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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


A man performs stand-up comedy into a microphone.

Chicago comedian and Northwestern alum William Paik to study Korean stand-up on Fulbright grant

July 22, 2022

It has only been three years since William Paik (Weinberg ’20) performed his first set as a stand-up comedian in Chicago.  Come September, he’ll spend 10 months exploring stand-up comedy on the...

A woman in black holds a knife with a woman in a purple shirt, sitting on a bed.

‘There’s always a way to fight on’: ‘Marisol’ to premiere at Wirtz Center

July 21, 2022

The sun rises in the north and sets in the south. Cows give salty milk. The moon has disappeared. That’s the absurd reality characters face in the upcoming play “Marisol” at the Virginia Wadsworth...

Jacinda Ratcliffe, in blue, dancing in one of her recent shows with one leg in the air.

‘It just always felt like my field’: NU alumna Jacinda Ratcliffe talks dance career, from Chicago to Sundance

November 3, 2021

When imagining her future as a young girl, Jacinda Ratcliffe (Communication ’15) saw dance. Long before she was performing in venues across the country, the 28-year-old Virginia native fell in love...

A woman in a long black dress and strappy heels looks away from the camera on a runway.

Q&A: NU grad Kemi walks NYFW runway while being a full-time student

September 21, 2021

A full-time model and a full-time student, Kemi (Weinberg ’16) recently walked the runway at New York Fashion Week as a model for Forever 21 while Zooming into her classes behind the curtains. Kemi,...

(Pictured left to right) School of Communication Dean E. Patrick Johnson, actress/singer Kate Baldwin, conductor Roderick Cox and opera singer Kangmin Justin Kim.

“People need art”: Northwestern alumni reflect on arts, pandemic and social justice

January 26, 2021

The Northwestern School of Communication hosted a webinar Tuesday addressing how the pandemic and social justice are revolutionizing the world’s arts scene. The panel, titled “Setting the Stage:...

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