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CTA worker dies in Chicago fire John Fasula remembered for 12 years of hard work By CIARA MCCARTHY

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A Chicago Transit Authority employee who frequently worked in Evanston died Jan. 22 in a Chicago fire while saving an elderly woman. Evanston officials mourned the man, John Fasula, last week, remembering him as a hardworking and efficient collaborator with the city. Fasula and another man, Jameel Johnson, died in a building fire in the 6700 block of South Shore Drive. After a fire started on the seventh floor of the building, the men rescued an 81-year-old woman and sent her downstairs to safety on an elevator, the Chicago Tribune reported. The men died when they returned to the apartment with a fire extinguisher and were overcome by smoke, the Chicago Police Department confirmed. Fasula, 50, was the manager of the CTA’s west shop, in charge of system maintenance for both rail lines and bus routes. He often worked on the Purple Line train, which runs through Evanston. He began working for the CTA in April 1983, CTA spokesperson Lambrini Lukidis said. Lukidis praised Fasula’s dedication to the company and described

him as a well-respected employee who worked on a variety of different projects. Fasula was off from work the day he died in the apartment building, a site where he was reportedly working a side job. Evanston city manager Wally Bobkiewicz sent an email to Evanston media last week praising Fasula’s contribuJohn Fasula tions to the helped make city and the commute his dedicaon the Purple tion to his work. line better by “John Fasula his personal helped attention to make the getting things commute on the done. Purple Wally Bobkiewicz, Line betEvanston city ter by his manager personal attention to getting things done,” Bobkiewicz wrote. “Evanston is a better place because of his work.” Fasula worked with many city staffers during his time with the CTA, including collaborating with Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) on Purple Line maintenance issues, Bobkiewicz wrote. Karlton Mims, a sign inspector and graffiti technician for the city, worked with Fasula for more than

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MLK MEMORIES Harry Belafonte, world-renowned singer and humanitarian, delivers the keynote address to conclude Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations on Monday evening. Belafonte became a close personal friend to King after meeting him in the 1950s, and he referenced the Civil Rights Movement in his speech.

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Ending Northwestern’s two-week celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. in a keynote address Monday, legendary Calypso singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte bemoaned the death on college campuses of the “radical thought”

Ballet dancer, actor Baryshnikov announced as 2013 speaker

World-renowned ballet dancer and Emmy-winning actor Mikhail Baryshnikov will give the main address and receive an honorary degree at Northwestern’s 155th commencement, according to a University news release. Baryshnikov, born in Latvia to Russian parents, has experienced much success on both the screen and stage. Baryshnikov has made a name for himself in the ballet scene. He joined New York City Ballet in 1979 and became the artistic director for American Ballet Theatre in 1980. Baryshnikov then founded the White Oak Dance Project in 1990 with choreographer Mark Morris and introduced modern dance to people around the world. In 2005, he founded Baryshnikov Arts Center, which consists of four large studios in New York and attracts more than 22,000 audience members every year, the release said. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1977 for his performance in “The Turning Point” and received an Emmy in 1980 for his work in “Baryshnikov on Broadway” with Liza Minelli.

that inspired King’s words and actions. Belafonte, who befriended King during a visit to New York in the 1950s, gave his half-hour speech in front of a packed Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. He remembered his interactions with King and their shared struggle in overcoming segregation. Known as the “King of Calypso,” Belafonte helped popularize the Caribbean

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ON OUR TOES Northwestern announced Mikhail Baryshnikov as the commencement speaker for 2013. Baryshnikov, whose daughter attends NU, is considered one of the world’s greatest ballet dancers.

Baryshnikov also appeared on the last season of “Sex and the City” as the love interest of Sarah Jessica Parker’s character, Carrie Bradshaw. Baryshnikov has received several awards for his work, including one in 2000 from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, according to the release. He was also given the National Medal of Arts the same year and received the University Chubb Fellowship for 2003-2004 and the

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Jerome Robbins Award in 2005. He was named an Officer of the French Legion of Honor in 2010, according to the release. B a r y s h n i k ov ’s d au g ht e r, Anna, is a junior in the School of Communication. The 2013 commencement ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. June 21 at Ryan Field. — Jillian Sandler

