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Black Girl Magic Book Club connects Stories feature Black female protagonists By AVANI KALRA

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When Evanston/Skokie School District 65 teachers Jennifer Tertulien and Jenna Arceneaux interviewed elementary school students in 2018, they asked participants to name a book character that resembled them. The two educators said what they saw was striking: girls and boys of color struggled to identify someone they could relate to. Tertulien and Arceneaux created the Black Girl Magic Book Club to change those answers. Students read picture books and collections such as “My Hair is a Garden,” “Her Stories” and “Freedom Soup” — all of which feature Black female protagonists. “When I was their age, I can only recall two books that really represented who I was and where there were characters that looked like me,” Tertulien said. “We’re kind of living vicariously through the book club as well.”

The Black Girl Magic Book Club started at Walker Elementary during the 2018-19 school year, and hosted about 12 to 15 participants. When Tertulien moved to Lincolnwood Elementary, she started a second chapter. Now, the facilitators said they are both hosting conversations with groups of about 20 at each school. The partners are looking to start a third group at Willard Elementary within the year. Tertulien and Arceneaux center each book club session around a theme. Students complete a self-guided activity to supplement their reading; for their “self image” meeting, students each shared a board with pictures, words and colors that represent them before moving into discussion. Before presenting, students share a snack, usually one relating to an assigned book or its culture. They tried jambalaya, for example, after reading Bayou Magic. “We start by asking ‘How does the main character show Black Girl Magic,’ and allow for answer and conversation. Then we go into the Black Lives Matter guiding principles. We ask, ‘How did Black villages show up? How did empathy show

» See BLACK GIRL MAGIC, page 6

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The Winter Carnival, an event at Norris University Center, brought together 635 Northwestern students on Saturday. Food, games and an iceless skating rink drew people in on the cold, snowy evening.

Winter Carnival warms up Norris

Iceless skating rink, food and games drew hundreds of students By YOLA MZIZI

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Student Organizations and Activities and Campus Life

brought back their annual Winter Carnival to the second floor of Norris University Center. The Saturday night carnival hosted a wide range of activities, including an iceless skating rink sponsored by NU Nights, a

“Fill-a-Friend” stuffed animal station and a hot cocoa section sponsored by Northwestern Athletics. The organizers planned the event several months in advance, identifying potential partners for collaboration and preparing backup

plans for COVID-19 surges. “We have been planning the event since November,” said Joseph Lattal, associate director of student organizations and services.

» See WINTER CARNIVAL, page 6

NU won’t offer Credit/No Credit The Week Ahead: Despite student demands for its reinstatement, NU stands by decision By KIM JAO

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Northwestern does not plan to offer the Credit/No Credit policy for Winter Quarter, despite an increase in COVID19 cases from the fall and demands for the policy’s reinstatement from some students. The University did not offer the Credit/No Credit option during Fall Quarter — a decision that was met with backlash. University spokesperson Jon Yates said NU’s decision to continue withholding the policy is because of its increased COVID19 response preparedness. The University originally implemented the Credit/No Credit policy, which allows students to assign some of their classes to Credit/No Credit grading, in spring 2020, intended to reduce academic stress during a period of readjustment. “We know that students still face challenges associated with the pandemic, and Northwestern is addressing those in several ways specifically to support learning,” Yates said in an email to The Daily.

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According to Yates, these adjustments include increasing the number of peer study groups, adding academic programming to Wildcat Welcome and establishing a system to evaluate student feedback and offer student support. He added that the University continues to monitor the academic progress of students to determine if they need to adjust their support. The University also extended the drop tuition refund deadline by two weeks this quarter to allow students to begin classes before being financially responsible. Yates said the beginning of the pandemic brought new challenges for students. “These challenges included adjusting to the physical spaces in which they were learning, dealing with unreliable internet connectivity, varying degrees of access to basic necessities like security and food and adapting to new teaching and learning technologies,” Yates said in the email. SESP sophomore Max Byrne, a representative of Reform CAPS at Northwestern, said the Credit/No Credit

Jan. 23-30 events What’s coming up in the city of Evanston this week By AVANI KALRA

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NU will not reinstate the Credit/No Credit Policy this Winter Quarter.

policy is a measure needed at a time when other resources are lacking. They added the pandemic brought a multitude of other difficulties, beyond testing positive for COVID19, that can hinder a student’s ability to perform well in class. “With cases surging in winter, you can’t really hang out outside — there’s a lot less safe options to socialize,” Byrne said. “There’s less mental health support services, which is really critical right now.” McCormick junior and Reform CAPS representative Sahibzada Mayed said the lack of

a Credit/No Credit policy is only one example of the University’s need for more academic flexibility. Mayed said the University can help by encouraging students to build relationships with their professors. For freshmen, especially in large classes, reaching out to instructors regarding extenuating circumstances can be a difficult process, he said. “There needs to be a shift in how we’re focusing on academics right now and how instructors and students are dealing with flexibility,” Mayed said.

