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Location for Farmers’ Market under debate Vendors and leaders discuss potential for downtown location By JUSTINE FISHER
the daily northwestern
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A crowd of students at Saturday night’s A&O Blowout event. The concert was opened by Raveena and headlined by WILLOW.
A&O Blowout returns to stage WILLOW, Raveena perform for 2,000 in Welsh-Ryan Arena
By LAYA NEELAKANDAN
daily senior staffer @laya_neel
Northwestern students
caught a vibe with WILLOW at Blowout on Saturday night, with Raveena coming for the ride. With over 2,000 tickets distributed for the sold-out
A&O Productions show, students were jumping to the DJ, Moondog, before the opener even started at 8 p.m. Both tickets and transportation to Welsh-Ryan Arena were free
for students. The concert was in such high demand that the ticketing website was down for a
» See BLOWOUT, page 6
Tents line the streets of downtown Evanston nearly every weekend from May through November, selling local products like pasta, tomatoes, flowers and apple cider. But soon, the Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market may relocate, prompting concern from some vendors and customers. The 46-year-old market is currently located at the intersection of University Place and Oak Avenue. In February, the city’s economic development committee began discussing moving the market to Fountain Square, which Market Manager Myra Gorman said may create challenges for vendors. “Some of these farmers are older farmers — they don’t want to start all over again,” Gorman said. “If this move goes through, we’re going to see a lot of our senior farmers not returning, which would be a shame.” At this point, there is no
clear time frame or guarantee of any move, said Annie Coakley, Downtown Evanston executive director. However, a relocation may be an asset in some ways. Coakley added that it could create proximity to other Evanston businesses, among other advantages. “Several people, including myself, think it would be a great benefit to the downtown businesses if it moved to the heart of downtown,” Coakley said. But Fountain Square has less parking capacity and a smaller space for vendors, as opposed to the market’s current location, Gorman said. If the new location is inconvenient, she said vendors may risk losing a wide customer base. Since the market is currently next to a parking garage, customers from all over the Chicago area are willing to drive in because they know they will have easy parking access, Gorman said. “Some of these people have given us comments that if the market’s going to move and I have to walk over a block to get to a garage, they’re just going to stay in Chicago,”
» See MARKET, page 6
Reform CAPS Koi owner pursues culinary passions asks for feedback Sandy Chen talks journey to U.S., exploration of her love of food Organization calls on NU to improve mental health care By CAROLINE BREW
the daily northwestern
Reform CAPS at Northwestern hosted a forum Friday to gather input from students about their experiences with Counseling and Psychological Services. Leaders of Reform CAPS, a student organization aimed at encouraging the University to improve its mental health services, will meet Monday with CAPS and Student Affairs. They heard from two student attendees about issues with CAPS, including its short-term care model, lack of available appointments and failure to serve students with marginalized identities. The leaders spent a large portion of the meeting going through the CAPS website. They referenced the CAPS provider referral list — a
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resource for students to connect with therapists outside of NU — to highlight the service’s negligence of students with marginalized identities. The referral list allows students to filter by categories like gender, racial identity, religion and sexual orientation, but the forum leaders pointed out how the representation within these categories is limited. “Basically, if you check any more than two specifications, you get less than five options,” Reform CAPS leader and SESP sophomore Genni Bogdanowicz said. The referral database is 70% White, which Bogdanowicz said means CAPS cannot adequately serve all NU students. The leaders also went through the CAPS website’s FAQ section and discussed their thoughts on the system’s lack of transparency, clarity and consistency throughout the site. Students expressed they
» See CAPS, page 6
By SAUL PINK
the daily northwestern @saullpink
As a teenager in Wenzhou, China, Sandy Chen would cook steamed vegetables with rice for her three siblings and 16 cousins. Now, as a 53-year-old, she and her team cook for as many as 180 guests each night at Koi Fine Asian Cuisine & Lounge. Chen’s downtown restaurant has been a fixture on Davis Street since 2004. She also opened Le Sud, a French Mediterranean restaurant in West Lakeview, in 2018. Koi’s menu offers Chinese cuisine and an assortment of Japanese dishes, such as sushi and sashimi. Options range from a $4 miso soup to a $42 peking duck. “Running a restaurant, it’s not really like work to me,” Chen said. “It’s more of my lifestyle.” A daughter and granddaughter of chefs, Chen immigrated to the United States at 16, settling in Highland Park with her parents, siblings and extended family. She learned English at Highland Park High School, and cites her English as a Second Language
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Sandy Chen at her restaurant Koi Fine Asian Cuisine & Lounge. Chen opened her business in 2004, which serves Chinese and Japanese food.
teachers as two of her biggest inspirations. Chen continued pursuing her culinary passions in the U.S., working as a bus girl at New Diamond, a Highland Park restaurant, in high school. She went on to serve at various Chicago-area
restaurants to fund her education at the University of Illinois Chicago. In 1994, Chen took over a restaurant in Wrigleyville, where she previously worked as a server. She rebranded it into her first restaurant: Chen’s.
Koi operations manager Mary Jones said Chen’s versatility has set her apart in the restaurant business. “A lot of (restaurant owners are) great back of house, but
» See CHEN, page 6
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