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

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Rice: It was the spring of 1970 – a commentary on the history of protests at NU

Rice: It was the spring of 1970 – a commentary on the history of protests at NU

April 26, 2024

It was the Spring of 1970; The War in Vietnam was in full force and U.S. troops were going into Cambodia. American college students went full bore into protest mode, and four students at Kent State (as...

Four uniformed ROTC members plotting points on a map.

‘Turning cadets into lieutenants’: Northwestern ROTC trains future military leaders, fosters community

May 8, 2023

Weinberg freshman Aaron Orbeck’s grandfather served in the Marine Corps. Now, as part of Northwestern’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program, Orbeck hopes to follow in his footsteps and...

Sophia Ruark. The Weinberg senior will be honored during commencement.

Weinberg senior receives award for campus volunteer service

May 12, 2020

Weinberg student Sophia Ruark received the 2020 Senior Woman’s Service Award, which recognized her wide-ranging involvement in campus leadership. The award, established in 2002 by The Alumnae of Northwestern...

Vime-Olive: Choosing myself

October 10, 2019

I spent the first half of my freshman year at Northwestern with a three-year Army ROTC contract, dreams of commissioning as a Second Lieutenant and a secret. However, my story starts long before I marched...

NU’s NROTC unit is described by midshipmen as a tight-knit, supportive community. The program is quite demanding, consisting of 5 a.m. wake-up calls and early morning physical training year-round.

Despite low enrollment, Northwestern’s ROTC program prepares students for military careers

May 7, 2019

Every morning at 5:30 a.m., Weinberg junior Daniel Witte wakes up and shaves. It’s “the rule,” he said. The midshipman — which refers to students enrolled in the Naval Reserve Officers Training...

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