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City leadership against fire bill By PAIGE LESKIN
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Evanston officials took a strong stance this month against a proposed Illinois bill that would give local leaders less power in determining the appropriate number of firefighters and paramedics in their own communities. The measure, which passed the state House of Representatives on April 3, would amend the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act, which originally gave public employees the right to collective bargaining. The new legislation would make department-manning requirements and issues concerning wages, hours and employment conditions subject to arbitration by an outside source. “The city believes that staffing levels should be determined by management,” Evanston fire department Chief Greg Klaiber said. “(The bill) takes control away from management and puts it in the hands of a third party.” The bill was introduced by Rep. Rita Mayfield (D-Waukegan) and Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) in February and would apply to all communities in Illinois, with the exception of Chicago, which employs more than 4,500 firefighters and paramedics. The bill has garnered support from the firefighters’ union and advocates for helping to resolve safety concerns. However, Klaiber said standards
imposed by an arbitrator who would not understand the needs of Evanston as well as local officials do could cost the city money. “We could have layoffs in other departments, just to comply with the arbitrator’s decision,” he said. Klaiber said he believes Evanston currently holds a sufficient number of employees in its fire department, with just more than 100 full-time members. He touted leaving the decision about staffing levels in the hands of the city and city manager Wally Bobkiewicz. Other organizations have also expressed their opposition to the “manning bill.” The Northwest Municipal Conference, an authority that presides over local governments in Chicago’s north and northwest suburbs, has staged a full-blown effort to stop the legislation’s progress. The bill “would leave taxpayers on the hook for tens of millions of dollars of unnecessary fire department staffing costs,” executive director Mark Fowler wrote April 18 in a weekly city report. NWMC’s legislative committee formulated a plan that would publicize the bill’s possible negative impact. Fowler called for government officials to contact their legislatures and express their desire to defeat the measure. Bobkiewicz and Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl traveled to Springfield on Wednesday for the annual Illinois Municipal League Lobby Day, where » See BILL, page 7
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BACK TO WORK Sodexo employee Rafael Marquez addresses activists at The Arch during a rally supporting him on April 21. Marquez subsequently retained his job with Sodexo.
Employee returns to work By REBECCA SAVRANSKY daily senior staffer @beccasavransky
A Sodexo employee who was put on temporary suspension last week returned to work Tuesday after he said he received a final written warning stating that similar behavior in the future would result in “further disciplinary action.” Rafael Marquez, a food service worker in 1835 Hinman dining hall, said he was initially accused of being “overexcited” and “under the influence” at the workplace, after which he was put on temporary suspension and required to turn in statements attesting to his stability to the Sodexo Human Resources Office.
He said at the time he was accused, he was defending another worker who was being reprimanded for poor labor. His situation spurred student action, with a march being organized to walk Marquez from The Arch to Sargent Hall where he turned in his statements to the Sodexo Human Resources Office. Since his suspension, Marquez said he has been in contact with several students about possibly planning further protests or organizing petitions. During his time off, he said he was called into the Sodexo office and “interrogated” for about an hour. Sodexo officials then further accused Marquez of engaging in threatening actions and violating parts of the official Sodexo documents, he said.
Due to privacy rights, Eddie Skidmore, Sodexo area marketing coordinator, said he could not comment on the situation. Rick Siwecki, Sodexo district human resources manager, referred comment to Erich Geiger, resident dining operations manager, who could not be reached. Marquez said being given a final written warning violates the progressive discipline agreement in his union contract. This agreement says an employee must be given a set number of warnings prior to being terminated or given further disciplinary measures, he said. “They’re skipping the first warning and second warning and just going » See RESPONSE, page 7
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Members of the Associated Student Government presented Wednesday future steps to facilitate student discussion on Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in an update on previously passed legislation. In the initial piece of legislation, passed on April 9, a three-week deadline was implemented for those involved to report back to Senate with actions they plan to take to improve resources for sexual assault victims and create more effective prevention methods. Members involved in the effort said they had reached out to the heads of several groups including Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators, Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault and students who participated in the Title IX protests over the past few months, among others. Chris Harlow, ASG student life vice president, said the team has spoken to the administration and is in the process of setting up an initial meeting with students to outline further actions. “Right now, the administration has a Title IX Committee,” Harlow said. “This will kind of be a committee for students working independently away
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BUILD YOUR BRAND Chief Marketing Officer Mary Baglivo addresses Associated Student Government Wednesday night. Baglivo outlined her vision on how to establish the NU brand in her presentation.
from administration just to kind of serve as a community forum.” Harlow said they will report back to Senate to discuss the next steps and give further information. Chief marketing officer Mary Baglivo also spoke to ASG about her efforts to better market the University through developing a “compelling and cohesive” overarching idea. Baglivo said the University is outperforming its ranking. “In many ways, the performance of the product, if you will, was ahead
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of its reputation,” she said. “I’m trying to work on the overall Northwestern brand.” The objectives for her project include improving the University’s reputation, increasing alumni participation rates and increasing student satisfaction rates, which she said was the most “pivotal” goal. The ASG operating budget was also discussed, with the addition of several » See SENATE, page 7
The transition to Ventra will be nearly complete Thursday, largely ending old payment methods previously used for the Chicago Transit Authority and Pace Suburban Bus Service. Starting on May 1, customers will not be able to purchase cards with magnetic stripes or reload their Chicago Cards and Chicago Card Plus. Customers will still be able to reload old magnetic stripe cards until June 1. Both the CTA and Pace buses are offering ways to transfer funds that customers may have remaining on outdated payment methods after May 1. CTA and Pace customer service departments will hold “balance transfer events” in Chicago on May 8 at Jefferson Park Branch Library, 5363 W. Lawrence Ave., and May 10 at Marie Sklodowska Curie Metropolitan High School, 4959 S. Archer Ave. There will be more events in June. Additional Ventra transfer events will be held at CTA headquarters every Tuesday.
