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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Admins address SafeRide petition

By Rebecca savransky daily senior staffer @beccasavransky

The administration responded Monday to a Change.org petition that requested Northwestern revoke its policy restricting rides between two off-campus locations.

In the response, which was posted on the Division of Student Affairs page on the Northwestern website, Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, assistant vice president for student auxiliary services, said the new policy would remain, but noted administrators had met with several representatives from Associated Student Government in an attempt to increase transparency and to incorporate student opinions into future University decisions.

After conducting studies about SafeRide’s mission and analyzing Evanston ordinances, administrators found the organization was in violation of specific parts of the city code because they allowed rides between two off-campus locations, therefore prompting the policy change.

They also noted in the letter that SafeRide’s primary motive was to transport students safely to and from on-campus locations, noting off-campus to off-campus rides was never a part of the intent of SafeRide.

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Payne-Kirchmeier said if the organization continued their off-campus ride policies, SafeRide could be shut down completely.

In her response to the petition, PayneKirchmeier also said administrators planned to look into alternative methods of transportation in Evanston to ensure safe options for students to use off campus.

“We have learned from our conversations with students that the principal reason students want off-campus service to continue is that they are not satisfied with the frequency or reliability of the current shuttle bus system on the Evanston campus,” Payne-Kirchmeier wrote in the response.

She added she planned to sit in on ASG student life committee meetings to improve the transportation services currently available and to discuss how to incorporate student discussions into their decisions.

ASG director of transportation, Haley Hinkle, said she met with Payne-Kirchmeier, SafeRide coordinator Bernard Foster and other administrators after the new policy was instituted to discuss student responses and ways to improve the current transportation services. » See saferide, page 7

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DISCOVER NU A prospective Northwestern student talks to members of a NU student group at the Wildcat Days Activities Fair on Monday evening. Several dozen student groups were represented at the activity fair, which was part of programming for one of the three scheduled days for accepted students. See more photos on page 5.

ETHS students show off Dreams’ dresses By isabella alvarenga

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PURPLE PROM Evanston Township High School senior Olivia Wind models a Dreams Delivered dress on the runway in the school cafeteria.

The Woman’s Club of Evanston created the Dreams Delivered program eight years ago to help girls save money during prom season.

Evanston Township High School students were treated to a fashion show during school hours Monday as fellow students modeled prom dresses on a catwalk in the school cafeteria.

The show was put on by the Woman’s Club of Evanston to display dresses from the organization’s Dreams Delivered program, which provides ETHS girls with free prom dresses.

Dreams Delivered, which began eight years ago, collects new or barely worn prom dresses from donation sites around Evanston. Kathy Fisher, a Dreams Delivered co-chair, said the Woman’s Club is selective in choosing which dresses to keep from donations.

“A lot of dresses I’ve seen still have the tag on them,” said Olivia Wind, an ETHS senior who participated in the fashion show this year and last year.

Men’s Wearhouse employees also came to the high school to fit the boys participating in the fashion show. The tuxes, however, were loaned only for the show. Boys at the school could enter a raffle to win a free tux.

After the fashion show ended, girls in the cafeteria were encouraged to make an appointment with the Woman’s Club to receive a Dreams Delivered prom dress. The Woman’s Club will hold boutique events from April 28-30 during which girls can pick out a dress, shoes and jewelry, all free of charge, with the help of a personal shopper. A seamstress will be present at the boutiques to alter dresses if needed. Each night, 30 to

things going on,” she said.

Dolgin, who lives in Hobart, said that once the University establishes a new replacement for NUTV, it would likely deter students from illegally downloading or streaming content online.

Weinberg sophomore Maggie Lopez, another Hobart resident, said she thought Hulu Plus was a “great alternative” to NUTV. “A lot of people can’t get to a television if they want to watch their

Northwestern University Information Technology sent out an email on Monday advising students to change their online passwords as part of the remediation process in response to the HeartBleed bug.

NUIT director Wendy Woodward told The Daily that although there is no evidence NU accounts have been affected by the virus, it is important students change their passwords associated with all accounts to ensure data remains private.

“Since we learned of the vulnerability, NUIT immediately began taking steps to limit the exposure of campus systems and will continue to assess it,” Woodward said. “Because of the nature of the flaw, we have asked folks to be proactive in changing their Net ID passwords just as an added security measure. We have no evidence of any form of compromise on University systems but are advising that people take the necessary steps just to provide for added security.”

Woodward said, however, she and her department have been in contact with other technology experts throughout the process to decide how to respond to the virus. She added NUIT is also advising students to change their passwords on other websites they use in addition to those associated with their NU accounts.

“Just make sure you’re protecting yourself across the board even if it’s inconvenient,” Woodward said. “Take an extra moment to take the step to just ensure your data stays protected.”

» See HULU, page 7

— Rebecca Savransky

» See dresses, page 7

After Hulu, Res Services to test Comcast

By Jordan Harrison

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After a pilot program that gave students free Hulu Plus accounts to replace NUTV ended March 31, Residential Services began the process of launching a new pilot using Comcast, set to begin in May. Paul Riel, executive director of Residential Services, said his department is not yet planning to institute Hulu Plus campus-wide and will

continue to look into other entertainment services.

“We’re not finished yet,” Riel said.

“We’re going to try something else as well and make sure we’re exploring all of our options.”

