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Qatar’s free press? At NU’s ‘third campus,’ media comes to monarch’s doorstep
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NU-Q’S HOME The Doha skyline is seen from the Arabian Gulf. Qatar, home to NU-Q and five other American university campuses, shares a border with Saudi Arabia and lies across the water from Iran.
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In his commencement speech Wednesday at Northwestern University in Qatar, then-senior Ismaeel Naar reminded his classmates of their projects addressing the Syrian revolution and obesity in Qatar. Listening in their purple robes — more than 7,000 miles from Evanston — the journalism and communication majors had challenged the prevailing media climate in the small Gulf nation. “What we learned here is that stories have the power to move not only one person, but a nation,” the journalism major, now an alumnus, said. As NU-Q graduated its second class last week, faculty and administrators said they hope their guidance will empower alumni to build a modern, open Arab
press — based in a country that has yet to enact a free press law, as mandated in its 2003 constitution. “What we’re doing here has the potential to transform a whole society,” said Everette Dennis, NU-Q dean and CEO. “It is a tremendous challenge in a place where freedom of expression abuts tradition and religion at every corner.” At the same time, some students said they feel pressured to conform to a “Western” journalistic mindset, with faculty members and visitors from the Evanston campus talking down to them. “No one gives Arabs a chance,” Naar said. That contradiction between West and East and the struggle between respecting the old way and creating something new lies at the root of the project of NU-Q. For journalism and media students, the combination presents unique challenges. Locals, unfamiliar with the sight of
news teams with cameras, shy away from interviews. Overeager police officers spot students reporting and rush over to shut them down. And longstanding social codes transform certain interviews into uncomfortable encounters. “I can think of half a dozen incidents where local cops stopped students from taking pictures,” Associate Dean Richard Roth said. “Then I have to go out and tell them ‘No, they’re students, they’re from Education City.’”
Life in Education City
NU-Q, which offers degrees from Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication and the School of Communication, enrolls about 120 students from more than 30 different countries. The majority live at home and commute, though many international students live on the sprawling Education City campus in western Doha, Qatar.
Council debates rentals again By RACHEL JANIK
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“They are part of our student body,” University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily in April, just weeks before he traveled to Qatar for graduation. “I give them their diplomas.” NU’s benefactor is the independent but government-funded Qatar Foundation, which is chaired by the wife of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, emir and dictator of Qatar. Charged with building science and education in Qatar, the Foundation foots the bill for NU-Q, along with the five other American universities and other programs operating on semester systems in Education City. The investment’s effect is tangible. Education City’s campus is the base for a range of academic programs. The universities, all of which operate together on the semester system, host major conferences and consult with world leaders. In December 2011, delegates from the Libyan Transitional Council and media
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CONTROVERSIAL RENTALS Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) expressed reservations with a newly proposed ordinance to regulate vacation rentals at Monday’s City Council meeting.
drew attention to the issue, said she was relieved the ordinance “has teeth.” Some aldermen were not sold on the broad proposal. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) cited what he called “the obvious exceptions,” namely people who are in the process of selling the property they are renting out, and residents who rent for the short term due to special circumstances such as a fire. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) suggested the ordinance include an exemption for residents stuck in such situations.
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The committee adopted Wilson and Rainey’s suggestions, and asked city staff to adjust the ordinance accordingly. They sent the proposal back to committee for further review. Monday also marked the first official meeting of the council’s new term. All incumbent aldermen were sworn in after Alds. Judy Fiske (1st), Delores Holmes (5th) and Mark Tendam (6th) won reelection in April. The other aldermen ran unopposed. racheljanik2015@u.northwestern.edu
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Tensions flare over ASG confirmations By SOPHIA BOLLAG
Evanston officials Monday debuted a new ordinance to regulate vacation rentals, their third attempt to tackle the controversial issue. The Planning and Development Committee last tried to address vacation rentals in April, when aldermen voted down two proposals and asked city staff to take a closer look. Under the latest proposal, residents who want to rent out their homes for less than 30 days must apply for a specialuse permit from the City Council, only after getting a recommendation from the Zoning Board of Appeals. The city would regulate vacation rentals as a subset of bed-and-breakfast establishments. The issue flared up in September after some residents on Ashland Avenue complained about disturbances at a rented home during Northwestern’s football season. Concerned citizens have been addressing the council for months, both to defend and condemn the legality of vacation rentals in Evanston. Kim Novi, a resident who opposes vacation rentals, applauded the city for working toward a solution. “We feel that we’ve been heard,” Novi said. “And we appreciate this.” Maureen O’Donnell, who lives next to the Ashland Avenue property that first
met in Doha to discuss the future of the press in a nation coming out from under the dictator Moammar Qaddafi’s shadow. NU representatives, among them Dennis, moderated. The Foundation’s support is also a boon for student life. “I love our dorms,” said Syed Owais Ali, a Pakistani international student who just finished his freshman year studying communication at NU-Q. “They’ve given me two MacBooks now, and a nice camera. And a scholarship.” The generous equipment rental package is free and universal for NU-Q students, and many who come from outside Qatar say the Foundation pays their tuition. Foundation money also covers student trips all over the world, including South Africa and Washington, D.C. On Saturday, a group of NU-Q students arrived at the
Associated Student Government is scrambling to ease racial and political tensions after three nominations for cabinet positions were derailed amid heated debate last week. Over the past few days, ASG president Ani Ajith has been meeting with caucus whips to address lingering concerns from Wednesday’s Senate meeting, during which two nominations were blocked over accusations of postelection favoritism. Another nomination was halted after some senators called for a more diverse candidate. The acrimony has Ajith, a Weinberg junior, playing defense less than a month into his presidential term. “Every candidate was given a fair shot, no matter who they are, what they did, or whose campaign they supported,” said Ajith, a former Daily staffer. Despite Ajith’s assurances, some senators say the contentious meeting revealed larger problems with how the executive board is chosen. “Senate resents the way in which candidates are selected right now,” said Carly Blumenfeld, outgoing chief of staff. “They do not have an opportunity to
participate in that process.”
