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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 rainbow stole held in front of the Supreme Court building on June 15, 2020, the day the Court extended civil rights protections to LGBTQ employees.

Professors, student discuss Supreme Court decision banning LGBTQ employment discrimination

June 17, 2020

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that the landmark federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from job discrimination. For members of the LGBTQ community, the...

Studies show millennial despair to be on the rise. While secularism is increasing, a 21st-century version of astrology is filling a spirituality void through social media and memes, as well as through professional chart readings.

Astrology: An unexpected and uniquely modern anchor during times of crisis

June 17, 2020

“What’s your sign?” That is the perpetual question, asked with that uniquely semi-ironic, semi-genuine tone by a subset of people who have a fixation on a concept many skeptics thought was obsolete...

Northwestern students find last resort in remote summer classes as other opportunities get canceled.

Students turn to remote classes due to fewer summer opportunities

June 17, 2020

With dwindling internship opportunities and other summer work due to COVID-19, Northwestern students are turning to remote summer classes. Over 1,000 more students than last year have enrolled in summer...

The OHM sponge. The sponge is hydrophobic, meaning it resists water, but oleophilic, meaning it attracts oil.

Soaked: How a sponge could clean up oil spills

June 16, 2020

A Northwestern-led team has developed a reusable sponge designed to clean up oil spills. The OHM sponge can be used dozens of times and can recover oil for future use, according to the research published...

Rebecca Crown Center. Northwestern announced the formation of a search committee for its next Chief Diversity Officer.

Northwestern forms search committee for next Chief Diversity Officer

June 16, 2020

Northwestern announced the formation of a search committee to find the next chief diversity officer and leader of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, according to a Tuesday release. After...

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