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ICE, ICE BABY A student skates at the ice rink outside Norris University Center. The rink opened for Winter Quarter on Jan. 9 and the cold winter weather has been friendly to skaters.
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The number of ice skate rentals at the Norris University Center has climbed this winter, aided by recent spells of cold weather. Norris Outdoors has loaned about 400 pairs of ice skates since it opened following Winter Break, supervisor Chandler Dutton said. The recreation office, located in the
Norris basement, should continue to see strong sales if cold weather persists, said Debra Blade, assistant director of Norris Programs. Although students mostly stayed indoors the first few days back from break because of the polar vortex, they are beginning to take advantage of the rink, Blade said. This year, the rink opened earlier compared to last winter, when it was opened toward the end of January, Dutton said. Facilities Management normally opens the ice rink when Winter
Break ends and removes it in February in preparation for Dance Marathon. “We are in better shape this year than past years,” said Weinberg junior Robert Walker, a Norris Outdoors supervisor. Following the installation of the ice rink in 2010, Norris Outdoors rented out 1,460 pairs of ice skates in Winter 2011. Frigid conditions and a blizzard which blanketed Evanston » See ICE RINK, page 7
Venric Mark will spend one more season in purple, Northwestern announced Tuesday. The senior running back will return to the Wildcats for the 2014 campaign, having been granted a hardship waiver by the Big Ten, thereby receiving a fifth year of eligibility. Mark rushed for 1,366 yards in 2012 and was named first team AllAmerican as a punt returner, helping lead the team to a Gator Bowl victory, NU’s first in 63 years. He appeared sparingly in 2013, playing in only three games as he battled multiple leg injuries. The tailback left the Cats’ season-opening against California and didn’t return for over a month, performing well against Ohio State on Oct. 5 before breaking his ankle the following week, early in a blowout loss at Wisconsin. The Cats finished the season 5-7, as Mark carried a total of only 31 times. NU’s offense stagnated without Mark and with senior quarterback Kain Colter battling injury issues of their own. The Cats scored just 6 points in losses to Wisconsin and Michigan State and 10 in an overtime defeat at Iowa. In November, coach Pat Fitzgerald praised Mark’s continued support for his teammates despite repeated health setbacks. “He worked diligently to have a great year, and things have happened to him that have been out of his control,” Fitzgerald said. “What’s been in his control has been his attitude, and
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS Venric Mark carries the ball in Northwestern’s October matchup against Ohio State. The senior running back received a medical hardship waiver and will return for the 2014 season, NU announced Tuesday.
he’s been amazing. He’s been terrific on game day. He’s been terrific every day at practice that he’s out there encouraging guys and coaching them up.” Because Mark played in only a quarter of his team’s games, none after the midpoint of the season, he met the NCAA’s criteria for a hardship waiver. The waiver was subsequently approved by the Big Ten. Mark enters 2014 fourth in program history in all-purpose yards, 1,000 yards behind program leader Damien Anderson, who rushed for 2,063 yards in 2000. — Alex Putterman
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Tukes aims to bring communication to ASG
A replacement for The Keg of Evanston is likely to begin paperwork next week to open in the city. The restaurant, whose name hasn’t been made public, will soon apply for a permit with the city government, said Evan Oliff, president of Preferred Development, the realestate group leading the development of the location. The Keg closed in March after a lengthy legal battle with the city. Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl revoked the bar’s liquor license in January 2012 after more than 15 people were arrested in connection with underage drinking. The space formerly occupied by the bar, 810 Grove St., is likely going to become two or three restaurants, Oliff said. In September, Oliff told The Daily it would a “dignified” replacement for the Keg. “It’s not going to be a Taco Bell or a KFC,” Oliff said Tuesday. “It’s going to be a nice, sophisticated place to relax and spend quality time with friends and family.” He added there was a delay in the restaurant’s proceedings while it brought in an additional partner.
Nearly a quarter into his role as the Associated Student Government’s top diversity leader, Thaddeus Tukes is working to improve communication and increase the presence and programming in the diversity and inclusion committee. Tukes, who was confirmed as ASG’s vice president of diversity and incluWe want sion in late October, to create a has been framework working so that w it h his Northwestern committee of 11 can be a more students to develop inclusive new procampus. gramming. “We Thaddeus Tukes, help with ASG associate event planvice president ning and of diversity and consulting inclusion on how to make the event appeal to as many people on campus as possible so that certain people don’t feel excluded or feel less compelled from attending,” the Medill-Bienen sophomore said.
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“We want to create a framework so that Northwestern can be a more inclusive campus.” Tukes said Eva Jefferson Day, which was planned by the diversity and inclusion committee, is an example of the type of programs they want to continue to hold. The event brought Chicago Public School students to NU to do craft projects and to engage in discussions about Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend. Currently, the committee is planning an event for the spring with NU’s chapter of AIESEC —an international nonprofit organization that provides internship opportunities that celebrates NU’s diverse cultures. Tukes said they hope to have performances by dance and musical groups and booths representing different cultures. “It will be a really nice way to see how diverse Northwestern is,” he said. ASG executive vice president Alex Van Atta said he is pleased with Tukes’ approach to increasing communication. “What we would like to see is really making sure that different communities are informed about what ASG is doing,” the McCormick senior said. “There are a lot of things that go on that people don’t know about. Communication was one of the core parts of
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LET’S TALK Medill-Bienen sophomore Thaddeus Tukes speaks at his Associated Student Government confirmation. Tukes was confirmed during Fall Quarter as associate vice president of diversity and inclusion.
