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City OKs EPD to purchase tasers
Curt’s, city remember local man killed
Police will buy 30 more cameraequipped tasers
20-year-old ETHS graduate fatallly shot last week
By NORA SHELLY
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City Council approved the Evanston Police Department’s request to purchase additional tasers during Monday’s council meeting, ensuring each officer will be in possession of one while on duty. The decision came after discussion in the Administration and Public Works Committee to allow for city officials to take $60,072.65 from the narcotics seizures reserve fund to purchase an additional 30 tasers equipped with cameras to add to the 19 the department already owns. Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said an increase in use of tasers on the police force may limit the need for firearm use. “It’s another tool to reduce risk of an accidental gun shooting,” Braithwaite told The Daily. This comes after Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington mandated that each officer who works in the field be trained in taser use and be required to carry one while on duty. Previous training for taser use had been optional, which limited the amount of tasers the city needed. James Pickett, deputy chief of support services for EPD, said during the committee meeting before council that roughly half of EPD officers are trained in taser use. The money to purchase the tasers will come out of the narcotics seizures reserve fund, which had a balance of more than $250,000 at the end of 2015. The committee also discussed whether the fund, which must be spent on law enforcement processes, could be used to purchase other equipment for the department.
The day after Benjamin “Bo” Bradford-Mandujano passed the test to obtain his food handler certification — the next step in his training at Evanston’s Curt’s Cafe — police discovered the 20-year-old fatally wounded in an alley. Officers responded to shots fired calls last Tuesday night at approximately 9 p.m. They found BradfordMandujano in an alley in the in the 1300 block of Darrow Avenue, just a few blocks from his alma mater Evanston Township High School. He was immediately transported to Evanston Hospital for treatment, but police said he succumbed to his injuries just two hours later. Bradford-Mandujano became a student at Curt’s Cafe in November. The local nonprofit provides job training to at-risk Evanston youth and employs them in a fully-functional restaurant. Karen Smith, district manager for the cafe, said Bradford-Mandujano was shy at first, but eventually gained confidence in the kitchen as well as with the team and customers. “We have staff and a lot of volunteers, and he became close with everybody,” Smith said. “He would always want to give somebody a hug when they came in. … When he comes up to you, you just have to (give him a hug).” Although Bradford-Mandujano had just earned his food handler license, Smith said he had aspirations beyond the cafe. She also said Bradford-Mandujano had an interview lined up with the outreach coordinator at the McGaw YMCA. “His goal was to be a mentor, to advocate for our people and to make their lives better,” Smith said. “We want the senseless killing to stop, and if more people were like him and carry
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FREEDOM RIDER Civil rights activist Diane Nash addresses students about the importance of love and empathy. The former Freedom Rider and co-founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee spoke to over 100 people at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Monday.
Civil rights leader speaks at NU By ERICA SNOW
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More than 50 years after coordinating a historic Freedom Riders busing protest, Diane Nash said brotherly love is the key to unifying people for social change. The civil rights activist was the keynote speaker for Northwestern’s programming to commemorate the
life of Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaking to an audience of more than 100 at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Nash stressed the importance of incorporating empathy into nonviolent activism efforts. “People are never the enemy,” Nash said. “Unjust political systems, those are enemies. Attitudes, racism, sexism, ignorance … all of those are enemies. One of the problems with using violence to bring about social change is that you often kill
individuals and leave the oppressive system — or the real problem — untouched.” Nash was a prominent student activist in Nashville while attending Fisk University, and worked with King while she was in her 20s. She helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and was part of the Freedom Riders and Southern Christian Leadership » See NASH, page 6
Thumel scholarship reaches nearly $100k By PAIGE LESKIN
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Almost $100,000 in donations have been raised for a scholarship in memory of Northwestern student John Thumel since his death in July. Donations have poured in from family, friends and the NU community for the past six months, Thumel’s father Mike Thumel said, with fundraising culminating in an event Sunday night at Bat 17. The event celebrated the student’s legacy and
love of hockey, with a silent auction of sports memorabilia while the bar’s televisions showed the Chicago Blackhawks beating the St. Louis Blues. The money raised is going toward the newly founded John Thumel Memorial Scholarship Fund, a scholarship set up by the Sigma Chi Foundation that will be awarded each year to a member of NU’s Sigma Chi chapter, of which Thumel was a member. In July, Thumel died from injuries sustained in a south Texas car crash. Thumel, a rising fifth-year McCormick student from Libertyville,
