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District 65 votes for ‘safe haven’ Schools adopt stance similar to city, ETHS
By RYAN WANGMAN
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Following the precedent set by Evanston Township High School District 202 last week, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board voted unanimously on Monday to declare D65 a “safe haven school district.” The D65 resolution was drafted in conjunction with the ETHS resolution and uses a lot of the same wording, emphasizing a commitment to the inclusion of all students regardless of any potential barriers to educational access, district superintendent Paul Goren said. The resolution prohibits school officials from asking about the immigration status of a student or parent unless required by a court order. “ This resolution really follows the obligation that we have to provide children access to free public education regardless of their » See HAVEN, page 6
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Astronaut Mae Jemison speaks about the need for diversity in advancing social issues and scientific exploration. Jemison was the first African-American woman in space and the keynote speaker of Northwestern’s Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative programming.
Jemison delves into civil rights, NASA
First African-American woman astronaut traces race relations, space advancements
By AMANDA SVACHULA
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Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut, urged in a speech at Northwestern on Monday that diverse perspectives are necessary to advance not only social progress, but also
scientific discovery. Jemison, the keynote speaker for NU’s two-week Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, spoke to more than 500 people Monday in PickStaiger Concert Hall about the intersection of U.S. space exploration programs and civil rights movements in the 1960s, as well as the importance of diversity in STEM
fields. “The question that is central to celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., is, ‘What are you going to do with your place at the table?’” she said. “It’s about really using our position, what we’ve learned, our life experiences, and bringing them to create positive solutions.”
A committee of staff, students and alumni selected Jemison as the keynote speaker because of her role as a pioneer in the STEM fields, said Theresa Bratanch, manager in the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. MLK Day programming started Jan. 13 and runs until Jan. 28. Jemison made history in
1992 when she flew aboard the Endeavor, becoming the first African-American woman in space. Prior to her expedition, she double majored at Stanford University in chemical engineering and African and Afro-American studies and attended Weill Cornell Medicine. » See JEMISON, page 6
Evanston close to water agreement NU establishes Plan would partner city with Morton Grove, Niles for 40 years By BILLY KOBIN
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The city is one step closer to a 40-year water supply agreement with Morton Grove and Niles. The agreement, which has been in the negotiation process for several years, was introduced to the City Council on Monday. If approved, it would bring in more than $750,000 in revenue for Evanston each year, according to council documents. Aldermen will vote to pass the agreement at the next City Council meeting on Feb. 13. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said the agreement is one of few decisions the city has made in its history that will have long-term benefits, adding that the water agreement will generate money for the city to spend on other
projects and initiatives. “This is a long-term agreement that will serve this community and residents of this community,” Bobkiewicz said. Bobkiewicz said water supply negotiations between Evanston and surrounding communities began in 2010 and intensified after the city of Chicago implemented water rate increases in 2012. Surrounding communities like Niles and Morton Grove that receive water from Chicago began to seek cheaper water sources, according to council documents. Evanston — which offers water at a cheaper rate than Chicago — pumps its own water from Lake Michigan and treats it in a plant just north of Northwestern’s campus at 555 Lincoln St. Niles and Morton Grove will pay an estimated $0.78 per 1,000 gallons of water in 2018, a price which will
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increase yearly and eventually reach an estimated $1.07 per 1,000 gallons of water in 2022, according council to documents. To transport the water, the two villages will
chip in to build an approximately $90 million pipeline that will connect to a new meter vault located near the » See WATER DEAL, page 6
CPS partnership Program at Lake View High School to bolster STEM By JAKE HOLLAND
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The Evanston Water Treatment Plant is at the center of the city’s water system. A proposed agreement would send water from Evanston to the villages of Niles and Morton Grove.
