Kara Peeler

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McCormick junior Julian Baldwin  learned about Effective Altruism Northwestern, a philosophical club, during his freshman year. He read more about effective altruism the following summer and found himself drawn to the club’s mission: exploring how the community can do the most good the most efficiently. Now, he’s the club’s co-president.  According to its website, EANU...

History Prof. Jeff Eden’s book on World War II-era Muslim life in the Soviet Union was named one of Foreign Affairs’ Best Books of 2022. “God Save the USSR: Soviet Muslims and the Second World War” is one of 33 works selected by Foreign Affairs. The 2021 book incorporates speeches, eyewitness accounts, memoirs, reports, interviews...

After becoming friends last academic year, Weinberg sophomores Seela Hinrichs and Finola Summerville realized that NU students lack mental health resources at an institution with a culture of perfectionism. “I feel like everyone in our classroom is always struggling with something,” Hinrichs said. To address mental health stigmas, Hinrichs and Summerville co-founded a NU chapter...

Young adults strutted down a makeshift runway in sustainable outfits as a part of Sustainable Evanston’s fashion show fundraiser, “A Recycled Show,” Friday evening. One model’s outfit featured a pair of jeans decorated with cut-out strips of pink lingerie sewn on, while another featured a hand-sewn…

To Co-Leader Tim Sonder (Medill ’83), Edible Evanston is all about connection. By connecting residents to food sources, the earth and Evanston, the nonprofit aims to promote community through food growing and sharing. Edible Evanston was born in 2013 as one of the top 10 ideas to improve the city p…

A new restaurant has arrived in town, serving up vegan food for patrons with all dietary preferences: elephant + vine. The quick-serve restaurant opened its doors at 719 Church St. on March 17. Restaurant owner CD Young (Kellogg ’96) said she wanted to create a fast-casual sister restaurant to her o…

Some artists, and their relationships with their craft, have grown and evolved in the two years since the pandemic first struck. Quarantine and restrictions have meant more time for art, but even the creative world isn’t immune from the virus’s impact. For Medill freshman Angel Jordan, the increased…

Emotional whiplash and utter honesty is what TBD, a Neo-Futurist-inspired performance group, promises its audience. Since 2015, TBD has held a quarterly mainstage show along with occasional special events like open mics or speed dating games. Each show boasts a series of short plays written by the p…

Griffin’s Tale Children’s Theatre Repertory Company at Northwestern only performs work written by children. Founded in 1990, Griffin’s Tale empowers children to become creative and pursue writing. The group accepts submissions from nearby elementary schools and adapts them into skits, sketches, song…

With a love for art and an interest in expanding, Chicago resident Rochelle Peeples ventured into the world of small businesses with her alcohol ink coasters, magnets and paintings in 2018. Her business, called ArtOfRochelle, sells products through Etsy and in artist collaboratives like Chicago Make…