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The Daily Northwestern

Fathma Rahman, Development and Recruitment Editor

Fathma is a Medill sophomore studying journalism and international studies. In the past, she was an assistant campus editor at The Daily. The Illinois native is also involved with Wildcat Welcome. She previously worked for The Chicago News. You can reach Fathma via Twitter or email.

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Softball: Northwestern closes split weekend with pair of wins

March 2, 2017
Kenzie Ellis winds up. The sophomore is optimistic of Northwestern’s chances next weekend after a winless weekend in California.

Softball: Wildcats fall to ranked opponents at Big Ten-ACC Challenge

February 22, 2017
Morgan Nelson runs home. The sophomore got off to a hot start in the Wildcats’ disappointing opening weekend.

Softball: Wildcats aim to improve consistency after 1-4 start to season

February 14, 2017

Board of Trustees approves advisory committee for responsible investment

November 26, 2016
Northwestern alumna Terry O’Neill and dean of libraries Sarah Pritchard address gender equality in the McCormick Foundation Center. O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, discussed intersectional feminism and president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday evening.

National Organization for Women president addresses presidential election, intersectional feminism

November 16, 2016
Tahera Ahmad, associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement, speaks at the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ annual Freedom and Justice Seder in April. Ahmad was named one of the Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council’s first members on Monday.

NU associate chaplain Tahera Ahmad named one of Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council’s first members

November 15, 2016

With Trump presidency looming, Muslim students feel unsafe, unwelcome

November 9, 2016
Lydia Rohde takes a defender off the dribble. The junior guard is one of several options for the Wildcats to see time as the team’s third guard.

Women’s Basketball: With Maggie Lyon gone, Northwestern looks for new options in the backcourt

November 7, 2016
SESP sophomore Ben Powell is confirmed as Associated Student Government co-vice president for student life. Powell had previously served as a residential senator and a senator for a coalition of social justice groups.

ASG Senate confirms new co-vice president for student life

November 2, 2016
NU Votes volunteers speak to students at a voter registration booth in Norris University Center in September. On Tuesday, the Association of Big Ten Students announced that more than 32,000 students were registered to vote through its campaign.

Association of Big Ten Students registers more than 32,000 students to vote

October 25, 2016

More than 100 years of The Daily to be available through updated digital archive

October 20, 2016
McCormick senior Macs Vinson addresses senators at ASG Senate on Wednesday night. Senate passed a bill to establish a funding reform review committee.

ASG Senate creates committee to review student group funding system

October 20, 2016
SESP junior Sumaia Masoom speaks during ASG Senate on Wednesday. Masoom stepped down from her position as Associated Student Government co-vice president for student life.

ASG co-vice president for student life steps down

October 19, 2016

Student Enrichment Services hires two new full-time staffers

October 17, 2016
Associated Student Government President Christina Cilento speaks during Senate on Wednesday. ASG Senate unanimously passed a resolution to improve transportation safety on Sheridan Road.

ASG Senate calls for reduced speed limit, closing Sheridan Road following student death

October 12, 2016
Scott Brown and other student divestment advocates meet with University President Morton Schapiro in April to discuss the socially responsible investment committee. Brown is the co-founder of Student Action NU, a new group focusing on using an intersectional perspective to organize around social justice issues.

New student group aims to serve as ‘hub’ for social justice organizing

October 11, 2016
Student activists gather outside University President Morton Schapiro's house in April.

Student leaders dismayed over parts of administration’s socially responsible investment committee charter

October 2, 2016
Two former Northwestern students were charged in March with felony vandalism in connection with graffiti found in Alice Millar Chapel. They appeared in court on Wednesday for an updated status of their cases.

Kafker, Morales set to appear in court Oct. 31

September 21, 2016

Former Evanston Township High School substitute teacher charged with possession of child pornography

August 25, 2016
J.A. Adande

ESPN columnist, sideline reporter J.A. Adande hopes to provide unique experience for Medill students

August 23, 2016
J.A. Adande

ESPN sports journalist J.A. Adande to join Medill faculty in September

August 16, 2016

Kafker, Morales set to appear in court Sept. 21

August 15, 2016

Northwestern Memorial Hospital ranked 8th best in country, No. 1 in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report

August 4, 2016

Kafker, Morales set to appear in court Aug. 15

June 24, 2016

Construction on protected bike lane on Dodge Avenue to begin Monday

June 16, 2016
State Senator Daniel Biss addresses roughly 70 local residents at an Evanston town hall meeting Tuesday evening focused on the state budget impasse. Biss broke down the circumstances behind the impasse, explaining what has happened in Springfield since Gov. Bruce Rauner entered office.

