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President Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser arrived Monday at Northwestern bearing familiar news — and excusing himself for sounding like a broken record. “The U.S. economy is slowly healing,” Alan Krueger, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, told nearly 400 attendees in the McCormick Auditorium in Norris University Center. “Every month when the unemployment rate comes out, I put out about the same statement because I think it happens to be accurate. We are recovering from the worst recession we’ve had since the Great Depression.” Krueger’s remarks during the Institute for Policy Research’s Distinguished Public Policy Lecture closely tracked his monthly take on the unemployment rate, which dropped from 8.1 percent in August to 7.8 percent in September. In a statement shortly after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week’s jobs numbers, Krueger stuck to a script that could have been mistaken for his oncampus comments. “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 the statement. Krueger reportedly walks the monthly jobs report to the West Wing on the night before its public release Friday morning, making him the final messenger of the most important piece of economic data during an election year.

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as possible.” The survey about campus lighting was distributed through the ASG email list and also sent to presidents of sororities within Panhellenic Association and several residential halls, said Alex Van Atta, ASG student life vice president. Survey results reported 91 percent of responding students said they had “felt unsafe on campus due to inadequate lighting” and wrote in specific locations. “That provided us with some really great feedback,” Van Atta said. According to the report, 56 percent of students surveyed were South Campus residents. On the walking tour, Weinberg junior Jane Gilmore, ASG Panhellenic senator and member of the student life and community relations committee, pointed out several areas of concern.

The Evanston City Council chamber was standing room only Monday as city officials debated a controversial rental licensing ordinance that would require Evanston landlords to obtain special licenses to operate. Property owners, residents and landlords packed the room to voice their opinions about the ordinance, which many said places an unfair burden on those who own and rent out property. The ordinance would reinforce existing policies that require landlords to register with the city, as well as safety and nuisance regulations with the goal of making such rules easier to enforce. However, many opposing the proposal called it redundant and pointlessly restrictive. Those in favor of the ordinance said that it would ensure landlords follow the city’s regulations and provide safe environments for tenants. Communication senior Steven Monacelli, a former Daily columnist, approached the council and spoke in favor of the ordinance. As the Associated Student Government’s vice president for community relations, he represented Northwestern students on the committee that drafted the original proposal, which was finalized last June. “This will provide a mechanism that will allow us to have a check on fundamentally poor and unsafe living conditions,” Monacelli said. He also said the added financial liability of the ordinance would likely trickle down to affect students and other renters, but said it was “a minimal burden, and we are willing to bear it.” Residents opposed to the ordinance expressed concern that city staff would have the power to impose inspections and citations arbitrarily and without due process. The ordinance drew the most fire from council attendees Monday for the heavy fines it would place on landlords who don’t evict problem tenants. The first week that the tenant remains in the building would cost landlords $14,500, and an extra $17,000 would be charged for each additional week. Landlords and residents said that the process of eviction typically lasts far longer than a week, and these heavy fines could end up costing landlords more than their property value. Albert Cirillo, a retired NU English professor, argued that although he is not opposed to a licensing ordinance in

» See light walk, page 6

» See council, page 6

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BRAIN TRUST Alan Krueger, President Barack Obama’s chief economic adviser, and University President Morton Schapiro share a laugh before Krueger addresses students Monday in Norris University Center.

University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily that he does not envy Krueger’s position. “(He’s) kind of in a tough situation with the election so close,” Schapiro said. “You have to be careful what you say.” A purple tie-clad Krueger paid homage to NU throughout the 75-minute event, which featured two Q-and-A sessions – one with moderator and IPR director David Figlio and the other with audience members. Krueger cited NU Prof. Dale

Mortensen’s Nobel Prize-winning research about the minimum wage and recalled accepting Figlio’s first article for the Journal of Economic Perspectives. At the end, Krueger chided Figlio for gifting him a coffee mug commemorating the IPR’s 40th birthday. Krueger said Obama would probably prefer a different number as the 44th president. Krueger covered little territory that did not have to do with the commanderin-chief. “The way I describe my job is I’m an

economic consultant and I have one client, and the client is the president,” Krueger said. He did not miss the opportunity to remind students of his boss’s signature accomplishments aimed at young voters. Over the summer, Congress cobbled together a $127 billion package that extended interest rates on subsidized student loans for a year. The rates were » See krueger, page 6

Officials investigate on-campus lighting By Cat Zakrzewski

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illuminating conversation Burgwell Howard, assistant vice president for student engagement, discusses on-campus lighting with administrators and ASG representatives.

