The Evanstonian

Oct. 9 school board meeting focuses on population equity

Ella Bowker, Staff Writer • October 12, 2023

At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, District 202 held a Board of Education meeting. The main focus was the district’s four main goals for the next five years: equitable and excellent education, student wellbeing,...

Girls volleyball falls on Senior Night to Deerfield

Owen Chiss, Sports Editor • October 12, 2023

Although girls volleyball racked up their first win in over two weeks against Lake Forest on Tuesday night, the Kits came up short a day later on senior night against Deerfield, 15-25, 15-25. Riding...

Evanston Fire Department opens its doors to the community for Fire Prevention Month

Anasofia Wilkinson-Marron, Staff Writer • October 11, 2023

October is national fire prevention month, and the Evanston Fire Department celebrated with an open house on Oct. 7. The event was held at Fire Station Nine, and had a variety of activities to show the...

ETHS hosts second annual E-Town Community Literacy Fest

Emery Trochlil, Staff Writer • October 11, 2023

On Oct. 7, ETHS hosted its second annual E-Town Community Literacy Fest, an event designed to celebrate the power of books and to inspire a love for reading in the next generation. The festival included...

Evanston unveils statue dedicated to Haitian-American pioneer Jean Baptiste Point DuSable

Adele Fammeree, Staff Writer • October 10, 2023

Sunday afternoon, a crowd gathered in front of the Evanston Public Library as an eight-foot tall, 2,000 pound copper statue was unveiled, commemorating Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, a Haitian-American Chicago...

Community unites for successful Step Up for Recovery fundraiser, exceeds donation goal

Hannah Cervantes, Staff Writer • October 10, 2023

On Sept. 30, people gathered along the lakeshore for the Step Up for Recovery event, an annual fundraiser for PEER (Prevention, Education, Evaluation, Recovery) Services. This nonprofit is based on the...

The Field of Broken Dreams | Episode 2: The Team

Mack Jones, Host of The Field of Broken Dreams • October 10, 2023

In 1995, right around the last time the idea of improving Ryan Field came up in discussions around Northwestern and Evanston, that year's version of Wildcat football captured the heart of the town on its way to the grand-daddy of them all - the Rose Bowl.