The Daily Northwestern – January 14, 2019

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Student conduct process, explained What goes into a student group’s suspension

By CAMERON COOK

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While many people are familiar with fraternity suspensions, Greek organizations aren’t the only ones subject to the student conduct process.

The University has cracked down on a variety of student organizations in recent years.

Twelve groups currently have a conduct status –– which means they are suspended, on probation or under conduct review, according to information available on the Office of Student Conduct website.

The number may seem unprecedented, but during mid-2017, there were more — at one point, 16 groups had a conduct status. However, this is the first time that four groups have been suspended by the University at one time, according to records that date back to January 2015.

Despite the prevalence of University suspensions and

probations, most students are unaware of the process, said Lucas Christain, the director of student conduct — and it’s a “black box” he wants to illuminate.

The process

If the Office of Student Conduct receives information about a specific behavior that violates University policy — whether it’s underage drinking, hazing or drug use — a student organization will be put through the University Hearing and Appeals System process.

If there’s sufficient evidence that the organization violated a policy, the Office of Student Conduct sets up a hearing. Group leaders can choose between an administrative hearing, made up of a primary investigator and another hearing officer, or a panel hearing.

Most organizations opt for the panel option, possibly because it allows students to be involved in the decision-making process, Christain said.

If the administrators or the panel find the group in violation of University policy, a group can be put on probation, » See LENGTH, page 6

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Attendees of the exhibit view Melissa Blount’s dishtowel portraits. The exhibit, “Word,” debuted at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center on Friday and will run until March 7.

Art exhibit honors black women

Evanston artists highlight contributions of black women to U.S. history

By JAMES POLLARD

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A pair of Evanston artists are honoring the contributions of black women throughout U.S. history in a new exhibit

unveiled on Friday With Billie Holiday music in the background, about 50 people browsed Ben and Melissa Blount’s letterpress prints and embroideries at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center on Friday. The exhibit, entitled “Word” will be on display

ASG holds panel on Title IX changes Students, officials say proposed changes to law could hurt students

By PRIYANSHI KATARE

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Officials from the Center for Awareness, Response and Education and the Office of

Equity expressed concern that proposed changes to federal Title IX rules would make students feel less safe.

During a Friday panel hosted by student groups and the Office of Equity, students

and University officials said changes in the process of Title IX investigations could make complainants feel isolated.

The panel comes during the 60-day period leading to the finalization of the

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Sarah Wake, the University associate vice president for equity, speaking on a panel about upcoming changes to Title IX. Panel members expressed their concerns that these changes would make universities less safe.

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proposed changes by the U.S. Department of Education.

During this period, the public can submit comments for the government to consider.

The panel was an attempt to provide students a better understanding of the proposed changes, said Serene Singh, the director of the Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators. SHAPE was one of the student groups that hosted the panel, along with Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault and Associated Student Government.

“We wanted to put together a space in which we could, with representatives from Northwestern, outline how this Title IX process works currently at Northwestern and what the current changes made at the federal level were and in turn how those would affect us,” Singh said.

Under the rules, colleges would be allowed to chose one of two standards for investigating complaints — so long as it is consistent. Some choose the “preponderance of the evidence” to assess a case, while others demand “clear and convincing evidence,” the higher of the two.

This however, leads to differing standards of judging » See TITLE IX, page 6

until March 7.

“I thought it would be nice to talk about the contributions of black women,” Ben Blount said. “Thinking about politically how black women have made such an impact and when you think about stuff like the #MeToo movement,

Person accused of misconduct at ETHS

The Evanston Police Department has launched an investigation into inappropriate conduct by an Evanston Township High School employee.

Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew described the recent incident as “inappropriate contact between an employee and students.”

Glew said two students have reported incidents at this point. Although Glew said he could not name the employee, he emphasized that the person is not a teacher, coach or counselor.

Glew said the investigation — which launched on January 9 — will proceed with “a certain

even going against politicians in Chicago and Black Lives Matter—all kind of spearheaded by black women.”

Ben Blount used a letterpress to create word-based art, featuring phrases like » See ART, page 6 amount of sensitivity” because the alleged victims are high school students. He said it is too early in the investigation to know when and what charges will be filed, and nobody has been charged at this time.

