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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


Thousands of Native Americans, veterans and environmentalists created an encampment in rural North Dakota to protest the proposed Dakota Access oil pipeline. Stacy Leeds, dean of the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, spoke about the pipeline conflict and other issues of Native jurisdiction at a Friday event.

University of Arkansas law dean talks indigenous governance, tribal law

February 25, 2018

The status quo of indigenous communities has become increasingly “precarious” as their legal status of autonomy is continuously challenged, said a prominent Native lawyer at a campus event Friday. Stacy...

Cheri Bustos, U.S. representative for Illinois’ 17th District, talks to students about her journalism background and her political career at a Monday event with Medill Prof. Peter Slevin’s class. Bustos, who is running for reelection in 2016, discussed being a woman in politics and how her investigative reporting background informs her work in Congress.

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos talks women in Congress, 2016 election

February 23, 2016

Women in politics approach government differently, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) told students Monday night. Bustos, who was elected to represent Illinois’ 17th district — which covers a large...

Northwestern works to revise sexual misconduct policy

May 14, 2015

Northwestern is revising its sexual misconduct policy to reflect new guidelines from the federal Violence Against Women Act and feedback from members of the university community. The updated policy...

Students carry mattresses and pillows to the Rebecca Crown Center on Monday morning to protest a Northwestern professor's opinion piece on relationships between professors and students. About 30 students marched and posted signs at the Crown Center.

Students carry mattresses, pillows to protest professor’s controversial article

March 10, 2015

About 30 students marched to the Rebecca Crown Center carrying mattresses and pillows Monday morning to protest a lack of a reaction from administration after Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis wrote...

Northwestern to add Title IX investigator amid process overhaul

February 9, 2015

Northwestern is in the process of hiring a full-time Title IX investigator, one step in a complete overhaul of the hearing and appeals system for sexual misconduct cases. The overhaul began in September...

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