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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


Football Quiz: How well do you know NU Football?

Football Quiz: How well do you know NU Football?

October 25, 2023
Try your hand at this week's news quiz to test your knowledge of Northwestern Football.
The Zombie Scramble began at the Ladd Arboretum, and continued through Butler Park and Twiggs Park.

Evanston celebrates Halloween season with eighth annual Zombie Scramble

October 23, 2023

With Halloween fast approaching, over 900 Evanston community members gathered Saturday for a spooky seasonal celebration — the eighth annual Zombie Scramble.  Event participants donned flag football...

More than 100 rat sightings have been reported to the city in the past month, with about a quarter of these sightings in downtown Evanston.

‘The rattiest block’: Downtown Evanston experiences post-pandemic rat frenzy

October 20, 2023

Crawling within the confines of Sherman Avenue, Evanston's rat population appears to be on the rise, signaling a significant post-pandemic boom in rats wandering downtown.  The Evanston Rat Map visualizes...

A child in a red and gold cap walks atop a stone ledge. To their left is a child in a gold costume with a blue shirt, and to their left is someone in a red cape and gray helmet.

Evanston parents weigh in on city’s trick-or-treating hours

October 19, 2023

Evanston’s official trick-or-treating hours will once again begin at 4 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. this Halloween.  Despite finishing earlier than most cities on Halloween night, many Evanston residents...

The dialogue was moderated by Caitlin Flanagan (second to right), a staff writer at The Atlantic.

Greg Lukianoff, Yascha Mounk and Rikki Schlott weigh in on free speech at Chicago Humanities Festival

October 15, 2023

A panel of free speech advocates discussed liberal values in higher education and cancel culture at the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts Saturday afternoon as part of the Chicago Humanities Festival’s...

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