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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


The Rock, with gold siding and words “Free Palestine” among others. The background is dark blue with silhouettes of people with signs in the bottom right corner.

Students host vigil in solidarity with Palestinian and MENA community members, mourn lives lost to violence in the region

June 17, 2021

Student organizations hosted a vigil at the Rock to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and Middle Eastern North African students as they grieved recent and generational losses. Groups requested anonymity...

Othman: Anti-Zionism is anti-racist, not antisemitic

June 14, 2021

Following the recent onslaught of brutal violence in Occupied Palestine, a noticeable shift in awareness has occurred among Americans. Increasingly, Americans have become aware of the unrelenting reality...

“Our songs are the stories of our lives”: Two men remember the beginnings of gay liberation on campus

“Our songs are the stories of our lives”: Two men remember the beginnings of gay liberation on campus

July 31, 2020

In 1970, Maher Ahmad and Bill Dry founded the Gay Liberation Front — Northwestern’s first gay rights advocacy group. The group hosted the first gay dance on campus, held demonstrations in the city...

In 1970, the Gay Liberation Front sent a contingent to march on Washington in protest of the Vietnam War.

Fighting for liberation for 50 years: Maher Ahmad remembers his time with the Gay Liberation Front

July 28, 2020

The Daily Northwestern · “Our songs are the stories of our lives”: Two men remember the beginnings of gay liberation at NU During Maher Ahmad’s (Communication ’71, ’74) junior year on campus,...

Letter to the Editor: Kessel misses the mark on anti-Semitism

Letter to the Editor: Kessel misses the mark on anti-Semitism

January 28, 2020

It is clear that anti-Semitism is on the rise in the West. However, while it is imperative to condemn and combat the insidieousness of anti-Semitism, we must not in turn scapegoat other marginalized groups...

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