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Divest groups plan for socially responsible investment committee By FATHMA RAHMAN
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Northwestern Divest, Fossil Free Northwestern and Unshackle NU submitted to administration their first draft of the charter for the social responsible investment committee. The draft, sent Monday night, mandates that the committee meetings are held open to the public and if the Board rejects a committee proposal it would have to issue a public comment explaining why, according to a copy of the charter obtained by The Daily. The first draft of the charter, which structures the role of the Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing, comes two weeks after the three divestment groups met with University President Morton Schapiro and other administrators. “Our proposal was pretty basic,” said Weinberg junior Ruba Assaf, a member of NU Divest. “We tried to focus on making sure that student voices were adequately represented and aimed for a structure that would allow the committee to function effectively without serving as an obstacle to student movements.” The three divestment groups are working with administrators to create the committee in order to push the Board of Trustees to make more socially responsible investments. The charter calls for recommendations that are “well researched and in the interest of increasing investments” in line with the principles of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s “Protect, Respect, Remedy” principles and NU. NUDivest wants the University to divest from corporations its members say violate Palestinian human rights, Fossil Free NU from fossil » See CHARTER, page 5
vehicles were dispatched to Allison Hall. Residential Services officials notified Allison residents about the incident at 5:25 p.m. The student described the suspect as a black male about 6 feet tall and 210 pounds, police said. The student said the suspect was bald with no facial hair, wearing a green sweatshirt and blue jeans and carrying a gray backpack, police said.
The rock band The Mowgli’s will open Dillo Day this year, Mayfest announced Thursday night. The Mowgli’s, an alternative rock band, released their first major label album “Waiting For The Dawn” in 2013. They are known for their singles “San Francisco” and “I’m Good.” “They’re incredibly different from the (artists) we’ve already announced,” said SESP senior Elisa O’Neal, a Mayfest spokeswoman. “This band would fulfill the music genre that’s missing from our lineup. They have an upbeat sound that can be described as kind of celebratory.” Each year, Mayfest tries to create a diverse lineup that appeals to students’ diverse tastes in music,
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COPS CONVENE Police confer in front of Allison Hall. Officers responded to a report of an unknown man entering a resident’s room.
Student reports dorm battery By MARISSA PAGE
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A Northwestern student was physically battered and verbally threatened Thursday evening in Allison Hall, police said. The student reported at about 4:30 p.m. that an unknown male entered her room where a verbal altercation took place before the male fled,
according to an email from University Police Chief Bruce Lewis. The email said the student then followed the intruder and a physical altercation took place in which the suspect said, “I’ll shoot you.” Lewis said the student reported no physical injuries and no weapon displayed. Evanston police and UP responded to the report and are actively searching for the suspect, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan told The Daily. Six EPD
City unemployment rate stays largely stable By ROBIN OPSAHL
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Evanston’s unemployment trends have remained more stable than surrounding cities, which local economic officials said can be attributed to higher education levels and the jobs provided by Northwestern. The Illinois Department of Employment Security released data showing that unemployment rates increased in the past year throughout all Illinois metropolitan areas, rising from 6.0 percent to 6.6 percent in the Chicago metropolitan area and from 6.0 percent to 6.8 percent statewide. However, despite the rises in the Chicago metropolitan area, Evanston’s unemployment rate has remained much lower than the state and regional rates, currently sitting at 5.2 percent. Although Evanston’s
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unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points in the past year, the difference was smaller than other nearby increases, such as the 0.6 percentage points increase in Chicago and the 0.7 percentage points increase in Skokie. The national unemployment rate is 5.1 percent. Evanston economic development official Paul Zalmezak said NU’s position as a major local employer is one factor that makes the city’s unemployment rate closer to the national average than the rest of the state. “The University is the University. It’s not, generally speaking, impacted by changes in the market,” Zalmezak said. “You have students who pay tuition and a faculty that teaches students and the staff to maintain programs and maintain facilities.” Outside the University impact, Evanston’s white-collar workforce is
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able to withstand more fluctuations in the labor market than other cities with a different business sector makeup, Zalmezak said. “We have a high number of professionals and many highly-educated people who live here,” he said. “That demographic tends to do better in
these circumstances, on average.” IDES director Jeff Mays said in a statement that the increase in the unemployment rate was mostly because more people entered the labor force. » See UNEMPLOYMENT, page 7
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Evanston artists and businesses are collaborating to highlight the local arts scene through the Central Street Art Walk starting on Friday afternoon. The art show will showcase more than 15 local artists specializing in painting, pottery, jewelry and photography, displaying the work outside stores along Central Street between Eastwood and McDaniel Avenues. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and kick off the exhibit that will continue through Saturday. Since the Evanston Art Center moved to Central Street in 2015, people have been looking for a new way to publicize its art in a way that brings the community together, event coordinator Mari Barnes said. “I’m anticipating people in the area coming out and seeing local artists and to enjoy art in a completely local setting,” Barnes said. “Central Street is all small ‘Ma and Pa’ businesses, that’s the beauty of the street.” The art walk poses a new opportunity for artists to promote their work in a popular area of the city, she said. Each artist will station themselves at
Police Blotter Chicago man found with possession of child pornography A 68-year-old Chicago man was found with sexually graphic pictures of children on his computer when he took it to an Evanston repair shop, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The incident was originally reported in November when the man brought his computer into the repair shop, located in the 800 block of Dempster Street. The employees at the repair
a business on Central Street and showcase their pieces during Friday afternoon and throughout Saturday. Local jeweler James LeTerneau said the walk presents an opportunity to publicize his art and meet other Evanston artists. “I’m expecting to see many people I know,” LeTerneau said. “I’m hoping people will take a special interest in my I’m hoping that the work community takes part and talk in appreciating these about the arts and designers and really why they shows them their are so imporsupport. tant.” Courtney Martin, LeTerAllegro Dance Boutique neau said employee that this event follows the footsteps of other commercial districts in Evanston, such as Dempster Street, Main Street and the downtown district, which all host similar arts-oriented events. The event is looking to benefit both the participating artists and the businesses who are hosting
them for the two-day showcase, Barnes said. In addition to providing publicity for the artists involved, she said she hopes the art will bring new customers to various Central Street retailers. The ability for local artists to show off their creativity is great for Evanston, its businesses and its talented locals, said Courtney Martin, a sales associate at Allegro Dance Boutique. Allegro Dance Boutique, located at 2114 Central St., will host photographer Topher Alexander for the event. She said she is looking forward to hosting an artist who focuses on photography featuring women dancers in a boutique that primarily appeals to women and girls. “I’m hoping that the community takes part in appreciating these designers and really shows them their support,” Martin said. As for the future of the event, Barnes said she is already looking to expand it for a second annual art walk. She said she hopes to expand future events past two days. “We’re hoping to grow it, that’s why we started so small,” Barnes said. “Ideally we’d make it a bigger event every year.”
