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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 jet takes off in downtown San Juan, Puerto Rico, where palm trees stand on Oct. 2.. NU student groups are currently fundraising to support Puerto Rico and Mexico following natural disasters.

NU community supports Mexico, Puerto Rico following natural disasters

October 10, 2017

After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last month, second-year graduate student and Puerto Rico native Zorimar Rivera Montes said she went a week before hearing from her family. “I wasn’t able to...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) speaks at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in 2015. Durbin, along with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) wrote a letter urging Republican leaders to provide greater disaster relief to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Durbin, Duckworth call on GOP leaders to provide greater hurricane disaster relief

September 26, 2017

Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) published a letter Tuesday calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to provide greater disaster...

Trejos: Don’t let Puerto Rico declare bankruptcy

Trejos: Don’t let Puerto Rico declare bankruptcy

May 12, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, the famous comedian John Oliver teamed up with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of “Hamilton,” to raise awareness about Puerto Rico’s economic crisis. Puerto Rico’s government...

Women’s Golf: Northwestern confident heading into season opener in Puerto Rico

February 14, 2015

Women's Golf Last year the Wildcats opened up their spring season at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic ranked 19th, and the team cruised to a stellar third-place finish. This time around, the expectations...

Women’s Golf: Wildcats set program record in impressive fifth-place finish

October 20, 2014

In its final fall tournament, No. 5 Northwestern set a program-record 54-hole score while cruising to a fifth-place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate this weekend in Stanford, California. The...

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