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UNCHARTED TERRITORY Speaker of the Senate Nehaarika Mulukutla (left) leads Wednesday’s meeting. Senate voted to approve the Rules Committee’s recommendations to punish Christina Cilento and Macs Vinson. Cilento (far right), Associated Student Government president, addresses Senate as Vinson, the executive vice president, looks on.

Senate conducts impeachment trial

By ERICA SNOW

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There was no precedent for Wednesday’s Senate meeting.

“Our code is extremely outdated,” said Speaker of the Senate Nehaarika Mulukutla, a Weinberg sophomore.

So, Senate broke new ground: It considered and then affirmed rules to govern an impeachment trial for a sitting president and executive vice president, then it voted to approve punishments for student government’s highest officials.

The lengthy session often dealt in parliamentary procedure, as obscure bylaws, such as a “motion to read

papers” to introduce unreleased evidence of voting data, came into play as Senate took up unprecedented proceedings.

The impeachment hearing allowed senators to decide whether or not to punish ASG president Christina Cilento and executive vice president Macs Vinson as the Rules Committee recommended. The committee recommended, and the Senate approved, the two publicly apologize, and that Cilento do 10 hours of community service.

Impeachment hearings occur when the Rules Committee finds that an accused party committed a violation, and it does not necessarily lead to removal from office or a » See SENATE, page 10

Punishments approved

Cilento, Vinson must make public apologies

By TYLER PAGER

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Associated Student Government Senate approved Wednesday night the Rules Committee’s recommendation for president Christina Cilento and executive vice president Macs Vinson to give public apologies as punishment for their election violation.

The punishment requires Cilento to give a written and verbal apology on behalf of herself and perform 10 hours of community service before the end of the quarter. Vinson, on behalf of the campaign, must also give a written and verbal apology. The Rules Committee recommended different punishments for the two leaders because of Cilento’s

more direct involvement in receiving the leaks and her initial omission of the second leak in conversations with the election commission and The Daily.

ASG’s election commission ruled Cilento and Vinson’s campaign violated election guidelines by failing to disclose they had received information about the voting margin while polls were still open in this year’s presidential election.

The election commission ruled the campaign’s use of the leaks and decision not to come forward about them constituted SESP sophomore Kevin Corkran, the commission member who leaked the information, as “working on behalf of ” Cilento and Vinson’s campaign.

Cilento, a SESP junior, and Vinson, a McCormick junior, narrowly defeated Weinberg junior Joji Syed and Weinberg sophomore Archit Baskaran by 81 votes

out of the 4,060 votes cast.

Part of the evidence presented at the Rules Committee hearing included a graph of voting data created by economics Prof. Mark Witte, one of ASG’s advisers.

Witte said the graph was not conclusive as to whether the leak impacted the outcome of the election. The graph was not released publicly as a vote to do so failed in Senate.

“You see significant closing of the margin before the second leak,” Witte told The Daily about the graph without providing it. “It could be whatever Christina was doing was a strong finish strategy whereas whatever Joji did was a strong opening strategy.”

A copy of the graph, obtained by The » See PUNISHMENT, page 10

NU covers $2.4 million of tuition grants owed by state

By RISHIKA DUGYALA

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Northwestern is covering about $2.4 million in grants for low- and middle-income students on campus, funds Illinois has not provided since January due to the ongoing state budget deadlock.

The University is currently making up for the lapse in funding for about 500 students. But University spokesman Al Cubbage said administrators haven’t decided whether or not to cover the lapse next year if the budget crisis persists.

“We don’t really know what next year is going to bring,” Cubbage said.

“That’s a matter of concern.”

The Monetary Award Program offers tuition grants for low- and middle-income Illinois students that

attend public or private two- and fouryear colleges, universities, hospital schools and other degree-granting institutions within the state.

Weinberg junior Cheron Mims said she is relieved she doesn’t have to worry about replacing the MAP funds on her own for the rest of this academic year.

“In terms of just where my family is financially currently, I definitely would not be here next year if NU didn’t cover the costs,” Mims said. “I’ve already taken out loans, so at this point I’ve already exhausted that amount.”

In January, the Illinois House and Senate passed a bill that would award about $712 million for MAP grants and community college programs. Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed the bill, claiming there wasn’t enough state money to pay for it.

The University agreed to essentially “forgive” the tuition that would have

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been covered by its students’ MAP grants for Winter and Spring Quarters by stretching its own budget, Cubbage said. The MAP students will receive funds in the form of additional scholarship money from NU, and no other students’ financial aid will be affected due to the University’s rebudgeting, he said.

“In the middle of the year, the last thing an undergraduate student needs is to all of a sudden be hit with another $2,000 bill or $4,000 bill, or whatever the amount may be,” Cubbage said. “So the University kind of just stepped up and said, ‘Okay, we’ll take care of it in order to ease the concern on the part of our students.’”

However, Cubbage said $2.4 million is a lot of money, even for a financially well-endowed university such as NU. He said administrators hope the budget impasse is resolved before the next academic year. If it isn’t, he said, the

University hasn’t decided whether or not to cover the lapsed grants again.

Administrators hope the state budget is resolved for the fiscal year 2016 and the MAP grant is funded at levels similar to last year, so the University can be reimbursed for the grants that it covered for its MAP students, said Dave Davis, director for state and local government relations at NU. Cubbage said NU is one of the lucky ones: Many smaller colleges within Illinois and state universities are being hit much harder by the budget crisis, he said. Chicago State University is operating with only about two-thirds of its budget, and CSU administrators announced it may lay off hundreds of employees.

“I spend a lot of time speaking to our legislative leaders in Springfield,” Davis said. “You’d be surprised at how many of them had no idea that we have MAP recipients here at Northwestern.

And that number is going to increase because the University is doing outreach to try to get more very talented, low income freshmen.”

Mims said to pay for her last year of school, she looked for outside scholarships and applied to become a Resident Assistant, a job that ensures free room and board as well as a stipend.

She said she also has visited Springfield to tell state lawmakers how much MAP affects her life, and recently accompanied Davis to a pro-MAP rally in downtown Chicago last quarter.

“It was very exhilarating to see a lot of students being proactive and being very passionate about things that really matter to them and other students, even if they weren’t MAP recipients,” Mims said. “It was one of the first times I felt … like I was able to represent an identity within Northwestern.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Two officials in Evanston’s Youth and Young Adults Division received awards this week from Chicago area organizations for their service to the community.

Kevin Brown, the program manager, and Porschia Davis, the assistant program manager, won awards for their work creating programming for city youth.

Brown won the Individual Who Made a Difference award from Family Focus, a Chicago-area nonprofit, and Davis was selected as one of “35 under 35 Young Leaders Making an Impact” by Chicago Scholars, a nonprofit working with students pursuing a college education. Brown said the division has been receiving attention because it is an effective conduit for the city to connect education, employment and the community in ways that help at-risk youth.

He said programs the division leads, such as the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program and

Police Blotter Almost $1,000 worth of jewelry stolen from Evanston residence A 54-year-old woman reported $950 worth of jewelry stolen Tuesday from her home in northern Evanston.

The Evanston resident reported that some time between leaving her house in the 3300 block of Grant Street at 8 a.m. and returning at 5:15 p.m., someone entered through the west side door, which may have been unlocked at the time of the incident, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.

She reported that the burglar found a jewelry box in her bedroom and took five gold necklaces, a silver bracelet, a silver ring and a pearl necklace, Dugan said.

There was no other damage to the house, and there are currently no suspects.

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City employees awarded for service

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Youth Engagement Initiative, are means to achieve what many in both government and the larger community have been working toward for years.

“It’s the community people who identify the particular needs are here,” Brown said. “It’s just our job to create the programming that’s necessary that would carry out the vision of people in the community who wanted to see their children get more help.”

Davis said in a news release that her work in the department allowed her to see positive influence on people she works with directly.

“I am grateful and honored to have the opportunity to work in such a great community … where our efforts truly make an impact on Evanston youth,” Davis said in the release.

The Youth and Young Adults Program was founded four years ago, Brown said, and brought many related initiatives together to form a separate division. After creating a “baseline” of 10 years of work, he said, the division plans to assess the direction their work has taken.

