This week on Who Asked You, Opinion Editor Alexia Sextou, Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater and Copy Editor and columnist George Koutrouvelis discuss what distinguishes the Chicago “L” train system’s Blue Line from others — in both good ways and bad.

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The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education examined a childcare program following considerations to cut other student-facing positions as part of its wider budget reduction plan.

Students from areas with lower representation at Northwestern talk about how they have found community and connection despite not knowing many people with similar geographic backgrounds.

New Northwestern quarterbacks coach Jerry Neuheisel burst into the college football scene last season, leading UCLA to an upset over No. 7 Penn State in his first game calling plays. Now, he could have a major impact on Northwestern’s offense. For more on the impact he could bring to Northwestern, here’s former sports editor and Daily senior staffer Kamran Nia

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“It felt easy to have a machine define me, crafting my musical persona by recommending the same sequence of songs over and over, instead of spending my own energy figuring out who I was,” writes Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater.

The final round of the Bienen 2026 Concerto/Aria Competition took place on Tuesday, April 28. Twelve students, ranging from vocalists to clarinetists, performed.

On The Weekly, The Daily covers the lack of support transgender students said they feel at Northwestern, Bienen junior Tehya Shapiro’s life as a trumpet major and a new discovery in plasma research at NU’s labs.

For Iranian artist Farnaz Khosh-Sirat, it was critical to end the performance with “a blossom of hope,” believing hope is the reason Iranians will never be defeated. She communicated this with a lively song on a major scale.

Other songs performed by Iranian artist Farnaz Khosh-Sirat drew from classical Persian poetry, including works by Hafez emphasizing themes of grievance and the necessity of love and friendship.