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Fossil Free Northwestern gathered in front of Technology Institution this Thursday in an act of protest. It was followed by a teach-in on environmental justice at Seabury Hall.

Fossil Free NU takes action for environmental justice By YUNKYO KIM

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Battling Thursday’s heavy winds and snow, members of Fossil Free Northwestern conducted a die-in protest in front of the Technological Institute to denounce the University’s financial investments in fossil fuel extraction and sales companies. The protest was later followed by a teach-in at Seabury Hall, which included student-led presentations and performances about environmental justice. The events were organized as part of Global Divestment Day, in coordination with over 50 other universities in the United States under Divest Ed, which is a training hub dedicated to working with college campuses in mobilizing divestment movements. Fossil Free NU members believe this is the first step to escalating mobilization against the University and fossil fuel institutions that

disproportionately oppress marginalized communities. “It’s really important that we are unifying with other organizations that are asking for the same thing that we are,” Grace DolezalNg, Fossil Free director of marketing and media and Communications senior, said. “There’s power in numbers.” The protest activities also respond to the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility’s quarterly open meeting this Tuesday. At the meeting, Fossil Free NU did not receive a response on their divestment proposal from the Board of Trustees. The proposal calls for a “stop, drop and roll” policy, which stipulates the university halt all future investments from fossil fuel companies, withdraw investments following a five-year timeline then plan to reinvest funds to renewable energy. At the die-in, students held up signs denouncing the University’s financial investments and chanted for 15 minutes during heavy foot traffic going into the Technology Institute, before dispersing. » See DIVESTMENT, page 7

The Evanston Voter Initiative lost its suit Thursday against its objectors and Evanston in the Circuit Court of Cook County in what the judge called a “first-impression case.” Judge Maureen Kirby affirmed the decision made Jan. 15 by Evanston’s Municipal Officers Electoral Board, which said the Evanston Voter Initiative cannot be added to the ballot on March 17. The Evanston Voter Initiative aims to design a legislative option for Evanston residents to create and pass ordinances. The Municipal Officers Electoral Board was comprised of Mayor Steve Hagerty, City Clerk Devon Reid and Ald. Ann Rainey (8th). They decided in a 2-1 vote with Hagerty and Rainey upholding the objection and Reid voting against it. The electoral board said the initiative was too confusing and violated state law, as the objectors argued at the Jan. 15 hearing. The first order Kirby addressed was the objectors’ motion to strike some of the court documents. Former Gov. Pat Quinn presented some exhibits that were not in the legal record provided to the judge, which makes them unable to be considered in the court proceedings. Kirby » See EVI, page 7

They painted The Rock as freshmen — now, they’re married

Medill alums who met through Rainbow Week were dating by graduation, married four years later By YUNKYO KIM

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It was Rainbow Week of their freshman year when Camille Beredjick (Medill ‘13) and Kaitlyn Jakola (Medill ‘13) said they found themselves painting The Rock together in pride colors. A senior member of Rainbow Alliance, Northwestern’s undergraduate LGBTQ student group, was taking pictures of the event. The senior pushed the two self-described “nervous queer

Scan this QR code to listen to our latest podcast: Speak Your Mind: Making long-distance work on Valentine’s Day freshmen” together for a picture, Beredjick said. “So we took that picture in front of a rock,” Berejick said. “Then we didn’t talk again for like two and a half years.” They did not know it then, but within 8 years, the two NU alumnae would get married. After taking the fateful photo,

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Beredjick said though she and Jakola ran in similar circles and shared mutual friends, they did not interact much. Plus, Jakola wrote for The Daily and Beredjick was a member of North By Northwestern. “Technically being on a rival publication,” Beredjick said, “was a real Romeo and Juliet story.”

Their relationship began in their senior year, Beredjick said. She was in charge of the Medill Equal Media Project, a short-term grant initiative that provided resources to cover the 2012 election with an emphasis on LGBTQ issues. Jakola, a former Daily editor in chief, drafted a grant proposal and joined the initiative. The two became fast friends, Beredjick said. The media project later became a class. Even though Jackola completed all her credits and moved off-campus, she said she took on the extra class, partly to be closer

to Beredjick. She would wake up at 8 a.m. to drive to campus, then spend three hours talking with Beredjick, Jakola said. By graduation, they started dating. Beredjick and Jakola said their relationship was very powerful because they are both passionate about storytelling around LGBTQ issues, sharing “why queer stories matter and are important.” “I got to know (Camille) very well, very quickly because we were talking about stuff that we both thought about all the time and felt very strongly about,” Jakola said.

