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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

Rodney Ray (left) and Steve Schnur (right) celebrate Northwestern’s upset of Notre Dame in 1995. The Wildcats won 17-15.

Football: The 9 most memorable season openers in Northwestern history

September 3, 2020

Football Saturday was supposed to be Northwestern’s season opening game — at Michigan State in the original schedule and at Penn State in the modified schedule. While there will be no Wildcats...

Dave Davis at Monday’s Planning and Development Committee meeting. Davis and his fellow Northwestern representative were given 10 minutes to make a presentation to the committee.

City Council votes to introduce ordinance for Northwestern to host professional events

October 29, 2019

Evanston City Council voted on Monday to introduce a controversial proposed ordinance to allow for professional sporting and other for-profit events to take place in Welsh-Ryan Arena. The vote came...

The Weekly: Looking back on Northwestern’s historic rivalry with Notre Dame

November 12, 2018

Northwestern’s face-off with Notre Dame was another part of a decades-long rivalry. -- Marissa Martinez and Chris Vasquez

Football: After years of barren bleachers, fans gradually return to Ryan Field

Football: After years of barren bleachers, fans gradually return to Ryan Field

October 27, 2017

In the last week of a winless 1978 season, Northwestern stumbled to its 10th and final loss in front of an announced crowd of 14,157, which huddled in the stands of Dyche Stadium to watch through the fall...

Football: Northwestern and Ryan Field’s near-ascendency into college football glory

Football: Northwestern and Ryan Field’s near-ascendency into college football glory

November 22, 2016

Just over 90 years ago, Northwestern dedicated Dyche Stadium, now known as Ryan Field. A record 47,000 fans attended the Wildcats’ 38-7 victory over University of Chicago on Nov. 13, 1926, taking...

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