Members of the Northwestern administration and Associated Student Government toured campus Monday night to address student concerns about campus lighting. Representatives from ASG, Student Affairs, Facilities Management and Residential Life walked to sites students targeted in a campus safety survey that ASG distributed at the end of Spring Quarter. The On-Campus Light Walk occurs annually in early fall or late spring, when foliage is out and light obstructions caused by trees may be addressed. “There seem to be fewer issues than last year,” said Burgwell Howard, assistant vice president for student engagement. “But there are still always improvements that can be made to make campus as safe

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The city will conduct road resurfacing work for the next three weeks on three streets: Lyons Street from Dodge Avenue to the dead end, Lee Street from Hinman Avenue to Judson Avenue, and Washington Street from Asbury Avenue to Ridge Avenue. Work will include curb replacement, roadway base repair, asphalt replacement and selected sidewalk and driveway replacement, according to a city news release issued Oct. 1. Property owners are required to mark their sprinklers with flags to avoid damage from construction.

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Evanston vehicle stickers and parking permits will go on sale Oct. 22. All vehicles registered in Evanston must display a city sticker, which costs $75. After Dec. 16, stickers will increase in price to $113, according to a city news release. Regular sale of city stickers and parking permits runs until Dec. 14, and stickers must be applied to vehicles by Jan. 1 in order to avoid late fees. Residents can purchase them via mail or at the Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., according to the release. The application requires a license number and State of Illinois vehicle registration. — Susan Du

On Campus Annual Ski Trip to take place in Colorado at Steamboat Ski & Resort The Northwestern University Ski and Snowboard Club will hit the slopes in Colorado this December for its annual ski trip, the group announced Friday. Ski Trip 2012 will be held Dec. 15 through 21 at the Steamboat Ski & Resort in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The trip, typically attended by 800 to 1,000 NU students, was announced at a team barbecue on the Lakefill. Steamboat, which was the location for NU Ski Trip five years ago, will offer a level familiarity to

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Health Department Street resurfacing began will no longer accept Monday, runs through electronics for recycling next three weeks Evanston residents may no longer deposit CFL lightbulbs, batteries and small electronics at the Evanston Health Department, which will need to free up space for the new Erie Health Center. The Erie Health Center is a new medical facility housed on the Morton Civic Center ground floor, according to a city news release issued Wednesday. The city’s Health Department will continue to receive medications for disposal. The Levy Senior Center and the Evanston Ecology Center will continue to recycle small electronics, batteries and CFL lightbulbs. Small electronics include cell phones, cordless phones, cameras, laptops and MP3 players. Batteries will need to be placed in individual plastic bags with their contact points taped. Residents must also bring in CFLs in self-locking plastic bags.

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many student skiers, said Emily Arbuckle, the group’s president. “We know that Steamboat is a resort that a lot of people love and have skied before and have had good experiences there,” the Medill senior said. “We’re hoping the resort will be a big draw for people this year.” Several factors went into selecting this year’s trip location, including the fact that Colorado is known for early snowfall. A lack of snow was somewhat problematic with last year’s trip to Park City, Utah, Arbuckle said. Students will also have the opportunity to attend a free concert near Steamboat, Arbuckle said. Rap acts including the Ying Yang Twins and Coolio have performed during previous year’s trips.

Coincidentally, the Kellogg School of Management Ski and Snowboard Club will also be in Steamboat Springs at the same time for its own ski trip. The groups’ site selection processes were unrelated. “We just chose it because it’s a town with a lot going on,” said Carlyn Kinn, president and treasurer of the Kellogg Ski and Snowboard Club. “It’s phenomenal skiing.” For $198, undergraduate students can buy roundtrip tickets from campus to the resort and back again, Arbuckle said. Tickets for the Ski Trip 2012 went on sale Monday at the Norris Box Office and will be available for purchase throughout the month. — Lauren Caruba

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Krueger’s talk a pleasant surprise jan jaro

