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Campaign to halt violence launches New social media effort kicks off in city to discuss crime

By NORA SHELLY

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SEEKING STATUS Weinberg junior Aitan Licht co-leads a meeting with members of his group, Northwestern Students for Gun Violence Prevention, in the Willard Residential College dining hall. The group will hear back this week about receiving official status from the University.

Anti-gun violence group grows Students for Gun Violence Prevention seeks official status

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Division of Student Affairs this week may award official status to a two-year-old group geared toward ending the “plague of

gun violence” across the U.S. by providing local volunteer opportunities, facilitating discussion and bringing in speakers, the group’s leaders said.

Co-run by Weinberg juniors Clare Fisher and Aitan Licht, Northwestern Students for Gun Violence Prevention began meeting in 2014 as an offshoot of College Democrats, but recently ramped up its recruitment efforts through a new Facebook page. If Student Affairs approves their request for official status, the group can apply for funding from Associated Student Government.

“When I moved here my freshman year, I was really surprised to hear about how horrible gun violence is on the South Side (of Chicago) and how many people are dying,” Fisher said. “It’s getting worse and not improving. There’s a perpetual cycle that happens within communities where violence is prevalent and nothing is being done to stop it.”

Fisher, who grew up in Boston, said she first learned about these issues by working for former Boston mayor Thomas Menino, » See GUN PREVENTION, page 6

Local residents and community organizers launched last week a social media campaign designed to give Evanston residents a platform to voice their thoughts on violence in the city.

Leadership Evanston, a program created by the Evanston Community Foundation to inspire new community leaders, organized the “dear evanston” campaign, which has Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, as well as a website. These online sources are aimed at allowing people to share experiences they have had with violence in the city and offer solutions through mediums such as writing, music and photography, “dear evanston” team member Nina Kavin said.

“Because violence in Evanston is such a multi-faceted issue, it was really a challenge to decide which angle to approach it from,” Kavin said. “We decided to do something that would engage the entire community and start a discussion of violence through social media.”

Evanston Police Chief Richard

Eddington, who said he was unaware of the new campaign, said violence is usually a chain reaction, and that often in the city victims of violence have been connected to illegal activity.

“It’s critically important that the community as a whole comes to recognition of the context of the violence,” Eddington said.

The organizers are not experts in violence prevention, but they’re all committed to Evanston and wanted to help solve its problems, Kavin said. She added they wanted to make the issue of safety personal for everybody in the city in the hopes that it will start a community dialogue and spark an initiative to limit violence in the city.

Jennifer Moran, Leadership Evanston’s director, said “dear evanston’s” organizers were brought together because they all had expressed an interest in addressing safety and violence issues in the city following recent shootings in Evanston.

Moran said she expected the campaign’s unique use of social media to foster valuable conversation in the community.

“It’s kind of unchartered territory,” she said of the strategy to unite art, social media and community discourse. “It’s a place to get creative and explore a space to communicate together.”

Nicholas Gehl, the chair for the » See DEAR EVANSTON, page 6

7 Continents, 7 Days, 7 Marathons Admin praise alert system after break-in NU ROTC instructor finishes global journey

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Students who woke up Tuesday to an email alert from the University about a break-in at an offcampus apartment were seeing the efforts of Northwestern’s alert system, a multi-platform warning system University officials call upon in case of emergency.

This system has been sending the mass emails students have grown accustomed to, in addition to text messages and phone calls if administrators decide they would be more helpful, said Gloria Graham, deputy chief of University Police. It also includes sirens and loudspeakers set up across the Evanston campus and Ryan Field.

Graham said the school tends to be overly cautious with its alerts, choosing to send them out for offcampus occurrences like Tuesday’s break-in as well as on-campus incidents.

“Technically we aren’t mandated to report and send out an alert on that instance that happened off campus,” she said. “Northwestern has taken a much more proactive and liberal stance on when to issue crime alerts.”

Graham said components such as the phone calls or the sirens and

loudspeakers are used when there is a more imminent need.

“Maybe we have a hazardous material issue where … it’s airborne and we would need people to clear of an area,” she said. “Or if there was police activity and we needed everybody to stay out of a particular area.”

NU has maintained this technology for at least 10 years, making updates when they are available, University spokesman Al Cubbage said. In addition, NU has been posting emergency alerts on its website homepage for about 20 years.

University Relations and UP collaborate in deciding how to respond to emergencies, with University Relations generally sending out the final message to students, faculty and staff. The database draws all registered students and the emergency phone numbers they provide on CAESAR. “You can’t register for classes without providing that, so we require students to provide that information,” Cubbage said.

Faculty and staff have a similar directory, he added.

The system is tested monthly in UP’s communication and dispatch center to ensure all employees are up to date on how it works, » See ALERTS, page 6

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BRISK PACE Daniel Cartica (6) begins his first of seven marathons on seven continents in a week. Cartica, a Naval ROTC instructor at the University, completed the World Marathon Challenge on Jan. 29.

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As he trekked along the Dubai beachfront, Daniel Cartica was exhausted.

Less than a week earlier, the Marine Corps captain had run a marathon through Union Glacier, Antarctica. The day after, he ran another, this time along a windy waterfront in Punta Arenas, Chile.

Next came marathons along Miami’s South Beach and through Madrid.

Nearly seven hours later, he was racing down uneven brick terrain in Marrakech, Morocco, before fatigue set in a day later in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

It didn’t help that his right hamstring was throbbing or that he still had 15 miles remaining in his Dubai run and another marathon awaiting in Sydney the next day.

But through the pain, Cartica — currently serving as the Marine Officer

Instructor for Northwestern’s Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps — pushed forward, finishing his seventh marathon on his seventh continent in seven days on Jan. 29, averaging 3:32:25 per marathon, a new World Marathon Challenge record.

“I’ve always lived with the motto or philosophy, ‘get comfortable with being uncomfortable,’” Cartica said. “Growing up, I’ve always liked to push the limits, try to find what I perceive to be my max … I embrace pain. I embrace the challenge. I embrace ultimately seeing how far I can push my body until I reach that limit.”

