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Obama talks local gun violence By CIARA MCCARTHY and MANUEL RAPADA the daily northwestern
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama returned to his South Side roots Friday, calling economic opportunity and community development crucial in keeping children safe from gun violence. After much cheering, squealing and cell-phone picture-taking from the Hyde Park Academy students in attendance, Obama turned to a more somber topic: the epidemic of gun violence in his hometown. He welcomed the parents of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old Chicago girl who was shot to death in January, a few days after singing at Obama’s inauguration. The president acknowledged the Newtown, Conn., school shooting, comparing the tragedy to the dramatic spike in Chicago homicides. “Last year, there were 443 murders with a firearm on the streets of this city, and 65 of those victims were 18 and under,” he said. “So that’s the equivalent of a Newtown every four months.” Evanston resident and gun-control activist Carolyn Murray lost her 19-year-old son Justin to gun violence in November. Murray attended the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday and was invited to hear him speak in Chicago. “I was elated that he brought it back to Chicago, up close and personal,” Murray said. “We need some help. It’s not working.” After the speech, Murray met with Obama. She said he hugged her and extended his condolences for the loss of her son and pledged
Groups host racial dialogue By JOSEPH DIEBOLD
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expression. “It doesn’t have to resort to gun violence or knocking someone up the head,” the 17-year-old Hyde Park senior said. Still wearing his Becoming A Man T-shirt, Stevens said the president talked about his upbringing with a single mom and how he overcame obstacles to achieve his goals. Though he initially joked that he “turned out OK” as the son of a single mom, Obama emphasized in his speech the importance of stable
After a slew of dialogues aimed at improving the racial climate on Northwestern’s campus last school year, such events slowed to a crawl this year. But For Members Only and Alianza took the first step toward changing that on Sunday, hosting NU maintenance worker Michael Collins for a combined general meeting to relate Collins’ experiences with race to those of the student body. Collins is the NU maintenance worker who says he arrived at his Technological Institute office the morning of Dec. 3 to find a black teddy bear, a gift from his niece, hanging from a rope as if it had been lynched. Sunday’s meeting included a question-and-answer session between Collins and Jay Jordan, FMO’s vice coordinator of programming, updating the two student groups on Collins’ case and its aftermath. Collins said he was happy to see NU students rallying behind his story. “I’m glad to see students take a stand, especially against racism,” he said after the meeting. “Unfortunately, it’s something that’s very important in today’s society because it still exists. Because we have students like this taking a step forward, I think it will help prevent this in the future and, hopefully, eventually (there will be) one day where racism doesn’t exist.”
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CHICAGO CONVERSATION President Barack Obama addressed high school students and community leaders at Hyde Park Academy on Friday. His speech, adapated from the State of the Union, addressed gun violence.
assistance to any efforts Murray starts in Evanston. Murray met first lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday and said she also extended a promise to help Murray. Though the president insisted that “common sense” gun control measures were needed, he argued legislation is not enough to stop violence: communities and families have a role, too. In far too many neighborhoods, Obama said, youth have the impression their destiny is already predetermined. “For a lot of young boys and young men, in particular, they don’t see an
example of fathers or grandfathers, uncles, who are in a position to support families and be held up and respected,” he said. Before his scheduled remarks to students and invited guests, the president spoke to students in the youth mentoring group Becoming a Man. Corey Stevens, one of the teens who met Obama on Friday, said he could not stop smiling when the president walked in and called shaking Obama’s hand “just inspirational.” With so many ways to assert anger, Stevens said one of his takeaways from his visit was positive anger
Moses remembered fondly Homeless numbers Women’s studies program co-founder retired in 2004 By JILLIAN SANDLER
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Northwestern women’s studies program co-founder Rae Moses’ colleagues remember her as a fighter with a heart of gold. “She was a staunch feminist, but funny, generous, made everyone feel comfortable, made everyone feel welcome and challenged us as well, but always in a fun-loving generous way, never in an accusing way,” said religious studies Prof. Cristina Traina, who got to know Moses when she was a faculty fellow at the Women’s Residential College. Moses passed away Feb. 7, about nine years after she retired from NU in 2004. Survivors include her husband, Leon Moses, a former economics professor at NU, as well as her daughter Megan McBride, three stepsons, multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and her brother, Patrick Stallcup. Born in 1935, Moses was a champion of women’s rights at NU, fighting
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LEGACY OF LOVE Women’s studies program co-founder Rae Moses passed away Feb. 7. A linguistics professor, she served as assistant dean of Weinberg.
for the interests of female faculty members. She co-founded the women’s studies program, now known as the gender studies program, in 1986 with late sociology Prof. Arlene Daniels. She
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also played an important part in establishing the Women’s Residential College, also known as Hobart House. Former biology Prof. Neena Schwartz said Moses was also instrumental in the creation in 1981 of the Organization of Women Faculty, which seeks to improve working life on campus for female faculty and graduate students, according to its website. “Northwestern was no different than any other university,” Schwartz said. “You had to keep pushing and pushing and pushing that there were women around, that you had to recruit more women for faculty … She always had the energy to do it.” As a linguistics professor, Moses looked at gender roles from the angle of communication, researching how language was used to describe women, Schwartz said. Moses also brought “an energizing broader perspective” to the classroom, said linguistics Prof. Robert Gundlach, director of the Weinberg College Writing Program. Gundlach, who was a student in one of Moses’ linguistics classes, recalled Moses bringing in her then-young daughter and a friend to demonstrate the workings of children’s language development. “I learned from her a lot to give a » See MOSES, page 7
down in annual count By SAMMY CAIOLA
the daily northwestern
The Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County recently released the results of its first Registry Week, which counted 125 unsheltered persons and nearly 1,000 sheltered persons in the areas north, west and southwest of Chicago, a decrease from last year’s count. Founded in 2004, the alliance is a nonprofit organization that coordinates a range of services and housing options for homeless people in Cook County. Since 2005, the organization has conducted a biannual “Point in Time” survey, in which teams visit suburban regions of Cook County to calculate the number of unsheltered persons sleeping in public spaces. This year, the survey team amped up its efforts for the first Registry Week, which involved canvassing areas for three consecutive days between 4 and 7 a.m., rather than just one night. They also conducted vulnerability surveys to gauge risk factors for homeless people, such as substance abuse and medical conditions. The Registry Week additions are a
requirement for the alliance’s participation in the 100,000 Homes Campaign — a national movement to find permanent homes for the nation’s homeless. Loren Seeger, program coordinator for the alliance, said homelessness can be particularly problematic in suburban areas like Evanston because communities are usually uneducated about it. “A lot of people think that because you’re in a suburb, there are no homeless people in that area, when that clearly isn’t true,” she said. “A lot of people also think that more affluent communities don’t have this issue, and that’s a misconception ... The fact that it’s sometimes more hidden in the suburbs makes it more of a problem.” Of the 125 unsheltered persons found in this year’s count, 33 were in the North subregion, which contains Evanston, while 49 were in the west and 43 were in the south. In addition to street interviews, the alliance conducted surveys at several suburban shelters, including Hilda’s Place, a homeless shelter in Evanston. In total, volunteers conducted 346 interviews. Within this group, they found that » See HOMELESSNESS, page 7
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