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The Daily Northwestern

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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Five people standing in front of a table with an “Environmental Justice Evanston” banner in the background.

School crossing guard and community member Dorothy Headd honored with street name

April 14, 2021

Dorothy Headd, an elementary school crossing guard, environmental justice advocate and devoted church member, will be celebrated with an honorary street designation on Prairie Avenue, City Council voted...

President Morton Schapiro appears in black and white against a background horizontally divided in light and dark purple. The upper left side reads “Conversations with the President.”

Schapiro, senior administrators talk vaccines, admissions in ‘Conversations with the President’

April 14, 2021

University President Morton Schapiro and senior administrators discussed vaccinations, finances and social justice initiatives in Tuesday’s ‘Conversations with the President.’ The annual event...

Lasagna with yellow cheese and red sauce heart in the upper right corner on a background of various shades of red with seven yellow hearts.

Lasagna Love Mamas and Papas address food insecurity, deliver home-cooked meals

April 14, 2021

The onset of the pandemic has led some community members to host art displays and food drives. Throughout the past year, however, Lasagna Love Mamas and Papas have tried to help ease financial and emotional...

Ava Greenwell stands in front of a shelf of books in a red dress and black blazer.

Medill Prof. Ava Greenwell publishes book “Ladies Leading: The Black Women Who Control Television News”

April 13, 2021

One woman recounted her employee telling her women didn’t belong in the news business. Another woman had to field complaints from a subordinate who didn’t want to take orders from a “Black girl.”...

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