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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


Here is an introduction to just some of the activist groups on campus.

Voices for change: A non-comprehensive guide to NU’s activist landscape

August 13, 2023

One of Northwestern’s core values is social justice, a principle built upon a long history of student activism. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover, in which over 100...

A night-time photograph of a large boulder painted in red with the words “75” and “Nakba” written on it in white. There are lit candles on the ledge in front, which is also painted red and has the Palestinian flag painted on it.

SJP vigil commemorates 75th anniversary of the Nakba, centers empowerment and resistance

May 16, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of death. More than 700,000 Palestinians faced displacement around 1948, during that year’s Arab-Israeli war following the end of the British mandate...

Rasmea Odeh speaks during an event held by Students for Justice in Palestine on Monday. Students expressed varied reactions to her speaking on campus.

Students react following Rasmea Odeh’s talk on campus

May 18, 2017

Reactions to Rasmea Odeh, who spoke at Northwestern on Monday, varied across campus as some said they felt uncomfortable by the presence of someone who was convicted for terrorism, and others welcomed...

University of Wisconsin-Parkside sociology professor Seif Da’na discusses colonialism and Zionism in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Thursday night in Swift Hall. The event was sponsored by Northwestern’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine as part of their Israeli Apartheid Week.

University of Wisconsin-Parkside professor discusses Israeli colonialism, Zionism on eve of Nakba Day

May 15, 2015

On the eve of Nakba Day, the annual day commemorating Palestinian displacement that followed Israeli independence in 1948, University of Wisconsin-Parkside sociology professor Seif Da’na said Israel...

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