Additionally, customers who have remaining balances will have the opportunity to transfer those funds to their Ventra cards through a “mail-in option” later this spring, although the complete details have not yet been disclosed. About 86 percent of CTA rides and 61 percent of Pace rides are already paid for using Ventra, according to a CTA and Pace news release. Ventra cards can be purchased at vending machines at CTA rail stations or online at ventrachicago.com, CTA and Pace officials said in a news release. Ventra cards purchased in machines are activated upon purchase, but cards received in the mail must be activated before use. On June 1, riders will be prevented from using their Chicago Cards and reloading their magnetic stripe fare cards. Despite this deadline, the CTA’s website warns that some Chicago Card or Chicago Card Plus cards may not be accepted prior to June 1. By July 1, magnetic stripe cards will no longer be accepted as payment, according to the CTA website. baileywilliams2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Around Town City prepares age-friendly initiative By julian gerez
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Though more than 8,000 Northwestern students occupy Evanston during the school year, the city is preparing a project to make Evanston a better place to grow older in response to changing demographic trends. While the total population of the city increased by less than 1 percent between 2000 and 2010, the number of people over the age of 65 increased by more than 13 percent, according to the United States Census Bureau. Additionally, the median age has increased from 32.5 years old to 34.3 in that same time period. In response, Evanston is starting an agefriendly initiative as part of the World Health Organization’s program to create a global network of age-friendly cities that “foster the exchange of experience and mutual learning between cities and communities worldwide,” according to the WHO website. However, Christina Ferraro, assistant
Police Blotter More than $6K worth of goods stolen from LA Fitness More than $6K worth of goods stolen from LA Fitness Someone stole more than $6,000 worth of items from an LA Fitness in downtown Evanston on Tuesday afternoon. A 28-year-old Evanston resident, who owns a Northwestern identification, left his backpack on a shelf without any sort of lock, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The man returned from working out at the LA Fitness, 1618 Sherman Ave., and found the
director for Evanston community services, said making the city age-friendly helps all of the residents of the city, not just the older ones. She said Evanston will become a “good place to grow up and grow old.” “Any changes will be for all ages and will benefit an 8-year-old as well as an 80-yearold,” Ferraro said. “It really is for the entire community.” The initiative is being generated through community action as well. Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl established and appointed a ninemember task force January to develop the project, which includes overseeing a threeyear city-wide action plan. Members of the task force include representatives from the Human Relations Commission, the Mental Health Board and the Commission on Aging. Ferraro said making an age-friendly city includes assessing outdoor spaces, buildings, transportation, health services and civic participation. Susan Cherco, the chairperson for the task force, said the plan has been received positively. “We’re not there to tell residents what
makes Evanston age-friendly,” Cherco said. “Our charge is to have enough conversations with residents, including residents who are normally hard to reach and not traditionally participants, to really reach them and develop a plan based on the input from the actual community.” Cherco said this bottom-up approach includes surveys, focus groups and round table discussions. The initiative started unofficially in October with community meetings to inform residents of the project which more than 200 residents attended. It will launch officially on May 23 with an open meeting at the McGaw YMCA, 1000 Grove St. The data collection portion of the project to help arrange the action plan will last two years, so the plan itself could be implemented as early as 2016, Ferraro said. “Other cities around the world have done this and had really good results,” Ferraro said. “Really it’s just adapting our structures and services to being accessible and inclusive to people of older ages.”
backpack was missing from the shelf. The backpack contained a Dell laptop worth about $2,000, a leather wallet, a pair of sunglasses, $200 in cash and a gold wedding ring worth about $4,000, police said. Parrott said the backpack was later located on a bench, unzipped with those items missing. Video surveillance is only on the outside entrance and exits of the locker room, making it difficult to identify a suspect.
substance less than a block away from Evanston Township High School on Monday. Parrott said police responded to a call reporting a man with a gun in the 1800 block of Brown Avenue and attempted to stop the Evanston resident. The teenager dropped a white substance, which police recovered and determined to be cocaine. The 19-year-old was taken into custody and charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, both felonies. The Evanston resident was also charged with possession of a BB gun which was recovered at the site.
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Linda Abriola, Dean of Engineering at Tufts University Chlorinated solvent contamination of aquifers is a recalcitrant problem that has challenged environmental engineering professionals, regulators, and site managers for decades. When solvents are introduced to the subsurface, whether through accidental spills or leaking containment facilities, they create H WLYZPZ[LU[ JVU[HTPUHU[ ZV\YJL [V ÅV^PUN NYV\UK^H[LY WVZPUN H SVUN [LYT health risk to downstream receptors. This presentation provides an overview of interdisciplinary research designed to improve our ability to predict the migration and fate of DNAPLs in natural subsurface formations and to develop improved methodologies for site characterization and management. Numerical simulations and experimental observations are used to illustrate advances in our understanding of the hydrologic and abiotic and biotic [YHUZMVYTH[PVU WYVJLZZLZ PUÅ\LUJPUN +5(73 [YHUZWVY[ HUK WLYZPZ[LUJL Linda M. Abriola is Dean of the School of Engineering at Tufts University. She recently served as an elected member of the NAE Governing Council and as a member of the NSF Engineering Directorate Advisory Committee. She currently serves on the National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy and the NRC Committee for the Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. Dr. Abriola received her Ph.D. and Master’s degrees from Princeton University and a Bachelor’s degree from Drexel University, all in Civil Engineering.
