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Students reflect on NU diversity gains By JEANNE KUANG
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A year after an alleged racial incident involving a Northwestern employee sparked discussions surrounding race on campus, student diversity leaders expressed tentative hope that the campus climate is headed in I think there’s positive been a decent adirection. amount of “I think there’s been progress a decent in terms amount of progress of campus in terms changes. of campus changes,” Noor Hasan, Sustained Dialogue said Noor Ha s a n , a leader Sustained Dialogue moderator and member of the diversity and inclusion task force in Student Affairs. “There is an increased amount of dialogue which is really important.” In December 2012, NU maintenance worker Michael Collins said
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he found a black teddy bear hanging from a rope by his desk, as if it had been lynched. When knowledge of the incident reached campus during Winter Quarter 2013, multicultural student groups reacted in outrage, organizing a rally and march in support of Collins as well as discussions about race. “I think the march for Michael Collins that took place was a really important event that happened … an important message to the administration and students as a whole that this incident shouldn’t be tolerated,” Hasan, a Weinberg senior, said. Now Hasan believes the response to the incident, as well as other efforts to support diversity and inclusion on campus in the past year, have led to an overall positive change. Collins’ situation was the latest in a series of racial incidents that have led student leaders to call for change on campus in the last few years. In January 2012 a Latina student was heckled in mock broken English while walking home. In April 2012, the University established a diversity council and hired Dona Cordero as assistant provost for diversity and » See DIVERSITY, page 7
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FIRED UP, READY TO GO Junior guard JerShon Cobb pumps up his team during a timeout. Cobb had 11 points while taking over primary ball-handling duties from injured guard Dave Sobolewski, helping Northwestern to a 49-43 victory over Illinois for NU’s first conference win.
Panhandling rises downtown SoC set to launch documentary MFA By CIARA MCCARTHY
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Aggressive panhandling incidents in downtown Evanston have increased over the last six weeks, culminating in a rare physical arrest at the end of December. “It’s an all-year concern, but panhandling does sometimes increase around the holidays,” Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Residents recently described requests for money as “almost relentless” in recent weeks, police said in weekly deployment meeting newsletters. Last year, EPD recorded nearly 150 complaints of aggressive panhandling, which the city’s website defines as repeatedly requesting money, following and blocking the path of a solicited person and using abusive language. Asking for money is legal in Evanston but there are limits, EPD Officer Scott Sengenberger said. Evanston implemented its antipanhandling ordinance in 2001. The ordinance prohibits aggressive panhandling, as well as asking for money in certain areas, including near bus stops or within 20 feet of an ATM or bank. Most panhandlers receive warnings for violating city code, and Parrott said arrests are rare. On Dec. 27, Sengenberger arrested panhandler Joseph Morales outside of CVS Pharmacy, 1711 Sherman Ave. Morales, 50, violated city code because he was within 20 feet of an ATM. Sengenberger, who handles
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PROBLEMATIC PANHANDLING A panhandler sits outside of CVS on Sherman Avenue. The Evanston Police Department said there will be a “focus” on the downtown area due to “reportedly aggressive panhandlers.”
most of the city’s panhandling-related issues, gave Morales a warning and arrested him after he ignored the warning and was verbally aggressive. “If they’re problematic with the police, they’re likely to be problematic with the public,” Parrott said of Morales’ arrest. Although the ordinance places strict requirements on where and in what manner panhandlers can operate, those close to the panhandling and homeless communities agreed the ordinance was rational. Sue Loellbach, director of development for Connections for the Homeless, said the ordinance was fairly reasonable. She added most city panhandlers aren’t actually
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homeless but instead ask for money to supplement stipends from assisted living facilities. A panhandler outside Pret A Manger, 1701 Sherman Ave., told The Daily on Thursday he does not find the ordinance unreasonable. The man declined to give his name but said he had been panhandling in Evanston for about a year. “It’s just certain areas where you can’t stand,” he said. “I can understand that.” Aggressive panhandling periodically increases in downtown Evanston and police respond with increased enforcement, Sengenberger said. mccarthy@u.northwestern.edu
Beginning this fall, Northwestern will offer a new master’s degree in documentary media. The two-year program, offered through the School of Communication, will feature six core courses and offer each candidate a $5,000 grant to fund a thesis project. Communication lecturer Debra Tolchinsky will direct the new Master of Fine Arts program and said she looks forward to its launch. “We’re very excited about this program, excited to see what kinds of students are attracted to it and what kinds of works they produce,” Tolchinsky said in an email. “We’ll be hiring new faculty in association with the program and slowly hosting a variety of visiting artists.” Communication lecturer Clayton Brown, one of the program’s core faculty members, said the program is unlike most documentary programs because it is open to variations on the concept. “What’s unique about the program is that while we are all very familiar with the notion of traditional or standard documentary, the MFA program is actually using that as a starting point, so a student might come in and be interested in doing multimedia projects that are influenced by the practices or techniques or aesthetics of documentary but really have nothing to do with
standard documentary films,” Brown said. Tolchinsky and Prof. Kyle Henry, the program’s associate director, said the master’s program will differ from documentary programs at other universities. “What will distinguish the new MFA program is its hybrid approach to documentary, its emphasis on professional training, its Chicago location and an outstanding faculty with real world experience,” Henry said in a news release. Tolchinsky said she thought the program’s unique approach would lead to a diverse group of student projects. She added that graduates can go beyond the typical documentary approach and adapt different techniques to better tell a story. “Some will make traditional documentaries,” Tolchinsky said in the email. “Others will blend fictional and nonfictional methods. Still others will expand upon the typical cinema or television experience, embracing the interactive or immersive.” The program will give students access to internship opportunities in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York, according to a news release. Graduates of the program will also have the opportunity to receive professional feedback on their work from NU professors and alumni up to two years after completing the degree. Students in the degree program will create at least one documentary, » See DOCUMENTARY, page 6
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Around Town Bamberg updates lawsuit against city
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The father of a slain Evanston man filed an amended lawsuit Wednesday against the city. The federal lawsuit alleges city departments responded too slowly after his son’s shooting in 2012. John Bamberg originally sued the city in September. Evanston officials filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in November, and Bamberg responded with an amended complaint, Bamberg’s attorney Aleks Djordjevich said. Bamberg’s son Javar, 23, was shot to death December 2012 in the 1700 block of Grey Avenue. Police have made no arrests in connection with the case but say it is related to an ongoing gang feud in Evanston. Bamberg’s amended lawsuit alleges the city violated Equal Protection and Section 1983 clauses in the aftermath of his son’s shooting, Djordjevich said. “Basically the father is alleging that due to his race, the police kind of dragged their feet on getting the emergency medical attention he needed to survive,� Djordjevich said. The suit contends that Javar was alive and conscious when police arrived on the scene and that they failed to notify emergency
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personnel in a timely manner, he added. Djordjevich, of the law firm Anthony J. Peraica & Associates, Ltd., said he expects the city to file a second motion to dismiss this month.
