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Admins to push for open groups NU plans to require no applications for most student organizations By DAVID FISHMAN
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Some student groups with application processes will have to open their doors by the end of next year or risk losing resources from the University, an official from the Office of Campus Life said. The goal, devised last month by the Student Organizations and Activities office, will affect most groups that recruit new members through admissions processes such as interviews or applications, said Brent Turner, the executive director of Campus Life. Some groups, however — including performance and club teams — may be exempt from the policy, Turner said. He said the conversation to mandate greater accessibility has been ongoing for about five years, but his office recently decided to take further action. “It’s a changing culture,” he said. “Student Affairs has a strategic plan and one of those tenets is to enrich the Northwestern community. What better way to do that then creating access and removing all the barriers for students to get involved?”
Turner said the University already strongly discourages exclusive groups, but at some point over the next year it will no longer recognize new organizations that reject students. Hope Wallace, assistant director of Student Organizations and Activities, said she has met with upset students who had received multiple “heartbreaking” rejections while they were freshmen. “The goal of having open student organizations is not to impose restrictions or to make students’ lives more difficult,” she said. “It is an attempt to build community on campus.” Rohan Mehta, president of the Institute for Student Business Education, said his group admitted about a third of more than 200 applicants this spring. Mehta said opening membership to all might hinder existing organizations by decreasing commitment among individual members. “It’s really hard to hold people accountable,” the McCormick junior said. “When people feel like they earned their spot in a group they feel a higher dedication to the group. … Making an abrupt change to open groups would cause a lot of pushback and a lot of disruption in how well student groups run.” Additionally, Mehta said, the new policy might increase the likelihood that » See OPEN GROUPS, page 8
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QUAD GOALS A new University policy will require IFC chapters to have a non-undergraduate house director who lives in the building when a chapter renews its on-campus house lease.
IFC house director rules altered
New leases will require live-ins for chapters By FATHMA RAHMAN
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When Interfraternity Council chapters renew their on-campus house leases with Northwestern, the University will require them to have a non-undergraduate house director who lives in the building, a
School officials consider funding By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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Although Evanston education officials said they do not agree with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to fund education using the current model, they do not believe new Illinois Senate legislation to reallocate funding across districts addresses the needs of students in mixedincome areas. The Senate bill, a proposal to reallocate funds to districts that need the money the most, could be a step in the right direction, they said. However, if the legislation passes, School District 202 and Evanston/ Skokie School District 65 would lose approximately $2.2 million and $6.2 million respectively, which is virtually all of their state funding, officials said. With the current model, districts rely primarily on taxpayer money to fund their schools as a result of low state funding.
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FUNDING STRUGGLE Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren (left) speaks at the second annual State of the Schools address.
“It ends up being a bill that takes money away from school districts like Evanston’s to support other school districts,” said Gretchen Livingston, a District 202 board member. “It’s not equitable to take money away from a district like ours where over 40 percent of our students are eligible for free and reduced lunch.”
The bill is an effort to take resources from specifically high tax wealth districts, such as those in Evanston, and redistribute those resources, District 65 superintendent Paul Goren said. “The vast majority of our school funding is supplied by property taxes from » See FUNDING, page 8
University official confirmed. The previous rules, created in the mid2000s, required chapters to have either a director or house manager, who could be an undergraduate student. But going forward, chapters must have a live-in house director who is not an undergraduate. Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, associate vice president for student affairs, said a director is tasked with overseeing crisis
Housing priority numbers ended for new students
Beginning next academic year, incoming students will be assigned housing, rather than select their own rooms, as Residential Services ends the current priority number system. Previously, students ranked buildings in their housing applications, received priority numbers and then selected a specific room in a residence hall. Under the new system, students will still rank their preferred residence halls but will not receive priority numbers. “It’s just a different method for placing students in rooms,” said Roger Becks, director of administrative services for Residential Services. “It’s not necessarily better; it’s just a different method, and it’s the same system.” Returning students who have already selected their rooms will maintain their housing selections. Becks said with the movement of communities on campus the new
management and response, facility maintenance and assistance to students who may be in need. Having a non-undergraduate in this role will allow members to focus on academics and their involvement in the chapter, she said. “Northwestern, along with other universities across the country, have found » See DIRECTORS, page 8 system will allow Residential Services to give students “successful places to live.” Residential Housing Association president Ali Movassaghi, a SESP sophomore, said the new system will create a more cohesive campus. “Not knowing where the students are going with the new random selection, they’re going to be more forced to build a more inclusive residence hall,” he said. Becks said the change in the housing process has nothing to do with strengths or weaknesses with the selfselecting housing process. “It’s not a matter of something working or not working,” Becks said. “It’s a matter of looking at the overall picture of housing and the Master Plan, and that’s truly what is the driver of this. It really doesn’t have anything to do with whether students were or were not using the system for room selection.” The Housing Master Plan is the University’s effort to reshape its residence halls, including building new dorms and renovating existing ones. — Kelli Nguyen
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Tony Hu, a celebrity chef who owns Chinese restaurants throughout the Chicago area including Evanston’s Lao Sze Chuan, was charged in federal court Friday for hiding cash receipts to avoid paying state sales taxes. Hu faces charges for wire fraud and money laundering in withholding taxes from the Illinois Department of Revenue, according to court documents. Illinois restaurants are required to keep daily records of their gross sales and file those receipts and taxes to the Department of Revenue each month. When customers paid for food in cash, Hu modified the sales records to conceal cash transactions and deposited the money into his personal bank account. Hu then allegedly used the withheld cash to pay for his restaurants’ expenses, including employees and suppliers, without recording the expenses in any records or official documentation. According to court documents, authorities claimed that Hu’s actions occurred between January 2010 and September 2014. Hu, whose real name is Hu Xiaojun, ran at least 11 restaurants in the Chicago area — notably the Lao Sze Chuan chain, which has a location in Evanston at 1633 Orrington Ave. He also had resturants in places such as Las Vegas and Connecticut. Hu gained local fame because of his involvement in business and politics throughout Chicago, having been on public commissions and sitting on many
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Asian-American business associations in the city. The Evanston restaurant could not be reached for comment. Hu will be arraigned Monday afternoon.