what Thaddeus felt was important with the different cultural groups on campus. “I haven’t heard anything but great things about him,” Van Atta said. “He’s been extremely open and willing to engage with people.” Last spring, ASG was embroiled in a controversy when the original candidate for the position, then-Medill sophomore Stephen Piotrkowski, was not confirmed by the Senate, after a debate that
questioned his ability to lead the committee. As a result, the committee under Tukes’ leadership was not established until the middle of Fall Quarter. “The transition has been very difficult,” Tukes said. “There was a framework for the position, but I’m having to pioneer a lot of things as far as the position goes. I’m trying » See TUKES, page 7
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LATE-NIGHT SNACK Starting next week, Edzo’s Burger Shop will stay open until 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Previously, Edzo’s closed at 4 p.m. on those days.
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Evanston residents will soon be able to grab dinner at one of their favorite burger joints. Edzo’s Burger Shop, 1571 Sherman Ave., which was nearly as infamous for its limited hours as it was beloved for its juicy patties and thick milkshakes, announced Tuesday it will stay open until 10 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, beginning next week. Previously, Edzo’s was open until 4 p.m. The restaurant, which is closed on Mondays, will continue money, police said.
Chicago resident robbed at knifepoint in Best Buy parking lot A man robbed a Chicago resident with a pocket knife in the parking lot of a Best Buy on Saturday evening. The Chicago resident, 51, was approached inside the store, 2301 Howard St., and offered a “good deal” on a television set, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. In the parking lot, the same man who offered him the purchase of the TV displayed a pocket knife and ordered the Chicago resident to hand over his
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Evanston declared Tuesday both a twoday snow emergency and a snow route parking ban. The snow route parking ban was put in effect for Tuesday night. Residents were prohibited from parking in areas designated as snow routes to allow main roads to be cleared, the city said. Cars parked on snow routes Tuesday night were ticketed and towed. The city also declared a snow emergency for Wednesday and Thursday. The snow emergency restricts where residents can park cars on streets with parking available on both sides. Emergency sirens will signal several times over the next two days to remind residents to move their cars. Public Works Director Suzette Robinson explained the challenges of removing snow with limited parking available during last week’s City Council. “We have to do our snow removal in stages so that we make sure there’s enough residential parking available so residents have options,” she said.
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Individual attempts to burgle air conditioner in west Evanston
Someone attempted to remove the air conditioning unit from the rear of a family-owned business in west Evanston Thursday night. Parrott said noises were reported at the Evanston Awning Company, 2801 Central St., between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. Thursday. Planks were removed from the wall, police said. There was a set of footprints leading up the rear alley of the building, Parrott said. — Julian Gerez
to close in the afternoon on Sundays. Edzo’s, which opened in 2009 under the leadership of chef Eddie Lakin, opened a second location in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood in 2012. “We’re finally acquiescing to people’s many requests that, ‘Why aren’t you open at night?’” Lakin told Chicago Reader. Lakin added that the addition of several full-time managers at both locations has eased the burden of running Edzo’s. Last year, Zagat named Edzo’s the best burger in the Chicago area. —Joseph Diebold
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In “Nobel Peace Prize winner shares King’s inspiration, legacy” in Tuesday’s print edition, a musical group singing “We Shall Overcome” was misidentified. The group was the Northwestern Community Ensemble. The Daily regrets the error.
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On Campus Theater group offers opportunities for non-majors By OLIVIA EXSTRUM
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There’s a new theater group at Northwestern, and it has an added twist — no one on the executive board, cast or production team is a theater major. Beg to Differ: Theatre for Non-Majors, was envisioned as a way for NU students who have not had much experience with theater to become involved with something they enjoy. The group does not accept any theater or performance studies majors. “At this point, we have a group of people that all enjoy theater but never get a chance to do it,” said Scott Spicer, the group’s president and a Weinberg sophomore. Spicer said the competitive nature of NU’s theater program can discourage non-majors from auditioning for productions. Medill sophomore Kate Stein, a former Daily staffer, is the co-stage manager for the group’s first production, “Ubu Roi,” and has no previous stage experience. “I realized too late in high school that I wanted to be on stage,” she said. “The group is a great way for people who were in theater in high school but decided not to study it to be involved with something they love doing.” The members of the current executive board first
Across Campuses 1 dead, 1 in custody following shooting at Purdue A man is dead and another person is in custody following a shooting on the campus of Purdue University in West LaFayette, Ind., according to school officials. The gunman walked into a basement classroom of the Electrical Engineering building around noon while a class was going on, school and law enforcement officials told a news conference.
