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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


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Northwestern reclaims No. 9 spot in U.S. News college rankings

September 19, 2023

Northwestern retained the No. 9 spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual National Universities rankings after dropping to 10th last year. NU previously ranked ninth three years in a row. The...

Defining Safe: The Broader Scope of the Bursar’s Office Takeover

Defining Safe: The Broader Scope of the Bursar’s Office Takeover

May 22, 2023

    It’s been almost three weeks since the 55th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover, but what can the event still tell us about the larger scope of student protest? The...

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Northwestern receives historic number of applications as overall acceptance dips slightly to 7%

March 28, 2023

Northwestern received a record number of undergraduate applications for the class of 2027 as its acceptance rate fell to 7%. The University saw applications increase to 52,225, up 667 from the previous...

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Resident assistants call for better working conditions, increased communication with Residential Services

January 22, 2023

Student workers gathered at The Rock on Friday to advocate for increased resident assistant input in Residential Life decisions and mental health support for RAs.  Residential Life announced during...

Brown: Joining my union was the best decision of my life

Brown: Joining my union was the best decision of my life

January 9, 2023

The most important thing I’ll do in my graduate school career happened during the fall of my first year: I got involved in my university’s student worker union. I first heard about student worker unions...

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