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On Campus NU-Q study examines Former Obama staffer ‘Arab Spring’ language talks innovation, business By JORDAN HARRISON
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A Northwestern University in Qatar professor has published a study about the use and origins of the term “Arab Spring” to refer to unrest and change in the Arab world since December 2010. The paper is part of a series published by NU-Qatar. Ibrahim Abusharif, an associate professor of journalism at NU-Q, published the paper, “Parsing ‘Arab Spring,’” in February. He wrote the term originated from Western media and not from the countries that experienced unrest and revolution, such as Egypt and Tunisia. (Arab Spring) “The success of covers the wider naming, then, is vested angst that you in marbling shared assumptions and do see in the familiar narratives into vocabulary that makes Arab world sense to an about the status implicit audience that often quo, but of is far removed—geocourse it needs graphically, culturally and even sympathetito be parsed out. cally—from the named Ibrahim Abusharif, event,” Abusharif wrote in the study. “And given NU-Q journalism the unprecedented professor capacity for news and nomenclature to spread so widely and swiftly, the ‘Arab Spring’ phrasing has become somewhat of a phenomenon. It embodies an ‘interpretative package’; that is, it offers more or less immediate cultural meaning that pivots on the idea of democratization in a region that has resisted democracy.” The term “Arab Spring” is more complex than
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commonly thought and falls short at capturing the variation in the revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa, Abusharif said. “What happened in Tunisia is different than what happened in Egypt, and what happened in Egypt is really different than what happened in Libya. And of course Syria is another thing altogether,” he said. “(Arab Spring) covers the wider angst that you do see in the Arab world about the status quo, but of course it needs to be parsed out because there are marked differences between different nations and how they ultimately want to move.” The study examines the history of the word “spring” to refer to a political revolution, the terms used by Arab media to refer to the movements and objections to the term in the Arab world. Early on, Arab press referred to the movements as “Arab Revolutions,” or “thawrat.” Some commentators object to the term “Arab Spring” because it suggests too optimistic an outcome, and it represents a Western, “imperial reach” over the language of the phenomenon, according to the study. Everette Dennis, the dean of NU-Qatar, called Abusharif ’s work a “distinctive contribution” and said research at NU-Qatar helps build an identity for the school and interact with the surrounding region. “Research for us can be a platform for discussing topics that would be harder otherwise,” he said. “It becomes a real template for taking on topics that are otherwise quite controversial in this country or in the Middle East in general.” Abusharif said how we name movements influences our understanding of them. “Language is a very interesting thing to look at, and we should not be very passive about looking at descriptors and framing of phraseology,” he said. “It’s very important to stop and look at them and see what they really mean beyond the surface.” jordanharrison2017@u.northwestern.edu
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The chief technology officer for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign spoke at Northwestern on Wednesday about his experiences in technology and entrepreneurship. About 40 students and faculty members gathered in Harris Hall to hear software engineer and self-proclaimed hacker Harper Reed speak. Before working for the campaign, Reed was the CTO at the clothing company Threadless. He is currently founder and CEO of upcoming startup Modest, Inc. Reed spoke about his experiences at Threadless, explaining the company’s strategies behind product creation and delivery. The company is an online clothing retailer that holds competitions for user-generated designs, which are voted on by the online community. It then prints and sells t-shirts and other merchandise based on the winners and shares royalties with the artists. “We accidentally invented crowd-sourcing,” Reed said. “People like you designed the shirts.” When discussing his transition from CTO of Threadless to CTO of Obama’s re-election campaign, Reed described the technologies he helped create and implement while working for the president. He said in order to succeed, the campaign needed people who were passionate about using technology to engage voters. “The campaign really needed technology, but it wasn’t a technology organization,” Reed said. “In order to get the technology they wanted and needed, they needed to go to the engineers. We had to do real enterprise-level technology. No one had ever done this before.” Using a micro-targeting strategy, one
application used for the campaign raised $615 million and encouraged voting by implementing quick donation and voting technology customized to each voter, Reed said. Reed explained his keys to success, such as the importance of communication and building a strong team. “You have to think big, get your big thoughts out or no one will care,” Reed said. “When building a team, look for the people who are better than you, and who are stronger than you.” The event was organized by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, a student group that brings speakers from various fields to campus, in conjunction with the Offices of the President and the Provost and the Division of Student Affairs. Weinberg senior Victoria Zuzelo, an organizer with CTSS, said the group asked Reed to speak at NU in order to appeal to the cross section of the student body interested in technology and entrepreneurship. “We want people to think critically about different topics,” Zuzelo said. “Our hope is that eventually, students will come to our events even if they don’t have a particular interest in the topic so they will be encouraged to think with a broader perspective.” Weinberg freshman Edwin Wu, who attended the speech, called Reed’s presentation “entertaining and insightful.” “Harper really connects well with a college audience, and I was very entertained by his casual approach,” Wu said. “As someone who is interested in technology and business, I loved hearing about Reed’s experiences in a tech startup, as well as his work on Obama’s campaign.” The talk was followed by a question-andanswer session. amulyayalamanchili2017@u.northwestern.edu
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GREAT HARVEST Actors Callan McAuliffe, Sarah Sutherland and Emory Cohen star in Gita Pullapilly’s film “Beneath the Harvest Sky.” The film opens in select theaters in May and is available for digital download.
Finding facts in fiction Medill alumna’s ‘Beneath the Harvest Sky’ brings authenticity to silver screen
After 82 years of theatrical tradition, Northwestern’s Waa-Mu Show is trying something new. This year’s production, “Double Feature at Hollywood and Vine,” is a book musical complete with a narrative arch and a potential shelf life beyond NU. It breaks the mash-up mold of previous Waa-Mu shows while still holding fast to Waa-Mu’s most important traditions. One of these traditions is commitment. “All of us have to play so many different roles (in the show) and roles in the production of Waa-Mu,” said Communication senior Ryan Bernsten, a Waa-Mu co-chair and actor. “It really teaches you to roll with the punches and be adaptable, to really learn how to collaborate with other people, which is a skill that only this process can teach you.” The annual process itself starts once the previous Waa-Mu show ends and the new co-chairs are announced. The new co-chairs spend the summer bouncing ideas off each other until they settle on a general outline. This year’s production is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” set in the glamorous days of 1930s Hollywood. The show follows protagonist Violet as she achieves silver screen fame by pretending to be a male actor. But that’s just the basic outline. Creating a concrete script is much more difficult, especially
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STUDENT SHOWCASE Waa-Mu co-chairs Desiree Staples, Ryan Bernsten and Ryan Garson helped create “Double Feature at Hollywood and Vine, a reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” set in 1930s Hollywood. The show opens May 2.
