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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

In Review: Winter Quarter 2013

March 7, 2013

With another quarter come and gone, The Daily's campus and city desks run down the biggest stories of the quarter. FMO, Alianza march for racial justice For Members Only and Alianza organized a demonstration...

One student holds a sign expressing solidarity with Michael Collins as they walk down Sheridan Road during Thursdays march.

Students call for change at march, demonstration

March 1, 2013

As Weinberg senior Paul Jackson stepped up to The Rock and took the megaphone, hundreds gathered began to chant and cheer, one student even beating a drum. His voice booming across the courtyard, Jackson...

Students cover The Rock in black paint to symbolize Northwestern is a community who wont stand for injustice. More than one hundred students skipped class or walked out of lectures to participate in the demonstration for racial change Thursday afternoon.

Students call for change at afternoon walkout and demonstration

February 28, 2013

More than 100 students left their classes this afternoon to march down Sheridan Road and participate in a demonstration at The Rock, calling Northwestern to change its campus culture of racism. The...

Weinberg freshmen Cinthya Rodriguez, Samantha Bahena and Genesis Villalobos write letters at a campaign sponsored by For Members Only and Alianza that aimed to allow students to share their experiences and also raise awareness about the story of Northwestern maintenance worker Michael Collins. Collins encountered in December his stuffed
bear hung next to his desk in a manner akin to a lynching.

Alianza, FMO highlight campus racial insensitivity with letter-writing event

February 22, 2013

After a number of racially motivated incidents on campus and in Evanston in the past year, student groups began organizing dialogues to combat racism and relay their concerns to University administrators. Following...

Zaheer Ali, who was part of the Malcolm X project at Columbia University, speaks with (from left) Loyola Prof. Kim Searcy and Evanston resident Eric Basir.

Cultural groups host speaker to focus on Muslims’ role in society

February 20, 2013

Northwestern’s black and Muslim student organizations collaborated Wednesday night to highlight the role of Muslims in American society and their similarities with other ethnicities. As a part of...

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