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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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In Focus: Undocumented at Northwestern

February 7, 2011
Unbeknownst to almost all students, faculty and administrators, multiple illegal immigrant students do attend NU. THE DAILY has confirmed that there are at least three currently enrolled.

In Focus: Northwestern’s new hand

January 31, 2011
More important than the number of new administrators is what Schapiro's selections say about his priorities as president. If the seven people hired so far are an indication, Schapiro has little interest in finding senior administrators with previous ties to NU, a common practice of past administrations. In addition, Schapiro appears to value administrators with more experience in student-life issues than in major research programs.

In Focus: Evanston will enforce ‘brothel rule’ starting in July, NU administration won’t fight it

January 24, 2011
The Northwestern administration will not ask Evanston to reconsider its "brothel law," a zoning ordinance that will cause hundreds of students to be evicted next year from off-campus housing, a University official told THE DAILY on Monday.

The law, which prevents more than three unrelated people from living together, has not been enforced for years. But on July 1, Evanston will begin enforcing it, which will force landlords to evict some of the hundreds - or thousands - of NU students who live in off-campus houses or apartments with more than two roommates, city officials confirmed to THE DAILY on Monday.

Latest Innocence Project hearing shows widening rift between Northwestern, Director David Protess

January 19, 2011
A court hearing Thursday morning showed how far the relationship between Northwestern University and Medill Prof. David Protess has fallen: intellectual disagreements over opinion and strategy have turned into pragmatic disagreements over basic facts.

In Focus: University, police unfazed by large homicide increase in 2010

January 19, 2011
When asked about the reason for the increase, police officials pointed to a technical change in classification of crime. But that change does not apply to six of the eight homicides. Evanston Police Department spokesman Tom Guenther and Police Chief Richard Eddington were unable to explain the rise further.
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