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Bienen opens education panel By tyler pager
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In the affluent Chicago suburb of of Winnetka, New Trier Township High School boasts an average ACT score of 27.5. On the city’s south side, students at the W.R. Harper High School average just 15 on the test. These discrepancies were the starting point for a panel Tuesday night at Harris Hall featuring former University President Henry Bienen. The panelists at “Education in Our Communities” discussed education in Chicago’s most marginalized communities. Bienen, who was appointed by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Communication ‘85) to the board of Chicago Public Schools, opened the event by describing the variety of challenges the board faces. The biggest obstacle, Bienen said, is funding, with an operating budget of about
$5.5 billion to $5.8 billion and having to pay for pensions. “Under law, we have to fund pensions of the school system,” he said. “We now have to put hundreds of millions of dollars a year into the pension system, and that comes out of all the other things we use the operating budget for.” Panelist Tanesha Peeples, the state program director for Students For Education Reform, said the biggest difficulty she faces is empowering marginalized communities. She referenced panhandlers and teen mothers as groups that epitomize a broken system. “It’s a very disappointing feeling because you know their lives are worth so much more, but because of the injustices and inequities that they face, they are unaware of their self worth and so they become complacent with terrible schools,” she said. She added that people need to take » See Panel, page 7
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it’s not easy being green Actor Adrian Grenier speaks about environmentalism at an event Tuesday evening. Students for Ecological and Environmental Development brought Grenier to campus as part of the annual Green Cup competition, which has been moved to Fall Quarter this year.
Actor talks environment By Elizabeth Kim
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back in town Former University President Henry Bienen introduces a panel Tuesday night at Harris Hall. Panelists discussed ways to improve education in marginalized communities.
For actor and activist Adrian Grenier, environmentalism is hardly a full-time job. Grenier started off his talk Tuesday night at Cahn Auditorium describing himself as an “environmental-ish,” as opposed to an environmentalist. “I am not an expert, but I have done my darndest as a layman to participate in the environment effort,” he said. Grenier discussed his involvement in the environmental movement as this year’s Students for Ecological and Environmental Development fall speaker. Grenier’s talk also marked the beginning of the annual month-long Green Cup
competition, which encourages environmental awareness on campus. SEED co-president Chelsea Corbin said Grenier embodies the organization’s message to the Northwestern community. “Adrian is best known as an actor, not an environmentalist, and his interest in the environment demonstrates exactly what SEED hopes to communicate this year — the environment relates to many lifestyles and issues,” said Corbin, a former Daily staffer. The actor and filmmaker, known for his roles in “Entourage” and “The Devil Wears Prada,” spoke about how easy it is to be sustainable as individuals and communities. Grenier also talked to students about SHFT, an upstart media and commerce company he co-created with
film producer Peter Glatzer to promote environmentally friendly lifestyles. The website offers news articles, videos and products to encourage individuals to incorporate alternative sustainable routines through the arts, pop culture, music, literature and design. “We’re not trying to sell you anything,” Grenier said of SHFT. “We’re trying to sell you an alternative to the anxiety that we see in the media. It’s a media company.” He encouraged students to see the larger picture and to think creatively about environmental solutions that can be blended seamlessly into their daily lifestyles. Grenier suggested people take on the challenge of making small, attainable goals in order to reach the sweet spot » See SEED, page 7
City aims to become Walk-on receives full scholarship more ‘age-friendly’ By Alex putterman
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The city is holding meetings at the Levy Senior Center and FleetwoodJourdain Community Center this week to kick off a five-year process of making Evanston an “age-friendly” community. The first meeting We’re just was held Saturday at trying to be senior proactive facing the center, 300 the changing Dodge Ave. The fivedemographics year process Christina Ferraro, will focus on Senior services data collecmanager tion, development of an action plan and implementation of the three-year blueprint, said Christina Ferraro, the city’s senior services manager. Ferraro, also manager of the
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senior center, is working with Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and city manager Wally Bobkiewicz on the initiative. At the meeting Tuesday evening, Ferraro said Tisdahl has told her she does not want to grow old in a retirement home. “I share her sentiment,” Beverly Shearer, 66, said. Shearer moved to Evanston in 2008 when her husband passed away. She is now a retired Sunday school teacher. Although she said she thinks the initiative is helpful, she thinks it could have begun earlier. “If they had started sooner, they may have had more participation and more ideas,” she said. Ferraro said currently 12 percent of Evanston is over the age of 65. Within a decade, that number will increase to 25 percent. The survey about satisfaction with senior services launched on Saturday along with informational meetings that kicked off the initiative. » See Age friendly, page 7
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It’s been a good week for James Montgomery III. First the Northwestern senior received a hardearned athletic scholarship, then he got 15 minutes of fame.
