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

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Schwartz: RuPaul’s comments on drag are transphobic

March 6, 2018

Over the weekend, The Guardian published an interview with RuPaul, famed queer icon, drag artist and host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a reality competition television show. RuPaul is known for his attitude...

Author Maaza Mengiste talks about her novel and the difficulties of writing historical fiction at a Thursday night lecture. Mengiste, who wrote the award-winning novel “Beneath the Lion’s Gaze” about the Ethiopian revolution, is the Center for the Writing Arts’ spring Visiting Writer in Residence.

Award-winning author discusses the challenges of writing historical fiction

May 5, 2015

Author Maaza Mengiste spoke about the impetus behind her book, “Beneath the Lion’s Gaze,” and the challenges of writing historical fiction at a Thursday night lecture hosted by the Center for the...

Hejaze: Suicide deserves compassion

Hejaze: Suicide deserves compassion

November 16, 2014

The closest I’ve ever come to suicide is seeing it in movies and television shows, reading about it and considering it. “I was swimming. I was fighting. And then I thought, just for a second, I...

Pollick: Keep in touch with your friends

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...

Medill prof evaluates first month of teaching MOOC in Guardian op-ed

October 20, 2013

Medill Prof. Owen Youngman, one of several Northwestern professors teaching a massive open online course this quarter, addressed questions about the program in an op-ed published Thursday in the Guardian. Youngman's...

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