Queer Northwestern students explain their opinions and experiences on National Coming Out Day
Harrison Tremarello, Video Editor
October 14, 2019
‘Find something that lights you on fire’: First Indian-American Miss America discusses activism, representation
Maia Spoto, Reporter
October 13, 2019
Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American to be crowned Miss America in 2014, said the judges told her to give up and that “Bollywood” would never win Miss America. But Davuluri was determined to win on her own terms. As the South Asian Students Alliance’s fall speaker, Davuluri told a crowd...
Medill Prof. Melissa Isaacson speaks on panel about new book
Ryann Perlstein, Reporter
October 13, 2019
Prof. Melissa Isaacson still remembers her first day at Niles West High School in 1975 and how all she wanted to do was find her place. Isaacson quickly found that place on the girls’ basketball team, which became state champions in 1979 — only seven years after the passage of Title IX, a historic...
Indigenous People’s Day celebrated by app’s release
Emma Yarger, Reporter
October 13, 2019
In honor of Indigenous People’s Day on Oct. 14, Medill Prof. Patty Loew launched digital tours of Indigenous locations on campus, working toward a curriculum for a teachers’ guide about Northwestern’s history with Indigenous communities. Loew received the Linzer grant, focused on curriculum...
Students reflect on experience of, motivation behind running in the Chicago Marathon
Sammi Boas, Reporter
October 13, 2019
On Sunday, more than 45,000 runners gathered in Grant Park to participate in the Chicago Marathon. In its 42nd year, the marathon welcomed runners from more than 100 countries, all 50 states and Northwestern’s campus. McCormick junior Justin Navidzadeh said he signed up for the marathon to challenge...
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