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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

LTE: Jewish students, faculty, and alumni respond to Morton Schapiro

October 21, 2020

For the past week, Northwestern students have been marching daily to demand that the University abolish the Northwestern police force, which cited nonviolent student protestors for demonstrating outside...

A sign from a previous NU Community Not Cops demonstration, reading “Fund Communities Not Police.” Students reimagined justice in a Wednesday discussion led by FMO and NUCNC.

President Schapiro stands by controversial email condemning protestors in Community Dialogue

October 21, 2020

After a week of abolitionist organizing on campus, University President Morton Schapiro’s email condemning student protests and the hashtag #ResignMorty trending on social media, Schapiro declared in...

One demonstrator holds up a sign reading “Defund or Resign” at Monday night’s march.

NU Community Not Cops calls on President Schapiro to resign following his condemnation of abolitionist protests

October 20, 2020

Standing outside University President Morton Schapiro’s house, students led by Northwestern Community Not Cops, a campaign demanding the abolition of University Police, called for Schapiro’s resignation...

President Schapiro says Northwestern has “absolutely no intention” to abolish NUPD

President Schapiro says Northwestern has “absolutely no intention” to abolish NUPD

October 19, 2020

In a Monday afternoon email, University President Morton Schapiro wrote that while Northwestern has intentions to improve University Police, it has “absolutely no intention” to abolish it. Schapiro’s...

Disarm, defund, disband: Students are marching every day until Northwestern abolishes NUPD

Disarm, defund, disband: Students are marching every day until Northwestern abolishes NUPD

October 19, 2020

For over a month, a mask-shaped sign reading “We’re N This Together” hung from the Weber Arch. It was meant to symbolize a unified start to Northwestern’s academic year but was often mocked by...

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