By now you've already read about NU Stands with Haiti campaign.  Now, as Northwestern's winter quarter draws to a close, we wanted to update you regarding the results of the effort.  Below is a letter written to the Northwestern community from NU Stands with Haiti Coordinators. To the Northwestern Community: On January 12, 2010, the world watched as a massive earthquake struck the island nation of Haiti, resulting in unimaginable destruction. As a community of Northwestern students, we felt an urgent duty ...

A few months ago, we told you about the Unreasonable Institute, which will bring 25 social entrepreneurs from around the world for a 10-week summer institute where they'll receive the training, mentorship, and seed capital they need to get their ventures off the ground. Now, our friends are one step closer to choosing their first crop of social entrepreneurs. 34 finalists are in a race to raise $6,500. The first 25 to cross the finish line will attend the Unreasonable Institute. And the ...

BY FRANCES ALEXANDER A simple commodity like sanitary napkins is considered in the United States to be an inexpensive necessity that women would hardly think to go without. In Kenya, Donald G. McNeil Jr wrote in a NYTimes article, the location where these school girls reside, they are so expensive and rare that few dream of such a luxury. Most Kenyan families simply cannot afford to purchase a box of pads because it costs roughly the same price as a bag ...