Northwest University was founded by Mr. John Evans in 1960. Its main campus is located on the shore of Lake Michigan in the suburb of Evanston, Illinois, close to the famous international metropolis Chicago, and its business schools, law schools and medical schools are all located in the bustling downtown area of Chicago. Medill School of Journalism of Northwest University ranks first in the United States, Kellogg School of Business ranks fourth in the United States [3], Pritzker Law School ranks tenth in the United States [4], Department of Materials Science ranks second in the United States [5], and School of Chemistry ranks fifth in the world [6]. In addition, the medical schools, engineering schools, education schools and music schools of Northwest University rank among the top 20 in the United States all the year round [7]. There are 1 1 Nobel Prize winners [8], and 38 Pulitzer Prize winners have worked or studied here [9]. By the end of 20 15, Northwest University had received about 1065438+900 million dollars in donations, making it one of the richest10 universities in the United States [10].
Northwest University is famous for its strict admission, and the proportion of international students in China, especially China and China, who get full doctoral scholarships every year is extremely low. In 20 17, the undergraduate admission rate of Northwest University was only 9%[ 1 1], and the undergraduate admission rate of China was even lower than 1%, ranking the lowest school in the United States again.
tradition
Northwest University's student traditions include:
Painted stone (originally a fountain donated by students of class 1902) is an advertising column for Greek organizations, student groups and campus activities.
Northwest University has several traditional customs in football matches. When the opponent controls the ball, the students make their hands claw-like and bark like wild cats. When they serve, they shake the key, which means that even if Northwest loses, graduates from other schools will still have to park for students in the future.
Rebecca Klein Bell Tower will play purple light after winning a game at Northwest University.
The Dance Marathon of Northwest University is a 30-hour welfare fund-raising activity, which is held every winter.
At 9 am on Sunday before the last week of study in the United States, students leaned out of the window or shouted with all their strength on campus.
Every spring, on the weekend after Memorial Day, a concert will be held in the Lake Filling Campus.
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Northwest Daily is the most important student newspaper in Northwest University. It is published on weekdays in the semester. Northwest University's radio station has a power of 7,200 watts and broadcasts to Chicago and its northern suburbs. Northwest News Network is a student TV station. North by Northwest is an online magazine organized by students.
art
Drama performances on campus are very popular, and two plays are staged every year. Northwest University has different impromptu groups. There are ten bands and different dance teams on campus.
service
Many students of Northwest University take an active part in community service. For example, the annual dance marathon is a 30-hour activity, which raised $708,000 in 2007. Another annual activity is to distribute games and candy to more than 800 local children on Halloween afternoon.
on one's pins
Northwest University has several student dormitories, including ordinary dormitories and special dormitories. Some dorms are specially designed for students of a certain department, such as art, science and engineering, communication and so on.
sports
Northwest University is one of the top ten league schools and the only private school in the League. At present, Northwest University has 19 interdisciplinary sports teams (8 male teams and 1 1 female teams) and numerous sports clubs.
The sports team of Northwest University is called Wildcats. Before 1924, they were called "Purple Team", and informally they were also called "War Guard Team". A reporter from Chicago Tribune 1924 wrote, "Even after losing to the University of Chicago, Evanston's football team was not discouraged; The name wildcat is more suitable for them. " The name was so popular that a few months later, members of the university board of directors adopted "Wildcats" as the name of the team. 1972, students voted to change their name from "wildcats" to "purple fog", but the name was not popular.
The football field can hold 49,000 spectators.
The mascot of Northwest University athletes is Wiley the wildcat, but Wiley the wildcat was not their mascot at first. It was originally a bear in Lincoln Zoo. 1923 autumn, this bear will play before the game. But after a failed season, the team thought it was bad luck, so they stopped using it. Willie first appeared as a symbol in 1933, but it was not until 1947 that he became a mascot. When the team plays in Evanston, the marching band of Northwest University always performs and plays the school song after the game.
The football team of Northwest University performed poorly, with the highest score of 449-596-44. Seven times, only 1949 entered the final. This is the team that lost the most in the championship. It is also the creator of losing streak: from 1979 to 1982, losing 34 games in a row. In recent years, its achievements are commendable. It participated in 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2008. In 2004, it defeated the Ohio State University team at 33: 27, breaking a 33-year losing streak [89]. After the coach's sudden death in 2006 [90], a 365,438+0-year-old former national football player and a graduate of Northwest University became a coach, becoming the youngest college team coach in history.
Recently, the events with better results include men's football, wrestling, men's swimming, men's golf, women's tennis, softball, fencing and women's baguette. The women's long stick won the championship four times in a row and did not lose a game in 2005. 193 1 year, the men's basketball team won the national championship.
campus security
The 24-hour and 365-day security work of the school ensures the safety of students at school. And the school website will publish the information of every school alarm to remind students to pay attention to safety, which can be described as very careful. The school is located in a small city, and the drug/gun crime rate (per thousand people) in this area is 1. 19.