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Title IX rule shift may affect NU Plans would allow cross-examination by accused By ALAN PEREZ

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The federal government is planning to require that schools allow students accused of sexual assault to cross-examine their accusers, a remarkable shift from initial reported drafts of proposed rules and an even wider move away from Obama-era protections for sexual assault survivors. The proposed rule, reported by the Wall Street Journal this week, would make crossexamination a mandatory process for investigations under Title IX, a federal law barring sex discrimination in federally funded schools. Though the latest draft is less accuser-friendly than a previous version leaked in August, schools could facilitate the cross-examination through a neutral third party, The Journal reported. It remains unclear if accusers will have a say in how this process plays out.

An Education Department spokesman declined to comment on the draft, but acknowledged it is drafting the rules to “clarify schools’ obligations under Title IX in redressing sex discrimination, including complaints of sexual harassment, and the procedures by which they must do so.” The report was met with immediate backlash. “The proposed changes will make schools even less safe for survivors and enable more perpetrators to commit sexual assault in schools without consequence,” wrote over 100 survivors of sexual abuse, including former patients of Larry Nassar at Michigan State University, in an open letter to Education Secretary Betsy Devos. Northwestern’s sexual misconduct policies could change significantly under the new policy, just weeks after the University implemented revisions that gave investigators an ambiguous amount of time to close out complaints. The news comes at a time when sexual assault remains a crucial issue on campus. Students have mobilized to » See CROSS, page 6

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ASG’s newly-formed Emergency Funding Committee made recommendations for allocation of emergency funds. Associated Student Government approved of more than $26,000 in emergency funding after student groups were affected by budget cuts.

ASG approves emergency funding Senate to distribute over $26,000 to nine struggling student groups By SNEHA DEY

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Associated Student Government approved over $26,000 in emergency funding to nine

student groups during Wednesday’s Senate meeting. The move comes after groups were hit by school and departmental budget cuts. The money will come from a separate budget allocation, which ASG says has not been touched

for 14 years. SESP junior Isabel Dobbel, vice president for A-Status Finances, said now is the most appropriate time to use these allocated funds. “As a private institution, we do not really face budget cuts,” Dobbel said. “This really sent everyone

in shock. This money even though it is allocated by ASG, it is the student body’s money and those students into those groups pay into this pool as well and they deserve to use it.” » See SENATE, page 6

Brooks urges political unity NU alum leads Goodwill Think tank president encourages civil discourse

Steve Preston named nonprofit’s CEO last week

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Arthur C. Brooks, president of the conservative public policy think tank American Enterprise Institute, doesn’t want everyone to agree with his political views. He wants them to disagree with him. “Together I think we can be the beginning of a new movement in the country, a movement of unity and of harmony,” Brooks said, speaking to an audience of about 80 students and Evanston community members in the Block Museum of Art auditorium. “Not a new country of agreement, because I don’t think agreement is even good. I believe in disagreement. But I believe we can disagree and do it better.” Brooks spoke as part of the Institute for Policy Research’s Distinguished Public Policy Lecture series, which brings researchers and professors in the public policy field to speak at the University. Brooks’ lecture, “Reuniting America in a Time of Extreme Polarization,” aimed

Steve Preston has had a long and winding career. After eight years at Lehman Brothers, three at First Data Corporation and a nearly decade-long tenure at ServiceMaster, Preston was nominated by President George W. Bush as head of the Small Business Administration to clean up after its much-criticized initial response to Hurricane Katrina. His main advice to Northwestern students: focus on developing new skills during college, and maintain that focus throughout their careers. “I would have never known that I was going to start as a banker, go on to be a CFO, run government agencies, run companies and now lead one of the largest not-for-profit organizations in the country,” Preston said. “That’s a path I would have never known I was going to have, but each step that way, I was able to benefit from things that I

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Arthur Brooks speaks at Institute for Policy Research event. The American Enterprise Institute president discussed how to build relationships with people of different political affiliations in a tense and divided time.

to teach the audience what they could each do to bring people together. The biggest problem in American politics — and

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what has led to the divide today — is not that people can’t agree, Brooks said, but » See BROOKS, page 6

had learned throughout my prior life.” Preston ( Weinberg ’82) was named as Goodwill International Industries’ next president and CEO last week. He will take over at the nonprofit — which uses revenues from more than 3,300 thrift stores to provide skill development, financial coaching and a variety of other services to job seekers — next January. The 58-year-old spoke with The Daily from Puerto Rico, where he’s been working for Liberty Advisor Group as a consultant to an unnamed “large foundation” that aims to assist in redevelopment efforts after Hurricane Maria struck in 2017. Preston was unanimously voted in as Small Business Administration administrator and headed the agency until 2008, when he was tapped to become Secretary of Housing and Urban Development after Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned. He left the government sector with the arrival of the Obama administration, returning to corporate life for the next decade.

