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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

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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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Around Town Obama, Biden endorse Tammy Duckworth in Senate race in Illinois

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden endorsed Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) for Senate on Wednesday in her race against incumbent Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.).

“I’m proud to support Tammy Duckworth for the seat I once held in the United States Senate,” Obama said in a statement. “Few people fight as passionately for our veterans as Tammy.”

Duckworth was appointed assistant secretary public for public and intergovernmental affairs in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs by Obama in 2009 before running for Congress in 2011. She also served as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs starting in 2006 before joining the Obama administration.

Obama also noted that he was “proud” to sign into law a piece of veteran-focused legislation that Duckworth introduced, a veteran suicide prevention act.

However, Kirk has criticized Duckworth’s dedication to veterans for “repeatedly failing to protect” those in her care during her time working for Veteran’s Affairs. Kirk has previously brought up a civil lawsuit against Duckworth by two employees of an Illinois veterans’ home who say Duckworth retaliated against them.

“She repeatedly has failed to protect the veterans

Police Blotter Woman charged with retail theft from CVS Pharmacy

A woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with retail theft at CVS Pharmacy, 1711 Sherman Ave. The woman was spotted putting items from the store’s shelves in her purse, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan. After she made a purchase, a loss-prevention officer from the store found cocoa oil and toothpaste that she had not paid for in her purse. The products were valued at about $12.

The woman is scheduled to appear in court May 10, Dugan added.

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that (former) Gov. Rod Blagojevich placed under her care,” Kirk said at his campaign party following the Illinois primaries. “It’s a pretty bad job.”

Both Duckworth and Kirk are veterans. Duckworth was deployed by the Army to Iraq in 2004, where her combat helicopter was shot down. Kirk was commissioned as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve in 1989.

According to a poll conducted by GS Strategy Group for Kirk’s campaign, Duckworth was leading by 3 percent, polling at nearly 43 percent to Kirk nearly 40 percent. The poll, taken March 30 to 31, was

Vehicle burglarized near CTA and Metra tracks

A vehicle was broken into Tuesday afternoon near the Metra and Chicago Transit Authority tracks at Chicago Avenue and Main Street.

The vehicle’s owner, a 42-year-old man, had parked his car in the area around 6:40 a.m., Dugan said. When he returned, he found a red brick smashed through the driver’s side window. Three dollars in change was stolen as well as a tool bag, which was recovered by police.

There are no suspects, Dugan added.

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comprised of 600 likely general election voters. However, nearly 18 percent of voters are still undecided.

Duckworth said the endorsement was appreciated in the tight race.

“I’m deeply honored to receive the endorsements of President Obama and Vice President Biden,” Duckworth said in a statement. “I am profoundly grateful that President Obama recognized my commitment to serve my fellow veterans and gave me the opportunity to do so in the earliest days of his administration.”

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Setting the record straight A story that appeared in Wednesday’s paper titled “One Book selects Silver’s work” incorrectly characterized Nate Silver’s book as a novel. It is a work of nonfiction.

A story that appeared in Wednesday’s paper tited “Prof develops evaluation program for education tech” misstated the school in which Laia Navarro-Sola is a student. She’s an economics student in The Graduate School.

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CARE adds sexual assault awareness programming

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This year, the Center for Awareness, Response and Education will host more programming than in previous years in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

In the past, student groups organized most of the programming, but this year, CARE will be hosting new events for the entire month, including a movie screening, training sessions and a march. All the programming aims to educate students on sexual assault and provide ways to support survivors, said Erin Clark, CARE’s assistant director. Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, first observed at NU in April 2000, is meant to promote awareness of sexual assault on campus.

Along with CARE, student groups will continue to sponsor events. College Feminists will again put on Take Back the Night from April 18 to April 23, which features a march from The Rock to Norris University Center. “(Student initiatives) are primary to anything that staff does,” Clark said. “Students understand what the dynamic is on campus, what sex is like, what hook ups are like, what supporting survivors really looks like on campus.”

CARE’s programming included a training session Wednesday morning on how to support sexual assault survivors and a showing of the movie, “The Hunting Ground” — a

Interfaith leader Eboo Patel to speak on Friday at Alice Millar Chapel

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documentary about sexual assault on college campuses — on Wednesday evening. There will also be another training session, “Step Up,” on bystander intervention, followed by a survivor art exhibit and celebration in Norris on Thursday. On April 28, CARE will also host an informational panel on Title IX. Clark said the panel was organized after students requested greater information about the University’s Title IX procedures in an Associated Student Government report in January.

Erik Baker, ASG senator for SHAPE, MARS, College Feminists and Title IX at NU, said he was concerned students don’t know their options regarding sexual assault.

“Having more clarifications about what resources exist, how students can access them … is important,” the Weinberg senior said.

“Going to CARE is slightly different (from) the Title IX coordinator, which is very different from reporting to the police. So being able to clearly delimit what is entailed by the decision

Chapel on Friday, almost a month after two Northwestern students allegedly vandalized the building with racist and homophobic graffiti.

Patel, founder and president of Interfaith Youth Core, previously served as an adviser to President Barack Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

He will speak during an event focused on the

University’s efforts to maintain an inclusive community, according to a news release.

Two students allegedly vandalized the chapel March 11 and were charged with institutional vandalism, hate crime to a place of worship and criminal damage to property.

“Northwestern is committed to creating a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all

to report in each capacity is really important.”

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month coincides with NU Sex Week, which is also hosted by College Feminists and runs from April 11 to April 15. Clark said sex health education is vital to sexual assault awareness.

“Conversations about healthy sexuality need to be happening at the same time as conversations about sexual violence prevention,” Clark said. “(College Feminists) are truly the experts about what that conversation needs to look like.

And CARE can provide the technical expertise and the space for that work like we hope to be doing this month.”

Especially in the college setting, education on sexual assault and health are vital as all students have had different amounts of exposure to sex education, said Weinberg junior Molly Benedict, executive director of SHAPE. She said SHAPE works to educate students about concepts such as enthusiastic and ongoing consent. Although Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month is an opportunity to promote that education on campus, that work continues throughout the year, Benedict said. “(There’s always a) debate — should we be having sexual assault awareness month or should everyone be aware of sexual assault every month?” Benedict said. “I’m more a fan of the latter but I think there is great significance in this month in that it brings it to the forefront of everyone’s attention. It’s great to supporting survivors of sexual assault but also spreading awareness to try to stop it before it happens.”n matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu of our students, faculty and staff,” University President Morton Schapiro said in an email shortly after the incident. “This disgusting act of hatred violates the deepest values and core commitments of our University and is an affront to us all.”

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Why it’s best for NU students to choose a major early ALEXI STOCKER

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“It’s OK to be undecided!” I heard that line over and over again during Wildcat Welcome and then throughout my freshman year. I was told repeatedly that it was OK to be uncertain and encouraged to explore a wide variety of different disciplines before deciding on my major. The Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences website cheerily informs students, “In spite of how things may appear, the majority of students arrive at Northwestern uncertain about their major.” Weinberg students are not required to declare a major until the end of sophomore year, and changing majors is described as easy.

