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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


Actor and comedian Nick Offerman speaks at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Saturday night. Offerman discussed his woodworking hobby and political beliefs, and interspersed his talk with songs on a homemade ukulele.

Nick Offerman shares music, humor in raunchy performance

February 8, 2015

Northwestern’s “Parks and Recreation” fans serenaded the show’s fictional miniature horse Li’l Sebastian in a sing-along led by actor Nick Offerman on Saturday night. Offerman, who plays Ron...

Northwestern recognizes Roberta Buffett Elliott (Weinberg ‘54) for her record-setting donation to the University. The younger sister of financier Warren Buffett gave more than $100 million toward a new Global Studies Institute.

Warren Buffett’s sister donates more than $100 million to Northwestern

January 28, 2015

When University President Morton Schapiro met with Roberta Buffett Elliott in December, he expected to discuss the estate of the 1954 Weinberg graduate. But as he and the younger sister of business...

Michelle Alexander, a law professor and civil rights lawyer, speaks to a packed Pick-Staiger Concert Hall about modern racial inequalities in America. Alexander’s speech, which focused particularly on disparities in the criminal justice system, concluded Northwestern’s annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.

Michelle Alexander talks race, criminal justice to cap Northwestern’s MLK celebrations

January 26, 2015

Drawing a standing ovation from a packed audience in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Monday evening, civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander called on students and the rest of the country to honor Martin...

Northwestern students compete in MLK Oratorical Contest

January 20, 2015

The 2015 Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Contest concluded its second and final round Monday afternoon with the recitation of three student speeches at McCormick Auditorium in Norris University Center. The...

Construction fence near new Music and Communication Building to come down

January 15, 2015

The construction fence near the new Music and Communication Building is scheduled to be taken down 3 p.m. Friday, Deborah Burkhart, a Facilities Management project manager, announced in an email Thursday. The...

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