‘Us versus them’
The most tense episode of Wednesday’s meeting came after Sargent Hall senator Jesse Seitz asked Stephen Piotrkowski if being a white male helped his nomination for associate vice president of diversity and inclusion. “When you’re forced to work with all these multicultural groups that are, for the most part, not made up of white males, do you think you have the perspective that is not their perspective, to bring to them?” asked Seitz, a Weinberg junior. “You can have that back and forth with them,” Seitz added, starting to fumble his words. Ajith stood up, leaned forward and looked directly at Seitz. “I feel isolated,” Ajith said. “We’re not ‘them.’ There’s no ‘us’ versus ‘them.’” Some senators burst into applause at Ajith’s intervention. After another half hour of questioning and more than 15 minutes of closed discussion, Piotrkowski, a Medill sophomore, became the third nominee to be blocked that evening. Several multicultural groups attended the confirmation to speak out against » See ASG, page 7
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Experts talked Monday night about addressing mental illness among Evanston’s homeless as caretakers nationwide observe Mental Health Awareness Month. City residents and members of the homeless population chimed in on the stigmas attached to mental health illness and homelessness at a meeting organized by the nonprofit Interfaith Action at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1509 Ridge Ave. Two mental health It needs experts from Connections for the Homeless, to involve the nonprofit running education, Evanston’s homeless immersion shelter at Hilda’s Place, 607 Lake St., discussed (to be) trying the importance of proto get rid of viding affordable health services to the homeless the stigma of The organihomelessness. population. zation works alongside Interfaith Action to Alex Domash, provide health services Brady Scholar to the homeless. “People really have to understand when we (are) intervening with people who are homeless ‌ we hope they can leave with a primary health provider,â€? said Maria Moreno, a nurse at Connections for the Homeless. Claire Astone, a mental health specialist with the organization, suggested the daily stress homeless people experience prevents them from moving up the economic ladder. Many homeless people do not have a safe environment to take medication for illnesses or care for themselves, she said. Tests for preventing diseases such as
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President Barack Obama on Friday declared Cook County and 10 other Illinois counties as federal disaster areas due to last month’s flooding. Obama announced all of Cook County, including Evanston, will have access to federal aid for recovery from the mid-April storm, which dumped more than 4 inches of rain on Evanston
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MORE SERVICES Angela Sibert of Erie Family Health Center talks Monday about the expansion of the health care services at the center’s planned Hartrey Avenue and Dempster Street site.
Tuberculosis at Hilda’s Place have sharply reduced the number of active cases, Moreno said. However, many people do not use services provided by health centers for fear of being stigmatized, she said. “People are afraid because they get labeled,� Moreno said. Interfaith Action director Sue Murphy said she has seen the number of homeless people seeking basic services at the center every day more than double in her time working there. “People tend to stay homeless longer,� Murphy said. “It’s harder to get a job.� The topic of homelessness was chosen for the
seasonal meeting by a committee following a winter meeting focused on working with people who got out of prison, said Carolyn Gifford, president of the Interfaith Action board. Brady Scholar Alex Domash said he attended the meeting because homelessness is one of the focuses of his philosophy program. “(Homelessness) is kind of stigmatized for the majority of Northwestern students,� said Domash, a Weinberg sophomore. “It needs to involve education, immersion (to be) trying to get rid of the stigma of homelessness.�
and flooded dozens of Northwestern and city buildings. Residents and business owners in Evanston can apply for grants to pay for temporary housing, home repairs or low-interest loans for uninsured property losses. “Evanston did not have a lot of damage to report,� said Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott, adding that about 10 houses in the city were affected. The city had asked residents and businesses to submit any flood damage information by April 26. The Cook County Department of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management used the information collected to show the county meets the requirements for federal assistance. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency has already identified about 3,700 damaged houses spanning 14 counties since April 29. Other counties receiving federal aid include DeKalb, DuPage, Fulton, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, McHenry and Will counties. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has declared 49 counties as state disaster areas.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama lashed out Monday at the Republican investigation of last year’s terrorist attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, denouncing questions about administration talking points as a “sideshow� and accusing Republicans of using the “political circus� to raise cash. The Republicans showed no sign of letting up. They announced that they will privately interview — in preparation for a public hearing — retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering and retired Adm. Mike Mullen about whether an internal State Department review they oversaw was incomplete and failed to hold senior officials accountable for security failings in Benghazi. Obama made his remarks at a news
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Two unknown men assaulted an Evanston teen early Sunday morning, police said. The 18-year-old woman was walking in the 900 block of Chicago Avenue when she was approached by the men, who were wearing black hoodies and bandanas, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Parrott said the men displayed a black handgun but made no verbal threat. The woman then decided to walk back to her home, and the men did not follow her into the residence, Parrott said.
Mental health institution residents involved in fight
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conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron. They were his first since a GOP-led House of Representatives hearing reignited charges last week that the administration bungled the response to the Sept. 11, 2012, attack, tried to cover up its missteps and misled the public about the involvement of al-Qaidalinked extremists. “The fact that this keeps getting churned out, frankly, has a lot to do with political motivations,� said Obama. He asserted that Republicans have unjustly tarred then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is the early 2016 presidential race favorite, and Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who was dropped from consideration as Clinton’s successor, as well as Pickering and Mullen, the former chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff. “We’ve had folks who have challenged
Hillary Clinton’s integrity, Susan Rice’s integrity, Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering’s integrity,� said Obama. “It’s a given that mine gets challenged by these same folks. They’ve used it for fundraising.� He apparently was referring to an online National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising appeal that pictures Clinton and Obama and says “Benghazi Was a Coverup.� Also, American Crossroads, a political action committee founded by former Bush adviser Karl Rove, on Sunday began airing its first televised attack ad for the 2016 campaign, accusing Clinton of taking part in a cover-up of the assaults that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. — Jonathan S. Landay and Lesley Clark (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
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Two residents at an Evanston mental health institution were involved in a fight Saturday afternoon, police said. A 30-year-old resident at Albany Care, 901 Maple Ave., struck a 22-years-old resident in the face, causing a cut in the other man’s eye, Parrott said. Parrott said the injured man was sent to St. Francis Hospital, 355 Ridge Ave.
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NU student loses in semifinal round of ‘Jeopardy!’ By PAULINA FIROZI
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Communication junior Dan Donohue was eliminated Monday from “Jeopardy! College Championship,” finishing third in the semifinal round of the tournament. Donohue led for part of the show, but Trevor Walker from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ran ahead with a lead going into Final Jeopardy. Only one competitor, Scripps College junior Hannah Shoenhard, answered the last question correctly, but her total of $5,200 put her in second place. Walker won with a score of $17,199, giving him a berth in the tournament’s final round. Donohue finished last with $2.
