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NU responds to Paris attacks Admin, students grapple with impact of Islamic State terrorism By DAVID FISHMAN
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Abby Albrecht said her day started off “amazing,” as she had set aside homework to explore the cobbled streets of Paris. She had no idea she would wind up walking into the scene of a deadly terrorist attack. Albrecht was one of 82 Northwestern undergraduate and 11 graduate students studying abroad in Paris last quarter, when Islamic State extremists struck the city. Following the tragedy, NU administrators reached out to provide support through counseling services in Paris and the option to return early and finish work over winter break. Their actions were positively received by many, but also garnered some negative feedback. “We felt like they kept saying, ‘Here’s a quick solution, now you’re fine, back to school,’” Albrecht, a Communication junior, said. “This is the type of thing that would take weeks or months to try to get past. I had nightmares every night for weeks.” The attacks, carried out on Nov. 13
in multiple locations across Paris, left 130 dead and many wounded, according to The New York Times. Dubbed an “act of war” by French President Francois Hollande, the onslaught was reported by The Times as Europe’s worst act of terrorism in 11 years. Devora Grynspan, director of the Office of International Program Development, said administrators made every resource possible available to students affected by the attacks. NU has multiple programs in Paris, some run by the University itself and others affiliated with local institutions. “Our faculty were incredibly attentive to the students,” she said. “I was there the second week (after the attacks) and offered to meet with all the students. We provided counseling sessions in groups and individually. I’m not sure that there was much more we could have done.” One student, however, said she hadn’t moved past the tragedy. The night of the attacks, Albrecht said she had joined friends at Le Comptoir Général, a vintage dance club. Gradually, she said people began to notice something was amiss — phones buzzed, the lights came on and bouncers locked the doors, all while music continued to blare. Some danced on, unaware of the scene unfolding outside. Albrecht said she remained » See PARIS, page 10
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PRISON DIVESTMENT Students present on Unshackle NU, a new divestment campaign aimed at private prison companies. The campaign calls on the University to divest from companies G4S, Corrections Corporation of America and The GEO Group, which the campaign says NU has holdings in.
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CTECs to be replaced by new system, Blue By KELLI NGUYEN
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BEACON OF HOPE The Eiffel Tower lit up following terrorist attacks in Paris that left 130 dead and more wounded. Northwestern study abroad students reported mixed responses to University action following the attacks, which included counseling services and flexible work deadlines.
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Northwestern’s investments. The campaign, Unshackle NU, calls for the University to divest specifically from G4S, Corrections Corporation of America and The GEO Group, in addition to a longer list of companies the campaign says the University invests in that relate to the prisonindustrial complex.
Northwestern is set to replace the Course and Teacher Evaluation Council system with Blue, a third-party evaluation software. Similar to CTEC, Blue will serve as a data collection system for NU courses and instructors. The new system, created by software company eXplorance, is currently in its technical implementation phase with hopes that it will be in widespread use by Spring Quarter, said Alison Lanser Phillips, senior assistant registrar and member of the CTEC committee, which manages the evaluation system. Compared to the current system, Blue offers more options for accessibility, more frequent data collection,
Unshackle NU members described the complex as the network of political and corporate interests working to utilize rapidly expanding imprisonment, incarceration and detention, surveillance and policing in the U.S. to advance an oppressive social and » See UNSHACKLE, page 10
Evanston man shot to death late Tuesday night
more flexibility in formatting and more advanced reporting capabilities, Phillips said. “(EXplorance is) already kind of moving on to the next step of evaluations and we’re really interested to see where they’re going and how Northwestern can leverage some of those new innovative technologies,” Phillips said. With Blue, students will be able to give feedback on the eXplorance website, through CAESAR and through Canvas, Phillips said. Because the current CTEC system is housed in CAESAR, evaluations can feel more transactional than learningbased, said Steven Bennett, a Weinberg junior on the CTEC committee. Blue offers more opportunities for students to give feedback as well. The
A 20-year-old Evanston man was fatally shot Tuesday night, police said. Police identified the man as Benjamin Bradford-Mandujano. Evanston police said officers responded to shots fired calls in the 1300 block of Darrow Avenue at approximately 9 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, police located Bradford-Mandujano, who had been shot in the head and torso. Bradford-Mandujano was transported to Evanston NorthShore University Hospital for treatment, but eventually succumbed to his injuries about two hours later, police said. EPD said department detectives are investigating the shooting in partnership with the North Regional Major Crimes task force. Police said preliminary investigations indicate the shots might have been targeted at the 20-year-old. No other information is being disclosed at the time.
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Around Town Youth skater places at Championships By SHANSHAN ZHANG
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After receiving a package for skating classes at the Robert Crown Community Center from her grandmother on her third birthday, Evanston resident Zoe Parrilli fell in love with the sport that eventually landed her a spot at the 2016 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships. 11-year-old Parrilli attended group classes for a while, but by the age of 5 she had become skating coach Vicka Belovol’s private student. “Zoe has been talented in figure skating since she was young,” Belovol said. “She picked things up quickly before the other students, had a natural ability to balance and glide, and her body would curve very naturally on ice.” On Jan. 16, Parrilli finished 11th in the juvenile division of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota. She maneuvered moves such as double flips, double loops and single loops, and Belovol said she skated a nearly perfect program. Parrilli said she felt calm and confident about competing in the championships. “It’s been a little stressful, but (these competitions) are all bonuses and I’m really lucky to be able to do them,” Parrilli said, “Coach Vicka has always been supportive and she encourages me to do my best.”
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A Chicago man’s wallet was stolen from an LA Fitness in downtown Evanston by an unknown individual Tuesday afternoon, police said. The 38-year-old man arrived at LA Fitness, 1618 Sherman Ave., to exercise at approximately 2:45 p.m., according to Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski. The man left his wallet in the pocket of his pants, which he
In October, Parrilli placed first in her division at the Upper Great Lakes Regional competition, after which she took fourth in the Midwestern Sectional competition in November to qualify for the U.S. Championships. She was the only girl in the Upper Great Lakes region to compete in Minnesota at her level. Parrilli is a seventh grader at St. Athanasius School, 2510 Ashland Ave., in Evanston. Along with having to keep up with school work, Belovol said Parrilli trains six days a week, one and a half hours before and after school, and also does one to two hours of workout training and ballet. She trains more intensively during competition season, Belovol added. Despite the arduous training, Parrilli said she loves the feeling of skating. “I enjoy it,” Parrilli said. “It’s something that I really love to do. I love gliding (across the ice), feeling calm and being in my own world. All my good friends ice-skate together with me.” Parrilli’s parents have been supportive of her throughout her ice-skating journey. Matthew Parrilli, her father, said his wife has acted as Zoe Parrilli’s chauffeur and personal assistant, getting her to trainings on time. At the same time, he said he makes sure his daughter keeps other aspects of her life, such as her academic studies, in balance. Prior to the championships, Matthew Parrilli said he was excited for his daughter to perform her kept in an insecure locker, Polinski said. Upon returning to the locker at around 3:20 p.m., the man found that his wallet — which contained his license, credit card and roughly $150 in cash — had been taken from the pocket, Polinski said. Detectives are investigating the incident, and Polinski said there were currently no suspects.
