Olivia is a Medill senior studying journalism and political science. Her past positions at The Daily include In Focus editor, digital engagement editor, managing editor and campus editor. The Nebraska native is also an intern at Injustice Watch and is involved with her sorority. She previously worked for The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Star in Johannesburg, The Medill Justice Project and The Chicago Reporter. You can reach Olivia via Twitter or email.
Olivia Exstrum, Web and Multimedia Editor
| Feb 15, 2017 | In Focus: Aftermath of NU-Q student’s mental health crisis highlights differences between Evanston, Qatar sites (Story) |
| Mar 04, 2016 | In Focus: For students dealing with mental health issues, medical leave process presents obstacles (Story) |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Graduate student parents raise concerns about representation on task force (Story) |
| Jun 03, 2015 | AP journalist Kathy Gannon awarded James Foley Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism (Story) |
| May 22, 2015 | Deciding divestment: Northwestern student activists face obstacles beyond their control (Story) |
| May 01, 2015 | New Title IX investigator to help streamline sexual misconduct process (Story) |
| May 01, 2015 | DM exceeds goal, funds 11 Starlight Sites (Story) |
| Apr 10, 2015 | A&O hints at rapper T-Pain for spring show (Story) |
| Apr 01, 2015 | Dance Marathon selects 2016 executive co-chairs (Story) |
| Apr 01, 2015 | Northwestern hires first full-time Title IX investigator (Story) |
| Mar 10, 2015 | Students carry mattresses, pillows to protest professor’s controversial article (Story) |
| Mar 06, 2015 | Northwestern student reports sexual assault to police (Story) |
| Mar 06, 2015 | Frustrated with lack of support, graduate student parents search for solution (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2015 | Northwestern researchers find protein related to Alzheimer’s present in young people (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2015 | Northwestern students petition to voice disagreement with divestment resolution (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2015 | Northwestern forms faculty task force to assess undergraduate experience (Story) |
| Mar 03, 2015 | Northwestern professor’s column on professor-student relationships sparks student backlash (Story) |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Immigration activist, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas to speak at Northwestern (Story) |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Northwestern poses transparency challenges as students move forward with divestment (Story) |
| Feb 22, 2015 | ‘Orange is the New Black’ star Natasha Lyonne to speak at Northwestern (Story) |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Northwestern researchers find system in ear provides clues about hearing conditions (Story) |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Northwestern not directly invested in corporations named in divestment resolution, University says (Story) |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Medill junior Sophia Bollag to be next editor in chief of The Daily (Story) |
| Feb 18, 2015 | Chicago Black Lives Matter activists speak at second ‘breathe-in’ event (Story) |
| Feb 17, 2015 | Student petition recommends US-centric diversity curriculum requirement (Story) |
| Feb 11, 2015 | McSA holds vigil to commemorate slain Muslim students (Story) |
| Feb 11, 2015 | DM increases registration fee scholarships, considers gender-open changing rooms (Story) |
| Feb 11, 2015 | Committee hosts ‘Breathe-In,’ discusses concept of blackness (Story) |
| Feb 09, 2015 | ASG to further publicize changes to sexual assault hearings process (Story) |
| Feb 09, 2015 | Northwestern to add Title IX investigator amid process overhaul (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2015 | Northwestern to offer Spring Quarter course in Native American health (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2015 | Kellogg student chosen for renewable energy program (Story) |
| Feb 04, 2015 | Justice Elena Kagan visits law school, discusses law school model (Story) |
| Feb 02, 2015 | ‘Parks and Rec’ star Nick Offerman to perform Saturday as A&O winter speaker (Story) |
| Feb 01, 2015 | Evanston declares snow emergency, Northwestern to remain open Monday (Story) |
| Jan 29, 2015 | Northwestern expands parental leave benefits for staff members (Story) |
| Jan 28, 2015 | ASG changes election procedure for off-campus senators (Story) |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Students form campaigns for, against divestment in Israel-Palestine conflict (Story) |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Northwestern reports sexual assault from summer 2012 (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Northwestern begins implementing Native American outreach recommendations (Story) |
