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$90,000 settlement to end suit against EPD City settles a lawsuit against EPD cheif Demitrous Cook

By ALEX HARRISON

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City Council approved a $90,000 settlement Monday to end a class-action lawsuit filed against Evanston Police Department chief Demitrous Cook after he publicly posted multiple residents’ private information last February.

The lawsuit alleged that Cook’s actions violated the plaintiffs’ rights to due process and equal protection, and stemmed from an incident where Cook uploaded booking photos of over 30 individuals to his public Snapchat story. The photos contained subjects’ private information, including full names, birth dates and home addresses along with written notes including “in custody,”

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Northwestern University Graduate Workers released a petition last March calling for a universal, one-year funding extension for all students. Despite pandemic-related delays to research, The Graduate School has only granted a blanket extension on degree deadlines.

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In a petition last March, graduate students called for funding extensions, worker protections

By MAIA PANDEY

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Every morning, Ph.D. student Rose Werth wakes up

unsure whether she will feel “paralyzed and overwhelmed” because of the responsibilities that come with her education.

A third-year graduate student, Werth is taking a full course load while also

participating in a research assistantship. However, she only has two more years of guaranteed funding from Northwestern — even though the average student in her field takes seven years to complete a doctoral

degree. Funding has always been a stressor, Werth said, but pandemic-related delays have compounded her anxiety over the last year.

Despite these delays to research, NU has yet to issue

Dorothy Headd honored with street name

City celebrates Dorothy Headd, school crossing guard and environmental justice advocate

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Dorothy Headd, an elementary school crossing guard, environmental justice advocate and devoted church member, will be celebrated with an honorary street designation on Prairie Avenue, City Council voted on Monday.

The section of Prairie Avenue between Grant Street and Colfax Street will be named “Miss Dorothy” Headd Way. The city’s

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street name designation program was established in 1996, and honors residents who have generously contributed to their communities.

Headd only learned about the news once she listened to the voicemail from Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th), she said.

“I thought, ‘Recognition? Am I getting ready to die?’” Headd said, prompting laughter from those at the Monday meeting. “I’m just a down-to-earth person. I don’t try to be any more than I really am. I am so floored, believe me.”

Revelle knew Headd from her environmental activism. Headd’s church members recognized her generous service. But Revelle said the parents who requested the street name designation knew Headd as the beloved crossing guard who took exceptional and loving care of their children on their way to and from school.

“I was really delighted when the parents approached me with a request to recognize (Headd) with an honorary street name

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Dorothy Headd (second from the right). The city of Evanston honored Headd by naming a street section after her.

any blanket funding extensions — which has placed many graduate students in an emotionally and financially precarious situation.

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Evanston pauses J&J vaccine rollout Evanston’s Health & Human Services Department is temporarily discontinuing the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID19 vaccine until further notice per federal and state recommendation, according to a Tuesday news release.

Of the more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered in the U.S. as of April 12, six have led to reported cases of a rare

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Illinois medical professionals address “infodemic”

By ANGELI MITTAL

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As COVID-19 has spread across the nation, the distribution of misinformation has matched its virality. Some experts say the world is facing a second pandemic: an “infodemic.”

To reduce the impacts of this misinformation, some Illinois healthcare professionals are seeking ways to dispel vaccine hesitation and advocate for vaccine equity, both individually and collectively. In Illinois, the Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team formed in March 2020 to disseminate COVID19 information and to widen healthcare workers’ impact at the state level.

IMPACT community outreach director Halleh Akbarnia said people have had to “hunt” for appointments, facing difficulties due to varying distribution across states and cities and the lack of a centralized source for vaccination information.

Though the state recently expanded vaccine eligibility to Illinois residents outside of Chicago aged 16 and older, IMPACT co-founder and chief medical officer Laura Zimmermann said inequity exists at multiple levels of the vaccination process.

Often, vaccine information is provided primarily in English and online. These factors, compounded with the fact that appointments are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis, means those who don’t have internet access or the time to constantly refresh these pages are “inherently disadvantaged,” Zimmermann said.

“Unfortunately, that leaves out a lot of communities that have suffered over the years, from systemic racism and systemic violence,” Zimmermann said. “Those communities are the ones who are most affected by COVID19, frankly devastated by COVID-19, in many cases.”

IMPACT addresses this concern by working directly with these communities. In collaboration with other local organizations, Akbarnia

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The Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team seeks to address the COVID-19 pandemic’s vaccine inequity and “infodemic” by disseminating information.

said IMPACT members have sent a mobile team of volunteers to go door-to-door in marginalized and underserved communities to encourage and reassure people about vaccines.

This mobile team has also administered vaccines at senior homes.

“We send volunteers into a lot of these communities to actually physically do the work,” Akbarnia said. “We don’t want to just be words — we want to be able to actually have action to what we say as well.”

To bridge the language barrier, IMPACT also created bilingual infographics and partnered with the Chicago Public Library to provide multilingual vaccine presentations.

The organization has also extended its outreach to schools. Akbarnia said members answered questions at Erie Elementary Charter School, which is located in a predominantly

Latine community where over 50 percent of the school is Spanish-speaking.

Before IMPACT spoke with them, Akbarnia said about 50 percent of the school’s teachers registered for a vaccination appointment. Since members addressed some of the teachers’ vaccine hesitations, Akbarnia said 97 percent are now vaccinated.

To IMPACT co-founder and chief operating officer Shikha Jain, the organization is an opportunity to provide clear medical information to the public and clear up confusion about COVID-19.

Jain, a FOX 32 Chicago contributor, uses her weekly segment to simplify the latest COVID19 news. Her goal is to communicate public health messages to as wide an audience as possible .

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healthcare professionals using their voices and their background and their education to disseminate information in ways that (are) digestible and easy to understand,” Jain said. “It can really have a major impact—it can truly save lives.“ Zimmermann and other IMPACT members have been recruiting volunteers to vaccination sites in target communities, including the Protect Chicago Plus site at Rush to promote equitable vaccine distribution.

