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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 James Franco speaks Saturday night at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. Franco was the winter speaker for A&O Productions and the Fiedler Hillel Center.

Franco talks acting, films at winter event for A&O, Hillel

March 2, 2014

James Franco shared his thoughts on acting and directing to a sold-out crowd Saturday night at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The event, presented by A&O Productions and NU Hillel, featured a discussion...

Myrlie Evers-Williams delivers the concluding keynote address for Northwestern’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration Monday evening. Evers-Williams is a civil rights activist and former chairperson of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Former chair of NAACP closes MLK celebration with keynote address

January 27, 2014

To end a week of commemoration for Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist and author Myrlie Evers-Williams delivered a keynote address Monday, stressing the importance of King's legacy and commenting...

Scientist and author Richard Dawkins speaks about his life and career at a packed Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The event was hosted by NU’s Secular Student Alliance, after Dawkins approached the group to promote his new book “An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist.”

Famed scientist, author Richard Dawkins speaks at packed Pick-Staiger

October 4, 2013

Evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins spoke about his new book to a sold-out crowd at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Thursday night. The event was part of Dawkins' tour to promote his autobiographical...

Communication sophomore Charlie Gingold was the first of three student openers for B.J. Novak.

A&O Winter Speaker B.J. Novak’s props, jokes draw laughs

March 3, 2013

In a fitting fashion for a cast member and writer for “The Office,” B.J. Novak began his stand-up performance at Northwestern on Saturday night by invoking the show’s most beloved joke. “They...

Crown Speaker Series brings award-winning author to campus

November 19, 2012

Award-winning author Nathan Englander spoke to members of the Northwestern community Monday night as the inaugural lecturer in the Renee and Lester Crown Speaker Series. Englander said he aimed to answer...

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