Sunday’s free Lunar New Year festival was organized by Evanston ASPA (Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander American) and the Main-Dempster Mile, and took place in Evanston SPACE. The event featured a traditional lion dance performance, meant to bring good luck and fortune into the New Year, as well as community booths, storytime and songs from the Evanston Public Library.
Welcome to Recaptured — a weekly roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments. This week’s Recaptured includes a pair of weekend wins for Men’s Tennis, a Women’s Basketball loss to Michigan, and a Chinese New Year Gala.
After a shocking loss to Colorado earlier in the week, Northwestern bounced back to beat No. 20 Army West Point 18-7 at Ryan Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon. (Yong-Yu Huang/The Daily Northwestern)The final weekend of Northwestern’s regular season began with a 28-9 defeat to Northern Illinois. Three Wildcats won their matches, although Northwestern dropped the other seven, including two forfeits. (Drayson Jaffee/The Daily Northwestern)The ’Cats lost to the Michigan Wolverines 80-58 on Thursday after an early lead evaporated after the half. After being up six points at the half, Northwestern was outscored by 17 points in the third quarter and 11 in the fourth. (Carter Nishi/The Daily Northwestern)Twin Talk, an experimental jazz trio from Chicago, hopes to open young people’s minds to different kinds of music and jazz through Evanston Township High School’s Jazz Festival. (Allison Kuester/The Daily Northwestern)The Wildcats swept their doubleheader on Saturday, beating Marquette by a score of 7-0 in the morning match and besting Illinois State 4-0. Northwestern looks to extend their nine game win streak this Friday on the road against Notre Dame. (Drayson Jaffee/The Daily Northwestern)Northwestern’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association and Chinese International Student Association hosted a Chinese New Year Gala at Ryan Family Auditorium on Sunday. The gala featured performances of Chinese pop songs, traditional dances and stand-up comedy. (Ruixin Zhang/The Daily Northwestern)The Alice Millar Chapel Choir’s Sunday performance, titled “Joy and Light,” was their first concert since being discontinued in August due to funding cuts. It featured pieces such as “Blackbird” by The Beatles, “Fanfare” by Aaron Copland, played on the organ, “Ruth” by Paul Ayres and a rendition of “Let There Be Light” by Craig Courtney. (Ivy Frater/The Daily Northwestern)“Drag Race: The Experience,” is an interactive pop-up located in Bucktown that will run through the end of February. The Werkroom showcases a replica of the space where show contestants prepare their drag attire in preparation for the competition in each episode.
