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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


Johnnie Vassar makes a pass while playing for Northwestern basketball in 2014-15. Vassar announced his graduate transfer to Tennessee Tech earlier this summer.

Johnnie Vassar’s lawsuit dropped in federal court, re-filed against Northwestern in state court

August 27, 2018

Former Northwestern men’s basketball player Johnnie Vassar dropped from federal court his antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and Northwestern, and re-filed in Cook County circuit court a similar version...

Gelman: Northwestern has a messaging problem

June 1, 2018

Early in my junior year, I acquired the nickname “Framps.” It’s a fairly innocuous nickname with a fairly innocuous origin. In the first few weeks of that Fall Quarter, I had repeatedly fallen...

Bryant McIntosh drives to the hoop. The senior guard is in danger of missing his last home game Thursday with a shoulder injury.

Men’s Basketball: Program-changing senior class to close tenure mired in mediocrity

February 21, 2018

Men's Basketball The first home conference game that seniors Bryant McIntosh, Scottie Lindsey and Gavin Skelly ever played for Northwestern came against Wisconsin. Back in January 2015, they got...

Johnnie Vassar makes a pass. The former NU basketball player filed a motion Tuesday opposing a separate motion to dismiss his lawsuit against the University.

Former men’s basketball player Johnnie Vassar files motions regarding lawsuit against Northwestern, NCAA

March 30, 2017

Former Northwestern men’s basketball player Johnnie Vassar filed a motion Tuesday opposing the University’s own motion to dismiss his ongoing lawsuit against Northwestern and the NCAA, according to...

Johnnie Vassar passes the ball. Vassar filed a class-action lawsuit against the NCAA and Northwestern in November.

Northwestern files motion to dismiss lawsuit from former men’s basketball player Johnnie Vassar

February 1, 2017

Northwestern filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss former men’s basketball player Johnnie Vassar’s lawsuit against the university, according to court documents. In November, Vassar filed a class-action...

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