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EFBL, JVP hold teachin on Israel, Palestine Residents gather for second Reclaim the Block party By ALEX HARRISON

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Organizers with Evanston Fight for Black Lives and members of Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago discussed the history of Zionism and Israeli settlements within Palestine at a Sunday teach-in outside of Evanston Police Department. Speakers centered historical events like the Nakba, when the newly-created Israeli state displaced over 750,000 Palestinians in 1948, and connected them to violence by Israeli forces in the West Bank and Gaza today. Carol Muskin, an organizer with JVP-Chicago, said during the event that her connection with a Palestinian exchange student she hosted radicalized her perspective around the issue. She said recent messages from the student, who lives in East Jerusalem, showed her how dire the situation has become for Palestinians.

» See RECLAIM THE BLOCK, page 6

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Amy Falls. New VP and CIO Amy Falls discussed the University’s imminent financial future, transparency and fiscal goals.

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discuss the University’s imminent financial future, transparency and fiscal goals. This interview was edited for clarity and brevity.

Amy Falls started her term as Northwestern’s first female chief investment officer on May 1. Last week, members of The Daily’s editorial board sat down with Falls to

The Daily: You have previously served as CIO at biomedical research institution Rockefeller University as well as at Phillips Academy Andover. Given that

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these educational institutions have different needs than models compared to NU, how do you plan to adapt that experience to your new role? Falls: At Rockefeller, the endowment was about a third of the budget. At Northwestern, it’s exciting to take on a larger endowment that plays an equally critical

role in supporting the budget, in a way that is not tuition dependent and not government dependent. That can be important for the independence of the research institution. The average endowment return over the last 10 years has been just over 8 percent. If you don’t generate over eight, you’re falling behind. The top tier

endowments have been closer to 10 percent over that same period. So again if we want Northwestern to continue to grow and attract the best faculty and the best students, and do the best research, we don’t want to fall too far behind. My goal is to be in that top quartile, and to

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Low-income students reflect on SIGP CDPH discusses SIGP recipients reflect on a summer of unpaid, remote internships vaccine rollout By JACQUELYNE GERMAIN

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When SESP junior Glory Aliu’s practicum went remote as a result of COVID-19, she was surprised that she had to remain in the Chicago area as a requirement of her unpaid internship at the Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago. The SESP practicum, a graduation requirement, can take the form of a summer field-studies internship in Chicago, San Francisco or Washington, D.C. As Aliu scrambled to sublet an apartment for the summer, she said she did her best to find a place that she could afford with the $3,000 grant she was awarded from Northwestern Career Advancement as part of the Summer Internship Grant Program. “I didn’t realize how hard it was… to find something that’s within the budget for rent,” Aliu said. “(I thought) I might have to cut down on food a lot which is not fine because you never really

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want to be the starving college student.” Unpaid internships have been criticized recently for gatekeeping opportunities from low-income students who can’t afford to work without pay while exploiting college students’ labor. SIGP seeks to alleviate the financial burdens of unpaid internships. Since 2007, NCA has administered SIGP grants to support undergraduate students taking on unpaid summer opportunities that indicate financial need. The grants provide $3,000 to students for unpaid internships, summer research positions and other programs to advance professional skills. In 2020, NCA awarded 415 NU students with SIGP grants in an unprecedented year in which almost every student took on a remote summer opportunity, according to the NCA website. Aliu, a first-generation lowincome student, said she eventually sublet from a friend who gave her a “friendship discount,” allowing her to have an affordable place to stay for the summer while

Allison Arwady talks vaccine obstacles, relaxed guidelines By ANGELI MITTAL

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In 2020, NCA awarded hundreds of NU students with SIGP grants in an unprecedented year in which almost every student took on a remote summer opportunity.

partaking in her internship. However, she said living in Evanston is expensive and rent alone is enough to use up the majority of the funds from the SIGP grant. She added that the remote nature of the internship helped her budget because she didn’t have to factor in transportation costs.

“(With transportation costs), I probably would have had to dip into my food budget,” she said. Junior Ndayikengurukiye, a McCormick junior, said he used the SIGP grant he received last summer for a remote research opportunity. He remained in

» See SIGP, page 6

As COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to 12- to 15-year olds and vaccination rates fall, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady discussed Chicago’s obstacles and initiatives to vaccinate the remaining population at a press conference Wednesday. Currently, Illinois has entered a “bridge phase” as the state looks to reopen entirely in the coming months. In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot anticipated a full reopening by July 4.

On misinformation and immunity

Arwady said one of the primary reasons remaining residents are not getting vaccinated is that they

don’t believe they’re at risk for COVID-19. Some residents who contracted COVID-19 are also refusing to get the vaccine, Arwady said, and are relying on natural immunity for protection against future infection. She said there are some false claims surrounding vaccine side effects, which are rooted in misinformation circulating online. Arwady said there isn’t a “magic number” of vaccinated individuals needed nationwide to achieve herd immunity, especially in the presence of emerging variants. While she predicts there will be geographic areas or social networks with high vaccination rates, mitigating spread if a positive case were to occur, for communities that are not as well protected, a single case can spread more aggressively. Similarly, Arwady said if vaccination rates don’t rise, Americans may see COVID-19 return. Arwady: “I really want folks to understand, we’re still at a high risk level from COVID, and

» See CDPH, page 6

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Local organizers talk history of school segregation By OLIVIA ALEXANDER

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Local organizers and experts discussed the history of school segregation in Evanston, the closure of the 5th Ward school and its current impacts on residents at a virtual panel hosted by Evanston Public Library. Organizers from the group Talking Whiteness, which holds conversations about Whiteness and racism, facilitated the event, which is the first in a two-part series. Another session will take place May 20 and will be moderated by Evanston Township High School students. Talking Whiteness member Blaire Frett graduated ETHS in 2012 and grew up in Evanston’s 6th Ward. During the 2012 referendum vote to build a school in the 5th Ward, Frett noticed the pattern of northern Evanston’s two predominately White wards voting against its construction. When the group began their work facilitating discussions on anti-racism last year, Frett said questions around the referendum votes guided their efforts. “Why is it that people voted this way?” Frett asked. “Can we have honest conversations about our histories, about our blind spots, about our own Whiteness?” After “a personal turning inward,” Frett said around 30 young people organized to address inequities in the city’s education system. She said while those realities are “frustrating and disheartening,” she sees an opportunity to talk with others about the city’s history and hopefully, move residents in the 6th and 7th Wards to support a 5th Ward school. Local Black historian and Shorefront Legacy Center founder Dino Robinson outlined some of the history of school segregation in Evanston. Robinson said according to census records, the Black population lived in all areas of Evanston in 1900. By the 1930s, redlining confined most of Evanston’s Black residents to the area that is now the 5th Ward. As the government imposed de facto

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Evanston Public Library hosted local experts and activists in a panel discussion on school segregation in the city.

segregation in the community, the neighborhood school was segregated as well. Robinson said the city reinforced this segregation, often redrawing school district zones, even by individual houses, to ensure Black students attended Foster School, a neighborhood school serving the 5th Ward. In the 1970s, Foster School closed as a neighborhood school because of Evanston/ Skokie School District 65’s desegregation plan, in which children who had attended Foster School were reassigned to new schools. In the wake of school integration, Foster School was reestablished as a laboratory school and White students were bused to the building.

