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‘It’s time to make a decision’

University administrators, ASG commit to major student center changes

By KIMBERLY RAILEY

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When Frontera Fresco opens in Norris University Center later this month, it will stand as the latest change to the 40-year-old facility.

This school year, a collision of forces — an expiration of contracts, feedback from student surveys and University reviews of business models — is driving the remodeling of parts of Norris, especially its ground floor. The improvements, billed as enhancements to the center’s functionality, range from an upgraded selection of dining options to additional bike racks.

But behind the “Pardon Our Dust” signs and plastic coverings, Associated Student Government and the University have been collaborating to forge a longterm solution that could make those renovations obsolete.

In March, an outside consulting firm launched an evaluation to generate architectural renderings and financial analyses for three scenarios: further renovating Norris, retrofitting an existing building

or constructing a new student center.

“We are bursting at the seams in this building,“ said Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, assistant vice president for student auxiliary services. “There’s a true function issue happening here.”

In an interview with The Daily this month, University President Morton Schapiro all but assured the University’s commitment to major changes to the student center experience. Within Northwestern’s about $2.5 billion list of capital projects for the next decade, Schapiro said a placeholder north of $100 million was allocated for some sort of student center improvement.

“It’s time to make a decision soon,” Schapiro said. “We’re definitely going to do something with the student center.”

The heightened attention surrounding Norris’ future dovetails an ASG-led initiative dating back to 2008 and deliberate action NU administrators have taken to commit resources to the project. After surveying NU students and reviewing previous student center reports, Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, decided with

Payne-Kirchmeier and top Norris officials to prioritize the needs assessment.

The result is a partnership embraced by both ASG and University officials — and a comprehensive effort that may have far-reaching implications for future generations of students.

“We’re moving as fast as we possibly can,” said ASG president Victor Shao, who serves on the Norris Center Needs Assessment Executive Committee.

“There’s a definite need to hire these consultants because we don’t have the expertise, nor do we have the time.”

Short-term solutions Washington, D.C.-based Brailsford & Dunlavey, the consulting firm spearheading the project, has been conducting surveys and interviews with students and faculty since March. At the end of November, consultants will consolidate the latest

results and bring in architects who will collaborate with students to test and design the three concepts. » See STUDENT CENTER, page 4

City looks to amend Big 13? Maryland to join Big Ten ‘brothel’ ordinance

By DAN RYAN and JOSH WALFISH daily senior staffers

By MARSHALL COHEN

daily senior staffer

Evanston officials are preparing to propose changes to the city’s so-called “brothel law,” the controversial occupancy ordinance at the center of recent towngown tensions.

The proposal would relax limits on the number of unrelated residents that can live together. The current law prohibits more than three unrelated people from living in the same unit. About 4,000 Northwestern students live off campus, many in houses and apartments with more than three unrelated residents.

Occupancy laws in Evanston have collected plenty of dust over the years.

The provision regarding three unrelated roommates — which is still on the books — dates back to an ordinance originally passed in 1960. If aldermen give the new

proposal their stamp of approval, it would only be the fourth change to the occupancy law in more than 50 years. The law was amended twice in 1964 and upgraded to its current form in 1993.

Ald. Don Wilson (4th) drafted an amendment and said he plans to refer his proposal to the Planning and Development Committee at the city council meeting Monday.

The alderman began drafting the ordinance after serving alongside landlords, students and residents on the city’s Rental Unit Licensing Committee earlier this year.

“What I want to do is focus on the nature of the building as opposed to looking at the numbers of people,” Wilson said.

There are four codified types of familiesHigh-Resolution in Evanston. Type families PDF - (C) PRINT READYare » See OCCUPANCY, page 4

Maryland will join the Big Ten Conference as its 13th member on July 1, 2014, the university and conference jointly announced Monday afternoon.

The University of Maryland’s Board of Regents approved the Terrapins’ move Monday morning, and shortly thereafter the Big Ten Council of Presidents unanimously voted to approve Maryland’s application. The Terrapins’ next move is to notify their current conference, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and settle their exit fee, which is expected to be about $50 million.

“The Big Ten Conference is excited to welcome the University of Maryland beginning with the 2014-15 academic year,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim19, Delany a Output On: November 2012 said 10:51inAM news release. “Maryland is a tradition-rich institution with a history

of academic and athletic excellence.

They’re a great fit and we look forward to a great future.”

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“Today University of Maryland athletic is a historic day for both director the University of Maryland and for Maryland Athletics,” Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson said in a statement. “The Big Ten is an outstanding conference comprised of

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Maryland’s Big Ten flirtation has been a highly contested topic. Terrapin fans voted against it 2 to 1 in a Washington Post online poll, while the school’s student government released a resolution supporting the switch. Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank , a Maryland alum, recently came out in favor of the move, which would give the company a second sponsored team in the conference in addition to Northwestern.

The Wildcats host the Terrapins next Tuesday in basketball in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

Rutgers is expected to announce that it will follow Maryland to the Big Ten on Tuesday, giving the conference 14 members. danielryan2014@u.northwestern.edu joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu

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New student group to push education reform

By JUNNIE KWON

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While most McCormick seniors are searching for the best engineering firms, Cristina Lamas splits her time between pursuing a career and pushing for education reform.

Lamas is the co-founder of Students for Education Reform at Northwestern, a new official chapter of the national organization that launched this quarter. “You have a lot of people who come to Northwestern from low-income communities that don’t necessarily feel welcomed,� Lamas said. “A lot of it comes down to education. They not only feel unwelcomed but unprepared.�

Growing up in inner-city Chicago, Lamas said she immediately noticed disparities in educational backgrounds at NU. This sparked her interest in education reform, and she contacted an unofficial student group of the same name in Spring Quarter. “They were very much focused on school vouchers,� she said. “I met with the rest of the group and told them about SFER in the national sense. If we joined, we would have all of these resources.�

Lamas recruited two members from the unofficial student group, but the organizations remain separate. One of the new recruits, Weinberg junior Alex Entz, helped Lamas set up the NU chapter over the summer.

With training and guidance from John Marty, Illinois program director for SFER, the duo set up a plan to launch Fall Quarter. Lamas set up a booth at the Activities Fair and sent out a call for applications to fill executive board positions. The hired students held their first meeting Nov. 5.

Bethany Tuten, co-director of programming, joined the organization with memories of her high school shutting down due to lack of funding. “I started going to talk with the board of education in my area, and I started learning about how serious the issue is on a national level,� the

Communication sophomore said. “If we’re not educating our students, then we’re not having these smart, innovative leaders to run the country and do great things.�

Tuten said the organization has three main goals: spread awareness, work with policy makers to create effective change and get people, especially college students, involved in the education reform movement.

She said because college students are fresh out of grade-school education, they offer a crucial perspective to the movement. “We’re now in this independent position to be able to speak out, as opposed to maybe policy makers who tend to be older and don’t see these things first hand,� she said.

