On Sunday, the Democratic Party of Evanston held a ranked choice voting session to decide whether the group would endorse candidates in the presidential race, as well as other races. City reporter Jacob Fulton recounts the night.

LISTEN: The “winter blues” are real, and they have a name. Sophomore Cole Sias and faculty member Nancy Tierney discuss seasonal affective disorder and white light therapy in the latest episode of Speak Your Mind.

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/07/multimedia/speak-your-mind-northwestern-university-students-and-faculty-on-seasonal-affective-disorder-white-light-therapy/

On Jan. 1, 2020, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize cannabis. Evanston is one of the few northern suburbs with a marijuana dispensary. A month into legalization of cannabis products in Illinois, regulations and policies in Evanston and on Northwestern’s campus persist. Hear more about the reasoning and thought-process behind these regulations in this week’s episode of The Ripple.

Communication junior Rishi Mahesh received almost 40 thousand likes. The Northwestern Women’s Basketball Team received 197 thousand. Podculture sat down with Northwestern students who have gone viral on TikTok and learned how they owned the new social media platform. https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/06/lateststories/podculture-students-explore-tiktok-world/

Northwestern students travel to Iowa to canvass for presidential candidates and make an impact on a historic caucus. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/04/lateststories/iowa-caucuses/

On January 22, 2020, dozens of Northwestern southwest area residents had the opportunity to see ‘Mean Girls: The Musical,’ completely sponsored by the university.

https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/03/multimedia/podculture-southwest-area-residents-attend-mean-girls-the-musical-for-free/

For Mark Park, Northwestern is the first safe space he can live authentically. As a queer international student from South Korea, Park has found a community on campus. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/02/multimedia/audio/defining-safe-queer-international-student-finds-a-community-in-the-u-s/

Northwestern students open up about the ups and downs of mental health treatment at home and on campus. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/02/multimedia/audio/speak-your-mind-students-tell-their-experiences-seeking-therapy-and-medication/

The first episode of Brainstorm, The Daily Northwestern’s health, science and tech podcast, explores the reasons why eugenics and Social Darwinism still exist and how people use the Theory of Evolution to justify these ideas. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/02/multimedia/audio/dissecting-social-darwinism-why-does-it-still-exist/

WNUR’s Streetbeat producer Melia Agudelo talks about mixing music, reggaetón and making people dance. Read the full article here: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/02/02/multimedia/audio/dj-melia-agudelo-on-mixing-music-and-making-people-dance/