shurna
October 27, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Sports Blogs, Wildcat Extra
The New York Knicks have cut former Northwestern forward John Shurna, the NBA team announced today. Shurna had 7 points and six rebounds after playing less than 45 minutes in five preseason games, according to a news release. The Knicks signed Shurna in early September, launching NU's all-time... Read more »
Northwestern trustee apologizes for race-related squabble with student on Facebook
October 26, 2012
Filed under Alumni, Campus, Student Groups
Northwestern trustee Ben Slivka apologized Thursday for participating in a heated exchange about race relations with an NU student on Facebook. The private conversation came after Weinberg sophomore Pleshette Strong, who is black, posted a Facebook status saying former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney... Read more »
Obama votes early in Chicago
October 25, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
President Barack Obama took a brief break from a 48-hour campaign blitz Thursday to cast an early ballot in Chicago, making him the first sitting president to vote before Election Day. Shortly after 4 p.m., Obama tapped his political picks on a touch-screen voting machine at the Martin Luther King... Read more »
Northwestern trustee apologizes for Facebook tiff with student
October 25, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Northwestern trustee Ben Slivka apologized this evening for participating in a heated exchange about race relations with an NU student on Facebook. The conversation, which was made public Tuesday night, came after Weinberg sophomore Pleshette Strong posted a Facebook status saying former Massachusetts... Read more »
PIN pad tampered with at Evanston Barnes & Noble
October 24, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs
Evanston's Barnes & Noble is among dozens of stores across the country that the bookseller says have had their PIN pads hacked. "We have detected a sophisticated criminal effort to steal credit and debit card information from our customers who have swiped their cards through PIN pads when they... Read more »
Booker checks politics at door for on-campus address
October 24, 2012
Filed under Campus, Daily Decision, Photo Gallery, Student Entertainment, Student Groups, Top Stories
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker urged Northwestern students Tuesday night to embrace the "conspiracy of love," offering a nonpartisan respite from one of the most politically charged times of the year. "We are here because of the fortitude, fierceness and faith of the people who came before us,"... Read more »
Obama suggests Election Night event in Chicago
October 23, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
President Barack Obama this morning seemed to confirm swirling rumors that he will be returning to Chicago on Election Day. "I don't know what Election Night will hold, but I'd like you to be a part of the event here in Chicago," Obama said in an email to supporters. "Any donation you make today automatically... Read more »
Cory Booker, popular Newark mayor, set for on-campus talk
October 23, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, a rising-star Democrat who spoke last month at his party's national convention, will take on a smaller audience today when he addresses Northwestern students. NU College Democrats is hosting the on-campus speech, which is expected to track closely with Booker's inspirational... Read more »
Updated: Early voting starts in Evanston
October 21, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
Update, 6:30 p.m. Monday: Nearly 500 Evanston residents cast their ballot on the first day of early voting in Illinois, according to the Cook County clerk's website. Across the county, 13,723 voters went to the polls to vote early today. Original story: Early voting begins today in Cook County. Northwestern... Read more »
Schakowsky: Walsh 'embarrassment' to country after abortion flap
October 19, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) this afternoon called Congressman Joe Walsh an “embarrassment” to the United States less than a day after the conservative firebrand suggested that abortion is never needed to save a woman’s life. In an interview with The Daily, Schakowsky linked Walsh (R-Ill.) to... Read more »
Obama coming home to vote early
October 15, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Daily Decision
President Barack Obama will return home next week to cast an early ballot in the presidential race. The Obama campaign announced this afternoon that the president will arrive in Chicago on Oct. 25 to highlight the "ease, convenience, and importance of voting." First lady Michelle Obama mailed her... Read more »
Authorities, family await toxicology results in Harsha Maddula investigation
October 10, 2012
Filed under Campus, Harsha Maddula
The weeks-old investigation into Harsha Maddula's disappearance is growing increasingly dependent on toxicology results that authorities hope can shed light on some uncertainties about the McCormick sophomore's final steps. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said Monday that those results could... Read more »
Obama's chief economic adviser: U.S. economy 'slowly healing'
October 8, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser declared during an on-campus forum this afternoon that the U.S. economy is "slowly healing." "Every month when the unemployment rate comes out, I put out about the same statement because I think it happens to be accurate," Alan Krueger, chairman of the... Read more »
White House economic adviser speaks at Northwestern
October 8, 2012
Filed under Campus, Daily Decision
President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser arrived Monday at Northwestern bearing familiar news — and excusing himself for sounding like a broken record. "The U.S. economy is slowly healing," Alan Krueger, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, told nearly 400 attendees... Read more »
Ski club announces destination for annual trip
October 8, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
The Northwestern Ski and Snowboard Club will head to a 3,000-acre resort in Steamboat, Colo., for its annual trip. The student group announced Sunday that they have selected the mountain town's namesake retreat as its destination for this year's excursion. The ski trip is slated for Dec. 15 to... Read more »
Evanston Police fan city for clues in Harsha Maddula investigation
October 7, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
Evanston Police spent the weekend tracing Harsha Maddula's final steps. EPD investigators canvassed the area between 2000 Ridge Ave. and Wilmette Harbor, looking for residents who may have spotted Maddula after he left an off-campus party in the early morning hours of Sept. 22. Six days after... Read more »
Police to canvass area where Maddula was last seen
October 5, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
Evanston Police will spend the weekend tracing Harsha Maddula's final steps. EPD announced this afternoon that detectives and officers will canvass the area near 2000 Ridge Ave. and will continue north to Wilmette Harbor. Police will search for information and witnesses along the way, according to... Read more »
Alan Krueger to deliver on-campus address Monday
October 5, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Alan Krueger, President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser, will speak on campus next week. Northwestern announced this morning that Krueger will deliver the 2012 Institute for Policy Research’s Distinguished Policy Lecture at 4 p.m. Monday in the McCormick Auditorium of Norris University Center. Krueger's... Read more »
ASG project brings WiFi to Lakefill
October 5, 2012
Filed under Campus, Student Government
Northwestern has finished installing WiFi service on the Lakefill six months after Associated Student Government pledged $5,000 to fulfill the student-submitted proposal. "This project not only signifies the work and ideas of countless students, but also represents an opportunity for students to enjoy... Read more »