Northwestern will establish a partnership with Lake View High School, which is within the Chicago Public Schools system, to bolster the school’s STEM program, the University announced Friday. University spokesman Al Cubbage said Northwestern faculty will be working with the University’s Science in Society group — a research center dedicated to science education and public engagement — as well as graduate students on the initiative. Lake View currently has an interim principal but is
scheduled to vote in a couple weeks for a permanent principal, said neurobiology and physiology Prof. Michael Kennedy, director of Science in Society. He added that Science in Society is waiting for this leadership decision to be made before going forward with any specific programming. They will collaborate with Lake View’s principal to determine exact logistics in improving the school’s STEM program once the partnership is solidified within the next few weeks, Cubbage said. Lake View is an Early College STEM School, meaning it gives students the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and college credits. The high school currently has a partnership with Microsoft, » See LAKE VIEW, page 6
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AROUND TOWN City to replace Robert Crown Community Center By KRISTINA KARISCH
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The city is planning to build a new facility to replace the Robert Crown Community Center in south Evanston, a city official told The Daily on Monday. This decision comes after years of discussion as to whether to renovate or entirely replace Robert Crown. The new building is planned to be built on a portion of the same lot but closer to Dodge Avenue, which will allow programming to continue in the existing building while construction is underway. Plans for the new building include increasing the number of ice rinks from one full-sized rink and a half-sized rink to two full-sized rinks, assistant city manager Marty Lyons said. The new building will also include expanded athletic facilities, multi-purpose rooms, turf fields and a new library branch with a reading courtyard inside. The city plans to partner with the Evanston Public Library for the library portion of the new building, Lyons said. Discussions about the future of Robert Crown have been going on since 2014, at which point it was still unclear whether the building would be refurbished or replaced completely. A fundraising campaign was launched last January after the city hired a fundraising consultant to gauge community interest in
Evanston man charged with kidnapping exgirlfriend in Skokie
An Evanston resident was arrested earlier this month in connection with an alleged kidnapping in Skokie, police said.
the project. During Monday’s City Council meeting, the city authorized a contract with Chicagobased architecture firm Woodhouse Tinucci Architects for the first stage of planning, which will be covered by a fee of almost $500,000. Brian Foote, an architect at Woodhouse Tinucci, said they had no concrete plans yet, but he expects the first planning meeting with the city will happen later this week. Over the next couple of weeks, the firm and city will put together a schedule and set target deadlines to draft the plans, he said. In the first stage of planning, the firm will mainly come up with concept designs and investigate the space and needs, he said. The project as a whole is supposed to cost an estimated $17 million, of which $5.2 million have been raised, Lyons said. He added that the city is planning to raise the rest through donations, which he expects will be complete by the end of this year. Daniel Stein, the president of Friends of Robert Crown Center, a citizen group committed to fundraising for the projects, expressed optimism at the state of fundraising at the meeting on Monday. “Fundraising is going quite well these days,” he said at the meeting. “The next step is (to) … get renderings so we can continue on the fundraising … and keep the project moving.” kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu Police were called to a home in the 8600 block of St. Louis Avenue, three blocks west of the Skokie-Evanston border just after noon on Jan. 6, according to a Skokie police bulletin. The man, 19-year-old Jimmy Jasso, had allegedly forced his way into the residence with a knife and demanded his ex-girlfriend — who was under the age of 18 — to leave the premises with him. There were two other juveniles at the home during the incident,
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Assistant City Manager Marty Lyons speaks at a city meeting. The city plans to replace Robert Crown Community Center with a new building, adding ice rinks and a library.
but they were unharmed. The 19-year-old then allegedly drove the girl 25 miles south to a Walmart at 3320 S. Cicero Ave., where she was able to escape and lock herself inside a store bathroom. Cicero Police were alerted by Skokie Police of the situation at the same time the girl called authorities from inside the bathroom. Cicero Police located the girl in the bathroom,
and she was taken to a local hospital for evaluation but was unharmed and reunited with her parents at the Skokie Police Department. Jasso was turned over to Skokie Police and charged with two felony counts of home invasion with a weapon and aggravated kidnapping with a weapon. — Nora Shelly
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ON CAMPUS Playwright talks identity-based art By YVONNE KIM
