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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

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Black Mentorship Program provides guidance for Black freshmen

October 6, 2022

When McCormick freshman Haneen Awad Awadelsayed was applying to college, she considered if schools had spaces specifically for Black students. Northwestern’s Black Mentorship Program, she said, set the...

Northwestern joined 18 other prominent U.S. colleges and universities in an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect DACA, a Tuesday University release announced.

Freshmen and transfer students reflect on initial transition to Northwestern

September 25, 2019

Freshmen and transfer students finally arrived last week for Wildcat Welcome after months of waiting, and now the incoming class — some of whom had watched their friends leave for school weeks earlier...

Joe McKeown gestures. The coach will have to work in several highly-touted freshmen into his rotation this season.

Women’s Basketball: Top-notch freshman class looks to contribute

November 7, 2017

Women's Basketball After losing five seniors from last year’s team, possibly the most impressive recruiting class since that 2013 group will have a chance to make an immediate impact for Northwestern...

Baas: First-year classes like General Chemistry must provide better materials, resources

October 23, 2017

It all started during Wildcat Welcome. I received an email from Northwestern’s chemistry department saying new General Chemistry students were required to go to the lab resource room and purchase a lab...

Reed: Freshmen, go for a walk

September 28, 2017

It’s only the second week of school, and if you’re anything like I was last fall, your first year in college isn’t going exactly as planned. At Northwestern, we don’t have a lot of downtime...

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