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Report: Holloway to leave NU admin. Provost to become Rutgers president, according to report
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Provost Jonathan Holloway is reportedly set to leave Northwestern to become the first black president of Rutgers University, according to a report from NJ Advance Media. Holloway is expected to be named president on Tuesday, though the hiring is not final and is pending approval by Rutgers’ Board of Governors and Board of Trustees, according to NJ Advance Media. A Northwestern spokesperson did not immediately respond to request for comment. Holloway took over as Northwestern’s provost in Summer 2017, coming to the University as the former dean of Yale College. In his two and a half years in Evanston, Holloway implemented a new review process for deans, helped start the Undergraduate Student Lifecycle Initiative to support first-generation
and low-income students and launched Books for Cats as a program to loan students STEM textbooks. Holloway also served as provost through Northwestern’s budget deficit and during student pushback to visiting professor Satoshi Kanazawa last winter. Northwestern’s previous provost Daniel Linzer served in the role for about ten years. New Jersey Gov. Phil Mur phy tweeted about the news on Sunday afternoon saying “Dr. Holloway clearly showed he had the vision & experience to put the needs of students first & lead Rutgers to the next level.” Before he became dean at Yale College in July 2014, Holloway was chair of Yale’s African-American studies department. Holloway also teaches history and American studies, and he specializes in post-emancipation U.S. history. He completed his bachelor’s degree in American studies at Stanford University, af ter which he earned three degrees at Yale, including a Ph.D. in history. closson@u.northwestern.edu
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Panelists discuss black progress at the Martin Luther King Day candlelight vigil.
Vigil recognizes MLK Jr.’s legacy At yearly vigil, panelists discussed progress over the past 50 years By YUNKYO KIM
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Northwestern’s Alpha Mu Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted its
41st annual candlelight vigil in honor of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this Monday at Alice Millar Chapel. “Without the valiant and resolute minds of Dr. King and those akin, most of us
wouldn’t be where we are today,” Alpha Mu chapter president Adam Montgomery said in the chapter welcome. “We set aside this day to acknowledge Dr. King’s dream.” Martin Luther King Jr.
Day nationally commemorates the birthday and legacy of Dr. King, one of the most recognized leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. King was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, » See CANDLELIGHT, page 6
Author discusses ‘68 Takeover Thousands march in Chicago Thompson leads conversation on black activism at NU By RAYNA SONG
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Historian Jenny Thompson emphasized the human side of history during her Monday book presentation about the Northwestern University Bursar’s Office Takeover at the Evanston History Center. Thompson, the center’s director of education, wrote “The Takeover 1968,” released in June 2019, and presented the book to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Less than a month after King was murdered, students presented a list of demands to University officials to promote racial equality. However, about two weeks after that, students felt the University still hadn’t addressed their concerns, and on May 3, 1968, the takeover of the Bursar’s Office began. After 38 hours of peaceful sitin demonstration, black students and NU officials reached the socalled “May 4th Agreement.” The agreement had a lasting impact on NU, from the development of the African American Studies Department to its direct role in prompting the establishment of » See TAKEOVER, page 6
2020 Women’s March sees high participation the daily northwestern @jacobnfulton1
Local residents marched through the streets of downtown Chicago on Saturday, braving rain and near-freezing temperatures to participate in the protest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Women’s March returned to Chicago after not holding an event in 2019, due to concerns about cost and controversy related to the organization’s ties to Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan, who has come under
fire for anti-Semitic comments. This year’s event had no keynote speakers, a change from prior marches. Instead, attendees made there way through five blocks, each featuring a particular issue for activists to focus on this year: 2020 Census participation, gun violence prevention, climate justice, health care and voter registration. Members of Indivisible Evanston attended the event, counting themselves among the estimated 10,000 marchers, the march’s organizers told The Chicago Tribune. The group was formed in 2017, and attended
the 2018 Chicago Women’s March as well as other largescale Chicago protests, such as 2018’s March to the Polls, group co-leader Laura Tanner Swinand said. Evanston resident Lindy Knoepke had previously attended a Women’s March in Chicago, and said she was drawn back by the community she encountered at her first visit. She said she appreciated the fact that many volunteers were closer to her in age than she expected, which made her feel included. » See MARCH, page 6
Black artists take center stage Third annual Lift Ev’ry Voice event offers groups space By GABRIELA CARROLL
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Historian Jenny Thompson discusses NU 1968 Bursar’s Office Takeover. She held the talk at Evanston History Center.