She said the clinic is a “joyous atmosphere.”

On Easter, Zimmermann met people who were planning to see their grandkids for the first time in several months after receiving their second dose.

“People are grateful to be there, people are grateful to be working there,” Zimmermann said. “Even if I go there and I only vaccinate 40 people, it is incredibly rewarding to know that I’ve made a real potential difference in 40 people’s lives.”

IMPACT members have also addressed vaccine inequity in the healthcare community itself. After discovering Phase 1A-eligible healthcare workers at smaller institutions were unable to get vaccinated, IMPACT chief policy officer Ali Khan used his position at Oak Street Health to provide these medical professionals with vaccines.

In an effort to organize vaccine information, IMPACT created a document with links to vaccination sites, helpful hints for scheduling appointments and a list of vaccination events by county. Akbarnia said she regularly updates this document.

Still, Jain said she’s concerned inequities will persist both with the vaccine and within the healthcare system.

“Hopefully one day, when the pandemic is a bit more in our rearview mirror, we will be able to focus on many other healthcare issues that exist and try to move things forward and improve things in the healthcare system as a whole across Illinois,” Jain said. amittal@u.northwestern.edu

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ASG presidential slates talk police, equity

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Associated Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates Teresa Vergara Miranda and Daniel Rodriguez discussed University Police abolition, Greek Life and equity at a Wednesday town hall hosted by For Members Only.

The election town hall was moderated by FMO Senator Jason Hegelmeyer and Election Commissioner Donovan Cusick. Students submitted questions ahead of time.

Even though this year’s ASG election is uncontested, Cusick said the town hall was intended to give candidates an opportunity to communicate platforms.

“We still want to encourage the Northwestern community and students to get involved, to go out and vote and to interact with the campaign,” Cusick said.

Presidential candidate Vergara Miranda said she and Rodriguez want to take into account students’ varying perspectives in considering support for police abolition. While there are students who want abolition, she said there are also students who want police protection from sexual assault.

However, Vergara Miranda said she is open to having more conversations with students with different perspectives.

“As campus leaders, we have to be able to take in different inputs that students have,” Vergara Miranda said. “We have to respect that there are students who want different things on campus.”

When the discussion turned to Greek Life, Rodriguez said the slate hopes to work with administrators to reduce national chapters’ influence on Northwestern’s campus. In regard to Greek Life ASG seats, they said it is up to the Senate to decide who gets input. Before they discuss seat reallocation, Rodriguez said, they need to evaluate the structure of the Senate because it may not be working for marginalized

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Associated Student Government’s uncontested presidential slate Teresa Vergara Miranda and Daniel Rodriguez engaged in a town hall hosted by For Members Only.

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The candidates discussed the importance of centering students with marginalized identities in conversations with administration and in ASG. Vergara Miranda said the slate hopes to establish committees to bring students to the table with administrators. Rodriguez said they would try to ensure that administration is thinking of marginalized students in their decisions, especially in regard to COVID-19 plans.

“Some things we would try to do is be able to (talk) to administrators and be like ‘if your plan isn’t centering BIPOC students then how do we reevaluate it,” Rodriguez said, in reference to vaccine distribution plans.

To engage marginalized students, Rodriguez said they hope to reach out to affinity-based groups and students of color about ways to get involved in ASG and discuss their current experiences with ASG. Rodriguez also wants to think about

choosing executive board members committed to anti-racism, something that’s already being discussed among ASG’s executive office, they added.

The candidates also seek to center marginalized students in restructuring ASG by reviewing Robert’s Rules of Order, the parliamentary procedure of ASG. Rodriguez said the procedure “has reinforced White supremacy” because it makes members fixate on the written rules, leading senators to police one another during discussions.

“We want to create a committee with the Rules Committee, outside members of student organizations, senators and members of the justice and inclusion league to help reevaluate how (we can) transition ASG away from parliamentary procedure and into a less combative, more inclusive environment,” Rodriguez said. emmarosenbaum2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Dancers Amplified is a network of dancers across the country striving for inclusivity and acceptance in the dance industry.

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By LAYA NEELAKANDAN

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For Evanston dancer Kara Roseborough, making the dance industry more inclusive and accepting has always been a top priority.

Because dance is “deeply rooted in European elitism,” Roseborough said she and other non-White dancers face countless challenges.

“I may be existing in White spaces, but I can join other people with similar experiences and rally for change,” she said. “That feels powerful… it makes me believe we can see change in our lifetimes.”

Roseborough is a core member of an alliance called Dancers Amplified, a network of dancers across the country seeking racial, cultural and gender justice in the dance industry. The organization formed shortly after the death of George Floyd and initially focused on creating a safe space for Black dancers. Now, the group has expanded its mission to strive for inclusivity for all marginalized communities.

The organization is broken up into multiple committees and provides resources to dance companies, like lists of diversity, equity and inclusion consultants and dictionaries of inclusive language.

Roseborough said the members meet over Zoom to discuss action items that will help them make tangible changes. Although some dance companies have begun to reevaluate their approaches, she said many pledge to “do better” but fail to follow through.

“What does it mean to be gender inclusive? To dismantle the gender binary system of ballet?” Roseborough asked. “What does it mean to share these stories and the intersectionality between that and the stories from the Black diaspora and Latinx diaspora?”

Roseborough said it’s important to her to maintain the original goal of the grassroots organization, which is battling racial injustice for the Black community and teaching companies to be actively antiracist.

Alexa Capareda, another core member of Dancers Amplified, echoed Roseborough’s statements and highlighted the sense of community and connection she feels from talking with other dancers who hold marginalized identities.

“It’s about understanding each environment because there’s not a one-size-fits-all solution for equity in the workplace, but there is a way to share knowledge and see what are the ways we can take care of each other and listen more,” Capareda said.

