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ACLU’s legislative director Khadine Bennett speaks at a forum hosted by State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and State Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston). Panelist told the audience advocacy groups are doubling their efforts to combat policies from the new presidential administration.
Panel talks civil liberties, Trump State lawmakers, activists discuss efforts to combat Trump policies By BILLY KOBIN
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Local lawmakers and activists told an audience at a discussion Monday evening that advocacy groups are doubling their efforts to combat policies from the new presidential administration. State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) and Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) organized the “Protecting Our Civil Liberties” event at the Unitarian Church of Evanston, 1330 Ridge Ave. Four panelists
from different advocacy organizations that advocate for shared how the audience of about 400 can protect their civil liberties and help defend others during the uncertain political environment. Panelists represented the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Equality Illinois and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Each panelist, along with the three elected officials, said they believe President Donald Trump’s administration poses a threat to civil liberties, but plenty of people and organizations stand
ready to help those who feel under attack. “These are times when we need to be vigilant, when we need to pay attention,” Gabel said. “We need to be present.” Khadine Bennett, associate legislative director of the ACLU of Illinois, said the various executive actions the Trump administration has already taken — including restricting the entry of refugees and immigrants, and rescinding guidelines from President Barack Obama allowing transgender students to use the school bathroom of their choice — are “appalling.” She added, however, that the
amount of people who are protesting and attending events like Monday’s discussion is encouraging. Additionally, Bennett said several organizations in Illinois are pushing for legislation in the state that would protect citizens that could be affected by Trump’s policies. “ We will leave no one behind in our work,” Bennett said. Brigid Leahy, director of public policy at Planned Parenthood of Illinois, said this may be the “most threatening time for women’s health and » See RIGHTS, page 5
A shortened, contentious mayoral primary campaign will culminate in Election Day Tuesday, as Evanston holds its first mayoral in more than two decades and second in city history. The primar y was announced in December, after all five candidates had filed their petitions, and was a surprise to many. Several candidates said the primary drastically altered the way they campaigned. Candidates said the shortened campaign season negatively impacted their ability to connect with voters, but said the possibility of a general election as a way to dig deeper into the issues defining the campaign. Although truncated, the campaign has been nothing short of contentious. State law requires a primary for any municipal race with more than four candidates, but the issue of a primary was brought forward early in the election cycle. Ald. Brian Miller (9th) filed for the election earlier than the preset filing dates, later citing a seemingly forgotten 1992 referendum passed by Evanston voters that requires a primary for mayoral elections with two or more candidates.
The city announced a primary would be held in late December, which shortened the campaign season by nearly six weeks. It will be the first mayoral primary held in Evanston since 1993. If one of the candidates wins over 51 percent of the vote, they will win the election outright. In 1993, none of the candidates won a majority of the vote during the primary, necessitating a general election. The candidate who won the plurality of votes in the primary, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th), went on to narrowly lose the general election to former Mayor Lorraine Morton. The election has generated confusion over the electoral process in Evanston, furthered by two objections to nominating petitions. In November, a supporter of Miller filed objections against businessman Steve Hagerty, Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) and former Evanston Township supervisor Gary Gaspard. Objections to Tendam were later withdrawn, and the Evanston electoral board dropped objections to against Gaspard and Hagerty. Objections later filed by lawyer Jeff Smith (Weinberg ’77) against the other four candidates were also dropped by the board in early January. The primary came as a surprise to many, and some candidates said it limited their ability to connect with voters. “When you compress all the forums and the questionnaires into a shorter time period, there is less time to » See PRIMARY, page 5
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GlobeMed hosts Syria discussion
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In a roundtable discussion organized by Northwestern GlobeMed on Monday, local humanitarian leaders discussed the current state of the Syrian refugee crisis and urged students to take action by spreading awareness and volunteering. Dr. Mufaddal Hamadeh, a board member of the humanitarian non-profit Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, and Sufyan Sohel, deputy director of a Muslim civil rights organization — the Council on American Islamic Relations in Chicago — spoke to about 40 people in Fisk Hall about health and legal services for Syrian refugees. The discussion was organized by Northwestern’s GlobeMed as a way to inform NU students about the issue, said event
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Mayoral candidate Jeff Smith released a statement Sunday evening opposing Ald. Brian Miller’s (9th) proposal to create an independent inspector general for the city. In the statement, Smith (Weinberg ’77) called Miller’s proposal as a “stunt” and said the position would be unnecessary. Miller, who is also running for mayor, announced the proposal Thursday. He called for a creation of the position to investigate all city departments, including the Evanston Police Department. Miller said Thursday that he had first proposed the idea to fellow aldermen when he was appointed to the council in
2015, but received little feedback on it at the time. Miller said the office would have a hiring term or be contracted from outside the city so to be free from outside pressures. “The most important thing we can have is transparency, disclosure and accountability for how the city spends taxpayer money, how the city conducts transactions and how the city is basically conducting city affairs,” Miller said Thursday. Miller cited incidents such as the controversial arrest video of Lawrence Crosby — a Northwestern graduate student who was arrested in October 2015 after being accused of stealing a car that turned out to belong to him — as an example of why an independent investigative » See SMITH, page 5
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organizer and GlobeMed’s copresident Nadia Ghazali. “This is obviously such a relevant issue right now,” the Weinberg junior said. “A lot of
people are interested, and there’s a great need for people to actually care about this, so that’s why we decided on this topic.” The roundtable began with
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Dr. Mufaddal Hamadeh and Sufyan Sohel speak at a roundtable discussion about Syrian refugee health. The event was organized by GlobeMed at Fisk Hall on Monday.
