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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


Office of Financial Aid, 1801 Hinman Ave. The University’s no-loan policy will be fully implemented next year, but students are struggling with financial options to cover expenses.

No-loan policy to be fully implemented in 2019-2020, but students still grapple with financial aid options

February 5, 2019

With the incoming Northwestern class of 2023, every undergraduate student that qualifies for financial assistance from the University will fall under NU’s no-loan policy, which was introduced in fall...

A stack of textbooks in Norris Bookstore. Going without textbooks would be cost-effective, but it doesn’t come without its consequences.

Can’t professors just not use textbooks? The answer is a little complicated

October 29, 2018

This story is part of a series investigating textbook costs at Northwestern. In a world without textbooks, professors would have to create all the material for all their classes. In theory, this is...

Sky Patterson speaks at ASG Senate.

Associated Student Government: The year in review

August 23, 2018

While the political science majors show off their knowledge by discussing obscure house races and the politically-inclined check FiveThirtyEight every day as congressional midterm elections heat up in...

Letter to the Editor: Course affordability involves more than textbooks

April 5, 2018

Six months ago, in a hallway in East Fairchild, I wrote a petition about textbook affordability based on a simple idea: Students already pay tens of thousands of dollars in tuition — what is that tuition...

Sky Patterson speaks at ASG Senate. The Weinberg junior is running for ASG president on a platform of community development, academic equity and wellbeing.

Patterson, Ash emphasize combined experience, academic equity in ASG run

April 5, 2018

As a freshman, Associated Student Government presidential candidate Sky Patterson said she considered Northwestern to be “the perfect fit.” The Weinberg junior enjoyed her classes and joined ASG Senate...

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