In a brief statement distributed last week to students, families and staff, ETHS/District 202 superintendent Eric Witherspoon said the district was made aware of allegations on January 8 and “immediately launched a thorough internal investigation and took appropriate measures to inform the Evanston Police Department.”

Witherspoon added that the district is cooperating with the EPD and will determine future changes according to district policy.

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ETHS/District 202 superintendent Eric Witherspoon at a District 202 board meeting. In a brief statement distributed last week to students, families and staff, Witherspoon said the district was made aware of allegations on January 8.

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AROUND TOWN Unicorn Cafe welcomes new vendor, to accept credit

By SOPHIA SCANLAN

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Unicorn Cafe has brought a host of changes to start the new year, including partnerships with local businesses like Sparrow Coffee.

Located at 1723 Sherman Ave. the coffee shop has new artwork, a credit card machine, Patisserie Coralie pastries and Sparrow Coffee. These changes come after Colectivo Coffee — Unicorn’s former distributor — opened a shop in Evanston at 716 Church St. Last summer, owner Jessica Donnelly spoke with Jimmy McFarland, the director of operations at Sparrow Coffee — a Chicago-based roastery — to learn about the product. Donnelly said some of her friends and family had enjoyed Sparrow, so she reached out to the company to see about the possibility of selling it at Unicorn instead of continuing with Colectivo.

Though Sparrow distributes primarily to Michelin restaurants rather than cafes, the company made an exception for Unicorn, McFarland said.

“It’s a very high-quality coffee,” McFarland said.

“We probably turn down 70 percent of the people that come to us, but Jessica had a passion for this very old cafe that she wanted to keep and not have Evanston lose. That meant a lot to us.”

Once Donnelly and McFarland determined that Unicorn and Sparrow would be a good fit for each

POLICE BLOTTER Wallets, purse stolen from Music Institute of Chicago Two different individuals reported their personal belongings stolen on Thursday from the Music Institute of Chicago at 1702 Sherman Ave. The first, a 36-year-old woman, reported at 9:30 a.m. that her black leather wallet had been taken from her bag, which she left unattended in her office, Evanston Police Department Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.

At 4:30 p.m. Thursday, a 48-year-old Waukegan

other, representatives from Sparrow came to the cafe to educate staff members about the product.

Donnelly said she not only enjoyed the training, but she also learned a lot.

“I lived on a coffee farm in Tanzania for two years, so I thought I knew coffee,” she said. “I didn’t know anything until Sparrow came in and really talked to us about how coffee degrades and why the flavor profiles change.”

Because Unicorn already shut down for the training, Donnelly and her staff decided to make more renovations to the cafe, painting the walls, hanging new artwork and rewriting the menu.

Evanston’s Patisserie Coralie will also distribute pastries at Unicorn, Donnelly said. After Patisserie Coralie supported Unicorn when Colectivo moved to Evanston, Donnelly said she kept the bakery in mind when she wanted to expand the menu.

In the coming week, Unicorn will also accept credit cards.

Cassie Majewski, who graduated from Medill last month and works as a barista at Unicorn, said she enjoyed being part of the store’s rebranding.

“We kept a lot of our charm and character and core as Unicorn and then just amplified it a little, which has been going over really well, so it’s exciting,” she said.

Debra Christensen, one of Unicorn’s regulars who works across the street at Inner Advantage Massage, said she liked all the changes.

She said the atmosphere is more relaxed, and she

resident reported her purse and wallet stolen from her backpack, also at the Music Institute of Chicago.

The woman said the contents were valued at $600.

The suspect in the first incident is a 17-year-old black male, approximately 5’6” and weighing 150 lbs, Glew added. There is a high probability the two incidents are related, he said, but there is no one in custody.

Duffel bag stolen from apartment lobby

A 39-year-old resident of 610 Hinman Ave.

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Unicorn Cafe, 1723 Sherman Ave. The Evanston-based coffee shop switched coffee distributors to Sparrow Coffee.

complimented Donnelly on her ability to remember and connect with so many of her customers.

