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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


A person wearing a fishnet shirt stands in front of a large group of people in black fishnet shirts and red bras.

Fusion makes a spring show comeback with ‘After Dark’

April 11, 2022

Fusion Dance Company performed its spring show, “After Dark,” in Ryan Auditorium Friday and Saturday — the first in-person spring show the group has put on in two years. The 40-member collegiate...

Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang. Fineman and Yang will co-headline A&O Productions' Winter Speaker event.

SNL comedians Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang to co-headline A&O winter speaker event

February 7, 2020

Comedians and newest Saturday Night Live featured players Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman will co-headline A&O Productions’ 2020 Winter Speaker Event, A&O announced in a Friday release. The show, held...

Pete Davidson at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2017.

Pete Davidson selected as A&O winter speaker

January 25, 2019
A&O chose Davidson as the upcoming speaker because of his “signature comedic charm,” Katie Adler, director of speakers, said in an email.
Comedian Jenny Slate talks at A&O Productions and College Democrats’ winter speaker event. Slate discussed her career, the #MeToo Movement and tampons at the Thursday event.

Jenny Slate talks career, #MeToo Movement, tampon experiences in stand-up show

March 2, 2018

Comedian Jenny Slate said her visit to Northwestern was the first live show she has ever done “maybe in forever” where she didn’t have a cocktail before going on stage. Slate said she was “sober...

TV writer and actress Lena Waithe speaks at an event in Ryan Auditorium Thursday. In September, Waithe became the first black woman to win an Emmy for comedy series writing for an episode she wrote for Netflix series “Master of None.”

Actress, writer Lena Waithe discusses TV career, representation in the industry

February 15, 2018

Actress and TV writer Lena Waithe said she took to TV and movies from a young age, and later realized that she could be a part of it. “Watching ‘A Different World’ for sure made me realize I wanted...

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