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‘Stand up!’: Ludacris fills Riviera for A&O Ball By DEONTAE MOORE
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GET BACK Hip-hop artist Ludacris performs Saturday night at A&O Ball at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. A&O Productions said it sold twice as many tickets for this year’s show as it did for last year’s spring Ball.
Northwestern to join Big Ten’s new West Division in ‘14
Northwestern is out of the Legends and in with the West. The Big Ten Conference will scrap its current divisions in favor of a geographic split that will start in 2014, the conference announced Sunday. NU will join Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue and Wisconsin in the West Division. Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Rutgers will compose the East Division. The move was precipitated by the addition of Maryland and Rutgers to the conference in November. “Big Ten directors of athletics concluded four months of study and deliberation with unanimous approval of a future football structure that preserved rivalries and created divisions based on their primary principle of East/West geography,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany said in a news release. The conference will also go to a full nine-game conference schedule for football beginning in 2016. During a transitional period in 2014 and 2015, teams will play each team from their division and two from the opposite division. Beginning in 2016, they will play three from the opposite division. University President Morton Schapiro said earlier this week that NU lobbied for placement in the West Division. “We had spirited discussions here in senior staff about, ‘Are we a Midwestern university?’ or, ‘Are we eastern?’” Schapiro said Thursday at an on-campus address. “Part of me’s thinking, ‘Wow, we have so many alums in the Boston-D.C. corridor … and wouldn’t it be nice to be in that division?’ And at the end, we fought long and hard … to stay in the western division, and that’s because we’re proud to be Midwestern.” The new alignment may be a boon
The bass blared and strobe lights hit the stage Saturday night at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago as rapper Ludacris and his band performed for A&O Ball. The Atlanta emcee, backed by hype man Lil Fate, performed classics such as “What’s Your Fantasy” from his debut album “Back for the First Time.” He repeatedly asked whether his “real fans” were in the building, and a screaming crowd often responded. Ludacris tested students by performing a song from each of his studio albums, including “Rollout,” “Stand Up” and “How Low.” He also rapped his featured verses on hit songs “All I Do Is Win” and “Break Your Heart.” Although he did not know exact numbers, outgoing A&O chairman Logan Koepke said this year’s A&O Ball sold twice as many tickets as last year’s event, when rapper Method Man and electronic duo Major Lazer came to the Riviera. Saturday’s show started slowly as some students trickled into the theater while the first act started. That didn’t stop opening act Two-9 from getting the audience excited before Ludacris hit the stage: Students crowd-surfed and danced around through most of
their tracks. “Everyone was really into the Two-9 set,” said A&O spokesman Andrew Griesemer, a McCormick senior. “A lot of people went into (it) not knowing a whole lot about them. It was jammin’, and it was a lot of fun to watch.” Ludacris came on stage shortly after 9 p.m., just as his disc jockey encouraged the crowd to chant “Luda.” “Everyone knows a lot of his songs. There was almost a nostalgic appeal to it,” said A&O spokeswoman Shelly Tan, a Medill junior. “Ludacris really played well with the crowd.” Communication junior Ashley Mills agreed Ludacris’ interaction with the crowd pumped her up. The rapper asked a lot of questions to keep students engaged throughout the set. “He had everyone hyped, and the show was really interactive,” Mills said. “Two-9 was cool. I wasn’t sure who they were, but I still enjoyed their performance.” A&O cited good planning and marketing as reasons for the show’s success. Koepke talked about the process of putting on large production, from marketing the show to the 12 to 14 runners who got people where they needed to be during the concert. “I’m happy with how everything ended up this year,” Koepke said. “It » See LUDACRIS, page 7
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‘FIRST OF ALL, NOBODY IS IN THIS ALONE’ More than 2,000 Evanston residents participated in the second annual Stand Against Racism on Friday. The YWCA Evanston/North Shore organized the event.
Residents stand against racism By JIA YOU
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More than 2,000 people joined millions nationwide to pledge to fight racism Friday afternoon in Evanston. The YWCA Evanston/North Shore organized the annual Stand Against Racism for the second year to raise awareness for racial inewquality. About 40 other Evanston organizations, including the city, Evanston Township High School and the Evanston Community Foundation, participated in the activity.