In June I will be graduating from NU with a bachelor’s degree in history and economics. I came to NU knowing I wanted to study history and economics. Rather than encountering encouragement and guidance in diving directly into my desired fields of study, I ran up against a wall of discouragement.

Numerous voices told me to “take my time,” to “explore” and to hold off before delving directly into upper-level courses and major requirements.

After almost four years at NU, I can say without hesitation that NU students should

Letter to the Editor

31 members of Greek leadership in support of Joji and Archie

We, as current and former leaders of the Greek community, are proudly supporting Joji Syed and Archie Baskaran for Associated Student Government President and Vice President. The ideas here do not represent our chapters or councils, but rather our extensive experience as elected executive officials within the Greek community.

The Greek community makes up roughly 40 percent of the undergraduate population, and is engaged in an array of student activities from music groups, to activism, to athletic teams. As such, we know that we need presidential candidates that are able to represent, advocate for, and govern over these various different interest groups, and make informed, responsible and thorough decisions for the betterment of all students.

We believe that Joji and Archie are the best candidates to establish and bring about real change and improvement for every student on this campus.

Joji and Archie have come to us over the past few months to learn about issues like mental health, an

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Members of ASG’s executive board support Christina and Macs

We, as members of Associated Student Government’s executive board, ask you to acknowledge the value of your voice and vote in changing campus culture.

We’ve heard calls for increased diversity and inclusion, greater transparency and efficiency within ASG, but have seen them drowned out by

pick their majors as early as possible or, if not, take courses that either satisfy distribution requirements or leave options open.

Declaring a major early is both practical and efficient, enabling long-term planning for fulfilling major and distribution requirements in a timely fashion. Moreover, it creates flexibility by allowing students to front-load requirements to freshman and sophomore year, granting them the ability to drop classes during stressful periods later in their NU careers — such as during an internship or job hunt — and opening up options for early graduation, part-time enrollment, study abroad, participation in Chicago Field Studies or other alternatives.

Waiting to declare a major, on the other hand, is both reckless and costly. Waiting to declare increases the stakes of each course and each quarter. The history department, for example, requires a total of 12 courses within the department for successful completion of the major. Declaring a history major at the end of one’s sophomore year after taking, say, two history courses leaves a total of 10 courses needed for completion and only six quarters (assuming four-year graduation) to complete them.

Similarly, declaring an economics major at the end of one’s sophomore year after taking, say, Introduction to Macroeconomics and Introduction to Microeconomics leaves 10 economics courses for completion in six quarters, including the often stressful

300-level core courses. The stakes mount with each passing quarter; opportunities to drop classes that are too difficult or just uninteresting vanish as the need to complete major requirements becomes more pressing. Study abroad becomes less and less feasible; locaWaiting to tions where credits declare a major, will not transfer are ruled out. Chicago on the other Field Studies or hand, is both enrolling part-time reckless and to work become near impossibilities. costly. Waiting to Additionally, waiting to declare a declare increases major can be costly. the stakes of each Completing major course and each and distribution quarter. requirements early allows for early graduation or part-time enrollment, reducing the cost of attending NU. I am a strong believer in declaring majors early in one’s academic career. I also believe in front-loading coursework for both major and distribution requirements. Weinberg allows students to take up to five and a half credits before paying additional tuition. Taking five classes as a freshman or sophomore is efficient, pragmatic and cost-effective.

Courses generally become more difficult and extracurricular involvements proliferate in

later years at NU. The stakes and stress of internship and job hunts rise. Moreover, evenings out in Chicago, or even Evanston, are much more enjoyable after turning 21.

Let me be clear: I am advocating for studying more, and partying, hanging out or whatever less as a freshman and sophomore.

Front-loading coursework not only frees up time in later quarters for leadership positions, internships, on- or off-campus jobs and other such activities; it frees up time for enjoying the latter part of one’s undergraduate life.

Selecting a major early and front-loading major and distribution requirements should be encouraged by NU. If Weinberg continues to encourage students to be undecided, then NU sophomores, freshmen and newly admitted students should take it upon themselves to pick a major early and to front-load their requirements.

Studying more and partying less earlier in one’s NU career will pay off later down the line, opening up opportunities for study abroad, part-time enrollment, early graduation and an overall less stressful conclusion to one’s time at NU.

inefficient alcohol policy and an unresponsive administrative body, and how they can best work on those problems once elected to office. While the candidates built their platforms, we felt that there was a much more deliberate and intentional effort from the Joji and Archie campaign to engage the Greek community.

They visited a multitude of chapter houses to communicate their campaign’s message and address concerns chapter members had on their platform and messaging. Joji and Archie care about our members, and we believe they will do everything in their power while in office to ensure that this campus is safe, through their reformed alcohol policy, as well as healthy, via their innovative mental health initiatives. These two facets represent an extension of risk management that is an important concern that we as Greek leadership have interacted with on a daily basis.

We also believe that Joji and Archie have a nuanced understanding of the needs of diverse communities on our campus. Among other tangible objectives, their platform includes a dedication to the increase of cultural and socioeconomic competence for student group leaders, providing greater accessibility to key university stakeholders and a recognition of how mental health issues differently affect marginalized students. They are committed to not only standing as allies of underrepresented students in order to allow them to have empowered voices in campus

discussions, but also as catalysts to deconstructing systems of oppression. Joji and Archie strive for improving the central tenets of diversity and inclusion both within our chapters and across campus — areas in which we are readily awaiting change.

When you show that you are not willing to build relationships with important stakeholders at this university, you disregard the very crux of how student government works. No leader of the governing body for this university should actively refuse cooperation with students or administrators. That is ineffective and immature governance. Joji and Archie have continuously displayed their willingness to work with various student groups and administrators from all walks of campus to work toward real solutions, yet are also able to voice their opinions and stand strongly with their convictions. We as a campus should elect responsible leaders that empower students through thoughtful cooperation and partnerships.

Northwestern has its problems. And fraternities and sororities certainly have their problems. But we believe that Joji and Archie best represent a step in the right direction for our organizations and the campus as a whole. They represent the best of us, and are ready to implement wholesome, sustainable progress on this campus that is so desperately needed. In voting for Joji and Archie this Thursday, we are ready, committed and hopeful. We are putting our faith in the best

candidates. And we are not settling.

ASG politics and disorganization. We will not settle for this any longer and neither should you.

Joji and Archie speak of “A NU Deal” that vastly expands the role of ASG in student life using the same bureaucratic structures that exist today. As members of the ASG Exec board, we understand what a bad idea this is. The solution to this is not to expand the current toxic system of ASG. It is not to create a new council. It is not to create a new task force. How can one claim to care about marginalized voices while promising to expand the current harmful system in place? How can one possibly boil down ASG’s past failure to care for marginalized voices as an efficiency issue?

No substantial progress can even begin to be made without true recognition of ASG’s past hostility towards marginalized students and realization of what is really at stake. We support Christina and Macs because they are the first to center their efforts to amplify marginalized voices, advocate for them to administration, and redefine our understanding of student government and representation. They understand that the table as it is set right now is not acceptable; it must be flipped over.

