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NU-Q prof. exits from $700,000 project
Professor withdraws after community raises concerns By MAIA PANDEY
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A professor at Northwestern University in Qatar has withdrawn from a $700,000 research project after members of the NU-Q community voiced concerns about a racist and sexist article she reposted online. NU-Q announced in January that political science Prof. Jocelyn Mitchell and two of her colleagues had received a grant from the Qatar National Research Fund to study women entrepreneurs in Qatar. In 2008, two years before she began teaching at NU-Q, Mitchell reposted an email on her blog which said “the ratio of ugly women to not so ugly women (in Qatar) is 9:1.” Screenshots of the post circulated online in November 2019, and Mitchell apologized in a community town hall and subsequently took part in antiracism training under supervision of the University. After the post resurfaced online this month, NU-Q released a statement on Feb. 5 acknowledging that the incident “continues to cause pain in our community — both within NU-Q and the wider Qatari community.” “We acknowledge that the pain is real and, as an institution, we pledge to renew our efforts to heal the wounds,” the statement said. While the statement reiterated NU-Q’s commitment to “creating an environment that is free of any form of discrimination,” the University did not take any further action on the project or Mitchell’s role in it. On Feb. 15, several weeks after QNRF announced its grant winners, eight NU-Q faculty members sent a letter to the community criticizing
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Heather Bublick and D’Andre Carter, founders of Feast & Imbibe and Soul & Smoke, have been honored by the Evanston Chamber of Commerce as Businessperson of the Year.
City celebrates Carter, Bublick with award
D’Andre Carter, Heather Bublick named Businessperson of the Year for entrepreneurship By JORJA SIEMONS
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When thinking of his introduction to the art of cooking, D’Andre Carter remembers
making peach cobbler in his grandmother’s kitchen. “Cooking was always a celebrated thing in my household,” Carter said. After studying at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, Carter worked
his way from intern to executive sous chef at Moto Restaurant, the Michelin-starred molecular gastronomy restaurant in the Fulton River District that closed in 2016. There, he met his wife, Heather Bublick, who worked as a chef. Now, over ten years later, the
Evanston Chamber of Commerce is honoring Carter and Bublick as Businessperson of the Year for their entrepreneurship at Feast & Imbibe, the catering company they began in 2013. The couple also owns and operates Soul & Smoke, established
in 2015, which is a more casual dining experience known for its barbeque. Bublick said Feast & Imbibe started with pop-up dinners, where they would serve gourmet
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EFBL installs community fridge at Dodge Ave.
Evanston Fight for Black Lives to facilitate mutual aid, install community fridge
By DELANEY NELSON
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Evanston Fight for Black Lives organizer Maia Robinson said she wants all community members to feel a “sense of pride” over the community fridge EFBL will install in the upcoming weeks — as well as a responsibility to take care of it. As a form of mutual aid, she said the guiding principle for the fridge is to “leave what you can, take what you need.” “It’s not trying to point out who’s the one in need and who’s the one volunteering,” Robinson said. “That, to me, is what mutual aid is, doing whatever you can to take care of the community. That fits
well with abolition, because the whole foundation of abolition is to look after one another and not depend on the state or the government to do life-affirming things. They should, but if they’re not doing it, we can do it ourselves. We can take care of one another.” The fridge, which will be located outside the Childcare Network of Evanston building at 1335 Dodge Ave, will be open for all community members to take and add food. A dry pantry will be built next to the fridge. Robinson said the fridge should be operating in the next few weeks, depending on weather conditions. The organization will post food safety guidelines on the fridge and monitor the fridge
to ensure it stays full. Community members will restock the Evanston fridge, and EFBL is also looking to partner with Evanston restaurants. Maggie Quinn, a resident collaborating with EFBL, said residents should not contribute any raw meat or expired food, and all items should be dated and labeled with ingredients. People can also bring individually-wrapped and labeled baked goods and preprepared meals. There will be no income or residency prerequisites for using the fridge, which will be open to members both inside and outside the Evanston community. Quinn said ideally, the fridge will be accessible 24/7.
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The Evanston Fight for Black Lives community fridge, outside of the Childcare Network of Protection building at 1335 Dodge Ave.
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Sebastian Nalls talks police reform By CHRISTINA VAN WAASBERGEN
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Evanston mayoral candidate Sebastian Nalls said his plan to implement police reform within his first 90 days in office sets his public safety platform apart from those of his opponents. Nalls, a 20-year-old Purdue University student and Evanston Township High School graduate, spoke with The Daily about his plans for policing. “I, myself, as a Black man in Evanston, have been racially profiled by police here,” Nalls said. “We are not exempt from the national issues that take place when it comes to policing.” As mayor, Nalls wants to create a Police Reform Committee to oversee police reform efforts. He would also require the Evanston Police Department to conduct a review of its police officers. Within the review, officers would be independently interviewed by a panel consisting of the police chief,
the mayor or the head of the Police Reform Committee, and an independent contractor specializing in bias training. Officers would also be given an implicit bias test by an independent contractor. Based on these interviews and tests, officers who have above-average biases that could affect their interactions with community members would have the option to participate in bias training or leave the department. Officers who have extreme biases would be removed from the department. In addition, Nalls would have the police department update its policies to reflect the goal of community policing. Nalls also plans to emulate the Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets public safety model first implemented in Eugene, Oregon. Under this system, two-person teams of medics and mental crisis workers would replace police in responding to calls about situations like substance abuse and suicide threats. Nalls also addressed Northwestern University Police’s relationship with EPD, saying he would work with Northwestern’s administration to make sure UP is implementing the same reforms as EPD.
“You shouldn’t be treated differently when it comes to a Northwestern police officer than you would from an Evanston police officer,” Nalls said. To increase police transparency, Nalls said he would return all Freedom of Information Act responsibilities to the city clerk. In 2019, City Council voted to designate requests for police and law department records under the jurisdiction of those respective departments, a system Nalls said has inherent ethical issues. Although Evanston has a Citizen Police Review Commission, Nalls said Illinois’ laws limit its power. He said he would work with state and county officials to accomplish police reform on the state level. “We shouldn’t wait until something like Kenosha or something like Ferguson happens in Evanston to actually take action,” he said. “We should be preemptive and solve the problems when it comes to policing here in Evanston now so that we can provide better services for Evanston residents in the future.” christinavanwaasbergen2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Mayoral candidate Sebastian Nalls.