when that script is, per Waa-Mu tradition, completely student-written. Imagine it like this: Your professor says you’ll be working in groups for your next paper, and then he tells you that 65 people per group should be sufficient. What? Welcome to the Waa-Mu
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We kept it as much like a documentary as possible. We would say, would we believe (the actors) if this were a documentary? Gita Pullapilly, writer and director of “Beneath the Harvest Sky”
ita Pullapilly (Medill ’01) laughs as she remembers the rough cuts she made in her first editing class. The mistakes are far behind the filmmaker, whose latest project screened April 18 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Pullapilly and her husband, Aron Gaudet, are part of a small niche of moviemakers who shift between documentary and narrative fiction films. The pair first rose to the spotlight for their work on “The Way We Get By,” a documentary that aired on Public Broadcasting Service about a group of senior citizens in Maine who greet U.S. troops at the airport. The couple returned to Maine for their first foray into writing and directing fiction for the screen, “Beneath the Harvest Sky.” The film, which hits limited theaters in May and is available for digital download, tells the comingof-age story of two boys, Casper and Dominic, in a small farm town. The pair plans to leave the town behind in hopes of finding a better life in Boston, but their dream is threatened when Casper (Emory Cohen) gets caught up in his father’s drug smuggling and his girlfriend gets pregnant. Critics praised the couple’s departure from documentary work to fictional narrative for its authenticity. For Pullapilly, the greatest challenge
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MAINE ATTRACTION “Beneath the Harvest Sky” tells the story of two boys in a small farm town in Maine.
in creating a fictional film was managing a much larger crew. In the past, Pullapilly and her husband had made films with each other and maybe one other person, she said. For “Beneath the Harvest Sky,” she said they adapted to leading a 50- to 70-person crew. But despite initial “growing pains,” Pullapilly said her documentary background was an asset. She said her ability to help the actors develop real, believable characters and express emotional dimensions came from her roots in journalism. She and Gaudet met when they were working for television news stations in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “We kept it as much like a documentary as possible,” Pullapilly said. “We would say, would we believe (the actors) if this were a documentary? If not, we would work on it.” Chicago resident Zoe Levin plays Tasha, Casper’s girlfriend who gets pregnant right as the pair is set to leave town. She said Pullapilly’s female perspective helped her develop her character more. “Tasha can be very one-dimensional with her language, but I wanted to bring out her vulnerability,” Levin said. “Gita really helped me play around with that. She also helped me find girls in the town … real girls who felt the way Tasha did.” Timm Sharp, who plays Casper’s uncle Badger, said the highlight of working with Pullapilly and Gaudet was how welcoming the pair was to his ideas. Sharp brought his dog to the filming location and later realized having the dog appear in the film with him would add an extra dimension to his character. Pullapilly loved it, he said. “She’s so respectful and open for whatever,” Sharp said. “That makes it a better movie.” The pair’s decision to film on location in Bar Harbor, Maine, also contributed to the production’s authenticity. The whole cast and crew lived in the small town for about a month while shooting. Cohen even arrived a few weeks early to completely immerse himself in the town’s culture and lived
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REACH FOR THE SKY Medill alumna Gita Pullapilly and her husband Aron Gaudet have shifted from documentary filmmaking to writing and directing fiction with their newest project, “Beneath the Harvest Sky.” The film screened April 18 at the Tribeca Film Festival.
with the young adults he was attempting to portray, Sharp said. Because the town was not equipped to host a crew of that size, the team took residence in a Christian retreat center. Sharp described the arrangements as “dorm life.” “We would all hang out and talk after work,” he said. “There were pictures of Jesus everywhere.” Levin said the unique living situation made her feel like the cast and crew were a family and helped her immerse herself in the film. “I found it hard to separate reality from filming,” Levin said. “It felt like we were really kind of living it. There wasn’t a lot to do in that town. We really felt that angst those teenagers experience.” But for Pullapilly, critics’ praise of the authenticity have been the “biggest compliment.” She said she really learned how to tell a story about social issues without hitting an audience over the head from the same professor who had to wade through her first rough edits for journalism class, Larry Stuelpnagel. “He would always tell us it’s about bringing them into the story and then telling them the facts,” Pullapilly said. “I’ve always remembered that.” czak15@u.northwestern.edu
Disclaimer: I am essentially the cookie monster. I have quite the active sweet tooth and have finally decided to take a bit of a break from real food and make delicious, wonderful desserts. Let’s be honest: Vegetarian chili, chicken tortilla soup and buttermilk pancakes can only do so much against a well-Krafted dessert. This week, I took over the kitchen in Allison Hall to combine two of my favorite dessert ingredients in the simplest dish I have ever made: maple pecan shortbread squares. One quick note: The maple syrup is essentially the main flavor in this dessert, so don’t get any crappy old bottle of sugary goop you usually use on pancakes. I’m talking 100 percent pure. I literally bought the most expensive bottle I could find (which was still only like $7.58). Serves 16 (1-inch pieces) | Hands-on time: 15 minutes | Total time: 50 minutes | Source: Allrecipes Ingredients: 1 cup flour 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup softened butter 1 egg 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup 1/2 cup chopped pecans Optional: powdered
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format. But instead of a psychology paper or a literary analysis, the 65 Waa-Mu writers are in charge of creating and producing a full length theatrical performance complete with a script, music and lyrics. It’s quite the endeavor. “But when you set those challenges, you have
to rise to them,” Bernsten said. The co-chairs said they are proud of this year’s script, and they hope great things come from it, including future productions beyond the NU campus. Ryan Garson, a Bienen senior, as well as a co-chair and actor for “Double Feature,” added, “Northwestern’s really becoming a breeding ground for the next generation of theater writers.” Garson has been working behind the scenes for years, but on Friday, he has the honor of saying the very first line of the show. “I probably will forget it opening night,” Garson said. “I’m so nervous about that, but also it’s like I’ve worked on Waa-Mu for four years, behind the scenes, off stage, producing, whatever. And now I get to be a part of being on stage with my best friends and my Northwestern family.” For the co-chairs, Waa-Mu is an essential part of their college career. “Purple is to Northwestern as Waa-Mu is to Northwestern,” Garson said. “It’s in the blood.” And it will continue to be in the blood of these co-chairs and actors. “I find myself getting nostalgic for it even though I’m still doing it,” Bernsten said. “If I could do what I’m doing now for the rest of my life, I would be the happiest person in the world.”