» See CREDIT/NO CREDIT, page 6

As January comes to a close and a surge in COVID-19 cases begin to subside, here are some things to do in Evanston this week.

Ms. Lisa Fischer at SPACE

Jan. 23, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Fischer, a Caribbean psychedelic soul and jazzy progressive rock singer, will perform at Evanston SPACE. She previously sang background for musicians like Tina Turner, The Rolling Stones and Nine Inch Nails.

Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen: The Essential Conversations you need to Have with Your Kids Jan. 24, 7 to 8 p.m.

Michelle Icard, author of

“Middle School Makeover” and “Fourteen Talks by Age Fourteen” and Heidi Stevens, creative director, Parent Nation at the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Learning and Public Health will speak about essential conversations when raising children. They will speak at a virtual event presented by the Family Education Network.

Small Wonders Group Show at SPACE900 Gallery Jan. 23 to Jan. 29, 1 to 5 p.m.

Visit an exhibition of small format visual arts pieces at Evanston’s Space900 Gallery between 1 and 5 p.m. Friday to Saturday. The show will feature artists including Todd Anderson, Joanna Pinsky and Judy Solomon.

Rental Counseling Workshop Jan. 25, 10 to 11 a.m.

This workshop will help tenants learn about lease options and financial sustainability and

» See WEEK AHEAD, page 6

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Camp Kuumba invests in city’s young Black men By NIXIE STRAZZA

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Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence. Founded in 2020 by Evanston Township High School educators in the wake of gun violence, Camp Kuumba seeks to enhance the futures of young Black men in the city through lessons on financial responsibility, educational activities and mentor relationships. In November 2020, former ETHS basketball starter Ryan Bost was shot and killed by an unidentified perpetrator in Rogers Park while in a parked car. Camp Kuumba administrator Marx Succès said the death of the young athlete was a call to action. “A committee of educators got together looking for a way to reach out to African American young men and how to serve them and their families as students of color,” Succès said. Camp Kuumba is a part of Equity & Empowerment for Evanston Families, a nonprofit dedicated to providing support and free opportunities for the city’s “most needy African American young people,” Succès said. What sets Camp Kuumba apart from other summer programs is the year round attention paid to students over the course of their academic career, President Rudy Meo said. “We want to connect, stay attached, teach them things they don’t learn at school or at home, and continue to build that relationship annually by the time they turn 18,” Meo said. As part of the extensive summer curriculum, students from third to eighth grade participated in weekly field trips and art classes and heard from influential Black professionals, including Northwestern professors, former Shorefront Legacy Center Director Dino Robinson and Ald. Bobby Burns (5th). Succès said the daily African American speaker series featured native Evanston

judges, lawyers, business owners and college students to make campers feel represented in a world beyond “the streets,” Succès said. “The idea behind everything we did was to show our young men people that look like them,” Succès said. Campers enjoyed the opportunity to see the inside of NU’s science labs and athletic facilities, Succès said. Student athletes spoke to the young men about finding a balance between their academic and athletic commitments, which he said proved to campers the ability of Black men to succeed in areas outside of sports. Community service organizer Jamal Graham got involved with Camp Kuumba in 2020. He said he connected with campers over a similar upbringing and wished his own adolescence had included the camp’s guidance. “If I’d had this camp growing up as a Black man in Evanston, some of the scenarios I ended up in would not have happened,” Graham said. “Having those people who look like you telling you positive things goes a long way.” Daily stipends of “Kuumba Cash,” a fake currency the young men could invest or purchase snacks with throughout the summer, were used to teach lessons of financial literacy. Succès said those who saved up were rewarded with prizes at the end of the program along with an understanding of responsibility and accountability. To implement these life skills in the real world, Succès said Camp Kuumba invested real cash into custodial accounts for every member of the program with the help of participants’ families. “We will follow them through grade school, middle school and high school and hopefully that money will grow into something they can use if they plan to go to college or for anything they want to do,” Succès said. Meo said his hope for graduates of Camp Kuumba’s program is for them to realize their unlimited potential even in the face of

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Camp Kuumba participants hear from Evanston historian Dino Robinson during a field trip to the Shorefront Legacy Center. The camp provides programming and support for young Black men from third to eighth grade.

adversity. No matter their desired destination, Meo said he wants students to leave with knowledge necessary to achieve Succèss in every aspect of life. With help from the community and donations, Succès said plans to expand programming to include young Black women and Latinx students are in the works. Succès called upon NU students to get involved with

the organization’s mission as volunteer tutors, coaches or mentors. “Our students already look at NU students as bigger than life,” Succès said. “Having NU students come once a week or twice a week to work with our kids and build those relationships would be priceless.”

