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

The Daily Northwestern

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Joyca Jiao on stage with the Little Match Girl cast.

International theatre students engage in in-person productions in post-pandemic China

January 19, 2021

Northwestern theatre students in post-pandemic China are engaging in in-person production, an opportunity that is yet to be realistic for their peers in the States. Due to the travel ban between China...

Natasha Sondakh (SESP ’22). Sondakh’s debut novel, “She Smells of Turmeric,” will be published at the end of April.

SESP junior Natasha Sondakh prepares to publish debut novel exploring Indonesian identity

January 14, 2021

In just four months, Natasha Sondakh (SESP ’22) wrote her debut novel, “She Smells of Turmeric,” while juggling classes and learning how to market her book. The fictional novel follows an Indonesian-American...

Craig J. Harris. He is a freelance television producer in Chicago.

Chicago film and television industry embraces COVID-19 reality

January 14, 2021

After almost a year of staying home and social distancing, the film and television industry has adapted to the consequences of COVID-19. Although the future still remains unclear, professionals are optimistic...

Set and costume designs for the “The Glass Menagerie.”

Audio drama reimagines “The Glass Menagerie” through a Chinese-American lens

January 14, 2021

Discouraging the pursuit of the arts. Pressuring daughters to get married. Balancing familial responsibilities with personal dreams. These were elements of Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,”...

A still from “Finding Yingying. In 2020, director Jenny Shi won numerous awards for her first-ever feature film.

NU alumna Jenny Shi reflects on the year of her award-winning documentary “Finding Yingying”

January 13, 2021

Jenny Shi’s (Medill M.S. ’17) film on the disappearance of Yingying Zhang, a Chinese international student at the University of Illinois, gained critical acclaim after a year-long festival run. While...

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