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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


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Northwebster: A crash course to NU lingo

August 16, 2021

Welcome to Northwestern! Transitioning to a new living and learning environment can be really stressful. What are CTECs? Why are there sirens outside on this fine Tuesday morning? To help, we created a...

The Rock, with gold siding and words “Free Palestine” among others. The background is dark blue with silhouettes of people with signs in the bottom right corner.

Students host vigil in solidarity with Palestinian and MENA community members, mourn lives lost to violence in the region

June 17, 2021

Student organizations hosted a vigil at the Rock to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and Middle Eastern North African students as they grieved recent and generational losses. Groups requested anonymity...

The Rock, painted in white, states “Reform CAPS.” A person in tan shorts and a navy shirt faces it. In the background are green shrubs, blue sky, and tan buildings.

Reform CAPS paints the Rock, calls for transparency, improved mental health resources for students

June 2, 2021

A group of Northwestern students gathered to paint the Rock during a Monday rally to advocate for improved mental health support.  The participants spray-painted the organization’s title and catchphrase...

The Rock has layers of chipped paint laying on the ground on the left side.

Students chip away paint on The Rock, “Free Palestine” messages left intact

May 27, 2021

Several individuals chipped layers of paint off the back left side of The Rock Thursday evening. The identities of these people are unknown.  The front of the Rock — which displayed “Free Palestine”...

Organizers posted signs around The Rock, advocating for increased representation of women within University leadership. Over 200 people marched from The Rock to University President Morton Schapiro’s residence.

NU community pickets in front of Schapiro’s house, protest selection of Mike Polisky as AD

May 8, 2021

Over 200 Northwestern faculty, staff, students, alumni and Evanston community members marched Friday to protest the appointment of Mike Polisky as the University’s next athletic director.  Faculty...

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