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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


Black and white cutouts of four people with red, pink and grey outlines over a dark red background with the words “Where are they now?” written across the top.

‘Activism is part of everyday living’: Bursar’s Office Takeover participants reflect on protest, careers

May 22, 2023

On May 3, 1968, more than 100 students occupied the Bursar’s Office in a peaceful protest lasting 38 hours. The activists aimed to raise awareness about the lack of academic, housing, counseling and...

Podculture: Oops, the media did it again—dissecting Britney Spears’ legacy, nearly 20 years later

Podculture: Oops, the media did it again—dissecting Britney Spears’ legacy, nearly 20 years later

April 15, 2021

With the release of “Framing Britney,” audiences and publications alike are re-thinking the role media plays in the lives of prominent female celebrities. This week, Podculture breaks down how and...

Elaine Welteroth, past editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, takes a question from the audience at her Chicago book tour stop. The event was hosted at Wilson Abbey and garnered an audience of over 100 people.

Jackson: Elaine Welteroth’s memoir was no highlight reel, it was a coming-of-age tale

July 7, 2019

Elaine Welteroth is a trailblazer. At 29, she became the youngest and first black editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. After landing jobs in the beauty and fashion departments at Ebony and Glamour, Welteroth...

Northwestern alumna Daphne Maxwell Reid. Reid was Northwestern’s first black homecoming queen, who went on to star as Aunt Viv in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

Daphne Maxwell Reid: from homecoming queen, to the set of ‘Fresh Prince’

January 23, 2019

“AND is in our DNA” might be Northwestern’s latest catchphrase to showcase the breadth of talent across its student body, but Daphne Maxwell Reid (Weinberg ’70) needed no catchphrase to make history...

Between the sheets: Warming up to winter sex

January 30, 2013

It’s late January, and the streets are coated with ice, forcing students to waddle down Sheridan like grandmas afraid of hip fractures. Quilted North Face jackets and fuzzy animal hats hide all traces...

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