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Justice speaks on post-apartheid South African law By MATTHEW CHOI
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The law can be both a force to liberate and a force to oppress, South African Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron said Wednesday, calling on Northwestern students to be forces of progress. Cameron spoke to about 250 students, faculty and Evanston community members at Harris Hall as part of a six-day visit to NU. Invited by Medill Dean Brad Hamm, Cameron discussed the roles of law and citizens in establishing racial, sexual and health justice, drawing from his experience serving in the South African legal system. Though law may have a basis in justice, it does not always lead to justice, Cameron said, referencing South Africa’s apartheid past. He spoke on how Nelson Mandela, who swore to defend South African law as a lawyer, encouraged disobedience to
promote justice against apartheid. The high court, recognizing the value of Mandela’s actions, overturned unjust laws in response. “The paradox … is that to use a legal system it has to have some conception of justice to it,” Cameron said. “Amidst the massive injustice of the system, there was still a conception that Mandela never forgot, that the law was designed not to suppress and subordinate and degrade, but the law was in fact designed for something quite different.” Cameron also discussed the limits of the law and the necessity for civic engagement in inciting change. He invoked the history of the HIV epidemic in South Africa, where civil protest in tandem with legal action brought about the reversal of the country’s policy restricting HIV treatment. South Africa now has an exemplary system for making antiretroviral drugs accessible for those who most need it, he said. “It’s a remarkable story,” Cameron said. “It’s a story I told because of its importance in
understanding what confronting prejudice and stigma and fear can do, and also what the law and activists can do.” Continuously referencing his own experiences, Cameron recognized the many ways different parts of his identity influenced his life. As the first openly gay and HIV-positive man to serve on the South African Constitutional Court, he discussed how he advocated for legal protection of LGBT rights. “I was involved in trying to get sexual orientation into the constitution and I was a gay man,” Cameron said. “At the time that I started my human rights practice in Johannesburg, I determined I would not apologize for something that was constitutive of my human soul.” Cameron has frequently worked with the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications’ South Africa Journalism Residency program. His visit to campus was an outgrowth of that relationship, said Medill Prof. Douglas Foster, who oversees the program.
Foster cited Cameron’s unique perspective on human rights both in South Africa and the United States as well as his accolades, which include being recognized by Mandela as a “new hero” of South Africa. The professor, who has worked closely with Cameron in the past, told The Daily he has long admired the justice’s perspective. “He’s somebody who’s thought deeply about how you create communities of people who can cross lines of culture, language, race, background,” Foster said. “Because that’s what the South African experiment is about.” University President Morton Schapiro, who also attended the event, told The Daily he admired Cameron’s candidness and courage. “He’s a wonderful speaker,” Schapiro said. “The way he tells such a deeply personal story for somebody who’s such a prominent figure in his country, I find deeply inspiring.” matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu
Student-run coffee shop to open doors Fall Quarter By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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An entirely student-run coffee shop is scheduled to open on campus Fall Quarter under the guidance of Northwestern Dining and Sodexo. The location of the new shop has not yet been confirmed, but Director of Dining Ken Field said it would most likely operate in University Library’s Café Bergson. After learning that many neighboring universities, such as the University of Chicago, have student-run facilities on campus, Weinberg freshmen Lucas Philips and Brammy Geduld formed the group NU Student Coffee and contacted Field with their idea of creating a student-run coffee shop on campus. “Our vision for the coffee shop, we sort of want
it to be a place on campus that’s an escape,” Geduld said. “So a place that doesn’t sort of feel run by the University itself, but more of a place that reflects sort of a social, communal place where students actually want to spend their time.” Having an all-student staff running the shop would not only create a student-friendly environment, but would also foster experiential learning, Geduld said. Philips said he and Geduld sent out surveys to ensure students had a say in the type of vibe and food the establishment will have. The co-founders are working on putting together a dedicated management team consisting of a variety of students with different types of backgrounds and hope to provide work-study opportunities at the coffee shop in the future, Philips said. Field said Sodexo and NU Dining had begun cultivating a program for a student-run facility on
campus when Geduld and Philips approached him with their idea, essentially accelerating the planning process. Rachel Tilghman, Sodexo’s spokesperson at NU, has also been working closely with students regarding logistics. “There’s so much to running a business,” Tilghman said. “I am excited the students can do it in a protected environment where it’s OK to make mistakes and where we have plans and procedures to help them out. One day, they can build on what they learned here on campus when they go out into the real world.” Although Sodexo and NU Dining will provide helpful resources and the University will provide the space and machinery, Philips said the students will be the ones in charge of ordering the products, deciding on a menu and essentially running the establishment using a preset budget.
Field said he hopes the coffee shop will become a long-term enterprise here at NU. “Our goal is to try to build a foundation,” he said. “With the proper student input and drive behind this (enterprise) and enough student interest, it could go on and expand in additional locations across campus.” In the future, there is also a possibility that all retail locations around campus will become student-run, Field said. For now, NU Dining and NU Student Coffee are taking things slow to ensure that the shop is a success. “All of our peer institutions have some sort of student-run hospitality business, whether it be a coffee shop or a smoothie bar,” Philips said. “We don’t have anything like that. So I’m excited about this and … it’s time I guess for us to like catch up on that trend.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Jakarta, Paris and the problem with selective grief NICOLE KEMPIS
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Last Thursday afternoon, a number of assailants associated with the Islamic State group attacked a shopping district in central Jakarta, Indonesia, killing eight people and wounding more. In many ways the attack resembled those in Paris last year, as it occurred in the heart of an international metropolis and was carried out in multiple locations. The social media reaction to the Parisian attacks was overwhelming and ubiquitous; in comparison, the response to the Jakarta attack has been minimal and limited to those associated with Indonesia. Sheer numbers could account for this difference; 130 people were killed during the “Night of Terror” in Paris as opposed to the eight deaths in Jakarta. But early last year, 12 people died during an attack on Charlie Hebdo newspaper in Paris, resulting in global outrage and sparking numerous conversations about the line between hate speech and free speech. Numerically, the Charlie Hebdo death toll is fairly similar to that of the Jakarta attack,
yet our reaction has been completely different. In response to the events at Charlie Hebdo, Northwestern organized a panel discussing free speech and numerous staff and students attended a memorial held at a French cultural center in Chicago. I observed hundreds of friends comment and share posts about both Parisian attacks, yet I noted only three people respond to the tragedy in Indonesia. Although it is impossible to place an objective value on human tragedy, these numbers illustrate that our response as a community is not directly proportional to the loss of human life. There must be other elements that govern our collective response to such calamities, such as complex beliefs rooted in cultural understanding and relatability. In the wake of the Paris attacks in November, millions of Facebook users draped the French flag over their profile pictures and monuments worldwide sported the nation’s colors. It was touching to see the world respond to the French tragedy with compassion, but in the days following the attack a media countercurrent emerged. Articles and images were published criticizing the international community’s failure to acknowledge the almost simultaneous attacks in Beirut and Baghdad.
Our failure to respond to Jakarta is just one example among the many hypocrisies we practice on a daily basis. The Monday prior to the events in Jakarta, the Islamic State claimed the lives of 17 civilians in a mall in Baghdad and in Eastern Syria massacred at least 135 people on Saturday. The death toll is endless, and it would be impossible for everyone to constantly and adequately grieve for so many. Furthermore, we cannot begin to acknowledge the millions of Muslims whose daily lives are negatively affected by untrue stereotypes that are based on these extremist actions. So we choose who we grieve for, and in a community like Northwestern it is not surprising that we select Paris. We have a large French department that offers about 30 courses per quarter. There are a number of international students from France and a consistent cohort of French exchange students, as well as a number of NU students abroad in France every quarter. In comparison, NU does not offer classes in Indonesian and does not provide organized exchange programs to the region. In general, students are more likely to have visited Paris (historically one of the most visited cities in the world) than Jakarta. This does not excuse our state of hypocrisy, but it does explain it.
