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SENATE TALKS SAFERIDE Medill sophomore Haley Hinkle proposes legislation requesting the University revoke the policy denying students the option to use SafeRide between two off-campus locations. ASG voted on the legislation and passed it immediately Wednesday evening.
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Associated Student Government discussed and passed legislation at Wednesday night’s Senate meeting requesting the University revoke a new SafeRide policy which prevents students from using the service between two off-campus locations.
The policy, instituted on the first day of Spring Quarter, received student body attention resulting in a Change.org petition, which accumulated more than 450 signatures as of Wednesday night. In the legislation, Senate asked NU show greater transparency and increased communication when making decisions impacting students campus-wide. Senators requested the University reinstate off-campus to off-campus rides until further options are created to give students
alternative means of safe transportation. “It wasn’t communicated with students beforehand, so as soon as we got back from Spring Break, we found out that there were no more off-campus to off-campus SafeRide options,” said Communication senior Anna Kottenstette, ASG vice president for student life. Kottenstette said SafeRide is aiming to address the problem of long wait times » See SENATE, page 7
A U.S. senator is analyzing new documents he requested from Northwestern related to a 2008 controversy over a medical device patients alleged was used before it was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, a spokeswoman told The Daily on Wednesday. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, wrote “several inadequacies” existed in reports NU provided the committee in 2008 and 2009 about an annuloplasty ring implanted at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. In 2007, Dr. Nalini Rajamannan, a former NU professor and cardiologist, accused her colleague Dr. Patrick McCarthy of implanting a ring, formerly called the Myxo ring, that did not yet have FDA approval in patients without consent. “The study should have stopped and informed consent given to patients,” Rajamannan, who once worked on the study with McCarthy, wrote in an email to The Daily. “(I’m) trying to protect the patients and to protect the integrity of Northwestern University from unauthorized human experimentation during open heart surgery.” Rajamannan’s employment was terminated at NU in September 2011. The next month, she told The Daily she thought her tenure was denied due to whistleblowing
in the Myxo ring experiment. At the time, University spokesman Al Cubbage would not comment on the reasons Rajamannan was denied tenure. Grassley’s request for more information from NU came after Rajamannan told the senator NU withheld a series of documents related to the senator’s 2008 and 2009 requests, including a waiver of consent form, according to a letter he addressed to University President Morton Schapiro and Northwestern Memorial Hospital president Richard Gannotta. Rajamannan said she found the waiver in February in Cook County court documents. She said she then submitted the form to the Judiciary Committee, the Northwestern Institutional Review Board and NU’s Board of Trustees. Grassley’s letter also says McCarthy has made “contradictory statements” about the Myxo ring and preexisting devices. He also said it is unclear if patients “received sufficient notice of the safety questions that arose” regarding the ring. McCarthy invented the ring, which was similar to one already cleared for use by the FDA. NMH spokeswoman Holli Salls told The Daily in 2011 the updated ring was commercially available at the time of the procedure and was in turn thought to be approved by the FDA. Salls said the FDA later told the manufacturer the updated ring should have undergone a more rigorous FDA approval process. » See EXPERIMENT, page 7
NU union leaders turn to D.C. City to investigate tricky intersection By ALEX PUTTERMAN
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By JULIAN GEREZ Leaders from the College Athletes Players Association met with legislators in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to explain the Northwestern football unionization movement they’ve spearheaded. Former Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter, CAPA president Ramogi Huma and United Steelworkers political director Tim Waters spoke with various congressional leaders — including Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston), whose district includes NU — about the details of their cause. “The meetings went well, and I think people have a lot better idea of what went on (with the unionization movement),” Waters told The Daily. “A lot of it’s common sense. I think people need to hear it and understand the athletes, they’re not asking for million dollar paychecks here.” Last week, the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Chicago ruled that NU football players are University employees, affirming the stance CAPA argued at a hearing in March. The school has announced its intention to appeal the decision to the national NLRB office in Washington. “I am pleased with the NLRB ruling that correctly recognizes Northwestern football players as University employees,” Schakowsky said in a statement after the decision. “These young men dedicate 40-plus hours a week for much of the school year to the football program and
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CAPA IN THE CAPITOL College Athletes Players Association leaders Kain Colter, Ramogi Huma and Tim Waters meet with U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. The trio spoke to several legislators about the details of their college athletes’ rights movement.
