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Perry: On The Importance of Newsroom Culture

July 29, 2021

Perry: Die, blog, die!

July 20, 2021

Perry: The News Needs Jesus

July 13, 2021

Perry: Journalists — tweeting our way to center stage

July 8, 2021

Perry: Paywall, please!

June 29, 2021
Executive Director Melissa Kaufman in front of a purple Powerpoint slide that lists Por Adela, The Equal Opportunity Book Box and springrose as the top three winners of VentureCat, respectively.

Student startups awarded over $300,000 in annual VentureCat competition

May 28, 2021
Playboi Carti wearing a black sweatshirt with white text on it while staring out from a stage.

Rapper Playboi Carti performs latest album during Dillo Day 2021 set

May 24, 2021
Shepard Residential College, a tan building with many reflective blue windows. The building is situated in the middle of the photo with green shrubbery in the front and blue sky in the background.

Some students say community service officers, a branch of UP, do not make residence halls feel safe

May 2, 2021
A rectangular painting of George Floyd wearing a dark blue hoodie, with orange flowers in the background and the phrase “Justice for George Floyd” in white.

Community members continue to grieve George Floyd, say former police officer’s conviction is not enough

April 22, 2021
A room with two round tables and chairs surrounding them. There are two men standing in the back.

Virtual matchmaking event at The Garage connects students to Northwestern-based startups

April 16, 2021
A view of Kresge Hall. It is a tan building with stone walls and four street lamps lining the border.

Northwestern wins Energy Star Partner of the Year award for second year in a row

April 13, 2021
Freshman Courtney Sullivan Wu smiling, looking rightward, showing a bandaid on her arm. She is wearing a blue shirt and has a blue face mask on.

Surprise shots, limited slots: Northwestern students seek last-minute Pfizer vaccines in Norris

April 12, 2021
Students line a short, metal concert fence and raise their hands in celebration. They are dressed casually and some are wearing sunglasses.

Dillo Day 2021 to include some in-person programming

April 7, 2021
Hillel’s food service was the only Passover-appropriate, kosher on-campus dining option during the weeklong celebration. Students were able to pick up lunch and dinner to-go and free of charge.

Hillel supports students in quarantine with temporary Passover food options

April 5, 2021
Tan steps lead up to Annenberg Hall, a main building for SESP.

In record-breaking election, three SESP professors join National Academy of Education

March 31, 2021
Dean of Medill Charles Whitaker discusses race reporting with Medill alumni John Eligon, Will Jones, Natalie Moore and Robert Samuels.

Medill Black History Month panel discusses race reporting, objectivity

February 18, 2021
In an extremely volatile market, Gamestop’s stock value rose two-thirds of its value in one day.

Students cash in on Gamestop frenzy, question legitimacy of the system

February 1, 2021
Local activist and third-generation Darlene Cannon. Cannon is running against incumbent Ald. Peter Braithwaite to represent the 2nd ward.

Activist and third-generation Evanstonian Darlene Cannon prioritizes housing equity in aldermanic campaign

January 13, 2021
Fenit Nirappil. The Medill graduate is now a D.C. city hall reporter for The Washington Post, where he has reported on Black Lives Matter protests and local politics.

Washington Post reporter Fenit Nirappil (Medill ’12) talks undergrad, branching out

November 19, 2020
Foreign policy, economic growth and patriotism are a few of reasons why these students support President Donald Trump.

Why these Northwestern students are voting for Trump

October 30, 2020
Peter Podobinski and Zai Dawodu. The two won ASG Senate seats through write-in votes.

McCormick freshmen win ASG election though write-in votes

October 26, 2020
A screenshot of Frank Waln, Indigenous Peoples’ Day Concert headliner. He kicked off the evening with a land acknowledgement that recognized the homelands Chicago occupies.

Indigenous musicians virtually perform at second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Concert

October 13, 2020
A screenshot of the Northwestern Discord server owned by McCormick freshman Alan Senkus. Freshmen have been using the server to form connections during the remote quarter.

Freshmen find community on virtual campus through Discord server

October 6, 2020
Willard Residential College. This Winter Quarter, undergraduate students will return to campus housing.

Residential colleges adapt to a remote quarter with mixed reviews

September 28, 2020
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