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Vertigo Productions hosted their third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day event titled Lift Ev’ry Voice on Monday.
The event at McCormick Auditorium in Norris featured a reading of Communication senior Felicia Oduh’s new play “Mercy,” performances by Northwestern’s premier African-American a cappella group Soul4Real, the multicultural improv and sketch
comedy group Out Da Box and individual readings and presentations by black students on campus. Communication senior Ryan Foreman, who is also the outreach chair of Vertigo » See ARTS, page 6
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AROUND TOWN Walk for Warmth raises $20K for homeless shelters By EVA HERSCOWITZ
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Community members, religious leaders and local politicians raised over $20,000 for Interfaith Action of Evanston’s overnight emergency cold shelters at Monday’s inaugural Walk for Warmth. Participants followed a roughly two-mile circuit, passing the five churches and one synagogue that take turns hosting the overnight shelter from midNovember to mid-March. Walking with over 200 community members were Mayor Steve Hagerty; Rev. Michael Nabors, president of the Evanston/Northshore NAACP; fire chief Brian Scott; and several aldermen and religious leaders. “I wanted to show my support for all my community members and the faith organizations that are working hard to help the homeless community,” Hagerty said. “It’s important that we all do our part, whether that is serving as volunteers in homeless shelters that we have, or financially supporting those organizations, or coming out here and bringing attention to the issue.” Interfaith Action, a faith-based advocacy group, operates emergency cold shelters in six partnering faith communities: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Evanston, Unitarian Church of Evanston, First United Methodist Church, First Congregational Church of Evanston, First Presbyterian Church of Evanston and Beth Emet — The Free Synagogue. Originally housed at St. Paul’s Lutheran and only open when temperatures fell below zero degrees,
POLICE BLOTTER Man arrested for student apartment theft
A 51-year-old Skokie male was arrested on a charge of possession of stolen property. Police found the man by tracing a stolen gaming system to a pawn shop, Evanston police Cmdr. Brian
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Interfaith Action of Evanston volunteer Birch Burghardt checks in team leaders at the organization’s inaugural Walk for Warmth. Participants raised over $20,000 to maintain the six faith communities that host an overnight
Interfaith Action’s cold shelter has progressively increased the temperature at which it starts accepting guests over the last 15 years. This winter marks a major achievement for the group, director Sue Murphy said — it’s the first season the shelter has stayed open every night regardless of temperature, thanks to donations and increased volunteer participation. Money raised from donations and sponsorships at the walk will fund the upkeep of the six faith communities.
Participants first met at First United Methodist Church, where they assembled into around 20 teams, some representing faith communities and others headed by individuals. Interfaith Action president Anne Heinz and secretary Joey Rodger welcomed walkers, with Rodger reading part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s last sermon, “Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution,” and then leading participants in a blessing. Mildred Carter, who serves on Interfaith Action’s
Henry said. The theft took place at a Northwestern student’s apartment in the 800 block of Hamlin Street during winter break. The student discovered the stolen items when they returned to school for Winter Quarter on Jan. 4, including a game system and cash, valued at around $700. The police tracked the items to a pawn shop
and discovered the Skokie man. He was arrested on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the 7300 block of Niles Center Road.
