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Federal policies, AI shape student experiences

The Daily polled undergraduates on campus speech, romantic relationships, AI, politics and more By SCOTT HWANG

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It’s quite the time to be a college student.

Campuses have been rocked with student protests over conflicts in the Middle East for the last two years, fueling debates about free speech and antisemitism in higher education. From

the outside, the Trump administration has curtailed federal funding for university research and revoked the visas of some international students nationwide. The administration later

restored legal status for many international students. Amid that turmoil, the accelerating development of generative AI has transformed the way many students study, write, work

and more. Meanwhile, other parts of the student experience — mental health, friendship and love — remain as relevant as ever. In The Daily’s Spring 2025

poll, conducted from April 20 to April 26, we asked Northwestern students about all of that and more. Here’s what we found.

» See CAMPUS POLL, pages 4-5

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky NU students visit Capitol will not seek reelection amid antisemitism probe ‘To be an organizer, to be a fighter, that will never end’ By AUDREY PACHUTA

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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston), a stalwart of Illinois Democratic politics and a progressive voice on Capitol Hill since the late 1990s, announced Monday she will not seek a 15th term as representative for Illinois’ 9th

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District, drawing the curtain on a congressional tenure that has spanned over a quarter century. The announcement came during her annual Ultimate Women’s Power Lunch, a Chicago fundraiser she has hosted since 2001. “To be an organizer, to be a fighter, that will never end,” Schakowsky said. “But I have made the decision that I am not going to seek reelection.”

In front of a packed ballroom at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Schakowsky said that while her congressional career would soon come to an end, she would continue to “be a badass.” Her decision follows weeks of speculation about her political future, sparked in part by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.)

» See SCHAKOWSKY, page 11

Jewish advocacy group organizes Washington trip By ISAIAH STEINBERG

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Eighteen Northwestern students traveled to Washington on Monday and Tuesday to meet with lawmakers and attend a press conference on antisemitism on college campuses. The trip was organized by the Coalition Against Antisemitism

at Northwestern — an advocacy and lobbying group of thousands of Jewish students, faculty, parents and other NU community members — in order to expose alleged antisemitism on campus. “Antisemitism on campus is something I’ve experienced and something I feel passionately about,” Weinberg freshman Max Schlanger said. “When I was given the opportunity, I

thought it would be a great way to share my voice and speak from my own experience, but also to advocate for something I believe in.” Students met directly with several prominent lawmakers, including Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Kevin Kiley

» See CAAN, page 11