shop found the explicit pictures on the computer and called the police, Dugan said. Evanston police then sought to obtain search warrants to look further into the content on the computer, Dugan said. They also had to outsource the computer to a federal computer forensic lab. When the man came into the police station Monday afternoon to speak with detectives, he was charged with two counts of felony possession of child pornography. He appeared in court and his bond was posted at $75,000.
He will appear in court again on June 3, Dugan said.
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A car was stolen late Tuesday night in south Evanston. The vehicle’s owner, a 39-year-old Evanston man, said he parked the car in the 700 block of Grey Avenue at about 8 p.m. on Tuesday, and when he returned at 8 a.m. on Wednesday the car was missing. — Evelyn Metric
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On Campus Students to submit house to national solar contest By KELLI NGUYEN
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A team of Northwestern students is building a solar-powered house to submit as the University’s first-ever entry to the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2017 Solar Decathlon. House by Northwestern will be one of 16 selected entries in the competition, which challenges collegiate teams worldwide to design, build and operate solar-powered houses. Houses will be judged on affordability, consumer appeal and design in terms of energy production and maximum efficiency. The 2017 Solar Decathlon will be held in Denver and will award up to $2 million in prizes to winning teams. “It’s an opportunity for students here to apply all of their interests in sustainability and renewable energies to real world problems,” said Maggie Waldron, HBN director of program operations, partnerships and communications. The HBN team, comprising about 25 students, is wrapping up its preliminary research for its house, Waldron said. She said the group is looking to create a sustainable house for a baby boomer couple living in Chicago’s North Shore area. Waldron said the team wants to use their house to show that people don’t have to make sacrifices to live sustainably. To achieve this goal, the HBN team divided into nine smaller teams that each focus on a specific aspect of the house. McCormick junior
McCormick Prof. Zdenek Bazant awarded Austrian Cross of Honor
McCormick Prof. Zdeněk P. Bažant received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class, from Austrian President Heinz Fischer in Vienna on Wednesday.
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BUILDING BLUEPRINTS Members of the House by Northwestern team meet in University Library on Thursday. The team will enter the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2017 Solar Decathlon.
Jimmy Ding is on the logistics team and said communication is crucial in a project of this caliber.
“(We have to) make sure the communication between different teams is cohesive because a lot of teams depend on what other teams are
The award, which was presented at Hofburg Palace, honors individuals who have earned acclaim for “especially superior creative and commendable services in the areas of the sciences or the arts,” according to a news release. Bažant’s grandparents and ancestors were all Austrian citizens. Bažant received the award for his contributions to science. He previously served as President of Society of Engineering Sciences and was
the editor in chief of ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics and an Officer of National Academy of Sciences, according to the release. Bažant is an elected member of several groups including the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Society of London, Academia Europaea and the Austrian, Czech, Italian and Spanish national academies. He holds seven honorary doctorates
doing,” Ding said. To complement the project, the University introduced a course related to the HBN project this quarter. The class will continue to be offered during the 2016-2017 academic year. Waldron said the HBN project has attracted students from across NU’s campus, from engineers to artists. “It’s really an opportunity for students from all different parts, all different schools within the University, to work together on this one project that really encapsulates a lot of different disciplines,” Waldron said. The HBN team is working to raise money for the house through Catalyzer, the University’s crowdfunding platform. In 10 days, the group has raised more than 50 percent of its $15,000 goal. HBN will be constructed on the Evanston campus. As part of the project, the team must figure out how to transport the house to and from Denver. Waldron said every aspect of the project will challenge students to use their skills to solve real-world problems. McCormick sophomore Juveria Masood is on the energy management team. Masood is pursuing an ISEN Certificate and said she was drawn to the idea of creating a sustainable product through the HBN project. “It’s cool that we get to work on an actual house, like actually see what we’re doing culminate into something tangible,” Masood said. kellinguyen2019@u.northwestern.edu in addition to other awards and honors. “I am emotionally overwhelmed by this news,” Bažant said in the release. “Because of defecting from communist Czechoslovakia, I was sentenced in absentia to jail in my native country and could not visit it for more than two decades. During that time, I liked to visit Austria, where it felt almost like home.” — Fathma Rahman
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Old Dixie Cafe scheduled to start business June 1 By ROBIN OPSAHL
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SOUTHERN COMFORT Old Dixie Cafe, 825 Church St., is scheduled to open on June 1. The location, which formerly housed Dixie Kitchen, will be a similar southern-style restaurant.
