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Blank slate Several Northwestern professors have been testing Canvas, a learning management system, as a potential Blackboard replacement. A committee of 25 faculty and staff members is in the process of searching for a replacement for Blackboard, which NU has used since 1999.
Canvas trials continue By Julian Gerez
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Nearly 40 classes in eight undergraduate and graduate schools are testing the learning management system, Canvas, which is a top choice to replace Blackboard. Canvas, the system used at schools such as the University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College, has emerged as a front-runner in the Education Technology Advisory Committee’s successor search. “Technology changes,” said Wendy Woodward, director of Northwestern
City moves forward with plan to provide free Wi-Fi downtown
Evanston aldermen authorized the city manager’s office Monday evening to negotiate an agreement with AT&T that could provide free downtown Wi-Fi. AT&T approached the city initially wanting to rent light poles to provide wireless service to its customers, said Jose Calderon, the city’s division manager of information technology.
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Blackboard is a system that has worked well for the University, but the time has come to look at new systems. Wendy Woodward director of Northwestern University Information Technology
University Information Technology. “Blackboard is a system that has worked well for the University, but the time has come to look at new systems that provide new ways of City Council approved the potential agreement Monday but recommended to city staff that the contract with AT&T waive the infrastructure rental fee and provide free Wi-Fi for everyone in downtown Evanston — not just for AT&T customers. The network would be accessible from all public venues downtown, including sidewalk cafes, according to city documents. The project will also look into a wireless connection at the Clark Street Beach and the Dog Beach. Calderon expects the agreement to be finalized by this summer, he said. — Ciara McCarthy
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delivering teaching and facilitating learning.” Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 111 is one of 37 classes spread across all eight NU schools, including the Kellogg School of Management and the School for Continuing Studies, that is piloting Canvas software. Some students in the Fundamentals of Computer Programming course welcome the new program, noting that Blackboard has been prone to previous glitches. “I have had problems with Blackboard in the past,” Weinberg » See CANVAS, page 7
About 30 Evanston residents have applied for licenses to carry concealed weapons since Jan. 5, when the Illinois State Police began accepting applications, police said. State police have been flooded with concealed carry We’re making appliefforts to talk to cations business owners and have received and make sure more they’re aware than 11,000 of their rights as as of last far as allowing week. Legal individuals to gun carry or not carry owners on their property. in Illinois can Colleen Daley, apply for executive director, Illinois Council Against a concealed Handgun Violence carry license, which requires a review board’s approval. Local law enforcement officials, which include the Evanston Police Department, have 30 days to review applications and file grievances after people have applied. Two EPD staff members will monitor the applications and perform preliminary internal records checks, police said.
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EPD Cmdr. Jay Parrott said the staffers will review all applicants with an Evanston address. The review board will consider objections from local law enforcement when they grant licenses. Illinois became the last state in the country to legalize “concealed carry” in July, allowing residents to carry hidden firearms in public places. The legislative journey to pass the law was a contentious but inevitable one after a lawsuit required the state to draft the legislation. The state’s Firearm Concealed Carry Act launched additional controversy in Evanston, when the City Council took advantage of a provision that enabled local municipalities to prohibit assault weapons. The Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, a local gun safety non-profit, is creating programs to educate citizens and municipalities about the implications of the law and their rights now that licenses will be granted. Executive director Colleen Daley said the organization is going to unveil a website and citizen handbook next week, both of which will equip residents with knowledge about the law. “Our programs will cover what the new law looks like and how it affects (citizens),” she said. In addition, representatives from ICHV have been working with the Evanston community leaders to create local programming. Daley said specifics of the city programs are still being determined, but » See Conceal carry, page 7
Dunkin’ brand appeals to NU By Rosalie Chan
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In an effort to increase branded food offerings and drive traffic to Norris University Center, Northwestern is adding a Dunkin’ Donuts to the center’s food court — a move that administrators say will not cause competition with Starbucks. Norris staff confirmed the arrival of Dunkin’ Donuts at an ASG meeting Wednesday, though rumors have circulated since Fall Quarter. The chain will replace Frontera Fresco’s dessert section and is scheduled to open Spring Quarter. “I think this will be a nice addition to our catering,” said Steve Mangan, district manager for nuCuisine. “Catering customers will take advantage of this. We’re looking forward to get this going and to bring Dunkin’ to campus.” Because of the University’s contract with Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts will not serve espresso drinks, said Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, assistant vice president for student auxiliary services, at the ASG meeting Wednesday. Espresso drinks were not a top seller for Dunkin’ Donuts anyway, she said. “I think everyone thinks Dunkin’
Donuts and Starbucks have competition, but people who go to Starbucks go to Starbucks and people who go to Dunkin’ go to Dunkin’,” said Leonard Tham, nuCuisine’s retail and catering operations manager. “There’s brand loyalty. I don’t see it as competition but as more variety.” NU administrators also chose the franchise for its brand name. The second highest demographic of NU students come from the East Coast, where Dunkin’ Donuts is very popular, Norris executive director Kelly Schaefer said. Schaefer said the University considered national surveys and student opinions in choosing to open the Dunkin’ Donuts. Students most valued variety, price point and branding, the studies found. “We feel like Dunkin’ hits those marks,” Schaefer said. “The pricing is a good response to Frontera. People want trusted national brands they feel comfortable with.” The Dunkin’ Donuts addition is one of many that Norris will see over over the next few years, Schaefer said. The student center plans to add an upgrade every quarter in the five years leading up to its renovation. The addition of Subway during Fall Quarter and the Starbucks makeover Winter Quarter are some of the first, she said.
