Alan Perez
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Northwestern ‘unequivocally rejects’ Israel boycott movement
University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway criticized incoming Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher and comments he made during a commencement speech earlier this week commending supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. → Read More
Federal judge temporarily blocks stricter rules on student visas
A federal judge is putting a temporary halt to rules issued by the Trump administration that would make it easier to find international students and scholars in violation of their visas. Judge Loretta Biggs of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina — who is overseeing a lawsuit against the policy... → Read More
Evanston unemployment rate in March drops to 2.8 percent
The job market in Evanston remained strong in March, with the unemployment rate dropping to 2.8 percent from 3.1 percent the month before. The data, released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security, shows figures well below the state unemployment rate of 4.5 percent and the national rate of 3.9 percent. The news is... → Read More
Northwestern President Schapiro says he reads applications of some legacy, donor students
Of the over 40,000 applications Northwestern receives for undergraduate admissions, the vast majority are read by Christopher Watson, the dean of undergraduate admissions, and his staff. This year, a select pool of about 550 applicants had their files read and their admissions decisions made by University President Morton Schapiro. Schapiro said in an interview with... → Read More
Student reports finding another white supremacist sticker on campus
A student reported finding another “IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE” sticker late Saturday evening, the second to be found on the Evanston campus this month. Weinberg senior Samuel Webber said he found the sticker, which has ties to neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups, on the middle stall of the men’s bathroom near Main Library’s Information... → Read More
Northwestern parents charged in admissions scheme plead not guilty
The parents of a Northwestern student charged in the college admissions scheme have entered pleas of not guilty, according to court documents filed earlier this week. In response to a superseding indictment, Manuel and Elizabeth Henriquez waived their right to an arraignment hearing and entered the pleas. The two will now join 17 other wealthy... → Read More
Board Chairman: Falsifying test scores is ‘lowest form of activity’
The chief of Northwestern’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday denounced the participants of a college admissions scandal that has sparked a renewed national conversation on college access and admissions, calling the acts “despicable” and the “lowest form of activity.” In a brief interview with The Daily after remarks at a Faculty Senate meeting, Chairman J.... → Read More
Documents show how parents helped their child cheat to get into NU
The bribes, the travel, the attempted cover-up. → Read More
Report: USC considering Northwestern’s Schapiro for next president
University President Morton Schapiro is on the short list for the University of Southern California’s next president, according to a report by 247Sports affiliate USCFootball.com, a role the school has been slow to fill since its embattled chief executive stepped down more than six months ago. USC’s board of trustees is considering Schapiro, a former... → Read More
Standard & Poor’s revises Northwestern’s outlook to ‘negative’
Standard & Poor’s, one of the Big Three credit rating agencies, revised its outlook on NU’s long-term revenue bonds to “negative” from “stable,” citing worries about the school’s increasing debt. → Read More
Northwestern closes Evanston, Chicago campuses ahead of extreme weather
The closure will take place from Tuesday at 8 p.m. through noon on Thursday. The U.S. National Weather Service predicts that temperatures will reach below negative 20 degrees, with wind chills of 30 to 50 below zero. → Read More
What students can expect for tomorrow’s Big Ten Championship game
Soon, over 3,000 Northwestern students will make the 3.5 hour trip to Indianapolis to witness history in action. Northwestern’s rise to The Big Ten Championship has shone a spotlight on the football program, and set the stage for greater fame in the years to come. Thanks to a generous donor, many students will get free... → Read More
Budget cuts are made at the bottom, but the message is crafted up top
To top administrators and undergraduate students alike, the budget deficit was a surprise. When Provost Jonathan Holloway informed Faculty Senate of the budget shortfall in January, some senators were puzzled. “Everything financial always seemed pretty rosy,” Feinberg Prof. Lois Hedman said at the time. Students were anticipating an ambitious plan to renovate and construct new... → Read More
Cook County Medical Examiner’s office determines cause of Daniel Jessell's death
Daniel Jessell, who was found dead in Kemper Hall on Wednesday, died by suicide, the Chicago Tribune reported Thursday evening. Evanston Police Department officers responded to a call in Kemper at 6:36 p.m. Wednesday, Evanston Police Cmdr Ryan Glew said. Jessell was 21, according to information from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Weinberg... → Read More
Weinberg sophomore Daniel Jessell dies
Northwestern student Daniel Jessell was found dead on Wednesday, Dean of Students Todd Adams wrote in an email to Northwestern students late Wednesday evening. Jessell was a Weinberg sophomore from Del Ray Beach, Florida. He lived in Kemper Hall. “I am deeply saddened by this news, and I extend my deepest condolences to Daniel’s family... → Read More
University failed to properly complete required risk assessment for recipients of NIH grants
Northwestern failed to abide by federal regulations when it passed down money from the government to its researchers, potentially in violation of the law, according to a report by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services published earlier this month. Investigators reviewed 30 grants totalling $9.7 million the National... → Read More
Unwithered by budget deficit, research remains the flagship of Northwestern
Research is central to Northwestern’s mission. Nearly a third of the budget is dedicated to it, and since the Great Recession, the University has invested in new buildings, infrastructure and equipment to support its research functions. And while many research universities may focus less on providing a satisfactory undergraduate experience, students have plenty of opportunities... → Read More
Federal officials open Title IX investigations into Northwestern
Federal investigators opened two investigations into Northwestern’s Title IX procedures this October, less than a month after the University unveiled its revised sexual misconduct policy. The Education Department opened the probes on Oct. 2 and 10 to examine Northwestern’s “procedural requirements” under Title IX, a federal law best known for protecting students, faculty and staff... → Read More
Title IX rules could reduce Northwestern’s liability to investigate sexual assault claims, boost due process procedures
The Education Department unveiled its proposal of highly-anticipated rules on Friday that would bolster the rights of those accused of sexual assault and harassment, a move that could drastically reshape how colleges like Northwestern handle allegations reported to them. The proposed rules would require that schools no longer rely on the so-called single investigator model,... → Read More
Rising STD rates shine light on college sex-education
Rates of sexually transmitted diseases have risen for the fourth consecutive year to a record high, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Northwestern hasn’t changed its approach to addressing it students’ sexual health in response to the news. Nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were diagnosed in 2017,... → Read More