State legislature approves roughly $700 million for social services
A bill releasing about $700 million to social services unanimously passed through both houses of the Illinois legislature on Thursday. The funds would help social services that
have gone nearly a year without their full shares of state funding. The bill will now be presented to Gov. Bruce Rauner. “While the fight for full funding is not yet over, today’s action is an encouraging sign and a lifeline extended to a wide variety of vital services for our at-risk youth, our food-insecure seniors and other vulnerable residents,” Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago) said in a news release. “If the governor signs this measure into
law, it will finally provide relief to organizations that have been working without pay to serve the ‘least of these,’ even as they themselves have been held hostage.” The legislation would fund homelessness prevention, affordable housing and youth employment programs, the release said. It would also offer money for breast and cervical cancer screenings and meals for low-income seniors. The governor’s office said in an email to The
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Old Dixie Cafe is slated to open at the beginning of June in the former location of Dixie Kitchen. The new restaurant, located at 825 Church St. in the Evanston Galleria building, was approved to open fall of last year, said Evanston economic development official Paul Zalmezak and is set to open June 1. James Allen Lohse, one of Old Dixie Cafe’s contractors, said he knew Dixie Kitchen was a missed institution in the community, and wanted to establish an innovative business that still provided southern-style food to downtown Evanston. “It’s a low-country feeling but an Illinois restaurant,” Lohse said. “We’re trying to put together an Evanston restaurant that makes everyone feel like we’re paying homage to those flavors, but really, we just want to be making good food for good people.” Lohse said the goal of renovations wasn’t just to improve the physical accommodations of the restaurant but to expand on what Dixie Kitchen brought to Evanston. “We wanted to maintain something that was in the same vein, except now we’re doing everything from scratch,” he said. “We aren’t the previous incarnation of the space. We’re trying to put forward a different version of it but the same style of food.” The previous restaurant was one of three in a chain started in of Hyde Park, which became famous for serving then-Sen. Barack Obama. The Evanston restaurant closed last fall and the
space has since been left vacant. Although the Hyde Park restaurant also closed, the location in Lansing, Illinois, is still in business under new ownership. Zalmezak said he knows the owners have been thorough in renoWe wanted to vating the prop- maintain something that erty and was in the same vein, updating except now we’re doing the restaurant, everything from scratch. but that James Allen Lohse, Old Dixie Old Dixie Cafe contractor Cafe will fill the hole that Dixie Kitchen left behind in the community. “The new owners did an extensive cleanup of the property — same feel but more modernized,” Zalmezak said. “They freshened it up, streamlined the menu, but the spirit will remain.” According to a report from the city manager’s office, the business was approved to operate in February and is currently in the process of acquiring a liquor license from the city, which is slated in the consent agenda for approval at the next City Council meeting on May 23. Lohse said the building’s owner wanted to support Old Dixie Cafe occupying Dixie Kitchen’s space because it was a chance to improve on what the old restaurant was doing. “The owner said, let’s just try to improve what was already going on in these two restaurant spaces,” Lohse said. “We’re trying to bring something great to Church Street.”
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Medill alumni discuss life, careers after college By MARIANA ALFARO
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Mike Greenberg (Medill ‘89) told students they should enjoy their time at college and worry less about what their future will look like after graduation. Greenberg, alongside Elisabeth Bumiller (Medill ‘77), Younghee Lee (Medill ‘90) and Tina Rosenberg (Medill ‘82) spoke Thursday evening about their careers and the future of journalism during a panel discussion at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum. All four were inducted into the Medill Hall of Achievement at a ceremony held after the panel at the Chicago History Museum. The inductees, which were announced last month, come from different areas of the journalism and media industry. Bumiller is the Washington bureau chief for The New York Times, Greenberg is co-host of ESPN Radio’s talk show “Mike & Mike,” Lee is the executive vice president of global marketing for the mobile communications business unit at Samsung Electronics and Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, is a writer for The New York Times’ Fixes column. Donal Henahan (Medill ‘48) and William H. Jones (Medill ‘65), both Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, were also inducted into the Hall of Achievement this year. Henahan and Jones passed
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RETURNING HOME Tina Rosenberg (Medill ‘82) speaks during the panel. She was inducted into the Medill Hall of Achievement along with five other honorees.
away in 2012 and 1982, respectively. During the panel, the alumni spoke about their favorite memories at Medill. Bumiller told the crowd about the first story she covered for The Daily and said she will always cherish seeing her name in print for the first time. “There was my story, on the front page,” she
said. “There was my name on it and I thought ‘Wow, that is really fun, that was great.’ I was totally hooked.” Greenberg, whose show “Mike & Mike” is the nation’s most listened-to sports talk show, said students interested in sports journalism should always remember sports are about people.