When he crossed the finish line, few who knew him were surprised by the end result.

“I know the kind of person he is,” said Maj. Patrick Blankenship, a Naval ROTC instructor at Cornell University and a Marine Corps Logistics Officer previously deployed with Cartica. “I know that he’s been getting up, sometimes at 2 in the morning in negative 2 degree weather in Chicago, going to work after that and doing it again the next night.”

Cartica, who approaches his fitness holistically, didn’t limit his training to running. His preparation included swimming — both distance and interval — and CrossFit. Kyle Berg, an assistant coach for Northwestern’s women’s swimming and diving team, said Cartica’s work ethic is “second to none.” Berg helped Cartica » See CARTICA, page 6

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Around Town New pie shop directs profits to homeless, hungry

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By mid-March, Evanston’s Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center will become home to a restaurant that not only aims to feed paying customers, but dedicates funds and resources toward feeding the homeless and food-insecure.

First Slice Pie Cafe, 1823 Church St., will open its first location in the suburbs this year as the chain expands beyond the three cafes it currently operates in Chicago. First Slice uses its profits to help support outreach programs, said Ann-Louise Haak, the cafe’s executive director. Each week, the business prepares about 600 meals for those who are homeless or hungry, and the meals are distributed by organizations the cafe partners with, she said.

Dale Davis, an employee at C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlor, 1901 Church St., said he is excited about First Slice coming to Evanston and hopes the cafe will have a positive effect on the community.

“I love pie, so I’ve been waiting personally for it to open,” Davis said. “I’ve heard a lot of people coming in and asking around as to when it’s going to open.”

In addition to different types of pies, First Slice Pie Cafe’s menu will include sandwiches, soups and house-made tamales, Haak said. She said First Slice was born out of a preexisting business plan called the Subscriber Program, through which employees prepare three meals per weekend for families. Like with meals from the restaurant, proceeds from the Subscriber Program go toward feeding the homeless and hungry.

“We were running our subscriber food program

Police Blotter Evanston man arrested for pawning stolen watch

A 32-year-old Evanston man was arrested Wednesday for pawning a watch stolen from a house in the 1400 block of Lincoln Street in August, police said.

feeding the homeless and we had food left over,” she said. “We were like, ‘we should really find something to do with this leftover food — we don’t want to throw it away.’”

That extra food led to the creation of First Slice, now the primary venture. The Subscriber Program continues to operate out of the restaurant’s locations and will be a feature of the Evanston location, Haak said. She added that the program’s meals include three entrees, six side dishes and pie for dessert.

“It is a great way for busy families to get a delicious and nutritious meal on the table in 30 minutes on a weeknight,” Haak said. “We are really excited about bringing our meal subscriber program to the Evanston community.”

Haak said the name of the cafe reflects its mission — to provide homeless and hungry people with delicious food, not leftovers and scraps.

“It is our commitment to give the first slice back to those who are hungry and homeless, not the crumbs that are left over at the end of the meal,” she said. “That mission really is at the heart of everything that we do.”

Haak also added that she hoped the restaurant can partner with local organizations so that it might better give back to the Evanston community and serve its hungry population.

Paul Zalmezak, an economic development official for Evanston, said he first learned about First Slice Pie Cafe when he lived in Chicago several years ago.

Zalmezak was a customer at the cafe’s Ravenswood location, which was located inside an art gallery similar to the one opening in the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, he said.

The pie cafe will be a good fit for Evanston, as it has good food, prior experience sharing a space and a mission to address hunger and homelessness, Zalmezak The Evanston resident had to be physically restrained while in jail because his behavior was “erratic” and he refused to follow commands, said Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski.

He was charged with resisting and obstructing and is due in Skokie court on Feb. 22 for that charge and on Feb. 26 for the theft charge.

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SWEET SHOP First Slice Pie Cafe will open up in the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St., next month. In addition to pie, the cafe will feature soup, sandwiches and homemade tamales.

said. He added that students and teachers at Evanston Township High School, located across the street, will provide a great source of potential customers.

Haak said she hopes First Slice will help bridge socioeconomic divides by providing quality food to residents regardless of their ability to pay.

“Our goal is to set a really big (proverbial) table

where there is room for everybody,” Haak said. “People who can afford to pay their way are welcome to come sit down at the table. Folks who can’t afford to pay are equally welcome. When we share, there are seats somehow, there will always be enough for everyone.”

Police investigate shots fired call in 2000 block of Darrow Avenue Thursday

6:30 p.m. and said he saw a man enter a building on the block soon after the shot was fired, Polinski said.

Police searched the area but found nothing, Polinski said.

Police responded to a call reporting that a single shot had been fired in the 2000 block of Darrow Avenue on Thursday night.

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Political science Prof. Elizabeth Shakman Hurd critiqued governments’ efforts to counter violent extremism, finding their limitations can often provoke the radicalization they are trying to prevent.

About 90 members of the Northwestern community gathered Friday afternoon to hear Hurd, who is also the director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies’ Global Politics and Religion Research Group.

Countering Violent Extremism programs are defined by the Department of Homeland Security as agendas to encourage people to demand their religious rights and freedoms, but in a way that governs religion to conform to state interests, Hurd said.

The programs essentially can serve as political and legal strategies for controlling people’s religious lives, she added. Hurd agreed with the view that a government’s confining and scrutinizing of communities’ religious beliefs may lead to its producing the “violent extremists” it is trying to prevent.

“CVE and religious freedom programs distract from efforts to address real and complex causes of violence as well as discrimination at home and abroad,” Hurd said. “Religious reformation, religious emancipation, toleration becomes the solution — becomes the only thinkable solution.”

Hurd said using the term religious violence to describe conflict in many parts of the world is inaccurate. There may be religion-fueled violence in these areas, she said, but religion is embedded in very complex ways in laws and social institutions.

People can’t use the word “religious” as a way to categorize or explain violence, Hurd said.

In a discussion following the talk, Hurd addressed what other work is being done to reform CVE programs, such as the European Union recently advocating for religious freedom in a manner that does not impose concepts of religion on foreigners.

