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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


Fenit Nirappil. The Medill graduate is now a D.C. city hall reporter for The Washington Post, where he has reported on Black Lives Matter protests and local politics.

Washington Post reporter Fenit Nirappil (Medill ’12) talks undergrad, branching out

November 19, 2020

Washington Post city hall reporter Fenit Nirappil (Medill '12) entered Northwestern with an affinity for writing and left with an interdisciplinary experience that set him up for success. After graduating,...

The Arch, decorated for graduation. This year’s graduation speaker was met with student resistance as they cited her response to the recent Black Lives Matter protests.

Commencement speaker Lori Lightfoot asks graduates to engage in public service

June 19, 2020

Commencement speaker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked graduates to engage in public service during Friday’s virtual commencement. The virtual commencement was held on the same day as Juneteenth,...

Jeremy Gilbert. Gilbert is the director of strategic initiatives at the Washington Post, and he talked to Medill students and faculty on Tuesday about the changing media landscape.

Jeremy Gilbert talks Washington Post, media engagement strategies

February 18, 2020

Jeremy Gilbert, the director of strategic initiatives at the Washington Post, spoke to students and faculty about how educational leaders can transform future media strategies in a Medill-sponsored event...

A scene from Northwestern women’s basketball’s viral TikTok. The video found internet fame last week, collecting more than 800,000 views.

Women’s Basketball: An oral history of how Northwestern went viral on TikTok

January 23, 2020

Women's Basketball Northwestern broke the internet in more than one way last week. Just a few days before the No. 22 Wildcats (17-2, 7-1 Big Ten) cracked the AP Poll for the first time in four years,...

Tekriwal: There isn’t going to be a World War III

January 7, 2020

Let me jump right into it. There isn’t going to be a World War III.  The Pentagon’s assasination of Iranian General and Ayatollah darling Qasem Soleimani has unnerved many important figures, ranging...

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