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Relay for Life looks forward By AMY WHYTE
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department is taking a big risk with the move, and he’s unsure whether it will pay off in the long run. “Maybe the athletic department is thinking loss of revenue will be negated in future years with a higher profile within the sports marketing realm of Chicago,” Kooperman said. “But I think it’s a big question mark. I don’t believe that NU’s profile is as great as it claims it is.” The athletic department declined to talk about finances, citing department policy. However, Kooperman estimates he lost thousands of dollars
Northwestern Relay for Life organizers announced at a benefit concert Tuesday night its main event in the spring will have a theme for the first time ever. The theme for the event will be “Decades.” Tegan Reyes, co-president of NU’s Relay for Life, said organizers decided to implement a theme because many community and high school relays have one. “We thought it’d be a great way to get campus more involved and more excited about Relay if we had a theme,” the Medill junior said. The concert where the announcement was made was held to raise money and awareness for Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society. It featured various campus performers: a cappella groups Purple Haze, THUNK, Extreme Measures and the X-Factors; dance groups Boomshaka, Graffiti Dancers and Deeva Dance Troupe and comedy group Mee-ow each took the stage in turn. Meredith Shapiro, Relay’s entertainment co-chair, said the concert served as a kickoff to get more teams signed up for the 12-hour Relay for Life event in May. “It’s more about getting people signed up and promoting Relay than it is about fundraising at this stage,”
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GAME CHANGER Located near Ryan Field, The Locker Room sells Northwestern gear and receives much foot traffic during the football season. Some Evanston businesses are concerned about recently announced Chicago Cubs partnership moving some games to Wrigley Field will cut into their revenues.
Wrigley games surprise Evanston By JOSH WALFISH
daily senior staffer
When Northwestern announced it was taking five football games and a slew of other sports to Wrigley Field over the next several years, the news was well received by most fans. Some Evanston business owners, however, are not so excited. Dick Peach, president of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, said NU football provides a major boost to area hotels, restaurants and retail stores. Peach said the city was blindsided by the announcement and had hoped
the city and University would have been able to talk about the agreement beforehand. “What we’re trying to do with the conversations with the University is to lessen the impact,” Peach said. “Nobody’s going to believe for the moment that the alumni will stay in Evanston and take a train down to Wrigley Field.” Peach said the conversations center around trying to keep NU’s marquee games in Evanston. He specifically named six schools which have historically traveled well to Evanston — Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin — as games
NU reacts to State of the Union address By STEPHANIE HAINES
daily senior staffer
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Tuesday evening with an hour-long State of the Union address, during which he focused on economic growth, education improvements and reduction in gun violence. “I know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence,” the president said. “But this time is different.” The president went on to address the family of Hadiya Pendleton, a Chicago high school student shot and killed in a Chicago park just days after she attended Obama’s inauguration. “Hadiya’s parents, Nate and Cleo, are in this chamber tonight, along with more than two dozen Americans whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence,” Obama said. “They deserve a vote.” Medill Prof. Larry Stuelpnagel said he expected Obama to address the issue of gun violence. He also said it is an “obligation of the media” to cover the State of the Union address because in it, the president lays out his national agenda.
Stuelpnagel said it is important students tune in to the State of the Union address, whether they support the president or not. “I think that every president that runs for office has to work at trying to get their agenda enacted,” Stuelpnagel said. “People do have checklists on how they have been on what was promised to them.” Stuelpnagel said the success the president attains in enacting his agenda depends on the forcefulness of his speech. He also made note of the fact that both the Republican party and Tea Party will respond to the address for the first time. In previous years, there has been one unified response to the president’s speech from the opposing party. Medill sophomore Summer Delaney helped cover the speech for Medill on the Hill, a program that sends journalism students to Washington, D.C., for a quarter. Delaney’s story focused on representatives who brought Americans affected by gun violence to view the address in person. ABC News Blog reported at least 42 victims were present at the speech. » See UNION, page 7
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he would like to keep at Ryan Field. Peach said he is optimistic the two sides will come to some sort of agreement, calling the University a “great partner.” Ross Kooperman owns The Locker Room, 1416-A Central St., situated directly across the street from Ryan Field. Kooperman said he was shocked when he learned the Wildcats were moving games away from its home field. Kooperman said a normal November football game brings in the same amount of money as two or three months’ revenue from the rest of the year. He said the University’s athletic
Closings coming to Purple Express in March, April
The Chicago Transit Authority will suspend Purple Line Express service to the Loop for two periods in March and April due to reconstruction of the Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River, according to a news release Monday. CTA will suspend service of the Purple Line Express, which services downtown Chicago, March 4 to 8 and April 29 to May 3. Regular Purple Line trains running from Howard to Linden stations will not be affected. Chicago-bound riders going to Chicago can transfer to Red Line trains at Howard station. The change in service results from the Chicago Department of Transportation’s reconstruction of the Wells Street Bridge, according to the release. CDOT will close the 90-year-old bridge to rebuild portions of the structure during each nine-day segment. At the same time, the CTA will replace tracks on and near the bridge. Other projects scheduled to be completed include rebuilding the track junction at Lake and Wells Streets and replacing tracks in the curve just north of the Merchandise Mart. Coordinated construction will minimize the impact on riders and
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CTA CLOSURE Because of reconstruction of the Wells Street Bridge, The CTA will temporarily suspend Purple Line Express service to the Loop for two periods of nine days in March and April.
save overall construction costs, CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski said. The two agencies expect to save $500,000 by doing the work during the same time periods, according to the news release. “CTA is piggybacking on the work (of CDOT) to avoid future
construction costs,” she said. CTA will offer additional bus service, shuttle buses and rerouted trains to replace interrupted train service on the Brown Line, according to the release. — Jia You
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