The program grew until it was reestablished as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School, now known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary & Fine Arts School, or King Arts. Robinson, who lives on the border of the 5th Ward, also shared the personal impacts and isolation caused by the neighborhood school’s closure to the present day. His daughter entered a lottery to attend the magnet Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies, but other 5th Ward students continue to be dispersed between several neighborhood schools, where families often go unheard. “Even to this day, families have mentioned trying to be involved in a PTA, of these

different schools, and sometimes (being) told to be quiet because ‘This is not your neighborhood,’” Robinson said. Mary Barr, assistant professor of sociology at Kentucky State University and author of “Friends Disappear: The Battle for Racial Equality in Evanston,” talked about the issues of busing, integration and the leadership of Superintendent Gregory Coffin during the 1960s. Beginning in 1967, Coffin implemented what he referred to as “physical integration” by busing students to their new schools. Barr said the effects of busing were not evenly distributed, but people believed it was the only way to integrate. “Integration really came at the expense of Black children,” Barr said. “Black children lost their neighborhood school. They lost Foster School. They went to school with White children, but they continued to be alienated.” Realizing integration meant more than a racially balanced student body, Barr said the superintendent hired and promoted Black teachers and administrators and understood the importance of representation. Coffin completed a curriculum overhaul to rid materials of their racism. Despite such progressive actions, the school board voted to remove Superintendent Coffin in 1969, with one year left in his contract. In 1970, the city held a special election in which another slate defeated Coffin’s group, forcing him out of office. To end her presentation, Barr pointed to a mural painted at the intersection of Emerson Street and Green Bay Road that depicted Evanston school desegregation. The mural includes images of Joseph Hill and Oscar Chute, two leaders in Evanston schools. However, Coffin is missing from the picture. “The Coffin story really goes against the dominant narrative that the city really hangs on to so tightly of racial equality,” Barr said. “If we included Coffin, we would be forced to face the fact that true integration was never achieved.” oliviaalexander2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Fossil Free NU hosts weekend teach-in By MAIA PANDEY

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Through virtual and in-person events, Fossil Free Northwestern hosted a weekend teach-in on climate justice, divestment, abolition and Indigenous rights. The teach-in kicked off with a Friday night dinner, before a Saturday afternoon art and gardening event at the Wild Roots Garden, a student-run vegetable garden on campus. Organizers also held four virtual workshops on Saturday and Sunday in collaboration with the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance and NU Community Not Cops. After a year of almost entirely virtual organizing, Communication sophomore and Fossil Free organizer Lucy London said it was “a great joy” to gather in-person. “Forming relationships (with each other) is part of the work, and it feels good to connect with folks again,” London said. London led a “Stopping Line 3” workshop about the movement against a proposed pipeline expansion in Wisconsin that would cross Indigenous lands. London, who worked with members

of the NAISA to plan the workshop, said the intersection of climate justice with other social justice issues was a focus of the weekend. “We are trying to connect with where the environmental justice movement as a whole is putting its focus,” London said. “Line 3 is one of those really critical fights right now.” Communication junior Maya Reid led a “Divestment 101” workshop, in which she explained why Fossil Free has advocated for NU to divest from any of the top 100 coal, oil and gas companies. She said a focus of the session was discussing why divestment should go beyond halting investments in fossil fuels. Reinvesting in organizations and causes that are “life-giving” to the NU community is also a part of Fossil Free’s divestment proposal, Reid said. “That can be a number of things, whether (NU) wants to invest in some renewable energy sources, or whether they want to give directly to our community and spend that money helping students,” Reid said. Reid cited the expansion of Counseling and Psychological Services — which students have reported has consistently low availability — as one way for the University to directly reinvest in its community. Fossil Free has also prioritized continually

meeting with and contacting the Board of Trustees, Reid said, despite the Board of Trustees Investments Committee’s rejection of their proposal last February. The organization plans to meet with newly-instated Chief Investment Officer Amy Falls before the end of the quarter, Reid added. “A big goal of ours was just to meet her,” Reid said. “She’s not one of the people who rejected our proposal, so we’re really just trying to see where she’s at with things.” In the “Northwestern Hierarchies of Power” workshop, organizers discussed the history of Fossil Free’s relationship with NU administration and the board, including lessons learned on how best to enact change within the NU hierarchy. The weekend wrapped with a “Living Abolition” workshop, where abolitionist organizer Adriana Martinez-Smiley led participants in activities and discussion on how to practice abolition in their everyday life. “We’ve adopted the idea of incarceration and punishment in our own relationships, so we’re thinking of abolition as a way to counter these logics,” Martinez-Smiley said. “Enacting harm does not mean you’re worthy of punishment. Disentangle the idea of punishment with the idea of justice.” maiapandey@u.northwestern.edu

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Graduating from a place of growth, with a memory of harm JULIA LOWENTHAL

