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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


Madden: I am not lucky because I can be openly gay

Madden: I am not lucky because I can be openly gay

February 4, 2016

As a white male born in America to parents who could send me to a great university, I should begin this column by acknowledging that my luck cannot be overstated. I am lucky to have been born into the...

Madden: LGBT activism remains far from finished

Madden: LGBT activism remains far from finished

January 21, 2016

Last August, social conservatives nationwide rallied behind Colorado’s winner of the relatively uncompetitive title “Most Homophobic Baker,” Jack C. Phillips. Phillips was found guilty by the...

Mian: Don't allow religious freedom to become cover for discrimination

Mian: Don’t allow religious freedom to become cover for discrimination

February 27, 2014

Say hello to your most recently recognized God-given right: the right to discriminate. Let’s take a step back for a second — no, that is not a new right we have, and no, we shouldn’t let it become...

Smith: Refocus Olympic attention on athletic accomplishments

Smith: Refocus Olympic attention on athletic accomplishments

February 7, 2014

The Olympics have been hijacked. It is clear that the same hype that precedes the Summer Olympics does not accompany the Winter Olympics – high-level curling just does not seem to draw the same crowds...

Muller: Jason Collins catalyzes tolerance in pro sports

Muller: Jason Collins catalyzes tolerance in pro sports

April 30, 2013

On Monday, April 29, two amazing things happened. The first is that I learned who Jason Collins is; the second, and admittedly more important thing, is that Jason Collins revealed he was gay, becoming...

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