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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


Students gathered to honor lives lost in Gaza this week in a vigil hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine.

Students for Justice in Palestine hosts vigil to honor lives lost in Gaza this week

October 13, 2023

More than 100 students gathered in front of Deering Library, which was lit in green, white and red Thursday night, raising candles, reading poems and making speeches to honor the lives lost in Gaza this...

Mayor Daniel Biss stands behind a podium and speaks into a microphone.

Mayor Biss releases statement on Israel-Hamas war

October 12, 2023

In a statement released Thursday, Mayor Daniel Biss shared his shock and sorrow through the past five days of the Israel-Hamas war. The mayor said he was “heartbroken” upon hearing that two Evanston...

Close to 200 Northwestern community members gathered by candlelight outside Deering Library to honor the lives lost in the Israel-Hamas war.

Northwestern Jewish community hosts vigil to honor lives lost in Israel-Hamas war

October 10, 2023

Close to 200 Northwestern community members prayed, cried and hugged one another in front of Deering Library Monday night, honoring lives lost over the last three days in the Israel-Hamas War.  The...

Here is an introduction to just some of the activist groups on campus.

Voices for change: A non-comprehensive guide to NU’s activist landscape

August 13, 2023

One of Northwestern’s core values is social justice, a principle built upon a long history of student activism. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover, in which over 100...

A night-time photograph of a large boulder painted in red with the words “75” and “Nakba” written on it in white. There are lit candles on the ledge in front, which is also painted red and has the Palestinian flag painted on it.

SJP vigil commemorates 75th anniversary of the Nakba, centers empowerment and resistance

May 16, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of death. More than 700,000 Palestinians faced displacement around 1948, during that year’s Arab-Israeli war following the end of the British mandate...

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