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Evanston Police Department enlists public’s help in search for Weinberg senior A Northwestern student has been reported missing by Evanston Police. The Evanston Police Department says the student, Gabriel Corona, was last seen by his roommate on Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 9 a.m. EPD is seeking the public’s help, as there is “great concern for Corona’s safety.” University Police Chief Bruce Lewis also issued a statement

asking students to be on the lookout for Corona. However, Lewis warned students of putting themselves at risk by going out in the cold to search for him. The National Weather Service said temperatures reached below negative 20 degrees, with wind chills of 30 to 50 below zero, warning of “extreme excessive cold risk” from Tuesday to Thursday. “The weather right now impacts

everything,” EPD Cmdr. Ryan Glew told The Daily on Wednesday. “There’s always a concern when someone’s unaccounted for and you have this kind of weather. It’s dangerous to everyone and even more so to somebody that appears to be missing.” Corona is believed to be wearing a black winter jacket when he left his Evanston residence, but did not take his cell phone with him,

according to Evanston police. Foul play is not suspected. Glew said detectives might be able to locate Corona through his use of public transit as EPD is able to track Ventra cards, although he said it is not possible to do so in real time. According to a tweet update from EPD on Thursday afternoon, Corona is believed to have been in the downtown Chicago area on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at

1:30 p.m. EPD is taking the lead on the investigation as Northwestern University Police will assist. Anyone with information about Corona’s location can contact the Evanston Police Detective Bureau at 847-866-5040 or the Evanston Police Front Desk at 847-866-5000. — Syd Stone and Catherine Kim

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Gabriel Corona was reported missing by Evanston police on Wednesday. He is believed to be wearing the dark jacket above.

Sasha Novozhenova, grad student, dies Foul play not suspected in death of doctoral student

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University groundskeeper Marco Montoya spreads salt on south campus. Despite increased clearing efforts, multiple students have reported injuries related to the icy conditions of campus walkways.

Students find sidewalks slippery

Injuries reported as University tries to keep up with winter weather By EVAN ROBINSON-JOHNSON

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As a new round of midterms begins, Northwestern students are worried more about falling than

failing. Across campus, students are slipping, tripping and falling off bikes due to icy sidewalks that don’t thaw despite the University’s extensive clearing efforts. Some students are concerned the slippery conditions are making their

commutes dangerous. Weinberg sophomore Anna Hornbacher said she suffered a “brutal” concussion last week after slipping on ice while walking to class. She said she was walking outside Fisk Hall when she fell and hit her head on the concrete.

After feeling dizzy and nauseous, she went to University Health Services, where they diagnosed her with a minor concussion and arranged for her to work with an athletic trainer. » See SALT, page 8

City groups, volunteers shelter homeless Interfaith Action, Connections for the Homeless provide warm refuge By AARON BOXERMAN

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In the basement of First Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, Evanston’s homeless sought shelter from the extreme cold outside. Cots and mattresses filled the space. Volunteers and guests mingled, playing cards and drinking tea. As temperatures plunged below zero during this week’s polar vortex, this basement was Evanston’s only emergency shelter for the homeless. Interfaith Action of Evanston, a group that provides resources to those in need, coordinates a rotating schedule of homeless shelters at participating congregations

in the city. First Presbyterian is hosting through early February, when the shelter will move to Beth Emet Synagogue. “We’re not turning anyone away tonight,” said Susan Murphy, the executive director of Interfaith Action. Interfaith Action began operating its emergency shelter at a small church in 2003, Murphy said. The shelter ran only a few days out of the year, whenever the temperature dropped below zero degrees. Over the years, Murphy worked to expand the shelter’s hours and reach, and Interfaith Action announced last year that the shelter would open whenever the temperature dropped below twenty degrees. The organization changed

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its plans last November, when a homeless woman died on the doorstep of First United Methodist Church in Evanston. The Evanston Police Department ruled Tanuel Major’s death a homicide, unrelated to freezing weather conditions. On Wednesday night, 47 people slept on the floor of First Presbyterian, Murphy said. The shelter normally hosts 27 people per night, she said. Wednesday was also Murphy’s birthday. Other volunteers encouraged her to go home and celebrate with her partner, Joe, who also volunteers at the shelter, but she lingered at the shelter, chatting and making cups of coffee. Karl Barthelmess, a homeless

man who sleeps at Interfaith Action’s shelter most nights, said Murphy’s patience is “tremendous.” “She makes everyone feel safe,” Barthelmess said. Nia Tavoularis, the director of development at Connections for the Homeless — a nonprofit that provides services to Evanston’s homeless — said her organization provided extra cots and mats at their location at 1458 Chicago Ave. for homeless men seeking protection from the cold. She said Connections for the Homeless partners with Interfaith Action to provide services for housinginsecure and homeless people » See HOMELESS, page 8

Third-year graduate student Sasha Novozhenova died on the evening of Jan. 29, according to a Thursday email from The Graduate School Dean Teresa Woodruff. Novozhenova, a Weinberg doctorate student in the Department of Art History, was found in her Rogers Park apartment by police, according to the email. Woodruff mentioned no cause of death, though foul play is not suspected. Novozhenova focused on the Soviet avant-garde, Socialist

Realism and late Soviet art discourses and their post-Soviet aftermath. Before coming to NU, she taught in Moscow and contributed to multiple art journals in Russia. At Northwestern, she was also actively involved in the academic community by writing papers and contributing to key research on the Soviet avant-garde movement. “It is a great loss to the University — and to the scholarly community in Soviet art — that we will no longer benefit from Sasha’s contributions,” Woodruff wrote in the email. — Catherine Kim

District 65 schools won’t arm teachers

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Despite a federal commission’s recommendation to arm teachers, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 reinforced its opposition to the presence of guns in schools as a means of protecting students. The Federal Commission on School Safety, created by the Trump administration after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018, suggested that districts arm educators to prevent gun violence. Eight days after the shooting, President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers, and the report 10 months later put his words into official recommendations.

“This would only obviously be for people who are very adept at handling a gun,” Trump said at a speech in February 2018. “It’s called concealed carry, where a teacher would have a concealed gun on them.” The December report also suggested that the legal age for purchasing a firearm should remain the same, despite calls for increasing the age limit. However, in response to the shooting at Stoneman Douglas, Florida increased the legal age to purchase a rifle from 18 to 21 in March. However, District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren said arming teachers will cause more problems. He outlined other precautions the district has taken to protect students in schools. “We have not had any major threats to our schools, but we shouldn’t be so naive to think that we wouldn’t given the day and age,” Goren said. “We want to make sure that the people that are in our schools are the people that should be in our schools.” Goren said all staff wear lanyards identifying themselves as district employees, and the » See SAFETY, page 8

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A Compass employee swipes students into Sargent Hall. Northwestern’s chapter of Students Organizing for Labor Rights raised more than $2,500 overnight to pay for ridesharing services for employees in the cold temperatures.

vacation days will have their time off honored. However, Weinberg junior Sharmain Siddiqui, who also helped organize SOLR’s donation campaign, said the University should have implemented more flexible attendance policies. Those without sick days have no other choice than to put themselves at risk by going to work, she said. She said the University should have looked into other options that didn’t require dining workers to be on campus, such as handing out prepared food. “I can think of very easy ways to mitigate that while also not compromising the safety of service workers,” she said. “I guess it’s yet another example of the ways Northwestern chooses to marginalize the people on campus that they

think don’t matter as much.” Siddiqui reminded students to be kind to service workers, especially when they have traveled in the cold to serve the community. They are an “integral part of campus” because they look over students’ well being, she said. The donation campaign’s success is also a reminder that students have the power to inspire change, Siddiqui said. “Together, when we decide to take action, we are powerful and we can get things done,” she said. “We can provide real tangible support and change more vulnerable parts and people of this campus.”