Police Blotter City man arrested in connection with battery and aggravated assault Officers arrested an Evanston man Wednesday afternoon after observing a disturbance between him and another man. Jimmy Wysinger was arrested and charged Wednesday with aggravated assault and battery, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Officers saw Wysinger with a knife in hand
arguing with another man in the 1000 block of Lake Street. Wysinger verbally threatened the other man and lunged at him with the knife, Parrott said. Officers arrested Wysinger after he refused to drop the knife upon request. He is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 10. — Ciara McCarthy
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On Campus Environment to drive discussion at 11th NUCHR By JULIAN GEREZ
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More than 200 people are expected to attend the 11th annual Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights, which will run from Thursday to Saturday and focus on the intersection of environmental issues and human rights. Titled “Preserving our Rights,” the conference will examine topics such as environmental preservation, economic development and issues surrounding use of coal worldwide. “The goal of the conference is to create a forum to foster dialogue, generate questions and promote different ideas,” NUCHR co-director Tracy Navichoque said. Navichoque, a Weinberg senior, said she felt the topic would attract a wider campus audience beyond the conference’s usual group of political science and international studies students.
NU set to launch first MOOCs of 2014
Northwestern will launch its first of three planned massive open online courses Monday for 2014, following the launch of its first MOOCs in fall 2013. A course on content strategy for professionals begins Monday with about 24,000 registered students. Taught by 10 professors from the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and the Kellogg School of Management. NU’s Media Management Center launched the course, which will focus on engaging audience through credible content. McCormick Prof. Eric Masanet will begin a course Jan. 25 focusing on an environmental analysis of life cycles. The more than 10,000 students who have registered will learn how to assess environmental footprints of different
Past NUCHR topics have included international peacekeeping, globalization, torture and access to food. This year’s opening speaker is Winona LaDuke, an American Indian activist, environmentalist, economist and author. She is perhaps best known for being presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s running mate in 1996 and 2000. The NUCHR closing keynote will be delivered by Njoki Njehu, a Kenyan grassroots organizer, women’s advocate and ecological activist. There will be more than 10 other speakers throughout the three days of events, including a panel on the disproportionate impacts of environmental degradation. Five educational trips to Chicago, including a visit to the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, are also part of the conference. Mark Specht, co-director of NUCHR, said the conference wanted to emphasize that environmental issues are human rights issues. “Environmental issues often affect the most marginalized communities much more so than items. NU’s first three MOOCs drew more than 68,000 interested students from around the world. To host the courses, NU partnered with Coursera, an educational technology company. In an news release, University Provost Dan Linzer touted the success of NU’s MOOCs. “It has been fascinating to observe how creatively faculty members teaching our first three MOOCs have applied and plan to apply their online course materials to the learning experiences of Northwestern students on campus,” Linzer said. Another MOOC in digital imaging, taught by McCormick Prof. Aggelos Katsaggelos, is set to begin March 31. About 20,000 students registered for the course, which will focus on video processing for scientists and software developers.
DAY OF SERVICE Saturday, Jan. 18, 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM Northwestern students will engage in a variety of service projects throughout Evanston and Chicago area. Sign up at: bit.ly/MLKsignup STAGED READING OF MOGADISHU Monday, Jan. 20, 2:00 PM Josephine Louis Theatre Mogadishu, by white British playwright Vivienne Franzmann, dramatizes the experience of a white woman who teaches in a tough London secondary school. CAMPUS OBSERVANCE: CANDLELIGHT VIGIL FEATURING DR. WARREN WASHINGTON Monday, Jan. 20, 7:00 PM Alice Millar Chapel This candlelight vigil features remarks by Dr. Warren Washington, the second African-American to earn a doctorate in the atmospheric sciences. Dr. Washington is a role model, mentor, and inspiration for generations of young researchers from diverse backgrounds.
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wealthier communities,” the Weinberg senior said. “Poor people really bear the brunt of pollution and climate change.” The final day of the conference will feature a presentation from the Beehive Collective, an organization that creates art depicting global issues. “They spent a couple of years in the Appalachian region, talking to people and doing a lot of research,” said Melody Song, a Weinberg sophomore and former Daily staffer, of the Beehive Collective’s mural, “The True Cost of Coal,” which depicts mountaintop removal coal mining. “They put together this huge drawing.” Besides the speakers and nonaffiliated attendees, more than 40 delegates from different universities will attend. “We’re hoping that across the three days, people will be able to get together, exchange ideas and possibly use this as a model to take to their universities,” Navichoque said. Specht said since NUCHR started 11 years ago, the conference has grown “too much.”
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The conference has expanded across campus, working with other student groups including Students for Ecological and Environmental Development, Engineers for a Sustainable World and One Book One Northwestern. “We’ve been around for a long time, and we are constantly making improvements,” Specht said. “It actually has established itself as a regular Northwestern event that people across the University recognize as a fantastic thing that a lot of people are willing to support.” juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu
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SECOND TIME’S THE CHARM? Northwestern will launch its second round of massive open online courses Monday. About 24,000 students have enrolled in a course on content strategy.
CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: CALLING ALL VOICES Wednesday, Jan. 22, 5:30-7:00 PM McCormick Tribune Forum Five Fellows from the Public Voices Fellowship Program will explain how a diversity of voices engaged in public discourse leads to greater social justice in our society. SCREENING OF "KING: A FILMED RECORD" Thursday, Jan. 23, 5:00 PM Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art From speeches to arrests, from the Montgomery bus protests to the shockwaves caused by his assassination, King is a powerful reminder of how far the civil rights movement has come. HARAMBEE Friday, Jan. 24, 6:00-9:00 PM Norris Center, Louis Room Swahili for “pull together,” Harambee is the annual kick-off event for Black History Month. Enjoy free food, performances, and the presentation of this year’s Gardner/Exum Scholarship winners. Co-sponsored by African American Student Affairs (AASA) and For Members Only.
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Grappling with Israel boycott Despite Israel’s misdeeds, ASA boycott counterproductive to open debate JEFF RICE
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Amid the cold and snow, we have been hit with multiple stories with a common theme: The American Studies Association votes to boycott Israeli academics; Hillel is debating whether to sponsor (intentionally vague) “anti-Israeli speakers� (also vague); President Schapiro and Provost Linzer have issued a sensible and wise statement opposing the boycott; and a coalition of student groups have endorsed the boycott. My head is spinning, or more to the point, my Facebook account is spinning. I promised myself no more attempts at op-ed columns and to never publicly voice an opinion on the Middle East in order not to offend everyone. Yet this somehow seems impossible to let pass without some effort at finding some inner logic with which I can sleep calmly. Let me begin with a clear and definitive statement: I am opposed to this boycott. Period, full stop. Why am I so opposed? I can think of nothing more inane than to limit political debate in a highly contested political culture. For me, the Middle East (a euphemism in this article for Israel) is not a clear cut, black or white, alpha or omega situation. It is shadowy, murky, nuanced and full of hyperbole on all sides. Triumphalist rhetoric on the part of Israel disguises the colonial origins of the country (don’t take my word for this; read “My Promised Land� by Ari Shavit, the most honest and painful book about Israel I have read since Anton Shammas’ “Arabesques�). Yet in the present time Israel faces a genuine existential threat and no nation
should refrain from defending itself against such. Palestinians were thrown off their land (yes, simpleminded Zionists, accept the reality), yet calling for or pursuing a course of action that would lead to the destruction of Israeli Jewry is little more than the worst kind of bad neighbor politics one could imagine (n.b. The ANC did not expel the white settlers from South Africa after democracy arrived nor did they expropriate their land or businesses). Issues such as a two-state solution versus a one-state solution requires broad and inclusive arguments which we cannot have if we limit our options for positions represented. So here is the problem in a nutshell. I am reading a book called “The One-State Condition: Occupation and Democracy in Israel/Palestine� by Ariella Azoulay and Adi Ophir of the University of Tel Aviv (Ophir once visited NU and we became friends). Both of these scholars are leading critics and activists against the occupation (Ophir wrote his first book while in jail for refusing to serve on the West Bank). Yet they would be denied access to NU should the boycott be enacted, on the grounds that their presence would somehow legitimate the Israeli colonial hegemony. Likewise, if you take the International Hillel position to its logical outcome, they might not sponsor a visit by these authors. (For the record, there is a difference between the Hillel position and the American Studies Association-endorsed boycott.) On the one hand, the Hillel position states that they will not endorse or provide a room for a public event of a speaker they take to be anti-Israeli. While, on the other hand, the boycott is more inclusive and would disallow inviting these speakers altogether, regardless of who is sponsoring them. Many advocates of the boycott look back to the
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Palestinian academics deserve equal attention
Recently the American Studies Association membership passed a controversial call for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions to protest Israeli policies, including policies that affect Palestinian academics. President Schapiro and Provost Linzer promptly issued a statement on behalf of the University opposing such boycotts and affirming the value of academic freedom. The President and Provost noted that “Northwestern University disagrees strongly with the boycott vote of the ASA (and) rejects the actions suggested in the resolution.� Like many critics of academic boycotts, including the American Association of University Professors, we believe that preventing the free exchange of ideas is a poor way to promote effective scholarship or progressive social change. We also consider it
a thousand arguments flourish. Perhaps we should time of Apartheid and the worldwide snub of South really engage in the A.B. Yehoshua argument over Africa. There are certainly some analogies between who is an Israeli since that cuts to the heart of the the situations, but to be honest, as someone who matter, but how can we do that without a proper has taught the history of South Africa, I find the group of debaters? similarities less convincing than the differences. Now that I have likely offended many of the And even, in retrospect, the cultural and intellecreaders with my sarcasm, let me make the point tual boycott of South Africa was in no small part more directly. I cannot accept Israeli expansion misguided. During the “boycott� of South Africa at the expense of the Palestinian access to land; I I visited the offices of “New Left Review� and we cannot accept the elimination of Israel under any discussed their blatant disregard of the boycott. circumstances. So let’s have at it. And no boycotts They gladly shipped books and copies of their please. journal to anyone in South Africa wanting to buy Note from guest columnist: Jeff Rice (Weinberg them. To deny counter-hegemonic literature and ‘72) is a Senior Lecturer in African Studies and debate to the apartheid state was, in their view, a Weinberg College Adviser. He was raised for counterproductive. fourteen years in a combination of an orthodox Schapiro and Linzer are right to oppose this and reform home (different generations) and was boycott because it is both counterproductive and ‘Bar Mitzvahed’ in both traditions. Since then he incompatible with the basic need for all societies to has wandered off that plain into the have a robust debate about secular world of modernity but has policies and never forgotten the fistfights he had practices, and as a child just because he was Jewish. above all, the morality and To respond to this guest column, email a utility of state Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthbehavior. And western.com. this debate should take oo place globally sch l with the maximum number of people participating. So let’s make a deal! Let’s have lots of argument, lots of debate. Let