Administrators said student reaction has been mostly positive. Students applauded at the ASG meeting when the opening was announced. Everyone It spurred good recepthinks tion on Dunkin’ and social media Starbucks have as well, with Norris’ video competition, on the new but people who cafe gaining many hits. go to Starbucks “It w i l l go to Starbucks be nice to and people have a quick bite to eat,” who go to Weinberg Dunkin’ go to senior Harry Hulsh said. Dunkin’. “There’s no Leonard Tham, place where nuCuisine retail you can and catering grab breakoperations fast. Dunkin’ manager Donuts isn’t necessarily the healthiest, but it will be nice to have cheap donuts and coffee.” Hours of operation are still not certain, but administrators said Dunkin’ Donuts will likely open at
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Officer receives national recognition By Bailey Williams
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An Evanston police officer won a national award months after pulling a child out of a nearby river, the Evanston Police Department announced Thursday. National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund named Sean O’Brien officer of the month. He will be recognized during National Police Week in May 2015 at a luncheon with the other monthly winners, according to a news release. O’Brien was on his day off on March 5, 2013, when he noticed a child playing alone. Concerned because of the weather conditions, O’Brien pulled his car over and tried to speak with the boy. The child ran away from O’Brien but toward the Des Plaines River, into which he threw a chunk of snow. The boy jumped into the freezing water to get the snow, and O’Brien jumped in after the boy,
police said. After seeing the boy’s Chicago Bears hat, O’Brien found and pulled the boy out of the river, took him to his car and called emergency services. The boy, who wandered away from his grandmother’s home, was released later that day from the hospital. “Officer O’Brien acted without concern for his own safety,” EPD Cmdr. Angela Hearts-Glass said in a news release. “It is without dispute that Officer O’Brien performed a true act of heroism and bravery.” O’Brien has also been recognized as EPD’s Officer of the Year and with the Hero Award, police said. “His willingness to risk his own safety in the face of danger to save the life of a child shows a true embodiment of a heroic spirit,” the fund’s CEO and chairman Craig W. Floyd said in a news release. “He is most deserving of the Officer of the Month Award.” baileywilliams2017@u.northwestern.edu
Police Blotter Young man attempts to rob resident at gunpoint
A young man attempted to rob an Evanston resident at gunpoint on Tuesday night. The resident, 61, was walking just after 10 p.m. near his home in the 200 block of Custer Avenue when a younger man attempted to rob him at gunpoint, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The resident refused to give up his possessions and went into his building and then called the police from his home. The man then fled the scene on foot. Police said similar incidents have happened in the area.
Gangs graffiti five garage doors in south Evanston
graffiti in the same block on Wednesday. All markings were sprayed on overhead garage doors in the 1000 block of Dodge Avenue, the 1000 block of Darrow Avenue and the 1800 block of Greenleaf Street, Parrott said. Though two of the drawings are not readable, they all appear to be gang related, police said. One depicts the face of a king wearing a five-pointed crown, a symbol of the Latin Kings street gang, Parrott said. There was also a pitchfork turned upside down, which symbolizes disrespect toward another gang, Parrott added. Police said last week there were incidents of graffiti by the Spanish Gangster Disciples, and Wednesday’s graffiti may have been in retaliation.
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Freshman skips grades, starts NU at age 15 By Mia hariz
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Weinberg freshman Alex Gordon was just 15 years old when he started his first course at Northwestern during Summer Session 2013. Gordon, now 16, skipped grades throughout elementary and middle school, allowing him to graduate from Highland Park High School two years early and begin his college career at NU. “I was pretty much treated normally throughout high school,� he said. “Though I did get some extra jokes about my driver’s license and being under the legal age of consent.�
After kindergarten, he went straight into the second grade for reasons that have slipped his memory. He stayed on pace until Winter Break during his seventh grade year at Edgewood Middle School in Highland Park, Ill. When he returned to school from vacation, he was an eighth grader. “My math and science classes just got boring for me, so my parents and I thought it would be a good idea to try to move up a grade,� Gordon said. “My school was very accommodating, too. They were much more open to the idea than other schools would have been.� Though Gordon breezed through his upper-level classes, he didn’t just do homework. In high school, he judged city elections and participated in scholastic congressional debate and the philosophy club.