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EXTREME POLITICS Political science prof. Elizabeth Shakman Hurd discusses violent extremism and religious freedom at the Buffett Institute. About 90 people gathered to hear her speak Friday as part of the Buffett Institute Faculty and Fellows Colloquium.

Hurd also clarified there is no way to identify a bad ideology without examining the specifics and context of a situation.

“We can’t speak in abstract terms of ‘how do we fight them,’ without understanding who ‘we’ are and who ‘they’ are,” Hurd said.

Hurd’s talk was part of a series of weekly meetings for the Buffett Institute Faculty & Fellows Colloquium, in which primarily scholars, faculty and graduate students come to the Buffett Institute to learn about a faculty member’s research, Hurd told The Daily. The talk was also based on the issues raised in her new book, “Beyond Religious Freedom: The New Global Politics of Religion.”

Ph.D. student Aymeric Punel said these talks encourage people to consider alternatives to global policies and programs by providing an in-depth

perspective that is not easily found on the Internet or on TV. “I came (to the event) because I like to be openminded,” Punel said. “When you are in your studies, it’s sometimes easy to forget what is happening in the world, and that should not be the case.”

Weinberg junior Tara Mittelberg said it’s easy to hear the terms “countering violent extremism” and “religious freedom” and view them as strictly beneficial programs.

“It’s refreshing to hear somebody call out this kind of two-sided issue,” Mittelberg said. “A lot of times there’s a clear ‘yes” or ‘no’ and there’s no conversation in the middle. But I think (Hurd) really encouraged conversation in the middle.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Sorority recruitment violates NU’s hazing policy CATE ETTINGER

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Toes frozen, hands shoved in pockets, head down and body braced against the wind, I shove in line between shivering girls, hoping that I’ve found my spot. Amid nervous chatter and increasingly loud moans, the recruitment counselors bark out our names.

“Two minutes!” they shout at us. Time to unzip our coats, revealing our formal dresses and skirts. My bare legs are purple, and I can’t wiggle my toes anymore.

“Name tags in place, facing forward!” they remind us. Suddenly a girl runs up, out of breath, streaks of tears on her cheeks. She struggles with her coat, frantically asking what house this is. The RCs put her in place in front of me. I try to give an encouraging smile, but it comes out a grimace because my chin is so numb.

“10 seconds!” we hear. Coats are off now.

They ring the doorbell. Smiles are switched on, and we wobble, frozen and broken, into the next round of making small talk about

our involvement, philanthropies, majors and goals. Sorority recruitment is in full swing.

I came away from the recruitment process with some new friends and significantly more knowledge about the Greek system, but one thing still troubles me. I had heard Northwestern has a strict anti-hazing policy and I wouldn’t have to worry about it in sororities, but what I endured with hundreds of other young women in early January cannot be seen as anything other than hazing.

Upon examination of the official policy in NU’s Student Handbook, my suspicions were confirmed: Under the hazing policy outlined in the Student Code of Conduct section, the sorority recruitment process is hazing.

Before listing the actions that exemplify hazing, the policy states that hazing “leads to dysfunction within the organization and is ineffective at creating teamwork, respect, and unity.” During recruitment I saw girls at their absolute worst — sobbing in Norris University Center after not getting called back to their favorite houses, gossiping about the stereotypes of the chapters, turning on friends who they felt they must compete with, and judging and critiquing their fellow women.

The process in no way promoted a functional, supportive atmosphere and instead

was a generally divisive experience.

The definition of hazing goes on to emphasize that the situation may be created “intentionally or unintentionally” to produce “mental, physical, or emotional discomfort … for the purpose of initiation into … [an] organization.” The fact that hazing can be unintentional is crucial because the Northwestern Panhellenic Association, the sororities’ governing body, claims it doesn’t allow hazing, in accordance with University policy. But this does not mean hazing doesn’t happen. It clearly does, as evidenced by the mental, physical and emotional discomfort I witnessed. I saw women doubt themselves and be overcome with anxiety; I saw women standing in the snow in heels and dresses, bouncing to stay warm; and I saw the strongest women I know break down and drop out of the process.

The policy then proceeds to delineate a number of actions that are specifically defined as hazing. One of the most poignant examples of hazing includes the “creation of excessive fatigue, sleep deprivation, or interference with scholastic activities.” Over the course of five days, and excluding the final night in which the hours vary by chapter, the recruitment process demanded at least

32 hours of our time. It is physically impossible to endure this without exhaustion and sleepless nights. On top of that, the late hours certainly interfered with our ability to manage the piles of work we have. Of equal import, the policy states that “prolonged exposure to severe or inclement weather” is a form of hazing, and we live in one of the toughest winter climates. Standing among women shivering in required formal attire in the snow left no doubt in my mind that we were hazed.

By heavily regulating the recruitment process to make it more equal and fair, the sororities at NU have been relentlessly hazing women. We stand in the snow, freezing, waiting for hours of psychological distress, wondering why the girls at one house didn’t like us enough to call us back and hoping that we are contorting ourselves enough to impress them. Hazing is the ugly reality.

Cate Ettinger is a Weinberg freshman. She can be contacted at catherineettinger2019@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

‘Men’s rights’ group shows free speech is not simple CAROLINE VAKIL

DAILY COLUMNIST

When I saw the headline “Pro-Rape ‘Men’s Rights’ Group Plans Saturday Rally in Chicago” on my Facebook newsfeed a few days ago, my jaw dropped.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I assumed many of us were on the same page when it came to rape: The practice is horrendous and wrong and should never be condoned.

However, although this rally never came to fruition as it was canceled by Daryush Valizadeh — the leader of online group Return of Kings, which sponsored this rally — it made me realize two things: how disconnected we might be from issues such as rape and violence and more importantly, the way we practice free speech.

This rally is one of the few times when exercising free speech has made me feel sick.

I understand that freedom of speech can entail making people incredibly uncomfortable and angry. In a way, it is pretty remarkable that we as a nation are more open to free speech than many countries, even when it

comes to serious topics like heavy criticism of the government. However, this pro-rape rally walks a very fine line between promoting free speech and endangering the lives of others. Groups have to be sensitive of this when exercising their rights.