Northwestern completes Lakefill WiFi
October 3, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Northwestern has finished installing WiFi service on the Lakefill, Associated Student Government announced Sunday. In the spring, ASG set aside funding for wireless internet on the lakeside campus as part of the 5K Initiative. The program asked students how they would like to see ASG spend $5,000... Read more »
Day-by-day timeline: The Harsha Maddula case
October 3, 2012
Filed under Campus, Harsha Maddula
The following timeline is based off news releases, official statements and Daily interviews with the law enforcement and Northwestern officials involved in the search for Harsha Maddula. Since the McCormick sophomore's body was found in Lake Michigan, The Daily has reached out to some of the students... Read more »
ASG seeks student leader support for Rock-painting hiatus
October 2, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
Associated Student Government is rallying peer support for a two-week hiatus on painting The Rock in the wake of Harsha Maddula's death. In an email obtained by The Daily, ASG president Victor Shao asks student leaders for their backing on a proposal to prohibit covering The Rock with any message... Read more »
No quick answers in Harsha Maddula investigation
October 2, 2012
Filed under Campus, Harsha Maddula
Officials signaled Monday that the investigation into Harsha Maddula's death may not bring immediate closure. A spokeswoman from the Cook County medical examiner's office said it could "take years or months" to figure out how the McCormick sophomore drowned in Lake Michigan. Maddula's body was... Read more »
Medical examiner sees no sign of diabetes-related death in Harsha Maddula case
October 1, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
There is no indication that diabetes played a role in Harsha Maddula's death, a spokeswoman from the Cook County medical examiner's office told The Daily this afternoon. In a statement to reporters the morning after the McCormick sophomore's body was found in Lake Michigan, family spokeswoman Padma... Read more »
Police re-examine interviews in Harsha Maddula investigation, funeral planned for Monday
September 30, 2012
Filed under Campus, Harsha Maddula
Evanston Police are revisiting interviews in the investigation of Harsha Maddula's death as the McCormick sophomore's family demands more answers about the fuzzy narrative surrounding his disappearance. "Who was Harsha with last? Who did he speak to last? I still don't know. All these questions... Read more »
Evanston Police spokesman: Investigators re-examining interviews in Harsha Maddula investigation
September 30, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
Evanston Police are taking a closer look at their interviews with students who may have crossed paths with Harsha Maddula before he went missing, Cmdr. Jay Parrott told The Daily this afternoon. The McCormick sophomore's body was found in Lake Michigan on Thursday evening. He had last been seen leaving... Read more »
Family spokeswoman: Harsha Maddula's parents leave Evanston amid uncertainty
September 29, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
Harsha Maddula's parents have left Evanston but will continue seeking answers about their son's death from their home in New York, a family spokeswoman told The Daily this afternoon. Family friend Padma Sonti said Prasad and Dhanalakshmi Maddula flew home this morning, just over a week after Harsha... Read more »
Updated: Family: Maddula did not commit suicide
September 28, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
Update, 5 p.m. Friday: Maddula's family members repeatedly told reporters this evening that they do not believe he took his own life. “There is a lot of gossip and rumors and statements being made in the media, just around campus,” said Sushma Maddula, Harsha's cousin. “One of the main statements... Read more »
Body of missing Northwestern student Harsha Maddula found in Lake Michigan
September 28, 2012
Filed under Campus, Harsha Maddula
Authorities pulled the body of Harsha Maddula out of Wilmette Harbor on Thursday, six days after the Northwestern student went missing, touching off an exhaustive search that included hundreds of student volunteers, family members from across the country and nearly two dozen law enforcement agencies... Read more »
BREAKING: Cubbage: Harsha Maddula's body has been found in Lake Michigan
September 27, 2012
Filed under Campus, Harsha Maddula
The body of missing Northwestern student Harsha Maddula has been found in Wilmette Harbor. In a news conference Thursday night, University spokesman Al Cubbage said University Police was notified around 7 p.m. that a body was found in Lake Michigan along with Maddula's WildCARD and cell phone. Maddula... Read more »
Evanston Police have person of interest in Dajae Coleman killing
September 27, 2012
Filed under Around Town, Blogs, Dajae Coleman
Evanston Police have taken into custody a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of 14-year-old Dajae Coleman. An EPD news release this afternoon afternoon did not provide any further information about the person of interest. — Patrick Svitek
Updated: Northwestern spokesman: Harsha Maddula's disappearance 'somber start' to school year
September 27, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
Update, 5:30 p.m. Thursday: Cubbage said authorities are still trying to piece together what happened after Maddula left an off-campus party early Saturday morning. University Police is interviewing and re-interviewing students who may have spotted Maddula during the few hours before he was last... Read more »
Updated: Coast Guard searches for Harsha Maddula in Wilmette Harbor
September 26, 2012
Filed under Blogs, Harsha Maddula, On Campus
The search for missing Northwestern student Harsha Maddula has expanded to Wilmette. In a news release this morning, University spokesman Al Cubbage said authorities are "widening" the manhunt to include Wilmette Harbor, which is on Lake Michigan about two miles north of Maddula's dorm. The McCormick... Read more »
Updated: Nas, Young the Giant to perform at A&O Blowout
September 24, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Rapper Nas and rock band Young the Giant will perform next month at A&O Blowout, University President Morton Schapiro announced during this morning's freshman convocation. The annual fall concert will be held Oct. 12 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Tickets will be available at the Norris Box Office and... Read more »
A note to readers about The Daily's new website
September 20, 2012
Filed under Archive, Manual
Dear readers, Welcome to The Daily's new website. Over the next few days, we'll be adding (and subtracting) some features as we make the transition to our new online platform, so do not be alarmed if you see things coming and going. If you spot something that doesn't look right, shoot me an email... Read more »
Chet Haze to perform during Wildcat Welcome Week
September 18, 2012
Filed under Blogs, On Campus
Rapper Chet Haze will perform next week at Deering Meadow as part of a Wildcat Welcome event that he is billing as his first on-campus show. The pop artist, Communication senior Chet Hanks, will present a 25-minute set for more than 2,000 incoming freshmen at the Deering Days Welcome Barbecue on... Read more »
Evanston-based Obama staffer dies after collapse
July 22, 2012
Filed under Archive, Manual, City
A long-time staffer for Barack Obama from Evanston died after collapsing last week at the president’s campaign headquarters in Chicago. Alex Okrent, 29, was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Friday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He worked in the campaign’s paid media department,... Read more »
Evanston-based Obama staffer dies after collapse
July 20, 2012
Filed under City
