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Friday, November 8, 2013

NU considers North mailroom By jeanne kuang

daily senior staffer @JeanneKuang

Residential Services is considering options to open an additional mailroom Winter Quarter for residents living on North Campus, executive director Paul Riel said Wednesday. At a forum held at Slivka Residential College, Riel said he is looking for a room in a North Campus residence that can hold packages for all students living in the area. The potential spot would shorten the walking distance for students picking up their packages. “We have every intention of making changes Winter Quarter,” Riel told The Daily. “If we can find a location that we believe would serve the purposes of it, then absolutely we would want to do it.” Currently, all students must retrieve their packages at the centralized mailroom in Foster-Walker Complex that was opened this academic year. In previous years, packages were delivered to mailrooms in six different residence halls across campus. At the forum, Riel explained the conditions for a satellite mailroom, which he described as a real estate problem. The room would need to be currently unused, large enough to hold all of North Campus’ packages and accessible to every resident. “I’m not a big fan of taking over public spaces,” he said, when students

suggested using lounges or large rooms in residence halls. He added that Residential Services is considering Kemper Hall, which housed a mailroom last year and currently runs a 24-hour neighborhood desk. Associated Student Government has also been involved with the issue. “At this point, it’s a lot of information gathering,” said Anna Kottenstette, student life vice president. “We’re just looking to see what other schools have done.” Kottenstette, a Communication senior, said ASG has also worked with Riel to accommodate students with injuries or disabilities who have difficulties going to Foster-Walker for their packages. Riel cited a lack of accountability as reason for replacing last academic year’s decentralized system with the FosterWalker mailroom, which includes an electronic scanning system that logs packages when they are received and picked up. Without the tracking system, he said, students sometimes did not receive packages or were not notified of their arrival. “We had six satellite desks last year, and what we’re doing now is we’re tracking the packages. That system didn’t exist last year,” he said at the forum. “We’ve got to touch that package before it gets to you somehow.” However, many students have complained that the single Foster-Walker » See new MAILROOM, page 6

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CLARIFYING THE CONTROVERSY Tawani Enterprises on Thursday launched a new website that seeks to discredit rumors surrounding Evanston billionaire Jennifer Pritzker’s unsuccessful bid for the Harley Clarke Mansion. The lakefront property, 2603 Sheridan Road, houses the Evanston Art Center.

Pritzker unveils ‘facts’ By Patrick Svitek

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Tawani Enterprises, an investment group led by Evanston billionaire Jennifer Pritzker, unveiled a new website Thursday to set the record straight on her controversial bid for the Harley

Clarke Mansion. The website, www.harleyclarkefacts.com, pushes back on several points of contention surrounding Pritzker’s proposal to turn the landmark building into a boutique hotel. City Council rejected the $1.2 million plan this summer after vocal opposition from residents who claimed it would compromise Evanston’s

commitment to its lakefront and public parkland. Pritzker’s proposal would have brought about $5.1 million a year to Evanston and created 54 fulltime jobs, according to Tawani, citing an economic and fiscal impact study from international hospitality » See PRITZKER, page 6

City eyed for bike-share service By Patrick svitek

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The Chicago Department of Transportation is looking to expand Divvy to two suburbs, the latest effort to bring the bike-sharing service to Evanston. CDOT announced Wednesday it plans to apply for $3 million in state grants to grow the network outside Chicago. The state grants would fund a total of 75 stations in Chicago, Evanston and Oak Park, Ill.

CDOT assistant commissioner Sean Wiedel said the department submitted its application for the state grants in August and expects to hear back by February or March. That timeline would likely bring Divvy to Evanston and Oak Park by summer or next fall. Evanston has expressed interest in eight stations, while Oak Park wants 12, Wiedel said. The other 65 stations would be added in Chicago, moving Divvy closer to becoming one of the largest bike-sharing systems in the world. In September, Evanston aldermen

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A BOON FOR BIKERS The Chicago Department of Transportation wants to bring bike-sharing service Divvy to Evanston next year. The department’s plan would also install Divvy stations in Oak Park, Ill.

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gave their permission to city manager Wally Bobkiewicz to apply for a state grant to lure Divvy. Catherine Hurley, Evanston sustainable programs coordinator, detailed what Divvy could look like in the city for its Administration and Public Works Committee. She suggested placing seven stations near the public transit stations on Davis and Central Streets, downtown, the lakefront, the Northwestern campus, Evanston Hospital and the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. After Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) and Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) asked Hurley why she did not plan for any stations in their wards — the south and west parts of the city — Hurley stressed the state grant would not lock Evanston into her proposed list of locations. Evanston would have to match 20 percent of the $472,500 state grant, or $94,500, according to city documents. City staff had proposed asking Rotary International, Evanston Hospital and Northwestern for financial support. Hurley told the committee NU is “definitely interested in supporting the project,” though University officials had not made any promises. University spokesman Al Cubbage said Thursday that NU has not been asked to chip in. Since Divvy launched in June, its Chicago customers have taken 650,000 trips, together riding more than 1.5 million miles, according to CDOT. patricksvitek2014@u.northwestern.edu

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CHOSEN COMPANIEs The three finalists in the design competition for the Chicago campus Biomedical Research Building are Goettsch Partners and Ballinger, Perkins + Will, and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and Payette. The Board of Trustees will choose a design this year.

