Chicago-based Band Wilco Set To Headline A&O Ball
Alternative rock. Folk. Experimental. Everything in between. The Chicago-based band Wilco is scheduled to perform as the headliner of A&O Productions' annual A&O Ball, the group's representatives announced Thursday.…
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Program Helps Young Women Explore Future Careers
Allison Dining Hall was filled with the chatter of young girls Thursday. The girls, many of them sporting backpacks reading "Northwestern University Cherishes our Daughters," nibbled on chocolate chip cookies with Northwestern staff members while listening to Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance."…
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Group Brings Week Of African Awareness To A Creative Close
Dressed in white togas and bright skirts, pounding heavy drums and clapping hands, the African Drum and Dance Ensemble capped off Northwestern's first Africa Awareness Week on Thursday at McCormick Auditorium. With guest appearances by student music groups Boomshaka and NAYO Dance Ensemble, the fourth and final event of the week highlighted a side of African life that is often missed.…
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Fellowship Offers Underclassmen More Chances For Research
Most students wait until their junior year to start thinking about researching for their thesis. A new program in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences aims to change that mindset a few students at a time. This year, Weinberg has awarded five $4,000 Davee Summer Fellowships to "under-represented" freshmen and sophomores in the humanities and social sciences.…
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Students Dance To Celebrate Israeli Independence Day
On Thursday night, an Evanston bar was transformed into a Tel Aviv nightclub complete with an Israeli DJ, hummus and pita. The second annual Israel IndepenDANCE Party took place at Tommy Nevin's Pub, 1450 Sherman Ave.…
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Show Depicts Ways Prisoners Cope With Wrongful Convictions
According to Rob Warden, executive director of Northwestern's Center on Wrongful Convictions, "nobody emerges whole" after being imprisoned although innocent. "They are all damaged human beings," he said.…
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NU Students Create Site Aimed At Helping College Hopefuls
A new Web site venture by three McCormick sophomores aims to bridge the gap between college applicants and prospective schools by gathering information from a direct source - the students themselves.…
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