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The Daily Northwestern

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


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Northwestern receives historic number of applications as overall acceptance dips slightly to 7%

March 28, 2023

Northwestern received a record number of undergraduate applications for the class of 2027 as its acceptance rate fell to 7%. The University saw applications increase to 52,225, up 667 from the previous...

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Student leaders, staff discuss new Gender Sexuality Resource Center, safe spaces on campus

March 2, 2023

Many students, like Communication senior Jo Scaletty, came to Northwestern looking for people who can understand challenges that can come with having queer identities.  “I feel like I have a perception...

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Missing Kresge Hall letters stump students and faculty

January 24, 2023

Over the course of the past three months, silver letters have been slowly disappearing from Kresge Hall’s main signage. The first few letters started to vanish last November, and by mid-January, all...

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The Daily Explains: University Police investigations of student infractions and criminal offenses

November 18, 2022

University Police has long been the subject of controversy surrounding officer conduct at Northwestern, especially in recent years. UP is responsible for investigating certain reports of student offenses...

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Bienen concert ‘The Last Message Received’ becomes a superspreader event

May 13, 2022

After the Bienen School of Music’s concert, “The Last Message Received,” Bienen sophomore Greta McNamee learned she had stood singing right next to the event’s first reported positive COVID-19...

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Erin Karter