Although the division is relatively new, that should not discount how much the program has been able to

South Evanston Jewel-Osco catches woman stealing nine bottles of vodka

A woman was caught on security footage stealing nine bottles of Grey Goose Vodka early Tuesday morning from a Jewel-Osco in south Evanston.

An employee of the store, 2485 Howard St., who was reviewing the store’s security footage from the night before saw that the woman had stolen the bottles at around 3:15 a.m., Dugan said.

The total value of the stolen goods was about $265.

The 31-year-old employee reported that the woman had also been seen on camera stealing alcohol from the store about a month ago, Dugan said, but her identity is still unknown. ­— Juliet Freudman

accomplish, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz noted, saying that the program’s leaders have “hit their stride.” He said because the program is so oriented toward outreach and crisis management with young people in need in Evanston, its impact is immediate and often life-changing for clients.

“There are so many smart, talented people in Evanston and everywhere, and they’re just not well positioned to make the most of those opportunities,” Bobkiewicz said. “The work that (Davis) and (Brown) and their colleagues have done have helped take people from really challenging circumstances and helped them make the most of their lives.”

One of the division’s largest programs in progress for the near future is the youth employment program, which helps connect high schoolers with local employers.

“That’s something we all hope for, that we’re going to make an impact on people’s lives when we’re working in local government,” Bobkiewicz said “They both really get an opportunity to do that every day.” robinopsahl2018@u.northwestern.edu

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McCormick department aims for gender equity

By ALLYSON CHIU

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Northwestern’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering plans to achieve gender equity in Ph.D. enrollment and faculty makeup within the next 15 years.

The McCormick School of Engineering department has set a goal to increase the proportion of female Ph.D. students to between 45 and 55 percent

by September 2020, and they plan to increase female faculty members to the same proportion by 2030, said Laurence Marks, a materials science and engineering professor.

“The faculty recognized that gender equity is an important issue, and it is something we have to pay attention to,” Marks said.

The department is partnering with the Chicago Foundation for Women, a non-profit women’s advocacy organization. The foundation sponsors the 100% Project, which launched last year with the goal of ending gender bias and helping Chicago-area women achieve economic security.

Gender bias is one of the main issues faced by women and girls, said April Callen, the foundation’s manager of communications.

“Women are making up the bulk of college enrollment and we are gaining more opportunities and advancements, but not rapidly enough considering that we do make up half the population,” Callen said.

By next year, the department aims for its Ph.D. students to be comprised of 33 percent women. By 2018, its goal is 40 percent, Marks said.

As of last year, McCormick’s Ph.D. program was 29.2 percent female, said Bruce Lindvall, the school’s assistant dean for graduate students. Lindvall said NU is ranked second out of the top 25 U.S. engineering schools for the highest percentage of female Ph. D. students.

Although there are fewer female graduate students than female undergraduates in McCormick, the difference is less a result of gender bias and more a result of students — both men and women — being less interested in academia after graduation, said Ellen

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Worsdall, McCormick’s assistant dean for student affairs.

“I see just as many men rejecting academia as I do women,” Worsdall said. “I wouldn’t say women are more discouraged to go into it. It’s because there aren’t as many at the collegiate level, so the impact appears to be greater.”

Both male and female students prefer to enter the industry after graduation instead of continuing their

educations, said McCormick junior Michelle Wang, who is also president of Northwestern’s Society of Women Engineers.

“A lot of times, a bachelor’s in engineering is enough qualification to give you the job you’d like,” Wang said.

“Many people feel like they don’t need a higher degree in order to get a stable job or the job they want.”

Data gathered in 2013 by the National Science Foundation showed women made up 8 percent of

the mechanical engineering workforce and 11 to 12 percent of all other engineering fields.

Having more female faculty can encourage more women to pursue STEM careers as well as enter academia, Worsdall said.

“Students need to see people like them at the front of the classroom,” she said. allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu

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We must refrain from treating economics as gospel ALEXI STOCKER

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Economics is an extremely popular major here at Northwestern. Students from a wide variety of backgrounds and with a diverse range of interests major in economics, often in conjunction with another field of study — from political science to psychology to engineering.

As an economics major myself, I do not believe the popularity of the field of study here at NU is a problem. A problem has arisen, however, through the creation and profusion of what I like to call the “economics as gospel” mentality among NU students. In student organizations, classes and on social media, students often misunderstand or oversimplify economic theory to support political and historical arguments. Students who have completed introductory level courses in economics frequently trot out basic theories and models from their courses as irrefutable evidence supporting their worldviews. The reverence paid to economics displays a disturbing lack of critical thinking and skepticism on the part of many students at this university, and an increasingly unempirical approach to a field that, at its essence, is built

on quantitative observations of the way markets function.

One of the key problems with the “economics as gospel” mentality is treatment of economic theory and models as representative of real-world situations. Neo-classical economists make a number of assumptions that are important to keep in mind: People are assumed to be rational actors who maximize their welfare based on full access to all relevant information. Economic models are not representative of the real world — rarely, if ever, do people have access to all information pertinent to their market choices, and I would be hard-pressed to convince anybody that the majority of people in a given market are truly acting rationally and in their own long-term, or even short-term, self interest. Economic models are a simplification.

They cannot perfectly represent the real world.

Nonetheless, economic models based on highly simplified assumptions are frequently used to support arguments about real-world situations without consideration of how the assumptions of the model differ from the realities of our world.

In addition, economics is both a divided and ever-changing field. Macroeconomics, for example, has changed rapidly over the past century. As The Economist explains, “There is little consensus on even the most basic questions in macro. Ask top academics why America’s

post-crisis recovery has been so slow and you will get many different conflicting answers.”

One of the major problems with macroeconomics is that “existing models seem to work until something comes along that forces a rethink.” In short, macroeconomic models are based on past events, which, due to the everchanging nature of the global economy, are little help in predicting future macroeconomic conditions. Despite the obvious faults of many macroeconomic theories — from Keynesianism to classical liberalism — students at NU too often treat the models of either, or, in an often-contradictory way, both theories as gospel. Theories that have failed to predict major economic catastrophes and disturbances, from stagflation to the Great Recession, cannot be examined or employed without a highly critical eye.

The most troubling aspect of the “economics as gospel” mentality is a trend toward unempirical thought. Undergraduates, graduate teaching assistants and faculty members are all at fault in developing an increasingly theoretical approach to undergraduate Economics courses.

I have been fortunate to take numerous field courses in topics ranging from public finance to environmental and natural resource economics that discuss empirical studies dealing with the issues discussed in class. Many fellow undergraduates who have only taken introductory

courses, or the intermediate 300-level core courses, report little discussion of empirical studies. My experience with the 300-level sequence was similar. Purely theoretical discussions of policies such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and other welfare programs are pointless. Analyzing real-world policies solely through simplified models is unempirical and inherently dishonest, a betrayal of the purpose of economics as a discipline. NU Economics students do not have complete control of the material we are taught; we can, however, treat economic theories with greater skepticism and question the conclusions we are presented with.

When studying economics here at NU, it is crucial that we remember that economics is not a gospel. Economics faculty members are not prophets — they are researchers and educators, and the conclusions they reach and teach should be approached with a critical mind.

Economics is a valuable discipline, but it must be recognized, and approached, as an empirical field dealing with complex and constantly changing real-world situations.

Alexi Stocker is a Weinberg senior. He can be reached 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.

Online public input inherently allows for mockery ARTURAS MALINAUSKAS DAILY COLUMNIST

The Internet has provided us with the first means of unfiltered mass communication in human history. Anybody can post any opinion at any time. Censorship does occur on certain websites, in which moderators and automatic filters are used to eliminate spam and unwanted profanity, but a dedicated individual would not have a difficult time finding a platform to share their thoughts without restraint.

The ability to instantly discuss issues makes the Internet a powerful tool, enabling small groups to ask a large population for input on a decision.