If convicted, he could serve up to 30 years in prison.
Joseph Dugan. Police searched the area around the 2100 block of Dewey Avenue but did not locate any evidence that shots were fired.
Green Bay Road, called officers at about 6:10 p.m. with a complaint about a woman stealing from the store, Dugan said. Officers found the 22-year-old woman with $50.90 worth of food, vitamins and incense in her possession that she hadn’t paid for and brought her into custody for retail theft. The woman was charged with a misdemeanor and has a court date of June 27, Dugan said.
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On Campus Cashmere Cat, Hayden James to play Dillo Day By EMILY CHIN and TYLER PAGER daily senior staffers @emchin24, @tylerpager
Australian producer Hayden James and EDM artist Cashmere Cat will perform at Dillo Day, Mayfest announced this weekend, completing the festival’s lineup. Cashmere Cat will perform at 7:45 p.m., right before the concert’s headliner, rapper ScHoolboy Q. James will perform at 5:15 p.m. Cashmere Cat, whose real name is Magnus August Høiberg, has worked with artists including Kanye West, Ariana Grande, Usher and Ludacris. The 27-year-old producer released his debut EP Mirror Maru in October 2012. He is expected to release his debut album in 2016. Mayfest director of concerts Yumiko Mannarelli said Cashmere Cat’s collaboration with other artists and his upcoming album made him a good fit for the festival. “We think, as a DJ, he will be really well received by the Northwestern community,” the Communication junior said. “We think that he offers more diversity to our lineup just because he has a very unique sound and has really pioneered a lot of new music in the electronic genre.” James, who is known for his R&B electronic-pop music, released his single “Something About You,” which has more than 25 million plays on Spotify. Since then, he has gained popularity in Australia and the U.S., appearing at the Coachella music festival in 2015. He is slated to perform at Lollapalooza in July. Mayfest spokeswoman Elisa O’Neal said James has had a significant online presence in the U.S. through SoundCloud and Spotify, but not to the extent of his popularity in Australia. “When someone is able to command a presence in their home country, it makes sense,” the SESP senior said. “But Australia shows how he can really make waves here as well.” Mannarelli said James’ popularity in Australia impacted Mayfest’s decision to bring him for Dillo
Day. Several other artists who are part of the Future Classic label, which James is signed with, have already made significant strides in the U.S., she said. She added that she thinks James will be able to do the same. O’Neal said the proWe think that ducer differs from the (Cashmere Cat) other artists performing at Dillo Day because offers more although his music is still energetic and engaging, diversity to set will be calmer our lineup just James’ than those of the other because he has performers. She added that she a very unique hopes James will be able sound and has to shift the mood on the really pioneered Lakefill after daytime headliner Anderson a lot of new .Paak’s performance, music in the which will be more lively. electronic genre. Mannarelli added that though James’ style can Yumiko be classified as electronic Mannarelli, dance music, that catMayfest director of egory itself is incredibly concerts diverse in terms of what artists can create. Mayfest spokesman Ben Bass said James will provide a more balanced lineup for Dillo Day. He said he hopes that his presence will appeal to a larger crowd of students. “Once they start listening to his music, they’ll really enjoy it and will look forward to seeing him on Dillo Day,” the Communication junior said. “I started listening to him a lot more once I found out he would be performing on the Dillo Day main stage, and now it’s hard for me to stop listening.” Dillo Day will take place Saturday.
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Untangling Jewish identity, Jewish nationalism SHIRA ZILBERSTEIN GUEST COLUMNIST
The decline of conventional religious observance is a well-documented trend in contemporary society. However, this trend, especially for contemporary Jews, does not diminish the salience of religious identity. I think this vacuum creates a novel opportunity for Jews to reflect on religious practices, affiliations and ideas, and through that evaluation forge a holistically meaningful relationship to Judaism — whether that means fostering cultural, social, historical, ideological or spiritual connections. Unfortunately, I fear that a lack of deep reflection on the part of many young Jews is leading to a default Jewish identity dependent on the convolution of nationalism with culture and religion. Israel serves as one of the most divisive and hostile topics on this campus. But this article is not meant to feed into the political debate about
the practices of the Israeli government or other international bodies. That debate already receives plenty of limelight and regular opinion pieces. Rather, I want students, especially Jews, on this campus to scrutinize why they participate in Israel-oriented activities. Engaging with Israel, important in its own right, does not replace or equate with forging a robust Jewish identity and community. American Jews, regardless of their upbringing, affiliations or country of origin, have every right to feel a connection to Israel as a Jewish state. Capitalizing on pro-Israel opportunities, such as Birthright Israel, a 10-day trip to Israel for young Jewish adults, is important for building community. But students also need to scrutinize Jewish pro-Israel propaganda and explore Judaism in its totality in order to avoid basing their Jewish identities solely upon a shared word between a person and a nation. Just because a person is “Jewish” and a country is “Jewish” does not mean the two represent each other. Such convoluting not only mistakes nationalism for culture and religion, but also oversimplifies the values, practices and beliefs of both the country and the
religion. “Hummus” is not Jewish simply because it is commonly consumed in Israel. Likewise, “challah” is not Israeli merely because it is a staple of Jewish tradition. Such distortions also fail to recognize non-Jewish Israeli citizens such as the Druze and the Bedouin. Personally, as both an Israeli and a Jew, I separately find virtue in each identity, because for me, Israel and Judaism, although complexly intertwined, also exist independently. I find events such as Northwestern’s “Israel Week” problematic as they overemphasize the centrality of nationalism in contemporary Judaism. The goal of Israel Week includes presenting a variety of diverse perspectives on Israel, Michael Simon, the executive director of NU Hillel, told The Daily last week. However, as the main Jewish organization on campus, Hillel’s hosting of a week-long celebration perpetuates the confusion not only between Judaism and Israel, but also between Zionism and antiSemitism. Much debate on this campus occurs over the nature of Zionism and the decoupling or overlap between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism. On the outside, actions such as Israel Week,
despite how much the events may interrogate these links, feed blind and broad associations between Israel and Judaism, which negatively politicize a cultural and religious identity. This robs students of the opportunity to engage with Judaism independent of their opinions of Israel, as well as problematizes critically engaging with Israel without fearing the label of “anti-Semite.” Israel represents an important issue in the contemporary world and I think it is valuable for students, both Jewish and not Jewish, to educate themselves on the topic. However, I fear that generally, and especially on this campus, Jewish students flock to Israel-oriented events and ideas as a stand-in for a multi-faceted and rich cultural and religious identity that offers much more than merely a national affiliation. Shira Zilberstein is a Weinberg Sophomore. She can be contacted at shirazilberstein2018@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.