With his experience from the post-Katrina recovery at the Small Business Administration and his oversight during hurricanes Gustav and Ike, as well as continued post-Katrina efforts to rebuild public housing at HUD, Preston is uniquely positioned to understand the role of both business and government, in what he described as a complex situation with a number of funding sources and pathways. He’s meeting with government officials from Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico as well as other philanthropic organizations and NGOs on the ground to see how the foundation can best assist with the island’s recovery, from housing to power. “The opportunities are massive and multifaceted, so part of this is figuring out where there’s an opportunity to be most effective in driving change for the people of Puerto Rico,” Preston said. At Goodwill, Preston will preside over the company ’s corporate component, which oversees 161 » See PRESTON, page 6

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Aldermen not surprised by Harley Clarke support By CLARE PROCTOR

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Aldermen were largely not surprised by the results of the referendum on Tuesday’s ballot, which showed overwhelming support to preserve the Harley Clarke Mansion. The problem of how to financially preserve the building, however, remains the main issue. “It’s never been a question of enthusiasm on the part of the supporters or people desire to see the mansion preserved,” said Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th). “It’s always been a matter of how we’re going to pay for it.” Roughly 80 percent of voters supported an advisory referendum to preserve the mansion, with 34,505 residents having cast their ballots. Since the referendum is only advisory, the council can still proceed with its memorandum with the Evanston Lighthouse Dunes group, a group of private donors seeking to tear down the mansion. Regardless, Mayor Steve Hagerty said in an email to reporters that the results must be “taken seriously” by aldermen. “I’d like to talk to the alderman and members of the Dunes group to see where they stand now that we have more than 25,000 residents who have all basically said, ‘Try harder to save the mansion,’” he said. City Council is already in the process of demolition after voting to move forward with demolition

POLICE BLOTTER Musical instruments and Xanax stolen in downtown Evanston Evanston Police Department officers on Tuesday morning responded to a report of a theft in the 800 block of Davis Street in downtown Evanston. A 46-year-old Evanston resident came to the EPD station and told officers a guitar, a

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The Harley Clarke Mansion. Evanston residents voted overwhelmingly in favor to preserve the building, unsurprising to aldermen.

in July, when they approved a proposal by the Evanston Lighthouse Dunes. The Evanston Preservation Commission denied the demolition application in October, voting unanimously against the group. Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) said the results might

change other aldermen’s minds despite already being in the process of planning to demolish the building. “It’s a little bit unfortunate that more people did not participate when we put the call out for

xylophone, two suitcases, a leather bag and a prescription bottle of Xanax had been stolen, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. The man said he met a friend behind the building at 807 Davis St. on Monday night, and that he and his friend drank some alcohol and laid down to take a nap. When he awoke, his friend and belongings were gone, Glew said.

The man told officers he was between homes at the time, and that these belongings are very important to him, Glew added.

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EPD officers arrested a 40-year-old Evanston woman for removing an Amazon package containing a compost bin from a front step of a house in the 1600 block of Ashland Avenue

proposals for how to use the building,” Fleming said. The next step in the process is to review the Preservation Commission’s findings on inspecting the mansion’s interior, she said. While the election results were informative, Suffredin said the referendum does not address the issue of cost to preserve the mansion. “The actual financial realities of preserving and renovating a structure like that are a little more complicated,” Suffredin said. A second referendum on the ballot concerned a proposed increase to the city’s real estate transfer tax. Roughly 52 percent of voters supported the increase. If the referendum is instated, Fleming said she and Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) have discussed allocating increased revenue from the tax to go toward affordable housing. “It’s not just a tax that’s going to go into our general fund and get lost,” Fleming said. The current real estate transfer tax is a flat rate of 0.5 percent — or $5 for every $1,000 — for all property sales and transfers. The referendum calls for the 0.5 percent tax rate to continue to apply to property sales less than $1.5 million. However, it would increase to a 0.7 percent tax rate for property sales between $1.5 and $5 million, and 0.9 percent for property sales $5 million or more. Kristina Karisch and Alex Wong contributed reporting. clareproctor2021@u.northwestern.edu

in west Evanston earlier this month. The theft, which took place on Oct. 16, was recorded on video, and detectives assigned to the case were able to identify the woman from the recordings, Glew said. The woman was arrested on Monday morning, he added. — Cameron Cook

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Pritzker prof. urges rape law reform By ZOE MALIN

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Pritzker Prof. Deborah Tuerkheimer took aim at the nation’s rape laws at a One Book Northwestern event on Tuesday, saying the next stage of the #MeToo movement should reform the nation’s justice system to better allow sexual assault survivors to make allegations against their assailants. Tuerkheimer, speaking to attendees at the intimate “Dittmar Dinner,” said the current climate is a prime opportunity to make changes to the nation’s rape laws. “Circa 2018, constraints on women’s agency, sexual and otherwise, have been made newly visible,” Tuerkheimer said to about 45 people at the Dittmar Memorial Gallery. “#MeToo may even produce durable cultural change, but I think it’s still too soon to tell.” Tuerkheimer is on the One Book One Northwestern Steering Committee, and interviewed author Margaret Atwood when she spoke at NU’s Chicago campus. Tuerkheimer is currently working on two projects with the American Law Institute. One is aimed at reforming the 1962 Model Penal Code Sexual Assault Provision, which Tuerkheimer said retains a force requirement, meaning that most non-stranger rape is put beyond the reach of rape law. The other project focuses on helping articulate a set of procedures and practices for institutions of higher education responding to sexual misconduct on campus. “I feel quite fortunate to be a part of these conversations, especially at a time when so much is in flux,” said Tuerkheimer. “This presents a real meaningful opportunity for change.” Tuerkheimer also raised the conversation of “codifying affirmative consent standards, that yes means yes and only yes,” she said. She recognized that this is a conversation at NU, and compared the progressive discussions about consent on college campuses to the “archaic view of consent” held in criminal law. “I would suggest that yes, the absence of consent

