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Northwestern University is a private institution with its main campus of 240 acres on the shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, about 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in Chicago. It has about 7,800 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate and professional program students. A member of the Big Ten conference, its athletic teams are called the Wildcats. Founded in 1851, Northwestern now has 10 schools and colleges: the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Communication; the School of Continuing Studies; the School of Education and Social Policy; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Graduate School; the Medill Scho...
Northwestern University is a private institution with its main campus of 240 acres on the shore of Lake Michigan in Evanston, about 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in Chicago. It has about 7,800 undergraduate and 6,200 graduate and professional program students. A member of the Big Ten conference, its athletic teams are called the Wildcats. Founded in 1851, Northwestern now has 10 schools and colleges: the Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; the School of Communication; the School of Continuing Studies; the School of Education and Social Policy; Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Graduate School; the Medill School of Journalism; the School of Law; the J. L. Kellogg School of Management; the Feinberg School of Medicine; and the School of Music.
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WGN Radio's Dave Eanet named 2011 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year
WGN Radio morning sports anchor and Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball play-by-play announcer Dave Eanet has been named the 2011 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. This is Eanet's...Tags: College Sports, Entertainment, Radio, Radio, Northwestern Wildcats
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Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute Minds Over Matter Benefit
Staff reporterJoin the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute (NBTI) for the 3rd Annual Minds Matter Benefit Dinner on Friday, September 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Chicago. Actress, comedienne and television producer Bonnie Hunt will be a special guest and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Cancer
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SNERD - June 20, 2011
Staff reporterA Night At The Museum... It was a sentimental journey last week at a special sneak peek at the construction of the long-delayed Museum Of Broadcast Communications. Anyone who was anybody in Chicago media was there to celebrate with museum honcho Bruce...Tags: Cameron Diaz, Entertainment, Harvey Weinstein, Richard Marx, Adrian Zmed
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CNBC Sports Business Reporter, Darren Rovell
CNBC Sports Business ReporterDarren Rovell is CNBC's Sports Business Reporter. He is responsible for both analyzing and reporting on the sports business world on all of CNBC's programming including "Squawk Box," "Power Lunch" and "Street Signs." He is also author of the "Sports Biz"...Tags: College Sports, Nike, Inc., LeBron James, CNBC (tv network), Politics
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital Presents Mind Matter
October 6-The Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute will host its 2nd annual benefit, Minds Matter, with special guest actress, comedienne, television producer and former oncology nurse Bonnie Hunt. The evening will include live music from Gentlemen of...Tags: Tumors, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, Brain, Palmer House Hilton
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Bears President and CEO, Ted Phillips
Staff reporterPhillips was named President and Chief Executive Officer on February 10, 1999. He is the fourth person to serve as president in the organization's storied 90-year history following Michael McCaskey, George "Mugs" Halas, Jr., and George S. Halas. Since...Tags: National Football League, Contracts, Michael McCaskey, The New York Times, Employers
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USA Today Sports Columnist, Christine Brennan
Staff reporterAward-winning journalist Christine Brennan - USA Today sports columnist, author of the best-selling figure skating book Inside Edge and television sports analyst - is a leading voice on the Olympics, international sports, women's sports and other sports...Tags: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, College Sports, Ice Skating, USA Today, Clubs and Associations
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Northwestern University head football coach, Pat Fitzgerald
Staff reporterPat Fitzgerald (born December 2, 1974(1974-12-02) in Orland Park, Illinois) is the current head coach of the Northwestern University Wildcats football team. He was selected after the unexpected death of Randy Walker and announced at a press conference...Tags: College Football, Florida Citrus Bowl, Northwestern Wildcats, Sports, Chuck Bednarik
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Extension 720 October 2010 Program Guide
Staff reporter- October 4: Grace McGarvie once said,"An architect is the drawer of dreams." On this program, Milt is joined by Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago Tribune architecture critic, Blair Kamin, author of Terror and Wonder: Architecture in a Tumultuous Age, Gordon...Tags: Human Interest, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Newspapers, Education
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The Lupus Foundation of America, Illinois Chapter hosts its Fourth Annual Orchid Ball Gala
June 26--The Lupus Foundation of America, Illinois Chapter (LFAI) will host its Fourth Annual Orchid Ball Gala at the Ritz Carlton Chicago, A Four Season's Hotel. The Orchid Ball provides the Foundation with an opportunity to recognize individuals and...Tags: University of Illinois at Chicago, Companies and Corporations, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Services, Sports
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Extension 720 Audio Archives, July 2007
Staff reporterMilt talks with Seth Lerer, author of the new book, Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language. (7/23/07) Inventing English (80:03) Milt honors the life and work of the eminent economist Milton Friedman. Milt is joined by two friends and...Tags: Rome (Italy), Milton Friedman, University of Chicago
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Extension 720 Classic, Audio Archives, February 2006
Staff reporterDavid Galenson, professor of economics at the University of Chicago, and Joshua Kotin, graduate student in English language and literature and editor of the Chicago Review discuss the nature of artistic genius and evaluate the careers of such diverse...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Wars and Interventions, Philosophy, Orson Welles, David Cook
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