illogical to stifle the voices of Israeli academics as a tactic to protest the Israeli government, when in fact many such academics are important public critics of Israeli state policies. (Indeed, public debate in Israel on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict tends to be deeper and sharper than in the United States, where there is often little tolerance for divergent views.) While the ASA boycott specifically targets Israeli academic institutions rather than individuals, it is unknowable at present whether such a boycott in practice can avoid affecting professors and students within those institutions. At the same time, we regret that the President and Provost did not also take the opportunity to affirm the goal of safeguarding the academic freedom and rights to education of Palestinians, given that these concerns have become a key part of the boycott debate. We believe that the American Studies Association has raised significant and relevant issues by highlighting Israeli restrictions
on university life in the Occupied Territories and on the ability of Palestinian academics to carry out their work, as well as, apparently, the ability of U.S. academics to travel freely to Palestinian universities. The President and Provost may have been focused on the narrow goal of assuring that existing collaborations between Northwestern and Israeli academic institutions will continue. Yet their statement on behalf of the University invoked academic freedom, a value that surely must apply universally if it is to be meaningful at all. We believe that the situation of Palestinian academics calls for attention, just as we believe more generally that statements that simultaneously affirm the symmetrical rights and interests of both Israelis and Palestinians serve an important public function. Steven Epstein, Professor of Sociology & John C. Shaffer Professor in the Humanities Mary Weismantel, Professor of Anthropology
Sarah Maza, Jane Long Professor in the Arts and Sciences Laura Hein, Professor of History Robert Launay, Professor of Anthropology Cristina Traina, Professor of Religious Studies Claudia Swan, Associate Professor of Art History Robert E. Lerner, Professor of History Emeritus Hector Carrillo, Associate Professor of Sociology & Gender and Sexuality Studies Kate Masur, Associate Professor of History Jonathon Glassman, Professor of History Hollis Clayson, Bergen Evans Professor in the Humanities & Professor of Art History Helen Tilley, Associate Professor of History Barbara Newman, Professor of English, Religious Studies, and Classics Jorge Coronado, Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Ann Shola Orloff, Professor of Sociology and Political Science Wendy Espeland, Professor of Sociology
By limiting freedom, ASA boycott limits its impact YONI PINTO
DAILY COLUMNIST
While we were away for Winter Break, President Morton Schapiro and Provost Dan Linzer surprised us with an email about Northwestern rejecting the American Studies Association’s decision to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The ASA was boycotting the institutions on the grounds that they do not grant academic freedom to Palestinians but contribute to the oppression of the Palestinian people through their involvement with Israeli military forces. With the announcement of the acceptance of the resolution by the ASA, many American institutions that are a part of the ASA made statements rejecting the ASA’s course of action. Currently, more than 180 universities, including NU, have rejected this boycott. So what prompted this widespread rejection of the boycott? The question of why Israel is boycotted while other countries with egregious violations of academic freedom are left untouched, draws attention to whether there are any anti-Israeli motives involved. Are Israeli universities being boycotted because of an underlying anti-Israeli sentiment that exists in the academic community, by any chance? In this case, it is completely understandable why many universities wouldn’t want to be associated
with a boycott against discrimination that is based on discrimination. Then again, the existence of an underlying motive for singling Israel out would not exonerate these institutions of their alleged crimes against academic freedom. These institutions might still be guilty. In that case, maybe these American universities are rejecting the boycott because they do not want to sacrifice connections to Israel’s academic contributions to science and technological development. These American universities probably don’t want the valuable work done by Israeli academia to fade away from scientific circles. The truth is there are many well-supported claims of infringement on Palestinians’ rights. There are definitely things that could be done to better the situation of the Palestinian people. The thing is, a boycott against educational institutions is not the way to go. First, this boycott is not and will not be strong enough to actually guarantee improvements for the human rights of Palestinians. The widespread rejection of the boycott shows that it won’t be able to get the strong support it needs to succeed. That’s not the main reason why the boycott is misguided, though. The principle reason the boycott is the wrong course of action is that boycotting academic institutions actually does not contribute to the aims of the boycott. According to a 2013 Freedom House report,
“Israel’s universities are open to all students based on merit, and have long been centers of dissent.� Israeli academic institutions greatly contribute to criticism of governmental policies and have been instrumental in voicing concerns and raising awareness for many issues. When there is any oppression or lack of freedom, higher education institutions contribute to more liberty and free thought. They serve as the first front against oppressive actions by ruling bodies and take action to make the oppressed heard. The boycott against any educational institution around the world undermines the chance for universities to work to help the oppressed. In countries such as Israel where higher education actually functions this way, a boycott does not help solve the problems at hand. It only weakens the movement for equality and freedom. The question is, even if a boycott of academic institutions is legitimate, does it ever work? Probably not. Most likely, the boycott will be weak and ineffective and die down quickly. Most likely, the only thing it will achieve will be a contribution to the limitations of academic freedom by separating Israeli academics from some American institutions. Most likely, the boycott will completely backfire and weaken the movement for equality. Yoni Pinto is a Weinberg freshman. He can be reached at ybpinto@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com.
