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Former Northwestern student Matthew Kafker pleads not guilty in vandalism case

May 5, 2016

Former Northwestern freshman Matthew Kafker pled not guilty to two dozen criminal charges, including 12 hate crime charges, related to the March 11 vandalism of Alice Millar Chapel. Kafker and former...

The Spectrum: Sikhism needs a safe space, on campus and nationally

The Spectrum: Sikhism needs a safe space, on campus and nationally

November 20, 2015

This essay is part of The Spectrum, a weekly forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email [email protected]. Although...

Anti-Semitic, racist graffiti found at Kellogg construction site

June 9, 2015

Construction workers found anti-Semitic and racist graffiti at the construction site of the new Kellogg School of Management building Monday, police said. The graffiti, which has been categorized as...

Swastika scratched on student’s car

January 14, 2014

A vandal scratched a swastika Saturday on a student’s car in what University Police have labeled a hate crime. A Northwestern employee reported the property damage to police Saturday before 2 p.m....

Evanston Township High School students spelled out the word "love" on school grounds Friday. District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon approved the student's request to spell out the word after school officials discovered the word f----t spelled out in the snow Thursday morning.

ETHS students respond to homophobic snow message with one of ‘love’

February 11, 2013

Evanston Township High School students carved the word "love" in the snow Friday, a day after school officials found an anti-gay slur stomped in the drifts outside the school. "I know that many of you...

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