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is what transforms sex into rape,” Tuerkheimer said. “In stark contrast, the criminal justice system’s treatment of rape reflects a doctrine that is, in my view, woefully out of step with modern conceptions of sex and female sexuality.” After Tuerkheimer’s speech, during which she also touched upon current events such as the hearings surrounding Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, attendees were guided through discussion questions in small groups. One Book fellows facilitated conversations and Tuerkheimer created the questions beforehand. “I was nervous to facilitate this conversation because it is such heavy stuff,” said McCormick senior AnnElise Hardy, a One Book fellow. “But the discussion was very open, and it’s important to have spaces to talk about this topic.” Tuerkheimer circulated the room as the groups conversed, and said she was impressed by students’

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answers to questions such as, “What is your estimate of the frequency of false allegations of sexual assault?” Weinberg freshman Tessa Volpe guessed two percent, a spot-on estimate. Tuerkheimer noted that usually, adults guess the frequency to be 50 percent or more, but that research shows it to be a two percent to five percent range. Audience members seemed shocked to hear that the way Offred, the protagonist in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” is treated by Commander Waterford would not meet the United States’ standard for rape. “As the path of #MeToo continues to unfold, I think it brings into clearer focus the danger of what we might perceive as rape myopathy,” said Tuerkheimer. “Rape law retains retrograde, repressing features that make it a prime target, indeed a necessary target, for feminist reform.” zoemalin2022@u.northwestern.edu

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An actor performs in preparation for “A Chorus Line.” The show will open this Friday, November 9, and will run for three weekends in the Ethel M. Barber Theater.

Broadway vet to direct, choreograph Wirtz musical By CRYSTAL WALL

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When Communication sophomore Nolan Robinson was a part of the National High School Institute, also called the Cherub program, his dance teacher told him one day he could hope to play the role of Richie in “A Chorus Line.” Flash forward to his birthday this past May, Robinson saw his name on the cast list, playing none other than the role of Richie. Robinson is just one of the several students featured in the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Art’s production of “A Chorus Line.” The iconic musical will open this Friday, November 9, and will run for three weekends in the Ethel M. Barber Theater. It features Broadway veteran Kurt Domoney, a cast member of the show’s recent Broadway revival,

as the director and choreographer. The cast has prepared for the show’s opening for over a month now, rehearsing Monday through Saturday for hours each day. Robinson said because the show is so ensemble-driven, all cast members had to be at almost every rehearsal. While it was a large time commitment, he said these daily rehearsals kept everyone on the same page, which is important for the ambitious material featured in the show. While there was a steep learning curve, Robinson said he is now at his vocal peak. “I realized that the song (“Gimme the Ball”) was inspired by Aretha Franklin—that’s why it goes so high,” Robinson said. “I had to work my butt off over the summer to make sure that I was able to sing Aretha Franklin notes, and it paid off.” While Robinson is vocally thriving, Communication senior Chloé Nadon-Enriquez said she hasn’t been this fit since she was 15 years old.

Trained as a classical ballerina into her teens, Nadon-Enriquez is no novice to choreography. Even so, she said this show is full of physically demanding, cardio-intensive dance numbers that she had to train to get through. Nadon-Enriquez is performing in the role of Diana Morales, a character well-engraved in the musical theater canon with Broadway stars such as Natalie Cortez making the role famous. Nadon-Enriquez said she was terrified to take on the role at first, as she was afraid she wouldn’t be able do the part justice. “I’m obsessed with Natalie Cortez,” NadonEnriquez said. “Her first musical was ‘Cats’ when she was four, as was mine when I was four. I want to light up the stage the way she does.” To discover her own unique version of Diana, Nadon-Enriquez and Domoney worked on finding her own interpretation of the music and text. As a cast member of the Broadway revival,

Domoney is familiar with Nadon-Enriquez’s material as well as the show as the whole, and said he is excited to work on it in an academic setting. In this production, he chose to lean into the show’s setting of the ‘70s through its costumes and orchestrations, while embracing the fantasy elements of the show through the lighting and set design. Domoney said he hopes the audience will ask why the show is relevant now, as the show, he said, is a call to action. The arc of the ensemble of dancers, once referred to as chorus boys and girls, give a voice to the voiceless, he said. “It’s about truly what it means to be on a line and cross lines of comfortability in our work, to really put yourself out there for something you love,” Domoney said. “There is an element that all we have is borrowed time to do these things we are passionate about.” crystalwall2020@u.northwestern.edu

Northwestern alum wins Jeff Award for music direction By WILSON CHAPMAN

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When Michael Mahler (Communication ’04) was a co-chair of the Waa-Mu Show his senior year at Northwestern, the show featured an actor playing his own instrument as a storytelling device. As a music director for “Buddy – the Buddy Holly Story,” Mahler repeats this same technique, and has found success in the process. “I like the bare bones nature of it, of seeing the theater happen around you,” Mahler said. “It allows the audience to experience the music in a different way. Especially nowadays when orchestras tend to be removed or invisible, you don’t get the same feeling of being in the room with the music around you.” On October 22, Mahler won his first Joseph Jefferson Award, more commonly known as the “Jeff Awards,” for best music direction in this production of “Buddy – the Buddy Holly Story” at the American Blues Theater. As a longtime member of the Chicago theater community, Mahler has been nominated for a Jeff Award three times and has also acted in many professional productions, most recently as the lead in “Holiday Inn” at the Marriott Theatre, which opened last Wednesday. Mahler’s career as a composer and lyricist began at Northwestern as a member of the Waa-Mu Show. He joined the writing team for Waa-Mu as a freshman, and worked his way up to become the writing co-chair his junior year and one of the Waa-Mu co-chairs his senior year. Mahler described writing for Waa-Mu as a stressful but rewarding experience, and said he learned a great deal about songwriting from the process of creating a full-length show over the course of a single school year. “It was the best songwriting education training you could get as an undergrad, in terms of the experience of writing songs for a show, having people sing them, having an incredible orchestra

