10/05/2011 Dr. Margaret Gerber graduated from Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine in 1939.  Decades after her graduation, Gerber, who goes by the name "Mickey," still calls Evanston home.   "I’ve lived here since basically 1937,” she says. “How many years is that?"   Growing up during th

Nina Leff 10/05/2011 Northwestern Athletics joins the likes of President Obama and Google after being the first collegiate athletics department to create a video for the "It Gets Better" project.   The project began one year ago in hopes of ending the epidemic of suicides among LGBT youths.  

Sam Rong 10/05/2011 It is rare to see cheeseburgers and football trophies in the same place at the same time, but Wendy's 2011 Tour of America is doing just that.   Wendy's mobile taste tour restaurant made a pit stop at SPAC on Wednesday. It’s a nationwide tour to promote Wendy's new Dave's

NNN Staff 10/03/2011   Saturday Night Live head writer Seth Meyers will be the Grand Marshal of this year's homecoming parade.   The 1996 graduate of the School of Communication will lead floats down Sheridan Road on October 26th.   He last appeared on campus two years ago when he performed

Justin Schecker 10/03/2011   It’s only five months until Northwestern students dance for the nation's most influential college organization.   Northwestern’s Dance Marathon earned the title at the third annual Classy Awards last month. NUDM was one of ten college finalists nominated based on ho

Sorority and fraternity houses lay the bricks to become more handicap accessible. Ariel Rothfield takes a look at the changes.

While most students were on break this summer, their dorms in Evanston were getting a makeover. Antonia Cerejido takes you inside.

Kayla Stoner May 2, 2011 Just after 10p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced that Osama Bin Laden, leader of Al Queda, was dead.  The Navy Seals killed him at a mansion in Abbottabad, Pakistan.   Ten years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Obama said,

College Feminists kicked of Sex Week on Monday with a series of events meant to open conversation about sex.

Megan Neunan 11/15/10  For Marissa Brookes, the honor of a Fulbright isn’t lost on her. She recalls her reaction to the big envelope. “Oh my God! I am so happy...Well, at first, it doesn't hit you for about five, ten seconds...I am actually very administrative about it, reading - Oh, that's interesting - and

Aaron Pepper 11/08/10  CPR is a lifesaver. In any of this year’s 200,000 cases of sudden cardiac arrest, the procedure could be the last line of survival. And CPR classes prepare students for every eventuality that might arise in such an emergency. “It just tells you what to expect more than anything,” lif

11/08/10  To eat animal products, or not to eat animal products? Vegans always say no. Even though they are a small group on campus, NU Cuisine tries to cater to their special diet. “We have vegan options in all our stations,” said Marketing Manager Pam Yee. “So that kind of got us included in the competition

11/03/2010  More than sixty students, faculty and members of the community gathered Tuesday night for a discussion about anti-Semitism and diversity on campus. Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein called the forum after the menorah outside the Tannenbaum Chabad House was vandalized Saturday. Evanston Police are calling i

10/27/2010 Everybody knows studying and munching go hand-in-hand at Northwestern, and now they'll have one more spot to do that on South Campus, Fran's Café. Fran’s Cafe opened earlier this quarter in the Willard basement. Students can use a WildCard or cash to order anything from burgers to milkshakes to

Aaron Pepper  A Northwestern grant and time to take a fall internship gave film student Katy Witmer the chance to fulfill a dream with her own version of studying abroad. "I'd always wanted to try ranching. I started looking through states. I thought I wanted to be in Idaho…Colorado… Montana and found

Ward Goolsby 10/18/2010 Strapping in -- Eva Wilkins has to do it before her special morning workout. But its a necessary precaution.  "I had a stroke in September 2003. I had an anneurism," she said. Wilkins has trouble controlling the right side of her body, but she's getting some help from Dr. David Br

NNN Staff 10/10/2011 Students may be getting their hands on care packages from home sooner.   University Residential Life is proposing a system that notifies students by email when their packages arrive in the mailroom.   They say the system, called “My Digital Doorman,” is four to ten times

