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

The Daily Northwestern

Anavi Prakash

Anavi Prakash, Multimedia Managing Editor

Anavi Prakash is a sophomore from Milwaukee, Wisconsin studying journalism, social policy and data science. At The Daily, she has previously served as Audio Editor, Development and Recruitment Editor, Holiday Guide Editor and an assistant editor for the city and audio desks. Outside of The Daily, Anavi enjoys exploring Evanston and Chicago and watching Bollywood movies. You can reach her via email or X.

Last updated spring 2025.

All content by Anavi Prakash
A group of people look at each other with a poster on the table between them

School walkability, maintenance dominate D65 closure criteria meetings

April 16, 2025
Five people stacked in a pyramid formation

Newly elected school board members pledge increased community engagement

April 15, 2025
People holding posters and an upside down American flag

Pink Poster Club uses community organizing to redefine politics

April 8, 2025

Everything Evanston: Voters use social media, community sources to decide ballots

April 2, 2025
A microphone in front of an ‘I voted’ sticker.

Evanston voters prioritize candidate experience, financial responsibility in April election

April 2, 2025
A postcard depicting a blue map of the city of Evanston reading “Evanston Elections 2025” and a stamp reading “The Daily Northwestern.”

Anderson, Pinkard, Opdycke and Wymer pull ahead in D65 election

April 2, 2025

Who Asked You: Confident speaking, live music, NU response to DEI orders

March 23, 2025
The district’s total revenues for fiscal year 2025 is $114.7 million and its expenses amount to $111.1 million.

District 65 fiscal year 2024 audit finds inconsistent numbers

March 11, 2025

The Weekly: Quarter in review, Sustain Evanston grants

March 10, 2025

The Weekly: Federal data deletions, Workers’ Retention Ordinance, R. F. Kuang

March 3, 2025

Who Asked You: Graduation advice, ‘October 8,’ Bill Gates talk

March 3, 2025
Heather Vezner, a retired pharmaceutical quality assurance director, is running for the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education.

Q&A: D65 candidate Heather Vezner discusses school consolidation

February 27, 2025
Dan Lyonsmith, the Midwest’s regional manager for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, is running for a seat on the District 65 school board.

Q&A: D65 candidate Dan Lyonsmith talks classroom sizes, school consolidation planning

February 26, 2025
Brandon Utter, a clinical pharmacist practitioner for the Department of Veteran Affairs, is running for the District 65 Board of Education.

Q&A: D65 candidate Brandon Utter shares Two-Way Immersion visions

February 26, 2025
Disciplinary incidents among ETHS students declined 12% between the first semesters of the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years.

D202, D65 boards discuss federal orders, social emotional learning

February 25, 2025

The Weekly: Federal funding, bird flu, Justin Timberlake tour

February 24, 2025
District 202 school board president Pat Savage-Williams is running for her fourth term on the board.

Q&A: D202 board president Pat Savage-Williams talks academic excellence, federal funding

February 23, 2025
Board member Soo La Kim, who served on the board for five years, is not running for reelection in April.

Q&A: D65 board member Soo La Kim reflects on Foster School, transparency

February 23, 2025
Board member Biz Lindsay-Ryan, who served for six years, is not running for reelection in April.

Q&A: D65 board member Biz Lindsay-Ryan reflects on 6-year tenure

February 21, 2025
Two-term District 65 board member Joey Hailpern is not running for reelection this year.

Q&A: D65 board member Joey Hailpern talks tenure, vision for district

February 21, 2025

The Weekly: Colectivo Coffee, Candidate Forum, Federal Funding, Valentine’s Day

February 17, 2025
Andrew Wymer, an associate professor at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, is running for the District 65 Board of Education.

Q&A: D65 candidate Andrew Wymer talks student belonging, strategic plan

February 16, 2025
Q&A: D65 candidate Randy Steckman talks deferred maintenance, school stability

Q&A: D65 candidate Randy Steckman talks deferred maintenance, school stability

February 13, 2025
Chris Van Nostrand, founder of Strength Wise Barbell, is running for the District 65 Board of Education.

Q&A: D65 candidate Chris Van Nostrand shares academic rigor, clear communication goals

February 12, 2025
Board member Joey Hailpern said that students’ academic success is based on the district’s expectations, execution and communication.