Groups that utilize their right to free speech are obligated to consider Until the potential consequences of their recently, I actions. interpreted free In some ways, this seemed like speech as a good an ironic expresthing. I realize sion of free speech. this idea of totally Although we will never know what liberated opinion would have become is not as safe or as of the rally and even though rallying is in sweet as it once itself nonviolent (if sounded. done appropriately), the idea of condoning such a serious criminal offense is hurtful to many, especially those who have dealt with and are continuing to cope with their rape experiences. The point of free speech is to express your beliefs in a non-threatening manner.

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In fact, I would argue that promoting rape through a rally endorses hurtful practices that have the ability to endanger the lives of others.

By promoting this idea, it ironically contradicts the First Amendment’s point of encouraging free speech in a nonviolent manner.

And this is not the first time we have come close to crossing this line. One clear example that comes to mind is a pro-Nazi rally that was scheduled to happen in Skokie — a village that contains a large number of Holocaust survivors — in 1977. Although Skokie won in moving the location of the rally, the rally still continued in Chicago.

And yet, although I argue that this crosses a line in interpreting the First Amendment, the argument still is not that simple. The reasons why the rally was not completely canceled were because the Illinois Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court argued collectively that expressions of hatred could not inhibit the freedom of speech, that the intent of the rally was not to inflict emotional harm onto its residents (however, it is not always suggested to interpret intentions) and that the possibility of a violent clash between Neo-Nazis and counter-protesters

LaBeouf was right in ‘Just do it!’ video YOUSUF KADIR

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I’ve been really curious about what motivates people recently.

In asking my friends, they have the option of tackling the question whichever way they like, but most of them approached the question as, “Why do you try hard in school?”

Many answered they want to see their parents happy or to prove someone wrong or to make campus a better place. However, given that many people interpret success only academically, I think students need to be motivated to succeed in areas beyond academics. Students should find exactly what motivates them in order to stay focused throughout college.

Motivation is the desire to do things. It’s the difference between working out to lose those last five pounds or lazing around your apartment all day accomplishing nothing. It is the crucial desire to set and attain goals that influences your own levels of motivation. Motivation helps you find your purpose. “Why are you on this Earth, and what do you want to do given your limited time here?” It’s only motivation that forces people to do great things that

can truly change the world.

Given the current mental health issues pervading college campuses, it can sometimes be tough to find the motivation to do well academically and beyond. In addition, the quarter system can be very competitive, and especially certain concentrations such as economics, STEM and pre-med can create a lot of stress.

Freshmen in particular can feel burnt out because college has given them more freedom than they had when they were in high school, and this freedom can lead to poor choices.

Finding the right balance among social life, academic success and sleep is very difficult in college. The joke is that you can only pick two of the three.

But it is important to find out what makes you tick. Finding that inner desire to accomplish your dreams is surprisingly important.

Research suggests that having a clear, specific goal is good motivation and often leads to success.

Author and Northwestern alumnus Dan Pink noted in his Ted Talk there are three intrinsic motivators: autonomy, mastery and purpose. “Autonomy, the urge to direct our own lives. Mastery, the desire to get better and better at something that matters. And purpose, the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves,” Pink said.

These three elements are intrinsic

motivators that are the building blocks of what motivate people. I recommend looking closely at these three intrinsic motivators and how, if any, apply to your life.

For me, I’d like to say I’m pretty autonomous and self-motivated: an “imperfect-perfectionist” as I like to say. I want to see myself improve in every aspect of my life and have full control of my decisions physically, socially, mentally, academically, spiritually and more. I realize I am not perfect, but I always try to be a better version of myself. I often seek motivation through talking to family and friends, while also going to Shia LaBeouf ’s famous YouTube motivational speech in desperate times of need.

So, my best advice to you people out there looking for motivation to lose 10 more pounds, to get an A in organic chemistry or to make more meaningful friendships is to go figure out what you want and what motivates you to power through the pain period and start being the person you want to be. Follow Shia LaBeouf ’s advice and “just do it!”

Yousuf Kadir is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at yousufkadir2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

was not a sufficient reason to outlaw the rally.

Although the arguments made are incredibly controversial, the courts do have a point. Expressions of hatred are condoned all the time in other fashions — criticism, flag-burnings, you name it — and we still see them as legitimate forms of free speech.

Also, as long as the rally itself is nonviolent, it legally follows the laws of the First Amendment.

Still, it is hard to grapple with this issue when it toys with definitions of what should be and what actually is. Until recently, I interpreted free speech as a good thing.

However, I realize this idea of totally liberated opinion is not as safe or as sweet as it once sounded. Free speech incorporates open criticism, but it also has implications of upsetting people and promoting hatred — things I never imagined being results of the democratic rights we hold.

Caroline Vakil is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at carolinevakil2018@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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LOS ANGELES — For the second year in a row, Alejandro G. Inarritu won the Director’s Guild of America’s feature film award Saturday, giving his survival drama “The Revenant” a boost in the ever-shifting best picture race.

“I never expected to win this award, truly,” Inarritu said, after earning the first back-toback win in DGA history. “I’m ... paralyzed.

Tough men don’t cry, that’s what Ridley Scott said today.”

Also nominated were Tom McCarthy, for the investigative journalism movie “Spotlight,” Adam McKay, for the financial drama “The Big Short,” George Miller, for the post-apocalyptic fantasy “Mad Max: Fury Road” and Ridley Scott, for the science fiction epic “The Martian.”

English director Alex Garland won the Directors Guild of America’s medallion for first-time feature film for his science fiction thriller “Ex Machina” at the DGA’s 68th annual awards show Saturday night.

The other nominees for the guild’s new prize, which was inaugurated to acknowledge filmmakers on the early side of their careers, were Fernando Coimbra (“A Wolf at the Door”), Joel Edgerton (“The Gift”), Marielle Heller (“The Diary of a Teenage Girl”) and Laszlo Nemes (“Son of Saul”).

In his introductory remarks to the show, held in a ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, DGA president Paris Barclay spoke about the issue that has dominated this awards season: diversity.

