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BLACK MEN group to talk reparations City residents to discuss legacy, impacts of racism By MAIA SPOTO
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Friends, family share memories of the McCormick junior By AUSTIN BENAVIDES
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It was in a car ride with Lori Ann, his mother, when Matthew Gerdisch asked her,
“What do you think life will be like in 50 years or 500 years on Earth?” When his father recounted the story, he said his wife was unsure of the future, especially because of all the current problems in the world, but he said
Gerdisch wasn’t as uncertain — he said he knew life was going to be great. In the last six months before he died as a result of a rhythmic heart condition, the Zionsville, Ind. native was set on the future. Working alongside his
father, Dr. Marc Gerdisch, the junior was speaking with one of the world’s premier electrophysiologist and heart surgeons, Mark La Meir, to develop a training fellowship » See GERDISCH, page 6
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Before city-implemented reparations can achieve meaningful structural change, the black community in Evanston needs to understand its own trauma, said Baxter Swilley, a member of the BLACK MEN’s group. The BLACK MEN’s group stands for “Building Leadership and Community Knowledge, Mentoring, Empowering and Neighborhoods,” and is an initiative of A Work of Faith Ministries, Inc. It gathers African American city residents of all backgrounds for a series of conversations that address institutional racism in areas that include housing, education, employment and finances. Meetings focus on self-agency and rebuilding in the face of oppressive rules and policies. “(The series) is a platform for a myriad of other conversations that need to be had,” Swilley said. City Council passed a resolution last November to support a $10 million reparations fund to support African American residents. Founder and chairman of A Work of Faith Kenneth Wesbrooks said the discussions center less on how officials should allocate reparations money and
more on the reasons why reparations are necessary. He said individuals are not sure what to ask for in regards to reparations, because they don’t know how to articulate the ways in which institutional racism has affected them. “There’s a lot of healing that needs to take place,” Wesbrooks said. “People are hurt, people are confused, people are angry.” Wesbrooks said racial inequity issues have decreased faith in local government, fostering a sense of mistrust that reform in the political system is possible. The BLACK MEN’s group meetings take the temperature of the community as reparations initiatives move forward, Wesbrooks said. He said the group engages community members with a grassroots approach to reform, instead of operating from the top down. “There are still a few of us that believe that we can still use the system to make change and create change,” Wesbrooks said. “But you have to get the voice of the people in order to do that.” All genders and ages are welcome to participate in the trauma discussion series. AWOFINC also supports BLACK WOMEN’s and BLACK YOUTH groups. Meleika Gardner, a member of the E-Town Sister Circle and owner of Evanston Live TV, said education and youth involvement are crucial components of the BLACK initiative. As a result, in the spring, Evanston Live TV and the BLACK » See BLACK MEN, page 6
Donna More touts legal background at campaign event
Cook County State’s Attorney candidate criticizes opponents, emphasizes justice and accountability By MAIA SPOTO
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Donna More, a Democratic primary challenger for Cook County State’s Attorney, called for balance and accountability in the criminal justice system during a Saturday reception in support of
her campaign. More, who grew up in Evanston and now works in legal private practice, addressed about 75 community members at a local family’s home last Saturday near Lee Street Beach on the importance of operating as a lawyer rather than a politician. The former Cook County and federal prosecutor is
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running against incumbent Kim Foxx, former Chicago Ald. (2nd), Democratic Committeeman Bob Fioretti and another former Cook County prosecutor, Bill Conway, in the Democratic primary elections on March 17. She said Foxx is attached to the Democratic political machine, and she criticized Conway’s family wealth and his experience in
legal work, saying Conway hasn’t practiced law in years. More’s campaign manager, Baxter Swilley, said Foxx is leading a national reform movement against mass incarceration, but that Chicago is not America. He said that crime disproportionately targets poor communities in Cook County, and it is the state’s attorney’s responsibility
to balance social justice with public safety. “We want criminal justice reform,” Swilley said. “But we also want someone who’s going to put murderers and rapists in jail.” More said she plans to hold people accountable in Cook County, but her model of accountability does not always involve incarceration.
For example, she said she will push for teenagers who commit low-level, nonviolent crimes to perform community service or work after school instead of spending time behind bars. More also discussed Foxx’s approach to the Jussie Smollett case in 2019. She said she » See MORE, page 6
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AROUND TOWN Ecology Center teaches kids science By MOLLY LUBBERS
An article published in Thursday’s paper titled “CARP meeting re-evaluates goals” misstated Evanston’s recycling practice. Evanston has a nine percent commercial property recycling diversion rate. The Daily regrets the error.
