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Council continues medical aid talks Residents speak up for physician -assisted suicide By EMMA YARGER

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City Council voted to strike a resolution from the agenda concerning medical aid in dying after listening to more than an hour of public comment regarding the issue. The resolution proposed to support medical aid in dying, which allows terminally ill, mentally capable adults the option to seek a physician’s assistance in dying. Proponents and opponents of the resolution disclosed personal stories related to their experiences with death, illness and disability. Over 20 Evanston residents sporting bright yellow Compassion and Choices t-shirts attended the meeting to show their support of the resolution. Compassion and Choices is a nonprofit organization that advocates

for patient rights and the individual “choice at the end of life.” “ Twenty-two years of experience in Oregon proves that their fears are unfounded,” said Fay Clayton, co-founder of the local action team for Compassion and Choice. “There have been no substantiated and senses of misuse, abuse and coercion and all that time in Oregon or the other nine jurisdictions that have authorized it, and that’s because of the safeguards.” Many members of Access Living, an organization that advocates for people with disabilities, also spoke on the issue. They cautioned the council to not support the resolution as it could open pathways for abuse of power by the medical and insurance industries and negatively affect marginalized groups. “My concern about the future misuse is the possibility that this will be used against populations that have always been disproportionately affected by issues » See AID, page 6

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Recording artist and activist Sparkle speaks about her experience testifying against R. Kelly. She lost a case against him in 2008 when she represented her niece who was allegedly assaulted by Kelly.

Sparkle discusses R. Kelly trial Activist and recording artist testified against R&B singer in 2008 By ISABELLE SARRAF

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Recording artist Sparkle discussed her experience coming forward about R. Kelly’s

history of sexual abuse at an event Monday in Fisk Hall. Sponsored by the Northwestern University Center for Awareness, Response, and Education and others, the anti-sexual violence activist discussed her efforts

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Ranked choice voting shows strong support for Warren, Sanders By JACOB FULTON

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Rep. Jan Schakowsy (D-Evanston). Schakowsky attended the Democratic Party of Evanston’s ranked choice voting session on Sunday night, and spoke in favor of her candidate of choice, Elizabeth Warren.

candidates are eliminated after each round of voting based on lowest support levels, and their votes are transferred to each person’s

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next choice, until only two candidates remain. Former State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) introduced the vote to attendees and said he

was a strong supporter of the system. “ We’re all going to do » See RANKED, page 6

» See SPARKLE, page 6

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testified on her niece’s behalf in a criminal trial on charges of child pornography in 2008, but the jury found Kelly not guilty. “The truth then is the truth

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The Democratic Party of Evanston held its ranked choice endorsement session Sunday night, and though no presidential candidate received enough votes for an endorsement, the night was a decisive win for supporters of Sens. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). The event featured speakers advocating for candidates in the presidential race, as well as candidates for the Illinois Supreme Court, Cook County State’s Attorney and the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County races. The party also voted on two potential issue endorsements: whether Evanston should continue holding nonpartisan elections and whether to support the Evanston Voter Initiative, a petition that would allow residents to create and pass ordinances through binding referendums. The DPOE used ranked choice voting, where participants listed their choices for the position in their order of preference. In this system,

in assuring that survivors of sexual abuse are heard and supported, especially black women and girls. In 2001, Kelly allegedly sexually assaulted Sparkle’s niece and was recorded on video doing so. Sparkle

A little more than two weeks ago, No. 19 Northwestern played like one of the best teams in the Big Ten and beat Michigan State 76-48. Meeting again Monday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena, the Wildcats went into their second matchup against the Spartans with a similar game plan to that January win. However, there was one key difference this time: coach Joe McKeown would not be on the sidelines orchestrating his team’s performance. McKeown missed Monday’s game due to an illness, forcing NU to elevate assistant coach Kate Popovec — a former Cats player who joined the staff in 2017 — to be its interim coach. But McKeown’s absence didn’t impact NU’s (20-3, 10-2 Big Ten) success, as the team won 85-55 over

Michigan State (11-12, 4-8), completing a season sweep of the Spartans for the first time since the 2014-15 season. Junior guard Lindsey Pulliam and sophomore guard Veronica Burton shined — scoring 31 points and 23 points, respectively — and the Big Ten’s second-best scoring defense held Michigan State to its second-lowest scoring total of the season. “I just love the effort of these girls and this team,” Popovec said. “They are a player-led team. They make our lives easy because of the way that they come in and compete and how bought in they are into what we do.” In the game’s opening minutes, Michigan State came out firing, as junior guard Taryn McCutcheon’s two threepoint shots gave the Spartans an early 6-0 lead. But the Cats quickly flipped the script on their Big Ten adversaries by scoring 17 straight points. Burton — who also grabbed eleven rebounds in 40 minutes — scored nine points to help NU build a ten-point lead at the end of the first. » See WBBALL, page 6

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Council votes to allow alcohol sales at Welsh-Ryan By SAM HELLER

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City Council voted to allow alcohol sales at Welsh-Ryan Arena during its Monday meeting, making Northwestern the 11th school in the Big Ten to allow for such sales at its basketball stadium. The ordinance allowing for the license passed 5-3. Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) was unable to vote as she was absent due to an illness. With the new license, the arena’s current food vendor, Levy, will be able to sell alcohol throughout the stadium at all concession stands. Previously, alcohol sales were only permitted in the stadium’s Wilson Club, which requires a donation of $6,000 or more to enter. No Evanston residents voiced their concern during Monday’s meeting, a stark contrast to when the license had previously been discussed. At multiple other council meetings, various community members spoke out against the ordinance, citing complaints about the danger it would cause to the community. “They are concerned that people will overindulge a get in their cars and have accidents,” said Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th), whose ward houses the arena. “Some are concerned that students, even if they are over 21, might overindulge.” The process for Welsh-Ryan to obtain a liquor license was two-step. The city first had to create a new class of liquor licenses to allow for the sale of

