5K puts Black Alumni Association on track to reach scholarship goal
May 19, 2013
Filed under Campus, Events
The Northwestern University Black Alumni Association's Race for Diversity on Saturday helped the organization raise $50,000 for a scholarship that will be endowed by NU for the first time this year. The annual NUBAA 5K walk/run, the organization's largest fundraiser of the year, had its 8th run on... Read more »
PHA kicks off first Women's Empowerment Week
May 19, 2013
Filed under Campus, Events, Greek
The Northwestern Panhellenic Association put its values of female health and wellness into practice Friday by starting the first Women’s Empowerment Week. Women’s Empowerment Week, which lasts through Saturday, will involve Greek-only events as well as film screenings, discussions and philanthropies... Read more »
Social stigma panel explores intersection of race, mental health
May 19, 2013
Filed under Campus, Events, Greek, Top Stories
Top representatives from Student Affairs and Counseling and Psychological Services spoke Sunday afternoon about the stigmas generated through race, sexuality and culture that prevent students from seeking mental health care. Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, joined CAPS officials... Read more »
Liberal advocacy group J Street U looks to re-launch at Northwestern
May 16, 2013
Filed under Campus, Student Groups
After months out of commission, a liberal advocacy group hopes to break back on campus with an explosively-titled event: “What the F--- is J Street?” Northwestern’s J Street U chapter, which advocates a two-state solution in the Middle East, dissolved earlier this academic year due to a lack... Read more »
Updated: Dmitri Teplov a guiding force for his online friends
May 16, 2013
Filed under Campus, Dmitri Teplov, Top Stories
This summer was supposed be a big one for Brittany Neumann. She was finally going to see her boyfriend of six months for the first time in person. She was going to spend a few weeks with him at his home in New York and even meet his parents. "I wanted to go to the Statue of Liberty, and he told... Read more »
Portuguese students practice language through play
May 16, 2013
Filed under Campus, Student Entertainment, Theater
After watching an English version of a Portuguese play, Spanish and Portuguese Prof. Raquel Amorim decided to put the play on again — but this time in its original language and by her students. The play, "Artistas: Um drama pequeno burgues," is a farce about artists trying to make a living that the... Read more »
Interactive performance makes audience choose where to donate ticket sales
May 15, 2013
Filed under Campus, Student Groups, Theater
Communication Prof. Michael Rohd directed an interactive performance Wednesday night focused on engaging the audience in discussion to find an effective solution to the poverty crisis. More than 120 people attended the performance, “How to End Poverty in 90 Minutes (with 199 people you may or may... Read more »
First weeks in office rocky for ASG's Ani Ajith, Alex Van Atta
May 15, 2013
Filed under Campus, Student Government, Top Stories
About three weeks after spring showers washed his chalked campaign slogans away, Ani Ajith's fledgling Associated Student Government presidency grappled with a series of external and internal challenges. Ajith and ASG executive vice president Alex Van Atta ran in the April election as the ticket with... Read more »
Associated Student Government presents concrete plans for coming year
May 15, 2013
Filed under Campus, Student Government, Top Stories
Following a contentious Senate meeting last week, Associated Student Government settled into its routine Wednesday with discussion of goals for the year and plans to fill the cabinet. “This week was all about showing exactly what ASG is going to look like,” ASG president Ani Ajith told The Daily... Read more »
Shifts in Semester Online participants raise concerns over cost, quality
May 14, 2013
Filed under Academic, Campus, Science & Technology
As the registration deadlines near for taking the new for-credit Semester Online classes, concerns over cost and educational value have provoked shifts among participating universities. Since it was rolled out in November, the group of Semester Online schools shrank from the 10 initial participating... Read more »
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