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EPD panel talks community policing Officials encourage more transparency, communication

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A panel of Evanston Police Department officials encouraged more transparency and open communication between police officers and community members at a town hall meeting Thursday.

The meeting was the final segment of a four-part series on community relations hosted by the EPD, which began in 2017. Thursday’s town hall, titled “Rights, Responsibilities and Reasonability,” discussed community engagement in the policing process, as well as how to increase the level of cooperation between residents and officers in Evanston.

Deputy Chief James Pickett, who sat on the panel, said officers understand the “angst” and mistrust between community members and the police.

In light of this, Pickett emphasized the importance of open dialogue about policing.

He said he welcomes criticism.

“We’re still human, and mistakes happen,” Pickett said.

“It’s a good thing to have this back-and-forth and have that

open dialogue.”

Pickett said community policing is the “most important tool” in improving police relations in Evanston, a tool he said the EPD believes in.

Sgt. Jeff Faison, Detective Tom Giese and Cmdr. Ryan Glew also sat on the panel. The EPD officials answered questions from community members about how officers define rights and responsibilities in policing.

Many residents raised questions about the rights of police officers when investigating community members, such as drivers being asked to exit their vehicles when stopped for a traffic violation.

Pickett said police officers have a legal right to do so, but without probable cause — such as the odor of marijuana or “furtive movements” — officers cannot search the driver or vehicle. He said EPD officers have the responsibility to explain why they stopped drivers, increasing communication in those situations.

Panelists added that community members can request that an officer’s supervisor respond to the scene at any point.

“If you need that third party there, if you need somebody there that you feel is going to » See EPD, page 6

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David Hogg speaks at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue. Hogg described his experience over the past year since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Parkland survivor visits Evanston

David Hogg talks gun reform legislation with city youth leaders

By MADDY DAUM

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David Hogg said nobody should ever hear the “unconscionable” screams from a school shooting again.

Just over a year ago, Hogg survived one of the largest school shootings in American history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Hogg spoke Thursday about gun violence and how activists

can make meaningful change at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue in Evanston. Nina Vinik, the director of the Gun Violence Prevention and Justice Reform Program at The Joyce Foundation, moderated the panel.

Hogg was joined by Mollie

Hartenstein, a senior at Evanston Township High School, and Lamar Johnson, the violence prevention coordinator of the BRAVE Youth Leaders — a program at St. Sabina Church » See HOGG, page 6

Watson to take new position Scholarship cuts hit Evanston Admissions dean will oversee enrollment, outreach

Pritzker may reduce private school grant program

By CAMERON COOK

By SNEHA DEY

Christopher Watson will serve as Northwestern University’s dean of undergraduate enrollment and associate vice president for student outreach, according to a Thursday news release.

Watson, currently the dean of undergraduate admissions, manages “all aspects” of the undergraduate admissions process, including first-year and transfer recruitment and outreach, as well as international student and multicultural student recruitment, according to the release.

As dean of undergraduate admissions, Watson helped to increase the percentage of students enrolled through early decision from 33 percent to 53 percent and to double the international student population to 10 percent of the firstyear class, the release said.

“The most important thing we have accomplished is to increase diversity among the

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to scale back state-funded private school scholarships would affect families at four secondary schools in Evanston.

In its first budget plan, Pritzker’s administration recommended reducing funding for Empower Illinois, a private school scholarship program.

The bipartisan program, which awards tax-credit scholarships to low-income children, passed under former Gov. Bruce Rauner.

Students at four private schools in Evanston — Beacon Academy, St. Athanasius School, St. Joan of Arc School and Pope John XXIII School have all received scholarships through Empower Illinois, which began in 2017.

The Illinois General Assembly passed the Invest in Kids Act in 2017, which established a five-year tax-credit scholarship pilot program. The program offers a 75 percent

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Christopher Watson, dean of undergraduate admissions, discusses diversity in admissions in 2015. Watson will succeed Michael Mills as dean of undergraduate enrollment and associate vice president for student outreach in April.

students at Northwestern in all the ways it is measured,” Watson said in the release.

“I am especially gratified we have been able to increase

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the number of Pell-eligible students to 20 percent in the class of 2022, admitted last » See WATSON, page 6

income tax credit to individuals and corporations contributing to scholarship organizations like Empower Illinois. In the program’s inaugural year, more than 33,000 students applied, and 5,459 students from 402 private schools across the state received scholarships.

