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Student DJ prepares for Dillo debut By Christine Farolan
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After winning Mayfest’s Battle of the DJs for the second year in a row, Bienen junior Lucas Messore (“Behind These Eyes”) is ready to claim his place on the Dillo Day stage. Messore has been playing guitar since he was 10, leading to an early love of rock and jazz guitar. He said he became interested in electronic music closer to 16 or 17, after producing music on the computer for a few years. It wasn’t until his freshman year at Northwestern that he began DJing through Streetbeat, a radio show on WNUR. “They helped me learn how to DJ and they had a bunch of equipment, so I got started that way,” Messore said. Messore said the program, which features local Chicago DJs and NU students, is a “fun environment.” In addition to actually DJing, he said he also enjoys that everyone gets together for meetings in which one member will give a presentation on a certain type of music. “It’s really like a whole community at this point,” Messore said.
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Messore was influenced by his original major in jazz guitar performance, which he pursued before switching to a broader music degree. Though he is no longer a performance major, he said he can’t
Following an extension of Microsoft’s Campus Agreement, Northwestern University Information Technology is able to offer Microsoft Office free to all students. In the past, Microsoft’s Campus Agreement was only available for faculty and staff, however, the agreement was expanded to include students last year, said Wendy Woodward, director of NUIT. Woodward said there was no extra fee for NU to allow students free access to Microsoft Office. Woodward said NUIT has been working since last year to create the best distribution system for the free software. Since Thursday, all active NU students have been able to download Microsoft Office using their NetIDs and passwords. The suite can be downloaded at msoffice.northwestern.edu and includes Word, Excel,
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go dj, that’s my dj Lucas Messore performs at Mayfest’s Battle of the DJs Thursday night. As the winner of the competition, Messore will perform at Dillo Day later this month.
“(It) includes a lot of DJs that are interested in exploring music intellectually with specific regard to electronic music.” WNUR also has a recording studio where DJs can work on their music. Medill sophomore Adrian Stubbs, another Streetbeat DJ, has
collaborated with Messore on more than one occasion. “I feel like he’s really hitting his niche now,” Stubbs said. “When someone makes music, there’s a point where they say, ‘Yeah, this is exactly what I thought of and created and it came together.’”
Students renew Council supports state tax bills Deering dialogues By paige leskin
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Northwestern students, faculty and staff gathered Friday to engage in dialogue in an effort to build community and promote discussion on various campus issues. About 50 students attended the event, Dialogue at Deering, which was organized by members of Sustained Dialogue, housed under the department of Campus Inclusion and Community. Due to the weather, the event was moving from Deering Meadow to Allison Hall. Sarah Watson, co-founder and outgoing co-lead moderator for Sustained Dialogue, kicked off the event by explaining the reasoning behind the first Dialogue at Deering event, held in April 2012 after a series of incidents of racial bias at NU. She highlighted several issues occurring during that time which demonstrated the need for campuswide dialogue. “We had a number of things happen that had a lot of people questioning, ‘where is the community at Northwestern, why don’t we talk
Man, 32, dies after fall from Maple Avenue building A 32-year-old man died early Monday morning after falling from a building in downtown Evanston, according to police. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay
to each other, why aren’t we getting along with each other,” Watson said about the first Dialogue at Deering event. “We really were wondering where is a space for dialogue at Northwestern and how can we create that.” At the first event, about 200 individuals attended to discuss issues within the University. Watson said she and other members of Sustained Dialogue wanted to renew the dialogue this year in an effort to further build community. She noted the strides that have been made in the two years since the first event within the smaller Sustained Dialogue sessions and emphasized the importance of continuing to facilitate dialogue in an informal space. Lesley-Ann Brown, executive director of campus inclusion and community, spoke to attendees about the plans the University has moving forward regarding diversity and inclusion. She said over the past year, NU has created multiple classes to meet the proposed learning outcomes from the proposed social inequalities and diversity requirements, and » See Dialogue, page 7 Parrott said the man fell from the 26th floor to the fourth floor at a building in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue. The man was pronounced dead on the scene at about 3:30 a.m., Parrott said. Parrott added police do not believe foul play was involved in the man’s death.
