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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


A group of people sit kneel in prayer outside.

Students celebrate Eid to commemorate the end of Ramadan with prayer, food and community events

May 3, 2022

Students gathered on the Lakefill Monday at dawn for Fajr, a prayer performed before sunrise, to celebrate Eid al-Fitr — the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan. “As soon as you pray the sunrise...

Nine rectangular faceless portraits of Supreme Court Justices, one of a black woman covered by a white question mark.

President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate first Black woman to Supreme Court spurs student optimism

February 18, 2022

Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement brought attention to President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate the first Black female justice. Some Northwestern students and local professors are optimistic for Black...

An October Political Union meeting with the back of someone’s head at the end of the table facing a conglomerate of masked students.

Northwestern Political Union votes in favor of canceling student loan debt

January 11, 2022

Students at Northwestern’s Political Union narrowly voted in favor of canceling student loan debt by any theoretical amount at Monday night’s debate.  SESP sophomore Yasmeen Rafee led the argument...

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