Barclay said the DGA’s most important fight is “the hard fight to convince the industry that equal opportunity means just that ... a level playing field.”

He also told the crowd, composed of nominees and DGA members, that no date had been set for the guild’s contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.

The topic of diversity emerged in other moments during the show, including when “Birth of a Nation” director Nate Parker introduced a film about what the DGA will look in 20 years, and when presenters and winners pointed out how their films highlighted people normally absent from the screen.

Matthew Heineman, who won the documentary filmmaking award for his movie about the

Mexican drug war, “Cartel Land,” said he hoped the film would, “give voice to those trapped in the cycle of violence.”

While introducing director McCarthy, whose film, “Spotlight,” is about The Boston Globe’s coverage of the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, Rachel McAdams said, “In a season that’s inspired a lot of good conversation about who’s on screen and who’s not... I’m proud to be part of a film giving voice to the voiceless.”

“The Big Short” director Adam McKay noted that his film about the financial crisis will screen for Congress next Wednesday.

“We wanted to make the economy and banking something everyone can be talking about rather than feeling cowed or stupid or worst of all, let’s just trust the experts; that never works well,” McKay said.

In the field of television, David Nutter of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” won the award for dramatic series; Chris Addison of HBO’s “Veep” won the award for comedy series directing; Dee Rees won the award for TV movie for HBO’s “Bessie”; Kenny Ortega of the Disney Channel movie “Descendants” won the children’s programming prize; and Adam Vetri won the award for reality programming for CMT’s “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge.”

Don Roy King of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special” won for Variety/ Talk/News/Sports-Specials and Dave Diomedi of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” won for Variety/Talk/News/Sports-Regularly Scheduled Programming.

Thomas McDermott, stage manager of CBS’s “Young and the Restless,” won the Franklin J. Schaffner award for service to the DGA; and Mary Ray Thewlis, a producer of “The Americans” and longtime assistant director and production manager of various “Law & Order” series, received the Frank Capra Achievement Award for service to the guild.

In the world of commercials, Andreas Nilsson won for spots he directed for Comcast, General Electric and Old Spice, and veteran commercial director Joe Pytka won the DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Host Jane Lynch set a light tone for the show, opening with a loud introduction from the USC marching band.

In remarks about the nominees for the night’s big prize, feature film, she noted that “Martian” director Scott had been nominated four previous times.

“Mr. Scott, when you get your fifth one, it

comes with a gift card to Chipotle,” Lynch said.

By the time the long awards show wound into its third hour, the atmosphere got punchy.

Noting that none of the nominees were there to accept the category he was presenting, James Corden said with a shrug, “My agent said it would be good to be in the room.”

— Rebecca Keegan (Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Jobs report holds some good news about workers’ pay

WASHINGTON — The first measurement in 2016 of the U.S. labor market was tepid, but the soft numbers overshadowed several otherwise positive signs for workers and the economy.

January disappointed with employers last month adding just 151,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. That weak number, however, was partially offset by a drop in the unemployment rate to an eight-year low of 4.9 percent. Bad weather may have weighed against hiring last month too.

The “numbers are about momentum, so while 151,000 new jobs in January is below expectations and off pace from prior months, the data shows America’s recovery is continuing,” said Beth Ann Bovino, U.S. chief economist for Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.

Last year’s numbers rivaled the booming 1990s.

The weak hiring number aside, average hourly earnings rose and hiring rose in the troubled manufacturing sector after several weak months.

Here are three important takeaways from the first jobs report of the year.

Recession fears ebb Friday’s jobs report was closely watched because of murmuring that the U.S. economic expansion, which began in the summer of 2009, might be approaching a recession. That worry lingered, in part, because the U.S. growth rate for the final three months of 2015 had slowed to an anemic 0.7 percent.

Employment in the final quarter of 2015 was up 2.4 percent, according to the White House. It would be highly unusual for hiring to remain robust while the economy enters recession, defined as two successive quarters of negative growth.

Measures of underemployment and workforce participation continue to show improvement, and would show signs of stress if recession neared.

If the early 2000 years reflected a jobless

recovery, the current expansion has been marked by relatively flat wages. It’s why many ordinary folks say they don’t feel the recovery.

That’s beginning to change, and January highlighted the trend.

Average hourly earnings rose by 0.5 percent in January, 2.5 percent over the past 12 months.

Over the past six months wages have grown at a rate of 2.9 percent, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

“Any remaining slack in the labor market is quickly being absorbed, and the job market is tightening. Wage growth is picking up in response,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics. “This is all good news for the economy, and suggests that the economic expansion will remain on track despite what is happening in financial markets or overseas.”

Key sectors see strong hiring The U.S. dollar’s strengthening against foreign currencies and the global economic slowdown weighed on U.S. exports and the manufacturing sector in recent months. January marked relief with manufacturers adding a solid 29,000 jobs.

“The stronger-than-expected gains in manufacturing employment provide a hint of optimism for a sector that has been hard-hit by global headwinds over the course of the past year, and the reduction in the unemployment rate suggests that the labor market continues to move in the right direction,” said Chad Moutray, chief economist for the National Association of Manufacturers.

Shrugging off a flat December, retailers enjoyed a boom in January, adding almost 58,000 jobs.

“The gains in retail jobs in January indicate consumers continued to shop even after the holiday season came to a close,” said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist for the National Retail Federation. “Clothing and department stores scored well for job gains, with home-related retail sectors such as furniture and electronics also showing solid gains.”

One potential warning sign, however, is that the transportation and warehousing sector shed more than 20,000 jobs last month, a sign of softness in the goods-moving sector.

And temporary help services, often a harbinger of future hiring, shrunk by more than 25,000 posts. The government sector shed 7,000 jobs in January.

— Kevin G. Hall (McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS

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From page 1 train for the marathons after Cartica asked for assistance in the pool.

And once the 27-year-old finished his final marathon, all the hard work paid off.

“I felt a sense of purpose for what I sought out to do,” Cartica said.

Cartica first learned about the challenge in July 2015. Days later, five servicemen were killed in a terrorist attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and something clicked in Cartica’s head.

