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Northwestern’s Opera Projects for Undergraduate Singers (OPUS) will perform “El Barberillo de Lavapiés” in Lutkin Hall this weekend. The story of “El Barberillo de Lavapiés” takes place in 18th-century Spain during the reign of King Carlos III. La Marquesita, a noblewoman, is involved in a plan to exile the prime minister, but she’s engaged to...

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Content warning: This article contains mentions of death and anti-Indigenous violence.  On Nov. 29, 1864, Col. John Chivington led soldiers to kill about 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, who were trying to negotiate peace, in what is known today as the Sand Creek Massacre. Most of those who died were women, children or the elderly...

After several years of debate between activists and Northwestern administrators over NU’s demonstration policy, talks are underway to rewrite several parts of the document.  The University has revised its policy multiple times over the past five years. After a 2017 campus visit from a U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement representative sparked protest, administrators worked with...

Lorraine Goffe, Northwestern’s vice president for human resources, outlined potential solutions to University staff retention problems at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting.  Several hundred people filled out NU’s former employee survey, which was sent in March to employees who had left their position in the last 12 months to understand their reasoning. Goffe said the response...

As the 2022 midterm election results started pouring in, Northwestern students followed races around the country. Though these students spent Election Day in Evanston, many were invested in hometown outcomes.  SESP sophomore Mia Xia, who grew up in Texas, said she was most interested in the state’s gubernatorial race. Xia said she voted for Beto...

Illinois voters selected Michael Frerichs (D) as the state treasurer for the third time on Tuesday.  Frerichs, who was first elected to the position in 2014, won with about 56% of the vote and 59% of votes counted. Opponent Tom Demmer (R) came away with about 42%, and Libertarian Preston Nelson took third with about...

Alicia Löffler, executive director of Northwestern’s Innovation and New Ventures Office, will step down from the position at the end of Fall Quarter, the University announced in a Friday news release.  Löffler founded the INVO, which supports NU inventors and entrepreneurs, and has worked there for 12 of the more than 20 years she’s spent...