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Content warning: This story contains mentions of sexual violence. I started college as most other freshmen do: starry-eyed, nervous and ready to “find myself.” But around a month into my freshman year, that all changed. In October 2017, I was sexually assaulted. I feel that I have to include something that is often used to blame survivors for the harm they experienced. I’m including it not because I believe it’s acceptable to ask someone why they didn’t come forward sooner, but because it’s a part of my experience, and I hope it might validate the experiences of others. I did not realize I was sexually assaulted right after it happened. A part of me always knew, but the trauma was just too much to bear. I tried my best to move on. Your body remembers trauma even if your mind tries to protect you from it. Shortly after it happened, I began to lose interest in all the things that had once made me whole: my excitement for learning faded, my love for music dwindled. I was exhausted. I didn’t want to engage in the world around me. I couldn’t trust myself. All of this was happening and I couldn’t understand why. Winter Quarter of my junior year, over two years after it happened, I started to have flashbacks of my assault. I could no longer ignore it. I felt like the world was coming down around me. I dropped a class for the first time, I felt distant from friends, I started drinking heavily and I cried myself to sleep almost every night. I didn’t tell

anyone what was happening. I couldn’t. So when the pandemic began and everyone was sent home, I was somewhat grateful. I was grateful I could take a break from trying so hard to maintain who I once was, grateful I could be alone. The first time I truly accepted that I had been sexually assaulted was in April 2020. I’ve done a lot of healing since then. I started therapy. I found community in other survivors. I leaned into the trauma that I once thought would consume me, and I came out the other side. I write this now as a senior, in my last quarter at Northwestern, just a month away from graduating. I feel bittersweet about graduation. On the one hand, I’ve grown and learned so much over the past few years. But this place is also a reminder of the harm I’ve experienced, of the harm I know others have experienced and of the harm still to come. When I first thought about writing this, I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to say. At first, I wanted to write to other survivors and write myself out of it. I didn’t want to make it about me. But I realized that distancing myself from this harm was a barrier to my own healing. I am a survivor, and I deserve to be a part of my own experience. I deserve to take up space, to speak out. But I also deserve to live in a world where I do not have to. The burden of change always falls on survivors — primarily on Black, Indigenous, queer and trans survivors, survivors with disabilities and other survivors who experience compounding forms of violence. My words feel empty without amplifying the work these survivors have done to revolutionize our understanding of sexual violence, accountability and healing. My assault does not exist in a vacuum. It exists within an oppressive and persistent culture of harm that Northwestern maintains. This school, and the systems within which it operates,

consistently harms survivors and perpetuates sexual violence: whether it be the lack of resources and funding towards survivor-center, traumainformed and culturally competent services, the criminalization and punishing of survival, the refusal to listen to calls for decolonization, abolition and transformative change in how we address harm, the re-traumatizing and silencing nature of reporting, or how those who cause harm go about their lives unbothered and unaccountable. There is no end to sexual violence, no justice for survivors, while this violence is maintained. But just as my assault does not exist in isolation, neither does my healing. I have found healing and solace in the vulnerability, resilience, and community of other survivors. It is because of these survivors that I believe in a better world, one where we believe, center, and care for survivors and where we address harm in transformational and caring ways. So I write this for all those who are survivors and for all those who have experienced any form of sexual violence or harm but may not come to terms with that for months, years or lifetimes. We all have different experiences. I won’t pretend to know yours exactly or the unique struggles you may face. But I do know that it was not your fault, no matter what the world has taught you to believe and no matter how convincing your shame might be. I also know that you are not alone, even if it feels that way now. There are days that you will feel lonely, as if the darkness will never lift, but you are never alone. There are others here who are survivors too. A lot, actually. Survivors live under such shame and such silence. It is its own trauma that often goes unacknowledged. I hope that you find them, find community and find healing. I’m ready to move on from NU; perhaps I’d feel more sentimental if this place was not a reminder of what I had endured. I find some sadness in that.

But I can’t change what happened to me. The best I can do for now is leave these words in the hopes that they find other survivors who may feel alone or unheard, and for those who may find themselves here in the future. To close, I want to write something for myself — for the freshman who believed she had to joke about and bury what she had experienced. For the freshman who believed her trauma was a burden. I write it as an apology, as forgiveness, and as validation to that girl. I am healing from what she has endured, and I find hope in what she will become. If you or someone you know needs support around sexual violence, NU has survivor-centered resources available. The Center for Awareness, Response and Education (CARE) is a confidential resource for anyone who has experienced sexual violence, relationship violence or stalking and their loved ones (Instagram: @carenu; Facebook: Northwestern Center for Awareness Response and Education). If you are a survivor looking for a community space, or someone looking to learn how to better support survivors and combat sexual violence, Students Promoting Education, Awareness, and Knowledge (SPEAK) For Change is a survivor-centered student group against the normalization of sexual and interpersonal violence on and beyond Northwestern’s campus (Instagram: @nuspeakforchange; Facebook: Speak For Change Northwestern). Julia Lowenthal is a SESP senior at Northwestern. You can reach her at julialowenthal2021@u.northwestern.edu. She asks that if you are emailing to disclose an experience, you use a content warning in the subject line. 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.

NU renders Middle Eastern, North African students invisible SARA IBRAHIM

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Three weeks ago, my fellow Coptic-Egyptian friend, Weinberg freshman George Mousa, and I administered an anonymous survey to the Northwestern community via social media about Middle Eastern and North African students at the University to gather statistics before creating a petition to send to Multicultural Student Affairs. The petition urges for the creation of an MSA branch — with its own content expert and graduate student expert — dedicated to MENA students at the University. The first question on the survey was “Do you know of any Middle Eastern or North African students at Northwestern?” Out of 67 respondents, 80 percent answered “Yes.” When asked, “In your opinion, are Middle Eastern and North African students a minority at Northwestern?” 81 percent of respondents answered “Yes.” 98.5 percent of respondents stated that they were not aware of any programming held for MENA students at NU. NU needs to better represent the MENA community, beginning with Multicultural Student Affairs creating a branch dedicated to the MENA minority. As a Coptic-Egyptian student navigating my first year of college at NU, I feel as though the University has failed to create a community for students with similar backgrounds as myself. As one of the smaller minority groups on campus, it seems that MENA students have been forgotten in NU’s goal to promote diversity and a sense of belonging for all students. Even during Arab American Heritage Month this April, there was not a single program held for our minority group or even recognition of the month. None of the groups that claim to represent MENA students have any active programming, and many are exclusively for Sunni Muslims and/or Arabs, which excludes religious minorities in the MENA region such as MENA Christians (Copts, Protestants, etc), Yazidis, Shiites and North Africans who do not affiliate with Arab culture. We have no place to gather and celebrate our unique cultural identities or speak about our experiences as a marginalized identity group on campus. Most of the classes offered about the MENA region focus solely on the role of Islam in the region, which communicates a