“And I love the new coffee,” she said. “I’m not a huge coffee drinker, but I Iove Sparrow.”

Donnelly said she was pleased with the city’s response, and she hopes customers continue to enjoy the atmosphere and the new coffee in the store.

She also appreciated Sparrow’s willingness to

reported the contents of a package delivered to his apartment complex stolen Thursday between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.

The package contained a $149 black and yellow duffel bag, Glew said. When the apartment resident went to receive his package from the lobby of the complex, he noticed the package had been opened, and the duffel bag was missing.

There are no suspects and no one in custody, Glew said.

support a local business like Unicorn.

“I want Evanstonians and people coming through Evanston to have great coffee, and now we have that,” she said. “It’s nice not to just keep going in the same linear path and to go in a new direction with something exceptional.” sophiascanlan2022@u.northwestern.edu

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“The Daily regrets the error”: How we deal with corrections and mistakes

In this series, Daily staff members hope to provide more transparency about how we operate. If you would like to submit a question to be answered here, send an email to eic@dailynorthwestern.edu Ask a Daily reporter — or any journalist, for that matter — about a time they made a mistake, and they’ll go into a near-graphic explanation of what happened. For journalists, errors in stories are a big deal, and we don’t forget them easily, or treat them lightly.

Yet, as a group of human beings and not robots, we can’t promise that mistakes won’t happen. But we can address them.

“An unfortunate fact of journalism is that it’s never going to be foolproof,” said Medill senior Nora Shelly, The Daily’s past editor in chief for winter and fall of 2018.

As editor in chief, Shelly said she found it important to make sure reporters understood how serious errors were, whether they be

misstated positions, name misspellings or misinterpretations of quotes.

“It just puts a wrong picture of you out there,” said Medill junior Kristina Karisch, The Daily’s digital projects editor. “If somebody’s only exposure to you as a person is through this article and it’s wrong, then that’s their outlook on you.”

As a newspaper, we carry the immense privilege and responsibility of a platform. Part of that responsibility includes accountability when mistakes happen — and using that same platform to address them.

Issues with stories may be communicated to The Daily by sources, readers or people on staff.

Once these are investigated and deemed errors, a process of correction begins.

Medill sophomore Marissa Martinez, opinion editor and diversity, equity and inclusion chair, outlines a series of questions that should guide this process: “How did we harm the community, how can we apologize, how can we make things as right as they can be and, most importantly, how can we not ever do that again?”

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the error, will first respond and apologize to whomever was affected and notify them that a correction will be issued promptly. At this time, they also meet with the editor of whichever desk the story ran under to discuss why the error occurred and its severity.

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In the online version, the web editor changes the story and adds a correction statement to the bottom of the webpage. A separate correction statement is also placed on page two of the next print edition in the “Setting the Record Straight” box.

For common errors like name misspellings and incorrect titles, the reporter will complete a fact-checking shift at the copy desk. This is intended to reiterate to them the importance of factual accuracy.

“We want to stress to our reporters, many of whom will enter the journalism industry, that errors undermine not just their credibility, but ours as well,” said Alan Perez, The Daily’s editor

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More egregious errors are dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Our goal is to understand how the error happened and how it can be prevented in the future, not to simply punish the reporter for making a mistake.

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Recently, the newsroom issued new guidelines on corrections. On social media, our web or social media editor will issue a correction in the comments and make a new post. Social media posts are rarely deleted unless the error was major.

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At the southern border, the United States is not a victim CATHERINE BUCHANIEC

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In a column that ran Friday, Wesley Shirola rebutted my argument that a crisis does not exist at our southwest border. Moreover, he said that President Donald Trump does not hold sole responsibility for our current government shutdown. He went on to say the whole country is in a state of peril because of illegal immigration, the pipeline of drugs and crimes committed by illegal immigrants. However, I wish to clarify my previous statements and furthermore, argue that the evidence Shirola provided does not accurately illustrate the entire picture.

Typically, the word “crisis” describes a problem that’s getting worse.

