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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


Isabel Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, talks about her book “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of Americas 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...

Peace Project, multicultural groups host CTU activist for discussion of racism, school closings

May 28, 2013

On the heels of last week's controversial Chicago Board of Education vote to shutter 50 public schools across the city, several of Northwestern's social justice and multicultural student groups hosted...

Weinberg freshman Clayton Reynolds recalls his experiences in rural Nebraska during a Mayfest event Sunday evening. Four other students also shared stories at The THREAD, one of several events Mayfest has organized in the lead-up to Dillo Day.

Students share Northwestern memories at Mayfest event

May 12, 2013

Five students crossed items off their Northwestern bucket lists during a Mayfest event Sunday night. The annual storytelling showcase, known as "The THREAD," brought about 40 people to the Dittmar Memorial...

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