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By PETER KOTECKI

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After brief closing, Dave’s plans relocation to Noyes

By DAVID FISHMAN

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The eggplant parmesan from Dave’s Italian Kitchen has a special significance in the Ribeiro household. The cheesy dish, which has become a multi-generational legend for the family, has been used to satisfy cravings and convince children to eat their vegetables.

“Evanston has always been known as a food community, but people really like tradition as well,” said resident Liz Ribeiro, a mother of two children raised on Dave’s cuisine. “Dave’s was able to provide that by being a long-standing pillar of the community.”

After 44 years in Evanston, Dave’s briefly closed its doors at 1635 Chicago

Ave. on April 11, facing crippling debt and a downturn in business. Monday night, however, owner Dave Glatt announced on Facebook that he would reopen a new smaller version of the restaurant, Dave’s IK, at 815 Noyes St. in late May with additional funding from friends, family and the city.

“Little by little I had more debt issues to face,” Glatt said. “I was behind in rent and there was just no way I could make that up. … There was never a right time to close, but at that point my debtors would have just taken over the place. Basically, I beat them by a week.”

Ald. Judy Fiske (1st), who has eaten regularly at Dave’s for at least 40 years, said when the restaurant initially closed it felt like losing a family member. After hearing the news, she reached out to Glatt and expressed her and other city officials’ desire to keep the restaurant alive.

“Dave’s really represented a wide swath of the community,” Fiske said. “You could go in there and see parents with newborn babies all the way up to 100-year-olds.

Everyone was in that restaurant.”

In the days that followed, Paul Zalmezak, an Evanston economic development official, said he, Fiske and Glatt worked in tandem to find a new location and funds for the restaurant. Ultimately, they settled on the significantly smaller, 1,200-square-foot space previously occupied by Arlen’s Chicken and DMK Burger & Fish. Once they had worked out the costs, Glatt needed an additional $30,000 to buy new kitchen equipment and Zalmezak said his office recommended a loan to help him with the opening.

On Wednesday night, the Economic » See DAVE’S, page 8

About 270 Northwestern employees were victims of identity theft after their 2015 federal income tax returns were accessed, but administrators do not know the source of the breach.

Approximately 150 faculty and staff have reported problems with tax filing, but the number is still rising, said David Kovarik, director of information and systems security and compliance. As some employees attempted to file their 2015 tax returns, they were informed by the IRS or other agencies that the return had already been filed using the individual’s Taxpayer Identification Number, which is typically a social security number, he said.

After about 35 of these reports came in, the University conducted an investigation of its systems to determine whether there had been a breach, Kovarik said.

The investigation concluded that NU’s systems had not been breached. NU also contacted Equifax, the agency that handles W-2 forms for NU, which indicated there was no breach in its systems, he said.

This was the first year NU partnered with Equifax for W-2 form distribution, University spokesman Al Cubbage told The Daily in an email.

Kovarik said there have been instances of tax fraud at NU in the past, but the number of reports for 2015 was higher than in the last several years.

“Unfortunately, it is more

Student at ETHS charged with carrying gun

An 18-year-old Evanston Township High School student was charged with a felony Wednesday for carrying a semi-automatic handgun in his backpack at school.

ETHS officials notified the school resource officer assigned to the school that at about 9:20 a.m. Wednesday they discovered a handgun in his backpack, according to a news

commonplace than we would like to see,” he said. “The actual source — social security number, date of birth, personal data — is extremely difficult to pin down.”

The uptick in fraudulent filing is common beyond NU, as social security numbers are increasingly used for authentication, Kovarik said.

Several years ago, NU made an effort to remove social security numbers from its systems, instead asking faculty to input their employee ID numbers when accessing certain resources online, Kovarik said. This change made a significant difference by lessening the exposure to identity theft in NU’s systems, he said.

German Prof. Franziska Lys, the director of undergraduate studies for her department, said she received a letter from the IRS that said someone had filed a tax return in her name. Lys said the return was clearly not hers, as she usually files with her husband and they both had an extension this year.

Lys said she initially thought someone had hacked the IRS’s data, but said she realized this was an issue at NU after being contacted by The Daily.

On Wednesday morning, Lys contacted Kovarik, who later confirmed that her personal information had indeed been accessed by another person, she said.

When Lys asked why faculty at NU were not informed about these identity breaches, Kovarik told her the University is contacting employees whose identities were confirmed to be breached, she said. » See IDENTITY THEFT, page 8 release. The officer took possession of the unloaded Walther P38 semiautomatic handgun and arrested the student.

The student was charged with a felony for unlawful use of a weapon and a misdemeanor for both unlawful use of a weapon and for not having a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card.

The suspect is currently in custody and will appear in bond court Thursday, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said in an email to The Daily.

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Evanston, NU not participating in Springfield lobby day

By ROBIN OPSAHL

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Evanston and Northwestern will not participate in the annual Evanston Lobby Day in Springfield because of frustration with the state budget gridlock.

The 2016 trip would have been the seventh annual lobbying day, which started with both Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl’s election and University President Morton Schapiro’s tenure in 2009. Tisdahl told the Daily on Wednesday the decision to not participate was reached through discussions between the city manager’s office and NU officials.

The state is currently nearing its eleventh month without a budget.

“Even when I went down to Springfield for the Northwest Municipal Conference, it really was kind of a waste of time,” Tisdahl said. “There’s nothing really happening in Springfield now.”

Weinberg senior Kenny Mok, the former Associated Student Government vice president for B-status finances, said he participated in Lobby Day last year with three other ASG representatives, leaders from the Evanston community and some city and University officials.

Although he had a good time on the trip when he went, Mok said it was a tiring experience, and he doesn’t see a problem not going if it will not be productive.

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“If the primary purpose is to fight for the things Evanston and Northwestern need, to use that time wisely, I don’t think I have a big issue with (canceling Lobby Day),” Mok said. “If legislators were just going to tell them they can’t do anything right now because of the impasse right now, then that’s the reality.”

Mok said during discussions with state legislators in Springfield on the trip last year, there was already uncertainty about the future of the budget and other negotiations with Gov. Bruce Rauner. Although Evanston officials were able to talk about issues such as funding and pertinent legislation, these discussions would probably not go as far due to the state gridlock, he said.

Weinberg junior Joji Syed, ASG’s former vice president of community relations, said although she wasn’t involved in the decision to not hold Lobby Day this year, she believes ensuring lines of communication between the University and different levels of government is always important. She said during her time as head of the community relations committee, she was able to accomplish more on strengthening communication between the University and Evanston leaders rather than state legislators.

She said that while lobbying at a state level for community issues to be addressed was a good experience for ASG representatives, her committee was able to gain lobbying experience

in Evanston outside of the event, “I just stepped out of my role today but … I hope that for future years we reestablish this tradition,” Syed said.

“It’s a great way for the community to get together and show what changes we want to happen.”

Tisdahl said this decision is not permanent. The decision on whether to lead the trip to Springfield will be made on a yearly basis, depending on whether Evanston and NU believe it will be worth the trip, she added.

“The state does not have its act in gear,” Tisdahl said. “There’s not a lot you can really accomplish in Springfield except being happy when you leave.” robinopsahl@u.northwestern.edu

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Dave’s IK may receive loan from city

Police Blotter Residential burglary of two bicycles valued at $4000 A 51-year-old Evanston resident reported Tuesday two bicycles stolen from her garage at her home in the 1100 block of Asbury Avenue.

The woman said someone entered her garage through an unlocked side door sometime between Sunday at noon and Tuesday at 6:30 a.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.

