Over the sound of speakers playing the song “Candy” by the band Cameo, community members and friends alike gathered on June 5 for a block party at Hovland Court that was full of jubilant music, laughter, and joy. In the wake of the violence that took place on that street in March, resulting in the deaths […]
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Masked Person of the Day: Sarah Parisien
President-elect Joe Biden has said he will ask everyone to wear a mask for the first 100 days of his administration to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Sarah Parisien, a student at University of Missouri-Columbia and the first writer in the RoundTable’s Fresh Voices of Evanston program, wears her mask for the […]
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Evanston Senior Named as QuestBridge Finalist
With this story by Sarah Parisien, the RoundTable is launching “Fresh Voices of Evanston,” a partnership with Evanston Community Bank & Trust to showcase voices of young Evanston adults, foster emerging writers, and increase diversity, equity and inclusion in local journalism. Thanks to Evanston Community Bank & Trust, over the next few weeks, the RoundTable […]
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What I am Thinking About, Worrying About, Excited About for the Coming Semester
These past few weeks could only be described as some sort of fever dream. Between the pandemic and racial unrest across the country, it was more than clear that the beginning of my collegiate experience would be unconventional. Evanston has always served as a place of comfort. After 13 years of residency I am well […]