Continuing a campus-wide restructuring initiative, Northwestern University in Qatar has hired two new deans to run the newly-created academic affairs and research departments and two program directors for the Doha campus, according to a University news release. Jeremy Cohen will serve as the chief academic officer and associate dean for academic affairs, and John Pavlik is the new associate dean for research. The current restructuring program began last fall with the hiring of Sandra Richards to head liberal arts studies at the University. Richards holds a doctorate in drama from Stanford University and is a professor of African American and performance studies for the School of Communication. As part of the ongoing restructuring, NU-Q promoted three professors to director positions for the journalism, communication and liberal arts programs. Dean and CEO Everette Dennis said in the news release the new heads will create “a maturation of the NU-Q program, connecting and integrating our academic services with professional outreach, all to be responsive to a digital and global society.” The new positions were created to help NU-Q enter a “new phase of growth and development.” As the head of academic affairs, Cohen will work to increase

style of music in the 1950s, particularly with his hit songs “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” and “Jamaica Farewell.” During the 1980s, he became a key voice in the opposition to apartheid policies in South Africa. Although the event served as a celebration of King’s life, Belafonte said he remembered a striking cynicism in King’s » See BELAFONTE, page 6

collaboration between NU-Q and the other campuses in Doha’s Education City, a cluster of satellite university campuses. Pavlik will work to create a school-wide research program and develop new publication series, according to the release. Cohen, who holds a doctorate in communications from the University of Washington, comes to NU-Q from Penn State University, where he served as the associate vice president and senior dean for undergraduate education. His expertise is in education and communication as well as democratic engagement. Pavlik is the current director of the Journalism Research Institute at Rutgers University and is a journalism and communication professor there. He holds a doctorate in mass communication from the University of Minnesota. The new deans will “bring exceptional reputations as institutional leaders, scholars and media experts to NU-Q and the Qatar community,” Dennis said in the release. New director Mary Dedinsky, a former Chicago Sun-Times managing editor and a Medill professor in Evanston, will head the NU-Q journalism program. Dedinsky replaced former journalism head Richard Roth, now a senior associate dean. Scott Curtis, a visual media expert and former president of the international cinema association Dormitor, will serve as director of the communication program. Curtis also holds a doctorate in film studies from the University of Iowa. — Ally Mutnick

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Melting butter topping waffles and fried, crackling chicken grace the dishes of Chicago’s Home of Chicken & Waffles, which opened its Evanston branch with the city’s help Friday. The soul food restaurant at 2424 Dempster St. also boasts oozing mashed potatoes, fried catfish and macaroni and cheese along with 70 other side dishes. According to the store’s Facebook page, performer Harry I think this will Belafonte, who closed out two weeks of celhelp develop ebrations on campus the west of honoring Martin Luther King Jr. with a Evanston. It keynote Monday, visadds a touch of ited the restaurant the ethnicity to the same day. business, which neighborhood. hasThe two other branches in Oak Park and ChiDon Zeigler, Evanston resident cago, was also featured on Chicago’s local PBS station food show “Check Please!� recently. “People love our food,� assistant general manager Rachel Cavalier said. “They love to have a nice spot in the area where they can have a drink and delicious food.� The layout of the restaurant, designed by the owner’s wife, borders on the abstract with staggered brick walls, hanging mosaic frames and a raised main dining area. Spherical, tubular and hourglass-shaped lanterns, some brighter than others, light up the dining area as jazz music plays on speakers. The restaurant, featuring a full bar and a party room, can fit up to 200 people. Michael Johnson, director of Evanston Township High School’s basketball program, said he has visited the restaurant multiple times.

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WONDROUS WAFFLES Michael Johnson (left), director of Evanston Township High School’s basketball program, said he has been to Chicago’s Home of Chicken & Waffles multiple times since it opened last Friday and likes the restaurant’s atmosphere.

“I like the atmosphere, the way it is put together,� Johnson said. “I haven’t had anything here that wasn’t good.� The restaurant had a soft opening Thursday, when employees’ families and friends ate for free. Staff also handed out 5,000 to-go menus, which featured buy-one-get-one-free specials. The Evanston-branch opening came through coordination with the city, which loaned $200,000 for the restaurant facade makeover. Construction is ongoing in the restaurant’s parking lot. Cavalier said the restaurant hired 75 employees from the local community, more than fourfifths of its total hires. Randall Lauture, who buses plates at the

