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Home sales on the rise Dropping prices, availability lead to increased demand By EDWARD COX

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Longtime Evanston resident Dorothy King had lived in her spacious fourbedroom home for about 20 years and

was ready to move to smaller living quarters. King’s home was snapped up in six days last spring, and buyers wanted to move in quickly, giving King only a few months to find a condominium. “The building went out so fast that I thought, ‘There can’t be much trouble in the real estate industry,’” King said. Real estate brokers serving Evanston and the Cook County region atlarge agree that the housing market is starting to recover from the fallout of

New dean, assistants to prioritize health By LAUREN CARUBA

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Several new faculty members will join the Dean of Students Office within the next few weeks, revamping the department to bring increased focus to crisis management, mental health issues and student conduct policies. Todd Adams, former senior associate dean at Duke University, will assume his position as Northwestern’s new dean of students in early February. Joining him are two new assistant deans: Katrina Reynolds, from Indiana University, and Mona Dugo, from Loyola University Chicago, who started at NU in late December. Current Assistant Dean Betsi Burns will leave NU next month for a position at Loyola.

Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, announced Adams’ appointment in mid-December. At Duke since 2000, Adams oversaw the residential life, co-advised multicultural programs, worked with mental health services and established the school’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. “He has a wide range of experiences within student affairs and that’s what made him such a strong candidate,” Telles-Irvin said. At NU, Adams will coordinate emergency response, medical withdrawal and student conflict resolution. He will also chair the Hazing Prevention Task Force and the Community Alcohol Coalition and serve on the Undergraduate Council. » See DEANS, page 7

the housing bubble’s late-2007 burst. Since 2008, the median home price in the region has declined by nearly a fourth, according to Midwest Real Estate Data. The data aggregator reports that the combination of a decrease in home inventories and falling median prices have sparked demand for homes from investors and first-time buyers. “We’re so hot right now everything » See HOUSING, page 7

Medill Innocence Project founder David Protess secured what he called a “stunning victory for justice” Friday when his and his students’ investigative work helped spur a judge’s decision to grant an evidentiary hearing for the innocence of a man imprisoned for more than 30 years. Stanley Wrice was granted an evidentiary hearing by Cook County Judge Evelyn B. Clay. In addition to a hearing for the claim of his innocence, he was also granted hearings on the claims he was tortured into falsely confessing by former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge’s “midnight crew,” and that prosecutors withheld evidence of his innocence, Protess said. Burge, who escaped torture prosecution because of limitation statutes, was convicted in 2010 of lying about the abuses during a civil trial. Based on the history of past cases and the desire of prosecutors to avoid tarnishing their reputations, Protess said he believes Wrice will ultimately be released. “If history is any guide, when an Illinois Supreme Court orders a hearing, generally prosecutors drop the charges,” he said. According to an article written by Protess and published in The Huffington Post on Friday, Wrice was convicted for involvement in a gang rape in 1982 after

allegedly being tortured into confession by police. Protess, who now serves as president of the Chicago Innocence Project, an organization founded in 2011 to investigate cases of wrongful convictions, said in an email evidence for Wrice’s innocence was “developed” by the first group of students who worked for the program. All of them were enrolled in his 2011 Investigative Journalism class at Medill, he wrote. As part of the investigation, the students contacted two of the perpetrators involved in the case, Michael Fowler and Rodney Benson. They also tracked down Bobby Joe Williams, the case’s only independent witness, on the south side of Chicago, said Quinn Thacker (Medill ’11) and Kira Lerner (Medill ’11), who both worked on the investigation and traveled to Williams’ residence. Fowler, Benson and Williams all signed affidavits for students in ChIP saying Wrice was not involved, Protess said. According to Protess’ Huffington Post story, Williams said in his affidavit that Burge and his crew tortured him into falsely implicating Wrice. Despite this evidence for Wrice’s innocence, the case faced several judiciary roadblocks. The Illinois Supreme Court, for example, was set to hear the evidence in 2012, but turned the case back to Clay, who granted several continuances until finally hearing the evidence Friday, » See INNOCENCE, page 7

Construction starts on Norris stairwell

Construction on the stairwell leading to the ground floor of Norris University Center began Wednesday in an effort to repurpose the space. Previously home to dozens of advertisements and fliers, the stairwell will soon feature pictures of Northwestern students and other images that “reflect campus community in the student center,” Norris executive director Kelly Schaefer said. “There’s a push to really do something that represents Northwestern students in the building,” she said. Workers began installing drywall panels Wednesday, whichwill continue over the next week. The project should be completed before Spring Quarter. Schaefer said the area was not very effective for publicizing student events. Before, the stairwell was so cluttered with fliers that much of the information got “lost in the shuffle,” she said. Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, assistant vice president for student auxiliary services, said fallen papers and thumbtacks made

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TRANSFORMATION The walls of the stairwell leading to Norris’ ground floor are being renovated to include images of students and other members of the community. The project is expected to be completed by the spring.