Donohue led going into Double Jeopardy, with $6,200 and his opponents tied at $2,400. But he incorrectly answered “What is Denmark?” to a question about Queen Christina of Sweden abdicating her throne and moving to Rome, which cost him $2,000 and a chance to answer the subsequent Daily Double question. Donohue never regained the lead, with Walker correctly answering every question leading up to Final Jeopardy and ending with $19,600. Entering Final Jeopardy, Donohue rounded out with $11,000 and Shoenhard with $5,200. Shoenhard bet nothing going into the last question, correctly answering “Who is Ray Bradbury?” to the clue “When Curiosity touched down on Mars in 2012, its landing site was named in honor of this author, who died weeks before.” Walker and Donohue both answered incorrectly with answers of “Who is Arthur C. Clarke?” and “Who is Sagan?”
Despite trailing, Walker’s miss opened the door for Donohue to win — if had he answered correctly. Had both answered correctly, Walker’s bet of $2,401 would have put him ahead of Donohue Go big or go by $1. Earlier Monday, home, right? Donohue discussed #jeopardy. his opponents going into the round on Dan Donohue, Chicago radio station Communication 89 WLS with NU junior alumni Bruce Wolf (Medill ‘75) and Dan Proft (Weinberg ‘94). The junior said he was not able to watch Shoenhard’s show because it was taped before his quarterfinal round, but he watched Walker’s episode and was nervous about his strategy. Walker won his quarterfinal round in what Donohue called a “locked
game,” entering Final Jeopardy with more than twice his opponents’ totals. “His total dollar amount was still less than mine,” Donohue said to Wolf and Proft. “He won a game with less money than I lost a game. … I didn’t know if he was going to be like that again or if he was kind of a sleeping giant, so it was an interesting matchup.” Like he did during the quarterfinal round, Donohue posted live on Twitter while the show aired, interacting with fans and retweeting comments about him. He joked about the way he answered questions and the wording of the categories. As the show ended and the Final Jeopardy answers were revealed, he posted on Twitter, “Go big or go home, right? #jeopardy.”
study of American Sign Language is attracting students in fields such as health care, education and linguistics, in addition to those motivated by personal reasons or curiosity. Interest has been building over the more than two decades since the American Disabilities Act passed, requiring hospitals and agencies to communicate effectively with the deaf and hard of hearing and banning workplace discrimination against people with disabilities. In fall 2009, more than 91,000 students took the class at 730 U.S. institutions, according to the language association, which expects to release its next survey in early 2014. “These programs have grown up,” said Rosemary Feal, executive director of the Modern Language Association. “For many students, it may be the first time their institutions are giving them this opportunity.”
FAMU drum major agrees to plea deal in fatal hazing
no explanation for the state’s offer to Wills, the fourth ex-member of the Marching 100 to shoulder a share of blame in the killing. She said his punishment will be similar to the probationary sanctions imposed on two ex-band members. The third, Caleb Jackson, may get prison time. Wills’ sentencing was delayed until June 7 to allow the Champion family to attend. Wills, expelled from FAMU for hazing - just three classes short of earning an undergraduate degree in criminal justice . He said he went onto the bus to help Champion get through the hazing ritual known as “Crossing Bus C,” in which Champion plowed from the front of the charter vehicle to the back through a gauntlet of band members. Wills said he absorbed blows intended for Champion, who also was struck with drum mallets and straps.
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Across Campuses American Sign Language popularity surges at colleges
BERKELEY, Calif. — Every year, more college students in the U.S. are learning a new language without uttering a word. American Sign Language has become one of the most popular language classes, ranking fourth in the latest Modern Language Association Survey and nearly shoving German from third place. The number of students taking the language has risen by more than 50 percent in the past decade. The University of California-Berkeley added the course in the fall, joining scores of colleges that have done so in recent years. “It’s just really nice to be able to talk to people in their own language,” said Hamza Jaka, a Berkeley student and disability rights advocate who said he urged the university to offer the class. “I had a lot of deaf friends, and I always felt bad because I had no idea how to sign.” In 1990, few U.S. colleges taught it. Now, the
— Katy Murphy (The Oakland Tribune)
ORLANDO, Fla. — Former FAMU drum major Rikki Wills, who insists that he tried to shield his college roommate Robert Champion from a brutal hazing in Orlando in 2011, will not receive a prison or jail sentence, a prosecutor said. Wills, 25, one of the student leaders of Florida A&M University’s iconic ensemble, pleaded no contest Friday to felony hazing and prosecutors dismissed a manslaughter count in a pact requiring him to testify against 11 ex-bandmates. By pleading no contest, Wills does not admit guilt but agrees that authorities have enough facts and law to convict him of participating in the hazing of Champion, 26, who died Nov. 19, 2011, after a pummeling on a band bus. “I hope this is something he can get past and move on with his life,” said defense lawyer Bill Sharpe. Assistant State Attorney Nicole Pegues offered
— Stephen Hudak and Denise-Marie Ordway (Orlando Sentinel)
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Schapiro has right to refuse petitions Don’t be afraid from the creativity of an email subject line to the attractiveness of the person chasing us down Sherman Avenue are often the deciding factor in whether we decide we can spare five seconds. In this process, petitions undermine the opinions of people who are genuinely devoted to the causes presented as their thoughtful signatures become lost in a sea of Richard Hertzs and Seymour Butts. For Schapiro’s signature to have anything more than symbolic value, he would have to carefully read each petition and take the time to develop an insightful opinion before crossing the T in “Morton.� Unfortunately, to borrow a line from Sweet Brown, “ain’t nobody
might not like it, the role of a university president is not to unilaterally throw his MIKE support behind any cause about which a small subset of his students are passionate. MALLAZZO Schapiro has walked the walk in advocatDAILY COLUMNIST ing causes that students are passionate about en masse, lobbying state and federal officials The abstract idea of a petition is so on gun control, testifying before Congress American that it comes delivered by a bald about Pell Grants, and channeling his inner eagle and served with a side of freedom fries “Bill Clinton goes to North Korea� on Evanand a can of Bud Light. ston city officials when they threatened to In theory, petitions are the epitome of actively enforce brothel law participant democracy at work, showing He doesn’t need to sign our government that hundreds of citizens pieces of paper to prove his are united in solidarity behind a comcommitment to the student mon cause. However, in practice, body — his actions have petitions demonstrate nothing more done that. than the fact that an individual or Given Schapiro’s track organization is popular, charisrecord, I’m willing to matic, well-connected or downgive him the benefit right annoying enough to get of the doubt and scores of people to mindlessly believe that he has scribble their names. considered Divest There are occasions when NU’s proposal petitions give voice to the and decided little guy and shed light that movon often ignored issues ing NU’s and inspire necessary investment and impactful reform. out of oil, However, petitions gas and coal are too often an ugly mancompanies is not ifestation of power politics in in the economic interest which wealthier and better-connected of the student body. Like individuals and organizations can use the folks at the Divest NU their clout to push their causes and ideas campaign, I do not agree forward at the expense of the democratic with his decision, but I process. respect it far more than There is no better example of the his false support. shallowness of petitions than the As for petitions, their process of getting on the ballot for success as a means of Associated Student Government, meaningful impact is which simply requires amassing best personified by the signatures. This can be accomfact that those generatplished simply by walking ing the most media buzz into an Intro to Psycholhave been devoted to the ogy lecture with nothing all-important social jusmore than a pen, paper tice causes of building a and a Sam’s Club-size Death Star and changing bag of Dum-Dums our national anthem to R. and passing it Kelly’s “Ignition.