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WAITING FOR DIVERSITY Theater community tackles representation By MATTHEW CHOI
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As a student playwright, Kori Alston has experienced firsthand the dearth of diversity in the Northwestern theater community. While casting his play, “The Alexander Litany,” which explores black masculinity, the Communication sophomore needed
four black men. At auditions this winter, only one tried out. “We just put our feelers out there, we reached out to every student group possible, and eventually in about a month, we were able to find the four black actors we needed for the show,” Alston said. Alston, president of Vertigo Productions, said the problem goes beyond one show or season. A lack of diversity is a systemic problem in
NU’s theater community, he said. Vertigo, which is focused on producing student-written plays, is a board in the NU Student Theatre Coalition — an organization of student theater boards and dance groups. In a school where theater has considerable influence on campus, limited minority representation affects more than just the theater » See THEATER, page 4
Gun regulation bill discussed John Stossel talks By MARIANA ALFARO
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Gun regulation activists urged Evanston community members Tuesday night to rally around a state bill that would tighten security at gun shops across Illinois. The panelists said the bill, which is scheduled for an amendment hearing in Springfield on Wednesday, calls for an increased number of precautionary measures for gun stores, including background checks, training for dealers and employees, regular inspections and video surveillance systems. It would also require gun stores to not be within 1,000 feet of any school or daycare facility. Two local activists spoke about ways to increase gun control during a panel hosted by Evanston’s chapter of the Peaceable Cities Alliance, a group that also works to prevent gun violence. “We are very fortunate in the approach most of our local legislators take but we need the voices from everywhere,” said Eileen Soderstrom, a board member of People for a Safer Society, a local gun-violence prevention organization. More than 40 people attended the event, which was held at the GibbsMorrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St., and moderated by Jessyca Dudley, a Peaceable Cities board member.
Anna Astalas, co-president of the Chicago-area chapter of the Brady Campaign, a nationwide organization that aims to reduce gun violence, said there are thousands of gun dealers in Illinois whose businesses go unregulated. She said it doesn’t make sense that the state requires restaurants, hair salons and other businesses to have valid licenses but fails to enforce the same rules on stores that sell lethal weapons.
“It’s just unfathomable to think we have 2,400 plus (dealers) out there that are not licensed,” she said. “It’s really a no brainer. Plus, (stricter policies would be) bringing in additional revenues to the state. It is not expected to be a lot, but there are some revenues that will be coming to the state.” Any Illinois citizen, Soderstrom said, has the right to go online and file » See GUN REGULATION, page 5
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URGING ACTION (From left) Gun control activists Eileen Soderstrom, Anna Astalas and Jessyca Dudley discuss gun security measures during a panel event hosted by Evanston’s chapter of the Peaceable Cities Alliance. Soderstrom and Astalas encouraged audience members to support a bill that would increase gun store regulation measures in Illinois.
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Although he was speaking at an event hosted by College Republicans, John Stossel stressed he does not identify as a conservative. “I’m not a conservative, I’m a libertarian,” he said. “People should be able to take whatever drugs they want once they’re an adult. … I think most of the stuff that goes on on Dillo Day is OK.” The popular journalist and political commenter addressed a crowd of about 100 students and local residents Tuesday evening in Leverone Hall, sharing his story about how a career covering business led him to mistrust government. Stossel reflected on his first journalism job as a consumer reporter for a local television station in Oregon. He said he frequently exposed the misdeeds of businesses but said that years on the beat showed him that government intervention rarely solved the problems he had unearthed. “It is intuitive to think life works best if there’s some guy who went to Harvard who will tell people how to change the lightbulb,” Stossel said.
“But I was an enemy of freedom without realizing it.” Gradually, he said he overcame the “liberal university culture” he learned as an undergraduate at Princeton and embraced the philosophy of Adam Smith and other free market economists. The market, not government, became his preferred remedy to societal issues. “(Regulations) are like barnacles,” Stossel said. “They never go away. They just grow new ones on top of the old rules.” Drawing on stories from his life, Stossel also shared some of the political commentary he’s best known for as a host on the Fox Business Network. He criticized in particular the proceedings of the 2016 presidential campaign, denouncing both presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Stossel also offered a host of free market solutions to problems he said some see as being the responsibility of government. Many things that the government steps in to fix will improve on their own if market forces are allowed to work, he said. “Even the most greedy factory owner starts to care about safety » See STOSSEL, page 5
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Around Town Senate passes voter registration bill By BILLY KOBIN
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The Illinois Senate passed a measure sponsored by Evanston representatives last Thursday that would automatically register state residents to vote when they receive their driver’s licenses. Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) co-sponsored the bill, which passed 42-16 in the Senate on Thursday, and Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) was the lead Illinois House sponsor. “To me, voting rights are kind of the essence of our democracy, and I believe there are too many people who are not registered to vote and do not vote,” Gabel told The Daily. “I think it’s everyone’s civic responsibility as well as our country’s responsibility to make it as easy as possible for people to be registered to vote.” The Illinois House of Representatives is now considering the measure, she said, adding that representatives plan to pass the measure, sending it to Gov. Bruce Rauner in the next few days before the current legislative session ends. Biss could not be reached for comment. Illinois currently has a system where voters can register at municipal offices, including
Police Blotter Bag full of hats stolen from Campus Gear
A man was arrested in connection with stealing hats from Campus Gear on Sunday afternoon. Two men were discovered at about 3:30 p.m. stuffing two bags full of hats and attempting to leave the store — 1722 Sherman Ave. — without paying, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph
Department of Motor Vehicles offices, as well as online or via the mail. Currently, Illinois residents are asked whether they want to opt in to register to vote when applying for a driver’s license. Two forms of identification are needed to register, such as a driver’s license and ID card, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. Under the proposed measure, whenever an eligible Illinois resident receives services at a designated state agency they will be automatically registered in their local jurisdiction unless they opt out, according to a news release. State agencies that would offer the service include Driver Services, Illinois Department of Human Services and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Gabel said the information provided to get a driver’s license would be screened by the Illinois State Board of Elections and local county clerks. A letter would then be sent to residents asking for a signature to complete the registration process, she said. Oregon, California, West Virginia and Vermont have already approved similar automatic voter registration measures into law. Officials from the State Board of Elections have made suggestions to legislators regarding the bill due to concerns about the costs of implementation, said Ken Menzel, general counsel for the State Board of Elections. Dugan. Before they fled, the store’s owner was able to take a bag back from one of the men. A police patrolling the area discovered the other man nearby the store with the other bag, Dugan said. The suspect dropped the bag and fled the area, but the officer caught and arrested him near the Davis Street CTA station. The bag contained 19 hats, valued at about $610, Dugan said. The man was charged with felony retail theft and will appear in court, but no date has been set, Dugan said.
