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Charlotte Varnes

Charlotte Varnes, Assistant Copy Editor

Charlotte is a freshman studying journalism and history with plans to minor in environmental policy and culture. She is currently the assistant copy editor and writes for the city and sports desks. Outside of The Daily, she is on the Marketing team for Dolphin Show and runs her own newsletter, The Gen Z Grid. You can reach her via Twitter and email.

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A lacrosse player wearing white holds her stick and runs down field to guard a player dressed in blue with an orange lacrosse stick.

Lacrosse: Defense plays central role in No. 2 Cats’ Final Four loss

May 30, 2021
A lacrosse player wearing a white jersey holds her stick out and runs toward a defender wearing a red jersey.

Varnes: Northwestern has been a national title contender all of 2021 — so why the skepticism?

May 23, 2021
A golfer stands on green grass after swinging a golf club.

Women’s Golf: Cats miss qualifying for NCAA Championship for first time since 2012

May 20, 2021
A lacrosse player wearing a white jersey holds her stick out and runs toward a defender wearing a red jersey.

Lacrosse: Northwestern rolls past Denver to advance to NCAA Quarterfinals

May 16, 2021
Lacrosse: No. 2 Northwestern to face No. 15 Denver in NCAA second round

Lacrosse: No. 2 Northwestern to face No. 15 Denver in NCAA second round

May 15, 2021
A lacrosse player wearing black runs down the green field with the ball, followed by one defender wearing white.

Lacrosse: Northwestern receives No. 2 seed, first-round bye in NCAA Tournament

May 10, 2021
Cats Corner: It’s Izzy Scane’s world and we’re all just living in it

Cats Corner: It’s Izzy Scane’s world and we’re all just living in it

May 10, 2021
Lacrosse player Izzy Scane raises her stick to shoot.

Lacrosse: How Izzy Scane went from the backyards of Michigan to front and center in the Big Ten

May 7, 2021
A lacrosse player wearing black runs down the green field with the ball, followed by one defender wearing white.

Lacrosse: The historic rivalry between Maryland and Northwestern

May 5, 2021
A tennis player goes for the ball on the tennis court.

Women’s Tennis: No. 17 Northwestern hosting 2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Championship opening round

May 4, 2021
A lacrosse player wearing white runs down the green field with the ball, followed by two defenders wearing blue.

Lacrosse: No. 2 Cats defeat No. 13 Maryland for 2021 Big Ten Tournament title

May 2, 2021
A masked lacrosse player runs down the field with her stick.

Lacrosse: No. 2 Cats take down No. 16 Rutgers in Big Ten Tournament semifinal

May 2, 2021
A baseball pitcher wearing white standing on the pitchers’ mound throws the ball.

Baseball: Cats postpone weekend games over health and safety concerns

April 30, 2021
A tennis player goes for the ball on the tennis court.

Women’s Tennis: No. 17 Northwestern to face Minnesota after earning third seed in Big Ten Tournament

April 29, 2021
A golfer stands on green grass after swinging a golf club.

Women’s Golf: Cats make NCAA Regional, Kim named Big Ten Golfer of the Year

April 28, 2021
Two female runners race side by side wearing black and purple jerseys.

Cross Country: Cats head to Big Ten Relays following success at the Big Ten Invite II

April 23, 2021
Lacrosse player Izzy Scanes with her lacrosse stick.

Lacrosse: No. 2 Northwestern heads into postseason undefeated for the first time since 2009

April 19, 2021
Lacrosse player Izzy Scane holds her lacrosse stick on the field.

Lacrosse: NU to face Michigan for the first time in 2021 in regular season finale

April 15, 2021
Lacrosse player Sammy Mueller with her lacrosse stick.

Lacrosse: Cats defeat Ohio State after facing first halftime deficit of 2021

April 12, 2021
Lacrosse player Sammy Mueller with her lacrosse stick.

Lacrosse: No. 2 Northwestern to face No. 19 Ohio State in repeat of season-opener

April 8, 2021
Women's soccer player Olivia Stone dribbles the soccer ball on a soccer field, surrounded by opposing team players in red.

Women’s Soccer: Northwestern falls to Illinois on Senior Day in regular season finale

April 6, 2021
Lacrosse player Lindsey McKone runs down the field with her lacrosse stick.

Lacrosse: Northwestern-Michigan matchup postponed due to COVID-19

April 5, 2021
Lacrosse player Sammy Mueller with her lacrosse stick.

Lacrosse: No. 3 Cats clinch Big Ten regular season title in sweep of No. 9 Maryland

March 30, 2021
Graduate student attacker Lindsey McKone runs the ball down field during Northwestern’s matchup against Penn State on March 11. McKone had two assists and four goals during the Cats’ games against the Nittany Lions.

Lacrosse: No. 3 Northwestern sweeps No.7 Penn State in weekend double-header

March 16, 2021
Male tennis player serving

Tennis: No. 7 Northwestern women’s defeats Michigan State and falls to No. 26 Michigan, No. 29 Northwestern men’s dominates

March 8, 2021
Northwestern lacrosse player holds a stick horizontally on the field.

Lacrosse: Northwestern beats Johns Hopkins in weekend double-header

March 1, 2021
Lindsey McKone runs down field during Northwestern lacrosse’s season opener on Feb. 14.

Q&A: Lindsey McKone talks staying at Northwestern, lacrosse experiences

February 24, 2021
Women's soccer player dribbles with the ball.

Women’s Soccer: Northwestern defeats Indiana in season opener

February 22, 2021
Junior attacker Izzy Scane looks down field. Scane tied Northwestern’s single-game goal record during Sunday’s match-up against Ohio State.

Lacrosse: Scane ties record, No. 5 Northwestern rolls Ohio State

February 16, 2021
Some Evanston restaurants are celebrating the Lunar New Year with special dishes and decor.

Evanston eateries celebrate the Lunar New Year

February 12, 2021
The city’s reparation subcommittee met Friday to discuss a new reparations survey.

Reparations subcommittee reviews new eligibility survey

January 25, 2021
Shelley Ann Carrillo with her original candidacy paperwork for 8th ward alderman in November 2020. Carrillo was removed from the ballot following objections to her candidacy and subsequently began a write-in campaign.

Write-in candidates crowd Evanston elections

January 20, 2021
The return of college sports this year looks different from conference to conference. Former ETHS student-athletes who now play in college share how they’re handling all the change.

Former ETHS student-athletes talk sports during COVID-19

November 5, 2020
Wildcats promote civic engagement and voting ahead of election

Wildcats promote civic engagement and voting ahead of election

October 29, 2020
Julietta Thron prepares to kick the ball downfield. Thron, a junior defender, has played soccer since she was four and has been passionate about the sport since middle school.

Q&A: Women’s Soccer’s Julietta Thron talks athletic inspirations, soccer experiences

October 25, 2020
Cross country runners at the 2019 Loyola Lakefront Invite. With the 2020 season up in the air, Northwestern cross country is focusing on staying healthy and staying connected outside of practice.

Cross Country: With no end in sight, Wildcats race through COVID-19

October 7, 2020
Northwestern runners race down the track. Coach Jill Miller in a Q&A with The Daily said the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted her program’s practices and training regimens.

Q&A: Cross country coach Jill Miller speaks about training adjustments and team bonding amid COVID-19

September 30, 2020
On a normal day, freshman Erin Mannschreck can see Seattle and Renton, Wash., from her backyard. As the West Coast wildfires raged, the entire region was covered in smoke, limiting her view and resulting in poor air quality, she said.

“Completely smoked out”: Wildfires impact students from West Coast

September 27, 2020
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