Weinberg freshman Asha Mehta walks from Elder Hall, where she lives, to Chapin Hall more than five times a week for one reason: the community. Mehta is a non-residential, or “non-res,” member of Chapin Humanities Residential College. She said she started going to Chapin during Fall Quarter because some of her close friends live there....
When Bridgett Baron (Communication ’91) began dating Matt Baron (Medill ’90) in her junior year at Northwestern, she said she told him, “You’re not supposed to be in my life right now. You’re 15 years too early.” The Barons, who first met at a co-ed touch football game organized by their respective Greek organizations, have...
If you witnessed students cheering, jumping, or dancing Sunday night at Northwestern, you probably came across a Super Bowl watch party. Whatever the reason for watching — the friends, the food, or the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce love story — students gathered in their dorms and apartments and with student organizations to watch the...
It’s easy for Northwestern students to tell a friend or a family member that they go to school in Chicago. The glamor of the nation’s third-largest city can become a simple shorthand to triangulate NU’s location. But NU is not in Chicago. It’s in Evanston, a suburb sleepy in some areas and, in others, lively....
The infamous freshman flu — along with illnesses like strep throat, mononucleosis or something as unoriginal as a really bad cold — threaten every incoming freshman class, as well as other undergraduate students. Healthy habits can be a key defense, but no one is invincible. Make the best use of your health care options on...
From a vice president to local activists, several historical figures have called Evanston home at some point in their lives. Here’s a look at some of these noteworthy people and how they have shaped Evanston’s cultural landscape, 160 years after its founding. Vice President Charles Gates Dawes If you take a stroll near Lake...
With one of the largest collections of Western classical modern music in the world and about 36,000 linear feet of historical documents, recordings and objects, the Charles Deering McCormick Library Archives allow students and researchers to delve into primary texts. Dana Lamparello, head of Public Services at the McCormick Library of Special Collections and University...
As a summer 2022 Conference Assistant, Weinberg sophomore Alivia Wynn was expected to work 12-hourlong duty shifts. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. a couple of times a week, she had to be on call and stay around campus to respond to lockouts and facility problems. The 12-hour...
The 2022 midterm elections are fast approaching, and Northwestern students and faculty have multiple on-campus voting resources available from now through Election Day on Nov. 8. NU community members can choose to either vote in the Illinois elections or those of another home state. Those who choose to vote in Illinois can request a mail-in...