Doglas Foster, who served as the faculty adviser for the Equal Media Project, said the couple’s relationship meant a lot at a time in which students were choosing to “recloset” themselves as they didn’t feel safe being out on campus. When he came to Medill in 2004, Foster said he was the only out, gay faculty member in the school. In collaboration with Foster, Beredjick hosted a regular coffee house to engage LGBTQidentifying students journalists » See ROCK, page 7

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AROUND TOWN Students reflect on safety in off-campus housing By JANE WIERTEL

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It’s midnight on a Tuesday, and Weinberg senior Morgan Buckley is walking to her offcampus home after an a cappella rehearsal. As she crosses Sheridan Road — where there’s not a single car in sight — she said she’s wary of her surroundings. Buckley takes a turn onto Foster Street to her apartment on Sherman Avenue, making sure to walk down a street that is well-lit. Staying safe on college campuses is a concern for many other students, too. Northwestern offers programs such as Safe Ride, which provides late night rides to students on campus, and Blue Light Telephones, which allow students to dial emergency personnel with just the push of a button. Students, however, also take their own precautions. Communication junior Sophia Civetta said she feels mostly safe while walking the 12 minutes from campus to her apartment — however, she said it is still important to her to take steps in order to be secure. One of the tools Civetta uses is an app called Noonlight. When walking home, Civetta holds down a button on the app and the minute she lets go, the police are notified and sent to her location. While she hasn’t felt the need to use the app recently, Civetta said she still likes to have it on her phone, just in case she would ever need it.

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Safe Ride vehicles. Safe Ride is one of the programs offered by Northwestern to increase safety, but students still take their own precautions.

“I used it once when the snatchers were around (last year), but then I haven’t really used it since,” Civetta said, referencing the fall 2018 incidents when men would target women and grab their backpacks or arms and follow them down the

street. “I like keeping it on my phone and having it.” In addition to Noonlight, other female students organized a GroupMe chat where they would send messages of their locations and ask

Sherman Avenue. An Evanston firefighter heard the report over the police radio and saw the vehicle driving toward Chicago, Evanston Police Communications Coordinator Perry Polinski said. Police followed the van and notified Chicago police, who followed the vehicle when it entered Chicago. They attempted to pull him over, but the man fled back to Evanston. The van then collided with another vehicle at

Asbury Avenue and Seward Street. The suspect fled on foot before being stopped and arrested by the police. He and one of the passengers from the other vehicle were brought to AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital for minor injuries. The man was additionally charged with traffic violations and other related charges.

An Evanston woman found her apartment ransacked between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The door to the vestibule was pried open before the suspects kicked the door into the Ashland Avenue apartment open. The resident reported nothing missing. Security footage has identified two male suspects, both wearing hoodies and jeans.

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ON CAMPUS ImproveNU winners reflect on growth By JACKSON MILLER

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With the third annual ImproveNU contest approaching, previous years’ winners are reflecting on their accomplishments. The contest, organized by Associated Student Government, invites Northwestern start-ups and organizations to present to a panel of judges and funds the top three rated groups. This year’s presentations will be held in the McCormick Foundation Center on Feb. 29. Weinberg junior Lilliana de Souza said she founded 2019’s first-place winner NpowerU after transferring to Northwestern and feeling Wildcat Welcome lacked information on campus safety. Judges praised her pitch and she received $7,000 to promote campus safety and awareness of safety programs. Much of that funding went toward distributing personal safety alarms to each incoming student as part of an NpowerU presentation at last fall’s Wildcat Welcome. De Souza said she hopes to expand NpowerU’s presence beyond orientation. This quarter, she said NpowerU is working to strengthen its social media presence to inform students about programs such as NUPD’s free self-defense classes. Growing NpowerU has required de Souza to be patient with administrative bureaucracy, she said, but she appreciates the support ImproveNU helped her garner among administrators. “When I would need something, most of the people I needed to talk to were already judges and actually voted for me,” de Souza said. Drake Weissman, co-founder of eo bike-share and Weinberg senior, found similar value in the contest. Eo took second place in 2019’s ImproveNU contest, winning $3,500. “It helped us learn about some of the concerns and get some feedback from people that obviously were very important and very relevant in seeing the implementation of this through,” Weissman said.

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One such concern was that eo bikes would be abandoned and lost, Weissman said. Unlike bikeshares such as Chicago’s Divvy, which has bike docks located throughout the city, eo initially sought a dock-less model. The solution lied between the two models: Northwestern’s already numerous campus bike racks would serve as a functional equivalent for docks. After operating for two quarters, eo’s fleet has grown to 60 bikes and has provided 18,000 rides, Weissman said. “I was texting my friends, texting everyone I knew to buy memberships and telling them about the system,” Weissman said. “But that first day when I saw someone riding I didn’t recognize, it was like, ‘Holy cow — this might just really become a thing.’” Neha Basti, co-founder of 2018’s ImproveNU first place winner ResilientNU and Weinberg senior,

said she found the student response humbling. ResilientNU organizes mental wellness cohorts for students co-led by Northwestern students and staff. This interplay between staff and students is part of the organization’s sincere focus on students. Basti said the cohorts are discussion-based and aim to introduce different strategies and allow students to pick what works for them. Basti said after this quarter, their fifth in operation, about 65 students will have completed the program. Basti said she is glad to see the program reach a larger group of students, but still appreciates hearing how ResilientNU helps different individuals. “I hear more individual stories about how what they learned in cohort helped them have a healthier, happier quarter — that makes it worth it,” Basti said. jacksonmiller2023@u.northwestern.edu

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While Valentine’s Day is notorious for fancy dates and expensive gifts, sometimes the best way to show someone you love them is with a home-cooked meal. Even the least-experienced chef can make pizza, and this particular rendition — which is also gluten-free — only takes an hour from start to finish. Holidays like Valentine’s Day can be anxiety-provoking for those with food allergies or dietary restrictions. Eating in a restaurant poses the risk of crosscontamination and receiving gifts of food often can’t be enjoyed due to unclear ingredient lists. Making a homemade, gluten-free pizza creates a more inclusive eating experience for everyone involved. To collect the ingredients for your heart-shaped pizza, visit the following three stores in Evanston. Each has specific items that will make the pizza unique, like spices and pesto from local Evanston shops.

