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City proposes antipanhandling signage Some question intentions of the proposition By SHANNON TYLER
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Illustration by Olivia Abeyta
The Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance creates a space for students with shared experiences to connect and find community on Northwestern’s campus.
NAISA creates community at NU Indigenous students foster connections, increase visibility on campus By KATRINA PHAM
daily senior staffer @katrinapham_
As the sun rose on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, vivid
oranges from the sky reflected off the lake and the faces of the students gathered there. While the students from the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance also planned to watch the sunset
together, a tornado warning and storm forced them inside. Still, laughter and warmth filled the room as they spent the rest of the day painting and doing beadwork. SESP senior Isabel St.
Arnold, who is Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe and co-chair of NAISA’s Council, said she was glad to start and end the day in solidarity with other Native
» See NAISA, page 10
In an effort to curb what she called aggressive panhandling, Interim City Manager Kelley Gandurski proposed last month the “Have a Heart, Give Smart” campaign to discourage people from giving cash gifts to those in need and instead donating to local organizations. Gandurski intends to post signs around the city that say “Panhandling is unsafe” with a phone number to connect people to resources and a QR code people can scan to find organizations to donate to. Stephen Craig, who grew up in Evanston and is now experiencing homelessness, said because panhandling is legal nationwide, Gandurski’s campaign will not stop people from asking for money or giving money. “I don’t like the word panhandling,” Craig said. “What I do is no different from what you or anyone else does — which is ask for help.”
Gandurksi said there is a distinction between panhandling and aggressive panhandling, which she said makes people feel intimidated and is banned through city law. Gandurski got the anti-panhandling sign idea from Rockford, a northeastern Illinois city, and proposed this campaign in response to some residents in the 1st Ward expressing concern about aggressive panhandling. “We think that’s a safer way for people to give while balancing the thoughtfulness that our community members have with their generosity of wanting to do something to help. That’s really what the campaign is about,” Gandurski said. Resident Karla Thomas said in her nine years living in Evanston, she has never experienced aggressive panhandling. She said “aggressive” is a racialized word. “Was it real aggression or is that racialized, general fear that people have for others who are different from them?” she said. Legal director for National Homelessness Law Center Eric Tars said if there is an actual instance of aggression, there are laws to protect people.
» See PANHANDLE, page 10
The Week Ahead: Late-night food now a naan issue Feb 21-27 events Garage startup Naan Knights delivers Indian cuisine to NU students What’s coming up in the city of Evanston this week By YIMING FU
daily senior staffer @yimingfuu
Levy Lecture Series: When Women Invented Television Tuesday, Feb. 22, 1:00 p.m to 2:00 p.m. In this Levy Senior Center
Recycle Me
Foundation lecture, writer Jennifer Armstrong will chronicle the history of four women — Gertrude Berg, Hazel Scott, Betty White and Irna Phillips — who carved their own paths and dominated the television industry in the early 1900s. Participants can register for the online event on the Levy Center’s website. Free HIV and STI screening at Evanston
» See WEEK AHEAD, page 10
By AVA MANDOLI
the daily northwestern @ava_mandoli
Ever since the Burger King at 1740 Orrington Ave. shut down in late 2020, Northwestern students have hungered for late-night food options. Through their Garage startup Naan Knights, McCormick senior Sidharth Runwal, McCormick junior Vedant Ambani and Weinberg junior Sara Adurkar sought to fill this gap while also bringing a taste of home to Evanston.
“Food just allows people to connect and a meal can be the beginning of so many great things,” Runwal said. The three founders, all from Mumbai, India, became friends after arriving at NU. Over dinner at Allison Hall last November, Runwal and Ambani said they wondered if there was a market for late-night Indian food in Evanston and decided to test the idea. That weekend, they went to Devon Avenue to stock up on supplies for garlic naans, samosas, butter chicken,
» See NAAN KNIGHTS, page 10
Illustration by Olivia Abeyta
Through their Garage startup Naan Knights, McCormick senior Sidharth Runwal, McCormick junior Vedant Ambani and Weinberg junior Sara Adurkar sought to provide late-night food options to their peers.
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