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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

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Foxx spoke at a Thursday event about restorative justice and equity within communities.

Kim Foxx speaks at event about community safety, restorative justice

January 31, 2020

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) and Nathan Norman, the interim program coordinator of Evanston’s Youth and Young Adult division, spoke to residents about the importance...

Activists march to Springfield from Chicago. The group is advocating for a progressive budget plan and to raise awareness about the ongoing stalemate.

Activists march to Springfield to demand progressive budget, highlight effects of stalemate

May 26, 2017

The schedule is strict and consistent. Every morning since leaving Chicago on May 15, Joe Padilla and Anna Sekiguchi have woken up, swallowed down breakfast and started marching toward Springfield by...

Student Action NU co-founder Scott Brown speaks at the group’s meeting on Tuesday night. During the meeting, students expressed support for the Student Access Bill by calling state representatives and leaving voicemails encouraging them to vote in favor of the bill.

Students take action to support undocumented peers in light of election results

November 16, 2016

Students expressed support for legislation that would allow undocumented students from Illinois to be eligible to receive financial aid and grants, calling state representatives during a Student Action...

Weinberg senior Jackson Paller (center) helps lead a group of protesters during a demonstration for affordable higher education in Illinois. Hundreds of people gathered for the event, including students from Student Action NU.

Student Action NU joins higher education protest in Chicago

October 25, 2016

In collaboration with two Chicago-based grassroots organizations, Northwestern students participated in a protest Monday against overwhelming student debt and the availability of resources for students...

Scott Brown and other student divestment advocates meet with University President Morton Schapiro in April to discuss the socially responsible investment committee. Brown is the co-founder of Student Action NU, a new group focusing on using an intersectional perspective to organize around social justice issues.

New student group aims to serve as ‘hub’ for social justice organizing

October 12, 2016

Student Action NU — a new undergraduate-led organization — is meant to serve as a space for students who want to organize around social justice issues with an intersectional perspective, said Scott...

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