Philanthropy

Guest Column: It’s time to rethink collegiate fundraising

November 6, 2014

In the campus discussion surrounding Kappa Kappa Gamma and Zeta Beta Tau's “Jail N' Bail” event, some argue the groups’ roleplaying as convicts is ironic and insensitive, while others defend the...

Letter to the Editor: ‘Jail-and-Bail’ philanthropy event inherently offensive

October 26, 2014

Kappa Kappa Gamma's "Jail-and-Bail" is, as I understand it, an event during which members of the sorority dress up as "prison inmates," and have friends and others pay to "free" them from the "mock jail."...

Princeton professor Peter Singer packs Harris Hall for altruism talk

October 31, 2013

More than 300 people crowded into Harris Hall on Wednesday night to hear Peter Singer, a bioethics professor at Princeton University, speak about altruism and the ethics of charitable giving. Singer...

Contest: Get social on Facebook, win ads for your Northwestern student group

October 6, 2013

Is your student group hosting an upcoming event but lacking resources for a full-scale PR campaign? The Daily is here to help! Starting today, the group that gets the most members to "like" our Facebook...

Watters: Dance Marathon a life-changing Northwestern experience

March 7, 2013

At 19, there is almost nothing more monumental than experiencing the rites of passage that have grown to characterize my life so far: getting my license, graduating from high school, the first insatiable...

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