NU unveils 3 designs for research facility

Northwestern on Wednesday released three potential designs for the biomedical research building that will replace the old Prentice Women’s Hospital on the Chicago campus. The architect’s renderings, floor plans and models can be viewed today through Tuesday in the lobby of the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center, where anyone can fill out a comment card. The materials are also available on the NU website. The NU Board of Trustees expects to make its final choice later this year, according to the University. Eugene Sunshine, NU senior vice president for business and finance, said the University is weighing the three submissions with a “great deal

of input.” He added NU will consider the campus, the Streeterville neighborhood and Chicago at large as it picks the winning concept. In June, the trustees selected three teams of architects to come up with possible designs for the research facility: Goettsch Partners of Chicago and Ballinger of Philadelphia, Perkins + Will of Chicago, and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture of Chicago and Payette of Boston. NU started the demolition process of the old Prentice hospital in March, ending a nearly two-year battle with Chicago preservationists over the cloverleaf-shaped building designed by famous architect Bertrand Goldberg. That did not stop an anti-Prentice destruction banner from being flown over NU’s commencement ceremony in June, a mysterious move the University called “disappointing.” — Patrick Svitek

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Around Town Ald. discusses crime data, grocers By jennifer ball

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Ald. Jane Grover (7th) on Thursday night discussed a wide range of issues with her constituents, including the Harley Clarke Mansion and police surveillance. More than 15 residents came to the meeting, which was held at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd. Grover recruited various city officials to help answer the audience’s questions. Grover addressed the future of the city-owned mansion, 2603 Sheridan Road, which sits on the lakefront in her ward. City officials have said it needs at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in various repairs, especially if its current tenant, the Evanston Art Center, plans to stay in it. But Grover told her constituents the art center is reconsidering its interest in remaining in the mansion, citing the “extraordinary cost for renovation.� She and city manager Wally Bobkiewicz promised officials would reach a resolution in regard to the

property. “We will resolve the issues with Harley Clarke,� Bobkiewicz said. A police officer from the Evanston Police Department’s Problem Solving Team appeared at the meeting to share crime data with the residents. Officer Scott Sengenberger said burglaries and vehicle burglaries have decreased in the ward, while assaults and batteries have increased from last year. EPD recently acquired a repurposed Brinks truck, which it equipped with surveillance equipment. Sengenberger called the new vehicle “a great deterrent for crime.� Carl Caneva, assistant director of the Evanston Health Department, tied crime to vacant properties in the ward. He said the ward has five vacant properties, but the problem is larger in the city as a whole. Between 200 and 250 vacant properties are within the city limits. “We have to work really hard with the Problem Solving Team to make sure that the property is safe, that the community is safe,� Caneva said. The first step the city takes to filling a vacant property is registering it. Caneva asked residents

Police Blotter Teen arrested with loaded revolver near ETHS

Police said they arrested a teen with a loaded gun early Tuesday morning near Evanston Township High School. Officers recovered a Smith & Wesson revolver after they stopped Mario Banks Jr., 19, at about 1:45 a.m. near the 1900 block of Lake Street, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Banks, of the 1600 block of Pitner Avenue, tried to flee the officers at first, abandoning his bike and jumping over a fence. Before the arrest, the officers noticed Banks acting suspicious while riding the bike, Parrott said. When Banks noticed the police, he began looking over his shoulder and suddenly changed the direction in which he was riding. Banks has been charged with unlawful use of a weapon. He is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 21.

Woman pays for cake frosting, then steal colognes from Jewel-Osco

A Morton Grove, Ill., woman stole three boxes of cologne Monday afternoon from the Jewel-Osco near Dempster Street, according to police. Before taking the cologne, though, Molly DavisCollins, 39, paid for a can of cake frosting at the grocery store, 1128 Chicago Ave, Parrott said. Jewel-Osco loss prevention agents stopped Davis-Collins, of the 9300 block of Marion Avenue as she tried to leave the store with the cologne at about 3:15 p.m. The three boxes of cologne are valued at about $137, Parrott said. Davis-Collins has been charged with felony retail theft because she was convicted of the same crime in 2000, Parrott said. She is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 21.

In “City looks to landmark reform� in Thursday’s print edition, a reference to the last name of David Kimbell was misspelled. In “Chief of staff: Senate reform proposals on the way� in Thursday’s print edition, the story misidentified the committee that makes funding recommendations for Band T- statuts groups. The committee is the Student Groups Committee. In “Hit-and-run raises safety questions at intersection� in the Oct. 31 print edition, a pull quote misidentified Jacob Swiatek. The Daily regrets the errors.