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Students have raised more than $2,500 to support rides for service workers, who still have to show up to work on campus despite dangerously low temperatures. The donations were gathered overnight by Students Organizing for Labor Rights, following the University’s statement on Monday that essential services –– including policing, facilities management and residence hall dining –– would still operate despite canceled classes. The group is using the money to call ride sharing services for workers’ commutes to campus so they can dodge the cold. Weinberg junior Seri Lee, who helped organize the event, said they were frustrated when they heard the news that some University employees would be expected to work during the polar vortex and began looking for ways to provide help. When they first started advertising the campaign, they did not expect it to gain so much attention and were surprised by the amount of money raised. “A lot of folks do genuinely care about the workers and are concerned about a central part of our community,” they said. “(They) want to thank them and appreciate them for taking care of us.” It is “hypocritical” of the University to cancel school out of concern for its staff while still expecting service workers to be on campus, Lee added. The University will provide accommodations for those working through the cold, according to an email from University spokesman Jon Yates. This includes opening dining halls to staff on duty and providing overnight stays on or near campus, he said. NU will also provide additional protective equipment suitable for the weather, he said. The dining staff attendance policy is suspended, Yates added, and staff who use sick or

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The Spectrum: Don’t say Asians aren’t people of color ANDREA BIAN

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This essay is part of The Spectrum, a forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. The definition of a person of color, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is “a person who is not white or of European parentage.” I’d say fairly early on in my life I figured out I did not fit into the “white or of European parentage” category, so I remember being happy to discover a term like “person of color” to describe myself. Identifying not only as Asian-American but as a person of color felt empowering. The term acknowledged my humanity first and my ethnicity second. Saying I was a person of color, I thought, allowed me to connect with others who identified similarly, no matter how distant our ethnicities were. That’s why I was so appalled to see tweets

that implied otherwise. “Asians are NOT people of color and never were. Don’t even try it,” tweeted @ Nj_GRIZZ. “Did this Asian woman just call herself a ‘woman of color’?” @VibeHi tweeted about “Star Wars” actress Kelly Marie Tran, adding a laughter emoji. I remember after reading those tweets having to physically set my phone down because I was so hurt. I was also confused. If I’m not a person of color, what am I? I’m certainly not white. I felt as if my identity was being dismissed — erased into nothingness. It may seem trivial to be so affected by a simple label, but “person of color” had given me the ability to share in similar experiences with other minorities. Events at Northwestern held for people of color made me feel like minorities could support each other in each of their individual struggles. When I say individual struggles, I acknowledge that different minorities deal with starkly different injustices. I know that in some ways, Asians are much more privileged than other minorities, and I also know it’s important to use that privilege to support those minorities in their respective struggles. Being excluded from the “person of color” narrative contributes to the whitening of Asians as a “model minority.” I often see the argument that because Asians are the ethnic group with the highest median income in the

United States, they are not subject to discrimination or injustice. No one seems to talk about, however, the fact that the income gap within AsianAmericans is largest of any minority group. No one seems to talk about the fact that Asian-Americans, in recent years, have been the minority group with the highest poverty

rate in New York City. Not to mention that Asian-Americans still see very little representation in popular culture, which has only just now begun to change with events like the release of “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Killing Eve.” Yet even this increased representation brings situations that display racism toward

Asian-Americans. The aforementioned Kelly Marie Tran, who @VibeHi mocked for calling herself a person of color, received such harsh social harassment after her “Star Wars” role that she deleted social media. I shouldn’t have to justify why AsianAmericans deserve recognition as people of color. To shut out Asian-Americans from being people of color simply because they don’t face injustices similar to other minorities does injustice to minorities everywhere. The competition between minorities to see who has it worse helps none of us. While every person of color has widely different experiences, we should be attempting more to understand these experiences rather than exclude them from the narrative. I would love to focus on using my perspective to support other people of color whose lives may be very different from mine. I think people of color all have a similar end goal — to belong. To not feel excluded from the majority. With this similar goal in mind, we can bring each other up rather than tear each other down. Andrea Bian is a Medill first-year. She can be contacted at andreabian2022@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

How NU’s housing system shuts out low-income students KENNY ALLEN

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The housing system for Northwestern undergraduates makes it difficult for students of color to move off campus in their junior or senior years. When students with financial aid, who are often students of color, decide to move off campus, Northwestern provides refunds for housing. However, this refund does not provide enough to cover the total cost of off-campus living for many students. For example, if a student has their housing completely paid for by financial aid, their refund will only be enough to pay for nine months of living in a double on campus at Northwestern. Without supplementing with other income sources, this refund normally isn’t enough to pay for a year of rent in Evanston, which is the length of a standard lease. This makes it so that low-income students have a difficult time moving off campus. There are so few low-income students and students of color at this school that it is rare to find a group large enough to sustain having a house together. It is even more rare to find a group of entirely low-income students who have the financial flexibility to live together in a space big enough to host events. As long as students of color have to live

on campus during their junior and senior years, it is almost impossible for them to create safe social spaces for others. Living on campus means you’re not allowed to have five people in a double room or have more than two guests at a time at night. These rules, along with a strict alcohol and drug policy, make hosting social events on campus nearly impossible. This means that a large part of the social scene, specifically parties, takes place off campus.