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“Covering sports now is really more like covering celebrities, sports figures have become so … culturally significant that we’re really covering stories about the people,” he said. “I would say sports are the ultimate reality television.” When asked about the future of journalism, Rosenberg, who won a Pulitzer for general nonfiction writing, said it is a “weird” time to be a print journalist but that opportunities are still out there. She said the traditional career path when she was a student was to get a job at a small paper after graduation and work your way up to national papers. Today, she said, freelancing changes everything. “To me, the key to having a career that you love … is to think about being your own boss,” she said. “Don’t wait. Whatever you’re really passionate about and want to do journalism about and really care about, do it now.” Lee, the only panelist who doesn’t work in the journalism world, said though she lacks an engineering degree and her job involves a lot of technology talk, she is still able to keep up with her colleagues and credits much of this to her training as a marketing expert at Medill. “Every day is learning day,” she said. “To be a great marketeer, you have to … (know) how to be flexible and adapting and orienting different people to one direction is something really required for success.” alfaro@u.northwestern.edu
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From page 1 fuel-related companies and Unshackle NU from companies they say support the prison-industrial complex. The charter’s drafted mission statement says the committee will oversee investments made by the Northwestern Investment Office and encourage increased transparency. The committee will also be responsible for “engaging with corporations and financial intermediaries,” the statement said. “We think (the committee) is really important because it’s going to allow for a lot more transparency on these kinds of things than there has been in the past,” said Medill junior Scott Brown, a member of Fossil Free NU and a former Daily staffer. The charter created a process to hold the investment committee accountable for its actions, Brown said. When the committee holds meetings, the drafted charter mandates that the meetings include time for public comment. The students’ charter also set a timeline for the Board to review proposals made by the socially responsible investment committee. The Board would receive a proposal from the committee at least two weeks before its quarterly meeting and must review it, make a decision and vote to approve or reject the proposal at that meeting. “We’ve made it so that the process can happen all within one quarter so that it’s not a long drawn-out process,” Brown said. “Some groups, like Fossil Free NU, had been trying to get the University to even vote on divestment for three years — and that shouldn’t be the case. It shouldn’t be that much of a burden on students to have to fight and fight and fight for this kind of thing.” If the Board does decide to reject a proposal recommended by the socially responsible investment committee, the charter mandates them to issue a public comment explaining this decision. The charter also requires the Board allow representatives from the divestment groups to speak in meetings, granting the groups access student activists have never had before, Brown said. Schapiro said in an interview with The Daily last week that although the Board has a responsibility to invest for financial return, they also adhere to the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment, which requires them to look at the corporate governance of a company, as well as the environmental and social concern from the production and use of its products. Although Schapiro said he hopes the socially responsible investment committee can make compelling suggestions, the investment portfolio is ultimately decided by the Board. “(The investment committee) has complete authority and that’s not going to change,” Schapiro said. “The only way to get them to allocate our portfolio in a way that some of us would like would be to convince them. It’s not the protesting, it’s not to try and embarrass them — it’s just to convince them.” Brown said students involved in the divestment movements hope is the charter will be proposed and voted on at the next Board meeting in June. fathma@u.northwestern.edu
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Being a working student pays off in multiple ways ALANI VARGAS
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I remember walking into my very first job interview. I was nervous, of course, but I was prepared. I recall being so hopeful and excited after I was hired: I was starting a new job, then starting my freshman year of college. It was a little scary, being a step closer to becoming an “actual adult,” but it felt nice to have it all come together. Almost two years later, being secure in a necessary job is a godsend. Coming from a low-income household, I knew I needed to work so I could have the ability to provide for myself and pay for college. I was fortunate to receive scholarships and enough financial aid to attend Northwestern, but there are more expenses in college life than just tuition. Having some steady income helped to mostly take care of these expenses. Plus, I liked the idea of no longer relying on my mom for money, mostly to unburden her but also to give back to my family. There’s no doubt that the responsibility of an added job is at times difficult. At my last job, I had to go to work at 5 a.m. every Saturday, work an eight-hour shift on my feet and then come home to do class work. I got home at late hours on the weekdays, couldn’t just chill on a Saturday morning and was never around to eat dinner with my friends. My school work has suffered — not greatly, but enough for me to know that my best work just isn’t possible sometimes. Despite these challenges, I am grateful for the experience I have received from my
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jobs. Unlike many of my friends, I have been through many job interviews, acquiring knowledge about the job-search process that others my age may not yet have. I still get a little nervous during job interviews, but I love doing them. I always feel prepared and
have yet to be disappointed by my results. I know that when my dream job presents itself, I’ll be more than ready. More importantly, I’ve learned some very valuable human traits during my jobsearch journey such as how to maintain
professionalism with co-workers and bosses. The balance between work, school and other aspects of life taught me how to juggle my responsibilities, but also what my limits are regarding what I can take on. The times I’ve faced hardship in my time as an employee have boosted my character. I know some people who crumble at the tiniest things or feel like they have so much on their plate, which may be true, but my experiences as a student and part-time employee have taught me to hustle through and be persistent. Yes, I have a million things to accomplish, but I won’t let it defeat me. The road to paying for college might be getting easier as well. The recent changes to Northwestern’s financial aid announced earlier this year were phenomenal. More aid and fewer loans will be given to students in need, ensuring that all incoming freshmen are without loans. Although this might not have an effect on me, this change in such a prestigious institution like NU gives promise for the future of funding for college. To think that students like my younger siblings would only require half the loans than I will is impressive. And with 80 percent of students paying at least some of their higher education costs, it’s nice to think that more students will get a bit of a break. Although being a working student helps pay for a college career that is nowhere near as cheap as it used to be (the tuition at NU was $2,400 in 1970), being a working student pays off in more than just monetary ways. Alani Vargas is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at alanivargas2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
The U.S. should not let Puerto Rico declare bankruptcy JOSE TREJOS
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A couple of weeks ago, the famous comedian John Oliver teamed up with Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of “Hamilton,” to raise awareness about Puerto Rico’s economic crisis. Puerto Rico’s government has spent massive amounts of money to maintain a variety of public services and is currently unable to pay in the middle of a desperate recession. Puerto Rico faces a seemingly insurmountable debt of $72 billion in bonds and $40 billion in unfunded pensions, and has already defaulted on a $422 million dollar payment. The government is now being forced to consider closing schools and cutting pensions and social services. In response, Oliver and Miranda aggressively call for one specific policy: rewriting Section Nine laws so Puerto Rico can file for bankruptcy. Although it is good that they draw attention to a crucial issue, they are lacking in much-needed nuance. Allowing Puerto Rico to file for bankruptcy would be a catastrophe for the commonwealth. Allowing Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy would provide a short-term benefit of lowering the current debt, but would cause worse economic problems in the long-run.
