Illinois state senators approved legislation on Thursday to ban several food additives that have been found to cause adverse health effects. The Illinois Food Safety Act, which was introduced by State Sen. Willie Preston (D-Chicago), would prohibit the manufacture and sale of foods containing brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, or red dye 3. These...
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It was a hectic week in the Big Ten, featuring a plethora of storylines. Among these was a three-game series between Northwestern and Illinois. While the trio of games against the Fighting Illini offered promise as the Wildcats looked to carry momentum from their previous series win over Maryland, the matchup quickly turned sideways. NU...
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Donning black and white practice jerseys on a chilly Saturday morning in Martin Stadium, Northwestern provided a plethora of potential precursors at its sole open spring practice. Coach David Braun’s offensive and defensive units duked it out on the team’s temporary home field, highlighting players primed to push for an elevated role next season. With...
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Four reporters from The Daily Northwestern were named the 2024 Illinois Journalists of the Year for their investigation of hazing within Northwestern’s football program. This year marks the first time student journalists have been chosen since the award began in 1972. Senior staffers Alyce Brown and Divya Bhardwaj, Print Managing Editor Nicole Markus and In...
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Northwestern released a statement Sunday afternoon clarifying the role of University administrators at student demonstrations after Dean of Students Mona Dugo’s presence at an on-campus rally April 15 drew negative coverage in conservative media and on social media. In the statement, the University wrote that Dugo regularly attends student demonstrations on all topics as an...
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After engineering a second consecutive NCAA Tournament run, coach Chris Collins has made his first major offseason move. Fairfield guard Jalen Leach announced his commitment to Northwestern on X, formerly Twitter, Monday afternoon. The 6-foot-4 guard started 29 of 32 games in his senior season with the Stags, averaging 16.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists...
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