Man arrested for possession of a controlled substance
A 61-year-old Evanston man was arrested on Wednesday at around 4:14 p.m. and charged with
Direct Services Commission, said the organization chose to organize a walk due to its public nature. As participants passed by restaurants and local businesses, owners and customers stopped to cheer the group on. “We decided to do a Walk for Warmth as a fundraiser to make persons who see us walking aware of the homeless population in Evanston, like what they face during the brutal winter,” Carter said. “I just love our missions of Interfaith, and that is to take care of our homeless and hungry. It’s so needed.” Hagerty said Evanston contributes “tens of thousands of dollars” through city grants to Connections for the Homeless, which offers food, warm clothing and showers at its drop-in shelter and Hilda’s Place Transitional Shelter. He added that while the city is attempting to address homelessness, federal funding for social services program isn’t enough. While the number of people affected by homelessness in Evanston is difficult to quantify, local nonprofit social service providers estimate about 10 percent of Evanston’s population — roughly 7,500 people — are either homeless or at risk of becoming so. At the event’s end, participants and volunteers returned to First United Methodist Church. Heinz said ensuring the shelters can meet the demands of those they serve is crucial. “Cold kills people, malnutrition kills people, homelessness ruins lives,” Heinz said. “By working together, we’re making Evanston a better community. The money we have raised for this event is critical in being able to carry out our mission.” evaherscowitz2023@u.northwestern.edu
possession of a controlled substance. The man had been stopped in his car on Oct. 11 and police had found a substance, Henry said. After sending the substance to the lab, the results confirmed that it was a controlled substance. Police arrested the man in the 1400 block of Brown Avenue. — Molly Burke
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Event promotes racial empowerment By ABIGAIL SUTTER
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Evanston students participated in Eva Jefferson Day at the Norris University Center for a Monday afternoon aimed at racial empowerment. The event was a collaboration between Northwestern University, Students Organizing Against Racism from Evanston Township Public High School and Family Focus, a local non-profit focused on creating enrichment opportunities for students and their families. The program has been running for more than ten years, and did not take place in 2019. The event is held in honor of alumna and activist Eva Jefferson Paterson. A sophomore at the time of the landmark 1968 Bursar’s Office Takeover, Paterfson was the first black president elected to Associated Student Government. In the first month of her tenure in 1970, students protesting over the killing of four Kent State and two Jackson State students were ready to burn down Lunt Hall, which housed the NROTC. In an article for Northwestern Magazine from 2018, Jefferson wrote that she “persuaded students” to not follow through with burning down Lunt Hall. Paterson went on to co-found and become the president of the Equal Justice Society, along with several other civil rights organizations. SESP junior Soteria Reid, the executive officer for justice and inclusion for ASG, was in charge of planning the day. “That looks different every year,” Reid said, “but every year it’s just as rewarding an experience.” The day included a variety of activities aimed at engaging students in hands-on learning. SOAR put on a workshop titled Circles of My Multicultural self, aimed at self-awareness, identity and agency. “Especially with race, people define who you are and what you’re worth,” Reid said. “So being able to define who you (yourself ) are is really important.”
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NU and ETHS students collaborated with Family Focus to create a day of workshops honoring the spirit of Eva Jefferson Paterson.
Other activities included value skits, where students were separated into groups representing values such as community, equality, peace and love. Participants then made a skit exemplifying the importance of both the value’s presence and absence in their lives. Students also watched Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech followed by a discussion where they talked about their dreams, affirming that they can and will achieve them. Organizers have been preparing the program since May 2019, said Corey Winchester (SESP ‘10). A history and sociology teacher at ETHS involved in SOAR — as well as a graduate student in SESP — Winchester himself helped organize the day when he was an undergraduate. “Anytime anyone goes to college, you have to realize you are now part of the community,” Winchester said. “Sometimes folks think they’re devoid of any responsibility to the community. And I think this is just one of the opportunities
where folks can get involved.” A major theme throughout the day was access. Winchester spoke about how Eva Jefferson Day brings youth of color to campus who may not have had the opportunity otherwise. He added that days like this honor “the vision” she had when she was a student on campus. JoAnn Avery, program manager for Family Focus’s after school program, has been at the nonprofit for more than 35 years and has helped with this event since Winchester was an undergraduate. Avery said this event was special because of its hands-on approach and interaction between NU and Evanston students. “It’s important that kids see that Northwestern, even though it seems far away in their mind as far as ever even going here, is not impossible,” Avery said. “And there are kids like them that are here too.” abigailsutter2022@u.northwestern.edu
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Supreme Court Justices need to have term limits WESLEY SHIROLA
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The United States is the only major democratic nation where those selected to sit on the bench of its highest court receive lifetime appointments. While lifetime tenure isn’t guaranteed — the U.S. Constitution allows for the resignation, retirement and impeachment of Supreme Court justices — most serve well past their primes; almost half die on the bench. America’s Founding Fathers granted life tenure to Supreme Court justices to “preserve the total independence of the judiciary,” said Northeastern law professor Michael Meltsner, who specializes in the Supreme Court. This ensures that justices are free to issue rulings based solely on the law, rather than political influences like elections. Logically, this seems to make sense. But a lot has changed since the Constitution was drafted in the late 1700s. Most strikingly is the drastic change in life expectancy. When the Founding Fathers guaranteed life tenure, the average life expectancy was only about 40 years. Today, however, it is nearly 80 years. This fact alone is enough for me to advocate for the institution of term limits. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is currently the oldest member on the bench. At 86 years of age, she is around the same age as my grandmother. I love my grandmother dearly, and though she has noticeably declined in her physical capabilities, she is
still in possession of most of her cognitive faculties. But by no means is she sharp enough to be making legal rulings that can reshape the course of the country for years to come. Admittedly, not everyone ages at the same rate, but according to the National Institutes of Health, there is clear evidence that important cognitive skills decline with age, especially after age 70. Historically, most justices have served well past this age and three of the nine justices currently on the bench exceed this mark. Justice Ginsburg, though, has shown the most demonstrable signs of deterioration and there is no shortage of evidence that she should step down. It is simply ignorant not to.
