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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’s Sodexo and Aramark employees march in April to present a petition asking the companies to help with the transition to Compass Group North America. A petition calling for Compass Group to improve treatment of service workers has received over 2,000 signatures since it was posted at the end of January.

Students demand action against unfair treatment of service workers

February 5, 2019

Students are calling on Northwestern to treat its service workers better, saying the University’s new food service provider, Compass Group North America, has inflicted “emotional distress, financial...

Elder dining hall. Because Elder dining hall renovations have been extended for another two quarters, Compass is serving weekday breakfasts and Wednesday night dinners in the building’s lounge.

Dining services provides breakfast to make up for Elder’s renovation delay

January 16, 2019

To compensate for continued construction on Elder dining hall, Northwestern Dining is serving residents weekday morning breakfasts and Wednesday night dinners in the building’s first floor lounge. The...

A photo illustration of soft serve ice cream. Soft serve machines were removed from all dining halls after they continued to break down in the fall.

The fall of the last soft serve ice cream machine

January 15, 2019

A stress coping mechanism, a reward after a long day of work or just a nice treat to end the night –– whatever soft serve means to you –– Northwestern students can no longer enjoy the sweet dairy...

Despite better student engagement, Compass struggles to accommodate diet restrictions

Despite better student engagement, Compass struggles to accommodate diet restrictions

November 27, 2018

Despite increased efforts of Northwestern’s food provider to address student concerns, some students with dietary restrictions say they have consistently found themselves leaving the new dining halls...

Northwestern’s new food service provider Compass Group North America will launch in January a student dining advisory committee that will meet monthly to provide feedback.

Compass to launch advisory committee to gather student input

November 27, 2018

Northwestern’s new food service provider, Compass Group North America, will launch in January a dining advisory committee of about 12 students that will meet monthly to provide dining feedback. The...

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