they deserve the right to unionize.” CAPA’s principal goal is to grant players a voice in discussions of their rights. The union hopes to improve medical coverage and increase graduation rates for college athletes. Waters said a union vote is scheduled for April 25 but suggested the university could theoretically ask for a postponement. Still, he said, CAPA’s leadership “expects and welcomes” a vote. On Tuesday night, Huma appeared on “The Colbert Report” to discuss CAPA’s goals. He garnered enthusiastic applause from the studio audience with his retort to Stephen Colbert’s
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(Communication ‘86) assertion that players could simply walk away from football if they feel mistreated. “There are no employees that are forced to go their jobs — it’s all voluntary,” Huma said. “But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a voice in your workplace to make sure you have basic protections.” After Colbert, in character, said Huma doesn’t understand the term “student-athlete,” Huma responded, “They’re students, they’re athletes and they’re employees.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu
City officials are looking to address traffic problems, safety concerns and aesthetic issues at the intersection of Emerson Street, Ridge Avenue and Green Bay Road. About 20 people, including several aldermen, were present at an open forum Wednesday night in the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St., to discuss potential improvements to the intersection, as well as its surrounding areas. Joseph Chiczewski, president of ESI Consultants, said the junction “serves
as a gateway to the downtown area.” Chiczewski’s firm will lead the investigation into the possible upgrades. Homayoon Pirooz, assistant director of public works, said he also thinks the improvements are necessary. “Not only do we have to take care of what we have and maintain that, but we also have to look forward,” he said. Residents voiced concerns about traffic problems, including congestion and the lack of auxiliary lanes for right- and left-hand turns. Others also addressed safety issues, including the lack of emergency » See INTERSECTION, page 7
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Howard Street brewpub hopes visitors feel peckish By katherine richter
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Jamie and Debbie Evans, owners of Howard Street’s new restaurant the Peckish Pig, want to run a brewpub where people rave about the food as much as the bar. The former partners of The Celtic Knot on Church Street opened the doors to Evanston’s first brewpub just two weeks ago, and lots of customers have already visited the restaurant, the owners said. The Peckish Pig, deemed a “laid-back brewpub with gastro pub chow” on its website, has attracted a mix of Evanston and Chicago residents to its rustically designed spot. The Evanses named the restaurant, 623 Howard St., for the colloquial British English word “peckish,” which means hungry. The brewpub serves dinner on the weekdays and brunch and dinner on the weekends. Jamie Evans said the neighborhood on the outskirts of Evanston does not have enough restaurants and bars to visit, especially in the past 20 years. “We feel like we’re really filling a niche,” he said. “We’ve been getting great feedback from people in the neighborhood.” His wife, the restaurant’s head chef, cooks menu items such as “Fish on a Plank” and “Fried Ham Hock with Salted Caramel,” distinguishing the gastro pub from other bar fare in competing pubs in Chicago. A caramel “Heavenston” ice cream sundae is one of many sweet additions to the savory
menu. “It’s not run-of-the-mill bar food. It’s definitely higher quality,” Jamie Evans noted. “I think that definitely makes us unique. There are a lot of brewpubs around Chicago, but not in Evanston, where food seems to be an afterthought. Here ... the food is as least as important as the beer.” The owners said the restaurant has a diverse cocktail and beer menu. A new house brew IPA is currently on tap, and wheat and golden ales are being tapped later this week. The brewpub will also be selling growlers — fresh, take-home jugs of beer — beginning this week. The restaurant’s interior is decorated in a contemporary rustic style, with dim lighting and furnished seating areas. Water and soft drinks are served in mason jars, and utensils like buckets and wood planks complement the menu’s Midwestern comfort food. Debbie Evans often leaves the kitchen to hand deliver entrees, while her husband monitors the bar, keeping a friendly presence in the new restaurant. Stevhan Siegel, an Evanston resident, was pleased with the food and beer he tasted at the Peckish Pig. “The restaurant is a terrific addition to the neighborhood,” Siegel said. “The menu is very well-chosen.” The couple also owns Taste Food & Wine, a retail wine store in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, a few blocks away from the Peckish Pig. Jamie Evans said they have seen many customers from the wine bar coming to their new gastro pub.
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PIGGING OUT SESP graduate student Lisa Weber sips a Revolution Brewing beer over conversation with her husband, Rob Mohler. Mohler, himself a fan of Peckish Pig’s house IPA, India Panic Attack, discovered the Howard Street microbrewery in a search of local bars.
With upscale speakeasy Ward Eight next door to the Peckish Pig, Jamie Evans said he feels optimistic about the revival of Howard Street’s dining scene. “We really feel like this end of town is turning around,” he said. “It’s going to be hopping.”
The restaurant is closed Monday, open for dinner Tuesday through Friday and open for brunch and dinner on the weekends.
Brothers arrested for underage drinking
of Dodge Avenue, where a 22-year-old man and his 19-year-old brother were drinking Seagram’s vodka. Parrott said the 22-year-old older brother purchased the alcohol and provided it to his younger brother. Neither man is a Northwestern student.
