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Lucy Yang and Chloe Cohen working on a poster for the Chicago Marathon. Lucy Yang said it can be difficult to find and retain engaged members who do not already identify with the marginalized group in need.

Student activists express challenges in bringing members of privileged communities on board

October 13, 2019

In 1960, four undergraduate students in Greensboro, N.C. famously staged the first sit-in, refusing to leave a lunch counter to protest racial inequality. In the months that followed, thousands of students...

Kourtni McNeil, who helped organize the open mic event, delivers one of her original poems. Nine other students performed at the open mic, which was held to raise awareness of mental illness on campus.

Open mic creates platform for students to perform, raises mental health awareness

February 25, 2019

Northwestern students demonstrated the intersection of mental health awareness and art at an open mic event co-hosted by Northwestern Active Minds and The Slam Society on Saturday. The event featured...

Patricia Telles-Irvin speaks at convocation. Though Telles-Irvin spoke about creating a “community of care” within the student body, some think the University could be doing more.

Student initiative seeks to improve mental health at NU

November 19, 2018

A group of Northwestern students created a mental health initiative, #BeWellNU, in response to student dissatisfaction with the University’s mental health services. The four-member group is currently...

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Christine Hwang