� around until you hit As much as I’d love to your number. hear the United States As University Army Marching Band President Morton have to give me that “tootSchapiro states in toot� and that “beep-beep� a recent op-ed, before major sporting “there is little corevents, I will have to echo relation between Morty and say that I will the merits of the also refuse to sign any argument in a petimore petitions. This poltion drive and the icy is subject to change if Daily file photo by Ray Whitehouse. Photo illustration by Kelsey Ott/Daily Senior Staffer you hand me a Dum-Dum number of signatures or media or other tasty treat. attention it receives.� We are busy and got time for that,� especially not a university easily distracted creatures. No matter how president. If he were to sign whimsically to Mike Mallazzo is a Medill junior. He can be reached eloquently an argument is presented, we’ve “humor� his students, it would be an exerat michaelmallazzo2014@u.northwestern.edu. If you generally made our decision as to whether cise in hypocrisy and would marginalize the would like to respond publicly to this letter, send a Letter we’re going to sign a petition before we read considerable credibility that his signature to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. a word. Heuristic characteristics ranging as a university president holds. Though we
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In a world of complex problems that are nearly impossible to solve, it’s pretty easy to feel overwhelmed and underqualified to find an answer. The reason for that is because you probably are. That’s why I like to write about the small, easily fixable problems in life. These are the issues that are small enough to be ignored because nobody complains enough about them, yet are large enough to be an annoyance. In my time here, I have noticed a few of these problems, and I’d like to dedicate this column to complaining. Unfortunately, as someone who spends most of his time in the engineering buildings on North Campus, my complaints are almost exclusively centered there. Sorry. First off, something needs to be done about the state of the bathrooms in Technological Institute. Simply walking into all but the most well hidden restrooms is asking for an assault of unpleasant smells. Although it’s true that Tech is a huge building with many visitors, that doesn’t make it any more acceptable. The problem seems to be that the restrooms are not cleaned frequently enough. Only once in my time here have I stepped into one of Tech’s more well-used restrooms to not find it reeking of urine. Why should we care? For one, it’s gross. Secondly, it makes us look bad. Some of the worst bathrooms in Tech are also right next to both Ryan Auditorium and the building’s various lecture rooms. Many people, often professors or esteemed speakers, give talks here. Imagine if they realized upon entering the restrooms on either side of Ryan Auditorium that drinking two bottles of water before their talk was the second worst mistake they made that day. The first, of course, attempting to brave those bathrooms. What does it say about the people who run this University if they can’t even keep our bathrooms from turning into cesspools of filth? The state of these bathrooms is not something that is easily forgotten, and it is an overwhelmingly negative experience. The solution is simple: Clean the bathroom more often and install air fresheners. Only once have I had the pleasure of walking into one of the bathrooms expecting the usual foul odors, only to be graced with the smell of bleach. And the fact that bleach smells good in comparison should indicate that this is an issue. Onto my next complaint: There are not nearly enough bike racks outside of the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center. Every afternoon when I walk past the building, I see two incredibly full bike racks and a mess of bikes, often with only their wheels locked to their own frames, right outside the doorway. This makes the bikes more susceptible to theft, because even when they’re locked, some tricky thief can carry them away, something that actually happened to my friend. Another problem with stacking the bikes is that they pile up against each other, which leads to a frustrating and potentially unsafe situation for anyone who wants to retrieve their bike. The solution to this is fairly simple: Buy and install another bike rack! The space for one is there, and it ought to be used. My final complaint is that Tech Express is too cramped. When Associated Student Government elections were still a thing, David Harris and Jo Lee came to my dorm and proposed, with my and my dorm mates’ approval, that Tech Express be expanded. Although I still feel this is a good idea for the long term, I am uncertain of its feasibility. Could there be a simpler solution? Yes! Because of the long gap area between tables in Tech Express, if two tables were stacked side by side, we could greatly increase the capacity of Tech Express without affecting traffic space. All we would need to do is put in more tables. In conclusion, my point is that if you look carefully enough, there are little problems everywhere that most people either don’t notice or don’t care to notice. Complain about them! Let someone know that the way things are is not okay. It’s the only way people will notice. Michael Wang is a McCormick freshman. He can be reached at michaelwang2016@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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NAISA hosts film as inquiry begins By LAUREN CARUBA
daily senior staffer @laurencaruba
As University officials launch a committee to research Northwestern founder John Evans’ involvement in the Sand Creek Massacre, students hosted an event Monday night to keep Native American representation in the spotlight. This week, the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance will raise awareness by participating in NU’s first ever Social Justice Week. The group screened the short documentary “The Sand Creek Massacre” on Monday, focusing on the 1864 slaughter of hundreds of Native Americans. Following the film, NAISA presented research it collected implicating Evans in the slaughter. Some historians and students claim Evans was directly involved in the Sand Creek Massacre, but the University says it is still searching for clear evidence of his connection. “I think that it’s great that we’re having an open dialogue about this event and just trying to keep it on the radar of students at this school,” said Jacob Skaggs, NAISA treasurer and Communication sophomore, after the presentation. “We need to be more aware as a campus of Northwestern’s complicated history as it relates to Native issues.” The film’s subject matter reflects a central issue for NAISA, which began petitioning in November for the recognition of Evans’ ties to the massacre. In February, the group spurred the creation of a University committee to examine whether NU benefited from the exploitation of Native peoples. The Evans study committee has its research efforts underway, completing background readings and setting an agenda. “We’re still very near the beginning,” said English Prof. Carl Smith, the committee’s chair. The committee already coordinates with other groups conducting similar investigations. Smith said he has been in touch with officials from the University of Denver — also founded by Evans — which launched its own investigation into the matter. Additionally, he spoke with the United Methodist Church, which is examining Sand Creek’s history in advance of its 150th anniversary. “It’s just something that’s never been settled, and there’s a lot of interest in these types of inquiries,” Smith said.
