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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The memorial tree lies on the grass outside Harris Hall. After students and alumni reacted negatively to the tree’s removal, the University is planning to create a more permanent memorial on campus.

Memorial to a memorial: University plans to replace removed memorial to students who died while at Northwestern

September 9, 2020

Students and alumni quickly organized to save a memorial to students who died while at Northwestern after it was removed by the University without notice. On Friday afternoon, a group of students contacted...

Defining Safe: A Northwestern student shares mental health struggles, and why NU should do more

Defining Safe: A Northwestern student shares mental health struggles, and why NU should do more

June 5, 2019

CASSIDY JACKSON: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Cassidy Jackson. Thanks for tuning in, and welcome to the fifth episode of “Defining Safe.” In honor of May being Mental Health Month, I asked a...

Letter to the Editor: Rock painting mishap signals need for awareness, sensitivity

April 29, 2018

I’m a co-president of Northwestern’s QuestBridge Scholars Network, yet most students don’t know about the work I do. Even some low-income, first-generation students don’t realize that Quest is...

Weinberg sophomore Samantha Flood speaks Monday at the one-year memorial of Mohammed Ramzan’s death. Ramzan died last April during crew practice after falling off a nine-person shell.

Students gather for 1-year memorial of Mohammed Ramzan’s death

April 16, 2018

As a group of students gathered Monday for the one-year memorial of Mohammed Ramzan’s death, Samantha Flood fondly recalled the special bond she shared with Ramzan. “Even though we were friends...

Mohammed Ramzan. The 19-year-old passed away April 10 after he accidentally drowned during a men’s crew team practice.

Northwestern crew team to enforce mandatory swim test

October 13, 2017

Following the accidental drowning of Weinberg freshman Mohammed Ramzan last spring, the Northwestern crew team will require swim tests for members, University spokesman Al Cubbage confirmed to The Daily...

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