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Whether you’re cooking something savory or baking something sweet, the Spice and Tea Exchange has an ingredient to enhance your dish’s flavor. The store’s Italian Herb Spice Blend and Garlic Powder to add extra flavor to the pizza’s crust. Both complement the marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese, too.

Foodstuffs (2106 Central St.)

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Buy: Foodstuffs pesto, fresh mozzarella and marinara sauce Foodstuffs, a local chain, sells items found in a commercial grocery store, but it also has a small-business feel. The grocery store makes many of its own products in-house, like its pesto. Foodstuffs also has fresh mozzarella available daily, which is a great choice for topping the pizza. Purchase marinara sauce at Foodstuffs as well. zoemalin2022@u.northwestern.edu

Whole Foods (1640 Chicago Ave.)

Buy: Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix, eggs, olive oil, cornstarch and shredded mozzarella To make the crust for your pizza, you’ll use Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix. The bag includes yeast, and the dough only takes 20 minutes to rise. This mix produces a soft-on-the-inside, crunchy-on-theoutside crust, and those who don’t eat gluten-free often can’t taste the difference. While you’re at Whole Foods, also pick up eggs, olive oil, cornstarch and shredded mozzarella.

Spice and Tea Exchange (1615 Sherman Ave.) Buy: Italian Herb Spice Blend and Garlic Powder

olive oil and sprinkle about 1 tsp. of corn starch on top.2. 2. Preheat the oven to 425°F. 3. Empty one bag of Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix into a large bowl. Remove the packet of yeast. 4. Pour the packet of yeast into a small bowl. Add 1½ cups of warm water and mix. Let sit for 5 minutes.

Gluten-free heart-shaped pizza Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 25-30 minutes Note: This recipe makes two 12-inch heart-shaped gluten

free pizzas. The pizzas feed about four people.

Ingredients:

- 2 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for preparing the pans - 2 tsp. cornstarch - 1 bag Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix, yeast included - 1 ½ warm water - 2 eggs - 1 tbsp. Spice and Tea Exchange’s Italian Herb Spice Blend - 1 tsp. Spice and Tea Exchange’s Garlic Powder - 1 jar of marinara sauce - 1 bag of shredded mozzarella - 1 ball of fresh mozzarella - Foodstuffs pesto

Directions:

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1. Prepare two 18x13-inch baking sheets. Cover each with parchment paper, drizzle with

5. Add 2 eggs and 2 tbsp. olive oil to the yeast mixture. Stir together and then pour into the large bowl with the dough mix. Add the Italian Herb Spice Blend and garlic powder. 6. Using your hands, fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until the dough is fully incorporated. 7. Cover the bowl of dough with plastic wrap. Allow it to rise for 20 minutes. 8. Place the dough on one of the prepared baking sheets. Cut the dough in half, forming two balls. Place one ball on the second prepared baking sheet. 9. Repeating with both balls of dough, flatten the dough until it’s a disk about 2-inches thick. At this point, shape the dough into a heart. Pinch the perimeter of the heart to create a crust edge. 10. Place both baking sheets in the oven. Bake the crust without toppings for 7 minutes. 11. Remove the crusts from the oven. Cover with marinara sauce and a layer of shredded mozzarella. 12. Cut fresh mozzarella into thin slices. Place a few slices on top of each pizza. Add a few dollops of pesto, too. 13. Place the pizzas back into the oven for 15-20 minutes until the crusts are golden brown. 14. After you remove the pizzas from the oven, let them sit for 5 minutes to cool before slicing and eating.

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Jennifer’s Edibles celebrates hard work, family By MAIA SPOTO

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Bags of produce and ingredients line the counter, and Jennifer and William Eason are busy preparing orders. They chop celery and check on the fish. The lighting is warm, and television plays softly in the background. Red tables and chairs pop against shelves of family cookware. Bold paintings adorn the walls, proclaiming “we are the change that we seek” and “fight poverty, NOT the poor.” Jennifer’s Edibles operates out of 1623 Simpson St., a historic site of political engagement for the 5th Ward that William Eason called “The 1623 Club.” Photographed portraits in the building’s basement tell the story of meetings that focused on a range of political issues, spanning the past century and continuing today. Founding owner Jennifer Eason has cultivated Jennifer’s Edibles into a community establishment. A few months ago, her brother William Eason joined the team as her managing partner. “It’s like a home away from home,” Jennifer Eason said. “Everybody comes here.”

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Jennifer and William Eason stand behind the counter at Jennifer’s Edibles. William Eason said the restaurant is experiencing its most successful year yet.

