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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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Men’s Basketball: NU assistant coach Emanuel Dildy to join Oklahoma in same role

April 6, 2021

Men's Basketball Northwestern assistant coach Emanuel Dildy is departing Evanston to take on the same position at Oklahoma, joining former colleague and new Sooners head coach Porter Moser. Dildy...

 Illinois criminal justice reform groups say that reclassifying drug possession charges is a first step toward changing substance use from a criminal issue to a public health issue. They said they plan to propose a bill to achieve this in the 2021 legislative session.

Advocates push Illinois to reclassify drug charges, establish prison diversion programs

February 10, 2021

After a “defelonization” bill failed to pass in the Illinois General Assembly, criminal justice reform advocates are pushing to reintroduce the proposal in 2021. On top of reclassifying low-level drug...

Rodney Ray (left) and Steve Schnur (right) celebrate Northwestern’s upset of Notre Dame in 1995. The Wildcats won 17-15.

Football: The 9 most memorable season openers in Northwestern history

September 3, 2020

Football Saturday was supposed to be Northwestern’s season opening game — at Michigan State in the original schedule and at Penn State in the modified schedule. While there will be no Wildcats...

Maeve Nelson makes a catch during a 2019 game. NU will travel back to Oklahoma this weekend for the first time since last season ended in a Super Regional against the Sooners

Softball: Cats return to Oklahoma for first time since Super Regional loss last season

February 27, 2020

Softball The last time Northwestern went to Norman, Oklahoma, the squad was headed to an NCAA Super Regional, energized after winning its own Regional in Evanston. But after two games, the Sooners...

NU Alum Daniel Fish’s “Oklahoma” won a 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

Everything’s goin’ his way: How Daniel Fish made “Oklahoma!” cool again

January 22, 2020

The Monthly When I asked theater director Daniel Fish (Communication ‘89) what attracts him to taking a fresh spin on a classic work, he stopped me in the middle of my question. “This notion...

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