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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


Senior guard Melannie Daley looks to pass against Utah on Thursday.

Rapid Recap: Northwestern 71, Utah 69

November 14, 2024

Northwestern women’s basketball, after trailing for most of the game, stormed back and beat Utah 71-69 to pick up its first win of the season Thursday.  Senior guard Melannie Daley poured in 23 points...

Redshirt sophomore running back Joseph Himon II rushes against Indiana on Oct. 5. Himon leads the Big Ten in kickoff return yards per attempt.

Football: Northwestern’s Himon embraces role as return specialist

October 15, 2024

Just after Northwestern surrendered a touchdown to then No. 23 Indiana at the end of the first quarter Oct. 5, redshirt sophomore running back Joseph Himon II fielded the kickoff around the two-yard line...

A person wears a blue shirt with a police badge attached to the shirt pocket.

Illinois bill to allow DACA recipients to become police officers

May 10, 2023

Amid staffing shortages in police departments across the country, a new bill in Illinois will clear the path for DACA recipients looking to become police officers. State Rep. Barbara Hernandez (D-Aurora)introduced...

NU Declassified: 80 days and 200 miles

NU Declassified: 80 days and 200 miles

April 5, 2021

In response to pandemic travel restrictions, Northwestern sophomores Garrett Breiner and Jake Geil turned to the outdoors. “It was a feeling I will never forget,” Breiner said. From traveling across...

 Illinois criminal justice reform groups say that reclassifying drug possession charges is a first step toward changing substance use from a criminal issue to a public health issue. They said they plan to propose a bill to achieve this in the 2021 legislative session.

Advocates push Illinois to reclassify drug charges, establish prison diversion programs

February 10, 2021

After a “defelonization” bill failed to pass in the Illinois General Assembly, criminal justice reform advocates are pushing to reintroduce the proposal in 2021. On top of reclassifying low-level drug...

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