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NU looks for new dean of students Committee searches for Burgwell Howard’s replacement By Junnie Kwon
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QUARTET QUERIES A Quartet Digital Printing employee helps a student find his course packet at the Evanston store. Co-owner Chris Linster said short-staffing and Northwestern’s late start left the store backlogged.
Quartet lags after late start ‘Worst quarter’ ever for picking up course packets, owner says By Jessica floum
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Northwestern’s unusually late start this school year seems to have tripped up the biggest printing service in town. Fall Quarter’s Thursday start caused delays for Quartet Digital Printing in the production of course packets for NU classes, upsetting both students and professors, Quartet co-owner Chris Linster said. “This has been probably our worst quarter we’ve ever had in terms of
course packs,” Linster said. “We get kids that come in two or three times and they obviously get peeved.” It was Northsort of like a western perfect storm... quarters typically start you get to the on Mondays front of the line o r Tu e s which and realize that days, means proyou can’t get fessors subwhat they want. mit orders the Friday Chis Linster, before class, Quartet co-owner affording the Quartet staff time to work 15-hour shifts through the weekend to complete orders, Linster said. Because classes started
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on Thursday this quarter, professors submitted their orders on Monday, which took the weekend cushion away from the staff. Linster added that the staff was also short-handed this quarter, as three of its full-time staffers were out due to serious illness and deaths. “It was sort of like a perfect storm,” Linster said. “Students have been upset because you have to wait in line and then you get to the front of the line and realize that you can’t get what they want.” Weinberg freshman Duncan Orlander trekked four times from Elder Hall to downtown Evanston last week in hopes of purchasing course packets from Quartet. But Orlander left empty handed » See QUARTET, page 9
Students conquer Chicago Marathon NU community joins more than 45,000 runners at annual race By Suyeon Son
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Ari Sillman ran from Chapin Hall to Chicago’s Water Tower Place during his freshman year. However, this 12.1-mile route did not even cover half of what he tackled Sunday morning for the second time in his life: the 26.2-mile Bank of America Chicago Marathon. “It was definitely both an emotional and physical feat in a lot of ways,” the Weinberg junior said. The Chicago Marathon, which drew more than 45,000 runners to the city from 115 countries, was more than just an item on a bucket list for Sillman and other Northwestern students. For Weinberg sophomore Erika Schonher, the race was about battling
heart disease. Before the event, Schonher said she was running in support of the American Heart Association, one of the marathon’s participating charities, because It was one of her definitely both neighbors recently sufan emotional fered a heart and physical attack. Schonfeat in a lot of her said she ways. st aye d i n a Chicago Ari Sillman, h ot e l t h e Weinberg junior day before and Chicago race Marathon runner t h e with other runners, including her mother. They spent the day attending expos, viewing inspirational presentations and enjoying free pasta feasts organized for registrants. Schonher said she decided to
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A search committee to choose a new dean of students hopes to find a candidate who can live up to the standards set by Burgwell Howard. Applications for the position were due Oct. 5. Administration, faculty, staff and students on the Dean of Students Search Committee will assess the merits of each applicant, narrowing down the pool to three potential deans who will be invited to visit Northwestern for a couple days of interviews. Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin, who is temporarily filling the vacant position, will make the final decision. “We’re looking for someone who has had experience ... that can bring some new ideas and certainly energy and leadership,” Telles-Irvin said. “We’re looking for someone who has strong leadership skills, excellent communication skills, someone that has a good rapport with students and understanding of student behavior.” After Howard transitioned this past July into his current position as assistant vice president for student engagement, Telles-Irvin contacted The Spelman & Johnson Group, a search firm that will assist the committee. “As a student on the committee, I can’t speak for all of the administrators, but we’re definitely looking for someone who obviously wants to work closely with Northwestern students,” said Sophie Friedman,
BURGWELL HOWARD Medill senior and NU Panhellenic Association vice president for membership. “I think that’s something Burgie has done really well in the past, of being very open to students just talking to him about whatever is on their mind.” During the summer and early fall, the committee convened to brainstorm, unify members’ opinions and meet with a spectrum of people from different departments, Friedman said. “It’s partially an honor, but it’s also quite a load of work,” said Steven Monacelli, Communication senior and Associated Student Government vice president for community relations. The former Daily columnist added that members of the important committee “can’t afford to mess it up.” Six students were chosen to participate in the committee based on their involvement with prominent » See dean, page 9
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Police canvass Maddula’s path from party to Wilmette Harbor
Evanston Police spent the weekend tracing Harsha Maddula’s final steps. EPD investigators canvassed the area between 2000 Ridge Ave. and Wilmette Harbor, looking for residents who may have spotted Maddula after he left an off-campus party in the early morning hoursof Sept. 22. Six days after Maddula was last seen, a fisherman found his body floating in the harbor. The discovery raised still-unanswered questions about how and why the McCormick sophomore made the two-mile trek from the Ridge Avenue party to Gillson Park, which borders the Wilmette lakefront. This weekend’s canvassing was not the first time investigators have followed Maddula’s last movements, EPD Cmdr. Jay Parrott said in an email to The Daily on Friday.
Instead, the purpose was a “more informative and global response to solicit information from the community,” Parrott said. Parrott did not say Sunday afternoon whether this weekend’s surveying produced any credible leads. Police focused on the time range between 10:30 p.m. Sept. 21 and 1:30 a.m. Sept. 22 as they questioned residents this weekend, according to a news release. Parrott has called Maddula’s apparent walk from the off-campus party to the park a “direct route” with no indications that Maddula may have taken side streets or alleyways. Parrott told The Daily last month that EPD will do everything in its power to figure out the details of Maddula’s disappearance. “EPD is sympathetic to the Maddula family and the struggles that comes from the untimely death of their child,” he said in an email. “EPD will make every effort to try and establish the (manner) of death in this case.” – Patrick Svitek
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Readers recognize banned books By ciara mccarthy
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The classic American novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the contemporary young adult series “Gossip Girl” don’t have much in common, except that both are considered “banned books” by the American Library Association. About 15 people gathered Saturday to celebrate Banned Books Week, an annual ALA-sponsored event that celebrates the freedom to read by recognizing recently-challenged books. At “Books on the Chopping Block,” held at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St., four performers from the City Lit Theater Company presented dramatic readings of excerpts from the 10 most challenged books of 2011. The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles the list by tallying the formal written complaints that are filed with libraries or schools requesting a book’s removal because of content or inappropriateness. Frequent reasons for these challenges include religious viewpoints, offensive language, sexually explicit content and unsuitability to an age group. Since 2006, City Lit, which is currently planning a move from the Chicago to Evanston, has celebrated Banned Books Week with these readings. On Saturday, the City Lit performers started with excerpts from the 10th most challenged book, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and worked their way to the most challenged book of the year, the “ttyl” series.
