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Northwestern University is a private institution with its main campus of 240 acres on the shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, about 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in Chicago. It has about 7,800 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate and professional program students. A member of the Big Ten conference, its athletic teams are called the Wildcats. Founded in 1851, Northwestern now has 10 schools and colleges: the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Communication; the School of Continuing Studies; the School of Education and Social Policy; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Graduate School; the Medill Scho...
Northwestern University is a private institution with its main campus of 240 acres on the shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, about 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in Chicago. It has about 7,800 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate and professional program students. A member of the Big Ten conference, its athletic teams are called the Wildcats. Founded in 1851, Northwestern now has 10 schools and colleges: the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Communication; the School of Continuing Studies; the School of Education and Social Policy; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Graduate School; the Medill School of Journalism; the School of Law; the J. L. Kellogg School of Management; the Feinberg School of Medicine; and the School of Music.
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'The Man Who Emptied Death Row: Governor George Ryan and the Politics of Crime' by James L. Merriner
Chicago Tribune reporterAt the outset of "The Man Who Emptied Death Row," his biography of George Ryan, James L. Merriner astutely identifies the challenge faced by a writer trying to chronicle the life and political career of the now-imprisoned former governor: reconciling "a...Tags: George Ryan, Corporate Crime, Corruption, Punishment, Government
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Evanston alderman healed disagreements
Special to the Chicago TribuneWhen Robert J. Romain was an alderman, the antique-looking streetlights that grace the city of Evanston were in disrepair. Residents were divided on whether to replace the aging fixtures or repair them. "Replacing [them] was very controversial," said his...Tags: Park Ridge, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Evanston, Navy Pier, Lorraine Morton
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Show offers introduction to work of Gordon Parks
Associated Press WriterFrom the streets of Harlem to the pitiful slums of Brazil, Gordon Parks focused his lens -- and his life -- on subjects that many people would prefer to ignore. But the images that Parks captured as one of the most accomplished documentary photographers...Tags: Eldridge Cleaver, Colleges and Universities, Photography, Life, Grant Wood
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Acclaimed photographer Gordon Parks featured in new exhibit at Delaware Art Museum
Associated Press WriterWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) _ From the streets of Harlem to the pitiful slums of Brazil, Gordon Parks focused his lens — and his life — on subjects that many people would prefer to ignore. But the images that Parks captured as one of the most...Tags: Eldridge Cleaver, Colleges and Universities, Photography, Life, Grant Wood
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NOW PLAYING: A guide to art house and 2nd run films
•indicates a capsule review from Chicago Tribune archives. ♦indicates a film that is not reviewed, but of interest. BACinema Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 111th St. 773-445-3838 beverlyartcenter.org •'Brideshead Revisited' ** 1/...Tags: Carole Lombard, Bank of America Corp., Rex Harrison, Winona Ryder, Roman Polanski
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Market upheaval—and Warren Buffett's move—bring advice back in style
For a while, it looked like the big investment banks had forgotten how to give advice. They were too busy trading for their own accounts, borrowing $30 on the dollar, and exploiting their insider's view of the markets. Now the financial landscape has...Tags: The Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated, University of Chicago, Morningstar Incorporated, Banking, Warren Buffett
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Perez familiar to Chicago, but pianist keeps it fresh
Chicago Tribune criticIn many ways, the visionary Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez can be considered an honorary Chicagoan. He helped launch his national career here with a breakthrough performance in 1994 when he played with Puerto Rican saxophonist David Sanchez at the long-...Tags: Wynton Marsalis, Festive Event, Taj Mahal, The Morse Theatre, Jazz Music
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Lloyd Thaxton dies at 81; zany host of popular TV dance show
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLloyd Thaxton, the host of a popular Los Angeles TV dance show in the 1960s who memorably injected a visual zaniness into his daily rock 'n' roll party for teenagers, died Sunday. He was 81. Thaxton, who later became the Emmy Award-winning producer and...Tags: Diseases, Rock and Roll Music, Public Holidays, People, Dick Clark
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The Big 10 college towns for tourists
Special to the Chicago TribuneDon't fall into the college travel trap. Nowhere on the sheepskin is it written that when visiting offspring already on campus or traveling with them to choose a college, the folks who pay for the college years must be tied to a dingy motel or dine on...Tags: Physical Fitness, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Popular Music, Indiana University, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Asking the right God question
Forget Bill Maher, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. These atheists du jour have nothing on the most famous anti-theist of all time. Good old Karl Marx is still the most eloquent and thoughtful nonbeliever, and his "religion is the...Tags: Karl Marx, Sam Harris, Christianity, Ethics, Religulous
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Does speech law trample on rights?
Chicago Tribune reporterIt was meant to protect the little guy, the resident speaking out at a town hall meeting against a corporate giant. But some say the Citizen Participation Act—signed into law in Illinois last year—goes too far, trampling on the rights of...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Court Administration, Family, Family Planning
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Northwestern's Kellogg executive MBA program tops WSJ ranking
Tribune staff reportNorthwestern University's Kellogg School of Management took the top spot in Wall Street Journal's Executive M.B.A ranking of 25 programs, which based on polling of both students and businesses. Rankings, which were announced this week, were based on...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress
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