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As the future of higher education under the second Trump administration remains uncertain, The Daily looked back at the biggest victories and setbacks on campus in the 2024-25 academic year. — Reported by Isaiah Steinberg dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/05/lat…

There’s never a dull moment in Evanston, and this year was no different. Here’s four of Evanston’s top stories from the past year to catch you up to speed. — Reported by Hannah Webster dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/05/lat…

Your new hometown has a long history of progressive activism — and plenty of contradictions. From historical housing discrimination to town-gown tensions, Evanston’s story is complex but certainly worth exploring. —- Reported by Jackson Baker dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/07/lat…


In Opinion: “Rich dialogue being tied to admission frames the profound, difficult conversations of college as something to be optimized rather than to actually learn from,” writes opinion columnist Talia Winiarsky dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/08/lat…


Northwestern was among 32 elite colleges and universities named in a class action lawsuit Friday. The suit alleges that the schools misuse the early admissions process to drive up attendance costs. — Reported by Audrey Pachuta dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/09/top…

Andrew Ginsberg, the embattled Evanston Township High School teacher who displayed a controversial “Jewish acts of dissent” poster, has filed a discrimination complaint against District 202. — Reported by Jackson Baker dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/14/cit…


A mural reading: “Mayor Biss, say no to Popeyes” now stands at the corner of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue. Some 2nd Ward residents resent the city’s recent approval of the fast food Louisiana Kitchen and its zoning. — Reported by Audrey Pachuta dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/15/lat…

NU Professor Jane Wu’s daughter and colleagues called her an “outstanding scientist” dedicated to “the greater good.” Before she died in July 2024, she lost her funding and lab space. — Reported by William Tong dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/17/fea…

Northwestern blanked Illinois State 1-0 Sunday night. Its freshman goalkeeper, Nyamma Nelson, has yet to concede a goal in her first two games between the pipes. — Reported by Audrey Pachuta dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/18/lat…

In Opinion: “Instead of allowing us to focus on what really matters, too much efficiency pushes us to focus on nothing,” writes opinion contributor Talia Winiarsky dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/17/lat…

With the start of the 2025-26 admissions cycle, NU will accept Schoolhouse’s “Dialogues” portfolios as supplemental material. The Daily explains what this portfolio is and outlines the controversy surrounding its implementation. — Reported by Laura Horne dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/17/cam…

A week away from the first day of school, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education discussed a new personal device policy and removing considerations of race from potential school consolidation decisions. — Reported by Audrey Pachuta dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/19/top…

Evanston Fire Department responded to the water rescue of a 17-year-old boy at Lighthouse Beach Wednesday night. The boy’s condition remains unknown at the time of publication, according to a late-night EFD news release. — Reported by Marisa Guerra Echeverria dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/21/top…

Northwestern’s accreditation has been renewed through the 2034-35 school year, the University announced Wednesday. — Reported by Audrey Pachuta dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/20/lat…

About 75 city union workers crowded an Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Wednesday night, calling for the EPL to remain a municipal library as the board considers splitting from the city. — Reported by Audrey Pachuta dailynorthwestern.com/2025/08/21/lat…
