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At 7:12 p.m. Wednesday, about 160 Muslim students gathered in Parkes Hall to break their fast with a chewy, sweet date. Every year, the Muslim-cultural Students Association holds iftars during Ramadan, a 29 or 30-day period of fasting from sunrise to sunset. Iftars are the evening fast-breaking meals during Ramadan, typically eaten with family and...
Students gathered in Parkes Hall Tuesday with the Undergraduate Prison Education Program to learn about the history of discipline, justice systems and abolition activism at Northwestern. The event was part of Disorientation Week, a series of teach-ins, discussions and bonding activities hosted by various activist groups on campus. Weinberg sophomore Grace Yu, UPEP’s internal programming...
For almost two hours, close to 50 students gathered in Parkes Hall room and talked about death over chocolate cupcakes. The conversations, which took place in small groups, touched on pre-death plans, personal losses and the universality of death. Despite the topic’s morbidity, SESP second year Aimee Resnick said she organized this event in hopes...
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...
For the cast of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” life is pandemonium. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” Vibrant Colors Collective’s (VC2) first full-scale production, will be shown Oct. 27 and 28 in Shanley Pavilion. VC2, which started last year, is the only Northwestern club with a mission to produce multicultural shows....