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Samantha Powers, Reporter

Samantha is a Medill freshman from Austin, Texas pursuing a journalism major and a minor in math. Her journalistic interests include politics, investigative reporting and arts and entertainment. When she’s not typing away on her laptop, you can find her singing in the University Singers or laughing at the Lakefill with her lovely friends. You can reach her via email.

Last updated fall 2022.

All content by Samantha Powers
Medill Prof. Joe Mathewson is the author of five books.

Prof. Joe Mathewson brings expertise, humor to his 26 years at Medill

November 20, 2023
NU community members came to Monday afternoon’s NUGW rally bearing signs, NUGW T-shirts and noise-making devices.

Graduate workers union rallies for timely bargaining, response to economic demands from NU

November 14, 2023
Student protesters lay in front of the Technological Institute Thursday morning. Students walking to and from class stepped around or over the protesters, while some stopped to observe or film the event.

Students protest in front of Tech, demand NU divest from companies with ties to Israel

November 10, 2023
Charles Logan, an organizer of the graduate student caregivers survey, presents a summary of the results at the Women’s Center.

Graduate student parent group finds “disconnect” between caregiving needs and NU resources

November 2, 2023
Close to 200 Northwestern community members gathered by candlelight outside Deering Library to honor the lives lost in the Israel-Hamas war.

Northwestern Jewish community hosts vigil to honor lives lost in Israel-Hamas war

October 10, 2023
Sarah Wade, who competed on season 44 of “Survivor,” said the key to her success is consistency.

For Kellogg student Sarah Wade, eternal optimism is a bad way to play Survivor — but a great way to live

October 5, 2023
Conservative activist Alan Keyes speaks to a small crowd of NUCR and YAF members. He spoke about his Catholic faith, saying his identity as a “child of God” came above his American identity.

NU College Republicans hosts conservative speaker with reinstated ASG funding

September 28, 2023
Printing station with purple splat, “Norris Print Center” written on the wall.

NUPrint to be replaced with new print service Northwestern Print

May 30, 2023
A brown door has a sign on it that reads “all-gender restroom.”

NU adds all-gender bathrooms, lactation rooms to campus map system

May 29, 2023
A group of four people sit on folding chairs talking. A sign above them says “Northwestern Medill.”

Medill faculty work to center diversity, equity and inclusion in and out of the classroom

May 24, 2023
A woman with blond hair holds out her hands while she stands at a lectern.

Nobel Prize winner Beatrice Fihn discusses abolishing nuclear weapons in the age of the Ukraine war

May 23, 2023
Two men sit talking. Above them is a graphic of a book entitled “Benjamin Banneker and Us: Eleven Generations of an American Family.”

Panelists discuss the importance of oral histories for Black Americans at One Book One Northwestern event

May 18, 2023
A tan building stands with the words “Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center” mounted on it in silver letters.

McCormick Prof. Yonggang Huang elected to the Royal Society for impact in engineering science

May 15, 2023
Big letters that read “TEDxNorthwesternU” sit on a red-lit stage.

TEDxNorthwesternU’s ‘Synergy’ conference boasts first student speakers in program history

May 15, 2023
A person does a presentation with a slideshow in the background.

Cornell Prof. Mary Pat Brady talks gentrification, colonization at Latinidad symposium

May 12, 2023
A building stands tall with the words “McCormick Journalism Center” mounted on the front in gold lettering.

Medill alumna Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan to serve as inaugural George R.R. Martin Chair in storytelling

May 9, 2023
A white-haired woman wearing glasses and a mask stands at a podium. The projector screen next to her features a photo of a dead tree and yellow text that reads, “Plantation Deathscapes.”

Vanderbilt Prof. Teresa Goddu talks climate crisis, race and Gothic literature

May 8, 2023
A girl bites her nails while staring at a series of chemistry diagrams.

Biology and organic chemistry course sequence takes toll on pre-medical students

May 4, 2023
A purple book lies open, surrounded by purple text bubbles.

‘Brown and gay in the USA’: Author Anthony Ocampo talks intersectionality as a Filipino and queer scholar

May 2, 2023
A computer screen on a purple background shows purple confetti and the words “I said yes!” filling the screen.

