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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


A red and yellow sign that reads ‘Northwestern Department of Spanish and Portuguese’ inside of the Kresge building.

Northwestern language programs see enrollment across most programs decline

April 19, 2023

Between 2013 and 2016, the Modern Language Association of America reported that undergraduate and graduate enrollment in language classes other than English dropped about 9.2% nationwide.   Turkish...

Jiang: 抱歉/Excuse me/Pardon, I’m not fluent but allow me to learn your language

Jiang: 抱歉/Excuse me/Pardon, I’m not fluent but allow me to learn your language

November 3, 2022

Getting off the plane to Paris this fall, I found an airport café and ordered in French. Ten minutes before, with my phone tilted so no one could see my screen, I Google Translated every word I would...

Five people smiling in a row. Three stand behind a couch, two sit on the couch.

New student org Concert Hub makes classical music accessible in first onstage performance

April 13, 2022

Ever gone to a concert in sweatpants? If not, here’s your chance. Concert Hub, a new student-led performance series, will host its inaugural concert in The Garage Thursday. The event will feature...

Illustration of a computer with a scene from TV show "Emily in Paris" on the screen against a pale yellow background.

Reel Thoughts: “Emily in Paris” was not written to be taken seriously

January 18, 2022

There is a litany of common complaints against Netflix show “Emily in Paris,” mostly concerning its central archetypal storyline: a clueless American woman moves to Paris for work and finds the French...

Sastoque: Why you should learn a new language

Sastoque: Why you should learn a new language

May 29, 2020

English speakers who refuse to learn a second language because of how universal English has become are robbing themselves of an opportunity for development. While most airports have translations of every...

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