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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) at an event in October. Schakowsky introduced a bill last week to increase taxes on higher income brackets.

Schakowsky introduces bill to increase tax on wealthy

January 29, 2017

A new bill introduced by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) in Congress would create new tax brackets for higher incomes nationwide. The bill has the potential to raise over $800 billion in the next decade,...

King Agamemnon speaks to the people of Argos upon arriving home after 10 years at war. The contemporary adaptation of Aeschylus' tragedy premiers Friday at the Louis Theater.

Traditional Greek tragedy modernized for department show

January 26, 2017

A modern rendition of Ancient Greece is coming to the Louis Theater this Friday, with the School of Communication’s newest mainstage production, “Agamemnon.” The play, originally written by the...

Evanston Township High School students participate in a walkout Tuesday afternoon. Students planned the walkout to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump.

Hundreds of ETHS students protest Trump’s inauguration with walkout

January 24, 2017

When the fifth-period bell rang on Tuesday at Evanston Township High School, about 300 students streamed out of the school to protest President Trump’s inauguration. The students walked down Lake...

Astronaut Mae Jemison speaks about the need for diversity in advancing social issues and scientific exploration. Jemison was the first African-American woman in space and the keynote speaker of Northwestern’s Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative programming.

First African-American woman astronaut discusses convergence of civil rights, space

January 24, 2017

Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut, urged in a speech at Northwestern on Monday that diverse perspectives are necessary to advance not only social progress, but also scientific discovery. Jemison,...

Captured: Women's March on Chicago

Captured: Women’s March on Chicago

January 22, 2017

Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This will be a space to share photos by The Daily’s staff as well as photos from members of our community. Students can submit entries to be considered...

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