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IFC to investigate drugging allegations at AEPi, SAE events Northwestern’s Interfraternity Council will open investigations into recent allegations of drugging at Alpha Epsilon Pi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon events, the organization announced Monday.

The proceedings will not interfere with ongoing investigations run by NU and University Police, according to the statement. Based on current information regarding the allegations, IFC will place interim restrictions against both fraternities until the investigation’s conclusion.

IFC President Nick Papandreou said these are the strictest restrictions IFC can impose on a chapter at this time. The proceedings will be run by members of the council — composed of undergraduates in fraternities — and are not affiliated with the University. The two separate investigations are “complements, not substitutes,” the Weinberg senior told The Daily.

The University announced a ban on IFC social events and chapter-sponsored recruitment events until at least Oct. 17 in a Saturday University Police crime notice. Students protested outside the SAE and AEPi houses Sunday night in support of the removal of Greek life from NU’s campus.

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Two teachers from Lincolnwood Elementary School attend the Monday demonstration. “We’re showing unity for our teachers union,” said kindergarten teacher Liza Hale.

Protesters demand transparency from D65 D65 board receives back-to-school updates amid teacher-led protest outside meeting

By OLIVIA ALEXANDER

daily senior staffer @oliviagalex

A crowd of protesters from the District 65 Educators’ Council

gathered with signs and picketed outside Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Monday Board of Education meeting, demanding transparent COVID-19 safety protocols and procedures.

Their chanting — “Listen to our

teacher voice” — washed over members inside discussing an e-learning plan and back-to-school updates.

Dewey Elementary School fourth grade teacher and District Educators’ Council President Maria Barroso addressed the school board during

public comment.

“Educators’ working conditions are students’ learning conditions,” Barroso said.

The board’s lack of transparency regarding COVID-19 protocols disrespected teachers, Barroso said.

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The Daily explains: TIFs

Decision on 5th Ward TIF to come next month

By ILANA AROUGHETI

daily senior staffer @ilana_arougheti

City Council will wait one more month to vote on the proposed Tax Increment Financing district until it can finalize an intergovernmental agreement with Evanston/ Skokie School District 65.

The delay passed 5-4 after Ald. Clare Kelly (1st) expressed concern about diverting tax revenues from District 65 — who would not benefit financially from property tax raises for the duration of the TIF — without forming a partnership to address its needs.

However, Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) said bringing in TIF dollars could support 5th Ward students indirectly by improving recreation centers and day-to-day living standards for families.

Here are some of the main highlights from Evanston’s ongoing TIF debate: What is a TIF? A TIF is a zoning tool meant to reinvest property

taxes back into specific areas of cities by collecting all taxes above a baseline amount in an area for 23 years. One caveat: TIFs can be extended by 12 years by a state legislature vote.

W hen a TIF is enacted, the existing property tax rate becomes the city’s collection ceiling. As taxes rise, any money over the base amount goes into the TIF’s fund for civic projects. This money is used to fund public works and community development projects.

But they can be highly contentious, often raising questions of how closely a city’s uses of TIF funds align with residents’ expressed needs, as the funding is disbursed at the discretion of city staff.

Throughout the 5th Ward TIF’s proposal process, some residents have repeatedly called for more transparency and specificity around the usage of TIF funding.

How are TIFs established?

Evanston has four active TIF districts, which are among over 1,200 across the state.

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In order to qualify as a TIF district, an area needs to meet at least five out of 14 indicators of “ blight” as defined by federal law. That includes overcrowding of structures and “deterioration” of buildings. Opponents have called blight a loaded term, saying it conveys a derogatory image.

The 5th Ward TIF area also meets special criteria as a conservation area, based on its concentration of old and vacant buildings. The city must also submit proof that the projects funded by the TIF cannot be achieved through other sources of funding. According to the city’s Economic Developer Paul Zalmezak, the lack of private developers interested in the 5th Ward has necessitated the use of TIF funds.

What is the 5/5 TIF? The proposed district for Evanston’s fifth active TIF would be generally bound by the canal near Leonard Place to the north, Dewey Avenue to the west, Emerson Street to the south and Ridge Avenue

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SAE HQ issues cease and desist against NU chapter of the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s national headquarters issued a cease and desist against Northwestern’s chapter of the fraternity, SAE Communications and Public Relations Manager Johnny Sao told The Daily Monday.

The announcement comes two days after a University Police

crime announcement detailed a student’s report of being drugged at an SAE on-campus fraternity house event. The restrictions, which temporarily halt all chapter activities, will allow the organization to review the claims against the chapter, Sao said in a statement to The Daily.

The cease and desist order is the latest restriction implemented following a series of alleged druggings at SAE and Alpha Epsilon Pi, the latter of which were announced in a University crime report Friday.

The University has suspended all social events and chaptersponsored recruitment events for all members of the Interfraternity Council until at least Oct. 17, and

opened investigations into the events at SAE and AEPi. Chapters violating the ban must pay a $1,000 fine and face demotion to associate status for the following quarter, meaning they can’t vote in IFC matters.