the stairwell hazardous at times. The stairwell makeover is one of several changes coming to Norris this quarter. Last quarter administrators approved plans to install cell phone charging stations, and this quarter the Dell computer lounge was relocated to the ground floor and hooked up to printers. Payne-Kirchmeier wrote in an email to The Daily on Thursday the project

aims to make Norris “a more welcoming space.” “We want to represent our NU community at Norris and make it a welcoming and supportive space,” PayneKirchmeier wrote. “Our students and community deserve it.” Jillian Sandler contributed reporting. — Lauren Caruba

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Proposed aid targets homeless families Evanston commission proposes plan to place families in existing housing By SOPHIA BOLLAG

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In its first meeting of the new year, the Evanston Housing and Homelessness Commission considered several proposals to provide aid for homeless families and families at risk of becoming homeless. The Commission focused on a proposal for tenant-based rental assistance, presented by Paul Selden of Connections for the Homeless at its Friday morning meeting. In his presentation, Selden outlined a “rental subsidy program” he said would provide financial aid for residents in need. “Nationally … tenant-based rental assistance is widely discussed and rarely implemented,” said Selden, the Connections executive director. “So go Evanston.” The program will target homeless families with children in Evanston/Skokie District 65, which

Portions of Davis Street to close for construction

Evanston will close portions of two lanes of Davis Street on Thursday for a construction project, according to a release. The release said the Northbrook-based Timm T. Martin Construction Company will close two westbound lanes of Davis Street between Chicago Avenue and the west alley access side of the building under construction at 614 Davis St. Westbound traffic will merge to the right, but one westbound lane will remain open throughout the day. The company will complete assembling

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currently has roughly 230 homeless students, he said. Families would be placed in existing buildings, and the program would not require the construction of costly new infrastructure, Selden said. Sarah Flax, the city’s housing and grants administrator, said the program Nationally … would provide funds tenant-based for an underserved rental assistance group. “I really want to is widely stress that I think discussed this is a gap-filler program,” Flax said. and rarely “We have not been implemented. So able to adequately address the needs of go Evanston. (homeless) families Paul Selden, with children.” Executive director, The city would be Connections for the able to put roughly $1 Homeless million into the program if it is approved, city housing planner Mary Ellen Poole said. “If we would do something like this we would be really cutting-edge,” Poole said.

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structural steel on the main roof of the Davis building from about 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The sidewalk along Davis Street between Chicago Avenue and Orrington Avenue will remain open.

Local nonprofits to offer free tax prep classes

YWCA Evanston/North Shore and the Chicago-based Center for Economic Progress have collaborated to offer free tax preparation classes to low-income Evanston residents this week.

Selden said the program would ideally be implemented in June and would attempt to head at least three families per month. However, he said both goals were tentative. “We don’t know how difficult this is going to be,” he said. The Commission will vote on the Connections proposal at its next meeting on Feb. 22. If the Commission approves the proposal, it will have to be reviewed and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development before it can be implemented. Two other proposals, one from the Community Partners for Affordable Housing and one from Housing Options for the Mentally Ill in Evanston, Inc., were also mentioned at the meeting. Neither were discussed in detail because they had already been presented at the previous meeting on Dec. 13. The Commission, formerly the Housing Commission, recently expanded to deal with issues of homelessness in Evanston in compliance with a recommendation made by the Homeless Task Force’s 2011 report. The Commission is currently considering the three proposals in its attempt to carry out the recommendations in the report. sophiabollag2016@u.northwestern.edu

Families who make less than $50,000 collectively and individuals with incomes less than $25,000 can attend the classes for free at 1215 Church St., according to a news release. The nonprofits offer the classes on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants can receive help in filing Earned Income Tax Credit claims, opening bank accounts and purchasing prepaid debit cards for tax refunds. Interested residents should bring all W-2 and 1099 tax forms, Social Security cards, a valid photo ID and a copy of last year’s tax return, among other forms. — Jia You

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Library hosts exhibit on Oscar-winning alumna By ALLY MUTNICK

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University Library is currently home to an exhibit full of pictures and artifacts of Northwestern alumna Patricia Neal, an Academy Award-winning actress who studied theater at Northwestern from 1943 to 1945. The exhibit, which will be on display until March 22, includes nearly 100 of Neal’s personal items in six display cases that span from the library’s entrance at the Information Commons to the Periodicals and Newspaper Reading Room. Neal’s daughter Ophelia Dahl donated the items to the University. “It’s a really good collection of stuff and it obviously could have been sold somewhere,� said manuscript librarian Benn Joseph, the exhibit’s curator. “But according to her daughters, Patricia Neal was very fond of her time here at Northwestern.� Highlights of the exhibits include photos of

Neal in NU plays, personal letters from celebrities including President Ronald Reagan and Paul Newman, a lock of her hair from her baby book and her unused Oscar tickets from 1964, the year she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The items document Neal’s life from her childhood to her home life with her husband, author Roald Dahl and their five children, to her return to acting after suffering a severe stroke that left her unable to walk or speak. The exhibit has programs and pictures from the NU production of “Twelfth Night,â€? where Neal starred as Olivia — in 1955, she named her first daughter after the character — and pictures of Neal with her sisters in NU’s chapter of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Though she left after her sophomore year to pursue an acting career, Neal was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts from NU in 1994. Neal was in the School of Communication and Âť See EXHIBIT, page 7

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THANK THE ACADEMY The library is currently showcasing an exhibition on celebrity actress and NU alumna, Patricia Neal. The exhibit even includes her unused tickets for the Oscars.

