From a vice president to local activists, several historical figures have called Evanston home at some point in their lives. Here’s a look at some of these noteworthy people and how they have shaped Evanston’s cultural landscape, 160 years after its founding. Vice President Charles Gates Dawes If you take a stroll near Lake.
I used to be an actor. I was a classic theatre kid all throughout middle and high school, the kind who listened to musicals, obsessed about upcoming auditions and took acting classes after school. I know what method acting is. I can hit a high C, and I’ve spat out some monologues enough times.
Content warning: This article contains mentions of gun violence and death. On April 12, a shooting on Clark Street Beach left an 18-year-old dead and two 15-year-olds injured. Students on campus at Northwestern University heard the shots. They reported feeling confusion and fear as the University took more than 30 minutes to issue a shelter-in-place.
Eighth Ward resident Jane Neumann recently installed solar panels on her home — a “pretty easy” choice for her household — she said. Yet solar panels aren’t as common a sight in her neighborhood as they are in other parts of the city, she’s noticed. In wards of the city with higher concentrations of wealthy.
When McCormick sophomore Camila Solis arrived at Northwestern from a large public school outside of Fort Worth, Texas where “almost no” students attend Top 50-ranked universities, she found college to be intimidating. For first-generation and/or low-income students, like Solis, the transition to college and adjustment to NU courses can prove especially difficult. Many FGLI students.