About 700 students activated their Hulu Plus accounts out of the nearly 1,600 who were invited to use the service, Riel said. The pilot incorporated students from eight residential buildings, including Willard Residential College, Bobb Hall and Hobart House.

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the process of evaluating data from surveys given to the students who participated in the trial. The surveys will be examining students’ satisfaction with the service, breadth of content and functionality on multiple devices.

SESP senior Brandee Dolgin, who participated in the pilot, said she appreciated the ability to watch shows on her own time, because she has classes at night, when a lot of her favorite shows air on TV. “There are times when you want to watch something and there are other

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Around Town Oakton classes to begin at ETHS

By Julian Gerez

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Oakton Community College is offering a variety of classes for adults at Evanston Township High School starting on Thursday as part of an ongoing partnership between the two schools.

Kristen Perkins, the Northwestern/ETHS partnership coordinator, said ETHS has had a close relationship with Oakton for several years.

“ETHS has fantastic facilities in terms of their automotive lab, for example,” Perkins said. “It’s a positive thing for the community, and it’s really great of (ETHS) to open their doors for Oakton to use the space.”

Oakton courses offered at ETHS include small-engine repairs classes, computer skills classes, culinary classes and home-and-garden classes, among others. The noncredit courses are offered through the continuing education department of Oakton with the Alliance for Lifelong Learning, a collaboration among the community college and several area high schools, including ETHS. Oakton has campuses in Des Plaines and

Police Blotter Shots fired in south Evanston

Someone fired a handgun at a 22-year-old’s car early Monday morning in south Evanston.A 22-year-old Evanston resident was driving with two other men near the intersection of Mulford Street and Callan Avenue at about 3:45 a.m. when a tan minivan came up from behind them, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said.

After the two vehicles had stopped, the driver of the minivan and a passenger exited their vehicle and fired a handgun at the 22-year-old’s car,

Skokie.

While discussing youth workforce development in the city in an episode of local media show “The Reporters,” Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said the Oakton campuses are inconvenient for Evanston students to reach.

“I’m trying to get these kids to the point where they can actually get a job,” Tisdahl said. “The kids all say it’s too far away for them to go there.”

Karra Wells, the assistant manager of continuing education at Oakton, said the collaboration with ETHS helps the community by making courses accessible to residents older than 18.

“The courses are geared toward professional development for students who are trying to get back into the workforce or move up,” Wells said. “But we also offer a lot of personal enrichment courses. Really we’re just trying to provide a service for the community.”

The Youth Job Center in Evanston, has a partnership with ETHS and Oakton specifically to offer automotive repair classes, one of the center’s programs to help prepare people ages 14-25 for success in the workplace.

Jessica Wingader, a CORE employment counselor at YJC, called the partnership “fabulous.” a 2013 Chevrolet Impala, striking the front passenger window, police said. The two men then returned to their vehicle and drove away.

Parrott said police did not respond to any shots fired calls at the time of the incident.

Instead, the Evanston resident went into the police office afterward and reported the incident.

None of the three men in the car were Northwestern students, Parrott said.

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bridging communities Starting this week, Oakton Community College will offer classes at Evanston Township High School. The two schools have had a partnership for several years.

“Oakton provides the coursework, ETHS provides the space for using the automotive lab and we have found employers who will provide a work experience for the program participants,” Wingader said. “The hope is that the employers will hire people directly, or they can use their new credentials and experience to get a job in a similar field.” juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu central Evanston on Sunday night.

An unknown person attempted to enter a townhouse in the 1900 block of Dodge Avenue at about 11:00 p.m., Parrott said. The two residents, a 39-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, were in the home at the time.

They said they heard the doorbell ring several times, as well as the sounds of someone trying to open the door. When the two residents turned on the lights in their home, the person fled. After an investigation following the event, police said someone broke the window to the basement. ­ — Julian Gerez

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On Campus

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Is it something about the severity of the mono, or is it something about the students?

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NU study to track mono in college students See story on page 6

— Dr. Ben Katz, Feinberg professor

CAPS counselor to work with Hispanic, Latino students

By Jeanne kuang

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New Counseling and Psychological Services counselor Rosemary Magana began working at Northwestern last week and said she hopes to develop a strong connection with Hispanic and Latino students through her position.

Magana, a licensed clinical counselor, started working at CAPS on April 7 as the department’s third new hire. She is serving as both a staff counselor and a CAPS Hispanic and Latino student liaison. The position has been open since May 2013 when CAPS received special funding to create it.

Magana said she has already met with members of NU’s Hispanic and Latino community and plans to communicate with the students involved.

“I am of course another clinician here who is going to be seeing all types of students as well as have that focus into Latino students and be able to do that outreach to that community,” she said.

Before coming to NU, Magana worked as the coordinator of counseling services at Columbia College Chicago where she counseled students individually and ran workshops and consultation with members of the school’s staff.

Before Magana applied to the CAPS position last month, she said she had not been looking for a new job.

“Someone forwarded this position to me,” Magana said. “Once I saw this position listed and what it would entail, I immediately fell in love and thought, ‘I need to apply for this position.’”

She said her interview process included visiting campus for a day to present one of her past cases to CAPS and meet with Alejandro Magana, director of Hispanic/Latino Student Affairs at NU.

Magana said she has ideas for workshops directed at Hispanic and Latino students, but she sees her plans as “more of a collaboration” among herself, Alejandro Magana and Alianza, NU’s Hispanic/Latino student alliance. She said she wants to get a better sense of the campus culture before implementing any of her ideas.