During the fiscal 2018 year, Customs and Border Protection apprehended 396,579 undocumented immigrants at the southwest border. This is one of the lowest figures of this decade and is only a fraction of the 1,643,679 apprehended under the Clinton administration in 2000.

We are not at at a peak point of illegal immigration. The number of arrests at the border is not increasing.

Yet, Shirola argued that “there are still thousands upon thousands of such crossings every year.” I do not dispute that crossings happen; however, the numbers do not depict our current reality.

In a tweet on Friday, Trump characterized the illegal immigration occurring at the southwest border as an “invasion” — as a “dangerous for the entire country.” However, family units accounted for about a third of all border apprehensions in 2018 — including those that were taken from their families under Trump’s family separation policy.

Are we going to place children under the moniker of “invasion?”

If you remove the number of family units and unaccompanied minors from the total amount of illegal border crossing arrests, the resulting figure is nowhere near the thousands Trump described in his speech.

In the past, Trump has characterized undocumented immigrants as “murders and rapists” — people who terrorize our country. But numerous studies have shown that immigrants commit fewer crimes than U.S. citizens, partially in fear of deportation.

Shirola pointed out that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made nearly 160,000 arrests in the 2018 fiscal year.

However, he failed to note that the majority of those arrests were for nonviolent offenses, including traffic violations.

Moreover, Shirola also wrote “most of which involved people with either criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.”

However, he failed to explain that prior criminal convictions or pending criminal charges can include initial illegal entry into the U.S. The people coming here are doing so for a reason. They are LGBTQ+ asylum seekers fleeing persecution. They are families

escaping gang violence, leaving poverty in search of jobs, food, clean water and housing.

Shirola said the country sits in a state of peril due to the influx of narcotics. Both Shirola and Trump are right to identify drug trafficking as a major issue; however, that problem will not be solved by the construction of a wall.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, only “a small percentage” of heroin seized by authorities comes across on territory between land ports of entry. Most narcotics are smuggled through official border crossings.

Trump is asking for $5.7 billion to build a wall he implies will prevent heroin from entering the country and reduce heroin deaths. If most drugs are entering the country at checkpoints anyway, a wall wouldn’t help save American lives.

However, after further exploring this issue, I revise my previous statement that a crisis does not exist. A crisis does exist — not one of security, but rather one we have created.

Our immigration system needs reform — a fact both Democrats and Republicans agree on. Yet, the Trump administration has implemented inhumane and destructive policies.

That’s the humanitarian crisis we should be talking about.

From the children that are still separated from their parents to the tear gas the Trump administration denied it used on juveniles despite photographic evidence, the humanitarian crisis that exists is one created by the United States. We are not the victim.

Shirola argued that “this is Trump trying

to protect the American people.”

But trying to protect the American people from what? From the children his administration placed in cages away from their parents? From the drugs that will continue to flow into this country regardless of his construction of a wall? From people with traffic violations?

I agree with Shirola’s statement that calling for a barrier at the southwest border is not a new matter and has previously received democratic support; however, the framing of his argument is misleading.

Over the past two years, Trump has talked about a wall that will stretch across the the U.S.-Mexico border. Not only is such a border unfeasible because of private land ownership, but Democrats currently in Congress have never voted for any barriers like the wall Trump has proposed.

I stand by my claim that Trump is solely responsible for the shutdown — both the House and Senate have passed bills to reopen most of the government. In regards to compromise, Trump is the one who walked out of negotiations with a “bye bye.”

Maybe it’s time we say “bye bye” to him.

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City commits to renewable energy

By EMMA EDMUND

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On Dec. 10, the Evanston City Council approved the Climate Action and Resilience Plan, which included a 100 percent renewable electricity supply for Evanston by 2030.

The comprehensive plan is Evanston’s latest response to the negative effects of climate change, offering several goals for the city to achieve in the coming years. In addition to the renewable electricity goal, these goals include phasing out single-use plastics by 2025 and becoming carbon neutral by 2050.

“We need to do all we can at the local and the state level because I think efforts of the federal government are kind of stalled,” said Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th). “We can’t afford not to do anything and wait for something to change in Washington, D.C. It’s really important that we as individuals, we as a community and we in the state of Illinois really take it upon ourselves to do all we can.