State officials break down state budget impasse, other unresolved issues at Evanston town hall meeting

June 15, 2016

The Hollywood Reporter ranks Northwestern’s theater program as second best in country

May 24, 2016

Eikenberry to speak at Buffett Institute event later this month

May 19, 2016

Two Northwestern alumni appear on Trump’s list of potential U.S. Supreme Court nominees

May 18, 2016
Roberto Jonson (left) talks to Carmen Roman as they play mother and son in the short play "Swastika" by former School of Communication lecturer and playwright, Elaine Romero. The play is based on the vandalism incident at Alice Millar Chapel.

Former Northwestern lecturer writes short play based on vandalism at Alice Millar Chapel

May 17, 2016
The fraternity quads house most Interfraternity Council chapters' houses. A new University policy will require IFC chapters to have a non-undergraduate house director who lives in the building when a chapter renews its on-campus house lease.

All IFC chapters to have live-in house directors upon lease renewal

May 15, 2016

Divest groups submit first draft of charter for socially responsible investment committee

May 13, 2016

McCormick Prof. receives Austrian Cross of Honor

May 12, 2016

Northwestern Panhellenic Association issues apology for delayed response on banners

May 8, 2016
Gail Ridgely of the Arapaho speaks at a panel discussion Tuesday about John Evans’ role in the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864. Roughly 40 people attended the event, which was hosted by One Book One Northwestern.

Descendants of Sand Creek Massacre victims, John Evans’ relatives talk healing wounds

May 3, 2016

SESP dean to retire in August 2017

April 26, 2016

John Singer Sargent’s ‘Portrait of a Lady’ to hang at Deering Library following restoration

April 25, 2016
McCormick junior Wendy Roldan runs in a 5K hosted by Northwestern’s International Gender Equality Movement. The 5K had roughly 55 participants and raised more than $1,500.

International Gender Equality Movement hosts 5K raising money for female empowerment campaign

April 24, 2016

Northwestern professor named 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

April 20, 2016

Dialogue on Israel and Palestine program aims to foster open conversation in second phase

April 18, 2016
Asian American Studies Prof. Ji-Yeon Yuh, Anthropology Ph. D. student Ashley Agbasoga and African American Studies Prof. Alexander Weheliye speak at Northwestern Sex Week’s panel discussion about racial fetishism Thursday night. The event had about 60 students in attendance.

Northwestern Sex Week hosts panel about racial fetishism

April 15, 2016
Christina Cilento, ASG president-elect and member of Fossil Free NU, speaks at an open forum hosted by the three divestment movements on campus — Fossil Free NU, NU Divest and Unshackle NU. The event focused on the Board of Trustees and its role overseeing NU’s investments.

Three divestment groups unite, criticize Board of Trustees

April 13, 2016
Tahera Ahmad, associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement, speaks at the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ annual Freedom and Justice Seder on Monday evening. With over 300 people present at the event, the focus of this year’s Seder was Islamophobia and standing up for Muslims within the Chicago community.

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs’ annual Passover Seder focuses on Islamophobia, solidarity with Muslims

April 12, 2016

CARE, MSA enter final phase of project on sexual violence, hookup culture

April 10, 2016
Larycia Hawkins speaks in Alice Millar Chapel. The former Wheaton College professor discussed religious solidarity drawing her on departure from the evangelical Protestant college.

Former Wheaton College professor at center of religious controversy speaks about solidarity

April 8, 2016

Social justice skills training to be held for students, faculty, staff

April 8, 2016

Interfaith leader Eboo Patel to speak on campus Friday

April 7, 2016
McCormick senior Sabrina Fritz with “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek on set. Fritz will appear on an episode of the quiz game show Wednesday afternoon.

McCormick senior to appear on “Jeopardy!” Wednesday afternoon

April 6, 2016
Provost Dan Linzer speaks to students and fellow administrators at Sargent dining hall on Wednesday. A crowd of 50 that included students and mostly faculty and administrators gathered to discuss Northwestern’s ongoing efforts to make the University’s academic system more inclusive.

Linzer, administrators discuss efforts to make university more inclusive

March 31, 2016

‘Wellness chair’ program to be implemented in 50 student groups next fall

March 30, 2016
Filling a 65-hour gap: Blessings in a Backpack looks to continue providing meals for hungry students

Filling a 65-hour gap: Blessings in a Backpack looks to continue providing meals for hungry students

March 5, 2016
Block 4: Skype Interview

Block 4: Skype Interview

March 5, 2016
Sarayah Wright (left), Michelle Sanders (middle) and Robel Worku (right) lead a presentation about the importance of voting for the black community. The event, "Black Votes Matter," was co-hosted by Black Lives Matter NU and Illinois and Indiana Regional Organizing Network Students of Northwestern United.

Student groups host event about importance of black community’s involvement in politics

March 2, 2016
Faculty members from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences attend a meeting where they approved a proposal for an Asian-American studies major. The major, which will be available in the fall, came after more than 20 years of campus activism for the addition of Asian-American studies to Weinberg.