A long-time staffer for Barack Obama from Evanston died after collapsing last week at the president's campaign headquarters in Chicago. Alex Okrent, 29, was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Friday, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He worked in the campaign's paid media department,... Read more »
NU campuses, Evanston not disturbed by NATO summit
May 22, 2012
Filed under Administration, Campus (Archived)
Northwestern officials got precisely what they wished for heading into the NATO summit Sunday and Monday in Chicago - nothing. "It was uneventful, which was great," University spokesman Al Cubbage said. "That's exactly what we wanted: to be prepared for a variety of circumstances but not have to go... Read more »
Evanston masseuse accused of prostitution strikes deal with prosecutors
May 21, 2012
Filed under Archive, Manual
SKOKIE - An Evanston masseuse facing a prostitution charge reached a deal with prosecutors in court Monday to possibly dismiss the case by late next month. Using an informal translator at the Circuit Court in Skokie, Chicago resident Haihua Zhang, 43, agreed to complete 24 hours of community service... Read more »
Local groups protest NATO
May 20, 2012
Filed under Archive, Manual
Dozens of Evanston- and Northwestern-based activists joined a crowd of thousands at the largest-expected march during the first day of the NATO summit in downtown Chicago. Members of Occupy Evanston, Occupy NU, the Chicago Area Peace Action network and Neighbors for Peace participated in the mostly... Read more »
NU administrators caution students, brace for traffic delays and protests during NATO summit
May 17, 2012
Filed under Administration, Campus (Archived)
Northwestern officials are urging students to remain vigilant and informed as thousands of foreign dignitaries, protesters and journalists descend on Chicago for the NATO summit this weekend, the first time the United States has hosted the international gathering outside of Washington, D.C. University... Read more »
NU administrators caution students, brace for traffic delays and protests during NATO summit
May 17, 2012
Filed under Administration, Campus (Archived)
Northwestern officials are urging students to remain vigilant and informed as thousands of foreign dignitaries, protesters and journalists descend on Chicago for the NATO summit this weekend, the first time the United States has hosted the international gathering outside of Washington, D.C. University... Read more »
Blogger fired after criticizing NU black studies students
May 10, 2012
Filed under Academic, Campus (Archived)
Former Wall Street Journal editor Naomi Schaefer Riley was fired from the Chronicle of Higher Education on Monday, a week after she wrote a blog post criticizing the work of some doctoral candidates in Northwestern's African American Studies department. Riley's controversial entry was in reaction to... Read more »
Student leaders weigh in on politics of Obama's same-sex marriage endorsement
May 10, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
The head of the largest LGBT group on campus commended President Barack Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage Wednesday but warned the announcement could have political consequences in the general election. "I was overjoyed. I was glad that Obama had finally taken a stance on the issue," said Morgan... Read more »
Herman Cain takes the stage on campus
May 9, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
Near the end of his on-campus speech Tuesday, former presidential candidate Herman Cain paused for about 10 seconds before doing something most politicians shy away from - repeating a gaffe. "Someone once wrote, 'Life can be a challenge,'" he began, pausing as laughter built up among some audience members... Read more »
College Republicans Facebook page announce Herman Cain visit
April 29, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
Aggressive effort' behind exposing Ski Team party
April 26, 2012
Filed under Administration, Campus (Archived)
A group of Northwestern students used aggressive and at times coercive methods to expose a controversial Ski Team social event, according to central players in the campus firestorm that resulted. In a four-paragraph letter to the student body Wednesday, the highest-level University administrators commended... Read more »
Ski Team apologizes for hosting controversial party
April 25, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
The Northwestern University Ski Team apologized Tuesday for hosting a weekend party that outraged campus cultural group leaders and sparked an impromptu forum on race relations at NU on Monday night. In a letter sent to The Daily, the 65-member team wrote they "have no intention of shying away from"... Read more »
Interest rate hike would affect one-third of undergraduates
April 24, 2012
Filed under Academic, Campus (Archived)
The Obama administration on Monday urged Congress to preserve low interest rates on student loans that are funding tuition for almost one-third of Northwestern undergraduates. Barring legislative action, interest rates on Stafford loans are set to double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent on July 1. According to... Read more »
NU prepares for NATO summit
April 1, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived)
Northwestern is tweaking its Chicago campus schedule in advance of next month's NATO summit, which is expected to bring dozens of global leaders - and an influx of anti-war protesters - to the second city in the United States to hold the high-profile gathering. The University will halt courses in the... Read more »
Continuing studies dean wants more opportunities for technology, research
February 20, 2012
Filed under Academic, Campus (Archived)
School of Continuing Studies Dean Thomas Gibbons wants his program - as well as hundreds of others across the country - to undergo what he calls "drastic change" as college costs skyrocket in a fragile economy. In an article published earlier this month, he urged similar colleges to reconsider their... Read more »
Mashable names Northwestern Memes on top college memes list
February 19, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Science & Technology
Apparently, Northwestern Memes can has more publicity. The popular Facebook page landed on a list of meme-friendly schools posted by Mashable.com on Friday. Northwestern joined Big Ten peers Indiana University and Purdue University on the website's rundown of "20 Colleges Where Memes Are All the Rage." The... Read more »
Medill professor recalls interview with Whitney Houston
February 12, 2012
Filed under Alumni, Campus (Archived)
Millions of Americans listened to Whitney Houston's voice on the radio for the first time in 1985. Medill Professor Clarence Waldron heard her words firsthand that same year. Waldron interviewed Houston over the phone for her first cover story in Jet Magazine, where Waldron worked for 29 years before... Read more »
[WHITNEY] Medill prof. remembers interview subject Whitney Houston
February 11, 2012
Filed under Alumni, Campus (Archived)
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Medill alumnus Dan Fletcher hired as Facebook managing editor
January 25, 2012
Filed under Alumni, Campus (Archived)
When Medill Prof. Rich Gordon opened his inaugural "Journalism and the Networked World" course in 2009 by asking how many students used Twitter, only a few hands poked up. Among them was that of Dan Fletcher (BSJ ‘09) , who announced Thursday he has been hired as Facebook 's managing editor, a... Read more »
Northwestern, UChicago join for gender diversity
January 22, 2012
Filed under Academic, Campus (Archived)
In "Women Don't Ask," authors Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever reveal a not-so-shocking truth: men and women hear the word "no" differently. According to the writers' research, for men, "no" means, "No, not ever." It's gender differences like these Prof. Holly Falk-Krzesinski is trying to bridge in... Read more »
Romenesko details Poynter departure on new website
