The Daily Northwestern Podcasts

Last week, The Daily reported on an Evanston resident held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, allegations of discriminatory behavior in Northwestern’s Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling and Mayor Daniel Biss’ support of unionized Starbucks workers.

In this episode, Opinion Editor Alexia Sextou, Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater and history Prof. Susan Pearson discuss the use of artificial intelligence in university spaces and the road to crafting a healthy campus culture around academic integrity and AI use.

In Opinion: “A new summer is upon us, and I’m ready for some good, clean summer fling fun. No real feelings, just fun,” writes Columnist Sylvie Slotkin.

In Opinion: “The best thing I’ve ever done is surround myself with people who love to dance,” writes Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater.

Last week, The Daily reported on new Northwestern president Mung Chiang, the 54th Dillo Day and Evanston Township High School’s Commencement celebrating the Class of 2026.

In this episode of What’s New at NU, we explore how students and faculty are turning their research and interests into podcasts.

In Opinion: “Twenty, I can’t thank you enough for showing me parts of myself that are cool and worth celebrating,” writes Opinion Columnist Sylvie Slotkin.

In Opinion: “What’s beautiful about a nickname is that you can’t give it to yourself. It symbolizes your identity in relation to someone else, a window into how other people perceive you,” writes Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater.

On The Weekly, The Daily covers the passing of Evanston’s Strategic Housing Plan, NU Alumna Veronica Roth’s literary career and pencil.nu and a new course planning tool for students.

“The Orange Line, however, leans into its main appeal as a line that provides easy transportation for people traveling to and from Midway,” writes Copy Editor George Koutrouvelis.

This week on Who Asked You, Opinion Editor Alexia Sextou, Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater and Opinion Columnist James Frazier-Wilson dive headfirst into the chaos and charms of Dillo Day, and the best people to go to for advice.

Behind the scenes of NU in Bloom: The Daily’s Spring 2026 Poll by The Daily Northwestern

In Opinion: “I have a recurring nightmare that I don’t get a good photo to post on Instagram for my birthday and the whole day is ruined,” writes Columnist Sylvie Slotkin.

In Opinion: “The 15 minute mass is a simple concept — take away the singing, merge the collection and liturgy and tighten the homily down to two to three minutes,” writes Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater.

For this full-length bonus segment of The Weekly on What’s New at NU, The Daily’s explains how the newsroom responds to developing crises on campus, as well as who the ShinyHunters hacking group is and why it may be targeting educational institutions.

This week, The Daily covered Illinois legislation defining where “detention center facilities” can be located, professors’ policies on artificial intelligence and a nationwide Canvas hack.

This week on Who Asked You, Opinion Editor Alexia Sextou, Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater and Copy Editor and columnist George Koutrouvelis discuss what distinguishes the Chicago “L” train system’s Blue Line from others — in both good ways and bad.

Communal Shower Thoughts: She done already done had herses by The Daily Northwestern

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education examined a childcare program following considerations to cut other student-facing positions as part of its wider budget reduction plan.

Students from areas with lower representation at Northwestern talk about how they have found community and connection despite not knowing many people with similar geographic backgrounds.

New Northwestern quarterbacks coach Jerry Neuheisel burst into the college football scene last season, leading UCLA to an upset over No. 7 Penn State in his first game calling plays. Now, he could have a major impact on Northwestern’s offense. For more on the impact he could bring to Northwestern, here’s former sports editor and Daily senior staffer Kamran Nia

In Opinion: “It felt easy to have a machine define me, crafting my musical persona by recommending the same sequence of songs over and over, instead of spending my own energy figuring out who I was,” writes Assistant Opinion Editor Ivy Frater.

The final round of the Bienen 2026 Concerto/Aria Competition took place on Tuesday, April 28. Twelve students, ranging from vocalists to clarinetists, performed.

On The Weekly, The Daily covers the lack of support transgender students said they feel at Northwestern, Bienen junior Tehya Shapiro’s life as a trumpet major and a new discovery in plasma research at NU’s labs.

For Iranian artist Farnaz Khosh-Sirat, it was critical to end the performance with “a blossom of hope,” believing hope is the reason Iranians will never be defeated. She communicated this with a lively song on a major scale.