His schedule is just as busy in college. Gordon debates on the Mock Trial team, writes for the Northwestern Flipside and works as a part-time research assistant at the Kellogg School of Management. He’s also a member of the Student Admission Council. Weinberg freshman Jimmy Chang,who competed against Gordon in high school debate, said Gordon was “probably the smartest guy� he had known. “It’s weird because he’s so much younger than us, but he’s vastly more intelligent than anyone I’ve ever met,� Chang said. “His level of intellect is just beyond anything I comprehend.� Gordon says adjusting hasn’t been too difficult. Classes were never a problem for him, and they
aren’t now. “I’m not having any trouble with my classes,� he said. “It isn’t much of a change from high school.� Gordon, who is majoring in economics, took 310-2, an intermediate microeconomics course usually taken by sophomores and juniors, as a Fall Quarter freshman. He is now enrolled in the upperlevel macroeconomics course 311. Gordon said things have been going well socially, too. After all, since skipping the first grade, he’s always been the youngest of his classmates. “There haven’t been any severe adjustments,� Gordon said. “I kind of think it’s surreal that people are 20 though. It’s like, you’re elderly.� miahariz2017@u.northwestern.edu
New organization wants to ‘Create Unexpected Joy’ By Rosalie Chan
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After its first full quarter at Northwestern, the Create Unexpected Joy club continues to spread its mission of doing random acts of kindness and encouraging others to do the same. “‘Create Unexpected Joy’ is our mantra,� said SESP senior Chenny Ng, who co-founded the club. “Our goal is to give joy to people’s lives when they least expect it.� The club started Fall Quarter when representatives from the Chicago-based crowdsourcing organization GiveForward approached students with the idea. The organization, which allows people to fundraise for medical expenses of friends or family members, chose NU as the first school to begin the club. Applications opened for students at the beginning of the school year. The club currently has eight co-founders, with each
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OUT OF NOWHERE Create Unexpected Joy set up a table during finals week encouraging students to write nice notes to each other. The club encourages random acts of kindness.
academic class represented. With two mentors from GiveForward to guide them, they spent last quarter
establishing themselves and met once a week to discuss long-term planning.
“Our hope is that we’ll do some bigger events such that other schools will hear about it,� said club cofounder Ben Terdich, a Weinberg junior. Create Unexpected Joy also runs a Facebook page where they post different random acts of kindness. During Reading Period, the club hosted an event at Norris University Center called Complim-Art, through which students could write compliments on colored pieces of paper. Members took pictures of these compliments and posted them on Facebook, and students could tag the friends mentioned in the compliments. Students also dressed in chicken suits and posed for photos in Norris. As president of the Happiness Club, SESP junior Meg McPherson also participates in Create Unexpected Joy, and she has given insight from her experience in Happiness Club. “I like spreading happiness,� McPherson said. “I almost didn’t apply but I thought it would be a good way to try a different approach to spread happiness.� rosaliechan2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Create commercials that inspire NU community meredith goodman
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Although my beloved Cats did not make a bowl game this year, I still tuned in to most of the games while I was at home. Bowl game season is one of my favorite times of the year, from scenic locations and flashy bands to incredible plays and commercials. Yes, I said commercials. One of the best parts of every college football game is seeing the participating universities’ commercials. You could attribute it to my desire to pursue a career in marketing, but I have a large interest in how universities represent themselves in television ads. Each school has thirty seconds to draw me and hundreds of thousands of other television viewers and pique our interest in that school. And for teenagers that are engaged in the college search, a great commercial could lead to them seeking information about that university and potentially filing an application for admission. I’ve seen the two Northwestern commercials that were produced in 2011 countless times. Both
commercials feature our mascot, Willie the Wildcat. In one commercial, titled “A Cat Like Me”, a voiceover performed by former Daily staffer and ESPN host Michael Wilbon announces, “At Northwestern, we’re Wildcats in every way.” The alma mater plays as various students, athletes and faculty members perform their activities with Wildcat accessories, such as a professor lecturing with a cat tail and a ballerina dancing with cat whiskers. In a similar commercial titled “Always a Wildcat,” a rousing acapella rendition of the fight song accompanies Willie the Wildcat as he moves into Northwestern. Willie is shown having the quintessential college experience — attending classes, walking around our gorgeous campus and even participating in athletic events. My first reaction to the airing of these commercials my freshman year was, “Aww, how cute!” I loved the arrangements of our school songs, the featuring of our adorable mascot and the general pride that occurs when you see your university’s commercial on live television. But as I paid attention to other ads, I realized NU is more than a school with a cute mascot, beautiful school songs and a gorgeous campus. It is a school with brilliant students and faculty whose accomplishments inspire me everyday. This is the side of NU we should be showcasing in our commercials.
