Northwestern University Dance Marathon will require masks in the tent, leaders announced in a Friday email to dancers. NUDM, an event where students dance for 30 hours in a tent on Norris East Lawn to fundraise for local organizations, begins Friday evening. The event has not been held in-person since 2019. Following NU’s Feb. 24.
Content warning: This story contains mentions of threats of gun violence. Northwestern administrators denounced the Tuesday threat to the Multicultural Center in an email to the community. NU is actively investigating the threat and reviewing video and security footage. The email also encouraged students with information about the incident to submit a Bias Incident Report..
Northwestern will soon no longer require masking in most public spaces and non-classroom communal areas, including Norris University Center, libraries and residence halls, the University announced in a Thursday email. Beginning Monday, masks will be optional in most spaces, but remain required in classrooms until at least March 19, the last day of Winter Quarter.
Northwestern will recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday starting this year, the University announced in a Tuesday news release. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when some of the last enslaved people learned the Civil War had ended and were freed. Sometimes called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth has been celebrated since the late 1800s. .
Content warning: This story contains mentions of threats of gun violence. University Police responded to a threat reported at the Multicultural Center Tuesday night, according to University spokesperson Jon Yates. A Student Office Assistant discovered a message left on a whiteboard in the center and notified other staff, who decided to empty and close the.