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Michael Mahler performs at a concert. The communication alum recently won a Jeff Award for music directing “Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story.”

play them,” Mahler said. “I’ll never forget the first time I heard the Waa-Mu orchestra play one of my songs. It was exhilarating.” Mahler also said Waa-Mu helped him form connections that lead to opportunities over the course of his career. He remained friends with another co-chair, Alan Schmuckler, and the two collaborated on their first post-college job as

writers for a children’s musical at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, which reached out to them because of their Waa-Mu experience. The duo would join forces on a number of different shows, including “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and “How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back?” In addition to Waa-Mu, Mahler said NU offered him the opportunity to excel in a variety

of roles. Even today, he credits his education for helping him lead the varied career he has enjoyed. “There’s a lot of great theater schools in the country that are conservatories, where you sort of really focus in on just the one aspect,” Mahler said. “I was so grateful to be able to try my hand at a number of different things when I was (at NU).” Communication Prof. David H. Bell has had a long working relationship with Mahler. Bell directed Mahler in a Wirtz Center show when Mahler was an undergraduate. Mahler was a music director for “Hot Mikado,” a show Bell directed, and the two co-wrote a Wirtz Center show, “Something in the Game: An All-American Musical” over the summer. Bell said Mahler is one of the most talented people he has worked with, and has stood out since he was a student. Bell said while he has worked with Mahler in a number of different capacities, the shows they have worked on have always become stronger because of his involvement. “Michael is an ultimate collaborator,” Bell said. “I find in talking to him and working with him, he often brings to mind things I was not even aware of. So he is a revelation as an artist. He is a master of everything musical.” Communication Prof. Ryan T. Nelson, who works as the music director of “Holiday Inn,” said Mahler is adept as a composer, lyricist and music director, specifically pointing to his skills in writing “catchy harmonies” and songs for the dramatic context. More than that, Nelson said one of the reasons he loves working with Mahler is because of how genuinely kind he is as a person, and how much of pleasure he is during the artistic process. One of Mahler’s greatest traits is how self-sufficient he is, Nelson said, as he is always completely invested in the work he does. “I think he’s one of Chicago’s treasures,” Nelson said. wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Bienen alum wins international cello competiton By MADDY DAUM

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Brannon Cho plays the cello. The Bienen alum won first prize in the Paulo International Cello Competition in late October.

When he was 13 years old, Brannon Cho’s friends from cello lessons showed him YouTube videos of the finalists in the International Paulo Cello Competition. Eleven years later, not only did he became a finalist, but the first prize winner. On October 25, Cho (Bienen ’17) won first prize and the shadow jury prize in the competition, receiving an award of €20,000 in Helsinki, Finland. Over ten days, the field of 25 cellists was narrowed down through two rounds and two finals. Cho competed in the the second final at the Helsinki Music Centre, performing “Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante” and an encore performance of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 6 in D major. “(Winning the award) was really surreal,” Cho said. “Every cellist in the world knows this competition. I’ve been thinking about competing in this competition for more than 10 years. Going there and actually winning felt like a dream.” Cho has been playing the cello since he was seven years old, and studied under Bienen Prof. Hans Jørgen Jensen for seven years at Meadowmount School of Music each summer. Cho later received his bachelor’s degree at the Bienen School of Music under Jensen. Jensen said Cho was always prepared for lessons and very consistent with his ability. He also commented on how Cho was always unafraid to try new ideas.

“After a few years he started really opening up to his musicianship,” Jensen said. “He realized he has to play for people and really communicate with people and he will keep developing that even further. He is not afraid of anything and is fearless under pressure.” Jensen said he was very excited to see Cho win because of how much time and energy he has put into the instrument. The two maintain a close relationship, and Jensen said he hopes Cho will attain a career as a soloist and top artist. To achieve that goal, Cho said that, about half a year ago, he began focusing on the repertoire for his competition with the guidance of Laurence Lesser in the Artist Diploma program at the New England Conservatory. Through this program, Cho didn’t have to attend classes or orchestra, so he was able to prepare for the competition full-time. He said he will graduate in May and plans to move to Germany afterward, which he called a classical music “hub.” Lesser said after intensive preparation, Cho was in top form when he came to perform in Helsinki. Lesser watched the competition live as one of the nine judges, but was not allowed to say anything for or against his students. “Brannon was the last person to play in the entire competition and it just blew everybody away,” Lesser said.“I couldn’t say a word but I could tell by the reaction of the audience and the looks on the faces of my fellow judges that he was going to win first prize, and he did.” madisondaum2022@u.northwestern.edu

