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““The Great Divide” is a fine novel about Panama’s residents during the canal building. I lived there for seven years during …”

– Carmen Alden Cunningham Hilton Head, S.C., responding to An Ode to Her Father’s Homeland via Northwestern Magazine.

“In your fall 2024 Voices section of Northwestern Magazine, you published "Ensuring Free and Fair Elections." As someone who began …”

– Bruce E. Roselle '72, Maple Grove, Minn., responding to Ensuring Free and Fair Elections via Northwestern Magazine.

“I was appalled by the letter that appeared in the fall edition of Northwestern Magazine written by Beau Tremitiere titled “Ensuring …”

– Dan Schuchardt '79 MBA, Glen Ellyn, Ill., responding to Ensuring Free and Fair Elections via Northwestern Magazine.

“This is brilliant — so useful for all riders with thick or curly hair — and I love the level of thought that has gone into …”

– Kathryn Jackson-Jones Chicago, responding to An Expandable Bike Helmet via Northwestern Magazine.

“This is awesome. I started setting up an altar two years ago in memory of my grandmother. How can we find out details of your …”

– Rick Planos '23 CERT, Evanston, responding to Sugar Skulls for Departed Souls via Northwestern Magazine.

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  • “In your fall 2024 Voices section of Northwestern Magazine, you published "Ensuring Free and Fair Elections." As someone who began his NU journey at the Medill School of Journalism and worked as a reporter …”
  • “I was appalled by the letter that appeared in the fall edition of Northwestern Magazine written by Beau Tremitiere titled “Ensuring Free and Fair Elections.” To claim his organization, Protect Democracy, …”

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Beau Tremitiere sits on a ledge in front of a cement building with his arms resting on his thighs and his hands clasped as he looks off into the distance. He is wearing a black suit with a light blue dress shirt.

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  • “I was a physically weak and uncoordinated child who dreaded gym class because I was always chosen last for teams. Dread came again because Northwestern had a freshman P.E. requirement. I met it through …”
  • “My mentor was Prof. Jules Marcus of the Northwestern Physics Department. He was not my PhD supervisor, but was a mentor and example in ways that shaped my career. He had a motto in the lab saying, "If …”

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  • “Thank you for the article about Northwestern University students working to reduce hurdles to the use of helmets by bicyclists and scooter riders.

    Bicyclist deaths in the United States have increased …”
  • “Absolutely what is needed. My grandson has this same opposition to wearing a helmet when on his skateboard.
    When will this helmet be available on the market?
    I am so proud! ”

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  • “Nicely done, Zeki. You caught a glimpse into a soulful guy — and made me want to go scramble some eggs. ”
  • “I didn’t meet Steve at Northwestern, but I appeared in the Rubber Teeth (comedy magazine) calendar with him. He wasn’t involved with the magazine, as I recall; someone just knew him. Oh, and he could …”

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