thought of the idea for the group while participating in the Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program’s annual 24-hour play festival. The group began to host information sessions to bring interested students together. However, Jesse Itskowitz, the show’s director, said trying to bring together interested students from NU’s different schools was difficult. “What’s great about theater majors is that there’s tons of them,” the Communication sophomore said. “In restricting ourselves to people who are not theater majors, it was a real challenge. Putting together the cast was easy, but in putting the production team together, we had to do a lot of footwork.” The lighting, design and set teams include engineers, and the sound team includes students from the School of Communication and the Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music. Itskowitz said raising money has also proven to be difficult. The group has been relying primarily on fundraising and donations from families and others interested in the program and is also looking at grants within the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Communication. “At this point, I don’t think we’ll have to cut any of our creative and ambitious goals because of money, but it has definitely been a struggle,” Itskowitz said. Weinberg sophomore Abhi Veerina said as a transfer student, he became interested in Beg to Differ after seeing members of the group at The “The suspect came into the building, walked to the classroom, shot the individual and walked out,” said school spokesman Greg McClure. He then walked outside and surrendered to police. “The suspect was apprehended on the east side of the Electrical Engineering building just outside the building,” McClure said. He said police believe the shooter was targeting the man he shot and “there was no effort to target anyone else.” “Nobody else was wounded or hit by gunfire, it was just the person who was killed,” McClure said. Police said there was no argument or fight before
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THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS Members of Beg To Differ rehearse a scene from the 1896 play “Ubu Roi.” The new theater group for non-majors will put on its first production in February.
Rock while walking to class one day. Veerina, who was involved in theater in high school, plays multiple characters in Ubu Roi, a farcical play by Alfred Jarry that premiered in 1896, and described it as “basically ‘Macbeth’ meets ‘Hamlet.’” “Everything that happens in the show is very
serious to the characters, but what we are doing is absolutely ridiculous,” he said. The show will be performed Feb. 7 and 8 in the Jones Great Room.
the shooting. McClure would not say if the victim was a teacher. As of 1:30 p.m., police were still searching the building as a precaution but believed there was no threat to anyone else on the campus. Students were initially told to stay in place until the building was cleared and the area fully searched. Around 12:45 p.m., other campus buildings were opened and the “shelter in place order” was lifted, the school tweeted. A few minutes later, the school tweeted an all-clear. “No ongoing threat to campus. Resume normal operations. (Electrical Engineering) will remain closed.”
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NU athletics would benefit from greater fan presence JENNIFER YAMIN
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One of the many benefits of being an athlete at Northwestern is having some of the best facilities, equipment, training, coaches and teammates available. Every time Wildcats step up to compete, we do so with the force of all these necessities rallying behind us and pushing us to win. But there’s one athletic resource at Northwestern that is not nearly up to the strength and power of its competitors: the fans. As a student-athlete, I know what it feels like to step up onto the fencing strip to the sound of deafening cheers. The only problem is that too often, I hear them coming from the opponent’s side. While I understand that fencing is a lesser-known sport and won’t pull as large a crowd as, say, football or basketball, it’s a shame that schools we defeat on the strip can trump us so regularly in the stands. My team and I traveled to Notre Dame on Nov. 16. As we warmed up for the team
competition, I kept gazing up at a sight I have rarely seen at Northwestern: completely packed stands, with students proudly wearing their school colors and cheering on their fellow students by name. I was shocked. There were people beyond immediate friends and family present; there was a community. Such camaraderie and support at NU sporting events can truly benefit the studentathletes. Fans give us a purpose, remind us of whom we’re playing for, and create an environment in which we can thrive. I’m sure we all remember that sense of community during the Homecoming game against Ohio State this past fall. Recently, however, that feeling has dissipated. In order to bring it back, we need fans to attend more athletic events. A shortage of fans is seen across all NU sports, not just fencing. On Sunday, a few of my teammates and I attended a men’s and women’s tennis match. The bleachers held a few scattered fans, mainly family members of the competing players. Compared to the scene at Notre Dame, the silence from our stands was jarring. When fans are in attendance, athletes do notice the change in atmosphere. Tara Puffenberger, a senior on the field hockey
World leaders should be accepting of NSA spying YONI MULLER
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Last Friday, President Barack Obama addressed the nation regarding the National Security Agency policies that have had the Internet in an uproar over the past few months. In his speech, Obama outlined a series of changes he is initiating to protect individual freedoms. These include limiting tracing calls to only phones that have been in contact with a suspect’s number directly, requiring court approval to access information from the database and protecting the privacy of civilians abroad. Additionally, he claimed that “unless there is a compelling national security purpose, we will not monitor the communications of heads of state and government of our close friends and allies.â€? This was in direct Heads of state response to the should — and news that the NSA had been spying on do — operate German Chancelunder the lor Angela Merkel’s assumption that personal cell phone. their privacy is Although protecting the privacy of heads always under of state and forming attack. Whether strong international relationships based a friend or foe on trust are imporcommits the tant, this policy spying makes no change is a mistake all the same, born difference. from naŃ—vetĂŠ of world leaders and the general public alike. The main problem with the change is that it ignores a crucial lesson from history: Our allies today may not be our allies tomorrow. There is a remarkably high number of instances where the U.S.’s international allies have become enemies. One need only to look at the complex dynamics we’ve had with Egypt and how those relations soured during the Arab Spring, and that’s not even the most extreme example. Philip Seymour Hoffman was nominated for an Oscar for a movie entirely about how we became allies with Afghanistan against the USSR. Although our once-peaceful relations with the Afghani militia did not directly involve the head of state, it serves as a particularly poignant example that alliances are not permanent. We were, at some point in time, wholly supportive of the leaders of Iran and
