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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


Reneé Rapp stars as “Queen Bee” Regina George alongside Angourie Rice as new girl Cady Heron in the new musical adaptation of “Mean Girls.”

Reel Thoughts: ‘Mean Girls’ movie musical tries to have it both ways

January 16, 2024

Right up there with “The Devil Wears Prada,” Tina Fey’s 2004 cult classic “Mean Girls” has held a special place in the hearts of many Evanston and Northwestern community members. Evanstonians...

An illustration of a person looking across the water at Chicago's skyline.

A guide to Chicago: America’s third-largest city and your neighbor at Northwestern

August 12, 2022

Northwestern’s campus sits next to the country’s third-largest city, known to many as “the Windy City:” Chicago. Living and learning next to Chicago is a great opportunity for students to engage...

Jen Spyra is featured on the right side of the image wearing a white and blue polka dot top and yellow floral skirt. To her left is a copy of her debut novel, “Big Time.” The novel’s cover features a small girl with the words “Big Time” in bright red and yellow fonts respectively.

NU alumna and comedic writer Jen Spyra talks comedy writing career, debut book

April 11, 2021

In the eyes of Jen Spyra (Communication MFA '12), successful comedic writing boils down to two key elements: confidence and perseverance.  “Confidence in your comedy is what keeps you going,”...

Jake Johnson in “New Girl.” The actor spoke to the Daily about growing up in Evanston and  shooting a movie in the pandemic.

New shows, same guy

November 20, 2020

Jake Johnson may have a career filled with iconic projects like “New Girl” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” but the actor has humble roots in the town many Northwestern students now call...

Mia McCullough.

Play written by NU alumna explores psychology of working in a slaughterhouse, on death row

October 26, 2016

A&E As a zookeeper at the Lincoln Park Zoo, former Northwestern professor Mia McCullough (Communication ‘92) had to kill mice to feed to reptiles, inspiring her to think more deeply about the concept...

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