NU students should not rely on Facebook for news CAROLINE VAKIL
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In a world where social media sites drive our news cycle, it’s both shocking and terrifying how reliant we are on the information we receive from sites like Facebook and Twitter. With 66 percent of American adults using Facebook, about 41 percent get their news from the website, according to a 2015 Pew Research Center study. That’s probably normal given how many of us use Facebook, right? Of course it is. However, although social media sites like Facebook have become forums for sharing the news, this does not mean Facebook has the journalistic integrity to present us with a diversity of news topics and stories. In fact, a report by Gizmodo published last week suggests Facebook’s algorithms and curators have skewed the way we
receive the news, though Facebook denies the allegation. When you log onto Facebook, the trending news section is culled by algorithms and curators from the company. Although algorithms can help tailor news topics and issues for each of us, curators have the tools to “inject” stories into this section, even if they’re not naturally trending online. The effect of this is that social media sites like Facebook can dictate what is and is not important news. The Gizmodo report features interviews with some of the social media site’s conservative-leaning curators who suggest trending conservative news stories and topics are sometimes discouraged from being selected as news stories for Facebook unless they were covered by other news outlets such as CNN or The New York Times. This report indicates questionable ethics on Facebook’s part. Sites like Facebook have become positive feedback loops that seem to only cater to what like-minded people want to hear. This is incredibly dangerous because it starts to silo off topics conservative people care
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about. The process has the potential to render the news topics conservative-leaning individuals care about irrelevant, stopping conservatives from even becoming a part of the conversation in the first place. Facebook’s political leanings could have huge implications on the way its users receive their news. With about 156.5 million U.S. Facebook users in January 2015, the social media mammoth is becoming central to our news consumption. If Facebook users only hear about topics and issues from sites that Facebook news curators approve of, and certain news outlets and stories are prevented from becoming a part of our national conversations, there is a real problem. This recent news about Facebook has particular salience at Northwestern, where conservatives are a minority and some conservative students feel that it’s challenging to voice their thoughts on political issues. When these discussions are seemingly removed from Facebook — one of the last platforms left for these conversations — it may be difficult for
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students to find a forum which allows for these discussions. By removing many of these issues and topics from the conversation, Facebook becomes an unsettling echo chamber for liberal students with little room for conservative students to voice their thoughts and opinions. The best response it to turn Facebook itself into an irrelevant news source by ignoring its news function altogether. In order for us to have a better representation of local, national and international issues from a variety of perspectives, we cannot continue to rely on Facebook as a news aggregator. Instead, we should focus on other sites and news agencies if we want to better inform individuals. Caroline Vakil is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at carolinevakil2018@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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The Evanston Police Department Special Operations Group made two handgun arrests in separate incidents last Wednesday and Friday. According to an EPD news release, detectives
National News Transgender legal dispute boils down to how a person’s sex is defined
WASHINGTON — Behind the lawsuits and all the rhetoric, the legal clash over transgender rights pitting North Carolina against the Justice Department boils down to a fundamental disagreement over a definition. Pamela Karlan, who teaches public interest law at Stanford University, summed it up this way: “The real question here is: How do we determine what a person’s sex is?” The answer goes to the heart of whether federal civil rights laws that bar sex discrimination protect transgender Americans. On Friday, the Obama administration told all public school districts across the nation that they should allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity. That makes North Carolina ground zero in a cultural battle that has now gone nationwide. It’s an issue the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to touch, and it may be the ultimate arbiter. Dueling state and federal suits over North Carolina’s law barring transgender people from using men’s or women’s bathrooms or locker rooms in government buildings also underscore the political and cultural divide between many conservatives and liberals over issues surrounding sexual orientation. Which side has the stronger case, given that lower courts have split on the issue, is a matter for debate. The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed House Bill 2 in March in response to Charlotte’s extension of its anti-discrimination ordinance. That ordinance would have allowed transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender with which they identify and would have extended anti-discrimination protections to LGBT people. HB2 pre-empted that ordinance, requiring people to use the bathrooms in government buildings that match what’s on their birth certificate. The Obama Justice Department contends that sexual orientation is not a personal decision, but is
stopped a vehicle for a minor traffic violation at approximately 10:39 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of Ridge Avenue. While speaking with the front seat passenger of the vehicle, the detectives noticed his nervousness and the smell of burnt marijuana. During the investigation, the 21-year-old Evanston resident told a detective he had a handgun in his pocket, which the officer then recovered along with about two grams of marijuana, EPD said in the release. The passenger was then transported to the
police station and charged with one felony count and three misdemeanor counts, including the unlawful use of a weapon and possession of cannabis. The second incident occurred around 12:07 a.m. Friday in the 2100 block of West Howard Street in Chicago. Detectives, who were on stationary patrol, heard several shots being fired from the 7600 block of Ridge Boulevard in Chicago, according to the release. Detectives observed a vehicle traveling northbound at a high speed on Ridge Boulevard, approaching
Howard Street. They then stopped the vehicle and saw the rear seat passenger throw a dark object outside the vehicle. Detectives retrieved the item, which was discovered to be a loaded, semi-automatic handgun. The 30-year-old Chicago resident was taken into custody and transported to the police station. He was charged with two felony counts and one misdemeanor count, including the unlawful use of a weapon.
