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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


Studies show millennial despair to be on the rise. While secularism is increasing, a 21st-century version of astrology is filling a spirituality void through social media and memes, as well as through professional chart readings.

Astrology: An unexpected and uniquely modern anchor during times of crisis

June 17, 2020

“What’s your sign?” That is the perpetual question, asked with that uniquely semi-ironic, semi-genuine tone by a subset of people who have a fixation on a concept many skeptics thought was obsolete...

“Burlesque” will undergo structural changes — covering both logistical and thematic aspects of the show — in anticipation of its 2020 show.

“Burlesque” will undergo changes to better align with its mission to empower performers, producers say

October 21, 2019

“Burlesque,” an annual feminist theatre performance produced by Lipstick Theatre, will undergo structural changes — both logistical and thematic — for its 2020 show. Producers said the alterations...

Illinois residents celebrate the LGBTQ community at the Chicago pride parade. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill Aug. 9 that mandates all public schools in the state to teach about the contributions made by LGBTQ people to state and U.S. history.

Northwestern students and faculty highlight importance of Illinois law mandating LGBTQ-inclusive education in public schools

October 6, 2019

Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed a bill Aug. 9 that mandates all public schools in the state to teach about the contributions made by LGBTQ people to state and U.S. history. The Inclusive Curriculum...

A bird rests on a fence post overlooking the area of where the massacre took place at sunrise at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site on June 29, 2016 near Eads, Colorado. Northwestern commemorated the 154th anniversary of the massacre.

At Sand Creek Massacre commemoration, NU says it must ‘continue to right wrongs’

November 18, 2018

Descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre victims — Otto Braided Hair, Karen Little Coyote, Fred Mosqueda and Gail Ridgely — shared their family’s pain at an on-campus commemoration of the massacre’s...

Students rehearse for Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show “Where the Water Meets the Rocks.” The show opens Thursday and is based on real stories of NU students, staff and faculty.

Spectrum Theatre’s Project NU show explores connections on campus

May 16, 2018

As someone who just wants to “lay in the grass and make art,” Communication sophomore Shane Eichstaedt said they struggle to navigate the fast-paced “culture of productivity” at Northwestern. When...

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