“I put two and two together and I wanted to do this event not for myself, not for Daniel Cartica,” he said.

“I wanted to do this in remembrance of those five servicemen who gave their lives serving this country.”

A Marine Corps logistician, Cartica holds a deep appreciation for service.

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department of fine arts at Evanston Township High School, said it made sense to the group to address the issue of violence in the city through artwork, and the multi-platform layout of the campaign would allow many people to get involved.

“All of our ideas centered around raising awareness, starting dialogue and trying to think of how we can engage people in that work through an art form,” Gehl said. “We wanted to focus on lifting the

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who co-founded the national coalition Mayors Against Illegal Guns. Since then, she has worked with the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence to display art in Norris University Center and also hosted a “teachin” to spread awareness about the issues.

Gun violence in Chicago reached a three-year peak in 2015 with nearly 470 homicides and more than 2,900 people shot, according to the Chicago Tribune.

In January, President Barack Obama took executive action to stem the tide of gun access in the U.S., reiterating his former positions, which include comprehensive background checks and hiring more Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agents to expedite the background review process before people are able to purchase guns.

“People have called Barack Obama the best firearm salesman,” Licht said. “People think that whenever there’s any attempt at institutional response to gun violence in this country, he’s going to take their guns away. Personally, I just don’t believe people should have guns at all.”

According to its website, Student Affairs determines whether to recognize a student group based on whether it supports the University’s educational mission, has a committed group of student members

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2016 “The Marine Corps stresses discipline, it stresses teamwork, it stresses character, it stresses integrity, and really, it stresses service before self,” Cartica said.

However, he hadn’t always planned on entering the Corps. Pursuing track and cross country first at Clemson University and then at George Washington University, it wasn’t until the end of his senior year in college that Cartica decided to join the Marines.

“I knew if I didn’t do it, it’d be something later in life that I regretted,” he said. “The timing was just right, the iron was hot, and I decided that now was the right time I wanted to serve my country.”

After graduating in 2010, Cartica served as a Logistics Officer with the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines in California’s Camp Pendleton. He was then deployed twice — first to Okinawa, Japan and then to Darwin, Australia.

As a Logistics Officer, Cartica was tasked with what he called “the most complex Military

Occupational Specialty that the Marine Corps has to offer” — providing food, medical care and other supplies in combat environments.

Blankenship said the job was perfect for Cartica with its focus on assisting others. The same goes for Cartica’s current role as a Naval ROTC instructor at NU and nei ghboring universities.

“He’s an outstanding example to young people who want to become officers in the Marine Corps,” Blankenship said. “He’s a lifelong learner. He imparts that upon people that he works with, so I think that his drive, his energy, his sincerity make him intimately qualified for the job.”

And Cartica, still south of 30, isn’t ready to stop learning and pushing his limits. His next goal, he said, is a 50, 50, 50 — 50 Ironmans in 50 states in 50 days — that he would like to run for a charity for first responders or servicemen.

Regardless of his role, whether as a Marine, as a

teacher or as a runner, the notion of “service before self” pushes Cartica forward, he said. It’s what motivated him to join the Corps and what subsequently prompted him to assume a job that allows him to help others meet their goals.

And when fatigue and pain set in during his sixth marathon in as many days, Cartica said, it was a glimpse inside the minds of the families of the servicemen who lost their lives in Chattanooga — one that propelled Cartica forward and into the record books.

“When the going gets tough, there’s only two outcomes,” he said. “You (either) cave in and you struggle to the finish line, or in the back of your mind, you find a way to push through that pain, push through those tough times, push through those struggles and you find a way to get to the finish line.”

voices of those that are immediately impacted by some of the safety and violence within Evanston.”

Gehl said people could post directly to the group’s Facebook page or use the hashtag #dearevanston to share their work.

Mike O’Mara, the founder and director of etc.

Music School in Evanston, was one of the first people to post to the group’s Facebook page. He shared a video of the etc. choir performing an original song, “What If,” which O’Mara said he wrote after 14-year-old Dajae Coleman was shot to death near O’Mara’s west Evanston home in 2012.

“To think of young people in my community dying like that made me take a step back and think about how I, as a resident of Evanston, can help,” he said.

Several posts on the various social media platforms will be assembled into a video that will premiere during the Piven Theatre Workshop’s production of “Dead Man Walking,” a play about capital punishment based off the book by the same title, at the Evanston Arts Center from April 16 to May 15.

“Sometimes if you don’t have an end or a way

to bookend the experience it can also just kind of float away,” Gehl said.

Moran said she has high hopes the Leadership Evanston team will be able to guide the project and start a discussion on violence, but she added she was unsure of how community members and leaders would react.

“It’s worth stirring up conflict and getting people to really confront some of the real devastating realities that we all are living with,” Moran said.

and has a plan to ensure the organization’s sustainability for at least three years, among other criteria.

As of now, the group has about 10 members, but both leaders said they hope to expand upon receiving official status. In the future, Fisher said she hopes to branch out into the Evanston community through service events and educational sessions.

Evanston police have sought to curb violence through local buy back programs with limited success. In November 2012, officials announced the first amnesty-based gun buyback which resulted in 45 collected firearms. Since then, police have opened the program up on an ongoing basis.

“America has to put aside its gun fetish and recognize the obsession with guns in many right-wing communities in this country,” Licht said. “They’re indirectly and/or directly responsible for violence that occurs every single day.”

If University officials recognize the group, they can apply for funding through ASG, said ASG B-status finances vice president Kenny Mok, whose committee determines funding for smaller groups that generally receive a few hundred dollars from ASG quarterly.

The Weinberg senior said groups should have no trouble receiving funding if they have a clear plan and solid membership. davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu

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From page 1 Graham said. The University also tests the sirens to make sure they’re active before every home football game. These sirens operate independently of those of the city, Evanston Police Department spokesperson Perry Polinski said in an email to The Daily.

The city’s role typically consists of coordinating Evanston’s and NU’s equipment in the event of severe weather emergencies, Polinski said. However, EPD may become involved when necessary.

