Defining Safe

    For Evanston's 160th anniversary, community residents and city officials share testimonies regarding their experiences and relationship with the town. SERENA BROWN: Evanston proudly boasts a rich tapestry of residents representing diverse backgrounds and aspirations. From those who have established their lives here with the intention of laying down strong roots, to those who... The post Everything Evanston: Citizens commemorate town anniversary appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    It's been almost three weeks since the 55th anniversary of the Bursar's Office Takeover, but what can the event still tell us about the larger scope of student protest? The Daily takes a look at a variety of student protest events of the 1960s and early 1970s, tying together the common threads. PAUL... The post Defining Safe: The Broader Scope of the Bursar's Office Takeover appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    Northwestern's special collections contain a variety of rare, fragile and notably comprehensive materials, including a significant amount of publications produced by members of LGBT communities. In this episode of Defining Safe, those who teach with and learn from this collection speak on the importance of archives in understanding the struggle for liberation. [sound... The post Defining Safe: NU Library archives offer a window into decades of queer life appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Students constantly debate which place is better for a late night snack: Fran's, the Southwest area staple serving comfort food, or Lisa's, featuring Mexican cuisine on North Campus. In this episode, we ask students to share their opinions. IAN LUNDEEN: You will not be catching me at Fran's. [music] JEREMY FREDRICKS: From The Daily Northwestern,... The post NU Declassified: The Late Night Debate — Fran's versus Lisa's appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    As the fifth week of the quarter arrives, students are preparing for midterms. Episode four of Digital Diaries asks two students how they handle the stress. [music] ERICA SCHMITT: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Erica Schmitt and this is episode four of Digital Diaries, a weekly podcast following what students are doing and... The post Digital Diaries Episode 4: Surviving Midterm Season appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

      This episode of Defining Safe covers the frequent mispronunciation of non-Western names. In this episode, we look into the phonetics of pronunciation and hear the perspective of students whose names are often mispronounced. ADITI RAM: I feel kind of like unaccepted in a way. They're not even trying to get to know... The post Defining Safe: Practicing Proper Name Pronunciation appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

        What do you know about your parents? Your grandparents? The generations of people who came before you? For many, the past isn't just in the past. Je-Shawna Wholley, last year's “Feminist in Residence” at Northwestern's Women's Center, led a Black family-archiving project called “Earthseed,” which walked participants through nine months of... The post Defining Safe: Reclaiming power through family-archiving appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    MUSIC: Ramadan Gaana Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims all over the world, can be hard to celebrate away from home for college students. Northwestern's Muslim-cultural Students Association, McSA, puts in an effort each year to help Muslim students feel comfortable on campus during Ramadan. In this episode, Muslim students describe their on-campus... The post Defining Safe: Building a home away from home: The on-campus Ramadan experience appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    MARIA: And seeing the hardships that your parents went through, you really just want to make them proud, as well as be successful for yourself and just be able to support yourself, as well as support them throughout your journey. NORAAN MOHAMED: That was Maria, a first-generation student at Northwestern. First- and second-generation... The post Defining Safe: Generational differences, experiential similarities: The Northwestern first-gen and second-gen student experiences appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    As the book industry shifts, more and more bookstores are starting to center books by and for queer people, people of color and disabled people. Defining Safe took a look at some Evanston and Chicago bookstores' and literacy organizations' efforts to offer books with more diverse representation. LILY CAREY: Before we begin, a... The post Defining Safe: Local bookstores work to center diverse voices appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    Some acupuncturists are pushing to get their services insured. Others are working on sliding-scale models. In this episode, Defining Safe takes a look at the history of acupuncture, the changes acupuncturists would like to see and the ways racism impacts the industry. AVIVA BECHKY: Before we begin, a content warning: this episode contains... The post Defining Safe: Working toward accessibility in acupuncture appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

