Welcome to The Daily’s third The Quarter in Pictures. We’ve chosen one photo from each week to represent Fall Quarter 2025 — based on its visuals, community impact and ability to transport you into our photographer’s shoes.
Week 1: Deering Library reopened on Sept. 16 after renovations closed the building for the entirety of the 2024-25 school year. (Jonah McClure/The Daily Northwestern)Week 2: The Central Street Busker Fest took over a small portion of the street on Sept.20 with jugglers, musicians, poets and other street performers drawing about 450 attendees into the early evening. Mayor Daniel Biss, who juggled fire, attracted crowds to the main stage. (Regan Huizenga/The Daily Northwestern)Week 3: Northwestern football defeated UCLA 17-14 on Sept. 27. It was the first of the Wildcats’ four Big Ten wins this season. (Kamran Nia/The Daily Northwestern)Week 4: Since September, North Shore Says NO! has organized protests every Friday to oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the Chicago area. Protesters gathered at I-94 overpasses in response to the Trump administration’s announcement of Operation Midway Blitz — a major immigration enforcement action that marked a surge in ICE activity around Chicago. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)Week 5: Economics and history Prof. Joel Mokyr was announced as one of three winners of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Oct. 13. Mokyr won half of The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2025 for his work demonstrating how technological processes have led to sustained economic growth. (Christina Lin/The Daily Northwestern)Week 6: Around 5,000 protesters attended the “No Kings” protest in Evanston on Oct. 18, according to Candace Davis, a leader of Indivisible Evanston. Protesters gathered at Fountain Square, held up signs and listened to speakers from Evanston and NU. (Emily Dissanayake/The Daily Northwestern)Week 7: Alt-rock band My Morning Jacket played three shows on the nights of Oct. 24-26 at the Salt Shed. The Louisville-founded band released their 10th studio album, “Is,” in March. (Drayson Jaffee/The Daily Northwestern)Week 8: Dozens of students gathered at The Rock for food, drinks, Latin music and a candle-lit ofrenda at a Día de los Muertos celebration on Nov. 2 hosted by Mariachi Northwestern. Students painted The Rock with a festive calavera, or skull, to commemorate the cultural celebration. Performers stood in front of a growing crowd as Latin student groups sold cultural staples, from conchas and chocolate-filled churros to horchata and hot chocolate. (Dov Weinstein Elul/The Daily Northwestern)Week 9: LOTUS performed in the back of The Daily Northwestern’s newsroom at Notes from the Newsroom on Nov. 8, a recently revived series modeled after NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. The last edition of Notes from the Newsroom happened in Feb. 2024. (Zoe Oland/The Daily Northwestern)Week 10: With a sold-out crowd of 1,000 in Cahn Auditorium on Nov. 15, ReFusionShaka united three of NU’s top dance groups: Fusion, Refresh and rhythm ensemble Boomshaka. Each performance also featured two or three guest groups. Every November, ReFusionShaka draws thousands of students and alumni to Cahn for a two-hour set highlighting each group individually with a few full company dances. (Ashley Dong/The Daily Northwestern)Week 11: NU field hockey defeated Princeton 2-1 to clinch the program’s second national title on Nov. 23. The ’Cats claimed a double-overtime victory to close out a 22-1 season. (Jonah McClure/The Daily Northwestern)