POLICE BLOTTER Three men arrested for identity theft

Three Chicago males in their twenties were arrested for two charges of identity theft. One suspect was arrested in the 9000 block of Bronx Avenue and the other two suspects were arrested in the 9000 block of Lavergne Avenue at 2:45 p.m. on Friday. The arrests were made by the Skokie Police

alcohol at stadiums. Then, the city had to approve a license for Welsh-Ryan. During the Nov. 26 and Dec. 9 meetings, the council discussed creating the new R-1 license class. Many community members showed up to voice their concerns. “The finance return to the city is minimal, whereas the dangers imposed by public intoxication are large because it is such a large arena,” Evanston resident Laurie McFarlane said during the November meeting. Once the new license class was created, though, residents stopped voicing their opposition. “It clearly was going to pass, and they felt it wasn’t necessary to reiterate their opposition,” Revelle said. There was also no discussion among the aldermen when passing the license. While Welsh-Ryan may be able to serve alcohol, the new class of licenses does not apply to Ryan Field, as it will only allow alcohol sales for stadiums seating between 7,000 and 8,000 people. Similar critiques to the ones raised against Welsh-Ryan had stopped Northwestern from pursuing alcohol sales at Ryan Field this past football season. At the end of last year, residents also turned out to voice their concerns over another controversial proposal involving Welsh-Ryan which would allow the stadium to host professional sporting events and for-profit concerts. The amendment passed 5-4, voting along similar lines to the liquor licenses. samuelheller2022@u.northwestern.edu Department for a different charge. The Evanston Police Department was then contacted because the suspects were in possession of credit cards related to Evanston thefts, Evanston Police Communications Coordinator Perry Polinski said. Two credit cards were found in the possession of the individuals, related to two separate crimes. A man reported having his wallet taken from his jacket at Hoosier Mama Pie Company, 749 N. Chicago Ave. on Friday around 10 a.m. A woman

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Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) at a City Council meeting. Revelle’s ward houses Welsh-Ryan Arena.

reported having her wallet taken from her purse at Cupitol Coffee & Eatery, 812 Grove St., on Friday around 10:30 a.m.

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about 25 grams of cannabis in his possession and an additional 10 grams in small plastic bags in the vehicle, Polinski said. Despite cannabis legalization, the man is suspected of not purchasing the drug from a legal dispensary and intent to distribute the cannabis. The arrest occurred on Sunday around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of Chicago Avenue. — Molly Burke

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Who’s most electable in 2020: PU debates By KYRA STECK

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Northwestern University Political Union debated whether the Democratic Party should nominate a centrist over a progressive candidate at its Monday session. Meeting attendees narrowly voted against the resolution 12-11 with eight abstentions, deciding that a progressive candidate is better positioned to defeat President Donald Trump this November. The debate followed the Iowa Caucus, in which Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, Ind., was distributed two more delegates than U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). As a self-identified democratic socialist, Sanders was the favored progressive candidate in Iowa, while Buttigieg’s more moderate policies made him the state’s leading centrist. Attendees debated which of the two ideologies should represent the Democratic party. Speaking in favor of the resolution was Weinberg senior Jake Gordon, who argued that the Democratic party must prioritize electability among moderate swing voters. Citing the results of the 2018 midterm elections, Gordon said independent voters have a deciding influence on elections and are more likely to support a moderate candidate. Gordon also said the economic policies of progressive candidates are too alienating to this key demographic. “What are we thinking?” Gordon said. “That the people in the middle of the country are going to vote for a socialist when they were raised in the 1980s when socialism was considered evil? The idea that Bernie or Warren could change that is silly.” Weinberg freshman Will Secker agreed with Gordon’s concerns about progressive economic policies. He argued that as the economy continues to grow under the Trump administration, fewer Americans will identify with Sanders’ message about a broken economic system. Moderate voters would feel more comfortable with centrist candidates, who might not threaten that economic prosperity, he said.

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After an emotional closing statement, the Northwestern University Political Union voted that the Democratic party should nominate a progressive candidate.

Bienen dual-degree junior Sarah Bryant spoke in opposition to the resolution, arguing that Democrats need to focus on mobilizing groups with traditionally lower voter-turnout rates. Bryant said progressive candidates more effectively generate voter enthusiasm, drive grassroots campaigns and increase turnout among younger, marginalized communities. This upcoming election requires an upset, she said. “You need a jolt to the system and a progressive who will advocate for all people,” Bryant added. “That’s what a progressive in the White House would do.” Some attendees, however, still had reservations. Weinberg sophomore Ansh Prasad was not convinced that a progressive could defeat Trump

without appealing to swing voters. “There has been a vilification of progressivism that makes it very hard for swing voters to vote for them,” Prasad said. In an emotional closing statement, Bryant moved away from the topic of electability to discuss how progressive policies would impact a struggling lower class. Progressives advocate for those the status quo has left behind, she argued. “We don’t need another race where a moderate gets beaten by Trump,” Bryant said. “We need to reinvigorate American politics and elect a progressive.” kyrasteck2022@u.northwestern.edu