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When deciding what to address in her work, playwright Young Jean Lee said she thinks of the worst play in the world she could possibly write. “And then I force myself to write that play,” Lee said. In a talk hosted jointly by the Theater Department and the Department of Radio, Television and Film at Harris Hall, the Korean-American playwright delved into some of her past work and her unique creative process to an audience of more than 50 people on Monday. Lee confronts topics such as race and identity in her work, she said. When she was a student writing some of her first plays, she found herself trying too hard to imitate other playwrights. Her work was “derivative and horrible,” she said, but she was taught to simply keep writing until she found her own voice. “That was a moment of huge discovery,” she said. “I had written something original because I had tricked myself into not being derivative. So I don’t think I could ever write the show that I most want to write, because that desire to imitate is just very strong within me.” Lee also elaborated on her own writing process. She said she begins each play with no script, just a room of cast members. They can go through weeks and even months of just talking, she said, which allows her to better understand the experiences she hopes to write about. Good identity-based work is not always “politically correct” and artists don’t always need to confine themselves to writing about their own identity, Lee said. But, it must accurately and respectfully portray those it represents, she said. Lee said directly interacting with the people she writes about is vital. Her most recent play, “Straight White Men,” started when she sat down with a room full of the titular subjects to discuss their identities. For her 2009 play, “The Shipment,” she went through a similar process, collaborating with an all-black cast
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to create a show about black identity and stereotypes. Lee encouraged students to be bold in the topics they address, but to make sure they do so with caution and run their ideas by other people. “As an Asian-American person … I want to have a voice in how Asian-Americans are represented in somebody else’s play,” she said. “(Talking to people) always makes my project more interesting. It might require making some friends that you might not have, but that’s great.” RTVF Prof. Thomas Bradshaw, who graduated from Brooklyn College’s master of fine arts program in playwriting with Lee, moderated the talk and commended her willingness to constantly reassess and critique her own work. Bradshaw said he hopes his students are inspired to be committed to meticulous, high quality work, he told The Daily. He added that despite critical acclaim and commercial success, Lee will never stop
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rewriting her work if she is unhappy with it. “(It’s) about being rigorous in your writing, about trying to be the best writer that you can be,” he said. Bradshaw said the department has high regard for Lee’s work and assigns it to students regularly. He added that Lee has often connected with Northwestern students through email as well, responding to questions about her plays. RTVF sophomore and playwriting student Chloe Fourte, who recently read one of Lee’s plays in class, was interested in her unconventional work and came to the event to learn more about her artistic approach. “She’s doing things on her own accord, but being respectful,” Fourte said. “She’s pushing boundaries and provoking conversation in a way that is … doing more than just hearing yourself talk.” yvonnekim2019@u.northwestern.edu
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CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change presents a national security threat HANNAH DION-KIRSCHNER DAILY COLUMNIST
President Donald Trump’s inauguration is alarming for anyone who sees climate change for what it is: a grave risk to the only known livable planet for humans. Our planet is both astonishing and precious. To the environmentally concerned, the Earth’s exploitation through policy decisions that prioritize wealth over life. Unfortunately, although images of shrinking forests and starving polar bears may arouse our sympathy, I don’t expect them to motivate change in Trump’s platform. There is, however, a less-acknowledged but vital reason that climate change should be Trump’s legislative priority: It poses an acute threat to our national security. History has proven climate change can lead to political unrest. Stories from ancient history serve as proof that drought and famine have long been societal concerns. In the 1300s and subsequent centuries, the Little Ice Age contributed to the turmoil that characterized the Middle Ages, including famine, disease and political instability. These events resulted from natural climate cycles,
but today we place ourselves in jeopardy through human-driven environmental changes. In the most potent example for people today, the intense climate change driven drought in Syria contributed to conflicts and the country’s refugee crisis. As regions become inhospitable, many will be forced to migrate. Like in Syria, large-scale immigration to urban centers will heighten the likelihood of economic, cultural and political tensions. Given Trump’s concerns about unemployment, border security and “law and order,” the prospect of large-scale migration should concern his administration greatly. Syria’s case exemplifies the risks more countries will soon face if climate change continues unhindered: Droughts as well as hurricanes and large storms, heat waves, flooding and rising sea levels will all occur with greater frequency and severity. These natural disasters will cause extensive property damage, and, in the case of sea level rise, even loss of land area. Human migration is far from the only security risk of a changing climate. The habitat ranges of other living things are already shifting — including disease-carrying insects and animals. Even a border wall can’t prevent the spread of tropical mosquitoes northward, each insect a potential carrier of Zika, malaria, dengue or West Nile virus. The habitat ranges and survival rates of deer ticks and the rodents that can carry them are also
expected to expand, increasing the occurrence of Lyme disease; the effects of climate change have already been observed in cases of a mouse-carried disease called hantavirus. Outbreaks of these and other diseases will strain American medical care, threatening lives as much as a human conflict could. American resource production will also suffer. Climbing temperatures will afflict livestock, boost populations of agricultural pests and heighten the potential for wildfires. Some argue that higher temperatures and CO2 levels will increase agricultural yields, but warming also brings on extreme climate events like storms, high nighttime temperatures and premature thaws, which have already decreased harvests of corn and tree fruits. Even more worryingly, high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been shown to lower the nutrient content of grain crops, so even if yields remain constant, the food grown will not provide sufficient nourishment. Atmospheric carbon dioxide also dissolves into the ocean, making the water more acidic. The acidity disrupts marine food chains, leading to a scarcity of fish and shellfish. Resulting national shortages of food, lumber and other natural resources will make the U.S. less healthy, secure and economically stable. Globally, international shortages will inevitably cause conflict and loss of life. Trump’s administration may or may not be concerned with the health of
