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Psychology vetting process revised Department chair regrets approving Kanazawa By CAMERON COOK

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Julie Payne-Kirchmeier and Brad Zakarin speak during Wednesday’s ASG senate meeting. The two NU administrators were invited to participate in a Q&A about the future of Hobart House with concerned members of the NU community.

Hobart House fate still unclear

At ASG, administrators affirm commitment to all-women housing By ATUL JALAN

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Northwestern administrators confirmed the University’s commitment to maintaining non-greek, all-women residential spaces in a Q&A session held during Wednesday’s ASG Senate meeting. Hobart House will exist for the “foreseeable future,” administrators said, though the building’s longterm fate is unclear.

The continued existence of non-greek, all-women housing was thrown into jeopardy after NU announced plans to create a “universal residential experience” that would reconfigure on-campus housing. The 114page report released in January 2018 by the Universal Residential Experience Committee made no explicit statement of an intention to maintain an all-women’s living space within the new model. That ambiguity led sophomore Elynnor Sandefer, the

Rainbow Alliance senator and a member of the Hobart House executive board, to write legislation demanding the University preserve a separate building for women-identifying students. ASG Senate invited Dr. Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, the associate vice president and chief of staff for student affairs, and Brad Zakarin, the director of residential academic initiatives, to its Wednesday meeting to hold a Q&A with ASG Senators and concerned members of the NU community regarding

the future of Hobart House. Hobart House opened in 1928 as a non-greek housing option for women. Approximately 50 students live in the building each year. “For nearly a century (Hobart House) has provided a safe and economically accessible space for women and women-aligned to live and learn alongside each other,” said Eleanor Ellis, the president of Hobart House. “It’s » See SENATE, page 6

Northwestern’s Psychology Department has revised its vetting process for visiting scholars in response to Satoshi Kanazawa’s controversial appointment, department chair Richard Zinbarg told a small group of students at a town hall style event on Wednesday. Kanazawa — whose work on race, gender and religion has drawn heavy criticism for promoting racist and sexist views — is at Northwestern on a yearlong sabbatical from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Kanazawa’s request to come to Evanston was approved by a “sponsor” in the department and signed off by other faculty members before arriving on Zinbarg’s desk, he said. Students — especially black women — have expressed that they feel uncomfortable with Kanazawa’s presence on campus, going so far as to circulate a petition calling for his removal. Had Zinbarg known the nature of Kanazawa’s work, he said, he wouldn’t have approved the request. “If I had looked at it closely enough to see Satoshi Kanazawa’s

name, it wouldn’t have meant anything to me,” Zinbarg said. “I don’t even think that I looked to see what the name was. I readily acknowledge I was in the wrong in not doing any research into him.” In order to combat similar future incidents, the department’s new vetting process — which has yet to be formally finalized — now requires that anyone who wants to become a visiting scholar submit their curriculum vitae to a personnel committee, Zinbarg said. All faculty in the psychology department will then vote on the appointment before the person is allowed on campus, Zinbarg added. The department considered writing a public letter denouncing Kanazawa, but eventually decided to write to Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph instead. “We said, ‘We f--ked up, this is the person we’ve got,’” Zinbarg said. “In that letter, I apologized for my role.” Psychology faculty also initially considered asking Kanazawa to leave, Zinbarg said, but found no legal footing on which to do so. If Kanazawa were to act according to the views expressed in his work while at Northwestern, he added, the department may have been able to remove him based on Title IX, which protects against gender discrimination in education. Zinbarg defended Provost Jonathan Holloway, who has drawn » See PSYCH, page 6

Speaker talks global Chicagoan students prepare to vote reproductive health As mayoral election approaches, many students remain undecided PPGA brings Judith Frye Helzner By NEYA THANIKACHALAM

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Population and reproductive health consultant Judith Frye Helzner discussed her 40-year career in global reproductive health at a Wednesday event organized by the Northwestern chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action. Helzner’s presentation primarily focused on her career path and how it furthered her goals to increase knowledge of issues regarding women’s reproductive rights and sexuality education. Neha Pashankar, the co-chair of the sexual and reproductive health committee within PPGA, reached out to Helzner and organized the event. She said she wanted the presentation to focus on Helzner’s profession because of the “humanfocused” nature of her experiences. “We often see these really successful people and we’re like ‘Oh my gosh, how did you even get there?’” the Weinberg sophomore said. “I thought she would be a great speaker for us and something

to bring to the broader Northwestern community.” Helzner began her career working at non-profit organizations, starting in 1977 at Pathfinder International, an organization working to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services. She later moved to the International Women’s Health Coalition in 1985, where she worked as the Latin America Program Officer and CFO. In 1987, Helzner became the director of program coordination at the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region. Later, she worked as the director of sexual and reproductive health, where she advocated for an increased focus on sexuality issues and gender and reproductive rights. “My goal there was to try to make IPPF/WHR and its affiliates a little less medical (and) clinical, a little less male dominated,” Helzner said. “I was the first woman on the senior staff at that time and to make it a little » See SLUG, page 6

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With less than three weeks until the Chicago mayoral election, many Northwestern students from Chicago still remain undecided about who to vote for. Last September, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced he would not seek reelection. There are currently 14 candidates on the Feb. 26 ballot, but in the very likely case none of the candidates receive the required 50 percent majority, the top two candidates move forward to a runoff scheduled for Apr. 2. When SESP senior and Chicago native April Navarro heard Mayor Emanuel’s announcement to step down, she said she was “ecstatic” for a new Chicago. “I am super excited about the change that’s coming,” Navarro said. “I was just shy of being 18 when the last mayoral election happened, so this will be the first one I’ll get to participate in.” Growing up, Navarro said Chicago politics was a part of her daily life. Since coming to

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The Chicago skyline. Some Northwestern students from Chicago remain undecided on the upcoming mayoral election.

