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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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Over 100 Wildcats earn Big Ten Distinguished Scholars Award for 2020-2021 academic year

July 5, 2021

Northwestern saw a school record of 121 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars recipients for the 2020-2021 academic year, the conference announced Thursday. This year’s record beat the 2019-2020 school year...

A hand holds a phone playing a video of a lock. The title Locked Out appears in white against a green background.

In Focus: A mom wanted to know whether police pointed guns toward her kids. EPD kept the footage locked away.

July 4, 2021

Anya Tanyavutti was in her dining room preparing for dinner when her children told her they watched police officers pull their guns out in front of a playground. Her three kids, ages 1, 4 and 6 at the...

Chef Q. Ibraheem stands in a kitchen, wearing a blue apron and a white shirt.

Q&A: CNN Hero Chef Q. Ibraheem shares cooking and service inspirations

July 4, 2021

Before she pivoted to focus on feeding families in Evanston, Chef Q. Ibraheem ran a high-end underground supper club — Teertsemasesottehg, or “ghetto Sesame Street” backwards — that catered to...

The Supreme Court building, a large marble structure with columns in front. A large stairway leads up to the building.

Northwestern retirement plan lawsuit headed to Supreme Court

July 2, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case against Northwestern involving its retirement plan when it resumes session in the fall, the court announced Friday. The case, which was initially filed in August...

Gilbert and Michael Allen stand next to each other in suits holding a copy of their book, Brotherly Love.

District 65 principal Michael Allen writes book with brother Gilbert on rising up from racism and poverty

July 1, 2021

After Michael Allen and his brother Gilbert read a feature on their unique life story that sensationalized their lives in a small-town newspaper, the brothers made a pact to tell their experience in their...

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