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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

Trejos: Filibuster against Supreme Court nominee sets Democrats up for failure

March 28, 2017

Ever since the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the next appointment to the Supreme Court has been a major issue in American politics. President Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch...

Postal officials, family members and local politicians stand in front of a plague dedicated to the late progressive icon, Abner Mikva. More than 70 people gathered Monday to honor Mikva, who once represented Evanston in Congress.

Post office dedicated to late progressive icon Abner Mikva

March 13, 2017

Local officials and community members gathered Monday morning to dedicate the Evanston Post Office on Davis Street to Abner Mikva, the late progressive politician and former federal judge who once represented...

Norris University Center has an all-gender bathroom on its third floor. An administrator sent an email to students Thursday saying the University would not alter its practices or procedures following the Trump administration’s revocation of Obama’s transgender bathroom bill.

University administrator assures support for transgender, gender nonconforming students following Trump action

February 24, 2017

Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, affirmed in an email to Thursday continued support for LGBTQ students in response to President Donald Trump’s revocation of a transgender bathroom...

Officials at Evanston Township High School have decided not to enact a policy addressing the use of bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender students. The policy hasn’t been enacted because of the current political climate, and potential legal ramifications, officials said.

ETHS indefinitely delays transgender policy to comply with federal guidance, avoid legal action

February 19, 2017

Evanston Township High School officials have decided to indefinitely postpone enacting an official policy on transgender students’ use of gendered spaces, citing a turbulent political landscape and shifting...

Prof. Will Reno discusses Middle Eastern immigration with NU students. The event Thursday night tackled the consequences of President Donald Trump’s actions on the opinions of people from the Middle East about the U.S.

Panelists discuss Trump’s Middle East foreign policy, impact on immigration

February 17, 2017

Though President Donald Trump’s policies regarding the Middle East have caused controversy domestically, many people from the region have always felt unwelcome coming to the United States, panelists...

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