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City Elections

1st Ward hopefuls ready for Election Day In homestretch, council race centers on time commitments By JOSEPH DIEBOLD, PATRICK SVITEK AND JIA YOU

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DOWN TO THE WIRE Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) and challenger Ed Tivador greet Evanston residents and Northwestern students on the last day of their campaigns. First Ward voters will decide Tuesday whether to re-elect Fiske.

Community marches, remembers Holocaust By ELLIE FRIEDMANN

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Northwestern students dressed in black marched through campus in silence reminding their peers not to forget a catastrophe that occurred more than 70 years ago. The NU community remembered the Holocaust on Monday with a short walk, a memorial ceremony for victims and a talk given by survivor John Mascai. In Hebrew, “Shoah” means catastrophe. “Yom HaShoah” is translated into English as “Holocaust Remembrance Day.” “Holocaust Remembrance Day at Northwestern has traditionally been planned by a couple Jewish organizations in the past, and last year was the first year that we decided to expand beyond that,” said Sammie Offsay, event planner and a Weinberg senior. “Last year I contacted different student groups on campus who represented other victims groups.” There are 35 co-sponsors this year, including Northwestern to Benefit Special Olympics, American Sign Language Club, the German department, LGBT Resource Center, Alpha Epsilon Pi and Associated Student Government. The first event of the day began at noon. Mascai, a Hungarian Jew, told his personal Holocaust story to a classroom

of 60 in University Hall. Mascai said his childhood was a simple, middle-class existence. He said he was an excellent student and dreamed of becoming an architect. “One Sunday morning I look out the apartment building, and I see tanks, German soldiers and flags of swastikas,“ he said. “That’s when hell broke loose.” He said Jewish men between the ages of 18 and 48 had to report for labor duty. He was 18 and his father was 48, so both were called. “As bad as this was, what came later was worse,” he said. “The end became kind of totally unbearable, indescribable human hell.” Mascai went on to explain how his father was killed in the Holocaust just a few days before he was liberated. Now, after moving to America and achieving his dream of becoming an architect, he has a wife, four children, ten grandchildren and a great-grandchild on the way. “And that’s the end of the story,” he said. “How much happier and nicer could it be?” SESP sophomore Sarah Bruhl participated in the memorial events. She said that to her, Yom HaShoah means remembering all the people touched by the Holocaust. » See REMEMBRANCE, page 7

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Fires break out at homes on Noyes, Dempster streets

Evanston firefighters over the past two days rushed to put out two blazes, including one that hospitalized a 56-year-old man three blocks west of the Northwestern campus. On Sunday night, a woman walking by an apartment building in the 700 block of Noyes Street saw smoke coming out of the second floor and called 911, said Fire Chief Greg Klaiber. The fire department arrived on scene at 11:24 p.m. Firefighters located and rescued the resident in the second-floor apartment after a primary search. The man was then sent to Evanston Hospital and treated for first- and second-degree burns as well as smoke inhalation. The man was in critical condition with inhalation and transferred to the Burn Center at Loyola University Hospital, where he will remain for treatment, Klaiber said. The entire department arrived to put out the flames after the alarm status of the fire was upgraded. The department is still investigating the cause of the blaze, Klaiber said. A second fire broke out Monday afternoon in the basement of a west Evanston home. A nanny was watching a 7-yearold and doing laundry when the fire started in the basement of a single-family home in the 1700 block of Dempster Street, Division

The heated race for 1st Ward alderman entered its homestretch Monday as incumbent Judy Fiske doubled down on her long-simmering criticism of challenger Ed Tivador’s ability to balance two leadership posts if elected. Hitting the streets for an 11thhour effort to turn out the vote, both candidates stopped short of declaring victory with Tuesday’s election on the horizon. “I will wait and see,” Fiske said as she passed out campaign flyers in downtown Evanston. “It’s Election Day, so you never know what’s going to happen.” During an afternoon swing through the Northwestern campus to sample Frontera Fresco and shake hands at The Arch, Tivador was cautiously optimistic. “I feel good,” Tivador said. “We’re the guys in the white hats, so we hope to win it.” In a news release hours later, Tivador’s campaign was more bullish on its chances to unseat Fiske, Chief Dwight Hohl said. The smoke detector went off, and the nanny immediately took the child outside while calling 911. The fire started in the dryer and spread to the attached cabinets, but it did not reach other rooms in the house or cause structural damage, Hohl said. There were no injuries. The first companies on the scene

comparing its early voting push to that of “President Obama’s re-election team.” Tivador said his team turned out twice as many early voters than Fiske, knocking on 4,000 doors and making 2,000 calls by the eve of Election Day. The 1st Ward challenger also targeted NU students by recruiting Communication senior Steven Monacelli, who left Associated Student Government last week to work for Tivador. “It will be close, and that’s why students need to vote,” Monacelli said. “My perception is that the student vote will make or break the election.” On Monday, Fiske ramped up her questioning of whether Tivador could serve as both 1st Ward aldermen and superintendent of of Northbrook/Glenview School District 30. Fiske said she learned through a Freedom of Information Act request that Tivador’s employment contract requires him to devote his “entire time, attention and energy” to the district. The line of attack echoes one of Fiske’s most pointed criticisms of » See ELECTION, page 6 heard someone may have been left in the house, but multiple searches found no one else, according to the fire department. The specific cause of the fire within the dryer is still under investigation, Hohl said. — Ciara McCarthy

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FIRE ALARM A fire broke out late Sunday night on the second floor of an apartment building in the 700 block of Noyes Street. The Evanston fire department rescued a 56-year-old man and transported him to Evanston Hospital in critical condition.

