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Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault and violence.  This week, survivors of sexual assault and their allies will gather in solidarity spaces across campus. Survivor Action Week — formally known as Take Back the Night Week —  is a weeklong program of activities dedicated to supporting survivors, ranging from an open mic...

As notions of gender continue to shift beyond the binary, many Northwestern language professors are reconciling cultural differences between English and their respective language to accomodate non-binary and gender non-conforming students.  In Romance languages, not only are pronouns gendered, but articles modifying nouns are also gendered. French Prof. Margaret Dempster, Director of the French language...