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dailynorthwestern.com > 02/13/2026 > city > to-swipe-or-not-to-swipe-recent-speed-dating-events-in-evanston-encourage-residents-to-find-love-irl

To swipe or not to swipe: Recent speed-dating events in Evanston encourage residents to find love IRL

To swipe or not to swipe: Recent speed-dating events in Evanston encourage residents to find love IRL2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (659+ words) Rose McCarthy'has lived in Evanston for over a year. While she hasn't been actively seeking out love, she has dabbled on dating apps. McCarthy's verdict? It's "too much effort." "There's so little information. It's so curated, and you don't know…...

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dailynorthwestern.com > 01/13/2026 > campus > new-matchmaking-service-date-drop-releases-on-campus

New matchmaking service Date Drop releases on campus

New matchmaking service Date Drop releases on campus4+ week, 2+ day ago   (612+ words) Date Drop, a student-developed matchmaking site for students, made its first appearance on Northwestern's campus on Jan. 5. The platform, which generates weekly matches between students based on their answers to a questionnaire, will release its first matches on Jan. 16. Participants…...

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dailynorthwestern.com > 11/17/2025 > city > evanston-community-members-protest-against-att-contracts-with-dhs

Evanston community members protest against AT&T contracts with DHS

Evanston community members protest against AT&T contracts with DHS2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (486+ words) Over 30 Evanston community members protested in front of the AT&T storefront on Chicago Avenue on Sunday, calling for the company to drop its contract with the Department of Homeland Security." The protest was one of 18 statewide protests Sunday against…...

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dailynorthwestern.com > 11/15/2025 > opinion > dear-reader-love-rawya-chasing-princess-charming

Dear Reader, Love Rawya: Chasing Princess Charming

Dear Reader, Love Rawya: Chasing Princess Charming2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (672+ words) I was pretzel bread. I was also the color green. I was an introvert. I was a rose. I was a cat. And if I was a Minecraft biome, apparently, I'd be the mushroom fields. Most of all, I was…...

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dailynorthwestern.com > 10/02/2025 > top-stories > evanstons-two-buy-nothing-facebook-groups-build-community-while-keeping-items-out-of-landfills

Evanston’s two Buy Nothing Facebook groups build community while keeping items out of landfills

Evanston’s two Buy Nothing Facebook groups build community while keeping items out of landfills4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (612+ words) Early this year, the Buy Nothing Evanston Facebook group had fewer than 10,000 members. Now it has over 12,000. Couple Ellis and Erin Booker started the Facebook group in 2021. "Ultimately, the goal is to try to keep things out of landfills and…...

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dailynorthwestern.com > 03/09/2025 > features > medill-freshman-mfaz-mohamed-ali-builds-a-community-of-3-3-million-on-tiktok

Medill freshman Mfaz Mohamed Ali builds a community of 3.3 million on TikTok

Medill freshman Mfaz Mohamed Ali builds a community of 3.3 million on TikTok11+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1189+ words) When Medill freshman Mfaz Mohamed Ali posted her first video on TikTok in 2020, she did not expect it to go viral. But the 28-second clip launched a 5-year social media career, with Mohamed Ali amassing more than three million TikTok…...

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dailynorthwestern.com > 02/14/2025 > ae > sparks-fly-nu-students-make-matches-for-one-another-to-celebrate-valentines-day

NU students set each other up for Valentine’s Day

NU students set each other up for Valentine’s Day11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (603+ words) Through live dating shows and matchmaking parties, some Northwestern students are helping to set each other up this Valentine's Day, spreading the love on campus." Communication junior Ananya Paul, a co-host of Studio 22's Live Dating Show, said she is…...