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Letter from the Editor: the mistakes we make The day I received feedback on my first journalism assignment at Northwestern, I was devastated. My professor had covered the piece in comments, but most notable was the grade at the top: A Medill F. Obviously, I didn’t take this as a great omen.

NU is notorious among journalists for its Medill F, a grade awarded for grammatical and factual errors.

In my case, I’d misspelled a building’s name by a letter, and it felt like an abysmal starting place.

Over the next few days, I was kicking myself for the mistake. I thought my career was destined to fail, all because I couldn’t make it through my first journalism assignment. In all honesty, it took me far too long to move on. But looking back on it now, I’ve gained some much-needed context.

Nearly three years later, I’ve made more than my fair share of mistakes, both in journalism and in the rest of my life. It’s been through journalism, however, that I’ve learned to approach the other mistakes I’ve made in life.

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At the end of the day, a mistake in journalism results in a correction. Usually that’s a note in the article to indicate something has changed, alongside an apology for the error. In many cases, this is the end of the issue. But every once in a while, you encounter an error that causes harm.

These mistakes are the ones that really matter, both in journalism and in life. They’re the ones that can cause permanent damage and impact your relationships, and the way you respond to the results of your actions is very telling about who you are as a person.

I have a feeling a decent amount of you are feeling a lot like I was as a freshman — desperate to prove yourself, striving for perfection and terrified of falling short. I don’t have all the answers, but I want you to know that your four years (give or take) at this school won’t be defined by the small stuff. A single grade, audition or game won’t be anyone’s lasting memory of you. That will come from the kind of person you are.

In many ways, NU has become home for me, and our community is incredibly vibrant. I hope this Orientation Issue helps you see the start of that and answers a few of your questions along the way. But we can always do better, and there are always students pushing to improve the future of the University. In your own way, I encourage you to be a part of that process, leaving NU better than you found it.

You’re about to embark on an amazing adventure, and I’m excited to see where it takes you.

You’ll make mistakes along the way, just like the rest of us, but I want to leave you with some words of assurance. You might doubt it at times, and your path might look different from what you expected, but I can promise you that coming here was not a mistake.

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year in review: nu’s top stories of 2021-22

By ISABEL FUNK

daily senior staffer @isabeldfunk

In Northwestern’s first year fully in person since 2019, students saw evolutions in COVID-19 policies, labor fights across campus and a range of student protests. Organizations were also able to gather in person and host campus traditions, allowing students to come together for the first time in more than a year and a half.

While these are just some of the most notable events of the 2021-22 academic year that shaped the NU community, we’re giving you a rundown to help understand the current state of the University.

COVID-19 In the second full year since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 continued to impact campus life.

Students returned to in-person classes in fall 2021 with a vaccine and masking requirement. After more than a year of primarily remote learning, freshmen participated in Wildcat Welcome, while sophomores were invited to take part in Wildcat Welcome Back.

Throughout the year, students living on campus quarantined in 1835 Hinman Ave. upon receiving a positive test result.

With the rise of the omicron variant in December and a surge in the campus positivity rate at the end of fall, Winter Quarter 2022 started off with Wildcat Wellness, a two-week modified quarantine during which all classes were held remotely, dining halls provided to-go options and all activities were limited. The University also instituted a booster shot requirement and modified quarantine requirements to allow students to test out of quarantine with a negative result by the fifth day.

After reporting a new single-week high in cases early in the quarter, the University lifted the masking requirement in common spaces near the end of the quarter.

By spring 2022, the University lifted the classroom mask requirement.

With no masking requirements, the University saw its highest-ever positivity rate during Spring Quarter 2022. As students participated in revived traditions like Dillo Day, those in quarantine housing were assigned roommates as the COVID-19 case count grew.

Throughout the year, some students protested changes to policy, calling for more caution to protect immunocompromised community members.

Student advocacy Student activism remained a constant through the year. Fall kicked off with more than a thousand students gathering on the fraternity quad in September to protest Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon after multiple reports of alleged druggings at the houses.

The action was part of an ongoing movement on campus to abolish Greek life. In response to the alleged druggings, the University immediately banned all Interfraternity Council members from hosting social activities or recruitment events until mid-October. The ban was later extended until the start of Winter Quarter 2022.

During a November 2021 football game, student protesters from several activist groups stormed the field holding banners calling for the abolition of University Police and divestment from warmaking companies.

Two days after the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance painted The Rock in celebration of Native American Heritage Month in November 2021, the painting was defaced with anti-Indigenous vandalism. NAISA and the Center for Native American and

Indigenous Research held an affinity space for reflection and hosted an impromptu gathering at The Rock to provide support to the Indigenous community. Later that week, NAISA released a set of demands to the University.

Members of Students for Justice in Palestine organized in February to call for the University to boycott Sabra products. Organizers created a petition, which garnered more than 300 signatures, and hung a banner above the entrance to Norris University Center.

SJP organizers said Sabra’s parent company funds the Israel Defense Forces.

SJP also hosted a vigil in April to honor Palestinian lives lost to violence from Israeli forces. More than 70 community members attended the vigil, and organizers stayed behind afterward to paint The Rock.

Labor organizing NU dining and service workers voted to authorize a strike during Fall Quarter 2021 as they engaged in conversations with Compass Group, the University’s food-service provider, to renegotiate their contract. In an effort to bring Compass back to the bargaining table, 95% of about 200 workers voted in favor of a strike.

Workers demanded an increased wage and consistent health insurance coverage.

NU Graduate Workers, which represents graduate students but is not formally recognized by the University as a union, organized to support the dining and service workers. Nearly 30 days later, workers voted to ratify a new contract that included a minimum hourly wage of $19.88 and a permanent extension of health insurance benefits.

A group of library workers publicly announced its unionization in October 2021 after more than a year of private deliberation. The union gained formal recognition by the National Labor Relations Board after members voted to unionize in December 2021. The union has since entered into bargaining meetings with management.

Personnel changes University President Morton Schapiro planned to conclude his tenure at the end of August after 13 years at NU. In October 2021, the University announced then-University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank would be NU’s 17th president. But in July, Blank told the community she could not take on the role after she received a cancer diagnosis. Schapiro agreed to stay on until a successor is selected.

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Former Vice President for Student Affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, who had worked at NU since 2012, departed the University on Aug. 1 for a role with the Indiana University system. She was replaced by interim Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Lampkin, who spent the last four decades working at the University of Virginia.

Legal challenges NU is among 17 U.S. private universities being sued by former students for allegedly engaging in a price-fixing cartel to artificially reduce or eliminate financial aid and increase the net price of attendance for financial aid recipients. Filed in January and amended in February, the lawsuit also alleges nine of the universities, including NU, have considered financial circumstances of applicants and their families as an admissions factor.

In January, the U.S. Supreme Court revived a lawsuit against the University regarding its retirement plans for employees. In the case, NU workers accused the University of violating federal law by placing high fees and poor investments on their retirement plans.

Activities return Students were able to celebrate annual traditions in person again this year. In the fall, the University welcomed parents and families back to campus for Family Weekend, which had not occurred since 2019. NU hosted programming for parents and families to get to know their students’ new home.

A&O Productions was able to host concerts and events throughout the year, kicking off by bringing WILLOW to campus to headline A&O Blowout in October. For its Fall Speaker Event, it hosted former “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestants Shea Couleé and Alyssa Edwards. In May, Flo Milli and Dreamer Isioma performed at the A&O Ball.

Students returned to the tent for NU Dance Marathon in March, an event where students dance for 30 hours to raise money for local organizations. In 2022, NUDM raised $580,778 for Chicago Youth Programs and the Evanston Community Foundation.

Mayfest Productions brought Sean Kingston, Remi Wolf, Dominic Fike and others to the stage for the 50th Dillo Day in May. The first in-person Dillo Day since 2019 brought huge crowds of students to the Lakefill, despite heavy rain early in the day. isabelfunk2024@u.northwestern.edu

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year in review: evanston’s top stories

By YIMING FU

daily senior staffer @yimingfuu

In the last year, Evanston has looked to reckon with its racist history by kicking off a Restorative Housing Program, introduced mental health initiatives to provide policing alternatives and has aimed to pack its downtown with office buildings, threatening small businesses that are fighting rising food costs.

Here are some of the top city headlines from the past year you need to know about your new home.

Community members rally around local businesses As inflation surged and food prices soared, residents rallied around many of their favorite small businesses like juice shop 4 Suns Fresh Juice and Jamaican soul restaurant Jennifer’s Edibles through GoFundMe fundraisers. They also banded together on social media groups — such as the Support Evanston Shops, Salons and Studios and Support Evanston Restaurants Facebook groups — to drive up sales at local stores.

Consumer prices in the Chicago area rose 6.6% in 2021, on par with the 7% national hike. For local restaurants and businesses, new spikes in food, labor and rent costs have compounded the industrywide struggles of the past two years.

Evanston takes first steps in reparations program In a national first, Evanston has launched a reparations program aimed at repairing harm the city committed toward Black residents.

The city’s Reparations Committee, which formed in 2019, chose 16 residents in January to each receive a $25,000 payment to spend on housing as part of the program’s first stage.

This initial program, known as the Restorative Housing Program, solely covers housing.

Many leaders and residents have criticized the reparations program for being too slow and limited in scope. The city plans to roll out

further payments and develop reparations plans in other areas such as public health and education as well, but no details have been set in stone as of yet.

New mental health initiatives arrive Evanston now has a 911 alternative for people experiencing mental health crises.

When someone calls Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare’s First-response Alternative Crisis Team, a mental health professional responds.

Then, pairs of FACT responders drive out to Evanston or the surrounding North Chicago area to make safety plans with callers.

Trilogy, a Chicago-based mental health care organization, won an Illinois Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health grant to create a mobile response crisis team that provides an alternative to 911 for people in mental health emergencies. FACT launched Jan. 10 and responds to people from Northern Chicago to Evanston and Skokie.

The crisis line number is (800) FACT-400 or (800) 322-8400. FACT responds to calls from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., but the crisis line is staffed for 24 hours. The Daily reported in March that the team intended to expand its hours and eventually operate 24 hours per day.

The city is also working on a “Living Room” plan, which aims to provide a more welcoming and individualized emergency room alternative for those experiencing a mental health crisis.

City Council is funding the initiative and aims to get it off the ground next year.

High-rises clash with affordable housing The beloved Burger King near South Campus was one of Northwestern’s last fast food places. As of March, it’s set to become a 10-story office building.

Since 2006, developers have built 10 buildings with nine or more stories each in Evanston.

High-rise apartment complexes continue to populate downtown Evanston, with developers proposing many new projects to the city’s Planning and Development Committee.

Once a city that relied on office buildings to attract workers and stimulate business,

Evanston plans to revive the economy postpandemic by ramping up office building developments downtown.

Some residents worry these luxury high-rise developments will price middle- and lowerincome residents out of the city and threaten small businesses. Affordable housing is classified as housing that costs less than 30% of residents’ income. In Evanston, 40% of residents live in housing that doesn’t meet those standards.

A local commitment to climate Evanston ramped up its commitment to addressing climate change, declaring a “climate emergency” in April.

While the city passed a Climate Action and Resilience Plan in 2018, many say Evanston has been slow to meet its own goals. CARP’s goals include 100% renewable electricity for all properties by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. By declaring a “climate emergency,” City Council hopes to hold itself accountable and create a schedule to ensure the city will meet the goals.

In Evanston, young people and grassroots groups lead climate action as well. In April, Evanston Township High School students marched to demand the high school hire a sustainability coordinator.

City government targets panhandling When you walk around Evanston, you might see navy-and-red signs that read, “Have a Heart, Give Smart.” These signs popped up earlier this year and are part of the city’s campaign to address panhandling, which it defines as “any request for an immediate donation of money.”

Former interim City Manager Kelley Gandurski launched the campaign in February to discourage people from giving cash to those in need and instead encourage them to donate money to local organizations.

The city’s campaign drew mixed reactions.

Some argued the ordinance is dehumanizing, fails to address the cause of homelessness and is racist. yimingfu2024@u.northwestern.edu

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outside the nu bubble: evanston city politics With a population of just over 78,000, Evanston’s midsize political landscape is marked by a contrasting combination of big-city issues and small-town relationships.

The city’s history is shaped by redlining and a constant balance of dynamics with Chicago and Northwestern. In recent years, it’s caught national attention for a mix of breaking scandals and growing initiatives — plus, as Evanston considers redrawing the boundaries of its nine wards, its political composition may soon be shaken up beyond recognition.

Incoming students won’t just spend four years as a member of the NU community — they’re also temporary Evanston residents. One of the best ways to break out of the campus bubble is to be civically engaged and get to know the politics of your new neighborhood.

Alderpeople represent each of Evanston’s nine wards and are locally elected on four-year cycles. This system parallels Chicago’s 50 wards and corresponding alderpeople.

Currently, five out of nine alderpeople were elected in 2021 or later, creating a majority of newcomers for the first time since 2009.

One more novice is set to join after former Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) stepped down on July 11 after 11 years.

Other recent additions, including former City Clerk Devon Reid (8th), former Citizens’ Greener Evanston President Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th) and former educator Clare Kelly (1st), have been extremely outspoken, proposing frequent amendments to new programs and policies before the council.

The last 2021 newcomer, Ald. Bobby Burns (5th), communicates frequently with previous 5th Ward alderpeople and is more likely to hold his fire for a select set of issues, including reparations, public housing and police reform.

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Since 1952, Evanston has run on a council-manager form of government, in which the city is led by a city council, which includes the mayor, and a city manager.

The city manager oversees the budget and daily government operations, while alderpeople, or the members of City Council excluding the mayor, vote on policies and communicate directly with residents.

Evanston’s current mayor, longtime resident and former state Sen. Daniel Biss, took office a little more than a year ago after a failed run for the Illinois governorship. In a recent address reflecting on his first year, Biss pledged to continue to focus on economic rebuilding programs.

Biss largely spent his first year on this, as well as addressing high turnover rates in city government, establishing mental health initiatives and executing Evanston’s pioneering reparations program. The latter will divert taxes on recreational cannabis sales to waves of funding for Black residents or descendants of Black residents who experienced housing discrimination within the city between 1919-1969.

Evanston’s last full-time city manager, Erika Storlie, spent fewer than 10 months in the position following a yearlong search process. She announced her resignation in August 2021 after a July WBEZ investigation highlighted allegations of sexual misconduct within Evanston’s lakefront staff. Former Interim City Manager Kelley Gandurski stepped in amid criticism from many residents.

The city conducted two separate national searches for a new city manager between January and May. The first search ended when finalist Daniel Ramos withdrew to accept a different position, and the second search ended when finalist John Fournier was chosen but declined the position during contract negotiations.

The city announced in July that former Chief Information Officer and interim Deputy City Manager Luke Stowe will step into the interim city manager role as another search begins. Gandurski left her role July 11.

On July 20, the city announced Carol Mitten as the sole candidate in its third search. At a July 28 town hall, Mitten fielded questions about her background as Urbana city administrator.

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By MAIA PANDEY

daily senior staffer @maiapandey

Alongside dozens of student organizations, incoming Northwestern students have the opportunity to become involved with Associated Student Government during Fall Quarter. Ahead of the fall election cycle, here’s a guide to everything you need to know about NU’s body of student representatives.

ASG is composed of three separate branches: the cabinet, the Senate and committees. The cabinet is ASG’s executive branch, led by President Jason Hegelmeyer and Vice President Donovan Cusick, who were elected with more than 70% of the vote in spring 2022.

While the president and vice president are elected in a student body-wide vote, the remaining members of the cabinet apply for their positions and are selected by an internal committee.

Alongside a treasurer and chief of staff, the Executive Office includes newer positions like an executive officer of accountability and executive officer of justice and inclusion — created as a part of ongoing efforts to make ASG a more diverse and accessible body.

The Senate houses representatives from various student groups and each NU school. School senators are elected each fall, and freshmen are eligible to run for these positions. Each school receives a certain number of senators proportional to its size.

Student groups must apply for a seat. Groups that hold seats range from For Members Only, NU’s premier Black student organization, to Fossil Free NU, a group advocating for University divestment from fossil fuel. In efforts to make the body more accessible to student activists, ASG recently lifted internal rules regulating which student groups can gain Senate representation.

Senators meet weekly throughout the academic year to discuss campus issues and vote on legislation. Any student can write legislation, though a senator must co-sponsor it to ensure a Senate vote.

Finally, ASG has 10 committees: academics, analytics, campus life, communications, community relations, finance, health and wellness, justice and inclusion, policy research and sustainability.

Committee chairs are appointed in the spring, but any student can join an ASG committee — including freshmen.

Committees are also instrumental in brainstorming and authoring legislation. While not all ASG legislation is enacted, ASG leaders advocate for approved legislation in meetings with University administrators. Some recent ASG legislation that has come to fruition has included initiatives to serve ice cream in dining halls and to expand NU’s Gender and Sexuality Resource Center.

While ASG’s visibility was a prominent debate topic during the spring election cycle, the organization tangibly impacts the student body in several ways beyond passing legislation. ASG controls more than $1 million of student group funding, and the Senate votes every year on how to allocate the resources.

This fall, the group is soft-launching a meal plan donation program, through which students can donate excess Dining Dollars to food-insecure and low-income community members. ASG has also worked to launch a grant for Indigenous and Native American students, which will see its first application cycle this fall.

