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

The Daily Northwestern

All content by Kristen Axtman
Printing station with purple splat, “Norris Print Center” written on the wall.

NUPrint to be replaced with new print service Northwestern Print

May 30, 2023
Heart graphic with white hands outstretched against ombre background.

Mariah Scott discusses sickle cell disease, diversity in blood donations

May 28, 2023
Rebecca Crown Center on a cloudy day.

Sheehan Fisher named The Graduate School Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

May 25, 2023
Cydney Hope Brown wears pink clothing with “Black to Front” symposium graphic behind her.

‘Black Studies is inclusivity and community’: ‘Black to Front’ symposium celebrates department renaming

May 22, 2023
A student with hands over his head surrounded by papers.

Students reflect on transition to NU, discuss finding academic and social support

May 21, 2023
The main entrance of Kresge Hall with no students surrounding it during the day time.

Language professors Elena Lanza and Taira Yasohama appointed co-directors of new Language Resource Center

May 16, 2023
Sex Week written in pink text with a green background and pink flowers.

Prof. Noelle Sullivan challenges the spectrum of ‘normal’ sex in ‘Guide to Having Mind-Blowing Sex’ talk

May 14, 2023
Sex Week written in pink text with a green background and pink flowers.

NU Sex Week teaches inclusive, safe and pleasurable practices

May 10, 2023
Sex Week written in pink text with a green background and pink flowers.

Artist MoxyBrown addresses misconceptions about kinks, teaches consensual BDSM

May 8, 2023
A house keychain with an attached set of keys, surrounded by leaves and a light blue background.

Students studying abroad in the fall scramble to find subletters

May 3, 2023
An illustration of the green ribbon wrapped around the Earth. The background is a mix of yellow and orange.

Writer Ike Anya shares stories from upcoming memoir ‘Small by Small: Becoming a Doctor in 1990s Nigeria’

May 3, 2023
Mohammed El-Kurd stands with the students on each side. Four students kneel in front of him.

Mohammed El-Kurd discusses respectability politics during Arab American Heritage Month

April 30, 2023
People in a crowd record a singer onstage with their phones.

070 Shake, redveil bring the energy to sold out A&O Ball

April 30, 2023
An illustration of a floating side profile of a head surrounded by colors.

Judith Herman discusses sexual violence and healing justice during Take Back the Night Week

April 25, 2023
Deering Library during the day time. The grass is green, but the trees do not have leaves yet.

McCormick Library Archives work to diversify collections

April 25, 2023
A red and yellow sign that reads ‘Northwestern Department of Spanish and Portuguese’ inside of the Kresge building.

Northwestern language programs see enrollment across most programs decline

April 18, 2023
A purple sign that reads Northwestern University with greenery in the background.

Northwestern honors seven professors with annual Teaching Award

April 18, 2023
A photograph of a white brick building with a staircase to the entrance. In the background is a blue sky.

David Ngene to be Weinberg convocation speaker

April 17, 2023
Norris Market at night with its lights on.

Faculty, students say implementing LEDs on campus long overdue

April 10, 2023
Three people sitting behind a table. The one in the middle holds up a pamphlet.

Northwestern students tour Chicago Torture Justice Center, learning the history of police torture in Chicago

April 9, 2023
The arch bearing Northwestern’s name is illuminated in the evening light.

Two Northwestern professors named Guggenheim Fellows

April 6, 2023
A photo of four students lined with a crowd surrounding them. The leftmost student is holding a red megaphone and reading a speech from his phone.

Following Nashville school shooting, Northwestern students rally for nationwide gun legislation

April 6, 2023
An illustration of an opened book with speech bubbles reading classic, art history, philosophy and religion, and a green background.

Northwestern professors express support for liberal arts departments amid nationwide cuts

April 2, 2023
The experienced group posing for a photo on top of the Grand Canyon holding hiking poles and gear with gray cloudy skies in the background.

NU Outdoors Club backpacks the Grand Canyon, faces “hip-deep snow” and other unexpected weather

March 29, 2023
An apartment complex on the corner of Chicago Avenue and Greenwood Street during the daytime.

Rising housing prices threaten to push out low- and middle-income Evanston residents

March 7, 2023
An illustration of a yellow van driving up to a school with a pride flag as the backdrop.

District 65 offers LGBTQ+ support groups for families and staff

January 27, 2023
A photo of the entrance of Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center in the daytime with two purple flowers out of focus in the camera.

City Council discusses where to allocate about $5.7 million remaining ARPA funds

January 24, 2023
An illustration of a dollar bill is centered in the front of a door to a jail cell, surrounded by two exclamation points.

Pretrial Fairness Act comes to unexpected halt as Illinois passes more criminal justice reform legislation

January 11, 2023
A photo of Evanston Township High School on a partly cloudy day. The image is focused on a sign that reads ‘Evanston Township High School Established in 1883’ and is surrounded by dark green bushes.

ETHS student starts nonprofit to welcome refugees to the Evanston community

November 21, 2022
The illustration shows Cinderella in a blue dress running down the gray stairs of a castle. A faint red light shines in the background and a carriage awaits for her as she hurries, wearing only one shoe.

Evanston author launches publishing company, gives storytellers a platform to share their stories

November 14, 2022
Midterms 2022 banner over a checkered background and a voting box

Cook County voters re-elect Karen Yarbrough to serve as Cook County clerk

November 8, 2022
A sign reads “City of Evanston Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center” above the entrance of Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The nature outside the building is green and it is daytime.

Human Service Committee approves using non-gendered language in public nudity ordinance, codifying Miranda Rights

November 8, 2022
Inside Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., there are three dark brown bookshelves with books dispersed on them. Light shines through three glass windows with plants underneath them.

Evanston Public Library offers workshop for families to learn how to talk about race

October 19, 2022
A sign reads “Everything $8” in front of a vendor’s shop at a Vintage Garage flea market. A vendor is sitting in a chair talking to customers with rows of clothes and tables with hand bags surrounding her.

Vintage Garage hosts last show of the year, offers items from 75 vendors for vintage enthusiasts

October 16, 2022
An image of a red sign sitting outside Orrington Elementary School reads “Evanston Skokie School District Orrington Elementary School.”

D65 expands teacher residency program and introduces teacher apprenticeship program to strengthen community impact

October 5, 2022
Illustration of a person holding a sign with a globe in front of a yellow background. Speech bubbles surround the person.

Youth climate activists travel to downtown Chicago to protest fossil fuel legislation

September 25, 2022
Max Sansing is cutting a red ribbon standing in front of his mural that depicts two faces looking out at a grayish blue sky. Two people stand on each side of Max Sansing holding the red ribbon.

Evanston Mural Arts Program paints the town, unveiling two new murals

September 21, 2022
Exterior photo of Evanston Pour with outdoor seating.

New coffee house Evanston Pour provides a morning and night space for Evanston

May 24, 2022
A person in a purple sweatshirt leans over the German department’s table with a pencil in hand

NU Festival of Languages and Cultures showcases linguistic diversity

May 20, 2022
Second year students and gap-year students dressed up and danced under the architecture of the Congress Plaza Hotel.

Northwestern hosts second year prom to give students a milestone experience

May 16, 2022
Kresge Hall with blue sky in the background holds many events for the Alice Kaplan Institute.

University starts Death Studies research workshop to facilitate conversations about different perspectives on death

May 8, 2022
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