November 21, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston resident Jim Romenesko unleashed a nearly 3,000-word account of his recent departure from Poynter in the inaugural post on his new website Friday. The play-by-play narrative includes several references to his home city, from where he operated a Poynter blog for 12 years before stepping down... Read more »
Romenesko details Poynter departure on new website
November 21, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston resident Jim Romenesko unleashed a nearly 3,000-word account of his recent departure from Poynter in the inaugural post on his new website Friday. The play-by-play narrative includes several references to his home city, from where he operated a Poynter blog for 12 years before stepping down... Read more »
District 65 to vote on new school referendum at Monday meeting
November 20, 2011
Filed under Local
District 65 board members will vote whether to advance a referendum proposal to build a new school in Evanston's Fifth Ward at their regular meeting tonight. The board's recommendation calls for opening a new K-5 school in the city's central core - also known as the Fifth Ward - and reorganizing "space"... Read more »
New editor in chief of The Daily announced
November 17, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek
Medill junior Maria LaMagna will serve as The Daily's next editor in chief, the newspaper's publisher announced Thursday. LaMagna will assume the top position at the beginning of Winter Quarter 2012 and maintain it through Spring Quarter 2012. She will succeed outgoing Editor in Chief and Medill senior... Read more »
Fifth ward residents make final push for new school
November 16, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Fifth Ward residents repeatedly urged District 65 board members to "do the right thing" by approving a voter referendum for a long-awaited school in their neighborhood at a community forum Wednesday night. The public input session comes less than a week before the district board is slated to vote on... Read more »
Biss slates Evanston petition drive
November 14, 2011
Filed under State
State Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) will be hosting a six-hour petition drive based at Evanston's Democratic Party headquarters Saturday, according to an email letter to his supporters sent Monday. The campaign event comes four days after Biss announced he would be seeking outgoing state Sen. Jeff Schoenberg's... Read more »
Subway sandwich shop coming to Clark Street
November 14, 2011
Filed under Business
Evanston aldermen unanimously approved a special use permit for the city's 10th Subway sandwich shop at Monday night's Planning and Development Committee meeting. All five committee members greenlit franchisee Suhas Patel's permit application, which would allow the sandwich shop to operate 7 a.m. to... Read more »
Q&A: Romenesko's departure highlights future of news aggregation
November 13, 2011
Filed under City
For 12 years, Jim Romenesko's blog was often written on the fringes of Northwestern's campus but read far outside Evanston city limits. The 58-year-old Evanston resident - a frequent patron of downtown coffee shops - abruptly resigned from Poynter on Thursday after his boss discovered allegedly improperly... Read more »
State Rep. Biss to seek Schoenberg's state Senate seat
November 10, 2011
Filed under City, State
State Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) announced in an email letter to supporters Thursday he will be seeking outgoing state Sen. Jeff Schoenberg's seat. At a news conference Tuesday, Schoenberg told reporters he would not run for reelection and would instead pursue an expanded full-time role advising... Read more »
Evanston150 reveals selection jury members
November 10, 2011
Filed under City, Local, Politics
The 21 members comprising the Evanston150 selection jury - publicly unknown up until Thursday's top 10 ideas announcement - represent at least a dozen local organizations ranging from District 65 schools to arts advocacy groups. The identities of those on the secret panel tasked with narrowing down... Read more »
Parrott: Arrested vandal probably responsible for more incidents
November 8, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston Police Department Cmdr. Jay Parrott on Tuesday confirmed the anti-immigration vandal arrested early Monday morning is most likely responsible for at least six more instances of similar graffiti on the city's north side. However, due to quick clean-up efforts and other circumstantial factors,... Read more »
Evanston Police arrests man in connection with anti-immigration graffiti
November 7, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston Police officers arrested a 21-year-old man early Monday morning after linking him to six instances of anti-immigration graffiti on the city's north side since mid-October. Around 2 a.m., an EPD officer spotted Evanston resident Daniel Schwartz spray painting a wall near Lincoln Avenue and Green... Read more »
Lupe Fiasco Foundation expands coat drive to Evanston
November 5, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Just a few years ago, rapper Lupe Fiasco was no stranger to handing out winter coats to homeless people along Wacker Drive in Chicago. "He would just drive around and say, ‘This guy looks like he needs a coat,'" recalled Ayesha Jaco, Lupe Fiasco Foundation director, "and then pull them out... Read more »
Andrew Breitbart condemns Occupy movement during speech on campus
November 1, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived)
Northwestern received its second dose of political controversy in a week Tuesday - this time without the formality and exclusiveness reserved for a Congressional leader. Conservative pundit Andrew Breitbart assailed the Occupy movement and its liberal sympathizers in front of a packed auditorium in... Read more »
Work begins on new Dempster viaduct
October 31, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Construction crews began drilling the foundation for a new viaduct at the Dempster Purple Line stop Monday, continuing a broader project secured by the City of Evanston over the summer. In July, the Chicago Transit Authority board approved a $10.3 million construction contract for various Purple Line... Read more »
Cantor campus visit draws protesters, impromptu meeting
October 30, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived), Greek, Local
After abruptly canceling a similar speech at the University of Pennsylvania earlier this month, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke on Northwestern's campus Friday afternoon amid a dozens-strong protest and mounting concerns about his lecture's attendance policy. In his approximately 25-minute address,... Read more »
Local MoveOn members notified of Cantor speech
October 27, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
The more than 500 members of the Illinois 9th District MoveOn Council have been notified of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's on-campus speech Friday, the progressive group's local leader confirmed Thursday. MoveOn regional coordinator Larry Goldberg said there are "already a number of emails going... Read more »
Activist groups organize for Cantor visit
October 26, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived), Local
Progressive activists on Wednesday continued to organize against House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's upcoming visit to Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. The No. 2 Republican in the House will be speaking about income inequality 12:15 to 1 p.m. Friday at the Allen Center, 2169 Campus Drive,... Read more »
Occupy Chicago planning protest of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's campus speech
October 25, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
One of the country's most powerful Republicans is speaking on campus this week, but don't expect the usual barrage of Facebook event invites and sidewalk flyers. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will deliver a speech titled, "A Fair Shot at the American Dream and Economic Growth," 12:15 to 1 p.m. Friday... Read more »
Northwestern student robbed near Shepard
