![The Cook County State Attorney’s office said that the decision is “consistent” with their policy about peaceful protesters.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/JacobWendler_TheDailyNorthwestern_7-1200x800.jpg)
Cook County’s State Attorney dropped charges against three Northwestern faculty members and one graduate student Friday after being charged earlier this month for “obstructing a police officer” at...
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July 19, 2024
July 16, 2024
![Queering The Map launched in 2017 as a class project. It now hosts hundreds of thousands of anonymous queer experiences, including some on campus.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/img_5632_720.png)
Northwestern freshman Aaron, who wanted to use a pseudonym for safety, hovered his computer mouse over Shepard Hall on a map before dropping a pin with a message. “I had my first...
![Dominic, a McCormick student who asked to use a pseudonym, estimated about a quarter of students cheated in Computer Science 211, a requirement for computer science majors and minors.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_5231-1200x800.png)
When she received a “vague” email accusing her of an academic integrity violation, Northwestern undergraduate Kate, who asked to use a pseudonym for fear of retribution, was concerned...
![A man in a suit, smiling, stands in front of a scientific research lab.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ChadMirkin-2019-Headshot-900x600.jpg)
Chemistry professor, Northwestern nanoscientist and director of the International Institute for Nanotechnology Dr. Chad Mirkin was awarded the 2024 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience by the...
![The protest outside the United Center in the University’s designated “free speech zone” saw over 100 people, including graduates who walked out, family members and community members.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC_9377-1200x675.jpg)
Shortly after the procession of Northwestern’s class of 2024 into the United Center for the 166th Annual Commencement Ceremony, over 50 graduates, some holding Palestinian flags,...
![Nikki Okrah (Weinberg ’11), Weinberg’s Convocation speaker, founded Chaku Foods in hopes of giving back to her home country Ghana.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DSC_8783-1200x675.jpg)
Just over a decade after graduating from Northwestern herself, entrepreneur Nikki Okrah (Weinberg ’11) returned to Evanston to deliver the 2024 Weinberg Convocation address Saturday. Okrah,...
![NUGW union members gathered outside of Rebecca Crown Center to deliver an open letter to University administration calling for adequate funding resources for graduate students.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_2901-1200x800.jpg)
Over 100 Northwestern University Graduate Workers union members marched from The Arch to the Rebecca Crown Center as part of a “March for Fair Funding” on Thursday. The demonstration...
![Though the annual rainbow light display on Deering Library has been canceled, students can still participate in different Pride Month events on campus.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pride-Month-1200x855.png)
As the school year comes to a close, a handful of Pride Month events organized by Northwestern students and departments offer celebration and reflection. While Pride Month is a time...
![Over the last two years, visiting scholars have arrived from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Turkey and Ukraine.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RISK_ZIYE-1-1200x800.jpg)
In 2022, Northwestern University deepened its longstanding relationship with the Scholars at Risk Network by launching its own initiative with the program through The Buffett Institute...
![Mariachi NU was centerstage in the Louis Room around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0652-1200x900.jpg)
The Associated Student Government’s Spring Cultural Summit brought live music, activities and cultural exchange to Norris University Center on Saturday. Complete with a stage,...
![Schill addressed issues of antisemitism and free speech at a Thursday morning hearing hosted by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JDW_5514-1200x800.jpg)
Northwestern's chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace as well as the NU Divestment Coalition — the group behind the pro-Palestinian encampment on...
![Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah) displays a check for $600 million to Northwestern from “Qatar-related sources.” The Qatar Foundation, which fully funds NU’S Doha campus, said it doesn’t attempt to influence University decisions after University President Michael Schill’s Thursday congressional hearing.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JDW_5696-2-1200x800.jpg)
A day after Republican lawmakers grilled University President Michael Schill on Northwestern’s relationship with the Qatar Foundation, the state-led organization that fully funds...
![Schill defended his decision to negotiate with pro-Palestinian activists and emphasized his commitment to free speech and student safety Thursday morning.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JDW_5468-1-1200x800.jpg)
Facing tough questions from lawmakers about his response to pro-Palestinian activism, University President Michael Schill attempted to perform a balancing act during his Thursday morning...
![ASG passed legislation supporting the Pride House, an initiative for LGBTQ+ affinity housing on campus.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PRIDEPREVIEW-ELIANA-STORKAMP.jpg)
The Associated Student Government passed legislation supporting the Pride House — an initiative for LGBTQ+ affinity housing on campus — on May 15 in a milestone for the LGBTQ+ student...
![Schill faced more than three hours of questioning from lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday morning alongside leaders from UCLA and Rutgers about his response to a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JDW_5587-1200x800.jpg)
University President Michael Schill issued a statement on Northwestern’s ongoing efforts to combat antisemitism and hate in a schoolwide email Thursday evening. The message comes...
![University President Michael Schill testified in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Thursday morning.](https://dailynorthwestern.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/JDW_5490-1200x800.jpg)
WASHINGTON — University President Michael Schill doubled down on his commitment to combating antisemitism and engaging with pro-Palestinian student activists in his Thursday morning...