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Vietnam as well, and one would be hardpressed to use the word “supportive� with either nation today. Perhaps it is unfair to compare our relations with Germany with those of Vietnam and Afghanistan, as the strength of the former alliance is greater than any of the failed ones mentioned before. Still, millions of people can personally remember a time, not too long ago, when we were directly at war with one another. Although that doesn’t imply that the future may bring war with Germany – a premise I disagree with – it only further cements the idea that relationships are not set in stone. Even today we have disagreements with allies, including committing to unilateral sanctions against Iran or matching our official stances on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is for these differences that spying presents its real use. Nobody would expect to hear Merkel plot to invade New York on her cell phone, but she may well privately express lack of support for an international initiative, and that lack of support could endanger the success of the entire initiative. If relations between Mexico and Cuba continue to improve, it would be quite useful for the US government to know that as early and directly as possible. Of course, all the practical arguments in the world don’t change the main crux of the issue: the privacy of trusted heads of state is being violated. This is a moral issue, not a practical one, and should be seen as such. However, the important thing to keep in mind is that heads of state are not like civilians. Their privacy is compromised every single day, whether by enemies, the press or the public clamoring for more information every single day. Heads of state should — and do — operate under the assumption that their privacy is always under attack. Whether a friend or foe commits the spying makes no difference – privacy will be violated. In a recent interview for the New Yorker, Obama addressed the issue, saying “there are European governments that we know spy on us, and there is a little bit of Claude Rains in ‘Casablanca’— shocked that gambling is going on.� Instead of expressing (or feigning) disbelief at such a “betrayal,� governments would be better served by simply acknowledging that, cordial as relations may be, a level of spying will always take place and act accordingly. Yoni Muller is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at jonathanmuller2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, email a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
team, explained the importance of having fans at her games: “It supplies a natural electricity to the air that can’t be described. Not only does it amp up the team, but it also helps intimidate the opponent. It’s a rewarding experience to have fans at games for all of the hard work us student-athletes put in.� A fanbase at games truly does have an effect on athletes’ performances, whether the fans are aware of it or not. And make no mistake, I hope you’ll consider attending more sporting events not just to support the athletes, but because it’s a fun experience for fans and a great opportunity to take a break from schoolwork. It’s a chance to escape your textbooks, dorm rooms and chaotic schedules and enter an atmosphere where yelling your head off among all your friends is acceptable. It’s no new concept that watching sports is fun. So take advantage of the regular, free sporting events available here on campus. Feb. 1 and 2, the women’s fencing team will be hosting our annual home duals at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. A great fan turnout could help give us that extra edge. Don’t let your
fellow Wildcats step into their competitive arena and feel like they have to beat the odds. Bring yourself, and all of your friends, to a game, and let us hardworking athletes know just how many people are behind them. As always, go Cats. Jennifer Yamin is a Communication sophomore and a member of the Northwestern fencing team. She can be reached at jenniferyamin2016@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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Environmental, civil right activists share similar goals
In August 1963, Dr. Warren Washington was a young, black climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research when he heard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver “I Have A Dream.� Fifty years later, Washington gave the keynote address at Northwestern’s Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil, hosted by the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. on Monday night. Dr. Washington, a pioneer of atmospheric sciences and computer modeling, argued that had Dr. King been alive today, he would have endorsed the principles of environmental justice and environmental protection. Both civil rights and environmental justice share a commitment to the empowerment of minorities and the poor. Dr. Washington inquired, “Who is going to be affected by climate change? It’s going to often be poor people, minorities, people who live on the coasts. These are people who can’t articulate, can’t get their voice out there.� In 1968, Dr. King helped striking garbage workers in Memphis achieve better pay and working conditions. Dr. King suggested civil rights and environmental justice were inseparable challenges. According to Attorney General Eric Holder, “Together we are approaching environmental justice as what it is: a civil rights issue. By examining environmental requirements in conjunction with our civil rights laws, I am confident that we can do a better job of assuring fairness and advancing justice.� The Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies.� For example, studies from the NAACP, CDC and myriad universities show that poor non-white
communities are more likely to be located near polluting coal plants and therefore suffer from poor air quality and have higher rates of asthma and other air toxin-related health effects. In Chicago, the Fisk and Crawford coal plants, both of which are located in low-income minority communities, were responsible every year for 41 premature deaths, 550 emergency room visits, and 2,800 asthma attacks. These dirty coal plants, when in operation, cost the public $127 million in added health care costs each year. Fortunately, these plants were finally closed only a year and a half ago, after a long and arduous struggle between Midwest Generation and resilient local environmental justice groups. It is clear that environmental hazards continue to disproportionately affect communities who do not have the capacity to influence political and economic decisions. These are usually low income communities of color. In the wake of Dr. Washington’s talk, we ought to reflect on the shared principles of equality and justice that unite Americans under the same dream — a future free of discrimination, a future that affirms the equal rights of all persons. The movements for civil rights and for environmental justice share similar goals in this vision. Who will be responsible for ensuring the fair treatment and protection of all humans, now and in the future? We and our respective communities affirm the universal value of human life, independent of where, or when, a person in born. We believe that civil rights activists and environmental advocates are not at odds, but should work together for human progress. In the words of Dr. Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., “left a legacy for the nation and the world. He wanted us to carry on the future battles. And it is up to us to carry on.� In choosing one cause, you are fighting for the other. April McFadden, FMO Coordinator Mark Silberg, SEED President