At a team meeting Thursday, coach Chris Collins surprised Montgomery by informing the former walk-on he will be on full scholarship for the current school year. Nearly a week later, a video of the announcement and Montgomery’s call to his family went viral on various sports websites. The video, which NU’s athletic
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Young Money Senior guard James Montgomery III talks on the phone with his mother and sister after being told he will receive a scholarship for the 2013-14 season. Montgomery played the last two seasons as a walk-on.
department shared on social media Tuesday morning, captured Collins praising Montgomery’s attitude and effort, then calling the guard to the front of the room and announcing the scholarship. Collins and Montgomery hugged as the team broke into applause and then mobbed the senior in celebration. Montgomery was told a month earlier he would not be on scholarship. “At first it was a shock,” he told The Daily on Tuesday. “And then I started getting emotional, and then it was gratitude (toward his teammates). It felt like they were just as happy for me as I was for myself.” The camera was rolling again as Montgomery called his mother and sister. Upon hearing the news, both family members screamed, his mother breaking into tears and yelling into the phone. “I like to make my mom cry with happy news,” Montgomery said. “I know it meant a lot to her, and it meant a lot to me.” The video has exploded online, as national outlets including NBC, CBS, USA Today and Sports » See Scholarship, page 7
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Man convicted in attack fires lawyer By Danny Kelleher
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A Hazel Crest, Ill., man convicted of fatally striking a mentally disabled Evanston man fired his attorney Tuesday morning, delaying his sentencing at least another 30 days. Brandon Hinton, 28, who was found guilty of first-degree murder last month, told Cook County Judge Garritt Howard he wanted a public defender to replace private lawyer Brendan Shiller. “This will delay things, but the defendant has a constitutional right,” Howard said. On Sept. 19, a Cook County jury found Hinton guilty of the deadly attack on John Costulas, 61. In the early morning hours of Sept. 2, 2011, Hinton hit Costulas in the head as Costulas was walking to work, took $10 from Costulas’
pockets and left him bleeding and unconscious, according to police. Costulas died eight days later from blunt head trauma due to assault, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Throughout the trial last month, the defense argued Hinton’s actions were not premeditated, a claim the jury refuted when it found Hinton guilty of murder in the first degree. Several members of Hinton’s family attended the scheduled sentencing, as well as some south Evanston residents who have attended Hinton’s court appearances throughout the last two years. “I hope this is the last case that neighbors need to watch, and the very last violent crime committed in Brummel Park and Southeast Evanston/Northeast Rogers Park,” Michele Hays, chair of Brummel Park Neighbors, wrote in an email to The Daily after the jury reached the Sept. 19 verdict.
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Majority of Americans agree: Weed should be legal
A laptop was stolen Monday from a home in south Evanston, according to police. Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m., the burglar or burglars entered through a sliding glass door in the home in the 800 block of Oakton Street, police said. The burglar or burglars took a Toshiba laptop as well as a charger. Someone pushed another person and took her purse Monday night near Main Street, according to police. The incident happened at about 9:45 p.m. on a sidewalk in the 500 block of Lee Street, police said. The person got away with a black shoulder-strap bag and golden-lock purse. Police described the person who shoved the other person as a 200-pound, 5-foot-7 Asian man. — Patrick Svitek
Here is a short list of things that, according to Gallup, are less popular with Americans than the idea of legalizing pot: Congress. The U.S. Supreme Court. The president. In a sweeping cultural shift, comparable perhaps to Americans’ quickening support of same-sex marriage, a majority of Americans now favor legalizing marijuana use, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday. The survey showed that 58 percent of 1,028 respondents supported legalization, with 39 percent against. That’s a drop for the naysayers from just three years ago, when 50 percent of respondents opposed legalization — a number already riding a long plummet from a high of 73 percent in the 1990s.
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Hinton is due back in court Nov. 21, when his public defender could ask for a retrial. “ This will be a hearing where the public defender will Source: Evanston Police explain her next Department step,” Ald. Ann Brandon Hinton Rainey (8th) posted on her ward’s message board Tuesday. “Is she prepared to move forward, what course of action will be taken. From what I understand there is the remotest of possibilities that the sentencing could take place but unlikely.” dannykelleher@u.northwestern.edu
Gallup credited much of the surge to political independents, whose support for legalization jumped from 50 percent to 62 percent in less than a year. And what a year it has been for marijuana advocates: Last November, voters in Colorado and Washington easily passed ballot initiatives — 55 percent to 45 percent in each state — to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana. In Colorado, the legalization measure got more votes than President Barack Obama, who won the state. After the victory, advocates and politicians alike were unsure how federal law enforcement authorities would react to state laws that contradict federal laws that prohibit marijuana use and list it as a controlled substance. — Matt Pearce (Los Angeles Times)
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Musical comedy ‘Spelling Bee’ kicks off TIC season Theatre and Interpretation Center Show Calendar Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thurs., 8 p.m. Fri. - Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Oct. 25 - Nov. 10 Directed by Adam Goldstein
Cabaret
Feb. 14 - March 2 Directed by Nick Bowling
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Pride and Prejudice
Feb. 28 - March 9 Artistic Director Susan Lee
Nov. 15-24 Directed by Jessica Thebus Adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan
Aimee and Jaguar
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Moby Dick
April 25 - May 4 Adapted and Directed by David Catlin Presented in collaboration with Actors Gymnasium
Trouble in Mind
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Georgia students plead guilty to fake-ID charges
Two Georgia college students who masterminded a fake ID ring that made its way to Northwestern’s campus pleaded guilty last
week to multiple felony charges. University of Georgia student William Trosclair and former Gainesville State University student Tyler Ruby were each sentenced to 60-120 days in jail and five years probation after pleading guilty to charges that they manufactured and distributed false identification
By Scott Brown