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Outside, the wind whips trees and snow coats the ground. But the Evanston Ecology Center has brought nature inside, with lizards and turtles and bunnies — oh my! — among the many animals in its classroom. Here, three- and four-year-old students learn about animals’ winter habitats before having the option to see real-life examples during their first lesson of the “Saplings and Oaks” series. In sunshine or snow, the center offers programs for children and adults to learn about nature. Dedicated in 1974, the center has taught Evanston residents about the environment for more than 45 years, supported by the Evanston Environmental Association. “You can’t avoid the environment; it’s there,” EEA president said. Program coordinator Matt Poole said the center tailors its classes to the age group and season but maintains a focus on learning within nature, as long as the weather permits it. In 2012, City Council approved a resolution for the EEA and the city to create a plan to make the center financially self-reliant. Peach said the EEA agreed to raise money to cover “exceptional costs,” and half of “capital” costs, which are one-time costs like a new roof or furnace. He also said each spring, they ask center employees for a “wishlist” of items to buy, which they typically will agree to in full. The EEA has a long history of being the ecology center’s non-profit partner, forming two years after the center’s creation in the ’70s. Since then, the EEA has helped build a greenhouse, install an apiary and expand programming.
POLICE BLOTTER Woman arrested for assault, phone taken from Whole Foods A 36-year-old Evanston woman was arrested Thursday at around 1 p.m. for assault, Evanston police said. The woman turned herself in at 1454 Elmwood
Setting the record straight
An article published in Thursday’s paper titled “Organization plans to build new kitchen” misstated the year Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois moved its locations. The organization moved in 2019 to its Simpson Street location. The Daily regrets the error. Molly Lubbers/The Daily Northwestern
During the first lesson of “Saplings and Oaks” at the Evanston Ecology Center, Tommy Blomquist decorates his paper towel telescope as his mother, Annie Sutula, holds it stable.
More than four decades later, program instructor Rachel Berry said environmental education is important because many kids have lost a connection to nature in today’s society. “I know that even when I was younger, I had recess out in a concrete courtyard,” Berry said. “A lot of kids don’t really have the opportunity to get out and play and learn about what there is even here in Evanston, in their backyards in a suburban community.” She added that beginning environmental education young makes children more comfortable with interacting with nature.
Peach said he hopes they have educated at least “four generations of Evanstonians” about the importance of proper environmental use. “I hope our legacy is that we’ve accomplished that, and through the work of the Ecology Center and the EEA’s help in getting what they need to teach the classes and to build the right classroom environments, that we’re able to achieve that with the generations as we move along,” he said. “I couldn’t ask for a better legacy than that.”
Ave. following the incident on Jan. 10, during which she confronted another woman and made threats toward her, Evanston police Cmdr. Brian Henry said. The Evanston Police Department followed up the confrontation with an investigation, because the woman was not on the scene when police responded to the incident, which was prompted
by a conflict over a man. The woman has a court date on Feb. 20.
An article published in Jan. 23’s edition of The Monthly entitled “NU alum Chloe Nadon-Enriquez talks joining cast of “Hamilton,” time at Northwestern” states that NadonEnriquez is an ensemble member in “Hamilton.” She is a swing. The story also stated that Nadon-Enriquez performs eight times per week. She actually performs only when needed. The story also implied that NadonEnriquez went from an audition straight to receiving the role. She in fact had to go through several callbacks. The Daily regrets the error.
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Phone stolen from Whole Foods
A cell phone was taken from an Evanston man Thursday at the Whole Foods on Green Bay Road. The phone’s owner went to use the restroom and left the phone, valued at $600, unattended, but when he
returned a couple minutes later the item was gone. There is currently no information about the suspect, but the man who owns the phone called it following the theft and someone answered. Whole Foods also may have surveillance video that will be investigated. — Molly Burke
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ON CAMPUS Democratic Socialists start chapter By EMILY SAKAI
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Before coming to Northwestern, Communication freshman Dylan Zou was already reaching out to other students with progressive politics via Twitter. By the end of his first quarter on campus, Zou, who is a Daily op-ed contributor, was part of a group of students that started a new political organization — the Young Democratic Socialists of America. The Northwestern University Young Democratic Socialists of America formed as a space for leftists on campus to unite and share ideas. Though there has been a YDSA presence on campus in years past, this year’s YDSA chapter is the first to register as an official student organization. “We wanted to create an ideological space, discussion space and maybe even a social space for leftists on campus,” said Zou, an organizing member of YDSA. The Chicago Tribune After establishing as an organization fall quarter, YDSA has begun to host its first The Young Democratic Socialists of America support leftist presidential candidates, but are yet to formally events. Partnering with Political Union and endorse any 2020 frontrunner. Northwestern students founded a chapter of the YDSA, one of the University’s College Democrats, YDSA brought to campus newest political organizations. David Oks and Henry Williams, the progressive teenagers who became popular after run- who they support, Zou said. the College Democrats are excited to welcome ning former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel’s (D-AK) Alex Harrison, a Medill freshman and YDSA to the political dialogue on campus. Twitter. YDSA also hosted an event called Ice YDSA organizing member, said the organiza“We’re by no