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Cilento, Vinson focus on funding New plan proposes restructuring distribution of funds By ERICA SNOW
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MAILING MISHAP A row of houses in the city’s 5th Ward. City officials mailed tax forms to employees with their personal information visible.
City mishandles personal info Officials offer year-long protection services By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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Evanston will provide free, yearlong identity theft insurance and credit monitoring to employees whose tax information was accidentally revealed in the mail. Marty Lyons, Evanston’s chief financial officer, told members of City Council’s Administration and Public Works Committee on Monday that in addition to the
employees’ social security numbers being displayed through the envelopes’ windows, the envelopes themselves were not properly sealed and were even unsealed in some cases. Lyons said he received one of these unsealed envelopes. Employees who were impacted will have the chance to sign up to receive free credit monitoring and insurance to make sure nobody is accessing their information, Lyons said. Employees can sign up until April 7, 2017. “We hope (employees) take
advantage of the offer to employ the security services,” Lyons said. David Ellis, a retired Evanston firefighter and paramedic, told council members at the meeting that as a result of the exposed information on the tax forms, there were attempts to hijack information from some active firefighters and establish credit under their names. Ellis urged city officials to find a backup protection service to safeguard employees’ information for » See IDENTITY, page 8
Macs Vinson said it’s “disheartening” to reject student groups who apply for Associated Student Government funding. So, the new executive vice president is looking to put into motion plans that he and others have worked on to change the way ASG funds student groups. Vinson, a McCormick junior, along with new president Christina Cilento, said he has wanted to reform funding in ASG for more than a year. After the pair narrowly won the election Friday with a platform centered on marginalized students, Vinson and Cilento said they both want to focus on using the spring budget to help student groups. Cilento wants to make sure groups like Quest Scholars Network are a top priority, and Vinson wants to abolish the current A- and B-status labeling system that ASG uses to categorize students groups when it comes to funding. Vinson said his past experience in the B-status finances committee showed him flaws in the funding system. He said he and other former ASG executives will propose a plan that would move toward a threefund system, comprised of a programming, operating and general fund. Vinson said the possibility of a widerscale funding reform, which may be
presented to Senate later this quarter, could help smaller student groups — some being cultural groups — get the funds they need. Currently, student groups recognized by ASG are ranked as either A- or B-status. Student groups that often hold large events and sometimes receive tens of thousands of dollars are classified as A-status while student groups with lower costs, often only a few hundred dollars, are called B-status. Vinson worked with three Weinberg seniors on the proposal: former vice president for B-status finances Kenny Mok, former vice president for A-status finances Mackenzie Schneider and former vice president for student activities Parag Dharmavarapu in making a proposal to Senate. Vinson said the new system would take away the “hierarchy” between student groups and make the funding system more flexible and responsive. “Our funding system literally only accommodates only a few groups, and the other groups are just finangaled to fit into it,” Vinson said, referring to groups such as A&O Productions and Mayfest. “What we’re effectively trying to do is thinking about all the groups we have and how to best cater to them.” But A&O co-chair Cory Goldman said A&O was not a better student group because it’s considered an A-status group, but rather it needed larger funds for annual productions like Blowout. Last year, funds allocated to A&O and Mayfest together totaled roughly $540,000, more than half of the A-status finance pool. » See FUNDING, page 8
Northwestern announces $14 million in startup funds Money aimed at fostering innovative culture among students, faculty By STAVROS AGORAKIS
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Northwestern has invested $14 million in creating its first-ever entrepreneurship funds to support Universitybased student and faculty ventures, further incentivizing the growth of NU’s business community. The $10 million N.XT Fund and $4 million NUseeds Fund build on the University’s recent efforts to promote innovation and idea-building, said Alicia Loffler, executive director at the Innovation and New Ventures Office. N.XT mostly focuses on funding earlystage faculty ventures, and NUseeds,
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partly funded by the “We Will” campaign, targets student ideas, she said. “Our social contract is that we have to move our innovations to society, to the public,” Loffler said. “There was a demand by students and faculty that really want to get their ideas to the market, and it’s very hard to prove the concept of those technologies.” N.XT Fund grants will be awarded annually, with each investment ranging from $50,000 to $200,000. However, to be eligible, each venture’s intellectual property must be owned by the University and commercialize NU-owned intellectual property. “The stipulation is that (the venture) has to be owned by Northwestern,” said Nick Maull, assistant director of new
ventures at the INVO. “So you have to be essentially working on an idea that is spun out of Northwestern.” The NUseeds Fund will invest in student startups with each award ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. To be eligible, ventures must have participated in The Garage Residency Program and previously received money from institutional investors or an accelerator program. These criteria exist to ensure the financial soundness of the ideas in order for the $4 million to not burn out quickly, said Melissa Crounse, executive director of The Garage. “If the University invests in a company, it takes a stake,” Crounse said. “If that company ends up doing very well,
that money will renew to the NUseeds account and will be reinvested in other Northwestern companies.” The two funds came out of necessity after past technologies developed at the University lacked the financial resources to push them forward, Maull said. The N.XT and NUseed grants aim to avoid ventures potentially failing and falling into the “valley of death,” he said. The first round of applications for the N.XT Fund are due April 23 and finalists will present their innovations to a panel June 2. Rolling applications for NUseeds will open Friday. “We’re really excited about this,” Maull said. “We think it’s going to help our faculty and our innovators
tremendously and I think it will be exciting moving forward. We have a great vision for how we’re going to see this grow over the next few years.” McCormick senior Akshat Thirani, who runs the startup Amper and participated in both an accelerator program and The Garage Residency Program, said the funds will create more opportunities for the business culture to grow at NU. “It’s definitely great for teams coming out of Northwestern to have this funding,” Thirani said. “I think that this might create a launchpad for student startups coming right out of college.”
billion, mainly from general revenue funds, to a variety of human services, public health programs and back pay for some public employees in addition to higher education funding. The bill, which passed by a vote of 38-17, awaits Gov. Bruce Rauner’s approval. “If the governor signs this piece of legislation, we’ll keep talking; we’ll come back to the table to work out a budget plan,” Illinois Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago) said in a news release. “But while we’re talking, the
organizations serving our most vulnerable residents can be submitting their vouchers and continuing their important work.” The action came 17 days before Chicago State University, a public university serving largely lowincome, minority and non-traditional students, planned to shut down and lay off its employees. In addition, the bill funded MAP grants, financial assistance to lowincome students attending college
in Illinois. Although Rauner could not be reached for comment, he said he would veto the bill when it was passed in the Senate for the first time last September. Illinois Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago) said in a news release that passing the legislation was a “moral obligation,” and that Rauner and all Illinois elected officials need to take responsibility for the budget. “If the governor is going to continue
holding the state and its most vulnerable residents hostage while he demands reforms that would hurt the middle class and aren’t proven to benefit anyone but large corporations and the wealthy, the least he can do is allow universities and service providers to present their bills to the Comptroller and get in line to be paid as soon as the money becomes available,” Collins said in the release.
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Around Town EPL to launch Wi-Fi hotspot program By TUCKER JOHNSON
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Evanston Public Library cardholders will be able to check out a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot beginning May 1. The program is designed to help bridge Internet access for Evanston residents who do not currently have web access in their homes. EPL currently provides free Internet and computer access at its Main Library location, 1703 Orrington Ave., and its North Branch, 2026 Central St. “Throughout the community there are folks that have varying degrees of access to high-speed Internet,” said Jill Skwerski, community engagement librarian at EPL. “In trying to come up with ways to bridge the gap, we thought of circulating these hotspots.” EPL has acquired 30 battery-operated mobile hotspots, 28 of which will be available to the public, Skwerski said. The other two hotspots will be reserved for librarians’ use when they are involved in
Police Blotter Evanston woman arrested after allegedly biting a nurse, driving under the influence
An Evanston resident was arrested Monday evening in connection with driving under the influence and biting a nurse at a hospital. Police pulled the 33-year-old woman over in the 1400 block of Lyons Street after she almost crashed into an officer’s vehicle, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Dugan said officers described the woman as “belligerent” and “incoherent.” The woman was transported to Evanston Hospital, 2650 Ridge Ave., where she allegedly bit a nurse treating her, causing discoloration and teeth marks to the nurse’s right forearm, Dugan said. Evanston police took the woman into custody and charged her with misdemeanor traffic offenses, a felony for driving under the influence
programming outside the library. The current program is considered to be a pilot, and EPL intends to expand the number of devices if the program is successful, she said. Patrons who are at least 16 years old will be able to rent out the hotspots for four weeks at a time. The mobile hotspots are about the size of a smartphone and connect users to the Internet via Sprint’s cellular network. They serve as a relay between a user’s computer or smartphone and the cell network, allowing users to connect to the Internet over the network without paying for data fees themselves. EPL purchased the devices through a special contract Sprint offers to nonprofit educational institutions for less than a dollar each per hotspot device, said Tim Longo, head of technical services for EPL. However, the library will pay Sprint $1,200 per month for unlimited data and upkeep for all of the devices, Longo said. Chicago Public Library began a similar Wi-Fi lending program with 100 mobile hotspots in February 2015 after winning grants from Google and Knight News. and a felony for aggravated battery. She is scheduled to appear at Skokie Courthouse on May 4.