Lori Keenan talks police budget, safety By CHRISTINA VAN WAASBERGEN
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Mayoral candidate Lori Keenan.
Lori Keenan said her public safety platform is based on ideas she’s been talking about since before she started her run for mayor. “We could certainly be doing the type of policing that Evanston wants to be doing for much less money, and less aggressively, and less detrimentally to populations that have been over-policed for generations,” Keenan said. As mayor, Keenan said she would conduct a forensic audit of the police department to determine the most appropriate areas for cuts. To her, shifting funding away from policing and toward other community programs would better support Evanston. Evanston has more police officers than other
similarly sized towns – with 26.9 police personnel per 10,000 residents compared to the average 19.7– but the city is still seeing an increase in violent crime. These statistics, Keenan said, prove something needs to change. Evanston’s 2021 police budget is nearly $40 million. Keenan said Evanston could reduce its budget “by tens of millions of dollars in a way that doesn’t impact public safety but actually enhances our community.” For example, Keenan said the money the city spends on school resource officers could be better spent on support programs for young adults such as job services. Starting next fall, Evanston school districts will be expected to cover a portion of expenses for SROs. Overall, Keenan said Evanston Police Department should have fewer officers and rely less on use-offorce during interventions. She said she supports the development of an alternative system to policing, such as Eugene, Ore.’s Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets public safety model. Under this system,
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two-person teams of medics and mental crisis workers replace police in responding to calls about situations such as substance abuse and suicide threats. Keenan also said the city needs to ensure police have enough resources to do their jobs in cases where they are needed — like the Jan. 9 cross-city shooting that involved a hostage situation in Evanston. Keenan supports city clerk Devon Reid’s plan to publish police misconduct records and use-of-force records on the city’s website as a way to increase transparency around policing. However, Keenan said she doesn’t want to commit to many specific policy changes while still a candidate. “I don’t think we can as candidates have all of the background information,” Keenan said. “We want much more community involvement in this very, very important community conversation as we go forward.” christinavanwaasbergen2023@u.northwestern.edu
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CSA, TASC host virtual Celebrasia By CAROLINE BREW
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Students celebrated the Year of the Ox at Celebrasia, a virtual Lunar New Year event on Saturday hosted by the Chinese Students Association and the Taiwanese American Students Club. Celebrasia, an annual event, typically features professional and student performances. Since it was moved online this year to accommodate pandemic restrictions, student groups performed in masks or shared pre-recorded and edited videos. “We’re celebrating the Lunar New Year and bringing Asian American culture to campus,” CSA president and McCormick senior Olivia Cong said. “Asian American representation is really important as well and being able to show these prominent Asian American acts to our community is definitely a big part of celebration.” This year’s show featured hip-hop dance team Refresh Dance Crew, Typhoon Dance Troupe which highlights East and Southeast Asia dances, K-Pop dance group K-Dance, new dance group Lion Dance Club and NU’s East Asian-interest a capella group the Treblemakers. Magician Kevin Li, musician Khai Dreams, comedian and actor Jimmy O. Yang and dancer Bailey Sok also performed this year. Cong said CSA and TASC tried to include a diverse range of acts to make the show more interesting. Li performed magic tricks showcasing his mind-reading abilities, such as predicting the exact objects or words students were thinking of. Khai Dreams performed songs and covers on the ukulele, giving attendees an intimate, athome concert experience. Yang did a mukbang while answering questions from the event’s panelists about his life and upcoming projects. Sok performed two hip-hop routines and answered questions from students in the Zoom chat. Norris Technical Services handled the technical aspects of the event. They were in charge of spotlighting people when they needed to be on screen, turning guests’ mics on and switching between the live and pre-recorded portions of the event.
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A student performs at last year’s Celebrasia, celebrating the Year of the Rat. This year, students tuned in virtually to Celebrasia to celebrate the Year of the Ox.
Matthew Lee, a member of Refresh, performed in one of the dance group’s routines. His favorite part of performing last year was the crowd’s energy, but he said he still appreciated the opportunity Celebrasia provided this year to dance beside his friends. “I missed the feeling of being able to dance as a group,” Lee said. “It feels like you’re coming together as one.” In addition to student and professional performances, Members of CSA and TASC prerecorded a skit, which played between acts. The skit’s theme “Among Ox” was based on the popular online game Among Us and incorporated several ox puns throughout the script. Cong said the virtual format offered allowed the organizers to use funds for transportation for the performance line up.
“We didn’t have to worry about the travel and hotel expenses for our guests, so (the virtual setting) was a plus in that sense because we were able to get a lot bigger names this year,” Cong said. Communications freshman Ashley Xu, attended the event with a small group of friends. She said the gathering gave her the chance to get to know other students better. Like Cong, Xu said she appreciated that the event spotlighted Asian American performers. “I think it’s important for people of all minority groups to see proper representation,” Xu said. “It serves as a reminder that you can succeed regardless of race, gender or other potential barriers.”
