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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


A banner reading "MORTY DON'T DEMO HISTORIC PRENTICE" flies over Northwestern's commencement ceremony Friday morning at Ryan Field. University spokesman Al Cubbage said it was "disappointing" someone decided to push the message during a "day of celebration" for the NU community.

Anti-Prentice demolition message crashes commencement ceremony

June 21, 2013

Thousands of Northwestern commencement attendees spotted an unexpected guest Friday morning above Ryan Field. "MORTY DON'T DEMO HISTORIC PRENTICE," read a banner attached to a propeller plane flying...

The fatal shooting of Dajae Coleman, 14, set off a city-wide discussion on gun violence during the fall of 2012. The Evanston Township High School freshman was killed in a case of mistaken identity, according to police.

4 years, hundreds of stories: Best of City

June 19, 2013

1. ‘Brothel law’ strains town-gown trust No one has ever been evicted for violating the city’s so-called "brothel law," a rule barring more than three unrelated individuals for living together,...

In Focus: Schapiro's unconventional first 4 years marked by successes, controversies

In Focus: Schapiro’s unconventional first 4 years marked by successes, controversies

May 30, 2013

University President Morton Schapiro does not always know what he is going to say. Before Schapiro’s first speech as president of Williams College in 2000, the school’s presidential search committee...

Schapiro tackles diversity pressure, touts town-gown relations

Schapiro tackles diversity pressure, touts town-gown relations

April 25, 2013

University President Morton Schapiro suggested Thursday that Northwestern may need a new leader if he cannot make it a more diverse institution. "If those numbers don't continue to improve, then we...

Northwestern announced Friday it has picked three teams to come up with competing designs for its new biomedical research facility on the Chicago campus. The University expects to pick a winning submission by late fall.

Northwestern starts Prentice demolition process

March 22, 2013

Northwestern announced today it is "moving forward" with its controversial plan to tear down the old Prentice Women's Hospital to make way for a biomedical research facility. NU spokesperson Pat Tremmel...

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