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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


Changemakers: A non-exhaustive guide to student activism on campus

August 16, 2021

Northwestern students have a storied history of fighting to make their university and community a better place. From the Bursar’s Office Takeover of 1968, when Black students held a sit-in to demand...

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SOLR marches with Compass workers and Local 1, calls for fair wages and COVID-19 concessions

June 15, 2021

Students Organizing for Labor Rights marched alongside Compass Group workers and their union representative organization UNITE HERE Local 1 during a Memorial Day rally calling for expanded workers’ rights. Around...

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After Norris employees were potentially exposed to COVID-19, University workers, advocates call for transparency, protocol changes

May 30, 2021

After a Norris University Center employee tested positive for COVID-19, coworkers said management never informed them of the risk of exposure. They also said that neither Northwestern nor its food service...

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SOLR, AUB Secular Club members discuss connecting global student activism

May 3, 2021

Despite an 8-hour time difference, members of Students Organizing for Labor Rights and the American University of Beirut Secular Club discussed the importance of interconnectedness in campus activism during...

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Reflecting on a year of pandemic mutual aid, SOLR organizers emphasize importance of continued support

April 29, 2021

Students Organizing for Labor Rights has raised over $90,000 for over 400 workers since March 2020, according to Weinberg junior and SOLR member Abbey Zhu. SOLR, a community organization of Northwestern...

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