Waves of concern spread through Washington D.C. last November when news broke that Ginsburg had been hospitalized. Thankfully, she returned home a few days later after what had been called “fevers and chills.” Unfortunately,
this has not been the only incident. Her hospital trip came only days after she had to leave the bench due to a stomach bug. The list goes on. Ginsburg, a four-time cancer survivor, was treated for pancreatic cancer last August. In December 2018 she underwent major surgery to remove cancerous nodules from her left lung, causing her to miss two weeks of oral arguments the next January. Earlier that year, Ginsburg took a significant fall in her office, fracturing multiple ribs and having to undergo more medical procedures. Ironically, Justice Ginsburg has vowed on numerous occasions to stay on the court for as long as her health holds and she stays mentally sharp. In a 2013 interview, she signaled her intention to stay on the bench “as long as I can do the job full-steam.” Clearly, Ginsburg is not in good health. Watch any recent interview of her, and I think it will be clear that her mental sharpness is dulling as well. I want to make it well-known that I do not mean to berate Justice Ginsburg. Battling sexism her entire career, she became only the second woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Indeed, she is a role model for what every young girl in America is capable of achieving. Nevertheless, her unwillingness to retire on her own accord is grossly negligent and is a striking example of why it is time to introduce term limits for Supreme Court justices. Gabe Roth, the executive director of the reform group Fix the Court, told The Atlantic in 2015 that life tenure “is undemocratic by nature.” He went on to say that “it sounds more
like an oligarchy or a feudal system.” As a result, Fix the Court has developed a bipartisan proposal for instituting Supreme Court term limits. Each justice would serve an 18-year term, with vacancies opening up every two years. Not only would this stop justices from serving beyond their primes, but it would also ensure that every president would have at least two appointments in every term, hopefully bringing an end to the fierce partisan battles that have so-often occurred during past Supreme Court appointments and confirmation hearings. This is just one plan out there. Presumably there are others. Regardless, abandoning life tenure is crucial for the survival of the Court and our country. This shouldn’t be done immediately—any policy implementing term limits would need to be carefully thought out and crafted—but it should be done soon. The Supreme Court’s role in American politics is ever-expanding. Every year its role in society enlarges as more and more divisive issues fall under the scope of the Court. In order to return the Supreme Court to its proper place in our Constitutional framework, there is no other option but to institute term limits. It’s the sensible and democratic thing to do. Wesley Shirola is a Weinberg junior. 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.