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There’s something to be said for Meatless Mondays ANNIKA HIREDESAI COLUMNIST
I was in high school when one of my friends started bringing colorful, plant-based meals to lunch. To my surprise, she had said sustainability and health drove her to cut out meat from her life. I have grown up eating vegetarian two days a week and eliminating red meat from my diet. Cultural and religious values drove my eating habits, so I had never really examined plant-based diets in depth. I had a vague understanding that raising livestock harmed the environment, but I had no idea of the extent until I had this conversation. We are told to carpool or take public transit for the sake of the environment. Since a person driving a typical car 100 miles produces 89 pounds of CO2 while a full bus emits just 14 pounds for the same distance, it seems like reasonable advice. Yet, a single serving of beef has a carbon footprint of 6.6 pounds, nearly half of the 100 mile bus ride. We need to talk about eating choices as often as we talk about modes of transportation when it comes to
sustainability. On top of a staggering contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, the maintenance of livestock is incredibly wasteful.When you move up a level in the food chain, say from alfalfa grass to a cow, only 10 percent of the energy is transferred from the original food source. This means that the livestock we consume is 90 percent less energy efficient than the plants they are raised on. As a result, a third of the planet’s farmland is being used to cultivate livestock crops. Raising livestock also takes immense quantities of water, with a pound of beef taking nearly 1,800 gallons to produce. Given that estimates suggest the world food supply needs to double and at least 6 billion people won’t have access to clean water by 2050, these inefficiencies of biomass are inexcusable. In addition to the collective responsibility, there are a host of individual reasons to cut back on meat. Processed meats have been classified by the World Health Organization as Group 1 carcinogens, known causes of cancer. Red meat is up there too as a probable cause of cancer with its Group 2A classification. Other types of meat aren’t necessarily better. Research has shown that following a meat-heavy
western diet placed individuals at higher risk for chronic diseases. Given that the leading cause of death in America is heart disease, the association between meat intake and arterial plaque formation is particularly concerning.
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Here’s the good news. When it comes to seeing results, a little change goes a long way. It just has to be consistent and collective.
- ANNIKA HIREDESAI
If this was your first time hearing all of this, you’re probably feeling overwhelmed and maybe a tad nihilistic. That’s okay. Here’s the good news. When it comes to seeing results, a little change goes a long way. It just has to be consistent and collective. Kathy Freston, author and wellness activist, helped illuminate the quantifiable differences that
could be made if Americans gave up meat for a day: 70 million gallons of gasoline, 1.5 billion pounds of crops, and 100 billion gallons of water. And that’s just a one-off 24 hour period. When it comes to nutrition, studies suggest that incorporating plant-based foods on small scales can still have an impact. In a study that followed individuals at high cardiovascular risk, participants with pro-vegetarian eating habits—not necessarily strict vegetarians— had decreased mortality for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular causes of death. I’ve been adhering to Meatless Mondays my whole life without giving it much thought. Knowing what I know now, I’m proud of the impact my individual choices have had, and I’m excited to see what else I can contribute moving forward. Whatever you end up doing, it is important that you find something that works for your life and that you can stick with. When you’re in it for the long-haul, your choices can truly make a difference. Annika Hiredesai is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at annikahiredesai2023@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
Generational experiences define Gen Z unlike any other AIDAN OCAMPO
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Born between the years of 1997-2012, Generation Z has seen it all. Our childhoods have been defined by unique experiences such as a global pandemic, 9/11, numerous school shootings, and the most viable threat to our democracy in history, a Trump Presidency. Despite the challenges, Gen Z has prevailed as the most educated, diverse, and funniest generation yet. Many of these traits can be attributed to the increasingly influential role technology has played in our lives. Unfortunately, our dependence on technology has led Gen Z to feel lonelier than any other generation. This is the result of our false impression that being connected on social media qualifies as human connection. When alone, even for short periods of
time, members of Gen Z tend to glue their face to a screen to replicate the presence of another person. Our attention still belongs to our devices when we are with each other. I wouldn’t be surprised if one day we replace our peers with an iFriend X Pro with Retina Display (or maybe we already have). Despite this “loneliness epidemic,” some consider Gen Z to be the funniest generation. As teens, we mourned the loss of Vine, a staple in the content creation community. Now, though many of us are adults, we still enjoy the comfort and distraction that TikTok offers us. Social media platforms like Tiktok, Vine and YouTube have allowed us to develop an absurd sense of humor where we can laugh at the collective trauma we have endured as a generation. Though the more contrarian individuals in Gen Z would disagree, there is something to be said for us all enjoying the same online content. Somehow, the same generation that engaged America in a confrontation of its systemic inequities also gave 54 million likes to a photo of an egg on Instagram.
Only our generation has the ability to utilize these large-scale platforms. Whether it’s creating historic societal change, or breaking world records for mostliked photos on Instagram, Gen Z has mastered the unique ability to capture an audience of this magnitude. Gen Z is also the smartest and best educated generation. Having an unlimited wealth of information at our disposal has not gone to waste. In America, 57 percent of Gen Z is reported to have enrolled in a two-year or four-year college, compared to 52 percent of Millenials and 43 percent of Gen X. Gen Z will be equipped and educated to enter the world in just a few years. Compared to past generations, Gen Z is the most racially and ethnically diverse generation yet. In America, minorities make up almost half of Gen Z, in contrast to just 39 percent of Millennials. This unprecedented diversity of perspective and backgrounds empowers us to promote a society more equitable than ever before. The unique traits of Gen Z also make us the
