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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Thrasher has been at the encampment at several different points since it began Thursday.

Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher speaks at ‘Northwestern Liberation Zone’ on Deering Meadow

April 27, 2024

Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher addressed a crowd of around 100 at the Deering Meadow encampment Saturday afternoon, calling on University administration and the free press to better understand the plight...

'Northwestern Liberation Zone' enters third day with no arrests

‘Northwestern Liberation Zone’ enters third day with no arrests

April 27, 2024

Fifty hours in, the 'Northwestern Liberation Zone' entered its third day with no signs of imminent escalation from administration or University Police. Around 10:15 p.m. Friday night, Josh — a representative...

Rice: It was the spring of 1970 – a commentary on the history of protests at NU

Rice: It was the spring of 1970 – a commentary on the history of protests at NU

April 26, 2024

It was the Spring of 1970; The War in Vietnam was in full force and U.S. troops were going into Cambodia. American college students went full bore into protest mode, and four students at Kent State (as...

A man speaks, surrounded by a crowd and tents.

Imam Adeyinka Mendes gives McSA’s spring speech at Northwestern encampment on Deering Meadow

April 25, 2024

Imam Adeyinka Mendes, a social organizer, educator and author, spoke at the encampment on Deering Meadow Thursday evening. Mendes is the Muslim-cultural Students Association's spring speaker, and was originally...

Evanston resident Dave Trippel began painting a sign Thursday afternoon that renames Deering Meadow "Hind Meadow" after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian child who was killed in January by Israeli tank fire in Gaza.

Live: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators continue to push for divestment on Deering Meadow following agreement

April 25, 2024

About 50 student activists began setting up tents on Deering Meadow Thursday morning in an effort to pressure Northwestern to divest from companies and cut ties with institutions connected to Israel. Six...

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