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Part of the Black Student Experience Survey asked students for their perceptions of the current campus climate. Eleven percent of the students who completed the survey said they “strongly agree” that Northwestern is a safe place for black students.

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Students gather at the Black House in November 2015 to support students at the University of Missouri and Yale University who protested racial injustice. The NU students later spoke out at the groundbreaking ceremony for the lakeside athletic facility and demanded the University address racial problems on campus. On Monday, the University sent out a report including recommendations to improve the experience of black students at NU.

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Only 12 percent of black undergraduate seniors reported in 2016 that they are “very satisfied” with their experience at NU. The percentage has decreased steadily since 2010, and the task force report said incidents such as the Black House controversy last year contributed to this drop.

Report: Being a black student at Northwestern is ‘exhausting’ Task force recommends more black students, faculty; privilege training for profs; diversity requirement

By MARIANA ALFARO and PETER KOTECKI

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A landmark report sent out Monday gives a data-rich account of black students at Northwestern feeling dissatisfied, exhausted and alienated on campus.

The 150-page report,

Businessman to join race for city mayor

Management consultant Steve Hagerty will be running for Evanston mayor in the April election, he confirmed to The Daily on Monday.

Hagerty is the founder and CEO of Hagerty Consulting, an emergency management consulting firm located at 1618 Orrington Ave. Hagerty has not officially launched his campaign yet, saying, “I don’t want to get ahead of my skis on this.”

Hagerty served as the chair of the Harley Clarke Citizens Committee, which convened to discuss the future of the Harley Clarke Mansion, a historic site located at 2603 Sheridan Road.

As chair, Hagerty gathered information and public opinion about the future of the mansion, which has been a hotly debated topic in the city for the past four years. He led a public event in May 2015 during which five proposals were debated — from demolishing the mansion to

compiled by a University task force, includes 14 recommendations to improve the experience of black students at NU. In part, it recommends the University increase the number of black students, faculty and staff, as well as create a research institute to study cultural competency and administer trainings for NU faculty and staff.

It also recommends all undergraduate schools at NU create a

renovating it. Aldermen decided to keep the property in city hands for the foreseeable future and pay for a limited scope of repairs.

Hagerty Consulting provides emergency relief consulting for organizations and has worked with Northwestern before to develop emergency plans. The Evanston Chamber of Commerce named Hagerty the Businessperson of the Year in 2015 for his work with emergency response.

“Evanston has a really big heart as a community,” Hagerty said in January after receiving the award.

Hagerty Consulting also fundraised with Mt. Everest Restaurant, 630 Church St., to raise money for Nepali earthquake survivors in April 2015.

Hagerty’s candidacy comes after Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl announced on Twitter in July that she will not run for reelection after serving as mayor for more than seven years.

Ald. Brian Miller (9th) announced on Friday that he is in the running for mayor.

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In its report, the Black Student Experience Task Force notes the difficulty of describing “a single, all-encompassing” black student experience and recognizes that “intersecting identities must be considered.”

But in general, the report explores the ways many black students feel unwelcome and

uncomfortable at NU. In surveys and focus groups, students described microaggressions from both faculty and peers. For first-generation college students especially, students talked about not knowing where to seek help when the academic rigor at Northwestern becomes overwhelming.

Students also described loneliness from “being the only one” both in social situations

as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Macs Vinson, Associated Student Government executive vice president and a member of the task force, told The Daily that he is more often than not the only black student in his classes.

“It is something that I have come to understand is part of the experience of being in

higher education,” the McCormick senior said. “You are the only one.”

The task force, which comprised four students and 11 faculty and staff, was created in November 2015 after protests against University plans to move administrative offices into NU’s Black House and Multicultural Center. » See REPORT, page 6

Tisdahl questions mayoral candidate Mayor: Alderman does not work well with others

By ERICA SNOW

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Ald. Brian Miller’s (9th) campaign launch for Evanston mayor was met with concern from Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl about his ability to work with others.

Miller announced his candidacy Friday with a platform aimed to reform city policy and streamline decision-making. He said, as mayor, he would address gun violence in the city and maintaining Evanston’s public facilities.

Miller did not consult Tisdahl before announcing his candidacy, the two confirmed.

Tisdahl announced on Twitter in July she would not run for a third term as mayor.