Eileen Heineman, the YWCA’s racial justice program manager, told The Daily after the event the Evanston branch joined the national movement to demonstrate community solidarity against racial prejudice. “What we are trying to help people understand is that first of all, nobody is in this alone,” Heineman said. “And part of it is also just to say that we know racism exists. … We want to acknowledge that, and we want to say that we’re going to keep standing against racism until we don’t need to do it any more.” Participants lined the sidewalks of Ridge Avenue and Church Street shortly after 12:30 p.m., holding
signs and cheering at passing cars. At 12:50 p.m., they read out a pledge to eliminate racism together, saying, “I take this pledge, fully aware that the struggle to overcome and eliminate racism will not end with a mere pledge, but calls for an ongoing transformation within myself and society.” Local politicians — including state Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston), Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin and Ald. Jane Grover (7th) — gathered outside the YWCA, 1215 Church St., during the stand. “You can’t not be part of this,” » See STAND, page 7
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The Evanston man who died after a house fire last week never hesitated to lend a hand at the church across the street from his home, congregation members said. Retired city worker Freddie Davis was an honorary member of Friendship Baptist Church, 2201 Foster Ave., where he helped out by taking out garbage, sorting mail and restocking church supplies. “He was a good helper,” the Rev. C.I. William said. “He was a very nice person. He wouldn’t bother
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nobody.” Davis was born in Louisiana and had relatives who lived near him in the 1900 block of Hartrey Avenue, Williams said. The fire broke out Wednesday evening on the first floor of Davis’ residence, according to the Evanston fire department. Davis was taken to Evanston Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead. Davis’ family has boarded up his home, and a few bundles of flowers rest on its doorsteps. Associate deacon Anthony Swope described Davis as an “unselfish giver” who was dedicated to community service. “All I ever know of him is his contributions to
try to help somebody else’s quality of life,” Swope said. Davis also volunteered at local food pantries, neighbor Kelly Young said. “He was a very nice guy,” Smith said. “You know there’s some folks who are nice people, and that was him.” Swope said while he was cleaning up the church Saturday night, he forgot for a moment Davis was not there to take out the garbage. “I said Fred was going to come later and take care of it, and it dawned on me,” Swope said. “He wasn’t there.” edwardcox2011@u.northwestern.edu
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A Cook County judge sentenced a Chicago man to 20 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to two charges of burglary committed in Evanston.
“It’s quite a lengthy prison sentence for a residential burglary,” Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Kelly Skamra, 45, was arrested Dec. 1 after burglarizing a house in the 500 block of Grey Avenue. Police said a resident’s children spotted Skamra, of the 500 block of West 14th Place, leaving with a laptop. Skamra was stopped a short distance away and taken into custody.
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Skamra was also tied to a Nov. 26 burglary in the 2800 block of Sheridan Road, where authorities found the man’s fingerprint, Parrott said. Skamra has remained in custody since Dec. 1. Parrott said the man is a habitual burglar and police believe he was involved in more burglaries than those for which he was convicted. — Ciara McCarthy
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Chicago woman charged with theft
Evanston police arrested a Chicago woman Thursday in connection with a recent theft at Howard Beauty Supply, Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The 18-year-old and another woman of about the same age each stole $60 in hair extensions at the store, 1123 Howard St., Parrott said. The arrested woman verbally threatened and showed a knife to the employee who confronted her, Parrott said. Police haven’t yet identified the other person involved, Parrott said. The arrested woman is scheduled to appear in court May 31.
Window broken at former Evanston Recycling Center
A broken window was discovered at the former Evanston Recycling Center on Wednesday, Parrott said. A resident told police one of the windows on the north side of the abandoned building at 2222 Oakton St. was broken, Parrott said. A rock found nearby was apparently used to break the window, he said. Parrott said the Evanston Police Department does not know when the incident occurred. — Tanner Maxwell
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Pike hosts Run for Boston fundraiser on the Lakefill By MALLORY BUSCH
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Northwestern sororities, fraternities and athletic groups gathered Sunday on the Lakefill to run their own race to benefit those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity hosted the event, dubbed “Run for Boston,” and raised more than $920 for The One Fund Boston, the official source of financial relief for the marathon tragedy. More than 180 students chipped in $5 each to run. The unconventional race had students sign up as part of a team that ran 26.2 miles in total but required each member to run only a portion of the usual marathon length. Pike philanthropy co-chair Demetri Elias said he was most proud of how the event brought together student groups, dorms and clubs from across campus, despite being arranged by a Greek organization. “We’re just really excited that people came out and supported the cause,” the Weinberg junior said. “We’re excited that we can hopefully make a difference.” Two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, killing three people and injuring nearly 300. An NU student ran in the marathon but finished before the bombs exploded. Nineteen Evanston residents were registered for the event but were also uninjured. Students and administrators met at The Rock on April 22 to commemorate the victims with a candlelight vigil.
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Feinberg Prof. Toshio Narahashi, former chair of the pharmacology department, died of colon cancer April 21. He was 86.