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Evanston aldermen approved a resolution at City Council on Monday that urged Illinois legislators to extend a temporary state income tax. The extension would stop the tax from dropping from 5 to 3.75 percent in 2015. Despite the resolution passing 6 to 3, some aldermen said they felt passing the tax was unavoidable, as Illinois had no other way to pay what it owes and avoid statewide budget cuts. “They have to do what they I’m concerned have to do,” Ald. Donald about what Wilson (4th) happens in the said. “They’ve city of Evanston gotten into mess if that tax is not the that they’ve maintained. gotten into, and they’re I’d rather be going to proactive. have to pass Elizabeth Tisdahl, this in order to have the Evanston mayor funds to pay the bills.” Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said she supported the tax increase solely because of the interests of Evanston. If the tax hike were to fail, the city would be subject to “devastating” budget cuts on top of the ones that have already occurred, she said. “I’m concerned about what happens in the city of Evanston if that tax is not maintained,” Tisdahl said. “I’d rather be proactive than simply sit and complain about (a budget cut) when it happens to us which, if we don’t act, it will.” Some aldermen expressed concern with the actions of state legislators, citing a lack of confidence and faith
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in them. Wilson said that although he supports the tax increase in order to fund the state, it doesn’t mean he approves of the situation. Ald. Jane Grover (7th) made the distinction between issues of extending the tax and reforming the way the state legislature acts, and said both were possible. “I think the votes on the resolution tonight ought to be a signal … that there’s a high degree of distrust about how they operate in Springfield,” Grover said. The council also passed a resolution that advocated equally taxing calls to 911 made from landlines and mobile phones in order to increase funding. Under the current system, only calls made from landline phones are taxed, even though the majority of calls are made from cell phones. Because of the lack of landline phones used to call for emergencies, there’s a decrease in the amount of
revenue coming in to support 911 operations, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said. “The people who use their cell phones to call 911 need to pay the same fee that those of us who call 911 on our landline phones pay, and that’s not happening,” she said. “The more landline phones that are disconnected and the more cellphones that are going into service has nothing to do with the number of calls made to 911. They still keep coming.” Wilson said he was reluctant to support the resolution because he was unsure that all the money produced from the state tax would return to Evanston, as the current phone tax ensures. Council also heard an update on the status of the Evanston Animal Shelter, which is in a transition period as the city searches for new leadership. » See council, page 7
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Around Town Survey evaluates city’s snow services By Marissa Mizroch
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Evanston officials are assessing residents’ feedback on how well the city handled the snowiest winter in its history. In a survey conducted by the public works department in April, the city asked residents to evaluate city services, such as snow parking and snow removal, from the past winter. Jim Maiworm, assistant director of public works, said he sees the survey as a way to improve customer service and ensure residents are being provided with necessary services. “We can make assumptions that we are doing a good job, and we think we’re accomplishing quality things for the residents of Evanston,” Maiworm said. “But unless you actually go out there and ask people, you never know.” Evanston spent more than $400,000 on cleanup after the first week of January became the second-snowiest week in the area ever recorded by the National Weather Service. Although the survey results have not yet been released, many residents have strong feelings about the way snow
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Local teens forcibly rob woman Two teenagers forcibly robbed an Evanston woman early Monday morning in south central Evanston. The teenagers approached the 21-year-old woman near the intersection of Washington Street and Custer Avenue early Monday morning, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. One grabbed the woman’s phone and the other grabbed her purse. The woman attempted to chase the teenagers as they fled the area but lost sight of them. Police have identified the boys involved, ages
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this is such a unique and different situation. It just made sense to get people’s opinions on how we dealt with it.” marissamizroch2017@u.northwestern.edu 13 and 14, and will be charging them soon, Parrott said. The teens reside in a state-run facility in Evanston.
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removal was handled this past winter. Evanston resident Caitlin McLeod said she felt even with systems in place to facilitate snow removal, the city did not always follow through. “On one side of the street in snow emergencies you could park on even days, and the other on odd days,” McLeod said. “But even with that, they only plowed down the center of the street, leaving the banks of snow to pile up around the cars.” Mary Kurz, another resident, did not have any problems with snow removal efforts, but said other ways the city handles winter weather could use some improvements. “They kept up with (the snow) the best they could,” Kurz said. “What I’m concerned about is the amount of salt they are putting down. Other cities use a beet juice solution, which is more environmentally friendly.” Maiworm said the survey, while unconventional, will provide valuable feedback for winters to come. “What I’m hoping from the snow survey is that there will be some sort of common thread about some area that we may have overlooked,” Maiworm said. “We haven’t done anything like this for snow in the two years I’ve been here, but
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Chicago woman arrested in connection with Whole Foods theft
Police arrested a Chicago woman on Friday in connection with retail theft from the Whole Foods store in south Evanston. The woman took eight fragrance bottles past the last point of purchase at the store, 1111 Chicago Ave., Parrott said. The store’s security officer detained the woman until police arrived to arrest her. The woman, 34, was charged with retail theft and is scheduled to appear in court May 29. — Ciara McCarthy
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Documentary honoring life of alum completed By OLIVIA EXSTRUM
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To coincide with the third anniversary of the death of Tyler Lorenzi (McCormick ‘10), a current Northwestern senior and NU alumnus are continuing their final fundraising push for a documentary they created to honor Lorenzi’s memory. “Ty’s List,� a documentary produced and directed by Ben Prawer (Communication ‘12) and Communication senior Jesse Swedlund, started with an email in the summer of 2011. Last week, the two had their first private preliminary film screenings in the McCormick Tribune Center. When Lorenzi died at the age of 23 on May 13, 2011, the duo were inspired by a list Lorenzi had made of things to do in his home of San Francisco. Swedlund, who was a Project Wildcat counselor with Lorenzi, saw the list, and the evening after Lorenzi’s memorial service, decided to fulfill it. “That’s when the list ended up in my inbox, because people were sending around things that Tyler had written,� Swedlund said. “I saw it and said ‘Wow, this is awesome, I’m going to do all these things.’� Swedlund wrote the proposal that night and Prawer joined the project soon after. The two began their first meetings in the fall and filmed during August last year. “At the time, Ty’s death really impacted me,� Prawer said. “It helped me understand I wasn’t living my life to the fullest. So when I heard of Jesse’s idea, I thought it would be a really cool and effective way to get other people thinking about their lives.�
