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

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

The Daily Northwestern

Zaheer Ali, who was part of the Malcolm X project at Columbia University, speaks with (from left) Loyola Prof. Kim Searcy and Evanston resident Eric Basir.

Cultural groups host speaker to focus on Muslims’ role in society

February 20, 2013

Northwestern’s black and Muslim student organizations collaborated Wednesday night to highlight the role of Muslims in American society and their similarities with other ethnicities. As a part of...

Emlyn Ricketts, an attorney with First Defense Legal Aid, speaks about how to protect ones rights while interacting with law enforcement officials at a workshop titled Know Your Rights on Thursday.

Northwestern students address racial profiling concerns at workshop

February 1, 2013

Michael Guerrero just wanted a McGriddle at 5 in the morning. But a quick trip down the street from his home to McDonald’s was put on hold when a Chicago police officer pulled him over and “yanked”...

Chaplains Tahera Ahmad and Tim Stevens lead a discussion group at the McSA-Hillel Chai Chat. Illinois state law now requires non-religious universities to reschedule exams for religious reasons but NU already has policies in place that will uphold this law.

New state law requires universities to accommodate religious practices

January 16, 2013

An Illinois state law requiring non-religious universities to allow students to reschedule exams or classes that conflict with a religious observance went into effect on Jan. 1. Although Northwestern...

Communication freshman Katherine Koller, Weinberg freshmen Margaret Kuo and Sarah Holmstrom (left to right) show Ihanthan Toodi and Sairavi Suribhotla the way to University Place where they planned to recruit passersby to find the missing student. Toodi and Suribhotla, who are not friends or family of Harsha Maddula, responded to a Facebook alert calling for volunteers to mobilize a search party on campus.

Search for missing Northwestern student Harsha Maddula intensifies as new details emerge

September 26, 2012

The search for missing Northwestern student Harsha Maddula intensified Tuesday as FBI officials arrived on the scene and search parties scoured campus and downtown Evanston. Family and friends of the...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881
Muslim-cultural Student Association