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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


Officers from the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System’s Mobile Field Force guard President Schapiro’s home at a recent protest. Schapiro announced updates to the University’s racial justice commitments in a Tuesday email.

President Schapiro promises UP budgetary review by Nov. 16, dialogue and change on police reform

October 27, 2020

University President Morton Schapiro gave updates on Northwestern’s commitments to efforts in support of Black lives after a week of backlash to his condemnation of student protests. In a Tuesday...

Police stand outside President Schapiro’s house during an NU Community Not Cops protest. Schapiro’s comments about recent protests sparked a campus-wide debate about anti-Semitism and abolition.

How conversations about anti-Semitism divided a campus

October 26, 2020

Scattered across the city, country and world, community members read University President Morton Schapiro’s Monday email condemning recent student protests. Minutes later, messages of shock, support...

The Weekly: Week Six Recap

The Weekly: Week Six Recap

October 26, 2020

Students led by NU Community Not Cops are marching every day until Northwestern abolishes University Police. The Weekly: Week 6 Recap breaks down this week’s protests and President Schapiro’s response. ALEX...

Police officers in riot gear form a barricade on the east side of Ryan Field during the Maryland vs. Northwestern game Saturday.

NUCNC protests police outside football season opener, stands with Black athletes

October 26, 2020

Students led by Northwestern Community Not Cops demonstrated at the perimeter of Ryan Field during the Maryland vs. Northwestern game Saturday, marking 13 straight days of protests demanding the abolition...

Scott Hall, 601 University Pl., home of Northwestern’s Political Science Department.

Political Science faculty “dissent” from views expressed in Schapiro email

October 23, 2020

Faculty from Northwestern’s Political Science Department wrote an open letter to dissent from the views expressed in University President Morton Schapiro’s Monday email regarding student protests. The...

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