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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


The University’s new application asks applicants which backgrounds and identities have impacted how they see themselves engaging with the NU community.

Northwestern adapts new application process in wake of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

September 26, 2023

For the first time in more than a decade, Northwestern’s undergraduate admissions application will not feature a version of the perennial “Why Northwestern” essay this 2023-24 admissions cycle. The...

A white silhouette of President Donald Trump in front of a red and blue striped background.

Congress issued four criminal referrals against former President Trump. Here’s what it all means

January 16, 2023

Congress issued four criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump last December related to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, including obstruction of an official congressional proceeding, conspiracy...

Defining Safe: Some international students still mandated to serve home country's military

Defining Safe: Some international students still mandated to serve home country’s military

February 25, 2020

ALEX CHUN: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Alex Chun, and this is Defining Safe, a podcast about the experiences of marginalized communities on campus.  BEN JUNG: At one point I thought it was really...

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich arrives to Denver International Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Colorado.

Trump commutes former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year prison sentence

February 19, 2020

President Donald Trump granted clemency to several high-profile individuals on Tuesday, including former Democratic Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was arrested 12 years ago and sentenced to 14 years...

Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed a bill after the FCC repealed net neutrality rules in 2017. The move by the FCC means that providers like Verizon can now charge consumers differently for services and thus limit the access users have to the information that can be consumed.

Your streaming is at stake: Why net neutrality matters

October 26, 2018

Ahead of the November midterm elections, Daily reporters are speaking to voters about issues they’ll take to the polls. In this article, students and professors take on the complexity of net neutrality. The...

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