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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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Letter to the Editor: The Covington Catholic students need education, not affirmation

Letter to the Editor: The Covington Catholic students need education, not affirmation

January 27, 2019

Obviously I don’t know Nick Sandmann, the teenager who went viral for his standoff with Native American elder Nathan Phillips at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington, D.C. last week. But I do know...

Buchaniec: The dangers of anonymity and online comments

Buchaniec: The dangers of anonymity and online comments

January 27, 2019

Last week, I watched Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) interview with Stephen Colbert on YouTube. Then I scrolled to the comments section to read what people had to say. “This girl behaves...

Augustine: We need to erase the stigma surrounding psychiatric medication

Augustine: We need to erase the stigma surrounding psychiatric medication

January 27, 2019

A clear double standard exists in our conversation about mental health. In the eyes of society, actively avoiding treatment for physical health issues seems self-sabotaging. However, deciding not to take...

50 Years of Queer Anger: While pivotal, Stonewall wasn’t the beginning

50 Years of Queer Anger: While pivotal, Stonewall wasn’t the beginning

January 25, 2019

This is the first column in “50 Years of Queer Anger,” a series examining LGBTQ+ issues in the United States since 1969. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a moment that kickstarted...

Bian: In Covington Catholic scandal, it’s acceptable to acknowledge mistakes on many sides

Bian: In Covington Catholic scandal, it’s acceptable to acknowledge mistakes on many sides

January 25, 2019

We’ve all seen it by now — the image seared into our minds. A teenage boy wearing a Make America Great Again hat smirks in front of a Native American elder as he chants and plays a drum at the Lincoln...

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