“This depends on the nature of the situation, the Evanston Police Department and University Police maintain a collaborative relationship to maximize both agencies’ resources,” Polinski said in the email.

Graham cited the shooting at Florida State University’s library in November 2014 as an example of a fast-acting emergency alert system.

“Twitter turned out to be one of the most common places where students were getting information and the police department was constantly updating what was going on at the library,” she said.

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norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu NU’s system also has the capability to post to the University’s Facebook and Twitter accounts to alert people. Similar alert systems are very common across campuses, Graham said.

In light of recent campus threats, other universities are updating their systems. For example, the University of Oregon recently expanded its system to allow students to enter outside emails and phone numbers into its database, alerting partners or parents in emergencies. At the University of Michigan, a phone application is being implemented after tests showing that its notifications arrived to students faster than texts.

NU system’s technology was last updated in 2009, when the capability for mass text, email and phone notifications was added. An additional siren unit was installed to improve audibility on the west side of Ryan Field about four years ago, Graham said.

Cubbage said school administrators are satisfied with the current system’s performance, with no changes to the system currently planned.

“The emergency messaging system has worked well for the University,” he said. christinefarolan2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern’s success continues with weekend sweep Men’s Tennis

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SCALING THE ALP Alp Horoz serves the ball.

The junior won all but one of his matches over the weekend.

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NU’s offense was similarly strong. Lyon led the Cats with 31 points and 12 rebounds and junior forward Nia Coffey had 28 points and 12 rebounds of her own. Freshman forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah’s 8 offensive rebounds helped propel NU to 20 second chance points compared to Minnesota’s 4 points on second opportunities.

The Cats, however, were plagued by foul trouble at the end of the game. Kunaiyi-Akpanah, fouled out early in the first overtime, and Deary recorded her fift h foul midway through the second overtime, leaving NU to play extended minutes at the end of the game with freshman guard Jordan Hankins and

No. 21 Northwestern

By JOSEPH WILKINSON

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Northwestern improved its record to 7-1 this weekend, knocking off two more ranked teams in the process.

The No. 21 Wildcats beat Rice 4-1 on Saturday before picking up another 4-1 win over Cornell on Sunday. NU has now won its past four matches, but the schedule won’t get easier as it faces three top-50 opponents over the next two weeks.

“One of the big factors was we came out strong in doubles,” coach Arvid Swan said.

“We’ve been doing a good job all year competing in all spots, and we did that again.”

Juniors Konrad Zieba and Strong Kirchheimer led NU against Rice, winning both their singles and doubles matches.

Zieba, the No. 16 singles player in the country, took down Rice’s Jamie Malik 6-3, 6-0 in the No. 2 singles match after he and junior Sam Shropshire won the No. 2 doubles match 6-3 to give the Cats their first point of the match.

“We come out with a lot of energy in the beginning,” Zieba said. “Some teams aren’t ready to play in the beginning, and we jump on them.

We try to get that early lead and just build off it, and I think we’ve been doing that pretty well. sophomore guard Lydia Rohde.

“She’s an awesome rebounder, so we definitely missed out on some opportunities,” Coffey said of Kunaiyi-Akpanah. “I feel like we did a good job of still staying aggressive, still playing hard and going for those rebounds.”

With the loss, the Cats are now just 2-8 in their last 10 games and have not won consecutive games in Big Ten play. Though NU remains near the bottom of the Big Ten standings, McKeown said he believes Sunday’s performance was a step forward for his team.

“You saw today how hard we played. I saw a lot of fight,” he said. “That was a 15-round prize fight tonight. … We have a lot to look forward to.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Kirchheimer, No. 55 in singles, enjoyed similar success, first winning the No. 1 doubles match 6-4 with senior Fedor Baev and then following that performance with a match-clinching 6-2, 6-3 victory in No. 3 singles over Rice’s Adam Gustaffson.

Baev also played a key role in NU’s success, winning the No. 4 singles match 6-4, 6-4 along with the doubles victory.

Shropshire and Zieba’s doubles success continued in the No. 1 doubles match against Cornell on Sunday, as they picked up a 6-4 win in the No. 2 match. The duo has yet to drop a match this year while playing together.

“We’re just good friends,” Shropshire said.

“We get along well on the court and off the court, and that definitely helps.”

Zieba and Shropshire’s performances helped NU acquire the doubles point, but two of the Cats’ three singles points came from the bottom of the lineup. While the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches went unfinished, junior Alp Horoz won 7-5, 6-4 in the No. 5 spot, and freshman Ben Vandixhorn won the No. 6 singles match 6-2, 7-6.

“We’ve got three very good players at the top of the lineup, and we’ve got a lot of depth throughout the team,” Swan said. “We’re just getting guys different opportunities against different players.”

Horoz in particular played a key role in NU’s victory, partnering with senior Mihir Kumar to win the No. 3 doubles match 6-3 in addition to his singles success.

The Cats have played five of their past six matches on the road, and with wins in four of those away matches, the team is getting used to life away from Evanston. However, NU won’t have to worry about travel for a little while now, as its next five matches are at home beginning with next Saturday’s showdown against No. 49 Kentucky.

“We came here, and we got ready for a tough business trip,” Shropshire said. “We got some practice in before we started, and I think that really helped, getting used to the conditions.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu

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stick skills, and Weisse bailed the team out with several critical saves down the stretch, recording eight in the game.

The win gives NU a strong start to a difficult stretch of its schedule, including back-to-back games against No. 10 Virginia and No. 3 Syracuse. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said the team really set the tone for the season with the win.

“We’re excited about the win, but tomorrow is a new day, and we’ve got a great team in Virginia to prepare for next week,” she said.

“We are just going to take it one game at a time.

That’s got to be out mentality.”

single-game scoring record.

“It was crazy,” Banham said to BTN. “My teammates set me up so well, and I was just feeling really good.”

There were some doubts about whether or not Banham would even be playing this year. In 2014-15, her senior season, Banham suffered a torn ACL in Minnesota’s 10th game. She received a medical hardship waiver and decided to come back for one more season.

On Sunday, the fifth-year star was simply unstoppable.

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After Minnesota defeated Northwestern 95-92 in late January, coach Joe McKeown credited the Gophers for making several shots late in the game. On Sunday, the Gophers again made the shots in crunch time.

NU (14-10, 3-9 Big Ten) had three 20-point scorers, but Minnesota’s Rachel Banham tied the NCAA record with 60 points as the Golden Gophers (16-7, 8-4) outlasted the Cats, 112106, in double overtime at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

“We’re just really disappointed,” McKeown said. “We played our hearts out; you got to give Minnesota a lot of credit. They made a couple more plays

than us in the first overtime and then in the second overtime.”

The Cats struggled mightily to slow down Banham and guard Carlie Wagner, who entered Sunday averaging a combined 43.5 points per game, the most of any duo in the country.

Compared to their last game, NU defended Wagner better — she needed 17 shots to score her 21 points. Banham, however, was a force all game

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Junior Sheila Nesselbush started a barrage of scoring for the Wildcats in the team’s season-opener against Duke on Sunday.

Nesselbush sliced through the Blue Devils’ defense, slipping past two defenders, before receiving a Corinne Wessels bullet pass from behind the cage. She threw her stick to the ground and hugged her teammates.

Northwestern had its first lead of the game, but its lead didn’t last long.

Sunday was filled with lead changes and missed opportunities.

The teams were tied five times during

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the game and exchanged leads twice, but the No. 5 Cats (1-0) recorded an 11-8 victory over No. 4 Duke (0-1), knocking off one of team’s toughest opponents of the season.

The Blue Devils responded quickly following Nesselbush’s goal, scoring two unanswered by feeding the crease. Freshman goalie Mallory Weisse had a strong performance in goal, but Duke’s point-blank opportunities were too much for the young goalkeeper to stop.

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FAST START Selena Lasota cradles the ball. The sophomore, Northwestern’s leading scorer from last year, led the Cats on Sunday with five goals.

But then, with the teams tied at two, sophomore Selena Lasota took over, leading the way with five goals in the win.

“When you do go down, it’s always a bit more of that fire,” Lasota said.

“From the start, our team was just very, very excited and we came out strong and had to fight back together.

We had to know that we all trusted each other.”

For her first goal, Lasota received the ball at the “X” position behind the cage, faking right and then splitting to her left. Lasota dashed toward the top of the restraining box, rolled back and slipped a backhanded shot past the Blue Devils’ goalie. The teams were tied again.

The Cats’ offense didn’t shoot well to start the game and missed opportunities finishing on the crease, but the Lasota-Nesselbush tandem carried NU to victory and proved problematic for Duke’s zone defense all game.

Nesselbush destroyed Duke’s close-defense, cutting to the crease nearly every time the ball was behind the goal. She finished the game with three goals, complementing Lasota well.

“It feels amazing because we put in so much hard work building up to this game,” Nesselbush said. “I have to give a lot of credit to my teammates because if they’re not dodging hard, drawing their defenders and looking up, then they’re not going to hit me on my cuts.”

NU went into halftime with a narrow 6-5 lead, but came out on fire in the second half, scoring two quick goals. The Blue Devils couldn’t keep pace with the Cats’ lethal speed and » See LACROSSE, page 7

long.

In one stretch early in the fourth quarter, Banham scored on four consecutive Minnesota possessions.

Her 11 points in that stretch turned a 6-point NU lead into a one-point Gophers advantage, and she also scored 18 points in the extra periods.

“She’s a good player, so she’s going to hit tough shots,” senior guard Maggie Lyon said of Banham.

McKeown, however, was more effusive in his praise, and said Minnesota’s strong team play limited the Cats’ ability to slow down Banham.

“Their other players are good players too, so you got to guard them,” McKeown said. “You can’t just run two or three people at her because they’ve proven they can play off of that.” » See MINNESOTA, page 7

Women’s Basketball

Gophers’ guard ties NCAA scoring record

By WILL RAGATZ

the daily northwestern @willragatz

Northwestern tried everything to slow down Rachel Banham. The Wildcats rotated defenders, sent double teams and were in her face just about every time she shot the ball. But none of it worked.

Banham, Minnesota’s all-time leading scorer, made more history Sunday afternoon. She tied an NCAA record with 60 points in the Gophers’ (16-7, 8-4 Big Ten) 112-106 double overtime victory over NU (14-10, 3-9). The senior guard shot 19-for-32 from the field, including eight 3-pointers, and knocked down 14 free throws.

“There were times where she just, no matter who we put on her, she just started making shots,” said Wildcats’ coach Joe McKeown.

It was a performance that was nothing short of incredible. Every time Minnesota needed to score, Banham stepped up and delivered.

She scored through contact, hitting contested jumpers and even banked in a deep 3 at one point.

NU senior guard Maggie Lyon summed up Banham’s performance with a bit of an understatement.

“She hit some tough shots,” Lyon said.

Banham, who put up 32 points in Minnesota’s win over NU on Jan. 20, scored 20 points in the first half to keep the Gophers close. In the

third quarter, she managed just 4 points. Then came the fourth quarter, and Banham took it up a notch.

With NU leading 65-56 early in the fourth, Banham switched into fifth gear. In three consecutive possessions, she knocked down a 3, a mid-range jumper and another 3.

After the second 3, she stole the ball on defense, went coast-to-coast for a layup, was fouled and knocked down the free throw to put Minnesota ahead 67-66. Banham scored every point in an 11-1 Minnesota run that lasted just 1:38.

“We really needed this win,” Banham said in a postgame interview with the Big Ten Network. “I just knew I needed to take over the game.”

Banham finished with 18 points in the fourth as the Gophers caught up and sent the game to overtime, but Minnesota would need her heroics again.

With 42 seconds to play, Lyon hit two free throws to put NU up 92-87. In response, Banham sprinted down the court and knocked down her eighth 3-pointer. She then rebounded a missed shot by junior forward Nia Coffey and tied the game on a layup three seconds before the buzzer for her ninth and tenth points of the period.

In the second overtime, Banham scored 8 more points to win the game for Minnesota and tie the » See BANHAM, page 7