Northwestern, it has been difficult to remain as politically engaged in Chicago politics as she used to be, she said. Nevertheless, Navarro said she remains committed to being involved in her community. However, Navarro is still very much undecided on who she will vote for, and she is not alone. According to a Jan. 25 Chicago Sun Times poll, about one in four voters is still undecided. SESP junior Hailey

Cox-Montijo is from Avondale in Chicago, and she said she will definitely vote in this election, but she is also still undecided. “Local elections have an even bigger impact on people than national elections,” she said. “These are everyday policies that affect people’s everyday lives.” Dick Simpson, former 44th ward alderman and political science professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said the

upcoming weeks will be critical for the campaign. “You can expect to see a kind of surge in the next two and half weeks,” Simpson said. “It will be a very a close vote, so that means any particular group that gets behind one candidate can make big difference.” Given the crowded field, Simpson also said that young » See SLUG, page 6

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AROUND TOWN Upgrades coming to Frances Willard admin building By MADDY DAUM

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The Center for Women’s History and Leadership has started to upgrade the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union’s Administration Building, aiming to make the center a hub for women empowerment and innovation. Located at 1730 Chicago Ave., the WCTU Administration Building made the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, according to a news release from the Frances Willard House Museum and Archives. The WCTU and the Frances Willard Historical Association will work together to upgrade the building. FWHA executive director Glen Madeja said the WCTU started as an organization mainly focused on the prohibition of alcohol from 1920 to 1933 and also worked on childhood education and the wage gap for women. He described the FWHA as a “huge women’s organization dedicated to making women equal in society.” As technology transformed the workplace, Madeja said employees no longer needed the office space, and no one took care of the building. When Madeja was a volunteer gardener in 2011, he said he realized that some parts of the building were rotting and falling apart. “I said, ‘This is crazy — we should be able to use this building for something,’” Madeja said. “I’m looking at this place, and I’m thinking we

POLICE BLOTTER Man arrested for home repair fraud The Evanston Police Department arrested a 38-year-old man Tuesday on a charge of home repair fraud. In October 2018, a 45-year-old Evanston resident reported that he had contracted out his neighbor to do concrete work on his home, EPD Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The neighbor who was

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Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Ave. The Center for Women’s History and Leadership is updating the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union’s Administration Building to create a space for women to work.

could use this for exhibits, for holding events. We could rent out part of it eventually.” According to the release, the improvement

project received grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Landmarks Illinois.

arrested charged a $375 deposit for the work, and a couple weeks later, he asked for $140 to pay for medicine for an ailment. The 45-year-old said that was last time he was in contact with the man, and his home repairs were never started, Glew added. The neighbor was previously charged with three other incidents of home repair fraud last month, Glew said. The Evanston man was arrested at the Skokie Courthouse, where he was appearing for one of the other charges, Glew

added. Glew said the man will likely serve time in prison for his charges.

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Window broken at Albany Care

A 45-year-old man broke the window of Albany Care — a mental health facility in the 900 block of Maple Avenue — Tuesday. The man, formerly a resident of the facility, struck the window from the exterior multiple

Madeja said he has started cleaning out the building with volunteers, and the new funding will go to solving infrastructure issues. “We have to start addressing some of issues internally and get it to a point where it can be used and people are comfortable and safe,” Madeja said. “Then we can move forward and start working on actual renovation.” Madeja said the upgrades will address fire safety, temperature systems and electrical components. The building currently has a WCTU historical exhibit, staged office space and potential room for archival storage. Madeja said he would eventually like to turn the building into an incubator for women’s businesses. Vickie Burke, the president of the FWHA, also said she hopes the building center will become a hub for women entrepreneurs. She described Evanston as a “hotbed” for women starting businesses and grassroots organizations to address social issues. Burke emphasized the archival aspect of the building, because looking to research and knowledge from the past helps inform current social movements. “It’s our hope that the whole property and building will become an active hive of making a difference and women making change happen for the better of their community,” Burke said. madisondaum2022@u.northwestern.edu times with his fist, causing the glass to shatter, Glew said. An employee who reported the crime said the man was already upset concerning domestic issues with his grandson and had no intention to harm anyone, Glew added. The center is allowing the man to pay restitution for the damages, rather than filing a criminal complaint, Glew said. — Clare Proctor

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Safety concerns spike ride requests

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Northwestern Safe Ride provides a free alternative to walking alone on campus at night, but the service has seen an increase in ride requests and, as a result, long wait times following the recent cold weather and attempted grabbings in the fall. While Safe Ride was closed during last week’s polar vortex, the cold weather has prompted more students to use the service, Safe Ride manager Bernard Foster said in an email to The Daily. Safe Ride also encouraged the use of its service after multiple students were targets of attempted grabbings around campus in the fall. In November, Safe Ride temporarily suspended its three block minimum due to

safety concerns. Emma Latz, a dispatcher supervisor, said in an email to The Daily that removing the minimum distance caused an increase in ride requests, as did the colder weather. “We definitely see a spike in the Winter Quarter too,” Latz said. “When the weather is particularly cold, snowy or rainy, we end up having very long wait times.” Latz estimated that drivers may be picking up between 35 and 40 more riders on weekdays compared to before the attempted grabbings, but that weekend numbers have stayed consistent. She added that the office is a bit overloaded because they are often understaffed, with only three drivers out on weeknights. “Each driver gets a one hour break during the night because the entire shift is a total eight hours, so for three hours that night I

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Northwestern Safe Ride cars sitting in a parking lot. Following the reported grabbings and increased cold temperatures, Safe Ride has seen an increase in users.