best generation to confront an inevitable future of unprecedented global issues. Already, the Climate Crisis is provoking historic environmental damage that is only to worsen in the future. Past generations have left us the responsibility to innovate, collaborate, and implement solutions to these global threats. Although our parents and grandparents produced these conditions, it’s our duty to leave a better world for our children and grandchildren. If you’re a part of Gen Z and you’re reading this, I hope you recognize the potential we have as a generation, and we’re not even 30 yet! And boomers, sit back and enjoy the show. As Kimberly Guilfoyle best said it, “The best… is yet… to come!” Aidan Ocampo is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at aidan.ocampo@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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The best candidate for Evanston’s mayoral election is Lori Keenan Throughout the current campaign for mayor, Daniel Biss has emphasized his record in Illinois politics as the reason why he is the best candidate. However, a closer look at that record shows Biss is not the progressive candidate he claims to be. As stated in a March 2018 Chicago Tribune article, Biss co-sponsored a bill to cut pension benefits for state workers, voted to cut Medicaid benefits and voted to give millions in tax incentives to corporations. According to the Evanston RoundTable, his vote to support SB-16 in 2014 would cause “District 65 [to] lose 85% of its State funding or $6.5 million per year. School District 202 would
lose 81% of its funding, or $2.2 million per year.” In 2014, he explained his rationale for some of these stances by saying, “I don’t mean to sound so crass, but everybody in the General Assembly has lots of teachers in their district,” and further, “as a matter of politics, I can get away with really offending state employees because I don’t represent that many of them.” Biss’ contempt for his constituents was again on display during the January 2021 RoundCast forum, when he said library board seats should not be elected positions because in other suburbs, few often run for those seats and voters tend to be uneducated about the candidates. He said he was skeptical, then, “of adding new elected offices for roles where I’m not confident there would be a real active community discussion.” In that same forum, Biss defended his fundraising for this election, at a time when his campaign contributions to date beat his closest rival by
$102,000. This is despite saying during his run for governor, “For too long our broken system has allowed the wealthy to have unfettered access to the decision-makers in our government… That’s what breeds corruption.” In an April 2018 Daily Northwestern article, Biss mentioned how political finance had pushed people in need of representation away and had silenced their voices. He encouraged Evanston voters — many of whom are progressive — to engage in efforts to remove big money from the city’s politics down the line. There is a message circulating in state Democratic circles that this is Dan Biss’ time, that victory in his 5th run for public office should be low-hanging fruit. But as Maya Angelou said, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Dan Biss doesn’t deserve this, and Evanston deserves better. I support Lori Keenan for Evanston’s mayor. Keenan is not a politician. She is an engaged citizen
who has already played an instrumental role in making our city better in many ways. I trust her to speak the truth and do what’s right for all Evanstonians. She understands Evanston issues, having been active at the grassroots level for 20+ years. Keenan has a long track record of showing up, standing up and speaking the truth in the name of better city government. Her work with the library branches, small businesses, local foundations, on the Harley Clarke initiative and the construction of the Church Street pumping station are just a few of the issues with which she has been involved. These are local issues, Evanston issues — not state-wide issues. Keenan is a real voice for the people, which is what Evanston truly needs right now. It is for these reasons that I hope you will join me in voting for Lori Keenan in the mayoral primary on February 23rd. — Shaun Waldron
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Gap year students reflect on time away from campus By JOSHUA PERRY
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Katherine Tuohy was certain she’d never take a gap year. Tuohy said she was completely opposed to taking time off before college. The idea of arriving at Northwestern kept her hopeful as she finished her senior year of high school during the pandemic. Then NU announced that the majority of campus would stay closed through Fall Quarter, forcing her to reconsider. Tuohy, who intends to study theater, said she didn’t want to struggle with acting classes over Zoom or live her first year of college completely off campus. At the same time, the prospect of putting off something she’d waited so long for was no more appealing. Despite feeling conflicted, she decided to take a year off at home. “I feel like there’s no winning situation right now,” she said. Like Tuohy, many students took time off from school in 2020. Sidelined at home by the pandemic, however, these students aren’t having the kinds of adventures typically associated with gap years. Still, they’re finding ways to make their experiences count. After classes went virtual, Bienen and Communication sophomore Kate Lee sensed that classes wouldn’t
NU faces lawsuit for storing and capturing students’ biometric data Northwestern is facing a lawsuit accusing the University of capturing and storing students’ biometric identifiers — such as their facial features and voices — through online test proctoring tools. The complaint, filed on Jan. 27 on behalf of an anonymous NU junior, asserts that NU violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. BIPA was enacted in 2008 to protect Illinois residents from companies seeking to collect their biometric data. The law requires companies and institutions to get permission from users before collecting and saving their biometrics. It also requires them to inform users about how their information will be stored, used and destroyed.
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Many Northwestern students chose to take time off, rather than grapple with remote learning during the pandemic.
return to an in-person format for a while. After returning to her home in Hong Kong and finishing Spring Quarter, she decided to take time off until the 20212022 school year rather than contend with the difficulties of remote learning. “I thought it would be a very valuable opportunity for me to just take a year off and focus on what I have
here instead of constantly living 14 timezones away from where I am,” she said. Lee said for the most part, it’s going well. She has been focused on working at her internship, spending time with family and friends in the area and enjoying what life in Hong Kong has to offer. While Lee is grateful for the chance to reconnect
The lawsuit asserts that NU violated BIPA by failing to properly inform students about the collection and retention of their biometric data through online test proctoring systems such as Respondus and Examity. These tools are designed to prevent cheating by verifying students’ identities and tracking their physical and digital movements during the exam. The complaint states that NU has been collecting students’ “facial recognition data, facial detection data, recorded patterns of keystrokes, eye monitoring data, gaze monitoring data, and camera and microphone recordings.” According to the lawsuit, NU “owns, has access to, and possesses this data.” It also asserts that by requiring students to use online proctoring systems when taking exams remotely, NU is not giving students a “meaningful choice” in whether or not they are comfortable with the data collection and retention. The complaint emphasizes the lack of information given to students about the University collecting and