In his first budget address Wednesday, Pritzker said he wants to reallocate funding from Empower Illinois to public schools. The Pritzker administration also plans to add $375 million to total school funding, $25 million over the state minimum.

Anthony Holter, the executive director of Empower Illinois, said in an email to The Daily that public education is generally rooted in equal opportunity, but children from low-income areas or with disabilities sometimes need to look outside the public school system for more suitable educational opportunities.

Three families at Pope John XXIII School, located at 1120 Washington St., received scholarships for the 2018-19 academic year, said Gail Hulse,

the school’s principal. She also said families should have a choice between private and public schools.

Hulse said even though Pope John XXIII is a Catholic school, the state funding for the tax-credit scholarship is unrelated to the school’s religious affiliation. She said the Pritzker administration should reevaluate the program after the pilot window passes in 2022.

“We’re a charitable institution. We’re a nonprofit,” Hulse said. “Shouldn’t people be able to give to us? If this isn’t good, why is any kind of charitable deduction okay?”

Through Empower Illinois, 2,384 students in the Archdiocese of Chicago received taxcredit scholarships, according to Susan Thomas, the Archdiocese of Chicago public relations and communications manager.

Thomas said the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools also works with another scholarship granting organization, Big Shoulders Fund, which exclusively supports » See PRIVATE, page 6

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Documentary focuses on fatherhood

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Evanston community members envisioned spaces to empower fathers at a documentary screening and panel discussion Thursday.

The conversation, which took place at Family Focus, focused on the importance of engaging fathers in early childhood education. The documentary “Fatherhood Initiative,” created by the Infant Welfare Society of Evanston, featured fathers sharing their experiences with parenthood and serving as role models. IWSE, Evanston Cradle to Career, United Way, City of Evanston Parks, Recreation and Community Services, Youth Jobs Center, Family Focus and YWCA sponsored the screening and discussion.

“Part of this documentary is about creating awareness, making people aware that we know there’s a lot of negative stereotypes out there about the ‘deadbeat dad,’” said Stephen Vick, the director of IWSE. “But there are a lot of great dads out there doing a lot of good work, raising their kids and they’re kind of under the radar.”

Through the documentary, Vick strived to dispel the stereotype that fathers do not play an active role in children’s lives. A poster at the event citing data from the American Institutes for Research said children growing up without fathers account for 90 percent of homeless and runaway youth and 71 percent of high school dropouts.

As a father himself, Evanston Police Officer Corey McCray said the documentary “did justice” to the challenges of fatherhood.

“Folks are starting to gain a sense of the questions we have, the burdens we may carry,” McCray said.

Community members addressed how Evanston organizations can restructure systems to better engage fathers. Vick said a lot of fathers don’t receive the support they need, especially when a lot of programs and services are focused

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A panel discusses a documentary about fatherhood. Family Focus hosted a discussion about empowering fathers in community spaces.

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Vick emphasized this does not mean minimizing the work his center does with mothers, but he wants to collaborate with the whole family.

“How do we change how organizations operate in Evanston to think differently about fatherhood?” Vick said. “Let’s try to work with everyone and engage in the critical early years of life of children to help build all of those pieces of development.”

Community members like Martha Ortiz, a family advocate for IWSE, said there are not enough spaces in Evanston for fathers to talk about parenthood. Ortiz said her family has

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“The impact connection has with children zero to three is so important,” Ortiz said. “It’s something that is not often talked about. We need to raise more awareness for how important it is for children to be able to have that role model at an early age.” cassidywang2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Everyone should take a gender and sexuality class A. PALLAS GUTIERREZ

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This is the fifth column in “50 Years of Queer Anger,” a series examining LGBTQ+ issues in the United States since 1969.

Sexuality and gender are fundamental aspects of our society. We relate to each other differently based on perceived identity, different laws and regulations impact people based on their gender and sexuality, and resources are available to different groups based on their identities. But very few high schools offer classes in gender and sexuality, and in college, such classes are often regarded as niche. I believe this classification is flawed, and everyone should take at least one gender and sexuality class.

This quarter, I am taking two such courses — Sexual Subjects: Introduction to Sexuality Studies and Imagining the Internet: Fiction, Film & Theory. Each class has introduced me to different aspects of sexuality studies: Sexual Subjects has given me a historical look at how the study of gender and sexuality has changed since Michel

Foucault pioneered the field, and Imagining the Internet has made me reconsider how identity is constructed in a digital space.

Both of these areas are deeply tied to the unique experiences of American society within today’s globalized world. Defining sexuality and gender have increasingly become areas of public debate and discussion, and digital media of all kinds fundamentally shapes how people treat each other.