Similarly, dancer and member Alyah Baker said she’s been able to relate with some of the other dancers in Dancers Amplified and feels reassured that she’s not the only one who has experienced discrimination in the industry.

Everyone comes to the organization with unique backgrounds, which leads to robust and informative conversations, Baker said.

“Part of oppression is making people feel like (the discrimination) is only happening to them, that they’re the problem and not the system,” Baker said.

“It’s great to have other people to dialogue with and to have everyone bring their respective strengths to conversation.”

Baker said it’s important to have those discussions to understand where everyone is coming from and how best to fix the problems.

Baker’s interactions with the other dancers have

taken place mostly over video calls and on Google Docs, but she said she has still felt connected to the other members.

“It’s really a place to reckon with these intersections and to figure out how we can start to dismantle some of the systems that have been harmful for many and to pose new ideas and new ways of working together that can really help to bring the art form up to speed,” Baker said.

Ultimately, Roseborough said although she was taught through ballet to be quiet and not speak up for herself, she knows she has the ability and expertise to be as loud as she wants to be on these topics.

But she also knows if she ever faces pushback, especially in the form of racism, she has a whole network of dancers who will “rally with (her) and make noise.”

“I believe in the change we’re striving for, not just in the abstract, but also in tangible items on the table,” Roseborough said. “To be in a room full of people saying we’re going to speak for ourselves now and shift the narrative — that feels really empowering.” laya@u.northwestern.edu

Dittmar community exhibit looks toward a new world

By APRIL LI

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Visitors walking through the Dittmar Memorial Gallery’s latest exhibit are taken on a journey from introspection to communal optimism.

The “Renaissance Forged” exhibit, which features work from 17 undergraduate and graduate student artists, is on display at Norris University Center’s Dittmar Gallery from April 7 to 30.

Curated by Medill sophomore Jimin Kim and Communication senior Delia Cunningham, “Renaissance Forged” is Dittmar’s first community exhibit since the pandemic’s onset.

“We wanted to portray this metamorphosis from loneliness and solitude and somberness to jubilee, almost,” Kim said. “A lot of these artworks that we’re exhibiting were created during the pandemic. We have some very vulnerable pieces that we think are very powerful and worth highlighting.”

Kim said he and Cunningham chose pieces which conveyed an introspective view on the pandemic and quarantine as an introduction to the exhibit.

However, he said he and Cunningham wanted to bring visitors on a journey as they proceeded through the exhibit.

“The pandemic is coming to an end, hopefully, with the vaccine out,” Kim said. “We wanted to

transition into a positive, lighter and more optimistic view.”

Medill freshman Josh Chen, whose photography is featured in the exhibit, said the “Renaissance Forged” theme and its message of “community struggle and forging new worlds” inspired him to submit his work.

Chen took a photo of his friend as part of a 2018 series exploring Asian American identity in the Midwest. The portrait, titled “Iris” after Chen’s friend, portrays the journey of its subject embracing the appearance of her eyes.

“I thought it was a very poignant picture and idea because her name is Iris and the photo itself

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Medill freshman Josh Chen views his photo, “Iris,” on display in the Dittmar Gallery’s “Renaissance Forged” exhibit.

was a close-up of her eyes,” Chen said. “I thought that struggle with coming to terms with how she looked as a Chinese American person growing up in Michigan fit the theme very well.”

“Renaissance Forged” was the first community art show Chen had heard of at Northwestern.

He said the opportunity to display his work in a gallery was very exciting, especially in the context of the exhibit’s theme.

“When I found out my piece got selected, I was kind of ecstatic,” Chen said. “I feel like (the theme) also relates to what my philosophy is as a photographer, trying to visualize what Asian American experiences can look like.”

Debra Blade, Dittmar’s administrator and Norris’s assistant director for programs and recreation, said the gallery is focused on exhibiting the work of students and emerging artists, especially that of artists of color.

Blade added that the gallery is largely student-run, as students assist with installation and curation. While Dittmar has had to rebuild and regroup after the pandemic, Blade is hopeful for the future of the community show and proud of this year’s exhibit.

“We’re proud of what everybody submitted this year because it all came from their heart,” Blade said. “These are things that they’ve created with their hands, things that flow from their minds to their hands, and it’s really exciting.” aprilli2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Medill professor publishes book “Ladies Leaning”

By REBECCA AIZIN

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One woman recounted her employee telling her women didn’t belong in the news business. Another woman had to field complaints from a subordinate who didn’t want to take orders from a “Black girl.” In her latest book, Medill Prof. Ava Thompson Greenwell is sharing the previously untold stories of Black women in the broadcast journalism industry.

Greenwell’s book “Ladies Leading: The Black Women Who Control Television News” exposes the implicit racism and sexism in America’s television networks through interviews with 40 women in the industry.

After working on her dissertation in 2011, Greenwell became interested in learning about women she hadn’t seen in television newsrooms and the role they might play behind the camera. She said she knew there were so few women of color in managerial positions, so she wanted to use her journalism skills to turn it into research.

“I used this as an opportunity to ask the questions I always wanted the answers to,” Greenwell said. “The stories had not been told before, and I felt as though the industry as well as students, particularly journalism students, needed to hear these women’s stories.”

Greenwell initially reached out to 100 women, not expecting many replies back. In the end, 40 women spoke with her, ready to share their stories. Greenwell

said she chose to keep them anonymous out of respect for their privacy and their careers.

She named the women after flowers, which represent the women’s growth despite the lack of nurturing conditions, and gemstones, which represent endurance.

“We (should) not be so focused on who’s saying it, but what they’re saying and the patterns they talk about,” Greenwell said.

Some of those patterns are terms Greenwell has coined herself such as “FOMM,” or the fear of making a mistake, and “Intellectual Theft Syndrome,” in which these women’s ideas were stolen, often by White men.

In the book, Greenwell emphasizes the extra intellectual and emotional work these women endure, with no additional compensation — leading to premature retirements or breaks from the field. The industry suffers a major loss when this occurs, Greenwell said, because having Black voices in managerial positions allows for more nuanced stories and a disruption of stereotype coverage.