There are a plethora of predominantly white student groups — including club sports, fraternities and other student groups — that are able to sustain off-campus houses together. For instance, I’m a member of club Ultimate Frisbee, a notoriously white sport, and members of our club have rented out a house for more than a decade. We’ve been

able to find 11 people to live in a house every year since the early 2000s, making a fun and safe space for the members of the club to spend time with each other. Club Ultimate is an example of a group that is able to pass down a house after years and years, but that story isn’t a unique one for many white groups. However, groups primarily composed of students of color haven’t been able to replicate that model. Students of color who aren’t members of white organizations often cannot find the resources to maintain a house. There are limited spaces for people of color to spend time with each other on campus, and the depth of the social scene doesn’t nearly match that available to groups of white students. If a student of color is interested in the party scene at Northwestern, our options are usually significantly more narrow. We’re less likely to be members of the predominantly white fraternities or sororities, which control a large portion of the party scene and the social spaces at this school. Even if we have literal access to those spaces, they might not be safe or comfortable for students of color. For example, when “Gold Digger” by Kanye West comes on at a party, I hold my breath at the chorus. I also have black friends who have expressed fear that they would be stared at and have their presence questioned if they went to a predominantly white party. These are just a few examples, but there are many reasons why a student of color might feel out of place or uncomfortable at a predominantly white

party. If house parties aren’t an option, many students with fake IDs turn to bars or clubs, but that requires transportation to Chicago in addition to expensive cover fees and drinks, which makes this another inaccessible option for low-income students. Parties at off-campus houses obviously aren’t the only way that a group can be social, but they are a solid option here. However, there are systems in place at this school that make parties hosted by predominantly white groups inaccessible to students of color and make it difficult for students of color to have their own parties. These barriers make it so that the party scene available to students of color at Northwestern is very limited. At a school like Northwestern, being a person of color and being a low-income student are often salient identities to those who hold them, and being in a space where you are around people who share those identities can be important to one’s well-being. Northwestern is a school that can often feel isolating to students who aren’t white or come from upper middle-class families, and the inaccessibility of parties only furthers that isolation. Kenny Allen is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at kennyallen@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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ON CAMPUS TITLE IX OVERHAUL

Students: Proposal jeopardizes campus safety By CAMERON COOK

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Concern over the U.S. Education Department’s proposed changes to Title IX is driving Northwestern students to submit public comments condemning the changes and their effects on campus safety and protections for sexual assault survivors. The implementation of Title IX — which bars gender discrimination in federallyfunded schools — was historically handled through Dear Colleague letters, guidance documents from the Education Department that aren’t legally binding. The new changes would alter this system by providing stricter legal rules for how colleges and universities have to respond to reports of violations. Under the proposed rules, schools would give defendants the right to cross-examine their accusers, narrow the definition of sexual

NU administrators call for changes in proposed Title IX rules University administrators submitted a public comment to the Federal Register concerning the U.S. Education Department’s proposed changes to Title IX on Wednesday, roughly six hours before the midnight deadline. The University expressed concern over some of the changes but stuck with familiar rhetoric, saying it appreciated the proposal’s commitment to a fair process for both sides. The stance is emblematic of the delicate balance colleges seek to maintain when it comes to the enforcement of Title IX.

harassment and alter the terms under which a university is required to investigate an incident, among other changes. The proposal has caused some students to fear for their safety on campus — and in response, some are letting the Education Department know how they feel. Associated Student Government submitted a comment to the Federal Register Sunday after passing a resolution during the Jan. 23 Senate meeting. ASG’s submission was a compilation of comments students wrote at a panel event earlier this month. Comment writing was an important opportunity to engage the community, ASG President Emily Ash said in a news release, adding that “the engagement with this was so empowering, and it shows how important Title IX is to our community and for others across the country.” The Federal Register gives the public an opportunity to comment on proposed rules, including Title IX, before federal agencies

finalize them. Some students, like Weinberg first-year Abigail Roston, made comments on their own. In her comment, Roston cited the narrowed definition of sexual harassment and the assumption of innocence for the accused party as “particularly concerning.” “Ultimately, I felt compelled to comment due to the blatant injustices riddled throughout the proposed changes,” Roston said, who is a member of Planned Parenthood Generation Action Northwestern, a student group that pushed its members to comment on changes made by the Trump administration. “I knew that I could make my voice heard by commenting on the Federal Register.” Students aren’t the only ones expressing their opinions. Spanish Prof. Shannon Millikin said the proposed changes “enable sexual assault,” since they don’t require schools to investigate off-campus incidents, and force an “intentionally intimidating process” on survivors.

“The proposed changes protect rapists instead of survivors, and that should make all of us outraged,” Millikin told The Daily. “Rape and sexual assault should not be pervasive and they should not be normalized.” That “continuous activism,” like making public comments, is important for positive political change, she added. Roston said it felt like her “civic duty” to make comments in response to policies with which she didn’t agree, regardless of whether the comments will actually spur the Education Department to alter the proposed changes. “We are actively choosing to stand up for college students across the country in defense of their ability to report sexual harassment,” she said. “Even if nothing comes of my comments, I participated in discourse surrounding an issue I adamantly disagree with.”

The Education Department’s proposal would overhaul the process colleges use to investigate reports of sexual assault and harassment. The rules, in their current form, would bolster the rights of those accused of sexual misconduct. Many students and survivor advocates believe the rules would discourage and harm reporters of sexual misconduct. These concerns have been laid out in comments on the rules, which the Education Department has been receiving since late November. Northwestern’s comment, signed by University President Morton Schapiro, cited both pros and cons of the proposed changes. “Northwestern shares the Department’s stated commitment to providing a prompt and equitable process for all parties involved in sexual misconduct matters,” NU administrators wrote.

“In many ways, these regulations demonstrate this commitment.” However, the comment was largely critical. Administrators took issue with eight separate sections of the regulations, saying they “impose an unprecedented amount of control” over a school’s ability to develop procedures. They added that the changes would confer a high cost on the University and that “certain aspects of the proposed regulations would be unfair to all parties.” The comment calls for the removal of provisions that would alter the process by which incidents of sexual misconduct are investigated, changes over which Sarah Wake, the University vice president for equity, previously expressed concern. During a November Faculty Senate meeting,

Wake outlined the terms of the potential changes with which she was uncomfortable, including a change in policy regarding university investigations of off-campus incidents, requiring that universities use a “single-investigator” model during resolution and the narrowed definition of sexual harassment. In their comment, University administrators also condemned changes to the standard of evidence used in investigations that would conflict with current Illinois law. NU students and organizations, including Associated Student Government, also submitted formal comments about the changes. ASG submitted its comment, which was critical of the proposals, on Sunday.

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“The Roommate” follows mothers Sharon (left) and Robyn (right) who teach each other life lessons. The play is directed by Northwestern alumna Beth Wolf, premiering at the Citadel Theatre on Feb. 1.

Northwestern alumna directs two-woman play By LINNEA LIPSON

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As a mother and grandmother, lead actress Ellen Phelps was drawn to Jen Silverman’s play “The Roommate” because she likes the idea that a person can change their life no matter what age. “My character really felt like she was finished with her life,” Phelps said. “Now, it feels like it’s almost beginning.” Phelps plays Sharon in “The Roommate,” which opens Friday and runs through March 3 at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest, Illinois. Directed by Northwestern alumna Beth Wolf (Communication ’03), the dark comedy follows Sharon, a sheltered, divorced mother, and Robyn, a New Yorker looking to escape her past. When Robyn moves into Sharon’s Iowa home, both women discover they can still pursue an

exciting life. Laurie Carter Rose portrays Robyn opposite Phelps. Rose said Robyn’s character is a step outside of the warm, friendly characters she typically plays. “Robyn is darker and edgier than characters I’ve played in comedies,” Rose said. “The characters I play are more predictable and buoyant and warm, and she has a coldness to her.” Rose said she enjoyed playing a “closed-book” character like Robyn and that she liked the darkly comedic tone of the play overall. Rose and Phelps comprise the entire cast of “The Roommate,” and Rose said this is her first time acting in such a small ensemble. The actresses are on stage for almost the entire 90-minute run of the play. “It’s a little intimidating, but we depend on each other so much and I feel so safe with Ellen on stage,” Rose said. “It’s kind of a marathon.”