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2020 Democrats need to address anti-vax movement WESLEY SHIROLA

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One of the foremost public health crises in the United States today is the campaign against vaccinations, also known as the antivax movement. Healthcare professionals typically recommend a vaccination rate of 95 percent to achieve herd immunity—the term that describes the optimum rate for protecting a population from a given disease. Unfortunately, though, vaccination rates for some of the most disabling and contagious diseases have fallen below this crucial level in many U.S. cities. The vaccination rate for the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine among kindergarteners, for example, were insufficient in seven states in 2018. New Hampshire reported a rate of 92.4 percent; the rate in Washington D.C. was a mere 81.3 percent. Nearly every state has anti-vaxxers among its citizens. Overall, approximately 13 percent of all Americans report at least some mistrust of vaccines. And, as The Economist reports, a large swathe of those individuals resides right in our own backyard: Evanston, Illinois. The residents of Evanston, like most of the residents in other anti-vax hotspots, tend to be wealthy and educated. Many enjoy vegan meals and spin-classes. They also tend to fall on the liberal side of the political spectrum. As such, it is imperative that

the current candidates for the Democratic nomination for president address the antivax movement. Democratic presidential candidates are in a prime position to inform Americans about the severity of this crisis. Anti-vaccination movements are not a new phenomenon. In fact, opposition to vaccines has circulated among the people of the U.S. — as well as other nations — since the invention of the first vaccine by Edward Jenner against cowpox in 1796. Jenner inoculated an eight-year-old boy by introducing matter from a cowpox sore on the hand of a milkmaid — in other words, live cowpox virus — into the boy’s bloodstream. The boy suffered a reaction at the inoculation site and was very ill for a few days, but eventually made a full recovery. Months later, Jenner inoculated the same boy with matter taken from a fresh human smallpox sore in an attempt to challenge the protection from cowpox. Remarkably, the boy did not contract the disease. Ultimately, Jenner demonstrated that cowpox matter transferred in a human chain, from one person to the next, provided protection from contracting smallpox. Following Jenner’s discoveries, widespread smallpox vaccination in England began in the early 1800s. This novel practice was immediately met with public criticism. Objections varied, but were typically based on sanitary, religious, political and scientific concerns or just plain fear — the vaccination involved scoring the flesh on one’s arm and inserting matter from the blister of a person who had been vaccinated a few days earlier. Anti-vaccination activity has been around ever since, but the current wave of

anti-vaxxers in the U.S. largely stems from a controversy that began in England in the late 1990s and early 2000s when a British doctor named Andrew Wakefield spread rumors of a link between autism and the MMR vaccine and that the vaccine was not properly tested before becoming publicly available. These stories, and the subsequent fear and panic, quickly spread like wildfire in European and American news media. In 2004, the Lancet, a British medical journal that published the original work, issued a statement in which it said the paper should not have been published. It took an additional six years for the journal to formally retract the paper. But by then it was too late. It is impossible to know the primary motivations for today’s anti-vaxxers, but this now-debunked link between the MMR vaccine and autism is surely one of them. Another prominent conspiracy theory among American anti-vaxxers is that vaccines are promoted as a plot to manipulate a supposedly ever-sicker American public. Others are committed to the belief that pharmaceutical companies run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still others simply think that vaccines don’t work in the first place. While there are certainly anti-vaxxers on the right of the political spectrum, such a significant number falls on the left that Democratic presidential candidates are doing a major disservice by not talking about this crisis on the campaign trail. Worldwide, vaccines prevented at least 10 million deaths between 2010 and 2015 according to the World Health Organization; millions more were protected from

illness. But we can be doing better. Combatting the anti-vax movement and increasing vaccination rates both in the U.S. and abroad has the potential to save millions more lives. Anti-vaxxers are not only putting themselves at risk. They are putting vaccinated individuals at risk as well — especially children and the elderly. It’s time that our leaders use their platform to address the anti-vax movement head-on and present hard evidence showing the effectiveness and safety of vaccines. The Democrats currently running for president are in a unique position to target a large number of anti-vaxxers. Leaving such a significant and deadly public health crisis out of campaign events and debates is an abomination. If the Democratic presidential candidates care at all about the health and prosperity of their constituents — and their advocacy for free healthcare for all, or something near that, implies that they do — they will prioritize this discussion. It is no less important than the state of our environment or the never-ending effort to remove President Donald Trump from office. If we don’t increase vaccination rates using a grassroots effort, we will be left with no other choice but to require all children to be vaccinated by law — with no exceptions. The very health of our country depends on it. Wesley Shirola is a Weinberg junior. He can be contacted at wesleyshirola2021@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

On the Oscars: When we don’t recognize foreign actors BEN BORROK

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To say the victory for South Korean film, “Parasite,” at the Oscars on Sunday is monumental would be an understatement. For the first time in the 92-year history of the award show, its highest honor went to a film that was not in the English language. It is almost hard to comprehend how intentional that statistic is, especially when put into the context of film history. Film isn’t an American idea. Reaching this high level of sophistication in storytelling took a collaborative effort that has spanned the last 120 years. The rise and fall of several experimental cinemas around the world pushed the boundaries in order to allow for the industry that exists today. Despite this, it has taken a Herculean effort to expand the scope of the Academy beyond the shores of America. It took until 1956, or the 29th Academy Awards, to establish a category for foreign films where many of these films were simply boxed in and hardly ever considered for additional prizes. Rarely ever thought of as more than a token-like prize to appease the international audience, it took until 2019 to change the award’s name from “Foreign Language Feature” to “International Feature”

