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Musical acts Mike Posner, VEGA and Tally Hall round out this year's Dillo Day lineup. Here's how Mayfest got them to come.
In a meeting Wednesday, ASG voted nearly unanimously to support a proposal to shorten the Freshman Freeze from four weeks to two.
The two comedians will perform at 7:30 p.m. at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, according to A&O Productions. A significant amount of tickets will be sold at the door.
Hip-hop group N.E.R.D. and indie band The Decemberists are officially coming for Dillo Day. Mayfest announced the two bands as ...
An introspective look at a sleepy French town.
A recent resolution supporting Roxana Saberi is just the most recent international bill ASG has passed. Such legislation dates back to ASG's founding in 1969.
SAFC announced its the recommendations to all A-Status student groups on Wednesday. Groups will have a chance to appeal these recommendations and secure allocations during the next ASG Senate meeting on May 13.
Opinion: More than 100 students attended the event, and it lasted more than five hours. But there have been only 10 formal student complaints to the Sexual Assault Hearing and Appeals System in the past six academic years.
In an attempt to appeal to female voters, popular write-in candidate Dickie Humps gets a sex change.
Updated 12:04 a.m: Articles of impeachment have been filed against the Academic Director-elect. If approved by the Rules Committee, Associated Student Government will hold an impeachment trial as early as Wednesday.
Updated 9:40 p.m. McGee celebrates with supporters at the Public Affairs Residential College. Photo by Max Brawer / North by ...
Updated, 2:21 p.m. Friday: The McGee-Smithburg campaign has issued a statement regarding last night’s citation. Access it here or at ...
By Wednesday evening, campaigning is taking its toll. “I’ve only had 40 minutes of naps since 6 a.m. yesterday,” says ...
The R&B singer and sister of Beyoncé will perform on April 19 at 8 p.m, according to For Members Only officials. Hip-hop artist Big Sean will also be performing.
The Grammy-winning hip-hop artist will perform in Patten Gymnasium on April 24. Tickets will be available to undergraduates for $15 beginning April 15.
The beginning of the transition between Associate Student Government administrations began Wednesday night, as the ASG Senate elected a new ...
Candidates from each ward had a chance to answer selected questions from NU Pic[K]s and the audience, as well as ask each other questions.
Weinberg senior Will Upton, who had admitted to writing the blog ImpeachASG, said his step down was a symbolic gesture of his dissatisfaction with ASG's executive board.
Renowned jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will be addressing graduating students at commencement in June.
The bus service will cost $10 and run from March 19 to 21.
When SESP junior Neha Sobti attended a oNe Northwestern event earlier this quarter, her suggestions for improvements of the university’s ...
Roxana Saberi, a Medill '99 graduate, was arrested in Iran about a month ago for reasons yet unclear. Her detention was confirmed by Iranian authorities on Tuesday.
Northwestern announced Monday a new Center for Global Health at the Feinberg School of Medicine to “facilitate international experiences for ...
Hillel will be bringing the actor who played George Costanza in the famous sitcom is at Northwestern during Reading Week.
Helen Thomas, a fixture of the White House Press Corps for more than 50 years, spoke Thursday about her experience as a reporter in Washington, D.C.
For the '09-'10 school year, the university will increase financial aid funds by more than 10 percent, increase tuition by the lowest in more than 40 years and enforce 3 percent budget cuts across departments.
William Osborn, a member of Northwestern's Board of Trustees for almost 13 years and head of the search committee that appointed Morton Schapiro as president, has been appointed as the new Board chair.
A former Northwestern student was arrested in late January in connection with the death of Matthew Sunshine in June 2008, ...
Dance Marathon participants form a large AIDS ribbon at Wednesday’s kickoff event. Photo courtesy of Dance Marathon. Eleven-year-old Courtney stood ...
The high demand for the comedian's NU performance has led A&O to reconfigure its ticket allocation. Under a hundred tickets will be released on Friday.
Although some tickets were still in circulation on the box office Web site around 10:50 a.m., the bulk of the tickets for Martin's Feb. 26 performance disappear at a record pace.
A&O is bringing the up-and-coming folk artist and NU alumnus to campus for a free concert on March 1.
Faced with an overwhelming student response, A&O has decided to lower the number of tickets that can be bought per NetID from three to two to avoid the possibility of a fast sellout.
While the pickup truck driver was issued citations, the injured motorcyclist "is responding to treatment well and his injuries appear not to be life-threatening," Cmdr. Tom Guenther said.
The multi-talented comedian will perform on Feb. 26, and students will be able to buy tickets online.
Icy buildup that blocked Evanston water plant pipes was cleared early Friday afternoon, according to a press release from the ...
For an hour and a half on Tuesday night, many buildings across campus were left in the dark during a ...
Editors Bruce Dold and John P. McCormick spoke at Northwestern on Monday about their experience as vocal critics of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's policies.
Hani Mahmassani, director of Northwestern's Transportation Center, used his knowledge of the Hajj to help various agencies plan for the inauguration.