Why young adult literature is so important for us LAURISA SASTOQUE
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If you ever venture to 1630 Sherman Ave., otherwise known as the Barnes & Noble in downtown Evanston, on a Friday morning, and take the escalator up to the second floor, you might bump into a certain English major browsing the section labeled “Young Adult,” or YA. You may hear her complaining about how there are already two new installments to Ransom Riggs’ “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” and how she’ll never have enough time to read them or questioning why there are vampire books under the “YA nonfiction” tag. Young adult literature has gained popularity over the last few decades. It is comprised of a variety of genres, ranging from fantasy to nonfiction, all aimed at a young audience. A famous example includes J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series that started in 1997 with “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” However, this tradition goes way back, with some tracing its beginnings to S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders,” written in 1967. This category, by virtue of being targeted towards 12-18 year-olds, differs greatly from what most people imagine when they think of literature. Many believe these novels don’t contain the stark social critiques or the melodious writing style that characterize most classics. In reality, you can find several social critiques, as well as action-packed,
heart-accelerating stories with young characters encountering adventures that could be as simple as the evildoings of romance or as complicated as a demonic world threat. I have heard it all before. I’ve heard of how YA “isn’t real literature” or how it “turns literature into a money-making machine.” I understand where these critiques come from, considering that YA has become a pretty profitable business and that it has given way to some works of very questionable quality. However, I insist that YA has caused a revival of literature and has succeeded in preventing books from becoming irrelevant in an era of mass entertainment channels. It is very hard to develop an interest in literature when a story is just a Netflix account away. Before our phones became our best friends, books served as an escape to another world. One where we could not only explore fictional universes but also the interior of our minds. Nowadays, the idea of escaping to another world has become obsolete. Instead we spend most of our days in the world behind our screens. The truth is, getting the enjoyment and entertainment that a book can offer takes more effort and time than what most people are willing to dedicate. This threatens to reduce the use of literature to academic assignments and airplane pastimes, where you are a mile too high to get any internet connection. But YA redirects youth to the enjoyment of literature. Whenever I see a kid reading “Percy Jackson,” it reassures me that the art I love the most in the world is nowhere close to dying. It is changing, of course, like everything else, but not dying.
I wouldn’t feel any different if that same kid were reading a book like “Jane Eyre.” While “Jane Eyre” is beautifully written, encompasses a variety of themes and is analyzable in many different levels, “Percy Jackson” is a fun way to learn about classical mythology and represents a diverse range of characters whose experiences are relevant to the current world. Both are perfectly enjoyable and respectable works of literature, quite different in content, but similar in spirit. I ask myself: What defines what is good literature and what is not? Is it the respect it has earned among a society of arrogant intel-
lectuals? Is it the praise it has gotten from an audience of elites (in every sense of the word)? The definer is not necessarily the quality of writing, since many renowned works of literature have been targets of critique for their quality — take Paulo Coelho as an example. It all seems to come down to who gets to read the book, who likes the book, and whether that person is in a position of societal power to establish general respectability of the work.
And for me, that is not what literature is about. Literature is an art of the mind, not an art of status. By producing a work of interest for people of a young age, YA introduces this part of society to the art. It plants the seed of love for the smell of pages, for the firmness of a hardcover and for the hours of late-night reading that all book lovers have in common. YA certainly serves as a springboard into more mature works of writing. I can personally say that, although I’ve been slowly growing out of it, I will forever owe my passion, my dreams and my perspective of life to YA — the type of literature that presented itself as a friendly companion rather than an intimidating bundle of words. If I had never discovered YA, and had instead founded my view of literature on the approach that it was given at my school (to my English teacher, if you’re reading this, don’t ever make a bunch of eighth graders read “Heart of Darkness” again, because it will wreak havoc) my current situation would be very different. Therefore, I want to invite all literature lovers to be more appreciative of the effort that authors make to produce works that resonate with young readers’ minds, because not only does it perpetuate the relevancy of literature, but it also raises passionate readers who will be the advocates of the art in the future. Laurisa Sastoque is a Weinberg Freshman. She can be contacted at laurisasastoque2023@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, 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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the largest black fraternity in the nation. The vigil signals the beginning of the MLK Dream Week, NU’s celebration of black history through public events, lectures, discussions, service initiatives and art showings. Additional programming for this year includes a forthcoming keynote address by #MeToo founder, activist and educator Tarana Burke. Attended by a diverse cohort of students and local residents, the vigil included performances by the Northwestern Community Ensemble, a spoken word performance by poet and educator Timothy Mays and a panel of activists, former legislators, nonprofit organizers and educators titled “Dr. King’s Beloved Community: Where Are We Now?” Weinberg senior Bidemi Godo, a member of the Community Ensemble, said the student gospel group performs at the vigil every year. This year the ensemble sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and two other songs that do not only commemorate black history in art form but also look forward to the future of progress, Godo said. “Black history doesn’t come in one form,” Godo said. “I just think it adds another element to the event that represents how that history is celebrated, not just during Black History Month, but every day out of the year.” Shea McHenry, a McCormick junior at the event, said she was compelled to attend because she respected King’s legacy. The event illustrates the importance of those with marginalized identities continuing to support each other on campus, McHenry said. “It’s important to remember that not just African Americans, but other minorities are fighting for people at Northwestern,” McHenry said. Godson Osele, vice president of Alpha Mu and a McCormick junior said it was essential for organizations to honor King and black history on a campus like Northwestern’s. Osele also discusses the importance of remembering the “ones that came before us,” as the history is passed on to future generations. A part of that, he said, was being adamant about the critical roles of black students on campus, and “what we do and who we are.” “A big, big thing we have been talking about being at a (predominantly white institution) and being a black person is that understanding (that) our voice needs to be heard,” Osele said.
