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

The Daily Northwestern

Adrian Wan

Adrian Wan, Reporter

Adrian is a Medill sophomore from Shenzhen, China. He has previously worked as assistant web editor, city reporter and video reporter. He is also involved in ReFresh Dance Crew, Northwestern Business Review and Medill Media Teens. You can reach Adrian via email and Instagram.

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Inside the Kellogg Global Hub. 2U, Inc. will team up with the University to provide online courses on business and leadership skills.

Kellogg partners with ed-tech company 2U, Inc to offer online business courses

February 26, 2019
Hobart House. Hobart’s residents said they hope the University will preserve the non-Greek, all-women housing, after the Housing Master Plan recommended the removal of all residential colleges.

Hobart House residents react to unclear future of all-women residential spaces

February 10, 2019
Stephanie Chuang (Medill ’07). After surviving chemotherapy treatment for her lymphoma, Chuang founded the website A Patient Story to support cancer patients and caregivers.

After surviving cancer treatment, Medill alumna establishes website dedicated to supporting cancer patients

January 17, 2019

Advice for international students from Daily staffers

August 23, 2018
Attendees at a kickoff event for Go Evanston in April 2017. Go Evanston recently established a partnership with Citizens’ Greener Evanston with the aim of promoting green transportation and enhancing street accessibility.

Community organizations join together to pursue carbon-free transportation

May 16, 2018
A University Police car. Administrators said Northwestern is establishing a committee to standardize its emergency evacuation plan.

NU to upgrade emergency evacuation plan, establish committee to address campus safety

May 13, 2018
University Chaplain Timothy Stevens. Stevens, who has served in his position for 32 years, will retire after June’s commencement ceremony.

University chaplain reflects on interfaith inclusion, campus diversity before retirement

April 15, 2018
Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. EPL hosted a Human Library event Sunday to encourage dialogue among community members who have diverse backgrounds.

Community members engage in conversation about prejudice at EPL event

April 15, 2018
Morton Schapiro speaks at the McCormick Foundation Center on Thursday. Schapiro was joined by other administrators at “Conversations with the President” event, where he discussed matters from academic research and diversity efforts.

Schapiro, administrators talk research efforts, campus inclusion at ‘Conversations with the President’

April 12, 2018
Connections for the Homeless’ main office at 2121 Dewey Ave. The organization extended its drop-in services for homeless individuals to five days a week for the first time since 2015.

Connections for the Homeless reopens full-time drop-in services for first time since 2015

April 8, 2018
Lane Tech College Prep High School. A Center for Excellence will be established here under a partnership between Northwestern, Apple and Chicago Public Schools so local teachers can learn programming language.

NU joins forces with Apple, CPS to offer coding learning opportunities to local teachers

April 3, 2018

Final phase of Chicago/Sheridan improvement project to begin next week

April 2, 2018

Coming to Cook County – The Hub of Chinese Heritage

March 25, 2018
Northwestern to offer new training aimed at bolstering emergency preparedness

Northwestern to offer new training aimed at bolstering emergency preparedness

March 15, 2018
Mayor Steve Hagerty speaks at an event. In a Friday speech, Hagerty equated earning a sustainability certification to winning a gold medal at the Olympics.

Evanston recertified as a 4-STAR Community for local sustainability

March 12, 2018
Political science Prof. Wendy Pearlman speaks about her book at an October event. Pearlman recently published accounts of Syrians living through violence in Ghouta in the international cover story for Time magazine.

NU Prof. Wendy Pearlman highlights Syrian voices in Time Magazine cover story

March 6, 2018

Community organizers outline guidelines for deconstructing white privilege, racial inequality

March 6, 2018
Thousands of Native Americans, veterans and environmentalists created an encampment in rural North Dakota to protest the proposed Dakota Access oil pipeline. Stacy Leeds, dean of the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, spoke about the pipeline conflict and other issues of Native jurisdiction at a Friday event.

University of Arkansas law dean talks indigenous governance, tribal law

February 25, 2018
Evonda Thomas-Smith (right) on a panel in 2014. Thomas-Smith will be honored for her contributions to public health at an event Friday.

