A Look at the Implications of the Wrigley Renovation
The Chicago Cubs beloved ballpark, Wrigley Field, is finally getting an upgrade. And it is a big one. A five year, $500 million renovation deal was announced Sunday, April 14. It promises to install a...
View ArticleNUVC Finalist Centripid Medical is a Collaborative Effort
Some Northwestern graduate students treat the “NUvention: Medical Innovation” course as a way to accumulate credits. Not Nick Brenckman, Lydia Barrett and Nitin Yerram who used the class as a launching...
View ArticleBerkshire Hathaway Meets with Shareholders
On May 4, 2013 Berkshire Hathaway held its annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Around 35,000 people were in attendance to take part in Warren Buffett’s remarks regarding his company and...
View ArticleIllinois and the Energy Reform Necessary for its Future
Illinois continues to be a promising area of the country in the development and deployment of renewable energy alternatives. As the sixth largest consumer of electricity and the fourth largest...
View ArticleUnpaid Internships: A Drag for Young People and Society
As demand for internships has skyrocketed with nearly every profession requiring some prior experience during high school and college, an explosion of unpaid internships have shaken up the labor...
View ArticleGreece Back in the Bond Market
The eurozone crisis has turned a corner with Greece’s recent reentry into international capital markets. Coming only two years after the country nearly collapsed and threatened European Union cohesion,...
View ArticleProjected Talent: Connecting Students to Meaningful Work Experience
The perceived necessity of building a resume with flashy work experience early on in college (especially at Northwestern) has allowed unpaid internships to grow and recruitment cycles to take over time...
View ArticleNew Northwestern Startup Learnerator Is Ready to Teach
Northwestern was recently in the news for becoming somewhat of a “startup machine” and elevating its entrepreneurship status into the ranks of the Stanford’s, Harvard’s and MIT’s of the world. And this...
View ArticleCollege debate may be the key to success: a student’s perspective
Photo credit: http://www.simeonharrar.com/ I just completed my eighth (and final) year of competitive policy debate and I am as convinced as ever of the overwhelming benefits this activity has to offer...
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