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A car was burglarized in south Evanston some time between Sunday evening and Monday afternoon. The vehicle’s owner, a 66-year-old man, said a change purse was taken from the car in the 900 block of Brummel Street, Dugan said. It is unclear if the car was unlocked, but there were no signs of forced entry. — Evelyn Metric
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On Campus ASG student activities VP selected by group leaders By ERICA SNOW
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Student group leaders elected Weinberg sophomore Rose Gambrah as vice president for student activities in the position’s first-ever competitive election, Associated Student Government announced Tuesday. Last year was the first time groups at the Student Organization Symposium elected someone for the position, when then-Weinberg junior Parag Dharmavarapu was the only person on the ballot. Gambrah ran for the position — essentially ASG’s liaison between student groups and student government — against Weinberg sophomore Jake Rothstein and SESP sophomore Josh O’Neil. Gambrah said she has been involved in ASG since her freshman year, previously serving as a senator for the African Students Association and working for the Student Activities Resources Committee, which is chaired by the vice president for student activities. “(The election) makes this decision more validated,” Gambrah said. “People want to do this. People have initiative that they want to bring to this job. It humbles me, the fact that people think I’m the student who’s going to do the best job.” Before ASG amended its constitution last May, the position was filled by a nomination from a selection committee and confirmation from Senate, like most other cabinet positions. Dharmavarapu said the election last year was “symbolic,” with the intention of developing into a
THR ranks NU’s theater program as second best in country
Northwestern’s theater program was ranked the second best undergraduate drama school behind The Juilliard School by The Hollywood Reporter.
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GROUPS GATHER Student group leaders learn about University resources at the Student Organization Symposium. After the symposium, student groups elected Rose Gambrah as the vice president for student activities.
multi-candidate process in future years. He added that allowing student groups to choose the vice president for student activities is more fair because student groups should have a direct say in their representative, especially after the news that administrators want to move toward open admissions policies for most student groups.
“I’m glad multiple people are running just because it gives it more mandate,” Dharmavarapu said before the vote. Student groups elected Gambrah after the three candidates made speeches at the symposium, held last Monday and last Thursday. The symposium was a required event for University-recognized student
NU finished ahead of both Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, which were ranked third and fourth respectively. The ranking noted Stephen Colbert (Communication ‘86) and Kimberly Williams-Paisley (Communication ‘93) as famous alumni who graduated from NU’s theater school. It also mentioned that actor and filmmaker Warren Beatty was a dropout
from the program. Theatre Prof. Harvey Young, who chairs the department, said it is “refreshing” to be at a university where the president, provost, dean of the School of Communication and members of the Board of Trustees actively support theater. Young said ongoing renovation of the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts will further the program with the addition of more black boxes,
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groups and hosted by Northwestern Student Organizations & Activities to train student leaders about using University resources. Three people have held the vice presidential position since last year’s election. McCormick junior Macs Vinson filled the role first as interim vice president in September after Dharmavarapu left campus for an internship. SESP junior Annabel Liou, the current interim vice president, took on the role after Vinson became executive vice president in April. Gambrah will be sworn in at Senate on Wednesday and is the last executive board member to take office for next year. Vinson said the vice president for student activities must strike a balance between working with the student activities resources committee and other key executive members, such as the vice president for A-status and B-status finances. “They’re effectively responsible for student groups,” Vinson said. “That triumvirate will be instrumental in pushing forward things like funding reform but also making sure that communication with student groups are going well and making sure any initiatives that are going to affect student groups are represented.” Gambrah said her focus now is to recruit a committee passionate about helping student groups. “(To the) people who didn’t vote for me, I want to be a resource for them and show them I’m the person for this job,” Gambrah said. “I just want this committee to be as functioning as possible and for all student groups to just be thankful that there is this resource and we actually do things to help students.” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu seminar rooms and acting studios when construction is completed in 2017, Young said. “It’s always nice to have the excellence of our students, staff and faculty recognized by national publications,” Young said. “Any person who has stepped on this campus knows that theater is a central part of Northwestern life.” — Fathma Rahman
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department, said Prof. Harvey Young, the department’s chair. Young, who is AfricanAmerican, recognizes the need for more inclusivity in theater at NU, from increasing the number of students of color on and offstage to improving dialogue about diversity. “The department is moving increasingly in the right direction,” Young said. “Everyone should hear their story on stage.” Still, how exactly to achieve that diversity in a majority white department remains a topic of debate, Alston said, but many agree it starts with increasing the number of people of color in the theater community. Eight out of 40 faculty in the department identify as people of color, according to University data. David Bender, University enrollment business administrator, said the University Enrollment office does not release data on racial or ethnic demographics of students in specific schools or majors. Of all undergraduate students, roughly 50 percent do not identify as white, according to University Enrollment. It has been University policy for many years not to release racial and ethnic demographics by school or major, University spokesman Al Cubbage said. Young also said he had difficulty accessing demographic information on the department. Still, he said an anecdotal sense can be as powerful as data.