The idea to have another commemorative event on campus came from Pike president Kevin Gerner, a Weinberg sophomore. In less than 10 days, the fraternity organized and promoted the event. “This is a relatively simple event, but we had a very, very low amount of time to set this up while it’s still in people’s minds,” said Alek Rinholm, Pike’s philanthropy co-chair. “We wanted to get it up as fast We’re just as possible. really excited Along with supporting Pike in the Greek commuthat people nity, Weinberg junior Ben came out and Reisman joined the team for Lambda Chi Alpha supported fraternity and Kappa Delta the cause. sorority to “show our supWe’re excited port for, first of all, victims of the Boston bombings.” that we can The event, which began hopefully make at noon, had a .95 mile course around the Lakea difference. fill and was over by 2 p.m. Demetri Elias, Teammates were allowed Pike philanthropy to run at the same time, co-chair and most completed 3 to 6 miles. Sophie Neff, a member of the club boxing team, said she did not think twice about signing up. “It’s team bonding, and it’s for charity,” said Neff, a Communication sophomore.
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ONE STEP AT A TIME Students gathered on the Lakefill to participate in the Pi Kappa Alpha “Run for Boston” marathon Sunday morning. The event raised more than $920 for The One Fund Boston, the official source of financial relief for the marathon tragedy.
understanding of the biology of ion channels and throughout his career he trained many individuals who are now having their own impact on the fields of neuropharmacology and neurobiology,” Lowe said in a news release. In 1964, Narahashi discovered how a highly poisonous neurotoxin found in puffer fish paralyzes parts of the nervous system. The discovery was the hallmark of years of research, which began when he received an
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Reflecting on the Bush presidency, 4 years later Politics aside, presidential unity at Bush Library refreshing RYAN KEARNEY
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When it comes to presidents, there are few who I would rank below George W. Bush. From Iraq to the financial crash and everything in between, his presidency was largely a series of profound screwups that we are still paying for today. Given this less-than-stellar review of Bush’s record, I expected myself to greet the opening of his namesake presidential library with some degree of derision. Yet in watching Thursday’s opening ceremony, which was attended by all five living presidents and their wives, I was struck by the incredible display of unity on display. Former presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and the younger Bush, as well as President Barack Obama, all come from wildly different backgrounds, governed in very different circumstances. They have often had profound political differences or rivalries with one another. Despite these gaps, though, all are united by the shared experience of serving as president, an experience that gives them a unique understanding of the incredible challenges they have all faced. The bonds these five men share are remarkable in an age of intense partisan battles, and they are an encouraging sign that political differences can be bridged in the act of public service. In seeing the ease with which the collection of presidents got along, and in hearing the gracious words that all had for the younger Bush in celebrating the opening of his library, it is obvious that each one of these men has a deep respect for the others, despite many of them having profoundly differing policy positions or histories filled with bitter partisan wars. The elder Bush, for example, ran with former President Ronald Reagan in 1980, defeating President Carter’s reelection campaign and prematurely killing his political career. Bush’s presidency was then put to an end when he was unseated by Clinton in 1992 in a particularly brutal three-way race with Ross Perot. Eight years later, the younger Bush ran a campaign based on “restoring honor and dignity to the White House,� a none-too-subtle shot at Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinksy. Obama ran first against former first lady Hillary Clinton in a bitter contest for the 2008 Democratic nomination, and then ran a general election campaign that was fundamentally opposed to the entire Bush era. Given this acrimony-filled history and the brutal competitive nature of politics, it is remarkable that these men can even be in the same room together, let alone forge meaningful bonds with one another. Yet this is precisely what has happened, as each one who steps up to serve as president has gained an understanding of just how tough the job is, which has led all to an appreciation of their predecessors’ leadership. The collaborations among the presidents have
come in many forms. Clinton and the elder Bush, in particular, have moved beyond the 1992 campaign to form a genuine friendship and worked together with their Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to help rebuild that devastated nation. Clinton and Obama, after having a rocky start to their relationship in the midst of his tough race against Hillary, have also grown quite close, as evidenced by Clinton’s very active role on Obama’s behalf during his 2012 re-election campaign. And Obama and the younger Bush appear to be on good terms, which is somewhat remarkable given that Obama has used the record of the Bush administration as a weapon against the last two Republican tickets. In his speech on Thursday, Obama hailed Bush as a “good man� and a strong and compassionate leader, a compli-
George W. Bush, the ‘misunderestimated’ man JULIAN CARACOTSIOS DAILY COLUMNIST
It’s been a while since we’ve heard much from former President George W. Bush. To many of us, it’s a relief to finally be done with the man who entered the White House at the head of the world’s unchallenged superpower with a booming economy and left it with two foreign wars, a mountain of debt and an economy in shambles. It goes without saying that he was not the most popular president