As the Senate looks toward another election cycle, the executive office has already voiced several priorities for the upcoming year. Hegelmeyer and Cusick’s campaign pledges included initiatives to support students of marginalized identities, address the spread of COVID-19 on campus and voice student concerns in initial meetings with Patrica Lampkin, interim vice president of student affairs.

Whether through launching a Senate campaign or joining a committee, all new NU students have the opportunity to become involved with these efforts. And for students simply interested in keeping up to date, The Daily covers all of ASG’s weekly Senate meetings, as well as various committee initiatives and its annual election. maiapandey@u.northwestern.edu

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student activists tackle local, global issues

By ISABEL FUNK

daily senior staffer @isabeldfunk

College students have a history of leading social movements through on-campus traditions, and Northwestern is no different. Students at NU have long been highly active and involved in these movements, protesting on campus and around Evanston to improve the NU community for all.

From the Bursar’s Office Takeover of 1968, when Black students held a sit-in to demand the University listen to their requests for more representation and to acknowledge institutional racism, among other things, to a series of daily protests in fall 2020 calling for the abolition of University Police, NU students fight for their beliefs.

Here is a breakdown of some of the groups active in 2021-22 and what they worked on this past year. This past year saw activism from many groups on campus, and these are just a few of them. These organizations often work together and co-host events, though they each have different focuses.

Fossil Free NU Fossil Free NU fights for climate and environmental justice, based in anti-racist and abolitionist praxis. The group organizes through protests, art builds, teach-ins and petitions.

It hosted general meetings throughout the year and has connected with other organizations to host events.

Fossil Free NU also stormed the field at a November football game, holding up signs calling for divestment and abolition in collaboration with NU Dissenters, NU Community Not Cops and Students for Justice in Palestine.

Fossil Free NU sees environmental justice work as tied to other forms of resistance.

NU Community Not Cops NUCNC is an abolitionist organization led

by Black students that calls for NU to invest in Black lives and divest from policing. Many of its goals overlap with those of NU Dissenters and it often organizes in coalition with other activist groups.

Throughout fall 2020, NUCNC led daily protests and teach-ins calling for the abolition of UP. Some were met with violent police responses — student protesters were peppersprayed, and one was arrested during a Halloween protest.

Though the daily actions ended after the quarter and the group has been less active since, NUCNC organizers participated in the football protest in November 2021 and have maintained a presence on campus.

NU Dissenters NU Dissenters formed in winter 2020 and was revived in September 2021. Its mission is to stigmatize war and convince the University to divest from warmaking institutions and invest in life-giving institutions.

In September, NU Dissenters attempted to enter a Board of Trustees meeting. When students were not allowed in, they read their list of demands through the door.

Student members later hung a banner across The Arch that read, “DIVEST or DEATH: WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?” in October.

Along with Students for Justice in Palestine and other activist groups, NU Dissenters stormed the field at a November football game, holding up signs calling for divestment and abolition.

Throughout the year, NU Dissenters also left flyers around campus condemning members of the Board of Trustees with ties to “war-profiteering” companies.

NU Graduate Workers NUGW is an anti-racist, feminist labor organization that represents graduate student workers. Though not officially recognized as a

union by the University, NUGW advocates for better working and living conditions for graduate students.

NUGW has also hosted events in support of other workers across campus and uplifts their efforts.

During the winter, NUGW collected and distributed KN-95 masks to graduate workers to provide them greater protection from COVID-19.

The organization also released a contextualized analysis of the University’s financial report.

Reform CAPS Reform CAPS is an organization of students calling on the University to improve the services provided by Counseling and Psychological Services. Formed in spring 2021, Reform CAPS has met repeatedly with administrators to bring forward student concerns.

In early March, North by Northwestern reported that Reform CAPS ended its relationship with administrators over a breakdown in communication. But in a June interview with The Daily, former Vice President for Student Affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier said Reform CAPS leaders had reached back out to meet with her again.

The group’s Instagram page also offers space for students to share negative experiences with CAPS. In April, about a year after the founding of Reform CAPS, the University announced a partnership with TimelyMD, a free, virtual health and well-being service provider for higher education.

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products. Sabra is part of the company Strauss Group, one of the largest food product manufacturers in Israel. Organizers said Strauss Group financially supports certain brigades of the Israel Defense Forces, which they said have violated human rights.

SJP circulated a petition, which gained more than 300 signatures, and hung a banner reading “Boycott Sabra” across the entrance to Norris University Center, moving it to The Rock after it was removed from Norris.

In Spring Quarter 2022, SJP organized a vigil to honor Palestinian lives lost to Israeli violence after Israeli forces entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem and injured about 30 Palestinians in April.

Students Organizing for Labor Rights SOLR organizes to support workers on campus. During the 2021-22 academic year, it primarily provided aid to dining and service workers during their efforts to negotiate a contract with Compass Group, the University’s food-service provider, which subcontracts workers.

SOLR launched mutual aid projects to provide workers with personal protective equipment, groceries and funds for other needs. The students also organized a series of petitions, seeking to demonstrate student support of workers and pressure the University to support workers.

To show support to workers, SOLR also distributed thousands of buttons that read, “I <3 CAMPUS WORKERS.” SOLR also collaborated with the library workers union to help publicize its efforts and goals.

SJP raises awareness for violence committed against Palestinian people by Israeli forces and advocates for Palestinian self-determination. New to campus in the 2021-22 academic year, SJP held a series of actions throughout the year.

In October, SJP led about 60 students in a silent walkout during an NU College Democrats event that hosted Andrew Yang as a speaker. Dressed in all black and holding Palestinian flags, the group left the auditorium to protest Yang’s stance on Israel and Palestine as well as his viewpoint on policing.

During Winter Quarter 2022, the group kicked off a campaign calling NU to boycott all Sabra

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moving to evanston: what you need to know

By OLIVIA ALEXANDER

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When people who aren’t familiar with Northwestern ask me where I go to school, I often find myself telling them my university is in “a suburb just outside of Chicago.”

Once you’re here, though, you’ll quickly realize Evanston is a strong community of 78,000 people with a long history and many sites to explore. Here’s The Daily’s overview of the city we call home.

A brief history NU actually preceded the founding of Evanston.

Plans for the University began in 1851, and classes started in 1855. But it was in 1854 that one of NU’s founders submitted plans for a city to the county judge, including a wish to name the town Evanston.

In 1857, the request was granted.

Later on, Evanston became known for its role in the Women’s Temperance Movement. Evanston native Frances Willard became the second president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in 1879 and served until her death.

Until 1972, Evanston prohibited the sale of alcohol entirely. In that year, City Council voted to allow liquor sales in restaurants and hotels, and by 1984, Evanston allowed retail stores to sell liquor in city limits.

Town Gown Relationship Residents have mixed feelings about the University’s presence in Evanston. As an institution with a tax-exempt status, NU receives criticism for not contributing more resources when the city needs them.

City and University leaders have committed time and energy to bridge the gap. From 2015 to 2020, NU donated $1 million to Evanston each year.

In 2021, the University provided $500,000 to support solutions for racial inequities in local neighborhoods through the Racial Equity and Community Partnerships grant program and $1 million to strengthen underserved communities in Evanston through the Good Neighbor Racial Equity Fund.

University President Morton Schapiro has

focused on building a better relationship with Evanston Township High School. Schapiro and former ETHS Superintendent Eric Witherspoon established a partnerships office on the high school campus in 2012, which oversees up to 100 programs connecting the NU and ETHS each year focusing on academics, college preparation, mentorship and community engagement.

Schools Evanston is home to two public school districts.

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 serves students in early childhood education through the eighth grade, while Evanston Township High School District 202 is the public high school for students in the ninth through 12th grades.

Leaders in both districts have dedicated their work to advancing equity work and closing the racial achievement gap. Their joint literacy goal aims for 100% of students to read proficiently by the time they graduate.

Restorative Housing Reparations You also might have heard that Evanston became the first city in the nation to pass material reparations for Black residents. While the Restorative Housing Reparations program is the first of its kind, some Evanston residents have said the initiative should be called a housing program rather than reparations.

In January, the city named the first 16 recipients of the program.

Each will receive $25,000 for housing improvements and can choose to put the funds toward a down payment on a new home, an existing mortgage or renovating an alreadyowned property.

To qualify for the program, Black residents must have lived in Evanston or had parents living in the city from 1919 to 1969.

Food and Entertainment The Century 12 movie theater, which closed in 2020, is set to reopen this fall alongside a trampoline park and a video game facility.

Evanston is also home to a multitude of restaurants of various cuisines. From the timeless classic Hecky’s Barbecue, to the newly established vegan spot Elephant + Vine, there is a little something for everyone. Tomate Fresh Kitchen and Coffee Lab & Roasters on Noyes Street are also NU student favorites.

Recently, Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine and Reza’s Lounge have become popular with NU students. Bob’s Pizza and Stacked & Folded also both have weekly trivia nights, which NU students frequent.

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By ANGELI MITTAL

daily senior staffer @amittal27

We’re all too familiar with the feeling when you’re introduced to a new atmosphere and you’re using Google Maps to get around campus. And when you ask for directions, you get hit with jargon like “Norbucks” and “SPAC,” and your phone returns no search results. The Daily has compiled a reference list to help you navigate this seemingly foreign language.

People and things ASLA: An acronym for Academic Support and Learning Advancement. This resource encompasses staff counselors and peers as well as online resources, tips and mentoring. ASLA hosts classes throughout the academic year, as well as peer-guided study groups for select classes.

ASG: Short for Associated Student Government, ASG represents the undergraduate student body. ASG is composed of an executive board, the Senate and 10 committees that work on projects. The Senate consists of representatives from 20 student groups, 17 school senators and two presiding officers.

Big Ten: The athletic conference in which Northwestern plays. Contrary to the name, the Big Ten currently consists of 14 universities, all of which are public institutions except NU. These schools compete in NCAA Division I athletics.

CAESAR: The platform used to sign up for classes, view and request academic transcripts and pay your tuition.

CAPS: An acronym for Counseling and Psychological Services. CAPS offers free online resources and workshops to help students navigate mental wellbeing in college. Students can also schedule free virtual appointments with staff members. The CAPS office is located at Searle Hall.

CARE: An acronym for Center for Awareness, Response and Education. This community seeks to promote healthy sexuality and provides resources and support to — but not limited to — survivors of sexual asault and domestic violence.

CTECs: The “Rate My Professors” exclusive to NU. An acronym for Course and Teacher Evaluation Council, this tool comes in handy when figuring out which classes — and with which professors — to take.

Dining dollars: The freshman meal plan comes with $125 dining dollars each quarter, which is

basically currency on your Wildcard to be used at any of the retail restaurants and stores on campus.

Distro: Short for distribution requirements.

While this term usually refers to the 12 requirements students of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences have to fill, every school at NU has degree requirements. eduroam: NU’s primary wireless network.

Students, staff and faculty can connect most of their devices to it using their NetID credentials.

FGLI: Pronounced “figly” and short for First-Generation and/or Low-Income. It typically refers to students who are the first in their family to attend college or identify as low-income. Student Enrichment Services offers resources and programs to support FGLI students, as well as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and undocumented students.

The Intercampus: Another mode of transportation that’s free for NU students, staff and faculty. This shuttle has stops along campus and Evanston including Ryan Field and Loyola University Chicago, with the final destination being NU’s downtown Chicago Campus at the Ward Building.

The “L”: The term people use to refer to the elevated Chicago Transit Authority trains connecting Chicago and adjacent suburbs.

Listserv: An electronic mailing list you get added to when you join student groups or academic programs.

Meal exchanges: The freshman meal plan comes with five of these per week. Meal exchanges allow you to get certain items at select retail restaurants on campus without spending dining dollars. These come in handy when you’re looking for a late-night bite or an alternative to dining hall food.

Morty: University President Morton Schapiro.

NetID (and student ID): This is a combination of three letters and four numbers, whereas the student ID is a seven-digit number. Your NetID is used for most things, such as accessing campus computers and logging into NU platforms, while your student ID is typically used for administrative purposes. Having both of these memorized comes in handy.

Safe Ride: An NU carshare service for students, advertised as a free and safe alternative to walking alone in the dark. Students can request a Safe Ride through the app.

Salad.nu: The scheduling software to help you plan your schedule each quarter.

SESP: An acronym for the School of Education and Social Policy.

StuCo: Slang for NU’s Student Theatre Coalition representing a collection of theatre groups on campus.

Wildcard: Refers to your NU ID card. It’s used

to get into your residential hall, certain buildings, dining halls and more. It’s probably the most vital item to carry with you.

Willie: Willie the Wildcat, affectionately referred to as Willie, is our mascot. You’ll probably see him in the stands or on the field at football and basketball games.

Places Deering: Short for Deering Library, it has the reputation of resembling Hogwarts. It houses the Art Library on the third floor — the prime study spot at Deering. There’s also an underground tunnel to Main Library.

The Garage: Located within the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, it serves as a hub for student entrepreneurs.

Lakefill: It’s essentially the strip of land adjacent to Lake Michigan and the Lagoon in front of the Kellogg Global Hub. It’s great for walking, running and biking, and in the spring you’ll see the Lakefill filled with hammocks.

Lincoln: From time to time, you might hear an upperclassman refer to one of the North Campus dorms as “Lincoln.” As of June it’s been renamed Schapiro Hall in honor of University President Schapiro.

Main: Slang for University Library, it’s the largest library on campus. Separated into multiple, connected towers, Main holds a variety of book and newspaper collections. Brewbike, a student-run coffee shop, is conveniently located within Main in case you need caffeine and a place to spend your dining dollars.

Mudd: Short for Mudd Science and Engineering Library. It’s located on North Campus, next to the Technological Institute, and has two floors of study rooms and spaces for students to occupy, including two rooms open 24 hours a day for night owls. The third floor houses computer science faculty offices and more study spaces open at limited hours.

Norbucks: Slang for the Starbucks located on the first floor of Norris University Center. You can use your dining dollars here.

Norris: Short for Norris University Center, it’s the home of student group offices, conference rooms and retail restaurants. This building also serves as a study space, social spot and performance venue.

Plex: Slang for the Foster-Walker Complex residence hall. There’s also a dining hall, convenience store and package center here.

Sarge: Slang for Sargent Hall, which also has a dining hall. Some say the omelets at Sargent are the best on campus.

Sheridan: Refers to the main road running through NU’s campus. It gets really crowded during class transitions, especially with rogue cyclists and skateboarders.

SPAC: Slang referring to the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. As the primary recreational facility on campus, it houses weight rooms, tennis courts, an indoor track, basketball courts and a swimming pool, among other fitness spaces. Students can take advantage of free group-fitness classes.

Tech: Short for the Technological Institute, located on North Campus where most STEM classes take place. It’s easy to get lost in the depths of Tech, so you might find the Tech Room Finder website to be useful when searching for your classes. Tech is also connected to other buildings like Mudd by skybridges.

Traditions and oddities Dillo: Short for Armadillo Day, this student-organized music festival invites several musical acts to the Lakefill toward the end of Spring Quarter.

“The gnats”: These aren’t your friendly, everyday gnats — the NU variety comes in swarms and will quite literally bug you for at least a week. Be prepared to face them just as the weather starts getting warm in April.

Marriage Pact: A new annual tradition, students fill out a questionnaire about their preferences and opinions to get matched with a student deemed compatible based on the survey’s algorithm.

NUDM: An abbreviation for NU Dance Marathon.

This student-run event occurs in Winter Quarter and has students up and dancing for 30 straight hours to raise money for charity.

Primal Scream: An NU tradition. At precisely 9 p.m. the Sunday of Finals Week, students — whether outside or in the library — will let out a cathartic scream.

Reading Week: Week 10 of the quarter, also known as the week before finals. Typically, only Weinberg students have this break to study — or procrastinate — before finals.

The Rock: Located next to University Hall, this rock frequently gets painted after student groups guard it for 24 hours. There’s even a webcam livestreaming activity at The Rock.

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minority- and women-owned businesses to visit

By AVANI KALRA

daily senior staffer @avanidkalra

Your years in Evanston won’t be complete without a visit to at least one of these small, minority-owned businesses in the city. Whether you are looking for a sweet treat or a warm cup of coffee, Evanston has no shortage of places to visit.

10Q Chicken

I am literally a vegetarian and obsessed with 10Q Chicken. Founders David Yoo and Will Song opened 10Q to honor their love of fried chicken. They traveled across the world to identify the perfect recipe and infuse classic American fried chicken with flavors from their time living in East Asia. For the record, 10Q has the most fire tofu bowls. It’s the perfect treat after a bad midterm and it has matcha soft serve ice cream. (816 Church St.)

Coffee Lab & Roasters

The ultimate study spot, it is almost impossible to get a seat at Coffee Lab on a Saturday morning. Featuring unique pour-over coffee and freshly roasted espresso beans each week, Coffee Lab considers itself

a second living room for many students. It also sells Filipino-Chinese, Korean and Japanese pastries, along with homemade butter mochi cakes, or bibingka. My suggestion? An ube latte with a shot of espresso. It tastes like Christmas in a cup. (910 Noyes St.)

