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increases need only a majority vote in the General Assembly to pass. The referendum would amend Section 5.1 to Article XIII of the Illinois Constitution. Michael Madigan, speaker of the Illinois General Assembly, sponsored bill that placed the referendum on the ballot. The legislation was co-sponsored by two additional House representatives, as well as three state senators. “It’s a modest step in what is going to be a very long march to try and get pensions systems in Illinois to a point where they can be sustained,” said Steve Brown, Madigan’s spokesman. Brown said the amendment would require the

Northwestern trustee Ben Slivka apologized Thursday for participating in a heated exchange about race relations with an NU student on Facebook. The private conversation came after Weinberg sophomore Pleshette Strong, who is black, posted a Facebook status saying former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney exercised “white male privilege” when he interrupted the moderator and President Barack Obama during the first presidential debate earlier this month. “White male privilege? Why are you getting all racist on your FB wall?” Slivka, who is white, asked Strong in his initial message, according to a digital version of the Facebook exchange posted Tuesday night on an NU student’s blog. In a statement, Slivka (McCormick ‘82) admitted he used the “wrong tone and choice of words” in addressing Strong, who he said he met at Norris University Center last year and shortly thereafter added as a Facebook friend. “Through my Facebook messages, I had hoped to initiate a discussion with this student about the issues of race, gender and power,” Slivka said in the statement. “I realize that I probably have now done so in a much broader way. While that is not what I intended, I do hope that some good will result from it.” “Again, I apologize to this student, to my fellow trustees, and to the University community,” he added. Strong did not respond to several requests for comment Thursday. The Strong-Slivka squabble began in early October, when the student took issue with Romney cutting off Obama during the first presidential debate in Denver. “Romney interrupting the mediator and Obama thinking that (expletive) is ok is just a result of that white privilege that he has benefited from for so long,” Strong wrote in the Facebook status, according to an account she shared with student groups early Wednesday morning. In a later message, Slivka pressed Strong to provide a specific example of encountering “white male privilege” at NU. Strong apparently did not respond, as Slivka sent a consecutive message telling Strong she owed him the “courtesy of a reply.” Slivka’s final message opened by saying Strong is “writing about beliefs, not truth.” The conversation was circulated on social media and student group listservs in the weeks after it happened. It sparked an impromptu discussion in at least one African-American Studies class. In his statement, Slivka said he enjoys having “spirited discussions” with his Facebook friends, many of whom are current or former NU students, and reached out to Strong with the same intention. Slivka is most famous for leading Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team through a major update in 1996. His name is on the North Campus residential college focused on science and engineering. In an email to several listservs obtained by The Daily, Strong urged students to pursue a broader dialogue.

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For two and a half hours Thursday, Project Pumpkin transformed the Norris University Center into a halloween festival filled with candy, games and fun for children. Project Pumpkin is sponsored annually by the Northwestern Community Development Corps, a student organization that engages in Northwestern students in community service. “We need to be reminded we’re not just college students and we are a part of a community here and this is a good way to do so,” said NCDC co-Chair Amalia Namath. This year is probably one of the most successful yet, the Weinberg senior said. More than 1,000 boys and girls of various ages came to Project Pumpkin. “We have double the booths, we’re using the ground floor of Norris for the first time, we have had more sites more students signed up, more coming than we’ve ever had before,” she said before the event. Project Pumpkin is one of the largest student-run community service projects at Northwestern and has been around since the 1980s. Every year on the Thursday before Oct. 31, children are able to enjoy the fun of Halloween in a safe and entertaining environment. Trick-or-treating is just one of dozens of activities that took place from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Norris. Themed rooms, a giant pumpkin bouncy house, a haunted house and face painting highlight just a handful of the activities offered. Students not only hosted

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cat-o’-lantern Local children line up for a halloween-themed moon bounce at Northwestern University’s Project Pumpkin at the Norris University Center on Thursday. More than 1,000 children participated.

booths but also served as chaperones and went “trick-or-treating” in Norris, clad in costumes alongside the costumedonning children they escorted. “It’s not only fun but it’s a nice opportunity to give back to the community, said Weinberg freshman Min Lee. “It’s also fun way to celebrate Halloween.”

Project Pumpkin is open and free to the public. NU faculty and staff are encouraged to bring their children, and many obliged. Project Pumpkin attracts not only Evanston and other local children, but families from Chicago, such as Tinise Moore, who brought her family to

Norris for Project Pumpkin. “A program that I’m in is a program that helps a lot of disadvantaged children,” Moore said when speaking about how she heard of the event. “I’m loving it.” zacharyelvove2016@u.northwestern.edu

Students: Football Pension amendment concessions unsafe goes to vote in Illinois By junnie kwon

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Some students who have worked at Ryan Field concession stands are now telling potential customers to avoid buying the food. Northwestern’s primary food and facilities management services provider, Sodexo, Inc., hires student organizations to prepare and sell food at sports games. Some students who have worked in the booths are suspicious of the level of food sanitation regulation. “The only thing they care about is how much money you make and how little you waste,” said Jane Jones, a McCormick junior. “If something falls on the floor or seems like it can be used again and it’s pretty sanitary,

they’re totally fine with that.” Jones, who worked concessions with the NU Sailing Team, recalls finding dead birds around the booth area and in between storage boxes of food twice early last fall. The team has worked at a booth every home football game in the past several seasons and continues to work at games this year. “We put (the bird) in a cup to get rid of it somewhere, because we don’t even have trash cans really,” she said. “They got mad that we used the cups, not even that there was a dead bird.” Sodexo Sports & Leisure, a division of the food service company, claims to uphold strict sanitation requirements. Regional manager » See CONCESSIONS, page 8

Proposal is a “donothing” measure, opponents say By ciara mccarthy

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Illinois voters will decide in less than two weeks the future of a proposed amendment to the state constition regarding the threshold needed to pass pension increases. The amendment, HJRCA 49, would require a three-fifths vote from both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly to pass pension increases for public employees. Currently, pension

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Residents discuss racial prejudice Evanston neighbors discuss racial issues, scrutinize EPD at second of three forums By amanda gilbert

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Residents gathered in a local community center Thursday night to discuss race and prejudice in the Evanston community. Titled “My Evanston, My Neighbors: Constructive Dialogues on Race, Understanding and Our Hopes for Evanston,� the event was the second of a series of three dialogues focused on combating prejudice and on improving community relationships. About 100 people attended the discussion held at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St. At the first dialogue in August, residents shared their hopes for Evanston when they first moved here and how the city has lived up to those expectations. City employee Godwin Chen helped organize Thursday’s event. Chen, a local government management fellow with the city, said residents wanted to make prejudice the focus of the next meeting.