Although Tisdahl maintained the council’s work has been

“terrific,” Miller said the council could do more for Evanston residents. Tisdahl added she would prefer another candidate and was concerned about Miller’s ability to work with other people after a board member of the Mental Health Board allegedly resigned after a disagreement about funding with Miller.

“He’s the only alderman I’ve ever heard of — certainly the only one while I’ve been mayor — who’s caused a (board member) to resign, and he’s running on a reform platform of some sort,” Tisdahl said. “He hasn’t certainly talked to me about it.”

Miller said he never spoke directly to the board member before she stepped down but apologized to her after. Miller said the board member agreed with a Mental Health Board recommendation to give $30,000 to an outside organization to address hoarding. Miller said he disagreed with the recommendation because he thought it would be ineffective and Evanston city staff could

better manage the money. Miller said he didn’t understand why the board member resigned and maintains he works well with others.

“Our job as a City Council is to make decisions,” Miller said.

“Sometimes they’re hard decisions.

Sometimes people aren’t happy about those decisions. If someone is unhappy with a decision, and that means I don’t work well with them because I make that decision, I hope to actually talk to that individual and tell them where I’m coming from in an honest and straightforward manner.”

Tisdahl appointed Miller as alderman in May 2015 because he was “ready,” she told the Daily. She added that the mayor’s role interacting with community members, Northwestern administration and students means the next mayor must be able to engage with them.

“You’d have to be a bit more positive as mayor,” Tisdahl said.

“As mayor, your job is to appoint people to boards and commissions … and obviously you need to be encouraging and positive about

their work if you’re going to get people to volunteer.”

Tisdahl also disagreed with the reform-focused platform and said she wanted the next mayor to focus on affordable housing, healthcare and sustainability.

Miller stood by his platform, adding that he and Tisdahl have had “policy disagreements” and he wants to allocate more resources to lessening gun violence primarily.

He said he wanted to reach decisions as a council faster, be more transparent to the public and continue to improve the collaborative relationship between Northwestern and Evanston.

“I would like to set that agenda to do those things that I don’t think we’re currently doing well,” Miller said. “I think the mayor disagrees. She thinks we’re doing enough. I disagree. So in order for me to pursue that agenda, that reform agenda, I felt that I had to run for mayor.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern. edu

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AROUND TOWN City likely to close awaited water deals by year’s end

By MAX GELMAN

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The city will likely finalize plans to sell water to Morton Grove and Niles by the end of the year, Evanston city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said Monday.

The deal, which has been in the works for several years, would charge the two municipalities $0.93 for every 1,000 gallons of water.

Bobkiewicz said another potential deal was in the works with Lincolnwood as well. Public Works officials presented updates on the city’s water and sewer system funds, capital projects and water contracts with other municipalities at the City Council meeting Monday night.

“We’ve come very far with the village of Niles and the village of Morton Grove,” Bobkiewicz said.

City officials also discussed various capital improvement projects they are considering for the future. The city currently replaces about 1.5 miles of water mainlines and sewer systems per year, on average.

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The majority of the water main lines in the city are over 80 years old, and water mains typically have a 100-year lifespan. Lara Biggs, the Public Works capital planning bureau chief, told The Daily the city typically replaces water mains where there are three or more water main breaks in the same area.

Additionally, the city is planning to replace a few water intake pipes — which were built in 1909 before the water treatment center was constructed — in the next four years, Biggs said.

City officials also discussed changes to the city’s water and sewage rates. David Stoneback, director of Public Works, said his department plans to present a proposal in the near future that will change water rates, both for homeowners and wholesale customers.

The proposal — if passed — would increase water rates by 6 percent in 2017 and by greater rates in future years. However, sewage rates would decrease in those years, so the two changes will offset each other, resulting in

“We’ve come very far with the village of Niles and the village of Morton Grove.”

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POLICE BLOTTER Multiple vehicles burglarized in south Evanston

Evanston police are investigating multiple

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The Evanston Water Plant is the center of the city’s water system, which feeds to Evanston and Skokie pipes. City officials gave a presentation on the status of the city’s water and sewage systems at the council meeting Monday.

robberies from vehicles on Oak and Maple avenues that occurred this past weekend, police said.

There were four burglaries in the 1000 and 1100 blocks of Maple Avenue and in the 1100 block of Oak Ave between Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday

at 9 a.m., Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski said. All four vehicles were unlocked and the burglaries are most likely connected, Polinski said.

