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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


DeLeon: Maybe slay isn’t for you.

DeLeon: Maybe slay isn’t for you.

March 31, 2023

  ‘I love that f--king axe wound, you wh-re!’ ‘Slay, hunty, you better werk it, sis!’ Anyone who has watched the YouTube web series UNHhhh knows the iconic drag legend Trixie...

The column’s name, Rice Purity, featuring a red bowl of rice on a yellow background.

Fu: Straight is Stupid

January 25, 2023

Last week, my peer and fellow gaysian asked me how to stop falling for straight men. “How do I not fall for straight men? My friend and I like, keep doing it,” he says. My answer is frankly quite simple.  Just...

A graphic using cutouts of two drag queens on a stage with the names Shea Couleé and Alyssa Edwards written in pink lights. A theatre sign reads “DRAG SHOW Lutkin Hall Nov. 17 8 p.m.”

Shea Couleé and Alyssa Edwards announced as A&O Productions fall speakers

November 10, 2021

A&O Productions announced Wednesday their guests for their Fall Speaker Event will be Shea Couleé and Alyssa Edwards. The event will take place Nov. 17 in Lutkin Hall at 8 p.m. Tickets are available...

Bruce McCoy (Communication '92) on the set of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

NU alumnus Bruce McCoy discusses his transition from RuPaul fan to a member of the Drag Race empire

October 30, 2019

Bruce McCoy (Communication ’92) was a senior at Northwestern when he was first introduced to RuPaul. The drag queen and New York nightclub personality had just released his breakout single, “Supermodel...

Schwartz: RuPaul’s comments on drag are transphobic

March 6, 2018

Over the weekend, The Guardian published an interview with RuPaul, famed queer icon, drag artist and host of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a reality competition television show. RuPaul is known for his attitude...

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