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Real estate website awards local homeless organization $10K
Real estate website Apartments.com awarded Evanston’s Connections for the Homeless a $10,000 grant last month to support the group’s efforts to keep the homeless off the streets. Connections for the Homeless is one of five municipal organizations to win the maximum grant amount distributed through Apartment. com’s Help for Homeless grant program. Recipients were announced Dec. 9. The program was in its inaugural year and attracted applications from social activists nationwide. “With the Apartments.com Help for Homeless Grant Program being brand new and national, we didn’t know if we had a chance,” said Joe Moag, foundation relations manager for Connections, in a news release. “However, their focus was so closely aligned to ours that we knew we had to try. And it turns out that they agreed. We will be able to do a lot
to further our mission and achieve the goals of their grant program with this $10,000 in funding.” More than 3,000 people in the northern suburbs of Cook County are homeless, Connections said. The organization serves 900 people each year from more than 30 municipalities. The Evanston-based organization will funnel the grant into its Connections EntryPoint Street Outreach Program which focuses on moving homeless people into housing. The program also provides homeless people with living necessities such as clothing, food and health services. Chicago Coalition for the Homeless received a $5,000 grant. “Apartments.com appreciates and has the utmost respect for the hundreds of organizations that applied for funding through the inaugural Help for Homeless Grant Program,” said Susan Bryant, vice president of marketing and media sales for Apartments.com. “The need for services and support continues to grow, especially given the current economy.” — Edward Cox
City sycamore trees suffer severe splits during polar vortex
Last week’s severe winter weather may have caused significant damage to a number of Evanston’s sycamore trees, the public works department said. Public works director Suzette Robinson said a resident alerted the department to a split tree in the 2200 block of Dodge Avenue. City officials inspected the tree and discovered multiple sycamore trees nearby with similar, severe splits. Paul D’Agostino, the city’s assistant director of public works and forestry, had never seen trees split so severely, Robinson said in an email to Evanston media. D’Agostino is inspecting some of the 300 public sycamore trees in the area for similar damages. It is likely that the sub-zero temperatures were the cause, Robinson said. D’Agostino is talking to other colleagues in the area to determine what caused the tree splits. Representatives from the public works department will present their findings to City Council on Monday. — Ciara McCarthy
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SYCAMORE SPLIT Extreme cold temperatures may have split the trunks of several sycamore trees around Evanston. Public works officials plan to present a report to City Council on Monday.
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National News Supreme Court to hear Aereo case The U.S. Supreme Court could settle the fate of a new technology company that television broadcasters fear would destroy their business. On Friday, the high court said it would hear arguments that Aereo Inc., a start-up firm, violates copyright law by enabling its customers to stream local television stations over the Internet and that it should be shut down. The major media companies seeking the court’s review include CBS Corp., 21st Century Fox, Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp. Launched in 2012 and backed by media mogul Barry Diller, Aereo is currently available in 10 cities, including New York, where it is based. It distributes broadcast signals via a tiny antenna and offers customers access to a cloud-based digital video recorder that holds up to 60 hours of content. The service costs $8 to $12 a month. Broadcasters fear that Aereo, which does not pay them for their content, could grow in popularity and threaten the distribution fees it gets from pay-TV distributors, including cable and satellite companies, in return for carrying their channels. Aereo has argued that it is merely an antenna service and is no threat to the bottom line of broadcasters. So far, the courts have agreed with Aereo. Last year the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York said Aereo’s transmissions and recordings are not “public performances” of copyrighted material. That is the ruling broadcasters are seeking to have overturned by the Supreme Court. “We believe that Aereo’s business model, and similar offerings that operate on the same principle, are built on stealing the creative content of others,” CBS said in a statement Friday. “We are pleased that our case will be heard, and we look forward to having our day in court.” Aereo founder and Chief Executive Chet Kanojia said his company has “every confidence that the court will validate and preserve a consumer’s right to access local over-the-air television with an individual antenna, make a personal recording with a DVR and watch that recording on a device of their choice.” Consumers have always had the ability to buy an antenna to receive over-the-air television signals. Broadcasters say that Aereo is exploiting this arrangement by retransmitting the signals without compensating or getting the approval
of the TV firms and by charging consumers for the service. CBS and Fox have previously indicated that if Aereo’s business is found to be legal, they will turn their over-the-air broadcast networks into cable channels. “We simply cannot provide the type of quality sports, news and entertainment content that we do from an advertiser-supported-only business model,” 21st Century Fox President Chase Carey told media analysts last year. CBS chief Leslie Moonves has made similar statements. The broadcasters also worry that if Aereo passes legal muster, cable and satellite companies could use it or a similar technology to get around paying retransmission consent fees. However, given that the parents of the major broadcast companies also own powerful cable channels, such a scenario is unlikely. For example, ABC is a sister company to ESPN, and NBC is part of the same media giant that owns the popular USA Network. Each can use that leverage while negotiating deals for their local TV stations. Aereo made that point this week to analysts. It is unrealistic to think a pay-TV distributor is not going to be able to say to ABC, “I’m not going to pay your retransmission consent fees, but I want ESPN,” Kanojia said. He said that if the court rules against Aereo, it will hurt not only consumers but also the cloud computing industry. “The broadcasters are asking the court to deny consumers the ability to use the cloud to access a more modern-day television antenna and DVR,” Kanojia said. The broadcasters counter that their opposition is not intended to trample on the tech industry, but rather to protect their own content and business model. “We are confident the court will recognize that this has never been about stifling new video distribution technologies, but has always been about stopping a copyright violator who redistributes television programming without permission or compensation,” Fox said in a statement. The court’s decision to hear the case raises the stakes for both sides. If it sides with Aereo, the broadcasters may “feel compelled to seek a legislative fix,” Stifel Nicolaus analyst Christopher King said in a note to clients. — Joe Flint and Ryan Faughnder (Los Angeles Times)
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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2014 for consideration. Northwest CASA provides free services to sexual assault survivors. The center operates in the north and northwestern suburbs of Cook County. Depending on council’s recommendation, the city manager may negotiate a rental contract with Northwest CASA at $250 per month, according to city documents. Evanston’s aldermen will also discuss revisions to the Water Supply Transmission Main Study. The city currently works with neighboring communities Niles, Morton Grove and Park Ridge, and will renegotiate the study to work with Glenview. This discussion will continue Evanston’s work selling water to neighboring communities, according to the city’s website. Two new restaurants are up to receive special use permits Monday, Harold’s Chicken Shack, 337 Howard St., and DMK Burger Bar and Fish Bar, 815 Noyes St.