A wallet was missing from one vehicle, a

neutral costs to homeowners. Stoneback said although both the water and sewer funds are financially sound, debt payments and capital improvement projects would come out of the water fund.

The city sells water to several entities, including Skokie and the Northwest Water Commission. Rates to the water commission may decrease, but the commission will be taking in more water, resulting in an expected revenue increase for Evanston of $550,000 annually.

Additionally, Stoneback said officials will propose to pay the water commission funds at the end of their yearly contract, as the city has been charging 3 cents too much for every 1,000 gallons of water for six months of this year.

“We’re receiving more income right now than what we should, so we’ll need to reimburse them in accordance with the contract, but we are not losing money on the deal,” he said.

Evanston will soon need to negotiate a new contract to sell water to Skokie, Stoneback said.

Five years ago, Evanston notified Skokie it did not intend to continue its current 20-year contract that expires in 2017.

Skokie has purchased water wholesale from Evanston since 1947 and now wishes to repump the acquired water into its own system.

When Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) asked Stoneback if there was any concern Skokie would not re-up the contract, he said they essentially don’t have many other options.

“They could go to Wilmette or they could go to the city of Chicago,” he said. “Neither is, I don’t think, very attractive to them.” maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu cellphone and two laptops from a second, a portable speaker from a third and nothing from the fourth.

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Adande to head Medill sports program

By FATHMA RAHMAN

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A version of this story was published Aug. 23 on The Daily Northwestern’s website.

J.A. Adande came to Northwestern University in 1989 as an undergraduate student for its proximity to a big city, collegiate-looking campus and the best journalism education in the country.

“I wanted squirrels — and Northwestern had them,” Adande said. “It was the best decision I’ve made in my life.”

Twenty-four years after graduating with a journalism degree, Adande is returning to NU this fall to lead Medill’s sports media specialization program, a focus initiative of the new specializations at the master’s level, Medill dean Bradley Hamm said.

“We have amazing alumni throughout the United States in sports journalism,” Hamm said.

“I’ve been able to talk with J.A. for several years about different things we’re doing at the school and as we started working on this, he seemed like an ideal person to run the program.”

Adande said his main goal is recruiting the best students and faculty to the program so they can put together the best sports journalism curriculum in the country.

“With the great resources and alumni network that we have, we can really put together a unique experience for the students that will best prepare them to be in the changing modern journalism world,” Adande said.

Adande’s first job out of NU was at the Chicago-Sun Times, where he covered college football and basketball around the Big Ten as well as the Chicago Bulls. He then went to the Washington Post, covering Georgetown University during Allen Iverson’s time there and the Washington Bullets, now known as the Washington Wizards. In 1997, Adande returned to

his home state of California to write for the Los story than having a glib personality,” Kupetz said.

Angeles Times. He stayed there ten years before “Medill is getting a great addition to their faculty beginning to work for ESPN in 2007 as a col- and I don’t think you could find a better person umnist and sideline reporter. or journalist than J. for what he does.”

In addition to running the sports media proReflecting on some his most memorable expegram, Adande will also be a professor at Medill. riences as a sports journalist, Adande listed sevThough Adande’s course schedule has not eral moments he was present for, naming players been finalized, Hamm said he will most likely like John Paxson, Muhammad Ali and Stephen be teaching both graduate and undergraduate Curry. He hopes to provide Medill students with courses every year. the same opportunities.

“The journalism that I learned in Medill in “That’s one thing about sports — you’re the 80s and 90s — the core of it applies, but never done producing unprecedented moments,” the methods are very different now,” Adande Adande said. “There’s always going to be somesaid. “We will be adamant about the journalis- thing better or more remarkable, and I want to tic principles that have always been stressed at help students get the chance to experience that, Medill, but will update it and make sure that our to cover that and share it with the audience the students are well versed in the modern means of same way that I had the opportunity to do.” communication and disseminating stories.”

While at NU, Adande said he spent his time in fathma@u.northwestern.edu class, working at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and writing for The Daily, where he served as sports editor.

Medill Prof. John Kupetz taught an introductory reporting and writing class that Adande took in the late 80s — pre-internet, he said, where students covered lead writing, briefing, obituaries and other basics. Adande remembers Kupetz best for his green pen he used for edits instead of a red pen. Kupetz described him as a “superb” student.