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Illinois, was working as an engineering intern at the time of his death. The scholarship’s board of directors — made up of three current members of Sigma Chi at NU, two former members and Mike Thumel — is receiving applications until Sunday for the scholarship. The award, which will amount in $3,000 in its first year, will be given to a Sigma Chi member who exhibits the three F’s that were important to John Thumel: family, friends and faith, Mike Thumel said. The board will spend the month of February interviewing the approximately 20 applicants, and
name the winner in the spring, he said. And with the money raised Sunday night, the Sigma Chi Foundation will be able to raise the scholarship to $4,000 a year for the next 25 to 30 years, Thumel said. Although the initial fundraising goal started at $25,000, the continual influx of donations has allowed that goal to be quadrupled, he said. “I was overwhelmed by just everyone that was there, the love that was there, the feeling of the impact that
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Plates Over Waste discusses goals By ELENA SUCHARETZA
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Evanston residents and Northwestern student groups involved in a campaign to brainstorm legislative strategies to reduce food waste in the city discussed their goals at City Council on Monday. The initiative, Plates Over Waste, presented an outline of their future goals to council members. Co-Founder Devon Malcolm Reid said he hopes the group’s future strategies involve encouraging businesses to take food conservation into account as opposed to taking a punitive route for noncomplying businesses. Plates Over Waste is a part of the Millennial Action Committee, a larger organization that works with Evanston youth to discuss politics in community. “We want to get it on Council’s radar that we are serious about this and want to create a pragmatic, smart policy that doesn’t penalize businesses for throwing food away but incentivizes them to compost and get more food on
Police Blotter Electronics and jacket reported stolen following Friday night party
Approximately $2,600 worth in electronics and outerwear were reported missing from a residence in the 2000 block of Pratt Court following a large party early Saturday morning, police said. One of the house’s tenants — a 22-year-old Evanston man — told police two MacBook Pro computers and a Nintendo Wii had been stolen from his living room during the party, said Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski. At least one jacket was also reported stolen, police said. The owner told police he thought four Evanston residents were responsible for the theft,
plates,” Reid said. Reid said tackling food waste in Evanston is pressing considering one in seven residents can be classified as food insecure, defined as having the inability to secure regular, healthy and affordable food options on a day-to-day basis. The organization recently held a public meeting on Thursday at Coffee Lab, 910 Noyes St., to discuss food insecurity with community members and students from both NU and Evanston Township High School. Ald. Brian Miller (9th) said the group should work on instituting a specific ordinance in future planning. He said city staff is unable to move forward with initiatives unless there is some requirement or other request written in an ordinance. “They need to have some sort of ordinance before something concrete can come from presenting information that mostly everyone agrees with,” Miller told The Daily. “After writing it down then it would be good if city staff took a look at it and refined it.” Despite this need for the group to come up
Polinski said. A 21-year-old Evanston woman who had attended the party told police her coat had also been stolen from an upstairs bedroom, Polinski said.
Family members fight at Evanston Hospital
A 39-year-old Buffalo Grove resident told police she was punched in the face by a family member while visiting a patient at Evanston Hospital, police said. The 39-year-old said an argument regarding family business with a 53-year-old woman from Mundelein, Illinois turned physical, Polinski said. The woman suffered minor facial injuries and refused medical attention, Polinski said. — Jeremy Margolis
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with an organized plan, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said it was crucial to listen to the group as businesses have already demonstrated the ability to comply with food conservation initiatives. She cited Amazing Kale Burger, a local business, as an establishment that has advertised its ability to fit its weekly trash into a standard sized white kitchen bag. Matt Faden, a Communication sophomore and co-chair of Points for a Purpose at NU, emphasized that it was not only important for Points for a Purpose to help spearhead food waste reduction around the city, but entirely possible to make a difference in the city. He said Plates Over Waste’s goals were exactly in line with Points for a Purpose’s mission to eliminate food insecurity in both the Evanston and Cook County communities. “30 to 40 percent of food in the U.S. goes to waste and it’s totally plausible for a community to have a huge portion of that percentage go to individuals who are food insecure,” Faden said. elenasucharetza2018@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight Due to statistical error, the women’s basketball stories in Monday’s paper misstated the amount of points Nia Coffey and Ashley Deary scored. Coffey had 29 points and Deary had 28. An article in Monday’s paper titled “Medill prof talks documentary” misstated the duration of Brent Huffman’s filming and when he filmed a documentary about an Ohio prison. He filmed “Saving Mes Aynak” over the course of three years and he filmed the documentary in college. The Daily regrets the errors.
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Memorial for Cecilia Vaisman highlights her legacy
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IN MEMORIAM Gary Marx, Vaisman’s husband and a reporter at the Chicago Tribune, tells stories about his late wife’s knack for storytelling. Marx was one of many to speak about the journalist and educator in the packed McCormick Foundation Center Forum on Monday evening.
