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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


Prof. Anthony Chen spoke on the 2023 Supreme Court affirmative action decision.

Anthony Chen talks affirmative action at first Institute for Policy Research Colloquium

October 2, 2023

Sociology and political science Prof. Anthony Chen kicked off the Institute for Policy Research’s Fay Lomax Cook fall colloquium series with a talk Monday.   In the discussion, he contextualized...

A gavel strikes down on a pie chart of different skin tones with different shades of purple in the background.

Northwestern community members sign onto amicus briefs as Supreme Court reconsiders affirmative action

November 16, 2022

As the Supreme Court considers two cases that could potentially outlaw affirmative action, Northwestern faculty and community members are getting involved by creating and signing onto amicus briefs in...

A federal judge limited same-day voter registration in Illinois on Tuesday. Opponents of the law said it disadvantaged rural voters.

Judge strikes down same-day voter registration at polling places in Illinois

September 29, 2016

Illinois residents will not be able to register at polling precincts the same day they vote this fall, after a federal judge struck down a state law facilitating same-day voter registration on Tuesday. The...

Johnson: Dr. Ben Carson needs to follow his own advice

Johnson: Dr. Ben Carson needs to follow his own advice

May 7, 2015

Last week, Dr. Ben Carson announced he will be running for the Republican Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. He is in many ways an anomaly — he is running for the highest political office in the...

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