Woman charged with damaging exboyfriend’s property
A woman was charged with misdemeanor criminal damage to property near Evanston Plaza early Tuesday morning. Police found the 40-year-old woman, who said she was homeless, in the alley of her ex-boyfriend’s residence in the 1000 block of Darrow Avenue, Dugan said. The 70-year-old ex-boyfriend had reported to police that she had thrown a rock at his car, Dugan said. The rock damaged the front driver’s side mirror and the front windshield. The ex-boyfriend also reported that she had been banging on the residence’s rear door after he had repeatedly told her to leave, Dugan said. The woman is scheduled to appear in court May 24. — Juliet Freudman
“There’s only a handful of public libraries that have started to circulate mobile hotspots to their community,” Longo said. According to a 2015 study by the Pew Research Center, 67 percent of Americans have a broadband Internet connection at home, and 43 percent of those who did not have home Internet access reported that the main reason was that they could not afford it. In the same study, 69 percent of Americans said not having home Internet access would put them at a major disadvantage when searching for a job. Connections for the Homeless, an Evanston-based non-profit, is exploring how they can work with EPL’s hotspot program. The organization currently provides clients with computers to aid in their job search. “Our clients need Internet access,” said Sue Loellbach, director of development for Connections for the Homeless.” “[It allows them] to apply for jobs online, look for jobs online. Some of our clients are even getting involved in online education, but this is an area of exploration for us at this point.” samueljohnson2019@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight A poll in Wednesday’s paper misstated the percentages for each answer. “Yes” received 44 percent, while “No” received 32 percent. A story in Wednesday’s paper titled “School board head talks racial inequality” incorrectly stated the percentage point increase of Latino and black graduates who had taken at least one AP course. It increased by 15 percentage points. The Daily regrets the error.
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New executives sworn into office, Star gives farewell By ERICA SNOW
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SESP junior Christina Cilento and McCormick junior Macs Vinson were sworn into office Wednesday as president and executive vice president, respectively, at Associated Student Government Senate. Outgoing president and Weinberg senior Noah Star gave closing remarks after swearing them in. Star emphasized lessons he learned during his time as president, speaker of the Senate and a senator. He said although his job wasn’t easy, he learned about cooperation and teamwork, comparing Northwestern to a campsite that he wanted to leave nicer than how he found it. “A political movement is not about arriving
at your destination — often times, you never arrive,” Star said. “A principled leader, though, can always state with confidence where they were trying to go and that their leadership got closer than anyone before.” For Cilento’s oath, Star used the book “My First Summer in the Sierra” by John Muir, a nod to her work as the vice president for sustainability for two years and as a member of the divestment group Fossil Free NU. Later in the meeting, senators were elected to fill two committees: the selection committee, which will choose some vice presidents, and the rules committee, which ensures senators are following ASG code and the Constitution. Two senators were elected from three nominations to fill the selection committee. Ben Powell, a SESP freshman, and Justine Kim, a Weinberg freshman, will join six other members of ASG, including the president and executive vice
president in deciding eight new vice presidents. “Part of the responsibility of the selection committee is not just to assess technical qualification, but also to really think, ‘What do we want ASG to do, and who do we think can carry out that work?’” Powell said. Three senators were also elected to be on the rules committee. Three other senators were elected in Fall Quarter. Out of four nominations, Weinberg sophomore Daniella Lumpkin, McCormick junior Natalie Ward and Weinberg freshman Tomer Cherki were chosen. Cherki cited his experience leading discussions with Global Engagement Summit and his studies as a philosophy major as reasons he is qualified to be part of the committee, which involves learning the code and constitution. “To my parent’s great despair, I am a philosophy major,” Cherki said before senators voted
him into the position. “I’ve made it my calling to critically think about different things, to read through very dense texts, to understand them, to understand the mechanisms behind them.” Next week, there will be an open forum at 6 p.m. before Senate to allow students to learn more about the appointment of Karl Eikenberry as the executive director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. Last week, a vote on a resolution calling for the rescindment of his appointment was tabled after senators said the debate contained factual inaccuracies and needed more time for consideration. In addition, B-status spring supplementary funding was presented by vice president for B-status finances Kassandra Blanchard, a Weinberg junior. Senators will vote on the recommendations of the funds next week. ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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RIGHT HAND RAISED Former Associated Student Government president and Weinberg senior Noah Star (left) swears in the new president, SESP junior Christina Cilento, and executive vice president Macs Vinson, a McCormick junior. Star told senators in a farewell address to take their jobs seriously and represent students well.
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Dose of compassion needed in debate over abortion JOSE TREJOS
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Last week, Donald Trump stirred controversy in an interview with MSNBC by calling for “some sort of punishment” for women seeking abortions. This comment was immediately denounced not only by pro-choice organizations and the Democratic candidates but also a variety of pro-life groups, which stressed a view that women are the victims of abortions as much as unborn children are and that the pro-life movement has never sought to punish them. Fellow Republican rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz accused Trump, who once called himself “very pro-choice,” of having never properly considered the issue. Trump’s comments capture the worst the pro-life movement has to offer, demonstrating a desire to limit abortion not out of concern for potential human life but out of a desire to punish women for sexual behavior. Most people
involved in the abortion debate are familiar with attempts to label abortion-seeking women with epithets to win a political debate through hatred and sexism. Trump, who has a long history of sexist behavior before and during his campaign, has become a voice for this subgroup in the pro-life movement. Another incident occurred following Trump’s comments, although its lack of “Trump” resulted in much less press attention: Hillary Clinton, in condemning Trump’s comments, used the term “unborn person” while referring to the issue in an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” which led a variety of pro-choice groups to condemn her for using “humanizing language.” Clinton, with a 100 percent pro-choice voting record, was accused of being a traitor for seeing some nuance in the issue, a continuation of an attempt by the pro-choice lobby to reframe debate around abortion using objectifying language. This has led to some incidents, famously including the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League condemning a Super Bowl ad of a baby wanting Doritos, as well as attempts by some feminists to strip women of the right
to sue if they lose an unborn baby to violent assault. More and more it seems pro-choice groups dedicate themselves not to defending the right of women to make the ethical choice when handling unplanned pregnancies, but rather to pretend there is no hard choice to be made at all. What is it that is killed when someone gets an abortion? It seems that some within the prochoice lobby think abortion deserves no more consideration than removing a wisdom tooth. The logic for these groups is something I can understand. One side seeks to protect human lives, the lives of what they consider to be helpless babies. The opposing side is fighting for the equality of women. For me, this has always been one of the hardest political issues to address. Under both secular philosophical reasoning and my Catholic faith, I’ve always seen the humanity of unborn children. As a person with feminist convictions, I understand that to illegalize abortion is to create a society in which women will struggle to achieve real economic or cultural equality. Making the decision of which of these horrible options to inflict on society has always left me conflicted, and I
struggle to articulate which side or policies I would support on this issue. But I do know that both sides in this debate are motivated, at their best, by compassion: compassion to try to help women finally achieve real equality in our society, compassion for helpless human lives. There is a lot of demonizing that occurs in the abortion debate, as we all are inclined to see each other as callous killers or nutty fundamentalists. But both sides are motivated by an honest desire to protect a group that we care about. Last week reminded us of the worst each side has to show. But by reflecting on these events, and realizing that compassion is what should guide all of us on this issue, I truly hope we could at least stop the endless demonizing and learn to respect each other. There is no reason this debate has to be characterized by hate. Jose Trejos is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at josetrejos2019@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.
