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Judge: Harvard did not discriminate Tuesday ruling represents win for college’s admissions

By ALAN PEREZ

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A federal judge Tuesday dismissed accusations of racial bias in Harvard University’s admission process, a win for the university at the center of the fight over the use of race-conscious admissions.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled that the school’s admission practices did not intentionally discriminate against Asian American applicants. In the 130-page ruling, Burroughs acknowledged Harvard had a legitimate interest in diversifying its student body to create “a more robust academic environment.”

“Harvard’s admission program passes constitutional muster in that it satisfies the dictates of strict scrutiny,” she wrote.

“Race conscious admissions programs that survive strict scrutiny will have an important place in society and help ensure that colleges and universities can offer a diverse atmosphere that fosters learning, improves scholarship and encourages mutual respect and understanding.”

A group of Asian American students — aided by Students for Fair Admissions — brought the suit against Harvard, alleging the admissions committee unfairly held them to higher standards.

The weeks-long trial uncovered deep and sometimes embarrassing practices by the undergraduate admissions committee, which the plaintiffs pointed to as evidence of discrimination.

The suit made national news for its potential to overthrow the use of race-conscious admissions, driving college and university administrators to Harvard’s defense. Northwestern officials had said that the outcome would not affect the admission practices of Northwestern, though University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway both expressed a level of concern that the ruling would reign in the use of race.

A University spokesperson was not available for comment Tuesday afternoon.

The ruling will likely be appealed by SFFA and could make its way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs were also aided by longtime anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum, who last tackled the policy in front of the high court in 2016. » See HARVARD, page 7

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Exhibition creators Carly Mazer and Lauren Katz observing the completion of their art exhibit. The co-writers of the 88th annual Waa-Mu show, “For the Record,” adapted the performance into the Tuesday exhibit in collaboration with One Book One Northwestern.

Musical adapted into art exhibit Showcase highlights revolutionary women who’ve been overlooked

By RYANN PERLSTEIN

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Communication students Carly Mazer and Lauren Katz took their musical “For the

Record” from performance to print when they launched their Tuesday exhibit in Main Library in collaboration with One Book One Northwestern.

“For the Record,” the 88th annual Waa-Mu Show that ran in May, was co-written by Mazer,

a senior, and Katz, a junior. The musical was inspired by their fascination with revolutionary women who have historically been overlooked.

After pitching their idea to Northwestern faculty, the writers were told to include women

from a variety of time periods, places and backgrounds — unlike the show, which primarily featured three historical women. The exhibit, open until the end of the quarter, features 35 women in » See FOR THE RECORD, page 7

Schakowsky cooks with students Students push for At local business Spoonfoolery, the Illinois rep. shared love of food

By ZAMONE “Z” PEREZ

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When Mamata Reddy walked into the Evanston Starbucks on Dempster Street during the after-school rush, she got a lot more than her regular skinny vanilla latte.

The local business owner’s wait included a chat with her congresswoman, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston), about a range of topics, including Spoonfoolery Creative Cooking & Baking, Reddy’s Evanston-based business.

“I just stopped in the Starbucks to get coffee, and it was like post-school drop-off,” Reddy said. “It was this very long line, and she walked in.”

The conversation eventually turned to Reddy’s business, “and her face just lit up,” Reddy said.

Reddy is the owner of the year-old local business on 2113 Greenleaf St., and she primarily serves students ranging from toddlers to middle schoolers.

Reddy also hosts other events, including birthday parties, corporate team-building and bridal showers.

“So (Schakowsky) said she

FGLI space at NU Months after ASG resolution, students say need still exists

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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) cooks at Spoonfoolery Creative Cooking and Baking in Evanston. She visited the cooking school after meeting the owner in line at a local Starbucks.

wanted to come and see,” Reddy said. “She’s very supportive of local business owners.”

After a couple of reschedulings and a lot of communication, Schakowsky’s staff organized a

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visit to one of Reddy’s classes for Tuesday evening at the kitchen.

“So it’s a short story, really, from meeting her, her invitation. She followed it up with my office. We scheduled and

rescheduled, and here I am,” Schakowsky told The Daily.

“This a great program for kids, giving them self-confidence » See JAN, page 7

Months after Associated Student Government first introduced a resolution demanding the establishment of a space for first-generation and low-income students, some undergraduate FGLI freshmen said they already feel isolated on campus.

“It’s easy to get lost in the privilege and wealth here and feel like you’re alone,” Meakailyn Phillips said. “I feel like a safe space is much-needed here.”

Phillips, a Communication freshman, is one of many Northwestern students affiliated with QuestBridge, a national organization that connects qualifying students to scholarships at elite universities. Northwestern’s Quest+, a branch of the national QuestBridge organization, represents these scholars and other FGLI students.

University officials announced plans to create a physical space to support FGLI students last week after a group of students from

Quest+ and ASG petitioned the administration in February 2019.

However, specific timelines for implementation and construction remain unclear.

Meanwhile, as first-years begin to acclimate to Northwestern, FGLI students said that socioeconomic disparities are abundant.

“There’s definitely a financial wall that’s there,” Quest Scholar Andrew Le said. “We’re here, and no one really wants to talk about it.”

