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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


Northwestern alum Sarah Squirm performs standup at McCormick Auditorium. The event was hosted by One Book One Northwestern, and featured Squirm touching on issues of sex and feminism.

Sarah Squirm talks Northwestern, sex, bodily functions at One Book One Northwestern event

April 11, 2019

While walking onstage to begin her stand-up set, Sarah “Squirm” Sherman (Communication ‘15) saw someone in the audience immediately leave the auditorium. Her response? “If you don’t laugh...

Members of The Blackout pose for a picture after winning the College Television Award in the Variety category. The award ceremony took place Saturday in Los Angeles.

The Blackout wins first-ever College Television Award for ‘Quarter Update’

March 20, 2019

For movies, there’s the Oscars. For theater, there’s the Tony Awards. And for college television, one of the most prestigious honors is the College Television Awards. The Blackout, Northwestern’s...

Communication junior Diego Abraham performs as part of The Blackout, a campus late night show.

The ins and outs of making it — or breaking it — in Northwestern’s comedy scene

February 13, 2019

At Northwestern, there are two paths for aspiring comedians: either you make The Titanic Players improv team freshman year, or you don’t. First-years can forget about trying for the Mee-Ow Show — rumor...

A screenshot from the “Quarter Update.” The 39th College Television Awards nominated the news parody show under the Variety category.

The Blackout is only NU group nominated for The College Emmys

January 15, 2019

The Blackout is the only Northwestern group nominated for the 39th College Television Awards, also referred to as “The College Emmys.” The group’s “Quarter Update” was nominated in the Variety...

Stephen Colbert (Communication ’86) is hosting “A Starry Night” Saturday, a gala show as part of programming for the School of Communication’s CommFest weekend celebration.

Northwestern alumni reunite for a one-night celebration of School of Communication’s star-studded legacy

April 17, 2018

In the fall, Anthony Forchielli and his fellow MFA design students were posed with a challenge: turn the brand-new Ryan Fieldhouse into a glimmering theater worthy of some of the biggest stars in Northwestern...

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