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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


Students dance during Dillo Day 2012. Dillo Day has not had a female headliner since Regina Spektor in 2010.

Female Dillo Day artist a Mayfest priority

March 31, 2014

A Weinberg senior started a petition last quarter requesting Mayfest bring a "female-bodied artist" to this year's Dillo Day, noting it has been four years since the event featured a female performer. The...

Students brave the rain during Dillo Day in 2011. Campus Grotto recently put Dillo Day on its list of 100 Greatest College Traditions.

College news site ranks Dillo Day among ‘Greatest College Traditions’

January 8, 2014

The national college news website Campus Grotto listed Dillo Day as number 26 in its recent list of 100 Greatest College Traditions.  In a post published in late December, the site noted Dillo Day’s...

 Associated Student Government senators listen to discussion of A-status funding for various student groups at Wednesday night’s Senate meeting. More than $160,000 in supplementary funding was approved at the meeting.

ASG Senate approves more than $160K for A-status student groups

November 21, 2013

Associated Student Government Senate approved more than $160,000 in funding for A-status student groups at its meeting Wednesday. Mayfest, the group that puts on Dillo Day, received roughly half of...

Students paint their faces ahead of Walk The Moon’s performance Saturday. The indie rock band members are known for performing with face paint.

Photo gallery: Dillo Day 2013

June 2, 2013

When Mayfest wanted sunshine, it got rain — but for the third consecutive year, Evanston's unpredictable spring could not stop Dillo Day. Thunderstorms forced Mayfest to evacuate the Lakefill just...

Pittsburgh-based rapper Wiz Khalifa performs Saturday night on the Lakefill as Dillo Day's headliner. He went on stage after a four-hour delay due to weather.

After long delays, headliners close rainy Dillo Day

June 2, 2013

When Mayfest wanted sunshine, it got rain — but for the third consecutive year, Evanston's unpredictable spring could not stop Dillo Day. Thunderstorms forced Mayfest to evacuate the Lakefill just...

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