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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


Letter to the Editor: Try to understand student-athletes before criticizing us

October 10, 2017

In response to Jonah Dylan and his column “Northwestern is running out of excuses,” I urge sportswriters to expand beyond the realm of what you think you know about NU student-athletes before writing...

Pillote: Give student-athletes more authority, autonomy

October 13, 2016

The National Labor Relations Board can’t seem to make up its mind. In August 2015, the NLRB declined jurisdiction over the efforts of Northwestern’s football players to form a union, effectively...

Yamin: Reflecting on disrespectful criticisms of student-athletes

Yamin: Reflecting on disrespectful criticisms of student-athletes

January 6, 2015

Shawn Oakman's size. Odell Beckham Jr.'s catch. LeBron’s hairline. Athletes and organized sports are some of the most meme-able and tweet-able entities available to the general public. Collegiate sports,...

Senior softball player Marisa Bast and sophomore football player Max Chapman speak with students at Haven Middle School. Bast and Chapman are two of 25 student athletes participating in ROARR, a community outreach program intended to raise awareness about bullying.

Student athletes launch community outreach program against bullying

October 31, 2013

Northwestern student athletes traveled to Haven Middle School two days this week to speak about the importance of respect and preventing bullying. The sessions were part of Stand Up and Reach Out and...

Allard: Embodying the color purple

Allard: Embodying the color purple

May 20, 2013

Purple. Some would consider the definition of purple to be a beautiful color you can create by mixing red and blue together. This is true, obviously, but athletic personnel at Northwestern would argue...

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