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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


Students grill at Fitzerland, the student-only tailgate section, before a football game. Wildside, NU Athletics and University administrators amended the tailgate area to draw more students.

Fitzerland policies change in effort to attract more students

September 24, 2015

Wildside and University administrators have altered tailgating policies at Fitzerland after stricter university-sanctioned regulations decreased attendance during the 2014 football season. Wildside...

A new Northwestern Wildcats application launched Wednesday, giving fans a more interactive way to experience games.  The application will be fully functional before Saturday's game against Stanford University.

Smartphone application, tailgate food trucks debut this football season

September 5, 2015

Wildcat fans now have a new smartphone application and weekly food trucks to look forward to this football season. And if they’re lucky, they could even score a photograph with coach Pat Fitzgerald. The...

Students congregate by the grill at Fitzerland, the student tailgate area, before the 2013 football game against Maine.

University, Wildside roll out stricter tailgating policies for Fitzerland

September 10, 2014

University-sanctioned tailgating at Fitzerland is now for Northwestern students only. New policies announced Wednesday by the Division of Student Affairs and Wildside require students to show their WildCARDs...

SESP junior Tara McManus waits by the grill for her food.

Wildside brings students together with tailgating area Fitzerland

September 22, 2013

Before Northwestern's football team kicked off its game against Maine on Saturday, hundreds of purple-clad students gathered just north of Ryan Field at "Fitzerland," a new area for student tailgating. Created...

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