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restaurant, said he enjoys the relaxing environment of the workplace. “There’s not too much pressure unless there’s a big traffic rush of people to serve,� Lauture said. “It’s just very elegant. We’re more or less family (rather) than staff.� Evanston resident Don Zeigler said the restaurant, replacing a vacant auto parts store, will bring life to the neighborhood. “I think this will help develop the west of Evanston,� Zeigler said as he finished a meal of grits, chicken and eggs. “It adds a touch of ethnicity to the neighborhood.� edwardcox2011@u.northwestern.edu

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Deadspin editor explains uncovering Manti Te’o hoax By STEPHANIE HAINES

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Deadspin Editor in Chief Tommy Craggs (BSJ ‘01) spent more time face-to-face with Northwestern students Tuesday than Manti Te’o did with his fictional girlfriend during their entire cyber relationship. Craggs chatted with students from his alma mater via Skype to discuss breaking the story of the hoax, one in which the University of Notre Dame linebacker says he is an innocent victim. “We got a lot of credit for reporting on this, but it’s not totally deserved because it’s a very obvious way of reporting a story,” Craggs said to an audience of about 30 people in the McCormick Tribune Center. The story of Te’o and his mysterious relationship has perplexed media, readers and fans since Deadspin published an article Jan. 16 revealing that the linebacker’s girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, who had reportedly died of cancer earlier in the fall, did not actually exist. Te’o said he had developed a close online relationship with Kekua, who Te’o and other sources now say was a hoax orchestrated by his friend Ronaiah Tuiasosopo. A celebrated player who led a successful football season, Te’o garnered national attention when media sources reported that Te’o’s grandmother and Kekua had died within hours of each other in September. Prof. Charles Whitaker, who taught Craggs while he was at Medill, mediated the discussion. He said he has known Craggs for about 12 years and speaking with him was like talking to a friend. “It’s always great to see alums doing amazing things, especially in the digital media, and we want to connect students to that,” Whitaker said. Craggs began by explaining how the news site

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A common standard used to measure the quality of hospitalization care may not be effective, according to new research from Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. In a January article published in the Journal

began investigating the hoax. He had received a call from a man in Te’o’s home state of Hawaii who told him to look into the story. Craggs said the tip came in on 4:30 p.m. the Friday before the story broke, and within hours Deadspin was unraveling the story. Craggs and his staffers started researching basics, checking into whether there were any records of Kekua’s death and what records Stanford University, her reported school, had on her. “It took about five minutes of Googling to see there was a hole in this story,” Craggs said. He explained that by Friday evening, he was certain something was wrong with the story. When Deadspin staffers could not find any public record of Kekua’s existence, Craggs described his excitement. As the Deadspin staffers strung together the facts, Craggs said his priority was organizing the story clearly for readers. Forty-five minutes before the story was published, Craggs said, the staffers contacted the Te’o family and Notre Dame. When both were unavailable or unwilling to comment, Craggs gave the story the green light. “This is the perfect Deadspin story,” Craggs said. “The idea of writing the unauthorized version of events in the sports world. The story you get when you don’t have access is in a lot of ways the better story because you aren’t compromised and you’re not sponsored.” Craggs divided the story into two hoaxes, the first being the social media trick Tuiasosopo allegedly played on Te’o and the second being Te’o himself portraying the social media relationship as “the love of his life” to reporters. To Craggs, Te’o’s role in the matter is still unclear. Although many questions about the hoax remain unanswered, Craggs said he does not think there will

of the American Medical Association, Feinberg Prof. Mihai Gheorghiade suggested that the use of a 30-day readmission policy, which measures the proportion of patients who have to revisit the hospital within 30 days of their discharge, may compromise effective hospital treatment. The measure is widely used in fields such as oncology and cardiology. If hospitals readmit too many patients within the 30-day window, they are often financially penalized, he said. For patients with heart failure, the measure may

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GETTING THE SPIN Medill Prof. Charles Whitaker leads a Skype session with Deadspin Editor in Chief Tommy Craggs. Deadspin made national news after uncovering the Manti Te’o girlfriend hoax.

be any more big revelations. He added it does not surprise him that a story like this could have progressed so far with the media in the first place. Craggs said the real problem was in the sports media’s desire to tell a “sappy, infantilizing, love-storytype story.” “They were going to tell that story come hell or high water,” he said. “To my mind that’s the bigger problem and sort of the nuts and bolts of fact checking.” Elise Menaker (Medill ‘12) said she came to the talk because of her interest in sports journalism and the story’s high-profile nature.

