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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


I’ve experienced how college is a hectic time packed with mistakes. It was important to experience those freshman-coded mishaps without it impacting another person, let alone someone I had just met.

Villaflor: The January Rule

December 4, 2024

When I was in high school, I obsessed over university life by reading an obscene number of online articles.  None impacted me as much as the admissions blog from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...

Organizers said they hope International Wildcat Welcome’s rebrand will create a more seamless transition between the international and domestic student orientation experiences.

International Wildcat Welcome rebrands, pushes for more funding, programming

April 11, 2024

Starting in September, International Student Orientation will go by a different name: International Wildcat Welcome. The program’s student executive board members said they are optimistic the rebrand...

Schill’s email frustrated international students, who said the University is telling stories about their struggles without giving them support.

Schill’s Homecoming email sparks frustrations about tokenization, International Student Orientation

October 13, 2023

Northwestern University President Michael Schill sent an email to the NU community ahead of Homecoming Weekend, titled “Celebrating a sense of excitement and possibility.” He recounted a heartwarming...

New students are assigned a Peer Adviser in the school upon their arrival at NU to help guide them through their transition to college.

Northwestern first-year students reflect on effectiveness of PA Groups in college transition

October 9, 2023

It’s no secret that Northwestern takes orientation seriously: Wildcat Welcome, the University’s weeklong orientation program for new students and transfers, has boasted food trucks, inflatables and...

Here’s The Daily’s rundown on navigating your first year here as an international student.

International experience at NU: navigating a new school and country

August 8, 2023

Moving to the United States as an international student can mean cramming your life into suitcases, visa interviews and saying extended goodbyes even before you get to campus.  Here’s The Daily’s...

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