“I want to work really closely with Alejandro and listen to students, maybe meet with them, get to know them and have them get to know me,” she said. “If I’m trying to be the liaison for Latino students, they need to be able to see my face.”

Magana attended an Alianza meeting on Sunday and said she noticed students discussing the issue of identity.

“Something I’ve done before is I’ve developed a workshop for identity (for high school students), talking about what it is to be a Latina, Latino, what it means to you,” she said. “I have a huge passion in that. I love talking about that. That might be

something that comes up.”

Medill freshman Karina Myrtil, Alianza’s media and marketing director, said she hopes Magana’s anticipated presence in Alianza activities will make Hispanic and Latino students feel more comfortable in seeking out mental health services.

“I think that it is a needed position just because I think a lot of minority students don’t necessarily even feel comfortable to talk to a person who isn’t of their race or ethnicity,” Myrtil said.

Magana said one of her goals for her new position is to create a stronger bond with the Hispanic and Latino student community.

“I just need to be there,” she said. “Whatever that lack the Latino students are feeling or voicing, of support, I want to develop that so that they can respond and say, ‘Yes, I feel more supported, and yes, I feel comfortable coming here.’” jkuang@u.northwestern.edu

Office of Sustainability encourages students to certify rooms

By Annie mcDonough

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With Earth Week approaching, Northwestern’s Office of Sustainability is pushing to get students to sign up for “Green Room Certification,” which gives students the opportunity to commit to more sustainable lifestyles.

The Office of Sustainability offers students an online checklist with six sustainable living objectives including conserving energy, minimizing waste and buying products with minimal environmental impact. Students commit to engaging in these environmentally friendly activities, like riding a bike or donating used electronics, which then generate a “green” score of one, two or three “leaves.”

On April 21, as part of Earth Week, Eco-Reps are sponsoring an Earth Hour, during which students

will be encouraged to turn off all electricity. Eco-Reps, who organize sustainability activities and represent a certain residence building, will also ask students to work towards “Green Room Certification.” Additionally, incoming Associated Student Government president Julia Watson and executive vice president Erik Zorn met with representatives from the Office of Sustainability during their campaign to discuss having members of ASG also take the pledge.

Allison Potteiger, the University’s sustainability communications coordinator, said the initiative has been successful so far.

“The idea is for students to become more conscious of how they interact within the space they live,” Potteiger said.

Potteiger explained that most of the actions on the checklist are things many students already do, although a few are more challenging. Some actions that are required to receive certification include turning off lights when leaving a room and recycling.

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“Frankly, it’s pretty easy,” she said. “Most students receive certifications of two or three leaves.”

Once students fill out the checklist, they receive their “green” score and their certification is sent to them by the Office of Sustainability if they live offcampus. If a student lives in on-campus housing, an Eco-Rep will post the certification on the student’s door.

McCormick sophomore Emily Northard, GREEN House’s Eco-Rep, said she encourages residents in her dorm to participate in the initiative.

“Having green certifications posted on their doors gets other students asking questions about it,” she said. “It starts a conversation about sustainable living.”

Students who certified their rooms earned extra engagement points for Green Cup, the residential competition sponsored by Students for Ecological and Environmental Development (SEED) during Fall Quarter.

“The competition of Green Cup was great motivation for students to certify their rooms,” Northard said.

Northard said about 30 to 40 residents of GREEN House have certified their rooms, noting participation in other dorms and in Greek housing has increased since the program unofficially began in 2012.

More than 350 students in total have gotten their rooms certified, and the Office of Sustainability hopes to continue to increase participation.

“The Office of Sustainability is excited to push out the program to student environmental groups,” Potteiger said.

Potteiger said the Office of Sustainability plans to make “Green Room Certification” better known to students during Wildcat Welcome this fall.

Tyler Pager contributed reporting. annemcdonough2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Letter to the Editor

Dance Marathon needs to be more inclusive, diverse We recognize that Northwestern University Dance Marathon is an important campus tradition that unites over 1,000 students every year to support notable philanthropy organizations. While we appreciate the tradition, as student leaders in our own communities, we are calling on NUDM’s leadership to put more effort into being an organization that every Northwestern student can have access to and be proud of. In order to achieve this, we believe that NUDM should take tangible measures toward diversifying its leadership, including all campus communities and creating discourse that addresses the benefits of NUDM outside of the tent.

In May 2013, Paul Jackson (Weinberg ‘13) quoted James Baldwin in a letter to the editor saying, “The problem of intolerant society is that it is governed by those who have the most limited perspective, that its leaders embody ‘ignorance, aligned with power.’” As leaders, we emphasize how Baldwin’s thoughts explain a number of institutional issues with student leadership on Northwestern’s campus being concentrated among privileged students and, in many cases, even handed down to friends.

We have identified through our experiences

as participants or collaborators with NUDM that these issues are amplified in NUDM’s leadership team and practices. The organization historically privileges students with racial and socio-economic advantages on campus, thereby leaving fewer opportunities for socially, socio-economically and racially underprivileged students to participate or lead.

We recognize that NUDM took a step toward inclusion by working with ASG to offer financial support for low-income students who could not afford the $50 registration fee, but a number of factors related to fundraising still make NUDM non-inclusive.

