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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


 Many undergraduates have attended classes entirely online since the start of Spring Quarter.

Students grapple with endless screen time and “Zoom fatigue”

October 14, 2020

Before she began her online classes, Medill freshman Jenny She said she used to wake up, practice yoga, meditate and then get ready for her day. Now, after staying up into the early hours of the morning...

Lucy Evans and Nicholas Lin in “Orfeo Remote.” Despite looking like they’re together, the two performers shot the scene separately.

“Orfeo Remote” takes opera from the stage to the screen

October 12, 2020

As theaters around the world went dark in March, Bienen’s spring production of Claudio Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” was just ramping up. Performing the opera in Cahn Auditorium was no longer an...

Podculture: From a Stage to a Screen

Podculture: From a Stage to a Screen

October 7, 2020

Synchronizing tap dances and vocal cut offs is difficult over Zoom. But the show must go on. Performance groups describe what it’s like to continue performing and building community virtually this fall...

Bienen junior Jaime An plays her cello over Zoom, utilizing the newly improved audio features. By using high-fidelity music mode, the sound is clear and consistent.

High-fidelity music mode: new audio improvements for musicians on Zoom

October 5, 2020

Since the pandemic forced professors to switch to Zoom classes, musicians in particular have experienced difficulty learning and sharing music on the video conferencing platform. When playing their instruments,...

Some professors have opted to host live lectures and post prerecorded ones online, leading their students to manage more lecture time than anticipated.

Students managing more class time than anticipated due to prerecorded lecture material

September 30, 2020

Almost all Northwestern classes this quarter are run at least partially remotely, giving instructors the option to run their classes live or have students watch prerecorded lectures asynchronously. Some...

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