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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


Willard Residential College. This Winter Quarter, undergraduate students will return to campus housing.

Residential colleges adapt to a remote quarter with mixed reviews

September 28, 2020

As Northwestern’s 10 residential colleges adapt their activities to another remote quarter, student leadership is finding different ways to connect a dispersed community. During the abrupt transition...

1835 Hinman is the only residence hall not open for residential purposes for the 2019-2020 academic year.

New housing plan, budget deficit hinder renovations for Hinman, community unsure of new construction plans

October 31, 2019

After a budget deficit in Fiscal Year 2017, the 10-year Housing Master Plan halted construction, leaving the University behind on its goals. Now that Northwestern is back in the green, students are...

Emily Lane, a graduate student leading a new competition organized by the Kaplan Institute for the Humanities. The competition aims to bring students together through sharing meaningful stories.

New Kaplan competition encourages Northwestern students to hone in on personal narratives

March 5, 2019

A new storytelling competition created by the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities aims to bring students together through the sharing of meaningful stories. This Northwestern Life, inspired by...

Hobart House. Hobart’s residents said they hope the University will preserve the non-Greek, all-women housing, after the Housing Master Plan recommended the removal of all residential colleges.

Hobart House residents react to unclear future of all-women residential spaces

February 10, 2019

Although she didn’t list Hobart House on her initial housing preference form, Medill first-year Tracy Zhang said after she moved in, the residential college’s “cozy” atmosphere gave her a feeling...

Julie Payne-Kirchmeier and Brad Zakarin speak during Wednesday’s ASG senate meeting. The two NU administrators were invited to participate in a Q&A about the future of Hobart House with concerned members of the NU community.

NU commits to maintaining all-women housing, though Hobart House’s long-term fate remains unclear

February 7, 2019

Northwestern administrators confirmed the University’s commitment to maintaining non-greek, all-women residential spaces in a Q&A session held during Wednesday’s ASG Senate meeting. Hobart House will...

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