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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

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) poses for a picture alongside 98-year-old labor activist Beatrice Lumpkin at an event in Chicago on Sunday. Schakowsky announced Wednesday that she would skip President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration and attend the Womens March on Washington instead.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is skipping inauguration but will attend Women’s March on Washington

January 18, 2017

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday that she will not attend Friday’s inauguration, adding her name to a growing list of Democrats boycotting the event out of dismay for President-elect...

Vargas: Protesting is a valid way to express frustration with status quo

January 17, 2017

Political protests and marches have raged across the country since Donald Trump’s election and have received more attention this week as his inauguration approaches. The Women’s March on Washington...

Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner declares victory at Rauners election night celebration at the Hilton Chicago. Rauner said he would not attend the inauguration of Donald Trump this month.

Gov. Bruce Rauner will not go to Trump inauguration

January 6, 2017

Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, with a spokesperson saying he will instead focus on negotiating a state budget. Inaugurations have long...

Poet Richard Blanco chats with University President Schapiro before his presentation Tuesday afternoon. Blanco, who read at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, read several poems in between describing the influence of his immigrant upbringing and sexuality on his work and discussing his work.

Poet discusses heritage, speaking at Obama’s inauguration

February 25, 2014

Richard Blanco, the first gay, immigrant and Latino poet to read at a presidential inauguration, spoke Tuesday at Northwestern about his personal journey and his beliefs on the role of poetry in public...

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