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

The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern

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Q&A: A conversation with Ava Earl, Northwestern singer-songwriter and romantic

January 12, 2023

Weinberg sophomore and musician Ava Earl is a proud self-proclaimed romantic. Earl said her romanticization of the people and places of her life, from the great outdoors surrounding her hometown of...

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The Daily Explains: Ranked-choice voting is up for debate this November. Here’s how it could impact Evanston

October 25, 2022

In just two weeks, Evanston residents will vote not just on local and state representatives — but on the city’s voting system itself.  In July, City Council unanimously approved a referendum for...

A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair stares directly into the camera with light shading parts of her face. There are trees in the background.

Musician of the Week: Singer-songwriter Ava Earl learns to smell the roses with her latest album

May 6, 2022

When Weinberg freshman Ava Earl was 15 years old, she opened for Maggie Rogers when the artist performed in Earl’s home state of Alaska. Now, Earl is continuing to pursue her music career while studying...

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“Anthro-obscene” exhibition explores climate change data, human impact

November 17, 2021

The wreckage of homes lies littered on a desolate highway. Tall piles of wood and broken concrete obscure a stormy grey sky. Palm trees curl over from high winds.  This is the landscape artist Stefan...

 Illinois criminal justice reform groups say that reclassifying drug possession charges is a first step toward changing substance use from a criminal issue to a public health issue. They said they plan to propose a bill to achieve this in the 2021 legislative session.

Advocates push Illinois to reclassify drug charges, establish prison diversion programs

February 10, 2021

After a “defelonization” bill failed to pass in the Illinois General Assembly, criminal justice reform advocates are pushing to reintroduce the proposal in 2021. On top of reclassifying low-level drug...

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