Aside from Indivisible Evanston, many groups from the Chicago area marched in support of various causes and campaigns. Politicians like Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle also attended the march. Still, the national organization has faced criticism of
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the Black House. Thompson said the students’ demands and subsequent protest were directly inspired by King’s legacy after his death. “(King) challenged the capitalist system, he opposed violence and militarism, and of course he fought against racism and segregation,” Thompson said. “He worked to challenge the ideologies and systems of injustice.” When writing her book, Thompson interviewed many prominent figures from the 1968 sit-in, including James Turner, a lead negotiator in conversations with administrators. Thompson said the Takeover was the culmination of years of black students’ frustration all coming to a tipping point.
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From page 1 Productions, led the event’s production. Foreman is also playing Eric, the lead role in Oduh’s play “Mercy,” and performed the song “Let it Sing” from the musical “Violet” at the open mic event. “Getting a group of people to take time out of their day to reflect and observe and listen to people share themselves and share their stories is an extremely powerful thing,” Foreman said. “Just because everyone is going day to day and taking time to just sit and watch something that is enriching and increased empathy and understanding from where people are coming from.” One of the individual presenters was Communication junior Nolan Robinson, who shared a speech about “The Little Mermaid” and how a person’s most powerful tool is their voice. Robinson used the plot of the movie, in which Ariel gives up her voice for the opportunity to walk on land, as a cautionary tale against giving up the power of your voice. Robinson encouraged the audience to speak deliberately, something he learned from his theatre professors at Northwestern. He spoke about the importance of taking a breath and collecting one’s thoughts to ensure you believe in the words you say. The opening 15 minutes of Oduh’s play “Mercy” closed the showcase. Her play is about a man
exclusivity, as some attendees have said it focuses too heavily on the perspective of cisgender, white women, excluding people of color, as well as non-binary and transgender people. Evanston resident Kelly Pinter brought her family to the event. It was the family’s first time attending the Women’s March. Pinter said that, after seeing the march in 2018, her daughter said she wanted to go as part of her tenth birthday celebration.
Pinter said she wants to instill values of equality and inclusion in her children, and thinks the Women’s March is a strong reminder of those views for them. “As parents, I think it’s important for our son and daughter to have equal rights,” Pinter said. “It’s important for them to see that there are strong people out there that believe that both of them can do incredible things, and that they have a voice.”
“There were 107, give or take, students who took part in the Takeover,” Thompson said. “These students did not represent the majority of black students at Northwestern. They were the majority of black students.” Sally Schreiner Youngquist (Weinberg ‘73) attended the event because she has always been interested in student activism. She said she appreciated the ability to gain insight into the event, which occurred just about two years before she set foot on campus. Youngquist also said she was thankful the altercation didn’t result in violence, and instead created positive change that would affect the school for years to come. “It was courageous and insightful… (University officials) agreeing to the fact that Northwestern has been a largely segregated institution and that it was high time for change,” Youngquist said.
Thompson also shared the story of Venice Deese, the guard on duty when students arrived to take over the Bursar’s Office. As a black security guard, Deese had been attacked by white students in the past. She said Deese stalled while students entered the building, and didn’t actively attempt to stop them. Jill Kirk, the director of development at EHC, said the center hosted the event with the hope of letting local residents know more about the history of their home. She said it was important for members of the community to hear about Thompson’s book and creative process directly from her, because it adds another dimension to the narrative. “(Thompson) is a fabulous historian, she brings (the story) to life, ” Kirk said. “People know part of the story, but until you actually hear it from her, it takes on a different meaning.”
