The Daily Northwestern — January 30, 2020

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Businesses criticize min. wage ordinance Some owners say raise has proven financially tough

By EVA HERSCOWITZ

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The motto of Hecky’s Barbecue may be “It’s the Sauce,” but for owner Hecky Powell the restaurant’s mission is about more than just finding the perfect flavor.

Formerly the executive director of Evanston Neighbors at Work, a social service organization that provides housing assistance to low-income residents, Powell uses his business to give back. He has historically hired Evanston high school students through the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program, a non-law enforcement crime prevention initiative that connects local at-risk youth with jobs (but that faces its own wage criticisms), as well as from the neighborhood where the restaurant is located, 1902 Greenbay Rd. Teaching these young employees a greater “work ethic” has paid off, he said. One former employee has become a pilot, while others have landed jobs as teachers, nurses and truck drivers.

But for the small business owner, Evanston’s wage hike has prompted staff cuts — from 22 employees to 15. And he’s raised his prices, too — most menu items are now priced 10 percent higher than they were before the wage increase.

Powell said he’s shouldered some of the burden.

“I don’t just sit around at the desk,” said Powell, who opened the restaurant in 1983. “I have to cook. I have to make up coal.

So I work, too. Because the government, they’re pushing me out of business.”

A 2017 Cook County ordinance will gradually raise the minimum wage from $8.25 an hour to $13 an hour by July 2020. But for some small business owners, this raise has proven financially challenging.

And for some minimum wage employees, it’s still not enough.

Evanston Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Roger Sosa said he hasn’t received complaints from small business owners or minimum wage workers about the ordinance’s effects, which he said is surprising. He added that if business owners were to express concerns, the chamber would assist them in cutting other costs. » See WAGE, page 6

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Soteria Reid, ASG’s executive officer of justice and inclusion, speaks during a Senate session. Reid said she asked the original poster to take down the offensive meme. She then checked in with executive board members of APIDA identities.

ASG releases statement on post Response followed senator posting offensive meme in private channels

By ISABELLE SARRAF

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Associated Student Government Senate released a statement at this Wednesday’s session that a

member of the Senate had posted a racist meme on its private communication channels on Jan. 24.

“We do not condone this kind of behavior,” ASG executive vice president and SESP senior Adam Davies said in the meeting. “We want to take responsibility for

the pain and harm that this has caused.”

The meme depicted illustrations of Black Plague doctors alongside references to Asians in regard to the recent coronavirus outbreaks, said Soteria Reid, ASG’s executive officer of justice and inclusion.

After seeing the meme, Reid said she asked the original poster to take it down. She then checked in with executive board members of APIDA identities. Still, the damage was done, she said. » See SENATE, page 6

Prof. Reno talks situation in Iran Residents weigh in Political Science dept. chair discussed past, present U.S. involvement

By YUNKYO KIM

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Political science department chair Will Reno discussed past and present United States involvement in Iran and the Middle East at a moment of instability and uncertainty.

Reno spoke in Kresge Centennial Hall at a Wednesday night event co-hosted by Northwestern College Democrats and the Northwestern University Political Union. A foreign military researcher, Reno applied his knowledge of the evolving United States military presence in the Middle East to explain how the country arrived at its present relationship with Iran.

Reno said the key to understanding the Trump administration’s foreign policy is to delve into the United States government’s Cold War objectives. He said relations between the United States and foreign powers were previously arranged to advance national interests regardless of the countries’ undemocratic practices. This realist worldview, Reno explained, shifted after the Cold War into a human rights

on new SNAP rule Hundreds could lose benefits post-Trump admin. change

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Prof. Will Reno speaking at an event co-hosted by Northwestern College Democrats and the Northwestern University Political Union. Reno explained the current state of United States-Iranian relations and evolving American foreign policy.

and regime change agenda.

“If democracy is the inevitable outcome of human development,” Reno said, “then relations with countries in the Middle East should be based on trying to coax them into having a system of government that’s like our system of government.”

Reno said President Trump’s election, however, marked a

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repudiation of the modern prodemocracy agenda that fueled American military action in the Middle East.

He said the Trump administration’s worldview is more similar to America’s Cold War-era foreign policy through its “America First” ideology and competition between global superpowers.

Trump, he added, identified that

the American political establishment didn’t understand it’s own political system anymore.

“In the foreign policy realm, this strategic shift — primarily in the Middle East — was not something that most Americans were interested in,” Reno said. “(Trump) had identified a » See IRAN, page 6

The District of Columbia and 15 states are suing the Trump administration over a recent rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that could result in hundreds of Evanston residents losing benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

SNAP, colloquially known as “food stamps,” provides aid for food purchases to low-income families and individuals. The new rule, set to take effect April 1, will make it more difficult for states to waive the requirement that ablebodied adults without dependents must work at least 20 hours per week to receive program benefits.