based on an array of factors affecting an individual’s sense of gender and is protected by civil rights laws enacted 40 and 50 years ago. In slapping the state of North Carolina with a suit charging HB2 violates sex discrimination provisions in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a 1972 education law and the 2013 Violence Against Women Act, Attorney General Loretta Lynch accused North Carolina officials of “state-sponsored discrimination against transgender individuals.” North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and legislative leaders filed separate suits asking that a judge determine the law is not discriminatory. The 1964 law barring employment discrimination on the basis of “race, color, religion, sex and national origin” says it’s illegal to “discriminate against people based on their sex,” Karlan, who was a senior official of the Civil Rights Division in 2014 and 2015, said in a phone interview. “It doesn’t say you can’t discriminate against people based on the sex on their birth certificate.” But Ed Whelan, president of the conservativeleaning Ethics and Public Policy Center and head of its program on the Constitution, the Courts and the Culture, says laws like North Carolina’s “do not involve by any conceivable measure discrimination on the basis of gender identity.” North Carolina’s law disregards gender identity by defining gender as a person’s biological sex at birth, Whelan, a former law clerk to the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, said in a phone interview. Proponents of both sides say cringe-worthy bathroom scenarios will occur if they lose the argument. Karlan said that she would be deeply “disconcerted” about what might happen if transgender people were forced to use the bathrooms of the sex they abandoned. For example, she said, “what if somebody wearing a mustache and a beard with a suit and tie comes into the (women’s bathroom) bathroom and says, ‘Actually, if you saw the genitalia I was born with, you wouldn’t be upset.’” Backers of HB2 say, however, that ordinances such
as Charlotte’s create a safety risk because men dressed as women would share bathrooms with women and young girls. Whelan said the Obama administration “started this war by insisting there has to be a one-size-fitsall national policy on this. They’re the ones who are insisting that a guy who looks like a guy but feels like a woman has to use the women’s room.” If the North Carolina law were upheld, transgender people would have to use unisex or other alternative bathrooms — an outcome that Attorney General Lynch called hurtful and discriminatory. McCrory told Fox News that Obama administration officials are “trying to define gender identity. And there is no clear identification or definition of gender identity.” Perhaps, but Karlan said the medical profession has recognized that “people’s sex is made up of a complex group of factors, and for most people, the factors tend to reinforce each other.” For most people, she said, “their chromosomal sex and their external genitalia and their sense of a social role, and the hormones that are coursing through their bodies all kind of align. For transgender people, their chromosomal sex and external genitalia at birth don’t necessarily correlate with their internal sense of gender.” How much legal heft the Justice Department wields is uncertain and could depend in the end on who wins the presidency next fall and controls the appointment of Scalia’s successor, ending the court’s current 4-4 ideological deadlock. Attorney General Lynch told a news conference that “it is our position that federal law has been clear for some time now that discrimination against sex includes discrimination against individuals based on sexual identity and gender identity.” In a recent legal brief in a Virginia case, the Justice Department asserted that a 1989 Supreme Court employment discrimination decision “flatly rejected the notion that ‘sex’ encompasses only one’s biological status as male or female, concluding instead that sex discrimination also encompasses differential
treatment based on one’s failure to conform to socially constructed gender expectations.” However, the ruling was a plurality decision, backed by just four of the nine justices. In 2008, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that “discrimination on the basis of gender identity is ‘literally’ discrimination on the basis of sex.” Then last month, just weeks after passage of North Carolina’s law, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Virginia county school board’s vote that a transgender boy could no longer use the boys’ restroom was discriminatory. The Richmond-based court’s jurisdiction also includes North Carolina. But in a letter to Education Secretary John King, all 10 Republican House members from North Carolina contended that Title IX of the 1972 law barring sex discrimination in education funding does not cover “discrimination on the basis of ‘gender identity” and that an Obama administration threat to cut off funding to the University of North Carolina over HB2 is an attempt to usurp Congress’ authority by “executive fiat.” McCrory’s lawsuit notes that in 2000, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that Congress “intended the term ‘sex’ to mean ‘biological male or biological female,’ and not one’s sexuality or sexual orientation.” In 1982, the 8th Circuit found that, because Congress had failed to make transgender people a protected class, discrimination based on their gender identities is not covered by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. However, even Scalia, Whelan’s former rock-ribbed conservative mentor, showed surprising flexibility in a case involving sex discrimination under the same law. In writing a unanimous opinion of the Supreme Court in a sexual harassment case in 1998, he said: “Male on male sexual harassment in the workplace was assuredly not the principle evil Congress was concerned with when it enacted Title VII. But statutory prohibitions often go beyond the principle evil to cover reasonably comparable evils.”