The restaurant specializes in home-cooked dishes like macaroni and cheese, fried chicken and fish. It also caters for local families and restaurants. William Eason said he and Jennifer are currently celebrating their business’ most successful year to date. Jennifer Eason, who started cooking for her family

when she was seven years old, trained with Sunshine Enterprises entrepreneurship program and evolved her restaurant from a home-based catering service to a brick-and-mortar business three years ago. Northwestern’s student-run microfinance organization, Lending for Evanston and Northwestern Development, supported her transition. Jennifer’s Edibles will soon incorporate a Wildcard discount for Northwestern students. She said knowing how to cook and knowing how to run a business are two entirely separate skill sets. “(Being an entrepreneur) is probably one of the scariest things I’ve done in my life,” she said. “I am a Christian, and I believe in God; I have faith, but this goes way, way beyond.” Every day presents its own challenges, Jennifer Eason said. Whether she’s handling a wave of orders or dealing with administrative details like certificates and training, she said she stays motivated because “failure is not an option.” She said her brother’s areas of expertise complement her own. William Eason manages social media, marketing and external relationships. “I like the challenge of trying to grow the business,” he said. “I can’t take my sister looking stressed. I can count on Jennifer to do what she needs to do, and

she can count on me to do what I need to do. We get each other’s backs consistently, and we hold each other accountable.” In addition to providing a home base for the community, Jennifer Eason said her restaurant serves customers regardless of their ability to pay. The restaurant also collaborates with local groups to provide meals for the homeless community. To continue 1623 Simpson St.’s legacy of political engagement, Jennifer’s Edibles serves and hosts meetings for the E-Town Sister Circle and the BLACK MEN’s group. Meleika Gardner, a member of the E-Town Sister Circle and owner of Evanston Live TV, said she eats Jennifer’s catfish at least once every week. Her mother, Fran Joy, painted the portraits hanging over the restaurant’s counter. She said Jennifer and William Eason’s hard work amazes her, and that their comfort soul food is a source of community pride. “I just love seeing stories like that, of families sticking together to make a vision come together and stay alive,” she said. “They are a true brother-sister team.” maiaspoto2023@u.northwestern.edu

Stress is in our DNA: Students ref lect on self-care By HANNAH FEUER

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SESP sophomore Sterling Ortiz used to rarely see the sun. He would push himself to study late into the night and oversleep the next day. He seldom set aside time for self-care. As a first-generation college student, Ortiz said he felt added pressure to succeed. When this stress became overwhelming, the sophomore finally sought help, going on medical leave this quarter to focus on improving his mental health. “I grew up with the idea that I have this opportunity to go to college that no one else in the history of my family has ever had,” Ortiz said. “If you take a step back, if you have mental issues at all, you feel very guilty about that. But I had to learn to

forgive myself.” Psychology Central, a blog written by mental health professionals, defines self-care as “any activity that we do deliberately in order to take care of our mental, emotional and physical health.” Yet with both implicit and explicit pressure to succeed academically, join clubs, be social and build a resume — going along with the mantra “and is in our DNA” — many Northwestern students said they find themselves sacrificing self-care in the name of productivity. For students with marginalized identities, this pressure can be magnified, several students said. But many are working to change this high-stress culture, whether through student-led mental health initiatives or dialogue around self-care. ASG Health and Wellness Chair Revika Singh’s committee runs initiatives to promote students’ wellbeing, with an emphasis on supporting marginalized

groups. This week, ASG is hosting “Wellness Hubs” by handing out candy in Norris, Main Library and Mudd Library. Because student organizations tend to be a major source of stress for students, Singh said the committee is also trying to implement wellness training for club leaders. “How are we balancing these passions with our own mental health?” Singh said. “For students of color and students with marginalized identities, that entire conversation is even more important because there are a lot of burdens placed on you.” The Happiness Club also strives to improve students’ wellbeing. They host movie nights and foodrelated events throughout the year to “make people smile.” On Thursday, they hosted an event called “Galentine’s Day Waffles.” “At Northwestern, people are expected to just keep doing things,” said Angela Zhou, Happiness Club public relations chair and a Weinberg sophomore.

“‘And is in our DNA,’ and people take that to heart. But de-stressing is so underrated.” Weinberg freshman John McDermott said he went to a high-stress high school, where students and teachers emphasized high test scores and grades. Striving to foster a healthier environment at Northwestern, McDermott posts once per month in the “Northwestern University- Class of 2023” Facebook group to remind students to practice self-care. During midterms, he told students that they were “more than some numbers.”Then during finals he asked students to let themselves “breathe.” “After a while, everyone realizes it’s completely unsustainable,” McDermott said. “It’s important to step back, consider what’s important to you and think about where you want to be instead of where you’re supposed to be.” hannahfeuer2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Netflix’s first season of “The Politician” opens with the scene of a high school student named Payton. In the midst of a college admissions interview at Harvard, he confidently claims that he is going to be the president of the United States. Payton has studied past presidents’ paths to the presidency, and he has it all planned out. He attended a private high school, competed on the debate team and hopes to graduate from Harvard. He claims to be rich enough to have the wealth and education needed to run, yet has a heart-breaking adoption story to present some struggle. He knows the statistics, and every step is calculated. He runs for student body president, and hopes to eventually marry his high school sweetheart, in order to seem traditional and maybe appeal to more conservative voters. What stood out the most was his lack of genuine passion, an agenda, a sincere urge to help others and make a difference. He was missing the most important aspects of being the president; having an ideology, believing in something, and through this view, identifying problems and finding solutions. His sayings had no content, as he was passionate about one thing and one thing only — having the

most powerful position on earth. Earlier this month, I sat impatiently at my desk, restlessly refreshing the New York Times’ live update page as the results of the Iowa Democratic Caucus flowed in. After days of technical difficulties, the results showed former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg, the young Midwestern mayor, with the lead. Although U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) won the popular vote, Buttigieg came away with slightly more state delegate equivalents.