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NPEP to work with incarcerated women

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After expanding to include students at the allfemale Logan Correctional Center, Northwestern Prison Education Program has overcome obstacles from the pandemic, location and facility restrictions to provide incarcerated women with higher education. Program Director and Philosophy Prof. Jennifer Lackey founded NPEP in fall 2018 at the all-male Stateville Correctional Center. With a $1 million grant, the program expanded to Logan Correctional Center. Lackey said the program aims to make a “positive intervention in the criminal legal system” by providing incarcerated people with a comprehensive liberal arts education to assist their reentry into society. “For many of the students, being a member of an academic community, supporting one another, growing with one another, swapping assignments and getting feedback to one another has been not only empowering, but also tremendously community building,” Lackey said. NPEP students at Logan started their college education journey amid strict pandemic restrictions in correctional facilities and without access to Zoom — 200 miles away from NU. Logan students cannot use Zoom nor communicate virtually with their instructors and tutors outside the facility because the classroom is closed for COVID-19 safety. The program uses correspondence education, where professors ship material to students. Students then complete the work and send it back to be graded, sometimes waiting weeks for the next shipment. “Starting college through this mode is not easy to do and the motivation that they had to persevere through the most challenging of circumstances and at the same time,” Deputy Director of NPEP Michelle Paulsen said. The students couldn’t communicate with instructors and tutors via email, even though that

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is a screened form of communication, according to recently released NPEP student Maria Garza. Inmates at the facility can receive electronic messages through Global Tel* Link’s ConnectNetwork, but they cannot send messages. Filled with questions while waiting for the next shipment of feedback and work, students would work together in the facility using “internal prison mail” or written notes passed between people to communicate. However, Garza said communication was not allowed, even if it was for a good cause. “The frustrating part was just it being something new, not understanding and not being able to communicate with the sources that are trying to help us,” Garza said. Despite the challenges students, instructors and tutors have faced, Paulsen said everyone

involved has been resilient and kept a positive attitude through it all. Garza said one of the biggest impacts of being a student in NPEP is being a part of a program that provides higher learning education to the women in correctional institutions. Lackey and Paulsen, who have both dedicated their careers to education, said they believe it is important to extend educational opportunities to everyone. “Many of those students did not have the privileged backgrounds that many of the other students have. Many didn’t graduate high school,” Lackey said. “Yet, they were among the best students I had taught in my two decades of teaching.” shannontyler2025@u.northwestern.edu

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Cabral: Your sexuality doesn’t excuse your racism EMILIO CABRAL

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Content warning: This article contains mentions of homophobic and racial slurs. Growing up as the gay eldest son of two Dominican immigrants living in League City — a predominantly conservative suburb of Houston — meant the only people who looked like me lived down the hall, and I could count the number of queer people I knew on one hand. Kids in middle school were calling me “b—ner” and “f—got” before I even knew what the words meant. As I got older, I began to count down the days until I would go to college and finally be free. But instead of freedom, at Northwestern, I found a queer community that desperately needs to address the racism that fuels it. NU’s Multicultural Student Affairs page promotes two groups specifically for students of color in its LGBTQ+ organizations section. B. Burlesque and Living in Color are designed to create a safe space for queer students of color to express themselves and find community through dance and art, respectively. The University would have us believe that the mere existence of these spaces is proof that NU exists in a post-racial bubble. But a community and its principles are shaped by the people that are a part of them, not just the formal spaces that their people occupy. It doesn’t matter that queer students of color have these

spaces if their white peers are racist. And racWhen it happens again and again, you start to ism among the queer community at NU takes realize that it’s not just one or two people who many forms. are the problem — it’s the entire community. One of the most common ways racism is But it goes deeper than thinly veiled racist preferences. The queer community at NU expressed in the queer community, both at acts as if being a member of an oppressed NU and in the world at large, is through dating group means you can’t contribute to the profiles with statements like, “I just don’t like marginalization of Latinos or Black another. Driven by guys.” Oftentimes, though, the idea that their it’s more subtle. experiences mean Instead of listthey understand ing what they all types of oppresIf our white peers want to create a truly safe sion, white queer aren’t looking students physically for, they’ll let it and inclusive queer community, they need to and emotionally take be known that start by understanding and accepting that up spaces that aren’t they’re seeking partners theirs. their passive white liberalism is harmful. who are “allWhy are you, as a American.” But white person, taking it doesn’t end up space in African there. Apps like American and Latinx Tinder allow studies classes, making it harder for students of color to enroll? users to list organizations and movements like Why are you, as a white person, raising your Black Lives Matter as interests and passions. hand in breakout rooms, trying to equate your Not only does this reduce people of color to experience to the experiences of people of fun quirks that help users get laid, but it’s also color? deeply disturbing to see these “interests” on And yes, it’s easy to point to outward the same profiles that refuse to date people of examples and say this isn’t only a problem color. specific to NU. Queer people of color have And as a queer man of color on an overwhelmingly white campus, I’ve experienced been pushed aside and erased since Europeans this firsthand. It’s not that it was something I started colonizing the rest of the world. But didn’t expect, but it just doesn’t quite feel real dating apps that allow you to broadcast racial until someone tells you that “you’re cute for a preferences, the erasure of queer people of brown guy, but you’re not really my type,” or color from history and the annual refusal of that it’s funny to make a joke about how if you award ceremonies to award trans women of fell into a load of white laundry, it would stain. color such as Michaela Jaé Rodriguez —who

