Sweet 17: ‘Happy birthday to you’
Cherubs celebrated their big day with cakes, candles and camaraderie.
Gallery: Cherubs bring talents to the Great Room
Cherubs piled into the Great Room Sunday to showcase their skills and wow their peers.
Single vs. double: Cherubs compare dorm living situations
Cherubs share their experiences with different room arrangements.
Gallery: Dorm life in Jones Hall
Ninety cherubs spent the month living in Jones Hall, a former residential college that’s housed the program since 2024.
‘A perfect place to do work’: How cherubs use Northwestern and Evanston’s libraries
Students explored different environments and styles of architecture.
Meet the CAAs
The CAAs played a crucial role in the Medill cherub program.
Sugar-fueled ‘Canvas and Cookies’ students paint the Weber Arch
Cherubs woke up early on a Sunday for an optional morning art workshop.
LISTEN: Cherubs tackle laundry for the first time
Cherubs challenged themselves in Jones Hall with a new skill — doing laundry.
Campus eating: Figuring out the dining hall
Cherubs share their favorite dining hall meals, hacks and experiences.
Countdown to a goodbye: Students reflect on summer connections
As their summer program ends, students reflect on international friendships, cultural exchange and global goodbyes.
DoorDash deliveries dominate dinner
Food delivery apps offered a convenient meal option for busy cherubs.
Hitting the sweet spot: ‘Karen cookies’ kindle community
Cookie runs to Karen Springen’s office brought cherubs closer together.
Spicy ramen brings the fire (alarm)
Cherubs evacuated Jones Hall after a piercing beep interrupted their nightly routines — twice.
Lounge life: How cherubs used lounge spaces to bond
Cherubs used the shared spaces to stay connected and form friendships in their free time.
Great minds watch together in the Great Room
Nights in the Great Room were filled with movies, sports and music.
‘Cherubs got mail’: Old-fashioned cards and packages, not just electronic messages
Gmail can’t deliver candy, but the U.S. Postal Service can. Boxes and letters from family and friends helped cherubs feel the love from afar during the four-week program.
Gallery: Time to take the pitch
Cherubs camped out in the Great Room to watch the biggest sporting event in the world.
Clicking through cherub characters
Cherubs learned more about one another during Niche Presentation Night.
The Spit List Chronicles: A story of jaywalking and other offenses
Every Sunday, cherubs who broke the rules gathered at 6 a.m. to face the consequences.
From comedy to poetry, cherubs got talent
Back at the dorm, journalists performed an ‘SNL’-style skit and played ‘Viva la Vida’ on guitar.
Cuddly companions
Stuffed animals proved to be important to cherubs during their time in Jones Hall.
Goals, dives and memories at Fun Night
A look into the various activities cherubs competed in and bonded over at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion.
Home is where the food is
Dorm kitchens got cherubs through late nights spent working, playing and bonding.
July Fourth, cherubs style
Cherubs spent the Fourth of July bonding with friends, reporting and watching fireworks.
The 6 a.m. crowd
Morning runs and training kept cherubs active on campus.
