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County nixes tax on tampons Tax reduction on feminine hygiene products to begin 2017 By SOPHIA BOLLAG
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living and thinking,” he said to the mostly full 989-seat concert hall. “At some point I went from this way of black and white thinking and being just two things to being a mishmosh of a lot of different things.”
Evanston women will likely pay less for tampons and other feminine hygiene products starting next year, but just how much less is now up to state lawmakers. In Illinois and most other states, feminine hygiene products are subject to a sales tax. The so-called “tampon tax” has drawn criticism from legislators and advocates across the country who argue such products are medically necessary and place an unfair tax burden on women. Cook County commissioners voted unanimously last week to exempt feminine hygiene products from the countylevel sales tax. The exemption will take
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RELIGIOUS RAPPER Matisyahu performs at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The Jewish musician and rapper also discussed his faith during the performance Thursday.
Matisyahu performs, discusses Judaism By ALLYSON CHIU
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Instead of the usual classical or jazz music, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall was filled with a psychedelic
light show, thumping bass and the reggae, hip-hop and rock sounds of Grammy-nominated musician Matisyahu. Matisyahu took the stage Thursday sporting a man bun, trendy black joggers and high-top sneakers. It was a different look than the one
New center focuses on water research By PETER KOTECKI
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Although water covers about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, the scarcity of fresh water has led researchers to focus on developing efficient ways of using this limited natural resource. On Monday, the University publicly announced the creation of the Northwestern Center for Water Research, following months of behind-the-scenes work since the center’s founding in September 2015. McCormick Prof. Aaron Packman, the center’s director, said the goal of the center is to connect members of the NU community who are interested in water research and create new opportunities
for faculty and students in this area. Scientists at the center will conduct research on various water-related problems, including global water crises and developing better models for water systems, he said. The center embodies what Packman calls the “defining feature” of NU — interdisciplinarity, or the collaboration between different academic departments at the university. Noting a tremendous intellectual knowledge base at NU, Packman said the number of scientists researching water at NU has increased over the last few years. The center will finally facilitate interactions between members of different departments, he said. “Interdisciplinarity comes up a lot at » See WATER, page 6
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that made him famous as a Hasidic reggae artist who wore traditional orthodox attire and sported a beard. That changed in 2011, when he shaved his beard and renounced his Hasidic faith. “I started opening up to the idea of other possibilities, other ways of
Mayor taps SPS student for CPD By CHRISTINE FAROLAN
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Northwestern School of Professional Studies student Eddie Johnson is taking over as the interim superintendent of the Chicago Police Department following the firing of Garry McCarthy, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Monday. Emanuel chose Johnson, who was not one of the Police Board’s three nominees, and said he was looking for someone who could ensure citizens’ safety, increase police officers’ morale and “restore trust and accountability in the police department,” according to a news release. Johnson, a Chicago native who began working with the CPD in 1988, was promoted from his previous position as chief of patrol and
is currently completing a degree in public policy and administration from NU. “Eddie has proven to be a terrific leader and fair boss who puts his officers first and has their backs,” Emanuel said in the news release. “He has also been willing to hold officers accountable when necessary.” Mary Morley Cohen, the associate dean of academic programs at SPS, said the unique focus of the public policy and administration program on both “strategic thinking and practical skills,” makes it particularly helpful to students looking to navigate and function well within public service or government agencies such as CPD. “People who go through our program are very savvy about decisionmaking,” she told The Daily. “We have a big focus on analytic thinking and that’s something that … can
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Around Town CTU plans Friday strike in Chicago By ELENA SUCHARETZA