An Evanston resident living in the 1100 block of Harvard Terrace witnessed a man Wednesday trying to break into her home through a window. Around 9:30 a.m., the man slashed the rear window of her home and she closed the window on him, the woman reported. The man then fled. Evanston Police responded to the

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However, the city’s law department said prejudice would be a risky topic to address due to the recent incident involving the Evanston Police Department and teenager Diwani Greenwell, Chen said. Despite the department’s disapproval, Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl agreed to talk about prejudice after a resident came up to her saying this was an important concern within the community. “It really was a community driven process,� Chen said. “The residents wanted to talk about prejudice, so that’s what we are talking about.� Tisdahl started the meeting by saying Evanston continues to be a diverse community, and she hopes this dialogue will further understanding of the many unique people that make up the community. “We have to understand our heart and our minds and try to understand each other,� she said. “I hope this will be one of the many times we will band together, and I hope these conversations will lead to more trust.� The main issues raised at the meeting were directed at EPD. Residents talked about specific experiences when they said they faced racial profiling by EPD officers. Evanston resident Germaine Newsome retold her daughter’s story of racial profiling she faced this summer. Newsome said her daughter and

a friend were accused of attacking a lady on Asbury Street. Neighbors watched police harass and badger her, forcing the two into the police car, Newsome said. “They said we could voluntarily get in the car, or they would make them (expletive) get in it,� Newsome read at the meeting. “We were stripped of our civil rights, and I thought they were going to hurt us.� Newsome said her daughter has never felt the same way about the neighborhood or EPD since. This situation made her family realize that not only were they harassed by the police, but no one in the community was willing to help them, she said. After Newsome and other residents spoke, audience members formed groups to talk about race in Evanston in a smaller setting. Police Chief Richard Eddington said it was especially important for EPD to attend the event because many of the laws they enforce are intertwined with race. “The first thing that has to happen for change is an honest conversation,� Eddington said. “If we don’t hear these concerns, we don’t know them.� The last discussion is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 24, 2013. amandagilbert2015@u.northwestern.edu

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incident but were unable to locate the man after searching, said EPD spokesman Cmdr. Jay Parrott.

stole at knifepoint two pizzas from a delivery driver bringing them to a nearby residence. The robbery victim identified Farmby in a police line-up, according to an EPD news release. Farmby was subsequently charged with armed robbery. His court date is set for Nov. 20. Police are still searching for a second offender.

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Evanston detectives arrested an 18-yearold Evanston resident, following up on a Sept. 8 armed robbery. The robbery occurred in the 800 block of Dobson Street, where Terrell Farmby allegedly

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Medill prof shares post-apartheid South Africa book By david friedman

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As part of the Gertrude and G. D. Crain Jr. fall lecture series, Medill Prof. Douglas Foster discussed his book, “After Mandela: The Struggle for Freedom in Post-Apartheid South Africa,� on Thursday with students and the public. He spoke to nearly 50 people in the McCormick Tribune Center Forum. “I first became aware of South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s,� Foster said. “As a college student in the mid 1970s, freedom in the United States became linked to the Apartheid government in South Africa.� In his book, Foster crafts a narrative of frustration and hope in South Africa. Through the lens of six young South Africans, Foster details the economic and social challenges that persist 18 years after the end of Apartheid. He describes the story of South Africa today as a tale of multiple perspectives.

“It’s kind of an upstairs-downstairs drama that unfolds,� Foster told The Daily before the event. “I tried to get as close as I could to understand what was happening among the black elite, particularly the most powerful decision makers within the African National Congress (and) the vantage point of a new black president. I also wanted to be able to look at the story from the bottom up.� Foster first visited South Africa in 2004 with a group of journalism students who went there for their journalism residency. Although he initially intended to visit other parts of the continent, Foster was so fascinated by South Africa that he decided to spend his entire time there. Investigating social conditions in a society as complex as South Africa’s is a long-term, intense process, Foster said. “You not only have to talk to people but observe them over time, which is a complicated dance that involves figuring out who will allow you in to allow

you to tell the story with breadth and depth,� Foster said. Medill junior Gabe Bergado, who attended the talk, said it was exciting to hear the fleshed-out version of the stories in his book. “I’m not too well versed in South African issues, but I am really interested in the topic, and I thought he was super compelling,� Bergado said. Over the years he spent in South Africa, Foster said he was surprised to find that 57 percent of people under age 25 thought their lives would be better than those of their parents. “What really stuck with me was that despite terrible constraints and all the reasons to feel bitter or disappointed, many kids still had an optimism that we don’t even see here in the United States,� he told The Daily before the event. Initially, Foster intended to write a series of magazine articles, but the stories he researched had such depth that eventually they became a book.

“What I set out to do was to chronicle what happens after societies erupt and how people stitch their countries back together,� Foster said. “If somebody had told me I would write a 580-page book on South Africa when I arrived at Northwestern, I would have laughed, but it’s good to have hard-to-achieve ambitions sometimes.� At NU, Foster teaches between four and six courses a year, including a magazine sequence, feature writing and a capstone course in narratives. He is also the adviser for the Medill Equal Media Project, a journalism enterprise focused on LGBT issues. “I think journalism is an opportunity to help people understand others across race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and age,� Foster told The Daily. “Journalism is all about being able to successfully describe what it is like to be in another person’s shoes, then bring that experience back to an audience.� davidfriedman2016@u.northwestern.edu

Culturally oriented dance team a welcome DM addition By paulina firozi

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This year Dance Marathon will include for the first time a group of dancers drawn from different cultural associations on campus. The joint-cultural club group, All Cultural Effect, offers students from cultural associations at Northwestern the opportunity to participate in the university-wide event in the spring as a unified group. DM finance committee member Michael Choi, who helped develop the idea for the new team, said the majority of groups that register are usually members from residential halls and colleges and Greek organizations. DM wanted to encourage different alliances on campus to come together for the 30-hour experience, the Weinberg sophomore added.

Choi and McCormick sophomore Chen Lu, both part of the International Student Association and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, wanted to ask students in the organizations if they wanted to register for DM. It was originally just going to be a collaboration between ISA and the CSSA, but they realized they could expand it to include all cultural groups at NU. “We thought it would be awesome if all the cultural clubs were in it,� Lu said. Choi said through his experiences on the food committee last year and finance committee this year that “DM is constantly striving to be more inclusive.� Noor Hasan, a member of DM’s public relations committee, said they sent a “rallying cry� to multicultural groups through email blasts encouraging them to join. Hasan, who is also a part of the NU’s student diversity task force and Associated Student Government’s diversity committee, said unifying groups was

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“Everyone at Northwestern takes it so seriously, and I’ve never had a chance to fundraise for DM and feel that Northwestern communal goal,� she said. SESP freshman Shirley Ni said she wanted to sign up with the new group to meet different types of people while also experiencing DM. “I thought it was really cool that there was going to be a dance group with people from all different parts of the country and the world,� Ni said. DM executive co-chair Katie Amys said the joint cultural group was a big step forward for DM. “It was one of the decisions we made for the way we wanted DM to go in the future, to include more diversity,� the Weinberg senior said. “It’s one of the things that unites all of campus. Registration for DM is ongoing, and an official count for All Cultural Effect team members is not yet available. paulinafirozi2015@u.northwestern.edu

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This Homecoming, proud to be Nerdwestern julianna nunez