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ment that he seemed to genuinely mean. All of these examples of inter-party presidential friendships, friendships that were on full display as these five first couples mingled at the Bush library, are an encouraging sign that it is still possible to have genuine political differences while maintaining good personal relationships. The sheer level of class that each president has displayed by forging bonds with fellow leaders and working with them, regardless of past bitter campaigns, is a shining example of what is good about politics and public service. Many in Washington, where “compromise� is often treated as a dirty word and the tiniest issues are turned into profound debates on the role of government, would be wise to look to Thursday’s presidential reunion. If Carter, Clinton and Obama can praise the good parts of the younger Bush’s tenure in office and highlight his decency as a human being, then anything is possible in politics, and there is no bridge that cannot be built between opponents. Ryan Kearney is a Communication sophomore. He can be reached at ryankearney2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
in recent times. I’m not exactly Dubya’s biggest fan, so you can count me among those glad to see a Democrat in the Oval Office, but it occurred to me recently that something very unfair had happened to the selfproclaimed “misunderestimated� man. Politicians have always been at the butt end of many jokes, but Bush stands out among those in recent times for receiving particularly vicious criticism. When we think about him, many of us think of a naive cowboy with less-than-respectable oratorical skills that got his way into the White House on daddy’s money and friends in high places. This is the guy with the inquisitive mind that asked the president of Brazil if “they had black (people) too,� the tech wizard who uses “the Google,� and the quick wit that thanked Pope Benedict for an “awesome speech, your Holiness!� It comes as no surprise, then, that when I first saw the article titled “George W. Bush is smarter than you,� I assumed that it must have been straight out of The Onion. But it wasn’t, and it was well worth the read. Keith
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With death of Anne Smedinghoff, America is a little poorer
Sometime earlier this month we awoke to the news that one of the five Americans killed April 6 in Afghanistan was a 25-year-old woman, Anne Smedinghoff, from River Forest. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, this was her second State Department stationing. Sadly, it will be her last. Secretary of State John Kerry in an emotional statement mourned the loss of this diplomat as well as the others who were killed. For me, this struck home because her story reminds me of many of my Northwestern students (including ones working for NATO or State or who are in the Military) who put themselves in harm’s way to bring good things to people who lack them. It comes as no surprise that these former students have all posted statements of solidarity for Anne Smedinghoff on their Facebook pages. Miss Smedinghoff, a public affairs officer with the Department of State, was likely associated with or part of Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul — a group consisting of State Department
Hennessey, a former Bush advisor, writes in his blog about his experience with the former president, and how intelligent, quick-witted and diligent he really was. I’ll leave it for you to read, because it merely prompted my realization, and I am in no position to comment of the nuances of the Bush presidency. Regardless, the media created a highlyexaggerated aura of idiocy and incompetence around Bush that most of us gobbled right up. And how could we not? This is the strategic genius who got us into Iraq, after all. He deserves to be a political punching bag — literally — just use “the Google� and you can buy your very own! However, what it comes down to is that many of us use Bush’s silly idiosyncrasies to not only blame him for policy decisions for which he was not entirely responsible, but denigrate his character and make him look even worse. To give you an idea of how much has been pinned on him, I recently saw this article detailing reasons to hate Bush’s presidency floating around the web. But the Iraq War? Twenty-nine out of 50 Democratic senators and 82 of 126 Democratic congressmen voted to support it, including John Kerry, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden. The PATRIOT Act of 2001? Ninetyeight of 100 senators voted for it, including all four mentioned above, and 145 of 211 House Democrats. Guantanamo Bay? Still up and running. The “Bush� tax cuts? The Dems didn’t support this one, but it’s hardly a new idea. I need not state the Republican record. If Bush, the C-average cowboy with a rich daddy, is an incompetent moron, then so are most of his esteemed Ivy League intellectual colleagues. The responsibility for the biggest mistakes of recent history — the Iraq War, banking crisis, ballooning debt, etc. — is shared by a lot of people, many of whom are purportedly “smarter� than Dubya. It’s easy to turn him into a scapegoat, and I’m as guilty of that as anybody. America has really screwed up in the past few years, and looking for someone to blame is a natural response, but that doesn’t mean the poor man deserves it. We should cut him some slack. We have a bad habit of thinking that an “elite� bearing and Harvard degree is a guarantor of good judgment, but none of that makes us immune to greed, procrastination, shortsightedness, or any of our other human flaws. We’d do well to remember this next time we start pointing fingers. After all, simple people are simple idiots. Sophisticated people are sophisticated idiots. Julian Caracotsios is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at juliancaracotsios2014@u.northwestern. edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
The Daily Northwestern personnel, Department of Agriculture experts, Agency for Economic Development workers, Army Corps of Engineers and soldiers —who work at great danger to themselves to bring economic and social benefits to the Afghan people. In terms of the counterinsurgency strategy of clear, hold, build, these are the builders. A friend of mine and a Northwestern student, Paul Knudtson, who was assigned to PRT-Zabul and worked in exactly the same region, wrote in an email, “We ran that mission a dozen times a month, delivering school supplies to children’s schools. The Bibi Khala Girls School that they were going to is within walking distance from FOB Smart in Qalat.� Another former student currently based in Afghanistan reminded me that springtime in Afghanistan is called “spring fighting season.� Paul’s comment was, “If war is hell, spring in Afghanistan is the devil’s Christmas.� Provincial Reconstruction Teams are providing the on the ground engagement that makes it much harder for the Taliban to gain a foothold in the countryside. My colleague provides tales of how building schools, hospitals, etc. required hundreds of cups of tea and dozens of local Shuras (council meetings) working out with the locals what the local Afghans wanted and how THEY would
