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High school delays transgender policy ETHS principal cites volatile legal, political landscape By DAVID FISHMAN
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The Democratic Party of Evanston held an endorsement meeting on Sunday. The tally of votes will be released tomorrow, officials said.
City Dems vote on endorsements Democratic Party of Evanston holds vote on contested city elections By BILLY KOBIN
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In light of numerous contested races, the Democratic Party of Evanston decided to
break with tradition and ask its members to vote on who the organization should endorse in Evanston’s contested elections, offering an option to not to endorse at all. The organization hosted an endorsement meeting
Sunday for members to make these decisions. Eamon Kelly, Evanston’s Democratic committeeman, said the organization does not typically endorse candidates in municipal elections due to the fact that those races are non-partisan.
However, due to the recent elections at the national and state levels, the group wanted to provide guidance to voters participating at the local level, Kelly said. » See DEMOCRATS, page 5
Evanston Township High School officials have decided to indefinitely postpone enacting an official policy on transgender students’ use of gendered spaces, citing a turbulent political landscape and shifting legal opinions. “There are a lot of kids with varying identities at ETHS who are very scared,” Principal Marcus Campbell told The Daily. “We’re trying to figure out how to protect the kids … in an environment that is politically tempestuous. We’re just trying to steady the ship.” The high school, which serves more than 3,300 students from Evanston and Skokie, currently employs a set of “procedures” to guide faculty and staff on the issue. Though it drafted an official policy in fall 2015, Campbell said officials have delayed enactment to avoid legal action and comply with new federal guidance. Transgender students may use the bathroom of their choice at ETHS but must request access
to a separate locker room. Students, teachers and administrators who spoke to The Daily last fall, however, shared different interpretations of those procedures and none could point to any public documentation. Asher White, an ETHS junior who is transgender, said the district has remained largely “stagnant” on the issue and challenged it to take a stand. “In a consistently and increasingly troubling political environment, it becomes more of a responsibility to accommodate marginalized people,” she said. “It’s probably a good idea to step up and make trans kids at your school feel comfortable.” White said though she did not feel actively threatened by the new federal administration, ETHS should take proactive steps to protect its students. But Campbell said enacting an official policy could open the school to legal action that might undo other measures already in place. “A lawsuit has the potential — given the legal climate — to undo all the protections that we already have,” Campbell said. “The terrain is way too turbulent at the moment to make our school a » See ETHS, page 5
Aasif Mandvi visits NU
Former Daily Show correspondent talks religion By JAKE HOLLAND
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Comedian Aasif Mandvi told students to always fight Islamophobia at a talk hosted by South Asian Students Alliance and the Muslim-cultural Students Association on Friday. The talk, held in Ryan Auditorium, was organized by McSA and SASA as their annual winter co-sponsorship event. Mandvi, a former senior correspondent on “The Daily Show,” spoke about his experience growing up as a South Asian Muslim in England and the United States, as well as the hardships he faced trying to become an actor. Rimsha Ganatra, co-president of McSA, told The Daily that the student organizations chose Mandvi as a speaker because of his ties to both South Asian and Muslim communities.
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“Aasif having a Muslim upbringing and being a South Asian allowed us to combine the two cultural groups and bring them together in the form of one speaker,” the Weinberg senior said. Mandvi, an actor, comedian and social activist, used wit and humor to discuss serious topics like President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order, which barred citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days. The order is currently held in court. “If he really wants to keep (Muslims) out, he should build a wall of bacon,” Mandvi said, referencing the fact that Islamic dietary law prohibits the consumption of pork products. Mandvi also discussed his lack of religiosity as a teenager and young adult, joking that he was “the worst Muslim out there.” But 9/11 increased his
visibility as a Muslim American, he said, and many were quick to attach the label to him despite his lack of involvement with Muslim religious organizations at the time. After Mandvi’s talk, organizers played a clip from “Halal in the Family,” a web series starring Mandvi and Sakina Jaffrey, an actress who has also appeared in “House of Cards” and “Mr. Robot.” The show took a family sitcom formula and transformed it into a vehicle for dismantling Islamophobia by showing the everyday lives of Muslims with humor, he said. Aneesa Johnson, a Communication junior who attended the event, told The Daily she appreciated the show, which won a Peabody award and was recently picked up by TBS. “I love his show. I used to watch it my freshman year in
The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was found in the rear of a business on the block and was initially thought to be sleeping, according to a news release from Evanston police. A person who found the man was unable wake him up and called police just before 10
a.m. There were no signs of foul play, and the man — whose last address was in Evanston — was transported to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office for further examination.
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Customers drink beer at Peckish Pig, 623 Howard St. The management of the pub decided to close down on Thursday for the “day without immigrants” protest.
