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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

Penn State’s Saquon Barkley runs against Northwestern in 2015. The Heisman contender leads a potent Nittany Lions offense into Evanston.

Pope: Championship-caliber Nittany Lions out of Wildcats’ stratosphere

October 6, 2017

Football This weekend’s homecoming festivities might as well signify not only the return of thousands of alumni to Evanston but also the return of Penn State to the elite tier of college football. The...

Cooper: It’s a great year to be a Wildcats fan

Cooper: It’s a great year to be a Wildcats fan

January 6, 2016

Success can sneak up on you. It seems odd that something so prized, so essential, so sought after can come as such a surprise, but sometimes, success comes out of nowhere. Take the performance of Northwestern’s...

Northwestern football players stand behind their Gator Bowl trophy. The Cats won the Gator Bowl in 2013, ending a decades-long bowl losing streak.

Football: Northwestern looks to rebound from its (mostly) doomed bowl past

December 20, 2015

Football When Northwestern last went to the Outback Bowl in 2010, the team hadn’t come away from a bowl game with a win in 61 years. The 2010 Outback Bowl proved to be a close game with the...

Balk: Maybe, just maybe, Northwestern football has its second-best team ever

Balk: Maybe, just maybe, Northwestern football has its second-best team ever

November 9, 2015

Maybe Saturday was a perfect day for football. And maybe, in the early November chill, with the sun beating down on a Family Weekend crowd and the Cats facing off against a Big Ten rival with a prestigious...

Members of the Homecoming Court wave to onlookers on Sheridan Road during the annual Homecoming parade on Friday. Weinberg seniors Danny Callison and Iheoma Nkemere were elected Homecoming king and queen.

NU commemorates 20th anniversary of Rose Bowl appearance with annual Homecoming parade

October 18, 2015

Northwestern students and alumni lined Sheridan Road on Friday for the University’s Homecoming parade, part of the celebration surrounding the 20th anniversary of the Wildcats’ appearance in the Rose...

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