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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


Northwestern earns highest Graduation Success Rate for second straight year

October 24, 2013

Northwestern may face challenges on the football field, but the Wildcats are kings of the classroom. The NCAA released its annual graduation success rates Thursday, and NU came in with 97 percent —...

Hayes: NCAA committee a good creation

Hayes: NCAA committee a good creation

October 23, 2013

Last week, the NCAA announced its inaugural 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee. Evidently, even when the most universally despised organization in sports listens to the fans and does...

Weinberg sophomore Michelle Lortie, a member of the Northwestern University Marching Band’s color guard, performs during the Homecoming pep rally Friday evening. University President Morton Schapiro, football Coach Pat Fitzgerald and Homecoming grand marshal Mike Greenberg (Medill ‘89) pumped up fans during the pep rally.

Wildcat pride displayed at annual Homecoming Parade

October 6, 2013

Homecoming Week ended Friday with the annual parade, with students and alumni traveling down Sheridan Road, cheering on floats from campus and city organizations. From Lincoln Street down to The Arch,...

The No. 8 Wildcats have been dominant at the national level for the past 14 years. Under longtime coach Laurie Schiller, they have consecutively placed within the top 10 at the NCAA Championships within this time.

Fencing: Northwestern shows promise at USFA Burton Open

October 1, 2013

Northwestern had only four days of practice before the team played in the USFA Burton Open over the weekend, coach Laurie Schiller said. The No. 8 Wildcats may have been a bit rusty in Schiller's eyes...

Diebold: The death of NCAA Football and the loss of innocence

Diebold: The death of NCAA Football and the loss of innocence

October 1, 2013

In 2002, I bought the first video game I ever paid for with my own allowance. I had just acquired a shiny new purple GameCube, and, well, I would settle for nothing less than NCAA Football 2003 for...

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