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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


Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke is projected to win Cook County State’s Attorney race.

O’Neill Burke projected to win Cook County State’s Attorney race

November 5, 2024

Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke is projected to win her campaign for Cook County State’s Attorney over Republican Robert Fioretti and Libertarian Andrew Kopinski. O’Neill Burke received 65.7% of...

Foster-Walker Complex. On Friday, 33-year-old West Chicago man Pablo Herrera was sentenced to six years for the rape of former NU student.

Man sentenced to six years after rape of former NU student

October 15, 2018

A 33-year-old West Chicago man was sentenced to six years in prison after he was convicted of raping a former Northwestern student, the Chicago Tribune reported. Pablo Herrera was convicted in April...

Northwestern creative writing professors lauded for groundbreaking work

January 7, 2015

With innovative literary techniques and unique perspectives on common topics, Northwestern creative writing professors Stuart Dybek and Eula Biss astounded the literary world in 2014, receiving many...

Dining halls no longer have stacks of free newspapers at their entrances. Northwestern’s free newspaper readership program with USA Today was canceled this year, ending years of newspaper supply for students.

Residential Services stops bringing free newspapers to dining halls

October 31, 2014

Low pick-up rates of the free daily newspapers at dining halls have led to a cancellation of the program this year. The program, called The Collegiate Readership Program, is run by USA Today, and brought...

Cody Keenan (Weinberg '02) dressed up as a pirate for a photo taken in the Oval Office with Barack Obama. It was used at Obama's humorous speech to the White House in 2009.

Northwestern alum Cody Keenan named President Obama’s chief speechwriter

February 6, 2013

Cody Keenan (Weinberg ’02) will assume the role of President Barack Obama’s chief speechwriter and is slated to take the lead in writing next week’s State of the Union address. The Los Angeles...

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