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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

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Northwestern community observes Holy Week and Easter on campus

April 6, 2023

Around campus, members of Northwestern’s Christian community are observing Holy Week leading up to Easter on Sunday. For Rev. Julie Windsor Mitchell, campus minister at University Christian Ministry,...

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District 65 announces no school on Monday or Tuesday

November 22, 2021

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 announced Friday afternoon there will be no classes on Monday and Tuesday this week.  Students will return to school Nov. 29 following Fall Break, Superintendent...

University Christian Ministry at 1834 Chicago Ave. The virtual event explored queerness and faith and the journeys of the panelists in reconciling the two.

Rainbow Alliance, UCM host interfaith LGBTQ+ panel on queerness and faith

January 29, 2021

Queer faith leaders discussed LGBTQ+ identity and religion in a virtual panel co-hosted by Northwestern’s Rainbow Alliance and University Christian Ministry on Thursday. The conversation was moderated...

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Students adapt to celebrate Easter, Passover during the pandemic

April 12, 2020

Celebrating Easter usually involves attending church, while celebrating Passover includes large seder dinners with family, but COVID-19 caused students to observe their respective holidays differently...

Supporters for the Simple Plan hold banners and sing at the 2019 Special Session of the United Methodist General Conference. Some local Methodists are considering a split from the Church.

After ban on LGBT-inclusive practices, progressive Methodists in Evanston see potential split of church

May 15, 2019

Many progressive Methodists in the Evanston community are facing difficult decisions after the church strengthened bans on LGBT-inclusive practices, with some predicting a possible split. At a special...

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