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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

In Focus: Fifty years after Bursar’s Office Takeover, Northwestern reconciles continued parallels in black student concerns

In Focus: Fifty years after Bursar’s Office Takeover, Northwestern reconciles continued parallels in black student concerns

May 3, 2018

Kathryn Ogletree woke up around 6 a.m. after a sleepless night. Hours earlier, black students had convened to finalize plans for an upcoming campus protest. Leading their meeting was the 18-year-old...

FMO former board members Will Evans, Herman Cage, Asadah Kirkland, Justin Clarke, and current president of FMO Kasey Brown (left to right) participate in a panel at the Black House. On Tuesday night, the panel discussed the past and future of the black community at Northwestern University and the 50th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover coming up in May.

For Members Only panelists discuss history, future of black community at NU

February 21, 2018

The past, present and future of For Members Only, Northwestern’s black student alliance, gathered in the Black House on Tuesday night for a panel discussion about the evolution of the black community...

Tour guides walking throughout campus.

New tour guidelines highlight diversity efforts, cut backward walking

February 13, 2018

Traditionally, Northwestern tour guides have prided themselves on their ability to simultaneously communicate large amounts of information and cover ground, all while walking backward. That’s expected...

Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson, Campus Inclusion and Community director, discusses Black House renovation plans at the Community Dialogue. Brown-Henderson said they have moved from the “feasibility” part of the plan to the “schematic design” phase.

Administrators update students on Black House renovations, textbook initiative

February 8, 2018

Administrators are asking for feedback from students regarding projected plans for Black House renovations. The announcement was made at a community dialogue event Wednesday, which brought together...

Editorial: University shouldn’t relegate Black History Month recognition to students

February 4, 2018

University support of marginalized groups on campus is a storied concern. In 1968, more than 100 students occupied the Northwestern Bursar’s Office in protest after NU failed to meet a list of black...

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