Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Editor Emma Edmund explains history of Fossil Free NU, divestment

March 4, 2020

Across the world, universities, institutions and governments are divesting from the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change. City Editor Emma Edmund breaks down the history of Fossil Free Northwestern...

Letter to the Editor: Disclose and divest NU’s firearms funding

February 23, 2018

Three student movements have focused on Northwestern’s endowment investments: Fossil Free NU, Unshackle NU and NU Divest. It's time to add a fourth: Divest Firearms Funding. Gun makers fuel the National...

Associated Student Government president Christina Cilento (right) addresses University President Morton Schapiro and student divestment advocates. Thursday’s meeting addressed the possible structure of the socially responsible investment committee.

Schapiro, students discuss structure of socially responsible investment committee

April 29, 2016

University President Morton Schapiro, Chief Investment Officer Will McLean and 20 divestment advocates met Thursday to discuss the charter for a socially responsible investment committee, which they will...

Student activists gather outside University President Morton Schapiros house. While protesters marched to Schapiros Orrington house, Schapiro was holding a dinner for students, including ASG members.

Student activists protest outside Schapiro’s house

April 5, 2016

Student activists protested Northwestern’s investment policies Tuesday evening, both by marching to and walking out of University President Morton Schapiro’s Evanston house. Schapiro was hosting...

Schwalb: Jewish students should engage in campus activism beyond Israel-Palestine

Schwalb: Jewish students should engage in campus activism beyond Israel-Palestine

March 2, 2016

A banner with the words “From Palestine to Mizzou, We Have Nothing to Lose But Our Chains,” hung outside the Black House as protesters stood in solidarity with students at Missouri and across the country...

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