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ASG OKs 2nd Dillo stage New feature part of larger lakefront vllage By CAT ZAKRZEWSKI
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VILLAGE VENUE Mayfest leaders Wil Heintz, Patrick Leonard, Neil Mehta and Victoria Zuzelo make their case before Associated Student Government senators Tuesday night to secure additional funding for Dillo Village on the Lakefill. ASG approved their proposal, which will feature a second stage and amusements.
Although Mayfest has not yet announced this year’s Dillo Day performers, it has several new plans in store, including a second stage and more amenities for attendees. Mayfest representatives said the new stage will feature smaller acts, particularly during set changes on the main stage. They also hope The Dillo Village, which is planned for Lakeside Field, will keep students near the Lakefill throughout the daylight hours of the music festival. The funding for the new stage and Dillo Village was secured Wednesday night during Associated Student Government’s Senate meeting. Two years ago, ASG rejected Mayfest’s request for
$9,000 for a second stage that would have featured student bands. “From a risk management perspective … the focus of all efforts every year is to bring students to the Lakefill and keep them there and engaged,” said Wil Heintz, Mayfest co-chair. “We’re always looking to bring the best acts and the most relevant artists. … The second stage will also keep students on the Lakefill rather than going back off-campus.” Although Heintz, a Weinberg senior, said the plans for the second stage remain tentative, the group is considering a variety of more inexpensive attractions, ranging from yoga instructors to Chicago-area improv groups. After finalizing the artists for the main stage, Mayfest may pursue bringing in a Chicago performer if it has enough funds left over. Patrick Leonard, Mayfest production co-chair, said the group is also in discussions with several student
performance groups but has not yet confirmed any acts for June 1. “It’s all still pending,” said Leonard, a McCormick junior. In addition to the new stage, Dillo Village will feature a henna tattoo artist, face painting, a hookah tent, hemp bracelets, a photo booth, body painting, tie dye and a new cell phone-charging station. Heintz said the only offering Mayfest has sponsored in the past that will not be returning this year is cotton candy. Heintz said Mayfest has been tinkering with the village idea for two years, and the organization came back to ASG this week with a more realistic request after rethinking the second stage in the fall. On Wednesday night, Mayfest requested $2,500 to fund the physical stage, the sound system and the » See DILLO, page 9
Alderman: ‘Brothel law’ debate coming soon By EDWARD COX
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Students hoping to spread out rental costs next year by living with more than three people in a unit might not have to worry about the city’s so-called “brothel law” if all goes according to plan. Changes to the law, which would relax
limitations on the number of unrelated people living in the same unit, will come before the Evanston City Council, Ald. Don Wilson (4th) said Tuesday. Wilson is spearheading reform efforts and said he hopes to talk to newly elected Associate Student Government officials before he brings the amendment to the council for a vote. “My goal is to talk to as many people and put something together that works
for as many people,” Wilson said. Under the proposed changes, the city would determine the appropriate number of people living in a unit based on the building’s structural layout rather than on whether occupants are blood-related or not, Wilson said. Landlords, for example, could rent out a four bedroom apartment to four unrelated people. The changes would allow landlords to apply for house certification because
many buildings have changed from their original layouts, he said. He said landlords should review their home layouts to keep up with safety standards. “It is more focused on the building,” Wilson said. “It’s not just going to be a bright line about the number of people.” Under current Evanston laws, no more than three unrelated people can live in the same rental unit. Though it has not been strictly enforced, the antiquated
ordinance has harmed relationships between the city and Northwestern students. The issue flared up in 2011 when some city officials said Evanston planned to more strictly execute the ordinance, prompting about 500 angry students to protest at at a town hall meeting at Norris University Center. “It brought up a lot of uncertainty and » See BROTHEL, page 9
WOB axes Illini coaches event ASG hears alcohol policy presentation By JOSH WALFISH
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Illinois is not coming to Evanston after all. A week after the Fighting Illini announced a May 8 stop on their Coaches Caravan tour at World of Beer, the downtown Evanston bar has called off the event. Owner Ted Mavrakis said his decision to cancel the rally was influenced by Northwestern students organizing against it on social media. “I don’t want to alienate the community in which we live, so I made the decision,” Mavrakis said. Illinois athletic department spokesman Kent Brown said he did not know why Mavrakis nixed the party, “but it is his right as a bar owner.” The May 8 stop will be rescheduled at a yet-to-beannounced venue in Chicago, he said. NU’s athletic department was mostly mum on the cancellation, saying it does not comment on other schools’ activities. “We’re focused on Northwestern,” spokesman Paul Kennedy said in an email to The Daily. Wildside, NU’s official student section, made a Facebook event hours after the Coaches Caravan was announced last month, asking students to show up and protest NU’s in-state rival. The Facebook event had more than 250 attendees as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Wildside president Gram Bowsher said the cancellation proves NU students care about their teams. “It really shows the progress that’s been made in the past few years for students on campus,” the SESP sophomore said. “We are taking things seriously, and it will change student culture on campus.” Given tensions between Illinois and NU on and off the field, the event was controversial from the get-go. The two schools both launched campaigns to attract Chicago-area fans, with NU crowning itself “Chicago’s Big Ten Team” and Illinois tying the Coaches Caravan to its “Our State, Our Team” initiative. Illinois’ original justification for the
World of Beer stop was to attract North Shore fans who wanted to cheer on the Fighting Illini closer to home. The caravan is designed for alumni and give fans across the state the chance to meet football coach Tim Beckman, men’s basketball coach John Groce, women’s basketball coach Matt Bollant and athletic director Mike Thomas. Wildside is now urging NU fans to thank the bar by visiting it this week. “Operation: Ruin an Illinois Football Event accomplished,” Bowsher said in a Facebook status Wednesday afternoon. Patrick Svitek contributed reporting. joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu
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EVANSTON’S TEAM World of Beer patrons drink at the Evanston bar Wednesday evening. World of Beer, 1601 Sherman Ave., called off an event organized by the University of Illinois athletic department after Northwestern students organized against it on social media.
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By SOPHIA BOLLAG
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After an Associated Student Government working group presented its findings on Northwestern alcohol policy to Senate on Wednesday night, a heated debate broke out over amendments to the organization’s budget. The alcohol policy and culture investigative group proposed changes to the education and third-party risk management parts of NU’s alcohol policy and shared the results of a survey taken by more than 500 students. These findings indicated many do not fully understand the University’s Responsible Action Protocol for dealing with students who reach out for help for a friend. Following the presentation, the ASG 10K Initiative proved to be a point of contention, but Senate eventually passed the budget with the disputed amendments failing. The working group said more than half of student respondents incorrectly included “caller amnesty” as part of the protocol. The group proposed changes to the Wildcat Welcome Week Alcohol Education Essential
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The Alcohol ENU is one of the biggest instances that this school talks about alcohol, but they’re not talking about Responsible Action Protocol, which is a pretty big part of our alcohol policy. Rex Tai, SSDP treasurer NU program that would include information about the protocol. “The Alcohol ENU is one of the biggest instances that this school talks about alcohol, but they’re not talking about Responsible Action Protocol, which is a pretty big part of our alcohol policy,” said Rex Tai, treasurer for Students for Sensible Drug Policy and a Weinberg sophomore. Additionally, the group proposed training students to work as party monitors, an initiative called Wildcat Watch. Students in the initiative would be paid by the University, ASG and other sponsoring organizations. » See ASG, page 10
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