The Weinberg freshman said that Northwestern generally provides adequate resources for students who struggle financially, but the administration needs to further publicize available programs.

Student Enrichment Services offers resources to help FGLI students navigate campus and college life. Le used their Books for Cats program, which helped him rent STEM textbooks for free. However, he said he spent nearly $200 on books for humanities classes.

“A lot of offices are hidden all over the place, and I didn’t know how to find them in the first week,” Le said, referring to » See FGLI, page 7

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AROUND TOWN

Sketchbook Brewing Company expands to Skokie

By ZOE MALIN

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When Sketchbook Brewing Co. first opened in Evanston in 2014, the company produced around 500 barrels of beer a week. Now, five years later, it makes over 3,000 barrels a year, and sells its product to major grocery stores like Jewel-Osco and Mariano’s.

Because of the increased demand, Sketchbook recently rented a 15,700 square-foot building in Skokie, at 4901 Main St., which will house another taproom and brewery. Cesar Marron, head brewer and managing partner, sees the expansion as a way to meet more customers’ needs.

“This is 100 percent what we need to make customers comfortable and allow them to continue enjoying our beer,” Marron said.

Shawn Decker, Sketchbook’s business director and managing partner, said the Evanston location has always been a small space. Because it’s located in a residential area, there were also limits on production capabilities. As Sketchbook grew, it began selling beer to big retailers, on top of stocking its taproom. The company then started contracting other breweries to make additional batches of beer offsite.

Decker said the process was “incredibly stressful.” The offsite breweries were far away from Evanston. He and Marron decided they needed to search for an additional location to call home.

“When we found this awesome location in

Chicago resident hit in head with brick in attempted murder

A Chicago man was arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection with an incident where a man

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Sketchbook Brewing Company’s Evanston location has undergone extensive renovations in the past few months. The updated space will open before Thanksgiving.

Skokie, we knew it was the right time,” Marron said. “We feel like it’s also the right time for Skokie, and a perfect match.”

Skokie’s taproom will be “more of a traditional brewery production taproom” compared to Evanston’s, said Decker. He said the new space will be industrial and open, with outdoor seating. Decker said the large parking lot could accommodate food trucks, and there will be an event space for private parties and live music, too.

The Skokie brewery “represents a threefold increase in Sketchbook’s production capacity,” a

September news release said. Decker said Sketchbook will brew bigger batches and mainline beers in Skokie and make smaller batches and specialty beers in Evanston.

Sketchbook also has another project on tap: renovating their Evanston taproom after it was so “packed” that customers couldn’t find seats.

“To best serve Evanston, we wanted to focus on creating a really good space that customers would love hanging out in,” said Decker.

From there, Sketchbook started a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for music, food and beer

on Howard Street was hit in the head with a brick numerous times, according to a Tuesday Evanston Police Department news release.

The incident occurred on Sept. 28 in the 700 block of Howard Street, and the Evanston Fire Department transported the 23-year-old Chicago resident who was injured to Presence St. Francis Hospital, where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

The 23-year-old was walking west when the offender “approached and attacked without provocation,” the release said. A witness provided a description of the 35-year-old Chicago resident, and officers located him on Howard Street west of Ridge Avenue.

A police investigation has not found a connection between the two men, and the release said it appears to be a “random act.”

education nights. The company aimed to raise $15,000. Decker said they reached this goal within days, and the amount then doubled. A total of $31,223 allowed the company to purchase new furniture for Evanston’s taproom and add an operable garage door to the building that opens up to Chicago Avenue.

Once renovations are complete — expected to be before Thanksgiving — the Evanston taproom will have about 100 seats for customers. Decker said this “quadruples” the current seating capacity.

The taproom will resume hosting special events and live music, which were stopped due to a lack of space.

Evanston’s renovation also includes creating a catering area. Local restaurants will be invited to showcase their offerings on the weekends and during themed events. Both the Skokie and Evanston locations will serve snacks and light food items, though the “bring your own food” policy will remain.

An important feature consistent in Sketchbook’s Evanston and Skokie taprooms will be a lack of televisions, Decker said. Decker and Marron believe it’s important for people to talk to one another and even play games, keeping with Marron’s value on being present at Sketchbook.

“Sketchbook is focused on the here and the now, both in the atmosphere at our locations and in how we serve the communities,” said Marron.

“I’m looking forward to bringing this mindset to Skokie and reimagining it in Evanston.” zoemalin2022@u.northwestern.edu The man was charged with one felony count of attempted murder, one felony count of aggravated battery with great bodily harm and one felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He is currently being held in Cook County Jail without bond.

The next court date scheduled is Oct. 16.

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Nintendo kicks off its Switch Tour

By ZACH BLANK

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Stationed on the East Lawn outside of Norris University Center, Nintendo kicked off their official Nintendo Switch: Together Tour. On Monday and Tuesday this week, the video gaming company set up multiple Switch systems, large televisions, Nintendo props and prize booths for anyone to enjoy for free.