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Think of a stereotypical economist. That prompt most likely evoked an image similar to Alan Greenspan speaking what might as well be a foreign language (or for Tea Partiers, out-of-touch old men who have no real understanding of how business works). I had the privilege Monday of listening to Alan Krueger talk at the Institute for Policy Research and he was refreshingly straightforward and understanding of the implementation process for economic policy. The chairman of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers admitted that he, like many economists, overlooks simplicity, and that learning to work in teams was perhaps the most important aspect of getting his policy passed. Nevertheless, his body of work (and believe me, his resume is impressive) underlies his nuanced understanding of how economies grow and, more importantly, his passion for making policy work for as many people as possible. As a moderate conservative, I don’t always agree with some of the things Krueger says. For instance, he seemed to imply that the recovery has been caused in large part due to fiscal policies that he and some of his predecessors under the Obama administration have pushed through, while I am more inclined to give credit of the amelioration of economic conditions to Ben Bernanke and the easy monetary policy of the Federal Reserve. As a New York Times columnist, Krueger also proposed imposing a national 5-percent sales tax in two years’ time to push forward consumption and raise revenue to

reduce the deficit. While there are very good reasons to lower the deficit — to reduce interest payments and lower bond rates, for instance — a quick “eye test” tells me that lowered economic activity is not worth the benefits of imposing the tax. Finally, and perhaps most significant to an economic discussion, he talks about a “wedge” between wages and production, implying that workers are compensated too little for their work. While the latter statement is certainly true, wages generally tend It’s to track labor proeasy to see ductivity (that is, the how Krueger’s additional output that workers put in), with easygoing those with just a high communication school degree earnslightly less than and intellectual ing their productivity and brilliance has those with post-gradlanded him the uate degrees slightly more than their prohighest laurels. ductivity. In my view (one certainly less experienced than his), the greatest driver of inequality has been the varied ability to take advantage of an increasingly globalized world and its associated changes. As a result, I believe in slightly different economic medicine than he does, such as temporary increases in capital gains taxes rather than income taxes on the highest class of income earners and a larger share of investment dollars from restructuring of the entitlement system. Despite the differences, I enormously respect his intellectual and research ability, and if I decide that engineering isn’t for me and instead turn to public policy economics, a career half as decorated as his would be a wonderful accomplishment. Most

importantly, I greatly admire his passion for opening up post-secondary education to the most disadvantaged students. Krueger and I share the conviction that a bettereducated workforce is the key to improving our economic position and relieving income inequality. We both believe that this means more than just increased enrollment in fouryear university programs, especially in the oft-mentioned STEM fields. It also means more accessible community colleges (and better support so that students graduate), stronger vocational programs and better coordination between various government job-training programs. As Krueger adroitly pointed out, as long as the returns to education stay strong, costs should be no issue to students and policy makers; rather, it is making sure that each and every dollar spent on education is spent wisely and in the right areas. I hope that whatever Krueger decides to do next, he continues to push our elected leaders for more education reform. If Mitt Romney wins in November (and I hope he does), he would be wise to keep advisers like Krueger on his economic council, or at least on his email list. To be sure, Romney’s advisers include other economists that I have a lot of respect for, such as John Taylor and Greg Mankiw. However, I would be sad to see Krueger go. I was pleasantly surprised by his conversation yesterday, and it is easy to see how his easygoing communication and intellectual brilliance has landed him the highest laurels in both academia and government. Perhaps his next move can be turning around the auto industry for a change.

and very touching note. This is a most unfortunate, but unavoidable, situation.” What bothered me the most about President Schapiro’s response was his use of the word “unavoidable.” I define unavoidable situations as those where there is no resolution, where there is only one possible course of action available to pursue. Despite the three letters to the editor, the (columns) in the Daily Northwestern, the emails to President Schapiro and the support Rabbi Klein has received, the administration still believes that this situation cannot be changed, and rather, the course of action they have chosen to pursue is the only one. Every person knows this situation is not unavoidable. Northwestern’s administration

can still come to the negotiating table with Rabbi, ask for some changes in the Chabad house and keep Rabbi Klein on campus. I want to ask Northwestern students to rise up, defend Rabbi Klein and implore the University to change its decision. The students at Northwestern can be a voice for change and help push the administration to make the right decision. I have never been more disappointed in Northwestern University than I am today. Let’s make bringing Rabbi Klein back on campus an “unavoidable” necessity and move for the University.

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Jan Jaro is a McCormick sophomore. He can be reached at janjaro2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to forum@dailynorthwestern.com.