Socio-economic inaccessibility and culture of social exclusivity in NUDM both result from the marginalization of non-Greek students, the homogeneity of its leadership team, non-transparent beneficiary selection and lack of discourse about the true benefits of NUDM outside of the tent. These issues hinder the organization’s ability to connect with the entire Northwestern community. We don’t take issue with the select communities who contribute to Northwestern University Dance Marathon both monetarily and with

energy, but we certainly take issue with how subscribing to certain social communities, being friends with the right people or serving on other influential executive boards seems to be a prerequisite for becoming a leader in NUDM. While the Northwestern administration’s support for NUDM is a positive indication of the University’s investment in student-led efforts, we must also consider how the overwhelming support and praise for NUDM takes away from the philanthropy, service and programming efforts of other student organizations. NUDM has not yet earned campus-wide support. We can say this confidently as leaders of multicultural, service, philanthropy, social justice and other campus organizations who regularly hear of members of our communities feeling marginalized by NUDM’s practices and its unearned reputation as a campus-wide tradition.

Undoubtedly, the efforts of NUDM over the past 40 years are significant, and we do not discount them. We share NUDM’s vision for providing an opportunity for students to raise money for a worthy cause, but we believe that with identifiable measures toward inclusive

practices and meaningful dialogue outside of the tent, NUDM can be an organization that focuses beyond the student leaders who put up the tent or even the students who commit to spending 30 hours in the tent. If NUDM is truly an event that all Northwestern students can equally access and participate in, then what comes out of the tent — incredible results for a worthy cause and true campus unity – should be something that all of Northwestern can share.

This letter hardly scratches the surface of how we’ve shaped our perspectives on NUDM. Visit BiggerThanATent.tumblr. com to read more about why we believe that #WeMustDoBetter.

Respectfully signed, Noor Hasan, Daniel Flores, Emily Rivest, Erin Turner, Kristin Palarz, Tegan Reyes, Bridget Popovic, Sarah Lynott, Petros Karahalios, Demetrios Elias, Vernon Smith, April McFadden, Sean McQuade, Gram Bowsher, Darlene Reyes, Kerri Pang, Mariam Gomaa, Nouha Boundaoui, Soad Mana, Amrit Trewn, Hanan Abdisubhan, Larry Svabek, Rebecca Schieber, Neha Reddy, Diamond Greer, Sarah Bridgewaters, Serena Walker.

Incoming freshmen should stay true to interests antonio petkov

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April 1, the date on which it is customary to make fun of those who have forgotten our transition to the Gregorian calendar and is also coincidentally the due date for most colleges to send out letters of acceptance for their regular decision applicants, has passed.

If you have been accepted to Northwestern, congratulations. This was doubtless the result of dedication and hard work on your part, as well as years of support from your family and teachers. Hopefully, there was some aspect of your character which admissions found … admissible. One may also hope that, apart from being in 5,000 clubs and having won a Fields Medal, you demonstrated your capacity to be a thoughtful, inquisitive human being with a decent set of ethical values by which you abide on most days. If, on the other hand, you were not accepted (and I realize the low likelihood of you reading The Daily in that case but do not

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wish to rule it out entirely), do not lose heart.

You can continue your studies and pursue your goals at many other fine institutions.

(If you really, really wanted to come here for some very specific reason, do not lose heart; the writer of this very column did not get accepted on his first try either.)

Once you have been accepted, continue thinking about what you want to do. The stress of college applications is now over, and that gives you more time to think about your intended major. I realize that many of you already have some idea of what you want to do since you had to apply to a specific school within NU. However, I also realize that a lot

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What kind of person do you want to be, and what profession coincides with your interests, talents, values and personality?

of those who do have a declared major have an incomplete idea of what that major entails

and what the career associated with that major entails. This is why I feel it is good to ask yourself on a regular basis if you are happy with the decision you have made and if it is a good fit for you. This is a good practice even while you are in college.

Think about what you really want to be.

I’m not talking about the cliche that you’ve been indoctrinated with. Ask around.

Shadow someone in the professions you were interested in long before the insanity of college applications commenced. What kind of person do you want to be, and what profession coincides with your interests, talents, values and personality? These are the most important questions. Among other things, college should be a place where you cultivate interests and learn and also a stepping stone in the development of the person you once aspired to be. It should not be a breaking point. If you lose interest in what you initially liked, that’s totally understandable. If you see that the career you’re preparing for is not something you are willing to devote your life to, by all means change majors. It is an easy thing to do, and there are very capable advisers willing to help you with the change.

All it takes is a few emails and a one-page

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form. Stop wasting time and pick something else immediately. Don’t ever go in with a lukewarm desire to do something, because that is a recipe for disaster.

However, if you give up on something and settle for something else which doesn’t interest you because people show you statistics or tell you horror stories or try to dissuade you, do not give in. Do not change your major because people tell you it’s impossible or that they have no time to do anything because of it. Do not let a person, a class, a professor or even an institution stop you when you are on your way to achieving something. If you truly desire, you can achieve your goals. You may achieve them later, with more trials and tribulations, but you will eventually get there.

All that is needed is for you to discard your ego and get out of the mindset that life proceeds in the linear, time-allocated blocks that our society has constructed. As cheesy as it sounds, do what genuinely interests you.

Antonio Petkov is a McCormick freshman. He can be reached at antoniopetkov2017@u.northwestern.edu.

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Prospective students crowd campus for Wildcat Days

Prospective students descended on Northwestern’s campus Monday during the second of three scheduled Wildcat Days.

