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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


NU Declassified: The student becomes the professor

May 3, 2022

    For some Northwestern professors, purple pride extends beyond the classroom. Across almost all of NU’s undergraduate schools, there are professors who attended the University...

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The Evans Scholarship House: an entirely singular Northwestern residential experience

April 27, 2022

Tucked away in the sorority quad, the Evans Scholarship House hosts more than 40 students required to live on campus for all four years with one shared experience: golf caddying. The Evans Scholarship...

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Some students criticize Wildcat Welcome sexual health programming

April 20, 2022

The Office of Student Transition Experiences is re-evaluating Wildcat Welcome amid student criticism of the True Northwestern Dialogue centered on sexual health programming.  Some students have expressed...

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NU will not reinstate Credit/No Credit Policy despite omicron surge

January 23, 2022

Northwestern does not plan to offer the Credit/No Credit policy for Winter Quarter, despite an increase in COVID-19 cases from the fall and demands for the policy’s reinstatement from some students.  The...

Miranda: Northwestern failed me when I tested positive for COVID-19. The University also saved my life.

Miranda: Northwestern failed me when I tested positive for COVID-19. The University also saved my life.

October 7, 2021

I’m Alex Miranda, a Medill freshman, and I had severe mental health issues senior year of high school.  I came out as gay last December while in a toxic relationship. That dynamic, coupled with in-person...

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