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Klein’s return not ‘unavoidable’ To the Northwestern student body: Like many before me, when I heard about Rabbi Klein, I was distraught. I wanted to know how I could get involved and make a difference, so I sent an email to University President Morton Schapiro. Although he had only been the president for one year while I was on campus, he impressed me with his commitment to Northwestern and to Judaism, and I hoped that he might be able to shed some light on the issue. His response to me was: “Thank you Matthew, for your thoughtful

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Obama could learn from Jon Stewart joseph misulonas Daily columnist

It was clear after watching last week’s presidential debate that President Obama lost. While Mitt Romney avoided presenting any specifics on his plans and dodged questions about regulation and taxes, he came off as the more energetic and forceful debater and put Obama on the ropes defending his policies. With two more debates remaining between Obama and Romney and one between the two vice presidential candidates, the Democrats are going to have to reevaluate their debate strategy and figure out a way to avoid a similar result. I have two words of advice for President Obama: Jon Stewart. If you don’t know who Jon Stewart is, you’re either my grandma or someone my grandma forwarded this column to. He is the host of the comedy news program “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central. On Saturday, Stewart outlined and defended a progressive course for our nation in a debate against Bill O’Reilly. The debate was called “The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium.” It would be unfair to compare O’Reilly’s and Stewart’s performances. Stewart is a professional comedian who makes his living by thinking up quick zingers, while O’Reilly is a journalist (in the loosest definition of the word) who reads off a teleprompter night after night, even though conservatives have taken a hardline anti-prompter stance this election. It should also be unfair to compare the president, a professional politician who has spent his life arguing politics, to Stewart, who has spent his perfecting his Jerry Lewis impersonation. After watching both debates, however, it’s clear to me that Jon Stewart is better than the president himself at defending Obama’s own administration. Clearly, the president understands policy better than Stewart and has a better grasp of what the problems are and how to solve them. The difference is that Stewart knows people. It’s his job. He knows people don’t want to hear about how a subsidy to an environmental technologies firm will help decrease our dependency on crude oil by 5.8 percent in 2018. People want to know the beliefs behind why that policy proposal should be enacted. Despite his questionable facts, Romney won last week’s debate because he appeared more genuine and passionate. Stewart attacked the Republican idea that people are “entitled.” He argued that our nation is made stronger by the social safety net and the programs that help the poor achieve a level of income stability. Where was that from President Obama? The President is fully aware that this election is about an ideological battle between our two parties. He has shown ads attacking Romney’s proposals to cut taxes for millionaires and Paul Ryan’s budget for cutting entitlements and government programs that benefit the poor. Yet, when it came time for the debate (the nationally televised chance for you to make your case to the nation), he tried to offer his “pragmatic” (more like boring) solutions to our problems. There was a wonderful moment in the “The Rumble” when Stewart mentioned Kim Rhodes, a U.S. Women’s Olympic Champion in shooting, who spoke at the Republican National Convention about how women won more golds in the 2012 Olympics than ever before. Stewart then pointed out that had the government not passed Title IX in 1972, a piece of legislation that required colleges to increase funding for and participation in women’s sports, the achievements of many female athletes may never have been accomplished. It’s those types of human interest arguments that are going to win over voters. Romney can always point to the growing budget deficit and government spending to argue in favor of major spending cuts. President Obama has to make the case that government programs have had a positive and beneficial influence on the economy and the lives of Americans. Obama needs to take a page out of Stewart’s playbook and make a more passionate plea in favor of the progressive vision, because if he loses this November, Democrats won’t be laughing anymore. Joseph Misulonas is a Medill junior. He can be reached at josephmisulonas2014@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to forum@dailynorthwestern.com.

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NU ‘genius’ will use grant for book, research By Neha Reddy

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When Northwestern history professor Dylan Penningroth first found out that he had been named a 2012 MacArthur Fellow, he was completely shocked. “I had no idea that I was even being considered,” he said. “It was one of those things that caught me by full surprise.” Penningroth learned last week that he had been selected as a MacArthur Fellow, a prestigious distinction that includes a $500,000 grant from the MacArthur Foundation. The award, commonly referred to as the “genius grant,” allows individuals who excel in their respective fields to pursue future projects on their own terms. The nomination and selection process for the grant is completed in secret, Penningroth said, and the winners receive the money over a fiveyear period. Penningroth plans to use the funds to further efforts on his book, which he has been working on since 2004. “The money is no strings attached, so if you need it to fix your roof, apparently you can do that,” he said. “I plan to put this money towards research on my current book project, which involves a lot of data collection and analysis that is very time-consuming and expensive. This grant comes at just the right time.” Penningroth’s new book will focus on African-American political culture before the Civil