But with this great power comes the need for discretion, otherwise it is abused by a few people’s desire for self entertainment. A short peek at the campus Yik Yak makes it abundantly clear that people are often more interested in making a quick joke than providing others with legitimate advice. There is not any accountability for insincere responses, which leads to some unfortunate, but admittedly hilarious, results. An established relationship between posters and responders is necessary to facilitate productive dialogues — otherwise,

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Response to ‘Student activists protest outside Schapiro’s house’

It seems clear that the moral compass of Northwestern trustees is firmly fixed on the bottom line. They put return on investment ahead of responsibility to all of NU’s stakeholders by refusing Morty Schapiro’s request to divest endowment funds from coal companies and ignoring students’ pleas to halt

“trolling” ensues. When this behavior becomes the norm, it nullifies the power to gather real ideas on a subject when it could actually be useful. I would never consult Yik Yak to assess public opinion on an idea even though it could be an incredible tool for accomplishing that goal.

It shouldn’t be entirely surprising that a recent online poll by the National Environment Research Council of the United Kingdom to determine the name of a $300 million dollar research vessel was won by the write-in candidate “Boaty McBoatface.” Or that in 2012, these “trolls” hijacked a promotion hosted

by Walmart and the rapper Pitbull that asked Facebook users to nominate and vote for a specific Walmart store for Pitbull to visit.

It resulted in Pitbull travelling to Kodiak, a remote Alaskan island. Looking further back to 2009, revered Northwestern alumnus, Stephen Colbert, convinced his audience to write his name in a NASA poll designed to name a module that was being sent to the International Space Station. The aforementioned incidents were mostly harmless pranks. In the end, the NERC will not be christening their research vessel “Boaty McBoatface.” NASA did not name a wing after Colbert — although they did name a zero gravity treadmill in his honor.

However, not all Internet pranks are as decent.

“Dub the Dew,” an online campaign to name

a green apple-flavored Mountain Dew, ended early because of degrading and offensive suggestions that topped the polls.

Why have these public polls resulted in unhelpful resolutions? It is unlikely that people who are unaware of the nuances of NERC operations or ISS modules would care enough to vote for suitable and appropriate names.

Enabling the public to vote on an issue that doesn’t affect everyone reduces the legitimacy of the vote. Logically, the population of Kodiak, totaling 6,130 people in 2010, could not have come together to amass the roughly 70,000 Facebook votes that sent Pitbull there in 2012. Most people are too apathetic to respond to online questions about trivial issues. The only people who remain incentivized to respond to such polls are pranksters seizing an opportunity. There should be a barrier when asking the public for input in order to deter unhelpful suggestions. In 1975, a new NFL team asked fans to physically mail suggestions for their name. Because of the effort required to mail a letter, only dedicated football fans sent in suggestions. With only 153 votes, Seahawks was chosen.

The internet can be used as an effective means of gathering input from a massive populace, but it is also an avenue for pranksters to organize on an unprecedented scale. “Boaty McBoatface” won with over 120,000 votes,

whereas a serious second place suggestion had fewer than 30,000 votes. Online, more people are interested in making a quick joke than honoring a distinguished individual, which was NERC’s intention. The public does not benefit from being able to contribute to issues insignificant to their daily lives. But in these instances, the general population has an equal voice in decision making that could adversely affect a smaller group with an actual connection to the effects of that decision.

The Internet is an unparalleled medium for surveying the thoughts of a populace. It has never been easier to communicate with one another. It is an honorable goal to consult the public in decision making. Consequently, it has never been easier to troll people’s genuine efforts to engage the public. It is important to weigh the potential for mishap with the utility of public opinion when asking the internet for input. Otherwise the value of receiving input from so many people diminishes because of the mockery resulting from its unnecessary use.

investment in private prison firms and security contractors who deny basic human rights to Palestine’s citizens. Protests get attention, but don’t always deliver results.

Here’s an another option. You know the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.”

Take that a step further. If you can’t beat them, own them, or at least a few shares of them.

Why not buy stock in the companies targeted by your protests? Then you can fight them from within. Just one share of stock gives you access to vital information that publicly held firms must file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This includes proxy statements disclosing the pay, perks and

powers of top executives, plus annual reports, 10-K statements and other documents revealing key facts about these companies, including political donations and lobbying expenses.

You can confront top management at annual shareholders meetings. This is as close to democracy as corporate governance gets. Stockholders can ask questions, raise complaints and issue resolutions that change the way a company does business. Citigroup shareholders put a cap on how much the CEO and other top execs can earn from incentive compensation. The more shares you own, the more power you have. But just one share gets you in the door.

Since your funds are limited, pick your targets carefully. A good target for the Unshackle NU movement is the Corrections Corporation of America, our nation’s largest private prison profiteer. It runs 65 correctional & detention facilities in 19 states and Washington, D.C. Corrections Corporation of America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as CXW. Big institutional investors own most of the of shares, but some can be purchased by the general public. This is your chance to help capitalism work for social good, instead of against it. Lead the way, Wildcats.

Arturas Malinauskas is a McCormick freshman. He can be contacted at arturasmalinauskas2019@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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Pulitzer Prize-winning alumnus Vincent Laforet releases second edition of photography book, ‘AIR’

By EMILY CHIN

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Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Vincent Laforet (Medill ‘97) started out his career on the third floor of Norris University Center as a photo editor for The Daily. About two decades later, Laforet was working from a helicopter flying 12,000 feet in the air.

Earlier this month, the second edition of Laforet’s first book, “AIR,” was released, featuring aerial photos of 10 major cities around the world.

“It’s a very literal book that documents what cities look like from an altitude you’ve never seen,” Laforet said. “I use the analogy of taking a step back in your life to get a better perspective. You’re able to see more details and get a better path.”

For “AIR,” Laforet traveled to cities such as Berlin, London and San Francisco, among others. In just a few months, he said he photographed each of the cities from his perch thousands of feet in the air.

In 2002, just five years after graduating, Laforet won a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for his work in the Middle East for the The New York Times. In 2005 he was also named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Photography” by American Photo magazine.

Laforet said he first began working with a camera at age 15. He played around with his father’s camera and eventually began photographing weddings and bar mitzvahs — “everything that a young photographer does,” he said.

He joined The Daily his freshman year and served as photo editor Winter Quarter of his freshman year. Before he knew it, he was thrown into sports photography, traveling to the Rose Bowl with the Wildcats his sophomore year.

“I was never a big sports fan,” he said. “When I was a freshman, I never knew what a first down was.”

Laforet spent his Saturday nights processing photos from that day’s football game so he could leave the expected 30 to 40 prints on the sports editor’s desk the next day.

Because there was no specific photojournalism program during his time at NU, Laforet said he and his team of “photo geeks” that worked for The Daily fed off of each other’s knowledge and experience. Much of their growth was self-driven, he said.

“We were a rat pack where we were inventing things and going out to meet photographers and whoever would talk to us,” he said. “It was a great time to be at The Daily Northwestern.”

Laforet said although he considered himself a young editor, he took his job as photo editor very seriously. He said jokingly that reporters were often scared to go into his office.

However, his serious

nature was a product of his dedication to quality photojournalism, said Peter Pawinski (Weinberg ‘98), Laforet’s assistant photo editor at The Daily.

He was a technically demanding editor and refused to publish a photo that was even slightly out of focus, Pawinski said.

Pawinski said, even as a student, Laforet had the ability to tell a story in a single photo that captured people’s attention.

“Vince was great with technique and blending it with artistry,” he said. “He was a great craftsman.

When he did that I wanted to start teaching myself and start learning from him.”

After leaving NU, Laforet covered seminal moments in history, from Hurricane Katrina to 9/11, for The New York Times.

In 2009, an assignment for Men’s Health magazine inspired him with the idea for “AIR,” Laforet said.

The assignment required him to illustrate an article with a single photo of New York City shot during the day at ground level. Laforet said he thought it would be more original to go higher and shoot the city at night from a helicopter.

After Laforet put the photos from the article up on Storehouse, an app for photo-sharing, he said they went viral. That’s when Laforet decided he wanted to turn this project into a series and eventually into a book.

During his project, Laforet invited Pawinski to join him and his assistant in the helicopter when he was photographing Chicago, Pawinski said.

“When he started shooting aerials, he started shooting them in a way I’ve never seen before,” Pawinski said. “It was straight down, it wasn’t at an angle.”