October 23, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived), Crime
A Northwestern student was robbed Saturday night on campus near Shepard Residential College, according to an emergency alert from the University issued Sunday morning. Police are still searching for the thief, who they described as a male black, 18 to 22 years old, approximately 6-foot-1 to 6-foot-2... Read more »
Evanston150 unveils top 30 ideas for city's future
October 20, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
After a weekend of public voting that attracted more than 500 community members, Evanston150 unveiled its top 30 ideas for the city's future Thursday morning. The newest batch of prosposals - ranging from offering free citywide WiFi to providing universal preschool for all - comes after seven voting... Read more »
Evanston bank not jumping on debit card fee bandwagon
October 19, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
As other financial institutions draw criticism for testing out new debit card fees, Evanston-based First Bank & Trust announced it will buck the national trend Wednesday. In a news release, CEO Robert Yonahan announced his bank is "not hopping on the bandwagon" and will continue to offer a no-fee monthly... Read more »
Anti-immigration graffiti back at previous spot
October 19, 2011
Filed under Crime, Local
The seventh known instance of anti-immigration graffiti in two months surfaced Wednesday in a familiar location - the Metra underpass at Ridge Avenue and Lincoln Street. The new message reads, "You can't have a 1st world Nation with a 3rd world
Northwestern alum win bid to design Chicago hospital floor
October 18, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Two Northwestern alumni will be designing the 15th floor of the yet-to-be-completed Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in downtown Chicago, the graduates' firm announced Tuesday. Karen Zissis (MSC ‘88) and Katherine Ross (Communication ‘87), creative directors at Kinc Design and... Read more »
Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week starts Sunday
October 17, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
The Evanston Health Department is urging the parents to have children's blood lead level tested as part of Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week. The annual event aims to educate the public about how children can be exposed to lead in older homes and toys, according to the city's website. Any Evanston... Read more »
Occupy Chicago protesters eye Evanston version
October 17, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Although part of the same national movement, Jack Sigel on Monday provided a stark contrast to the growing, sometimes contentious Occupy Chicago protest in Evanston's big-city neighbor. The Evanston resident stood at the corner of Orrington Avenue and Church Street, clutching a cardboard box on which... Read more »
Some aldermen left in the dark on 'Brothel' violation list
October 11, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Even as they weighed removing from the city's website a list of 52 properties under investigation for code violations, several aldermen at Monday night's council meeting said the controversial index was a new concept for them. Some said they first heard of the list only after an article about it was... Read more »
City unveils 2012 budget proposal, proposes 8 percent property tax hike
October 9, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz released Evanston's 2012 budget proposal Friday evening, citing the national economy as an ongoing "area of
Gas line ruptured in downtown Evanston on Saturday
October 9, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
A contractor broke into a gas line Saturday morning in downtown Evanston, prompting temporary evacuations of local businesses, including the Rotary International headquarters, 1560 Sherman Ave. Utility workers were trying to lay a fiber optics line just after 11 a.m. when they struck a gas main, said... Read more »
Brothel law' cause draws UMass professor
October 6, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Hoping to lend an academic voice to the city's ongoing over-occupancy disputes, a noted expert on housing standards will speak next month at the Evanston Public Library. Ellen Pader, an associate professor of regional planning at University of Massachusetts - Amherst, is slated Nov. 2 to address community... Read more »
Evanston150 unveils top 100 ideas
October 6, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston150 unveiled its top 100 ideas to improve the city's future earlier this week, inching closer to two mid-October voting sessions. At those public events Oct. 15 and 16, community members will vote to whittle the 100 ideas down to 30 ideas for final consideration by the 21-member selection jury. Over... Read more »
Landlords uniting against continued 'brothel law' enforcement
October 5, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Several Evanston property owners are uniting in opposition to the city's controversial "brothel law" enforcement as the occupancy restriction once again comes into public focus. In a statement released Wednesday, property manager Josh Braun called tenant safety a "top priority," dismissing implied claims... Read more »
Police charge south-side purse snatcher
October 3, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
A 15-year-old Skokie boy was charged with one count each of robbery, battery to a police officer and resisting arrest after snatching a woman's purse on the south side of Evanston on Monday afternoon. Police responded to a reported strong arm robbery about 12:30 p.m. Monday near Case Street and Ridge... Read more »
Online database offers thousands of e-books for EPL cardholders
September 27, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston Public Library cardholders now have free access to thousands of e-books for their Kindle readers, according to a news release issued Monday by the city. The digital titles are available at My Media Mall, an online database opened to EPL patrons Wednesday. Interested users need a valid EPL card,... Read more »
Anti-immigration graffiti sparks community concern
September 27, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Community concern mounted this week after allegedly anti-immigration graffiti appeared in three separate locations on Evanston's north side. The xenophobic messages were first discovered in the course of less than 20 minutes Thursday morning, according to the day's crime report from the Evanston Police... Read more »
Evanston, Skokie gear up for International Walk to School Day
September 27, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
District 65 will participate in International Walk to School Day Oct. 5 as a complement to Evanston's "Let's Move!" initiative aimed at encouraging greater physical activity. Evanston and Skokie students will join 2,233 other schools in the country as well as 42 other nations partaking in the fitness... Read more »
Table Tennis Club claims missing ping-pong tables
September 26, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
The Northwestern Table Tennis Club on Monday night cleared up where exactly $1,300 worth of pingpong tables went after disappearing from Norris University Center Friday. Coach Ned Leuchtner confirmed club members relocated the tables to the balcony over the tennis center at the Sports Pavilion and Aquatics... Read more »
In Focus: Student involvement elusive for Evanston150 effort
September 25, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
When Evanston150 unveils its top 10 ideas for the city's future Nov. 10, project organizers will conclude their months-long effort to solicit input from all residents, from Howard Street dog walkers to Central Street shopkeepers. Still, some Northwestern students say they see few signs of widespread... Read more »
Noyes stop next up on CTA station renewal project