American forests, but he campaigned on the issue of national security. It should be clear that American security is at risk. Trump takes office at a critical point in the fight against climate change. It is crucial that the momentum achieved in Paris last year be maintained to reduce emissions before time runs out. Environmentalists may insist on this for a multitude of reasons, from animal welfare to the cleanliness of the atmosphere. Regardless of whether he is moved by those causes, I urge the Trump administration to take to heart the dangers of climate change to American homes, health, agriculture and peace. Global changes in climate are predicted to result in hundreds of thousands of lives lost yearly, and American lives among them. This is an issue that imperils U.S. security more than any immigrant population or terrorist organization could. President Trump, please act on climate change and secure America a safe future. Hannah Dion-Kirschner is a junior in Weinberg and Bienen. She can be reached at hannahdionkirschner2018@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
Warm Chicago winter may bring joy, but at what cost? ALEX SCHWARTZ
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With mostly sunny skies, a light breeze and a record high of 60 degrees Fahrenheit, last Saturday was one of those days where you feel like you’re missing out if you don’t go outside. I went for a stroll along the lakefill in my flip-flops, took a few photos of my friends and stared out at Lake Michigan. It felt like a glorious early fall day — in the middle of January. What a poignant coincidence it was that the White House’s webpage on climate change had been removed that very morning. One warm day can’t prove the existence of climate change. But with the exception of a cold front that occurred for five days at the beginning of the month, temperatures throughout January have been unseasonably mild. Both the month’s average low (16 degrees Fahrenheit) and average high (32 degrees Fahrenheit) have been frequently
exceeded thus far, and we’ve seen only a couple of instances of snowfall. The Climate Prediction Center describes that this is likely due to one of the strongest El Nino systems (warm Pacific Ocean currents) in decades. It’s getting warmer in Evanston, and climate change is happening right before our eyes. A 2016 Gallup poll discovered that 64 percent of Americans worry “a great deal/fair amount” about global warming. If the majority of Americans believe that climate change is happening in real time, why have they failed to elect leaders who reflect that belief ? Why was there barely any mention of climate change during the debates of the 2016 election? Other than hotter summers and more rain, climate change causes few direct problems for most Northwestern students. Most transplant Chicagoans wouldn’t associate a mild January with “global warming,” even though that’s exactly what causes such irregular weather patterns. But in developing countries, which are expected to bear the brunt of climate-related woes in the coming decades, these effects will take on harsher forms. Countries located
along the equator, in drought-prone regions or at sea level are most affected by the irregular weather patterns caused by climate change. Many of the most at-risk nations are island chains, such as Kiribati, which is expected to be uninhabitable in just a few decades due to sea level rise and stronger ocean storms. Additionally, agriculture makes up the majority of most developing countries’ economies, leaving the livelihoods of billions of people to the fate of increasingly erratic weather patterns. While richer countries can build levees, provide healthcare and move settlements with relative ease, many of the world’s developing countries lack the resources and infrastructure to do so. As college students living comfortably in the U.S., which emits the bulk of worldwide greenhouse emissions, we must help combat the effects of climate change. We should hold politicians accountable and ensure that our representatives believe climate change is the most pressing issue of our time. We can take individual action by supporting movements that divest from harmful coal companies, donating to conservation charities, buying
Panhellenic recruitment needs an update MARISA KAPLAN
DAILY COLUMNIST
A flock of nearly 500 women filed down Sheridan Road to start Winter Quarter with Panhellenic Recruitment, bundled in parkas, thick scarves and snow boots. Each student waited outside one of the 12 PHA sorority houses, shivering and cursing the Chicago winter, until they were allowed inside and assigned someone with whom to talk. These conversations would determine a large part of her social scene for the foreseeable future at Northwestern. The PHA recruitment process is in desperate need of reform. Going into the process, I understood that sorority recruitment was largely regimented, with a lot of small talk and forced conversations. The list of rules goes on and on: Don’t take anything out of the house (even a glass of water), sorority sisters must sit below PNMs (potential new members), line up in alphabetical order outside the house (you cannot enter the house early despite the sub-freezing temperatures outside) and so on. When the Panhellenic Association required us to fill out a packet discussing our values, I could not help but feel bothered by how antiquated and stiff even this part of formal recruitment was. The values packet