At the event, participants played many of Nintendo’s premier Switch games. Some games, like “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe,” “Super Mario Party” and “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate,” encouraged students to play in groups, while others such as “The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening” and “Super Mario Maker 2” were designed to be played alone.

Hosts of the event led groups in games of “Just Dance” on the main screen.

Nintendo’s tour took advantage of the nostalgia that many college students have for classic video games.

“Countless college students over the last 25 years have memories about Nintendo,” the company wrote in a release. “To introduce the newest generation of college students to the newest generation of Nintendo games… Nintendo is enrolling in college campuses this fall.”

The event attracted many Northwestern students who passed by the gaming trucks while walking around campus. Doctorate candidates Anthony Silvaroli and Sean Koyoma happened upon the event and were enticed to stay when they saw the free opportunity to play Mario Kart.

“It’s been really fun,” Silvaroli said. “It’s great that you can play with a bunch of your friends and come out here and compete against each other.”

Embracing the spirit of togetherness in the Together Tour, some participants made new friends by playing games alongside one another.

McCormick junior Dylan Bercu and fourth-year doctorate candidate in engineering Charlotte Abrahamson, for example, were already deep into

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Gamers have fun at the Nintendo Switch: Together Tour kickoff. Embracing the spirit of togetherness, some participants made new friends by playing games alongside one another.

a spirited match of “Mario Kart” before they learned each other’s names.

Bercu and Abrahamson, who each own a Switch, said they were particularly excited for the event after hearing the news that Nintendo would be coming to campus.

“I had actually gotten an email about it from Nintendo because I have a Switch, and they probably used cookies to track me, but I signed up over the weekend and completely forgot about it until I saw it (on campus),” Bercu said.

Aside from just Northwestern students, some Evanston residents also took excursions to check

out the experience. Paul Von Hoff brought his three young kids to enjoy some four-player games.

Competitors who completed tasks at a minimum of six stations got to collect a prize. Von Hoff ’s son Christopher won a Mario fanny pack for his video game prowess.

Some participants said the marketing event was successful in making them more excited about Nintendo than they had previously been.

“It’s probably going to get me to train in ‘Super Smash Bros.’ more,” Bercu said. zacharyblank2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Wednesday, October 2, 2019

It’s well past time to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act ZACH KESSEL

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Looking back on the history of this country, a common force has hindered the arc of progress: the heavy hand of the federal government. Nowhere is the needlessness and incompetence of federal government intervention more apparent than in the DavisBacon Act. President Herbert Hoover signed the Davis-Bacon Act into law on March 3, 1931, consecrating one of the most useless and inefficient fiscal policies in the history of this country. The act was drafted with the intention of protecting construction workers from wage deflation at the hands of federal infrastructure projects during the Great Depression. Considering the volume of government construction projects during the Depression, the DBA does make some sense on paper.

However, “on paper” is where the arguments for the act end.

Like most government programs, the Davis-Bacon Act has horrendous implications for the fiscal and social health of the United States. When Hoover signed the DBA, his administration did not consider these implications that make the continued existence of the Act in U.S. Code asinine.

The DBA applies to contractors and subcontractors on federally-funded projects costing in excess of $2,000. In accordance with the act, federal contractors and subcontractors must pay employees at least the prevailing wage rates for non-federal contracts in the same locality. The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division determines

these rates through a survey of construction wages. This survey, of course, is where the policy goes awry, even to the staunchest believers in government intervention. As is customary of a government agency, the WHD is simply terrible at its job.

It uses unscientific, self-selected survey samples based on responses from fewer than 30 workers in each locality. Moreover, inspector general audits have found errors in 100 percent of wage reports examined. Most of these reports are years or decades old, and some rates have not been updated since the 1970s.

Aside from the stark bureaucratic problems, the DBA has disastrous effects on both local markets and the American economy at large. DBA wage rates average 22 percent higher than market wages for the same work, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates costs the American taxpayer roughly $13 billion annually. Though some argue the DBA protects workers, it fails here as well. In areas in which DBA rates are below market wages, the DBA depresses worker income, the exact opposite of what the act was designed to do.

As the DBA increases the cost of federally-funded construction projects by an

average of nearly 10 percent, repealing the act would allow the government to build more infrastructure and create roughly 150,000 additional construction jobs at the same cost to taxpayers.

Anyone who has passed a personal finance class can easily say the goal is to buy more with less, not less with more. Anyone familiar with the federal budget can easily say the government would not pass a personal finance class.

Beyond the DBA’s troubling economic effects, it aimed to force black laborers out of the construction industry. When Hoover signed the law, a massive influx of black workers had migrated from the Jim Crow South to the comparatively desegregated North. Because the DBA required federal contractors to pay skilled and unskilled laborers the same wages, regardless of market value, the act destroyed any incentive to hire black migrants. In fact, Ralph C. Thomas, former executive director of the National Association of Minority Contractors, made the point that under the DBA, federal contractors have “no choice but to hire skilled tradesmen, the majority of which are in the (racial) majority.” He went on to say “this defeats a major purpose in the encouragement of minority enterprise development.”

In economics, unintended consequences are known as negative externalities. The consequences of the DBA for black workers, though, are most certainly not unintentional.