Each of us has a responsibility to make Northwestern a healthier, safer and more inclusive campus for everyone. Christina and Macs are the first candidates to take this responsibility to

the next level. They are trailblazing the way for a new ASG, a new NU, and with your support we can make history.

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Alexi Stocker is a Weinberg senior. He can be contacted at alexistocker2016@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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Yale in 1999. Because she was interested in late-19thcentury art, Ureña decided to complete her doctorate at NU due to its strength in the subject, she said.

After completing her doctorate, Ureña worked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, gained experience teaching art history courses in Taiwan and worked at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., her last role before accepting the position at the National Portrait Gallery in late January.

Ureña said she looks forward to getting to know the National Portrait Gallery’s collection, helping grow the collection and curating exhibitions that will engage visitors with history. In her dissertation, Ureña wrote about the work of social documentary photographer Lewis Hine, who took photographs of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island in the early 20th century, she said.

“In my work so far, my focus has been on immigration and identity, so I’m drawn to projects that have a strong, not only just identity focus, but have a more socially engaged aspect to it, whether it’s something that deals with gentrification, immigration or recent news events,” she said.

Ureña said she is excited to combine this interest in history and current events with a passion for photography, which she fostered as a teenager in New York City by walking around and taking photographs of the city’s buildings.

“There’s an immediacy to the medium that is very compelling, especially when you consider documentary or journalistic photography,” Ureña said.

“There’s also something about the interaction of the sitter with the photographer and also the idea that this negative … was shot at a particular moment and is frozen in time.”

Aside from Ureña’s passion and experience in the field of museums, Eisenman emphasized Ureña’s intelligence, patience and warmth as important contributors to her success.

“When you talk to her, she really listens,” Eisenman said.

“When you’re a curator … people need to know that the curator has listened to them and are responding in a caring way and she always does that.”

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Growing up in a Dominican neighborhood in Manhattan, Leslie Ureña (Graduate School ‘09) said she spent weekends accompanying her older siblings to New York City’s famous museums. She never thought one day she would get to decide what could go on the walls.

After graduating from Yale University and receiving her master’s degree and doctorate in art history from Northwestern, Ureña started a job in February as the assistant curator of photographs at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The National Portrait Gallery presents the history of the United States through portraiture by exhibiting the people who have shaped the country’s development.

“Here at the portrait gallery, part of the mission is to look at American history and find people who have contributed to American history in significant ways,” she said. “Hopefully I’ll bring a different voice to the table as well, that will keep on making (the museum) more diverse.”

Art history Prof. Stephen Eisenman, Ureña’s doctoral thesis adviser, said her background brings in an important element of diversity that is often lacking in the museum world.

“Museums can often be very insular places,” Eisenman said. “And by virtue of Ureña’s own working-class family background, I think she has the ability to talk to all kinds of people and to know what would get people into a museum, and that’s what museums need.”

As assistant curator, Ureña will curate exhibitions, consider potential acquisitions and research the history of the museum’s collection, which includes portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies, as well as Time magazine’s celebrity covers. She will also organize programming and give tours of the museum’s photography exhibitions.

Ureña has already participated in seWnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Ureña was selected for the position because she had the “perfect combination” of scholarly interests and experience, the National Portrait Gallery’s chief curator Brandon Fortune said.

“She has a wonderful attention to detail and curiosity about biography and portraiture,” Fortune said.

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Exhibit features design from Shakespearean plays

Artist uses recycled materials to explore ‘nostalgia’

By RACHEL YANG

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When William Shakespeare’s works were first performed four centuries ago, electricity hadn’t yet been invented.

However, to commemorate 400 years since the famed playwright’s death, the “Shakespeare by Design” exhibit at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., will showcase lighting, costume, set and other designs that have been used to create modern Shakespearean productions.

Running April 10 through May 9, the exhibit will feature designs from theaters around Chicago, including the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Mudlark Theater, said Angela Allyn, the event’s curator and Evanston’s cultural arts program coordinator.

Allyn said the exhibit was inspired by the larger Shakespeare 400 Chicago series taking place this year to celebrate the life and works of the iconic playwright. With more than 800 events taking place in Chicago, it will be the largest celebration of Shakespeare’s legacy in the world, festival producer Doreen Sayegh said.

Allyn said although there are many different types of events planned in Chicago to honor Shakespeare, there aren’t many solely dedicated to design.

“It’s really important if you’re looking at Shakespeare, you also look at all the people who do all the work around the acting and the text and the directing,” Allyn said. “What about all these designers and creative people who have to think about the text and bring it to life?”

Allyn said the exhibit was also created with Evanston’s Cradle to Career initiative in mind, which is a collective of businesses, schools and parents aiming to better prepare children for the future through activities such as reading programs and community discussions. She said she hopes the exhibit exposes young people to

On a excursion to Mexico, Chicago-based artist Victoria Martinez explored Mexico City, where she climbed the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon at the ruins of Teotihuacan and was immediately inspired, she said.

Photographs of structures from her trip influenced the sculptures in her newest collection, “Wizard Can,” which is on display at Dittmar Gallery until April 30.

Using a mix of recycled textiles, bubble wrap, colorful paint and other materials, Martinez said she created the 16-piece exhibit as an exploration of the concept of nostalgia.

“Items or materials that are forgotten about — to me, that’s a treasure,” she said. “Because, one, there’s a mystery behind it and you don’t know the life it went through before or the energies of the object.

What did they use it for? Why did they throw it away?”

The title of the exhibit,“Wizard Can,” combines different concepts from her life, Martinez said. She explained that her friends often call her a wizard because of the multitasking she accomplishes as both a working artist and teacher. One day a friend was reciting lines of the “Wizard of the Oz” and Martinez said she heard the fragmented sentence, “Wizard can.”

“I like that line,” she said. “Wizard can — you’re

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FOUR CENTURIES LATER An exhibit displaying Shakespearean design elements will start at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center on April 10. The collection was organized to celebrate 400 years since the playwright’s death.

different paths in the theater world.

“A lot of people say, ‘Oh I want to be in theater,’ so they think that there’s only acting,” Allyn said. “We employ a lot of creative, innovative people in the arts, and there are so many different careers — you don’t just have to be a performer.”

At the exhibit’s reception Sunday, there will be a Shakespeare Open Mic and a performance by the Upstart Crows, a Shakespeare club at Evanston Township High School.

There will also be a raffle in which The Viola Project, a nonprofit organization that provides a space for girls to analyze and perform

Shakespeare’s work, will donate a free week of its summer camp. Allyn also said guests are encouraged to attend in Shakespearean garb to enliven the opening.

Viola Project communications director Rebecca Dumain (Communication ‘13) said even after four centuries, Shakespeare’s works are still relevant for young people today, especially girls.

She said some of Shakespeare’s characters, such as Viola from “Twelfth Night,” are examples that can help girls find their voices and know how to advocate for themselves. In the play, Viola drives the story as an active protagonist, which

is a quality the project seeks to promote in its participants, Dumain said.

Allyn she said she wants people who never thought about design before to walk away from the exhibit with a new appreciation for its importance in Shakespeare’s plays.

“I hope (people) think about the design process the next time they go to a Shakespeare show, because the costume designer, the lighting designer — we don’t see them,” Allyn said.

