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The Daily Northwestern

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


LTE: Ryan Field and the Costs of Inequity

LTE: Ryan Field and the Costs of Inequity

May 17, 2023

  As faculty members and sports fans, we have followed the conversations about rebuilding Ryan Field with a mix of interest and uncertainty. So far, debates surrounding the proposed redesign...

Northwestern fans in purple, white and black shirts cheer.

Men’s Basketball: ‘I can’t talk enough about the support’: Northwestern fans journey from far and wide to support the Wildcats in the Big Dance

March 17, 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In Northwestern’s two NCAA Tournament appearances there’s been one distinct similarity between 2017 and 2023.  Both times, the Cats were dealt a hand in the West region —...

Kevin Blackistone, Mervin Block, Patricia Callahan, Jose Costa, Karen Ferguson Fuson, Gillian Flynn and John Schulian. The seven NU alumni will be inducted into the Medill Hall of Achievement.

Seven Medill alumni to be inducted into Hall of Achievement

May 7, 2018

The Medill School of Journalism will induct seven alumni into its Hall of Achievement, the school’s highest honor, later this month. The inductees include Kevin Blackistone (Medill ’81), Mervin...

Alumni Perspective: Northwestern’s D.C. journalists leave press box behind at Big Ten Tournament

March 12, 2017

Men's Basketball We were scattered across several sections of the Verizon Center on Thursday and Friday night in Washington, D.C., journalists who would otherwise be confined to the press box or a...

The unionization movement headed by Kain Colter, Ramogi Huma and others has divided public opinion. Recent data suggests a racial divide in how the issue is perceived.

Race a potential factor in support for Northwestern unionization

April 9, 2014

On March 22, the Washington Post published the results of a poll they conducted with ABC News on public opinion about the rights of college athletes. Prompted in part by the ongoing Northwestern football...

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