Enthusiasm for baseball is regionalizing, not dying BOB HAYES
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In one of my first columns for The Daily back in Fall Quarter of my freshman year, I wrote about why World Series television viewership has historically declined. Among other reasons, I considered that “more than any other American sport, baseball has become a regional game. Fans root for their local teams and largely ignore the stories coming from the majority of Major League Baseball teams.” Two and a half years later, it appears this regionalization of the game has only deepened as a result of an amalgam of intriguing trends and qualities specific to baseball. It is difficult to measure exactly what “regionalization” means in the context of baseball fandom. Empirically, I am willing to bet many of us baseball fans at Northwestern have found it difficult to converse with students who root for different teams because of asymmetrical knowledge. As an example, I know a great deal about my beloved Chicago Cubs and a fair amount about other National League Central teams and last year’s playoff teams, but trying to have a reasonable conversation with a
Seattle Mariners fan about the team’s lineup would be extremely difficult. When talking basketball or football, these vast knowledge gulfs between fans of various teams are far less pronounced. More quantitatively, we can evaluate regionalization by looking at television viewership and network deals. Although It is the 2015 season showed important a small increase in to avoid the viewership of nationally televised games, the temptation downward trend in the to throw our category is quite apparent. Declining viewerhands up and ship numbers probably pronounce explain the paucity of the death of games televised nationally on major networks, baseball. which in turn limits national exposure of out-of-market teams and effectively creates a selfreinforcing regionalization trap. Simultaneously, regional television deals have lifted off into the billions — including an $8.35 billion agreement between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Time Warner Cable — as networks look to the sport and its fairly inelastic share of viewers to fill hundreds of hours of programming. Even more importantly, MLB’s revenue has seen
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record growth for 13 straight years, amounting to around $9.5 billion in 2015. It seems that despite dropping national viewership numbers, baseball continues to thrive. To figure out why baseball has become more of a regional game, we have to look at some key ways the MLB is fundamentally different than other American sports leagues. A 162-game season means a given team plays nearly every single day — far more often than a team in any other league. Thus, any night I want to watch baseball, I will choose to watch the Cubs, while 28 other teams play games I never see. This decision repeats itself all summer, meaning that I rarely see other teams play except when they take on the Cubs. When I do have opportunities to watch other games, my interest is limited considering I have accrued less knowledge and interest in other teams. In other sports, there are more days in which my team is not playing, so I can watch, learn about and gain interest in teams beyond my own. Although I say this from a personal perspective, I am confident that a huge portion of sports fans feel the same way. An alternative way to consider this situation is that nationally televised baseball games face an immense unique viewership competition from fans simply watching their own teams. Additionally, pressure from external factors has exploded
Avoid unrealistic expectations of others ALEXI STOCKER
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Unrealistic expectations of friends, family and romantic partners are a root cause of unhappiness here at Northwestern. Through conversations with friends and family over the years, I have been struck by how often people’s dissatisfaction and frustration with their relationships stem not from actual faults or wrongs but rather from the failure of others to live up to expectations — expectations that are too often kept silent and private. Friendships and other relationships turn turbulent and embittered because others’ personalities and actions conflict with the idealized personas we have created for them. Freeing ourselves from the unhappiness caused by unrealistic expectations can be difficult, but it is doable. We have to acknowledge how, why and to what extent our expectations of friends, family and romantic partners can be unrealistic. Take, for example, expectations of friends’ availability and communicability. Through sitcoms, discussions of the “constant contact” culture of the 21st century and myriad social media platforms playing out public interpersonal interactions, Americans are taught that incessant interpersonal communication is normal and healthy. Facebook, iMessage and other messaging applications with read receipts and time stamps that signal when the receiver has read the sent message have bred their own form of anxiety,
turning the convenience of electronic communication into a nightmare. Technology has driven unrealistic expectations for constant communication. Fighting these unrealistic expectations requires acknowledging that such expectations are absurd. Different people have different styles of communication. I have friends whom I text daily, others whom I speak with on the phone once a month and others whom I only speak to in person. I am a fan of near-constant contact. I tend to reply swiftly to messages and happily engage in texting conversations if I’m not busy. At times, the slowness of others’ responses causes anxiety. “Is he angry with me? Has she forgotten I messaged her? What did I say wrong?” The thoughts swirl endlessly. But I know I am not alone. Many friends have expressed similar sentiments, and the existence of Reddit threads on “read receipt anxiety” further speaks to their prevalence. So, what can we do? First, we need to separate unrealistic expectations from those that are rational and realistic. To continue with the availability and communicability example, consider what “read receipt anxiety” and desires for constant contact symbolize. Such feelings are expressions of social expectations, both realistic and unrealistic. We should realistically expect our friends to be supportive and care about our lives. In moments of personal tragedy or crisis, it is reasonable to expect our friends to pick up the phone. It is also reasonable to expect to have a meaningful conversation with a close friend on a somewhat regular basis. We need to balance those expectations of support, interest and availability with the realities of
others’ lives. Our friends have course work, jobs, personal interests and other relationships. We are not the centers of our friends’ lives. The same goes for family and romantic partners. We can and should expect to be valued by those closest to us but must also acknowledge others’ limitations and autonomy. Expectations for friends’ availability and communicability are but one example of how we hold unrealistic expectations of others. In countless conversations, I have heard how unrealistic expectations for everything lead to unhappiness, anger and disillusionment. Combatting unrealistic expectations can be difficult. We are all subject to the same societal forces that create warped images of healthy relationships and cannot control our initial emotional reactions to others’ behavior. We can, however, think critically and parse out reasonable expectations from irrational desires. We can also communicate with those close to us. Every healthy relationship is a two-way street. Effort is required on the part of both parties for mutual enjoyment and fulfillment. Honesty is key here. We must be honest with ourselves by recognizing when our expectations of others are unrealistic, and we must always be honest with those closest to us when expressing what we truly need. Alexi Stocker is a Weinberg senior. He can be reached at alexistocker2016@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.
over the years. Anything that occupies our time and attention serves as competition. To an extent, the common argument that we have shorter attention spans than ever before certainly makes it more difficult to sit down and watch a slowly paced baseball game. More tangibly, other television programming — ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” goes up against HBO’s “Game of Thrones” – has sucked up viewership from nationally televised games, which over time causes our interest in teams other than our own to wane. Still, baseball lives on due to its distinct romanticism, tradition and live experience that continues to drive a deep attachment among fans, as evidenced by the huge network demand for regional television rights and the annual growth of the league. As viewership and fan interest in out-of-town teams trend downward, it is important to avoid the temptation to throw our hands up and pronounce the death of baseball. Yet, it appears the game is regionalizing more than it is dying. Bob Hayes is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at roberthayes2017@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.