These two classes have helped me understand both the niche fields in which they operate and, more broadly, how people relate to each other.

For decades, sex and everything around it has been deemed taboo in American society. Because of this stigma, it is very difficult for people who don’t learn about sexuality in academic contexts to acquire the requisite knowledge through other pathways. Every student, regardless of their own sexual orientation and gender identity, should take a gender and sexuality class just to better understand how these fundamental parts of human existence — identity and attraction — function in individual and group contexts.

Even those who feel they have a background in gender and sexuality from before college, whether through independent research or lived experience, should continue their studies once at the university level. Going more in depth about these topics can

help people who aspire to be community organizers and activists understand themselves, their positionality and their community in order to better organize for change.

Taking gender and sexuality classes can broaden your horizons. Despite how fundamental gender and sexuality are to history and our present society, the general public is often uneducated in the specificities of these topics. Sex education of any kind is only mandated in 24 states and the District of Columbia, and only 5 percent of LGBTQ students report having health classes that included positive representations of LGBTQ-related topics.

If students are not provided with simple information that would keep them safe, it’s not surprising that we do not receive more nuanced general education on sexuality and gender. Seeing yourself in a classroom environment, whether that means your gender, sexual orientation or experiences with sex, can be incredibly empowering — especially when classes add nuance and information to your lived perspective.

There are so many different courses offered through the gender and sexuality studies program and other departments that everyone can find something they’re interested in, whether that’s Medieval Sexuality or Heterosexualities: Past, Present and Future.

Understanding how scholarly and societal views on sexuality and gender have evolved can also help people to understand motivations behind other historical movements. Alfred Kinsey’s work challenged the dominant views about sexuality in the 1950s, which can partially explain the sexual liberation movement that took place in the 1960s and ’70s, which in turn may have contributed to the emergence of the gay liberation movement. Contemporary and modern scholarship around AIDS can help explain why the epidemic expanded and occurred in the way that it did. There are many intersections with race, class, religion and age that are not often talked about in everyday conversations about sexuality and gender, but are important to discuss and support. To ignore how these topics, even when not explicitly stated, shape history is to ignore a part of how humans relate to each other and understand themselves.

A. Pallas Gutierrez is a Communication first-year.

They can be contacted at pallas2022@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.

Integrated marketing classes should prioritize inclusion JESSICA LIU

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Before my marketing class, my professor posted two links on his Canvas site. One was an 82-slide PowerPoint file called “African Americans: Cultures, Values and Practices,” and one was a link to a 1965 debate on structural racism between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley. Through these resources, my professor was supposedly giving us the requisite information and skills necessary to understand the black lived experience. Then, our group of mostly white Northwestern students proceeded to mimic a professional advertising agency that wanted to market hypothetical products to “the African-American subculture,” holding an informed discussion on how to best represent African Americans in their marketing strategy.

Not. During this class, our white professor explained to the class that according to marketing theory, the main subcultures in America are African Americans and “Hispanic Americans.” There are also other smaller subcultures, “like Star Trek fans and Asian Americans.” He explained that while stereotyping is (supposedly) frowned upon, its use in marketing is actually beneficial to these subcultures because it better represents their members’ wants and needs.

Once given the Canvas resources, the class split into two groups so we could discuss how to sell products

to the African-American and Star Trek subcultures.

I walked into a room of mostly white students half-heartedly listening to Baldwin’s speech while skimming through pages of the PowerPoint that described black family values and the “AfricanAmerican psychology.” The professor then cut the speech short and encouraged us to begin work on our marketing strategy so that we would have enough time to present our findings at the end of class. The students shifted uncomfortably and sat in complete silence.

One student suggested we try to market sweaters, to some agreement, then another suggested emphasizing an environmentally-sustainable process, because one value listed was “harmony with nature.”

The only black student then walked into the classroom and offered his own views on marketing to African Americans. Based on his personal experience, he agreed with many of the PowerPoint’s assertions and suggested the company appeal to the listed family values. He then turned to the rest of us and asked for our own interpretations since we “must have seen black students on campus.” And that’s when I had to put my foot down.

As an Asian-American woman who grew up in a predominantly white community, I have long learned to minimize the space I take up in order to create a more comfortable learning experience for the majority. My usual silence in response to classroom microaggressions isn’t because I don’t notice or don’t care; complicity is my survival strategy. And in many of my Northwestern classes in which I am a

minority, I am able to keep my head down without ruffling any feathers.

