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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 bird rests on a fence post overlooking the area of where the massacre took place at sunrise at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site on June 29, 2016 near Eads, Colorado. Northwestern commemorated the 154th anniversary of the massacre.

At Sand Creek Massacre commemoration, NU says it must ‘continue to right wrongs’

November 18, 2018

Descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre victims — Otto Braided Hair, Karen Little Coyote, Fred Mosqueda and Gail Ridgely — shared their family’s pain at an on-campus commemoration of the massacre’s...

Tour guides walking throughout campus.

New tour guidelines highlight diversity efforts, cut backward walking

February 13, 2018

Traditionally, Northwestern tour guides have prided themselves on their ability to simultaneously communicate large amounts of information and cover ground, all while walking backward. That’s expected...

Daviree Velázquez Phillip. Phillip, who assumed her position as the new director for Multicultural Student Affairs Monday, plans to support marginalized students at NU.

New MSA director begins tenure, voices plans to support marginalized students

February 13, 2018

As a self-identified student activist in college, Daviree Velázquez Phillip said she often criticized her undergraduate school for the lack of mentorship and services provided to first-generation students...

Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson, Campus Inclusion and Community director, discusses Black House renovation plans at the Community Dialogue. Brown-Henderson said they have moved from the “feasibility” part of the plan to the “schematic design” phase.

Administrators update students on Black House renovations, textbook initiative

February 8, 2018

Administrators are asking for feedback from students regarding projected plans for Black House renovations. The announcement was made at a community dialogue event Wednesday, which brought together...

Editorial: University shouldn’t relegate Black History Month recognition to students

February 4, 2018

University support of marginalized groups on campus is a storied concern. In 1968, more than 100 students occupied the Northwestern Bursar’s Office in protest after NU failed to meet a list of black...

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