sugar 2 cups shock and awe at how few ingredients there are – WOW! Directions: Preheat an oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar. Mix in the softened butter until a dough has formed. Press into an ungreased 8x8-inch baking dish and prick with a fork. Bake the shortbread in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes. While the shortbread is baking, beat the egg in a mixing bowl along with 1/3 cup brown sugar, maple syrup and pecans. Pour the pecan mixture over the hot crust and return to the oven. Continue baking until firmed, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately run a knife around the edges to prevent sticking. Cool completely, then cut into 1-inch squares to serve. If you want to make it look fancy, sprinkle a tiny bit of powdered sugar over the top and on the plate around each square. benjaminkraft2017@u.northwestern.edu
Ambition consumes us: Reviewing “Moby Dick” ZACH BARR
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Few names at Northwestern have the kind of awesome, deity-like sheen about them as the name “David Catlin.” Ever since co-founding Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre Company in 1988, Catlin’s work has been revered, both throughout Chicago and nationwide. Even before I knew I would attend Northwestern myself, people informed me about this upcoming adaptation of “Moby Dick” and all the circus styles it would encompass in production. Basically, the show has been hyped for about a year now. Understandably, I was slightly wary when walking into the theater. It’s one thing for a play to have a lot of really good ideas, but another entirely for it to fully follow through with them and make everything come together onstage. I’d also heard stories about the show’s tumultuous rehearsal process beforehand and knew that the show I’d be seeing wasn’t perfectly polished yet. It would, however, be nonetheless impressive. That’s why I am recommending that you see “Moby Dick,” specifically this next weekend. Not last weekend. Let me explain. “Moby Dick,” adapted by Catlin from Herman Melville’s 1851 novel, was co-created along with The Actors Gymnasium in Evanston. The show employs many acrobatic tricks to tell its story, which all appear to feel motivated and never seem to be thrown in randomly. Many of the effects work quite well, such as the six Fates (the only female actors in the production) becoming everything from lightning to seagulls to grieving wives to the sea itself. True, many of the moments before our narrator Ishmael (Communication senior Sammy Zeisel) actually steps onto the ill-fated Pequod don’t exactly lend themselves to acrobatic technique. A scene in a church or the initial signing of him and his bedfellow Queequeg (Communication senior Brandon Powers) to the ship’s crew aren’t particularly active. Still, Catlin and the 16 actors find ways of representing these moments on stage in ways that capture the audience’s attention. But none of the tricks feel — what’s the word — safe? I know they all are. Gymnastic performance is very stringent in making sure there are spotters and catchers for every move they do. It feels like the actors, as well as the impressive crew, haven’t settled into a routine yet. There’s still a hyper-awareness for every trick: a sense the tricks have failed before or the hope from the actors that “it should work this time!”
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CALL ME ISHMAEL Adapted and directed by David Catlin, “Moby Dick” runs through May 4 and tells the story of Herman Melville’s 1851 novel.
I was informed by a friend who worked on the show that the performance I saw was the first time everything worked perfectly. It showed, in two ways. First, every effect was as impressive as it should have been, and not a rope was out of place in the expansive and open scenic design. But secondly, I could feel the cast breathing a sigh of relief after every move. I can’t blame them for this, because it’s not their fault, or Catlin’s. It’s just a lack of time. If “Moby Dick” had had another week to really settle into its run and move from “the trick worked that time” to “the trick works every time,” it would be really impressive. That’s not to say the show wasn’t incredible when I saw it. I can hardly even bring up specific moments, there are too many to mention — though the moment when Captain Ahab (Communication junior Daniel Chenard) pulls himself up a rope without using his ivory peg leg is a particular standout. Costume and lighting work together in many cases to make the story both time-period specific as well as timeless (though there’s one tech very clearly wearing a leather jacket). I guess it’s a question of what you value more: that they try to do so many impressive things, or that they succeed at most of them. But these issues will slowly fade with time, and “Moby Dick” will have time. Even as you read this, the show is fermenting in the minds of its cast and crew. We got a taste of it last weekend, and it needed to cook for a little longer. This weekend, though, the boil will be just right. “Moby Dick” runs through May 4 in the Ethel M. Barber Theatre on campus. zacharybarr2017@u.northwestern.edu
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What it means when we Take Back the Night MEERA PATEL
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Sexual assault and rape are topics that are hard to talk about. It takes a great deal of courage to talk about something so personal, to reveal something about yourself that you don’t usually share with people. There are feelings not usually associated with being assaulted or raped that only people who have gone through the same thing can understand. It affects so many different aspects of life. You feel like you don’t have control over what happens to you, as if it was your fault or that you did something to deserve what happened. (For the record, it wasn’t your fault, and you definitely didn’t deserve it.) Take Back the Night is about supporting survivors and showing that there is a community of people who understand exactly what they are going through. It’s about showing people that rape and sexual assault don’t just happen in dark alleys to unsuspecting victims; they happen to people we know all the time. It’s about showing each and every person who has gone through something like this that there are people who will listen to him or her and support him or her without judgment. The purpose of Take Back the Night is to help everyone understand that you can have control over what happens to you in the future. You can take back control over your own life and decisions, and if you aren’t a survivor yourself, you can help those you know who are.