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SAND CREEK INVESTIGATION Weinberg sophomore Heather Menefee gives a presentation Monday on the Sand Creek Massacre. The event, hosted by the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, is part of Social Justice Week.
After the University committee was formed, NU officials “tabled” NAISA’s petition, said Heather Menefee, the group’s co-president. The organization now focuses on building legitimacy and relationships while raising awareness on campus. “We’ve had to choose a different tactic,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “It’s been a productive way to go about it so far, solidifying our connections to other communities.” One step toward that is seeking recognition from Associated Student Government, which led NAISA to ratify its first constitution May 7. The group also started to develop an official proposal to establish Native American studies at NU, with plans to submit it by the end of the quarter. NAISA’s participation in Social Justice Week represents another major strategy for the group — forging partnerships on campus. In conjunction with Alianza and For Members Only, this quarter NAISA is reviving the “Dress to Respect” campaign, first launched to educate students about wearing culturally sensitive Halloween costumes. “We’re revamping it for spring, targeting music
festivals and the kind of costuming that goes into that,” Menefee said. NAISA also hopes to partner with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to create programming geared toward the Greek community about cultural appropriation, she said. Alongside efforts by NAISA and the Evans committee, the University is increasing outreach efforts to Chicago’s Native American communities. Dona Cordero, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion, will attend the graduation ceremony this June for the American Indian Center of Chicago. Cordero said her presence is meant to strengthen NU’s ongoing relationship with the center, which has conducted research with the University for years. “The goal is to try to think about ways to be more engaged,” Cordero said. The AIC recently passed a resolution affirming its research partnership with NU and expressing its desire investigate Evans’ past. laurencaruba2015@u.northwestern.edu
Police arrest Chicago man in smartphone theft near campus
Evanston police arrested a Chicago man Sunday who reportedly robbed a Northwestern student in April. Police say Mitchell Ratliff, 22, threatened a graduate student and snatched a smartphone April 20 in broad daylight near the intersection of Foster Street and Sheridan Road. He sold the stolen device to a cell phone store on Chicago’s North Side, Source: EPD police said. Police Mitchell Ratliff tracked the phone and the student later identified Ratliff as the man involved in the incident near campus. Ratliff, of the 1600 block of West Jonquil Terrace in Chicago, was charged with robbery and theft. He is scheduled to appear in court June 20. — Manuel Rapada
National News Obama, Congress promise probe of IRS
WASHINGTON — Political Washington reacted with bipartisan outrage Monday to reports that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative organizations applying for special tax-exempt status - though questions have been raised about politics and tax status since at least 2006. President Barack Obama said it was “outrageous” if true that the IRS gave extra scrutiny to right-leaning groups applying for tax-exempt status. “They have to be held fully accountable, because the IRS as an independent agency requires absolute integrity, and people have to have confidence that they’re ... applying the laws in a nonpartisan way,” he said. — Kevin G. Hall, William Douglas and Lesley Clark (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
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The origin of NU-Q
Northwestern came to Qatar as part of the reform project that the emir and his wife, Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, set in motion for their small, oil-rich Gulf state. Sheikha Mozah, the second wife of the emir, has made a name for herself as a partner in the nation’s education and social reforms. Forbes ranked her No. 74 on its 2010 list of the world’s most powerful women. Since Sheikh Hamad seized power in a bloodless coup d’etat in June 1995 while his father, the prior emir, was vacationing in Switzerland, he has worked to refashion the Qatari society and economy. Although at the end of the 20th century there was only desert on the outskirts of the capital city, a gleaming skyline now rises above Doha. Oil revenue, which other gulf states have used to build ski resorts and massive skyscrapers, is spread across a range of business and public interests. And the average Qatari makes more in a year and is more likely to be employed than any other national in the world.
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IN THE FIELD A cobbler and his clients sit on the sidewalk in the Msheireb neighborhood in Doha, the location of NU-Q’s enterprise reporting classes.
Restrictions on Qatari journalism
NU-Q faculty say all of those resources are geared toward building a stronger, more open Qatari media. “There’s a great deal of self-censorship in this part of the world,â€? journalism Prof. Janet Key said. “Governments don’t have to censor you.â€? Key said she and her colleagues work to instill in their students the same values of thorough, on-theground reporting their Medill counterparts teach in Evanston. “Many students, particularly the Qatari women, have never gone up to a strange man, particularly a man they would see as lower class, in their lives,â€? she said. “They’ve never walked on the streets. Everyone drives.â€? Entering her sixth year at NU-Q, Key said she has worked to break those habits. That goal is not easily reached in a country where, as Roth said, people “are not used toâ€? serious journalism. “The journalism culture here that exists is very odd,â€? Roth said. “They don’t name names. I remember a story recently in the press about an international cereal brand ordered off the shelves. ‌ They never named the brand. How is that helpful?â€? In addition to problems of police harassment and self-censorship, students face a cultural environment that runs counter to the values of multi-source journalism taught at Medill and NU-Q. “The professional reporters here just go to the press conference and write down whatever the top guy says, take the handout,â€? Roth said. “In this culture you’re not supposed to question authority, question strangers. Girls don’t question men.â€?
