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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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Freskida Sejdiu visited this display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago in Aug. 2020. The MCA’s in-person closure began Monday, Nov. 16.

Museums face uncertainty as COVID-19 cases rise nationwide

November 19, 2020

As COVID-19 restrictions tighten indoor gathering protocol, Chicagoland museums face uncertainty. SESP freshman Freskida Sejdiu said museums have been her “hidden gem in the COVID world.” During...

“STRUT,” a design by Lo Harris. Harris incorporates bright colors into her design to emulate messages of positivity and female empowerment.

Medill alumna Lo Harris talks following her passion and carving her own path

November 18, 2020

Lo Harris (Medill ’18) went from storing her daily illustrations in a green binder to partnering with Ellen DeGeneres and illustrating a children’s book in the same decade. Two years out of college,...

Indigenous artist Chris Pappan’s exhibit “Drawing on Tradition” at the Field Museum. As a panelist of Friday’s symposium, Pappan utilized the exhibit to challenge viewers to acknowledge and confront contemporary Indigenous presence in museums.

NU, Field Museum and Newberry Library co-host symposium exploring “Indigenous Interventions” in museums and archives

November 17, 2020

Northwestern’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, the Field Museum and the Newberry Library co-hosted a virtual symposium Friday that challenged the historiography of “colonial institutions”...

Sarah Cooper spoke over Zoom in an event presented by A&O Productions Wednesday night. She discussed her famous TikToks, almost quitting comedy and feeling imposter syndrome.

Sarah Cooper talks going viral during the pandemic, imposter syndrome and gives advice to Northwestern students

November 12, 2020

Sarah Cooper, comedian and bestselling author who gained fame earlier this year for impersonating President Donald Trump on TikTok, said she was close to quitting comedy before her impersonations went...

AntigoneNOW features performances from an all-female cast. Here, actress Regina Maria Gutierrez Bermudez looks out the window as Antigone.

“AntigoneNOW” radically retells an ancient tale of isolation and grief

November 12, 2020

When co-directors Margaret Laurena Kemp and Sinéad Rushe began working on a contemporary retelling of Sophocles’ tragic play “Antigone,” they had a live performance in mind. But COVID-19 foiled...

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