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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


LTE: Open letter on NU leaders’ responses to war in Palestine and Israel

LTE: Open letter on NU leaders’ responses to war in Palestine and Israel

October 16, 2023

We write as NU faculty members who are scholars of the Middle East and North Africa to present a perspective on the current violence in Palestine and Israel that is distinct from the one offered by University...

Judith (left) and Natalie (right) Raanan. The mother and daughter have been released for “humanitarian reasons,” officials confirmed Friday.

Vigil honors Evanston residents taken hostage in Israel as community copes with ongoing violence

October 13, 2023

Chabad of Evanston hosted a vigil Thursday night for congregants Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were taken hostage by Hamas while on a trip to southern Israel earlier this week. According to family...

Schill said in a Friday message that while he doesn’t intend to issue University statements on most political or social issues, NU’s response is still guided by a set of core values.

Schill issues new statement on Israel-Hamas war, free speech

October 13, 2023

University President Michael Schill issued a new statement Friday afternoon on the Israel-Hamas war and his views on Northwestern’s role in taking official stances on political issues. The back-to-back...

Students gathered to honor lives lost in Gaza this week in a vigil hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine.

Students for Justice in Palestine hosts vigil to honor lives lost in Gaza this week

October 13, 2023

More than 100 students gathered in front of Deering Library, which was lit in green, white and red Thursday night, raising candles, reading poems and making speeches to honor the lives lost in Gaza this...

University President Michael Schill said he does not intend to issue a statement on the current war in Israel and Gaza.

University President Michael Schill: NU will not issue statements on political or social issues

October 12, 2023

Northwestern will not issue statements on political or social issues that do not directly impact NU’s core mission, University President Michael Schill said in a message to the community Thursday morning.  Schill’s...

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