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Northwestern’s Theatre and Interpretation Center will kick off its 2013-14 season Friday with the opening show of Tony Award-winning musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The show focuses on a competition between six young contestants to gain the title of spelling champion while dealing with the pressures of academics and adolescent life. Much of the production is based around improvisation and audience participation, which adds an element of excitement and unpredictability to the show, Communication sophomore Charlie Oh said. Oh, who will be in the show, said part of this participation includes the chance for audience members to sign up each night before the show to be one of four “guest spellers” brought on stage to compete in the spelling bee. “I’ve never had to improvise in a musical before,” said Communication senior Desiree Staples, another cast member. “It cures the biggest actor fear of becoming static, with four people who have never been on stage every night. I don’t know any other musical of its kind that lets the audience have so much agency.” In addition to audience members, the show will bring in Provost Daniel Linzer on Saturday and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) on Sunday as guest spellers. Other surprise spellers will appear throughout the show’s run. “The cool thing is every night is different because we have no idea how audience members on stage will react, how comfortable they’ll be, what kind of energy they’ll bring,” said Communication junior Zoe Nadal, documents containing unauthorized government seals, the Athens Banner-Herald reported. According to court records, Arvind Sekar (Weinberg ‘13) distributed 38 fake IDs to students between April and September 2011. UGA Police Chief Jimmy Williamson told
who will play one of the spellers. “We have to take care of them and make them feel comfortable.” Audience involvement will spill outside of the theater, with the show’s design team attempting to create an immersive world for the audience, said Adam Goldstein (Communication ‘12), the show’s director. “We wanted the set to extend from the front door of the lobby to the back door of the theater,” Goldstein said. “From the moment you walk in, you are no longer at Northwestern.” Goldstein came in with a specifically different vision for the show, which has usually been associated with exaggerated and stereotypical characters. “It’s much more grounded than most interpretations,” Goldstein said. “In life we all have idiosyncrasies, and this show is just an exaggerated form of that. I wanted to isolate the realness of these people and highlight the reasons behind their idiosyncrasies.” Goldstein also sees the show as a chance to build community. Dramaturge Bethany Hughes, an NU doctoral student, has been working to create three talkback sessions to engage the audience in post-show discussions. The sessions will touch on themes of pressure on students, prejudice and the creation of the show and will feature guest speakers from both inside and outside the NU and Evanston communities. “We want people to laugh and have a crazy, ridiculous time, but also to have personal moments. We ultimately really hope audiences will leave having a blast and really being touched as well,” Oh said. The show will run from Friday until Nov. 10 in Louis Theater. scottbrown2017@u.northwestern.edu The Daily in August that Sekar was the “conduit” between the Georgia students and NU. Sekar was arraigned in September on nine felony counts of distribution of false documents. — Joseph Diebold
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Fears regarding NCAA committee poorly grounded BOB HAYES Daily columnist @_BobHayes_
Last week, the NCAA announced its inaugural 13-member College Football Playoff selection committee. Evidently, even when the most universally despised organization in sports listens to the fans and does something right, it is met with substantial public backlash. The 13 members of the committee will be led by Jeff Long, the current athletic director at University of Arkansas, and will also feature athletic directors Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin), Pat Haden (USC), Oliver Luck (West Virginia) and Dan Radakovich (Clemson), as well as big names like Condoleezza Rice, Archie Manning, Tyrone Willingham and Tom Osborne. Members are expected to serve three-year terms, selecting which four teams will compete in the College Football Playoff, as well as releasing biweekly rankings to update fans on their schools’ playoff chances. The most prevalent critique of the NCAA’s selections, which admittedly was my initial reaction, is that personal interests will dominate decision-making and ultimately leave the committee susceptible to corruption. “The Southeastern Conference representative in charge? Puh-leez,” ESPN’s Ivan Maisel
said in a column last week. “It’s like putting Walter White in charge of the D.A.R.E. program at J.P. Wynne High. The conspiracy theorists, their backroom scenarios in tow, are sure to believe that the (insert conference here) will be deprived of its rightful place among the college football elite.” Although Maisel is facetious in his writing here, these “conspiracy theorists” have dominated media discussion of the NCAA’s selection. Outcries from all regions of the country have echoed over the last week, yet we are left still wondering which conference will gain a selective advantage or disadvantage. The answer? None. Take a quick look at the schools that have representatives in the selection committee. All five of them come from different conferences, with each of the traditional power conferences being represented. Conspiracy theorists who believe any conference will have an inherent advantage or disadvantage in the system are forgetting that each of these major conferences has representation within the committee. Although five of the committee members are athletic directors, that means the other eight are capable of balancing out the respective interests and fighting for the proverbial Cinderella team each year. All eight of these other members have significant experience working with college football, including a lightning rod of public criticism in the past week, Condoleezza Rice, the lone woman on the committee. The former U.S. Secretary of State and daughter of a former college
football coach has spent much of her life serving on executive committees and has proven to be a passionate and intelligent college football fan. Rice, the widely criticized choice, may prove to be the most helpful in mitigating the conflicting opinions. Furthermore, the NCAA’s selection of committee members with personal attachments to teams is unavoidable. How could the NCAA select anyone who does not have personal interests regarding what teams are in the College Football Playoff? The NCAA would have to select people who have no prior employee or fanatic attachment to college football programs. This would cause a larger issue within the selection committee — a lack of college football knowledge — while the current members have served long tenures of integrity at their respective programs. In 2012, Long fired Arkansas’s football coach Bobby Petrino, following an 11-2 season and a Sugar Bowl appearance, for allegedly compromising the integrity of the football program. The following season, the Razorbacks finished 4-8 in Petrino’s absence. Long chose to sacrifice the success of his highly competitive SEC program for the sake of the school’s dignity. We can expect Long to continue this respect for the integrity of college football throughout his tenure as committee chair. Personal interests are everywhere. Every college football human poll is full of special interests from both coaches and media