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SHAPE hosts talk on ‘Blurred Lines,’ rape culture By ally mutnick

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Northwestern’s Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators are un-blurring Robin Thicke’s lines. The group held an event Thursday evening, drawing about 40 people to Fisk Hall to discuss the music video and lyrics to Thicke’s song “Blurred Lines� and the presence of rape culture in today’s society. Kyra Jones, co-director of SHAPE’s events committee, opened the discussion by playing the uncensored version of the song’s music video. Jones, a Communication senior, said her committee chose to focus on Thicke’s summer chart-topper due to the controversy surrounding the song. Many critics have called the lyrics misogynistic, Jones said. But with so many songs that reference rape and sexual assault, she said she is skeptical of the way Thicke was being singled out. “People came in wanting to bash Robin Thicke,� Jones said. “And I think it became a more nuanced conversation, which is what we wanted.� Event leaders played other videos by Robin Thicke and showed lyrics from songs that also have what Jones called “a rape-y undertone,� such as the holiday song “Baby, It’s Cold Outside� and “Run for Your Life�

by The Beatles. Attendees analyzed the chorus of “Blurred Lines� and debated whether the video promotes rape culture or celebrates the female body. Students considered varying opinions, with some suggesting the video is demeaning and others speculating the song, specifically the lyric “Go ahead, get at me,� is Thicke’s way of giving his consent to his partner. Students also discussed the intent of the video. Jones shared thoughts from the video’s director Diane Martel and Emily Ratajkowski, a model in the video. Martel told the blog Grantland.com that she found the video “meta and playful� but not sexist. Andrew Kaplowitz, a Weinberg freshman, told the group he thinks the video achieved its goal of addressing the idea of blurred lines. “Look at the discussion we’re having right now,� he said. “It’s still raising the question and raising awareness and calling attention to rape culture.� Kaplowitz, a member of Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault, said the event was a good way for students to share opinions on a pertinent issue that is not clear-cut. Jones ended the night with a discussion of sex in the media, asking attendees to talk about the roles of consumers and record companies. She noted the video received more than 200 million views on YouTube. “What does that say about our culture and what

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READING BETWEEN THE lines Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators members discuss Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines� music video. The organization held an open discussion Thursday night about popular music and rape culture.

kind of music and music videos that we like?� Jones asked. McCormick junior Petrina LaFaire said she liked that the event prompted debate about the song and rape culture. LaFaire, a SHAPE member, said she enjoyed hearing other students’ perspectives.

“I really love talking about ‘Blurred Lines’ because I think there are so many different ways you can look at this,� LaFaire said. “I have really mixed views on this.� allymutnick@u.northwestern.edu

Student groups collaborate to expand Purple Fridays By tyler pager

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For Northwestern University Marching Band, Fridays have always meant one thing: Wear purple. Now, however, NUMB wants “Purple Fridays,� one of its long-standing practices, to become ingrained in the rest of the campus community. The band has joined forces with Associated Student Government and Wildside with the hopes of enshrining “Purple

Fridays� as a campus-wide tradition. Originally the groups were working separately, but McCormick senior Frank Kaufhold, NUMB’s “official band geek,� reached out to ASG and Wildside to combine their efforts. The groups met for the first time about two weeks ago. ASG executive vice president Alex Van Atta, a McCormick senior, said the groups’ main goal is to increase publicity about the tradition around campus. He said they have also reached out to Evanston businesses with the idea of providing special deals on Fridays for customers wearing purple.

“We want to have a large presence in the community so people feel that they are proud of Northwestern,� Van Atta said. Wildside president Gram Bowsher said the promotional strategies will have a heavy online presence. “We developed a social media strategy to use the social media outlets of all three organizations,� the SESP junior said. Bowsher said the Purple Fridays concept aligns with Wildside’s goal to change the campus culture surrounding athletics. He said free T-shirts and pizza may attract students to one athletic event, but the

group aims to create an environment where students are proud to support all of NU’s teams. “We want to have this united aspect of people wanting to show their support for their school, show their purple pride and be proud of... everything that being a Northwestern student has to offer,� he said. “If people are aware of the idea of what purple represents on campus, of it being something that all Northwestern students have in common, then that kind of idea can permeate throughout campus.� tylerpager2017@u.northwestern.edu

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I get a kick of out university graduation addresses. This annual speech attracts plenty of buzz and speculation and often fails to live up to expectations. In this sense, it’s much like our football program. But more than the actual words Personal and messages of the experience tells speech, the graduation speaker reflects me that the best the state of the school. speakers stay It bodes well for the school to bring in a away from a rising star or a big list of dos and name from the world of arts, politics or don’ts. They business. And, for the tell stories and thousands of attendweave together ees, the speaker lends some gravitas to the seemingly whole day. unrelated Buzz about the spring commencestories into ment speaker is an a coherent amusing pastime at Northwestern. I think message. students care about the speaker not only for entertainment purposes but also for the credit he or she gives the school. A good commencement speaker can fuel excitement about commencement months ahead of time — and even becomes a symbol of pride for seniors. But the task of selecting a graduation speaker is not easy. It takes serious, deliberate thought and planning. Many voices have to be heard and many deals brokered. At least that’s how I imagine the whole scenario works. In no particular order, here are my choices for this year’s graduation speaker.

