Northwestern’s campus sits next to the country’s third-largest city, known to many as “the Windy City:” Chicago. Living and learning next to Chicago is a great opportunity for students to engage...
In the eyes of Jen Spyra (Communication MFA '12), successful comedic writing boils down to two key elements: confidence and perseverance.
“Confidence in your comedy is what keeps you going,”...
Jake Johnson may have a career filled with iconic projects like “New Girl” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” but the actor has humble roots in the town many Northwestern students now call...
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As a zookeeper at the Lincoln Park Zoo, former Northwestern professor Mia McCullough (Communication ‘92) had to kill mice to feed to reptiles, inspiring her to think more deeply about the concept...
When Tina Fey first started taking classes at The Second City, she worked in Evanston and frequented Gigio’s Pizzeria for lunch. Now, Fey is reconnecting with the city, if not physically, then figuratively,...
