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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


Elder Hall residents said construction started in the building as early as 8:30 a.m. during the past few months. After expressing their concerns to project coordinators, construction will now start no earlier than 9:30 a.m.

Elder residents compensated for inconveniences caused by prolonged construction

April 28, 2019

After receiving student feedback at an Elder Hall Dining Forum, project coordinators informed residents about changes made to the building’s renovation schedule in an email sent last week. Students were...

Some students with emotional support animals say they don’t feel supported by NU’s Residential Services

April 28, 2019

Weinberg sophomore Debra Duval said she decided to live off campus after the third or fourth complaint she got from students living in Elder HalI. The complaints were about her emotional support dog,...

 Elder dining hall. Elder is one of the on-campus dining halls that will be closed for the fall due to the University’s decision to de-densify campus.

Students say construction to Elder dining hall has made the dorm ‘uninhabitable’

April 14, 2019

Studying for finals in Elder Hall’s first-floor lounge, Weinberg freshman Abby Heath was alarmed when she heard “jackhammer noises” beneath her. She quickly realized where the noise was coming from:...

Julie Payne-Kirchmeier and Carlos Gonzalez. After speaking to ASG Senate about gender-open housing in February, the two were able to come back with news of the expansion on Wednesday.

Less than two months after ASG resolution, Residential Services rolls out gender-open housing expansion

April 4, 2019

When Residential Services and the Office of Student Affairs began brainstorming a potential update to the University’s gender-open housing options and policy, they quickly realized they were not the...

Willard Residential College. A cap on the number of returning students in residential colleges will be limited to the top 50 percent of point-earners in each residential college population

Residential colleges change housing points system, capping number of returnable students

February 5, 2019

Students hoping to return to their residential colleges face new pressures following changes to the housing system that will cap the number of returnable students to 50 percent of the total current residential...

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