Declaring bankruptcy would indubitably make it much harder for the island to borrow money in the future and force it to pay much higher interest rates. The main drivers of the Puerto Rican crisis are not fading away, but rather getting worse. Puerto Rico’s job market is so terrible that the island has been experiencing a net population loss for at least the last decade The main and less than half of drivers of the the adult population Puerto Rican is employed or looking for a job. And crisis are not yet, the Puerto Rican fading away, but government, wary of losing future elections, rather getting has refused to cut worse. the real driver of the government’s debt: its massive, unsustainable pensions and entitlements. If Puerto Rico is allowed to declare bankruptcy, it will only be a few years before it finds itself unable to pay its pensions and services, except that with the precedent of a bankruptcy, it would have to pay colossal interest rates the second time around. Puerto Rico’s more fundamental problem is the lack of political willpower to tackle economic realities. The minimum wage of $7.25 in Puerto Rico is considered to be far too high, and a key cause of its economic situation, but Democrats refuse to even consider cutting it. They have a massive and overpaid
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public sector they can never hope to sustain. The worst issue facing the Commonwealth is the absurdly massive pension debt, but the governor adamantly refuses to even consider cuts. Puerto Rico should be dedicating its resources to a coherent plan to fix its recession, perhaps by investing in education and job training, or attempting to streamline regulations, or implementing tax incentives for companies or funding research and development or targeted infrastructure projects, to name just a few possibilities. But it won’t. Unfortunately, politicians who try to cut entitlements tend not to win elections, and the left-wing would jump to attack any attempt to bring businesses back to the territory as heartless attacks on the poor. The powerful and wealthy public sector unions in particular militantly refuse to even consider taking cuts. This is why it is very fortunate that the U.S. can deny Puerto Rico the ability to declare bankruptcy. Leveraging the right to a bankruptcy and a potential bailout can force the incompetent government to adopt the necessary reforms. Although reforms may be painful, the people of Puerto Rico will be much better off free of their perpetual recession even if they must sacrifice some benefits. If Puerto Rico is allowed to continue ignoring its financial situation by declaring bankruptcy without the reforms, the situation will repeat itself, much worsened, in a few years. This situation is not just restricted to Puerto Rico. Detroit famously succumbed to
a similar situation, with devastating human costs. Illinois faces a budget deficit of $9 billion, arguably even less sustainable than Puerto Rico’s. Out of the 50 states, Illinois faces the largest shortfall in funding pensions, the expense that pushed Puerto Rico into bankruptcy. State Democrats have repeatedly refused to stop spending money that simply does not exist and merrily refuse to consider the reforms that Gov. Bruce Rauner hopes to impose on the public sector. In a few years, the situation that has brought Puerto Rico into mass poverty may repeat itself in Illinois and other states that decide to bravely fight the forces of mathematics. Any individual spending cut will always hurt, and it is very easy to argue that they cause suffering. However, as Illinois and other states fall into increasingly desperate situations, we should always remember the steep price to be paid if every time we make the easy choice of continued spending. Northwestern students and the American people should learn the lessons of Puerto Rico’s budget crisis and not make the same mistakes that impoverished the once-prosperous people of Puerto Rico. Jose Trejos is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at josetrejos2019@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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From page 1 said Mayfest spokesman Ben Bass. The Mowgli’s indie pop sound appeals to students who may not be as into Anderson .Paak and ScHoolboy Q, who will also perform at Dillo Day, the Communication junior said. O’Neal described The Mowgli’s as a “jam band” because their musical style encourages audience participation. She said their style of music is one that appeals to everyone, even students who aren’t as familiar with their work. “When students show up at the Lakefill, they’re really interested in participating, not just watching a performance, which is something that we really look for in an artist,” she
said. The Mowgli’s upbeat and positive music is a good fit for a Dillo Day performance, said Yumiko Mannarelli, Mayfest director of concerts. What set The Mowgli’s apart from other potential bands to perform at Dillo Day was the large size of their band, with seven people, Mannarelli said. “Their music is centered around positivity and community and I think that’s kind of what Mayfest is trying to do, is bring everyone together on Dillo Day,” the Communication junior said. “So hopefully this will work to bring everyone together.” Dillo Day will take place May 21. emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu
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“Unemployment rates increased in more than half of the metro areas even though they experienced job growth,” Mays said. Total non-farming jobs increased by about 1.4 percent throughout the state in the past year, according to the IDES data, and by 1.8 percent in the Chicago area. However, any job growth in Illinois is still making up for the large loss in jobs during the 2008 recession, where the state lost more than 400,000 jobs. While recovering, the state still has fewer private sector jobs available than it did at the turn of the
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The Syndicate wins Mayfest’s Battle of the Bands
The Syndicate will perform at Dillo Day after winning Mayfest’s Battle of the Bands. The competition took place Thursday night at 27 Live, 1012 Church St.. The winner was determined by a panel of judges, but attendance for each student band also factored into the decision. The Syndicate describes itself as “an eclectic blend of hip-hop, funk, R&B and jazz” on its
Facebook page. Five student bands competed for the spot. Mayfest also announced at the event that rock band The Mowgli’s will be the Dillo Day opener. Rapper ScHoolboy Q will headline Dillo Day, and hip-hop and R&B artist Anderson .Paak will also perform. — Erica Snow
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Facebook’s phototagging suggestions may violate Illinois law
Facebook’s photo-tagging facial recognition software may be in violation of an Illinois law protecting residents’ identities. A California judge ruled last week that a lawsuit filed by three Chicago area men over Facebook’s software may proceed. The men, who filed a class action lawsuit last summer, argued Facebook’s tagging software violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by acquiring users’ biometric data, which determines a person’s identity based on biological or physical characteristics. The state privacy law, which was passed in 2008, requires businesses to inform people when their biometric data has been obtained and to receive permission before storing it. According to the law, biometric identifiers include scans of face geometry, regardless of how it was obtained. Carlo Licata filed a suit in the Cook County Circuit Court in April 2015, and Adam Pezen and Nimesh Patel filed in federal court in April and May 2015. The cases were combined when it moved to the Northern District of California federal court last summer. Judge James Donato ruled on May 5 the case can proceed. Facebook had asked in October that the case
National News Illinois lawmakers seek other options in fight to get spy agency project
WASHINGTON—Members of Congress from Illinois demanded Thursday that the director of a federal satellite spy agency reconsider a preliminary decision to locate its new Western headquarters in Missouri. The lawmakers met at the U.S. Capitol for about 90 minutes in the office of Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. They pleaded with Robert Cardillo, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, to delay the final decision in hopes of making a renewed case for locating the facility at Scott Air Force Base instead of North St. Louis. They asked the Army Corps of Engineers to “go back to the drawing board” on its assessments of security and environmental impact,
be dismissed. According to Donato’s May 5 ruling on the case, Facebook argued that the case was invalid because their terms of service — which all three plaintiffs had agreed to — say disputes will be decided based on California law, so the Illinois law would not apply. “If California law is applied, the Illinois policy of protecting its citizens’ privacy interests in their biometric data, especially in the context of dealing with ‘major national corporations’ like Facebook, would be written out of existence,” Donato said in a court order. “Illinois will suffer a complete negation of its biometric privacy protections for its citizens if California law is applied.” Facebook could not be reached for comment. In response to Facebook’s assertion that its tag suggestions derived from photos are not covered by BIPA, Donato wrote that the facial analysis does fall within the Illinois statute. The plaintiffs are asking for $5,000 for each intentional violation and $1,000 for each negligent violation of their personal information, according to the Chicago Tribune. Other major corporations have had issues with the Illinois privacy act. An Illinois resident sued Google in March arguing the facial recognition software used in Google Photos violated the state legislation. Shutterfly Inc. has a similar lawsuit being filed against it, which moved forward in January. — Renzo Downey
saying those were not properly studied. They also said the corps’ study contained “significant mistakes in its original form.” “Making such a critical decision without accurate information is unacceptable,” said a joint statement from Durbin, Republican Sen. Mark Kirk and Republican Reps. Mike Bost, John Shimkus and Rodney Davis, all of Illinois. The spy agency identified the 99-acre North St. Louis site on March 31 as its preferred location for the $1.6 billion headquarters after the corps published its final environmental impact statement. In an interview, Cardillo said the final decision would be made in the next three weeks. “I feel like I’ve got the information I need,” he said. “We’re still processing the data. This was more data gathering for that decision.” —Curtis Tate (McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS)
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Northwestern ready to fight at NCAA tourney
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Coach Claire Pollard knows what she’s doing as Northwestern (13-10, 10-1 Big Ten) heads into its 18th straight NCAA Tournament. Pollard boasts an overall record of 369-92 over 17 years at the helm. The closest Pollard has come to a championship is 5th place, which she reached 3 times in 2006, 2008 and 2009. And on Wednesday, the Wildcats left for the University of North Carolina, where the Cats will face Ole Miss (13-11, 3-10 Southeastern) in the first round of the tournament. “We’ve prepared as much as we can for this match,” sophomore Alex Chatt said. “We’re ready to play Ole Miss; we’re a lot more mentally prepared.” NU’s last match was a rough 4-0 loss to No. 11 Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal. However, NU defeated the Wolverines to close out the regular season at home, edging out the Wolverines 4-3. The Cats’ second half of the season was dominant as the team went 8-2 down the stretch, a fantastic mark relative to their 5-8 record after the first 13 matches. Meanwhile, Ole Miss’ season has also been a story of two halves, but unlike NU, the Rebels have struggled as the season has come to a close. Ole Miss started the season 8-3 but closed out its last 13 matches at 5-8. Another stark contrast between the teams is the conference record. The Cats only recorded one regular season conference loss compared to the Rebels, who lost 10 matches to SEC teams. Despite the weak finish, NU players said they can’t overestimate their opponent. “We can’t look past Ole Miss,” Chatt said. “They’re going to compete just as hard as we’re going to.” But if the Cats can get past the first round, they’ll likely face an even more daunting task in the No. 3 Tar Heels (29-2, 14-0 Atlantic Coast). After being eliminated in the quarterfinals of last year’s tournament, North Carolina only dropped 2 matches this year for the second straight season, earning the No. 3 seed in the tournament. The last time the Cats faced the Tar Heels was in the 2013-14 season, when NU fell 6-1. Although the competition in the tournament is strong, sophomore Maddie Lipp said she has
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confidence in her teammates. “In women’s tennis, anything can happen,” Lipp said. “If everyone shows up, we have a pretty good chance of beating anyone.” NU has certainly shown up in the past, as the last time the Cats lost a first round match was during the 2002-03 season to Kansas State. Pollard has consistently stressed the importance of preparation all year, and has been no different in anticipation for the tournament ahead. “To beat a top team, you have to have a chance at every spot,” Pollard said. “We need everyone to show up at every spot throughout the whole contest.”