Hamadeh discussing the work that SAMS has done to provide medical services to Syrians. Before the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, Syria had an advanced medical system, he said. “Since everything (happened), Syria is in total devastation,” Hamadeh said. “That includes the health care system.” The healthcare crisis was further perpetuated when many doctors fled the country to Europe and the United States, leaving medical students to perform life-saving surgeries, Hamadeh said. He added that trained nurses have also become rare in Syria, and that doctors are unable to provide necessary treatment due to a lack of resources. “These are decisions no doctor wants to make,” he said. SAMS works to build healthcare systems instead » See REFUGEES, page 5
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AROUND TOWN City OKs temporary extension of Skokie water deal By KRISTINA KARISCH
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The existing contract that allows Evanston to sell water to Skokie will be extended for four months as negotiations on a new contract continue, City Council decided Monday. Aldermen on the Administration and Public Works Committee approved a plan set forward by city manager Wally Bobkiewicz to lengthen the term of the current contract until June 30, 2017. This extension comes as the current contract, which has been in place for the past 20 years, expires on Tuesday. The contract extension is set to allow officials from both cities to further discuss terms, as the cities disagree over key points outlined in the new proposal, according to council documents. “(Skokie officials feel) that the current mechanism for calculating the rate makes sense for them; we feel that it doesn’t,” Bobkiewicz told The Daily. “In our initial discussions with them over the past few months it’s become clear that we may not come to an agreement as to how that rate should be calculated.” Bobkiewicz added that the key concerns for Evanston were the costs of transportation and pipe maintenance in addition to the rate for water. The water sold to Skokie is distributed across the Evanston border at three locations — Oakton Street, Emerson Street and Gross Point Road — and goes directly into Skokie
POLICE BLOTTER Police recover stolen handgun during traffic stop
Police recovered a stolen handgun Monday during a traffic stop in south Evanston. At about 1 a.m., patrol officers stopped a vehicle for an expired registration at the intersection of Howard Street and Western Avenue,
pipes instead of being pumped through the village’s own distribution system. The current contract calls for the wholesale water rate for Skokie to be increased to $1.08 per 1,000 gallons. Evanston has been selling water to Skokie since 1944, according to city documents. In 1997, the current water contract was negotiated. Currently, Skokie’s pays for water at a rate of $1.06 per 1,000 gallons, compared to a rate of $3.81 per 1,000 gallons of water charged by Chicago. In addition to Skokie, Evanston currently sells water to several municipalities that are part of the Northwest Water Commission. A 40-year water supply agreement with Niles and Morton Grove was approved during a City Council meeting on Jan. 23. There are also ongoing talks with the village of Lincolnwood, Ill., whose water contract with Chicago is set to expire at the end of 2019. At a Feb. 13 City Council meeting, Bobkiewicz said he hopes to have an update on the discussion in March, after city staff have provided a proposed rate and delivery point — at Oakton Street and McCormick Boulevard — where Lincolnwood would build its own connection pipe. If city officials are unable to reach an agreement by June 30, water sales would continue without a contract, Bobkiewicz told The Daily. “What would likely happen is that we would start charging Skokie a new rate, without a contract, and at that point Skokie would have to decide if they were going to pay that rate
Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. While speaking to two occupants in the vehicle, the officers noticed a handgun on the driver’s side floor, Dugan said. At that point, police took both passengers into custody and recovered a .45 caliber Smith and Wesson handgun stolen during a burglary last year, Dugan said. The driver — a 22-year-old Chicago resident — was found to be on parole and charged
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City manager Wally Bobkiewicz speaks at a meeting. Bobkiewicz said the existing water contract with Skokie will be extended four months as a new contract is being negotiated.
or not,” he said. “We went through a similar exercise 20 years ago when this contract, which is expiring, was first put into place. It was adjudicated at the courts, and it may very well happen again.” At the council meeting on Jan. 23, Tisdahl
expressed her hopes that an agreement would be reached. “I have no intention of turning off the spigot to Skokie,” Tisdahl said.
with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, possession of firearm/ammunition without valid identification and two traffic violations.