storing their biometric data. “Northwestern collects, captures, and stores everything from a student’s facial features to their voice through a web portal accessed through the student’s personal device,” the complaint said. “Using these tools, Northwestern is able to collect and aggregate information on all aspects of a student’s life… All the while, students are left in the dark about the vast amount of information their university collects.” Students and faculty at universities across the country — including The University of Texas at Dallas, University of Miami and the University of Wisconsin–Madison — are demanding a ban on online test proctoring because of privacy concerns. The lawsuit filed against NU noted petitions at these schools have gained tens of thousands of student and faculty signatures. According to a Washington Post article referenced in the lawsuit, the Faculty Association at the University of California, Santa Barbara wrote a letter to university administrators demanding they cancel their contracts
with home, she said she misses her friends at NU and the community she was a part of on campus. “There are times when the loneliness kicks in and I realize all of a sudden how this really is a journey of my own,” Lee said. “This is life, and it’s almost like I’m experiencing that early.” Nicole Streger, who is waiting until Fall 2021 to start her first year at NU, can also attest to having too much time all by herself. But she said the isolation has been an opportunity for self-reflection and clarity. Streger said she always pushed herself too hard in high school, and taking time off gave her the insight to put things in perspective and work on her passions, like painting. Now she feels more prepared than ever for college. “I think I’m a lot more excited, and I know how I’m going to prioritize my time and what I want to learn and get out of the next four years, which is cool,” Streger said. Tuohy has also found ways to stay busy at home. She spends her time writing, teaching acting lessons and working as a pilates instructor. Like Streger, Tuohy feels like she’s been given a chance to reorient herself. Taking a gap year changed everything for her, Tuohy said. She’s had plenty of doubts about her decision, but now she feels like it was the right one. “As hard as it was — and is — it’s going to serve me so well, I think, going to campus,” Tuohy said. joshuaperry2023@u.northwestern.edu with online test proctoring companies in order to avoid turning the university into “a surveillance tool.” The lawsuit also referenced a Forbes article that said some universities and individual professors are opting to not use proctoring software. An economic professor at Harvard told Forbes the “level of intrusion” of these tools is inappropriate. The end of the complaint notes that NU’s actions are especially egregious because BIPA clearly outlined the requirements that NU allegedly violated. “Northwestern’s failure to maintain and comply with such a written policy is negligent and reckless because BIPA has governed the collection and use of biometric identifiers and biometric information since 2008, and Northwestern is presumed to know these legal requirements,” the lawsuit said. A University spokesperson told The Daily that Northwestern does not comment on pending litigation. — Waverly Long
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food in people’s homes for dinner parties and events. Because people spread the word and continued turning to Bublick and Carter for catering needs, the couple was able to start their business. “The community turned us into a catering company,” Bublick said. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Feast & Imbibe catered corporate and non-profit events as well as weddings with sweet and savory modern American cuisine ranging from buttermilk chicken and waffles to raspberry tarts. “They became a staple in not just my life but in the people in my branches’ life,” said Jared Davis, a personal banker at Evanston Community Bank & Trust. Davis met Bublick and Carter three years ago at Evanston MashUp, and said he couldn’t get away from their table because the brisket sandwiches were so delicious. Now, he said he is a “big cheerleader” for them and their business, recognizing the power of a Black and woman-led restaurant. Nevertheless, everything changed last year because of the pandemic. “Very early on, before stay-at-home orders and things like that, our calendar was decimated,” Bublick said. Because they already had meals that were recipetested, Bublick said Feast & Imbibe opened its doors on March 17 and gave away 30 meals from 3-4 p.m., no questions asked. When the statewide shelter-in-place order took effect on March 21, Feast & Imbibe began delivering meals to residents’ homes and were giving out roughly 300 meals a day by mid-April. In August, Feast & Imbibe joined forces with World Central Kitchen, a non-profit emergency food relief organization that implemented a “Restaurants for the People” program during the pandemic. The nonprofit matches local restaurants with food-insecure communities, and then pays for their meals to keep both small businesses afloat and community
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“The idea is that the fridge belongs to everyone,” Quinn said. “It’s mutual aid, and it’s not exclusive of anybody that would like to access it. The fridge is for me, the fridge is for you. You put things in the fridge that you would like to eat.” As soon as outside conditions allow, local artist Ziana Pearson-Muller will paint the fridge. Pearson-Muller, an Evanston Township High School graduate and Black Lives Matter activist, helped paint the Black Lives Matter
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The Daily hosts forum with mayoral candidates on housing policy On Saturday Feb. 20, The Daily Northwestern hosted an Evanston mayoral forum on housing policy with the three mayoral candidates: Lori Keenan, Sebastian Nalls and Daniel Biss. Keenan is a 22-year resident of Evanston with
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members fed. “Because we’re a caterer, cooking for mass amounts of people is very much what we do,” Bublick said. According to Bublick and Carter, Feast & Imbibe is currently sending 300 to 500 meals a day into Chicago. The business’ senior event producer, Sarah Arel, said while the majority of Feast & Imbibe’s meals go to nonprofit organizations — not to people directly — Feast & Imbibe has still received positive feedback from recipients. “Once in a while somebody will call and be like, ‘your shrimp and grits were the best I’ve ever had,’ ” Arel said. Bublick and Carter’s business Soul & Smoke has also adjusted to the pandemic, offering to-go meals ordered online through pickup and delivery. Additionally, the business purchased a food truck last summer, and has been doing regular neighborhood pop-ups in the Chicagoland area to serve beef brisket, mac and cheese, garlic mashed potatoes and more. According to Arel, the food truck is a way to continue hosting events while allowing for social distancing. Rosalyn Jones, an employee at Feast & Imbibe for eight years who has known Carter since elementary school, said the couple’s creative spirit propels them forward as businesspeople. “They’re always looking for innovative ways to present the business,” Jones said. “You can see that fire in their eyes when you talk to them about food.” Bublick said the Evanston community has been a great support system as they continue to adapt to the pandemic, pointing specifically to Facebook groups like Support Evanston Restaurants and Support Evanston Shops, Salons, and Studios. “It’s emotional as a business owner when you work so hard and then potentially have everything ripped out from underneath you in the blink of an eye,” she said. “The Evanston community has been so amazing.
