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Dmitri Teplov
NU sophomore found dead in Pancoe McCormick student, 20, remembered by community as ‘humbly intelligent’ Scholars — an invitation-only engineering program of which Teplov was a member — daily senior staffer at Technological Institute. @laurencaruba “On behalf of the University, I extend our condolences to Dmitri’s family and friends,” McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov said Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for was found dead Sunday morning in Pancoe student affairs, in a university-wide email. Hall, sending shockwaves through a com“We always feel deeply the loss of a memmunity that has already ber of our Northwestern seen two student deaths community.” this academic year. Teplov’s passing is the He’s kind of the The New York City third student death since definition of a Fall Quarter. McCormick native, 20, was pronounced dead shortly Northwestern student. sophomore Harsha Maddula was found dead in after 10 a.m. inside the ... It’s hard to find building that houses bioWilmette Harbor as classes medical research laborabegan in September, and the words. tories, according to the Weinberg junior Alyssa Frank Avino, Weaver committed suicide Cook County Medical classmate of Teplov Examiner’s Office. in November while studyAn official cause of ing abroad in London. Teplov’s classmates described him as death has not yet been determined, but Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said in intelligent and nice but somewhat shy. His an email to The Daily that Teplov’s death Facebook page lists him as an undergraduate appears to be a suicide. An autopsy is schedresearcher for NU’s Department of Molecuuled for Monday. lar Biosciences. Dean of Students Todd Adams and other Students who knew Teplov and lived in NU officials first announced Teplov’s death Plex with him said they were shocked to learn of his death. 8 p.m. Sunday to a small group of students McCormick sophomore Micah in an impromptu meeting at Foster-Walker Complex, where Teplov lived. Following that meeting, Adams addressed Murphy Institute » See TEPLOV, page 7 By LAUREN CARUBA
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Source: Stuyvesant High School 2011 Yearbook
IN MEMORIAM McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov, pictured as a senior in his 2011 high school yearbook, died Sunday morning. He was 20.
University readies NU celebrates Cinco de Mayo mental health site By CAT ZAKRZEWSKI
daily senior staffer @Cat_Zakrzewski
By JOSEPH DIEBOLD
daily senior staffer @josephdiebold
Administrators and student government officials say a new online portal centralizing Northwestern’s mental health and well-being resources will launch before students leave for the summer — potentially as soon as this week. Associated Student Government president Ani Ajit h s aid SunIt’s a one-stop day the new shop website for resource, dubbed a whole host of “NUhelp,” resources that is in a “very a student could advanced s t a g e” of continuously developm e nt . He need. said he hopes Ani Ajith, it will launch ASG president this week. Ajith, a Weinberg junior, and ASG executive vice president Alex Van Atta, a McCormick junior, met Friday with Dean of Students Todd Adams and John Dunkle, executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services, to discuss the website. The website will be broken down into categories, including immediate help, health and wellness and academic support.
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It will also feature a general request form for students unsure where their problems can be solved. The form will be managed by the dean of students’ office. “It’s a one-stop shop website for a whole host of resources that a student could continuously need,” Ajith said. Ajith said NUhelp will serve as a “central resource point” for wellness programming and support. “Right now these resources are scattered across dozens of websites, and it’s unclear if you have a certain situation what resource would be best for you in a particular situation,” he said. “This website aims to help that by providing just one place where you can show up on the website if you know you have a concern or an issue of some sort, and the resources and information on that page will guide you to what you need.” Adams said Wednesday his office was hard at work on the new website but he was “scared to give a date” for the exact launch. He said the exact timing depends on input from ASG and that the new resource needs to be comprehensive before being opened to the public. “I want to make sure when we launch it that it has all the robustness we’re looking for,” Adams said. Still, he said the website would “definitely” be available by Fall » See NUHELP, page 7
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Rather than celebrating Cinco de Mayo with tacos or tequila, a group of Northwestern students gathered Sunday at the Lakefill to roast marshmallows and break pinatas. The Alianza Fuego Bonfire, which brought together Latino groups from across campus, came just one day after representatives from Alianza and Associated Student Government emailed the student body calling for “respectful” Cinco de Mayo celebrations. The email reminded students to not throw “Mexican-themed parties” and encouraged them to learn the real meaning behind the holiday. “Drinking tequila shots, eating tacos, and wearing sombreros do not commemorate Mexican culture; on the contrary, that offends, marginalizes, and isolates many of our friends, classmates, and community members, and casts our entire community in poor light,” the Alianza and ASG representatives wrote. Alianza co-president Sobeida Peralta, a Weinberg sophomore, said the bonfire was originally scheduled for Fall Quarter but was canceled due to poor weather. The bonfire is an annual event that brings together Latino-interest groups across campus. She said the group is considering hosting the bonfire on Cinco de Mayo every year. “We’re not telling people not to
celebrate Cinco de Mayo,” Peralta said. “We have seen, maybe unconsciously, that people have certain parties that hurt certain cultures or are offensive to other cultures.” Alianza co-president Darlene Reyes, a Weinberg sophomore, said the email was not intended to stop students from celebrating or tell them how to celebrate, but rather to make them think about how to celebrate. She said she does not think many NU students know the reasons behind celebrating Cinco de Mayo. The holiday commemorates the Battle of Puebla, in which the Mexican army defeated the well-trained French army twice. In the email, the students explained the holiday
is celebrated primarily within the Mexican state of Puebla and in the United States. “We’re not talking about how to celebrate it,” Reyes said. “We just want you to educate yourself on the topic so you realize certain things are insensitive, and there are certain things that you should know about the holiday in general.” ASG president Ani Ajith attended the Lakefill event after co-signing the letter sent to the student body. “We felt it was important to get the right message out there,” said Ajith, a Weinberg junior and former Daily staffer. “We were not trying » See BONFIRE, page 7
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RESPECTFUL CELEBRATION Students roast marshmallows over a fire during the Alianza Fuego Bonfire on Sunday afternoon. The event not only celebrates Cinco de Mayo, but also aims to show how to respectfully mark the holiday.
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