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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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Northwebster: A dictionary for translating Northwestern’s dialect

August 12, 2022

We’re all too familiar with the feeling when you’re introduced to a new atmosphere and you’re using Google Maps to get around campus. And when you ask for directions, you get hit with jargon like...

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Northwebster: A crash course to NU lingo

August 16, 2021

Welcome to Northwestern! Transitioning to a new living and learning environment can be really stressful. What are CTECs? Why are there sirens outside on this fine Tuesday morning? To help, we created a...

Make the most of your Reading Period celebrations

December 3, 2013

If you are one of the lucky students who evaded McCormick exams, Medill final projects and those Weinberg professors who bend the rules and still assign papers during Reading Period, chances are you...

Despite policy, Weinberg professors schedule assignments during Reading Period

March 6, 2013

On Wednesday, Weinberg sophomore Maraika Robinson will take an exam and hand in a 15-page paper for her psychology class — even though both are prohibited during the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences...

Active Minds petitions for mental health orientation programming

November 29, 2012

A Northwestern Active Minds petition for a mental health Essential NU during Wildcat Welcome has earned widespread attention from students since its creation earlier this month. The group created a...

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