asked us questions about our comfort zones, learning zones and panic zones. In addition it gave us a list of questions to pose to sorority members during recruitment, such as, “what does sisterhood mean to you?” I read these in disbelief –– I couldn’t imagine any setting in which these questions could sound genuine. It may be true that we choose friends whose principles align with our own, but how are we supposed to determine one another’s morals in a 15-minute conversation? I felt the PHA recruitment process was about finding the place where I felt most comfortable and where these conversations felt the least regimented. It seems likely that sorority houses with specific atmospheres attract women with corresponding shared beliefs. However, PHA’s attempts to make recruitment more authentic by requiring PNMs to fill out a values packet had the opposite effect, and instead made the process feel forced and inorganic. This emphasis on “values-based” recruitment felt as if PHA was sugarcoating recruitment to be something it is not. There are benefits to the highly-structured nature of PHA recruitment. By being forced to go to every sorority house, I found that there were certain houses I liked a lot more than I expected and certain houses I didn’t like despite going into recruitment thinking they were my first choice. In some ways, the system PHA has set up works for many people. Some participants really were able to get
a general feel for the house and the women from conversations and presentations. Still, the PHA recruitment process could benefit from attempts to become more natural. By cutting out futile rules, such as standing outside for 10 minutes before entering the house, or having to fill out packets that were all but useless, PHA recruitment could become less forced. PHA should create a system that allows each member to feel like they can genuinely be themselves, rather than striving to embody or express a certain sorority’s values for the sake of recruitment. So long as the current system of recruitment persists, we should not pretend that conversations about “values” actually make the process more real. Though PHA is bound to this rigid structure of values because of the national and international organizations that oversee it, Northwestern’s Panhellenic Association should consider breaking with precedent and creating a new version of recruitment. This might have a ripple effect, perhaps showing other schools throughout the country that PHA recruitment can in fact be more meaningful. Marisa Kaplan is a Weinberg freshman. She can be contacted at marisakaplan2020@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
organic, turning off lights, etc. But above all, we cannot forget that global warming is real, dangerous and present. We cannot expect congresspeople to see it as a priority if we don’t. Convince your skeptical friends and family members of the “inconvenient truth” of climate change. Convince them that responsible climate policies aren’t at odds with economic growth and development. Convince them that this is an issue we can all get behind because it affects every single one of us. Convince yourself, too. Whether you have to repeat “climate change is real” to yourself every day or join an environmentally-conscious club on campus, whether you’re wearing a parka or a t-shirt this winter, make combatting climate change a priority. Alex Schwartz is a Medill freshman. He can be contacted at alexschwartz@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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From page 1 immigration status,” Goren said at the meeting. “It ensures that all schools are safe and welcoming.” Goren told The Daily it was important for District 65 to establish “consistency in the community” after the city passed a “welcoming city” resolution in December and the safe haven resolution passed in District 202 last week. Because a lot of families in the community have children in both districts, it was important to maintain stability, he said. The resolution comes on the heels of changing national immigration policy following the inauguration of Donald Trump. In a statement posted on the official White House website, President Trump claims to be “dedicated to enforcing our border laws, ending sanctuary cities, and stemming the tide of lawlessness associated with illegal immigration”. Goren said that he wanted to send a signal
WATER DEAL From page 1
intersection of Emerson Street and McCormick Boulevard, said Dave Stoneback, director of Evanston’s Public Works Agency. Niles and Morton Grove will also pay Evanston back for the costs of building the meter
LAKE VIEW From page 1
which provides financial support for students to pursue summer internships. The partnership will include programming to support postsecondary planning and preparation, teacher development and student teaching experiences for Northwestern graduate students, according to the news release. Northwestern’s partnership with Lake View joins a list of other partnerships sponsored by the University and Science in Society, including a collaboration with Evanston Township High School. Science in Society is also currently working with Stephen Tyng Mather High School, another CPS high school, to provide a STEM mentoring program for ninth-grade students. Cubbage said the University chose to partner with Lake View for a variety of reasons, including that Lake View doesn’t receive the funding needed to fuel its strong STEM program, he said. He added that a large number of faculty live around the Lakeview neighborhood, making the partnership a “natural connection.”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 to families that regardless of national politics, they could feel safe in the Evanston community. He said it was of the “utmost importance” that the district serves families regardless of immigration status. Newly-elected board member Sergio Hernandez praised the passing of the resolution, saying he was very proud to hear it as a person who works within the Latino community. “It’s going to really warm the hearts of a lot of folks who know that there’s a similar safe space in Evanston for our immigrant families,” Hernandez said. District 65 and District 202 will hold a joint meeting on Feb. 6 and will release a statement about safe haven schools, Goren said at the meeting. District 65 board president Candance Chow also voted in favor of the resolution. She said she was supportive of the board’s decision. “It’s a good day to be a District 65 person,” Chow said. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu
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District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. Goren said Monday it was important to pass a “safe haven” resolution to show immigrant families and students that schools are welcoming places.
