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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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Northwestern only has 10 weeks of instruction, causing classes to move at a faster pace than semester system schools.

Quarter system vs. semester system schools: Breaks edition

December 4, 2024

When Weinberg sophomore Alex Qiu transferred from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this school year, he had to adjust to a lot of things, including Northwestern’s quarter system. He...

Student in white top and blue jeans walks up the road at the Parque Guëll in Barcelona on a clear day.

Students abroad celebrate holidays overseas, look forward to return

December 3, 2024

Weinberg junior Ainsley Lauer, who is currently studying in Copenhagen, said she is ready to return to the U.S. and take a break from travel. Lauer said she doesn’t have any special plans to go anywhere...

TIDAL Lab, located in Annenberg Hall, aims to combine music creation and computer science learning software as a form of literacy, according to lab founder Michael Horn.

TIDAL Lab creates new computer science learning technologies

November 26, 2024

The Tangible Interactive Design and Learning Laboratory, a team of designers, artists and scientists at Northwestern, focuses on finding and exploring ways technology can be used in learning. “The...

Professors who share a similar background to students provide them with a sense of security and understanding.

Professors of color devote time outside the classroom to mentoring students

November 25, 2024

When Medill Prof. Ava Thompson Greenwell recalled her time as an undergraduate at Northwestern more than 40 years ago, she said she struggled to think of any professors of color who taught during those...

A map of U.S. embassies most at risk to climate change.

Northwestern civil and environmental engineers work to future-proof U.S. embassies

November 22, 2024

Northwestern civil and environmental engineers have worked in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations and Chicago architecture firm Krueck Sexton Partners...

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