‘Dream come true’: Class of 2027 commits to NU, looks forward to new friends and interdisciplinary studies

May 1, 2023
A student in a blue sweatshirt serves themselves an orange cake with a pair of tongs.

Arab American Heritage Celebration brings flavor and fun to Allison dining hall

April 27, 2023
Three vaccines against various blue backgrounds.

NU to discontinue COVID-19 protocols including vaccine requirement, isolation housing and on-campus testing

April 27, 2023
Three people sit gathered around a coffee table in a room with the windows opened. They hold papers and pens. A girl leans forward to drink from a blue cup.

Activist Stacy Erenberg centers healing justice in Taking Action for Reproductive Justice series

April 20, 2023
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Four of the eight NU faculty members elected to the American Academy Arts and Sciences this year are Weinberg professors, while the others work in the McCormick School of Engineering and the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Eight NU faculty named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 20, 2023
A student sits in a dark dorm room illuminated by their computer screen. Scientific and musical posters adorn the walls, and a saxophone sits in the corner.

Bienen dual degree students balance workload, pursue interdisciplinary passions

April 19, 2023
Illustration of professor figure ripping apart a graded paper.

NU professors prioritize self-assessment in alternative grading methods

April 16, 2023
Golden light illuminates four students sitting in folding chairs and listening to a professor in a purple hat as she talks, gesturing with her hands.

NU students, faculty gather for fireside chat on intersectionality and competency in reproductive justice

April 10, 2023
A collection of french, curly and waffle fries, all orange, illustrated in front of a light blue background with a bowl of ketchup drawn to the right.

“Starch Madness” embarks on a quest to find Evanston’s best fries

April 6, 2023
A white stone building stands next to a tree with red leaves. A sign on the building reads “710 Emerson.”

Residents in former Greek houses discuss social life and amenities

April 3, 2023
Morton Schapiro wearing a purple button-up and purple tie with a Northwestern jacket.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and former University President Morton Schapiro among those to receive honorary degrees from NU in June

April 2, 2023
People cross a street in downtown Evanston. The crosswalk, located next to a Whole Foods, is lined with trees.

Northwestern students say walkability around campus builds community, draws them to local businesses

March 30, 2023
A gray building with multiple stone pillars. The words “Harris Hall” are engraved above the pillars.

Newly endowed Sanders Seminar program to offer historical deep dives this fall

March 28, 2023
A man in a maroon sweater sits opposite a woman in a purple top. Holding a microphone in one hand, he reaches out another hand as he speaks.

Andrew Gordon champions diversity in global learning at keynote speaker event

February 23, 2023
A chart with purple columns for each year from 2017-2022 shows an upward trend in gunshot victims in Evanston. In 2017, five people were shot. In 2018, eight people were shot. In 2019, nine people were shot. In 2020, 10 people were shot. In 2021, 14 people were shot. In 2022, 11 people were shot.

Local activists call for transparency, action in wake of gun violence study

February 13, 2023
“Tenure” is pictured behind three bright orange hurdles at the end of a track.

Professors reflect on newly-tenured status following pandemic-affected academic years

February 3, 2023
Table with three test tubes, books and a sink. Three clocks located above.

Students, faculty agree time management is key for four- to eight-hour lab sessions

January 18, 2023
Singing siblings Charity, Chamaya, Chantal and Carlis Moody perform as part of Sunday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The celebration aimed to unite the Evanston community through art.

Local artists celebrate life, legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2023
Man with neon orange glasses stands at lectern next to television featuring medieval works of art.

Author Karl Whittington explores relationship between queer identities and art at Medieval Colloquium

January 12, 2023
Woman with black hair in a floral shirt holds up two crocheted ice cream cones and poses with a table of crocheted dolls.

Ulki Toys owner Unika Gujar strives to foster representation, comfort and joy with her crochet creations

November 7, 2022
Two people sit in brown chairs on a stage with a purple “Northwestern” background.

Pulitzer-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert talks climate change at annual Leopold Lecture

October 12, 2022
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