“They don’t take a bow … but they create the lens through which we view each production.” weizheyang2018@u.northwestern.edu

Block symposium explores depth of performance art During her lifetime, Moorman took other artists’ works and changed them so much they became her daily senior staffer own, Bielak said. @emchin24 Similarly, she said the symposium will explore the challenges and ethics behind reperformance, as sevAs part of a dance piece in the upcoming sympo- eral artists will be performing their interpretations of sium “Performed in the Present Tense,” performance others’ scores. studies graduate student Didier Morelli will use his “It was really exciting to think about the role of the body to erase words off a chalkboard. score,” Bielak said. “The score is an organizing prinHis performance is part of the symposium the ciple. We’re thinking about how the beats of text of the Block Museum of Art is featuring Friday and Sat- past is used as a base for a performer. (The score) has urday. The symposium, organized jointly with the an importance and we’re thinking about the relationMellon Dance Studies in/and the Humanities, will ship between a score and contemporary artists’ work.” include performances and presentations that explore Amanda Graham, the Mellon postdoctoral fellow and consider perforin dance studies at Northmance art, a type of western, has been teaching a course around the art that features performance within a fine Moorman exhibition and arts context. is exploring intermedia THE FUNCTION OF ART IS “The day and a works. In the class, she said half that we’re staging her students are not just NOT TO PROVIDE A SOLUis going to be really writing papers, but creatTION BUT TO POSE PRODUClively,” said Susy Bielak, ing scores that will be perTIVE QUESTIONS. associate director of formed at the symposium.

“It’s about how avant engagement for the -SUSY BIELAK, ASSOCIATE garde practices from the Block. “We’re going DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT ‘60s and ‘70s influence to be going in and practices today,” she said. out of performance FOR THE BLOCK MUSEUM “I believe that performance and sharing a lot of different examples of and art making is as much performance art.” a form of scholarship and Morelli’s perforresearch.” mance is a recreation of “Erase Everything” by GeofThrough her class, students have been able to focus frey Hendricks, an artist associated with the art move- on an object in the Moorman exhibit and examine it ment Fluxus, which blends different art mediums closely to connect more with the art, she said. and has existed since the ‘60s. Morelli said Hendricks Graham invited Morelli to speak to her class about never performed the score himself, leaving it up to the his research and critique the work her students will interpretation of other artists. perform at the Block.

“I’ve known about making this piece for a year, Students’ work ranges from textually based perforbut the piece has a strong biographical component mances to ones in which the performer’s actions are to it,” he said. “And for me it’s a constant dialogue dependent on other people in the space, Morelli said. that I’m having with the history of performance and The symposium is part of a larger effort by the Block to serve as a “teaching and learning museum,” performance art.”

The symposium was inspired by Block’s exhibition Bielak said. The program was built in collaboration “A Feast of Astonishments: Charlotte Moorman and with NU faculty and is bringing together graduate the Avant-Garde.” As an artist, Moorman blurred the and undergraduate students with well-known curalines between music, performance and visual art, and tors, she added. questioned the nature of art itself, Bielak said.

“It has been incredibly meaningful what we’ve been Bielak said she hopes the symposium will bring to able to bring to life these past few months,” Bielak said. life questions Moorman raised as an artist and orga- “We’re raising more questions. The function of the nizer of the Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York. art is not to provide a solution but to pose productive “How does a performance curator embody the questions, which is what we’re looking to do. We’re roles of collaborator, producer, instigator?” she said. looking to invite light and challenge and feeling.”

“How, in turn, can curation reignite the meaning of a score?” emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu

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PEOPLE OF NU A photo exhibit featuring a variety of Northwestern students, faculty and staff, will be on display in the Norris Galleria this month. The exhibit was created by the One Book One Northwestern program to explore the meaning of the word “home.”

One Book photo project focuses on home, identity

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To explore the diverse identities that make up Northwestern’s community, the One Book One Northwestern program asked students and staff variations of what “home” meant to them.

The responses of 33 NU students, faculty and staff are featured in “People of Northwestern,” a photo exhibit that launched Monday. Their portraits, accompanied by statements about their identities, are on display in the Norris Galleria until April 17.

One Book undertook Humans of NU, a studentrun project based on the popular blog “Humans of New York” for the exhibit, said Irina Huang, a Communication sophomore and One Book fellow.

Huang said the project explores themes from this year’s One Book selection, “The Inconvenient Indian”

by Thomas King. The book explores the troubling relationship between whites and Native Americans throughout United States history.

“A lot of times we see Native Americans and think of them as one homogeneous group … but there is diversity within that, with different tribes, languages and cultures,” Huang said.

Weinberg sophomore Gabriella Cramer, also a One Book fellow, said the original goal of the project was to explore Native American culture on campus, but it was expanded to explore a variety of identities.

The program hosted a photography event in March, which students and staff were encouraged to attend, One Book senior program coordinator Nancy

Cunniff said. Participants were then photographed and responded to prepared questions, she said.

Cramer said she was surprised by the variation in everyone’s definitions of home and identity.

“You assume people have similar backgrounds,” Cramer said. “You really just do not know until you talk to them. I just found it interesting seeing how people identify with home — I would never know that by looking at them.”

Cunniff explained the word home can mean something different to different people, depending on their own personal circumstances. She said it is a theme that runs through “The Inconvenient Indian” because of the forcible removal of American Indians from their original homes.

In addition to the exhibit, One Book has partnered with the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance to create more than 70 programs this year, including “People of Northwestern,” Cunniff said.

“All this programming is bringing awareness to the school about Native American history and what’s happening today,” Cramer said. “We’re bringing awareness to the school, and I’m hoping the conversation continues past this year.”

Cramer said she hopes people take the time to reflect on their own identities as they pass through the Galleria.

“I don’t think (people) had ever sat down and thought about their identity,” Cramer said. “I hope that’s what they do when they look at this display and to see how varied Northwestern is.” rachelholtzman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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able to do whatever you want as a person.”

Communication sophomore and gallery curator Joy Kim said during the planning process for this year, Dittmar’s selection team chose to feature Martinez because it was looking for artists who worked with slightly irregular materials, such as Martinez’s use of bed sheets and scarves.

“I don’t think we’ve had anyone who works with fabric for a while,” Kim said. “Victoria’s aesthetic was really kind of different than all the other exhibits

we’ve had in the past.”

Martinez said she acquired many of the materials for the exhibit in unexpected places. Some of the bed sheets were from thrift shops, and the scarves in the exhibit were gifts from friends.

“I love working with things that are given to me,” she said. “It’s a cool game of chance. There’s a prize at the bottom.”

Although Martinez makes some art out of objects with unknown pasts, she also holds a connection

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‘WIZARD CAN’ Dittmar Gallery’s newest exhibit features art made from recycled materials.

Chicago-based artist Victoria Martinez created the display to explore the concept of nostalgia.

to some materials used in her general work as an artist, she said. Previously, she has incorporated her Latino heritage into her work by using leftover colorful streamers gathered after a Mexican parade, and she incorporated some of her own items into this exhibit as well.

