Student group Right to Life sets up anti-abortion banners in Norris
Ruiqi Chen, Reporter
November 6, 2018
Filed under Campus, Latest Stories, Student Groups, Top Stories
Around noon on Tuesday, four large banners appeared in the Norris entryway bearing bold headlines and images of fetuses and late-term abortions. Bienen junior Nicholas Hauger, a member of pro-life student group Northwestern Right to Life, had placed them there. With the help of national organization...
Northwestern has one of the highest voting rates among universities
Susanna Kemp, Reporter
November 6, 2018
Filed under Campus, Facilities, Latest Stories, Top Campus Stories, Top Stories
Information stations, “voter vans” and online education guides at nuvotes.org: in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections, NU Votes is pulling out all the stops to make sure Northwestern students are voting on Nov. 6. NU Votes — a non-partisan initiative of the Center for Civic Engagement...
University Police arrest man on battery charges; unable to locate suspect in second incident
Alan Perez, Campus Editor
November 6, 2018
Filed under Campus, Campus Safety, Latest Stories, Top Campus Stories
Police have arrested a man on charges of battery against a Northwestern student. The man, Yontan Vazquez, Jr., 21, approached a female student the night of Nov. 4 while she was waiting for a friend to pick her up on University Place near Scott Hall Circle, said University spokesman Bob Rowley. The...
Northwestern students can vote in Evanston or at home. How do they decide?
Sneha Dey, Reporter
November 5, 2018
Filed under Campus, Latest Stories, Top Stories
As midterm elections come to a close, students could choose to vote at the polls in Evanston or back home, using absentee ballots. Absentee voting is “just the thing to do,” said SESP junior Kelsey Morton. As a freshman, she was unaware she could even vote in Illinois. She recalls registering...
Northwestern students get their political beliefs from parents, but peers may be a bigger influence
Scarlet Li, Reporter
November 5, 2018
Filed under Campus, Latest Stories
Wenyi Xu once shared his family’s political beliefs. “I grew up in a family where we talked a lot about politics — that’s why I’m a political science major,” the Weinberg senior said. “My family has a strong influence for my earlier political leanings.” While family shapes political...
I’m Running: Communication alum Dana Balter campaigns for education policy in New York congressional run
Gabby Birenbaum, Web Editor
November 4, 2018
Filed under Alumni, Campus, Top Campus Stories, Top Stories
This profile is part of a series on Northwestern alumni running for Congress. If Northwestern’s “AND is in our DNA” motto had been around in the ’90s, Dana Balter (Communication ’97) could have been the poster student. Balter combined her love of theatre with her passion for communic...
Mike Greenberg discusses sports media, social justice
Daniel DeMonte, Reporter
November 4, 2018
Filed under Alumni, Campus, Events, Latest Stories, Top Campus Stories
Host of ESPN’s “Get Up” and former host of “Mike & Mike” Mike Greenberg (Medill ’89) at a Saturday talk on campus emphasized using his platform as a sports commentator to do more than discuss last night’s game. Greenberg returned to his alma mater to discuss social justice, women in...
The latest casualty of budget cuts? Trash cleanup
Alan Perez, Campus Editor
November 4, 2018
Filed under Administration, Campus, Facilities, Top Campus Stories
Northwestern is reducing its custodial services across the University, the latest function administrators have pinched to fill a millions-dollar budget gap. The move suggests cutbacks to University operations have yet to be finalized. The administration has said it expects the budget deficit to run...
Welsh-Ryan Arena opens Friday with game, pregame ribbon-cutting
Peter Warren, Sports Editor
November 2, 2018
Filed under Campus, Latest Stories, Sports
Welsh-Ryan Arena officially opened Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and men’s basketball exhibition. Following a delay of almost an hour, University president Morton Schapiro, Athletic Director Jim Phillips, arena namesakes Pat and Shirley Ryan and others officially cut a purple ribbon to open...
Schakowsky urges students: ‘Vote. There is still time.’
Zoe Malin, Reporter
November 1, 2018
Filed under Campus, Latest Stories, Speakers
Ten-term U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) told a group of Northwestern students, five days before what she called the most important election of her lifetime, that everything was at stake. “This is your century, and it’s yours to shape.” Schakowsky, who is up for reelection on Nov. 6, articulated...
Don’t pretend you’re perfect, Family Institute tells students
Cameron Cook, Assistant Campus Editor
November 1, 2018
Filed under Campus, Top Campus Stories, Top Stories
The Family Institute wants students to flaunt their flaws — and in return, they’ll offer hot chocolate and tips on how to cope with perfectionism and the chance to write perfectionism a postcard. The Family Institute hosted #PerfectlyImperfectNU at The Rock Thursday to make students aware of what...
NU’s international students to face stricter visa rules under Trump’s new policies
Amy Li, Assistant Campus Editor
November 1, 2018
Filed under Campus, Latest Stories
International students at Northwestern continue to face more regulations as the Trump administration intends to set a new maximum period of authorized stay for student visa holders and make it easier for them to receive unlawful presence status. A rule published on Oct. 17 — and scheduled to take...
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