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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

Opera star and Bienen alum Grace Bumbry dies at 86

May 10, 2023

Grace Bumbry (Bienen ’58), who helped pave the way for Black artists in opera, died Sunday at age 86, according to a Tuesday news release from the Bienen School of Music.  Following her graduation...

Ortiz: Letters From Berlin, Part 3: Traffic light coalition

Ortiz: Letters From Berlin, Part 3: Traffic light coalition

January 19, 2022

More than two months after the German general election, Social Democratic Party Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz assembled a governing coalition consisting of his party as well as the Greens and the Free...

Ortiz: Letters From Berlin, Part 2: To create a coalition

Ortiz: Letters From Berlin, Part 2: To create a coalition

October 15, 2021

Germany’s election results match conventional wisdom, but how we got there was exciting. The Social Democratic Party took first nationally and was closely matched by the Union (of the Christian Democratic...

Ortiz: Letters From Berlin, Part 1: Who Replaces Merkel?

Ortiz: Letters From Berlin, Part 1: Who Replaces Merkel?

September 24, 2021

Throughout my time in high school and at Northwestern, I’ve gained a penchant for electoral politics, both in the United States and abroad. With the rise of fast, consistent internet in the 2010s, I...

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Northwestern elected first Secretariat of U7+ Alliance of World Universities

May 4, 2021

Northwestern has been elected first Secretariat of the U7+ Alliance of World Universities, the University announced in a Monday release.  The U7 Alliance brings together leaders from top higher education...

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