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

The Daily Northwestern


A female student stands by The Rock on Monday, displaying a cardboard box with a statement saying that she was raped. The student left campus on Tuesday.

After statement at The Rock, student who said she was raped leaves campus

April 27, 2016

A female student sat in a box that read "I was raped on campus. Now, I am the one that has to leave” at The Rock and around campus Monday. The next afternoon, the student took a flight home. The student,...

Students march near Norris University Center to show support for survivors of sexual violence during Take Back the Night March. The march will take place again this year as part of programming by students in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

CARE ramps up programming for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

April 7, 2016

This year, the Center for Awareness, Response and Education will host more programming than in previous years in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. In the past, student groups...

Columbia University professor, Northwestern alumna files $20 million lawsuit against employer

March 30, 2016

A Columbia University assistant professor who received her Ph.D. at Northwestern is suing Columbia for $20 million, alleging gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Enrichetta Ravina (Graduate...

Then-Weinberg juniors Laura Whittenburg and Jazz Stephens meet with other students following a planned sit-in of philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow’s class in March 2014. Ludlow canceled the class before the sit-in could take place and has not taught since. He resigned Monday.

Philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow resigns from Northwestern

November 3, 2015

Philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow resigned Monday from Northwestern following more than a year of legal battles and University findings that he sexually harassed two students, the University announced Tuesday. Ludlow’s...

Source: 2015 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct; Graphic by Rachel Dubner/The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern student survey reports widespread sexual misconduct

September 29, 2015

Nearly one in three women have been groped without consent while at Northwestern, according to findings from the University’s 2015 Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct released Monday. The survey...

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