District 65 board hears demography, equity progress indicator reports

February 11, 2025

Who Asked You: Northwestern’s undocumented community, green spaces and bonding together

January 31, 2025
The District 65 Board of Education approved the spending reduction scenario recommended by Superintendent Angel Turner (third from left), reducing $13.3 million in costs for fiscal year 2026.

District 65 board unanimously approves $13.3 million spending reduction

January 28, 2025
Evanston residents who use wheelchairs and walkers avoid taking the train as much as possible due to the lack of working accessibility measures, including the elevator and help line.

CTA yet to improve accessibility at Evanston ‘L’ stations

January 28, 2025

The Weekly: Envision Evanston 2045 chronicle, Trump travel ban

January 21, 2025
Community members hear District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner’s presentation on the district’s Structural Deficit Reduction Plan at Nichols Middle School on Thursday.

D65 meeting attendees share concerns over classroom size, enrollment

January 21, 2025

Who Asked You: Dual citizenship and degrees, slow walkers and skinny jeans

January 16, 2025
District 65’s four Structural Deficit Reduction Plan options impact the number of staff positions and transportation available in the district.

District 65 board hears $13.2 million deficit reduction plan options

January 14, 2025

The Weekly: Envision Evanston 2045 reactions, Early Decision results, Dolphin Show

January 12, 2025
Volunteers help Evanston resident Judy Baron Fultz repair her electronic toys at the Evanston Repair Cafe Saturday.

Evanston Repair Cafe keeps items out of landfill, preserves memories

January 12, 2025
The four incumbent members of the District 65 Board of Education are not running for reelection, creating four open seats for new board members.

Candidate removed from District 65 Board of Education ballot, 15 remain

January 8, 2025

The Weekly: New editors recap year, share goals for coverage

January 7, 2025
This year’s guide features over 35 stories ranging from movie reviews to local event previews to holiday-themed galleries.

The Daily’s Holiday Guide 2024 is live

December 4, 2024
a kinara with candles

Kwanzaa celebration to honor Evanston’s Black community, share guiding principles

December 4, 2024
In the times that the University has asked students to more specifically self-identify their racial identity, data collection did not target the entire student body, according to a University spokesperson.

‘Fall through the cracks’: Lack of AAPI data disaggregation limits student resources

November 24, 2024
Student representative Rachel Durango-Cohen said she feels that there are not many safe spaces at ETHS for Hispanic/Latinx students to have conversations about belonging. She added that many of the district’s belonging efforts focus on the entire student body, not specific sub-groups.

District 202 expands goal to provide social, emotional wellbeing resources to students

November 13, 2024
Rep. Jay Hoffman (D-Swansea), who co-sponsored the bill for this referendum, said election workers being harassed for doing their job is an issue that’s “rearing its ugly head this election cycle.”

Election worker protection referendum overwhelmingly favored by voters

November 5, 2024

The Weekly: 2024 election preview, Bessie Rhodes uncertainty, response to House committee antisemitism report

November 4, 2024
Orrington Elementary School was the only District 65 school to be classified as “exemplary”, the highest designation in the 2024 Illinois Report Card. All other schools received a “commendable” summative designation.

District 65 student proficiency, achievement gaps higher than state averages, report shows

October 31, 2024
On average, in District 202 and in Illinois, white students outperform Black and Hispanic students by a margin of over 10%.

District 202 achievement gaps, student mastery higher than state averages, report shows

October 31, 2024
ETHS civics teacher Betsy Gutstein said in her twenty years at the school, students’ sense of urgency around political issues, including the environment, has increased.

ETHS students visit polls for November election, stress importance of voting

October 29, 2024
Families have been protesting the district’s June decision to close down the school after this academic year for the past few months. Some signs the protesters carried featured messages in both English and Spanish; “la lucha sigue” translates to “the struggle continues.”

‘We pick here’: Bessie Rhodes community continues protesting planned 7th, 8th grade closures

October 29, 2024
Each asylum-seeking student at ETHS has a point person in a multilingual services teacher, according to teacher Sara Holic. She added that each multilingual services teacher is the point person for about 20 students.

‘A way that makes sense to them’: ETHS multilingual services aim to support asylum-seeking families

October 28, 2024
Graphic designer Eva Oldman designed ETHS’ land acknowledgement, which is displayed by the school’s entrance.