Skokie and Evanston water lines to distribute water to Niles and Morton Grove, but a new pipeline will be built instead, Stoneback said. Evanston currently sells water to several entities, including Skokie and the Northwest Water Commission. The contract with Skokie expires next month. The Morton Grove Village Board of
vault, and no other improvements to the city’s water plant will be needed, Stoneback said. He said construction on the meter vault will begin later this year, and that he hopes water delivery to Niles and Morton Grove will begin in fall 2018. Representatives from the three municipalities had previously discussed using existing Kennedy said because the partnership is so new, specific plans are still being developed. Science and Society’s goal is dedicated to forming community groups and partnerships with local schools and addressing STEM needs in education, Kennedy said. By training Northwestern students to help support these needs, the group can foster community partnerships, he said. Kennedy said Science in Society takes into account the individual needs and desires of partner schools or community groups before solidifying any program plans or initiatives. “Our process of partnering with a school or community group starts with listening,” he said. “We need to have an opportunity to meet the leadership, the teachers and support staff, and hear their concerns and identify the areas of greatest need in their STEM programs.” Kennedy added that communication between both the University and Lake View is key to maximizing the initiative’s benefits. “The more of a chance we have to get to know the students and teachers and work collaboratively, that’s what leads to long-term success,” Kennedy said. jacobholland2020@u.northwestern.edu
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In her speech, Jemison discussed how growing up in the progressive political climate of Chicago’s South Side in the 1960s helped inspire her to achieve her goals. “Every day we were changing things,” Jemison said. “The ’60s were the time when we were breaking speed records. We were demanding these rights. I grew up during these times with unlimited potential.” In her presentation, Jemison traced the coinciding origins of NASA and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She also discussed the many people of color who pioneered space exploration, referencing the recently-released movie “Hidden Figures,” which tells the story of three black women who played a critical role in the development of the U.S. space program. Jemison emphasized that STEM field researchers’ work is often informed by their life experiences. In order to best develop future technology, diverse perspectives are necessary, she added. “The space program has had a very
Trustees considered the agreement during its meeting Monday evening, and the Niles Village Board of Trustees will consider the agreement Tuesday. Aldermen will vote on the agreement at their next council meeting. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu interesting impact because everybody’s looked up at the stars in one way or another,” Jemison said. “Perhaps, it can be one of the most unifying things that can help us think about ourselves as earthlings.” After the speech, Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, the Board of Trustees Professor of African American Studies, conducted a short Q&A with Jemison. Jemison said barriers to the inclusion of minorities and women in STEM fields is systemic, not reflective of the individuals seeking to break into those areas. “The biggest hurdles are with the gatekeepers,” she said. “And society that tells girls they can’t get involved in things.” Weinberg senior Elleana Shepperd attended the speech and said it made her think about her place in the world after college. “Now I’m thinking about my place at the table in the context of me being a graduating senior in the spring and going out in the world,” she told The Daily. “And as a woman of color, how I envision myself taking on a role.” amandasvachula2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Journalists discuss time Rapper Noname to play reporting abroad in Cuba A&O Chicago Benefit By MADDIE JARRARD
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Three days since President Barack Obama left office, three journalists spoke at a panel Monday about the future of journalism in Cuba, a nation with which the former president worked to repair decades of strained relations. The panel featured journalists Nick Schifrin, Zach Fannin and Sally Jacobs. The event was organized by Medill Prof. Peter Slevin in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a non-profit journalism organization that supports engagement with underreported global issues. “All three of them have international experience and have worked in dozens of countries,” Slevin said. “We were looking for a timely issue on which all three had expertise, and Cuba is entering this fascinating period.” Addressing an audience of more than 20 people in the McCormick Foundation Center, the journalists covered topics ranging from Cuba’s culture to the ethics of telling stories despite the possibility of endangering sources. Elizabeth Schwall, a Weinberg postdoctoral fellow, moderated the panel. Panelist Nick Schifrin discussed government protesters in Cuba and similar countries that place limitations on free speech. Schifrin recalled interviewing a man who talked about a rhetorical “red line” that protesters were prohibited from crossing. Schifrin said Cuba tolerates certain level of dissent, which enables the government to present the protesters as counter-evidence when external observers criticize Cuba for denying free speech.