The organization held its first discussion yesterday in University Hall. Ten students convened to talk about the Chicago Teachers Union strike with Marty. The fact that the conversation turned into a question and answer forum showed the lack of awareness among the larger NU community, Lamas said. “We want students who write opinion pieces, we want students to go out to rallies and get their voices heard, but we want those students to be educated, which is why the discussion series is so important right now,� she said.

The organization will continue to host biweekly discussions and plans to launch visual campaigns, organize school visits and set up movie screenings.

SESP senior Danielle Moehrke said she had a privileged education in a wealthy community and was exposed to education issues only because she actively pursued those topics.

She said the success of the organization’s third goal, getting students involved in the movement, will depend on its marketing strategies. “You end up being really good friends with people you take classes with, and there are definitely circles on Northwestern’s campus,�

Moehrke said. “Sometimes things don’t jump between circles.� junniekwon2015@u.northwestern.edu

Rahm Emanuel slated for One Book talk

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will highlight this year’s One Book One Northwestern theme in an on-campus address next week, the University announced Monday.

Emanuel, a Northwestern alumnus who served as chief of staff for President Barack Obama for almost two years, is expected to speak at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 28 in Technological Institute’s Ryan Auditorium. He will address the 2012 presidential election and Chicago’s unique position in the country’s political landscape.

Emanuel was invited to speak by University President Morton Schapiro, whose office sponsors the school-wide reading initiative, according to a news release.

One Book project coordinator Nancy Cunniff told The Daily that the two have been searching for an open slot in the mayor’s schedule for “several months.�

In the release, SESP Prof. Dan Lewis, director of NU’s Center for Civic Engagement, said Emanuel brings a “knowledgeable perspective� on all things Chicago. “Having Mayor Emanuel come to speak at Northwestern is an extraordinary opportunity for our students, faculty and community to engage in this year’s program with one of the most prominent, passionate and authoritative

advocates for Chicago today,� Lewis said.

This school year’s One Book project explores NU’s ties with its big-city neighbor, drawing on Medill lecturer Alex Kotlowitz’s 2004 book “Never a City So Real.� The critically acclaimed work examines Chicago as a “kind of refuge for outsiders� and profiles some of its most distinct personalities.

Cunniff said Emanuel’s talk will draw on the same vision of the city presented by Kotlowitz. “We wanted to bring him to campus because the books we’re doing this year ‌ are all about the city of Chicago, the neighborhoods and the people in Chicago,â€? Cunniff said. “We just thought it would be a very great connection to the book.â€?

Emanuel is likely to touch on Obama’s recent re-election, which the mayor witnessed in person earlier this month at McCormick Place.

The electoral triumph came after Emanuel stumped for his former boss in swing states Florida and Ohio and lent his political celebrity to fundraising events for a pro-Obama super PAC. At the president’s Election Night bash, Emanuel told reporters that he hopes Obama returns the favor in his second term and funnels federal funding for infrastructure improvements to the Windy City, according to the Chicago Tribune. — Patrick Svitek

Police Blotter Chicago woman shot in arm at party

A Chicago woman was shot in the forearm early Saturday morning while attending a party in the 700 block of Howard Street.

The 21-year-old woman was at the party on the Evanston side of Howard Street when she was shot around 1:35 a.m. by an unknown person on the Chicago side of the street, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The unknown person fired four shots, one of which grazed the woman’s left forearm.

Parrott said the woman didn’t realize she had been hurt until after the shooting was over. The woman was released from St. Francis Hospital in Evanston with no serious injuries.

The Chicago Police Department is conducting the investigation because the shots were fired within Chicago city limits.

Known offender assaults man and woman with a bat

Two Evanston residents were stopped in traffic Saturday evening when a familiar man approached their vehicle and smashed the car’s windows with a baseball bat.

Parrott said the 22-year-old male driver and a 20-year-old woman were in the car at the time.

The man approached them with a bat at 6:55 p.m. and smashed the front passenger and side windows.

The man and woman in the vehicle immediately drove away to avoid injury or further damage.

Police have been unable to locate the assailant, but he is known to both the police and the man and woman in the car. No injuries were reported. — Ciara McCarthy

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Mather building earns LEED gold certification Retirement center awarded national status for green construction, recycling

By OLGA GONZALEZ LATAPI

the daily northwestern

The Mather retirement community building recently received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, which establishes criteria for the construction of sustainable buildings.

Joe Zajdel, vice president of business development for The Mather, 425 Davis St. , said the building directors have been eyeing this certification since the building’s construction in 2009.

“We undertake responsible, sustainable designs that has a minimum environmental impact for the wellbeing of Evanston Having residents as well as the residents these buildings of Mather,” Zajdel here helps said.

Some of the suspromote tainable measures Evanston being a taken when the green city. building was constructed included Catherine Hurley, recycling demoliEvanston sustainable tion materials, using programs coordinator recycled materials, implementing energy mechanical systems, using rain water irrigation and installing a green roof created with plants and native grasses.

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Zajdel said Evanston is a great city for sustainability and The Mather is highly reputable for the environmentally friendly details incorporated in the building.

LEED can give buildings four types of certification: certified, silver, gold and platinum.

To receive any of the certifications, buildings and neighborhoods must first apply. The ensuing four-part assessment process includes determining the building certification, registering the project or building and the eventual application review by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The certification depends on the amount of points the project or building receives.

The Mather joins a long list of Evanston buildings currently certified by LEED. The Jewish Recon Congregation, 303 Dodge Ave., has platinum certification, the highest LEED level.

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Performance and Education Center, 70 Arts Green Circle, and Ford Center, 2133 Sheridan Road, currently hold LEED Silver certifications.

Catherine Hurley, the city’s sustainable programs coordinator, said having LEED-certified buildings in the community is important for residents because the buildings bolster Evaston’s green reputation.

“Having these buildings here helps promote Evanston being a green city and being a place where you can come and have facilities that are doing a good job of balancing with nature and the needs of people,” she said.

Although the LEED Gold certification is a high honor for The Mather, the building directors said they are still brainstorming ways to make the building even more sustainable. olgagonzalezlatapi2016@u.northwestern.edu

Cook County introduces tax to curb gun violence

By CIARA MCCARTHY

the daily northwestern

The passage of Cook County’s 2013 budget on Nov. 9 includes the adoption of a $25 gun tax and additional measures to decrease handgun violence, which anti-gun activists view as a small step in the right direction.

The county gun tax is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States, said attorney Ben Van Houten of the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in an email. In the past decade, there have been attempts in at least six states to impose a sales tax or gross receipts tax on firearms or ammunition, but none of these measures have been passed.

Tennessee imposes a similar tax on shotgun and cartridges, with the proceeds benefiting a state wildlife resources fund.

The Cook County gun tax will be implemented on April 1. Revenue from the tax will support a general fund for county hospitals to address gun violence cases.