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eradication in the developing world, perhaps NU alumnus and trustee Ben Slivka, a former Microsoft exec, could work this angle and find some free time on Gates’ schedule this June. Cody Keenan OK, this one will not bring the kind of star power that a proper commencement needs. But this Weinberg grad has one saving grace: he is President Obama’s chief speechwriter. He may lack the oratorical abilities and presence behind the lectern, but the content will all be there. Plus who would not like to hear stories from the West Wing and Air Force One? Instead of the State of the Union, he could deliver the State of the University. But the most touted commencement speaker must deliver come graduation day. The online lecture circuit TEDx instructs its speakers to keep talks under 18 minutes, thankfully. Personal experience tells me that the best speakers stay away from a list of dos and don’ts. They tell stories and weave together seemingly unrelated stories into a coherent message. They realize that even engineering students cannot cram paragraphs full of advice into their minds. I’m confident University President Morton Schapiro will select a speaker worthy of the class of 2014. And if he does not — and we wind up with some schmuck — then it would be part of a long and storied NU tradition. William McLaughlin is a Weinberg senior. He can be reached at williammclaughlin2013@u. northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

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Group hierarchies magnify bullying Yoni muller

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As news of trouble within the ranks of the Miami Dolphins shook the sports world, the controversy sparked debate regarding how sports bullies can become so enabled, whether or not the rest of the team knew of Richie Incognito’s behavior and what the right course of action for Jonathan Martin was. However, although the events have prompted discussion on the effects of bullying, they ignore the crucial caveat of bullying performed by someone perceived as superior in some form. Many people are quick to point out that the unique relationships of teammates are difficult for people outside of sports to understand. I can admit at this point in my life that I know a very small amount about sports as a whole. When the story first broke, I thought “Richie Incognito” was a pseudonym meant to keep the real player anonymous (Incognito … seriously? You can’t make that stuff up.) When I started middle school, I found myself making friends with a relatively small, close group of people. We have been an extremely tight-knit group ever since. Although we may not talk as much since we’ve gone on to colleges all across the country, I still consider them among my best friends — the kind who you can talk to after five years and feel like nothing has changed. Now that’s not unusual; I’m sure nearly everyone at NU has such a group of friends. The unusual part is that I have never seen or been a part of a group of legitimate friends that was meaner or more abusive than our own. We would berate and belittle one another, play cruel pranks and resort often to unprovoked insults, looking for a cheap laugh from the rest of the group. As much as I had liked to play the victim then, I realize that I

was as much a part of the nastiness as any of us. To be completely blunt, I was mean to my friends, and they were mean to me. But, somewhere along the lines, something changed. Slowly but surely, we grew up. We stopped trying to make one another feel stupid, ugly or awkward. We no longer shot down someone’s hopes with a dismissive joke. Does that mean we’re all mature adults now? God no, of course not. I’m probThe ably the biggest manchild I know, and I’m reason that not the only one who Richie’s still acts like I’m 12 behavior is so again from time to time. Still, we have unacceptable experienced the kind is not because of brutality it seems Jonathan Martin was of cruelty, but subjected to — we because of have also propacruelty within gated it — and have slowly left that kind the context of of behavior where it a world with belongs: in the halls of grade school. some objective Where my experiranking. ence changes from Incognito’s or Martin’s is that, unlike in the hierarchical world of pro sports, all of my peers were equals. Our grades were mostly the same, our clubs had huge overlaps and there was never any method to insinuate that one person was better or more successful than the other one. That’s not to say we were identical; in any group there are individuals who are smarter, funnier or more athletic, but those traits didn’t translate to a ranking. In large part, it’s because we practically grew up together. Whether it was high school, girlfriends, fighting with a teacher or having one of a million experiences that shape your worldview and personality, we experienced them side by side. None of us could really be better people if we were all still turning into real people ourselves.

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In football, that’s not the case. Incognito has played longer, has a decorated career, has appeared in Pro Bowls and is by far a more established player than rookie Jonathan Martin. The cruelty among my group of friends should never have been acceptable, but we accepted it because we viewed ourselves as equals. In a professional sports relationship, nothing is equal. I have been both Incognito and Martin at many points in my life — sometimes simultaneously — but never is a situation where hierarchy was so defined, and so integral to the identity of the people within that hierarchy. The delegitimization Martin must have felt had a much sharper edge to it than an equal would experience. A cruel joke was only cruel; an over-the-shoulder insult is not a friend being a jerk but is a person taking your greatest insecurities about inferiority and magnifying them by a thousand. The reason that Richie’s behavior is so unacceptable is not because of cruelty, but because of cruelty within the context of a world with some objective ranking. These same problems occur not only in sports, but in fraternity hazing, political groups, orchestras (players are given ranked chairs) — essentially any group that people tie their own intrinsic value according to, and that group had a system of telling how valuable you are. Bullying, hazing and generally uncivil conduct will not go away anytime soon, as much as we wish they would. What we can do, though, is work to eliminate the rungs in which people can place themselves, conveniently allowing them to spit on those below them and kiss up to those above them. Bullying exists everywhere, but its consequences are magnified by hierarchy. Eliminate that, and you end up with a group of cruel, sadistic, immature, wonderful friends. Yoni Muller is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at jonathanmuller2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson spoke to a packed audience Thursday about the Great Migration of the mid-20th century and black Americans’ rise from Southern oppression. About 100 students and Evanston residents came to Harris Hall to hear Wilkerson discuss the topics covered in her book “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.” The Great Migration refers to the relocation of more than six million blacks from the South to the North, Midwest and West from 1916 to 1970. Wilkerson’s speech was part of the Allison Davis Lecture Series, which was created in 1981 in honor of an African American scholar from Chicago. Prof. Martha Biondi, chair of the African American Studies department, said Wilkerson’s book was selected for the lecture series because of “its unique ability to reach a broad audience.” The book examines the Great Migration from three different perspectives: one traces the path of a black American headed toward the East Coast, another follows travelers on their way to the Midwest and a third looks at those venturing westward. The process of finding three protagonists to demonstrate the different routes took more

