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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


An open book, calendar, pencils and paper on a blue table. A stack of green dollar bills branded with a question mark are on the book, and a magnifying glass is laid over the bills.

#OneYearOut, NUGW continues call for funding extensions and worker protections

April 12, 2021

Every morning, Ph.D. student Rose Werth wakes up unsure whether she will feel “paralyzed and overwhelmed” because of the responsibilities that come with her education.  A third-year graduate student,...

Northwestern dining workers. The vast majority of dining hall workers laid off at the beginning of the quarter are now being re-hired, per a press release.

Compass Group to reinstate 97 percent of laid-off dining workers

January 13, 2021

Ninety-seven percent of the 229 dining workers who were laid off at the beginning of the pandemic are now being re-hired, according to a press release by Compass Group.  The Jan. 13 release cites the...

Police officers in riot gear form a barricade on the east side of Ryan Field during the Maryland vs. Northwestern game Saturday.

NUCNC protests police outside football season opener, stands with Black athletes

October 26, 2020

Students led by Northwestern Community Not Cops demonstrated at the perimeter of Ryan Field during the Maryland vs. Northwestern game Saturday, marking 13 straight days of protests demanding the abolition...

A student protester holds a bike while police officers watch.

NUCNC, Fossil Free Northwestern host protest for divestment from police, fossil fuels

October 24, 2020

Content warning: This story contains mentions of police violence, suicide and offensive language. After 11 days of protests calling for the abolition of University Police, NU Community Not Cops partnered...

On Thursday, Student Organizing for Labor Rights paired with NU Community Not Cops, emphasizing that abolition and mutual aid are linked.

SOLR, NUCNC demand divestment from police, investment in service workers and Black lives

October 22, 2020

On its 11th day of actions demanding the abolition of University Police, NU Community Not Cops joined Students Organizing for Labor Rights to call on Thursday for the University to reinvest its policing...

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