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Transitioning to college is hard, especially if you hold an identity that has been historically underserved, marginalized or oppressed. At an institution the size of Northwestern, there are several organizations and resources at your disposal that aim to provide marginalized students with the resources and communities that they need to succeed during their time as...
As Chicago Downtown Rebounds, Concerns of Violent Crime Grow But one pandemic pain lingers around—the crime. In some pockets of downtown, it gets even worse. In the central police district, which covers the center and south of downtown, shooting incidents jumped sevenfold in the last 28 days from the same time last year; in the police district that covers the north of downtown, shooting incidents jumped fourfold. In both districts, criminal sexual assault and motor vehicle theft (many are violent carjackings) stand at a five-year high. The publicized police crime data only goes back to five...
A coalition of Asian Pacific Islander Desi American student groups released a letter calling on Northwestern to better support students of color. Published on May 1 — the first day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month — the letter was signed by the Vietnamese Student Association, Asian Pacific American Coalition, Chinese Students Association, Muslim-cultural Students Association Kaibigan, South Asian Students Alliance, Korean American Student Association, Thai Student Association and Taiwanese American Students Club. Additionally, Lovers and Madmen, a student theater group, co...
Running for her fourth term in the 2021 municipal elections, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) said she prioritizes rebuilding Evanston’s economy. “We need to fill our storefronts, (and) we need to support our small businesses,” Fiske said, adding that the City has lost immense tax revenue amid the pandemic and needs more federal funding to continue to support local entrepreneurs. Fiske said the city cannot rebuild the economy without first distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Though she acknowledged that some may be hesitant about the vaccine, she said it is important to spread the message that gett...