Stores participate in protest By NORA SHELLY
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At least two Evanston business owners closed up shop Thursday to participate in “a day without immigrants,” a nationwide protest aiming to bring awareness to the vital roles immigrants play in American society. Stores and businesses across the country closed Thursday in solidarity with the movement. In Chicago, restaurant-owner Rick Bayless closed four of his restaurants, and crowds met and rallied in Union Park in support of the protest. The event
comes after reports of ICE raids across the country and a nowstalled executive order signed by President Donald Trump last month barring people with citizenship in seven Muslimmajority countries from entering the country. The management of Peckish Pig, 623 Howard St., announced their decision to close in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon “to show our solidarity with immigrants of all kinds, many of whom make up our devoted, hardworking, valued staff.” Debbie Evans, the executive chef and owner of the restaurant, said they made the decision to close the restaurant after hearing that a lot of her staff
was hoping to take the day off. Evans is from Liverpool, England, and said a lot of her staff are also immigrants. It was her experience as an immigrant that led them to make the decision, Evans said. “We know what kind of struggle it is to actually survive as an immigrant in a foreign country,” she said. Evanston architect Omar Gutiérrez said he decided not to work or buy anything on Thursday for similar reasons. Gutiérrez, who is originally from Colombia, has lived in Evanston for 17 years. Before he became a citizen, Gutiérrez » See DAY, page 5
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AROUND TOWN Officials push for local control over pesticide use By NORA SHELLY
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City Council passed a resolution last week calling on state legislators to repeal or amend a state law that prevents municipalities from regulating the use of pesticides themselves. The state statute, called the Illinois Pesticide Act, puts all control of pesticide regulation in the hand of the General Assembly. Leslie Shad, board member of Citizens’ Greener Evanston, said Evanston’s resolution was put forward after the village of Oak Park passed a similar measure. Shad — who worked with Oak Park officials on the issue and pushed for the resolution in Evanston — said the use of pesticides should be under local control. “Our own community should be able to manage the health and welfare of our own citizens,” she said. “It should be possible for the community to make some decision for itself on the use of pesticides.” This comes after the city has tried to regulate pesticide use on city-owned property. Currently, Evanston has a pest-reduction policy in place but has no control over private pesticide use, said Paul D’Agostino, environmental services bureau chief. Six out of the more than 70 city-owned properties are currently pesticide-free, he said, and staff is working to increase that number. In March, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl made a proclamation declaring “Monarch Butterfly Day”
POLICE BLOTTER Laptop, tablet, cell phone stolen from apartment
About $2,800 worth of technology and cash was stolen from an apartment in south Evanston after the resident, a 23-year-old woman, left her apartment at about 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, police said. When she returned around noon, the back door had been opened, Evanston Police Cmdr. Joseph
for the city in an effort to bring recognition to environmental factors threatening the insect population. According to council documents, part of the resolution called for City Council to make changes in how it regulates “weeding, pesticide and herbicide use, mowing and landscaping,” which would only be possible if the local pesticide preemption was removed. D’Agostino said the resolution was a symbolic gesture. “What this resolution does is send a message to the legislature in Springfield that (they) need to repeal that law so we can regulate our own pesticide use in our own community,” he said. There are no specific plans in place regarding how the city would try to regulate private pesticide use if the preemption was removed. D’Agostino said a possible avenue would be to talk with local retailers to get them to limit the sale of “noxious” pesticides from their stores. Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) said a possible repeal of the pesticide preemption would allow the issue to be discussed more constructively. “It would just create a different kind of atmosphere to talk to residents about safer ways that they can control pests in their garden,” she said. Revelle said not every community in Illinois should have to regulate pesticide use in the same way and that Chicago-area municipalities should be able to “regulate pesticides in ways that are appropriate for us.” Shad said the first step would be to open the Dugan said. A pink iPhone 7 plus, a MacBook Air, a silver iPad mini, a laptop bag and a mason jar filled with cash and change were missing. In total, the items are worth about $2,800, Dugan said. There was no sign of forced entry, and the woman told police she does not remember if she locked her back door or not.
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There are more than 70 parks in Evanston — including James Park — six of which are pesticide-free. City officials are pushing the state legislature to repeal a law that limits municipalities from regulating private pesticide use.
