It’s not unusual to find Ph.D. student Draco Tong unicycling to class or juggling on Deering Meadow. Tong, who studies transportation engineering, says his unique hobbies have enriched his post-secondary experience and helped him find a place in the Northwestern community. Tong, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, began juggling in elementary.
The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, pumpkins and ghosts are everywhere, and the wind is whipping off Lake Michigan. With autumn in full swing, Northwestern organizations look to embrace the atmosphere with a bevy of fall-themed events. The South Area Council hosted a Trader Joe’s tasting and mini pumpkin painting in the Allison.
Students accustomed to lengthy coffee lines at Norris University Center were treated to a surprise Monday afternoon when fashion brand Coach graced the Norris East Lawn with a complimentary coffee truck and bag display as part of their Wear Your Shine tour. Coach sent out a text on Oct. 8 notifying receivers that Coach would.
This weekend, students danced two nights — and one day — away at Northwestern University Dance Marathon, which raised $434,455 for Evanston Community Foundation and Little Heroes League. “There are these incredible nonprofits in the Chicagoland area that are doing this work (to make changes),” NUDM Marketing & Media co-Chair and Weinberg senior Julia Mencher.
Northwestern is planning to redesign Norris University Center’s East Lawn, the University announced Monday. The makeover will be funded by two donations totaling $6 million, provided by two couples: Board of Trustees member Frank Cohen (Weinberg ’95) and his wife Julie Cohen, and Jana and Ken Kahn. Each couple donated $3 million to the project..