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Amaral: Academia’s empathy theater

February 21, 2024

In 2023, Earth’s global surface temperature approached 1.5 °C over the pre-Anthropocene level. This temperature anomaly was, however, not spread uniformly across the globe. For Canada’s Northwest...

Andres: An anthemic song could take Northwestern football games to the next level

September 28, 2021

Every Saturday this fall, I have heard football fans singing. After a year away from stadiums due to COVID-19, college football fans seem to be in competition this fall: Who can flaunt their team’s sing-along...

Caracotsios: The obvious discovery of lazy students

August 21, 2013

I never cease to be amazed by the power of “scientific studies” to tell us what we already know. On Monday, a Canadian study alerted my heretofore ignorant self that having laptops in class distracts...

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