Underage Northwestern students can continue to attend bar night fundraisers, for now. Despite an underage drinking bust at local bars last Thursday, the Evanston City Council will continue to allow fundraisers at bars, even if minors are present, after unanimous approval Monday night.…

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Weinberg sophomore Amanda Munoz submits her registration for Dance Marathon in Norris University Center on Monday. Monday was the first day dancers could register for the philanthropic event, which will be held from March 7-9 to benefit Bear Necessities, a pediatric cancer foundation. About 100 people crowded the tables at Norris at 8 a.m., when registration officially opened. Dancers can continue to sign up through today. The fee for registration is $80, and each dancer must raise at least $400 to participate.…

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The wildfires that menaced Southern California over the weekend and Monday have also hit close to home for NU students from the area, many of whom have families directly in the fires' paths. Authorities have called them "witch fires" - the Southern California wildfires that killed at least one person Monday and injured dozens others.…

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Monday night's District 202 Board of Education meeting was highlighted by discussion about the inclusion of physical education in the calculation of students' grade point averages, and Evanston Township High School's failing status, according to the No Child Left Behind Act.…

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Do you avoid public speaking? Shy away from eating alone in restaurants? Millions of Americans do, and countless American doctors would prescribe the social anxiety drug Paxil to treat this "widespread condition." Northwestern English professor Christopher Lane disagrees.…

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Vehicle promised to charity reported stolen An Evanston resident reported to police last week that his green 1996 Ford Aerostar van had been stolen on Oct. 3. The man had removed the van's license plates prior to the incident and arranged for the vehicle to be donated to a charity, said Evanston Police Department Cmdr.…

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Albert B. Gerbie, a professor emeritus at the Feinberg School of Medicine who was a leader in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, died Oct. 15 at the age of 79. "Professionally, Dr. Gerbie was one of the icons of obstetrics and gynecology as a clinician, researcher and teacher," said Sherman Elias, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Feinberg.…

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A pilot program is showcasing new technology in an effort to modernize the way Evanston residents pay to park. The Pay-by-Space program, currently operating at Lot 24 on 700 Main St., has a central kiosk, similar to an ATM, which functions as the parking meter for the entire lot.…

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Case closed. After an agonizing week during which no leads or suspects arose surrounding the disappearance of Travelocity's Roaming Gnome on campus, employees at Northwestern's Transportation Center, located at 600 Foster St., can breathe a little easier: The Roaming Gnome was found late last Friday.…

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Meet your new neighbors: Ravenous rats have invaded Evanston. The number of rat infestation complaints for the year are at the highest level since the city began compiling data in 2001, said Carl Caneva, supervisor of environmental health for the Evanston Department of Health and Human Services.…

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