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BANDING TOGETHER City Lit performers read excerpts from the American Library Association’s 10 most challenged books of 2011 at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center on Saturday.
Katy Nielsen, City Lit’s education director, produces the event. Nielsen said she picks the excerpts to show why the books have been banned or to show the greater literary merits of the books in question. Saturday’s event marked the final performance for the week, with this year being one of the most poorly attended in the event’s seven-year history. Nielsen defended the value of banned books, citing the frequently challenged “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky, which she said has impacted many readers. Chbosky has received fan mail from kids who were suicidal but related to
his book, she said. “In that context, this book actually saves people’s lives, by giving them something to connect with,” Nielsen said. Stacey Gibson, a high school English teacher and parent of a 13-year-old, said she would allow her students and daughter to read banned books because they are reflections of a complicated world. “Books operate as windows, they operate as mirrors,” she said. ciaramccarthy2015@u.northwestern.edu
Police Blotter Chicago resident threatened with gun A 26-year-old Chicago resident was threatened with a gun on the south side of Evanston on Thursday night. Around 10:20 p.m., the Chicago resident was at an auto service station in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue when an unknown person walked over and pointed a gun at him. The person then fled in a vehicle and was later found at
a restaurant without the handgun. Authorities later located a handgun but could not associate it with the person who allegedly brandished it, so no charges were pressed, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said.
Resident loses power-washing equipment from sidewalk
the brush attached to power-washing equipment and then fled on foot in the 600 block of Main Street, according to a witness report. The alleged thief was described as a 5-foot-8-inch man, weighing about 150 pounds and wearing a long gray T-shirt. The owner of the equipment was not on the scene when the crime occurred, Parrott said.
An unknown person on Thursday snatched
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NUMB invites local kids to “March with the Band” Event kicks off Kids Fare series, promotes music and community involvement By Amy Whyte
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Toddlers clutching their parents’ hands and children touting toy instruments marched along with the Northwestern University Marching Band on Saturday morning, continuing the Bienen School of Music’s tradition of hosting a Kids Fare series. “March with the Band,” held at Welsh-Ryan Arena, was the first of six events Bienen is hosting this school year. Each event features a different Northwestern band, including the University Symphonic Band and University Chamber Orchestra. The Kids Fare events promote music and serve as a way for Bienen to
reach out to the community. “We’ve done Kids Fare every year for, gosh, I don’t know,” band director Dan Farris said. “This is my 13th year and my 13th Kids Fare.” Farris, who, in addition to conducting the band, also served as the emcee, said the event is typically popular. “We usually get between three and four hundred people,” Farris said. “It’s a great outreach and just a blast for us to do.” This year, parents and children filled three sections of the arena. Evanston resident Lois Shelgren said she heard about the event through Pick Staiger Concert Hall’s monthly e-newsletter. “They’ve never seen a band perform live,” Shelgren said of her 2- and 4-year-old granddaughters. “We thought it would be a fun experience for them.” The performance included a Jersey Boys medley and a song about the marching band that featured solos from each of the band sections, with breaks in between to teach the audience the “Push
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Even if we don’t influence kids to come study music at Northwestern specifically, I just love having the opportunity to promote music in general. Charlie Scott, Communication sophomore and NUMB member
On” cheer and the claw. Communication sophomore Charlie Scott, a member of NUMB, said he especially enjoyed when the band broke off into sections to talk to the children about specific instruments. “We blew through our horns and let the kids push the keys,” Scott said. Other sections allowed children to practice twirling flags and try on their shakos, the tall hats
that are part of the band’s uniform. Northwestern alumna Julie Beardsley, who attended the event with her husband and two daughters, said her 3-year-old daughter Molly “loved it.” “I think she was a little mesmerized at first,” Beardsley said. “She was just staring at everything, but after a while she really got into it.” Though the audience was a bit smaller than the crowds of football fans NUMB usually performs for at Ryan Field, Scott said he likes putting on a show geared specifically toward a young audience. “Even if we don’t influence kids to come study music at Northwestern specifically, I just love having the opportunity to promote music in general,” Scott said. “Plus, the kids are adorable.” The next Kids Fare event, which will feature the Northwestern University Brass Ensemble, will be Nov. 17 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. amywhyte2015@u.northwestern.edu
Crepe Bistro owner reflects on six successful years Dining service disputes claim that former Norris business was losing revenue By Paulina firozi
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Dimitry Bushmakin, owner of Crepe Bistro, is concerned about the lingering legacy of his business. Crepe Bistro was one of the Norris University Center dining services, along with Jamba Juice and Sbarro, that closed before Fall Quarter began. The services will be replaced by Frontera
Fresco, a quick-service branch of Chicagobased Frontera Grill that is scheduled to open at the end of October. Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, vice president of student affairs for student auxiliary services, said in a Sept. 10 article in The Daily that surveys had continually reported negative feedback on Crepe Bistro’s menu items. Students, she said, complained of low-quality food, which resulted in a loss of revenue for the restaurant. Bushmakin, however, said this was not true. Though he said he could not necessarily comment on how people felt about the quality of food, he noted Crepe Bistro was in fact gaining revenue. “We were up 40 percent compared to
2010 and every year we have been growing immensely,” he said. “It was crazy.” The restaurant, which was widely known for its $1.25 Crepe Happy Hour, was “at the peak” of business When in the six years it were it’s time for a at Northwestern, Bushmakin said. Revenue change, it’s time had increased from for a change. about $22,000 a month What can you in 2010 to $40,000 a month in 2012, he do? added. Dimitry Bushmakin said Bushmakin, although the University owner of Crepe notified him August 8 Bistro that the restaurant was
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slated to close August 22, he “was not bitter” about the situation. At that point, he said he knew there was nothing to do to change the fate of Crepe Bistro, which would only be open for two more weeks. He just wanted people to remember the business for having done well, he said. Payne-Kirchmeier could not be reached for comment at time of press. Bushmakin also said he and his wife, Olga Mikailin, want to thank NU and Sodexo for six years of good business. “When it’s time for a change, it’s time for a change. What can you do?” he said. “We are happy for Frontera and we are excited for students that they get to try Frontera grill.” paulinafirozi2015@u.northwestern.edu
FORUM Negativity annoys Monday, October 8, 2012
OPINIONS from The Daily Northwestern’s Forum Desk
Disconnect between voter goals and citizen goals arabella watters
Daily columnist
