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NAISA reflects on anti-Indigenous hate on campus after Rock painting vandalized

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Northwestern’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance gathered Thursday to paint The Rock in celebration of Native American Heritage Month for the first time in the organization’s history. The idea was years in the making, according to Isabel St. Arnold, a NAISA member and a Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe. For the longest time, the SESP senior said the

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organization didn’t have enough members to take on a project of that size. But a recent influx of new members made it possible this year. After NAISA members took shifts guarding the Rock — as per tradition — they began the painstaking process of painting it, St. Arnold said. The design, which took about three hours to complete, featured several messages, including red handprints representing missing and murdered Indigenous women in North America, a land acknowledgement for the Ojibwe tribe and a figure of a Jingle Dress Dancer signifying healing.

This wasn’t the first time the Rock had been painted for Native American Heritage Month. Last November, after The Rock had been made to look like a pilgrim, a group of Indigenous graduate students painted the rock with pro-Native and Black Lives Matter messaging. But by Thanksgiving, their messages had been altered and painted over. NAISA members knew the possibility of history repeating itself wasn’t out of the question, however. They joked while they worked, off-hand, about how long it would

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D65 community surprised by IGA rejection City Council shot down agreement, which would establish priorities for 5th Ward TIF By OLIVIA ALEXANDER

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After months of negotiations, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 community members were surprised to see City Council reject an intergovernmental agreement with the district. The agreement would have established mutual priorities in a tax increment financing district in the 5th Ward. That included affirming the city’s prioritization of funding projects that support home ownership, affordable housing and workforce development. The proposed agreement also called

for a good-faith effort to establish a neighborhood school in the 5th Ward. At its Oct. 25 meeting, City Council approved the 5/5 TIF on a controversially split 5-4 vote, re-voting at the last minute to reject the proposed intergovernmental agreement with the district. In a letter to the District 65 Community, the school board said City Council’s lack of transparency came “somewhat as a surprise” and left the district without time to appropriately respond. The city response said Evanston shares many of the district’s values surrounding equity but prefers to implement them in different ways,

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and the decision to reject the agreement reflects the difficulty of negotiating contracts between separate government bodies. Board President Anya Tanyavutti said at their initial meeting in July 2021, City Council and District 65 committed jointly to prevent the displacement of Black and brown families in Evanston. “We communicated that we had concerns about the disproportionate impact of the policy on our most vulnerable populations,” Tanyavutti said. “We didn’t feel comfortable lending our public support to a policy that would have both

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City Council approved the 5/5 TIF on a controversially split vote, deciding at the last minute to reject the proposed intergovernmental agreement with D65.

Administrators reiterate policy on displays Following a student protest at the Nov. 6 NorthwesternIowa football game, senior administrators reiterated NU’s demonstration policy in a universitywide email Tuesday, emphasizing the University will take action to hold demonstrators accountable for violating the policy. The email said the University protects students’ freedom of speech but will enforce repercussions for students who violate the demonstration policy. Ramifications may involve “suspension, expulsion or legal consequences as appropriate,” the email said. The statement specifically condemned the Nov. 6 protest,

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Residents talk impact of potential Civic Center move By LILY CAREY

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After years of discussion, Evanston is pursuing a potential relocation of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, the current hub of city government activity — but resident reactions have been mixed. Although some residents raise concerns about the potential price of the project, others have long said the Civic Center, which is currently located in the historic Marywood Academy building on Ridge Street, is not easily accessible by public transportation and disability standards. City officials also say a move could help grow the city’s green infrastructure network. With these concerns in mind, City Council voted at its Oct. 25 meeting to pursue a $367,000 relocation feasibility project for the facility. City Engineer Lara Biggs said renovations for the current Civic Center would include major facilities upgrades and could cost anywhere from $20 to $24 million, according to a 2018 assessment of construction project costs. Moving the facility out of its current building, Biggs said, may be a more financially responsible decision. “There’s a lot of problems with the Civic Center that don’t actually have to do with its current state,” Biggs said. As the city begins hiring local firms to assess areas downtown where Civic Center services could move, some residents agree a more central location would help solve the building’s current problems with accessibility, especially coupled with its current state of disrepair. Resident Jay Robinson said the building’s

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disorganized structure has negatively impacted his experience with city government. “The offices are kind of small and broken up, and it doesn’t seem terribly accessible for people with disabilities,” he said. Relocating the Civic Center downtown could also provide easier access for residents because of its proximity to small businesses, public transit, and other city government facilities, resident Michael Miro said. However, not all residents think the project is necessary or cost-effective. At the Oct. 25 meeting, over a dozen people expressed concerns about costs relating to the center’s relocation as it was proposed for inclusion in the 2022 city budget. The approval deadline for the budget is Dec. 31. Biggs said plans for relocation have been in the works as early as 1997. Then, in 2007, about 83% of voters opposed relocating the Civic Center in a public referendum, after which the plan was largely shelved. Resident John Kennedy remembered hearing about the project when it was proposed over a decade ago. There wasn’t proper infrastructure downtown to accommodate Civic Center operations back then, Kennedy said, and this hasn’t changed. “The city spent around a quarter million dollars … looking at the same concepts,” Kennedy said. “There wasn’t any (solution) downtown.” Now that the issue is back on the budget, residents who remember the 2008 referendum are still hesitant to support it. Evanston resident Bruce Enenbach said the issue is no more relevant now than it was originally. “Nothing of significance has occurred in the interim to warrant another shot at this rather silly idea,” Enenbach said. Despite past opposition to relocation, Biggs said the feasibility project is more applicable and necessary

now than during previous discussions, as it now includes the potential for growing the city’s green infrastructure network. As a part of its Climate Action and Resilience Plan, Evanston will pursue a goal of reaching carbon neutrality in all city government buildings by 2035. Currently, Biggs said the Civic Center uses natural gas. Switching over to a cleaner energy system would accrue an additional cost beyond the projected $20-24 million for rehabilitating the existing building. By incorporating green energy into a new building, relocation may be a simpler, more sustainable alternative to pouring city funds into the older, less efficient structure, she said. Now that the city is officially pursuing the

relocation feasibility project, a potential move would happen within the next 3 to 5 years, according to Biggs. Residents have said the city still needs to discuss many details in the relocation process. Despite outcry, Miro emphasized a new building would need to reflect Evanston’s visions for the future above all. “Evanston wants to be known as a leader … on environmental issues,” he said. “If you were going to build a new building, you would want to build a building that reflected that commitment and those values.”

