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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


Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. A new Illinois bill would require LGBTQ history be taught in public schools.

New Illinois bill would require LGBTQ education in public schools

May 27, 2019

A new state bill would require public schools to educate students on contributions made by the LGBTQ community to Illinois and the United States history. The bill, which passed the House and Senate...

Thuillier: History is repeating itself — right before our eyes

Thuillier: History is repeating itself — right before our eyes

May 2, 2019

History has a tendency to repeat itself. As memory fades, events from the past can become events of the present. Some, like author William Strauss and historian Neil Howe, argue that this is due to the...

The Supreme Court will hear cases in its next term to determine if a federal employment discrimination law banning discrimination based on sex also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity.

Thuillier: Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in the workplace is an issue that needs to be addressed

April 23, 2019

It is about time that the LGBTQ+ community is included in workplace discrimination protections. The Supreme Court will finally hear cases in its next term to determine if a federal employment discrimination...

Weinberg senior Broderick Topil. Topil is a student ambassador at ULA, where he focuses on issues of LGBTQ identity abroad.

LGBTQ students face unique impediments when studying abroad. How does Northwestern support them?

January 23, 2019

It was the fall of 2016, and Broderick Topil — then a sophomore — had a monumental choice to make. He had found himself in the rural and religious heartland of the Dominican Republic, where he was...

Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. EPL will provide services like HIV prevention counseling and rapid HIV screening, as well as screenings for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in an effort to improve health literacy.

Evanston Public Library to provide free STI screenings, counseling

January 8, 2019

The Evanston Health and Human Services Department is partnering with Howard Brown Health and the Evanston Public Library to provide free sexually transmitted infection screenings in the Evanston community. Starting...

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