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Establishing an independent voice
The lack of a Qatari press law compounds the problem. The national constitution, ratified in 2003, guarantees freedom of the press. However, Qatari media is still governed by a 1979 rule that makes defamation a criminal offense and bans criticism of the emir or even quoting him without written permission from the “manager of his office.� Roth said he believes NU-Q plays a critical role in changing the status quo — not through advocacy, but by saturating the media with NU-trained journalists. He said the problem is not unique to Qatar. “It was rough going (in the United States) 10 years or so after the First Amendment,� he said. “We just had our second graduating class. That’s just a few people out there. After 10 years, or so we’ll have 150, and they’ll be editors and they can change things.�
During his senior year, Naar, the 2013 commencement speaker, left the staff of The Daily Q. At the time, he said Key, faculty adviser to the student newspaper, held too much power. “There is a feeling that we need our hands held through everything here,� Naar said just after the incident, while still a student. “It bothered me.� Like Naar, some NU-Q students think their ability to write unrestricted is curtailed at the universityfunded student paper. Rising NU-Q sophomore Silma Suba said when the school and its student government held their first open meeting with freshmen at the start of the fall semester, many sophomores and juniors complained about The Daily Q, calling it “too professor-driven.� When she showed up for the first staff meeting,
the only upperclassman in the room was senior Sidra Ayub, the editor in chief. Key sat in a corner. The Daily Q would be staffed by eight freshmen for the 2012-13 academic year. “It was kind of weird at first,â€? Suba said. However, many of those same upperclassmen who did not return to the paper now say they are impressed with the accomplishments of the small staff. “Last year people wouldn’t really check The Daily Q or read anything,â€? said rising NU-Q journalism junior Jaimee Haddad, one of the handful of Americans at the school. “But this year they’ve been really on top of their game.â€? The Daily Q has expanded its coverage of Education City, including more critical stories like Suba’s first article, which covered rats in the dorms and other living space issues. The staff published city stories that went viral in Qatari media, like one about a mall fire that killed 19 people and a concert by the rock band The Script. Even Naar admits the publication has improved. “Maybe it can be a launching pad for more student press, independent publications,â€? he said. Ayub, the outgoing editor in chief, said she tells the paper’s critics something similar. “If you don’t like what we do, start your own,â€? Ayub said. Key and her staff said her presence in the newsroom helps guide the students. “She has more than 40 years of experience.â€? Suba said, “We need that.â€? University money helps as well. Editors are paid $1,100 in American money per semester, and reporters $900, figures staffers say they expect to rise. Ali, the rising journalism sophomore in charge of building the online and social media presence of the The Daily Q, said he hired programmers with the paper’s funds to redesign the website and build a mobile app, not yet released. Daily Q staffers said they do not believe faculty involvement and university funds compromise the integrity of the paper. “We have full control, we pitch her and she approves it,â€? Suba said, “She’ll say she doesn’t like your angle, but she won’t stop a story that hurts NU-Q.â€? “If I had the choice to work for The Daily Q or an independent newspaper, I would work for The Daily Q ‌ because of the money, of course,â€? Ali said.
Student journalism, police collide
On May 28, 2012, a fire broke out at the popular Villagio shopping mall in Doha, killing 19 people, including 13 children. The tragedy remains a significant date for Qataris, a symbol, some students said, of the dangers of rapid expansion in a city that has remade itself in the last decade. For NU-Q, the upcoming anniversary also highlights an ongoing trouble for the school. Usama Hamed, a rising senior studying journalism, was arrested last year for being on the wrong side of a police line while recording the fire on his camera. Âť See IN FOCUS, page 7
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CAT TO BEAR Ex-Northwestern wide receiver Demetrius Fields was signed by the Chicago Bears on Monday. He caught 114 passes for more than 1,200 yards in his career.
Bears sign former NU wide receiver Fields
The number of Northwestern alumni in the NFL grew a little Monday when the Chicago Bears announced they have signed Demetrius Fields. The wide receiver was one of 33 players the Bears invited to their rookie camp and one of the four the team signed. Fields played in all of the Wildcats’ 52 games over the past four years with 36 starts, catching 114 passes for more than 1,200 yards and 7 touchdowns. During his senior season in 2012, Fields caught a career-high 33 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown. “Wanna first give glory to God and thanks to all the ppl whove held me up thru the process,” Fields tweeted Monday. “Signed FA w/ the Chicago Bears. #focusingon53 now.” Fields may be best known for his two game-winning touchdown catches as a member of the Cats. He was the receiver who caught Dan Persa’s touchdown pass against Iowa in 2010 when the quarterback tore his Achilles. He also caught the game-winning pass against Syracuse in 2012 after then-sophomore Trevor Siemian led the final minute drive in the Carrier Dome in the season opener. The contract means Fields will be competing for one of 53 roster spots when training camp opens in July. He will be one of three NU players from the 2012 team who have a solid chance of cracking an NFL roster this summer. — Josh Walfish
“I didn’t think it was a problem,” he said. “I had my camera, I’m not a threat. I’m a journalist.” Hamed said when he was arrested after briefly hiding from the police, he was accused of being a spy because of his Syrian heritage. He was detained for more than a week. NU-Q administrators say they are careful about discussing the arrest, both because Hamed’s trial is coming up and because of a March article published in The Northwestern Chronicle that went viral on the Qatar campus. Hamed said when he sought help from the university, Greg Bergida, NU-Q director of student affairs, told him, “Northwestern does not help or support criminals.” Bergida declined to comment on their conversation, calling it a confidential matter. Roth, who sent his government relations officer to the police station after Hamed called, said he offered to support the student as a character witness.
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He noted that the arrest was Hamed’s second. Hamed is “quite an aggressive reporter for a student,” he added. NU will neither punish Hamed nor take responsibility for his defense, Bergida said. “Not on our campus, not in Education City, not our issue,” he said.
‘What’s going to happen here?’
When Western journalists call, Naar said he feels he has to “defend Qatar, not because they gave me so much, but because it’s true.” “It’s just my opinion that if you go to the Northwestern Chronicle or even The New York Times, they aggressively attack Northwestern over the whole Usama case without whole context,” he said, “What the Chronicle needs to realize and what Northwestern University in Qatar’s critics need to realize is we’re doing everything for the first time.” The responsibility of being part of something new in Qatar weighs heavily on graduating students. “It is so important that everything we do, we do right,” Ayub said, “Qatar is looking at us. Evanston to connect them to other groups.”
