Welcome to Recaptured — a weekly roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments. This week’s Recaptured includes a speech by Mayor Daniel Biss, an exhibit at the Evanston Art Center and a loss in volleyball. Email: photo@dailynorthwestern.com Related Stories: — Recaptured: NU football’s victory over Colorado, the New Ryan Field...
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On Sept. 9, Chicago-area transit riders received an email reading, “Welcome to NITA.” The Northern Illinois Transit Authority had replaced the Regional Transportation Authority as the new umbrella organization overseeing public transportation in the greater Chicago area. Established in 1983, the RTA oversaw the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace — the organizations managing Chicago-area...
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As Northwestern’s startup hub, The Garage has helped graduate and undergraduate students at NU develop and fund their ideas since 2015. The source of more than 1,500 startups, The Garage at Northwestern was ranked the No. 1 university incubator and No. 5 overall by Time magazine in August. Students who have participated in The Garage’s...
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Caught up with current events? See if you can ace this week’s news quiz.
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Think you know Northwestern’s campus? Take your best shot, and try to name this week’s locations.
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Wafflavor will shutter Sunday after a year of serving up Korean-style waffles in downtown Evanston. The business announced its sudden closure in an Instagram post Thursday morning, writing “Thank you to everyone who has supported Wafflavor, shared a meal with us, brought friends, and made this little shop part of your day.” Owner Song Park...
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Broadcast journalist and author Sheinelle Jones (Medill ’00) received the 2026 Distinguished Alumnae Award from The Alumnae of Northwestern University on Friday. Created in 1976, the annual award recognizes one NU woman alum who brings the University “extraordinary honor and distinction” through the work she has pursued after graduation, according to a news release from...
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A new ramen station opened in the Market at Foster Walker in Fall Quarter, eliciting mixed student reactions. The ramen station includes three ramen cookers, packs of instant noodles and a toppings bar. A bowl of ramen — including unlimited toppings — is $10.99, which can be paid with dining dollars, Cat Cash or students’...
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In two of my classes last week, professors uttered the paralyzing phrase “6-7.” Both were in context and, thankfully, not said as some joke that wouldn’t have even been funny a year ago. The incidents were notable not for what the teacher said but for the reaction of my classmates: complete silence. Nothing. Not a...
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Opinion Editor Ivy Frater and Assistant Opinion Editor Josie Belfer sit down to talk with Cara Craig on her recent op-ed for The Daily. IVY FRATER: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Ivy Frater. JOSIE BELFER: And I’m Josie Belfer. [music] IVY FRATER: And this is Who Asked You?, a podcast capturing opinions on the issues...
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Content warning: This story contains discussions of racism and the use of racial slurs. More than 30 Evanston residents gathered at Bookends & Beginnings on Wednesday evening for “Black Voices: Who Gets to Tell the Story,” an author panel exploring the work and lived experiences of six local Black authors. “In Evanston there have been...
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“Picturing the Modern Metropolis” opened at Block Museum of Art on Sept. 9 and features over 100 works from the museum’s collections that depict aspects of urban environments, including Chicago and New York. Academic curator Corinne Granof and the Block’s 2025-26 interdisciplinary graduate fellow Eduardo Bello curated the exhibit. The duo began thinking about the...
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