program Dec. 4 at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, according to a Tuesday Evanston Police Department news release. Evanston residents, as well as residents of Skokie and the North Side of Chicago, are eligible to attend the event. It will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents must bring their IDs. Evanston Police Department, Evanston Community Foundation and Carolyn Murray, a community

advocate against gun violence, are conducting the event. After her son Justin was shot and killed in Evanston in 2012, Murray spearheaded the city’s first gun buyback event and has continued to organize them. The event will be centered on amnesty, Evanston Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said in a press release. Residents who turn in illegally obtained weapons will not be arrested. Glew encourages residents to turn in any unwanted weapons to mitigate risk the weapon could

be stolen and used. Residents will be paid $100 for each surrendered firearm and $25 for ammunition. All collected munitions should be unloaded and contained in a box, bag, case or car trunk, and will be destroyed following the event. At the last buyback event in 2020, 19 firearms, as well as some air rifles and ammunition, were collected.

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Panel talks Native voting, media coverage

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Native American journalists and advocates discussed impacts of COVID-19, voter suppression of Native peoples and underreported stories in Indigenous communities in a Tuesday panel. The event hosted the past two winners of the annual Native American Journalists AssociationMedill Milestone Achievement Award and Melodi Serna, head of Chicago’s American Indian Center. Serna, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Oneida Nation, said her community was heavily impacted by the people it lost to COVID-19, especially because of Native peoples’ reliance on oral tradition. “Losing one person is like losing 100 … because you miss the stories, you miss the teachings and the language,” Serna said. “(We are) a seven-generation community, so when you lose one generation, you lose a lot of that history.” Navajo Times CEO and publisher Tom Arviso Jr., the 2021 award recipient, said the pandemic hit Indigenous communities particularly hard because they frequently live in clusters. Arviso is of the Ts’ah yisk’idnii’ Clan (Sage Brush Hill Clan). His maternal clan is Ta’baahi’ (Water’s Edge Clan), and his paternal clan is Tse’nahbil’nii’ (Sleep Rock People Clan). Arviso reports on the Navajo Nation, which occupies the largest land area of any Native American tribe in the country. “When (Navajo Times) came to realize what we were dealing with, we did everything we could to stand at the forefront, to be a good, strong communication source,” Arviso said. “Our reporters and photographers went to places where no one else would go.” Along with the ongoing effects of the pandemic, panelists also cited ongoing redistricting efforts as a pressing concern for Indigenous communities. Lori Edmo, the 2020 award winner, said members of the Idaho redistricting commission indicated they intend to divide the Fort Hall Reservation into multiple districts. As part of the Shoshone-Bannock tribe, Edmo lives on the reservation and is editor of Sho-Ban News.

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Medill Prof. Patty Loew moderated the panel, which featured the past two winners of the annual Native American Journalists Association-Medill Milestone Achievement Award.

The Idaho state legislature does not currently have any Indigenous members, and voting across different districts will dilute their voting power, she said. “Our reservation should be one district because we are sovereign, and we should have that right to say what we want on our reservation,” Edmo said. “That would really make a difference in helping us get some legislators elected.” Arviso said the Navajo Nation is facing similar issues. Legislators have attempted to enact policies that would make it more difficult for Native people to vote, he said. Many residents of the reservation are elderly or disabled, Arviso said, but some legislators are working to reduce the availability of mail-in ballots and voting locations near Navajo Nation. In some counties, people must have a rural address to register to vote, he said, which is difficult on reservations that do not rely on conventional addresses. Medill Prof. Patty Loew, who moderated the panel, also pointed to the thousands of Indigenous children who have died in boarding schools as an underreported story. In June, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native American person to hold the position, opened an investigation into the deaths. Serna, who attended an Indigenous boarding

school, said the mainstream media needs to report responsibly on these stories. “There are families (whose) lineage stopped when those children died,” Serna said. “We are survivors of modern-day genocide, and we are still here, and that needs to be a story we are telling.” Loew, a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, closed the event by discussing the anti-Indigenous vandalization of the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance’s painting at The Rock. Reflecting on the boarding school deaths and The Rock’s vandalization, Loew said she is considering how journalists can highlight the ways Native people move forward after traumatic events. She found comfort in the hundreds of community members who showed up in support of Northwestern’s Indigenous community after the vandalization, Loew added. “(With) almost every story that is tragic in Indian Country, there’s some truth that we look to and find something positive,” Loew said. “I’ve been thinking a lot about what happened at The Rock over the weekend and trying to dwell on the reaction of solidarity that it provoked.”

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Q&A: NU alum Deepikaa Sriram talks centering music in her day-to-day life By LAYA NEELAKANDAN

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Deepikaa Sriram (Communication ’19, ’21) was a member of Brown Sugar, a South Asian-interest a cappella group, when she was a Northwestern student, integrating music into her life. Now, she is a speech pathologist in Birmingham, Ala., continuing to make music for herself while pursuing her career. Recently, one of her TikToks, a mashup of the songs “Kabira” from the Bollywood movie “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani” and Adele’s “Easy on Me,” surpassed 4,000 likes. The Daily sat down with Sriram to discuss what music means to her, the viral TikTok and how to shift the spotlight to people who are not full-time musicians but still find meaning through the craft. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. The Daily: Where did your love for singing come from? Sriram: I trained in Carnatic music, and it started when I was a little kid. My mom is a Photo courtesy of Deepikaa Sriram Carnatic singer and has a

degree in Carnatic music, so I grew up in a musical household. My dad sings, my mom sings, my sister sings — we all grew up singing, and that was our way of bonding together as a family, and it still is in a lot of ways. But what really shaped my style of singing and mind for putting things together, combining different musical genres and styles, came from me and my dad. We used to listen to songs on the radio together and mix them up with Tamil songs. I kind of furthered that when I joined Brown Sugar my freshman year of college, and it was so great. I found a group of people who understood my love for making musical worlds come together in a whole new way. I fell in love with writing arrangements and finding a way to further that style of music. It’s been interesting to explore music from different angles, and my relationship with music has changed: it’s less about performing and more about making music for myself. The Daily: How are you keeping music in life as you pursue speech pathology? Sriram: Music will always be a part of my life, and I don’t know if that’s ever going to change. It’s about whatever fuels my passion in that moment. Recently, I’ve gotten into the music production side of things. Something I’ve picked up since the start of COVID-19 up until now is DJing for bhangra teams. I’m making NU Bhangra’s mix for this year and doing a couple side things. DJing has been challenging in a different way because you have to understand music from a whole different perspective — the rhythm and dance is different than putting arrangements together. It’s two different lenses of music composition that lend themselves together.