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Supplier’s bankruptcy casts doubt on Divvy’s future By CIARA MCCARTHY
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The future for 75 new stations in a Chicago bike-sharing program, which has plans to expand to Evanston, is uncertain after the program’s supplier filed for bankruptcy Monday. The Montreal-based Public Bike System Company filed for bankruptcy Monday, the city’s mayor announced. PBSC is the equipment supplier for Divvy, Chicago’s bike sharing program. PBSC will continue to operate normally for the time being, PBSC spokesman Sabrice Giguere said. “For now, it’s business as usual,� he said. Divvy launched in Chicago in June and has 300 stations throughout the city with over 3,000 bikes in the system, according to PBSC’s website. Evanston aldermen gave their permission to City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz in September to apply for a state grant to attract Divvy to expand to the suburbs. In November, the Chicago Department of Transportation, which owns Divvy, announced plans to apply for $3 million in state grants to add 75 new stations,
with some in Evanston and Oak Park, Ill. Bobkiewicz expected to hear about the status of Divvy’s expansion to Evanston this month. He said Tuesday he had not heard any updates in light of PBSC’s bankruptcy. Catherine Hurley, Evanston’s sustainable programs coordinator, said in an email she plans to reach out to contacts at the City of Chicago for any new information on Divvy’s expansion. Giguere said PBSC will sit down with representatives from the city of Montreal in the coming days to determine the company’s future projects. “We’ll cross that bridge when we get there,� he said. Alta Bicycle Share, which operates Divvy, said Monday its programs will continue to function. “Our systems across the country — in New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston, the Bay Area, Columbus, Ohio, and Chattanooga, TN — are up and running and ABS will ensure that they continue to operate without interruption,� the company wrote in a statement. mccarthy@u.northwestern.edu
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BIKE BANKRUPTCY The Chicago Department of Transportation announced plans in November 2013 to bring bike-sharing service Divvy to Evanston. The future of Divvy’s expansion became uncertain after Divvy’s Montreal supplier filed for bankruptcy Monday.
St. Matthew’s receives $7K for eco-friendly lighting By SCOTT BROWN
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St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church is seeing things in a new light. The church announced Wednesday it had received a grant worth almost $7,000 from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to update lighting fixtures for greater energy efficiency. Upgrades to the light fixtures began Tuesday. The grant is the product of more than a year of work by the St. Matthew’s Green Team, said Rev. Charles de Kay. The Green Team, which
has existed for about a year and a half, is a group of congregation members committed to environmental sustainability in the church, 2120 Lincoln St. “To actually receive the grant is a wonderful recognition of the hard work they did,� de Kay said. “It’s a tremendous shot in the arm on a number of different levels.� Plans for the project began when parishioners approached Derek Handley, operations assistant at St. Matthew’s, about a program through the church’s energy provider, Commonwealth Edison Company. After registering the church for the Small Business Energy Savings Program, which provides incentives to improve energy efficiency, Handley said representatives came from ComEd
to assess the cost of upgrading the building. “At first it seemed to be pretty high, and we weren’t quite sure,� Handley said. But soon, help came along. In addition to the grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, St. Matthew’s is receiving funding from ComEd and Project Green, a Chicagobased consulting and installation firm focused on renewable energy technologies. “They’re paying the balance of our project,� said Toni Carrigan, facilities coordinator at St. Matthew’s. “We have 100 percent grant, and we’re so ecstatic and so grateful for that.� ComEd delivers energy to about 70 percent of Illinois and has a “commitment to improving the environment,� according to its website. Among
other efforts, ComEd is a trade partner with Project Green and provides the endowment for the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. De Kay said the project aligns well with the resolution released three years ago by the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, which asked every church to consider energy consumption. Other efforts at St. Matthew’s include composting, recycling and environmental education. “I believe there’s a moral imperative to be intentional, to be thoughtful and to learn about how we live and what impact we have,� de Kay said. “I don’t know that there are too many more important issues that we can think about.� scottbrown2017@u.northwestern.edu
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City gets perfect score for gov’t transparency By CIARA McCARTHY
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Evanston is one of just six local governments in the state to achieve a perfect score in an Illinois Policy Institute initiative to measure government transparency. The recognition sets the city apart from the nearly 7,000 local taxing bodies that the institute is surveying as a part of its Local Transparency Project. Brian Costin, the institute’s director of government reform, presented the recognition to City Council last week. The Illinois Policy Institute launched its transparency project in 2010, Costin said. Since then, it has surveyed over 300 local government agencies, he added. Ratings are based on a ten-point transparency checklist, which includes criteria such as contact information, public meetings, budgets and contracts. The institute launched the
project in part due to widespread corruption in Illinois government, for which the state is notorious. “There’s a number of problems in the state of Illinois, one of them being government corruption,� Costin said. “We think this is one of the solutions to that problem.� The project also seeks to educate citizens and give taxpayers information about how governments are using their money, Costin said. Government entities scoring higher than 80 out of 100 receive the institute’s Sunshine Award. Just 50 taxing bodies have received the award so far, according to the institute’s website. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz thanked the city’s digital services coordinator Luke Stowe for his work making city documents available and his contribution to Evanston’s high transparency score during last week’s City Council meeting. Skokie was one of five other entities to receive a perfect score. mccarthy@u.northwestern.edu
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FOR ALL TO SEE Brian Costin, director of government reform at the Illinois Policy Institute, presents the Evanston City Council with a perfect score on an online transparency audit. Evanston was one of only six government agencies in Illinois to receive a perfect score on the project, which aims to increase transparency in local governments in the state.
