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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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From left to right, the Reverend, Samuel Johnson Jr. and Samuel Johnson sit in a dimly lit room.

Communication junior Lauren Washington exhibits “Samuel Johnson Jr: More Than a Barber”

March 4, 2021

When Communication junior Lauren Washington took “The One-Person Crew Documentarian” last winter, she had no idea the class final project and her documentary “Samuel Johnson Jr: More Than a Barber”...

Brenna Argall stands to the left of an autonomous wheelchair in front of a background that reads “Shirley Ryan Ability Lab”

Northwestern professor Brenna Argall featured on CBS’s “Mission Unstoppable”

March 3, 2021

When McCormick School of Engineering Prof. Brenna Argall was in college, it only took one class to change her career trajectory toward the field of autonomous robotics. Since then, she has worked with...

A flyer advertising “Still Life with Iris” with a blue background and a purple button with flowers.

Production “Still Life with Iris” raises questions about children’s power and memories

March 2, 2021

Stolen memories, corrupt rulers and family ties — that's what the audience at Purple Crayon Players’ "Still Life with Iris" has to look forward to. The live production “Still Life with Iris”...

A man wearing a white ribbed sweater, black glasses and a black bowler hat sits in a chair in front of a red velvet curtain. To his left, there is a painting of a large white house with a big tree next to it and several people scattered on the lawn.

Local arts collective aims to bring community together through performances

March 2, 2021

The Evanston Performing Arts Collective is the latest arts initiative to rethink how local groups can continue to share stories in a pandemic. The collective moved their work online to bring joy to the...

Sticks wrapped in colorful yarn are tied together with blue-dipped corks hanging beneath them on strings. There is snow in the background.

Evanston youth create art project entitled “Bridge Over Troubled Water”

March 2, 2021

The Canal Shores Golf Course has a new sight on display: the art piece entitled “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” designed by a group of Evanston youth. “Camp Quarantine,” as the group calls themselves,...

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