September 20, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Evanston El stops are covered by the Chicago Transit Authority's new station renewal plan, and cleanup efforts have already started, according to an email exchange between city officials on Wednesday evening. In the email conversation, which was forwarded to The Daily, Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator... Read more »
Evanston150 announces public voting sessions
September 20, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Residents will be able to weigh in on the 30 best ideas for city improvement at Evanston150 voting sessions slated for Oct. 15 and 16, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the community initiative. The public votes will take place at 9:30 and 11 a.m. Oct. 15 at Century Cinema, 1715 Maple... Read more »
Residents on Yellow Line advisory committee remain neutral
September 19, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
For the two residents on the Yellow Line station engineering committee, the task of pinpointing a new stop in south Evanston strikes especially close to home. The eight-member panel, which whittled down feasible options to Dodge and Asbury avenues last week, also includes two aldermen and various city... Read more »
CTA initiative to clean up El
September 19, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
The Chicago Transit Authority plans to polish 100 El stops over the next 12 months, but Evanston riders may have to wait for a Purple Line revamp. On Tuesday morning, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA officials announced a new maintenance initiative that would dispatch "renew crews" to clean and repair... Read more »
Evanston Community Foundation receives substantial donation
September 18, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
The Evanston Community Foundation announced in a news release Monday it has been offered matching funds from an anonymous donor for its kindergarten readiness program. The youth initiative, titled "Every child ready for kindergarten, Every youth ready for work," targets at-risk families with children... Read more »
Schakowsky defends proposed jobs bill
September 17, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
Despite grim odds of House passage, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) announced an employment plan Tuesday that would expand several aspects of President Barack Obama's American Jobs Act. Schakowsky, whose ninth Congressional district includes Evanston, proposed a version that targets new spending... Read more »
Q&A: Sinker's 140 characters of fame extend through summer
September 17, 2011
Filed under Archive, Manual
For Evanston resident Dan Sinker, the mounting paranoia finally subsided 2:15 p.m. Feb. 28, when The Atlantic posted an online article outing him as responsible for the famously profane @MayorEmanuel Twitter account. But the unveiling's aftermath has proven anything but brief or concise - the 140-character... Read more »
NU, Evanston prepare for Dillo Day
May 26, 2011
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University administrators and Evanston officials expressed cautious optimism Thursday afternoon as the Northwestern community prepares for Dillo Day. Dean of Students Burgwell Howard said the annual music festival provides the unique potential to make or break city residents' perception of the student... Read more »
ETHS safety director addresses youth violence issues in Evanston
May 24, 2011
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It took Sam Pettineo 35 years of involvement in Evanston law enforcement to find his ideal position inside a 1.2-million-square-foot building surrounded by more than 3,000 students. And as the safety director of Evanston Township High School concludes his first year in that position, his occupational... Read more »
Svitek: Newt Gingrich is having the worst week ever
May 20, 2011
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It's official: Newt Gingrich is having the worst week ever. Well, maybe not. But as far as the 24-hour political pundit perpetual panic conflictinator is concerned, he's been marginalized to a vague figment of political legitimacy. Lest we spare the Republican 2012 hopeful due context, let's glean the... Read more »
Human Sexuality class cancellation prompts 70 academics to send letter to Schapiro
May 11, 2011
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A letter imploring Northwestern administrators to restore Human Sexuality next academic year signed by 70 academic professionals was delivered to University President Morton Schapiro on Thursday afternoon. A copy of the letter, which includes signee affiliations ranging from Harvard Medical School to... Read more »
Svitek: Review of Tyler, The Creator's latest album, "Goblin"
May 11, 2011
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It's extraordinarily difficult nowadays for those sacred 18-to-24'ers to avoid the rollicking Los Angeles rap outfit that is OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, for the uninformed). And with understandable reason they flock to the much-hyped collective - the clique's unforgiving and raucous... Read more »
Taco restaurant to open at former Al's Italian Beef site
May 9, 2011
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A premium taqueria offering "competitive and affordable" Mexican fare will open at the former site of Al's Italian Beef, 622 Davis St., by the end of June, its future owner confirmed Tuesday evening. Sam Vergos, who operates three other restaurants in Dallas he describes as Texan "institutions," said... Read more »
Evanston150 plans first NU outreach effort
May 9, 2011
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Community input initiative Evanston150 will mark its first Northwestern collaboration on May 20 when steering committee member and NU law student Patrick Keenan-Devlin hosts an on-campus brainstorming session, the project's coordinator, Stephanie Kulke, announced Tuesday evening. The idea generation... Read more »
Updated: Bailey's Human Sexuality class will not be offered next academic year
May 8, 2011
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Prof. John Michael Bailey's popular Human Sexuality course, which came under national scrutiny following a controversial after-class, optional sex toy demonstration in February, will not be offered during the next academic year, University spokesman Al Cubbage confirmed Monday afternoon. "Courses in... Read more »
Svitek: GOP debate Thursday highlights lackluster field
May 8, 2011
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The real winner of Thursday night's expectedly dismal 2012 Republican presidential debate wasn't any of the hollow caricatures perched before Fox News Fathead Brett Baier. It was President Barack Obama, who, with every incompetent tide of the stubbornly shaping GOP field, will glide into an assured... Read more »
Evanston architect breaks ground Skokie bank, aims for gold-level LEED certification
May 8, 2011
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Surrounded by dozens of Skokie officials donning hard hats, Evanston architect Joe Behles described his latest brainchild - an environmentally savvy First Bank & Trust branch - at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning. The location at 4007 Dempster St., currently under construction and slated to... Read more »
Residents weigh in on city's financial woes through Engage Evanston campaign, budget meeting
May 5, 2011
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More than 40 Evanston officials and residents scribbled notes and listened at a sporadically contentious budget meeting Thursday night to address the city's estimated $1.2 million deficit for fiscal year 2012. The 90-minute gathering at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., concluded... Read more »
Svitek: What the bin Laden Twitter explosion means for the future of media
May 4, 2011
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At 10:25 p.m. Sunday, Keith Urbahn, chief of staff to former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield, tweeted the following 15 words: "So I'm told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden. Hot damn." It was a peculiar claim that further validated percolating rumors from far less official sources.... Read more »
