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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


The Weekly: Annual Lipstick Theatre Burlesque Show, ASG funding overhaul

The Weekly: Annual Lipstick Theatre Burlesque Show, ASG funding overhaul

April 17, 2018

This week, we sat down with Kayla Carter to talk about her experience pushing herself out of her comfort zone to perform in Burlesque. For Week on the Street, we asked students for their thoughts on the...

Alaura Hernandez, a Medill Senior, wears  vintage-styled hair and makeup for her burlesque character “Diore DeLure.” Hernandez has been performing in professional burlesque shows in Chicago since her freshman year after she appeared in Northwestern Burlesque.

Northwestern student aims to empower through professional burlesque

May 4, 2016

A&E It is the last performance of Northwestern’s 2016 Burlesque show and Alaura Hernandez is about to go onstage. But the Medill senior is dreading it — her hands are shaking and she’s breathing...

Kempis: Burlesque, community inclusion and a new perspective on the safe space debate

Kempis: Burlesque, community inclusion and a new perspective on the safe space debate

April 28, 2016

My perspective on safe spaces changed during the Northwestern Burlesque show. It was an unlikely moment for personal reflection, surrounded by discarded and bedazzled clothing, with the high-pitched shrieks...

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