The adopted gun tax is an amended version of one originally proposed and sponsored by Larry Suffredin, Cook County commissioner for the 13th district, which includes Evanston. The so-called “violence tax” initially included a 5-cent tax on ammunition sold in Cook County in addition to the gun tax, but that provision was struck down during budget negotiations.

Instead of the bullet tax, the budget includes a $2 million fund to benefit violence prevention. An advisory committee will distribute the money to nonprofit groups that have existed for at least three years and have proven their ability to mediate and prevent violence.

Suffredin said he was strongly opposed to the removal of the ammunition tax. Suffredin added he was also upset by the source of the $2 million fund, which consisted of money reallocated from Cook County hospitals.

“The bullet tax was the most significant part of the tax,” he said. “It was a mistake to take it out.”

Together, the fund and the gun tax will contribute to ongoing efforts to decrease the number of

injuries and deaths resulting from gun violence in Cook County, especially Chicago.

The tax, however, is not guaranteed to limit handgun violence. Coalition to Stop Gun Violence spokesman Ladd Everitt I don’t said he was skeptical that the real aim of the tax necessarily was to decrease violence, believe that the although he noted that he aim of this policy was not familiar with the cs of the tax. is to deter illegal specifi “I don’t necessarily gun trafficking. believe that the aim of this policy is to deter illegal Ladd Everitt, gun trafficking,” he said.

Coalition to Stop “It seems that the point of Gun Violence the tax is to redistribute spokesman the burden of the cost of gunshot injuries from the taxpayers to those buying and using guns.”

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“These shops have a total free pass,” he said. “It’s ridiculous.”

Suffredin said substantial violence reduction could be achieved with the passage of a resolution that requires gun owners to report lost or stolen firearms. Suffredin, who co-sponsored the “lost and stolen” state bill, said the resolution would give gun owners and dealers 72 hours to report misplaced firearms.

Suffredin said he hopes the anti-gun measures in the budget and the passage of the upcoming resolution would decrease gun violence in Cook County.

“The real danger with a gun is that the most insignificant interaction between people turns into a major crime if one person has a gun,” he said. ciaramccarthy2015@u.northwestern.edu

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Occupancy From page 1

defined as a “group of no more than three unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit,� according to city code.

The plan would amend the current ordinance to increase the number of unrelated people in a type (C) family from three to four, Wilson said. Up to six unrelated people could live together in multiple-family dwellings like apartments.

However, these apartments must have been originally constructed with proper permits, need to comply with zoning codes and must have at least the same number of bedrooms as occupants. “We try for the common-sense reforms,� Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said of the proposal.

Students in over-occupied apartments regularly withhold names on a rental agreements and will change the appearance of a modified room in anticipation of a city inspection. Although students are not specifically mentioned, the NU off-campus student population stands to gain more flexibility if the proposal becomes law in Evanston. “Glad to hear it — six seems like a more realistic number than three,� University President Morton Schapiro said in an email after hearing about the proposed reform.

Wilson’s plans were first disclosed last week when Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl mentioned possible

Student Center From page 1

In March 2013, the results will be given to TellesIrvin, who will share them with the University Board of Trustees Student Life Committee. Schapiro and University Provost Daniel Linzer will also wield heavy decision-making power, and NU administrators know they need to act on one of the options, Payne-Kirchmeier said. “There will be input gathered,� Payne-Kirchmeier said. “We would love to see a decision so we could start to move forward.�

That decision could reflect a patchwork of options, Payne-Kirchmeier said, adding that no single solution is being written off from the outset. “We don’t want to limit our imagination by saying at the end of this we know what it will be,� she said.

With the needs assessment underway and any major renovations still several years down the road, NU administrators have been identifying smaller, short-term solutions geared toward improving the student center experience for current students. In

changes to the law during a discussion with the Northwestern University Political Union. “I support what I believe is going to come from the council, hopefully at some point soon, which is a proposal Alderman Wilson has worked on that would allow more than three unrelateds in an apartment,�

Tisdahl told a small crowd at the Nov. 14 event.

Tisdahl’s public endorsement of amending the law came as a surprise. The mayor has consistently argued that the issue was a manufactured controversy.

Tensions first erupted in January 2011 after Evanston officials said they would start actively enforcing the rule on July 1 of that year. But after 500 students attended a town hall meeting about the issue, the city backed down.

However, when students returned to Evanston, some reported that city inspectors were trying to enforce the over-occupancy law. City officials released a list of about 50 student properties under investigation for violating city codes, angering students and landlords alike.

Tisdahl assured the NU community that no rental licenses to properties under investigation would be revoked or denied before July 1, 2012. That enforcement date came and went without reported problems, but questions remained regarding the law.

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#protectthebrand How NU stays ahead of the constantly changing world of social media in college athletics By josh walfish

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Trying to summarize your feelings in 140 characters is difficult enough for your average nobody, let alone when the whole world is waiting for you to screw up.

Yet this is the atmosphere student-athletes live in on a daily basis in the 21st century. The NCAA has been late to the game with social media, and its policy on the medium has evolved rapidly and constantly. The athletic department also works to update studentathletes on the newest rule changes and make sure they are being interpreted correctly. This ever-changing landscape translates into a lot of slip-ups, but that is to be expected from such a young generation.

“Mistakes will be made because we’re dealing with 18- to 22-year-old people,”said Doug Meffley, athletic department director of digital and social communications.

The power of those 140 characters is evident in many recent examples from around the Big Ten. Already this season, players at Michigan State and Ohio State have caused a media firestorm with tweets.

Most of these issues were dealt with internally, and Meffley said Northwestern has a protocol in place for

such situations, although he could not elaborate on the details. He said it involves athletic department staff members, coaches and the compliance department, as well as other student-athletes.

Athletic director Jim Phillips told The Daily the each team’s coaching staff does most of the monitoring of student-athlete’s social media accounts. He said there are staff in the athletic department who deal with issues if any serious ones arise, but he stressed the department is not trying to be Big Brother when monitoring the accounts.

“Compliance doesn’t necessarily look at it as much as our coaches do,” Phillips said. “We have sports administrators for every sport that help oversee some of the programs, reviewing some of those things. We do it in a way that it’s fair and respectful and professional, and the student-athletes know they have the responsibility to do it within certain parameters.”

Regardless of the process, NU is proactive in trying to prevent newsworthy mistakes, because it takes only one irresponsible tweet to put the national spotlight on Evanston.

“Mistakes can absolutely happen anywhere, and that’s why we’re so proactive with our education,” Meffley said. “We’re just one mistake away from something like that to happening at our school.”

Training the brain

This year was the first time the NU athletic department brought in an outside agency to talk to its student-athletes about social media. The company talked about the basic dos and don’ts of the medium but also highlighted specific examples of the players’ tweets

to show what is appropriate and what isn’t. Senior defensive lineman Bo Cisek said learning from embarrassment can be a great teaching mechanism.

“Once you see your own social media post on the screen and everyone’s laughing at you for being dumb about it, you really want to not have that happen to you again,” Cisek said. “It’s a pretty good way to learn, but it’s within your team, so it’s all in good fun.”