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In seemingly innocuous music videos, a Pakistani pop stars don colorgroup of ful face paint, elaborate costumes and silly expressions. But behind the guise lie biting lyrics that critique top brass military officials, advocate for religious minorities and fight for gender equality. This is the Beygairat Brigade, a band that revolutionized Pakistani pop culture in 2011 when it released “Aalu Anday,” which translates to Potatoes and Eggs, a satirical song sung in Punjabi that exposed social justice issues. Musicians Ali Aftab Saeed, 30, and Saad Sultan, 29, who are both part of the Brigade, arrived at Northwestern this week to begin a two-week residency as Jean Gimbel Lane Distinguished artists, a program sponsored by the Buffett Institute’s Global Humanities Initiative and the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities. While at NU, the two musicians will perform in a concert alongside Anubhav, a student Hindi film dance team, and Brown Sugar, a South Asian student a cappella group, this Tuesday night in Lutkin Hall. “There are two kinds of people who come up to us,” Saeed said. “They’re either like, ‘You’re the bravest people on earth and you’re doing a remarkable job.’ And we always tell them that it’s not the case. You see we’re not that brave. We get scared too. … Then there are people who tell us that, ‘You’re not doing anything, it’s just a two-minute song.’” History Prof. Rajeev Kinra, who planned the artists’ residency with Asian languages and cultures Prof. Laura Brueck launched the Global Humanities Initiative in Fall 2015 following a call from the Buffett Institute for faculty ideas after it received a donation of more than $100 million from Roberta Buffett
Elliott (Weinberg ‘54) earlier that year. Kinra said he hoped their new initiative would bring both classical and modern artists from around the world into the Western conversation. “Because of the political nature of a lot of their work — using satire, using humor to bring a focus to what’s happening with religious minorities in Pakistan, they’ve become in many ways the symbol of a certain generational shift in terms of political protest and social media,” Kinra said. When they play — Sultan on the guitar, Saeed as vocals — they communicate silently through a combination of subtle nods, gestures and facial expressions. As the two perform, Sultan alters his timing, volume and sound to complement Saeed’s impromptu vocal riff. “My main role is more of a producer,” Sultan said. “I just make sure that whatever (Saeed) has in mind is being channelized. … One thing that I’m very conscious of whenever I’m doing a collaboration or production for anybody (is) that whatever they want is the main thing. It shouldn’t sound like another song that I produced, it should sound like their song.” But the two musicians differ when it comes to personal style. Saeed said the Brigade, with its provocative lyrics, relies on satire to convey its message. Sultan, who has a career independent of the Brigade as well, prefers to use more conventional music to impart his opinions. Nevertheless, the two have collaborated on three additional satirical songs since their rise to fame in 2011 and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback, Saeed said. One of the songs in particular, however, offended some people. “Dhinak Dhinak,” released in 2013, satirized the power of Pakistan’s high-ranking military generals, their manipulation of the news media and proxy wars. Saeed said the video disappeared after being uploaded to the Internet. He added that it resurfaced a year later after people reuploaded it to different websites.
issues in Pakistan, like women’s empowerment, minorities’ rights and equal access to education. “One of the achievements of that album was that we did not have money to play our songs on television channels,” Saeed said. “But since (the songs) made it big on (the) Internet, all major television channels aired those songs for free.” Next week, along with their live concert, the two artists will record a new song in the School of Communication’s “sound space,” a record- ing studio that opened last month. The studio, which includes a foley pit for creating realistic ambient sounds, high-end recording equipment and sound-proof paneling, was built last year using money from an anonymous donor, Communication Prof. Jacob Smith said. For their next professional endeavor, Saeed said the musicians will record a song about Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi. The song, titled “Someone is Up,” sounds almost like a lullaby romanticizing the city’s sleepless nature. Saeed added that as artists, they will continue to stretch boundaries. “Nobody ever discussed (the) army chief ’s extension on television before ‘Aalu Anday,’” Saeed said, referencing a general who in 2010 extended his role for another three years. “We did it in a witty manner, but it became a part of serious discourse in Pakistan. Nobody commemorated or celebrated death or birth anniversaries of (Pakistani Nobel prize winner) Abdus Salam. After the song, all the newspapers, all the TV stations started doing it.” davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu
Since then, the pop stars have worked together on more serious, less satirical music and videos while still addressing social justice issues. In 2015, they released “Gao Suno Badlo,” a six-song album highlighting controversial
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Alumnus performs Afrobeat music By EMILY CHIN
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David Glines didn’t even know Afrobeat music existed until after he graduated from Northwestern. Four years later, he was playing guitar with Chicago Afrobeat Project, a band created to combine Afrobeat music with elements of Chicago culture. “After college, I really started to appreciate the horn arrangements and juxtaposition of the rhythm sections,” Glines (Medill ‘98) said. “I like the improvisational elements. I like that it’s hypnotic, and it’s dance music.” One of the key elements of Afrobeat — a hip-hop, rock and jazz fusion — is that it addresses political and social economic issues, he said. Glines will perform Saturday night with the group at the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival, an annual festival that focuses on the connection between music and film. Glines said his music addresses issues related to global warming, environmental abuse, police brutality and racial injustice. He said he appreciates the fact that Afrobeat brings together both dance music, a style he said most people naturally enjoy, and social issues with a deeper meaning. “It’s dance music with a message,” Glines said. “As we’ve grown as a band, we’ve become more comfortable about performing with a social justice perspective and speaking out about those issues.” As a genre of music, Afrobeat tends to bring together different types of artists, Glines said. He said oftentimes, Chicago Afrobeat Project will perform with dancers and painters. “Afrobeat music and dance just go hand in hand,” he said. “The music inspires dancers when we play. It’s part of the band in many ways and part of the overall conversation.” At CIMMfest, the band’s presence will differ from other groups in that the music will be the foundation of their performance, rather
By JENNIFER HEPP
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For the ninth year in a row, student models will take the stage and strut down a runway as they model for the Unity Charity Fashion Show this Sunday at the Hilton Orrington, 1710 Orrington Ave. Proceeds from the event will go to NoStigmas, a Chicagobased mental health advocacy organization, for the third year. Vice president of the organization Nikita Kulkarni, a Communication junior, has been involved with Unity since her freshman year. She sat down with The Daily to talk about this year’s show.
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FUNK FUSION Members of Chicago Afrobeat Project pose for a photoshoot in 2015. The group will perform at the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival this Saturday.
than film, said Dave Moore, executive director of CIMMfest. Moore described the band’s performance as a “live score dance party.” It will be livescoring a musical piece over a 20-minute film about the band. The video consists of original footage from filmmakers in Chicago, including elements from the band’s rehearsals, dancers that perform with the band and an artist creating a painting, said videographer Edyta Stepien. “We’re trying to do more of a cinematic experience,” she said. “We’re trying to use original footage that we shot with the band and the people they work with. It’s not about applying all the effects and graphics to the
content.” The video itself will not be put together fully until the actual performance. In a process called live mixing, Stepien will set up sequences in advance and play them live based on how she feels at the festival. Glines highlighted the improvisation and the collaboration that will be present during their performance at the festival. This collaboration is very much in the spirit of Afrobeat, he said. “We’re going to make this live music visual experience in a way that we’ve never performed before,” he said. emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu
Piven project explores criminal justice By RACHEL YANG
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For the Piven Theatre Workshop’s executive director Leslie Brown, art can serve as a launchpad to delve into larger issues. That’s why the Evanston-based theater company started the Quality of Mercy Project: to explore issues such as the death penalty, mass incarceration and racial injustice through a series of programs from live performances to panel discussions. Brown said the project, launched in March, was created to pair with the play “Dead Man Walking,” which will premiere April 16 at Piven, 927 Noyes St. The project will run until May 15. She said “Dead Man Walking,” created by actor Tim Robbins, is based on the book that tells the true story of Sister Helen Prejean, a nun who was the spiritual adviser to a death row inmate and later became an anti-death penalty activist. Brown said Prejean’s story was first adapted into a film and then
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a play, which has been performed at schools as an educational tool. “When we’re talking about the death penalty and our criminal justice system, it lends itself to having discussions on a wider level,” she said. “Today, even in Evanston, these are issues that are really very, very close to home and things that our community is really interested in.” The project, which is a collaboration among six main organizations, features about 15 events, including a film screening, panels with experts in the criminal justice system and an ongoing exhibit at the Evanston Art Center, Brown said. After certain performances during the play’s run, Piven will hold discussions with members from its partner organizations, she added. Brown said it was crucial Piven partner with organizations based in different fields, such as the Chicago Innocence Center, the Evanston Art Center and Literature for All of Us, an organization that uses group discussions to help young people learn how to read and write. “I don’t think any one discipline can thoroughly
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SEEKING JUSTICE A production of the play “Dead Man Walking” will premiere at Evanston’s Piven Theatre Workshop. The play is part of the new Quality of Mercy Project, which seeks to explore issues such as the death penalty and racial injustice through a series of arts programming.