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Three years later, the film is completed and Swedlund and Prawer are using a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for distribution costs, which include fees to enter film festivals, legal expenses and marketing and promotion costs. McCormick freshman Phil Meyers attended one of the preliminary film screenings last week. Meyers said he attended to support the filmmakers. “Going into it, I didn’t realize it was going to be a full, feature-length film,� he said. “So when I realized it was a full film, I was just very impressed that they had made the movie. It was very inspiring.� For the filming process, Swedlund and Prawer enlisted three people who were all close to Lorenzi in some way — a college friend and fellow PWild counselor, a childhood friend and a former roommate — to go on a trip to the Bay Area to complete everything on the list. Prawer said they originally had planned to follow four people, but one of the individuals dropped out at the last minute. In addition to having to adjust filming to accommodate the change in the number of people involved, both Swedlund and Prawer said the subject matter was difficult to work with at times. “Working every day with this project was a constant reminder of Ty’s death,� Swedlund said. “It could be tough sometimes, but other times it was really inspiring. There were a lot of emotions on the trip.� During the week of filming, the cast and crew of the film stayed in a house donated by an NU alum in Mill Valley, California — a town near San Francisco — and received food from people in the community. After dedicating almost three years to the project, Prawer said there is no chance they would give up now. He said he and Swedlund are continually inspired by Lorenzi’s story and the people who have The study, published Thursday May 8, in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, detailed the program which was initially developed for adults who suffer with psychiatric disorders. “Adults with an autism spectrum disorder tend to have difficulties with social communication, which may interfere with them having a successful job interview,� said lead study author Matthew J. Smith, a research assistant professor of psychiatry
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final cuT Communication senior Jesse Swedlund and Ben Prawer (Communication ‘12) film their documentary honoring the life of Tyler Lorenzi (McCormick ‘10). The duo recently completed their film and are in the final fundraising push.
invested in the project. “We definitely had our ups and downs, but Tyler’s story, his message and his way of life is something that continues to inspire and motivate us,� he said. “Also, so many people made an investment in us and this project and it was up to us to follow through.� In addition to the cast, crew and production team, the film employed two interns who were both NU undergraduates. Communication freshman Emma Gordon became involved during winter quarter of
this year, and helped primarily with the film’s music. Gordon was able to see the full-length film as it was being produced. “They just finished the actual film, but watching it evolve has been really cool,� she said. “Ben and Jesse are just so genuinely kind with people. So many people believe in their project, and they’re doing good work.�
and behavioral sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine, in a news release. “Our program helps trainees learn to talk about their ability to work as a team member so they sound easy to work with. They also learn how to sound interested and enthusiastic about a potential job, as well as convey that they are a hard worker.� The study tested an Internet-based training program that gives individuals repeated opportunities
to practice interviewing skills with a virtual human resources staff member. “We hope that this training program can improve the employment potential for persons with autism spectrum disorder,� said Dr. Michael Fleming, the senior author of the study and a Feinberg professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, in a news release. — Rebecca Savransky
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Silicon Valley entering a new ‘hashtag bubble’ LUCAS MATNEY
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The most intriguing aspect of Silicon Valley is also one of its greatest liabilities: It exists in a vacuum. It’s a place where popularity is power and users are profits. All the while, the investments from venture capitalists that go into these companies are still very much comprised of real money. In 2013, venture capitalists invested nearly $30 billion into U.S. companies, the largest amount since 2001, at the tail-end of the dot. com tech bubble crash. As investment increases, expectations of future growth stalls and more companies enter the fray. We may be witnessing the formation of the second bubble to hit the tech industry in the last 15 years — one I call the hashtag bubble. Facebook’s $19 billion February buyout of WhatsApp, a multimedia messaging app, and its $2 billion March buyout of Oculus Rift VR, a virtual reality company, have compounded the public’s skepticism of the tech industry’s indefinite viability. The latest string of high-profile buyouts are being made on the basis of potential for later growth. It’s the reason why public internet companies like Twitter are worth tens of billions of dollars when its quarterly profits are typically small or nonexistent. Investors are essentially betting that these tech companies can focus on building their popularity now and can introduce monetization efforts much later to their expanded base of loyal users. Risky investments are nothing new, but with so many tech companies following this path for growth and eschewing initial returns, the collective risk is huge — like trillions huge. Will all of these major tech companies be able to continue at their expected growth rates or is the entire industry headed towards doom and gloom? Twitter, one of the industry’s most visible
and discussed social media companies, may be serving as a harbinger of the pain to come. Last Tuesday, the company’s share prices fell 17.8 percent following the expiration of a lockup inhibiting early investors and employees from selling shares. The revealing selloff and slow user growth over the past quarter prompted analysts to again lessen expectations for the company’s future growth. By the following day, the share price was down to almost half of what it had been at the year’s start. The precariousness of predicted future growth in the tech industry is not confined to volatile social media companies that operate solely on ad revenues, however. Amazon, a popular online marketplace, has a reputation among analysts as one of the most reliable investments in the tech industry, despite consistently making minuscule quarterly profits in the pursuit of huge revenue gains. This strategy generally hasn’t been seen as a probIn the lem for investors, who meantime, believe that by building Silicon Valley up customer loyalty now, Amazon will be will continue able to raise prices in to make more the future without sacrificing growth. and more report published billionaires, all lastAmonth by Ohio the way up until State researchers calls these assumptions into the hashtag question, suggesting bubble bursts. that when it comes to price hikes Amazon consumers aren’t all that loyal. The report detailed that in states where Amazon has begun to start charging state sales taxes on top of its orders, spending with Amazon per household declined by about 10 percent. Concerns regarding reliability of future growth have caused Amazon’s share price to drop more than 25 percent since the year’s start.
