Jerry Wu

Hi, my name is Jerry Wu, and I am a second-year student at Northwestern University studying journalism and international studies. Starting in Winter Quarter 2025, I have been based in Washington D.C. reporting for the Medill News Service. Prior to that, I served as the Campus Editor for my university's award-winning newspaper, The Daily Northwestern. I also interned last summer at my hometown newspaper The San Diego Union-Tribune on the Government and Watchdog Team. My work has been featured in several of California's major news outlets and in some of Politico's statewide daily newsletters.

The Daily Northwestern •

Northwestern Intercampus Shuttle hit by suspected bullet on way to Chicago

A Northwestern Intercampus Shuttle was struck by a suspected bullet Friday evening on its way to downtown Chicago.
The bus was just a few blocks away from the Sheridan and Loyola stop when gunfire reportedly shattered the driver’s side of the window shortly after 6 p.m. The shuttle driver sustained minor injuries from the shattered glass, according to a Saturday afternoon crime notice from the Department of Safety and Security. No one else was physically injured among the approximately 15 passen...
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Election Day brings 700 voters to Northwestern polls

At least 700 ballots were cast Tuesday at Northwestern’s campus voting stations.
From 6 a.m to 7 p.m, steady streams of students and community members filed into the two primary voting stations across campus: in Parkes Hall and Noyes Cultural Arts Center.
First-time election judge Susan Treacy said the turnout throughout the day at Parkes Hall had been “very high” and the energy was “palpable.” It appeared to be a noticeable jump compared to previous election cycles, she added.
By 4:30 p.m., nea...
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In Focus: Students and staff report some dining workers for harassment. Compass transfers them — and misconduct continues.

Content warning: This story mentions sexual harassment and racism.
McCormick junior Yaa returned to her dorm in tears on Feb. 11. She recalled grabbing a tub of ice cream and spending the rest of the day under her covers.
Three days later, Yaa accused an Allison dining hall worker of a pattern of sexual harassment in a written complaint. Her report detailed a series of sexualizing comments and interactions that spanned months.
“The shift in the nature of (the employee’s) compliments and him hugg...
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Hundreds of NU dining service workers picket for improved contract with Compass Group

Hundreds of Northwestern dining and service workers picketed by The Arch on Friday calling for a fair improved contract with the University’s food service provider Compass Group. The previous nearly three-year agreement expired at the end of August.
For more than an hour, workers paced back and forth along Sheridan Road, hoisting signs that read “NO CONTRACT” and chanting phrases like “If we don’t get no contract, you don’t get no peace.” Workers intermittently rattled off their demands for the...
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Northwestern asks federal court to dismiss lawsuit over Pritzker’s hiring process

Northwestern filed a motion Monday asking a federal court to dismiss an ongoing lawsuit that alleges the Pritzker School of Law discriminates in its hiring process.
The lawsuit, filed by conservative activist group Faculty, Alumni and Students Opposed to Racial Preferences in July, claims that the law school hires women and people of color over white men who have “better credentials.”
The lawsuit points to several white male candidates — including University of California, Los Angeles, law Prof....
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Northwestern responds to House committee antisemitism report

After the House Committee on Education and Workforce released its report on Thursday, investigating how universities, including Northwestern, have handled on-campus antisemitism over the past year, the University promptly issued a statement disputing the report’s findings.
The 325-page Congressional report, dubbed “Antisemitism on College Campuses Exposed,” claimed that NU put “radical anti-Israel faculty” in charge of negotiations to end the encampment on Deering Meadow in April.
“Not only did...
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Northwestern employees donated over $660K to Democratic candidates in 2024

Since the start of 2024, Northwestern employees have contributed at least $720,000 to political campaigns and committees ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
An analysis of over 7,900 FEC filings revealed a strong lean toward Democratic candidates among University employees. At least 98% of the total number of employee donations went to Democratic candidates, tallying more than $660,000.
The data collection only sampled staff, faculty m...
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JVP sets up second Gaza Solidarity Sukkah at The Rock

Members of Jewish Voice for Peace at Northwestern constructed a second “Gaza Solidarity Sukkah” at The Rock at about 4 p.m. Friday afternoon, just two days after the group’s initial attempt was squandered by University officials and police officers on Deering Meadow.
About eight students set up the sukkah, joined by more than 20 attendees who were led in prayer by Rabbi Brant Rosen and songleader Adam Gottlieb of anti-Zionist synagogue Tzedek Chicago.
In a statement posted to the group’s Instagr...
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Calls for NU to cut ties with Kellogg Prof. Julia Vander Ploeg roll through campus

A billboard truck with signs calling for Northwestern to cut ties with Kellogg Professor Julia Vander Ploeg (Kellogg ’00) was seen cruising across the University’s Evanston campus on Monday and Tuesday.
Plastered on the side and back of the vehicle were the messages “Professor Ploeg: Canceled Over Animal Cruelty” and “Kellogg cut ties with Professor Ploeg.” 
After arriving at NU more than a year ago, Vander Ploeg is now an adjunct professor of executive education at the Kellogg School of Managem...
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NUGW adopts resolution endorsing Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement against Israel

Members of Northwestern University Graduate Workers voted 82-13 to adopt a resolution endorsing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel at the union’s Oct. 9 general members meeting.
Almost two decades old, BDS is a Palestinian-led movement that calls for the boycott of companies and institutions with financial ties to Israel. The organization’s boycott practices first drew inspiration from those used in the South African anti-apartheid fight and the U.S. civil rights move...