Trump administration officials have claimed the new regulation will restore SNAP’s “original intent” and incentivize individuals to seek work. Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, a labor economist and the director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research, said

she is wary of the officials’ assertion.

She said studies have found that increasing work requirements for SNAP punishes participants according to their economic status and dampens the program’s counter-cyclical impact.

“Many of these folks are working in jobs where they don’t get to choose their hours, week to week, and sometimes they lose hours through no fault of their own,” Schanzenbach said. “If being unable to work over 20 hours a week means now you also lose your food benefits…you lose that insurance the government was supposed to provide. This policy really does undermine our safety net.”

House Democrats issued their support of the multi-state lawsuit Monday.

According to the 2016 American Community Survey, around 1,700 Evanston households receive SNAP benefits, the majority of which are black. Schanzenbach estimated the rule could impact between 200 and 300 Evanston residents, considering national levels of able-bodied adults without dependents.

“This will absolutely have a negative impact on Evanston » See SNAP, page 6

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AROUND TOWN Residents debate EPL CAMS branch relocation

By JACOB FULTON

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Jesse Miller, a stay-at-home father, and his daughter Ramona visit Evanston Public Library’s Chicago Avenue and Main Street branch twice a week on average. Both are residents of the 9th Ward; however, the branch’s location on the edge of the 3rd Ward is within walking distance for them.

Miller has been bringing his daughter to the branch since she was an infant. He said the branch has allowed him to build a community with other parents and caregivers in the area. But that community, and its relationship to the library, may be changing soon.

The library’s Board of Trustees has discussed the idea of relocating the branch further south to reach wards that have historically been underserved. The south branch is far enough from the southernmost and westernmost sections of the 8th and 9th Wards to limit many residents’ contact with the library, according to board secretary Ruth Hays.

The relocation appeared on the board’s Oct. 16 meeting, but members voted 5-4 in favor of renewing the lease of the branch’s current location for another year. The soonest a transition can occur is 2021.

For over a century, southern Evanston has had a library branch. Originally opened in 1917, the south branch was EPL’s first attempt at expansion beyond its main location. Since then, the branch has moved three times and changed management once.

POLICE BLOTTER Frozen meat stolen A package of frozen meat worth $185 was taken from a home’s front porch in the 1000 block of Dempster Street between 1:50 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. An Evanston woman reported the

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Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. The soonest EPL could move its Chicago Avenue and Main Street branch farther south is 2021, after the lease for the branch’s current location was renewed.

Before this new proposal, no relocation has moved the branch out of a two block radius of the original building. No new space has been proposed yet, as the project is still in its earliest stages, but a move further south would take the branch out of an area it’s been a part of for generations.

However, the board has said a relocation will better serve the 8th and 9th Wards. With the addition of the Robert Crown Community Center — slated to open in late February in southwest Evanston — as well as the possible relocation of the south branch, board president Shawn Iles said he hopes the library will still be accessible to all who currently use it, while also expanding its reach.

“In moving the branch, we want to do the most good for the most people,” Iles said.

Though the potential relocation may allow new residents to access the libraries, some residents who live close to the branch have become attached.

Patrons, like Sharon Glazer, have visited the location for years.

Glazer said she has used the branch since her daughter was young, when the two checked out books together. In her retirement, she continues to frequent the CAMS location.

“It’s always been a part of my life, to use the library,” Glazer said. “I can’t imagine what it would be like if people didn’t have a place to borrow

theft from her residence, Evanston police Cmdr.

Brian Henry said.

There is currently no information on the suspect.

the theft of a rental Ford F650 U-Haul truck valued at approximately $50,000 from its location on 2125 Dempster Street at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

A woman rented the truck on Dec. 4 and failed to return the vehicle according to the terms of the rental agreement. She claimed to have returned the vehicle to a different location, but U-Haul does not have a

Renter fails to return U-Haul truck

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books, to use the computers, if they didn’t have the children’s reading room. I just take it for granted.”

Miller, who often checks out multiple children’s books a week, said he is thankful for the convenience, because he can borrow quantities of books for his daughter that he couldn’t otherwise afford.

Matthew LaChapelle found his first job at the library when he was a teenager. He said the volunteer role at CAMS prepared him for future employment and allowed him to connect with the community.

LaChapelle said his experiences at the branch have been positive, both as a volunteer and a community member. Growing up with Down Syndrome, he said he appreciated the level of respect and responsibility he was treated with by library patrons and coworkers alike, and he still feels welcome later in life.

Because the CAMS branch has played a key role in his life, LaChappelle said he knows the branch will be missed by those who live near it, so he would be sad to see it moved from its current location.

Miller said he plans to continue bringing his daughter to the library no matter what happens, though he isn’t sure how the possible relocation would affect their weekly trips.