Table to Stix Ramen

Right across the street from Cozy, Table to Stix is named for the instant ramen we often enjoy standing up or on the floor in our residence hall rooms after late nights out. Since instant ramen is such a staple of the college-student diet, Table to Stix aims to offer quality and traditional bowls of ramen loaded with fresh veggies, egg and whatever toppings you want. Basically, it tastes nothing like instant ramen. (1007 Davis St.)

Hoosier Mama Pie Company

As the day progresses at Hoosier Mama, so does the food. Breakfast pastries, buttermilk biscuit sandwiches and espressos are served until they’re out.

Lunch and dinner feature quiches, sweet pies, savory pies, hand pies, gallettes and soup. Hoosier Mama is basically the only thing that’s ever gotten me out of bed before 11 on a weekend. It runs out throughout the day, so you’ve got no choice but to get there early.

(749 Chicago Ave.)

Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine

There’s no way you make it through your freshman year without a visit to this event space, but it’s worth checking out for the cuisine, too. Before you start dancing the night away, try out some Jamaican food like jerk chicken and curry shrimp. (711 W. Howard St.)

Hecky’s Barbecue

A longtime Evanston favorite, Hecky’s Barbecue was founded by Evanston icon Hecky Powell. He opened the restaurant in 1983 with just $100 in the register and the store has sponsored many community initiatives since. Hecky’s says it hires young people and trains them for higher-level customer service jobs in their future. The secret to Hecky’s is (apparently) the sauce.

People literally buy it throughout Chicago (You can even get it on Amazon). (1902 Green Bay Road)

Ovo Frito Cafe

Conveniently located a few blocks from campus, Ovo Frito was founded by Roberto Flores from Mexico and Zinnia Iglesias from Belize. The two call the cafe “a dream for an American dream,” and its menu literally has everything you could ever think of. (1936 Maple Ave.)

Tomate Fresh Kitchen

It’s 4 p.m. You’re walking back to the residence hall, in need of a large burrito before you go home and take a nap … for the rest of the night. Your only option is Tomate, street food conveniently located on Noyes Street. Tomate isn’t your typical street food, though.

It has desserts, empanadas and tamales, among other things, and works to infuse fresh vegetables with typical Latin spices. Tomate began with chef and founder Tania Merlos-Ruiz selling food at Chicago farmers markets and first opened its doors in 2013. (914 Noyes St.)

Chicken Shack

Chicken Shack, famous for its deep-fried chicken, has been in operation for more than 30 years. All of its food is freshly cooked and hits the spot when you’re in need of that late-night study snack. It’s been named the #1 fried chicken place in Chicago and Illinois. (1925 Ridge Ave.) avanikalra2025@u.northwestern.edu

a guide to nu dining: where wildcats eat

By JESSICA MA

the daily northwestern @jessicama2025

Nothing compares to your grandma’s homemade chocolate chip cookies, but the ones at Sargent Dining Commons sure come close.

From dining halls to cafes, Northwestern has some (purr)fect options for hungry Wildcats.

Freshmen and sophomores are assigned to the Open Access Meal Plan, which includes unlimited dining hall meal swipes, five meal exchanges per week, three guest swipes per quarter and 125 dining dollars per quarter. You can use your meal plan at any dining location on campus.

To help you digest what all of this means, we compiled an overview of where to eat and how to spend your dining dollars.

Dining Halls

Dining commons provide a space for unwinding, whether you’re catching up with friends or enjoying a meal in solitude. NU has four dining halls for you to explore, each with its unique quirks.

On south campus, Allison Hall has a two-floor dining hall with modern furnishings. Allison Dining Commons also hosts a teaching kitchen, where students can try cooking classes. Toward the center of campus, Foster-Walker Complex houses two dining spaces: Foster-Walker Plex East and Foster-Walker Plex West. Plex East is a campus celebrity, known for its made-to-order stir fry and fully allergen-free food. If you’re up north, Elder and Sargent are the dining halls to visit.

Notably, Elder Dining Commons has a streetfood station, offering international eats for your worldly taste buds.

Dining Dollars & Meal Exchanges

But dining halls aren’t the only places Wildcats find their next meal. Students can take advantage of their dining dollars and meal exchanges throughout the week.

In Norris University Center, you can use your meal exchanges at MOD Pizza, customizing a personal pizza or salad with your favorite toppings. Like MOD, sandwich shop Wildcat Deli and burger joint Patty Squared are also at Norris and accept meal exchanges.

Maybe you know a ‘Lisa’ or ‘Fran’ back home. But at NU, Lisa’s Cafe and Fran’s Cafe are hot spots open past midnight where students can use their meal exchanges and dining dollars. Located in Slivka Residential College, Lisa’s is well-known for its crispy chicken tenders and french fries. The cafe also sells ice cream, sandwiches and other snacks. At Willard Residential College, Fran’s offers cheesy quesadillas and creamy milkshakes.

Starbucks (dubbed ‘Norbucks’), Dunkin’ and Viet Nom Nom are popular options for dining dollar spending in Norris. And at student-run coffee bar BrewBike in Main Library’s Café Bergson, you can use dining dollars to buy a coffee as a caffeinated energizer for your study session.

Dietary Accommodations

NU Dining celebrates inclusive dining and aims to accommodate a variety of dietary needs. In the dining halls, Rooted stations offer rotating vegetarian and vegan options. Pure Eats stations are allergen-friendly, preparing gluten-free meals without sesame or the top eight food allergens. Kosher stations are located in Allison and Elder, and all dining commons have halal options.

If you have special dietary requirements, you can set up appointments with the campus dietician at dietitian@northwestern.edu.

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By IRIS SWARTHOUT

daily senior staffer @swarthout_iris

Dorm life creates a social environment unlike any other — students are constantly surrounded by their peers in lounge areas and even living spaces. Still, the close-knit network of peers in which you find yourself might result in a seasonal cold or flu exchange.

Whether it’s COVID-19, mononucleosis or any other wellness-related affliction during your time at Northwestern, here are some health care tips that will also help you maximize your use of the Wildcats’ health insurance system.

Staying Healthy: Daily Routine

For those with specific dietary needs, NU’s dining halls provide kosher, halal, gluten-free, non-dairy, vegetarian and vegan options for students. Students and parents can work with Campus Dietician Lisa Carlson to develop a dining plan if the campus options are too exclusionary.

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Evanston is also open by appointment to discuss dietary issues.

For exercise, students often flock to the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. Located on North Campus, Crown Sports Pavilion houses basketball courts, a swimming pool, squash and racquetball courts, tennis courts, cycling rooms and treadmills. Group exercise classes are also available throughout the year.

Staying Healthy: Drugs and Alcohol

Yes, college students drink, but it’s also smart to acknowledge the risks and side effects and when to step back. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends drinkers limit themselves to two or fewer drinks a day for men and one or fewer drinks a day for women to avoid the risk of alcohol-related harm. Though major health problems — like the deterioration of the liver — can be reduced by limiting yourself to a drink or two per day, binge-drinking once or twice a week can lead to impairment of decision-making.

Marijuana is legal in Illinois for those 21 and older, but the Illinois Cannabis Regulation Oversight Officer advises people to use the drug

responsibly. It recommends taking edibles slowly, eating beforehand, storing cannabis safely, learning the risks of vaping, using cannabis in moderation, purchasing from licensed sellers and refraining from driving while under the influence.

What To Do in the Event of Sickness

If you fall sick or are in need of health assistance, Health Service is available to discuss your needs and determine a treatment.

Students can make health appointments through MyNM — a portal that provides students with inperson or telehealth visits with NU doctors. Visits fall into General Medicine, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Sports Medicine categories, and Searle is open on weekdays between 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. For urgent issues, call the After Hours Nurse Call Line. Additionally, the NM Immediate Care Center Evanston, located on 1630 Sherman Ave., is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

Mental Health

academic year to help with your mental health. You can schedule a virtual appointment or schedule a same-day meeting.

CAPS is dedicated to establishing a personal care plan that best aligns with your needs. After your first appointment, a therapist might direct you to shortterm individual counseling or group therapy, for instance. Due to a low number of CAPS workers and a high volume of students needing mental health services, many have experienced long appointment wait times resulting in a student movement to reform its services.

In the event NU’s CAPS does not align with your needs or is inaccessible, you can still utilize support services within the Evanston community. NU’s Student Health Insurance Plan helps pay for many mental health services within the area. Additionally, if you or someone you know is struggling with mental health challenges, feel free to call the National Mental Health Hotline at 866-903-3787.

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NU’s Counseling and Psychological Services is available with trained therapists throughout the

NU-SHIP is NU’s health insurance coverage given to students depending on eligibility. Students are required to fill out the health insurance questionnaire at the start of every year to determine whether they are eligible for the service, though they are automatically enrolled until otherwise.

If you are an international student, you are required to get NU-SHIP regardless of your previous insurance in your home country. The student premium is $4,698 for the year, but financial aid can cover up to the full cost of it depending on your family’s income.

NU-SHIP partially covers in-network provider costs for a variety of health needs, including prescription drugs and emergency room visits, and can cover some out-of-network provider costs as well. Vision and dental insurance is not covered by NU-SHIP, but it can be purchased separately.

Psychological service centers that take NU-SHIP can provide students with discounted sessions.

Students partaking in therapy have a $20 limit per appointment under NU-SHIP. If you do not qualify for NU-SHIP but run into issues with your health insurance provider, you can speak with Health Service throughout the year to discuss adopting the University’s plan along with other financial aid-related issues.

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By SAUL PINK

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The abundance of public transportation in Evanston and Chicago will help you move quickly around campus and head downtown to explore the U.S.’s third largest city. But with seemingly endless transit options, finding the quickest and most cost-efficient ways to get around can be daunting.

Northwestern offers two shuttle routes — the Evanston Loop and the Campus Loop — for when you don’t feel like walking across campus or making the trek to downtown Evanston. The Campus Loop goes from North Campus to downtown Evanston, while the Evanston Loop includes other parts of the city.

Both shuttles run from 6 p.m. into the night during the academic year, except for early fall and late spring when the Campus Loop starts at 9 p.m.

These shuttles are free – just show your Wildcard

when you get on.

When temperatures enter the single digits or there’s a wind chill below zero, both buses offer a Frostbite schedule throughout the entire day, so you can get to your class across campus without facing the cold.

NU also offers Safe Ride, which is essentially a free late night Uber. Safe Ride is available from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. via the Northwestern Safe Ride app and covers all of campus and the surrounding areas. On busy weekend nights, wait times can be very long, so you may want to order your Safe Ride in advance of when you want to go home.

Northwestern’s Student Game Day shuttles go from campus to Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena if you want to cheer on the Wildcats without walking more than a mile.

NU students can get from campus to downtown Chicago for free on the Intercampus shuttle. The shuttle operates in the daytime on weekdays with stops around Evanston and near Loyola University Chicago. It continues to downtown Chicago, with the only stop being

the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Ward Building – a 15-minute walk to Navy Pier and a 30-minute walk to the Bean.

The TransLoc app tracks these various shuttle routes in real time, but is often a few minutes off, so you should show up to the bus stop a few minutes before the app projects the shuttle to arrive.

Chicago also boasts one of the most robust mass transit systems in the country, the Chicago Transit Authority.

The “elevated” trains – known as the “L” – can get you from Evanston to many of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods. Evanston’s Noyes station is closest to North Campus, while the Foster and Davis stations are closer for South Campus residents. If you’re looking to get to Chicago, board the Purple Line toward Howard station, and switch to the Red Line at Howard to travel throughout the city. The Purple Line has an express service to downtown Chicago on weekdays.

One ride on the “L” costs $2.50. Any NU student can get a free University-issued Ventra card instead of buying a new card at a station for $5.

CTA buses offer an additional way to get around the city. A University-issued Ventracard gets you free rides on the CTA 201 bus, which goes from the Howard CTA station to the Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, with stops throughout Evanston.

The Ventra app is essential for navigating public transit at NU. Not only can you track your favorite train and bus lines, but you can add transit passes to your card.

The Metra is a commuter train that travels to Chicago from surrounding suburbs. To get from Evanston to downtown Chicago, board the Union Pacific North Line at the Davis Street station and take it to the Ogilvie Transportation Center. While the Metra costs more than the CTA, it can zip you from downtown Evanston to the Loop in less than 30 minutes.

If you’re unsure of the best route, Google Maps is a good place to look. It will map out a few routes to choose from and you can customize it based on when you’d like to depart and arrive. saulpink2025@u.northwestern.edu

‘a taste of evanston:’ epl provides resources

By CHARLOTTE EHRLICH

the daily northwestern @charlottehrlich

For college students, the public library might bring back childhood memories.

But Evanston Public Library boasts more than just storytime. With more than a thousand programs per year, on-call tech support and an on-site social worker, the library offers something for every Northwestern student. There are two locations: the Main Library, which is a quick walk from campus, and the Robert Crown Branch Library, located a little further south.

“The cool thing about the public library is that it’s really a hub for resources,” said Jenette Sturges, the EPL’s communications and marketing manager. “We aim to be the heart of the Evanston community by connecting people to each other and to the resources our community offers.”

The easiest way to begin your journey at the library is by applying for a library card. The process is simple: Bring your Wildcard and a form of photo identification to the circulation desk, answer some questions and walk out of the door with a card in hand.

Besides letting users check out books, EPL’s library card grants access to a digital, downloadable collection of eBooks and audiobooks, and cardholders have access to streamable movies on Kanopy and free language learning software on Mango.

NU students can also sign up for a temporary eCard to access the physical and digital library by filling out this form. The library also has an app where you can search for books, DVDs and more, according to the website.

Using computers, study rooms and open seating are also popular ways to take advantage of the library, according to Susan Markwell, Interim Manager of Lifelong Learning and Literacy.

“Some of these spaces are equipped with

video-conferencing tech in order to facilitate interviews and meetings over Zoom,” she said.

Beyond selecting books to take home, the library hosts monthly book discussions on certain genres, like sci-fi or LGBTQ+ literature.

Through a partnership with Transmasculine Alliance of Chicago, the Main Library staff invites nonbinary, gender non-conforming, assigned-female-at birth trans or questioning adults to discuss books by trans authors on the fourth Friday of every month.

But, there are also other ways to use the library besides books. Current programming is largely focused on topics like climate action and health.

“For example, students could attend one of our Narcan training sessions and learn how to administer the life-saving anti-overdose drug Naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose,” Markwell said.

In the name of providing useful resources to residents, you’ll find a full-time social worker at both

branches who helps with locating mental health treatment, applying for housing, finding a job and providing legal aid, according to the website.

The library is also actively expanding programming and collections to better reflect Evanston’s makeup.

When an NU student applies for a library card, they’ll be asked for their race, ethnicity and languages spoken at home, according to Sturges.

“We’re learning a lot about the community and who’s actually using the library and what languages they speak and where we’re doing well in terms of reaching people, and where we can be doing better,” she said.

Though NU students have access to libraries on campus, the EPL is an excellent — and close — way to engage with the local community.

“If you want to get a taste of Evanston and want to understand the community in one spot, the library is that spot,” Sturges said. charlotteehrlich2025@u.northwestern.edu

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fgli experience: navigating nu on a budget

By IRIS SWARTHOUT

daily senior staffer @swarthout_iris

While Northwestern hosted $16.1 billion worth of net assets at the end of 2021’s fiscal year along with an abundance of financial aid for first generation/lowincome students, most of those at NU are wealthy enough to attend and pay part or all of the rising tuition.

In turn, that makes low-income students the minority.

If you identify as FGLI, here are some tips and tricks to deal with attending an institution with an abundance of wealth and an environment that isn’t always conducive to accommodating your needs.

Resources on Campus Student Enrichment Services has “calling all First Generation, Lower-Income, and/or Undocumented/ DACA students” plastered on its front web page because the organization is specifically dedicated to servicing students within these categories.

Money for smaller items, like books, laptops, winter gear and clothing all the way up to emergency aid

assistance, food accessibility and research grants can all be applied for through SES’ website. You can also use the SES One Form to apply for various funding, ranging from mini course subsidies to research funding.

SES also works to combat food inaccessibility through the Purple Pantry, a free grocery and snack service that works with Mary Deeley, the pastoral associate at the Sheil Catholic Center. The Purple Pantry is open every Thursday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. by appointment.

Budgeting Creating a budget helps immensely with tracking funds even when money is tight.

Categories you might want to consider include food, rent/utilities, transportation, miscellaneous and savings/emergency funds.

You should budget using a personalized format that will hold you the most accountable. For instance, some may use a bullet journal — a highly organized way of keeping track of your life — and others keep a list of their expenses in the notes app. I use Google Sheets to track my spending because it’s easily accessible but doesn’t sacrifice the organizational aspect of budgeting.

Financial literacy involves trial and error, so don’t be afraid to play around with expense tracking until you find a style that works best.

If your primary form of income is through a quarterly refund, keep in mind that there might be a moment at the end of the quarter when you are low on money and will need to access savings. The same goes for if your primary source of income is through a job.

Lastly, credit cards are useful to have, but it can be easy to rack up debt when credit is readily accessible. Pay close attention to how much you’re spending using your credit card to make purchases, and ensure you have enough money in your bank account to pay it off monthly.

Remember that Northwestern’s SES is accessible via email to aid you in budgeting and debt management.