Seesaw puts on third annual Inclusive Theatre Festival By CHARLES GOLDSMITH

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It’s atypical for an actor to directly interact with the audience, but Lindsey Weiss is looking forward to having a conversation about accessibility and inclusion in the theater community for people with neurological disabilities. At an upcoming panel discussion at Seesaw Theatre’s Third Annual Inclusive Theatre Festival on November 17-18, the Communication senior said they are excited to share how recent positive developments have led to worthwhile experiences in theater. “Creating a sensory-friendly room and a sensory-friendly performance space is something that’s very easy,” Weiss said. “But not a lot of people are interested in doing it because there’s an internalized belief that neurologically disabled people cannot benefit from arts programming.” Seesaw Theatre — a theater board composed of Northwestern students — has organized the two-day festival not only to showcase the growth in accessible and inclusive theater, but also to discuss room for improvement. The programming — open to the public — will feature a panel of artists, including Weiss, with similar experiences in theater and art. The festival will also include talks from professionals creating programming for differently abled and disabled students as well as researchers from Northwestern labs. For individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, bright lighting and

significant changes in volume can be barriers that make it difficult to participate in plays or attend them, Weiss said. Communication junior Olivia ZapaterCharrette, the event’s organizer, said Seesaw has worked with more than 150 elementaryand middle school-aged children this year. On that Saturday and Sunday at Norris, members of the club will be contributing to the discussion and sharing the impact of meeting certain accessibility and inclusion standards. “We provide a space where children are free to walk about the space — they don’t have to sit down, they can touch everything,” ZapaterCharrette said. “You’re seeing theaters wanting to provide more resources for a wider audience, and its important for people who are taking strides to talk about the strides they’re taking.” When the conference began three years ago, it was just a single panel discussion about good practices to incorporate into theater. But Zapater-Charrette said the club decided to include the stories of actors at Northwestern who can relate to the experiences of the children they work with. Zapater-Charrette added that Weiss is ideal to share their experiences because of their extensive acting background. After graduating in the spring, Weiss has been casted to participate in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which has a plot centered around a boy with autism. “I’m looking forward to doing it immediately after graduation,” Weiss said. “It’s a play I’ve wanted to work on for a long time.” Communication senior Rachel Seidenberg,

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A workshop presented by Katie Yohe, a co-founder and artistic director of ABLE Ensemble, at the 2017 Inclusive Theatre Festival. This year’s festival will focus on the growth that has occurred in accessible theater.

the artistic director for Seesaw, has been working with the club for four years and said she is excited the event is open to the public so everyone can experience accessible theater. She added it’s important people come and learn about the work the group is doing.

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and Boomshaka presents: Refushionshaka

p.m. in the Josephine Louis Theater

at 9 p.m. in Cahn Auditorium

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• The Block Museum presents: Rear Window at 7 p.m. in the Block Museum

• The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the

Performing Arts presents: A Chorus Line at

Performing Arts presents: A Chorus Line at 7:30

7:30 p.m. in the Ethel M. Barber Theater

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• The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the

Performing Arts presents: Jane Eyre at 7:30

Performing Arts presents: Jane Eyre at 7:30 p.m. in

p.m. in the Josephine Louis Theater

the Josephine Louis Theater

• A&O Films presents: Crazy Rich Asians at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in McCormick Auditorium

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The clubs receiving assistance include Model UN, Special Olympics, The Campus Kitchen, Supplies for Dreams, NU Heights, Global Brigades, NUCHR, MiniChefz and Mock Trial. ASG formed an Emergency Funding Committee to determine groups to receive funding. The committee is chaired by Dobbel and is also made up of the vice president for B-Status Finances, a Senator and five A-Status finances committee account executives. In previous weeks, the committee sent out a campus-wide Wildcat Connection email asking groups to reach out if in need of assistance. The committee interviewed applicants earlier this month to determine whether the groups would receive funding. NUCHR will receive the most sizable amount of funding, at $7,500. The organization lost $8,000 from the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, the

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From page 1 combat sexual violence, forcing University administrators to prioritize prevention. Many students have called on administrators to do more to protect students, but the new rules could put Northwestern in a legal constraint. University spokesman Bob Rowley said in a statement that Northwestern is monitoring the forthcoming guidance to comply with the law, but “will also always put the well-being of our all members of our community first.” “We will remain committed to developing outreach designed to prevent discrimination and harassment (including sexual misconduct), and responding to reports of such behavior in a prompt, thorough, and impartial manner,” Rowley

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that the culture encourages treating people who disagree with contempt. Brooks said this reduces those with different views , and leads to toxic political discussions. “That contempt pulls us apart as a nation, and if we want to come back together, even if we think we’re right and they’re really wrong, we’ve got to stop doing that,” Brooks said. Second-year Kellogg student Steve Merrick told the Daily he was pleasantly surprised by the lecture’s focus on what people can do as individuals to bridge the political gap. Having come to the event unaware of who Brooks was but curious about the topic of “reuniting America,” Merrick said he expected the event to focus on the bigger picture, but said the individual aspect felt more relatable

group said. The money will be used to compensate for the deficit and cover the cost of a keynote speaker. The Senate approved an additional $4,000 for Mock Trial. The group originally requested $12,000 in funding, but the committee recommended none, noting the organization’s exclusive nature as the primary reason. “I am a low-income student. The pre-professional world of Mock Trial would not have been available to me without funding,” said Weinberg senior and Mock Trial treasurer Nick Anderson. Anderson made a follow-up request for $7,500 at the meeting, referring to the funds as an “operational necessity” to keep the club open to students of all financial backgrounds. The approved $4,000 will go primarily towards airfare travel, he said. “Given that this was an emergency funding ground, we were trying to fill in holes of the budget… it feels more appropriate to give funding we wouldn’t have in the past like supplementing student airfare,” Weinberg senator Matthew Wylie