At the time of the act’s passage, black workers comprised a disproportionate amount of the country’s unskilled labor force, and, with the influx of Central American immigrants in the second half of the 20th century, the racial disparity between the minority share of the country’s population and the unskilled labor force became even greater.

In 1930, Rep. Miles Clayton Allgood (D-Ala.) rationalized his support for the act, arguing that “cheap colored labor” competes with white labor nationwide.

Locking minority laborers out of the workforce is not an externality, but in fact is an intended consequence of the DBA, turning it from bad fiscal policy to heinous social engineering.

My opposition to the DBA does stems from my antipathy toward government programs. From President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal to President Lyndon B. Johnson’s failed War on Poverty, the federal government does more harm than good. But the DBA does something beyond stifling business and violating constitutional norms.

It knowingly and actively prevents the most vulnerable members of our society from achieving the American Dream, crushing their hopes like ants under the federal government’s mighty boot.

The DBA is not only an example of government intervention gone wrong. It was also created with outright racist intentions. It’s time for the act to be repealed, and not, as some have insisted, expanded into the private sector. If the DBA was implemented in private business, it would be the end of free enterprise as we know it, signalling a death knell for aspiring contractors and minority laborers alike. In a country in which freedom, equality and opportunity are emphasized above all else, a law like the Davis-Bacon Act has no place on the books.

Zach Kessel is a Communication freshman. He can be contacted at zachkessel2023@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.

The cold doesn’t scare me away from being on campus JULIA RICHARDSON

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

I visited Northwestern right after the polar vortex. Being from Southern California, one could say it was a bit of a harsh first introduction to Chicago weather.

I remember standing in the hallway of a building that I now know to be Fisk Hall during the Medill tour and being introduced to Dean Charles Whitaker by my tour guide. He greeted us warmly and then asked where we were from.

I said, “Southern California,” to which he replied, “Oh, I’m so sorry.”

I knew that these reactions were warranted, given the fact that I was coming to one of the coldest parts of the country the day after the polar vortex. I remember laughing at that moment because then, it really did seem like a joke. I knew that if I somehow ended up at Northwestern, the weather would be a large adjustment, but I wasn’t thinking too hard about it.

But now, it’s a different story.

Months have passed since the polar vortex

and even now, when I tell this story, I get asked why I still wanted to come here.

It usually went something like this: “So, have you chosen a college yet?” “Yeah! I’m going to Northwestern!” “Oh, where is that again?” “Chicago!” “You know it’s cold there, right?”

Every so often I would wonder if the cold was actually a deal-breaker and the only thing I could ever associate with my experience with Northwestern.

Of course, a lot of these exchanges were all in good humor, but it always surprised me why people thought I could base a decision as big as going to college on a single factor.

Why should the weather be a deal-breaker if I love the school I’m going to? Everyone seems to assume that people who live in California should want to stay there.

There is this assumption that if you’ve grown up in a consistent environment, you would never want to leave it. The thought is that people who live somewhere comfortable should be content to stay there. But what they do not realize is that these people can benefit from the change, and it helps to make them more well rounded. I think change is good and that it is essential for us to grow.

While the endless warm days were surely something I took for granted, I’ll admit they

also came with their problems. While the 70-degree days in the winter are a blessing (there have been multiple Christmas days on which I remember wearing shorts and a tank top because it felt like summer), 100+ degree days are not always the best things ever. The temperatures would often cross over to being uncomfortable and unpleasant, unless I was sitting in a cold pool. In my opinion, what looks like a desirable situation from the outside is not always perfect on the inside.

Two weeks at Northwestern and a rude awakening later, I am beginning to realize how much of a wake-up call this is actually going to be. I’ve heard for months that the winters here are rough, but I still don’t entirely know what

to expect and I don’t think I can be fully prepared. But, I am also realizing that the change is exhilarating. I want a different experience from the one I grew up with.

While the warm weather and beach aspect of California is nice and I may be telling a different story when it’s -10 degrees here come January, I have never actually gotten to experience seasons. I’m excited for the leaves to change and to see the first snowfall.

Sure, there may be days where I don’t even set foot outside because of the cold, but even that is an experience in and of itself. I have been forced to adapt in more than one way and I am almost regularly reminded of why I chose to make the leap and come to Northwestern. Although it can be challenging becoming familiar with a new place in a short amount of time, it is not a bad skill to have.

Not to mention the exposure to a whole different part of the country that I would not get otherwise.

Julia Richardson is a Medill first-year. She can be contacted at juliarichardson2023@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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Curt’s Cafe consolidates to one Central St. location

By MOLLY BURKE

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When the south branch of Curt’s Café, located on Dempster Street, struggled to maintain staffing levels that would let them stay open later in the day, the company realized it would need to merge with its north location on Central Street. On June 1, Curt’s Café’s two Evanston locations became one.

Along with the typical challenges that come with consolidating business locations, Curt’s Café had to turn its two training programs, one for women and one for men, into a single co-ed program.

Curt’s Café, a non-profit organization that has served the Evanston community for seven years, helps at-risk youth and formerly incarcerated young adults aged 15-24 to develop life

skills, gain workplace experience and use community resources to help themselves.