“There’s this sense that there’s a lack of diversity, and there’s a desire for more,” Young said. “That is the clearest sign there needs to be a change.”
Difficult expectations
Communication senior Vivian Prieto, who identifies as Latina and Cuban-American, said although she has never experienced active hostility, insensitive remarks remain in conversations in the theater community. “It’s disappointing when you hear people say stuff like, ‘Well we just don’t have actors of color on this campus who are good enough.’ Someone said that to my face,” Prieto said. “It’s so hard not to internalize those microaggressions. … It’s poisonous.” Prieto said many parts of the community actively work to be conscientious and inclusive.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 2016 Her acting class, she said, is a supportive community that has celebrated rather than effaced her Latina identity. She is also happy to see more productions by people of color in student theater and in programming by the Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts, which produces and manages shows put on by the School of Communication. Still, hurtful comments continue in less formal settings, Prieto said. “The little conversations we have with our friends in the middle of the night, just hanging out — that’s also where the work needs to be done,” she said. Prieto is not alone in feeling the weight of being a minority. Communication sophomore Jamie Joeyen-Waldorf said as a Chinese-American, she has felt the effects of the small number of Asian-Americans in the department. As a student producer, she recognizes how the small number of Asian-Americans impacts the kinds of productions that can be put on. “At this school, they’re never going to produce something like ‘Miss Saigon,’” JoeyenWaldorf said, referring to a Broadway musical featuring a Vietnamese woman abandoned by her American lover. “There are literally like six Asians in the department, and not all of us sing, either.” Young said he can remember a time when there were no Asian-Americans in the department. He said increasing diversity of all races is important, but fulfilling the number of actors of a certain race needed for a certain production should not motivate increasing those numbers. Rather, there should be enough students that they do not feel required to play only in roles that reflect their racial identity. “(It) is really important to me not to say, ‘Oh we have X number, which is the exact number needed for a David Henry Wong play,’” Young said. Often directors will conscientiously designate a role for an actor of color, Communication sophomore Lucy Godinez said, and although she appreciates the intent of giving actors of color a chance to be onstage, she said she feels this is a form of “tokenism.” As the only Latina in her class in the Musical Theatre Certificate program, Godinez said she feels pressure to play people of color. Often those roles are not as complex as others in shows written by white playwrights, she said. When auditioning for the Wirtz Center’s fall musical, “Sweet Charity,” one of her friends told her there was a Hispanic character, so she was “all set.” “And I was like, OK,” Godinez said. “But how important is she to the story? How threedimensional is she? Does she just show up here and there and laugh? That’s frustrating.”
Choosing the right shows
When theater Prof. Henry Godinez, who is Lucy Godinez’s father, decided to leave his position at DePaul University for NU, one of his students questioned his move. “When he found out I was leaving he asked me, ‘Why are you going to go to Northwestern? It’s so white,’” Henry Godinez said. “And I said, ‘Well maybe that’s why.’” Godinez — who directed “Anna in the Tropics,” a Wirtz Center production that went up this Spring Quarter focusing on Cuban immigrants in 1920s Tampa, Florida
— said diversity and representation are always on the minds of faculty in the department and the Wirtz Center. Producing shows that focus on underrepresented narratives is critical to effectively diversifying the theater community, he said.
“selling like crazy.” The theater community should not view shows about marginalized identities as onetime obligations, Young said. The community needs to make a sustained effort to feature narratives of color, he said, and should not expect students of color to play certain roles because they fulfill the required demographic. “(Students) should feel that if they want to play Madea or Juliet or Willy Loman, they have the right to audition for those roles,” Young said. “People should not expect them to be limited in having to appear in ‘the black play.’”