said. Purple Line Figure Skating and Global Engagement Summit requested funding but will not receive any support. The emergency funding is an unprecedented move by ASG. Generally, the finance committees have to follow strict guidelines when providing funding, Dobbel said. The Emergency Funding Committee instead considered what would be a responsible use of student activities funds. The committee said it intends to follow up with another round of funding, particularly for organizations affected by departmental cuts. Dobbel said she was excited to assist clubs that otherwise would not have survived, adding that the finance committees are often perceived as “removed from ASG or even… aggressive in the way we fund.” The emergency funding allowed the finance committee to “bridge any feelings (and) help this community in every way we possibly can,” she said.

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localized organizations. He said the structure of the company would provide a new challenge, but his experiences overseeing the launch of the Small Business Administration’s e200 Emerging Leaders initiative — which provides free entrepreneurship services and training to cohorts of companies in underserved cities — made him enthusiastic about the possibilities. “(Overseeing Goodwill) is more akin to being a franchisor, where you’ve got the individual organizations that actually run themselves but you’re providing all kinds of support… that they may not be able to do as a local organization,” Preston said. ”You’ll be able to see people doing really innovative, inventive things on the ground that we can then leverage and show other people.”

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wrote in an email. “The University will also remain committed to providing support and resources to individuals impacted by all forms of discrimination and harassment, even when an individual does not want to move through the University’s complaint resolution process.” Northwestern received 254 sexual misconduct reports during the 2016-2017 academic year, including 71 reports of sexual assault, according to the most recent data available from the Office of Equity. Of the 94 allegations made against students, 18 were addressed through a formal resolution process that includes an investigation. Eight reports of sexual assault were made to University Police since the start of this academic year, prompting two investigations that remain open. Rowley said last week those cases, which

allegedly took place at off-campus residences, are being investigated by Evanston police. The University’s sexual misconduct policy states that it investigates complaints submitted by any individual if it would affect the learning or working environment, regardless of location. Since entering office, DeVos and the Republican administration have launched an effort to bolster the rights of the accused on college campuses. Last September, Devos rolled back much of her predecessor’s added Title IX protections and replaced them with an interim Q&A, arguing that previous guidance had infringed on the rights of those accused of sexual assault. A leaked draft obtained by The New York Times in August proposed a similar rollback of accuser protections, though it made crossexamination optional. The new rule would allow

for this process, which the Obama administration argued would discourage survivors from stepping forward. The rules would also narrow the legal definition of sexual harassment and allow for informal mediation, which the Obama administration viewed as improper. The draft is under final review at the White House and will be entered in the Federal Register as a proposed rule, The Journal reported. It will then be finalized and open to comment for 30 days before adopted as a formal regulation. This process will put the current Education Department on stronger footing than the Obama administration’s practice of issuing guidance, which is harder to enforce.

and made him feel like he learned what was genuinely achievable. “I came out of the event feeling pretty motivated,” Merrick said. Brooks also said if people want to come together, they need to reach for higher standards: Rather than than merely tolerating or being civil with people with different political opinions, he said they should treat the opposing side with love. To provide an example, Brooks reflected on an experience in which he received an email from a man from Dallas who extensively criticized a book he had recently published. Brooks choose to respond by thanking the man for reading his book, as he wasn’t accustomed to people actually reading the work he published prior to criticism. The man responded with an email inviting Brooks to get dinner if he was ever in the

Dallas area. To close his lecture, Brooks gave the audience three pieces of concrete advice on how to bridge the political divide. Avoid getting riled up or unnecessarily outraged by pundits or public figures, he said, in order to keep a clear mind and remain rational about issues. In addition, intentionally he suggested seeking out conversations with people of differing political opinions, in order to practice responding to contempt with compassion. He last recommended learning how to be genuinely grateful for having political discussions. “How do you bring America together? You answer contempt with warm-heartedness, no matter how you feel,” Brooks said. Shirley Adams, who runs a dance studio in Evanston, told the Daily that she came to the event because the American Enterprise Institute is “probably the organization (she) hates

most in the world.” In spite of her established dislike of the organization, however, Adams said she appreciated Brooks’ discussion, and added it took her back to a time when people of different political affiliations could exist together and remain friends. Adams said that — although she sometimes feels that conservatives use religion and the pretense of wanting to be united to mask hateful ideologies — she felt that Brooks was very genuine. “About 50 years ago, we used to have worthy opponents in politics, where people who disagreed were still in the same legislative house or senate,” she said. “And they talked to each other, they were even friends. They just had different ways of seeking solutions. And (Brooks’ lecture) harkens back to that.”

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Revised gender definition to be left out of Title IX By CAMERON COOK

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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is leading the effort to narrow the legal definition of gender. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that those efforts won’t make it into revised Title IX rules.