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Chekhov’s writing helps us understand ourselves antonio petkov
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When the name Anton Chekhov comes up in conversation, most people immediately think of one of his best-known plays, “The Cherry Orchard.” Yet, my favorite part of Chekhov’s work is the considerable amount of short stories he penned during his relatively short life. The fact that he was a medical doctor by profession, and yet he was in many ways a more masterful writer of prose than some of his contemporaries who were dedicated writers, is profoundly impressive. He is a person who demonstrates that the cliche “math/science person vs. humanities person” is fallacious. There are many aspects of his writing that appeal to me, not the least of which are his subtlety, his economical style and his ability to show rather than tell. Although he claims not to advocate any sort of moral admonition, there is a subtle nuance and purpose to his writing which is developed through a unique, often omniscient narrative voice. The result are stories which do not propound an ideology in a didactic way but rather use human interaction to demonstrate the thousands of little miscommunications and vices, in an often banal and relatable context, which ultimately add up to create the major issues our society faces. Some of the issues he outlines are social, and others of them can be applied to a broader political context. The relevance of his stories to our daily lives is obvious. Although they were penned over a century ago, they address many questions which are still important today such as medical ethics, the importance of communication, the ability to reserve judgment, the tribulations associated with romantic love, and so on. In fact, it seems that for nearly every problem we face, particularly as college students, there is a Chekhov story that we would do well to read. For those who are experiencing trials involving love, there
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These specific instances from high-visibility corporations illustrate key problems stoking the current bubble: online loyalty and popularity’s short shelf life. If users are obstructed by a paywall or excessive advertising and they can find a better experience somewhere else, they will. This is why the idea of pushing off monetization for startups so long is such a troubling concept in an online culture where most things are expected to be free forever. The ultimate effect of this is that these established public tech companies will begin to make their returns by using invasive moneymaking methods encouraged by shareholders. In the meantime, however, newer companies — unburdened by investors’ interests — will be able to sweep in and steal users who are unsatisfied with the old guard’s cumbersome monetization
attempts. As the years go on, and I suspect it will be a couple years before the hashtag bubble pushes to its maximum surface area, venture capitalists will come to terms with the fact that on the internet, just because something is wildly popular doesn’t mean it’ll be worth billions of dollars when the dust settles. Investors probably won’t do anything with that information though, because in the meantime Silicon Valley will continue to make more and more billionaires, all the way up until the hashtag bubble bursts and it starts unmaking them. Lucas Matney is a Medill sophomore. He can be reached at lucasmatney2016@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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is “The Kiss.”For Some others who feel like of the issues they are alienated from their peers he outlines due to socioecoare social, and nomic inequality, or experience a lack of others of them communication with can be applied their friends, there is to a broader “Enemies.” Although Tolstoy political and Dostoevsky, context. as well as some of Chekhov’s other contemporaries, are more well known and their names spring immediately to mind, when their work is juxtaposed with Chekhov’s, it seems almost crude. So many writers hit the reader over the head with the emotional response; they leave little which is not obvious, and the reader is not rewarded for appreciating subtlety, or for questioning the motives of the author. Literature in general has a tremendous application when it comes to understanding ourselves, overcoming challenges, gaining insight into humanity and healing our emotional wounds. Russian literature in particular does this very well, not in the least because of the narrative style, often a deeply introspective and highly observant omniscient narration. If we are to be even more specific, however, there is one man who does all of this with such a remarkable finesse and with such noble intent, that we would be doing ourselves an injustice if we did not at some point in our lives read his work. In his short stories in particular, he does not lavish us with useless or flat characters, or descriptive imagery which is there only for its own sake. Everything in his writing has a purpose, and for the more observant reader, a tremendous appeal. Antonio Petkov is a McCormick freshman. He can be reached at antoniopetkov2017@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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NSH Impact Week ends with $1K award to GlobeMed By Rebecca Savransky daily senior staffer @beccasavransky
Northwestern Student Holdings awarded GlobeMed, a student-run nonprofit, $1,000 on Saturday as part of its second Impact Week. NSH, a student-run holdings company, held Impact Week in an effort to increase awareness about different philanthropic student-run organizations and to give back to the community. The week, lasting from May 4 to 10, highlighted seven different student run nonprofits that were each partnered with an NSH company. During the week, members of the groups competed for the most votes on a video they produced explaining their organization, with rewards ranging from $100 to $1,000. GlobeMed, an organization focused on improving the health of children orphaned by AIDS or civil unrest, was partnered with AdWorks, an NSH business that provides advertising solutions for NU student publications. Brittany Zelch, co-president of the NU chapter of GlobeMed, said throughout the week, she and other members of the organization used social media and reached out to the group’s national network to gain more votes. The group also held a bake sale with a discount for students who liked their video. Zelch said the money would help fund the startup costs for a health clinic on the premises of the group’s partner organization, the Adonai Child Development Centre in Uganda. The center will be a self-sustaining health clinic with the ability