IFC has also opened investigations into both SAE and AEPi, placing interim restrictions against both fraternities until the investigations come to a conclusion.

About 2,000 students protested outside of the SAE and AEPi houses Sunday demanding Greek life be removed from NU’s campus. Attendees called for stronger support systems for survivors.

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Council discusses dog park locations, concerns

By JORJA SIEMONS

daily senior staffer @jorjasiemons

In 2016, a rising Lake Michigan submerged Evanston’s fenced-off dog beach. Attempts by the city of Evanston Parks and Recreation and city of Evanston Public Works Agency to keep the fenced-off beach in operation — which included trucking in sand and temporary relocation — ultimately failed.

Now, five years later, the city’s moving the ball forward on a new dog park. The potential locations will be discussed at Monday night’s Council meeting.

Currently, Evanston residents can use Pooch Park, a 2.7 acre dog park located east of the North Shore Channel and north of Oakton. The Skokie Park District operates the park as a shared facility with Evanston, who in turn pays for a share of the maintenance costs.

But the park lies outside Evanston. City Project Manager Stefanie Levine said in a memo the park is not easily accessible to Evanston residents who walk or bike.

In creating their dog park proposal, city staff ’s public engagement process included two public meetings and an online survey, which had over 1,800 responses.

Staff found Evanston dog owners overall to be in “great support” of the process, according to the memo by Levine. But some neighbors of potential park locations expressed opposition, though the

City announces plan to release Pfizer boosters to eligible individuals Evanston will administer booster Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for eligible individuals following approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Among other requirements for eligibility, the

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Evanston’s fenced-off dog beach closed in 2016 due to rises in Lake Michigan water levels. Though Skokie Park District’s Pooch Park is a shared facility with Evanston, community members have emphasized the need for a more accessible park.

memo didn’t elaborate on the opposition’s content.

The memo lists several options for Council to consider as it moves forward in developing the dog park, including acquiring new property for

park development. Though this option has support among Evanston dog owners and non-dog owners alike, it will require a budget far greater than the current $110,000 earmarked for the park,

booster is only available to individuals who received their second Pfizer dose at least six months ago.

The CDC recommends that groups who previously qualified in Phases 1A, 1B and 1C of vaccine distribution receive the booster. It also strongly encourages all residents over the age of 65 and those who live in long-term care facilities to seek a booster shot. Those between 50 and 64 who have underlying medical conditions such as cancer, diabetes, heart conditions or a weakened immune system are also recommended to seek a booster.

Individuals 18 to 64 with underlying health conditions are also able to get a Pfizer-BioNTech booster.

Those who do not fit these criteria but work in high-risk occupational facilities — including healthcare workers, frontline essential workers and first responders — are also able to get a booster.

Those eligible for a booster dose are encouraged to seek one as strengthened protection against the virus, especially for high-risk populations.

To get a vaccine, individuals can contact their healthcare provider or visit vaccines.gov to find a nearby

according to the memo.

The 2020 Good Neighbor Fund — rebranded to the Good Neighbor Racial Equity fund last summer — provided $85,000 of the funding for the park. The fund was allocated by former Mayor Steve Hagerty in November 2019.

Another proposed option is using existing park space with no other current city programming.

However, the memo states staff have not evaluated this option because these spaces are “generally inadequate to meet the current usage demands.”

According to Cook County law, off-leash dog areas must be their own permanent park spaces and cannot be used at the same time for other recreation. They must be fenced off with secure gates only accessible to permit holders.

From the public meeting and the results of the survey, city staff identified a short-list of potential dog park locations, including Clark Square, Lovelace Park and Ingraham Park. Though all three city parks have adequate available space, staff reported substantial opposition from their immediate neighbors.

According to the memo, Clark Square is the “best rated site,” but also prompted the most organized opposition.

Residents are expected to speak on the future of the Evanston dog park plans during public comment on Monday night. If council identifies an option to move forward, city staff will proceed with implementation in 2022. Otherwise, the funding will be reallocated in the 2022 budget. jorjasiemons2024@u.northwestern.edu location offering the booster shot.

There has not been an approved booster for those who originally received the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) vaccine. But National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said the agency is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to publish data on booster doses.

Public health guidelines and guidance are subject to updates as information evolves.

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Without students and activities on Northwestern’s campus during summer 2020, Medill senior Zach Watson kept himself busy tending to Norris University Center’s student-run community garden.

“I was living in downtown Evanston and was bored out of mind when I realized that nobody was taking care of the garden,” Watson said. “So I started just planting stuff, having never gardened before.”

After speaking with a Norris worker and reconnecting with previous members, Watson said he became involved with Wild Roots Garden. The student-led organization grows and harvests produce for community members on a biweekly basis. While NU sold Wild Roots’ harvested produce to students pre-pandemic, the organization now provides goods to community members free of charge.

When Wild Roots officially returned to campus in fall 2020, only a small group of students initially showed up because of COVID-19 restrictions, Watson said.