Rick Marsh, president of the Curt’s Café board, explained that prior to merging locations, the company polled the students and found out they believed a co-ed workplace would allow them to better experience the real world. The leadership has yet to notice significant issues after merging the programs, Marsh said, but some classes in the program are taught separately when they concern sensitive subjects.

Another co-ed location of Curt’s Café will open in Highland Park by the end of October.

“It’s a done deal,” Marsh said. “It’s been in the works for two years and now we’re just waiting on construction.”

Trudyann Smith, the general manager of the south location of Curt’s Café, dealt with the change to co-ed programming and becoming general manager of the north location.

Smith said that the co-ed space is “nothing

new” as it resembles how most workplaces are in reality, but she did enjoy the gender-specific locations.

“I really liked having the girls over there and just having an all-female space in general,” Smith said.

However, she said Curt’s Café remains an important place for at-risk youth.

The program includes classes meant to train participants in every aspect of life. The students work at the café for 90 days, learning how to complete all the workplace duties, from taking orders and making lattes to working the cash register. Additionally, they work with social workers to develop life skills and get any emotional or personal help they may need.

The young adults are usually enrolled in the program for about four and a half months before they graduate. The short period of training is packed full of information — like learning to write resumes, practice anger management and

deal with any personal issues participants may have — to make sure they are ready to pursue their educational or career goals immediately following the program.

Karli Butler, the social service provider at Curt’s, said most people who get involved in the program come through referrals with graduates recommending their friends and family members. After a referral, participants fill out an intake application and questionnaire about their goals, but Butler assures they don’t need any experience to enter the program.

Since the program is only a few months, Butler emphasizes addressing important issues and building relationships as quickly as possible.

“A lot of our jobs as the social service providers is to build relationships with them and develop trust so that they are comfortable with telling us what they need help with,” Butler said. mollyburke2023@u.northwestern.edu

Student journalists of color grow through conferences

By EVA HERSCOWITZ

the daily northwestern @herscowitz

Growing up, Rupa Palla said she didn’t come across many journalists who looked like her.

Palla, who aspires to be a morning anchor, said the lack of Indian broadcast journalists she watched was disheartening and discouraging.

But after attending the Asian American Journalists Association National Convention in Atlanta and meeting other Indian people in the media, the Medill junior said she felt reinvigorated to pursue her chosen field.

“I really wanted to go to understand how other Asian Americans were able to forge that path for themselves and be successful in the journalism industry,” she said. “It was great to be surrounded by people who went against those stereotypes and did what they love instead.”

Medill career advisor Fiona Sykes said more than 20 Medill students attended national conventions organized by the AAJA, the National

Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists this summer. These conventions can connect journalists of color to internship and job opportunities, offer a slate of workshops and panels and promote diversity in newsrooms.

Outside of affinity conferences, journalism is an overwhelmingly white, male, heterosexual and cis-gender industry: More than threequarters of newsroom employees in the U.S. are white, and over three-fifths are men, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Although 40 percent of national newsrooms improved in racial diversity over the past two decades, journalists of color remain underrepresented in journalism jobs, coverage and media leadership.

Medill junior Cayla Clements, who’s a member of NABJ’s chapter at Northwestern, attended the NABJ Convention & Career Fair in Miami this August. She said hearing from successful black journalists like Caitlin Dickerson, who covers immigration for the New York Times, gave her confidence to pursue social

justice reporting.

“It was inspiring and affirming to see such accomplished people in the field of journalism,” Clements said. “It was great to see people show their workplace that they are just as capable as everyone else there.”

Medill covered travel, lodging and registration expenses for student leaders in NU’s chapters of the AAJA, NABJ and NAHJ, Sykes said.

Former Medill Dean Brad Hamm created a discretionary fund — which first went into effect in summer 2013 — to expand access to affinity conferences. Since 2016, Medill has more than tripled spending for these events.

Medill sophomore Wyatte Grantham-Philips attended the NAHJ Excellence in Journalism Conference in San Antonio, Texas. At first, presenting her resume was intimidating, but she said the career fair helped her fine-tune her networking skills.

Medill Professor Mei-Ling Hopgood is the faculty advisor for NU’s Asian American Student Journalists and NAHJ chapters. Hopgood, who has been an AAJA member since college,

said she attributes her career success to her AAJA and NAHJ connections.

“Being able to go to these organizations and seeing people who had similar experiences on campuses when they were younger meant a lot,” she said. “Every job I’ve had as a journalist, and even this job, directly or indirectly can be traced to contacts I made in these organizations.”

But maintaining contacts after the conventions end can prove challenging, Palla said.

She collected 30 business cards, but when she sent follow-up emails, she received only two responses.

Still, she said she’s grateful for the opportunity to meet other Asian American journalists.

“A lot of the time, for different minority groups, it’s hard to connect with other people’s journey in the news industry, and no journey is the same,” Palla said. “But if there’s a place where everyone shares one identity, you at least get a deeper understanding of how you get where you want to be.” evaherscowitz2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Oktoberfest

Over a thousand people crowded into the intersection at Oak Avenue and University Place on Sunday to celebrate Oktoberfest by drinking beer and viewing Evanston’s first Maker’s Market, among other activities.

