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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


The Chicago area is offering many summer events ranging from music to movies that don't break the bank.

From movies and concerts to free days at Museums, here are some free things to do this summer in Chicagoland

June 20, 2024

Having fun this summer does not have to require spending a lot of money. Here are some fun, free events happening in Chicago and Evanston this summer.  Starlight Concert & Movie Series  The...

The cast of “The Great Sea Serpent” portrays sea creatures using puppets and physical movement.

‘The Great Sea Serpent’ incorporates research, physical storytelling for multidimensional play

May 6, 2024

A metaphorical show about the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable, the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ “The Great Sea Serpent” explored the intrusive impact humankind can...

An illustration of a person looking across the water at Chicago's skyline.

A guide to Chicago: America’s third-largest city and your neighbor at Northwestern

August 12, 2022

Northwestern’s campus sits next to the country’s third-largest city, known to many as “the Windy City:” Chicago. Living and learning next to Chicago is a great opportunity for students to engage...

Three people stand around a colorful model of a swinging pendulum ride.

Theme Park Engineering and Design Group enters two ride design competitions, wins one

April 19, 2022

McCormick sophomore Jasmin Ali-Diaz spent April 9 running back and forth between two rooms in the Ford Center. She and her teams were virtually presenting their theme park ride designs in two separate...

Three figures standing in front of the Arch.

The Daily’s guide to Family Weekend 2021

November 4, 2021

It seems like just yesterday families swarmed Deering Meadow to bid new Wildcats farewell for the 2021-22 academic year. But seven weeks on the quarter system rush by in the blink of an eye, and Family...

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