flat understanding about the populations that exist within the region, further perpetuating the stereotype that all those of MENA descent are Sunni Muslims. 80 percent of survey respondents stated that Middle Eastern and North African students should have their own branch of Multicultural Student Affairs, while the other 20 percent stated they were not sure. When asked to explain their responses, answers ranged from “They are a distinct group that is a minority, so they should have a branch” to “Unique cultural background — should not be grouped into White, Asian or African.” One articulate response stated: “It’s important for Middle Eastern and North Africans to get the representation they deserve because they are often ignored when it comes to diversity conversations. They are discriminated against basically everywhere but their stories go untold. In the case of Middle Eastern civilians, they are often not included in Asian American groups.” Another response stated: “American society can be pretty hostile towards those of Middle Eastern and North African descent, so I think it is important that members of that community have a safe space and a form of support on campus.” Unfortunately, those of MENA descent are not represented in America via the census, and that underrepresentation trickles down into other institutions, including Northwestern. MENA students lack a sense of community and connection to their roots — there is no place at NU for our cultures to be noticed, heard, and celebrated, but rather we are forgotten about once we come to NU’s campus. Many of our experiences go unnoticed and unheard. A large population of MENA students have dealt with religious discrimination, antiimmigrant/anti-refugee rhetoric, racism and other identity conflicts here in America. We are not foreigners to hate crimes, prejudice, discriminating policies and governmental scrutiny. It’s obvious that MENA should have their own branch here at NU. I think the issue of our invisibility lies central to how the U.S. census fails to categorize those of MENA descent. How can there be a community for a group that is invisible and does not exist on paper? Programs and community-building cannot take place if our population is not formally recognized. Despite decades of lobbying for a Middle Eastern and North African category on the US Census, many MENA-identifying people have been forced to check other boxes. Some check “other” and write, “MENA.” Others from

North Africa may put African American, some from other countries may put Asian and others may put White. When our minority group does not have its own category, our population, at least 3.7 million Arab Americans, is rendered invisible. Our struggles and challenges as a marginalized group are completely overlooked because our population is not represented. Without acknowledgment of our identities, there is no way to lobby for racial, health, income, and economic equality for our minority group since there is no data present about our population. We are invisible in American society even though we have been here for centuries. Our struggles are overlooked as there is very little research done on our population. Northwestern also fails to include a MENA category on many of their forms and research projects. The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion states, “We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive campus community,” but MENA students continue to be excluded from conversations about diversity. Northwestern also does not do anything to recruit more MENA students despite the fact that there is an estimated amount of 150,000 Arab Americans in Chicago alone. The final question on the survey asked, “Which category do you personally believe people of Middle Eastern and North African descent fall into?” 92.5 percent of respondents stated “Other: they do not fit into any of the above other categories” when asked which category the people of MENA descent fall into. Here are just a few of the responses: — “Genetically, culturally, linguistically etc. people from the Middle East and North Africa are distinct from those categorizations, and I can barely even see an argument for including them in any of the above” — “They are a minority and deserve their own category; they are not White some people literally refer to them as terrorists” — “While I am aware they are officially defined as White within the census, their cultural and racial heritage and experience differs greatly from White Europeans such as myself.” — “I think race is subjective and grouping them within “White” is cultural erasure.” — “Even though some can be White-passing, we have our own experiences and culture that differentiate us from the categories above” By creating an MSA branch for MENA students, NU can take one step closer to truly being a place where students of all backgrounds and cultures are appreciated and welcomed. I urge

you to sign the petition below and join me in advocating for the representation of MENA students at NU. I am proud to be able to represent our population through The Daily Northwestern’s platform. According to The Daily’s 2021 Winter Quarter Diversity Report, only 2.5 percent of the staff are MENA. MENA students have a unique set of experiences, as immigrants, refugees, and religious minorities. Our diverse experiences should be recognized by NU through MSA to provide equitable representation on campus. Sara Ibrahim is a Weinberg and SESP freshman. Sara can be contacted at saraibrahim2024@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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When entertainment marketers Lori Hall (Communication ’02) and Jessica Lane (Medill ’08) grew tired of not seeing women in leadership roles in advertising and marketing, they wanted to make a difference. The pair wanted to take charge, working to increase the industry’s ability to showcase unique voices. In effect, they hoped to address concerns that multicultural representation is difficult to find. “We were just so frustrated from not getting the quality of work and the amount of agencies out there that we felt should be there,” Hall said. “Black people are superheroes in ourselves… why are there not more (women-led) multicultural agencies?”

That’s why the two combined their decades worth of experience to create their own Blackowned, women-led marketing agency: Pop’N Creative. Currently, the creative group serves clients such as HBO Max, WarnerMedia and Sony Pictures Television as they find ways to best serve each company in encouraging consumers to buy their products. The decision to embark on this new creative journey was motivated by the lack of opportunities available for people of color in the industry, Hall and Lane said. The company, employing about 15 people, is committed to amplifying the diverse voices that propel marketing forward in an increasingly diverse world. Hall, defining what a creative agency does, said they’re the “magical genies who make you want something.” Hall and Lane focus on creatively exploring the ways a billboard or commercial, for example, can have an emotional

connection to a consumer, which then drives them to buy a product. “When you want something and you don’t know why you want it, that’s us,” she said. When Hall and Lane worked together at Turner Network Television, Lane suggested the idea of what would eventually become Pop’N Creative. The notion seemed outlandish to Hall at the time as they were two women of color navigating a very White industry. Nevertheless, the idea came back around during their time at the television network TV ONE. After doing some initial research to discover ways to fix some of the problems of the agency world, Lane said they began to believe in themselves. “You have to have that idea, believe in it, nurture it, grow it and then have faith to kind of jump ship and (let it) happen,” Lane said. Once she realized Pop’N Creative was the best move forward, Lane said life started to

point them both in the right direction. With the pandemic closing doors for the pair at TV ONE, Hall and Lane decided to start the company. In giving opportunities to who they felt were dynamos in the industry, Lane noted that many times women and people of color don’t get the opportunity to lead. Believing it was important, they decided to create the opportunities themselves. Account Director Vanessa Mujica, who has been with the agency since its beginning, said she hopes her son can learn from the values of Pop’N Creative. “I want to show him that…women are capable of being in leadership roles as well and coming out on top,” she said. “Culture should be celebrated. You shouldn’t try to wipe down your culture (as) that’s what I did growing up.” nolanrobinson2021@u.northwestern.edu

