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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


Keynote speaker Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez speaks at Lutkin Hall on Monday. Rodriguez provided words of healing as she addressed issues of navigating predominantly white institutions as a Latinx student.

Students find healing in night of conversation, performances for Latinx women

February 21, 2017

More than 130 people gathered Monday night for student performances and a keynote talk focused on discussing the experiences of Latinx students in white-majority institutions. In an event titled “Dear...

In “Water By The Spoonful,” characters in the internet chat room stand on separate platforms to represent their physical separation. The play, which deals with issues of drug addiction and death through this chat room setting and through a Puerto Rican-American family, opens Friday in McCormick Auditorium.

Themes of connection, empathy come to light through narratives of drug abuse in Spectrum’s winter play

February 16, 2017

Playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes’ play, “Water By The Spoonful,” deals with the topics of drug abuse and death through two interwoven perspectives: an online chat room for recovering crack addicts...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks Sunday at an Open Communities event. Schakowsky was one of 11 Illinois Democrats who sent a letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday urging him to fight against a potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, House Dems send letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Obamacare

February 14, 2017

The 11 Illinois Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday urging him to fight against a potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act. The effort was lead...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an Open Communities event Sunday. Schakowsky called on local activists to keep “standing up for justice” at the event.

Schakowsky, activists encourage political engagement at community event

February 13, 2017

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and local activists called on community members to stay united and keep “standing up for justice” during an event Sunday in Evanston. More than 300 people packed...

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz speaks at a city meeting. Bobkiewicz said a proposal to introduce a no-interest loan program for pipe replacement was still in the works.

City develops loan program to replace lead pipes

February 12, 2017

City staff are working on a proposal to set up a loan program for homeowners to replace lead water pipes. The program — which would have to be approved by City Council — would allow homeowners to...

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