In 2015, during the first

three weeks of the book’s publication, the first edition of “AIR” had sold out. It is the most successful book the Press Syndication Group has published thus far, said the publishing group’s owner, Warren Winter.

“AIR” is a book that most people who have ever been on a plane ride can connect with, he said.

“You can imagine the cities and the people and the places,” Winter said. “Everyone likes to travel, everyone likes looking at the window below them.

The more you step back the more you see how neighborhoods and people are connected.”

Laforet’s said his goal with “AIR” was to make the cities look like “synapses.” He initially made the connection between brain synapses and street lights in a cognitive science class at NU, he said.

Throughout the project, he realized the gridlike structure of the lights also resembled computer chips, he added.

“When you’re above the city, you suddenly see the life emanating from all the lights,” he said. “It’s almost like you’re seeing the artery of the city, the light emanating with life. You feel like you’re a part of something greater.” emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Director of orchestras leads with ties to memory

By STAVROS AGORAKIS

the daily northwestern @stavrosagorakis

More than three decades after accepting his job as Northwestern’s director of orchestras, Bienen Prof. Victor Yampolsky will lead his musicians in a performance this weekend that is a tribute to his teenage years.

Bienen students in the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra will play Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 10 in E minor,” a piece Yampolsky said was part of his musical upbringing in Moscow.

“I was really under (Shostakovich’s) spell from age 13,” Yampolsky said. “There is something about his music that was not abstract but very acutely related to our life under the Soviet regime.”

Growing up in the USSR, Yampolsky said he had several opportunities to see Shostakovich in live performances. Those memories bring out the best of his conducting abilities, he said.

Yampolsky said his first memories from childhood do not come in images, but in sounds.

Because his parents were both musicians, Yampolsky said he knew early on that he would be involved with music. He said as a kid he thought all children were raised with three fundamental concepts: letters to read, numbers to count and notes to be able to sing and play.

Bienen graduate student Daniel Brottman, a horn player who has worked with Yampolsky several times at NU, said Yampolsky exhibits a personal connection with the music he teaches his students.

“He’s a profoundly musical person, who has a really matured, nuanced and deep understanding

of the music,” Brottman said.

Yampolsky said to be an orchestra member, a student does not need to be of a high technical caliber as long as they have passion and a profound love for music. He said he also looks for a collaborative spirit in his orchestra members.

Since his arrival at NU in 1984, Yampolsky has created the Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra and the Philharmonia, the latter of which is open to non-music majors.

“What matters is the team,” Yampolsky said.

“It is a team of youngsters that want to excel individually but at the same time are very keen on helping one another. For me, that is pure joy.”

Bienen Dean Toni-Marie Montgomery said the orchestra students sound like professional musicians. Montgomery attributed their skills to the training they get from Bienen faculty and Yampolsky, who has the ability to combine instruction of different instruments into a cohesive whole.

Despite the challenging music and dealing with his musicians’ busy schedules, Yampolsky manages to pull out the best of them in each performance, Montgomery added.

“We continue to benefit every year from the training that he provides to our students,” she said.

What inspires Yampolsky to select the classical pieces is the way the music has integrated into modern aspects of our daily lives, he said.

Classical music has come a long way since he was a child in Russia, he said, and people are able to understand classical pieces through a contemporary lens.

Throughout his tenure at NU, Yampolsky said he has always felt in the right place at the right time.

“I don’t want to take a break because when I have a little vacuum of activities, I usually go

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MAKING MUSIC Bienen Prof. Victor Yampolsky conducts the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra in preparation for its April 23 performance in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.

Yampolsky has been the director of orchestras since 1984.

crazy, off the wall, and I have headaches,” he said.

“Therefore, the way I lead my life is always with learning and sharing.”

Yampolsky added that he foresees himself staying at NU for many years to come, because there will never cease to be music he needs to hear and students he needs to teach.

“If not for conducting, I wouldn’t be able to

work now,” Yampolsky said. “The phrase which I adopted is, ‘Love what you have and don’t regret what you miss.’”

The orchestra will have one performance of “Symphony No. 10 in E Minor” on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. agorakis@u.northwestern.edu

Northwestern alumnus directs Bach Week Festival

By JENNIFER HEPP

the daily northwestern @jenniferhepp97

Source: William Burlingham

Richard Webster

As a student studying organ at Northwestern, Richard Webster (Bienen ‘74, ‘77) spent a lot of time playing music by Baroque-period composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

As a senior in 1974, Webster went the extra mile: He co-founded an annual Evanston festival celebrating Bach’s music.

“The genius of Bach is that he transcends all time and composers since then have used his music in a number of ways,” Webster said.

Webster, who has been director of the Bach Week Festival since 1975, will return to direct this year’s festival, which will kick off Friday.

The festival will highlight the Bach Week Festival Chorus and its first collaboration with Belle Voce, one of Chicago’s leading vocal ensembles.

Although the festival has been long-lasting, Webster said he thinks it is important to introduce new elements to keep it fresh.

“When you have a festival based on the works of just one composer, you sometimes have to think outside the box,” Webster said.

“We do something new every year.”

This year, Webster said there is an increase in cantatas, narrative pieces for vocal performance with instrumental accompaniment, from previous years. Along with Belle Voce, the North Park University Chamber Singers will also perform in the festival, singing in the four cantatas.

Chicago-based musician Jason Moy, who has played harpsichord and organ for the Bach Week Festival since 2008, said he is especially excited to play organ for the performance of Cantata 106 because of its unusual set of instruments, including two recorders.

“It’s a really magical, transcendent piece,” Moy said. “It’s unique because it’s scored for instruments that Bach didn’t normally use. In fact, there’s no other piece by Bach that we know of with that specific instrumental scoring. They’re more introspective instruments, and they provide this sort of magical sound world.”

Moy added that he has enjoyed his time working with Webster.

“Richard is fantastic,” he said. “He’s very musical and incredibly kind, and I think the musicians really look forward to playing this

music under his leadership.”

The Bach Week Festival Orchestra includes several musicians from the Lyric Opera Orchestra as well as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Webster said. He said the festival is like a family, which is why people tend to return to play for many years.

“People love playing for Bach Week even though there are more lucrative gigs out there,” he said. “We’ve created an atmosphere where people really take ownership of the festival.

And that’s generally where I get our ideas for programming for the future.”

Mathias Tacke, a violinist in the Bach Week Festival Orchestra who grew up listening to Bach’s music, said he has been involved with the festival for about 15 years and appreciates the chance to collaborate with other artists.

Moy said Bach Week has become very much like a family affair.

“It’s sort of like Thanksgiving,” Moy said.

“Once a year you get to see the same people again, and you pick up where you left off and catch up on things. It’s such a fantastic group of musicians to play with.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

Alumna acts in Chicago play about Holocaust survivors

By RACHEL YANG

daily senior staffer @_rachelyang

Jessica Kingsdale (Communication ‘11), who had extended relatives who died during the Holocaust, said the story of the tragedy is twofold: the atrocities people faced during the war and the survivors who then had to put their lives back together.

Telling the survivors’ story is the subject of Alan Lester Brooks’ upcoming play, “A Splintered Soul,” in which Kingsdale will perform in Chicago.

The play tells the story of Jewish Holocaust survivors who migrate to San Francisco from Poland after World War II and must try to reconfigure their lives, Brooks said. The show opens April 20 and runs until May 29 at the Stage 773, a Chicago theater.

Brooks said the play was based on his experiences growing up in America in the mid20th century and having relatives return from Europe after the war. The play differs from other works about the Holocaust because it explores the perspectives of survivors after the atrocities, he said.

Kingsdale, who plays Polish survivor Elisa Strewliskie, said she connected with the play both because she had personal connections to

the Holocaust and because she was drawn to historical context — about larger issues like the dialogue’s philosophical aspects. the play’s theme of survival.