explore the community’s experience, so we felt it was important to include … visual art, written work, through poetry, and through play and also theater,” Brown said. “(We) try to reflect and represent the community in which we operate (and have) diversity of thought and opinion, and diversity of art as well.” Some events will highlight the role of racial inequity in the criminal justice system, Brown said, such as “The Black Male Experience in Evanston,” a panel being held April 23, and a reading of a play inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement May 8. “(Race) affects us in our daily lives, in an immediate sense,” Brown said. “There’s violence in our community and these issues are extremely important to our community, so I guess the question is, why wouldn’t we want to discuss these issues?” Pamela Cytrynbaum (Medill ’88), the executive director of the Chicago Innocence Center, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, is an alumna of Piven and will speak at two events. Cytrynbaum said she hopes people who attend the programming will learn about criminal justice and how they can help enact change. As a young reporter, Cytrynbaum said she saw firsthand how she could make a difference. She covered a case in which an innocent man was sentenced to death, and it was because of her reporting and evidence gathering that the man was exonerated. “My reporting was the only thing between him and the death penalty,” Cytrynbaum said. “I learned, very early, that you can stand in the way of an injustice by telling the truth and journalists have the power to do that.” Lauri Feldman, whose documentary “The Innocent” will be shown at the Evanston Public Library on April 19, said her film deals with themes like compassion and forgiveness that are also present in “Dead Man Walking.” Although her film is about people who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated, Feldman said she didn’t set out to take a certain stance about the death penalty and wants the stories and experiences of the exonerees to speak for themselves. Instead of pushing an agenda, Brown said the events are intended to allow attendees to form their own conclusions about the issues explored in the project. “What we wanted to do was open up the possibility for discussion,” Brown said. “We want it to be open for their voice to be heard and their experiences to be heard.” weizheyang2018@u.northwestern.edu
The Daily: Why did you choose “Renewal” as this year’s theme? Kulkarni: Last year it was “Life in the City.” The idea was that fashion trends are very cyclical. A lot of 90s things right now are experiencing a resurgence. The Daily: Why did you continue having NoStigmas as the beneficiary for this event? Kulkarni: Until my freshman year, they had been changing the beneficiary every year, and that year we settled on NoStigmas. We just felt that mental health was something that many Northwestern students struggle with and it’s something that is very relevant on campus, and we just liked them so much after working with them that year that we decided to keep them on board as our beneficiary. And now it’s kind of turned into … a much more mutually beneficial partnership. We actually talk to them and take their ideas and try and apply them into fashion-oriented events on campus but still keep our mission and their mission in line. The Daily: Where do you get materials? Kulkarni: The outfits come from various stores in Evanston, Old Orchard, downtown, Lincoln Park, all over Chicago. Some of them have sponsored the show before. Usually what we’ll do is we’ll have members of Unity go there and explain the whole process to them and they’ll lend us clothes for the weekend. We’ll have a fitting for the models so they can pick stuff that fits them comfortably and whatnot, and then after the show we’ll take them back to the stores. The Daily: How many models will walk in the show? Kulkarni: Twenty-four models. They were chosen through the model calls we had. There were two opportunities — one at end of Fall Quarter and one during Winter Quarter. The model call process is open to any student. You just come, fill out a form, do a walk for the model heads and they would get a gist of how comfortable you felt, what sort of personality you brought to the runway. Based on that, we chose our group for the year. The Daily: How are you working to incorporate the goals and purpose behind NoStigmas into the show? Kulkarni: Our fundraising head and I sat down with the founder (of NoStigmas) and discussed some of their branding. They’re releasing a series of videos right now in which members of their organization talk about what it means to live a lifestyle with no stigmas. Mental health doesn’t have to be this huge, stigmatized conversation; if everyone is just kind of open about it, it promotes better dialogue. So we’ve been trying to incorporate that into our promotional strategies as well. We’ve been doing “Meet the Models” on our Facebook page and each of them talks about what it means to live a lifestyle with no stigmas and it’s cool because you get to see all of the different perspectives that they each bring to the show. The Daily: What does the fashion show mean to you? Kulkarni: It means taking fashion, which is something that’s seen as something very shallow, and elevating it to something that actually contributes to society as a whole. And NoStigmas is a very important organization. A lot of students here deal with a very competitive culture and Northwestern definitely exerts a lot of pressure on its students. I think it would be fair to say quite a few students here have struggled with mental health issues and I think it’s a really great combination to have something like fashion help bring something that’s very stigmatized and very difficult to talk about, more into the limelight. jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu
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‘The Secret Garden’ focuses on minimalistic design By SOPHIE MANN
daily senior staffer @sophiemmann
A minimalistic version of the elaborate musical “The Secret Garden” will premiere this weekend as the first musical in Wave Production’s studio slot, which features shows focused on performances with limited design elements. The spot was created four years ago to reduce financial burdens by cutting costs through the use of smaller sets, less elaborate costumes and fewer team members, said director Michael Herwitz, a Communication sophomore. He added that the cast is made up of only 11 actors. In the production, which will take place at Shanley Pavilion, the usual intricate scenery and orchestra that make up “The Secret Garden” will be cut down to two chairs, a bench and two instruments, Herwitz said. Producer Vatsala Kumar, a Communication junior, said the set, which is almost entirely made of cardboard, is more basic than other full-scale productions of “The Secret Garden.” She added that she hopes this simplistic design showcases how powerful the story is at its core. “We want to tell the most epic story on the smallest possible scale and use that as a challenge to spark (the audience’s) imagination,” Herwitz said. “We were looking for stories that were big. Doing a musical and telling this huge story is special to (Wave) and special to us.” Theater shows at Northwestern are often very intense, Kumar said. She said although “The Secret Garden” has strong themes and meanings, the point of presenting it was also to encourage audiences to relax. “One thing we’re really excited about is that, hopefully the weather will get warmer later this week, and ‘The Secret Garden’ will go up as the flowers are blooming and be a really happy start to Spring Quarter,” Kumar said. Kumar and Herwitz both emphasized that they want audience members to take away a message of empathy from the show by witnessing the themes through the eyes of the main character, Mary Lennox,
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PLANTING THE SEED Cast members rehearse for Wave’s upcoming production of “The Secret Garden.” The musical will only include two chairs, a bench and two instruments.
