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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


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Art therapy can be a powerful tool of mental and emotional regulation during these uncertain and lonely times.

How art helps sustain mental wellbeing during COVID-19

February 25, 2021

Shortly before one of her clients died, art psychotherapist Elena Kaiser said she watched them paint a butterfly. Kaiser recalls them saying, “I feel myself, I feel my healthy self right now.” During...

A still from “Unapologetic” of Janae at a protest, speaking into a megaphone. She is wearing a t-shirt that reads Fund Black Futures.

Q&A: NU alumna Ashley O’Shay talks her documentary “Unapologetic”

February 25, 2021

After graduating from Northwestern, Ashley O’Shay (Communication ’15) knew she wanted to make impactful films. In her directorial debut “Unapologetic,” she followed two women, Janae and Bella,...

Letter from the Editor: Love, The Monthly

February 24, 2021

The Monthly What is love? The question has been asked by artists around the world, from Trinidadian-German singer Haddaway to the K-pop girl group TWICE. Luckily for them, I have the answer: Love...

Mara Brock Akil (Medill ‘92). Akil, best known for hit-sitcom “Girlfriends,” is set to produce multiple new projects for Netflix as part of a multi-year deal.

Mara’s World, Mara’s Way

February 24, 2021

The Monthly Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92) still remembers the first time she made an audience laugh. As a freshman at Northwestern, she volunteered to help some friends in the Black sketch comedy...

Man with braided hair sits on chair

A New Nationalism

February 24, 2021

The Monthly Every time Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate (Bienen ’90) composes a piece about Chickasaw culture, he pictures himself standing in the forests of Mississippi where his ancestors lived before...

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