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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Medill junior Michael Payant (center) attends nearly every Northwestern football or men's basketball game — often decked out in face paint and a purple costume — and encourages other students to do the same. "It takes so little to hop on the shuttle and walk down to the game,” he said.

Where are the students? Breaking down Northwestern’s attendance challenges

March 3, 2015

Gram Bowsher has heard it all. For more than two years as president of Wildside, the official student section of Northwestern Athletics, Bowsher fielded all kinds of complaints about his peers: that...

Kelsey Adams, one of the Dance Marathon 2014 emcees, pumps up tired dancers. This year, the DM executive board has vowed to make the event more inclusive.

Dance Marathon looks to become more inclusive

September 22, 2014

Dance Marathon is working to reach more multicultural and socioeconomic groups on campus this year after complaints surfaced last spring alleging the event was not inclusive enough. To make the...

Students congregate by the grill at Fitzerland, the student tailgate area, before the 2013 football game against Maine.

University, Wildside roll out stricter tailgating policies for Fitzerland

September 10, 2014

University-sanctioned tailgating at Fitzerland is now for Northwestern students only. New policies announced Wednesday by the Division of Student Affairs and Wildside require students to show their WildCARDs...

Northwestern launches new ID policy at Fitzerland tailgate

November 15, 2013

Students will now need to provide identification and wear a wrist band to consume alcohol in the university-sanctioned tailgating area Fitzerland, Dean of Students Todd Adams announced in an email Friday...

ASG, Wildside join NUMB to promote Purple Fridays

November 7, 2013

For members of Northwestern University Marching Band, Fridays have always meant one thing: Wear purple. Now, however, NUMB wants “Purple Fridays," one of its long-standing practices, to become...

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