North by Northwestern

taste my language / touch my repetition

my summer morning on a winter night / you dip into my soul like a quill into ink

I need you to be there when I walk down the aisle

I grew up in Sin City, with a story less of sin and more of home

touching me, touching you, touching us. It was everything.

Here are five things you should know about the stage performer and singer.

Here are five facts on the Instagram-famous animals.

"I'm excited, actually, at the end of it all, to see the faces, and sometimes the tears, of the students when they realize how much they've accomplished."

"When I paint the world one color and only think in movements, everything is simple, and love is all I can feel and breathe and remember."

"Now, tears will still fall and minutes will pass by like hours, but I know I will never be alone."

"You might not remember now, but I know one day you will. I will make sure of that."

"Days are for focus, but nights are born for freedom."

"I will dream only of you and me / falling asleep / in our castle of disheveled blocks."

This is part four of our series “Writer’s Palette,” where writers express what a specific color means to them.

Get into the Halloween spirit without sweaty basements and red solo cups.

Cupcakes, pink swim caps and smiles galore!

In order to discover how the dining halls treat intolerances, I set out on a week without gluten – here are my findings.

Here are three simple decor DIYs that are both ~fall-tastic~ and Northwestern themed.

"My inability to be sure in my future was never a fault – it was an asset, composed of curiosity and flexibility."

I took this impossible contradiction, this combination of hot and cold, of water and fire, as luck, as freedom, as everything I had ever needed.

Grind out some work at these Chicago coffee shops.

"I’ve never been one for “chemistry” or “sparks,” but in this moment, skin to skin, eye to eye, it felt as if the whole restaurant had disappeared, and it was just us two, floating in limbo, held together by infinite volts of electricity."

Easiest and quickest guide to how to becoming the sweetest child your parents have ever had.

Pritzker had some strong opinions about his current competition, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, and his time in office.

Local Uber and Lyft drivers have to deal with Wildcats all the time. So what do they really think of us?

"I don’t think it was exactly in that instant that I felt myself beginning to fade."

Here’s a list of things you can do to distract your mind and make your final weeks on campus just as thrilling as a summer trip.

Just a few miles south of Evanston lies the neighborhood of North Center, an area with a charming suburbia vibe full of sights to see for anyone of any age.

Teri is fascinated by a girl who studies in Deering Library.

This guide is all about keeping it comfortable and cute in the bedroom.

"Maybe one day, sexism will no longer be passed down through generations."

"I see brands I've never heard of and styles I thought people only wore in movies on campus every day."

Whether you’re looking for a new spot to hit the books, or a place to waste a few hours window shopping with friends, Roscoe Village provides the perfect escape.

One writer goes vegetarian for five days in search of Northwestern's best vegetarian options.

"It still feels like I am struggling to build a castle, but, now, instead of sand, it is my life that slips through my fingers."

"I wonder if it is the temperature dropping, or something beneath the surface that is freezing my skin from the inside out."

Make some holiday gifts for your special someone.

"But no matter how much I adore him, there is always devastation looming ahead. It is impossible to forget the biggest obstacle of all: the goodbye."

"So if I want to cry myself to sleep at night because it's too dark and I still get scared, it's because I want to accept the fear and not let it take over me."

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