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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


On a past ASB-POP trip in fall 2018, some incoming first-year and transfer students visited DOORWAYS, an organization that provides housing and other services to those affected by HIV/AIDS. However, ASB will no longer offer a pre-orientation program after 2019.

Alternative Student Breaks to discontinue pre-orientation program after 2019

May 19, 2019

Alternative Student Breaks will discontinue its pre-orientation trip after the upcoming academic school year, according to Joshua McKenzie, director for first-year experience. In an email to The Daily,...

The Superior Hiking trail is where Project Wildcat hosts their annual week-long pre-orientation program. In October 2018, the office of New Student and Family Programs announced there would be no trip in Fall 2019.

Months after PWild’s suspension, counselors grapple with administration’s transparency issues

January 23, 2019

Tara Krantz said she couldn’t imagine her freshman year at Northwestern without Project Wildcat. For the Weinberg sophomore, it was invaluable having a week in the woods to reflect on her transition...

Adam Downing, Speaker of the Senate. ASG Senate introduced two pieces of legislation in Wednesday’s meeting.

ASG introduces new academic resolutions to count pass/fail class toward distribution credits

October 31, 2018

An Associated Student Government senator introduced two new resolutions to reform the structure of Weinberg distribution classes during Wednesday’s ASG Senate, proposing to allow students to count pass/fail...

PWild won’t be available for 2019 incoming students

October 30, 2018

Project Wildcat will not be held in September 2019 due to a decision by New Student and Family Programs to institute a yearlong planning period before the next excursion, according to an email sent to...

The Class of 2017 participates in Wildcat Welcome. Next year’s Wildcat Welcome will start earlier and has been extended to 10 days, pushing pre-orientation programs back.

Pre-orientation programs affected by Wildcat Welcome’s extension

February 3, 2015

Some students are concerned about Wildcat Welcome interfering with pre-orientation programs now that orientation will be extended from eight days to 10. Pre-orientation programs, which typically...

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