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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


Passersby view the Rock, which was painted Homecoming weekend and criticized Northwestern’s inaction following student demands to remove University founder John Evans’ name from campus buildings.

FreeSpeechNU seeks to standardize campus free speech

February 3, 2020

The Associated Student Government has formed a task force titled FreeSpeechNU, meant to facilitate talks between students and administrators on policies surrounding political demonstrations. FreeSpeechNU...

Daniel Rodriguez, resolution author and ASG senator, fields questions from other senators during the Nov. 6 session. The legislation passed 28-2, with two abstention votes.

ASG introduces resolution following Sessions protests to support students of marginalized identities

November 7, 2019

In response to student protests against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ speech at Northwestern, the Associated Student Government introduced an emergency resolution during its Nov. 6 session...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) calls on young people to take to the polls this midterm election.

Schakowsky urges students: ‘Vote. There is still time.’

November 1, 2018

Ten-term U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) told a group of Northwestern students, five days before what she called the most important election of her lifetime, that everything was at stake. “This...

An aerial view of the Harvard University campus in 2013. Harvard is facing a lawsuit  charging the university with discriminating against Asian-Americans that could have wide-ranging impacts on the use of race in college admissions.

As Harvard’s admissions trial begins, University officials say lawsuit won’t affect Northwestern

October 14, 2018

As the Harvard admissions lawsuit placing a microscope on the practice of affirmative action in higher education goes to trial, Northwestern officials say the outcome shouldn’t affect University admissions. The...

Yuracko will succeed Daniel Rodriguez, who will step down this summer. Yuracko will officially take over Sept. 1, according to a news release.

Kimberly Yuracko named next Pritzker dean

April 23, 2018

Pritzker Prof. Kimberly Yuracko has been named the next dean of the Pritzker School of Law, the University announced Monday. Yuracko will succeed Daniel Rodriguez, who will step down this summer. Yuracko...

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