The meeting also discussed the increased scrutiny that surrounds student-athletes. Many of them don’t understand the higher expectations or how ill-advised social media usage can have consequences after school is done.

“It just gives our student-athletes a better idea of what social media means in the state of digital media,” Meffley said. “It’s something that a lot of people in that 18-to-22-year-old age group have grown up on, but I don’t know that sometimes they see the transition and how that affects them in the real world.”

Most of the players returned from the training session with positive feedback and said they learned a lot.

They also said it reinforced some of the concepts they were already taught and practice.

“We put our student-athletes through so many meetings, especially when they first get here, because there are so many rules when you’re an NCAA studentathlete in Division I,” Meffley said. “This meeting in particular has been very eye-opening for them, and they’re appreciative of it.”

The appreciation stems from NU’s policy on social media, which is more lenient than many other schools » See SOCIAL, page 4

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NU, Illinois fighting for state supremacy once again

NU should be able to attack Illinois offensively.

The Fighting Illini are ranked 84th in the country for allowing points, allowing 30.5 points per game. The Cats are 55th in scoring at 29.8 points per game.

Redshirt junior running back Venric Mark, who Fitzgerald said should be healthy to play Saturday, could be in line for another big game. The Cats average 221.2 rushing yards per game, 16th in the country.

Illinois has given up at least 30 points in three of its last five games. Despite statistics and records pointing a gloomy picture of the Fighting Illini, Fitzgerald knows the Cats’ rival will enter the game prepared to win.

“You can throw the records out and throw everything out when you play in rivalry games,” Fitzgerald

said. “They’ve got a very talented football team.”

Fitzgerald said he thinks the two teams on the field are very different from the two that lined up last season, but players who experienced the defeat a year ago still want to erase the memories of that game.

“I just remember the feeling of that loss,” sophomore safety Ibraheim Campbell said. “It was a game we thought we should’ve won. It was a series of bad events. We’re looking to take care of that this time around.”

The Cats can take care of business by helping themselves on third down.

NU only converted 3-of-14 third downs against Michigan State. Its defense also allowed the Spartans to gain first downs on eight of their 17 third down

chances. The Cats’ defense still played one of its better games of the season, picking up a critical stop at the end of the game, as well as forcing four turnovers and scoring a touchdown.

Although the rivalry and state bragging rights behind this week’s game may bring an added buzz, NU remains focused on improving itself as opposed to fixating on its opponent.

“There’s a lot of energy going around,” junior kicker Jeff Budzien said. “The coaches and players are using that energy here in the film room and in the weight room working hard. We have the utmost respect for (Illinois).” rohannadkarni2015@u.northwestern.edu

Freshman Lowry makes impact on Cats’ defensive line By josh walfish

daily senior staffer

Dean Lowry is not accustomed to losing football games.

The freshman defensive end hadn’t lost a game since his sophomore year of high school before Northwestern lost 39-28 to Penn State on Oct. 6. The Wildcats have lost three games this year, each frustrating in one way or another. But the support of his teammates has gotten Lowry through the tough losses, he said.

“It’s been surprising how we respond very well to (losing),” Lowry said. “After a loss, we come back hard the next week and just play better.”

That is exactly what NU has done so well this season, responding to each of its three losses with victories the next week. Lowry admitted he felt “weird” after the loss to the Nittany Lions, but he added that losing in college is a lot different than losing in high school.

It is rare for a freshman to gain significant minutes under coach Pat Fitzgerald, but Lowry has excelled in his role this season. He is currently listed as the backup defensive end behind senior Quentin Williams and has been a dependable second-option on the defensive line for the Cats. This season, Lowry already has 13 tackles, including a sack and 3 tackles-for-loss.

“It’s been tough the past few weeks against some physical teams,” Lowry said. “But I’ve learned from that and watched the film, and I’m getting better each week.”

The maturation process has been quick for Lowry, and Fitzgerald said the development of several freshmen speaks to where NU is as a program. He said the fact that Lowry hasn’t been through a full offseason with the team and is still able to make such an impact shows how talented he is.

“His attitude is great, he’s practicing hard and he’s playing hard,” Fitzgerald said. “He’s a great young man, and he has a really bright future.”

Lowry said the college game and high school game differ in many ways and he has needed to adjust to those differences. The most notable change is how he can impact the game when he’s on the field. He has worked hard at improving

in different facets of his game, and the results have been born out on the field.

The freshman was able to dominate in high school because of his size advantage. But now that he is a lot smaller when compared to the offensive linemen he faces week in and week out, he has had to rely on technique more than brute strength. Lowry said he thinks his biggest improvements have been in the use of his hands and staying balanced, two key aspects of good technique for a defensive lineman.

“In high school, I got away with just being big out there and just being strong and fast,” Lowry said. “Here you just have to have the I want to be a right technique, and you just got to play it part of a proright.” gram that’s NU’s defensive line going up. The as a whole has played future here is extremely well as a unit.

No matter who is in the very bright. game for the Cats, the line has been able to get Dean Lowry, pressure on the quarFreshman terback. That has made defensive end the secondary’s life a lot easier because it is not in coverage as long.

Lowry said Fitzgerald gave him an honest assessment before the season about his chances of playing in his freshman year. Fitzgerald told Lowry if he worked hard enough he would be able to play a lot this season and make an impact for the Cats. It was the same for much of Lowry’s recruiting process, and Lowry said he appreciates having a coach that won’t sugarcoat anything.

The honesty was one of the major reasons Lowry decided to come play at NU. Although academics also played a part in the decision, he said the future trajectory of the Cats appealed to him.

“I want to be a part of a program that’s going up,” Lowry said. “The future here is very bright.”

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fighting for the hat The rivalry between Northwestern and Illinois has intensified on the field in recent years. The Wildcats have lost two straight in the series and have not won the Land of Lincoln Trophy since their triumph over the Fighting Illini in the 2009 matchup.

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Last year’s game against Illinois ended about as poorly as possible for Northwestern.

After a defeat in which the Wildcats blew an 18-point lead in the third quarter and a four-point lead with 13 seconds remaining, the Fighting Illini added insult to injury when they declared themselves “The State of Illinois’ Undefeated Big Ten Team” on the scoreboard after the game, while fans sang along to “Sweet Home Chicago” — perceived retorts to NU’s recent marketing campaigns.

The end of the game from last season represented only one element of an in-state rivalry that has added some serious spice in the past few seasons as the Fighting Illini have rattled off back-to-back wins.

“The way people get excited about victories are up to them,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said when reminded of Illinois’ end-of-game celebration. “This is a rivalry based on respect. The past couple years we haven’t played very well. There’s no question this is a huge rivalry game for us.”

In 2010, the two squads battled in a memorable game at Wrigley Field, with the Cats dropping that contest as well, 48-27. The game, slightly marred by having one end zone out of play, raised the national profile of the rivalry.