than two years, Wilkerson said. The author stressed that her priority in writing the book was to give the reader the sense of what migration truly felt like. To do so, she told true stories of the historical Southern racial segregation, which Wilkerson called a caste system. In one example, a court case was postponed because the court did not have a separate Bible for the black defendant to swear on, and white defendants refused to use the same one. “The caste system was so arcane,” Wilkerson said. She also touched on the cost of oppression for black society in America. Wilkerson presented the image of blacks who were forced to work as sharecroppers. She said many of them lacked the resources to fulfill their potential. “What talent was left untapped?” she said. Wilkerson reminded the audience that although migration gave blacks from the South the chance to choose where they would live and how they would apply their skills, the choice to leave did not come without consequences. “People were forced to leave everything they knew,” she said. “They were freeing themselves. ... They were also making a sacrifice.” Wilkerson’s speech was received with a standing ovation. Afterward, she took questions from the audience and signed copies of her book. Some attendees addressed Wilkerson with personal stories of family members who moved north during the Great Migration. Evanston resident Lori Osborne, 52, said she read Wilkerson’s book a year ago and was

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mailroom has resulted in long walks and, at the beginning of the quarter, lengthy wait times to retrieve packages. Dan Weinberg, a Weinberg sophomore who lives in Bobb Hall, said Foster-Walker is “really out of the way.” Last academic year, Weinberg got his packages at the mailroom in Bobb’s basement, just downstairs from where he lived. “The biggest problem is definitely the walking time,” he said of the centralized mailroom, adding that borrowing and returning a cart from FosterWalker to transport large packages contributes to the inconvenience. Although he prefers to use the old mailroom in Bobb, Weinberg said “obviously compared to Plex, a place up north is great.” “We haven’t even hit winter yet,” he said.

consulting firm HVS. The study also found the plan would have generated $523,600 in new city tax revenue each year. Asked about the website an hour after it went live, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said Evanston appreciated Tawani’s interest in the mansion but declined to comment further. A person close to Pritzker’s proposal said the billionaire herself came up with the idea for the website, hoping to provide the information for anyone interested in the mansion in the future. The website says Tawani never planned to buy or prohibit access to Lighthouse Beach, which is adjacent to the landmark mansion. Instead, the group wanted to add public parking for the beach and build a drop-off area for both hotel guests and the public, according to the website. “Our plan was to ENHANCE beach access for the public,” the website says. “Our plan did include access to the beach for hotel patrons, but

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“blown away.” “She really added depth to the stories,” Osborne said of the speech. “I feel very NOT at the exclusion of the public.” The website also details for the first time a battery of tests and reports on the condition of the lakefront property. Citing the results, Tawani says Pritzker did not anticipate making any immediate profit on the dilapidated mansion, a conclusion also reached by two parties that expressed interest in the property but never submitted bids. Tawani claims its evaluations found “significant environmental liabilities” with the property, including elevated levels of radon, asbestos and lead in paint. The website calls the building’s ventilation “unacceptable” and plumbing “woefully inadequate.” While noting Tawani has dedicated itself to preserving historic buildings, the website concludes the decorative elements of the mansion are “severely damaged beyond repair,” if not entirely missing. Pritzker was willing to spend $22 million to restore the mansion. The website also seeks to clarify the bidding process, which was plagued by intense speculation about what the city and Tawani were doing

fortunate to see someone of this caliber.” kendramayer2017@u.northwestern.edu behind closed doors. This summer, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl admitted she and another person encouraged Pritzker to toss her hat in the ring, though Tisdahl never named the other person. Tawani claims Tisdahl, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) and “others” approached Pritzker about turning the mansion into a bed-and-breakfast, an idea Pritzker ruled out after gauging the state of the property. Fiske did not return a request for comment Thursday. The website’s launch comes as city officials continue to weigh the fate of the mansion and its longtime tenant, the Evanston Art Center. The art center rents the building from the city for $1 year, an arrangement meant to boost the Evanston art scene. However, the city heard for the first time last month that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources is interested in the mansion, adding a new obstacle to the center’s plan to stay in the building and work with the city to repair it. patricksvitek2014@u.northwestern.edu