administer it. This is the hardest part of the war in Afghanistan. It is the hardest because success is hard to measure in the short term. Development takes the place of bullets as the key to success. We can argue about Bush and Obama’s strategies in Afghanistan, we can debate the surge and whether it was sufficient, etc. People like Anne Smedinghoff were on the tip of the spear of a long process of bringing things like education to Afghan girls as well as healthcare and economic development that we, in this country, take for granted. I didn’t know Ms. Smedinghoff (though I wish I had) but from my experience teaching the war in Afghanistan (often with veterans in the class), members of Provincial Reconstruction Teams, especially the unarmed diplomats who work with them, are the best people the United States has and Anne Smedinghoff’s death lessens all of us. My heartfelt sympathies for the family and the families of all the others who were killed heading to this school. Jeff Rice is a Weinberg adviser and lecturer in history at Northwestern University, where he teaches classes on contemporary Africa as well as civil wars and genocides. Many years ago he briefly knew the parents of slain diplomat Anne Smedinghoff.
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Family, friends celebrate life of trailblazing prof By AMY WHYTE
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Family, colleagues and former students of Prof. H. Paul Friesema remembered his contributions to environmental studies at Northwestern during a memorial service Friday. “Paul was really planting seeds all over, but not just planting them, but really nurturing them and really developing them into initiatives and programs that I think will last a long time,� said Yael Wolinsky-Nahmias, former director of the Environmental Policy and Culture Program, to a crowd of about 70 at Alice Millar Chapel. Friesema helped start the program, later creating the Environmental Field School, which places students in summer internships at National Parks. Friesema, who came to NU in 1968, died March 8 at the age of 77. Former Prof. James Caporaso, who taught political science alongside Friesema from 1968 to 1978, spoke about his friendship with Friesema during his early years at NU. “He was a great colleague, a wonderful friend,� Caporaso said. “I don’t think he realized the impact he had on my life. He was my dearest friend, and I will miss him greatly.� Former students Derek Supple (McCormick
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FOND REMEMBRANCE Weinberg Dean Sarah Mangelsdorf spoke at Prof. H. Paul Friesema’s memorial service, saying he was “instrumental� in developing the school’s environmental program.
‘03), Sam Eckland (Weinberg ‘10) and Caroline Walls (Weinberg ‘11) took turns reflecting on the support and encouragement they received from Friesema during their time at NU and beyond. “Paul made a point to visit me at every park I worked at, even after I graduated,� Walls said. “He was important to us, but we were also
important to him.� Eckland, who described the environmental policy course he took with Friesema as “the only class I ever set the curve in,� credited a recommendation from Friesema with helping him become SEED co-chair in 2009. “I look back at NU and always picture Paul Friesema as an angel sitting on my shoulder,�
Eckland said. The service was followed by a reception in Parkes Hall, where Marti Bjornson, who met Friesema while working as an academic adviser in the School of Continuing Studies, remembered their shared interest in environmental policy. “I was really touched by the extent to which he shared knowledge and himself with so many generations of students,� Bjornson said. Several of Friesema’s family members were also in attendance, including his wife Jane and daughter Susan, who spoke. “It was so meaningful for us to hear the way my father mentored and had such a meaningful impact on not just his children and grandchildren, but on colleagues and students,� Susan Friesema said. “Although we considered him such a family man, it’s clear that this community here was also his family.� Wolinsky-Nahmias organized the service with the help of a group of students and faculty, including former SEED co-chair Amanda Myers and current SEED co-chair Mark Silberg. “We all felt that Paul Friesema had a significant impact on our lives, on the lives of many others at Northwestern and in the community and on environmental learning at Northwestern,� Wolinsky-Nahmias said. amywhyte2015@u.northwestern.edu
Brady Scholars plant fruit orchard in west Evanston By SOPHIA BOLLAG
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As Northwestern student groups promoted green initiatives on campus for Earth Week, students in the Brady Scholars Program spent time off campus this weekend planting an orchard in west Evanston that will provide food and jobs for residents. About 50 people from the Brady program and the larger Northwestern and Evanston communities worked together Sunday to plant about 15 trees in Eggleston Park, located on McCormick Boulevard and Bridge Street. The organizers said they were happy with the turnout and the planting in general, despite the initial setback of having to bail out water from the holes that had been dug the previous day. “Besides the water in the holes, everything is going pretty swimmingly,� said Weinberg senior
Jasmine Jennings, a Brady scholar who helped coordinate the event and recruit volunteers. The Brady program requires students to apply what they learn from philosophical studies and study-abroad experiences to address problems in their own community. This year’s Brady seniors focused on closing the gap between east and west Evanston for their class project, which has been three years in the making, Brady scholar Adam Dominik said. “We started to explore the Evanston community,� the Weinberg senior said. “If you cross Ridge Street, it’s a divided community, economically.� To create the “food forest,� seniors in the Brady program partnered with urban farming groups in the city, such as New Leaf Urban Gardens, Edible Evanston and The Talking Farm. Cozeake Nelson, New Leaf Urban Gardens manager, emphasized the importance of planting the orchard during Earth Week. “The type of impact we’re looking for is that we inspire other people to plant trees,� he said.
