In Focus: As the Multicultural Greek Council evolves, students still face institutional hurdles, lack of name recognition
Rishika Dugyala, In Focus Editor
March 8, 2019
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This is the first story of a two-part series on the majority-POC Greek councils. The second part will focus on the National Pan-Hellenic Council, which is composed of historically African-American sororities and fraternities. Yuri Villa wanted no part of Greek life. Unaffordable fees, social events, ...
In Focus: Fifth Ward residents advocate for neighborhood school in historical building
June 1, 2018
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In the 1960s, Jerome Summers was among the first group of students bussed from the only neighborhood school in the historically black 5th Ward to a majority-white school outside of the ward — an effort to further the school district’s goal of eliminating de facto segregation. As part of that goal,...
Beyond the Binary: NU transgender students face obstacles navigating the housing process
Christopher Vazquez, Video Editor
June 1, 2018
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Transgender students’ struggle to find adequate housing arrangements at Northwestern because of limited gender open housing options. Because of the complications of changing legal sex on official documentation, students like Weinberg freshmen Chase Stokes and Ezra Okeson, transgender men, still face...
In Focus: One year after petition, Bienen students, faculty push to diversify music curriculum
Ally Mauch, Assistant Web Editor
May 18, 2018
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Since she began playing the flute in fifth grade, Julia Clipper remembered only ever playing one piece composed by a woman. That was until this past April, when the Bienen senior, frustrated with the lack of representation in classical music, performed what she called an “intersectional feminist...
In Focus: Following years of limited departmental accountability, RTVF students push for Media Arts Grant reform
Allie Goulding, Assistant Design Editor
May 16, 2018
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About two years ago, Northwestern awarded Communication senior Sam Shapiro a $1,000 grant to create a short film. He never finished it. Shapiro believes he didn’t deserve the money in the first place. These funds were designated through the Media Arts Grant system, which was implemented by the Department...
In Focus: As Feinberg surpasses initial ‘We Will’ fundraising goal, progress on tuition-free initiative lags behind
Peter Kotecki, Editor in Chief
May 7, 2018
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Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine made a rare announcement in 2014: It would create an endowment large enough to provide a tuition-free education to all medical students. The initiative is part of the University’s “We Will” campaign, a $3.75 billion fundraising effort that has transformed...
In Focus: Fifty years after Bursar’s Office Takeover, Northwestern reconciles continued parallels in black student concerns
Troy Closson, Print Managing Editor
May 3, 2018
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Kathryn Ogletree (Weinberg ’71, Graduate School ’76) was just a freshman when she helped mobilize and lead a 38-hour sit-in that would change the course of the University’s relationship with black students. It was May 3, 1968. Black students at Northwestern had organized the night before ...
In Focus: With demand for greater accessibility, Northwestern staff, students aim to close institutional gaps
Jake Holland, Development and Recruitment Editor
March 9, 2018
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Accessibility does not rank highly on Northwestern students’ list of priorities. In one section of Associated Student Government’s most recent annual analytics survey, Northwestern students were asked to allocate points among 16 prompts, said Austin Gardner, ASG’s vice president for accessibili...
In Focus: Student-athletes face unique mental health challenges, work to overcome stigma of getting help
Joseph Wilkinson, Sports Editor
March 7, 2018
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At the Northwestern women’s basketball game against Indiana on Jan. 14, 2017, Amber Jamison didn’t wear her regular jersey. Instead, she wore No. 5 in honor of Jordan Hankins, her best friend on the team. Just five days earlier, Hankins had died by suicide. Jamison scored 13 points that afternoon, helping lead the Wildcats to a win. Three days later, she put...
In Focus: Under proposed housing plan, Northwestern’s residential life faces uncertain future
Allyson Chiu and Maddie Burakoff
February 19, 2018
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When picking a college, Scarlett Machson wasn’t sure Northwestern was the right fit for her. Though her mother was pushing her to apply to NU, Machson said she wasn’t excited about the prospect of becoming a Wildcat. But then she discovered the Communications Residential College. After scrolling...
In Focus: As NU goes global, professors raise concerns of pay, gender equity among non-tenure language faculty
Erica Snow, Campus Editor
November 21, 2017
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At Northwestern, not all faculty feel they are treated equally. According to a survey on faculty compensation, 50 percent of all instructional or clinical faculty — who are ineligible for tenure — were satisfied with their salaries. But for those in the humanities in the Weinberg College of Arts...
In Focus: New University initiative aims to alleviate costs of materials for low-income freshmen in STEM courses
Allyson Chiu, Print Managing Editor
November 17, 2017
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When most people feel like spoiling themselves, they indulge in decadent meals or go on shopping sprees. Communication freshman Carter Liebman treated himself to a Northwestern education. “My being nice to myself and spending money on myself was coming here,” he said. “And ultimately, that's...
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