Downtown Evanston, a non-profit dedicated to developing and promoting Evanston’s business

district, has hosted the event for the past five years.

This year’s festival went all afternoon, from noon to 6 p.m.

Much of the funds this year will go toward replacing the city’s two-decade-old Christmas lights.

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Northwestern changes Employee Portable Tuition Plan benefits

Northwestern’s Employee Portable Tuition Plan — which pays benefits for employees toward the cost of tuition and fees for courses at other universities — lowered the cap from $12,000 to $5,250 for current staff. The change will take effect on January

1, 2020, according to a Monday email from the University.

The email obtained by The Daily, which was sent to employees currently enrolled in a degree program outside of Northwestern, said the plan will be eliminated for anyone with a hire date after January 1, 2020.

“Over the last several years, the University has experienced increased costs that necessitates specific changes to benefit plans and will impact the educational assistance program,” the email said.

The Employee Portable Tuition Plan allowed employees who completed “one year of full-time, benefits-eligible service prior to the beginning of the term” to receive benefits toward undergraduate and graduate job-related courses at schools other than Northwestern.

Craig Johnson, senior vice president for business and finance, also emailed a notice to some members of Northwestern’s administration and staff last month outlining the changes.

“We have attempted to limit the impact on

current faculty and staff,” Johnson’s email said.

“Changes are limited to benefits that have not recently increased in cost to employees: retirement, tuition, and health care.”

The University will continue to offer other tuition benefits plans, according to the email, including the Employee Reduced Tuition Plan — which applies to courses at Northwestern — and the tuition benefit toward employees’ dependent children.

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fields such as art, athletics, science and social justice.

Many of the women included were featured as secondary characters in the show, but Mazer and Katz said they wanted to dedicate more space to their legacies in their exhibit.

“We didn’t want to make it cliché,” Katz said.

“We wanted to be rooted in the truth.”

Mazer and Katz were also inspired by “Overlooked,” a New York Times obituary series by Amy Padnani that honors women whose stories were “all

but erased from the historical record.”

“Women make up half of our population but their stories only make up 0.05 percent of recorded history,” Mazer said. “We are hoping this horrifying stat is on its way to changing as we, and others with the same mission, work to create awareness through storytelling.”

Padnani agreed to meet with Mazer and Katz after speaking with the Knight Lab. Padnani explained that her project was about combating the idea that obituaries are a “rearview look on society.”

Barack and Michelle Obama have since partnered with Netflix to create an adaptation of her project.

This exhibit comes as Northwestern celebrates 150 years of admitting women to the University and the selection of “Hidden Figures” as this year’s One Book One Northwestern book.

Nancy Cunniff, the director of the One Book One Northwestern program, said she thought it would be interesting to incorporate “For the Record” as part of this year’s programming.

“In the spring I went to see ‘For the Record,’ and I couldn’t believe what an outstanding job these two young women did in writing the show,” Cunniff said.

Mazer and Katz say they are fortunate to have

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During Wildcat Welcome, Le attended the SES meet-up to review services that Northwestern provides and to socialize with other FGLI students.

Le said the presence of a student-run center could make these resources more accessible and keep the FGLI community alive throughout the year.

“That would be a very good place because sometimes you have problems, and you can’t reach out even to your closest friend,” Le said. “If they’re slightly better off than you, they can’t sympathize with you as well as someone who is in the same spot as you.”

Before school starts, some FGLI students participated in the Bridge or Summer Academic

Workshop programs, residencies designed to prepare students for Northwestern academics.

Communication freshman and Quest Scholar Amya Scott attended the Bridge program over the summer. She said the diverse population at Bridge did not fully reflect the community she found in her first days at Northwestern.

The Northwestern class of 2023 is 54.2 percent white, according to undergraduate admissions. The population is also 20 percent Pell-eligible, and 12.5 percent of students are the first in their families to attend college. “(At Bridge) you could feel comfortable talking about things because everyone else could share that experience with you,” Scott said. “At Northwestern there’s a lot of rich or white people here, so it’s easy to feel alone.” melanielust2023@u.northwestern.edu

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In that case, the Supreme Court, led by Justice Anthony Kennedy, ruled that the use of race was lawful if it was necessary to achieve the benefits of diversity and no race-neutral alternative was sufficient. The court has long held that diversity is a legitimate and lawful interest of schools, though it banned admission quotas for specific racial groups.

The trial that began almost a year ago reopened old wounds in the world of college admissions.

Evidence at trial revealed that Harvard’s students consisted largely of legacy applicants and children of donors. Numerous admissions scandals exposing the heavy advantage of wealthy parents added fuel to the fire that ended in a shameful year for college admissions.

The ruling is affirmation, if only temporarily, of schools’ use of race as one factor in the admissions process to achieve their interest in diversifying its

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From page 1 about something as fundamental as cooking.”

The class, held at 4 p.m., had five local students who got to cook with Schakowsky. The dish of delicacy for the lesson: apple pie crisps.