Pete Buttigieg’s campaign calls for generational change, but all I see is old school politics which aims to preserve the status quo Although Iowa has only six out of the overall 538 electoral votes in the presidential elections, doing well in Iowa can give leading candidates momentum and can even fuel nationwide success. As a member of the LGBTQ community, living in the conservative state of Oklahoma at the time, I found Mayor Pete’s rising momentum back in the spring of 2019 when he announced his bid for president a hopeful,

pleasant surprise. Being an openly gay candidate in what some might call “Trump’s America” is a brave, dangerous and risky move. He also holds impressive records as a Harvard graduate, a Rhodes Scholar and a veteran, all of which make him a potential candidate to appeal to voters from both parties. However, as I started digging into his record as mayor and presidential policy proposals it hit me: Buttigieg is “The Politician.” He did everything considered “right” in order to become the president. He, too, attended a private high school, won multiple awards growing up, went to Harvard, got involved in an informal debate team and tacked on military experience to his resume. Moreover, he ran for office multiple times, first for state treasurer and then as mayor before the 2020 race. Lastly, although being the first openly gay candidate could disqualify him for the presidency in some eyes, he still leads a traditional Christian American life, albeit with a man. What truly makes the parallel between the fictional character of Payton and Mayor Pete is the appearance of a lack of ideology, lack of unexplained passion to make this country a better place for its people. What does he believe in? I am seriously asking. His campaign calls for generational change, but all I see is old school politics which aims to preserve the status quo. He considers himself a “democratic capitalist,” a vague term which can appeal to voters of

both parties. His campaign website indicates that he recognizes racial, gender and class discriminations, but isolates them from poverty and lack of social mobility, which are a direct result of the capitalist economy — not to mention his original support for Medicare for All which quickly disappeared when donations started rolling in from insurance companies [cq]. It is not hard to change one’s opinion when they do not firmly believe in anything.

What hope do you give us, Mayor Pete? What is your passion? What hope do you give us, Mayor Pete? What is your passion? Because a passion to become the strongest person on earth is not good enough for us. Look at the White House. Guy Elisha is a f irst-year graduate student. She can be contacted at guyelisha2024@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.

The filibuster must be eliminated in the U.S. Senate HALEY DUDZINSKI

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In 2009, The Black Eyed Peas were topping the Billboard charts, Apple was promoting its new iPhone 3G, and the United States Senate passed the Affordable Health Care Act — the last major piece of legislation our country has seen become law in the last 11 years. Why? The existence of the filibuster. This legislative tool has been solely responsible for delaying legislation to the point of death for the last 100 years. The filibuster must be eliminated if we want a Congress that can pass and repeal laws the American people want and need.

The United States [needs] to have a system in place where bills are passed, rejected, and amended rather than sitting idle on a Kentucky senator’s desk The filibuster is a procedure that fundamentally doesn’t make sense. Why can 41 people, a minority in the Senate equivalent to 11 percent of the population, block a vote on a bill that would otherwise only require 51 votes to become law? In this way, the filibuster is also a

harm to our ideals of representative democracy. The majority party, elected because their message and agenda were most in line with the wants of the people, should be able to enact the changes they and their constituents want without being stonewalled by the opposition. While members of Congress are making ever-larger promises about how they’ll improve the country, they know passing major legislation on matters such as gun control, healthcare and climate change will be near impossible while the filibuster still exists. The Senate is no longer voting yes or no legislation; it’s voting yes or no on endless debate. Despite the fact that bills pass in the Senate by a simple majority of 51 votes, there must be a supermajority of 60 senators, the number required to beat a filibuster, who need to agree there should be a vote before that vote can take place. It’s the equivalent of buying a $5 sandwich, but having to give the cashier $6 to get the sandwich, just for her to give you $1 back. While some argue that the filibuster is necessary to facilitate bipartisanship or improve the contents of bills themselves, the process of gaining a supermajority has become one more concerned with partisanship and alliances than ideological preferences. Debate and compromise are necessary components to crafting any piece of legislation, but they should be used as ways to improve the content of a bill rather than as a means to delay its passage indefinitely. The filibuster is not an inherent legislative process in this country, and the Senate operated well without it during the time of the founding fathers. Legislators would debate a bill until there was a majority in agreement, and then

they would vote. This was the case until 1806, when Aaron Burr decided there should be no limits on debate before voting, thereby unintentionally creating the foundation for the modern day filibuster. Although the concept technically existed after this point, almost every filibustered measure before 1880 eventually passed. When senators had to physically perform the act of debating a bill indefinitely, they would eventually tire and a vote would occur.

