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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


A record-breaking turnout of over 1,000 students and community members attended the Pow Wow in Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday.

NAISA hosts third annual Pow Wow in honor of the water

April 28, 2024

The rhythmic sounds of drumming, singing and jingling reverberated within Welsh-Ryan Arena as the third annual Pow Wow, organized by the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, took place Saturday.  A...

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Jayal: For an exchange student at Northwestern, friend-making moves fast

April 10, 2024

I’m walking through Evanston on a Friday afternoon. A yellow light, dappled with green, butters the maple trees that line the road. I tread around the tall cylinders of their trunks, thinking wistfully...

Families can take advantage of easy access to the lakefront via public parks and beaches in Evanston.

Best Family Weekend Spot: The Lakefront

February 26, 2024

From picnics at Centennial Park to swims at one of Evanston’s six beaches to walks along the shoreline with your four-legged friends, there are plenty of family activities to be had on the picturesque...

Hwang: A Californian’s love letter to walking in the cold

Hwang: A Californian’s love letter to walking in the cold

January 24, 2024

Sound travels farther on cold days. The sound waves that would normally dissipate into the air instead bounce against layers of warmer air that blanket the surface, and so fall back to the ground. That’s...

A body was found two miles off of Dempster Street Beach on Saturday morning. (Daily file photo by Shun Graves)

Wind chill warning in effect as subzero temperatures continue

January 14, 2024

Evanston and northern Cook County will remain under a wind chill warning until noon Monday after temperatures plunged this weekend in the wake of a snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service. The...

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