“Some of the fabric that is incorporated is clothing from when I was in college, and I would wear sequins all the time,” she said. “I don’t have use for (the clothes) anymore, because I outgrew them emotionally. But I still have a connection to them and I still want to work with it.”

This exhibit differs from past Dittmar exhibits in that it focuses on an idea, rather than exploring a social issue, said Federico Arroyo, an art services graduate assistant at Norris University Center. Martinez’s work is more about the exploration of vibrant textiles and visuals, he said.

Kim said every artist the selection team picks to feature has a different message they seek to share with the Northwestern community. Part of Martinez’s message is the power of sustainability achieved by reusing materials and reenacting them in different ways, a topic that is relevant and often explored today on college campuses, Kim said.

“We try to represent and support underrepresented artists in the Chicagoland area,” Kim said.

“Having different voices is a very valuable thing for people to witness and for students to witness.”

Martinez will give a speech about her exhibit at Dittmar on April 28. amandasvachula2018@u.northwestern.edu

Evanston Art Center showcases local artists’ work

By JENNIFER HEPP

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Dialogue Chicago will celebrate 15 years as a community for local artists to practice and grow their crafts with an exhibit at the Evanston Art Center that will run through April 17. The community began in 2002 as artist Sarah Krepp’s post-grad seminar out of her home studio for artists in the Chicago area.

The exhibit features 12 Dialogue Chicago alumni who present art from a variety of disciplines, including photography, painting, sculpture and mixed media. The exhibit is titled “Dialogue Chicago: 12.”

“These featured artists are the ones that I feel are doing something terrific, both with their own careers as well as their work,” Krepp said. “I wanted to celebrate that, so I picked twelve of the alumni for the seminar.”

Krepp said the Dialogue Chicago seminar is important for visual artists in particular because they are often isolated in their professions. Dialogue Chicago has come to be a very lively artist community — both challenging and supportive, she said.

Chicago-based artist Chris Smith, a Dialogue Chicago alumnus whose colorful abstract paintings are featured in the exhibit, said the group was the perfect place for him to get feedback on his work and give feedback to other artists.

The group meets once a month and there are about 45 artists on the current roster, Krepp said.

The artists are split into four groups, and during the meetings, artists bring their work in and submit it to their group for critique.

Chicago-based artist Kate Ingold, another one of the artists featured in the exhibition, said she joined the Dialogue Chicago group after moving to Chicago a few years ago.

“When you’re working in your studio by yourself, life can be pretty isolated,” Ingold said. “It’s pretty easy to self affirm or self doubt when you’re in your own space doing your own work, and it’s really important to step out of that and going into a group setting and getting a critique.”

Ingold’s pieces in the exhibition include two restored antique quilt pieces which are part of a new series she is starting called “Damaged Goods, Small Repairs.”

“It’s a very important, sentimental, hand-made piece,” Ingold said. “I decided to pay close attention to the piece, just as the maker of the piece had done, and I used a straight stitch and sewed real platinum thread into the quilt in concentric circles.”

Ingold said Krepp was one of her professors in college and has been a mentor to her since then.

Krepp demands a lot from her artists and asks them to justify their work in the dialogue group, she said.

She added Krepp is generous with her comments but tough at the same time. In this way, Ingold said she helps artists by helping them think deeply about articulating their motivations in their work.

Similarly, Dialogue Chicago alumna and Chicago-based artist Mara Baker also worked with Krepp before participating in Dialogue Chicago, she said. She was Krepp’s studio assistant when she was an undergraduate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

In the exhibit, Baker said she will display art made out of materials including plexiglass, spray paint and plastic fencing.

She added Dialogue Chicago was a beneficial experience for her in her growth as an artist.

“The strength of Dialogue Chicago is that there is a diversity of types of artists as well as artists from many generations,” Baker said. “I feel like the perspectives of the group are really unique and helpful.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

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‘DIMETHLYLAMINE’ This work by Melody Saraniti is one of the paintings on display as part of Evanston Art Center’s exhibit “Dialogue Chicago: 12.” The exhibit was organized as a celebration of the fifteenth year of Dialogue Chicago, a supportive community for local artists to practice.

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Nine faculty groups receive grants Money to be used for digital, online tech innovation

By RENZO DOWNEY

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Nine faculty groups will receive grants for the 2016-17 academic year to incorporate innovative digital and online technology into classrooms and massive open online classrooms (MOOCs).

The projects, chosen by a Faculty Distance Learning Workgroup selection committee, will receive $250,000 from the Office of the Provost. Each group can receive up to $50,000.

The workgroup, created in Fall 2012 by the Office of the Provost, collaborated with the office to offer the grant for the first time in the 2014-15 academic year, said Marianna Kepka, assistant provost for academic administration.

When selecting grant winners, the Office of the Provost and the workgroup look for projects that affect many students and are innovative or push boundaries in technology, said Kepka, who is a member of the workgroup.

In one of the projects, McCormick Profs.

Seyed Iravani, Noshir Contractor as well as Jacqueline Ng, a Ph.D. student in industrial engineering and management sciences, are designing Nebula, which is a graphical and

National News Businesses take lead role in opposing laws targeting LGBT people

WASHINGTON — As more Republican-led states consider laws targeting the rights of the LGBT community, the nation’s business sector is providing some of the most vigorous opposition, creating an uneasy tension between GOP conservatives and a historically loyal support base for the party.

The situation reached a head this week in North Carolina, where House Bill 2, which critics say will limit legal protections for LGBT individuals, was recently signed into law by Republican Gov. Pat McCrory.

In response, PayPal ditched plans for a new $3.6 million operations center in Charlotte that would’ve employed 400 people.

In Mississippi, Republican Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed HB 1532 into law, which allows religious groups, businesses and individuals to deny services to the LGBT community.

On Wednesday, executives from eight large companies, including GE, the Dow Chemical Co., PepsiCo, Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Whole Foods Market, signed

networked discussion board to generate meaningful discussion and improve learning retention in MOOCs. Contractor and Ng saw discussion increase between students during a successful pilot of Nebula in Fall Quarter 2015, Ng said. Nine courses are using the discussion board this quarter, she said.

For the Nebula project, the grant will pay for research on how students use the new discussion board and what they learn from it, Contractor said.

“The technology has the potential for improving learning outcomes, but there are a lot of things that need to happen with the use of technology to make sure that the desired learning outcomes happen,” Contractor said.

The grant also encourages blended or flipped classes, which model courses around the professor as a guide in discussions or instruct students on how to complete tasks as opposed to lecturing, Kepka said.

Earth and Planetary Sciences Prof. Suzan van der Lee, the leader of another project, said she is improving scientific computing in a course she taught in Fall 2015, which used readings and code — interspersed with quiz questions — to reinforce learning. The grant will fund research to redesign a Fall 2016 on to an open letter calling for Bryant and state lawmakers to repeal the measure.

“The business community, by and large, has consistently communicated to lawmakers at every level that such laws are bad for our employees and bad for business,” reads the letter, which was written on stationery from the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay rights organization.

Similar corporate angst is building in Missouri for SJR39, a broad religious-exemption measure that critics say would allow sweeping discrimination against married same-sex couples. If voted out of the Legislature, it would go before state voters as a ballot measure.

