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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


Alice Millar Chapel on campus.

The 40 Days of Spiritual Wellbeing creates a space for renewal

February 21, 2022

As part of the 40 Days of Spiritual Wellbeing, the Broadway soundtrack of “The Color Purple” plays softly in Parkes Hall. Guided by writing prompts, students filled their notebooks with their life...

The Ripple: “No Wiindigo economy”: Student activism and the fight for fossil fuel divestment

The Ripple: “No Wiindigo economy”: Student activism and the fight for fossil fuel divestment

November 22, 2021

Northwestern students and faculty advocated against oil pipelines in the Upper Midwest, like Line 3 and Line 5. They reflect on their experiences with on- and off-campus activism, as well as the push to...

Three rows of attendees in different clothing in a square room. They are facing a person in a suit and in the background is a set of brightly lit windows.

Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility discusses transparency, communication in public meeting

June 15, 2021

The Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility discussed transparency and campuswide communication in a June 3 meeting.  The event was a part of ACIR’s efforts to open conversation to the Northwestern...

Four people sit on a blanket around wooden garden boxes. They are in the middle of a grass field and painting the boxes with flowers.

Fossil Free NU hosts teach-in on divestment, abolition, Indigenous rights

May 16, 2021

Through virtual and in-person events, Fossil Free Northwestern hosted a weekend teach-in on climate justice, divestment, abolition and Indigenous rights. The teach-in kicked off with a Friday night...

Banner reading “There is no planet B,” with a drawing of the earth in the center. Banner also reads “Divest from death, invest in life,” “Stop Line 3” and “Abolish NUPD.” It is hanging on a black fence in front of the Deering Library.

Fossil Free NU calls for divestment, abolition and community reinvestment in “Beyond Earth Day” march

April 22, 2021

In an Earth Day march, Fossil Free Northwestern called on the University to divest from fossil fuels, reinvest in Black, brown and Indigenous communities and abolish University Police. About 60 protesters...

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