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Bowling alley unlikely for TIF district By EDWARD COX

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A community push to bring a bowling alley to Evanston Plaza looks unlikely to come to fruition. Bonnie Investment Group, a real estate investment firm that purchased the property at 1968 Dempster St. out of foreclosure last year, has reached out to Pinstripes, Brunswick National Lanes and the Wilmette Bowling Center Inc. None of the businesses has expressed interest so far, primarily because of economic strains, said Scott Inbinder, a Bonnie Investment Group representative. “The reality is if there is no bowling operator that can afford to be there, it doesn’t matter,� Inbinder said. The current property dimensions inside the plaza, a tax incremental financing district area, are not compatible with bowling alley building standards, Inbinder said. Specifically, the column widths are not wide enough, and the lot would not be deep enough to accommodate an entertainment area in

the building. Demand for a bowling alley in the plaza gathered steam when Evanston Patch columnist Christine Wolf began an online petition Feb. 11. The petition has since attracted about 400 signatures. Wolf said she has talked to Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd), whose ward encompasses the TIF district, and city manager Wally Bobkiewicz about bringing more business to the area. But Inbinder has not yet accepted an invitation to an April 11 ward meeting or another scheduled in March with Braithwaite and residents to discuss property development, Wolf said. “(Bobkiewicz) is in a tough spot understandably,� Wolf said. “He likes to keep the residents happy, but Bonnie Investment Corporation owns the property and it seems like they don’t have a whole lot of incentive ... Right now that mall is not very inviting.� The firm has leased out properties to four tenants so far, including a pizza restaurant, a pediatrician’s office, a medical group and an army recruitment center. It is looking to use vacant spaces for businesses that have a “high packing intensity,� such as

restaurants and offices, Inbinder said. The grocery store Dominick’s, an anchor tenant in the lot, has been supportive of the new businesses, he said. The Dempster-Dodge TIF district area, however, will need another anchor store similar to Dominick’s to boost business activities, Wolf said. City Council approved the TIF district 6-2 in June to devote city revenue toward further development of the plaza, committing Evanston to contribute $20 million to renovating the area over 23 years. “I think (the economic development staff) are doing a great job given where we were four years ago,â€? Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said Monday. The city also provided Bonnie Investment Group $2 million for initial funding, but the firm has not spent any of that money yet, Inbinder said. “We’ve been actively marketing the space to all different types of users,â€? he said. “It’s been somewhat challenging given the economic environment ‌ but we keep putting the property in front of every tenant out there looking for space.â€? edwardcox2011@u.northwestern.edu

Police Blotter Burglar breaks into Supercuts

A burglar broke into Supercuts late Friday night in south Evanston, Evanston Police said. A neighboring employee observed that the front door of the barbershop in the 600 block of Chicago Avenue was smashed and called the police, EPD Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Officers believe someone forced a way into the store by creating a hole in the front door. Parrott said the cash register drawer was open but does not know what was taken. EPD has boarded up the shop door while officers search for the business owner, Parrott said.

19-year-old arrested in connection with marijuana possession

Evanston Police arrested a 19-year-old resident Saturday afternoon in connection with marijuana possession about a mile west of Northwestern’s campus. Officers were conducting a traffic stop for an unrelated incident when they smelled marijuana coming from the man’s vehicle in the 1500 block of Simpson Street, Parrott said. After searching the man, officers discovered a pipe they believed he used for smoking marijuana. The man was charged with two counts of drug and paraphernalia possession. He is scheduled to appear in court April 24. — Ina Yang

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ASG Elections

Ajith, Van Atta campaign stresses ‘linking perspectives’ By CAT ZAKRZEWSKI

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Associated Student Government presidential candidate Ani Ajith and running mate Alex Van Atta believe experience and perspective set them apart from their three opponents in next week’s election. The Weinberg junior and McCormick junior have served on ASG since their freshman year, most recently as speaker of the Senate and student life vice president, respectively. The team uses the slogan “linking perspectives� and off its campaign We should be kicked at The Black House late a partner and Sunday night. “We have experience an ally, and not bringing people in groups an obstacle. together from across Improving that communities,� Ajith said. “Alex and I have existtakes a keen ing relationships with understanding groups and leaders across campus.� of how (the) Ajith cited his own system works experience planning Deering Days as a time he right now. united multiple student Ani Ajith, groups to achieve a comASG presidential mon goal. He said he sugcandidate gested the barbeque and entertainment on Deering Meadow for incoming students that became a joint initiative among ASG, Interfraternity Council, Residential College Board and Residence Hall Association with additional support from Mayfest, Northwestern Homecoming, Northwestern Class Alliance, Northwestern Alumni Association and the Office of Orientation and Parent Programs (now called the Office of New Student and Family Programs).