“It’s so great to see people come together from different parts of the community with the Northwestern students and make something like this happen.� The students intend for the orchard to provide fresh food to residents in west Evanston, where there is reduced access to organic fruits and vegetables, as well as to provide jobs for some residents, who will eventually pick and sell the produce. “Hopefully it has a positive impact,� said Paul D’Agostino, the city’s assistant director of public works and forestry, who helped coordinate the project. “It’s going to depend on how much production they get out of the trees.� The Brady scholars worked closely with the city to secure the space and the water for the orchard. Despite city officials’ initial refusal to permit the students to plant the trees, once the students demonstrated the project’s feasibility, the city was “very helpful,� said religious studies Prof. Laurie Zoloth, former director of the program
who participated in Sunday’s event. The trees planted Sunday represent the first stage of the project, which will take four to five years to fully realize, primarily because it will be at least three years before the trees begin to bear fruit. Over the next three years, Brady scholars will plant as many as 70 trees, Brady scholar and Weinberg senior Bethany Polhamus said. The seniors in the program also plan to build a greenhouse on NU’s campus, behind the Institute for Policy Research, as part of their project, she said. Zoloth said by engaging and improving the community through hard work, the orchard accomplishes all the goals the Brady program aims for students to achieve. “That’s putting philosophy into direct action,â€? Zoloth said. “The world is changed bucket by bucket, tree by tree. ‌ That’s the lesson of the Brady project.â€? sophiabollag2016@u.northwestern.edu
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4 Northwestern players getting a chance in NFL
More than 250 picks went by in the 2013 NFL Draft, and no Northwestern football players heard their names called. But that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the road for a handful of graduating NU seniors. Defensive lineman Brian Arnfelt and offensive lineman Patrick Ward were the first to report their signings with NFL teams, both announcing the news on Twitter. Arnfelt agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Ward will join the Miami Dolphins. Wide receiver Demetrius Fields will stay local after accepting an invitation to the Chicago Bears’ camp, and linebacker David Nwabuisi will try out with the Carolina Panthers. Guard Brian Mulroe, who was thought by many to be the best NU prospect heading into the draft, decided to retire from football and landed a job with Aon, an insurance and risk management company. Overall, the Big Ten had a down year in the NFL Draft. Only one Big Ten player, Wisconsin offensive lineman Travis Frederick was drafted in the first round. Only 22 of 254 total draftees hailed from the Big Ten — the lowest number since 1994. Illinois, which finished last in the Big Ten in 2012, had the most players selected at four. Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin followed with three players each. Soon-to-be Big Ten school Rutgers had seven players drafted. Two Wildcats were drafted last year: wide receiver Jeremy Ebert to the New England Patriots and superback Drake Dunsmore to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. — John Paschall
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COLORS OF THE WIND Northwestern students pour dried paint on each other Sunday to celebrate Holi, the annual Hindu festival of colors. Southeast Asian Students Association hosted the event near the Lakefill.
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went perfectly. The overall goal for most A&O programming is for Northwestern students to have fun with our entertainment … whether it’s a show at the Riviera or a comedian that we are bringing.” A&O spokeswoman Rosalind Mowitt said the concert was one of her favorite moments while working in student productions at NU. “Luda killed it!” the Weinberg junior said.
Burgwell Howard, NU’s assistant vice president for student engagement, also participated. Howard said the University has worked on a number of initiatives to promote diversity on campus, such as proposing to add a diversity requirement to curriculum. “This is a process,” Howard said. “We all need to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.” Although the stand itself is a symbolic
From page 1 Grover said. “Every conversation we have about race is a step forward.” The city has hosted a series of race dialogues since last fall to address institutional racism in the community. The city’s Human Relations Commission is discussing the next steps in these conversations, Grover said.
