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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 photo of four students lined with a crowd surrounding them. The leftmost student is holding a red megaphone and reading a speech from his phone.

Following Nashville school shooting, Northwestern students rally for nationwide gun legislation

April 6, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of death, suicide and gun violence.  Since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, there have been 377 school shootings in the U.S., according to data...

In Focus: Community members say Northwestern is neither a safe nor free space for conversations about Palestine and Israel

In Focus: Community members say Northwestern is neither a safe nor free space for conversations about Palestine and Israel

March 2, 2023

Content warning: This piece includes mention of Islamophobia, racism, antisemitism and death. Throughout this story, some names have been changed to protect students’ safety. Many sources who requested...

A person in a white wedding dress stands next to a man in a suit, surrounded by dancers holding bouquets of white flowers.

‘Funny Girl’ takes on classic musical through gender-expansive lens

February 26, 2023

As pale lights faded in, a chorus began to sing the Israeli song “Hayaldah Hachi Yafah Bagan” (The Prettiest Girl in Kindergarten) in Hebrew to open “Funny Girl.” The song, about admiring and being...

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Northwestern students grapple with dining, social life in off-campus housing

October 27, 2022

Weinberg sophomore Anna Patten started looking for off-campus housing for next year when she returned to campus in September. “It can be alarming to feel like you’ve started your year already behind...

Students wearing matching red shirts that say “Students Demand Action” pose with a man in a suit.

Q&A: Lily Cohen of NU Students Demand Action discusses advocating for gun safety on Capitol Hill

June 30, 2022

Content warning: This article contains mentions of gun violence.  Weinberg sophomore Lily Cohen co-founded Northwestern’s chapter of Students Demand Action, a student group focused on organizing...

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