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Evanston City Council is scheduled to discuss the creation of a downtown Wi-Fi network Monday during its first meeting of the year. Council will review a potential agreement with AT&T that would provide free wireless access throughout sections of downtown Evanston. The company would use city light poles to install Wi-Fi and would be responsible for maintaining the network, according to city documents. The council will recommend action for city manager Wally Bobkiewicz to take on the proposed agreement. A proposed lease agreement with the Northwest Center Against Sexual Abuse for space at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center is also up
Across Campuses College recruiters give low-income public campuses fewer visits LOS ANGELES — The Webb Schools, a private high school in Claremont, is a magnet for college recruiters from around the country and the world. This fall, 113 Ivy League and other schools sent representatives to the campus _ more than the 106 students in the senior class. At Jefferson High School, a low-income public school with 280 seniors in South Los Angeles, eight recruiters from local universities showed up. Recruiters’ visits often are an important first contact for students to discover campuses far beyond their hometowns and for the colleges to discover talented applicants. Students may be left behind in the competition for college entrance and financial aid when admissions officials skip their campuses,
McCormick professors receive research awards
Two McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science professors received awards this month for research excellence. Giuseppe Buscarnera, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, was awarded a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation. He will receive at least $400,000 over the next five years to research how environmental processes and human behavior contribute to the deterioration of the mechanical properties of geological materials. The CAREER program recognizes new faculty who will most likely become leaders in their respective fields in the future.
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counselors and education experts said. A Los Angeles Times survey of public and private high schools across Southern California found that campuses with a high proportion of low-income and minority students had far fewer visits from college recruiters. Among schools in affluent communities: La Canada High School hosted 127 visits from recruiters between August and November. Palisades Charter on the Westside, 133; the private Marlborough School, a girls campus in Hancock Park, 102. Corona del Mar, a public school in Newport Beach, had 85, sometimes booking as many as six in a single day. On Oct. 10, for example, representatives of Pepperdine, Yale, Lehigh, Washington State, Columbia and Whitworth, were there between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., according to college coordinator Mary Russell. The recruiters meet with students in a special lounge recently refurbished with parent donations. By contrast, Pasadena High School had 20 visits
Buscarnera joined Northwestern’s faculty in 2011. Christopher Wolverton, professor of materials science and engineering, received the 12th annual Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence. The award is given by the provost and recognizes superior research at NU. Wolverton studies the application of first principles of quantum mechanical calculations to solid-state materials. He wants to optimize the materials’ properties and help answer problems of energy storage and conversion. “Chris has been very successful in all aspects of research, teaching and service since joining the highly ranked materials science and engineering department in 2007,� Julio Ottino, dean of McCormick, said in a news release. — Tyler Pager
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over the fall semester; Compton High, five; Hoover High in Glendale, 15; Santa Ana High, five; Belmont High near downtown Los Angeles, about 25; Roosevelt High in Boyle Heights, 20. “Underserved communities have trouble getting resources and access to things like that,� said Jefferson Principal Michael Taft. He said his school lost funding for a full-time counselor who arranged for the visits and who could encourage recruiters to overcome negative images about low-income, heavily minority public schools. Colleges, particularly from out of state, say they do not discriminate against those schools. But they say time and money constraints compel them to return to schools where they’ve been successful in enrolling students or at least garnering applications. Some concede that students’ ability to pay tuition without substantial financial aid also can sway their choices.
one narrative film and one interactive project for their portfolios, in addition to a thesis project. The program will accept up to 12 students, and applications for fall 2014 are due Feb. 15. Communication junior Ashley Mills, who studies Radio-TV-Film, said she heard about the master’s program from her adviser after taking a documentary production class. Mills said she thought the documentary program was a needed addition to the School of Communication. “It’s definitely not one of the more recognized types of film in the School of Comm,� she said. “But I do think they are making an effort to make it more accessible for whatever majors want to learn more about it or explore it.
— Larry Gordon (Los Angeles Times)
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McMullan gets revenge but Cats fall to Gophers By JESSE KRAMER
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No. 16 Northwestern (6-2, 1-2 Big Ten) fell short against No. 2 Minnesota (5-0, 2-0) on Friday, losing 26-12 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Wildcats lost four of their first five bouts to create a deficit that they could not overcome. “We went hard (early in the week) but totally backed off yesterday, so maybe we backed off too much,” coach Drew Pariano said. “It falls on the coaches — we obviously did something incorrect this week. We have a short week because we leave Thursday already for Ohio State, so we have a short time to fix things.” Still, the overall loss came with an important victory for the Cats. After NU lost bouts at 184 and 197 pounds, two-time All-American Mike McMullan upset the nation’s No. 1 heavyweight, Tony Nelson, in the night’s marquee matchup. Nelson defeated McMullan at the 2013 NCAA Heavyweight Championship in a 6-2 decision. Earlier this season, McMullan lost to the reigning champion once again at the 2013 National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic, but that time he closed the gap to 2-1. McMullan fell behind 1-0 on Friday before fighting back to force overtime, during which he
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inclusion. Shortly after, the Ski Team hosted a party with racially insensitive costumes. The University Diversity Council released a report in February 2013, which outlined a potential University-wide diversity requirement. Later that year, Student Affairs began its Sustained Dialogues program. Based off a model created by the Washington D.C.-based Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, the program facilitates discussions on diversity and inclusion between different NU students. This is Hasan’s second year on the task force. As a Sustained Dialogue moderator, she is also trained in diversity and inclusion leadership. She said student leaders have made progress in
achieved a 3-1 sudden victory with a resounding takedown. “Just knowing that I executed my game plan and finally came out on top is really reassuring to my confidence,” McMullan said. “Knowing that I can beat him now, he was the only thing standing between me and my (NCAA championship) goal. ... Mentally it’s going to kind of mess with (Nelson) going into the national tournament, kind of put some doubt in his mind.” Sophomore Garrison White won the evening’s first bout with a 6-0 decision against Minnesota’s Jordan Kingsley, but the Cats quickly fell behind 16-3 with losses in their next four matches. Juniors Pierce Harger and Lee Munster responded with victories against the Golden Gophers’ Danny Zilverberg and Alec Ortiz, respectively, to bring NU within 20-9. Zilverberg erased a 5-point lead in the third round, but an escape by Harger in the final minute earned him a decision. Munster, who missed substantial time with an injury in November and December, picked up his third straight win and said he feels he is back to 100 percent. “I’m getting into a groove,” Munster said. “Dealing with injuries, every single year you have something come up. But now I’m back in the lineup, healthy, and every match from now on is going to be better and better.” actively “stepping up and making sure people are being inclusive.” For Members Only spokeswoman Qiddist Hammerly, a SESP sophomore, said the incident “ignited some students to do something about race relations on campus.” Sustained Dialogue and Peer Inclusion Educators have helped facilitate conversations about different types of diversity, Hammerly said. However, she said she believes the University should be more involved in the conversation and criticized the administration for not sending a message to students about the incident at the time. “The message that sends to students, especially students of color, is that these incidents do not matter, racial biases do not matter and consequently we as students don’t matter,”
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BRIGHT SPOT Junior Pierce Harger pins a University of Chicago opponent earlier this season. Despite Harger’s last-minute pin against Minnesota’s Danny Zilverberg on Friday, the Wildcats were not able to make up for their deficit earned early on.