While the process of writing the book was difficult, it also provided an outlet for not only the women interviewed, but Greenwell and her colleagues as well.

“For the women, it was cathartic, and for me, it was cathartic,” Greenwell said. “There were some things that came up for me that I hadn’t thought about for 30 years, microaggressions I pushed down and didn’t think about.”

In a podcast accompanying the book, Medill junior Camille Williams and her peers break down the stories of Black women in broadcast journalism by chapter. Williams helped produce the “Ladies Leading”

podcast, the first episode of which was released last week.

Williams, who works with Greenwell as an undergraduate research assistant, called the experience “eye-opening.” She said many of the discussions on the podcast were upsetting because she did not realize how often microaggressions occurred in the workplace.

But she added that it was empowering and a wake-up call for what her experience could be like when she joins the workforce.

“At times, (the discussion) felt like it was bursting my bubble, but at the same time, the bubble had already burst,” Williams said. “It really laid bare how frequent microaggressions are because so little about how we look at Black people has changed.”

Julia A. Royston, Greenwell’s publisher, said the book will impact the next generation. Royston said one of her goals and responsibilities as a publisher is to publish stories that highlight diversity and empower women of color. “Ladies Leading,” Royston said, does just that.

“I want it to be a training tool, a history book of people who have blazed the trail, gone before you and what they’ve had to experience,” Royston said. “Sometimes you need to be thankful and appreciative of these people who are still standing with integrity.”

In addition to inspiring young Black women, Royston said she hopes the book will also shed light on the Black women behind the scenes. Much of Black history has been lost or erased, and this book is an opportunity to tell Black stories and leave a legacy for the new generation, she said.

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Medill Prof. Ava Greenwell released “Ladies Leading: The Black Women Who Control Television News” in March 2021.

Greenwell said her goal was to affirm the experiences women of color face, but also to send a message to all journalists entering the field today.

“If we ever want a better world and better newsroom, we need to make sure student journalists understand the history that has preceded their work and then hopefully they can make it better,” Greenwell said. rebeccaaizin2023@u.northwestern.edu

Dolphin Show’s Freshman Cabaret to feature Schwartz

By OLIVIA ALEXANDER

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The Dolphin Show’s upcoming Freshman Cabaret, Songs of Schwartz, will feature the work of Stephen Schwartz, lyricist and composer of several Tony-award winning musicals, and is slated to premiere on April 15.

The cabaret will promote “Pippin” — one of Schwartz’s most notable works, which the 78th Annual Dolphin Show will bring to the virtual mainstage later this quarter — and showcase the talents of 16 Northwestern freshmen. During the event, which is streaming on YouTube, an emcee will lead viewers through an evening of prerecorded performances.

Director and Communication freshman Declan Collins said the event came about after speaking with

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Promotional artwork for “Songs of Schwartz.” The Freshman Cabaret will premiere April 15th at 7 p.m.

another freshman and assistant producer on “Pippin.”

The Dolphin Show wanted to involve freshmen in their process, and Collins pitched Songs of Schwartz as the way to do so.

Collins said he directed plays during high school, but had never done a musical. Directing Songs of Schwartz, he said, has allowed him to “dive into directing” and coach performers on songs he’s grown up listening to.

“It’s really fun to look at these songs that I love… these shows that I listened to more times than I could possibly count,” Collins said. “It was fun to look at those songs in a more analytical perspective, or a directorial perspective, and really break (them) down and take them beat by beat.”

Collins said he often leaves rehearsals with the catchy songs stuck in his head. Communication freshman Alondra Rios will perform one of these songs at Thursday’s cabaret.

Rios said she thinks of Schwartz’s music as “iconic” and praised “Godspell,” her favorite Schwartz musical.

Rios added that Schwartz is talented at incorporating storytelling into his music, and she is grateful for the opportunity to perform his work. “(Schwartz’s) music is very profound, not only in the lyrics, but also in the orchestration,” Rios said.

“There’s such complexity to it, (and) I think the music itself is telling a story beyond just the lyric.”

Communication freshman Jordan Muhammad will also be performing in the cabaret.

Muhammad said cabaret rehearsals have been a sort of “affinity space” for freshmen to work with one another.

“I think it’s really nice to create class-specific spaces and provide an opportunity for that specific bonding,” Muhammad said.

Collins said he also appreciated the cabaret’s capability to spotlight freshmen. He said the Dolphin Show produces a number of special events each year, and he is glad the Freshman Cabaret is one of those.

The cabaret provides this year’s Dolphin Show freshmen with a unique space to showcase their work, which Collins said helps incorporate the class into the theater community.

“We haven’t really had that much opportunity to find ourselves and have our moments,” Collins said.

“I’m really excited to share the talents of all the cast members. I think it’s going to be very exciting for them to share their talents with the rest of the Northwestern theatre community.” oliviaalexander2024@u.northwestern.edu

Evanston Made organizes a collaborative nature art exhibit

By MELINA CHALKIA

the daily northwestern @chalkiamelina

Educate, engage and inspire. Those are Evanston Made’s goals this Earth Month as the group organizes a collaborative nature art exhibit that is out of this world.

Art for the Earth 2021, running through April 30, invites residents to explore the natural treasures of Evanston and create art inspired by them. Participants can create their nature art either at a green public space or their own backyard and share a photo of their creation on social media and to the Evanston Made team.

According to Liz Cramer, Evanston Made co-director and the event’s leader, the nature art exhibit began last year as a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Month to raise awareness about climate change.

Cramer said last year’s event was also an expression of gratitude to the frontline workers of the pandemic.

After the success of both last year’s event and this year’s Winter Wonderland, Cramer said Evanston Made is reintroducing Art for the Earth this month to get all residents involved.

“The main goal is this community-wide push to get everybody out and use elements of nature to create art,” Cramer said. “We are encouraging everyone to create things in their own yard, in green spaces around town parks or the lakefront.”

