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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


Joshua Harmon’s “Admissions” explores themes of white privilege and college diversity quotas. The show will run at Theater Wit in Chicago March 21 through May 12.

Theater Wit explores themes of white guilt, university diversity with ‘Admissions’

March 7, 2019

College admissions quotas, white fragility spinning into white toxicity, administrators of private institutions grappling with how to increase student diversity — no, this isn’t referring to Northwestern,...

A woman eating salad. “Women Laughing Alone with Salad” is inspired by the viral 2011 meme of the same name.

Theater Wit in Chicago to run play on salad internet meme

March 7, 2018

A&E There are many plays that analyze modern relationships, personal struggles and societal norms, but only one can wrap all of these up together into some leafy greens. “Women Laughing Alone with...

“The Antelope Party” features a group of bronies living in rural Pennsylvania who trade their love of My Little Pony for fascist neighborhood politics.

‘The Antelope Party’ uses ‘brony’ subculture to examine 2016 election

February 7, 2018

A&E Jeremy Wechsler (Communication ’90) was seeking a script that looked at the current political landscape from an “off-kilter” perspective. But “off-kilter” doesn’t even begin to describe...

Joshua Harmon

NU alum’s play ‘Bad Jews’ to be extended until December

October 21, 2015

A&E Northwestern alumnus Joshua Harmon (Weinberg ‘05) didn’t expect his play “Bad Jews,” a comedy about two cousins fighting over a family heirloom, to run as long as it has. “I wrote...

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