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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

Guy Josif, a survivor of the Darfur genocide, speaks Tuesday in Annenberg Hall. The Fiedler Hillel Center, Challah for Hunger and the Northwestern University Community for Human Rights sponsored the event.

Darfur refugee Guy Josif speaks at Northwestern

May 27, 2014

Guy Josif doesn’t know exactly how old he is, but he said he was probably 10 or 11 years old when a nomadic Arab militia attacked his village in Darfur, Sudan. The Fiedler Hillel Center, Challah...

 Author David Harris-Gershon speaks about how he was affected by a 2002 bombing at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Harris-Gershon and Fiedler Hillel Center director Michael Simon spoke at Hillel about their experiences following the bombing in an event co-sponsored by the Office of Religious Life and the Creative Writing Program.

Hillel director, memoir author discuss aftermath of 2002 bombing

May 21, 2014

Fiedler Hillel Center director Michael Simon and author David Harris-Gershon spoke to about 60 people Tuesday about their contrasting experiences following a 2002 bombing at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Harris-Gershon’s...

“How I Met Your Mother” actor Josh Radnor shares a story with the sold-out crowd on Thursday night. Radnor was this year’s annual Hillel speaker.

‘HIMYM’ actor Josh Radnor discusses academia, success

April 25, 2013

Actor, writer and director Josh Radnor drew laughter and cheers from Northwestern students Thursday night when he came to campus as Fiedler Hillel Center’s spring speaker. Radnor is best known for...

Chaplains Tahera Ahmad and Tim Stevens lead a discussion group at the McSA-Hillel Chai Chat. Illinois state law now requires non-religious universities to reschedule exams for religious reasons but NU already has policies in place that will uphold this law.

New state law requires universities to accommodate religious practices

January 16, 2013

An Illinois state law requiring non-religious universities to allow students to reschedule exams or classes that conflict with a religious observance went into effect on Jan. 1. Although Northwestern...

The Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies will now become the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies, thanks a donation from Lester and Rénee Crown to expand the program.

Northwestern’s Crown Center developing new Israel Studies Program

January 16, 2013

Administrators have finalized goals to use a donation to add an Israel Studies program to the former Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies. University officials announced in November 2012 that Lester...

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