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event, it demonstrates the community’s determination to fight racism, Heineman said. “I know standing on the sidewalk for 15 minutes is not going to eliminate racism,” she said. “But standing on the sidewalk for 15 (minutes) with over 2,000 other people is going to say eliminating racism is something we’re all working for.” jiayou2014@u.northwestern.edu
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Sometimes it’s not about how good you hit it. It’s what you do when you have some bad shots and you’re not hitting it your best. — Emily Fletcher, women’s golf coach
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NU adds golf, tennis to trophy case Cats go wire-to-wire to capture first Big Ten title in program history By KEVIN CASEY
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For the first 31 years of the Big Ten Championships, victory eluded Northwestern’s grasp as it watched seven other Big Ten teams win the event at least once. Such thoughts won’t haunt the Wildcats any more. NU captured its first Big Ten title Sunday, finishing the tournament as co-champions with Purdue, 5 shots ahead of the nearest competitor. Reflecting on the first tournament title of her tenure, coach Emily Fletcher lauded her players’ incessant work ethic. “We felt like we were making strides, but we hadn’t won a team tournament yet,” Fletcher said. “But this group worked incredibly hard through the winter and all spring. They really embraced getting better and played with a lot of confidence this week.” It was evident from the start that the 32nd time might be the charm. NU raced out to a 6-shot lead in the first round and gave little indication it would falter. The team remained steady in the second round, holding a 5-shot cushion going into the final 18 and appeared poised to come out victorious. Then Purdue made things a bit hairy. The No. 15 Boilermakers charged down the closing stretch and actually caught the No. 29 Cats at the finish. NU clung on just enough to remain in a tie and win a share of the Big Ten crown. A key to that was dealing with the course’s vastly undulating greens, but the mental aspect of closing out a tournament was the main factor in producing
victory. “The grittiness the team, and especially Devon Brown, showed is an intangible that wins tournaments,” Fletcher said. “Sometimes it’s not about how good you hit it, it’s what you do when you have some bad shots and you’re not hitting it your best.” Fletcher had good reason for such praise. Her two top young guns remained as solid as ever. Hana Lee, a sophomore, opened up the tournament with a bogey-free 68 and had the first day lead. Rounds of 80 and 77 thereafter cooled off her scintillating start, but she still finished tied for 12th. Freshman Kaitlin Park posted her third top-10 finish of the spring, placing a solo sixth in the event. It might have been even better if Park had not made a triple bogey on her final hole of the tournament. Nonetheless, the freshman is pleased with how her game has progressed. “Mentally, I’ve gotten a lot stronger because I now really understand the team mentality,” Park said. “Having my teammates there, I’ve been able to trust my game a lot more.” Team depth is also important in collegiate golf, and NU has it in bundles. This spring has seen a veritable game of musical chairs when it comes to which supporting cast member will step up next. Freshman Elizabeth Szokol has twice placed in the top 25, and freshman Suchaya Tangkamolprasert registered a ninth place showing at the Lady Buckeye. Even senior Lauren Weaver, who was in a massive slump for most of the season, dug out her game at the Lady Buckeye to post her highest finish in more than seven months. These three played solid golf in French Lick, all finishing in the top 25 on the final leader board. It
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FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING NU’s first Big Ten title was also the Cats’ first tournament victory under coach Emily Fletcher. NU finished in a tie at the top with Purdue at 20-over.
was the missing sixth competitor that gave NU a boost. That player, Devon Brown, went through a swing change last summer and has fought her game all season, if her shooting lower than 82 just once in her previous six competitive rounds is any indication. In French Lick, though, the junior shattered the 82 mark all three rounds, posting scores of 74,
74 and 75 for a tie for seventh place. “It’s been a long process,” Brown said. “To see it all come together and to see my teammates all on the 18th hole pulling for us to win, it was amazing, and I couldn’t have asked for anything else.” kevincasey2015@u.northwestern.edu
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NU regains top spot after competitive Big Ten Tournament finish By MIKE MARUT
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Northwestern on Sunday claimed its 14th Big Ten Tournament title in the 15 seasons, avenging two conference losses in the process. After being seeded third in the tournament, NU received a bye for the first round and played No. 6 Indiana on Friday. After dispatching the Hoosiers 4-0, the Wildcats beat No. 2 Nebraska 4-1 and topseeded Michigan 4-1 to win the title. “I felt good going into the match,” coach Claire Pollard said. “We had come off good matches Friday and Saturday. Each match had prepared us for the following one.” In the championship bout, NU and Michigan
