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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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