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New policy raises privacy concerns Proposed electronic policy could allow NU to access emails By ELIZABETH BYRNE

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Northwestern celebrates after scoring a goal. Three players on the team— Kayla Sharples, Hannah Davison and Marisa Viggiano — heard their names called Thursday during the 2019 NWSL Draft.

Women’s soccer players selected Davison, Sharples, Viggiano chosen in 2019 NWSL Draft By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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When coach Michael Moynihan was recruiting Kayla Sharples, Hannah Davison and

Marisa Viggiano, he was selling a program without a history of success, the best facilities in the conference or any track record of placing players in the world’s premier women’s soccer league after graduation. Then there were slow

changes. Ever since Sharples’ game-winning header that won the Big Ten in Nov. 2016, Northwestern’s reputation has risen as fast as any program in the country, as the team made four consecutive postseason tournaments and evolved into

one of the best defensive teams in the NCAA. And now the trio that led the winningest class in Wildcats history and paved the way will be playing at the highest » See DRAFTED, page 6

Northwestern is in the process of reviewing a new electronic resources policy that, when put into effect, would more easily allow the University to access information transferred on NU networks or systems. The proposed policy, which is open to community review until Jan. 17, outlines the procedure and rights the University has to access “Electronic Resources.” The policy defines “Electronic Resources” as “computing and telecommunications devices and systems that can execute programs or access, store, or transmit University Information.” It adds that the resources can be stored on technology such as servers, networks, smartphones or computers. Thomas Murphy, NU’s chief information security officer, said policies like the one proposed are common at both private and public universities. He added that the update of the policy

was underway before his arrival in 2017. The policy was first issued in March 2010 and was last reviewed in Dec. 2013, according to the Office of Information Technology website. Andrea Bueschel, the associate provost for strategy and policy and chair of the policy review committee, which drafted the new policy, told The Daily in an email that the feedback will “inform the final version that will become the official policy.” Political Science Prof. Jacqueline Stevens said the proposed policy is worse than the previous policy because the vague language used in the document could be interpreted in a way to access sensitive information without the user’s knowledge, such as a faculty member’s research. “This policy allows Northwestern and its trustees to have access to those files,” Stevens said. “So because of these kinds of policies and the people who are running them, I don’t store information that’s connected to my research on the Northwestern Box.” According to the proposed policy, Northwestern personnel » See EMAILS, page 6

Black history now D65 aims to protect students of color made a requirement District to abide by Obama-era guidelines on over-suspension Illinois passes law mandating schools teach black history By JAMES POLLARD

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Illinois public elementary and high schools — as well as state and community colleges — must include a black history unit, according to a law that went into effect Jan. 1. The law mandates that the slave trade, African-American contributions to U.S. history and the socio-economic struggle experienced by black people in the United States be included in the curriculum. An online program could fulfill the requirement. State Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview), who voted for the law in her previous term as a state representative, said black history is American history and added that a committee will ensure a wellrounded curriculum. In 1991, Illinois passed a law mandating similar educational standards. The new law extends requirements to public colleges and universities and gives greater discretion to individual school boards to design their curricula.

Dr. Peter Bavis, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction for Evanston Township High School/District 202, said the law will not change their black history curriculum because it already exceeds state expectations. In addition, students currently plan an annual Black Male Summit and Black Female Summit, where black students discuss their experiences and improvements the school can make, Bavis said. “This is nothing new for Evanston,” Bavis said. “It makes me wonder what other schools were doing.” Bavis added that the district is currently redesigning the U.S. History course to reflect and “acknowledge student identities as it’s positioned within the paradigm of U.S. history.” Paul Goren, the superintendent of Evanston/Skokie School District 65, also said the law will not change the elementary or middle school curriculum because the district also meets the new standards. He said the middle school curriculum includes the history of African kingdoms, an exploration of slavery, the Civil Rights Movement and an examination of marginalized groups » See HISTORY, page 6

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In response to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ rescinding of Obama-era regulations designed to protect students of color from over-suspension, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 doubled down on its commitment to fair implementation and reflection on its disciplinary practices. “The direction we’re heading in is to be a restorative school community that really pays attention to the experience that kids have in our schools and not a punitive community,” District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren said. “The recent decision pushes school districts around the country to be punitive rather than restorative.” DeVos announced her decision to revoke the 2014 guidelines in a joint statement with the U.S. Justice Department in December. The regulations suggested schools could run into civil rights violations if they disciplined students of color at a higher rate, even if the policies did not intend to discriminate. DeVos cited surveys of teachers “confirming the guidance’s chilling effect” on teachers and

