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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Dancers celebrate the beginning of Block 1.  The emcees, SESP junior Sarah Thompson and Weinberg senior Brad McCandless, pumped up participants to begin 30 hours of dancing.

Block 1: Baby Got Back(pack)

March 4, 2016

Sprinting down the steps of Norris University Center, dancers stormed into the tent for the first of 10 three-hour blocks in this year’s Dance Marathon. The event kicked off with a burst of excitement...

Weinberg senior Brad McCandless (right) and SESP junior Sarah Thompson host a “hunger banquet” in Parkes Hall on Wednesday night. The 2016 Dance Marathon emcees led a presentation on the effects of hunger and poverty around the world.

Northwestern students engage in poverty discussions at ‘hunger banquet’

February 18, 2016

Students were handed cards that determined their socioeconomic class — low income, middle income or high income — and the type of meal they received at a “hunger banquet” Wednesday night. About...

Dance Marathon announces 2016 emcees

November 15, 2015

Dance Marathon introduced Weinberg senior Brad McCandless and SESP junior Sarah Thompson as its 2016 emcees Friday afternoon. As part of Northwestern’s largest philanthropy event of the year, McCandless...

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