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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 gather outside the Black House last November to protest institutional racism and proposed changes to the facility. By the end of Fall Quarter, the proposed changes were dropped and Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, appointed two committees to evaluate the black student experience at Northwestern.

Black House improvement recommendations submitted, await approval by Student Affairs

May 24, 2016

The Black House Facility Review Committee submitted its final report to the Office of Student Affairs, recommending the University upgrade the building and restructure the facility’s programming and...

Kempis: Burlesque, community inclusion and a new perspective on the safe space debate

Kempis: Burlesque, community inclusion and a new perspective on the safe space debate

April 28, 2016

My perspective on safe spaces changed during the Northwestern Burlesque show. It was an unlikely moment for personal reflection, surrounded by discarded and bedazzled clothing, with the high-pitched shrieks...

Bystander intervention program relaunches with open training sessions

February 8, 2016

Northwestern’s bystander intervention program, Step Up, is on track to relaunch this quarter with open trainings beginning Thursday, which individuals can sign up for. This quarter, NU is bringing...

Campus Inclusion and Community to host ‘Deconstructing Whiteness’ workshop

January 21, 2016

Northwestern’s Campus Inclusion and Community is launching a workshop examining race, specifically geared toward white students. Titled “Deconstructing Whiteness,” the guiding principle of the...

Students gather outside the Black House on Friday to protest institutional racism at Northwestern and other universities. The protesters later moved to Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, where they spoke out at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new athletic facility.

Students protest institutional racism, interrupt groundbreaking ceremony

November 13, 2015

Northwestern students disrupted the groundbreaking for the lakeside athletic complex Friday afternoon as the final stop in their protest in solidarity with black students fighting for racial justice at...

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