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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


A woman dressed in cultural attire stands behind a decorated language table in Kresge Hall.

NU Festival of Languages and Cultures celebrates community’s diversity

May 14, 2023

Students passing by The Rock last Monday and Tuesday were met with cultural foods and snacks from across the globe, including the Brazilian Guarana soda and truffles. Several Northwestern language departments...

A red and yellow sign that reads ‘Northwestern Department of Spanish and Portuguese’ inside of the Kresge building.

Northwestern language programs see enrollment across most programs decline

April 19, 2023

Between 2013 and 2016, the Modern Language Association of America reported that undergraduate and graduate enrollment in language classes other than English dropped about 9.2% nationwide.   Turkish...

Aytemiz: Two deadly earthquakes sent shockwaves through our community

Aytemiz: Two deadly earthquakes sent shockwaves through our community

February 16, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of death. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria at 4:17 a.m. on Feb. 6. Just nine hours later, another hit with magnitude 7.5. Turkey declared...

Turkish author Elif Batuman speaks Monday at University Hall. Batuman talked about how she turned her life experiences into her fictional novel, “The Idiot.”

Turkish author discusses autobiographical novel, creative writing process

February 26, 2018

In a Monday talk, Turkish author and journalist Elif Batuman told aspiring writers there is no need to feel ashamed for being “embarrassing and awkward” at a young age. Batuman, who holds a doctorate...

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