Despite the stamina it takes to be one of two actors in a play, Rose said she was excited to be part of an all-women cast, which was further amplified by the female-driven rehearsal space. Rose said she felt comfortable during the all-women rehearsals, which consisted of herself, Phelps, Wolf and the stage manager. “I’m surrounded by this female energy that really has a way of lifting you up,” said Rose. “It’s a very nurturing environment.” In staging the play, Wolf said she was eager to direct a “beautifully-written” play with two female leads. She said she has directed a twoperson cast before, but having two women as leads introduced a different dynamic. At Northwestern, Wolf studied theater and was initially determined to become an actress. However, Wolf acknowledged that her best theatrical experience during college wasn’t onstage — it was directing a production of “A Midsummer

Night’s Dream.” She said she distinctly remembers directing the play inside a tent on the Norris East Lawn in the middle of November. Although Wolf continued to pursue acting after college, she turned more toward directing in her late 20s and directed several productions. At some point, she said, a lightbulb went off that directing was a better fit for her. “The Roommate” is Wolf ’s first production at the Citadel Theatre. She said it is rare to find a script that profiles two women in their 50s without making it about men in their lives, and that she’s excited to share the show’s themes of reinvention with audiences of all ages. “Women get these labels at a certain time in their life, but labels aren’t important,” said Phelps. “It’s really about what you do with your life at whatever age you are.” linnealipson2020@u.northwestern.edu

Q&A: Nissim talks experimental hip hop, Chicago music By ANDREA MICHELSON

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Aaron Senfeld doesn’t want to be put in a box. The McCormick sophomore is creating his own degree in engineering design, entrepreneurship and management sciences. In his free time, he produces experimental hip-hop beats. The Daily sat down with Senfeld, who goes by “Nissim” in his music career, to talk about how he broke into the Chicago music production scene. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. The Daily: When did you start making music? Nissim: I started producing three years ago, but I’ve been making music since I was a baby. All my toys were musical. Then I started playing piano when I was five … At first, I really loved it, but it became tedious. I don’t like playing other people’s stuff, and my mom wanted me to have a classical education. So it was kind of downhill from there until I started improvising. Once I discovered that, it reaffirmed my love for music. And that whole journey led me to producing. The Daily: When did you discover hip-hop? Nissim: I went to sleepaway camp when I was in fifth grade. This one kid had an iPod with just one playlist, and that was all we listened to the entire summer in the cabin. At first I hated it, but by the end, I knew all the songs by heart. Half of the playlist was Lil Wayne, the other half was Kid Cudi. So that was kind of my introduction to hip-hop, but I didn’t actively dive into it until later, when one of my friends put me onto Odd Future, and that kind of thrust me down the rabbit hole.

The Daily: What makes hip-hop “experimental”? Nissim: “Experimental” is a reflection of where that music stands in relation to everything else. People that were experimental 20 years ago aren’t experimental now. Shit, people who were experimental 10 years ago aren’t experimental now. Like back when the Low End Theory was starting out in LA, they basically started modern EDM, which is ubiquitous in popular music now. So it’s not necessarily experimental now, but it was experimental then. The Daily: How did you get into the Chicago music production scene? Nissim: What’s really specific about the Chicago scene, is if you’re friends with people and you’re in the room, then you’re privy to a bunch of different opportunities and collaborations. But unless you’re friends with people, you can’t get into the room. I would play in live settings like Open Beats, and then people would come up to me and be like, “Wow, that shit was crazy.” And then they’re like “Hey, come work with us.” And I’d pick the people whose music was cool, and those are my friends now. The Daily: What’s Open Beats? Nissim: Open Beats happens one Friday a month at Cafe Mustache. It’s one of the few open mics for producers in the country. It’s just a really warm environment to test out new material, and meet up once a month with a bunch of cats who have all gotten to know each other. The Daily: You produced one of the songs, “Barcelona,” on Mick Jenkins’ album, “Pieces of a Man.” How did you make that connection? Nissim: I became friends with his tour DJ because he heard my music, and he was like,

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McCormick sophomore Nissim started producing music three years ago. He recently produced a track, “Barcelona,” on Mick Jenkins’ album “Pieces of a Man.”

“Oh shit, this is crazy!” And he brought me into the studio one day, and I cultivated that relationship. I love Sllime, he’s like my Chicago uncle. The Daily: What does experimental hiphop mean to you? Nissim: When you talk about hip-hop from

a production perspective, the emphasis is not on the lyricism or on the rapper, it’s on the production. To me, philosophically, it’s like, if you’re not going to have a rapper on this beat, can you play it for a bunch of people and will they find merit in the music? andreamichelson2020e@u.northwestern.edu

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World-famous pianist Olga Kern to perform at Bienen By EUNICE LEE

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In 2001, Russian-American pianist Olga Kern was the first woman in over 30 years to win the historic Gold Medal at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Eighteen years later, she’s still an icon to classical pianists all over the world. Kern will be making her Northwestern debut on Saturday at the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall. Her soldout concert is a part of the fourth annual Skyline Piano Artist Series, a lineup of piano concerts hosted by the Bienen School of Music. Jerry Tietz, Bienen’s director of concert management, described Kern’s concert as one to look forward to, particularly because she and her program are “so fabulous.” “When I was choosing the program for this specific recital, I wanted to include both Russian and American composers because last year, I finally got my American citizenship,” Kern said. “My priority was to give a special thanks to both Russia and the United States.” Tietz explained that the first half of her program drew from her American heritage by featuring Gershwin pieces, while the second half drew from her Russian roots with composers such as Rachmaninoff and Scriabin. However, for pianists like Bienen doctoral student Saetbyeol Kim, Kern’s performance means more than just listening to jazzy Gershwin pieces and intense Scriabin etudes.

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Olga Kern’s 2001 win marked the first time in three decades that a female pianist won a gold medal at the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Kern will perform at Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall on Saturday.

