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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


‘Why vote?’: Timeworn question haunts students on Election Day

November 6, 2012

SESP senior Becca Portman does not take sides. Her position at the helm of Northwestern's largest voter registration initiative demands that she remain nonpartisan. But it doesn't take a diehard Democrat...

Schakowsky: Walsh ’embarrassment’ to country after abortion flap

October 19, 2012

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) this afternoon called Congressman Joe Walsh an “embarrassment” to the United States less than a day after the conservative firebrand suggested that abortion is never needed...

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an event organized by the Northwestern Political Union. Schakowsky weighed in on the presidential election, which is less than a month away.

Schakowsky discusses key election issues with Northwestern students

October 12, 2012

Less than a month from Election Day, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) defended her progressive policy choices in an on-campus speech Thursday evening. Schakowsky, a representative of the ninth district,...

Kearney: Schakowsky shows fighting spirit we need in Congress

Kearney: Schakowsky shows fighting spirit we need in Congress

October 11, 2012

This election season, Americans have divided opinions on pretty much every issue, but one thing that basically everyone can agree on (setting aside Congressional relatives) is that Congress is simply a...

YOU receives $500,000 for street outreach program

October 4, 2012

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Evanston nonprofit Youth Organizations Umbrella a $500,000 grant that will fund a street outreach program in the city. YOU Executive Director...

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