issue up to the community, but that appealing to the state legislature was a good way to start. Although it is likely the resolution will do little to sway lawmakers in Springfield, D’Agostino said the matter could gain attention if other communities send similar messages. “Just because we send a note to the legislature police said. The man had installed video surveillance cameras outside his house in southwest Evanston, Dugan said. According to the recording, his side garage door had been forced open just before 4:30 a.m. A man wearing a light-colored hoodie entered the garage and took a black Cobra drain snake worth around $500, Dugan said. — Kristina Karisch
doesn’t mean they are going to do anything. There’s no guarantee of anything,” he said. “The more cities that do send notes to the legislature, maybe (the) more those voices will get heard and maybe something will happen.” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Former McCormick dean dies at 92 By DARIA LENDERMAN
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Bruno Boley, a former dean of the McCormick School of Engineering who spent 20 years in the role, died Saturday. He was 92. Boley first came to the university in 1972 and served as dean of Technological Institute until 1986, after which he taught as a Walter P. Murphy Professor of Engineering. He was previously a faculty member at Ohio State University, Cornell University and Columbia University, where he returned after his time at NU and remained for the rest of his career. Leon Keer, a Walter P. Murphy Professor Emeritus of Engineering, first met Boley while working toward his post doctorate degree at Columbia. “He was noted for his work quality and also his generosity with his time,” Keer said. “He was one of these people whose door was always open. He was a great mentor, not just to me, but I imagine to many people in the engineering school.” Born in 1924 in Gorizia, Italy, Boley immigrated to the United States at age 16, just before World War II began. In 1943, he
Pritzker School of Law forms partnership with law school in Madrid
The Pritzker School of Law and IE Law School in Madrid are partnering to create a new L.L.B. and J.D. program to launch fall 2017, the University announced Friday. Students currently enrolled at IE Law School in the L.L.B. program will be able to continue their legal education at Northwestern in its two-year J.D. program in international law, according to the news
received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the College of the City of New York and later earned his Doctorate of Science in aeronautical engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn. Boley also worked outside of academia as
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He was a great mentor, not just to me, but I imagine to many people in the engineering school. Leon Keer, McCormick professor emeritus
an engineer at Goodyear Aircraft Company from 1948 to 1950. McCormick Prof. Zdeněk Bažant remembers Boley for his pleasant nature. “He was always kind and nice to deal with. He was an excellent scientist,” Bažant said. “He was able to attract excellent people. He appreciated people who were academically outstanding.” release. Students in the program will receive both degrees in five years as opposed to the usual seven. Both schools are founding members of the Law Schools Global League, which is dedicated to giving law schools a more international approach. The partnership comes amid a movement at Northwestern to expand internationally, with a University task force recommending in November that Northwestern open up to three more campuses abroad. School of Law Dean Daniel Rodriguez said in the news release that he is happy to partner with a school with such a diverse and international student body and curriculum.
Boley had a positive impact through his hiring decisions as dean, bringing people to Northwestern who improved the department, Bažant said. Keer said Boley inspired faculty during his time as dean, allowing the engineering department to thrive. Apart from being a communicative and influential presence in the engineering community, Boley was a natural conversationalist on topics outside of the scientific realm, he said. “I would regard him as one of those rare cases where he was the right person for the right position at the right time,” Keer said. “He was a very human person. He was someone that people could talk to, and not just about technological things.” Current McCormick Dean Julio Ottino said he can feel the effects of Boley’s legacy in his work today. “Northwestern has a tradition of excellence that has lasted for a long, long time in the department of mechanics,” Ottino said. “A lot of that excellence can be traced back to people like Bruno Boley.” Boley is survived by his son Daniel, granddaughter Lelwani and his great grandson. darialenderman2019@u.northwestern.edu “IE has become one of the leading and most innovative law schools in Europe, and it has a substantially international L.L.B. program,” Rodriguez said in the release. “We … look forward to welcoming their excellent L.L.B. students to Northwestern.” The Pritzker School of Law was one of the first law schools in the country to create a two-year J.D. program specifically targeted toward international lawyers. IE University states international education as one of its core missions, with more than 90 nationalities represented among its student body. — Matthew Choi
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In Trump Era, we must recognize what is — and is not — fake news
Whether in anger or in jest, a popular characterization of articles shared on Facebook these days is “Fake news!” To be sure, the past year seems to have featured a rise of fantastical news stories from less-than-reputable sources. Not only does fake news flourish on the internet where regulation is difficult if non-existent, fake news stories outperformed reputable counterparts in the final months before the election. Readers are pretty terrible at discerning between the two. The line between news and opinion is also increasingly blurred, or ignored, in the conversation about fake news. But false or misleading information is hardly the same as an idea with which we are not so
aligned. From readers of the New York Times to The Daily to Breitbart, resisting the temptation to dub the views of our ideological opposites’ as fake news is all the more vital in our time in which many college students consume media that confirms what we already believe, or which gives us only a slice of the full story. Truth has become ideological. Disagreement, before based on the merits of an argument, now centers on the validity of one’s facts. While it may be more comfortable to dub political opponents as purveyors of fake news doing so does little to encourage productive dialogue. The cry of fake news is too often used to either to undermine or ignore those with whom we disagree. President Donald Trump has repeatedly disregarded the importance of a free and active media –– from removing press credentials of news outlets who criticized him during the election to delegitimizing those who disagree with his policies as fake news.