Evanston 150 to host brainstorming session with NUDM
May 2, 2011
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Evanston150 to collaborate with DM for brainstorming session Community idea initiative Evanston150 will collaborate with Northwestern Dance Marathon to solicit student input May 20, representatives from both organizations confirmed this week. The on-campus event, which will also be sponsored by the... Read more »
Tisdahl made mind up night of Tilted Kilt debate
May 2, 2011
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Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl decided the fate of businessman Ted Mavrakis' liquor lisence request for a proposed Tilted Kilt restaurant several hours after it was debated at a public meeting that attracted nearly 50 residents, Tisdahl told The Daily Tuesday afternoon. That final verdict to deny... Read more »
Svitek: 5 things we want from Clipse
April 27, 2011
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Tomorrow night's Clipse concert-put on by A&O Productions and For Members Only-should be yet another impressive rap performance this year at Northwestern, the most unlikely of places for impressive rap performances. Here's a wildly hopeful rundown of what I want to see Pusha T and Malice bring to the... Read more »
The truth behind Tilted Kilt claims from liquor board meeting
April 26, 2011
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When Carol Mengel, Evanston businessman Ted Mavrakis' wife, described Tilted Kilt waitresses' outfits as "really not all that revealing" at Tuesday night's liquor control board meeting, laughter erupted among the nearly 50 attendees. Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl immediately shushed the Tilted Kilt... Read more »
Student-led rally calls for end to violence in Evanston
April 26, 2011
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Before embarking on an hour-long peace march to raise awareness for youth violence at Evanston Township High School Tuesday afternoon, an event organizer warned more than 100 participants to specifically avoid foul language. But one four-letter word in particular could not escape their frustrated emotions. "We... Read more »
District 65 union 'very happy' with pending education reform
April 24, 2011
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District 65 Educators' Council President Jean Luft reaffirmed teachers union support of Illinois Senate Bill 7 Monday afternoon, the same day it was assigned to the state House's elementary and secondary education committee. The education reform legislation aims to base tenure decisions on instructor... Read more »
Tilted Kilt liquor license to be considered tonight
April 24, 2011
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Evanston liquor board will consider Tilted Kilt's license request Community organizers are gearing up for tonight's liquor control board meeting, which will address whether the city should extend a liquor license to the proposed Tilted Kilt restaurant in downtown Evanston's Fountain Square Building. Evanston... Read more »
Evanston residents petition against new sports bar
April 20, 2011
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Community opposition to an upcoming liquor license request for the controversial restaurant Tilted Kilt reached critical mass Thursday evening as an online petition exceeded its target goal of 100 signatures. More than 130 residents - many asking for an outright denial of the license application at... Read more »
ETHS students may have known of shooting
April 18, 2011
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Sharon Weeks immediately became suspicious Friday evening as only one student checked into Evanston Township High School's study center - an after-school facility that usually rooms at least 25 pupils, she said. Weeks, an ETHS study hall specialist, checked the hallway outside the study room, only to... Read more »
Local teen to be tried as an adult in McDonald's shooting
April 17, 2011
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Some westside Evanston residents were stunned Monday afternoon following a news release that announced 17-year-old from the area had been charged with four felony counts related to Friday's juvenile shooting at the nearby McDonald's. Anthony Conorquie, of the 1700 block of Dodge Avenue, was identified... Read more »
Shooting at local McDonald's prompts community peace vigil
April 16, 2011
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More than 100 Evanston residents gathered Sunday evening at the corner of Dodge Avenue and Dempster Street to raise community awareness of youth violence following a juvenile shooting at the nearby McDonald's two days earlier. A 16-year-old male had sustained a single gunshot wound to his left midsection... Read more »
Illinois House bill aims to inform legislators
April 13, 2011
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A recently passed bill in the Illinois House of Representatives aims to increase politicians' knowledge of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, but some regular Evanston City Council attendees scoff at its potential to reform what they view as an increasingly opaque city government. House Bill 1670, which... Read more »
EPL installs green cooling system
April 13, 2011
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"Capturing the Friedmans," a documentary about a father and son from Long Island who were both convicted of child molestation, was shown Wednesday as part of Northwestern's Sex Week. The film tells the story of Arnold Friedman, a school teacher from Great Neck who committed suicide after being imprisoned... Read more »
New 311 hotline deemed a success
April 12, 2011
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More than 7,800 Evanston residents rang the city's new 311 service in March for what assistant to the city manager Joe McRae described as a "very successful launch," according to the call center's first monthly report issued Monday. He said the consolidated phone directory has emerged as a stable asset... Read more »
Evanston businesses debate merits of 'daily deals' like Groupon
April 11, 2011
Filed under City
The storefront dining room at hotdog stand Wiener and Still Champion, 802 Dempster St., is notably compact. There are four booths and a couple of tables, plus a garbage receptacle within an arm's length of most seating. Just five footsteps separate the one-door entryway and ordering counter. So when... Read more »
New Purple Line trains pull into Evanston
April 7, 2011
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Regional commuters are mostly unfazed by the CTA's gradual rollout of its 5000-series trains, which were added to Purple Line tracks Monday as part of the second experimental stage to roll into Evanston in three months. A CTA worker informed The Daily earlier this week that the prototype trains are... Read more »
The man behind @MayorEmanuel saga talks fake Twitter, book deal
April 3, 2011
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In the final weeks of the @MayorEmanuel Twitter account - a raucous, profane pseudo-narrative of Rahm Emanuel's Chicago mayoral bid - Dan Sinker sensed the end was near. "I could feel it all closing in on me," he said. "And then you just had this ridiculous level of press attention on me and the account... Read more »
Evanston loses out on Google fiber-optic network project
March 30, 2011
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Maybe it was because Evanston refused to completely rename itself after a search engine giant. Or maybe it was because Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl didn't leap into the frigid waters of Lake Michigan to demonstrate their cooling effect on overheated servers. Or maybe it was because 2,000 residents didn't... Read more »
City advances Robert Crown Park plan
March 29, 2011