The filibuster must be eliminated if we want a Congress that can pass and repeal laws the American people want and need This changed in 1917 when President Woodrow Wilson demanded rules be created to end a filibuster. Under this new system, called cloture, a two-thirds vote in the Senate could override a filibuster by limiting senators to one hour of debate before a vote. Wilson ironically justified this choice by arguing cloture would make Congress more responsive and allow it to act quicker, while in reality he was dooming it to the opposite fate. Senators were now no longer required to physically filibuster a bill. If there was not a two-thirds majority in place to vote against a filibuster, the bill was effectively dead. Aside from its modern popularity, the

filibuster was used most used during the Civil Rights movement, when Southern senators used it as a means of preventing civil rights legislation from passing. Their endless debate, such as one 74 day filibuster meant to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, led to the decision that a vote to see if there was enough support to beat a filibuster was equivalent to a filibuster itself. This is why today’s senators can filibuster by simply signaling their intent to do so. Which begs the question: if today’s filibuster involves no real debate, is there any use in keeping it around? It’s no secret that the filibuster benefits the minority party and it can be difficult to support eliminating the filibuster when the opposition party has control. But the benefits clearly outweigh the risks and our lawmakers know this, as multiple candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have openly stated they are for or open to eliminating the filibuster. When faced with the choice between letting your ideological opponents use their earned power or holding Congress at a standstill, the best option for the United States is to have a system in place where bills are passed, rejected, and amended rather than sitting idle on a Kentucky senator’s desk. Haley Dudzinski is a Weinberg junior. She can be contacted haleydudzinski2021@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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DIVESTMENT Even though the organization is concerned with showing the demand for institutional divestment, Dolezal-Ng said, another purpose of Fossil Free NU is to educate the campus community about climate and environmental justice. “We are actively rewriting ourselves into an institution that violently seeks to erase us as students in communities of color,” Keala Uchoa, Fossil Free NU president and Weinberg sophomore said at the teach-in. “Despite our frustration and disillusionment with this complicit environment

of the university, we are gathering here today in solidarity with the sustainable community.” Students attending the teach-in event said they wanted to show support for divestment and learn more about the discriminatory impact of fossil fuel investments in marginalized communities. Fossil Free member and Weinberg senior Josémanuel Hernandez brought a large painting to the teach-in event, which depicted a woman-like figure. They encouraged students to paint onto the canvas to create a collaborative mural. “(The painting is) a cultural representation of the earth,” Hernandez said. “But I wanted it to be also an optimistic message about resistance

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sustained the motion to strike. “I’m confined by the way in which I’m hearing this matter,” Kirby said. “This is a really important case. I take my role seriously. I can’t go beyond the record.” To object to a referendum proposal like the Evanston Voter Initiative, the party must have a stated interest and reason for the objection. Both sides argued about whether the objectors’ status as registered voters qualified as a stated interest. Quinn argued that “every word of the general assembly means something,” including the section that requires objectors to have a stated interest in the matter. “Being a registered voter is the keenest interest a person can have in this matter,” Hart Passman, one of the city’s attorneys, said. Kirby affirmed the board’s decision that being a registered voter in the city constituted the objectors’ interests. They also debated whether the process planned to be introduced by the Evanston Voter Initiative was a legal process. To be legal, the initiative needs to be a binding question. However, the process includes the option for City Council to veto the referendum decisions. Kirby determined this was both confusing and not allowed under state law. “Doesn’t it make citizens legislators?” Kirby said. “Don’t we have three branches for a reason?” Kirby’s final decision confirmed that the voter initiative was vague and confusing. Quinn said the petitioners have good grounds to appeal, which Evanston resident Allie Harned — the primary petitioner of the Evanston Voter Initiative — said she wanted to do after hearing the judges ruling on this case. “We’re very disappointed,” Harned said. “We’re not giving up.”

and allies in conversation. The couple often showed up together, Foster said. “Particularly for students who came partly because it was in a classroom and they didn’t have to say anything about themselves in order to show up for coffee, to see two women arrived who were clearly in a close romantic and emotionally satisfying relationship, I do think there was something radically affirming about that,” he said. After graduating from Northwestern in 2013, Beredjick got a job in New York and Jakola stayed in Chicago for a year before getting engaged and moving in together. They now live in Brooklyn, New York, where Beredjick works as a marketing manager at an organization that connects children with healthy food and Jakola serves as a managing editor at Gizmodo, a science publication. Jakola and Beredjick said they remembered their first date — Asian food then boba, paid for by Jakola’s mother. “Actually, my mom is the one who told me that Camille liked me because she saw Camille posting on Facebook and tagging me,” Jakola said “One day, my mom said, ‘You know that girl Camille likes you?’ I was like, ‘Shut up, mom.’” “And now, she’s my mother-in-law,” Beredjick said.

