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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

During the talk, Kovner examined drawings created by prisoners of war.

Columbia University historian Sarah Kovner brings new perspective to research on Japanese prisoners of war

February 7, 2024

Columbia University historian Sarah Kovner presented a new approach to understanding the inhumane treatment of Allied prisoners in Japanese camps during World War II at a lecture Wednesday afternoon.  More...

In front of a background including lines signifying maps, a white hand passes a note that says “reparations” to a black hand.

Evanston Reparations Committee moves forward with recipient selection

November 3, 2023

Evanston’s Reparations Committee announced they will use a randomized selection tool to determine a  payment order for the next group of reparations recipients at a meeting Thursday. Selection will...

The posters for each of the five Indiana Jones movies stand side by side across the frame.

Reel Thoughts: ‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ rebounds to end series on a high note

July 2, 2023

Ever since “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” released in 1981, the Indiana Jones franchise has been a juggernaut in the action-adventure genre. The release of “Indiana Jones and the...

Harris Hall. A tan building with windows. Bushes are in the foreground and the sides.

History Prof. Jeff Eden’s book named one of Foreign Affairs’ Best Books of 2022

January 26, 2023

History Prof. Jeff Eden’s book on World War II-era Muslim life in the Soviet Union was named one of Foreign Affairs’ Best Books of 2022.  “God Save the USSR: Soviet Muslims and the Second World...

Defining Safe: Generational differences, experiential similarities: The Northwestern first-gen and second-gen student experiences

Defining Safe: Generational differences, experiential similarities: The Northwestern first-gen and second-gen student experiences

April 5, 2022

    MARIA: And seeing the hardships that your parents went through, you really just want to make them proud, as well as be successful for yourself and just be able to support yourself,...

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