Council approves recommendations for Noyes Art Center By PAIGE LESKIN
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The Evanston Arts Council approved Tuesday night recommendations for the management of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, which will be passed on to the city’s Human Services Committee. The transition follows the city’s push to make the center a more active place. Jennifer Lasik, the city’s cultural arts coordinator, said this is part of a city-wide effort to make arts more prominent in the community. “(Evanston) wants the arts to become a priority,� she said. “It’s a new year, a fresh start, a fresh concept.� The proposal listed a set of rules and regulations for the tenants and administration of the arts center, 927 Noyes St. Council members expressed their disappointment in the building’s current state, saying it is closed off and unavailable to the community. “What we have right now is an arts center that has fallen to bureaucratic neglect,� council member Lisa Degliantoni said. The recommendations cover efforts to try to bring together tenants of the building, which currently lacks central leadership. To make up for lack of unity, the council endorsed putting a city official in charge of all the building’s administrative duties, as well as hiring
full-time reception staff to handle visitor logs and take general calls. The city’s attempts in the past to make the arts center more open to the public have been fought by some tenants, who use the building as rental space. The council members agreed it should instead act as more of a community center. “It’s not as vibrant as it could be,� co-chair Anne Berkeley said. “It’s very quiet when you walk in.� Council member Greg Allen said the diversity of artists in the building makes it difficult for tenants to come together and find solutions to common problems. To resolve the accessibility issue, the council advocated open houses and mandatory office hours for tenants. Berkeley said many tenants have disagreed with these ideas in the past, the same who have the mentality that the city should “go away and leave them alone.� “Non-action is not OK,� Berkeley said to the council members. “There’s a group of artists that just want to create.� The Noyes Cultural Arts Center was the center of controversy last year when a tenant, the Piven Theatre Workshop, proposed an expansion in the center, which would in turn cause the relocation of two other tenants. A committee is now considering opening a downtown performing arts center. paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu
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BLANK CANVAS Evanston Arts Council co-chairs Anne Berkeley and Lisa Degliatoni, as well as Cultural Arts Coordinator Jennifer Lasik, lead the council’s meeting Tuesday night. The council offered recommendations for the use of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center.
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From page 1 under more than two feet of snow led to good skater turnout that year. “It was heaven sent, so wonderful,” Blade said. “The following year, we had a pretty warm winter.” Norris Outdoors rented just 158 pairs of ice skates in Winter 2012 and 320 pairs last winter. When warmer weather closes the ice rink, some students rent ice skates to take to Millennium Park which uses refrigeration technology to cool its ice rink. This year, the ice rink at Wrigley Field is closed because of renovations being made to the ballpark. The cross country skis that Norris Outdoors loans are not as popular among students compared to the skates, Blade said. Mostly older
National News Student shot at Widener University remains hospitalized CHESTER, Pa. — A Widener University student was in stable but critical condition after he was shot Monday night in the parking lot of an athletic facility on the school’s campus in Chester. City officials said there appears to be an association between the shooter and the victim based on information obtained from surveillance video. The incident occurred about 8:45 p.m. EST, and students were asked to stay in their dorms until Tuesday morning. Police do not believe the shooter is still on campus. The unidentified victim is recovering from surgery at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa., Dan Hanson, a university spokesman, said in a statement. Police have not yet been able to talk to the victim, said Police Commissioner Joseph Bail. “Until we have him interviewed by the detectives, we can’t even speculate what is what,” Bail said. Both city and campus police have increased their patrols on campus, he said.
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faculty members Norris Outdoors runs or gradulike a business. We make ate stumoney (and use it) to keep dents rent the equipstuff going. ment. Chandler Dutton, Ice Norris Outdoors supervisor skate rentals spike during Fridays and on weekends, Blade said. Norris Outdoors currently has 64 pairs of ice skates in addition to snowshoes and skis in its winter sports inventory. The revenue collected from the rentals will be used to replace lost or broken equipment and buy new equipment. The organization is planning to purchase more tents in the spring.
Most of the revenue Norris Outdoors generates comes from activities that take place outside the winter season, such as camping, Blade said. She described the organization as a “recharge area” that is self-sustainable on a small budget. “Norris Outdoors runs like a business,” said Dutton, a Communication junior. “We make money (and use it) to keep stuff going.” Students dumped snow on each other and struggled to stay balanced in the ice rink on Saturday night. Yoseline Huerta, a first time ice skater, used a metal frame to keep from falling. “It was fun, even if I did fall a lot,” the Weinberg freshman said. “It was fun to have time to bond with people. It was on my bucket list.”
to create a new framework so instances like last year won’t occur, or there will be less of a chance of them occurring.” Van Atta said the controversy shed light on the importance of continuing inclusion efforts. “I think in a larger sense to have that happen last spring, I think it’s a reminder that ... it’s still a very passionate topic,” he said. “It’s still a topic that we need to be very, very careful about how to approach it because — especially when our goal is to bring people together — we don’t want it to become a topic that divides people on this campus. “
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Bail said police are looking at forensic evidence that includes video and a car. “There are witnesses being interviewed,” Bail said. Police removed the car from the campus as part of the investigation. In 2003, a junior communications major was killed as he walked from his campus apartment. John Paul Lacey, 21, of Upper Darby, Pa., was shot in the chest as he walked to an offcampus bar to buy beer. He had just finished a shift at a local pizza shop and had $6 in his pocket at the time of his death. Brandon Khalif Summers pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, and Jaliek Williams was found guilty of robbery. In 2002, Widener student Abdul Sesay, 19, was shot to death near the campus. His roommate, Curtis Jones, was found guilty of murder. According to the Widener University campus security report, there was one reported aggravated assault on the school’s Chester campus in 2012. No robberies were reporter for 2010 to 2013.