Despite McMullan’s success and Munster’s optimism, Pariano said he does not want his other wrestlers to see the victory as a silver lining in light of the team’s defeat. “The critical thing in sport like wrestling is the whole team can’t celebrate that individual
win,” Pariano said. “Those first five matches, we don’t train to look like that. They looked tired, and there’s no excuse for that — zero excuse for how we looked.”
Hammerly said. University spokesman Al Cubbage told The Daily in January 2013 that it was a “personnel matter” that would be reviewed internally by the University but results of the review would not be released publicly. Hammerly added students, too, cannot dismiss such issues. “We’re very limited in what our idea of diversity is,” she said. “People hear the word diversity and they think, ‘We’ve talked about this too much already, I don’t want to hear about it,’ and immediately relate it only to race, which is not the case.” Associated Student Government president Ani Ajith said during diversity conversations, students should be more aware of a wide variety of student backgrounds.
“Where I would love to see us go is a deeper exploration,” the Weinberg senior and former Daily staffer said. “This transcends race alone. We’re having the conversations that are not about, ‘I’m afraid to say this because I think it might be offensive,’ to the point of, ‘Tell me about your life, where you come from, what you are coming from and what that means about the way you look at the world.’” Hammerly stressed the need for all students on campus, not just students of color, to be invested in improving the campus environment. “The Michael Collins incident, that to me is not a diversity issue. That is a humanity issue,” Hammerly said.
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In the timeouts we kept saying, ‘We can be tired tomorrow. We can’t be tired tonight.’ — Chris Collins, men’s basketball coach
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Demps’ clutch shots key NU upset By ALEX PUTTERMAN
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At times during Northwestern’s fourgame losing streak, the Wildcats seemed like they might not win another contest this season. But thanks to clutch shooting from a somewhat unlikely hero and a lockdown defensive effort, NU pulled off a stunning upset over in-state rival Illinois. Three straight 3-pointers from sophomore guard Tre Demps late in the second half lifted the Cats (8-9, 1-3 Big Ten) to a 49-43 victory over No. 23 Illinois (13-4, 2-2) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday. “That was a special night for us,” said coach Chris Collins, who secured his first Big Ten victory. “In the timeouts we kept saying, ‘We can be tired tomorrow. We can’t be tired tonight.’” The Cats’ offense was characteristically sluggish in pace and productivity for much of the night, but the Illini also lacked for scoring, and perhaps the Cats’ only hope for an upset — a game in the 40s — came to fruition. NU had lost its first three conference games by an average of more than 25 points but won by holding Illinois to just 28.1 percent shooting from the field. Senior forward Drew Crawford led the Cats with 13 points, and Demps and junior guard JerShon Cobb added 11 apiece. Illini guard Rayvonte Rice, who entered the game as the conference’s leading scorer at 18.8 points per game, didn’t sink a field goal in the first half. Rice finished with 8 points on 2-11 shooting, after scoring at least 12 in each of his first 16 games this season. Rice was shadowed all night defensively by freshman forward Sanjay Lumpkin, who lost a tooth as part of his effort. “I had just taken my mouth guard out literally 10 seconds before that happened,” Lumpkin said with an incomplete smile.
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“I think the first thing I did was look at my mom in the stands.” NU won in large part thanks to an opening period in which some combination of the Cats’ defense and the Illini’s lack of offensive finishing staked the home team to a lead. NU held Illinois to 15 first-half points on 19.4 percent shooting and led by 7 at the break. The Illini missed from every part of the floor, clanking all eight of their 3-point attempts and failing to convert numerous opportunities at the rim. “We did not make enough plays on offense,” Illinois coach John Groce said. “I did think they defended well. It’s a blend there of them defending well and us not being nearly aggressive (enough).” Sophomore center Alex Olah scored 7 first-half points, including a 3 from the corner, his second long-range make of the season. Olah finished with 9 points, seven rebounds and multiple key defensive plays late in the second half. NU’s lead reached 10 early in the second half before an extended period of mutual sloppiness. Finally, with the score 27-19 and 13 minutes to play, Illinois made a run to tie the game at 27. Demps’ barrage came minutes later, with both teams sitting on 34 points. The first 3-pointer, with 6:28 to play, gave the Cats a lead they would hold the rest of the evening. When Demps was finished two triples later, NU had a 7-point lead. “I was just waiting for a good look,” Demps said. “And when I hit the first one I got a good rhythm going.” Junior guard Dave Sobolewski missed the game with a concussion. Sophomore forward Kale Abrahamson started in Sobolewski’s place, and Cobb handled point guard responsibilities.
