In a rare sign of acknowledgement from Northwestern, The Graduate School announced Thursday it is replacing its Office of Diversity and Inclusion with the new Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Success in an email to the TGS community. This restructuring represents the latest episode in the erasure...
It took four tries, but Evanston’s contentious Healthy Buildings Ordinance finally prevailed on March 10. City Council’s 7-1 vote to approve the sweeping restrictions on emissions marked the culmination of a long-brewing effort by its proponents, who argued the ordinance would make Evanston more sustainable. However, the approval came at the chagrin of its critics, who had mobilized a spirited campaign against it. The dissidents predict that the new rules will raise rent prices and diminish property values in affected buildings in Evanston — particularly in older, steam-heated buildings. The ordinance requires buildings in Evanston that are over 20,000 square feet to eliminate...
