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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


U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks during a signing ceremony this month in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. HHS is attempting to redefine gender as a condition determined by physical sex at birth, according to a report in The New York Times.

Northwestern says it won’t roll back protections for transgender students after report of federal government plans

October 22, 2018

Northwestern says it will maintain protections for transgender and non-binary individuals after a report that the federal government may roll back civil rights for those who don’t identify with their...

Students rehearse for Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show “Where the Water Meets the Rocks.” The show opens Thursday and is based on real stories of NU students, staff and faculty.

Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show explores connections on campus

May 16, 2018

As someone who just wants to “lay in the grass and make art,” Communication sophomore Shane Eichstaedt said they struggle to navigate the fast-paced “culture of productivity” at Northwestern. When...

Kaja Burke-Williams plays Eliza Doolittle in Wave Productions’ performance of “My Fair Lady” in February. Wave Productions is part of the Student Theater Coalition — one of the organizations a new student petition is calling to move away from paper forms for general auditions.

Petition advocates for paperless general auditions in student theater

January 22, 2018

As Communication sophomore Shane Eichstaedt sat in general auditions for spring productions Saturday and Sunday, they said they watched hundred of sheets of paper go to waste. “I was heartbroken to...

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