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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


Taking from the cover of “Being Funny in a Foreign Language,” a singer stands atop a car with a white backdrop.

Liner Notes: The 1975 is post-modern with ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’ while portraying love in an oh-so-classical sense

November 6, 2022

1975 was the year of Margaret Thatcher's debut as leader of the Conservative Party, the end of the Vietnam War and an inflationary peak — a period of rapid change.  That same year is the namesake...

Letter to the Editor: Being apolitical only serves to perpetuate oppression

January 25, 2018

A recent column by Wesley Shirola lambasted the tide of polarization that has swept over our country in recent years. He first cites President Donald Trump, but then, in an act of false equivalency, contends...

Letter to the Editor: Personal happiness shouldn’t be put above discussing important political issues

January 25, 2018

In response to Wesley Shirola’s column “Ending politicization in 2018 will make everyone happier,” I believe there are some fundamental issues with the idea of treating happiness as an end goal and...

Kempis: The pressure of the pursuit of happiness

Kempis: The pressure of the pursuit of happiness

September 22, 2015

Arriving in the United States is like being bowled over by a wave of chipper, smiling, enthusiastic conversation that always inquires how you are doing but disappears before it hears the answer. This is...

Chowdhury: The 'Magic Ratio' and sustainable happiness

Chowdhury: The ‘Magic Ratio’ and sustainable happiness

May 15, 2014

Most, if not all, experiences in life come with some good and some bad. Even if you are married to your dream partner, go to your dream school, have your dream job, work for your dream company or are going...

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