“Right now, it’s convenient for us, but I understand the board needs to take in the bigger picture,” Miller said. “Moving it further south might make it more equitable. It’s certainly convenient for us where it’s at. But if it reaches more people who couldn’t otherwise use it, that makes sense to me.” jacobfulton2023@u.northwestern.edu

record of the return, Henry said.

Henry said the rental car company most likely failed to properly enter the truck’s return into the computer system and he expects the parties to resolve the matter at a later date.

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ON CAMPUS How a hickey sparked a student startup

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A hickey helped Will Paschke to inspire a contestwinning startup idea.

“It was huge, man. It was so embarrassing,” said Jack Parker, a Weinberg sophomore who co-founded “The Hickey Fix,” a startup focused on finding a new approach to covering up hickies, or blemishes left on a person’s skin after an intense kissing session.

The idea came about last year when the four freshmen started brainstorming ideas for the EPIC Launch program, an incubator program that introduces students to entrepreneurship. Each team in the program formulates their own startup idea and competes on the final day for a prize of $200.

“He turned up with humongous hickey on his neck. He looked ridiculous and we thought ‘you know what? That’s actually a problem,’” Parker said.

The idea was creative enough for the team to win the contest.

According to Parker, most people do not know how to effectively use makeup to cover up hickeys.

In fact, the idea was originally targeted to men, who Parker said are usually less knowledgeable about the application of cosmetics. But after testing and interviews of approximately 50 subjects revealed that 78 percent of women said they were unable to adequately use makeup to cover up a hickey, the team realized their product would be applicable for all genders.

Parker said in addition to makeup, turtlenecks and the “cold spoon” method are all examples of how people with hickeys are forced to use products differently than their original intention in order to solve the problem.

“There are all these little ways of (covering) it but none of them are actually designed for someone who has a hickey,” Parker said. “They are all adapting other sorts of processes to cover up a hickey.”

The team also found that 88 percent of those interviewed sought a new solution to covering up hickeys.

While testing prototypes, The Hickey Fix

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members found test subjects in unorthodox ways.

“We would sort of just walk around (Sargent) and other dining halls, especially on the weekends, and — you’d be amazed — literally every time we were in there actively looking for test subjects we would find at least two or three people just by one round walking around,” said Paschke, the startup’s co-founder and initial test subject.

Paschke also said he found many people with hickeys at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion, whom he would approach and offer them assistance in covering up.

“I’d be in there working out and I’d see a guy with a hickey and I would, for the whole quarter, just walk up to them and be like, ‘Hey, I’m working on this project that is actually aiming to help guys get rid of hickeys, would you mind if I tested out a prototype on you?’” Paschke said. “They were almost always like, ‘Yeah that sounds great, I really need to cover this up.’”

Since winning EPIC Launch, The Hickey Fix

pressed pause on the project and lost two members, but is being revamped this quarter by Parker and Paschke. Though they have not formally decided on an approach, Parker said they are looking into using materials and processes such as a silicone, biocompatible adhesive that can be colored to create a custom solution for each individual user.

Neither of the sole two team members are chemistry or engineering majors, so they are currently looking for “someone with materials, chemistry or design expertise” to join the team. Those interested are encouraged to reach out.

But not everyone on campus agrees that The Hickey Fix’s potential solution is needed.

“I don’t think there’s really a need for it,” Grace DeAngelis, a Weinberg freshman said. “There’s makeup tutorials online and concealers are really cheap.”

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The cast of Julius Caesar. The production will open Friday at Josephine Louis Theater.

Wirtz Center puts modernized take on ‘Julius Caesar’

By NAFI SOUMARE

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Modernized takes on classic Shakespeare stories are typical in the media landscape. With its upcoming adaptation of “Julius Caesar,” the Wirtz Center will attempt to break out of traditional molds.

Third-year MFA directing student Danielle Roos, will be directing the adaptation of the classic Shakespeare play. The show will open Friday at Josephine Louis Theater. This will be Roos’ first mainstage show, and she’s chosen to stray from the traditional elements of the play.

“What we’re doing is a little bit grittier, a little bit more modern in some ways,” Roos

said.

One of the ways in which Roos made the story modern was through her casting, as she made a deliberate effort to cast roles regardless of the character’s traditional gender or race.

For example, Communication senior Jane Emma Barnett, who identifies as a woman, will be playing Marc Antony, a traditionally male role.

“The race-blind and gender-blind casting is just super different than how I’ve normally grown up seeing Shakespeare,” Barnett said, “but I think it’s ultimately necessary.”

For Roos, the non-traditional casting is something that can add to the thematic strength of the production. Since today’s world has people of varying races, genders and ethnicities in positions of power, it is important

to reflect this reality in the show, Roos said.

Roos made an effort throughout the production process to include her cast in decisions pertaining to the set and the themes she wanted to stress most in the performance. Roos believes that one of those overarching themes is the path violence takes.

Roos said it is important to demonstrate how violence is generational, and examining how one generation can make a decision which the next generation has to pay for.

