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On May 1, 1886, thousands of workers across the U.S. organized a strike to demand an 8-hour work day.  Three years later, a federation of labor unions and socialist parties designated May 1 as a day to celebrate worker rights and commemorate the Haymarket Affair — a violent confrontation between labor demonstrators and police in...

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Food trucks, club booths and picnic tables filled up Arts Circle Drive on Friday as students gave up the usual dining hall fares in favor of local vendor foods. Spoon University at Northwestern brought back its annual SpoonFest, an opportunity for students to sample warm crepes, layered bagels and savory sliders all at once. Restaurants...

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Mere moments after graduate student attacker Izzy Scane wrapped up a postgame interview in College Park, Maryland, more than a dozen youth lacrosse players swarmed the reigning Tewaaraton winner. Scane signed autographs, took selfies and talked shop with the flurry of young athletes hoping to one day trod a similar path. “Help her out,” coach...

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Northwestern is under investigation by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding its response to antisemitism on campus, according to a document obtained by The Daily. In a Friday letter addressed to University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris, Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., who chairs the committee, requested that...

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City personnel ordered families living at 2018 Wesley Ave. to vacate the apartment and boarded up all entrance points of the building Thursday night, residents in neighboring buildings said.  At about 8 p.m., Evanston Police Department officers arrived at the building to escort two third-floor families out of their apartments, according to William Carter, who...

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