Graphic by Roxanne Panas

The first graph represents the number of suspensions in District 65 in 2018 disaggregated by race. Data was not available for the number of suspensions of Asian and Native American students in 2018. The second graph shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of students in District 65 in 2018. Source: District 65 and Illinois Report Card.

administrators, suggesting the Obama administration had gone too far in protecting students of color. “I’ve heard from teachers and advocates that the previous administration’s discipline guidance often led to school environments where discipline decisions were based on a student’s race and where statistics became more important than the safety of students and teachers,” DeVos said in a statement. “Our decision to rescind that guidance today makes it clear that discipline is a matter

on which classroom teachers and local school leaders deserve and need autonomy.” Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), who serves on the board of the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership — a grassroots organization focused on equity in Evanston — emphasized that she supports discipline when it is necessary, but said the district needs to make clear standards and reporting procedures. “We have disciplinary reports to show that they’re totally out of whack when you look at who’s

disciplined and who’s suspended compared to the percentages of students in school,” Fleming said. “We’re not calling for a total absolution of discipline, but we’re calling for discipline to be applied fairly across race and gender in our schools.”

‘Stay the course’

Goren said the district has focused on suspensions since before the Obama administration guidelines in 2014 and suggested » See DISCIPLINE, page 6

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AROUND TOWN Evanston businesswomen to open resource center Officeheads Inc.: analyzing business owners’ profit numbers. She said most businesses that fail go under in the first year, mainly because owners don’t understand cash flow — this is where a mentor can provide support. “The passion of entrepreneurs is like my crack,” Berneck said. “But often times you cannot sustain a business just on the passion piece.” About 44 percent of businesses in Evanston are owned by women, according to the United States Census Bureau. This number is double the national average of about 20 percent. However, EWBC founding member Candance Chow said profit margins do not indicate maximum performance at these businesses. “There’s still a gap in terms of revenue those businesses are generating relative to predominantly male-owned businesses,” said Chow. These women are typically postgraduates who have had a career in a different industry and choose to enter the line of entrepreneurship after having a child, Del Bosque said. As a single parent, Del Bosque recalled constantly have to choose between her family and her business. “My daughter went through a lot emotionally at the same period of time I was building Evanston Woman,” Del Bosque said. “Not only did I not have the resources, but also I didn’t have people to lean on.”

By SNEHA DEY

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When Linda Del Bosque first started Evanston Woman Magazine, she said resources were severely inaccessible. “There wasn’t anything for me. My efforts were doubled to sustain myself,” Del Bosque said. Through her readership at Evanston Woman Magazine, Del Bosque identified the same lack of resources she experienced as the primary reason why women-owned businesses are struggling. Now Del Bosque and other local businesswomen will offer services to support other local women and minority entrepreneurs. The Evanston Women’s Business Center is scheduled to open its doors in February and will serve the North Shore and Evanston communities. The center will offer corporate and professional development services such as resume building, management skills and mentorship programs. Founding member Rebecca Berneck, the CEO of business consulting company Officeheads Inc., will serve as mentor to EWBC clients from a financial standpoint. Berneck will offer clients the same services she does at

POLICE BLOTTER

and CTA card, EPD Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The wallet’s contents are estimated to be worth $230, Glew added. The wallet has not been retrieved, and the suspect is a juvenile, Glew said.

Fossil wallet stolen from Chute Middle School

A 30-year-old female resident of Chicago reported her brown Fossil wallet stolen between 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 8 a.m. Wednesday. The woman told the Evanston Police Department she last saw her wallet at Chute Middle School, located at 1400 Oakton St. The wallet contained $80 in cash, an $80 check and a $50 Express gift card, plus various credit cards and personal documents including a driver’s license

Evanston car immobilization device stolen

A 43-year-old Evanston parking department employee reported Wednesday that an immobilization device called a Barnacle — placed on the windshield of cars with outstanding parking tickets — was stolen and the 2013 Volkswagen Passat it

EWBC plans to hold seminars on Northwestern’s campus beginning in April. Del Bosque said these classes will teach clients how to leverage their businesses, market through social media and sustain margins. She added that because these seminars are sponsored by the University, there’s no cost burden. All of EWBC’s funding is currently directed towards 2020. Del Bosque would like to expand staff and programs, including networking events, business expos and fashion shows — one of which EWBC hosted last September — to raise money. In addition to events, each member pays a lifetime fee of $150. In the long term, Chow wants to focus on areas of leadership for women of all ages, especially young women. She said she envisions a mentorship program pairing women entering the workforce with business owners in the community. Del Bosque, a board member of the Evanston Latinx Business Alliance, also stressed that the center is open to all minority groups. “These are areas of society that are generally left out, but we don’t see it that way,” Del Bosque said. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for us to come together and support each other and embrace each others vision.” snehadey2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Jean-Marie Freise, advisory council member for Evanston Woman Magazine and vice president of Freise Builders. The Evanston Women’s Business Center will provide services and tools for entrepreneurs, professionals and students.