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Wildcats prepared to raise 2016 bar even higher By GARRETT JOCHNAU
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Before Northwestern’s season officially draws to a close, the team will have one last opportunity to put an exclamation point on an already historic campaign with the upcoming NCAA Tournament. And after finishing the year with a top-16 ranking, the Wildcats have the opportunity to do so at home. “Being in our home environment, we’re used to the courts, we’re used to the conditions,” coach Arvid Swan said. “We’ve had such terrific home-court advantage all year. Hopefully that continues this weekend.” After posting a perfect record at home this season, opening the tournament in Evanston bodes well for the Wildcats (25-4, 10-1 Big Ten) as they look to find early momentum. So too, should the simple fact that NU enters the weekend with the best resume of the teams in the region. Valparaiso (22-5, 6-0 Horizon), whom NU plays in the first round, failed to post a win over a ranked team this season, falling 4-3 to both Louisville and Purdue. For comparison, Northwestern swept the Cardinals and beat
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family, it was tough,” Baev said. “I guess I faced some adversity that first year. Now I don’t consider it adversity anymore; it’s just part of life.” Baev’s coaches and teammates said they have been impressed with his growth on and off the court over the past four years. Senior Mihir Kumar, the only other senior on the team, has witnessed Baev’s transformation ever since they met in a hotel at the start of their freshman year. “He’s a great leader and he’s had a great career,” Kumar said. “He’s gotten stronger, he hits the ball harder, he’s more consistent now. We always joke his backhand is better now, freshman year it was a little shaky.” Coaches and teammates attributed this growth to Baev’s disciplined practice habits. In contrast to
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the Boilermakers 4-1 in their latest showdown. Still, the Cats were hesitant to assign weight to rankings throughout the Big Ten campaign and remain equally skeptical of their own status. Even as the clear favorites against Valparaiso, they said they’ll treat their upcoming opponent with the same respect they show all teams. “They’re a really good, quality team,” Swan said. “I mean, they won their league pretty convincingly. Their whole team is loaded. The guy at the top, (Jeffrey) Schorsch, is one of the better players in the region.” For most of the season, the Cats’ reign of dominance was relatively unchallenged. After losses to TCU and Illinois, NU steamrolled through most of Big Ten play, sweeping the conference’s less-than-stellar squads and avenging the loss against the Fighting Illini. However, a loss to Ohio State in the penultimate match of 2016 spoiled the team’s chances of winning a Big Ten title in the regular season, and a loss to Illinois in the conference tournament blocked the Cats’ second opportunity. his experience playing tennis at home, Baev said he always tries to hold himself accountable during practices and be a role model for others in the program. Swan had high praise for Baev’s attitude outside of the team’s matches. “He’s a really tough kid, he competes really hard and practices really hard and never makes excuses,” Swan said. “With the unselfish way he goes about things, that sets a really good example for our younger players.” That unselfish attitude extends to Baev’s approach to doubles. Early in his career, while Baev was not a fixture in the singles lineup, he was able to team up with nowjunior Strong Kirchheimer to play in the doubles lineup. That pairing has lasted until the present day. Baev and Kirchheimer play No. 4 and No. 3 singles, respectively, but compete together at the No. 1 spot
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RACKET POWER Konrad Zieba hits a volley. Northwestern’s top-ranked singles player will look to lead the team to the tournament’s main stage in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Now, with only the national tournament left on the schedule, NU is looking to avoid falling short for a third time. “It’s the last tournament of the year,” junior Konrad Zieba said. “I’m not trying to say we have a different approach going into it, but I in doubles. Kirchheimer said Baev’s composure on the court, compared to his own more emotional style, is part of what has allowed the pairing to be so successful over the past three years. “We always joke that he keeps me in control when we play and I think to an extent that’s pretty true,” Kirchheimer said. “It helps playing with him because we have very contrasting games and it’s very helpful having someone who can do different things than me.” With an 18-11 record this season, the duo sit tied for seventh all-time for wins in program history. In singles, Baev is 14-12 on the season. Baev has an oft-aggressive style of play, focusing on using his powerful serve and forehand to open up opportunities to get to the net. Once there, Baev is able to use his 6-foot-3 frame and quick hands to efficiently finish off points.