The Daily: Can you talk about the process of making your TikTok and its reception? Sriram: To be honest, I thought of the idea when I was singing in the shower, and I came up with it. It was no big stroke of genius in the moment. A big thing for me is I would always put on nice clothes and focus on how I look before recording, but this time I decided to just record in my pajamas. I was really happy to see a lot of positive responses. The fact that Arvind Kywalya, one of my favorite singers, viewed it and commented on it made me feel very welcomed into the community. My biggest inhibition about posting on social media is the amount of attention it gets. People are very vocal about their opinions, especially on TikTok. I didn’t post it with the intention of it getting a lot of attention, I was just putting my thoughts and feelings out there and not really thinking about what would happen. I wouldn’t say it went really viral, but (it) definitely got a lot of attention, and that was interesting. The Daily: What do you see yourself doing as you look toward the future? Sriram: I have so much room to grow. A big thing is I get so in my head about how something could have been better, and at one point I was like, “It is what it is, and I’m putting it out there.” I hope to put more stuff out there — now that I know that it’s not that scary, maybe one day, if I put together another idea, I’ll keep doing it. My life would be very different and very boring without music. Just because music doesn’t sit at the forefront of our professional lives doesn’t mean it doesn’t fuel everything. laya@u.northwestern.edu

Ceramics a source of creativity, profit for NU students By SANJANA RAJESH

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This past summer, Weinberg sophomore Jane Clarke started crafting pottery at the Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago. Today, she continues to engage with pottery on campus at ARTica Studios. Clarke is one of many students who create ceramics in their free time, some even launching businesses from the activity. She said she appreciates the positive culture of the classes, the people at ARTica Studios and the tangibility of pottery. “Being able to make something with your hands — it’s so therapeutic,” Clarke said. Weinberg senior Ronit Kitei said she enjoys pushing clay, which she said is very flexible, to its limits. Kitei began her ceramics journey in eighth grade and continued in high school. When applying to Northwestern, she said she was told a ceramics program existed, but she later found out that wasn’t the case. “(It was) super not ideal,” Kitei said. “I ended up finding classes at the Evanston Art Center and have been doing classes or coming in during the studio hours since my freshman year.” Today, Kitei said she likes to mix throwing and handbuilding techniques to make pieces that are both structural and functional. Weinberg sophomore Lev Rosenberg got his start in ceramics because of his father, who is also a potter, and he makes pottery at ARTica Studios. He said he is most interested in the dual nature of ceramic pieces, in that they can have purposes around the house but also still be visual art. “I like making things that are leaning toward the sculptural but still functional, like a teapot that’s a doughnut,” Rosenberg said. ARTica has pottery classes that are open to NU students and the public, as well as a membership option for people to use the studio to create independent projects. While Rosenberg enjoys making ceramics at ARTica, he said there are barriers to getting involved. An NU student membership costs $155 for fall 2021. “Not only is it expensive, but I can’t bring other

people in and teach them to throw,” Rosenberg said. “If someone would want to get into it but doesn’t have the resources, that’s definitely limiting.” He added, however, that the expense may not be ARTica’s fault, as he said he doubts it gets “real funding.” To help him cover the costs of pottery, Rosenberg has started a business through his art account on

Instagram, @lev.artstuff. He works on a commission basis, meaning he makes pieces on request. Kitei also started a pottery business named RLK Ceramics. She’s taken commissions and sold her art through Project FILO, an artist incubator that started at Northwestern. Both Kitei and Rosenberg said their businesses began organically: as friends became aware

of their art, they started requesting mugs, bowls, ashtrays and more. “Ultimately, I hope that I can just give people pieces that will bring them joy, and that will make them happy,” Kitei said. sanjana@u.northwestern.edu

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One of Kitei’s pottery pieces from her ceramic show with Project FILO. Kitei is one of many NU students who create ceramics in their free time.

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Moondog shoots for the stars after A&O Blowout By NICOLE MARKUS

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It’s not often a student gets the opportunity to open a concert for Raveena and WILLOW. Communication senior Tyler Felson, known professionally as Moondog, said A&O Productions’ Blowout was among his first professional sets as a DJ. Before Blowout, Felson had just performed for some of his friends, and the moniker “Moondog” was somewhat of an inside joke in that circle, he said. But the concert changed things. Felson became one of the most talked-about parts of the concert on social media platforms. “We generally have a student DJ opener for all of our main concerts, but none of them have seemed to catch on and get the height and appeal that I think Moondog did,” A&O Co-Chair and Medill senior Kubair Chuchra said. Now, Felson is the Resident DJ at Bob’s Pizza, a popular spot for Northwestern students. He’s also a regular at NU’s student-run radio station, WNUR, where his Moondog’s Meow Mix plays on Wednesdays at 11 p.m. But Felson said he is not done yet. In an exclusive to The Daily, Felson announced his next project: a pop-up nightclub called The Crowdpleaser. Felson’s goal is to create a more nontraditional nightclub, where the synchronization of the music and lights generates a unique experience. He hopes to open the nightclub in May 2022. “Whenever I go out to a club, I’m obviously stimulated but just a little disappointed because it’s so rhythmic,” Felson said. “Rhythm can exist in so many more ways in the club than it currently does.” The creation of Moondog For many artists, it may take years for them to land

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Tyler Felson, known professionally as Moondog. The Communication senior performed at A&O Productions’ Blowout.

