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

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Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: Let the graffiti speak for itself

April 17, 2025

DEATH TO ISRAEL. INTIFADA NOW! Early Monday morning, these words were smeared onto the steps of University Hall and The Rock, hours after I departed a traditional Passover celebration at Hillel. On...

Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: Democrats can put themselves back in the narrative

March 4, 2025

My Democratic vote has little effect on the outcome of state and federal elections where I come from. Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris by nearly 20 points in Indiana, a margin comparable to Mississippi....

Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: A computer lab’s smell

February 25, 2025

A professor of mine recently forwarded a speech delivered many years ago at the World Economic Forum by the late Sumantra Ghoshal of the London Business School called “The Smell of the Place.” In...

Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: For this Presidents’ Day, a mediocre President

February 18, 2025

One forgets that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, “DOGE,” once had a co-chair. Vivek Ramaswamy, the bombastic Harvard-educated entrepreneur, was poised to begin his tenure alongside...

Fourth Wall is a weekly opinion column covering politics and culture, from Medill sophomore Aidan Klineman. Please forward questions and comments to aidanklineman2027@u.northwestern.edu.

Fourth Wall: We cannot afford to lose our empathy

February 11, 2025

On Passover, the Jewish holiday commemorating the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, the youngest member at the Seder celebration is called to introduce the service. The prayer, known...

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