When the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly jobs report Friday, I felt an odd sense of conflict. I should have been ecstatic that the economy might finally be looking up. Contrary to some theories out there, numbers don’t lie, and the unemployment rate has finally dropped below 8 percent. For most conservatives, no matter how good the news, the knee-jerk reaction is to disapprove of economic improvement because it’s President Obama who’s making headway. Away from my partisan opinions, all I am is proud. Disturbingly of late, I’ve found my beliefs as an American clashing with the loyalty that I’m supposed to have to my political party. There’s a disconnect between what we should want as voters and what we should want as people concerned about the wellbeing of our country. Mitt Romney’s actions as a presidential candidate exemplify this chasm in spades. There is a lot that President Obama promised that he hasn’t achieved. He didn’t slash the deficit in half and he didn’t bring unemployment down to 5.6 percent like he promised. However, he has brought down unemployment from its recessionary peak of 10.2 percent in October 2009. The numbers are staring Romney in the face and yet he has the audacity to deny them, just to further his run with the Republican Party. When Romney came out a few days ago saying in response to the jobs report that, “The truth is, if the same share of people were participating in the work force today as on the day the president got elected, our unemployment rate would be around 11 percent,” I found I was annoyed by his words. If the labor force was at the same number it was in 2009, unemployment would indeed be at nearly 11 percent. But Romney misstates the cause of this trend. While some are leaving the labor force out of desperation like he implies, in reality the labor force
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has been shrinking since Bill Clinton’s presidency as members of the Baby Boomer generation begin to retire. Romney is just chasing his tail trying to make a number that is indicative of clear improvement convoluted and negative. The dismal economy is terrifying enough as it is, and there is no need — no matter how badly Romney wants to get elected, sympathize with his voters or save the middle class — for him to misconstrue the truth. Romney is not the only politician to do
this; Obama himself is a master of clever oratory and twisted words, but it doesn’t make it any more acceptable. I’m just disappointed. The high I felt watching Romney show his humanity during the Colorado debate has quickly dissipated. Arabella Watters is a Medill sophomore. She can be reached at arabellawatters@yahoo.com. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to forum@dailynorthwestern.com.
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New agreement could damage U.S. companies
The Obama administration is currently negotiating another free trade agreement, which will increase the likelihood of awarding federal contracts to foreign companies located on the Pacific Rim. Countries in Southeast Asia will benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), adding jobs. The TPP will ban “Buy American” requirements in federal government contracts. Over the past 80 years U.S. companies have received help in securing federal contracts due to “Buy American” provisions. In 2011 the Obama administration supported three agreements originally negotiated by the Bush administration. The policies of Bush and Obama have led to the movement of US. Jobs overseas. The TPP would mean the U.S. could eliminate any tariffs on goods from the Asia-Pacific countries, which could cost more U.S. manufacturing jobs. We have to make it more attractive for U.S. companies to keep jobs in this country. Maybe then we will decrease unemployment from near 8 percent to a more respectable 4 percent level. Donald A. Moskowitz of Londonderry N.H.
Alumnus disappointed by Klein decision
I was disturbed to hear that the University administration has recently severed ties with Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein of the Tannenbaum Chabad House. In my four years at Northwestern, I always knew that Rabbi Klein made the Chabad House a safe, nurturing environment that I could always turn to. I recall that once or twice a year when I was a freshman and sophomore in Allison Hall (and the social chair of the dorm government my second year), the phone would ring, and Rabbi Klein would be on the other line. “How are you? How are classes?” he would inquire. I wonder how he managed to make personal calls to so many students. Other times, I would see him at his “Ask the Rabbi” booth in Norris. He always smiled and shared a warm, “How are things?” There was never any pressure, just a friendly rabbi. Alcohol? I didn’t know a single student who ever went to Chabad for alcohol. Apparently, copious amounts of alcohol were available to underage students in other locations, without trying too hard. At those locations, no one ever called you to check up on you. Rabbi Klein not only serves as a positive role model to NU students, but he also planted the seed in my idealistic heart to follow in his footsteps. I now direct the Chabad House at Queens College in New York. It is disheartening to see that, notwithstanding Rabbi Klein’s significant contribution spanning a tenure of nearly 30 years, a misguided administration has acted to the detriment of the NU community. Victoria Jeon/The Daily Northwestern
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Officials, residents discuss city’s art future By Manuel Rapada
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Prioritizing arts in schools and improving communication among arts-related groups were some ideas developed at a Saturday morning public discussion of the future of art in Evanston. About 25 people attended the session held by evanstARTs, a collaboration among the city, the Evanston Community Foundation and the Evanston Arts Council. “You might call this a plan to plan,” said Amina Dickerson, a nonprofit consultant who facilitated the discussion held at Northwestern’s Block Museum of Art. With varying opinions and backgrounds existing in Evanston, evanstARTs project leader Judy Kemp said these sessions allow members of the community to share ideas about Evanston’s arts culture, including those from the NU community. “We want to make sure that the student population, the faculty population, the staff, the east Evanston people all have an opportunity to have one conversation that’s close to them,” Kemp said. At Saturday’s discussion, participants broke out into small groups to discuss essential arts experiences for citizens of Evanston. Participants in one group talked about places where people can drop in on “art in the making,” such as a
rehearsal room or a ceramics studio. Another group reiterated the importance of arts in a student’s curriculum, a reference to changes in Evanston/Skokie District 65’s delivery of arts classes. For the second topic, the arts’ role in civic life and economic development, attendees broke up into three groups to develop ideas on economic development, fostering audiences for art and creative use of space. One participant said the Evanston Art Center was isolated from the rest of the city, with no businesses nearby. Another argued for better communication about existing arts offerings in Metra and CTA stations. Discussion pivoted toward talk of a downtown arts district to provide economic growth for the city. The Evanston City Council approved an architectural study in May, with funding provided in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. The arts are already an important part of Evanston. A 2005 Evanston Community Foundation study found that work from the city’s “nonprofit creative community” contributed $25 million in direct economic benefits and $89 million in indirect and associated benefits to the city. Saturday’s discussion wrapped up a series of five sessions held in different parts of the city, including the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center in west Evanston and Oakton Elementary School further south.