After criticism of Trump’s immigration policies by the editorial boards of the Washington Post and New York Times, these publications have also been labelled by President Trump as fake news. True, the blurring line between columns and articles means that opinion is often presented as fact. But for ideological difference to become a reason to discredit a publication represents a serious threat to both public debate and freedom of speech. America has an illustrious history of suppressing speech we dislike, from the late-18th century Alien and Sedition Acts to Abraham Lincoln’s Civil War-time suspension of habeas corpus to ensure that vocal opponents of the Union remained in prison. There is ample precedent to restrict speech on the basis of political disagreement. Yet Trump’s enabling of the term fake news has reached dangerous levels. He recently tweeted “The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews,
@ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People!” Dissent, accountability, criticism and commentary, on both sides of the political spectrum, are no enemies of the American people –– they are the very tools that help our democracy thrive. Fake news abounds these days; to counter it we must engage on the merits of arguments we disagree with, call out falsity and misinformation when we see it and remember that the Opinion section is on a separate page for a reason. -Jess Schwalb Jess Schwalb is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at jessicaschwalb2019@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.
NU shouldn’t allow new fraternities until change occurs JOHN WILLIAMS
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Despite the despicable reputation of IFC fraternities, I rushed one during my freshman year. After meeting one member who shared my political views, I was under the impression that a large portion of the other members were similarly thoughtful and had a vested interest in using their privilege to catalyze social change. After having spent over a year in my organization and as part of IFC, I am no longer convinced that is the case. A fraternity member told me that he attended a beer-pong tournament rush event at another fraternity at which one team proclaimed themselves “the fa—ts.” This use of a homophobic slur is an example of the insidious side of fraternity life, in which members often enable behavior, from hateful speech to assault. The University notified students earlier this month that they received anonymous reports alleging multiple sexual assaults and druggings at Sigma Alpha Epsilon and another unnamed fraternity. This complicity is infuriatingly pervasive: Men in fraternities, no matter the affiliation, are statistically more likely to perpetrate assault than non-fraternity members. Yet members of Greek life at NU continue
to label ourselves as “different” from those at other schools. In some cases, I think this is apt, particularly for PHA sororities and multicultural Greek organizations. But I do not see how our expensive and predominantly white and straight IFC fraternities are different from stereotypical fraternities at other schools in terms of our organization. While we do receive education in the fraternity aimed to prevent sexual assault, alcohol abuse and taking advantage of power dynamics, these programs demonstrably do not do enough to counteract the problems at IFC’s roots. They are obligatory and thus appear to be completed to check a box or as a preventative measure, rather than because of a real commitment to change. I’ve had countless conversations with fellow IFC members as well as non-affiliated students about the pros and cons of the system. I’m aware of the nuances that must be considered when talking about Greek life, including its important role in creating historically womenonly spaces, multicultural spaces and, occasionally, valuable education for affiliated members. But IFC remains a center of privilege, power and willful ignorance. If its members do not seek to change these aspects, IFC should no longer be a part of our campus. The root of these issues may lie in the foundation of the Greek system itself: the arbitrary separation of men and women. As a wealthy white man who is complicit in the problems
I’ve described in this column, I have no place saying that women do not deserve a space of their own, especially now that the resources at the Women’s Center have been disastrously cut. But there is no place at NU for organizations that continue to marginalize those who are
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That these men will destroy a system that privileges them seems unlikely as ever, and thus I hope the University will implement measures to enforce that necessary change.
different –– IFC organizations must show they are truly committed to changing their structure. Fraternities might be forced to dissociate from their national organizations and begin rushing without regard to gender, but there are certainly other issues with this approach. We fraternity members have a ways to go before we may safely welcome other genders into our spaces (not just women – genderqueer or gender-nonconforming people have an even higher likelihood of being attacked or sexually harassed than women). A better solution seems
that, at least for the near future, NU should prevent Greek organizations from establishing new chapters at NU and problematic organizations must be forced to either hold their members accountable, or be permanently eliminated from campus. The same men who have benefitted from the status quo of deference to IFC fraternities are now being tasked with fundamentally changing the status quo of Greek life’s role on our campus. That these men will destroy a system that privileges them seems unlikely as ever, and thus I hope the University will implement measures to enforce that necessary change. I joined my organization thinking that IFC fraternities at NU were “different.” I was wrong. And so long as this mindset is enabled by fraternity men, and members are always able to point to a more problematic chapter or campus, students on our campus will remain unsafe. There must be radical change among fraternity men with power because those with power do not deserve their own space while promoting or being complicit in injustice. John Williams is a McCormick sophomore. He can be contacted at johnwilliams2019@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com.The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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From page 1 cause célèbre for these things.” Earlier this month, the Trump administration signaled that it would not uphold its predecessor’s guidance on Title IX, which interpreted “sex” as gender identity rather than assignment at birth. In May, the Obama administration sent a letter to public schools mandating access to bathrooms that best align with students’ gender identity. A federal court in Texas temporarily halted the directive more than three months later. The Departments of Education and Justice challenged the decision, but withdrew that request on Feb. 10, leaving the nationwide injunction in place. Ed Yohnka, director of communications and public policy at the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, said action by the federal government should not impact state decisions. Illinois is one of 19 states with a law that bars discrimination on the basis of gender identity, which he said would shield schools that enact progressive policy. “This isn’t about the law; this is about doing the right thing,” he said.
