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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Gaza journalist Wajeh Abuzarefah explains the change in the political geography of Israel and Palestine since 1948. Abuzarefah spoke about current conditions in Gaza at an event co-hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine and Northwestern Divest.

Palestinian journalist discusses conditions in Gaza

March 1, 2016

Gaza journalist Wajeh Abuzarefah called Gaza a “small open air prison” with 2 million Palestinians at an event Monday hosted by Northwestern Students for Justice in Palestine and Northwestern Divest. Abuzarefah,...

Students dressed in officer uniforms with “G4S” taped to their backs restrain other students acting as prisoners in a demonstration at The Rock on Tuesday. The demonstration was organized by student divestment campaigns Unshackle NU and NU Divest, which are both calling for the University to divest from security company G4S.

Divestment campaigns unite for detained prisoners demonstration

February 24, 2016

As people crowded near The Rock on Tuesday afternoon, two students dressed in officer uniforms with signs reading “G4S” taped to their backs held up ropes tying down two kneeling students who were...

Activist talks ‘school-to-prison pipeline’ at Unshackle NU’s first speaker event

January 22, 2016

Chicago-based organizer and educator Mariame Kaba said Thursday one of the driving forces behind the disproportionate incarceration of black people in the U.S. is an unfair education system. Kaba was the...

Soto: Proactivity should be President Schapiro’s next move

Soto: Proactivity should be President Schapiro’s next move

January 21, 2016

The morning of Jan. 15, the Washington Post published an opinion piece about safe spaces on college campuses written by our very own University President Morton Schapiro. While first reading the piece,­­...

Medill junior Zahra Haider speaks at Monday night’s “Decolonize Your Mind” event hosted by NUDivest. The organization announced its campaign to pressure the university to divest from security company G4S at the event.

Northwestern Divest to focus on G4S in current campaign

January 12, 2016

Members of Northwestern Divest announced Monday night its campaign will now have a specific focus on pressuring the University to divest from G4S, one of the world’s largest security companies. The...

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