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- Emilio Cabral, Op-Ed Contributor

won her first Golden Globe for her work in the FX Networks series Pose this year —doesn’t absolve anyone of upholding racist systems on their college campus. In my two years at NU, I’ve met more queer people of color on Twitter and through the Northwestern University Marching Band than I ever have at a campus-sponsored queer event. We find each other in these informal spaces — spaces that are implicitly queer — because we can’t trust our white peers to hold space for us. SESP sophomore Jude Abijah, a student I met through an LGBTQ+ GroupMe, put it best when he said, “White queer folks expect us to hold space for their emotions when they’re the ones who need to be held accountable. Why should I tolerate their racism just because I’m also queer?” I’m sure that nothing I’ve written today is news to the other queer students of color on this campus and that every one of them could write multiple pieces on their experiences with racism at NU. If our white peers want to create a truly safe and inclusive queer community, they need to start by understanding and accepting that their passive white liberalism is harmful. Because if they continue to deny their racism, they just make it easier to see. Emilio Cabral is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at EmilioCabral2024@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.

Zou: Asking for academic flexibility in a time of crisis EMILY ZOU

a car, someone who has a bank account and There are inevitable social gatherings that someone who picks up prescriptions. When my are being held even right now with nearly no mom was actively battling cancer, I couldn’t do preventative measures from administration. Yes, OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR any of those things. Now I can, and the responsi- it’s very hard to tell college students not to party bility is something I can’t shirk. and to actually enforce it, but this is also putting Even so, while my situation is stressful other students’ health at risk. While writing this, Northwestern should allow students to learn enough, I know it would be even worse without I’m emphasizing every person’s unique circumremotely this quarter through hybrid classes. I’m my financial privilege. I’m not writing about this stances, but that also means that many students, especially at a school that, income-wise, enrolls asking for the school to actively work with and to make anyone who actually reads this far to more students listen to students, ensuring that these next weeks feel sorry for me or from the top 1% are safer for all members of the NU community. inviting anyone to than the entire Everyone is in a unique position right now; here explain that others bottom 40%, are are some reasons why I am worried. have it worse. The able to continue My mom was bedridden during my little pandemic has farwith their lives brother’s in-house birthday party last year. She’d reaching effects in largely financially just gotten a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and every aspect of our We’re all responding to this crisis unaffected by the we knew that the side effects were going to be lives, and dependin the best way that we can, ing on where we pandemic. This rough. She’s immunocompromised after years were before, it will pandemic is testing of chemotherapy. I remember making the hourand surviving looks different for change and impact our ability to live long drive with her to get the vaccine because everyone. us differently. In not just for ourof how afraid she was, and jokingly telling her selves, and many this vein, I empanot to be an anti-vaxxer. Later that day, she was thize with those of us seem to be unable to stand. Driving to pick up my brother’s that have to be failing. cake, I can still recall the ugly blend of fear and I’m not a public guilt that had settled somewhere in my stomach. on campus, who need to prioritize their mental-health, who can’t health or policy professional, but I think it’s safe Having a sick parent is a uniquely soul-crushing shelter in place at home and who require the to say that students will test positive throughout experience. resources that campus offers. this quarter, and that there should be a virtual These past few weeks have been tumultuous It’s disheartening to see so many people make option in place for them to keep up with their and uncertain for everyone. With one eye, we preliminary peace with the deaths of the unvacclasses. If this virtual option is offered, then I can all see the steady rise in cases but the other cinated and immunocompromised. Many peodon’t see any reason why all students shouldn’t sees our leaders telling us to resume life as normal. The familiar ple who flaunt their have the option to finish this quarter virtually. blue graph that own good health There are many students in situations in pops up when often disregard the which being on campus causes more harm than googling “covid potential for “Long good. The most insulting part is that the school cases” is maybe COVID,” which assumes that getting everyone back on campus the only thing that affects about one is in our best interest, a decision they made It’s disheartening to see so many makes me feel like in 10 COVID-19 without actually asking the people their poliI’m not crazy for patients. As a result, cies would affect. Setting forth a blanket policy people make preliminary peace in such unprecedented and uncertain times is a being anxious; actually getting with the deaths of the unvaccimove that I don’t quite understand; this is a time there were about COVID-19 is just 3,345 cases in one negative impact that requires flexibility. We’re all responding to nated and immunocompromised. this crisis in the best way that we can, and surEvanston this amongst a litany of viving looks different for everyone. time last year, but issues that result I’m hoping the University will implement a we just reported when so many virtual option, but even in the unlikely event about 9,342 new people are getting that it is given to us, communication from cases. And while sick. The pandemic administration throughout this crisis has been yes, vaccines and boosters have helped tremenhas effects not just on individual people, but on dously with COVID-19 symptoms, Illinois hit decidedly lackluster. The criteria that guides our collective systems. a pandemic-high of 7,380 hospitalizations this decisions the University makes were never NU is not just composed of students and week. Am I wrong for saying things are worse? shared with the people these decisions affect. professors. Our school would not function While American structures fail, I’m worried Emails that were sent to students contained little without the work of dining hall staff, library about my family’s. My little sister is only nine, useful information, simultaneously highlighting workers, janitors and so many more people that my Dad is the breadwinner in my family and the highest positivity-rate seen on campus while will be affected by whatever policies the school works full-time and all of our extended family puts forth. With increased foot traffic on campus alluding to vague promises of returning back to lives in China. During the weeks when my mom campus. I would appreciate to see the adminiswhen in-person classes resume, there’s going to recovered from the side effects of the vaccine, be many more places and instances for infection. tration at least act like they care about our health and wellbeing. for the first time in my life as an adult, I realized Being healthy becomes a requirement to be at These past few weeks have been some of the how crucial it is to have someone who can drive NU.