who loses her parents to cholera. Herwitz said no matter where audience members come from, they are likely to connect to the themes in some way. Communication junior Tessa Dettman, who plays the character of Lennox, said she chose to be a part of the show because of Herwitz, who she has worked with before. In addition to enjoying working with Herwitz, Dettman said she sees the show as an opportunity to make a big spectacle into more of an intimate portrayal of people. “There’s nothing really to hide behind (with this
production),” Dettman said. “There are no big dance numbers; it’s just about portraying these people as they are.” Communication freshman Emma Franklin, the stage manager, said she was also drawn to the project for its focus on storytelling and audience connection. She said the show has fewer technical aspects than what she is used to. Herwitz said he wants audience members to really experience the characters and the story they tell, especially in the intimate setting of Shanley Pavilion. In this setting, the audience has little separation from
the action, making it easier for them to walk away with a memorable experience, he said. Both Kumar and Herwitz said they ultimately want individuals who see the show to connect with the message about loss it presents. “It has a lot of heart and has darker themes, but it’s not as much a social agenda as much as it is a story about human beings grappling with loss,” Herwitz said. “If we can move people, that’s all I’ve ever wanted.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu
Ground Floor theater group aims to aid new artists By STAVROS AGORAKIS
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A new independent student-run theater group is looking to create a change within the Northwestern theater scene that hasn’t been done before: build a platform for underexposed theater artists to enhance their skills. Weinberg sophomore Jon Mathias approached Communication sophomore Danny Bar-Lavi in February with the idea of creating an outlet to put the spotlight on undiscovered theater artists. Mathias and Bar-Lavi, currently the co-chairs of the Ground Floor Theatre Company, said with the board, they aim to create a learning-based experience for performers, directors and designers who have had difficulties breaking into the theater scene at NU. “We’ve adopted this phrase ‘process and learning’ for our goal and for our mission statement,” said BarLavi, the board’s artistic director. “We emphasize the education of the actor and the theater artist over the final product, over the performance of the show.” The idea sprang from the competitive nature of NU’s student theater culture, which Mathias said is
unfair by constantly highlighting the same perform- required to prove financial sustainability and viability ers through its audition and casting process. Similar in terms of putting up new productions. to the professional world, the NU theater community “We obviously support new boards being made,” consists of a great number said Douglas, a former of talented individuals, but Daily staffer. “People see often fails to provide equal an empty spot that they’re opportunities for the excited to fill. I think entire range of students people definitely feel THERE’S NO ROOM FOR artists, he said. empowered to take con“(The inconsistency) EDUCATIONAL OR PROCESS- trol of that situation and an opportunity for is the result of making ORIENTED THEATER BECAUSE make very high-quality work,” themselves. (THE NU THEATER COMMUMathias said. “There’s no Mathias said Ground room for educational or NITY) IS PRODUCT-ORIENTED Floor’s mission is twoprocess-oriented theater fold. First, it aims to -JON MATHIAS, WEINBERG produce work that will because (the NU theater community) is productencourage all members SOPHOMORE oriented. People want a involved to experiment in a judgment-free space. good show; they want a star-striking musical.” Second, it will give opportunities to artists that do Ground Floor reached out to the Student Theatre Coalition executive board not generally receive much exposure, Mathias said. in late Winter Quarter to see what they could offer For that reason, the audition and callback process for them as a new theater board, said Communication any Ground Floor production will take place the week senior Sam Douglas, co-chair of StuCo. He added that after StuCo boards hold their own, he said. to become a part of the coalition, the group will be This aspect of the board was enough for
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CALENDAR thursday Wave Productions presents: “The Secret Garden” at 8 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Deering After Dark: 10 p.m. at Deering Library
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Wave Productions presents: “The Secret Garden” at 7 p.m. and and 10:30 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Fusion Dance Company presents: Fusion Throws a Party at 9 p.m. in Ryan Auditorium Fight Club presents: Best of Shakespeare at 11 p.m. in The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
saturday Purple Crayon Players presents: The 8th Annual PLAYground Festival of Fresh Works at 10 a.m. in Seabury Hall Wave Productions presents: “The Secret Garden” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Fusion Dance Co. presents: Fusion Throws a Party at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in Ryan Auditorium “Dead Man Walking” play premieres at 7:30 p.m. at Piven Theatre Workshop Fight Club presents: Best of Shakespeare at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts
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“Dead Man Walking” at 2:30 p.m. at Piven Theatre Workshop Northshore Concert Band’s Spring Concert at 3 p.m. at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall
UNITY Charity Fashion Show: RENEWAL at 7 p.m. in the Hilton Orrington
Communication freshman Rachel Reizburg to jump in on the project, since she said the message resonated with her personal values about what student theater means. “I love the idea of educational theater and just artists enjoying doing student theater,” Reizburg said. “(Ground Floor) will just strengthen the community as a whole, because everyone will get the chance to improve (their craft).” Ground Floor members are currently in the process of accepting and reviewing board petitions. They plan on producing a festival during the 2016 late fall season, which will consist of five to seven one-act plays, Mathias said. Additionally, the group hopes to hold various workshops throughout the year — led by faculty and students who wish to share their knowledge and skills — to highlight the board’s educational mission, Bar-Lavi said. He added that the group is aware that as a young theater board, it might struggle with getting artists to work with it at first. “But then again, it might be really exciting that there is a new theater board on campus,” Bar-Lavi said. “I’ve never done this before.” agorakis@u.northwestern.edu
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NU’s Faculty-in-Residence program set to expand Two newly-created residential communities will participate next year By JULIE FISHBACH
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Northwestern’s Faculty-in-Residence program will double in size next academic year as part of the University’s plan to strengthen the connection between faculty and students outside the classroom. The 6-year-old program designates full-time faculty members to live in apartments built within undergraduate residential facilities, where they help organize community programming. Next year, the program will expand to two newly-created “residential communities,” which are clusters of nearby residential buildings, said Brad Zakarin, the director of Residential Academic Initiatives. The program is currently active at Elder Hall and Allison Hall. One community will include Shepard Hall and 1838 Chicago, formerly known as the Public Affairs Residential College. The other will comprise Goodrich House, Bobb Hall and McCulloch Hall. The faculty apartments will be located in Shepard and Goodrich, Zakarin said. He said the program aims to give students a deeper understanding of who NU faculty members are as individuals. However, the learning is not one-sided — he called the intended outcomes of the program “reciprocal humanizing.” “In many cases students and faculty will
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future instances. Retired Evanston police officer Timothy Schoolmaster also received an envelope displaying his social security number, and he expressed his “dismay” toward the city’s handling of the forms at the council meeting later Monday night. Schoolmaster said the form’s instructions recommend to record only the last four digits of a social security number rather than the entire number, so he did not understand why all nine digits were printed. “I am told that people in this building stuffed the envelopes,” Schoolmaster said. “I can’t imagine that you would stuff 700 envelopes and not notice that there was personal information visible.” After receiving his form, which the city sent on March 25, Schoolmaster said he
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MOVING IN The Faculty-in-Residence program is currently active at Allison Hall and Elder Hall with plans to double in size next academic year. The six-year-old program aims to strengthen the connection between faculty and students outside the classroom.
connect in the classroom … but what you don’t often get is a sense of what people are doing in their off time, what … they do in their daily lives,” he said. “For faculty, they’re going to get a fuller sense of what student life is like at Northwestern.” emailed Lyons and other city officials to inform them about the issue. However, up until Monday — 17 days later — Schoolmaster said he saw no outreach or response on the issue by any city officials. Schoolmaster acknowledged Lyons’s offer of the free year-long credit monitoring and identity theft protection services by suggesting that three years would be more appropriate. He also said the city should establish a fund to compensate people for financial losses from the cost of freezing their credit. “The citizens of Evanston have a justified expectation of competence, responsibility, honesty and integrity in the conduct of city business,” Schoolmaster said. “There have been serious failures of those expectations demonstrated by the city manager and his staff in the handling of this breach.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu
Live-in faculty also hold a programmingfocused role in which they organize academic, social and cultural events, Zakarin said. Communication Prof. Jacob Smith, who is in his third year as Elder’s faculty in residence, said the programming helps open students’ eyes to
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“We are funded because we’ve historically put on large, successful events,” Goldman, a Weinberg senior, said. “The (Student Activities Finance Committee) is just trying to be responsible with student money and giving it to events that they are confident will be successful.” Goldman added that A&O would comply with any funding reforms made. Vinson said the reform may affect B-status groups the most. Mok said he wants to see the restructuring of ASG’s funding and an increase in the student activities fee, even as a senior, to create less confusion surrounding the funding process and more money to distribute to groups. “I hope that whatever the changes look like, it’s making the process easier for groups … more transparent and maybe, for some groups, that means more access to money,” Mok said. Cilento said she reached out to Quest Scholars