Keeping in Contact with the Office of Financial Aid If and when problems arise with your account, it’s important to keep in touch with the financial aid office to ensure your aid is secure. Additionally, NU requires an annual Free Application for Financial Student Aid submission along with parental income forms to determine how much money you receive every year. It is

worthwhile to keep up to date with this information so you are getting the money you deserve from the University.

Imposter Syndrome and Communicating with Friends NU students often fall into the imposter syndrome trap due to elitist tendencies — like making overworking a competition — that permeate throughout the University along with the difficulty of classes. If you suspect imposter syndrome is affecting your confidence, know that you are not alone and that time and experience will allow you to feel differently down the road.

When you are feeling overwhelmed at NU, it’s worthwhile to confide in friends who feel the same way and/or did not attend high schools that prepared them well for NU. Many FGLI students are not used to the rigor of coursework nor the preparedness of their peers who attended preparatory schools. Know that your success is not defined by the accomplishments of others but rather how you handle the cards you are dealt. irisswarthout2023@u.northwestern.edu

finding community for marginalized students

By PAVAN ACHARYA

the daily northwestern @pavanacharya02

Entering the first-year of college can be both difficult and stressful for anybody. However, these challenges can be even more present for students with marginalized identities entering a community they may not be familiar with. Luckily, Northwestern offers resources and communities for students of various backgrounds throughout their college experience.

Multicultural Student Affairs Established in 2004, the MSA includes three departments, including African American Student Affairs, Asian/Asian American Student Affairs and Hispanic-Latino Student Affairs.

MSA also oversees the Gender & Sexuality Resource Center located on the third floor of the Norris University Center. MSA Director Alejandro

Magaña said the Resource Center is looking to expand outside of Norris soon, although specificities have not been finalized. “(Some students) may find it difficult in trying to figure out, ‘How do you navigate resources on campus,’ ” Magaña said. “We help in that void and help them navigate what they want their experience to look like.”

MSA hosts a variety of events throughout the academic year,. Information about MSA events, programming, and initiatives can be found in the organization’s weekly newsletter.

Students can also visit MSA’s Multicultural Center at 1936 Sheridan Road. The location is currently closed for summer renovations.

Located just down the street at 1914 Sheridan Road is the newly renovated Black House, which reopened Fall 2021. This space for Black students and faculty at NU features rooms for studying and other gatherings.

Rainbow Alliance

NU’s Rainbow Alliance is a student-run organization whose purpose is to create a safe space for Northwestern’s 2SLGBTQ+ community. In addition to creating a supportive environment, the organization also pledges to fight homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, genderism and more, according to their Rainbow Alliance Constitution.

Rainbow Alliance also hosts weekly programming and hosts guest lectures on campus. In May, the alliance held NU’s first-ever Queer Prom! in Norris.

For Members Only Operating primarily out of the Black House, FMO is NU’s Black student alliance, hosting communitybuilding events throughout the school year. These programs include a Spring Concert and Guest speaker events. In April, “Abbott Elementary” star Tyler James Williams spoke to FMO for its Black Union address.

One of FMO’s goals is to encourage political, social, cultural and intellectual unity and growth within NU’s

Black community and broader community.

MENA Student Association Founded in Spring 2021, the Middle Eastern and North African Student Association aims to uplift the cultures, people and languages of the MENA region at NU. The Association hosts a variety of events and programs for its members ranging from bonfires and cooking events to game nights and poetry readings.

During Fall 2021, the MENA Student Association hosted its first “So You Think You Can Dabke” dance workshop.

While the MENA Student Association is relatively new to campus, the organization has worked to increase its visibility on-campus over the last year through calling on MSA to establish programming for Arab Heritage Month and asking NU to create a census box for MENA students on official forms. pavanacharya2025@u.northwestern.edu

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transfer experience: finding a nu community

By CLARE ZHANG

the daily northwestern @clarezhang_

Every fall, Northwestern welcomes a new class of students: mostly freshmen, but also many second- and third-years who have transferred from different academic institutions.

NU’s transfers tend to adopt the rallying cry of ‘And transfers!’soon after arriving in Evanston.

“It’s always a thing in orientation week when they’re speaking, they’re like, ‘Welcome to the class of 2026 … and transfers.’ So it’s kind of something that we’ve just owned now,” Communication sophomore Jhil Patel said.

The Wildcat Welcome orientation programming runs Sept. 12 to 19 and is largely the same for transfer and first-year students, with additional transfer-specific events such as the Transfer Bonfire.

For transfer students, the Peer Advisers and PA group members they navigate Wildcat Welcome with are all fellow transfers, which allows new students to seek guidance and community from those with shared experiences.

Weinberg sophomore Yida Hao said the two good friends she met in her PA group during Wildcat Welcome later introduced her to many of her current friends.

“Those two definitely are a really significant part of me finding my community here,” she said.

Communication junior Chenjunyi Feng said he had a different experience of Wildcat Welcome than most,

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since all the programming was online that year due to COVID-19 concerns. He had to take Zoom calls from China with no time zone adjustments.

Feng said two groups helped provide him with a sense of community during that initial period: the Chinese International Student Association and the Transfer Mentorship Program offered by the Transfer Student Organization.

He reached out to CISA, which was helping inform many Chinese international transfer students about how to prepare for living and learning on NU’s campus.

He also filled out a form to be matched with a transfer student mentor, who reached out to him every month to provide guidance.

Feng said he signed up to be a mentee again for junior year, and plans to serve as a mentor this year.

“People are welcoming,” he said. “It was actually fun

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Weinberg junior Sasha Goldberg advised incoming students, transfer or otherwise, to get outside of their comfort zones. Even during a remote quarter, reaching out to her classmates and in GroupMes allowed her to find community at NU. Later, she said, joining an a cappella group gave her a “tight-knit” group of friends.

Though she didn’t encounter many transfer students outside of orientation, Goldberg said she wished she had more of a connection with the transfer community.

“I would say to seek out other transfer students in any way you can,” she said. “When you’re talking about why you transferred, I feel like that can even allow for a deeper connection to form between two people.”

Medill junior Helen Bradshaw said having the firstyear experience at a different institution made her feel

more at ease in her introduction to NU. “I think I realized that not every second has to be spent looking for a friend I’m going to have, or feeling bad about myself by comparing myself to other people, or trying to fit into this vision of what a lot of people have going into college,” she said. “I just tried to roll with the punches a little bit more and not freak myself out.”

Even with one fewer year at NU, there have been plenty of opportunities to try different areas of study and pursue multiple majors, Patel said. She took classes in Weinberg, Medill, and the School of Communication before settling on an economics and theatre double major.

Though the fast pace of the quarter system and the rigor of her classes were difficult to adjust to, she said the work became more manageable with each quarter.

“Letting go of my fear and pride of asking for help was really useful to me,” Patel said.

Bradshaw said when she came to NU, she was worried about being “behind” the other students in her grade, who already had a year to get involved in clubs on campus and get journalism experience.

By pursuing what she was genuinely interested in, though, she said she was able to get just as much experience as her peers.

“I don’t think there’s inherently a difference between a transfer student getting involved and any other student getting involved,” Bradshaw said. “In some ways, transfer students can bring a lot more to the table and other experiences that regular students at Northwestern don’t have.” clarezhang2024@u.northwestern.edu

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nu’s myriad of dance groups

By SELENA KUZNIKOV

the daily northwestern @selenakuznikov

Those looking to get their groove on need not worry. From burlesque to hip-hop to jazz Northwestern has every style of dance group you can imagine. Here’s a look at some of the dance groups to look forward to seeing this upcoming year.

Ahana Dance Project Ahana Dance Project is a non-competitive, South Asian fusion dance group that seeks to help dancers improve their performance skills. Its name is Sanskrit for “the first rays of sun at dawn,” and the organization performs shows in the spring, during Diwali and at the South Asian Students Alliance Show.

Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Northwestern: Ritmo de Mis Ancestros Ballet Folklórico showcases traditional folklórico dances to preserve Mexican culture and bring awareness to Mexican ancestry at NU. This year, the group performed at its spring showcase event, the LatinNU festival and other events at NU and in the Chicago area.

Boomshaka Boomshaka brings the boom with its loud drums and lively dancers. Known for high-energy performances, it is a drum, dance and rhy thm ensemble

that is completely run, written, directed and produced by students.

performs at events on campus, in the Chicago area and at competitions across the nation.

B. Burlesque B. Burlesque aims to empower and showcase the beauty, strength and individuality of students of color through burlesque dance. The organization promotes body and sex positivity in its annual show.

NU K-Dance NU’s student-run K-pop dance group lets students join at either a casual or auditioned level. It has previously performed at its own spring show, Celebrasia and Refusionshaka.

Dale Duro Latin Dance Company This group is an inclusive dance company that teaches students different styles of Latin dance including bachata, salsa and merengue, and is open to students of all skill levels. Dale Duro performs in its annual spring showcase as well as other events at NU. Deeva Deeva is an all-female competitive dance team that fuses Indian classical, Bollywood, folk, ballet, lyrical and hip-hop styles. It promotes cultural exchange through dance and performs at different campus events like the SASA show.

Fusion Dance Company Fusion Dance Company focuses on building passion and promoting growth for its members.

Its choreography incorporates many styles of dance like hip-hop, jazz and contemporary.

Fusion performs at Refusionshaka, its spring show and other events at the University and in the surrounding area.

Graffiti Dancers Founded in 1974, Graffiti Dancers is one of the oldest dance companies on campus. It mainly practices contemporary styles of dance but also incorporates jazz, ballet and modern dance. This group is completely student-run and smaller than other dance groups, usually being composed of 15-18 extensively trained dancers. This past winter it performed in Graffoniks, a show with TONIK Tap. New Movement Project New Movement Project is the University’s student dance board. It produces the Fall Dance Concert, hosts guest artists for residencies and workshops and sponsors individual projects during the year.

NU Bhangra Dance Team This coed bhangra group aims to promote awareness of Punjabi culture through dance and

NU Raas NU Raas seeks to blend a passion for dance with an awareness of South Asian culture through traditional Gujarati folk dance forms Raas and Garba. The group competes at events across the country and cultivates inclusivity by staying true to its traditions while mixing in modern dance aspects.

Refresh Dance Crew Refresh Dance Crew is a hip-hop dance company that aims to be accessible to students with various levels of dance training. Refresh performs at Refusionshaka, its spring showcase and various events on campus. It hosts open classes for students of any skill level and is an audition-by-piece crew.

Steam Heat Dance Company Steam Heat is a musical theatre dance company that seeks to preserve original musical theatre choreography while also bringing new forms of dance into its moves. It practices and performs different styles of dance like jazz, jazz funk, tap and contemporary. Its mainstage show happens every spring, and the group also performs at other events on and off campus.

TONIK Tap TONIK Tap is NU’s only tap dance group, and it choreographs its own dances throughout the academic year. It performs at various events on campus and in the Chicago area and teaches free tap classes during the year.

Typhoon Dance Troupe This student-organized dance group highlights popular, classical, ethnic and contemporary dances of East and Southeast Asia and is open to dancers of all skill levels. It offers weekly workshops and also has a Master Class program where it invites famous dancers to teach classes. The troupe performs at different NU productions, including Celebrasia, and other off-campus events. selenakuznikov2025@u.northwestern.edu

take the stage: a guide to nu’s theatre groups

By ALEXA CROWDER

the daily northwestern @alexacrowder

Northwestern offers a vibrant theatre scene with plenty of opportunities for students to participate from the stage, the wings or the audience. The academic program itself is often ranked among the best in the country, but the dozens of productions each quarter go far beyond the department.

The majority of NU theatre is student-run, with the only exception being the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, a theatre company affiliated with the University and the theatre department. The Wirtz Center puts on about 40 productions each year, from new plays to blockbuster musicals.

The center also houses Imagine U, a children’s theatre group, and partners with graduate directing students as part of the MFA Lab Series.

Here’s a breakdown of the student-run theatre groups at NU. StuCo Nine campus theatre boards — plus two dance groups — belong to an umbrella organization called the Student Theatre Coalition, or StuCo. Each board puts on a few shows

per year — typically one per quarter. Any student interested in acting can audition for these shows, and students interested in arts administration and production logistics can petition to join an executive board. Many students do both.

Each member group adheres to a theme or specific mission, from Lovers and Madmen’s classical theme to Vertigo Productions’ focus on new works to Lipstick Theatre’s feminism.

StuCo also includes theatre boards Arts Alliance, Jewish Theatre Ensemble, Purple Crayon Players, Sit & Spin Productions, Spectrum Theatre Company and WAVE Productions, as well as dance groups Boomshaka and Tonik Tap. The Dolphin Show The largest student-produced musical in the country, the Dolphin Show puts on a fulllength, often well-known musical each winter.

The group’s name comes from its 1939 origins in the pool as a fundraiser for the men’s swim team.

The Freshman Musical The name explains it all. This all-freshman group spends the academic year planning, marketing, casting and rehearsing a musical that goes up during Spring Quarter. This past year, the show was a modern take on “Heathers: The Musical.”

Griffin’s Tale Children’s Theatre Repertory Company Griffin’s Tale brings children’s imaginations to life on stage. The group accepts story submissions from local schools and chooses a few to adapt and perform on an elementary school tour. They also host on-campus shows in the fall and spring.

Seesaw Theatre Seesaw Theatre creates highly interactive productions for the disabled community and autistic individuals. The group focuses on sensory-based theatre experiences and recently partnered with Chicago Public Schools to expand public theatre.

TBD This neo-Futurist group produces quarterly shows of short, nonfiction — or non-illusory — plays meant to create emotional whiplash and promise the audience total honesty.

The Panini Players 18th-century Italian theatre form “Commedia dell’Arte” influences each Panini Players production. They perform in bubonic plague-like masks as a cast of archetypal characters and serve paninis on the side at each performance.

The Waa-Mu Show Created entirely by students from the first brainstorm to the final bow, members of the show’s board, cast and crew write and produce an original musical each year. This past spring, “A Peculiar Inheritance” portrayed a mystery and the race to solve it. The Waa-Mu Show is the only student group that works in collaboration with the Wirtz Center.

Vibrant Colors Collective Founded in April, VC2 is NU’s only multicultural theatre board. As they begin to create productions this academic year, its founders and board members will aim to give a voice to the historically silenced.

Comedy and improv groups Adjacent to the theatre scene, NU has an active comedy and improv scene. Some notable groups include Mee-Ow Improv and Sketch Comedy with alumni such as Seth Meyers and Julia Louis-Dreyfus; No Fun Mud Piranhas, NU’s only audition-free improv group and Out Da Box, a multicultural comedy group which aims to bring its comedy to all students and push social and political boundaries. alexacrowder2024@u.northwestern.edu

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find your tune with northwestern a capella

By AUDREY HETTLEMAN

daily senior staffer @audreyhettleman

Hoping to live out your “Pitch Perfect” fantasies? Look no further than Northwestern’s 13 a cappella groups.

Whether you’re looking for a group that competes, celebrates cultural music or fits your range, there is sure to be a home for you in NU’s a cappella scene.

Auditions take place every fall and, depending on the group, throughout the year.

Asterik Asterik is the only all-male a cappella group on campus. The group’s name was originally supposed to be “Asterisk,” but after a founder submitted a form with the typo, the name stuck. The group recently celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Brown Sugar NU’s premier coed South Asian a cappella group performs mashups of multiple genres — from U.S. top-40 hits to Bollywood classics.

The group doesn’t compete at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, but it takes the stage on campus and at Chicagoarea gigs, as well as a cappella competitions for South Asian groups.

Extreme Measures Serving all gender identities, all NU schools and various backgrounds and interests, Extreme Measures prides itself on diversity. The group does not compete, but frequently performs

shows around the area and records albums, which it has released on streaming platforms.

Freshman Fifteen As a group that consists neither of solely freshmen nor only 15 members, F15’s name may seem a bit misleading. Donning green bowling shirts emblazoned with personal nicknames, the group has performed both locally and globally, traveling to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, for example.

Purple Haze As one of three NU groups that compete at ICCAs, Purple Haze rehearses several times a week and performs a show every quarter. It has released nine studio albums and is currently working on its 10th.

ShireiNU Jewish group ShireiNU performs songs from a variety of genres such as Western pop, indie, alternative and Hebrew pop. The group performs a show each quarter, as well as gigs in Chicago and tours in the U.S. Anyone is welcome to join ShireiNU, regardless of religion.

Significant Others As the only group exclusively for women and nonbinary people, Significant Others is the closest NU has to the Barden Bellas. The group performs a show each quarter with a unique theme and tours the country as well.

Soul4Real Soul4Real is NU’s premier Black a cappella group. Performing songs from historically Black genres like soul, hip-hop and R&B, the group most recently performed this past spring. In 2014,

Soul4Real sang at the Holidays at the White House event.

Tempo Tantrum Tempo Tantrum emphasizes voices on the lower range.

It also does not compete in a cappella competitions.

Those with low voices looking for a purely fun group should consider Tempo Tantrum.

THUNK As Northwestern’s oldest a cappella group, THUNK performs two campus shows annually and takes other gigs across the Chicago area. The group has gained virtual recognition for the performances it posts on its YouTube channel, which has more than 157,000 subscribers. Every other winter, THUNK travels to Cape Town, South Africa, for music education volunteerism.

Treblemakers NU’s only East Asian-interest a cappella group, Treblemakers is a coed, competitive a cappella group. The group performs songs in multiple languages, including Mandarin, Japanese and English. Treblemakers performs frequently at campus events and competes in ICCA.