Cramer said that the event plans to focus on land art –– sculpting the land itself or creating beautiful structures, patterns and mandalas from natural materials. She gave the example of making a heart in someone’s yard out of sticks, stones, flower petals or seeds.

Art for the Earth also features a few in-person outdoor events for Evanston residents, including an observation of an installation at the Lee Street beach, a nature sketching workshop and a seed exchange at the

Harbert-Payne Park Shelter and the Ecology Center.

According to Cramer, the event aims to produce art that engages, inspires and educates people.

“Art has the ability to touch people in a different way than they get from other things, like reading books or hearing people speak about how much we need to protect the Earth,” Cramer said.

Cramer emphasized the importance of encouraging people, especially young kids, to engage with nature in order to understand how everything is interconnected.

Tom Albrecht, a retired Evanston teacher, has been making nature art for about 45 years. He creates functional wood work, like bowls and decorative pieces, using woods that are coming down from local trees.

Albrecht said he enjoys architectural wood turning because he gets to create something out of a living

organism.

“For me it’s the moving on of something that was once alive and now serves another purpose,” Albrecht said. “Each piece I use might come from the same tree, but a different section of the tree, and it’s more like snowflakes; there is no one and the same.”

Resident Erin Drewitz, who photographs landscapes and various elements in nature, said nature art enables her to observe the visual world and preserve the interactions between light and space.

Through this observation, she said she can place greater value on protecting the natural space.

“Part of the purpose of my art is to express that appreciation for — and observation of — the spaces that are often overlooked, because we recognize those spaces for their function alone,” Drewitz said. “Being

able to share that with others feels kind of like having received a gift from the natural world.”

Drewitz said she finds the process of creating nature art a scavenger hunt, and enjoys exploring spaces that resonate with her.

Cramer, of Evanston Made, encourages all residents to participate in Art for the Earth and become part of an artistic community, focusing on the preservation of the planet.

“It’s easy for people to say that climate change is something happening someplace else and somebody else will take care of it,” Cramer said. “We felt we could use art to get that message across and to really bring it to a wider audience.” melinachalkia2023@u.northwestern.edu

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“It felt like (NU) was gaslighting us,” Werth said. “I know we were all hoping that the pandemic would only last two weeks and then a month, but then as things got worse, they just seemed to be very unwilling to admit that this huge disruption to our work was happening.”

Northwestern University Graduate Workers, a student-led group pushing for the unionization of graduate students, has been a crucial emotional support system this past year for Werth, who organizes with the group.

Last March, NUGW released a statement petitioning administrators to issue a universal, oneyear funding extension, among other protections for graduate students. Since then, The Graduate School has only granted students a yearlong extension on their degree deadlines with any additional funding issued on a case-by-case basis.

In a pandemic that has disproportionately affected marginalized groups, this case-by-case system only exacerbates existing inequities, Ph.D. candidate and NUGW co-chair Zorimar Rivera Montes said.

“Students with the most access to resources and privilege might have an easier time than students that are more marginalized and in more precarious positions,” Rivera Montes said.

As a part of organizing efforts a year into the pandemic, NUGW recently published a survey of graduate students’ mental health and working conditions. The group also invited students to share their experiences online under the hashtag

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“HIV” and “DOA” (dead on arrival).

The lawsuit, filed in May 2020, claimed Cook, and by extension the city, violated the plaintiffs’ 14th Amendment right to due process by publicly releasing their home addresses.

It also alleged that since only photos of nonWhite people were uploaded, the plaintiffs’ right to equal protection was violated.

“Even though white individuals have committed criminal acts in the City of Evanston, Defendant Cook did not publicly share booking photographs and personal information of white civilians,” the complaint reads. “By treating minority civilians and Caucasian civilians in such a different manner, Defendant Cook violated Plaintiffs’ right under the Fourteenth Amendment to Equal Protection.”

Cook apologized for his posts days after they were posted, and said the posts were accidental, and he had meant to save the photos to his device.

The court dismissed several of the claims on Oct. 12, including for due process, finding the plaintiffs had not demonstrated that they

#OneYearOut and held a weeklong series titled Who’s Got Your Back? to recruit new members.

The events addressed a wide range of topics, including the ways a union contract would allow for expanded healthcare coverage for graduate workers and the reasons NU’s claim of a competitive stipend compared to other universities is misleading, Rivera Montes said.

“Considering the amount of work we have to put in, the amount of hours that we do (and) the amount of money that the University has, the narrative of, ‘We are well-paid, so we shouldn’t be asking for more’ is false,” she said. “We are expected to work long hours without any boundaries between work and personal lives.”

Pandemic expectations were especially unreasonable for students who conduct lab research, Ph.D. student and NUGW unity committee chair and former co-chair Andrew Hull said. In the early months of the pandemic, STEM graduate workers were still expected to work in labs and risk contracting COVID-19, he said.

Hull said the pandemic has exasperated working conditions for all graduate students, prompting NUGW to see significant growth in its membership. Notably, the organization has seen more STEM students among its ranks the past year, he added.

“They were being pressured to actually risk their health and possibly lives,” Hull said. “The terms that the university sees (STEM students) in has now been spelled out for them very clearly.”

The expansion of NUGW this academic year has also included a concerted effort to support other activist groups on campus, Hull added. In his position, Hull works to facilitate cross-campus suffered any damages from Cook’s actions.

In response, the due process claim was amended two days later to include specific injury claims, including plaintiffs suffering gunshot wounds and damage to their homes from bullet holes. The amended claim alleged the shootings were a direct result of Cook releasing the plaintiffs’ addresses.

Court records indicate the parties began working on the council-approved $90,000 settlement in December. The settlement covers all claims and attorney’s fees, and brings the class-action suit to a close.

The settlement passed 7-1, with Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th) as the only opposing vote. He expressed his frustration with the suit during discussion.

