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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


Creed Bellamy’s love for hiking and backpacking inspired the mantra for the four-track EP: nature and rumination.

Creed Bellamy’s newly-released EP “way out there” draws from the beauty of nature and rumination

April 25, 2024

In a 10-mile trek along the Appalachian Trail, McCormick sophomore and singer-songwriter Creed Bellamy found inspiration in the vivid landscape for an imagined scenario in “moss,” one of four tracks...

NU Declassified: 80 days and 200 miles

NU Declassified: 80 days and 200 miles

April 5, 2021

In response to pandemic travel restrictions, Northwestern sophomores Garrett Breiner and Jake Geil turned to the outdoors. “It was a feeling I will never forget,” Breiner said. From traveling across...

Meghan Reckmeyer in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Reckmeyer has been hiking the Appalachian Trail since graduating from NU in March.

Q&A: Meghan Reckmeyer talks hiking Appalachian Trail after graduation

July 14, 2019

While many students start working immediately after graduation, take time off to look for jobs or vacation with friends and family, Meghan Reckmeyer is hiking the Appalachian Trail. Reckmeyer (SESP '19)...

“Paul’s Boots,” a 36-minute film, will be featured alongside 10 other environmentally focused productions at Evanston’s presentation of the Wild and Scenic Film Festival. The films are split between two dates, Friday and Feb. 24.

Wild and Scenic Film Festival highlights the human side of the great outdoors

February 8, 2017

On Friday, audiences will be able to take in breathtaking mountain views and run with herds of wild caribou — all from the comfort of north Evanston. The annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival will...

Muller: Mark Sanford's win proves possibility of second chances

Muller: Mark Sanford’s win proves possibility of second chances

May 8, 2013

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford won a special election Tuesday against Elizabeth Colbert Busch to represent South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives....

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