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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

McCormick juniors Avantika Raikar and Regina Morfin have been working on their sustainable fashion company for over a year. Lura, which connects small fashion brands with textile manufacturers, is set to launch in about a month

McCormick students prepare to launch sustainable fashion consulting company

September 30, 2020

After over a year of planning and research, McCormick juniors Avantika Raikar and Regina Morfin are preparing to launch Lura, an online service that helps brands source eco-friendly fabric from around...

Campus language can be disorienting for first-year students. For example, WildCARDs are student IDs used to access buildings and pay for meals.

Northwebster: A dictionary for all of your Northwestern needs

August 16, 2020

The first few weeks at any college can be overwhelming — Northwestern is no different! Between finding your classes, figuring out when to eat at the dining hall and the schedule of the intercampus bus,...

DORMLY wants to change the nerve-racking experience of moving to college for the first time. The student startup seeks to improve the first-year experience by generating a list of top-rankings dorms and student groups based on survey answers.

Student startup seeks to give incoming students more info about University housing

May 26, 2020

Moving into a college dorm can be nerve-racking. A student-found startup wants to change the experience. Every Fall Quarter, many students leave home for the first time, not knowing another face in...

The evening’s YouTube livestream played the six finalists’ pitches. Gearflow won big at the first-ever virtual VentureCat.

Pitch competition VentureCat awards over $300,000 to student startups

May 20, 2020

Two Zoom pitches and one YouTube livestream later, student startup Gearflow is $160,000 richer. The construction marketplace company won Wednesday’s online VentureCat pitch competition, beating out...

Third Coast Percussion. David Skidmore (Bienen ’05), an Ensemble Member and Executive Director at Third Coast Percussion, spoke Wednesday about entrepreneurship as an artist.

Grammy-award winning Bienen alumnus talks entrepreneurship and artists

April 30, 2020

Grammy-award winning alumnus David Skidmore (Bienen ’05) spoke Wednesday about why entrepreneurship is an important skill for everyone, especially artists. The Garage hosted the Virtual Founder Talk,...

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