“There are not many well known female pianists, but she has always been one of my top choices,” Kim said. “As a woman, I value her performances because I feel like I have so much to learn from her, like her physical movements and deep emotional connections.” Kim added that Kern demonstrates incredible strength in her performances, proving that female musicians have the same physical and emotional power

onstage as male musicians do. Tietz added that the Skyline Series was meant to “showcase the best pianists out there, which don’t have to be all white men of a certain age.” “She’s truly one of the best pianists in the world, and there’s an entire generation of piano fans who came to know Olga and her talent, but also her authenticity and her genuineness,” he said. Tietz mentioned that

Kern has additional name recognition from being the first female winner in three decades of the Cliburn, inspiring many musicians across the globe. Kern expressed gratitude for the recognition and opportunities since her momentous Cliburn win. “At the Cliburn competition, I just wanted to perform and share my music and knowledge with a wonderful, warm audience,” Kern said. “Now, I feel very special because I feel like I’m setting an example to a young generation of women and girls who are doing such incredible things.” Kern expressed appreciation for the beauty of equality in music performance because when playing piano, gender is insignificant compared to the quality of the music. When she is onstage, she said, all that matters is using her hands to “make music come alive.” Kim said she expects a lot of excitement and enthusiasm for Kern’s concert, as Kern is very “free and adventurous in her interpretations” and “always taking risks.” Tietz said he too anticipates a very positive response from the audience, as Kern has an appeal that is both musical and personal. “Olga has such a wonderful sense of fun and joy that she brings to the performance experience,”Tietz said. “Some performers make the mood very serious and solemn, but Olga, in addition to possessing a crazy amount of technical prowess and virtuosity, can also find the joy and the lightheartedness in what she’s bringing both to the instrument and also the audience.” eunicelee2021@u.northwestern.edu

Dance Center Evanston celebrates 25th anniversary By DAISY CONANT

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To celebrate 25 years of operation, Dance Center Evanston’s founder and director Béa Rashid (Communication ’78) is inviting the Evanston community to witness a culmination of professionally choreographed modern, ballet, contemporary and tap pieces — or, as Rashid puts it, “a really big birthday party with entertainment.” The Dance Center Evanston 25th Anniversary Performance will take place Saturday in Studio5, Dance Center Evanston’s new theater. The performance will showcase a series of dances choreographed and performed by professional faculty members and alumni dancers, including Rashid, Emmy Awardwinning dancer Glenn Leslie and American National Ballet company member Kara Roseborough. Rashid founded Dance Center Evanston in 1994, initially teaching around 70 students in a two-room building on Davis Street. Two and a half decades later, the school now has a capacity of around 700 students, offers more than 165 classes a week taught by experienced faculty and operates five studios, including a theater to showcase the work of local artists, she said. “We’ve had many different teachers who have been here for over 10 or 15 years and some who’ve been there the entire time. We’ve also trained young

dancers that have gone on to professional careers in dance,” Rashid said. “This performance is going to be a celebration of 25 years of bringing a dance community to Evanston.” With a range of dance genres and a combination of both solo and group performances — including a composition featuring all 22 current faculty members — the show will commemorate both the development of the school and the talent of its current and previous staff and alumni, Rashid said. Calyn Carbery (Communication ’10), Dance Center Evanston’s managing director, noted that the performance is unique in that it is one of the first times that the entire faculty has produced and performed a show together on its home stage. “We do have a very large faculty and we have had for some time,” Carbery said. “It’s so interesting to see everybody’s different styles, approaches and backgrounds come together to create this really new and interesting piece that at the same time is nostalgic and reminiscent of where we’ve come from and where we’re going to.” Aside from Rashid and Carbery, the performance also features several other Northwestern alumni, including musician Steve Rashid (Bienen ’83) and Dance Center Evanston program director Allison Volkers (Weinberg ’00). Volkers said the Northwestern alumni involvement in the 25th Anniversary Performance illustrates the influence NU has had on its alumni as performers and

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Béa Rashid founded Dance Center Evanston in 1994. She and her current and former staff will celebrate 25 years of dance on Saturday at Studio5.

collaborators. She added that Dance Center Evanston is grateful for its university connection, specifically because of the skills NU alumni bring to the table. “The hallmark of Northwestern artists is that we’re scholarly and are also really collaborative and fascinated by crossing traditional disciplinary lines,” Volker

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• Arts Alliance, “In Mee-Owdieval Times,”

• Block Museum of Art, “Caravans of Gold, Frag-

McCormick Auditorium, 10 p.m. • Bienen School of Music, “Symphonic Wind Ensemble,” Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. • Block Museum of Art, “Caravans of Gold,

McCormick Auditorium, 7 p.m. & 10 p.m • Bienen School of Music, “Olga Kern, Piano,” Galvin Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. • Block Museum of Art, “Caravans of Gold,

Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange

across Medieval Sahara Africa,” Main Gallery

• Block Museum of Art, “Hale County This Morning,

• Block Museum of Art, “Jane: An Abortion

This Evening,” Pick-Laudati Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Service,” Pick-Laudati Auditorium, 1 p.m.

• Dolphin Show, “Hello, Dolly!” Cahn Audito-

rium, 7:30 p.m

• Dittmar Gallery, “Social Regard”

• Titanic Players, “Suite Life on the Deck of the

• Wirtz Center, “The Cherry Orchard,” Jose-

Titanic,” McCormick Tribune Center, 7:30 p.m. • Wirtz Center, “The Cherry Orchard,” Josephine Louis Theater, 7:30 p.m.

phine Louis Theater, 7:30 p.m.

said. “In this particular performance, there are elements of theater that come into play, our creative approaches to choreography — those are skills that we started to build when we were at Northwestern.” daisyconant2022@u.northwestern.edu

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ments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange across Medieval Sahara Africa,” Main Gallery • Dittmar Gallery, “Social Regard” • Wirtz Center, “The Cherry Orchard,” Josephine Louis Theater, 2:00 p.m.

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From page 1 “I couldn’t get up. I couldn’t do anything,” she said. “I have to remind myself it’s a brain injury. I didn’t just fall.” Hornbacher said she had to take time off from class due to her injury. Although her teachers have been understanding, she said it has been difficult to “drop everything.” Hornbacher is now beginning to return to classes and responsibilities. Students are at risk because the University hasn’t done enough to clear its walkways, Hornbacher said. “Northwestern needs to take into account the well-being of its students,” she said.

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From page 1 district has first responders trained to react in case of an emergency. To get into District 65 buildings, visitors must be “buzzed in,” and all schools will have double-door entrances by the end of the summer, he said. In addition to physical safety, the national report recommended addressing students’ mental health. Though the district is more receptive to these suggestions, Goren said these guidelines come without federal funding. Goren emphasized that District 65 is already looking out for students’ emotional and social safety and that four years ago, the district established a team of social workers and psychologists available to students. Goren said District 65 has also partnered with Youth and Opportunity United, a local group that seeks to develop relationships with children, families and their communities. Anya Tanyavutti, the board vice president for District 65, said most of the district’s 18 schools have social workers and psychologists and that they place an emphasis on restorative justice. “(Restorative Justice is) if a child or an adult makes a choice that in some way creates harm to another child or to their community, their school

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in Evanston. Tavoularis criticized the city for not providing enough warming centers accessible to the homeless, mentioning that the Evanston Public Library, which many homeless people use as a respite from the cold, was closed Wednesday and Thursday. Though the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center and the Levy Senior Center were open as warming centers, neither location is close to public transportation, Tavoularis said. “There’s a gap in services,” Tavoularis said. “Social service providers are stepping into the gap, and we’re