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Friends and colleagues of the late journalist and Medill Prof. Cecilia Vaisman gathered Monday in the McCormick Foundation Center to celebrate her legacy of storytelling and mentorship. More than 150 people convened to remember Vaisman, who died last year at 54 after a long battle with breast cancer. The memorial, organized by Medill Prof. Mei-Ling Hopgood, included speeches and examples of Vaisman’s most notable work. “Throughout her career, Ceci could somehow find that small detail, that unique observation that captured a broader truth,” said Gary Marx, Vaisman’s husband and a Chicago Tribune reporter. “Journalism — longform audio narrative — was only another medium for expressing her artistry. But this one gave voice to others and
exposed truths to a wider world.” Marx said Vaisman continued a legacy of first-class teaching and mentorship at her “final home,” the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Vaisman started teaching multimedia courses at Northwestern in 2010, where she also worked to launch the first journalism residency in Argentina. Former students remembered Vaisman for her selflessness and dedication to others. “She definitely had very high expectations, and even when you didn’t quite believe in yourself she would,” Katherine Nagasawa (Medill ’15), a former student of Vaisman’s, told The Daily. “Encouragement and intensity are two words I’d use to describe her. She would spend a lot of time giving feedback, writing emails or meeting with you one-on-one.” After Vaisman’s death in September, Nagasawa and some of her peers created a soundscape capturing Vaisman’s essence in audio for the memorial. Nagasawa said she credits Vaisman for her
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A FAMILY REMEMBERS Cecilia Vaisman’s family looks on at a memorial Monday night for the late Medill professor and audio journalist. More than 150 former colleagues and friends gathered in the McCormick Foundation Center to hear about Vaisman’s legacy, highlighting her dedication to teaching and storytelling.
career path and current job at WBEZ in Chicago. Born in Buenos Aires and raised in New Jersey, Vaisman earned a degree in Latin American studies from Barnard College. After graduating, she joined National Public Radio in Washington and four years later co-founded Homelands Productions, a nonprofit journalism cooperative. Vaisman produced pieces on everything from women’s rights in India to Brazilian food issues. “She had that Argentine elegance and also that equal mixture of Jersey swag,” said Medill Prof. Douglas Foster. “And then the kind of controlled fury that lies in the heart of any great journalist.” Vaisman’s work, featured on WBEZ’s “This American Life” and NPR’s “All Things Considered,” received numerous accolades, including two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and an Armstrong Award. One of her projects, “Vanishing Homelands,” which chronicles loss of land across Latin America and the Caribbean, was featured at the memorial. “She dedicated her time and made you feel like
you were the only person who had ever written or done something on radio that mattered,” said Maria Hinojosa, anchor and executive producer of Latino USA. “It was because of that light and humility that Cecilia was in fact a great journalist and got people to say things that they wouldn’t say otherwise.” At the memorial, Hinojosa also announced the Cecilia Vaisman internship, which will include a $1,500 stipend for students to work at Futuro Media Group over the summer. Chicago Tribune reporter David Jackson said he remembers Vaisman for her authentic reporting and dedication to the underprivileged. “In the end, the only thing that gives value and meaning to our lives is the good we’ve done for others,” Jackson said. “The times we’ve reached inside our own rib cage to pull out the lamp glowing there and give every bit of its warmth and light to someone else.” davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu
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Debating 2016: Taxes and the Economy Why NU students should vote for Democrats in the 2016 election ALEXI STOCKER
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There’s a notion among left-leaning Americans that the Republican Party is for the rich, while the Democratic Party is for the common and struggling people. It’s a concept that has been perpetuated by Democratic candidates and not adequately refuted by Republicans. But it simply is not true. Although many wealthy people have a lot of influence (too much) in both political parties, the GOP does a much better job of addressing poverty and promoting policies that benefit the middle class. This is one of the primary reasons I will vote
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A recent Harvard Public Opinion Project poll found that job creation was one of young voters’ top priorities, and it should be for Northwestern students too. Within the next four years, the majority of students currently enrolled at NU will be starting full-time work. Economic downturns like the one President Obama inherited in 2008 have prolonged consequences. The effects of the Great Recession on the first-time job market are only now wearing off. And the ability of current and future students to find fulfilling employment depends upon the continued strength of the U.S. economy, as well as a president and Congress committed to ensuring continued growth and stability. The current state of the U.S. economy is strong, thanks largely to Obama’s policy initiatives. Obama’s auto bailout was a success, he fended off Republican demands for spending cuts, preventing the austerity-induced disasters seen across much of the European Union, and he defended the Federal Reserve’s independence, enabling effective monetary policy. The much-dreaded “job-killing” consequences of tax increases on the wealthiest Americans never materialized. Sure, the recovery wasn’t perfect, but, given the political environment, Obama’s accomplishments are impressive. Going forward, we need a president, and representatives and senators, who will make the right choices for our country’s economy. Many NU students will be graduating with student loan debt. Recent studies have found that student loan debt is damaging the U.S. economy, preventing young college graduates from starting businesses and delaying purchases of homes and cars. The Democratic Party officially supports student loan reform, and both major presidential contenders – Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders – have proposals for eliminating student debt and tuition at public institutions, respectively. Student loan reform to free up young college graduates’ income for consumption and investment is crucial. Tax policy matters, too. All Republican contenders for the presidency want to further cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans, despite the enormous costs of such proposals — trillions of dollars over a decade — and strong evidence that tax cuts for the rich do
little, if anything, to stimulate the economy. The Democratic Party advocates for tax cuts, but only for the middle and working class, which stimulate the economy through increased consumer spending. The Democratic Party also aims to rein in Wall Street speculation, protecting our economy from another catastrophic crash like the one in 2008. Finally, the Affordable Care Act is an economic gift for NU students as they enter the working world. The ACA allows children to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26, and offers strong health insurance options for young adults without employer-provided insurance. Health insurance is key for preventing bankruptcy or financial hardship from unexpected medical costs. Democratic economic policies – from student loan reform to taxes and regula-
Why NU students should vote for Republicans in the 2016 election
tions – are not only better for the economy as a whole, they are especially beneficial for NU students as they set out into the working world. The choice is clear; vote Democratic in 2016, for economic stability and continued growth. Alexi Stocker is a Weinberg senior. He can be reached at alexistocker2016@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.