Curtis Edward Jackson, who plays Elisa’s “(It’s) the story of how do you live through possibly the most horrible experience that you brother Harold, also said collaboration with could ever have, and then go on living — what the director and other actors was essential to does life look like after better understanding that?” she said. “Once his character. you have survived, “I was able to really how do you live?” step back and look at Another issue the character, not only the way I originally explored in “A Splin(IT’S) THE STORY OF HOW tered Soul” is moral(saw) him when I read DO YOU LIVE THROUGH ity and how circumthe script, but now stances affect what is through other people’s POSSIBLY THE MOST HORconsidered right and eyes,” Jackson said.

RIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU “That’s what I love wrong, Brooks said.

One of the main charabout theater — it’s COULD EVER HAVE, AND acters is a rabbi who such a collaborative THEN GO ON LIVING. effort. It’s fun to say, ‘I tries to protect the -JESSICA KINGSDALE, don’t know the answer Polish survivors but to this, what do you faces obstacles that ACTRESS make him realize it is think?’” not always clear what Brooks said he the right choice is. hopes the play will Because the play teach the audience, deals with these heavy especially younger topics, Kingsdale said there were challenges in people, to learn more about the Holocaust. He putting herself into her character’s shoes. She added that in a previous production of the play, said she had to do research and talk with other one of the actresses had virtually no knowledge cast members and the dramaturge — whose of it. job is to provide the cast with research and “A lot of younger people are not that familiar

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with the Holocaust anymore, even younger Jewish people,” Brooks said. “It’s becoming a faint memory, and it’s going to be more and more (faint) in 20 or 30 years. So I’m hoping if this play has any life, it will help remind people of what those years were like.”

However, Kingsdale said the story of survivors is not unique to the Holocaust and is still applicable today.

“It’s a very relevant topic — the topic of refugees, and what it’s like to be a refugee, to be in a place where they don’t really understand what you’ve been through,” Kingsdale said. “People don’t necessarily know how to treat you or how to help navigate your survival.”

Although Kingsdale has appeared in more light-hearted productions, she said plays like “A Splintered Soul” that tackle heavy subjects have an opportunity to educate people about larger issues.

Kingsdale added that she hopes audiences will question issues of morality and examine how ideas about right and wrong are affected by situations of tragedy.

“This is one of those plays that everyone will leave the theater maybe thinking some things slightly different and will hopefully continue that argument and continue that conversation outside of the theater,” she said. weizheyang2018@u.northwestern.edu

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

Festival commemorates playwright’s legacy

By KELLEY CZAJKA

the daily northwestern @kelleyczajka

All of Northwestern will be a stage starting Friday with the beginning of ShakespeaRevel, a campus-wide festival commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.

The event, which runs until May 1, comprises a wide range of Shakespeare-related events across a variety of mediums.

“Shakespeare keeps popping up everywhere … it’s not just on the stage and it’s not just in the texts of his plays,” said Ira Murfin, graduate assistant for public humanities at the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities. “Shakespeare becomes this kind of cultural capital that people draw on, reference, cite, adapt (and) fit to their cultural contexts in all sorts of different ways.”

The festival is modeled off of Shakespeare 400 Chicago, a city-wide festival commemorating the playwright’s legacy with nearly 850 events planned for this year, Murfin said.

He added that several events in ShakespeaRevel are cross-listed in Shakespeare 400 Chicago, including Friday’s kickoff event, a screening of “Catch My Soul” — a psychedelic rock opera adaptation of “Othello” — at the Block Museum of Art. The festival continues with a series of eclectic events on April 28, Murfin said.

Gina Bloom, a University of California, Davis, professor, will present “Play the Knave,” a video game she created in which a player can perform chosen Shakespearean scenes karaoke-style.

There will also be a wide range of Shakespeare-related acts by The Rock, as a part of an event called Revel at The Rock. The acts range from puppetry to an excerpt of the mainstage production of “The Tempest,” which will be performed April 22 to May 1 at the Barber Theater.

Skye Geerts, a first-year student in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama program, will perform in a two-person static trapeze performance to a song from Joss Whedon’s film version of “Much Ado About

Nothing” at Revel at The Rock.

Geerts, who practices this form of trapeze as a hobby, said she was happy to be able to incorporate it into the festival.

SPG Improv, an improv troupe for graduate students, will play a series of Shakespearethemed improv games at Revel at The Rock, said Grace Overbeke, a third-year student in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Theatre and Drama program and a member of the troupe.

Overbeke said the event will attempt to recreate a style from medieval times in which pageant wagons were used to perform outdoors.

“That idea of performance all around you happening in the open air is sort of what I am hoping will happen,” she said.

The ShakespeaRevel website contains a calendar of all the festival’s events as well as an interactive element in which people can submit video recitations of Shakespeare passages, Murfin said.

The video project, “400 for the 400th,” was developed by Danny Snelson, a postdoctoral fellow in digital humanities at NU. Snelson will cut words from each of the submissions

and compile them into one video that brings together the voice of everyone who submitted, he said.

Snelson emphasized the kind of immediacy that comes out of this video performance, and he said the final product will be a snapshot of the community around NU as people engage with Shakespeare’s legacy.

“There’s a kind of authentic engagement that you have with a person when they’re reading in front of their computers as though it’s a Skype conversation with Shakespeare,” he said.

Murfin said he hopes the festival will foster a sense of community on campus, as well as prompt them to reflect on the ways Shakespeare has remained relevant in people’s lives and been reimagined in contemporary contexts.

“It’s a very exciting time to think through Shakespeare,” Snelson said. “It’s a very exciting time when a whole city and multiple cities… are coming together to think about what Shakespeare means to us today.” kelleyczajka2019@u.northwestern.edu

Northwestern libraries launch Shakespeare exhibit

By RACHEL HOLTZMAN

the daily northwestern @rdanielle1995

Starting Saturday, Northwestern students will have the chance to see and read artifacts dating back as far as the 16th century — all of which relate to Shakespeare’s work and other early modern theater.

Page & Stage: Shakespeare at Northwestern Libraries, which will be shown in University Library and the corridor leading to Deering Library will feature rare books, archives of photos from past campus and professional theater productions and multimedia education, learning services librarian Charlotte Cubbage said.

“There is no other figure in the humanities about whom more has been written,” she said. “He spans different disciplines and his reach goes deep into popular culture.”

The exhibit, which will be on display until Sept.

2, coincides with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Cubbage said because it is a unique date to celebrate, it is also a good opportunity to talk about the presence of Shakespeare in the library and on campus.

Drew Scott, a communications specialist at Northwestern Libraries, said the richness of

archives collect everything with NU history.”

One of the University’s finds includes the Dublin Gate Theatre Archive, a grouping of memorabilia and notes in the library’s special collections that gives students an inside look into how theater companies are run daily, Scott said.

The archives to be

NU’s archives may be surprising.

“It’s really easy to say that if you’re researching Shakespeare you’re going to find books, but one thing that’s surprising is it goes beyond the play,” Scott said.

“The archives have photos and objects that open entire inquiries people may never have thought about.

It collects that very thing — the

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CALENDAR thursday Vertigo Productions presents: “Strangers of Intimacy” at 8 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion

friday

Screening of “Catch My Soul” at 7 p.m. in the Block Museum of Art Bach Week Festival: Opening Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Nichols Concert Hall “The Tempest” at 7:30 p.m. in The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts Vertigo Productions presents: “Strangers of Intimacy” at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion

saturday “Page & Stage: Shakespeare at Northwestern Libraries” at 8:30 a.m. in University Library “The Tempest” at 7:30 p.m. in The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra: Concert at 7:30 p.m. in Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Vertigo Productions presents: “Strangers of Intimacy” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion

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“The Tempest” at 2 p.m. in The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts Bach Week Festival: “The Music of J.S. Bach” at 7:30 p.m. in Nichols Concert Hall

presented include an original Second Folio, which is one version of Shakespeare’s complete works, set designs from student productions, literary analysis and photos, Cubbage said.

Along with Shakespearean artifacts, the exhibit also features educational information about the archives themselves.

One multimedia display addresses the ways in which English Prof. Susan Phillips, who focuses on medievalism in her work, has encouraged students to access the archives.

“I bring students in all of my classes to special collections so they get a chance to see how early productions were circulated and read,” Phillips said. “They get to see the text come alive and fundamentally kind of rethink what texts are and how they work.”

