Five days before New York investment bank Bear Stearns struck an emergency deal to save itself from collapse, NU President Henry Bienen told a Dow Jones Newswires reporter through a spokesman he would not run for re-election to the bank's board of directors.…

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Counting Crows sang about "Mr. Jones," received an Academy Award nomination and has a new album that is the No. 1 seller on iTunes. Now the band is making a stop on its international tour at Chicago's Riviera Theatre April 10 to play at the A&O Ball.…

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"So, who wants to drive?" That's what McCormick senior Vytas Bradunas asked a crew of fellow NuSolar teammates as they began transporting one of their solar cars to the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, where it will be on display for at least one year. Northwestern's solar car team, NuSolar, has been building solar energy-powered cars since 1997.…

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The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science will begin work on a five-story addition to the Technological Institute in June 2009. The purpose of the space is to "look at departments across the school who are engaged in biologically-related research," said Gina Myerson, McCormick's marketing director.…

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Several NU groups won accolades during Spring Break and in the final weeks of Winter Quarter.…

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According to Bear Necessities representatives, more than 12,000 children will be diagnosed with some form of cancer this year, including 400 in the Chicago area. But researchers still aren't sure of the cause of the disease and why it mostly affects children.…

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Last year, more than 3,000 students voted in the Associated Student Government election for president, or about 38 percent of the total undergraduate population. These numbers show participation in elections and voter turnout can be improved at Northwestern, ASG Communications Director Ren Hargens said.…

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