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The Daily Northwestern
Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Alexa Crowder, Copy Editor

Alexa Crowder is a Medill sophomore from Redwood City, California studying journalism, French and integrated marking communications. She previously served as assistant arts & entertainment editor and continues to write for the desk. Outside of the Daily, she is involved with Girl Up NU and works for Medill’s IT department. You can reach her via Twitter or email.

Last updated spring 2022.

All content by Alexa Crowder
A yellow awning and a yellow door.

Best Brunch: Ovo Frito Café

February 23, 2023
Four musicians sit in a dark orchestra pit with stand lights. A conductor lifts their hands.

Behind the scenes with student designers, directors running The Dolphin Show’s ‘Matilda the Musical’

January 24, 2023
An illustration of a purple stage with curtains and two drama faces laughing and frowning.

A guide to Northwestern theatre groups

August 12, 2022
Five young actors hold poses in front of red brick wall.

Mudlark Theater spotlights youth experiences during COVID-19 pandemic

May 26, 2022
The “Harry’s House” album cover on a red background with flowers.

Liner Notes: Harry Styles delivers romantic, personal third album

May 22, 2022
A theater full of people sitting in the dark watch a movie screen at the front of the room.

Block Museum hosts film screenings about Chicago neighborhoods

May 1, 2022
Three people stand around a colorful model of a swinging pendulum ride.

Theme Park Engineering and Design Group enters two ride design competitions, wins one

April 19, 2022
A person performs a dance leap. A graphic of the numbers “25” is superimposed.

Evanston Dance Ensemble celebrates 25th season with retrospection

April 3, 2022
The black and white illustration shows the silhouette of a camera in the middle and tapes surrounding the camera.

The Weekend Ahead, A&E Edition: Campus performances to catch in Week 8

February 25, 2022
Two actors on stage, sitting across from each other on wooden chairs and holding hands. One wears a blue robe and the other wears jeans and a jacket.

Lipstick Theatre brings feminist performance to campus

February 23, 2022
The black and white illustration shows the silhouette of a camera in the middle and tapes surrounding the camera.

The Weekend Ahead, A&E Edition: Campus performances to catch in Week 7

February 17, 2022
Bastille’s four studio album covers are placed against a light blue background.

Liner Notes: Bastille escapes to dystopia on “Give Me the Future”

February 8, 2022
Two people embrace on stage. A third stands in the background. The photo is mostly dark with a ring of light hanging above the stage.

“In His Hands” explores queer love, trauma and faith at the Wallis Theater

January 24, 2022
An illustration of a DJ’s mixing table with various controls and two large record spinners. Most of the image is gray.

Student DJs share their journeys in the Northwestern music scene

January 11, 2022
A stool sits in front of a blank music stand on an empty stage. People are visible in the red audience seats behind.

Bienen graduate students conduct Northwestern Symphony Orchestra holiday concert

December 1, 2021
A laptop sits on a desk with Adele’s album cover on it. The song “Easy on Me” is playing.

Liner Notes: Adele chronicles divorce in “30”

November 21, 2021
Four illustrated dancers drawn in varying colors are placed on a pink and orange canvas. They all take recognizable dance poses, wearing traditional dance attire for their respective styles.

Engineering and theatre majors prepare to swing dance together for emotional growth

November 8, 2021
About 30 people pose in front of a red car on the side of a rural road. Some film equipment is visible.

Communication senior Dhruv Mehra directs “Ozona”

October 28, 2021
A grey wall reads “Who Says, Who Show, What Counts: Thinking about History with the The Block’s Collection.” A person walks along the wall, away from the camera. A few frames of artwork are visible in the background.

The Block Museum’s fall exhibition “Who Says, Who Shows, What Counts” questions historical narratives

October 4, 2021
A digitally sketched illustration shows a girl in a pink top and blue skirt with her hand on a man’s shoulder. The man is wearing all white and has his hands over his heart. The background of the image is a brown panelling.

A year into the pandemic, Imagine U’s virtual storytimes continue to evolve

April 13, 2021
A mural of art with various colors on a notebook paper.

Communication freshman Asha Yearwood publishes magazine supporting racial justice

March 9, 2021
Everything Evanston: Indivisible Evanston Pivots Amid Pandemic

Everything Evanston: Indivisible Evanston Pivots Amid Pandemic

February 21, 2021
The Purple Line at the Synchro Illinois competition in January. Their competitive season was later halted due to COVID-19.

Synchronized skating team considers spring show after nearly a year off the ice

February 4, 2021
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