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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

NU’s Queer Prom! advertising banner just past the arch.

Queer Prom! invites students to celebrate their identities and mingle in Norris

May 1, 2022

When Weinberg sophomore Rachel Ruddy toured Loyola University Chicago in high school, she was drawn to a poster advertising The Queer Fall Ball. At the time, Ruddy said, she would have loved to attend...

A room with two tables, two blue chairs and a TV on the wall. There are papers strewn on the back table.

Student Affairs identifies new, “mid-term” space for the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center

April 6, 2022

After over a year of student advocacy to expand the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center to a house on Sheridan Road, Student Affairs has identified the first floor of house five in Foster-Walker Complex...

Ms. Penny Cost speaks to the audience, while wearing a black wig, glasses, crystal earrings, a big necklace, a black dress and angel wings.

Ms. Penny Cost discusses being the first drag queen certified candidate for ordination in the United Methodist Church

February 25, 2022

Wearing a black sequin dress and angel wings, Ms. Penny Cost strutted down the aisle of the Jeanne Vail Chapel to discuss her experiences as the first drag queen to become a certified candidate for ordination...

Several students sit in rows in front of long tables with black tablecloths. Many students are raising their hands, while others are not.

ASG passes resolution demanding mandatory virtual alternatives to in-person instruction

January 19, 2022

With high COVID-19 cases and student pushback against in-person classes, Associated Student Government approved a resolution Wednesday to require hybrid alternatives to in-person learning. The resolution...

A building sits behind a black construction tarp fence. A sign on the fence says, “Building a Better Northwestern. 1914 Sheridan Road. Black House Renovation.”

Finding your community within Northwestern

August 16, 2021

Transitioning to college is hard, especially if you hold an identity that has been historically underserved, marginalized or oppressed. At an institution the size of Northwestern, there are several organizations...

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