LIFT UP YOUR HANDS
Hedwig and the Angry Inch brings nonbinary voices to the stage JUSTIN CURTO
WHO RUN THE WORLD? 16
Meet the students behind a directory for woman-owned businesses GABRIELLE BIENAZ
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BIG MIKE
How veteran Michael Itter inspires budding Evanston boxers MORGAN SMITH
HOME SWEET (GREEN) HOME 20
Northwestern team builds the smart home of the future VIRGINIA NOWAKOWSKI
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THE BIG CUT
With fading funds, Studio 22 looks to reinvent itself MIA ZANZUCCHI
RETHINKING THE “LATINA” CARD 24
A reflection affirmative action NATALIE ESCOBAR
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FACES BEHIND THE FLASH
Going behind the scenes with your favorite campus photographers
PHOTO MIA ZANZUCCHI
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NBN PHOTO TEAM
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HELLO, WISCONSIN!
Enjoy brats, brie and the Black River on a road trip to Milwaukee AUDREY VALBUENA and LAURA ZORNOSA
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LENS TO THE PAST
Re-discovering Northwestern through the photography of James Roberts CLAIRE BUGOS
LONELY BY DESIGN 32
Exploring the history behind Plex’s isolating architechture SAM SPENGLER
DANCE FLOOR
TIME TO MIX AND MINGLE
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