Republican, and hopefully I can convince you it is one of the reasons you should too. The primary tenet of Republican economic policy can best be described as assisted self-determination. The idea is that it is the individual’s responsibility to make for themselves, while it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that they have a fair and equal opportunity to do so. As highlighted on the GOP website, some key goals of Republican policy are “tax relief to grow the economy and
create jobs,” a balanced budget, and “more American jobs, higher wages and a better standard of living.” Republicans believe the only sustainable way to meet these goals is through an organic, economically sound process, rather than through an excessive amount of government intervention, an idea supported by the failure of central-planning and big government throughout history. Now that I’ve highlighted the fundamental principles of Republican economics, I’d like to dispel some rumors that may be keeping you from considering voting Republican. The first is the idea that Republican tax policies unfairly favor the wealthy. This notion is actually not true. If you look at current Republican candidates’ tax plans, many of them support substantial tax breaks for all income brackets. Additionally, the GOP platform highlights the need for a “tax system that is simple, transparent, flatter and fair,” recognizing that the current system is inaccessible for the average citizen. The second falsehood I must rectify is the claim that Republicans do not care about helping the poor. It was the Republican-controlled Congress of 1996 that passed the Welfare Reform Act, giving states greater flexibility in distributing welfare. In addition to supporting affordable housing and job training, Republicans believe charities and faith-based organizations should receive tax breaks in exchange for helping the poor and needy. Republican economic policy is the road to the future. Creating a self-sustaining economy is of the utmost importance. That said, Republicans do realize there will always be Americans in need of a boost or safety net. Founded on the principle that a fair playing field is enough to give anyone the opportunity to improve their economic condition, Republican economics benefit the most people in the most efficient way. Furthermore, Republicans recognize that giving the government the unfettered ability to spend money is destined for inefficiency and corruption. For these reasons, among many others, you should vote Republican. Grant Papastefan is a Bienen freshman. He can be contacted at grantpapastefan2019@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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Students debate political correctness on campus By MATTHEW CHOI
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About 30 students joined a Political Union debate Monday to argue the premise that political correctness on college campuses hinders learning. The debate, located at The Buffett Institute, started with opening remarks from Weinberg junior Lauren Thomas, who argued for the resolution which stated political correctness on college campuses impedes learning, and Weinberg senior Wooyoung Lee, who argued against the resolution. Attendees could then contribute in a moderated debate with final remarks and voting at the end. The debate ended in a tie with 14 voting in favor, 14 voting against and four abstentions. Thomas said the current stream of political correctness on college campuses can stifle constructive conversation and is essentially illiberal. She said it is important to hear other points of view and be able to combat them with facts if they are problematic. “I personally like to be politically correct, but that doesn’t mean I think everyone on campus should be forced to be politically correct,” Thomas said. “Banning ideas, which is what a lot of strains
of political correctness are trying to do, does not make them go away. Only engaging those ideas and demonstrating why they’re wrong will make them go away.” Political correctness is also not a question of the truth so much as a question of what opinion is currently popular, said Weinberg junior Kyle Varwig, who gave the closing remarks for the affirmative. Dictating what people can and cannot say simply allows unpopular thoughts to remain unsaid and thrive in people’s private thoughts, he said. “Looking at it definitionally, political correctness is whatever opinions are politically optimal. It’s whatever essentially polls well,” Varwig said. “Political correctness doesn’t actually silence the ideas … they just keep them in their head where they grow and fester.” Political correctness, however, is not antithetical to constructive conversation, Lee said. Rather, it provides the medium to have constructive conversation in a respectful manner. By providing respectful discourse, communities traditionally left out of conversations now have a way of participating, he said. “It is the way you express an idea, not the idea itself,” Lee said. “We’re still discussing it… (but political correctness) expands the conversation to include more people who would not be open
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DOWN TO DEBATE Political Union debates the impact of political correctness on college campuses. More than 30 students came to the Buffett Institute to discuss the topic.
to taking part in a conversation if it weren’t there before.” Discussing political correctness also encourages conversation on contemporary forms of oppression, said Weinberg sophomore Max Rowe. “One of the primary goals is to show racism still exists, sexism still exists,” Rowe said. “You can see the movement’s entire point as illuminating. … In a society that isn’t openly and self evidently racist and sexist, (political correctness) illuminates the ways that it still is.”
