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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

“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,...

Jim Phillips watches from the sidelines of the Northwestern-Maryland football game in October 2017.

Athletic Director Jim Phillips talks about new Welsh-Ryan Arena and construction

November 29, 2018

With only a few weeks left in the year, The Daily’s sports desk sat down with athletic director Jim Phillips ahead of the Big Ten Championship Game, where No. 21 Northwestern will play the No. 6 Ohio...

A video portrait of election day in Evanston

November 8, 2018

On Tuesday, November 6, Northwestern students and Evanston residents voted in the midterm elections at Patten Gymnasium and Parkes Hall. -- Christopher Vazquez, Jessica Liu, Do Hun Yang, Brian Meng,...

Construction closes Henry Crown basketball courts and track

January 5, 2016

The Henry Crown Sports Pavilion basketball gymnasium and track will be closed for the next two years due to construction. “(Northwestern is) closing the track and the basketball courts to take them...

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