71st Dolphin Show, ‘My Fair Lady,’ opens to crowds By ADRIANNA RODRIGUEZ

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“My Fair Lady,� the 71st annual production of the Dolphin Show had a successful opening weekend, selling out one show and heavily packing Cahn Auditorium for another. Saturday night’s show sold out, with 900 audience members in attendance. An estimated 700 people went to opening night Friday. “With each person who gets to see the show, the buzz gets a little louder,� said Communication senior Louis Schermerhorn, the show’s business producer. Along with Schermerhorn, the show was led by director Tristan Powell and artistic producer Rachel Birnbaum. None of the three were involved with the

show last year, though they attended performances. Birnbaum described her experience working on the show as both scary and exciting. “It was basically constantly catching up because I had never seen the process in action,� the Communication senior said. “It was also a lot of making it up as I went.� Schermerhorn said the show’s popularity was due to “My Fair Lady�’s acclaim. The traditional aspect drew older audiences while the fresh take on the iconic story brought younger audience members who enjoyed the show’s theatricality, he said. Powell said he enjoyed bordering this line. “I was interested in playing with the audience’s expectations because the show is so well known,� the Communication senior said. “I tried approaching it from a different point of view, more theatrical and

expressive.� Audience member and Communication junior Zoe Maltby said she also enjoyed Powell’s sense of characterization within the production. “What I loved specifically this year was the emphasis on smaller character moments which sometimes could get lost in the show,� Maltby said. “I was struck with how Tristan made sure those moments were crystal clear and so moving.� In its 71st year, The Dolphin Show requires as much organization on the business side as on the creative. The production is completely student-run and relies heavily on donations. Different events throughout the year helped support the show’s costs, including the Freshman Cabaret and The Rock Show, where students spoof a popular production at The Rock. “The Dolphin Show is a huge institution and it

grows every year,� Schermerhorn said. “By virtue of being a student-run show, we pride ourselves on raising (the show’s) money.� The show also served a philanthropic purpose. Schermerhorn, Birnbaum and Powell decided to auction off costumes from the show to help fund the lung transplant of Communication sophomore Josie Nordman, who is battling cystic fibrosis. The show has raised $100 thus far. “That’s a really beautiful thing that they are doing,� Maltby said. “We talk about theater touching and changing lives, and that’s such a fundamental, concrete example of theater changing someone’s life.� The show will continue this weekend with performances Friday and Saturday night. adriannarodriguez2015@u.northwestern.edu

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$95.97: the price of a TI-83 calculator from both Amazon and Wal-Mart. The same calculator at the Norris Bookstore? $119.98. How about the silver edition TI-84? That’ll cost $124.97 at Wal-Mart, but a full $174.98 at Norris. Those are just calculators; I don’t even want to get into textbooks, room supplies and $70 hoodies. I don’t want to complain, and Norris provides students with plenty of essential products, such as baby booties. But after I just spent more than $300 on supplies at the book store this quarter, things officially got real. Now, Daily staffers have already discussed some of the sinister ways that Northwestern robs you blind, so we shouldn’t be surprised. And yet, this process of semi-legitimate exploitation never ceases to amaze me. Running a university is expensive — I understand and appreciate that. However, that’s why we pay $50,000 annually in tuition, and why we’re expected to donate pretty much continuously once we graduate. Northwestern students — all students really — pay to take part in higher education, but they shouldn’t pay out the nose for the additional required supplies to continue that education. When you go to a restaurant to pay for your meal, you don’t pay another $15 for it to be served on a plate and $20 for the rights to use the silverware. Likewise, when you pay to attend class, you shouldn’t be robbed for access to the supplies required to succeed in them. Even worse, Norris is often the only provider of certain supplies. If you don’t like their textbook prices, you can usually buy them at Beck’s (you can all breathe easy knowing I did just that. How you like them apples, Norris?), but often that option is impractical. Worse, sometimes they’re the only provider for used books or rentals, different inks and, of course, graphing calculators within walking distance. Consequently, if you need something now, you’re going to Norris. It’s tempting to use this unique position to charge uncompetitive prices for your goods, but usually that’ll result in general disdain and more than one flaming bag of dog poop on your doorstep. Whoever is responsible for the pricing at Norris either has somehow been spared this treatment or doesn’t understand basic social interaction (my money’s on the first, but you never know). Either way, it doesn’t make those actions appropriate.

