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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


Northwestern’s Weber Arch stands with a blue sky in the background. Shadows of tall trees and branches frame the arch from left and right.

NU to require vaccine for students starting fall 2021

May 12, 2021

Northwestern will require students to be fully vaccinated for the 2021-22 academic year. Faculty, staff and visitors will not be required to get the vaccine, Provost Kathleen Hagerty announced in a Wednesday...

An illustration of a person’s arm being vaccinated behind a blue background. The person being vaccinated wears a white t-shirt with their sleeve rolled up as a long needle punctures their arm. There are three hands wearing blue gloves holding a vial of the vaccine, touching the person’s arm and administering the vaccine.

Students discuss uncertainty about vaccination requirements for Fall Quarter

April 27, 2021

Northwestern has yet to officially announce if students will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus in the fall, and some students are questioning why.   At an April...

Fran Joy stands in front of her paintings at a show at Creative Coworking, 922 Davis St., on Saturday.

At the intersection of art and activism, Fran Joy doesn’t want you to look away

November 20, 2020

When Trayvon Martin was killed by George Zimmerman in 2012, it was Evanston artist Fran Joy’s birthday. As she celebrated another year of life, Trayvon Martin’s family mourned the loss of his. Joy...

Evanston printmaker Socorro Mucino talks sustainable art, quarantine inspiration

Evanston printmaker Socorro Mucino talks sustainable art, quarantine inspiration

November 6, 2020

Socorro Mucino’s studio at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center could be a gallery in and of itself. On every wall, a collage of work from previous shows jockeys for space with personal favorites – prints...

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Back in the classroom — or not: Breaking down Chicago universities’ approaches for the fall

September 9, 2020

Nine days before students were scheduled to move into dorms, Northwestern announced it would require all freshmen and sophomores to go completely virtual in the fall — a short-notice change from the...

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