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ART ANALYSIS Nonprofit consultant Amina Dickerson discusses evanstARTs, a multiorganization collaboration on the future of arts in Evanston, on Saturday at Northwestern’s Block Museum. The event was the final session in a series of five.
Though some sessions were more modestly attended than others, Kemp said discussion was “vibrant” at all of the events. Ideas developed from the five sessions, an upcoming online survey and other stakeholder interviews will be used to develop initial recommendations
that will be presented at two community meetings in November. A final report is scheduled to be released in January. manuelrapada2015@u.northwestern.edu
Illinois Solar Tour highlights green Evanston home By Olga Gonzalez LATAPI
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The Illinois Solar Tour hosted an open house in Evanston on Saturday as part of the organization’s efforts to promote the use of alternative energy. The state tour, currently in its sixth year, is part of the larger National Solar Tour, which hosts events across the country at homes that use renewable energy sources. The tour showcased 70 Illinois homes and businesses. Evanston resident Jeff Balch said he
responded to a request from the Illinois Solar Energy Association for homes using alternative energy resources to participate in the open house. Balch said he hopes his south Evanston home, which uses solar panels to generate electricity, will set an example for the community. “This is our limited role: helping get the word out to the Evanston residents,” he said. Peter Gorr, a member of the Illinois Solar Tour Committee, said the statewide event is the largest in the nation and promotes use of solar, wind and geothermal energy sources. Although Gorr works to localize energy
issues in local communities, he considers the use of alternative resources to be an issue of national relevance. Each year, thousands of people attend tours, looking for more information about the process of installing solar panels or other energy sources. “It’s really a very beneficial thing not only for people individually, but for society in general,” Gorr said. “It’s good for the country.” Both Balch and Gorr said one of the main reasons many homeowners do not use alternative energy is a lack of information on how to acquire the necessary equipment. Balch said he has noticed a high level of interest in solar
energy from people visiting his home. He and his daughter said they were glad to open their house to people who have questions. “We feel really lucky to live in this house and we want other people to consider installing solar as well,” he said. Gorr said that once people get more information about alternative energy, they will be more likely to look beyond the negative perceptions, including costs and appearance of homes. “I don’t have an electric bill I have to worry about — and I never will,” he said. olgagonzalezlatapi2016@u.northwestern.edu
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
NCDC expects influx of volunteers Applications surge as students pursue volunteering By Stephanie Yang
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A surge in applications for the Northwestern Community Development Corps has shown an increasing interest in students seeking volunteering opportunities. NCDC saw a 40 percent increase in committee applications this year, as well as a 70 percent Our increase in applications for its trick-or-treating biggest project event, Project Pumpthis year is kin. Committee applimaking sure cations were due Friday at midnight. that we really Weinberg senior and are addressing NCDC co-chair Amalia Namath said the majorthe students’ ity of applicants for concerns. Project Pumpkin were freshmen. Previous Amalia Namath, members also reapplied NCDC co-chair for committees. However, students reapplying likely did not impact the increase, she said. The number of committee members selected will be decided by the heads of each committee, Namath added. “There’s a lot of intense discussion, just because we really want every committee member to be heavily involved in what they’re doing,� she said. With larger committees, Namath said, members were not always working all the time. “This year, the committees are a little bit smaller for each of the different divisions, which means the selectivity will be a little bit higher,� she said. Despite the increase in applications as well as selectivity, Namath said the group wants to include everyone who is interested in NCDC. “We as an organization don’t really like the idea of having to cut off someone from being involved at all in NCDC,� Namath said. “All the committee applicants we don’t end up selecting for general committees, we’re going to ask them if they want to volunteer, be a site leader or get involved with Project Pumpkin.�
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APPLICATION INCREASE Members of NCDC introduce students to volunteer opportunities and raise awareness about the organization at the Fall Volunteer Fair in Norris on Oct. 3.
Namath said NCDC is seeing several changes this year, including some restructuring of committees and a shift in focus for advocacy and the Living Wage Campaign. She said the organization is looking to focus on something very pertinent to NU students. “With everything that NCDC does, our biggest project this year is making sure that we really are addressing the students’ concerns, bringing speakers that students want to hear on campus, and really promoting the idea of volunteering as a continuous action,� she said. Sheena Desai, a chair of NCDC’s special events committee, said she has already selected members for her committee, which consists of just more than 50 members. “A lot of what we did planning-wise, special events started earlier,� the Weinberg junior said. She said because the school year started later, the special events committee had to start planning and coordinating right away, especially with Project Pumpkin.
When reading applications, Desai said she looked for applicants who seemed interested in NCDC and willing to put in effort for the organization. “When people apply, we just want to make sure they will be committed,� Desai said. “We don’t really have time to be super restricted on who we pick.� Weinberg freshman Kylie Pulkownik said she heard about Project Pumpkin from upperclassmen who recommended that she apply. “Project Pumpkin sounded like a really fun thing to do,� Pulkownik said. “I wanted to be a chaperone for it, because I love kids.� Pulkownik said the increase in applicants this year is a positive sign of NCDC’s presence on campus. She said it could be because of increased awareness of NCDC and its projects. “People obviously loved it last year, so they wanted to come back,� she said. “That makes me more excited to participate.� Stephanieyang2015@u.northwestern.edu
‘Faces of Evanston’ winners announced
The Kiwanis Club of Evanston recognized the winners of its 2012 Faces of Evanston photography and video contest at a reception Sept. 27. Photos for “Faces of Evanston,â€? which is in its eighth year, were judged on composition, originality, photo or video quality, impact and relation to this year’s theme: simplicity. The first-place photo, submitted by Rene Rivera and titled “Peek-a-Boo,â€? features a child peering through a hole in a red wall. The second-place photo, “Summer Funâ€? by Petina Dixon-Jenkins, depicts a young boy running through a mist of water. Two Evanston Township High School students were also recognized for their submissions to the competition. ETHS freshman Michael Warner received second place for his video “Simple Sunrise,â€? and senior Harrison Parkes received an honorable mention for “Untitled,â€? a photo of a grey sneaker near the edge of a table. Photos from the competition will take a “tourâ€? around the city beginning at the First Bank and Trust at 2925 Central St. Between now and August 2013, the photos will appear at sites including the McGaw YMCA, ETHS and Unicorn CafĂŠ. All entries to the competition can be viewed at http://www.facesofevanston.com.
