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The Daily Northwestern

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


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Rapid Recap: No. 23 Iowa 72, Northwestern 67 (OT)

January 28, 2022

After receiving its third consecutive conference loss to Maryland last Sunday, Northwestern entered Welsh-Ryan Arena hungry to come out on top against No. 23 Iowa in an enormous Friday night showdown.  Yet,...

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From the Newsroom: How to pitch The Daily a story idea, and how we decide what news to cover

January 28, 2022

In this series, Daily staff members hope to provide more transparency about how we operate. If you would like to submit a question to be answered here, please send an email to Editor-in-Chief Isabelle...

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Illinois passes bill prohibiting hair discrimination in school

January 27, 2022

A new state law prevents schools from enforcing discriminatory rules against hairstyles historically tied to race, ethnicity and hair texture.   The Jett Hawkins Law, which went into effect in Illinois ...

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Are NU COVID-19 policies strict? Breaking down universities’ COVID-19 responses around the country

January 27, 2022

The rise in omicron variant cases locally and nationwide came as many colleges and universities closed for Winter Break. Since then, schools around the country have established different guidelines for...

A Wordle game with six tiles instead of five. WORDLE is spelled out in all caps and in green on both the top and bottom row. In the middle two rows, the letters from left to right are ISNUQN and LPNUEJ. The NUs in both rows are highlighted in purple.

Students embrace community and strategy through Wordle

January 25, 2022

SESP sophomore Dalia Segal-Miller’s sister sent a Wordle link to her family group chat three weeks ago. Ever since, she has played the game every day and now, her friends are on board too. Wordle...

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