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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


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It’s formal season: Reading Period brings studying, packing amid social formals

November 29, 2023

Depending on students’ majors and how much they got done over Thanksgiving break, Reading Period is either a time for locking themselves in the library or for hitting the Christkindlmarket.  There...

Sandy: Is ChatGPT secretly Santa?

Sandy: Is ChatGPT secretly Santa?

November 29, 2023

There’s always that one person you don’t know what to get during the holidays. Whether you landed a stranger for secret Santa, have no idea what the best friend you have zero pictures with is into...

O’Grady: The sad truth about ‘Die Hard’ — it’s not a Christmas Movie

O’Grady: The sad truth about ‘Die Hard’ — it’s not a Christmas Movie

November 28, 2023

Since Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, the holiday season is kicking into high gear. Unfortunately, the festive cheer brings forth a population convinced that “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie....

Four monthly calendars for September, October, November and December are displayed over a pastel gradient. A sun and wave are drawn over the September calendar, leaves are drawn over November, pumpkins and ghosts are drawn over October and a snowman, snowflakes, Christmas tree and candy canes are drawn over December.

Students hope for change, but Northwestern’s Fall Quarter calendar remains the same

December 1, 2022

While many students see Thanksgiving break as an opportunity to rest and spend time with their families, Communication sophomore Evelyn Mulchrone had assignments hanging over her head all week. Worse yet,...

Parent: Have yourself a merry “grown-up” Christmas

Parent: Have yourself a merry “grown-up” Christmas

December 1, 2022

This Thanksgiving, my cousin and I found our 18 and 19-year-old selves sitting, for the umpteenth year in a row, at the kids' table. Last I checked, 18 is the legal age of adulthood in the U.S., and yet,...

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