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Police Blotter Electronics, valuables taken from Evanston home More than $2,100 worth of goods was stolen from a house in south Evanston on Monday night. An Asus laptop, cell phone, MP3 player, keys and a backpack were taken from a 46-year-old
Evanston resident’s home in the 700 block of Judson Avenue, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Police said someone used a blue stepladder to access a room through a window, forcing the window open by removing its screen. No suspects have been identified in the case.
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On Campus ‘First Kiss’ previews NU’s Sex Week By JORDAN harrison
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Twenty-seven students puckered up to create a “First Kiss” video last month to promote Northwestern’s annual Sex Week. The week, running from April 7-12, will include several events focused on spurring discussion about issues surrounding sex and increasing communication on sexual education. In the video, which launched March 19 as part of an effort to spread awareness about the event, participants were asked to kiss a stranger for the first time. The idea was based on an ad produced by the clothing company WREN, which has received more than 70 million views on YouTube. “It gave me all these warm fuzzy feelings when I saw the original video, and then I heard it was an ad for a clothing company, which made me feel a little bit betrayed. And also everyone in the video was stereotypically attractive,” said Medill junior Caroline Hetzel, co-director and publicity chair for Sex Week. “We made sure to have people of different races, abilities, sexualities, genders — we tried to be very inclusive with our video.” Sex Week co-director and Communication senior Kyra Jones said more than 100 people signed up to participate, but it was difficult to match everyone with someone they had never met. Jones, who also appeared in the video, said she had mixed emotions during the filming of the kiss. “I didn’t think I would be nervous, but I was,” she said. “It was awkward until your lips meet, and then at least for me it was like a familiar feeling.”
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Communication sophomore Alex Zukoff, who is also performing in the NU Burlesque Show as part of Sex Week, said he was excited to participate in the video and thought it was an effective idea. “I think it’s the kind of thing that really breaks down a lot of the social anxieties and stigmas that we attribute to interacting with strangers in intimate ways,” Zukoff said. “It was not awkward, not uncomfortable for me.” Students planning Sex Week decided to use the video as a promotional element because many individuals, having seen the original ad, were interested in the idea and wanted to both watch and participate in it, Jones said. This spurred greater awareness for the speakers and programs featured during the week. Sex Week’s headlining event will include Partitions, Patriarchy and Rocket Sex, held on Wednesday, which will involve a talk given by blogger Kara Brown about Beyonce and feminism. During the speech, Brown will discuss how Beyonce’s latest album challenges traditional conceptions of feminism and “the role of sex and sex appeal in feminism.” Other highlights include an event called Escape from the Friend Zone with blogger Dave Futrelle and SexFest, a program with trivia games and prizes meant to balance out the several educational talks given through the week, Hetzel said. “We want to make sure that there’s an event that anyone could be interested in,” Jones said. “They’re really relevant. We tried really hard to tie it to current events that are happening.” Jones said this year, Sex Week is collaborating with several campus groups for the first time. The Department of African American Studies will co-sponsor the Beyonce event, and WNUR radio program Wednesday at the organization’s weekly Senate meeting. Weinberg juniors Alex Deitchman and Ronak Patel will compete against Weinberg juniors Julia Watson and Erik Zorn in the upcoming election. The campaign period began Wednesday night and debates between the two candidates for each
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Overanalysis overshadows true March Madness BOB HAYES
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For many American sports fans, including myself, March represents the most exciting time of the year. Scintillating basketball stars on the cusp of greatness face off against guys who appear no more athletic than you or I. For a couple weeks in March, schools hardly anyone can locate on a map dethrone perennial powers while millions of Americans scream at their television sets. As fun as these three weekends in March and April are, it is important to be wary of drawing conclusions from the always-shocking results of March Madness. Over the last few days, statistics have been thrown around Twitter and sports blogs saying only 1.3 percent of brackets had Connecticut in the Final Four and 3.3 percent had Kentucky — both teams, of course, made it. Of the more than 5.9 million people who filled out ESPN.com’s Tournament Challenge brackets, only two people picked all four teams correctly. The precise numbers will differ depending on where you look because the percentages have been derived from different pools, but the conclusion remains the same: Hardly anyone picked a correct Final Four. What is important is that just because somebody picked a correct Final Four does not mean they are actually better at predicting basketball games than 99.9 percent of the world. Instead, they got pretty lucky. This misconception stems from the common trap of sports fans’ drawing conclusions from high-variance outcomes of a small sample. In the case of March Madness, this sample size is a series of one-game results, each subject to an element of randomness. A good way to express what I mean is Connecticut’s tournament run. The Huskies
are a well-coached, talented team that has had a number of outstanding performances in the past few weeks. However, though everyone lauds their victory over Michigan State, does anyone remember what happened in the first round? This same team took a number of improbable plays to eke out an overtime victory over 10th-seeded Saint Joseph’s. Connecticut was a foul call or
