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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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In Focus: Physical accessibility limits students on Northwestern’s Evanston campus

February 9, 2023

After his wheelchair flipped over on one of Northwestern’s uneven sidewalks last spring, Alec Cabacungan broke his hip.  The Medill junior has osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone...

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The Daily Explains: University Police investigations of student infractions and criminal offenses

November 18, 2022

University Police has long been the subject of controversy surrounding officer conduct at Northwestern, especially in recent years. UP is responsible for investigating certain reports of student offenses...

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Search committee formed to name leadership for Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance office

November 13, 2022

Northwestern formed a search committee of faculty, staff and students to name an associate vice president for civil rights and Title IX compliance, the University announced Friday. Robin Means Coleman,...

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The Daily Explains: Northwestern’s Title IX policies

October 27, 2022

Passed in 1972, Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination at any U.S. educational institution that receives federal financial assistance, including Northwestern. In accordance with this statute, the...

Isaacson: Title IX was a dream for one generation. Now it’s time to wake up

Isaacson: Title IX was a dream for one generation. Now it’s time to wake up

October 26, 2022

I had never heard of Title IX in the winter of 1972. And if someone had told me what it meant, as a restless fifth-grader who spent most of my time chasing after my brothers and the other boys in the neighborhood,...

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