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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 person in white holds a battery-powered candle, placing it onto a small pedestal holding a picture of a Hindu goddess. Around the person are several similar candles.

Northwestern holds first institution-backed celebration of Diwali

November 5, 2021

Northwestern’s first-ever institution-backed celebration of Diwali included a gathering in Cahn Auditorium, a student-created display of nearly 5,000 diyas across campus and Indian dishes in all major...

Willard Residential College, a white-brick building with arched windows in front of a green lawn.

Accommodating dietary restrictions while living on campus

October 18, 2021

Housing assignments can often make or break students’ lives on campus, especially those with dietary restrictions, according to Lisa Carlson, Northwestern’s campus dietician. “The most important...

To visit any dining hall on campus, students have to make reservations, which are spaced out in 15-minute intervals and have a cap of 40 to 50 students each.

New dining hall policies reduce seating and hours, station staff to enforce distancing

February 25, 2021

As Northwestern Dining ramps up its efforts to enforce social distancing and reduce crowds in dining halls across campus, some students say they are struggling to find open reservation slots to pick up...

Collection boxes set up in Allison Hall. Campus Kitchen donated six car-loads of food to Chicagoland nonprofits.

NU students, workers donate excess Wildcat Wellness meals

January 31, 2021

Northwestern students participating in the Wildcat Wellness quarantine were overloaded with food from NU Dining, including meals, non-perishable snacks and milk. Much of it went unused. Once NU Dining...

Tables and chairs are spaced six feet apart in preparation for in-person dining at Northwestern.

Dining services adjust to Wildcat Wellness, COVID-19 restrictions

September 18, 2020

Despite initial student speculation, Northwestern will not be going viral on TikTok for serving moldy food during Wildcat Wellness. However, dining during and after the first week of school will look very...

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