four remaining teams. It undoubtedly takes a strong team to win four straight games against top competition, but just because a particular event happens once does not mean that it is a likely outcome. Mercer’s win over Duke does not at all mean they are the better team, though we can reasonably conclude that Duke relies too much on 3-pointers and lacks size, while
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missed shot away from crashing out of the first round. The Huskies went on to upset No. 2 Villanova, then edged third-seeded Iowa State, who had lost key player Georges Niang in the first round – something nobody could have predicted in his or her bracket. It is unfair for me to single out or discount Connecticut’s tournament run. Similar things could be said about each of the
Mercer was a well-coached team that could compete with great teams. As much as we love to talk about Mercer’s prevailing over the Blue Devils, in reality, if these teams played 100 games, Duke would probably win at least 80 of them. Dayton, the darlings of this year’s tournament, were a potentially botched foul call and missed shot away from relatively
forgettable losses in each of their first two games. Instead, head coach Archie Miller is one of the hottest coaching commodities, even though he had no control over Aaron Craft’s missed buzzer-beater in the opening round. Finally, the same people bragging about correctly picking the Final Four are generally the same people talking about the failures of bracket prediction models, most notably FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver’s algorithm. However, these critics only prove their own ignorance of the system. Silver said his title favorite, Louisville, had just a 15 percent chance of winning the tournament. That means that 85 percent of the time, someone else is expected to win. Silver never said Louisville would win the whole tournament — far from it — he simply calculated that if the tournament were played an infinite number of times, Louisville would win the most times. We all love March Madness because of the players’ passion and the games’ unpredictability, but we must understand that with this unpredictability comes the urge to overanalyze. When we look at bracket predictions, one bounce of the ball or one swallowed whistle throws off the entire tournament. If played 1,000 times, the tournament could easily have 1,000 different results. Thus, correct bracket picks really only mean somebody got it right just once out of the nearly infinite possible outcomes. Just because a result happens does not mean it is a likely and, consequently, an intelligent prediction. Fortunately, though, the insanity of these three spring weeks is the beauty of the tournament — and what keeps fans coming back year after year. 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.
Is Millennials’ ‘you do you’ attitude dangerous? JONATHAN ROACH
DAILY COLUMNIST
Before I arrived at Northwestern, I had never heard the phrase “you do you.” If you are unfamiliar with the phrase, it translates roughly to “if it makes you happy, so be it.” For example, if someone says “I’m gonna head home early from the party,” you might very well hear this phrase in response. When I first encountered the phrase, I thought it might be some relic of the Midwestern politeness I had heard so much about while growing up on the East Coast. However, lately I have started to think that it might be representative of something bigger, something derived not from any region but instead from a generation. Namely, “you do you” is an example of how members of our generation are detached. On March 7, Pew Research Center published a study with many uplifting results. Compared to the previous generation at the same age, the youngest generation of adults (born after 1980), called Millennials, are 13
percent more likely to support same-sex marriage and 16 percent more likely to support legalizing marijuana. This data should come as no surprise considering the recent political currents, and until very recently it would have struck me as good news. Unfortunately, it seems to be that something is going wrong. The study also found that Millennials are 10 percent less likely to describe themselves as environmentalists and 10 percent less likely to be married. Whatever one’s views on these matters are, it is worrying that issues which were once so important are becoming less and less so. How can we reconcile these seemingly conflicting discoveries? The fast and easy answer is that the standards for environmentalism and marriage have increased in recent years. In other words, it is feasible that back in the day you could litter and cheat, but still call yourself a happily married tree-hugger. Is it possible, though, that marriage and environmentalism are increasingly unpopular because, unlike views on same-sex marriage and drug use, they require commitment to others? Is it possible these views have more to do with the fact that, at the same age, Millennials are 5 percent less likely to trust
others than the previous generation, who were already 10 percent less likely than the generation preceding them? My guess is the views on same-sex marriage and marijuana are good views held for the wrong reasons. Namely, this acceptance is not out of love for or connection to those who have various sexual orientations or use various drugs, but out of disregard and disconnection. Instead of thinking, “this is a good thing, and it should be legal so that I can be a part of it,” Millennials may be thinking, “this may or may not be a good thing, but it can be legal because it doesn’t matter to me and I can just avoid those people if need be.” That is to say, “you do you.” Sure, there are exceptions. Many people uphold the moral views of Millennials without being disconnected. Unfortunately, these are still exceptions, and the results of this study show a trend that forecasts a grim future. At some point, it is worth asking if this data is credible. Were the sample sizes large enough? Were the variables controlled? Are the conclusions drawn from the results justified? These are all important questions, but they are irrelevant to the inquiry at hand.
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Millennials may be thinking, ‘this may or may not be a good thing, but it can be legal because it doesn’t matter to me and I can just avoid those people if need be.’ That is to say, ‘you do you.’
