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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


Attendees listen to President Morton Schapiro at the Political Union discussion in Scott Hall’s Ripton Room on Wednesday evening. Schapiro described several empirical studies on the economics of higher education in his talk.

President Schapiro speaks with Political Union at round table discussion

October 31, 2013

University President Morton Schapiro discussed the economic value of a college education at a Political Union event on Wednesday.  About 20 people attended the event in Scott Hall. Weinberg senior...

Tisdahl joins state-wide effort to push immigration reform

October 30, 2013

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl signed a letter last week urging Illinois congressmen to pursue comprehensive immigration reform. Tisdahl joined 20 other mayors from across the state in the petition,...

Katherine Baicker, professor of health economics at Harvard School of Public Health, discusses her research with David Figlio of the Institute for Police Research in the McCormick Tribune Center on Monday afternoon. Baickers research, as part of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, looks into the effects of expanding Medicaid coverage.

Harvard professor discusses Oregon health care experiment at IPR lecture

October 29, 2013

Harvard University health economics Prof. Katherine Baicker discussed her findings in a study on public health insurance and her academic and political experience Monday at Northwestern. Baicker is...

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl speaks with reporters during a wide-ranging interview Wednesday evening. She credited University President Morton Schapiro with helping to improve town-gown relations over the past few years.

Tisdahl praises Schapiro on town-gown relations

October 23, 2013

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said Wednesday evening that town-gown relations are better than they have ever been, crediting University President Morton Schapiro with helping turn around the historically...

Nadkarni: Northwestern, Fitzgerald failing to live up to their own expectations

Nadkarni: Northwestern, Fitzgerald failing to live up to their own expectations

October 20, 2013

Someone asked football coach Pat Fitzgerald how his team refocuses for Iowa after the Wildcats’ third straight loss Saturday to Minnesota. “(We) don’t listen to you guys,” Fitzgerald lobbied...

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