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would actually only have two drivers actively picking up rides,” Latz said. “That can certainly get overwhelming because our wait times skyrocket.” Radian Davishines, a student driver, said she hasn’t noticed a difference since requests go through the dispatchers rather than the drivers. “(Drivers), for the most part, are still being scheduled two days a week from what I’ve seen, and the only thing I could say is that sometimes it goes later,” the Weinberg sophomore said. Wait times can be frustrating for some students who are trying to plan when they may leave or arrive at a certain destination. Weinberg first-year Tseon Kassie said she often uses Safe Ride in cold temperatures as an alternative to the campus buses to avoid waiting outside. She said she tends to use the service two to three times a week, but some days the wait times discourage her from using it. Kassie added that the TransLoc Rider app used to call rides can also be unreliable because it shows the number of people waiting for rides, which can fluctuate randomly. “When it was really cold outside, you would have to wait over 40 or 45 minutes for the Safe Ride to arrive because there were so many other people ahead of you,” Kassie said. “You never really know when it’s going to arrive.” To deal with the number of requests, Latz said Safe Ride is trying to hire more drivers and encourage students to use other resources that they may not know about, like Safe Ride’s Twitter page, which posts wait times every 30 minutes to help riders better plan their nights. Davishines said she understands that some students might find Safe Ride unpredictable but added that getting a ride is often better than trying to walk places alone at night, particularly when it’s cold. “I know that the unreliable wait times and stuff can seem to discourage people from using the service,” Davishines said. “But I do still think that it’s a very valuable service.” baylorspears2022@u.northwestern.edu

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019 Source: Scott Penner

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“The Wolves” follows a high school girls’ soccer team through their warm-ups before a series of weekly soccer games. The play opens Friday and will run through Saturday at the Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater.

‘The Wolves’ explores young womanhood, soccer By JANEA WILSON

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When getting ready for a soccer game, the warm-up is the most important part. It’s also the focus of Sarah DeLappe’s “The Wolves,” a play about the inner workings of a high school girls’ soccer team. “The Wolves” opens Friday and will run through Saturday at the Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater as a part of The Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts’ MFA Lab Series. Director Sarah Gitenstein said the play follows the team through their warm-ups before weekly soccer games, illustrating how their outside lives affect their performance on the field. Gitenstein is a second-year student in Northwestern’s MFA in Directing program. She said she chose to direct “The Wolves” for a program requirement because the play highlights the overlooked challenges of being a young woman

in today’s world. “This play uniquely brings to the forefront this idea that we take on a lot, and sometimes it’s self-imposed and sometimes it’s thrust upon us,” Gitenstein said. “That’s not a story that I hear very often.” Gitenstein said the play uses conversational language to tackle big issues of how young women are expected to navigate the world. She added that the language demonstrates how women engage with each other socially in allfemale spaces. When the cast is casually talking during rehearsal, Gitenstein said she hears the play echoed in the actors’ conversations when they interact in the same way their characters do. “Sometimes there are three conversations happening at once,” Communication freshman Claire Kwon said. “We’re talking about Harry Potter and then the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. That’s happening side by side.” Kwon plays one of the girls on the soccer

team, #13, in the show. She said she is excited that her first production at NU shows girls being strong. The freshman said she has seen a lot of movies about male athletes who find brotherhood in their sports teams, but similar stories about women are harder to find. “You see movies about girls and they’re catty and petty,” she said. “We never get to see the image of strong women playing sports and having that solidarity and bond.” As part of the rehearsal process, Kwon and the rest of the cast attended workshops run by NU women’s soccer assistant coach Paul Jennison to develop soccer skills. Along with lessons, the actors were given drills to do on their own. Kwon said she had never played soccer before the rehearsal workshops, so the prospect of learning a new sport added an extra challenge to the process. At this point, she said she probably wouldn’t fare well on a soccer team, but she is more comfortable with the sport.

Scenic designer and third-year MFA student Scott Penner said the entire show takes place on a soccer field, which has posed difficulties for the design team. “One of our biggest challenges is actually trying to control rogue balls that are hurtling toward the places of audience members if there’s a miskick,” Penner said. Penner said he and the rest of the design team visited a soccer field before production began to better understand how to develop a set. The most expensive endeavor was purchasing enough turf to cover the entire stage, he said. The scenic designer said “The Wolves” is especially relevant to NU students, who are in a similar age demographic to the show’s characters. “It’s a really beautiful honest piece about growing up as a young woman in America and what that means now,” Penner said. janeawilson2022@u.northwestern.edu

‘The Girl Who’ part of cross-cultural theater exchange By JANEA WILSON

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In writing “The Girl Who,” Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie wanted to give the audience a say in the plot. The musical has 128 possible storylines driven by audience input, which may leave them wondering if they really made the right choice. “The

