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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


Northwestern has asked its faculty to reassess their relationship with Saudi Arabia. The move comes after media revealed that the Saudi regime had donated millions of dollars to American universities, including $14.4 million to Northwestern.

Northwestern asks faculty to rethink relationships with Saudi Arabia

November 1, 2018

Northwestern is asking its faculty to reconsider its relationships with Saudi Arabia, just days after the University’s funding from a Saudi research organization was brought into question. Earlier...

Bian: It took us too long to acknowledge the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

October 30, 2018

On Friday, The New York Times website featured a harrowing image on its homepage of a malnourished child, accompanied by an emphatic, all-caps headline: “The Tragedy of Saudi Arabia’s War.” Obviously...

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Saudi funding to American universities, including Northwestern, comes under scrutiny

October 30, 2018

Northwestern received $14.4 million from a Saudi government science and technology research organization, according to data from the U.S. Education Department. The revelation comes after the death...

The 2014-15 NU-Qatar team poses for a team photo. The Wildcats defeated Cornell in the championship game to win this year’s league title.

NU-Qatar women’s basketball team finds unity on the court

May 26, 2015

The diversity on the court is unmistakable. There are Qatari, Lebanese, Bulgarian, Indian, Filipino and Jordanian citizens — and that’s only on one team. It doesn’t take 20-20 vision to notice....

Stratton and Sawhney: Should U.S. government allow military sales to countries involved in Yemen?

April 21, 2015

As the conflict between the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels worsens, it is apparent a proxy war with numerous players — most notably Iran and Saudi Arabia — is reaching full force. Originally,...

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