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As Illinois enters its 10th month without a budget, the Chicago Teachers Union and Fight For 15 Chicago workers, among other labor organizations, will join forces Friday in a citywide “Day of Action,” protesting the shutdown of Chicago schools and lack of fair wages for fast food employees. The strike will be organized into North Side and South Side actions, beginning the strikes across the city at CPS schools and ending at the James R. Thompson Center with stops in at places such as the Cook County Jail and Northeastern Illinois University, said CTU staff coordinator Jackson Potter. “We are all talking about different pieces of our social fabric that have been disrupted and harmed because of a refusal by the elite and wealthy, and the politicians that bankroll them to fund our spaces and services,” said Potter, a six year member of the CTU and previous CPS student and teacher. “There are different arenas that are experiencing the same harms and fallout and pain and suffering.” Communication junior Hale McSharry said he was hoping to attend a specific action hosted by Project NIA, an organization dedicated to ending youth incarceration. He said attending actions like these is important for students considering their proximity to the city. “We would be remiss to not acknowledge the city’s
Police Blotter Evanston woman reports $1,300 in stolen possessions
A 50-year-old Evanston woman reported her HP laptop and silver and gold earrings, collectively valued at $1,300, stolen Wednesday night. The burglary took place in the 500 block of Michigan Avenue, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The woman left her apartment at 11:45 a.m. and found the front door forced open
many issues and do what we can to help fight back against systems of oppression working there, and when we have this chance through these actions,” McSharry said. “Why shouldn’t Northwestern students take those opportunities to show up and shut things down and show that we are not complicit in these systems that are going on right in our area?” Officials such as Gov. Bruce Rauner, Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel have condemned the strike. CPS has formally named the strike illegal. However, CTU members questioned the validity of declarations that intimated the illegality of the action. “Despite Claypool’s desire to be judge, jury and executioner, he has no such power and authority,” Potter said. He said it was hypocritical of city and state officials to speak out against the strikes when CPS has already announced three furlough days this year, which take students out of the classrooms. CPS could not be reached for comment. 29-year-old KFC fast food worker Solo Littlejohn said he is “honored” to participate in the strike, which he said will be a historical demonstration of CTU members, fast food workers and other laborers showing solidarity for common demands. As a worker in the fast food industry, Littlejohn said he receives a wage of $8.25 an hour, while his rent is around $950 a month. He said the demands of workers include a starting $15 wage and the right to unionize, as well as respect on the job and fair hours. He said many fast food workers he knows
are planning on striking. “Don’t expect to get a cheeseburger tomorrow, let’s put it like that,” Littlejohn said. “We expect many places to be shut down because of this strike.” Evidence of conditions needing to be changed includes the fact that 51 percent of fast food workers rely on public assistance and some workers report working only one day out of the seven day week, Littlejohn said. Chicago Public School teachers and union members Ana Solis and Elizabeth Scalia said they disagree with the politics of the strike and questioned its efficacy in a Chicago Tribune article, but are still attending the action. CTU has said teachers who do not participate in the strike risk losing their membership in the union. “What we value is having our students in front of us, that’s important to us,” Solis told The Daily. “Obviously tomorrow we are taking a day away from being with our students, and that is a big deal that we are concerned about.” Potter said this walk-out strike is a demonstration of the fight for the investment in schools children deserve. “We are taking a pay cut for a day in order to lift up a dire situation and shed light on what it takes to fix it, while (officials) sit back and allow school dollars to be given to wealthy friends at great cost to vulnerable black and Latino students in our state,” Potter said.
when she returned at 9:45 p.m., Dugan said. He added that her black HP laptop, valued at $800, and her earrings, valued at $500, were missing. The woman reported the burglary around 10:30 p.m. and officers were dispatched to her residence. There are currently no suspects.
Evanston Hospital on the morning of March 26. The man parked his vehicle in the hospital’s garage in the 2600 block of Ridge Avenue on March 25 at 8:30 a.m. and returned to his vehicle March 26 at 12:30 a.m. He found pieces of cracked plastic from the car on the ground and marks on the corner of the vehicle, Dugan said. There are currently no suspects, Dugan added.
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On Campus Cilento, Vinson prioritizing marginalized students By ERICA SNOW
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Christina Cilento and Macs Vinson were taking notes. Standing at the front of a classroom in Annenberg Hall on Wednesday night, they presented their platform for their ASG presidential run. But they also occasionally stopped to take suggestions from the roughly 50 students in attendance, swapping ideas about problems inside and outside ASG that affect marginalized students. Cilento, who is running for president with Vinson, a McCormick junior, as her running mate, said their campaign puts those students at its center, pushing for widespread reform to make Northwestern welcoming to all students. “I saw ASG as a tool, as a way to make incremental good on campus through projects,” Cilento, a SESP junior, said. “Having tough conversations about divestment and Unshackle NU and seeing the incredible acts that came out of those, I think I did realize, like Macs, that ASG could be used as a revolutionary tool.” Cilento, who has been the vice president for sustainability for roughly two years, said she has spent much of her time in ASG focusing on the University’s impact on the environment. She encouraged students to write letters to administrators that urged the University to divest from fossil fuel companies. Following the two students’ activism, they want to continue to make NU more accountable and accessible – according to their platform, they want to “unionize” students more than govern them. “That is a core idea of our campaign in that we’re building coalitions with students,” Vinson said. “We’re not making things about us. We’re not centering us; we’re centering marginalized students.” Beyond building relationships with student
groups, including those not represented by senators in ASG, the two want to bridge the gap between students, their government and their administration. Their platform says they want to “equalize” campus, and every student “should have the same level of comfort and access to opportunity as the next student.” Cilento alluded to the protest that disrupted the groundbreaking at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion in the fall, a protest she said she attended and was an example of how marginalized students must demand to administrators in order to be heard. “There’s a certain favoritism on campus for the students who are from the domiI hope that a nant groups and get so black queer many administrative student who resources,” Cilento said. “We would want to focus enters in the our organization on eleclass of 2020 ... vating the organizations feels like ASG is that don’t, so students have to barge in an organization don’t on groundbreaking certhey can join emonies to make their voices heard for fairly and pursue simple demands.” leadership. Vinson said bringing his “institutional Macs Vinson, knowledge” of funding ASG vice has helped groups fund presidential their projects and events. candidate Vinson, who once sat on the B-status finances committee in ASG, said he worked specifically with student groups to get funding with InclusionNU, a University-sponsored fund that promotes identity-based programming. When Vinson, the current vice president for student activities, joined ASG, he said it wasn’t the most welcoming place, and not many senators looked like him or shared his background.
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DON’T SETTLE SESP junior Christina Cilento (left) and McCormick junior Macs Vinson talk to attendees at the launch party for their ASG presidential campaign. The two have stressed a major focus of their campaign is improving the experiences of marginalized students.
“I hope that a black queer student who enters in the class of 2020 … feels like ASG is an organization they can join and pursue leadership,” Vinson said. “I hope that a student can see me and say ‘Oh, anybody can do this.’ … I give so much energy, so much time, so much work into this organization. I want ASG to love me back.” Riko Ohashi, the current vice president for academics, is one of the campaign managers. She said she liked how Cilento and Vinson listened to other students when forming their platform. “Our platform is your platform,” she told The
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Drag queens do not get proper respect in pop culture JOSEPH MADDEN
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Drag is funny. Not solely because a man is dressing up as a woman, but because he is doing it in the most animated way possible. It evolved into those men creating and cultivating their individual female personas. As you may well know, drag is rooted in camp. Do you really think a man who dresses up as a woman and calls herself “Helluva Bottom Carter” does not want you to laugh at her? Moreover, do you think by now she cares if you do? Of course not. And I find that admirable. What you may not know about drag queens, however, is how much mainstream culture steals from them, or how the treatment of queens as the “other” is limiting us as a culture. Dressing in drag is one of the closest things to a gay tradition. Queens were some of the first to be attacked at the Stonewall Inn, and some of the most avid participators in the subsequent Stonewall riots that most consider to be the start of the modern gay rights movement. No one answer can fully explain what started this phenomenon of gay men
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I get it; I really do. Your parents talk about Israel as if it is a given, destined to exist. Your Rabbi mentions how important it is to defend Israel during his sermon on Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur. An Israeli flag waves on the flagpole outside your synagogue. Israel is the homeland, a welcoming place for all Jews in this world that continues to persecute us. Many
dressing as women, plausible that it was an expression or release of the femininity many of those men were forced to conceal during childhood. Drag, from its inception, played an integral part in forwarding alternative culture. In turn, mainstream culture borrowed (stole) from that alternative. Take, for example, the current popularity of lip syncing. A few years ago, late night host Jimmy Fallon began holding competitions between himself and celebrity guests. The success of the mini-competitions comes from Fallon and his guests attempting to play a role and own it the most they could. If that last sentence reminds you of drag queens, it should, because drag artist John Epperson was the first to make lip-synching its own practice with his drag persona Lypsinka. And he started doing it in 1988, some 25 years before celebrities started mouthing words on “The Tonight Show.” In an interview with Vulture.com, RuPaul, the drag mother herself, noted that contestants have been lip-synching on her show, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” for years. When asked how she feels about the recent popularity of lip-synching in mainstream, cishet (cisgender-heterosexual) culture, Ru shrugged and said “straight pop culture has liberally lifted things from gay culture as long as I can remember.”