“Back then, I remember telling him that besides being a good reporter at The Daily Northwestern, that I thought he had such an incredible voice,” Kupetz said. “The voice that he has now at ESPN — he had that when he was a sophomore.

A really clear, deep voice.”

Kupetz said that Adande brings to broadcast what old-fashioned broadcasters like Walter Cronkite bring, in that after spending a great part of his career doing print journalism, he says it has made him an exceptional writer and reporter that sets him apart at ESPN from the others. “(Adande) is like a lot of the sports reporters Photo courtesy of Medill that came out of The Daily Northwestern who were really great and are more interested in the J.A. Adande

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Don’t take third-party candidates seriously in November JOSE TREJOS

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The 2016 election is unique in part due to the historically unpopular presidential nominees of both parties. Recent events have served to highlight each major party candidate’s significant weaknesses: Donald Trump childishly lashed out against a pastor objecting to Trump’s hateful speech, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign was caught lying yet again after she collapsed from an illness she had tried to hide. It is unsurprising that this election features historic support for thirdparty candidates such as Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, particularly from millennial voters.

Unfortunately, the third-party candidates this year appear to be even more unpalatable than Trump and Clinton.

The Libertarian Party features a platform that embraces both left- and right-wing ideas which, in a year of radical candidates, has proven effective at growing the party into a more consequential force in U.S. politics. The renewed relevance of third parties among college students is reflected in the whopping 44 percent of the vote Stein and Johnson captured among millennials, according to a Quinnipiac poll. Johnson has positioned himself as a liberal on social issues such as abortion and marijuana legalization, seeking to appeal to left-leaning progressive voters distrustful of Clinton. He also adopted

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Israel, Palestine and soup: A recipe for healthier dialogue on campus

What is your favorite soup? Take a moment to think — we’ll come back to it.

My name is Charlie and I’m a McCormick senior. I will be serving our undergraduate Jewish community this year as the Hillel representative on Associated Student Government. As our campus gears up for another year of lively and passionate discourse, I wish to outline my approach to constructive dialogue, specifically as it pertains to campus discussion surrounding Israel-Palestine, and also to share some personal goals for the year as member of and spokesperson for one of Northwestern’s many organized communities. But first, I’ll ask you to think back to your favorite soup.

What are the three primary ingredients simmering in the pot before you? Perhaps vegetables, a bouillon cube, some meat or noodles.

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important right-wing positions on the TransPacific Partnership and tax cuts, and promises to balance the federal budget, which appeals to Republicans concerned with Trump’s leftleaning economic policy.

However, Johnson’s superficial appeal belies deep flaws with his candidacy that make it impossible to consider him a responsible alternative to Trump or Clinton. Johnson recently made comments disparaging religious freedom laws and depicting Mormons as a delusional and violent group, and he wants to ban Muslims from wearing some religious attire. This should be deeply disturbing not only to social conservatives but also to liberals drawn to his supposedly accepting attitude.

His plans to balance the budget involve cutting U.S. government spending by 43 percent in his first year, a number that even rightleaning experts consider reckless. Such spending cuts would require deep cuts to or outright abolishment of almost every progressive government program, which make it almost impossible for any liberal to support him as president.

While these plans may seem to make Johnson an ideal candidate for fiscal conservatives, his record shows deeply disturbing failures that cast doubt on his lofty promises. As Governor of New Mexico, Johnson raised government spending by almost twice the national average, and almost tripled the state’s debt. Most disturbing is the fact that despite these failures, he still claims to have balanced the state’s budget, since he used

an accounting trick to nominally make it so. Johnson’s fiscal record demonstrates that his plans to balance the budget are likely no more reliable than Trump’s desire to make Mexico pay for his wall. Finally, Johnson has also demonstrated himself to have a very limited understanding of foreign policy, notably through his “Aleppo” gaffe that de

Now think critically about the mixture itself: which ingredient is most crucial to the recipe?

Is it the broth in which the carrots float? Or is it the carrots steeping in that broth? And on which ingredient would you be first to compromise if the pantry runs low, or empty?

Grappling with the delicate interplay between ingredients in a bowl of soup can help one better comprehend the complex relationships between what makes up one’s values framework.

