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More Than 26 Miles: The Stories Behind the Chicago Marathon 17.10.2026 3:11 ↓

For some runners, the 2026 Chicago Marathon was a test of their limits. For others, it was a chance to honor loved ones or give back. Three Northwestern students and one spectator share what made the race about more than crossing the finish line. Leanna Brown has the story.

The women of Northwestern Prison Education Program make history 17.10.2026 5:25 ↓

Northwestern’s degree-granting prison education program made history today. Sophia Casa has more.

What does learning look like without technology? 17.10.2026 7:20 ↓

Technology provides endless opportunities but also endless distractions. In a learning environment, does this really help or hurt? Olivia Payne puts it to the test.

How are freshmen settling in? 16.10.2026 3:27 ↓

It’s been four weeks since the class of 2030 started their first quarter at Northwestern. How have they settled in? Youjin Sohn has the story.

Ramyeon at Northwestern 13.10.2026 3:20 ↓

Foster-Walker Complex Market is back with a new ramyeon station. Students are hyped and show mixed reactions. Youjin Sohn has the story.

Making the Case for Bugs 09.10.2026 7:05 ↓

Bugs are all around us, but they aren’t popular company. Supriya Akella makes the case for bugs.

Alzheimer’s Association Hosts Chicago Walk as Treatment and Testing Advance 09.10.2026 5:16 ↓

From a walk raising more than a million dollars to recent drug developments, efforts to tackle Alzheimer’s have made waves. Vidyuth Sridhar has more.

Marya Grandy is honored to be part of the legacy of Suffs 19.07.2026 8:31 ↓

The national tour of Shaina Taub’s hit musical Suffs, which follows the various sects of the women’s suffrage movement as they look to secure the right to vote, arrives in Chicago. Sophia Casa sat down with New York and Chicago actor Marya Grandy who plays Carrie Chapman Catt to hear more.

Why do we change? 05.06.2026 5:54 ↓

There are very few fully universal experiences in life. Pretty much, the only two are that we were all born and we are all gonna die. But is that all? Surely humanity has to have at least some other shared experience. Right?   SANFORD GOLDBERG: I think probably everyone has had the experience of waking […]

UNITY’s Annual Fashion Show 27.05.2026 3:38 ↓

[Introduction to fashion show from co-executive director Jade Garcia]   DARASIMI BANKOLE: Escapism…that was the theme of UNITY’s 2026 Spring fashion show. From designers to runway models to executive board members, there were so many people that played a role in making UNITY happen. I got to sit down with two of the three co-executive […]

Spotlighting the lighting designers behind your favorite dance shows 14.05.2026 4:24 ↓

Like hundreds of Northwestern students every year, Communication sophomore Claude Wei Zhang attended Refusionshaka. But it wasn’t the dancing or the drumming that was their highlight of that night.   CLAUDE WEI ZHANG: I was blown away, um, at what is possible, um, with dance lighting because at my school, we did it at a […]

Northwestern’s campus becomes a bird hotspot during spring migration season 29.04.2026 6:51 ↓

Northwestern’s campus sits along a popular bird migration path. But if you don’t have your eyes and ears peeled, it can be easy to miss the season’s special visitors. Reporter Georgia Kerrigan tuned in to the rhythm of spring birdsong in Evanston.