However, the club grew over this past spring and summer, and Watson said they expect an influx of new members this fall. An abundance of help allows the organization to harvest more of its produce for the community, which Watson said is central to Wild Roots’ goals.

“The mission is basically to help fill in gaps in food accessibility, especially fresh food accessibility in the Northwestern community and also in the Evanston and nearby community,” Watson said.

And the organization has done just that. Programs such as Root Share, which is focused on making produce directly accessible, have provided goods to the NU and Evanston communities on a weekly basis. Communication senior Brendan Riley said Root Share’s weekly harvest was central to Wild Roots’ summer programming.

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Harvested produce from Wild Roots’ garden outside Norris University Center.

low-income community members in need of assistance. Riley said harvesting produce for those who otherwise couldn’t afford it has been a gratifying experience.

“I feel that (access to nutritious food) should be a human right,” Riley said. “And to me, this feels like my own small way of making it so more people can get food that… has the kind of vitamins or nutrients you need.”

At Wild Roots, a strong work base is central to harvesting nutritious food for those in need.

Weinberg junior Molly Schneck said she saw a rise in commitment this spring when more students returned to campus and vaccinations rolled out.

The organization provided an opportunity for members to spend time outdoors, Schneck said, and also helped build a sense of community in a year when traditional social activities were

upended. She added that club organizers are currently developing fall activities outside of working in the garden.

“We’ve been talking about a garden party — just something at night with twinkling lights and some good snacks and music,” Schneck said.

While social events are an upside to garden work, Riley said the consistency of meeting weekly and doing garden work made him feel like a part of the community over the summer.

“It’s kind of the highlight of my week, being able to spend a few hours in the sunshine and harvest kale,” Riley said. “It was really nice to see some people who also were the kinds of people that would go volunteer at the garden just for fun.” irisswarthout2023@u.northwestern.edu

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“Star-Crossed” by Musgraves is vulnerable, honest

By CHARLOTTE VARNES

daily senior staffer @charvarnes11

Kacey Musgraves returns vulnerable and honest with her fifth studio album, “Star-Crossed.” Musgraves’ latest effort details the breakdown of her marriage to fellow country singer Ruston Kelly, which led to the pair’s eventual divorce, and its aftermath.

Musgraves is no stranger to writing sad songs — even her lighter 2018 album “Golden Hour” featured the occasional tinges of nostalgia. But “Star-Crossed” is her first album almost solely dedicated to a relationship’s downfall. Musgraves tackles her heartbreak headon with her signature poignant storytelling and honest, clever songwriting, weaving together a narrative that perfectly captures the sometimes fleeting and contradictory emotions of a breakup.

It’s a complete pivot away from “Golden Hour,” which took listeners through the honeymoon phase of her relationship with Kelly, whom she married in 2017. “Star-Crossed” is pensive and wistful whereas “Golden Hour” was optimistic. If the albums were seasons, “Golden Hour” is the perfect summer to “StarCrossed”’s autumn.

The opening track, “Star-Crossed,” sets the stage for the dramatic saga to follow. “Let me set the scene,” Musgraves sings, introducing the listener to a set of starcrossed lovers who “woke up from the perfect dream” to discover they aren’t quite meant to be. It’s a strong first track, featuring Musgraves’ sweet vocals over a powerful, building instrumental.

The album then takes the listener through the emotional roller coaster of the marriage’s breakdown: longing, regret, frustration and, eventually, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

Musgraves makes it clear from the start that the relationship’s failure isn’t just one person’s fault: “No one’s to blame,” she sings. But she spends much of the album grappling with why the relationship ended, switching from shouldering the blame to placing it on Kelly.

In “Breadwinner,” Musgraves places her lover at fault because he wanted a breadwinner, not a living,

breathing, complex companion. The song sounds like a toned-down version of “High Horse” on “Golden Hour” — another track where Musgraves processes experiences of people bringing her down. It’s easily one of the album’s best, its lyrics walking the line between anger and regret while somehow making the listener want to dance at the same time.

Musgraves takes the blame in “Easier Said,” admitting her difficulty in maintaining her relationship and truly loving her partner. She comes across as vulnerable and confused, trying to figure out why she can’t

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love him.

Some of the album’s strongest songs come from Musgraves’ ability to spin stories out of seemingly small yet heartbreaking moments. She does just that in “Camera Roll,” lamenting about the pain of scrolling through her phone’s camera roll and seeing photos of a past lover. Musgraves makes poetry out of looking through old pictures, perfectly articulating the mix of emotions — nostalgia, yearning and gratitude — that comes with it.

“Hookup Scene” captures another small yet significant part of working through her breakup, as Musgraves has trouble returning to a hookup scene that feels much more transactional than her previous relationship. “This hookup scene / Ain’t all that it’s made out to be / You get your fill and leave empty,” Musgraves confesses, her voice coming across softly over the instrumental.