Each of us sees through a lens of competing values that allows us to perceive and judge the world. Some typical values include commitment to community, compassion, justice, equality, self-preservation, faith and tolerance. It is the recipe of these values — the values soup — that ultimately informs our own political, social and religious ideologies. Different measurements mean different priorities.

In order to foster more productive conversations with those we disagree with, we must recognize the universality of non-universal values. When I encounter somebody whose beliefs differ from mine, I strive to understand their conclusions intellectually but also as a product of a wholly unique values framework. I can

maintain the legitimacy of my own truth while also acknowledging the validity of another.

NU students, we must engage with each other in this pluralistic spirit or risk settling into a fundamentalist stalemate.

If we take a step back from traditional IsraelPalestine campus dialogue, we see that outspoken students and organizations which appear to be diametrically opposed are in fact arguing on behalf of the same values! This surprising realization makes a great deal of sense in the context of values soup: same values, different recipe.

Longing for justice, innate drive for selfpreservation, cherishing community in the face of diaspora — these values are important to both American Jews and Palestinian-Americans. However, the distinct collective memories of each community inform different manifestations of the same values. Each has unique traumas and experiences that dictate which values must take precedent when others are threatened, as has occurred to both groups throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

The “Israeli or Jewish narratives” and “Palestinian narrative” are more than simply

selective readings of the same historical facts.

Both lenses are delicately shaped by a complex broth of underlying values. Without attempting to understand the basis of another’s values framework, or even acknowledging its existence, one cannot help but outright reject the other’s conclusions. In other words, genuine empathy begets pluralistic dialogue.

And yet it is my own privilege of being physically removed from the conflict that permits me to call for pluralism and dialogue while others suffer real consequences every day. To emphasize dialogue does not minimize the need for student participation beyond just discussion.

That said, dialogue and action are not mutually exclusive. Healing begins when both occur simultaneously.

As I look toward this academic year and the ensuing late-night discussions, ASG debates and heated confrontations at the Rock, I promise that as your senator I will above all else fight for a campus of pluralism. I urge you to pick up your spoon and join me.

meetings and seminars, and more, depending on the field. We often work 40 hours a week (or more, in many cases). We receive tuition, a salary (stipend) to cover living expenses as well as health benefits. To me, this sounds like a job.

I have heard stories from other graduate student friends at Northwestern and around the country about excessive workloads, lack of clear expectations, inadequate compensation and poor adviser-student relationships. By forming our union with Service Employees International Union, we can win protection for graduate students in these areas and the ability to negotiate for additional benefits like child care and parking.

For those of us expecting to apply for post-docs

or tenure-track positions after graduate school, we are all concerned about our image, how we portray ourselves to our advisers, faculty, peers and to the department as a whole. We want this image to be positive so that we can maintain good relationships and have our superiors speak highly of us when it is time for the next step in our careers. This can create a lot of internalized pressure. If something goes awry, we as graduate students do not have adequate channels for recourse. A union would allow us to maintain healthy work environments while in graduate school.

Besides, we all know that graduate school is not easy by any means. It is intellectually challenging on a daily basis, and knowing how to multitask is a required skill. On top of that, we have to worry about

financial concerns, excessive workloads outside of our jurisdiction and whether individuals in the department like us. We can do better.

Since the NLRB decision, fellow graduate student workers around the country are organizing to form unions in order to improve their graduate student experience. Now is the time to move forward here at NU and build the life we want to see for ourselves and for the graduate students who stand on our shoulders. Once we form our union with SEIU, we can ensure that our voices are heard and our hard work is valued.

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Third-party options might seem an appealing way to escape this seemingly doomed election. However, (they) have failed to nominate serious candidates.

monstrated a lack of basic knowledge about Syria. Whether liberal or Conservative, voters should not seriously consider Johnson as a presidential candidate.

Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee, holds a narrow appeal among some on the left, which is further limited by her often-radical positions. Stein has previously expressed support for anti-vaccination conspiracies and for the labelling of genetically modified foods, which has caused anger among the scientific community. The state of North Dakota is pressing charges against her for committing vandalism during a recent environmental

protest. Her running mate, Ajamu Baraka, coauthored a book with a Holocaust-denier and is known to blame “Zionist Jewish Oligarchs” for instability in the Ukraine. Even when her proposals are taken seriously, Jill Stein’s ideas are radical enough to strain credulity.