“This story had huge impact, and it’s great to hear from the man himself,” she said. Other Medill professors who attended the discussion also spoke highly of Craggs’ time at Medill. “He’s a well-rounded journalist and the kind of editor who knows good sourcing, good writing and good reporting,” said Roger Boye, a Medill professor emeritus who taught Craggs and mentored him in the Medill Cherubs summer program. “It shows what you can do with a Medill education.”

not have any medical basis and perhaps does more harm than good. If a patient needs to be readmitted 29 days after their discharge, financial penalties within the 30-day limit may incentivize hospitals to wait until the 31st day to readmit the patient. “If you are my patient, our goal should be to make you feel better,” Gheorghiade said. “This is potentially harming the patient.” The most effective readmission date might vary from disease to disease, Gheorghiade said. The article cited a study showing 58 percent of heart

failure readmissions come after 60 days. For a more acute condition, such as a broken leg, the readmission time might be shorter than 30 days, Gheorghiade said. “The important remaining question is whether patients will benefit from this measure,” the study authors wrote. “Thus far, it appears that this metric has the potential to result in more harm than benefit for patients with heart failure.”

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It’s time for a serious talk about climate change JONATHAN KAMEL

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Featuring prolonged droughts impacting farmers in the Midwest, summer temperatures reaching more than 100 degrees nationwide, and an unusually warm fall, 2012 was the hottest year on record. Hurricane Sandy previewed the more frequent and dangerous tropical storms we will witness in the future. In the past decade alone, the aftermath of storms like Sandy have cost the federal government billions of dollars to repair destroyed communities. If there is one thing the past year showed us, it is that climate change is real and progressing at a faster pace than expected. To those who deny climate change or view global warming as a natural cycle, 2012 should have been the final nail in their misguided coffin. Political and individual action is needed to address climate change and alter our current, destructive path. In the last 20 years, great progress has been made to reduce our nation’s air pollution, clean our rivers, and find alternative forms of energy.

Yet, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has steadily climbed each and every year. Carbon dioxide concentration currently hovers near 400 parts per million, the highest level reached in the past 800,000 years. Apathy remains in our nation, cities, communities and schools in regards to the environment, with only a select few realizing the potential danger of climate change. Some even praise the effects of global warming, seeing a 60-degree January day as a welcome change from the cold weather. This is why efforts to mitigate climate change have fallen by the wayside. People belittle climate change as something to joke about. Every decision we make in our daily lives has an effect on the environment. Our actions have an unseen impact on climate change that few seem to realize or care about. Environmentalists attempting to push legislation through Congress or those who protest over the clearcutting of a forest should no longer be seen as fringe radicals in our society. The problems we face are too severe to remain politically divided on this issue. While President Barack Obama deserves credit for highlighting climate change in his inaugural address, we must continue to pressure him to take decisive action on the

matter. Several states serve as models for beneficial government-mandated environmental policy. California recently instituted a statewide capand-trade program that sets a limit on the tons of carbon dioxide industries can release into the atmosphere. Programs such as cap-andtrade force businesses and industries to invest in green technology, promoting competition among businesses to become more economically efficient and less polluting. Similar federal legislation, such as reducing electrical consumption and mandating statewide investment in renewable forms of energy, is needed in order to change our current system. Northwestern has taken several necessary steps towards becoming a green campus. As of 2012, 30 percent of the energy we use at NU stems from renewable sources. All on-campus residences recycle, dining halls compost all food waste and the annual Green Cup competition raises awareness for the benefits of environmental action. Associated Student Government will likely pass a resolution this week that will encourage the University to divest from the coal industry, part of a nationwide campus push to end the industry’s power over U.S energy production.

Study abroad brings weighty decisions ARABELLA WATTERS

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As a college student, I think that I’m allowed the occasional existential musing. Taking yourself too seriously seems like a prerequisite to the amount of growing up that we go through during our four short years at Northwestern. That being said, the crisis I’m contemplating is where to send my application for study abroad for Fall Quarter. The first thing that’s tripping me up is the fact that it’s 2013, and I’ll be graduating in two years. Study abroad means that I only have one more fall left on campus. Fall is a time at Northwestern I think every person embraces with arms wide open. The weather is crisp, idyllic and promotes the peaceful falling of leaves in incendiary colors of gold and crimson. Football season makes it impossible to spot anyone not in purple, and the long fourmonth stretch of summer makes everything and everyone on our campus shine a little bit brighter. The only image in my head for next fall is a nebulous picture of getting lost on a foreign