Karna Nangia, Political Union co-president, said she found the debate constructive. It was the first time Political Union tackled a similar issue since a 2012 debate on affirmative action. “There are people on this campus doing really great work and taking action on the stuff that we talked about,” the Weinberg senior said. “It’s really interesting to hear the range of ideas and thoughts and the constructive dialogue that we had.” matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu
NU to invest millions in projects to improve Chicago By DARBY HOPPER
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Northwestern will invest nearly $500 million in Chicago-centered improvement projects as part of an agreement with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office. Although this was the first time NU signed such an agreement with the city — called a memorandum of understanding — Jennifer Kunde, NU’s executive director of government relations, said the program started when Mayor Emanuel first came into office in 2011. “It’s not money that we’re giving to the city per se,” Kunde said. “It’s money we’re investing into projects that will ultimately benefit the city, and that’s what
(Mayor Rahm Emanuel) really wanted to recognize.” Many of NU’s agreements, which were signed last month, focus on the Streeterville campus, home to the University’s downtown Chicago branch. The biggest aspect of the project is the construction of the new Simpson-Querrey Biomedical Research Center, Kunde said. The center, which Kunde said will open in May 2018, will have a University-estimated $4 billion impact on Chicago’s economy in its first decade. Its construction, which will be funded by the University, will cost $455 million, Kunde said. The agreement also addresses investment in programs such as Northwestern Academy, Chicago Anchors for a Strong Economy and NU’s Good Neighbor, Great University program. Although other universities, including the University of Chicago, have similar agreements with the
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city, Kunde said the limited space for development on NU’s downtown campus pushed NU to look beyond construction as a means of investing in the city. “What we did just a little bit differently than some of the other universities is focus on our programmatic partnerships with the city,” Kunde said. “Streeterville is already quite developed. We’re going to enhance and potentially grow existing partnerships with the city.” In order to help with the collaboration, the city agreed to provide NU with a liaison to deal with the implementation of these projects. Kunde will serve as NU’s liaison to the city from her office downtown, which John D’Angelo, NU’s vice president of Facilities Management, said will help NU’s relationship with the city “thrive.” “The transparency that you share through a
relationship helps both parties understand each other’s intent,” he said. The city’s liaison will be a staffer in the planning unit of the Chicago Department of Planning and Development, said Peter Strazzabosco, the department’s deputy commissioner. NU was one of eight Chicago-area institutions to sign memoranda of understanding with the city on Dec. 16. In total, the plans equate to $2.5 billion in economic and community investments and are expected to provide more than 10,000 Chicago construction jobs. “Half of the campus is in the city,” Kunde said, “and we really cherish our role as a Chicago institution, as well.” darbyhopper@u.northwestern.edu
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From page 1 Conference. Discussing her experiences during the civil rights movement, Nash stressed empathy and using love for humankind to achieve justice. She also urged audience members to identify an objective, educate others, negotiate, demonstrate and resist oppression in order to achieve nonviolent change. Medill senior Timothyna Duncan addressed the audience before Nash spoke and mentioned how she became hyperaware of her race when she came to the United States from Ghana. As Nash would later mention, she said action needed to be taken to improve race relations. Duncan said racial crimes, like the deaths of Michael Brown and Sandra Bland, must be addressed.
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From page 1 Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) and Braithwaite asked Pickett whether the fund could be used to purchase other equipment, such as surveillance cameras that could be used to monitor “hotspots” for drug trafficking that are difficult for EPD officers to patrol in-person. Pickett said during the meeting these cameras were a possibility, but told The Daily afterwards that it wasn’t something that could be done easily. “We’d have to go to the community about that,” he said. “That’s a pretty expensive purchase.” Braithwaite said he has started the process to make the cameras a reality, and that he hoped to see discussion and action on the topic over
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John had on people’s lives,” Thumel said. “It was fun, it was spontaneous. … John would’ve approved.” Amidst the sharing of memories of the McCormick student, a handful of NU faculty came to Bat 17 to present John Thumel’s family with a certificate of achievement from the University. When setting up the event, the organizing group was unsure if the event would draw a lot of people, said Sigma Chi President Walker McKinney. But the Communication junior said he was “floored” when more than 250 people showed up to share stories of John Thumel — not only current NU undergraduate students, but also alumni of NU’s Sigma Chi chapter and his high school friends.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2016 “(Fighting racism) means that we are committing ourselves to building a more fair and equitable society,” Duncan said. “It means that we are lending our voices to the poorest for justice and our actions to the march for change.” Nash also stressed the role of students and others to stand up against injustices at the event, organized by the Evanston Campus MLK Commemoration Committee. Associated Student Government President Noah Star introduced Nash and said her comments about individual responsibility were especially relevant today. “We, as individuals, have a responsibility to make sure that we are fighting for racial justice and fighting to make our campus more accessible,” Star told The Daily. Nash also spoke at Thorne Auditorium on the Chicago campus at noon on Monday in an event funded by the Feinberg School of
Medicine and the Pritzker School of Law. In Evanston, the Northwestern University Jazz Small Ensemble, Alice Millar Chapel Choir and Northwestern Community Ensemble performed before the keynote speech. Nash told memories of marching in the 1960s, often into opposing police forces, and how some protestors would get nervous. Others, she said, calmed them and reminded them of the people they were advocating for — not just themselves, but future generations. “I want you to know that even though we had not yet met you, we loved you, and we were trying to bring about the best society we could for you,” Nash said, recalling what protestors would say to one another about the purpose of their protests. “Future generations are going to look to you to do the same for them.”