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and about fighting for environmental justice and against environmental injustice and environmental racism.” Carmen Awin-Ongya, a McCormick junior who attended Fossil Free NU’s teach-in event, said she attended the event to learn more about environmental activism. Awin-Ongya said it was important for students to learn what they were protesting for and specific issues pertinent to the movement. “It’s easy to get on the bandwagon of protesting,” she said. “I feel like the education part of any protest is very vital to its success.” Dolezal-Ng said Thursday’s events were a

“beginning of a larger mark” for escalating the divestment movement in 2020. The protest events are a building block to larger demonstrations, which will increase pressures on universities to withdraw investments from environmentally harmful and unjust companies, she said. The group will continue to increase its efforts in the remainder of the academic year. “This will not be our last demonstration,” Dolezal-Ng said, “nor will it be the last demonstration for other fossil-free organizations across the world.” yunkyokim2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Interim city manager Erika Storlie announced in a Thursday news release that Kelley Gandurski will be the city’s new corporation counsel and Nicholas Cummings will become the next deputy city attorney. Gandurski will oversee the city’s law department beginning March 2. She previously worked as the executive director of Chicago’s

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The Rock painted in celebration for 2013’s Rainbow Week.

Department of Animal Care and Control and also served as a senior counsel in Chicago’s Department of Law. Gandurski holds a law degree from DePaul University College of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph’s College. In the news release, Storlie said Gandurski’s extensive legal experience in multiple forms of litigation will benefit the city. “Her comprehensive understanding of the law and commitment to public service will make her a tremendous asset to the City of Evanston in this critical position,” Storlie said. Cummings was hired in January, and will

work on litigation for the city. Cummings earned a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University. He has previously served as a chief attorney for the Chicago Transit Authority. Storlie said she has already seen Cummings’ actions affect the city during his month as deputy city attorney. “He is a strategic thinker, a strong leader, and a tireless public advocate,” Storlie said, “and has already made a positive impact on the City.” — Jacob Fulton

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WILDCATS KEEP ROLLING No. 19 Northwestern defeats Michigan on the road for the first time since 2015

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Over the past decade, the Crisler Center hasn’t been kind to Northwestern. The home of Michigan basketball has become synonymous with defeat for the Wildcats, who have only won once in their last six trips to Ann Arbor. As Michigan raced out on a 5-0 run in the second quarter to take an eightpoint lead on No. 19 NU, it started to look like the Cats’ seventh-straight loss in Ann Arbor — and second loss of the season to an unranked opponent — could be a reality. But with NU vying for the top spot in the Big Ten, sophomore guard Sydney Wood knew a loss wasn’t an option. So the Maryland native responded to the Wolverines’ surge by playing her best game of February. Wood scored 14 points in the Cats’ (21-3, 11-2) 66-60 win over Michigan (15-10, 6-8), orchestrating a 25-14 third-quarter that saw her score ten points and the Big Ten’s second-best scoring defense force eight turnovers. Junior guard Lindsey Pulliam — who scored 32 points in her last game against the Wolverines — only scored four points on 1-for-10 shooting, but senior forward Abi Scheid and senior center Abbie Wolf replaced her productivity by adding 14 and 13 points,

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respectively, as NU achieved a seasonsweep of the Wolverines. “Our girls are resilient and battled back, no matter the circumstance,” assistant coach Preston Reid said. “They battled back and stuck together as a team. Any time you can win on the road, it’s important.” In the game’s opening minutes, the Cats’ offense found its groove as the team drained contested jump shots, but the squad was overwhelmed by the Wolverines. During the second quarter, NU’s performance declined as the squad went scoreless for more than four minutes. The Cats were unable to stop the Wolverines’ surging offense, as the team shot nearly 50 percent from the floor. Michigan, who forced four NU turnovers, drew Veronica Burton into early foul trouble, making McKeown sub her out of the game for senior guard Byrdy Galernik. The Ohio native scored four points and grabbed one rebound, but it wasn’t enough for NU to take the lead, as the Cats went down 35-30 at the half. At halftime, Wood said coach Joe

McKeown told his team to play strong basketball to close Michigan’s lead. “We talked about defense and picking up the intensity,” Wood said. “We knew it would spark our offense.” And in the second half, NU heeded McKeown’s message. Wood — who shot 100 percent from the field — scored six straight points to cut into Michigan’s lead. Forcing eight Wolverine turnovers, NU eventually took the lead with a little more than two minutes left in the quarter. Up 55-49 at the end of the third quarter, NU went scoreless for nearly the first three minutes of the fourth. With less than five minutes left, Michigan attempted a comeback as they cut the Cats’ lead to two with under five minutes to play. But a three-pointer from Burton and a stifling defensive effort from NU allowed Wood to ice the game with free throws with seven seconds left. Leaving Ann Arbor with their first win since 2015, the Cats are currently second in the conference and a half game behind No. 10 Maryland, who defeated No. 17 Iowa on Thursday night. Scheid, calling the Crisler Center a “crazy” environment to play in, said she is excited for what NU will achieve in the near future. “All our hard work is paying off,” Scheid said. “We will keep building on this momentum and we hope to take it to the NCAA Tournament.” drewschott2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Sydney Wood dribbles in the paint. The sophomore guard scored a game-high tying 14 points against Michigan on Thursday.

