Northwestern admitted over half of its Class of 2029 on Tuesday as its early admission rate lulled at about 20%. The early cohort of admits will comprise nearly 55% of the total size class, which is expected to reach 2,100 students, according to a Tuesday news release. NU’s early admission rates...
In the latest episode of the ever-tense relationship between Northwestern and Evanston, a plan to slap parking scofflaws near Welsh-Ryan Arena and Ryan Field with $125 fines sailed through an unusually taciturn City Council on Monday night. The fine applies to any driver who lacks a residential permit to park on the streets that surround NU’s athletic complex. Targeting the ongoing basketball season — and eyeing future mega-events at the rebuilt Ryan Field — the new stricture will kick in two hours before large events. Arriving just over a year after Mayor Daniel Biss broke a now-infamous tie allowing NU to use a rebuilt Ryan Field for commercial events, the 8-0 vote on the new penalty...
