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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


Weinberg sophomore Kayla Hammersmith casts her ballot for the 2012 presidential election last Tuesday in Parkes Hall. It was Hammersmith's first time voting.

NU Votes gets mention on floor of Congress

November 14, 2012

UVote, a voter registration project started at Northwestern, received more national praise recently when Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) congratulated NU’s efforts on the floor of the House of Representatives. Initiated...

‘Why vote?’: Timeworn question haunts students on Election Day

November 6, 2012

SESP senior Becca Portman does not take sides. Her position at the helm of Northwestern's largest voter registration initiative demands that she remain nonpartisan. But it doesn't take a diehard Democrat...

Early voting option attracts few Northwestern students

October 24, 2012

Although early voting in Illinois began Monday, few Northwestern students say they plan to take advantage of it. Early voting in Illinois will continue through Nov. 3. Of the 1,003 students who registered...

NU Votes registers students for 2012 election

October 4, 2012

A Northwestern student group on Wednesday distributed nearly 500 voter registration and absentee ballot forms in an effort to encourage increased student turnout in the November general election. NU...

Members of the League of Women Voters conduct a voter registration drive at Burger King in Evanston in 2008. As the 2012 election approaches, Northwestern is attempting to remove obstacles to student voters.

Northwestern pushes students to register, vote

October 3, 2012

As the 2012 election heats up with the first presidential debate Wednesday, Northwestern is attempting to counteract voting barriers for college students by increasing opportunities to obtain absentee...

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