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Undertones The Undertones is a competitive group founded in 2001. It most recently placed first at the 2022 ICCA Great Lakes Quarterfinals. It prides itself on highlevel performances and also its tight-knit community.

X-Factors With a wealth of diversity in both performance material and the backgrounds of its members, X-Factors is a non-competing group that prides itself on individuality and passion.

The group has released five CDs and recently performed at high schools and nursing homes in Southern California. audreyhettleman2024@u.northwestern.edu

breaking down evanston’s blooming art scene

By AUDREY HETTLEMAN

daily senior staffer @audreyhettleman

Whether you’re looking to get inspired by the creativity of local residents or craft works of your own, Evanston boasts a wealth of artistic talent and opportunities.

Our North Shore home has a significant artist population. From a multitude of galleries, to a collection of theatres telling diverse stories, Evanston’s arts scene is blooming.

If you’re looking to explore the rich arts scene that surrounds Northwestern’s campus, here are a few places to start.

ART Evanston Made has been around since 2013 and became a certified nonprofit in 2020.

Founded by Evanston Arts Council co-Chair Lisa Degliantoni in 2013, this community engagement initiative aims to bring opportunities to the city’s artists

while involving other residents.

The organization has more than 400 registered members. Many of these members are artists — painters, textile-makers, musicians and more — while others are simply local art lovers who wish to support the cause. The group hosts a show as well as multiple gallery walks year-round. It also has networking opportunities, an event calendar and discounts at partnering businesses.

For art supplies, check out Blick Art Materials in Church Street Plaza. For those looking for a more sustainable source, check out the WasteShed on Hartrey Avenue, which sells donated art and school supplies.

DANCE Dance Center Evanston offers classes for all ages.

Adult classes in tap, hip-hop, ballet and more cost $15$16 per class.

The center also hosts the Evanston Dance Ensemble, which hosts performances in the spring. The ensemble also has a subsidiary, Ede2, which aims to bring dance performance to community theaters in underserved areas.

MUSIC Music lovers don’t even need to leave Evanston to listen to great performances. Live music hall Evanston SPACE hosts a variety of musicians, with past performers including The Lumineers and Alabama Shakes.

Its upcoming “Out of Space” performance series will feature Elvis Costello, Car Seat Headrest and more.

The city also hosts the Starlight Concert and Movie Series over the summer. These concerts extend into the fall, with the last one on Nov. 6 at the Levy Senior Center.

If you’re a music student wanting to get involved in the Evanston community, look no further than Evanston Young Artists. The organization needs Bienen School of Music students to teach the next generation of North Shore virtuosos. Founded by NU students in 2018, this organization seeks to make music education accessible to everyone and looks to college students for help.

THEATRE When looking for great theatre, don’t count out community-centered productions in Evanston.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre performs African American and African diaspora-centered stories.

Founded in 1979, the venue welcomes performers, playwrights, costume designers and others of amateur to professional experience levels. Its most recent play was “The Mamalogues,” which centers on the struggles that single, Black, middle-class mothers face.

Mudlark Theater Company hosts residencies, classes and camps for young performers. It put on five productions during its spring season, some of which were performed outdoors. While NU students are out of the age range for program participants, Mudlark looks for volunteers to help support its staff. Volunteers can help plan Larkabout, the theater’s spring benefit event, develop fundraising strategies or sell box office and concession items.

Centered in Wilmette, the 2nd Act Players focuses on subjects that impact people in the latter halves of their lifetimes — think chronic illness, divorce, familial dynamics and the like. The theatre opened in 2013. audreyhettleman2024@u.northwestern.edu

navigating northwestern’s student publications

By JOANNE HANER

daily senior staffer @joanne_n_h

With more than 20 different publications and advocacy groups, trying to understand student journalism at Northwestern can be overwhelming. But don’t worry, the Daily has your back. Here’s a breakdown of NU’s many student publications and journalism organizations.

NU Asian Magazine As one of NU’s two ethnicity-oriented publications, NUAZN publishes at least twice a year, with a focus on Asian and Asian-American stories.

BlackBoard Student Magazine BlackBoard is the University’s only Black-interest publication, providing a space for students to publish their work about Black issues at NU and beyond.

The Deep End Self-branded as the “intersection of comedy and journalism,” The Deep End is a “Weekend Update”style filmed show. Each quarterly episode takes a satirical and informative deep dive into an issue relevant to the Northwestern community.

The Northwestern Flipside Commonly known as “Flipside,” this publication is Northwestern’s own version of “The Onion.” Part of the larger Flipside News Network at NU, Flipside and their furry mascot Flippy aim to make students laugh with their magazines and punchy online content.

Helicon Helicon is a student-run literary magazine that publishes two issues throughout the year. The group has

highlighted student prose, poetry and art since 1979.

Her Campus The NU chapter of Her Campus publishes weekly content about entertainment, lifestyle, news and more.

They also publish tips and guides to help students through the college experience.

Inside NU One of the ways to get involved with sports journalism on campus, Inside NU calls themselves “a Northwestern Wildcats community.” With their large Twitter presence, it’s likely you’ll see an athletic update or two from them during your time at NU. In Our Nature In Our Nature is a paperless magazine that focuses on environmental reporting. They publish features, opinions and tips on their website, and also feature student-submitted nature photos on their Instagram.

Northwestern News Network Commonly abbreviated as NNN, Northwestern News Network is the one and only campus broadcast news station. Each week, students work both in front of and behind the camera to produce content in sports, politics, local news and more.

North by Northwestern More widely known as NBN, North by Northwestern is a large general interest publication that produces quarterly newsmagazines and regularly publishes content online, ranging from politics to interactive quizzes. No application process is required for students looking to get involved, and there are spaces for photographers, designers and writers alike.

Northwestern Undergraduate Law

Journal (NULJ) Founded in 2019, NULJ provides students with a space for law-related submissions and discussions. In addition to their scholarly articles, they also host a podcast series interviewing legal experts across the country.

Northwestern Undergraduate Research Journal (NURJ) NURJ is the only peer- and faculty-reviewed journal of undergraduate research articles on campus. If you’re looking for a way to gain experience with writing, editing and publishing original research, NURJ may be the place for you.

Northwestern Business Review Founded in 2005, the Northwestern Business Review is NU’s premiere business-interest publication. At the intersection of journalism and economics, NBR’s content ranges from finance to technology.

Scene+Heard Since 2014, Scene+Heard has been NU’s primary arts and culture publication. Their articles, videos and photo essays tell stories about the Chicago area’s art scene, whether that be new galleries at the Block Museum, impactful music or reviews of the latest movies.

Sherman Ave Described as “heinous” on both their website and Instagram bio, Sherman Ave is a satirical website here at NU – but it isn’t officially affiliated with the University. Every quarter they welcome new members to “Rush Sherman Ave” through an application process.

Spoon University

Have a sweet tooth? Craving the best burgers around? Spoon is the publication for all things food. The NU chapter of the national publication publishes content online and creates two magazines a year.

STITCH If you’ve got a knack for slacks, a hankering for handkerchiefs or any other clothing item out there, STITCH might be the place for you. As NU’s premier fashion magazine, STITCH publishes magazines quarterly, each one with a different theme and filled with articles and photoshoots created entirely by students.

WNUR More than just a student radio station, WNUR hosts many subsections. Interested in doing on-air news radio? Look no further than WNUR news.

Interested in keeping Wildcats posted during sporting events? WNUR Sports could be for you.

Want to cover local artists and concerts? Look into WNUR Media Team! WNUR’s media team, also known as WNUR 89.3FM, also works with students to create a physical magazine known as Wavelength.

The Daily Northwestern You’re looking at it! The Daily is another large general interest publication here at Northwestern, and, per the name, we put out content daily.

(Well, five days a week.) Since our beginnings in 1881, we’ve rounded up quite a few awards for our coverage and design. We have a wide array of desks and positions, with content ranging from news around Evanston to sports photography to podcasts about the NU theater scene. joannehaner2024@u.northwestern.edu

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an abundance of boba: exploring evanston

By IRIS SWARTHOUT

daily senior staffer @swarthout_iris

Coffee consumption will likely skyrocket during your time at Northwestern, whether it’s to combat a midterm or grant you energy to stay up past 2 a.m. at Main Library. But for those looking for a different source of caffeine, bubble tea is the go-to option for many Wildcats. Evanston is home to several bubble tea places with an array of flavors and toppings.

Tealicious Bubble Tealicious Bubble, which opened in 2019, is located farthest south from campus but is well worth the walk. With imported tea leaves from Taiwan — where bubble tea originated — and handmade taro boba, Tealicious strives for authenticity.

Flavors range from the fruity passionfruit green tea

to the Traditional Taiwan Milk Tea with prices hanging at about $5 for a regular sized drink and $6 for a large. Tealicious also serves soups, egg waffles and bento boxes if you need something to snack on while sipping. The shop offers a student discount with your Wildcard.

Happy Lemon Located right down Sheridan Road and offering a student discount, Happy Lemon is a convenient Boba option in a pinch. Owner Trinh Le opened the store’s Evanston location last July.

One of the most unique aspects of Happy Lemon is its famous salted cheese topping, which adds zest to the drinking experience.

Fresh lemon is incorporated into some traditional green tea, Jasmine green tea and Black tea flavors as well. For those looking for a bite to eat, Happy Lemon is also known for their bubble waffles.

Kung Fu Tea If you are looking for a familiar face for tea, global chain Kung Fu Tea is right off of campus on Clark St. This bubble tea store sells juice, smoothies, ice cream and frozen yogurt. It also sells an array of asian foods including popcorn chicken and fried dumplings. Teas sold here are extensive in variety including the Sesame Oolong Milk and Lychee Punch teas, and toppings range from traditional tapioca pearls to jelly.

Joy Yee Noodle Joy Yee Noodle, a Chicago-area chain that started in Evanston, offers an immense variety of Chinese and Asian offerings. The restaurant also introduced Taiwanese bubble tea to the midwest for the first time upon opening in 1994, making Joy Yee a bubble tea landmark.

Joy Yee offers an array of bubble tea flavors and is known for their fruit freezes and large portion sizes. Bobas can be tapioca-filled or fruit-flavored bursting, though customers can also choose from other toppings like custard

pudding and herbal grass jelly. You can check Joy Yee out at 533 Davis St.

Cafe 527 Cafe 527 is a family-owned, small business with its location right in the name: 527 Davis St. Along with dessert teas such as Rose Matcha Latte, Chocolate Freeze and Oreo Milk Tea, the shop offers classic Taiwanese milk teas and fruit teas. Cafe 527 also sells Asian quick bites like fried tofu and steamed vegetables.

Möge Tea Möge Tea, which opened in Evanston this summer, is an international chain inspired by Chinese traditional tea. The Uji Matcha tea, for instance, is a traditional japanese matcha named for the Japanese city where the tea leaves are traditionally cultivated.

Evanston’s Möge Tea is located downtown at 1590 Sherman Ave. The Yogurt Fruit tea series incorporating strawberry, mango and avocado flavors should satisfy those looking for a thicker texture, and the store also sells souffles for those hankering for a sweet bite.

Shang Noodle and Chinese Shang Noodle and Chinese offers teas like the Chinese Hong Kong Iced Milk Tea and the Thai Iced Milk Tea with four choices of toppings: tapioca, nata jelly, crystal boba and mango popping bubbles. The store also offers soft drinks like the Yuzu Passion Fruit soda and The Galaxy Lychee Drink along with an array of hot teas like the Pink Rose and Lychee Black.

This authentic Chinese restaurant sells noodles, rice dishes, appetizers and drinks in Evanston, Streeterville and the South Loop.

The Evanston location sits at 608 Davis St.

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sexual health, sexuality resources at nu

By JENNA ANDERSON

the daily northwestern @jennaanderson_1

Leaving home and starting college grants independence to have new experiences and explore untapped facets of your identity. Sex and sexuality are often at the center of that exploration, but questions may arise.

In the third edition of “The Sex Lives of College Students,” published in 2021, University of Maine Prof.

Sandra Caron surveyed nearly 7,000 college students and found that, despite the amount of sex we see in pop culture and media, many young adults are left with questions about it. She also noted friends are the most important influence on sexual attitudes, and few students felt their school played a significant role in their sexual development.

But Northwestern is equipped with physical and emotional sexual health resources to help you out.

CARE

At the Center for Awareness, Response and Education, students can find confidential support if they are impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence or stalking. Located in Searle Hall, CARE’s mission is to create a culture of healthy sexuality at NU where those crimes are not tolerated. It also supports the friends and partners of survivors.

CARE staff are available by appointment on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. They offer a safe space to process, ask questions and learn about the impact of trauma. CARE can also assist students through the Title IX process and provide referrals to legal and medical advocacy, free counseling and support groups. Speaking with CARE does not require you to make a report to the University, but it will explain what reporting would look like and present your options.

Besides supporting survivors, CARE answers questions regarding sexuality, hookups and relationships.

Plenty of resources are available on its website as well, including guides to consent, contraceptives, masturbation and more. You canfind safe sex supplies such as condoms, lube and dental dams at the reception area on the third floor of Searle.

SHAPE

Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators strives to create a culture of healthy sexuality with an informative, open dialogue on all things regarding sex while fighting rape culture. This student organization, affiliated with

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CARE, is survivor-centered, sex-positive and social justice-oriented, according to its website.

SHAPE organizes events, like roundtable discussions and film screenings, and provides presentations and workshops per request. You may encounter its members on Fridays at Norris University Center when they set up the “G-Spot,” a table where students can ask questions and get free condoms, lube, sex toys and informational pamphlets. You can also connect with SHAPE on Instagram @nushape to stay updated on its activities.

Northwestern Medicine Student Health Service

For physical sexual health support, students can make an appointment with the NU Medicine Student Health Service at Searle through its online health portal.

It offers reproductive health examinations as well as confidential STI, HIV and pregnancy testing. Student health insurance covers these services, but there may be a copay. You can also pick up prescription birth control and next-day contraceptives at the pharmacy on the

first floor of Searle.

Off-Campus Options

For additional support, check out the many helpful organizations in the Chicago area. Womencare Counseling & Training Center, located in Evanston on 1740 Ridge Ave., offers individual, relationship and family counseling with a specialty in trauma treatment. Chicago Women’s Health Center in the Uptown neighborhood provides physical examinations, testing, counseling and trans health services like hormone therapy. There are also multiple family-planning organizations and Planned Parenthood locations that can assist with pregnancy testing and abortion services.

Options for LGBTQ+ Students

Multicultural Student Affairs manages support options for the LGBTQ+ community at NU, like the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center in Norris, but on-campus sexual health resources dedicated to this

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Howard Brown Health Center, with several locations in Chicago, provides physical and emotional care for the LGBTQ+ community. Additionally, it posts a blog about LGBTQ+ health, covering topics like the recent monkeypox outbreak. Center on Halsted, a LGBTQ+ community center, also provides health services like free HIV and hepatitis C testing and behavioral health therapy.

No matter where your journey at NU takes you, don’t be afraid to ask questions and seek help for your sexual health. jennaandersonn2024@u.northwestern.edu

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funk: guidance i wish someone had given me ISABEL FUNK

SUMMER EDITOR

I don’t know who all of you are, reading this piece. I imagine most of you are incoming freshman and transfer students, looking for a glimpse into life at Northwestern and maybe guidance on what to expect. I can’t give each and every one of you the perfect advice, but I do know what I would have wanted to hear.

After two years at this school, I’ve learned a thing or two. I might not always be the greatest at taking my own advice, but I’m here to try to put some of your worries about college at ease.

To my freshman self, Here’s some advice I wish I’d known back in 2020:

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You will find your place eventually. It’s OK if it doesn’t happen right away. NU may not be classified as a large school, but with more than 8,000 undergraduate students, there are still a lot of people and it makes sense that it might take a minute to find the ones who feel like family. It’s OK if the people you hang out with during Wildcat Welcome — or even during October or Fall Quarter — don’t end up being your lifelong friends.

You can’t operate the same way you did in high school when you start college. Don’t try to take early classes — there’s no point and it will be painful.

You might find that a lot of your grades depend on two to three assignments, so it’s important to learn where to allocate your energy. Don’t beat yourself up if you find yourself functioning differently as a student than you did before — it’s natural.

AND doesn’t have to be in your DNA. It’s true that people at NU love to throw themselves into a hundred different activities, but the truth is most of us find pretty quickly that it’s not sustainable. You don’t need to compare yourself to others who are doing more. It’s just as OK to focus your energy on

one passion. If you’re one of those people who has five majors and three minors, more power to you, and NU really is a good place to explore a lot of different interests. But if it gets overwhelming, you don’t have to maintain as many passions as you did in high school.

It’s OK to take your time and get adjusted to life at NU before you start joining clubs and organizations. Really, there are two routes. One is jumping right in and joining everything, then dropping what you don’t like. Or, you can give yourself a few weeks or months to find a routine and get settled, and then join the organization(s) that sound most interesting to you.

Nothing has to be permanent. You can change your major, join (or quit) a club, dye your hair — there’s nothing stopping you from starting over at NU at any point. If things aren’t working for you, you can find a way to shift your energy to things that make you happy.