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- Emily Zou, Op-Ed Contributor

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- Emily Zou, Op-Ed Contributor

most stressful ones of my life. I feel abandoned by my leaders and scared for my family. I worry that how I feel is wrong and that I might be crazy or overly-anxious. After finishing a game of Valorant a few days ago, one of my opponents typed in chat, “Shut down Los Angeles United School District Schools … make them move us to online they are getting us sick, GG don’t go to school.” While the measures that students are turning to to advocate for their own safety is depressing, it was oddly assuring to be reminded that I’m not the only one who’s angry and distressed over our current situation. Remembering our strength in community is maybe one of the only things we can do right now. Emily Zou is a Weinberg second-year. 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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One of the things Prof. Elizabeth Lenaghan is passionate about is creating a homely space for students, especially during times when they may be missing their families a little extra. During Family Weekend before the pandemic, Leneghan and her husband decided to host a dinner party for students whose families could not be in town. “It was great to hang out with the students and feel like I was fulfilling some sort of vacuum they didn’t have in their lives that weekend,” Leneghan said.

LIVE-IN LIFE Northwestern’s faculty-in-residences

Living where you work may seem astonishing to some, but Northwestern currently has five facultyin-residences who do just that. They are developing new senses of family through their interactions with students, while also raising their own families. The Daily got to know three of them. — Ava Mandoli

One of the reasons Psychology Prof. Ben Gorvine said he took the role of faculty-in-residence was to be able to interact with students in an interpersonal context. During COVID-19, his family had students pick up a meal from their front door and hop on Zoom to eat together, but he said he has acutely felt the challenge of connecting with students virtually.

Spanish Prof. Rifka Cook is one of the faculty-in-residences for the South Area and has lived in Allison Hall since 2017. “Here, I don’t feel lonely because I am with the students,” Cook said. “When they are on vacation, I get a little down, but I know they will come back. So I think, ‘What can I do for them when they get back?’ If I can cook and give them food to take home, I will be happy.”

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“We’ve always prepared for the possibility that the event would either be postponed or virtualized.” SOA modified the carnival from previous years because of the pandemic. Attendees had to wear masks to participate in activities, and the food options, such as chocolate-covered pretzels and trail mix, were prepackaged. Lattal said the changes were part of an effort to comply with NU’s public health recommendations. Lattal said rather than encourage people to gather around food, they expected students to bring food with them to an activity. SOA intends to offer a virtual late-night event in the future to accommodate students who are uncomfortable attending large gatherings, Lattal said. The event will offer similar prizes as in-person events, such as gift cards and other cash prizes. A virtual trivia night was initially planned for Jan. 13, but was canceled because of

understaffing and because much of SOA’s staff tested positive for COVID-19. “I feel pretty safe at almost all NU events,” Weinberg sophomore Nicole Hebert said. “I trust that the people around us are vaccinated and tested.” More than 630 students attended the Winter Carnival. Despite the recent surge in COVID-19 cases on campus, some attendees said the pandemic did not dissuade them from participating. For other attendees, the event provided an opportunity to socialize after Wildcat Wellness and take a break from their studies. Medill junior Vaibhavi Hemasundar said the event offered an opportunity for her to leave her apartment and interact with other students. “I figured this would be the busiest event on campus tonight,” Hemasundar said. “I can hear a lot of laughter and I knew that I would probably run into a lot of friends tonight.”

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help improve their self-advocacy skills. Participants will learn about their rights and remedies if they are evicted and learn about eventual homeownership. This event is virtual and presented by Open Communities and the Township of Schaumburg.

Opening day for “A Site of Struggle” Jan. 26

This visual arts exhibition explores how artists have portrayed anti-Black violence and fought for representation over the last century. “A Site of Struggle” aims to investigate how Amerians have grappled with anti-Black violence, focusing on works created between 1890 and 2013. The exhibition is free for visitors at the Block Museum of Art and will end July 10.

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Jan. 27, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Author John Wasik will discuss his book “Lincolnomics: How President Lincoln Constructed the Great American Economy.” In his book, Wasik covers Lincoln’s impact on American infrastructure from his time as an Illinois legislator through his presidency.