If you can’t beat ‘em, change the rules RYAN KEARNEY

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The Electoral College, many would argue, is a misguided system designed by the Founding Fathers to protect the presidency from blatantly unqualified men but which has instead made presidential campaigns needlessly complicated. Although it is flawed, its results have (almost) always matched up with the actual popular votes of the American voters. If recently-proposed changes to the Electoral College by Republican statehouses in key states had been in effect last year, though, our nation would have had another exception to this correlation. Under the proposed new rules, Mitt Romney would currently be residing in the White House, despite losing to President Obama by more than 5 million votes nationwide and decisively losing almost every swing state. How would such a dramatically different result be possible? Take a look at the pivotal state of Virginia, where a bill to enact such changes is currently being debated. Under the proposed law, Virginia’s 13 electoral votes would not go to the winner of the most popular votes in the state (President Obama in 2012), but would instead be allocated by who won which congressional district. This change would reward the votes of less-populated, more rural, and more conservative parts of the state, which consistently vote Republican. Then, the final two electoral votes would go to the candidate who

won the most congressional districts (Romney); thus, under this setup, Obama would have only won four out of the state’s 13 electoral votes despite carrying the state by 150,000 votes. The sponsor of the bill, a Republican state senator named Charles W. Carrico Sr., explained the purpose of the proposal as one of fairness, stating, “The last election, constituents were concerned that it didn’t matter what they did, that more densely populated areas were going to outvote them.� Apparently, Carrico doesn’t grasp the fact that “outvoting� is the whole point of an election and that a more “densely populated area� is an area with more voters. His proposed scheme is especially remarkable considering Virginia voted Republican in presidential elections for 40 straight years before Obama flipped it in 2008. To him, it now appears that the party can only take the state back at the presidential level by engaging in some electoral shenanigans. The Virginia bill, which, thankfully has attracted some opposition from inside the Republican Party, is just one example of a series of proposals floating around Republican-controlled states that Obama carried in November. In Michigan, for example, a proposed switch to awarding electoral votes based on congressional district would have given Romney a majority of the state’s 16 votes, even though Obama carried the state by almost 450,000 votes in November. Similar plans are being tossed around in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida — all states won by Obama. Although the likelihood of these changes going into effect varies from state to state, there are some powerful backers to the bills. Republican National Convention Chair Reince

Priebus, for example, said the proposals are something that “a lot of states that have been consistently blue that are fully-controlled red ought to be looking at.� If, in November, the proposed switches to allocation based on congressional districts had been in effect in the six states mentioned, the 332-206 Obama Electoral College victory over Romney would have flipped to a 270-268 Romney win, an almost laughable deviation from how the American people actually voted. As badly as Mitt Romney may have wanted to be president, I doubt even he would be comfortable taking office based on such a fundamentally manipulated result. With demographic changes and the public’s opinion on issues increasingly working against them, some Republicans are getting understandably desperate to hold on to viable paths of winning national elections, and are resorting to convoluted and skewed ideas to do so. Passing such bills, after all, is much easier than shoring up their support among minorities, women, and young voters, or updating their positions on climate change and gay marriage. It is vitally important, though, that these changes never see the light of day. I’m all for electoral reform, but to call these proposals “reforms� is ridiculous. I hope that as more people become aware of these ideas, they die a quiet death in each of their respective states. Ryan Kearney is a Communication sophomore. He can be reached at ryankearney2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to forum@dailynorthwestern.com.

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Why Norris goods are bad for your bank account Northwestern has the responsibility to provide for its students — that’s what institutions of higher education do. It’d be one thing if this was a for-profit school, but the second you classify yourself as a 501(c)(3) organization, as Northwestern has, your exclusive goal must be to provide educational services in a way that most benefits society. Profiting off the needs of the very people who you claim to be servicing is diametrically opposed to the stated goals of an educational non-profit. This school continues to take their thousands of students, pick them up by the ankles and shake Even worse, every penny out of Norris is often their pockets. When they do this by chargthe only ing $181 to replace a lost room key that the provider of originally got certain supplies. student for free, or when they If you don’t like don’t let you use your their textbook meal swipes at Norris or any cash-based NU prices, you can dining option without upgrading to a more usually buy option, it’s them at Beck’s expensive frustrating, but excus... but often able. When they do this by forcing onthat option is campus residents — a impractical. category including almost all freshmen, who don’t yet have other housing options — to pay for blatantly overpriced meal plans, or by overcharging for required school supplies, it’s disgraceful. Now, let me be clear. I’m not saying that Northwestern should subsidize their supplies and take on some cost — which could certainly be argued. I’m just saying that they shouldn’t profit more than companies like Target or Wal-Mart do by selling the very same supplies. Otherwise, there might soon be a growing demand for brown paper bags. Just don’t buy them at Norris; that place is a rip-off.

