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

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

The Daily Northwestern


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Evanston families honor fathers and fatherhood on Father’s Day

June 20, 2023

Evanston streets, parks and the Lakefill were more lively than usual on Sunday as families took walks, rode bikes, organized barbecues and played games in celebration of Father’s Day. “Today, we...

Susan Page (second from the left) on a panel at Medill in 2017. The NU alumna will moderate the vice presidential debate on Oct. 7.

Medill alumni Steve Scully and Susan Page to moderate 2020 presidential and vice presidential debates

October 6, 2020

Of the three upcoming debates leading up to the Nov. 3 presidential election, two will be moderated by Medill alumni. USA Today’s Susan Page (Medill ’73) will moderate the Oct. 7 debate between...

NU Declassified: When Classes were Canceled 50 Years Ago

NU Declassified: When Classes were Canceled 50 Years Ago

May 4, 2020

After the National Guard killed four Kent State University students for protesting the invasion of Cambodia in the Vietnam War, Northwestern launched a university-wide strike. Fifty years later, Eva Paterson...

University President Morton Schapiro speaks to parents and families. Schapiro published an editorial in the Chicago Tribune regarding Jeff Sessions visit to campus.

President Morton Schapiro describes Jeff Sessions’ visit as a ‘missed opportunity’ in Chicago Tribune column

November 15, 2019

In a Chicago Tribune column, University President Morton Schapiro described former Attorney General Jeff Session's invitation to speak on campus by Northwestern University College Republicans as “a missed...

Kessel: Partying Like It’s 1972

Kessel: Partying Like It’s 1972

November 12, 2019

Leading up to the 1972 election, President Richard Nixon’s approval rate hovered from 49 to 62 percent. How, then, did he go on to win 49 states in one of the largest electoral landslides in this...

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