gigs like the ones Felson has gotten in the past few weeks. However, the start of his DJing career only came about during the pandemic. Though he entered NU as a jazz major, Felson said he noticed his passion for the genre begin to fade. However, he knew he wanted to continue with music, so he set out on a new creative endeavor. That’s when he discovered house music, and later, DJing with house music. Felson spent time during the pandemic learning, practicing and eventually purchasing his first deck. During this time, Felson knew he needed to come up with a name for his DJ persona, or what he calls his “alter ego.” His inspiration came from his childhood

cat, Moondog. “That’s just what came into my head first,” Felson said. “I think that captures my energy … it feels fun and bouncy and not super serious or masculine.” After all the work Felson put into creating Moondog during the pandemic, he said he couldn’t wait to play for his friends. He loved his music, so he thought they would too. He was wrong. Felson said his friends didn’t love the lack of words or lapses between action in the house music. This initial failure prompted a time of gathering new inspiration for his sets as he tried to find a middle ground between his music and the music his friends like. He practiced

while spending time with his friends and roommates, and eventually started to gain an appreciation for what DJing truly meant. “Yielding to an audience” Despite all the time he spent learning the craft, Felson said he gained more from one hour DJing at Blowout than anything else that year. “Honestly, the greatest reconciliation of my DJ experience so far has been yielding to an audience in playing what they want to hear,” Felson said. Felson added something he has enjoyed is connecting with his audience. According to him, fans have attended events specifically because they knew Moondog would be DJing. General Manager of Bob’s Pizza Mark Hayashi said on nights when Felson performs, the restaurantturned-bar is “completely packed.” He thinks students come specifically to watch Moondog DJ. “He really plays to the crowd and has a very positive energy, both personally and in the music he plays,” Hayashi said. “The vibe and the music and the energy in the room really define how the night goes, so he’s done a fantastic job.” Felson is currently working with Hayashi to transform Bob’s Pizza into a “dancing space” by bringing in lights and other multimedia equipment. Though he loves DJing, Felson hopes to expand Moondog in the future. He said his passion lies in the intersection between multimedia art and music, which he is currently exploring both with The Crowdpleaser and in his role at Bob’s Pizza. “I’m super interested in the club as a performance space and a communal experience, and I’m very excited about exploring that next step,” Felson said. “If I were to envision myself as an artist … it’s definitely bringing multimedia art into the club. I want to take advantage of that while I’m still at Northwestern.” nicolemarkus2025@u.northwestern.edu

Theatre, engineering students to explore swing dance By ALEXA CROWDER

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This winter, a small group of McCormick and Communication students will gather together twice weekly in a Wirtz Center dance studio to practice emotional intimacy, physical touch and, eventually, swing dancing. The class is co-listed as Partnered Swing Dancing in the School of Communication and Whole-Body Thinking in the McCormick School of Engineering. It takes a radical approach to dance, education and community. Concerned with McCormick students’ hypercompetitiveness, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Engineering Joe Holtgrieve originally brought the idea to Communication Prof. Billy Siegenfeld, who opened the class to Communication students to further build

community. “Northwestern is a school that brags about its excellence,” Siegenfeld said. “It’s an interesting tension between that psychological climate and the promise of community. These issues have gotten in the way of people dealing with people in an egalitarian way.” The course focuses heavily on tuning into the body’s natural rhythms and needs, both individually and in concert with others. The first three weeks of the class do not involve dancing in the traditional sense at all, but rather emphasize the basics of physical and emotional presence through actions like bouncing to music while holding a partner’s hand. Siegenfeld’s pedagogical philosophy, “standing down straight,” uses Newton’s third law of motion in a bodily context to explore how one can naturally use gravity to stand in a relaxed manner. “We’re reprioritizing relaxation. We’re giving into gravity before we launch ourselves forward into space with energy, with weight, toward another human

being,” Prof. Siegenfeld said. To aid in this complex process, students who have previously taken the class re-register as peer mentors. McCormick junior Ilan Gasko took the course his freshman year and is currently preparing to mentor students taking the class next quarter. “We’re there to offer a different perspective,” Gasko said. “But we’re taking the class, as well. So, we’re learning the things we didn’t pick up on the first time, or we’re getting more practice with the philosophy the second time around.” Because the course requires sustained emotional and physical engagement, Siegenfeld screens each student interested in the course through informational sessions and interviews to ensure they will enjoy the class. This process, coupled with a high demand for the class and a capacity of 12 students due to COVID-19 restrictions, has made the class a scarce commodity. Participation is essential to the course, given its emphasis on connection. Along with her co-peer

mentors, Communication junior Sami DeVries works to create a safe space for students to be vulnerable. “We make sure everyone feels like they’re in charge of what they do and don’t do and how they engage in class,” DeVries said. The final project for the course has students perform partnered swing dances in the center of a circle of their peers. The dances range from complex choreography to simple movements on beat. Both Gasko and McCormick and Communication senior Maddie Durmowicz, another peer mentor, agreed that the final was the highlight of the course. “The transition from seeing everyone at the beginning and then seeing everyone at the end is truly remarkable,” Durmowicz said. “We come into a new space, try something completely new and then have this wonderful community at the end.” alexacrowder2024@u.northwestern.edu

Reel Thoughts: Eternals is better than the reviews claimed By REBECCA AIZIN

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Based on critics’ reviews, you might think the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “The Eternals,” was a complete disaster. Rotten Tomatoes gave it the lowest score for any MCU entry — 46%. I’m not sure what movie they saw, but it certainly could not have been the same one I did. After concluding the third phase of the MCU with “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” the franchise released an onslaught of television series, including fan favorites “WandaVision” and “Loki.” But to kick off the films in the fourth phase, Marvel premiered three movies so far

this year. “The Eternals” ushers in a new era of superheroes who, dare I say it, may be more powerful than the Avengers ever were. Created by celestial creatures, the god-like, sort-of-immortal beings are so powerful, the Avengers don’t stand much of a chance against them. Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao’s latest film follows 10 of these beings — and if that feels like a lot of names to remember, it is — as they come back together after separating over 1,000 years prior. A harrowing shock unites them and the ultimate plot twist divides them, but in the end they must work together to stop the demolition of all of mankind, because what could be worse than Thanos’ desire to end half of civilization? Ending all of it. While that may be the broadest explanation ever, it is a necessary one, as the intricacies of the film reveal