| Jan 23, 2015 | Students for Justice in Palestine gives lesson on history, occupation (Story) |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Advisory board announces dining plan, brings consulting firm to campus (Story) |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Northwestern receives $5.6 million gift to support history center (Story) |
| Jan 21, 2015 | ASG, Northwestern administrators discuss possibility of Divvy bikes on campus (Story) |
| Jan 20, 2015 | Daily editor remembered for her commitment to journalism, teaching (Story) |
| Jan 20, 2015 | Applications to Northwestern drop by 4.7 percent (Story) |
| Jan 19, 2015 | Northwestern hosts delegates from Big Ten schools at conference (Story) |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Northwestern study finds eczema patients more likely to engage in risky behavior (Story) |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Construction fence near new Music and Communication Building to come down (Story) |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Wildcats for Israel banner torn apart (Story) |
| Jan 15, 2015 | ASG chooses election commission, changes committee name (Story) |
| Jan 13, 2015 | New CARE survivor advocate hopes to empower students (Story) |
| Jan 08, 2015 | CARE hires permanent survivor advocate (Story) |
| Jan 07, 2015 | Northwestern offers winter bike storage for first time (Story) |
| Jan 06, 2015 | Northwestern opens first gender-open restroom in University Library (Story) |
| Jan 06, 2015 | Center on Wrongful Convictions co-director Jane Raley remembered for passion for justice (Story) |
| Jan 06, 2015 | Northwestern forms audiology center offering clinical services (Story) |
| Jan 05, 2015 | Intercampus shuttle schedule adds two round trips (Story) |
| Dec 19, 2014 | Gender-open bathroom on Norris third floor set to open Winter Quarter (Story) |
| Dec 18, 2014 | Medill Watchdog to end amid lack of funding (Story) |
| Dec 16, 2014 | Northwestern’s Evanston liaison Lucile Krasnow to retire (Story) |
| Dec 16, 2014 | Northwestern admits nearly half the Class of 2019 through early decision (Story) |
| Dec 03, 2014 | The Daily Northwestern Holiday Guide 2014 (Story) |
| Nov 25, 2014 | Northwestern struggles to fill CARE positions while center remains understaffed (Story) |
| Nov 20, 2014 | Senate passes resolution on Ski Trip marijuana policy, allocates B-status funding (Story) |
| Nov 19, 2014 | MARS hosts conversation about rape culture, consent (Story) |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Trayvon Martin’s attorney talks losing trial, overcoming hardship (Story) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | University increases student involvement in search for new Weinberg dean (Story) |
| Nov 13, 2014 | Students propose Northwestern support of faculty work against Ebola in West Africa (Story) |
| Nov 11, 2014 | Northwestern receives grant to buy electron detector (Story) |
| Nov 11, 2014 | Northwestern profs contribute new medical guidelines for LGBT, gender-nonconforming patients (Story) |
| Nov 06, 2014 | Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks at Northwestern about activism (Story) |
| Nov 05, 2014 | Annual STEM event focuses on K-12 education (Story) |
| Oct 31, 2014 | Northwestern to undergo reaccreditation next year (Story) |
| Oct 30, 2014 | Students carry mattresses in national demonstration against sexual assault (Story) |
| Oct 28, 2014 | Northwestern ranks 38th in annual sexual health ranking (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Office of Services for Students with Disabilities now AccessibleNU, changes location (Story) |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Quest Scholars Advocacy Committee kicks off (Story) |
| Oct 22, 2014 | ASG discusses streamlining student group recognition process (Story) |
| Oct 21, 2014 | Director of Risk Management retires after 16 years (Story) |
| Oct 20, 2014 | AIO joins DG and ZBT DM team to increase inclusiveness (Story) |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Alumna’s gift to support Deering renovation, athletic department (Story) |
| Oct 15, 2014 | Four Northwestern administrators appointed to vice president positions (Story) |
| Oct 15, 2014 | Former Pentagon official, visiting scholar discuss Middle East policy (Story) |
| Oct 09, 2014 | Tri Delt house director remembered for humor, dedication (Story) |
| Oct 09, 2014 | ASG approves guidelines for Wild Ideas Fund (Story) |
| Oct 08, 2014 | Students complain at open forum about lack of voice in dean search (Story) |
| Oct 06, 2014 | CARE hires temporary survivor advocate while continuing search (Story) |
| Oct 01, 2014 | Study examines link between cultural diversity and scientific understanding (Story) |