members, but they ultimately balance out. Many people seem to be ignoring the fact that athletic directors and other members with personal allegiances staff the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee. “If you trust the people that are working with you, they can work through all of the discussions,” George Mason athletic director Tom O’Connor, who chaired the Basketball Committee for five seasons, said in Maisel’s column. “That was relatively easy when I was on the committee, because there was a high level of trust ... You find out that people are all working for the same goal and the same objective: to get it right, and get it right for, first and foremost, the student-athlete, then to get it right for everyone else, the school, the fans and what not. The College Football Playoff selection committee will succeed in the long run because of its self-correction aspect. The members will serve terms of just three years, so if the NCAA evidently made poor selection choices, they have the power to reevaluate and make necessary changes as soon as possible. College football fans must remember that making a change to a century-old postseason system is a lengthy process, but for now, the NCAA got it right. Bob Hayes is a Weinberg freshman. He can be reached at roberthayes2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
A survival guide to the long winter ahead at NU Maggie fish
Daily columnist
The cold air hit many students with fear and anticipation this week, triggering in many a Pavlovian-like response to curl up in a ball and cry. As the icy wind digs into the skin, I must forewarn those who have not yet faced a winter in Chicago. As for those who have seen that monster and lived to tell the tale, we must share our knowledge like the last survivors in a zombie apocalypse to remain in what I would dub the “living world.” Winters are harsh and not just in temperature. Friendships will be tested. SAD (seasonal affective disorder) will be diagnosed. And inordinate amounts of food will be consumed. So let us discuss a few ways in which we can fend off this abominable beast, the Northwestern Winter Recluse. The first step is to know you are not alone. While you’re curled up in a big down blanket at the end of your bed, awake at 3 a.m., know that there are students all over
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campus in similar fetal positions trying to pinpoint exactly why life sucks. Now my remedy might seem a bit counterintuitive to one trapped between a hard bed and warm sheets, but here it is: Suffer in groups. Go to Unicorn Cafe, turn your head toward your roommate or even use your legs to go to Norris or another public place. Simply seeing the mutual misery on others’ faces will somewhat alleviate your symptoms. “Misery loves company” is an apt quote that might as well be stitched into every article of Northwestern gear you own. Now we must tackle the problem of class. Homework will pile up on your desk, paper due dates will come and pass and GPAs will sink lower than your dating standards. There must be some way around this trend, and don’t worry — there is. Take more entertaining classes. Take Intro to Painting. Take Acting for Non-Majors. Take Intro to Buddhism. Take anything that doesn’t need MATLAB or require a presentation. You may learn something about yourself while reading a play or painting a banana your roommate bought and forgot about, and it won’t seem like another burden on an already horribly sucky week. You may be learning about Baroque art
and wonder how this will help you become a better doctor/lawyer/engineer, and it may not. But you will become a better human. And that is much better than waking up and realizing you had slept through all Winters are of your final exams simply because you harsh and couldn’t convince not just in yourself to get out of temperature. bed. My final piece of Friendships advice is, for the love will be tested. of Buddha, get yourself off campus and go SAD will be downtown. Evanston diagnosed. is a dark, dark place And inordinate in a cold, cold world, whereas Chicago is amounts of a somewhat lighter food will be place in a cold, cold world. Things are consumed. open later. There’s something romantic about waltzing down the same streets as Obama and Al Capone. The tall buildings flicker in the night and the jazz bars draw in souls like a bug lamp. Explore,
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discover, eat fondue. Evanston is beautiful in the spring and summer with its lakes and beaches — winter belongs to the city. For those of you who remain unconvinced that NU doesn’t turn into a winter wonderland with warm fires and house elves serving you hot cocoa at your beck and call, let me say that there will be magical moments. Swirling snow on a walk home, hand in hand with someone whose last name you can’t remember will be a wonderful memory. You’ll drink tea by the gallons and have Christmas parties with your best friends and exchange gifts like you’re old ladies and live for that kind of stuff. You will rock that coat you bought back in May and those boots that you hope to God are warm enough and seal out water. But an NU winter is equal parts wonderful and equal parts hell —so take precautions. Warn your friends. Safeguard your GPA. Buy a HappyLight. Enjoy the last changing leaves, and I’ll see you in the library in tears at 3 a.m. Maggie Fish is a Communication senior. She can be reached at maggiefish2014@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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Self-serve dog wash offers family-friendly service By Paige leskin
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Through her experiences as a dog owner since youth and a dog trainer for 25 years, Debora Hogan knows a lot about Fido. So when she and business partner Sherri Knowles had the idea to open Spotless Self-Service Dog Wash, 1121 Emerson St., a do-it-yourself dog grooming shop, she knew why it would be convenient for the surrounding community. “A lot of families come in where the mom can just have the kids wash the dog,” Hogan said. “It’s a good family outing and a good way to bond with your dog.” The store held its grand opening Saturday. Set up in different washing and drying stations, the facilities are simple for families and safe for dogs, Hogan said. The raised washing basins, equipped with ramps for big dogs who need to get in, have all different shampoos and brushes for an easy grooming process. Hogan even sets the water at 90 degrees, so dogs are comfortable and children can’t play with the temperature. The whole experience costs $20 per dog. Two years ago, Hogan moved from New York to Rockford, Ill., where she grew up. Back then, being surrounded by dogs was a “natural thing,” she said. She remembers dinners where friends and relatives constantly asked her to show them the latest tricks she had taught her dogs.
