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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


Alumnae of NU celebrates centennial, creates new programming

January 31, 2016

In 1916, a small group of women began selling sandwiches to fundraise for a women’s building at Northwestern. In the 100 years since, that group has raised more than $7 million for NU. The Alumnae...

Ron Braeutigam, Pam James, Anne Martino and Janet Bilandic present a $750,000 check at the Northwestern Alumni Association Leadership Symposium. The Alumnae created a $1 million endowment for undergraduate research at NU.

Alumnae of NU donates $750,000, grants STEM scholarships

September 23, 2015

Undergraduates hoping to participate in research will soon have more opportunities due to a donation from The Alumnae of Northwestern University. The group, a volunteer organization of women that raises...

Evanston Swims! program more than doubles in size

May 13, 2014

A program to teach Evanston second graders to swim has more than doubled in size and moved out of its pilot phase, the Evanston Community Foundation said Monday. Evanston Swims!, which provides free...

Evanston150 measure to teach all students how to swim

October 12, 2012

An idea that started as a proposal on paper has finally made it into the pool. Evanston Swims has launched its pilot program to teach all Evanston children how to swim. The project began through Evanston150, an...

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