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“Rarely all of these groups have worked together on this scale,� Ajith said. “It was beneficial for all of us to work together.� Both Ajith and Van Atta believe they can change negative student perceptions of ASG across campus by providing tangible services to students. Ajith recalled a time he did this as a senator when a friend requested to open the doors to Deering Library and extend the building’s hours. He was able to make the idea a reality with his friend’s help. Van Atta said he was most proud of his recent initiative to bring exam relief programming to the Norris University Center during finals week. Van Atta was influential in keeping the building open for 24 hours and bringing therapy dogs to campus, something multiple groups have failed to do in past years, he said. “There was not a single frown in the room,� said Van Atta about the event. “What we do in ASG can really impact people.� Van Atta and Ajith both have addressed residential living conditions during their time on ASG, a concern Ajith said is paramount to the student campus experience. He explained that they have been involved in a variety of improvements in dorms, ranging from overhead lighting to better trash disposal. Van Atta has focused on many issues related to mental health and said if elected he would use his position to help remove the stigma of using mental health resources. They are currently polling students on their Facebook page to learn what issues are most important to them. Both candidates stressed that ASG is an organization that can always improve, particularly in being more transparent with the student body. Ajith said his experience working with student groups to attain funding, one of the most essential roles of the organization, revealed some of its most fundamental flaws. “We should be a partner and an ally, and not an obstacle,� he said. “Improving that takes a keen understanding of how (the) system works right now.�

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ANI AND ALEX Weinberg junior Ani Ajith (left) and McCormick junior Alex Van Atta (right) claim their advantage in the Associated Student Government election rests on experience and perspective. Ajith served as Senate speaker, and Van Atta served as student life vice president.

Ajith and Van Atta have received endorsements from a number of students across campus, which they are publicizing on their website and Facebook page. Ajith explained they came from both leaders and members of diverse student organizations. Former IFC vice president for recruitment Andrew Brugman got to know Ajith when he was the president of Delta Tau Delta, which colonized

in 2012. Brugman said the pair is approachable and experienced. “Their candidacy is one of the better ones I’ve seen in my four years,� the Weinberg senior said. “They have a great working relationship that instills a lot of confidence in me that they can really take this forward.� czak15@u.northwestern.edu

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Tivador vs. Fiske 1st Ward candidates vie for your vote

A promise to ‘work in a collaborative and inclusive manner’

Northwestern University is nothing short of an amazing asset to the City of Evanston. Adding vibrancy, world class educational talent and resources, a Big Ten presence, gorgeous landscaped grounds along our lakefront and millions of dollars in revenue through the purchase of goods and services, the university is a welcomed partner in what makes Evanston such a unique place to call home. Whether you’re calling Evanston home only during the years you attend the university, or like many others, decide to plant roots in our City after graduation, it is abundantly apparent that the university is an extraordinary partner in making Evanston the thriving, successful, and desirable city that it is. Unfortunately, my opponent and incumbent 1st Ward Alderman, Judy Fiske, often views whatever the University proposes, or the input of thousands of students who are currently her constituents, as an antagonistic and undesirable presence within our community. In 2005, Alderman Fiske even went so far as to sue 200 students who attended a University sponsored pizza party promoting the election, frivolously claiming that their admirable civic involvement was the equivalent to buying votes. While overturned by a court of law, that certainly is not any way to go about promoting a mutually respectful and beneficial relationship between NU and the City of Evanston, in my humble opinion. It is abundantly clear that “town-gown� relations between the City of Evanston and Northwestern need improvement and the first step in that direction is replacing Judy Fiske on the City Council. I want to work together to make the areas around campus safer for University students, staff and local

residents alike by adding better lighting and additional emergency call boxes. This sensible measure was made even more economically feasible to the City of Evanston when the University offered to pay the entire initial capital costs of installation of both the lighting and emergency boxes two years ago, but my opponent needlessly opposed this essential safety measure. Addressing the antiquated “brothel law� that has displaced dozens of students and inconvenienced hundreds of others will be another priority for me should you elect me to City Council. Making students’ residential units more accessible, convenient and safe is my primary goal and I believe that working to repeal the “brothel law� is the way to achieve that. Conversely, my opponent, Judy Fiske, fought to keep the “brothel law� on the books, continuing to make students’ lives more difficult in the process. As someone who lives in downtown Evanston (my wife and I have called Sherman Plaza home for seven years) and as a candidate for 1st Ward Alderman in the upcoming April 9th election, I view the students, faculty, staff and alumni of Northwestern University as partners within the greater 1st Ward and the City of Evanston. If you’ll grant me the honor of representing you on the City Council, I promise that I will work in a collaborative and inclusive manner to represent you. I will seek your input and suggestions, work to address your concerns, and strive every day to ensure that your time as an Evanstonian, regardless of if it is temporary or long term, is of the highest quality and safety. I would be honored to have your vote for 1st Ward alderman on Tuesday, April 9th. Please make sure you get out the vote and join hundreds of other students in letting your voice be heard in the civic affairs of Evanston. Ed Tivador Evanston 1st Ward challenger

‘Trust and dialogue on both sides works’

For the past four years I have worked hard to address issues important to students in our ward and to continue to encourage students, as 1st Ward residents, to engage with me and bring their insight to the complex issues our ward faces. From improving lighting on Sheridan Road and downtown to creating a “safe route to campus� along Chicago Avenue; from installing bike lanes that benefit riders and pedestrians to involving students in the legislative process; from helping student entrepreneurs connect with decision-makers in the city to solving problems; and from working to attract new retail and restaurants to making the city safer and more welcoming, I have worked to improve the Evanston experience for all student residents of the 1st Ward. Partly because of the nature of the beast, living side by side — on campus and in the city — is not always a peaceable kingdom. But during my tenure on the City Council, relations have begun to improve. In me, the residents have an alderman they can trust to look out for their interests, and that has borne fruit when dealing with the University administration on complex issues. For example, none of the previous aldermen held regular NU/City committee meetings — or quarterly ward meetings — until I came to office, and I hold both. In those meetings, neighborhood residents and university administrators discuss issues in depth regarding university development that affects the residential neighborhood next to campus. When there aren’t development issues to discuss, we just talk, and that’s important, too. This is one of the many reasons I have earned the endorsement of current Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, who has worked so hard to improve town-gown relations that she has been praised by University President Schapiro.