But I am not writing to say mainstream culture should stop stealing gay culture. I am writing to say the mainstream discomfort toward drag queens is stunting the growth of culture. Drag queens often start trends that straight icons “borrow” decades later. Remember Britney Spears’ song “Work B—-,” released in 2013? I certainly cannot forget it. What you probably do not remember is RuPaul’s song “Supermodel (You Better Work),” which is very similar but released in 1993, some 20 years before Britney’s original hit. What’s more, the stolen bits of gay culture play well with straight audiences. Lip synching was such a popular segment on late night TV that it is now it’s own Spike TV series, with performances receiving some 10 or more million views on Youtube. Spears’ “Work B---” has received more than 200 million views on her eponymous Vevo channel. RuPaul and Epperson receiving little to no credit for the mainstream crazes they started decades ago is unjust in the extreme. But nobody needs to shed a tear for RuPaul: She is successful and has openly stated that she does not care about mainstream success. Instead, consider how much more culturally advanced our society would be if we were not so uncomfortable with drag queens and appreciated what they were doing when they were doing it. There is a greater statement to
be made here about how the LGBT community as a whole — or perhaps an even greater one about all marginalized voices — is being excluded from mainstream society limits our culture itself. But this is about giving credit to where it is certainly due: the drag community. We can see in the success of the pathetically de facto, diluted appropriations of drag culture that straight people like what queens do. I am not so sure how we would go about bringing drag into middle-American culture — in the same interview, RuPaul defined drag as “the antithesis of mainstream.” Integrating drag queens into society could put us cultural decades ahead of where we are now. Perhaps that begins with moving RuPaul’s Drag Race to a network more suitable for its ratings than Logo TV. It could certainly start with acknowledging Spike’s Lip Sync Battle as rooted in Epperson’s and Paul’s work rather than a skit on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.” Sidenote: How are you all enjoying Rihanna’s new hit single “Work”?
of your friends are Jewish, and they think this way too. That was my experience growing up, and I imagine it’s similar to the experiences of my Jewish peers as well. It’s not hard to see why, as our parents are more likely to see caring about Israel as an essential part of Judaism. This bubble of Zionism is so pervasive that it goes completely unnoticed. The legitimacy of Israel is taken for granted. And so, many of my fellow Jews link their Judaism with Zionism. If that’s how you understand your Judaism, fine. That’s your identity, and I imagine you’ve thought long and hard about what Judaism means to you. But to claim that people shouldn’t disparage your Zionism
is absurd. Despite how you might feel about the culture and religion that is Judaism, once it becomes linked to the politically oppressive ideology that is Zionism, criticism should be expected. It is not “culturally insensitive” to fight colonialism and apartheid. It is morally necessary. Jewish solidarity with the Unshackle NU movement is fully welcome, but Zionism is incompatible with Black and Palestinian liberation. Zionism is directly involved in the perpetuation of the prison-industrial complex, whether that be through the use of private prisons in Israel, the arbitrary detention of Palestinians or the newly launched Birthright program for
police officers. This embrace of prisons and police is not a bug in Zionism that can be reformed; it is a feature. We Jews like to proudly display our social justice credentials. We have fought for LGBT rights in housing and employment. We were overrepresented among whites in the fight for civil rights. We were murdered in 1964 while registering black voters. Yet here many of us are, unable to comprehend the cries of oppression when they are directed at us. When the oppressed stand up and tell you that you are not welcome, it is not time to get defensive. It is time to reflect on how you became the oppressor.
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Violent crime in Evanston for 2015 decreased compared to 2014, according to crime statistics released Thursday by Evanston Police
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In addition to his appearance, the transformation resulted in an inner change from being “just a Hasidic guy doing reggae,” which is reflected in his music, the musician said. Sam Feldstein, a Weinberg freshman, was one of many shocked fans when Matisyahu went through his personal transition a few years ago. “I listened to Matisyahu back when he was Hasidic,” said Feldstein, who attended the concert. “I remember when he first shaved his beard. It was the biggest thing. Everyone was talking about it all over Facebook.” Despite the change, his music still integrates elements of his faith, such as themes from Orthodox Judaism, lyrics paraphrased from the Bible and Yiddish lyrics. Some of his songs even include sound bites from various rabbis. “He has a very unique perspective on American Judaism today having experienced it in a number of different places because he’s a celebrity and he’s achieved the crossover success that no other ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jew has achieved,” religious studies Prof. Barry Wimpfheimer told The Daily.
