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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


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Northwebster: A dictionary for translating Northwestern’s dialect

August 12, 2022

We’re all too familiar with the feeling when you’re introduced to a new atmosphere and you’re using Google Maps to get around campus. And when you ask for directions, you get hit with jargon like...

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From your first day to finals: What you need to know about NU academics

August 12, 2022

Everyone knows about Northwestern’s beloved quarter system. But what does that mean for academics? From syllabus week through your first finals season, here’s The Daily’s guide to what it’s like...

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Northwebster: A crash course to NU lingo

August 16, 2021

Welcome to Northwestern! Transitioning to a new living and learning environment can be really stressful. What are CTECs? Why are there sirens outside on this fine Tuesday morning? To help, we created a...

A mock up of this reporter’s schedule on Salad.nu. The website, which Xu launched Saturday, serves as a companion for CAESAR’s course selection to help students build and visualize their course schedules.

“We’re all out of the Serif, would you like the Salad?”: McCormick sophomore creates new course scheduling platform

August 12, 2020

When it was announced that Serif.nu, the much-appreciated mock course scheduling website run by Northwestern undergraduates, was deprecating, students took to social media with calls to save the platform....

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