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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Weinberg freshmen Cinthya Rodriguez, Samantha Bahena and Genesis Villalobos write letters at a campaign sponsored by For Members Only and Alianza that aimed to allow students to share their experiences and also raise awareness about the story of Northwestern maintenance worker Michael Collins. Collins encountered in December his stuffed
bear hung next to his desk in a manner akin to a lynching.

Alianza, FMO highlight campus racial insensitivity with letter-writing event

February 22, 2013

After a number of racially motivated incidents on campus and in Evanston in the past year, student groups began organizing dialogues to combat racism and relay their concerns to University administrators. Following...

Zaheer Ali, who was part of the Malcolm X project at Columbia University, speaks with (from left) Loyola Prof. Kim Searcy and Evanston resident Eric Basir.

Cultural groups host speaker to focus on Muslims’ role in society

February 20, 2013

Northwestern’s black and Muslim student organizations collaborated Wednesday night to highlight the role of Muslims in American society and their similarities with other ethnicities. As a part of...

Michael Collins, the Northwestern maintenance worker who found a black teddy bear hanging by his desk in early December, speaks with McCormick junior Jay Jordan on Sunday at a joint meeting of For Members Only and Alianza.

FMO, Alianza host Collins for discussion of race at Northwestern

February 17, 2013

After a slew of dialogues aimed at improving the racial climate on Northwestern’s campus last school year, such events slowed to a crawl this year. But For Members Only and Alianza took the first...

ASG allocates student group funding, announces emergency response team

November 15, 2012

Associated Student Government finalized supplemental funding for A-status student groups and announced the formation of a new emergency response team at Wednesday’s weekly Senate meeting. Prior to...

For Class of 2016, percentage of black students highest in 23 years

For Class of 2016, percentage of black students highest in 23 years

October 29, 2012

The Class of 2016 has Northwestern’s highest proportion of black students in 23 years, the University announced Sunday. The class is made up of 7.8 percent black students compared to 7.2 percent for...

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