Five days after student demonstrators started a pro-Palestinian encampment on Deering Meadow, Northwestern Divestment Coalition representatives and University officials reached an agreement Monday. In the agreement, the University promised additional support for Muslim, Middle Eastern North African and Palestinian students and faculty — in addition to more transparency about its investments — in exchange for... The post ‘A door of communication was opened’: amid divides, encampment agreement brings tensions down on campus appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Five days after student demonstrators started a pro-Palestinian encampment on Deering Meadow, Northwestern Divestment Coalition representatives and University officials reached an agreement Monday. In the agreement, the University promised additional support for Muslim, Middle Eastern North African and Palestinian students and faculty — in addition to more transparency about its investments — in exchange for... The post ‘A door of communication was opened’: amid divides, encampment agreement brings tensions down on campus appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

The Northwestern University-City Committee convened Wednesday night to tackle plans for a temporary football game facility at Martin Stadium. The committee meeting began with University representatives presenting plans for the temporary facility slated to host a number of home football games for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. Vice President of Operations Luke Figora said the... The post Northwestern University-City Committee discuss temporary football facility, Ryan Field truck routes appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

The Anti-Defamation League Midwest, StandWithUs and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law called for University President Michael Schill to resign in a Tuesday statement. The reaction comes after Northwestern administrators reached a deal with the NU Divestment Coalition on Monday to deescalate a five-day encampment on Deering Meadow, which the statement... The post ADL Midwest, StandWithUs, Brandeis Center call for NU President Michael Schill’s resignation appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

In this week’s crossword: 21-Across, seven letters: Bureaucratic tangle. The post Weekly Crossword: The “Mixed Signals” Puzzle appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Demonstrators staged a May Day strike Wednesday, calling on students and teachers to abstain from attending class and show solidarity with Palestine and divestment efforts. Around 9 a.m., about 50 students gathered at The Rock to rally while handing out fliers to oncoming passersby that read “No grades. No class. No finals. Strike for Gaza... The post Demonstrators stage pro-Palestinian May Day strike following encampment agreement appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

A group of more than a dozen Jewish Northwestern students lobbied in Washington on Wednesday for the passage of the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act, which passed the House of Representatives in a 320-91 vote. If the policy passes the Senate, the U.S. Department of Education will be required to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s... The post House passes Antisemitism Awareness Act as Jewish NU students lobby for bill in Washington appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

The Associated Student Government Senate swore in a new executive board and heard two legislation proposals Wednesday. Co-Presidents SESP sophomore Caleb Snead and Weinberg sophomore Ty’Shea Woods took ASG’s oath of office, along with appointed members of their executive board. “​​It feels fantastic, but nothing has changed,” Woods said. “We’ve been working since February 10,... The post ASG Senate swears in new presidents, trains senators for Funding Senate appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Six sustainability experts spoke on environmental issues to about 200 people at the second annual Northwestern Sustainability Lecture Series summit at Norris University Center on Wednesday. The summit, “Earth-Human Interactions: Sustainability and Development,” hosted events which discussed challenges to and advancements in energy, the climate and urban environments. The Civil and Environmental Engineering department developed... The post Six experts talk sustainability at second Northwestern Sustainability Lecture Series appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more

Just before a lunch break at July’s U.S. Women’s U20 National Team tryouts, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and Johns Hopkins coach Tim McCormack watched a pack of Team USA hopefuls challenge Blue Jay assistant coach Jill Girardi on the draw under the relentless summer sun. Nearly 10 months later, Amonte Hiller and McCormack will occupy... The post Lacrosse: No. 1 Northwestern and No. 12 Johns Hopkins set for Big Ten Tournament semifinal showdown appeared first on The Daily Northwestern ..read more