Chelsea Corbin
February 20, 2012
Filed under Business, Politics
The Campus Kitchen at Northwestern picked up about 100 pounds of donated food from Pret A Manger for the first time Tuesday and Wednesday, initiating a new Evanston partnership to reduce hunger in the city. Pret A Manger, a sandwich...
Jia You
February 18, 2012
Filed under City, Politics
On his first day with Ald. Jane Grover (7th), Weinberg freshman Wilson Shirley found himself and the alderman knitting together at Unicorn Cafe while discussing issues in her ward. Shirley is interning in the alderman's offic...
Rebecca Schechner
February 14, 2012
Filed under Academic, Politics
Seven Northwestern creative writing majors were selected by the English Department to participate in the Poetry and Poetics Colloquium and Workshop's new student mentor program, which launched Thursday at Evanston Township Hi...
Marshall Cohen
February 6, 2012
Filed under Local, Politics
In recent weeks, the Evanston Police Department has ramped up surveillance at Evanston 1st Liquors, 1019 Davis St., in an attempt to root out underage purchasing of alcohol. "There will be random checks at various times to monitor to see if u...
Jia You
February 5, 2012
Filed under Local, Politics
Nominations underway for city's annual volunteer award The City of Evanston is now accepting nominations for its annual Outstanding Volunteer of the Year award. The City of Evanston, Northwestern University, Evanston Township Hig...
Stephanie Haines
February 5, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Politics
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled California's prohibition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional Tuesday, likely driving the case to the Supreme Court. Members of the Northwestern community said this decision, though r...
Stephanie Yang
January 31, 2012
Filed under Business, Campus (Archived), Local, Politics
Northwestern partnered with Beck's Book Store and Foundation 65 for the first time to host a book drive at Thursday's men's basketball game against Nebraska. The donated books will go to students in the District 65 school di...
Amanda Gilbert
January 31, 2012
Filed under Campus (Archived), Local, Politics
The Evanston/North Shore YWCA and the Northwestern Women's Center sponsored a Community Cafe lunch for women to meet and discuss women's issues on campus in Parkes Hall on Thursday. The event was one in a series of city-wide c...
Sammy Caiola
January 29, 2012
Filed under Local, Politics
Evanston resident Pamela Cook is looking to bring her "one-woman show" to Northwestern, using custom-designed interactive workshops to spread a message of openness and acceptance toward racial issues in Evanston and beyond. Mosaic Experienc...
Chelsea Corbin
January 25, 2012
Filed under Local, Politics
Free tax preparation services for low-income Evanston residents will be available at LIFT-Evanston this tax season. The local chapter of the national organization, which combats poverty by providing job and health support to low-in...
Chelsea Corbin and Chelsea Corbin
January 23, 2012
Filed under Local, Politics
The chance to win a year of free electricity through an Evanston energy saving competition has been extended until the end of February to allow more residents the chance to participate. Evanston's Big 7 Savers Challenge was sched...
Sammy Caiola
January 23, 2012
Filed under Local, Politics
About 20 Evanston residents and Northwestern students gathered in the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Tuesday to learn about the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords under the Evanston city code. The meeting, ...