National Black Nurses’ Day to honor city’s health and human services director

February 22, 2018
Former White House staffers Don Graves, Roy Austin, Tonya Williams speak at a Tuesday event moderated by NU alumna Dorothy Tucker. The group spoke about gun control and tax reform.

Former White House staffers talk gun control, tax reform

February 20, 2018

McSA aims to “flip the script” of Muslim narratives through weeklong event series

February 18, 2018
Becky Brodsky discusses environmental initiatives. Green Team members proposed lunchroom waste reduction projects and developed a film festival to celebrate Earth Day.

D65 Green Teams evaluate pilot programs on sustainability, proposes plans for Earth Day

February 14, 2018
Daviree Velázquez Phillip. Phillip, who assumed her position as the new director for Multicultural Student Affairs Monday, plans to support marginalized students at NU.

New MSA director begins tenure, voices plans to support marginalized students

February 12, 2018
Laura Kipnis. The Communication professor spoke on a New Yorker podcast about the state of the #MeToo movement.

Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis discusses #MeToo in New Yorker podcast

February 7, 2018

Peer Health Exchange pilots consistency program aimed to foster student-educator relationships

February 5, 2018
Students watch the State of the Union address in Communications Residential College. Trump focused on immigration and foreign policy, but some students said they wished he would have mentioned more social issues.

Students, faculty react to Trump’s first State of the Union address

January 31, 2018
A sign at the 2018 Chicago Women’s March. In response to Trump’s new immigration policies, Evanston residents gathered on Monday to discuss how to support immigrants.

Evanston residents receive training about resources to support immigrants

January 30, 2018

Spectrum Theatre Company hosts teach-in on activism

January 28, 2018
Former Feinberg Prof. Alice Dreger. Dreger discusses sexuality and academic freedom at a talk sponsored by Northwestern's Queer Pride Graduate Student Association. Dreger resigned from NU in 2015.

Former Feinberg Prof. returns to campus two years after resignation, talks sexuality, academic freedom

January 24, 2018
University Hall at 1897 Sheridan Rd. Northwestern was named the best Midwestern college for academic resources by The Wall Street Journal.

Northwestern tops Wall Street Journal ranking for academic resources

January 23, 2018
Annie May Swift Hall at 1920 Campus Dr. The RTVF department updated its production handbook with new sexual harassment policies.

RTVF updates production handbook with new sexual harassment guidelines

January 22, 2018
Green Team members from D65 schools attend a meeting held at Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Wednesday. Parents and staff discussed potential ways to improve schools’ environmental policies.

D65 Green Teams meeting discusses improving environmental initiatives

January 18, 2018
Women’s March co-chair reflects on career in activism

Women’s March co-chair reflects on career in activism

January 15, 2018
Fran’s Cafe in Willard Hall. Fran’s returned to Willard on Monday with an updated menu that features an array of diner foods.

Willard’s Fran’s Cafe reopens as a communal diner spot for students

January 9, 2018

New prime minister of Poland a Kellogg graduate

December 27, 2017

Born in Evanston, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer goes down in history

November 28, 2017
Amir Sulaiman discusses poetry in Swift Hall. Sulaiman spoke as part of the Muslim-cultural Students Association’s Fall Concert.

Poet Amir Sulaiman discusses cultural power of poetry

November 20, 2017
YWCA Evanston/North Shore, 1215 Church St. The organization launched an initiative to combat gender violence by educating men about healthy masculinity.

YWCA plans to establish advisory committee to tackle violence against women

November 17, 2017
The Highlands at King Home, 1555 Oak Ave. Wilmette real estate investor Cameel Halim bought the assisted-living facility and plans to convert it into 70 to 80 apartment units.

Wilmette real estate investor plans another multifamily development in Evanston

November 12, 2017
Captured: Community walks to raise awareness, funds for local animal shelter

Captured: Community walks to raise awareness, funds for local animal shelter

October 30, 2017

New group of students participates in walk to raise awareness of eating disorders

October 15, 2017
Tony Burroughs (left) and Bethany Hughes (right) speak at a panel held at Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. Panelists discussed how indigenous cultures shaped the country’s current identity and history.

Panel discusses influence of indigenous cultures on US history

October 6, 2017
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