National News Keystone vote dies along with energy efficiency bill WASHINGTON — The chances for a Senate vote to approve the Keystone pipeline died on Monday along with an energy efficiency bill, victims of Congress’ inability to do anything regarding energy policy. The Senate, paralyzed by partisan bickering, has not been able to pass a major energy bill since 2007, and it now appears unlikely to do so before the November election. Senate Majority Harry Reid, D-Nev., had agreed to schedule a vote on forcing President Barack Obama to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from the Canadian oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast, a key issue in election races around the country. But Reid said he would only allow that vote if the Republicans agreed to the modest energy efficiency bill,
to provide affordable and reliable healthcare to the community at large, she said. “We’re really proud not only to win the money, which is great, but also a big goal of ours has been to spread awareness not only of the name GlobeMed, but of what we’re doing and who we are, and so we thought that this week was really successful at doing that,” Zelch said. Best Buddies placed second and Peer Health Exchange took third place in the competition. Joy Liu, chief executive officer of NSH, said the group held its first Impact Week last year to increase awareness about other student-run organizations in addition to spreading the word about NSH and to benefit philanthropic groups on campus. “Partly, we really wanted to engage the student body in order to promote NSH,” she said. “But more importantly for us, we wanted other students to be able to hear about some of the other cool things that were happening among their fellow students as well.” Liu said because NSH is a revenue generating organization, they had both the means and support to be able to “reward and honor” the other student groups on campus. The week started with a kickoff event, where members of the competing groups attended and clips of their videos were shown. Members of Camp Kesem, the winners of last year’s Impact Week, also attended and a speech was given at the launch about their work and how they used the grant they received last year. “It was really rewarding and inspiring to see that what we did do, not only just to raise awareness on campus, but to be able to put a value which has languished for years despite wide and bipartisan support. Senate Republicans, though, insisted on offering amendments to the energy efficiency bill — including measures to help the coal industry by limiting regulation of planetwarming gases and to speed up the approval of U.S. natural gas exports. Reid refused to allow amendments to be considered on the floor. The Republicans in return threatened a filibuster of the energy efficiency bill, killing the measure and Reid’s offer to schedule a vote on Keystone. Both sides blamed each other, with Reid saying the stalemate represents what’s wrong with Congress when even a noncontroversial energy efficiency bill can’t pass. “This useless, mind-boggling obstruction is what continually grinds the wheels of the Senate to a halt,” Reid said.
amount to a charitable donation to them, so that was really great,” Liu said. Throughout the week, students advertised for their businesses through social media, special promotions including buy one, get one free sales and reaching out to family and friends, said Connor Regan, co-chair of Impact Week and cochief executive officer of Project Cookie, an NSH business. NSH had a tent set up at The Arch every day during the week where students could buy tickets for the group’s raffle, which involved gift cards and prizes from several local businesses, and vote for the philanthropy of their choice. The week’s closing speaker, Jeff Shuck, spoke about his career in consulting with for-profit groups that are trying to make a social impact, which Regan said is exactly what Impact Week does. All seven student groups were awarded money, although the amount ranged depending on the group’s placement at the end of the week. Out of the seven groups, Applause for a Cause was the only organization participating for the second year in a row. Liu said she could see each group involved in the competition using the funds for a “very tangible, very foreseeable impact within their organization.” In contrast to last year’s event, this year’s week included seven different participants instead of five due to the addition of NSH businesses. The group also added the launch party to kick off the week and focused more on Evanston business relations, Regan said. This year’s week also had greater student
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additional 92 jobs. Northwestern played a role in Evanston’s economy with its construction activity. The construction on campus, including the new building for the Kellogg School of Management, has accounted for $17 million in commercial construction activity. The city and the University partnered to create 25 jobs in construction for residents in a new Workforce Development Program. Among the 10 businesses that came to Evanston in the first quarter were DMK Burger Bar, 815 Noyes St., and Peckish Pig, 623 Howard St. Peckish Pig became the city’s first brewpub after a “long awaited opening,” the report said. The city also launched a series of classes in March to help develop emerging small businesses. Called NextChapter Evanston, the program attracted 70 participants in its first month.
