University employees took down the “Gaza Solidarity Sukkah” honoring the Jewish holiday of Sukkot on Deering Meadow Wednesday evening. About a dozen students set up the sukkah, calling on the U.S. to enact an arms embargo on Israel and push Northwestern to divest from companies tied to the country...
Detroit writer and filmmaker Perry Janes visited Bookends & Beginnings on Monday to discuss his debut poetry collection “Find Me When You’re Ready: Poems,” which he published in September. Sam Bailey, an Emmy-nominated writer and director from Chicago best known for the web series “You’re So Talented,” joined Janes in conversation. According to Molly Hart, Bookends & Beginnings’ events and marketing coordinator, the bookstore was “excited” to host the event, which was a collaboration with Northwestern University Press — the publisher of Janes’ debut collection. “Perry is really dynamic,” she said. “He has a lot of interesting experience in film...
