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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


Students huddle over a book. Illustration features girl in green sweater and boy in jean jacket and white top. Recommended by Goodreads in glowing text over purple book.

Students find time to read for leisure, connect with friends through books

April 23, 2023

Throughout high school and early college, Weinberg senior Maddie Brown said she couldn’t find the opportunity to read for fun.  But since 2021, Brown has found a way to enjoy her childhood passion...

Golden light illuminates four students sitting in folding chairs and listening to a professor in a purple hat as she talks, gesturing with her hands.

NU students, faculty gather for fireside chat on intersectionality and competency in reproductive justice

April 11, 2023

Students and faculty gathered by a campfire Monday for a conversation on defining reproductive justice. The event was the first of a four-part series hosted by the Women’s Center, NU Repro and the Gender...

Green street signs reading “Sheridan Rd” and “Chicago Av” with people standing on a sidewalk corner in the background.

Anti-abortion activists unaffiliated with Northwestern protest at The Arch

September 23, 2022

A group of anti-abortion activists protested at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Chicago Avenue on Thursday morning, displaying signs with graphic images and handing flyers to students. The demonstrators...

Several gnats swarm a brown building with green moss on it. A giant gnat sits on top of the building.

Northwestern’s gnats make a comeback after a year of isolation

May 8, 2022

It’s gnat time of year.  Walking around campus the past few weeks, students frequently have had to vigorously swat their arms or run to the nearest building for shelter from swarms of gnats. The...

Dr. Steven Thrasher is the inaugural Daniel H. Renberg Chair of social justice in reporting. His new class provides a space for students to think and learn about how viruses intersect with issues such as race, sexuality, disability, economics and the news media.

Viruses are a tool for understanding systemic racism in Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher’s new course

October 7, 2020

On Oct. 5, four days after President Donald Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19, the students in Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher’s class were meeting on Zoom. “Has there been anything in...

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