This is the point: Many of us will be parents some day, and as our children grow up and become less dependent on us, we have the choice to encourage them to be either independent or interdependent. When the next generation encounters an obstacle, will there be flight or will there be a fight? Will we emphasize a hands-off or hands-on approach? Will we teach that strong relationships are worth the inevitable problems or will we tell them, “you do you?” Jonathan Roach is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be reached at jonathankramerroach2016@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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Northwestern held its first ever Startup Career Fair on Wednesday, attracting about 600 undergraduate and graduate students. The event in Norris University Center hosted more than 30 startup companies looking to hire students. Most of the participating companies are from the Chicago area, and many are run by NU alumni. The fair was a joint effort of EPIC, a student entrepreneurial group, and University Career Services, as well as Kellogg School of Management groups eClub, High Tech Club and the business school’s Career Management Center. The collaboration was an effort to bring a larger number and variety of startup companies to campus to attract the diverse interests and skill sets of NU’s undergraduate and graduate students, organizers said. “This was a team effort,� said second-year Kellogg student Daniel Besquin, eClub’s vice president of integration. “It is one of the first big events Kellogg has hosted with clubs and schools outside of Kellogg, so it is a great start to building a good relationship between schools and to do bigger events across Northwestern.� Students from EPIC approached Flannery Donahue, career services special events coordinator, with the idea for the career Startups are much fair. Alice Harra, more relaxed, and UCS director of recruitwe want students to employer ing and engagebe as comfortable ment, said the service has worked in as possible to the past with other genuinely present student groups to host career fairs themselves. and workshops. Jasmine Jor, UCS is “making a EPIC outgoing concerted effort to programming director be advisory to student groups that want to launch events,� she said. In order to foster conversation between students and employers and to create a more casual environment, students preregistered for the fair and
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BRING YOUR ELEVATOR PITCH McCormick sophomore Alejandro Rincon talks to a recruiter at the Startup Career Fair on Wednesday afternoon. The fair hosted more than 30 companies from the Chicago area.
uploaded their resumes to an online portal instead of bringing hard copies. “Startups are much more relaxed, and we want students to be as comfortable as possible to genuinely present themselves as who they are and connect with these startups to seek long term opportunities,� said Weinberg junior Jasmine Jor, outgoing programming director for EPIC. SESP senior Josephine Lee, outgoing EPIC president, said she hopes the resume portal will allow conversations between students and startups to continue after the event. “Our team’s advice to students attending the fair is to ask startups in attendance for their stories and present challenges,� she said. “This will probably spark insightful, and hopefully affirming, conversation.� Weinberg freshman Mohan Ravi said he went to the fair to find strategic partners for his new healthcare startup. He said he was able to connect
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is providing more detail on its plan to move into the Harley Clarke Mansion, the latest chapter in the years-long debate over the aging landmark’s future. In a prospectus posted March 17 on the city’s website, the department says the lakefront building would be an ideal location for its Illinois Coastal Education Center, envisioning an “interactive, centrally located educational facility for visitors of all ages to learn about the Illinois coast, Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes.” The center would also offer a “Coastal Science classroom” for regional students and a gathering area for the public. The prospectus lists 17 ideas for displays and exhibits, including fish tanks with local species and aerial photos of the shoreline over time. The department sees itself partnering with other institutions that could potentially benefit from the Illinois Coastal Education Center, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey and Northwestern, according to the proposal. Ald. Jane Grover (7th), whose ward includes the mansion, 2603 Sheridan Road, said she has heard no negative feedback on the prospectus. She said the proposal appears “really compatible with the community’s expectations” for a use that draws more residents to the lakefront with amenities and programming.
The city first heard about the department’s interest in the mansion in October 2013, about three months after aldermen rejected a controversial bid for the property by Evanston billionaire Jennifer Pritzker. Pritzker had proposed turning the building into a boutique hotel, angering neighbors concerned about Evanston’s commitment to preserving its lakefront. The department’s pitch for the mansion came as a surprise to city officials who at the time were debating whether to finance various repairs to the building so the Evanston Art Center could stay in it. The center rents the mansion from the city for $1 a year, an agreement intended to boost the art scene. In February, City Council’s Human Services Committee voted to end the art center’s lease, evoking an eviction clause to give it 240 days to leave the building. A week later, Council decided to extend that time frame to Jan. 31, 2015. “For us, we’re just working toward that date,” said Norah Diedrich, executive director of the art center. “We need space to work out of. We’re combing the area to try and find something.” Last month, the art center hired a real estate firm to help look for a roughly 30,000-squarefoot building in the Evanston area, Diedrich said. The f irm, River woods, Ill.-based Podolsky|Circle, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the art center is offering programming through December as it does every year, Diedrich said.
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IN THE HOUSE The Illinois Department of Natural Resources plans to turn the Harley Clarke Mansion, which currently houses the Evanston Art Center, into a coastal education center. The art center is currently looking for a new space.
It is also preparing to celebrate its 85th anniversary in October. Diedrich said she is confident the art center will find at least a temporary location by the end of the year. “We’re excited about it,” she said. “It’s kind of an interesting way to develop a new
audience.” There will be more opportunities for public input regarding the fate of the mansion later this spring, city spokeswoman Erika Storlie said.
dissented from the conservative majority’s opinion. “It understates the importance of protecting the political integrity of our governmental institutions,” Justice Stephen Breyer wrote. “It creates a loophole that will allow a single individual to contribute millions of dollars to a political party or to a candidate’s campaign.” The ruling in the case, called McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, was not unexpected, given prior court decisions, but it had been highly anticipated ever since oral argument was heard last October. Advocates from all sides were primed to respond quickly, and for most part predictably. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus called the ruling an “important first step toward restoring the voice of
candidates and party committees and a vindication for all those who support robust, transparent political discourse.” The RNC raised $409 million during the 2012 election cycle. Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, though himself an aggressive fundraiser, denounced the ruling as “another step on the road to ruination.” Schumer has $11 million sitting in his campaign treasury. Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy and Samuel Alito joined Roberts’ opinion. Justice Clarence Thomas concurred, making for an effective 5-4 majority, though he wrote a separate, more purist, concurring opinion calling for the strict end of other campaign limits as well.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday further opened up the taps for political campaign contributions, with a bombshell ruling that removes long-standing limits on how much total money an individual can contribute to federal candidates. In what amounted to a 5-4 decision, the court’s conservatives declared that the aggregate contribution limits imposed four decades ago violated the First Amendment’s free-speech protections. Though individual donations may still be limited, the ruling frees donors to spread their wealth across as many candidates as they can find. That means a wealthy individual could start
contributing more than $3.5 million to party committees and candidates over two years. “They ... intrude without justification on a citizen’s ability to exercise the most fundamental First Amendment activities,” Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. wrote of the aggregate contribution limits. The decision erases the aggregate limit of $123,200 for a two-year election cycle. Roberts’ 40-page opinion, joined in full by three other conservative justices, continues the court’s dismantling of congressional efforts to overhaul campaign financing. Its constitutional reasoning may leave the remaining campaignfinance restrictions at risk, and it prompted demonstrations in cities from Tampa, Fla., to Tacoma, Wash. The court’s four Democratic appointees
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Intersection prioritization for the police and fire departments as well as signal coordination with the traffic lights. Attendees also noted problems with the area’s aesthetics. Since the city authorized the firm to proceed in December, ESI has been doing field surveys and data collection, such as determining the volume of approximate daily traffic of the streets in the area. Activity on some of the streets, like the northbound section of Green Bay Road before the intersection, exceed an estimated 15,000 cars daily. However, Chiczewski said he believes the problems go beyond the mere volume of traffic. The planned improvements to the intersection are not limited to those who use cars. The project also aims to serve the needs of pedestrians and cyclists who use the area. “We want this to be a comprehensive, complete street type of solution,” Chiczewski said. Tina Paden, an Evanston resident who has
In April 2009, the device was cleared under the new name dETlogix Annuloplasty Ring. Cubbage said NU submitted the documents the senator requested by the March 14 deadline he set. He would not release a copy of the report the University provided to Grassley because he said it contained “confidential” information. Jill Gerber, Grassley’s spokeswoman, said the senator plans to release the documents. Cubbage declined to comment on the Grassley’s assertion NU withheld key documents when the committee investigated the Myxo case in 2008 and 2009. Gerber said the senator plans to release a response to NU soon but could not provide a specific timeline.
with the change. In the past, the average wait time has been about 40 minutes and since the new policy was instituted, it decreased to about 15 minutes, she said. Medill sophomore Haley Hinkle, ASG’s director of transportation, emphasized the need for the University to discuss policy changes with students prior to implementing them. She said after meeting with SafeRide officials last quarter, she was given no indication this change would be made, however since the policy addition, she has been in contact with SafeRide coordinator Bernard Foster. Hinkle said it was important the University look into all transportation options across campus to ensure students living and traveling off-campus have safe choices. Senate fast-tracked the proposal, moving it from new business to old business, and immediately voted to lend its support. Candidates were also nominated and voted on for speaker and parliamentarian. Weinberg sophomore Noah Star was confirmed as the next speaker and will replace Weinberg senior Katie Funderburg. Star, who has been a senator for about a year, said he “started to feel more comfortable” in ASG through his work on the public relations committee. “I really learned about the nitty-gritty details of ASG which made me feel more confident that I had an opinion that was worthwhile and worth presenting to the Senate body,” Star said. “I’m passionate about Senate, I have ownership in Senate and I want to take that passion and allow you guys to feel that type of passion if you don’t have it already.” Weinberg junior Petros Karahalios was elected to the position of parliamentarian. Karahalios will take over for McCormick senior Abby Klearman. He said during his time in Senate, he has been involved in a variety of different issues and is passionate about the work he has contributed. He currently serves as senator for Rainbow Alliance. “I got a lot of experience with what it means to be on the parliamentary body,” Karahalios said. “I think that I bring a lot to the table in terms of this position and in terms of preparedness and in terms of experience and ability to execute and passion.” Star and Karahalios will be sworn in at next week’s Senate.
