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Recaptured: Fencing Dominates, ‘Hand to God,’ and Student ‘ICE OUT!’ Protest

A fencer cries out in celebration after tearing off their mask.
Northwestern Women’s Fencing hosted the second annual Schiller Duals this weekend, a tournament named for long-time head coach Laurie Schiller. The ’Cats finished the weekend 11-1, with the weekend’s only loss coming to Notre Dame 10-17.
Luke Meinhardt/The Daily Northwestern

Welcome to Recaptured — a weekly roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments. This week’s Recaptured includes two Northwestern Men’s Basketball games, a benefit concert hosted by A&O Productions, and Northwestern’s annual drag show.

An actor wearing white and purple holds a red sock puppet above their head.
In “Hand to God,” devilish puppets and twisted relationships tell an absurd but compelling story about desperation and sin. Written by Robert Askins and directed by Communication MFA Student Jamel Booth, “Hand to God” was performed in the Wirtz Center’s Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater. (Ashley Dong/The Daily Northwestern)
A protester carries a cardboard sign reading, “It shouldn’t have to happen to you for it to matter to you.”
Northwestern students gathered in front of Weber Arch on Friday to protest recent actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Despite freezing temperatures, the protest lasted for approximately three hours. (Emily Dissanayake/The Daily Northwestern)
A Northwestern basketball player holding the ball and wearing white pushes past a defender in blue.
Northwestern Men’s Basketball finally found their footing last Thursday night, rolling past Penn State 94-73 at Welsh-Ryan Arena to pick up a much-needed Big Ten win. (Luke Meinhardt/The Daily Northwestern)
A drag king dressed with a pope costume, male makeup and short brunette wig contorts their arms.
The Louis Room at Norris University Center transformed into a stage for Chicago-based drag talent at Northwestern’s annual drag show, this year with the theme “Drag is Art.” The event was organized by the Society of Trans and Non-Binary Students and NU’s Rainbow Alliance, and was hosted by drag queen Addy Rawls. (Micaela Rivera Porras/The Daily Northwestern)
A Northwestern basketball player in black shoots the ball from right below the basket, with a defender heavily contesting.
After some promising performances, Northwestern Men’s Basketball failed to get back-to-back conference wins in a 76-62 loss versus Washington last Saturday. (Charlie Perlman/The Daily Northwestern)
A speaker in a grey sweater looks above the camera while speaking and making a shrugging gesture.
At its Monday night meeting, Evanston’s Rules Committee maintained a change to require a two-thirds council supermajority of councilmembers to appoint an interim mayor. (Audrey Pachuta/The Daily Northwestern)
A swimmer splashes water while swimming backstroke.
Northwestern Swimming and Diving secured three victories in its tri-dual meet against Minnesota and Purdue on Friday and Saturday. The Wildcats’ men’s team overcame the Gophers 214-139 and Purdue 181-172, while the women’s team bested the Boilermakers 213-140. (Gianna Liu/The Daily Northwestern)
Two guitarists stand side by side while on stage.
A&O Productions hosted a benefit concert for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights at Evanston SPACE last Thursday night. Bands LAUNDRY DAY and Static Transmission performed for a sold out crowd. (Audrey Cullinane/The Daily Northwestern)
A fencer lunges towards their opponent, front leg outstretched.
No. 6 Northwestern bested three ranked opponents — No. 14 Temple, No. 7 Ohio State and No. 11 Stanford — at Saturday’s and Sunday’s Schiller Duals, notching a 32-4 record across weapons. Overall, the team beat 11 of its 12 foes. (Carter Nishi/The Daily Northwestern)

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