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I’ll say it right now: I’m quite nerdy. Don’t let that little picture of me next to the column fool you. Behind that fashionable ensemble, well-conditioned hair and sun-kissed skin hides an introverted and studious young lady who’s not crazy about eye contact. I didn’t exactly choose this route, you see. Like most people, I just wanted to fit in at school. Then I started reading Lord of the Rings, buying movie soundtracks and actually doing homework. It was a downward spiral from there. My brother was similar, besides the part about doing the homework. He took pride in his self-appointed geekiness, but part of me could not hide the fact that I desperately wanted to fit in. I put concerted effort into being cool twice

in my life, once when I was eight and again when I was 16. When I was eight I saw how many of the popular girls in my day camp also happened to be the mean girls. I tied to imitate them by being mean, too. Turns out I’m not very mean and intimidating (especially while wearing Winnie-the-Pooh overalls). Still, whatever mean acts I did that summer I ended up facing karma for; the following school year following, I had a Catholic nun for a teacher, and she was not very forgiving. When I was 16, I transferred high schools. I thought this was going to be a new beginning for me. I had a car and my mom’s old leather jacket. What’s cooler than a teenager with a car and a leather jacket? Turns out being bookish and a movie junkie canceled out whatever coolness I had, so I spent the rest of my high school studying for stuff. When I was accepted to Northwestern, I thought “Finally! Now, I can be with a bunch of other quiet, nerdy people!” Then reality hit. You see, at NU, I’m no longer the smart

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NU has given thousands of people the opportunity to be themselves aswell as the opportunity to grow as a person. one. In fact, for most of my academic life here I have been between the lines of “average” and “she just sits there.” Don’t get me wrong, I’m still bookish and I study, but NU has shown me there are many ways to express knowledge beyond just reading and writing all day. That’s what’s great about NU. I can be the bookish, overly studious student who works on the yearbook (one of the many nails in my nerd coffin), but I’m also able to learn from people. My best friend works very hard at reporting and also paints and does photography. She’s still a Northwestern student, but in a different way. Everyone is a bit on the nerdy side at NU, and I’m sure a good portion of us have been

made fun of because of it. NU allows its students to thrive in whatever makes them feel smart. One only has to take a gander at the student activities fair to see the variety of clubs and events that Northwestern has to offer. This is Homecoming Weekend and it’s time to celebrate being a Wildcat. NU has given thousands of people the opportunity to be themselves as well as the opportunity to grow as a person. Am I still on the bookish side? Yes. Do I still wish I could be a little more rock n’ roll? You bet. But ultimately, I have to be who I am. NU provides the best environment for personal and intellectual growth. I’m still bookish and studious and I will probably always be. But unlike high school, I feel like I have a whole university on my side. Julianna Nunez is a Medill junior. She can be reached at juliannanunez2014@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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Let’s open our ballots to third parties The 2012 election brings me my first presidential voting opportunity, but it seems my minority opinion will be unheard before I even get a chance to mark my ballot. Voting in my first election brings me great amounts of joy. For the first time, I’m able to fulfill my civic duty and act smugly about who gets my vote. My decision was split, but eventually I decided a third party should receive my vote. After careful consideration, I chose to give my vote to Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala of the Green Party, partially due to their thirdparty status, but mostly because they share similar feelings to mine on key issues. Being the busy (read: lazy) college student I am, I registered for an advance ballot from my home state of Kansas. Getting a paper cut after frantically opening the envelope was my least concern after a shocking discovery: The party I wanted to support was not on my ballot. Kansas provides some of the most politically outlandish controversies in America. We’re home to Gov. Sam Brownback’s creationism crusade, the shenanigans of Westboro Baptist Church and the late George Tiller’s abortion clinic. Most recently, Kansas birthers submitted a petition to remove Obama’s name from the ballot, citing longrefuted claims of his citizenship. The petition, although still under consideration, will not affect Obama’s place on the ballot — His name is clearly printed under the presidential candidates. Stein’s remains absent. Had I registered to vote in Illinois, my luck

would’ve been a lot better. The Green Party is on ballots in 36 states, but Kansas is not one of them. The Libertarian and Reform parties find a place between Obama and Romney on the Kansas absentee ballot, but not the Green party, and I believe this is not enough. American politics operate primarily through a two-party system that offers little freedom of choice, and by not including third parties we drastically limit the opportunity for beneficial change. A two-party system roots itself firmly within America’s history, but third parties have greatly impacted American politics. The Republican party had humble beginnings but evolved into one of America’s most prominent political parties. Whigs and Populists made considerable dents in policy reform and earned seats in Congress. More recently, Independent candidate Ross Perot gained almost 19 percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential election. There is potential for more parties to enter the political fray, but many things within our system prevent alternative voices from influencing elections. I would love to see third party candidates invited to presidential debates and a direct popular vote in lieu of the electoral college, but I feel one thing above all these is important: knowledge. More people need to realize the value third parties bring. By recognizing their existence, we’re on our way to becoming a better nation. I feel it is imperative to go further and get their names on as many ballots as Obama’s and Romney’s. We need more voices in order to lead this nation on the right path. Tanner Maxwell

Telles-Irvin should experience Chabad To the Northwestern community, I’m writing in light of VP Telles-Irvin’s e-mail to the student body regarding Northwestern’s disaffiliation with the Tannenbaum Chabad House and Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein. Her letter cites “alcohol use and abuse … including the service of alcohol, including hard liquor, to underage students in the Tannenbaum Chabad House and by Rabbi Klein, and excessive consumption of alcohol by students at the Tannenbaum Chabad House” as the primary cause for disaffiliation. As someone who has been at Chabad every Friday night this year, I can vouch that — except a sip of wine (or grape juice for those who prefer) for the ritual Kiddush blessing — there has been no alcohol served at Chabad in any capacity whatsoever. I repeat: outside of religious ceremony, there has been no alcohol served at Chabad in any capacity whatsoever since the start of the school year. Her primary reason for disaffiliation is alcohol. Chabad took care of that concern, so why disaffiliate? If policy change is truly what she seeks, Chabad proved its willingness to follow suit. She did not, however, ask for a policy change. She asked for a resignation and chose to disaffiliate. To me, this shows that there is more to the story than she is letting on. The students of Northwestern — especially those in the Jewish community — deserve full transparency in this matter. She speaks of “an

investigation,” yet she has never stepped foot in Chabad since she started here. How credible can such an investigation be given these circumstances? Dr. Telles-Irvin and the Northwestern community: I invite you to join me and the Chabad community at Chabad House on a Friday night. Come see firsthand that your concerns were responsibly addressed, and let’s start a conversation on how to resolve this matter and bring Rabbi Klein back to campus where he belongs. Thank you. Matthew Renick, Communication senior President, Northwestern Chabad Student Executive Board