Communication freshman Barbara Burns is one of the assistant costume designers for “Julius Caesar.” She said it’s simultaneously intimidating and exciting to be involved with such a professional production.

“It makes me excited for my future here,” Burns said. “Right now, I’m working on these

really elaborate, flowing gowns, but things will only get bigger and better from here.”

Barnett believes that while the show may seem to be a shallow historic retelling, at its core it’s about dissonances between communities.

According to her, this story is relevant to current American politics in that people in power now often don’t represent the majority of society.

“The show really resonates with the theme in today’s socio-political sphere about making decisions for people different than you and how that affects everyone’s daily life, and the cycle of confusion and violence that might come from that dissonance,” Barnett said. nafisoumare2023@u.northwestern.edu

Radius Theater celebrates Latinx art with ‘Descoloridos’

By WILSON CHAPMAN

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When Valen-Marie Santos first arrived at Northwestern, she and her friend Alessandra Hernández quickly became frustrated with the lack of opportunities they saw for artists of color in Northwestern’s theater community. Deciding to take matters into their own hands, the two Communication juniors founded Radius Theatre, a group dedicated to empowering and providing a space for artists of color, during their sophomore year.

Now, Santos is producing Radius’ first student mainstage show, “Descoloridos: a night of artistic activism.” The show will have two performances on Friday and Saturday in Shanley Pavilion and will feature work from Latinx student artists that encompesses a wide variety of media, from visual art to documentary filmmaking to poetry to musical performances.

Radius is co-producing the event with Multicultural Student Affairs.

“Both me and my fellow co-founder, we’re both Latinx,” Santos said. “So that was something that was really close to our hearts, to build a space specifically for Latinx artists.”

Santos, who serves as president of Radius, said the theater group has already hosted several events, including a multicultural variety show called “All Tea, All Shades,” as well as community dialogues. The group received the opportunity to host an event in Shanley from the Student Theatre Coalition co-chairs, who informed them that the space was available during this specific weekend.

Santos said the event is intended to have an

informal and relaxed atmosphere, where people are allowed to come and go as they please. Artwork and poetry will be posted around Shanley in a museumstyle format, interspersed with live performances from some of the artists.

Radius vice-president Hernández will perform “I Will Always Think of You,” a song written by Lin-Manuel Miranda featured in Season 4 of the Netflix animated dramedy “BoJack Horseman,” in “Descoloridos.”

Hernández said she struggled as a Latina in theater for a long time; in high school, she always played old

people and men, and was never given the chance to play a lead. At Northwestern, she found although there was talk about diversity in theater, the theater community at Northwestern still struggled with the same issues of inclusivity. Hernández said Radius was important to her because she wanted an outlet to address these issues on campus.

Hernández said the group initially considered hosting a staged reading of a play, but decided to produce a special event because of their limited resources as a very new, grassroots organization on campus. However, she said in many ways the event is more interesting

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Graphic for “Descoloridos: A Night of Student Activism.” The event will feature work from latinx student artists on campus.

than a staged reading because it is uncommon for a theater group on campus to produce a special event showcasing artists from multiple mediums.

“I want this to not just be theater, and I feel like the fact that we are showing other kinds of art, and showing a video, and showing stories from Latin people who aren’t necessarily in theater, is really doing more outreach that a show would,” Hernández said.

Communication freshman Gabriela Furtado Coutinho will be presenting poetry at “Descoloridos.” Some of her poems will be posted on the walls of Shanley, and she will also perform a spoken word set during the event. Coutino said with her poetry, she explores ideas of biculturalism, of not being American enough in one context and not being Latinx enough in another context. In addition, one of her spoken word poems calls attention to underprivileged and impoverished communities in Brazil.

Coutinho said she was born in Brazil and lived in a South Floridian community with a large first generation immigrant population. Coming to Northwestern, she said it was a shock for her to not find that environment, and she has sought out Latinx communities where she could find them on campus. Coutino said she thinks the event is important because it helps provide an opportunity for Latinx people on campus to celebrate their diverse heritages. “(This event) offers a space for people to speak their truth when they’re not usually able to,” Coutino said. “Because the space is now theirs. This space that we’re trying to create on Friday and Saturday is going to be that of the artist, going to be that of people who identify as Latinx, and we invite people in celebrating that.” wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Dehghani’s ‘Eurydice’ tells story of memory, love

By REBECCA AIZIN

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The cast of “Eurydice.” The play retells the Greek myth of Eurydice as a story of memory and love.

After reading all of Sarah Ruhl’s plays, director and MFA Communication second year Hamid Dehghani was drawn to “Eurydice,” a play centered around memory.

“Most people are dealing with something they don’t want to remember- a sorrow or a grievance,” Dehghani said. “‘Eurydice’ is about what we decide to forget intentionally.”

