It appears that Congress is asleep at the wheel and Trump has hijacked the car to change the country as he sees fit. He has identified many problems — ranging from unfair tariff policies to soggy paper...
I was walking to the crosstown bus I took to school in sixth grade listening to my older brother’s rap and hip-hop playlist when the song “That Power” by Childish Gambino came...
Nathaniel Foster is a master's student in the School of Professional Studies and writer of Ducks Dan and Dave. He can be contacted at NathanielFoster2027@u.northwestern.edu. Lia Kim...
Dear Reader, For as long as I can remember, my life and my internal emotions have been characterized, almost defined, by sudden spikes in nervousness. Not the kind that qualifies...
On the way to a friends’ house last December, I hitched a ride with our mutual friend and her mom. With Donald Trump’s White House takeover looming, the conversation swiftly turned...
After reading the Office of the Provost’s “Guidance on engaging with federal officials” circulated Monday, members of the Northwestern community might wonder if there are any...
I really did not want to go to my formal at the end of last quarter. It was during reading week and I was all kinds of stressed, plus I wasn’t feeling well. Then, less than an hour...
It happened in less than two minutes. On March 25, Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk was on her way to meet her friends to break her Ramadan fast when she was taken into...
To Dean Charles Whitaker, the faculty at the Medill School of Journalism and fellow Medill alumni, The recent news of Prof. Steven Thrasher’s tenure rejection and planned termination...
Dear District 202 Board President Pat Savage-Williams and District 65 Board President Sergio Hernandez: When my kids were young, I volunteered on the now defunct “Joint Legislative...
Dear Chair Barris and Trustees, The academic freedom of universities and colleges is essential to preserving a thriving democracy. These institutions must be free from the whims...
Silence and acquiescence will not protect Northwestern and other universities from the Trump administration’s authoritarian attacks on democracy. The University must speak out now...
Dear President Schill, Provost Hagerty, COO Luke Figora, Vice President Susan Davis and members of Northwestern’s central administration: We, the undersigned NU faculty members...
As faculty members, we are alarmed by the assault on Northwestern University’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The mission statement of our University states, “Northwestern...
When I was in seventh grade, I asked my dad to wake me up twice a week when he went to the gym in our building’s basement so I could run on the treadmill. Back then, I was wildly...
I love to look back on the things and individuals that shaped the person that I am today. Even though I am a sophomore in university, I believe that it’s crucial to not just pay it...
