Erica Snow
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Join MarketWatch’s first-ever money challenge to spring clean your finances
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In the #MeToo era, young conservative women look for their spot
Young conservative women, particularly on college campuses, are finding themselves stigmatized and marginalized for admitting their political beliefs. → Read More
Pedestrian struck at Sheridan Rd., Hinman Ave. near Northwestern campus
A pedestrian crossing the street near Sheridan Road and Hinman Avenue was struck by a car around 5:40 p.m. Friday, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Dugan said it is too “preliminary” to confirm if the pedestrian is a student. The person sustained minor injuries, including a cut on his head, and was transported to... → Read More
Medill junior Nora Shelly named The Daily’s next editor in chief
Medill junior Nora Shelly was named The Daily Northwestern’s next editor in chief, the newspaper’s publisher announced Thursday. Shelly, currently the In Focus editor, previously served two quarters as city editor and one quarter as managing editor. She will serve as editor in winter and fall 2018. Current editor Peter Kotecki will return to the... → Read More
Ron Braeutigam to step down at Northwestern
Ron Braeutigam, associate provost for undergraduate education, will step down from his position at the end of this academic year, the University announced Wednesday. Following a year on leave, Braeutigam will serve as the Harvey Kapnick Professor Emeritus in the economics department, according to a news release. Braeutigam, who assumed his position in 2006, collaborated... → Read More
Northwestern non-tenure eligible faculty rally at The Rock
About 50 people gathered at The Rock on Tuesday to rally for non-tenure eligible faculty, calling on the University to bargain with their union and raise wages. Representatives from several student groups — including Rainbow Alliance, ZOOZ, Asian Pacific American Coalition and For Members Only — spoke at the rally to show support for non-tenure... → Read More
Northwestern graduate Chad Estep pleads not guilty to attempted first-degree murder
Northwestern doctoral graduate Chad Estep pleaded not guilty Monday to four counts, including attempted first-degree murder, after allegedly pushing a Chicago man onto CTA tracks in August. Estep was charged Oct. 9 with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery in a public place. Additionally, Estep pleaded not guilty to aggravated battery against a transit employee... → Read More
Northwestern Panhellenic Association conducts survey on fraternities
A Panhellenic Association survey found that more than three-quarters of respondents have felt “uncomfortable” in a fraternity space, or that a fraternity has placed its own interests above their safety. The 2017 PHA Sexual Assault Task Force survey, sent to PHA members last spring, was created to compile qualitative and quantitative data about women’s experiences... → Read More
IFC ceases recognition of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity until 2021 following ‘unbecoming’ actions, continued recruitment
Interfraternity Council has ceased to recognize Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity until 2021 after the chapter violated its suspension by recruiting new members and engaging in actions that have “continued to make the Northwestern community less and less safe,” according to a statement released by IFC on Wednesday. IFC president Rodney Orr told The Daily that... → Read More
Northwestern Panhellenic Association changes Recruitment Preview
Potential new members of the Panhellenic Association will now visit only half of its chapters to learn about different values during Recruitment Preview in November. The 12 chapters partnered to create presentations about six values, instead of creating individual presentations about their own chapters, PHA president Karalyn Berman said. The Weinberg senior said the change... → Read More
Northwestern Provost Jonathan Holloway talks student engagement
Provost Jonathan Holloway said when he served as dean of Yale College, he possessed the “Morty effect” because everyone recognized him. But Holloway told The Daily in an interview earlier this month that once he came to Northwestern to assume the role of provost on Aug. 1, he was an unfamiliar face on campus. “When... → Read More
Northwestern School of Law Prof. Thomas Geraghty retires from Bluhm Legal Clinic
When School of Law Prof. Steven Lubet received an 18-month grant that brought him to Northwestern, he never thought he would stay for more than 40 years –– but then he worked with School of Law Prof. Thomas Geraghty. “Tom is a legendary law professor,” Lubet said. “There are generations upon generations of law students... → Read More
NU combines initiatives to form integrated study abroad office
The University merged the Study Abroad Office and International Program Development into an integrated office that will make it easier for students to study abroad, Ronald Braeutigam, associate provost for undergraduate education, said in a news release. The Office of Undergraduate Learning Abroad followed recommendations made in the 2016 Global Strategy Task Force report, according... → Read More
Northwestern graduate student Chad Estep appears in court
CHICAGO — A Cook County judge found probable cause Monday to pursue criminal charges against Northwestern doctoral graduate Chad Estep, who was accused of pushing a Chicago man onto CTA train tracks in August. Estep, a 34-year-old who received his doctorate in neuroscience in March, was charged Oct. 9 with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated... → Read More
Northwestern crew enforces swim test after Mohammed Ramzan’s death
Following the accidental drowning of Weinberg freshman Mohammed Ramzan last spring, the Northwestern crew team will require swim tests for members, University spokesman Al Cubbage confirmed to The Daily on Thursday. Ramzan told teammates he did not know how to swim, according to multiple interviews in an Illinois State Police report. Swimming was previously not... → Read More
University revises non-retaliation policy to explicitly include students
The University amended its non-retaliation policy to better protect students and clarify its language, Northwestern faculty said. The previous version of the policy encouraged faculty and staff to report alleged wrongdoings, but did not explicitly mention students. The revised policy includes students and expands its audience to encompass visitors, contractors and volunteers. The policy and... → Read More
Northwestern launches Books for Cats loan program for STEM classes
Northwestern launched a pilot program this quarter to loan first-year students textbooks related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics classes, Provost Jonathan Holloway said. Holloway said about a month ago, he approved a proposal brought to him by the Office of Undergraduate Admission. He said he approved the program, Books for Cats, so students could... → Read More
Ex-Feinberg Prof. Wyndham Lathem pleads not guilty to 6 counts of first-degree murder
CHICAGO — Former Feinberg Prof. Wyndham Lathem and co-defendant Andrew Warren both pleaded not guilty on all counts of first-degree murder Thursday during separate arraignments. Lathem and Warren were each charged Sept. 15 with six separate counts of first-degree murder for allegedly killing Trenton Cornell-Duranleau as part of what prosecutors called a premeditated murder-sex fantasy.... → Read More
Why The Balfour Declaration Didn’t Impress The Forverts Editor
Forverts editor Ab Cahan wrote in 1917 that Jews would be unhappy in the forthcoming state of Israel. → Read More
Days before lawsuit over book, Kipnis was notified of Title IX complaint against her
Days before a Northwestern graduate student filed a lawsuit against Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis, the same student — and several other students and faculty members — filed a Title IX complaint against her. The graduate student, who filed the lawsuit under the pseudonym Jane Doe, sued Kipnis and HarperCollins Publishers, LLC, for defamation and violation... → Read More