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

The Daily Northwestern


Borrok: Protests are essential to the well-being of Northwestern

Borrok: Protests are essential to the well-being of Northwestern

October 21, 2020

Prior to my on-campus arrival last year, the University sent me a welcome package, which included information on move-in, Wildcat Welcome and Evanston. The package also contained an orientation issue...

At around 9 a.m. Friday morning, over 60 protesters blocked Sheridan Road to raise awareness for climate injustice and attempt to force more open communication between the Board of Trustees and Fossil Free Northwestern.

“If we don’t get it, shut it down:” Fossil Free Northwestern blocks Sheridan Road in call for divestment

March 7, 2020

More than 60 protesters joined together on Friday morning and blocked the intersection of Sheridan Road and Chicago Avenue, continuing their demand for Northwestern’s Board of Trustees to divest from...

Martinez: Huerta’s impact should not be erased

October 15, 2018

As soon as I saw the poster announcing Dolores Huerta’s Thursday night speech, I immediately entered the event into my calendar. I had learned about Huerta’s work as a labor leader and civil rights...

A student holds a poster during a silent protest held Friday outside Scott Hall. Following a May 16 protest against an ICE public relations representative, some student protesters are going through the University's conduct process.

Some students who protested ICE representative undergoing University’s conduct process, lawyer says

May 28, 2017

Some students who stopped a guest lecture by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement public relations representative on May 16 are going through Northwestern's conduct process, said Lam Nguyen Ho, a...

Letter to the Editor: University reactions to ICE protest overlook role of protest as intellectual, free speech

May 22, 2017

On May 16, 2017, some students on the Northwestern campus protested a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement representative, who was invited to speak to a sociology class. Since that protest, the students...

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