Spring 2011

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Northwestern is the quarterly alumni magazine for Northwestern University.
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Contents

Features

Growing Together

The Northwestern–Chicago Botanic Garden partnership

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The Girl in the Cube

Kate McGroarty reflects on her month at the museum

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A Record-Breaking Weekend

Nearly 6,000 alumni and friends came home

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NU-Q Does DM

Junior Florent D'Souza experiences a Northwestern moment

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Gotta Have Heart

Aches and pains can't keep DM dancer down

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Campus Life

Front Man for Gay Rights

Maher Ahmad and gay rights at Northwestern

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Then

Northwestern's Black House serves as home away from home

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Tales from the Tours

Funny stories from Northwestern's walking encyclopedias

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Law: A Default Career?

Steven Harper offers a reality check on law school

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Skating Through the Season

Students welcome new Norris ice rink

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Collections: Reel Appeal

The Joseph Spear Beck Angling Collection

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Where Did You Get That Dress?

Freshman Zoe Damacela makes one-of-a-kind clothing

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Tiny House Builders Think Big

Students hope to build small, sustainable home

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Gone Fishin'

Sophomore fishermen cast a line for Northwestern

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Making the Most of His Chance

Project Excite introduced Chance Carter to Northwestern

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Heart Health

Cardiologist reveals the fountain of youth

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They're No Dummies

Med students learn from simulated scenarios

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No Worries

Keep calm and carry on

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Father Figure

Basketball is a family affair for Joe and Meghan McKeown

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The Westwood Connection

The lacrosse recruting pipleline to Westwood High

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Sister Act

Felicitas and Cosima Lenz dive into Big Ten competition

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In Memoriam

Remembering Northwestern faculty and staff

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Alumni Life

On Fire for Civic Engagement

Arcade Fire's Will Butler talks social justice

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Close-up: Flaurie Berman

The queen of Superdawg

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Close-up: Mark Damisch

Peaceful pianist on goodwill musical mission

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Club News

Behind enemy lines with the NUMBALUMS

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Travelogue

Morocco mesmerizes, China enchants

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Passings

A fond look back

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Purple Prose

Purple Prose

Crossword-crazy alumna competes

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Mailbox

Editor's Note

Northwestern graduate students confront climate change

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