Stephanie Mendoza, a stay-at-home mom in Evanston with three children in tow, brought her two sons to the workshop in the hopes that they would acquire more knowledge about the fundamentals of the kitchen. And seeing the Schakowsky was an added bonus, Mendoza said.

“For me, it’s important for the children to be able to learn how to be careful with food and utensils,” Mendoza said. “They learn about math.

received such positive feedback on their work, including an invitation from Cunniff to turn the musical into an exhibit. After seeing the show, Cunniff asked Mazer and Katz if they would be willing to present their research in a new format to coincide with this year’s theme.

“The creation of this musical (and exhibit) is really only one small step in a marathon of actions that need to be taken in order to adequately recognize women and their accomplishments in society,” Mazer said. ryannperlstein2023@u.northwestern.edu student body. Affirmative action policies began in the early 1960s as a way to reconcile the harm of racial discrimination and provide opportunities for disadvantaged groups. Since then, race-conscious admissions has been upheld only as a means to achieve institutions’ interest in diversity.

In a statement, American Council on Education President Ted Mitchell hailed the decision for adhering to legal precedent.

“Today’s ruling is especially gratifying because it occurs against a backdrop of continuing attacks on what remains the settled law of the land in this area,” Mitchell said. “We applaud this ruling and are confident that the nation’s courts, including its highest court, will continue to uphold the vital principle that colleges and universities that choose to do so can consider race as one factor in reviewing applicants to achieve the goal of a talented, diverse incoming class.” aperez@u.northwestern.edu They learn about food safety, and they have fun while they are doing it.”

The event was a happenstance moment for Reddy, and she didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to talk politics with her representative.

After a bit of small talk while waiting in line, Reddy said she finally “mustered up the courage” to ask Schakowsky about the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.

“She actually was really great, and just told me to hang in there,” Reddy said. “She was just basically telling me to have faith.”

But when warm apple delicacies, child chefs and chance meetings are involved, that story can be for another day. zamoneperez2022@u.northwestern.edu

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This was an important learning experience for them because this is the first time we played Indiana, what I felt, — Tim Lenahan, coach as being close to equals.

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The Wildacts can’t pull off the upset against No. 8 Hoosiers

By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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If coach Tim Lenahan could do it over again, he said he’d probably choose to play more conservatively against No. 8 Indiana, the team that leads the Big Ten in goals per game.

After losing in overtime to the Hoosiers in last year’s Big Ten Tournament, Lenahan played his midfielders up the field against the team that’s made 32 consecutive NCAA Tournaments.

But the Wildcats played a doubleovertime game against Ohio State on Saturday, which, Lenahan said, could’ve contributed to NU’s midfielders being tired down the stretch.

Despite playing even with the Hoosiers for most of the game, the Cats (5-41, 1-1-1 Big Ten) lost 3-1 to Indiana (6-1-2, 2-0) and missed an opportunity to climb to first place in the Big Ten standings.

“We weren’t quite mature enough as a team,” Lenahan said. “We’ve been a team that knows how to compete, hang on and fight and scrap and maybe hope for a chance. Tonight we tried to go toeto-toe, and for a while, we did what we needed to do to generate chances.”

The Cats’ defenders kept them in

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the game in the first half, blocking over a dozen shots heading right for them.

Senior midfielder Matt Moderwell said those stops hurt but rallied the team to match Indiana’s intensity.

But then two of those deflections found their way into the net, bouncing off an NU defender and into the goal.

Indiana forward Maouloune Goumballe scored the first goal of the game in the 37th minute, sliding in the box to poke the ball through three NU defenders. The ball tipped off junior defender Garrett Opperman’s leg and crawled into the net to escape freshman midfielder Logan Weaver’s attempt at a kick save.

“We just can’t be messing around with the ball in the box,” Moderwell said. “Indiana is a team that can finish – they’re leading the Big Ten in shots.

That’s something that we knew, and we should have done a better job getting the ball out of there.”

The Cats evened the score three minutes later as freshman forward Ugo Achara Jr. sent a one-timer from 20 yards

away into the top right corner of the goal.

But early in the second half, Indiana had another fortunate bounce.

The Hoosiers’ second goal was an owngoal for the Cats. In the 58th minute, Indiana forward Aidan Morris took a shot from ten yards away that collided with Opperman’s hip and didn’t lose momentum as it headed for the opposite side of the net. Opperman was inches from bringing the ball to a complete stop with his body, but, after the deflection, junior goalkeeper Miha Miskovic didn’t have a chance to convert the save.

Morris added to the lead with an uncontested goal in the 66th minute, as two NU defenders stopped playing to look for a foul call, leaving Morris unchecked, according to Lenahan. The Hoosiers controlled possession for the majority of the game after that, preventing a comeback.

Lenahan said moments like the Hoosiers’ final goal show the difference between the eight-time NCAA Champion Hoosiers and the untested Cats roster.

“This was a good learning experience because you have to learn how to play not just good teams, but good teams that know how to win,” he said. “That’s what Indiana did tonight. They found a way to win.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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NU underclassmen lead offense Two players take

By ANDREW GOLDEN

daily senior staffer @andrewcgolden

With less than six minutes remaining in the first half, Northwestern freshman forward Ugo Achara Jr. received a pass from senior midfielder Sean Lynch, gave the ball a soft touch and fired the ball from right outside of the box.