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the University for supporting Mitchell’s grant application and calling for her recusal from the project. “We cannot be bystanders because silence allows racism to continue as business-asusual,” the letter said. “Many of our students have been pointing out institutional racism at NUQ, including recurring racial microaggressions, Eurocentric and orientalist curricula and research programs, and a lack of diverse faculty and staff.” The University has not “unequivocally” distanced itself from Mitchell’s 2008 posts, the letter said, and needs to implement “clearer and more transparent processes for responding to racist conduct.” On Feb. 16, a day after the faculty letter went out, Mitchell wrote an email to the NU-Q community announcing her decision to withdraw from the project. “I would never repost such an email today, precisely because of how much I have learned and grown over my past thirteen years living and working in Qatar,” Mitchell wrote. “I am in full agreement with the colleagues who called these ideas ‘abhorrent.’” While her statement only made clear her decision to leave the project, Mitchell said in an email to The Daily that her research team requested that QNRF withdraw the grant altogether. Mitchell said she will not be a part of the research regardless of the final decision on the grant, which rests with NU-Q communications Prof. S. Venus Jin, the project’s lead principal investigator, and QNRF. NU-Q Liberal Arts Program Director Sami Hermez, who signed the faculty letter, said in an email to The Daily he advised Mitchell to withdraw from the project on Feb. 5. “My understanding was that she did not
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(initially) take this advice,” Hermez said. “When she did finally release a statement suggesting she would not be on the project, my understanding is that the project was already terminated and just going through formalities.” Jin announced the day after Mitchell’s email went out that she was in correspondence with QNRF about the project’s future and its potential termination. Along with calling out Mitchell’s past comments, NU-Q community members and ArabAmerican activists also criticized the project’s exoticization of Qatari women. Arab-American writer and activist Asma Alabed contacted student groups on the Evanston campus in early February to raise awareness of the incident. Upon advice from Multicultural Student Affairs, she also filed a complaint with NU’s Bias Incident Response Team, Alabed said. “Marginalized stories are hard enough to unravel as is, especially those in the Arab world that are constructed and narrated through neocolonial perspectives and solely through modes of Western knowledge production,” Alabed said in an email to The Daily. “Qatari women should be telling their own stories. They don’t need a white woman in a position of power to validate and explain their existence.” Sharifa Ahen (NU-Q ’13) said in an email to The Daily she also felt this disconnect between NU-Q’s American professors and Qatari culture when she was a student at the University. In particular, Ahen cited a 2019 incident where NU-Q Dean Everette E. Dennis made derogatory comments about students who objected to graduation being held during Ramadan. “There is an unsettling and noticeable obsession with some NU-Q professors to exoticize and and take authorship of the Arab experience,” Ahen said. “Jocelyn Mitchell is not the main problem. Jocelyn Mitchell is a symptom.” maiapandey@u.northwestern.edu
mural outside the Evanston Art Center last summer. Pearson-Muller said they see painting the fridge as art with a “greater purpose” — as a way to give back to the community. EFBL, Pearson-Muller said, wants the artwork on the fridge to represent its community, which could include incorporating ETHS school colors blue and orange into the visual. She plans to paint an image of fruits and vegetables falling into a basket, and write the phrases “Free Food 4 All” and “Comida Gratis.” “I want it to definitely be something that catches people’s eye off the streets,”
Pearson-Muller said. “I want to make the fruits pop; I want to make the letters pop … I think it’s gonna be pretty cool.” EFBL has met with The Love Fridge Chicago, a mutual aid group that has installed community fridges throughout Chicago. Robinson said The Love Fridge gave the group inspiration and the basic framework for Evanston’s community fridge. The Evanston Rebuilding Warehouse, which has donated two fridges to The Love Fridge, also donated the fridge and other materials to EFBL. “A community fridge means more people
can assist themselves and their families without judgment, and without a lot of red tape,” said Annette Stewart, marketing manager for ERW. Robinson said once the first fridge is stabilized, EFBL hopes to add more fridges throughout the community. “It’s the community’s responsibility,” Robinson said. “It’s not just Evanston Fight for Black Lives. It’s not just the Childcare Network of Evanston. We hope to make it a community effort.”
Over the past week, delays have caused many students’ tests to expire, rendering them invalid. Until shipping services resume at a normal pace, students will test with Abbott’s BinaxNOW rapid antigen test and NAVICA app. While the BinaxNOW test has received an Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from use on symptomatic individuals, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called its ability to identify the virus in asymptomatic individuals “not well characterized” and has a lower
sensitivity (35.8%) compared with polymerase chain reaction testing (64.2%), the type used by Color. While partnering with Abbott, students are required to test at least twice per week with each test separated by at least one day, the email said. Students may opt to test more than twice per week. The logistics of Abbott testing remain the same. The Donald P. Jacobs Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for self-administered nasal swab testing. Unlike with
Color testing, students do not need to make an appointment. Students should look out for an email invitation to Abbott’s NAVICA results app, follow email instructions for setting up an account and arrive at the testing center with the app downloaded as well as their Wildcard and NetID. Results will be available within 30 minutes of leaving the testing center and testing should take no longer than 15 minutes, the email said.
a background in public relations and marketing. Nalls is a resident of the 8th Ward who is currently studying accounting and political science at Purdue University. Biss lives with his family in Evanston and represented the city as a senator. The forum took place over Zoom and was live streamed on Facebook. The forum was moderated by The Daily’s editor in chief Sneha Dey and city editor Maia Spoto. The discussion began with prepared questions from the
moderators, addressing mixed-income housing, the eviction crisis and high-rise developments. Later, audience members submitted questions about fair housing enforcement, seniors of medium income and intergenerational housing. Scan the QR code to learn more about each candidate’s ideas for housing policy and to watch some of the highlights from the event.
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‘Am I The Only One Here?’ tackles belonging, identity By JORDAN MANGI
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In the spring of her junior year, ETHS student Carmiya Bady was supposed to play Velma Kelly in “Chicago” — but the pandemic closed schools before the show could begin. Countless performances, both at ETHS and Evanston’s several community theatres, were subsequently postponed, canceled, or went virtual. As summer came, with no end to COVID in sight, Tim Rhoze, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre’s artistic director, approached Andrew Biliter, the artistic director of Mudlark Theater, with an idea. Rhoze proposed a partnership between Fleetwood-Jourdain, Mudlark and Piven Theatre Workshop that would provide Evanston high school students the space and funding to devise their own show, with Biliter acting as the devising facilitator. “(Tim’s) idea was that we should basically give teens the mic,” Biliter said. “Let them say what
they want to say, whatever that happens to be, not trying to control it. Help them to shape it into some sort of theatre performance.” Throughout the fall, a cast of five ETHS students met socially distant in local parks to devise scenes for the show. By December, they had created “Am I The Only One Here?,” a forty minute virtual show dealing with themes of belonging, identity and being a teenager during the pandemic. Matías Kruse, ETHS junior and cast member, said he didn’t know the rest of the cast well before rehearsals began, but quickly got close to them. The group frequently stayed after rehearsal time just to talk. “We are so comfortable with each other,” Kruse said, calling the cast a “little community.” “It was a lot easier to create stuff with each other and know what we wanted to tell.” Bady said it felt important to have made a space to share their experiences through art. Bady said the show is a little piece of the lives of its cast members, particularly because many of the scenes are based on the cast members’ lived
experiences. “We were all kids of color — except for Matías, who was Latino,” Bady said. “Hearing the stories of these kids’ culture, and how we need a way to express all that’s going on in our minds and in our lives — there isn’t usually an outlet for that.” In addition to the five cast members, the show also had a student stage manager and script advisor. Olivia Nicholson, ETHS graduate and sophomore at the University of Southern California, was brought on as a co-facilitator. While the show was initially slated to be performed outside in mid-November, the team made the decision to move to a filmed, virtual format when COVID-19 cases rose in the fall. “Our thought process was, ‘Whatever comes out of these teenagers is going to be valid and important and poignant,’” Nicholson said. “I like to think of it as the show perfectly summing up all the good that we’ve gotten from the year, and the laughs we forgot and the clarity that we found.” jordanmangi2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Cast members rehearse in an Evanston park this fall. The cast and devising team of “Am I The Only One Here?” was made up of five Evanston teenagers.
