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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


Searle Hall is home to Health Promotion and Wellness, which is rolling out a campaign that will last until mid-April. The campaign was created to combat misconceptions about student substance use.

Health Promotion and Wellness launches campaign to dispel student substance use misconceptions

February 12, 2016

Health Promotion and Wellness is rolling out a social norms campaign geared toward freshmen to address misconceptions about alcohol and other drug use on campus. The campaign features seven posters...

CAPS outreach and education programs increased by 4.1 percent last year

November 24, 2015

More than 10,500 Northwestern students, faculty and staff were reached through Counseling and Psychological Services' outreach and education programs last year, representing a 4.1 percent increase from...

Jason Arkin took his own life on May 19. The McCormick junior was from Overland Park, Kansas.

Northwestern student who killed himself initially referred to CAPS waitlist

June 7, 2015

More than two years ago, Jason Arkin admitted he had “fleeting thoughts of self-harm” to a Counseling and Psychological Services staff member, but he was told there was a waitlist for individual counseling...

Northwestern struggles to fill CARE positions while center remains understaffed

November 25, 2014
The search to fill the two still-vacant positions at Northwestern’s Center for Awareness, Response, and Education hasn’t been an easy one.

Student use of CAPS increases

November 7, 2014

The number of students using Counseling and Psychological Services has increased by about 22 percent compared to Fall Quarter last year. About 1,250 students have used CAPS services so far this year,...

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