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themselves as the story progresses. The movie explores relationships, including the first openly gay Marvel character, Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), who has a husband and a child. It also features the first sex scene to ever grace the screen in a MCU film between a perfectly-cast, charming Ikaris (Richard Madden) and a shy but underrated Sersi (Gemma Chan). Chan takes the helm as the main protagonist of the film and gives a convincing, albeit unremarkable, performance as the master of matter transformation. She is the heart of the movie, the defender and lover of Earth and mankind. But the real star of the movie is Kumail Nanjiani, who portrays Kingo, the ego-obsessed, self-proclaimed star of the Eternals group. Nanjiani adds necessary humor, breaking up heavy scenes with well-timed comedic jabs. The film is the most progressive in Marvel history, with a diverse cast and the franchise’s first deaf character, Makkari (Lauren Ridloff, who is also deaf). Perhaps the most notable aspect of the film is the astounding cinematography that comes with Zhao’s work. She takes the film from the trembling walls of a crumbling Babylon to the dusty prairies of South Dakota, all with visuals that will leave your eyes glued to the screen. One of the largest critiques of the film, however, is the sheer length — a two hour, 37 minute showtime is nothing to scoff at, especially considering only the culmination of the entire franchise, “Avengers: Endgame,” is longer. The movie tried to tackle too much, with over 10 characters to introduce the viewers to, so it realistically needed even more than the two hours it was allotted. But with any more airtime, the length would have been ridiculous. Instead, the film should have been 30 minutes shorter, cut some of the exposition in the overly long and somewhat dreary first hour and committed to a few essential characters early on. “The

Eternals” picked up somewhere around the hour mark, with a perfectly-executed plot twist that saved an otherwise boring villain from ruining the film entirely. Though the ending of the movie was as corny as it gets, it was a welcome reprieve from the bleak ending 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” has had me expecting in every group hero film since then. I shed a tear, which is a good sign the film tugged at my heartstrings — granted, not a hard thing to do, but an accomplishment nonetheless. So if the critics’ despondent reviews have you questioning the worth of seeing the latest starstudded, major blockbuster Marvel film, know that this critic begs to differ. rebeccaaizin2023@u.northwestern.edu

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take for their painting to be defaced like last years. This time, it took two days.

“We need people to have our backs” Vandals defaced NAISA’s Rock painting on Saturday night with anti-Indigenous rhetoric. NAISA is preparing to confront the University and demand changes to make campus a safer and healthier environment for Indigenous people. Vandals spray painted “Ojibwe? No Way!” and changed a land acknowledgement, “You are on Anishinaabe land,” to “You are on China’s land.” They also painted over some of the group’s messages, including “Happy Native American Heritage Month!” and “Bring our children home!” St. Arnold said NU’s Indigenous community has been trying for years to get the University to reconcile with its troubled history, including founder John Evans’ role in the Sand Creek

Massacre. Evans is considered by some historians “deeply culpable” in the massacre, which killed about 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho people. A 2014 University report found Evans did not directly plan, but held partial responsibility for being one of many people who helped create a situation leading to the massacre. NU has not publicly detailed any plans to review security footage of The Rock or investigate the vandalism. St. Arnold said the vandalism is clear evidence that the University hasn’t been doing enough to deal with its anti-Indigenous legacy and support Indigenous students. “It’s showing everyone else that this place is still a settler colonial project, and Indigenous students and Indigenous community members are not part of that plan — they’re not supposed to be here,” St. Arnold said. “And there’s people who still feel that way about us.” After the vandalism was discovered Sunday, NAISA and the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research held an affinity space for Native American and Indigenous individuals and

an impromptu gathering at the Rock to reflect on anti-Indigenous hate at NU and provide support for the Indigenous community. NAISA students hung up a banner next to The Rock reading: “And yet we are still here.” St. Arnold said, at this time, there are no plans to paint over the vandals’ work. Instead, NAISA is leaving it out in the open to raise public awareness of anti-Indigenous hate. Medill Prof. Patty Loew, a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, spoke at the reflection event as CNAIR’s director. Loew said she wants to believe that the NU community is better than this. Now, she said, is the time to prove that it can be. “We don’t need people to lift us up,” Loew said. “We need people to have our backs. So when you leave tonight, think about the ways you can support us in our efforts. Because we are demanding change, and we need allies.” NAISA condemned the actions of the vandals in a Monday night statement and offered support for Native American and Indigenous students, faculty, staff and community members — especially those with Ojibwe affiliations. The organization also expressed support for Chinese community members hurt by the vandals’ rhetoric. NAISA requested in the statement to meet with the Board of Trustees, president, provost and chief diversity officer to discuss plans to address the vandalism moving forward, as a campus community. The group said it will continue to pursue positive change on campus. “We hope this brings awareness to our communal fight against colonial power and its extension onto this campus,” NAISA said in the statement. “We have endured and will continue to stand up for our community, and we ask for your support.” “An acknowledgement can only go so far”

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The Rock, seen here on Sunday afternoon, was defaced sometime Saturday night, two days after NAISA painted it to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.

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financial implications on our institution, as well as social implications on the constituents that we represent.” At the time, she said, the board concluded an intergovernmental agreement would be the best way forward. Although the district provided meeting notes to the city, the board never received a drafted agreement in return, Tanyavutti said. One key aspect of the agreement would have been a commitment to consider the recommendations of the district’s Student Assignment Project Committee. That team is currently working to recommend a pathway to return a public neighborhood school to the historically Black 5th Ward. The District 65 has bussed students living in the 5th Ward to five different elementary schools

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stating it presented “unique challenges for the safety and well-being of all involved.” According to NU’s demonstration policy, no community member may “prevent or obstruct” a University activity. At the protest, students holding banners ran onto Ryan Field during the game and stood for around three minutes before they were escorted off the field. Some spectators yelled slurs and threw

The University also released a statement Monday night, authored by Chief Diversity Officer Robin Means Coleman, Provost Kathleen Hagerty, Vice President for Student Affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier and University President Morton Schapiro. The administrators expressed support for NAISA and the Indigenous community, condemning the vandals’ actions.