in order to recognize the greater impact the world has on film. “Foreign” can often have negative connotations, often used in place of “other.” The themes and ideas in these films are hardly ever foreign to an American audience, most notably those seen in the anti-capitalist narrative presented in “Parasite”. But the films also have the opportunity to introduce new concepts, to make the world feel connected and enable us to partake in rich cultures from all corners of the Earth. Movie theaters across America can transform into cultural centers, giving people the opportunity to “travel” from their hometown. “Parasite” marks a significant step forward. It captivated American audiences, even with subtitles. The film received rave reviews from critics and moviegoers, a rare feat for any production, let alone one in Korean. Bong Joon-ho, the screenwriter and director, was lauded for creating a technical masterpiece that required great attention to detail. That compliment was mirrored in its Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, International Feature FIlm, Best Film Editing and Best Production Design. In short, the film was honored for every aspect despite one: the actors. It takes perfection from everyone involved in order to win Best Picture. What could it be about Parasite’s cast that was not deserving of a single nomination? The Academy has an obvious issue with recognizing the achievements of minority actors, with only one of the

20 nominations this year given to a person of color. It is a glaring issue that has the potential to undermine the entire honor of the award show in the first place. As for films that have won Best Picture, however, only two have won without a single acting nomination. In addition to “Parasite,” the actors in 2009 winner “Slumdog Millionaire” were also not recognized. It is unsurprising to learn that the cast was largely made up of minorities, as the film was a depiction of India. Both films addressed important themes of classism and poverty in capitalist societies, which is important to consider in an analysis of their actors’ performances. The films depicted the pain and struggle involved in the act of surviving while poor. In “Parasite”, there is a distinct air of devastation conveyed by the actors, specifically by Song Kang-ho and Park So-dam, whose characters had to hide their true identities. The delivery of dialogue and facial expressions kept audiences on the edge of their seats — and yet, no dice. Traditionally, many of the films we have come to enjoy have centered around a hero, rising through the ranks of society in order to do something great. “Parasite” refuses to follow this model, and instead, pulls back to curtain on capitalism in order to reveal the damage done to the working class. It is a reality that most do not want to inhabit themselves. Though it is rarely said, there is a notion that the impoverished are somehow less-than, especially compared to the ruling

class. Part of it is a refusal to believe that we could one day be stuck in a similar situation, that a large portion of Americans are one trip to the hospital away from debt. Another part is America’s trend to turn in on itself and away from the ever-so-interconnected world. We do not easily recognize the efforts of people of color, including our own. By not nominating “foreign” actors, we are implying that their performances did not make a difference in the production of a film. If “Parasite’s” cast couldn’t get the nod, it raises the question: what is it going to take to garner a nomination? Despite this, there are many reasons for optimism. “Parasite” could boost international movies’ reputation within the US and hopefully encourage film distributors to pick up more titles unknown to most Americans. Though they garnered no nominations, audiences still raved about the actors, a sign that more people are willing to watch movies with diverse leads. Bong put it best when discussing the future of film when he said, “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” I’d like to think he is right. Ben Borrok is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at benjaminborrok2022@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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U of I professor talks eugenics, roots in slavery By JASON BEEFERMAN

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University of Illinois Prof. Rana Hogarth discussed her new research into eugenicist movements in University Hall on Monday. Her talk argued that — contrary to common views of American history — eugenics is actually a continuation of the views of the slavery era, rather than a seperate movement. Through her talk, Hogarth presented the idea that eugenics was used to affirm prexisting beliefs that originated in the slavery era. “Eugenic-era race crossing studies owed a lot of their creation to old ideas about race mixing from the era of slavery,” Hogarth said. “Most people think of eugenics as this forward, new genetic science, which it is, but they were actually taking old ideas and repackaging them with new science.” Hogarth’s research specifically focused on two early 20th century studies of Charles Davenport, a leader of the eugenics movement in the United States. The two studies examined mixed-race populations in the Caribbean. The lecture, titled, “Legacies of Slavery in the Era of Eugenics: Charles B. Davenport’s Race-Crossing Studies,” was part of the Klopsteg Lecture Series, which aims to present popular understandings of science for the general public. Hogarth discussed multiple aspects of Davenport’s experiments, including his reluctance to acknowledge the role of white men in the existence of people identifying as mixed-race in the first place. Davenport, for example, would describe his subjects as “fair skinned babies

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from dark mothers,” without ever mentioning the role of a white father. “Davenport attempted to craft a narrative that played into white perceptions about black female sexuality, that only suddenly subtly implicated white men,” Hogarth said. Ken Alder is the founding director of the Science in Human Culture program, which hosts the lecture series. Alder said the talk itself was “fabulous.” “This particular aspect of (eugenics) was a sort of scientific justification for something that Americans already wanted to do,” Alder said. Raina Bhagat is a first year PhD student in comparative literary studies who attended the lecture. Bhagat said she was especially intrigued by Hogart’s discussion of how eugenicists sought to use hair as an indication of ancestry. “It felt like a very contemporary link of this research that centered at the beginning of the 20th century, to here in the 21st century (with) the idea that hair comes in different shapes and sizes,” Bhagat said. Bhagat was referring to a discovery Hogarth made while digging through the archives of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia. After asking for all the materials relating to Davenport, she found a tiny manila envelope listed under the category of “Family Histories.” When Hogarth opened the envelope, to her surprise, human samples of hair fell out. Though the hair was unexpected, it was definitely fascinating, Hogarth said. “When I went to the archives, I was like, this is really gross, but this is totally going into my research,” Hogarth said. emergency department for extended periods of time and turn away patients transferring from other hospitals for special services due to a shortage of beds. Th e hospital currently has 894 beds. Th e project would include the addition of 24 ICU beds and 25 medical/surgical beds, which would help the hospital expand its specialized care programs. Th e hospital also anticipates a 4 percent increase in ICU utilization from 2018-2023,

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Professor Rana Hogarth gives a talk on her new research in the Hagstrum Room of University Hall on Monday. Her lecture argued that the eugenics movement was motivated by the views of the slavery era.