We live right next to a major city; take advantage of that. It gets really easy to get caught up in the quarter system and go months without taking a trip into Chicago. But then you’ll hop on the CTA train and 20 to 50 minutes later, you’ll remember how good it can feel to step away from campus for the day.

But don’t neglect Evanston, either! There’s plenty to explore and learn about here as well.

Find a hammock, or a friend with a hammock.

Seriously, we may not have that much time in the year when it’s nice enough to relax on the Lakefill, but during those few weeks when it is, you’ll be thankful for your hammock.

Learn to put yourself first. Your health and well-being are always top priority. It can be really easy to let that slide, intentionally or not, but nothing is worth more than your mental and physical safety.

Isabel Funk is a Medill junior. She can be contacted at isabelfunk2024@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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MITTAL: finding cohesion among polar interests ANGELI MITTAL

DESIGN EDITOR

Coming to Northwestern, I was eager to express every facet of myself — after all, “AND is in our DNA” (or so the slogan goes). I knew I wanted to pursue STEM after doing so in high school, but I also knew I wanted to join communities that allowed me to embrace creative pursuits like music and debate.

With these ambitions in mind, I started virtual college with much enthusiasm. Not only did I immerse myself in the sciences with the Integrated Science Program, but I quickly found a community of individuals who were just as, if not more, enthusiastic about physics and math as I was. I enrolled in philharmonia to keep up with my passion for the violin, and after partaking in Model United Nations throughout high school, I joined NU’s team. On top of that, I indulged in my passion for writing by joining The Daily Northwestern.

People tell you college is about trying something

new, and here I was just trying to fill in the gaps high school left behind. It was nice to feel like I created some home away from home, but I quickly realized it’s not easy trying to do the same things in a new setting.

So freshman year was rough. I enjoyed learning about the Möbius strip in math and black holes in physics, but I constantly felt like I wasn’t taking away as much from the experience as my peers were. While my classmates spent hours working on problem sets, I was spending the night practicing the violin or preparing for a Model UN conference on deforestation. I felt like I was being pulled in so many different directions, with everything being so unrelated, only to achieve mediocrity in my work.

I simply did not have enough time to delve into the history of the African Union, write another article for The Daily and understand quantum mechanics in time for the exam.

It can also feel isolating when you’re no longer included because you’re constantly busy with something else. This feeling pervaded every activity I joined. I felt like my classmates no longer asked to work on the homework with me because I hadn’t had time to read the chapter yet, and sometimes I had to skip Model UN meetings to write a Daily article on

an Associated Student Government meeting.

It’s probably not surprising, then, that not only did my academics take a toll, but so did my mental health. It’s hard not to feel overwhelmed and inadequate when you have so much to do and so little time to do it well. The worst part was that I no longer felt like what I was doing was meaningful.

While this approach worked in high school, in college I constantly felt the pressure of needing to have meaning in what I was doing and worrying about how it could impact my growth in the long run.

So I reevaluated: My ultimate passion is to care and advocate for patients through the advancement and application of science and technology. To align my lifestyle with my goal, I’ve focused my studies on neuroscience and computer science rather than on the sciences as a whole, as the Integrated Science Program allows.

Toward the end of freshman year, I stepped down from Model UN and pursued health and science focused writing at The Daily while learning how to effectively communicate these topics to a general audience. Over the summer, I worked on research that forced me to expand upon my computer science knowledge as I tackled questions in medicine

In my search for cohesive expression and identity, I’ve fostered friendships in all of my communities that accept and encourage my melding of interests — and that’s pretty cool.

It’s awesome to be multifaceted, and I think it’s so much more meaningful to look at my seemingly disparate interests from a different lens and to intertwine them in ways I didn’t in high school. To provide a science analogy, it’s like when the brain learns new information: You’re more likely to retain it when you create connections with previously encoded knowledge.

So truly don’t be afraid to try something outside what felt normal or comfortable to you in high school. In fact, rather than seek something out of the ordinary, I challenge you to find a connection between your interests and strive for the intersection — you might be surprised by what you find.

Angeli Mittal is a Weinberg junior. She can be contacted at amittal@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

hou: You don’t need to prove you belong here JOANNA HOU

SENIOR STAFFER

By the fourth day of my freshman Winter Quarter, I was ready to give up on myself.

It was my third night as a copy editor at The Daily, and I didn’t even know if I was editing stories properly. I told myself I didn’t deserve any role in relation to my accomplished peer editors. I never edited for a paper in high school and barely knew anything about journalism.

My imposter syndrome emerged quickly. In a desperate attempt to prove I deserved my position, I didn’t set any boundaries. I slept for a couple of hours a night. I cried as I inched my way through stories and rejected anyone’s offer to help me. I spent weekends in the library, cramming homework so I could spend more time editing during the week.

If I said that any of these choices helped me prove my worth, I’d be lying. No matter how much I put myself through, I didn’t believe I deserved to be an editor from the day I began copy-editing to the day I passed the role on.

In my sleep-deprived and upset daze, I neglected friendships. I lost confidence in myself, refusing to advocate for my mental health. I didn’t believe I deserved to take time to just have fun. I even started questioning why I wanted to be a journalist, a career I’d wanted for years.

My turning point came weeks after Winter Quarter ended, when I realized I still felt sleep deprived, drained and empty. In constantly trying to prove my worth, I’d severely impacted my physical and mental health. I felt miserable, all the time.

And suddenly, that feeling wasn’t worth “proving” myself anymore.

I started measuring my success through not only my academic achievements, but also the way I treated my body and the empathy I showed friends. I turned down writing some stories and passed on editing

responsibilities to people who had more capacity. I stood up for myself in some friendships and forged new ones. Establishing boundaries ultimately made me more confident in myself and what I deserve, and I’ve fostered better relationships with friends and work as a result.

You’re at a school with an incredible group of students, and there’s a lot of pressure to stand out.

Here, it’s easy to associate what and how much you do with how much you’re worth. But you don’t need to sacrifice your well-being to prove you belong. Take on opportunities that excite and challenge you, while acknowledging you don’t have the capacity to do everything.

The healthiest people on this campus are often not the most outwardly successful. Surround yourself with people who are confident in who they are and what they believe, ones who will encourage you, challenge you and, when needed, criticize you. Know what treatment you deserve from others, especially those you call friends. Explore what routines and habits give your body the space to rest and recharge.

Show yourself and those around you grace.

Everyone here struggles with the same feelings, and it’s important to remember to cut people slack.

Instead of trying to mirror friends with ridiculous workloads, it might be better to check in with them.

There will be bumps along the way as you learn what you can and can’t handle, and stumbling is more than okay. Let yourself fail and cry. Forgive yourself when you just need to turn off the lights and stop studying. Ultimately, you belong here, no matter what or how much you do.

At Northwestern, no opportunity is worth losing yourself, the passions you have or the people you love. You are so capable — and so worthy — of forging healthy success.

Joanna Hou is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at joannahou2025@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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a guide to navigating work-study at nu

By MIKA ELLISON

the daily northwestern @mikaellison23

Financial aid packages at Northwestern contain a lot of components, from grants to scholarships to loans. One of those components is work-study.

Those words (and their lack of explanation) may be confusing at first. Here are some commonly asked questions about the work-study program that can help demystify it before you get to campus.

What is work-study?

The work-study program was created in 1964 by Congress to help students earn money for college.

The program also encourages participants to gain work experience for future employment and make connections within their universities. Essentially, wages from your work-study job count as part of your financial aid package, and the money you earn throughout the year is a part of your financial aid.

How do I know if I have it?

A work-study allotment, if you have one, can be found in your financial aid award in CAESAR. It’s treated as an award that you have to accept or decline, so make sure to accept it if you’ve decided to search for a work-study job.

Do I need to get a job myself?

Yes, Northwestern will start posting work-study jobs for this fall on August 15. Jobs are posted by individual departments, but they all count as workstudy. Feel free to apply to as many jobs as you want, but keep in mind the kind of job you’re looking for and what might suit you.

What kind of jobs are available?

Work-study jobs can vary from year to year, but past employers at NU include the libraries, athletics and recreation, the IT department and the Block

Museum. Duties can vary from helping library patrons to assisting with office hours, so there’s likely a position that suits your interests and experience.

Can I get a job off-campus and count it for work study?

Yes — sometimes. Programs like America Reads or JumpStart, which tutor young children in reading and prepare them for school, are established as partners with the federal work-study program. They operate outside of the university, but if you contact the work-study department, you can count that position as a work-study job. However, if you want to work a job outside NU and count it as a work-study position, it’s best to contact the work-study office first, as there are specifications that have to be met

maximum amount of money you are permitted to earn through work-study. If you earn over the amount allotted, or are projected to earn more than that by the end of school year, your department can switch your capacity from a work-study student to a temporary employee, and you can continue earning money.

Okay, so where does the money actually go?

What is an allotment? What happens if I make more money than my allotment?

When I first got my work-study job, I thought the money would go straight into paying off my tuition.

Thankfully, that’s not what happens: you’re paid directly, and many students use the money from work-study as extra funds to pay for expenses like groceries while they’re studying.

Ultimately, work-study is about earning money, but it’s also a great chance to learn more about NU, meet people you wouldn’t otherwise and get a glimpse into the ways NU works behind the scenes.

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northwestern’s financial support programs

By ASTRY RODRIGUEZ

the daily northwestern @astry_tpwk

College brings various new challenges, including managing finances. Necessities like housing, tuition, clothing and food are often expensive, not to mention recreational and academic activities. Luckily, at Northwestern you have many financial resources at your disposal.

Research and study-abroad funding Research can allow you to develop skills and get a feel for your interests, which is why it is considered a big part of the NU undergraduate experience. The Summer Internship Grant Program provides career development support and funds unpaid research and general internship opportunities for students who demonstrate financial need. Similarly, the Summer Undergraduate Research Grants provide a $4,000 stipend for living expenses and eight weeks

of full-time independent research.

Academic Year Undergraduate Research Grants cover expenses during the school year, providing up to $1,000 for independent academic or creative projects under faculty supervision. For a more facultysupported opportunity, the Undergraduate Research Assistant Program funds student and faculty paired research, providing $15 an hour.

If you are interested in studying abroad, you can apply for aid while abroad through the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid as long as you attend an NU-affiliated program.

SES One Form allows students to apply to multiple financial opportunities through one application.

Academic supplies Course materials can be costly, but there are many budget-friendly options. Books for Cats is a program that allows students in need of financial assistance to borrow textbooks, clickers, lab materials and access codes. The UBorrow program is an interlibrary loan service where students can request and borrow items that are unavailable at an NU library.

The Career Development Fund supplies lowincome students with up to $600 to reimburse the costs of graduate school applications and test preparation. The fund also provides up to $300 for the purchase of professional attire for interviews or other career events.

Academic assistance and recreation One free writing assistance service on campus is The Writing Place. The center provides free one-onone writing consultations for any project, whether essays or application letters, and at any process stage.

Other tutoring services like Peer-Guided Study Groups allow students to meet regularly and review course material, work on homework and study for exams. There is also Drop-in Peer Tutoring for many science, math and social sciences classes.

Apart from academics, there are also many opportunities to participate in recreational activities at NU. The Student Activities Assistance Fund financially supports students registered in organizations such as sports clubs and sorority chapters,

covering expenses like group trips, supplies and competitions.

The Student Assistance and Relief fund is limited for students with urgent financial circumstances and provides monetary assistance for job preparation.

Likewise, the Emergency Aid fund can help students experiencing unexpected expenses or a change in their family’s financial situation.

Housing Finding housing is something NU students often deliberate down the road, with on-campus living being a requirement for only the first two years. NU has collaborated with Places4students, a website providing free housing solutions including property listings, roommate profiles and student sublet options. The Housing Fair hosted by ASG and the Office of Off-Campus Life is another asset that allows interested students to meet landlords, Evanston officials and third-party vendors for information on properties and other services. astryrodriguez2025@u.northwestern.edu

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day one to finals: about nu academics

By KARA PEELER

daily senior staffer @karapeeler

Everyone knows about Northwestern’s beloved quarter system. But what does that mean for academics? From syllabus week through your first finals season, here’s The Daily’s guide to what it’s like to be a student here and how to survive it.

First things first During Wildcat Welcome, incoming students will register for their first course load using CAESAR. Don’t worry if you get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of course offerings — NU’s quarter system lets you take more classes over your academic career than the semester system. A standard course load is about four regular courses — but “underloading” with three courses is totally valid, too. Once the term begins, you can add a fifth credit and “overload.” However, don’t feel like you need to overdo yourself your very first quarter (or ever!).

If you’re not sure where to start, your academic advisor probably has some advice. It’s always a good idea to start with some basic classes to meet your major, or knock out some distros. You can also go to your Peer Advisor for advice from another student.

Lots of people use Salad.nu, an NU-specific planning tool, to map out their schedules. The CAESAR/ Salad pair is simply delicious.

Starting the quarter off strong It’s official: You’re a college student! The first week is often known as “syllabus week” because it often just covers course logistics, though some professors do dive straight in. You can prepare by checking your course pages on Canvas to preview the syllabus and do any required readings or assignments.

Keep an eye on the Academic Calendar for key dates about making schedule changes, like adding or dropping classes.

What even are midterms?

Because of the quarter system, “midterms” have a reputation for keeping students on their toes, and they don’t always land in the middle of the quarter. They may even start as soon as Week 3. Chances are, your professor will assign some sort of big essay, project, or test before finals. If it doesn’t go so well, remember that handy dandy “drop deadline,” allowing you to drop your class with no record on your transcript before Oct. 28 for Fall Quarter 2022.

With that comes the fondly named “Week Seven Slump.” Pushing through all those weeks of work but not quite entering finals is tough. It’s easy to get burnt out, but I recommend prioritizing self-care alongside your studies.

So close but so far: Reading Period, Finals Week and whatnot If you’re in Weinberg, you’re blessed with Reading Period. This break before Finals Week is meant for … well, reading.

Then, the Sunday before finals week, join your peers at 9 p.m. for Primal Scream. Shriek your stress away.

Really, just let it all out. Finals Week is hard for everyone. But no matter how it goes, by the end of Finals Week, one thing is for sure: It’s finished!

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NU uses a 4.0 grading system from A through F. You can also opt to take some classes Pass/Not Pass through Friday of the eighth week of classes.

NU’s individual schools also have a Dean’s List, for students who meet certain requirements with a certain GPA. Didn’t make it the first quarter? Don’t sweat it.

Study hard and do your best, but grades aren’t everything. Starting college is a huge accomplishment itself.

Rinse and repeat The quarter system makes time fly by. Before you know it, you’ll be pre-registering for Winter Quarter.

You’ll have the hang of it in no time with one quarter under your belt. Just be sure to celebrate your hard work and take a break — you deserve it. karapeeler2025@u.northwestern.edu

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the best of distros: 12 classes to consider Article + Graphic by Angeli Mittal

Still trying to figure out what to take in the fall, or perhaps an easy way to breeze through distribution requirements? Or maybe you’re trying to plan out all of your undergraduate courses until you graduate? The Daily has you covered with a list of 12 low-commitment yet interesting classes to cover all your bases.

Natural Sciences (area I) Earth and Planetary Sciences 203: Earth System History Offered in the fall, this class is perfect if you’re looking for a high-level understanding of Earth’s components as it evolved throughout time. According to last year’s Course and Teacher Evaluation Council surveys, the course is a great introduction to the topic in a no-homework environment, and it might be great for non-STEM majors.

Geography 341: Principles of Cartography This Spring Quarter course will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about constructing and reading maps. CTECs from spring 2021 say this course was interesting, and in case you’re intimidated by the course number, it’s almost unanimously voted as taking fewer than three hours outside of class each week. Single-variable calculus is a prerequisite.

Formal Studies (Area II) General Music 252: Harmony Interested in taking a Bienen School of Music class at Northwestern without a need for musical talent? Lucky for you, this class is only open to non-music majors and covers the fundamentals of music theory and how composers write music. It’s offered this fall.

Computer Science 110: Intro to Computer Programming In a digital world, what better skill to know than how to code? This class is offered each of three quarters and will equip you with the knowledge to create visuals and animations in one of the most popular programming languages: Python. Plus, you wouldn’t have to worry about competing with your CS-major friends, since this class doesn’t satisfy their requirements!

Social and Behavioral Sciences (Area III) Political Science 351: Politics of the Middle East This class examines politics and government in the Middle East and North Africa from their emergence through the 21st century. Through comparative politics, this Winter Quarter class seeks to draw parallels between the states, societies and economies of different regions.

Psychology 244: Developmental Psychology If you liked AP Psychology in high school, this course provides a deeper understanding of cognitive, social and personality development through adolescence. In the fall, this course is offered only to freshmen with the AP credit and is at half the capacity compared to other quarters. If you’re interested in taking it but don’t fulfill the prerequisite, consider taking Psychology 110 for an introduction to psychology.

Historical Studies (Area IV) Sociology 277: Introduction to Native American Studies According to some previous CTECs, this course is a must-take at NU with Sociology Prof.

Beth Redbird — and her dog. This Fall Quarter class discusses Native American culture, history and inequality, which CTECs say is explained in a digestible and engaging manner. This course counts for both the Historical Studies and Social and Behavioral Sciences requirements.

Classics 380: Ancient Rome in Chicago Want to get to know Chicago better while viewing it through the lens of ancient Rome?