The plan is not Evanston’s first plan to

combat negative environmental effects. Previously, the city introduced the Evanston Climate Action Plan in 2008 and the Livability Plan in 2014. Both plans successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 13 percent and 19 percent, using 1990 and 2005 levels as the base measurements, respectively.

Evanston’s most recent plan follows an October report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which warned that failure to curb climate change could result in disastrous effects, such as wildfires and food shortages.

The plan, while focusing on mitigating the impacts of climate change in the Evanston area, also works toward adapting to climate change consequences that are likely to occur, according to Mariana Oliver, a member of the CARP working group and a Northwestern graduate student. One thing she looked at was the possibility of extreme heat in the future.

“Evanston does have a sizeable elderly population,” Oliver said. “One of the big concerns — in terms of if there’s a big heat wave — (is) if certain residents don’t have access to air conditioners. Certainly that could be

dangerous for a lot of those elderly residents that don’t have access to those resources.”

While the plan calls for concrete steps to combat climate change, it also includes more abstract objectives, such as providing education campaigns that encourage actions like reducing energy consumption. In addition to CARP, city staff are expected to release a more detailed implementation proposal in March, according to the City of Evanston’s website.

For Ald. Donald Wilson (4th), the culture change associated with fostering better environmental habits is governed through the educational component of the plan.

“If we’re going to really effectuate longterm change, one of the main things we really need to do is to change how and what we consume and how we get ourselves around,” Wilson said. “It’s going to require people to do things differently: consume less, consume more thoughtfully, walk more, bike more, be more amenable to allowing the city to develop infrastructure that does support more comfortable pedestrian and bicycle options.” emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu

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suspended for a certain period of time or dissolved permanently.

The punishment

A probation is used to communicate to a group that its behavior is “significantly inconsistent” with University policy. Groups on probation are expected to take steps toward fixing any errant behavior but are often permitted to continue recruiting and holding events.

Suspensions, which usually last between one and four years, include “total restriction” on the organization and its members and prohibit events and recruitment. Groups must complete sanctions, which might include having members attend workshops or a restriction on certain activities, within a specified period of time to be allowed back on campus once their suspension is up.

But the impact of a suspension is largely determined by its length. That decision isn’t made using a specialized rubric or flowchart. UHAS panels and staff involved in administrative hearings make decisions on conduct outcomes case-by-case, taking into account any aggravating or mitigating factors, which could include a group’s past involvement with the Office of Student Conduct and how it handled any past violations.

Probation, for instance, is almost always considered an aggravating factor. Pi Alpha Phi received a three-year suspension in November after the fraternity had already been on probation.

But alcohol policy violations aren’t always grounds for suspending a group, said Travis Martin, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life director.

He declined to comment specifically on Pi Alpha Phi’s case, but added that any organization serving alcohol to minors while on probation “will likely see a suspension.”

While Christain recognizes that this holistic way of decision-making often results in a more complicated process, he said he thinks it’s more fair.

“People want an ‘if this, then that,’” Christain said. “But the truth is, if we had ‘if this, then that,’ people would get angry.”

However, decisions made by UHAS panels and in administrative hearings do set a precedent, Christain said. Based on the most recent data, that precedent is a suspension of around three years.

That’s one of the reasons Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s suspension is so controversial. The fraternity was suspended for an alcohol violation in April 2017 and returned to campus in Fall 2018 on disciplinary probation and alcohol restriction. SAE was also on probation during the 2016-2017 academic year and under Title IX investigation in early 2017.

The transparency

Juliette Johnson, the Panhellenic Association president, said she thought the University likely didn’t have the information necessary to make SAE’s suspension longer, which was “infuriating.”

Details on individual cases are not released to the public.

“It’s very hard not to have the transparency of how these decisions are made,” Johnson said. “It’s something PHA has been wishing for in the conduct process.”

While Christain recognizes students want to understand the discrepancies, he said it’s “too complicated” to simplify. He wants to make the general process more clear but declined to comment on any specific cases.

