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Spring 2026

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  • “I reveled in reading Lia Assimakopoulos' feature on Veronica Burton. It gives me newfound appreciation for her full history as I continue to watch this former Wildcat score, assist and defend for the Valkyries. …”
  • “When I attend Valkyries games in San Francisco, I always wear an Northwestern hat or sweatshirt to show my support for Veronica Burton. (And with the Warriors having former Northwestern cager Pat Spencer …”

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Veronica Burton leaps in the air, basketball in one hand with a defender opposite her.

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  • “Muddy Waters played Dillo Day in 1981. THE Muddy Waters. It was awesome. ”
  • “In my time, they actually let NU college bands perform early in the day. Ended up being my first live performance with my band! ”

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A man sings into the microphone and plays a guitar on stage.

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  • “Bradley Akubuiro's short essay on crises and what they do to us — or rather what we choose to do with them — hit home. Not quite as literally as plane crashes or gunshots that he's had to deal with, …”
  • “"Who are you when you've fallen down and the script is gone?" That question is central to all human existence. If we haven't faced it, we haven't lived. ”

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Two men in suits speak to each other while seated at microphones in front of a glass window.

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  • “I sat next to Richard Kind ’78 in one of Irv Rein’s communication studies classes during winter quarter 1978. Professor Rein assigned the task of interviewing a “famous person” and writing a paper …”
  • “I greatly enjoyed your cover story on Richard Kind for two reasons. First, Richard and I were classmates, and I fondly recall him as a hysterical and wonderful guy back then. Second, I'm a huge fan of …”

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Richard Kind stands on the edge of a park bench with his arm outstretched as he leans over to his side, using his arm to brace himself against a streetlight on a stone walkway. He wears a white collared shirt and black slacks and is grinning at the camera. Trees are visible in the background.