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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


Shirola: A handful of governors have placed our entire country at risk

Shirola: A handful of governors have placed our entire country at risk

April 27, 2020

On April 16, President Donald Trump issued Guidelines for Opening Up America Again, a three-phased plan agreed upon by public health experts. The plan provides no specific date for reopening. Instead,...

Folmsbee: Shutdown hits science hardest

Folmsbee: Shutdown hits science hardest

October 14, 2013

Today marks the 15th day of the shutdown of the federal government, but amid the closure of national parks and delays in passport processing, science itself has been placed in a stranglehold. This shutdown...

Kovac: The costs of functioning government

October 13, 2013

It should go without saying that the government “shutdown” of the past two weeks is not a shutdown in any real sense. Aside from inconvenient furloughs at organizations like the CIA and Department...

Mallazzo: Thank goodness for football

Mallazzo: Thank goodness for football

October 3, 2013

As President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner lock horns like rhinos in mating season, the word "indivisible" no longer seems to have a place in the Pledge of Allegiance. With a government seemingly...

Muller: Finding the motivations of the shutdown

Muller: Finding the motivations of the shutdown

October 1, 2013

Monday night at 11 p.m., our friends in Washington, D.C., ushered in a brand new month. However, this one was different from others in the past — it started with the first government shutdown in the...

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