Tuesday’s forecast started strong –– a high of 56 degrees, partly cloudy –– before storm clouds rolled in, causing downpours interspersed with pockets of sun and gusts of wind. The same can be said about Northwestern’s 17-8 loss to Northern Illinois: The Wildcats (10-12, 0-0 Big Ten) started hot, fell cold, got hot again and...
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In its first conference series since last year’s undefeated home slate, Northwestern continued to defend its home turf with a convincing series sweep over Michigan State this weekend. Behind standout performances from graduate transfer pitcher Ashley Miller, sophomore infielder Kansas Robinson and sophomore outfielder Kelsey Nader, the Wildcats (17-7, 3-0 Big Ten) never trailed in...
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City Council voted 3-4 to reject introducing an ordinance that would remove term limits from the city’s board, commission and committee members at the end of its Monday night meeting. Residents serving on most of these bodies will continue to be limited to two full terms, which usually last two years. Ald. Clare Kelly (1st),...
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Northwestern is recognized worldwide for its innovative research, boasting 35 University institutes and centers and sponsoring more than $1 billion per year in research. The Daily put together a summary of NU’s latest research findings. Implantable sensor to detect Crohn’s disease A group of NU researchers recently developed the first implantable sensor to identify flare-ups...
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Midway through the fourth quarter in No. 3 Northwestern’s Monday evening Chapel Hill crusade, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller’s team appeared primed to put the past week’s Penn State woes on the backburner with a 14-5 lead over No. 13 North Carolina. The hosts launched a last-ditch salvage mission, but the comeback push proved too little,...
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Weinberg junior Emily Zhao recalled there being “like five people” when she visited Chicago’s Chinatown with Northwestern student organization Chinatown Health Initiative during her freshman year. At the time, the group faced obstacles because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This memory made her return to the neighborhood in Fall Quarter as the club’s president, when several...
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