NU prof’s study: Online ‘gaming’ perceived as better than ‘gambling’
Differences in how companies label online betting may determine consumer perceptions of the activity, according to a new study co-authored by a Northwestern professor. Medill Prof. Ashlee Humphreys joined Cornell University Prof. Kathryn LaTour in publishing “Framing the Game: Assessing the Impact of
Her early love for dogs transformed into a career in dog training, during which she lived in Tucson, Ariz., and Westchester County, N.Y. She focused on dogs that had problems with aggression — an area that few trainers specialized in — and taught them to stop biting people and fighting with other dogs. Hogan said keeping her previous job and owning a store would be too much work. “Giving up training was a hard decision,” she said. She recalled a particular dog that she trained while working with the Humane Society of Southern Arizona in Tucson. A pit bull named Bullet had been shot 12 times and left in the desert to die by its owner. As if that wasn’t enough trauma, Hogan said, Bullet was put with a trainer who used a shock collar. Hogan remembered how Bullet came to her as aggressive toward anyone who resembled his previous trainer but left as a friendly dog. “He even went to day care and got along great with the other dogs,” she said. Hogan plans to continue using her background in educating dogs. She said she would like to affiliate with rescue dog groups to foster adoptions in the area and host “canine body language classes” to teach owners more about their dogs. For now, though, Hogan is focused on getting the dog wash off the ground. “You bring your dog in. We give them everything they need,” she said. PaigeLeskin2017@u.northwestern.edu Cultural Representations on Consumer Perceptions of Legitimacy,” which looks at the difference in consumers’ perceptions of online betting based on whether it is referred to in media as “gaming” or “gambling.” The study was published in the Journal of Consumer Research. The authors found the word “gambling” is often associated with crime but “gaming” is thought of as more innocent. Humphreys and LaTour cite online game company Zynga as one example of a company that offers casino-style gaming but has managed to reframe its brand away from gambling.
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squeaky clean Debora Hogan, owner of Spotless Self-Service Dog Wash, works Tuesday evening at the store, 1121 Emerson St. The store’s grand opening was Saturday.
“One important aspect of legitimating online gambling is strategically reframing it from crime and toward some other legitimating institution, as lotteries have done through their association with state education, or land casinos have done by positioning themselves with theme parks,” they wrote. “It had been assumed that the reigning US casino industry would lead the online gambling industry if it became legalized. However, reframing online gambling may mean redefining the institutions involved.” The study also notes that some casino organizations have drawn criticism for using “gaming” to
mislead their customers. “The American Gaming Association (AGA) has been criticized for aligning themselves with ‘gaming’ rather than ‘gambling,’” the authors write. “Critics claim that this name change makes gambling appear more recreational. Indeed, our media analysis found that gaming is used more often in entertainment contexts than in crime stories.” The authors examined media coverage over the last three decades in The New York Times, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal. — Joseph Diebold
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Middlebury dean urges revamped diversity efforts By Maddie Elkins
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Middlebury College Dean Shirley Collado said Tuesday night that American colleges and universities have been focusing on all the wrong things to promote diversity in higher education. Collado’s talk was part of the Women’s Center’s Power and Privilege series, which aims to focus the Northwestern community on inclusion and equity. Her talk featured remarks from Burgwell Howard, assistant vice president for student engagement, and attracted about 30 people to the McCormick Tribune Center Forum. The focus on affirmative action and quotas, Collado said, has created a model that allows diversity issues to be addressed in cosmetic ways that are unsustainable over time. She cited the 2012 Department of Student Affairs Campus Climate Survey, which found that students view NU as a diverse but segregated campus. “We fail to look in the mirror and work on the systemic issues that keep our students from fully thriving and realizing their goals,” Collado said. “We fail all students if we’re actually not trying to work on an environment that’s about full participation and thriving. Believe me, I’m all for these things, even if they come with the natural tensions and challenges that will result in trying to achieve that goal.”
The focus on filling quotas to create diverse student bodies is not the same as creating an environment that gives all students the opportunity to participate, Collado said. She said campuses should focus on changing the discussion so students feel they both have a stake in solving issues of inclusion and have a voice in that solution. Collado cautioned against strategic plans that ignore the challenges of all students in favor of focusing on many identity groups separately. She said doing so will inevitably leave groups out and will isolate the student body as a whole from fully participating in conversations about inclusion. “We have to stand by students in the collective, and I don’t think that dilutes the time and attention we devote to students who have been historically excluded from top universities in this country,” Collado said. Collado pointed out that colleges and universities are for the first time having to justify their increasingly expensive price tags, pointing out that elite institutions like NU have a major role to play in proving that there is value behind their mission statements as issues of educational access garner more attention. “I thought it was a really great conversation because a lot of the time, diversity is being handed down from the privileged,” Medill senior Dima Ansari said. “To include people that these policies are going to affect is essential.”
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dean’s list Middlebury College Dean Shirley Collado speaks Tuesday night at the Women’s Center about inclusion within communities. Collado’s keynote kicked off the center’s 2013-14 programming schedule.