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Byrne also said some class attendance policies remain strict despite the ongoing pandemic and that in-person classes are inaccessible to students in quarantine, especially for lectures that are not recorded. Reform CAPS has gauged student feedback this winter on Instagram. Mayed and Byrne said

these interactions have highlighted the importance of wellbeing amongst students. “Prioritizing mental health and just self care right now is a lot more important than academics,” Mayed said. “It’s okay to have more realistic boundaries given the current situation, and just giving yourself some grace to what academic standards look like for you.” kimjao2025@u.northwestern.edu

up?” Arceneaux said. Arceneaux said they are trying to teach “value magic” through these exercises. Students learn to value characters who look like themselves and their classmates while reflecting on their own “magic.” The club is open to any student in grades three through five, regardless of identity. Tertulien said open registration is important and intentional, since every student should be exposed to Black female role models. “Regardless of gender or race, we want to start by humanizing Black girls to everyone,” Tertulien said. Ruth Young is a facilitator for the Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Program at District 65, a monthly seminar that works to build a stronger and more equitable community. Arceneaux and Tertulien completed the interviews that inspired Black Girl Magic book club through the program. Young said that clubs like Black Girl Magic are exactly what she wants to come out of the Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Program. “It really helps students feel a sense of belonging and feel seen,” Young said. “In many of the classrooms that they’re in they have to put on a mask. In Black Girl Magic, they were able to celebrate themselves and be celebrated.” Arceneaux and Tertulien added that children of many identities, not just Black girls, have not

Through a New Lens: Works from the World-Wide Mobile Photography Movement Thursday to Saturday, 12 to 6 p.m., Sunday 12 to 5 p.m.

“Through A New Lens” is an exhibition that features photographs by seven notable “iPhoneographers.” Curated by Chicago photographer Gina Costa, it spotlights the evolution of mobile photography and aims to question, “what is a photograph?” It will run at the Perspective Fine Art Photography Gallery through Feb. 28.

Lok-Kwan Qigong class Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m.

Lok-Kwan, a neuro-acupuncturist working out of Chicago, Wilmette and Evanston, will teach “Ba Duan Jin: Eight Sectioned Brocade,” the most popularly practiced form of Qigong. Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice integrating meditation and slow movement. This class will take place in the Skylight Room of the Heartwood Center. Participants do not need experience in Qi and any age may participate. avanikalra2025@u.northwestern.edu seen themselves represented in children’s books. In a recent discussion, Arceneaux said the group talked about a version of “Cinderella,” featuring a Black main character and an Asian prince. That conversation particularly impacted a Filipino student in Arceneaux’s class. “We talked about how powerful that was, because those two groups are often cast aside and told that they aren’t beautiful,” Arceneaux said. “I saw how his face lit up. He was like ‘I’ve never seen that version. I want to watch it now.’ Through these stories, I’m able to reach children and hear more about their own stories.” Arceneaux and Tertulien have utilized the book club to facilitate other conversations around identity, as well. Though they said it has been a challenge, the facilitators have tried to find trans affirming and clarifying books, in particular. Arceneaux said that students recently read “When Aidan Became a Brother,” a picture book about a trans boy named Aidan who was assigned female at birth. During the discussion, she asked her students whether they consider Aidan to embody “Black Girl Magic.” “They said that’s actually for Aidan to tell,” she said. “We all realized how icky it felt to have those conversations with Aidan’s voice missing from the story. That’s one of the best things that has come up for me — the kids’ recognizing when a voice isn’t being heard.”

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NU librarian creates abolitionist research guide By SAMANTHA ANDERER

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Northwestern English and Digital Humanities Librarian Josh Honn compiled a research guide on the abolition of the prison industrial complex, inspired by the NU Community Not Cops protests in 2020 as well as his own interest. Honn spoke with The Daily about how he hopes the community will use the guide to learn more about abolition, particularly in the US. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. The Daily: What prompted you to create this research guide? Honn: I was seeing a lot of misinformation and disinformation about (abolition). Despite a complete lack of funding in the area, there’s actually a significant amount of literature and work and experimentation that’s been done. So I really wanted to bring together those resources for folks. Not only people who were learning about it for the first time, but also for activists and folks who want to put things in practice. The Daily: What involvement have you had with the abolition movement? Honn: I’m part of a group called the Abolitionist Library Association, which is a group of folks who are thinking about issues of abolition in library spaces. Anything from the surveillance that we’re doing of our patrons, whether it’s in special collections or tracking data, to reorienting the kinds of ideas about security in library spaces towards more care and transformative justice approaches, to stopping the practice of purchasing furniture that’s made by prison labor. The Daily: The guide is grouped into five categories: introduction, resources, research, prison writing and local. What kind of information falls under each of these? Honn: I wanted to make it as simple as possible. The introduction was kind of that entry point for folks. The resources are for people who want to get involved. The research section

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The abolition research guide is one of many that Honn has created. He recently finished one on prison education.

was really for the increasing number of scholars and students on campus who are thinking about these issues and really want to understand the academic literature and also create their own. And then I wanted to make sure that we were also centering the voices of the incarcerated, so there’s a section on prison writing. And then with all the guides I create, I always have a local section: a way for people to get involved on campus or beyond. The Daily: What do you recommend as a

good starting point for those with little background on abolition? Honn: I put a few pieces at the beginning of the guide for that purpose. There’s a really great piece by Brea Baker called “Why I Became an Abolitionist,” and I think those kinds of first person narratives are really important to help folks see themselves in this work or in this future landscape. The Daily: What does abolition look like from your perspective?

