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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


Residents and students face a fall season without live sports

Residents and students face a fall season without live sports

November 1, 2020

Most Fall Quarter Saturdays at Northwestern follow a similar pattern. Thousands of students and Evanston residents flock to Ryan Field and the surrounding area for tailgates, parties and — when the Wildcats...

Police officers in riot gear form a barricade on the east side of Ryan Field during the Maryland vs. Northwestern game Saturday.

NUCNC protests police outside football season opener, stands with Black athletes

October 26, 2020

Students led by Northwestern Community Not Cops demonstrated at the perimeter of Ryan Field during the Maryland vs. Northwestern game Saturday, marking 13 straight days of protests demanding the abolition...

A Pace bus passes under the CTA Purple Line.

Northwestern implements University-issued Ventra cards for free admission to CTA 201 bus route

September 16, 2020

Students will continue to have access to the Chicago Transit Authority’s 201 Central/Ridge bus route for the 2020-21 academic year but are now required to request a University-issued Ventra card, Northwestern...

Rodney Ray (left) and Steve Schnur (right) celebrate Northwestern’s upset of Notre Dame in 1995. The Wildcats won 17-15.

Football: The 9 most memorable season openers in Northwestern history

September 3, 2020

Football Saturday was supposed to be Northwestern’s season opening game — at Michigan State in the original schedule and at Penn State in the modified schedule. While there will be no Wildcats...

Chris Collins and Jim Phillips sit courtside at a game. The NCAA and its athletic programs face an uncertain future for collegiate sports.

Riker: With or without games, this fall will be the most important season in NCAA history

August 16, 2020

A couple months from now, Ryan Field might be barren. The lakefront fields might fall quiet. Welsh-Ryan Arena might go dark. None of those bleak scenes are certainties, but the COVID-19 pandemic makes...

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