The stolen bicycles, a graphite-gray Cannondale and an aqua-blue Bianchi, are valued at a total of $4,000. Other less expensive bicycles in the garage were left untouched, Dugan said.

No suspects have been identified.

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The plan for Dave’s Italian Kitchen to take over 815 Noyes St. is one step closer to becoming a reality.

The Economic Development Committee voted Wednesday night to recommend a loan for Dave Glatt’s new restaurant, Dave’s IK, which he is planning to open at the former location of Arlen’s Chicken and DMK Burger & Fish. The loan will cover the cost of buying new kitchen equipment for the restaurant and will have to be approved by City Council. The loan would be for up to $30,000 of the more than $100,000 in expenses Glatt expects to need for his new restaurant.

Paul Zalmezak, an Evanston economic development official, said they still have to look into Glatt’s financial history before moving forward with the loan, but are aiming to bring the issue in front of the council at its May 9 meeting.

It is in the interest of the city to retain the longstanding business, Zalmezak said, and a loan from the city will help Glatt stay in Evanston.

“A bank is not going to finance a deal like this,” he said. “In perfect situations banks hate lending to restaurants, and this is not a perfect situation.”

Glatt operated Dave’s Italian Kitchen for 44 years, but closed it earlier this month after what he said was a financial decline that took place over many years. In city documents, Glatt cites the cost associated with maintaining a large restaurant and the recent economic recession as reasons for his financial difficulties.

After the closing of his restaurant, Glatt said he felt as if “the restaurant industry was done with (him).” However, he reconsidered after being contacted by Zalmezak, who connected him with Harry Major, who owns the space on Noyes Street. Major is offering Glatt the first three months rent-free, reducing the rent for the following 24 months and declining to charge a security deposit, according to city documents.

Glatt praised Major in his loan proposal, saying

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COMEBACK KID Dave Glatt speaks at an Economic Development Committee meeting Wednesday night. Glatt is hoping to receive a loan from the city to open his new restaurant, Dave’s IK.

Major had been incredibly accommodating. As for the space, Glatt said during Wednesday night’s meeting that it reminded him of his first restaurant.

“I took a look at the space, and quite honestly I felt that I had come home,” he said. “It’s hard to explain this to somebody who is a not a cook and/ or restaurant person, but it was something that was very moving for me. I felt that I belonged there.”

Dave’s IK will have seating for 40 people and will be open for lunch and dinner, according to Glatt’s loan proposal.

All but one of the committee members voted to recommend the loan to the council, and a few of the aldermen on the committee shared their memories from Dave’s Italian Kitchen.

“I’m very familiar with Dave’s. … I’ve eaten

A Glen Ellyn, Illinois, resident reported Monday to the Evanston Police Department that the tires were missing from the bicycle she left at a bicycle rack by the Davis CTA station.

The woman reported that she had locked it to a bicycle rack in the 900 block of Davis Street on Friday afternoon and noticed the tires missing Monday at 1:15 p.m., Dugan said.

The tires of the Trek 930 bicycle are valued at $100, Dugan said.

There are currently no suspects.

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Sunday dinner there with my family forever,” Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) said. “Spending two hours at Dave’s with a $13 pizza and a bottle of wine maybe didn’t do a lot for Dave, but I didn’t think about that when I was eating.”

Fiske said she had even once found a kitten outside the restaurant on a snowy evening and had taken it home. The cat’s name? “Dave’s Italian Kitten.”

The spot on Noyes Street is perfect for Dave’s IK, Fiske said, and although Glatt’s financial history must be considered, his character and his restaurant’s contributions to the community should be taken into account as well.

Setting the record straight A story in April 12’s paper titled “Dave’s Italian Kitchen closes for good” incorrectly stated the location of Dave’s Italian Kitchen. The restaurant was located at 1635 Chicago Ave. The Daily regrets the error.

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Cilento, Vinson publicly apologize

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Associated Student Government president Christina Cilento and executive vice president Macs Vinson gave public apologies to Senate on Wednesday following an impeachment trial last week.

Cilento and Vinson apologized on behalf of their campaign, while Cilento also apologized on behalf of her personal involvement. The apologies stemmed from receiving leaked voting margin information while polls were still open during the ASG elections, and specifically for failing to tell the election commission about the two leaks.

SESP sophomore Kevin Corkran, a member of the election commission, told Cilento on the second day of voting that the election was “extremely close” at about noon and within five to 10 votes at about 4 p.m. Cilento initially omitted information about the second leak to the election commission and to The Daily.

Cilento, a SESP junior, and Vinson, a McCormick junior, beat Weinberg junior Joji Syed and Weinberg sophomore Archit Baskaran by 81 votes out of the 4,060 votes cast.

Cilento said harboring grudges and ill will were inefficient in moving forward with her term, and the most productive action is to discuss what happened openly.

“I believe we ran this race with an incredible amount of integrity, and I deeply regret that that integrity did not follow through with the last half hour of the campaign and the ensuing election violation investigation,” Cilento said.

“For this, I apologize. I made a snap-second decision, and I did not intend to make that one with malice.”

Senate approved the public apology punishment last week after it was recommended by the Rules Committee, which they decided after a closed hearing with the two executives and the election commission. Weinberg junior

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PUBLIC STATEMENT Associated Student Government president Christina Cilento (left) and executive vice president Macs Vinson apologize for violating election commission guidelines.

Lauren Thomas, the election commissioner, told The Daily last week that the public apology was well-suited to the violation, which she thought did not warrant removal.

Vinson said he hoped to work past the contention following the election and to create a “paradigm of transparency” to regain trust.

“Over the past few weeks, ASG has been in the spotlight, and not for the reasons we hope,” Vinson said. “Transgressions during the campaign led to outright anger and distrust — not only in Christina and myself but also ASG. I want to express my sincere apology for our role in calling into question this election and this organization as a whole.”

After the public apologies, Senate confirmed six executive board positions.

Senate confirmed Weinberg junior Jourdan

Dorrell for a second term as vice president for accessibility and inclusion after being sworn in for a first term in January.

“Being able to have that first quarter to transition and to be able to jump straight into this next quarter will allow me to get some exciting things done,” Dorrell said while addressing Senate before the vote.

In addition, McCormick junior Philip Lan was sworn in as vice president for services and Medill sophomore Ross Krasner as vice president for community relations. Weinberg juniors Isaac Rappoport, Ajay Nadig and Edward Huddart were sworn in as chief of staff, vice president for public relations and vice president for analytics, respectively. ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Debating Pass/Fail Option Taking classes Pass/Fail does not facilitate acquisition of knowledge ALEXI STOCKER

DAILY COLUMNIST

Last quarter I tried to take a course Pass/Fail or “P/N.” I was done with my major requirements for both history and economics, done with distribution requirements, done even with elective requirements for graduation. Undergraduates are allowed to take up to one course P/N per quarter, so I figured I ought to give it a try. What could be better than taking a course without worrying about the grade I received? I enrolled in three courses: two history seminars for a grade and an economics course P/N. I dropped the economics course after the fourth week of classes.

I understand there are times when taking a course P/N is necessary — whether for mental health reasons or other extreme personal circumstances. But absent necessity, NU students should not take courses P/N. Taking courses P/N is counterproductive and misguided, a misuse and outright waste of time and money.

The option itself is heavily restricted, considering students in all undergraduate schools are only able to take general education and unrestricted electives P/N. Weinberg students are further restricted: language requirements, WCAS Distribution Requirements and all major and minor requirements cannot be fulfilled with P/N courses. Students can use it to fulfill elective requirements, courses needed for graduation but not for any specific requirements. Herein lies the primary problem with taking courses P/N: Doing so encourages minimal effort, thereby preventing students from actually learning in elective courses. When used in this manner, the P/N option is counterproductive. Despite the popular notion that the P/N option allows us to enjoy and learn from classes by assuaging fears of poor grades, it actually prevents learning by presenting a disincentive to do readings and attend class.

