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Softball: Former players reflect on Northwestern’s winning legacy ahead of NCAA tournament
Drawing from Seth Godin’s “Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable,” coach Kate Drohan fashioned a new motto for what she deemed a special 2006 team. With three NCAA tournament berths in her first four years as Northwestern’s head coach, she was convinced that with the right rallying cry, this team had the potential to propel the program to unprecedented success.
Letter to the editor: The problem with housing in Evanston
I just read your article on Evanston’s affordable housing and concur with what was said. However, we are tackling this problem after the fact. We allowed so many luxury apartments to be built in our city that there is basically no room for any kind of affordable housing. Plus, what may be affordable to one is not affordable to another. Those owners who included affordable apartments only provided one or two, and even those were not truly affordable.
Exhibit focusing on women 40 and older opens May 17
Celebrate mature women of all shapes, sizes, lifestyles and backgrounds at the 40 Over 40 portrait exhibit, created and developed by local photographer Jennifer Schuman. Schuman will unveil the results of her project at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 17, in the Horizon Photography studio at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St.
President Schill addresses vandalism on Deering Meadow
University President Michael Schill released an email statement on Monday addressing recent acts of vandalism on Deering Meadow. In the email, Schill brought up a Sunday incident in which several Israeli and American flags planted on Deering Meadow were defaced with red paint overnight. A small group of students originally...
Rockford woman, 76, in critical condition after crash
ANTIOCH, Ill. (WTVO) — A 76-year-old Rockford woman is in critical condition following a Mother’s Day crash. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, the unidentified woman was the only occupant of a car that left the roadway and struck a tree. Deputies were summoned to the scene, on Route 173 west of Wells Lane, […]
Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge adds epilepsy monitoring unit
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge has opened a six-room Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, and administrators say it’s the first unit of its kind in the Advocate hospital group in the state. According to Dr. Stacia Rouse, M.D. an epileptologist and medical director of epilepsy for Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, epileptic patients who visit the unit will typically stay between two to ...
Photos: E-Town aurora
In an extremely rare occurrence, much of the world could see the aurora borealis – the northern lights – after sundown Friday and Saturday nights May 10 and 11. Evanston residents flocked to the city’s beaches and parks both nights for a chance to see the sky lit up in shades of green and purple. You can check out the photos people took over the weekend in the slideshow below.
15 Giants and 8 Raiders recognized for college commitments
North Shore Country Day and Highland Park High School recently held spring ceremonies to recognize student-athletes who will compete at the collegiate level. Fifteen Giants were honored during a ceremony on May 8 at the high school. They were: BASEBALL• Luke Weber (P) – University of Illinois• Michael Pasquesi – Webster UniversityDIVING• Noam Kulbak – […] The post 15 Giants and 8 Raiders recognized for college commitments appeared first on The Record.
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