This course — with a required lab component — allows you to explore architecture and history through digital mapping of the city. This fall class counts as both a Historical Studies and Literature and Fine Arts distribution requirement.

Ethics and Values (Area V) Philosophy 261: Introduction to Political Philosophy Many CTECs say this winter course provides a solid introduction for students simply looking for an easy distribution requirement.

The class studies both historical and contemporary figures in philosophy while thinking about the meaning of political values and the source of authority and stability.

Religious Studies 172: Introduction to Religion, Media and Culture This Fall and Spring Quarter class examines religion in the context of how it’s practiced versus how it’s portrayed in the media — from advertisements and comedy to social media, memes and body art. By the end of the course, you’ll not only have examined the intersection of religion and media but also created your own piece of creative work.

Literature and Fine Arts (Area VI) Italian 275: To Love through Justice, Dante’s Divine Comedy Whether you have an interest in Italian, Christian afterlife or the Middle Ages, this class explores the intersection of all three through poetry from Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” His work is examined from political, social and cultural lenses while drawing implications to modern-day themes and values.

There are no prerequisites for this Fall Quarter course, which is taught in English.

Gender and Sexuality Studies 381: Queer Theory This Winter Quarter course provides an introduction to theories of sexuality, examining the history, politics and media portrayal of queer theory through discussions and readings.

Though this class is on the higher end in terms of time commitment, CTECs list this course as collaborative, interesting and comprehensive.

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nu’s athletic stars to watch in 2022-23 Junior Justin Weiss

By CHARLOTTE VARNES

daily senior staffer @charvarnes11

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Northwestern athletics is coming off one of its most prolific years in recent history.

Softball reached the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2007. Lacrosse played in its thirdconsecutive NCAA semifinal. Field hockey won its first NCAA championship.

With so many dominant programs, many of the Wildcats’ best players aren’t just stars in the Big Ten, but are well-known on the national and international scale as well. Here’s a breakdown of some of NU’s top athletes.

Senior Federico Burdisso swimming & diving

Few can say they’ve won an Olympic medal and world championship prior to graduating college. Well, Burdisso can. A swimmer for Team Italy, in 2021 Burdisso became the first athlete to medal at the Olympics while enrolled at NU since 1956. He burst onto the Big Ten scene as a freshman, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors and setting multiple school records.

Burdisso remained busy this summer, winning a world championship in the 400-meter medley relay.

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A transfer from Colgate, Weiss was an important offensive spark for the Wildcats in 2021. The forward started in all 17 games and led NU in goals and points.

His efforts powered the Cats to one of its best finishes in recent years at 6-9-3 — a marked improvement from its 2-8-1 record in the abbreviated spring 2021 campaign.

As NU finds its footing under second-year coach Russell Payne, Weiss will certainly play an important role leading the program to new heights in 2022.

Graduate student Izzy Scane lacrosse

Few have had a lacrosse season as dominant as Scane’s 2021 run. Scane led the country in goals per game, set the Cats’ single-season and single-game goal records and was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, the highest award in college lacrosse. She spent the fall after the season training with the U.S. national team.

After sitting out 2022 with an ACL injury, there’s no doubt Scane will return to ruling the field this season.

Senior Boo Buie men’s basketball

In a program marked by numerous departures, Buie

will provide a steady veteran presence. The New York native started in all but one game in 2021-22, averaging 14.1 points and 4.3 assists per game. Buie is especially sharp at the free-throw line, leading the team and ranking fifth in the Big Ten at 79.6%.

Graduate student Courtney Shaw women’s basketball

Shaw has been an impact player for NU since the 2019-20 season, when the Wildcats claimed the Big Ten regular-season crown. The forward ranked second on the team in points, points per game and field-goal percentage. Shaw will play an important role as a veteran leader following Veronica Burton’s decision to enter the WNBA Draft.

Junior Peter Skoronski football

Skoronski has started every game of his NU career, playing a key role on the offensive line. An All-Big Ten pick in 2020 and 2021, Skoronski was the highestgraded freshman in the Big Ten among all positions during the shortened 2020 season. He took over at left tackle from Rashawn Slater — an NFL first-round draft pick who has been a source of advice for Skoronski.

The Park Ridge, Illinois, native is widely viewed as a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Junior Maddie Zimmer field hockey

The Most Outstanding Player of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, Zimmer will be a force to reckon with this fall. The midfielder made an instant impact upon arriving in Evanston, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors and All-Big Ten honors during the abbreviated spring 2021 season. Hailing from field hockey hotbed Hershey, Pennsylvania, Zimmer has played for Team USA for several years. She captained the USA U-17 field hockey team and now competes for the senior women’s national team.

Graduate student Danielle Williams softball

Williams was central to the Cats’ return to the Women’s College World Series. The Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, Williams recorded 19 strikeouts across 23.1 innings at the Tempe Super Regional to power NU to Oklahoma City. She posted a 2.09 ERA during the 2022 campaign and led the Big Ten in wins, strikeouts and ERA. The California native has been prolific since her arrival in Evanston in 2019 and will be an important veteran leader in 2023. charlottevarnes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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cats hope to rebound after down year

By RUSSELL LEUNG

daily senior staffer @rjleung7

Northwestern has adopted a Jekyll-and-Hyde persona in recent years.

The Wildcats capped off a nine-win season in 2018 with a victory in the Holiday Bowl, followed by a dismal 3-9 campaign in 2019. NU regained its spark in 2020, adding a 7-2 season and Citrus Bowl win to its ledger — before falling flat on its face in 2021 and going 3-9.

All signs point to another challenging year for the Cats. For the second-consecutive season, the

quarterback room is in flux. Former Clemson transfer Hunter Johnson left the program to return to Clemson, while four-game starter Andrew Marty graduated.

The defense also suffered key losses in the offseason: former All-American safety Brandon Joseph transferred to Notre Dame, and linebacker Chris Bergin, the Big Ten leader in solo tackles last season, graduated.

The team will see several breakout stars and veteran leaders return. Junior left tackle Peter Skoronski earned All-Big Ten honors in 2021 and is a projected first-round pick in next year’s NFL draft. Senior Malik Washington and junior Bryce Kirtz should be NU’s go-to receivers. Junior running back Cam Porter returns with a vengeance after missing all of 2021 with an injury,

though junior Evan Hull performed admirably in his absence and should receive plenty of touches.

On the other side of the ball, senior defensive lineman Adetomiwa Adebawore, who led the team in sacks and tackles for loss, anchors up front. Junior Bryce Gallagher leads the linebacker corps. The secondary unit remains mostly intact: Starting cornerbacks junior Cameron Mitchell and senior A.J. Hampton Jr., are back, as is junior safety Coco Azema.

The Cats also bring in the 48th-ranked recruiting class in the country. Four-star freshmen Reggie Fleurima — a wide receiver who will help offset the loss of Stephon Robinson Jr. — and edge rusher Anto Saka headline the 16 newcomers. Fitzgerald also waded into

the transfer portal to bring in players like Stanford graduate transfer defensive end Ryan Johnson and UCLA junior punter Luke Akers.

With a mix of new talent and experienced leadership, which version of NU football will show up this year? Cats fans should find out quickly when NU plays Nebraska in Dublin on Aug. 27. The Cats shut down the Cornhuskers 21-13 in 2020 before getting demolished 56-7 the following year. The season-opening contest for both teams will go a long way toward determining whether 2022 will provide the highest of highs for NU — or the lowest of lows. russellleung2024@u.northwestern.edu

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nu sees opportunity for breakout season

By RUSSELL LEUNG

daily senior staffer @rjleung7

This fall represents Northwestern’s greatest opportunity for a breakout season in recent years.

At first glance, coach Shane Davis’ team is once again facing choppy waters. The Wildcats are in search of their first winning record since 2014. They open conference play against national champion Wisconsin and face national runner-up Nebraska twice.

But NU is too talented to not make noise in the Big Ten this season after going 12-19 (7-13 Big Ten) in 2021. Senior outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara, a two-time All-Big Ten first-team honoree, leads the offense with her potent attacking and serving power.

She ranked fourth in the conference in kills and scored the most aces by a Big Ten player in a single game

last season.

Junior setter Alexa Rousseau returns as the Cats’ playmaker and a kills, digs and assists triple threat.

Senior outside hitter Hanna Lesiak, graduate student outside hitter Ella Grbac and junior middle blocker Leilani Dodson are staples in the offense, while graduate student libero Megan Miller and sophomore defensive specialist Ellee Stinson hold it down in the back row.

All eyes will also be on the freshman class, which PrepVolleyball.com ranked seventh-best in the country. Top-40 outside hitters Kathryn Randorf and Averie Hernandez add firepower to the offense, and setter Sienna Noordermeer and middle blocker Kennedy Hill should also make an immediate impact.

This team is deep and experienced — this is the year to make the leap to Big Ten contention.

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Following a historic season and an NCAA Division I Championship, Northwestern field hockey is gearing up for a repeat in the 2022 season. Led by redshirt senior forward Bente Baekers, the squad returns most of its players this fall.

Additionally, coach Tracey Fuchs will return as the leader of the Wildcats after signing a multi-year contract extension in February.

NU’s history-making success last season came from a dominant presence across the field.

Junior midfielder Maddie Zimmer and senior midfielder Alia Marshall represented the U.S. in the 2022 Pan American Cups following their victorious 2021 season.

Despite falling short on claiming a Big Ten title last season, NU’s retribution in the NCAA Tournament foreshadowed a new dynasty in the making. The purple and white shut out Liberty with ease to take home the program’s first national championship.

Many of the Cats’ central role players are underclassmen, so the team has the potential to be a top contender for years. NU’s dominance last season places the squad in a position to bring home a Big Ten Championship and make a second-consecutive NCAA tournament run.

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nu looks cats seek to find their groove to maintain momentum

By CHARLOTTE VARNES

daily senior staffer @charvarnes11

By IRIS SWARTHOUT

daily senior staffer @swarthout_iris

Northwestern looks to continue its momentum from last season powered by the return of seniors Kalea Bartolotto and Olivia Verbeke.

The Wildcats finished seventh in the 2021 Big Ten Cross Country Championship off a 48th-place finish from Bartolotto with a 6,000-meter time of 21:50.7 and a 53rd-place finish for senior Olivia Verbeke, who came in three seconds behind her teammate.

This fall, the Wildcats will kick off the cross country season in Dekalb, Ill. at the Northern Illinois University Huskie Challenge on September 2 and will travel as far as Oklahoma for the NCAA Regionals in November.

The Big Ten Championship will be at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and NU will have a chance to run the course beforehand during the Big Ten Preview in October.

NU has a number of younger racers who could break out as well.

Sophomore Fiona Lenth made a debut appearance at the Big Ten Championship coming in 73rd with a time of 22:16.7 for the 6000m. During the 2022 outdoor track season, Lenth ran a speedy 5000m in 17:45 — a personal record for the 16th-place finisher at the Illini Classic.

Juniors Katherine Hessler and Emily Casaclang also have promise, as this year’s 17:15 and 16:52 5000m track times, respectively, are hot going into the fall. It’s safe to say Lenth, Hessler and Casaclang are not to be ignored this year. irisswarthout2023@u.northwestern.edu

It’s been an up-and-down few years for Northwestern women’s soccer.

The program went through a golden age from 2015-2018, advancing to the NCAA Tournament in four straight seasons and winning the Big Ten Championship in 2016 under coach Michael Moynihan’s leadership.

But the Wildcats haven’t recorded a winning record since then. NU finished 2021 with a 7-9-1 record — a 44% win rate.

After graduating several starters and a handful of transfers, the Wildcats will rely on their remaining upperclassmen leaders and a group of talented underclassmen in hopes of hitting above .500 and making a splash in the Big Ten. NU retains most of its offensive talent from 2021. Junior midfielder Josie Aulicino will play a significant role this season after leading the Cats in scoring and assists in 2021. Senior midfielder

Aurea del Carmen and junior midfielder Ingrid Falls return as well after tying for third on the team in scoring with two goals apiece in 2021.

Perhaps the biggest question mark is who will anchor NU in goal. Goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood opted to take her fifth year of eligibility at Notre Dame, leaving the Cats without a starting keeper.

Graduate goalkeeper Mia Raben, a transfer from Wake Forest, might be the perfect fit. She will compete with senior Maddie Lo and freshman Reiley Fitzpatrick for the starting job.

A number of key defenders graduated and opted to not take their fifth year at NU. But senior defender Danika Austin, who started every game in 2021, remains and will likely play an important leadership role. Incoming recruit Charis Toney, ranked as a top-15 defender in the country, may make an immediate impact upon her arrival in Evanston.

With a talented incoming class and several starters returning, the Cats will look to build momentum and return to their success of years prior.

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MEN’S SOCCER

nu set for success in 2022 season

By ALEX CERVANTES

daily senior staffer @cervantespalex

Northwestern enters year two under coach Russell Payne with a few familiar faces, a host of new ones and a set foundation for future success.

Following a strong conclusion to the fall season, including an upset, penalty-shootout victory over Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament, the Wildcats hope to carry some of 2021’s late success into 2022.

Despite losing several graduating seniors, junior forward Justin Weiss, NU’s leader in goals and points, is back. Weiss, a first-team All-Big Ten member last season, will spearhead the Cats’

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attack alongside senior midfielder Vicente Castro and a potential breakout candidate in junior midfielder Joseph Arena. Castro led NU with seven assists and bagged two goals last season.

Payne has also retained much of his midfield corps. Graduate student Bardia Kimiavi will anchor the group, alongside key cogs in junior Rom Brown and sophomores Collin McCamy and Danh Tran.

The backline for the Cats has been retooled, with the principles and shape remaining the same.

During much of the spring season, NU used three center-backs with a pair of wing-backs. Senior defenders Deng Deng Kur and Jack Ratterman were the consistent starters at center-back, with graduate student defender Ethan Dudley operating at the center of the group. A trio of McCamy

and sophomore defenders Ibrahim Obeid and Brandon Clagette each played significant minutes at full-back.

Starting goalkeeper Miha Miskovic is no longer between the sticks for the Cats — Ethan Bandre is gone, too. A competition for the starting gig could emerge between graduate student Christian Garner, senior Kevin Klausz and incoming freshman Paul Walters.

Coupled with the returners, NU is bolstered by the addition of a top-five recruiting class, with six freshmen and five transfers. The Cats’ mix of veterans and youngsters may take some time to gel, but the groundwork is there to push for the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2014. alexcervantes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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By ANGELI MITTAL

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2022 was a historic season for No. 20 Northwestern. Not only did the Wildcats win more than 50% of their matches — which hadn’t happened in four years — but it also marked the first time in eight years that a Cat won a national championship.

The Cats (7-4) finished with a 4-4 Big Ten record, their best since 2017-18. The team scored wins against Illinois and No. 16 Purdue after losses to them in 2021, though No. 19 Minnesota defeated NU again last season.

The start of the season proved to be rough with four-straight losses in Big Ten play, but coach Matt Storniolo and the wrestling team secured five-straight victories for the remainder of the regular season, and the team finished fifth at the Big Ten Championships. Storniolo recently

agreed to continue coaching wrestling at NU for a few more years.

Then-graduate student Ryan Deakin brought home the 157 lbs. national title from the NCAA Championships. He also dominated the season with a perfect 18-0 record and became the third Cat in program history to win three Big Ten titles.

The team also brought home a top-10 national finish for the second-consecutive season, placing sixth. Alongside Deakin, three other wrestlers — then-senior Michael DeAugustino, redshirt

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The Wildcats saw another successful season in 202122, maintaining their NCAA reputation and achieving a roughly 70% win rate.

Coach Zach Moss — named the Central Collegiate Fencing Conference Women’s Team Coach of the Year for a second-consecutive season — led the Cats to a 31-13 record, including wins against Boston College and and Brandeis and three victories against Cleveland State.

And for the first time this decade, the fencing team secured a win against longtime rival and top-ranked Notre Dame.

Northwestern scored another top-10 team finish in

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senior Lucas Davison and redshirt junior Chris Cannon — were awarded All-American honors and career-best finishes at the tournament.

NU encountered some low points during the peak of the pandemic, but it quickly redeemed itself in 2022 with record-breaking wins. Though Deakin departs the program, one thing’s for sure: The Cats may be in store for another successful season in 2023 with its continuing group of top wrestlers.

the NCAA Championships — after earning its best finish in the 2020-21 season at third — and brought home three top-20 individual finishes.

Junior saber and NCAA All-American Sky Miller acquired her second-consecutive top-10 individual finish. She is also the highest-ranked fencer in NU history.

Then-graduate student Sarah Filby and sophomore Hanna Lipthay represented NU in foil and epee, respectively.

For the 2022-23 season, the fencing team is getting eight new Cats to add to its top fencers, including epee Karen Wang, who medaled at the 2020 Junior Olympics.

NU showed its claws against top-ranked teams across the country while sustaining its spot at the NCAA Championships. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Cats continue to dominate in fencing. amittal@u.northwestern.edu

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By KATE WALTER

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Northwestern capped off a solid season in 2021-22, breaking numerous school records and finishing fifth in the women’s Big Ten Championships and sixth in the men’s Big Ten Championships.

Under coach Katie Robinson’s second season as head coach, the Wildcats saw strong success with their relays.