After shooting, ETHS moves homecoming
Evanston Township High School held its homecoming football game Saturday afternoon, hours after the original start time Friday night, due to “recent community incidents in the Church Street area.� “It is our hope that a daytime event will provide a safer commuting experience for our students and the thousands of Wildkit fans who wish to attend the game,� the school said in a statement on its website. Saturday night’s homecoming dance was also scheduled one hour earlier, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday’s events capped off the school’s homecoming spirit week. On Thursday, dubbed “Dae Dae Red Day,� students wore red in memory of Dajae Coleman the freshman shot and killed on Church Street late last month.
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NU alumni perform together in Chicago play Two former students were both cast in a new show penned by “New Girl” writer By Sophia Bollag
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Kristin Collins flexed her palms and smiled neurotically, pausing in the center of the stage to speak. “Let me tell you,” she said enthusiastically, grabbing a thick instruction manual from one of the shelves on the set. “I am a manual junkie.” Laughter rippled through the audience in the 58-seat theater. Collins plays Beth, the manager of a rich family’s household, in the play “The Mistakes Madeline Made,” which premiered Thursday at The Greenhouse Theater Center in Chicago near DePaul University. The description of the hyper-organized, condescending character as a “manual junkie” is appropriate, Collins said. “I describe her as a manic preschool teacher,” she said. “I had a lot of fun taking her over the top in certain areas.” Collins is one of two Northwestern alumni in the LiveWire Chicago Theater production of the play. The other is Fred Geyer, who plays the characters Drake, Jake and Blake. “The Mistakes Madeline Made” tells the story of a young woman, Edna, who works as an office assistant and develops a fear of bathing and a hatred of her boss, Beth. Although Collins’ and Geyer’s characters do not interact during the play, when they sat together after the performance and proudly pointed out that they were both wearing purple — socks in Geyer’s case and a dress in Collins’ — it was obvious they shared an alma mater. Geyer has been acting since he graduated from the School of Communication as a theatre major in 2010. Aside from some work he did for a Montana Shakespeare company, he has been performing mainly in Chicago. “I’ve been trying to break into acting as consistently as possible,” Geyer said.
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PLaying around Northwestern alumnus Fred Geyer (right) and fellow cast member Hilary Williams perform in LiveWire Chicago Theatre’s production of “The Mistakes Madeline Made.” Fellow NU alumna Kristin Collins also appears in the show, which runs through Nov. 3.
During the day, Geyer works at the Museum of Science and Industry, which he said combines theatricality, science and working with kids. Unlike Geyer, Collins did not start acting right after graduating from NU. She worked as a freelance writer for newspapers, then in public relations, then as a stay-at-home mom. She said she used to tell her friends she wished she could do something else with her career. “I kept saying, ‘You know what I always wanted to do? I wanted to act,’” Collins said. “These women were great. They were like, ‘You should do it!’ And I’m like, ‘But I’m 28!’” Eventually, her friends convinced her to take an improvisation acting class. “It just kind of snowballed from there,” Collins said. “So that’s what I do now, and it’s wonderful.” “The Mistakes Madeline Made” is Collins’
second LiveWire Chicago Theatre production. The play’s author, Elizabeth Meriweather, is best known as the creator of the FOX television series “New Girl,” starring Zooey Deschanel. Collins said until she saw “New Girl” on a plane ride a few weeks ago, she hadn’t known that the writer of the show and the author of the play she was rehearsing were the same person. Geyer said he was also surprised to learn Meriweather wrote “New Girl,” comparing his character to Schmidt, Deschanel’s character’s roommate. “I see certainly some connections,” Geyer said. “There are moments when my characters are extremely sincere in what they’re saying, but saying something absolutely ridiculous, which her characters do on that show all the time.” At one point, Geyer saunters onstage wearing a black sweatband, a colorful striped tank
top, gym socks and silver basketball shorts worn comically low, revealing red Tommy Hilfiger boxers. In an absurd attempt to serenade Edna, he begins beat-boxing. “The beat-boxing is not in the script,” Geyer said. “It’s just something we thought would be fun for the character. It’s something that I did a lot of when I came to Northwestern because I sang in Purple Haze.” Despite similarities between some of the characters, the tone of “The Mistakes Madeline Made” is very different from that of “New Girl,” Collins said. “This play’s not adorkable,” she said. “It’s a much darker topic and a darker humor.” “The Mistakes Madeline Made” runs through Nov. 3. sophiabollag2016@u.northwestern.edu
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Community ambassadors to serve off campus New program to provide resources for NU students living off campus By Stephanie Yang
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Northwestern is starting a new program to address the problems and concerns of students living off campus. The Off-Campus Ambassador Program is set to begin in Winter Quarter. Tony Kirchmeier, director of off-campus life, will head the program, along with student off-campus ambassadors. The applications for OCAs opened Thursday, and Kirchmeier said he is looking for a maximum of eight students living in the 1st, 4th, 5th and 7th Wards to fill the positions. OCAs will plan activities and events with the Office of Off-Campus Life, assist students with concerns and act as the “eyes and ears” of all NU students who live off campus. OCAs are paid a stipend of $500 per quarter and will start training in January. Kirchmeier joined NU’s Division of Student Affairs in January, when his position as the director of Off-Campus Life was created. He said the idea for a program came from the students and examples from other universities. “Other schools that are centralized in downtown locations have similar programs, and in the last two years, it’s becoming more and more
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common,” Kirchmeier said. Steven Monacelli, Associated Student Government vice president for community relations, said ASG made a report for the Office of Off-Campus Life last year with student concerns and suggestions. He said the OffCampus Ambassadors Program was one of the short-term recommendations. “We’ve heard a lot of issues, and the big ones are always the ones we keep hearing over and over again,” he said. We want Monacelli, a former to try to Daily columnist, said develop more some of those issues include lack of lightthings to keep ing, difficulty finding housing and not know- folks connected ing what to expect with others at from tenants. the university. “Community ambassadors was something Tony Kirchmeier, we were hoping to hapdirector of offpen, and we’re glad to campus life see it happen now,” the Communication senior said. One concern Kirchmeier listed for offcampus students is a lack of knowledge or preparation for living on their own. He said transitioning to off campus living in houses or apartments presents a different type of responsibility with which students may be unfamiliar. Medill junior Jolene Zhou said she is considering submitting an application to be an OCA because she wants to get involved and
help coordinate events for the off-campus community. Zhou said she has loved living off campus for two years because she has more freedom. However, she said her biggest concern about moving out of the dorms was feeling disconnected to the on-campus activities and organizations. “I think it’d be great to curate another community for the off-campus students,” Zhou said. Zhou also said she thinks NU could be more attentive, active and progressive about what it can bring to the off-campus community. “Once it’s started, I think people would love to at least get in involved, at least attend a couple meetings, a couple events, just to get connected to other neighbors,” she said. Kirchmeier said students feeling disconnected from NU is a common concern he has heard. “(Students) develop a primary relationship with their television sometimes, and they don’t see as many people,” he said. “They don’t have the same kind of connection to campus.” Communication senior Grace Su said she personally has not felt disconnected from Northwestern, but she said she enjoys having her own space and makes an effort to stay connected. However, she acknowledged that offcampus living has a different atmosphere. “There definitely is a different feel when you’re not surrounded by Northwestern students all the time,” Su said. “It’s just different than living in a dorm hall, with people everywhere.”
