The Daily Northwestern — May 24, 2021

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The Daily Northwestern Monday, May 24, 2021 8 SPORTS/Varnes

2 CITY/Community Garden

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Don’t underestimate Northwestern lacrosse

Evanston Fight for Black Lives brings community garden to 5th Ward

Reclaiming my Indigenous identity as an act of decolonization

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No. 2 NU lacrosse heads to Final Four Wildcats’ victory over Duke secures spot in semifinals By SKYE SWANN

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set. Mugai-Ryu Iaido is a traditional, feudal-era style of Japanese swordsmanship, and taiko drumming has its roots in Japanese religious ceremonies, court and theater. Local artist and activist Melissa Raman Molitor organized the event to increase visibility and

After trailing No. 7 Duke by five goals in the first half, No. 2 Northwestern came from behind to defeat the Blue Devils 22-10 Saturday to secure its second straight appearance in the Final Four. In front of a stoked crowd at Martin Stadium, the Wildcats utilized seven different scorers to lead the nation’s second best scoring offense to victory. Senior attacker Lauren Gilbert led the team with 6 goals, while junior attacker Izzy Scane — a finalist for the Tewaaraton

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Artist and activist Melissa Raman Molitor chats with community members at Evanston’s first Asian, South Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month arts festival. Molitor partnered with many local groups and businesses to organize the event in three weeks.

Residents join city’s first ASAPIA arts festival Community members organize festival for Asian, South Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month By YIMING FU

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On Saturday, residents filled Sherman Ave. with red lanterns, origami cranes and multicolored koinobori carp streamers fluttering through the air during Evanston’s

first Asian South Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month Arts Festival. At the event, vendors gave out free snacks from countries across Asia, and others sold paintings and packets of Indian spices. The streets were filled with pedestrians visiting booths and watching performances.

Speakers discussed various topics, including the Asian American experience in Evanston, the need to integrate Asian American histories into school curricula and the importance of pushing back against harmful stereotypes such as the “perpetual foreigner” and the “model minority.” “Increasingly, I think we need to

claim our history and insist that it be part of American history,” said Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school board member Soo La Kim, a speaker at Saturday’s event. Additionally, a Mugai Ryu Iaido group from the Japanese Culture Center demonstrated sword techniques, and members of Tsukasa Taiko performed a taiko drumming

Schapiro Mayfest prioritizes diversity in Dillo Day lineup discusses Dillo Day 2021 features first ever lineup made up entirely of artists of color hiring practices By JACQUELYNE GERMAIN

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In interview, Schapiro talks Polisky resignation By YUNKYO KIM

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Members of The Daily’s editorial board sat down with University President Morton Schapiro last week to discuss topics pertinent to the Northwestern community, including Mike Polisky’s resignation, the announcement of diverse hiring commitments and the new search for athletic director. University spokesperson Jeri Ward was present. This interview was lightly edited for clarity and brevity. The Daily: In response to community backlash of Mike Polisky’s

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Although Dillo Day has featured artists of color, this diversity was not always reflected in the executive board of Mayfest Productions, director of booking Amirah Ford said. When the Medill junior first joined Mayfest during her freshman year, she said the organization made up of about 100 students only had around five Black members, and primarily consisted of White men in Greek life. “So you’re looking at an organization that has historically always brought Black artists, centered on Black culture, appropriated Black culture, but never once had a Black person sitting in the room to make those critical decisions that lead this music festival,” Ford said. This year marks the first time Dillo Day will have a lineup entirely made up of artists of color. But Mayfest’s executive board has made a

concerted effort to organize this year’s music festival on principles of diversity and inclusion. Compared to last year’s completely virtual Dillo Day, this year’s festival includes both virtual performances and in-person programming. Entering its 49th year, Dillo Day is a hallmark of campus life at Northwestern, Ford said. If Mayfest is not representative and inclusive of the NU community, she said, it doesn’t make sense for the organization to even exist. Last year, Mayfest established its first diversity, inclusion and wellness committee and implemented required workshops to encourage members to evaluate what diversity and inclusion means within the organization. Medill junior Andrea Bian, Mayfest’s diversity and inclusion chair and a former Daily editor, said it’s important to not only have a lineup and programming that’s diverse and inclusive, but also an organization where members feel welcome. With so many committees, she said it’s

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In the first ever Dillo Day to have a lineup entirely made up of artists of color, Mayfest Productions introduced inclusive programming that includes virtual performances and in-person events.

essential for each to understand how they’re engaging with and including the NU community. “ We should always be thinking about everything we do at Mayfest with a diversity

and inclusion lens,” Bian said. Ford said it’s important to remember that music festivals are more than just concerts — they’re cultural events where identities matter. A lot of thought went into

booking Omar Apollo as the daytime headliner of the festival, Ford said. As a queer, Chicano artist from the Midwest, Apollo’s artistry

» See MAYFEST, page 6

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