D202 board passes Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Improvement Plan, develops land acknowledgement

October 15, 2024
FirstRepair’s headquarters was wrapped in a mural in July. The mural celebrates Black excellence, according to FirstRepair founder Robin Rue Simmons.

Reparations nonprofit FirstRepair serves over 100 local communities, to open resource center in December

October 13, 2024
Adithya Upadhya, a third-year math Ph.D. candidate, said the University views graduate students as “expendable resources” and isn’t thinking about the harm funding cuts bring to students.

‘How much are we willing to fight?’: International graduate students navigate visa renewals after funding cuts

October 8, 2024
Attendees walk through a balloon arch to begin the one-mile walk at PEER Services’ Step Up for Recovery event Sunday.

10th annual Step Up for Recovery event aims to curb substance use disorder stigma

October 6, 2024
Students on the YAMO board pose in front of the set.

ETHS’ 67th YAMO production aims to get out the vote

October 3, 2024
The City-School Liaison Committee heard an update on Cradle to Career, a partnership between several Evanston organizations promoting equity, during its Tuesday meeting.

City-School Liaison Committee discusses Guaranteed Income Program, grant opportunities

October 2, 2024
Since ETHS implemented a “Bell-to-Bell, No Cell” phone policy, some students have turned to bringing two phones to school and using their Chromebooks for entertainment during class.

ETHS community slowly adjusts to new ‘Bell-to-Bell No Cell’ policy

September 25, 2024
The District 65 Board of Education passed its Fiscal Year 2025 budget at its meeting Monday night. The district will have a $13 million deficit this year, an increase from $10 million last year.

District 65 Board of Education passes FY25 budget with $13 million deficit, sets cost-reduction plan

September 17, 2024
District 202’s 2025 fiscal year budget was created while prioritizing instruction and student needs, said Kendra Williams, the district’s chief financial officer.

District 202 board approves tentative 2025 fiscal year budget, hears student well-being presentation

June 11, 2024
A fist in front of red, yellow and green poofs of color, all with a brown background with black scribbles.

Fifth annual Juneteenth celebration sees new additions to parade, festivities

May 23, 2024
A storefront that reads ‘Parlor on Central.’

Central Street ice cream parlor aims to become Evanston staple

May 21, 2024
A drawing of a microphone surrounded by purple music notes.

Illinois Senate passes artificial intelligence protections for artists

May 21, 2024
People sit at a table with microphones.

District 65 Board hears 5th Ward school naming update, presentation on individualized education services

May 21, 2024
People gather holding signs to listen to a speaker.

‘Nobody’s free until everybody’s free’: Community vigil seeks peaceful resolution to the conflict in Israel and Gaza

May 20, 2024
Two people sit in chairs on each side of a table with a vase of flowers.

Panel discusses 70 year Brown v. Board legacy in present-day education

May 16, 2024
A house on top of a maze of pipes.

At-home water testing aims to create confidence in water quality

May 14, 2024
People sitting at a table with a projector behind them with a slideshow playing.

D202 board hears sustainability policy update, student fees adjustment proposal

May 14, 2024
Three rows of people standing on steps. The front row has posters saying “Thrilled to be celebrating 100 years!” The second row has posters with balloons on them.

Junior League of Evanston-North Shore celebrates centennial year, aims to continue serving community

May 9, 2024
A train in a train station.

State lawmakers reveal public transportation agency consolidation plan

May 7, 2024
An “I Voted” sticker on a purple polka dot background.

New Illinois law prohibits political parties from adding candidates to November ballot

May 6, 2024
A seder plate sits in front of a matzo box, surrounded by water cups, other food and a crayon.

Passover celebrations bring hope for future in Evanston Jewish community

May 5, 2024
An injection, medicine bottle, mask, gloves and hand sanitizer on a backdrop of viruses.

Statewide respiratory virus, COVID-19 levels drop, CDC data shows

April 30, 2024
The front of Evanston Township High School

School district sustainability coordinators provide hope, education

April 25, 2024
School board members listen to a public commenter.

District 65 board hears updates on dual language program, 5th Ward school

April 22, 2024
Three people playing Uno. There are cards on the table between them.

Books & Breakfast celebrates 10-year anniversary with pancake dinner, games

April 21, 2024
Cats Corner: Sliding into the lacrosse postseason

Cats Corner: Sliding into the lacrosse postseason

April 18, 2024
A train is pulled into a train station.

