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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

Communication sophomore Natalie Rarick’s “Harry Potter” has a shrine in her room, complete with the books, movies and her wand from Universal Orlando’s The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Harry Potter turns 40 amid quarantine and controversy

July 30, 2020

For Melissa Richmond, her dorm room feels brightened by “Harry Potter” decor and a stack of the new illustrated editions on the standard-issue bureau, a colorful addition to the room. The Weinberg...

Podculture: Students and faculty reflect on nostalgic films, scores and books

Podculture: Students and faculty reflect on nostalgic films, scores and books

March 2, 2020

CLAY LAWHEAD: From the Daily Northwestern, I’m Clay Lawhead, and this is Podculture, a podcast covering arts and entertainment on and around Northwestern’s campus. This week, we decided to go all sentimental...

A scene from Northwestern women’s basketball’s viral TikTok. The video found internet fame last week, collecting more than 800,000 views.

Women’s Basketball: An oral history of how Northwestern went viral on TikTok

January 23, 2020

Women's Basketball Northwestern broke the internet in more than one way last week. Just a few days before the No. 22 Wildcats (17-2, 7-1 Big Ten) cracked the AP Poll for the first time in four years,...

Sastoque: Why young adult literature is important

Sastoque: Why young adult literature is important

January 20, 2020

If you ever venture to 1630 Sherman Ave., otherwise known as the Barnes & Noble in downtown Evanston, on a Friday morning, and take the escalator up to the second floor, you might bump into a certain English...

Kids fill out Harry Potter-themed word puzzles at a special event hosted by Bookends & Beginnings on Wednesday evening.

Bookends & Beginnings hosts birthday celebration for Harry Potter

August 3, 2019

Brooke Williams has always celebrated Harry Potter’s birthday — as a child, in college and even into adulthood. “(My friends and I) would just do it for ourselves at somebody’s house and have...

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