Phillips said she hopes the exhibit will make the library’s resources seem more accessible, when at times the archives may seem daunting.

“The idea is that looking at old books changes the way you look at old texts circulating,” Phillips said. “For example, the ‘To be or not to be’ speech from Hamlet exists in multiple forms. My hope is that students who look at this exhibit will want to go into special collections or take classes that let them get their hands dirty with these books.” rachelhotzman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

Student-written play focuses on forms of intimacy

By SOPHIE MANN

daily senior staffer @sophiemmann

Communication senior Marion Hill decided to explore the nature of relationships, such as those between exes, in a play she wrote that premieres this weekend at Shanley Pavilion.

“Strangers of Intimacy” is being produced

by Vertigo Productions, a theater group that exclusively presents student work. Hill, who said she did not have much theater exposure before writing the play, said she first wrote it for her “Introduction to Playwriting” course and then submitted it to Vertigo for consideration.

The show follows Roland and Maria, a couple who flees to the mountains of French Canada after being driven away from New York City by a scandal. They take refuge with Maria’s sister and her daughter, while awaiting the arrival

of their brother. As the characters wait, Maria finds herself drawn to her brother’s wife.

When Hill first began writing she was interested in relationships within marriage, family or friendship, Hill said. She also delved into unconventional attraction, such as between a married person and someone who isn’t their partner, ex-husbands and wives, and queer partners.

Hill said she explored how characters often react to those relationships and dynamics with strong emotions and anxiety, as is depicted in the play.

“I was interested in a lot of ideas around attractions and infatuation between two people,” Hill said. “That was sort of the theme I started with and on top of that, as new characters popped up more and more, themes just came along with it.”

Communication senior Max Spitz, who directs the play, said he was drawn to the play

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REHEARSAL ROMANCE Performers rehearse for the upcoming production of “Strangers of Intimacy.” The show explores the complex nature of different relationships.

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because of its focus on strong female characters and its emphasis on bisexual and queer relationships.

“What makes it so unique to me is the language Marion uses as a playwright … really strongly connects to the different forms of relationship we try to create,” he said. “It’s so easy to project intimacy on just sex, and what excites me about the show is it dissects that form of intimacy, and it gives us a strong female character that we don’t have often enough.”

Throughout the production process of the show, the script constantly evolved based on what happened during rehearsals, said Ellen Ehrsam, the show’s producer and a Communication junior. Unlike a professionally-written play, the production team only finalized the draft for Hill’s play last week, Ehrsam said.

Spitz also played a role in which he contributed to Hill’s drafts and work with her through the editing process. Rarely do directors have

the ability to work so closely with the playwright, Spitz said.

Hill said the process was especially different for her because she is used to writing and directing her own screenplays.

“You just kind of write the play and just give it to them, and they just go and do it,” Hill said.

“That’s really different from directing my own writing, especially for the screen, which is a whole different style thinking about a lot more visual composition as well as dialogue.”

Hill said she was struck with how the themes she wrote about manifested in the play in ways she never could have expected.

“It’s really interesting to see how actors completely transform what the character should be like in my head, and it’s totally different but it still works,” she said. “That’s one of the coolest parts of it.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu

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SMOKIN’ SHOW Two actors practice a scene in the play written by Communication senior Marion Hill. It is produced by Vertigo Productions, which exclusively presents student works.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

Subcommittee talks revising ordinance language

By NORA SHELLY

the daily northwestern @noracshelly

A subcommittee discussed how to revise an ordinance addressing Evanston’s nuisance properties Wednesday night, focusing on the necessity of clearly outlining what factors will determine if a property is labeled as a problem.

This was the second meeting of the Neighborhood Integrity Ordinance subcommittee, which was formed last month to revise the ordinance.

The ordinance was introduced earlier this year to revise the existing rules to address buildings with significant crime issues and building code violations that are deemed “nuisance properties.”

Council moved to form the subcommittee to address the ambiguous wording and unclear punishment processes of the proposed revised ordinance. The ordinance proposed earlier this year would have designated a property a nuisance if there were two or more arrests on the property within a six month period.

The proposed ordinance should more clearly lay out which properties need to be addressed, Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington said.

“When you put the standard at arrest, we’re subtracting a substantial number of issues that are problematic for the neighborhood,” he said.

Members of the subcommittee raised concern that the ordinance could inhibit Evanston residents from calling the police if there was crime on their property, such as domestic violence cases, because it could mean they would be placed on the list of nuisance premises.

Eddington said there should be a balance between designating properties a nuisance if there are arrests there and if there are a significant number of calls for service.

Amy Meek, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, said at the meeting that the city should avoid including calls for service as a way a property could be designated a nuisance.

“In general we have concerns about the chilling effects that this has on tenants with willingness to call the police,” she told The Daily. “The tendency is to want to have the broadest possible tools, but then you bring in a lot of people who are not really nuisances.”

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MAKING CHANGES Members of the Nuisance Integrity Ordinance subcommittee discuss possible changes to the ordinance Wednesday night.

Landowners at the meeting brought up concerns over the punishment process in the proposed ordinance.

Also under the previously proposed ordinance, landlords would have been held accountable for addressing the issues at their properties.

This part of the proposal received backlash from community landlords who felt it was unfair to make them responsible for tenants whom they could not control.

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said city properties should be inspected on a more timely basis, which would not necessarily be addressed in a proposed nuisance ordinance, but should still be a priority of the city.

“D ecent housing and crime-f ree

neighborhoods, neighborhood integrity, it all goes together,” she said.

Current city code requires buildings that receive Community Development Block Grants — or federal funds used to provide adequate housing to low- and moderate-income individuals — be inspected every three years, while other buildings are required to be inspected every four to six years, Carl Caneva, the assistant director of Evanston’s Health and Human Services department told The Daily. A minimal number of inspectors — four for 2,500 buildings — and a faulty software program that tracks which

buildings need to be inspected, makes it difficult to do this, Caneva said.

A flowchart of how the ordinance would address nuisance premises prepared by city staff emphasized communication with landlords.

“The idea here is to give everybody a visualization of the path that these people take,” Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said. “The city’s expectation would be that … there would be a meeting with the owner to develop a plan on how to deal with the problem” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

Hip hop group Rae Sremmurd to play A&O Ball

By MARK DUANMU

the daily northwestern @mduanmu

Rap duo Rae Sremmurd will headline A&O Ball on April 29, A&O Productions announced Wednesday.

The southern hip hop group is known for its singles “No Type” and “No Flex Zone,” both

released in 2014. Its 2015 debut album, “SremmLife,” reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

“A lot of students look forward to A&O Ball every year, and we have always tried to make it as fun of an event as possible,” said Weinberg junior Ben Shear, A&O’s head of concerts. “We think the artist we chose would appeal to the majority of the student body and definitely put on a fun show.”

This year’s concert is co-sponsored by For

Members Only, NU’s black student alliance.

A&O has not yet announced the opening act, but an announcement will come within a few days, according to a news release.

The show will be held at Chicago’s Riviera Theatre.

Ball has historically been considered A&O’s premier annual event, said McCormick senior Danny Brennan, co-chair of A&O. Shear said A&O chose the duo after it polled

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From page 1 revote, said former parliamentarian Scott Spicer, a Weinberg senior.

The Senate meeting began by debating the rules for a possible hearing. Senators spent roughly 45 minutes considering two proposed amendments that would open debate in an impeachment hearing to non-senators. The first amendment failed, leading to the approval of a 10-minute speaking period for non-elected students. However, no one ended up speaking during this allotted time during the hearing.

The hearing began with parliamentarian Shelby Reitman, a Weinberg sophomore, announcing the Rules Committee’s recommendations for punishment.

Next, Weinberg junior Lauren Thomas, the election commissioner, outlined the ticket’s violations of ASG’s election guidelines. Then Cilento stood before Senate and, with Vinson behind her, offered an apology, but she placed more fault with SESP sophomore Kevin Corkran, the election commission member who leaked the information and has since resigned from ASG. “I’m incredibly sorry about this entire situation,” Cilento said. “It was extremely unethical and unfair. With that said, I think the malice in this situation lies with the member of the election commission who committed the leak.”