40-year-old man concealing products in a crosscarry bag, Dugan said. The man exited the store and fled westbound on foot without paying for the merchandise. The manager was unable to determine exactly what had been stolen, but estimated the total value at $200, Dugan said.
Merchandise stolen from CVS
About $200 in merchandise was stolen Friday from the CVS Pharmacy in south Evanston. At 2:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to CVS, 101 Asbury St., after its manager observed a 30 to
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ON CAMPUS ASG president wins Luce scholarship
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Associated Student Government president Christina Cilento became the 18th Northwestern student to win the national collegiate Luce scholarship, in recognition for her work surrounding climate change. The SESP senior — who is minoring in environmental policy and culture — is one of 18 students named in the 2017-18 class of Luce Scholars. The Luce Scholars Program, launched by the non-profit philanthropy Henry Luce Foundation, is devoted to enhancing its recipients understanding of Asia. After graduation, Cilento will spend a year learning about climate change in Asia. Although she does not yet know where she will be placed, she hopes to learn about various issues, she said. “My long term goals are to focus on drivers of climate change in Asia, including deforestation and global energy policy,” Cilento said. “I ultimately want to take that back here and use whatever I learn there to form policy conversations in the U.S.” Before her term as ASG president, Cilento served as vice president for sustainability during the 2015-16 academic year. Last Winter Quarter she was presented a campus life award from the Office of Student Engagement for her range of involvement in sustainability issues, including her work with the Office of Sustainability, membership in Fossil Free NU and advocacy for sustainable events within student groups. ASG executive vice president Macs Vinson said Cilento’s passion has played a huge role in effecting positive change both in ASG and throughout campus. “Christina is one of the most amazing leaders I have ever worked with,” Vinson said. “You can see her ability to inspire. … You can see
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ASG president Christina Cilento speaks at Senate earlier this year. Cilento was announced as a Luce scholarship recipient and recognized for her work in sustainability and climate change.
her dedication in all her involvement.” ASG vice president for sustainability Anand Lal-Tabak, who served under Cilento on the sustainability committee last year, said Cilento has continued to be “incredibly motivating” throughout his work with her. She is connected throughout the University on a wide range of environmental changes and issues, he said. “She’s just been a really good resource in connecting me … with the people that I need to work with,” Lal-Tabak said. “She’s been involved in an incredible amount of different
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parts of the sustainability world here.” He added that he remembers her as a “driving force” behind the sustainability committee’s work with professors and academic departments to initiate dialogue about environmental course offerings. Last week, ASG Senate passed a resolution calling upon the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences to establish interdisciplinary requirements that would provide more courses with an emphasis on the environment. yvonnekim2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Students of color shouldn’t be ashamed to speak out MARIANA ALFARO
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This essay is part of The Spectrum, a weekly forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. I first realized I was Latina during my first solo trip to the United States. I was a high school sophomore visiting Kenyon College, a small liberal arts school in Ohio, for a creative writing summer program in which I was the only international student in a group of 120. On the first day of the program, a kid from New York turned to me and said, “You’re from that Latin American country where everyone wants to kill everyone, right? The really poor one?” Before I could defend myself, he whipped out his iPhone and, with a crowd already forming around him, began loudly reading facts about my home country El Salvador including our murder rate, our poverty index and our GDP per capita. For the first time in my life, I was the only Salvadoran in a group and I felt obligated to speak up for the more than six million people whom this boy had just offended. I could feel my eyes welling up. But because I’d never been in a situation like this, I subconsciously accepted my position as an outcast. Why start an uncomfortable argument when I could just wave it off ?