| Oct 01, 2014 | New disciplinary rules include independent investigator in student conduct disputes (Story) |
| Sep 28, 2014 | Students honor Gaza’s dead at candlelight vigil (Story) |
| Sep 22, 2014 | Classes, departments relocate amid Kresge renovation (Story) |
| Sep 21, 2014 | Neuroscience club forms to create major, dispel myths (Story) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Northwestern marketing team researches University’s brand (Story) |
| Sep 10, 2014 | University, Wildside roll out stricter tailgating policies for Fitzerland (Story) |
| Aug 29, 2014 | New position will oversee Center for Student Involvement and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (Story) |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Northwestern ranked fifth-best college for food in online list (Story) |
| Jul 18, 2014 | Weinberg chooses new interim dean, continues search (Story) |
| Jul 15, 2014 | Northwestern hosting 25 young African leaders as part of Obama initiative (Story) |
| Jul 04, 2014 | Northwestern partners with other universities to create new educational research center (Story) |
| Jun 28, 2014 | Northwestern to update policy after proposed rule about sexual assault statistics (Story) |
| Jun 19, 2014 | Students plan to decorate mortarboards to show support for Title IX (Story) |
| Jun 19, 2014 | Transportation Advisory Board discusses changes for shuttles, Shop-N-Ride (Story) |
| May 27, 2014 | Two Northwestern researchers influential in policy change on gender inclusion in research (Story) |
| May 22, 2014 | Oncologist speaks on stem cell research and treatments as part of lecture series (Story) |
| May 16, 2014 | Panel discusses relationship between religion, authority (Story) |
| May 14, 2014 | Students make progress on eliminating bottled water (Story) |
| May 14, 2014 | Northwestern employees, students discuss workers’ rights as part of Social Justice Week (Story) |
| May 12, 2014 | Northwestern alums complete documentary honoring friend’s life (Story) |
| May 11, 2014 | NU Gives Back kicks off day of service with a few changes (Story) |
| May 07, 2014 | NU-Q study finds Arab residents wary of American entertainment (Story) |
| May 01, 2014 | Two medical groups merge to create Northwestern Medicine (Story) |
| Apr 29, 2014 | J Street U speakers discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the 2-state solution (Story) |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Take Back the Night March provides support for sexual violence victims (Story) |
| Apr 21, 2014 | Northwestern receives $4 million to honor Newton Minow, creates law school professorship (Story) |
| Apr 20, 2014 | Northwestern hosts Global Engagement Summit with workshops, speakers focused on social change (Story) |
| Apr 15, 2014 | Feinberg student receives fellowship to study in Asia (Story) |
| Apr 14, 2014 | New study tracks mono in college students (Story) |
| Apr 08, 2014 | Northwestern freshman creates health care app focused on developing countries (Story) |
| Apr 07, 2014 | Wildcat Welcome adds family ambassador position to application, extends application period (Story) |
| Apr 06, 2014 | New on-campus housing system draws complaints (Story) |
| Mar 31, 2014 | New intravaginal ring protects against HIV, pregnancy (Story) |
| Feb 24, 2014 | Rainbow Alliance, Greek councils host talk on being LGBTQ in Greek life (Story) |
| Feb 19, 2014 | Northwestern Latter-day Saints student group hosts panel on Mormonism (Story) |
| Feb 14, 2014 | Wildside hosts theme nights to increase basketball game attendance (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2014 | Northwestern debuts study abroad program on Qatar campus (Story) |
| Jan 26, 2014 | Composer attends Bienen performance of his award-winning work (Story) |
| Jan 22, 2014 | Maryland congressman visits Northwestern, discusses fiscal problems (Story) |
| Jan 21, 2014 | New theater student group offers opportunities for non-majors (Story) |
| Nov 19, 2013 | Kristallnacht survivor tells story at Chabad House of Nazi rise to power (Story) |
| Nov 14, 2013 | Northwestern profs translate Renaissance anatomy tome for first time (Story) |
| Nov 14, 2013 | For Members Only holds vigil to honor slain Michigan teen (Story) |
| Nov 10, 2013 | Medill prof featured on panel about ethics of photo editing (Story) |
| Nov 07, 2013 | Evanston health care experts discuss mental health, aging (Story) |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Israeli intellectual Moshe Halbertal delivers annual Crown lecture (Story) |
| Oct 20, 2013 | ASG launches program letting students have dinner with Evanston residents (Story) |
| Oct 14, 2013 | NAHJ president Hugo Balta discusses media portrayals of Latinos (Story) |
| Oct 03, 2013 | Alumni association launches social network to connect students, grads (Story) |