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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


COVID-19

(Caty Buchaniec/Daily Senior Staffer) Evanston Public Library. EPL closed its physical locations temporarily on March 13, but will continue to provide online and phone-based services through the duration of the closure.

As COVID-19 shutters libraries statewide, EPL shifts to online programming

April 7, 2020

On March 13, Evanston Public Library temporarily closed its doors to the public for at least a month, marking the longest closure in the library’s history. Acting library director Timothy Longo said...

(Stephen Council/Daily Senior Staffer) Student Holdings’ office in October. The independent nonprofit will have to pay rent, even as the off-campus space sits unused this spring.

COVID-19 crisis deals financial blow to nonprofit Student Holdings

April 7, 2020

Student Holdings, the student-run nonprofit holdings company that manages three Northwestern and Evanston businesses, had one of its best months ever in February, CEO Henry Forcier said. Then, suddenly,...

(Photo courtesy Joanne Haner) Joanne Haner, a senior at American Heritage School in Florida, was accepted into NU’s Class of 2024. She must accept or reject her admissions offer by May 1.

NU Class of 2024 makes college decisions during the pandemic

April 7, 2020

Julianna Zitron, a current senior at Townsend Harris High School in New York, was accepted to Northwestern in March. After the initial excitement wore off, Zitron said panic set in. Not only has she never...

Daily graphic by Roxanne Panas

Cannabis sales rise as dispensaries move to protect at-risk patients

April 7, 2020

As stocks tumbled and stores shuttered in response to COVID-19, statewide recreational marijuana sales increased by $1 million from last month, according to a Thursday news release. Sales of recreational...

Northwestern’s Zoom portal for students and faculty. The University will now hold classes virtually via the video-conference platform Zoom following campus closures due to COVID-19.

Professors prepare classes for online learning

April 6, 2020

In a new era of remote learning, Communication Prof. Jeffery Hancock is now teaching dance to students around the world, without a studio. Without access to Northwestern’s studio and stage resources...

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