Her proposal to end student debt is the best example: She hopes to pay off $1.25 trillion of student debt by simply instructing the Federal Reserve to print $1.25 trillion to pay for it. This proposal would cause catastrophic inflation, and she refers to it as an accounting “hat trick,” in a hilarious and terrifying display of monetary irresponsibility. Jill Stein stands out as a far left candidate, but even to very Liberal voters, should be written off as out as irresponsible and unqualified.

No matter who is elected president this November, they will inevitably be someone disliked by the majority of the American people and potentially will be either corrupt or incompetent. Third-party options might seem an appealing way to escape this seemingly doomed election. However, the Green and Libertarian parties have failed to nominate serious candidates and offer no reprieve from this election’s cruel reality.

Jose Trejos is a Weinberg sophomore. She 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.

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Many black students, alumni and faculty criticized the proposed changes, pointing out that the Black House has historically been a safe space for black students at NU. After pushback, the University dropped the plans and organized “listening sessions” in which students defended the Black House and criticized the University’s resources for black students.

Throughout Winter and Spring quarters, the task force reviewed enrollment data and surveys related to the black student experience. In April, NU faculty and staff facilitated six focus groups at the Black House and the Multicultural Center. Of the 510 black students invited, 63 participated. The task force also sent out a survey to 658 students who either identified as black or both another race and black, and 154 students completed the entire survey.

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We go to school at Northwestern, but it’s so much more than that. We live here, we eat here, our social lives revolve around this campus.

Macs Vinson, ASG executive vice president

The task force — chaired by Campus Inclusion and Community executive director Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson — wrote that to increase the number of black students at NU, the University should improve financial aid packages.

“It is clear that the students who chose not to come to Northwestern go to other universities because of the financial aid packages they are offered,” the report says. “Many of these students are middle class, and our financial aid structure does not provide them a financial package that is competitive with our peer institutions.”

The report also found black students’ satisfaction with their college experiences “lags behind that of every other racial/ethnic group.” In a survey of seniors, only 12 percent of black students reported being “very satisfied” with their education — compared with 34 percent of white students, 32 percent of Latino students and 22 percent of Asian students.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 Black students’ satisfaction has been declining continuously since 2010, according to data published in the report.

In focus group discussions quoted in the report, black students describe feeling uncomfortable, isolated or neglected by campus institutions. For example, Wildcat Welcome is a difficult, awkward week for many black students, the report says. One student reported he was the only black student in his Peer Adviser group.

“When the kids were talking to me, sometimes it was obvious that they didn’t interact with Black people ever in their lives,” he told a focus group.

“Every time our PA group had a discussion on the kind of people that we were or where we came from … I felt the least welcome because no one was like me.”

The task force recommended the University review Wildcat Welcome to find ways to make it “more inclusive and welcoming” for black students.

The report also says many black students feel excluded — “or even shunned” — by NU’s Greek community. The task force notes that the University’s most populous Greek councils are predominantly white: According to data from this past spring, only 54 of the 2,628 students who participated in Interfraternity Council or Panhellenic Association were black.

Black students reported being ignored at fraternity parties. One said she wasn’t admitted to parties because of her race.

“A lot of my friends would say, ‘Oh, let’s go to this frat party tonight,’” one student said during a focus group. “None of them (my friends) are Black. I remember going to my first one. It was very uncomfortable for me. I looked around. Of course, I was different. I wasn’t accepted. I felt extremely uncomfortable.”

The task force recommended the University challenge members of Greek organizations and their leaders to “examine the culture of their community and explore ways to ensure they are more welcoming and inclusive.”

Vinson said he hopes the recommendations improve the relationship between University leaders and black students.

“We go to school at Northwestern, but it’s so much more than that,” he told The Daily. “We live here, we eat here, our social lives revolve around this campus, and so I think that’s important — that the people who are making these decisions are really cognizant of what’s affecting us.” alfaro@u.northwestern.edu peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu

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SPORTS

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ON THE RECORD

Obviously you want to get a win, but a draw against No. 3 is not bad at all.

— Robbie White, redshirt freshman goalkeeper

Men’s Soccer DePaul at Northwestern, 7 p.m. Wednesday

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DRAW IT UP

Defense holds off Hoosiers with tie in Bloomington

By MARIANA ALFARO

daily senior staffer @marianaa_alfaro

For Northwestern, a tie is not always a bad thing.