Careful casting
Even if there are not enough students of a certain race or ethnicity needed for a production, it should be done anyway, Godinez said. Otherwise, these narratives may never have a chance to be heard. “If we wait until we have the students to really, fully cast those kinds of plays, then we could be waiting for a long time,” he said. “I’ve always been a believer in being aggressively proactive in terms of diversity.” “Anna in the Tropics” featured a diverse cast including Latino, Asian and black actors, Godinez said, reflecting the racial diversity of 1920s Cuba. Godinez said casting actors of color is not the only consideration for The Wirtz Center when selecting shows. He said the center also has to consider profits and its subscriber base, which could at times be antithetical to the mission of creating progressive and diverse theater. “The income goal can be stifling,” Godinez said. “Any time economics, income or profits are a priority, it is always going to lean on the side of making the safest choices.” Diane Claussen, managing director of the Wirtz Center, said profit and the center’s subscriber base do not limit it from putting on shows centering on narratives of color. Rather, its biggest influencers in what shows to put on are its commitment to diversity of all forms and the interests of MFA students who direct some of the shows, she said. “Wirtz Center is committed to including in every Mainstage season productions written by playwrights of color as well as productions that offer roles for a diverse cast of actors,” Claussen told The Daily in an email. For “Anna in the Tropics,” Godinez not only was able to find enough actors of color, but he even cast more than was needed. The show also proved to be a financial success, he said, with tickets
Casting challenges go beyond racial or ethnic diversity. When Joan Sergay, executive director of Sit and Spin Productions — a StuCo theater board focused on “risk-taking theater” — was considering pieces to direct last year, she found the difficulty of casting shows highlighting marginalized narratives to be “endlessly frustrating.” One show she was considering, “Tribes” by Nina Raine, an English playwright, included a deaf boy. The deaf character was meant to speak differently from non-deaf characters due to his disability. Casting for that role, Sergay said, would have been a challenge, and she said she would have been uncomfortable casting a non-deaf person. Ultimately, Sergay did not pitch the play to the Jewish Theatre Ensemble, the theater board she was working with at the time. “I had truly an emotional breakdown because I was so upset we couldn’t produce these shows,” Sergay said. “So I met with Harvey Young and was like, ‘We need to do something about this.’” When casting shows, outreach often has to go beyond the department. When Alston was casting “The Alexander Litany,” he contacted “every student group possible.” Communication sophomore Mary Kate Goss, community relations chair for Arts Alliance — the StuCo theater board that produced the show — said the extra outreach needed to find the necessary actors disheartened her. Though the small number of students of color auditioning can pose a challenge, outreach beyond the theater community itself can be good. Communication junior Ben Weiss, a co-chair of Lipstick Theatre — a StuCo theater board focusing on women’s issues — said he appreciates the opportunity to collaborate with a variety of organizations that are relevant to the message of the board’s shows.
Controversial efforts
THEATER IN THE TROPICS An actress takes the stage in “Anna in the Tropics.” The play, which was directed by theater Prof. Henry Godinez, featured a diverse cast including Latino, Asian and black actors.
“It is ironic,” the letter said, “that a white woman is simultaneously decrying the capitalistic nature of the modern-day yoga industry while profiting off of a story and culture that is not hers.” Despite the open criticism and several negative comments on the show’s Facebook page made before it opened, the show was put on. There were two post-show discussions on cultural appropriation and the representation of South Asian culture. Lakshmi said one of her friends who went to the show described its organizers as unapologetic and defensive. Jeff Mosser, a first-year MFA student who directed the show, said he stands by the decision to put on the play and that its intent was
to decry cultural appropriation of yoga. “I really do appreciate that the open letter happened,” Mosser said. “I appreciate this is opening up a conversation to everybody.”
Working to improve
Despite the challenges, the culture in the theater community remains aware of, and is actively working toward, improving diversity and representation both onstage and off, said Communication junior Vatsala Kumar. Kumar, a dance major, worked on Project NU, a play put on this month by Spectrum Theatre Company featuring interviews with about 70 students. Project NU is just one example of the theater community making an effort to
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INTIMATE MOMENT Students perform in Lipstick Theatre’s “Five Lesbians Eating a Quiche,” for which they collaborated with Rainbow Alliance. Some students said these types of collaborations help spread a message shared among the organizations.
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a witness slip in support or opposition against the bill. She said the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence reported more than 800 people have filed witness slips in support of the legislation, which she said is notable because typically only 30 to 50 people file slips for similar bills. She credited this support to the formation of a coalition of different Illinois groups that stand in favor of gun control. During a Q&A session following the panel, audience members asked the panelists about other gun control measures communities like Evanston can take in order to reduce gun violence. Soderstrom and Astalas both said they support the creation of safe storage policies for fire weapons and
encouraged gun education measures as well as stricter child access laws. Some audience members questioned the bill’s efficacy and said more gun regulations wouldn’t fix the problem of violence in communities. Michele Hays, an Evanston resident who attended the event, said there are issues with gun violence in her neighborhood on Evanston’s southeast side, yet during the 15 years she lived there, people didn’t pay enough attention to these crimes. She said it seems like more residents are talking about gun violence as incidents crop up in different areas of the city. “Now that the violence is happening near the high school where all students have to go … everyone is worried about gun violence,” she said. alfaro@u.northwestern.edu
increase diversity and listen to marginalized voices, Kumar said. She is also a member of “NU POCIT,” short for NU People of Color in Theatre, a Facebook group of about 100 students of color involved in NU’s theater community. The group is meant to provide a space for students of color to discuss the challenges they face and promote each other’s work, Kumar said. Communication sophomore Pauline Moll, head writer for Project NU, is also a member of the Facebook group and said it can also be a resource in casting roles of color or venting grievances. “Even though the theater community, more so than the rest of the university, is largely white, that creates a great deal of solidarity among people of color,” Moll said. “We are making our presence more known.” Culturally within the theater community, students are generally very progressive and open to learning, Kumar said. Though it may be difficult to know how to discuss these issues or what vocabulary to use, Kumar said, students make an effort to educate themselves. “I try to make a point not to say things about those things unless I understand them,” Kumar said. “It’s always better to admit ignorance and learn than to assume that you know what’s right and offend or hurt someone.” That culture of focusing on self-education and improvement can benefit more than just theater students, Moll said. Discussions on diversity and inclusion in the theater community can radiate to other parts of campus as well. From bringing in guest speakers of color to running training sessions for faculty on diversity, Young said the department works to ensure its faculty is aware and inclusive. Professors also incorporate discussions on diversity and inequality into their classes, Young said. In his Theatre 140-1 class — a requirement for all undergraduate theater majors — Young led discussions on race, pay inequity and gender discrimination and has
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invited people of color to speak about their experiences working in theater. Henry Godinez said he prepares his students for the realities of working in acting as a person of color. Godinez, who has worked as a professional actor on television, stage and film, said he faced prejudice numerous times during his career, being expected to play stereotypical roles.
