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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


Students light candles during a memorial for Chuyuan Qiu on Friday evening. More than 650 people filled Alice Millar Chapel for the service and remembered Qiu for her excitement to be attending Northwestern and her lighthearted attitude.

Family, friends remember Chuyuan Qiu at memorial

October 2, 2016

“My sweet daughter,” said Chuyuan Qiu’s father, speaking at his daughter's memorial service. “I’m coming to take you home.” More than 650 students, faculty, administrators, family and friends...

Christine Lagarde discuss economic policy during a lecture at Cahn Auditorium on Wednesday. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund stressed the importance of free trade to continued economic growth.

IMF director Christine Lagarde defends globalism in Kellogg lecture

September 28, 2016

Christine Lagarde had sharp words for economic policy makers around the world. “Restricting trade is a clear case of economic malpractice,” the director of the International Monetary Fund said...

NU Votes volunteers speak to students at a voter registration booth in Norris on Monday. A new online voter registration tool enabled Northwestern to register 96 percent of eligible voters in the freshmen class.

Northwestern registers record-setting percentage of freshmen to vote

September 27, 2016

An new online voter registration tool helped Northwestern register a record 96 percent of incoming freshman to vote, the University announced Tuesday. NU Votes –– an initiative started by the University’s...

Students leave flowers, stuffed animals and notes as a memorial for Northwestern student Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu who died in a bike accident Thursday. Evanston’s first ward alderman called for lower speed limits on Sheridan Road where the accident occurred.

With plans to add bike lanes next year, alderman calls for additional road changes after student death

September 27, 2016

Following the death of Northwestern student Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu in a bicycle accident, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) called for a lower speed limit and rerouted bicycle traffic on Sheridan Road. Qiu, a first-year...

Ald. Brian Miller (9th) speaks at an event. Miller responded to the petition urging city officials to lower the speed limit on Sheridan Road by saying it could inadvertently create more traffic and fail to increase safety.

Northwestern senior creates petition for lower speed limit on Sheridan Road following student death

September 25, 2016

An online petition created by a Northwestern senior to reduce the speed limit on Sheridan Road gained nearly 500 signatures this weekend. Communication senior Emily Blim made the petition on Change.org...

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