After a rough start to the season, the Wildcats’ (1-5-1, 0-2-1 Big Ten) defense came up with a strong showing against No. 3 Indiana’s (4-0-3, 1-0-2) potent offense to shut out the Hoosiers on Sunday in a 0-0 double overtime draw.

During the game, NU was outshot 28 to 3, and the defense was forced to absorb significant pressure from Indiana. Senior defenders Nathan Dearth and Willis Griffith put in strong performances, playing all 110 minutes while constantly dealing with offensive threats from the Hoosiers.

Although Indiana had many scoring opportunities, goalkeeper Robbie White only faced six shots on goal during the game, as the Cats’ defense contained the Hoosiers and forced numerous long,

low-percentage shots. The redshirt freshman was up to the task in his first career start in goal, saving the shots that came his way.

NU’s offense struggled on the Hoosier’s home field, barely possessing the ball during the game and managing only one shot on goal from senior midfielder Jeffrey Hopson in the 43rd minute.

The lack of scoring chances is troubling for the Cats, who have managed just four goals in the seven games they’ve played this year. The defense was left with a lot of work to do against a Hoosiers team that outshot them 9 to 2 in the first half.

“We knew we were going to face a heavy offense team with Indiana. They were going bring the heat,” Dearth said. “We’ve had these games before … It’s really about bending but not breaking.”

The Hoosiers continued to dominate possession during the final 45 minutes of regulation, firing 17 shots in the frame, though they struggled after that, taking

only two shots in 20 combined overtime minutes. Coach Tim Lenahan said he knew going into the game his team was going to face a number of shots from its opponent.

“I knew that Indiana would probably have the ball for big stretches of periods of time, (but) I didn’t think that they would have the ball as much as they did,” Lenahan said. “I thought we would be able to keep it a little bit better, but we knew we would have to absorb some pressure.”

Lenahan said although the game wasn’t one to celebrate on the bus, it also didn’t lead to tears on the way home for NU, who broke a five-game losing streak with the draw.

White echoed the sentiment, saying a tie against the Hoosiers “felt great.”

“Obviously you want to get a win, but a draw against No. 3 is not bad at all,” he said.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Cats take third over weekend

By JOSEPH WILKINSON

the daily northwestern @joe_f_wilkinson

Northwestern put together another strong showing in Tennessee this weekend, as the No. 8 Wildcats claimed third place in the Mason Rudolph Championship.

Reigning back-to-back Big Ten Player of the Year, Hannah Kim led NU, finishing tied for eighth at 2-under par. The junior’s second round was her best of the tournament, as she fired a 2-under 70, the lowest round from any Cats golfer on the weekend.

“I was able to consistently hit it on the green,” Kim said. “If my putts were a little better, I think I could’ve shot a little lower, but definitely my ballstriking was pretty good.”

While NU took third at 7-over, it finished 46 strokes behind No. 3 Alabama, which dominated the entire tournament en route to first place. The Crimson Tide finished with the top

four individual finishers and ended 39 strokes under par.

NU was even with Alabama after round one, but the Crimson Tide were 18 strokes better in the second round on Saturday and 28 strokes better on Sunday to cruise to victory. SMU took second after a strong final round to pass the Cats.

“We battled some tough conditions in the rain (Saturday),” coach Emily Fletcher said. “We didn’t adjust that well, playing longer, and just the speed of the greens was a little bit off. (Sunday) was a little better, but we didn’t take advantage of the par fives.”

Sophomore Stephanie Lau put together a good weekend to help NU hold on to a top-three finish despite the conditions. She finished tied for 12th on the tournament at 1-over par, 15 strokes behind Alabama’s Cheyenne Knight, who ran away with the individual title.

It was a strong bounce-back performance from Lau after she finished tied for 37th at 3-over in last weekend’s

Daily file photo by Nathan Richards

A Northwestern golfer tees off. The Wildcats put together a solid showing at the Mason Rudolph Championship over the weekend, finishing third.

Daily file photo by Nathan Richards

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Dick Mcguire Invitational.

“A lot of putts didn’t drop, but we definitely stuck to our gameplan.” Lau said. “The greens were a big change, different grasses. We don’t play much on Bermuda grass in the South, so we definitely had to adjust to that.”