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Finals Week all-nighters at the library will soon be more enjoyable for Northwestern students. Adding more comfortable chairs in the library won the third 10K Initiative, Associated Student Government announced Wednesday. McCormick senior and ASG executive vice president Alex Van Atta said this option received about 200 more votes than the second most chosen option, which was a Lakefill swing set. This was followed by the increased outdoor lighting for North Campus trees and the ability to use munch money in several downtown Evanston businesses. Van Atta said students expressed concern about specific aspects of all of the other options besides the library chair improvements, emphasizing this option would likely be the most useful for the majority of campus. “The library furniture was the least controversial of all five of them. Most people can see utility in adding more furniture to the library because most people use it as opposed to something like the Lakefill or Evanston where it’s not as close to North Campus,” Van Atta said. “This serves a wider variety of people.” Van Atta said library administrators had expressed interest in potentially donating more money to the idea, however the logistics of and proposed timeline for the project are still being discussed. — Rebecca Savransky
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lived in the area for more than 40 years, said she is skeptical of the project but wants to see the problems acknowledged. “It’s a very important intersection and they really need to get that together,” Paden said. “Accidents are a regular occurrence.” The meeting began with a formal presentation. Afterward, residents were able ask those conducting the project and city officials questions directly. Chiczewski said additional public outreach will be conducted in the future. Ald. Jane Grover (7th), who attended the meeting, said city engineers have been puzzled about how to fix problems with the intersection for years. “For anyone who’s lived here any amount of time, you know this intersection, you can’t avoid it in Evanston,” Grover told The Daily. “I’d love to see this improved, especially with the increasing residential density in the neighborhood.” juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu
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INTERSECTION INVESTIGATION ESI Consultants president Joe Chiczewski gives a presentation Wednesday at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center about concerns regarding the intersection of Green Bay Road, Emerson Street and Ridge Avenue. Chiczewski’s firm is leading the investigation into possible upgrades to the intersection.
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Home sweet home indeed. No. 23 Northwestern (20-8) lit up the Illinois-Chicago Flames (6-14) 14-7 on Wednesday at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. The Wildcats got after sophomore pitcher Bridget Boyle early, setting a program record with 12 first-inning runs. Senior centerfielder Emily Allard got the Cats started with a single, and they never looked back. Senior leftfielder Mari Majam and senior infielder Marisa Bast walked, followed by a two-run double from junior Andrea DiPrima and another double from junior infielder Anna Edwards, which made the score 4-2. After sophomore first baseman Andrea Filler reached base on a fielder’s choice, sophomore second baseman Brianna LeBeau broke the game open with a three-run homer over the left field wall, putting the Cats up 7-2. “We prepared the same way we always do and came out saying ‘we’re just gonna beat that team in the other dugout,’” LeBeau said. “They had some different pitchers coming in. The first pitcher came all inside, so I was ready for that.” Meanwhile, freshman pitcher Nicole Bond was stellar, allowing only 4 runs, all of which were earned by UIC senior second baseman Jacki Fletcher. Fletcher had two home runs, both hit to left field. While the game seemed like it would end by the fifth inning, the Flames made their best effort to avoid the run rule. Bond, who gave up only 1 earned run, was relieved in the fifth inning
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Spartans. Did Crawford benefit from being the best player on a not-so-great team? Definitely. But give him credit for putting up great numbers in the first year of coach Chris Collins’ new system. His presence will be sorely missed as NU continues to work toward its goal of cracking the NCAA Tournament field. In other words, top-100 recruit Vic Law, a 6-foot-7 small forward in the mold of Crawford, will have some big shoes to fill next year.