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A I realized NU is more great example than a school with a cute of this mascot. It is a school is the Michiwith brilliant students gan State and faculty whose Univeraccomplishments sity ad caminspire me everyday. paign called “Spartans Will.” I actually first viewed a “Spartans Will” ad at O’Hare International Airport when a dazzling poster caught my eye. The campaign features the worldwide research in which Michigan State Spartans engage, from educating farmers in Rwanda to exploring better treatment for Parkinson’s disease. The “Spartans Will” television ad flashes the names of cities and countries across the screen along with video clips of projects that MSU students and faculty completed in these locations. The final slide ends with the tagline “Take the Journey.” The worldwide impact of Michigan State’s research featured in this ad truly inspired me. “Spartans Will” is so powerful that I instantly conjured up the name and
image almost half a year later. I’m not quite sure what exactly a new Northwestern ad would look like creatively. But I know that it should feature student accomplishments like “Spartans Will” does. When I saw the Michigan State ads, I was impressed by the impact of Michigan State’s research, and I know that Northwestern can compete when it comes to notable research. I have a friend who worked on developing a prosthetic limb in her freshman engineering design class and several who reported on Capitol Hill for their journalism residencies. Numerous past Northwestern students have won Rhodes Scholarships and a Northwestern Design for America team even developed a teddy bear that teaches diabetic children how to take care of themselves. If we feature these amazing student accomplishments, we can inspire the teenagers who are out there to apply to be a Wildcat and make their impact like so many of our previous and current students have. We should make a commercial that shows them that Northwestern is the place to do just that. Meredith Goodman is a Weinberg junior. She can be reached at meredithgoodman2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Acknowledge past, find ASA boycott promotes academic freedom happiness in present Meera Patel
Daily columnist @soshaloni
One of my friends just went through a tough breakup. It’s understandable — and important — to feel down for a little while if you need to. But after a certain point, you have to start to control your emotions and to think about other things. It’s important to realize that the relationship is part of your past, and though it was important because it helped shape who you are today, it isn’t the be-all, end-all of your existence. Focus on the future and it will help you reconcile your past. As Charles Kettering once said, “My interest is in the future, because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.” Don’t get me wrong, the past is important. Your past experiences shape your personality, future experiences and altogether make you who you are. But if you find yourself wallowing in self-pity, we’ve got a problem. Let me explain my use of the verb “wallow.” There is a difference between feeling your emotions as they come and holding onto them until they consume you. You can and will feel sad from time to time but if you keep yourself in a state of misery and are perpetually negative, there’s something you can do to fix it. There are a million self-help books that refer to happiness as a state of mind. Last summer, I read Gretchen Rubin’s “The Happiness Project” about how she worked hard to be happy, and succeeded. It’s not easy to stay happy all the time — it’s something you work at. This seems like a paradox in itself; isn’t happiness the absence of work? Something that you just feel when something good happens? But let me ask you this: How do you know that something is good when it happens? You use your preconceived expectations to decide whether something turned out the way you wanted it to. You
focus on the ideal outcome you formulated in the past, and if that doesn’t happen, you feel sad. That definition of happiness, feeling happy when something “good” happens, doesn’t seem very accurate. You decide whether what happens is actually what you need to happen. It’s my belief that everything happens for a reason. If something unexpected happens — if you didn’t get that job you applied for or didn’t get into a group that you really wanted to be in — you were meant to find something else. You may come back to that job or that group later, but for now, you have time to focus on something else. And who knows, maybe that something else will be what you’ve been looking for all along. Change the way you think, and you can make your emotions what you want them to be. Throughout her book, Rubin discusses small changes she makes in her life to make her feel happier. While these may seem boring and inconsequential to some, they really worked for her. Why? Because she sat down and thought about what made her feel good. It didn’t matter why they made her feel good, but it mattered that she figured out what those things were. They were small, like cleaning out her closet and throwing away what clothes she didn’t need, but they made a difference for her peace of mind. She made herself feel good by doing things that made her feel good, and so she took control of her emotions and her life. You are the only person who can control how you feel. If you’re feeling perpetually down, or inadequate, or whatever, you are the only person who can change that, because your emotions are yours. Remind yourself how great you are, and trust yourself to be right. You’re only this age, whatever number that is, once. Enjoy the moments you’re experiencing right now, find your passion and work to be happy. Make yourself feel the way you want to; you’re the only one who can. Meera Patel is a McCormick junior. She can be reached at meera@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Dan Linzer’s email denouncing the American Studies Association’s endorsement of the academic boycott of Israeli institutions sparked a campus-wide media debate. The main concern expressed by Schapiro, Linzer and other