“It has cost the city upwards of $130,000 at this point,” Suffredin said. “As far as I can tell, there has been no accountability from the employee responsible for it.”

A separate lawsuit brought against Cook is still ongoing. Resident Kevin Logan filed a separate lawsuit last February, claiming damages for the release of his booking photo with the note “HIV” written next to it. Logan tested negative for HIV on Feb. 22, and claims that

solidarity between NUGW and groups like Students Organizing for Labor Rights and NU Community Not Cops.

NUGW’s current platform includes a call to abolish University Police and meet the demands of CoalitionNU, a group of graduate students of marginalized identities. Hull said wage employees on campus are vulnerable not just because of their work status, but also because of systemic discrimination based on race or gender.

“If we are fighting for the welfare of workers at Northwestern, we have to fight for that welfare in multiple respects,” Hull said.

Aside from the deadline extension issued last summer, administrators have not made moves to improve working conditions for graduate students, Hull said. While he understands the University’s Board of Trustees makes most funding decisions, he said administrators who cannot take direct action themselves have the power to pressure those on the Board who can.

A universal, one-year funding extension is the most immediately helpful action the University can take, Hull said. Even as the University transitions back to in-person programming, he said graduate students will continue to feel the effects of the pandemic.

“A number of grad workers will be able to maybe get back into the archives, maybe be able to get back into labs, but it remains the case that their research was disrupted for at least a year,” he said.

“Their entire trajectory career-wise, in fact, is disrupted at this point.” maiapandey@u.northwestern.edu

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sign,” Revelle said. “I just can’t think of a better way to honor (Headd) and her many contributions.”

During public comment, the parents of the elementary school students said Headd did more than just ensure their families’ safety as a crossing guard. Headd learned every child’s name and made them feel that they belonged at the school, one parent said.

Headd was also an integral member of Environmental Justice Evanston. She worked to mitigate the negative impacts a waste transfer station had in the community, Revelle said. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said Headd brought new attention to environmental justice in the 5th Ward. “(Headd) has protected us, and fought for us, and educated us and educated me,” Rue Simmons said. “And because of Miss Headd and some others, we have paid a lot closer attention to (environmental justice) so I want to say… thank you for all that you’ve done to provide positive, actionable, valuable input to the neighborhood.”

At the Monday council meeting, Headd thanked the community members for the street name designation and reflected on her experience as crossing guard. “(This job) is the best thing that could have ever happened to me because the kids were so giving,” Headd said. “They just want to be loved.” yonjooseo2022@u.northwestern.edu

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the note infringed on his 14th Amendment right to due process by releasing private medical information.

Logan’s suit is currently in its pre-trial phase, and a status hearing is set for June 6.

and severe type of blood clot requiring atypical treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration’s joint statement, all six cases led to symptoms six to 13 days after vaccination, occurring in women between the ages of 18 and 48.

While these side effects appear to be extremely rare, the CDC will review the implications of these cases Wednesday. The FDA will simultaneously investigate the cases and assess the CDC’s review.

Until then, the federal agencies recommend halting further use of the vaccine as a precautionary measure.

Evanston reported administering fewer than two dozen doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and intends to provide the Moderna vaccine for future vaccinations due CDC and FDA guidance.

The city recommends that individuals who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine reach out to their health care provider if they experience severe headaches, abdominal pain, leg pain or shortness of breath within three weeks of receiving this vaccine.

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Stimulus funds inaccesible without a permanent home

By KATRINA PHAM

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People experiencing homelessness have faced barriers in receiving stimulus checks even though they are eligible, Mary Frances Charlton, a youth health attorney, said.

The American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion bill signed in early March, included a provision to send $1,400 stimulus checkws to the American population. Charlton, who works for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, said the money is widely inaccessible to people experiencing homelessness because they tend not to have a bank account or a permanent address to receive the checks.

“The irony is, people who need these checks the most are having the most trouble getting them,” Charlton said.

Charlton said the money could make a life-changing difference for those experiencing homelessness.

She added that many unhoused community members have told her the money they would receive

from the stimulus checks would go toward finding housing.

According to Jennifer Kouba, associate director of development at Connections for the Homeless, some people without housing have accessed their stimulus checks through community organizations. Roughly 400 unhoused community members received their checks by mail through Connections, Kouba wrote in an email.

Kouba wrote that Connections provides community members with access to computers to help them access their stimulus checks. They can also receive help from a case manager if they need assistance with paperwork or forms.

Advocacy and Development Editor Katie Spoden of the Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County said people without housing can also receive their stimulus money through mailed prepaid debit cards. However, this alternative still requires a mailing address.

The Alliance leads efforts in Cook County, excluding Chicago, to coordinate homelessness programs. Spoden said its efforts to provide housing in hotels have increased accessibility to stimulus

checks for those experiencing homelessness.

“Because it’s not rotating, our case managers are able to build up those relationships with people who otherwise would have been a little bit more difficult to track down,” Spoden said.

Spoden said the hotel-based shelter model has supplied over 600 community members with housing, enabling relationships between case managers and those in the shelter. Meeting on a regular basis, Spoden said, helps managers connect community members with other resources to help them find permanent housing and acquire access to stimulus checks.

Despite providing community members’ an address for receiving their stimulus checks, other people experiencing homelessness remain left out, Spoden said. The heart of the issue, she added, remains that these community members lack permanent housing.

“We only have so many hotel rooms available, and we still do have people who we have not connected with,” Spoden said. katrina@u.northwestern.edu

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Schapiro, senior administrators talk vaccines, admissions

By DIEGO RAMOS-BECHARA

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University President Morton Schapiro and senior administrators discussed vaccinations, finances and social justice initiatives in Tuesday’s ‘Conversations with the President.’

The annual event was co-sponsored by the Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council, the Faculty Senate and the Office of the President. Schapiro was joined after opening remarks by Provost Kathleen Hagerty, Craig Johnson, senior vice president for business and finance and Robin Means Coleman, vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion.