Ald. Rue Simmons discusses reparations, redress By WAVERLY LONG
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Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) and writer John Tateishi discussed Black reparations and Japanese American redress in a virtual annual Day of Remembrance event Sunday. The event, hosted by the Japanese American Citizens League Chicago, commemorated a 1942 executive order that forced Japanese Americans out of their homes and into internment camps during World War II. Over a sixth of the former internees eventually moved to Chicago to rebuild their lives. The program included a statement from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, footage of Japanese Americans’ 1981 testimonies about their experiences, a reading of the Japanese American exclusion order and a discussion featuring Rue Simmons and Tateishi. Josina Morita, commissioner of the Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District, moderated the event. Tateishi, who was recently appointed chair of the JACL National Committee for Redress, launched the redress campaign in 1978 to educate Americans about the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans in World War II and create the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. He said the commission sought to determine the “factual history” of why the mass incarceration occurred and give Nisei, or second-generation Japanese Americans, an opportunity to talk about their experiences. “The Nisei had been so damaged that they couldn’t talk about what we call ‘camp,’ couldn’t talk about the experience and couldn’t articulate their own pain, and as a result, turned to silence,” Tateichi said. “We built this wall around us, which contributed in part to the public not knowing anything about it.” Tateichi said Japanese Americans’ need to share their experiences was only revealed when the commission started announcing its hearing schedules. He
said Japanese Americans were “fighting to get on that list to be able to testify.” As a result of the hearings, Congress established a fund to grant wartime survivors individual reparations of $20,000 and former President Ronald Reagan signed a formal letter of apology to surviving victims on behalf of the nation, the latter of which Tateichi said was the most meaningful. Tateichi also said the testimonies “gave voice to the Nisei” and “began to heal us as a community and ultimately as a nation.” Morita added that the testimonies also sparked conversations outside of the courtroom. “There was a breaking of silence — once people started to testify, that became much more widespread in the community, even for those who didn’t go to the hearings,” Morita said. Rue Simmons, who led the effort to pass the nation’s first Black reparations program as chair of Evanston’s reparations subcommittee, echoed Tateichi’s sentiment about the importance of sharing personal experiences with injustice to open up a national
conversation. She also encouraged Asian Americans to continue to stand in solidarity with the Black community as “two independent communities that have been harmed by the United States government.” She urged those who want to support the fight for Black reparations to focus on educating those around them. She said while she is grateful for Evanston’s reparations program, which is funded by tax revenue collected from sales of recreational cannabis as well as contributions from businesses and residents, it is “not nearly enough” for Black community members to get the justice, equality and empowerment they deserve. “It’s going to take a reparative action at every level of government, at our major institutions, through family foundations — it’s going to take all of us working together to address the crimes against humanity in the Black community,” Rue Simmons said. waverlylong@u.northwestern.edu
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Wildcats make a comeback By SKYE SWANN
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With just three more games left before the Big Ten Conference playoffs, Northwestern (12-5, 10-5 Big Ten) came up big Saturday against Wisconsin and established themselves as top contenders. After losing to both Rutgers and Nebraska, Saturday’s 67-54 home win against the Badgers (5-15, 2-15 Big Ten) reiterated senior guard Lindsey Pulliam’s remarks that the Wildcats have “learned from (losses) and moved forward.” The opening minutes were ugly and lacked energy, like previous games. The silence from the bench was noticeable compared to the boisterous Badgers’ sideline. NU’s offensive looks dwindled and the team struggled to stop Wisconsin’s fast ball movements. “Without fans, one of our emphasises has been to come in energized,” junior guard Veronica Burton said on the team’s lack of energy. “We
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definitely talked about bringing the energy and trying to implement that.” But immediately after the first timeout, NU’s play on both ends of the court changed drastically, especially on defense. The Wildcats played aggressively, which prompted 26 turnovers from Wisconsin. When NU was upset by Nebraska earlier this week, coach Joe McKeown said defensive positioning was a “challenge” the Cats needed to improve. NU knocked down that obstacle on Saturday with ease as their team racked up 30 rebounds and 11 steals. The Wildcats’ defense largely improved on their communication, which was lacking in the past two games. “I thought we did a really good job forcing (Wisconsin) to play a little bit East, West, instead of letting them get downhill on us,” McKeown said. “We were more in sync than against Nebraska as far as our help and second chances.” Junior guard Veronica Burton’s defensive presence stood out today as she tallied three of the team’s 11 steals. Freshmen forwards Paige Mott and
Anna Morris also played solid inside the paint. By half time, the Wildcats had built a comfortable 17-point lead out of pure defensive grit. NU continued their high pressure defensive tactics at the start of the third quarter, allowing the team to transition into their up-tempo offensive control of the ball. As a whole, the team blocked out extremely well, limiting all shots the Badgers attempted. With two minutes remaining in the third, the Wildcats transformed the game into a shooting clinic. Pulliam and junior guard Sydney Wood finished the game with 14 points each while Burton trailed behind with 13 points. From there, NU used the last 10 minutes of play to rack up its lead on the Badgers. “It was really exciting just to get back in the win column and really good for team morale,” Wood said. The Wildcats will take on the Fighting Illini and Maryland next week as the season comes to a close. skyeswann2024@u.northwestern.edu
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NU falls to Michigan NU drops 13th straight game in 2021 season opener By GABRIELA CARROLL