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New department to add Asian culture to curriculum By LAUREN CARUBA

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Northwestern is expanding its Asian studies course offerings with the creation of the new Department of Asian Languages and Cultures this fall. The new department will bring a literary and cultural focus to the study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Hindi. Program course offerings will cover areas including literature and film. Although currently in its formative stages, the department will be fully staffed and running by Fall Quarter. Prof. Peter Carroll, director of the Asian and Middle East Studies Program and head of the search committee for several of the department’s new faculty members, said the program will put Asian language studies on par with similar programs in European languages, he said. “This is a key area of human culture and expression

Campus groups to sell wristbands for Nordman

Chi Omega and 22 other organizations from the Northwestern community will sell wristbands this week to raise money to support Josie Nordman, a Communication sophomore with cystic fibrosis who needs a life-saving double-lung transplant.

which hasn’t been explored as much as it should be in the University curriculum,� he said. The establishment of a more specialized Asian studies department is something the University has considered for decades, Carroll said. The push for the department’s creation intensified in 2008 with the arrival of Weinberg Dean Sarah Mangelsdorf, who identified the need for more Asian humanities courses and played a key role in the creation of the new department, he said. Prof. Phyllis Lyons, NU’s only currently tenured faculty member in Asian literature, said although NU has strong Asian language classes, those courses do not specifically focus on Asian culture. “If what someone wanted to focus on was language and culture, most likely literature, but maybe even film studies, there was no single place that anyone could go to,� said Lyons, who focuses specifically on Japanese literature. “That actually made Northwestern unusual among major universities.�

Continuing through February, a University search committee is conducting interviews with scholars who will potentially join the department as tenuretrack faculty members. The committee is looking to fill positions in Chinese and Hindi studies, Carroll said. While on campus, the candidates are also hosting academic talks to give students an opportunity to learn more about both the candidates and the new program. Paola Zamperini from Amherst College gave a talk Jan. 18 about gender and fashion in imperial China, and on Friday afternoon, Stephen West of Arizona State University discussed the role of sages in Chinese literature. Bienen senior Rohan Thompson, a major in cultural musicology, has taken numerous Asian-related courses while at NU, including first-level Mandarin Chinese, translated Chinese literature and Hindi cinema. Thompson said the new department will provide a broader and more authentic view of Asian literature

and culture. “It would be really cool if they could offer literature classes in that natural language,� he said. “Things get lost in translation all the time.� However, Thompson also said the University, which already has the Asian and Middle East Studies Program and the Asian American Studies Program in addition to language classes within the Program of African and Asian Languages, should ensure that the various departments work together and contribute to each other. Lyons said she hopes the department’s humanistic approach to Asian studies will draw more NU students to Asian studies, especially those interested in studying or working abroad. “Language has been holding the fort by itself for a long time, and it’s really exciting to have more subject matter,� she said.

Nordman, a member of Chi O, will need to pay a balance of up to $75,000 not covered by insurance for the $750,000 cost of the transplant. Already overwhelmed with other expenses and hospitals bills, the family recently turned to friends to help raise funds. Silicone wristbands that say “Support Josie� will be sold at The Rock, Technological Institute and Kellogg School of Management from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

every day from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1. The suggested donation for the wristband is $2. “They are vibrant and visible and they are cheap to order, so the profit margin would be really big so we could give as much money as possible to Josie’s family,� said Chi O co-philanthropy chair Sharon Reshef. The NU Equestrian Team, Evans Scholars and 20 fraternities and sororities all agreed to help Chi O

purchase and sell the wristbands. “We were thinking that this is something that the whole Northwestern community could come together to support her,� said Reshef, a SESP junior. “It was a really great showing of support from the community.�

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Housing From page 1

coming in is selling ... rates are low and prices are low,” housing broker Mary Summerville said, adding Evanston’s real estate situation is greatly impacted by the comings and goings of Northwestern faculty and students. Several North Shore-area home brokers similarly said people’s feelings about the housing markets have changed. Homebuyers are cautiously but steadily competing for property, convinced the prices of homes on the market have already hit rock bottom. The December 2012 median sales price for Evanston homes fell by 20 percent compared to December 2011, according to a Coldwell Banker report, accompanied by a similar increase in rising closed home sales. Martin Walsh, chairman of the North ShoreBarrington association of the Illinois Association of Realtors, said first-time homebuyers are returning to the market, contributing to a “cascading effect” where buyers’ move to cities prompts sellers’ move to suburbs such as Evanston. “(The market) is a lot less scary now, and firsttime homebuyers are competing with investors,” Walsh said. “First-time homebuyers really drive the market, they’re the ones who buy the condominiums and townhouses in the city … and enable people who are married and have kids to move into the suburbs.” In Evanston, typical sellers include “empty

