McIntosh apples

1 month ago | northbynorthwestern.com | Lindsey Byman |McIntosh apples

As Mahdi Haseeb sat in an economics lecture during Winter Quarter, he made a mental grocery list for the way home: fennel, orange, pomegranate, almonds. Seeing the leafy fennel stalks at Whole Foods reminded him of a salad his friend’s mom made a year prior. The Weinberg fourth-year would recreate it to serve with pasta. For Haseeb, cooking offers both emotional and physical fulfillment. He “craves” a return to the kitchen after going a few weeks without a large undertaking.

1 month ago | northbynorthwestern.com | Lindsey Byman |McIntosh apples

Northwestern administration sent an email on May 1 saying an Arab cultural performance left it “shocked and appalled.” Students are now divided on whether the University’s attempt to protect them from “unwelcome and inappropriate political expression” represses Arab, specifically Palestinian, heritage. The school-sponsored event took place at Sargent Dining Hall on the evening of Tuesday, April 29, wrapping up Northwestern’s third annual Arab American Heritage Month celebration.

2 months ago | northbynorthwestern.com | Lindsey Byman |McIntosh apples

VIDEOThis feature-style video explores why Bienen dual degree students plan to pursue non-musical careers after dedicating so much time to the instruments they love. It draws its claims from data and interviews with Bienen professors and students to tell compelling and aesthetic stories.