From page 1 Piotrkowski’s nomination. McKenzie Maxson, the senator for Willard Residential College, said unlike the first two nominations blocked by the Senate, influences from groups outside ASG sparked the controversy. “I didn’t get the impression that it was controversial within Senate until people heard how upset some of the people from groups that came in were,” the Medill freshman said. Ian Coley, a member of ASG’s diversity and inclusion committee, said Piotrkowski is not qualified for the position because he does not belong to an underrepresented group on campus. “This university is not ready, in any capacity, for a heterosexual white male to be in charge in any way of diversity and inclusion,” said Coley, an off-campus whip. “I don’t know if any university is.” Hayley Stevens, the outgoing associate vice president for diversity and inclusion, stood by the decision to nominate Piotrkowski, who worked for her on the diversity and inclusion committee. “He was our best candidate,” she said. “My position is not meant to represent the multicultural community. That’s not what it’s here for. We are here to hear about different diversity initiatives going on across campus, we’re meant to streamline them, we’re meant
Political favoritism?
The meeting grew tense during a question-andanswer session with Stephanie Hong, the nominee for chief of staff. Neither Hong, a Weinberg junior, nor Julia Watson, the nominee for public relations vice president, were confirmed for their positions amid what some senators saw as political favoritism. Although the names of applicants who apply but are not nominated for executive positions are supposed to be confidential, the identities were internally leaked, and Coley shared the information with The Daily. Coley said some members of ASG knew Hong was picked over Blumenfeld and Watson, a Weinberg sophomore, over SESP junior David Harris, who finished second to Ajith in the ASG presidential election. Blumenfeld, a Weinberg junior, supported Harris’ failed presidential run, while Watson served as Ajith’s campaign manager. Coley said some senators thought political alliances played a role in the nominations, something Ajith denies. “Our nominees were extremely bipartisan,” Ajith said. “There were three nominees who supported folks other than myself and (ASG executive vice president)Alex (Van Atta), two nominees who did publicly endorse us, and two who were completely neutral.”
is looking at us. Everyone is asking, ‘What’s going to happen here?’” The staff and faculty emphasize that NU-Q is not a temporary experiment. “We are the third campus of Northwestern, as Schapiro has said,” Bergida said. “We’ve graduated two classes.” Multiple students said the end goal is a freer, more open media society. Some, however, said the Qatari press they envision is very different from Western media. “Journalists, and not only journalists, filmmakers and writers, need to freely express their opinions,” Naar said. “Just because there should be a free press doesn’t mean we should have crazy criticism. This goes to balance between society and culture, a responsible Arab journalism. We certainly don’t want Fox News here.” Editor’s Note: The reporter traveled in April to Doha, Qatar, on a Qatar Foundation-funded exchange trip with Northwestern students from Evanston. rafi.letzter@gmail.com Stevens said knowledge of the other applicants clouded confirmation discussions. “It shifted the entire conversation,” the Weinberg senior said. “If people on exec and the candidates themselves had kept quiet and didn’t reveal anything, this wouldn’t be a problem.”
Moving forward
Senate on Wednesday will try to find a procedure to fill the vacancies. “In terms of how we view it … it’s kind of like hitting the reset button,” Senate speaker Katie Funderburg said. Still, some members of ASG believe the controversy stems from broader flaws of the organization. Maxson, a member of the new Senate reform committee, said more professionalism may have prevented some of the heated exchanges and hurt feelings. “People let it get too personal, and that was where a lot of the problem was,” she said. Funderburg, a Weinberg junior, said vacancies on the executive board are slowing down its transition process. “We’ve definitely been set back a couple weeks,” she said. “But as long as we’re able to fill vacancies this quarter, then heading into next quarter we should be going strong.” sophiabollag2016@u.northwestern.edu
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Things just fell together this last month and not without a lot of hard work. — Emily Fletcher, women’s golf coach
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Last-day rally sends NU to championship By KEVIN CASEY
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In a field packed with top-tier squads, Northwestern needed a stellar week of play to keep its season alive. And that is exactly what happened. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Championships for the second time in school history Saturday, posting a sixthplace finish at an NCAA East Regional in Auburn, Ala., where the top eight teams moved on to the next stage. In Emily Fletcher’s six-year tenure, this will be the team’s first trip to Nationals, an accomplishment for which the coach has long yearned. “For our program, it’s what we’ve set our sight on in our recruiting and with our current players who are here now,” Fletcher said. “Things just fell together this last month and not without a lot of hard work.” The happy result was not exactly a foregone conclusion, though. NU was tied for eighth place after the first round and stumbled down to 10th during the next day’s play. With 18 holes left and needing to jump two top-50 teams, the Cats were
not exactly in dire straits, but they still had to produce a valiant final-round charge to move on. “We played OK those first couple of days, but we hadn’t had our really good round yet,” Fletcher said. “We felt we still had that in us to go out there Saturday and have our best round of the tournament. We thought if we did that, we would have a good opportunity.” And did that hopeful prediction come to fruition. The team came out firing on the final 18, posting a 4-under-par finalround score, tied for the best of the day, and passed No. 42 Auburn, No. 31 Tennessee, No. 11 North Carolina and No. 8 UCLA in the process. The epic finish not only secured the Cats a spot in the top eight teams, but also did so with insurance. The closing charge was precipitated by the team’s internal compatibility. “The team is so confident in everyone right now, and that’s one of the things we saw with this group the last couple of weeks at Big Tens and here this week,” Fletcher said. “They really do believe in each other and their games.” The performance, while gutsy, was also unconventional. The team’s two AllBig Ten First Team selections, freshman
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4 MORE ROUNDS The Wildcats tied for the lowest score of the final round, shooting 4-under par to finish sixth place in the NCAA East Regional and earn a spot in the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga.
