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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


Ryan: From a student-athlete, it’s OK to not be OK

January 12, 2017

We aren’t perfect. No one is. Everyone has tough times, dark thoughts and seriously considers what they are doing in life — especially at a place like Northwestern, where it seems like everyone is...

Cooper: Closing the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion basketball courts is disruptive to students

Cooper: Closing the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion basketball courts is disruptive to students

January 31, 2016

I don’t exercise as much as I should. I can tell myself that walking from Willard Residential College to the fraternity quad five or six times a week is pretty good for me and the four flights of stairs...

Yamin: Reflecting on disrespectful criticisms of student-athletes

Yamin: Reflecting on disrespectful criticisms of student-athletes

January 6, 2015

Shawn Oakman's size. Odell Beckham Jr.'s catch. LeBron’s hairline. Athletes and organized sports are some of the most meme-able and tweet-able entities available to the general public. Collegiate sports,...

Hayes: No playoffs, no problem for European club leagues

Hayes: No playoffs, no problem for European club leagues

February 18, 2014

While soccer has gained popularity among American sports fans, European club leagues — the most popular and perhaps most competitive sports leagues in the entire world — are often maligned by Americans...

Smith: Refocus Olympic attention on athletic accomplishments

Smith: Refocus Olympic attention on athletic accomplishments

February 7, 2014

The Olympics have been hijacked. It is clear that the same hype that precedes the Summer Olympics does not accompany the Winter Olympics – high-level curling just does not seem to draw the same crowds...

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