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The “Hahnaissance” is just beginning — and Kathryn Hahn (Communication ’95) told Northwestern students she never expected her career to take off in the way it has over the past few months. At a Thursday event hosted by A&O Productions and moderated by Communication Prof. Jeffrey Sconce, Hahn spoke to attendees about her experience performing in hit productions such as “WandaVision” and “Parks and Recreation,” and reminisced about her time at NU. Hahn’s recent rise in popularity, noted by publications like Variety, has been attributed to her performance as Agatha Harkness in “WandaVision.” She said she ascribes her meteoric rise, which shows no sign of stopping, to her artistic individuality. “What makes you special, your superpower as an artist, is your individuality,” Hahn said. “That acknowledgement is like a fire that can clear the lens through which you see the world as it is, which is key

to discovering your own artistic expression.” Hahn took on the role of Harkness, which included a surprise reveal near the end of the miniseries, after spending a day at Marvel Studios’ office talking to executives and seeing storyboards. From there, she became invested in the role — the “nosy neighbor” turned all-powerful sorceress. The project was unique, Hahn said, because instead of playing an archetype, the show allowed her to explore a morally ambiguous area with her performance. “The main villain of the show, I would say, is grief, Hahn said.” “Scarlet Witch wasn’t certainly all hero, and I wasn’t all villain, so it occupied this really delicious gray area that I was really attracted to.” Hahn said she always knew that there was “no other choice” for her career than becoming an actor. She said a well-rounded, liberal arts education was the best way for her to cultivate her multifaceted interests, setting her sights on NU from an early age. Hahn reminisced about her times working at the Unicorn Cafe, complaining about the howling, cold, winter wind and standing mesmerized by the “sheer beauty of Deering Library.”

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“I worked so hard to be there,” Hahn said. “I knew what a good school it was and a liberal arts education was very important to me as a performer.” Hahn attributed her transition from the stage to the screen to her education at NU, a point brought up by Sconce. Sconce said the climactic build up seen on stage is lost on-screen as scenes are shot out of order and reshot multiple times. As a result, actors can experience difficulties in maintaining momentum. But Hahn said her time at NU prepared her for that. “At NU, I learned you have to be your own emotional dramaturg, you have to know the script from beginning to the end, inside and out,” Hahn said. “If you’re trained to know the beats, to know where you are headed, it’s impossible to lose that momentum.” At the event’s question and answer section, attendees had the opportunity to interact with Hahn and ask questions. Hahn discussed working on NBC hit sitcom “Parks and Rec” and expressed her love for actor Amy Poehler and the show’s writing staff. She said playing political strategist Jen Barkley in the show was an incredible opportunity, and loved seeing how positively fans reacted to her.

“‘Parks’ was so much fun,” Hahn said. “Before shooting, she would invite all the ladies to her trailer for an impromptu ‘dance party’ to get us all in the spirit.” Harkness and Barkley are just two of Hahn’s most well-known roles in a career that spans genres and mediums. Communication sophomore Isabella Moran praised the actress’s tenacity and commitment, and said she’s excited to see what Hahn does next. The “Hahnaissance” is just getting underway –– Hahn was recently casted in Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out 2” and will be starring alongside Paul Rudd and Will Ferrell in “The Shrink Next Door,” a dark comedy miniseries streaming exclusively on Apple TV+. Hahn said she couldn’t reveal much about these projects, but said fans will be “in for a treat.” Leaving viewers with some words of wisdom, Hahn encouraged attendees to make the best of their time at NU. “Enjoy your time at Northwestern,” Hahn said. “It’s such a privilege to get to attend, and I hope you take full advantage of all that wonderful place has to offer.” diegoramos-bechara2024@u.northwestern.edu

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make sure that Northwestern can continue to be the center of excellence that it is, while also being affordable for students from all different backgrounds. The Daily: You are in charge of a $12.2 billion investment portfolio, from which NU derives a fourth of its revenue. How do you plan to expand the University’s endowment and revenue? Falls: I think there are really important ways to think about generating the best possible returns and at the top

of the list is partnering with the best investment managers. We don’t do very much direct investing here. What we’re trying to do is to set a high level asset allocation strategy which looks at the globe and which regions and industries makes sense to invest in, and then find the most responsible, reputable managers who actually do security selection and buying and selling. The Daily: Students have repeatedly demanded that Northwestern disclose its investment portfolio. Do you plan to release this information? Falls: I think that we can and should provide adequate transparency for those groups to understand

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Evanston for the duration of his internship and said he felt like he was supported by the grant funds. Ndayikengurukiye, a low-income student, added that the grant primarily supports essential costs including rent and food. But, like Aliu, he said he didn’t have to worry about commuting due to the remote nature of the research. “I didn’t have any transportation (costs) so I feel like it was fine for me,” Ndayikengurukiye said. “But I know if I did that it might get a little hairy.” He added that unpaid internships often try to take advantage of students and SIGP is a privilege at NU, a well-funded, private university. Based on conversations he’s had with friends at other universities, Ndayikengurukiye said there aren’t similar programs like SIGP at the schools in his home state of Vermont and it’s difficult for these students to find funding for unpaid internships. Both Ndayikengurukiye and Aliu said they support an increase to the SIGP grant to better support low-income students to account for the cost of living in different locations as well as commuting costs. They said a boost in the grant by even a couple hundred dollars could make a huge difference for students as some internships transition to being in-person again. Eleni Vartelas, assistant director for employer strategy at NCA who coordinates SIGP, said it’s a flat grant and NCA intends to keep it as such, but she hopes to see the amount increase in the future with more fundraising. She added that NCA prioritizes low-income students for SIGP by funding those with the greatest financial need first. Unpaid internships do hinder who’s able to partake in them, Vartelas said, but she hopes SIGP can level the playing field to some extent by covering essential expenses. “(With) that $3,000 stipend, the hope is that it’s going to offset the living costs, so are you able to at least pay the majority of your rent, most of your food, if not all of it,” Vartelas said. “The hope with SIGP is being able to offset the costs, give students that support…. so that they don’t have to completely give up that unpaid internship.”

“She said, and I’m quoting, ‘Thank you, me and my family are good, but things are so terrible and it’s not safe at all,’” Muskin said. “‘We’re living an emotional and psychological torture, seeing children killed when you can’t do anything. Also, there are so many settlers all over the area holding knives.’” The teach-in was EFBL’s second “Reclaim the Block Party” event held outside EPD, the first of which occurred two weeks earlier and featured Evanston youth painting abolitionist banners along Elmwood Avenue in front of the building. At that event, attendees received resource packets that included a reading list, infographics, poetry and action items they could complete to help defend Palestinian rights. Evanston Township High School senior and EFBL organizer Anna Grant-Bolton said that beyond the current international focus on Israel and Palestine, discussing the practices and training of the Israeli military is important because of how they are directly tied to law enforcement in the US. “A lot of the police from the United States train with Israeli soldiers, and Israeli soldiers train with United States police departments,” Grant-Bolton said.