“I think the rivalry with Northwestern started back with the Wrigley game,” Illinois center Graham Pocic said at Big Ten Media Days in July. “That really got it going again. They had the whole ‘Chicago’s Big Ten Team’ motto and all that. We have bunch of guys from Chicago on the team. A lot of guys weren’t too excited about seeing that.”

On the field, the rivalry may be a little more onesided this season, with the Fighting Illini struggling to a 2-9 record so far in 2012. Illinois is also 0-4 on the road and has yet to win a conference game, sporting a 0-7 record in the Big Ten. With no bowl game in sight for the Fighting Illini, knocking off their in-state rival would be a satisfying end to an otherwise lost season.

For the Cats, despite being eliminated from a Legends Division championship with their loss to Michigan, the final game of the season will put them in a position for a prestigious bowl game. With a win, NU would be in line for a berth in the Outback Bowl, needing help from a Wisconsin loss to help secure the bid. Otherwise, the Gator Bowl seems like a likely destination.

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center of attention Illinois center Graham Pocic enrolled at the school in January 2008 and has become a three-year starter for the Figthing Illini in the middle of the offensive line.

It’s probably the closest thing to a given in football.

The simple transfer of the ball from the center’s meaty grip to the quarterback’s soft hands is the most basic concept. The snap from under center goes right 99 percent of the time — but when it goes wrong, everyone notices. It is why the center and quarterback spend countless hours over the course of the season perfecting it. It is the reason that every time a quarterback gets hurt, the backup scrambles to practice the snap with the center.

The trust between a center and quarterback is the most important part of any offense. Illinois center Graham Pocic and quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase have been a constant presence as the battery of the Fighting Illini offense. The two started 26 games together entering this season and through the time together, their relationship has blossomed.

“We’re very close,” Pocic said at Big Ten Media Days in July. “We work together really well in this offense, and it’s pretty fun.”

Beyond the basics of the offense, the two have developed an ESP-like connection with one another. Pocic and Scheelhaase have learned about each other’s tendencies, and Scheelhaase said at Big Ten Media Days most of the things he calls out at the line have already been taken care of by Pocic. He said this understanding is the most crucial part of the Illinois offense.

“The most important thing is communication,” Scheelhaase said. “You have to know exactly what he’s trying to tell you. We make a whole lot of calls. We do some different stuff that requires a lot from both myself as the quarterback and him as the center.”

The two players are a year apart in school: Pocic is a redshirt senior and Scheelhaase is a redshirt junior. Despite the one-year gap, both earned their starting jobs in 2010 and have grown into their roles as the leaders of the offense together. The two talked about the ways their relationship has grown over the years and the respect they have come to have for one

another.

Scheelhaase said he has a tremendous amount of admiration for his center and the commitment he has shown to the school. Pocic enrolled at Illinois early as a senior in high school and went through spring practice with the Fighting Illini before he redshirted his freshman year. His wealth of experience is not lost on Scheelhaase, who said he is lucky to have Pocic lead the offensive line charged with defending him.

“He’s a guy that’s been around here for a long time,” Scheelhaase said. “I have a lot of respect for all that he’s done while he’s been here. He’s a fun guy to be around in the locker room. He’s a fun guy to work with in the weight room. It’s nice to have him in front of you protecting you while you’re back there trying to make plays.”

What impresses Scheelhaase the most about Pocic is his leadership abilities and dedication to improvement. Scheelhaase said he loves the fact that Pocic is never satisified with his performance and is always looking to become a better center.

“He’s a guy that works at his craft, and he pays attention to what he does,” Scheelhaase said. “He does the best job that he can to make sure the four other guys surrounding him are doing what they need to do.”

This year the offensive line has been shaky for the Fighting Illini. The team has given up 37 sacks this season and is having a hard time protecting the quarterback or creating holes for running. Illinois is rushing for fewer than 130 yards per game, which is putting a lot of pressure on the quarterbacks to make plays.

Regardless of how the line is playing, Pocic’s ability to be both a vocal leader and one that leads by example is impressive to Scheelhaase.

He called Pocic a natural leader and said he sets a great example for the less experienced players.

“It’s easy for the young guys to follow a guy like him,” Scheelhaase said. “They know he cares about them and he cares about this program. He’s invested so much into this program, and he’s trying to reap the benefits now.” joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu

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“If you just say, ‘No, you can’t do it,’ I don’t know if you’re helping them learn responsibility, so it’s a double-edged sword in my opinion.”

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The art of proofreading

The main takeaway from all the training sessions for the student-athletes is to proofread everything. For most players this has already become second nature, but some players, like Kyle Prater, say they think there isn’t a need to proofread a tweet because of their approach to Twitter. The junior receiver uses the medium to spread inspiration to himself and his followers.

“I know not to put anything out there that is going to hurt myself or the team,” Prater said. “I would never put anything out there that would hurt me, my character or my status.”

And then there are people like Cisek, who said he takes proofreading “very seriously.” The

senior defensive lineman and punt protector is a generally jovial person, but even he admits he is a little bit rough around the edges. He said he proofreads everything he tweets to make sure he doesn’t accidentally post anything offensive.

The football team has a physical reminder of those meetings in their locker room with a poster of basic thoughts players should consider before using social media. One consequence that isn’t on the poster is how far tweets can travel in a short amount of time. After the Wildcats beat Iowa on Oct. 27, Cisek grabbed a lightsaber from the crowd and pretended to conduct the band in a rendition of “Go U Northwestern.” A photo of the moment was published and within three days, Cisek said, his girlfriend’s cousin in Afghanistan had seen the photo. Cisek said the speed with which the photo traveled gave him a new perspective on social media.

“It reinforces my beliefs about you’ve got to make sure about what you’re posting,” Cisek said. “I need to realize stuff can get that far that quickly, so I just have to keep an eye on it.”

Philosophical differences

There are many things that separate NU from its counterparts around the Big Ten and the country. Not the least is the athletic department’s commitment to being on the forefront of social media. Between campaigns like PersaStrong and Schedule Cards for Kevin, NU has found a way to turn ideas into life-changing projects. In addition, the football program created a website called The Wildcat Way, which links to all the social media the team produces.

The innovation has little to do with the size of the university but rather the spirit NU breeds. Meffley said NU’s culture gives the athletic department the freedom to be on the forefront of social media.

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“It’s that mindKaitlin Svabek/Daily set that we have as Senior Staffer an university and an athletic department specifically that we need to be in front of the curve because that’s how we’re going to succeed.”

Being on the cutting edge also means NU gets more publicity and attention from the outside. The night of Sept. 8 exemplifies the power NU has on social media. The athletic department had the band spell out the department’s official Twitter hashtag, and the picture made rounds on the internet. The University of Missouri did the same thing less than 30 minutes earlier, but few people knew about it.

