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- Arts & Culture, History May 2, 2019
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In How to Hide an Empire, Daniel Immerwahr pulls back the curtain on American imperialism.
“The history of the United States,” says the Northwestern prof, “is the history of empire.”
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 8, 2018
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Sorority rush at Northwestern: an undercover report
Three months before her 30th birthday, S.L. Wisenberg decided to undertake a rite of passage she'd been too afraid to do when she was a student.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 6, 2018
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The slow death of the student protest movement: a 1972 report
"Maybe it's fatigue, maybe it's apathy. But the student movement isn't the same, and never can be again."
- News & Politics, Politics Mar 14, 2018
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Chicago-area students take to streets to protest gun violence even as scare hits Northwestern
While a report of a gun on campus turned out to be a hoax, it heightened fears on a day of a nationwide walkout.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 29, 2016
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Lost Lake goes disco, Spike Lee talks Chi-Raq, and more things to do in Chicago this week
Laser Comedy Show, Sunflower Bean, and more happenings from February 29-March 3.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Sep 3, 2015
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How Chicago shaped Stephen Colbert
The Late Show host long ago left the city where he found his comedic voice. But Chicago has never left him.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Jan 7, 2015
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Shimer College: Worst in the U.S.?
An abysmal ranking by Washington Monthly puts the tiny Great Books school on the hot seat.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2014
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Devil in the White City vs. Chicago: City on the Make: Greatest Ever Chicago Book Tournament round one
Northwestern professor Bill Savage gives hell to Devil in the White City.
- News & Politics, What the hell is this place? Apr 14, 2014
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What the Hell Is This Place? Dr. Luis Casals Dentista
The Wicker Park office is a perfectly preserved midcentury relic.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Tue 1/14: Marco Rotelli, Sister, and Cloud Control
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Tuesday, January 14
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 17, 2013
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A tale of two minstrel shows
A teacher at West Chicago High School said he'd planned a student minstrel show to start a conversation about racism. Was he serious?
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 21, 2013
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Is it possible to beat HIV?
A Northwestern researcher has discovered a protein that may stop production of HIV.
- Arts & Culture, Show us your [____] Oct 19, 2013
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Show us your . . . sleeping mats for the homeless
Each of the sleeping mats constructed by New Life for Old Bags uses between 500 and 700 plastic shopping bags.
- Arts & Culture, Show us your [____] Aug 17, 2013
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Show us your . . . homemade wand
Do you have a dad willing to handcraft a fictional wand generated by a Harry Potter-focused website? Melissa Scholl does.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Mon 8/12: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Proyecto Latina, and data as art
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Monday, August 12
- Arts & Culture, Art Review Aug 12, 2013
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In a collaborative college project, the medium is the data
It's not just art: It's the "aesthetics of information."
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 26, 2013
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Science proves love and fear are two sides of the same thing
Northwestern researcher proves that love and fear are two sides of the same thing—or at least caused by the same hormone.
- Arts & Culture, Book Review May 30, 2013
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Fin de siecle Chicago for dummies
A new edition of Chicago by Day and Night, with annotations by Paul Durica and Bill Savage, is a guidebook to both the city and the era.
- Arts & Culture, Show us your [____] May 23, 2013
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Show us your . . . car once owned by Malcolm X
Malcolm X College houses a '63 black Oldsmobile once driven by the man himself.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 18, 2013
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Northwestern scientists explain why you still remember that annoying song from high school
Researchers at Northwestern study how sleeping helps consolidate memories.
- News & Politics, Zoom in Mar 21, 2013
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Zoom in: Evanston
Northwestern's old Patten Gymnasium was the site of the first-ever NCAA tournament championship.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2012
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Something's in the air, like pollen and college football
A look at this week's matchups in the Big Ten and beyond
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 23, 2012
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Chicago's poorest neighborhoods may also be its sleepiest
Race is a significant factor in how much sleep you get, according to a new study
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 9, 2012
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Heartbreakers on hardwood
Northwestern loses its latest chance to make the NCAA basketball tournament
- News & Politics, Mudville Dec 8, 2011
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NCAA Tourney 73, Northwestern 0
Is this the year the Wildcats finally make the Big Dance?