The Admissions Office organized events for admitted students to learn more about NU, including an Activities Fair with a variety of different student organizations represented, depicted here.

Students also took tours of campus and attended information sessions on the University’s academic programs.

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Feinberg, NUHS study to examine mono symptoms

By Olivia exstrum

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A new study through the Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern University Health Services will investigate infectious mononucleosis in college students to determine why some college students continue to have symptoms after recovering from the disease.

“A little more than 10 percent of people after mono will have lingering symptoms of six months or more, like chronic fatigue and trouble concentrating,” said Dr. Ben Katz, one of the study’s principal investigators. “Is it something about the severity of the mono, or is it something about the students?”

The study, which is sponsored by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, has two principal investigators, including Katz, a professor of pediatrics in the Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, and Dr. Leonard Jason, a professor of psychology at DePaul

University and the director of the Center for Community Research.

About 10 percent of college students will develop mono and a little more than 10 percent of these students will never recover. Individuals with a higher socioeconomic status are often not exposed to the Epstein-Barr virus — which can cause mono — as children, and therefore are more likely to come into contact with it as young adults, Katz said. The study hopes to eventually enroll about 6,000 healthy students who have never had mono before.

“A college campus is the perfect place to study this,” Katz said. “The goal is to figure out why some people have trouble recovering and why most people don’t.”

The study will occur in three stages. In stage one, interested students will fill out a questionnaire and an online consent form. Students involved will then go to Searle Hall to sign a formal consent form and donate blood. Each student who completes stage one receives $100 in compensation.

If a student develops mono after the first stage, then they will take part in stage two. During this part of the study, after students give their consent

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A college campus is the perfect place to study this. The goal is to figure out why some people have trouble recovering and why most people don’t.

Dr. Ben Katz, Feinberg professor of pediatrics

final blood sample. Students receive an additional $100 for each stage they complete.

Although Katz and his colleagues originally were concerned about how they were going to

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Another bookstore will fill the space left

by Bookman’s Alley, the new store announced Monday.

Bookends & Beginnings, which is scheduled to open at 1712 Sherman Ave. in early June, is an independent bookstore whose goal is to “create a vibrant cultural destination and hub of book-centered community for both adults and children,” owner Nina Barrett said in a news release.

“Evanston has always supported an array of wonderful used, antiquarian and specialty bookshops,” Barrett said. “But we think the time is right for a more substantial-sized, knowledgeably curated, general-interest store.”

Barrett said she plans to sell both new and used books that will appeal to the “diverse” Evanston community.

Barrett, whose own writing has been published in national publications including the The New York Times Magazine and Publishers Weekly, will run the store with her husband Jeffrey Garrett, a retired academic research librarian.

Bookman’s Alley occupied the storefront, in an alley off of Sherman Avenue, for more than

to continue participating, their medical records are reviewed and they are asked to fill out another questionnaire and donate more blood. If students continue to show symptoms of mono past a normal recovery time, they then advance to stage three, and undergo an examination. During this time, they fill out an additional questionnaire and give a

EPA drastically underestimates methane released at drilling sites

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AN OPEN BOOK A new bookstore will replace Bookman’s Alley in a storefront at 1712 Sherman Ave. this June. Bookends & Beginnings owner Nina Barrett said the new store cater to the “diverse” Evanston community.

30 years. Brought to Evanston in 1980 by Roger Carlson, the store became well-known for its used books and antiquated atmosphere. The store was even mentioned in “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” a 2003 bestseller written by Audrey Niffenegger, who grew up in Evanston.

Barrett said that despite the decrease of independent bookstores in the past 20 years, she believes the businesses are making a comeback and that Bookends & Beginnings will thrive.

“We’re confident that if any community can support that kind of a business in the face of today’s challenges, Evanston can,” she said.

— Paige Leskin

Drilling at several natural gas wells in southwestern Pennsylvania released methane into the atmosphere at rates that were 100 to 1,000 times higher than federal regulators had estimated, new research shows.

Using a plane equipped to measure greenhouse gas emissions in the air, scientists found that drilling activities at seven well pads in the Marcellus shale formation emitted 34 grams of methane per second, on average. The Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that such drilling releases between 0.04 grams and 0.30 grams of methane per second.

The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, adds to a growing body of research suggesting that the EPA is seriously underestimating methane emissions from oil and gas operations. The agency is expected to issue its analysis of methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as soon as Tuesday, which will give outside experts a chance to assess how well regulators understand the problem.

Carbon dioxide released by the combustion of fossil fuels is the biggest contributor to climate change, but methane _ the chief component of natural gas _ is 20 to 30 times more potent when it comes to trapping heat in the atmosphere. Methane emissions make up 9 percent of the country’s

recruit students for the study, he said once they began sending out emails to freshmen the information spread through “word of mouth.” After recruiting for about a month, he said about a hundred students signed up to participate thus far.

“We’ve had no trouble getting students to come in,” he said. “Obviously, the financial incentive helps.”

Weinberg freshman Ben Kruger, who has never had mono before, said he found out about the study after his roommate forwarded him the email.

He said after participating in the study he encouraged many of his friends to sign up as well. “(My roommate) made $100 for a half hour of his time, so I thought it was a pretty good idea,” Kruger said.

Like Kruger, Communication freshman Treyvon Thomas was convinced to participate by the financial incentive. Thomas said after he learned of the study he “literally told all of (his) friends about it.”