means a competing organiCream Socialism, where it shared free Andy’s tion represents students with a variety of political zation, and we see a lot of opportunities for and talked about leftist ideas. beliefs, ranging from progressive democrats to collaboration,” the Weinberg junior said. In the coming weeks, many YDSA mem- anarchists. In the future, Harrison hopes YDSA will bers are getting involved with U.S. Sen. Bernie “What unites us is a desire to change some- grow as an organization, educate the student Sanders’s (D-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign, thing fundamental and a willingness to put action body about socialism, and partner with other with some members traveling to Iowa as the forward to affect that change,” Harrison said. activist groups on campus. caucus approaches. To Harrison, YDSA is unlike pre-existing “We want to get the word out that we exist “The YDSA does not officially support organizations because it represents multiple and we want to be active here.” Harrison said. Bernie,” Zou said. “But we do have a large ideological perspectives and lacks a party “If you have even a passing interest, or if you contingent that does a lot for his campaign.” affiliation. Zou said YDSA represents the want to learn, we want to talk, and we want Though the national chapter of Democratic group of students who politically identify to to educate you about what socialism is and Socialist of America officially endorses the the left of College Democrats. what it looks like.” Sanders campaign, the YDSA at NU wants Northwestern University College Democrats to remain open to all progressives, no matter public relations director Adam Downing said emilysakai2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Keep political protests in the Olympics TANISHA TEKRIWAL
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For a lesson in hypocrisy or amnesia, we can turn to the International Olympic Committee. In 1968 Mexico City, John Carlos and Tommie Smith pumped the iconic Black Power salute to protest racial injustice in the United States. The move branded them into the annals of the Olympics which celebrated them… 50 years later in 2018. At the time, they were thrown out of the Olympic Village, suspended from the U.S. team, and both mailed a choice selection of death threats. Two years since finally giving the athletes their due, the IOC has now added specifics to the Rule 50 banning “any form of political, religious or ethnic demonstrations.” This includes kneeling or raising a fist during opening or closing ceremonies, as well as on the medals podium for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The reason? “The mission of the Olympic Games is to bring the entire world together can facilitate the understanding of different views, but this can be accomplished only if everybody respects this diversity,” the IOC said in a statement, adding that it is trying to “keep the venues, the Olympic Village and the podium neutral and free from any form of political, religious or ethnic demonstrations.” The IOC forgets, however, that expressing one’s own views is not equivalent to undermining another’s or disrespecting diversity. Additionally, why must we seek to comfort those whose views align with racism, sexism, xenophobia and supporting wealth inequality? These views don’t
amount to a “difference of opinion” on some broad political spectrum. They are simply inhuman. All the more, being apolitical is political. It is a privilege to stay “neutral” in our tumultuous times. For instance, a white man might decide someday that times are too dangerous and polarized to have his “#BlackLivesMatter” placard in his front yard, while a black woman wears her color and her gender upon her skin every day. Not everyone chooses a politicized lifestyle — it is often thrust upon them. The IOC seeks to separate sports from politics, but they have always been intricately tied. Every moment that has led up to the Olympic Games has been framed and facilitated by politics — from who decides to play sports to what sports they pursue to which countries are represented or not represented in the Olympics. More often than not, education is considered a channel for class mobility. However, many don’t have access to that avenue, so sports have been an alternative. For whole swaths of low-income populations, which make up a big portion of the athlete community, some recruiter in the stands might launch their careers, spanning from home grounds to even the Olympics. There was a time when Germany fielded an “all-Aryan” team, and Jesse Owens showed the world his skills, only to return to a segregated America where he and his black colleagues were not even invited to the White House. A time when the IOC didn’t care about South Africa’s apartheid, when the United States boycotted the Moscow Olympics to protest the USSR invasion of Afghanistan. Today, we have more inclusive,and politically inclined, events like the Paralympics and an Olympic Refugee team. Under the leadership of
Thomas Bach, North Korea and South Korea would pitch the unifications of some of their teams for the 2020 Olympics. So I refuse to sit here and listen to the very same Bach tell us that sports are neutral. They are anything but. By banning protests, the IOC is silencing some of the most vulnerable communities of our societies. Our differences may not magnify or decide the results when we step onto the field anymore, but they are not stripped away either. People often forget how desperately protesters weigh the myriad directions a simple political gesture could take and the backlash it could face, as well as the sleep they lose deciding if “it is worth it.” People who put their entire lives and livelihoods on the line to draw attention must have serious reasons for doing so. Our goal for society cannot be to successfully stop people from protesting. Rather, it must be to solve the dire problems that compel athletes to use their statuses to protest. We complain that celebrities are much too passive, so when athletes want to be active, why are we shutting them down? Let us respect the legacy of Carlos and Smith because amnesia makes people forget that the two legends faced exactly what Colin Kaepernick and others face today. Let us honor the memory of Kobe Bryant by giving another “six-year old boy his Laker dream” without asterisks for terms and conditions. Let us, for once, truly level the playing field. Tanisha Tekriwal is a Weinberg Freshman. She can be contacted at tanishatekriwal2023@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.