Others, like Christina Avalos, thought the presentation was too narrowly focused. “It was an interesting perspective of how universities can change campus environment, but I feel like the real issue is in society,” the Medill senior said. In his opening remarks, Howard reiterated the importance of the University’s mission of
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connecting communities. “As a university, we are committed to closing the gap between our intentions and the outcomes and connect individuals from widely diverse backgrounds and life experiences to form a truly inclusive community.” melkins@u.northwestern.edu
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Plugged In: Protecting your Facebook page privacy By Morgan Kinney
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Oh, blessed Facebook. You and your social media companions are a great way to botch relationships and ruin job prospects. Someone always finds that picture of you at a frat party where you were totally destroying the competition in flip cup or that one time you wore a T-shirt with a less-than-wholesome saying emblazoned across the chest. You know, the things you probably should not have been doing in the first place. We have this uniquely millennial problem where the tools we use to share sometimes share
too much. It is one part users failing to filter their own content and another part others posting incriminating content unbeknownst to the user involved. The only solution is to try to stop the problem before it gets posted, and there are numerous ways to accomplish this. Obviously, the best solution is to remove yourself from compromising situations, but that is perhaps a bit unrealistic. Instead, we must resort to some nitty-gritty privacy settings which most people are unaware of. On Facebook’s website, click on the privacy icon, which can be found directly adjacent to your name. Then click on “See More Settings.” Here is where the magic happens. The privacy settings are intuitively organized
in terms of questions you may ask. For instance, the first question is “Who can see my stuff?” The answer to this should be “Friends.” Make sure you also “Limit The Audience for Old Posts on Your Timeline.” This ensures that old, old posts that may somehow be viewable to the public are no longer public. In general, this should solve most of the issues stemming from your past. Under “Who can look me up?”, I advise that you disable the “Do you want other search engines to link to your timeline?” The harder you make it for nosy people to find your secrets, the less they will find. But these measures only serve to disguise your heinous past, not the inevitable future.
The best defense on that front is Facebook’s handy new “Timeline Review.” Clicking on your profile, there is a button labeled “Activity Log” on the bottom right corner of your cover photo. Diving into your activity log, along the left column, you should see a sub-menu labeled “Timeline Review.” With this enabled, every picture and post will require your approval before it lands on your profile. It is a burdensome solution, but it really is the best defense against spoiling your outwardly sterling reputation. With a little due diligence, you can prevent a regrettable moment from becoming a life-altering error. morgankinney2017@u.northwestern.edu
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accountability for the failed system. “Everyone is pointing figures,” she said. “No one is taking into account the best interest of the students.” Nisaini Rivera teaches at Chicago International Charter School, Lloyd Bond campus, where she is one of few non-black teachers or students. “I really have to teach my kids how to think outside the box and how to not use being a person of color as a deficiency, but as a proficiency,” she said at the panel. “Racism, race and class — they matter. They matter when you’re nine, they matter when you’re 27. They’re always going to matter. I think that it is essential as an educator, if I want my kids to be social agents for change, they need to be able to fight with intellect and not the way the streets teach them to fight with their fists.” Nisaini said one question comes to her mind when she thinks about her students: “How many of my boys will be the next Trayvon?” The event was sponsored by Teach for America, Multicultural Greek Council, SFER, Associated Student Government and Supplies for Dreams. Therese Kaltenecker, president of NU’s chapter of wSFD, said she appreciated the different perspectives of the panelists and the message of the importance of establishing a support network. “I was lucky enough to have a great support network and attend a private school,” the McCormick junior said. “College was always an opportunity for me. I just want to provide that same support network for other students.” Bienen concluded with a dose of reality about the board’s options moving forward. “There is no magic wand,” he said. “There are just tough choices to make.”
The official results of the survey will not be out until next month. However, Ferraro said so far almost all people in Evanston reported knowing about the senior center, though only 3 percent said they use it. The city is working with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities program. The World Health Organization defines an age-friendly city as an “inclusive and accessible urban environment that ... optimizes opportunities for health, participation and security.” WHO has eight age-friendly standards: outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, housing, social participation, respect and social inclusion, civic participation and employment, communication and information, and community support and health services. Ferraro said that the main issues seniors in Evanston are facing are housing and transportation. “We’re just trying to be proactive facing the changing demographics,” Ferraro told the Daily. One way the city will prepare for the demographic shift is by linking other city plans such as the walkability plan to fix broken sidewalks under the age-friendly initiative. Another way the city will assist residents to age in the community is by hosting focus groups or round table discussions to get more feedback on senior services. Tisdahl will select nine people to serve on a task force which will develop an age-friendly action plan and see it through the three-year implementation period.
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between “neurotic obsession” and “erratic apathy” about environmentalism. McCormick sophomore Zak Kivitz said he went to the talk expecting just another celebrity who was simply the “face behind the cause” but was surprised to find that Grenier was truly passionate about the environment. Before the speech, SEED executive board members said they hoped the event would encourage students to learn about environmentalism within NU. SEED is collaborating with several campus groups, including One Book One Northwestern, Northwestern Community Development Corps, Alianza and For Members Only for upcoming Green Cup events. In previous years, the Green Cup competition was held in February; however, organizers decided to move the date to Fall Quarter due to reduced participation during the winter. “We’re very excited for the Adrian Grenier event to kick off our first fall Green Cup,” Corbin said. “Reductions of electricity and water use in residence halls and Greek houses are already being measured, and this event is the first opportunity to gain participant points for Green Cup.” elizabethkim2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern’s trip to Columbus, Ohio, for the ITA Midwest Regional Championships ended with one singles player and two doubles pairings losing in the third round Saturday. Sophomore Mihir Kumar was the Wildcats’ most successful player at the event, winning in three sets on Friday and Saturday before falling to the tournament’s fourth-seeded player in the round of 16. In all, four of NU’s six players advanced past the first round. On the doubles side, NU had two duos reach round three. After three pairs won their first match of the tournament, freshman Strong Kirchheimer and junior Alberto Zanotti as well as Kumar and freshman Sam Shropshire won another before bowing out later in the day. — Alex Putterman
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Illustrated posted stories about Montgomery on their websites, with CBSSports.com calling it “the best side of college sports.” Montgomery’s climb to a scholarship was gradual. The guard failed to make the basketball team his freshman year, serving instead as a practice squad player for the women’s team. He walked on as a sophomore and junior, scoring 17 total points in 124 minutes.
“I had a passion for basketball and wanted to play at the highest level I could,” he said Tuesday. Montgomery said he was surprised by the response the video got online but theorized that “the country likes hard-work stories.” He said he wasn’t totally aware of how far-reaching his story had gone until an athletic communications official told him when he got to practice Tuesday evening. A mechanical engineering major, Montgomery has been taking out loans to pay tuition.
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better with age Christina Ferraro, the city’s senior services manager, speaks Tuesday about the launch of the “Age Friendly Evanston!” initiative. Informational meetings are being held this week.
“They are doing it. That is what is important,” said Pete De Jong, a 62-year-old Evanston resident. “They are opening it up early enough for people to get involved,” he added. Ferraro said that the challenge lies in finding residents who want to participate. “The residents’ voices really need to be heard,” she said. jenniferball2015@u.northwestern.edu With the financial burden lifted, he’ll treat himself to dinner and invite some teammates, “if they’re nice to me.” Even before the video went viral, the senior said he enjoyed the aftermath of the scholarship announcement, thankful for the response from those around the athletic department. “Everything was wonderful,” he said. “These past few days have really shown me what a great place Northwestern is.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats avenge last year’s loss to Eagles By john paschall
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Revenge is a dish best served wet. That’s what Eastern Michigan found out Friday, when Northwestern avenged last year’s shocking loss and dismantled the Eagles 160.5 to 128.5 at the Norris Aquatics Center. “It was real good,” senior captain Tim Smith said of the win. “Especially the way we did it. It felt good to blow them out of the water. It was a good way to start the season.” The Wildcats set the tone immediately with its 200-yard medley relay That’s probably teams. The our best relay. “A” squad breezed to a Hopefully we three-second win, and the can continue “B” group that trend. was able to out-touch Jarod Schroeder, EMU’s “A” coach group, giving the Cats a major points advantage one event into the meet. Coach Jarod Schroeder said this is a unit he will rely on to get his team energized at the beginning of every meet. “That’s probably our best relay,” Schroeder said. “Hopefully we can continue that trend throughout the season where we set a good tone.” NU continued its dominance in the next race, as sophomore Jordan Wilimovsky picked up right where he left off last year, posting a career time of 9:12.51 in the 1,000-yard freestyle, and won the event handily. Senior Chase Stephens ended last season on a high note when he qualified
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wet revenge Sophomore Jordan Wilimovsky led NU to a blowout victory over Eastern Michigan, a year after the Eagles upset the Cats. Wilimovsky posted a career time in the 1,000-yard freestyle, easily winning the event. Eastern Michigan
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for the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career. He came firing off the blocks Friday, winning the 50and 100-yard freestyle events and tying for first place in the 200-meter race. Stephens admitted tying with EMU’s Brian Moore was weird, but said he wanted to come out on top in this particular race because Moore beat him by a narrow margin last year. “I was really bitter about that,” Stephens said. “I was really happy that I went under one minute 40 seconds. That was one of my goals coming into
the first meet. Hopefully I can continue that throughout the rest of the season.” The Cats went on to win the rest of the events, except for the 200-yard butterfly. The most notable difference this year against the Eagles was the impact the diving team made on the final score. In previous years, NU held its breath during the diving events, hoping to get a few, if any, points to take pressure off the swimmers. Smith said having strong diving scores really boosted the team morale. “The guys have been more aware of what’s going on with the diving,” he said. “It’s kind of bringing the whole team together because when the divers perform well, we are happy to see them do that and cheer them on.”
