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When City Council first approved the Climate Action and Resilience Plan in 2018, it was poised to advance progressive environmental policy in Evanston. CARP outlines several climate goals for the city, including 100% renewable electricity for all properties by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. Mo…

Associated Student Government elected Weinberg sophomore Dylan Jost as speaker of the Senate and SESP sophomore Dalia Segal-Miller as parliamentarian at Wednesday’s meeting. Jost, the incumbent speaker, and Hillel Senator Segal-Miller, who succeeded SESP sophomore Leah Ryzenman, both ran unopposed. …

In 2019, Fossil Free Northwestern submitted a proposal to the Board of Trustees for the University to divest from major oil, coal and natural gas corporations and reinvest in renewable and sustainable energy. After eight months of deliberation — during which the board instated new investment criter…

A&O Productions announced R&B and soul artist Orion Sun as the headliner for its annual Philfest on Thursday. Orion Sun, also known as Tiffany Majette, released her debut album “Hold Space for Me” in 2020. Her music addresses themes of loneliness, grief and romance, according to an A&O news release.…

Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault and violence. Northwestern released its Annual Security Report on Thursday with 2021 crime and safety statistics for its campuses. Several property crimes decreased in number compared to 2020 on the Evanston campus. Burglaries fell from six to two and robberies fell from three to zero, while...

Alex Perry was named the next editor in chief of The Daily Northwestern, the paper’s publisher announced Monday night. Perry, a Medill junior, is currently a development and recruitment editor for The Daily. She has previously served as print managing editor, opinion editor and newsroom strategist. This summer, Perry was a Dow Jones News Fund...

Each rainbow features the full range of the electromagnetic spectrum, including wavelengths from red to violet and beyond. But, these wavelengths can present an obstacle for scientists working to harness energy from the sun. In response to this challenge, Northwestern researchers have co-developed a “perovskite tandem” solar cell that can better absorb sunlight of all...

Guatemalan judge Miguel Ángel Gálvez spoke about justice, power and human rights in a conversation at the Pritzker School of Law on Wednesday. Gálvez is this year’s recipient of the Global Jurist of the Year Award, granted by Pritzker’s Center for International Human Rights. The prize, now in its eighth year, recognizes judges who are...