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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


Representatives from the Starlight Children’s Foundation receive a check at this year’s Dance Marathon. The event raised enough money to create 11 Starlight Sites for its beneficiary.

DM exceeds goal, funds 11 Starlight Sites

April 30, 2015

Dance Marathon announced Thursday that funds raised from the 2015 event will create 11 Starlight Sites for the primary beneficiary, Starlight Children’s Foundation, surpassing the organization’s original...

Dance Marathon selects 2016 executive co-chairs

April 1, 2015

Weinberg junior Kevin Harris and Medill junior Arielle Miller will be the 2016 Dance Marathon executive co-chairs, DM announced Wednesday in a Facebook post. Harris and Miller will lead the executive...

Evanston Community Foundation President Sara Schastok (right) reacts to receiving a check from Dance Marathon for $103,476.58 in 2014. DM 2015 will be Schastok's last year as CEO and president of DM's secondary beneficiary.

Evanston Community Foundation president to retire after long relationship with Dance Marathon

March 7, 2015

After 15 years at the helm of the Evanston Community Foundation, Sara Schastok will retire by the end of the year, which also marks a milestone in her long relationship with Dance Marathon. ECF has...

Students celebrate during Dance Marathon 2014. After a letter to the editor was published in The Daily in April 2014 criticizing a lack of inclusivity in DM, the organization has implemented new initiatives, like gender-open changing rooms.

Dance Marathon adds gender-open bathrooms

March 5, 2015

Almost a year after 27 students signed a letter to the editor calling on Dance Marathon to be more inclusive, the 30-hour culminating event kicks off Friday evening with gender-open changing rooms and...

Updated: Dance Marathon selects 2015 executive co-chairs

April 4, 2014

Ander Aretakis and David Ryan will be the co-chairs for Dance Marathon 2015, the organization announced Friday. Aretakis and Ryan, both Weinberg juniors, will head the executive board for the 41st...

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