Although there were many positives to take away from the Cats’ convincing win, the team knows there’s still a lot of room for growth heading into this weekend’s meet with Western Kentucky. Schroeder said he will have the team focus a lot on its sprints and that there needs to be more improvement outside of the pool in terms of the unit’s attitude every week. “We’ve been very confident against teams we know we can beat,” he said. “The issue is going to be when we go against teams that pose more of a challenge, we tend to have a lower energy and confidence level, and that affects our swimming. We have to keep that same energy and confidence level last week coming up this week.” johnpaschall2014@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern will get a reprieve from competing against ranked foes Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, but if there’s one thing to learn about the Big Ten, it’s that no opponent in this conference is ever easy.The Wildcats (12-8, 4-4 Big Ten), three days after a straight-sets loss to then-No. 4 Penn State, will take on Illinois (8-10, 4-4). Despite the discrepancy in regular-seaWhen we can son records, though, NU attack teams should be in from all different for quite a aspects, it keeps battle. The Fightthem on their ing Illini, heels and it lets according to NCAA us be aggressive. the RPI, have played the Monica McGreal, nation’s toughjunior outside est schedhitter ule in 2013, with matches against nine top-25 squads and 15 in the top 50 already in the rearview mirror. Additionally, Illinois competed against the same eight opponents as NU to start its conference slate, finishing with the same 4-4 mark. Coach Keylor Chan certainly knows what his squad is up against and isn’t fooled into underestimating this opponent’s matter-of-fact attacking method. “They run a simple offense, which makes it difficult because you know what’s coming and you’ve just got to
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stop it,” Chan said. “We’re really going to have to control their outside hitters, and we’re going to have to be patient because they’re not going to make a lot of errors. They’re really good — we’ll have to play real well to come out with a victory.” Defending against Illinois’ outsider hitters will be key for the Cats, as the visiting squad employs the duo of Jocelynn Birks (3.83 kills per set) and Liz McMahon (3.03 kills per set) to set the tone in the front court. Unfortunately for NU, the team was unable to register a single block against Penn State on Sunday. Yet, one only has to look to the previous match against then-No. 17 Ohio State to see that the Cats can produce in that phase of the game. In that four-set victory, NU blocked the Buckeyes nine times. The team has also reached that mark in three other Big Ten matches thus far. The ability is there — NU just has to capitalize on it. What is the team’s strategy against Illinois? Middle blocker Savannah Paffen, who leads the team with 0.87 blocks per set, offered the answer. “Illinois sets a slower tempo than other Big Ten teams,” the junior said. “If we just wait on our block, we will be able to have plenty of time to get out there and form a solid block against them.” The offense cannot be forgotten, though. After all, NU’s attack played a large role in the three-game winning
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fighting with illini Freshman Kayla Morin high-fives a teammate during NU’s match against Penn State. After a 3-0 loss to the Nittany Lions, the Cats hope to bounce back Wednesday when they face Illinois.
streak before the Penn State loss. The balance of the strikers was a consistent theme. Five players produced at least eight kills against Indiana, four showed up in double figures against then-No. 20 Purdue and the trio of Kayla Morin, Stephanie Holthus and Katie Dutchman notched 17, 14 and 11 kills, respectively, versus Ohio State. As outside hitter Monica McGreal points out, such an effort needs to continue against Illinois. After all, when the Cats can score from more than one person, it leaves opponents in a weakened position. “It’s definitely super important,” the junior said. “When we can attack teams from all different aspects, it keeps them on their heels, and it lets us be
aggressive.” NU will need a lot of its firepower to click in order to claim victory over the Fighting Illini Wednesday. The Cats have done it against greater opponents in Purdue and Ohio State, so there is plenty of reason to think they can pull this one out, too. And a win at home to put NU over the .500 conference mark would certainly be sweet. “That would be huge,” Paffen said. “The Big Ten is a tough conference, and it’s been a mix-up this year. Teams have been getting unexpected wins, and for us to be 5-4, it puts us in a great position for the second half of the season.” kevincasey2015@u.northwestern.edu
I once read in a college guidebook that “going to Northwestern is like having a beautiful girlfriend who treats you like (crap).” Now, I’ve thought about that sentence more than a few times in my college career, usually once midterms start up or after a long night at the Keg, but I have never been so bitter after a sports loss to accuse NU of treating me badly. Until Saturday. It’s gotten cold again in Evanston, as it often does, and last weekend I couldn’t help but interpret the sudden shift in weather patterns as a final insult added to the injury that was the Minnesota loss. I’ll let someone else determine the sanity of my connection. But that certainly wasn’t the only change in the air on Saturday, nor was it the most noticeable. NU’s fan base also became cold toward the Wildcats after an ugly performance against a subpar team. There wasn’t a feeling of anger so much as indifference floating around Ryan Field. After all, you can only let someone treat you poorly for so long before you walk out on them. Look, I love the Cats as much as anyone. I would probably give up a number of my possessions and maybe even miss my best friend’s wedding to see them in the Rose Bowl (sorry Bgrams). That being said, we’ve all more than paid our dues as fans these past few years, and I think it’s time to start demanding something in return for our investment. In my time here, I’ve witnessed some miserable performances by this team. Starting out 5-0 in 2010 only to lose six of the last eight games. The entire 2011 season. And I don’t have to explain last year’s Nebraska and Michigan games to any Cats fan. So maybe when the program spends the offseason building up everyone’s hopes, we’re allowed to walk away when the team turns in back-to-back embarrassing performances, as it did against Wisconsin and Minnesota. Maybe when talk about improving the athletic programs results in more of the same, excruciating losses, the fans are allowed to let Ryan Field remain empty on game day. Our athletic department has certainly moved on quickly; the last time I checked, the intro page to NUSports. com was advertising basketball season tickets instead of pumping up the Michigan game. Go Cats! This is not to say that NU cannot or will not realize its dream of becoming Stanford, a school boasting elite academics alongside elite athletics. But the Cats are kidding themselves if they think they’ve earned the right to more support from students by winning one bowl game. If you’ve been watching the past, say, 10 years of NU sports, you know there’s a lot of emotional damage to repair. We’ve got trust issues, to say the least. Of course, I’ll still be watching the game on Saturday, but I suspect it’ll be difficult to find someone willing to watch it with me. I imagine the most common response will be something like, “You’re watching the game? Why the hell would you want to do that?” And it’s hard to blame them. At some point, enough is enough. danielryan2014@u.northwestern.edu