In Focus: Falling through the cracks: Northwestern eyes mental health oversight for study abroad
May 17, 2013
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Disclosure is vital for treating mental health. No one knows that better than Terri Weaver. While studying abroad in London in November, her daughter, Weinberg junior Alyssa Weaver, committed suicide. Shocked by her daughter’s death, Terri Weaver, 55, retired early to cope with the pain. “Alyssa... Read more »
In Focus: Forging a free press at Northwestern's Qatar campus
May 13, 2013
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In his commencement speech Wednesday at Northwestern University in Qatar, then-senior Ismaeel Naar reminded his classmates of their projects addressing the Syrian revolution and obesity in Qatar. Listening in their purple robes — more than 7,000 miles from Evanston — the journalism and communication... Read more »
'Silent Pacts:' ASG, administrators look to make Northwestern drinking culture safer
March 8, 2013
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We’ll never know exactly what happened to Harsha Maddula. The McCormick sophomore’s disappearance from an off-campus party Sept. 22 stunned a community returning to campus for a new school year. Evanston police concluded their investigation into Maddula’s death last week, determining alcohol... Read more »
In Focus: Students demand Native American studies, recognition of Evans' role in Sand Creek Massacre
March 1, 2013
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Northwestern did not celebrate “Founders’ Day” this year. Instead, officials called NU’s 162nd anniversary a “birthday,” in an attempt to appease a group of students who associate the school’s founding with a much more violent moment in American history: the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. Whether... Read more »
In Focus: With court date set, rift persists between Klein, Northwestern
February 11, 2013
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This December, like many before, Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein led a group of Northwestern students on a Birthright trip to Israel. Sitting in the Tannenbaum-Chabad House in February, Klein explained how “amazing” the trip had been for the students who joined him. He was wearing a bright purple sweatshirt... Read more »
In Focus: Minorities push Evanston for more local contracts
February 8, 2013
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When new projects come up in Evanston/Skokie School District 65, landscaping company owner George Lytle receives an email alerting him to bid for contracts. But when new projects come up in the city of Evanston or at Northwestern, more often than not, Lytle hears nothing. Lytle, an Evanston resident,... Read more »
In Focus: Evanston looks to curb gun violence after 3 slain in 2012
January 28, 2013
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Carolyn Murray has worked to strengthen gun control in Evanston for six years. But city efforts to curb Evanston street violence — which claimed three young lives in 90 days in the fall — came too late to save her son. In July, Murray began plans for Evanston’s first gun buyback program to... Read more »
In Focus: Amherst account inspires Northwestern student to reveal own sexual assault
November 27, 2012
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Earlier this quarter, an Amherst College student garnered national attention for her account of callous treatment by school administrators following her rape. For one Northwestern student, the story was all too familiar. “I battle my memories of the rape every day,” Weinberg senior Lauren Buxbaum wrote... Read more »
In Focus: New student center likelier than ever as key forces come together
November 20, 2012
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When Frontera Fresco opens in Norris University Center later this month, it will stand as the latest change to the 40-year-old facility. This school year, a collision of forces — an expiration of contracts, feedback from student surveys and University reviews of business models — is driving the... Read more »
In Focus: Northwestern sustainability movement pushes for communication, education
November 8, 2012
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On the last day of summer, Northwestern's class of 2016 lounged on Deering Meadow during the first annual Deering Days Welcome BBQ. To freshmen, it may have just seemed like a relaxing end to Wildcat Welcome, with rapper Chet Haze performing and plenty of free food. But the barbecue held a deeper... Read more »
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