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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


FMO hosts ‘Back to Black,’ first-ever weeklong series of events

April 7, 2013

For the first time starting Monday, For Members Only is spearheading a weeklong series of events, “Back to Black,” inviting the Northwestern community to celebrate black history and culture with themed...

Northwestern class of 2017 marks most selective, diverse class to date

Northwestern class of 2017 marks most selective, diverse class to date

April 1, 2013

Along with a record-low acceptance rate of 13.9 percent, Northwestern's class of 2017 is the most diverse group of admitted students to date. For the first time in school history, more than a quarter...

Zaheer Ali, who was part of the Malcolm X project at Columbia University, speaks with (from left) Loyola Prof. Kim Searcy and Evanston resident Eric Basir.

Cultural groups host speaker to focus on Muslims’ role in society

February 20, 2013

Northwestern’s black and Muslim student organizations collaborated Wednesday night to highlight the role of Muslims in American society and their similarities with other ethnicities. As a part of...

For Class of 2016, percentage of black students highest in 23 years

For Class of 2016, percentage of black students highest in 23 years

October 29, 2012

The Class of 2016 has Northwestern’s highest proportion of black students in 23 years, the University announced Sunday. The class is made up of 7.8 percent black students compared to 7.2 percent for...

Northwestern students Daniel Flores, Andrew Jarrell, Justin Clarke and Tarik Patterson (left to right) debate race-based affirmative action policies in higher education. About 60 students participated in the Northwestern Political Union event Monday.

Northwestern Political Union debates affirmative action in college admissions

October 22, 2012

As the Supreme Court evaluates the constitutionality of affirmative action, the Northwestern Political Union met Monday night to debate race-based affirmative action policies for college admissions. A...

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