NU’s ability to spread stories quickly via social media has brought a positive response from fans. Meffley said he has not heard any critiques of the department’s social media attempts, which he credits to NU having good content to sell and being able to package it in an appealing way.

“Every initiative we’ve done social mediawise has been met with a lot of positive reaction and great fan interaction,” Meffley said. “It’s not just having these great ideas but also knowing how to spread that word virally and tap into our network.”

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The proposal also discussed converting existing spaces on campus, such as the Jacobs Center, into a student center, a $65 million venture. The initiative pinned the renovation of Norris without adding any space at $45 million.

Students presented their proposals to the University Board of Trustees in four meetings from 2010 to 2012, each time pressing for a slightly refined solution. Jaidev labeled last springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting as the most productive discussion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I trusted the trustees understood the issue and were willing to take this far more seriously than we ever had in our history,â&#x20AC;? Jaidev said.

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At its core, Lew said, the initiative hinged on resolving two central problems: the absence of a central

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Jaidev said he believes the third-party assessment, coupled with the strong support base the NSC Initiative solidified, will form a powerful combination in the eyes of University administrators and trustees to advance real reform. In 2005, following the first needs assessment, no similar coalition existed, he said.

After Jaidev graduated in the spring, he entrusted the project and its goal to David Harris, the current ASG vice president of services. The SESP junior, who has worked on the initiative since his freshman year, said the effort no longer exists as a formal organization.

Instead, he said, successful appeals to NU trustees have eliminated the need to persuade other stakeholders of the significance of the project. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve found a need, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve focused on quantifying demand, proposed solutions and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re waiting,â&#x20AC;?

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Harris emphasized that ASG has always approached the NSC Initiative from a forward-looking, long-term perspective. The organization is confident the importance of a new student center will be reiterated through the current needs assessment, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never clear to us exactly what decision will be made behind closed doors,â&#x20AC;? Harris said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but we know just how big of a priority this is, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done everything we can to ensure that our request for a new student center is fulfilled.â&#x20AC;?

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collaborative space on campus and the inability to vastly expand Norris. She pointed to Dance Marathon ­â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which takes place in a tent outside Norris â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to highlight how NU facilities cannot contain the students they aim to unite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The issues weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to solve are issues of community,â&#x20AC;? Lew said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it can easily be misconstrued as a problem of trying to replace a physical building, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not.â&#x20AC;?

Norrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; failure to house all student groups may also fragment NUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sense of community. Amalia Namath, a Northwestern Community Development Corps cochair, said more collaboration could result among different organizations if they all were given space.

The club shares an office with Northwestern to Benefit Special Olympics, which Namath said creates clutter while NCDC prepares for huge events such as Project Pumpkin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certain groups have been around so long that they have bigger, nicer offices,â&#x20AC;? the Weinberg senior said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like ASGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s closet.â&#x20AC;?

Other student groups, particularly those in the theater community, could benefit from black box theaters that would allow for easy setup before productions, Dolphin Show president Rachel Birnbaum said. The organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large cast size means they are unable to hold rehearsals in Norris and makes booking rooms in Kresge and other locations difficult.

Additional storage space in Norris would also help the group store items in the short term when driving to its main Green Bay Road unit isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feasible, the Communication senior added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We end up having to throw away a lot of our components because we have no place to store them,â&#x20AC;?

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a social hub and suffers from an outdated design and inadequate facilities.

The reportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dismal findings mobilized ASG members to further examine how the student center experience could be improved at NU. ASGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts officially took hold in 2008, when then-ASG president Neal Sales-Griffin (SESP â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09) oversaw a research project to evaluate the problems plaguing Norris.

During the term of subsequent ASG president Mike McGee (Communication â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10), a formal team headed

by Ash Jaidev (Weinberg â&#x20AC;&#x2122;12), then a member of ASGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student Activities Finance Committee, contacted peer institutions to determine the locations of their student centers, the student services offered and whether student center functions spread across multiple buildings or were concentrated in one. ASG formally unveiled the New Student Center Initiative in February 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There needed to be some sort of strong and consistent student voice that was consistently arguing for the need for improvements to our student center functionality on campus,â&#x20AC;? Jaidev said.

The structure of the NSC Initiative was twofold: a grassroots campaign to publicize the issue to the student body, followed by a push to garner the support of NU administrators.

During the 2010-2011 academic year, members knocked on the doors of studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; dorm rooms, conducted surveys, organized focus groups and hosted fireside chats to raise awareness of the campaign and gauge student feedback.

Members of the NSC Initiative also circulated a petition among students for a new student center and collected about 1,200 signatures. The petitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s primary

intent centered on creating direct conversations with students about the issue rather than maximizing the number of students who signed it, Jaidev said.

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Big Ten expansion worth it for the money alone joseph misulonas Daily columnist

On Monday, the University of Maryland’s Board of Regents voted unanimously to join the Big Ten, which means they will almost certainly become the 13th team in the conference. Rutgers is expected to announce the same move Tuesday, rounding off the conference at an even 14. (They probably should change the name before a generation of Midwestern children begin making simple math errors.)

Many have argued that this move makes little sense, as these two schools have few ties to the Midwest-centric Big Ten. These arguments largely ignore the big issue: money. It is the driving force of college sports today. The Big Ten is making this move to increase revenue through these schools’ access to major media markets (Washington, D.C. through Maryland and New York City through Rutgers). Although these schools may not be the most popular programs in their region, cable providers will offer the Big Ten Network in these areas because of the

conference expansion.

People in D.C. may not be interested in watching a powderpuff football matchup between Maryland and Indiana, but they will be interested in the those two teams playing each other in basketball. They will therefore likely buy BTN through their cable provider to watch that game.

And since they have BTN, they might as well watch the Ohio State-Michigan game during football season. These moves will unquestionably increase the numbers of BTN subscribers, and therefore increase revenue for all Big Ten schools.

There were two columns in The Daily yesterday arguing that expansion of the Big Ten to include Maryland and Rutgers was a bad thing.

Josh Walfish argued that conference expansion does little to help Northwestern, while Dan Ryan said that it would hurt the Big Ten brand.

However, the move also helps increase the Big Ten’s relevancy, even if only a little bit. Rutgers may not be a national football powerhouse, but with the brunt of the Penn State sanctions coming into effect the next few years, the Big Ten needed to add another quality football team to its roster to enhance conference prestige. Rutgers may also be able to recruit more high profile players now that they have moved into a major conference, instead of playing in the joke that is

the Big East.

The regional argument is an interesting one.

The Big Ten had been (prior to this most recent expansion) one of the few conferences to retain a regional identity.

While the Southeastern Conference was adding Texas A&M to its roster, If the Big the Big Ten was adding Nebraska, a clearly Ten wants to Midwestern school. increase its And even though Penn revenues and State is much closer to attract stronger the East Coast than the Midwest, Pennsylvania’s programs in the demographic makeup is future, it is going more similar to Indiana Wisconsin than to have to ignore and Massachusetts and its regional Vermont.