Sophomore Janet Mao, junior Sarah Cho and senior Kacie Komoto all turned in solid performances as Mao and Cho finished tied for 30th at 6-over, while Komoto finished one stroke back.

Freshman Brooke Riley struggled while competing as an individual, taking 52nd place in a field of 81 and finished at 11-over for the tournament.

Nevertheless, Fletcher said there were positives to take away from the young golfer’s first collegiate tournament. “(Riley) actually played very well teeto-green,” Fletcher said. “Struggled a little bit on the greens, but we’re pleased with what we’re seeing in her and looking forward to what she’ll bring to the team in the coming weeks and months.”

After only Komoto finished over par in round one, Kim was the only one of the Cats to finish under par on round two, and only Lau finished under par in round three.

This was in stark contrast to the champion Crimson Tide, which had at least three golfers under par every day of the tournament, including on the final day where all five Alabama golfers shot under par, leading the team to a 25-under round on the final day.

“We just didn’t take advantage of some scoring opportunities out there,” Fletcher said. “Mentally, we just weren’t quite as good as we could’ve been.”

After trips to New Mexico and Tennessee, NU returns home in two weeks to host the Windy City Collegiate Classic, a tournament it won last year.

Because the Cats only get one home tournament each year, the team is looking forward to its chance at a homefield advantage.

“We’re super excited,” Lau said. “It’ll be fun because it’ll be a home crowd, and Glenview is a great track, so it’ll be a lot of fun.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern. edu

FIELD HOCKEY

NU offense shines in two weekend victories No. 15 Northwestern

By COLE PAXTON

the daily northwestern @ckpaxton

Once the lid was off for the Wildcats in their first Big Ten game, the goals came fast and furious.

No. 15 Northwestern (6-2, 1-0 Big Ten) scored three goals in less than four minutes, including two just 55 seconds apart, en route to a 5-1 win over Ohio State (3-5, 0-1) Friday in Columbus. The Cats then closed the weekend trip with a 4-1 non-conference win at Kent State (4-4) on Sunday.

“We didn’t start so strong, but as the game got on we really started to get into our groove,” coach Tracey Fuchs said of Friday’s win, adding that NU also came out sluggish early in Sunday’s game.

“We’ve been scoring some goals on the offensive end so that was really helpful.”

The Cats’ offensive outburst came without an overwhelming number of opportunities, as NU earned just seven penalty corners Friday and six on Sunday.

The Cats recorded 12 shots on goal Friday but took advantage of those opportunities against Kent State by scoring on four of eight attempts on frame.

NU’s corner execution was strong as well, as the Cats scored four goals directly from corners on the weekend and added two more from corner sequences.

“Our corner execution is as good as it’s been since I’ve been at Northwestern,” Fuchs said. “It’s not necessarily that we’re scoring on every shot, but we’re really executing our corners.”

NU also relied on a balanced scoring attack as five different players scored against the Buckeyes. The Cats did their damage with no goals and just one assist from co-leading scorer Isabel Flens, a senior midfielder.

The more varied plan of attack has been in play for much of the early season — 11 NU players have tallied goals on the season, and four more have added assists. The variety comes after the Cats lost 10 seniors, including three all-region players, from last season’s team.

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“It’s so important because there’s 22 of us and every single person counts,” senior midfielder Dominique Masters said of depth. “When we have lots of different players stepping up, that kind of spreads the confidence around on the team …

It makes it more of a team effort rather than just focusing on any individual.”

Beyond the early-season firepower, NU has also been nearly impenetrable defensively. The Cats have recorded four shutouts through eight games and allowed more than one goal just twice.

Senior goaltender Lindsey von der Luft has been instrumental in that success — she saved 12 of 14 shots on goal over the weekend in Ohio. Also influential is the revamped backline fronted by junior Sophia Miller, who replaced the graduated senior Lisa McCarthy, a two-time second-team All-American, as the leader of that unit.

“Miller’s just a rock in the backfield as our center back,” freshman back Kirsten Mansfield said, adding that Miller and von der Luft were “a big help in the back.”

The Big Ten slate is a rigorous one for NU, which will host four ranked teams and three squads currently in the top 10.

With that in mind, the Cats realized the importance of starting the league campaign with a resounding road victory.

“If you start off with a win it gives you the confidence for the upcoming games,” Masters said. “(It) also shows that we can keep ourselves at the top for the time being.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu