The Daily Northwestern — January 30, 2017

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The Daily Northwestern Monday, January 30, 2017

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3 CAMPUS/Student Groups

NU wins sixth straight against Indiana

Cultural student groups celebrate Lunar New Year on campus

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Schapiro responds to executive order NU president: ban presents ‘serious concerns’ for school By MATTHEW CHOI

daily senior staffer @matthewchoi2018

Jeffrey Wang/Daily Senior Staffer

The crowd at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park cheers during a “know your right” event. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration and refugees were a “miscarriage of justice.”

Illinois Democrats condemn ban

University President Morton Schapiro advised Sunday against international travel for students from seven Muslimmajority countries targeted in a recent executive order by President Donald Trump. Schapiro sent students a statement via email in response to the executive order, which bars citizens of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Somalia, from entering the United States for 90 days — a timeline that could be extended with another motion. The order

also blocks refugees from entering the U.S. for 120 days and prevents Syrian refugees from entering indefinitely. The executive order, signed Friday, received widespread backlash, sowing confusion and instigating protests in airports across the country, including Chicago. A federal judge in New York blocked a portion of the order Saturday night, inhibiting the government from deporting some travelers en route when the order was enacted. Schapiro wrote that the University believes there is “no legitimate basis” to prohibiting visa-holders from the seven predominantly Muslim countries from continuing their academic work in the U.S. “Knowledge knows no » See SCHAPIRO, page 6

Durbin, Schakowsky oppose President Trump’s executive orders

By KRISTINA KARISCH

the daily northwestern @kristinakarisch

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) condemned on Sunday President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and federal funding for sanctuary cities at an event in Chicago. The event, held at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park, was geared toward Syrian and Iraqi immigrants

and refugees. The event was meant to inform refugees and green card holders about their rights and those of family members still abroad, and help them find legal representation. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order restricting travel for citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations. The order bars the entry of citizens people from Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Somalia to the United States for 90 days — with an option of extending

Students attend O’Hare protest Executive order prompts showings at Chicago airport By MATTHEW CHOI

daily senior staffer @matthewchoi2018

Hundreds of demonstrators, including Northwestern students, gathered at Chicago O’Hare International Airport Saturday and Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States. Trump signed an executive order Friday prohibiting citizens of Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Somalia from entering the United States for 90 days. It

also prohibited refugees from entering for 120 days and Syrian refugees indefinitely. Authorities detained 18 people at O’Hare, and did not release them until a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union stayed the executive order. The Arab American Action Network organized the demonstration shortly after the executive order went into effect Saturday. After finding out about the protests through social media, Weinberg junior Yusuf Kudaimi went to O’Hare to join the protests Saturday and Sunday. Though other demonstrations such as the Women’s March have spoken against the Trump administration, Kudaimi said he felt this protest was the first to directly » See O’HARE, page 6

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the timeframe with another motion. The order also blocks all refugees from entering the U.S. for 120 days and prevents Syrian refugees from entering indefinitely. “ The executive orders issued by President Donald Trump have resulted in a gross miscarriage of justice in America,” Durbin said at the event. Since the order was signed on Friday, there have been widespread protests at airports across the country, including in Chicago. On

Saturday night, a federal judge in New York blocked a portion of the order, stopping the government from deporting some travelers who were already en route at the time of signing. Still, the status of many non-citizens remains unclear. Durbin said he supported the federal judges who had blocked the order but that this was “only the beginning of the battle.” Other speakers also asserted their » See REFUGEES, page 6

Graphic by: Colin Lynch

The countries highlighted are included in President Trump’s order barring citizens from entering the country for 90 days. Those in orange represent countries where University data say Northwestern students call home.

NU students can tip scale in election

Participation can shift mayoral race, University archivist says By ERICA SNOW

daily senior staffer @ericasnoww

W hile Nor thwester n students are typically not engaged with Evanston

elections, if the turnout is high enough, their votes could be enough to sway the race in the first contested mayoral election since 2009. Five candidates — Steve Hagerty, Ald. Brian Miller (6th), Ald. Mark Tendam

(9th), Gary Gaspard and Jeff Smith — will face off on Feb. 28 for the primary election. The top candidates will appear on the ballot for the general election on April 4. If one candidate carries 51 percent or more of the primary

Daily file photo by Jeffrey Wang

Evanston mayoral candidates speak at an election forum at Chute Middle School on Thursday night. The Northwestern community has historically engaged in Evanston elections.

vote they will automatically be elected mayor, and the general election will not be held. Although no current Northwestern students or faculty members are on this year’s ballot, members of the community have pursued candidacies in the past. In a controversial 2001 election, Kellogg Prof. Allan Drebin ran for 1st Ward alderman against incumbent Ald. Arthur Newman. As a tenured professor, Drebin was criticized for his ties to the University, which his opposition labeled a conflict of interest. But he said at the time his relations to the University wouldn’t impede his aldermanic roles and actually served as an advantage. The 1st Ward covers the » See MAYORAL, page 6

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