tagged was gone. Barnacles are placed on cars by Evanston parking officers. The car was parked at 1808 Foster St., and the Barnacle was placed on the car at 1:14 a.m. Tuesday. When the employee returned to the car Wednesday, the car and the Barnacle were both gone, Glew said. The suspect is the registered owner of the vehicle, but EPD does not know if the registered owner was in possession of his vehicle when the car and Barnacle were stolen, Glew added. — Clare Proctor

Setting the record straight An article in Thursday’s paper titled “International Office director to leave Northwestern” included an incorrect headline. Ravi Shankar will not be leaving his position at Northwestern. The Daily regrets the error.

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ON CAMPUS Students design collaborative space By CATHERINE KIM

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Three McCormick students represented Northwestern in the final rounds of the Big Ten Student Design Challenge with their proposal of a welcoming study space. McCormick juniors Danqing Gao and Victoria Wu and senior Vivien Ng teamed up to participate in the design competition, open to all students at a Big Ten university. The contest challenged students to reimagine a designated space on their campus –– in NU’s case, a room in Main Library. Based on their experiences in the library and interviews with students, the group envisioned “The Nest.” “The Nest” gets its name from the group’s goal to create a space that is both comforting and encouraging of ideas, Wu said. Many of the group’s friends had expressed they felt a lack of environments that are not “oppressive,” she said. “People really desired a place that felt a

little more warm and not so stressful –– kind of nurturing –– while at the same time being a good productive zone,” she said. The group first started by researching “cool work spaces” that could be applicated to Main Library. They then conducted interviews of friends and those who frequented the library to figure out their needs. When brainstorming ideas, the group initially made a list of adjectives for what they wanted their design to embody. “Cozy” was brought up often, along with “warm” and “well-lit,” Ng said. “If you look at Mudd Library, all of it is very harsh lighting, very cold colors and the acoustics aren’t good because none of it is sound proof,” she said. “So making sure things are softer would go a long way.” Another goal the group tried to achieve with “The Nest” was to increase more space for individuals and small groups, Gao said. During their observation period, Gao said they saw many students who came to the library alone, simply to work in an environment with backgrounds of white noise.

“When we were doing the observation area in the (library), it is a collaborative space but there are actually all types of people in it,” she said. “A lot of people work there studying alone.” Although the University has no current plans to implement the design on campus for now, Wu said she is confident their feedback was important to the University because the competition organizers at NU were also administrators in charge of renovating campus spaces. She added that although the University often spends large amounts of money on “impressive” buildings, she hopes it will pay more attention to design and its relationship with students. “Personally, I hope whoever is in charge of designing these spaces [understands] ... the importance of conducting student surveys to fill knowledge gaps,” she said. “I hope that the University thinks more about, when designing a space, how people will feel in that space.” catherinekim2020@u.northwestern.edu

AKA Headquarters responds to lawsuit By CATHERINE KIM

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In a statement early Friday morning, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority headquarters said it has a “zero-tolerance” hazing policy, ending the group’s days-long silence after the mother of Jordan Hankins filed a complaint alleging it was responsible for her daughter’s death. The statement comes after Felicia Hankins filed the complaint in a federal court Tuesday against AKA, two of its regional chapters and nine other

defendants regarding the suicide of Jordan Hankins. The complaint alleges that hazing incidents during the pledging process caused Hankins to suffer severe anxiety and depression, which led to her eventual death. In the statement, Chicago-based AKA –– though “deeply saddened” by Hankins’ death –– declined to comment on the details of the complaint and her suicide due to “sensitive nature” of the incident and “the ongoing grief her family is experiencing.” The sorority also said it educates incoming and current members against hazing, including behaviors that should be avoided and the consequences

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“From the Newsroom” series will further The Daily’s transparency Dear Reader,

I am excited to introduce “From the Newsroom,” an initiative by The Daily Northwestern newsroom with the intention of fostering better engagement with our readers and community. This space will provide a behind-thescenes look at how we do the news. Facing an era of declining trust in media, it is more important than ever that we are transparent about our newsmaking process.

