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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Tekriwal: The Ghost of Partition in South Asia

January 27, 2020

In most parts of the Anglophone world, “partition” is just a noun or verb, some word in the English language, but in South Asia it is the past, and the present, and the quickly festering future. For...

John Koehlinger. The Northwestern alum said he searched for jobs that focused on refugees, which led him to find his place at Kentucky Refugee Ministries.

Alumni Watch: John Koehlinger focuses on refugee relief services

October 22, 2018

During his first year at Northwestern, John Koehlinger (Weinberg ’86) lived in the International Studies Residential College, took several history courses and frequently visited Chicago, experiences...

Former Northwestern professor premiers staged reading of Syrian war drama

April 6, 2017

After reading a New Yorker article about the conditions in a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, former Communication Prof. Mia McCullough knew she wanted to write a story that captured their personal experiences....

A sign welcomes drivers to Evanston at the southern end of the city. Officials from Evanston Police Department, local school districts and city government formed a task force in December to assist refugees in their resettlement.

Evanston task force formed to aid refugee resettlement

February 3, 2017

A new Evanston task force, created after the recent presidential election, met last week for the second time to explore options for assisting refugees in their resettlement. The group, which met for...

Demonstrators gather Sunday outside Terminal 5 of O'Hare International Airport to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigrants and refugees. Over the weekend, about 150 attorneys and at least 1,000 protesters gathered at the airport to help detainees gain entry.

Locals mobilize against Trump’s immigration actions

January 31, 2017

On Saturday morning, Suzanne Akhras Sahloul said she woke up depressed, crying and unable to comprehend the action taken by her new president. As a Syrian immigrant, she said Donald Trump’s executive...

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