State senate passes bill requiring annual safety reports from state transportation agencies

April 17, 2024
Three people talk to each other.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 community members meet new superintendent

April 17, 2024
Two people sit at a table in front of a wall with several pieces of art on it.

‘This is Us’ art exhibit aims to represent artists’ identities

April 10, 2024
An exterior photo of Evanston Township High School.

District 202 board discusses 2022-2023 school year discipline report

April 9, 2024
A black circle, representing the moon, is outlined with a white circle, representing the sun, on a black background.

City to host total solar eclipse watch events

April 7, 2024
A storefront window with a snowy overhang.

Celtic Knot Public House to reopen in June, aims to serve as community hub

April 4, 2024
Everything Evanston: A listen at the Ryan Field demolition

Everything Evanston: A listen at the Ryan Field demolition

April 2, 2024
A building with flowers in front of it.

New Evanston History Center exhibit highlights Marshall Field’s impact on North Shore shopping

April 1, 2024
A bulldozer sits in front of a pile of rubble. There is also a building to the left of the bulldozer.

Residents remain concerned as Ryan Field demolition nears completion

March 31, 2024
Illustration of a cartoon instagram page with “Humans of McCormick” written in the middle.

Humans of McCormick highlights interests beyond engineering

March 28, 2024
A building with signage reading “Evanston/Skokie School District 65.”

Illinois faces educator shortage in nearly two-thirds of all educational agencies, report finds

March 27, 2024
Four people look at a poster board while holding clipboards.

Envision Evanston 2045 community meeting gives residents opportunity to share goals for city

March 26, 2024
Cats Corner: Springing ahead to Lacrosse

Cats Corner: Springing ahead to Lacrosse

February 28, 2024
ETHS senior Milo Slevin speaks at an event before Monday’s board meeting celebrating a new sustainability policy for the school.

District 202 board passes sustainability policy at joint meeting with District 65

February 27, 2024
Evanston Township High School District 202 Superintendent Marcus Campbell gave a talk about Black education as part of Sherman United Methodist Church’s “My Black is Beautiful” series.

Sherman United Methodist Church reflects on Black education, commerce in ‘My Black is Beautiful’ series

February 25, 2024
NU Declassified: Meet me downtown

NU Declassified: Meet me downtown

February 22, 2024
The Mitchell Museum is rebranding to focus on Indigenous tribes in the Chicago and Great Lakes region. Their new mission involves education, advocacy and awareness about the tribes.

Mitchell Museum to rebrand, emphasize local Native cultures

February 21, 2024
Northwestern’s Madison Taylor celebrates, her hands in the air and her back turned to the camera, after a goal.

Lacrosse: No. 4 Northwestern dismantles Marquette 21-3

February 20, 2024
The District 65 Board of Education passed its Fiscal Year 2025 budget at its meeting Monday night. The district will have a $13 million deficit this year, an increase from $10 million last year.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 to announce next superintendent in March

February 19, 2024
In a unanimous vote, City Council approved a contract with Verde Solutions to put solar panels on the Robert Crown Community Center.

City Council approves solar panel contract for Robert Crown Community Center

February 13, 2024
Local artists converse at the Evanston Arts Council’s mixer Wednesday night.

Evanston Arts Council brings together creative community at local art mixer

February 7, 2024
Both local school districts are collaborating with the Evanston Police Department for their emergency responses.

City-School Liaison Committee discusses emergency preparedness, wraparound strategies

February 1, 2024
Equipment for the demolition sits outside of Ryan Field. Demolition work on the stadium is supposed to start the week of Jan. 29.

As Ryan Field demolition approaches, environmental concerns still remain unaddressed

January 26, 2024
Sound Source: Exploring music opportunities for non-music majors

Sound Source: Exploring music opportunities for non-music majors

January 24, 2024
Evanston/Skokie District 65 voted to begin closing Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies Monday night. They also approved the construction budget to build a 5th Ward school.

District 65 board votes to begin closing process for Bessie Rhodes, approves revised 5th Ward school plan

January 23, 2024
Samuel Yousefzai meets Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi after winning the Youth Philanthropist of the Year in 2022. He won for his work with his nonprofit, Bridge the Gap Interpreting.

Local teen seeks to eliminate language barriers in healthcare

January 17, 2024
Everything Evanston: MLK Day Celebration features several local performers

Everything Evanston: MLK Day Celebration features several local performers

January 16, 2024
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