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street. I have enough trouble getting my homework done without trying to bridge a language barrier. I can’t fathom how to simultaneously adjust to life in another country while also getting over the idea that I’m not at As an adult, Northwestern. should I be It seems like where making choices to go would be an easy choice. The world is a because they’re myriad of diverse culrational? Should tures, each offering an singular experimy decisions entirely ence. There isn’t really be predicated a wrong choice, so why on whether or do I feel so torn up? I’ve vacillated not they’ll move between Europe, Oceania, Asia, Africa, back me out of my Europe again, to comfort zone? to the Middle East for a second, Northern Africa looks cool, but what about New Zealand? Pardon my stream of consciousness, but I think that the choice of where to study bears a lot more on not what kind of person I’m going to become, but what kind of experiences I want to have. When I turn twenty next month, I feel like I’m losing

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the cushioning that I used to have to make decisions based only on the happiness they’ll give me. As an adult, should I be making choices because they’re rational? Should my decisions be predicated on whether or not they’ll move me out of my comfort zone? I wonder if I’m being too cynical. Perhaps adulthood isn’t about letting go of frivolity. Maybe it’s about learning to balance the pragmatic parts of ourselves with the parts that still secretly remain stagnant at ten years old. If there’s one thing that I’ve learned while I’ve been at school, it’s that looking at things in black and white is never a good policy; polarizing parts of yourself is less productive and more painful. I might be getting overly philosophical here about study abroad, but choosing where to go — whether it’s a country so foreign to me that America couldn’t seem more far away or choosing a place where I’m more comfortable than confused — it’s a decision that’s big for anyone. Just remember, as I’m trying to as I ruminate over my next 12 months, balance is key. Arabella Watters is a Medill sophomore. She can be reached at arabellawatters@yahoo.com. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to forum@dailynorthwestern.com.

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This marks a bold move as a campus to join others in the fight against the power of the fossil fuel industries. However, we could do more to combat global warming and reduce our campus’s carbon footprint. Environmental awareness and action at Northwestern should not only apply to those who care and are knowledgeable about the issues. Students must hold themselves to a higher standard and work actively to incorporate green initiatives into their own lives. Use a reusable water bottle, unplug the idle chargers in the sockets in your room, and cut back on the trash you produce. We cannot hope to make any progress on slowing the effects of global warming if a large percentage of citizens feel no compulsion to alter their lifestyles. I am not advocating joining Greenpeace or becoming a tree-hugger, but it would be nice not being the only one shutting off the lights every time I walk past my empty hall bathroom. Jonathan Kamel is a Weinberg freshman. He can be reached at jonathankamel2016@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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Boy Scout policies should preserve religious freedom

Dear Daily Northwestern, While I agree with some of the sentiments which Mr. Oliver and Mr. Ferraro put forth about the changes to the Boy Scouts of America program regarding sexual orientation and membership, I fear that further changes they want to the Boy Scouts’ policies will violate religious freedoms. The notion I that individual wasAsina aScout, troop organizations, under the leadership of the local like church Young Men’s groups, should group, a ward of not be able to The Church of Christ of enforce an anti- Jesus Latter-day Saints gay policy is, in (Mormons). The my opinion, an notion that individual organizaoverreach. tions, like church groups, should not be able to enforce an anti-gay policy is, in my opinion, an overreach. The last line of the Scout Oath contains the phrase “morally straight.� Defining “morally straight� can have different meaning to different people and different groups. Is there not room for interpretation of this clause between different religions or other organizations which run the troops? The Boy Scouts of America is a private organization, as are the troops and councils under its jurisdiction. These further changes that Mr. Oliver and Mr. Ferraro seek would be akin to forcing churches and other private locations to allow gay marriages on their premises. New Hampshire legalized gay marriage only after Gov. John Lynch insisted on a clause protecting churches from lawsuits if they refused a gay couple. I think the new policy is best and does not need to be advanced further. In fact, to advance further would be damaging to those who have different beliefs because those troops might be forced to shut down, depriving deserving, capable young men of the Scouting experience. As a Northwestern student, a political science major, an Eagle Scout, and a devout Mormon, I ask Mr. Oliver and Mr. Ferraro to respect different religious beliefs within Scouting.