“My students of color will tell you that I may be harder on them than on other people because it’s my experience that we don’t get as many chances to fail as the dominant culture does,” he said. Because theater exposes students to new perspectives, Moll said, continuing to tell the same stories for generations defeats that mission. “If we don’t make art that is progressive and pushing the field toward better representation and is telling new stories from people of color, from differently-abled people,” she said, “then we’re not doing our job.” matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu as a country.” College Republicans president Jack Stucky said the mixed audience of students and community members was by design.The Weinberg sophomore said he reached out to local Republican and Libertarian groups to invite them to the talk because he knew Stossel would be popular among an older age demographic. Stucky added that Stossel’s rhetoric has a way of reaching Republican college students. “Republicans on a college campus tend to be more libertarian than conservative,” Stucky said. “(Stossel) said a lot of things that really clicked with a lot of students.” bpillote@u.northwestern.edu
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Last Fall Quarter, Lipstick Theatre produced “For Colored Girls,” a play featuring the lives and struggles of several black women, and had little difficulty casting when the board reached out beyond the theater community. “(Partnering with other groups) helps not only with the content, but the audience because the audience is also very important in student theater,” Communication junior Avril Dominguez, another Lipstick Theatre co-chair said. “It’s not a big deal whether or not they’re a theater major.”
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Not all representation of diverse cultures has been well received. This May, a first-year MFA production of “‘O Guru Guru Guru or Why I Won’t Go to Yoga Class With You,” an autobiographical play by Mallery Avidon, a New York-based playwright, incited criticism from several students for its portrayal of South Asian culture. The play, which focused on a white woman upset with the commodification of yoga, included many scenes several students found offensive, said Weinberg junior Sanjana Lakshmi, a former Daily columnist. Lakshmi and several of her friends wrote an open letter criticizing the play. The play included scenes that were insulting to South Asian culture, she said, including a scene with several white women in saris, a traditional South Asian garment, and an acting out of a puppet show version of the Hindu story of Lord Ganesha, a Hindu deity.
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Social media activism needs specific call to action ARTURAS MALINAUSKAS DAILY COLUMNIST
Glamorous photos, cute pets, “dank memes” and updates from friends — those four categories compose about 80 percent of the content I see on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Instagram. Occasionally, I encounter serious content with a purpose, and I appreciate the civically engaged individuals that bring attention to recent world crises or politicians’ misdeeds. However, the ability to discuss issues online en masse has led activists and humanitarian organizations to behave as though broad social media awareness will equate to change on an issue. I have increasingly seen organizations turn to social media to gain public support for actions leaders are moving slowly on. Earlier this week, the United Nations held the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. The goal of the conference was to address the major refugee crises the world is currently facing. More than 59 million people globally have been forcibly displaced due to conflict or natural disaster — the
highest levels of displacement since World War II. Absent from the conference were President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, greatly reducing its potential impact. So what did the Humanitarian Summit suggest as a plan of action? People who want to be involved were told by the summit’s website to tweet at their leaders to support action on humanitarian aid. But the event didn’t even make it to Twitter’s Moments page, where top global stories of the day are compiled, nor did many people tweet at Obama to support action. It’s clear from the lack of response that general calls for support do not result in productive dialogue or change. Even the White House has turned to Twitter to consolidate support for Obama’s actions. The White House created the account @SCOTUSnom to tweet support for Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, whose confirmation has stalled for over two months. No post by @SCOTUSnom has more than 10,000 likes. In comparison, Dillo performer ScHoolboy Q got more than 10,000 likes on a tweet promoting his last music video. Social media is mostly used by young people who are less likely to be consistently informed regarding global issues, often preferring to see neat
facts and quick-hit jokes online. For this reason it’s ineffective to use social media as a platform to measure the population’s true support of an issue. Generic messages that ask people to generate discussion about a topic or promote a certain viewpoint are ineffective. Without a trove of knowledge on issues like climate change or refugee crises, most social media users are unable to adequately communicate and discuss complex subjects, even if they want to address issues they find important. If human trafficking or world hunger were simple issues to talk about, they would also be easier to resolve. This reality is not new, yet we have failed to learn from our failed attempts at arm-chair activism. Remember Kony 2012? The viral video was aimed at stopping the Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony who routinely abducted children and employed them as soldiers. However, foreign interventions in Africa are complicated diplomatic matters, which makes it difficult for the public to discuss it in an informed and constructive manner. To this day Kony is still at large. It is commendable that social media made many people aware of the harsh conditions some children are enduring. However, the awareness and controversy surrounding the campaign did
not result in any successful action to address the situation. Direct calls to action are necessary to successfully harness the power of social media. Take the ALS ice bucket challenge, a simple but direct challenge that asked people to post a video of themselves pouring ice water on themselves or donate money for ALS research. This concentrated message helped raise $115 million dollars in 2014. The simplicity of the message and the premise of donating money to fund treatment is easy to understand, allowing the campaign to thrive on social media. The internet is a powerful tool for organization and communication because it connects us to one another. We can have direct insight into the lives of those experiencing crises or institutional transgressions, but it takes a deliberate and specific call to action to utilize the internet for its full potential to improve the world. 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.
