The Daily Northwestern Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881 2024-04-29T23:03:36Z https://dailynorthwestern.com/feed/atom/ WordPress Jacob Wendler and Avani Kalra <![CDATA[BREAKING: Administrators, student demonstrators reach agreement to end encampment]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288370 2024-04-29T23:03:36Z 2024-04-29T19:31:01Z Student demonstrators wrapped up negotiations with the University Monday after five days of demonstrations. The University will engage in a number of steps to support Palestinian students and protest on campus in exchange for an end to the encampment established on Deering Meadow Thursday, the University announced Monday.   “This agreement was forged by the hard...

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]]> Henry Frieman and David Samson <![CDATA[Captured: Deering Meadow encampment reaches fourth night]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288353 2024-04-29T08:11:40Z 2024-04-29T10:00:04Z Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You can contact the photo editor by emailing photo@dailynorthwestern.com. Protesters settled in for the night as Deering Meadow’s pro-Palestine encampment approached its 90th hour. Day...

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]]> Pavan Acharya and Samantha Powers <![CDATA[While some Jewish students support pro-Palestine encampment, others express discomfort and safety concerns with ongoing demonstration]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288349 2024-04-29T19:53:14Z 2024-04-29T09:45:02Z As the pro-Palestine encampment on Deering Meadow enters its fifth day, the protest has spurred mixed responses from Northwestern’s more than 2,000 Jewish undergraduate and graduate students. Some students have critiqued the demonstration and called certain conduct taking place within it antisemitic and anti-Israel. But other Jewish community members have expressed support for the protest....

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]]> Avani Kalra, Senior Staffer <![CDATA[Interim addendum about protests comes as Schill’s tenure stresses free speech]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288352 2024-04-29T09:28:23Z 2024-04-29T09:40:28Z Shortly after pro-Palestinian demonstrators set up an encampment on Deering Meadow Thursday morning, Northwestern enacted an interim addendum to its demonstration policy. In an email, University President Michael Schill told the NU community the addendum’s goal was to “balance the right to peacefully demonstrate with our goal to protect our community,” adding “temporary changes” to...

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]]> The Daily Northwestern staff <![CDATA[The Daily Explains: Amid demands to divest from Israel, NU’s investments remain a mystery]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288369 2024-04-29T08:54:33Z 2024-04-29T08:54:33Z For organizers of the ongoing encampment on Deering Meadow, a primary demand is for the University to disclose its investments and divest from companies that supply arms to Israel. Northwestern’s endowment, which stood at $13.7 billion at the end of Fiscal Year 2023, makes it one of the wealthiest universities in the nation. Returns on...

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]]> Lara Choy, Assistant Crossword & Games Editor <![CDATA[News Quiz: Classical Music, Softball, and Academic Boycotts]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288340 2024-04-29T07:09:38Z 2024-04-29T06:57:20Z Been paying attention to the news? Check out this week’s news quiz.

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]]> Sarah Serota, Assistant Crossword & Games Editor <![CDATA[Daily Mini Crossword, April 29, 2024]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288324 2024-04-29T04:36:46Z 2024-04-29T05:01:05Z In today’s mini crossword: 2-Down, five letters: How a stereotypical millennial may refer to their pet.

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]]> Jaharia Knowles, Crossword & Games Editor <![CDATA[Smino rocks at A&O Ball, calls NU “beautiful”]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288305 2024-04-29T04:48:47Z 2024-04-29T04:48:47Z As Smino took the stage at A&O Ball on Friday night, there was an elephant in the room in the form of a banner with a post he wrote on social platform X in 2014: “i think im at NorthWestern university . if so, yall hoes are UGLY bruh.” Ten years later, the St. Louis...

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]]> Misha Oberoi, Assistant City Editor <![CDATA[Open Communities hosts inaugural ‘Walk/Roll the Redline’ event, raises awareness on local housing discrimination]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288322 2024-04-29T04:34:46Z 2024-04-29T04:34:46Z Open Communities, an Evanston-based housing advocacy nonprofit, hosted its inaugural “Walk/Roll the Redline” fundraising event Saturday afternoon. The walk began at Twiggs Park and followed a route in Evanston’s 5th Ward.  Open Communities CEO Cheryl Lawrence said the event was organized in honor of the 56th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The goal of...

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]]> Shun Graves, Assistant Photo Editor <![CDATA[Confirmed as Evanston party leader, Biss still quiet on reelection]]> https://dailynorthwestern.com/?p=288295 2024-04-29T04:28:30Z 2024-04-29T04:28:30Z Less than a year before the 2025 municipal election, Mayor Daniel Biss has yet to declare whether he’ll seek reelection, but he received a vote of approval from county Democrats last week. On April 22, the Cook County Democrats’ central committee ratified Biss’ appointment to lead the Evanston Democratic party, he confirmed to The Daily....

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