named Eric, who was wrongfully incarcerated and is returning home from prison. The full version of her play will be staged during Vertigo Productions’ Reading Series in about three weeks. “It’s like sending your baby off to daycare but not school, yet, because it’s just a small part of it,” Oduh said. “To have so many people reacting, just from the first two scenes, and not even seeing how much Eric will continue to go through in the play, is really inspiring to me.” Oduh wrote the play this past year as a part of the School of Communication’s advanced playwriting sequence. Her professor encouraged her to write the play that scared her, and to write about something she had a lot of heart space for. Oduh said she was inspired by the finality of life, and how incarceration can unjustly strip away many of the years of someone’s life, she said. In its first iteration, Vertigo’s event consisted of just two full play readings, but since then it has transformed into a larger open mic for black student groups and black students. “Reaching out to people in the community, and them being able to come out, and share whatever they want to share, and offering that space,” Foreman said. “Being able to tell them ‘You’ll have an audience, people will be here, what do you want to say,’ is the direction we really wanted to take it.” gabrielacarroll2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Bienen alum Ikechi Ihemeson performs an original song at the first annual Lift Ev’ry Voice event. Since 2018, the Vertigo Productions event has continued to focus on showcasing black student work to commemorate MLK’s legacy.
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I probably shot less than ten threes in my high school career. That attests to what this program can do. — Abi Scheid, forward
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Behind Abi Scheid and Lindsey Pulliam, Northwestern surges to 85-59 victory over Penn State No. 22 Northwestern
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Four days after upsetting No. 12 Maryland earlier this month, Northwestern took a major step backwards, losing to Iowa by 26 points. Then, less than two weeks later, the Wildcats defeated No. 15 Indiana 71-69 in an overtime thriller. Heading into Sunday’s matchup against Penn State, coach Joe McKeown knew the Cats couldn’t afford to have a repeat performance of earlier in the season, only three days after arguably their biggest win. “They played so hard against Maryland (and in) the Iowa game nothing went right,” McKeown said. “They didn’t want
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a repeat of that. They were like ‘it’s not going to happen coach.’” And the team held to their promise to McKeown. Thanks to 24 points and 7 rebounds from senior forward Abi Scheid — who shot 6 for 6 from behind the arc — and a resurgent performance from junior guard Lindsey Pulliam , NU (16-2, 6-1 Big Ten) scored its most points of the season and beat the Lady Lions (7-11, 1-6) 85-59 at Welsh-Ryan Arena. Within the first three minutes of the
first quarter, Scheid drained a threepointer from the top of the key. The shot not only gave the Cats a five-point lead, but also gave the Minnesota native 1,000 career points. Scheid, whose parents surprised her at the game, expressed gratitude towards McKeown for helping her reach the milestone and unlock her success from the three-point line. “In high school and AAU, I was playing the five,” Scheid said. “I probably shot less than ten threes in my high school career. That attests to what this program can do.” The senior scored 11 points in the quarter — including eight straight — and grabbed five rebounds. Additionally, the conference’s second-best scoring defense did its part, forcing three Penn State turnovers and 12 missed layups as NU took a
24-7 lead after ten minutes. Despite a 7-0 Lady Lion run a few minutes into the second quarter, the Cats’ defense — which forced 18 turnovers — only allowed Penn State five more points as the Cats widened their lead to 26 at halftime. At the beginning of the third quarter, NU’s offense became even more dangerous as its leading scorer returned to form. Since putting up 25 points against Iowa, Pulliam had struggled mightily, going 12 of 57 from the field across three games. Her shooting issues continued Sunday, as she went 1 of 5 in the first quarter. However, Pulliam eventually found her stride by taking advantage of open looks and using her ball-handling skills to make nice plays near the hoop. The junior, who shot 50 percent from the field,
finished with 21 points. “I know I sucked the last three games,” Pulliam said. “I mean, I knew eventually… I was going to get back on my rhythm. And that’s what happened.” In the fourth quarter, the Cats led by as many as 35 points , allowing McKeown to rest his starters and give the team’s bench players valuable minutes. The team’s stellar season has given Scheid hope for a Big Ten Championship. But Pulliam is focused on a larger goal: making the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015. “It just narrows our focus,” Pulliam said. “It just gives us a goal to look forward to and we know what it’s going to take to get there.” drewschott2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern has stumbled through its entire Big Ten slate like a baby deer learning to use its legs. Now, the Wildcats might just be ready to stand. No, NU (6-11, 1-6 Big Ten) did not defeat No. 24 Illinois (13-5, 5-2) on Saturday, instead falling in a 75-71 loss. Yet, a close game against a ranked Big Ten opponent on the road can’t help but feel like a bit of a win, especially considering how well the Cats played. Road wins in the Big Ten are hard to come by — Big Ten teams are 38-6 at home. Coach Chris Collins, however, does not see it that way. “We didn’t drive through the Siberian snowstorm last night to be a sacrificial lamb,” Collins said. “We put together a plan here to compete to win.” Against Iowa on Tuesday, Collins described the team as fatigued after NU stuck around until the midpoint of the second half, when the Cats allowed a huge run from Luka Garza from which they would not recover. On Saturday against the Fighting Illini, it seemed as though NU was headed for a similar fate, when Illinois was up by eight at the fiveminute mark and the Cats had not scored in almost three minutes. But NU fought back and pulled within three points in the final minutes, thanks to timely threes from sophomore forward Miller Kopp and senior forward A.J. Turner. Freshman forward Robbie Beran
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turned in a career-best performance, ending the game with a 17 points after shooting 3-for-6 from behind the arc. Making threes at a 41.4 percent clip, Beran has the highest 3-point percentage on the team, and he attempted more threes in this game than in any previous game in his career. NU shot significantly better
from the 3-point line than it has in any of its past five games. The Cats went 8-for-19 from behind the arc, shooting 42.1 percent. If it can continue to get double-figure performances out of most of its starters — each starter besides sophomore forward Pete Nance scored over 10 points — NU has the potential to become a threat in the Big Ten. “It just stinks because I see how much better we are getting, but the results aren’t there,” coach Collins said. “I’m seeing a lot of positives, but we’re not a moral victory program.” gabrielacarroll2023@u.northwestern.edu
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A.J. Turner dribbles down the court. The senior scored 5 points and had 5 rebounds against Illinois on Saturday.
in close loss to Illinois By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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Heading into the season, coach Chris Collins said he knew what kind of team Northwestern was going to have. He knew the Wildcats’ roster was young, and he knew the seven underclassmen on the team were going to bear more responsibility than they were used to having. But Collins couldn’t have expected NU to set records for coming up just short. The Cats were already leading the Big Ten in single-digit losses during conference play. After NU’s (6-11, 1-6 Big Ten) 75-71 loss to No. 24 Illinois (13-5, 5-2) on Saturday, NU is on pace to set the program record for most Big Ten losses by single digits in a season. The Cats were closer to beating their in-state rival than they’ve been in any road game this season, but couldn’t get enough stops down the stretch to finish the upset. “We knew we were going to be incredibly young and throw a lot of young kids into the fire,” Collins said. “When you do that, you’re going to go through some tough growing pains. We’re going through that a little bit right now. It’s my staff and my job to keep these guys together.” Even though NU was down 9 points with 3:50 left in the game, the Cats went on an 11-4 run to cut the deficit to 2 points in the last minute. Freshman center Ryan Young started the comeback by making a contested layup through Illinois center Kofi Cockburn, one of the best defenders in the Big Ten. Later, freshman forward Robbie Beran hit a reverse layup to make it a four-point game, and senior forward A.J. Turner and
sophomore forward Miller Kopp made threes to give NU a chance in the last minute. The Cats scored on each of their final four possessions, and their late-game offense was more effective than it had been all season. All NU was missing was one final stop. In a one-possession game with 18 seconds left, the Cats watched the Fighting Illini’s star guard Ayo Dosunmu hit a stepback 17-foot jumper that denied NU a chance to tie the score. Even though the Cats lost in the end, Collins said he was impressed to see how the team responded in the last few minutes. “I thought we played with poise, I thought we played with confidence and I thought we played with courage,” Collins said. “What we’re doing now, how we’re playing and how we’re executing, I’m seeing a team that’s getting better every game they play. They can’t get discouraged, and it’s hard when you come up short like that.” Despite NU’s effort, the team lost its fourth conference game of the season by single digits and its fifth game this year by 5 or fewer points. The Cats have never finished a season with more than 10 single-digit losses in conference play, but they’re currently on pace to end the year with 13 losses inconference by fewer than 10 points. The schedule only gets more difficult from here as NU faces ranked opponents in its next three games, starting Tuesday against No. 17 Maryland. “Our guys were worthy of winning tonight and it didn’t happen for us,” Collins said. “You don’t come here for moral victories, you come to win a game. Am I happy with our guys? Yes. Am I proud of our guys? Yes. But I’m very disappointed in the loss.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu