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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


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Northwestern alum cast in ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ on Broadway

October 4, 2017

A&E After Inauguration Day, Alex Weisman (Communication ’10) needed an escape. To brighten his day, Weisman picked up a copy of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” returning to the...

Balk: Northwestern deserves a better Main Library

Balk: Northwestern deserves a better Main Library

February 28, 2016

You will have to forgive me, but I tend to get a little romantic about libraries. Historian Shelby Foote once wrote that “A university is just a group of books gathered around a library,” and antiquated...

Wang: Fliers must be better regulated

October 11, 2015

In Evanston, every autumn brings a transformation of Sheridan Road and the Northwestern campus. Thousands of students crowd the sidewalk between classes. Many wear sunglasses and short-sleeve T-shirts,...

Gates: Authors of classic works deserve chance to branch out

Gates: Authors of classic works deserve chance to branch out

February 15, 2015

I remember my high school English teacher describing “To Kill a Mockingbird” as a “one-hit wonder” because Harper Lee has only ever published one novel, despite the fact that it has become one...

The Rundown: Feb. 6

February 5, 2014

Coca-Cola causes controversy and reveals bigots  Coke’s Super Bowl commercial featured numerous people singing “America the Beautiful” in languages other than English, igniting uproar on Twitter....

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