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words late in his life, when it became apparent that some of the victories of the Civil Rights Movement would remain hollow for many years. “He said we have fought long and hard for integration,â€? Belafonte recalled of King, according to a University news release. “Almost every campaign we’ve set for ourselves we have won. But I’m afraid we’ve come to a place now where I am looking at this issue of integration, and I am having other thoughts ‌ I really think we are integrating into a burning house.â€? Belafonte also relayed his skepticism about the

progress blacks have made since the Civil Rights Movement, expressing a desire for his speech to be interpreted by young people as a “call to action� to engage in social justice and avoid apathy. “The edge of this crisis is the fact that we have come to a time where we have abandoned radical thought,� Belafonte said, according to the release. Echoing the words of Napoleon Harris (Communication ’02), who delivered the Martin Luther King Day keynote the week before, Belafonte singled out gun violence as an issue on which both the black community and the population at large could no longer afford to remain silent. Communication junior Kyra Jones attended

Belafonte’s keynote. Jones said Belafonte’s call to action for young people was something students need to take to heart and his critique of “the lack of black voices in the fight against gun violence� despite the impact of guns on black communities hit home for her. “I’m a huge fan of Harry Belafonte, so I was really excited that he was coming,� Jones said. “He definitely hit on some really important issues.� Among those also in attendance was a group of students from Newport Elementary School in Wadsworth, Ill. The school’s principal, John Coburn, said in the release Belafonte’s ideas on the death of radical thought resonated with him. “You have to be willing to think out of the box

and not be afraid to stand up for what you believe in,� Coburn said. “Most importantly, you have to be willing to help others that are in need, who may not have a voice in society.� Other speakers at Monday’s event included Medill Prof. Charles Whitaker, Evanston mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, University Chaplain Tim Stevens and Associated Student Government President Victor Shao, a Weinberg senior. The speeches were interspersed with musical performances by the Jazz Small Ensemble, the Alice Millar Chapel Choir and the Northwestern Community Ensemble.

New global rankings name Kellogg 13th best business school

of Chicago’s Booth School of Business, which came in at No. 10. Although Kellogg has improved in the Financial Times’ rankings, the business school continues to struggle in rankings compiled by The Economist. In October the magazine pegged Kellogg at No. 20, down two spots from 2011 and four from 2010. For that list, Kellogg again fell behind the University of Chicago, which took the first spot in 2012 and the second in 2011. United States universities topped this year’s list, with Harvard University, Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania taking the top three spots. The London School of Business & Finance came in at No. 4, while INSEAD of France and Singapore was sixth for the second year in a row. The Financial Times determined the 2013 MBA rankings based on the survey responses of faculty and alumni from 155 universities in 28 countries.

After slipping for several years in some international business school rankings, the Kellogg School of Management has risen to the number 13 spot, according to Financial Times rankings released Monday. Advancing three spots from last year, Kellogg was one of three Illinois universities to make the Financial Times’ 2013 Global MBA rankings, a list of the top 100 business schools worldwide. This year’s rankings mark Kellogg’s continued improvement in the publication’s annual list. Since 2011, the school has advanced eight spots. However, while faring significantly better than the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s College of Business, which ranked 44, Kellogg continued to lag behind the University

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CTA HERO CTA employee Jameel Johnson died while saving an elderly woman in a Chicago fire Jan. 22. Johnson worked on the Purple Line, which runs through Evanston.

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From page 1 12 years to remove graffiti from Purple Line stations. Mims said graffiti has plagued Evanston for years, and Fasula’s work ethic ensured its prompt removal. “He was very good about getting the crew out on the streets right away,� Mims said. “He will be missed.� Fasula also worked with Jim Maiworm, the

city’s superintendent of streets and sanitation, to clean trash from the CTA right of way, a space that usually includes the area between tracks. Maiworm said he was “pleasantly surprised� with how easy Fasula made the process. “He was an excellent representation of the CTA,� Maiworm said. Fasula is survived by a wife and three children, among other extended family members. ciaramccarthy2015@u.northwestern.edu

The Cats never stood much of a chance against the Blue Devils, falling behind early and never recovering. After Duke won the first two doubles matches and the first three singles matches, the remaining bouts were abandoned and NU sent home a 4-0 loser. The Blue Devils, ranked fifth in the country, boasted three of the nation’s 40 highestrated doubles pairs including No. 1 Henrique Cunha and Raphael Hemmeler. All six of their singles players are ranked in singles, five of them in the top 45. “They’re obviously a really good team,� said junior Raleigh Smith, who led his match 7-5, 2-0 against No. 23 Fred Saba before it was abandoned. “Their biggest strength is

