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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

Letter to the Editor: University reactions to ICE protest overlook role of protest as intellectual, free speech

May 22, 2017

On May 16, 2017, some students on the Northwestern campus protested a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement representative, who was invited to speak to a sociology class. Since that protest, the students...

Schwartz: Combating hate speech on college campuses is not a violation of free speech

February 5, 2017

Our ability to communicate abstract ideas through language is an important part of what makes us human. But language is more than a tool to understand the world; it helps create the world, too. Language...

Cooper: Yik Yak reflects issues with censorship, bigotry on Northwestern’s campus

Cooper: Yik Yak reflects issues with censorship, bigotry on Northwestern’s campus

March 3, 2016

At least 10 times throughout my day, I scroll through Yik Yak, which is largely a stream of innocuous comments and complaints about school and life in general. Amid posts about the broken doors at the...

Lamps: Liberals need to support free speech

Lamps: Liberals need to support free speech

February 11, 2016

According to a 2013 survey, 51 percent of incoming Northwestern freshmen identified as either liberal or far left, while only 11.4 percent identified as conservative or far right. It’s not surprising...

Vakil: Free speech is a loaded gun

Vakil: Free speech is a loaded gun

February 7, 2016

When I saw the headline “Pro-Rape ‘Men’s Rights’ Group Plans Saturday Rally in Chicago” on my Facebook newsfeed a few days ago, my jaw dropped. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I assumed many...

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