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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


The football team. A former player filed a lawsuit Tuesday after hazing allegations emerged.

Lawsuit filed against Northwestern in football hazing case

July 18, 2023

A former Northwestern football player filed a lawsuit in the Cook County Circuit Court Tuesday against former NU head coach Pat Fitzgerald, University President Michael Schill and Combe Family Vice President...

Sketches of people protesting in front of a Black building with chalk-style outlines over a collage of black and white photos of students protesting at the Bursar’s Office in 1968.

55 years after Black student activists occupied the Bursar’s Office, students see unresolved problems and progress

May 22, 2023

Content warning: This article contains discussions of racial violence. When Leslie Harris (Weinberg ’70) thinks back to his college years at Northwestern, he recalls an unwelcoming campus community...

A cartoon hand is shown with different colors from the human skin spectrum and the words "Affirmative Action" written in red letters.

Legal experts say upcoming Supreme Court decisions could threaten diversity in universities

May 22, 2023

Prior to 1966, an average of five Black students per year enrolled at Northwestern. That year, NU’s race-based recruitment infrastructure changed with the inception of two new programs: the NU Chicago...

A protester in the crowd outside Swift Hall held the transgender pride flag.

Students protest conspiracy theorist James Lindsay at NUCR and YAF event

May 3, 2023

More than 150 demonstrators gathered outside Swift Hall on Tuesday evening to protest a lecture by James Lindsay, an author, conspiracy theorist and anti-LGBTQ+ activist. Northwestern College Republicans...

Photograph of a large boulder painted black with "Stop policing Black spaces" and other phrases in white lettering.

Protesters demonstrate against on-campus policing, present Black student demands at The Rock

April 19, 2023

More than 200 students protested Northwestern’s policing of Black community members and presented a set of demands for Black student safety and support at a Tuesday demonstration at The Rock. Students...

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