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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


Students enjoy an evening of dress-up and dancing with members of their affinity groups.

Student organizations host affinity formals to find, foster community

May 19, 2024

The final stretch of Spring Quarter brings a myriad of events, including formals hosted by student affinity groups.  Hundreds of students travel around Chicagoland each year for an evening of fun to...

Three seated students talk to one another in a semicircle on a stage with an “ASG Presidential Town Hall” graphic in the background.

ASG co-presidential candidates talk funding, administration and residential resources at town hall

April 12, 2023

The Associated Student Government co-presidential candidates discussed student group funding, connections with the administration and accessibility of residential and dining services in a Tuesday town...

Seven students pose outdoors in formal attire. There is a gray fence in the background.

After pandemic hiatus, Black Formal returns in Homecoming-themed, virtual and in-person events

May 19, 2021

In 2016, Northwestern released a 150-page report of Black students’ experiences of discomfort, isolation or neglect in campus groups and social events. Six Black students were moved to host the first-ever...

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