Deans

From page 1 Adams, who officially starts Feb. 25, said his main priorities this quarter will be familiarizing himself with both the student body and NU’s current policies and procedures. Developing relationships with organizations and departments across campus will be key for future collaborations, he said. Both new assistant deans come to NU with specializations in mental health and student counseling. Dugo served as Loyola’s campus liaison for mental health training and assessed students in crisis. At Indiana, Reynolds handled issues of sexual assault, domestic violence and students taking medical leave. As new faculty step into their roles, reviewing NU’s Student Code of Conduct and other policies will be a priority for the office’s new members, Telles-Irvin said. The office will examine University protocol for

nesters,” families whose children have moved out, as well as people who have transferred jobs, Coldwell Banker agent Noah Seidenberg said. First-time homebuyers and investors hoping to rent out their properties are among those moving in. “Evanston is a good place to move because it’s so close to the city and it does not have the suburban feel,” Seidenberg said. “People decide to move to Evanston to start a family.” And if consumers feel cautious after the economic downturn, one broker said they may feel more attached to their homes. Broker Hasani Steele (McCormick ‘99), who is involved in home development, said clients are willing to pay moderately-high prices for a recently refurbished home. “If someone has something that they really love, they are going to fight to keep it,” Steele said. After selling her home, King had her eye on a cozy two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium on Central Street that she initially lost to another woman in a bidding war. Three weeks later, however, the transaction fell through and she bought it. “It seems like there’s not enough houses to show people, I think things are loosening up,” King said of the housing market. “I may be sorry I sold when I did, but I think things are looking much better.” edwardcox2012@u.northwestern.edu

numerous issues, including emergencies, student medical leaves and the school’s alcohol policy, she added. Reynolds said the reorganization of the office presents the chance to develop NU’s policies. “Any time that you have this type of restructuring going on, it’s an opportunity for something really good to happen,” she said. “There’s a lot of openness to new ideas, a lot of openness to how can we better improve.” The impending review of school policies come after the deaths of two NU students this year. In late September days, the body of McCormick sophomore Harsha Maddula was found in Wilmette Harbor days after attending an off-campus party. In November, Weinberg junior Alyssa Weaver took her life while studying abroad in London. Both deaths have contributed to increased discussion on campus of mental health. The restructuring of the dean’s office began during the summer, when former dean Burgwell Howard

Exhibit

From page 3 studied acting under well-known professor Alvina Krause. “It’s kind of cool to have this person who was a celebrity and has all this Northwestern stuff in her collection, has all these ties to the university,” said Joseph, who narrowed down the items in the exhibit to half of the orignal donation size. The University will host a grand opening of the exhibit on February 15. University archivist Kevin Leonard, who worked with the Dahl sisters to procure the items, said the exhibit is unique from others NU has showcased because Neal’s life story appeals to a lot of people. Those interested in what NU was like in the 1940s, in the performing arts or even in medicine can find something to view in the exhibit, he said. “I had never heard of her,” said Weinberg

Innocence From page 1

Protess wrote. Lerner, who said she also traveled to Minneapolis three times to secure an affidavit from Fowler, said the affidavits were “crucial” for Wrice’s case. They were cited in Clay’s opinion. “Knowing (the affidavits) are incredibly important in showing the judge that Stanley is innocent is really

was named to the newly-created position of assistant vice president for student engagement. Telles-Irvin assumed the dean of students’ responsibilities during the search for a replacement. When Student Affairs received more money in its budget, Telles-Irvin said it presented an opportunity to reshape the department. Howard, whose new position specifically focuses on aspects of student life, said the recent tragic events at NU require someone like Adams, who has experience in creating and communicating policies. “There are some unique needs for the dean’s office here at Northwestern,” Howard said. “We were looking for someone who has good experience organizing around emergency situations. Working with emerging mental health issues and awareness of that is a big primary goal.” In relation to mental health, Adams said he is interested in establishing firm communication channels

sophomore Rachel Sachs. “Getting to know her in the context of Hollywood and her husband is really interesting.” Sachs said she had not seen many people stop by exhibit when they walked into the library. “It’s a shame that it’s in this hallway and everybody just walks by it,” she said. “They should make it a bigger deal.” Leonard said the University was “delighted” that Neal’s daughters chose to give her artifacts to the school. He said he thought students who view the exhibit would find her story inspiring because of her success in her career and her recovery from her health issues. “She’s known because of her acting ability but her life was most remarkable in a number of ways,” he said. “We’ve been after that stuff for a long time and we’re most grateful it found its way here.” allymutnick@u.northwestern.edu

an awesome thing,” Lerner said. Thacker said though a victory ensued Friday, she knows the case will likely progress slowly. But even so, she said she is proud of the team’s work. “It’s not an instant gratification,” she said. “You don’t feel like a hero, you just feel like you find out these horrible things and injustices and you do the best you can to tell people about it.” jilliansandler2014@u.northwestern.edu

with students so they are aware of resources. “We need to make it very, very clear where students can go if they don’t know where to start, where they can begin,” he said. “Where is it you begin that conversation, so that the right resources and services can be brought to bear.” With so many personnel changes and Adams not yet on campus, the office is in transition and is “more reactive than proactive at this point,” Dugo said. “It’s going to take us a little while to get there,” she said. However, the similar natures of Duke and NU should make Adams’ adjustment here easier, he said. “The student body has similar expectations of themselves, and the institutions are similarly placed,” he said. “The transition from one to another will be somewhat seamless and natural.” laurencaruba2015@u.northwestern.edu