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The Daily: What do you see as your biggest priority as we near the end of fiscal year 2021? What are some

more longer-term goals you have for the 2021-22 academic year and beyond? Falls: I think a lot in three- to five-year timeframes, because markets are really volatile. This year in particular, we had a cataclysmic event in March. Everything’s recovered like crazy. And so, in fact, unless something really goes bump which it could be doing, we should have a very strong fiscal year. Right now, we have the lowest interest rates and relatively high stock valuations. We’re a little bit, in my mind, looking to preserve the gains in the next year or so. yunkyokim2022@u.northwestern.edu

“So we see those intersections there, and that common thread of police and state violence.” Muskin said attendees could find out more about this relationship through Deadly Exchange, a JVP project focused on ending international partnerships and training programs between the Israeli military and American law enforcement agencies. Muskin said that a number of organizers in JVP Chicago, including herself, are from Evanston and that making connections between the two cities is vital to succeeding in their work. “We’re always looking to connect with what’s going on in Evanston, and especially to connect with and value these youth voices,” Muskin said. “I want to give a shoutout to Evanston Fight for Black Lives for pulling us together for this lively discussion.” Members of the EPD Chaplain Program, composed of local faith leaders appointed to provide spiritual support to the department, were present on the sidewalk throughout the event. Before the event began, two EPD officers approached EFBL organizers and told them painting the street would result in their arrest. Grant-Bolton said this was the first time the department has threatened arrest for street painting, and that the content of their most recent street message may

have caused the change in attitude. “In the past we had painted ‘Defund EPD,’ and this most recent time we painted ‘Abolish EPD,’” GrantBolton said. “That definitely could be a contributing factor.” After the speakers finished, attendees broke into two groups to talk through different perspectives and questions from the resource packet. Much of the conversation focused on pushing back against “complexity” as a reason to avoid discussion and taking a stance on the issue. Northwestern Ph.D. student and JVP organizer Isaac Ginsberg Miller said that knowing the history of Palestinian displacement is key to understanding the current situation, since major events are often underplayed or omitted from many narratives. “The Nakba is simultaneously ever-present in Israel and Israeli society, and yet nowhere appears in Zionist education,” Ginsberg Miller said. “To acknowledge the Nakba is to acknowledge that, in contrast to this slogan of ‘a land without a people for a people without a land,’ which is really pounded into us from a young age, that there were a people living in the land of Palestine prior to Zionist colonization.”

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increasingly, that risk is falling on less vaccinated communities.”

Arwady: “We are very interested in thinking about ways to reach not just younger Chicagoans but younger Black and Latinx Chicagoans around increasing that confidence and really thinking about what (we can) do to help improve some of those vaccination rates.”

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where the institution stands. I believe that if I had to leave you with three things, that would be transparency, dialogue and rigor. They are not easy to attain — we will not get to the right answers — unless we’re willing to engage in dialogue. There may be some nuance in how the data is communicated, but I believe that we can meet the standards that would answer the questions the students are asking, without violating whatever confidentiality our managers feel they need to keep their edge.

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Approximately 48 percent of Chicago residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the city’s data portal. In the 18- to 29-year old group, 39 percent of Latinx and 15 percent of Black residents have received at least a first dose, compared to more than half of White and Asian Chicago residents in this group who have received at least a first dose, Arwady said. Communities on the South Side, including in West Englewood, which have some of the lowest vaccination rates in the city, remain a major focus for the city, as they are also the neighborhoods with the highest death and hospitalization rates, according to Arwady.

Arwady said many universities across the country have instituted mandatory vaccination for the fall. Some Chicago-area colleges, including Northwestern, Loyola University Chicago and DePaul University have followed suit. Additionally, the Illinois Department of Public Health partnered with Illinois universities to help college students get vaccinated on College Vaccination Days at mass vaccination sites. The first one was held on April 17. Arwady: “We have absolutely encouraged (universities) to become vaccine providers themselves, and then we send vaccine(s) to them just as we would for any other provider and we’ve seen

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In an effort to combat misinformation and encourage vaccination, the city announced Tuesday its partnership with City Colleges of Chicago to launch the Vaccine Ambassador course. Aimed toward Chicago residents, the free two-hour online course serves to inform residents on the vaccine and how they can encourage others to get it. Still, some people refuse vaccination due to distrust in the government. Arwady said the CDPH is addressing this by communicating that vaccines are available through trusted providers. Arwady: “People are most motivated when their physician recommends a vaccine and about 85 percent of people say they trust that recommendation, but next is friends or family in terms of that recommendation.” amittal@u.northwestern.edu

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Curt’s Cafe celebrates educators with treat boxes By HALEY HANDELMAN

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To honor educators’ perseverance and dedication to students throughout the pandemic, local nonprofit restaurant Curt’s Cafe is hosting a Teacher Appreciation promotion through the end of the school year. “I already have tremendous respect for teachers,” said Karen Smith, the vice president of student development and operations at the shop. “But to see how they’ve had to connect with students during a pandemic… I feel like, besides doctors, it had to be one of the hardest careers to have this past year. One thing we can do at Curt’s Cafe (is) show appreciation.” Curt’s Cafe is a local nonprofit restaurant that employs young adults who have dealt

with a variety of challenging circumstances, including houselessness or food insecurity, the website says. Additionally, the restaurant has promoted Teacher Appreciation annually. However, this year is different, Smith said. For one, the menus have shifted. Normally, the cafe puts out menus for customers to choose from to give to teachers. But now, shoppers can order individualized specialty sweet boxes and luncheons — a change made both to accommodate COVID-19 safety measures and to honor teacher’s hard efforts through personal catering. The treat boxes are individually designed based on customer choices and range from savory vegetarian Caprese sandwiches of fresh mozzarella, tomato and spinach, to bags filled with chocolate chip cookies and triple-decker bars. Smith said Curt’s Cafe received a “huge

response” from families, parents and ParentTeacher Association committees after they advertised the promotion on Facebook. Some people placed orders for individual teachers, while others wanted to serve entire school staffs. Arica Barton, a member of the Washington Elementary School’s Teacher Appreciation committee, said she worked with Curt’s Cafe to provide a teacher appreciation luncheon last week. Barton said the committee decided to not restrict its budget for the event in order to demonstrate maximum support for educators. The luncheon, which featured a variety of sandwiches and cookies, was open to all Washington Elementary School staff members, including teachers, custodians and before and aftercare workers, she said. Washington School Principal Kate Ellison

said the Teacher Appreciation committee does a great job taking care of the staff, and the luncheon last week was definitely appreciated. Barton said the ordering process was simple and efficient. She emailed Curt’s Cafe’s catering manager, specifying her order and the number of people she wanted to serve, and the delivery was prompt and professional, she said. She added that the luncheon was welldeserved, as Washington School faculty have gone above and beyond during the “hardest year ever for most educators” to maintain student engagement. She said their care has positively impacted her own children’s learning. “We’ve always wanted to use a neighborhood restaurant,” Barton said. “(Curt’s Cafe has) such a good message about giving people second chances — and the food’s delicious.” haleyhandelman2024@u.northwestern.edu