Rights era, specifically addressing how AfricanAmericans pursued their interests despite limited legal rights. Penningroth said he became interested in the field of African-American history at a young age, and that his enthusiasm for the subject only grew during his time in college. “My family background, and being really interested in the stories that I heard growing up, sparked my interest,” he said. Some of Penningroths ancestors came from Germany, but others can be traced back to slavery in southern Virginia, he said. He said his time as an undergraduate at Yale University set him on his current path. This included a seminar taught by Yale Prof. David Brion Davis about global slavery, which Penningroth said was a major part of his decision to pursue history as a career. “(Davis) turned out to be really amazing,” Penningroth said. “Very, very quiet, not a rockstar type, but just brilliant. I really enjoyed listening to him and the ideas that he was teaching us.” After Yale, Penningroth went to Johns Hopkins University for graduate school, then began working at the University of Virginia. He came to NU three years later with his first book, “The Claims of Kinfolk,” almost finished. History Prof. Kate Masur works closely with Penningroth. Both Masur and Penningroth focus much of their academic efforts on the history of slavery in the United States. “He is wonderful to work with, incredibly

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macarthur money History Prof. Dylan Penningroth’s $500,000 MacArthur Foundation grant will go toward a book he is writing on African-American political culture in the early 1900s.

thoughtful and conscientious about things happening around him,” Masur said. “He is the best, and I feel so lucky that he is the person that I work most closely with here at Northwestern.” Weinberg senior Emily Kaht took Penningroth’s seminar, Race and Slavery in America, in the fall of 2011 and said she enjoyed his methods of teaching, which include asking difficult,

“thought-provoking” questions. “Prof. Penningroth was a different professor than I have ever had,” she said. “He was very soft-spoken but in a way that we could actually tell he was listening and engaging with us. It seemed like he really cared.” nehareddy2016@u.northwestern.edu

Evanston’s only outreach worker inspires by example By Jia You

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setting the standard As Evanston’s street outreach worker, Nathan Norman helps disconnected youth discover opportunities.

Dajuan Blackwell was “mad and frustrated” when he dialed Evanston street outreach worker Nathan Norman’s number. Blackwell, 21, had just been shot and was considering joining a gang to retaliate. He had not held a job for a long time. “I was trying to put myself together,” Blackwell said. Norman talked him out of revenge, and the two were soon having phone conversations twice a week. As Evanston’s only street outreach worker, Norman speaks to least 50 Evanston youth like Blackwell every week, he said. The Evanston City Council proposed hiring a full time staff member for street outreach as part of its youth engagement initiative, said Kevin Brown, director of the city’s Youth and Young Adult Program division. Brown said he hired Norman for his empathy and familiarity with Evanston neighborhoods. “The outreach worker is an important person who connects youth and young adults with resources they are not aware of ... (and can) redirect people into positive activities that will help him grow,” Brown said. “(Norman) just has a personality type so that he can relate to any person or any situation. He’s a

very tolerant individual, very mature, and his own life experiences have helped him become that.” A former disconnected youth himself, Norman said he wants to change the mindset of kids growing up the way he did. “I want to show them … that they themselves can change their lives,” Norman said. “And not just to give them a glimmer of hope, but to model it right before their eyes … because they knew me.” Since assuming his post in April, Norman has divided his time between the streets and the office. He created “Open Mic Spoken Word,” a monthly community event in which neighborhood kids can eat free pizza, express themselves and enjoy some family time. Brown credited Norman with “singlehandedly” assembling a waiting list of participants to the recently launched Building Career Pathways to Sustainable Employment program, which places youth in career counseling and paid internships. Norman writes an intake profile form for every kid he works with – there have been more than 60 so far – in order to aggregate basic demographic data. But often Norman just hangs around the neighborhoods, talking to youths like Blackwell and telling them about opportunities to engage with the community as well as his own life experiences. “He’s a really helpful person,” Blackwell said. “People don’t just open up and talk about their lives (like he does). It was easy to talk to him.”

