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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


Through a mentorship program, undergraduate students are paired up with middle school student mentees.

The Cities Project mentors youth from Chicago’s low income neighborhoods

November 6, 2024

The Cities Project, a nonprofit collaboration between Chicago universities and Chicago Public Schools, combines research on stress levels in youth with programs that aim to find the root issue of trauma....

Anna Sheehan, a Weinberg senior and NU Votes ambassador works at the Voter Services Station outside of the Donald P. Jacobs Center.

Over 200 Northwestern students to volunteer as Election Day poll workers

October 21, 2020

Before this year, Communication junior Sammi Tapper never gave much thought to poll working. But in the months leading up to the election, Tapper has organized a group of over 200 Northwestern student...

 An NU Votes staffer asks a student to fill out a form at the voter van table. According to the group’s website, the Center for Civic Engagement and Office of the Registrar both provide ballot notarizations.

A small number of students may need ballot notarizations. Here’s where you can do that.

October 11, 2020

As the pandemic continues to interrupt life, experts predict about 80 million mail ballots will be sent this fall — over double the number returned four years ago. But if you’re voting absentee...

 An NU Votes staffer asks a student to fill out a form at the voter van table. According to the group’s website, the Center for Civic Engagement and Office of the Registrar both provide ballot notarizations.

NU stresses voting and civic engagement ahead of November election

October 1, 2020

Northwestern staff encouraged students to engage with their community through voting, activism and education in a Thursday email, stressing the importance of civic participation prior to the Nov. 3 election. The...

Chicago has 77 “community areas,” each made up of several neighborhoods. Very broadly, the city is divided into the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. The Northwestern Evanston Campus is bordering the far North Side of Chicago, specifically the community area Rogers Park.

Chicago: Your starter pack to living, studying and working next to the country’s third-largest city

August 16, 2020

The refrain from graduating seniors is common: too much time spent in the Northwestern bubble, too little time spent in the vast, vibrant and diverse city right next door. But students can and should...

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