If we are going to react as a university to tragedies such as those in Paris and Jakarta, we need to make an effort to create some level of consistency in our response. There are students from all over the world at NU, and we cannot honestly claim we are an inclusive community if we honor some histories above others. We cannot, and should not, stem the tide of grief in response to terrorist attacks in the Western world. Nor can we force the student body at NU to care about events in places to which they do not feel a genuine connection. The best way to forge authentic attachments to many countries is to meet people from all over the world, or to study a wide range of countries through a non-Eurocentric curriculum. There is no short-term solution to our hypocrisy. Authentic grief for deaths that occur in less developed countries can only happen once we start to understand others as truly human. #kamitidaktakut, “Jakarta is brave.” Nicole Kempis is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at nicolekempis2018@u.northwestern.edu . If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
Flint water crisis shines light on deeper societal issues PIA BASU
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At the end of Sunday night’s Democratic debate, candidate Hillary Clinton took the opportunity to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. She cited negligence at the hands of the state government and succinctly got right to the heart of the issue. “I’ll tell you what,” she said. “If the kids in a rich suburb of Detroit had been drinking contaminated water and being bathed in it, there would’ve been action.” Clinton is right to say that had the demographics of the community looked different, action would have been taken much sooner. But why are children in a developed country drinking contaminated water and susceptible to lead poisoning in the first place? Essentially, in an effort to cut costs during tough economic times, Flint stopped receiving
water from Lake Huron and switched to water from the Flint River in 2014 while a new pipeline was being built. Shortly after the switch, residents began to complain about water quality. Many of the service lines leading to Flint are made of lead, further contaminating the water supply. Since 2014, Flint locals have reported discolored water foul in odor, and they have developed rashes, stomachaches and increased levels of lead in their bloodstreams — especially those of children. The problem stems from the complete lack of good governance and regard for the people of Flint, where 41.5 percent of the population lives in poverty, the unemployment rate is around 16 percent and there is only one police officer for about every 830 people. The citizens of Flint trusted their city to provide them with clean water — a basic right — and it failed them. Worse, the state government tried to pretend nothing was wrong. Was the expectation that the people of Flint would have to drink and bathe in dirty water until the new pipeline was completed? Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, did not declare a state of emergency
until 2016, even after local officials in Flint asked for help. It remains to be seen what a long term solution is for the people of Flint. What is more upsetting is the fact But why are this happened in the first place. We children in are fortunate here in a developed Evanston to be able to turn on the tap, drink country clean water and shower drinking safely. The people of contaminated Flint found themselves drinking contaminated water and water not through susceptible to any fault of their own. lead poisoning Their taps run with water because in the first place? toxic infrastructure fell into disrepair, and their state government tried to cut corners and then failed to address the mess they created. Further, the slow response was a result of the location of the problem. If Flint looked more like Evanston,
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the government response would have differed. This past weekend, the Northwestern community commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. At the candlelight vigil held Monday night in Alice Millar Chapel, the keynote speaker Kellogg Prof. Nicholas Pearce challenged all members of the community to think about what Dr. King would say to us today. On the issue of Flint, I think he would repeat his famous phrase, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” It is up to all of us to demand good government and basic human rights for everyone, especially our fellow Americans. Unfortunately, it does not suffice to assume that because this is 2016 and we are all Americans, we all experience the same quality of governance. The situation in Flint is a prime example of the opposite. Pia Basu is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at piabasu2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
Thrift shopping has economic, environmental benefits CAROLINE VAKIL
DAILY COLUMNIST
Although thrift shopping has become an established trend, I can remember the days when going to secondhand clothing stores was not seen as being hip or cool. In fact, I think the idea of wearing other people’s clothes was seen as disgusting before the concept of the hipster was established. But whatever the reason for thrifting coming into style, I am grateful for a number of reasons. For one, thrifting is economically conscious. Instead of buying new clothing that amounts to a ridiculous price tag, you can often find the
same clothing brands in a comparable condition for a fraction of the price. Think about that nice Patagonia Snap-T pullover you had your eye on, originally priced at $119, which you found at a Salvation Army for $20. This perk of thrift shopping shouldn’t fall on deaf ears, since one of the downsides of going to college is not having a dispensable allowance to spend on clothing. Plus, when you thrift — whether it’s online or in-person — you often don’t have to give up the quality of the clothing. Plenty of thrift stores maintain high expectations for what they allow in their stores. Sometimes this varies depending on whether or not a store is consignment only, donations only or a mix, but for the most part, people tend to donate their clothes in the same manner they kept them. For me, the real thrill comes from the finds I
wasn’t even looking for. Although finding your favorite brand names can be fun, finding ridiculous and awesome one-offs is just as gratifying. Yet, thrifting is so much more than being a trend-setter or saving money. It’s also an environmentally-conscious decision, whether you know it or not. According to Duke Center for Sustainability & Commerce, “the average American generates 4.3 pounds of waste per day.” If we expand that, the U.S. creates 220 million tons of waste per year. This waste stems in part from the fact that we are not effectively recycling and reusing the resources we already have. That’s essentially what makes thrift shopping so amazing: it provides people with a way to wear the clothing they love without having to buy it from retailers who mass produce clothing on a larger scale. Even buying something
completely new with tags at a thrift store is better than going to the retail store itself. The best part: Evanston and practically all of the North Shore are great hubs for thrift shopping. In Evanston alone, there are three thrift shops, two of which are in downtown Evanston — Second Time Around, 900 Church St., and Crossroads Trading Co., 1730 Sherman Ave. Wherever you decide to thrift shop, however, it’ll be an adventure for both you and your wardrobe. And trust me, your wallet will thank you later. Caroline Vakil is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at carolinevakil2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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creation of burlesque costumes for the show. She worked on many elaborate designs, including a costume that lights up and bras with fruit glued on them. She added that one challenge in her design work, however, was ensuring that the ensemble costumes look the same within each group performance. “I found the embellishing to be a lot of fun,” Johnson said. “You also have to make sure that the actresses are comfortable and they show however much skin they want to show.” Communication sophomore Keebler Straz similarly showed the transformation of characters as they grow up and experience a coming of age, but with hair and makeup instead of with costumes, she said. Straz said that with such a broad range of ages and professions, she could delve into the time period and play up the unique characteristics of each character. With the character Mama Rose, Straz specifically focuses on manipulating her hair to show an emotional transformation throughout the show. At first, Mama Rose’s sense of control is reflected in her tightly controlled hair. As the overbearing stage mother loses control throughout the show, her hair becomes bigger and frizzier, Straz said. Parallels to college life drew Director Aaron Simon Gross to “Gypsy” in the first place. Mama Rose’s relationship with her daughter changes as Louise grows up. Similarly, Gross has seen his relationship with his own parents change as he goes
more directly, who we become when we leave them for the first time.” Nadig also said he found parallels between Gypsy Rose Lee and his experience in college. He sees the show as an exploration of identity, and how people can forge their own identities. “A lot of us coming to college are for the first time leaving a family,” he said. “Suddenly, you have more freedom to explore and to figure out who you are.” Gross said one of the most exciting aspects of working on “Gypsy” has been the size of the show’s team. He said “Gypsy” is a play that exists on a large scale as an emotional and operatic musical that connects well with college students. “The text of the play itself is just really, really strong,” he said. “It gives the designers a lot to play off of, because it conjures these really specific worlds, and how we convey the progression from one to the other.” The Dolphin Show opens Jan. 22 in Cahn Auditorium. peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu
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In “Gypsy,” the 74th Annual Dolphin Show, more than 150 Northwestern students work together to show the protagonist’s transformation from a 1920s vaudeville performer to a 1940s burlesque star. The 1959 musical “Gypsy” follows the protagonist Gypsy Rose Lee, starting in her childhood days as Rose Louise Hovick. As Louise and her sister June perform with Mama Rose around the country to make their vaudeville act popular, June decides to leave her mother. With June gone, Mama Rose focuses on Louise’s fame, but Louise breaks free from her mother’s stifling guidance by entering into the world of burlesque dancing. The artistic producer, Brandon Nadig, said he wanted to produce a more traditional musical this year, as such shows give more opportunities for reinterpretation and the creation of a grander design. “(With older musicals), there is not a recent production in everyone’s heads,” the Communication senior said. “There are not as many expectations with what it has to be.” Costume designer Veronica Johnson said she paid close attention to character development over the course of the musical and used the costumes to reflect it, particularly that of Gypsy Rose Lee. “It’s about how one woman transforms from a reluctant performer to a very confident star,” the Com-
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Mee-Ow mixes technology and comedy By JULIET FREUDMAN
the daily northwestern @girlwhojumped
Comedy group Mee-Ow is set to debut its first main stage production this year from the inside of a makeshift computer. The set design, lighting and props will habituate into a haven of technology for MeeOw’s “Control Alt Mee-Ow” this weekend, providing a modernistic venue for the performance to unfold, show director Natalie Rotter-Laitman said. “The theme Ctrl Alt Mee-Ow will explore themes of technology, innovation, keyboards, mouses, screens,” the Communication senior said. Nine members of Mee-Ow will perform a mix of written sketches and improvisation, said Communication senior Jack Olin, the other show director. He added that preparation for “Ctrl Alt Mee-Ow” began in the fall with improvisation practice and increased after winter break. Mee-Ow was founded as a comedy troupe in 1974 by a group of students rejected from the Waa-Mu show, Olin said. Today, the group defines themselves as “one-third improv comedy, one-third sketch comedy and one-third