We often rely on our readers for feedback to ensure our reporting is fair, accurate and of the highest quality. We’ve initiated efforts to achieve similar goals in the past, such as the public editor position, a former independent voice accountable to The Daily’s readers with free range to discuss the organization’s operations. Social media has given us an easily accessible medium to receive feedback and reach our readers. But with this new initiative, we hope to formalize our goal of engaging our audience, while also making the newsroom more accessible. “From the Newsroom” will be a place for our newsroom to publish stories that explain our processes, such as how we correct errors and how we decide what exactly is newsworthy. It will also be a place for readers to submit questions, feedback, comments and story

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Border crisis, gov’t shutdown not solely Trump’s fault WESLEY SHIROLA

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On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump delivered an address to the nation from the Oval Office. He stated that there is a “growing humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border” where many illegal immigrants have entered, and are entering, our country. Yet, in a column that ran Wednesday, Catherine Buchaniec makes the bold claim that, not only is this situation not a crisis, but that it doesn’t actually exist at all. She goes on to argue that Trump is the sole actor to blame for the ongoing U.S. government shutdown and that in the process he is holding the country hostage. I wish to address both of these issues in turn. Buchaniec’s statements on the southern border issue are far from the truth. Indeed, while apprehensions by the U.S. Border Patrol of people illegally crossing the southern border are at historic lows, there are still thousands upon thousands of such crossings every year. According to Buchaniec, however, the thousands of people that Trump described in his address as spilling into the country each day “do not exist.” How, then, does she account for the

roughly 400,000 of such cases reported by the U.S. Border Patrol in 2018 alone? Is the agency simply lying and fabricating these numbers? I don’t think so. Buchaniec’s proclamation that our southern border is not in a state of peril is simply unfounded — it is in a state of peril. In fact, the whole country is in a state of peril as a result. Among many of the issues at our southern border is its acting as a pipeline for a plethora of illegal drugs including methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. In his address, Trump duly informed the nation that “every week 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone, 90 percent of which floods across from our southern border.” These statistics are generally correct, according to Vox. Whether or not the border wall would actually stop or slow the crossing of illegal drugs is another issue altogether and has no bearing on acknowledging that there is still a legitimate crisis at our southern border. Still aren’t convinced? In the last year alone, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made nearly 160,000 arrests for immigration violations, most of which involved people with either criminal convictions or pending criminal charges. Trump correctly pointed this out in his address, yet Buchaniec doesn’t believe this constitutes a crisis. If the roughly 400,000 illegal crossings, the pipeline of drugs and the crimes committed by illegal immigrants crossing

our southern border aren’t enough to constitute a crisis, then what is? Buchaniec’s declaration that Trump is the only one to blame for the government shutdown is also not true. Buchaniec wrote that the government shutdown “is not an immigration debate” and “is not political discourse.” Rather, she tells us that “this is Trump firing up his base and dragging the country along for the ride.” I beg to differ. This is Trump doing what is best for the country. This is Trump trying to protect the American people. Calling for a barrier at the southern border is not a new matter, nor has it been something supported only by Trump and Republicans in the past. If it were, then why in 2006 did thenSenator Barack Obama enthusiastically support the passage of legislation providing for “better fences and better security along our borders?” Not only did he support this legislation, but he also directly oversaw the construction of over 100 miles of barrier along the southern border in 2009. Obama is not the only Democrat to have supported a border barrier in the past, however. President Bill Clinton, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have all done so as well. Democrats reversed their position only after Trump was elected president. Why, then, should Trump have to compromise with Democrats on an issue that some

of their top leaders used to ardently support? Buchaniec believes he should do so in order to “protect the country.” I’m pretty confident when I say that Trump does not wish for the government shutdown. But, at the same time, he shouldn’t be any more expected to compromise with Democrats than they should be expected to compromise with him. I’ll admit that it is time for the shutdown to end, but neither side looks ready to back down just yet. Buchaniec is right that it is time for Trump to “govern the democracy he was elected to lead.” In order for this to happen, however, Democrats will also have to step up to the plate, consider Trump’s position and have real negotiations. They are no more privileged to stand firm in their demands than President Trump. The shutdown is not solely Trump’s fault as Buchaniec claims. Instead, it is the result of strong-willed leaders on both sides of the aisle. I’m certain, however, that American democracy will lead us out of this conflict as it has always done for nearly 250 years. Wesley Shirola is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at wesleyshirola2021@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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level in the sport. In Thursday’s National Women’s Soccer League Draft, Sharples and Davison were selected by the Chicago Red Stars and Viggiano was chosen by the Orlando Pride. Sharples was the first NU player to ever be selected into the NWSL, and by the end of the hour the other two had been tabbed to play in a league that features many of the top international stars in women’s soccer. “The groundwork has been laid for establishing the platform for this program,” Moynihan said. “They’ve put in an awful lot of hard work in to raise our program to a pretty high level in a pretty short time.” In her collegiate career, Sharples started every game and scored six game-winning goals, earning