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As a then-freshman looking to get involved in social justice and community work, Evanston Township High School senior Anna Grant-Bolton joined ETHS Emerge. The program allowed her to participate in communication, leadership and intersectionality workshops before working with a group of peers to tackle a specific issue in the community. After deciding what to focus on, the group of students then gets paired with an Evanston organization working toward the same goal. In an effort to address educational inequities in Evanston, Bolton, along with ETHS seniors Meena Sharma and Ana Sweeney, were paired with Cradle to Career Engagement Director Kimberly Holmes-Ross to start the Student Advocates program. Since summer 2019, the Student Advocates have engaged with the community by participating in reading circles with younger kids and the

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push for a STEM school in the 5th Ward. They have also helped create and distribute pamphlets with resources for low-income families who don’t have access to preschools on how to prepare their children for kindergarten. “Anywhere kids were that summer, the Student Advocate group was,” Holmes-Ross said. Most recently, the Student Advocates hosted a town hall for Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school board candidates during the municipal election season. Sharma said the event was important because school board members have the ability to make decisions that will impact current students and future students, like the adoption of equity weeks and inclusive curricula. Sharma said while as a young person it was intimidating to ask adults questions, the group made sure to ask hard-hitting questions that would produce substantive answers from the candidates. “It was just kind of getting straight to the point of, ‘Alright, what are you going to do in terms of racial injustice in education?’” Sharma said. Through ETHS Emerge, Sharma said she learned about asset-based community

development, which she has carried with her into her work with Cradle to Career. She described asset-based community development as leveraging already-existing community efforts and using that to continue to uplift the people within that community. Grant-Bolton said through working with Holmes-Ross, she learned about the importance of decentering herself in her activism. She added that this mentality is important because it allows activists to learn from the community and work with people already on the ground, and it is also more effective. “If you’re trying to lead and help people and create all this change by yourself, then you’re not really acting in solidarity with folks,” GrantBolton said. “Instead, you’re trying to do this for yourself and for your own idea of what helping people looks like.” Last fall, after hearing students felt disconnected and dissatisfied with remote learning, the Student Advocates started a peer tutoring initiative that connected over 80 pairs of District 65 students with ETHS tutors. Grant-Bolton said the group wanted to

facilitate community in a remote setting, an idea that emerged in response to their weekly quarantine series that brought community members to talk about remote learning. “I learned a lot about organization in that process,” Grant-Bolton said, “and what it means for us to let the community take the lead and then find ways to support their voices and what they articulated.” Holmes-Ross said the students are “amazing” and have immersed themselves in their work. Her job is mainly to guide and connect them with Evanston community members and organizations. She said she’s been most impressed with how the advocates have been quick to take action on community issues, rather than waiting for others to do the work. “They really put themselves into the work,” Holmes-Ross said. “A lot of times we talk in theory as adults, like ‘Oh what if we did this,’ but we’re in a moment in time where people can’t wait for the ‘What if?’” yimingfu2024@u.northwestern.edu

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NU rolls past Denver to advance to quarterfinals By CHARLOTTE VARNES

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Northwestern secured its first nonconference victory of 2021 by defeating Denver 19-4 on Sunday in Evanston to advance to next weekend’s NCAA Quarterfinals. Even though the Pioneers (16-2, 10-0 Big East) scored first, the No. 2 Wildcats (14-0, 13-0 Big Ten) never let them lead again by putting on an offensive clinic for the rest of the matchup, including a 10-0 scoring run spanning the entire second half. Junior attacker Izzy Scane led the Cats with eight goals and broke the program’s single-season goal record of 88 in the process. Sophomore attacker Erin Coykendall played a big role on the offensive side as well, totaling six assists — four of which went to Scane. “She’s unreal,” Coykendall said of Scane. “You can always count on her to finish the passes you’re giving her. She draws attention from other teams, but her (still) being able to find those openings and me being able to hit them, opens up a lot for us.” NU’s defense was key to their powerful performance. Junior goalkeeper Madison Doucette made seven saves for a .636 save percentage and senior midfielder Jill Girardi notched a career-high five caused turnovers.

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“Our defense, we’re just gelling together,” Girardi said. “We all had each other’s backs.” Girardi also played an important role for the Cats on the draw control. She notched 12 of NU’s 21, giving the Cats more offensive looks and paving the way to victory. In total, NU won 21 draws to Denver’s five. Girardi said her teammates and coach Shelby Fredericks, the program’s all-time leader in draw controls, have been crucial to the team’s success off the circle. She added that approaching the draw with confidence and relying on her teammates for help have played a key role in her circle play. While the Cats certainly did not have a slow first half, the team found its groove in the second, shutting out Denver entirely and scoring 10 straight. Scane played a significant role in that, going from scoring three in the first half to five in the second. She credited “amazing feeds’’ from her teammates to power her play in the final 30 minutes. She added that the offense as a whole took more time to finish their shots in the second and did a better job getting their shots on goal. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller agreed with the sentiment, saying NU focused on improving its shots during the final 30 minutes. “We had a lot of shots in the first half we didn’t finish as well as we wanted to, and we were able to do that in the second half,” Amonte Hiller said.

