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The Daily Northwestern

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


Lois Claus, one of The Daily’s first top female editors, led the paper during World War II, when many male students were serving in the armed forces. Claus, 89, died Jan. 10.

Daily editor remembered for her commitment to journalism, teaching

January 20, 2015

During her journalism and teaching careers, Lois Claus (Medill ’46) was known as “just a stereotypical Mrs. Claus, a little white-haired lady with the twinkle in her eyes.” “Journalism was always...

Breaking the silence: Northwestern’s LGBT athletes struggle to find their voices amid a lacking support system

Breaking the silence: Northwestern’s LGBT athletes struggle to find their voices amid a lacking support system

November 7, 2014

Tara Gordon did not want to be just another stereotype. For Gordon, a Northwestern field hockey player, coming out as lesbian would validate the stereotype that female athletes tend to identify as LGBT. “I...

Northwestern hires new director of fraternity and sorority life

October 26, 2014

Cynthia Rose, Northwestern's new director of fraternity and sorority life, said she thinks being a part of Greek life can be the most influential piece of a person’s life. “It can reclassify...

Kristi Pawlowicz, manager of the women’s boutique Envy, helped open the Evanston location last month. She started working for the business while she was in college in Missouri.

Purple Profile: Store manager opens 5th fashion boutique in Evanston

October 9, 2013

When Kristi Pawlowicz was promoted to co-manager of Envy, a women's boutique near the University of Missouri, during her senior year of college, she was sure she could handle it. Now she is running the...

Protecting the brand: Social media in college athletics

November 20, 2012

Trying to summarize your feelings in 140 characters is difficult enough for your average nobody, let alone when the whole world is waiting for you to screw up. Yet this is the atmosphere student-athletes...

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