Pope Francis should not be considered a liberal hero JOSEPH LAMPS
DAILY COLUMNIST
The American left wing loves Pope Francis. According to a 2015 Gallup poll, 68 percent of American liberals said they approved of Pope Francis compared to only 45 percent of conservatives. This is likely due to the popular view that the Pope is a liberal hero of sorts, a perspective that has been propagated by the media. However, I think this view is false. My intention is not to make any normative judgements of the Pope but to show that this important and influential figure is misrepresented in the media and popular culture. It seems that whenever Pope Francis says something that could, out of context, be portrayed as a departure from the traditional position of the Catholic Church, the media hooks onto his comments and propagates the view that Pope Francis aligns with the liberal social perspective. Perhaps that is why, according to a 2015 poll, only 43 percent of
Catholics knew that Pope Francis opposes same-sex marriage. A recent example of the media misrepresenting Pope Francis occurred after he agreed to create a commission to study the idea of female deacons because, “It would be useful for the church to clarify this question.” The media immediately began reporting that Pope Francis was seriously considering allowing women to become deacons, and there was even talk of the priesthood eventually becoming open to women, despite the fact that he never indicated it was probability. A Vatican spokesperson said in a statement, “The pope did not say he intends to introduce a diaconal ordination for women.” Additionally, in 2013, it was widely reported that the Pope said atheists could now go to heaven. The Huffington Post’s headline read, “Pope Francis Says Atheists Who Do Good Are Redeemed, Not Just Catholics.” Although this is indeed what Pope Francis said, headlines such as that one were misleading because they took advantage of the fact that most people do not know the difference in Catholic theology between redemption and salvation — many people don’t realize that being “redeemed” is not
sufficient for getting into heaven. Even leading liberals buy into the view that the Pope fits in with the modern American left wing. For example, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ section about income equality on his website features a prominent quote from the Pope. I find it interesting that people who I suspect would strongly denounce people like Kim Davis as a bigot are willing to praise the moral leader who agreed to meet with her. American liberals abstain from criticizing the Pope for doing and saying things that would receive scathing condemnation if said or done by almost any other person. I am not saying liberals should denounce the Pope. However, he and other religious figures ought to be scrutinized by the same criteria as any other public figure. This means liberals should feel free to applaud him for his focus on environmentalism and income inequality without believing he prescribes to other aspects of liberal ideology, such as supporting same-sex marriage. The Pope and the Catholic Church do not base their ideology on the conservative/liberal dichotomy popular in our political discourse, so it should come as no surprise that Pope Francis is difficult to place on our political
Hollywood feminists must be intersectional ALANI VARGAS
DAILY COLUMNIST
Although the word was hardly used during my childhood, the notions of feminism and equality were the basis of the values my mom instilled in me. I’m fortunate to have been raised in an environment that didn’t impose gendered stereotypes on me and encouraged me to express my individuality. At my all-girls high school, we learned about the women’s rights movement and its contribution to gender equality. However, as I became older, I realized that as a woman of color I was affected differently by sexism and that the version of feminism I encountered at high school was lacking. I experienced the same type of awakening when I encountered feminist rhetoric in Hollywood and the entertainment business. Although I commend the women and men in the industry for speaking up against the injustices they confront, there is still an aspect of sexism they fail to understand. This is demonstrated by the topic of equal pay. The current fight regarding the pay gap in Hollywood and elsewhere is based, mostly, on a very white perception of what that gap is. Black women make 64 cents to every dollar men earn, and Latinas make 54 cents. This is only in comparison with white men, but if you compared black men and Latino men to white men, there
is a pay gap as well — 75 cents to a dollar and 67 cents to a dollar, respectively. However, the talk, at least in mainstream media and by celebrities, is often all about the 78 cents to a dollar white women make compared to white men. Although this is still an important issue that highlights the rampant inequality in our society, the dialogue surrounding equal pay does not include marginalized groups. Often when female celebrities are asked if they identify as feminists, they’ll say yes, their reason being that men and women should be equal. But few discuss the pay gap minorities, and specifically women of color, face. These people have the platform to draw attention to these inequalities, yet often they fail to do so. Granted, some celebrities do honorable work such as Angelina Jolie Pitt who is a Special Envoy to the United Nations, where she advocated for refugees, and Oprah Winfrey, who has donated to causes supporting female education around the world. I personally love many artists and actresses labeled as “white feminists,” such as Emma Watson, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lawrence. I don’t believe they should be silenced. I believe their visibility in the media is beneficial because they bring up topics that have meaning and affect women, such as the lack of women behind the camera, sexual abuse in work relationships and more. They are breaking down barriers faced by women of every color, but this onesided, single-colored representation does little to inform the public about issues specific to women of color.