“I told everyone I saw to do it,” he said. “It’s a pretty quick and easy $100.” oliviaexstrum2017@u.northwestern.edu greenhouse gas emissions and are on track to increase, according to the White House.

The Pennsylvania study was launched in an effort to understand whether the measurements of airborne methane matched emissions estimates based on readings taken at ground level, the approach the EPA and state regulators have used.

Researchers flew their plane about a kilometer above a 2,800 square kilometer area in southwestern Pennsylvania that included several active natural gas wells. Over two days in June 2012, they detected 2 grams to 14 grams of methane per second per square kilometer over the entire area. The EPA’s estimate for the area is 2.3 grams to 4.6 grams of methane per second per square kilometer.

Since their upper-end measurements were so much higher than the EPA’s estimates, the researchers attempted to follow the methane plumes back to their sources, said Paul Shepson, an atmospheric chemist at Purdue University who helped lead the study. In some cases, they were able to quantify emissions from individual wells.

The researchers determined that the wells leaking the most methane were in the drilling phase, a period that has not been known for high emissions. Experts had thought that methane was more likely to be released during subsequent phases of production, including hydraulic fracturing, well completion or transport through pipelines.

— Neela Banerjee (Tribune Washington Bureau)

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From page 1 favorite show,” she said. “I would use it over the weekends or sometimes at night, any time that I had free that I wanted to just hang out.”

Riel said the Comcast pilot would offer local programming as well as content similar to Hulu Plus, all in a different layout. Comcast will also have more movie options than the Hulu Plus program, he added.

“I think they’ve got some DVR features that may be potentially available to us, and certainly local programming,” he said. “It’s all about the

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The Woman’s Club received donations from the shoe retailer Designer Shoe Warehouse this year, Fisher said. In past years, the organization bought shoes from DSW for discounted prices.

The program is a valuable resource for girls at ETHS, Fisher said.

“You really see them transform,” she said.

“They get individualized attention, and it helps with their self esteem.”

The program was originally started with lowincome students in mind, Fisher said. However, it has always been available for all ETHS girls regardless of income level.

“We don’t check anybody’s family income

delivery. Hulu and Comcast both have access to some of the same content—it’s just how they deliver it.”

Residential Services also recently updated the wireless systems in five residential buildings, which will allow them to test the new pilot using a different group of students and residence halls.

“We’re thinking now what we need to do is since we did more upgrades over Spring Break, we’re thinking we’ll go to a different part of campus,” Riel said.

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level,” she said.

It’s “Everyone is saving for college, so we keep an amazing the boutique open to program and anyone who wants to an easy way come.”

Gabby Stieglitz, to cut down an ETHS senior, said she decided to model on the cost for dresses in the show prom. after being asked by the school’s commuGabby nity service office.

Stieglitz, “It’s an amazing ETHS senior program and an easy way to cut down the cost for prom,” Stieglitz said. “Prom is really expensive, so getting a free dress really helps people out.”

“We were just talking about if students are so upset that the SafeRide policies changed so they can’t travel between off-campus locations then what does that say about our shuttle services and our other transportation and safety information and services that the University is providing,” Hinkle said.

The Medill sophomore said the group discussed specific neighborhoods and parts of Evanston that are not covered thoroughly enough by the current shuttle services and how to better communicate the safe walking options available to students. She said administrators also emphasized the importance of increasing discussion with student representatives to best satisfy students campus-wide.

She said that during this quarter, administrators and students will continue meeting to thoroughly analyze current transportation services on campus.

“We’re going to sit down and form a task force with students to really take a comprehensive look at transportation, which is what I think we’ve been trying to get the University to do all year with the inclement weather last quarter, now with Saferide,” Hinkle said. “We just really want them to take a look at everything as a whole and what they are providing for students.”

Hinkle added that the new SafeRide policy was also instituted in an effort to shorten wait times, which has been successful so far.

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The Scarlet Course has a way of steering players off their games, with 7,455 yards in course length and a proclivity for poor weather.

However, for the Wildcats this weekend the results were not consistently mediocre, but rather confusing instead.

Northwestern bared down at the Kepler Intercollegiate in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday and Sunday, finishing tied for eighth in a 15-team field that boasted six top-50 squads — including No. 47 NU. The Cats never strayed far from that middle position over the tournament’s 54 holes. The team was in 10th place after the first round and moved up to a tie for seventh over the next 18 holes before dropping down one spot on Sunday. NU got as high as fifth in the final round but couldn’t hold that position.

It was the Cats’ second consecutive eighth-place showing, and coach Pat Goss felt the week was productive even if the overall performance was ... we nothing to sniff at.

“We didn’t really show learned a few anything this week, but things and have we learned a few things and have some lessome lessons sons we can take to we can take to our last regular season event before Big Tens,” our last regular Goss said. “This was an season event opportunity to play a really hard course in dif- before Big Tens. ficult windy conditions, Pat Goss, just great preparation as coach we head toward Big Ten Championships.”

While the team’s place on the leaderboard has fluctuated wildly event to event, player performance has remained relatively predictable: In the average event, Jack Perry, the highly consistent senior, will produce great play and post a top-10 finish; sophomore Andrew Whalen will rise to the occasion as the impromptu No. 2 and put together three solid scores; and the rest of the lineup will show flashes but ultimately disappoint in their play.

The Scarlet Course ripped that narrative to shreds. Perry opened a 77 and barely recovered in the next two rounds, adding a pair of 74s to his total to finish in a tie for 30th — his worst showing since the first event of the season.