think there’s a little more urgency, a little more motivation to do well.” “Well,” of course, is relative. Whereas the Big Ten Tournament pitted NU against conference foes, the field has now expanded to include powerhouses from around the country. As such, the Cats — always taking matches one at a time — have set their short-term sights on advancing to the main stage, a goal Swan said they’ve pinpointed all year. Doing so would build upon their already accomplished goal of earning hosting privileges and would serve to further solidify this year’s team as the program’s best ever. But while the Cats aren’t ones to look too far ahead, they’re also not ones to limit themselves. For them, hosting is just one milestone, a laundry list of others remain unachieved. “(Hosting is) definitely a stepping stone,” junior Sam Shropshire said. “But I think it’s important to realize it’s not the final product.” Even with a narrow focus on the weekend ahead, the team’s goals — as they’ve been all season — remain lofty. Swan agreed, putting the team’s prior achievements in perspective. “It’s one goal to host,” he said. “But it’s more important to advance.” garrettjochnau2019@u.northwestern.edu “He’s got an all-court game and is really good at finishing at net,” Swan said. “His doubles is outstanding and his doubles has improved a great deal. The way in which he competes is unbelievable.” Baev has tried to apply that same resilience off the court, where he is completing a degree in economics and has secured a job with a Chicago hedge fund after graduation. But, before Baev steps off the court and into an office, he has one more chance to take his team to new heights. “(This season has) definitely been the highlight of my tennis career and going out on that high note has been awesome,” Baev said. “Being able to share that experience with everyone on my team has been tremendous and has definitely been something that I’ll remember for the rest of my life.” benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Senior Fedor Baev’s toughness was put to the test in a February 13 match against Kentucky. After having multiple opportunities to win the first set, he ultimately fell 14-12 to his opponent Enzo Wallart in a draining marathon tiebreaker. However, true to form, Baev did not lose his focus, managing to rally back and win the next two sets, including a tiebreaker in the third. Regardless of what happens during
this and potentially next weekend’s NCAA Tournament matches, the senior will leave Evanston having been a part of four 20-win seasons — including this season’s squad who has the best record in program history. The past four years are the first time that NU has won 20 matches each year. But Baev is not content with just the best record in program history. “We’re not done yet,” Baev said. “There is a lot of time to improve on the season and hopefully set some more records.” Unlike the highly competitive upbringings some players experience,
Baev’s tennis career began more humbly at a club about 1,000 feet from his house in Oslo, Norway. Baev got his first taste of the game at the age of 5 with his father, but his interest ultimately took off at age 7 when he joined the tennis club. Since college sports don’t exist to the same extent in Norway, Baev knew if he wanted to play competitively at the college level, he would have to go to school in the U.S. or else give up the sport he loved. In the fall of 2011 Baev chose to travel to Florida to compete in two large junior tournaments in order to generate interest from college coaches. Northwestern assistant coach
Chris Klingemann noticed Baev at these tournaments and extended him an offer. “I thought he was a very talented kid, he has a good body and was a big kid,” coach Arvid Swan said. “He had good weapons, a good serve and good forehand. For a junior, he had a lot of ways to win points.” When Baev visited campus the next January, he fell in love with the tennis program and academic environment at NU — and accepted the offer almost immediately. But at the beginning of his freshman year, Baev said he experienced stark differences between the tennis cultures in
his hometown and at NU. “Practice-wise it was much more intense,” Baev said. “Back home, in every aspect it was more laidback and the coaches wouldn’t get on your case.” On-court differences were not the only changes Baev experienced. He had primarily only been taught in Norwegian and now he was 4,000 miles away from his home country. Baev encountered difficulties with the usual homesickness of leaving for college while also adjusting to living in a new country. “Being away from all my friends and » See CURTAIN CALL, page 11
Wildcats ready to head back to NCAA Tournament By CLAIRE HANSEN
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The road to the NCAA championship looks a little more like a gauntlet for the Wildcats, but after recent wins against Ohio State and Penn State and a near-win against No. 1 Maryland, momentum is in their favor. Northwestern (10-9, 3-2 Big Ten) received an at-large bid to the tournament, marking its 13th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. The Cats will play Louisville (12-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast) in the first round of the tournament in South Bend, Indiana, on Friday night. When the squads met in the regular season early this March, NU struggled to find an offensive flow, and the Cats lost to the Cardinals 10-4. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said that, although NU has grown as a team over the course of the season, Friday’s game will still be a battle. “We are a different team, but they probably are too,” Amonte Hiller said. “Everybody’s improved and gotten better since the last time we met, but I think that overall we are a bit more of a complete team in terms of our personnel on the field. I think
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that the girls are playing well and feeding off each other. We have to have everyone step up.” The winner of the opening matchup will play No. 6 seed Notre Dame, a team the Cats beat earlier this season. The path to the NCAA Tournament has been markedly different for the Cats this season than in years past. Finishing 10-9, NU did not guarantee eligibility for the tournament until a win against Michigan in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament last weekend. In previous years, the Cats have finished the regular season with significantly better records, and have been a shoo-in for the tournament. Amonte Hiller said facing such a difficult regular season schedule and losing tough games actually gives the Cats an edge in NCAA Tournament play. “Losses and setbacks make you grow,” Amonte Hiller said. “They force you to look at yourself, they force you to get better and I think that more than anything that was the benefit of having those setbacks, and having such a rigorous schedule.
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We’re excited about those experiences; we feel like they’ve helped prepare us for this moment.” The last time these two teams met, Louisville edged the Cats 9-7 in draw controls. Draw controls will be crucial for the Cats on Friday because throughout the season, NU has struggled with defending fast breaks off the draw. The battle at the draw is really going to be between NU’s sophomore midfielder Shelby Fredericks, who ranks No. 6 in the nation in draw controls, and Louisville senior Kaylin Morissette, who sits at the No. 2 spot. Louisville’s defense also got the best of NU’s offensive squad in their March game, limiting the Cats’ effectiveness in the midfield and attacking circle. Sophomore midfielder Selena Lasota said NU won’t be making specific offensive adjustments for Friday’s game, but will rely on changes made throughout the season. “We’ve, over the season, have made our adjustments,” Lasota said. “What we need to do is focus on what we’ve been doing and focus on us.” Freshman goalie Mallory Weisse said NU’s previous loss to the Cardinals is, if anything, a motivator. The Cats have already shown their ability to bounce
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TOURNEY TIME Northwestern gathers during a break in play. If the Wildcats defeat Louisville on Friday, they will face Notre Dame.
back from a mid-season loss, beating the Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals after falling to them in the regular season. “We’re a very resilient team, and playing a team twice that has beat us (the first time) puts us in an even stronger position,”
Weisse said. “We like that position. We want to upset people and show people what we’ve made of.” Will Ragatz contributed reporting. clairehansen2018@u.northwestern.edu
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