Dehghani’s production of Ruhl’s “Eurydice” will premiere on Jan. 31 for a three day run in the Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater. The show is part of Wirtz’s MFA Lab Series, which provides MFA directing students an opportunity to direct a production on campus.

The Greek myth of Eurydice centers around her escape with her lover, Orpheus, from the underworld. Ruhl retells the story as one of grief and family.

Eurydice reunites with her father in the underworld, only to find out his memory has been washed away in a “pool of forgettory.” As she tries to remind her father of their relationship, Orpheus makes every effort to get her back to the real world, and Eurydice struggles to choose between the two men.

After losing a family member in December, School of Communication junior Saidie Stone went through a difficult period of grief, reminiscent of Eurydice’s struggles with missing her father.

She said playing Eurydice made her think about how someone can be remembered and honored without letting it take over their lives, helping her understand the experience of her own grief.

“I think a lot about when memories become so

painful, it’s easier to just forget rather than think about the loss of someone,” Stone said.

Dehghani said a challenge every crew member involved in the show had to overcome was how to make this production unique and progressive. With their minimal budget, there were many restrictions on the creative ideas the team produced. However, Dehghani said this challenge led to opportunities for more creative choices and a chance to push themselves harder.

Set designer and MFA communication 3rd-year Myra Reavis echoed Dehghani’s desire to make this production innovative, and researched previous productions in order to find a unique concept for the set. Typical productions of Eurydice represent memory through the flow of water, and the sets contain an elevator filled with rain in order to capture this metaphor. This was not feasible for Dehghani’s adaptation, so Reavis said this forced the crew to rethink the use of water while still bringing the same metaphor to life.

“It’s so tied to a language understanding with your team and having the emotional understanding of image you’re portraying,” Reavis said. “So much of where we start is guttural, just pulling things you emotionally react to before letting your logical brain begin.”

Ultimately, Dehghani said they came up with the use of sand to represent memory, evoking a dry atmosphere unique to this production.

Despite the challenges they faced, Reavis spoke of the upcoming play with pride.

“It’s really powerful when all the elements come together,” Reavis said. “It’s like this hugely emotional, impactful goal feels just as magical as you ever wanted it to be in your head and then it’s there on stage.” rebeccaaizin2023@u.northwestern.edu

Alumni bring original show ‘The Hilary Duff Project’ back

By BAYLOR SPEARS

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During their freshman year at Northwestern, Cat McGee (School of Communication ‘15) and Alex Benjamin (School of Communication ‘15) discovered their mutual love for Hilary Duff ’s debut album, “Metamorphosis.”This started a joking semiobsession with Duff, leading to a discussion about a theoretical poetry reading of her songs and in-depth research about her life.

This inspired “The Hilary Duff Project,” a show that takes the audience through the life of the former Disney star. This show will return to Chicago for its second professional production, opening this Friday at the Newport Theater.

“We describe it as a nostalgic trip celebrating female empowerment through the lens of Hilary Duff ’s life,” McGee said. “There’s singing and dancing and a lot of references back to the early 2000s Disney Channel stars and Hilary Duff ’s life, including calls to Aaron Carter with a lot of tongue-incheek humor.”

McGee and Benjamin produced the show three times before, twice at Northwestern and once in Chicago in 2017. McGee said before the first show at Jones Fine and Performing Arts Residential College, she didn’t think anyone would actually be interested in the story. The show, which at the time was a fundraiser for the Freshman Musical, turned out a full house.

McGee said one of the most significant changes in this new production was that Benjamin, as well as some other people who worked on the first show, were not involved. In rewriting the script for the new production, McGee had to write without Benjamin to bounce ideas off of. For the first time, she went to a script workshop.

“This is my first thing that I’ve ever written in this capacity by myself,” McGee said. “There was a lot of personal growth and confidence that needed to go along with all of it. In doing the workshop, I was given a lot of really good feedback about how to create a more cohesive narrative.”

The show is split into five different time periods of Duff ’s life. Originally, the show did not follow a chronological order, but McGee decided to alter the script to start with Duff ’s early roles to create a more cohesive story.

Anne Martin (School of Communication ‘15) said this was a comical change for her because instead of being Hilary Duff One, her original role, she is now Hilary Duff Three. Playing the same role for the fourth time, Martin decided to rewatch interviews of young Duff and found herself impressed by the teen.

“She’s articulate. She doesn’t want to divulge too much about her personal life,” Martin said. “So I think I’ve definitely developed more of an appreciation for how composed she was at such a young age, especially as I’ve gotten older.”

For the two Northwestern shows, Collin Quinn Rice (School of Communication ‘15) was part of the ensemble, but they took on the role of choreographer for the professional productions.

Rice said when they developed the movement for the show in 2017, Rice and the co-choreographer looked back at early 2000s trends to create something that would support the main action while also sparking nostalgia in the audience members. They also said matching the environment of the show was important.