To confront fascism, confront the nation DYLAN ZOU
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With the recent re-election of right-wing leaders like Narendra Modi and Benjamin Netanyahu, nations all over the world are falling victim to nationalism. As citizens of the world, how do we confront this ideological shift? To confront nationalism, we must confront the nation itself. We tell ourselves stories about the past to enshrine a transcendental feeling that nations are something more than ourselves, despite the socially constructed nature of the nation. No matter how strong our feelings of patriotism, every nation on earth is an invention, a myth, imagined onto the earth by force. Take Israel. It was imagined by the ideology of Zionism and forced into reality after the violent removal of Palestinians in the Nakba by Zionists and imperialists. Israel would have been unimaginable 100 years ago, when Anti-Zionist Jewish groups such as the Bund were large and popular. Though nations may be constructed political entities imagined continuously into reality, they are not necessarily bad things. A nation can provide a sense of security and belonging to people, and a nation may be a motivating force to which complex social organizations and distribution may be structured. Nationalism based off of interests to gain equal recognition for an oppressed group, as in the case of the national liberation
movements, was instrumental to decolonization. The nation, alongside a state, produces certain interests which weds certain groups and classes to a nation. When a state has a bureaucracy and a military, they employ people which beholds them to the interests of the state. This is why you often see militarism and nationalism intertwined together politically. The nation must tie its constituency into its own institutional existence or else the legitimacy of the nation falls apart. In cases where nationalism is wedded to the institutional dominance of a particular group, often the interests of the richer, majoritarian bloc of people, nationalism must result in reactionary politics. This can be seen in the cases of European and American nationalism, where nationalism is not based off of politics of equal recognition, but rather in xenophobia and chauvinism. By asserting the legitimacy of the American state even if one is critical of nationalist demagogues, one must necessarily also be complicit in nationalist projects such as American imperialist militaryindustrial structures, and racist domestic legal systems and policing. Patriotism and civic nationalism must have a reciprocal relationship with national chauvinism. Because fascists’ prime directive is to defend the nation at all costs, they must confront the socially constructed nature of the nation. It is thus a natural progression that any form of nationhood aimed at reinforcing the interests of a dominant group, even if liberal in ideology, will bring about the fascist imagining of the nation as mythological,
objective in existence, trans-historical and transcendental. Describing a nation as a contingent historical phenomenon undermines the fascist’s attachment to a nation as an objective entity, which is why fascists create myths about nations. This is why Italian fascists are fixated on Rome, and Nazis are obsessed with Germanic paganisms despite the historical discontinuity of those cultures with modernity. This is also why Zionists attempt to naturalize the existence of Israel as inextricably tied with Judaism in nature through both secular ideals and religion regardless of the history that the region accommodated cohabitation of various ethnicities, and regardless of the existence of anti-Zionist Jews. To fight fascism, we must create a new ideological space in which we recognize that people are not their governments, and not their nations. Israel is not the Jewish people, China does not represent all Chinese and American imperialism is not the American people. When we think about the nation as ephemeral and material, instead of essential and transcendental, we turn relationships of exclusivity into relationships of inclusivity. The other is not inherently opposed to us, it is us who chooses to oppose the other. Dylan Zou is a Weinberg Freshman. He can be contacted at DylanZou2023@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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Medill needs to renovate Fisk Hall in time for its centennial I’m glad Northwestern has lifted its freeze on new construction after the budget deficit ended. But why does it focus on vacant buildings like the Donald P. Jacobs and James Allen Centers? Why not renovate an occupied building — Fisk Hall — in time for Medill to celebrate its centennial in 2021? Speaking to The Daily Northwestern, Dean Charles Whitaker said the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications should be in the forefront of charting bold new courses in the fields of journalism and marketing. But how can Medill do this when its students are housed in a 121-year-old structure that sorely needs an overhaul? Fisk was built in 1899, at least two decades before Chicago’s “Front Page” era of journalism. It became Medill’s home in 1954, 33 years after the school opened. The McCormick Foundation Center has housed Medill’s broadcast & multimedia facilities since it opened in 2002. But Fisk remains frozen in time, while newer Medill campuses in Chicago, San Francisco and Doha, Qatar, benefit from stateof-the-art technology. In my view, Northwestern’s failure to upgrade Fisk Hall reflects a set of perverse priorities. The University spent roughly $500 million on new buildings over the past decade, including the Ryan Field House and Walter Athletics Center. If Northwestern can invest $270 million in a brand new building for student athletes, why can’t it spend much less to renovate an old building for student journalists? Does athletics outweigh academics in Northwestern’s value system? In a January 7 piece, Daily sports columnist Peter Warren proposed Northwestern to invest in new sports facilities to bolster the Wildcats athletics status as a “national brand,” such as upgrading Ryan Field in time for its 100th anniversary in 2026. Medill is a global brand and a launch pad for the careers of many prominent journalists. That counts much more, in my view, than fielding a football team that feeds players to the NFL. I realize some wealthy Northwestern alumni like to have their names emblazoned on stadiums and field houses. But Medill has many successful alumni who might want to help their alma mater mark its centennial in a facility worthy of the Medill name. The University of North Carolina’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism benefited from such generosity in 2018, when it received a $10 million grant to build a state-of-the-art facility, donated by alum Don Curtis, CEO of the Curtis Media Group, which owns 62 radio stations. Why can’t the Wildcats’ journalism alumni match the Tar Heels’ largesse? 2021 is fast approaching. Open your checkbooks and aid the school that launched your careers. — Richard Reif, MSJ 1964
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GERDISCH From page 1
that would mimic his work and further the research of heart arrhythmia, an affliction Gerdisch himself faced. Gerdisch had also aced a physics exam just before the start of winter break, and his family planned to take a trip to Cabo. On the morning of Dec. 14, he had packed to go to New York to visit his long-time girlfriend, Samantha Hogshire, who his family and friends said was “the love of his life” when Gerdisch passed away. “There’s just the tiniest, tiniest bit of solace that you get when you know that your son was happy, accomplishing, doing things he wanted to do, enjoying the people he wanted to be with,” Marc said. “What he lived in 20 years, he lived beyond what so many people live their whole lives.” As a child, Gerdisch was constantly finding ways to express himself, his father said. At the age of three, Gerdisch began acting and worked in a slew of productions, ranging from commercials to theater to independent films. He even recorded a voice-over for the Lurie Children’s Hospital. He would use the money he got from acting to help buy himself a BMW, one of his most cherished possessions. His older brother, Robert Gerdisch, described him as “kind of a legend” among his friends in the driving scene. He was “unflinchingly” bold in handling any kind of risk, Robert said, especially when it came to drifting. “Matthew was uninhibited by a lack of confidence,” Robert said. “He was just made of it. And I think that transfers into the way that Matthew was so impressed
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MEN’s group will open the Black Excellence youth program to empower black students with learning events to close the opportunity gap. The program is a year-long vision of Gardner’s.