To Hogarth, the human hair samples were more than an unusual find. “To me, seeing something like a human article, a part of somebody’s body in this archive tells me that this is about reading peoples’ bodies,” Hogarth said. “This is about science, what

science can tell us about somebody’s potential or about someone’s ancestry by literally studying something as minute your hair. That to me is very telling.”

and a continued increase in people over the age of 65. The 65 and over age group accounts for 42 percent of medical/surgical patients at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The three-story-building that would connect the Feinberg and Galter pavilions would improve the safe-transfer of patients in critical condition. In the past 20 years, the hospital has been approved for three other expansion projects. In 2007, The Prentice Women’s Hospital opened.

In 2014, the Lavin Family Pavilion, measuring about 1 million square feet, was built. In 2015, construction started on Louis A. Simpson and Kimberly K. Querrey Biomedical Research Center building, and was completed in June 2019. The state board will vote on the application during their June 30 meeting. If approved, the project will start in September and scheduled to be completed by December 2022.

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now and will forever be the truth,” Sparkle said. “My truth will not change. People want my truth to change, and I won’t change it because it’s the truth.” Sparkle was formerly a member of Kelly’s production team and spoke against him at a time when he was one of the most powerful people in the business. She was the only recording artist and public figure then willing to testify on Kelly’s sexual abuse and predatory behavior toward women and minors. Though her family turned against her when she spoke out against Kelly, she said she now uses her platform to speak for survivors of sexual assault and stop the threat of sexual violence. Sparkle was also one of the women featured

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everything we can to unite the party and defeat Donald Trump regardless of who our nominee is,” Biss, who supports Warren, said. “In the meantime, a ranked choice voting system gives us a different way of expressing our preferences.” In the first round of voting for presidential candidate voting, Sanders came out ahead with 102 votes, followed by Warren with 63, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) with 29, Mayor Pete Buttigieg with 22 and Vice President Joe Biden with 17. No candidate had enough of a majority to meet the DPOE’s standards for endorsement, which is two-thirds of the total vote. In the final round of ranked choice voting, Warren came out ahead of Sanders, 118-114. Kim Foxx, the incumbent in the race for

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Less than a minute into the second quarter, Pulliam — who on Monday became the fastest player in program history to reach 1,500 points — drained a short jump shot. Fifty-two seconds later, she nailed three free throws to give NU a 29-14 lead. This was the beginning of one of the best quarters this season for the Maryland native. Pulliam dropped 14 of the Cats’ 23 second-quarter points, the same number of points that Michigan State scored during the same period. Making jump shots from all over the floor, she fueled an NU rally that gave the Cats’ a 47-28 lead heading into halftime. “At (the) pregame meal, Coach was like, ‘Can you just get 30 for me today?’” Pulliam

TUESSAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 in the 2019 Lifetime documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which detailed the sexual abuse allegations against Kelly. One month after the documentary premiered, Kelly was charged with 10 counts of sexual abuse. Sparkle said though she was not able to see the signs of Kelly’s predatory nature toward her niece, she urged the audience to stay vigilant in monitoring actions that could be used to take advantage of others. “Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted,” Sparkle said. “Meanwhile, just five out of 1000 perpetrators will end up in prison. There are probably some of you in this room who are a statistic, and your number hasn’t even been counted.” Kyra Jones, assistant director of sexual violence response services and advocacy at Northwestern’s CARE, said she met Sparkle several

years ago when they were both giving interviews at a local news station on the same day. After the documentary aired, Jones reached out to Sparkle to set up the event because she recognized how much was probably left unsaid after much of Sparkle’s story was cut for time. She said she appreciated how much Sparkle was able to open up about her story, especially her vulnerability in describing the backlash she received from the entertainment industry. “I wanted to give her the platform she deserved to tell whatever she’s comfortable telling and tell her truth,” Jones said. “(Survivors are) able to see that they’re not alone in this, and that good will still come from you telling your truth to power however that looks.” Jones said the time between Sparkle’s trial and the inception of the #MeToo movement was marked by supporters of Kelly loudly

vocalizing their defense. Getting to hear the other side of the story, she said, was nice to learn more about and uplifts other survivors to speak out about their own experiences. Samuel Berston, a SESP senior and director of Northwestern’s Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators, said he was extremely inspired by Sparkle’s story. Though Sparkle has only recently received the vindication in Kelly’s conviction for sexual assault early last year, Berston said it has been a long time coming. “(I admire) the strength and endurance of sticking to the truth for over a decade — almost 20 years,” Berston said. “It shows the cultural change since the #MeToo movement too, that finally now everyone is talking about (sexual assault) and acknowledging it.” isabellesarraf2022@u.northwestern.edu