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Mussetter-Struble Theater March 15 and 16 as a part of the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern. Workshops for the musical, a Noisemaker production company original, began this week. “We were inspired by the choose-your-ownadventure book that (McKenzie) and I read in our childhood,” Gilmour said. “We wanted to make something that we could have fun with.” Gilmour said he met McKenzie at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he was studying

musical theater and she was studying music composition. He added that they worked on their first original piece there, and, since then, they have written several musicals together that have been shown at festivals around the world. Brannon Bowers, the producing director of the American Music Theatre Project, said this is the duo’s second time coming to Northwestern to workshop a musical. The production is the result of a partnership between NU and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland that started in 2016 with the

Source: Claire McKenzie and Scott Gilmour

Scott Gilmour and Claire McKenzie originally met at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Since then, the duo has written several musicals together that have been shown at festivals around the world.

goal of developing two musicals annually — one written by the American team and the other by the Scottish team. “It’s really useful to see art that is made not in the United States and see how other countries and cultures are developing new work and what they think is important to bring into a national and international conversation,” Bowers said. McKenzie also spoke about the cross-cultural exchange, adding that students are able to experience both the American and Scottish processes when it comes to producing a show. The duo is in residence at NU for six weeks, with the first four weeks focused on developing the show, advising acting techniques and talking through the key themes, Bowers, who uses they/ them pronouns, said. They added that the final two weeks will include full production workshops leading up to performances. McKenzie said the show takes a lot of work because the cast has to be prepared to go in any direction the audience leads them. Depending on what the audience chooses, she said, it’s possible that not every character in the script will be a part of the show that night. “We can’t have actors pushing the audience toward one choice that features their character. They have to be a part of the process,” Gilmour said. “They don’t have to go into every show with the same mindset of ‘I only do these roles’ or ‘I only do this type of theater.’” Gilmour said he hopes to push actors out of their comfort zones with this unusual work of theater. Aside from engaging the audience in a unique way, “The Girl Who” calls upon political themes that are close to home for Gilmour and McKenzie. The duo wrote the show during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum — a vote held to decide whether Scotland would remain a member of the United Kingdom — and wanted to emphasize the importance of choice. Gilmour said they want that theme to carry on here at NU. “What feels like a little thing in the moment can have a lasting impact,” Gilmour said. janeawilson2022@u.northwestern.edu

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NU alumni-produced musical to premiere at festival By THEA SHOWALTER

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Ryan Martin and Elliott Hartman came into Northwestern University with a mutual love of theater but no definite plans of where to take their passions. They evolved from freshman-year roommates to classmates to friends, and have since graduated and become collaborators on Martin’s new original show, which is set to premiere this week. Written, directed and performed by Northwestern alumni, “The Incredible 6,000-Foot Ladder to Heaven: A New Musical Fairytale,” will premiere Friday as part of the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival. The musical, which Martin describes as a moving story about loss and grief, runs through Feb. 23 at the Edge Theater. Playwright and composer Martin (Communication ’17) said the musical took root during his final year at NU and is based off his personal experiences with grief as a young adult. In the musical, 12-year-old Hadley Breaker, grieving the loss of her father, embarks on a journey to build a 6,000-foot ladder to heaven. “It was inspired by my experience of losing my mother just two weeks into my freshman year,” Martin said. “It felt like something I really wanted to investigate through a creative piece, but I also had enough distance at that point so it felt like I could interrogate it.” Martin added that being involved in writing

the student-written Waa-Mu Show his senior year inspired him to create his own musical. He said he started working on “The Incredible 6,000Foot Ladder to Heaven” during his last couple weeks at NU. The Purple Crayon Players performed a staged reading of the piece in 2018, Martin said, but Friday will be the the first time his production will be fully staged. Director and recent NU graduate Hartman (Communication ’17) said producing the musical has been both a joy and a challenge, since the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival requires that musicals selected for production meet certain guidelines. “Our entire set, props and costumes have to be able to fit into a 3-by-4-by-9 foot space in storage, and we have to be able to put (the set) up and take it down in 30 minutes,” Hartman said.“I’m so thrilled that we got through tech day. The show and lights look good, it all works. …That’s a huge weight off my shoulders.” Hartman said being the first director to interpret Martin’s musical was an exciting challenge, because he was able to make artistic decisions about the portrayal of “otherworldly characters” and stage designs that evoke the idea of heaven. To Hartman, directing a never-performed work of theater requires him to interpret the story, find meaning and choose actors based on their strengths. He said another exciting dimension of producing new work is that actors have room to interpret their own roles.

Source: Ryan Martin

“The Incredible 6,000-Foot Ladder to Heaven” follows 12-year old Hadley Breaker as she embarks on a journey to build a 6,000-foot ladder to heaven. The musical premieres Friday and runs through Feb. 23 at the Edge Theater.

NU alumna Rachel Guth, (Communication ’18) who plays the lead role of Hadley Breaker said she feels like she really “clicks” with her character. “Hadley is unlike any character I’ve ever played before,” Guth said. “She is stronger than anyone I’ve ever met. … She’s funny, she’s funnier than I am. I wish I was more like her in a lot of ways.” Guth said her love for acting in new work began at NU. The actress, who was also involved in the Waa-Mu Show, said that her experience helped her learn to adapt to experimental works.