MORE
From page 1 would ensure that the rich, famous and powerful members of Cook County do not move through a “second justice system” and receive special treatment because of their privilege. More also said Cook County police need to face consequences for misconduct and develop better partnerships with the communities they serve. “Nobody is above the law,” she said. “I don’t care whether they are black or white or navy blue.” The reception also involved speeches from a group of local students, with a standalone address from University of Chicago Laboratory Schools student Brent Pennington. 2nd Ward Committeeperson Tim Egan and hosts Cerise and Tunji Ladipo voiced their support as well.
MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 by people and unafraid of showing how impressed he was.” He never settled on one goal, and “his hobby was that he didn’t have one,” his brother said, and if Gerdisch set his sights on something, there was almost no question that he would get it done. When he became interested in scuba diving, he became a PADI certified diver in the third grade, diving from Maui to the Bahamas. And when Taekwando became an interest, Gerdisch would earn his way to a black belt. Decorating Gerdisch’s room was a collection of experiments that he had completed or planned to. Often, his bathroom sink held gunpowder residue, because it was a private space to set something ablaze and he had easy access to water when something inevitably burst into flame. On one occasion, his brother said he remembered Gerdisch walking into the house, firecrackers in one hand and a blowtorch in another. Gerdisch’s best friend and roommate for the past three years, McCormick junior Nico Biagioni, remembered another time when Gerdisch invited him to see him test setting some flash paper aflame. The paper quickly lit up, singeing a few hairs, Biagioni said. “(Matthew) wants to make people laugh and happy, and he wants to bring them on this adventure with him,” Robert said, “And he knows that that they might not want to do something and so he’s going to do it in front of them anyway so they can kind of get the second hand experience and sort of bond over that.” At the age of 14, Gerdisch met his girlfriend, Samantha Hogshire. Shortly after meeting, both realized how much they had in common — down to
sharing the same birthday — she said. Before going to college, they road tripped around Indiana, ate Thai food and travelled together. But, after Gerdisch left to Northwestern and Hogshire went to Pratt Institute, [cq][cq]they still kept their strong bond, she said. They’d Skype each other as often as they could, and Gerdisch would call her while he biked to class. A physical token of their emotion was the same piece of letter they sent back and forth between Evanston and Brooklyn. Gerdisch and Hogshire added Post-it Notes, what she called “little love letters”, onto the original document. He sent his last Post-It a week before he passed. “He was fearless with me,” Hogshire said. “He was shameless with me. And, you know, he never doubted me, even in the moments that I should have been doubted. He never doubted any of my actions or thoughts or anything. So that’s just something that I’m forever grateful for.” She added that “there are no words” that can fully capture who Gerdisch was, and that his life is worth “a thousand articles.” When Medill sophomore Gia Yetikyel was having a bad day during the Fall Quarter of her freshman year, she met Gerdisch for the first time. “Matt was a teddy bear,” Yetikyel said. “When he hugged you, he’d lift you off the ground, and you felt safe. When you were in Matt’s presence, it was like nothing could go wrong and if something did go wrong, he would fix it because he always knew how to handle everything. Honestly, I think Matt was the most immortal person I knew. He had so much life in him. I was excited for him to live it. “
Gerdisch’s dream school was Northwestern. At a young age, he accompanied his father to the lectures of Feinberg Prof. James L. Cox, where he asked the heart surgeon impressive questions, Marc said. This led to his decision to pursue biology physiology with an emphasis in a pre-med major at NU, where he applied early decision. This was unknown to his best friend, Biagioni, who also applied to NU early after both decided to take a break from revealing their choice schools during the application cycle. Right when Biagioni thought to tell his friend about his admission, his phone began to ring. It was Gerdisch, calling to let him know that he had been accepted to NU. Since then, both of them were roommates, moving together into campus dorms and then moving off campus in the past year. “That’s really the biggest testament of Matthew, is that he was the same no matter who he was with,” Biagioni said. “You know, everybody knows about his humor, his kindness, his love of food and the spontaneity and the kind of randomness with which he went about his life, taking up any opportunities that he could.” Following his passing, the Gerdisch family founded the Matthew “Gerdy” Gerdisch Foundation. The foundation will benefit students attending Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, where he was a student. The fund will gift scholarships to graduating seniors who reflect the informal values that Gerdisch had, like spreading happiness to those around him.