Asian-American studies major created after proposal passes at faculty meeting

February 24, 2016
Students dressed in officer uniforms with “G4S” taped to their backs restrain other students acting as prisoners in a demonstration at The Rock on Tuesday. The demonstration was organized by student divestment campaigns Unshackle NU and NU Divest, which are both calling for the University to divest from security company G4S.

Divestment campaigns unite for detained prisoners demonstration

February 24, 2016

Northwestern renews contract for Qatar campus through 2027-28 academic year

February 24, 2016

Northwestern Black Alumni Association plans task force for 50th year commemoration of Bursar’s Office sit-in

February 19, 2016

Student activists add 15 demands to original list sent to Schapiro

January 28, 2016

Activist talks ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ at Unshackle NU’s first speaker event

January 22, 2016
Students present on Unshackle NU, a new divestment campaign aimed at private prison companies. The campaign calls on the University to divest from companies G4S, Corrections Corporation of America and The GEO Group, which the campaign says NU has holdings in.

Unshackle NU kicks off private prison divestment campaign

January 21, 2016
A group of protesters gather outside the Black House on Nov. 13. Seven students were selected to join a community discussion with administrators regarding inclusion issues on campus after students sent a list of demands for a more inclusive campus to administrators.

Students to discuss issues of inclusion with administrators Tuesday

January 19, 2016
Sumun L. Pendakur (Weinberg ’98) speaks during the May celebration of the 20th anniversary of the student hunger strike that led to the creation of Northwestern’s Asian American Studies Program. Weinberg faculty met Wednesday night to read the Asian American Studies major proposal, the first step in having it established.

After 20 years in the making, faculty submits proposal for Asian American Studies major

January 15, 2016
Students watch the State of the Union address at the Buffett Institute for Global Studies on Tuesday night at an event co-hosted by NU College Democrats and NU Political Union. The annual State of the Union address, the final one to be delivered by President Barack Obama, discussed the agenda for the end of his presidential term.

Political Union, College Democrats host State of the Union viewing party

January 13, 2016
Doug Medin, faculty advisor to the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, attends a panel on historical trauma within Native American communities. Medin and NAISA are pushing to have Northwestern founder John Evans’ name removed from campus buildings and faculty positions due to his involvement in a massacre of Native Americans.

NAISA reintroduces John Evans petition at historical trauma panel

January 8, 2016
Panelists discuss the historical trauma in Native American and other marginalized communities at a panel Thursday. Co-hosted by One Book One Northwestern and the Edith Kreeger Wolf Endowment in Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the event was tied to “The Inconvenient Indian,” this year’s One Book selection.

Panel discusses intergenerational impacts, healing tactics for historical trauma

January 8, 2016

A comprehensive Wildcat gift guide

December 2, 2015

Dance Marathon announces 2016 emcees

November 15, 2015

NU in Chicago brings students to city to explore history, culture of indigenous people

November 13, 2015

Northwestern jumps up to No. 20 on annual Trojan Sexual Health Report Card

November 5, 2015
Louie Lainez

MSA still looking for assistant director focused on Asian-American and Pacific Islander students

November 4, 2015
Students stand in line at the Foster-Walker East dining hall. Northwestern’s Points for a Purpose program faces a $2,000 cap and will work to collect additional leftover Wildcat Points from students.

Points for a Purpose teams with NU Dining to find ways around $2,000 cap

October 28, 2015

Man exonerated through NU’s Center on Wrongful Conviction files lawsuit

October 27, 2015
DarkMatter speaks out against transphobia and racism during the duo's spoken word performance at Parkes Hall on Sunday night. The South Asian art group brought poetry and discussion about nonconforming LGBT people to Northwestern as the student group Rainbow Alliance's fall speakers.

DarkMatter presents poetry performance #ItGetsBitter at Rainbow Alliance’s fall speaker event

October 26, 2015

Northwestern only university to receive 2015 EPA award

October 21, 2015
Deering Library was one of three sites on the Northwestern campus featured in the Open House Chicago program. The Open House Chicago program took place from Oct. 17 to Oct. 18.

Hundreds visit historic Northwestern buildings as part of Open House Chicago

October 18, 2015

Award-winning economist discusses political economy

October 15, 2015
SESP will no longer offer its secondary teaching major beginning with the 2016-17 academic year. Undergraduates who wish to be certified as secondary teachers will still be able to do so by taking classes with the master of science education program.

SESP drops secondary teaching major

October 1, 2015
Different phases of the moon were overlayed in one image as the night progressed on Sunday. The rare transformation occurred during a special total lunar eclipse.

Northwestern hosts lunar eclipse viewing party

September 28, 2015
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