    Three international Northwestern students from different countries discuss their experiences with culture shock. Topics covered include their adjustment to academics in America, understanding of linguistic differences and reflections on the accuracy of American movies. HERBERT BOTWE: I was like, “I want to be part of NASA. I want to explore space.” Then he... The post Defining Safe: Navigating Northwestern as an international student appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Nearly 25 percent of Northwestern's campus self-identified as queer in ASG's last survey, but the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center only holds 10 people. And that's one of the only institutional spaces on campus for queer students. There are proposals in the works to expand it, but for many students, campus-sponsored spaces aren't the best... The post Defining Safe: Defining Queer Space appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Albert Chan, a social studies teacher at Niles North High School, teaches one of the only high school Asian American studies classes in the country. The class was finally approved in 2016, more than ten years after he first pitched it. YIMING FU: Before we begin, a content warning. This episode contains explicit language and... The post Defining Safe: One teacher's battle for Asian American studies appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Following protests led by student group NU Community Not Cops, University President Morton Schapiro alleged that “Some of the instigators appear not to be Northwestern students at all, but rather outside activists” in an October 19 email sent to the Northwestern community. But what and who exactly is an outside agitator? Defining Safe took a... The post Defining Safe: Defining the Outside Agitator appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

First-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) sophomores speak on their experiences with housing this fall. From Evans Scholars losing their on-campus housing to work study job insecurity, many FGLI students believe that the University's last minute housing cancellation was inequitable. ALEX HARRISON: I do have one thing to say to our dear friends who aren't on financial... The post Defining Safe: Living in Limbo appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

ALEX CHUN: For as long as he can remember, Vince McCoy has heard music in his head. VINCE MCCOY: You know, I always was, from an early age, you know, I was just singing along to recordings. And I remember one of my favorite singers when I was a kid was Nina Simone, who was... The post “Our songs are the stories of our lives”: Two men remember the beginnings of gay liberation on campus; part 2 appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

In 1970, Maher Ahmad and Bill Dry founded the Gay Liberation Front — Northwestern's first gay rights advocacy group. The group hosted the first gay dance on campus, held demonstrations in the city and boycotted bars that had racist policies. Just a few years later, Vince McCoy would become the first black president of the... The post “Our songs are the stories of our lives”: Two men remember the beginnings of gay liberation on campus appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

In the latest episode of Defining Safe, The Daily spoke to Medill 2020 graduate Samuel Maude. Four years ago, Samuel was a “scared boy.” He was unconfident in his body, sexuality and career path. But now he's a different person.  CASSIDY JACKSON: This podcast contains explicit language. SAMUEL MAUDE: I really wasn't seeing bodies that... The post Defining Safe: Samuel Maude reclaimed his body and sexuality at Northwestern appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

SESP junior Jordan Walker shares her experience protesting racial injustice in Minneapolis. Since the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer, protests have erupted around the world in response to long-standing systemic racism and police violence. Defining Safe tracked the past two weeks in Minneapolis and looked at the Minneapolis Police Department's history.... The post Defining Safe: A Look Inside Minneapolis appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Amid COVID-19, non-essential healthcare has been delayed, causing many transgender patients to lose access to gender-affirming care like hormone therapy, surgeries, and more. And this isn't a new problem — healthcare discrimination has disproportionately affected trans people for a long time. Defining Safe spoke to Northwestern students Sadd Sadd, Erique Zhang, and Michael Ann DeVito... The post Defining Safe: Threats to Trans Healthcare Amplified During COVID-19 appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

For years, students at Northwestern have been pushing the University to reckon with its history and complicity in settler colonialism. One of their principal demands? A program in Native American and Indigenous Studies. This program is now set to launch as a minor in Weinberg College. PATTY LOEW: Native Americans are one of the invisible... The post Defining Safe: The Path to a Minor in Native American and Indigenous Studies appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Washington-based online-shopping service Amazon is facing intense criticism and accusations that it's not doing enough to protect its workers. One of these workers happens to be Weinberg freshman Joey Ribera. Defining Safe asked him to keep audio logs and document the realities of working in an Amazon warehouse during a global pandemic. JOEY RIBERA: Hello... The post Defining Safe: Inside an Amazon Warehouse During a Global Pandemic appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

How has the rise in reports of anti-Asian racism impacted the Northwestern community? Northwestern students share their experiences with and comment on the rise of anti-Asian racism in the time of COVID-19. Resources for Asian American students: NAKASEC Community Resources for COVID-19 NAKASEC Mutual Aid Fund Donations NU Asian Pacific American Coalition AAPI Incident Report... The post Defining Safe: The Spread of Coronavirus and Anti-Asian Racism appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

CASSIDY JACKSON: I'm Cassidy Jackson from The Daily Northwestern, and you're listening to part two of the Seen Not Heard series. If you have not listened to the first part of our series, you might want to go back and get filled in. When we left off, summer 2019 was coming to an end and... The post Seen Not Heard: After Cru announces separation from Impact, students reckon with the split appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

