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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


Illinois registers record-high number of voters

October 26, 2016

Illinois reached an all-time high for registered voters in the state, approaching 8 million people signed up to cast a ballot. The state now has more than 7,988,000 registered voters, breaking its previous...

NU Votes volunteers speak to students at a voter registration booth in Norris on Monday. A new online voter registration tool enabled Northwestern to register 96 percent of eligible voters in the freshmen class.

Northwestern registers record-setting percentage of freshmen to vote

September 27, 2016

An new online voter registration tool helped Northwestern register a record 96 percent of incoming freshman to vote, the University announced Tuesday. NU Votes –– an initiative started by the University’s...

Chou: Voter ID laws flawed but necessary

September 29, 2014

Suffrage is a basic right ingrained in the concept of American democracy, and it has the power to shape the immediate future of the world. Indeed, the right to vote lays the foundation for the entire modern...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) spoke about youth involvement in politics at Northwestern on Tuesday. She encouraged students to vote in off-season elections and spoke about a new initiative to register voters.

Schakowsky talks voter suppression, youth political engagement

May 13, 2014

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) spoke Tuesday at Northwestern about the Voting Rights Act and how college students can become more politically engaged. More than 20 individuals attended the talk,...

Kearney: Students, your voter registration clock is ticking

Kearney: Students, your voter registration clock is ticking

October 15, 2012

With Election Day in three short weeks, the country is abuzz with discussion and debate about the presidential candidates.  Yet possibly because of Northwestern’s location in a liberal district of a...

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