Although the solution may seem as easy as simply throwing down more salt, NU is taking comprehensive measures to address the slippery roads, said University spokesman Bob Rowley. To create safe conditions on campus, NU teams up with contracted workers to respond to snow and ice, using shovels, boom tractors and plows to clear the paths, he said. The goal is to physically remove the snow before relying on the use of salt, he added. In instances of continuous snowfall, the facilities department prioritizes the most heavily used parts of campus and addresses them in rotation. Often crews are forced to re-clear each area hourly to keep up with the new snow. Marco Montoya has worked as a groundskeeper community, the effort would be to repair that harm as opposed to punish for that infraction,” Tanyavutti said. Tanyavutti said racism affects mental health in schools. All District 65 educators have completed Beyond Diversity, a two-day seminar that helps members of the school community understand the role race plays in the classroom. The Federal Commission on School Safety report also mentions race in the classroom, though not to Tanyavutti’s liking. The report rescinds Obama-era guidelines meant to protect students of color from unfair discipline, though District 65 has reiterated its commitment to protect students of color from unfair suspensions. Tanyavutti said the district’s discipline data still show a disproportionate amount of students of color receiving discipline referrals and suspension, and schools still have work to do to address these issues. “Some threats to emotional safety include any experience of bigotry that children are having,” Tanyavutti said. “Elements of bigotry are the largest threats to social and emotional safety in our schools.” Emma Stein, SESP first-year and Evanston Township High School/District 202 alum, said the greatest threat to schools are guns. Stein is the former president of the Student Senate at ETHS, and she helped plan a walkout to protest trying to do the best we can.” City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said Evanston would have to evaluate if there were available resources for the city to fund a permanent shelter. He said he applauded the services provided by Connections and Interfaith Action. “At this point, while it’s not perfect, the work that our nonprofits are doing serve a critical need,” Bobkiewicz said. “It’s a constant struggle for all of us who work to provide services to have to find the funding for it.” First Methodist was scheduled to host the shelter beginning two weeks after Major’s death on its doorstep, which “opened a lot of eyes” to a need for a year-round emergency shelter in Evanston,

at Northwestern University for the past 18 years and has witnessed the University shut down in 2011 and 2014 due to cold weather. For the past two weeks, Montoya said he and his crew have worked without a day off, clearing snow and ice from campus sidewalks to keep students safe. He says he is not sure when his crew will be allowed to go home. “We’ve been out here since 3 a.m.,” Montoya said Monday afternoon. “It just keeps snowing, so we have to stay.” Montoya also advised students and faculty to stay indoors as much as possible, as the dangerously low temperatures will inevitably lead to icy conditions. Weinberg junior Andrew Bowen said he has

slipped multiple times while working as a University tour guide. Recently, he posted a meme on the Northwestern Memes for Networking Teens Facebook page to vent about the icy conditions. The post now has over 1,000 likes and has inspired similar comments and commiseration. “I guess it struck a chord,” Bowen said. Hornbacher said she appreciates posts like Bowen’s that bring people together. Seeing other students’ struggles on Facebook has helped her feel more supported. “It’s nice that we’re able to joke about this weather,” said Hornbacher. “Everybody is going through it together. It makes it suck a little less.” erj@u.northwestern.edu

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A school bus pulls up to Kingsley Elementary School. Evanston/Skokie District 65 will not implement the Trump administration’s suggestion to arm teachers.

gun violence last year in response to the shooting at Stoneman Douglas. Stein said Trump’s election and school shootings propelled her into a life of political engagement. Schools need to foster engagement, she added, and empowerment among students before they become apathetic about life. This, Stein thinks, is the key to creating a safe and healthy community.

“Student mental health is so important,” Stein said, “especially when we see increased rates of anxiety and depression across the board in students. But when we’re discussing gun violence, blaming the mental health of the student, of the school shooters and the school district, is a bandaid for a much larger issue.”

Murphy said. The congregation of First Methodist approached Murphy with an offer she couldn’t refuse: to donate funds that would allow the shelter to open every night, rather than only when the temperature dipped below twenty degrees. Before this year, Barthelmess said, Evanston’s homeless often had no choice but to spend the night in parking garages, on the train or “begging for any spot to stay warm.” “What’s been done of late for homeless people in Evanston is pretty phenomenal,” Barthelmess said. “People don’t die only when it’s this cold out. You can freeze at higher temperatures too, so to have somewhere to go is critical.”

Charlene Parris, an organizer and congregation member at First Presbyterian Church, said volunteers and supervisors staff the shelter all night. Parris said the community response had been overwhelmingly supportive. However, Murphy said she is not sure if Interfaith Action can sustain being open every night for another winter. “That extra money is a one-time gift,” Murphy said. “Most of our money comes from donations from the different faith communities. We hope that will continue, but we’re going to have to push harder. We don’t have another option.”

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Kilwins celebrates two months in downtown Evanston By SOPHIA SCANLAN

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Since Kilwins opened a branch of its national sweet shop in Evanston in November, customers have either come in with a smile on their face or left with one, owner and operator Jeff Schneider said. Located at 1724 Sherman Ave., the shop features a variety of desserts like ice cream, candied apples, chocolate and fudge. Schneider said he and his wife Dawn decided to open their own Kilwins after enjoying the treats as customers for years, and they thought Evanston would be a good location. While Kilwins is part of a chain, Schneider said he thought his branch still felt distinct from other locations. “Our (branch) fits into the field of a typical Kilwins, but we were able to make it our own with the design process and the different types of fudge we choose to offer,” Schneider said. “While we have the backing of Kilwins’ support, we’re really able to own and operate it.” So far, the shop’s most popular flavors of fudge have been sea salt caramel and maple walnut, Schneider said. However, Tessa Volpe, who once visited the Evanston branch twice in 24 hours, said peanut butter was

her favorite flavor of Kilwins fudge. “It’s the perfect level of peanut butteriness,” the Weinberg first-year said. “It’s sweet, and it’s got a good peanut-butter flavor without being overpowering. I love it.” She added that she also liked walking by Kilwins and watching the employees making the fudge from scratch. Bobby Read, another Weinberg freshman, said he liked that Kilwins sells Mackinac Island Fudge, a style of fudge that comes from Michigan. “It’s rich in flavor and just the perfect medium for fudge, because you have some that’s overcooked and crumbles and some that’s undercooked,” Read said. Though he said the prices were high, Read thought the “simply savory” flavor was worth the cost. Schneider said a highlight of his time on Sherman Avenue was when a man who didn’t know Evanston had a Kilwins yet smelled the aroma, stopped, walked into the store and started jumping up and down with excitement. “That’s really been our goal — to put a smile on people’s faces,” he said. “We’ve had an amazing experience so far. We’ve had a lot of residents (and) a lot of students coming in and trying our product, so we’ve had a good first couple months.” sophiascanlan2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Kilwins, 1724 Sherman Ave. Two months after opening, the shop already has a crew of loyal customers in Evanston.

Evanston government plows through cold weather challenges

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Snow falls on Deering Library. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said things ran smoothly in Evanston despite extremely low temperatures this week.

