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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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Northwestern women alumni who have taken business and coaching by storm

October 27, 2022

The growth in participation and investment in women’s sports since the 1972 passage of Title IX has propelled many women to take on leadership roles in the professional world. In spite of institutional...

Mike Polisky stands at the left half of the illustration, in black and white except for a purple tie. Behind him is the Northwestern stadium in gray. The background is purple with darker purple stripes.

‘A slap in the face’: Faculty criticize appointment of Mike Polisky to athletic director, call for transparency, accountability

May 5, 2021

When Northwestern named Mike Polisky its next athletic director on Monday, some faculty members moved to organize.  Six professors co-signed a Wednesday open letter to Provost Kathleen Hagerty, calling...

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Mike Polisky announced as Northwestern’s next athletic director

May 3, 2021

Northwestern officially announced Deputy Athletic Director for External Affairs Mike Polisky as its next athletic director in a Monday morning news release. “After our search committee conducted a...

Northwestern Sports Time Machine: Anucha Browne, 1984-85

Northwestern Sports Time Machine: Anucha Browne, 1984-85

June 15, 2020

This article is part of the Northwestern Time Machine series, where The Daily’s sports writers look into great individual seasons by Northwestern athletes. How difficult is it to average 30 points...

Anucha Browne stands in front of an image of herself. Browne will go down as one of the best basketball players in Northwestern history.

As a leader on and off the court, Anucha Browne has never been afraid to speak her truth

April 12, 2020

Women's Basketball Anucha Browne is arguably the greatest basketball player in Northwestern history — and she has the stats to back it up. Strictly from a scoring perspective, there is no...

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