This is Su’s second year living off campus, and she said she also enjoys the freedom of it. “The only concern I might have is the increased amount of robberies,” she said. “That’s a little scary sometimes.” Kirchmeier said the OCAs will also be able to inform the University of neighborhood issues, such as lack of lighting or garbage pickup. The Office of Off-Campus Life has received feedback in the past, he said, but he thinks this program may be more effective. “If there are issues that start to develop within a neighborhood … the University can have a better chance to understand, to try to work with them or the long-term residents in the neighborhood,” Kirchmeier said. After reading the feedback the office receives from students, Kirchmeier said the University then meets with city officials, landlords and other relevant parties to discuss the issues. Along with community conversations, Kirchmeier said other efforts to serve offcampus students include barbecues, and ice cream socials. “We want to try to develop more things to keep folks connected with others at the university, whether it’s on campus or off campus,” Kirchmeier said. Kirchmeier said that he is piloting the program to “see what the hits and misses are.” He said the OCAs will start with the four designated wards and try to expand as the program continues.
McCormick Auditorium of Norris University Center. The address is free and open to the public, but registration has closed, and any new potential attendees are being put on a waiting list. Krueger previously served as chief economist at the departments of treasury and labor. “Krueger has made path-breaking contributions on many public policy research fronts,” said David Figlio, director of the Institute for Policy Research, in a news release. “He is one of the most
distinguished scholars of his generation.” Krueger is responsible for making sure Obama sees the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly jobs report the afternoon before its Friday release. Austin Goolsbee, Krueger’s predecessor, recently told Bloomberg that Krueger personally walks to the West Wing to deliver the jobs numbers. Krueger had a cautious message in the wake of Friday’s jobs report, which showed an unemployment rate that ticked below 8 percent in September. “While there is more work that remains to be
done, today’s employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to heal from the wounds inflicted by the worst downturn since the Great Depression,” Krueger said in a statement. “It is critical that we continue the policies that are building an economy that works for the middle class as we dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession that began in December 2007.”
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participate in the marathon after her mother asked her if she wanted to in January. She began training for the race during last spring. “It was totally out of left field,” Schonher said. “But I said yes.” The marathon was Coming also a personal chaltoward the lenge for Schonher, who was born with a finish line, you left knee condition that just start to causes tendonitis, making long distance runs think about all particularly difficult, the families that she said. Around the 10-mile the charities are affecting. That mark during the race, Schonher’s mother was a powerful twisted her leg, pushing her and Schonher’s moment for me. goal finish time of 4:30 Gideon back by an hour. Resnick, “At the finish line, Medill sophomore she was holding my and Chicago hand and actually Marathon runner cried because she was so proud of herself for going on despite the injury,” Schonher said. “It made me tear up.” Other NU participants who have run marathons in the past said they also often experienced moderate to severe muscle cramping
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once their bodies wound down from the race. “Your muscles start getting tense in the 20s (miles),” said McCormick senior Will McCabe, who ran his third Chicago Marathon on Sunday. “Afterwards, your muscles just give in.” This is also all too familiar for Sillman, whose knees were bending in so badly last year after finishing that his friends had to help him down the steps to the El platform. Fellow runner Paige VonAchen stressed the importance of taking care of her body throughout the months of training. The McCormick junior regularly stretched and did Bikram Yoga after workouts to make sure she did not hurt herself. “I listened to my body,” she said. “If I wake up and it’s hard for me to even walk, I obviously will not push myself that day. But on days I felt really good, I would allow myself to go a little bit further than what my training regimen said I had to go.” For some students, including Schonher and McCormick senior Ewa Glowik, the marathon was a family affair in which relatives were a source of strength and inspiration. Glowik said she paired up with her older sister Agnes for the feat. “It’s something that, for me personally, I aspired to do but never thought I could,” Glowik said. “It’s a little surreal. All the running I’ve done this summer with my sister — over 600 miles. I was so anxious for it to finally be here.” Gideon Resnick, a former Daily columnist, said his mom took the El on Sunday to three different stops to fist bump him throughout the race. “The plan to run this marathon started as
the packets they’d paid for still weren’t ready. Weinberg sophomore Maraika Robinson spaced out her trips to Quartet between two Saturdays, hoping the print shop would have printed her optional Organic Chemistry lab notebook by her second visit. It had not. “It was me waiting in line for something that I’d already paid for and that they should’ve had because I already paid for it,” Robinson said. However, Robinson said the Quartet staffer was apologetic and helpful once he realized the print shop’s mistake. “We do whatever we can to make that person happy,” Linster said. “That’s all you can do is try to make people happy. We’re here to serve.” jessicafloum2014@u.northwestern.edu
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waiting game (LEFT) Coach Pat Fitzgerald waits on the officials to review Penn State’s final score of the game. The call was later upheld and the Nittany Lions sealed their comeback win. fired up (RIGHT) Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin (center) celebrates after his fourth-quarter touchdown run to give Penn State the lead. The Nittany Lions never looked back and went on to beat the Wildcats 39-28 in front of more than 95,000 fans at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
Penn State beats Northwestern at own game By josh walfish
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Northwestern’s wins this season have been set up by three fundamental principles: The Wildcats have controlled time of possession, run more plays than their opponents and outgained them on the ground. The Cats have achieved all of that since opening week and have cruised to wins at Ryan Field. However, on Saturday, Penn State accomplished every one of those benchmarks, and NU consequentially suffered its first loss of the 2012 season. “It’s a complete role reversal of our blueprint for success,� coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “We were on the field way too long. We weren’t sustaining drives. Our
