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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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A man and a woman lean on the railing of a porch of an apartment, looking out into the city at sunset. There is a bridge in the background.

Students get exclusive early screening of “In the Heights” film adaptation

June 11, 2021

It won’t be long now until the new film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights” officially releases — but some students in the School of Communication got an early look into the world...

An illustration of drums, a cello, a clarinet, a trumpet and a violin with the title Battling the Bienen Barriers on top.

In Focus: Bienen students share experiences, advocate for increased representation and uplifting of Black composers, musicians

June 7, 2021

As Tahirah Whittington, the cellist of all-Black Chicago string quartet D-Composed, flew through a piece by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, her young audience stared in awe. The performance was part of...

In Focus: Diversifying classical music through education

In Focus: Diversifying classical music through education

June 7, 2021

According to a 2014 study by the League of American Orchestras, less than 2 percent of musicians in the approximately 800 orchestras surveyed were Black. The lack of Black representation in classical music...

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The Monthly: May Edition

May 27, 2021

In this edition of the Monthly: Since last summer, Medill junior Ben Moskow has been releasing episodes of his podcast, Real Ones, as a part of Project Filo, a media collective agency, where he interviews...

Sixteen panels side-by-side show black and white portraits of selectees. At the bottom right are the words “The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project.”

Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project returns virtually for its 16th year

May 27, 2021

Sixteen emerging musicians across the world will gather virtually in June for an intensive week-long program in songwriting. The Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriters Project, in its 16th year, is a...

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