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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


Ahn: On being a homeless student at a Top 10 university

Ahn: On being a homeless student at a Top 10 university

May 9, 2023

  Content warning: This article contains discussions of abuse, neglect and suicide. After I returned home from my first quarter at Northwestern in the winter of 2021, my father’s abuse...

People cross a street in downtown Evanston. The crosswalk, located next to a Whole Foods, is lined with trees.

Northwestern students say walkability around campus builds community, draws them to local businesses

March 30, 2023

For some Northwestern community members from less walkable cities around the country, downtown Evanston provides a welcome change.  According to Walk Score, a website that provides local amenity guides...

An illustration of a bus, a CTA train, and the Metra train.

Your guide to public transit on campus, in Evanston and around Chicago

August 12, 2022

The abundance of public transportation in Evanston and Chicago will help you move quickly around campus and head downtown to explore the U.S.’s third largest city. But with seemingly endless transit...

Evanston Davis Street Metra station platform with one person sitting on a bench.

New Metra schedule cuts four midday trains through Evanston

April 25, 2022

Metra cut four midday trains running through Evanston starting Monday, according to the rail system’s new schedule.  The trains will stop running to allow for the construction of a new Metra station...

A blue bus passes under a gray overpass while a train goes by above.

Pritzker: Pace, Metra, CTA mask mandates lifted

April 19, 2022

Patrons will no longer be required to wear masks on Illinois public transit following a Tuesday announcement from Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Masks will become optional at Illinois airports, Pritzker said,...

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