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the Cook County State’s Attorney, was the only candidate in any race to win an outright endorsement from the DPOE. The party also endorsed the initiative to maintain nonpartisan elections. In other races, Michael Cabonargi won the majority vote for Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County and Daniel Epstein won for State Supreme Court Justice, though neither were endorsed. The Evanston Voter Initiative won popular support, but not an endorsement. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) was in attendance at the event and supported Warren in her speech. Schakowsky said she thought it was important to show her support for the DPOE at a local level, as she is a member of the organization. “I want to encourage people to be involved in the process — and what a great turnout tonight — and I wanted to speak on behalf of my candidate, Elizabeth Warren,”

Schakowsky said. Over 200 members of the DPOE attended the event and cast ballots, in addition to surrogates and volunteers for presidential and state campaigns, who didn’t vote but showed their support for their representatives. DPOE member Clare Kelly said it was important for her, as a voter, to attend the event and vote for her candidate of choice. She said the event was also a strong way of signifying where the Evanston community stands on different issues. “It was really important to come out to tonight’s event in order to show where Evanston stands regarding this incredibly important election,” Kelly said. “We saw tonight that Evanston is behind Bernie Sanders and his platform. And it was so important to put that forward by being present tonight.”

said. “And I was like … I’m going to make your job easy tonight.” Michigan State went on a 4-0 run to begin the third quarter, but NU quickly halted the momentum. After going scoreless for nearly three minutes, Pulliam drained a short pullup jumper that sparked another rally for the Cats. NU went on a 17-4 run to end the third quarter that saw Pulliam and Burton shoot a combined 71 percent from the floor and score 16 of NU’s 19 points. In the fourth quarter, the Cats led by as many as 32 points, allowing Popovec to give bench players such as senior forward Byrdy Galernik and sophomore guard Jess Sancataldo valuable minutes as the squad cruised to its 30-point victory. NU’s third-straight win has the team only half a game out from first place in the Big Ten, a position currently co-held by No.

10 Maryland and No. 17 Iowa. The Cats now additionally have 10 conference wins for the first time since the 2014-15 season, the last time the squad made the NCAA Tournament. Despite the team’s numerous postseason aspirations, Popevec wants NU to stay focused on its next challenge, a road game in Ann Arbor against Michigan — a team the Cats defeated 81-73 earlier this season. According to Popevec, McKeown will be back behind the bench on Thursday. “We talk about Big Ten championships and I think as we approach that mark every game, the focus becomes more locked into the next game,” Popevec said. “When you get too far ahead of yourselves, that’s when you kind of start slipping and falling.”

of life — populations of color, populations of other abilities, populations of lower social, educational and economic realities,” said Kevin McCray, a priest at St. Mary Parish. The resolution was not a piece of legislation, but if it had passed, it would have signaled to the state that this is an important issue for Evanston. This resolution would have recommended that the Illinois Legislature enact legislation that provides this option for those who meet the requirements of having a terminal illness with a prognosis of having six or fewer months to live and are mentally capable of making the decision. Medical aid in dying, also referred to as physician-assisted suicide, is a legal practice in nine states including Oregon, Washington, California, Vermont, Montana, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine and New Jersey, as well as the District of Columbia. Each state uses different procedures, but most prescribe medication that would result in a peaceful death for the patient. There is no legislation for medical aid in dying in the state of Illinois. The resolution looks to show the state that Evanston would support this type of law in the future. Proponents of the resolution describe the practice as promoting quality of life and preventing suffering from illness, while others warn of the potential harm caused by such legislation. The council opted to strike the resolution in favor of spending more time fostering conversations with the community before coming to a legislative consensus. “We all collectively as a body feel very strongly that these are very, very important issues and conversations that we need to be thinking about and talking about community,” Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said. “So I’m grateful for that opportunity.”

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Evanston Public Library presents new ASL storytime By MOLLY LUBBERS

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The Chicago Avenue/Main Street branch of the Evanston Public Library piloted storytimes incorporating American Sign Language starting last week. Free and open to the public without registration, the sessions are accessible, EPL librarian Kerry Littel said. There are two more sessions scheduled for Feb. 24 and March 2, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. “It provides an opportunity to learn a new language, and an opportunity for kids to play and interact with each other,” Littel said. “It provides an opportunity for people to feel included regardless of their background.” Connie Heneghan, EPL neighborhood services manager, said the library is testing to see if there is an audience for an ASL storytime. As of now, there are no official plans in place to continue the program after the next two sessions, but she said the branch is excited about any opportunity to

bring people together. She added that there is an existing oral storytime on Mondays, and when they announced they were trying an ASL storytime, they received a positive response. “We wanted to experiment to see how the community would respond because we’ve had some really good experience with doing storytime for Park School, and people from the neighborhood choosing to attend that,” Heneghan said. “So it’s the blending of people with different needs, but also to see if there’s interest in the community in an ASL storytime.” Littel said she wanted to develop a storytime with ASL incorporated after beginning to learn it herself. Through a mutual friend, she met with Evelyn Keolian, who teaches ASL at Oakton Community College and is Deaf. Keolian volunteered to sign stories while Littel reads aloud. Keolian said the space offers not only a place for children, but also for parents like her. “For me, I have kids, and when they were growing up, I never went to the library,” Keolian said. “I wasn’t able to enjoy the storytime, so why would I

bring my kids to the library? I read to my kids at home, but it wasn’t accessible for me.” Littel and Keolian don’t only use books during storytime. They also sing and sign songs with the children and do activities related to a certain theme, like “colors,” “clothes” and “family.” Littel said they chose themes that relate to concepts familiar to children in their daily lives, so they can also connect a sign to those ideas. Keolian added that children learn by playing, which is why they go beyond books. “For me, reading is great, but they’re not going to remember the books,” Keolian said. “They’re going to remember the playtime, and that’s what they’re going to look forward to.” The Monday session focused on Valentine’s Day, featuring books about love. Attendees also learned the sign for “hug,” among others. Littel said she is excited to see what the children remember at the next session on Feb. 24 and looks forward to having fun with them. “My favorite part is the smiles from the kids, as well as just their coming back week after week,” she said. “Seeing that they’ve grasped onto something

