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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


A Zipcar Mini Cooper parked in downtown Chicago. Charles Stevens (Ph.D '76), general manager of Zipcar Chicago, spoke at Wednesday night's ASG Senate about possibly bringing the car-sharing organization to Northwestern's campus.

Associated Student Government mulls campus transportation, honors Friesema

March 13, 2013

Associated Student Government weighed new campus transportation options and commemorated political science Prof. emeritus H. Paul Friesema in its last Senate meeting of Winter Quarter on Wednesday night. Mark...

ASG senator Ian Coley, author of the bill, "Campaign Reform Recommendations," urges senators to pass the bill, which would implement reforms ranging from limiting chalking to creating a preferential voting system.

ASG passes resolutions on sustainability, Byrdsong, campaign reform

March 7, 2013

Associated Student Government passed resolutions at Wednesday's meeting in support of funding for sustainability, commemoration of former Northwestern men's basketball coach Ricky Byrdsong and ASG campaign...

Northwestern's endowment grew slightly in fiscal year 2012, following a national trend. NU has the 10th-highest endowment nationwide.

Northwestern sees modest endowment growth for 2012

February 13, 2013

Northwestern’s endowment growth rate decreased by about 14 percentage points from the 2011 fiscal year to the 2012 fiscal year, according to the University's Investment Office. The rate dropped from...

Obama addresses gun violence, sustainability, other issues in State of the Union address

February 12, 2013

President Barack Obama addressed the nation Tuesday evening with an hour-long State of the Union address, during which he focused on economic growth, education improvements and reduction in gun violence. “I...

ASG urges Northwestern to divest from fossil fuels in new petition

February 7, 2013

The Associated Student Government announced a petition Wednesday urging the University to divest endowment funds from the coal industry and other fossil fuels, while encouraging further investment in sustainable...

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