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the decision would not impact Evanston students directly. “Our stance is that we’re going to stay the course,” Goren said. “We truly believe that one way to address issues of achievement and opportunity gaps … is to keep kids in school … which means a redefinition of how we think about suspension.” In Sept. 2014 before the federal guidance, the school board created requirements for the superintendent’s office to approve all suspensions longer than five days. He said the school currently uses the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, a system to track discipline in school and guide teachers to implement rules fairly. In addition, the district hired a director of black student success and a director for equity and community

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From page 1 will have to receive approval from the Office of General Counsel and various other offices, such as the Office of the Provost and Human Resources, before accessing the information. Murphy said the University will implement a process of sending requests through the individual offices so there isn’t unauthorized access to personal information. Typically, he added, the files would only be accessed for University “business continuity.” “Those people provide a gate such that there isn’t approval or unnecessary access to the data,” Murphy said. “Through their approval process and the Office of the General Counsel, we make sure we’re abiding by all applicable laws.” When handling confidential information, Murphy said other specific guidelines set forth by the Office of Information Technology will be followed.

the center back two Third-Team All-American recognitions. She was able to share the backfield with Davison, who has known Sharples long before their time in Evanston. Sharples and Davison were teammates on Chicago’s Eclipse Select Soccer Club, a premier high school club team that finished second in the nation during their senior year of high school. And the coach who put them in the backfield together years ago will be coaching them again in the NWSL. Chicago Red Stars head coach Rory Dames doubles as the director of coaching and player development for Eclipse Select, and he told The Daily his prior relationships with Sharples and Davison factored into their selection. Dames said he’s known the two center backs since they were in sixth grade — much longer than Moynihan has — and he’s excited to see how they fare in a league filled with the best players in the world.

“The last time I was around them, they were young kids, and now they’re young women,” Dames said. “They’ve each added different aspects to their game. Both of them always possessed elite athleticism, and I think their ability to read the game and make passes out of the back has become much technically cleaner.” The transition from college to professional soccer will be more difficult than any on-field challenge Sharples, Davison and Viggiano have faced, but a quirk in this year’s NWSL schedule will give them more opportunity than usual, Moynihan said. With the FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place this summer in France, most of the league’s top talent will miss a significant portion of the season to play for their country. Because Dames has been through trying moments, like a national championship match, with Sharples and Davison,

he said they’ll have the opportunity to make an impact early on in their careers. “With the World Cup (this) year, having players that you’re familiar with, that you know their games, that you trust on the field, is so important,” Dames said. “Players that know the culture and know what the expectations and demands are, I think those are huge assets to have during a World Cup year because it opens up a lot of opportunities that aren’t there in a normal year.” With another reunion for Sharples and Davison in their home city of Chicago, the NU seniors will be able to fit their class schedules around team practice and graduate on time, according to Dames. And, for the first time ever, the Wildcats will be represented among the best in the sport.

engagement in Jan. 2018; all educators are required to participate in racial equity training; and culture and climate teams at schools look closely at data disaggregated by race to hold the district accountable. Goren described other alternatives to suspension, including restorative justice, reflection and a meeting with parents, teachers and the student. He said these methods can make discipline a “learning opportunity.” Fleming also added that Illinois passed state requirements two years ago requiring additional reporting for suspension. “My hope would be that districts nationwide, and in particular Evanston, have already made this commitment in their district,” Fleming said. “But when you look at communities that may be leaning more to the right than Evanston does, you might see these discipline numbers going up again because they go back to their old ways of doing things that are not regulated under the law anymore.”

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class and not learning. Fleming said minor disciplinary measures should be recorded under PBIS, but when OPAL filed a Freedom of Information Act request to receive the numbers, they did not receive sufficient information. Fleming said black communities are underserved and over-disciplined in schools — and then overpoliced and incarcerated at home. This is the essence of the school-to-prison pipeline, which both Fleming and Goren discussed. “We are conditioning people to think ‘I don’t belong in the social structure,’” Fleming said. “If our society is set up on this track of do well in school, get a good job, be successful, and our first stop is do well in school, and our students are not doing well in school by either being underserved or over-disciplined … we’re not even getting to step one.”

Though District 65 has taken steps to improve outcomes for students of color, both Fleming and Goren recognized there is room for improvement. In 2018, 64 percent of suspensions were black students, though they make up only 22.4 percent of the district. “We can no longer just sit back and say, ‘Hey, the school’s doing really well,’ because we can look at data disaggregated by race and disaggregated by gender and we can actually make decisions on how we can intervene, what supports we can have, how we can use our resources,” Goren said. Fleming said the district also needs to do a better job of transparency for punitive measures other than suspensions where students are missing class time to go to the principal’s office or talk to teachers in the hall. She described going to schools and seeing two or three black students sitting outside the main office, not in

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Murphy added that major changes to the policy include shortening it from 14 to five pages, simplifying the terms and language and formatting the document to clearly show the required procedures when requesting the electronic resources. After the community review period ends on Jan. 17, Murphy said the committee will discuss the comments. He added there has not been an official date set for the policy to go into effect, but it will likely happen at the next committee meeting. If the policy is approved by the committee, Stevens said she thinks it will cause more members of the NU community to turn to alternative storage options and personal email addresses. “When the University has this kind of heavyhanded surveillance policy, it suggests that they have priorities other than encouraging the free exchange of ideas,” Stevens said.

