Alumna curates at a Smithsonian » PAGE 5 arts & City commemorates Shakespeare’s legacy » PAGE 6 entertainment Dittmar exhibit explores nostalgia » PAGE 7
SPORTS Lacrosse Struggling Wildcats need to capitalize on weak closing schedule » PAGE 12
High 41 Low 33
The Daily Northwestern Thursday, April 7, 2016
DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM
Find us online @thedailynu
Debate lingers on Eikenberry hire By KELLI NGUYEN and MATTHEW CHOI
the daily northwestern @kellipnguyen, @matthewchoi2018
Daniel Tian/Daily Senior Staffer
CLOSING STATEMENTS (Clockwise from bottom left) Vice presidential candidate Macs Vinson, presidential candidates Christina Cilento and Joji Syed and vice presidential candidate Archit Baskaran debate Wednesday.
Last debate shows differences By ERICA SNOW
the daily northwestern @ericasnoww
The two Associated Student Government presidential tickets faced off Wednesday in the last of three debates, discussing the role of student activism and collaboration with administration
before more than 100 students in McCormick Auditorium one day before students vote. SESP junior Christina Cilento and her running mate, McCormick junior Macs Vinson, promised to change campus policy by putting pressure on administrators with protests if necessary, while Weinberg junior Joji Syed and her running mate, Weinberg
sophomore Archit Baskaran, pledged to change campus by working with administrators. During the debate, which was moderated by The Daily, each candidate except Baskaran said he or she attended a dinner at University President Morton Schapiro’s house the night before. » See DEBATE, page 9
Faculty Senate voted Wednesday to support former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry’s appointment as executive director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. Associated Student Government Senate considered a resolution that calls on Northwestern to rescind the appointment, but postponed a vote on the resolution for two weeks. Faculty Senate’s motion passed 30-5 with 9 abstentions. Of the more than 80 members of Faculty Senate, 44 were present to vote. Communication Prof. Bob Hariman, a faculty senator, said faculty members learned of the motion roughly three hours before the meeting and were pressed to vote on it before ASG Senate considered a resolution criticizing Eikenberry later that evening. The ASG resolution, authored by Weinberg senior Neha Reddy and SESP junior Matt Herndon, came after a letter to the editor in The Daily signed by 46 Northwestern faculty criticizing Eikenberry’s appointment due to what they described as his alignment with the U.S. government. The letter also warned against using humanities and social science research to advance American interests abroad, an idea the writers of the letter say Eikenberry encouraged. University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Dan Linzer responded with their own letter to The Daily saying Eikenberry’s experiences make him fully qualified for the position.
Eikenberry, who currently works at Stanford University, retired from the Army in 2009 as a lieutenant general. He holds two master’s degrees, one from Stanford and one from Harvard University. Faculty Senate debated the issue for more than an hour before calling a vote on the motion. The senators discussed the issue at their previous meeting in early March, said economics Prof. Larry Christiano, a faculty senator who voted for the pro-Eikenberry motion. “We thought really hard about this position and we really think it’s right,” Christiano told The Daily. “This was a very, very carefully considered decision that we made today.” Political science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens said she supports the ASG resolution, calling the Faculty Senate vote a “sham” and a “travesty.” During the Faculty Senate meeting, Stevens said faculty did not have ample time to submit materials opposing Eikenberry’s appointment for senators to consider. “I think Karl Eikenberry is a really decent, good person … that’s not my concern,” Stevens told The Daily. “There’s a misrepresentation about his qualifications, and therefore misinformation that’s being distributed about the poor fit between his background and the position requirements.” Although Eikenberry lacks a doctorate, Christiano said his experience in international affairs qualifies him to lead the Buffett Institute. Christiano added that in order to find the best candidates, » See SENATE, page 9
Residents may see City revising nuisance code small hike in gas tax By NORA SHELLY
By RISHIKA DUGYALA
the daily northwestern @rdugyala822
Evanston residents’ motor fuel taxes may increase to fund violence reduction and job programs in Cook County if a bill introduced Monday is approved by county officials. The bill calls for an additional county-wide 4 cents-per-gallon tax that is estimated to generate about $50 million in its first year, said Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, who introduced the bill Monday. The funds would go toward four employment, violence prevention, disability and community policing initiatives that serve the country. The tax — which would increase from 6 cents-per-gallon to 10 centsper-gallon — would add about $28 per year to residents’ average gasoline bills, Boykin said. “It’s a modest investment for maximum return in terms of having a youth employment jobs bill, having community stabilization,” he said. “Many communities where most of this gun violence is existing has the highest level of unemployment throughout Cook County, and so we
believe that motorists, people who pay for gas, will gladly pay a little bit more on the front end as opposed to paying on the back end through the criminal justice system.” Susie Hall, the administrative assistant at the Evanston city manager’s office, said the city will not receive any funds resulting from the potential tax — only the county would collect the money. If the bill passes, four county initiatives will receive funding. Cook County Jobs Council would receive the vast majority of the funds, with $45 million allocated to expanding employment opportunities for residents. Cook County Parenting to Prevent Violence would receive $2 million to provide grants to area organizations that would help support parents. Cook County Office for People with Disabilities would receive $1 million to connect individuals with resources and services. Cook County Community Policing Initiative would receive the last $2 million to hire 15 to 20 officers in high-crime areas. Sheriff Thomas Dart, who serves Cook County, announced his support » See GAS TAX, page 9
Serving the University and Evanston since 1881
the daily northwestern @noracshelly
An Evanston subcommittee discussed how to revise an ordinance aimed at improving conditions at nuisance properties Wednesday night,
focusing on how to increase cooperation with landlords and avoid targeting responsible property owners. City Council formed the subcommittee in late February to redraft the Neighborhood Integrity Ordinance, which was introduced earlier this year to better conditions at nuisance properties, which are those with a higher
Lauren Duquette/Daily Senior Staffer
‘JUST DOESN’T WORK’ Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) addresses the nuisance properties ordinance at Wednesday’s subcommittee meeting.
number of police activity or code violations. Under the originally proposed ordinance, landlords of these properties would be required to correct any problems identified by city officials and deal with problematic tenants. Discussion about revising the current ordinance — which has been in place since 2007 — came to the forefront after reports of shots fired and the discovery of a woman’s body at properties close to Evanston Township High School in November. The subcommittee was formed after Council members took issue with ambiguous language and unclear punishment processes in the proposed revisions. Referring to the current ordinance, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said it “just doesn’t work.” Rainey was joined on the subcommittee by Ald. Brian Miller (9th) and Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) as well as other city officials and Evanston landlords. The subcommittee will redraft the ordinance over the next few weeks in hopes of reintroducing a refined ordinance later this year. Michelle Masoncup, the deputy city attorney, said in the last five years, she can only recall one successful enforcement of the current ordinance. Masoncup said part of the reason the ordinance is ineffective is because it requires that a person be » See ORDINANCE, page 9
INSIDE Around Town 2 | On Campus 3 | Opinion 4 | A&E 5 | Classifieds & Puzzles 8 | Sports 12