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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

Crawford: Tales of a former bookworm

Crawford: Tales of a former bookworm

July 7, 2022

Every summer, my sister and I used to take weekly trips to our local library. Armed with a large tote bag and an umbrella for the predictable afternoon thunderstorms, we walked about half a mile in the...

Registered therapy dog Cassidy is an 11-year-old German Shepard. She has participated in Tail Waggin’ Tutors since November 2019.

Dogs help children practice reading skills at Evanston Public Library

February 7, 2020

Children weren’t the only ones who participated in story time at Evanston Public Library on Feb. 4. Cassidy, an 11-year-old German Shepard, and Zoe, a 12-year-old Cocker Spaniel, were also in attendance....

Martinez: YA novels still resonate years later

October 2, 2018

Young Adult novels have been a big part of my life since entering middle school. I remember eagerly checking out titles like “My Faire Lady” (Rowena works at a renaissance fair for a summer, eventually...

Martinez: Students’ lack of reading shouldn’t be shamed

Martinez: Students’ lack of reading shouldn’t be shamed

May 16, 2018

In a recent column titled “Literature is burning out with devastating consequences,” the writer argues that our current generation’s general disdain for reading is alarming. While I share some of...

Lamps: Don’t appeal to the wishes of the Founding Fathers in modern discourse

Lamps: Don’t appeal to the wishes of the Founding Fathers in modern discourse

January 8, 2016

The American Founding Fathers were a remarkable group of leaders and thinkers, to whom we owe much wisdom. However, there is a tendency in modern political discourse to treat them as infallible and to...

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