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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

Northwestern Safe Ride cars sitting in a parking lot. Following the reported grabbings and increased cold temperatures, Safe Ride has seen an increase in users.

Safe Ride sees surge in ride requests following cold temperatures, safety concerns

February 6, 2019

Northwestern Safe Ride provides a free alternative to walking alone on campus at night, but the service has seen an increase in ride requests and, as a result, long wait times following the recent cold...

Two Safe Ride cars are parked outside the service’s office. Some Northwestern students have experienced difficulties with TransLoc Rider, Safe Ride’s new mobile dispatch application.

New Safe Ride app drives students to frustration

October 3, 2016

Northwestern students have been experiencing difficulties with Safe Ride’s new mobile dispatch application, which replaced TapRide this academic year. TransLoc Rider is a mobile app that gives students...

A Safe Ride car sits outside of University Library during the evening. The program designed to transport students safely during the night is still working out issues of high cancellation rates and low staffing this quarter.

Safe Ride works to improve app, reduce cancellation rates

November 5, 2015

Officials in charge of Northwestern's Safe Ride service are using this academic year to tackle two problems the free ride service faces — high cancellation rates and long wait times. Safe Ride introduced...

Mary Barr signs her book for an attendee of her talk Saturday at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. In front of about 100 people, Barr read an excerpt from her book, “Friends Disappear: The Battle for Racial Equality in Evanston,” which details the history of the city’s racial issues.

Author speaks about Evanston’s history of racial inequality

October 26, 2014

An Evanston native read an excerpt of her book which explores the history of racial inequality in Evanston to a packed audience Saturday. Mary Barr, a lecturer at Clemson University, grew up in Evanston...

SafeRide officials announced that the service will pilot a summer program durin

SafeRide service extended to summer

May 28, 2014

SafeRide will be launching a pilot program that will run during the summer starting June 19 in an effort to give students staying in Evanston more opportunities for safe transportation. The pilot...

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