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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

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LTE: The Black 100 stand in solidarity with protesting NU students
LTE: The Black 100 stand in solidarity with protesting NU students
26 Members of the Black 100 April 26, 2024

Over 50 years ago, we members of the Black 100 engaged in an act of nonviolent civil disobedience. While our action was non-violent, it was intentionally disruptive to the affairs of the University to...

Rice: It was the spring of 1970 – a commentary on the history of protests at NU
Rice: It was the spring of 1970 – a commentary on the history of protests at NU
April 26, 2024
LTE: Israelis Care More About Palestinian Lives than Hamas Does
LTE: Israelis Care More About Palestinian Lives than Hamas Does
April 25, 2024
LTE: An Open Letter from 171 Faculty — Do not ban protest at NU
LTE: An Open Letter from 171 Faculty — Do not ban protest at NU
April 24, 2024
Jayal: What my experience as the only Gen Z member of my book club taught me about the ‘generational divide’
Jayal: What my experience as the only Gen Z member of my book club taught me about the ‘generational divide’
April 24, 2024
Jayal: Modi has been erasing India’s history — and now he’s gearing up to do it for another five years
Jayal: Modi has been erasing India’s history — and now he’s gearing up to do it for another five years
April 16, 2024
Kronenberg: The Daily must revise its anonymity policies
Kronenberg: The Daily must revise its anonymity policies
April 16, 2024
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Duda: Dispelling “A non-vote is a vote for Trump” and Biden is “the lesser of two evils” amid war in Gaza
April 9, 2024
Nunes: Just say no to Biden and Trump
Nunes: Just say no to Biden and Trump
April 3, 2024
Title “The curse of being a prophetic dinosaur in the cretaceous period” over two boxes. In the first box a smaller dinosaur tells a bigger dinosaur “mommy, I can’t wait to live forever.” In the second box, the bigger dinosaur has a tear on its face.
Meher’s Cartoon: “The curse”
April 7, 2022
Mehers Cartoon: Bear-er of bad news
Meher's Cartoon: "Bear-er of bad news"
November 19, 2021
Anonymous: What they don’t say about sexual assault on your campus tour
Anonymous: What they don’t say about sexual assault on your campus tour
November 10, 2019
The Spectrum: In the Moment
September 29, 2019
Editorial: Acknowledging what’s missing in The Daily’s current coverage of the Clark Street Beach shooting
Editorial: Acknowledging what’s missing in The Daily’s current coverage of the Clark Street Beach shooting
April 17, 2023
The Daily Northwestern’s Spring Quarter 2021 Diversity Report
June 20, 2021
The Daily’s 2022-2023 diversity report
September 24, 2023
The Daily Northwestern’s 2021-22 diversity report
October 9, 2022
LTE: Divest from the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema
LTE: Divest from the Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema
3 campus organizations April 17, 2024

Dear Northwestern University, We write as a group of concerned Northwestern community members—undergraduate students, graduate workers, faculty, librarians and staff. It has come...

LTE: Rename John Evans Alumni Center
LTE: Rename John Evans Alumni Center
John Evans Study Committee April 11, 2024

We are members of the John Evans Study Committee, which in May 2014 submitted its report on the Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864, in southeastern Colorado. Soldiers savagely...

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Kronenberg: Voting Biden is a moral imperative
Eli Kronenberg, Assistant Opinion Editor • April 10, 2024

On Jan. 20, 2025, either Joe Biden or Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States. The difference between those two outcomes will have colossal ramifications on...

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LTE: Standing against anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns at The Arch
Robert Kazel April 10, 2024

Dear Editor, Thank you for the informative story on April 5 about the unfortunate visit to NU's Arch by members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property...

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Jayal: For an exchange student at Northwestern, friend-making moves fast
Devaki Jayal, Columnist • April 10, 2024

I’m walking through Evanston on a Friday afternoon. A yellow light, dappled with green, butters the maple trees that line the road. I tread around the tall cylinders of their...

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LTE: NU should pursue Soldier Field for temporary football stadium
Richard Reif, Op-Ed Contributor • April 9, 2024

In a February 4 article, "NU requests city analysis on possible lakeside football field," The Daily reported that Northwestern is considering adding capacity to Martin Stadium for up...

Jayal: Is Northwestern a claustrophobic cocoon or purple utopia?
Jayal: Is Northwestern a claustrophobic cocoon or purple utopia?
Devaki Jayal, Columnist • April 3, 2024

Having spent the first eighteen years of my life in New Delhi, India, I grew up fully assimilated in the community I interacted with every single day. Even London, where I spent my...

Students at Norris University Center’s East Lawn enjoying the warm weather on Tuesday, February 27.
Boorstein: Don’t table outdoor tables
Aaron Boorstein, Op-Ed Contributor • April 2, 2024

Northwestern students need a seat at the table. An outdoor one, to be precise. In February, ready to take advantage of a rare 70-degree winter day in Evanston, I went to Norris University...

An illustration that reads: “For the first time in its 143-year history, The Daily has established a Crossword & Games desk. We have some exciting puzzles on deck for our readers.” The text appears on the purple background with The Daily’s logo in the top right corner.
Letter from the Editor: Welcome to Games!
Jaharia Knowles, Crossword & Games Editor • March 31, 2024

If you glance at the screens near you during class, there’s a good chance you’ll spot the checkered grid of a crossword puzzle. There’s an even greater chance that the puzzle...

LTE: Vote no: Sexual misconduct remains non-grievable under NU’s proposed contract
LTE: Vote no: Sexual misconduct remains non-grievable under NU’s proposed contract
Yiyang Xu March 1, 2024

Recently, Northwestern University Graduate Workers reached a Tentative Agreement with the NU administration after garnering over 2,000 signatures on a strike pledge from graduate workers....

LTE: A fair contract for graduate workers must include dependent healthcare coverage
LTE: A fair contract for graduate workers must include dependent healthcare coverage
Matej Jungwirth, Charles Logan, and Murielle Standley February 29, 2024

We are three caregivers and graduate workers at Northwestern University. We grew up in the Czech Republic, Switzerland and the U.S. We have one, two and three kids (aged 1.5 to 16 years...

Kim: Dear diary…
Kim: Dear diary…
Chiara Kim, Assistant Opinion Editor • February 29, 2024

I have never been very consistent at keeping a journal — the small, navy blue one I write in from time to time has been with me since seventh grade.  The first page of the journal...

Duda: The generational divide, exacerbated by the war in Gaza, spells trouble for Biden
Duda: The generational divide, exacerbated by the war in Gaza, spells trouble for Biden
Melissa Duda, Op-Ed Contributor • February 28, 2024

In the days following Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel, a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll found that 52% of Americans 18-24 years old support Israel and its right to defend itself. But, the...

Gibson: How not to fight antisemitism at Northwestern
Gibson: How not to fight antisemitism at Northwestern
Stuart Gibson, Op-Ed Contributor • February 22, 2024

I am a 1973 alumnus of the Medill School of Journalism and a proud Jewish American who supports the state of Israel and its right to exist — although I am fiercely critical of the...

Amaral: Academia’s empathy theater
Amaral: Academia’s empathy theater
Luís A. Nunes Amaral, Op-Ed Contributor • February 21, 2024

In 2023, Earth’s global surface temperature approached 1.5 °C over the pre-Anthropocene level. This temperature anomaly was, however, not spread uniformly across the globe.  For...

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