MLK-themed party put on by Arizona State fraternity gets TKE chapter suspended
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According to Tempe Police Department reports, uploaded to Document Cloudby the Arizona Republic, in November 2012, about 20 members of the TKE assaulted members of a rival fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon. As part of TKE’s probation, the fraternity was not allowed to have parties. “The party TKE held last weekend was not held on campus and was not a sanctioned university event,” university officialssaid in a statement on Tuesday. “Because of the latest incident, ASU has suspended chapter operations, can and will take additional action against the individuals involved, and is meeting with the national TKE organization today to take further action against the chapter.” The national fraternity, founded in 1899 in Bloomington, Ill.,also issued a public statement in wake of the incident, apologizing for “any offensive actions that a few of our members might have participated in.” “Tau Kappa Epsilon does not condone or support any actions by its members that would be defined as racist, discriminatory, and/or offensive,” according to the statement. “It is with embarrassment and regret when a few individuals within our organization make decisions that do not align with the values and principles of Tau Kappa Epsilon.”
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But not everyone was appeased. “One of the most dehumanizing actions is to make a mockery of a person’s race,” the Rev. Jarrett Maupin told The Los Angeles Times. “It’s unbelievable that in 2014, young, white, obviously educated individuals are partaking in these kinds of actions.” Maupin organized a news conference Tuesday afternoon outside ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in downtown Phoenix to draw attention to what hedeemed a “serious, outrageous and disgusting act of racism.” Maupin demanded a boycott of the university’s athletic program and fund-raising campaign to rebuild Sun Devil Stadium. Longtime civil rights activist Rev. Luther Holland Jr., who also spoke at the news conference, told The Times that “to allow the fraternity to continue is to allow students to make a mockery of African-American people.” Holland, who was in Alabama with King for the famed Selma-to-Montgomery march in 1965, is now with the First Institutional Baptist Church Community Development Corp., which is the oldest Baptist Church in Arizona. “There’s no reason other than pure hate and spite that students did what they did,” he said. “Dr. King had a dream but it seems that it is turning into a nightmare.” -Saba Hamedy (Los Angeles Times)
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Crawford steps up, NU rallies in 2OT By ROHAN NADKARNI
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When senior forward Drew Crawford was a freshman, he helped spur a monumental upset of a top-10 Purdue team in a key win for Northwestern. Tuesday night didn’t have quite the same stakes. But Crawford came up big yet again in the game’s crucial moments, helping the Wildcats (10-10, 3-4 Big Ten) past the Boilermakers (13-6, 3-3) 63-60 in a backand-forth, double overtime affair. Crawford’s clutch night came as a respite during the senior’s recent offensive drought, and he punctuated the night with a block of a potential game-tying 3-pointer. “ It’s a l itt l e bit different, as a freshI knew it was man, no going to be a one really grind-out game, expects anything but our kids from you,” were resilient. Crawford said. “I was It’s just a big the guy in win for us. I’m the backso proud of our ground who was able to guys. make a couple plays. Chris Collins, It’s different coach when you’re a senior and guys are keying in on you. Either way, a win’s a win. Both were team victories, and that’s what feels great.” NU’s other star was, once again, sophomore guard Tre Demps. Demps hit a pair of 3s to tie the game both in the second half and in the first overtime, and followed up those shots with pressure makes from the free-throw line. “I have to find a way when we start the game to make Tre think it’s the last eight minutes,” coach Chris Collins said. “That guy has guts.” Demps said it was “humbling” to
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be called on late in the game. Surprisingly, much of regulation was played in transition. In NU’s most recent outings, Collins implored his team to slow the ball down, limit possessions and conserve energy. On Tuesday, Collins pushed his players to run from the sidelines. Offensively, the transition game led to mixed results. Demps airballed a 3 on one such possession and many of Crawford’s layups rolled off the rim. On other transition possessions, the Cats capitalized, highlighted by a circus layup from junior guard JerShon Cobb late in the second half. Defensively, NU continued to prove its recent dominance has been no fluke. The Cats hounded Purdue from the opening tip. On defense in transition, NU shined, mucking up Boilermaker opportunities with chase-down blocks and sound fundamentals. The Cats’ offense sparked to life in overtime, when NU took its first lead in the second extra session. Sophomore center Alex Olah played another inspired game, but his night was cut short when he fouled out on a controversial charge call in the second half. Olah finished with only 4 points, but his nine rebounds and individual defense were key. Olah provided a legitimate answer to Boilermakers’ center A.J. Hammons. Eventually joining Olah on the bench were senior forward Nikola Cerina, who also fouled out midway through the second overtime, and redshirt freshman Sanjay Lumpkin, who battled at center with Olah and Cerina out. Collins admitted the game wasn’t always pretty, but it was surely savored all the same by the rising
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CLUTCH CRAWFORD Senior forward Drew Crawford challenges his defender. Crawford shook off his slump Tuesday and tied sophomore guard Tre Demps to lead the team with 19 points, again stepping into a leadership role on offense.