Whalen continued his fine form and even stepped it up a notch, with a 71-69 start that he attributed to a few more putts dropping, pacing him to a tie for second with 18 holes to go. The sophomore has shot over 73 in only eight spring rounds, but a windy Sunday blew his final-round score up to a 78.

Conditions left Whalen in 13th place, the top spot on the team. However, there was an obvious culprit to Whalen’s Sunday score.

“The conditions were really tough, but I didn’t really hit the ball much different than the first two rounds,” Whalen said. “I just really struggled on the greens, it really hurt me.”

The Nos. 3-5 section of the lineup that had struggled to find form made strides this week. Matthew Negri, who was taken out of the starting lineup for The Goodwin two weeks ago, pieced together two 73s on the first day, and even his final-round 78 kept him ahead of Perry and in a tie for 28th.

And the junior felt this showing was not an isolated incident but rather a sign of things to come.

“For the most part I hit the ball a lot better than I did leading up to the last couple of weeks,” Negri said. “My game overall is heading in the right direction.”

There was also a shakeup in the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, with redshirt sophomore Scott Smith and senior John Callahan replacing junior Bennett Lavin and sophomore Josh Jamieson. Smith finished a single stroke behind Perry, in a tie for 34th, while Callahan produced one birdie in 54 holes and tied for 66th.

After a steady fall season, the starting five has been moved around in these last two events. That may mean a lack of continuity, but as the team hits the stretch run, good play takes precedence over a static line-up.

“Our big goal this time of year is to figure out what player is on most current form and get them in the lineup and get them playing,” Goss said.

“That will continue to be the goal.”

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We have such mixed results on Senior Day, I’m always just grateful to get a win.

— Claire Pollard, women’s tennis coach

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Cats dominate weekend play

NU’s win streak to 5 after victories in Nebraska, Iowa

By ALEX LEDERMAN

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The No. 34 Wildcats (17-9, 5-4 Big Ten) extended their winning streak to five this weekend with a pair of 5-2 road victories over No. 62 Nebraska (12-12, 3-6) and Iowa (9-12, 1-8).

“Winning on the road in the Big Ten is not easy,” coach Arvid Swan said. “To win two this weekend was a very good achievement by our team.”

First, Northwestern squared off against the Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Neb., on Friday under sunny skies.

Nebraska jumped to an early lead, scoring a contested doubles point.

Down 1-0, the Cats went on the prowl. NU won four straight singles matches to secure the victory. Freshman No. 125 Sam Shropshire continued his recent streak of dominant play with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Marc Herrmann.

It was his eighth straight victory in an 11-match unbeaten streak.

Shropshire wasn’t the only Cats player to extend a winning streak. Freshman Strong Kirchheimer bested Vasileios Stavropoulos 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), thus securing his eighth victory in nine matches.

Alex Pasareanu handled Brandon Videtich 6-2, 6-4 and No. 54 Smith secured NU’s victory with a 6-3, 7-5 triumph over Dusty Boyer.

This was Smith’s first singles win in three weeks. Previously, he dropped four in a row to Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and Michigan State.

“I think we all did a really good job,” Pasareanu said. “Obviously it’s not easy playing on the road, but we all competed well, we all played well and we all fought.”

After its fourth straight win, NU packed up its forward momentum and headed to Iowa. Even Mother Nature couldn’t stop this package from arriving,

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as the Cats prevailed even after weather forced them to play indoors.

This time, Smith and Kumar snagged an easy 8-2 victory in doubles, and although NU fell in the No. 2 doubles, Sophomore Fedor Baev and Kirchheimer extended their unbeaten streak to four matches and clinched the doubles point for the Cats.

Still, the Hawkeyes wouldn’t give up easily, fighting a four-and-a-half-hour battle that included three three-setters.

Shropshire and Kirchheimer again nabbed easy wins, while Zieba and Pasareanu worked hard to serve the Cats to victory.

“I was looking at the scoreboard, knowing it could go either way,” Pasareanu said of the matches. “I knew mine was gonna be a long match, and it felt good to secure the match for us.”

There was one negative development from the match: Smith faced an injury.

He played through the pain and won a second set tiebreaker to force a third set but retired once Pasareanu clinched NU the win.

Where does NU go from here?

“We’re gonna keep working on doubles,” Shropshire said. “We’ve put a lot of effort into doubles and I think we’re getting better and better.” alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu

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BOUNCING BACK After going three weeks without a singles victory, senior Raleigh Smith came through with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Nebraska’s Dusty Boyer on Friday. Smith retired from his match Sunday with an injury.

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HAPPY SENIOR DAY Senior Nida Hamilton delivers a forehand Sunday in her doubles match against Iowa.

Hamilton helped key a Senior Day victory over the Hawkeyes, 5-2.

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By MIKE MARUT

daily senior staffer @mikeonthemic93

This weekend, No. 12 Northwestern (14-6, 8-1 Big Ten) conquered Big Ten opponents Nebraska (7-11, 0-8) and Iowa (9-11, 2-7) as well as Mother Nature.

The Wildcats trounced the Cornhuskers 7-0 Saturday and beat Iowa 5-2 on Sunday.

NU beat Nebraska despite having to move from the outdoor Vandy Christie Tennis Center to the Combe Tennis Center indoors.

This was the seventh match in which NU has won every point.

