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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


U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) calls on young people to take to the polls this midterm election.

Schakowsky urges students: ‘Vote. There is still time.’

November 1, 2018

Ten-term U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) told a group of Northwestern students, five days before what she called the most important election of her lifetime, that everything was at stake. “This...

 Charles Evans, Ph.D., speaks Tuesday in Harris Hall. Evans discussed his career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and monetary policy.

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago president talks unemployment, economics

October 23, 2018

Charles Evans had to take a lot of controversial measures during the Great Recession when he served as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Evans said at a campus event Tuesday that those...

Evanston’s five mayoral candidates share various parts of their platforms at a debate held Monday night. The candidates discussed police procedure and town-gown relations.

Mayoral candidates discuss policing, town-gown relations at debate

February 8, 2017

Evanston mayoral candidates reaffirmed the city’s commitment to being a sanctuary city and discussed racial bias in policing at a debate Tuesday night. The candidates discussed town-gown relations,...

Carlos Romero, an organizer with the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Chicago, speaks at a panel discussion Thursday. NU Real Food, a group that advocates for fair, sustainable food sourcing, hosted the event.

NU Real Food hosts talk on workers’ rights, sustainability

October 24, 2014

Food service workers and community organizers spoke Thursday about fighting for workers’ rights to create a fairer, more sustainable food industry.  The panel, “Who’s Behind Your Food: A Food...

Former University President Henry Bienen gives a talk to the Northwestern University Political Union on Monday night. After the talk, Bienen said schools like NU may have to leave Division I if athletes are allowed to unionize.

Bienen: Schools could leave Division I football over union ruling

April 7, 2014

Former University President Henry Bienen weighed in Monday night on Northwestern football players' push to form a union, again raising the possibility of schools like NU leaving Division I football if...

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