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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

Huang: Why aren’t all good books good literature?

Huang: Why aren’t all good books good literature?

February 17, 2020

Why do we read? What distinguishes noteworthy literature from purely pleasure-driven reading? Is it inherently better to read for wisdom and morality than to read for pleasure? Though I do not claim to...

Poetry in a heartbeat: Rachael Zisk

Poetry in a heartbeat: Rachael Zisk

May 1, 2019

ALEXIS WHITE: From The Daily Northwestern, this is Alexis White. Thanks for tuning in. The Daily is collaborating with a selection of poets from The Slam Society, a performance poetry group on campus....

NAACP official: Graduate student failed Bienen class after refusing to perform Walt Whitman lyrics

August 7, 2013

A graduate student failed a Bienen class after he refused to perform a song with lyrics written by Walt Whitman, citing the poet's comments on black people, according to a top NAACP official. George...

Bienen graduate student says he may fail class after ‘racially insensitive’ incident

May 22, 2013

A Bienen graduate student is claiming his professor plans to fail him for refusing to perform a song with lyrics written by Walt Whitman, a poet he described as a “self-documented racist.” Timothy...

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