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Northwestern Center for Water Research and the Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies Present
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Noam Weisbrod Director of Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University Sara Elhanany Director of Water Quality, Israel Water Authority Stuart Schoenfeld Associate Professor, Glendon/York University Jeffrey Sosland Assistant Professor, School of Professional and Extended Studies, American University
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From top: NU Gives Back brought local kids and Northwestern students together for some soccer at Long Field, at a station sponsored by Northwestern Community Development Corps. Israel Week festivities at Norris University Center included matkot, a popular paddle game in the Middle Eastern country. Hillel organized the week. Students throw colored powder on each other as part of a 5K “color run” Sunday. Project RISHI and Alpha Iota Omicron sponsored the event held on the Lakefill. Sustained Dialogue hosted its annual Dialogue at Deering event, drawing students to the meadow to discuss issues of identity on campus. Photos by Lauren Duquette/Daily Senior Staffer
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Student Recitals MAY 16 - 22
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Emily Honzel, soprano 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Pamela Hinchman Assisted by Jason Carlson, piano
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Ayla Goktan, flute 6 p.m., McClintock Choral and Recital Room Student of John Thorne Assited by Kay Kim, piano
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Thaddeus Tukes, jazz-piano 8:30 p.m., Ryan Opera Theater Student of Jeremy Kahn
Connie Wang, piano 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Dr. Sylvia Wang
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Wickliffe Simmons, cello 8:30 p.m., McClintock Choral and Recital Room Student of Hans Jensen Assited by Shirley Trissell, piano
Master’s Recital: Sabrina Tabby, violin 2:30 p.m., Regenstein Master Class Room Student of Gerardo Ribeiro Assisted by Tatyana Stepanova, piano
Master’s Recital: Charlotte Roth, flute 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of John Thorne Assisted by Kay Kim, piano Doctoral Recital: Joan Arnav Pàmies, composition 7:30 p.m., Ryan Opera Theater Student of Hans Thomalla Alexandria Hoffman, flute 8:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of John Thorne Assisted by Nolan Pearson, piano
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Micahel Shayte, tenor trombone 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Michael Mulcahy Gabrielle Lowell, soprano 8:30 p.m., McClintock Choral and Recital Room Student of Sunny Joy Langton Assisted by Jason Carlson, piano
Regenstein Master Class Room 60 Arts Circle Drive Galvin Recital Hall 70 Arts Circle Drive
Christina Paton, viola 2:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Frank Babbitt Assisted by Shirley Trissell, piano
Master’s Recital: Emily Carter, tuba 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Rex Martin Doctoral Recital: Maxwell Briggs, tuba Assisted by Yoko Yamada, piano 8:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Master’s Recital: Lee Jiyoung, piano Student of Rex Martin 6 p.m., McClintock Choral and Assited by Yoko Yamada, piano Recital Room Student of Alan Chow
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Doctoral Recital: Sean Yeh, piano 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Alan Chow Joseph Dubas, trombone 8:30 p.m., Regenstein Master Class Room Student of Michael Mulcahy Assisted by Yoko Yamada, piano
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Master’s Recital: Allison Rye, oboe 12p.m., McClintock Choral and Recital Room Student of Michael Henoch Assisted by Kay Kim, piano
Master’s Recital: Brandon Quarles, saxophone 8:30 p.m., McClintock Choral and Recital Room Student of Taimur Sullivan Assisted by Greg Hankins, piano
Andrew Bartley, piano 2:30 p.m., Ryan Opera Theater Student of Dr. Wang
Ryan Opera Theater 70 Arts Circle Drive
Sarah Hayoung Seo, viola 8:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Weijing Wang
Helen Rucinski, viola 2:30 p.m., Regenstein Master Class Room Wilson Tanner Smith, composition Student of Li-Kuo Chang 8:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Jay Alan Yim Daniel Zozokos, baritone 8:30 p.m., McClintock Choral and Recital Room McClintock Choral Student of Karen Brunssen and Recital Room Assisted by Charles Foster, piano 70 Arts Circle Drive
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Funding From page 1
the citizens of Evanston,” Livingston said. “Not every district taxes their citizens to the maximum that they’re allowed by law. We do, and our citizens support it.” Although Evanston’s districts have high tax wealth, they also serve a wide diversity of students, more than 42 percent of whom live at or below the poverty line, Goren said. He added the bill does not address the “nuances” in these students’ needs. Livingston acknowledged that the bill has gained support from some Evanston representatives, such as state Sen. Heather Steans (D-Chicago), who represents the southwest corner of the city as well as parts of Chicago. This is largely due to the fact that the biggest beneficiary of the bill is Chicago Public Schools, Livingston added. On the other hand, Rauner is backing a proposal to fund education at 100 percent compared to the 92 percent of this past year, Goren said. He said through
Director From page 1
that non-undergraduate house directors have been more successful than undergraduate students in helping to provide this type of support,” Payne-Kirchmeier said in an email. Payne-Kirchmeier also noted that Panhellenic Association chapters have had house directors — also known as “house moms” — for years, and the position is not a new invention. IFC president Will Altabef said a house director can act as a “liaison” between a chapter and the University. “A lot of it is serving an adviser in a lot of capacities — not necessarily in a formal capacity, but more of an informal one,” Altabef said. “They provide someone who is older and knows all the resources on campus for any sort of need.” For the last three years, Phi Delta Theta — which Altabef was president of last year — has been the only IFC chapter with a live-in house director. Next year, the recently relaunched Delta Upsilon will add a live-in
MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016 the governor’s proposal, Evanston districts would gain money, with District 65 receiving $160,000 more than it currently receives from the state. However, Rauner’s proposal does not address the fact that the current model needs reform, said Brian Battle, vice chair of Ed-Red, a lobbying organization that includes school districts in suburban Cook County. Battle said Rauner mentioned he was willing to look at changes to the present formula in future years, but he did not specify what those changes would be. Both Goren and Livingston said although they couldn’t determine the exact impact of losing millions of dollars, more than 80 percent of their districts’ costs are personnel costs, meaning there would be reductions in staff. The bill passed the Senate last Tuesday and is currently being reviewed in the House. Also on Tuesday, Ed-Red executives presented their own proposal to the House Education Task Force, a proposal backed by District 202 board members, Livingston said. house director, due to the new added requirement on the lease. Altabef said when Phi Delt first got assigned its live-in house director three years ago, no one was sure how she would function in the chapter. However, the Communication junior said she has become part of the brothers’ everyday lives, and the chapter doesn’t feel that it has been altered negatively because of it. Weinberg sophomore Ryan Evenson, DU’s president, said he’s not sure what role a director will play in the new chapter, but he’s optimistic that they will collaborate well with the leadership. “I have mixed expectations for how having a house director will play out,” Evenson said. “I don’t quite know the degree to which our incoming director will be involved with our chapter, or the extent to which he will alter the group dynamic, but it’s my hope that our interactions will be positive and mutually beneficial.” The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life could not be reached for comment. fathma@u.northwestern.edu
Battle, who testified for the General Assembly, said the proposal was developed by several Illinois education stakeholders, including Ed-Red. He said he presented an evidence-based adequacy model as an alternative to the current model. This model establishes district-specific costs based on each district’s student success outcomes, Battle said. “It starts out right with the core education costs,” he said. “Then we apply additional resources for students that are considered at-risk like low-income kids, English learners, special education students. And we think that the funding target to come out of that adequacy model is a more accurate reflection of what today’s funding needs within Illinois are.” Battle said the proposal he presented and the Senate bill are similar in many ways because they both aim to improve the distribution of resources across the state. However, Battle said Ed-Red’s proposal not only does a better job of identifying the districts in need on an objective basis, but also will not take existing funds from school districts.
Open Groups From page 1
students join organizations to pad their resumes. However, Jessica Lewis, the incoming co-chair of Northwestern Community Development Corps, said her organization could use the extra help. The community service group, which runs Project Pumpkin, has applications for its committees but opens events and volunteering to anyone. “I don’t see a problem from our point of view,” the Weinberg junior said. “We want to have as much of the student body involved as possible.” Some sports club teams and performance groups will be exempt due to logistical issues such as limited space and equipment, Turner said, but the policy might still impact their recruitment processes. Ski Team president Aaron Goldblum said he had mixed feelings about the changes. He said NU’s exclusive culture was a problem but the policy might have some negative ramifications on group
“While we allocate for additional funds, we also say that no district should receive less than what they got last year,” Battle said. “Everyone is really hopeful that within the next year or two there will be a legislative solution that will improve (the current model) along with hopefully additional investment in education.” Livingston said school board members have attempted to “get the word out” to Evanston residents, but it is difficult to mobilize advocacy around the issue. “This is all part of the great unknown coming out of our state capital,” Goren said. “In general, the community knows that there’s great uncertainty in Springfield, knows that the resources are not going to be available for future, but hasn’t quite yet felt the ramifications of any actions because nothing has been done. Nothing has been done in Springfield for over a year.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu cohesion. “Any organization that grows to a certain number of people loses the intimacy of their relationships between one another,” the McCormick senior said. “So by having anyone join and more people I feel like it’s going to be harder to foster a close-knit community.” The specific goals and implementation of the new policy are still in flux, Turner said. Over the summer, his staff will brainstorm ways to enforce the new mandate, including possible loss of University recognition, which could lead to funding cuts for groups that refuse to comply. Turner said he had already encouraged a number of groups to open their doors and had received a positive response. Nevertheless, he admitted the goal would be a “tall order.” “It’s bold and we’re excited about it,” Turner said. “We’re being courageous, we know it’s important, and we know it’s right.” davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu
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MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
Men’s Tennis From page 12
to the second round) many times in history,” Shropshire said after Saturday’s win. Stanford’s 4-1 win over Notre Dame on Saturday set up Sunday’s showdown between the No. 14 and No. 29 teams in the country. Unlike the matches Saturday, Sunday’s match was played outside in chilly and breezy conditions. The contest began with a dramatic doubles point that NU managed to eke out. After splitting the matches at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, the team of junior Strong Kirchheimer and Baev failed to convert their chance to hold serve to win the point. However, the duo managed to break back and win the set 7-5. Winning the doubles point has usually been a good sign for the Cats as they were 24-1 this season after securing the initial point.
In singles play, the results were mixed as both teams won three first sets. The victors and losers of the first singles matches to finish were familiar as Kirchheimer won his 14th straight and 30th overall match of the season. Baev lost his sixth consecutive match by the score of 6-3, 6-2, while Vandixhorn’s second set rally fell short at No. 5 singles where he lost 6-1, 7-5. As the tension mounted and occasionally boiled over in disputes with the umpires, sophomore Alp Horoz gave up a second set lead to lose in straight sets and Shropshire played a gutsy second set to level the overall match at 3-3. “(Shropshire’s) been an elite player since he arrived on campus and he keeps improving his game,” Swan said. “We expect him to win and he wins.” That left the match up to the No. 1 singles court in a face-off between junior Konrad Zieba and Stanford’s Tom Fawcett, both ranked top
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20 in the nation. Zieba started sloppily and fell behind I’m really 5-1 in the first set, proud of our but rallied to win six team. We’ll let straight games and the set 7-5. this one sting a After being shut out in the second set, a full little bit, but we’ll house at the Vandy be back next Christie Tennis Center year ready to go. watched the seasondeciding third set. Arvid Swan, Zieba fell behind coach 4-1, but managed to rally back and hold off a number of match points before falling 6-4. “(Fawcett) is a great kid and a great player,” Swan said. “Konrad and Tom are two of the best players in college tennis and it could have gone either way.” Sunday’s match was the last in the careers
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benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu To see more men’s tennis photos from Sunday’s match aganist Stanford, see page 11.
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helped it reach the tournament despite just a .500 record.
eventually followed by an RBI from senior pitcher Amy Letourneau. Minnesota then opened the second inning with another dinger, but the Cats began to rally. Sophomore centerfielder Sabrina Rabin brought in another run with a single to centerfield to keep the game within 1. The Golden Gophers, however, would begin to pull away in the third, scoring 4 runs over three innings to win 8-4. Although the loss ended NU’s run in the Big Ten Tournament, Rabin said she was proud of how the team fought against a formidable opponent. “We really battled out there and took things one pitch at a time,” Rabin said. “We made some really great plays but just didn’t have that big inning to push us ahead.” With the Cats’ run in the Big Ten Tournament now over, the team will look ahead to the NCAA Tournament where it will face Oklahoma State in the opening round of the Regional Bracket in Athens, Georgia. The Cats learned of their selection Sunday night. If NU wins, it will play the winner of the contest between No. 16 Georgia and Maine. NU has had a high RPI most of the season due to its tough strength of schedule, which
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CONTACT HITTER Brooke Marquez makes contact with the ball. The sophomore second baseman was 2-for-3 with an RBI in Friday’s win over Ohio State.
of seniors Mihir Kumar and Baev, who both appeared emotional after the disappointing match. This year’s team had the best record in program history, but it will have the difficult marks against them of not winning the Big Ten and getting upset before advancing to the final site of the NCAA Tournament. Looking forward, the Cats had three players, Zieba, Shropshire and Kirchheimer, qualify for the NCAA Singles Tournament, which begins May 25. “We didn’t make the final site this year, but if you look at our record and the teams we’ve beat, we’ve got a good team,” Swan said. “(I) feel real excited about what the future holds for our program.”
We had some signature wins against some top-20 programs and that really sets us apart from a lot of the teams we’re playing against right now Kate Drohan, coach
The Cats had a huge win against a ranked Minnesota team in the regular season and beat perennial powerhouse No. 2 Michigan by a score of 13-12 in conference play. Additionally, the Cats defeated then-No. 11 UCLA early this season. Before the selection, both Drohan and Rabin said they were confident the team’s season would speak for itself. “There are a couple things that really stand out, how we finished and our strength of schedule,” Drohan said. “We had some signature wins against some top-20 programs and that really sets us apart from a lot of the teams we’re playing against right now.” melissahaniff2016@u.northwestern.edu
English 270-1: American Literary Traditions A Red Letter. A Black Raven. A White Whale. All will be revealed…
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MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
Wildcats prepare for NCAA Regionals in Oklahoma By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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Northwestern’s postseason run continues Monday, as the Wildcats open their NCAA Regional Tournament in Stillwater, Oklahoma. NU is the No. 9 seed out of 14 teams at the regional and will deal with the likes of No. 1 seed Oklahoma State and No. 2 seed Clemson, the Nos. 5 and 7 ranked teams in the nation, respectively. “The nice thing about the NCAA Championship is that everybody starts on a level playing field,” coach David Inglis said. “It doesn’t matter what your ranking is going in here, nobody has an advantage, it’s whoever plays the best over the next three days gets to go. We’re just trying to play our way out.” The Cats have been on a three-week break Our team’s since their sixth-place finally playing finish at the Big Ten Championships, which some good golf, earned them a spot in we’ve got some the regionals. They failed to clinch a spot momentum last year following a from Big Tens. seventh-place finish at Big Tens. Dylan Wu, If NU finishes in the sophomore top five this week, the team will qualify for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, making its first appearance in the final since 2011. “Our team’s finally playing some good golf, we’ve got some momentum from Big Tens,” sophomore Dylan Wu said. “We just need to play three solid rounds. Having the NCAA Championships in Oregon, my home state, and playing a golf course I’ve played before quite often, it would be amazing.” In addition to Wu, the lineup for NU will feature seniors Josh Jamieson and Andrew Whalen, sophomore Sam Triplett and freshman Ryan Lumsden. Together, the group has played the Stillwater
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PUTTING MAN A Wildcat golfer prepares to putt on the green. Northwestern will face off against the No. 5 and No. 7 teams in the country in its regional bracket.
course zero times in their collegiate careers, only seeing the course for the first time in a practice round the day before the tournament. “The greens were maybe as fast as I’ve played since I’ve been in college,” Jamieson said. “They’re pretty severe, pretty undulated, also they’re all very fast. You’ve just got to hit it onto the right part of the greens. You’ve got to be smart.” With the three-week break, NU has had plenty of time to improve its game and the Cats have been putting in work in the meantime. Jamieson in particular has worked to ensure
his game is ready for the challenges he’ll face in Oklahoma. “It’s just a long golf course,” Jamieson said. “The biggest thing for me was just trying to get my irons in sync, trying to hit better iron shots. The rest of my game felt pretty solid, so I wanted to keep it up, wanted to keep doing what I’m doing with my short game, which has been pretty solid.” For Inglis, this is the first time he’s taking the team to a regional tournament. However, his predecessor, Pat Goss, currently director of golf and player development, has been with
the team through 16 regionals and eight finals in the past two decades. Despite the challenges that come with the course and competition in Oklahoma, Inglis said he does not expect the team to be fazed. “It’s just set up for a true championship golf course,” Inglis said. “If you play well, you’re going to get rewarded, which is nice. You just have to have a lot of patience, and you have to have some toughness and grit because you’re going to face some really difficult shots.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
English 210-2: British Literary Traditions Romantic Poetry Jekyll & Hyde Virginia Woolf & more!
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MONDAY, MAY 16, 2016
Men’s tennis falls to Stanford in NCAA Regional match
Photos by Keshia Johnson/The Daily Northwestern
The Northwestern men’s tennis team had a historic 2016 season. Finishing at 26-5, the Wildcats set a new program record for regular-season wins. Juniors Konrad Zieba, Sam Shropshire and Strong Kirchheimer formed a three-headed monster at the top of the singles lineup, with Kirchheimer recording one of the best individual records in school history. On Sunday however, NU’s season came to an unfortunate close as Stanford rebounded from a doubles point loss, taking four singles matches and advancing in the NCAA Tournament
THIS WEEK IN MUSIC
MAY 16 - 20
19-22 THU-SUN
Carlisle Floyd’s Susannah, Thursday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, 3 p.m. Cahn Auditorium, $18/8 Michael M. Ehrman, director; John DeMain, conductor
Susannah—a pretty and well-mannered young woman of humble origins— faces jealousy and hostility from her rural Tennessee church community in this story of religious hypocrisy and innocence lost. Carlisle Floyd’s dramatic work was awarded the 1956 New York Music Critics Circle Award for Best New Opera. This 60th-anniversary production is also the opera’s Northwestern premiere. Performed in English.