Even those of us with the best intentions cannot avoid the realities of college life. When pressed for time and forced to choose between

coursework, student organizations, socializing and sleep, the most obvious sacrifice is a P/N class. By taking interesting courses P/N, we set ourselves up for minimal effort, preventing us from enjoying or learning the material.

Furthermore, taking a course P/N is an actual cost — both a waste of time and money.

Although the commitments of a P/N course are minimal, there is still a time cost — some readings must be done, some lectures must be attended and assignments must be completed to a sufficient level to actually pass the course. Time spent half-heartedly completing coursework without actually learning is time wasted. Additionally, each quarter at NU also brings a tuition bill. Not only do we waste time by taking courses P/N, we also waste money.

Taking a course P/N is deeply misguided.

Taking a course P/N is a symbolic surrender to the grade-focused culture so many of us profess to hate. Choosing to take a course P/N is admitting that we believe our GPAs reflect our worth as individuals. Rather than fight for the highest grade we can earn in a difficult course, or dive into a new discipline and struggle to learn as much as possible, the P/N option allows us to give into fears of failure or inadequacy. The P/N option is a subtle submission to NU’s hypercompetitive environment, a retreat away from adversity and into our comfort zones. Rather than challenge ourselves to think in new ways, push our limits and truly learn, we choose intellectual laziness when we choose P/N. NU is a top-tier institution. We have hundreds of superb courses to choose from each quarter and thousands of outstanding faculty members, graduate students and fellow undergraduates to work with and learn from. The P/N option is a waste of the wonderful opportunity for learning that NU courses represent. Except for extreme circumstances, we should not choose to take courses P/N. Alexi Stocker is a Weinberg senior. He can be contacted 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.

NU should require freshman Fall Quarter classes to be Pass/Fail CAROLINE VAKIL

DAILY COLUMNIST

The idea of college — a place where you can study a variety of subjects ranging from philosophy to physics in a span of four years — has always appealed to me. Call me a nerd, but I’ve always been one of those students who genuinely loves to learn and was excited by the thought that I would be leaving high school, a place where most of your classes were already picked out for you.

A lot of students typically come to college feeling this way, excited to learn and to have the kind of thought-provoking conversations the admissions office always tries to sell to you in their brochures. But slowly, after a quarter at college, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the new academic load professors dole out in assignments, projects and midterms while trying to juggle your social life and the extra curriculars you’re involved with on campus. The fear of flunking a class is ever looming and it’s hard to actually enjoy the classes you’re in.

This problem is not unique to Northwestern but is present at most colleges.

However, we don’t have to be content with this stressful, academic culture. One solution to continue facilitating this excitement to learn is by requiring the first quarter of freshman year classes to be graded only on a Pass/Fail system. This would allow freshmen to explore different subjects and topics without having to worry about how they fare in class. It would also help students remain engaged in the subjects they’re studying.

A Pass/Fail system also works because it continues to hold students accountable for their progress in the classroom in a reasonable way. It doesn’t let students off the hook in class because students are required to maintain a certain grade in each of their classes to pass their class. However, this

system removes pressure from students to maintain a certain GPA, which is beneficial to students because some of their first college classes may also be the first time they receive a B or C. More importantly, this system has been proven to work. Colleges such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Swarthmore College both implement this Pass/Fail system for fall semester of freshman year as a way to help freshmen get acclimated to college courses. This policy helps students explore difficult classes by placing more focus on learning rather than solely on grades.

If more emphasis is placed on learning, it can help students figure out what they’re truly passionate about. At the same time, it could relieve students of any guilt they might have over changing majors, since there can oftentimes be a stigma around that decision. Rather than seeing their first quarter wasted learning about subjects they don’t care about, students could reevaluate their first quarter as a way to help weed out majors.

And the best part is, this is a win-win situation both for the University and for students. Besides the fact that students will be more actively engaged in the courses they take their first quarter, it will also create an active audience for professors who are surrounded by students excited to learn.

The University would not lose anything from such a policy. NU will only gain more engaged students and a more academically active campus. Admissions-sponsored brochures and university tours boast about the amazing conversations professors and students have in class. Let’s help make that a reality.

Caroline Vakil is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at carolinevakil2018@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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Waa-Mu’s “Another Way West” explores Oregon Trail

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On their last day in Barcelona, over breakfast in a crowded restaurant, the idea for the newest version of Northwestern’s oldest theatrical tradition finally hit a group of the Waa-Mu Show writers.

“It was like this kind of magical ‘aha’ moment that we were all waiting for and we were getting really frustrated because there were were several days it wasn’t happening,” said Waa-Mu Show co-chair and Communication senior Fergus Inder. “The first time it really happened was this idea of the Oregon Trail was brought up.”

The head writers, co-chairs and director traveled to Barcelona in August for a week-long artistic retreat that takes Waa-Mu Show participants to different destinations, like last year’s retreat to France, in search of an idea for the annual musical.

After a summer of research and the culmination of time in Spain, the team developed the idea for this year’s Waa-Mu Show, “Another Way West,” a story about an Irish family exploring the Oregon Trail.

The students were all in agreement that they wanted to explore a “journey story,” Inder said. He said during the retreat, they had discussed having themes centered around gap years, Rumspringa or “The Odyssey” before someone finally pitched the idea of the Oregon Trail.

There are two parallel storylines in this year’s production, Inder said. One focuses on an Irish family moving west on the Oregon Trail in 1853, and the other on a history graduate student reading her ancestor’s journal and retracing her footsteps on the trail.

“A lot of the things that we talk about is, does the story sing?” said co-head writer Jonathan Bauerfeld, a Bienen senior. “The Irish family sings because they’re Irish.”

This preparation was just the beginning of the Waa-Mu creation process that runs from August to May and is a culmination of more than 150 Northwestern students’ work. “Another Way West” opens Friday and runs through May 8 in Cahn Auditorium.

“It’s crazy to do what we’re doing,” Bauerfeld said.

“It’s so many people, there are so many different ideas and we have to write it in such a short amount of time.

Musicals of this scale usually have just two or three writers and four or five years to develop.”

Waa-Mu, now in its 85th year, was formed when the Women’s Athletic Association and the Men’s Union came together in 1929 to put on the first show.

At its core, Inder said Waa-Mu is an educational theater institution designed to give undergraduates the opportunity to conceive, produce and write a fulllength musical every year with resources like professional designers and directors — and enough money to make it happen.

Waa-Mu is not run through the Student Theatre Coalition, which differentiates it from other on-campus student productions in that it is its own entity, Bauerfeld said.

Inder said the development of this year’s script began in the fall with creative meetings. In the

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process of creating the musical each year, a group of Waa-Muaffiliated artists gather to figure out who the characters are and what the time period is, creating an outline by the end of the quarter.

Auditions occur at the beginning of Winter Quarter. Because the cast is decided then — while the show is still in its early stages — cast members help inform the writing process, said co-head writer and Communication sophomore Maxwell Beer.

For example, one of the characters in the show, “Sepros,” was created spontaneously. When an actor who was able to do a Greek accent auditioned, the writers saw potential, Beer said.

“Never before did we think there was going to be a Greek research assistant, but now he’s a large character in the play,” Beer said. “Who you are as a person can affect, like, how a character is viewed.”

After the cast is determined, students in a winter class help write the show’s songs, melodies, and dialogue, Bauerfeld said.