the broader NU community. In addition to hosting events such as relaxation nights and activities with faculty from various departments, Smith said he has helped introduce students to other student groups and Evanston organizations. “There’s all kinds of exciting new developments that can come by having more faculty residents around, by just building on our collected wisdom over the past few years to think about what works and what could be new and different,” he said.” Weinberg sophomore Troy Xu, Allison’s area council representative, said the faculty member who lives there — Psychology Prof. Renee Engeln — organizes popular events for the community, such as “Sunday socials” and dinners in Engeln’s apartment with other invited professors. He said he appreciates the programming, especially classes taught within Allison. The residential communities are still in an experimental phase, and a committee of faculty, staff and students will continue to meet throughout the spring to plan how to improve the system, Zakarin said. He added that he hopes in the future there will be ways for faculty to be involved even if they do not live in campus housing. “The long-term future is something that we’re being really intentional about and trying to think what is the ideal role for faculty members to play,” he said. juliefishbach@u.northwestern.edu Network, a group that advocates for first-generation and low-income students, after winning the election to ensure the organization that its funding remained a priority, and she hoped to see a “special funding pool” for social justice-oriented events. Spring Quarter is also the time ASG’s internal budget is set, comprised of the $58 quarterly student activities fee each student pays to create the budget of roughly $1.4 million. As Cilento meets with student groups and administrators, she said she wants her and Vinson to remember promises made during their campaign about how they would unionize, not govern. “I don’t want the year to pass and people to be like, ‘Oh, that was just another ASG campaign,’” Cilento said. “I really want to be able to deliver on that. … I want to make sure we’re really thinking about it constantly and not just going through the motions of ASG without thinking about how it ties back to what we originally ran on.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats look to rebound in fairer weather at Purdue By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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The Midwest golf grind continues for the Wildcats this weekend, as the team heads to West Lafayette, Indiana, to take on a field of teams throughout the area in the Boilermaker Invitational. Northwestern is looking to carry its momentum from an impressive second round in the Kepler Invitational at Ohio State into this weekend’s tournament, while also preparing for the upcoming Big Ten Tournament. “The Boilermaker this week is a pretty big tournament for us,” sophomore Dylan Wu said. “We had a really good round the last day at Ohio State, and we just need to have that momentum going into the last two tournaments because this is a critical part of our schedule.” Despite playing in tough conditions in Columbus, Ohio, the Cats shot the best round of any team on the Sunday of that tournament, with Wu leading the way and shooting even par. Although the entire team turned in better rounds than they did the day before, senior Andrew Whalen continued to struggle, shooting an eight-over par 79, only one stroke better than the previous day’s 80 and finished with the team’s worst result. “I had a really poor week last week, so I just kind of went back to the basics,” Whalen said. “I tried to start fresh, get the bad stuff out of my head. The
combination of the weather being really bad and having just a bad week golf-wise, it just kind of escalated into pretty high golf scores.” Fortunately for Whalen and the rest of the team, the weather forecast for West Lafayette over the weekend is much better than last weekend’s snow and wind in Columbus. NU, however, isn’t taking anything for granted and continues to prepare for any conditions. “I worked on being able to control my ball better,” Wu said. “In the Midwest you get a lot of wind — the weather’s a bit unpredictable — so being able to control your ball and knowing how to control it into the wind, we did a lot of that.” The Cats will certainly need that ball control this week, because their competition has improved as well, as No. 2 Illinois headlines the field. Senior Josh Jamieson continued his impressive play on and around the greens this month at Ohio State and will look to fine tune his game this weekend. “I’m just sort of staying on top of everything,” Jamieson said. “I’ve got to make sure my short game stays in the same place, going through the same sort of putting drills to keep that fresh. The main area of focus I’m trying to improve on is really my long game, mid-irons and woods, primarily.” Although Jamieson’s putting stroke has remained consistent despite the tough conditions, the team’s overall focus in the interim has been on the short game. The team’s practice week was filled with chipping
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WEATHER OR NOT Josh Jamieson pumps his fist in celebration. The senior led the Wildcats last weekend with a 7-over performance.
and putting contests, including one contest that cycled the players through shots of increasing difficulty in and around the green in order to prepare them to recover from mistakes. “In the Midwest, the scores aren’t going to be
really low,” Wu said. “It’s going to be the people that get up and down and scramble and save a lot of pars that are going to play well.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
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WASHINGTON — North Carolina’s senior U.S. senator, Richard Burr, a Republican, and the Senate Intelligence Committee’s top-ranking Democrat, Dianne Feinstein of California, want a federal law requiring companies such as Apple to help the government access encrypted phone data under court orders. Burr and Feinstein unveiled draft legislation Wednesday that, if passed by Congress, would mandate that communication technology manufacturers be able to access consumer data or help national security officials gain access on the devices they produce. The proposal — which has not yet been introduced as a bill — comes after much debate around a case involving the FBI and Apple, maker of the iPhone. Earlier this year, Apple protested the FBI’s demand that it help government officials unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the suspected terrorists responsible for a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. FBI officials argued they could not access information on the iPhone because of Apple’s highly secure encryption software, which was designed to protect consumer privacy. The government obtained a court order to compel Apple to help unlock the phone, but the company brought a legal challenge. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, has said it would be irresponsible and unconstitutional for the government to force software companies and phone makers to provide a “back door” past encryption security features. Burr and Feinstein’s proposal doesn’t mention Apple or other companies by name but includes provisions that speak directly to the legal case involving Apple and the FBI. The name of the proposal is the “Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016.” Major parts of it would: • Require companies to comply with court orders related to access of encrypted data during criminal investigations. • Allow for reimbursement or compensation to companies for costs related to complying with such court orders. • Give companies creative freedom when designing software or operating systems necessary to comply with government data requests. In a joint statement sent Wednesday from Feinstein and Burr’s offices, the senators said they want further discussion on the issue before a potential vote in Congress. Burr’s office did not respond to a request for an interview with the senator by late Wednesday afternoon. “I have long believed that data is too insecure, and feel strongly that consumers have a right to seek solutions that protect their information — which involves strong encryption,” Burr said in an email statement. “I do not believe, however, that those solutions should be above the law.” Legislation is needed to make sure terrorists and criminals aren’t able to use encryption technology to hide from law enforcement, Feinstein said. -Anna Douglas (McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS)
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No. 5 Ohio State on tap for Wildcats this weekend By MIKE MARUT
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CHATT-ERBOX Alex Chatt admires a backhand shot. The sophomore is 3-3 in her inconference singles matches so far this season.
Thus far in the Big Ten season, Northwestern has proven itself as one of the teams to beat. This weekend, the Wildcats (9-8, 7-0 Big Ten) will be put to the test against another top-10 opponent in conference rival No. 5 Ohio State (21-2, 7-0) on Sunday after taking on Penn State (8-9, 4-3) on Friday. NU and the Buckeyes have breezed past their conference opponents, at least on the scoreboard, with the Cats notching 3 shutouts on the season against Big Ten opponents and the Buckeyes not dropping a point to any conference competitors. “Obviously, we can’t overlook Penn State (on Friday), but the ante is upped on Sunday for sure,” coach Claire Pollard said. “They’re having a phenomenal year. … I’m looking forward to ruining their season.” In the standings, the Cats may have lost more than the Buckeyes this season in out-of-conference matches, but Pollard said that a schedule packed with ranked opponents has helped prepare her team. “Overall, the tough non-conference schedule was to help prepare us for moments like this on Sunday,” she said. Some of the players are also looking back to specific opponents like then-No. 14 Duke and then-No. 5 Vanderbilt. These two matches proved to be some of the toughest opponents of the year, and although NU didn’t come out on top, it was able to make both
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two sacks as a freshman to making the All-Big Ten Third Team as a senior. “We are a developmental program,” Long said. “Deonte and Dean had to be developed, they were good players their junior and senior years and I expect the same thing out of Xavier and Ifeadi. Then we have the two younger guys. We’ve got enough pieces of the puzzle, it’s just about putting in the work to develop them.” On the interior of the line, NU returns a bevy of experienced and talented defensive tackles. Junior Tyler Lancaster and senior C.J.
Robbins were starters last season, but sophomore Jordan Thompson and senior Greg Kuhar will rotate in and potentially compete for starting spots. Lancaster said the leadership of Lowry and Gibson carried over to the entire defensive line. “They definitely were leaders last season, but they laid the foundation for us,” Lancaster said. “Sometimes they didn’t even have to say anything because we were all on the same page, and that came over into this spring. Everyone in the D-line group, we have to have the same mentality: going all out.” willragatz2019@u.northwestern.edu
From page 12 circle to secure the 6-4 win. “It’s huge,” Drohan said of the late heroics in the first game carrying over into the second. After starting Big Ten play 1-4, the Cats have won a season-high six straight games. NU now sits fifth in the 14-team conference and is closing on a .500 overall record. In parallel with the team, a handful of players have reversed their fortunes as of late. Strub, whose double tied the score in the seventh inning of game one, has hit 4 of her 6 extra-base hits during the winning streak.