“We want them to have a sense of worth and value, and they can only get that from their own community,” Gardner said. Wesbrooks said the adage “it takes a village” to raise a child rings true for the BLACK MEN group. He said community members need to engage in holistically supporting student leadership development so the youth
can grow up to pass down success, education and history. He said the group plans to reach out to partners in other communities later in the process, but the group tailored the ongoing series of conversations specifically for the black community. In making this choice, he said BLACK MEN’s group does not seek to exclude anyone — rather, they seek to completely include black
community members. “We don’t want to see factions,” Wesbrooks said. “We want everybody at the table, and we open a door for every black man in the city to be a part and to be heard.”
More said growing up in Evanston’s setting of gender, racial and religious diversity shaped her view of equality under the law. “You have to learn to evaluate people for people,” More said. “That’s how I look at the world. I don’t look at the world through rosecolored glasses, but I take people as they are, and that’s how you make a better system.” Cerise Ladipo said More’s coalition models inclusivity and appeals to both sides of the political aisle, but Ladipo is more concerned about More’s personal values. She said she brought More into her home because she supports and respects More as a community member. “Donna is a smart, articulate… honest, loyal person,” Ladipo said. “She is a great lawyer, and she can do the job.” maiaspoto2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Fairy Doors of Evanston brings magic to the city By ZOE MALIN
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Lena Kim, owner of niceLena & Friends, aims to bring magic to the city through Fairy Doors of Evanston, a program she recently founded. Using a laser cutter, Kim makes wooden fairy doors for businesses to display outside their storefronts. Kim said Fairy Doors of Evanston is a way to make children feel included in the community. “I really want our neighborhood to have a playful atmosphere,” Kim said. “The fairy doors are a way to send that message.” Kim opened niceLena & Friends on Chicago Avenue in August 2018. Shortly after, she made the first fairy door for her shop, inspired by her daughter’s love for fairies as a child. Kim saw the potential Fairy Doors of Evanston could have to become a city-wide movement. She said children are often “dragged around” on errands and she wanted to make it fun for them. Fairy Doors of Evanston is currently concentrated within The Main-Dempster Mile, where Kim’s store
is located. She posted about the program on Facebook and business owners “immediately” volunteered to join. Kim quickly met her goal of establishing 20 doors in the area. “Business owners see the fairy doors as a pull to motivate residents to visit their stores,” Kim said. “It’s another way for shopkeepers to engage with the community.” Kim makes seven differently shaped fairy doors, three she designed and four drawn by local middle school students. She donates the doors to businesses that want one, calling them “a gift and a challenge,” because the businesses then have to decorate the doors. Kim said most people match the door to the identity of their business. Kim also sells fairy doors at her store for customers to purchase. In December 2019, Katherine Gotsick, executive director of The Main-Dempster Mile, planned an event with Kim centered around the fairy doors called Kids Shopping Day. Children were invited to search for the doors in town and win prizes. The event also added a new element to the program: actual fairies with names and backstories. Gotsick said this gave children something to look for inside the stores.
“Fairy Doors of Evanston activates the neighborhood for kids,” Gotsick said. “It shows kids that businesses have them in mind.” Rachel Round, owner of Booked on Main Street, said the store “loves” its fairy door. The children’s bookstore participated in Kids Shopping Day and decided to give its fairy non-binary pronouns when writing its backstory. Round said she wanted to add “some representation” among the fairies in the area. “Booked is an inclusive and diverse bookstore,” Round said. “We want our fairy to reflect that.” Fairy Doors of Evanston now has a Facebook page and a Google Map. Kim said she sent out around 40 doors to businesses thus far, although not all of them have been put on display yet. She plans to locate fairy doors in other parts of Evanston in the future, as well as develop more events around the program. “If fairy doors help people hold on to their childishness, they’ve done their job,” Kim said. “I hope kids are inspired to play around them, whether that’s in our stores or in their own backyards.” zoemalin2022@u.northwestern.edu
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Booked, a children’s bookstore, “loves” its fairy door. The children’s bookstore decided to give its fairy nonbinary pronouns when writing its backstory.
