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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


Local professor Joan Marie Johnson speaks to Evanston residents about perspectives not included in the bestselling novel “The Help.” The history professor talked about black female activists, including Rosa Parks and and Septima Clark.

History professor discusses missing perspectives in ‘The Help’

November 9, 2014

A history professor spoke to more than 30 people at the Evanston Public Library on Sunday about the experiences and perspectives author Kathryn Stockett left out of her bestselling novel "The Help." Joan...

Study: Students who engage in unhealthy behaviors could have increased risk of cancer

May 6, 2014

The majority of college students are practicing unhealthy behaviors, including eating poorly and failing to exercise, which could put them at greater risk to develop cancer later in their lives, according...

Vines: Raise minimum wage to help all Americans

Vines: Raise minimum wage to help all Americans

November 19, 2013

When I was 15 years old, I went through the process of getting a work permit so I could alleviate some of the financial burden I was beginning to put on my parents. With my monthly cell phone bill and...

Gilo Kwesi Logan, professor at Northeastern Illinois University, holds a tear gas canister that the Israeli military shot during a protest in the  West Bank village of Bil'in. Logan was part of a civilian delegation sent to the Middle East to observe life in a conflict zone.

Local educator returns from Middle East, calls for peace

November 26, 2012

In the aftermath of last week’s outbreak of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, Evanston resident Gilo Kwesi Logan aims to spread a message of peace. Logan, a professor at Northeastern Illinois...

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