But when confronted with a situation in which a professor’s curriculum openly encourages Northwestern’s mostly white student body to exploit stereotypes for capital gain, I could no longer silently stew in my anger.

What followed was an intense debate about the ethical ramifications of racial stereotyping between an Asian-American woman and a black man in front of a white audience. I made it clear that I thought the premise of our discussion was wildly inappropriate, especially given the class demographics. He said that in the real world, employees must follow the orders given by their superiors. As our public argument continued, my feelings shifted from angry to betrayed.

While I had originally expected that the white students would be the ones to embrace the professor’s approach, I did not expect that it would be another person of color who would so adamantly defend the exercise — an exercise that, to me, seemed so obviously racist and reductionist.

After class, the professor approached me and thanked me for bringing up an issue he had never considered before. He still saw marketing to subcultures as an important skill to learn but seemed open to changing his approach in future classes. I still left feeling disappointed, but not surprised.

While Northwestern often boasts about its diversity, it permits discriminatory thought to be perpetuated under its name. And Medill’s Integrated Marketing Communications program is no

exception. My experience in this marketing class was not a singular offense. Time and time again, the IMC program has shown that its commitment to diversity only goes so far. An IMC professor with several CTECs accusing him of sexism is still allowed to teach with little reproach. Another IMC professor recently guest lectured about marketing history to a media history class, glossing over the industry’s use of blackface and racial discrimination, leaving numerous students of color in the audience incredibly uncomfortable.

If the IMC program continues to make subculture marketing a key portion of its curriculum, its tactics must change. While the subcultures assignment can’t be eliminated altogether, a few changes could help. For instance, there should be a trained facilitator present during discussions like these as well as a marketer of color who specializes in subculture marketing. There must also be a sufficiently diverse classroom so as to not burden students of color with sharing their personal experiences in order to educate white students. I firmly believe that the racial makeup of the classroom dictates what conversations students can have and the ways in which they approach it.

Jessica Liu is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at jessicaliu2021@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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A&O Benefit concert spotlights local Chicago artists

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Northwestern community members gathered at Evanston SPACE Thursday night to see Chicago artists perform and support the nonprofit Young Chicago Authors at A&O’s third Chicago Benefit.

The benefit featured local artists King Marie, Kweku Collins, Monte Booker and KAINA — a decision Jessica Collins, the co-president of A&O Productions, said was made to “celebrate the

Chicago music scene.”

“This year we were looking to showcase the range and diversity of Chicago,” Collins said. “So we were really excited for the lineup as a whole. As a productions group, we wanted to show the range of music present in this city.”

The benefit hasn’t always had a local focus, Collins said. Over the years, it has evolved from an indie music festival into an event that supports local artist communities in Chicago and acts as a platform for smaller artists. Collins added that holding the benefit at SPACE contributed to the “local appeal” of the event.

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song and felt that she could relate to all of her music.

“The music was personable — it set the tone for the night,” Aragon said.

Medill first-year Julia Wallace chose to attend the benefit to see rapper and former Evanston resident Kweku Collins perform because she attended high school with him.

“Despite the proximity we never interacted,” she said. “I always listen to his music and getting an opportunity to see him perform today was the main selling point for me.”

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Both the performers and the beneficiary represent important creative communities in the Chicago area, Collins said. Young Chicago Authors is a nonprofit that works with students to support their writing and poetry and has been extremely formative in curating and supporting the Chicago music scene, Collins said.

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in Chicago that teaches students how to advocate for peace. The panelists spoke about young people’s role in working to prevent further gun violence.

On Feb. 14, 2018, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. In response to the shooting, Hogg helped launch March For Our Lives, a worldwide, student-led movement calling for gun control.

Hogg said Thursday that he expected 90 people to show up to the main March For Our Lives in Washington D.C. on March 24, 2018, five weeks after the shooting at his school, but hundreds of thousands flooded Pennsylvania Avenue.

After the Parkland shooting, millions of people spoke up because gun violence resonates with all communities, he said.

“What else did we have to lose?” Hogg said.

“We had lost our friends, my sister had lost four friends that day, on February 14, when she was 14 years old. … I wanted to make sure that I was doing something.”

Hartenstein participated in a high school walkout at ETHS on March 14, 2018, to honor Parkland and advocate for change. She has continued to call for gun-control reform and said she is working with other Evanston students to speak at rallies and connect with other activists in the Chicago area.