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throughout United States history. “We’re certainly poised to make more changes as we go forward,” Goren said. “But we’ve got a pretty robust curriculum right now. There’s always room for improvement.” District 65 will be expanding library selections to ensure its curriculum includes broader text selections that reflect the law. The district is also undergoing a curriculum review to examine biases in the curriculum. However, Goren said he would love to see more state funding and resources to support schools across Illinois in creating the mandated curriculum. Alex Morgan — a board member for the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership, a grassroots organization focused on equity in Evanston — said the lack of state resources is no excuse for the racial achievement gap in Evanston. While OPAL supports the state’s efforts to increase historical

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As recruitment begins, some students have been seeking alternatives to participating in Greek activities. Those options may not be hard to find. Last Sunday, Weinberg junior Amos Pomp posted on Facebook a list of alternative activities for students to participate in during recruitment week. The catalog of events — which includes a University-organized game night, live music shows and a trivia competition in downtown Evanston — provides options for each day of the week. Pomp said he was inspired to make the post when he began to notice a lot of publicity pushes on Facebook for joining Greek organizations. He didn’t see the same level of affirmation for students who chose to stay out of Greek life and wanted to change that. “I realized there’s not a lot of great publicity for alternatives to rushing,” Pomp said. “So I asked myself, ‘What can I practically say except

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depth in explaining what makes practice so competitive and beneficial for the team. “I think that every single squad has a ton of potential, just down to the last person,” she said. “We have the ability to really challenge each other and push each other, and there’s really not a clear consensus of ‘Oh, these four people are always going to win everything.’” In this environment, Lombard never feels complacent around the team. That’s especially important in meets like the Western Invitational, where the Cats are favored. “We focus on what we can control. We focus on making every single bout, every single round the best that we can, not only from a fencing perspective, but also in supporting our teammates.” she said. “We need to invest as much energy and as much focus as we can, and that should hold true whether it’s someone that we, on paper, should easily beat, or whether it’s the defending national champions.”

it’s okay not to?’” The answer to Pomp’s question came in the form of his list, which racked up over a hundred likes. Pomp said that his post was met with positive feedback, something that bodes well for the future. While Pomp said he didn’t see other lists like his, he has noticed more student events pop up throughout the week, though they weren’t labeled expressly as alternatives to recruitment activities. “There are other options,” he said. “We just want more people to see them.” Medill sophomore Zoe Detweiler said the sheer prevalence of Greek organizations on NU’s campus often makes students feel compelled by their peers to participate in recruitment. About 32 percent of undergraduate men and 40 percent of undergraduate women join Greek life, according to Northwestern data. “There’s social pressure everywhere — on your way to class, on social media,” she said. “The best you can do is try to find another community you feel comfortable with.” Stein said she hopes the University will create more options for students who are not interested First-year Robyn Song, who placed 27th in Division I sabre at NAC, noticed NU has better teamwork than most college teams. The Cats always huddle and give shoutouts after meets, and as Song was adjusting to collegiate fencing during fall quarter, she found leaders all around. “There’s not only one person that tries to help me, it’s like my entire team,” she said. “Even if they’re not my weapon, not just sabre squad, like foil and epée, they’re also all trying to help.” Lombard said she is pleased with the direction the team is headed, and is glad to see the new class working hard as a team. Moss said NU’s process is the same, whether they’re facing powerhouse Notre Dame in a few weeks or the seven-team field in Colorado Springs on Sunday. Lombard and Moss both said they trust the established process. “It’s going to come down to just performing consistently, approaching each bout, each match the same way,” Moss said. “If we do that, we should walk away 7-0.” stephencouncil2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Amos Pomp. To provide an alternative to participating in recruitment, Pomp posted on Facebook a list of other activities to do around campus or in downtown Evanston.

in the Greek scene. However, she doesn’t expect that to happen soon, especially given the financial impact of fraternities and sororities. Pomp emphasized the need for a more present, peer-led conversation validating the experiences of students who don’t feel like Greek life is for them.