Schapiro said the University has already administered about 2,000 vaccines to community members and hopes to distribute more, but Northwestern’s ability to vaccinate faculty, staff and students is dependent on supply.

According to Hagerty, about 50 percent of University faculty and staff have either received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or are fully vaccinated.

Administrators have yet to decide whether to enforce a vaccine mandate prior to students’ return to campus next Fall Quarter.

Hagerty said the University hopes to offer in-person classes next fall, dependent on pandemic safety regulations.

“I’m just really excited to start energizing the campus again,” Hagerty said. “I’m really looking forward to having students back and having them be much freer to be themselves and to do the kind of things students love to do.”

Schapiro said the University’s work in mitigating COVID-19, research growth and rise in rankings have led to an influx of alumni donations and a surge in undergraduate applications. Donations this year passed the University’s initial goal, he added.

The University also saw 8,730 more first-year applications this year, he said, and accepted a historic low

of 6.8 percent of applicants into the class of 2025 and transfers.

“We’re proud to be one of the most selective institutions in the world,” Schapiro said.

Johnson shared updates regarding the University’s finances, explaining how NU ended fiscal year 2020 with an $83.4 million surplus when they had initially anticipated a $90 million deficit.

He said the original estimated deficit came from analysts who predicted the University’s “worst case scenario,” accounting for revenue losses in athletics, tuition, COVID-related expenses, on-campus housing and fundraising. But that worst case scenario resulted in hundreds of dining and service workers furloughed without compensation for months.

Johnson said the estimated deficit was proven false because of market stabilizations, increased fundraising and Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s quick reactivation. The University now plans to use some of those surplus funds to increase the amount of need-based financial aid granted to students, he

said.

“We had to make a lot of difficult choices,” Johnson said. “Now we’re positioned to start to reinvest in our people. That’s the first thing we want to do out of the gate.”

Chief Diversity Officer Coleman spoke on the University’s plans for equity and social justice, confirming that the Black House will reopen as scheduled. She added that it plans to host graduating seniors for a walk-through of the renovated building in June.

Coleman also affirmed her commitment to antiracism training. She said most senior administrators have already undergone a few modules of training, and she’s planning for faculty to have completed initial training modules by August 31.

“This work has been going on for nearly 170 years (of University history),” Coleman said. “We want to ensure that those who come here stay here and thrive.” diegoramos-bechara2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern defeats Ohio State after facing a half-time deficit for the first time this 2021 season

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Junior attacker Izzy Scane was looking for an open teammate.

For the first time this season, No. 2 Northwestern was behind at halftime. Staring down a two-goal deficit Thursday against Ohio State, the Wildcats needed a spark.

Luckily, freshman attacker Leah Holmes was there to provide one.

Scane sent the ball her way and with a stutter step, Holmes fired a quick shot over her shoulder to beat Ohio State senior goalkeeper Jillian Rizzo and make it a one-goal game.

Holmes’ goal ignited a 9-0 run for the Cats spanning nearly 12 minutes, powered by goals from six different players. By the time the Buckeyes (3-8, 3-8 Big Ten) scored again, the Cats (10-0, 10-0 Big Ten) led by six goals and their 21-14 victory was pretty much set in stone.

“We talked about how we’re undefeated

and we’re putting up a lot of goals against teams,” Scane said of the team’s halftime talk. “The conversation we had was, you’ve got to expect every team from here on out to come for your head, and no game’s going to come easy.”

While the Cats had never been down at halftime prior to Thursday, they had experienced narrow situations in other games.

Against Maryland on March 29, NU was tied at halftime. They led Penn State by just two goals at the half on March 11 and Johns Hopkins by just three on Feb. 28. Several games where the Cats faced first half difficulties came when they faced a team for the second time, including against Ohio State on Thursday.

Because of the Cats’ dominant performance in a 23-7 victory over the Buckeyes in February, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said Ohio State knew they had to “set the tone” coming into Thursday’s game. And they did.

Even though NU was able to defeat the Buckeyes, graduate student attacker Sammy Mueller said it is difficult to dominate against any team twice, especially during weekend double-headers.

“They’re making adjustments, we’re making adjustments,” Mueller said. “A lot of times we just have to regroup and make (changes) in the second half.”

NU’s powerful second half run against

the Buckeyes was only one in a series of contests this season where they have come up big despite shaky starts. During their Feb. 28 game against Blue Jays, the Cats went on a 5-0 run and held them scoreless for nearly 12 minutes in the second half.

When playing Maryland on March 27, NU scored 12 to the Terrapins’ five during the final 30 minutes.

Amonte Hiller said the first half of games is often devoted to identifying issues with the other team’s style of play and making adjustments. She said doing so and “settling in” to play has helped the Cats.

Scane agreed with the sentiment, saying halftime adjustments have helped the team.

“The main focus is to put our heads down and work hard, and know every team is going to give their 150 percent against us,” Scane said.

Amonte Hiller said the Big Ten has been close and competitive this season and NU has to prepare for tough games, even as it has managed to “stay a little bit ahead” of the rest of the field.

“We recognize every team we play is going to give us their best shot, starting with Michigan on Sunday (April 18) and into the Big Ten Tournament,” Amonte Hiller said. “We have to be ready for that mentality and that effort, and play our game.” charlottevarnes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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NU withstands rough Wildcats to face off against Iowa conditions, adds wins

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Northwestern (12-5, 11-4 Big Ten) earned two more conference victories over the weekend, as neither Nebraska (1-13, 1-13 Big Ten) nor Iowa (4-12, 4-10 Big Ten) posed a lasting threat to the Wildcats.

Friday’s trip to Lincoln, Neb. nearly resulted in a shutout, as NU comfortably took the doubles point. Junior Steven Forman (6-1, 6-2) and freshman Gleb Blekher (6-3, 6-0) recorded quick singles victories en route to a 4-1 win over the Cornhuskers.

“We did a nice job of taking all that doubles momentum and applying that to the singles matches,” coach Arvid Swan said.