Martin said his creation would not have been possible without the “interest and tools” born from his time as an NU student. He added that there is value in seeing NU alumni productions for both aspiring student writers and the greater student community. “The team we’ve assembled is first-rate,” Martin said. “It’s going to be a really fun night for anybody who has a chance to come.” theashowalter2022@u.northwestern.edu

Q&A: Bienen Prof. talks third consecutive Grammy By ANDREA MICHELSON

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In the past three years, Philadelphia-based chamber choir The Crossing has received as many nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance. Their latest Grammy-nominated piece is “Zealot Canticles,” a commissioned work composed by Lansing McLoskey. The Daily sat down with Donald Nally, conductor of The Crossing and John W. Beattie Chair of Music at Bienen, to discuss the creation of the piece and the upcoming Grammy Awards. This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. The Daily: What inspired the creation of “Zealot Canticles?” Nally: I’m very interested in the writings of Wole Soyinka, who is a Nobel Laureate, Nigerian writer, playwright and activist. I wanted to make a piece out of some of his writings about zealotry and equality within a society. So way back in 2011, I commissioned Lansing McLoskey to write a 10-minute piece for clarinet and choir. On the day of the performance, I said to him, “I think you have the makings of a real oratorio here, a full concert-length work.” The Daily: How did the work evolve from there? Nally: Over the next 5 years we kept talking about it and what it would look like, and eventually (McLoskey) expanded it. He wrote it for The Crossing, and now it’s an approximately 70-minute work for clarinet, string quartet and choir, based on the writings, speeches and poems of Wole Soyinka.

Source: Kevin Vondrak

Conductor Donald Nally and chamber choir The Crossing have received three consecutive Grammy nominations. This year, their piece “Zealot Canticles” is nominated for Best Choral Performance.

could be called social activism, responding to contemporary social themes. So this fits our ethos really well. It’s a piece that talks about this fine line between commitment and energetic devotion to a cause, and radicalism and zealotry. Quite frankly, we are seeing this throughout the world in really magnified ways, including here in the United States where we have these very strong divisions between schools of thought.

musicians. Obviously, it’s not as big of a business as hip hop might be. Those guys get the evening ceremony with the televised show, and we’re in the afternoon on a livestream. But still, it’s pretty clear to me that they go out of their way to make sure that everyone who’s nominated or wins understands that they take this seriously.

The Daily: How does “Zealot Canticles” fit into The Crossing’s body of work? Nally: The Crossing does a lot of works that

The Daily: How does the classical music category fit into the bigger picture of the Grammy Awards? Nally: I’m really impressed with how organized and mobilized they are with classical

The Daily: How did you and the members of The Crossing react when you received the nomination? Nally: It’s very clear that we don’t do this to win awards. We’re really committed to making and recording new art that speaks to the world we live in, and discusses topics that don’t have

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• Bienen School of Music, “Symphonic Band,”

• Bienen School of Music, “Contemporary Music

• Bienen School of Music, “Alice Millar Birthday

COMING UP Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. • Lipstick Theatre, “Venus in Fur,” Shanley Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.

Ensemble,” Galvin Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Concert,” Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 5 p.m.

• Lipstick Theatre, “Venus in Fur,” Shanley

Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. • Dittmar Gallery, “Social Regard”

• Dittmar Gallery, “Social Regard”

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

• Wirtz Center, “The Wolves,” Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, 8 p.m.

phine Louis Theater, 7:30 p.m. • Wirtz Center, “The Wolves,” Hal & Martha Hyer Wallis Theater, 8 p.m.

The Daily: How are you feeling with the ceremony coming up? Nally: I’m just really excited to see the work get that recognition on a national platform, and it’s been amazing what it’s done in terms of exposure for us. It’s taken some works that I feel are important and put them on a national platform. andreamichelson2020@u.northwestern.edu

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also provided greater freedom of movement for Hijabi students than they would find on a single gender floor, which is why we’ve really pushed for having a whole building.” During the Q&A, students cited a large gap between a living space, which could be a single floor within a co-ed building, and a separate structure for women. Nicole Roberto (Weinberg ’18), a former Hobert House resident, said it’s important the community remain in a separate building. “Something I’ve learned is that alumni still identify with Hobart. This is a place with so much history and I think that the option of even having a women’s residential space that isn’t physically located in Hobart House is going to sever a lot of that history,” Roberto said. “This is a place that connects women over decades, and we really don’t want to lose that history.” One issue, brought up by Zakarin, is the projected growth in student desire to live

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voters like college students could play a major role in determining who will make it into the runoff. Despite being undecided, Navarro said she wants candidates to address policing, education reform and the rising cost of living in Chicago.This past summer she worked at Erase the Database — a campaign that seeks to get rid of information generated by the Chicago Police Department to identify potential gang members. “I think criminalization is a really big thing,” Navarro said. “I live on the southwest side and so much of the city’s budget goes into policing and not enough to schools.”

