Sarah Bock sitting on a couch in a café in Evanston. Photo by Esther Lian/ North by Northwestern. On her first day at Northwestern, Sarah Bock exchanged the usual introductions w ...

Graphic by Dallas Thurman / North by Northwestern. Photos licensed under Creative Commons. *Editor’s Note: Names have been changed to protect students’ identity. When I was 10, my parents sat me down ...

Up until last year, every Spotify playlist under my name had a title limited to its surface-level genre, whether it was “Salsa Mix,” “Old School Reggaetón” or “Bachata Favs.” But as I continued to ...

The artist remembers experimenting and creating since he was a child. Whether it came from composing silly songs with his siblings in GarageBand or building his own bed when his family moved to a new ...

Starring Christian Bale as Frankenstein’s monster — charmingly called “Frank” — and Jessie Buckley as his newly resurrected bride, the film pairs gothic sobriety with operatic excess. Beneath the ...

Scott Gemmill’s The Pitt Season 2. Photo courtesy of HBO Max. “Everything I have done in my life is an effort to improve the system. Just because you know it’s broken, doesn’t mean you stop trying.” – ...

Ilya and Shane facing off on the ice. Photo licensed under IMDb. Hockey is all about face-offs, collisions and rivalries. It’s the kind of tension that simmers beneath sweaty helmets and leaks onto ...

Christina is a first-year from Lexington, MA studying Creative Writing. When she isn’t making crosswords or poems for NBN, she loves visiting botanical gardens, reading, cooking/baking, and playing ...

The Chicago Stars faced the Orlando Pride on Sept. 7 in their “Lakefront Faceoff” at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. Photo courtesy of Mary Grace Grabill. The 2026 National Women’s ...

A triple dipper from Evanston Chili’s, flying high amongst the clouds. Dallas Thurman / North by Northwestern. pausing just long enough to look inside — people leaning in close over half-eaten plates.