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The Daily Northwestern

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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

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Football: Northwestern returns to Wrigley Field this fall to host the Wildcats’ Classic

February 7, 2023

Northwestern is headed back to Wrigley Field this fall to host Iowa at the Wildcats’ Classic during the 2023 season. The Wildcats and Chicago Cubs announced Tuesday morning the program is headed...

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A guide to Chicago: America’s third-largest city and your neighbor at Northwestern

August 12, 2022

Northwestern’s campus sits next to the country’s third-largest city, known to many as “the Windy City:” Chicago. Living and learning next to Chicago is a great opportunity for students to engage...

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Football: Northwestern’s sports history at Wrigley Field

November 19, 2021

Rumblings of a Northwestern football game at Wrigley Field began in 2008. Spearheaded by then-athletic director and current Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips, the Wildcats’ efforts...

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Football: Northwestern’s Chicago area players look forward to Wrigley Field game against Purdue

November 19, 2021

Northwestern, like its home city and region, is a team divided along partisan lines. Some Wildcats, like junior offensive lineman Charlie Schmidt, are Chicago Cubs fans. The Libertyville native treasures...

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Heather Van Hoegarden Obering, associate athletic director for marketing, discusses Northwestern-Purdue game at Wrigley Field

November 19, 2021

Northwestern (3-7, 1-6 Big Ten) and Purdue (6-4, 4-3) will kick off the Wildcats Classic Powered by CDW and NetApp Saturday at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.  Saturday will mark the first...

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