Women of every color have hardships, and all females need to work together to tackle inequality in the workplace, in school and in everyday life. We need to educate people about issues specific to women of color and include more marginalized women in the feminist dialogue. Yet the term “white feminism” is divisive. We are each other’s strongest allies, so denouncing someone for their “white feminism” or for being ill-informed about what feminism is would be wrong. Misogyny is so different for Latina and black women. Not only could I walk into a job interview or a store and be discriminated against for my gender and other aspects of my appearance, but I could also be singled out for my skin color. I am only half Mexican, but that is the half that most see and the side they stereotype. More celebrities need to speak up for issues that I, along with other Latinas and women of color, face on daily basis. I am a proud intersectional feminist, but there needs to be a realization that although I am fighting for equality for all, that looks different for people of different social backgrounds and colors. Equity between women is necessary to achieve movement towards equality between the sexes, and women all need to be on the same page for that to succeed. Alani Vargas is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at alanivargas2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
spectrum. Along the same vein, even if the Pope is not as liberal as he is often portrayed, that does not mean he should be categorized as an American conservative. Attempts by American conservatives to claim the Pope as one of their own are equally misguided. The American left wing needs to begin treating Pope Francis the same way it would treat any other public figure with his views — not as a champion of liberal causes but as a person with his own diverse set of viewpoints. It is important to remember that the Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church, an organization that prides itself on the consistency of its teaching over time. It is therefore irrational to expect the Pope to make a radical departure from the viewpoints of his predecessors in order to fit into our dichotomy of social views. Joseph Lamps is a Weinberg freshman. He can be reached at josephlamps2019@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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We played some really great golf this week. Everybody’s game was really quite sharp. — Emily Fletcher, women’s golf coach
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A GAME OF STROKES Wildcats suffer heartbreaking loss in NCAA Tourney By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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After 1,167 strokes over four grueling days, the Wildcats came just a single shot short Monday of qualifying for the match play quarterfinals at the NCAA Championship. Northwestern finished 15-over par, tied with Arizona for ninth place and one spot behind the eighth place threshold for tournament qualification. That spot was claimed by Oregon, which shot 14-over. “Unfortunately we made a few careless mistakes, especially putting, a few times during each round,” coach Emily Fletcher said. “You like to put a lot of value on the last nine holes, or the last two or three holes, but the reality is all 72 holes count the same. Whether it’s a three-putt or a missed opportunity in the first round or the fourth round, it all adds up.” Freshman Stephanie Lau led the Cats, shooting 1-under for her four rounds and finishing tied at No. 11. Lau closed the tournament with a final round 71, which included a birdie putt from the edge of the
green on the second-to-last hole of the day, giving NU a shot at qualification. That dream came Whether crashing down, howit’s a three-putt ever, when or a missed Lau parred h e r f i n a l opportunity in hole and the first round sophomore or the fourth Hannah Kim bogeyed round, it all adds hers. Kim up. shot a 4-over 76 Emily Fletcher, for her final coach round after entering the day at even par for the tournament. “My putting was a little off,” Kim said. “I really tried to fight it, and I think I finished the best I could. Everything happens for a reason.” Junior Kacie Komoto’s performance dovetailed opposite Kim’s. Komoto closed the tournament with a 1-under final round after entering the day 7-over. That 1-under included several putts down the final stretch that kept the Cats in the battle for eighth.
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“I wasn’t really happy with my rounds the first three days, and I just wanted to end on a good note,” Komoto said. “In my mind, coming down the stretch I just told myself to stay steady, be smart about my decisions, and that resulted in some good approach shots, and I left myself some birdie opportunities.” Freshman Janet Mao and sophomore Sarah Cho rounded out the NU lineup, as Mao finished tied with Komoto at 6-over for the tournament while Cho finished 12-over. The ninth-place finish is the best finish in school history, one spot higher than the team’s tenth place finish at last year’s tournament. The Cats were the best team in the tournament on par-4s, shooting 19-over on such holes, two strokes better than UCLA, which finished atop the stroke play leaderboard at 8-under. That performance wasn’t matched on par-3s and par-5s, however. NU finished with one of the worst team scores on par-3s at 16-over and finished in the middle of the pack on par-5s at 8-under. “We played some really great golf this week,” Fletcher said. “Everybody’s game was really quite sharp.