CASSIDY JACKSON: In December 2018, Weinberg junior Nadia Hundley flew to Atlanta for the Impact National Conference. Impact is an organization dedicated to service and work in cooperation with the African American church. Every year, it hosts programming for its members, and Nadia had plans to attend. On the day of her flight, the weather... The post Seen Not Heard: Black students carve out space in Cru, fight for autonomy within the ministry appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

ALEX CHUN: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Alex Chun, and this is Defining Safe, a podcast about the experiences of marginalized communities on campus.  BEN JUNG: At one point I thought it was really like prison ‘cause you can't leave. You're stuck in the same facility for almost two years. And there are a set... The post Defining Safe: Some international students still mandated to serve home country's military appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

HALEY FULLER: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Haley Fuller, and this is Defining Safe, a podcast about the experiences of marginalized communities on campus. Like many colleges around the country, Northwestern has an office dedicated to accessibility on campus in order to serve students who need accommodations. That office is AccessibleNU. According to AccessibleNU director... The post Defining Safe: For students with accommodations, AccessibleNU is helpful, but can still go further appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

ALEX CHUN: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Alex Chun, and this is Defining Safe, a podcast about the experiences of marginalized communities on campus. MARK PARK: The makeup that I did at the pride show, that took so much courage from me. That was so terrifying. I was doing my makeup and I messed up... The post Defining Safe: Queer international student finds a community in the U.S. appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

CASSIDY JACKSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Cassidy Jackson. Thanks for tuning in, and welcome to another episode of “Defining Safe.” For this week's installment, we're focusing on LGBTQ+ love stories. To start, I sat down with Alexis Reyes and Katherine Berman, fifth years and PhD candidates studying Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences. Alexis and Katherine's one... The post Defining Safe: LGBTQ+ love stories appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

CASSIDY JACKSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Cassidy Jackson. Thanks for tuning in, and welcome to the sixth episode of “Defining Safe.” In honor of October being LGBT History Month, I talked to the Rainbow Alliance external president about Rainbow Week, which the organization hosted last week, and a pronoun button making event on International... The post Defining Safe: Rainbow Alliance speaks on importance of pronouns appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

CASSIDY JACKSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Cassidy Jackson. Thanks for tuning in, and welcome to the fifth episode of “Defining Safe.” In honor of May being Mental Health Month, I asked a student about her mental health journey and where she feels safe on campus. ZHANG: Mental health is something that I grew up... The post Defining Safe: A Northwestern student shares mental health struggles, and why NU should do more appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

ANDREA MICHELSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Andrea Michelson. Thanks for tuning in. You're listening to the fifth episode of Defining Safe. May is Mental Health Month, so I decided to ask students who have struggled with mental health about where they feel safe on campus. CONNOR PERA: I feel like the people that I've... The post Defining Safe: Kellogg student shares story of mental health, addiction appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

CAMERON COOK: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Cameron Cook. Thanks for tuning in. You're listening to the fourth episode of “Defining Safe.” In this episode, I talked to queer students about what safety means to them. SAYEED SANCHEZ: So when I think of safe, I think of being able to let my guard down. I... The post Defining Safe: Queer students discuss navigating social spaces created for straight, cisgender people appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

(Editor's note: Adrian Wan, who is featured in this podcast, is a Daily staffer) CASSIDY JACKSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I'm Cassidy Jackson. Thanks for tuning in. According to Northwestern's Global website, 5,500 international graduate and undergraduate students attended Northwestern in 2017. In this installment of “Defining Safe,” I sat down with a few international... The post Defining Safe: International students discuss stereotypes, adjusting to American culture appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

What does “safe” mean for marginalized students on campus? Audio editor Cassidy Jackson is investigating just that in new series “Defining Safe.” For episode two, Jackson sat down with students to discuss what it means to be low-income on Northwestern's campus. The post Defining Safe: Students of low socioeconomic backgrounds push for greater inclusivity on campus appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

What does “safe” mean for black students at Northwestern? In this multi-part series, Audio editor Cassidy Jackson asks students how they define the word “safe” and if they feel at ease on campus. In our first segment of this series, Jackson sat down with a few black students to see what safety means to them. The post Defining Safe: Students discuss campus culture and being black at Northwestern appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.