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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

A woman plays the temir komuz, the Kyrgyz jaw harp.

Kyrgyz Community Center hosts Nowruz celebrations at Main Library Plaza as part of decolonization initiative

March 31, 2024

The Northwestern community hosted the Kyrgyz Community Center Friday to celebrate Nowruz, the Persian and Turkic New Year, with musical performances, cultural clothing and Kyrgyz food. The Kyrgyz Community...

Women sit at a table with a sign reading ‘Headquarters Evanston League of Women Voters.’

Prof. Martha Jones lectures on 19th Amendment, disenfranchised Black women voters

March 1, 2022

In a Winona, Mississippi jail cell in the 1960s, a young Black woman sat for three days after an unsuccessful attempt at voter registration. Her name was Fannie Lou Hamer, and the 19th Amendment failed...

Northwestern receives $5.6 million gift to support history center

January 22, 2015

A Northwestern alumnus and his wife have donated $5.6 million to Northwestern as part of the "We Will" campaign, the University announced Wednesday. The gift from Nicholas Chabraja (Weinberg ’64,...

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