DEMOCRATS From page 1
attended by about 200 people, was held at Unitarian Church of Evanston, 1330 Ridge Ave., and featured brief speeches from the five mayoral candidates as well as the candidates for the six contested aldermanic positions. Devon Reid, who is running for the city clerk position against current City Clerk Rodney Greene, also gave a brief speech. Current members of DPOE could fill out forms at the meeting stating which candidate they think the organization should endorse in each contested race. There was also a “no endorsement” option
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From page 1 Evans is from Liverpool, England, and said a lot of her staff are also immigrants. It was her experience as an immigrant that led them to make the decision, Evans said. “We know what kind of struggle it is to actually survive as an immigrant in a foreign country,” she said. Evanston architect Omar Gutiérrez said he
ETHS Teachers’ Council president Bill Farmer (Weinberg ’03) said he has urged the district to be “trailblazers” and enact an official policy, which would formalize protection for transgender students. He added that the district’s continued use of internal procedures might explain the lack of urgency for official adoption. Nevertheless, he said, the district should take every opportunity to protect its students. “It’s probably more important now than ever to try to formalize these policies and take the lead on being a welcoming space for all students,” Farmer said. While the legal landscape remains in flux, Campbell said the district would try to support its students in other ways. On April 7, the school hopes to bring transgender rights activist Janet Mock as keynote speaker for its “LGBTQ+ summit day,” he said. “This is our way of supporting and affirming our students who fall on that LGBTQ+ spectrum and do what we can to say, ‘We know the political environment is rough, but here is an investment that we can make to serve you,’” Campbell said. davidpkfishman@u.northwestern.edu
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Officials at Evanston Township High School have decided not to enact a policy addressing the use of bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender students. The policy hasn’t been enacted because of the current political climate and potential legal ramifications, officials said.
for each race. If more than two-thirds of voting members agree on an endorsement for a candidate or vote to not endorse, then DPOE will follow suit, Kelly said. Ginny Darakjian, president of the DPOE, told The Daily members also voted on whether or not the DPOE should support the upcoming property tax referendum that will be placed on the April municipal ballot and would help Evanston/Skokie School District 65 combat a projected $114.4 million deficit by fiscal year 2025. Candidates in each race also completed a questionnaire in advance of the meeting that asked questions such as why they are running and what they would focus on if elected. The responses were
distributed in packets to attendees at the meeting and also posted online. Darakjian said numerous members approached the organization’s Board of Directors over the past few months about endorsing candidates. “We thought actually with so many people running for the mayoral position that it might be really helpful to give our membership an opportunity to hear from the candidates directly and then make up their own mind,” Darakjian said. “It’s a new step for us but one we wanted to take only with the mandate from our membership.” The meeting and endorsement vote is a sign of the healthy state of democracy in Evanston, said Michelle Jordan, the finance and development
director for DPOE’s board of directors. Jordan said Evanston will continue to support and protect its citizens regardless of what is happening at the federal and state levels. “Evanston will always have people looking out for those who are unable to protect themselves,” Jordan said. In addition to the mayoral and city clerk positions, contested races are being held for the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th Ward aldermanic positions. Early voting for the Feb. 28 mayoral and 5th Ward aldermanic primaries continues now through Feb. 27. The general election for all races is April 4.
decided not to work or buy anything on Thursday for similar reasons. Gutiérrez, who is originally from Colombia, has lived in Evanston for 17 years. Before he became a citizen, Gutiérrez said he received “less than stellar” treatment at the hands of immigration officials. Gutiérrez said in the past he has been separated from the people he was traveling with by immigration officials and questioned. “Being Colombian there is some history there, and people search you a little extra. And having
an Arabic name, it was a double whammy,” he said. “I have experienced a small taste of what some immigrants are experiencing today, and it worries me. It worries me because immigrants are an integral part of this country.” Gutiérrez said he notified his clients he would be taking the day off, and received positive responses from them. He hoped the day would send a signal to the country. “We are part of this country; we are not some sort of appendix,” he said. “As people refuse to buy
things or go out and work, then we remind them that we’re a force to be reckoned with.” Evans said she hoped the president would take notice of the protest. “I hope he realizes that … America is built on immigrants, and you need to listen to the people of this country,” she said. “I hope there was enough people standing in solidarity that he is going to take notice.”