Police Blotter Items stolen from house overnight An Evanston resident reported a computer and wallet stolen from her north Evanston home Friday morning, police said. The 46-year-old woman was alerted by a neighbor who found a backpack containing papers
“There are official dissenters who will be allowed to talk to [journalists],” he said. “He was free to criticize the government in general … but you cannot name names. As long as he remained generic, he was allowed to criticize.” Jacobs, who reported in Cuba 25 years ago and returned to report from the country after relations with the U.S. were re-established in 2015, also spoke about the reporting challenges she faced while in Cuba. Although the government doesn’t overtly tell its citizens not to talk to journalists, the country’s culture leads people to not want to talk about sensitive subjects, Jacobs said. “When I’m trying to interview people around the country about race, I can feel them being uncomfortable about that,” she said. “Cubans don’t want to talk to me about it or to themselves about it.” Still, with President Donald Trump in office, U.S. relations with Cuba could revert to an icier past, Jacobs said. A diminished effort to build rapport with Cuba from the Trump administration could drive the country to regress, further limiting press freedoms, she said. “If Trump pulls back a bit, Cuba’s going to become an anomaly, moving backwards as the world moves forward,” Jacobs said. Medill sophomore Pearl Kim, who is Korean American, said she was intrigued by the discussion because she saw similarities between Cuba and North Korea. Both countries were communist regimes with tense U.S. relations, she said. Kim said she appreciated that the panelists spoke about the power of information and storytelling. madelinejarrard2020@u.northwestern.edu
bearing her name in their backyard at 7:30 a.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Afterwards, the woman realized a black leather computer bag containing a Chromebook laptop and a wallet with credit cards and identification was also missing. The bag also contained $200 in cash and keys to her house and car. The woman had gone to bed at midnight on Jan. 19 with the front door unlocked.
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Chicago hip-hop artist Noname will headline A&O Chicago Benefit on Feb. 2, A&O announced on Monday. The concert — to be held at SPACE Evanston, 1245 Chicago Ave. — will feature several Chicago artists. Tickets will go on sale through the Norris Box Office on Jan. 24 at noon for $10 with a suggested donation of $5, according to a news release. All proceeds will go to Northwestern Academy of Music and Arts for Special Education. The opener will be announced later this week. The event will be hosted by comedian Rebecca O’Neil, who has opened for other popular comedians including Hannibal Buress and Maria Bamford. Rachel Williams from Northwestern’s WNUR program Streetbeat will also perform. Noname, a native of the Bronzeville neighborhood, has collaborated with many other Chicago artists, including Chance the Rapper. Her debut mixtape, Telefone, was released for free in July and received critical acclaim. In previous years, A&O’s Benefit concert featured local indie bands and was held on Norris’ East Lawn during Spring Quarter, said Will Covin, A&O co-chair. Last year, the executive board felt that too much programming was concentrated in the spring and moved the concert to Winter Quarter, Corvin said. A&O also wanted to more strongly connect the event to Northwestern’s surroundings,
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selecting an off-campus Evanston venue and a beneficiary who runs music programs in the Chicago area. “It’s just so amazing not only to bring an artist of this caliber but also bring something that really ties in a lot more to what Northwestern students and also people from Chicago in general are experiencing,” Corvin said. matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu
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twenties — were seen on security footage sitting in the lobby at the same time, near where the phone charging. The man allegedly took the phone out of the wall and put it in the woman’s bag, Dugan said. They then left the hotel and walked north on Orrington Avenue. — Nora Shelly
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