When Senate moved into debate, some

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Daily, confirms Cilento and Vinson started rapidly closing the voting margin just after noon on the last day of the voting period. Witte also said Cilento continued closing the margin “really fast” in the last two hours.

“The graph was not conclusive,” Cilento told The Daily after the meeting. “This leak did not conclusively give us an advantage in the election, and I think something really important to remember is that this was given to us in the last half hour.”

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SENATE DEBATE Election commissioner Lauren Thomas, a Weinberg junior, speaks at Associated Student Government Senate on Wednesday.

senators raised concerns about the election’s credibility and the feasibility of a re-vote.

Weinberg junior Will Pritzker spoke against the recommended punishments and said although an apology should be “a given,” more needed to be done.

“Their intent was to use this information to affect the results of the election,” Pritzker said.

“It’s speculation to see whether or not it did, but the mere fact there’s a chance it did and they knew there was a chance it would is enough cause to have at least a revote. We owe the student body that.”

Other senators disagreed. Weinberg sophomore Eliott Sassouni, who serves on the Rules Committee, said although he was initially in

Syed said the past week has been a “trying time for ASG.” “While I believe the other campaign did indeed have a competitive advantage in the final hours of voting based on all the evidence I have been shown, I ultimately respect Rules’ and Senate’s decision and hope we can move forward from this scandal,” she said in a statement. “I hope future campaigns never receive, mobilize, or lie about information like this again.”

The Rules Committee unanimously agreed to the punishments, which were then approved in a private ballot by Senate with 26 votes for, nine

votes against and one abstention. The punishments come just a week after Cilento and Vinson were sworn in.

At the first hearing, the Rules Committee, which currently has eight members including parliamentarian Shelby Reitman, heard arguments from Cilento and Weinberg junior Lauren Thomas, the election commissioner. Both parties had the opportunity to present evidence and call witnesses.

Two members of the Rules Committee did not vote during the hearing. One member recused himself because he worked for Cilento and Vinson’s campaign, and another member was unable

well in a student survey.

“We always want our artists to have universal appeal,” said A&O spokeswoman Caroline Fearon, a Communication senior. “It’s always a mix between polling high in the student poll and affordability.”

Tickets will be available for $10 each at the Norris Box Office starting Thursday at 10 a.m. markduanmu2019@u.northwestern.edu favor of a revote, he realized it wouldn’t achieve a record turnout like the first election.

“Hearing what Christina and Macs said, a revote right now would be very divisive, given the divisiveness of the past election and how emotionally taxing it was for candidates on both sides,” he said. “It would be a lot harder to run again and create a whole new campaign almost from scratch.”

Eventually, Senate moved into voting procedure, which was done through secret ballots. A majority of senators voted against using secret ballots, but because more than one-fifth wanted them, pen-and-paper voting was used.

At about 10:30 p.m., Mulukutla counted and announced the results. Senate approved the Rules Committee’s punishment recommendation that Cilento and Vinson both publicly apologize with 26 senators voting for, nine against and one abstaining.

When Cilento addressed Senate before the proceedings, she admitted to a lapse in judgment and pledged to be a resource for students, apologizing to the students and student groups who endorsed her.

“The question is, ‘Where do we go from here?’” Cilento said. “We need to restore faith in ASG. Macs and I have taken an active role in doing so. We agree with this punishment. We see it as appropriate. … I hope that throughout this year, we can work to regain your trust.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu to make the hearing.

The Rules Committee hearing was closed to the public, per Cilento’s request. According to ASG Code, either party can request a closed hearing.

Thomas said she was relieved the process was over and thought the punishment was justified.

“We ended up with a fair and just punishment for Christina and Macs,” she said. “Obviously, they committed a violation that should not have gone unnoticed, but I also did not think it was so severe and so serious to warrant removal from office.” tylerpager2017@u.northwestern.edu

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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2016

Northwestern sends four to sizeable Virginia event

By SOPHIE MANN

daily senior staffer @sophiemmann

Cross Country Daily file photo by Tucker Johnson

FOUR GALORE Northwestern runners compete in a cross country event. The Wildcats will be taking part in their first event since April 2 and send four runners to Virginia.

After a nearly three-week hiatus from competition, Northwestern heads to Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend for the Virginia Challenge.

The event will be slightly smaller compared to the 1,700-athlete competition in San Francisco earlier this month.

Only four out of 1,200 participating athletes this weekend are Wildcats.

Among them is junior Jena Pianin, who came in first on the team a few weeks ago in the 5,000-meter event.

She said she is looking to have an even stronger performance this weekend.

“I was not happy with my run in San Francisco, but the team has refocused and continued to work hard each day on staying healthy and excited,” Pianin said. “For me, I have worked on staying recovered and rested for the meet, and I’m excited to use my extra energy for a solid effort.”

Coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said the team has been feeling better recently, especially after deescalating its workout regimens to focus on staying healthy and avoiding injury.

“Everyone as of recently has been feeling pretty good,” Haynes said. “We backed up

training, worked on recovery.”

Because it’s an Olympic year, athletes had to meet certain time standards, which makes this event different from others the team has participated in.

“

I was not happy with my run in San Francisco, but the team has refocused and continued to work hard.

Jena Pianin, junior

Haynes said she didn’t know what the standards would be until recently, but, all of the athletes she had hoped would attend made the cut.

Both Pianin and Haynes said although San Francisco wasn’t the team’s best showing — even with two runners setting personal records — this weekend should yield better results.

“The weather is supposed to be beautiful,” Haynes said. “We’ll have ideal conditions to hopefully show where our training is at. (Personal records) don’t come all the time in track and field even though you go out every day and wish for one.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu

Across Campuses University of Illinois planning staff layoffs due to state budget stalemate The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is preparing for layoffs in the fall if lawmakers haven’t solved the state’s budget impasse by then.

An email sent to the university’s deans, directors and department heads lays out a coordinated plan for laying off civil service employees.

Managers must report the positions they intend to eliminate by May 16.

The plan is a sign of how the state budget impasse is affecting even Illinois’ most prominent public university, which has weathered the crisis better than other public schools.

Hiring of civil service employees has been frozen at the campus in preparation for the reassignment of employees in other departments who might otherwise be laid off, university spokeswoman Robin Kaler said.

Civil service employees with seniority can exercise rights to keep their positions and bump other employees from their jobs, potentially causing a reshuffling throughout campus.

“If we could coordinate among the whole campus we can optimize it to move people into positions that are vacant ... so the actual number who lose jobs is as small as possible,” Kaler said.

The university employs 4,332 civil service workers in a variety of jobs, including clerical and office work, technicians, food service and maintenance. The number of positions being cut will be determined by each department.

Layoffs will officially take effect Aug. 27, according to the email.

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UC Davis chancellor apologizes for Internet scrubbing controversy

Linda Katehi, the chancellor of UC Davis, has apologized for the university’s hiring of image consultants to bury Internet references to a pepper-spraying incident of student protesters by campus police and has promised a series of public forums to answer questions.

“The university’s identity has been shaken by a series of highly publicized missteps,” Katehi said in a statement released late Monday amid calls for her resignation. “Some were my own doing. All occurred under my watch. For that, I sincerely apologize.”

In a widely criticized November 2011 incident, a university police officer dressed in riot gear sprayed peaceful protesters. Images and video of the incident quickly went viral and triggered nationwide controversy and generated calls for the chancellor to step down.

Documents obtained by the Sacramento Bee showed that the school, determined to improve its image and that of Katehi, paid at least $175,000 to a consultant to clean up its online reputation.

In her statement, Katehi said the university’s Office of Strategic Communications “hired outside firms specializing in what is known as ‘search engine optimization’” to improve the school’s image following the “highly regrettable” police episode.

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This is just how we wanted it to play out, and I think it gives us the best opportunity to be at our best going into Big Tens. — Emily Fletcher, women’s golf coach

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Wildcats ready to defend Big Ten Tournament title

By JOSEPH WILKINSON

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Last year, Northwestern turned in a dominant performance at the Big Ten Championships, as then-freshman Sarah Cho took the individual title while the Wildcats split the team crown with Ohio State.

