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

The Daily Northwestern


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Sierra Tishgart (Medill ‘12) was inspired to found Great Jones after finding the process of purchasing cookware to be expensive and overwhelming. Great Jones’ Dutch oven, called “The Dutchess,” is a staple in the collection.

NU alum modernizes cookware with her company, Great Jones

May 14, 2020

The Monthly Sierra Tishgart (Medill '12), co-founder of Great Jones, thinks waiting until marriage to purchase high-quality cookware is “preposterous,” but she encountered that old-fashioned idea...

Cate Blanchett in “Mrs. America.” The Hulu/FX miniseries recounts the tracks the equal rights amendment movement of the 1970s.

Reel Thoughts: Mrs. America is a mirror to unfinished business

May 14, 2020

The Monthly I don’t like shows or movies that reimagine history, because it reminds me of what we could have had. But if writers of historical cinema decide to stick strictly to the version of history,...

Liner Notes: “Petals for Armor” may be Hayley Williams’ debut solo album, but she has nothing to prove

Liner Notes: “Petals for Armor” may be Hayley Williams’ debut solo album, but she has nothing to prove

May 13, 2020

The Monthly It feels weird to call “Petals for Armor” Hayley Williams’ debut album, because Hayley Williams has been with us a long time. Now 31, the singer-songwriter founded pop punk band...

Singer and songwriter Alex Banin began to focus more on after her sophomore year at Northwestern. Since then she has broken into the Chicago music scene and signed with Loop Theory.

Alex Banin breaks into the Chicago music industry

May 13, 2020

The Monthly In the middle of Alex Banin’s first year at Northwestern, she became extremely sick and could not sing for an entire year. After getting her tonsils removed, she was able to sing again...

The 2012 production of “Metamorphoses” at Lookingglass Theatre Company. The theater company was founded by Northwestern alums after an experimental production of “Alice in Wonderland” in 1987.

Lookingglass Theatre Company builds community and inventive art through its unique ensemble-based approach

May 13, 2020

The Monthly The first ever Lookingglass Theatre Company production took place in the Jones Great Room. A group of Northwestern students, led by David Schwimmer (Communication ‘88), put on an...

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