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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

A sign showing an illustration of a bird sits in grass.

Red-winged blackbirds frighten walkers on the Lakefill

August 15, 2023

When Lauren Levinson, now a Weinberg sophomore, was applying to college, she was faced with the task all other high school seniors are: the Common Application essay. Levinson knew just the topic for her...

A person walks on a sidewalk toward a large, windowed building.

ASG petition aims to save birds from campus window collisions

November 15, 2022

All-glass buildings may be a contemporary architect’s dream, but for migratory birds, they’re an invisible threat.  Associated Student Government’s Sustainability Committee hopes to address that...

Kellogg Global Hub. Northwestern is taking steps to prevent the large number of bird deaths from collisions with highly reflective windows.

Northwestern takes steps to make campus buildings more bird-friendly after monitors raise concerns

April 5, 2018

After Evanston bird monitors found dozens of dead or injured birds at the foot of the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub last May, Northwestern began taking steps to make campus buildings more bird-friendly. NU...

Environmental board discusses, delays ordinance for preventing bird collisions with buildings

October 14, 2016

The Evanston Environmental Board met Thursday to discuss their initiative to prevent bird collisions with building renovations before tabling the issue for their meeting in November. The planned ordinance...

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