“The idea almost is that you come in and you’re attending the church of Hilary Duff,” Rice said. “We are the pastors and you are the congregation, and Hillary is our deity. Because it’s already so big, we

figured with the choreography, why not also make it big.”

As the show continues to grow, Rice and the other NU alumni are more confident than ever in the success of their college dream.

“It has this nugget of something that people are just constantly drawn to,” Rice said. “I don’t really need hope for the Hilary Duff Project because I know it’s going to have a really cool, exciting future.” baylorspears2022@u.northwestern.edu

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“(The post) sent the message that all Asian people come from an Asian country and reinforced biases around the perpetual foreigner,” Reid said. “(It) was overtly racist and political and violent.”

Senate leadership, Davies added, will continue to work to maintain an inclusive environment for senators of APIDA identities. Furthermore, Senate will work to become more accountable for the impact that ASG can have on marginalized communities, they said.

ASG is also in the process of implementing an APIDA caucus, ASG President SESP senior Izzy Dobbel said in the meeting. She said ASG will also hold incident and accountability workshops for leadership and will meet with APIDA senators.

Revika Singh, chair of health and wellness for ASG, said she did not personally see the post.

Still, relating the fear of the coronavirus to the APIDA community is dangerous, the Weinberg sophomore said.

Confronting racism within the organization is an “important learning moment” for ASG, Singh said. The student group should not only take full responsibility, she said, but work to make sure racist and exclusive incidents do not happen again.

Singh added that there is not enough APIDA representation at college student governments overall in the United States, and that ASG is considering reaching out to communities to promote larger APIDA involvement at the Senate. To do so, she said ASG should continue its commitment to putting marginalized communities first.

“While I think Northwestern and ASG have very diverse representation, I think we aren’t at the stage that we should be,” Singh said. “Diversity is one thing, making sure that your space is allinclusive is another thing, and that is something that ASG has been committed to this year.”

ASG also voted to alter a constitutional amendment to decrease Senate seats, originally proposed by speaker of the Senate and Weinberg sophomore Matthew Wylie in its Jan. 22 session. The proposal was brought forth by concerns of chronically absent senators.

The original amendment proposed that Senate seats be reduced from 51 to 35, composed of 15 from undergraduate schools, 17 from student groups, one from the Interfraternity Council, one from Panhellenic Association, one from the Student Athletic Advisory Committee, one from the National Panhellenic Council and two from Multicultural Greek Council.

ASG Senator and Weinberg freshman Zack Lori proposed that this be amended so Greek Life organizations would be lumped into student groups, and given a choice to apply for a senate seat.

This passed 15-14. The full constitutional amendment to reduce Senate seats will be voted on in two weeks. yunkyokim2022@u.northwestern.edu

“If you can’t cut wages, then what can we do to help you with other things?” Sosa said. “It would be trying to help them with business planning and business strategy so they can continue to be profitable.”

Sosa said Evanston’s well-educated population — over 66 percent of residents have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher — means relatively few residents work minimum wage jobs. But those who do work minimum wage jobs say the wage hike hasn’t felt significant.

James has worked at Uncle Dan’s Outdoor Store for a year and a half. The ordinance increased his wage by $1.75 per hour, from $11.25 per hour to $13 per hour.

“It’s doable,” he said. “I can definitely make ends meet with $13. It’s not a safety net, but I can definitely budget myself.”

Subsidized temporary youth employment programs, like the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program, are excluded from the wage increase.

Many young workers, like Bernice Olla-Chatman, won’t benefit from the ordinance.

When Olla-Chatman’s brother prepared to leave

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Reno added that the Trump administration’s primary tactic to defend its controversial foreign policy decisions has been timing them to align with domestic political disorder.

The assassination of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani was a major distraction, therefore, from Trump’s

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Connections for the Homeless provides shelter, food and clothing for adults and families who are homeless or nearing homelessness. Tavoularis said Connections screens each of its clients for SNAP benefits and helps them access the benefits when appropriate.

She added that if the new SNAP requirements take effect in April, she expects to see more individuals drawing from Connections’ two food pantries, which individuals have access to regardless of need.

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for college this summer, her mother, who singlehandedly raises three children, prepared to face more financial burden. The Evanston Township High School junior knew she needed to support her family, so she got a job at Evanston’s HAIR impeachment, he said.

Bienen and Weinberg junior Sarah Bryant, who is also Political Union’s director of external events, said the organization decided to host the event because they had previously held a debate on the ethics of the Suleimani assassination.

She said they thought it would be a good idea to get a professor to clarify certain issues, such as the impact of the killing on the future of U.S.-Iran relations.

“It gave me a lot to think about,” Bryant said. “He was really good at getting me to think about (the situation) from a lot of different angles.”

Many other local organizations focus on addressing issues of poverty and food insecurity in Evanston, such as the Evanston Rotary Club and Friends of Evanston Farmers Markets.