Companies such as Dow, Google, AT&T and Monsanto and the St. Louis and Kansas City chambers of commerce have opposed the measure.

The Kansas City Sports Commission has warned that the bill would keep Missouri from being considered for major sporting events, which would cost the state millions.

State Sen. Bob Onder, a St. Charles, Mo., Republican who’s the bill’s sponsor, said recently that the predictions of economic ruin for Missouri if the “religious freedom” amendment were approved were overblown.

“We look at states that have a lot of aggressive

McCormick senior takes second in ‘Jeopardy!’ on Wednesday’s episode

course. A similar Summer 2016 course will be offered, except it will take place entirely online, she said.

“You only really learn how to do (tasks) well by doing it, not by sitting in lecture and listening to the theory about scientific computing,” Van der Lee said. “When you’re doing it, things pop up. Things click into place.”

In another project, French and Italian Profs.

Christiane Rey, Patricia Scarampi and Aude Raymond are creating online courseware for the intermediate French classes that will establish and focus on weak areas in students’ grammar. The grant will subsidize the Multimedia Learning Center’s creation of the code for analyzing the students’ grammar, Rey said.

Ultimately, as technology becomes more involved in people’s everyday lives, Kepka said she hopes technology and education will become more strongly linked.

“It would be great if we got to a point — and I think not just at Northwestern, but in higher education generally — where we don’t really talk about digital learning,” Kepka said.

“We talk about learning, and it’s implied that of course we’re using any number of digital tools to help that.”

McCormick senior Sabrina Fritz placed second in Wednesday’s episode of “Jeopardy!” finishing just $2 behind the winner.

Fritz earned $21,799 by the end of Final Jeopardy, finishing behind competitor Jeff Crosby, a youth ministry consultant from New York. Despite her losing score, Fritz walked away with $2,000, which she said she plans to spend on a pair of retro Air Jordan sneakers.

Fritz went into Final Jeopardy with $10,900, putting $10,899 on the line for the final question. The clue asked players to identify a moon with a name meaning “fear” that orbits closer to a planet’s surface than any other moon in the solar system.

“I knew that the word for having a fear of something was phobia, and I know that there was a moon called Phobos,” Fritz said. “One of my best friend’s nicknames is actually Phobos so it was a pretty easy get for me.”

Although she answered the question correctly, her fellow contestants did as well. It was exciting to watch herself on TV with her friends and peers despite the outcome, she said.

“They’ve all been in on this since the very beginning, so being able to watch it with them and hear everybody cheering is just (an) unparallelled experience,” Fritz said.

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gay-rights laws, like Illinois, and they are some of our economic basket cases,” Onder said. “I really think that these businesses should leave well enough alone and let Missouri voters decide whether to protect religious freedom.”

But Rose Saxe, senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s LGBT and HIV Project, said that “with both the Mississippi bill and the Missouri bill, the backlash is growing.”

Robert Reeg, president of MasterCard Technologies in O’Fallon, Mo., personally wrote Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon earlier this month to applaud the Democratic governor’s opposition to the measure.

“MasterCard condemns any legislation that has the potential to allow for discrimination in any form,” Reeg wrote. “Diversity is built into the fabric of our company, and inclusion is what propels us to leverage our technology and expertise to benefit people of all demographics and sexual orientations.”

In an email response to questions from McClatchy, Reeg said the proposal could affect corporate decisions.

“While MasterCard is not looking at new locations at this time, we would definitely factor in legislation like Missouri Senate Joint Resolution 39 or comparable laws in other states in making a decision,” he wrote.

The activity highlights a continued shift from corporate America’s historic reluctance to wade into controversial social issues.

Deena Fidas, who directs the workplace equality program at Human Rights Campaign, said the new corporate activism grew out of years of slow progress in getting the business community to realize that attacks on LGBT civil rights were “tantamount to attacks on an open, viable business environment.”

“Therefore these are not just out-there social issues,” Fidas said. They represent laws and “court cases that have a material impact on businesses.”

In addition to being the right thing to do, Fidas said, promoting workplace equality and tolerance helps companies recruit and retain employees, which helps boost their economic competitiveness.

In South Dakota, Republican Gov. Dennis Daugaard vetoed a bill last month that would have forced transgender students to use bathrooms according to their sexes at birth rather than their chosen gender identities. Fidas said opposition to the proposal by major financial companies such as Wells Fargo and Citigroup helped kill the measure.

—Tony Pugh (McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS)

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From page 1 However, Cilento and Vinson said they walked out because Schapiro had not done enough to address the demands of divestment campaigns. When they walked out of the dinner, student protestors were outside demanding divestment from coal companies, corporations they say violate Palestinian human rights and corporations they say promote mass incarceration.

“We care about student activism and we care about putting a foot down where it’s necessary,” Cilento said. “I’m constantly toeing that line of needing to interact and respect the same administrators that I actively work against. While I have not mastered the skill … it’s something that I’m constantly striving to improve.”

Syed said she stayed at the dinner because, as a representative of the student government, she believes she must have a “working relationship” with administrators to effect change. Student pushback against policies with which they disagree is still possible while maintaining a respectful relationship, she said.

“They help us accomplish the change that we wish to see,” Syed said. “Having a working relationship with administration does not mean I’m not going to stand up for what students want. There’s a

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From page 1 the search committee needed discretion.

“If we want a good person to throw their hat in, they won’t do it if it’s made public,” he said. “What the committee wanted, what it was after, was someone who would be transformative, would take the University down a new path.”

In the letter to The Daily, faculty criticized the search process as being “irregular” and “opaque.”

Soon after the vote at Faculty Senate, some faculty members attended ASG Senate for debate on the ASG resolution.

Herndon and Reddy began the debate by listing concerns about Eikenberry’s qualifications.

They critiqued his past career in the military in Afghanistan and statements they said Eikenberry has made on the role of the humanities and social sciences in advancing American “soft power” — the ability to influence other nations through example rather than force.

“There’s absolutely no way that those intentions should be behind any project affiliated with the

right way of dealing with administration.”

The debate grew briefly heated when the tickets were asked to differentiate their campaigns and both reaffirmed their commitment to serving marginalized students.

“We don’t settle for just one issue,” Syed said in response to the question. “Our vision for Northwestern since day one, before we even started this campaign, has been to make sure that every single student on this campus is having the best possible experience.”

Cilento said her campaign focuses on issues of mental health that are similar to those of the opposing ticket, but look at them through a different lens, saying their own campaign focuses specifically on marginalized students.

“Please stop appropriating our slogan,” she said.

“We’re talking about getting to the root of why students are unhappy on campus … knowing that there is a history of white supremacy that erases your identity. … We cannot afford to divide our attention anymore.”

Video By Bailey Williams/Daily Senior Staffer Vinson said focusing their campaign on marginalized students would help everyone.

“A rising tide lifts all ships,” Vinson said. “What we’re really hoping to do is support the entire student body by making sure that ASG is not leaving students behind, by making sure that ASG is not humanities,” Herndon said.

Linzer also attended the ASG Senate meeting and spoke in opposition to the resolution, arguing Eikenberry’s qualifications do not conflict with the requirements of the post.

