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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


Participants in the Illinois Special Olympics Super Plunge run out of Lake Michigan after completing their fourth of 24 jumps into the lake. Approximately 55 people raised money and awareness this weekend for the organization through the event.

Special Olympics Super Plunge raises money, awareness on the shores of Lake Michigan

February 23, 2020

For most people, the idea of jumping into the 37-degree waters of Lake Michigan in the dead of winter is absurd, much less the idea of repeating that process hourly for 24 hours. But 55 participants...

The Big River Fish headquarters in Pearl, Illinois buys the carp from local fishermen and then processes, sells and ships the Asian carp to China. Asian carp have been spotted about nine miles from Lake Michigan.

As Asian carp inch closer to the Great Lakes, experts tackle possible solutions

January 27, 2020

Various invasive Asian carp species lie as close as nine miles of the Great Lakes, according to the Alliance for the Great Lakes. Experts have now begun the last-defense fight against the fish, from installing...

Lake Michigan. The lake has experienced some of the highest water levels on record, and the rising trend is expected to continue.

High Lake Michigan water levels pose public safety concerns

January 14, 2020

Lake Michigan water levels, some of the highest seen in years, pose a discernible public safety concern, according to several scientists and experts. The lake levels, measured by the U.S. Army Corps...

Evan Hull carries the football. The freshman running back can only play in one more game if he is to retain his redshirt.

Football: Northwestern playing more youth as season winds to a close

November 22, 2019

Football For the first time in half-a-decade, Northwestern played a regular season game knowing its postseason hopes were dead in the Lake Michigan water. The Wildcats will not play in a bowl game...

Aidan Smith is tackled by an Indiana defender. The junior quarterback rushed for a team-high 34 yards.

Football: Northwestern outplayed again as Indiana wins 34-3

November 2, 2019

Football BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The worst drought in the history of the United States never reached the level fields of central Indiana, but the worst drought of the 2019 college football season...

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