I personally think the speakout is the most important Take Back the Night event. It’s a forum for students to share their experiences, to have the courage to talk about what happened, to show control over the situation and to have people listen and support them. I can’t decide what is more terrifying: That there are people who you don’t know who know your story or that there are people who you know extremely well and see every day that now know exactly what you’ve been through. It’s hard to be reminded of something painful that you’ve gone through, but all your experiences change you and make you who you are as a person. The way that you process what happened to you or what you want to do about it is what helps you take control. The entire point of the speakout is to give survivors the opportunity to be brave and claim their experiences as their own and see the faces of people who completely understand looking back at them. Calling attention to the issue of sexual assault and rape is a key part of Take Back the Night. Increasing awareness may seem pointless: You may wonder what passing out ribbons or organizing a walk around campus actually accomplishes. Having over 100 people on campus marching up Sheridan Road may seem like it doesn’t do much, but think about the people who carried banners in the march. Why did so many different organizations participate? Because a large variety of groups wanted to support the cause however they could. Spreading awareness is all about numbers and attendance. We can’t spread awareness without having a way for people to get involved one way or another. Why do we need people to know that this
happens? So that people know what they can do and what they can’t do. So that instead of watching movies about Prince Charming kissing a sleeping Snow White (there was no consent there), we have realistic expectations of Members our interactions are here to listen with people. It’s a two-way street — and to support no one should do survivors of something to anyone without their rape and sexual permission. That’s assault and to just not okay. And talk about these consent has to be verbal and very issues in a way obviously affirmathat helps create tive for anything to happen between safe communities two people. It’s not and respectful an idea that only relationships a few people can spread around. We through need everyone to awareness and be aware of what could go wrong support initiatives. and what people feel if consent is not given. What is an effective way to convey that it’s not okay to take advantage of someone? Emotion. Hearing the stories of people you know that move you to tears because you can’t believe that one event can make them feel that way, stories that give you that burning feeling of anger in your chest that anything like this could have happened to them, stories that makes you feel so strongly about
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it that it lights a fire in you to personally make sure that nothing like this ever hurts anyone again. The events for Take Back the Night provide constructive, logical ways for people to learn about sexual assault and how they can take control over their experiences or help someone they know who has experienced it. Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, all of these serious mental health concerns often arise from sexual assault. There have to be constructive venues for survivors to talk about it where people can see that it’s an actual, tangible social problem facing society today. There are many different ways we can combat violence. Take Back the Night is a national organization that is over a decade old and goes back to issues that were present long before its founding. Its mission is to support survivors of rape and sexual assault and to talk about these issues in a way that helps create safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness and support initiatives. Members are here to listen and to support survivors for as long as they need support. There is no time cap on the healing process, and there’s no set rule on how to go about healing. The goal of Take Back The Night is to spread awareness and encourage discussion in a constructive, non-judgmental, supportive manner, and that’s something we can all get behind. Meera Patel is a McCormick junior and an incoming co-chair of Take Back the Night. She can be reached at meera@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Sterling punishment about more than basketball BOB HAYES
DAILY COLUMNIST
On Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced in a press conference that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling will be banned for life from the NBA, fined the maximum $2.5 million and forced to sell the franchise, pending a vote from the 29 other NBA owners. The punishment came after TMZ and Deadspin released recordings of Sterling privately making racist comments to his girlfriend. The NBA’s handling of the controversy is monumental in the league’s ability to act quickly while enforcing a succinct and deservedly drastic punishment, especially considering Silver is just two months into his tenure as commissioner. Silver and the NBA deserve the utmost respect for their reaction to such a nasty turn of events, but we need to be careful when expressing the significance of this decision. A number of athletes and fans expressed their gratitude to the NBA and its decision to force Sterling out of the league. Many times throughout the Clippers’ playoff matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, commentators and fans on social media praised the NBA for setting an example for society that racism will not be tolerated. Obviously kicking a man out of the league and fining him $2.5 million shows intolerance for racism, but in reality, the NBA has
looked the other way throughout Sterling’s decades of horrible racism, including settling the largest housing discrimination lawsuit of its kind in American history. While we are all grateful for the NBA finally banishing a man who has no place in the league, we must understand that Sterling’s racism was in fact tolerated for most of his 33 years as Clippers owner. As much as we laud the NBA for an exemplary striking down of racism, the league may actually be behind the curve on American racial issues by waiting so long to ban Sterling. On a different level, the NBA’s forcing Sterling to sell could have dangerous implications for the future of the league. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called a forced sale a “very, very slippery slope.” The decision — which looks inevitable based on statements made by owners around the league — sets a precedent that an owner can be forced out of the league via the vote of other owners. This sounds like a scary proposition, but given that this is an extreme and unprecedented scenario, it is safe to trust that the NBA will not abuse this precedent. Finally, the least important but most annoying effect of the Sterling fallout has been the media narrative surrounding the Clippers-Warriors series. On Sunday, in the first game following the release of Sterling’s comments, the Warriors destroyed the Clippers in Oakland. Following the game, media all across the country looked at the result and pointed to Sterling’s comments as a key reason for the loss. An ESPN SportsNation poll asked, “How much do you think the Donald Sterling situation hurt the Clippers
in their 118-97 loss at the Warriors in Game 4?” As many as 59 percent of fans answered “a lot,” while 30 percent answered “a little” as opposed to the 11 percent answering “not at all.” Narratives make sports exciting. They tell a story and give the games significance. While this story certainly has implications beyond basketball, we must be careful when using it to explain what happens on the court. Sterling’s nasty racism did nothing to propel Warriors star Stephen Curry — whom some analysts are already calling the best shooter in NBA history — and his seven three-pointers or account for the difference in the Warriors’ 66 percent effective field-goal percentage versus the Clippers’ 49 percent. As much as the media wants to tell you the story that the NBA’s Sterling punishment gave the Clippers the subsequent lift to a 113-103 win on Tuesday night, the reality is that both teams were merely playing basketball. Despite all the noise surrounding players’ and coaches’ lives, once they step onto the court, they play basketball – just like they do all year. They try just as hard, hit just as many of their shots and call the same plays they normally do. I don’t say this to take the air out of the story and its effect on basketball; in fact, the ability to forget the outside world and simply play is what makes sports so amazing. Now that Sterling is gone and we have examined the extent of the decision’s meaning, we can all move on and watch some of the most entertaining basketball in the history of the sport.