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Only 15 feet, two studies costing more than $50,000 total and the first major capital investment in the Robert Crown Center since its original construction stand between Sanders Hicks and an Olympic-size ice rink. The Evanston City Council unanimously approved two consulting contracts Monday night,... Read more »
Evanston woman fights residential development, tries to protect trees in lot
March 28, 2011
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Evanston resident and Feinberg Prof. Padma Rao, accompanied by her attorney Douglas Cannon, pressed forward at Monday's City Council meeting to prevent residential development at the former site of Kendall College, 2408 Orrington Ave. The resolution, which was tabled last month amid calls for more community... Read more »
After kickoff rally, Evanston150 looks to involve students
March 27, 2011
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Plastered among dozens of other index cards with community ideas scrawled on them, two suggestions inked in colorful marker caught a volunteer's eye Saturday afternoon at the Evanston150 Community Kick-Off Rally. The first one read, "People in Evanston should be nicer to each other." And the other?... Read more »
Updated: Northwestern copes with fallout, attention from sex toy demo
March 3, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived)
As Northwestern begins an investigation into an optional, after-class sex toy demonstration held last week, an award-winning scholar and clinician announced Thursday evening she will file a formal complaint against psychology Prof. John Michael Bailey for what she calls "a gross violation" of the American... Read more »
NUIT to change password limits
March 1, 2011
Filed under Campus (Archived), Science & Technology
After hearing complaints from students for several years, Northwestern University Information Technology will change its password policy, it announced Wednesday. It will update NetID guidelines June 20 to permit character combinations four times the current length and require one password change per... Read more »
Class sex toy demonstration causes controversy
February 28, 2011
Filed under Academic, Campus (Archived)
Update 2: University spokesman Al Cubbage has released the following statement regarding the incident: "Northwestern University faculty members engage in teaching and research on a wide variety of topics, some of them controversial and at the leading edge of their respective disciplines. The university... Read more »
Evanston kicks off 150th anniversary planning
February 24, 2011
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The City of Evanston will now be taking your suggestions - 2,013 of them, to be exact. Evanston will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2013, and the Evanston150 Steering Committee is in charge of organizing the city's anniversary celebrations. As The Evanston150 Steering Committee prepares for its... Read more »
Retailers eye Borders property on Church Street
February 23, 2011
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The real estate firm managing the Evanston Borders slated for closure by the end of April will be putting redevelopment plans "into overdrive" in the next two months, its director of asset management and operations said Tuesday. The land company's tentative strategy is to "subdivide" the nearly 22,000... Read more »
Northwestern suspends Egypt programs amid unrest
February 9, 2011
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The Northwestern Study Abroad Office announced Wednesday morning it will not process pending applications for Egypt-based programs in light of a U.S. State Department Travel Warning reissued Sunday and ongoing anti-government protests. The office's decision affects eight students whose Spring Quarter... Read more »
Evanston homeless find warm shelters
February 5, 2011
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It's 9:25 Friday morning, and photos of Miss Sue's grandchild are circulating through the Interfaith Action of Evanston Hospitality Center. "Girl, what you doin' butt-naked in the bed?" snaps Gina, a shelter regular who lives in her van, to the glossy image of the newborn infant. The Interfaith Action... Read more »
New Ill. campaign funding limits set
January 26, 2011
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Between when Rahm Emanuel announced he would be departing the White House in late September and the end of 2010, 25 Evanston residents have contributed a combined total of more than $200,000 to his Chicago mayoral campaign. Had some of those local donors - many of whom waited until the final days of... Read more »
Legal experts, school officials still divided on moment of silence
January 22, 2011
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A restored 15-second moment of silence swept over Evanston public school students before classes commenced last Monday morning, but it hardly quieted a legal debate that has now been swirling for more than two years. Parties with a stake in the controversial moment of silence decision are still far... Read more »
Evanston's Al's Italian Beef closes, looks to relocate closer to Northwestern
January 17, 2011
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Evanston's recently closed Al's Italian Beef might soon relocate closer to Northwestern's campus. The restaurant's franchisee, Ahmad Haj, will be allowed six months to secure a new restaurant site before his franchise rights are released to other interested parties, said Dave Howey, Chicago Franchise... Read more »
After Arizona shooting, no security revamp for city, state officials
January 11, 2011
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City and state politicians said this week they have no immediate plans to revamp personal security at public events in the wake of an Arizona shooting spree that critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and killed six others. Giffords was reportedly conducting a "Congress on Your Corner"... Read more »
Evanston Public Library switches online research database
January 9, 2011
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The Evanston Public Library is replacing its online research database with one that excludes the city's only weekly newspaper after considering costs and dissatisfaction with its current content provider. Digital archives from the Evanston Review will be sacrificed in the transition from NewsBank to... Read more »
In focus: Inside the study abroad drinking culture
November 20, 2010
Filed under Campus (Archived), In Focus
More than 700 Northwestern students studied abroad last year. They formed long-lasting bonds with host families. They enjoyed exceptional research opportunities. They fully immersed themselves in unique and diverse cultures. And they apparently drank, too. A lot. At least that's according to an October... Read more »
Northwestern students hope for a job at Industry Day 2010
October 21, 2010
Filed under Campus (Archived), Lifestyle
Hundreds of potential employees shook hands with dozens of potential employers at Thursday night's Industry Day 2010 as they prepared to undertake the task of 14.8 million other Americans: finding a job. Spearheaded by the Society of Women Engineers, the yearly recruitment fair attracted more than 60... Read more »
The Scoop on Jackass 3D
October 20, 2010
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The "Jackass" continuum has always been adequately characterized as Adam Sandler's youthful zaniness meets Evel Knievel's fearless spirit. It's a worthy analogy, but one that falls short in the context of the infamous masochists' latest project: frontman Johnny Knoxville is pushing 40, brazen crony... Read more »
PBS NewsHour's Gwen Ifill speaks at Medill
October 7, 2010
Filed under Campus (Archived)
Gwen Ifill doesn't fault college students for flocking to Comedy Central for their primary source of news - but she claims to deserve some credit. "Even he doesn't say he's a journalist," she said. "Jon Stewart gets his news from me." The remark was one of several resulting in widespread laughter yesterday... Read more »