She is also working with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) to provide a platform for her youth-led movement so she can educate others about the effects of gun violence. Hartenstein said there is a false perception that youth movements are not “legitimate” and cannot manifest in policy solutions.

“The connotation of something being youthful doesn’t have to be bad, but often kind of negates the fact that it is making change,” Hartenstein said. “When I think about how adults help the movement like we’ve been saying, we want to lead with you and we shouldn’t have to take a back seat to what is happening.”

Johnson said he has been working with students at BRAVE Youth Leaders to prevent violence and train younger generations to be peacemakers and fight for change. He said his students “want change and demand it now.”

Johnson said gun violence is a part of his students’ everyday life in the Chicago area, but March for Our Lives gave cities like Chicago the chance to tell their stories.

“These young people have crossed lines, crossed barriers … because all of them want change,” Johnson said. “All of them want their lives to be safe, all of them want to be able to live a life of peace and justice. And that is what they are fighting for regardless of their environments.”

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In his new position, Watson will supervise the Office of Undergraduate Admissions as well as Operations and Financial Aid, and will remain on University President Morton Schapiro’s senior staff, the release said.

Watson will succeed Michael Mills, who will leave the University in April. Mills announced his plans to retire in December.

“Working with Mike Mills, Chris (Watson) has helped the Office of Admission raise Northwestern University’s academic profile and reputation nationally and globally, and he has helped triple the number of students enrolled at Northwestern from Chicago Public Schools,” Jake Julia, the vice provost for administration said in the release.

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Evanston Police Department officials James Pickett, Jeff Faison, Tom Giese and Ryan Glew sit on a panel at a town hall meeting Thursday. The panel discussed the need for increased communication and transparency between police and community members.

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The head chef and assistant manager of Coast Sushi & Sashimi reported Wednesday that the restaurant, located in the 2500 block of Prairie Avenue, was robbed.

The burglary occurred between 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The restaurant employee told Evanston Police Department officers that someone took two Samsung tablets and an iPod touch from the restaurant, in addition to an unknown amount of cash, EPD Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.

The employee noted that the rear door was unlocked, Glew said, and the alarm system and video cameras were not activated. There are no suspects and no one in custody, Glew added.

consultant who facilitated the meeting, told The Daily that the EPD is moving on an “upward trajectory” in building a relationship of trust with the community — especially under the new leadership of Chief Demitrous Cook, who was sworn in Jan. 2. Cook’s “head and his heart are in the right place,” Logan said.

He said the town hall was a successful dialogue between the police department and the community.

“These sessions definitely don’t fix anything,” Logan said. “But it definitely helps to move things forward.”

From page 1 have a better assessment of the situation, that is something that you should request, you have a right to request,” Glew said. “And it’s typically going to come to a better outcome and better satisfaction for both parties.”

Glew said in an interview that the town hall offered a platform for the EPD to lay out its policing philosophy. He said the EPD benefits from this level of community engagement, and the questions residents asked were “reasonable” and “insightful.”

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of the tax-credit scholarship, and Empower Illinois wanted Montessori schools to mobilize in a similar way.

“We aren’t affiliated under an umbrella in the same way,” Cadwell said. ”We’re all independent schools … We have our own funding.”

Caldwell said even though Chiaravalle Montessori is not taking advantage of the funds, Near North Montessori School, based in Chicago, has received funds from Empower Illinois.

Empower Illinois will continue to work with other politicians and community partners for other sources beyond state funding, Holter said in an email.

“Ending the program prematurely or capping its potential would leave thousands of families extremely vulnerable,” Holter said.

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low-income Catholic schools.

As an institution recognized by the Illinois State Board of Education, Chiaravalle Montessori, a private school in Evanston, is eligible for the scholarship, but chose not to pursue the tax-credit program.

Beth Caldwell, the school’s director of communications, said the school chose not to pursue funding because it would need to find outside donors to use the tax credit. She noted there is a general fund for high-need schools, but Chiaravalle Montessori does not meet the need requirements. The school is currently entirely tuition-funded by families and students, she said.

Caldwell said the Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Schools has been able to take advantage

Electronic devices, cash stolen from sushi restaurant

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An Evanston resident reported there had been four packages stolen from his apartment in the 1000 block of Main Street since he moved to Evanston last December.

The man told the EPD that two packages containing PlayStation 3 games, a total value of $100, had been stolen Dec. 20. Around Jan. 1, another package containing a Banana Republic shirt, valued at $100, was taken. A fourth package was taken on Feb. 19, containing a PlayStation 3 game worth $50.

