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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


2023 Holiday Guide

A person wearing a Santa outfit waves from a flatbed railcar.

Gallery: CTA Holiday Train carries Santa, elves to every ‘L’ station

November 29, 2023

Below-freezing temperatures early this week didn’t stop Santa from riding the CTA Holiday Train’s open-air flatbed railcar around Chicago. The passenger cars’ exteriors feature multicolor lights...

An athlete in a white jersey puts his arm around a coach in a green hat.

Football: Epstein: Northwestern’s resurgence, home-field success a promising sign for a program and coach on the rise

November 29, 2023

A hop, a skip and a jump from a year ago, former Gameday Editor John Riker penned a season-ending piece titled “Everything we needed to know about the 2022 Wildcats, we learned on their home field.”...

A basketball player in a white jersey shoots the basketball.

Men’s Basketball: Northwestern prepares for Big Ten slate, early test against No. 1 Purdue

November 29, 2023

With freezing temperatures and falling snow in Evanston, all sights have shifted toward Northwestern’s conference schedule.  The Wildcats (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) started off the season on a red-hot four-game...

An illustration of gold letters that reads 'formal season' on a blue background.

It’s formal season: Reading Period brings studying, packing amid social formals

November 29, 2023

Depending on students’ majors and how much they got done over Thanksgiving break, Reading Period is either a time for locking themselves in the library or for hitting the Christkindlmarket.  There...

A man wearing a dark jacket and gloves points toward trees.

Chicago-area tree farms brave soil conditions, gear up for Christmas rush

November 29, 2023

Surrounded by the Chicago region’s suburban sprawl, the tree-lined acres of snow-covered farmland at Abbey Farms feel like an “oasis,” the farm’s director Eric Mott said. The farm has recently...

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2023 Holiday Guide