critics of the boycott is that it contradicts the principle of academic freedom. This is a superficial understanding of the boycott that does not acknowledge the reasons for such action. The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel was The boycott launched in 2004. of Israeli The goal is to boycott institutions Israeli institutions until Israel ends its seeks to occupation of all Arab hold them lands, including East accountable for Jerusalem, removes of its settlements, their violation all agrees to comply with of human UN resolutions regarding the right of return rights and for Palestinian refugees their disregard and ends its apartheid system. for academic The concept of an freedom. academic boycott may seem counterintuitive as universities are generally regarded as oases of tolerance, debate and equality. Those who oppose the boycott do not look past this superficial image of the Israeli university system. Israeli universities are both complicit in and directly involved in the occupation and oppression of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, and in the oppression of Palestinian citizens of Israel. They conduct research for the military and operate out of illegal settlements in the West Bank. Israeli universities’ participation in the occupation directly contradicts the principal of academic freedom. Because Israeli universities cooperate with the military, they are complicit in all military activities, which directly impede Palestinian academic freedom. The separation wall runs between the two campuses of Al-Quds University in East Jerusalem, leaving one campus on the ‘wrong side of the wall.’ It is not difficult to imagine the extent to which the wall disrupts the activities of Al-Quds students and professors. Furthermore, the checkpoints that run throughout the West Bank and restrict movement in and out of Gaza prevent Palestinian students and academics from accessing universities in the West Bank, Israel or other parts of the world. Additionally, Americans traveling to Israel and the occupied territories for academic
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purposes are often subject to restricted travel or are denied entry entirely. One prominent example is Norman Finkelstein, who was denied entry into Israel because his views were not acceptable to the Israeli government. Israeli universities give priority to Jewish Israeli applicants over Arab-Israeli applicants. Palestinians make up 20 percent of Israel’s population but only 11 percent of university students. Palestinian applicants are more likely to be rejected than Jewish applicants. Thirty-two percent of Palestinian applicants meeting minimum requirements are rejected, compared to 19 percent of Jewish applicants meeting the same criteria. Palestinian students face discrimination on Israeli campuses, and professors who express dissenting viewpoints are discriminated against. The boycott of Israeli institutions seeks to hold them accountable for their violation of human rights and their disregard for academic freedom. The most common counter-argument to the boycott is that it violates academic freedom and stifles debate. This is not true. The boycott is directed at institutions and not individuals. The concern expressed by Prof. Jeff Rice that academics such as Ariella Azoulay and Adi Ophir would not be welcome on campuses that endorse the boycott is unfounded. Another common concern is that a boycott of Israeli universities singles Israel out. Demanding accountability from the Israeli government and academic institutions does not single them out. Turning a blind eye to their violations of human rights and restrictions on academic freedom while criticizing the poor human rights records of other countries singles Israel out. If other countries are criticized and sanctioned for their human rights record, Israel must be held to the same standard. Many people acknowledge the crimes committed by Israeli universities but insist that instead of a boycott, a dialogue should be used to solve the problems. A boycott is necessary because of the oppressive power dynamic in place in Israel. The purpose of BDS is to end the egregious imbalance of power so differences can be solved through dialogue and cooperation. The questions facing the Northwestern community are these: Are official ties with Israeli universities more important than academic freedom for Palestinians? And does Northwestern want to be complicit in Israel’s human rights violations and Israeli universities’ poor record of academic freedom? For a university that proudly upholds academic freedom, it is unconscionable that the president and provost so casually put this aside in favor of relations with Israeli universities. I am ashamed that my university is willing to be complicit in Israel’s occupation and apartheid regime. Dalia Fuleihan is a Weinberg junior and the president of Students for Justice in Palestine. She can be reached at daliafuleihan2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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Talk highlights roots of Chicago World’s Fair By Madeline Fox
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Landscape historian Barbara Geiger spoke to a standing-room-only crowd Thursday night on the North Shore roots of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Geiger’s talk, “The Devil Comes to Wilmette,” centered on the events and characters in Erik Larson’s “The Devil in the White City,” a historical account of the fair’s planning, construction and execution. More than 130 people attended the event at the Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St. She began by introducing the key players: Daniel Burnham, Fair architect and c0-author of the Plan of Chicago of 1909; John Wellborn Root, his business partner; Frederick Law Olmsted, the Fair’s landscape architect and the “Devil,” H.H. Holmes, a serial killer who
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LOCAL LEARNING The Evanston History Center hosted an event on the North Shore angle of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. The event was one of the more popular events in the Under the Buffalo lecture series.