“The purpose of creating the position was to bring to Northwestern a proven leader who would complement, not simply supplement, the academic strengths of faculty,” Linzer said.

After nearly two hours of debate, Erik Baker, the senator for sexual health and assault-related groups, motioned to postpone voting for two weeks. The Weinberg senior said he made the motion to postpone after hearing factually contradictory arguments during the debate.

“As a result of passing the motion I proposed, I feel Senate will come to a more informed and thus credible decision on the resolution,” Baker told The Daily. “I would like to wait and hear both sides give their briefs and factual information at the next Senate before I come to a decision.” kellinguyen2019@u.northwestern.edu matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu

erasing students.”

Earlier in the debate, each side was asked to name an aspect of the other’s platform they agreed with and would try to implement during their term. Baskaran said he liked the other ticket’s idea of adding gender-neutral bathrooms and improving disability accessibility to all buildings, while Cilento said she supported the creation of 50 wellness chairs trained

by Counseling and Psychological Services to aid student groups and destigmatize mental health.

“It’s absolutely unacceptable that a student with disabilities cannot currently utilize or access buildings on campus,” Baskaran said. “(That idea was) also offered to us during a student group meeting, and I believe that that’s something we’d be very … open to including on our platform as well.”

Cilento said Medill sophomore Isabel Schwartz, who led the wellness chair campaign, worked with Syed and Baskaran but still wanted to implement the program if Cilento and Vinson won.

“That’s something that Macs and I can both agree is a cool idea to implement, that if we were elected we would definitely work with Isabel to make that a reality and make sure she got the support for that program that she needed,” Cilento said.

The debate was the last before voting begins at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Gas Tax From page 1

of Boykin’s tax proposal at a news conference Monday, saying there is a need for additional funding for programs to counter violence among youth.

“They’ll tell me over and over again ‘Well, I can always make money selling dope,’” Dart said at the press conference.

“We’ve got to give them better options than that.”

A committee will consider the bill on April 13, and the Cook County Board of Commissioners will ultimately decide whether or not to pass the tax increase.

Boykin said he hopes the committee passes the bill quickly so the programs can start by the summer of 2017.

“The No. 1 obligation of an elected official is to protect the people that we represent, and right now, we’re not doing a good job of that because too many people are being gunned down,” Boykin said. “And so we’ve got to give people opportunities to get off these street corners and into a career path.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Nuisance From page 1

convicted twice within six months for criminal activity, a limiting timeline considerIt gives us ing some cases are not resolved in court grounds that if for years. they do commit “Practically speaking it is just any crimes, they very difficult … to can be evicted. get that nuisance premise action Eric Paset, because you need a Evanston landlord conviction,” Masoncup said. “You need to get two in a very short period of time and it just doesn’t play out that way.”

During Wednesday’s discussion, subcommittee members said it is important for landlords to work with city officials on how to deal with problem tenants. The three landlords in attendance also emphasized the importance of a “crime-free addendum” in lease agreements, which prohibits

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crime on the property.

Eric Paset, who owns and manages properties in the city, said during the meeting he includes this provision in his leases, and if a tenant commits a crime in the building, they are in violation of their lease.

“It gives us grounds that if they do commit any crimes, they can be evicted,” he told The Daily.

The necessity of drafting an ordinance that would only target uncooperative landlords was a primary concern for many on the subcommittee. The planned ordinance received backlash primarily by landlords who felt it would make them responsible for tenants over whom they had little control.

“The biggest problem was the landlords feel that they could do everything right, and tenants could screw up once or twice and you guys would be on the hook,” Miller said. “The balancing is between giving the police officers the force and tools they need and not unfairly penalizing the landlords.” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern has braved the elements recently in preparation for the upcoming Kepler Invitational in Columbus, Ohio, before it heads to West Lafayette, Indiana, and the Big Ten Championship in Newburgh, Indiana.

“It’s just really important to make sure we’re preparing for the kind of golf and tests we’re going to face over the next three weeks,” coach David Inglis said. “And we’ve got the perfect environment here to do that.”

Inglis, a Scotland native, is no stranger to golf in the elements, and has been working hard to prepare the team to deal with wind, rain and low temperatures common to the Midwest — and Scotland — in April.

Inglis isn’t the only Scotsman with a key role on the squad, as senior Josh Jamieson also hails from golf ’s home country and is familiar with its unforgiving elements.

“I’ve played more rounds of golf below 45 degrees than most people, growing up in Scotland,” Jamieson said. “It doesn’t affect my game too much, just got to stay warm and recalculate your numbers a little bit.”

Although Jamieson has plenty of experience in less than pristine conditions, the same can’t be said for sophomore phenom and Oregon native Dylan Wu, who played his junior golf along the Pacific coast.

For Wu, the adjustment to Midwestern golf requires him to take a different approach than what he’s used to.

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IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT Dylan Wu crouches in preparation of a putt. The sophomore finished tied for 13th overall in The Goodwin last month.

just because the conditions to score are just a lot tougher.”

Even with the challenges posed by the weather, the Cats have been playing some of their best golf of the year in recent weeks, finishing eighth out of 26 teams at the Goodwin, one spot ahead of then-No. 1 USC. Inglis, however, sees the Goodwin as just the beginning.

“We just have to build off that,” Inglis said. “It was good to beat USC, but I certainly don’t think you’ve even seen our best golf yet. We’re starting to come together, guys are starting to come into form, so I’m excited for the next three weeks.”

As the team rounds into form toward the end of the season, each golfer is looking to put the finishing touches on his game in time for the Big Ten Championship.

For Jamieson, that focus was on ball-striking and making solid contact off the tee.

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“I’ve been spending a lot of time in the range because I was a little bit off balance at the Goodwin,” Jamieson said. “I’d be content with keeping my short game and putting the way it was at the Goodwin. I was pretty good in that area.”

His short game prowess was clearly evident throughout the tournament, as Jamieson made 11 birdies, tied for No. 13 among all competitors in the tournament.

Although each player focuses on fine tuning his game, Inglis remains focused on the team’s ability to battle through challenging circumstances.

“My expectations for the guys is just to be the number one prepared team in the field, ready to battle it out in any conditions,” Inglis said. “We want to be the toughest, most determined, grittiest team out there. If we take care of that, then the results will take care of themselves.”

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Following a pair of devastating road losses to Maryland and Penn, Northwestern returns to its new stadium for a four-game home stretch, where the team will have a chance to pick up its first conference win of the season.

The No. 13 Wildcats (4-6, 0-1 Big Ten) host Michigan (5-7, 0-1 Big Ten) on Thursday in the Big Ten Network Women’s Lacrosse Game of the Week. The Cats have dropped three of their last four games, with losses to North Carolina and Penn coming in overtime. Now, with only six games remaining in the regular season, the team understands the implications associated with each game.

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a standard for ourselves and put that pressure on ourselves.”

Esposito, along with senior midfielder Kaleigh Craig, led the team in scoring against Penn last weekend with 4 goals in the overtime loss. The Quakers shut down the Cats’ star attacker, sophomore Selena Lasota, forcing the team to search for other scoring threats.