Cats. The ugly style is starting to suit NU, which was won three of its last four games. “I knew it was going to be a grind-out game,” Collins said. “But our kids were resilient. It’s just a big win for us. I’m so proud of our guys, I really mean that.” Crawford, who struggled shooting for much of the game, ultimately had a night that helped validate his decision to return to Evanston
for one last go-around with a new coach. “I want him to have a special senior season,” Collins said. “He’s done a lot for this program. For him to believe in me the way he did, someone who’s never coached a game, for him to take a chance with me? I’ll be forever indebted to him. I’ll always have his back.” rohannadkarni2015@u.northwestern.edu
Tragedy overshadows game for Purdue By ALEX PUTTERMAN
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SUPPORT IN THE STANDS Members of Wildside, the Northwestern student section, painted their chests in solidarity with Purdue in light of a shooting on Purdue’s campus Tuesday. The Wildcats defeated the Boilermakers 63-60 at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Upon emerging from the locker room tunnel, the Boilermakers received a loud ovation from home and away fans. And in the front row of the Cats’ student section behind the east basket, 17 students showed off painted chests adorned with purple and white letters spelling out “stand with Purdue.” Thousands attended a candlelight vigil at Purdue on Tuesday night, according
Dumas anchors road effort By ELLIE FRIEDMANN and ALEX LEDERMAN
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Long before opening tip, Tuesday’s game between Northwestern and Purdue was tinged with tragedy. Purdue student Andrew Boldt, 21, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in a campus building. Suspect Cody Cousins, 23, gave himself up to a police officer immediately after the shooting, campus Police Chief John Cox said at a news conference Tuesday evening. NU held a moment of silence before the 8 p.m. game, offering thoughts and prayers to the “Purdue family.” The game that followed was a cross between diversion and afterthought. “I don’t think basketball really is that important when something that tragic happens,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said afterward. “It’s really senseless. It makes absolutely no sense. … It’s tragic anytime something like that happens. It affects everybody, not just the people at Purdue or the people in the state of Indiana.” Painter’s daughter is a freshman at Purdue, and the coach said she was in class on campus at the time of the shooting. At Welsh-Ryan Arena, Wildcats fans showed support for Purdue in several ways.
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to WRTV Indianapolis, and scheduled classes forWednesday were canceled. An NU spokesman said Purdue never reached out about postponing or canceling the game — which the Cats won 63-60 in double overtime — in light of the shooting. NU coach Chris Collins opened his postgame press conference with his condolences in light of the day’s events in
West Lafayette, Ind. “Everyone here at Northwestern and our program is thinking about Purdue,” Collins said. “It kind of puts basketball in perspective when something like that happens. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone there. It’s just a tough day for them.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu
On a team that’s almost half freshmen, it was a veteran who shone for the Wildcats (16-0) this weekend at the USFA North American Cup in Virginia Beach, Va. Junior Courtney Dumas stole the show with a sixth-place finish out of 132 fencers in the Division 1 women’s epee event. “Courtney is trying to get up on the national points list, so that performance was very good for her,” coach Laurie Schiller said. Dumas was undefeated at the tournament until a 15-14 loss in the quarterfinals to St. John’s’ Alina Ferdman, the event’s eventual silver-medalist. Dumas said her main goal was to earn points, which can help her chances of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “I’ve been dreaming about the Olympics for a long time,” she said. “Even before I started fencing, I knew I wanted to be there someway somehow, and fencing has sort of given me that outlet.” Aside from Dumas, Northwestern brought eight other fencers to the tournament, all freshmen. The young Cats had strong performances from Mandeep Bhinder, who finished 17th of 120 fighters in junior women’s epee; Stephanie Chan and Kayla Kelch, who placed 22nd and 30th, respectively, out of 119 in junior women’s foil; and Alicia Gomez-Shah, who earned 15th place of 108 in Division 1 women’s saber. “These are mostly freshmen, so for me it was a chance to watch a lot of them compete and get a feeling for their strengths,” Schiller said. “When we have our home duals, they’re all gonna get a chance to get in there, and I have a fair idea of who can do what and in what specific place to use them.” Bhinder not only competed in the junior matches, but also in the Division 1 epee event. She earned her first toplevel points by placing 30th, 24 spots behind Dumas. Fencers in the Division 1 event had to qualify based on their rating as opposed to those in the junior tournament, so Bhinder said the competition in her second event was more difficult than in the first, but also more rewarding. “After coming to Northwestern, I’ve been getting a lot more practice, so I figured I would do better than I normally would have,” Bhinder said. “When you get top 32 in a competition, you get points, so I’ve now gotten points. This is my first Division 1 tournament that I got top 32, so it was good.” Bhinder said that although she is ranked about 25th in the country for junior women, she does not yet have a Division 1 spot. Her performance Sunday will put her on the map for the more prestigious rankings. The undefeated Cats’ next competitions will take place this Saturday at the NYU Duals in New York and Sunday at the Penn Duals in Philadelphia. NU will compete against top competition, including Temple, Penn, New York University and Ohio State. Dumas said her performance in Virginia Beach helped boost her confidence for the tough competition this weekend. “Everyone is really excited for this upcoming dual meet,” Dumas said. “It’s going to be a tough one, but we’re pumped to continue our great results from Stanford.” ellenfriedmann2.2016@u.northwestern.edu alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu