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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


Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Republican administration have launched an effort to bolster the rights of the accused. A leaked draft of Title IX rules will allow students accused of sexual assault to cross-examine their accusers.

In leaked draft rules, federal government plans to allow cross-examination by those accused of sexual assault

November 7, 2018

The federal government is planning to require that schools allow students accused of sexual assault to cross-examine their accusers, a remarkable shift from initial reported drafts of proposed rules and...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an event in January. Schakowsky released a statement Wednesday thanking law enforcement for intercepting several package bombs that were sent to influential figures across the East Coast.

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky condemns package bombs sent to Obamas, Clintons, CNN

October 24, 2018

After several package bombs were sent to influential Democrats and the CNN office in New York, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) thanked law enforcement for intercepting the packages before they reached...

Journalist Megan Twohey. Twohey won a Pulitzer Prize for public service in April following her months-long investigation into sexual assault allegations made toward Harvey Weinstein.

ETHS grad, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist reflects on success

May 9, 2018

Megan Twohey learned how to swim at the McGaw YMCA, took a journalism class at Evanston Township High School and would catch up with friends at Tommy Nevin’s Pub. Now, Twohey is a Pulitzer Prize-winning...

Three prominent journalists to discuss #MeToo movement at CTSS event

May 6, 2018

Journalists Megan Twohey, Lauren Duca and Erika Allen — who’ve been leading coverage on the #MeToo movement — will speak at a Contemporary Thought Speaker Series event on Thursday, CTSS announced...

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens (center) speaks at an event Monday. Stephens and his colleague Bari Weiss (left) spoke about challenging discourse and the importance of free speech.

New York Times columnists discuss the virtue of thinking differently

May 1, 2018

Reporters at The New York Times had a moment of post-election clarity on November 9, 2016: They realized they did not fully understand the country they were reporting on, opinion columnist Bret Stephens...

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