the next two council meetings. The video recording of police interactions has been a topic of discussion among city officials since August, when Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill that authorized the implementation of body camera use. The 19 tasers the city already owns are also equipped with cameras, although what they can record is limited, as the camera is only activated when the taser is in use or in the “on” position. City officials are still exploring implementing a body camera program for EPD, but the process has been delayed due to gaps in state funding and the denial of a federal grant in October that would have reduced costs as the city looked to purchase the cameras. Additionally, other administrative challenges associated with body cameras and concerns over citizen privacy are complicating the process.
Braithwaite told the Daily that he believed Eddington wanted to wait to see how body camera programs fared in other towns before trying to implement a program in Evanston. “There’s no rush,” he said. Martin Lyons, assistant city manager, said during the committee meeting there has been a lot of confusion in the state about body cameras, and that even if Evanston received federal or state funding, the program would have a slow start and would likely involve a lengthy pilot period. As for when the new tasers would be purchased, officials remained unclear. While Pickett said that it was impossible to guess when they would arrive, Braithwaite said it will be sooner rather than later.
“People were driving in and flying in. It was just everybody all in one place,” McKinney said. “It was unreal.” Thumel’s impact will remain at Bat 17 as well. On the wall of the bar now hangs a plaque dedicated to Thumel, as well as a framed Blackhawks jersey — No. 56 to commemorate Thumel’s birthday on May 6. The jersey is signed by the members of the current Blackhawks team, made possible after Communication senior Dan Rufolo, a close friend of Thumel’s, reached out to the hockey team. Bat 17 owner Jim Pomerantz said he was honored to host the fundraiser in memory of Thumel, as well as to have a permanent installment dedicated to Thumel in his bar. “It was a no-brainer to host the function,” he said. “We miss John.” pl@u.northwestern.edu
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on his goal, our city of Evanston will be stronger and better. Things like this wouldn’t happen.” Evanston police said they believed the shooting was targeted, and have no suspects in custody. Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd), whose ward includes the location of the shooting, said that police held a meeting Friday to provide him and concerned citizens with an update on the case. “Considering (the shooting) was (last Tuesday), there wasn’t a lot to update with,” Braithwaite said. “The meeting was an opportunity for the police to share how crimes are processed.” Curt’s executive director Susan Trieschmann said Bradford-Mandujano’s presence would be deeply missed in the cafe. “He first came shy and drawn in, and he took about a month and a half to warm up to everyone,” Trieschmann said. “That’s longer than usual, but when he did (warm up) he was so energetic and full of life. Everyone who knew him loved him.” Curt’s Cafe team members organized and hosted a memorial service in Bradford-Mandujano’s memory Sunday. Smith said more 100 cafe employees, veterans, board members and friends of the nonprofit packed the restaurant to show their support and pay their condolences. “People’s hearts go out but they don’t know what to do,” Smith said. “We decided to put together a place and a time for people to come who just wanted to be there and … let his mom know how much he was loved and appreciated in the Curt’s community.” Cydney Hayes and Elena Sucharetza contributed reporting. mpage@u.northwestern.edu
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THINKING OF THUMEL Friends and family gather at Bat 17 Sunday night for a fundraiser for the John Thumel Memorial Scholarship Fund. More than 250 people came to the event to watch hockey and celebrate Thumel’s memory.