Glew said the man did not report the previous thefts because his packages were insured through Amazon, but he decided to contact the police after a third video game was stolen.

There are no suspects and no one is in custody, Glew said.

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Newcity founders discuss publishing, film project

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The Master of Science in Leadership for Creative Enterprises program hosted a conversation Thursday with Brian and Jan Hieggelke, the founders of a publishing company focusing on the Chicago arts scene.

The event, held in the Frances Searle Building, was part of MSLCE’s curriculum, which aims to connect students to top industry professionals in major cities. During the talk, the Hieggelkes discussed their company, Newcity, and the Chicago Film Project, their affiliated production company.

The Hieggelkes, a married couple and management team, started their first business in 1986. It began as a neighborhood newspaper and ended

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up becoming the alt-weekly cultural publication known as Newcity. Throughout the late ’80s and mid-’90s, the business was based on covering culture and selling ads, Jan said.

Today, Newcity operates as a print magazine.

They switched from newspaper to magazine in order to focus on a more viable and interesting print product, Jan said. Brian Hieggelke added that he and Jan wanted to create a publication that told people “why to go” instead of just “where to go.”

“There was a lot of thinking about the future of the print medium. We didn’t have much clarity in all this, so we just had to create a theory and test it ourselves,” Brian said.

James Harvey, an MSLCE student with a focus in advertising, said he enjoyed learning about the Hieggelkes’ advertising background.

“One of the big trends in advertising right now is that technology disruption is happening

throughout the industry, so it was interesting to hear about how that happened in the print medium over the past 20 years,” Harvey said.

Newcity’s latest business venture is the Chicago Film Project, which is dedicated to telling artistic stories centered in Chicago. “Signature Move,” the company’s first feature film, premiered at the 2017 South by Southwest Festival and played at more than 150 other festivals worldwide. Its second movie, “Knives and Skin,” premiered this month at the Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin, Germany.

In the process of creating “Signature Move” — a coming-of-age romance film — Brian Hieggelke recalled being very careful with the image that Newcity was trying to produce in their initial film project.

“You have to think about, if you have a publication for 30 years and build a brand and you’re gonna make a movie, you have to realize that it’s

going to be a brand signifier in a certain way, so what’s that gonna be?” Brian said.

The script, written by actress Fawzia Mirza, follows the love story of two young women navigating families that don’t know about their relationship.

He added that he wanted the film to “speak to a larger idea of Chicago” and said it ended up checking “all the boxes.”

Brian attributed the pair’s longtime success to their understanding of both the business and creative sides of their field, a focal point of the MSLCE curriculum that the event set out to highlight.

“We’ve always been able to straddle and have one foot as a business person and one foot as a creative person,” Brian said. “You need to have both.”

Waterbury, Conn., said in a statement that the photo was taken when he was dressed as a German soldier in a POW camp as part of a “Hogan’s Heroes” TV show themed floor at a fraternity party.

“Hogan’s Heroes,” which ran from 1965 to 1971, was set in German prisoner of War camp during World War II. “I understand how disturbing this image is to members of the Gettysburg College community, and especially those who are Jewish,” Garthwait,

58, said in the statement, distributed as part of an email sent to the college community by Gettysburg president Janet Morgan Riggs. “As a sophomore in 1980, I was not fully aware of the significance of those symbols. While this is no excuse, I am deeply embarrassed and regret participating in this event where Nazi symbols were used.”

Garthwait, a 1982 alumnus and CEO of ClyDel Manufacturing in Waterbury, Conn., funded a leadership center on campus and in 1997 received a young alumnus award from the college. His

family’s name appears on the college’s Benefactors Wall, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have donated $1 million or more.

In his statement, he apologized and asked for forgiveness.

“My sincere hope is that our current students will learn from my poor judgement 38 years ago,” he said, “and be more thoughtful than I was about the impact of their actions on others.”

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Northwestern’s Office of Government Relations, a department tasked with promoting the University’s legislative priorities, named Laura Farr the new director of state and local relations on Jan. 1. Since then, she has been fulfilling her new role by keeping in contact with officials about issues concerning the Northwestern community.

Bruce Layton, the special assistant to the president for government relations, said the office is responsible for maintaining the University’s dayto-day relations with legislative officials at all levels of government.

For her position, though, Farr focuses on stateand local-level communication.

“There are always going to issues that affect the public, that affect Northwestern, and we want to be sure that our voice is being heard,” Farr said.