Program recipients in Illinois access SNAP benefits through Link cards, which are state-issued electronic debit cards. Vikki Proctor, president of FEFM, said the nonprofit matches every $25 spent each week at the Evanston Farmers’ Market with community grants and donations. She said the “Just 25+” program provides SNAP recipients with up to $675 in EFM credit over a 27-week market.

“We want to help all people, especially with lowlevel to access healthy and fresh foods,” Proctor said.

“It’s abhorrent to us to understand that our government is once again trying to cut back the services that are given to these needy families. So we’ll continue to do what we do and hope that someday we’ll have a better government.” daisyconant2022@u.northwestern.edu

Science, scheduling appointments, cleaning the salon and resupplying products for $8.50 an hour.

Olla-Chatman found the job through the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program. She wants to be a hairdresser, and said her job gave her real-world experience in the beauty industry. But she said the wage, which the program subsidized, wasn’t enough to support students under financial strain.

“I think they were setting it because kids were mainly doing it because they just wanted extra money,” Olla-Chatman said. “They really don’t pay attention to kids who really need the job because they’re supporting their families. They’re taking it from the view that if you live in Evanston, there’s really no problems there.”

For Powell, training young workers requires hiring — and paying — other employees, and the increased wage, as well as business taxes, health insurance costs and licensing payments, adds up.

He said city government officials who advocated for the wage hike don’t understand the financial difficulties of small business ownership.

They don’t have a clue,” he said. “The government doesn’t have a clue. They don’t understand what it costs to stay in business.” evaherscowitz2023@u.northwestern.edu Medill junior Brianna Bilter said she attended the event because she typically enjoys attending Political Union’s discussions on global politics moderated by informative speakers like Reno.

She said she has focused on the Middle East and North African region in her undergraduate coursework, and frequently seeks out learning opportunities in a time of ever-changing foreign policy.

“It’s so easy to ignore a lot of it and not be an educated global citizen,” Bilter said. “My best advice is to read the news. It goes a long way.” isabellesarraf2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Sophomore forwards Miller Kopp and Pete Nance have seen a lot at Northwestern over the last two seasons. They’ve been thrown into big roles early in their careers, played in dozens of close games and dealt with the pressure of being last place in the Big Ten for back-to-back years.

But even they have never lost a college game by as many points as they did Wednesday night.

The Wildcats have been the worst team in the Big Ten since their season-opening loss to Merrimack, and Wednesday’s game against Michigan State was yet another low point.

NU (6-14, 1-9) lost 79-50 at No. 14 Michigan State (16-5, 8-2), its biggest loss of the last two seasons.

“Sometimes you forget where they’re at in their careers and you want them to be ahead of schedule,” Collins said. “Sometimes you run into teams like (Michigan State) who are really good and old and tough, and they let you know where you need to go.”

The Cats trailed 16-2 early and made just one field goal in the

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opening seven minutes. But grad transfer guard Pat Spencer led NU back into the game in the middle of the first half, turning the 14-point deficit into a 3-point deficit. Spencer finished the first half with 7 points, but the Cats couldn’t respond after the Spartans started sending more defenders at Spencer.

Michigan State’s lead grew to 11 points by halftime, and then NU opened the second half with one of its worst scoring stretches of the season. It took the Cats nine minutes to score 4 points in the second half, and for most of the game NU was on pace to set a season record for fewest points in a game.

“We tried to fight back,” Collins said. “They closed the half strong with a couple threes. And then in the second half, they outplayed us in every way.”

The Cats shot just 31 percent from the field Wednesday and finished the game with 15 turnovers. Spencer scored a team-high 11 points, but

he was the only NU player in double digits. Kopp and freshman guard Boo Buie –– the Cats’ best scorers during conference play –– combined for just 12 points on 17 shots, and Kopp was held to fewer than 10 points for the first time in January.

While the Cats’ offense struggled, the Spartans had one of their best scoring halves of the season. Big Ten Player of the Year contender Cassius Winston had a game-high 18 points for the Spartans, and center Xavier Tillman, a projected first round NBA Draft pick, had 12.

NU hadn’t lost by more than 14 points in a game all season, but the Spartans led by as many as 36 points on Wednesday. The Cats had their biggest Big Ten loss since 2016 and are on pace for their worst record in conference play since 2008. For the first time since 2000, NU will begin February with fewer than seven wins on the season.

“More often than not, we’ve been very competitive this year,” Collins said, “I’ve been very pleased with how we’ve played. Our results haven’t shown, but I felt like we were making progress. Then tonight we got hammered.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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The first possession of Northwestern’s game against Michigan State was a warning for how the rest of the game would go.

Off the tip, the Spartans’ Aaron Henry missed a jumper, but they got a second possession after the Wildcats couldn’t secure a rebound. On the next inbound play, Michigan State’s Cassius Winston bricked a three-pointer but the Spartans got another rebound, leading to a foul and an ear full from coach Chris Collins.

