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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


A graphic of a weekly class schedule with the word “Paper” written in orange and superimposed on the schedule.

McCormick junior launches course-scheduling tool Paper

November 9, 2022

Last year, McCormick junior and computer science major Dilan Nair saw his friends creating a four-year Northwestern plan on a spreadsheet and thought, “I can do better than that.” So he did. His...

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“Inclusive Making” course focuses on disabled users in technology maker spaces

April 23, 2021

When McCormick Prof. Marcelo Worsley started teaching “Inclusive Making” in 2017, he wanted to increase technology access to the disability community. LRN SCI 309 educates students on the historical...

A screenshot of the Northwestern Discord server owned by McCormick freshman Alan Senkus. Freshmen have been using the server to form connections during the remote quarter.

Freshmen find community on virtual campus through Discord server

October 6, 2020

With most underclassmen barred from campus, freshmen are finding community through Discord — an online communications platform — and the popular video game “Among Us.” The Discord server is...

A screenshot of the Northwestern University campus on Minecraft. Structures such as Main Library, Norris University Center and the Weber Arch are a few of the sites that can be accessed on the virtual campus.

Rebuilding Northwestern: Student recreates campus virtually through Minecraft

April 29, 2020

With Spring Quarter classes underway, Northwestern students are engaging virtually outside of Zoom calls and lectures by building relationships on Minecraft (literally). With the announcement of campus...

Speak Your Mind: Stay Home, Stay Calm

Speak Your Mind: Stay Home, Stay Calm

April 12, 2020

Freshmen Christine Potermin and Andrea Hancock have found ways to cope with stress and anxiety during the coronavirus outbreak. In addition to Zoom and FaceTime, students are getting creative and using...

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