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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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Bomb threat called into Evanston Whole Foods, EPD says area now clear

May 22, 2023

After evacuating employees and patrons from the Whole Foods on Chicago Avenue due to an anonymous bomb threat, Evanston Police Department said at 1:30 p.m. on Twitter that the area is now clear. EPD...

Sketches of people protesting in front of a Black building with chalk-style outlines over a collage of black and white photos of students protesting at the Bursar’s Office in 1968.

55 years after Black student activists occupied the Bursar’s Office, students see unresolved problems and progress

May 22, 2023

Content warning: This article contains discussions of racial violence. When Leslie Harris (Weinberg ’70) thinks back to his college years at Northwestern, he recalls an unwelcoming campus community...

A cartoon hand is shown with different colors from the human skin spectrum and the words Affirmative Action written in red letters.

Legal experts say upcoming Supreme Court decisions could threaten diversity in universities

May 22, 2023

Prior to 1966, an average of five Black students per year enrolled at Northwestern. That year, NU’s race-based recruitment infrastructure changed with the inception of two new programs: the NU Chicago...

Black and white cutouts of four people with red, pink and grey outlines over a dark red background with the words “Where are they now?” written across the top.

‘Activism is part of everyday living’: Bursar’s Office Takeover participants reflect on protest, careers

May 22, 2023

On May 3, 1968, more than 100 students occupied the Bursar’s Office in a peaceful protest lasting 38 hours. The activists aimed to raise awareness about the lack of academic, housing, counseling and...

Charla Wilson stands in a black and white patterned dress, black cardigan and blue necklace in front of brown bookshelves.

Charla Wilson preserves history, uplifts student voices as Northwestern’s archivist for the Black experience

May 22, 2023

A San Diego native, Charla Wilson knew she wanted to write about the history of the city’s Black community for her master’s thesis at California State University San Marcos. Sifting through documents...

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