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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

Steven Monacelli, Associated Student Governments vice president for community relations, speaks in support of passing the resolution, Students Support Gun Control, at Wednesdays Senate meeting. The resolution, which encourages Congress and President Barack Obama to work together on legislation to reduce gun violence, passed shortly after.

ASG passes legislation supporting gun control, divestment from fossil fuels

January 31, 2013

After a nearly four-hour long meeting with much debate, Associated Student Government passed a resolution to recommend divesting from the coal industry and another to support improved gun regulations. Senators...

McCormick professors, students develop framework for cheap and efficient solar energy source

January 30, 2013

A group of Northwestern professors and students has developed a new framework for obtaining solar energy more efficiently and cheaply than solar panels. McCormick professors Cheng Sun and Wei Chen and...

ASG’s Sustainability Committee offers free option to go green for off-campus students

January 9, 2013

Associated Student Government’s Sustainability Committee is offering free compact fluorescent light bulbs and water-efficient showerheads to all students living off campus. The committee launched...

Northwestern students push plastic water bottle ban

November 18, 2012

Students covered The Rock in plastic water bottles Friday to launch a campaign to ban their sale on Northwestern’s campus. Headed by Pura Playa, a plastic reduction team within Engineers for a Sustainable...

In Focus: Northwestern sustainability movement pushes for communication, education

In Focus: Northwestern sustainability movement pushes for communication, education

November 8, 2012

On the last day of summer, Northwestern's class of 2016 lounged on Deering Meadow during the first annual Deering Days Welcome BBQ. To freshmen, it may have just seemed like a relaxing end to Wildcat...

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