Catherine Ton 10/10/2011 This year's annual Greek Week gave Northwestern sororities and fraternities a chance to compete with chapter pride. Events included the Greek Week Day of Service, a Greek gods and goddesses contest, a top chef challenge, and a stroll competition.   NU’s four Greek c

Elizabeth Schulze 10/10/2011 Thousands of local runners are still feeling the runner's high after logging 26 miles in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon.   NNN caught up with some of Northwestern's very own athletes and other runners when they crossed the finish line. Watch the video for their rea

NNN Staff 10/10/2011 Tickets are now on sale for the Northwestern Ski Trip.   This year’s event will take place in Park City, Utah from December 10 to the 16.   Tickets cost 420 dollars and are now available at the Norris Box Office. The ticket fee includes slope-side lodging and a 4-day lif

Jolene Zhou 10/10/2011 Two years after starting the fight to raise salaries for campus workers, members of Northwestern’s Living Wage campaign celebrate a victory.   The Living Wage Campaign hosted a forum at Harris Hall on Thursday to go over the new contract for dining hall and Norris food servic

10/17/2011 It wouldn't be fall without pumpkins, and on Saturday the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority hosted Carve to Cure Cancer.   Zetas, students and members of the community decorated pumpkins to raise money for breast cancer awareness.   The event was the culmination of Zeta's Think Pink Week.

Taylor Maycan 10/17/2011 Sweets and sweat aren't usually a good combination, but runners on the lakefill got a taste of both Saturday morning when  Northwestern’s Triathlon Club hosted its 6 th annual Krispy Kreme Doughnut 5k Run.   It's a 5k race with a tasty twist. At the end of each mile, runne

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Kayla Stoner 11/01/2010   When Chicagoans think Northwestern athletics, what slogan comes to mind? Thanks to Northwestern’s Senior Associate Athletic Director Mike Polisky, many Chicagoans think “Chicago’s Big Ten Team.” What’s Polisky’s secret to making the slogan stick?  He just tells it like it i

Ed Demaria 10/17/2011 Northwestern students could soon have a chance to see platinum recording artist Lupe Fiasco on campus.   The rapper is rumored to perform at A&O’s Fall Ball on November 4.   Lupe’s name first became involved with the show back in September when he listed an Evanston

Lauren Victory 10/11/2010 Homecoming is in less than two weeks and Monday, Northwestern finally announced the grand marshall for this year's homecoming parade. The university announced television star Stephanie March will lead the homecoming festivities. Best known for her protrayal of "Alexandra Cabot" o

May 20, 2011 Mayfest announced rap group Chiddy Bang will perform on Dillo Day.  The announcement came at the final night of Battle of the Bands at Nevin’s Pub.

Ed Demaria May 19, 2011 The New Pornographers will be performing at Dillo Day on May 28, Mayfest announced today.   The Canadian Indie band will be the daytime headliner for this year’s show.   “We're really excited to have The New Pornographers come and play Dillo Day ,” said Logan Koepke

Elizabeth Schulze 10/12/2011 The university is loosening its definition of alcohol arrests.   In its annual security and fire report, University Police are predicting a change in the number of student alcohol violations.   "You will see a drop there in the number of alcohol arrests,” NUPD Chi

Kathryn Nathanson 10/10/2011 For Northwestern students looking to save some cash and still eat out, there's a new discount card in Evanston.            Founded by a student at the University of Pennsylvania, UniEats is spreading to college towns across the country. Nathaniel Harley and Alex Spatt

Justin Schecker 10/12/2011 A new Forbes Magazine report ranks Northwestern as the 9th most expensive school in the country.   The report uses data from the National Center for Education Studies.   It factors in the cost of tuition, room and board, and other expenses such as textbooks.  

10/17/2011 Chicago's Humanities Festival started its annual series of events on Northwestern’s Evanston campus Sunday.   Organizers say the festival's goals are to promote the humanities for an audience of all ages.   Topics of lectures included the American justice system and art history.