He said the students must work on figuring out how to transform specific big moments in the show, like the river crossing at the end of Act One in this show, into songs.

“There’s a famous quote about musical theater,” Bauerfeld said. “It’s ‘Musical theater is when you can’t talk, you sing, and when you can’t sing, you dance.’ So it’s like a level of emotion essentially.”

Choreography co-chair Nicolas Leighton summed up his job as a choreographer for the show in one word: stressful. Although the head writers and co-chairs strive to pick a theme that can “sing,” it’s a bit more difficult to make sure it has a clear concept in terms of dance, the Weinberg senior said.

“They said, ‘We’re doing a show on the Oregon Trail,’” Leighton said. “And so of course our first thought is, ‘What the hell are we supposed to do?’”

Leighton said luckily the “Irish” theme made the choreography more cohesive and he was able to incorporate an Irish step-dance number. But for the most part, he said the choreography is abstract in that the ensemble and movements are used primarily to depict moving across a country. “(The choreography process) embodies a lot of what Waa-Mu is, and it’s been really great to experience it from a choreography perspective,” Leighton said. “I’m able to go … in between the writers, in between the director and talk to the actors and figure out, like, ‘what does this moment mean to you?’”

Even as the show reaches the end of its rehearsal process, line changes are made, songs are cut and choreography is tweaked, Bauerfeld said. Although Waa-Mu is driven by the students, he said the show would not be possible without the help of professionals.

“We just have to focus on writing and a magical set appears in front of us and amazing costumes just get put on people,” Bauerfeld said. “There’s all these professional designers creating a world that we thought of in August, which is a really cool thing that is unique to Waa-Mu. rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu

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BLAST show explores concept of loss Q&A: Singer Mary Lambert

AMASE teaches music to people with disabilities

By SOPHIE MANN

By KELLEY CZAJKA

In BLAST’s upcoming spring dance show, students will lose themselves in dance in a display of choreography exploring issues from the loss of shoes to a miscarriage.

BLAST, Northwestern’s Ballroom Latin and Swing Team, will open its spring show, “Lost,” this Saturday.

Preparation for the show began in the fall, when potential choreographers presented pieces to the director and producer, said producer Grace Sunken, a Weinberg junior. She said this year’s show features about a dozen ballroomdance pieces, all choreographed by NU students. “(The theme) ended up working out really well this year,” Sunken said. “You have swing, which is more fun and exciting, and more serious waltzes and things like that. I think it’ll give the audience a really well-rounded view of all of the ballroom styles we do.”

Sunken added that choosing the theme is tough because the team wants to give choreographers some direction but also leave it openended enough to incorporate many elements.

Past shows have had themes like superheroes and secrecy. This year’s theme aimed to give choreographers room to create whatever being lost meant to them, said director Gordon Burkhart, a Weinberg and Bienen junior. He added that the production team chose the theme in order to feature darker, more intense pieces, as well as sillier ones.

Because of the flexibility of this year’s theme, interpretations manifested both physically and psychologically, showing what loss can mean in a variety of ways, Burkhart said.

BLAST president and Weinberg junior Benjamin Kraft, who has been part of BLAST’s competition team since his freshman year, said he

Every Saturday morning, Parkes Hall fills with melodies from the keyboard, guitar and the unique wind pipe instrument called the boomwhacker.

A group of Northwestern students gathers with a group of people with disabilities to play music as part of Northwestern’s Academy of Music and Arts for Special Education, a program that aims to foster a shared passion for music and art, said co-operations director Keishel Lee, a Bienen sophomore.

AMASE started 10 years ago as a prayer meeting amongst music teachers in Cupertino, California, and was brought to NU in 2010 by Hee Jae Choi (Communication ‘13), who had been involved in the Cupertino chapter, Lee said. Lee added that AMASE aims to provide a space where people with disabilities can express themselves through music.

NU’s AMASE program is the only chapter out of the three to be associated with a university, said co-operations director Brandon Lin, a Bienen sophomore.

“We just want to transfer our love of music to them so they can integrate this important part of our life into their lives,” Lin said. “It’s something that we love to wake up for on Saturday mornings just to see our students come in with smiles on their faces, and they’re always so happy to come learn music.”

Every week, each AMASE student has a 30-minute private music lesson with two NU volunteers, followed by 15 minutes of arts and crafts

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Songwriting has always been a part of Mary Lambert’s life — her mother was a singer and songwriter as well. Lambert, who was nominated for a Grammy Award for her collaboration with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on the song “Same Love,” talked to The Daily about her use of music as an outlet of expression. She also spoke in Lutkin Hall on Tuesday night about the art of songwriting.

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POISED PARTNERING Dancers rehearse for “Lost,” Northwestern’s Ballroom Latin and Swing Team’s spring showcase. The show aims to allow choreographers and dancers to explore what being lost means to them.

has seen over the years that choreographers in the show often use their experiences with tough issues to fuel their choreography. He added that the trend continues this year.

“For the show that BLAST puts on, I think it’s very unique in that we have pieces that resonate on an emotional level,” said Kraft, a former Daily staffer. “Particularly this year, there’s a piece on miscarriage, and it’s always silent during rehearsal.”

Kraft said what strikes him about the show is

its emotionality, not just artistic beauty. This is what he said sets the show apart for him from other shows on campus that are artistically beautiful, but may not be as evocative.

“This year we have a huge array of emotional impacts and it allows the world to see dance doesn’t have to be just an artistic thing,” Kraft said. “There’s no reason we have to separate art from emotion.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu

Arts Alliance show set in Wicker Park

By EMILY CHIN

daily senior staffer @emchin24

In the upcoming production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” Arts Alliance aims to transport students to new environments — both physically and psychologically.

Students in the show, which explores issues such as mental illness and sexual violence, will perform at Collaboraction Theatre Co. in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood beginning Friday.

This is the first time a Northwestern production will be held at Collaboraction, said the show’s producer Lucinda Allen, a Communication senior. She said Arts Alliance wanted to make the show more accessible to people outside NU. “I’m so excited about showcasing the talent we have at Northwestern at a venue that’s

going to attract people not just at Northwestern,” Allen said. “We are very high caliber, and there’s no reason we shouldn’t be showing it outside of Northwestern.”

Set in the 1940s, “A Streetcar Named Desire” tells the story of two old-money sisters, Stella and Blanche, whose relationship is undermined as their individual lives fall apart.

“The plot and themes of the play are the most challenging part,” said Communication junior Maggie Monahan, director of the play.

“We’re trying to bring a really accessible form to really dark, challenging content. There is very triggering content … but this play is as engaging and transporting as it is heart-wrenching.”

Monahan and Allen cast two mixed-race actresses as Blanche and Stella to break the “white-washed” attributes the play sometimes has, Monahan said.

Communication junior Dominique French said she finds the role of Blanche incredibly demanding because of the weight of the themes

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FACE TO FACE Students rehearse for Arts Alliance’s upcoming production of “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The show will be presented off campus in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood to give audience members a comprehensive experience.

presented and the play’s prominence. French said being in the play has allowed her to think about issues of race and society’s progress addressing them.

“I’ve learned that we still have so much to do in terms of the way we look at certain people and the words that we choose to put upon other people,” she said. “It’s easy to think we’ve come a long way since then, and in some ways that’s true, but in other ways we view the same things just with a politer language.”

Allen said it is rare for student productions to be done off campus, but when it happens, it is usually done for site-specific locations. For instance, if a play is set in a hospital, it might be performed at an actual hospital.

The theater group decided to present the show in Wicker Park to offer a comprehensive theater-going experience before and after the show, Allen said. She added that rather than having regular talk-backs after the show, audience members can attend organized conversations with the director and cast members at restaurants in the area.