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Galvin Recital Hall, $8/5 Alex Mincek, saxophone Yoko Yamada-Selvaggio and Mabel Kwan, piano Jesse Langen, electric guitar Gregory Beyer, percussion Saxophonist Taimur Sullivan has performed widely as a soloist and chamber musician, notably as a member of the Prism Quartet. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Quintet for Alto Saxophone and String Quartet Hans Thomalla, Lied Louis Andriessen, Hout Alex Mincek, Karate John Harbison, San Antonio
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Cahn Auditorium, $18/8 Michael M. Ehrman, director; Emanuele Andrizzi, conductor; Ludwig Carrasco, graduate conducting assistant; Joyce Castle, guest mezzo-soprano Based on the true story of the martyrs of Compiègne and a screenplay by Georges Bernanos, Francis Poulenc’s moving opera is set amid the chaos of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Special guest mezzo-soprano Joyce Castle, who sang the role of the Old Prioress at New York City Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, and Central City Opera, reprises her role in this production. Performed in English.
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Lawyer and activist Khizr Khan, famous for his speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, will join a host of speakers for the Muslim-cultural Students Association’s annual Discover Islam Week. Khan will speak Thursday about the current political climate. Khan previously gained fame after his speech criticizing Donald Trump for his antiimmigrant rhetoric. Khan’s son, Humayun Khan, died in 2004 while fighting in the Iraq War. The week will culminate with a keynote address from Muslim scholar Nouman Ali Khan, who is the founder, CEO and lead instructor at Bayyinah, an organization that seeks to make Arabic and Quranic studies accessible to everyone. Khan previously worked as a professor of Arabic studies at Nassau
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the library when I didn’t want to study,” Johnson said, laughing. “It’s really exciting that it’s going to be an animated series on a network.” During a Q&A session moderated by history Prof. Rajeev Kinra, Mandvi responded to a question about how young Muslims should react to “an uncertain future” under Trump, saying they should fight back by continuing to pursue their passions. “From the activism side, don’t get distracted. We
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2017 Community College and has written and contributed to a number of works related to these topics. Additional programming includes a talk Wednesday featuring fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who became the first athlete to compete in the Olympics for the United States while wearing a hijab at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro. She also became the first Muslim-American woman to win a medal at the Olympics, winning bronze in team sabre. Comedian Jeremy McLellan will also perform at an event Tuesday night. McLellan is based in Charleston, South Carolina, and won the Charleston stand up comedy competition in both 2015 and 2016. Co-president Rimsha Ganatra said she’s looking forward to the week ahead. “I really love the diversity of the speakers we have (and) the idea of everything that they all bring and encompassing Islam with so many different aspects of it,” the Weinberg senior said. — Jonah Dylan
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have to keep on writing, acting, et cetera,” he said. “I don’t know what else to do besides that.” Ganatra said having spaces to amplify Muslim and South Asian voices is vital because it enables people to dismantle preconceived notions of certain groups. “Representation is important because if people don’t know who we are, then how are they supposed to be comfortable around us?” she told The Daily. “The idea of just being visible … helps us combat those prejudices just by existing.”
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we’ve got to get back to being a scrappy, bluecollar (team), which we were at the end of the game.” The tide began to turn after the under-8 media timeout but the visitors still held a 4-point lead until Skelly drained a 3 from the corner with two minutes to play. That 1-point lead then held until McIntosh circled the 3-point line going left and nailed another shot from deep with one minute to go. The Scarlet Knights nonetheless kept a sellout crowd of 8,117 tense to the very end, surviving even a costly turnover with nine seconds left to keep the score within one possession until Brown sunk two game-sealing free throws with 2.9 seconds left. NU’s 20th victory ties the program’s regular season record for total wins set last season and pushes it even closer to its first-ever NCAA Tournament berth. And even in a performance as ugly and unsettling as Saturday’s, McIntosh said he saw in the Cats’ late comeback another component of what makes this year’s team so different than its predecessors. “We wouldn’t win a game like this in the past,” he said. “We felt like we shouldn’t lose this game, and that’s something that’s changed in the past year, year and a half. We felt that game belonged to us, that we were going to find a way to win no matter what.”
at its best at the end. I thought it was (because) we got more … juice from the energy of the crowd.” With NU marching closer and closer to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, the program is on its way to a banner year for attendance. The team’s final two home games are both sold out. The larger crowds have corresponded with better atmospheres at a venue that often turned into a graveyard late in conference play in past years. This season’s convincing wins over historic conference powers like Indiana and Iowa have brought boisterous crowds to Welsh-Ryan Arena. But Saturday’s game against lowly Rutgers, played on a startlingly sunny and warm February evening, showed Cats fans will turn out in all conditions for this year’s squad. “It’s something that maybe hasn’t always been here,” Collins said of the atmosphere. “But to see it now, hopefully that’s something we can continue.”