rock and roll.” Although Mee-Ow performs shows throughout the year, its two main stage productions during Winter Quarter are unique in that they feature a full band that performs the group’s signature “one-third rock and roll.” In “Control Alt Mee-Ow,” a band accompanies the comedians throughout the performances. Many of Mee-Ow’s shows are intended to provide humor, but the group also focuses on highlighting conversations and issues affecting the NU community, Olin said. In the past, the group has performed sketches related to race and sexuality, he added. “Comedy is a really cool way to talk about some things from a perspective that gives more freedom to be honest,” Olin said. “It’s a good way to talk.” Mee-Ow’s shows are active conversations with the audience as the group involves attendees in certain sketches or dances with audience members, Olin said. Communication sophomore Devon Levy, the producer, said
Q&A: Jed Mellick, movie producer
she has enjoyed working with the cast and 31 crew members. “I like that it’s a show the cast gets to write themselves instead of following a script that someone else makes,” she said. She added this year’s show is timed perfectly because with shorter days and colder weather, people need some cheering up. “In this dark period known as Winter Quarter, people find something in the show to laugh about or to make their lives a little easier,” she said. “It can get people out of the class mindset and the social mindset and get them to laugh about something else.” julietfreudman2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Jed Mellick
By EMILY CHIN
daily senior staffer @emchin24
Jed Mellick (Communication ‘02) recently produced an independent film, “Fourth Man Out,” which uses comedy to tell the story of coming out as homosexual. The film has won awards in several film festivals, including the Chicago Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival, and will be released in theaters on Feb. 5. Mellick spoke with The Daily about producing the film. The Daily: How did a Northwestern education give you the background necessary for directing a film? Mellick: I was a communication studies major and learned a lot in that major and various different classes. Most were not specific toward a career in film because I didn’t realize I wanted to do that. One of the classes I took was “The Business of Show Business.” It was a really fascinating class and an introduction into realizing that a career in entertainment was something that people did and a possibility. The Daily: In the pre-production phases, how successful did you think the film would be? Mellick: I had no idea. I knew we had a really funny script that was very heartfelt and very new. (The movie) is about an auto mechanic that comes out to his three straight friends. It’s a comedy with a very “bro” sense of humor. This is very new in that sense and a very different take on the coming out story. These stories are often very dramatic and very tragic, but there’s often another side to it. When the lead character comes out they’re surprised by it, but they end up coming around and helping him through his journey. Aleah Matthews-Runner/The Daily Northwestern
CATS ON A KEYBOARD Northwestern’s Mee-Ow Comedy group will present “Control Alt-Mee-Ow” this weekend. The theme of technology is incorporated in the set of the show.
Prof to participate in storytelling event By JENNIFER HEPP
the daily northwestern @jenniferhepp97
An upcoming storytelling event in Chicago featuring an older storyteller matched with a younger counterpart aims to bridge a generation gap through stories. Communication Prof. Rives Collins will be part of the event titled “Old School/New School” as part of a series beginning Jan. 23. In “Old School/New School,” two storytellers from different generations are brought together to craft a show in which they explore their similarities and differences through personal anecdotes. “All these people are doing similar work at different stages in their career, and the idea with ‘Old School/New School’ was to really have these people learn from each other and to see how each generation is approaching storytelling,” said Scott Whitehair, the curator of the event. “I wanted to have generations explore their common ground and also where things are different.” The series, presented by the Chicago-based storytelling group This Much Is True, will feature different pairs of storytellers over four nights in the next two months. Whitehair paired Collins with storyteller J.W. Basilo, who co-hosts a weekly live poetry
slam show in Chicago. To prepare for their “Old School/New School” performance, the two started talking about the things We found they have in common, Collins said, we have all kinds like baseball and of themes that playing guitar. “We found we will run through have all kinds of the evening. themes that will run Rives Collins, through the eveCommunication ning,” Collins said. professor “We’ve had a great time thinking not so much about how are we different, but how we are part of the same family, how we’re connected.” For Basilo, it was challenging to craft a show that was interesting for both the audience and for him and Collins in an artistic sense, he said. “There are a whole bunch of brand new things that no one has ever seen before going on at this show, and for both of us it’s a little bit terrifying,” Basilo said. “We’re challenging ourselves to do that.” Collins said he has crafted a new story for this event, which will involve themes like baseball and family. He added although the event is called “Old School/New School,” the real truth is that all storytelling is “old school.”
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The Daily: How do you see parallels between the movie and your personal life? Mellick: I came out to my friends and family at the same age as the main character. My friends and family were not surprised, so I guess that would be a big difference. The main thing is the loneliness that can come along with coming out. It’s something that you do on your own. Even if you have told a few people, you still have the rest of the family to tell. In this movie, you could tell that he was living with something from the beginning, that he wasn’t sure what the response was going to be. It creates an isolating experience. The Daily: What do you hope people get out of watching the movie? Mellick: I hope that they are entertained, that they they laugh and maybe even cry a little bit. The movie’s really about friendship, it’s about accepting your friends and being there for your friends despite faults or things they may do wrong. Ultimately it’s about forgiveness and I think that’s what comes through. I feel like for any LGBT people who haven’t come out or who have (come out) recently, maybe it just makes them realize that there are a lot of other people who are going through what they’re going through. The Daily: What did you learn throughout the process of producing your first movie?
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Rives Collins
“The fact that people are gathering to hear somebody tell them a story or to share a poem with them goes back millennia,” Collins said. “We’re going back in time, gathering to hear people ignite our imaginations and kindle a fire in our hearts as we share a story together.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu
Mellick: The collaboration and kind of coming together of many different people. It’s people who are all experts in their particular field, and their fields can be so different. They’re all experts in that specific craft. They’re not always working specifically together in that moment, but it all has to come together for what comes together on screen. As the producer and being the one overseeing that creative process, it was very rewarding. emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu
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New city program places local art in public spaces By KELLEY CZAJKA
the daily northwestern @kelleyczajka
In a few weeks, public buildings, like the ones that house the Evanston Fire Department, will be decorated with the vibrant work of local artists thanks to a new city program. The Evanston Arts Council launched the Public Art Loan Program last week with the goal of beautifying public spaces and shining a light on talented artists in the city. Cultural Arts Coordinator Jennifer Lasik said the program started as a spin-off of the Morton Civic Center Exhibitions, which launched around a year ago and featured an array of art in the Civic Center. After receiving a positive reaction to that program, Lasik said she became aware of other public spaces that needed art on the walls and issued a query on the Evanston Arts Council Facebook page in October asking for art submissions for the interior of the Howard Street Police outpost. Lasik said she received multiple responses and realized she could do much more than put art in just one building. “Because we got such a good response, we couldn’t just proceed informally,” Lazik said. “We needed to actually develop a program so that we were being fair and consistent with each artist in each public space. So that’s kind of how the program was formed.” The program allows local artists to submit at least three pieces of art to be displayed in a public space for a period of 12 months, which can be extended or shortened depending on an artist’s schedule, Lasik said. Artists whose work is on display for at least nine months will receive a $150 honorarium. Lazik added that when artists submit their applications and samples of their work, the EAC acts as a jury to ensure the work is appropriate before
placing it in a gallery accessible to city officials. “They have the ability to look through that gallery and say, ‘We really like this artist’s work and we feel that it fits what we’re doing here in this office,’” Lasik said. Artists can also submit a statement about their genre or their specific work as well as any special considerations, Lasik said. For instance, if a piece of art should not be placed in direct sunlight, that information will be taken into account. Evanston-based artists Melanie Deal and Lindy Stockton will both display their work through the program. The two are mixed media artists who utilize combinations of oil paint, graphite, textiles and more in their work. Deal said she applied to the program because it gives artists a chance to show their work to audiences who might not normally see it. “Art galleries are kind of going away these days,” she said. “A lot of them have gone out of business. I think a lot of people are intimidated by (traditional) art galleries and that less conventional places are where you want your art to be seen anyway.” Stockton said she hopes this program will help her to inspire a wider audience with her art. “Part of my mission (as an artist) is to scatter gratitude, happiness and joy,” she said. “So I feel that by participating in this program, that’s exactly what I’ll be able to do — reach someone who may be needing those messages and reach someone who might not necessarily hang up artwork.” Lasik said she hopes the beautification of public spaces with local artists’ work will bring recognition to the vast and talented creative community in the city, as well as establish a unique cultural identity. “Evanston has 10 times the national average of artists living in it, which is amazing, so we have a lot of talent and creative resources to pull from,” Lasik said. “It’s pretty untapped and it’s a new program, so at this point I would hope that it continues for the long term.” kelleyczajka2019@u.northwestern.edu
Source: Lindy Stockton
PUBLIC ART As part of a new program, the Evanston Arts Council will display local artists’ work in public buildings. Lindy Stockton’s mixed media art will be featured in the project.
