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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

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A pencil drawing of a Kenyan woman. She wears colorful beads around her neck and a colorful headband, but the rest of the drawing is black and white. Her hand sits in front of her mouth holding a stick.

Evanston Made to showcase local artists in annual art exhibit

May 25, 2021

Evanston Made’s Annual Members Group Show is returning in-person this year, featuring over 175 contemporary art pieces, according to the organization’s website. The in-person exhibit will take place...

A woman in a floral shirt holds a pink circle with pliers at a desk. Several colors of dyes and silver earring materials sit in front of her.

Q&A: NU alumna Kourtney Kinchen on her nonprofit passion project, Encircled Jewelry

May 25, 2021

A&E When a global pandemic disrupted her gap year before law school, Kourtney Kinchen (Weinberg ‘20) started an online jewelry shop. Inspired by Northwestern student-run Friends Who Earring, Kinchen...

Two directors chairs sit on a stage surrounded by red curtains. The chair on the right has a spotlight.

Casting call raises questions on racism in theatre

May 25, 2021

A&E On April 28, the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts sent out a casting call for an outside production to their email list. The call listed 15 available roles, but only one, at the very bottom,...

13 people singing in individual boxes appear on a screen.

Northwestern Community Ensemble celebrates 50 years on campus

May 24, 2021

A&E In 1971, three students performed at a Northwestern student’s fundraiser for a legal defense fund. Northwestern Community Ensemble held a virtual concert celebration on May 8 to celebrate exactly...

Three images all featuring NU-originating band “Late Aster” lead vocalists, Aaron Messing and Anni Hochhalter. A white background encompasses all images and all showcase the vocalists playing wind instruments.

Musical quartet composed of NU alumni to release EP “True and Toxic”

May 19, 2021

A&E The musicians in the band Late Aster began a friendship in their freshman year at Northwestern, where they bonded over late-night jam sessions around campus.  Aaron Messing (Bienen ‘12),...

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