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In order to tie it all together, NU must find depth at the point guard position. Junior Dave Sobolewski has been a standout, starting every game since he stepped onto campus. However, the minutes leader for the team the past two seasons needs a reliable backup who can give him some rest during games. Redshirt sophomore guard Tre Demps looked to be that player against Lewis, but the offense seemed lost without Sobolewski on the floor, and Demps struggled with his shooting, failing to hit a single shot. Regardless of the challenges facing the team, it’s clear that Collins has his players motivated and ready for the season ahead. “I don’t think there’s such a thing in sports as a transition year,” Crawford said. “You want to go into every year doing the best you can to win and you want to win every game you play.” robertpillote2017@u.northwestern.edu

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his coach’s praise. The forward scored 8 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a team-high 31 minutes. He attempted only five shots — making three — while playing steady defense in a 57-46 victory. “Sanjay was doing what he does every day,” Cobb said afterward. “That’s what he brings to this team: rebounding, energy, defense. He did a great job on defense today. He was just everywhere, and that’s what we need from him.” It’s telling that Collins already uses superlatives to describe a player who has barely played a meaningful minute, anointing Lumpkin as the team’s best rebounder and defender. Lumpkin’s abilities won’t be an internal secret much longer. He’ll be a starter in the season’s early going and should play more than half the game, at shooting guard and both forward slots. For the Cats to fulfill their postseason aspirations, the redshirt freshman will have to contribute in all facets. So what is to be expected of a mystery man unveiled? “I don’t want to set expectations too high,” Lumpkin said. “I’m just going to do my best every time I’m out there.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu

Cats brace to battle top-notch foes By john paschall

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To be the best, you have to beat the best. That’s Northwestern’s mission when it travels to face Purdue and Ohio State on Friday. The Buckeyes come in to the meet ranked eighth in the country, while the Boilermakers are 19th, according to collegeswimming.com. Last year, the two teams sent a combined 20 swimmers and divers to the NCAA Championships, although the Wildcats sent only two. Iowa will also compete at the meet but will not be scored against NU because the two teams face off later in the year. The Cats glided through their first two meets, beating Eastern Michigan and Western Kentucky. As the competition stiffens, senior Chase Stephens said he believes the team will have to hold tight to the confidence it established early in the season. “When we go into an opposing Big Ten pool or they come into ours, it’s about making sure we believe we can beat them no matter what their times

are or how many people they have on their team,” Stephens said. “It’s something I’m trying to personally instill on the guys.” Stephens will have his hands full in the 100-yard freestyle event with Purdue’s Danny Tucker, a Naperville, Ill., native who won the US Open Championship in the 100-yard freestyle event over the summer. But if this year’s times are any indicator, the event will come down to the wire. In 2013, Tucker’s best 100-yard freestyle time of 45.09 is only .51 seconds better than Stephens’ top mark this season. When the men hit the blocks on Friday, Stephens said he’ll be ready for the challenge. “You know what’s happening,” he said. “You know what they go. You know what you go. It’s a matter of stepping up to the plate.” Energy will be key for the Cats on the road. Junior freestyler Andrew Seitz said the team has already shown it can be resilient but it needs to continue against better competition. “We’ve put a big emphasis this year on not losing two races in a row,” he said. “We just want to keep energy and positivity on the pool deck and make sure everyone is cheering.” Coach Jarod Schroeder said his focus will be not

as much on winning events, but rather on how his team handles racing against some top swimmers. “In the past, we’ve swam against these teams that are on paper better than us,” Schroeder said. “We’ve beat ourselves before we even began the race. I want to see us step up to the challenge. If we lose some close races, that’s fine as long as we are competitive and we don’t give it to them before we step up to compete.” After their races with Big Ten foes, NU will travel back to the Chicago area to face UIC and Wyoming on Saturday. It will be a difficult travel schedule for the Cats, who will hopefully arrive back from West Lafayette, Ind., late in the evening, only to wake up the next morning and drive to downtown Chicago for another competition. Even though Wyoming may not be the competitive level that Purdue and Ohio State pose, Schroeder said his team won’t be sleeping on Saturday’s competitors. “Wyoming will be no easy task for us,” he said. “They’re going to be a pretty formidable opponent.” johnpaschall2014@u.northwestern.edu

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NU plunges into back-to-back meets By kendra mayer