“I appreciate that people feel like us not sharing specific information is somehow us hiding something we don’t want people to know,” Christain said. “But it’s so hard to boil this stuff down. It’s not as simple as press a button and get an outcome.” cameroncook2021@u.northwestern.edu

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The fraternity quad. Three fraternities and two additional student organizations have been suspended by the University in the past two years.

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From page 1 “Mother of Civilization,” “Toasted With Beauty” and “Bronzed in Elegance” over brown-and-pastel-colored backgrounds. He also created a series featuring the words and accomplishments of black female authors like Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Octavia Butler.

Melissa Blount’s pieces depict the faces of prominent black women embroidered in yarn, with one person for each letter of the alphabet. She used dish towels as her canvases for faces like Assata Shakur, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ida B. Wells and Josephine Baker.

“It was fun because we got to do a lot of research and learn about people beyond Rosa Parks and the people you hear about every year in Black History Month,” Ben Blount said. “We got to kind of dig a little deeper.”

Angela Allyn, the cultural arts coordinator for the City of Evanston, said she originally approached Ben Blount about contributing to the center’s annual Black History Month exhibit. The exhibit, though it started in January, will run through Black History Month in February.

Melissa Blount will also host an embroidery event in the future, and Ben Blount will bring his letter press for people to make their own prints as part of the gallery.

Allyn got the idea for the gallery while thinking about the power of language. The

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discriminatory activity or assault, Law Prof.

Deborah Tuerkheimer said.

Under Illinois law, Northwestern will be required to keep the “preponderance of the evidence” standard.

Another change –– implemented to ensure a fair investigation, according to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos –– would require cross-examination by both the accused and the accuser. Tuerkheimer said cross-examinations can get “ugly” and can easily lead to equity issues.

“Cross-examinations can also discourage complainants in an already challenging situation,” said Sarah Wake, the University associate vice president for equity. “To tell the complainant that there is a presumption of innocence is just as unfair as telling the respondent that there is a presumption of guilt.”

Wake also expressed concern over changes that would no longer mandate investigations into off-campus incidents. This would limit the role universities play in ensuring students’ safety and maintaining a secured community,

title comes from her musings about the word “word” and its colloquial meaning as an expression of truth. She was also particularly interested in Ben Blount’s art with the letter press, the same tool used by 19thcentury abolitionists to spread the word and print newspapers.

Allyn said she was impressed with the Blounts’ pieces, especially Melissa Blount’s work with the “iconic” dish towels.

“The idea of taking this humble object that’s for cleaning up messes and using that as the background for these women is so important,” Allyn said. “This idea that African-American women had been pressed into servitude, and now we are sort of elevating that servitude and that ability to clean up a mess to an art piece in an art gallery.”

The gallery also features several interactive pieces. At the end of the exhibit, viewers are invited to answer the question, “What is your word?” on a whiteboard. Visitors can donate books by black authors in a “Reading Corner” at the end of another hall.

Yvette Granberr y (SESP ’79), who attended the event on Friday, said that black women are the key to black history.

“I’m always proud to see black artists in particular, female black artists showcased so that folks know their work,” Granberry said.

“We’ve made lots of contributions and a lot of them have been overlooked over time.” jamespollard2022@u.northwestern.edu she said.

The definition of “sexual harassment” will also become more rigid, which may lead to certain acts of sexual aggression being dismissed as “not bad enough,” said Carrie Wachter, the CARE assistant director.

Wake, however, clarified that NU would still have resources available to aid students despite these proposed changes. The University has always adapted its model and has taken deliberate steps to refine the process, she said.

To promote community involvement, the event gave students an opportunity to voice their opinions through handwritten postcards to the government. These letters included changes they feel should be made to the proposed regulations.

“We as students have a powerful voice for several reasons,” said David Fishman, a former Daily staffer and the director of MARS. “We are young voters and we represent the future and we have to live with and engage with this process. So we need to raise our voices in objections to parts of the process we don’t agree with.” priyanshikatare2022@u.northwestern.edu

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When he didn’t do anything yesterday, we kinda prepared to play this game without him. It just wasn’t smart.

