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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


Rwandan genocide survivor Daniel Trust speaks to students during his Rainbow Week talk. Trust came to the United States in 2005 and today works as a motivational speaker and LGBT activist.

Rwandan genocide survivor tells life story during Rainbow Week

October 9, 2014

When he was 5 years old, Daniel Trust watched Hutu men hack his mother to death. Today he lives in the United States, working as a motivational speaker and LGBT activist focused on inspiring high...

Northwestern graduate student named Point Foundation scholar

July 8, 2014

A.J. Singletary was walking down the street in Washington D.C. when he was attacked by a group of three men as they repeatedly shouted homophobic slurs at him. After the attack, Singletary, who identifies...

Folmsbee: Don't let stigma block HIV prevention

Folmsbee: Don’t let stigma block HIV prevention

May 19, 2014

HIV and AIDS represent a challenge for the medical community, not just one of a rising and potentially deadly disease, but one that has forced doctors to confront their own shortcomings in working with...

Swimmer Michael Holtz addresses students at Annenberg Hall Thursday night. Rainbow Alliance sponsored the talk by Holtz, who is openly gay, as its Spring Speaker.

LGBT activist and swimmer talks personal acceptance, LGBT athletes

May 8, 2014

More than 30 individuals gathered on Thursday to hear Michael Holtz, an openly gay swimmer and LGBT activist, talk about the “reinventions” in his life and LGBT issues in athletics. Holtz, who...

Wayne Lela, founder of Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment, hands out flyers about his views at The Arch on Thursday. Lela has come to Northwestern in the past and is focused on spurring conversation and voicing his opinions on homosexual rights.

Anti-gay demonstrator met with student backlash

May 8, 2014

At least one representative from an anti-gay organization was met with student backlash Thursday after handing out flyers and voicing his opinions by The Arch. Wayne Lela, the founder of Heterosexuals...

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