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The Daily Northwestern

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


Goodman: Calling for separation of sport and state

Goodman: Calling for separation of sport and state

January 31, 2013

I like to keep my sports and my politics separate: what I deem the “separation of sport and state.” While reading The New York Times sports section this past week, there was a link to President  Barack...

Updated: Medill alum James Foley taken in Syria, family says

January 2, 2013

Updated, 8 p.m. Wednesday:  When Foley was captured in 2011, the Northwestern community advocated for his support and release with a rally. University spokesman Al Cubbage said at this time, the University...

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, a renowned commentator on Arab affairs, presented different viewpoints on the evolution of the Middle East in light of the tumult in recent years. Al-Qassemi is best known for tweeting live translations from Egypt's Tahrir Square and was recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the 104 Best Twitter Feeds of 2011.

United Arab Emirates political analyst discusses Middle East, Arab uprisings

November 15, 2012

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, a celebrated political commentator from the United Arab Emirates, opened his discussion Wednesday speaking of the Arab Spring and its impact by discussing social media’s role...

Misulonas: United States could learn from Carter's diplomacy abroad

Misulonas: United States could learn from Carter’s diplomacy abroad

October 29, 2012

In the new critically acclaimed film “Argo,” Hispanic CIA agent Tony Mendez, played by the very white Ben Affleck, is sent to Iran to extract six American diplomats who are hiding out in the Canadian...

Kearney: Snarky Obama trumps shallow Romney in third presidential debate

Kearney: Snarky Obama trumps shallow Romney in third presidential debate

October 22, 2012

Considering his Ivy League education, his undeniable personal success in business and his service as the governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney is clearly not a dumb man. Indeed, it is his intelligence...

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