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bit more towards that idea of sexual, reproductive health and rights and quality of care and women’s needs.” After spending over a decade working at the MacArthur Foundation, Helzner became an independent consultant — partnering with organizations and companies to promote reproductive and sexual health education. The most rewarding part of Helzner’s career, she said, is not a single, specific project that she’s worked on. Rather, it’s the overall impact of all the work that she’s done. “What’s given me satisfaction is the idea that I’ve been some kind of agent of change in all the jobs that I’ve had, to move our field along, to drag people, kicking and screaming, towards that goal of more attention to reproductive and sexual health

in all-women housing that will likely exceed Hobart House’s 50-student capacity. At that point, the University will have to decide whether to place the extra students into an all-women floor of a co-ed building, designate a second all-women building or move all the students into a different all-women building with a larger capacity, he said. Payne-Kirchmeier added that nothing was off the table, including the long-term preservation of Hobart House. But, she said, the University would need to first conduct focus groups and surveys and solicit feedback from relevant stakeholders before releasing its final plan for all-women’s housing. “If we do it right what we’ve done is we’ve created what Northwestern needs, not what you and I think it needs right now trying to project 10, 20 years in the future,” Payne-Kirchmeier said. “I think one of the things that we can probably do better together is have more conversations like this at different steps and stages along the way.” atuljalan2022@u.northwestern.edu Northwestern Prof. Bill Savage said the city must address racism within CPD and the pain the force has generated for the city and the black community. Other issues include the city’s pension, taxes and transportation system, Savage said. While only a small percentage of Northwestern students are from Chicago, Savage said the race for mayor should be something all students are aware of. “A lot of Northwestern students like to think they live in the Evanston bubble,” Savage said. “The reality is that Evanston and Chicago are part of a single echo system of politics, economics and transportation. If Chicago blows up in a bad way it can’t help but hurt Evanston.” andrescorrea2020@u.northwestern.edu and rights,” Helzner said. She added how she thought “meaningful youth engagement” was essential in order to increase young people’s knowledge of sexuality education because when they get older, they will be responsible to promote the spread of effective and accurate reproductive and sexuality health education. SESP first-year Marissa Levy, a member of PPGA, agreed with Helzner, and emphasized how important it is to increase understanding of women’s issues on campus, especially among male students. “I’m a huge proponent for awareness of reproductive and sexual activities health on campus,” Levy said. “It’s really hard to reach people because this is still kind of a taboo topic, and I think it’s obvious because there were two men here and ten women and I think with things like that, you’re always just going to get that unequal ratio.” neyathanikachalam2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Psychology department chair Richard Zinbarg discusses controversial visiting scholar Satoshi Kanazawa on Wednesday. Zinbarg said that, under the department’s revised vetting process, Kanazawa would have never been allowed on campus.

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undermine that idea?” Zinbarg said that, while Kanazawa has been criticized for his methods, the department is in a “gray area.”The limits to academic freedom exist, he added, but he doesn’t know where they are. SESP junior Olivia Barton asked Zinbarg whether Kanazawa was taking advantage of the University’s space and technology to continue doing work that “promotes racist and sexist ideologies.” Zinbarg said that to his knowledge, Kanazawa’s current work is on behavioral economics. Regardless, Zinbarg added, he wishes he had paid more attention when Kanazawa’s request had first come to his desk. “I’m angry at myself,” he said. “If he had gone through the procedures that we now have, there’s no way we would have nominated him to be a visiting scholar.” cameroncook2021@u.northwestern.edu

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SCORE offers business advice at EPL ASG to hold By JULIA ESPARZA

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The Evanston Public Library is working to connect local businesspeople with retired industry professionals to offer business advice and guidance. Each week, entrepreneurs and business owners are able to attend one-on-one mentoring meetings and workshops at EPL. The workshops are hosted by volunteers from SCORE Chicago, a not-for-profit organization that offers business advice to community members. Mentors with SCORE include retired executives who are available to assist Evanston’s “growing entrepreneur community,” said Susan Markwell, EPL’s business and financial literacy librarian. EPL and SCORE also host workshops and seminars addressing a wide range of topics including information security, e-commerce and business taxation. Markwell said attendees sometimes come from outside Evanston to participate in these sessions, which are free to the public. “A lot of the time, small business owners put their livelihoods on the line in trying to make these businesses work,” Markwell. “It’s really helpful to know there is this network of people that can offer support in turning that dream into reality.” Markwell said SCORE asks participants to fill

out a survey, then matches mentees with professionals who have experience in the specific area they are interested in. She added that workshops are a good opportunity for patrons to learn about topics they hadn’t considered before. The workshops are often interactive, Markwell said, and mentors may tailor their discussions to the issues the businesspeople in attendance are facing on a given day. EPL director Karen Danczak Lyons said SCORE promotes the library’s mission to help the community. “EPL wants to help our residents reach their goals by providing the programs and resources to do so,” Danczak Lyons said. “So when they have questions like ‘How do I start a business, and where do I look for funding?’ we can be there.” By bringing in mentors from SCORE, Danczak Lyons said residents are able to build a direct relationship with seasoned professionals who are eager to provide advice. Bob Strauss, one of the mentors who hosts workshops at EPL, said he signed up to be a mentor with SCORE one month after retiring. He said his job now is “to help people be successful” and that he helps facilitate many of the group sessions at EPL. Strauss said he even meets oneon-one with participants outside of the library. He said he advises many different types of businesspeople, including those trying to advance up the corporate ladder, entrepreneurs who have left large companies to start their own and others

who have never worked in the industry but are interested in starting a small business. “Part of our mission is to help businesses succeed, whether it’s making one dollar or $5 million,” Strauss said.

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Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. EPL is partnering with SCORE Chicago to provide small business mentorship and workshops to Evanston entrepreneurs.