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resources, which is clearly something that is always a challenge in a public setting.” Johnson’s appointment comes at a time of public concern regarding the police and the handling of cases of police violence, such as the
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From page 1 Northwestern because some of our most significant work occurs at the intersections of various disciplines,” said Jay Walsh, vice president for research. “The center will allow us to take the components that we have worked on in the past and bring those people together so that we can have a better focus, and a more impactful focus, on the issues related to freshwater.” Walsh said the center will bring together faculty in science, engineering, law and medicine. Research at
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2016 Department. The report — which listed the amount of “Part I” crimes, which include murder, sexual assault, theft and aggravated battery — said those crimes decreased by 5.1 percent last year. Homicide numbers, however, increased from one homicide in 2014 to three in 2015. The report said the increase could be a result of ongoing feuds in the city. Wimpfheimer, who teaches multiple courses on Judaism, interviewed the musician before the performance as part of a series hosted by the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies. Matisyahu’s newest album “Akeda” — the Hebrew word for binding, which is a biblical reference to Abraham binding his son Isaac for sacrifice — features some autobiographical songs about his journey, Wimpfheimer said. “He’s going through something personally, and he’s playing that out in his music as artists do,” he told The Daily. The artist spoke specifically about “Confidence,” one of the songs on his album, in which he tells his younger self to be more comfortable with being different. Matisyahu took his own advice: He ended the concert by dancing off the stage while his band jammed out to an instrumental piece accompanied by multi-colored strobe lights. “I’m a different kind of creature than most and I didn’t believe that for a long time,” he said. “I came to understand that to be happy I need to be doing my own thing in a way that makes sense to me.” allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu
“Homicides in Evanston generally have been linked to on-going rivalries and disputes between factions of individuals associated with illegal behavior,” the report stated. “Individuals who choose this risky lifestyle often procure firearms for protection and for use in committing illegal activity.” Theft, which accounted for more than 70 percent of “Part I” crimes in 2015, decreased
by 4 percent, while aggravated battery and assaults decreased by 17.2 percent, which the report said may be a result of the EPD’s efforts to target illegal firearms. A firearm recovery program the department ran recovered 123 firearms in 2015, compared to 88 recovered in 2014.
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bill will pass both the state Senate and House before the end of the legislature’s session in May. Bush’s legislation would also exempt adult incontinence products from the state tax. Illinois State Senate Democrats say Illinois residents spend roughly $14.7 million on feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products annually. Pennsylvania and Minnesota are among the few states that exempt such products from sales taxes. Lawmakers in Utah voted last month to keep the state’s tampon tax, citing a reluctance to add exemptions to the tax code, according to the Associated Press. In Evanston, tampons and pads are categorized as general merchandise, subjecting them to the city’s 1 percent sales tax, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said. There has been no discussion in City Council about whether these products should be taxed, Bobkiewicz said. “It is not an issue that has come up in Evanston, yet,” he said. “I have not heard from any members of the council that this is something they wish to bring up.” The Chicago City Council voted to exempt its feminine hygiene products from its sales tax earlier this month.
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effect next year, said Keiana Barrett, a spokeswoman for Commissioner Richard Boykin, who co-sponsored the legislation. Currently, Evanston consumers pay a 10 percent sales tax on tampons and pads. This includes a 1.75 percent county tax — which will be eliminated in January 2017 — a 6.25 percent state tax, a 1 percent Regional Transportation Authority tax and a 1 percent city tax, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue. State Sen. Melinda Bush (D-Grayslake) has introduced legislation that would exempt such products from the state sales tax. “Other states are already cutting this unnecessary tax,” she said in a statement. “It’s time that Illinois join other states and made sure women weren’t paying a sales tax on something that is medically necessary.” Like most states, Illinois already exempts certain non-luxury items from its general merchandise sales tax, including most food, medicine and medical appliances. Such items are taxed at a lower rate. Bush’s proposal was approved by a state Senate committee earlier this month and now awaits a vote by the full Senate. Her office said it anticipates the
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murder of Laquan McDonald. The 17-year-old black teenager was shot 16 times and killed by a CPD officer in 2014, but the officer was not indicted until over a year later. Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th), chairman of Chicago’s City Council’s black caucus, and Ald. George Cardenas (12th), chairman of the Latino caucus, supported the mayor’s choice
in a statement, but noted that they had high expectations for Johnson. “We weren’t trying to usurp the choice,” Sawyer told the Chicago Tribune. “We wanted to make sure that that person was going to work with us, work with our communities … and that could institute initiatives that could promote transparency and that people could really come
to trust the police department once again.” Johnson’s interim term began with Emanuel’s appointment Monday. The mayor has asked the Police Board to conduct another search for the police superintendent in the future, according to the news release.
