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Letter to the Editor: Alum says ‘I Won’t’ to Northwestern’s ‘We Will’ campaign

April 6, 2014

I was invited to join Northwestern's $3.75 billion fund-raising drive called "We Will." My reply — I Won't. A school once called "The Harvard of the Midwest" has morphed into a misguided muddle on...

Goodman: NU students should take an academic ‘chill pill’

February 27, 2014

I love going to a school where my peers are as driven and motivated as I am. I have friends who program their own websites, start organizations and even travel to Chicago every week to mentor underprivileged...

The Steam Press: Read more, stress less

February 24, 2014

Greetings, culture lovers! This weekend, I got a library card from the Evanston Public Library. It was a magical experience. Surrounded by actual, real-live people, instead of frazzled college students,...

Pollick: Keep in touch with your friends

November 24, 2013

An article in The Guardian last year described the observations made by a palliative nurse — a nurse who consoles the dying — named Bronnie Ware. The article included Ware's list of the most common...

Pollick: Meditation should be more mainstream

November 4, 2013

The first time I really learned about meditation was during my sophomore year of high school in an Eastern Religions class. A Buddhist speaker came in to talk about his experiences. Following the talk,...

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