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targeted women visiting the Fair. Though Geiger touched briefly on Holmes’ story, she focused most of her talk on Burnham, Root and Olmsted. “We will begin his story and end his story and then go on to nice people,” she said, prompting laughter from the audience. Though Geiger focused on the same events chronicled in Larson’s book, she added more information about what happened before and after Larson’s timeline. She also emphasized the characters’ local connections, such as Holmes’ house in Wilmette and Burnham’s house in Evanston, located at the intersection of Dempster Street and Forest Avenue. Other notable locals were also discussed, including Frances Willard, the second president of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and namesake of Northwestern’s Willard Residential College. “I liked that she gave a little more information than was in the book,” said Leslie Mackin, a History Center member who attended with friends. “She did a nice job of continually tying it back to the North Shore.” Geiger’s talk was part of the History Center’s Under the Buffalo lecture series, named for the stuffed buffalo head that hangs in the Great Hall. “We always look for really good speakers and try to draw in people from various backgrounds,” said Jenny Thompson, curator of education for the History Center. “We get historians, artists, writers, a wide range.” Thompson said she was struck by the evening’s turnout, a possible record for the center. Attendee Kathleen Long was also impressed by the number of people at the lecture. “To have such a huge crowd in the middle of January is amazing,” she said. Though the Under the Buffalo lectures are not always centered around Evanston, many attendees, appreciated the local emphasis of Geiger’s talk. “That’s what our neighbors accomplished! Isn’t that amazing?” Geiger said about the locality of the subject. madelinefox2017@u.northwestern.edu
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After getting edged out by in-state rival Illinois 76-74 Wednesday night, Northwestern (11-6, 1-3 Big Ten) will take on another Big Ten opponent in Wisconsin (9-7, 2-2) on Saturday. The game marked the Cats third of the week due to rescheduling caused by the severe weather. “We’re not looking at that at all,” coach Joe McKeown said. “We’re just looking at Saturday and being ready to play. Those are things you just can’t control.” Wednesday’s loss was full of turnovers and mistakes that NU hopes to clean up this weekend, after two consecutive, sloppy losses. “(Wednesday) really hurt us,” McKeown said. “Missed free throws, tips — we need to clean that up if we aspire to be a really good team in the Big Ten which we do.” Both teams also got into foul trouble in the Wednesday matchup, which also affected the Cats’
chances. “(Sophomore forward Lauren) Douglas is the best explosive scorer,” McKeown said. “We had to sit her due to fouls. We have to play through those things, they were in foul trouble too.” Freshman guard Ashley Deary, who has led the team thus far, scored only 7 points in the matchup. However, the team remains confident in the young point guard, who earlier in the day was honored as a top guard in the country with a spot on the 2014 Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List. Sophomore guard Maggie Lyon had a hot hand for the Cats in the beginning of the game Wednesday and contributed 4 of her team’s 8 total 3-pointers, but has faith in both Deary and the rest of her teammates to step up. malnutrition. With a project called “Tackling Childhood Malnutrition: A Global Study of Scaling Up Grassroots Approaches to Catalyze World Progress,” Larsen will travel to eight different countries to conduct her research. The $9,000 grant, funded by Northwestern and Chicago’s Chapter of the Circumnavigators Club, gives the winning student the opportunity to travel to at least five different countries on a minimum of three different continents. Larsen said she decided to apply for the
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Weinberg junior Elizabeth Larsen was awarded the Circumnavigators TravelStudy Grant on Jan. 10 for a project examining initiatives aimed at eliminating global
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“It’s whoever is shooting well, it can be anyone who has a hot hand,” she said. “That’s who we want the ball to go to. Thankfully I made some of them.” Lyon has complete trust in her team’s young cast, which also includes freshman guard Christen Inman. Still, she tries to take the lead because she is often the most experienced player on the court. “I think that every game I try and set an example, even as a sophomore,” she said. “I’ve seen more games than they have, but I’m not perfect and I’m still learning.” Lyon also spoke to the fact that even if she, or Deary, wasn’t on their game, someone would be. “A different person steps up every game, whether it’s a senior, junior or sophomore,” she said. On defense, NU needs to work on its defense in transition and not sit back. Sitting in sixth in the Big Ten, Wisconsin should be a beatable team for the Cats to bounce back against.
Evanston’s public works department started removing Wednesday 60 of the city’s Sycamore and London plane trees with severe cracks from sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday. A resident alerted the department to a split tree in the 2200 block of Dodge Avenue last week. City employees inspected the tree and discovered a severe crack that city officials had never seen before. The department inspected 303 of the city’s Sycamore and London plane trees and identified 60 with deep frost cracks, the city said. The frost cracks are also known as “radial shakes” and extend to the center of the tree. Officials identified 76 trees with shallow cracks, the city said. The department will continue to monitor these trees.
