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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


Block 8: Athletes and Mathletes

Block 8: Athletes and Mathletes

March 9, 2019

While dancers fill the tent for one of the final blocks of the 2019 Northwestern University Dance Marathon, overhead lights changed colors in sync to the music. The big screens seamlessly cut to a celebrity...

A dancer during Block 7 of Northwestern University Dance Marathon 2018. NUDM, which is often cited as one of the largest student-run philanthropy in the U.S., routinely donates seven-figure amounts to its chosen beneficiary every year.

The final countdown to the 30 hours in the tent

March 6, 2019

The first warm days of Spring Quarter at Northwestern are often relished in a campus-wide celebration. Students bike, jog and picnic out on the Lakefill, sink their feet into the sand at Evanston Beach,...

Aidan Gillen as Dr. J. Allen Hynek in sci-fi TV series “Project Blue Book.” The show revolves around Hynek’s research on UFOs for the United States Air Force.

NUFOs: New sci-fi TV series documents late Northwestern professor J. Allen Hynek’s research on UFOs

January 24, 2019

From “Stranger Things” to the “Cloverfield” film franchise, there’s no shortage of blockbuster hits and Netflix series that bring aliens down from space and into our backyards. But one of the...

Allison Towbes rehearses a scene from the upcoming production of “R&J.” Towbes stars as Juliet in the gender-bent production adapted from the Shakespearean classic.

Slam poetry, gender-bent cast rejuvenate classic “Romeo and Juliet” story in WAVE Productions’ fall show

November 2, 2016

A&E WAVE Productions’ “R&J” will seek to provide a new take on a traditionally heteronormative text when the new adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” arrives at Shanley Pavilion on Thursday. The...

Students rehearse for the upcoming production of “High School Musical,” produced by and cast with a team of entirely freshmen students. The show will open May 27 in Harris Hall.

‘High School Musical’ increases involvement of freshman non-theater majors

May 26, 2016

A&E The cast and crew of this year’s Freshman Musical decided to demonstrate their enthusiasm for being new on campus by presenting a show that dates back to their childhoods: “High School Musical.” “As...

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