Bob Hayes is a Weinberg freshman. He can be reached at roberthayes2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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straight to a final written warning,” he said. “They’re stating it’s a fireable offense, and that’s why they’re stating this is a final warning,” Marquez said. The official warning drew on two main clauses in the Sodexo documents, he said. Marquez said he was accused of engaging in actions “in direct violation of Sodexo rules” and was described as “threatening, intimidating or interfering with several employees, management, client employees, students or any other person on company and/or client premises.” “These new allegations say nothing about being under the influence or overexcited,” Marquez said. “Now they’re trying to conjure up new allegations.”
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sound the alarm The fire station on Emerson Street is one of five in Evanston. City officials are worried legislation being considered by the Illinois General Assembly would give them less control over fire department staffing decisions.
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new funds created in an effort to cater to the student body. Members of the budget committee proposed adding subsidies for students to pay for NU sponsored or hosted events, stipends for students leaders with the financial need and rewards for students groups that take measures to become more environmentally sustainable. Most of the budget increases stemmed from grants and subsidies that would be given to students and student groups. The operating budget also included the addition of a new fund of $25,000, called “Wild Ideas Fund,” which would combine the money from both the 10K Initiative and the Senate Project Pool. This new fund would give students the opportunity to request funds and Senate would have the option to send the
From page 1 they met with local governors and state legislators to discuss two main issues: police and fire department pension reform and the measure for fire staffing. Bobkiewicz said he learned the bill had not yet been assigned to a committee in the state Senate and was not making forward progress. He said he took this as a sign the opposition lobbying has been successful. “I’m glad to hear that we’re having an impact,” he said. paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu
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receiving throughout the process helps to both spread awareness about the issues and demonstrate to Sodexo that he will not stop fighting. Weinberg sophomore Cinthya Rodriguez, one of the organizers of the march showing support for Marquez, said although she has not yet planned any other formal initiatives, she would continue activism efforts based around workers’ needs. She included the possibility of starting a petition or planning other similar acts to show the community the importance of workers’ rights. “It’s all dependent on the workers’ need and what they want,” Rodriguez said. “Student and workers are very much in solidarity in this campus.”
requests received to the student body to be voted on campus-wide or to vote on them at the meeting, similar to how the project pool currently works. Senate will vote on the proposed operating budget in two weeks. Senate also lent their support to the “Bottled Water-Free Northwestern” initiative proposed last week which asks that the University completely eliminate the sale of bottled water in all on-campus locations by April 2015. The initiative was proposed by members of Pura Playa, a project focused on plastic waste reduction run under Engineers for a Sustainable World. Members of the group presented a plan with steps they will take to implement the proposal. Students involved said they will educate students and host awareness events, gather student support, meet with administrators and begin contract negotiations with
the end goal of being bottled water free by April 2015. Several other students requested project pool money to fund their group’s activities and goals for the quarter. Mayfest representatives asked for money to fund specific pieces of art to be displayed at Dillo Day. They highlighted four major components they hoped to add for this year’s event which includes large wooden letters that say “Dillo,” and other interactive boards. Students also requested money to begin a premedical peer mentoring program on campus and to fund sound and lighting for the South Asian Student Alliance Spring Concert, among others. These requests will be voted on at next week’s ASG meeting on May 7.
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Looking to recover from a weekend that didn’t meet expectations against Ohio State, Northwestern traveled downtown Wednesday to battle instate rival DePaul. Since 2006, the series between the two Chicago area teams has always gone the way of the home team. This year wasn’t any different. The Wildcats (29-15) fell 9-3 to the Blue Demons (37-8). “We faced a good pitcher, and we prepared for her well,” senior outfielder Emily Allard said. “We had more good at-bats than bad ones. We didn’t execute when we needed to. We got runners on and didn’t get the big hit. We’ve had better days at the plate.” DePaul got on the board with a leadWe faced a off home run from startgood pitcher, ing pitcher and we Kirsten Verdun in the prepared for of the her well ... We bottom first inning. had more good However, the at-bats than bad Cats were quick to tie it ones. up with two walks and Emily Allard, senior outfielder two batters hit by pitches to force in the run without putting the ball in play. The Blue Demons supported Verdun in the bottom half of the inning, stringing together a rally to knock in three runs for a 4-1 lead they would never relinquish. The rally prompted coach Kate Drohan to replace sophomore starter Kristen Wood on the mound with freshman Nicole Bond. Bond produced a one-two-three inning with help from stellar defense behind her from senior third baseman Marisa Bast. The Cats tried to capitalize on the defensive momentum in the box, as sophomore Andrea Filler’s single prompted a Cats rally narrowing the DePaul lead to 1 run. Allard knocked in Filler and junior Oliva Duehr to put the score at 4-3 in
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favor of the Blue Demons. The Cats battled back, attempting to tie it up, but DePaul was able to resist. The Blue Demons grabbed hold of the game in the fifth inning, when they knocked in 3 more to go ahead 7-3. DePaul added 2 more in the sixth inning to cap off the scoring on the evening. Wood, who is now 16-7 on the season, took the loss, giving up 4 runs on four hits through two innings. Bond pitched the remaining four innings, giving up 5 runs, 4 earned, with six strikeouts. Allard led the Cats in the batter’s box and on the base paths, with two hits, two runs batted in and a stolen base. NU faces Michigan State in Evanston this weekend for the team’s final series of the regular season before hosting the Big Ten tournament. The series between NU and DePaul has developed into a decent rivalry over the past few seasons, but the Cats said they did not treat their nonconference opponent any differently. “We treat every game like every other game,” Allard said. “It’s fun to play a local team, but we face them the same way we play Michigan State. It doesn’t matter who we play. Our destiny is in our hands.” After losing four straight, NU is looking to go into the Michigan State game playing at the level that it was earlier in the season. “It hasn’t affected our confidence,” Allard said. “We have our backs against the wall. This will be a defining moment in our season and we just need to take the opportunity by the horns.” The Cats are focusing on taking each game pitch by pitch and each series opponent by opponent. “We’re taking one game at a time,” Allard said. “It doesn’t matter who’s in the other dugout. We have to focus on ourselves.” rebeccafriedman2015@ u.northwestern.edu
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NU men’s Mount Rushmore By JOSH WALFISH
daily senior staffer @JoshWalfish
I’m back with the men’s sports version of my Mount Rushmore of Northwestern athletics. If you missed my women’s sports version last week, I looked at the best four women in Wildcats history, and I’ll attempt to do the same with the men. Much like the women, there are plenty of people who could make this list, but only four will earn this highly prestigious honor. Keep in mind this only takes into account what was accomplished at NU. I’ll start by naming the three people I strongly considered for the No. 4 position but ultimately didn’t make the cut. John Shurna is NU basketball’s leader in career points, blocks and games played, but failed to get NU to the Big Dance. Mark Loretta, the only NU player to be named Big Ten Player of the Year in baseball, doesn’t make it because his 1993 season didn’t break any singleseason records. Matt Grevers won three individual NCAA titles, a title in a team medley and propelled NU to a sixth-place finish as a team in 2007. He misses out on this list by a whisker on a literal coin flip. Coming in at No. 4 is Luke Donald, the most famous golfer NU has ever had. Most people know what the Englishman has accomplished as a professional, but his success could have been predicted by his collegiate results.