Evanston released its 2014 first quarter economic report on Monday, highlighting the opening of 10 businesses and the approval of more than $45 million in commercial construction spending. The report from the Economic Development Division broke down the city’s actions into various statistics and initiatives the division has focused on in the first three months of 2014. The report showed Evanston’s unemployment rate at 6 percent in March — 0.7 percent below the national level and significantly lower than Illinois’ rate of 8.3 percent. The city continued its effort to increase the workforce by announcing new programs that called for an
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It was really rewarding and inspiring to see that what we do, not only just to raise awareness on campus, but to be able to put a value amount to a charitable donation to them. Joy Liu, chief executive officer of Northwestern Student Holdings
engagement, with an increase in the number of students voting for the different competitors, Regan said. “I definitely saw growth from last year to this year, just in terms of people talking about NSH Impact Week, the visibility of everything, even the number of people stopping by The Arch,” Regan said. Regan said the week was successful in fulfilling the group’s goals and he was excited about its expansion. “We really like to take the time to highlight the great philanthropic work that some students are doing on campus,” he said. “I think in both of these two years we’ve definitely accomplished what we wanted to accomplish.” Editor’s note: Connor Regan is a member of the board of Students Publishing Company, The Daily’s parent organization. He is also a former columnist. rebeccasavransky2015@u.northwestern.edu
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deny the role it played in shaping his taste and style. With this background, Messore will often sample jazz or rock tracks or will record himself playing guitar for his mixes. “I’ve been inspired by connecting very different types of music under electronic music,” Messore said. “It keeps it fresh.” When creating a new mix, Messore said he doesn’t use the same workflow every time, because all songs are different. He does, however, go through phases of how he likes to work. Right now, he said he enjoys writing a chord melody on guitar, altering it digitally and putting a beat over it. “It’s a process,” Messore said. “You start with an idea and then mess with until it evolves into something else.” Messore said he was initially hesitant to “try his luck” at Battle of the DJs again, after placing
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PowerPoint and Outlook. However, an official email about the program has not yet been sent to students. “NUIT is always happy to share access to software when we are able to,” she said. “We thought it was an exciting opportunity, and as long as the program is available, we will make it available for students for their academic use.” Woodward added that NUIT is always looking to expand free software options and was particularly interested in offering Microsoft products because of its popularity among the student body. “We’re always happy to explore software titles that make sense for faculty, staff and students,” she said. Sheng Wu, Associated Student Government’s vice president of technology, said he was initially surprised that NU did not offer Microsoft Office for free when he first arrived. He said when he took classes at a local college during high school, he was given free access to Microsoft’s programs. “It makes sense for the University to have,” the McCormick senior said. “Microsoft Office is something that everyone uses.” Wu added student response has been
first last year but being unable to play at Dillo Day due to rain. After winning for the second time, he said there was an increase in traffic on his SoundCloud website where he posts recordings, which has sparked his excitement. Luke Cianciotto, coordinator for Battle of the DJs, said Messore’s second win was welldeserved. “All the applicants did really well, but Lucas’ mix was very original,” the SESP junior said. “He did a good job keeping the crowd hyped and he was creative.” Leading up to Dillo Day, Messore said he wants to put out as many tracks as possible. He does not have a set plan to prepare for the day, but said he may make a few playlists and figure out what will work best. “I want to play what feels right in the moment,” Messore said. “Arguably, that’s what DJing is.” christinefarolan2017@u.northwestern.edu
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positive and he said the program is especially beneficial for students with low socioeconomic status. Weinberg sophomore Daniella Ohnemus said she was excited about the new program, although it doesn’t provide her with any benefits personally. “I think it would have been useful to have last year when I was getting a new computer,” she said. “I think in general people are excited about it because it is an expensive program to buy.” She added the University has not done a good job of publicizing the free access to the programs. “I haven’t heard anything about it from the University,” she said. “It just happened that someone I was Facebook friends made a public service announcement about it.”
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more than 300 students have participated in Sustained Dialogue. Brown added the University is in the process of developing a diversity strategic plan. During Winter Quarter, several focus groups were held in an effort to gain insight and work on a strategy for the plan. “That’s really important because right now there’s no document or methodology or strategy around diversity and inclusion for the University, and we’re forming that right now,” she said. After the introduction, attendees were initially asked to respond to three statements for an exercise called “Take a Stand.” In response to the statements, which included whether attendees would have come to NU if they knew what their experience would look like before arriving and if students believed they took part in making the University a “stronger campus community,” attendees placed themselves on a spectrum across the room, with one side representing strongly agree and the other strongly disagree. For the different questions, students stretched across the room, demonstrating the wide spectrum of opinions held by the community. After the exercise, students, faculty and staff engaged in dialogue about the statements posed, before splitting up into several small groups to discuss a variety of campus issues. The groups were given six main questions to base their dialogue on, with Sustained Dialogue members moderating the discussions. The questions included, “What does ‘One Northwestern’ mean and should it be our goal?” and, “What issues or topics has our community not talked about this year?” Watson said the event was a good opportunity for students to speak with individuals they don’t normally interact with and to engage in dialogue about building campus community. She said the event went well and she hopes to