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The Wildcats are packing up their suits and goggles for back-to-back road meets this weekend. NU will face conference opponents Purdue and Ohio State in West Lafayette, Ind., on Friday. After one night’s rest, the team returns to the pool to battle UIC and Wyoming on Saturday afternoon. However, freshman backstroker Lacey Locke isn’t fazed by the long weekend ahead. “The team is going in with a great attitude, and we’re really going to kill it,” she said. Only two meets into the season, NU appears

exceedingly enthusiastic. Locke said the Cats are always the loudest cheerers on the deck. “If you’re having fun, you’re swimming fast,” Locke said. The team must give a good showing against its Big Ten opponents. Ohio State and Purdue placed fourth and fifth, respectively, at the 2013 Big Ten Championships. Still, coach Jimmy Tierney remains optimistic about the Cats’ chances and said NU looks forward to the challenge. Tierney expressed excitement to see the outcome of this season, particularly because NU’s squad has already showcased great attitude and talent. During practice and warm-up preparations, he said he pushes the girls to focus hard on technique and self-awareness. But when it comes to race time

this weekend, it is a different story. He believes the Cats really swim better when everything feels intuitive. “I want to try to get them not to overthink things,” Tierney said. Freshman Lauren Abruzzo follows that advice. With double the number of races looming this weekend, freshman freestyler Lauren Abruzzo said she won’t be thinking about how much the consecutive swims will hurt. Giving into the pain early is not an option. “It’s all about the points you score for the team, and who gets their hand on the wall first,” Locke said. kendramayer2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Collins helps Cats turn new page, reboot By bobby pillote

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As senior forward Drew Crawford and junior guard JerShon Cobb took the podium for the post-game news conference after defeating Lewis in an exhibition match Wednesday, the most notable thing about them was their matching shirts, emblazoned with the motto, “New Start/ NU Era”. Northwestern’s veteran wingmen embody the attitude that first-year coach Chris Collins is trying to instill in his program. Cobb returns after sitting out all of last year due to academic suspension, and Crawford is back on the court after a disappointing and injury-riddled 2012-13 campaign. For everyone on the roster, it’s a different season. “With all the injuries that had gone on last year, my goal was ‘Let’s just start fresh.’” Collins said. “New attitude, new energy. I’m coming in with a fresh set of eyes, I’m giving everyone a clean slate, and I think

the guys have been energized by that.” Crawford, at least, was energized against the Flyers, supplying 15 points and a game-icing 3-pointer in an otherwise sloppy 57-46 Wildcat victory. For the upcoming regularseason opener Saturday against Eastern Illinois and beyond, NU will lean heavily on the scoring abilities of its most talented player. However, Collins is optimistic that another player, like Cobb, will emerge during the season to take some of the pressure off Crawford. “JerShon has great basketball instincts,” Collins said. “Really good size for a guard. … There’s going to be times when he plays as a wing, and there’s going to be times when he brings the ball up the floor. ... He may end up being our leading scorer at the end of the day, and I think he’s excited by that role.” Two big unknowns for the Cats coming into the season are redshirt freshman forward Sanjay Lumpkin and true freshman forward Nathan Taphorn. Lumpkin played in only four games last season before

redshirting, and Taphorn is entirely unproven on collegiate courts, but both players performed well in Wednesday’s exhibition. Starting the game and logging a team-high 31 minutes, Lumpkin made a significant contribution with 8 points and eight rebounds. Taphorn chipped in with 10 points of his own and was a perfect two-for-two from long range. “We have a number of hybrid players … that are kind of interchangeable parts,” Collins said. “We don’t have a number of big, front-line bodies.” Depth in the low post will be a major concern for NU. The squad’s premiere big men are sophomore Alex Olah, a 7-foot center, and senior Nikola Cerina, a 6-foot-9 forward. Collins envisions these players sharing minutes because he is cautious of playing them at the same time due to concerns of fatigue and foul trouble. With this limitation in place, the Cats will be left with a very small lineup out on the court at any given time. » See Men’s BBALL, page 7

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Starters: G Dave Sobolewski - “Sobo” needs a steady hand as NU’s only true point guard G JerShon Cobb - Talented all-around player back from suspension G/F Sanjay Lumpkin - Mystery man can do it all F Drew Crawford - Fifthyear senior to lead team on and off court C Alex Olah - NU’s best big man will play big minutes, must rebound

After a 13-19 season derailed by injury, the Cats start 2013-14 at full strength. Fifth-year senior Drew Crawford should lead the team in scoring, with guards JerShon Cobb and Dave Sobolewski providing support. Alex Olah, by far the team’s best big man, will need a substantial leap to anchor a thin front court.

Barring health, NU will be improved. But with four tough non-conference games and an alwaysdifficult Big Ten slate, the dream of 20 wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance seems far-fetched. Expect a fun team that keeps fans interested and finishes around .500 — let’s say 16-15 (7-11 Big Ten) and a potential berth in a lesser postseason tournament.

