As the new academic year kicks off, we want to remind students, staff and Evanston residents that the opinion section of The Daily Northwestern is open to all. It is truly the epitome of ‘choose your own adventure,’ a place where you have the ability to share your hot takes and analyses. We welcome all.
It’s hard to keep giving when you’re running on empty. Changemakers in inner-city Johannesburg move mountains to improve lives in their poor neighbourhoods but their work remains underfunded.
Crime anxiety is not new. But, lately, residents of the country’s economic hub have been taking safety into their own hands. To better understand how people respond to security concerns, we visited two very different suburbs to talk to residents, councillors and CPF members.
The Reparations Committee approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s Restorative Housing Program Thursday morning. This decision adds another option to the program’s payment structure, which previously allowed recipients to direct a $25,000 grant toward a down payment on a home purchase, mortgage payments or home renovation. Ald. Devon Reid.