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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


As in 2008, humanities majors are a potential casualty of the imminent recession

As in 2008, humanities majors are a potential casualty of the imminent recession

May 26, 2020

When Brooke Shankland (Weinberg ‘10, Kellogg ‘15) told her parents she had declared a major in philosophy, they told her to pick something more useful. “My dad’s a lawyer and my mom was in finance...

Weinberg Prof. Bill Savage spoke to a crowd of students. He gave a talk Thursday about gentrification and his experiences as a Rogers Park native.

Weinberg Prof. Bill Savage talks gentrification in Rogers Park, social justice at community event

April 12, 2019

Bill Savage has rented and lived in Rogers Park for the past 55 years, but when he made the decision to become a homeowner, a question dawned on him: “Am I gentrifying Rogers Park?” The Weinberg...

Lori Lightfoot. The former prosecutor received 73 percent of the vote.

Northwestern community expresses excitement about Lightfoot’s election, though some remain pessimistic about reform

April 3, 2019

On Tuesday night, Lori Lightfoot won the runoff election to become Chicago’s first black woman, openly gay mayor. Lightfoot won by a landslide against her competitor Toni Preckwinkle, receiving 73...

The Chicago skyline. Some Northwestern students from Chicago remain undecided on the upcoming mayoral election.

Students from Chicago remain undecided about mayoral election

February 7, 2019

With less than three weeks until the Chicago mayoral election, many Northwestern students from Chicago still remain undecided about who to vote for. Last September, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced...

Office Hours: The Chicago Cubs, World Series Champions

Office Hours: The Chicago Cubs, World Series Champions

November 13, 2016

Office Hours features interviews with Northwestern professors about current events. Following the Chicago Cubs’ historic World Series win on Nov. 2, we sat down with English professor and lifelong...

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