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Evanston Public Library librarian Kerry Littel reads a story aloud as volunteer Evelyn Keolian shows a group of kids the sign for hug in American Sign Language.

and they remember it and are doing it, and actually practicing it with their parents, that’s one of my favorite things.” mollylubbers2023@u.northwestern.edu

For some students, Chinatown holds high importance By RAYNA SONG

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Several organizations, from Reader’s Digest to Travelocity, rank Chicago’s Chinatown as one of the best in the country. Featuring various Chinese restaurants, supermarkets and events, Chinatown is a popular spot for many Chinese students as well as students from other countries. An important landmark of any Chinatown around the world is the Gateway, engraved with four Chinese characters: Tian Xia Wei Gong. Literally translated, the Chinese idiom means that everything under heaven is for everyone. Located a few hundred meters away from the Gateway, the Nine Dragon Wall is another famous tourist attraction. Traditional glazed tiles cover the wall; the dragons symbolize the idea of the supremacy of emperors. Not only do Americans go to Chinatown to

have an Eastern experience without leaving Chicago, but Chinese people also pay frequent visits there. Missing Chinese cuisine, some Chinese students go to Chinatown as often as twice a month to get a bite from home. “You do have pretty good Chinese restaurants here, but you don’t have a good hotpot place in Evanston,” McCormick sophomore Jeff Lau, who is from Hong Kong, said. “One of the big reasons why you would go to Chinatown is to get hotpot.” Medill sophomore and Shanghai native Katherine Gu recommended MingHin Cuisine, a Cantonese restaurant located just over a block away from the Cermak-Chinatown station on the Red Line. She also went to Chinatown for karaoke. One particular draw for Northwestern students is the greater range of boba tea shops. Chinatown hosts around ten boba shops, ranging from Hello Jasmine to Bingo Tea.

Ringo Mo, who makes beverages at Bingo Tea, said there are usually more American customers than Chinese customers in the shop. “Sometimes we have customers who speak Mandarin to us when they walk in,” Mo said. “They are generally younger (than average customers), from 16 to 30.” According to Mo, Bingo Tea even opened on Christmas Day because it is not an official holiday in China, even though the hours that day differed from normal hours. Chinatown Market, which sells products imported from China, is located in the same area as MingHin Cuisine and is another favorite of Chinese students at Northwestern University. Besides visiting Chinatown for food, Lau said he also went to the market for grocery shopping, because it offered materials different from those found in Whole Foods Market, such as napa cabbage and Chinese broccoli, or suanmeitang, a classical Chinese beverage made from plums

and sugar. “There were many very authentic things that are from China,” Weinberg freshman Andew Su, who is from Beijing, said of the market. “There were also seasonal things, like mooncakes.” Despite its popularity, students have complained that Chinatown is much more difficult to reach than downtown Chicago. Gu said it can take her close to two hours to get to Chinatown from Evanston via the CTA. Sometimes, she would take an Uber. Additionally, some Chinese students said Chinatown represented an outdated representation of the country. “Chinatown just reminds me a lot of what China is like forty years ago,” Lau said. “The houses are not very modern. It is pretty similar to old Hong Kong — almost everyone there speaks Cantonese.” raynasong2023@u.northwestern.edu

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How much they’re interested in watching me play, that just shows how they’re really committed to trying to bring — Patrick Baldwin Jr., recruit me into this program.

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A SORT OF HOMECOMING Star HS recruit Patrick Baldwin Jr. shines in return to Evanston By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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Just three years ago, Northwestern was in the NCAA Tournament. Now, the Wildcats are the last-place team in the Big Ten and on pace to have their worst season since 2000. Over the next few weeks, The Daily Northwestern will look at the state of Northwestern men’s basketball in a series called “Waiting.” This is the third part of that series. *** The most important man in the arena had a game-changing dilemma and none of the coaches knew what to do. It was right before the second half started at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday night. Patrick Baldwin Jr. – a 6-foot-9 junior forward at Hamilton Sussex High School in Wisconsin and the top high school player in his class – was looking for an answer to stomach cramps. One coach suggested he take a Tums. Another thought seltzer water would be the way to go. But Hamilton’s coaches didn’t have any of that, so they settled for a lemonade-flavored Vitamin Water. But Baldwin Jr. played through it, and he finished the game with 25 points and 16 rebounds. This was Baldwin Jr.’s self-proclaimed homecoming at Northwestern, so there was no consideration about sitting it out. Baldwin Jr.’s father, Pat, was a star guard for the Wildcats in the ’90s. Baldwin Jr.’s mother, Shawn, was an NU volleyball player. In 2013, the Baldwin family moved back to Evanston so Baldwin Sr. could be the Cats’ assistant coach, and Baldwin Jr. served as NU’s ballboy as head coach Chris Collins led the team to the NCAA Tournament. Seven years later, Baldwin Jr. returned to Welsh-Ryan Arena to play Evanston Township High School in a packed arena at the E-Town Shootout on Feb. 8. The game was scheduled to get Baldwin Jr. back on campus. Hamilton ended up losing 70-68 in triple overtime. But after impressing on the court he practiced on as a kid, Baldwin Jr. said this felt like “coming home.” “Anytime you’ve been around a program that closely, you’re going to grow a love for it,” Baldwin Jr. said. “Just

