Toppling the Trigger: Following 8th Ward shootings, victims’ loved ones search for hope
Christopher Vazquez, Digital Managing Editor
October 25, 2019
There were no murders in Evanston’s 8th Ward in the five years leading up to 2016. In the last three years, the ward and its surrounding areas have seen three gun homicides. In our latest episode of “Toppling the Trigger,” The Daily’s series on gun violence in Evanston, survivors and community...
In Focus: As student mental health concerns rise, parents and social workers worry District 65 services aren’t equitable
Marissa Martinez, Print Managing Editor
May 31, 2019
Margaret Rothe has met with children from almost every elementary and middle school in Evanston during her 25 years as a social worker in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. By now, she’s working with the second or third generation of the same families, who are reporting similar mental health problems,...
In Focus: Parents of students with disabilities say Evanston schools are failing to support their children
Julia Esparza and Kristina Karisch
May 30, 2019
In January, Tandria Collins got a call from her daughter, an eighth-grader at Haven Middle School. She was hiding in a school bathroom after girls approached her wanting to fight. Her daughter Chayce had her hood pulled over her hair so “no one would try to pull it if they fought” as she cried to...
In Focus: How the NCAA’s institutional barriers shut out black coaches
Andrew Golden, Web Editor
May 28, 2019
Editor’s note: When this article refers to Division I schools and their statistics, HBCUs are excluded from the numbers. When former Northwestern assistant coach Pat Baldwin started playing basketball at six years old, his future career plans were different than most. While many kids dream of...
In Focus: Years after surgery, new documents renew patients’ malpractice claims against Northwestern Memorial doctor
Amy Li, Web Editor
May 23, 2019
Thirteen years ago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital's renowned cardiac surgeon Patrick M. McCarthy began operating on his patients’ hearts using a new invention. McCarthy designed the Myxo-ETlogix 5100 annuloplasty ring, devised to treat the most common form of heart disease, called “myxomatous...
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