the center will also tackle geopolitical factors related to water use, he said. At the Pritzker School of Law, for example, faculty are working on legal issues related to energy use, which are integrally linked to water, Walsh said. “It’s fairly common in some places to separate the fresh water from the salt water, and that requires energy, so there is an energy component to this problem as well,” he said. Additionally, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel launched the Current initiative this week, which will connect universities with businesses in the water industry across the Chicago area, Packman said. The
Northwestern Center for Water Research will be part of the initiative. The center will also partner with several NU organizations in its efforts to make advances in water science. According to a NU news release, the center will work with the Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering, the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern and the Pritzker School of Law’s Environmental Advocacy Center. Pete Beckman, co-director of the NorthwesternArgonne Institute for Science and Engineering, said Argonne National Laboratory is a multidisciplinary science laboratory that addresses challenges in the
areas of transportation, climate, efficient fuels and water. The laboratory includes research projects that overlap with research done at NU, he said. Scientists’ work at Argonne includes researching water transportation and working on climate and weather modeling, he said. “Bringing together the laboratory’s capabilities along with Northwestern gives us a unique set of skills and research interests that we can plug together and do better science,” Beckman said.
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Renovations to be celebrated in first home series By BEN POPE
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Riding a streak of solid outings over the past week, Northwestern’s three-game home series against surging Michigan this weekend offers the host an opportunity to make a statement in its Big Ten home opener. The Wildcats (7-18, 1-2 Big Ten) played three tight games at Ohio State (16-7-1, 2-1) last weekend and then debuted renovated Rocky and Berenice Miller Park with a convincing 11-5 win over Chicago State on Wednesday. Entering a doubleheader with the Wolverines (17-5, 0-0) on Friday followed by a third meeting Sunday, NU is seeking to continue that momentum. “We’re coming off a big series against Ohio State where we could’ve taken two games,” freshman infielder Willie Bourbon said after Wednesday’s victory over Chicago State. “After having another game like this, it helps with our confidence rolling into the weekend. I think we’re on a great path to come and take two out of three, three out of three … against Michigan.” Michigan, however, will pose a significant challenge. The Wolverines have won six straight, including most recently topping Central Michigan 9-7 on Tuesday. Additionally,
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COVERING ALL THE BASES Willie Bourbon takes a cut against Chicago State on Wednesday. The freshman infielder helped the Wildcats christen their newly-renovated stadium.
Michigan took two-of-three games in series against the Cats in both 2014 and 2015. NU will send out its three regular starters with the lowest ERAs this year to counter Michigan’s stellar .303 team batting average. Senior pitcher Reed Mason (2-1, 3.23 ERA) and junior Matt Hopfner (0-2, 3.12 ERA) are expected to start one game each in Friday’s doubleheader and sophomore Dan Kubiuk (0-1, 3.00 ERA) is projected to make his fifth start of the season Sunday. the Cats competitive defensively throughout the series, the team will rely on power hitters, especially senior shortstop Andrea Filler and senior pitcher Amy Letourneau, to keep the Cats on the board offensively. As the Cats prepare to play at home for the first time all season, facing a gritty conference opponent is exactly the test they are looking for coming off of their series against Michigan. “We really will have to face a lot of challenges within our conference this year,” Drohan said. “We have a tough strength of schedule within the Big Ten this season which will be really important for us. We understand the speed of the game and we know we have to play well.” melissahaniff2016@u.northwestern.edu
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Sunday’s contest, although technically the fourth home game of the season, will officially be the grand opening celebration of NU’s expanded and improved ballpark. After playing series in places as distant as San Diego, California and Port Charlotte, Florida, earlier this spring, the players said they’re excited to settle into a routine at home in Evanston. “This weekend should be awesome,” said sophomore catcher Jack Claeys, who hit a grand slam Wednesday. “We’re supposed to have a
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undefeated in those 16. Leading the charge in doubles for the Cats this season has been junior Strong Kirchheimer and senior Fedor Baev at No. 1 in doubles. Kirchheimer was named the Big Ten player of the week in part due to the duo’s 4-0 record in matches over Spring Break, including two wins over ranked teams. “We haven’t really been doing that much different, I guess our games just finally clicked this weekend,” Baev said. “We both have been taking care of our serves really well and putting a lot of returns in play.” The team of juniors Konrad Zieba and Sam Shropshire and that of junior Alp Horoz and