Farr said she communicates directly with Springfield legislators, as well as representatives within the governor’s office. She said she’s currently focused on the issues Gov. J.B. Pritzker mentioned in his 2019 budget address and is “excited to see” how his plans pan out in the legislature.

Layton said while hundreds of bills are introduced to the Illinois General Assembly every session, University interests lie primarily in issues like student aid and research.

“We want to make sure that people have access to the best quality education they can have,” Farr said. “If they’ve chosen Northwestern to get that education, we want to make sure we do everything that we can to give them a good experience.”

Farr said the University is also concerned with legislation regarding Title IX, adding that she’s focused on addressing state-level issues directly pertaining to Northwestern students’ well-being.

Farr said she is also hoping to make use of University expertise and research to provide guidance to local and state officials.

“We’re looking for opportunities to be helpful at the state level and any areas where we can provide our extensive expertise — especially the areas where our professors have done research,” Farr said.

Before being appointed, Farr served as the state legislative affairs manager for Chicago Public Schools.

Layton said the expertise Farr acquired from her previous work served as an important factor in the Office of Government Relations’ decision.

Jennifer Kunde, the executive director of government relations, said Farr was by far the “bestqualified candidate for the job.” She said before Farr’s appointment, the position had been vacant for four months.

Farr said she’s glad to be doing the important work of representing NU’s priorities in her new role.

“It’s a privilege to be able to stay in contact with your government,” Farr said. “I’m really fortunate to be able to do that on Northwestern’s behalf.” cadencequaranta2022@u.northwestern.edu

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By MANASA PAGADALA

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Northwestern had its first game in the final stretch of conference play on Thursday, with only two games left in the regular conference until the Big Ten Tournament starts on March 6.

But it wasn’t a good start.

The Wildcats trailed by as many as 20 points in the third quarter until a late run that cut the deficit to 3 points. NU’s sloppiness ended up being its downfall, as several players got into foul trouble while also struggling to hit mid-range jump shots, and the Cats (15-12, 8-8 Big Ten) lost 71-64 to Nebraska (13-14, 8-8).

“They haven’t played a lot together; not as much as you would like this time of year,” coach Joe McKeown said.

The moment the first quarter kicked off, the aggression that beat out Nebraska in the first matchup was not present for NU the second time around. This, in large part, was due to the absence of sophomore guard

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Jordan Hamilton, whose injury in the team’s last game required her to sit this one out.

In the first Nebraska game of 2019, Hamilton shot 3-for-5 from the 3-point line to contribute 12 points along with an assist. The Cats missed her offensive prowess as they scored 29 percent from the 3-point line overall and ended with a weak 38 percent shooting percentage, compared to the Cornhuskers’ 58 percent.

“Before (Hamilton) got hurt, she had a 20-point game (at Minnesota),” McKeown said. “She was a natural leader on the floor too.”

But the team was able to get back into the game, in large part due to senior center Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah’s aggression on the offensive end. In the game, she also secured her 1,000th career rebound.

Not only did she beat the record, but in one of the toughest losses in the Big Ten season thus far, she proved her ability to carry the team as captain, securing her 15th doubledouble of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Despite all her

efforts, however, there was too much lost ground for the team to recover.

Players like freshman guard Sydney Wood struggled to attack the net aggressively, ending the game with a 25 percent shooting record and 3 points overall. Sophomore guard Lindsey Pulliam excelled from the free-throw line but made only 5 of 21 field goals, ending the game with a negative efficiency rating in the box score and contributing to the eventual 71-64 loss.

Now at 8-8 in conference, NU heads into crunch time, with only two games left to play in the regular conference until the Big Ten Tournament starts in Indianapolis in two weeks. Moving forward, the Wildcats have plans to make big improvements and are optimistic about their current position.

“Right now, we’re in a good position at 15-12,” McKeown said. “We can defend a lot of low post players. We struggled a little bit tonight shooting the basketball, but we’re dangerous.” manasapagadala2021@u.northwestern.edu

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NU eyeing win versus Cats’ defense falls apart in loss toughest foe of season

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On Sunday morning, No. 5 Northwestern will have its biggest test to date.

The Wildcats (3-0) are set to face No. 7 Syracuse in a road game that’s bound to be highly competitive.

The Orange (3-1) have been off to a strong start this season, racking up blowout wins against Connecticut, Binghamton and Coastal Carolina. Syracuse’s only loss this season came in a close contest against the country’s top team, Boston College (3-0).

A big part of Syracuse’s success has been its stout defense. The Orange are coming into the game with a top-20 ranked scoring defense, allowing just under eight goals per game, and have caused 53 total turnovers this season, a mark that leads the country.

