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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


Boyd: The economic case for universal healthcare

Boyd: The economic case for universal healthcare

February 10, 2019

As the 2020 campaign gets underway, it’s increasingly clear that almost all serious Democratic candidates are going to support universal healthcare coverage in one form or another. There are many...

Daly: Mental illness shouldn’t be a criminal problem

Daly: Mental illness shouldn’t be a criminal problem

January 15, 2016

On Jan. 29, 2010, Aaron Campbell might have been suicidal. “Don’t make me get my gun, I’m serious,” he texted his girlfriend. She called 911, and his aunt had made a similar call that afternoon....

Folmsbee: Presidential candidates need to support science-based medicine

Folmsbee: Presidential candidates need to support science-based medicine

November 4, 2015

During last week’s Republican presidential debate, the topics of science, medicine and business all intersected in a single, important question. Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon who is currently...

Goodman: In search of a more efficient SafeRide

Goodman: In search of a more efficient SafeRide

May 8, 2014

All Northwestern students know the feeling of disappointment when they call for a SafeRide and the operator informs them that the wait is more than an hour and a half. SafeRide doesn’t even schedule...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) speaks Wednesday at the Buffett Center at a Political Union event. Schakowsky answered questions about the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act and climate change at the event.

Schakowsky talks Obamacare, climate change at Political Union Q-and-A

November 7, 2013

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) said Wednesday at Northwestern she is "livid" over the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act's website. Schakowsky, whose district includes Evanston, Skokie and...

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