The only four-time All-American in program history, Donald won the 1999 national title as an individual, helping the Cats to a third-place finish. He won three consecutive Big Ten team titles from 1999-2001 with NU and took home the Big Ten individual crown in 2000 and 2001. He also has the top three season scoring averages and holds the career record by nearly two strokes. So what can beat one national title? Two, of course. That’s how many Jake Herbert won during his wrestling career and why he edges out Donald for the No. 3 spot. Herbert was also a four-time AllAmerican, and he and Donald are the only two NU athletes to win the Jesse Owens Award as the Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year. Even more impressive is the fact that he lost just four matches in his entire career, for a .971 winning percentage, the best in NU history. He went unbeaten his final two years en route to national titles at 184 pounds, and he took home the 2009 Dan Hodge trophy for the most dominant college wrestler. This sentence serves as a warning that the final two names are extremely predictable. I try hard not to be predictable, but there is no way around these two topping this list. Sliding in at No. 2 is probably the greatest athlete ever to wear purple – Otto Graham. He was an All-America halfback for the football team and an All-America as a basketball player while also hitting .300 as an outfielder on the baseball team.
He was named the Big Ten’s most valuable football player in 1943, the same year he finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting. The final metaphorical head on this Mount Rushmore is the most The final recognized metaphorical face on head on campus. Pat Fitzgerald this Mount is the best Rushmore football coach NU is the most has e ve r had, and recognized face his 55 wins on campus. Pat on the side- Fitzgerald is the line alone best football would earn him a spot coach NU has on this list. ever had. However, as an added bonus we also get to consider his playing days. His statistics were not gaudy, but he was the heart and soul of the teams that won back-to-back Big Ten titles and brought the purple back to Pasadena after the 1995 season. He won both the Bronko Nagurski and Chuck Bednarik awards in 1995 and 1996 in addition to being named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and earning All-American honors in both years. He will go down as the best defensive player NU has ever had despite not ranking in the top 10 in tackles.
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NU’s losing streak continues with NIU shutout By ALEX PUTTERMAN
daily senior staffer @AlexPutt02
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In baseball — as in most sports — you can’t win if you don’t score. Northwestern (12-29) was shut out by Northern Illinois (14-30-1) 4-0 Wednesday night at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood, Ill. The loss was the Wildcats’ fourth in a row, after NU was swept at Michigan State last weekend. The team has now endured losing streaks of four or more games five different times this season. Before the current cold stretch, the Cats had won eight of their past 11 games, including two out of three in Nebraska, causing players to express confidence in the team’s progress. These four straight losses — in which NU has been outscored 29-6 —are undoubtedly a setback. The Cats’ bats have been particularly cold during this losing streak, and Wednesday night marked the fourth time this season NU has been shut out.
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The Cats managed only three hits against Northern Illinois starter Jordan Ruckman, who entered the game with a 7.83 ERA in 39.1 innings on the season. The Huskies tallied just eight hits themselves but were able to push across enough runs. In the fourth inning, Northern Illinois’ Justin Fletcher doubled, stole third base and scored on a ground ball to shortstop to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. They added two more runs in the seventh via a 2-run single from Tommy Hook, who had three hits on the day. Northern Illinois’ last run, in the eighth inning, was aided by an NU error, one of the team’s three miscues on the day. NU senior starting pitcher Dan Tyson enjoyed one of his strongest
outings of the year, throwing six innings of 1-run ball. He was relieved by freshman Matt Hopfner, who allowed 2 runs in his single inning of work, before being replaced by fellow freshman Joe Hoscheit, who allowed a run in his only frame. The Cats played without sophomore first baseman Zach Jones, who left Sunday’s game with an injury. Hopfner, usually the team’s right fielder, started at first in Jones’ place. Before Wednesday, Jones had played in every single game this season, one of only two NU players to do so. The Cats hope to snap their brief skid this weekend, when they host Michigan (20-24-1, 9-9 Big Ten). NU is currently last in the Big Ten with a 4-13 record, three games back from eighth place, the spot necessary to qualify for the Big Ten Tournament. With only six games remaining on the conference schedule, postseason play is bordering on unattainable. If the Cats are to have any hope, they’ll certainly need to score a few runs. asputt@u.northwestern.edu
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Daily file photo by Brian Lee
BLANKED Dan Tyson winds up for a pitch. The senior gave up just 1 earned run in six innings Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough in a 4-0 loss.