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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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A girl leans over to let a boy blow bubbles out on a stage with a spotlight on him.

Seesaw Theatre produces theatre designed for the audience

October 18, 2021

When Communication senior Ilana Abusch served as an adventure guide in Seesaw Theatre’s spring show her freshman year, she was paired up with a little boy who did not like to be touched. Abusch kept...

A couple holds hands as someone behind them grasps their grip and gives them advice.

Bienvenidos a Miami to Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’

October 15, 2021

Feeling the Miami heat in Evanston, Lovers & Madmen is transforming Shanley Pavilion into a neon celebration of life this weekend for its rendition of “Much Ado About Nothing.” The play puts...

A person in an orange shirt is on a stage carrying a chair, surrounded by others carrying chairs.

Student-directed musical “Our New Town” tackles gun violence on and off the stage

October 15, 2021

A&E Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence.  The newest student musical, “Our New Town,” tackles the dark American reality of gun violence through activism, both onstage...

Film strip features stills from the movie “No Time to Die.”

Reel Thoughts: ‘No Time To Die’ delivers on its promise as an epic Bond finale

October 13, 2021

For most of the pandemic, “No Time To Die” was a light at the end of the tunnel for moviegoers stranded at home. The 25th James Bond film was delayed three times, moving all the way from its planned...

Four artworks from Marcia Babler’s virtual exhibit. Her piece “In Our Time” on the top left depicts clocks moving through an hourglass. “Bruised” on the bottom right depicts an apple with a bloodied face mask over it. “Cup of Kindness” on the top right, depicts 11 cups with frontliner faces on them over a blue background. “Re-Boot” in the bottom middle depicts the backside of a pair of boots with a syringe protruding from the top. “In This Together” on the bottom right depicts a crowd of people inside a snow globe.

New virtual Dittmar exhibit documents a year of COVID-19 through art

October 12, 2021

Personal quarantine experiences, societal turning points and an overwhelming sense of isolation resonate through “A Year of Creative Confinement,” artist Marcia Babler’s (Weinberg ’75) collection...

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