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

The Daily Northwestern


Students watch a musical act at Dillo Day. This year, Mayfest Productions is moving the event online.

ASG approves $1.43 million in funding for 106 student groups

June 8, 2019

Associated Student Government approved $1.43 million in funding for 106 student groups after over two hours of debate during a Wednesday meeting. The figure represents one of the largest amounts ever...

Weinberg sophomore Juan Zuniga speaks at an event Thursday. Northwestern and Evanston officials provided updates to community members concerning upcoming events, including Dillo Day and the Ohio State versus Northwestern football game.

Northwestern, Evanston officials aim to soothe resident concerns ahead of Dillo Day

May 9, 2019

With Dillo Day — Northwestern’s annual student-run music festival — less than a month away, Evanston residents voiced their concerns at a Thursday meeting and offered feedback on proper policing...

Students participate in the global climate change strike on Friday. Though strike was part of an international movement, student organizers wrote demands targeted at Northwestern policy as well

As budget cuts hurt sustainability efforts, students join global climate strike

March 16, 2019
Students and Evanston residents gathered at The Rock to participate in a global movement of protests against climate change.
Students protest Northwestern’s investments in the coal industry in 2014. Members of Fossil Free Northwestern, the group pushing for divestment from coal, oil and gas companies, have been fighting against the University’s investment in the fossil fuel industry for years.

ASG passes resolution calling on University to divest from the fossil fuel industry

March 15, 2019
The resolution will now be reviewed by Northwestern’s Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility, a coalition of students, alumni, faculty and administrators. The committee will decide whether to recommend the proposal to the Investment Committee of the University’s Board of Trustees, who will then vote on the resolution.
A recycling bin. Following the elimination of a University-sponsored sustainability fund, Associated Student Government is pushing to set up a similar one using its own money.

ASG pushes for sustainability fund to encourage student groups to go green

March 5, 2019
Northwestern's student government is pursuing a sustainability fund for student groups after the Northwestern Sustainability Fund was cut as the University struggles with its budget deficit.
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