Troy Closson
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Provost Jonathan Holloway announced as incoming Rutgers president
After reports surfaced over the weekend that he was set to leave Northwestern to become the first black president of Rutgers University, Provost Jonathan Holloway reflected on his journey to the role — from his time as a doctoral student to now — at a press conference Tuesday in New Brunswick. “Mom, I got the job,”... → Read More
Senior survey shows black student satisfaction at Northwestern continues to decline
Black student satisfaction with their undergraduate education was the lowest it’s been in more than a decade, Northwestern’s most recent senior survey data shows. In 2016, the Black Student Experience Task Force Report found that among undergraduates, black student satisfaction with their overall NU experience was lagging behind that of every other racial or ethnic... → Read More
Women’s Soccer: Wood, Austin land weekly Big Ten honors
Women’s Soccer Sophomore goalkeeper Mackeznie Wood was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week and freshman defender Danika Austin earned defensive player of the week honors, the conference announced Tuesday. Both played critical roles in Northwestern’s 2-1 win over Iowa on Sunday. Austin scored the game-winning goal in the 97th minute, the first of her... → Read More
Snubbed by Texas lawmakers, local officials look to children for help to avoid a census undercount
Hoping to avoid an undercount of thousands Hispanic and black Texans, Dallas, Harris and Hidalgo counties believe getting children engaged can bring families to participate in the 2020 census. → Read More
Lines to get driver's licenses are long. Texans are skeptical more money will help.
In hopes to provide quicker service, over 90 of DPS' 229 offices — including every mega center and "severely crowded" office — will become fully staffed, while another 100 will receive smaller personnel boosts. → Read More
Texas' Driver Responsibility Program ends next month. Here's what that means for you.
More than 600,000 Texans will immediately be eligible to have their driver's licenses reinstated after the program's Sept. 1 repeal. The system was widely criticized for adding additional annual fees on top of the price of tickets, but all pending surcharges will soon be waived. → Read More
A new Texas law criminalizes sending unwanted nudes. Lawyers say it might be difficult to enforce.
The law will make the electronic transmission of unwanted sexually explicit material a class C misdemeanor. But legal experts worry it could be written too broadly under the First Amendment to be effective. → Read More
Feds plan mass migrant deportation operation in Houston this weekend: What you need to know
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is targeting over 2,000 undocumented immigrants with the goal of deporting them. The operation will hit several major U.S. cities, including Houston, where thousands of migrants have been issued deportation orders this year. → Read More
Texas unemployment rate drops to lowest level since feds began tracking it in 1976
The state's unemployment rate for May dropped to 3.5%, an all-time low. That breaks the record low reached in April of 3.7%. → Read More
John Cornyn says candidates should notify FBI if contacted by foreign governments, but legislation isn't needed
"The simple answer is call the FBI and let them investigate it," Cornyn said. "We don't need to pass a law to do that." → Read More
Curtain Call: Lumsden leaves Northwestern golf as one of program’s best
When Ryan Lumsden reminisces on his four years at Northwestern, one nine-letter word seems locked into his vocabulary. Coming within one stroke of winning the individual Big Ten title during his sophomore campaign? Lumsden recalls the weekend’s “emotional” moments. Months prior when he won his first individual championship? Same word, different reason. And when his... → Read More
Northwestern men’s golf finishes season short of NCAA Championships
Men’s Golf Northwestern’s season came to a close Wednesday as the Wildcats finished eighth in the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional, placing eight strokes behind UNLV, the last team to qualify. After shooting 14-over par on the tournament’s first nine holes, NU rebounded but could never fully recover to bounce back into the top five —... → Read More
A Royal Reveal: Wildcat Meghan Markle gives birth to a baby boy
Former Wildcat Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed a baby boy Monday morning, Buckingham Palace announced. The 37-year-old Duchess of Sussex delivered her 7 lbs, 3oz son son at 5:26 a.m. local time, the Palace said. Early Monday, British media erupted as reports surfaced the Northwestern alumna went into labor with her husband by her... → Read More
Northwestern men’s golf has ‘disaster’ showing at Big Ten Championships
Men’s Golf A week ago, coach David Inglis was hopeful Northwestern could bring home a title in the “wide-open field” at Big Ten Championships. But as the weekend in Pennsylvania progressed, the Wildcats fell apart over the tournament’s three days. NU finished in 13th place out of 14 teams, in what Inglis called the team’s... → Read More
Kearney leads Northwestern cross country season-best performances
Cross Country Eight Northwestern runners posted season-best times after a strong weekend on the West Coast, a positive sign as many hope to qualify for NCAA Regionals at the end of next month. The Wildcats split up between three California meets this weekend, and across the board, coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said she was pleased... → Read More
Northwestern men’s golf finishes fourth at Boilermaker Invitational
Men’s Golf Northwestern closed its regular season with a fourth-place finish at the Boilermaker Invitational this weekend. At the Indiana-based tournament, the Wildcats finished two 18-hole rounds at 6-under-par. Sunday’s final round on the Kampen Course was cancelled due to weather. Earlier this month, coach David Inglis said he was hoping freshman David Nyfjäll and... → Read More
Northwestern men’s golf puts up mixed performances in March tournaments
Men’s Golf After two mixed showings for Northwestern last month, consistency is the biggest priority for the Wildcats heading into this weekend’s competition. NU ended its spring break tied for ninth place in The Goodwin’s 27-team field at Stanford, besting a number of similarly ranked teams including No. 40 Florida, No. 47 Arizona and No.... → Read More
Opinion | The Daily’s publisher is too white. That affects our newsroom.
This winter’s been the first quarter in over a year I haven’t been on The Daily’s editorial board because I’m on Journalism Residency. In all that time, there’s only three things I ever really cared about here: making the newsroom a more enjoyable place, improving racial diversity and inclusion and having that reflected in our... → Read More
Closson: Being a black journalist is hard — but necessary
I didn’t want to write a story about the 50th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover last spring, but I wanted one to be written. When I first pitched my vision for the story, I basically said if anyone else also had a similar idea, they could just do it. I hadn’t reported in a... → Read More
As colder temperatures bring fewer sightings, students reflect on abundance of skunks this fall
Two weeks into her college experience, Jennifer Zhan was walking back to her dorm. Then disaster struck. Sitting right in the middle of the sidewalk was a skunk, its black and white tail raised to the sky in a defensive position. She started walking toward it, but as she approached, something strange happened. “It started... → Read More