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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


U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs), left, and two-time challenger Marie Newman. Newman defeated the incumbent Lipinksi in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ Third Congressional district on Tuesday.

Building a movement: How two-time Congressional hopeful Marie Newman unseated eight-term incumbent Dan Lipinski

March 24, 2020

When Marie Newman lost the 2018 Democratic primary for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District, she promised she would return. She fell to incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs), who is...

Lucy Yang and Chloe Cohen working on a poster for the Chicago Marathon. Lucy Yang said it can be difficult to find and retain engaged members who do not already identify with the marginalized group in need.

Student activists express challenges in bringing members of privileged communities on board

October 13, 2019

In 1960, four undergraduate students in Greensboro, N.C. famously staged the first sit-in, refusing to leave a lunch counter to protest racial inequality. In the months that followed, thousands of students...

Weinberg junior Mara Kelly is an intern with Marie Newman’s campaign. Kelly said she hopes to take the upcoming winter quarter off to work full time on Newman’s campaign.

Students said getting involved in 2020 campaigns over the summer helped them feel more connected

October 2, 2019

This summer, many Northwestern students got involved in the 2020 election cycle by working on national campaigns. Students said their work not only allowed them to get involved in U.S. politics, but it...

An assortment of student planners ready to be filled with summer plans. 15 students will received Undergraduate Language Grants for the summer.

Fifteen students to use Undergraduate Language Grant to fund immersive language learning this summer

May 8, 2019

A group of fifteen Northwestern students supported by the Undergraduate Language Grant will find themselves in countries like Turkey, South Korea and France this summer, where they will participate in...

Junior Hannah Brown poses while campaigning for gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker.

Students gain community engagement campaigning for midterm candidates

November 6, 2018

Returning from a summer abroad with little knowledge of what she wanted to this school year, Medill junior Hannah Brown decided to apply to work on J.B. Pritzker’s gubernatorial campaign in Illinois. Northwestern...

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