Honn: For me, abolition is a world in which there is no policing or imprisonment. It’s a world in which community and care is centered, so we are empowered and supported to make decisions to come together to seek new forms of justice. We’ve been living in a world where we center on carcerality and punishment for so long. And for me, it’s not just the absence of those things, but it’s building these new and better worlds. samanthaanderer2024@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern suffers 80-60 loss to No. 4 Purdue By LAWRENCE PRICE

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Entering Mackey Arena on Sunday, Northwestern’s chances of beating No. 4 Purdue seemingly received an unexpected boost. The Boilermakers’ Jaden Ivey would be inactive for the contest due to a hip flexor injury, leaving Purdue without their leading scorer. Unable to capitalize on the opportunity, however, NU (9-8, 2-6 Big Ten) struggled to stop Purdue’s (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten) offense in its tracks, losing 80-60. “(Purdue) played very hard,” coach Chris Collins said. “Obviously without one of their better guys today, thought a lot of guys really stepped up.” The regional foes battled back and forth early in the game for control, with the Boilermakers grabbing a seven-point lead around the 10-minute mark in the first half. However, the home team did maintain control in one category throughout the 40 minutes — rebounding. The Cats combined for a total of 21 rebounds on the day, their lowest rebound total of their 2021-22 campaign. On the opposite end, Purdue’s center Zach Edey — listed at 7-foot-4inch — and Trevion Williams snagged 10 boards each, a major part of the

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team’s 33. NU junior guard Boo Buie, freshman guard Julian Roper II (who replaced sophomore guard Ty Berry in the starting lineup) and redshirt junior forward Ryan Young finished in a three-way tie with four boards apiece. Not only did this provide the Boilermakers with more opportunities to find the basket, but it also stifled the Cats’ offense. NU entered the intermission shooting 25% from deep, with eight points in the paint and three offensive rebounds. The offensive glass is an area they’ve thrived in recently, with 10 or more offensive rebounds in the last four games heading into West Lafayette. “Coming into the game you kind of feel like if you can hold their two big guys to 24 combined you should have a chance,” Collins said. “But they were still able to get to 80 points because of what the other guys did.” The Wildcats found their rhythm coming out of the break, going on a 7-0 run that was capped off by a left-wing three by Buie that cut Purdue’s lead to five. The teams exchanged points for the following minutes, until Purdue once again caught fire, stretching its lead to a high of 18. Once again, NU and Buie punched back, as the guard went on a 9-0 run with three consecutive threes. However, with senior forward Pete Nance picking up his fourth foul nearly

halfway through the second and redshirt junior guard Chase Audige never finding his groove after early first half foul trouble, Buie was the lone Wildcat with more than 10 points. “(Purdue’s) so physical that there’s going to be some fouls and you try to do your best to limit those things,” Collins said. “Especially to start the second half, Pete got three quick ones there. He had to sit a considerable amount of time and kind of lost some of his rhythm.” By the time the guard’s shooting run faded, Purdue edged closer to the 70-point mark. Purdue is undefeated when scoring 70 or more points all the season. From there, NU couldn’t put together a run to break their streak, dropping its second straight affair. Although suffering its largest loss of the season, the team has finally made it through the toughest part of the schedule, with five out of seven opponents ranked in the top 25, with four in the top 10. No team left on NU’s schedule is currently ranked. With 12 games left in the regular season to compete and turn things around, Collins felt his team battled through adversity all game. “We fought really hard,” Collins said. “Every time they tried to get away from us we made a push.” lawrenceprice2024@u.northwestern.edu

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NU falls to Memphis, Team falls to No. 12 Maryland bounces back Sunday By KYLE LEVERONE