Arts Alliance also worked with restaurants in the area to provide discounts to attendees who show tickets, Allen said.

“The idea is to encourage people to take a night out on the town,” Allen said. “We don’t want ‘Streetcar’ to be the only thing they do that night. We’d love for them to explore Wicker Park.”

Performing the show off campus gives the show’s actors a better sense of what their acting careers may look like after graduation, Monahan said.

“It’s interesting to do something that feels like uncharted territory,” French said. “It’s very on trend and timely to do this thing that feels urban and very hip.”

Though she thinks some students will be deterred from attending the show because of the distance, Monahan said she believes it is the quality of the attendees’ experience that matters, not the number of people who show up.

Monahan said she hopes the play will make audience members consider the way race affects people’s relationships and hopes people will have conversations about some of the heavier topics that are presented in the play.

Allen added that although the play is set in the 1940s, the themes are everpresent.

“It’s a very specific story about very complicated and messed-up human beings who love each other and hurt each other,” she said. “It explores themes that were true in the ‘40s and are still timely today.” emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu

The Daily: What does the art of songwriting mean to you?

Lambert: What I like to dive into is really vulnerable songwriting. I would say that I talk about a lot of tough stuff in my art, and things that I think are typically difficult to talk about in regular life. To put them in a song and broadcast them is sometimes a challenge, but also incredibly rewarding. That’s a big part of what I do. It’s what I know to talk about, and that’s kind of my experience.

The Daily: How did you initially become interested in songwriting?

Lambert: For me, writing was a way I knew how to express feeling, and I grew up in an abusive home. Songwriting for me was a means of survival. And I know for some people it’s more of a craft or an art form. As I become more stable and grounded in my personal life and own mental health, it has become more of a craft. It’s nice to have both sides where there’s the really emotional pure raw feeling when you write, and then there’s actually thinking technically about how my songs respond to my audience and form and structure.

The Daily: What is your songwriting process?

Lambert: I’ll sit at my piano, and I’ll come up with a few chords and come up with something that is enjoyable for my ear to play and then I start humming. I’ll come up with a melody that I like, and then to that melody I’ll start singing random words that don’t make any sense or phrases that are really cliche so I can feel really free and know rhythmically how my lyrics are going to fit into the melody. And from there, I start dissecting what my feeling and my intention is for the song. I think about what needs to be said in my life, what needs to be said in the world. First I think about intention, then I think about ways to communicate through that lyrically. And then from there just form develops — what could be a chorus, what feels more like a verse, and then there it is.

The Daily: How did it feel to collaborate with Macklemore on “Same Love” and to get a Grammy nomination for the song?

Lambert: Doing “Same Love” was such a rich experience because it really started from me doing spoken word, and spoken word is a big part of my life and artistry. … A mutual friend of mine and Macklemore’s told him that I was also a songwriter, and they were stuck on this song about gay rights, and the song talked a lot about the Christian church and being gay in the church, and as a gay Christian I talked about those things and to kind of find a home in that intersectionality. So they asked me to do it, just as a trial, and they loved it and I loved doing it, and it was such a natural fit.

It was really fulfilling. I felt like it was a very rare honor to be a part of that experience and to have contributed in that way. And I think it was life altering. It really threw me on this trajectory of where I am now, and I wouldn’t be here without that song.

The Daily: What’s next?

Lambert: I’ve been working on a song with my girlfriend. We wrote the song together and we’re producing it together, and I’ll be releasing it in June with a music video, and it’s gonna be really huge. I’m so excited for that. And then an album should be coming out in the fall. jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

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and 15 minutes of music and dancing with the entire group of students and volunteers, Lee said.

Each lesson is spent working on something, from simple rhythm clapping to short songs on the piano, Lee said, and the lessons culminate in a concert at the end of every quarter. She added that each quarter has a theme — for this quarter’s space theme, the students made paper astronaut helmets and their group performance song is “Fly Me To The Moon” by Frank Sinatra.

Along with its weekly lessons, AMASE hosts different events throughout the year. Thursday will be the second AMASE Playathon in which volunteers will play music at three locations around campus to bring attention to their organization and collect donations that will go toward future events, Lin said.

Since coming to NU, the club has greatly increased its presence on campus, Lee said. She explained that it has grown from having as few as three students participate per quarter to around 20 or 25 students and about 40 volunteers.

Weinberg junior Kara Ferracuti, who has volunteered with AMASE since her freshman year, has seen the organization grow and change over the past three years, but she said something that has remained constant is that she has worked with the same student for her entire experience.

“She’s really incredible,” Ferracuti said. “She’s really gotten to trust me over the years, and also I’ve been able to learn things from her and about her, things that might not be necessarily immediately apparent. I’m always astounded by how she understands things and how she can just play music.”

Ferracuti said her experience with AMASE has improved her communication and leadership

skills, and even impacted her academic path.

Because of her experience with the program, she switched her major from chemistry to psychology and now researches autism spectrum disorder in the Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Lab. While AMASE has changed the lives of its volunteers and students, Lee said the organization’s importance spans far beyond that.

“People with disabilities or the term ‘special needs’ in general is something that we as a community don’t talk about often or we don’t discuss in a general setting or we’re afraid to talk about it,” Lee said. “What our organization is doing is sort of raising awareness that these are people, we should include them.” kelleyczajka2019@u.northwestern.edu

Source: Jeffrey Wang

ONE ON ONE Students and participants in Northwestern’s AMASE program practice the guitar.

The group gathers on Saturdays to foster a shared passion for music and art.

NU alumni contribute to all-female comedy troupe

By RACHEL YANG

daily senior staffer @_rachelyang

With each joke they crack and audience they inspire, two Northwestern alumni in the allfemale improv group Sweater Kittens aim to break down barriers for women in the world of comedy.

The troupe will perform at the 19th Chicago Improv Festival, which runs from May 2 through May 8. The group is one of more than 150 acts that will perform across Chicago at well-known theaters such as iO Chicago and The Second City Training Center, as well as newer venues such as The Revival on the South Side, said John Hildreth, the festival’s artistic director.

Jordana Mishory (Medill ‘05), who co-founded the Sweater Kittens in 2013, said she started the all-female improv group because she wanted more opportunities to work with women in the Washington, D.C. improv scene. She said there are about 20 women in the group at any time, although only 10 will perform May 6 at the Second City Training Center’s Blackout Cabaret, 1616 N Wells St. It will be the group’s first performance at the festival.

Sweater Kitten member Eva Lewis (School of Law ’09) said the group’s performances often explore issues such as dating and relationships from a female perspective, which distinguishes it from other improv groups that focus on subjects through a male lens.

For Lewis, improv has always been a complement to her professional life. She said she discovered improv when she went to a class with a law

school classmate and it became an activity to look forward to while she prepared for the Illinois bar examination. She now works for the Washington D.C. mayor’s office and added that the principles of improv often come in handy at her job.

“I’m out in the community; I’m talking to

people, helping them resolve issues,” Lewis said.

“It’s the same in improv — everything we make up on the spot. … (You) listen and build upon what people are presenting to you. It’s in both worlds for me.”

Lewis said although the gender balance in the

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ON THE SPOT Jordana Mishory (fourth from left) and Eva Lewis (far right) perform with their improv group Sweater Kittens. The group will appear at the Chicago Improv Festival on May 6.

improv world is gradually improving, she still thinks it’s important that Sweater Kittens is an all-female group.

“Improv has this image of being male-dominated, and it’s still very much that way,” Lewis said. “(Sometimes) you see a whole group of men and there’s just one woman in the group. … It’s not as big a statement (anymore), but it still is a statement to have all women performing.”

