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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


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COVID-19 case numbers rapidly declining, FDA to discuss vaccinations for children under 5

February 4, 2022

Confirmed COVID-19 case numbers in Evanston have been rapidly declining with a 41% reduction from last week. The city reported 281 new positive cases in the last seven days compared to last week’s...

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Evanston COVID-19 positive cases sees 35% reduction from last week

January 28, 2022

Evanston saw a decline in its COVID-19 seven-day moving average positivity rate, as positive cases this week were 65% of last week’s total. The city reported 477 COVID-19 positive cases in the last...

David: Why Hinman is a bigger problem than you think

David: Why Hinman is a bigger problem than you think

January 25, 2022

Once I saw two pink lines on my BinaxNOW test, I knew that I could kiss the next ten days goodbye. Soon enough, I got a call from Quarantine and Isolation Housing telling me that they were going to pick...

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Evanston COVID-19 positivity rate sees almost 2 percentage point reduction

January 21, 2022

Evanston saw an almost two percentage point decrease in its seven-day moving average positivity rate this week compared to last. The average seven-day positivity rate among residents decreased to 4.16%...

Volk: Bureaucracy trumps students’ wellbeing in isolation housing

Volk: Bureaucracy trumps students’ wellbeing in isolation housing

January 19, 2022

Today I woke up in isolation housing with a bloody nose. The same happened the day before. And the day before. The sore throat that plagued me when I first entered isolation housing last Thursday had...

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