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LTE: Rename John Evans Alumni Center

April 11, 2024

We are members of the John Evans Study Committee, which in May 2014 submitted its report on the Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864, in southeastern Colorado. Soldiers savagely attacked a peaceful...

In Focus: Students demand Native American studies, recognition of Evans’ role in Sand Creek Massacre

March 1, 2013

Northwestern did not celebrate “Founders’ Day” this year. Instead, officials called NU’s 162nd anniversary a “birthday,” in an attempt to appease a group of students who associate the...

Northwestern committee to investigate Evans’ role in Sand Creek Massacre

February 14, 2013

After student petitioning and meetings with administrators this quarter, Northwestern officials announced Thursday the formation of a committee to investigate the role of University founder John Evans...

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