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Northwestern has been waiting to build off a 2019 campaign that included a fourth place regular season finish in the Big Ten and the program’s first home playoff game since 2014. The opportunity finally arrived on Friday against Michigan — 467 days after the Wildcats’ last game, a 1-0 loss to Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals. It didn’t take long for the Cats to set the tone. Five minutes into the match, freshman midfielder Joseph Arena fired a left-footed shot past Wolverines goalie Owen Finnerty for NU’s first goal. With two great saves by senior goalie Miha Miskovic and a strong defensive effort in the first 45 minutes, the Cats were right where they wanted to be heading into the second half. But Michigan (1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) came out firing, scoring three goals in six minutes to secure a 4-1 victory over NU (0-1, 0-1 Big Ten) in Evanston. “We’ve had a tough time with their athleticism,” coach Tim Lenahan said. “We couldn’t help keep possession of the ball and then when you don’t keep possession of the ball, you chase. When you chase, you get tired. And when you get tired, then spaces open up for the other team. And you make mistakes.” The Wolverines found their way into the Cats’ third throughout the night, finishing with 13 shots, nine shots on goal and six corner kicks. Despite giving up numerous offensive opportunities, NU’s defense — down four starters to injury — showed signs of promise for the future. Offensively, Lenahan said his team needs to get the ball to “special playmakers” like junior midfielder Richie Bennett and freshman midfielder Rom Brown to create scoring opportunities. The Cats finished the game with only four shot attempts and two shots on goal. “They’re the rocks of our team,” Lenahan said. “They weren’t able to
get on the ball at all. We were chasing, chasing, chasing. ” Despite NU’s offensive struggles, the unit flourished in the game’s fifth minute. Seconds after receiving a throw-in, sophomore midfielder Vicente Castro sent a long, higharching cross to junior midfielder Bardia Kimiavi. Racing down the sideline, Kimiavi flicked the ball up into the air before sending a backheel pass to Arena, who sprinted into the crease before firing a rocket into the bottom left corner of the goal for the first points of his collegiate soccer career. While Michigan responded with five shots and two corner kicks over the next 40 minutes, Miskovic effectively blocked the Wolverines’ attack. But Michigan soon found paydirt as midfielder Marc Ybarra’s free kick evaded the reach of a diving Miskovic in the 49th minute. Less than five minutes later, forward/midfielder Moshtaba Al-Hasnawi curved a shot through two Cats defensemen and past Miskovic for the lead. NU’s deficit then grew after Miskovic made a great block on a shot from midfielder Kevin Buca. With Miskovic still on the ground, Michigan midfielder Cameron Martin found the loose ball, forcing two Cats defenders to step between the posts and try to deflect the shot. However, Martin’s attempt found the net in the 55th minute. With 63 minutes into the game, Lenahan replaced Miskovic with graduate goalie Ethan Bandre, who faced two shots and made one save. However, he gave up a penalty shot goal to Jackson Ragen. After his team finished the final 45 minutes with more fouls than shots and corner kicks , Lenahan knows his team needs to be ready to keep up with talent all across the Big Ten. Ahead of Tuesday’s clash against Wisconsin, one of his tactics for success is simple. “We got to get fit,” he said. “We gotta turn up the intensity on some of our trainings to try and achieve that.” drewschott2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern lost its 13th straight game on Sunday. The losses pile up like sitcom episodes, repeating the formula over and over again. The Wildcats jump out to a strong start but are doomed by turnovers and poor shooting. Occasionally, in a twist, they start badly, and rally late, but never make it over the hump. Against No. 21 Wisconsin, the formula sunk them. In the 68-51 loss, NU (6-14, 3-13 Big Ten) kept pace with the Badgers (16-8, 10-7 Big Ten) for most of the first half. Sophomore guard Boo Buie, back in the starting lineup after four games coming off the bench, led the scoring, with all of the Cats’ first seven points. “In the Illinois game, (Buie) found some things,” coach Chris Collins said. “He was able to start attacking. He got into the paint, made plays. I felt like with this game, I wanted to have another ball handler in there and he was ready for it.” Despite weaker shooting from some of NU’s other starters, the Cats led for over seven minutes, and the teams traded blows through much of the first half. Over one fiveminute stretch, NU held Wisconsin scoreless, but the Cats failed to build a significant lead in that time to counter. Instead of taking a lead, NU struggled to score down the stretch, committing three turnovers in the final five minutes. The Badgers went on a 14-4 run to enter halftime with a 10 point lead, their largest yet at that point. Aside from Buie, the Cats didn’t get production from the usual scoring options on Sunday. In the first half, junior forward Pete Nance scored just two points. NU’s other three starters — sophomore guard Chase Audige, junior forward Miller Kopp and sophomore center Ryan Young — each failed to score. In the second half, the Cats got off to a good early start, cutting the Badgers’ lead to as few as six points.
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Boo Buie drives to the basket. The sophomore guard scored 19 points in Northwestern’s loss to No. 21 Wisconsin.
But every time NU chipped away, Wisconsin responded with a big basket. With 10 minutes left in the second half, the Badgers began to pull away. Turnover issues befell NU again. They committed 14 in the game, and Wisconsin capitalized, scoring 21 points off of those turnovers. “It’s guys being indecisive, not making decisions fast enough, including myself,” Buie said of the turnover issues. “Being more sharp, more attention to detail, meaning knowing the time in the game, where you’re at and what type of transition look you have. Knowing whether to attack or to pull it out.” After the Badgers made their run and built their lead to as many as 19 points, the Cats continued to struggle to make shots. With Wisconsin
up by 19, Audige and Buie hit two straight threes, but even that burst of offense failed to lead to a significant momentum shift. Collins said his team played sloppily on Sunday, and that based on practice, he expected NU would play better than they did. Buie shared that sentiment, saying that their challenge is playing as well on game days as they do in practice. “ We’ve actually been having really good practices,” Buie said. “It’s really frustrating that tonight we weren’t able to execute offensively and share the ball like we do in practice. In practice, we got the ball zipping around, we’re moving hard, screening hard. What we do in practice, we just have to carry over to the game.” gabrielacarroll2023@u.northwestern.edu