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Cats defeat Tulsa but fall to Illinois By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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Northwestern missed a chance to go to the National Indoor Championships on Sunday by losing its first match of the season to Illinois. The No. 7 Fighting Illini defeated the No. 25 Wildcats 4-0 in the finals of the regional ITA Kickoff Tournament, which was played in Champaign, Illinois. However, NU was successful against Tulsa on Friday, defeating the Golden Hurricane 4-1. “We had chances, we were up in doubles, and we had a few spots where we couldn’t quite convert,” coach Arvid Swan said. “It just didn’t go our way (against Illinois).” Overall, the Cats finished second of the four teams in the ITA Kickoff Event, but their two quality performances were not enough to qualify for the National Indoor Championships in Virginia in February. Illinois’ Aleks Vukic beat No. 16 Konrad Zieba 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the No. 1 singles match to clinch the 4-0 win for the Illini. Zieba had taken a 4-3 lead in the final set before Vukic reeled off three straight games to win the match. Along with the doubles point, Illinois won the No. 2 and No. 4 singles matches, as No. 21 Jared Hiltzik defeated NU’s No. 50 Sam Shropshire 6-2, 6-2 and Julian Childers, No. 67, defeated Fedor Baev 7-6, 6-3. “Playing Illinois at home is pretty tough to do,” Shropshire said. “That home court advantage was probably one of the bigger differences.” While the three singles matches that finished first all went to Illinois, the Cats had impressive performances in other matches. No. 55 Strong Kirchheimer led Illinois’ No. 41 Aron Hiltzik 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 in the No. 3 singles match, and NU’s Ben Vandixhorn led the Illini’s Asher Hirsh 3-6, 6-4, 2-1 in the No. 6 singles match when the Illini secured victory. “I think, collectively, as a team we did as good a job as we’ve done all year,” Swan said. “We’re gonna continue trying to get better as a team and keep working.” Before the tough loss to Illinois, NU defeated No. 24 Tulsa 4-1 in the opening round of the tournament on Friday to make it to the finals of their group stage. The Cats secured the first point of the match with doubles wins from its No. 1 and No. 3 teams. Baev
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close behind by freshman Peyton Greenberg and junior Melissa Postoll. Iowa’s first finisher, Tereysa Lehnertz, finished a full 3 seconds behind Locke and more than a second behind the third-place Postoll. “(Coach) Abby (Steketee), (and assistants) Steve (Steketee) and Kyle (Berg) have been working us hard, if we can perform this well being this sore and this tired we’re going to be unstoppable at Big Tens,” Locke said. Junior Annika Winsnes won two individual events for the Cats, and anchored NU’s win in the 400 yard freestyle relay. In the relay, Winsnes was locked in a tough race, starting the final leg in a dead heat with a swimmer from Iowa’s A team. Although her times were a little slower during this meet than past weeks, she was still dominant. “After that last turn, I just put my head down and focused,” she said. The Cats only have one meet left before the Big Ten Championships, when they take on Minnesota and Purdue over two days next weekend. As they enter their final weeks of preparation, the team has seen big improvements across the board. Steketee singled out the team’s 200 medley relay as indicative of their general position. “Our 200 medley didn’t win, but it was much sharper than last week,” she said, “We raced really well today.”
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and Kirchheimer won the No. 1 doubles match 6-3, and Alp Horoz and Mihir Kumar won the No. 3 doubles match 6-3 to clinch the point. “We came out and played outstanding doubles,”
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Swan said. “It was a complete effort across the board. Tulsa’s an outstanding team, so the match could’ve gone either way. I was really proud of how the guys competed throughout the match.” Zieba and junior Strong Kirchheimer led the way for NU, as Zieba won the No. 1 singles match 6-4, 6-2 over Tulsa’s No. 51 Or Ram-Harel. Kirchheimer, in addition to his doubles win with Baev, won the No. 3 singles match 7-6, 6-3 over Majed Kilani to secure the team match for the Cats. Zieba and Kirchheimer were backed up by a win from Baev, who defeated Matthew Kirby 7-6, 3-6, 6-2. “They’re both quality teams,” Baev said. “I can’t really say that one is better than the other. The crowd did make a big difference, but apart from that, we just didn’t get it done.”
On the singles courts, the story did not change much with the main difference being the score differentials. NU fell in all straight-set matches at Nos. 4, 5 and 6. As the match ended, Larner was the closest to a singles victory, leading her opponent 6-2, 5-4. As the team prepares for No. 16 Duke next weekend, the Cats will have to focus on improvement from the qualifiers and knowing they can compete with top20 teams as evidenced by their Wildcat Duals victory over No. 15 Alabama. “Duke next weekend is a really good opportunity for us,” Larner said. “They have a high level of talent. (Sunday) we saw we could hang right in there with the high level opponent. We’re excited to play next weekend and get another win under our belts.”
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4-0 doesn’t really do the team justice. We competed better than that. Doubles ... we never really got going. We were right in there. Give them credit. — Claire Pollard, women’s tennis coach
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JUST KEEP SWIMMING Northwestern falls to Iowa, continues losing streak Iowa
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Northwestern simply couldn’t handle a more experienced Iowa team this weekend as it fell to the visiting Hawkeyes. The Wildcats’ lost 174.5-125.5 as their swimmers and divers won only 6-of-16 events. In addition, NU was unable to capitalize on any of those races either as Iowa took second and third in all but one of the events the Cats won. Despite the lopsided score, coach Jarod Schroeder said the meet was still a strong showing for NU. “In terms of performance, I’m not sure we could have (swam) better than we did as a team,” he said. “We finished our races off better than last week (against Notre Dame).” Schroeder