of them close competitions at 4-3. Although the Cats have faced a couple of other teams of such high caliber, the final scores of those matches were not as close. With those losses nagging in the back of players’ minds, NU is motivated to compete with Ohio State. One thing the Cats cannot allow, though, is to let excitement get the best of them. “We don’t want to get ourselves too amped up, we don’t want to go in there as headless chickens,” sophomore Alex Chatt said. “We need to go in there just as competitive and treat it like just another match.” Going into this week, sophomore Erin Larner, who has been NU’s No. 1 singles player, can enter the matches with a little extra confidence. Larner earned Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday, the second time the award has been given to the program this season. Larner is gracious for the award, but she said it’s not just a credit to her own hard work but the team’s overall. “(The award) really reflects how the whole team has done this season,” Larner said. “A little bit of recognition helps, but there’s still a lot left to do this season.” With some added confidence and a drive to keep the conference win streak going, the Cats are looking to knock off the Buckeyes from the undefeated ranks. “That’s really our No. 1 goal right now, to beat a top-10, top-15 team,” Chatt said. “That’s what we really need and what we really want right now.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu Ellis, who earned the win in game two, also has come on strong lately. She has lowered her ERA by more than a point in her last four appearances, and she picked up two wins and a save in last weekend’s series sweep of Iowa. Several individuals, including Ellis, Filler and Strub, stood out Wednesday. Filler, however, brushed aside any personal victories and instead focused on the team’s overall success. “It was totally a team effort today,” Filler said. “Every moment was a great moment for me personally but as a team, as a whole, we really stuck together and finished that game.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Now it’s just about getting the underclassmen exposure to the game, people like Joe (Gaziano) and Trent (Goens). — Ifeadi Odenigbo, defensive end
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IN THE TRENCHES With Lowry, Gibson graduating, NU’s defensive line looks to underclassmen to retool
By WILL RAGATZ
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In 2015, Northwestern’s stout defensive line was a huge part of a defense that ranked in the top 10 nationally in points allowed per game. If the Wildcats’ front line wants to continue that success in 2016, it’ll have to do it without the services of both starting defensive ends from last year’s team. Graduating seniors Dean Lowry and Deonte Gibson had been bookends on the line for the past two seasons. Lowry, who was second on the team with 13.5 tackles for loss as a senior, will likely be wearing an NFL jersey this fall. Gibson led the Cats in sacks with 9 a season ago, the fourth highest single-season total in NU history. Attempting to fill their shoes will be senior defensive end Ifeadi Odenigbo and junior Xavier Washington. Behind the two upperclassmen, redshirt freshmen Joe Gaziano and Trent Goens will get the first playing time of their careers. Yet despite losing two veteran pass-rushers, coach Pat Fitzgerald said he isn’t worried about the unit because players leave the program all the time. “We could never ask anybody to be Deonte Gibson or Dean Lowry, that
would be unfair,” Fitzgerald said. “But “Fortunately for I expect Xavier and Ifeadi and Joe and myself and Xavier, we Trent to step up as we move forward, to got quite a bit of playget themselves ready to have the same ing time last season,” Odenigbo said. “Now it’s rotation we had a year ago.” Much of the spotlight will be on just about getting the underOdenigbo, who will be thrust into a classmen exposure to the starting role and a position of lead- game, people like Joe and ership on the defensive line. Due to Trent. So even though we’re NU’s system of rotating defensive line losing Dean and Deonte, players in waves, Odenigbo has racked they’re going to come in up 12.5 sacks in the past three seasons and step up. They’ve had phenomenal springs, so despite not making a single start. “I’m excited,” Odenigbo said. “I’m we’re pretty comfortable pretty old now, it feels like yesterday in that sense.” I came in, and now I’m a fifth-year Defensive line coach senior. I never thought I’d be here, but Marty Long said having I’m here now, so I’m doing everything to replace stars with I can to step up, be the best player I can players who haven’t be, and impact this defense.” reached their full Opposite of Odenigbo will be potential yet is just Washington, who appeared in every part of the process in game last season as a backup and also college football. His cracked the defensive end rotation as a job, he said, is helping freshman. However, he has just 5 career their replacements tackles for loss and will be asked to take become just as good on a lot more responsibility as a junior. as the players who came Odenigbo said the experience both before them. he and Washington have gained in Lowry recorded just 3 their careers will ease their transition to tackles for loss as a freshman, starters. That’s not the case for Gaziano but increased that total every and Goens, who are the current front- year. Gibson went from having runners to be the first off the bench for the Cats. » See DEFENSE LINE, page 10
Nine pitchers boost NU to win Bradley
By WILL RAGATZ
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Pitching was a group effort for Northwestern on Wednesday afternoon. Nine Wildcat pitchers threw an inning apiece for NU (9-24, 2-7 Big Ten) in a 5-1 victory over Bradley (15-11, 1-1 Missouri Valley). The Cats also racked up 10 hits, including a 2-run triple by junior Jake Schieber that gave the team some breathing room in the sixth inning. However, the story of the game was NU’s unconventional pitching approach. It’s something associate head coach Josh Reynolds, who is in charge of the pitchers, called a “Staff Day,” which is actually pretty common in college baseball, he said. “With midweek games, you see it around the country a little bit,” Reynolds said. “They may not go nine guys, but they’ll break it up and maybe have five or six guys go. We just felt that it was good for our guys going into the weekend, to get guys out there … that needed to get some more work.” Traditionally, a team will let its starting pitcher go for as long as he remains effective before turning the game over to its bullpen. But with Wednesday’s game being a non-conference matchup scheduled in between weekend Big Ten series, NU’s coaching staff elected to get as many pitchers into the game as possible. Coach Spencer Allen said the decision was all about getting a bunch of pitchers some game action. “For us, the more the guys touch the mound, the better feel they’re going to have,” Allen said. “Coach Reynolds, I told him ‘hell of a job,’ he had them ready, because sometimes that can implode on you if one guy goes bad.” Fortunately for the Cats, that didn’t happen. NU’s nine pitchers combined to strike out 10 Bradley batters and allowed just six hits. When junior Pete Hofman surrendered the Braves’ lone run in the eighth,
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it was the only time Bradley recorded multiple hits in an inning. The Cats put up an impressive performance on the offensive side of the ball as well. NU opened the bottom of the second inning with three straight hits and ended the frame with a 2-0 lead, which was all the offense it needed. Then, in the bottom of the sixth, Schieber stepped up to the plate with two runners on base and two outs. He rocketed a ball into deep left that grazed the end of the outfielder’s glove for a 2-run triple. The ensuing batter, freshman centerfielder Ben Dickey, shot a single through the infield to score Schieber and give NU a comfortable lead. The big hits by Schieber and Dickey, the bottom of the Cats’ batting order,
were emblematic of the lineup’s overall performance. NU’s top-four batters were just 2-for-12 on the day, while hitters five through nine went 8-for-18 at the plate. “We were getting in position with the middle of the order and then the bottom of the order just came up huge,” Allen said. With the win, the Cats have taken consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 19, when they swept Nevada in a doubleheader to open the season. Freshman Willie Bourbon, who had two hits Wednesday, said NU hasn’t been consistent enough in all aspects of the game to put together any winning streaks, but that changed against Bradley. “We’ve got to bring all three phases of the game together and play as one unit,” Bourbon said. “The pitching was on today, the hitting’s been on for a little bit now and our defense has been solid throughout. Now that those are all tying together, it’s perfect timing and we’re looking to make a run coming up.” williamragatz2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern played 12 unspectacular innings Wednesday, but two phenomenal ones more than made up for it. The Wildcats (16-20, 7-4 Big Ten) rallied late to take game one over in-state rival Illinois, (23-17, 3-8) and then the team made another charge to take game two and earn a doubleheader sweep of the Fighting Illini in Champaign. “These games were big for us for so many reasons,” coach Kate Drohan said. “For us to come from behind in both games the way we did, I just really like the process that our team is in right now. I feel like there’s a lot of real guts going into it, and that’s what I like to see.” NU’s massive game-one seventh inning overshadowed some sloppy play early on. Trailing 6-4 upon entering the final frame, the Cats put runners on second and third with one out, and senior outfielder Fran Strub laced a first-pitch double to knot the score at 6. Senior shortstop Andrea Filler drew a bases-loaded walk four batters later to give NU the lead, and senior pitcher Amy Letourneau followed suit with a walk of her own to give the Cats an 8-6 advantage. Sophomore designated player Sammy Nettling and junior first baseman Alcy Bush combined for 4 more RBIs as NU kept piling on en route to a 12-6 final score. “I’m not really trying to think about the runners on base,” said Filler, who also drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth. “I’m really just trying to trust my preparation and take one to the other side of the field so I give an opportunity for those runners to get in.” In earlier innings, NU squandered several good opportunities to score. The
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