blueprint is exactly what they did for success. We got beat at our own game and credit goes to Penn State.� The Nittany Lions ran 99 plays against the Cats’ defense and controlled the ball for nearly 40 minutes of the 60-minute contest. They racked up 30 first downs and converted on 15 of 28 third- and fourthdown opportunities. Penn State had only two drives that went three-and-out compared to NU, which had its first four drives end after three plays. NU’s defense started to wilt in the fourth quarter as Penn State continued to possess the ball. The Nittany Lions gashed the Cats in the second half with 107 rushing yards, only five less than NU had the entire game. Although sophomore safety Ibraheim Campbell was reluctant to admit it, Fitzgerald said the defense’s fatigue was evident in the fourth quarter, when Penn State scored 22 points and held the ball
for 11 minutes and 45 seconds. “When you get worn out on defense, you’re going to give up plays,� Fitzgerald said. “Our defense kept us in the game for the first three quarters, but the time of possession wore as the game went on and obviously wore us down.� The only game during which NU did not dominate those three statistics was its win over Syracuse in the season opener. The Cats lost the time of possession battle and ran 23 fewer plays than the Orange, but survived thanks to touchdowns on defense and special teams. After that game, Fitzgerald also commented on the defense tiring as the game went on. Campbell dispelled the notion that the two games were similar, saying the first game of the season feels a lot different than the sixth. He said by this point in the season, NU has played enough football to know
how to manage its energy. “The first game of the season is nothing compared to now,� he said. “We’re in football shape, we know what a game feels like, we’ve been through a couple of games. That’s no excuse for us losing this game; we got to fight through and focus up and get off the field when we’re supposed to.� Despite the loss, the Cats are still confident that they could have won the game. Fitzgerald said he still believes in his team based on what he saw Saturday. “Things didn’t go great, but we had a chance to win the football game,� Fitzgerald said. “We didn’t get their ‘B’ game today, we got their ‘A’ game and we were toe-to-toe, jaw-to-jaw with them all the way to the end, when we really lost it.� joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu
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BUMp (left) Coach Pat Fitzgerald celebrates junior Venric Mark’s 75-yard punt return touchdown in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against Penn State. The return gave the Wildcats a 28-17 lead, their biggest of the game. out of reach (top right) Northwestern safety Ibraheim Campbell watches the ball fall to the ground after deflecting a pass away from Penn State tight end Matt Lehman. full speed ahead (bottom right) Junior running back Mike Trumpy steams ahead of the Penn State defense during Saturday’s game. The junior was held to 2 yards on 3 carries.
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SLIPPED AWAY Northwestern fell to Penn State 39-28 on Saturday after allowing a 4th quarter lead to disappear. The Nittany Lions scored 22 points in the final frame while the Cats failed to respond.
By ROHAN NADKARNI
daily senior staffer
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – No. 24 Northwestern should be able to handle Saturday’s loss well, considering all its experience from past seasons. The Wildcats (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) squandered a fourth-quarter lead, losing to Penn State (4-2, 2-0) 39-28 after allowing 22 unanswered points in the final period. The Cats took a 28-17 lead late in the third quarter after junior running back Venric Mark returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown. In front of a crowd of more than 95,000 at Beaver Stadium, the Cats blew an opportunity to start 6-0 for the first time in school history since 1962. “(Penn State) had a great plan, really stymieing our offense,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “This one’s on us as coaches; we did not do the things that
champions and winners do.” NU started slow, falling behind 10-0 midway through the second quarter, losing the field position battle early in the game. After Penn State’s second score, the Cats embarked on a 28-7 run ignited by Mark’s first touchdown, a two-yard run with six minutes and 23 seconds left in the first half. NU entered the second half with a 14-10 lead after redshirt sophomore quarterback Trevor Siemian threw a six-yard strike with 30 seconds to go in the second quarter. But the Nittany Lions wore down the Cats throughout the game. Penn State easily won the time-of-possession battle, controlling the ball for 39 minutes and 17 seconds, compared to only 20 minutes and 43 seconds for the Cats. “It was tough. We just got to find a way to make a play,” redshirt sophomore safety Ibraheim Campbell said. “Guys were out there for a while, but the offense was out there the same as us, so
we just got to focus in and make a play and get off the field.” As a result, the Nittany Lions ran 99 plays as opposed to NU’s 61, consistently opening up holes for their running backs as the game went on. Penn State out-rushed NU 161 yards to 112. Quarterback Matt McGloin played another great game against the Cats, closing them out after fighting through inaccuracy problems for most of the game. McGloin finished the contest completing 35 of 51 attempts, with 282 yards passing and two touchdowns, as well as a rushing touchdown that put Penn State ahead 32-28 with two minutes and 37 seconds left in the game. NU’s inability to convert on third down compounded the problems for their defense. After playing conservatively on their first few drives when backed up near their own endzone, the Cats never found a proper rhythm on offense. “I felt like we beat ourselves today,”
junior quarterback Kain Colter said. “We didn’t make plays when we were able to. I kind of feel like we kind of handed it to them, but we could’ve played a lot better on offense.” NU converted only four of 13 third downs, while allowing Penn State to convert 10 of 22 opportunities. The Nittany Lions also took advantage of the Cats on fourth down. With Penn State lacking a legitimate field goal game, they attempted fourth down conversions nearly every time they made it inside opponent territory, finishing five of six on fourth-down conversions. NU’s two big playmakers, Mark and Colter, never found their stride. Aside from Mark’s punt return, the junior running back failed to pick up big gains on the ground consistently, in part possibly due to playcalling. “We did not start off by running the ball in between the tackles, which I thought we should have,” Mark said. “As the game went along we did start running the ball between the tackles, and you could clearly see our production when we did do that.” Colter’s struggles came from limited touches. After starting the first four games of the season at quarterback, the junior did not attempt a single pass against Penn State. Colter, who went over 100 yards receiving and rushing last week against Indiana, caught three passes for 17 yards, and more surprisingly only ran the ball five times for 24 yards. He did manage to score on an option keeper in the third quarter. “I don’t make those calls,” a visibly upset Colter said during NU’s postgame news conference. “I’m just going to play where the coaches tell me to play and do what they tell me to do. I’m kind of indifferent about it.”
