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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


Letter to the Editor: President Schapiro erred in defending campus oversensitivity in convocation speech

September 25, 2016

I was dismayed to read about Northwestern president Morton Schapiro's remarks to the incoming freshman class in Wednesday's edition of the Daily. His full-throated defense of "safe spaces," and "trigger...

Report includes experiences of black student-athletes at Northwestern

September 21, 2016

A report on the experience of black students at Northwestern released Monday by a University task force includes comments from a focus group of six student-athletes, providing a sample of the issues black...

University President Morton Schapiro addresses new students during March Through the Arch on Sept. 13. Schapiro spoke to new students on Monday at Welsh-Ryan Arena, condemning critics of safe spaces and trigger warnings.

Schapiro to freshmen: People criticizing safe spaces ‘drives me nuts’

September 20, 2016

During a speech to new students Monday, University President Morton Schapiro blasted critics of safe spaces and trigger warnings on college campuses. “The people who decry safe spaces do it from their...

Patterson: The cost of diversity

September 20, 2016

I remember the first time I saw the Black House on Sheridan Road when I visited Northwestern. I was pleasantly surprised that the space existed on campus, and when I found out NU also has a black student...

Guirgis: Why I need safe spaces at Northwestern

September 20, 2016

When I told my high school friends last year I was applying early decision to a school in the Midwest, their eyebrows flew off their faces. And when I told them I’d applied without ever setting foot...

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