went back and forth, and neither team looked ready to relinquish the title. The matches were tightly contested throughout, and both schools had players fight back from the brink of elimination to keep the match alive. Five of the six singles matches went to a decisive third set. “I looked at my watch three hours into the match, and even then I couldn’t tell who was going to win,” Pollard said. “Neither team deserved to lose.” NU captured a difficult doubles point, nearly blowing big leads at both No. 2 and No. 3 singles before holding on to win the first point of the match. In singles play, the Cats took the opening sets in four matches, but only junior Nida Hamilton was able to close out the match in straight sets. Pollard said the turning point in the match was senior Linda Abu Mushrefova’s second-set victory
over Brooke Bolender in the No. 4 singles match. After losing the first set, Abu Mushrefova scraped by in the second set with a 7-5 win and then took the third set 6-4 to finish off Bolender. This victory clinched the top spot for NU, the 15th consecutive year with a title. After defeating Indiana in the quarterfinals, the Cats pounced on the Cornhuskers on Saturday. NU took control of the doubles point with Abu Mushrefova and Hamilton toppling the thirdranked duo of Mary Weatherholt and Patricia Veresova 8-6. The upset was preceded by the team of junior Veronica Corning and freshman Alicia Barnett blitzing Nebraska’s Stefanie Weinstein and Janine Weinreich 8-2. Having captured the doubles point, NU needed to win three singles matches to avenge its first
conference loss this season. Nebraska struck first with Weatherholt, ranked 11th in the nation, beating Corning 6-1, 6-1 in the No. 1 singles match. However, Abu Mushrefova, Barnett and Hamilton responded in full force by winning the final three singles matches consecutively to take the duel 4-1. The match was moved inside due to rain, and Pollard feared the weather might play a role in the results. However, her fears were unfounded, and NU still took the victory. “I thought moving inside would affect our play. Luckily it didn’t,” Pollard said. Winning the Big Ten Tournament guarantees the Cats a spot in the NCAA Championships in May. mike82293@gmail.com
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Cats end season on strong note with win over Penn By AVA WALLACE
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Fans and family of Northwestern players packed the stands at Lakeside Field, and more than 1,600 spectators could hardly have asked for a more perfect Saturday afternoon. No. 4 NU (15-2) took down No. 16 Pennsylvania (9-5) 15-8 on Senior Day in a fast-paced, aggressive game that saw both teams battling for 50-50 balls and the Wildcats fighting to hold on to their lead. NU took a 5-1 lead just four minutes into the game in large part thanks to senior attack Erin Fitzgerald and junior midfielder Alyssa Leonard, both of whom scored twice before the 17-minute mark. Although the Quakers were able to narrow the gap to 3 goals on two occasions, they were never able to tie the game. However, the march looked
much more competitive than the scoreboard would indicate. Draw controls did not come easily for the Cats, who won 14 compared to the Quakers’ 11, and NU frequently had to battle Penn off of the draw for possession. The Cats also battled for groundballs, picking up 11 to barely edge the Quakers, who collected 10. Senior defender Taylor Thornton, who contributed 1 caused turnover and played defense throughout the midfield, said her team focused on coming up with the 50-50 balls leading
up to the Penn contest. “All week we’ve been working on draws and ground balls because really at the end of the day as long as you get possession, that’s what’s going to win you games,” Thornton said. “As long as we’re gritty and we come up with them, I think that’s a positive.” The home team was able to make the most of its possessions throughout the contest – nearly five minutes of the frame had gone by and NU had already racked up 3 goals when Penn finally had their first possession. The Cats also took 28 shots compared to Penn’s 16. Fitzgerald scored a hat trick before halftime and tallied 4 goals during the contest, pushing Photo illustration by Melody Song
SHE SHOOTS, SHE SCORES Senior attacker Erin Fitzgerald scored four goals Saturday to give her a teambest 55 tallies this season.
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her season total to a team-leading 55 goals. Junior midfielder Kelly Rich notched a hat trick as well. Although NU tends to score a lot off of its free-position shots, all 3 of Rich’s goals were assisted, and the team ended up with 6 assists on the afternoon. But one of the team’s most exciting goals came from a somewhat unfamiliar name, senior midfielder Alexa deLyra, who scored her first goal of the season with 32 seconds left to close out the game. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller, who chose to start deLyra in place of junior defender Kerri Harrington, said the goal was the perfect regular-season ending for her team.
“(The goal) meant everything to the team,” Amonte Hiller said. “Alexa is such an unselfish person and such a pillar for this team. She does so much that goes unnoticed. … For her to go out there and really take advantage of her opportunity today was just awesome.” Amonte Hiller not only spoke to the positivity the senior class brings to the team, but also noted how critical the seniors will be as leaders in the post season. “They all have a great vibe about them,” Amonte Hiller said. “They want to do well, they’ve had ups and downs in their career so they have the experience and they know what it is to go through a battle, to go through a war, and that’s what it’s going to take down the stretch.” As NU looks ahead to its first game in the ALC Championships in Baltimore on May 3, Amonte Hiller said her team will focus on taking small avawallace2015@u.northwestern.edu