—Head coach Chris Collins

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Monday, January 14, 2019

NOT THE CHARM MICHIGAN

By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

daily senior staffer @2021_charlie

Coach Chris Collins has now played 80 minutes against Michigan — twice as many as any other coach — after playing the Wolverines twice this season. After all that time, he said he’s still puzzled by how to stop the clever point guard, the fearless two-guard and the unpredictable forward that lead the No. 2 team in the country.

In his second chance against the Michigan after losing by 2 points in December, Collins emptied out the toolbox in trying to stop the Wolverines without senior forward Vic Law. But Michigan (17-0, 6-0 Big Ten) led wire-to-wire in its 80-60 win over Northwestern (10-7, 1-5) as the Wildcats watched four potential NBA prospects combine for 48 points, while fifth starter Zavier Simpson led the way with 24 points himself.

“That’s probably why they’re 17 and 0,” Collins said. “When you play them, you’ve got to figure out what are some things you can (say) you’re going to live with because they space you so well, they’re really good at every position. We

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were going to live with some Simpson threes and some Teske threes, so give those guys a lot of credit.”

Hoping to put a jolt in an offense that scored 63 points Wednesday against Iowa and was without its best player, Collins shook up the starting lineup and added two players who haven’t opened a game all season. Sophomore guard Anthony Gaines stepped out of his sixth man role, and freshman forward Pete Nance — who spurned the Wolverines for NU on the recruiting circuit — joined the starters as well.

In what could have been a perfect storm for the highly-touted forward who’s struggled so far this season, Nance finished with 4 points, and that new starting lineup conceded a 10-0 run to open the game. It wasn’t the only risk Collins took over the first 20 minutes: he played rarely-used junior forward Aaron Falzon, gave senior center Dererk Pardon free reign to shoot four 3-point shots and allowed graduate guard Ryan Taylor more on-ball responsibility.

“Our young guys got a lot of experience,” Collins said. “A lot of guys got a chance to go out there against a great team on the road, and hopefully this experience helps us as we move

forward.”

Pardon led the Cats with 20 points and made nearly half of their field goals, but not without Law stirring the drink NU shot 43 percent from the field and 24 percent from beyond the arc.

On the other side, Michigan hung 50 points in the first half following a 19-6 run before the break and had four players in double figures for the game.

It was a strong offensive showing for a Wolverines team that set the school record for the best start to the season with Sunday’s win.

Collins said it was an uphill battle responding from the blows dealt by a team that’s in the top 20 in the NCAA in offensive and defensive efficiency and has quickly established itself as the frontrunner in the Big Ten. “When you play 17 games and 15 of them are double figure (wins) you’ve got a really good thing going,” Collins said. “They don’t have many very any flaws, they’re very well coached on both ends. They make it hard.” charliegoldsmith2021 @u.northwestern.edu

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NU falls at the buzzer – again Without senior Vic Purdue

By RYAN WANGMAN

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Less than a week after falling to Michigan by a point in Ann Arbor, Northwestern once again couldn’t escape with a Big Ten win in Sunday’s one-possession defeat to Purdue at home.

Again, the Wildcats had a shot at the end that could have won the game, and for the second time in a week, it rimmed out.

NU (9-7, 2-3 Big Ten) snapped a streak of three consecutive home victories after falling behind early to the Boilermakers (13-5, 4-1) and losing 57-54.

On the Cats’ last meaningful offensive possession, sophomore guard Lindsey Pulliam drove toward the basket before spinning around and pulling up for a jumper, watching as the ball took

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an unfortunate roll out of the hoop.

Purdue guard Tamara Farquhar — a 49 percent free throw shooter on the year — snagged the rebound, and then nailed two crucial shots from the charity stripe that ended up sealing the threepoint winning margin for the Boilermakers after a desperation Hail Mary from sophomore guard Jordan Hamilton sailed wide.

Pulliam said that NU’s last play was drawn up so that if she had a look, she would take it, and emphasized that the miss wouldn’t alter her mindset going forward.

“I’ll shoot it again next week, you know, short memory,” Pulliam said.

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Jordan Hamilton makes a dribble move. The sophomore guard finished with 6 points in Sunday’s loss to Purdue.