Penn outscored NU 7-4 in the first half before Craig added 4 second-half goals to help give the Cats a 9-6 scoring advantage in the second. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said the team needs to continue to play with the same intensity it had in the second half of last week’s game to set the tone for the rest of the season.

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ton of fire and came back from a huge deficit,” Amonte Hiller said. “I think that if we can continue to play with that type of fire, we’re hopefully going to put ourselves in a good position.”

The Quakers exploited NU’s defense in transition, forcing the Cats to foul. NU lost to both North Carolina and Penn in similar fashion by committing a foul in overtime and allowing the opposing team to set up its offense.

Freshman goalkeeper Mallory Weisse, who is No. 33 in the nation in saves per game, only recorded three saves in the 14-13 loss to the Quakers on Sunday. Weisse said the key to limiting the opposing offense’s scoring will be winning the draw control and limiting fastbreak opportunities.

“We win the draw, it doesn’t happen,” Weisse said. “But obviously fastbreak is any team’s strong suit. It’s easy to get a man-up situation out

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RACKET POWER Maddie Lipp lunges for a backhand. The sophomore is 17-10 overall in her singles matches this year.

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Despite a rollercoaster of inconsistency for Northwestern this season, the Wildcats are hoping to continue their current hot streak into this weekend as they take on Purdue and Indiana at home.

After a dominant 7-0 win against Iowa to close out the weekend, NU is building confidence, but as sophomore Erin Larner pointed out, the team can’t get ahead of itself.

“With Purdue and Indiana, you can’t overlook anyone at this point.

There’s upsets going on every weekend”, Larner said. “We clearly want the win this weekend, but we’re still trying to treat every match with the same importance”.

Although Indiana (13-6, 3-2) has the stronger record between the Cats’

weekend opponents, Purdue (9-9, 2-3) demolished the Hoosiers last weekend 6-1.

This season, Purdue has struggled with highly-ranked opponents, going 0-2 in matches against top-25 schools. In their contest last year, Purdue and NU battled down to the wire, with the Cats pulling out No. 3 singles to decide the match.

With wins over DePaul, Tennessee and Michigan State, Indiana projects as the tougher team this weekend for the Cats, but considering the rough loss handed down by Purdue, this may not be the case. Like Purdue, Indiana took NU to the final point last season, forcing the now-graduated Lok Sze Leung to buckle down during No. 3 singles to snatch the 4-3 win.

Both Indiana and Purdue have weaker records than a majority of the non-conference programs the

Cats took on earlier in the season.

The tougher competition early-on is a major factor behind the difference between NU’s non-conference and conference records. Senior Alicia Barnett said the early woes against top teams are now having a positive effect on the team in terms of preparation.

“We’ve improved a lot since January,” Barnett said. “We’ve made a solid start to the Big Ten because we’ve been playing hard matches back-to-back.”

After resting sophomore Alex Chatt against Nebraska and sophomore Maddie Lipp against Iowa, the Cats are intending to play with a full lineup this weekend.

However, NU is also expected to change up its doubles lineup, coach Claire Pollard said. A change in the doubles lineup would certainly be a big strategic shift for the Cats, as Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp have played 24 matches together this season, and Barnett and Larner have played 16 as a pair.

As NU moves into the heart of conference play, looking to tie up loose ends, Pollard said the team is ramping up the intensity as the postseason loom ahead.

“I’m being incredibly strict at practice, incredibly demanding,” Pollard said. “If I can continue to demand the very best from the girls, and they can respond and handle it, then I think we’ll be well-prepared for the challenge ahead.” robinsonmarkus2019@u.northwestern.edu

of that, but we just have to shut it down and stop tran-

sition early.”

Now t he team has a chance to redeem itself.

Heading into its second Big Ten game of the year, NU will look to revamp its defense and dominate draw controls to get out to an early lead against the Wolverines. Amonte Hiller said Michigan is a tough and athletic team,

and emphasized that there are no easy games in conference play.

And with the team’s leading goal scorer from last year being locked off as well as losing junior midfielder Sheila Nesselbush for the season, the Cats have had to go through an adjustment period to figure out their offense. But Esposito said the team knows it can play at a higher level, and NU is ready to prove that on Thursday.

“I just want better for this team,” Esposito said. “I know that this team is better than how we have been performing.” danielwaldman2019@u. northwestern.edu

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Northwestern is looking for a bounce back performance after a surprising sixth-place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Georgia last weekend.

The No. 5 Wildcats travel to Tempe, Arizona, where every member of the team will be making her first appearance at the Ping ASU Invitational as the team takes on seven top-25 teams including No. 1 UCLA and No. 3 Alabama.

Because of the quick turnaround, NU will have only two opportunities to practice in the interim period before the start of the tournament on Friday.

“We were here a couple of weeks ago for spring break and played a round of golf at (Arizona State), so the girls are all familiar with the golf course,” coach Emily Fletcher said. “It’ll be good to get back out there and get a feel for the specific yardage we’re playing the holes at.”

Sophomore Hannah Kim, who dominated in the team’s trip to the Hurricane Invitational in Miami, struggled in Georgia, winning only one of her three match play contests.

Looking to come back strong in Arizona, Kim said she made the most of the team’s short practice window.

“I just worked on my shot to get my confidence back,” Kim said. “We’ve been practicing really hard up until this point. I just need to stay patient and trust what I’ve worked on.”

The two top-5 teams the Cats are facing may not even be the scariest teams in the field, as they also take on hosts No. 12 Arizona State and defending tournament champions No. 11 Arizona among the seven top-25 opponents.

Northwestern’s schedule this year has largely been limited to tournaments along the East Coast, and Fletcher said she anticipates the change in scenery will help the squad.

“Any time you can come west and play top teams from the West Coast, I think it’s beneficial,” Fletcher said. “It’s a great field. There’s a lot of good teams here, and it’ll be a good test for us.”

As part of the bounce back plan for NU, Fletcher is looking for the team to be more aggressive this weekend at Arizona State.

Although the results may not come immediately, the tournament is also NU’s final competition before the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, so the team is looking at more than the final standings this weekend.

“Even more so than exactly where we finish, it’s more important to me that we compete and play to our capability,” Fletcher said. “It’s just more about us playing well and continuing to improve.”

For junior Kacie Komoto, that means working on her short game, which deserted her in Georgia as she dropped two of her three match play contests.

The team’s practice round over break along with a practice round on Thursday gave Komoto the ability to adapt her game to the course in Tempe.

“The greens are a lot different than Georgia,” Komoto said. “They’re firmer, and they roll out more. It’ll be important for us to get a feel for the greens and to see the course again and get our strategy down.”

In addition to Kim and Komoto, freshman Stephanie Lau, sophomore Sarah Cho and senior Suchaya Tangkamolprasert will all compete for NU, while freshman Janet Mao competes as an individual.

Despite the team’s unfamiliarity with the tournament, Fletcher said she is confident it will benefit the Cats in the long run.

“It just felt like it fit well,” Fletcher said. “After not playing over spring break we have the opportunity to play twice before Big Tens. And it’s a great spot. I love coming to Arizona.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu