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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


Watters: Weighing economic impact of climate change

Watters: Weighing economic impact of climate change

November 11, 2012

Despite the fact that the election didn’t go the way I had hoped, I’ve decided to focus on the positive from now on. Nothing made me prouder than being able to voice my opinions behind that little...

'Game Change' co-author takes Northwestern students inside 'relentlessly negative' campaigns

‘Game Change’ co-author takes Northwestern students inside ‘relentlessly negative’ campaigns

November 10, 2012

MSNBC political analyst and "Game Change"  co-author John Heilemann declared Friday that both President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ran presidential campaigns not up to...

Obama staffers applaud the president following his remarks at the campaign headquarters in Chicago on the morning after Election Night. Obama beat former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to win a second term in the White House.

Northwestern student-interns reflect on life inside Obama campaign

November 9, 2012

About nine hours after President Barack Obama declared electoral victory before thousands of screaming supporters in Chicago, his campaign staff woke up to their Blackberries and iPhones buzzing with a...

Knight Lab recognized for election coverage

November 9, 2012

The Northwestern Knight News Innovation Lab was recognized for its innovational election coverage by the Online News Association and PBS MediaShift Idea Lab. The Online News Association recognized the...

Chicago residents watch election night returns on a big screen CNN put up on the Thompson Center in Chicago. Young people like those at the Election Night watch party were pivotal in re-electing President Barack Obama, according to a new analysis.

Electoral analysis: Youth vote decisive in some battleground states

November 8, 2012

Northwestern students may have woken up Wednesday morning to President-elect Mitt Romney if it were not for their peers’ votes, according to exit polls in Tuesday’s presidential contest. Early estimates...

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