When Lewis first started doing improv, she said she was scared by the unpredictability of performing on the spot. Now, however, she said she knows her fellow “kittens” will be by her side and support whatever she comes up with.

Mishory added that although the other improv groups she’s been part of are encouraging, it’s an unparalleled experienced to be in an all-female troupe.

“There’s just something about (performing) with women, and all women; it just feels like you’re just on a little bit more of the same page,” Mishory said. “Sometimes people can be in a scene where they’re misogynistic or sexist and that doesn’t really happen (in all-female groups). … It’s one of the most supportive groups that I’ve ever been a part of.”

One of the biggest appeals of improv is its combination of performing, comedy and creativity, Mishory added.

“I love the camaraderie of improv,” she said.

“You go on stage with nothing, and only through reacting and listening and supporting your teammates, you create something that’s bigger than who you are.” weizheyang2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Dave’s

From page 1 Development Committee recommended the loan to City Council. City officials hope to introduce the loan to the council May 9.

Nevertheless, Zalmezak said the city would have to be cautious in lending Glatt money, after two of its 11 total loans — to Chicago’s Home of Chicken & Waffles and Davis Transportation — recently defaulted, potentially costing taxpayers more than $300,000 in unpaid debt.

Glatt said the real damage began in 2000 when he was forced to move from Dave’s former Church Street location to 1635 Chicago Ave., an expansive basement space about twice the restaurant’s previous size. The city had plans to develop Church Street Plaza — now downtown Evanston’s entertainment and shopping center — so it helped Glatt subsidize the move with nearly $500,000. Outwardly, Glatt said, the business appeared to be thriving. But on the inside, debt began to pile up.

When the Great Recession hit in 2008, Dave’s experienced a dip in weekday patrons, which resulted in significantly less profit. With no savings of his own to cover incidental costs, Glatt said he had an increasingly hard time finding money to support the restaurant.

“It was like standing on a train track and watching a slow-moving train get closer and closer,” he said.

“Finally, the train ran me over.”

Just over two weeks ago, that debt grew too large.

With collectors threatening to repossess the property, Glatt said he had no choice but to shutter Dave’s windows and hope for “angels coming down from the skies to offer money.”

On Monday evening, they did.

“I never thought I’d be doing this again,” Glatt said.

“I didn’t think it was an option. Just out of the middle of nowhere a bunch of stuff came together. … When we closed the doors Monday morning people came forward with offers of very friendly lending.”

But not everyone shared in the jubilance.

Suzy Crawford, who worked at Dave’s through the ‘90s, said she heard from staff members that they were not informed of the closing beforehand and were

Identity Theft From page 1

Lys noted that two University news releases have been published on the tax filing problems, but said this is not enough information for the NU community.

“I’m unhappy about the fact that Northwestern faculty members and the Northwestern community was

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2016 disappointed in the lack of transparency. Attempts to reach staff members who worked at Dave’s at the time of its closing were unsuccessful.

Glatt said he hadn’t heard any negative feedback from staff and insisted that he had searched for an alternative solution to closing the restaurant up until

as a “set of misfits,” a unique melting pot of people who learned to manage time, multitask and look out for one another. But after hearing about Glatt’s impending bankruptcy and the way he handled the closing, she said she is uncomfortable with the city using tax dollars to provide him with additional funding.

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COOKS IN THE KITCHEN Dave Italian Kitchen employees work at the restaurant in an undated photo. Dave Glatt plans to open a new location on Noyes Street in May.

the end. He added he would rehire at least eight or nine of his former employees.

“My staff will never understand that I went into insane debt to keep them working,” he said. “I’m very aware of the dislocation that they have felt from the loss of their job and security.”

Crawford said the restaurant fostered a sense of community among staff. She described the wait staff

“I hope that the people who lost their jobs are able to find other ones and that Dave sorts out his business troubles without borrowing other people’s money — the city’s money, my tax money,” she said. “If he went bankrupt in the other location, why would I be confident that he could repay the loan?”

Some community members echoed Crawford’s sentiments, but others like Ribeiro and Evanston

not informed about this possibility,” Lys said.

Lys said she has already taken action by contacting Equifax and the IRS. However, Lys said, she is concerned that NU employees are not aware that their information may have been accessed illegally, particularly if they have an extension on their tax returns this year.

Cubbage said the two University news releases were

sent to all students, faculty and staff at NU. More information will be sent soon, he said.

Moving forward, NU employees will be offered free credit protection for a year, Kovarik said. Equifax will provide credit monitoring services to affected individuals, but the details are still being worked out. NU will continue to collaborate with Equifax to minimize the exposure of employees to tax fraud, he said.

resident Barry Hopkins said the restaurant’s positive impact on the community had earned it another chance.

“I’m delighted to hear the news from Dave that he’s going to be opening in a smaller venue,” Hopkins said.

“Although it’s sort of sad because that means more of a wait. Still, it’s great that he’s going to reopen and hopefully he’ll be able to rehire some of the people he had to let go.”

The same day Dave’s closed, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl awarded Glatt and his wife, Ellen, keys to the city for serving one at-risk Evanston family a free meal every day since fall 2012. Kevin Brown, Evanston’s youth and young adult program manager, who accepted the award on their behalf, said Glatt was reluctant to take credit for the contribution.

“You had a really generous individual who’s very humble and didn’t want anyone to know behind the scenes that he really cared a lot about the Evanston community and about what happens to families that are at risk,” Brown said. “He is an example of how one person can really make a difference in the lives of people.”

Glatt said he expected Dave’s closing to garner little fanfare and was shocked by the outpouring of emotion. That response — along with an “accommodating” landlord at the Noyes location and “very friendly” lending terms from everyone who helped him financially — prompted Glatt to consider opening the new restaurant.

Now on its fourth move to a fifth location, Dave’s continues to evolve. In addition to preparing for the new restaurant, Glatt said he’s working on a memoircookbook that will include recipes.

Although the new space, which Glatt said will hold fewer than 40 people, doesn’t have the potential to make “big” money like its most recent iteration on Chicago Avenue, for Glatt, just reopening is enough.

“The truth is, it’s not going to be the old Dave’s Italian Kitchen,” he said. “Dave’s Italian Kitchen, as much as I liked it, was not a success. So as much as we wanted it to be this wonderful place, maybe it wasn’t so wonderful.” davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu “We want to make sure that everybody is informed, that they receive the services that we have committed to,” Kovarik said. “(We will) talk about enhancements to the security mechanisms so that we don’t have a repeat of this next year. We’d like to be at a zero level if at all possible by the time we reach next year.” peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Biss bill limits use of cellphone tracking devices

By TUCKER JOHNSON

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A bill sponsored by state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) limiting police use of cell phone surveillance devices in response to criticism of the devices by civil liberties advocates passed in the Illinois Senate last week.

The devices mimic cell towers and allow police departments around the country to record phone numbers and track a user’s location with or without a warrant. Commonly known by the brand Stingray, the devices are small enough to fit into a suitcase and mimic the electronic behavior of a cell tower, getting mobile phones within range to send the phone’s number and location, as well as to route calls and text messages through the device.

The bill, which was written with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Illinois chapter, would limit a police department’s ability to use Stingrays for indiscriminate surveillance. “(Stingrays) were originally designed for use in a military setting. It’s only appropriate that we provide the right kind of regulation,” said Ed Yohnka, the director of communications and public policy for the ACLU of Illinois.

Although a warrant is required to use the device to track a specific cell phone in real time, the devices collect data from every single

National News Cruz makes strategic veep pick — Fiorina — but will it work?