Musgraves never really settles on whether she or her lover bear the brunt of the blame, but she doesn’t really care by the album’s end. The last few songs — “Keep Lookin’ Up,” “There Is a Light” and “What Doesn’t Kill Me” — display her growing strength and desire to make it past the worst of her breakup.

The album’s last song is a cover of “Gracias a la Vida,” a song written by the late Chilean singer Violeta Parra.

The title means “Thanks to Life” in English, and Musgraves does just that, echoing Parra’s words and giving thanks for all life has to offer.

Finally, it seems that yet again, as Musgraves sings in “Rainbow” — the final track on “Golden Hour” — it will “all be alright.” charlottevarnes2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Evanston native joins cast of Survivor’s latest season

By LAYA NEELAKANDAN

daily senior staffer @laya_neel

After a COVID-19 hiatus, the hit CBS show “Survivor” has returned, this time with a familiar face for Evanston residents.

Twenty-year-old Liana Wallace, an Evanston native and student at Georgetown University, has joined the cast of “Survivor” Season 41. The show follows a group of marooned individuals competing in challenges and obstacles who are progressively eliminated until the last one remains as the “Sole Survivor.”

Wallace said she has watched “Survivor” for years with her family.

“One day after bathtime, my mom sat me and my brothers down in front of the TV to watch ‘Survivor,’ and it just stuck. Watching ‘Survivor’ after bathtime became our routine,” Wallace said.

“It’s something I have been able to look forward to throughout my life, every Wednesday night.”

It was during one of these nights that Wallace and her family learned that casting applications were open. She said she has always wanted to apply to be on the show, but her mom convinced her that now was the time.

After all of the uncertainty of the pandemic, Wallace’s mom told her she had nothing to lose, so she immediately recorded an audition and sent it in with low expectations. Wallace had no idea that her “dream ever since (she) was a little girl would come true,” she said.

“I have always said at some point in my life I was going to apply to be on the show,” she said. “I figured after a year like 2020, I needed to center joy, and pursuing one of my biggest dreams would

allow me to do just that.”

Wallace’s appearance on the show has meant a lot to many in the Evanston and Northwestern communities. Weinberg sophomore Jane Clarke, social chair of Willard Residential College, organized a watch party on the premiere night for all residents of the residential college.

“I was really excited to watch Season 41 this year because it was the first season I was watching live,” Clarke said. “Over the summer, I saw that one of the cast members is from Evanston, which is also very exciting.”

Clarke said she thought the watch party would be a good way to bring people together and get invested in the cast members.

Although Wallace did not have a lot of screen time during the first episode, Clarke said the audience at Willard was excited to see someone from Evanston on the show.

“When we were watching last Wednesday night, whenever she would come on the screen, we would all say, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s the person from Evanston.’ It felt really cool to have a connection with someone on the show,” Clarke said.

“It’ll be really fun to watch her throughout the show and get to root for somebody who’s local and who you have a connection to.”

Echoing her sentiments, Weinberg sophomore Liz O’Brien said she was excited to see an Evanston native in the season premiere when she watched it.

O’Brien said she has been watching “Survivor” for eight years, something that became a family tradition.

“I originally started watching it because my mom and brother were big fans, and I got hooked,” O’Brien said. “The challenges are what originally hooked me because I found them fun

and exciting to watch, but after I got older and realized what was actually happening, I really got into the whole strategy involved.”

Some characteristics of this season were altered, like how the players were given a lack of supplies at the beginning. O’Brien said she is excited to see how the players modify their strategies.

When she saw Wallace in the first episode, O’Brien said she was “pretty impressed” with her strategy and alliance with another player. She said she thinks Wallace will be able to make it far in the show.

Ultimately, Wallace said she hopes her

appearance on the show will inspire and uplift other women of color who watch “Survivor.”

“Too often, women of color are tasked with caring for other people and rarely centering our own hopes, dreams, and aspirations. I hope that people who watch me on the show see a woman of color, a 20-year-old, a student who decided to center her dreams,” Wallace said. “If I can inspire even just one little Black girl, that would mean everything to me.” laya@u.northwestern.edu

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Liana Wallace. The Evanston resident is on the newest season of the CBS show, “Survivor.”

After two years, “Survivor Northwestern” premieres

By LAYA NEELAKANDAN

daily senior staffer @laya_neel

One hundred thirty days, 22 castaways, one “sole survivor”: on Thursday night, ‘Cats Collide(d) in the premiere of the inaugural season of “Survivor Northwestern,” a spinoff of the hit CBS show “Survivor.”

“Survivor Northwestern” began two years ago as a mimic of other colleges’ remaking of “Survivor.” Due to COVID-19, the first season was filmed half in-person and half virtually, while the second and third seasons were filmed completely virtually. The show has the same basic rules as its namesake, with a few exceptions to accommodate being a student on campus.

Communication junior Kylie Boyd, who was a player in the first season and subsequently became a host for Season 2, said she enjoyed the experience of joining the group as a freshman for Season 1.