Trust and dialogue on both sides works, and that’s what I bring to my service as alderman. I know the city, I know the people, and I know the issues and the history behind them; my opponent doesn’t. It takes time and commitment to learn these things, and when you are a candidate for office who has never bothered to attend a neighborhood or city meeting or participated with your neighbors on important community initiatives, such as the Lakefront Master Plan and the Downtown Plan, or even bothered to vote in the last city election, neighborhood residents are skeptical about following your lead. And students should be, too. I have earned the neighbors’ trust, and I can get them to the table; my opponent doesn’t and can’t. His positions on issues have been developed within his campaign team, not from working with the community, and that says it all. Read his words. He will ease zoning, and turn back the clock to a time when residents worried constantly that their elected representatives would give away the store to NU. That’s not the way to improve campus and community relations. So, that’s the question before us today. I have shown that I can work proactively to make your neighborhood better for you, to keep you safe and to improve your experience in Evanston. I can also bring parties together to improve relations between you, your university and the community. Based on what’s been said during his campaign and in this newspaper, my opponent’s positions on the issues may look great for NU, but they will have a chilling effect west of Sheridan Road. If working proactively to make Evanston a better place for students and residents alike and improving community relations are priorities for you, then I would be proud to be your alderman, and I would appreciate your vote on Tuesday, April 9. Judy Fiske Evanston 1st Ward alderman

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U.S. should give North Korea cold shoulder MIKE MALLAZZO

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With the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament, it is only a matter of time before Kim Jong-un publicly declares that he picked a perfect bracket and Yahoo lost his entry in an intricate capitalist conspiracy. He’ll go on to point out that our commanderin-chief once again failed to correctly pick the national champion, clearly demonstrating America’s inherent lack of foresight and virtue. To celebrate his victory, he’ll announce plans to launch a warhead at San Francisco because he “just hates sea lions.� We’ll wake up to front-page headlines on his latest decree, White House news conferences and scores of Internet memes. Although most people will share lunchroom laughs at North Korea’s insanity, thousands of Americans will worry due to the irrational fear that surrounds anything with the adjective “nuclear.� Regardless, the sad irony is that Kim Jong-un will be grinning widest as he’ll be getting what he wants most: attention. Although Kim Jong-un subscribes to some type of bastardized realism and believes every

nation is an existential security threat, he plunges massive efforts into advancing North Korea’s nuclear program because of the incredible prestige and forced respect that comes with joining the world’s most exclusive club. Compared to the nuclear technologies of the United States, Britain and Israel, North Korea’s nuclear warhead is a Nicolas Cage movie against “The Godfather.� Furthermore, North Korea lacks the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) technology to actually launch the warhead anywhere near our shining seas. Currently, they are no more capable of hurting us than Kim Kardashian punching Rocky from halfway across Philadelphia. North Korea is desperately trying to trade in its spot at the kiddie table and like any good 3-year-old, thinks throwing dinner rolls at the adults is the best way to achieve this goal. The strategy works so long as the adults keep turning around and scolding him but quickly falters if they just carry on their conversation. Although North Korea is a state, the threat it poses is fundamentally asymmetric in nature much like that posed by terrorist groups in that its relative economic and military power is vastly inferior to ours. While this assertion is obvious, it is important to keep in mind when thinking of how North Korea can potentially harm us. Make no mistake, asymmetric threats often

have the capability to inflict tangible damage. However, the physical harm they cause pales in comparison to their ability to impose collateral effects on a population. Thus, public policies toward these threats should focus not so much on the threats themselves but on combating the fear these threats can instill in the public. Our secretary of defense is 100 percent right in stating that “you only need to be wrong once� for a disaster to occur, and therefore the North Korean threat should be taken quasi-seriously but should be done so by Jason Bournes behind closed doors. Therefore, to truly advance our security interests, the government should publicly downplay the North Korean threat, making it a less juicy media headline so that Kim thankfully disappears from CNN and Facebook. We’re the United States. We often use sledgehammers to kill flies simply because we can and because we have a whole closet full of sledgehammers and not a whole lot of use for them. However, when it comes to North Korea and Dennis Rodman’s new friend, we don’t need to draw on the massive strength of our military, economy or democracy. We simply need to draw on the tried and true American ideal of not paying attention. Mike Mallazzo is a Medill junior. He can be reached atmichaelmallazzo2014@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this letter, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

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Applications open for group that helps shape NU budget By AMY WHYTE

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The Undergraduate Budget Priorities Committee, which serves as the student voice in the administrative budgeting process, is accepting applications for new members through Wednesday. The group just finalized its budget recommendations for the upcoming academic year at the close of Winter Quarter, focusing on issues ranging from green spaces to campus safety. The committee consists of eight members and the Associated Student Government president. Members serve on the UBPC from the time they join until graduation. The new members will compete for the two spots currently held by seniors. Each year, the UBPC develops and presents a list of proposals to the University Budget Committee, which includes the University president, provost and vice presidents of finance and student affairs. The committee then determines which ideas are feasible and decides whether or not to include them in NU’s

budget-planning process. James Hurley, the associate vice president for budget and planning, said the UBPC produces “consistently high-quality� proposals each year. “They raise a whole broad range of issues,� Hurley said. “They’re all very good ideas and worthy of support.� UBPC chair Chase Eck said the committee tries to address the issues that matter most to undergraduates. Each year the group surveys the student body and meets with student leaders and administrators to determine which areas need improvement. Eck, a Weinberg junior, declined to comment on this year’s specific recommendations because the budget process is still ongoing. However, Hurley said some focuses included adding more green spaces, improving campus safety and funding grants. “We look at problems at Northwestern that affect every undergraduate and try to come up with solutions,� Eck said. The group receives input from students through Campus Brainstorm, an online poll where students can submit ideas anonymously, and meetings with students leaders. After gathering ideas, members send

out a campus-wide survey that allows students to rank which issues they think are most important. Eck said this input heavily influences the final proposal. “We treat their proposals like we would a request from a VP or dean of any of the schools,� Hurley said. “It’s very important to the University’s process to get that student input.� The group also regularly meets with University administrators. For example, Counseling and Psychological Services executive director John Dunkle told The Daily in March he requested more funding from UBPC to increase the size of CAPS staff to accommodate a growing demand for mental health resources. The group’s list of accomplishments — which includes improving cell service in Norris and elsewhere on campus, providing more late-night dining options and adding shuttle services — impressed potential applicants such as Bienen sophomore Nikita Ramanujam. “They have the power to really implement change on campus,� Ramanujam said. Ramanujam said it is important for the University to have a student perspective while planning how to

allocate funds. “When (students) see things that are being changed, it’s actually want they want, what they really thought was necessary and essential,� she said. Eck said he hopes next year the committee will be able to continue to effectively help undergraduates. In order to represent all kinds of undergraduates, he said the committee is looking for new members who will further diversify the committee. “My undergraduate experience is not going to be identical to someone from Bienen or journalism school,� Eck said. “We really try to make sure we get a lot of unique perspectives on the committee, whether it’s what school you’re in or what your extracurriculars are or what you’re doing academically.� Applications to join the UBPC are due 5 p.m. Wednesday. New members will begin working on next year’s budget proposal in the fall. “The energy, the enthusiasm — they’re all very committed and focused,� Hurley said. “I’d like to hire some of them myself.� amywhyte2015@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern Students for Life, a self-proclaimed “pro-life service group,� has seen an increase in membership in the past year as abortion rights play a growing role in national politics. “We’ve grown not because of some special formula, but because the group has a mission and a way of working towards that mission that appeals to people,� NSFL outgoing president David Young said. The group’s attendance at regular meetings has doubled since last year, from fewer than six people to up to 12. The group has partnered with the Women’s Center of Greater Chicagoland and Heather’s House, working to address the factors that contribute to a woman’s choice to get an abortion. Tensions surrounding the issue continue to rise after a recent federal ruling that requires the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception pills available without an age restriction. All “morning-after� pills can now be purchased over the counter without a prescription by all women of reproductive age. Some attribute NSFL’s growth to continued conversations about women’s rights and

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find it surprising on a campus often perceived as liberal. “Pro-life students are undoubtedly a minority at NU, which is likely a reason the group has been growing,� said Justin Moore, now the president of Students for Liberty, NU’s libertarian group, Pro-life and previously a memstudents are ber of College Republiundoubtedly a cans. “When you are in a minority, you tend to minority at NU, feel more compelled to which is likely be active about an issue ... This can create a stronger a reason the bond between those stugroup has been dents in a minority — in this case pro-life students growing. — and increase activism.� Justin Moore, Young, a Bienen senior, Students for said NSFL started on camLiberty president pus four years ago and was founded by current vice president and Weinberg senior Diana Martinez, who noticed the lack of an anti-abortion group at NU. The group’s mission focuses on service, both to the campus and to Chicago.

“Service is a large part of what gets people interested in getting involved,� Young said. “There are already a lot of people on campus who would identify as prolife, but until there is an opportunity put in front of them to do something about it, it’s just something in the back of their mind.� NSFL has recognition from Associated Student Government as a service organization, and Young said he feels that it is important that the group’s aim is not primarily a political one. “What’s more important to me than changing an individual’s mind on the issue is meeting the needs of women and saving lives,� Young said. “We want to be a group that makes this a campus that is open and welcoming to women who would choose life and not force women to feel like they have to choose abortion.� But even with its service focus, many in the university community continue to oppose the group. “Even if NSFL does not seek to legislate against abortion access, they are still contributing to the stigmatization of a procedure that is both helpful and necessary to women and families in this country,� said Bonnie Alexander, co-president of Northwestern University College Feminists, in an online message to The Daily. “The best way to prevent abortion is to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the first place, but I haven’t seen NSFL get involved in any activism on

