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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


Dillon: U.S. should pursue Syrian intervention without thwarting Islamist government

Dillon: U.S. should pursue Syrian intervention without thwarting Islamist government

May 8, 2013

Foreign intervention is a tricky issue, yet it must often be done. The Syrian civil war has raged for more than two years. It has left 70,000 civilians dead and millions of refugees displaced. Yet Russia...

Medill alum James Foley likely held by Syrian government, panelists reveal at Boston event

May 3, 2013

A Medill-sponsored event Friday for journalist James Foley (Medill ’08), missing in Syria, shed new light about his whereabouts. More than 50 students, faculty and Northwestern alumni gathered Friday...

Gomaa and Darwish: Involvement in Syria not so simple

May 2, 2013

As Arab Americans, we were unsettled by the ideas put forth by Jonathan Kamel’s recent piece on the Syrian conflict. The article’s narrow perspective was laced with skewed pretenses about the current...

Kamel: Syrian intervention is a double-edged sword

Kamel: Syrian intervention is a double-edged sword

May 1, 2013

Recent reports have shown Syrian rebels are increasingly influenced by Islamist groups, including al-Qaida. About half of all Syrian rebels are not interested in toppling Bashar al-Assad's regime but...

Muller: In the digital age, don't believe everything you read

Muller: In the digital age, don’t believe everything you read

April 24, 2013

Over the last few years, the way we have consumed breaking news has changed radically. Now we live-tweet anything and everything resembling news. Just a few years ago, before Twitter became as popular...

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