‘Big Love’ production focuses on physicality, gender roles By RACHEL HOLTZMAN
the daily northwestern @rdanielle1995
Energetic fight choreography will play a major role in “Big Love,” a play that challenges audiences to confront issues involving gender identity and family. The production is playwright Charles L. Mee’s modern take on a classic Aeschylus play and is produced by the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts. “Movement is a huge part of the show,” said Communication junior Eddie Sanchez, a cast member. “We’ve had several
four-hour rehearsals solely dedicated to choreographing the movement.” Director Gina Marie Hayes, a directing graduate student, said the play touches on the danger of enforcing gender roles. “I’m hopeful (the show) will make the audience see the expectations that they have for themselves (in their own lives),” she said. “They might be ostensibly male and female but those roles are arbitrary. Your internal compass will tell you what’s right for you and help you accept others.” “Big Love” follows 50 brides as they flee from 50 grooms who want to force them into marriage. When the men find them, the women see no way out, until three sisters — Thyona, Olympia and Lydia — find a violent way to escape the marriages. “It’s a Greek tragedy at the heart of it,” Hayes said. “It really requires the performers to go to some emotional and physical lengths and depths they haven’t had to go to in a lot of their work (before).” Sanchez said the violent tone of the production, shown through movement and the plot, is there for a purpose. It is meant to leave the audience with a clear view of the damage that strict gender roles can cause, he said. Communication sophomore Jacob Entenman said he plays Giuliano in the show, a
male character who wears high heels. Giuliano doesn’t feel like he fits into any of the show’s defined gender roles, Entenman said. “The show isn’t resolved in a very ‘happy’ way — it shows a harsh reality of love and what happens when love gets mixed up with other things,” he said. Besides setting the drama in modern times, “Big Love” combines multiple styles of writing, tropes and movements that Hayes describes as a “collage-type form” of theater. This style of writing allows for a broad brainstorming process and extensive collaboration during rehearsals, she said. “Gina is a big part of why the room feels so safe,” Sanchez said. “She’s very good at being sensitive to our needs. … Her directing is beautifully open-ended. She gives you an idea of what she wants, but you’re part of this collaboration with her in getting it done.” The actors have had to master movement and fight choreography along with their lines, said Communication sophomore Shara Feit, who plays Bella in the show. She added the violent movement in the play is just as important to its plot as the script. “It’s about creating a world that isn’t necessarily real,” she said. “We’re bringing goddesses (from the story) and putting them on this earth.” Working with three choreographers, Hayes and the actors are refining the movements that will bring the drama to life, Entenman said.
CALENDAR thursday The Mee-Ow Show: Ctrl Alt Mee-Ow at 10 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Northwestern Hindi Film Dance Team Anubhav Family and Friends night at 10:45 in Ryan Auditorium
friday The 74th Annual Dolphin Show presents Gypsy: A Musical Fable at 8 p.m. in Cahn Auditorium The Mee-Ow Show: Ctrl Alt Mee-Ow at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion
saturday Anthony McGill Chamber Music Master Class at 10 a.m. in the David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room The 74th Annual Dolphin Show presents Gypsy: A Musical Fable at 8 p.m. in Cahn Auditorium The Mee-Ow Show: Ctrl Alt Mee-Ow at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Segovia Classical Guitar Series brings Paul O’Dette at 7:30 p.m. in Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall
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The 74th Annual Dolphin Show presents Gypsy: A Musical Fable at 2 p.m. in Cahn Auditorium A Far Cry orchestra performance at 7:30 p.m. in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
“It’s not like, ‘turn, turn, look, hand,’ but it’s very physical and precise in the movements that we’re doing,” Entenman said. “The show itself is very much a large movement piece.” Sanchez said he hopes the physicality of the show will help the audience confront the conversations the team hopes to start. “One would hope that the over-the-top production strikes them, and that when they’re feeling that awe, they feel inclined to … digest the themes of gender and how it can be really damaging to everyone, universally,” Sanchez said. The show does not feed a specific moral to the audience, Hayes said, but instead asks them to confront the questions, “Am I allowed to be who I want to be? Will I allow myself to be that?” “Big Love” will run from Friday, Jan. 29, to Sunday, Feb. 7 in the Josephine Louis Theater. rachelholtzman2018@u.northwestern.edu
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016
Author Mary Barr talks city’s civil rights history By YVONNE KIM
the daily northwestern @yvonneekimm
It was a photo of close friends that inspired Mary Barr to write a book about civil rights in Evanston, the author said during a talk Wednesday. Barr’s 2014 book, “Friends Disappear: The Battle for Racial Equality in Evanston,” offers a critical examination of race and class in the city during the 1960s and 70s. Upon discovering a childhood photograph of herself with a diverse group of close friends in Evanston, Barr decided to delve deeper into the city’s history of civil rights, she said. “I was taught my whole life that (Evanston) was an ideal place,” Barr said. “Ideal because of the public schools … the beautiful homes … the stunning lakefront, but ideal in particular because of what people imagined as perfect integration.” However, despite the seeming diversity of the photograph, Barr said she found Evanston was far from a bastion of integration. Barr spoke to nearly 30 Northwestern
students and Evanston residents about her book in University Hall. The event was hosted by Education Discuss Unite, a student group dedicated to promoting dialogue about education policy and reform. Most discussion regarding the civil rights movement surrounds the American South, but Barr emphasized how the movement was not so limited. Her book expounds on the complexities of integration, even in areas like Evanston that were perceived to be more peaceful. The book is largely focused on “recovering that history,” Barr said. She said she spent about a decade digging through archives and interviewing Evanston residents — including her own friends from the photograph — to better understand the integration of city schools during that era. “Looking back 35 years later, it’s very easy for me to see the cumulative effects of segregation on our lives,” Barr said. Many of her black friends, who may have been desegregated but not fully integrated, never finished school, lived in poverty or had died, she said. Elena Dennis, president of EDU said it is helpful to inform people about these issues
since they may not know they existed in the first place. “(I) was really excited about this just so people can learn a little bit more about Evanston, because I think a lot of Northwestern students struggle to figure out how to engage with (the city),” the Weinberg senior said. Barr’s talk prompted questions and comments from audience members regarding education policy and integration. Evanston resident Sophie Degener, a former public school teacher, brought up education reform aimed at closing the racial and economic gaps that continue to take place in the city. Parents dissented about the reforms when they first started a couple of years ago, but research seems to show they are working successfully, Degener said. Barr described her book as “a labor of love,” as it examines where she came from and how it shaped her and her friends today. It recovers a lost history, but there is still much more to be studied, she said. “This is just the beginning, and I hope people build on the work that I started,” Barr said. yvonnekim2019@u.northwestern.edu
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REVISITING HISTORY Author Mary Barr discusses her book on inequality in Evanston at University Hall. Barr said she was inspired to write her book after finding a childhood photo of her with a diverse group of friends.
Trash Tacklers reduce waste during football season By EUNICE LEE
the daily northwestern @euniceyounglee
The Office of Sustainability spearheaded a student recycling ambassador program during the 2015 football season that worked to reduce the amount of waste during tailgates. In partnership with Northwestern Athletics and with a sponsorship from Advanced Disposal, a solid waste collection company, the Trash Tacklers program collected trash at five of the seven home games, beginning with the Sept. 26 game against Ball State University. The aim was to increase awareness and recycling collection in the tailgate lots, said Julie Cahillane, the University’s manager of sustainability and resource management.
