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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


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It’s formal season: Reading Period brings studying, packing amid social formals

November 29, 2023

Depending on students’ majors and how much they got done over Thanksgiving break, Reading Period is either a time for locking themselves in the library or for hitting the Christkindlmarket.  There...

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Students and professors work to balance class schedules and Thanksgiving break

November 21, 2022

While some spend Thanksgiving morning sleeping in, preparing for dinner or running a Turkey Trot with family, Medill sophomore Izzy Lisco will be at O’Hare International Airport, boarding a 4.5-hour...

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From your first day to finals: What you need to know about NU academics

August 12, 2022

Everyone knows about Northwestern’s beloved quarter system. But what does that mean for academics? From syllabus week through your first finals season, here’s The Daily’s guide to what it’s like...

The Office of the Registrar, where the magic of course selection, academic scheduling and grade requesting happens. They also outline the dates of each quarter; this Fall Quarter will stretch from Sept. 16 to Dec. 8

What’s the Quarter system? An insider’s guide to the academic system at NU

August 16, 2020

Hello, you eager incoming-student you. I know you’re ready to take Northwestern by storm — why else would you be reading an article about the lovely academic system? Hopefully this guide will provide...

Profs adjust courses as University closure complicates nearly 2,200 classes

Profs adjust courses as University closure complicates nearly 2,200 classes

January 9, 2014

Northwestern professors continue to restructure classes and syllabi after the severe weather cancelled nearly 2,200 classes during the first two scheduled days of Winter Quarter. Nearly 15,000 NU students...

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