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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


New Title IX regulations no longer require mandatory reporting in colleges

May 10, 2020

The Department of Education announced new federal regulations to Title IX this week that no longer require coaches and other employees at colleges and universities to report allegations of sexual misconduct....

Ryan Field, home of Northwestern football. The NCAA Board of Governors took unprecedented steps this week toward allowing student-athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness.

NCAA draws closer to allowing student-athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness

April 30, 2020

The NCAA Board of Governors on Tuesday supported rule changes that would allow student-athletes to benefit from their name, image and likeness, according to a statement published Wednesday morning. Student-athletes...

Martin Stadium, home of Northwestern lacrosse. The NCAA Division I Council announced that all spring-sport athletes would have the option to take an extra year of eligibility on Monday.

NCAA grants all Division I spring-sport athletes option for an extra year of eligibility

March 30, 2020

On Monday, the NCAA Division I Council approved a blanket waiver for all spring-sport athletes to get an extra year of eligibility after their seasons were cut short on March 12 due to the novel coronavirus. The...

The interior of Ryan Fieldhouse. Northwestern has said the athletic department would work in “lockstep” with the University to determine decisions going forward.

NCAA, Big Ten cancel all athletic competition until the 2020-21 academic year

March 12, 2020

COVID-19 News The international outbreak of COVID-19, the disease caused by what's commonly known as the novel coronavirus, continues to impact the college sports scene, and Thursday afternoon, the...

Football players jog across the football field. Prof. James Druckman spoke Monday afternoon in Chambers Hall about a recent paper he co-authored which utilizes college athletics as a case study for how identity and social interaction affect opinions on policy change.

College sports show interactions with people from other backgrounds affects policy attitudes, professor suggests

January 6, 2020

Prof. James Druckman spoke Monday afternoon in Chambers Hall about a recent paper he co-authored which utilizes college athletics as a case study for how identity and social interaction affect opinions...

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