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grant after spending a few weeks last summer in Guatemala at a malnutrition clinic. “They had really innovative methods of implementing strategies, like through education, but it was a small program,” Larsen said. “I saw a lot of potential on how these small programs could be grown to tackle malnutrition on a global scale.” Larsen plans to travel to different malnutrition programs in Guatemala, Peru, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Uganda, Rwanda and Cameroon this summer, and will research
how to combat malnutrition and expand the programs. She said there are many different approaches for tackling malnutrition including directly giving individuals nutritional supplements, implementing education programs for mothers and using agricultural techniques. “I’ll be spending about two weeks at each site looking at the implementation behind each program,” Larsen said. “It’s an issue I’m really passionate about.” — Rebecca Savranksy
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It’s been a season of change for Northwestern. New players have stepped up, such as junior guard JerShon Cobb, who is finally seeing the court after injuries and a suspension robbed much of his first two seasons. There’s also redshirt freshman Sanjay Lumpkin, whose energy and effort have been a bright spot in a tough conference season. Perhaps the biggest change has been the Give (coach) Wildcats’ Chris (Collins) (8-10, 1-4 Big Ten) credit, I think in style. he’s gotten guys shift After years of mastering to play hard... Princeton They just check the offense, NU you, they’re very has adopted a more open tough.” offensive sysTom Izzo, tem, and the Michigan State long adjustcoach ment period has resulted in poor shooting numbers for much of the season. But amidst the offensive struggles, the Cats have adopted a new identity: one of a tough-as-nails defensive squad. “Give (coach) Chris (Collins) credit, I think he’s gotten guys to play hard,” Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said of the new NU after the Spartans won Wednesday night. “They remind me of some of my early teams. They just check you, they’re very tough.” The adoption of the defensive mentality grew from meetings after the Cats’ loss to Iowa, when Collins realized that
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slowing down the game and holding down opponents would give his team the best chance to win. The results have come quickly. In NU’s upset over No. 23 Illinois, the Cats held the Fighting Illini to only 43 points. Against the No. 4 Spartans, NU surrendered 54 points, with a magnificent defensive first half giving way to the talent of Izzo’s team. “We’ve embraced being a blue-collar team, a defensive team,” Collins said. Advanced statistics back up Collins’ claims of his team’s new style of play. The Cats’ defensive rating of .98 points per possession is .04 lower than the national average. Both NU’s opponent two-point percentage and threepoint percentage beat the national average. The improving defense will be put to the test against a solid Indiana (12-5, 2-2) squad on Saturday. The Hoosiers, rebuilding after losing some stars to the NBA, still feature three competent scorers in Yogi Ferrell, Noah Vonleh and Will Sheehey. All three average more than 10 points per game. NU’s offense, however, still has a long way to go to catch up on the other end of the court. The Cats haven’t scored more than 50 points in a winning effort since defeating Brown on Dec. 22. All of NU’s Big Ten losses have been by double digits. Junior point guard Dave Sobolewski remained sidelined Wednesday night with a concussion, his second straight missed game. Sobolewski didn’t even attend the game, due to the noise potentially aggravating his injury. Sobolewski’s time on the court has been tough this season, but the Cats could surely use the depth he
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“Last week... I kind of lost my focus after I had dominated for the first half of the match,” he said. “I think I backed off a bit like it was going to be easy to finish the match.” Two-time All-American Mike McMullan faces a tall task again against talented Ohio State freshman Nick Tavanello. His last time on the mat, McMullan upset Minnesota’s Tony Nelson, who was ranked the nation’s No. 1 heavyweight at the time. McMullan said he is proud of last week’s victory but is keeping his success in perspective. “I have to take a step back and realize it’s only January,” McMullan said. “Upsets can happen, as I showed last weekend. You’ve got to prepare for every match like you’re wrestling that top guy.” Redshirt freshman Jason Tsirtsis moved up to No. 4 in the nation at 149 pounds despite a loss last week. After starting the season 11-0, Tsirtsis is 5-3 in his last eight matches. Pariano hopes Tsirtsis will return to form against Ohio State’s No. 18 Ian Paddock. “He needs to be dedicated to the things that make him successful,” Pariano said. “He’s got great technique, but at the same time he’s got to put that into action in matches. Once he does that and he opens up, he’s capable of beating anybody.” The Cats face their hardest road trip of the season this weekend. After Ohio State, they will wrestle Sunday at No. 1 Penn State, who has won the last three NCAA Championships. “It will be a good experience for guys to wrestle outside their comfort level for a variety of reasons,” McMullan said. “We’re really going to see what we’re made of this weekend.”