SESP junior Isabella Twocrow, a member of NAISA, said it’s important to consider what accountability means for the University in a situation like this. Twocrow, who is also a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe and Ho-Chunk Nation, said NU has a responsibility to educate the campus about Indigenous communities and actively assist Indigenous students. “An acknowledgement can only go so far,” Twocrow said. “We have to think about what it means to go beyond that.” CNAIR member and global health Prof. Beatriz Oralia Reyes, a member of the Diné, attended the Sunday night reflection to express her support of Indigenous students. Reyes said NU’s Board of Trustees has demonstrated a lack of support for BIPOC students. She said the University needs to support Indigenous students by taking serious action to make campus a healthier space for them. “There’s so much more that they can do, and they have the power to do that,” Reyes said. “The students should be focusing on their studies. They should be doing things that every regular college student is doing right now, at this point in the quarter, but instead they have to focus on addressing this really hostile environment and trying to figure out how to move forward.” The vandalism also comes less than two weeks after a celebration of Anishinaabe culture on campus. An authentic birch bark canoe, crafted by artist Wayne Valliere (Mino-Giizhig), a Lac Du Flambeau Ojibwe, was reintroduced to Lake Michigan for the first time in nearly 400 years. Prof. Sheryl Lightfoot, an Anishinaabe citizen of the Lake Superior Band of Ojibwe, also spoke Nov. 4 as the fall 2021 Admiral Alban “Stormy” Weber lecturer. Even though these recent events have lent momentum to NAISA’s cause, Twocrow said she doesn’t want marginalized individuals to be the only ones actively pursuing change on campus. The burden is too much, she said. “It just speaks to the fact that BIPOC students are never just students on this campus,” Twocrow said. “We have to be so much more, and I’m personally very tired of that.”

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for more than 50 years. Former District 65 parent and former City Council candidate Darlene Cannon, said without an intergovernmental agreement, the majority of the city tax revenue stream needed to maintain district buildings will be redirected to the TIF district. In the future, these redirected funds could have been used to build a neighborhood school. “I’m disappointed because I know that District 65 spent lots of time and care trying to draft an IGA to ensure that there will be some level of protection for families in Evanston,” Cannon said. She said there’s a direct relationship between students’ home environments and their ability to be able to focus and learn in school, and Cannon hoped the intergovernmental agreement would create measurements of accountability for affordable housing in the ward. Instead, she said, she worries the TIF district

will make establishing a 5th Ward school more difficult and impact families who are experiencing housing insecurity. “While we have these really nice developments and everything that we can pride ourselves on,” Cannon said, “Our schools are going to go without, and families will be displaced and possibly even leave this community that we say is so inclusive.” City Council’s statement said Evanston has always taken District 65’s concerns seriously. The city said it will continue to work together with the district to develop solutions ensuring finite resources are allocated equitably in Evanston. Former District 65 parent Heather Sweeney agreed with Cannon, saying the rejection of the intergovernmental agreement is a “missed opportunity” for major entities in the city to work together. “Evanston prides itself on its diversity,”

Sweeney said. “That feels like a surface appreciation. When it comes to things like this, it doesn’t feel like there are actual assurances to make sure that we’re preserving economic diversity and quality of life for people who live here and have lived here for a long time.” Evanston cannot call for diversity, she said, while losing its low-income and affordable housing. Sweeney said she appreciates the need to bring resources to the 5th Ward, but she believes there is a way to do so without pricing people out. “It seems like (the TIF) is going to have real, serious and long term implications for the city of Evanston, the makeup of Evanston, the livability of Evanston,” Sweeney said. “It’s important to be tuned into that now before it’s too late.”

objects in the direction of the protestors, and one Iowa fan ran onto the field and attempted to grab the students’ banners, pulling one protester to the ground. University-issued statements regarding ramifications for student protestors are not unprecedented at NU. In response to ongoing protests led by abolitionist student group NU Community Not Cops in fall 2020, University President Morton Schapiro strongly condemned the actions, citing property defacement, city disruptions, road

blockages and other violations of “laws and University standards.” In fall 2019, five NU students received citations for “disorderly conduct and interfering with the duties of a police officer” following a month-long investigation into protests against former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The charges were later dismissed in Evanston court, but the students also underwent a separate University accountability process. The universitywide Tuesday email — which

was signed by Schapiro, Provost Kathleen Hagerty, Executive Vice President Craig Johnson and Vice President for Student Affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier — also comes in the days that follow anti-Indigenous vandalism at The Rock. The University addressed the vandalism in a statement published in Leadership Notes but did not issue a university-wide email.

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NU Formula Racing plans for its first electrical car By EMMA ROSENBAUM

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McCormick junior Chris Uustal was pushing for Northwestern Formula Racing to switch to an electric car since his freshman year. When a new executive board formed this past summer, he brought it up again. Every year, the team designs and manufactures a race car, which it uses in competitions against over 100 different universities in Spring Quarter. Formula decided to start the transition to an electric car this year, while also producing their usual gas-powered car. “We really thought about it and we were like, ‘If we’re going to move eventually, why not now?’” Uustal said. “(That) really became the question, rather than ‘Why should we move now?’” The gas-powered car will be the only vehicle to compete in the spring. Thirty students in the club are working to develop the completely battery-powered electric motor by the end of the year. If they are successful, the entire club will work on the electric vehicle next year. With engineering industries transitioning away from internal combustion and other universities switching from combustion cars to electric vehicles, Formula decided it was time to evolve. While the internal combustion teams lean on blueprints from previous years to support their designs, the electric vehicle team is starting from scratch. McCormick freshman Youssef Abdelhalim is designing the cooling system for the electric vehicle, and he said he has to learn

IFC extends recruitment ban until beginning of Winter Quarter 2022 Northwestern’s Interfraternity Council extended its ban on fraternity recruitment until at least the start of Winter Quarter 2022, the organization announced in a Tuesday statement. IFC’s ban on all chapter-sponsored social events

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concepts taught to juniors and seniors. Abdelhalim said he likes the fact that no one

on the electric vehicle team knows what they’re doing, since Formula has never built an electric

