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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


Kessel: Liberty in the Age of Corona

Kessel: Liberty in the Age of Corona

April 20, 2020

On April 15, protesters in Michigan railed against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home executive order. Spurred by right-wing media goliaths like Tucker Carlson and Rush Limbaugh, demonstrators took...

Weinberg alumna Amanda Litman co-founded the Democratic recruitment group Run for Something.

Weinberg alumna Amanda Litman talks helping young progressives run for office

February 26, 2020

Amanda Litman (Weinberg‘12) was fed up with the outcome of state elections across the United States after 40 percent of state legislative races in 2016 ran uncontested. Litman founded Run for Something,...

Mayoral candidate Daniel Biss. Biss rejected Ald. Ann Rainey's endorsement after her comments against Clerk Reid.

Illinois for Warren mobilizes support at office opening

February 18, 2020

To rally grassroots support for U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) presidential primary run, Illinois for Warren opened its Evanston Office, 1642 Maple Ave., on Tuesday with endorsements from U.S....

Garcia: “It’s the courts, stupid”: Why McConnell and Senate Republicans must be defeated in 2020

Garcia: “It’s the courts, stupid”: Why McConnell and Senate Republicans must be defeated in 2020

February 2, 2020

“Walter, you know how to deal with a bully, right? With a two-by-four, that’s how. Bullies usually can’t be reasoned with.” That’s what a friend once told me, and though I hadn’t thought of...

Cody Keenan, former President Barack Obama’s speechwriter since 2007, spoke to an audience of around 300 in Lutkin Hall. Keenan discussed his career path from Northwestern to the White House and gave advice to undergraduate students, validating potential uncertainty in their prospective careers.

Obama Speechwriter, Northwestern Prof. Cody Keenan discusses career path, gives career advice

November 4, 2019

“Raise your hand if you know exactly what you’re going to do with your life,” Cody Keenan (Weinberg ‘02), director of speechwriting for former President Barack Obama, asked an audience of around...

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