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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


From 1985 to 2000, Bill Jauss appeared on "The Sportswriters on TV," pictured above, discussing hot sports topics. He died Wednesday at 81.

Northwestern community remembers former Medill lecturer

October 11, 2012

Bill Jauss, an adjunct lecturer in Medill from 1964 to 1979, died Wednesday at the age of 81. The Northwestern community remembers Jauss (BSJ '52) as a groundbreaking sports journalist, beloved professor...

Northwestern prof selected as a MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipient

October 1, 2012

Northwestern Prof. Dylan Penningroth is one of 23 people who have been awarded a 2012 MacArthur Foundation "genius grant." The $500,000 grant, distributed annually in $100,000 awards, has now been...

Fourteen-year-old Dajae Coleman, a freshman at Evanston Township High School, was shot and killed near the Northwestern campus Saturday night.

Updated: Evanston boy, 14, shot and killed near Northwestern campus

September 23, 2012

A 14-year-old Evanston boy was shot and killed less than a mile from the Northwestern campus Saturday night. Around 10:30 p.m., Evanston Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block...

The CTA's Crowding Reduction Plan cuts 12 bus routes, including Evanston's 201 Night Route. (Mariam Gomaa/The Daily Northwestern)

CTA board approves decongestion plan, cuts Evanston bus route

September 12, 2012

The Chicago Transit Authority board on Wednesday approved a decongestion plan that eliminates the only bus serving Evanston after the Purple Line closes. The CTA's Crowding Reduction Plan, which was...

Northwestern officials split on stagnant U.S. News & World Report ranking

September 12, 2012

Northwestern's fifth straight year as the 12th best college in the nation garnered mixed reviews from University officials Wednesday — and has some questioning the validity of the rankings. Though...

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