Evanston government officials rushed to restore power for 2,000 residents on Wednesday due to extreme low temperatures. Electric company ComEd and government officials managed to fix power outages by 4:30 p.m. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said otherwise, operations ran smoothly on Wednesday — the Evanston Fire Department responded to 41 calls, mostly unrelated to the cold, and snow operations continued into Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. “People have been working nearly nonstop for days between the snow over the weekend and the cold as we entered into the first part of the week,”

Bobkiewicz said. “I’m just extraordinarily proud of the men and women who work for the city of Evanston who really stepped up to take care of the Evanston community these past few days.” About 60 people participated in drop-in activities at the Levy Senior Center and FleetwoodJourdain Community Center, mostly middle and high school students, Bobkiewicz said in an email. He added that Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202 were “absolutely ready to reopen.” Bobkiewicz himself has a 3-year-old son, and he said he and his wife had worked to occupy their child because the YMCA daycare center closed. “We’re not through it yet, but overall, up to this point, we’ve been doing okay,” Bobkiewicz said Thursday morning. — Catherine Henderson

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Tyehimba Jess talks poetry book at Block Museum By SAVANNAH KELLEY

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Author Tyehimba Jess said while writing his Pulitzer Prize-winning poetry book “Olio,” he was inspired to tell the stories of people who have been left out of history. Jess spoke at the Block Museum of Art on Thursday, reading excerpts from his poetry book “Olio” as part of the newly-launched Litowitz MFA+MA Creative Writing Speaker Series. Jess’s work furthers the museum’s commitment to telling stories from many perspectives, said Susy Bielak, the museum’s associate director of engagement and curator of public practice. Jess said he is “fascinated” with stories of AfricanAmerican creatives in the 19th and 20th centuries, which is why he incorporated them into “Olio.” The writer shares stories from people such as Millie and Christine McCoy, conjoined twins who were born into slavery in the South during the 19th century. The twins eventually earned enough money through

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teammates will be tested in bout after bout. The first strictly collegiate meet ever held in Ryan Fieldhouse, the two-day event is poised to have a serious impact on the next rankings. The Cats will face Notre Dame, No. 9 Penn, No. 10 Temple, Wayne State

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basket against whoever was guarding her. Burton was expecting it to be tough to defend her coming into the matchup since Bell is one of the most talented scorers in the conference . “We just had to do better stopping her knowing what she liked to do,” Burton said. “We knew she liked to drive right, and just do her pull up jump shots...so just executing that right from the start and not letting her really get momentum.” The loss snapped NU’s four-game winning streak, and the home defeat to the bottomdwelling Big Ten foe is certainly a blow to any potential NCAA Tournament hopes. Although

their traveling act to buy the plantation on which they used to work. “When I read them I was like, ‘How come I didn’t know all this?’ and that’s part of the energy that I came to these stories with,” he said. “I felt like people should know.” The title of Jess’s poetry book, “Olio,” is a word used to describe the middle section of a minstrel show –– a 19th-century form of entertainment in which white actors performed racist caricatures of black people. Jess described the practice as “an insidious form of psychological warfare disguised as entertainment.” The poems Jess shared during the event centered around the idea of a minstrel. Jess also shared a poem about Bert Williams and George Walker, two minstrel comedians who Jess describes as “the 19th- or early 20th-century version of Key and Peele.” Williams and Walker challenged the prevailing norms of minstrel acts by portraying three-dimensional characters of black people, rather than the caricatures traditionally displayed, Jess said. Although these minstrel shows are a thing of the past, Jess said “we see vestiges of the minstrel show today.”

One audience member, Mike Puican, has known Jess for several years through the Chicago poetry scene. A poet himself, Puican said he respects Jess’s energetic style, professionalism and work ethic. Jess’s performative readings bring the story to life, he added. First-year English graduate student Natalie Rose Richardson, who attended the event, said she was interested in the historical approach Jess takes in his writings. “He has this way with words, both in writing and in person, that makes you feel like he’s just on the cutting edge of something,” Richardson said. “He’s also a warm and approachable speaker, which can be refreshing in the academic setting.” Jess said he likes to tell less-known stories from history. His book took him about seven years to write, but he was constantly motivated by his curiosity to learn more, he said. “It’s about talking back to history,” Jess said. “I’m trying to give voice to people who were left out of our histories.”

and Lawrence on Saturday. On Sunday, they’ll start against No. 8 Duke, before fencing Caltech, No. 6 Princeton, No. 5 Ohio State, Fairleigh Dickinson and Cleveland State. Even though the Fighting Irish gave NU its only loss of the season in November, the match against Notre Dame on Saturday may determine the country’s top women’s program going forward. Little

separated the schools in November, and the Cats’ epée squad came out on top 5-4 even though the team lost 16-11. Lombard only has a few college meets left, and she said she’s trying to savor her last tough, rewarding winter. The team is riding a strong new culture into a massive weekend, and her leadership is part of the reason for that. Her biggest contribution, she said,

has been buying in to the Moss’s vision for the team. “I have always believed in what we’re trying to do here,” Lombard said. “I’ve believed that our coaches can take us there. And I’ve believed that if we stick to the culture and the process and the type of team that we want to be, that it’s going to work out.”

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— as he labored to get his shot offensively. He took only three shots in a season-low 19 minutes. It is the second straight time the Cats have put together a nightmarish shooting performance. Saturday in Wisconsin, NU shot even worse — 29.6 percent from the field. Over the last five games, Law shot 11-for-50 and Turner is 6-for26 from the hardwood. “You have to credit them, it’s not like we just missed every open shot,” coach Chris Collins said. “I also felt like we did not shoot well, too. I think it was a combination. I thought they were dialed in. I thought they were locked in to what we were trying to do.”

at one point Minnesota was ranked No. 12 in the country, the Golden Gophers came into the game reeling, losers of their past three and playing their third game in six days. McKeown pointed to Minnesota’s past ranking as evidence of the depth of the Big Ten, calling it the “deepest league in women’s college basketball.” “Every game in the Big Ten is a dogfight,” McKeown said. “Everybody can beat everybody. You know we’ve seen that play out so far. We’re in that mix to where we can beat anybody on a given night and if we’re not ready to play, you know, you’re going to get beat.” ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

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grabbing nine rebounds. NU struggled to contain both big men, as Maryland had 36 total points in the paints. “Those guys are very good players. They’re big, they are skilled. You could go inside out with both of them,” Collins said. “They can both hit a perimeter shot. They both bass the ball well. They are long. They are a terrific duo.” Even as the Cats scrambled to contain the two 6-foot-10 forwards, they did do a good job against the Terrapins’ scoring leader Anthony Cowan Jr. NU was able to get the junior guard into foul trouble — he had three personals in the first half

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Tyehimba Jess reads his poems. The poet said he likes to tell less-known stories from history.