Vice presidents rarely make much difference in modern American politics. Chances are Ted Cruz’s decision to put Carly Fiorina on his ticket will follow that pattern.

The Texas senator, badly in need of a boost for a campaign that must win Tuesday’s Indiana primary or face near-certain doom, took a page from the playbook of his political idol, Ronald Reagan.

Reagan announced a vice presidential choice, Sen. Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania, ahead of the 1976 convention. But his long-shot move didn’t work. Reagan’s choice of the centrist senator didn’t

phone in their vicinity, not just the targeted phone. Their indiscriminate nature has led to campaigns against the devices by the ACLU. The bill –– which was passed by the state Senate on April 19 –– has had eight senators and 23 representatives sponsor the bill. It would require police departments that operate Stingrays with the purpose of tracking a known communication device to delete all non-target data within 24 hours and require officers to obtain a new warrant if they use the Stingray to identify a new device of interest.

Additionally, the law would make it illegal for officers to view the data from cell phones not specifically named in a warrant.

“As advances in technology enable police to more efficiently investigate and solve crimes, it’s important that we help them to know they are following state law and the parameters of the Constitution,” Biss said in a statement.

Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said the Evanston Police Department does not have a Stingray device. However, police departments around the country –– including the Chicago Police Department –– have denied using Stingrays, but later investigations have revealed that they do use the devices, according to a report

by CBS Chicago.

The Illinois State Police are believed to possess one of the devices, although it is unclear if it has been used, Yohnka said.

The bill is currently being reviewed by the Judiciary Criminal Committee in the Illinois

House.

“As long as there aren’t any exigent circumstances, where time would be of an essence, I don’t think (the bill) would present an issue,” Dugan said. “Once you have all the numbers

and you determine which one you need and which ones are not useful, then you destroy them, seems reasonable.”

get him much, and he lost the nomination to President Gerald Ford.

Cruz faces two problems. One is that historically, people vote for presidents, not vice presidents. Memorably, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas embarrassed Republican Dan Quayle during their 1988 debate — “You’re no John F. Kennedy” — but the Bush-Quayle ticket still beat the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket easily.

This time, few saw the Cruz move as making much difference.

“I don’t know that it matters at this point,” said Erin Engels, assistant professor of political science at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. “People who were going to go for Cruz would be going anyway.”

Cruz’s second challenge is whether Fiorina, a

former business executive with Hewlett- Packard, can be a viable candidate. She finished seventh in both the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary, and suspended her campaign.

Fiorina can appeal to the portion of the population that is most troubled by Trump — women.

According to a Gallup poll, 7 in 10 women have an unfavorable opinion of the New York billionaire, who has said demeaning and disrespectful things to or about women.

And Fiorina has been dismissive of Cruz.

While a presidential candidate, Fiorina derided Cruz on CNN for saying “whatever he needs to say to get elected” and questioned why he did not renounce his dual Canadian citizenship until 2014. (Cruz has said he was unaware he had dual citizenship until a

Dallas Morning News report in 2013.)

But after dropping out of the race in February and endorsing Cruz last month, Fiorina has papered over her criticisms by suggesting they were disagreements on strategy, not principle, according to CNN. By announcing the choice in Indiana, Cruz is coalescing his anti-Trump strategy. Cruz is looking to go one-on-one with Trump and has a clear path in the Hoosier State after reaching an agreement with the third remaining Republican candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich. He will not compete in Indiana in return for Cruz staying out of Oregon and New Mexico.

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HOTLINE STING State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) moderates a panel at Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The senator’s bill limiting cell phone surveillance devices is currently under review by a House committee.

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THIS WEEKEND IN MUSIC

APR 29 - MAY 1

29 FRI

Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m.

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $6/4 Shawn Vondran, conductor

Music for winds, brass, and percussion.

30 SAT

Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra: French Musical Gems, 7:30 p.m.

1 SUN

Matthew Polenzani Vocal Master Class, 2 p.m.

Part of the Robert M. and Maya L. Tichio Vocal Master Class Series Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall, $10/5

Steve Winn of the San Francisco Classical Voice praises tenor Matthew Polenzani’s “torrent of magnificent sound…from the sonorous, deep pedal points of his low notes to the glittering, high shine at the upper reaches.”

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $6/4 Robert G. Hasty, conductor

Performing Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin, Ibert’s Divertissement, Roussel’s The Spider’s Feast, and Debussy’s Petite Suite.

Matthew Polenzani, tenor, 7:30 p.m.

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The overall average income of recent Northwestern alumni stayed relatively consistent for the class of 2015, according to a survey conducted by Northwestern Career Advancement.

The study found that among respondents who provided income data to the NCA survey — about 400 of the more than 1,700 total respondents — the class of 2015 has an overall average salary of $52,742.

Last year, using a similar survey, NCA reported the average was $52,156.

In addition, NCA found that more than four out of five members of the class of 2015 are either employed full-time or continuing their education.

Mark Presnell, NCA’s executive director, said it is essential that his office is transparent about how alumni do after graduating, especially for prospective students and parents.

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In total, approximately 79 percent of the the class of 2015 participated in the survey, investigating employment status, income and job location.

According to the survey, 64 percent of the class has a full-time job, and 20 percent are pursuing graduate or professional school. Only 3 percent are actively seeking jobs.

Among those reporting, McCormick alumni surveyed led the way with an average salary of more than $65,000. Medill alumni saw the largest increase from last year, up to $46,876 from $40,347.

Overall, Presnell said the numbers have been largely consistent since the study started three years ago.

“This is another validation of Northwestern students and their success after graduation,” Presnell said. “These results, since we started doing this survey about three years ago, have been remarkably stable. It says that six months after graduation, the vast majority of our students have found their next career position or goals, and they are actively achieving them.”

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Men’s Tennis From page 12

out.”

If the Cats win their opening contest, they’ll draw on Saturday either Illinois or the winner of the Penn State and Michigan State match.

Though Illinois is the tournament’s No. 3 seed, it could potentially have its hands full with the Nittany Lions, who previously handed the Fighting Illini a loss.

The Cats will only have the opportunity to avenge their loss against the Buckeyes if both teams qualify for the finals, which will be played Sunday. Despite the stakes, the team is more focused on winning than any individual opponent.

“We’re motivated to try to win a Big Ten championship,” Swan said. “I don’t think it matters who we play. We were close in the regular

season and didn’t quite get it done, but the great thing is you get a second chance to win it.”

And after a season that saw the Cats break the program’s record for most wins in a season, a championship would solidify them as national contenders heading into the NCAA Tournament.

As Swan continues to grow the program, such recognition would be an impressive milestone.

“We’ve been trying to build towards a championship team, and we’re getting closer and closer,” the coach said. “We are a championship-level team at this point, but for us to win a Big Ten Championship would mean a lot. If you can win a Big Ten Championship, you can win a national championship. That’s just the level of our conference.” garrettjochnau2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats sweep Big Ten’s individual awards for second-straight year

After winning their second-consecutive Big Ten Championship, the Wildcats swept the conference’s individual honors, the Big Ten announced Tuesday.

Sophomore Hannah Kim was named the conference’s Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, becoming the first player to win the award twice in program history. She is also the first Big Ten player to receive the honor in back-to-back seasons since Maria Hernandez of Purdue won it in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

On top of Kim’s award, coach Emily Fletcher was named the conference’s Coach

Women’s Tennis From page 12

Because NU is the tournament’s second seed, the Cats have a first round bye and their first match will be against either Indiana or Michigan State on Friday. The Spartans will be fighting on their home court and will have some advantage, but NU beat them last weekend in East Lansing 6-1.

Against the Hoosiers, the Cats recorded the same winning score a little over two weeks ago, at that point extending their then undefeated record to 7-0. After the second-round match, NU will either draw Michigan or Purdue.

“We’re going to take it one match at a time,” Rooney said. “We have to look at one opponent at a time, but after last weekend, we’re really

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TRY AND TRY AGAIN Sam Shropshire prepares a backhand. The junior will look to help the Cats capture the Big Ten title in the postseason after previously falling a win short.

right now, we’ve got to make the most of it. I feel as though we played really hard, played really tough softball today.”

The significance of Drohan’s accomplishment was not lost on her team, who dumped a Gatorade bucket on her after Filler’s home run ended the game.

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of the Year and newcomer Stephanie Lau was awarded Freshman of the Year.

In addition to those honors, four Wildcats were named to the eight-player All-Big Ten first team, with Kim and Lau joined by sophomore Sarah Cho and junior Kacie Komoto.

Freshman Janet Mao was recognized on the All-Big Ten second team, and senior Suchaya Tangkamolprasert was among those honored with the conference’s Sportsmanship Award.

It’s been an excellent few days for the program, as Lau sank a putt to secure a conference title for the team Sunday and the conference awarded all three individual honors to members of the team for the second consecutive year Tuesday.

The team now looks ahead to the NCAA Regionals, beginning May 5.

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excited. We’ll just have to go in and compete.”

For Pollard, the postseason is completely separate from the regular season. She said it’s basically starting at 0-0 again because “the atmosphere of the Big Ten Tournament is totally different than a regular season match.”

Pollard said the biggest difference for the Wildcats entering the postseason is its depth.

“There were times earlier on in the year when we were just giving away points, wherever it was,” Pollard said. “The truth is every day someone was not delivering on the effort or kind of toughness you need to be successful. … Our greatest strength now as a team is that we have no holes. As long as we bring that this weekend, we become a tough out.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu commemorated Drohan and her twin sister Caryl Drohan, who has been on the staff since 2003.

Although her head coach deflected credit, Filler said the milestone was nonetheless important.

“It’s amazing. I’m so happy for the coaches,” she said. “It’s a great feeling to contribute to some of those wins.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu

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The game may have been played on a rainy weekday afternoon for a tiny crowd, but it was nonetheless a milestone contest for coach Kate Drohan.

Drohan, in her 15th season at the Wildcats’ helm, notched her 500th win in NU’s 9-1 victory over local rival Loyola (20-23, 4-14 Missouri Valley) on Wednesday in the Cats’ (20-23, 10-7 Big Ten) final home game of the season.

“This win was really important for our team,” said Drohan, attempting to swiftly refocus the attention from herself to her players. “How we played in these conditions was excellent. I’m really proud of our competitive spirit today.”

Drohan served as an assistant coach for four years before becoming head coach in 2002. Her 500 career wins rank second all-time behind long-time coach Sharon Drysdale, who won 640 games in 23 seasons.

NU has reached 10 NCAA Tournaments under Drohan. She has also led the Cats to two Women’s College World Series appearances and two Big Ten titles.

“I knew about it at the beginning of the season, but I haven’t thought about it since,” Drohan said. “It was a surprise to me.”

The Cats did significant offensive damage in the fifth inning.

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Krista Williams notched her first RBI of the season as NU eventually put up a 4-spot in the frame.

In the circle, seniors Kristen Wood and Amy Letourneau each threw three innings and limited Loyola to five total hits. The Ramblers’ only run was unearned.

“This is a big win for us,” said Filler, whose sixth-inning home run — her second of the day — ended the game an inning early.

“It’s going to help our record obviously for us to get to that .500 mark, and it’s always a big win to beat your crosstown rival.”

Beyond Drohan’s accomplishment and despite the paltry crowd, the game was significant in NU’s season. With just seven games left in the regular season, the Cats moved to within three games of .500 as they continue their lateseason push towards an NCAA Tournament berth.

Partially because of its challenging schedule, NU has an RPI of 47, making it a contender for an at-large berth to the 64-team tournament. Teams are required, however, to have at least a .500 record to be eligible.

“It’s season-changing for us at this point,” Drohan said of Wednesday’s win. “Every single opportunity we have as a team » See SOFTBALL, page 11

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NU looks to reclaim Big Ten title

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With the regular season ending last weekend, Northwestern now must prepare for the postseason in an attempt to reclaim the Big Ten title.

Throughout the season, the Wildcats (12-9, 10-1 Big Ten) faced a tough schedule, especially during out-of-conference play. In the final weekend of the regular season, NU took down conference rival then-No.

10 Michigan to mark its first top-10 win since 2014.

“The beginning of our season, we played a lot of great teams,” junior Jillian Rooney said. “We learned a lot from that because the level (of competition) was so high, we had to play exceptionally well to compete with them. Even in (conference) season, the Big Ten has gotten stronger, so that’s helped us a lot.”

Coach Claire Pollard has noted during the season the durability of the bottom of the lineup, the No. 5 and No. 6 singles courts. Rooney,

junior Brooke Rischbieth and freshman Lee Or have all found themselves playing at those positions, and combined for a 21-15 record on the bottom two courts throughout the season.

“We don’t take any match for granted,” Rischbieth said. “We go in, no matter who the opponent is, with the same mindset to work as hard as we possibly can … Looking to the Big Ten Tournament, we’re not going to change anything up.” » See WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 11

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STRONG FOUNDATION Jillian Rooney hits a backhand. The junior has helped anchor the bottom half of the Cats’ lineup this season and will look to do so again in the conference tournament.

Men’s Tennis

Cats set to compete for conference title

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Tuesday was hardly an ideal day for outdoor tennis. With high winds and temperatures under 50 degrees, the Wildcats probably would have preferred to practice indoors. But given the potential for outdoor competition in the weekend’s Big Ten Tournament, coach Arvid Swan ensured that his team is prepared for potentially adverse conditions.

“That’s our No. 1 priority right now,” junior Sam Shropshire said on the prospect of winning the tournament. “That’s why we’re practicing in the freezing cold.”

Tournament host Minnesota has yet to announce whether play will take place indoors or outdoors, but after falling a win shy of the regular-season Big Ten title, Northwestern (24-3, 10-1 Big Ten) is readying itself for any and all roadblocks in the postseason.

Before looking ahead to other obstacles — such as a meeting with top-seed Ohio State in the championship or a semifinal contest against Illinois, with whom the No. 2-seeded Cats split their regular-season contests — NU is focused on its first matchup of the tournament, which will occur Friday against either No. 7 Purdue or No. 10 Minnesota.

Despite a first-round bye and heavy favorite status in that quarterfinal contest, the Cats maintain that both potential opponents deserve respect.

“Minnesota is a challenge because they’re a great program, they’re hosting, they’re going to have a huge crowd,” Swan said.

“So if they win, that’s going to be a tough one, because we’re not just facing Minnesota; we’re facing the crowd.”

NU beat the Golden Gophers 4-0 when they faced off in early April.

Purdue, however, was among the few teams not to be shut out by the Cats during conference play. Junior Konrad Zieba lost at first singles and senior Fedor Baev fell on court No. 4 when the teams last played in late March.

“If we’ve learned one thing this season (it’s that) every Big Ten match is going to be extremely hard,” Shropshire said.

Zieba said regular-season experience against upcoming opponents will help him make improvements, a sentiment echoed by both Shropshire and Swan.

However, all three also noted that added experience plays both ways.

“You know who you’re playing and how they play,” Shropshire said.

“But they also know who you are and how you play, so it balances » See MEN’S TENNIS, page 11