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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Eng: Two-year live-in requirement will worsen effects of terrible NU meal plan

March 28, 2017

Toward the end of Winter Quarter, I swiped into Sargent Dining Hall for lunch. After seeing the scraps of leftover cold pizza from the main rush, I headed to Foster-Walker Complex in hopes of better options....

Sargent dining hall during late-night hours. Northwestern Dining is implementing campus-wide changes this year, including new late-night food options and improvements to dining hall menus.

NU Dining implements new late-night locations, changes to dining hall options

September 29, 2016

With new locations for late-night food and improvements to dining hall options, Northwestern Dining is implementing changes beyond the altered closing times at Norris University Center this year. Elder...

NU students can donate their unused meal plan points to Points for a Purpose at Northwestern Dining retail locations. The student organization works with NU Dining to use the points and money students donate to purchase food for local organizations such as Campus Kitchens.

Points for a Purpose finds slight donation increase following new app, more donation locations last fall

January 6, 2016

With the 2,000-point cap for Points for a Purpose not budging, the donation program found an extra $92 in out-of-pocket donations and non-perishable food contributions last quarter. The fundraiser,...

A student eats at Fran’s Cafe. Northwestern Dining cut lunch hours from Elder Dining Hall this year and added taxes to certain purchases.

Elder no longer serving lunch, sales tax implemented at dining halls

September 20, 2015

Students will no longer be able to eat lunch at Elder Dining Hall and those without a meal plan will be charged a sales tax at dining halls as part of Northwestern Dining changes this year. After feedback...

To improve the student’s dining experiences, Northwestern is working on hiring a new dining director. Residential Life asked students on the Residential College Board to interview potential candidates for the position.

Northwestern searches for new dining director

January 23, 2015

The Division of Student Affairs is looking to create a new position and hire a University dining director. This is the second time this academic year that the Division of Student Affairs is conducting...

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