— both on and off campus — will also remain in effect until at least Jan. 3, 2022, the first day of Winter Quarter, as a result of an extension announced on Oct. 15. The University and IFC enacted the initial ban on IFC social events and chapter-sponsored recruitment events from Sept. 25 to Oct. 17. The University announced the ban in the second of two consecutive University Police crime notices, which announced multiple individuals reported they were drugged at events held in Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Epsilon Pi’s on-campus houses. The University has not yet released

the results of its investigations into the reports. Days after NU announced the ban, students protested outside of the SAE and AEPi on-campus houses, demanding the removal of Greek life from NU’s campus. IFC and Fraternity and Sorority Life, in collaboration with on-campus partners, have also designed an education curriculum for fraternities, the statement said. The curriculum is intended to promote a “cultural shift” in the fraternity community, the

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car before. He added he specifically refused to look into examples of successful cooling systems for electric cars, because he wanted to figure out everything on his own. Instead, he utilizes engineering concepts “for dummies” videos and asks older members for advice. “I would go up to (Uustal) asking, ‘What is the heat dissipation for this? How do I figure it out?’” Abdelhalim said. “And he’s like, ‘I don’t know. We can figure this out together.’” According to Uustal, this type of collaboration defines the team’s culture. Not only is everyone willing to help each other out, but the members committing time to the club are also completely invested in the car they are building, he said. McCormick sophomore Sarah Yung said she could not have cared less about cars when she joined the team. Now, she’s still not interested in cars, but she’s completely dedicated to the project, she said. Yung spent about 40 hours a week on the club as a freshman because she wanted to see the design through to the end. Although the amount of time every member spends on the project differs, she said the majority of the club is equally invested. When the team finally got the engine to turn on last year, everyone cheered. During the manufacturing period, Yung said she dropped by the Ford Center regularly to see what other people were working on. “I can wander around during a workday and just go up to someone and be like, ‘What are you working on?’” Yung said. “They will tell me about it and nerd out, and I think that’s so fun.” emmarosenbaum2024@u.northwestern.edu statement said. IFC expects at least 90% of members of the IFC Community will participate in the program. “We further commit to working on shifting the fraternity culture at NU towards one that, most of all, is based on values and we are confident that our upcoming workshops will be a strong first step,” the statement said. — Waverly Long

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Russell Payne has cherished every moment of his first season as head coach of Northwestern men’s soccer. “It’s been very enjoyable, really at a good time,” Payne said. “The players have all bought into what we’re trying to do culturally, what we’re trying to do from a leadership standpoint.” Those moments include both the highs — beating his alma mater and then-No. 10 Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament — and the lows of going 3-5 in conference play this year. After 20 years with coach Tim Lenahan, the Wildcats are kicking off a new era with Payne at the helm and are already making noise in the Big Ten Conference. Payne comes to NU from West Point, New York, after spending 11 seasons as head coach there. At NU, he is also currently the only person of color to hold a head coaching position. Prior to Army, Payne served as an assistant coach at Maryland, assisting the Terrapins to two national championships in 2005 and 2008, along with five straight NCAA Tournament appearances. He also played at Maryland from 1993 to 1996, starting all four years for the Terrapins and leading them to their first-ever ACC Tournament Championship his senior season. Professionally, Payne played both internationally and in the U.S., counting SV Elversberg (Germany), Shamrock Rovers (Ireland), AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) and the Colorado Rapids and DC United of Major League Soccer among his past stops. In 2002, he was named the Premier League of Ireland Goalkeeper of the Year in his time with Derry City. With so many years of coaching and playing experience, Payne understands what his players need

from him as a coach. “The most important thing that I’ve learned is, from a coaching standpoint, is really what players respond to and look for in a leader and a coach, and that’s somebody that cares about them,” Payne said, “And demonstrates that they care about them. Not just says it, but demonstrates.” In moving to Evanston, Payne faces the challenge of improving a program that hadn’t posted a winning season since 2014. NU hired Payne, then Army’s head coach, in May after a three-month search. Though this hiring process was chaired by Marcus Attles and Kevin White — who still hold positions in the NU athletic department — Payne’s hiring came during former athletic director Mike Polisky’s nine-day tenure. “We sat down, and we had some agreements, and that was that the student-athlete’s well-being comes first and that they’re looking for a coach that demonstrates that,” Payne said. “Put together a culture that is going to be very competitive, but one in which we were going to provide a worldclass experience for these student-athletes on and off the field.” Payne’s move to the Midwest has been a smooth one so far. Senior midfielder Bardia Kimiavi, who played under Lenahan for three seasons, has adjusted to the transition of new leadership playing under Payne. “He’s done a good job trying to implement the way he wants us to win, how he wants us to play, how he wants us to conduct ourselves off the field,” Kimiavi said. “Him and the staff are definitely fitting great, the guys love him, so I’m excited to see what the future holds for this group.” Graduate student goalkeeper Ethan Bandre joined the team during the 202021 season and only played for a year under Lenahan. He said Payne’s vision for this program is clear. “Both guys were very good and passionate about the job,” Bandre said. “Coach Payne came in, and nothing dropped off,

he just continues to have extremely high expectations for us. He’s very tactically focused as well, so making sure we have tactics right in training and then obviously in games too.” While Payne’s message resonated with players, the wins didn’t come as easily in the gritty Big Ten. The Cats finished 6-8-3 overall in the regular season, but they still earned a spot in the Big Ten Tournament. Then, against the tournament’s No. 2 seed in College Park, Maryland, on Nov. 7, NU held the Terrapins scoreless in regulation and defeated Maryland 3-2 on penalty kicks. In addition to moving NU to the semifinals, the win had personal implications for Payne, as he advanced the Cats over a program for which he coached and played. NU will travel to Bloomington, Indiana, Wednesday to face off against Indiana, the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Reflecting on his first season leading the Cats, Payne took note of what worked and didn’t work. “Whenever we get these guys to focus on winning just individual moments and not focusing too much on outcomes,” Payne said. “When we enter games kind of worried about what’s going to happen next and ‘what if this happens and what if this happens,’ you know, guys are a little tight and they don’t perform as fluidly.” Payne’s

legacy as the new head coach of this soccer team has only just begun. With this first regular season schedule — and a postseason win against his old team — officially

under his belt, he is looking to turn NU into a powerhouse for years to come. “My vision for this program moving forward is one of excellence,” Payne said. ”We have the ability here to achieve the highest levels of college soccer in this country.” ashtonedmunds@ yahoo.com