The Trump administration will not include a narrower definition of gender in upcoming new Title IX rules, instead opting to issue a legal opinion that will put the administration on weaker footing to enforce such a legal perspective. The news came days after a leaked draft revealed plans to define gender as a biological condition determined by physical sex at birth, a move that would remove legal protections for transgender and non-binary individuals. That plan sparked fears that Title IX, a federal law barring discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded schools, would no longer protect these individuals. But Sarah Wake, interim associate vice president for equity, said last week that the University’s protections would not change. The absence of the revised definition from the rules, reported by the Wall Street Journal, would complicate the administration’s effort

to narrow protections, though it is considering issuing a legal opinion — a statement detailing the administration’s legal viewpoint — through the Justice Department. The opinion would not have the force of law, since it would not be included in the new Title IX rules. It would, however, guide the the executive branch’s operations — including those of the Education Department, which enforces Title IX. It remains unclear when the opinion will come, though the Journal reported the Title IX rule will be posted publicly later this month, before a public comment period. An Education Department spokesman declined to comment on the draft, but acknowledged the new rules are forthcoming. In a statement, NU spokesman Bob Rowley said the University will “always put the well-being of our all members of our community first.” “The University will also remain committed to providing support and resources to individuals impacted by all forms of discrimination and harassment,” he said. cameroncook2021@u.northwestern.edu

Report: Pritzker planning staff, faculty workforce cuts By ALAN PEREZ

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The Pritzker School of Law is planning to cut its staff and faculty workforce amid a disruptive budget deficit that is already hitting major University functions this year, according to a legal news site. The school will eliminate vacant jobs and end contracts with some short-term professors next year, according to an email from Dean Kimberly Yuracko to faculty reported by Law. com. The move is one of the most drastic measures taken by an academic department, after all units were directed by Northwestern administrators to reduce their spending by

five percent this fiscal year. Yuracko declined to discuss specifics, but said in a statement provided by an administrative assistant that cuts were made “with an eye to increasing administrative efficiency and strengthening our student experience.” “We were thoughtful and data-driven in our decisions, and I am confident we won’t lose momentum on our strategic priorities,” she said. Yuracko cancelled a previously scheduled interview with The Daily last week, and did not respond to follow-up questions sent by email. The law school also plans to increase the size of its Master of Law program, according to Law.com. The school saw a 19 percent increase in applications this past year. The School of Law launched a $150

million fundraising campaign in 2014 to support financial aid and social justice initiatives. The school upped its goal to $250 million after receiving a record $100 million gift from J.B. Pritzker, the newly-elected governor of Illinois. Despite the fundraising success, Law.com reported that Yuracko wrote in the email that donations are not readily available, prompting the school to tap into its reserves. “These have not been easy steps to take, especially in regard to our faculty and staff colleagues,” Yuracko wrote in the email. “We are trying to treat impacted individuals with sensitivity and are looking for ways to ease the stress of this transition.” aperez@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern to open season with New Orleans New Orleans vs. Northwestern

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A.J. Turner begins his motion of shooting a jumper. The junior forward will play in his first regular season game for the Wildcats on Thursday.

Evanston, Illinois 7 p.m. Thursday

Coach Chris Collins has won all five season openers in his half-decade at Northwestern. In fact, in the 24 seasons he has spent in college basketball — four as a player at Duke, two as an assistant at Seton Hall, thirteen as an assistant at his alma mater and five with the Wildcats — he’s won every season opener but one. The only blip on an otherwise spotless resume comes from a neutral-site loss to Indiana to start Seton Hall’s 1998-99 season. After nearly 20 straight years of kicking off seasons with a win, Collins hasn’t grown complacent. As NU officially opens its 2018-19 campaign against New Orleans on Thursday — the first of three nonconference, Five opponents non-Power the Cats will face at home in nine days — the coach is viewing the game with the same intensity he would any other. “We’ve got to take what’s in front of us,” Collins said. “When you play these teams, everyone’s undefeated right now, so you’re playing a confident team that’s been practicing and is ready to go.”

The game will be NU’s first official game in the new Welsh-Ryan Arena, after last week’s 83-44 exhibition win over McKendree christened the new floor. While not an official game, the Cats’ depth was on display in last Friday’s matchup. Senior forward Vic Law led all scorers with 14 points and shot 6-for-11 from the field but played only 19 minutes. Collins was eager to experiment with different lineups and combinations, resulting in no player seeing more than 24 minutes on the court. “We didn’t get off to a great start in the first four minutes or so,” Collins said. “Our second unit came in and just really got us going, got some steals, got in the open floor and then it put the guys that started the game at ease, and they responded the rest of the way.” For half of NU’s ten-man rotation — graduate transfer guard Ryan Taylor, junior for ward A.J. Turner and three freshmen in for wards Pete Nance and Miller Kopp and guard Ryan Greer — the exhibition game was their first time suiting up in uniform for the Cats. Taylor scored 12 points in a team-high 24 minutes while the freshmen combined for 20 points and 13 rebounds. Turner, who transferred to NU from Boston College and sat out the entire 201718 season while redshirting, finished with