that front yet.� Kathryn Thomas, the president of Northwestern Advocates for Choice and a SESP junior, was unable to comment. Alexander said she believes College Feminists acts as the “premier pro-choice group on campus.� “It is incorporated in our group’s mission statement,� she said. “And we do a variety of pro-choice activism events every year, such as participating in the National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon annually.� Students are drawn to NSFL’s meetings in response to the political divide created by the issue of abortion. Moore said as a result, the group has grown in opposition to the political norm. “The status quo, from a public policy standpoint, is pro-choice,� Moore said. “Pro-life students have something to fight for. They want to see changes being made and are likely to be more active and vocal about making these changes. I think if the current laws in the U.S. did not align with students who were prochoice, then you would see a Northwestern pro-choice group gaining support.�

announced Monday. The book details a year that world hunger activist Thurow spent in Africa learning about the difficulties faced by four smallholder farmers there. It also examines the efforts of the One Acre Fund, an organization that aims to help small-scale farmers succeed through education and supplying seeds and fertilizer.

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COOK AND COMCAST Comcast’s Internet Essentials program provides low-income families with access to Internet at a reduced rate. Nearly 16,000 families in Cook County have taken advantage of the program, more than any other county in the country.

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Tivador — that he is a political neophyte who can’t split his time between the City Council chamber and superintendent’s office. “He’s not been anywhere. He’s not done anything. He’s never come to a meeting. No one knows him,� Fiske told The Daily’s editorial board Friday. “He’s a totally blank slate, and he may be a wonderful person — I’m sure he’s a wonderful person — but you can’t do this job part-time.� Tivador has maintained it is common for superintendents to have outside commitments, including positions in local government. “If you want something done, you know who you ask?� Tivador told The Daily’s editorial board Sunday. “The busiest person you know. Because that’s the person that’s going to get it done.� Tivador shrugged off Fiske’s last-minute revival of the offensive while handing out campaign flyers on the NU campus Monday. “I just hope she’s able to manage her time,� Tivador said. “I know I can balance mine.� Fiske’s campaign reminded reporters

A partnership between Cook County and Comcast has allowed thousands of low-income families across the county to receive cheap Internet access, but the program remains underutilized in Evanston. With 16,000 families participating since the initiative’s launch, Cook County has more families taking part than any other county in the country, according to the office of Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County board president. Despite Cook County’s success, Evanston still has room for improvement. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 spokeswoman Pat Markham said 41 percent of students qualify for the program, but only about 6 percent of eligible students participate. Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, launched in July 2011, aims to bridge the so-called “digital divide,� which refers to the disparity in access to information technology among different socioeconomic groups. Monday that she has been endorsed by the Evanston Sentinel, the city’s monthly newspaper. The endorsement was published earlier this month. Former and current city officials have lined up on Tivador’s side, including ex-mayors Jay Lytle and Lorraine Morton. Current Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl backs Fiske. One bold-faced name that has stayed out of the 1st Ward race is Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who has endorsed candidates for alderman in the contested 5th and 6th wards. Alex Armour, Schakowsky’s political director, said the North Shore Democrat decided to stay neutral in the Fiske-Tivador match-up. When polls close 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tivador will rally supporters at World of Beer in downtown Evanston. As of Monday afternoon, Fiske had not firmed up Election Night plans but said she would be “all over the 1st Ward� during the day.

Internet Essentials provides Internet access for $9.95 a month to families who qualify for participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Comcast spokesman Jack Segal said. Initially, families with children who qualified for a free or reduced-price lunch through the National School Lunch Program were able to take advantage of Internet Essentials, but Comcast recently broadened the qualifications so that home-schooled children and those in parochial schools could participate as well, Segal said. The company also offers qualified families the opportunity to purchase a computer for $149.99, in addition to free online, print and in-person technology tutorials. “We are working on bridging the significant digital divide in Cook County,� Preckwinkle said in a news release. “Through Internet Essentials, Cook County, the community and Comcast all came together to address an important economic issue — the digital divide — and we made meaningful headway.� Only 62 percent of adults who make less than $30,000 a year use the Internet, compared with

83 percent of adults making between $30,000 and $49,999 a year, according to a 2012 report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. “So many low-income families don’t have access to the Internet at home,� Segal said. “This prevents students from doing homework, communicating with teachers and school, and even applying for jobs.� Comcast’s price for Internet will never change for families who qualify, he said. To increase Evanston’s participation in the program, Comcast officials say they will coordinate with community organizations across the city. Frank Deuel, a senior manager at Comcast, is trying to expand knowledge of the program to Evanston families who may qualify. Deuel said Comcast is working with Evanston school districts and other community-based organizations, such as Evanston150 and the Youth Job Center, to spread awareness about the initiative. “In bridging the digital divide, it’s a big job, but we’re trying to connect as many people as possible,� Deuel said.