coming back to this gym means the world to me.” *** Baldwin Jr. joked that he knew the rims too well to play a poor game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. When he was in middle school, Welsh-Ryan Arena was a ten-minute bike ride away, so this was where he grew into an elite basketball player. As a ballboy, Baldwin Jr. got an upclose look as Collins turned the team around, and Baldwin Sr. said he loved having his son around for the Cats’ biggest moments. “The greatest story for me is in 2017 when we beat Michigan to get in the tournament,” Baldwin Sr. told The Daily. “He was underneath the basket. To hug him and have him be a part of that, that was the greatest memory. Three hours before the game, the stage was set for Baldwin Jr.’s longawaited return. NU doesn’t have players of Baldwin Jr.’s caliber on campus often, so the Cats wanted him to feel as welcome as possible. “We all know Patrick has deep roots here,” Hamilton coach Andy Ceronni said. “We wanted for him to come back and show here the kind of player he is and the great kid he is.” Hamilton’s logo was featured on the scoreboard next to a message saying, “Welcome to Welsh-Ryan Arena.” The best courtside seats were reserved for Collins, assistant coach Brian James and athletic director Jim Phillips. In 2017, Baldwin Sr. left the Cats to become the head coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, so Baldwin Jr. hasn’t been on campus much over the last three years. Even though this game wasn’t an official recruiting visit, the Cats tried to make sure Baldwin Jr. felt comfortable. That process started in pregame warmups, when Hamilton had its shootaround at NU’s state of the art Trienens Performance Center. It continued when Collins, James and Phillips took their seats before tipoff after chatting with the Baldwin family. The Cats had a game of their own at Rutgers in less than 24 hours, so the rest of the team had already gotten on a plane to New Jersey. But Collins and James scheduled a redeye flight so they could watch the basketball phenom they’ve known for almost a decade. “How much they’re interested in watching me play,” Baldwin Jr. said,

“that just shows how they’re really committed to trying to bring me into this program and change it for the better.” *** The hardest thing about being the best 17-year old basketball player in the country is that sometimes it’s difficult to be a kid. After Hamilton’s game Saturday night, Baldwin Jr. took photographs with dozens of fans, did three interviews with the media and accepted the showcase’s MVP award, all before speaking to his parents. He also has college coaches at almost all of his games. Just last week, North Carolina head coach Roy Williams showed up for a Hamilton game, and the rest of the team was starstruck. If there’s anyone who understands what Baldwin Jr. is going through, it’s his father. Baldwin Sr. was NU’s top recruiter when he was an assistant, and now he’s head coach at Milwaukee. He’s also recruiting Baldwin Jr., but a bigger priority is helping this process seem normal for his son. “He has chores he needs to do at home, he has limited time on the Xbox,” Baldwin Sr. said. “We try to shield him away from all that recruiting because it is important that while he’s going through this stuff that he still remains a kid.” But the average kid isn’t as tall as Blake Griffin with a three-point shot that’s been compared to Klay

Thompson’s. Baldwin Jr. is being recruited by Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, Northwestern, Milwaukee and basically everybody else. For the first time in NU history, the Cats are aggressively recruiting a player as talented as Baldwin Jr., hoping personal ties lead him to commit to play for the Cats. NU (6-16, 1-11 Big Ten) is expected to finish in last place in the Big Ten for the second consecutive season, and the Cats’ 2020 recruiting class is ranked 12th in the Big Ten. Baldwin Jr. knows that if he played at NU, he’d be a major piece in turning the program around. “If I commit, I could really make an impact,” Baldwin Jr. said. “It would be something special if I do decide to commit… When Northwestern turns it around, you’ve seen how they can fill the house against Michigan and against Purdue (in 2017). You’ve seen the immense support.” If Baldwin Jr. committed to play for the Cats, he likely wouldn’t be coming to Evanston by himself. In 2018, he visited campus with two other highly regarded high school players, five-star guard Max Christie and four-star forward Caleb Furst. Any of them would be the best high school player NU has ever signed. Christie told The Daily in October that he had real interest in playing for the Cats, and Baldwin Jr. said he’s stayed in close touch with him. “It’s a great connection that we’ve

built up,” Baldwin Jr. said. “I played AAU with him for a year, and I play against him all the time. There’s just respect on both sides.” *** On Saturday night, Baldwin Jr. lived up to his reputation. He played like a wing, attacking the basket off the dribble and often getting to the rim by Euro stepping around multiple defenders. Baldwin Jr. was also an aggressive three-point shooter, rising above the defense whenever ETHS backed off him. The only reason Baldwin Jr. didn’t end the game with a buzzer-beating basket was that ETHS double-teamed him on the final possessions of regulation and overtime. Rather than forcing a contested shot, Baldwin Jr. found the open man, but Hamilton didn’t make its open shots down the stretch. Baldwin Jr. still said the game was a “special” experience, something he would remember the rest of his life. “I just told my teammates how much the game of basketball means to me and especially this game,” Baldwin Jr. said. “Coming back home, being in front of all my friends and family, that just meant the world to me.” For Baldwin Jr.’s next visit to Welsh-Ryan Arena, maybe he’ll stick around a little longer. charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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