The ball sailed off of his foot and curved into the top right corner of the net, right over the outstretched hand of Indiana goalie Roman Celentano. The Cats still lost to the No. 8 Hoosiers 3-1, but with the goal, Achara Jr. scored in two of the Wildcats’ last three games. NU

(5-4-1, 1-1-1 Big Ten) has relied on him and other younger talent for the beginning part of the season.

“He’s got a lot of confidence,” coach Tim Lenahan said. “Two goals in two weeks here on Tuesday… it was a great finish.”

Achara Jr. switched to striker late in his high school career, but he’s been extremely successful in his short time at the college level. While he’s made some great plays, Lenahan also said that he still has a lot of room to improve, emphasizing that he needs to continue to practice finishing if he wants to get better.

Last season, despite Indiana’s talent, the Cats played the Hoosiers, (6-1-2, 2-0) better than any other Big Ten opponent that they faced. In

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Jose Del Valle dribbles the ball. The sophomore is third on the team in scoring this season.

two games, including one in the Big Ten Tournament, NU fell to Indiana as a result of two last-minute goals.

But in Tuesday’s matchup, the Cats seemed to be more balanced on offense and played an evenlymatched game, despite the ultimate result. After Indiana outshot NU 49-6 last season, the Cats took nine shots to the Hoosiers’ 11 on Tuesday.

“This was an important learning experience for them because this is the first time we played Indiana, what I felt, as being close to being equals,” Lenahan said of his underclassmen. “You have to learn how to play against good teams that know how to win… That’s what Indiana did tonight.”

With the graduation of midfielder Camden Buescher last season, the question for Northwestern was who will pick up the offensive production.

Fortunately for Lenahan and staff, the Wildcats have relied on other underclassmen as well.

Aside from Achara Jr., sophomore forwards Bardia Kimiavi and Jose Del Valle have stepped up, as they are two of the top point scorers.

While upperclassmen are contributing as well, it’s clear that the team’s sophomores have matured a lot from last season, and this year’s freshmen are showing flashes of potential — but it was the Hoosiers’ freshmen who came through on Tuesday.

Two of Indiana’s three goals were scored by freshman forwards Maouloune Goumballe and Aidan Morris, who were highly-touted recruits themselves. The Cats’ freshman played well, but as a team, Lenahan said the team didn’t play to its potential for a full 90 minutes.

“Tonight, we tried to go toe-totoe, and, for a while, we did what we needed to do to generate chances,” Lenahan said. “You can’t make the mistakes that we made… We lacked a little maturity in the second half to take this one. andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu

home Big Ten honors Danika Austin, Mackenzie Wood land awards for strong play

By TROY CLOSSON

daily senior staffer @troy_closson

Sophomore goalkeeper Mackeznie Wood was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week and freshman defender Danika Austin earned defensive player of the week honors, the conference announced Tuesday.

Both played critical roles in Northwestern’s 2-1 win over Iowa on Sunday.

Austin scored the game-winning goal in the 97th minute, the first of her career, while Wood made eight saves total.

In overtime, NU junior midfielder Kylie Fisher crossed the ball into the box, where there was a scrum for the ball.

Out of the big pile came Austin, who struck the ball past the Hawkeyes’ goalie Claire Graves to give NU a 2-1 victory.

“We’ve just always been about capitalizing on the opportunities that we get,” Austin said. “You can’t really look at the stats. You’ve gotta be scrappy and you’ve just gotta keep going.”

Coming into Sunday’s matchup, the Cats hadn’t lost to Iowa since 2014, when they lost 1-0.

The Hawkeyes came out the gates firing, looking to end NU’s streak.

Iowa was aggressive, taking four shots in the first 15 minutes of the game before the Cats took their first shot of the game.

But NU broke the tie early and was ultimately propelled to a win

by the newly honored Big Ten CoFreshman of the Week.

After the weekend, Austin now leads the Wildcats with five points and is one of four players to start every game this season.

The Jenison, Mich. native was also named co-freshman of the week with Badgers freshman midfielder Emma Jaskaniec.

“It’s just an awesome feeling,” she said after leading NU to a win.

“When your hard work finally pays off and you see that result and it goes through the back of the net, it’s just awesome.”

Against Nebraska, Austin sent in a cross from the right side, and junior midfielder Madi Kennel — whose last goal came in 2017 — tapped the ball in the center of the net, sliding her whole body forward to do so.

The Cats’ last freshman of the week was Wood in October 2018, who recently passed the 100-save mark in her career.

After posting her tenth career shutout on the road against Nebraska last Thursday, Wood also moved into a tie for the fifth-most in program history.

She last won Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors during her freshman campaign.

“The word I would use for both of these games this weekend is gritty,” coach Michael Moynihan said. “I thought we showed a lot of heart and character (and) battled well.”

Following two consecutive conference wins, Northwestern — currently fourth place in the conference — will face Purdue at home on Thursday.

Andrew Golden contributed reporting. troyclosson2020@u.northwestern.edu