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President Barack Obama took a brief break from a 48-hour campaign blitz Thursday to cast an early ballot in Chicago, making him the first sitting president to vote before Election Day. Shortly after 4 p.m., Obama tapped his political picks on a touch-screen voting machine at the Martin Luther King Community Center near his former residence in the Kenwood neighborhood, according to a White House pool report. Obama has spent the past few weeks urging supporters to vote early to ensure their voices are heard in a presidential election all but guaranteed to be won by a razor-thin margin. “For all of you who have not yet early voted, I just want everybody to see what an incredibly efficient process this was, thanks to the outstanding folks who are at this particular voting place,” Obama told reporters at the community center, according to the pool report. “All across the country we’re seeing a lot of early voting. It means you don’t have to figure out whether you need to take time off work, figure out how to pick up the kids and still cast a ballot. If something happens on Election Day you will have already taken care of it.” The president was afforded no exceptions at

the polling location. While Obama was filling out paperwork, a poll worker asked to see his ID. “Now, ignore the fact that there’s no gray hair on that picture,” Obama told the voting official, according to the pool report. “I’m just glad I renewed my driver’s license.” Obama’s trip home lasted less than three hours. After dropping in on a campaign office in Hyde Park, Obama flew out of O’Hare International Airport on Air Force One for a tarmac rally in Cleveland. Earlier in the day, Obama stumped in Tampa, Fla., and Richmond, Va., as part of a two-day swing through six battleground states. During a late-night rally in Las Vegas on Wednesday, he offered a playful preview of his early-voting plans. “I’m going to stop in Chicago to vote,” Obama said. “I can’t tell you who I’m voting for. It’s a secret ballot. But Michelle says she voted for me.” The first lady mailed her Illinois absentee ballot from the White House earlier this month. Northwestern students can vote early through Nov. 3 at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. The civic center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays. — Patrick Svitek

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VOTE President Barack Obama returned to his home neighborhood in Chicago on Thursday to vote early. This marks the first time a sitting president voted before Election Day in November.

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Evanston Police will bring the city’s Twitter followers on a “virtual ride-along� to most of the city’s emergency calls one day in early November. On Nov. 9 from 3 to 11 p.m., the city will tweet most of the emergency calls made to the city’s 911 dispatch center. The second annual “tweet-along� will

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There are times Pat Fitzgerald shows the enthusiasm of a 37-year-old coaching at his alma mater. His frequent hip bumps with players and not-so-timid celebrations along the sideline make him one of the most exciting coaches to watch. Despite being the youngest head coach in the Big Ten, Fitzgerald is tied as the second-longest tenured coach in the conference. In a conference known for the longevity of coaches, nine schools have changed head honcho since Fitzgerald took over at Northwestern in 2006. Since January 2007, 11 men have been fired or otherwise left positions as Big Ten coaches, and only Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema, Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz and Fitzgerald remain in the same places they were in 2007 . Fitzgerald said he is shocked to be the second-longest tenured Big Ten coach, but he is just focusing on making NU better every day. “There’s a lot of things that have happened that are out of my control,” Fitzgerald said. “I’m just honored and humbled

to have my role, and hopefully we’re just continuing to improve the program.” Despite his focus on the team’s evolution, in many ways, Fitzgerald’s coaching style and demeanor match two of the most successful coaches in school history: Gary Barnett and Randy Walker. Fitzgerald played on Barnett’s 1995 and 1996 Big Ten championship teams and gleaned a lot about love and coming together as a program from the man who brought NU back to the Rose Bowl. Fitzgerald also spent more than five seasons as an assistant coach under Walker, helping lead the Cats to two bowl appearances while picking up many tendencies of the third-winningest coach at NU. The most prominent is the idea of telling a player what he needs to hear and not what he wants to hear, which Fitzgerald said is a dying value in society and crucial to the success of his players. In six short years, Fitzgerald has climbed the ranks of NU coaching lore faster than most people expected. He passed Walker for second on the list of all-time victories at NU with the upset win over Nebraska last season. He has taken the Cats to a bowl game the past four seasons,

and they have been bowl eligible for six consecutive years, including 2012 . Fitzgerald said the loyalty of his staff has helped him to be so effective during his tenure, but that success indisputably starts with the players he coaches. “It will always be because of the young men in our locker room,” Fitzgerald said. “Our guys have played their hearts out for each other, but they’ve played their tails off for our program and what this whole thing stands for.”

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It’s almost impossible to walk around NU’s campus without seeing somebody wearing a shirt relating to Fitzgerald. From shirts proclaiming their Facebook friend status with the football coach to ones with his actual face on them, each year more and more somehow make use of one of the most popular figures at NU. For the players, these shirts are endearing. Brian Arnfelt said they » See FITZGERALD, page 4

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next man up Northwestern cornerback Daniel Jones will be the top corner for the Wildcats after starter Nick VanHoose was hurt in last Saturday’s game against Nebraska.

He highlighted the Hawkeyes’ impressive secondary and said it would be a challenge for the Cats’ receiving corps against a veteran group. “Iowa has a very experienced secondary. They are the oldest and most experienced we’ve faced so far,” Lawrence said. “You have got to play really technical, be real sharp on routes and on your releases and everything. We are working hard as a receiver group to be real fundamentally sound.” While Iowa may possess a challenging secondary, Iowa has struggled on offense. The Hawkeyes’ rushing game managed only 20 yards on the ground against Penn State, and the Iowa passing game isn’t much better than NU’s. However, Iowa’s passing game may be able to capitalize on NU injuries. The Cats’ secondary is the most beat-up part of the roster, with three players in the defensive backfield out for Saturday’s contest. Sophomore cornerback Daniel Jones finds himself in a position to be the top cornerback Saturday because of an injury to redshirt freshman Nick VanHoose. Jones emphasized the mindset of treating the game like any other and not putting pressure on himself due to starting. The Hawkeyes are also suffering from important injuries, losing two key members of their offensive line against Penn State last week. “I think we’re as banged up as they’re banged up,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s going to be the team that responds. They obviously had a tough loss like we did and I’d like to think that our guys respond.” rebeccafriedman2015@u.northwestern.edu

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On Saturday, both Northwestern and Iowa will be shooting for something neither program has had for a few years: relevancy. Coming off a decisive loss to Penn State, Iowa heads into Saturday’s matchup with a 2-1 conference record, tied with Nebraska for the second spot in the Legends Division behind Michigan. The Wildcats sit third behind the Hawkeyes and Cornhuskers coming off their disappointing loss to Nebraska last Saturday. With a win Saturday, the Cats can propel themselves past the Hawkeyes, while the two other top teams in the Legends Division, Nebraska and Michigan, face off in Lincoln, Neb. A loss would set NU even further back in the division, with games left against Michigan and Michigan State in the division and a rivalry game with Illinois to end the regular season. A win this week is crucial for the Cats’ hopes of finishing toward the top of the conference. While the It’s going to Cats would be in an even better position had they been able to pull out be the team that the win against the Cornhuskers last week, they are doing their best to put responds. They that game behind them. obviously had a “I went in front of the leadership tough loss like we council and told them they lost the did and I’d like to game for us,” coach Pat Fitzgerald joked. “Is that the approach that we think that our guys want to take? Or that we were one play away?” respond. The Cats were one play away from Pat Fitzgerald, besting the Cornhuskers. After holdfootball coach ing a 12-point edge in the fourth quarter, NU saw its lead vanish and transform into a one-point deficit. The Cats were unable to give junior kicker Jeff Budzien a comfortable field goal attempt and, instead, Budzien’s 53-yard kick sailed just wide right. The loss, partnered with NU’s dismal fourth-quarter performance against Penn State, has fans questioning the team’s ability to finish when ahead, even by two possessions. “We talk about those things all the time,” Fitzgerald said. “We’ve won a bunch of games with a lead in the fourth quarter. The problem is everyone focuses on the negative and so we choose not to do that.” Junior wide receiver Rashad Lawrence echoed that the primary mindset for the Cats is to have a fresh start against Iowa. “I think the main thing that we can do is flush it,” he said. “We need to let go of the game, flush it and really focus on Iowa.” The Cats’ passing game is a question mark heading into Saturday, with the offense managing only 121 passing yards against Nebraska and only six passing touchdowns all season. Lawrence said the offense doesn’t need to do anything differently except execute better.