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Brown said Norman’s life experience lends credibility to the program. “It’s important they see a person who was once on the wrong side, who’s now on the right side,” he said. “That really helps us draw … disconnected youth.” But for Norman, his past is both a gift and a curse. “The gift is that you can really really identify with these guys and they trust you,” he said. “The curse is that sometimes your patience wears thin. Sometimes … you have to come to the realization that you can’t save everyone. Sometimes there’s a fear of change.” But people like Blackwell do change. With Norman’s help, Blackwell landed a job as a custodian at the Levy Senior Center in September. It was a proud moment for him, Norman said. “The staff there tell me all the time how polite he is,” Norman said. “When we take these guys and actually give them an opportunity, they become responsible.” With additional funding, Brown said he plans to hire another full-time outreach worker as well as a part-time one. He said he’s looking for people exactly like Norman. “We can’t have too few Nathan Normans on our staff,” Brown said. jiayou2014@u.northwestern.edu

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expected to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1. Krueger mentioned four times in an hour that Obama pushed for the temporary freeze on interest rates for Stafford loans, which one-third of NU students received last school year. “It’s particularly important that we do have a level playing field when it comes to the opportunity for children to get a good education to go on to postsecondary education,� Krueger said. “That’s one of the reasons why we create Pell Grants so much. That’s one of the reasons why the president fought to keep student interest rates low.� Krueger’s arrival on campus coincided with another

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general, he found the city’s proposal to be “unbelievable,� particularly the requirement that tenants who cause a problem be removed immediately. “You do realize that tenants also have legal rights, and you want to put a tenant out on the spot without any prior notice?� he said. “And then $14,000 a week, $17,000 the second week? Are you insane?� Cirillo went on to sardonically compare the Evanston council to “a totalitarian government.� Howard Handler, government affairs director of the Illinois Association of Realtors, sent a letter to the NU administration last week to express concern that the ordinance could be used to discriminate against students living off campus. He alleged that inspectors

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Poor lighting on Emerson Street sidewalks near the sorority quads and the area surrounding Foster-Walker Complex were marked as needing more light. Behind Kresge, Gilmore identified a pathway where visibility could be improved by cutting back tree branches. Participants raised concerns about the lighting around University Library. The survey also targeted the path between Norris University Center and Swift Hall. During the tour, Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, assistant vice president for student auxiliary services, suggested adding a security camera to the fire escape stairs behind the building. Gilmore emphasized the need for more lighting on the dark pathway that leads to Bobb-McCulloch Hall and the basketball court behind the building. The fraternity quads will be an area of focus for the administration in the upcoming year, PayneKirchmeier said. Howard demonstrated the potential for danger by jumping out of the bushes behind Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity in a humorous attempt to startle PayneKirchmeier. The tour focused on areas that had been improved

political flashpoint: the growing chorus of headlinegrabbing Republicans who have questioned the credibility of the monthly jobs report. Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch speculated in a tweet Friday that the White House is manipulating the jobs numbers to boost Obama’s re-election prospects. Business magnate Donald Trump echoed Welch’s theory Monday, contending that Obama’s campaign “did ‌ a lot of monkey businessâ€? with the BLS statistics. “(Welch’s) claims were irresponsible,â€? Krueger told The Daily after Monday’s forum. “As I said, no serious person who understands how government statistical agencies work would doubt the integrity of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.â€? patricksvitek2014@u.northwestern.edu unfairly target students. In the public letter, he said the city’s over-occupancy rule, which prevents more than three unrelated people from living together, could possibly be enforced as a violation under the new ordinance, and would thus be grounds for eviction. Ald. Don Wilson (4th) rejected this claim and said that the ordinance was proposed to protect students. “There are some landlords that won’t let the city in to do basic safety inspections,â€? he said. “Contrary to being an attack on students, it was really an effort to try to make sure that the properties were safe.â€? Wilson moved to send the ordinance back to staff for revision. The motion passed 8-0, with Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th) abstaining because she is an Evanston landlord. racheljanik2015@u.northwestern.edu in the past year, such as the west sidewalk of Sheridan Road, where bushes had been cut following last year’s tour. However, students continued to target that area due to the lack of lighting near the tennis courts. “We seem to be learning from year to year,â€? Howard said. “Last year, there were dozens of light bulbs out, and this year there have only been one or two.â€? Scott Hayworth, chief electrician of the Evanston campus, said improvements will be a long-term project because they may require budget requests and coordination through several University departments and the city. Gilmore will compile a list of targeted areas from Monday’s tour and distribute it to University officials. ASG will hold its Off-Campus Light Walk on Tuesday with Evanston officials, including Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. Preparations for this year’s light tour also sparked ASG’s new initiative for an assessment of the campus blue-light telephone system, Van Atta said. “As we walked around and looked at lighting, we realized that was the logical next step,â€? Van Atta said. “It’s just another way that we can improve campus safety.â€?

