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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


Mike Polisky stands at the left half of the illustration, in black and white except for a purple tie. Behind him is the Northwestern stadium in gray. The background is purple with darker purple stripes.

‘A slap in the face’: Faculty criticize appointment of Mike Polisky to athletic director, call for transparency, accountability

May 5, 2021

When Northwestern named Mike Polisky its next athletic director on Monday, some faculty members moved to organize.  Six professors co-signed a Wednesday open letter to Provost Kathleen Hagerty, calling...

Medill freshman Lia Assimakopoulos and her younger brother William, who was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old. Her first book, “Life in Letters,” details the experiences of her brother and other non-speaking autistic children.

Q&A: Medill freshman publishes first book about communicating with autistic brother

March 6, 2019

A&E Lia Assimakopoulos wants to give a voice to the silent. As the older sister of a non-speaking autistic teen, the Medill freshman wrote her first book about her brother and other children who struggle...

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