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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


Ryan Field renovation ordinance introduced for discussion

March 15, 2016

Evanston’s Planning and Development committee introduced an ordinance for discussion Monday night on the reconstruction of the Ryan Field parking lot. The project would involve upgrades and renovations...

Northwestern breaks ground on athletic facility in ceremony disrupted by protest

November 13, 2015

University President Morton Schapiro and athletic director Jim Phillips broke ground on a new $260 million athletic facility Friday, in a ceremony disrupted by students protesting institutional racism. 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...

Balk: Let’s retire the ‘state school’ chant

Balk: Let’s retire the ‘state school’ chant

October 19, 2015

On Saturday at Ryan Field, sometime before the Wildcats’ game with Iowa got out of hand, Willie the Wildcat turned to the student section from his spot near the sideline and held up a big poster board...

Iowa running back Derrick Mitchell Jr. dives into the end zone for a touchdown. The Hawkeyes gashed the Wildcats on the ground, rushing for 294 yards.

Football: Wildcats suffer second straight blowout, fall to Hawkeyes 40-10

October 17, 2015

Northwestern's uniforms resembled the 1995 Wildcats, but the 2015 team's performance Saturday certainly didn't call to mind its Rose-Bowl predecessor. No. 20 NU (5-2, 1-2 Big Ten) played as flat as...

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