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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


Former senator Richard Lugar discusses state of U.S. foreign relations in annual lecture

November 14, 2013

Despite numerous concerns about the current state of America’s foreign policy, former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) said Wednesday night at Northwestern he still has faith the United States is the “strongest...

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) listens as former U.S. Rep Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) opens discussion on freedom at the bipartisan forum hosted by College Republicans on Tuesday evening. The event was co-sponsored by College Democrats.

Daniel Biss, Joe Walsh talk freedom at heated College Republicans forum

November 13, 2013

Political passions ran high Tuesday night at College Republicans' Bipartisan Forum on Freedom as a tea party favorite squared off with a staunch liberal. The event, which took place in Harris Hall,...

Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, talks about her book “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration.” Davis gave the talk Thursday for the 2013 Allison Davis Lecture.

Author Isabel Wilkerson speaks about Great Migration

November 7, 2013

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson spoke to a packed audience Thursday about the Great Migration of the mid-20th century and black Americans' rise from Southern oppression. About 100 students...

Former University President Henry Bienen introduces a panel Tuesday night at Harris Hall. Panelists discussed ways to improve education in marginalized communities.

Former president Henry Bienen discusses educational disparities at panel

October 23, 2013

In the affluent Chicago suburb of Winnetka, New Trier Township High School boasts an average ACT score of 27.5. On the city's south side, students at the W.R. Harper High School average just 15 on the...

Becht: Support for Northwestern sports must extend past four years

June 19, 2013

Four years ago, we came to a school without much of an athletic reputation. Sure, alumni and older students would tell us that Northwestern was actually in its athletic prime, and they were right. But...

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