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NU relied on a strong performance off the bench from sophomore forward Lauren Douglas to keep the game relatively close early on. Douglas entered the game in the first half and immediately sparked her teammates with 5 points and five rebounds, but a weak second half left her with no additional points and just three more rebounds. The sophomore also had little help, with the rest of the five bench players that entered the game contributing a combined 3 points. “We struggled offensively when we couldn’t score,” McKeown said, “and we couldn’t defend. It’s a bad combination.” The Cats’ defense also faltered, allowing the Golden Gophers to steadily build a lead and to prevent NU from sparking its own run offensively. Minnesota shot 44 percent, including 9-for-20 from beyond the arc, and all five starters finished with at least 9 points. “They hurt you from every part of the floor,” McKeown said. “They can spread it out and they have post players that can play inside.” NU will only get a few days rest before it hosts Illinois on Wednesday, a meeting Coffey is hoping will bring her team a little redemption. “A setback is a setup for a greater comeback,” Coffey said. “We’re keeping a positive mindset.”
Nobody likes a tie, especially coach Jarod Schroeder. “To come back and tie, it is kind of like kissing your sister,” he said. “It’s not that exciting when you come away with a tie.” But Saturday, Northwestern had to settle for a 150-150 tie with Notre Dame after collapsing late in the To come back meet. NU lost to and tie, it is kind also Michigan, of like kissing the defending national your sister. It’s champions, not that exciting 177-115. when you come The Wildlooked away with a tie. cats to be in conJarod Schroeder, trol with a double-digit coach lead against the Fighting Irish, until Notre Dame dominated the 200-yard IM and 3-meter diving events to launch them into the lead with one event to go. Both NU relays were able to beat Notre Dame, and the Cats managed to pull off the tie. “I’m disappointed with it,” Schroeder said. “We let the meet slip away. There’s a lot of different opportunities where you can make up for lost points.” Still, there were some positives NU could extract from the meet. Having young swimmers like freshmen Jack Morris and Charlie Cole step up on the final relay against a big opponent when their team needed them most will prove to be valuable when the Big Ten Championships roll around. The Cats also snapped a three-year losing streak to the Fighting Irish. Senior Chase Stephens said it is a positive sign to see the team’s depth improving and swimming fast against the nation’s best teams. “Over the past couple of years since I’ve been here, we’ve struggled with depth,” he said. “It’s definitely a good sign of Jarod building up the team.” Sophomore Jordan Wilimovsky was able to get a good look at Michigan senior Connor Jaeger, his biggest competitor for a potential conference or national championship in several distance freestyle events. In his second time racing against Jaeger, Wilimovsky improved immensely and was able to hang with the former national champion and USA Swimming member throughout most of the 1,000-yard freestyle. When Jaeger made a move, Wilimovsky responded and kept pace. Although he lost, the sophomore was encouraged by his time. “I went into the race just hoping to stay as close to him as possible,” he said. “Staying close with him is definitely a confidence booster going into Big Tens.” The schedule doesn’t get much easier as Iowa marches into the Norris Aquatics Center for senior night. The Cats have not beaten the Hawkeyes since the 2005-2006 season. Schroeder will continue to preach the same message to his team: They must believe they can hang with anyone. “We’re still working on the confidence,” he said. “Having our guys believe in themselves and that they can beat teams that are supposed to be ranked higher than them will be the key.”
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TRE FOR TRES Sophomore guard Tre Demps surveys the court. Demps scored 11 points, including three consecutive 3-pointers late in the second half, to lead Northwestern past No. 23 Illinois.
Despite Sobolewski’s absence, Illinois waited until late in the contest to use a full-court press and produced several turnovers when it did. But NU hit key free throws down the stretch, sealing the marquee victory of the very young Collins era.
In the locker room after the game, Demps was justifiably jubilant. “Just to be in there with my brothers and just to hug each other,” Demps said. “It was a feeling like no other.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu
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WORN OUT Sophomore forward Lauren Douglas plays defense in Thursday’s win against No. 21 Purdue. Douglas had 5 points and five rebounds in the first half of Northwestern’s loss Sunday to Minnesota.
Golden Gophers lead. “Whenever we tried to make a run they just hit a big shot,” McKeown said. “Everybody stepped up for Minnesota today.” Worse still for NU, guard Christen
NU ties ND, falls to Michigan By JOHN PASCHALL
After big win, Cats flat against Gophers After splitting a pair of wire-towire games against ranked opponents, Northwestern looked gassed. The Wildcats (11-5, 1-2 Big Ten) came up well short Sunday against Minnesota (12-5, 1-2) in a 94-59 blowout loss. NU struggled on both sides of the ball, allowing Minnesota to dominate for a full 40 minutes and cruise to a big victory. “Minnesota played great,” coach Joe McKeown said. “They just had every answer.” Freshman forward Nia Coffey, usually a stalwart for the Cats, struggled in the first half. Coffey has been poised all season long and leads the team in points, but she could not get her shot goin, missing her first nine attempts. Nonetheless, Coffey continued to battle in the second half and finally found some rhythm, finishing the game with six rebounds and a team-high 19 points in spite of a poor 6-for-21 shooting night. Coffey said more team cohesion would help NU out in the future. “They played tighter than usual,” Coffey said. “We just have to play through that and play together.” Furthering NU’s offensive woes, sophomore guard Maggie Lyon appeared to have cooled off after a hot shooting night Thursday against Purdue. Lyon had just 4 first-half points, all from free throws, and only attempted one shot from the floor before halftime. She too regained her form in the second half to contribute a total of 15 points and seven rebounds, but it wasn’t nearly enough to overcome a sizable
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Inman, the Cats’ other high scoring freshman, was limited by foul trouble throughout the game. Inman took a seat early in the second half with four fouls, and finished the night with just 8 points, one assist and no rebounds.