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Vandenberg leads struggling Iowa passing offense By dan ryan

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It turns out you don’t need two players to have a quarterback controversy. A 38-14 drubbing at the hands of Penn State in which the Iowa offense gained only 209 total yards led to louder calls for changes to the Hawkeye lineup, and beleaguered quarterback James Vandenberg has presided over an offense that has not lived up to expectations this year. After putting up 27.5 points per game last season, the unit has taken a big step back in 2012, scoring just 20.9 per contest this year. In the meantime, their defense has improved, leaving offense as the primary goat for the season’s early struggles. Vandenberg said he knows questions about the team’s performance begin and end with him. “Playing quarterback for as long as I have, you realize that it’s going to fall on your shoulders,” Vandenberg said at Big Ten Media Days in July. “And that’s fine, that’s how it’s going to be. I need to continue to grow and make sure everybody is coming with me. The blame goes on me, and I’m willing to take it.” And Vandenberg has taken much of the blame for this year’s disappointment. The senior has completed just 55.8 percent of his passes through the season’s first seven games, tossing only 3 touchdowns compared to 5 interceptions. From a statistical standpoint, the year has been a far cry from Vandenberg’s breakout junior year when, after taking the reins from the graduated Ricky Stanzi, he completed 58.7 percent of his passes for a dazzling 3022 yards and 25 touchdowns while throwing only 7 picks. Despite a loss in the Insight Bowl last year, the Iowa offense entered the season expecting to take a big step forward. A veteran offensive line and a more experienced Vandenberg were expected to lead to a potent Hawkeyes attack, and the senior quarterback said one of his goals prior to the season was to improve upon his 2011 performance. “You could go on and on about higher completion percentage, less interceptions. Those are all things I realize, goals I have,” Vandenberg said. “You want to throw 50 touchdown passes with no interceptions at 95 percent (completion), but that’s not going to happen. But you want to do better than last year.” Instead, Vandenberg and the offense have regressed, and the chances the unit will back on track took a huge blow during the matchup against the Nittany Lions. Iowa lost left tackle

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steady decline Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg has not been sharp this season passing. He has thrown 3 touchdowns and 5 interceptions in seven games this season. Last season, Vandenberg threw 25 touchdowns and only 7 interceptions in 13 contests.

Brandon Scherff and right guard Andrew Donnal to seasonending injuries last weekend, creating serious questions about the offensive line’s ability to keep an already-jittery Vandenberg in the pocket and on his feet. Continuity on the line “is extremely important,” senior center James Ferentz said at Big Ten Media Days. “You get more comfortable just in how you guys act. You know how guys are going to step. Communication becomes a little less important the more comfortable you are playing next to each other. You just know naturally what’s going to happen. The offensive line is five guys working together.” Although the start to the year leaves a lot to be desired for

Vandenberg and the offense, five games remain on the schedule for the unit to get in a rhythm and accomplish their preseason goals, something the senior quarterback said is very important to him and the team. “I’ve heard so many good speakers and so many great leaders and great athletes speak over the years and hear them talk about setting goals,” Vandenberg said. “They all talk about setting goals and how they do it every year just to keep them refreshed and keep them going. That’s something I definitely take part in, and I’m sure the team does as well.” danielryan2014@u.northwestern.edu

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Trevor Siemian’s pass fell to the turf near a wide receiver. It was a sight all too familiar for Northwestern fans in Saturday’s game against Nebraska. The sophomore quarterback took quite a few shots deep against one-on-one coverage along the sidelines, and nearly every single throw resulted in an incomplete pass. The Wildcats only hit 2 passes for more than 20 yards, a 26-yard touchdown to sophomore Tony Jones and a 24-yard completion to junior Rashad Lawrence at the end of the game. It is a problem coach Pat Fitzgerald addressed after the game when he said NU probably would have won the game if it had hit just one more deep pass. It was a common theme that continued into this week’s preparations for Iowa. Siemian said throwing the deep route is something that gets better with repetition. “Reps are going to be a big difference,” he said. “A lot of them were 50-50 balls, but I need to do a better job at giving our guys a chance. If guys are going to challenge us, we’re going to take some shots like that.” Siemian did throw a couple of 50-50 balls against the Cornhuskers, and the receivers did a great job working back to break up some potential interceptions. There were a couple of passes where the receivers could have done more, but for the most part the quarterbacks underthrew their targets on the play. After his own film study, Fitzgerald said the blame couldn’t be placed on any one player. “There were some plays, the throw was there and we’ve got to make the play or we have to stick our foot in the ground and go up to make the play,” Fitzgerald said. “There were a couple that we underthrew where the receivers did a terrific job of knocking down what could have been an interception.” On the touchdown pass, Siemian got strong protection, and from the start it looked like a good pass as he stepped forward in the pocket to deliver the pass. As Jones approached the end zone, he had enough separation that he was able to slow down and look over his shoulder to see the pass coming to him. Jones got his hands up and caught the ball right at helmet level before taking that last step into the end zone. Siemian’s best pass of the game came on the 24-yard pass to Lawrence along the sidelines. Lawrence found some space in the Nebraska zone defense and settled about 3 yards away from the boundary. Siemian found the wide-open receiver and gently floated the pass over the Cornhuskers’ linebackers and into the waiting arms of Lawrence, who secured the catch before rolling out of bounds inside Nebraska territory. “There’s some room for improvement,” Jones said. “That’s on the both of us. When Trevor throws my way, he’s counting on me to make that play. Regardless where he puts that ball, it’s my job

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UNDERTHROWN Northwestern quarterback Trevor Siemian underthrew many of his deep passes against Nebraska and as a result only completed two passes of more than 20 yards.

to come up with the completion.” For every other pass Siemian attempted down the field, something went wrong. Either the throw was too short or too long or the receiver dropped the ball. Jones said the receivers need to work on making the plays necessary to help the team. “Having that deep ball threat will spread the defense out and keep them honest,” Jones said. “We can definitely use a play here or there. Myself and the rest of the receivers, we have to do a much better job tracking the ball and making plays on it.” joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu

Budzien is not “just a kicker” for the Cats By ROHAN NADKARNI

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He lurks where you can’t see him. Redshirt junior kicker – and prankster – Jeff Budzien tells the story the best. “We have a towel bin by the showers, or last week there was a travel bag where you put your gear in, and I hide in the bottom of it,” Budzien said. “We’ll get the equipment staff in on it to say, ‘Hey, go on and grab your bag,’ and (players will) reach in the big bag and I’ll grab their arm or jump out and scare them.” The Wildcats’ humble kicker, who says he “has all day” to think of his practical jokes, also manages to work on his craft in between the hijinks. At practice, separated with all the other specialists from the team, Budzien earned a bigger role on Saturdays with his hard work. In his first year on the active roster in 2010 after redshirting in 2009, the Hartland, Wis., native attempted only 1 extra point the entire year. Last season, Budzien became the team’s regular kicker but was called upon only 10 times all season, hitting 6 of his field goal attempts and all 50 of his point-after tries. Many times when Northwestern entered field goal range, coach Pat Fitzgerald opted to go for it on fourth down rather than attempting a kick. But this year, Budzien turned himself into one of the most consistent performers on the team. He already exceeded his field goal attempts from last year, putting up 12 so far on the season. Budzien nailed 11 of his 12 kicks, good for a 91.7-percent success rate. He also converted all 30 of his extra points. Budzien’s only miss stands out to many. Called on in a tough spot against Nebraska, Budzien barely pushed a 53-yard field goal that would have given NU a late lead. “I can handle the pain of missing a kick pretty easily,” Budzien said. “But I feel bad for everyone else. I feel like I let the team down, let the fans down, and that’s what bothers me.” Despite entering in such a pressure-packed situation, Budzien said the moment didn’t really affect him. He said: “Kickers are wired differently,” also making it a little easier for him to move on from the miss.

When Budzien isn’t kicking in front of 50,000 fans with a Big Ten football game on the line, he manages to enjoy his time in Evanston. The economics major takes in the occasional movie and a meal around town. He prefers Joy Yee’s to Edzo’s (“The Edzo’s hours are so weird,”) and spends time with a lot of his fellow special teamers. In fact, the life of the starting kicker ends up being much different from the average football player. While students often ogled at Kain Colter eating at FosterWalker Complex, or imagine the lifestyle of a popular college athlete, Budzien blends right in with most of the NU students. When asked if he ever uses his status on the football team for his own benefit, Budzien even admits, “I am just the kicker.” Although he may be “just the kicker,” Budzien remains an important piece of the puzzle for the Cats, giving them a special teams edge they lacked last season. Although NU has struggled in the past three weeks, posting a 1-2 record, Budzien’s confidence and performance remains unchanged. Just be careful walking around campus. He’s out there. rohannadkarni2015 @u.northwestern.edu

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UP AND GOOD Northwestern kicker Jeff Budzien has hit 11 of his 12 field goal attempts this year. His lone miss came against Nebraska last week.

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reflect how much enthusiasm there is on campus for the squad. The T-shirts that say, “In Fitz We Trust,” reflect the attitude of many of the players toward their beloved coach. Many of them committed to the Cats because of how much trust they had in Fitzgerald and his staff. Arnfelt is one of those players. He was a part of Fitzgerald’s second recruiting class and although NU did not have much success in year one, Arnfelt said he knew this was a program on the rise. “If anything it motivates you,” Arnfelt said of Fitzgerald’s early struggles. “The first impression with him is so outstanding that if he’s presenting that at that time, imagine what he’s going to do five years (or) four years down the road.” The patience has paid off for Arnfelt with the program’s marked improvement. Countless other players tell similar tales of their recruitment. After the win over Minnesota, junior running back Venric Mark said he came to NU because of the vibe Fitzgerald gave off. He said the whole team was like a family and he felt comfortable and at ease with the Cats. For a transfer like Kyle Prater, the recruiting process was a lot more select. As a high-level recruit coming out of high school, he visited a lot of coaches, but even though he said every coach he met with was great, Fitzgerald stood out with his trademark passion and enthusiasm for NU and his players. “What sets Fitz apart from (the other coaches) is his love of the game and his passion for the players,” the sophomore wideout said. “I just love his energy and his passion and how he goes about getting us ready for practice. He’s a fun coach to be

around. It’s a blessing to have a coach that cares so much about his players.” It may not be the common way of approaching football, but Fitzgerald said he prides himself on how he interacts with his players. It is this quality, Prater and Arnfelt pointed out, that separates Fitzgerald from his colleagues. “We want to be the best player development staff there is in the country,” Fitzgerald said. “I’m a little unorthodox in some of the things that I do because it’s so player driven and player focused, but I think that is what this is all about. It’s all about the young men in the locker room.”

‘Eat when satisfied’

The future is wide open for Fitzgerald and his staff. Fitzgerald’s name has already been thrown around for job openings at Michigan and Penn State. His name comes up invariably for positions all around the Football Bowl Subdivision. Although the media has focused on Fitzgerald being a good, young coach who could have a lot of success at a bigger program, Fitzgerald is signed to coach the Cats through the end of the 2020 season. The constant swirl of rumors doesn’t seem to faze the sixth-year coach. He said he is honored by all the compliments that have come around, but he remains committed to NU for the near future — at least until his 3-year-old son Brendan gets an NU degree and plays football for his father. “We as a coaching staff have made a strong statement that this is where we want to be,” Fitzgerald said. “There’s a lot of things I can’t control. I can’t control what the people say positive out of our program. I can’t control what people say negative outside of our walls. Daily file photo

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“And that’s typically why I don’t get too caught up in it. If people are saying positive things about you, it’s humbling. If people are saying negative things about you, you take it with a grain of salt and use it as motivation. Fitzgerald was friends with the late Joe Paterno, who coached The first Penn State from 1966 impression with until he was fired in November 2011 . The him is so out46-year career, all with standing that if the Nittany Lions, will likely go unmatched he’s presenting by any other coach, but if anybody could that at that time, imagine what accomplish the feat it would be Fitzgerald he’s going to do — the same coach that five years (or) pinches himself each morning he walks into four years down his office in the John the road. C. Nicolet Football Center and said he Brian Arnfelt, doesn’t have “a job, but senior defensive a responsibility.” Howtackle ever, Fitzgerald said by the time 2062 rolls around, there will definitely be a new head man in Evanston. With an end goal that seems pretty concrete, Fitzgerald is focused on the here and now and how he can take his alma mater to places it’s never been. He said the ultimate goal is a national championship and graduating 100 percent of his players. However, even if the Cats reach the pinnacle of college football on and off the field, Fitzgerald won’t be satisfied. In his office sits a king-size Snickers bar from the 2005 Sun Bowl that Walker gave the team and coaching staff after the game, a 50-38 loss to the University of California-Los Angeles. On the chocolate bar, there was a note saying “eat when satisfied.” That chocolate bar sits there unconsumed, and Fitzgerald said he doesn’t think he’d ever get around to eating it, even if it never went bad. “I’ve got a 7-year-old Snickers bar up in my office that’s probably as hard as a brick right now and can kill somebody,” Fitzgerald said. “I don’t think I’ll ever eat that Snickers bar. I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied.”

