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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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The Weekly: Week Five Recap

The Weekly: Week Five Recap

October 18, 2020

Northwestern Facilities staff power washes away the most recent message on the Rock, PHA cancels formal recruitment and Evanston nominates a new city manager. Listen to this episode of The Weekly to hear...

Members of the Facilities team pressure wash messages painted around The Rock.

Northwestern washes away sexual assault survivor’s story painted around the Rock

October 12, 2020

Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual assault and rape. Earlier this week, The Rock and its surrounding area painted an account of a sexual assault that highlighted the University’s...

The Rock. After “White Silence Kills” was painted over with “NU,” students painted it to say “enough.”

“Your silence is deafening”: After three months, the Rock was repainted twice to reflect ongoing student demands

September 20, 2020

For three months over the summer, the Rock had the same three words painted on it — “White Silence Kills.” The message, painted during the last days of May, was accompanied by writings on the...

The memorial tree lies on the grass outside Harris Hall. After students and alumni reacted negatively to the tree’s removal, the University is planning to create a more permanent memorial on campus.

Memorial to a memorial: University plans to replace removed memorial to students who died while at Northwestern

September 9, 2020

Students and alumni quickly organized to save a memorial to students who died while at Northwestern after it was removed by the University without notice. On Friday afternoon, a group of students contacted...

Northwestern University Weber Arch. The recommended social distancing guideline — stay six feet apart — equates roughly to one quarter the height of the arch.

A guide to social distancing on campus

July 9, 2020

By now, many students have heard the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation: Stay six feet apart. But until it’s socially acceptable to carry around a measuring tape, it will...

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