Sporting bright green t-shirts that said “Trash Tacklers” in block lettering, students carried bags to collect cans for about three hours before kick-off. “It was so much more fun than I had expected,” said Communication senior Shaina Wagner. “And my favorite thing that we did was when a big group would say, ‘Can we have one of your bags? We’ll recycle our cans.’” For every home game, a different student organization — ranging from club sports to theater groups — volunteered to work as Trash Tacklers. In exchange for their work, the organizations received a $300 financial stipend to be used for philanthropy or expenses. The stipend, Wagner said, was a great way to earn money for “Boomer’s Story,” the Vertigo Productions play she directed in the fall. “I view (Trash Tacklers) as a win-win-win
situation because SustainNU gets their name and brand to parts of the campus that it doesn’t normally reach, the organization who provides volunteers gets a financial stipend and then tailgaters don’t have to walk very far to throw out their cans of beers,” Wagner said. McCormick sophomore Remy Traglio said she helped clean trash with NU Women’s Club Basketball and realized the benefit in serving others, despite challenging weather conditions at times. “It was cold, but nice just because I know how wasteful students are at tailgates in general, and even though it was dreary, it was nice that I was doing something that could help clean the waste,” Traglio said. Cahillane emphasized that the volume of waste created at football games and at tailgates is huge, especially compared to other athletic events where
the games might not last as long and tailgating is not the norm. “I think it’s great for students to interact with the fans and alumni and kind of get that sense of appreciation as well,” Cahillane said. “In reverse, the (alumni) really enjoy it because they don’t interact with students that often.” Although plans for next year’s program are yet to be confirmed, Cahillane said she hopes to see the program again in the future. “I would love for the program to continue, and would love for it to get bigger,” Wagner said. “We didn’t have that many people on our day — I think we had six or seven — but there are so many tailgaters, so if we could expand to 15 to 20 people that would be super helpful.” euniceyl@u.northwestern.edu
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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $30/10 Nelson Lee and Megan Freivogel, violin; Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello
Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, $30/10
Jupiter String Quartet, 7:30 p.m.
Joseph Haydn, String Quartet No. 63 in B-flat Major (“Sunrise”) Béla Bartók, String Quartet No. 4 Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor
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Anthony McGill Chamber Music Master Class, 10 a.m. David and Carol McClintock Choral and Recital Room, free
Principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic and previously principal clarinet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Anthony McGill is recognized as one of the classical music world’s finest solo, chamber, and orchestral musicians. In 2009, he performed with Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. McGill serves on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Bard College Conservatory of Music, and Manhattan School of Music.
Paul O’Dette, lute, 7:30 p.m. Best known for his recitals and recordings of virtuoso solo lute music, O’Dette’s more than 100 recordings include nominees for Grammy Awards and for Gramophone magazine’s Record of the Year Award. The program will showcase his mastery of the music of John Dowland.
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A Far Cry, 7:30 p.m.
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $30/10
Philip Glass, Symphony No. 3 for String Orchestra Gabriela Lena Frank, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 Alberto Ginastera, Concerto for Strings A reception for subscribers follows the performance.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2016
2016 BARRY FARRELL Lecture The Department of Political Science presents
A Conversation with Carol Moseley Braun Carol Moseley Braun has been a dynamic presence in local, state, national and international politics for decades. Braun began her career in public service as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago. In 1978, she was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, where she served for nine years and rose to the post of assistant majority leader. In 1988, she was elected Cook County Recorder of Deeds.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 6:00 p.m.
Four years later, she would become the first and only African-American woman to win election to the United States Senate (1993–1999). She also remains the only woman elected to the US Senate from Illinois. In 1999, President Bill Clinton appointed her and she was confirmed to serve as US Ambassador to New Zealand. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with Ambassador Braun about politics today.
Scott Hall, Room 212 601 University Place Northwestern University Evanston, IL Reception to follow Free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required.
For more information, contact John Robert Mocek, the Department of Political Science, at john.mocek@northwestern.edu.
The Barry Farrell Lecture Series Each spring quarter the Department of Political Science welcomes a distinguished visitor to deliver a lecture supported by funding from R. Barry Farrell’s gift to the department. Professor Farrell taught in the political science department from 1966 until his death in 1991. In both his research and teaching, Professor Farrell sought to forge closer links between theories of politics and the experience of making foreign policy. The Farrell Lecture gives students and faculty the opportunity to learn from and interact with scholars and practitioners who bridge the worlds of political science and foreign policy practice.
ASG supports AsianAmerican studies major By ERICA SNOW
the daily northwestern @ericasnoww
A resolution introduced by Northwestern’s Associated Student Government on Wednesday expressed support for the creation of an Asian-American studies major. The resolution said the major could “uncover histories and narratives that would otherwise be hidden” and possibly lead to innovation in academia. The resolution was authored by Kevin Luong, a senator who represents four Asian identity-based groups, and Erik Baker, a senator who represents four sexual health and assault-related groups. Luong, a Weinberg senior, had also authored a petition calling for the addition of the major in October 2015. “Right now, we actually haven’t hit all of the demands of the original hunger strikes,” Luong said, referring to a 1995 hunger strike calling for the creation of the major. “This is just to show our support for the proposal and to show our support for the faculty that are drafting it.” Weinberg faculty submitted a proposal for the major at a faculty meeting Jan. 13. The proposal will be voted on in late February. The faculty proposal came 20 years after the 1995 hunger strike, which started with students who were frustrated with administrational inaction following a student proposal for an Asian-American studies program. Collaboration between students and faculty helped advance the major, said Weinberg senior Riko Ohashi, vice president of academics. “Kevin and I talked to the new Weinberg dean, and we got very positive feedback from him,” Ohashi told The Daily. “He seemed pretty confident that (the Asian-American studies major) was going to happen and was happy to meet the demands of student need … (We’re) just happy to see progress and happy to support whenever we can.” ASG will vote on the resolution at the Senate meeting next week. ASG also passed amended legislation to change guidelines regarding B-status funding. Kenny Mok, vice president for B-status finances, said the changes will increase accountability and communication
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MAJOR NEWS ASG Speaker of the Senate Matt Clarkston listens to dialogue among senators at Wednesday’s Senate meeting. A resolution supporting an Asian-American studies major was introduced and will be voted on next week.
between ASG and B-status groups by allowing automatic rollbacks of unused funding and the loss of B-status if groups do not respond to five consecutive emails. “These are to hold student groups accountable for communicating with us in a reasonable amount of time,” Mok said, “and also for us to hold ourselves accountable to communicate with the groups.” ASG code changes were also introduced to change the language of resolutions to be more factual. Parliamentarian Scott Spicer explained to senators the need for legislation to use facts to back up beliefs and to use conditional phrases rather than absolutes. Changes to code would also make former necessary actions recommended, like taking attendance at caucus meetings, Spicer said. “There’s a lot of places in the code where what we do doesn’t actually match up to the code,” Spicer said. “This entire code review is our way of aligning that and making that actually come true so that what the code says, we’re actually doing.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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economic agenda on people of color. “Mass incarceration is not just an issue that affects everybody; it affects people of color and especially black people disproportionately,” Weinberg junior Marcel Hanna told The Daily. “It’s a racial caste system and it works very much in the ways that slavery and Jim Crow worked and disenfranchised people of color on a large scale.” Unshackle NU members broke down four pillars they said make up the prison-industrial complex: disenfranchisement in order to oppress communities of colors and create a racial caste system, the “school-to-prison pipeline” which sustains that system, targeting queer and transgender people of color and manifestation of the complex within immigration detention centers. Unshackle NU hosted the event to discuss
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From page 1 there, terrified, until 4 a.m., crouched behind a barrel with her friends. Grynspan said the University acted swiftly in the subsequent days. She flew to Paris the following week to meet with students and offer support. Counseling and Psychological Services executive director John Dunkle emailed students that week offering his support and last week re-sent a similar message to returnees. “Everyone reacts differently to traumatic situations,” Dunkle said. “One person might want to be alone, another person might want to reach out, some people might experience flashbacks.” Dunkle said he encourages all returning students to take advantage of the center’s counseling services and reach out to friends. In his email, Dunkle told students some reactions may come later, and they should remain wary. Throughout the past few weeks, administrators have created new places for students to find support. After a widely attended prayer vigil in November, religious leaders gathered and organized a similar event for returning students. Later this month, members from Fiedler Hillel, the Canterbury House, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Sheil Catholic Center and other offices will co-sponsor an “interfaith reflection” for all study
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extension to the center’s classroom space, the city announced Wednesday. At the Jan. 11 City Council meeting, EEA presented the city with $43,000 to extend classroom space at the ecology center, 2024 McCormick Blvd. The nonprofit, founded in 1976, was formed to support the ecology center, the adjacent Ladd Arboretum and programming at both institutions.