125.5 noted the 400 yard freestyle relay in particular was an event where the Cats were edged out in what he called a “heartbreaker.” The race saw Iowa’s A team barely edged out NU’s team by 0.25 seconds. The Cats could have won that race, however. Schroeder said he has yet to put together a relay composed of the four fastest swimmers on the team, and a couple of the swimmers on the B team for the 400 freestyle relay Saturday swam faster splits than their counterparts on the A team. “Had we switched them out we would’ve won that relay,” Schroeder said. “For the 400 free relay there were some guys on the B team who didn’t swim the individual 100 free, so a lot of those calls are unknown. That’s why we race in the dual meet season.” Looking forward, the Cats’ massive freshman class that carried the team through much of Saturday’s competition will need to continue to pull its weight if the team wants to be ready for Big Tens. Carter Page won the 500 and 1000 yard freestyles for the second meet in a row, and Anthony Marcantonio won the 200 yard freestyle and the 200 yard
Individual Medley. Page, who was awarded his second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor last week, was simply in better shape than his competitors. In the 1000, he swam neck and neck with Iowa’s Chris Dawson for the first 500 yards. After the halfway mark, Page stepped it up a notch and Dawson fell off the back end. By the time Page passed 850 yards his closest competitor was nearly a full length of the pool behind him. “I try to pick it up every 250 yards, and definitely did at the 500,” he said. “I’m pretty happy with the way I’ve been swimming, I think I’ve made a big step forward (this season).” Marcantonio’s victory in the 200 yard freestyle came in a thrilling race. He had built a small lead over his nearest opponent going into the final lap of the race, but the outcome was far from clear. Marcantonio managed to edge his competition with a powerful kick, and nearly jumped out of the water when he saw his time of 1:39.28 on the scoreboard. After setting a personal record last weekend against Notre Dame, he had managed to raise the bar again, dropping nearly another quarter of a second from his best time for the distance. “I’m in a terrific spot right now, with the speed I’ve been feeling in practice and meets,” he said. “It’ll all turn out in my races at Big Tens.” samueljohnson2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Diving accident mars otherwise successful meet Iowa
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Northwestern
In a day of stunning highs and lows in the diving well, an unfortunate accident on the boards took center stage during Northwestern’s 190.5-109.5 victory over Iowa on Saturday. Midway through the meet, an Iowa diver misjudged her dive and struck her head on the diving board and the diver,
190.5 whose name has not been released, sank to the bottom of the pool. She stayed there for a significant period of time, but was able to swim back to the wall under her own power and her teammates helped her out of the pool.
Lifeguards stabilized her spine, applying a neck brace and putting her on a backboard before EMTs arrived. The diver was transported for further examination. “It looked a lot worse than it was, I’ve seen much, much worse,” Iowa’s diving coach Todd Waikel said. “I’m assuming she’s going to be fine,” he continued, adding that he expected she would be back at practice in a short time. Moments after the injured diver left the building, the competition resumed with the Wildcats winning 12-of-16 events.
NU freshman Olivia Rosendahl won both the 1 and 3 meter boards for the Cats, continuing a commanding winning streak in her discipline this season. Rosendahl was recently named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third time, and has won every single 3 meter competition this season. From 1 meter, she has won at every meet except for against Wisconsin, when she took second. On Saturday, Rosendahl broke the Norris Aquatics Center pool record for 3 meter diving with her score
of 317.63. “I’m working on consistency, just getting similar scores on every dive,” Rosendahl said. “I really did that this meet, since I got sevens, 7.5s on every dive.” Several NU swimmers also had superb meets. Junior captain Lacey Locke won three events, taking the 100 and 200 yard backstrokes and the 200 yard Individual Medley. In the 200 IM, Locke was followed » See SWIMMING, page 7
Wildcats split ITA qualifiers but fail to advance farther Northwestern
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Arizona State
Northwestern missed the mark this weekend for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor Championships for the second consecutive year. First on Saturday, the No. 26 Wildcats took on No. 27 Arizona State in a rematch of last year’s first round of the qualifying rounds. Last year, the then-No. 32 Sun Devils claimed victory 4-3. This year proved a different story. NU came up with a solid victory 4-2 with the clinching point coming from junior Brooke Rischbieth. “It was really exciting,” Rischbieth said. “I was keeping an eye out on the other courts. (Junior Manon Peri) did an amazing job of keeping the girl out there. That really helped my confidence as well. We were really proud and really happy to get the win.” Rischbieth claimed a straight set victory
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6-4, 7-6 on the No. 6 singles court. The win marked the first of the 2015-16 season for the Cats. At the top of the match, NU took the doubles point over Arizona State behind the duos of senior Alicia Barnett with sophomore Erin Larner and Peri with freshman Lee Or. “Pulling out the doubles point was incredibly important,” coach Claire Pollard said. “When we’re playing clinch-clinch, the doubles point is fairly important. When
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it’s first to six (games), there’s very little margin for error.” That margin of error cost the Cats in their loss to host No. 11 Oklahoma State. The Cowgirls had just come off a victory of No. 32 Notre Dame and were looking to hold their ground on their home courts. Oklahoma State did just that by shutting out NU 4-0. On the doubles courts, the Cowgirls made quick work of the Cats on the No. 2 and No. 3 courts winning over the Barnett/Larner and Peri/Or duos 6-1, 6-3. At No. 1 though, sophomores Maddie Lipp and Alex Chatt took control with a 6-2 win. The scoreboard only tells part of the story though. “4-0 doesn’t really do the team justice,” Pollard said. “We competed better than that. Doubles … we never really got going. We were right in there. Give them credit, they were a little bit better than us, a little sharper than us in doubles. In singles, … we’ve got to play a little better at the bottom, we all know that.” » See WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 7
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QUICK CHATT Alex Chatt looks across the net at her opponent. The sophomore won her doubles match against Arizona State, but dropped both her singles matches over the weekend.
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