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NU wins season opener at home Cats prepare for Big By PATRICK ANDRES

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The most noteworthy number in Northwestern’s season opener wasn’t its 16 steals, nor was it junior guard Boo Buie’s game-high 17 points. It was 2,753 — the number of fans who filed into Welsh-Ryan Arena to watch the Wildcats (1-0) tip off the 2021-22 campaign with a convincing 80-56 win over Eastern Illinois (0-1). That was 2,753 more than the number of fans who watched NU at home in the entire 202021 season, when COVID-19 forced the Cats to play their 24-game season in a vacant arena. “I don’t think people understood, even though we were really enjoying playing (last year) … it was really weird when the buildings were completely empty other than the two teams,” coach Chris Collins said. “To have a little energy, to have music playing, … to actually have people here was cool.” Buie led the way in a team effort,

pulling down three rebounds, dishing out six assists and racking up a career-high five steals in the victory. Sophomore guard Ty Berry and senior forward Pete Nance added 13 points apiece, and nine players in all saw at least 10 minutes of game action for NU. The Cats won the first opening jump in front of fans at Welsh-Ryan since March 7, 2020, although Nance missed NU’s first field goal attempt. Forward Jermaine Hamlin’s layup and guard Henry Abraham’s three-pointer staked the Panthers to an early 5-0 lead, but Berry, Buie and Nance responded by sinking their first baskets. The Cats never trailed after freshman guard Casey Simmons’s pair of free throws put them up 8-7 with 16:12 left in the first half. “Everyone who came out tonight, we’re super thankful,” Buie said. “Hearing the crowd back in the gym, it’s not like a ghost town. Having fans back is definitely a plus to start the season.” While Buie, Berry, Nance and junior forward Robbie Beran — who amassed nine points on just three field goal attempts — flexed their veteran prowess, NU’s newcomers left their fingerprints all over the

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Boo Buie dribbles the basketball. Buie led both teams with 17 points in Northwestern’s season-opening win over Eastern Illinois.

opener. Simmons went a perfect 4-4 from the line, helping him salvage six points from a 1-5 shooting night. Freshman guard Julian Roper II added six points, four rebounds and three steals. Graduate forward Elyjah Williams made an instant impact in his first game after transferring from Fairleigh Dickinson. The Evanston Township High School alumnus scored nine points, including seven in the second half. His secondchance layup with 14:35 left, which was followed by a three-pointer a minute later, pushed the Cats’ lead to 55-34 — the first time it eclipsed 20 points. “Being from Evanston, and being able to come here and finally play in front of my hometown, it’s very exciting,” Williams said. NU played stout defense throughout, forcing Eastern Illinois into 19 turnovers. The Cats’ 16 steals marked their highest total since December 20, 2007, when NU recorded 18 against Howard. Beran finished with five steals, more than doubling his previous career-high of two against Iowa in 2020 and Penn State in 2021. “Having hot hands on all my defensive possessions just allowed me to get tips,” Buie said. “When a big man turns his back to you, as a little point guard, you can get in there and be fortunate enough to make the steal.” Buie credited the presence of players’ families in the arena — another change from 2020-21 — with generating excitement, while Collins looked ahead to a suddenly more familiar in-arena experience. “Our guys really enjoyed it, playing back in front of our fans,” Collins said. “We’re looking forward to doing it again on Friday night (against High Point).” patrickandres2023@u.northwestern.edu

Ten semifinal game By ALEX CERVANTES

the daily northwestern @cervantespalex

Coming off a thrilling penalty shootout win against Maryland, Northwestern is preparing for a battle against Indiana in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. “This group hasn’t made the semifinals in some years,” graduate student goalkeeper Miha Miskovic said. “It’s a very exciting time for us.” The Wildcats (6-8-3, 3-5 Big Ten) haven’t appeared in the Big Ten semifinals since 2013, and Miskovic is the main reason they’re returning. He starred in Sunday’s match against the Terrapins, making 10 saves, including three crucial penalty saves. NU held a prolific Maryland offense scoreless, despite the Terrapins taking 20 shots and putting half on goal. NU faced the Hoosiers earlier this season, falling at Martin Stadium 2-1, even though the Cats jumped out to an early lead. Since that match, NU has changed formations from a 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2. The shift has provided the squad with more support in the attack and more defensive coverage — the Cats have conceded just three goals in the past four matches. The Indiana attack will test the Cats’ backline, including Miskovic and Farina, for all 90 minutes. The Hoosiers only put three of their seven shots on goal in the September match, but they average 12.3 shots and 1.83 goals per game. In contrast, NU averages just 7.8 shots and 1.13 goals per game. Despite the numbers, the Cats’

offense looked threatening in the match against Maryland. The Terrapins put 50% of their shots on target. None, however, found the back of the net. Sophomore forward Justin Weiss, an All-Big Ten first team member, leads the team in scoring with eight goals, but only managed one shot on goal in 100 minutes of action. He and junior midfielder Vicente Castro will need to be threatening early and often against the Hoosiers for NU to have success. Still, this Indiana team is elite in both the final and defensive thirds. The Hoosiers have scored a conference-leading 33 goals, led by forwards Victor Bezerra and Samuel Sarver. The Indiana backline, headlined by Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Roman Celentano and Defensive Player of the Year Daniel Munie, has conceded just 13 goals. NU will be the road team heading into Wednesday’s match in Bloomington, Ind., but don’t tell graduate student defender Spencer Farina of the Cats’ underdog status. “‘Underdog’ is a term that’s the function of results in the past,” Farina said. “We don’t care about that in the postseason. Everybody’s 0-0. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing the No. 1 team in the country or the No. 125 team in the country. Whoever wins on that day goes on, it doesn’t matter who the underdog is.” The Hoosiers are ranked 17th nationally in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll. But like Farina said, rankings don’t matter in the postseason. Anything can happen. alexcervantes2024@u.northwestern.edu