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From page 8 with last year’s results. Echoing the message of his coach, Vandixhorn added that instead of thinking about what happened last season, NU needs to focus on “what we can control, and we think that’s our competitiveness and our attitude.” The Cats will certainly need to put together a strong effort on Sunday against a Tigers team that has won at least 14 matches every year since the 2010-11 season. “They’re very well-coached,” Swan said. “And we’re playing at their place, so it’s a challenge. We’re going in there expecting to win the match, but realizing we’re going to have to play at a very high level to do so.” From his perspective, Stary said that the older players on the team have been eyeing to bring energy with them on the road, which he said can help raise the team’s level of play. Personally, Stary said that he takes great

“There’s no consistent vocal presence offering alternatives to rush,” he said. “We need more visible safe spaces.” Elizabeth Byrne contributed reporting. pranavbaskar2022@u.northwestern.edu responsibility for his performance. He said he’s been preparing over winter break and the first week of January for this match against Memphis and the season as a whole. While the team hasn’t competed together in matches since November, Vandixhorn said that to avoid rust, many of the players participated in tournaments in December outside of the University. He added that they’ve also been “trying to simulate match environments and match intensity” during practice to ensure the twomonth layoff has a minimal effect on them. Either way, as Swan, Vandixhorn and Stary acknowledged, this match will be a challenge for a young team. “I think for us to have a good year this year we’re going to have to (above all else) enjoy it,” Vandixhorn said. “Enjoy competing hard, enjoy the process of working hard and getting better.” ericrynston-lobel2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Anthony Gaines holds onto the ball among Iowa defenders. The sophomore guard didn’t miss a shot from the field Wednesday.

Over the past 11 months, it would not be unreasonable to call No. 2 Michigan the best team in college basketball. Since the 2018 calendar flipped from January to February, the Wolverines have played 33 games. Of those 33 games, 31 have ended with a Michigan dub. And despite those games coming against topnotch competition, only nine of the wins came by a margin of less than 10 points. Nobody has matched up with the Wolverines (16-0, 5-0 Big Ten) as well Northwestern. At Allstate Arena last season, the Wildcats picked up their biggest win of the winter with a 61-52 victory over Michigan. Then last month, NU (10-6, 1-4) was a buzzer-beater away from sending the Wolverines back to Ann Arbor with their first defeat since the 2018 National Championship game. “Every other team that has played this team when they’ve made a push on them like they did to get to 15 points, every other team that has played them has laid down and lost by 25 to 30,” Collins said after the Dec. 4 contest. “Our guys wouldn’t do that.” Now the Cats have a chance for revenge and the opportunity to be the first team put a blemish on Michigan’s unstained record when NU plays the Wolverines on

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Sunday night in Ann Arbor. In the last matchup, the Cats came back from a 15-point deficit in the second half to take a three-point lead with about six minutes remaining. The two teams then traded leads before graduate guard Ryan Taylor’s 3-point heave missed as the clock hit zero and Michigan escaped a lively Welsh-Ryan Arena with a 62-60 win. One of the big changes NU made defensively that powered the run was a tactical move against the Wolverines’ point guard Zavier Simpson. The Cats sagged off Simpson, who went 0-for-5 shooting from beyond the arc during the game, and started their run. The move was so effective it forced Michigan coach John Beilein to take action. After NU took its first lead at the 6:32 mark, Beilein called a timeout. During the break, he substituted Eli Brooks into the game for Simpson, and Simpson did not play again until the final defensive possession of the game. “Right now I don’t have a plan that when people play that way — the plan is to keep shooting it,” Beilein said. “But maybe there’s a time down the road where you say alright we are going to play with a non-shooting point guard and we are

going to win anyway.” Since that game, Simpson has shot 38 percent from 3-point land and 24-for-53 from the field. This matchup with be the 10th time NU plays a Michigan team ranked in the top-five in the country, and of the nine previous matchups, the Cats have only won one. That victory came almost 42 years ago in 1977. After a then-No. 5 Michigan smoked NU in Ann Arbor by 37 points on Jan. 6, 1977, the Cats rebounded three weeks later with a memorable 99-87 victory over the Wolverines, who — like this year’s Michigan squad — had jumped to No. 2 in the rankings. But unlike the 1977 team which defeated Michigan State two days before their historic upset, this year’s NU team will be heading into the game after a loss to Iowa. A big turning point in the game against the Hawkeyes was a 15-2 secondhalf run where Iowa turned a 44-37 deficit into a 52-46 advantage. Killing gamechanging rallies is something that has been a recurring issue for the Cats all season. “I think we didn’t kill the momentum,” sophomore guard Anthony Gaines said. “I think we could have came together and tried to stop the run but other than that we just got to do a better job of bringing each other up and demanding a stop when it happens.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern has simple expectations for its first collegiate competition of 2019: win every match. The Wildcats will return to the duals format this Sunday at the Western Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The deep team comes into the meet with a 16-1 record for the year and is fresh off a solid showing at the USA Fencing January North American Cup in Charlotte last weekend. NU will face Caltech, UC San Diego, Stanford, Air Force, Incarnate Word, Brandeis and Florida. The Cats are favored in every matchup and swept a similar field last year. UCSD, Stanford and Air Force received votes in CollegeFencing360.com’s Women’s

