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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


Two Northwestern students working on their laptops. NU professors have mixed feelings on the use of laptops during lectures, some saying it distracts students

Professors differ on laptop use in classrooms, as benefits of bans debated in new research

February 18, 2019

Some Northwestern students slip their computers into bags and backpacks without so much as a second thought, but the laptop — the ever-present symbol of on-the-go college students — and its role in...

Wolfgang Sachtler

McCormick Prof. Wolfgang Sachtler dies after more than 30 years at Northwestern

January 15, 2017

Engineering and chemistry Prof. emeritus Wolfgang Sachtler died earlier this month, according to a news release from the McCormick School of Engineering. Sachtler, 92, joined Northwestern’s faculty...

Two Northwestern students receive Goldwater scholarship

May 11, 2015

Two Weinberg sophomores will receive a prestigious congressionally-funded scholarship, the University announced this month. Vincent Rinaolo, a chemistry major, and Kimberly Clinch, an integrated science...

Despite national shifts, Northwestern will retain current AP policies

January 22, 2013

Although some top-tier universities have recently reconsidered their policies on accepting advanced placement credits, Northwestern has no immediate plans to do the same, University officials said. Last...

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