She also said the team’s first round bye played a part in their second half domination as well, as the team had the weekend to rest and was prepared to play a full, competitive 60 minutes. Beyond advancing in the tournament, Coykendall said it was a “really good feeling” to win out of the Big Ten and “make a statement,” especially coming out of a conference-only regular season. Amonte Hiller added the victory is one way to show the country NU’s abilities. “There’s still a lot of doubt about our team out there, and it’s up to us to go out there and do our best every game and show what our team is all about,” coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. “Today was the first step. Next week will be the next step.” Now, the Cats look to the NCAA Quarterfinals against No. 7 Duke in Evanston next weekend. Amonte Hiller said NU has watched some of the Blue Devils’ 2021 games. Additionally, she has personally worked with junior attacker Maddie Jenner — who takes most of Duke’s draw controls — because she played on the 2019 U.S. Women’s Lacrosse U19 team [CQ] that Amonte Hiller coached. “We’ve been watching them and the other top teams in the country,” Amonte Hiller said. “We’ll be very excited to host them and play against a really strong opponent.” charlottevarnes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Izzy Scane sets new Wildcats to face No. 14 Kentucky single season record By NATHAN ANSELL

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Ever since her nine-goal performance in the season opener against Ohio State, junior attacker Izzy Scane has dominated offenses across the Big Ten. Now, she’s taken her skillset to the national stage — and she’s breaking records along the way. On Sunday, Scane set a new Wildcats single-season record of 89 goals in the team’s 19-4 victory over Denver in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. She surpassed midfielder Shannon Smith, who held the previous record of 86 goals set in 2012. “It’s awesome,” Scane said. “All the credit goes to (my coaches and teammates) and making me the player I am today. It’s pretty awesome to be up in the ranks of such amazing players in Northwestern’s history.” Scane, who finished the game with eight goals and three assists, started slower than normal by scoring just three goals in the first half. But during halftime, NU made adjustments to go on a 10-0 scoring run in the second half. Scoring five of the team’s goals in the final thirty minutes, Scane credited her teammates with her success, including sophomore attacker Erin Coykendall, who assisted on three of her scores. “She’s amazing,” Scane said. “She can get the ball (to me) no matter where I’m at, and having a player like (her) on the field opens up so many opportunities. The credit goes to her to get the ball through six sticks into my pocket.” Scane leads the country in goals, points and points per game and has earned national accolades such as Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year for her play. On Sunday, she brought out assists — another weapon out of her arsenal by setting up Coykendall, graduate student attacker Sammy Mueller and senior attacker Lauren Gilbert for goals. She attributed the offense’s success Sunday to the team’s “amazing” chemistry. Coykendall agreed with the sentiment,

calling Scane a great person to have on and off the field. “The chemistry between (us) just shows on the field,” Coykendall said. “Izzy is unreal and you can always count on her to finish the passes you give her.” Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said Scane was a “force on the field” against a high pressure Denver defense and thought she played an instrumental role for the offensive unit, whether it was scoring goals or making plays for her teammates. Recently named a Tewaaraton Award Finalist, Scane continues to exceed expectations and looks to help NU bring home its eighth national championship. She and NU will continue that quest next weekend in the Elite Eight against No. 7 Duke. Following a conference-only schedule in the regular season, Scane is looking to put any skepticism of NU to rest and display the Cats’ dominance to lacrosse programs across the nation. “(The country) should know we’re here to win and here to compete,” Scane said. “We’re excited to play new teams and see new players.” skyeswann2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Junior attacker Izzy Scane prepares to shoot the ball. Scane was the lead scorer Sunday with eight goals and set a new single season scoring record for Northwestern.

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Heading into the series against Nebraska, Northwestern was on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. Coach Kate Drohan knew that the Wildcats’ postseason chances would rest on their performance over the weekend. “My team understood that we needed to take care of business this weekend, so that was pretty motivating in itself,” Drohan said. “My job all weekend was to make sure they didn’t get too tight.” NU took three out of four against Nebraska, giving the Cats their first series win since April 18. Despite inconsistent results over the past month, the NCAA selection committee deemed NU’s season — which started with nine straight wins — good enough to merit a postseason bid. On Friday, the Cats will head to Lexington to face No. 14 Kentucky, who won seven of their last eight games — including five against teams in the NCAA Tournament field. The selection marks the Cats’ sixth tournament appearance in the past seven uninterrupted seasons. Kentucky will also be NU’s first non-Big Ten opponent of 2021. The weekend series against the Cornhuskers (22-22, 22-22 Big Ten) occurred during Senior Week, allowing the Cats (29-15, 29-15 Big Ten) to commemorate four players exiting the program, including graduate utility player Morgan Newport. “I’m not into the emotional part of it,” Newport said. “For me, it was just a celebration of all the things… I got to experience and accomplish.” NU started the celebration on Friday. The Cats posted a five-run second inning and junior pitcher Danielle Williams pitched a complete game, conceding just four hits in a 6-1 win. “I’m really happy with the way our offense is coming alive right now and feeding off each others’ at-bats,” Newport said. After a 45-minute rain delay, Saturday’s doubleheader was cleared to

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Mac Dunlap prepares to throw the ball. Dunlap, one of four Senior Week honorees, hit her first home run of the season on Friday.

begin. NU easily captured the early game, invoking the eight-run rule after a double from sophomore pitcher Sydney Supple put the game out of reach in the sixth inning. The afternoon contest was closer. NU claimed an early lead, but the Cornhuskers kept it competitive with back-to-back home runs from Peyton Glatter and Brooke Andrews. Down to Nebraska’s last strike, Cam Ybarra hit a two-run single off Williams to put the Cornhuskers ahead 5-4, the eventual final score. “We stuck with Danielle, and she and I talked about it after the game a little bit. I think she learned a great deal from that moment,” Drohan said. Sunday’s finale was back-and-forth. Nebraska only managed one run after loading the bases with no outs. Supple’s second-inning RBI single tied the score, and then Newport narrowly missed the scoreboard on a two-run home run, her team-leading tenth this season. The Cornhuskers tied the game in the fourth inning, but three Cats knocked in runs to establish a threerun lead. NU survived late homers

from Nebraska’s Rylie Unzicker and Tristen Edwards for a 6-5 victory. The Cats are now 23-0 in games where they score five or more runs. “I’m glad I was able to go seven innings,” Newport said. “(With) my role, that’s never what I’m expecting or what I want to do, it’s just (to) keep giving to the team until someone can give more than me.” Looking ahead to next week, Drohan and the coaching staff have already started scouting all three teams in their regional. Notre Dame, who NU has met six times since 2013, will play Miami (OH) after the Cats’ game concludes, with the winners and losers facing off to continue the double-elimination format. Newport, familiar with many of Kentucky’s players through travel ball experience, said she is eager to play with something to prove. “It’ll be the Big Ten’s welcome to the rest of NCAA softball,” Newport said. “I’m excited for it.” nathanansell2022@u.northwestern.edu