good amount of fans coming out and it’ll be great to finally just be on our own turf.” The series originally included one Friday game and one Saturday game, but forecasted gusty weather on Saturday forced the schedule to be rearranged. As a result, NU will play its first doubleheader since March 11 and its first home doubleheader since April 26 of last year on Friday. Two days after scoring double-digit runs for the second time since the first leg of that March 11 doubleheader, the Cats will need to continue their hitting success against a Michigan rotation that has allowed 14 earned runs over its last three games. That could be the key to knocking off a Wolverines squad that has one of the best non-conference records in the Big Ten. “If we just play good, clean baseball, the difference between the top end and the middle in the Big Ten is not that big,” coach Spencer Allen said. “We’re going to get a good test this weekend with Michigan, but we’re excited and we’re going to use a lot of the momentum we’ve built here these past four, five games.” benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu senior Mihir Kumar have also compiled impressive records throughout the season. In addition to the win over Illinois, the Cats won matches against Big Ten foes Purdue and Indiana last weekend. The 4-2 win against the Boilermakers was NU’s first conference road win of the season. As Big Ten play continues to heat up, this weekend’s pair of matches can prove if the Cats have staying power at the top of the standings. “Hopefully we can keep that (success) going,” Kirchheimer said. “Everyone we play is going to be good going forward so hopefully we won’t have any lapses, but you never know. It’s a hard year, so we’ll try to stay focused moving forward.” benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu
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When our defense is making big stops and we can’t produce anything, it’s hard to compete. They took advantage of their opportunities. We didn’t. — Kelly Amonte Hiller, lacrosse coach
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COMING UP EMPTY In first match since Wildcats were eliminated by Terps in 2015 NCAA Tournament, Maryland retains upper hand NO. 8 NORTHWESTERN
By CLAIRE HANSEN
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The Wildcats experienced a nasty case of dejá vu Thursday night. No. 8 Northwestern (4-5, 0-1 Big Ten) fell to No. 1 Maryland (9-0, 1-0) 17-4 in the Big Ten season opener in College Park, Maryland. Last year, Maryland similarly routed NU, 17-5, in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, knocking the Cats out before the semis for the first time in a decade. And while the drive for redemption might have been there for the Cats on Thursday night, their offensive struggle mirrored last year’s game. “I just think that our offense didn’t take advantage of the opportunities, it was almost like a rerun of last year’s playoff game,” coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. “When our defense is making big stops and we can’t produce anything, it’s hard to compete. They took advantage of their opportunities. We didn’t.” The Terrapins outshot the Cats 35-22 in the matchup, converting on almost half of those shots. NU in comparison, was unable to capitalize on its shots, partially because the team found itself on the wrong side of luck. While in a 4-0 hole early into the first half, the Cats had three shots bounce off the goal’s pipes.
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Despite the early 4-goal deficit, NU was able to match the Maryland’s pace of play after about 10 minutes, and asserted itself as a competitor by playing gritty — chasing balls, being physical and attacking with speed. By halftime, the Cats had cut the Terrapins’ lead to 5-2. But with 2 goals in the first two-and-ahalf minutes of the second period, Maryland set the tone for the rest of the game. Defensively, NU was unable to stop Maryland midfielder Taylor Cummings, who is a 2-time recipient of the coveted Tewaaraton award. Cummings led the Terrapins with 5 goals Thursday night. The Cats were similarly unable to stifle the finesse of Maryland attacker Megan Whittle who dominated the 12-meter arc, scoring on all four of the shots she took. In contrast, NU’s best offensive players were shut down. Senior midfielder Kaleigh Craig, who leads the Cats in goals, contributed just 1 in Thursday’s loss. Sophomore midfielder Selena Lasota, who was the 2015 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, didn’t record an assist or a goal. Amonte Hiller said this discrepancy between Maryland’s top players and NU’s stars contributed to the loss in ways that went beyond the stats book. “I don’t think (Craig and Lasota) played well,” Amonte Hiller said. “A lot of that is their defense did a great job on them, but in order for us to be good in a game we have to have our best players step up.