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Lumpkin goes from man of mystery to key contributor By alex putterman

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A few months ago, even Northwestern’s coach didn’t know a lot about Sanjay Lumpkin. “I didn’t get a chance to see him much as a high school player,” Chris Collins said this week. “So everything I got was word of mouth, and then I really had no tape to go by from last year’s games.” Now the coach is well-acquainted, but Lumpkin, a redshirt freshman wingman from Minnesota, remains a mystery to most outsiders — even as he prepares for an essential role on the Wildcats’ team. Last year, Lumpkin was visible primarily on the bench, seated cheerfully next to the rest of NU’s brigade of the debilitated. A mistimed blink might have obscured Lumpkin’s entire season on the court, as he scored only four points in 26 minutes between injuries. The trouble started early, when Lumpkin was diagnosed with mononucleosis following the team’s 2012 preseason exhibition game. After recovering, he saw action in four games in just more than a month, including a threegame stretch during mid-December when his minutes increased with each contest, culminating in a 13-minute outing against Brown. Just as Lumpkin seemed to have earned a place in then-coach Bill Carmody’s rotation, the freshman broke his wrist in practice and was relegated to a medical redshirt. “With the injury and everything it was pretty frustrating,” Lumpkin recalled Monday. “I really, really wanted to play.” Once his wrist healed, Lumpkin returned to the court as soon as he could. In August, he and teammate JerShon Cobb toured Europe with a

Global Sports Academy team of college players from the Big Ten and other major conferences. In nusports.com’s blog posts about the trip, Lumpkin fawned over Belgian waffles, flaunted his new-found Flemish vocabulary and called London “absolutely amazing.” Most importantly, the basketball was good. “It helped me with everything,” Lumpkin said. “I got to play with referees, got to play against some good talent, got to meet a long of new players. … It was the best to get some game experience and get our feet wet.” Now, after a nonstarter of a true freshman season, it’s time for take two — or as Lumpkin called it, “a new journey to start this year.” The commencement of Lumpkin’s second chance coincides neatly with the arrival of Collins and his emphasis on a “fresh start” for the team and a “clean slate” for all the players. Lumpkin has taken advantage of the opportunities born from the regime change. According to the point system NU coaches use to measure players’ successes in practice, Lumpkin has been the team’s best practice player, using offensive rebounds and hustles to accrue gaudy totals. He started in the team’s exhibition game against Lewis on Wednesday, not necessarily, Collins said, due to talent but because his energy fits with the team’s top players. “You have to put a team together,” Collins said before the game. “It’s not about putting the five best players out on the floor. You’ve got to complement your really good players with guys who are going to defend, do dirty work and bring energy. And those are three things that are probably the three strong suits that (Lumpkin) brings to the game.” Against Lewis, Lumpkin affirmed » See sanjay LUMPKIN, page 7

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Youth revolution will need to spark team in upcoming 2013-14 season By josh walfish

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To say Karly Roser isn’t the loudest person in the world would be an understatement. The soft-spoken junior point guard has become a de-facto leader on the court because she has the ball in her hands so often. However, Roser is now a captain and one of just four upperclassmen on the roster, so her leadership will be tested off the court as well. “I’m still working on being more vocal, but it does help that I have my three other upperclassmen,” Roser said at Northwestern’s Media Day in October. “Everyone takes responsibility for

themselves and makes other people accountable, so I think anyone can be a leader on this team.” NU will be one of the youngest teams in the Big Ten this season, but the squad’s underclassmen are very talented. Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Maggie Lyon returns, and the four-person freshman class includes Nia Coffey, a McDonald’s All-American and a member of the 2013 USA team that won a gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championships. Early returns from the newcomers have been positive both from the coaching staff and teammates. “They have amazing attitudes, which is a really good thing because you can’t fix attitude,” Lyon said. “They work hard, they want to win, they take criticism well … they’re great players and they’re really

athletic.” After a sensational freshman campaign, the pressure of a sophomore slump does not faze Lyon. She said she’s tried to improve her defense in the offseason and has worked on being more aggressive on the attack and finishing with contact at the rim. She said the only pressure she faces is whatever she places on herself, but she is only worried about this year and doing whatever she can to help this year’s squad. “There could be pressure if I put it on myself, but I’m just trying to not think like that,” Lyon said. “It’s a new season. Whatever I did last year is what I did last year, and I just have to prove myself again this year and help the team out in whatever way I can.” NU will have to replace two key

members of its frontcourt from a year ago in Kendall Hackney and Dannielle Diamant. Lyon said the team may fill the void in other areas, including using more of its athleticism. Roser said it will also open more offensive options, which may include bypassing the post entirely. Coach Joe McKeown points to junior Alex Cohen, who at 6 foot 5 is the likely choice at center, and Coffey as potential replacements in the frontcourt with sophomore Lauren Douglas also providing some depth. Turnovers were a struggle for last season for NU, which finished 11th in the Big Ten with a -2.77 turnover margin per game. The Cats were slightly better in rebounding, coming in 10th with a -0.8 rebounding margin despite placing fourth in the conference with 38.6

rebounds per game. These are the two areas McKeown harped on after NU’s win over Lewis in Wednesday’s exhibition game. The Cats out-rebounded the Flyers 52-43 and only turned the ball over 12 times compared to Lewis’ 18. However, the coach was adamant his team must be better if NU will see success in the competitive Big Ten Conference. “Turnovers and rebounding, if we aspire to be a great team, they’re the things we got to get better at,” McKeown said after the Cats’ win over Lewis. “It’s pretty cut and dry when you look at the Big Ten and the talent in our league and how deep are league is. We got to take care of the basketball.” joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu

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