However, this goes rigidity. back to the money argument. Conferences will continue to grow. The SEC is currently 14 teams and will probably look to add two more so they have an even eight teams in each of their divisions. The Big 12 is on the brink of collapse, and the Pac-12 is looking to clean come in and

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steal most of those programs. If the Big Ten wants to increase its revenues and attract stronger programs in the future, it is going to have to ignore its regional rigidity. Tradition means nothing in the current college football system.

Of course, this all ignores sports other than football. Maryland will add new depth to the Big Ten, which has established itself more as a basketball conference than a football one since Ohio State beat Miami in the BCS Championship a decade ago.

Will Northwestern have some more tough competition having to play Rutgers in football and Maryland in basketball? Yes. But a tough, more competitive Big Ten is a net gain for Northwestern athletics. In a perfect world, we would get Notre Dame and Missouri — but that isn’t going to happen right now. Adding Maryland and Rutgers instead opens the door to more revenue and the possibility of adding more prestigious programs in the future.

Until then, we’ll have to add the Terrapins and Scarlet Knights to our list of hated rivals.

Joseph Misulonas is a Medill junior. He can be reached at josephmisulonas2014@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to forum@dailynorthwestern.com.

Speaking of Petraeus, remember War in Afghanistan? ryan kearney

Daily columnist

With the conclusion of the presidential election two weeks ago, it seemed that our 24/7 cable news industry would be left without anything riveting to give the viewers. Fortunately, they received the gift of CIA director David Petraeus’ extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, a scandal filled with sex, intrigue and corruption in high places — in other words, every reporter’s wildest fantasy. As interesting or humorous as the details have been, however, the past two weeks of its nonstop coverage got me thinking about media attention, or lack thereof, to the war in Afghanistan, which Petraeus was once tasked with carrying out.

Remember the war in Afghanistan? The one that’s been going for more than 11 years now?

America’s longest-running war, ever? You could be forgiven for letting it slip your mind; it’s been rarely covered in depth, especially in recent, more economically-focused years.

While I have no ties to the war, nor plans to actually enlist and fight in it, it still strikes me as slightly ridiculous that General Petraeus is dominating the news coverage not as part of a thorough analysis of the war and its merits, but

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as the center of a tawdry sex scandal.

I understand fully that expecting our news media to devote significant chunks of airtime to complex international issues is unrealistic; people naturally have fairly short attention spans, these issues take time to understand, and attracting viewers is a major concern for any media outlet. An 11-year-old war just is not a riveting or uplifting story that many people are naturally inclined to investigate. Consequently, it receives little coverage. But the level of the neglect the war has received throughout its history is simply ridiculous, especially in comparison with the Petraeus affair.

Launched in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, with the nation eager to retaliate for the devastating attacks, there was virtually no debate about the merits of the war or how to carry it out. Yet even without this debate, the war was still at least recognized for a while, until a newer and shinier war in Iraq took its place in the center of the public consciousness. With no one focusing on the war, how it was going, or how the troops were coping with it, most Americans were left to slap a “Support Our Troops” bumper sticker on their minivans and call it a day.

Even when the Iraq War wound down and ultimately concluded during President Barack Obama’s first term, the nation’s economic woes dominated the public’s attention, leaving foreign affairs as almost an afterthought in the

national consciousness. Obama’s “surge” of troops in 2009 generated some buzz, but since then the general media has focused little to no attention on what the effects of that surge have been or what a successful withdrawal would look like, vital issues that our war-weary public simply does not have the stomach or the patience for anymore after the Iraq train wreck. Though I consider myself someone who soaks up a relatively large amount of media or current events in my day, I feel as though I know very little about what the situation overseas is; as such, I find it difficult to hold a very strong opinion on what direction the war should go in, a confusion that I imagine extends to most Americans as well.

Afghanistan didn’t even receive its day in the sun in our most recent election, with the president’s Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, shifting his position on the war several times and lacking any clear differentiation with the president over the conduct of the war. For a wartime election to hardly even touch on the war is simply amazing. It is a huge testament to not only the disinterest that exists among the public regarding this muddled war, but also to the confusion that the war itself creates along party lines, as many Republicans are typically pro-war, while many Democrats are more wary of overseas adventures. Yet it is being carried out by a Democratic commander-in-chief in a time of

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bitter partisan divisions. Many politicians are thus left without clear-cut positions on the war itself, further fostering the national confusion.

Unlike the war, then, which is nuanced, complex and full of morally gray decisions that must be made in order to bring it to a respectable conclusion, the Petraeus scandal is headline-grabbing, easy to follow and a riveting piece of gossip. It is understandable that it would be such a buzz-worthy story, and I am not saying that the CIA director lying about his personal conduct is not entirely trivial, nor am I saying that I do not get a kick out of stories about the famous and the powerful.

But when this sexy story receives more coverage in one day of cable news than Afghanistan has probably received in the past year, that strikes me as incredibly irresponsible and a disservice to the American people who should possess at least a passing idea of what their troops are going through overseas. If the Petraeus mess accomplishes anything, then, I would hope that it brings a newfound attention to the CIA, the military, and the wars they wage, an attention that would do everyone involved a great deal of good as we attempt to bring this long-running war to a close.

Ryan Kearney is a Communication sophomore. He can be reached at ryankearney2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to forum@dailynorthwestern.com.

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NU comes out on top in defensive battle

By ALEX PUTTERMAN

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In basketball, defense is quite literally half the battle. While it may not get you on SportsCenter, preventing the other team from scoring is usually a worthwhile pursuit.

Led by a strong defensive effort, Northwestern (3-0) overcame a weak start to upend visiting Howard (0-4) 61-45 Monday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The Cats struggled to score early, notching only 16 points through the game’s first 13 minutes.

Still, they held the Bison to only 14 points in that same stretch , and before long the offense woke up. In the final 6:36 of the first half, NU outscored Howard 10-0 and by the break had a 12-point lead they wouldn’t come close to relinquishing.

Howard shot only 22.4 percent all night — 14.3 percent in the first half — , their leading scorer particularly troubled by the Cats defense. Bison senior Saadia Doyle was named preseason MEAC Player of the Year and came in averaging 26 points per game but couldn’t solve NU’s complex defensive scheme. The guard scored only 12 points on 4-18 shooting , thanks to a concerted effort to slow her output.

“She’s a terrific player,” coach Joe McKeown said. “She’s had some great games so far. I like how we played her defensively. She made

some tough shots, but I thought defensively probably our best effort of the year.”

In the past, McKeown has resisted the notion that his defense, which on Monday included a full-court press and aspects of a 2-3 or matchup zone, is in fact a zone.

When asked to define the approach, This whole the coach week we’ve was witty but been focusing ambiguous.

“Tonight on defense it looked like in practice. I Swiss cheese at times,” he think it really said, chuckshowed … ling. “We looked like Joe McKeown, women’s basketball provolone at times too, coach filled all the holes in. It’s a work in progress this time of year.”