Construction on the extension began in August and is expected to be completed by the end of February, the city said in a news release. The expanded classroom will allow for more space for programming, as well as living space for the center’s resident animals, the city said.
how they say NU is invested in private prisons and the reasoning behind the divestment campaign. Some came to the session with prior knowledge about the topic, such as Weinberg freshman Christian Reyes. “Having friends who have family members that come from areas that are impacted by (the prison-industrial complex), I’ve learned a lot from them and want to get more involved,” Reyes said. On Wednesday, the University’s Chief Investment Officer William McLean told The Daily in an email that he did not believe the University had investments in private prison companies. Unshackle NU’s campaign, however, is targeting more than just private prison companies, its members said, and is looking for the University to divest from corporations that they say contribute to the prison-industrial complex, namely G4S, CCA and GEO. “(McLean) said to The Daily that he doesn’t
invest in private prisons, but G4S is the leading private security company in the world and we know that we’re invested in them,” Hanna said. “And that’s the bigger issue: Students don’t even know what (NU is) invested in. There’s no transparency and we have to meet with these people so that they can tell us if we are. Snaps and applause filled the room as Unshackle NU concluded the two-hour presentation and welcomed students to stay for a Q&A session. “We have to say that we’re all against these human rights violations — our money cannot go to support these human rights violations,” Hanna said. “If the University wants to advocate that they’re for advanced learning and social education, then it can’t be investing in human rights violations and we can’t be profiting in that.”
abroad returnees. But Albrecht said recent efforts by the administration came too late. “The time we really needed help was when we were there,” she said. “Most of us are OK-ish now, but that was when we needed more resources and responses. It was frustrating and added a lot of extra stress.” Grynspan said she had received some negative feedback from students, but most did not meet with her when she traveled to Paris following the attack. Administrators and faculty did as much as they could, she added, by providing counseling sessions and the option to return home early. Not all students echoed Albrecht’s sentiments. McCormick junior Xander Chase, who was at the Stade de France watching a soccer match when bombs went off nearby, said he had been made aware of the resources, but chose not to use them. Chase said the action of one professor at The Paris Institute of Political Studies, a program affiliated with NU’s Study Abroad Office, went “above and beyond.” “There were Northwestern students down the street from the cafe that had been attacked,” he said. “At midnight, (the) professor drove into the city to the location of the attacks and sat waiting for four hours until they cleared the street of dead bodies.” Weinberg junior David Levin agreed with
Chase, but said he knew some students upset by a buildup of school work and said some professors “missed the mark” in their response to the attacks. Nevertheless, Levin said the administration did a good job in handling a challenging situation. For Albrecht, however, she said she still hasn’t fully processed that day, and struggled through the remainder of her study abroad experience. In the weeks that followed the attack, Albrecht battled with the University over course work, finding administrators inflexible in extending deadlines or converting grades to a pass/fail basis. “I had to shut off everything and write a 30-page essay,” she said. “It was the worst.” Grynspan said administrators worked with the registrar to give students the option to finish their work next quarter, but confirmed they could not convert classes to pass/fail. She also admitted some faculty were not well-equipped to respond to the students’ concerns following the attacks. Nevertheless, she said, professors made every accommodation to extend deadlines for classwork and papers. “There is no way in which you can prevent the shock and the stress of such an attack on the students … that is a natural reaction to what happened in Paris,” she said. “It’s going to take some of the students some time to deal with that because it was very scary.”
program allows students to submit evaluations throughout the quarter, he said. “(Professors are) able to get feedback at times other than the end of the quarter so they can improve their classes in real time,” Bennett said. Phillips said the new software also features more technical options that will allow administrators to design more interesting response questions. She added the increased custom formatting will allow for more fluid evaluations. “We’ll be able to do little things like have essay response questions immediately following one of the scale questions because right now the comments are completely separated from that,” Phillips said. Blue’s reporting capabilities are also more advanced than those of the current system, so administrators can create personalized templates to better understand the data collected in evaluations, Bennett said. Because it is a third-party software, Blue has the added benefit of having offsite support in addition to a more user-friendly interface, Bennett said. Last week, the 2015 Faculty Task Force on the Undergraduate Academic Experience released a report of its findings, which included suggested changes to the current CTEC system. The task force was informed of Blue near the end of its report but did not evaluate the new software, said neurobiology Prof. Indira Raman, who chaired the task force. In the report, the task force made recommendations aimed at increasing the number of students filling out CTEC evaluations. These suggestions included making course evaluations a requirement to view grades and limiting the window of time in which they can be filled out. “The idea is to make a system that works as well as it can for as many people as it can,” Raman said. “That’s sort of the whole essence of the whole task force report and it pertains here as well.” The task force’s recommendations are now with the Office of the Provost. Information will continue to be collected in order for a decision to be made about the suggestions. Phillips said the CTEC committee has not yet reviewed the task force’s full proposal. This quarter, the group is focusing on the technical implementation of the software in preparation for a Spring Quarter launch. “We’re at a point where we’ll be able to do things that will be beneficial to students and faculty and administrators that we hadn’t been able to do before so it’s kind of an exciting time for CTECs,” she said.
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Wildcats confident heading into neutral-site match By MIKE MARUT
Women’s Tennis
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When the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Championship qualifying rounds come around each year, Northwestern hungers for success. Under coach Claire Pollard, the Wildcats have notched a 7-1 record in the qualifying rounds since the 2011-2012 season when the ITA first implemented the rounds. Since Pollard became head coach in 1998, NU has won the National ITA Championships twice and has accumulated a record of 29-13, not including the qualifying rounds, since the 2001-2002 season. Records could not be found for the 1998-1999 through the 2000-2001 seasons. “It’s an important weekend,” Pollard said. “If you lose, you’re done. Obviously, National Indoors has been something we’ve been very successful in in the past if you look at the history of the program. We’ve picked up some of our most significant wins at that tournament.” Only once, during the 2010-2011 season, have the Cats come out of the ITA Championships with a losing record. Last year was the first time in Pollard’s career as the NU coach that the team did not qualify for the National Indoor Championships. This season has already gotten off to a strong start with the Wildcat Duals held last weekend. After sweeping the weekend, the Cats are
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From page 12 McIntosh and give Collins a proven scorer off the bench. Along with that, playing against other teams’ backups might be just what Demps needs to get out of his seasonlong slump. With Olah, it’s less about him, and more about the production freshman center Dererk Pardon has provided. Since being inserted into the lineup following Olah’s injury, Pardon has proven to be a reliable rebounder and a strong finisher around the rim. Olah still has a better and more versatile
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READY TO CHATT Alex Chatt prepares to serve. Before winter break, the sophomore led the Wildcats in singles winning percentage at .889.