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If the pattern holds, Northwestern is due for a win tonight. The No. 22 Wildcats (7-2-2, 2-0-0 Big Ten) have alternated wins and losses in their last four games. The Cats beat their two Great Lake State opponents, Michigan and Michigan State, but had worse luck against in-state competitors DePaul and Bradley. As NU looks to rebound from the embarrassing Bradley loss, No. 10 Notre Dame (10-2-0, 2-2-0) provides some added pressure. The Fighting Irish are the Cats’ highest ranked opponent so far this season. Senior midfielder Kyle Schickel, who leads NU in shots for the season, thinks Notre Dame’s rank will only fuel the team’s drive come Tuesday. “I think everyone knows Notre Dame is one of the toughest teams on our schedule,” he said. “We don’t really need any motivation to play against a team like that.” NU has found recent success facing Notre Dame, boasting a 2-0-2 regular season record against the Irish since 2008. During that span, the teams have met twice in the NCAA tournament – in 2008 and 2009 – and NU won both post-season match-ups. But this is not the Notre Dame of

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UP AND DOWN Despite the team’s 7-2-2 record, senior Kyle Schickel and the Cats have struggled to find consistency in their past four contests, alternating wins and losses during that span.

years past. The Irish took down their third top 10 team Saturday with a 3-0 win against No. 3 Georgetown. They also beat then-No. 4 Akron and then-No.

10 Indiana earlier this season. Their only losses thus far were to Big East rivals No. 2 Connecticut and Louisville. Notre Dame leads the Big East in

overall shots, points and goals. The Irish scored 10 goals in their past two games, while allowing only one. The impressive saves statistic is due in part to junior goalkeeper

Patrick Wall, who boasts a 6-0 record so far this year. Wall made four saves against Georgetown for his third shutout of the season. The Notre Dame matchup marks NU’s return to Evanston after a twogame stretch on the road. The Cats will play under the lights at Lakeside Field for the first time since losing to DePaul on Sept. 26. Although NU has the home-field advantage, the Cats will play without sophomore midfielder Nikko Boxall, who was red carded during the Bradley match. Despite scoring only one goal this season, the midfielder has played in 11 games this and is usually on the field for the full 90 minutes. Before the DePaul loss, the Cats were on a 13-game unbeaten streak at home. Both Irish losses have come on the road. NU will also be coming off of a six-day rest, . “We played Michigan State last week – they had a 10-day rest and we beat them, so sometimes the rest is good, sometimes it’s not good,” coach Tim Lenahan said. “I’ll let you know Tuesday night.” avawallace2015@u.northwestern.edu

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NU blanked by top opponents Wildcats extend win streak to four By BEN TAYLOR

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Like any team at the beginning of conference play, Northwestern had hopes of competing in the NCAA Tournament at the end of the season. The last time the Wildcats made it to the event was in 2010 , when the team started out by winning I think five of six that everyone games to open Big is a little Ten play. disappointed With because we lost this year’s both games in team standing three sets. at 1-5 in Hannah Crippen, conference play sophomore after the outside hitter weekend, secondto-last in the Big Ten standings, coach Keylor Chan and his team have shifted their sights away from the postseason. “Right now that’s not something I am concerned about or the team,” Chan said. “We need to play better volleyball right now.” After picking up their first Big Ten win of the season last Saturday against Indiana (8-10, 0-6) , the Cats (12-5, 1-5) dropped consecutive home matches in straight sets to No. 1 Penn State (16-1, 6-0) Friday and No. 19 Ohio State (13-5, 4-2) the following night. “I think that everyone is a little disappointed because we lost both games in three sets,” sophomore outside hitter Hannah Crippen said. In the first set of the Penn State match, the Cats seemed ready to pull off an upset against the top team in the nation. After Penn State took a 14-9 lead following a

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JUST NOT ENOUGH Stephanie Holthus posted a pair of solid performances, but the Cats lost all six sets during the weekend.

