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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


Letter to the Editor: Please keep dancing, NUDM is a tent, not a biodome

March 13, 2018

I would like to respond to some of the ideas expressed in the letter to the editor, “Dance Marathon is a biodome of oppressive systems.” Though I personally think many aspects of the aforementioned...

Block 8: Shiver Me Tinder

March 10, 2018

Dancers “super-liked” Block 8 — a block sponsored by dating app Tinder and aptly themed “Shiver Me Tinder.” “(The tent is) the best place to find love!” emcee Kelly Eichenholz joked to...

Nancy Gianni, CEO of GiGi’s Playhouse, celebrates after being handed the final check at the end of Block 10. GiGi’s Playhouse received $983,833, the largest check DM has presented to its primary beneficiary.

Dance Marathon goes ‘above and beyond’ expectations, GiGi’s Playhouse CEO says

March 5, 2017

After nearly full day’s worth of dancing with students and observing the action at Dance Marathon, GiGi’s Playhouse CEO Nancy Gianni described the 30-hour fundraiser as “so much more than I could...

GiGi’s Playhouse named Dance Marathon’s 2017 beneficiary

May 25, 2016

GiGi’s Playhouse, a nonprofit that supports and advocates for people with Down syndrome, is Dance Marathon’s 2017 primary beneficiary, DM announced Wednesday. “GiGi’s mission statement is to...

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