Kaitlin Park and sophomore Hana Lee, actually produced the team’s two worst finishes for the week, and senior Lauren Weaver finished in the middle of the five teammates. It was the play of freshmen Suchaya
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“I was very excited and nervous at the same time,” she said. “I was just sticking with the gameplan the coaches planned for us and I just did what I had to do.” As for Szokol, a bogey-free final-day 68, the best round of any of the 126 players over the final 18 holes, vaulted her more than 30 spots on the leader board and was the catalyst for the team’s heroics on the final day. It was a banner day for the freshman. “I was very happy, it was my lowest round of the year at a time when it really mattered in the last round,” Szokol said. “It was great to see everyone was playing well and that we made it to NCAA Championships.” The Cats’ season is still alive as the team heads to Athens, Ga., later this month to compete in the NCAA Championships. Fletcher is proud her team got the job done, especially at a time when one of her most important four-year commitments is about to make her exit. “We really wanted to get this done under Lauren Weaver’s tenure, and we really hadn’t done it,” Fletcher said. “They were extremely motivated to get this done for Lauren.” kevincasey2015@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats rout Hoosiers between two losses By ALEX PUTTERMAN
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OUTSIDE LOOKING IN Northwestern gave up 3 unearned runs in Friday’s loss to Wisconsin. The Wildcats learned they had missed the 64-team NCAA Tournament when their name was not called Sunday night.
Cats fall in B1G, miss NCAAs By REBECCA FRIEDMAN
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Unfortunately for the Wildcats, one disappointment led to another this weekend. After a first-round victory in the Big Ten Tournament over Indiana, No. 5 seed Northwestern was bounced by fourth-seeded Wisconsin in the second round. The weekend took an even more somber turn for the Cats after their name did not come up on the NCAA Tournament selection show Sunday night. “We thought we had about a 50/50 percent chance of making the tournament,” sophomore pitcher Amy Letourneau said. “We had even more confidence going into the selection than last year because we did make it last year.” She highlighted the fact NU sat back and watched too much over the season rather than going out and getting what it wanted — a coveted spot in the tournament. “We have to go out and prove it,” Letourneau said. “We can’t let a group of eight people just decide. We need to show that we deserve it and don’t just let it happen. We didn’t do enough to prove it in the end.” Letourneau also emphasized how disappointed the team was with the end of the season given its promising
showing in the tournament last year. Instead, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Big Ten Tournament winner Wisconsin will represent the conference in the NCAA Tournament, leaving fifth-place NU in the dust. The Cats gave the Badgers a scare in their victorious Big Ten Tournament run Friday. NU did not allow an earned run in the 3-0 loss as Letourneau had yet another brilliant performance, allowing 3 unearned runs on only 3 hits with 7 strikeouts. The Badgers’ first run came in the bottom of the third inning after a 2-out NU error allowed Wisconsin to score on a passed ball. The Cats battled back in the top of the fourth, with junior Marisa Bast hitting a 1-out double to left center, but NU was unable to bring her around. The Cats continued to be plagued by errors throughout the game, allowing the Badgers to build on the lead they would never relinquish. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, another NU error allowed Wisconsin to score, building a 2-0 lead. The Cats’ offense tried to rescue them again in the top of the fifth, loading the bases, but the Badgers got out of the jam. After a spotless fifth inning by Letourneau, who struck out the side, the Cats committed the final error, burying themselves for good in the
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bottom of the sixth. The error, two walks and a single forced the final Wisconsin run across the plate. “We played well,” Letourneau said. “Wisconsin is a good team. They won the tournament.” Letourneau and junior Mari Majam were selected for the first team all-Big Ten. The sophomore won the Big Ten batting title with a .475 average, led the league in strikeouts for her work in the circle, received Big Ten player of the week twice this season and was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA National and USA Softball College Player of the Week on April 2. Despite the individual accolades this season, Letourneau said she is just as dissatisfied as her teammates. “It’s all about the team for me,” she said, “I knew the team needed me to step up from freshman to sophomore year, and so I did. On both an individual and team level, we need to work on how to get wins we need for next year. The selection show is really going to stay with us in preparation for next year.” rebeccafriedman2015@u.northwestern.edu
In a sense, winning one game was more satisfying for Northwestern than losing two was upsetting. NU (22-23, 9-15 Big Ten) dropped two of three against No. 16 Indiana (38-11, 15-6) but kept pace with the first-place Hoosiers, outscoring them 15-13 thanks to a 12-1 rout Saturday. The win produced NU’s largest margin of victory since March 16 against Bucknell and came against the best team the Wildcats have faced this season. Saturday’s game matched inconsistent Cats sophomore Brandon Magallones against Hoosiers sophomore Kyle Hart, who entered the weekend with the fourth-best ERA in the conference. But, as the results reinforced, baseball is played on a field, not on a stat sheet. “It just seemed like everything we did went right,” coach Paul Stevens said. “That was one of those days that we got clutch hits when we needed them. We got plays when we needed them. We got pitches when we needed them.” Magallones pitched all nine innings, yielding 2 hits, no walks and just 1 run in one of his best starts of the season. Hart did not make it out of the second inning, letting on seven base runners and conceding 6 runs in his worst outing of the season. “I thought I was throwing the ball real well,” Magallones said. “I was able to spot my fastball better than I had been all year, so I was pretty happy with that.” The pitcher called his outing the best he has thrown this season. He was named the co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for his performance. “Mags has been a great pitcher for a long time,” Stevens said. “He’s been up and down with some things, but what I saw out of him (Saturday) is nothing that I don’t fully expect every time he goes out. It was really good to see him have that kind of a day because that is
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definitely a confidence builder.” The Cats scored 12 total runs Saturday, their best offensive output in a game since April 7. Redshirt senior Trevor Stevens scored 4 runs, and senior Jack Havey drove in 6. “Everybody was feeling good that day,” Trevor Stevens said. “We were seeing the ball really well. It was one of those days. It’s baseball. You have your ups and downs, and (Saturday) everything was just clicking.” But bookending the successful middle game of the series were two losses. On Friday, Luke Farrell submitted one of his worst outings of Big Ten play. After striking out six batters in three perfect innings, the senior escaped a jam in the fourth and struggled again in the fifth and sixth. He exited without recording an out in the sixth and was eventually charged with 3 earned runs in five innings. The Cats could manage only 1 run and fell 3-1. Sunday’s game was less tight, as NU fell behind 6-0 on its way to a 9-2 defeat. The Cats’ runs came in the sixth inning, when they sent eight men to the plate and stranded the bases loaded after scoring a pair. Five of the team’s 10 total hits came in that inning, as the offense could muster little else the rest of the way. NU was mathematically eliminated from contention for the Big Ten playoffs after Friday’s loss, but Trevor Stevens insisted that was not on the team’s mind. “Every game is the same for us,” he said. “Even though we know where we stood, we don’t really pay attention to it. It doesn’t affect our game, and we don’t let it affect our game.” alexputterman2016@u.northwestern.edu