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probably their confidence. Playing at home, they seemed like they all were very comfortable, and maybe we came out a little nervous or something, but they seemed to be really comfortable, and they were just in control the whole time.� Against Duke, all six NU singles players won a higher percentage of their second set games than their first set games, including senior Sidarth Balaji, who recovered from a 1-6 first set loss to take the second 6-4 before Duke clinched the meet. “We really need to play better, in doubles and singles,� Swan said. “We need to raise our level more than we did. We played better at the end of the match, but against a team like that we can’t start slow.� alexanderputterman2016@u.northwestern.edu

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We should obviously get up for every game ... but playing the No. 1 team in the nation is a great opportunity. — Dave Sobolewski, sophomore guard

Wrestling Purdue at NU, 7 p.m. Friday

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Men’s Basketball

Cats still searching for the one By JOSH WALFISH

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The last time Northwestern played a team ranked No. 1 in the regular season, it took a last-second foul shot to stave off an upset. That contest against Ohio State preceded Wednesday’s matchup with top-ranked Michigan by two years and a day. The Buckeyes were unbeaten at the time and led the Wildcats by 12 points with eight minutes left. NU went on an 18-6 run to tie the game with 92 seconds left, but Jared Sullinger iced the game by making the second of two free throws with three seconds left to escape Evanston with a 58-57 win. Wednesday will mark the 18th time in program history the Cats have taken on a team ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press, and NU is 0-17 in such contests. Coach Bill Carmody has never beaten a No. 1 team during his 17 years as a head coach in Division I basketball. He said although it adds a little more juice to the game, he’s not too concerned with where the Wolverines are ranked. “It’s great,” Carmody said. “I hate to say this opportunity stuff all the time because everyone we play is an opportunity. It’s not just Michigan; we have to play Indiana, Ohio State, Michigan State, and they are all good opportunities. We just have to take care of ourselves.” Dave Sobolewski took a very similar tack to his coach when discussing playing the top ranked team in the country. The sophomore guard said the Cats must be ready for every opponent in the Big Ten, but playing the No. 1 team does add a little bit more energy to the game. “It’ll be fun,” Sobolewski said. “We should obviously get up for every game especially in this league, but playing the No. 1 team in the nation is a great opportunity for us.”

Northwestern vs. No. 1 Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday

The last time NU (12-9, 3-5 Big Ten) and Michigan (19-1, 6-1) squared off on the court, the Wolverines stunned the Cats with a quick start. Michigan scored 20 of the game’s first 24 points en route to a 94-66 win Jan. 3 in Evanston to begin conference play. The key contributors for the Wolverines, guards Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., each scored more than 20 points and combined to hit 8-of-11 shots from behind the arc. The pair are the second and fifth leading scorers in the Big Ten this year, with Burke averaging 17.9 points per game and Hardaway Jr. averaging 15.9 points per contest. NU’s defensive gameplan will be complex given how many weapons Michigan has at its disposal. Burke tops the league with 7.1 assists per game and Carmody said it is almost a given Burke will score 20 points. Sobolewski will most likely draw the assignment of picking up the Wolverines’ point guard when the Cats go to a man-t0-man defense. “Trey’s a great player,” Sobolewski said. “He’s great offensively both scoring and getting the other guys shots, so it’s going to be a whole team effort to try and slow him down. They’ve got so many weapons, and obviously it starts with Trey Burke scoring and distributing. But they’ve just got weapons throughout their lineup and you just got to do your best to slow them down.” Slowing down the Wolverines’ attack will be no small task for the Cats, but there will be one part of their scheme that has changed from when the two teams met Jan. 3. NU has gone to a much slower offensive tempo in the contests since the loss to Michigan, which should help to slow down and limit the

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ONE IS THE LONELIEST NUMBER Senior guard Reggie Hearn attempts a shot. The Wildcats have yet to beat a No. 1 ranked team in school history. Coach Bill Carmody is also winless in his career against the nation’s top ranked team, dating back to Carmody’s days at Princeton.