Northwestern dominated the fall duals in November and is chomping at the bit to start the winter duals this weekend. The Wildcats ended 2013 on a strong note, 17-3, in the Wildcat Fall Duals hosted in the Combe Tennis Center. NU lost two matches against Yale and one against DePaul. In the upcoming Wildcat Winter Duals, the Cats will face off against Big Ten opponent Iowa, Alabama and DePaul again. “They all present different challenges and different things we’re going to have to overcome,” coach Claire Pollard said. “I think we’re still just mainly focused on ourselves, we still have a lot of questions to answer within ourselves, it’s very, very close between the nine players.” This year, NU brought in four new freshmen to join one sophomore, one junior and three seniors. Despite the heated competition for lineup spots among all nine girls, the whole team gets along. “We all love our freshman,” senior Belinda Niu said. “They’ve adapted really well to college life, balancing sports and school really well. It’ll be fun to play alongside them in the team format this weekend.” In 2013, freshman Manon Peri finished with an 8-1 record in singles. Peri finished the Wildcat Fall Duals with three straight wins. Freshman Brooke Rischbieth ended her fall career at 11-3 in the doubles column, freshman Maddie Lipp wrapped up the year 10-2 in doubles and freshman Jillian Rooney finished up at 8-3 in singles. The youngest class came out strong in the non-traditional setting — the Cats have yet to play a regular match as a team, as all of their fall matches were individual contests. “This will be the first time they’re playing an actual match,” senior Veronica Corning said. “We’ll see how they deal with the pressure, but I think they’ll have fun though. It’s a good atmosphere.” Pollard looks forward to getting back on the court after the two-month break. The 2012-2013 season for the Cats ended on a bitter note, but the team bounced back triumphantly in the fall. “I think there are some questions we’ll answer this weekend,” Pollard said. “It’s always scary after that long layoff. We’re hungry and excited, and I think it’ll be great playing against someone other than ourselves.” NU already took on multiple Big Ten challengers in fall, against whom the team saw mixed results. This will be the first time this year the Cats have a good look at Iowa. “I think we’re going to come in strong,” Corning said. “We haven’t had a big competition in a while, so it’ll be fun to come out and play an actual match, all together, for once.” Keeping with the Northwestern tradition, Pollard expects nothing short of excellence in 2014, and rightfully so. Under Pollard, the Cats have won 14 out of the last 15 Big Ten Championships with a record of 349-85. “I expect a well-balanced team,” Pollard said. “I expect a solid doubles point. I expect a very evenly distributed lineup with tremendous depth and a lot of fight and heart.”
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STYLE ICON Redshirt freshman Sanjay Lumpkin looks to get a pass off. Lumpkin’s impressive defense against Michigan State on Wednesday night exemplified what coach Chris Collins calls the team’s “blue collar, defensive” style.
provides. On Wednesday night, Collins only used seven players for the whole game and admitted that NU looked fatigued down the stretch. Cobb has filled in at point guard in Sobolewski’s absence, but he too struggled with shooting on
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HOMEward bound Junior Pierce Harger battles University of Chicago’s Steven Franke. Harger said he is looking forward to wrestling Friday at his alma mater, Cincinnati’s Archbishop Moeller High School, but is preparing for this match just like any other.
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No. 15 Northwestern (6-2, 1-2 Big Ten) continues its difficult stretch Friday against No. 10 Ohio State (6-2, 1-2). NU struggled its last time out against No. 2 Minnesota in a 26-12 defeat. The Wildcats had an opportunity to make a national statement against the highly touted Golden Gophers but lost six matches, including 2 pins and two major decisions.
No. 15 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio 7 p.m. Friday
“We keep teaching the guys exactly what they need to do to win matches, and it’s up to them,” coach Drew Pariano said. “It comes down to their toughness, actually. I’m going to put it on them a little bit.” Friday’s match will be played at Cincinnati’s Archbishop Moeller High School, junior Pierce Harger’s alma
Cats ‘hungry’ to start duals Iowa vs. Northwestern
Wednesday. Sophomore guard Tre Demps has seen a lot of time at point guard and he led the team with 12 points against Michigan State. rohannadkarni2015@u.northwestern.edu
Cats test toughness over away weekend
By JESSE KRAMER
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mater. Harger said he is thrilled about the opportunity to wrestle in front of friends, family and former coaches. “I try not to get too nervous about it, but it’ll be fun,” Harger said. “At the end of the day, it’s no different than wrestling anywhere else. It’s still a Big Ten match, so I prepare the same way.” Last week, Harger nearly lost a commanding lead against Minnesota’s unranked Danny Zilverberg, winning only 7-5. Harger said he has been working on maintaining his concentration through a full match this week.