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The shelter, currently run by the Evanston Police Department and local volunteers, is working smoothly and is ready to offer some pets for adoption, EPD Deputy Chief Joseph Wazny said. Council voted at its April 8 meeting to terminate the city’s relationship with the Community
continue having similar discussions in the future. She added Sustained Dialogue sessions serve as a great outlet for students involved but singular events give more individuals the opportunity to participate, noting she hopes to make Dialogue at Deering an annual program. “I was really surprised and excited by the turnout,” Watson said. “It really made me feel like people were committed to having these conversations, which was awesome.” John Dunkle, executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services, said he enjoyed the discussion and expressed the importance of facilitating dialogue between members of the NU community. “I loved it,” Dunkle said. “People from all across the campus — students, faculty, staff — got together to really talk about some really important issues for our campus.” Weinberg junior Rex Tai said participating in events like Dialogue at Deering serves as an important learning experience, noting he hopes more students engage in continuing dialogues. “I was part of these types of movements two years back, and they definitely shaped my college experience,” Tai said. “I still want to be part of these dialogues, but at the same time, I realize it’s so important that these dialogues can broaden even further and extend to other students as well.” Watson said dialogue was an extremely important method of communication, serving as a way to effectively portray ideas and ensure everybody’s points are heard and validated. She said the event uses the discussions and dialogue in an effort to “create a better Northwestern.” “I think that dialogue really is one of the only methods of communication that allows people to truly share their experience,” Watson said. “Unlike debate, for example, there’s no right answer. There’s no ‘I’m trying to convince you to be on my side.’ There are no sides. Everybody’s an expert in their own experience.” rebeccasavransky2015@u.northwestern.edu Animal Rescue Effort, the organization that formerly operated out of the shelter, due to disagreements between the city and the nonprofit. The city ordered CARE to vacate the shelter by May 9. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said financial issues regarding CARE will be discussed at the council meeting on May 27. paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu
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As the saying goes, in golf there are no pictures on the scorecard. And in the college postseason, all that matters is that you advance. The Wildcats nearly melted down over a harrowing final four holes at the NCAA West Regional on Saturday, but limited the bleeding just enough to finish the event in eighth place and secure the last spot for NCAA Championships. Northwestern, the 7th-seed for the 24-team regional at the Tumble Creek Golf Club in Washington, finished seven shots clear of the dreaded ninth place, beating out higher ranked foes in Wake Forest and Clemson. But it was far from NU’s best performance of the season. Luckily the Cats didn’t need their best stuff to advance, and coach Emily Fletcher chose to view that in a positive light. “To see us go to Regionals and have one good day but really not be at our best just shows the caliber of players that we have,” Fletcher said. “It shows the progress the players have made that they are able to advance through a regional without necessarily being at their best.” For the second straight year, NU followed a roundabout path in moving on to nationals. This time a poor first round Thursday put the team in trouble. Fletcher pointed to unforced
errors that prevented her players from taking advantage of pristine conditions and left the team tied for 10th after 18 holes. On Friday, in much worse conditions, the team actually posted a score six shots lower than their previous round. For the day it was the fifth-best score among the 24 squads and vaulted NU up to fifth on the leaderboard. It was a significant cushion for the Cats and one that the team needed after playing the last five holes Saturday in a collective 15 over par. The quick turnaround was impressive even for a team that has become honed in the art of resiliency. “I was proud of what our kids did on that second day after playing poorly that first day in ideal conditions,” Fletcher said. “We made some great pars and we got things going early. We have a saying ‘Play to play great.’ It means to go out there and play without fear and not be afraid that you’re going to make mistakes, and we were able to do that on the second day.” The depth of the Cats’ starting lineup played prominently in the team’s season continuing. Junior Hana Lee and sophomore Kaitlin Park, both First Team All-Big Ten selections, never shot 75 or better and finished tied for 44th and and tied for 58th respectively. But others stepped up. Sophomore Elizabeth Szokol’s second-round 72 afforded her a tie for 31st, and Suchaya Tangkamolprasert ensured the team’s success. The sophomore opened in 71,
enough to be in the top 10, and hung right there, with subsequent scores of 73 and 78 earning her a tie for 10th. Tangkamolprasert actually led the team in scoring at last year’s regionals as well, a trend that points to the sophomore’s rise to the occasion in big-time events. This exciting development, though, is steeped in doing more of the same. “I just played my style this week,” the sophomore said. “The conditions out there were hard, but I just stuck to my game plan and doing what I was supposed to do and everything worked out really well.” The Cats will commence the 72-hole NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 20 and will be looking to top their 15th-place showing from last year. NU could certainly stand to improve much from this week’s work, especially on short game shots as Tangkamolprasert noted. The players aren’t just happy to be there at nationals. With the team reaching back-toback NCAA Championships for the first time ever, and this just the third appearance in the Championship for NU, nobody is ignorant of how historic this play is. “It’s significant for our program and for our team,” Fletcher said. “We’re accomplishing the things we set out to do and that will be a huge next step in our program to continue to do that.” kevincasey2015@u.northwestern.edu
Cats fall to UW, head to Seattle Softball
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Safe at home Wisconsin right fielder Katie Christner slides home with a third-inning run in the Big Ten Tournament on Friday night. The Badgers defeated Northwestern 5-4, advancing to the next round.
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No. 5 seed Northwestern (33-16) fell to No. 4 Wisconsin (34-17) 5-4 Friday night in the quarterfinal matchup of the Big Ten Tournament at Sharon J. Drysdale Field. The teams’ nearly identical records were a testament to how evenly matched they were, all season and on Friday. “It’s the nature of the game,” coach Kate Drohan said. “It’s about timely hitting this time of year. We outhit them, but we didn’t get the hits at the right time.” Wildcat fans could point to multiple points of the game where a hit here or a bounce there could have changed the outcome entirely. The Cats were hot as early as the first inning but only ended up with a 1-0 lead. Senior outfielder Emily Allard began with a double on the first pitch of the game, followed by a sacrifice bunt and Wisconsin error, which moved Allard to third. A double steal attempt turned
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into an out at second, but Allard came around to score, giving NU a 1-0 lead. After junior outfielder Andrea DiPrima walked, junior shortstop Anna Edwards singled and sophomore second baseman Brianna LeBeau was hit by a pitch to load the bases. But Wisconsin pitcher Taylor-Paige Stewart struck out sophomore infielder Andrea Filler to end the inning. Starting pitcher Kristen Wood was solid to start the game for Northwestern, taking down the first seven batters she faced. The sophomore’s only trouble came in the third inning. With one out, the Badgers picked up a walk, single and a Cats error to score a run. With runners on second and third, third baseman Michelle Mueller singled to plate two. That brought up senior first
baseman Stephanie Peace, who smashed a two-run homer in cleanup to give the Badgers a 5-3 lead. “As has been the case this year, we got burned by the big inning,” Drohan said. The Cats fought to regain the lead in the top of the fourth and did put up one run. After Bast was hit by a pitch and DiPrima singled, LeBeau knocked a ball out of reach of the shortstop for a double, bringing in Bast. NU was close to the breakthrough hit again in the sixth inning. After Majam was hit by a pitch and stole second, Bast struck out bringing up DiPrima. She drove the ball deep to left center field, but the gusting lakefront wind stalled the ball and the Cats’ rally. “We play on this field every day so we know the wind better than anybody,” Allard said. “We hit the ball as hard as we could and it got caught. That’s just playing in Chicago.” The Wildcats had one last chance in the seventh inning and were feet away from possibly tying the game. After LeBeau began the inning with an infield single, Filler hit a grounder to move her to second. With two outs remaining, senior catcher Paige Tonz ripped a potential game-tying hit to the shortstop, who tagged LeBeau for the game-ending double play. After her final home game, Allard reflected on her career at NU. “It’s an honor,” Allard said. “I’m sad to see it end like this, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything and there’s no other college or school I’d represent rather than Northwestern.” However, the Cats’ season is not over quite yet. On Sunday night, the team was selected to the NCAA Tournament and will head to Seattle for a doubleelimination first round that begins Thursday against Brigham Young. “We’re still talking about how we can improve,” Drohan said, “how we can get one run better tonight. I really enjoy the process with this group, so we’re just going to continue along our path here, get ready for our next opportunity, and work as hard as we can.” huzaifapatel2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Qualifying score Sophomore Suchaya Tangkamolprasert finished tied for 10th at the NCAA Regionals in Cle Elum, Wash., last weekend, Northwestern’s best individual placing. The Wildcats’ eighth-place finish as a team was good enough to qualify them for the NCAA Championships.
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Cats take 2 of 3 in final home series By Jesse Kramer
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Emotions escalated early for Nick Friar as he took the mound at Rocky Miller Park for the final time in his Northwestern career. “I was swearing up a storm out there, even once in Portuguese actually,” said the senior pitcher, who got the start Sunday in Northwestern’s final home game of the season against SIU-Edwardsville (19-30). “I’m very emotional in general. Anyone will tell you I wear my emotions on my sleeve a lot.” Through the swearing and even some tears, Friar delivered five innings of onerun baseball to deliver the Wildcats (17-32, 5-15 Big Ten) a 4-1 win and a series victory. Even though Friar knew his time was up after five, he was not happy to come out. “I knew it was the right move since I’d thrown a lot of pitches,” Friar said. “But even then it was tough for me to come out. I started tearing up. But it’s nice to go out with a win.” With a strong performance from NU’s bullpen, Friar’s outing was enough to earn him his fifth win of the season. The Wildcats were clicking from the start Sunday, as junior designated hitter Luke Dauch led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run to right field. Some small ball in the second brought freshman Joe Hoscheit home after he doubled to start the inning. Junior right fielder Walker Moses sacrificed Hoscheit to third, then sophomore center fielder Josh Perlmutter drove Hoscheit in with a groundout. Perlmutter, who entered Sunday with just one hit in 16 at-bats, made some more noise in the fourth inning with a two-run homer to right center, putting the Cats ahead 4-1. “He’s been working hard, he’s been doing a lot of good things,” coach Paul
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8 2 4 Stevens said of Perlmutter. “It’s great to see him have this type of day because it erases so many other bad memories he’s had.” NU’s bats struggled the rest of the way, but it was a non-issue thanks to strong relief performances from Hoscheit and senior Jack Quigley. The right-handers combined for four shutout innings, allowing only two hits. The Cats took the series opener Friday with an 8-6 victory. After falling behind 3-0 in the first inning, NU built an 8-4 lead entering the ninth. Devin Caldwell’s home run against Quigley halved the Cougars’ deficit, but Quigley shut the door by getting the next batter to pop up to senior shortstop Nick Linne. On Saturday, NU was in need of a late rally. A four-run eighth inning by SIU-Edwardsville had increased its lead to 8-1. The Cats got their chance in their half of the eighth. With one out, they already had one run in with two men still on base. But the rally ended with consecutive popups by sophomore Jake Schieber and Moses. NU loaded the bases in the ninth inning but again could not capitalize. Although one Big Ten series remains, the Cats are already eliminated from any chance at a Big Ten Tournament bid. But for Friar, the emotions trump the results on the field. “As much as I would have loved to win and make it to the tournament, I just love the game more than life itself,” he said. jessekramer2017@u.northwestern.edu