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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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Workers construct Ryan Fieldhouse to the north of Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. The facility will feature training rooms, offices and an indoor practice field.

In Focus: Spending big on the future of Northwestern football

November 13, 2016

In a couple of years, Northwestern football players will be running drills against the scenic backdrop of Lake Michigan in one of the nation’s most expensive practice facilities. The $260 million...

In Focus: Inside administrators' efforts to preserve the appointment of former ambassador Karl Eikenberry

In Focus: Inside administrators’ efforts to preserve the appointment of former ambassador Karl Eikenberry

May 27, 2016

Karl Eikenberry had already bought a house in Winnetka. The former United States ambassador to Afghanistan had been appointed to serve as the first executive director of the Buffett Institute for Global...

In Focus: Northwestern theater community tackles representation challenges

In Focus: Northwestern theater community tackles representation challenges

May 25, 2016

As a student playwright, Kori Alston has experienced firsthand the dearth of diversity in the Northwestern theater community. While casting his play, “The Alexander Litany,” which explores black masculinity,...

In Focus: Northwestern grapples with unique needs of international students as percentage of foreign undergraduates grows

In Focus: Northwestern grapples with unique needs of international students as percentage of foreign undergraduates grows

May 24, 2016

The opportunity to work as a journalist in South Africa helped convince Sofia Rada she wanted to attend Northwestern. “Because the adrenaline found in exploring unknown territory excites me, I would...

In Focus: Students call for better resources navigating sexual harassment, mental health issues on study abroad programs

In Focus: Students call for better resources navigating sexual harassment, mental health issues on study abroad programs

May 20, 2016

While Victoria Ledford and Kassamira Carter-Howard were studying abroad in Morocco, unfamiliar men would often harass and catcall them. When a man followed Ledford home, she asked women in her host...

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