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Northwestern students are putting pens to paper as professors continue implementing technology-free policies this fall. Though NU does not have any university-wide restrictions on technology, some professors are following a national wave of technology restrictions in their classrooms. In August, the University of Chicago’s Social Sciences Collegiate Division
The Daily Northwestern
McCormick first-year Emily Perman said she jaywalks every day. While walking to class, Perman is one of many students who resort to unmarked sections of Sheridan Road to optimize cross-campus travel. “ I think that there definitely could be more (crosswalks) along Sheridan, especially because I see students running across the street blindly all the time,”...
The Daily Northwestern
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated Oct. 21 at 5:04 p.m. A Northwestern student was pronounced dead after being pulled from the water near the Lakefill on Wednesday morning, according to a news release from the Evanston Police Department. Evanston Fire Department dispatch initially responded to..
The Daily Northwestern
Since the rise of national coverage surrounding gang-rape allegations at Cornell University’s Chi Phi fraternity, Northwestern fraternities have released statements across social media condemning sexual violence and affirming their support for survivors. On Sept. 30, Delta Tau Delta was the first NU fraternity to post a statement on its Instagram, in which i
The Daily Northwestern
Kai Bird (MSJ ’75) has called himself a “biographer of the American establishment,” penning comprehensive books on figures like former President Jimmy Carter. In 2006, Bird and Martin J. Sherwin won a Pulitzer Prize for “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” about the scientist who oversaw the creation of the atomic...
The Daily Northwestern
In its inaugural event Tuesday evening, Northwestern’s Multifaith Collaborative invited students to share a meal with their peers of different religious affiliations. Religious and Spiritual Life hosted the dinner and discussion in Parkes Hall with the University’s six religious centers on campus — Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry, Hillel, Lutheran Campu
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Five years ago, Maria Garza was incarcerated at Logan Correctional Center, an Illinois Department of Corrections women’s prison almost 200 miles from Evanston. Now, she’s an advocate for prison reform, the co-founder of restorative justice nonprofit Challenge II Change and, as of Friday, a Northwestern graduate. Garza is among 18 women who earned a bachelor’
The Daily Northwestern
After an AI scandal made headlines at Brown University last spring, Northwestern professors are adapting their curricula to ensure students know how to develop and utilize AI systems without relying on the technology. In March, Brown Prof. Roberto Serrano gave his economics students a take-home midterm. In previous years, the average score ranged from 65%...
The Daily Northwestern
Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays, a queue winds down the first floor of Norris University Center with students eager to use their meal exchanges on fruit-topped acai bowls and thick protein shakes. But, the steady demand creates a chronic friction: long wait times and repeated ingredient shortages. Compass Group, the food service...
The Daily Northwestern
When psychology Prof. Eli Finkel (Weinberg ’97) invited his then-girlfriend over to his apartment as a Northwestern student, he said he often found himself keeping her at a distance. Finkel said he then realized he had a tendency to be avoidant in his relationships. As a professor of psychology, Finkel now uses this anecdote to...
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