6-1 run in the middle of the set, NU came back to tie it up at 23 before letting the Nittany Lions win with two straight points. In the second and third sets, NU took early leads but could not keep Penn State from making long scoring runs that ultimately cost the Cats the match. The next night, NU struggled in the opening frame against Ohio State, allowing the Buckeyes to open up a 12-point lead before dropping the set 25-13. Although NU fought hard in the second and third sets to keep the scores close, long runs by Ohio State resulted in the Cats losing both, 25-23 . “Against Penn State I thought we played at a very high level,” Chan

said. “Tonight (against Ohio State) I thought we played flat initially and that took a lot of wind out of our sails.” Once again, NU gave up long runs to opponents that took the Cats out of matches. In the first set of the Ohio State match alone, NU gave up four scoring runs, including back-to-back six and five point runs, which gave the Buckeyes a 16-7 lead in the set. While this issue of consistency is something the Cats have worked on for several weeks in practice, Chan knows fewer opponents scoring runs would help the team win. “Consistency, that’s something you preach as a coach and you don’t have to play at an All-American pace to be consistent,” Chan said. Still, there were some bright points in the matches this weekend. Senior setter Madalyn Shalter had multiple 30-plus assist evenings and recorded 26 digs on the weekend, leaving her four digs shy of 1,000 in her career. But the biggest accomplishment for many of the players was the strong play NU showed in the Penn State match. Sophomore outside hitter Yewande Akanbi said she thinks the solid performance will help the team’s self-esteem. “It feels great (playing a good match against Penn State),” Akanbi said. “It helps us gain confidence and know we can go head-to-head with the number one team in the country.” The confidence boost might be just what NU needs to get going this coming weekend, as wins become more and more important for a team trying to dig its way back into contention. “Definitely we want to go 2-0,” Akanbi said. “I know a lot of us are tired of losing and it’s time to fight back and finally get those wins.” benjamintaylor2015@u.northwestern.edu

By EMILY DREWRY

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This weekend, Coach Tracey Fuchs watched proudly as her team pushed past age barriers and rankings. The coach of the No. 9 Wildcats could only use one word to explain how she felt after a double win this weekend: happy. The Cats improved their 2012 overall record to 12-2, 2-1 in Big Ten competition. The Cats notched impressive wins both on the road in Michigan on Friday and at home against Kent State on Sunday to increase their current winning streak to four. The team is currently undefeated against ranked foes in away contests. The Cats had all hands on deck this weekend, especially in the form of the newest members of their squad: the powerful freshman class. Every goal scored by the Cats in Friday’s 4-1 win was the contribution of a freshman. Because both Michigan and Northwestern have 11 freshmen on their respective rosters, Fuchs said she was especially pleased to see the younger members of her team step up to the plate Friday. “Our freshmen now are playing like sophomores and juniors, and that’s honestly really going to help us when we get into postseason,” Fuchs said. For multiple reasons, Friday’s matchup had the Cats fired up and looking to silence their opponent. The team, fresh off an exciting overtime win against No. 6 Penn State, hoped to continue the streak against ranked opponents. Even so, the game in Ann Arbor stood out from the rest in terms of importance. It was only last year that the Big Ten competitors saw themselves battling in overtime; for older members of the team on Friday, last season’s double overtime loss to the Wolverines was not far from mind. “They say that the game isn’t personal,” sophomore goalkeeper Maddy Carpenter said. “But for a lot of us, it felt personal.”

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The first 10 minutes of the game belonged to Michigan, with a goal by Rachael Mack just more than five minutes into the game. The Cats did not catch pace until 18 minutes in, when they got their first shot on goal and then dominated possession for the rest of the game. The Cats plowed uncontested through the competition against Kent State Sunday, finishing with eight unanswered goals on the scoreboard. “We came out firing,” Fuchs said. “I’m just happy we got everyone in who is able to play.” The entire team was part of the 8-0 effort. As a transfer currently playing her first year at NU, junior Tara Puffenberger said the team dynamic is “very special.” “It’s about winning as a team, not as an individual,” she said. Puffenberger contributed three goals Sunday, all within the first half, as the Cats headed into halftime with a 5-0 lead. The following three goals trickled in after halftime. The team was able to rotate players comfortably throughout the second half of play. Carpenter and senior Amanda Wirth both played goalie and had two saves. Fuchs said her mind after the weekend is focused on the positive performances but also on the details that can be perfected for upcoming contests. The Cats aim to continue the streak and remain focused on their objectives rather than their opponents. “Whether we’re winning or losing, we’re always the same team,” she said. The Cats remain at home for the next two weekends, hosting Indiana in Evanston at 3 p.m. Friday. emilykristine@live.com

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