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School board head talks racial inequity ETHS/District 202 Board President speaks on race in education By DARBY HOPPER
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The board president of Evanston Township High School/District 202 emphasized the difference between racial consciousness and racial impact in education during a community dialogue Tuesday night. This past weekend, ETHS/District 202 Board President Pat Savage-Williams said she was in Boston receiving a Magna Award from the National School Boards Association for the district’s equity work. On Monday night, she was a part of a conversation discussing ongoing racial inequities at ETHS during a school board meeting. Savage-Williams said the contrast between the two events reflects the work the district has done and how far it has to go. “‘How come we’re still having this conversation?’” Savage-Williams said. “This is why, and this is what, the Magna Award is about.” Roughly 20 people attended the event at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, 1330 Ridge Ave., which was hosted by the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership (OPAL) of Evanston. The discussion focused on racial equity versus equality in Evanston’s
education system — although SavageWilliams said these disparities exist in all societal spheres. She said there is a difference between treating everyone the same and treating everyone fairly, encouraging participants to reflect upon their own experience with race as part of the workshop. “The racial impact, we all have it, because it’s like the ground we walk on,” Savage-Williams said. “It’s always there and there’s nothing we can do. We’ve got to walk somewhere.” Citing data from ETHS, SavageWilliams said the number of Latino and black graduates who had taken at least one AP course had increased by roughly 20 percentage points from 2012 to 2014. But while the rate of black students who took at least one AP course hit 50.5 percent in 2014, the same rate for white student was 89.5 percent in the same year, according to the district’s 2014-2015 Report on Student Achievement. The rate of Latino students who took at least one AP course in 2014 was 67.6 percent. Martha Burns, a retired ETHS board member and a member of OPAL, said she was frustrated with the way race and education are discussed in the community. “White people in this room ... it would be wonderful to see you at the mic saying that this is not right,” Burns said. “And as a black person sitting in a black body, it also frustrates me from my standpoint that black people have a tendency to say, ‘Oh, that’s not my kid,’ if we’re considered middle class or upper middle class.” » See OPAL, page 6
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TRI-VESTMENT Christina Cilento, ASG president-elect and member of Fossil Free NU, speaks at an open forum hosted by the three divestment movements on campus — Fossil Free NU, NU Divest and Unshackle NU. The event focused on the Board of Trustees and its role overseeing NU’s investments.
Divestment campaigns unite Students push for transparency from Board By FATHMA RAHMAN
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Fossil Free Northwestern, Northwestern Divest and Unshackle NU hosted their first-ever joint event Tuesday night, discussing how they can reform the University’s investments as outlined in their three Associated Student Government
resolutions. The groups focused particularly on the Board of Trustees and its role overseeing how NU invests its endowment. Roughly 50 students attended the event, titled “Behind Closed Doors: The Stifling of Divestment Movements at NU.” “The purpose of the event is to be transparent about all three divestment movements and our interactions with the Board and administration,” Weinberg
senior Alexa Klein-Mayer, a member of NU Divest, told The Daily. “Transparency is something that we have been asking of NU and the Board.” Fossil Free NU wants the University to divest from fossil fuel-related companies, NU Divest from corporations its members say violate Palestinian human rights, and Unshackle NU from companies that » See DIVESTMENT, page 6
‘Spotlight’ reporters to visit NU Illinois Democrats By EMILY CHIN
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Walter Robinson and Sacha Pfeiffer, who were depicted in the movie “Spotlight,” will visit Northwestern next Tuesday to speak about their careers in journalism. A&O Productions and Studio 22 Productions, a student-run production company, invited the two for their spring speaker event, which will feature a screening of the Oscar-winning film followed by a Q&A session moderated by a Medill professor. The event is the first collaboration between the two groups in the past few years, said Communication junior Maddie Ball, Studio 22 co-chair. It will take place in Ryan Auditorium at 6p.m. “Spotlight” follows Robinson and Pfeiffer’s team of Boston Globe journalists and their investigation into sexual abuse and coverups within the Catholic Church, a project that earned the paper’s staff the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. In the film, Robinson was played by actor Michael Keaton, while Pfeiffer’s role was filled by Rachel McAdams. “We just thought given the nature of the film and how it is a real news story and a historical event, it would be extremely interesting to bring the actual people involved in the story to make it educational as well as entertaining,” said Danny Carlon, A&O films co-director.
The Communication junior added that the event is an opportunity for people who haven’t seen “Spotlight” to see the film for free. It also gives journalism students the chance to understand the famed investigative project in more depth, he said. “(It’s) an opportunity to hear from two respected journalists who have achieved a lot in their field and sort of learn a little bit more about what it was like to be breaking that story,” he said. “But even if you’re not in Medill … it’s a very powerful story and something
that a lot of people could and should be interested in.” Students will be able to submit questions through a Google form before the event and will be notified if their question has been selected, said Communication junior Virginia Van Keuren, A&O marketing and media co-director. Carlon said organizers hope this collaboration will make the event more inclusive to students from different schools and areas of study. » See SPOTLIGHT, page 6
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COMING SOON The team of reporters portrayed in “Spotlight” attend a screening of the film. Sacha Pfeiffer (third from the right) and Walter Robinson (second from right) will speak at Northwestern next Tuesday.
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discuss wage equality By ROBIN OPSAHL
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Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill.) campaign used Equal Pay Day as a platform to highlight differences between her and Sen. Mark Kirk’s (R-Ill.) voting record to end wage discrimination in the workforce. Duckworth’s campaign hosted a press call Tuesday afternoon to talk about the continuing wage discrimination in the workforce, as well as current and past legislation to combat the issue. In addition to media representatives from Duckworth’s campaign and the Democratic Party of Illinois, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) and Jess McIntosh, vice president of communications for Emily’s List — an organization supporting pro-choice democratic women running for office — spoke during the call. Equal Pay Day represents how many extra days the average woman needs to work to earn the same amount as the average man earned in the previous year. Women in Illinois make 79.2 cents for every dollar a man makes, according to the National Women’s Law Center. For women of color, the gap increases: In the state, black women make 63.9 cents and Latina women make
47.9 cents per dollar that a white man makes, according to studies done by the institute. The average woman in Illinois loses $10,700 a year because of wage inequality, which hurts families and children throughout the state, Cassidy said. “Families like mine, with two women as the heads of household, take a double hit in that regard,” Cassidy said. “It’s important … to talk about what is at stake in this election.” Cassidy also brought up Kirk’s voting record in ending wage discrimination. She said the senator had voted against the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, as well as against increasing the minimum wage. McIntosh advocated for Duckworth’s appointment on this issue because of Kirk’s “consistent poor judgment” in voting on issues of wage inequality. “Time and again, Kirk has blocked opportunities to end gender discrimination and he’s continued to support Donald Trump, who believes women don’t do as good a job as men in the workplace,” McIntosh said. “Republican Mark Kirk just doesn’t understand the challenges faced by Illinois women and » See EQUAL PAY, page 6
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