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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 refracting telescope is shown in the dome of Dearborn Observatory against a dark sky.

Dearborn Observatory reopens to public after two-year closure

April 5, 2022

After going dark for two years, Dearborn Observatory will once again give amateur astronomers the opportunity to see space’s brightest stars in detail.  The observatory reopened to the public Friday...

A monthly timeline on a blue face mask. Three green circular drawings of the virus that causes COVID-19 are around the mask.

Northwestern’s COVID-19 Timeline: A close look at how the pandemic impacted University life

April 3, 2022

Just over two years ago, classes went remote, most students went home and Northwestern’s campuses began to feel the effects of COVID-19. The Daily summarized major COVID-related developments as they...

A bag of groceries with cans and produce.

EPL, other community resources expanded as a result of the pandemic

April 3, 2022

When the pandemic started, Evanston Public Library’s Communications and Marketing Manager Jenette Sturges found herself struggling to digitize the library’s large catalog of in-person resources with...

NU Declassified: The melody of the music education major

NU Declassified: The melody of the music education major

February 23, 2022

    Whether a student is in elementary school or high school, music teachers can transform kids' lives. This episode of NU Declassified takes a dive into what the Bienen School of Music’s...

From the Archives: Main Library’s origin story

February 21, 2022

Main Library, which opened in 1970, is one of the main study hubs at Northwestern. The library gets its unique structure and radial shelving system from architect Walter Netsch’s geometric concept of...

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