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eight points and six assists in his first college game in nearly 20 months. The junior said he and the other new players felt comfortable meshing into NU’s system in their debuts. “We’ve known for a while, but in the game situation, we saw that we had a lot of depth,” Turner said. “It showed us how versatile we are, how deep we can go into our bench, which will really help us once we get into the regular games.” The Cats have faced the Privateers twice in the last three seasons, most recently claiming an 83-49 win in 2016. New Orleans went on to win the Southland Conference and make the NCAA Tournament that season, but finished in the middle of the conference with a 16-17 record in their 2017-18 campaign. NU narrowly avoided an upset in its season opener last year, holding off Loyola Maryland’s late-game comeback attempt to sneak away with a 79-75 win. A groggy start to the 2017-18 campaign — the Cats followed up their first victory with an ugly, 17-turnover win over Saint Peter’s and then lost to Creighton — foreshadowed struggles that would plague them later in the year, and taught a valuable lesson about the importance of starting the season off strong. “(We want to) perfect our principles,” senior center Dererk Pardon said. “Defensively and offensively, just sharpen up a lot of things we’re going to need later on in the season (and) trying to get those to work now to see how they can work later on in the year.” ellabrockway2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats fall to North NU to fight in NCAA Tourney Dakota State in Fargo By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

By PETER WARREN

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Before No. 17 Northwestern’s matchup with North Dakota State on Sunday, coach Matt Storniolo said the Wildcats were not going to take the meeting with the Bison lightly. Last season, North Dakota State had upset two top-25 opponents and the Bison had done the same the season before. Storniolo said he did not want his team to fall into the same trap. But, NU (0-1) became North Dakota State’s (1-0) latest ranked victim, as the Bison picked up six individual victories on their way to a 26-17 win. North Dakota State opened the match with two victories to put the Cats in an early deficit. At 125 pounds, Brent Fleetwood pinned sophomore Dylan Utterback to give the Bison six points. Utterback wrestled in place of sophomore Sebastian Rivera — who is the No. 3 ranked wrestler in his weight class. Cam Sykora then picked up a 4-0 decision at

133 pounds over No. 18 freshman Colin Valdiviez to give North Dakota State a 9-0 advantage. In the next bout at 141 pounds, redshirt freshman Yahya Thomas pinned Gavin Sutton to move the Cats within three points, but Jaden Van Maanen responded with a major decision win over junior Shayne Oster to push the lead to 12-6. No. 6 sophomore Ryan Deakin brought NU the closest to tying the match with a major decision a 157 pounds that brought the Bison lead to only two points. But No. 15 Andrew Fogarty pinned redshirt freshman Tyler Morland at 165 pounds and Tyler McNutt decisioned freshman Brendan Devine at 184 pounds to secure North Dakota State the victory. Senior Conan Jennings finished the match with a 12-0 major decision at 285 pounds and senior Johnny Sebastian also picked up a victory at 174 pounds. Following the contest, the Bison jumped into the USA Today rankings, slotting in at No. 22 while the Cats dropped to No. 23. peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu

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For the first time since conference play began in September, Northwestern does not have any problems. For a while, the Wildcats had scoring issues followed by an even bigger battle with injuries, and then they failed to qualify for the Big Ten postseason tournament. After a NCAA Tournament selection show where team members were “shaking” and “crying” as they desperately waited for the team’s name to be announced in the field, NU (10-4-4, 4-4-3 Big Ten) has exactly what it wanted in the preseason — a chance in the tournament — and plays N.C. State (10-63, 3-5-2 ACC) in Raleigh on Friday. “Quite honestly, going into it there was a lot of nerves,” senior midfielder Marisa Viggiano said. “We’re very grateful that the NCAA granted us this opportunity.” After several games this year, coach Michael Moynihan said he was amazed to see how the Cats lost some of the matches that put them on the tournament bubble. After results were decided by “bizarre calls” and goals the opposing player wouldn’t make again if he “(gave) either of them 50 chances,” NU failed to replicate the positive momentum the team garnered last season. After making a push last season to the Big Ten Tournament championship game and hosting a game in the NCAA Tournament, the Cats’ 2018 preseason expectations included contending for the Big Ten regular season and postseason championship. Also, they hope to advance further in the NCAA Tournament than last year, when the team made the second round. But starting Friday, NU has the opportunity to make up for lost time. “We had luck not go our way this year, and it just felt like there wasn’t a good closure in our season,” senior

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defender Hannah Davison said. “Now, everything in our mentality has switched to not just being happy that we got in but we really have to go there and win and show the world the chance that they gave us.” According to Viggiano, the Cats have spent their last three weeks between games getting healthier and working on their goal finishing. In NU’s regular season finale against Iowa, the Cats had 12 players out of 29 unavailable due to injury, including two starting midfielders and defenders. Since their 1-1 regular seasonending tie against Iowa on October 21, the team has been following a schedule that resembles off season training, including regular training sessions in the Ryan Fieldhouse. After five practices following the Iowa game, Moynihan allowed the team the weekend off, giving several players the opportunity to return home for the first time all season.

Viggiano said these past three weeks have allowed the team to regroup mentally and physically. “It was almost like a second preseason,” she said. “Just focusing on stuff that was going to allow us to do better in games, especially in the final third.” Facing a Wolfpack team that also struggled in conference play, Davison said the team is confident it’ll be able to at least match the distance the team covered in last season’s tournament. N.C. State lost to Wake Forest — their only common opponent with NU — and the Cats beat the Demon Deacons 2-0 this season. If NU advances, the team will likely face No. 3 seed Santa Clara in the second round and No. 2 seed UCLA in the Sweet 16. But Davison said that after coming this far, the Cats are taking things one game at a time. “It’s a good team to see in the first round,” Davison said. “I think they’re beatable. I think if we play our game we should be solid.” Peter Warren contributed reporting. charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Michele Chernesky kicks the ball. The senior has started all 18 games this autumn.