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

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Silhouettes of protestors standing in a line at night. They are facing police cars with flashing lights.

Organizing during the pandemic: Activist groups on campus fight for changes, spotlight institutional problems

April 3, 2022

Two years ago, despite soaring COVID-19 positivity rates, protests broke out nationwide after police killed George Floyd. At Northwestern that fall — on an otherwise mostly empty campus — community...

A black silhouette holding a beige sign stands in a crowd made up of silhouettes of other protestors.

Northwestern student activists, administrators debate demonstration policy

November 29, 2021

After an on-field student protest at the Nov. 6 Iowa-Northwestern football game, administrators sent a campuswide email reminding students of the University’s demonstration policy and possible ramifications...

The cover of “The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here” in front of a green and brown background.

Author, scientist Hope Jahren delivers One Book One Northwestern keynote

October 28, 2021

Award-winning scientist and author Hope Jahren discussed how individuals can impact the course of climate change and how the Earth has evolved over the past 50 years at Thursday’s One Book One Northwestern...

Changemakers: A non-exhaustive guide to student activism on campus

August 16, 2021

Northwestern students have a storied history of fighting to make their university and community a better place. From the Bursar’s Office Takeover of 1968, when Black students held a sit-in to demand...

Amy Falls in a dark gray blazer and shirt, wearing gold and red earrings. Behind Falls is a sign of Northwestern, in gray and purple.

Faculty Senate welcomes Chief Investment Officer Amy Falls, talks future of divestment proposals

June 4, 2021

Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Amy Falls spoke at Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting about her vision for the role of the Investment Office in the Northwestern community. Falls, who stepped...

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