I’ll admit the fall and winter were difficult times to be Wildcats fans. Injuries denied Northwestern athletics from reaching new heights and, as a result, there was far less postseason play than usual. However, the spring brings renewed hope that NU can end its year on a high note and the optimism can linger until Aug. 30, when the University of California, Berkeley football team comes to visit Ryan Field. Just as Opening Day symbolizes the beginning of spring for many people, I see Spring Quarter as a way to either end the misery or extend the happiness. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller and the lacrosse team constantly lift us out of the winter doldrums with their dominance over the competition. They are the model of consistency that brings stability to Evanston when we need it the most. As I’ve stated previously, there are three guarantees in life: death, taxes and Northwestern lacrosse over Memorial Day weekend. Meanwhile, the women’s tennis program has won 15 consecutive Big Ten titles, a feat few teams can match anywhere in the country in any sport. Coach Claire Pollard has lost a total of one match in the Big Ten Tournament in her 15 years at NU. Softball is back to glory thanks to an explosive offense and talented pitching staff that is surprising many outside Evanston. Coach Kate Drohan has her best team since the 2008 squad that won a Big Ten title. This spring comes on the heels of the most success NU has had all year. Wrestler Jason Tsirtsis won a Big Ten and national title at 149 pounds, becoming the Cats’ first freshman champ and first national champ since 2009. The women’s basketball squad made a spirited run to the third round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. To cap it all off, swimmer Jordan Wilimovsky finished fourth in the mile at the NCAA championships, the first top-five finish by an NU athlete since 2008. Those three events were the snowball at the top of a mountain beginning its descent. As the spring approaches, the momentum will continue and the snowball will start picking up more snow. I am willing to bet on at least six of the seven spring programs making the postseason this year after only four of the other 12 teams either made or sent multiple participants to postseason competition during fall and winter. If you couldn’t tell by now, the spring is arguably my favorite season of the year for NU athletics because of the school pride the success fosters. I’ve witnessed firsthand how this community rallies around the Cats’ victories on the field, and it’s an invigorating feeling. There’s something that switches on in our brains whenever NU has success that makes donning purple a fashion trend again. The atmosphere is the best when our teams are winning, and although I know we are disappointed we couldn’t be more successful in sports, spring offers a chance at new hope. I guarantee the spring will be a better time to be a NU sports fan and the success we are accustomed to seeing will not end soon. So let’s cleanse that palate from the disappointment with a bevy of spring success.
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Softball Annabel Edwards/Daily Senior Staffer
LEBEAUTIFUL Sophomore second baseman Brianna LeBeau launched a three-run home run — her sixth of the season — to highlight a 12-run first inning, as Northwestern cruised to a 14-7 victory over IllinoisChicago.
Hawkeyes. “This is what we do this time of year,” Drohan said. “This isn’t really a quick turnaround. It’s a normal
Wednesday-Friday-Saturday schedule. I think we’re ready to go.” HuzaifaPatel2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Senior forward Drew Crawford earned yet another accolade Tuesday, being chosen to compete in the 2014 Reese’s Division I College All-Star Game. The accolade puts Crawford in the company of some of the best seniors from around the country. But just how good was Crawford this year? He was the unquestioned leader and a key veteran presence for a team in transition this season, and taking a look at his statistical contributions only further illuminates his importance. According to kenpom.com, Crawford played 88 percent of all potential minutes this season, good for 70th in the country. By comparison, Creighton’s Doug McDermott, the nation’s leading scorer, played a lesser 84.4 percent of minutes. It’s a testament to McDermott’s skill, but also to Crawford’s usage. Crawford got to the foul line 146 times during the year, an easy first on the team in front of two sophomores, guard Tre Demps and center Alex Olah, who both tied for second with 97. He made 114 of those attempts, good for a squad-best 78.1 free-throw percentage. Surprisingly, Crawford also led the Wildcats in 3-point shots, besting the trigger-happy Demps. He unfortunately posted a career-low 32.7 percent shooting percentage on those attempts, but his offensive output generated a healthy 1.20 points per shot, second for NU behind Olah’s very efficient 1.36. In another statistical oddity, Crawford was second on the team
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BIG SHOES TO FILL The departure of senior forward Drew Crawford will leave a hole for Northwestern next season. Crawford led the team in many key categories and ate up 88 percent of all potential minutes played.
in assists with 71, barely trailing Demps’ 73. That outcome is in part based on junior guard Dave Sobolewski’s limited playing time this season, but it also shows Crawford was a big part of the offense even when he wasn’t shooting the ball. Defensively, despite being just the third-tallest regular starter Crawford came down with 19.1 percent of the team’s rebounds and was second on the team with 25 blocks. Perhaps the only criticism that can be leveled against Crawford’s game is his occasional tendency to disappear in big contests, such as his 6-point night in a loss against
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Michigan State on Jan. 15 or his dismal 1-for-15 shooting performance in a defeat versus Minnesota on Feb. 16. But, more likely, he was just having the off days even great players are bound to have. He was nothing but clutch when he dropped 30 points to lead the Cats to their signature win, an upset road victory over Wisconsin on Jan. 29. He also had 15 points in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to help NU secure a win over NCAA tournament-bound Iowa and had a team-high 21 in the Cats final game of the season, a rematch against the