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Maryland’s defense shuts down NU in rematch By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — When Northwestern and Maryland met in Evanston on New Year’s Eve, the Wildcats shot 50 percent from behind the arc, attempted 38 free throws and scored 81 points in a blowout win over the Terrapins. When the teams met again in College Park on Sunday, Maryland’s defense was ready. The No. 20 Terrapins (16-4, 7-2 Big Ten) ran the press effectively, clamped down on NU’s outside shooters and forced 16 turnovers as they beat the No. 22 Cats, 70-61. “Their press was a little bit of a struggle for us this time,” sophomore guard Veronica Burton said. “We weren’t as poised and turned the ball over more than
we should have.” NU (17-3, 7-2) weathered an early Maryland push to outscore the Terrapins 19-10 in the second quarter, taking a three-point lead into halftime. The Cats’ patented Blizzard defense was holding up and until late in the third quarter, NU had withstood every Maryland run. But the Terrapins used their size advantage to go on a 12-1 spurt — all on layups and free throws — to turn a three-point deficit into an eight-point lead entering the final period. NU turned the ball over three times during that stretch, including a shot clock violation that forced an exasperated coach Joe McKeown to call a timeout. “They didn’t really do a whole lot different (from the last meeting), but we weren’t real sharp,” McKeown said. “When they can rebound and run, they’re really good. We just couldn’t keep them off the offensive
glass in the fourth.” Maryland outrebounded NU 45-29, including an incredible 18-5 edge on offensive boards. That discrepancy helped the Terrapins to a 22-3 advantage in second-chance points, with 16 of those 22 coming in the second half. Stephanie Jones led the way with eight offensive rebounds and 11 total boards to go along with 14 points. Junior guard Lindsey Pulliam was the Cats’ best offensive option. Pulliam, playing just 20 minutes from her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, led all scorers with 20 points, but it was an inefficient 20 — she finished just 6-for-18 from the floor and missed some critical shots at the foul line. “They amped up their pressure, but really it was on us,” Pulliam said. “Props to them for outworking us.” Pulliam and Burton were forced to carry the load offensively as NU’s bigs were overwhelmed by
Maryland’s size. Burton finished with 14 points but was a mere 1-for-6 from deep. With the Cats running a much slower offense than the Terrapins, Maryland was able to settle into its defensive sets and force NU into low-percentage shots with the shot clock winding down. The Cats did make things interesting in the fourth, with a four-point play by Pulliam helping NU close the gap to two. But the Terrapins went on another big spurt, this time an 11-3 run, to end any thought of a comeback, handing the Cats their first road loss of the year. “We go into halftime with the lead, and it felt like we had the pace of the game the way we wanted it,” McKeown said. “We had plenty of chances, but you’ve got to give them credit. They made some tough shots.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Wildcats come close, but fall at home to Ohio State By GABRIELA CARROLL
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Northwestern’s second-half struggles continued as they failed to pull away in a competitive game for the third straight time. The Wildcats (6-13, 1-8 Big Ten) fell Sunday against Ohio State despite coming within four points of the Buckeyes (13-7, 3-6 Big Ten) with just over five minutes to play. The loss comes on the heels of the Maryland defeat that saw NU build a 14-point halftime lead, yet still lose by double-digits. The Cats started off strong, with two early layups by graduate guard Pat Spencer, and led by as much as nine in the first half. Fifteen first-half points from sophomore forward Miller Kopp helped NU fend off some of Ohio State’s big early runs. Kopp made a three-point play after the Buckeyes jumped out to a 10-point lead late in the first, and hit two crucial shots from behind the arc to go into the break only down three. Kopp and the Cats’ offense stagnated in the second half. The Houston native only scored five points, and NU was scoreless in the last two minutes. “In the second half, they did a good job keying on me,” Kopp said. “We got in half court cause in transition it’s a little harder to find guys, to lock in, and they were able to stop the ball and take our shot away.” Spencer added seven in the second half, but even with Buckeyes star center Kaleb Wesson sidelined with foul trouble for much of the final period, the Cats could not stop the Ohio State offense, and had
trouble adding shots of their own. Freshman guard Boo Buie, in his second game after returning from injury, managed to reach double-figures but went 3-for-12 from the floor. In contrast, the Buckeyes shot 11-for29 from behind the arc. Despite not playing in their previous game against Minnesota on Jan. 23, Ohio State forward Justin Ahrens went 4-for-5 from the 3-point line, with half of those makes coming in the second half. Guard D.J. Carton came off the bench in Wesson’s absence and scored a team-leading 17 points. “He was the difference really, with his energy and the burst that he gave us with a couple of steals and his transition finishes,” Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said. “He certainly played as well as he played all year. I thought this was his best game.” For the Cats, the loss is another in a series of winnable games. NU continues to keep games close late, but has been unable to get over the hill and finish them out strong. Buie and senior forward A.J. Turner have recently returned from injury, and freshman forward Robbie Beran tweaked his knee in practice this week, giving the already young and undermanned Cats an even greater disadvantage, but NU does not want to use that as an excuse. “We’re just going to keep fighting, coming every day,” Buie said. “We’re young, but we’re not using that as an excuse. We’re a good team, we know we can win these games, so right now, we’re just coming every day with the mindset that we have to break through, push through, and find a way to win.” gabrielacarroll2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Pat Spencer makes a move. The senior finished with 13 points in NU’s loss to Ohio State on Sunday.