Despite NU (6-14, 1-9 Big Ten) having players in place to make the plays, Michigan State (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten) played with a level of assertiveness that the Cats lacked in the team’s 29-point loss.

“Michigan State out-everythinged us right from the jump,” Collins said.

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Despite making a run to last season’s WNIT Championship Game, not many people expected Northwestern to have such a hot start to its 2019-2020 campaign.

In its first 20 games, the Wildcats upset No. 12 Maryland on New Year’s Eve and defeated No. 15 Indiana in an overtime thriller. Additionally, NU won six straight road games for the first time in more than two decades and jumped into the AP Top 25 ten days ago for the first time since Jan. 4, 2016.

However, the team is at a crossroads.

On Sunday, the No. 20 Terrapins got their revenge and beat the No. 22 Cats 70-61 in College Park, handing the squad its first road loss of the season.

Now sitting at No. 23 in the nation and in a tie for second place in the Big Ten, NU (17-3, 7-2 Big Ten) must rebound and return to their winning ways as Michigan (13-6, 4-4) comes to WelshRyan Arena on Thursday night.

“Going into the end of January… this is the deepest I’ve ever seen the Big Ten,” coach Joe McKeown said. “One through 14 can beat each other. The league is so deep and I think you’re going to see that

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Abi Schied looks to pass the ball. The senior forward has hit a cold stretch in her last two games.

in March.”

McKeown said losing to Maryland was a good wake-up call for the squad, who he said has to rebound better — specifically on the offensive glass — and limit turnovers. At the Xfinity Center, the Terrapins had 16 more offensive rebounds than the Cats and NU committed 16 turnovers to Maryland’s 14.

Looking ahead to the Wolverines, the Cats will face a middle-of-the-road Big Ten squad with the conference’s fifth-best scoring offense and sixth-best scoring defense. The Wolverines also have one of the Big Ten’s best scorers in Reigning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Naz Hillmon, who averages 16.1 points per game.

But NU has shown that they have no problem shutting down top shooters.

In its 76-48 road win against Michigan State, the conference’s second-best scoring defense held Spartan sophomore Nia Clouden — then averaging 15.4 points as the Big Ten’s eight leading scorer — to 0 points.

To reclaim first place in the conference, the Cats need senior forward Abi Scheid’s hot hand to return. Over a fourgame stretch in January, Scheid averaged more than 18 points a game. But in NU’s last two matchups, the Minnesota native has only scored a combined 11 points.

If Scheid — who recently topped 1,000 career points— regains her offensive prowess, she will help spread the floor and create defensive difficulties for opposing Big Ten squads. An increased offensive role for Scheid will take the pressure off of scorers like junior guard Lindsey Pulliam, who dropped 20 points against Maryland, but shot 33% from the field.

Pulliam said the team has unfinished business with Maryland that they’ll take care of in the Big Ten Tournament. But for now, the Cats’ leading scorer said NU is fully focused on Michigan and will “do what we gotta do” to get a win.

“We have so much firepower on this team,” Scheid said after the Cats’ victory against Penn State. “When one person’s off, four people can step up.” drewschott2023@u.northwestern.edu

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early, the Cats frequently let the Spartans get second possessions off the offensive glass.

In the first six minutes of the game, Michigan State grabbed four offensive rebounds, while NU didn’t get its fourth total rebound until around eight minutes into the game. By the 12:49 mark, the Spartans were out to a 16-2 lead and the Cats seemed to have no answer.

However, for one of the few times in the whole game, NU showed signs of life. For the next five minutes, the Cats was the more physical team and turned the 14-point deficit into a 3-point game.

But that was as close as they would get for the rest of the game.

After a seven-point run to end the first half up 11, Michigan State went on a 13-2 run in the second half to put the game out of reach extremely early in the second half. The Spartans are ranked higher and have a lot of experience than the Cats -- but Wednesday’s game was simply about Michigan State wanting it more.

“Their physicality and will came at us early,” Collins said. “Sometimes you have nights like this where you run into

teams that are old and tough and they let you know where you need to go.”

The Spartans outrebounded NU by 17, finished with more steals and blocks and forced 15 turnovers. And while the Cats had answers early on, the team had nothing left in the tank in the second.

The players look dejected. Collins had his hands folded across his chest, as he looked at the floor. The team, as they have late in games throughout this season, looked helpless and out of options.

Even in the midst of a season with low expectations, NU has shown a lot of fight before faltering down the stretch.

But Wednesday’s performance was a matter of not showing fight for the majority of the game.

Moving forward, the Cats will have to play to a higher level against the top of the Big Ten, in hopes that they will learn and have success in the future “Hopefully our guys remember next year as we get ready to play these guys,” Collins said. “(Hopefully) you remember your experiences and what it takes to be competitive with a team like this.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Miller Kopp dribbles the ball. The sophomore forward finished the game with 7 points on Wednesday.