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time. Even Donkersgoed himself wondered if NU’s team, the smallest in the Big Ten, should take a chance on him. When Donkersgoed finally turned 18, he told his mother there was only one thing in the world he wanted for his birthday — committing to NU. After sinking to his lowest point physically and emotionally, Donkersgoed checked off his numberone long-term goal and became the newest member of the Wildcats. Donkersgoed’s struggled at the start partly because he believed the medication he took back in high school was still in the process of leaving his body. He has experienced only one headache since coming to NU and he has been able to avoid the dreaded migraine cycle. The doctors at NU have him taking a very low dose of an anti-depressant every night to make sure that the pain doesn’t return. He finished his freshman campaign with a bang at the Big Ten Championships, where he recorded the third-fastest time in NU history in the 200-yard breaststroke. It’s a time that Donkersgoed admitted the “old him� would make, and he believes it can only get better. “I don’t have anything further to lose in swimming,� Donkersgoed said. “I’ve lost it all. I’ve been to the bottom. In my collegiate career, I only have places to go and room to grow.�

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contact with recruits. He wasn’t sure how many calls he would get. But he had lucked out because in August 2010, in the middle of all his struggles, Donkersgoed had one week of swimming when he posted some of his best times at a crucial meet. When July 1 came along, he was pleasantly surprised to receive about 18 calls. But one of them wasn’t from Northwestern. “I thought he was a junior-to-be and not a seniorto-be,� NU coach Jarod Schroeder said. “Once I found out he was a senior, he was on our radar.� Schroeder didn’t care about the migraines and their potential effect on Donkersgoed in the future. He just loved Donkersgoed’s character. “I was really impressed with the kid he was and what the coach was telling me about his work ethic,� Schroeder said. “He’s somebody who is moldable and somebody who is going to listen to the coaches. That’s the kind of guy I want on my team.� Schroeder was one of the first to go up to Minneapolis and visit Donkersgoed. But the Eden Prairie, Minn., native was already sold on NU when seniors Varun Shivakumar and Alex Ratajczyk came up to him at that sectionals meet where he performed so poorly and started talking with him. Schroeder knew the migraines could return at any

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For a stretch in his life, Van Donkersgoed was afraid of what tomorrow would bring. “My life was consumed by pain,” he said. “It was all about how am I going to get through the next day.” Donkersgoed was held captive by his own body 9 a.m.-3 p.m. every weekday. He would step into a world of what felt like torture, caused by intense migraines. The pool was Donkersgoed’s only savior. He would float there at practice in high school to try and escape the mental imprisonment he felt. But that could only relieve the pain so much. He would lay down on the floor of his club coach’s office with the room completely blacked out. But for all the darkness that engulfed Donkersgoed’s life at that point, he was able to clutch onto the only thing he could: hope. That’s what lifted him from the vortex of daily debilitating pain to become an integral contributor of an improving Wildcats team. Donkersgoed’s start in swimming began from a smaller pool than the one he swims in today. “I was sitting in a hot tub at the health club, and I saw the team that I ended up joining,” Donkersgoed said. “I asked my mom if she could sign me up. I wanted to try it.” Sue Donkersgoed, Van’s mother, took her then-11-year-old son to meet with Kate Lundsten, the head coach of a club team called the Aquajets. Lundsten was a Division III national champion herself in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke and a coach for USA Swimming. When she saw Van for the first time, she wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. “My first impression was,

‘Oh my goodness, I wonder if swimming is his sport,’” Lundsten said. “And then we saw his breaststroke and knew he was a breaststroker. I’ve always been surprised by him.” The young Donkersgoed, who was already a strong student, continued to surprise everyone around him. In his first year, he made the cut to go to the state championship meet. From that meet, he would qualify to go to Zones, a meet of

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the best swimmers in the Midwest. “When you see a kid move through the system pretty fast, then you know they are going to do something pretty special,” Lundsten said. By the time he had turned 14, the budding star had already made the Junior National team, and by 17 he had placed fifth at Junior Nationals in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke. A slew of triumphs only made him more goal-oriented with one dream above all others. “Swim Division I,” Donkersgoed said. “All throughout middle school and high school, that was the goal. If everything went to plan and I stayed healthy, it would happen.” But on a chilly November day in Minnesota in 2009, all his goals and plans changed in an instant. Just after a workout, Donkersgoed started to feel indescribable pain in his head. “I had never experienced anything

like it,” Donkersgoed recalled. “We were standing around after practice, and I just got sick and didn’t feel well. I remember swimming in high school with the flu, chills and fevers, but this was nothing like that.” From that moment on, he was thrown into a consistent cycle of migraines that happened only during the week, started at about 9 a.m. and usually went away at the start of swim practice at 3 p.m. Everyday life became a challenge for which he was not prepared. Desperate for answers, Donkersgoed’s family tried to schedule an appointment at the pediatric neurologist in the Twin Cities, but there was no available appointment until June. With such crippling headaches, Van couldn’t last until then. The breaking point came on a day when Donkersgoed’s pain was so intense, his mother yanked him out of school and rushed him to a hospital emergency room. There, he immediately received a spinal tap, IV fluids and a full dose of morphine, though there was still no definitive answer on what was wrong with him. The next day a pediatric neurologist was able to look at Donkersgoed and diagnosed him with vascular and muscular minor headaches. The doctor prescribed loads of medication, such as Beta blockers, anti-depressants and anti-migraine pills, and sent Donkersgoed on his way. Time passed and much to Donkersgoed and his family’s disappointment, the medication wasn’t working. The doctor either switched Donkersgoerd’s medication or

added on more pills. What the doctor didn’t realize was that he was only making Donkersgoed worse. “The medication I was taking caused rebound headaches,” he said. “What I was doing was trying to treat something that created another one.” It was especially hard on Donkersgoed’s mother watching the boy she raised, who went to kindergarten every day in a suit, tie and black dress shoes by his own choice, go on mood swings daily. “He was struggling,” Sue Donkersgoed said. “It’s not fun to see your child struggling.” Van Donkersgoed went on to miss about 150 class periods because of his migraines. His classmates could have sworn he was an old man because the pain would not allow him to keep his head above his shoulders. “I literally breathed away migraines everyday,” Donkersgoed said. “The pills never once worked. It felt like everything was collapsing around me and my life was falling out from underneath me. ”

