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Weinberg junior Brian Liu has his head shaved at a St. Baldrick’s event last spring. Liu founded the Northwestern chapter of the pediatric cancer research foundation, which launched at the beginning this quarter.

Students start St. Baldrick’s chapter to raise funds for pediatric cancer research

January 22, 2016

The newly formed Northwestern chapter of pediatric cancer research foundation, St. Baldrick’s, is recruiting new members and spreading the word about its April 16 head-shaving fundraiser. Brian Liu,...

Students present on Unshackle NU, a new divestment campaign aimed at private prison companies. The campaign calls on the University to divest from companies G4S, Corrections Corporation of America and The GEO Group, which the campaign says NU has holdings in.

Unshackle NU kicks off private prison divestment campaign

January 21, 2016

Students introduced a new private prison divestment campaign Wednesday night as part of an initiative to incite structural change to Northwestern’s investments. The campaign, Unshackle NU, calls for...

Trash Tacklers program reduces waste during 2015 football season

January 21, 2016

The Office of Sustainability spearheaded a student recycling ambassador program during the 2015 football season that worked to reduce the amount of waste during tailgates. In partnership with Northwestern...

Student-run coffee shop scheduled to open on campus fall 2016

January 20, 2016

An entirely student-run coffee shop is scheduled to open on campus Fall Quarter under the guidance of Northwestern Dining and Sodexo. The location of the new shop has not yet been confirmed, but Director...

Admin says no knowledge of prison investments following debut of new divestment campaign

January 19, 2016

Students launched a divestment campaign Tuesday, calling for the University to remove its investments from private prison companies. Called “Unshackle NU,” the campaign is holding a launch event...

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