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Nebraska

En route to victory against Northwestern on Saturday afternoon, Nebraska knocked down pivotal 3-point shots and conquered the Wildcats’ usually dependable zone defense. NU’s story went differently. Coach Bill Carmody summarized his team’s game in simple terms: “Everyone seemed a little bit off,” he said. Nebraska (11-10, 2-6 Big Ten) guarded NU (12-9, 3-5) efficiently, and the Cats had trouble, as they have all season, generating good offense. In their first game in Lincoln in 37 years, NU tallied its second road loss of the season 64-49 – its second lowest-scoring game this year. The Cats started the game off with their typically stout defense and trailed by only 2 points at the half. The deficit seemed minor compared to what they faced before coming back against Minnesota on Wednesday and rallying against Indiana in the second half on Sunday. But when Nebraska’s Ray Gallegos, hit three 3-pointers in as many minutes toward the middle of the second half, the Cats could not stay organized, and the 1-3-1 zone defense failed to stop the Cornhuskers. NU also struggled to contain Nebraska’s Dylan Talley, who led his team with 20 points, and Brandon Ubel, who had his fourth double-double of the season

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against the Cats with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore guard Dave Sobolewski said despite the important Minnesota win, his team’s unraveling was not because they overlooked Nebraska. “I don’t think it had anything to do with us not coming ready to play or not taking Nebraska seriously,” Sobolewski said. “If a couple more shots had fallen in the first half, it could have been a different story.” The Cats shot 26.4 percent from the field and 43.8 percent from behind the free-throw line. They made only 6 of their 29 attempted 3-pointers, four of which came from Sobolewski. Nebraska, who shot 39.2 percent from the field and 52.2 percent at the free-throw line, scored 14 points off NU’s 11 total turnovers. The Cornhuskers had 11 turnovers as well, and the Cats’ mere 5 points off turnovers were a testament to their inability to hit shots. Graduate student forward Jared Swopshire echoed Sobolewski’s thoughts on the Cats’ unfortunate shooting, but also mentioned Nebraska’s aggressive defense. “They were playing very tight, they were packing it in the lane and forcing us

to shoot,” Swopshire said. “We just weren’t hitting our open shots. I think that was the biggest thing.” Although he also acknowledged Nebraska’s well-executed guarding, Carmody did not skirt the overall issue of this team’s lack of offensive prowess. “We don’t have any real presence inside to score,” Carmody said. “So you have guys on the perimeter who take shots, and you have to make them.” With the rest of their team struggling to crack the Cornhusker’s defense, Sobolewski and Swopshire had stand-out games. The two led the Cats offensively with stats that would impress on any day, but were particularly important after a game in which senior guard Reggie Hearn fell by the wayside and clocked only 6 points. Sobolewski matched his season-high performance against Butler in early December and led the team with 21 points. Swopshire did his part and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds, the most an NU player has gotten during Carmody’s 13 seasons. Carmody, as he did after the Minnesota game, spent a while talking about Swopshire’s inspiring playing. “His effort has been outstanding, you know, he’s playing a whole game … you just wish that when you have a game like that, there’d be a whole team playing well,” Carmody said. “But there wasn’t tonight.” avawallace2015@u.northwestern.edu

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GET THE THERAFLU Sophomore point guard Dave Sobolewski dribbles up the floor. The Wildcats suffered a cold shooting night against Nebraska.

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Cats need full 40 vs. Indiana NU picks up fi rst win in the Big Ten By ARIEL YONG

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The Wildcats know how to turn it on in the second half. Northwestern (9-10, 1-5 Big Ten) fell to Purdue 77-73 last Thursday, but it wasn’t without a fight. The Cats were down by at most 19 points but managed to close the game within 2 late in the second half. “We pushed the ball a little better (in the second half),” coach Joe McKeown said. “We (got) the ball up the floor a little quicker. But we just didn’t make great decisions all the time.” Despite scoring a mere 28 total points in the first half, NU scored a whopping 45 points in the final 20 minutes of the game. Senior forward Kendall Hackney and freshman forward Lauren Douglas both scored in the double digits in the last 20 minutes, and the team as a whole went an impressive 66.7 percent from beyond the arc in the second half. With just over 7 minutes left in the game, a string of 3-pointers by Hackney, Douglas and freshman forward Maggie Lyon put the Cats within 8, which helped kick start the late game rally. “In the second half, we were doing a good job of getting it inside and then that opens the outside,” Lyon said. “So I think everybody was finding each other and we were getting good open looks and fortunately knocking them down.” In fact, this is not the first time the Cats have come through late in the game to keep the contest close. In its first conference win over Illinois last week, NU scored 37 second-half points to emerge victorious over the Fighting Illini, 62-58. Hackney scored 5 straight points to keep the Cats in the game and finished with 21 points. Senior forward Dannielle Diamant, sophomore forward Alex Cohen and Lyon also scored in the double digits. The Cats will look to keep up their shooting game when they face Indiana (10-9, 1-5) Monday night. The Hoosiers are on a four game skid