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What’s up with Pete Nance? NU, Kim win their By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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When his three-point shot fell through the net against Michigan on Wednesday, Pete Nance clapped his hands and smiled. The entire Northwestern bench stood up and celebrated. It wasn’t even a big shot –– the Wildcats cut their deficit down to 18 points in the middle of the second half –– but the make looked like it meant something to Nance. The sophomore forward knows exactly what kind of player he wants to be. Ever since he was in high school, he envisioned himself as a mismatch nightmare at the forward position. Before this season, he spoke about becoming a “star-type player” whose skill could carry NU on nights when the offense wasn’t flowing. The Cats’ offense wasn’t flowing Wednesday night, but Nance’s threepointer was the only shot he made all game. Nance scored 3 points in Wednesday’s 25 point loss to the Wolverines, and it was his best performance in February. Nance is averaging just 2 points over his last four games, and he’s lost his spot in the starting lineup for the first time in his career. “He’s a young player that’s just trying to figure it out,” coach Chris Collins said. “He’s still very much in the early part of his career, and we’re behind him. He’s going to become a better player.” Two years ago, Nance was the Cats’ highest-rated recruit in program history. Four months ago, he was their most likely breakout candidate. But heading into NU’s (6-17, 1-12 Big Ten) game Saturday at No. 13 Penn State (19-5, 9-4), Nance is the Cats’ seventh man in the rotation, trying to find his way back. By any statistical measure, Nance is struggling. In conference play, he’s shooting 36.2 percent from the field and 25

percent from three-point range. The Cats are outscored by 32.8 points per 100 possessions when Nance is on the floor. He doesn’t start games anymore, and he doesn’t close them, either. Against Michigan, Nance finished with the following statline: 3 points, five rebounds, three fouls and two turnovers in 23 minutes. In NU’s game against Rutgers four days earlier, Nance scored 2 points in just 13 minutes. He’s still just a sophomore –– and one who barely had a freshman season to build upon. After getting mono in January last year, Nance missed nine games and lost 15 pounds in four weeks. Most nights, he was out of the rotation, and Nance admitted he didn’t feel like himself after coming back in February. But now he’s dealing with one of the toughest stretches of his basketball life, even though he’s at full strength. He’s trying to stay upbeat, and Collins said Nance still has the work ethic you’d expect from the son of a three-time NBA All Star.

“He’s been putting the time in, his attitude has been great,” Collins said. “And he wants to be a good player. He’s just got to keep working and keep finding it.” In his last four games, though, Nance has looked like a different type of player. As Nance’s shooting numbers have regressed, he’s been less aggressive than ever. He took four shots against Michigan and three shots against Rutgers. He’s taking a higher proportion of three-point shots than he did in non-conference play, and the 6’10” forward has made just nine layups or dunks in his last 13 games. But Nance still has plenty of time to turn his sophomore season around, and Collins said he’s committed to letting Nance play though his mistakes. “I’ve been pleased with his attitude throughout some of his struggles,” Collins said. “He’s gotten in the gym, and he’s working. He’ll break out here pretty soon.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Pete Nance stands in the huddle with his teammates. The sophomore forward has struggled in recent games and is no longer part of the starting lineup.

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Irene Kim had a very typical start to her freshman season. In her first four matches at the college level, Kim never finished higher than 21st place, and she’d finished as low as 57th. Northwestern played in its first match of the spring season this week, and Kim had a surprising showing –– she won the whole tournament. The freshman led the field at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, shooting nine-under par in 54 holes, and the Wildcats won the Lady Puerto Rico Classic, earning their first team win in ten months. “She putted incredible this week, and it was the best I’d seen her putt since she came to school,” coach Emily Fletcher said. “This was the first time she’d led a college tournament going into the final round, and to go out and shoot a 67 really speaks to her talent.” The La Palma, California native had the third-best tournament score in NU history this weekend and was named Big Ten golfer of the week. She scored a career-best 5-under in the final round, which was the 14th best single round in the Cats’ history. After losing former all-Big Ten golfers Janet Mao and Stephanie Lau to graduation following last season, Kim showed that NU still has enough top-heavy talent to compete in the Big Ten this year. Kim led the Cats to a come from behind victory on the team’s third day at the Rio Mar Country Club

in Puerto Rico. NU entered the tournament ’s final day in fourth place, but the Cats saved their best round of the tournament for the final 18 holes. NU shot eight-under par on the last day to turn a nine-shot deficit into a six-shot advantage. “The conditions were just as tough on the final day, and we had quite a bit of wind,” Fletcher said. “But we just got going, made a lot more birdies and limited our mistakes. There was a stretch of holes –– eleven through fifteen –– which we joked was our birdie alley. We were able to take advantage of that, which other teams didn’t do.” Sophomore Kelly Sim tied for third in the field and finished three shots behind Kim, and sophomore Kelly Su and senior Brooke Riley also played well in the third round to help lead the Cats to victory. NU struggled in its fall season, finishing ninth place or lower in every event. The highest individual finish for any Cats golfer was senior Brooke Riley’s T8 finish at the Mason Rudolph Invitational, but no other NU golfer placed in the top 20 at any event. Fletcher said starting the spring season with a win showed the team it can reach its goals of competing for Big Ten and national championships. “Our team has really worked hard in the off-season,” Fletcher said. “We’re beginning to see some real improvement all the way through the lineup. Any time you see some results come from your hard work, that’s an affirmation of what we’re trying to do.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu