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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A man runs alone through the Northwestern campus, which currently lacks a designated safe space for first-generation and low-income students. Some FGLI students said they would benefit from a student-run center to help strengthen their community.

Students seek concrete plan for designated low-income and first-generation space on campus

October 1, 2019

Months after Associated Student Government first introduced a resolution demanding the establishment of a space for first-generation and low-income students, some undergraduate FGLI freshmen said they...

The exterior of Northwestern Career Advancement. Low-income students said they felt supported through the summer through NCA’s Summer Internship Grant Program.

Low-income students reflect on unpaid internships and campus resources

September 26, 2019

Weinberg sophomore Amor Delarosa spent the summer at her old middle school helping tutor students enrolled in summer camp. But Delarosa, a low-income student, said she would not have been able to afford...

A meme on Northwestern’s meme page making fun of Senior Week pricing. The high prices of some of the Senior Week events have caused students to become angry and plan their own activities instead.

Students express outrage over expensive Senior Week, make alternative plans

May 31, 2019

Some students who can’t afford to pay to participate in Northwestern’s Senior Week are finding alternatives to the activities, saying the University excludes low-income students from partaking in them. Senior...

This is a University, not a war zone — so why do we have to die before Northwestern changes the rules?

This is a University, not a war zone — so why do we have to die before Northwestern changes the rules?

April 23, 2019

There was a time at this school when the names of four students who had died here were written on the tree by the rock. One of them was Chuyuan Qiu, who was hit by a cement truck while riding her bike...

Defining Safe: Students of low socioeconomic backgrounds push for greater inclusivity on campus

Defining Safe: Students of low socioeconomic backgrounds push for greater inclusivity on campus

March 8, 2019

What does “safe” mean for marginalized students on campus? Audio editor Cassidy Jackson is investigating just that in new series “Defining Safe.” For episode two, Jackson sat down with students...

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