I remained silent. This moment stayed with me. That day I learned that when you’re underrepresented, it is your duty not only to speak out, but to speak out loudly. Two years later, I began school at Northwestern, entered Medill and immediately began looking for places where I felt comfortable being myself. During my first week of school, I joined The Daily Northwestern, and tried to settle in. I couldn’t. I tried to find my niche in the greater scheme of the publication. It didn’t take long for me to realize that maybe, if I tried to be more like my peers, I’d feel more comfortable and accepted. I didn’t. Though I made friends and ultimately earned a few editorial positions on the paper, I never felt like I was truly a part of it. On the outside, I was a Daily reporter through and through, proud of my publication, running three articles a week and staying late at night publishing stories. Inside, I kept reminding myself that this is, after all, a publication that has produced not only a great lineage of journalists but also lasting relationships between its staffers. I didn’t want to just be there; I wanted to feel comfortable, just like the rest of my peers did. It wasn’t until the end of my sophomore year that I finally caught onto why I felt uncomfortable. Twice, I was the only Latina on The Daily’s editorial board. The longer I stayed on The Daily, the more I noticed how few of the top editors were students of color. I didn’t say anything about it because I was afraid of making it about race. But as I went through these situations, I couldn’t help but think that race was why I didn’t feel as part of the community as my peers. Whenever a fellow Latinx staffer would leave
The Daily, they said it was because they were uncomfortable with how unrepresentative the newspaper is. I found myself blaming their exits on my inability to hold the rest of the staff accountable for our paper’s lack of diversity. When I realized this, it was as if the kid with the iPhone was back, embarrassing me in front of everyone. Northwestern is a campus with a strong, vocal activist community. However, outside that circle, I continue to see how students of oppressed identities — especially students of color — are subconsciously made to feel like they don’t belong. Countless friends of color have dropped their Greek affiliations because they didn’t think their Panhellenic Association or Interfraternity Council sororities and fraternities understood how the world is different for students of color. Others have been passed over for leadership positions despite years of dedication to their student groups, leaving the groups with unrepresentative leadership. I was reminded of a truism embedded in my mind since my first day of school: More often than not, students of color have to work twice as hard just to get half as far as white students. At The Daily, it can be exhausting to constantly be the only Latinx person in the room. I know this is how the real world is, and that it isn’t going to radically change in the near future. I am, however, also tired of student organizations promising diversity under the faux appearance of “wokeness” without giving students of color a shot at leadership or acknowledging that the playing field isn’t level. I am tired of seeing students swallow their anger and tears because they’re afraid of making their white classmates uncomfortable. As marginalized students, we are uncomfortable all the time. If there is something to be learned from our experiences, it’s
that it is OK to let students with privilege feel the discomfort we experience everyday, even if it’s only for a moment. I am not asking for “preferred treatment”— I am merely asking for leaders on campus to remember that when it comes to the privilege of being heard, not all students are on the same level. Sometimes students of color try to voice their discomforts as loud as they can, and that’s still not loud enough. If this seems like a mic drop, or like I’m quitting The Daily, it isn’t and I’m not. I plan to stay as long as it takes for the newsroom environment to feel more welcoming for younger Latinx reporters. I hope to be the resource I didn’t have as a freshman, I hope to continue voicing my opinions and perspectives with the expectation that one day, more students of color will feel like they want to join the publication. I want Latinx students to feel comfortable with us because they are represented. I am aware that I can’t do this by myself. This is where allies, especially those in leadership positions, have to step up and recognize that it is their responsibility too. If you’re an NU student of an oppressed identity and have ever felt like some part of your identity has been shut down by any NU organization, but you couldn’t find the courage to speak out about it because you were afraid to “make it about race,” don’t be ashamed. Make it a learning experience, like I did. It is never too late to speak out. Mariana Alfaro is a Medill junior. She can be reached at alfaro@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.
‘True Gentlemen’ of SAE shouldn’t shirk accountability SUMAIA MASOOM
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As a survivor, I was offended on a fundamental level by Mike Seethaler and his fellow “True Gentlemen” — as the Sigma Alpha Epsilon creed anoints its members — when they deliberately obstructed the Associated Student Government Senate’s resolution on sexual assault accountability last week. The Interfraternity Council representative and three alternates decided to walk out of an ASG Senate meeting, forcing a resolution condemning sexual assault on our campus to be tabled due to lack of numbers to constitute a quorum. Two of the alternates represented IFC, one substituted for PHA and all four were members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon at NU. I am angry, but I’m not naive. In my brief stint as one of ASG’s co-vice presidents for student life and during the two years prior when I attended Senate sessions related to causes I was passionate about, I learned a lot about the way the system works. I learned enough to be fairly certain that this occurrence was no accident. ASG Senate procedure calls for resolutions to be presented at least a week before they are voted on, as this resolution was, and Senate