The women broke school records in both the 200- and 400-yard medley relays during the season, each earning All-American honorable mentions at NCAA Championships. The men clinched the 200-yard medley relay school record, which had last been set in 2007 by a team of Olympians and world champions.

At the NCAA Championships, then-graduate student Sophie Angus and then-senior Tara Vovk finished seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 100-yard breaststroke, each achieving All-American honors.

Junior Lola Mull also earned All-American honors with a seventh-place finish in the 1,650-yard freestyle.

On the men’s side, senior Kevin Houseman’s

10th-place finish in the 100-yard breast marked the first time the men’s team scored points at the NCAA Championships since 2017.

NU’s diving squad had several record-breaking performances as well. Then-senior Yohan EskrickParkinson set school records in the men’s 1-meter and 3-meter springboard, senior Jaye Patrick set the women’s 1-meter springboard school record and senior Markie Hopkins snagged honorable mention All-American honors with a 12th-place finish in the platform event at the NCAA Championships.

The Wildcats have maintained momentum to make quite a splash this summer. Angus won the Canadian national championship in the 100-meter breast and was one of five NU swimmers and divers to compete at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Olympic bronze medalist and senior Federico Burdisso took home gold at that meet in the 400-meter medley relay, setting a new European record with his team.

These next few seasons will be crucial for NU as it aims to continue its upward trajectory in the Big Ten before California teams USC and UCLA jump into the mix in 2024. katewalter2025@u.northwestern.edu

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This course investigates the era of earth-shaking historical transformations that began with the revolutionary moment of the late 1700s and whose implications continue to play out today. The sequence of events unleashed by these political and industrial revolutions overthrew the old monarchical social order of nobles and peasants to redraw the map of the world and create much of our ongoing social reality: capitalism and socialism; imperialism and national liberation movements; fascism/Nazism and liberal democracy; feminism, conservatism, racism, nationalism, and the very idea of revolution itself. Above all, this course is about power – who has been able to seize it and how they have done so, who has been subordinated by it and how they have responded.

210-1-20 History of the United States, Precolonial to the Civil War Michaela Kleber MWF 11:00–11:50

Everyone, it seems, from politicians to television shows, references early American history—as an ideal or as a disappointment, as a model or as a cautionary tale. This course will explore what, exactly, happened in America in the centuries that preceded the end of the Civil War through the eyes of the people who were there, including Indigenous people, enslaved and free African Americans, European colonizers, and immigrants from around the world. In moving from events preceding the European colonization of an already-peopled continent to the end of the deadliest war in U.S. history waged over the fate of African Americans in bondage, this course examines how the struggles of various groups shaped the course of events in early American history.

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How did corn change African politics? What did indigenous silver miners in Mexico contribute to the fall of a great Chinese dynasty? Why did Britain industrialize before Holland, China, or Japan? This course addresses these questions and many more as it traces the history of the world between 1500 and 1850. We will consider the dense web of connections that traversed the Eurasian landmass, reached across the Arctic Circle, and spanned the vast oceans connecting the Old World and the New.

333-0-20 The Age of the Renaissance Edward Muir T/Th 9:30–10:50

The events of 1348 made the COVID epidemic look like a minor cold. In a matter of a few weeks, a third to a half of all Europeans died from a mysterious illness called the Black Death, which was just one of many calamities, including the near total collapse of international trade and devastating wars that disrupted normal life. In the wake of these disasters, writers, artists, and a surprising number of common people began to search for explanations for what had gone wrong by asking sharp questions: what did it mean to be human, what moral obligations did people have for others, was it virtuous to seek political office or to make money, and how could a loving God allow such suffering?

This course explores that search, which is what we now call the Renaissance. It began among the independent city-states of Italy and spread from them to the rest of Europe.

What is most remarkable is that the center of the Renaissance, the city of Florence, had about half of the population of Evanston today.

The course will concentrate on developments in Italy, especially dysfunctional families and corrupt city-states, the tyrannical behavior of princes, the ambitions of the Roman popes, the sources of artistic creativity, the origins of modern political thought and the scientific method, and the constraints and opportunities available to women.

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nu looks to regroup in post-burton era

By RUSSELL LEUNG

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Northwestern may have lost one of its greatest players ever, but coach Joe McKeown’s Wildcats will aim to maintain the same level of success as in recent years in the upcoming season.

Replacing All-American Veronica Burton, the 2022 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Defensive Player of the Year and current point guard for the WNBA’s Dallas Wings, is no easy task. The beloved “Backcourt Burglar” served as team captain and led the Cats in points, assists

and steals last season.

Nevertheless, there are players ready to step up in the wake of Burton’s departure. Fifth-year forward and All-Big Ten honorable mention Courtney Shaw, who averaged 8.1 points and led the team in rebounds, returns to stabilize the frontcourt. A pair of reliable veteran guards in senior Laya Hartman and fifth-year Sydney Wood also returns.

The team’s younger players are poised to take the next step as well. Sophomore guard Jillian Brown has averaged 8 points and should see more ball-handling responsibilities this year, and sophomore forward and team blocks leader Caileigh Walsh continues to hold her own in the post. As

guards Jess Santalcado and Lauryn Satterwhite depart, NU bolsters its backcourt depth with espnW 100 recruit Caroline Lau. The Cats suffered a relatively disappointing season in 2021-22, going 17-12 (8-8 Big Ten), and barely missed an NCAA Tournament berth just two years after winning the Big Ten regularseason crown and one year after making the second round of the Big Dance. They will have to navigate a perennially loaded Big Ten that features contenders like Iowa, Ohio State and Indiana.

But this team has enough talent and experience to make another run toward postseason success. russellleung2024@u.northwestern.edu

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a decisive year ahead for coach collins, nu

By ALEX CERVANTES

daily senior staffer @cervantespalex

A mid-March email from athletic director Derrick Gragg indicated the 2022-23 season would be a decisive year for Chris Collins. The 10-year men’s basketball head coach was tasked with “making necessary changes to build towards success” in the new year. And if the offseason has been any hint, it could be an uphill battle this winter.

Following a fifth-consecutive losing season and an offseason exodus, Collins and the Cats are in win-now mode more than ever.

After bowing out in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Iowa, Northwestern had to quickly take stock of its losses. Forward Pete Nance, the Wildcats’ leading scorer and rebounder, transferred to North Carolina after testing the NBA Draft process. Center Ryan Young headed to Duke.

Guards Ryan Greer and Casey Simmons and forward Elyjah Williams all left Evanston. Nance, Young and Williams’ exits in particular leave Collins with a depleted, inexperienced frontcourt.

It’s not all doom and gloom, though. NU returns 61.5 percent of its scoring and a large chunk of its backcourt. Senior guard Boo Buie, who averaged 14.1 points and 4.3 assists per game, is back in the purple and white. Redshirt senior guard Chase

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Audige will look to return to his 2020-21 form after an up-and-down season. Junior guard Ty Berry showed positive scoring flashes toward the end of conference play, while sophomore guard Julian Roper II’s energy on the defensive end will be much needed.

Senior forward Robbie Beran is the veteran

presence in the frontcourt. The additions of freshman forwards Luke Hunger and Nick Martinelli, as well as graduate transfer Tydus Verhoeven, provide the necessary depth. Junior center Matt Nicholson will likely see a significant increase in minutes, too. alexcervantes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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nu eyes another trip cats look to rebuild, remain competitive to oklahoma city

By CHARLOTTE VARNES

daily senior staffer @charvarnes11

Northwestern softball just finished one of its most successful seasons in recent memory: a Big Ten regular season title, a trip to the Women’s College World Series and a final ranking of No. 6 nationally.

The Wildcats are poised to claw their way back to Oklahoma City in 2023. NU retains nearly all of its star power from its 2022 campaign with the exception of outfielder Rachel Lewis, the 2022 Big Ten Player of the Year.

With five returning graduate students — outfielder Skyler Shellmeyer, first baseman Nikki Cuchran, catcher Jordyn Rudd, pitcher Danielle Williams and shortstop Maeve Nelson — the Cats will have no shortage of veteran leadership in 2023.

On the mound, Williams played a central role in booking NU’s ticket to Oklahoma City. She started all three games of the Tempe Super Regional, notching 19 strikeouts over 23.1 innings. She will no doubt be crucial to the Cats’ defensive success this season.

Returning pitchers senior Sydney Supple and junior Lauren Boyd will also anchor the rotation.

Rudd is poised for another strong season anchoring the defense as well. Rudd started all 58 games at catcher for NU in 2022 and claimed the title of Softball America National Defensive Player of the Year.

The departure of Lewis, the Cats’ leader in runs, OPS and home runs, will certainly leave a hole in the lineup. But other than Lewis, most of NU’s offensive firepower remains. Look to Rudd, Cuchran and Nelson to maintain the Cats’ momentum in 2022.

Beyond the program’s veteran leaders, a talented crew of younger players is set to make an impact, too.

Sophomore infielder Grace Nieto started every game at second base, and junior infielder Hannah Cady also started each matchup at third baseman en route to All-Big Ten honors.

Coach Kate Drohan, the winningest coach in NU history, is back for her 22nd season at the helm. With her leadership and the returning talent, there’s no doubt the Cats will be competing for a spot in Oklahoma City once again. charlottevarnes2024@u.northwestern.edu

By CHARLOTTE VARNES

daily senior staffer @charvarnes11

Lacrosse has long been one of Northwestern’s most dominant programs. Seven national titles, a Big Ten Tournament championship and 13 NCAA semifinal appearances under coach Kelly Amonte Hiller have cemented the team’s prominent standing on the national level.

The Wildcats have only continued to reach new heights in recent years. NU consistently ranks among the country’s top 10 programs and has appeared in three-straight NCAA semifinal matchups.

This season, however, will require some rebuilding in Evanston. The Cats lost three of their top four scorers from 2022 after graduating midfielders Jill Girardi and Brennan Dwyer and attacker Lauren Gilbert.

But a group of talented younger players may step up in their place. Senior attacker Erin Coykendall will play an important leadership

role as a playmaker. Sophomore midfielders Samantha Smith and Sammy White are set to step up on the draw circle and on offense, too.

The return of graduate student attacker Izzy Scane could also make a significant difference for NU. Scane was one of the country’s top players in 2021, setting the NCAA record for goals per game and ranking among the leading scorers nationally. Out with an ACL injury in 2022, Scane will no doubt anchor the Cats’ offense upon her return.

Defense is a significant question mark for NU entering 2023. Goalkeeper Madison Doucette — a staple of the Cats’ defense for three seasons — entered the transfer portal, and it’s unclear who will replace her in the cage. The program’s only true defender, Ally Palermo, graduated, leaving younger players to take the helm. Junior midfielders Carleigh Mahoney and Kendall Halpern were among the team’s leaders on caused turnovers and ground balls in 2022 and will lead the unit in 2023. charlottevarnes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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nu aims for a fresh start with new faces in 2023

By SKYE SWANN

daily senior staffer @sswann301

Despite a strong start to the 2022 season, Northwestern baseball finished the spring with a losing record and lost key players — infielder Patrick Herrera, left-handed pitcher Sean Sullivan and center fielder Ethan O’Donnell — to the transfer portal.

The Wildcats made a comeback late last season, raising hopes for a run in the 2021 Big Ten Tournament until they got derailed by conference foe

Ohio State. Following the losses, NU experienced a shift in the program with the graduation of infielder Anthony Calarco and the hiring of coach Jim Foster.

Working as the head coach at Army, Foster was named 2022 Patriot League Coach of the Year for leading Army to four conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. His leadership and success with Army is promising for the future of the Cats’ 2023 season.

With a weak finish and a handful of change-ups inside the program this past year, NU’s outcome this season remains a mystery. After losing critical players, and possibly more, to the transfer portal

and the hiring of new management, the upcoming season will showcase several changes. skyeswann2024@u.northwestern.edu

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nu poised to reach super regionals

By ANGELI MITTAL

daily senior staffer @amittal27

No. 31 Northwestern finished last season strong with a 20-11 record — its best full-length season since 2017.

Compared to the 2021 season, the Cats played a stronger homestand game last season, winning twice as many home games at 12-3 in contrast to 2021’s 6-3 record — though COVID-19 impacted many of the team’s games that year.

The Wildcats prevailed until the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament, falling 0-4 to No. 1 seeded Ohio State.

The Wildcats have not reached the third round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship since coach Arvid Swan took the helm in 2008. The 2022 season marked the Wildcats’ second consecutive return to the tournament, earning a decisive 4-0 win against East Tennessee State in the first round.

While NU suffered losses in its doubles matches

against No. 7 Kentucky (26-8, 10-2 SEC), sophomore Presley Thieneman and No. 33 senior Steven Forman provided two wins for the Wildcats in this postseason match.

Forman was named to the First Team All-Big Ten and had one of the strongest singles records during the regular season at 16-3. He will return in 2023 for a fifth year of eligibility.

Also named to All-Big Ten teams were thenseniors Simen Bratholm and Trice Pickens, both of whom led NU to success during the first round of the NCAA Tournament in singles and doubles matches. It is unclear whether they will return in 2023.

Only time will tell if Swan’s Wildcats will advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Super Regionals for the first time under his leadership next season. Meanwhile, the Cats will have work to do to beat their long-time Big Ten rivals Ohio State, Illinois and Michigan, whom they struggled against throughout the past few seasons. amittal@u.northwestern.edu

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

cats eye big ten title, veterans return

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Following its 26th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, Northwestern will return most of its key pieces.

The Wildcats’ 2022 spring dual season was a bit of a rollercoaster, but they finished with a 14-10 record, ultimately falling to Wake Forest in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ema Lazic, Hannah McColgan and Vanessa Streng departed the program after graduation.

Coach Claire Pollard will certainly miss Lazic’s dominance on the singles card (she tallied 15 wins), but NU retains plenty of talent. No. 1 singles player Clarissa Hand has taken advantage of her extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19 and will don the purple-and-white for one more season. Hand was the Cats’ only ranked singles

player for the majority of the spring, finishing the season ranked 91st in the country.

Hand’s doubles partner, sophomore Maria Shusharina, is also back for NU. Both members of the pair were selected to the All-Big Ten team.

Shusharina cemented her place at No. 2 on the singles card in the spring, with a 12-9 record.

Other notable returnees include junior Christina Hand, who posted a 13-4 record in singles play; freshman Sydney Pratt, who made an immediate impact and went 12-8 and seniors Justine Leong and Briana Crowley.

Pollard, who has guided the Cats to 15 Big Ten Tournament titles since 1999, inked a contract extension through 2026 in May. She and NU have a formidable and veteran-laden squad entering next season looking to once again reach the mountaintop of Big Ten women’s tennis and hang another banner in the Combe Tennis Center. alexcervantes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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cats aim for ncaa championship

By CHARLOTTE VARNES

daily senior staffer @charvarnes11

After just missing the NCAA Championship in 2021-22, Northwestern will look to return to college golf ’s greatest stage for the first time since 2018-19.

The Wildcats have long been a powerhouse under coach Emily Fletcher. NU made the NCAA Championship every year from 201319, finishing in the top 10 from 2015-18.

W hile the Cats haven’t reached the

championship in several seasons, the program was still successful in 2021-22. NU was undefeated in Big Ten match play and finished third at the Big Ten Championship. In their 12thconsecutive trip to the NCAA Regional, the Cats narrowly failed to advance to the NCAA Championship after losing a playoff against Purdue.

NU will return at least three of its five players from its NCAA Regional squad, including its top three finishers: juniors Jieni Li and Jennifer Cai and sophomore Lauryn Nguyen.

Nguyen, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, was a star for the Cats throughout last season.

She finished in the top 10 in her first collegiate

match and continued to make waves for NU, earning All-Big Ten honors along the way. She will certainly play a central role in 2022-23.

Depending on whether Kelly Sim and Kelly Su take their fifth year of eligibility, the Cats may have two open slots in their lineup. Senior Irene Kim, the 2021 Big Ten Golfer of the Year, struggled throughout 2021-22, but could break through and make the lineup once again in 202223. Incoming freshman Dianna Lee, the No. 22 recruit in the country, could make an instant impact as well. charlottevarnes2024@u.northwestern.edu

MEN’S GOLF

NU SEEKS second chance in 2023

By ALEX CERVANTES

daily senior staffer @cervantespalex

Needing a top-five finish to qualify for the NCAA Championship last spring, Northwestern was unable to complete the feat.

The Wildcats finished 20-over, 10 strokes above fifth-place East Tennessee State, and their season came to an end at the Columbus Regional.

But NU’s 2021-22 campaign was still successful individually and collectively.

Graduate student David Nyfjäll was a unanimous All-Big Ten first team selection and the first Cat since 2010 to win the

conference’s individual title. As a unit, NU’s strongest result came at the Hamptons Intercollegiate in October 2021, where they shared a team title.

Unlike last year when the Cats returned many of their big contributors, this summer will see a couple major pieces depart Evanston.

Varun Chopra and Eric McIntosh, who finished T29 and T40 at the Columbus Regional, left the program following graduation. It is unclear whether Yannick Artigolle and Lucas Becht’s futures will use their fifth year of eligibility at NU. Despite the question marks surrounding other upperclassmen’s decisions, Nyfjäll is taking advantage of his extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19 and

returning to Evanston for a fifth year. Other notable returnees include senior James Imai, who finished T49 at the regional and sophomore Cameron Adam, who finished T45. alexcervantes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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