“It was so much fun, especially as a freshman coming into the school not knowing anything and being thrown into this crazy game,” Boyd said. “Once we were kicked off campus halfway through the year, we had to do the rest of it virtually… so it was a really cool way of staying socially connected with people despite being on Zoom.”

Boyd said the group had so much fun filming the first season, members decided to make “Survivor Northwestern” into a full-fledged organization with a production team for the next year, despite still being virtual.

Communication junior Sami DeVries was also

a cast member in her freshman year and is now the group’s casting director. DeVries echoed Boyd’s thoughts on how much she enjoyed being a player in the show, which led her to want to become more involved in the group.

DeVries said the process is always changing for casting in each season of the show.

“It’s a really fun process and not too stressful because it’s just talking to people and getting to know them,” she said. “I’m asking the same questions every interview, so it’s exciting to find someone who makes me lean in and want to know more.”

The process of putting Season 1 together was complicated, Medill senior Beck Dengler said. A self-proclaimed “huge ‘Survivor’ fan,” Dengler edited episodes for the inaugural season.

Dengler said he was interested in video editing,

but the task was time-consuming. However, he said he is excited to see the premieres of the episodes he edited.

“The actual process is a lot of watching the footage we record and coming up with the best way to tell the story. It’s like documentary style, slice-of-life storytelling,” Dengler said. “Editing in reality TV is a lot about creating the narrative, creating the way you want to tell it when you release information.”

He added he is excited to see the team grow, something Communication senior Gus Moody agreed with. Moody was a castaway on the first season and has since become a host for the show.

Unlike his peers, Moody said he had never seen “Survivor” before. But he was looking for a community to become a part of and found that in the group. Although being a player on the show was fun, Moody said he enjoys being a host and getting to know the castaways from a different perspective.

Reminiscing on filming Season 1, Moody recalled a scene that did not air in the first episode where he talked negatively about his fellow castaway, Boyd.

“There’s a great moment that wasn’t aired in the episode, but I just ranted about her even longer,” Moody said. “(I said), ‘I don’t think she’s a hero, she’s the villain of the season,’ and I know that by heart because Kylie and I always rewatch it because now we’re best of friends.”

Although the season just premiered on Thursday night, the group said it has been getting positive feedback from viewers and from other college “Survivor” clubs at the University of Maryland, University of Michigan and more.

The group used a Google Form to collect responses from viewers, and the first episode currently has more than 450 views.

“It’s been cool to see the interest from people we don’t know on campus,” Boyd said. “It’s not huge right now, but it’s cool to see people watching it and it being something entertaining to people.” laya@u.northwestern.edu

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A student watches the inaugural episode of “Survivor Northwestern.” The show is a spinoff of the hit CBS show “Survivor.”

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Educators are uncertain about changing guidelines, she said, and the district shut out educators’ questions from their medical advisory meetings.

School board members didn’t discuss their reactions to the protest during the meeting.

Proceeding with the meeting agenda, financial leaders in the district informed board members the District 65 budget is balanced for fiscal year 2022. The district is currently in the second of a three-phase financial sustainability plan and is looking to revisit student assignments, create a facilities master plan and complete a staffing review.

The plan’s three steps include: 1) analyzing the impact of COVID-19 on the budget, 2) auditing curriculum and 3) implementing the results of the studies. Ultimately, the plan’s three steps are in place to apply an equity lens

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to the east. The region primarily encompasses the historically Black 5th Ward and includes commercial corridors as well as residential neighborhoods.

The district would also include the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, the proposed sale of which would generate high tax profit for the TIF. It would also encompass the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center and the Family Focus building — though residents near Ingraham Park successfully lobbied to have the park excluded from the TIF. Why do some city leaders support the TIF? The TIF is expected to raise property values in the 5th Ward as development projects improve and update infrastructure and residences in the area, according to Mayor Daniel Biss.

At Monday night’s meeting, former 5th Ward councilmember Robin Rue Simmons said the TIF has long been a goal of the ward’s leadership. She added that mobilizing TIF funds could create equitable living conditions in the ward.

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) said TIF money can also be useful in helping residents maintain access to necessary home repairs for factors like weather damage.

W hy are some people opposed to the TIF? Some residents are concerned that raising property taxes would quickly gentrif y the area and not dramatically stabilize the 5th Ward housing market for several decades.

“This is not about yes TIF or no TIF,” said resident Karla Thomas. “It is about

to future reductions in spending, said District 65 business manager Kathy Zalewski and Raphael Obafemi, the district’s chief financial and operations officer.

Board members then discussed an e-learning plan, which would allow students to attend virtually on days in-person school is closed due to extreme weather or other emergencies.

The motion passed unanimously, but the vote only gives the district the authority to submit a plan for approval by the state.

Stacy Beardsley, the district’s assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, said District 65 hopes to minimize the use of e-learning days.

During the discussion, board member Joey Hailpern asked if administrators gathered teachers’ input for the use of e-learning.

“This plan is fairly similar to what we ultimately launched last spring, and that plan was developed with input from educators and building leaders,” Beardsley answered. “We

also did share the plan with President Maria Barroso, and she looked at it, reviewed it and said that, essentially, what is in the plan made sense to her.”

Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan also shared a statement during the meeting about the district’s concerns with City Council’s proposed tax increment financing district in the historically-Black 5th Ward.

Advocates of the proposed TIF say it would encourage redevelopment, but some 5th Ward residents are worried that the TIFsponsored construction projects could price Black homeowners in the 5th Ward out of the neighborhood through higher property taxes.

The school board requested councilmembers delay the vote until they can finalize an intergovernmental agreement addressing solutions to consequences of gentrification and loss of affordable housing with the city.

“Is this the spirit of the council?”

Lindsay-Ryan asked. “If it is, is the goal of this TIF to gentrify the 5th Ward?”

Jim Ferrell with Curriculum Management Solutions also presented the findings of his group’s curriculum management audit of D65, which consisted of five areas, including consistency and equity, productivity, and district vision and accountability. The group collected data through surveys, observation and interviews of teachers, learning environments, and board members.

Following his presentation, board members entered into discussion with both Ferrell and Beardsley on the results. The audit found that D65 lacked a comprehensive curriculum plan and has instruction overlaps across grades and schools.

But moving forward, board members said, is a process that will continue for several years.

ensuring that we create mechanisms within the TIF that will reduce gentrification in the neighborhood.”

Residents also raised concerns about what they consider to be vague language in the allowed use of TIF funds. They expressed frustration that strong opposition to the TIF at 5th Ward meetings has not led to major changes in the council’s approach to the proposal.

“This TIF will not make Black folks whole, nor will it solve equity issues,” activist and former City Council candidate Darlene Cannon said at Monday’s meeting. “Only we can do that as a community.”

What can TIF dollars be used for?

TIF dollars can be used for new construction projects or renovating existing buildings.

This includes the funds required to buy and clean up land, work with developers and contractors and support business owners during heavy construction.

TIF funds cannot be used directly to hire new personnel, which complicates any proposals for building new community institutions.

That includes the recent discussions around building a new school in the 5th Ward using any TIF funds, especially without express support of District 65.

What have TIF dollars been used for in the past in Evanston?

Previous TIF-funded projects in the city have included remodeling Fountain Square and redeveloping Evanston Plaza.

The city describes TIFs’ main goals as private sector growth, workforce development and commercial revitalization. Ald. Devon Reid (8th) said this makes the 5th Ward TIF unique, as it would be enacted in a mostly

residential neighborhood, while previous TIF money was largely given to private developers.

Evanston currently has four active TIF districts: Howard and Ridge, West Evanston, Dempster-Dodge and Chicago Main. Total TIF revenue across the four districts yielded over $4.3 million in 2019.

Annual city reports indicate that the Dempster Dodge and Chicago Main districts have never allocated TIF money towards reimbursing school or library systems, or for funding job training programs in their district. The Howard and Ridge and West Evanston districts have not done so in at least a decade.

How will the 5th Ward TIF funds be spent?

Zalmezak wrote in a Monday memo that a priority for TIF funds would be subsidizing existing affordable housing, with money used for up to 50% of the cost of building or renting each home. Multifamily and historically low-income homes would be prioritized, and new auxiliary housing units would also be funded.

TIF funds would also be allocated for homeowners in the 5th Ward to upgrade their utilities and fix any exterior home damage, prioritizing elderly and low-income residents.

Supporters say improving homes will benefit residents by encouraging homeownership retention. Opponents say higher property values and taxes throughout the ward will accelerate gentrification, pricing longtime and lowincome residents out of the neighborhood.

The proposed fund will not be used to build a new Civic Center, support eminent domain or fund the construction of new luxury or high-rise housing. Earlier drafts

of the TIF also proposed banning funds from being used to build a new 5th Ward school, though this is left open in the final version of the TIF plan.

Incoming Interim City Manager Kelley Gandurski will negotiate an intergovernmental agreement between Evanston and District 65 so TIF funding can best suit the interests of both parties. This addition comes after a recent letter from District 65 school board President Anya Tanyavutti, who requested the city either work more closely with the district or remove the school district’s support from the TIF proposal.

Intergovernmental agreements are formal, but not legally binding, deals between two governing bodies over a communal issue.

Burns said the district was given an opportunity to add some of its own terms to a draft of an intergovernmental agreement this week, but a final version could not be agreed upon

by Monday’s council meeting.

“The (intergovernmental agreements) is essential to ensure that this TIF is equitable and protects the best interest of residents who we both represent,” Tanyavutti said.

Individual decisions on TIF funding use will be made by a committee of seven, which will always include the 5th Ward councilmember and three property owners from the ward.

This committee was a recent addition to the original TIF plan.

Council’s final vote on the TIF proposal will take place at its Oct. 25 meeting , giving the city and District 65 a deadline to finalize the intergovernmental agreement’s terms.