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HALF FULL Freshman forward Lauren Douglas attempts a shot. The Wildcats are looking to string two solid halves together against Indiana.

but did record their last win of the season against the Cats on January 6. Indiana has been struggling on the offensive side, scoring an average of only 43 points in their last four games. Offensive struggles have been a season-long story for Indiana. The Hoosiers are shooting only 38.3 percent from the field this season. The Cats’ success in the second half could prove critical on Monday – Indiana has been outscored by 31 points by opponents in the game’s final 20 minutes. However, the Cats will need to find a way to better contain Indiana’s Aulani Sinclair, who scored 31 points in the last contest between these two teams. Sinclair ranks 4th in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage, averaging 40.9 percent from beyond the arc and almost 18 points per game. NU should have a serious advantage

playing at home. Indiana is only 2-4 in away games this season. In fact, the Hoosiers haven’t had any success on the road in 2013, securing their last road win in November against Texas A&M Corpus Christi. But for the Hoosiers’ shortcomings on offense, they have competed hard on defense. Opponents are shooting only 37 percent against Indiana from the field, including a dismal 28.7 percent from 3-point territory. The Hoosiers also average 5.9 steals and 4.1 blocks per game. “We can do anything we set our minds to,” Diamant said. “We showed (it) in the second half (when) we were down by 18, 20 points and then we brought it back to 2. We can be a great team, but we just have to play like we know how.” arielyong2009@u.northwestern.edu

Not all those who wander are lost. Traveling through snow and sleet to and from Michigan, No. 23 Northwestern (6-6, 1-4 Big Ten) finally found its first Big Ten win of the season on Friday. The Wildcats took out Michigan State before losing a heartbreaker to No. 18 Michigan (7-4, 1-3) on Sunday. Playing in East Lansing, Mich., on Friday, the Cats picked up their first conference win on the road despite forfeiting a weight class. In a close contest, NU knocked out the Spartans 18-15, using a big start to outlast a close finish. The Cats won six of the dual’s first seven bouts. True freshmen Dominick Malone and Garrison White kicked things off with back-to-back wins. Another young wrestler who caught the eyes of Pariano and his opponents was redshirt sophomore Pat Greco, who was 2-0 on the weekend. NU picked up three more wins at 157, 165 and 174 pounds after a loss at 149 by redshirt sophomore Dylan Marriott. “I don’t know if relieved is the right word,” coach Drew Pariano said of his team’s first Big Ten win. “Our guys were prepared to have a good performance. We had guys step up and that’s how you win duals in the Big Ten.” The Cats’ fast start was needed to win. NU dropped the last three bouts against Michigan State, including an upset at 197 where redshirt sophomore No. 16 Alex Polizzi lost to an unranked opponent. True freshman Jacob Berkowitz also dropped his bout at 184. Redshirt sophomore Mike McMullan, the regular starter at heavyweight, continues to recover from injury. Pariano expressed the importance of making sure McMullan doesn’t return before necessary. “Mike is real close,” Pariano said.

“But the ultimate goal is for (him) to win an NCAA ChamNo. 18 pionship at Michigan heavyweight.” On Sunday, the Cats’ injuries caught up No. 23 to them in a loss Northwestern to the Wolverines. Michigan led 17-13 going into the final Michigan State bout at heavyweight, but without anyone to compete, NU ceded the dual and one more chance to win. Again, NU had a hot start that put them in a position to win. The Cats won two of the first three bouts, and wins by redshirt senior Jason Welch and redshirt sophomore Lee Munster cancelled out losses by Marriott and redshirt sophomore Pierce Harger. But the Cats faded down the stretch, where Berkowitz and Polizzi both dropped their bouts. Pariano remained proud of his young team’s effort. “Jacob’s doing everything he can do,” Pariano said. “He’s leaving it all out there and that’s what I like to see. And Garrison White won two Big Ten matches this weekend. Say what you want about his opponents but the kid is 18 and won twice in a row in the Big Ten.” Even with their first win in the conference, the Cats are stuck in a dismal dual season marred by injury. Still, many wrestlers remain in contention for postseason success in the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships. Yet Pariano refuses to look ahead. “I would never give up on a dual,” Pariano said. “I believe in my guys way too much for me ever to feel that way.” No. 23 Northwestern

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