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Health experts spoke about efforts among colleges to reduce high-risk drinking at an on-campus alcohol intervention conference Tuesday and Wednesday. The two-day conference, called the “EvidenceBased Interventions to Reduce Binge Drinking on College Campuses,â€? was organized by Feinberg School of Medicine Prof. Michael Fleming. It was created last year in honor of Matthew Sunshine, a Northwestern freshman who died of alcohol intoxication in 2008. Speakers included NU staff and members of the learning collaborative National College Health Improvement Project, who presented data about various colleges’ efforts to curb drinking. To control alcohol abuse at NU, the University hosted an alcohol-free party called “Norris at Nightâ€? at Norris University Center during Wildcat Welcome. NU has also strengthened connections with local emergency rooms and compiled data from alcohol intervention programs on campus, Fleming said. “The rates of alcohol use in Northwestern are the same as other universities ‌ but Northwestern University is doing more about it than other campuses,â€? Fleming said. Students met in discussion groups with Fleming and talked about the use of social media to promote

alcohol- and drug-free events. “What we found most significant is ‌ (the students’) willingness to intervene have increased notably,â€? said NU health educator Lisa Currie of the Red Watch Band Program, a voluntary training session where students learn to handle alcohol emergencies. College students still have to focus on helping others in situations involving alcohol abuse, said Carol Petersen, associate director of the Wellness Center of the University of Illinois at Chicago. “Students are civil-minded about helping the homeless and feeding individuals, but we need to teach them how to be civil-minded within working and helping take care of each other,â€? Petersen said. Students who attended the conference and participated in discussions included members of the NU chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, which is part of an international network. SSDP was revived last Winter Quarter after being closed in 2009. “I think Northwestern University is pretty sensible compared to other universities,â€? said SSDP president Frances Fu, citing NU’s Responsible Action Protocol, which encourages students to report emergency situations involving alcohol abuse. Fu, a SESP sophomore, plans to raise awareness of alcohol abuse by organizing discussions about the issue in residential dorms.

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Steve Sena. said every booth is equipped with hand sanitizer, window glass cleaner, degreaser, quat sanitizer to clean surfaces and a hand washing station. The Evanston Health Department goes to Ryan Field six times each year to inspect every booth. “They give us a report for the stands,� Sena said. He added that during every visit, the health department starts their inspections when doors open for football games, and that the booths passed the health department’s standards with “flying colors� at last Saturday’s home game against Nebraska. He said people were wearing their hats and gloves and the food was prepared at the proper temperature. “The groups have been absolutely phenomenal here,� Sena said. “All very good about their gloves.� Every booth has a designated Sodexo supervisor who makes sure all regulations are followed. However, some students say the

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Coach April Likhite is taking a different approach to this year’s Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Mich., and she is putting her energy toward getting pumped for the event rather than stressing out because of it. “We are focusing more on the excitement of it instead of thinking ‘Oh my god, we need to do this,’” Likhite said. “That doesn’t work well for us. They don’t respond well when things are chaotic.” Even standout senior Audrey Huth has noticed a difference in Likhite’s approach this year. “Ever y year she gets to be a little We are more relaxed,” Huth said. “She’s able to focusing on ... really let the leaders excitement. and seniors on the team take over the They don’t little things that she respond well used to have to look when things are out for.” To say the Northchaotic. western team headApril Likhite, ing this weekend to cross country East Lansing is expecoach rienced would be a maj or u nd e rst ate ment. The Wildcats’ top four includes the senior Huth; two juniors, Michelle Moriset and Lexie Goldsmith; and a redshirt senior, Sophie Ewald. The level of seniority that the Wildcats bring has made their preparation so much easier. “We have a lot more experience this year,” Huth said. “We’re also a lot faster coming in. We have beat some teams that we haven’t

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before which is always exciting.” Running fast is something that Huth exemplified at the Big Ten Championships. She has shed times every year at the race by dramatic margins, improving by one minute and 19 seconds in her sophomore year and by 14 seconds in her junior year. She will try not to let the moment of her last Big Ten Championship get to her and she admitted that it was a little strange to her to start thinking about. “It’s definitely weird,” Huth said. “I’ve tried not to think about the fact that it is my last one. But I’m excited and ready to leave everything on the course. My parents and a couple of the girls on the team have already told me that no matter what it’s going to be such a great day.” While Huth will likely lead the NU pack, it is the runners behind her that will make or break the Cats’ chances of landing in the top five. The next three – Moriset, Goldsmith and Ewald – expect to post strong times and should finish relatively close to each other. But after those upperclassmen, Likhite hopes runners five through nine can finish together. “Our fifth place person has changed so much this year for all different reasons,” Likhite said. “That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Our sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth could finish together if they all run their best. That’s what it’s going to come down to.” NU has not forgotten about its close loss to in-state foe Illinois at the Notre Dame Invitational. Moriset said the Cats are aiming to beat the Fighting Illini this weekend. “We really want to get Illinois at Big Tens,” Moriset said. “We just have to keep in mind how bad that felt when they beat us and use it as fuel for Big Tens.” johnpaschall2014@u.northwestern.edu

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Still Time Northwestern midfielder Chris Ritter and the Wildcats can still win the Big Ten Championship despite dropping their last two games. NU lost in extra time to Penn State and Northern Illinois.

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After Wednesday night’s loss to Northern Illinois, Northwestern is under new leadership: the team’s veteran players. Coach Tim Lenahan set high expectations for NU’s (10-4-2, 3-1-0 Big Ten) seniors, juniors and certain sophomore players and is taking a step back on the sideline for the team’s last two conference games of the season, the first of which is on the road against Wisconsin (6-7-3, 1-3-0) on Sunday. Lenahan took extra time at the end of the Northern Illinois match to speak specifically with the team’s senior leaders: forward Chris Ritter, midfielder Kyle Schickeland defender Jarrett Baughman “Sixteen games in, the coach has to turn over ownership a little bit,” Lenahan said. “I told the veteran group that we’ve been through a lot together, they’ve been great and they train hard every day. But there’s a difference between training hard and really putting everything into it.” If it is the seniors the Wildcats are depending on for a win in Madison, they may be in luck. As a class, NU’s seniors have won two of the teams’ past three match-ups with Wisconsin. The last time the Badgers triumphed against the Cats was in

Northwestern vs. Wisconsin Madison, Wis. Noon Sunday

2009, the current seniors’ freshman season. Wisconsin has struggled this season and ranks second-to-last in conference standings. But this year’s seniors have undoubtedly contributed more to the team than a good history against Wisconsin. Combined, the six seniors have tallied 27 of NU’s 68 total points and 9 of the team’s 22 goals this season. Ritter is the team’s second-highest scorer with 5 goals this season and is in second place for most points in the conference with 15 total. Although Lenahan stressed the need to improve comprehensive playmaking – meaning shooting in addition to efficient passing and making smart passes – Ritter said the team also needs to focus on improving a seasonlong weakness: finishing. “We just need to put the ball in the back of the net,” Ritter said. “It’s (the captains’) team and we need to take responsibility for the results.” Ritter and the three other seniors who see substantial playing time – Schickel, Baughman and midfielder Nick Gendron – have been crucial members of team since their freshman year. In 2011 Ritter was named Second-Team All-Big Ten.