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of the ball. “It’s something we haven’t been doing the past few games, so we knew we needed to be aggressive,” Deary said. “Then (the free throws are) just easy points.” The Cats have just two games remaining on their schedule before the Big Ten Tournament begins on March 1 — home against Rutgers on Thursday and at Purdue next Sunday. NU will likely enter the conference tourney with a single bye and currently sit in ninth place in the Big Ten. An at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament will be difficult for NU at this point in the season. But if the Cats can win their final two regular season games, in addition to stealing a game against Maryland, Ohio State or Michigan in the Big Ten tourney, the committee might at least consider NU come Selection Monday. “It was a good, solid win, puts us right back in the thick of things in the Big Ten,” McKeown said. maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu
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career, 6-foot-1 forward Nia Coffey led the charge. She came a point shy of a double-double in the first half and finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season. She was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line to compensate for an inefficient 4-of-11 mark from the field. It was a vintage Coffey performance — reminiscent of her 33-point output Monday at Minnesota — that has been lacking some in the past month. Her 66-game double-figure scoring streak snapped Jan. 17, and she has been held to single digits twice more since then. “She’s a great player. She never complains,” coach Joe McKeown said. “She’s going to get double-teamed when she walks out of the arena today. … She’ll get double-teamed the rest of her career in college. She’s handling it pretty well.” The Cats’ standout senior guards also made significant impacts. Deary was her usual playmaking self, tallying 14 points and eight rebounds while adding four assists and a pair of steals. She played nearly the entire game, checking out only in the final seconds to a standing ovation. Christen Inman, meanwhile, returned to the starting lineup after coming off the bench in her last five appearances while recovering from injuries, to score 16 points. It was her first double-figure effort in four games and her highest output since early January. McKeown said Inman was fully healthy for the first time in over a month. Forward Lauren Douglas also contributed, scoring 5 points while starting her ninth consecutive game. A role player off the bench to begin the season, Douglas has stepped into the starting lineup as injuries sidelined Inman and junior guard Lydia Rohde, and she has averaged more than 8 points per game in Big Ten play. Center Allie Tuttle completed the five-senior starting lineup, but did not score and played just eight minutes. NU will play one more home game, Thursday against Rutgers, but Sunday offered a fitting sendoff for the Cats’ seniors given their contributions on the day. But NU’s seniors don’t expect the success to end here. “When they got here, they aspired to walk out of here as a record-setting group,” McKeown said. “That’s part of their goal. They really are excited about what’s coming up for us.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu
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McIntosh dazzles as NU avoids upset by last-place Rutgers By BEN POPE
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Struggling with turnovers and unable to stop a fl ood of secondchance points, Northwestern went into the huddle down 6 to last-place Rutgers with under eight minutes left. Coach Chris Collins, often an emotional leader, was calm. His message was simple: “Let’s find a way.” Collins couldn’t have foreseen that junior forward Gavin Skelly — who hadn’t made a 3 since Jan. 22 — would drain two triples to give the Wildcats (20-7, 9-5 Big Ten) some life. He couldn’t have foreseen that 6-foot-2 freshman guard Isiah Brown would get an off ensive rebound to set up junior guard Bryant McIntosh’s goahead 3. He couldn’t have foreseen the Scarlet Knights (13-15, 2-13) would botch an inbounding play in the final 10 seconds to ruin their best chance
at a late winner. But his message still rang true. His team somehow did find a way, and NU scraped out a 69-65 win over Rutgers on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. “(I’m) just really proud of my team the last eight minutes of the game,” Collins said. “That was a time where we could’ve seen a lot of panic, we could’ve really gotten down, and we just hung in there. … We had to dig down really deep and find a way and I’m really proud of my team for doing that.” Sophomore center Dererk Pardon tallied 12 points and eight rebounds but made most of his impact in the game’s opening minutes. Instead, McIntosh shouldered the burden down the stretch, scoring 14 secondhalf points to lift his final stat line to 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting and six assists. Junior guard Scottie Lindsey also made his return from a four-game
