By: Lark Turner and Leezia Dhalla

Today Northwestern’s Catholic community will observe Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season....

By: Maria LaMagna

After returning from Haiti, journalist Peter Slevin and Oak Park physician Heather Costello spoke about the devastation in Haiti....

By: Lauren Mogannam

Groundbreaking multi-million dollar renovations to join Elder Hall and Hinman-Lincoln Hall will create the first Northwestern residential community next fall....

By: The Daily Northwestern

Interested in working for the Daily Northwestern? We're interested in having you! Do you have a story to tell? Do you want to learn more about the campus, the city, or the sports teams? We need writers! Do you get frustrated when people use poor grammar? ...

By: Ray Whitehouse

 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., known for his work as a lawyer on environmental issues, was the fall speaker for Students for Ecological and Environmental Development (SEED) at Wednesday's Associated Student Government meeting. ...

By: Lark Turner

Assigned or not, your roommate probably deserves a little love this holiday for putting up with you. Whether you live in Bobb and come back at 4 am every Monday, or keep throwing parties in the apartment without asking, a holiday gift might soften even th...

By: Annie Nash

While campus will be bare during the holidays, many student groups and ministries offer activities before the break that give students the chance to celebrate with their own brand of holiday cheer....

By: Daily Editors

Remembering ‘Home Alone’ because we all wanted to be that kid “Keep the change, you filthy animal.” And so begin the antics of the most memorable Christmas movie of our generation, which in all of its schlocky glory might be one of...

By: Alexandra Ilyashov

Maybe you've got a finals week potluck on the horizon, or want toimpress the parentals come winter break. Try this deceptively simple twist on the classic latke, courtesy of my mother, Epicurious and my own penchant for tinkering with condiment pairings. ...

By: Dan Hill

Around a wooden table in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church, 1427 Chicago Ave., sat a bedraggled group of Evanston’s homeless, enjoying one another’s company....

By: Madelyn Herzog

While some Northwestern students will return to their home communities this winter break, others will help struggling communities....

By: Luke Siuty

This winter break, Northwestern skiers and snowboarders will visit a Gangsta’s Paradise while in a winter wonderland....

By: Liz Coffin-Karlin

As a perpetual choir kid, I loved my annual chance to eat, sleep and breathe Christmas carols every fall semester. While I no longer get to sing Silent Night in German every year, here's the Xmas music that stays on my playlist even when it's hot outside....

By: Ali Elkin

For all the freshmen out there, congratulations on making it through your first quarter at Northwestern. Maybe you’ve learned some rules like don’t pass out with your shoes on,” but there are, in fact, several things to keep in mind as y...

By: Rebecca Cohen

Most years, Fabiano Leal spends New Year’s Eve watching fireworks by the lake in Brasilia, Brazil, his hometown. This year the Medill freshman’s winter break plans are uncertain....

By: Liz Coffin-Karlin

I’ve loved the Holiday Season since I was a kid. While one of the perils of growing up in Florida is that I can count my “white Christmases” on one hand, I love the pageantry of it, the decorations and the twinkling lights, the everprese...

By: Lizzie Rivard

From President Barack Obama’s election to Kanye West, Michael Eric Dyson discussed modern representations of black identity at Northwestern on Monday....

By: Lilia Hargis

Elizabeth Green is one of about 20 NU students who have completed an eight-hour training course to become a street outreach volunteer with StandUp for Kids — a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping homeless youth — the 2010 NU D...

By: Nathalie Tadena

The five democratic candidates vying to represent the 18th District in the Illinois General Assembly encouraged Northwestern students to become engaged in local politics during a forum Monday evening held at Norris University Center....

By: Lark Turner

Two professors and an emerging student group want to bring atheism and agnosticism into the religious fold at Northwestern, two belief systems they said they feel have not had a voice on campus....