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Author Reza Aslan speaks in Lutkin Hall at an event hosted Thursday by the Muslim-cultural Students Association for Discover Islam Week. Aslan discussed Islamophobia and its current rise in the mainstream.

Reza Aslan discusses origins, future of Islamophobia at Muslim-cultural Student Association event

February 19, 2016

Islamophobia is not a Muslim problem but an American problem, said Reza Aslan at a speech Thursday held by the Northwestern Muslim-cultural Student Association. “Fear Inc: The Industrializing of Islamophobia,”...

Black student athletes discuss identity conflicts, share personal experiences at panel

February 18, 2016

When Derrick Thompson, a wide receiver for Northwestern football from 1996 to 2000, first walked into the Black House his freshman year, he said he felt an unexpected tension. Others saw him as an athlete,...

Weinberg senior Brad McCandless (right) and SESP junior Sarah Thompson host a “hunger banquet” in Parkes Hall on Wednesday night. The 2016 Dance Marathon emcees led a presentation on the effects of hunger and poverty around the world.

Northwestern students engage in poverty discussions at ‘hunger banquet’

February 18, 2016

Students were handed cards that determined their socioeconomic class — low income, middle income or high income — and the type of meal they received at a “hunger banquet” Wednesday night. About...

Comedian Eliot Chang performs at Celebrasia: Year of The Monkey. The Chinese Students Association and Taiwanese American Students Club issued a letter of apology Tuesday after receiving complaints that Chang’s act was offensive.

Celebrasia comedian’s routine leaves students with mixed feelings

February 17, 2016

Following concerns about comedian Eliot Chang’s comedy routine at Celebrasia on Saturday night, leaders of Northwestern’s Chinese Students Association and Taiwanese American Students Club released...

Spike Lee

Filmmaker Spike Lee to speak on campus, discuss “Chi-Raq” after screening

February 14, 2016

Filmmaker Spike Lee will speak on campus next month after a screening of his film, “Chi-Raq.” Lee, whose other films include “Do the Right Thing” and “Malcolm X,” will lead a discussion...

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