absence due to illness, scoring 6 points on 2-of-8 shooting. “Just having (Lindsey) out there brings a lot of confidence, eases a little bit of pressure off me,” McIntosh said. “He can space the floor, he’s a scoring option, he does so many things for us and it was nice having him back.” For much of Saturday’s game, however, Lindsey’s return seemed like the only positive takeaway. Rutgers held the Cats to just 7 points in the second half ’s first 12 minutes to flip a 39-36 halftime deficit into a 52-46 lead, largely because of its dominance on the glass. The visitors cleaned up an incredible 18 of 36 misses en route to a 39-31 overall rebounding advantage and 34-22 scoring differential in the paint. “We didn’t defend to the level that we needed to defend to for 30 minutes,” Collins said. “We’ve got to get back to playing our defense, » See MEN’S BBALL, page 7
Welsh-Ryan roars in victory By TIM BALK
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Welsh-Ryan was rocking again on Saturday. In spite of a sleepy performance in which the Wildcats got crushed on the boards, experienced lengthy stretches of offensive futility and failed to score a fastbreak point, a sold-out crowd electrified the arena late in Northwestern’s battle with Rutgers. When junior forward Gavin Skelly hit a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 1 with 2:03 to go, the crowd rose to its feet. And when junior guard Bryant
McIntosh hit a pull-up 3 with 58 ticks left on the clock to give the Cats the lead, the roof nearly blew off the place. “That’s a shot I work on a lot,” McIntosh said of the 3 from the top of the key. “As soon as I had gathered the ball, I knew I’d hit it.” The McIntosh 3-pointer stuck a dagger in the heart of the Scarlet Knights (13-15, 2-13 Big Ten) and NU (207, 9-5) held onto the lead in the final moments, taking home a 69-65 win. The late push allowed the Cats to avoid an upset loss that would have represented their fourth defeat in five games and dealt a blow to their hopes of making The Dance. The visitors looked lost offensively
during NU’s final run, missing four out of their final five shots and coughing up a crucial turnover with nine seconds to play. But Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell, speaking in a rasp, said he didn’t think the crowd lost his team the game. “I don’t think it affected us other than I had no voice to call plays,” Pikiell said. NU coach Chris Collins said his team fed off the crowd in the final four minutes, though. “If you’re not getting any success, it’s hard to get energy. So to get the energy from the crowd was big,” Collins said. “Our defense was » See CROWD, page 7
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Cats drop Illinois, stop skid on Senior Day Seniors By MAX GELMAN
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Nia Coffey soars for a layup. The forward was honored alongside her fellow seniors as the Wildcats snapped a four-game losing streak to beat Illinois.
Over its past four games, Northwestern seemed like it had forgotten how to win, but that wasn’t the case Sunday at Welsh-Ryan Arena. In front of a relatively large home crowd, the Wildcats (18-9, 7-7 Big Ten) hardly had trouble with bottomfeeding Illinois (8-19, 3-11), cruising to a 66-53 victory. On Senior Day, it was only fitting that senior forward Nia Coffey and senior guards Christen Inman and Ashley Deary led the way, tallying 18, 16 and 14 points, respectively. “We have a great bond, on and off the court, being roommates with each other and living so close to each other, and then bringing that camaraderie onto the court,” Inman said. “We knew we had never won (on Senior Day) and that was one of our goals — to make sure that on our Senior Day we got a win.” Prior to the game, all five NU seniors — Coffey, Deary, Inman, Lauren Douglas and Allie Tuttle — were honored. Each player was presented with a framed jersey and walked out with their parents to cheers from the crowd.
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Additionally, Sunday’s starting lineup comprised the five seniors. It was the first time the group had started together since Jan. 7 in a 96-65 loss at Maryland. “I had the opportunity to recruit all five of them, and the impact that they’ve had on Northwestern women’s basketball is incredible,” coach Joe McKeown said. “It’s going to last a lifetime, I’m really really proud of them.” The teams played it close in the first half Sunday, as the Fighting Illini kept their deficit within six through the opening 15 minutes. But the Cats closed out the half on a high note thanks to a 12-3 run following the second quarter media timeout. In the second half, Illinois continued to struggle against an NU defense seemingly rejuvenated after falling flat its last four games. The Fighting Illini committed 23 fouls Sunday compared to their opponent’s 13 and were outrebounded 12-6 on the offensive side » See WOMEN’S BBALL, page 7
thrive in send-off home game By COLE PAXTON
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After hearing their lengthy accomplishments read over the arena public address system in a pregame ceremony, Northwestern’s seniors decided to add a few more Sunday. The Wildcats’ five seniors combined for 53 points — including 48 from their three captains — as NU (18-9, 7-7 Big Ten) rolled past Illinois (8-19, 3-11) 66-53 on Senior Day at WelshRyan Arena. It was the Cats’ first Senior Day win since the seniors arrived in Evanston. “It was definitely nice to get (a win) on our Senior Day. It’s just special,” senior guard Ashley Deary said. “It’s nice getting back to our old selves, being aggressive and knocking down shots.” As she has so many times in her » See SENIORS, page 7