Coaches Poll rankings last year, and they’re projected to be NU’s toughest competition. Coach Zach Moss is confident in his team and its growth. About twothirds of his fencers are underclassmen, and he said he’s seeing strong performances from first-years all the way up to seniors so far this year. “It’s one of the deepest teams we’ve ever had since I’ve been here,” he said. “They’re working really hard. They’re working really smart, I feel really good about where we are.” Senior epée Ella Lombard upset the 6-seed en route to a 16th-place finish in Division 1 epée at the NAC. She also won senior team epée gold with junior Pauline Hamilton and first-year Maggie Snider. Lombard pointed to the team’s » See FENCING, page 7

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NU starting a brand new page in Memphis By ERIC RYNSTON-LOBEL

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After a disappointing 2017-18 campaign that saw Northwestern finish 9-17 and 4-7 in the Big Ten, the Wildcats are trying to prove the past is the past as they kick off the 2018-19 season and travel to Tennessee for a match this Sunday against Memphis. Sunday’s match will mark NU’s first organized competition since early November when the team participated in the Oracle ITA Fall Championships. Looking toward this first match, head coach Arvid

Swan said that the team wants “to have a bounce back year.” “Obviously, the goal is always to make the NCAA Tournament,” he said. “Just to have on a matchby-match basis a very consistent effort competitively in every match that we play and then to play well in doubles and singles, those two phases on a consistent basis.” Against Memphis, and for the entire season, the Cats will be led by top doubles pairing senior Ben Vandixhorn and junior Dominik Stary. Vandixhorn said that coming out of last season, the team has focused on not being overly concerned » See TENNIS, page 7

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After four games in conference play, Northwestern currently stands at 2-2 in the Big Ten. Despite losses to Rutgers and Michigan on the road, coach Joe McKeown said the Wildcats (9-6, 2-2 Big Ten) are a couple of shots away from being 4-0. It’s been an extremely slim margin determined by health, foul trouble and a lack of execution. In its most recent conference matchup on Tuesday, NU lost a close one against the Wolverines, due in part to the Cats’ shorthanded frontcourt. With senior forward Pallas KunaiyiAkpanah fouled out of the game and junior forward Abi Scheid missing most of the second half with an ankle injury, NU struggled to get rebounds. The Cats were outrebounded 43-33, including giving up 17 offensive rebounds. “We really got hurt with rebounding in regulation and overtime,” McKeown said. “That was the key for us.” Despite their struggles pulling in missed shots, junior center Abbie Wolf stepped in for her two veteran teammates and played some of her best ball of the season. Wolf scored 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting, and NU hopes that her hot streak carries over into their home game on Saturday against Purdue. In the Cats’ last home matchup against the Boilermakers in 2016, NU was able to coast to a 76-60 victory. But in the Cats’ last two most recent games, they didn’t have the same success, losing both games by a combined 5 points. Purdue has gotten off to a hot start this season, sitting at 2-1 in the conference after beating Michigan last week. To turn the tide after a rough game against the Wolverines, NU will have to contain the one-two punch in the Boilermakers’ backcourt. Guards Dominique Oden and Karissa

McLaughlin, Purdue’s leading scorers, have combined to average 31.5 points and 6.6 assists per game this season. But the Cats have a 1-2 punch of their own that matches up well, featuring sophomore guards Jordan Hamilton and Lindsey Pulliam, who are averaging 25.9 points per game while dishing out 5.3 assists. In order for the Cats to come out on top this weekend, McKeown said they will have to do a better job of closing out games. In all four of their conference games this season, NU had the lead at least once during the fourth quarter. In their loss against Rutgers, the

Cats had the lead with just 1:20 remaining in the final quarter, but NU faltered down the stretch, shooting 0-for-3, turning the ball over once and committing three late fouls that lead to five points by Rutgers to ice the game. Even in their most recent game, Pulliam hit a jumper to put the Cats up 67-61 with just over 3:30 remaining in the game. However, Michigan finished on a 17-11 run to win the game by the narrowest of margins to keep NU from closing out a conference game that would have legitimized the team in the Big Ten. andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Jordan Hamilton shoots the ball. The sophomore guard scored 16 points last game against Michigan.