Cats’ ‘Big 3’ prepare for NCAAs By BENJY APELBAUM
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Northwestern’s season as a team may be over, but three Wildcats still have something to prove. At the NCAA singles tournament beginning Wednesday, juniors Konrad Zieba, Sam Shropshire and Strong Kirchheimer will represent NU in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his team suffered a difficult loss to Stanford in the NCAA tournament’s round of 32, coach Arvid Swan said the team’s singles players will be prepared to finish strong in the last tournament of the season. “(We are) gonna work really hard and do what we do to get ready,” Swan said. “We got three guys who can be All-Americans, so we’ll be ready in singles that’s for sure.” Having three players qualify for the 64-person tournament is a big step up for the Cats who only had Shropshire qualify in 2015, when he lost in the first round. After the trio of juniors led NU to its best record in school history, it has its sights set on further successes this year. “Me, Sam and Strong, we really want to do our best,” Zieba said. “We want to make the round of 16.” In having three players qualify for the tournament, the Cats have proven themselves among the nation’s elite. Only three other teams had three or more singles players qualify. The trio, along with fellow junior Alp Horoz, was part of the No. 8 recruiting class in the country in 2013. The most striking development in the so-called “Big Three” this past year has been Zieba’s improvement. After playing No. 3 singles for most of last year, Zieba had a breakout fall campaign and continued his stellar play at No. 1 singles in the spring en route to a No. 20 singles ranking. Zieba has credited some of his improvement to extra time spent with Swan in the summer and fall. “He’s put in a lot of extra time with all the guys,” Zieba said. “Over the summer and in the fall, whatever we
needed to work on, he made time for us and really worked with us.” Zieba’s rise led to Shropshire, who played No. 1 singles last season, moving down to No. 2, where he has compiled a 15-5 record in dual matches and currently sits at No. 40 in the singles rankings. However, it is Kirchheimer’s move down to No. 3 singles from No. 2 that has been most striking. The junior is 30-3 in the season, good for the second-highest winning percentage in team history. Kirchheimer has only lost once at No. 3 on the year, a threeset loss to Illinois’s Aron Hiltzik, who he later avenged in the Big Ten Tournament. His dominance over weaker
opponents at No. 3 singles earned him a No. 57 ranking. In the bracket, Zieba has drawn No. 48 Or Ram-Harel of Tulsa, who he beat 6-4, 6-2 earlier in the year. Shropshire and Kirchheimer will be playing new opponents, No. 115 Alec Adamson of UC Davis and No. 35 Quentin Monaghan of Notre Dame, respectively. Successful results from the players in the tournament would end the best season in team history on a positive note after the team’s recent NCAA tournament loss. benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern. edu
Men’s Tennis
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THEN THERE WERE THREE Sam Shropshire hits a forehand. The junior will be one of three Cats participating in the NCAA singles tournament.
We just weren’t quite as good on the greens with controlling their speed at times, so I think that’s what cost us a little bit.” This is the fourth straight year the team has made the NCAA Championship, and after finishing 15th in the two previous years, the tenth and ninth place finish are notable improvements for the program. Still, with no seniors in the starting lineup for both the regional and national tournaments this year, the Cats will be looking for more than school records at next year’s tournament. “Going off from this tournament, we can always look back and show ourselves that we were really close and that when we come to nationals next year, we’ll definitely make it,” Kim said. “I’m really excited to go back.” josephwilkinson2019@u. northwestern.edu
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Women’s Tennis
Chatt, Lipp to play in individual tourneys By ROBBIE MARKUS
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After Northwestern was eliminated from the NCAA tournament just 11 days ago, sophomores Alex Chatt and Maddie Lipp are eager to show the nation the Cats can hang with the top players in the country. “We have to go in with the mindset that we have nothing to lose,” Chatt said. “We’re just as good as everyone out there.” Though the team tournament is over for the Cats, No. 52 Lipp will represent NU in the NCAA singles championship, while the No. 28 pair of Chatt and Lipp will compete in the doubles championship. Despite the fact that sophomore Erin Larner played first singles for the majority of the year, Lipp has demonstrated the ability to dominate some of the top players in the country. Lipp’s biggest singles win was at No. 2 against Michigan, where she defeated No. 18 Brienne Minor 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 to clinch a 4-3 win against the Wolverines. Lipp comes into the tournament hot, on the heels of a strong 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 win over North Carolina’s Whitney Kay, ranked No. 41 in the country. In addition, Lipp hasn’t lost a singles match since she fell to Ohio State’s Gabriella De Santis on April 17. However, the sophomore will certainly have her hands full when she takes on No. 11 Belinda Woolcock in the first round. Woolcock played No. 2 singles for No. 2 Florida this year and has already competed in the Australian Open’s Main Doubles Draw. “I know she’s a tough out,” Lipp said. “My goal in every match is to get one of the sets. I know if I can go to three (sets), I can win.” In doubles, Chatt and Lipp
showed they’re a pair to be reckoned with, logging wins over top25 doubles pairs from Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, Ohio State and Ole Miss this season. The duo most recently My goal in every f e l l 6 - 3 at No. 1 match is to get doubles to one of the sets. I North CarHayknow if I can go olina’s ley Carter to three (sets), I and Whitney Kay, can win. the No. Maddie Lipp, 1 seed in sophomore the NCAA doubles championship. In the first round, Chatt and Lipp will face Mississippi State’s No. 30 pair, Madison Harrison and Kristina Vozniak. Harrison and Vozniak are both transfers to the Bulldogs this year, with Harrison coming from Kansas, and Vozniak from Stony Brook. Harrison and Vozniak have only played 12 matches together, going 6-6 for the Bulldogs this year. If Chatt and Lipp can get past Harrison and Vozniak, they’ll have a tough potential matchup against the No. 2 seed, Kentucky’s Mami Adachi and Aldila Sutjiadi. Last year, the pair advanced to the Round of 16 in the doubles championship, and they’ve gone 9-4 against top-25 doubles pairs this season. The road for Chatt and Lipp won’t be easy, but the experience will be beneficial, coach Claire Pollard said. “There’s no good draw at the NCAA’s,” Pollard said. “But it’s going to be great for them to have the opportunity.”
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