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THEY SEE ME DUELING By STEPHEN COUNCIL

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Northwestern has changed and progressed since coach Zach Moss took the reins in 2016. This weekend could be the culmination of that growth. The No. 2 Wildcats (27-1) will face 11 teams at the Northwestern Duals in Evanston this weekend, including No. 1 Notre Dame (23-2) and five other Top 10 programs. Senior epée Ella Lombard and her team are heading into the meet with an 11-match winning streak and a target on their backs. After Lombard worked through the coaching transition and helped develop a new culture oriented around process and values, the team has jumped to a No. 2 national ranking this year, the highest in program history. Just as NU is hitting its stride, the team will face the toughest competition in the country — the top-ranked Fighting Irish. Lombard, who has represented her peers within the informal leadership team for the last two seasons, said this year’s success isn’t surprising, but it is validating. “It has been extraordinary to watch this team come as far as it has. It was already a great group when I came in,” she said.

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“But to see the progress that we’ve made as a team, in our results, in our process, in the consistency of our training, in the way that we treat each other, in the culture and the values that our program espouses, has been nothing short of miraculous.” Lombard, a psychology and English major from Amherst, Massachusetts, started with the Cats in 2015. At the time, Moss was an assistant coach who knew Lombard as hungry, driven and thoroughly a team player. Since Moss took the head coach job in 2016, he said the current seniors on the team have been “all-stars” in terms of navigating the coaching change. Moss said NU is one of few schools that makes recruiting decisions more focused on culture and fit than pre-college results. The programs that do so, he said, become greater than the sum of their parts. He said that the best-ever program ranking, the great facility and the exciting meet this weekend are representative of the legacy the seniors are leaving behind. Lombard, among others, has been part of the driving force in the team’s cultural change, Moss said. “She really exemplifies the culture of our program and sets a fantastic example that way, and does that especially for our epée squad,” Moss said. “I can’t say enough about how important that is.” On the strip, Lombard broke out in

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January with a 16th place finish in the Div. 1 category at the North American Cup meet. She also took home gold in the senior team epée category, with teammates junior Pauline Hamilton and freshman Maggie Snider. Lombard finished sixth in the NCAA Midwest Championships in 2017 but had less success the following season, not making it past the conference meet. Laughing, she said she is “in pursuit” of more breakout moments. She will likely try for a PhD in social psychology after graduation and said she would love to compete in individual national fencing competitions more often. But for now, she has a team to work with. Snider, a fellow epée, said she loves Lombard’s optimism and passion. During practice, she said, Lombard takes control when the group falls behind and gets everyone back up to speed. The 11-person epée squad fences together every morning, Snider said, and the two even share a math class. “If I feel like I need to talk to somebody about something, I usually talk to her,” Snider said. “She’s super supportive. If I look on the sideline and see her there, it’s a ray of optimism, for sure. It’s awesome.” This weekend, Lombard and her » See FENCING, page 10

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NU loses four-game win streak Cats’ offense suffers in By RYAN WANGMAN

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When Minnesota coach Lindsay Whalen took on Northwestern during her collegiate career over a decade ago, she thoroughly dominated her conference opponent, winning all seven matchups. With Whalen making her first coaching appearance against the Wildcats on Thursday night, NU looked to turn over a new leaf against the former WNBA star — but the Cats turned the ball over instead. “Our passes, they just weren’t sharp and crisp,” coach Joe McKeown said. “We threw some to the band, we threw some to places that I didn’t know existed in Welsh-Ryan. That’s not us and we gotta clean that up.” The Golden Gophers (14-7, 3-7 Big Ten) three-quarter court press caused NU (13-8, 6-4) to look frazzled offensively in a 61-54 home loss. Junior forward Abi Scheid missed another game with an undisclosed injury, and sophomore guard Jordan Hamilton came off of the bench as she was eased back into action from an injury of her own. The Cats finished with 18 turnovers, their second-most of the season, including 9 giveaways in the first quarter alone, as the deadly Minnesota guard duo of Kenisha Bell and Jasmine Brunson wreaked havoc with their agility and court awareness. Freshman guard Veronica Burton, who scored 13 points for NU, said Minnesota’s effective defenders and constant ball pressure wasn’t

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something the team was accustomed to, forcing the team to adjust throughout the game. While she said the team improved in taking care of the ball after the first quarter, the struggles in the first half proved insurmountable. “We’re pretty prepared for any type of pressure usually that comes our way,” Burton said. “Especially in the first half, we were a bit frantic and

obviously turned the ball over way more than we wanted to. So I mean the press we had an idea that it was coming. I just don’t think it should have bothered us as much as it did.” The Cats also saw their share of struggles from 3-point range, attempting only seven shots from beyond the arc. The team’s only make was a heave from Burton at the end of the third quarter from the half-court logo. The Golden Gophers rode to victory on the backs of their guards, specifically Bell – Minnesota’s leading scorer. She repeatedly burned the Wildcats on explosive drives to the » See MINNESOTA, page 10

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Jordan Hamilton sets up for a shot. The sophomore guard returned from injury but came off the bench in Thursday’s loss.

their blowout road loss By PETER WARREN

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As a polar vortex started to show its strength across the midwest, a vortex that was just as strong formed around Northwestern’s basket at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland. The Wildcats may not have been as cold as their classmates in Evanston — where the temperature was well under 20 below at the conclusion of Tuesday’s game against No. 21 Maryland — but it was not by much. NU (12-9, 3-7 Big Ten) spent most of the game hovering around 24 percent shooting before finishing the game at exactly 31 percent from the field. On the other hand, the Terrapins (17-5, 7-3) shot 46 percent as they held a double-digit lead for all of the second half and won 70-52. The Cats started well as sophomore guard Anthony Gaines drained the first shot of the game 20 seconds in and senior center Dererk Pardon hit a layup less than a minute later. But then NU went on an extended delay. It took seven minutes and 20 seconds before the Cats nailed their third basket of the game — a layup from freshman Ryan Greer. At the end of the first half, Maryland had a 33-22 lead and had stifled NU to 22.6 percent shooting from the field, including a paltry 15.4 percent from beyond the arc. “I though their defense was good, and when we did get good looks

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whether it be at the basket or open shots, we could just never string anything together,” coach Chris Collins said. The second half did not bring any more success for the Cats. Before NU concluded the game making seven of its final 11 shots over the final eightplus minutes, the Cats were shooting 23 percent from the floor. Despite NU’s overall inefficiency shooting the rock, Gaines had himself a solid day from the field. He scored 18 points, a career high and grabbed seven rebounds. Pardon had 14 points himself, but did so on 5-for-14 shooting. Senior forward Vic Law was 2-for-8 and junior forward A.J. Turner was 0-for-5 in only 11 minutes of action. While the Cats were unable to develop any offense, the Terrapins had a consistent performer in the post. Sophomore Bruno Fernando, a potential first round pick in June, demonstrated his strength and ability in the post. The 6-foot-10 sophomore was 9-for-16 from the field and finished the game with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Fellow big man Jalen Smith also had a big game, scoring 14 points and » See MARYLAND, page 10