Jessica Schiffman 10/12/2011 When it comes to the most social dorm on campus, ask anyone and they'll most likely give the same answer – Bobb McCulloch.   The north-campus dorm nestled in the middle of the fraternity quad was recently named the biggest party dorm in the nation. false

10/20/2010 As the school year kicks off, some students have more on their minds than the usual homework and exams. It’ s job-hunting season for the seniors. That means setting aside the time to prepare for interviews and meeting potential employers at career fairs. Nia Arnold, a Medill senior, recently

Ed Demaria Weinberg freshman Andy Kozminski arrived at elder hall before welcome week. He was eager to move into room 127. But Kozminski quickly found out his room was still under construction and that he need to go to office room 143. “I walked in and there was nothing in my room,” Kozminski said. “It

NNN's Hannah Chanpong hits the streets for Big Bite Night, an annual foodie free-for-all.

Amy Li 10/24/2011 Northwestern students speak up about a crisis in Somalia.   With 2.4 million Somalians displaced, the United Nations is calling this the biggest crisis in the world today. The drought may be over, but the famine lives on.   For Northwestern junior Fadhi Ali, the crisis is cl

Justin Hatfield 10/24/2011 NU might have lost the football game, but that didn't stop students from celebrating homecoming.   A record number of students marched in the annual homecoming parade down Sheridan Road Friday night. With 57 groups marching, executive co-chair of the homecoming committee,

Nina Leff 10/24/2011 Being with the other women prisoners, I remember quite clearly, and how we got to be good friends; how I learned many lessons from them about life and about trying to find courage in adversity; how they taught me the value of standing up for your principles and for your basic rights

Ed Demaria 10/24/2011 NU police issue a security alert after a strong-arm robbery Saturday night.   A male student was walking down Sheridan road near University Place when he was approached from behind. The suspect allegedly punched the student in the face before taking his smart phone. The attack

Kayla Stoner 10/31/2011 Despite concerns about Occupy protests, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor appeared on campus Friday.   The Republican Congressman from Virginia talked about what it takes to get the United States out of the economic recession.       "It is a ladder built not by Washin

Taylor Maycan 10/31/2011 With fall comes pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, and for the Northwestern Community Development Corps (NCDC), the annual Project Pumpkin.   NU students give back to the community by providing Chicagoland kids spooks, scares and a safe place to celebrate Halloween.   "

Amy Li 10/31/2011 Northwestern Special Olympics athletes put their training to the test Saturday morning at the Lakefill for the annual 5k fundraiser run.   More than 50 runners crossed the finish line and raised money for the Young Athletes program. That event will be a field day on campus for all

10/31/2011 NU students might not have to search far to find a real ghost this Halloween. Many of the school's buildings are rumored to be haunted.   "Just in my mind I was freaked out, but I hadn't heard any stories prior,” senior Olivia Kim says at the suggestion of a haunted NU.   Tech is rumo

Kayla Stoner 10/31/2011   Occupy Wall Street is spreading around the country, and right across Sheridan Road. Now Northwestern students can’t ignore it anymore.   “Even if I'm not affected, it's an obligation on me to take a stand,” says Taylor Layton, one of the organizers of the newly-sta

Ed Demaria Sam Rong 11/07/2011 Northwestern issues the third emergency alert of the year for robberies and attempted robberies near campus.   Four teenagers took a smart phone from a Northwestern student standing on the porch of his apartment early Sunday morning.   The robbery took place

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Elizabeth Schulze 11/14/2011 The search is on for a new dean of the Medill School of Journalism Media Integrated Marketing Communications.   Dean John Lavine announced in September his decision to step down after this academic year. The Medill search committee is now reaching out to students to help

Catherine Ton 11/14/2011 College students weren't the only ones roaming Northwestern's campus this weekend. Northwestern's annual Family Weekend welcomed hundreds of students' parents and siblings.   This year's family weekend featured a busy schedule of events from Friday through Sunday.   On

Catherine Ton 11/14/2011 Northwestern’s Women's Center celebrates its 25th anniversary.    The festivities began with a reception at Scott Hall on Thursday night. Students, faculty and Evanston residents came out to commemorate the milestone.   The director of the Women’s Center says they h

Joey Lautrup 1-23-2012   A group of 43 delegates descended upon Evanston this weekend. These undergrads came from all corners of the country, but they shard a common goal: Dissect the problem of global hunger at Northwestern University's Annual Conference on Huma