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NU, city officials lead talks Tisdahl discusses school safety zone, City Council By Bailey williams
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COLLEGE COSTS Attendees listen to University President Morton Schapiro at the Political Union discussion in Scott Hall’s Ripton Room on Wednesday evening. Schapiro described several empirical studies on the economics of higher education in his talk.
Schapiro focuses on tuition, calls college ‘best investment’ of students’ lives By jordan harrison
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University President Morton Schapiro discussed the economic value of a college education at a Political Union event on Wednesday. About 20 people attended the event in Scott Hall. Weinberg senior Sam Ide, moderator for Political Union, launched the talk by asking Schapiro to speak about the costs and benefits of a private education versus a public education. Schapiro, also an economics professor, said whether someone gets a better payoff going to a public or private college is largely tied to demographics.
He referenced a study he performed comparing payoffs among white men, white women, black men and black women. “I found … that if you are a white man, it pretty much doesn’t matter,” Schapiro said. “It’s not better to go to Urbana than to Northwestern … (but for) white women, no. You should go to the most selective private (school), pay the extra because it matters more. Black woman? Even more a better decision, and for black men? No comparison — you’re out of your mind not to go to the most selective private you can get into.” After Schapiro discussed the merits of public and private colleges, student attendees posed questions about a range of topics, including race in
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college admissions, college dropout rates and student loans. Schapiro said he worries most that loans deter students from attending college, which he called “the best investment of their lives.” Nationally, one-third of all students do not have any college loans, and two-thirds carry an average loan of $27,600, which is paid off quickly, Schapiro said. “The New York Times loves to find the one barista with $110,000 in loans — investigative journalism is alive and well,” he said. Schapiro was critical of former President Bill Clinton and President Barack Obama for talking about college as a homogeneous entity because » See schapiro, page 7
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Associated Student Government plans to send out the first edition of its new publicity service — a weekly campuswide email list — next week. The Campus Loop list, which will allow all students, faculty members and administrators to post notifications about upcoming events, is part of ASG’s initiative to be “more accessible and sustainable in our communication effort,” said Julia Watson, ASG’s public relations vice
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TALK OF THE TOWN Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl answers residents’ questions regarding city services at a town hall meeting held Wednesday night. Tisdahl discussed the future of Dominick’s stores in Evanston and school safety.
ASG to unveil event email list By Jeanne Kuang
monsters of the night McCormick junior Christina Hua welcomes visitors to a haunted house held in Seabury Hall on Wednesday night. The event was organized by Plex and Seabury community assistants.
Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl held a town hall meeting Wednesday night, addressing a wide range of issues from safety concerns near Evanston Township High School to grocery stores in south Evanston. “I like talking with people instead of at them,” the mayor told The Daily after the event. About two dozen people came to the meeting at the Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave. She talked about her position on the proposed expansion of the socalled “Safe School Zone” around ETHS, 1600 Dodge Ave. Instead of extending the boundaries, she suggested adding more cameras and lights to surrounding area.
“We have $60,000 in our budget for lights and cameras that this school asked for,” the mayor said. “Some kids were concerned about their safety going to and from school, so I want to run cameras ... and have kids feel safe going north to south, east to west.” Tisdahl also addressed recent decisions by City Council. She defended new restrictions on electronic cigarettes that aldermen approved Monday night, saying she does not believe the measures will hurt businesses. Responding to an attendee’s concern about public transit in the city, Tisdahl said repairing the Purple Line remains a priority for the council. With the assistance of city manager Wally Bobkiewicz, Tisdahl also discussed what one attendee called the “food desert that is south
Police investigate unwanted sex act claim involving city firefighter
Evanston police are investigating a 26-year-old woman’s report that
president. Individuals and student groups can publicize their events on the email list by submitting short announcements through the ASG website. Watson, a Weinberg junior, said there are currently about 1,700 subscribers to the list and “a ton” of event submissions. ASG plans to send an email of the weekly announcements to Campus Loop every Wednesday. “It’s kind of a centralized way to get events out,” said ASG president Ani Ajith, a former Daily staffer. The emails will be organized by category, such as sports events or philanthropy
events. They will also include links to the student groups’ websites or Facebook event pages to give potential attendees more detailed information. Watson said Campus Loop will allow students to better remember and keep track of events they are interested in attending. “In years past, it’s pretty difficult to hear about different things, especially if you go off a flyer and go, ‘Oh, I want to go to that,’ but then forget by the time you get to your dorm or apartment what the details were,” she said.
an on-duty firefighter was involved in an unwanted sexual act with her early Saturday morning. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said the incident reportedly happened shortly after midnight at Station 1, 1332 Emerson St. The woman and firefighter met through a dating website, Parrott said.
Police are not naming the firefighter while they investigate. The firefighter has been placed on paid administrative leave, Parrott said. Evanston Fire Chief Greg Klaiber said Wednesday morning he has no comment on the investigation.
» See campus loop, page 7
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