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The Daily Northwestern

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


Andrew Johnson, executive director of the American Indian Center of Chicago, speaks at the Native and Indigenous Northwestern Community Forum in 2014. The new Native American and Indigenous Studies Center at Northwestern will collaborate with organizations that serve Native American and indigenous communities in the region.

University plans to establish center for Native American, indigenous studies with grant funding

December 21, 2016

Northwestern will create a Native American and Indigenous Studies Center using a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the University announced Saturday. The five-year grant — starting...

Jennifer Del Prete smiles minutes after being released from prison in 2014 more than 10 years before her scheduled parole. A judge vacated Del Prete’s murder conviction on Monday.

Judge reverses Jennifer Del Prete’s murder conviction after Medill Justice Project investigation

September 1, 2016

A circuit court judge vacated the murder conviction of Jennifer Del Prete and ordered a new trial on Monday, more than two years after she was released from prison following an investigation by the Medill...

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) speaks at a City Council meeting. Holmes moved to hold the allocation of waste transfer station fees until a meeting was planned for impacted residents to provide input on how to spend the money.

Seeking community discussion, Council tables distribution of waste transfer station fees

May 24, 2016

City Council tabled allocating approximately $1.2 million in waste transfer station fees at Monday evening’s meeting because there had not been an opportunity for the impacted community to voice their...

Jason Tsirtsis prepares for his match. After being shut out against No. 2 Iowa last weekend, the Wildcats’ road doesn’t get easier in a matchup with No. 1 Penn State.

Wrestling: Northwestern looks to redeem itself after last week’s landslide defeat

January 15, 2016

Wrestling After coming off of their worst defeat of the last decade, a 54-0 loss to No. 2 Iowa on Sunday, Northwestern’s road ahead won’t get any easier. Just one week after being shut out...

A student peers at her laptop while eating at Fran's Cafe, a late-night cafe run by Northwestern Dining. The University has its contracts with food service provider Sodexo up for renewal in 2018.

Northwestern’s contracts with Sodexo up for renewal in 2018

January 13, 2016

Sodexo’s contracts with Northwestern are slated for renewal in 2018, and the University hopes to consolidate its contracts with the food service provider following the current agreement’s expiration,...

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