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Here’s where to grab food on Northwestern’s campus

By JOSHUA PERRY

daily senior staffer @joshdperry

New things are cooking at Northwestern. After being forced to close for over a year due to COVID19, these seven on-campus dining locations are stirring the pot by reopening for Fall Quarter.

Whether you’re looking to mix something new into your daily diet or finally revisit an old favorite, we recommend you go check them out.

Protein Bar

Location: Henry Crown Sports Pavilion Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Conveniently located right inside the lobby of Crown Sports Pavilion and below The Garage, Protein Bar offers nutritious shakes, bowls, smoothies and more. Gluten-free and vegan items are available as well. Stop by and refuel after a good workout.

Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Found on the first floor of the Technological Institute, Tech Express offers tasty meal options to help keep your stomach from growling in your STEM lectures.

Kresge Cafe

Dunkin’ Donuts

Location: University Library Hours: Sunday, 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Perfectly situated in Main Library, this cafe is a great place to refuel and get that caffeine buzz before heading off to study. Now that it’s finally open again, Brew Bike can continue to serve students who need the caffeine boost.

Wildcat Deli

Tech Express

Location: Norris University Center basement Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Finally open after many moons of speculation, Dunkin’ Donuts is poised to give Norbucks some serious competition this year. Visit it in the basement of Norris to get your iced coffee fix or pick

Location: Northwestern Technological Institute Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Best of Local

Location: Norris University Center basement Hours: Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Best of Local teams up with restaurants in the area to serve a wide-ranging, unique selection of tasty, nutritious food. It’s the perfect place to try something new.

Location: Kresge Hall Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, 8:30 to 3 p.m.

Craving a bagel or coffee before your morning class? Kresge Cafe has you covered. Stop by for a nutritious bite to eat and stick around to use some of the study spaces in the nearby lobby.

Location: Norris University Center basement Hours: Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Now that the Subway on Clark Street is closed, maybe this will become your go-to. Wildcat Deli serves tasty subs with organic meat and non-GMO ingredients. You can also use a meal exchange here to build your own sandwich.

up something sweet on your way to class.

Brew Bike (Cafe Bergson)

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Wolverines wallop Wildcats, keeping NU at 2 wins

By LAWRENCE PRICE

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It was a historic Sunday afternoon for college men’s soccer. For the first time, a Power Five men’s soccer game featured two Black head coaches, Northwestern’s Russell Payne and Michigan’s Chaka Daley.

While this is Payne’s first year with the Wildcats, this season marks Daley’s 10th go-around at Michigan.

Despite the special day, the Wildcats (2-5-2, 0-3-0 Big Ten) struggled to find the back of the net and secure their third win of the year, instead losing 3-1.

Meanwhile, the Wolverines (4-4-1, Big Ten 1-1-0) had no trouble capitalizing on offensive opportunities.

The loss extends NU’s winless streak to four games.

Michigan had a large presence early on, getting on the board in the second minute of the match.

Midfielder Kevin Buca head-butted a pass from teammate forward Evan Rasmussen into the net, making the score 1-0.

But the midfielder wasn’t done in the first half just yet. Receiving a pass from defender Ryan Schultz in the 26th minute, Buca made a move past graduate student goalkeeper Ethan Bandre, leaving the net open, to pick up his second goal of the contest.

Buca collected the hat trick in the second half during the 53rd minute. Off a pass from midfielder Marc Ybarra, he boosted the Michigan margin to 3-0 with a lower-left corner shot. The last time NU gave up a hat trick was in 2006, to UC Santa Barbara midfielder Tyler Rosenlund in the NCAA tournament.

Avoiding the shutout, sophomore forward Justin Weiss put the Cats on the board in the 82nd minute with a short pass from sophomore midfielder Rom Brown. The goal cut the Wolverines’ lead down to two, but that was as close as NU came to closing the gap.

Although the game added another loss to the record, Weiss’ late goal was his third of the season, a team best and tied for seventh-most in the Big Ten. The New York native is tied for the sixthmost points per game in the conference (0.89) and tied in second for shots (23) as well.

Michigan outshot NU by just one, 11 to 10, but that difference was still a major reason behind NU’s scoreless first half. In the first period, the Wolverines shot six times, five on goal, while the Cats only shot twice, one on goal. NU has outshot its opponent only once this season, in its first match against Chicago State.

Still, the amount of shots doesn’t always correlate with the outcome of the match, which was demonstrated in the Cats’ win over Kansas City

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Freshman midfielder Collin McCamy tussles for the ball with two defenders in the Wildcats’ match against Kansas City. NU dropped to 2-5-2 on the season after losing to Michigan.

earlier in the season. There, NU shot 10 times to its opponent’s 15 attempts.

Now looking to get back in the win column, the Cats host DePaul for a Wednesday matchup. The two squads have had opposite starts to their seasons thus far. While NU holds two wins to five losses, the Blue Demons enter with five wins to two losses.