As always, the doubles point was immensely important to the victory.

Both freshman-senior duos — Brooke Rischbieth teamed with Belinda Niu and Maddie Lipp teamed with Nida

Hamilton — sealed the doubles point for the Cats. Both tandems won their matches by large margins of 8-2 and 8-1, respectively.

“Yesterday we set some performance goals to try and work on our games a little bit,” coach Claire Pollard said. “I think that translated to us performing better, so it’s something I think I need to do more of and help the girls.”

On Sunday, NU faced off against Iowa outside at the Vandy Christie Tennis Center for Senior Day. Fog loomed overhead, a small breeze blew and rain began to fall as the match neared its end. Weather conditions were not ideal for playing “good tennis” Pollard said. Ideally for outdoor tennis, conditions would be sunny, warm and not too breezy.

“It was nice to play our first, and maybe only, match outdoors,” Niu said. “The conditions were definitely tough for that reason: the fog, the rain, the balls were heavy. It was interesting adapting for everyone.”

In doubles, No. 29 tandem senior Veronica Corning and sophomore Alicia Barnett at court one dominated in their match, beating out the Hawkeyes’ Morven McCulloch and Ruth Seaborne, 8-4.

At court three, Rischbieth and Niu took control early and did not give their opponents Ellen Silver and Annette Dohanics any breathing room, winning 8-1.

In singles, Corning struggled early

in her match, losing the first set and falling early five games to two in her second set. She then roared back to tie the second set 6-6 but lost in the seventh.

“I didn’t have the best match, but it’s still great to be here and have fun,” Corning said. “Yesterday we got the job done and we were pretty excited for today to get going and take one match at a time.”

Niu took control early on in her match against Iowa’s Shelby Talcott, winning it 6-2, 6-0. She kept her head level and had a healthy mix of emotions.

“Senior Day is always really emotional,” Niu said. “We tried to balance enjoying the celebration with also focusing on getting the job done. It has been a really enjoyable day.”

Hamilton played at her own pace on her way to victory. While her teammates were eight games in, some in their second set, Hamilton was playing relaxed in her third game, leading the first set 2-1 at that point. She had a way of keeping calm, cool and collected and steadily cruised her way to victory, 6-4, 6-2.

“We have such mixed results on Senior Day, I’m always just grateful to get a win,” Pollard said. “It’s sort of the one day of the year when I can’t get upset at the seniors, so you get one day in four years that you can get away with anything you want.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu

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By HUZAIFA PATEL

the daily northwestern @HuzaifaPatel95

No. 23 Northwestern had a chance to take the series against No. 14 Minnesota but fell 3-1 Sunday in a close game at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in Minneapolis.

NU (23-11, 6-6 Big Ten) opened the series with an offensive outburst against Minnesota (32-6, 10-3) and

its ace Sara Moulton, pouring in 13 runs and matching a program record with 17 hits.

“Moulton’s a great pitcher,” junior outfielder Andrea DiPrima said. “Our team just happens to see her pitches really well, and we just did a good job of keeping our focus the entire game and not letting up.”

DiPrima had herself a great day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. But the entire Wildcat order was filled with gaudy statlines; all nine starters recorded a base hit, and all but two recorded an RBI and scored a run.

The tables turned, however, in game two. The Golden Gophers returned the favor with 13 runs of their own while holding the Cats to 5.

The Northwestern offense put up a combined 6 runs in games two and

three. They seemed to struggle against the style of Sara Groenewegen, who pitched well Saturday and Sunday, striking out a combined 20 Wildcat batters in the two games.

“Moulton’s more of a drop ball pitcher, and the other Sara, she’s more of a rise ball pitcher,” DiPrima said.

“Credit to her, she did a great job.”

Groenwegen, whose name may be difficult to remember, will be hard to forget for the Cats. A freshman from White Rock, British Columbia, she has come on strong this year, earning multiple Big Ten honors. DiPrima said the Wildcat batters just weren’t able to make an adjustment fast enough.

On Sunday afternoon, the teams got back together to settle the score.

Neither pitcher gave up much ground offensively, and the game came down to a few at-bats.

Minnesota scratched first in the third inning. After sophomore outfielder Sydney Fabian was hit by a pitch, junior shortstop Tyler Walker launched a 2-run home run to give the Golden Gophers a 2-0 lead.

While sophomore pitcher Kristen Wood kept up her solid pitching, NU was able to inch closer with a run in the fifth. Sophomore utility player Brianna LeBeau scored from first by a double from senior catcher Paige Tonz, which made the score 2-1.

The Cats had a chance to tie the game in the top of the sixth. DiPrima singled to center field, and pinch runner Fran Strub scampered to second.

With a runner in scoring position, Groenwegen came up big, striking out the next two batters and keeping the score 2-1.

Minnesota then forced three

straight walks in the sixth, putting pitcher Nicole Bond in a bind. She escaped with only one run given up however, so the score was 3-1 going into the final inning.

A rally seemed possible when LeBeau tripled to lead off the seventh inning. Junior infielder Julia Kuhn walked, but a Tonz double play and a groundout from senior Emily Allard ended the game.

Overall, it was a close series, the type the Cats will be facing down the stretch and into the Big Ten tournament.

“We love the challenge,” DiPrima said. “We get up to play these big teams, and it’s fun this year — the Big Ten is so competitive. We’re gonna take a lot of lessons away from this series.” huzaifapatel2017@u.northwestern.edu