looking to carry that confidence into the qualifiers, with some of the players nearly guaranteeing victory. “We’re going to qualify for indoors, that’s what we’re going to do,” freshman Lee Or said. “We’ll win. That’s that.” offensive skill set, but his poor rebounding combined with the question marks surrounding his foot make him the perfect complimentary big man off the bench. Pardon has shown glimpses of being able to carry the load as the primary big man, particularly in his 28-point, 12-rebound performance in the conference opener against Nebraska. As Pardon continues to find his game, Olah could relieve him at the 5 and allow the Cats to have no drop-off inside, while also teaming the more offensively skilled Olah with bench players who have not proven to be as reliable scoring options. But by moving Olah and Demps to the
This past weekend was the first team competition for Or. Compared to the fall matchups which are more individualized, Or said she finds the winter and spring competitions more fun and exciting. “The team atmosphere and getting so pumped bench, Collins would not only improve this year’s team, but also, and more importantly, help future teams. McIntosh, Lindsey, Pardon and Taphorn all have one more year together, and McIntosh, Lindsey and Pardon have two more years together. The faster these guys become acquainted with each other’s games, the better it is for the Cats. Tre Demps and Alex Olah have given NU three good seasons, but year four has not met expectations for either. It is time for Collins to acknowledge the future is now and force his seniors to take a seat. khadricerollins2017@u.northwestern.edu
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(is better),” Or said. “It’s not really for myself, so it is different. I’m really excited. It’s still an individual sport, but finding that balance between doing everything for the team and then stepping back and taking a breath for yourself (is important).” Tennis may be an individual sport at times, but NU knows the team needs to succeed as a whole to compete at a top-25 level, which the Cats did not break to start the season. NU finished the previous weekend toppling No. 15 Alabama and No. 22 Texas Christian University. Also contributing to the sweep was sophomore Maddie Lipp. Lipp claimed the Big Ten Women’s Tennis Player of the Week with her undefeated performance and said she wants to ride that wave into the qualifying rounds for the Indoor Championships. Lipp is not guaranteeing wins like Or, but she said she still wants to taste sweet victory. “We’re going in with the goal of winning both matches, but we’re not overlooking our first match,” Lipp said. “We take one match at a time. We’re excited to start our season off right, so hopefully we get the job done and qualify for indoors.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu
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From page 12 in the final quarter and Minnesota pulled out a narrow victory. “We played great, to come back and make it a great game,” coach Joe McKeown said. “We took the lead and we just couldn’t hold it.” The Cats will need more of that resilience if they are going to turn this season around. After losing five of their first seven conference games, NU will need Coffey to stay hot for entire games like she did in the third quarter on Wednesday. williamragatz2019@u.northwestern.edu
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We have a lot of Big Ten games to go. We’re heading in the right direction. Despite what the outcomes might be right now, we’re as a team, a good unit, and we know how we can play. — Maggie Lyon, senior guard
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The Wildcats did the hard work of coming back from a deficit, but they couldn’t finish the job in crunch time. Junior forward Nia Coffey led the way with 27 points, and senior guard Maggie Lyon added 22 of her own, but Minnesota (12-6, 4-3 Big Ten) recovered after blowing a 16-point third quarter lead to defeat Northwestern (13-6, 2-5) 95-92 Wednesday in Minneapolis. The Gophers took the lead for good on a Karley Barnes jumper with 3:10 to play. NU drew within one on a Lydia Rohde 3-pointer with 4 seconds left but after a pair of Minnesota free throws, Ashley Deary’s could not sink a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. “You got to give Minnesota credit,” coach Joe McKeown said. “They made a lot of shots. And our defense was great for a while, then we got tired.” The final result negated a 33-point third quarter for NU, the most points it has scored in a single period this season. The loss was particularly disappointing for the Cats because of the caliber of the opposition. NU went just 1-3 in its previous four games entering Wednesday, but those games
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were against the top four teams in the Big Ten standings. Minnesota, meanwhile, entered the game mired in the middle of the conference. On Wednesday night, Lyon shot 8-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-8 from 3-point range. In the third quarter, she became the program’s all-time leader in 3-pointers, surpassing the record held by Michele Ratay. “It’s really cool,” Lyon said of the record. “I’ve had such great te ammates and such great coaches t h rou g hout my career, that obviously a record like that is awesome individually, but it’s the team efforts that have come along with it that’s so great.” NU had retaken the lead on a Coffey 3-pointer late in the third quarter for the first time in more than two periods. The Cats, however, frequently looked like a sieve defensively. The Gophers scored 52 points in the first half and the 95 total points allowed by NU marked a season high. Minnesota guard Rachel Banham, who entered the game averaging 23.6 points per game, finished with 32 to lead all scorers. She had 15 in the first quarter alone and finished 6-of10 on 3-point field goals. NU struggled early in the absence
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of Coffey, who played sparingly in the first half because of three early fouls. But the junior forward exploded after halftime, scoring 19 of her 27 points in the third quarter alone. Freshman forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah made her mark inside, scoring 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and adding 12 rebounds, which marked her second
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and completely erased their deficit, even taking a two-point lead on Coffey’s third 3. Coffey’s performance showed her ability to take over a game, and exemplified the resilience NU showed in fighting back from a large deficit. Unfortunately, her heroic effort went to waste as she scored just four points
The allure that surrounded Northwestern early in the season is fading as the Wildcats struggle to match the level of play that propelled them to match the best start in school history. With the most daunting part of the schedule still ahead and NU clinging to hopes of making its first NCAA Tournament, it’s time for coach Chris Collins to make a necessary change. Going into the season, the Cats were expecting to lean heavily on seniors Tre Demps and Alex Olah. The duo were the top two scorers Because of last season, these major and played well in big setbacks, games. But and the this year is a different improvement story. of the younger Demps is struggling in players, it is time every facet to move Demps of the game, and Olah to the becoming a liability. bench. Olah is trying to come back from a stress fracture in his foot, but history has shown 7-footers rarely make strong returns from foot injuries. Because of these major setbacks, and the improvement of the younger players, it is time to move Demps and Olah to the bench. This season, sophomore guard Bryant McIntosh has shown he can be the Cats’ top offensive option. McIntosh’s 15.7 points and 7.1 assists per game lead the team and rank ninth and first in the Big Ten, respectively. But as long as McIntosh is forced to share the backcourt with Demps, who leads the conference in minutes per game, he will not get the opportunity to take full control of this team. Moving Demps to the bench and decreasing his minutes would open the door for sophomore guard Scottie Lindsey to take his spot in the starting lineup and allow junior forward Nathan Taphorn to become a regular in the rotation. Taphorn and Lindsey are first and second for the Cats’ in 3-point percentage this year and it would make sense for a team that relies so heavily on the deep ball to play its two best shooters more. Demps is shooting a team-worst 37.5 percent from the field and his 27.7 percent mark from beyond the arc is the worst of any Wildcat with more than 5 attempts. But despite shooting so poorly, Demps leads the team in shot attempts and is second in 3-point attempts. As long as Demps continues to take shots away from players who have proven to be more reliable shooters, he should not be in the starting lineup. Instead of handcuffing McIntosh with his poor shot selection, Demps could dispel
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career double-double. Despite the final result, Lyon sees positives in NU’s recent performances. In her eyes, the Cats, in the midst of a 1-5 stretch over their last six games, can still achieve all of their goals. “We have a lot of Big Ten games to go. We’re going in the right direction,” Lyon said. “Despite what the outcomes might be right now, we’re, as a team, a good unit, and we know how we can play and we’ve showed that.”
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Record-setting quarter not enough for NU By WILL RAGATZ
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Late in the third quarter of Northwestern’s loss to Minnesota, Nia Coffey knocked down a 3-pointer from the corner. On the Wildcats’ next possession, she hit a mid-range jumper. On the possession after that, she swished another shot from downtown. NU’s star forward almost couldn’t miss in the third period. With her team in danger of being blown out by Minnesota (12-6, 4-3), Coffey stepped up and willed the Cats back into the game. The junior forward from Minneapolis scored 19 of her 27 points in the third quarter, displaying a vast array of offensive moves as she led NU (136, 2-5) on a comeback charge. In the final 2:18 of the period, Coffey scored 10 straight points without missing a field goal attempt, and finished the quarter 7-of-10 from the field. Things didn’t always come up roses for Coffey, as she was limited by foul trouble in the first half. She picked up two fouls early in the first quarter and another in the second, and was held to four points in just eight minutes of action in the half. With its best player on the bench for long stretches, NU struggled to hang with Minnesota’s high-scoring offense. The Golden Gophers put up
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COFFEY BREAK Nia Coffey fights through the defense to get her shot. The junior forward keyed the Cats’ comeback attempt on Wednesday, scoring 19 of her 27 points in the third quarter.
a whopping 52 points in the first half and led the Cats by 11 at the break. With less than 90 seconds gone in the third quarter, their lead had grown to 16. That’s when Coffey took matters into her own hands. Coming into the game, Coffey was averaging 18.9 points per game. She eclipsed that mark in the third period alone, and she did it with baskets from all over the court. Coffey scored in
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the paint, from mid-range, and, most surprisingly, from beyond the 3-point line. Before Wednesday’s game, Coffey had made just 14 3s and was shooting 26.4 percent from deep. Against Minnesota, she knocked down 3-of-4 attempts from long range. When the third-quarter buzzer sounded, the score was tied at 74. The Cats put up 33 points in the period
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