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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


Marley Dias, a 13-year-old author, speaks at Evanston Township High School with Evanston eighth-grader Taryn Robinson on Thursday. Dias spoke about her recently published book and her social media campaign.

13-year-old author speaks about book, social media campaign

February 1, 2018

When Marley Dias sat in her fifth grade class, she was interested in reading but found one problem: All the books her class was reading had “white boys and their dogs” as the main characters. She...

Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. The school’s administrators and student newspaper staff members are nearing a decision regarding the redistribution of confiscated papers.

ETHS officials, students working on plan to redistribute confiscated newspapers

October 20, 2017

Evanston Township High School officials and students are grinding out a plan to redistribute newspapers containing articles about marijuana use after a contentious decision to confiscate the papers. The...

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses white supremacy and writing at a Wednesday event. The event, hosted at Evanston Township High School, was moderated by ETHS Principal Marcus Campbell.

Ta-Nehisi Coates comes to ETHS, urges country to confront its past

October 18, 2017

Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates said at a Wednesday discussion that the first step in dismantling white supremacy is through truthful representation of history. At a public event hosted by Evanston...

Community members attend a District 202 School Board Policy Committee meeting Thursday. The committee decided at the meeting to draft new language that would allow transgender students to use the locker room that aligns with their gender.

ETHS board to consider allowing students to choose locker room based on gender

March 16, 2017

The District 202 Board will consider a policy next month that would allow transgender students to use locker rooms that align with their gender. On Thursday, the Board Policy Committee addressed the...

Officials at Evanston Township High School have decided not to enact a policy addressing the use of bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender students. The policy hasn’t been enacted because of the current political climate, and potential legal ramifications, officials said.

ETHS indefinitely delays transgender policy to comply with federal guidance, avoid legal action

February 19, 2017

Evanston Township High School officials have decided to indefinitely postpone enacting an official policy on transgender students’ use of gendered spaces, citing a turbulent political landscape and shifting...

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