The match came with a slew of abnormal conditions for the Cats, with inconsistent winds and Nebraska’s outdoor venue forcing the teams to play the evening match in the dark.

“We did a good job of playing well… under non-ideal circumstances,” graduate student Chris Ephron said. “It was just reiterating all the time, ‘Don’t complain about the conditions, don’t make any excuses, don’t let those conditions get into your head or make you play worse, just play the point as it is. Play smart, don’t play more reserved.’ ” The Cats’ road trip continued on Sunday with a showdown against the Hawkeyes, whom NU previously defeated 6-1 on March 7. It wasn’t the Cats’ best start, as the No. 1 and No. 2 players in the lineup — Forman and graduate student Dominik Stary — both dropped their first sets to Iowa’s Kareem Allaf and Oliver Okonkwo, respectively. However, Forman and Stary went on to win in three sets, setting the tone for another 6-1 NU victory.

“We made good adjustments in

doubles,” Swan said. “The singles was close early, but we were able to push forward and take control of the singles matches by the end, a really good effort from the team.”

Against the Hawkeyes, the Cats faced tougher conditions than their previous match as the maximum temperature hovered around 50 degrees Fahrenheit and winds nearly reached 20 mph, both standards for a match suspension.

The nation’s seventh-ranked doubles pairing of senior Nick Brookes and junior Simen Bratholm couldn’t overcome Iowa’s No. 10 duo of Okonkwo and Will Davies. However, NU still won two out of three in doubles and collected the point for the 11th consecutive outing.

“We play at a really high level at all three positions in doubles,” Swan said.

“That’s our main focus now, up until the Big Ten Tournament.”

Continuing a red-hot streak through the weekend, Ephron and Stary played some of their best tennis yet. The two have won their last seven doubles matches as a pairing and neither has lost a singles match in April. As their time winds down within the program, Stary, Ephron and senior AJ Joshi all plan on rooming together next year, as each has secured a separate job in downtown Chicago.

In next week’s regular season finale, the Cats will face No. 14 Illinois (162, 13-1 Big Ten), the only Big Ten West Division foe that NU hasn’t defeated this season. The last time the two teams met, the Fighting Illini conceded the doubles point, but only dropped one set in singles.

“We just didn’t pull it out in singles,” Ephron said. “This time, if we keep up the doubles and we get another doubles point, you always like your chances.” nathanansell2022@u.northwestern.edu

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After getting swept in a series against Rutgers, Northwestern will get a shot at redemption this weekend in its face-off against Iowa in the regular season finale.

With the Big Ten Tournament just days away, the Wildcats, currently ranked fifth in the conference, are looking to defeat the No. 2 Hawkeyes to rise in the standings ahead of the postseason.

The Cats, who take the most shots per game in the Big Ten with 17.09, have shot well during the season — and have to keep that up to beat the Hawkeyes.

Last week against the Scarlet Knights, NU (8-4, 4-3 Big Ten) struggled to turn its shots into goals in both matchups, even though there were plenty of opportunities.

“We just didn’t do the details well,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “We just need to keep getting better at going in and getting rebounds and doing what we do best, which is playing fast, taking risks and being scrappy in front of the goal.”

The Cats controlled the offensive momentum against Rutgers last Friday, outshooting its opponents by 12 shots — including a 13-4 margin in a 2-1 loss. But the Cats couldn’t find scoring opportunities, which Fuchs attributed to the Scarlet Knights’ strong defensive zone.

In Friday’s matchup, Rutgers’ defense forced a slow start for NU. Fuchs said this contributed to the team’s loss, despite it

Cats Corner: Springing into Sports Cat’s Corner is back, and we’re talking everything spring sports. This quarter, we’ll be chatting with coaches and players, the reporters covering the games, and amongst ourselves — we’re giving you an inside look into Northwestern sports, both on the field and in the locker room!

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being “one of the best games of the season.” The Cats trailed 2-0 for most of the game until sophomore forward Bente Baekers scored an unassisted goal in the 34th minute.

Even though Sunday’s game started with NU in the lead, thanks to an early goal from Baekers, Rutgers responded quickly with two goals of their own.

Sophomore midfielder Ana Medina Garcina evened the score at two with less than 15 minutes remaining in regulation, but the Scarlet Knights scored early in overtime to clinch the sweep.

“Our team did really well to hold them off,” Fuchs said. “Five minutes is a long time to play a man down, especially with one of our key midfielders. It also meant we subbed less, and so I think we got a little tired in the second half.”

The Cats’ offense has their work cut out for them against Iowa, who allows the fewest goals per game in the conference. To lead the offensive effort, NU will likely look to Baekers, the reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year and an All-Big Ten First Team member in 2019. Baekers currently leads the team with seven goals and five assists on the season and she earned a career-high two points against Ohio State on March 26.

In 2019, Iowa defeated NU twice, including a 2-1 victory in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. In both contests, the Hawkeyes outshot the Cats 21-9 — with twelve of the shots coming on goal.

With only three at-large bids for the NCAA Tournament, one or two wins

over Iowa would boost NU’s chances to compete for a national title. The Cats last appeared in the tournament in 2019 and lost in the first round to Boston College, who outshot NU 14-9 in the matchup.

When reflecting on the losses to Rutgers, Fuchs said the team “just couldn’t put a few home that we had our chances to put away.” This weekend, the Cats will need to put home those shots. It could be the difference between a rise in the Big Ten standings or a fall further away from NCAA Tournament contention.

co-hosts Gabriela Carroll and Lawrence Price take us through everything that’s been happening on the field this spring.

We’re recapping what’s been going on with lacrosse, tennis, field hockey, soccer, and golf. From Northwestern’s nationally ranked lacrosse team clinching the Big Ten regular season championship with three games left to play, to NU Field Hockey’s offensive and defensive lines dominating the field as they gear up to take on second-ranked Iowa, NU sports have been on-fire this season. Keep

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