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Rapper 070 Shake will headline the A&O Ball concert, with the rapper redveil opening the event, A&O Productions announced Sunday.  070 Shake is well-known for tracks such as “Escapism” with RAYE, “Glitter” and “Ghost Town” with Kanye West. Since signing with GOOD Music in 2016 at 19, 070 Shake has appeared on tracks with stars...

Nine Chicago and Evanston health organizations received a total of $4 million in funding from NorthShore University HealthSystem’s Community Investment Fund. The fund, which was formed last year, has awarded about $6 million to seven initially selected organizations, which will continue to receive funding in 2023 in addition to the nine new groups. The goal...

More than 56 offices and 1,000 Northwestern employees have engaged in the Green Office Program created by sustainNU to become part of a campuswide community of green leaders, SustainNU Program Coordinator Cria Kay said. The program seeks to guide office members toward achieving sustainability goals…

Finding therapy can be an overwhelming and difficult process. The Daily has compiled a list of local health organizations that provide therapy and counseling. Impact Behavioral Health Partners Impact Behavioral Health Partners, a community health organization, supports adults living with mental ill…

While students in Evanston are counting down the days until spring, 14 Northwestern seniors are spending their Winter Quarter in the sunny, 80-degree weather of Stellenbosch, South Africa. As part of a study abroad program with the McCormick School of Engineering, the students have spent the quarte…

Northwestern Hillel’s social justice group, Kadima, reinstated their program “Sick Soup Delivery” for Winter Quarter as part of their mental health and wellness initiatives. Kadima delivers packages to sick students that include soup — with vegetarian and gluten-free options — tea, Kleenex, Advil a…

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, Evanston officials did not release much medical and regulatory information in Spanish. Evanston resident Rebeca Mendoza wanted to address the issue. She translated city COVID-19 information into Spanish and posted it onto a Facebook page. After seeing an outpo…

Content warning: This story includes mention of domestic violence and abuse. Right before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chicago-based textile artist Bryana Bibbs quit her retail job to become an artist. With limited access to her studio, Bibbs turned to the materials lying around her house to…

Growing up as a Black woman with naturally coily hair, McCormick senior Ayinoluwa Abegunde said she didn’t feel properly educated on how to care for her hair and lacked the tools, products and accessories to do so. As a result, Abegunde launched her own brand in September 2020 in hopes of teaching o…