NU does have some confidence from last season against Syracuse, in a game where the Cats comfortably won 14-10 at home. However, the Cats have since lost graduated attacker Shelby Fredericks and midfielder Sheila Nesselbush, who both dominated the scoring and draw control battles in the last matchup. “(Syracuse) is a great team,” sophomore goalkeeper Julie Krupnick said. “We remember that from last year, and we see that in film.”

The Cats have scored exactly 21 points in each of their contests this season. NU’s win against Duke last week showed the team can put up goals in a hurry, if needed.

While the Cats have played without senior attacker Selena Lasota for the previous two games, Lasota’s status is unknown heading into the matchup with Syracuse.

“We relied on (Lasota) a lot last year and obviously she’s an amazing player,” Krupnick said. “But other people have really shown that they deserve to be here, and they’ve been playing great.”

A key player for NU’s road trip will be sophomore midfielder Lauren Gilbert.

Gilbert has racked up 10 points in the Cats’ previous two games, including key goals down the stretch against the Blue Devils.

Gilbert said the team has been inspired recently to not falter its play in Lasota’s absence.

“Something that we’ve stressed all season is having each other’s backs,” Gilbert said. “Going into the (Duke) game, we wanted to have (Lasota’s) back.That means going out there and giving it our all for each other.”

NU will not have much rest time after playing the Orange this weekend. The Cats are scheduled to play another road game against Canisius (0-2) less than 24 hours later.

Due to its experience from last weekend’s doubleheader, NU knows energy will be an issue in its upcoming back-to-back.

However, Krupnick said she is encouraged by the team’s resiliency this season.

“The fight in our team has really come through this season,”Krupnick said.“We’ve faced some adversity, and we’ve really come through well and proven our strength.” karimnoorani2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Make no mistake: Though the box score will show Northwestern making a miracle fourth-quarter comeback that brought the game to within three points, the Wildcats had absolutely no business being in the game to begin with.

NU (15-12, 8-8 Big Ten) struggled defensively for the first three quarters, giving up 20 points in each of those periods. In a 71-64 win for Nebraska, the Cornhuskers (13-14, 8-8) finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field, a mark only one other opponent had hit against the Cats all season.

The team was without a key contributor, as sophomore guard Jordan Hamilton missed the contest following a gruesome ankle injury in Sunday’s loss against Purdue. Senior center Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah picked up some of the offensive slack with Hamilton out, pacing NU with 19 points.

“Jordan is a huge, huge part of this team and having her get hurt last game was definitely something that impacted us,” Kunaiyi-Akpanah said.

“We’re eagerly awaiting her return so we’re really happy that, you know, people were able to step up this game, and we’re hoping that she (comes) back soon.”

With Hamilton out, freshman guard Sydney Wood earned the second start of her career. Wood had limited impact offensively, scoring just 3 points and collecting three boards in 31 minutes of action.

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Veronica Burton surveys the floor. The Wildcats conceded 10 threes Thursday.

Coach Joe McKeown said Wood got the starting nod after an “exceptional” defensive game in the team’s previous matchup against Nebraska. He praised her ability to play both ends of the floor and said she’s not an ordinary freshman in that she’s played a lot of basketball at a high level.

“She did good,” McKeown said.

“With Sydney, you know you’re always going to get 100 percent. She’s still learning, but she’s smart. She’s tough.

So, you know, I think all these games help her as a freshman as you move into, you know, later in the season.”

Kunaiyi-Akpanah, who recorded her milestone 1,000th career rebound in the game, said the team has struggled recently guarding teams from beyond the arc. Going forward, Kunaiyi-Akpanah stressed that the team needs to do a better job of stopping opposing shooters and not digging themselves into a

first-half hole.

“We just have to really key in on defense and follow the game plan,” Kunaiyi-Akpanah said. “Like last time we played (Nebraska) and we limited their 3-point shooters and this game we weren’t able to do that as much.”

Slow rotations led to wide-open Cornhusker shots and doomed the Cats’ usually stringent defense.

Nebraska shot 10-for-18 from downtown tonight, and the Cats allowed 12 3-pointers against Purdue in a Sunday loss.

“We’ve overcome a lot of obstacles and we just gotta keep playing,” McKeown said. “Our Achilles right now is we gave up 10 threes and gave up 12 at Purdue on Sunday in a game that again, in that case, came down to the buzzer.

So, you know, we gotta do a better job.” ryanw@u.northwestern.edu