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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


Ms. Penny Cost speaks to the audience, while wearing a black wig, glasses, crystal earrings, a big necklace, a black dress and angel wings.

Ms. Penny Cost discusses being the first drag queen certified candidate for ordination in the United Methodist Church

February 25, 2022

Wearing a black sequin dress and angel wings, Ms. Penny Cost strutted down the aisle of the Jeanne Vail Chapel to discuss her experiences as the first drag queen to become a certified candidate for ordination...

 On a normal day, freshman Erin Mannschreck can see Seattle and Renton, Wash., from her backyard. As the West Coast wildfires raged, the entire region was covered in smoke, limiting her view and resulting in poor air quality, she said.

“Completely smoked out”: Wildfires impact students from West Coast

September 27, 2020

West Coast residents at Northwestern have witnessed fires in previous years, but the effects of the 2020 wildfires have been especially widespread. Wildfires have burned millions of acres across the...

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