The Wildcats have not scored since junior forward Kate Allen’s tally against Penn State. That was 17 days, four games and 391 minutes ago. Allen, ninth in Northwestern history in career goals, cannot figure out why her team is creating good scoring opportunities but still having such difficulty finishing. “We’re just missing that final piece of putting the ball in the back of the net,” she said. Coach Michael Moynihan, equally befuddled by the Cats’ inability to convert, joked that the reason for the lack of goals was a force field around the net. Northwestern (4-8-2, 0-6-0 Big Ten) had several quality chances against No. 23 Michigan (11-2-1, 5-0-1) on Saturday night, but the Wolverines’ strong defense and dynamic offense proved too much for the Cats. The 2-0 loss is NU’s sixth conference defeat of the year. NU and Michigan traded chances in the first half, the only goal coming in the 27th minute for Michigan. Junior forward Nkem Ezurike tallied her seventh and eighth goals of the year for the Wolverines and was a dynamic force for the maize and blue up front all game. “She’s something special,” Moynihan said of Ezurike. “She has a real strong
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presence, holds the ball well and the quality of her goals. You don’t see that often. She made it look easy. Those types of players can be the difference in a game.” Early in the second half, Ezurike found the back of the net again for the Wolverines, giving them a 2-0 lead they did not relinquish. In terms of defending against Ezurike and other talented Big Ten players, Moynihan believes that the Cats need to stay more organized. In addition, NU needs to work on getting the ball in specific situations that allow aggressive forwards to get in positions in which they can create chances. “As good as she was, we shut her down basically through the run of play,” Moynihan said. “It was in broken plays where she found gaps and killed us.” Sophomore defender Jackie Alyinovich explained the Cats’ game plan against the Wolverines’ impressive offense. “We just tried getting every line, the defense, mids and forwards working together and have better communication throughout the whole team,” she said. Michigan came out in a different
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WINLESS Sophomore Sami Schrakamp and the Wildcats couldn’t gain their first Big Ten victory of the season. Northwestern is 0-6 in conference play.
formation than NU had anticipated at the start of the game. Moynihan was impressed by the Cats’ ability to adjust and make changes, but the Wolverines made formation changes of their own. “It was a little bit of a chess match,” Moynihan said. NU had a great scoring opportunity in the middle of the first half on a ball centered by sophomore forward Sami Schrakamp, but the Michigan goalie made an impressive save to keep the ball from finding the back of the net. In the second half, the odds were in the
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Cats’ favor. Allen had a foul kick outside the box, but the ball sailed high and wide. Freshman Natalie Cikos almost scored right at the end of the game, but the ball skimmed the outside of the post. “We aren’t good enough in the attack against teams of this (caliber),” Moynihan said. “We don’t have enough players who have the composure for the final piece.” NU still has six conference games left and heads to Madison on Friday to face off against Wisconsin.
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JOSH WALFISH Let me begin by saying I have lived the last 14 years of my life just 15 minutes outside of Washington, D.C., in a city called Rockville, Md. I do not root for any Washington sports teams outside of the Nationals, and I think the D.C. media writes too damn much about the Redskins and not enough about some of the other teams in the area. So when Medill alum Michael Wilbon said in a recent issue of ESPN The Magazine that Washington was not the best sports town in the United States, I agreed with him. When Dan Steinberg, a Washington Post columnist, answered by saying Wilbon rags on the area too much, I respected that opinion. But when Bram Weinstein jumped in by calling Wilbon a “carpetbagger,” I drew the line. For the ESPN personality to resort to such a low insult by saying Wilbon, who has lived in the D.C. area for more than 30 years, is an outsider is despicable. For added context, I want to add that I am very familiar with all three parties of this debate. I grew up reading Wilbon’s columns in The Washington Post and I thoroughly enjoy reading some of Steinberg’s commentary on his “DC Sports Blog” online. I remember when Weinstein was a radio host on ESPN 980, which was known as Sportstalk 980 at the time. Back to the issue: Why did this whole situation get out of hand and leave three reputable sports reporters with black eyes? The answer is pride. Wilbon has every right to defend himself over Weinstein’s hit below the belt. He has every right to answer back to Steinberg’s claims in a respectful and civil manner. I believe he did do that by talking about the job of a columnist and the issue with the mainstream media. His points were spot on – a columnist should not write what his readers want to hear, but the truth. Have I mentioned how much I love Jim Phillips and the entire Northwestern athletic department? Getting back on point, the big issue came up when Steinberg said, “Of course, Wilbon chose to cover up his embarrassment at so quickly retreating from the ‘terrible’ description by taking repeated shots at Bram Weinstein and me, which is cool. I get it. Changing the subject is a perfectly appropriate way to divert attention, and one I’ve frequently used.” This escalated the argument to a whole new level, one described as “nuclear” by The Huffington Post. Wilbon went off on Steinberg. His criticism of Steinberg was uncalled for, and he sprinted past the line when he said, “You and your tag-team partner, Bram Weinstein, seem to think I’m under some obligation to run my opinions past you, like you’re my editors … or even qualified to be that. Anytime, anyplace you want to post and compare resumes or career highlights I’m more than happy to engage. Until then, I’ll form my own opinions, popular or not, without seeking your permission.” Both sides quickly apologized to one another Thursday night, which was the right thing to do. However, the damage was already done. A simple argument about where Washington D.C. fit in the rankings of best sports town in America turned into a hostile questioning of people’s character and credentials. That’s not right, and all three people know better than to stoop to this level.
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No one right in D.C. feud