This year’s team is looking to repeat that performance as a stepping stone on the way to the NCAA Championships. Coach Emily Fletcher, however, said she isn’t ready to get that far ahead.

“We’re looking to be the best we can be,” Fletcher said. “I think if we do that the results will come.”

After taking a disappointing eighth at the Ping/ ASU Invitational two weeks ago, the No. 8 Cats have been hard at work in practice.

With the extra week off, the team could afford to cover all the bases, including more than one trip off the course and into the gym.

“We got in a few good workouts, just trying to push the girls physically a little bit, challenge them, and they’ve done a really good job with that,” Fletcher said. “We also gave everyone the opportunity to do what they needed to do individually to work on the areas that they felt they needed to

work on.”

For sophomore and reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Hannah Kim, that meant making sure she could rely on the elements of her game that helped her set multiple school records at the Hurricane Invitational back in the winter.

Kim showed a glimpse of that potential two weeks ago, leading the team in Arizona, but she finished four-over-par and in 17th place. She will need to play better if NU hopes to win in Indianapolis again.

“I really worked on my shots and my putting just because I know that they’re my strengths,” Kim said. “I wanted to be more confident going into this week knowing that I have them for backup if anything goes wrong.”

Kim will be joined by sophomore Sarah Cho, junior Kacie Komoto, senior Suchaya Tangkamolprasert, and freshmen Stephanie Lau and Janet Mao. After taking the title last year as a freshman, Cho won the team’s first tournament of the year, the Dick McGuire Invitational, in the fall.

During the rest of the fall season, however, Cho failed to shoot an under par round, and although her game was better throughout the winter, her last competitive round was a 10-over-par 82 in Arizona.

Even with her recent struggles and status as

defending champion, Cho has a rather carefree attitude coming into the tournament.

“I don’t really think those kind of things,” Cho said. “I kind of focus more for the team, so I just play my best golf. There’s not any extra pressure or anything.”

The team will need that focus, and even though the next highest-ranked Big Ten team is No. 29 Ohio State, the Cats have already seen that anything can happen on the course.

Regardless of the inherent uncertainty in any round of golf, NU has been putting in work in the interim that could lead to a bounce-back performance after a two week break.

“This is all part of the plan,” Fletcher said.

“We really just took a step back and assessed, each player, kind of what they needed to do to be their best leading into this week, and we attacked it from there. This is just how we wanted it to play out, and I think it gives us the best opportunity to be at our best going into Big Tens.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu

Cats jostle for tourney seeding

By ROBBIE MARKUS

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Northwestern will say goodbye to its two-time All Big-Ten senior this weekend.

The Wildcats (10-9, 8-1 Big Ten) will host Michigan (17-4, 9-0) on Senior Night this Friday, the last home match of the season for NU. The lone senior on the team, Alicia Barnett, will play her final home match as the team will travel to East Lansing, Michigan, on Sunday to close out the regular season against Michigan State (12-9, 4-5).

Barnett will be crucial to NU in both matches this weekend, as the senior leads the team with eight Big Ten singles wins this season. Additionally, the Cats and the Wolverines have jockeyed for the top two spots in the conference for the last few seasons, as the teams have finished 1st and 2nd in Big Ten championships in each of the last 10 years.

“Michigan’s always a big match for us,” Barnett said. “We’re just going to go out there, and compete our asses off.”

Dating back to 2013, Michigan has won 37 straight Big Ten regular season matches. Despite the fact that the team only has two upperclassmen, the Wolverines have remained atop the Big Ten Standings with their eyes on a conference championship.

Meanwhile, the Cats should have an easier matchup Sunday when they take on Michigan State. NU is 38-1 all-time against the Spartans, and Michigan State has struggled against Big Ten competition this season, sitting in a five-way tie for 6th place in the conference.

The match has a great deal on the line, as both the Cats and the Wolverines are battling for top seeds in the upcoming Big Ten Tournament, which begins April 28 after all teams finish regular season play.

“We have to finish on a strong note,” sophomore Alex Chatt said.

“We’re just trying to hit as many

No. 10 Michigan vs. Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 3 p.m. Friday

Northwestern vs. Michigan State East Lansing, Michigan 11 a.m. Sunday

balls as possible, and be able to prepare technically and tactically as much as possible.”

After NU’s loss to Ohio State last Sunday, the Cats currently sit at 3rd in the Big Ten. Michigan remains one win ahead of Northwestern, tied with the Buckeyes for 1st place in the conference.

If NU beats the Wolverines on

Friday, they’ll put themselves in a position to grab the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, as the Cats would edge out Michigan in head-to-head play.

Barnett has had a number of memorable singles and doubles wins for NU in the NCAA tournament and is looking for one final home victory this Friday. She also held down No. 1 singles her junior year, when she led the Cats to the Round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.

After coaching Barnett all four years, coach Claire Pollard’s words on her senior were short, but meaningful.

“She’s a phenomenal human being,” Pollard said. robinsonmarkus2019@u.northwestern.edu

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BYE ALICIA Alicia Barnett smashes a backhand shot. The senior will play her final regular-season home match in Evanston this Friday.

Daily file photo by Nathan Richards

Men’s Golf

NU seeking to keep foot on gas pedal

By JOSEPH WILKINSON

the daily northwestern @joe_f_wilkinson

It all comes down to this weekend for Northwestern, as the Wildcats open postseason play at the Big Ten Championships in Newburgh, Indiana.

The team is coming off back-to-back impressive finishes at its previous three tournaments and looking to carry those performances into this weekend.

“Competing for that Big Ten championship would be amazing,” sophomore Dylan Wu said. “It’s one of the goals I’ve had the entire year, being in that final group with all the pressure. It’s the best moment you want to be in, where all that pressure is, and that’s where you can step up and play your best.”

At its previous two tournaments NU closed with its best rounds, but its most impressive performance came when the team strung together three consecutive strong rounds at The Goodwin in late March.

Coach David Inglis will be looking for that final round intensity from the start this weekend.

“We have to make sure that we’re learning the golf course and really preparing well for the next day,” Inglis said. “We’ve shown that our golf seems to get better as the tournament goes on, so the better we start, the better we’ll finish.”

Learning the holes will be important for the Cats, as only two of the current team members — Wu and senior Josh Jamieson — have played the championship course at Victoria National Golf Club before. The team’s other representatives at the championships will be senior Andrew Whalen, sophomore Sam Triplett and freshman Ryan Lumsden.

Last year Wu finished second on the team, but NU finished seventh and failed to qualify for an NCAA Regional tournament. This year, Wu believes his previous rounds on the course will help him improve that result.

“It definitely helps having experience on the course,” Wu said. “You know the way the holes look like, and you know how hard the holes play. It’s always nice to go to a place you’ve played before and had success at.”

Like Wu, Jamieson said he feels confident that his experience on the course will help him throughout the weekend.

That experience, however, doesn’t mean anything without proper preparation, and Jamieson said he is making sure his game is ready for the upcoming challenge.

“I’m just trying to work on the ball striking,” Jamieson said. “Victoria National, much like Purdue, on the face of it is quite a long course, but somehow you seem to get quite a lot of birdie chances, so if you’re hitting the ball solidly you’ll give yourself a few chances.”

This year’s Cats have so far followed in the footsteps of last year’s team, coming in third place at the Boilermaker Invitational after landing in the middle of the standings at the Kepler Invitational. Unlike last year, however, this year’s team took down thenNo. 1 USC at The Goodwin and finished eight spots higher in the final standings than the 2014-15 squad.

“Our guys feel pretty good,” Inglis said.

“We know that when we play well we’ve got a chance to beat anybody, so we just have to do the things in preparation for competition to help us play better.”

Although Wu and the rest of the squad have their sights set on the final group, the challenge will be stiff, and with formerly ranked Penn State and Purdue along with No. 2 Illinois competing in the tournament, NU faces an uphill battle.

Despite tough competition, the Cats were almost in the final group at Purdue, and Wu is ready to take the final step.

“Having our team in the final group that last day would be really nice,” Wu said. “I just want to have that experience of trying to be that anchorman. It’s just one of the goals as a player in the Big Ten.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu