North by Northwestern » Hannah Fraser-Chanpong http://www.northbynorthwestern.com A daily newsmagazine of campus and culture for Northwestern University. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Sitting down with Benjamin Singer, director of The Throwaway War http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/05/40369/sitting-down-with-benjamin-singer-director-of-the-throwaway-war/ http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/05/40369/sitting-down-with-benjamin-singer-director-of-the-throwaway-war/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 04:37:14 +0000 Hannah Fraser-Chanpong http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=40369 The Throwaway War to take a look into the lives of formerly imprisoned drug addicts.]]> Benjamin Singer wants you to know that his film The Throwaway War is not about recycling. Nor is it just about drugs.

“It’s really about how we treat drug addicts and formerly incarcerated individuals,” said Singer, a Communication junior and director of The Throwaway War. “Do we see these people as human beings?”

Singer, the winner of the 2008-2009 Inspire Grant from Inspire Films, created The Throwaway War to take a look into the lives of formerly imprisoned drug addicts. The film, started last summer, premieres today at 8 p.m. at Annie May Swift Auditorium.

“I’m really, really excited,” Singer said. “A lot of people have worked on this project. I’m excited for all of their friends to get to see what we’ve been doing over the last nine months.”

Traveling around the Chicago area, Singer and his crew have been documenting drug users’ struggle to re-enter society. Instead of framing it as a losing battle, however, The Throwaway War aims to show how former drug offenders can become active members of our communities. The film casts off the view of the current “war on drugs,” which seeks to incarcerate and isolate those struggling with addition. Singer said these policies hide the real problem — that our society spends time and money “throwing away” addicts, instead of providing them with resources for recovery.

Singer called his experience directing as “eye-opening” and “humbling.” He said he hopes that the audience will recognize the potential in the film’s subjects, and walk away with “friends.”

[See post to watch Flash video] ]]> http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/05/40369/sitting-down-with-benjamin-singer-director-of-the-throwaway-war/feed/ 2 Penn Masala sings at SASA show http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/35746/penn-masala-sings-at-sasa-show/ http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/35746/penn-masala-sings-at-sasa-show/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:59:16 +0000 Hannah Fraser-Chanpong http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=35746 SASA sponsored a performance by Penn Masala this past weekend. Formed at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, Penn Masala is the country’s first South Asian a cappella group. In 2007, they performed at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts with A.R. Rahman, who won two Academy Awards for his work on Slumdog Millionaire. They are currently promoting their sixth album, “On Detours,” and are available on iTunes.

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Filmed by Hannah Fraser-Chanpong. Edited by Nick Castele.
]]> http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/35746/penn-masala-sings-at-sasa-show/feed/ 2 The Graffiti Dancers fill their spring show with jazz, ballet and modern dance http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/31922/the-graffiti-dancers-fill-their-spring-show-with-jazz-ballet-and-modern-dance/ http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/31922/the-graffiti-dancers-fill-their-spring-show-with-jazz-ballet-and-modern-dance/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:30:24 +0000 Hannah Fraser-Chanpong http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=31922 The Graffiti Dancers opened their spring show, transcenDANCE, tonight at the McCormick Auditorium in Norris. The student-choreographed show featured a fusion of jazz, ballet and modern dance that has become Graffiti’s signature style.

[See post to watch Flash video] ]]> http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/31922/the-graffiti-dancers-fill-their-spring-show-with-jazz-ballet-and-modern-dance/feed/ 1 Students reflect on their trip to Northwestern’s Qatar campus http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/30539/students-reflect-on-their-trip-to-northwesterns-qatar-campus/ http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/04/30539/students-reflect-on-their-trip-to-northwesterns-qatar-campus/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:59:49 +0000 Nick Castele http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=30539 More than 70 people traveled from Evanston to Qatar this spring break to attend the opening ceremonies for Northwestern’s new campus in Doha, the country’s capital. The group included faculty members, trustees, alumni and 16 students selected by the administration to represent the Evanston campus. Below, some of these students discuss their journey to Doha and the culture they encountered at NU-Q.

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Filming by Jake Spring and Hannah Fraser-Chanpong. Editing by Hannah Fraser-Chanpong.

]]> http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2009/02/23274/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-but-easy-to-draw/feed/ 1 Video: Friends and family pay tribute to the late Professor Moskos http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/11/13728/video-friends-and-family-pay-tribute-to-the-late-professor-moskos/ http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/2008/11/13728/video-friends-and-family-pay-tribute-to-the-late-professor-moskos/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:19:29 +0000 Hannah Fraser-Chanpong http://www.northbynorthwestern.com/?p=13728 Friends, family members, colleagues and students of Charles Moskos gathered at Alice Millar Chapel Thursday evening to pay tribute to the sociology professor, who passed away last May at the age of 73. After more than 40 years at Northwestern, Moskos’s contributions to the community were celebrated by six tribute speakers, plus President Henry Bienen and University Chaplain Timothy Stevens. “This is a man who will be remembered for all the right reasons,” said his son Peter Moskos at the service.

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Izzy Boncimino contributed reporting.

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Flash production by Alex Campbell. Taylor Soppe contributed.

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