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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


Paul’s Drag Race: A Northwestern student’s twists and turns to finding a new identity

Paul’s Drag Race: A Northwestern student’s twists and turns to finding a new identity

May 30, 2018

Bienen fourth-year Paul Hunter enters the room wearing black pants and a plain black shirt, looking like any other guy in his early 20s. Well, except for the purple eyebrows. Incongruous with his impeccably...

SESP junior Justine Kim (left) and Weinberg junior Sky Patterson speak during Tuesday’s debate. The candidates for ASG president discussed mental health and the role of ASG structure in policy.

Patterson, Kim discuss mental health, ASG reform at first debate

April 11, 2018

Associated Student Government presidential and executive vice presidential candidates debated mental health policy and the merits of internal ASG reform at their first debate Tuesday. About 30 people...

TV writer and actress Lena Waithe speaks at an event in Ryan Auditorium Thursday. In September, Waithe became the first black woman to win an Emmy for comedy series writing for an episode she wrote for Netflix series “Master of None.”

Actress, writer Lena Waithe discusses TV career, representation in the industry

February 16, 2018

Actress and TV writer Lena Waithe said she took to TV and movies from a young age, and later realized that she could be a part of it. “Watching ‘A Different World’ for sure made me realize I wanted...

Brock Colyar. The Medill sophomore created the Queer Reader, an LGBTQ and radical feminist magazine, after frustrations with what he calls a lack of unity in the queer community.

Medill sophomore starts Queer Reader, an LGBTQ magazine

February 12, 2018

Brock Colyar was frustrated. The Medill sophomore was disheartened by the lack of a strong queer community at Northwestern. The “lazy activism” of Northwestern students disappointed him, he said....

Lena Waithe. Waithe, an Emmy-winning writer and actress, will speak on campus Feb. 15.

Actress, Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe to speak on campus

February 8, 2018

Lena Waithe, an actress and Emmy Award-winning writer, will speak at Northwestern on Feb. 15 in a moderated conversation and Q&A session, according to a Thursday news release. Waithe is known for...

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