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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


Two students in purple shirts lead a crowd of other students as they hold up a flag reading “Saturdays are for the Wildcats.”

Captured: Class of 2025 and transfers participate in the annual Wildcat Dash

September 27, 2021

After a one-year hiatus, the Wildcat Dash tradition returned to welcome the class of 2025 and transfers. Led by their peer advisers, new students had a chance to sprint across Ryan Field before the Northwestern...

Person with purple backpack in front of the Jacobs Center is walking. A line of students trail the testing center, a white building with golden letters.

NU requires additional COVID-19 testing amid case spike

September 26, 2021

Northwestern will require all undergraduate students, regardless of vaccination status, to complete at least one COVID-19 test by Oct. 1, the University announced Sunday. The change came following an...

A yellow school bus on a road is on the right side of the image, seven students stand in the lower left corner, and six colorful flags stand in the upper left corner — all over a purple background.

An emotional rollercoaster: Unsafe driving, disorganized crowds disrupt Six Flags trip

September 22, 2021

The annual Six Flags Great America trip, an event that was part of freshmen and sophomore orientation programming, left many upset about the chaotic crowds, unsafe driving and lack of planning Sunday night. While...

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Theatre, a cappella and dance groups take the stage with in-person performances at “Rock the Lake”

September 21, 2021

A&E As waves danced and crashed against the Lakefill rocks, Northwestern students gathered for a night of performance — the school’s first large, in-person arts show in over a year.  Singers...

A large crowd of sitting students in purple and light green shirts face away from the camera.

Captured: Class of 2025 and transfers at Wildcat Welcome

September 21, 2021

For the first time in two years, Wildcat Welcome activities were in-person for the incoming freshman class and transfers. From March Through The Arch to the President’s Convocation, the class of 2025...

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