Their best players: 5 and 4 goals. Our players were held. And that’s really the difference. Your team feeds off that, your team gets momentum, and we just didn’t get any momentum.” The Cats found yet another foe in the smooth and bouncy surface of the field they played on, contributing to their 14 turnovers. Though Amonte Hiller said the Cats practiced on NU’s field hockey field all week — a surface nearly identical to Maryland’s field — the carpet-like field still seemed to give the Cats trouble on ground balls. NU snagged seven ground balls, while Maryland scooped up a hefty 21. Maryland also forced several turnovers off the draw. Though draw controls were pretty even, NU committed a handful of fouls directly after the draw that awarded the ball to Maryland, facilitating a series of fast break and transition goals. But for Amonte Hiller, the bottom line was that NU got outplayed. “There’s a fine line between being good and being great and they were great today,” Amonte Hiller said. “It’s a great opportunity to play against the best and get your measuring stick, and obviously we have a lot of work to do.”
Cats continue to play top teams By MELISSA HANIFF
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With a brand new scoreboard to boot, Northwestern will take the field at the newly-upgraded Sharon J. Drysdale Field for the first time this weekend to face yet another tough Big Ten opponent.
No. 21 Minnesota vs. Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 3 p.m. Friday
The Wildcats (10-18, 1-2 Big Ten) are coming off a challenging series against No. 2 Michigan, in which they pulled off a stunning comeback to beat the Wolverines 13-12 in the
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NOT STOPPING SHORT Andrea Filler watches her hit after making contact. The senior shortstop leads Northwestern in batting average this season.
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first matchup, but fell in the following two contests. This weekend’s opponent, No. 21 Minnesota (22-9, 3-0), won three straight against Purdue last weekend to open up conference play. As NU looks to garner big wins this series, the team will be focusing on strengthening all aspects of its play, especially defense. Coach Kate Drohan noted the Cats really displayed their potential against Michigan and are looking to do the same when they face the Golden Gophers this weekend. “There are a couple keys to this weekend, but it’s really about our defense,” Drohan said. “If we can execute the way I know we can defensively, it’s really going to put our team in a position to win.” Defense will be especially important against a Minnesota team that has six players batting over .300 going into this weekend’s series. Junior Sam Macken will lead the charge for the Golden Gophers, currently batting .360 with six home runs and 26 RBIs. Macken’s offensive prowess will be supplemented by her fellow Golden Gophers, senior Kayla Wenner, who is batting .347, and the team’s ace pitcher junior Sara Groenewegen, who is batting .304. Groenewegen, who currently has an ERA of 1.84 and has recorded 183 strikeouts, will also test the Cats offensively. Although NU was able to score 13 runs in its first game against the Wolverines, its offense was less prominent throughout other spring break games and the rest of the Michigan series. Drohan said to beat Minnesota, » See SOFTBALL, page 7
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NU’s historic start to be put to the test By BENJY APELBAUM
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Northwestern will face an early test on its road to a Big Ten championship this weekend. The No. 13 Wildcats (17-2, 3-0 Big Ten) have a showdown at home with undefeated Wisconsin (13-1, 3-0) on Friday before they face Minnesota (6-11, 0-3) on Sunday. NU and Wisconsin are two of the three remaining teams undefeated in Big Ten play and since When you’re each Big Ten team trying to win plays each a Big Ten other just Championship, once, the you can’t have a matchup could go a letdown; you’ve long way got to be focused toward determinevery single match i n g t h e eventual Arvid Swan, Men’s tennis coach conference champion. Much like the Cats, the Badgers are off to their best start in school history and have risen to No. 30 in the ITA rankings. “Every Big Ten match is critical,” coach Arvid Swan said. “When you’re trying to win a Big Ten Championship you can’t have a letdown; you’ve got to be focused every single
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match.” The Cats have put themselves in a favorable position in the Big Ten standings by virtue of their 4-3 win over defending champion Illinois. Securing another win over a toptier team like Wis≠consin would put them in a tie at the top of the standings with No. 4 Ohio State, which is currently the highest ranked team in the conference. To get by the Badgers, NU has to overcome its deep lineup, which does not feature any ranked singles players, but has managed to eek out four 4-3 victories on the season. The Cats will be helped by playing at home where they have not lost all year. Despite its losing record, Minnesota is also a dangerous team that has played a number of close matches this season and was one of the regular season co-champions of the Big Ten last year. One of the keys for NU this year has been winning the doubles point. The Cats have secured the point by winning 2-of-3 doubles sets in 16-of-19 matches this year and are » See MEN’S TENNIS, page 7