Wisconsin’s only noteworthy Big Ten win this season was a 2-1 victory against Michigan. The Badgers lost to Michigan State, Indiana and Penn State. But Wisconsin does boast a homefield advantage for the season, as four of the team’s wins have come on their own turf. The Badgers also have 12 different goal scorers this season, which Lenahan said is a big advantage for teams. Lenahan said his goal for the season was to have 10 different scorers, which makes it a challenge for opposing defenses to zero-in and shut down on one player. With two games remaining, the team has nine different scorers. This balance has helped the Cats, who rank second in the Big Ten in goals scored. Comparisons aside, Lenahan is primarily focusing on his team heading into the final games of the season and is looking ahead to the Big Ten Tournament, which NU hosts this year. Lenahan continues to stress his mantra for the season. “We still control our own destiny,” he said. “We have two games in front of us on the road. Not only should you have courage, but you have to, or you can’t survive – this is gut check time. Two games in a row we’ve lost, and this is the time that we’re going to find out whether we’re a good team or not.” avawallace2015@u.northwestern.edu

Coach Tracey Fuchs is no stranger to winning championships. In fact, she won three Big Ten titles as an assistant coach at Michigan. She also won an NCAA Championship while playing for Connecticut during her college years. But she’s never made it that far wearing purple before. This weekend, she has a chance to change that. This weekend, Fuchs leads the No. 8 Wildcats (16-2, 4-1 Big Ten) to Iowa City, Iowa, on the hunt for their first regular-season conference title under Fuchs. The team hopes to improve to 5-1 in the Big Ten with a win against No. 12 Iowa (12-4, 3-1) on Sunday. No. 5 Penn State (14-3, 4-1), also sitting at 4-1 in Big Ten play, takes on No. 14 Michigan Saturday. Regardless of that result, a win against Iowa will guarantee NU at least a split of the regular season title. “Every game we play in the Big Ten is a huge game,” Fuchs said. “But this is going to be a battle.” Fuchs said the rivalry between NU and Iowa has been around since the 1990s. It has fallen off in recent years, but there is little doubt each team will feel especially motivated come Sunday. Fuchs also noted the game will be Iowa’s Senior Day. NU’s seniors already experienced the emotions of their final home match in a 6-0 win over Missouri State this past Sunday. Seniors Chelsea Armstrong, Kaylee Pohlmeyer, Amanda Wirth, Colleen Petronchakand Shannon Disbrow make up a special group of graduates for Fuchs – who also finishes her fourth year in the program here at NU at the end of their 2012 season. “This is the first class we’ve been together the entire four years,” Fuchs said. “We’re really seeing our long term goals coming true here.” Those goals include and perhaps even revolve around winning the Big Ten Championship, something that is definitely in reach for the first time in recent program history. When Fuchs first signed on to

No. 8 Northwestern vs. No. 12 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Noon Sunday

coach the Cats in 2009, the program lacked the impressive wealth of wins or consistency that has since been established. “Basically, we knew it was going to take a few years before we could really vie for the Big Ten championship,” Fuchs said about her inaugural group. “We have that chance on Sunday.” The Cats face off against a team that will have just finished competing against Michigan – a cause for either fatigue or momentum, depending on the result. The Cats more than familiar with the concept of momentum, as they head into this contest with an eight-game winning streak. Fuchs believes the key to tacking on another win lies in consistency. She has praised the 2012 roster using that same attribute throughout this season, especially in terms of leadership. “We have a ‘leaderful’ team,” she said. “It’s not one person anymore. It’s a big group of leaders.” One such leader, Armstrong, stands out. In her senior season, Armstrong leads the nation in goals scored this season and recently surpassed the historic 100th goal of her career. The feat put her in the company of only two others in Big Ten history who have reached that mark. It also earned her Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors for the 14th time in her career. Fuchs finds such performances to be constant reminders of the direction NU’s field hockey program is going in. “We’ve rebuilt this program from the ground up,” she said. This weekend is a chance to solidify that progress. Fuchs has seen plenty of success in her career, yet minces no words when looking forward to Sunday’s contest. “We’ve been taking one game at a time to get to this point,” she said. “Hopefully we’ll be traveling home (Sunday) with a trophy.” emilykristine@live.com

Women’s Soccer

Wildcats focused on future as season nears close By Ariel yong

the daily northwestern

A win against Michigan State on Saturday would top off the Wildcats’ late season comeback with a record threegame win streak, a first since 2009. But it would also get coach Michael Moynihan into the record books for something else: his 200th collegiate win. “I think that we’ll all be pretty pumped if we get the last one for him right before the season ends,” sophomore midfielder Niki Sebo said. Moynihan entered his first season at Northwestern this year after coaching women’s soccer at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for 19 years. He started back in 1993 as an assistant coach of the Panthers under his sister but would eventually take over the program four years later. Even before this, however, Moynihan’s mother, Laura, coached the Wisconsin-Milwaukee soccer team and left such a mark on the program that

Northwestern vs. Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. Noon Saturday

the home field was named in her honor. Following in the footsteps of both his mother and his sister, Moynihan served as the head coach for 15 years, leading the Panthers to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, 13 Horizon League Championships, and eight Horizon League Tournament titles. Even though Moynihan will not make his first appearance in the Big Ten tournament this year, he said the team is making good progress and is working on just getting the job done, most noticeably in the last two games. “I think we’ve been a little bit tougher,” Moynihan said. “We’ve had a lot of games that have been really, really close and could’ve gone either way and we’ve come out on the wrong end. I think we only have ourselves to blame for that.

Nothing was done to us. (But) I think we (kept) working hard (and) we took responsibility for that. The defense has gotten more and more on the same page and stingier. I think we’ve become a little bit better in our decision We’re just going making in the to go in and final third and keep battling it’s translated into a couple and we’re going of goals in the for the win.” last couple of Bri Westlund, games.” senior And the defender Cats have done just that. NU took a total of 25 shots in last two games, which is more than they took over the three games before their win streak. They have scored 3 goals in their last two games and shut out a Big Ten opponent for the first time since last season.

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For Moynihan, the Cats’ late success is only a good sign for the future and momentum for their last game of the season. “(The) last game is no different from the first at the beginning of the year,” Moynihan said. “We want to get better every day and so we want to end on a good note and show continued progress. We always play to win and we haven’t had two wins as a program in a long time in the Big Ten. We want to keep the momentum and keep building in to next year. It’s never too early to start doing that.” Last season, NU was shut out 2-0 by the Spartans, but because of the Cats’ recent success and improved play, the team will not shy away from the challenge. “We have nothing to lose,” senior defender Bri Westlund said. “We’re just going to go in and keep battling and we’re going for the win.” arielyong2009@u.northwestern.edu

Daily file photo by Melody Song

Building blocks The Wildcats and defender Bri Westlund are gunning for their third Big Ten win in a row this weekend. The team won two games all of last season.

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