Although the water helped with the migraines, he was still not able to train at the rate to which he was accustomed. There were moments where he was off his best times by 6 to 8 seconds, an eternity for a swimmer. “It was disheartening,” Donkersgoed said. “You feel betrayed by your own body and by medicine. Everyone around you just wants you to get better.” Quitting suddenly became a regular thought as he floated lifelessly in the pool before practice. He said he thought about dropping out of school in addition to quiting swimming because the only continuous thing in his life was his pain. In November 2010, Donkersgoed’s fortune finally changed. He went to the Mayo Clinic to try and get another opinion on what was going on inside his head. The doctors there took one look at his MRI and within seconds pointed to what he recalls as “this big golf ball size thing” and diagnosed him with a deep sinus infection. “It was an answer,” Van said. “It was something we knew that could be a different treatment course. We knew that we couldn’t go on the same treatment course with no relief.” Then came the miracle. Donkersgoed went home, took an antibiotic and suddenly became migraine-free. But he wasn’t out of the woods yet. Time was ticking for Donkersgoed because on July 1, 2011, college coaches were finally allowed to get in » See MEN’S SWIMMING, page 6

Source: Northwestern Athletics

PAIN-FREE VAN Freshman swimmer Van Donkersgoed battled through consistent cycles of migraines caused by a deep sinus infection to achieve his dream of swimming in Division I.

Softball

Cats prep for tough midweek battle against Fighting Irish

Northwestern’s bats were on point this weekend as the Wildcats swept a three-game series against Illinois. NU routed the Fighting Illini in the first two games of the series, shutting

Notre Dame vs. Northwestern Evanston 4 p.m. Tuesday

them out and run-ruling them in five innings in both games. Sunday’s game went the full seven innings, but the Cats still picked up the relatively routine 7-1 win. The weekend served as a large improvement from their game against Loyola (Chicago) on April 2, when they

scored no runs on only three hits. With the Cats’ bats going, they were nearly unstoppable. When the hitters performed as incredibly as NU’s pitchers, the team proved to be a force to be reckoned with in the Big Ten. The hottest bat belonged to junior outfielder Mari Majam, who was named the Big Ten Player of the Week after hitting .778 at the plate while driving in 5 runs and scoring four times against the Fighting Illini. The Cats’ ace, sophomore Amy

Letourneau, threw yet another no-hitter in the first match of the series. The next day, senior Meghan Lamberth also shut down Illinois, allowing only one hit in the second consecutive 8-0 shutout for NU. Letourneau is ranked 16th in the nation in hits allowed over seven innings, 17th in strikeouts over seven innings and 23rd in total strikeouts. NU now sits at sixth place in the Big Ten with a record of 5-3 in conference and 19-14 overall. Up next for NU is Notre Dame on

Tuesday, a prime opportunity for the Cats to pick up a signature non-conference win. The Fighting Irish are 26-9 overall and 7-1 in the Big East. The Cats’ hitters will be challenged by Notre Dame’s Laura Winter, who has a 1.75 ERA and nearly an 11-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Fighting Irish also have four batters with at least 25 RBIs and seven players hitting at least .300.

Matt Portland and Reed Mason. Portland has started three times this season, posting a 4.22 ERA with 9 strikeouts in 10.2 innings. The freshman struggled in his most recent outing, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits in three innings against the University of St. Francis on April 2. Though Portland has been the Cats’ go-to mid-week starter, Mason outpitched him last week, throwing seven scoreless innings against UIC in his first start of the season. Mason has a 3.12 ERA in 10 outings on the season.

Two NU players received Big Ten honors for their performances last week, the conference announced Monday. Junior catcher Jake Straub was named Big Ten Player of the Week after batting 10-for-15 against St. Francis, UIC and Purdue, including 8-for-11 against the Boilermakers alone. Straub is the first Cats player to be named conference Player of the Week since Paul Snieder in May 2011. Additionally, NU first baseman Zach Jones was tagged conference CoFreshman of the Week for the second

time this season after batting .522 and hitting safely in all five games last week. Jones is the first Cats player to be named Freshman of the Week twice in a season. Straub and Jones combined to go 15-for-22 in the two wins against the Boilermakers and will potentially open Tuesday against the Crusaders due to injuries to NU’s normal starters at those positions.

— Rebecca Friedman

Baseball

NU, Valparaiso square off at neutral site

Two days after beating Purdue twice in a row to finish a three-game series against the Boilermakers, Northwestern (14-10) will venture 40 miles south to Crestwood, Ill., to face Valparaiso (11-19) at Standard Bank Stadium, home of the minor-league Windy City Thunderbolts.

Northwestern vs. Valparaiso Crestwood, Ill. 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

Valparaiso has lost eight of its last 11 games, including two of three last weekend to the University of IllinoisChicago, a team the Wildcats beat 3-1 on April 3. NU is 22-9 all-time against the Crusaders. On the mound, the Cats will likely start one of their two freshman lefties,

— Alex Putterman

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