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Associated Student Government will hold its second annual Improve NU competition — newly divided into five categories — in February, ASG announced in a Jan. 31 press release. Introduced in 2018, the competition allows teams of up to four students to pitch and implement ideas that will “improve the undergraduate student experience at NU,” the release said. Sid Ahuja, ASG vice president of student activities and resources said ASG has made recent additions to the competition, which is only in its second year. One change is the addition of five categories to organize the pitches, the McCormick junior said. The categories are divided into Wellness, Academics, Campus Life, Diversity & Inclusion/ Affordability and General (Other). Ahuja added that students can apply with any idea and they don’t have to fit in a category. “The goal is that we have targeted categories and we can invite administrators who have background and expertise in those categories, and that way when the ideas eventually do win, they have contacts and relationships,” Ahuja said. After the deadline for submissions closes on Feb. 15, ideas will be selected to move onto the semi-final round, Ahuja said. Student teams with those ideas will have the week to “meet with administrators, to add details to their ideas and focus on capability and implementation,” he added. Both the semi-final and final round with take place on Feb. 24 in Kresge Hall and the Block Museum, respectively. The semi-final and final rounds will be judged by around 35 University administrators who are experts in each category, the release said. The final round, which two finalists from each category will compete in, will include senior NU administrators such Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin, Dean of Students Todd Adams and Associate Provost Jabbar Bennett who will select three overall winners. Winning project teams will receive cash prizes of $750, $500 and $250 from the Office of the President for first, second and third place. Each winning team will also receive supplemental University funding to implement the proposed projects. For the three winning projects, the Division of Student Affairs, the Office of the President and The Garage will provide $11,000 split among the winning teams to carry out the ideas, the release said. Another new addition to the competition is that the final judging round will be open to the NU community to watch. The final round will be held in the Block Museum. “Anyone can come watch to support their peers, but also to see what sort of ideas people want to implement to change the campus for the better,” Ahuja said. He added that previous winners are already working with administration on projects. Resilient NU, formerly known as The Ad Meliora Initiative, won first place last year and now works with University staff to form quarterly cohorts that discuss students’ social and emotional wellness. Ahuja added that he’s excited to continue the competition for the second year with the new addition of categories and faculty judges. “After launching it last year, it was a fairly new experience for us,” Ahuja said. “We’ve really tried to establish relationships with the administrators that we’ve invited and so I’m really looking forward to working with them and partnering with them after this to see these ideas being implemented” elizabethbyrne2020@u.northwestern.edu

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ASG President Emily Ash and Sid Ahuja speak at ASG Senate. The Improve NU competition will be held for its second year on Feb. 24 in Kresge Hall and the Block Museum.

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Northwestern facing toughest opponent of season By ANDREW GOLDEN

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Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah battles in the post. The senior center has been a key contributor for NU.

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NU has all Big Ten talent and high hopes By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Last year, Northwestern enjoyed its best season since 2008, finishing 38-19 and advancing to the championship game of both the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Athens Regional. Expectations are high for the Wildcats to repeat that success in 2019. Despite losing a strong senior class that included speedy center fielder Sabrina Rabin, catcher and emotional leader Sammy Nettling and shortstop Marissa Panko, NU returns plenty of talent. The Cats bring back their top two pitchers from last year, sophomore Kenna Wilkey and junior Morgan Newport, as well as their two main power bats, sophomore second baseman Rachel Lewis and senior left fielder Morgan Nelson. “The thing that I can say about this group in general is that I haven’t had to coach effort once,” coach Kate Drohan said. “I haven’t had to coach work ethic. That’s a real gift for a coach, so it’s been a lot of fun.” NU should have plenty of offensive firepower, with Lewis and Nelson anchoring the lineup. Lewis hit .351 last year with 17 home runs and a Big Ten-leading 64 RBIs en route to being named an All-American. Nelson, who like Lewis was named to the all-Big Ten first team, hit .348 with 13 homers and 50 RBIs. The Cats also return senior first baseman Lily Novak, who was named to the all-Big Ten defensive team a year ago, and sophomore third baseman Mac Dunlap, a stellar defender in her own right. “Our goal is to hit, hit, hit,” Nelson said. “We’re looking to crush some balls, not just get base hits. We have power throughout the lineup.” On the pitching front, Wilkey emerged as NU’s go-to pitcher last year, finishing 20-7 with a 3.51 ERA. Newport was forced into a larger role after a season-ending injury to now-senior Kaley Winegarner, and

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although she had ups and downs, she still had a solid season, going 14-8 in the circle with a 3.57 ERA. The Cats will also get Winegarner, their top pitcher in 2017, back this year, and are adding freshman pitcher Danielle Williams, who had an ERA of 0.79 or lower every year in high school. Drohan said she wants the pitchers to be ready for any role — starting, middle relief and closing games. Wilkey and Newport also contributed offensively last year, with Wilkey ranking third on the team with six home runs. “I love being able to do both (hitting and pitching),” Wilkey said. “You get to help yourself out and your teammates.” NU traditionally schedules a tough preseason schedule, and while that is not as much the case this year, the Cats still have matchups with two 2018 Women’s College World Series participants: No. 3 Washington and No. 4 Oklahoma. In the conference season, NU will face No. 21 Minnesota, which beat the Cats in the Big Ten Tournament title game last year, as well as perennially tough teams Nebraska, Wisconsin and Illinois. The Cats open the season this weekend at the Titan Classic in Fullerton, California, playing five games in three days. NU will play Utah State and Pacific on Friday, Louisville and Loyola Marymount on Saturday and Idaho State on Sunday. “We have traditionally gone to the same tournaments,” Drohan said. “There’s only so much control we have over our schedule. We’re going to focus on ourselves. Especially these first few weekends out, just establishing our team style, our team personality, and doing what we know we can do well.” brosenberg@u.northwestern.edu