Putting the Michigan game behind them and preparing for DePaul, the Cats now have eight

matches remaining in the regular season. The slate will be challenging, though, as seven of the eight teams display a record at or above .500. The one exception is Ohio State, whom the squad plays Sunday, hoisting the second-worst record in the Big Ten to NU’s worst, winning these next two games is crucial to boosting the Cats back toward .500. lawrenceprice2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Andres: NU needs a stadium song. These are my picks.

By PATRICK ANDRES

daily senior staffer @pandres2001

Every Saturday this fall, I have heard football fans singing. After a year away from stadiums due to COVID-19, college football fans seem to be in competition this fall: Who can flaunt their team’s sing-along song the most effectively?

You’ve seen it on television, and maybe even in person. Wisconsin has its press-box-shaking rendition of House of Pain’s “Jump Around” at the end of the third quarter. Michigan has a 107,000-person rendition of The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside.” Oregon has Otis Day and the Knights’ version of “Shout,” Florida has Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” and West Virginia has John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”

The list goes on and on.

To borrow from The Cranberries: everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we? Ryan Field may hardly be a Big House or a Swamp, but a stadium singalong song could give Northwestern a fun new niche in the college football universe.

There are a few natural in-house candidates. The Who’s timeless “Baba O’Riley” amps up the crowd right before the team’s entrance. Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls” is already ubiquitous on Saturdays and plays into our learned image by making the world’s loudest Ernest Hemingway reference. And who can forget the marching band’s loving renditions of Fountains

of Wayne’s power-pop classic “Stacy’s Mom?” But I want to think completely outside the box here. Before we get into the new candidates, let’s review the rules of selecting such a song.

It has to be big. It’s a stadium singalong for a reason, after all. Sorry, slowcore fans.

It has to be anthemic. We’re looking for the kind of song people will softly sing to themselves for hours afterward as they scatter about the North Shore. This presumably eliminates all shoegaze and post-rock candidates.

It should have some kind of local connection. It’s not a requirement, but helps. For instance, Oregon uses “Shout” because “National Lampoon’s Animal House” was filmed on its campus. Florida uses “I Won’t Back Down” because Petty is from Gainesville, Florida, and Michigan uses “Mr. Brightside” because of the Wolverines’ and The Killers’ shared tendency to coast on their mid-2000s success (okay, I made that last one up).

Keeping these rules in mind, here is a countdown of five songs I believe are in prime position to serve as the Wildcats’ singalong song.

Orchestra, reference to “your city by the lake” and the fact that it dropped during the 1995 season. All we need now are regular night games.

humor any overworked NU student can appreciate.

#4: “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire (1981)

#5: “Tonight, Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins (1995)

We’re reaching way back to a touchstone of the early soul era. Few Chicago-based musicians have affected the national music scene the way Cooke did during his short life, when he churned out lighthearted and poignant hits alike. “Wonderful World” is pure, collegiate joy, and its verses (“Don’t know much about history / Don’t know much biology,” repeated numerous times with different disciplines) double as self-deprecating

We could go a few different John Hughes routes here. The Beatles’ version of “Twist and Shout,” immortalized by “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” looms as low-hanging fruit. We could opt for Wayne Newton’s rendition of “Danke Schoen” from the same film. But let’s be honest — there’s only one song from a Hughes film that could take this slot. It is the beating heart of “The Breakfast Club,” an aspirational, unforgettable (pun intended) new wave anthem that speaks to the peaks and valleys of life at NU: the mystique of Chicago and its suburbs, the perils of leaving home, the excitement of growing up. “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” may be nearly four decades old, but it will never sound dated.

Imagine a frigid, gray November day in the near future, at a new Ryan Field. A ranked Wisconsin team and a ranked NU team are slugging it out before a sold-out, purple-saturated crowd on national television. The Badgers are deep in Wildcats territory as the third quarter draws to a close. Forty-seven thousand, one hundred thirty people draw to an uneasy silence.

And then: “Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!” It won’t be “Jump Around,” but it doesn’t need to be. NU’s home-field advantage will have a novel, exhilarating dimension — properly memorable, indelibly Chicagoan and indisputably great.

There is something darkly ironic about pulling a potential singalong song for NU football from an album entitled “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.” Nevertheless, “Tonight, Tonight” has everything: shockingly discernible lyrics for a ‘90s alt-rock song, the accompaniment of the Chicago Symphony

It’s hard to go wrong with a stone-cold classic from one of Chicago’s most beloved musical groups. “Let’s Groove” has a wonderfully weird, quasi-robotic intro.

And, as anyone who has attended a wedding in the U.S. in the last 40 years can attest, has one of the most danceable beats of its day.

#3: “Wake Up” by Arcade Fire (2004)

Arcade Fire guitarist Will Butler was still an NU student when his band released “Funeral” to rave reviews in September 2004, making this track unique among our contenders for its direct connection to the Cats. “Wake Up” remains a hallmark of the mid-2000s indie craze, and the melodrama of its giant, wordless chorus lends itself well to sports: “Now that I’m older / My heart’s colder.”

Is there any better summation of life in the Big Ten West?

#2: “Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke (1960)

#1: “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds (1985)

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