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Northwestern faculty talked about collaborating with the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’ Council on Language Instruction to address cumulative faculty wage losses. The Senate also voted to write a letter of discontent over shared governance to the Board of Trustees and NU president during the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday.  Faculty Senate President and political...

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Two frontrunners remain within the margin of error in the race to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, the second of two Public Policy Polling surveys commissioned by the Evanston RoundTable indicated Tuesday. Mayor Daniel Biss leads with an estimated 24% of the voter share. Progressive content creator Kat Abughazaleh trailed him by four points, within...

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Edith Greenstone, of Sioux City, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, just shy of her 99th birthday. She was born on March 25, 1927, ...

Northwestern is one of eight midwestern universities launching a San Francisco hub to connect institution-founded startups with investors in the Bay Area. During its two-year pilot, Third Coast Foundry will occupy a 3,500-square-foot space in San Francisco’s South Park neighborhood. “With the creation of Third Coast Foundry, our innovators share space for inspiration, connection and...

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Throughout the quarter, Associated Student Government votes on and passes legislation. In most cases, these policies respond to the results of ASG’s Analytics Committee’s quarterly survey, said SESP senior Adrian Ayala-Pérez, who co-chairs the committee. After a resolution is passed at an ASG meeting, executive members and senators present it to the University administration, which...

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In Today’s Crossword, 1-Down, 5-Letters: Book published in 2008 by Suzane Collins, “The Hunger _____”

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Communication sophomore Nikash Khanna and Weinberg first-year Joaquin Song Schnitzler sat at the same Allison Dining Commons table from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in their “Eating Day” event Wednesday. The event barred technological devices at the table and encouraged participation from any willing passerby. It also collected proceeds for each finished plate. At the...

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This winter, norovirus, strep throat and influenza B have plagued the campus. With the quarter system moving quickly, some students said it can be especially hard to catch up. The consequences go beyond simply missing class, and students said they faced expenses for DoorDash, anti-flu medicine and masks. SESP sophomore Samuel Bowen recently had influenza...

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If this season was a “coming-of-age” movie for freshman guard Jake West, Wednesday’s Big Ten Tournament win marked his progression to adulthood.  However, his growth as a collegiate basketball player began last summer, senior forward Nick Martinelli said. West had the veteran on an “island” and scored on him, alerting Martinelli about his new teammate’s...

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Content warning: This article contains mentions of eating disorders. For Weinberg senior Michelle Lu, Northwestern’s Campus EDucators was her “brain child.”  During her first year, Lu created the organization to educate students about the risks and symptoms associated with eating disorders as well as offer support to those struggling with them.  According to the National...

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The Daily Northwestern · Q&A: In transition, The Daily leadership turns the page toward a more cohesive newsroom EMILY LICHTY: I am Emily Lichty and I am the outgoing Editor in Chief of The Daily Northwestern.  ANAVI PRAKASH: I’m Anavi Prakash and I’m the incoming Editor in Chief of The Daily Northwestern. ELIZA MARTIN: In...

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Although neither of those teams had senior year Terrence Shannon. Which team from Brad Underwood's tenure at Illinois do you believe is the best? Some ...

In the same way that doctors make the worst patients, teachers make the best students. At Northwestern, I feel like every time I meet a new student, there is a silent understanding that we were, at one point, the best at something. We had to be in order to get in. When I scroll through...

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The Wildcats took a haymaker from the Hoosiers. But when NU hit back, Indiana didn't have an answer. For the first time since 2017, Northwestern ...

Elisabet Michaelsen, 79, of Winchester, Virginia, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2026. Born in Nora, Sweden, on June 29, 1946, ...

Democracy is in danger — for real this time — and we might be close to losing a tool that could save it. If you’re a Northwestern student you’ve probably heard of ranked choice voting. It lets you select candidates based on ranked-order preference. All student government elections are done this way. It’s been like...

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While No. 15-seeded Northwestern won’t be playing in the NCAA Tournament this season, barring an improbable run, coach Chris Collins told his team to treat its Big Ten Tournament game against No. 10-seeded Indiana like the Big Dance anyway.  His young squad, which had flubbed to a 2-13 conference start this year, in part because of...

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In a new poll commissioned by the Evanston RoundTable, the largest share of voters again picked "threats to democracy" as the most important issue ...

Sigrid Brooks Obituary Sigrid Brooks died on March 10, 2026 at Paul House in Chicago, Illinois due to complications from Alzheimer's disease.

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