Northwestern has already faced its share of talented opponents this season. So far, the Wildcats have faced five teams that were ranked at the time, including then-No. 15 Michigan State, then-No. 18 Marquette and then-No. 20 DePaul. On Thursday, NU (14-8, 7-4 Big Ten) will confront its toughest opponent yet: No. 10 Maryland (20-2, 9-2). Both teams come into the game as two of the hottest in the Big Ten. The Cats have won five of their last six games, while the Terrapins have won five straight games and are tied for the best in-conference record. In an attempt to defeat the Terrapins on the road, NU will have help from junior forward Abi Scheid. After getting injured against Michigan, the 6-foot-2 junior missed six games before returning on Sunday against Ohio State. Although she only scored seven points, she ranks third on the team in scoring and was a big boost offensively. The Cats also benefited from the

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return of sophomore guard Jordan Hamilton. Hamilton, who had an off night against Minnesota after missing the previous game, was efficient offensively, scoring 12 points on 5-6 shooting from the field against the Buckeyes. “Having Jordan back in the lineup really helped,” coach Joe McKeown said. “And, for the first time in a month, to have Abi Scheid out there, it was a comfort zone for us...she’s played a lot of minutes with this group and we missed her.” If NU wants to win this crucial Big Ten game, the Cats will need to incorporate all of their weapons. Sophomore guard Lindsey Pulliam has been a dominant scorer for NU over the past few games. In the last eight games, the Silver Spring, Maryland native has averaged 19.1 points, including five 20-point games. The Cats have also received a consistent contribution from senior center Pallas Kuniayi-Akpanah, who has scored in double figures in all

but one conference game this season. Coming into Thursday’s game, Maryland ranks third in the conference with 76.5 points per game. The Terrapins are led by their talented guard duo of Kaila Charles and Taylor Mikesell. The two guards have combined for 30.7 points per game and 9.9 rebounds. Fortunately for NU, while the Terrapins rank third in the Big Ten with 58.5 opponent points per game, the Cats are ranked slightly above them giving up just 58 points per game. While both teams can score in bunches, it could become a defensive matchup of two of the best defenses in the Big Ten. In a game that has big NCAA Tournament implications, McKeown said that, at this point in the season, all the team can do is focus on the opponent in front of them “The greatest thing you can do in February is win games,” McKeown said. “We can’t get ahead of ourselves in any of that and we gotta stay connected to the way we want to play and who’s next and, for us, it’s Maryland, who’s pretty good too.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu

WRESTLING

Cats are falling fast in Big Ten By GREG SVIRNOVSKIY

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Northwestern hasn’t won since beating Wisconsin in Madison on January 18. Since then, the Wildcats have dropped three straight by a combined total of 55 points. Mired in a tough stretch which has seen NU drop five of six Big Ten duals, the Cats are headed to Michigan this weekend to play two opponents that have fared better than them recently. NU (3-8, 1-5 Big Ten) will take on Michigan State (7-6, 2-4) Friday and No. 4 Michigan (9-1, 5-1) Sunday. There’s reason for optimism, though, after four wrestlers won their matches last weekend against No. 6 Ohio State. Also, the team’s record against schools outside of the Big Ten is a more respectable 2-3, and each of NU’s Big Ten losses have come against squads ranked in the top 15 in the country. Coach Matt Storniolo said he worries less about the team’s record and more about its play. “It’s finding the positives in each match,” he said. “Keeping the right mindset and keeping your nose down, your head down, and continuing to work and build for the end of the year.” Storniolo was especially encouraged by last week’s dual, which was highlighted by shutout victories for senior Conan Jennings and sophomore Ryan Deakin. Three key victories early put the team ahead 11-9 at the 157 pound weight class, and the Cats hung with Ohio State until the Buckeyes began to pull away at 174. “The more wins we put up in a dual meet the better, so there’s obviously improvement there,” Storniolo said. “To go out there and win four matches, it’s not a dual meet victory but there are some moral victories for the individuals that won.” Jennings won his matchup against OSU’s Gary Traub via an 11-0 shutout. Wins like that, he said, serve as validation amidst the grind of a Big Ten season. “It always feels good, especially in

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the middle of such a tough thing like the Big Ten season,” Jennings said. “All of the Big Ten heavyweights are ranked this year. It’s just a tough bracket right now. Anything like that’s just a huge lead and just shows that you’re still there to compete.” NU plays Michigan State in East Lansing on Friday, meaning the team will have a shorter practice week than normal before this weekend’s slate of duals. Deakin said the truncated practice week simply means the Cats will have to do everything they normally do, just faster. “You have less time to do everything so it’s just, making sure weight is

under control, making sure you know what you need to work on and being real focused during practice,” Deakin said. After this weekend, NU will only have one Big Ten match remaining on the season, against Illinois on February 15, before the team has its senior night against SIUE on February 23 and then gets ready for Nationals. Deakin said the key to reversing this season’s losing culture is a short memory, the Cats have to fight as if their previous losses don’t matter. “I think the Big Ten is the best conference in the country for wrestling so you get tough guys every week,” Deakin said. “I think it’s focusing on fighting every match. We’ve gotta win those bonus points and win those close ones, because one or two matches are the difference every time.” gvirnovskiy@u.northwestern.edu

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Conan Jennings prepares to take down an opponent. The senior won his bout against Ohio State last weekend.