For the third straight game, the Cats were led in scoring by a freshman, as forward Maggie Lyon tied for the team lead with 16 points.

Senior Dannielle Diamont also notched 16 to go with 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, while freshman Lauren Douglas, who was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week last week following her double-double against Central Michigan, scored only 5 points but led NU’s defensive effort with 5 blocks.

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Lyon, who last weekend said she was working to improve her defense, stole 4 Howard passes, attributing that success to being in the right position within a successful defensive scheme born out of a lot of work.

“This whole week we’ve been focusing on defense in practice,” she said. “I thinqwk it really showed with their shooting percentage and holding their best player to not that many points. So I think it was a great team effort for defense.”

After starting their season with two wins in three days a week ago, the Cats had plenty of time to finetune their tactics before meeting the Bison. While the lay-off may have contributed to the sluggish start, it also allowed for lots of attention to defense.

“We had a week off games, but we had a really good week of practice,” senior forward Kendall Hackney said. “It was a little bit of a rough first half — that happens — but thankfully our defense was able to be solid.” alexanderputterman2016@u.northwestern. edu

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JUST ENOUGH Kendall Hackney and NU played a tough, defensive game against visiting Howard. The forward sparked the offense with 15 points.

Wrestling

NU splits weekend matches Cats unlock success at Keystone Classic

By RYAN MILLER

the daily northwestern

The Wildcats avoided suffering more heartbreak at the hands of Michigan on Friday.

Northwestern (16-13, 5-13 Big Ten) defeated Michigan (21-11, 9-9) this Friday 3-1. The following night, the Cats could not seem to replicate the day’s earlier win against Michigan State, losing to the Spartans (23-7, 11-7) on Saturday in straight sets.

The Cats faced a Wolverine squad that came into Welsh-Ryan Arena with five straight conference wins, including the toppling of No. 10 Minnesota last weekend. It was no easy feat, but NU pushed Michigan to its limits and found its fourth conference win.

NU lost the first set 22-25 after a close back and forth battle. The Cats came out in the second set just as strong, and were able to shift critical points in the favor.

After the 12-10 mark, no team was able to find greater than a 2-point lead. Thanks to a good amount of focus, NU was able to come up with a 25-23 victory.

The third set started in the same manner but tightened up quite a bit towards the end. Set points were traded between the teams until the Cats came out on top to take it 29-27.

By the fourth set, the Cats had really found their stride and would not let the Wolverines hold them back. The team took an early lead and, except for some sporadic runs from Michigan, never looked back. NU took the fourth and final set 25-18.

The match was an impressive one for junior outside hitter Stephanie Holthus, who put up a season-high 28 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Yewande Akanbi also found success with 12 kills, and both sophomore middle blockers Savannah Paffen and Katie Dutchman each put up six blocks.

The Cats showed up with a different

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HELPING HAND Setter Madalyn Shalter was a key cog in NU’s defeat of Michigan. The senior recorded 46 assists and 17 digs in the 3-1 victory.

mindset Saturday night, lacking the focus to pull out the win against Michigan State.

“We have to work on just responding better. We didn’t respond well to being challenged, and that was the difference,” coach Keylor Chan said.

NU hung with the Spartans for the first set, but was not able to stay consistent and finish through to the end. Michigan State won the first set 25-18. The Cats seemed to lose any momentum they may have had going into the second set, and really struggled to stay in points.

“When we’re playing bad we usually tense up, and that’s when we play our worst,” senior setter Madalyn Shalter said. “We just kind of let down again, focus-wise, which has been a common theme in our season.”

This lack of focus led NU to conclude the second set 17-25, which, despite the score, was a much more discouraging loss than the first.

The Cats started the third set looking somewhat better than the last, but

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to no avail. By the 10-12 point, Michigan State had gained enough momentum to carry itself to the end of the match. A bevy of multipoint runs took the Spartans to a 25-15 third and final set win.

For Chan, the entirety of Saturday night was a failure to meet

expectations. “(The problem) wasn’t set to set, it was more match to match,” he said.

“We played so well (against Michigan) and then (Saturday) we just couldn’t put that same kind of effort and execution together, and it showed.” ryanmiller2015@u.northwestern.edu

Almost everything went right for Northwestern over the weekend.

Almost.

“I usually order just straight coffee, but I think the waitress messed up and brought me a mocha latte,” coach Drew Pariano said at the airport. “But I’m not really the kind of guy who moans and groans about that kind of stuff.”

Pariano must have been in a good mood from Sunday’s Keystone Classic.

He said last week he wanted his team to win the tournament by 50 points. The Wildcats won by 53.5.

Four first-place wrestlers paced NU, who dominated its first tournament of the season. Freshman Dominick Malone, the lone loser from NU’s first dual against Stanford, more than redeemed himself by winning at 125 pounds despite entering as the sixth seed. The Cats also won the Keystone Classic last year.

Malone won four matches, notching pins in two of them. The freshman also wrestled in front of his family for the first time in college at the tournament.

“It was really special,” Malone said.

“It was very important for me to turn it around. I knew I had a solid week in practice. The (Stanford) loss definitely motivated me, and I had a bit of a wake-up call.”

All-American redshirt senior Jason Welch continued his regular season dominance, winning easily at 157 pounds.

Redshirt sophomore Pierce Harger also stepped up, improving his record to 6-0 picking up the title at 165 pounds.

But even with the win, Harger kept his early success in the proper perspective.

“We definitely have a lot of work to do,” Harger said. “The first tournament is a

lot about getting out the jitters. It’s all in preparation for future tournaments.”

Harger’s coach echoed his wrestler’s sentiments about the work to be done.

“I’m not overly satisfied,” Pariano said.

“We left some matches on the table; we need to finish a little stronger.”

Even with the Cats not finishing to Pariano’s standards, all still managed to place no lower than sixth at the tournament.

Joining Malone, Welch and Harger in the winner’s circle was redshirt sophomore Lee Munster at 174 pounds. Three wrestlers from NU finished second: redshirt senior Levi Mele at 133 pounds, redshirt sophomore Mike McMullan at heavyweight and freshman Jameson Oster at 141 pounds.

The finishes at second came as a bit of an upset for Mele and McMullan, who both entered the tournament ranked first in their respective weight classes. For Oster, the high finish surprised a few, with the sophomore given the seventh seed.

Moving forward, the Cats now have both a tournament and a dual under their belt, with only one more event before their first Big Ten dual. With that in mind, Pariano remains focused on other goals.

“We have some good competition in front of us,” Pariano said. “We haven’t accomplished what we want to accomplish. The real tests are still in front of us.”

Even if the Cats flush the Keystone Classic victory quickly, the day will always be memorable for Malone, picking up a dominant win in front of his family during his first collegiate tournament — not something many wrestlers experience in their career.

“He’s extremely excited,” Pariano said. “We can’t wait for him to compete again.” rohannadkarni2015@u.northwestern.edu