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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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NU profs create their own contact tracing systems to ensure COVID-19 safety in the classroom

February 10, 2022

Some Northwestern professors have created their own contact tracing systems to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their classrooms amid unclear University guidelines. NU’s current contact tracing protocol...

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Students and faculty petition for an Arabic minor to increase cultural representation, reward learners

February 9, 2022

When Middle East and North African Languages Program Prof. Rana Raddawi started teaching at Northwestern, she said she was surprised there wasn’t any formal Arabic programming.  “(There should...

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Language tables help NU students develop conversational and cultural skills

February 9, 2022

Northwestern’s language departments began offering tables for students to come together and develop conversational skills more than 15 years ago.  After a year of being fully remote, the events returned...

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APIDA 101 offers students an outlet to talk about issues in their communities

February 8, 2022

APIDA 101 offers a space for Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American-identifying students to connect and learn more about their identities. The six-session program, which began virtually Feb. 3 and...

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Northwestern alum discusses experiences traveling abroad as a Haitian American

February 8, 2022

Content warning: This story contains mentions of assault. Looking through her childhood bedroom, Duke Ph.D student Ayanna Legros (Weinberg ‘13) found a diary entry she wrote in Athens when she was...

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