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Contemporary Music Ensemble, 7:30 p.m.
Shirley Welsh Ryan Opera Theater, $8/5 Alan Pierson, Vincent Povázsay, and Benjamin Bolter, conductors
Featuring Timo Andres’s Checkered Shade, the world premiere of Nicholas Cline’s water-witching, Louis Andriessen’s Workers Union, and Simon Steen-Andersen’s Chambered Music.
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I’m really proud of our team ... We’ll let this one sting a little bit, but we’ll be back next year ready to go. — Arvid Swan, men’s tennis coach
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DEAD DYNASTY Northwestern fails to make NCAA Quarterfinals for first time since 2003 By DAN WALDMAN
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Northwestern couldn’t overcome the luck of the Irish on Sunday, as Notre Dame ended the Wildcats’ season. NU (11-10, 3-2 Big Ten) committed 21 turnovers in the team’s 15-3 loss to the No. 6 Fighting Irish (14-6, 4-3 ACC) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame hosted the rematch in South Bend, Indiana, after the Cats defeated the Fighting Irish 17-12 in April. The Fighting Irish got out to an early 4-0 lead and never looked back. A combination of Notre Dame’s relentless pressure on NU’s clears and the Cats’ frequent turnovers prevented NU from clawing its way back into the game. The Cats finished the first half with 13 turnovers and only 3 goals. It took NU nearly 12 minutes to open the team’s scoring, when junior attacker Christina Esposito capitalized on a freeposition shot. Senior attacker Kaleigh
Craig then took just 24 seconds to give NU its second goal of the game, but turnovers again kept the Cats from taking advantage of their momentum. NU conceded another 2 goals before sophomore midfielder Selena Lasota scored for the Cats, and the team went into halftime trailing 7-3. During the first half, NU only recorded 5 shots — including two one-on-one free-position opportunities that Craig could not capitalize on. Meanwhile, the Fighting Irish took 21 shots and put 13 on cage. Notre Dame kept exploiting the Cats’ turnover woes, forcing NU to foul in transition and allowing the team to set up its offense. Despite freshman goalkeeper Mallory Weisse recording 6 first-half saves, the Fighting Irish’s barrage of free-position opportunities proved to be too much to handle. Coming out of halftime, it was the same story. The Cats continued to have difficulty holding onto the ball and had to resort to fouling. NU’s attackers couldn’t break
the suffocating Notre Dame press and the hosts couldn’t miss. The Fighting Irish went on an 8-0 run in the second half while holding the Cats scoreless for a period of 35 minutes that extended into the end of the first half. The team’s loss snaps a streak of 11-straight NCAA Tournament quarterfinals appearances. Last season, the Cats took down Notre Dame 16-11 to advance to the quarterfinals. Sunday’s loss marked the last game for seven seniors, including four starters in Craig, midfielder Nancy Dunbar, defender Spring Sanders and defender Lauren Murray. This season was an anomaly for the Cats’ seniors, who faced their toughest schedule during their collegiate careers. NU had to fight to earn an at-large bid in the tournament, and after downing Louisville in the first round, the Cats had a short bus ride back to Evanston. danielwaldman2019@u.northwestern.edu
NU ends season on sour note
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Wildcats fall in Big Ten tourney semis Northwestern to face Oklahoma State in NCAA Tournament
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By MELISSA HANIFF
Northwestern
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JUST MISSED Konrad Zieba reaches down for the ball. Zieba’s singles match was the last to finish Sunday against Stanford, but the junior fell in three sets.
By BENJY APELBAUM
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Northwestern’s highly successful season ended prematurely in a disappointing Round of 32 NCAA Tournament match Sunday. The No. 14 seed Wildcats hosted the weekend’s matches that began with a 4-1 win over Valparaiso, before the team’s season ended with a thrilling 4-3 decision to Stanford. “I’m really proud of our team,” coach Arvid Swan said. “We’ll let this one sting a little bit, but we’ll
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be back next year ready to go.” A competitive yet unranked Valparaiso team gave NU a tough match
Saturday. After the Cats won the doubles point, junior Sam Shropshire recorded a win before senior Fedor Baev recorded NU’s only loss of the day. Freshman Ben Vandixhorn put NU into the Round of 32 with a three-set victory. Shropshire said advancing to the second round was significant for him. “(The win) definitely means a lot, we were just talking in the locker room about how we haven’t (gotten » See MEN’S TENNIS, page 9
Northwestern fought hard against one of its toughest conference opponents, but in the end, it wasn’t enough. After beating Ohio State (3318-1, 13-9-1 Big Ten) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, the Wildcats (26-26, 15-8) lost in the semifinals to face a familiar foe, No. 23 Minnesota (41-12, 19-3). Before the Cats could face the Golden Gophers, however, they had to beat a tough Buckeye squad on Friday. NU scored early and held on tight to its lead, with senior shortstop Andrea Filler and sophomore catcher Sammy Nettling bringing in RBIs to secure a 2-0 lead in the first. Sophomore second baseman Brooke Marquez would bring another run in, and although the Cats wouldn’t score again, their defense stayed hot and kept the Buckeyes at bay. Ohio State scored in the fourth inning to bring the score to 3-1,
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but the Buckeyes couldn’t muster enough of a rally to get past their early deficit. Coach Kate Drohan credited the team’s seniors in providing the enthusiasm and grit needed to secure a first-round win in the tournament. “I really feel as though our seniors stepped up, and they kept fighting hard to put our team in the position to win (Friday),” Drohan said. “The ownership they took down the stretch was a difference maker for us.” Despite the win Friday, the Cats fell behind early in the first inning Saturday, as Minnesota’s ace pitcher, Sara Groenewegen, smashed a 3-run homer to left field. Down 3, Filler brought in an RBI at the bottom of the inning, » See SOFTBALL, page 9