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NU: Noyes noise complaints up University sends email asking students to be quieter while walking in groups By MADDIE ELKINS
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HALLOWEEN HAPPINESS A Halloween-ready child runs in the Trick or Treat Trot on Sunday morning. The race was held at Centennial Park and welcomed children of all ages.
Trick or Treat Trot debuts By JULIAN GEREZ
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Hundreds of children and adults donned their Halloween costumes Sunday morning for Evanston’s first-
ever Trick or Treat Trot at Centennial Park. “Evanston is a wonderful community with tons of families,” said Jeremy Solomon, a race organizer. “We thought it would be a great opportunity to bring the kids out and have a great event at a beautiful location.”
The event, planned by JetEvent Productions, started at 9 a.m., with races designed for kids under the age of 12. They ranged from a 100-meter dash to a 1-mile run. Most young participants wore their Halloween » See TRICK-OR-TREAT, page 5
A University-wide effort to encourage students to walk in groups late at night for safety may be having an unintended side effect, according to a Northwestern official. “I think one of the issues that’s come forward this year compared to last year is that the noise complaints this year have sort of switched from being more about large parties to being more about individuals walking on city streets late at night,” said Anthony Kirchmeier, director of off-campus life. An email sent Thursday to off-campus students asked that they make efforts to be quieter when walking in groups at night. The email came as a result of complaints from Evanston residents in areas west of campus between Noyes and Foster streets, as well as in the downtown commercial district. Kirchmeier said these residents have complained of being woken by noise from people walking
through the neighborhoods. Kirchmeier said he believes the nice weather this fall has encouraged students to stay out later, which has led to more noise on city streets. The University is in constant contact with city officials, and residents have also contacted administrators directly with complaints. He said the email was an attempt to respond and “make this a better community for all.” “I think part of the issue about the louder noise, or what’s perceived as louder noise in the neighborhood, is we’ve kind of encouraged people to travel in groups off-campus so that they have friends with them and it’s better for safety and that type of thing,” Kirchmeier said. “But the fact that they’re walking in groups, you know, voice levels just get raised.” Kevin Harris, Associated Student Government’s community relations vice president, said ASG has been actively working alongside Kirchmeier to address complaints. He said that although students are encouraged to walk in groups, they should be conscious of their neighbors who go to sleep earlier. “I think that is something that students do forget,” the Weinberg sophomore said. Kirchmeier said noise complaints on days with home football games are down for both parties and groups. He praised Fitzerland, the new student tailgating » See NOYES NOISE, page 7
DM registration reaches new record once again By PAIGE LESKIN
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Dance Marathon received a recordbreaking number of registrants for 2014, with more than 1,500 students signing up for the University’s largest philanthropic event. Registration for the 40th annual DM, a 30-hour fundraiser, took place last week. Executive co-chair Anna Radoff said the organization was able to raise its numbers with an expanded advertising effort and funds from Associated Student Government. “(The money) will make Dance Marathon more accessible financially,” said Radoff, a Weinberg senior. The $4,000 ASG-approved funds helped sponsor dancer registration costs. The money was used to create the Student Activities Scholarship Fund, which 137 students applied for, according to DM. Staff from the Center for Student Involvement will be responsible
for distributing the money. Due to the late arrival of the scholarships, DM is also offering late registration through Wednesday. The philanthropy has set registration records for last three years, with an increase of about 100 dancers each year. The excitement surrounding DM has spread to freshmen on campus, who have never experienced the event before. Weinberg freshman Jeffrey Kim heard about it from counselors on his preorientation trip, CATalyst, and decided it was something he needed to do. “It’s an essential part of the Northwestern experience,” he said. “Plus, it’s a personal challenge to do anything for 30 hours straight.” Executive co-chair Josh Parish, a SESP senior, attributed the steady spread of DM’s popularity to the network of people who get the word out about the event. He called DM a “staple Northwestern tradition” that people just “grip on to.” In addition to the highest number of participants in DM’s history, the
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organization has the highest number of committee members ever involved in planning the event. Medill freshman Tori Latham said she joined the food committee after friends told her DM was the one thing she had to be a part of. “It seems like such a large part of the Northwestern culture,” she said. This year, the event will benefit Team Joseph and the Evanston Community Foundation. Team Joseph is a nonprofit organization that supports research to find a cure or treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It was started in 2008 by Marissa Penrod, whose son Joseph was diagnosed with Duchenne when he was 5 years old. Radoff said DM already has plans for linking Team Joseph with the philanthropy’s Hero Program. Dancers will connect with some of the young boys affected by Duchenne. The program is intended to get dancers to understand the disease and the benefit of Team Joseph and DM. Unlike some other philanthropic
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events, much of the fundraising for the beneficiaries at DM is done before the event takes place. Parish said he likes that DM is not traditional in that sense. “People still come together to dance after the money is raised,” he said. Parish emphasized how hard the committees have worked to reach this registration number and calls their efforts a
success. He said DM’s importance comes from helping students to learn about the different causes for which the organization raises money and unites people under a single message. “NUDM brings together people from all different walks of life,” he said. paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu
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