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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


Recording artist and activist Sparkle speaks about her experience testifying against R. Kelly. She lost a case against him in 2008 when she represented her niece who was allegedly assaulted by Kelly.

Activist and recording artist Sparkle speaks about testifying against R. Kelly, #MeToo movement

February 10, 2020

Recording artist Sparkle discussed her experience coming forward about R. Kelly’s history of sexual abuse at an event Monday in Fisk Hall. Sponsored by the Northwestern University Center for Awareness,...

Davies: What Tarana Burke taught me about nonbinary students at Northwestern

Davies: What Tarana Burke taught me about nonbinary students at Northwestern

January 28, 2020

Martin Luther King Jr. once described how our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Yet time and time again, Northwestern and the individuals who work and study here have...

Activist Tarana Burke delivers a keynote address on community healing from sexual abuse in marginalized communities. Burke has been organizing for years and is the founder of the #MeToo movement

Tarana Burke talks MeToo movement during keynote address for MLK Dream Week

January 28, 2020

Before #MeToo became a rallying cry for the global movement against sexual misconduct, Tarana Burke had been organizing communities of color for years to address sexual violence. At Pick-Staiger Concert...

Pritzker Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer speaks about the legal issues surrounding the #MeToo movement and why victims and survivors often resort to informal reporting.

Northwestern Law Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer speaks about the rise in informal reporting in the #MeToo movement

January 22, 2020

Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer spoke on Tuesday in Harris Hall about the rise of informal reporting in the #MeToo movement. The Center for Awareness, Response & Education and the Women’s Center hosted...

Actors rehearse in "9 to 5: The Musical." The musical, which follows three women plotting against their sexist boss in a 1970s workplace, opens this Thursday.

Arts Alliance explores Dolly Parton classic ‘9 to 5: The Musical’ with #MeToo and ‘Time’s Up’ lens

December 5, 2019

As a first-time director at Northwestern, Gaby Godínez wanted to put on a musical that combined whimsical, mindless fun with a political relevance that could bring the student body together. The clear...

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