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After his wheelchair flipped over on one of Northwestern’s uneven sidewalks last spring, Alec Cabacungan broke his hip.  The Medill junior has osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease. The condition causes Cabacungan’s bones to break easily, making getting around difficult. NU’s bumpy, uneven terrain is unforgiving for those with physical disabilities — and...

For the Northwestern Crossword Team, solving crosswords is a team sport. Two years ago, SESP junior Abby Nudell and her friends began gathering in a Schapiro Hall lounge to collectively solve crosswords, inspiring the start of NUXW.  “We’d hook up the computer to the TV and project the crosswords,” Nudell said. “Some people would come...

The mural itself was designed and created by survivors of interpersonal violence, and other community members.

When Sergey Ivanov was 11 years old, he found a Greek and Roman antiquity picture book on a beach while on vacation, away from his home in Moscow. He fell in love with Classical studies soon after completing the book, he said. “I immediately, right away, felt that this is mine,” said Ivanov, a Classics...

In addition to our Department of Theatre & Dance productions each quarter, a big aspect of the UC San Diego theatre scene is Muir Musical. Since 1991, this completely student-run musical theatre organization has been dedicated to providing all UCSD undergraduates with the opportunity to participate in a fully produced, large-scale musical during Spring Quarter of each year. From Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2013) to Hair (2005) to American Idiot (2022), this theatre company has been a consistent place where students can create, experiment and of course, have fun.