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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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Graduate student 141-pounder Chris Cannon in a first-round bout against Illinois’ Danny Pucino at the 2025 Big Ten Championships.

Wrestling: Northwestern’s Chris Cannon finds gratitude after two years battling injuries

March 19, 2025

Graduate student 141-pounder Chris Cannon crumpled to the mat. On that Friday night in January, it was Cannon’s left shoulder — his second time injuring it in less than a week. A month earlier,...

The Healthy Buildings Ordinance’s approval came at the chagrin of its critics, who had mobilized a campaign against it.

Critics say Evanston’s new Healthy Buildings Ordinance will increase rent, diminish property value

March 19, 2025

It took four tries, but Evanston’s contentious Healthy Buildings Ordinance finally prevailed on March 10. City Council’s 7-1 vote to approve the sweeping restrictions on emissions marked the culmination...

Chicago and its surrounding areas have undertaken numerous efforts to address rat infestations, with environmental ramifications varying.

Chicago’s efforts to control rat infestation producing risks for birds

March 14, 2025

Chicago has been named the “rattiest” city for 10 years running, according to pest control company Orkin, and efforts to address the infestation often undermine other animals and birds in the city’s...

The probes allege NU and other colleges violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bars discrimination based on “race, color or national origin.”

Federal investigation of NU sparks academic censorship concerns

March 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — Political science lecturer emeritus Jeff Rice (Weinberg ’72) was a sophomore at Northwestern at the height of anti-Vietnam War protests. The day after students voted to end a schoolwide...

Many web pages dedicated to DEI have been scrubbed from NU’s website, including from Medill, Bienen and Weinberg.

Northwestern students brace for the impact of anti-DEI legislation

March 10, 2025

Since last summer, incoming student Amaad Garrett has been an intern with Texas State Sen. Royce West. For the past year, West’s office has fought anti-diversity, equity and inclusion legislation.  Garrett...

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