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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Dogs parade through Downtown Evanston in Dogtopia costume contest

November 1, 2021

Thirteen dogs dressed in their spookiest costumes paraded in downtown Evanston’s Fountain Square Saturday for Dogtopia’s first-ever Halloween Pup Costume Competition.  Dogtopia is downtown Evanston’s...

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Cross Country: Wildcats proud with performance at Big Ten’s, but leave wanting more

October 31, 2021

Finishing seventh out of 14 Big Ten teams Friday, Northwestern walked away from the Big Ten Championships feeling proud of their performance but also admitting they have room to grow.  No. 6 Minnesota’s...

A girl with black hair in a white jersey with the number 12 on it jumps, preparing to hit a volleyball, as a crowd watches in the background. She is wearing black pants, white shoes, and kneepads.

Volleyball: Northwestern splits road trip matchups against No. 12 Purdue and Indiana

October 31, 2021

A few minor adjustments made all the difference between Northwestern’s poor showing at Purdue and their decisive win at Indiana three days later.  The Wildcats (10-13, 5-7 Big Ten) were swept in...

A group of people hold onto a canoe as they walk away from the lake.

Artist and community members celebrate Anishinaabe heritage and creation of Birch bark canoe at Lake Michigan

October 31, 2021

For the first time in nearly 400 years, a birch bark canoe was reintroduced to the Chicago-area shore of Lake Michigan (Mishigami).  Only six Ojibwe birch bark canoe builders still exist in the Great...

A board reads “620,000” on the stage. A group of people in white dresses with their backs to the audience look at someone in a top hat on top of a ladder.

“The Battlefields of Clara Barton” explores Red Cross founder and women’s rights advocate’s life

October 31, 2021

The American Music Theatre Project and the Wirtz Center this past weekend premiered “The Battlefields of Clara Barton,” a modern folk-rock musical exploring Barton’s role as a nurse in the Civil...

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