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Buie continues injury comeback NU snaps win streak, By JOHN RIKER
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Coming into his second game back after suffering a stress fracture last month, freshman guard Boo Buie had a lot on his plate — the rust of an extended absence, an undermanned rotation made thinner by a foot injury hampering freshman forward Robbie Beran and an experienced and hungry Big Ten opponent in Ohio State. Right after the team’s shootaround and just hours before tipoff, Buie learned of the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant. “It just broke my heart,” Buie said. “I remember in my room on the Nerf hoop doing fadeaways, yelling his name. When I found out, it really meant something to me. That was my idol growing up and I used to wear his number eight jersey all the time when I was a kid.” Buie, coming off the bench for the second straight game, was still able to put on a show for a raucous Welsh-Ryan Arena crowd and reached double digits in scoring totals. Buie’s performance contained both electric flashes and frustrating freshman mistakes, and although the 71-59 defeat to Ohio State (13-7, 3-6 in Big Ten) wasn’t the result Buie or Northwestern (6-13, 1-8) hoped for, it was a step forward. The Wildcats jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the opening minutes, but after Buie took a hard fall to the baseline on a made layup, the gleeful tenor of the game changed. Buie didn’t leave the court, and even rebounded a Buckeye miss on the ensuing possession. Ohio State swiftly regained the lead on a 29-10 run to build a 10-point lead, but Buie hit a deep three to regain momentum and made a free throw before halftime to cut the deficit to three heading into the break. Buie added another triple just minutes into the second frame, giving NU a 44-41 lead.
The Buckeyes took command in the final minutes, holding Buie without a field goal and the sputtering the Cats’ offense to just 24 points in the half. Coach Chris Collins kept Buie on the court in the final minutes, but the freshman could not come up with answers as Ohio State pulled away. Buie’s stat line highlighted the duality of his performance: 10 points — the entirety of the points scored by NU’s bench — but on 3-for-12 shooting with a trio of turnovers and a pair of missed free throws in 26 minutes of action. But after missing nearly a month, Buie’s night was needed progress. Buie skillfully and fearlessly attacked the basket as well as pulling up for long threes to space the floor. Most importantly, he showed no signs of injury. “I feel like I’m coming back fine,”
Buie said. “I’m just trying to come back and play the right way, make the right play and help my team win.” Now with eight conference losses, the young Cats know the success of their season lies beyond just the standings. The development of NU’s freshmen and sophomores — Buie included — is a priority this season, though the inexperience of the squad stuck out against a veteran opponent on Sunday. “When you play in this league and you’ve got all young guys, you can’t allow the young guys to get beat down because every team is really good,” Collins said. “That (experience) matters in the last five minutes, that’s when that experience really comes in and that’s where we need to grow.” johnriker2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Boo Buie makes a move. The guard finished with 10 points but struggled shooting from the floor in NU’s loss to Ohio State.
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No. 22 Northwestern
By GREG SVIRNOVSKIY
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Northwestern entered Sunday’s matchup against No. 20 Maryland on a fivegame win streak. During that stretch, the Wildcats had outscored their opponents by a combined 63 points, putting buckets together with ease and fluidity. Their trip to College Park featured anything but. NU’s (17-3, 7-2 Big Ten) uneven offense scored in infrequent bursts and the Cats fell victim to Maryland’s high press, losing 70-61 to the Terrapins (16-4, 7-2). NU scored just 11 points in the first quarter and 10 in the third. Sophomore guard Veronica Burton helped make the game close. She kept her team in the game during a calamitous start to the first quarter — which saw the Cats out-rebounded 8-2 — [CQ] by hitting back to-back baskets to slow down the surging Terrapins. Still, NU entered the second quarter down by six. “I just try to do what a point guard does,” Burton said. “I try and take care of the ball and just help out in every way that I can. I trust my teammates, I know they’re gonna be where they need to be.” She finished the night with 14 points and five rebounds while dishing out four assists. The Cats dominated the second frame by slowing it down. Led by junior guard Lindsey Pulliam, who grew up around ten miles away in Silver Spring, Md., the Cats outscored Maryland 19-10 in the second quarter. NU’s slow and methodical offense took advantage of the other side’s rapid fire offensive breakdowns and missed shots to lead by three at the end of the first half.
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The shots stopped falling in the second half of the third quarter, as Maryland went on a 12-0 run to take an eight point lead. With the exception of a free throw by Pulliam, the Cats didn’t make a single basket in the quarter’s last five minutes, missing six straight shots. “We just can’t let our offense dictate our defense,” Burton said. “Obviously we struggled at times on the offensive end but at the end of the day, we can’t let them do what they did to us on the defensive end. Our defense is way better than we showed at times tonight I just think we need to take pride in it.” Their struggles continued in the fourth, as NU missed another nine shots and allowed 13 Terrapin rebounds. They fouled nine times, surrendering nine points to Maryland from the free throw line. Coach Joe McKeown said his team needed to do a better job on the glass to have a shot at the game. NU was out-rebounded 45-29 by Maryland. Its struggles on the offensive glass were even worse, an eye-popping 18-5 deficit. The Terrapins turned those extra rebounds into points, besting the Cats in second-chance points 29-3. “They kind of upped their pressure,” McKeown said. “We just didn’t do a very good job rebounding the basketball. We had plenty of chances but you gotta give them credit. They made some tough shots and really got on the offensive glass.” gregorysvirnovskiy2022@u.northwestern.edu