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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


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Building the campus of your dreams: updates on Northwestern construction

October 12, 2025

Famous for its lakeside beauty, purple pennants and unique mix of modern and historic architecture, Northwestern’s campus is a sight to behold in all seasons, but especially when you arrive for freshman...

Bricks lay in a courtyard.

New developments over summer welcome students back to campus

September 25, 2025

When Northwestern students stepped back on campus this fall, they were met with the sight of new developments on campus.  Though the reopening of Deering Library may have been on the top of many returning...

A student sits on a couch and smiles as he reads a book in East Fairchild. There are three posters on the wall behind him.

Gallery: Communal spaces in on-campus housing

November 8, 2024

When students return to their dorms, they aren’t just looking for a place to spend the night. On-campus housing provides lounges as well as other communal spaces for students to study, converse, relax...

A mug with a spoon in it on a desk next to a carton of a pumpkin oat beverage, a bag of chia seeds and a notebook.

Gallery: NU dorm delicacies

November 20, 2023

Students throughout campus have converted their dorm rooms into dining rooms when dining hall food doesn’t quite hit the spot, cravings come after all dining options are closed or they want to enhance...

Heather Metz (left) talks with McCormick freshman Liv Bernstein (right). Metz launched a Northwestern outpost of mindyKNOWS, a St. Louis-founded business where parents can subscribe to have a local available to assist their college student.

Chicken soup, cupcakes, but no ironing: Meet NU students’ new mom away from home

September 26, 2023

Ten days after McCormick freshman Liv Bernstein said goodbye to her parents on Deering Meadow, she said hello to her “Northwestern mom” outside of McCulloch Hall.  Heather Metz, 48, had driven...

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