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An early singles lead slipped away from Northwestern on Friday, but the Wildcats rebounded with a pair of wins on Sunday to salvage the weekend. NU (4-1, 0-0 Big Ten) was outmatched by Memphis in doubles, a disappointing showing for a team that captured 12 doubles points in a row last season. The Cats recovered well at the start of singles, however, as seniors Steven Forman and No. 92 Trice Pickens both took down ranked opponents with the same 6-1, 6-3 score to put Swan’s squad in the lead. “It always helps to start the season strong, especially playing at the top spot,” Forman said. “But there’s always room for improvement, so you’re going to try and get better as the season goes on.” Memphis recorded wins at No. 2 and No. 5 in quick succession and erased a set deficit at No. 6 to win the match 4-2. It was up to coach Arvid Swan to recenter the team following the defeat. “We had some good takeaways after the match,” Swan said. “I was pleased with the level of improvement from Memphis to Louisville.” On Sunday, the Cats once again folded in doubles, dropping two close sets to the Cardinals (2-2, 0-0 ACC) after Forman and freshman Felix Nordby turned in a dominant 6-1 performance. In singles, however, NU turned it around. Pickens and Nordby registered two-set victories, continuing NU’s strong play in the middle of the singles order. After sophomore Gleb Blekher’s comeback at No. 5 fell short, Forman reclaimed the overall lead with a three-set triumph. Then, in just his second ever appearance, sophomore Saiprakash Goli earned his first individual result — a 6-4, 6-4 win on the far left court to

clinch the match 4-2. “It’s good to have matches under my belt, good for the confidence,” Goli said. “I just want to keep improving from here.” The Cats rode that momentum into the evening match against IUPUI (0-2, 0-0 Horizon League), dispatching the Jaguars at No. 2 and No. 3 to get back on track in doubles play. NU found singles success across all six courts against IUPUI. Pickens and Forman each picked up their third individual victories of the weekend, and Goli capitalized on his opponent’s errors to secure his second match of the day, a 4-0 sweep. “Point by point, nothing really special,” Goli said. “I try to go through my weapons and then attack the (other) guy’s weaknesses as well.” Goli was one of a handful of Cats who did not have their serve broken against IUPUI. Forman, who also won every service game, said that it allowed the rest of his plan to fall in place. “I’m someone that relies on being able to hold serve a lot and put pressure to be able to get breaks when I’m holding,” Forman said. “That’s always where my game starts, service games.” Next, the Cats will embark on the first road trip of the season. Their ITA Kickoff Weekend regional starts with a showdown against the regional host, No. 13 North Carolina (1-0, 0-0 ACC). The two teams met in last year’s event, with the Tar Heels earning a 4-0 victory. “For the last five years, they’ve been really highly nationally ranked,” Swan said. “We’re gonna have to put a complete match together against them, doubles and singles.” Forman agreed with his coach’s assessment. “We love to have the opportunity to play ranked teams on the road,” Forman said. “It gives us a measure of difficulty that maybe we don’t see before, so I think it’s always a great test.” nathanansell2022@u.northwestern.edu

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A 56-second, 2-0 lead was fleeting for Northwestern: it was quickly erased as Maryland’s Katie Benzan nailed both her first 3-pointer of the game and the coffin shut early in the first quarter. The Wildcats (11-7, 3-4 Big Ten) fell to the No. 12 Terrapins (13-6, 5-3 Big Ten) Sunday afternoon 87-59. Both teams came in with a two-game Big Ten losing streak, and NU kept the streak going after the game. Maryland appears to have it all. According to ESPN’s most recent rankings, they have two of the top 25 players in the country in junior guard Ashley Owusu and sophomore forward Angel Reese. As questionable as it may have seemed leaving senior guard Veronica Burton off of the list, it felt reasonable to have the two Terrapins on it today. Owusu finished with 15 points and Reese finished with nine points and eight rebounds. However, it wasn’t just those two that contributed to Maryland’s win. Maryland had a total of five players finish in double figures, led by Benzan’s five threes and two additional points. They overwhelmed. Not a single NU player finished with more than nine points. They underwhelmed. ”When you go on the road in the Big Ten, it gets physical and you’ve got to find ways to score,” coach Joe McKeown said after his team’s loss against Michigan State last week. “So that’s the challenge for us as we move forward.” With just a four-point difference between the two teams after the first quarter, the Cats hung around, which is about all most teams hope to do against Maryland. The Terrapins, though, outscored the Cats by a total of 24 in the next two quarters. It was the Terrapin and the Hare, except instead of unassumingly running its

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race, the Terrapin ran at Hare speed and won in a landslide. There was some variety on the scoresheet for the Wildcats, with senior forward Courtney Shaw, graduate guard Lauryn Satterwhite and Burton all finishing with nine points. Although this spread-out scoring is typically a harbinger of a productive NU offense, Maryland’s top three scorers out-produced NU’s by 20 points. Ever since their big win against then-ranked No. 22 Iowa, the Cats have struggled. They are 1-4 with three lopsided losses, one intense defeat and one uncomfortable victory. Sunday’s loss against Maryland extends their Big Ten losing streak to three, and the Cats now fall to 3-4

in the conference, currently placing them in a tie for seventh place. In Thursday’s well-fought game against Penn State, McKeown used turnovers and rebounding as constant scapegoats in their recent losses. “We can’t turn the ball over 18 times,” McKeown said. “We can’t play that way in the Big Ten and expect anything else.” The Wildcats turned the ball over 16 times against Maryland and were outrebounded by three. They lost by 28. Now, facing Iowa once again, Northwestern looks to Friday as they attempt to snap their skid. kyleleverone2023@u.northwestern.edu