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The Daily Northwestern

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


David Goldenberg, the Anti-Defamation League’s Midwest Regional Director, speaks at the Evanston City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 26.

City issues statement on public comment standards following disruption at special council meeting

February 26, 2024

City officials issued a statement Monday reaffirming their stance against “offensive and dangerous rhetoric” and their commitment to an inclusive council meeting environment. The statement came...

Saltzman: Northwestern and its hate speech fetish

Saltzman: Northwestern and its hate speech fetish

May 3, 2023

While it’s impossible to separate Tuesday’s speaker event by Northwestern College Republicans and NU’s chapter of Young Americans for Freedom from James Lindsay, we’re misplacing our attention...

50 Years of Queer Anger: Jussie Smollett and anti-blackness in the queer community

50 Years of Queer Anger: Jussie Smollett and anti-blackness in the queer community

February 7, 2019

This is the third column in “50 Years of Queer Anger,” a series examining LGBTQ+ issues in the United States since 1969. On January 29, Jussie Smollett, a black gay actor, was attacked in Chicago...

“An Outrage” features scenes shot at the sites of former lynchings. The filmmakers noted that many of these locations are as commonplace as a town square or a tree off the highway.

‘An Outrage’ examines the modern ramifications of lynching

February 14, 2018

A&E When filmmakers Lance Warren and Hannah Ayers learned about lynching as young adults, they said it was presented in their education as “a sidebar of American history.” It was through working...

Charles Murray speaks Wednesday at Parkes Hall. His talk, hosted by College Republicans, focused on the white working class.

Controversial political scientist Charles Murray talks Trump, criticizes identity politics

November 1, 2017

Political scientist Charles Murray, whose appearances have sparked rowdy protests on some college campuses, spoke Wednesday about the conditions that led to President Donald Trump’s election and criticized...

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