“Every game. It didn’t go down but next game (I’ll) come out hard, aggressive and shoot it again.”

With junior forward Abi Scheid sidelined due to injury, junior center Abbie Wolf drew the start alongside senior forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, limiting the Cats’ outside options and shifting the focal point of their attack to the interior.

NU’s first-half struggles were highlighted by an abysmal second quarter in which the Cats shot just 18 percent from the floor and managed only 2 points in the paint. Pulliam, who led the team in scoring with 15 points on the afternoon, was one of two NU players to make more than one basket in the opening twenty minutes.

“We have to come out stronger, we have to come out with a bang, we have to come out aggressive and ready to play,” Pulliam said. “It’s just a learning point today for our next game.”

Junior forward Ae’Rianna Harris starred for the Boilermakers, scoring 16 points on 8-for-14 shooting while grabbing 11 boards and adding four blocks. Off of the stat sheet, Harris was a dominant defensive force in the paint, repeatedly contesting Kunaiyi-Akpanah inside and holding her to 40 percent from the floor.

With only nine team fouls, Purdue also benefited from its cleanest game of the season as the mark fell well below its season average of about 16 fouls per game. The Boilermakers also limited NU in transition, as the Cats managed only four fast-break points in the entire game. The offense hasn’t lived up to expectations so far in conference play, causing the Cats to drop to ninth place in the Big Ten. Coach Joe McKeown praised his team’s hard-fought game, but admitted that the team occasionally disappearing on the glass hurt the team in a big way.

Still, he remained optimistic.

“This team has a lot of heart and a lot of spirit, so we’ll bounce back,” McKeown said. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

Law, Cats lose in rout

By ANDREW GOLDEN

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On Sunday, Northwestern basketball faced a tough test: No. 2 Michigan.

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, they had to take it without their go-to player who had bailed them out on so many occasions.

Around 45 minutes before the start of the game, it was announced that senior forward Vic Law would not be playing due to a lower body injury. Law has been NU’s first option on offense all season, leading the team with 17.3 points per game, and his presence was clearly missed.

“I kinda knew yesterday,” coach Chris Collins said about Law’s game status.

“When he didn’t do anything yesterday, we kinda prepared to play this game without him. It just wasn’t smart.”

NU (10-7, 1-5 Big Ten) didn’t pass the test without its senior captain.The Cats got off to a slow start against Michigan (17-0,

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Pete Nance shoots a three. The freshman forward got his first career start in Sunday’s loss to the Wolverines.

6-0) and never recovered, losing 80-60.

From the jump, NU looked lost as the Wolverines went on a 10-0 run while the Cats shot 0-for-6 from the field. NU fought back into the game early, but Michigan seemingly couldn’t miss in the first half and created an insurmountable lead.

The Wolverines shot 21-for-31 from the field before the break and 50 percent on 3-pointers. Junior center Jon Teske single-handedly tore the Cats apart in the first half with 17 points and junior guard Zavier Simpson added 24 points, including five 3-pointers.

“They’re a really good team all around, but give Zavier (Simpson) and (Jon) Teske a lot of credit,” Collins said. “Their shooting in the game really broke things open.”

Despite a reshuffled starting lineup that brought more shooting on the floor, NU simply couldn’t find an offensive rhythm.

Freshman Miller Kopp, senior Dererk Pardon and graduate transfer Ryan Taylor combined to score 26 points in the first half. The rest of the team scored two points on 1-for-12 shooting.

Pardon was a menace in the paint, scoring 20 points on 10-for-16 shooting, but the supporting cast around him struggled to find the basket. Aside from Pardon, the rest of the team shot 34 percent from the field.

The Wildcats are ranked 155th in the country in offensive efficiency, behind teams such as Davidson, Coastal Carolina and Texas State. Recently, as Law has struggled from the field or not played, the offense has had some of its worst outings of the season.

In Law’s last three games before missing time, the senior forward has scored just 10.3 points per game, just over seven points below his average. The Cats have scored 64 points per game in the past three games — almost nine points below their 70.7 points per game during the season.

While Law works through his lower body injury, NU will be looking for another scorer to help turn the Cats’ Big Ten fortune. andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu