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Moments of serenity. Students sit cross-legged, breathing in and out, reflecting on the twists and turns of college life. MindfulNU offers spaces like that for Northwestern students. The evidence-based program, which teaches techniques of meditation and mindfulness, is set to launch its six-week winter cohort Wednesday. The launch of the new cohort will mark the...

Content warning: This article includes mentions of suicide.  On a 360-degree stage in Shanley Pavilion, an actor said, “The show will begin when someone says, ‘Start the f—ing play.’”  Very soon after, an audience member shouted, “Start the f—ing play!”  Sit & Spin Productions, an unconventional theatre group, ran Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F—ing Bird” on...

As part of the 40 Days of Spiritual Wellbeing, the Broadway soundtrack of “The Color Purple” plays softly in Parkes Hall. Guided by writing prompts, students filled their notebooks with their life stories.  The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life organized the series “40 Days of Spiritual Wellbeing.” The program, which runs from Feb. 1...