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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

The new law required consent be taught required consent be taught in sexual education classes through an eight-part definition through an eight-part definition. Liv Harmening, an educator and advocate at the Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault, said the law was an important update to an outdated curriculum.

New sexual education law tackles “outdated” Illinois school code

May 4, 2020

When State Rep. Ann Williams (D-Chicago) was in high school, she said her sexual education curriculum was taught by a gym teacher who wasn’t trained in the subject. At the time, some of her peers seemed...

Garcia: “It’s the courts, stupid”: Why McConnell and Senate Republicans must be defeated in 2020

Garcia: “It’s the courts, stupid”: Why McConnell and Senate Republicans must be defeated in 2020

February 2, 2020

“Walter, you know how to deal with a bully, right? With a two-by-four, that’s how. Bullies usually can’t be reasoned with.” That’s what a friend once told me, and though I hadn’t thought of...

The Supreme Court building, a large marble structure with columns in front. A large stairway leads up to the building.

Professors, students discuss divided Supreme Court on three historic LGBTQ employment discrimination cases

October 14, 2019

During its first week back in session, the Supreme Court heard arguments for the most important LGBTQ rights cases since the legalization of same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges four years ago. Two...

Augustine: Stop calling women ‘crazy’

Augustine: Stop calling women ‘crazy’

May 21, 2019
Showing emotion in opposition to males does not constitute an accusation of being mentally unwell. Women, like men, are allowed to be angry without being perceived as crazy.
School of Law Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer engaged with attendees in a small group setting after discussing rape law in the era of the #MeToo movement.

Pritzker prof urges rape law reform at One Book One Northwestern event

November 7, 2018

Pritzker Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer took aim at the nation’s rape laws at a One Book Northwestern event on Tuesday, saying the next stage of the #MeToo movement should reform the nation’s justice system...

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