In Focus: While Medill rebuilds its investigative journalism program, shadow of damaged legacy still lingers
Clare Proctor, Reporter
January 24, 2020
Anthony Porter had two days left to live. He had been found guilty of murdering a young couple on the South Side of Chicago in 1982. Porter was set to be executed in September 1998. Porter’s lawyers were able to get him a stay of execution from the Illinois Supreme Court, on the basis that Porter,...
In Focus: Students grapple with bureaucracy, lack of clarity after returning from medical leave
Neya Thanikachalam, Assistant Campus Editor
November 25, 2019
While on medical leave last year, Medill senior Drake Wilson received a letter from Northwestern reassuring him that he was “still a part of the Wildcat community” even if he wasn’t physically on campus. But following a frustrating and time-consuming process to return to the University after three...
Toppling the Trigger: Following 8th Ward shootings, victims’ loved ones search for hope
Christopher Vazquez, Digital Managing Editor
October 25, 2019
There were no murders in Evanston’s 8th Ward in the five years leading up to 2016. In the last three years, the ward and its surrounding areas have seen three gun homicides. In our latest episode of “Toppling the Trigger,” The Daily’s series on gun violence in Evanston, survivors and community...
In Focus: As student mental health concerns rise, parents and social workers worry District 65 services aren’t equitable
Marissa Martinez, Print Managing Editor
May 31, 2019
Margaret Rothe has met with children from almost every elementary and middle school in Evanston during her 25 years as a social worker in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. By now, she’s working with the second or third generation of the same families, who are reporting similar mental health problems,...
In Focus: Parents of students with disabilities say Evanston schools are failing to support their children
Julia Esparza and Kristina Karisch
May 30, 2019
In January, Tandria Collins got a call from her daughter, an eighth-grader at Haven Middle School. She was hiding in a school bathroom after girls approached her wanting to fight. Her daughter Chayce had her hood pulled over her hair so “no one would try to pull it if they fought” as she cried to...
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