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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


Growing up in Willowbrook, Illinois, Darrel Dupit dreamed of playing for the Chicago Bears.

‘I really do it for the fans’: Darrel Dupit leaves legacy of positivity on Chicago sports

February 21, 2025

In 2009, Northwestern men’s basketball in-game host Darrel Dupit didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. A part-time retail employee and a high school gymnastics and cheerleading coach, Dupit...

An illustration of a person looking across the water at Chicago's skyline.

A guide to Chicago: America’s third-largest city and your neighbor at Northwestern

August 12, 2022

Northwestern’s campus sits next to the country’s third-largest city, known to many as “the Windy City:” Chicago. Living and learning next to Chicago is a great opportunity for students to engage...

Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah goes up for a shot. The former Wildcat forward spent three days at training camp with the Chicago Sky this month.

Q&A: Chicago Sky coach James Wade on former Wildcat Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah

May 15, 2019

Women's Basketball Earlier this month, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah took the first step on the path to playing professionally, scoring an invite to training camp with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. Kunaiyi-Akpanah’s...

Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah goes up for the shot. The forward has been invited to take part in the Chicago Sky’s training camp.

Women’s Basketball: Kunaiyi-Akpanah to take part in Chicago Sky training camp

May 8, 2019

Just a few months after she finished her Northwestern career as one of the most accomplished players in program history, Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah took her first step on the path toward playing at the next...

Coach Joe McKeown surveys the court. Associate head coach Christie Sides resigned at the beginning of this season, McKeown said.

Women’s Basketball: Top assistant Sides resigns from Northwestern

November 17, 2017

Women's Basketball Christie Sides, Northwestern’s associate head coach, resigned just before the season began to take a WNBA job, head coach Joe McKeown said Thursday. Before the Wildcats’...

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