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I remember Mom
Evanston RoundTable, March 6, 2024 The other night my grandmother came to me in a dream to talk about Helen, her middle daughter – my mother. The timing was propitious,
Balancing act: New NU Dean of Music also composes and teaches
Evanston RoundTable, Feb. 27, 2024 In the 1995 movie Mr. Holland’s Opus, Mr. Holland (played by Richard Dreyfus) has to “settle” for a career as a high school music teacher
The heavy load of existence
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 25, 2024 I always imagined, growing up, that enlightenment would come to me (and everyone else) with age. By enlightenment I mean the understanding and appreciation of
Meet Ewoynne Warren, Evanston’s downtown StreetWise vendor
Evanston RoundTable, Jan. 10, 2024 Ewoynne Warren says life is getting better. “I’ve turned myself around,” he told me in an interview arranged by the not-for-profit magazine StreetWise. He has
Happy new year — hopefully
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 27, 2023 The human brain is a remarkable organ, often characterized as the most complex structure in the universe. We learn from Bill Bryson’s wonderful 2019 book
Madam President: An ETHS student may one day be the nation’s chief executive
Evanston RoundTable, Dec. 13, 2023 A future president of the United States is taking classes right now at Evanston Township High School. She’s a junior, Latina or African American, active
Toots and the Brummies
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 30, 2023 Note: Some of this story is true, some is made up. See the end for clarification. In the spring of 1968, a junior year abroad
Shostakovich in Evanston
Evanston RoundTable, Nov. 8, 2023 Fifty years ago, in June 1973, the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich came to Evanston to receive an honorary degree from Northwestern University. He spent
Sarkis still going strong after half a century
Evanston RoundTable, Oct. 26, 2023 Is there a more iconic eating place in Evanston than Sarkis? Maybe not. Located at 2632 Gross Point Road, a block north of Central Street,