View Larger Map Click the icons for information on MLK Day events. It’s a little-known fact among Northwestern students that ...
The 2009 Dance Marathon will be held held in a climate-controlled tent on the East Lawn of Norris, committee members ...
Northwestern will remain open on Tuesday despite a previous warning that classes may be canceled due to severe weather. An ...
Applications to Medill and the School of Communication decreased this year, after at least four years of increasing numbers.
Information confirmed by IFC data. Production by Tom Giratikanon / North by Northwestern. More than 300 students have accepted an ...
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In his first meeting with students, incoming Northwestern president Morton Schapiro told a packed audience where he stands on the economy, diversity and his "stomach of a goat."
Also:How Northwestern and Schapiro's former domain, Williams College, stack up.
President-elect Morton Schapiro will talk to the Evanston campus on Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 4 p.m.
Morton O. Schapiro has been named Northwestern University’s new president, according to a university statement released Tuesday. Morton Schapiro. Schapiro, ...
Associated Student Government’s newest executive board members were outsiders to the student government two weeks ago; but for Bill Pulte ...
The university chaplain said this weekend's memorial, at Alice Millar Chapel, is a chance for people to "pay their respects."
Former Northwestern University Provost Lawrence Dumas died on Monday. He was 67. He was battling a brain tumor for the past year, according to a university press release.
Updated, 5:27 p.m. A formal identification has still not been made for a body found in Lake Michigan Sunday morning. The body "may be that of a missing Northwestern University student, Trevor J. Boehm, but no positive identification has been made at this time."
A fire took place on the third floor of an apartment building on the 2200 block of Ridge Avenue early ...
After a surprisingly quick Fall supplemental funding process, the SAFB approved new funding increases for NU's concert and Dillo Day planners.
Click on the icons for various election day events. The blue dots are the polling stations, and the red dot ...
“You matter. He can make ASG matter too,” promised flyers on campus last spring, when Neal Sales-Griffin was running for ...
An ASG official called the numbers "as good as you could have hoped." NU will be evaluating the service based on at least two Saturdays.
Document:The Fall 2008 ASG Quarterly Report
Middle-Eastern food was served at the charity dinner benefitting the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Photo by Chloé Benoist / North ...
Northwestern picked Olympic medal-winning swimmer Matt Grevers as homecoming Grand Marshal “to celebrate his successes and celebrate the Olympic spirit,” ...
First posted: 3:32 p.m. Latest update: 6:58 p.m. A natural gas leak at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday halted classes at the ...
Weinberg sophomore and Notre Dame transfer Chris Sell delivers eco-friendly school products to students.
Julian Lazalde spoke to students about his mission to provide more opportunities to immigrants.
Students protest the American prison system Monday at the Rock. Photo by Alex Campbell / North by Northwestern. On Monday, ...
The discussion was sparked by a proposal that suggested an entirely new form of student government.
Document:An updated version of an ad hoc committee's proposal to replace ASG
It's a jam-packed night on campus. What to do and know Thursday at NU.
Executive board discussing changes to constitution -- or even creating a new one, ASG president says.
Students call for center for civic engagement to unite student groups.
Companies have left the student-loan business at a rapid pace.
Think Africa's just full of problems? This week was aimed at you.
Plus, a trio of causes to support on campus. What to do and know Thursday at NU.
What it takes to get, say, an improved Norris or a Saturday shuttle to Chicago.
Love the Sciences and Engineering Library? You won’t be able to sleep there just yet, as the university is only ...
Work-study kids, you will have to think twice before making up another stupid excuse for not showing up at work. ...
With the polls closed, the candidates anxiously play with their cell phones.
As their supporters cheered and video cameras recorded their every word, the presidential candidates stood up and swore by a ...
The movie asked whether homosexuality and religion can coexist.
At about midday, there was but one person standing in front of the Norris Box Office. Alex Campbell / NbN. ...
With the lowest admit rate in school history, NU continues its remarkable run.
Also, admitted students had the highest average SAT of any class in history.
The quote has led to a controversy within Medill and beyond, and a university investigation.
A closer look at the Muslim-cultural Students Association.
Speakers mark Human Trafficking Awareness Day by discussing exploited people in Chicago and abroad.
Tomorrow is too late: Former Sudanese slave and human rights activist Simon Deng shares his story with Northwestern Darfur Action Coalition.
A freelance writer took a chance in traveling to West Papua to find undiscovered tribes.
Burned and raped eighteen years ago in Guatemala, American nun Dianna Ortiz talked Thursday night about fighting torture.
Students documented the lives of Indians and Ugandas through NU's OpenShutter Project, on display at Norris this weekend.
NUDAC argued Wednesday night that NU should use its financial weight to help stop the Darfur genocide.
Talking with those nice people handing out hot chocolate by the Rock this week.
Chef Samran is cooking up Thai dishes for students in the dining halls.
Igor Štiks survived a war. Wrote books. Won awards. And now he's a T.A.