Wolverines’ offensive possessions. NU has managed to beat two ranked teams and nearly topple another with the slower offensive pace, and Carmody said that will be crucial for the Cats to stand a chance in Ann Arbor. “They’re good at a lot of different

positions and they’re deep,” Carmody said. “It’s very hard to beat them going up and down because they’ll wear you out if you do that. We definitely have to control things as good as we can.” joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu

Men’s Tennis

Northwestern splits weekend matches By ALEX PUTTERMAN

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It only took about 24 hours for Northwestern to snap from elated to deflated this weekend. Playing at the ATA Team Indoor I was happy Champithat Chris and onships in Fed did a very Durham, N.C., the good job. Fed as N o . 37 a freshman to Wildcats split come and finish (6-1) their two the match for us meets, winning drawas great. matically Arvid Swan, on Friday Men’s Tennis coach and falling emphatically on Saturday. First, the Cats edged No. 43 Virginia Tech 4-3 on Friday in NU’s closest meet of the season. The Cats won the doubles point against the Hokies, but Virginia Tech took two of the first three singles matches to finish, staking themselves to a 3-2 lead with two

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WIN SOME LOSE SOME Senior Sidarth Balaji prepares to serve during a recent home dual. Balaji and the Wildcats had an up-and-down weekend, first defeating Virgina Tech and then recording their first loss of the season against Duke on Saturday in Durham, N.C.

matches to play. Chris Jackman, playing as NU’s No. 5 and needing a win to keep the Cats alive, won his first set but dropped the second, setting up a

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do-or-die third set. The senior staved off several match points and rallied for a 7-6 meet-tying victory that put all eyes and all pressure on the Cats’ youngest contributor,

freshman Fedor Baev. Having already won one set apiece, neither Baev nor his opponent, Trpimir Kujundzic, broke serve through the first 11 games of the decisive third set. With all other matches finished and the day’s outcome in the balance, Baev finally won the final game to take the set 7-5 and give his then-undefeated team another marquee win against a highly-ranked team. “I was happy that Chris and Fed did a very good job to kind of keep us in the match,” coach Arvid Swan said. “Fed as a freshman to come and finish the match for us was great.” “Emotional win for all of us,” said Jackman, who last week was named Big Ten Player of the Week , “Especially us seniors, seeing our team grow. It’s been awesome.” It’s too bad Duke had to come ruin the fun. » See TENNIS, page 1

My Daily Northwestern career didn’t really start until I attended wrestling practice for the first time. I was desperate to join the staff, so I jumped at the opportunity to cover a sport I knew nothing about. In fact, my wrestling knowledge consisted solely of The Rock, DX, John Cena and everything in between, but that didn’t exactly apply to Big Ten wrestling. (I did watch that one Even Stevens episode where Louis had to wrestle a girl. It’s been all downhill for Shia LaBeouf since then.) Fortunately, wrestling’s sports information director Betsy Golomski and coach Drew Pariano quickly put me at ease. Whether it was Betsy making sure I actually knew what terms to use or Drew not being afraid to joke around or explain to me every last detail, I finally felt at home at a school thousands of miles away covering a sport I previously barely knew existed. Over the course of the season, I came to enjoy the sport and the Wednesdays I would hang out with Pariano. He was always good for not only a memorable quote, but also great stories from his college days or critiques about everyone else’s choice of music. I was honored to cover football this season, as well as lacrosse last spring. And while those two sports have a relatively high profile, their coaches aren’t exactly known for loving the media. In fact, I’m pretty sure Pat Fitzgerald wonders why this school allows nerdy journalism students to approach him at all. But wrestling was different. Even after a tough loss on the road, I could count on Pariano to be honest and thoughtful with his answers and thank me for covering the team. It’s not often a coach or player thanks you after you’ve grilled them about a loss. This year, I haven’t been able to make it out to many wrestling practices or duals. My plan is to change that this Friday — and hopefully with a little help. You’ve heard it before: Team X is really good but no one goes to see them. Well, I’m telling you again: Our wrestling team is damn good, and you guys should go see them. NU is ranked in the Top 25 despite being riddled with injuries and using a host of underclassmen in every dual. The level of competition in the Big Ten is also unmatched, perhaps by any conference in any sport. Recently, I spoke to Pariano and could sense the frustration in his voice. The man self-admittedly eats, sleeps and breathes wrestling, and the injuries on his team have taken a mental toll on him. Which is why I want to help an old friend out. This Friday, I want to see everyone at the Wildcats’ home dual against Purdue. You don’t have to stay the whole time, and you don’t need to know anything about wrestling. You just need to wear purple and go nuts. I know it’s hard for every student to support every team, but I’m making a personal plea to everyone who reads this column (or uses it to stop a nosebleed) to make their way to WelshRyan for one Friday night. I’ll see you there. rohannadkarni2015@u.northwestern.edu

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