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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


NU alumna protests against Chicago-based poke chain

November 1, 2018

When Hannah Ii-Epstein (SPS ‘18) heard that Aloha Poke Co. was sending cease and desist letters to businesses for using the words “Aloha” and “Aloha Poke” to sell food, she joined a Chicago-based...

The cast of “Not One Batu” rehearses outside the Berger Park Cultural Center Coach House in Chicago. Northwestern alumna Hannah Ii-Epstein wrote the play, which originally ran in her native Hawaii and made it’s mainland U.S. debut on June 27.

‘Not One Batu’ brings Hawaiian culture to mainland America

June 28, 2018

The beaches along Lake Michigan might not be the sandy shores of Hawaii, but for Northwestern alumna Hannah Ii-Epstein (SPS ’18) it’s a close enough substitute. Ii-Epstein’s play, “Not One Batu”...

Kyle Lovett (left), Wanda Jin and Kenya Ann Hall play the roles of audience members and lecturer in a self-help seminar. “Cornerstone” explores the phenomenon of self-help culture.

Chicago theater company presents immersive production about self-help lectures

April 4, 2018

In a world oversaturated with TED Talks, panels and podcasts intended to transform ways of thinking, many rely on these self-help tools to successfully navigate through life. Nonprofit Chicago-based theater...

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