Speaker Nehaarika Mulukutla followed procedure by sending Senators an agenda prior to the meeting that included a reminder that the resolution would be voted on. The idea that any senator or substitute senator would then voluntarily show up to a meeting without any idea that they may be put in a position where they “did not feel comfortable attaching their name to such a serious vote,” as Seethaler’s flimsy excuse for the walkout holds, is absurd. By walking out on a resolution that calls for more accountability on the campus-wide sexual assault epidemic, the “True Gentlemen” in question — who voluntarily came to Senate that night — proved they do not stand with survivors. The fact that these individuals say they have received death threats is alarming, and as someone who frequently receives email death and rape threats because of my writing, I sympathize. But I would also like to remind them of their privilege. As scary as it is knowing people are angry at you, having to walk around on campus knowing that an entire institution is harboring your attacker is scarier. I would encourage these men to consider the reason that people are angry at them as well, and to consider that their actions in refusing to hold their organization accountable perpetuates victim-blaming narratives that promote rape culture. Their ability to walk away from an uncomfortable conversation about sexual
assault does not extinguish the painful reality of rape and sexual assault that my fellow survivors and I will continue to live with every day for the rest of our lives. I formally resigned from ASG in the fall because I recognized I needed to step back and focus instead on my mental health. I realized the irony of my position as an advocate struggling to objectively tackle the issue of sexual assault on campus because I had not taken adequate time to let myself process and heal from my own assault. ASG Senate now has to do some self-evaluation of its own. Until it recognizes the detriment of both its abysmal attendance rate — a small voting bloc leaving should never have been able to break quorum in the first place — and also its function to not just pad a resume but to have real effects on fellow students even as a largely symbolic body, it will continue to be a toxic space on this campus. I will not accept that Seethaler and his “True Gentlemen” refused to condemn the culture of violence and fundamental invalidation of survivor narratives. I ask my friends in IFC to join me and the other survivors on this campus. Please take cues from the survivors in your life and the members of your executive board and choose to hold your brothers accountable. Do not underestimate your ability to counter the dangerous culture festering within your institutions. Your silence speaks volumes, but so too
can your willingness to speak up. I urge anyone uncomfortable with the resolution to give it a close reading and take special note of the fact that it does not call for the immediate removal of SAE, which I’ve realized through many conversations with friends in IFC is a common misconception. Rather, the resolution calls on the University specifically to follow SAE’s national headquarters and IFC’s executive board’s example and suspend SAE’s formal activities until further investigation. The IFC executive board has even publicly endorsed the resolution. To the other survivors on this campus: I hear you. I see you. I believe you. I am here for you. You are strong, and your pain is valid. I would like to thank ASG President Christina Cilento, executive vice president Macs Vinson, Speaker Nehaarika Mulukutla, as well as all of the resolution’s authors and sponsors for actually standing with survivors. I do not wish to speak on behalf of all survivors, but to me personally, your allyship means more than you know. Sumaia Masoom is a SESP junior. She can be reached at sumaiamasoom2018@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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PRIMARY From page 1
knock on doors,” Smith said. The primary would create more of a “consensus” behind the eventual winner, if no winner is declared Tuesday, Smith said. He said he had planned his campaign for an April 4 election date. Smith was the last of the five candidates to announce, doing so during the December filing dates. Hagerty said that while the primary was costly both to the candidates and the city and county — which have to account for two election days rather than one — there were potential benefits of having a narrowed field in a potential general election. “The reality is that with two candidates, I think the voters will be able to delve more into their backgrounds and into their experience and into their thoughts on Evanston, than you can with five candidates,” Hagerty said. He said that while he is hoping to do well tomorrow, he expects no candidate will receive more than 51 percent of the vote and that there will be a general election in April. Most of the candidates said they also expected the raise to go on until April.
REFUGEES From page 1
of just hospitals, Hamadeh said. These systems include underground facilities, medical education and telemedicine, which involves the treatment of patients through telecommunications technology. Sohel joined the discussion and said life is not much easier for refugees even when they manage to flee to other countries. He spoke about the challenges faced by refugees and the effect President Trump’s recent executive order — which temporarily prohibited citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. and indefinitely blocked Syrian refugees — would have on them. Although it is difficult for Syrians to leave behind the familiarity of their home country to go through a process of background checks and interviews lasting several years, Sohel said it is necessary. “People aren’t safe anymore in those countries,” he said. Sohel addressed efforts to fight the executive order, discussing lawsuits filed by the states of Minnesota and Washington, as well as the American
Tendam said that the primary has led to a “productive couple of months” in local politics. “We’re in a heightened state of people wanting to be involved, people wanting their voices heard,” Tendam said. “People are very concerned about the state and national level of local politics.” Gaspard said he was initially worried a February election day would limit people from voting due to inclement weather. However, a warm spell has dissipated those fears, he said. Gaspard said he will spend the day calling voters, and other candidates said they will spend the day canvassing polls. A few candidates said they were looking forward to a general election. Thus far, issues such as affordable housing, police accountability, the “welcoming city” ordinance and economic development have been the focus of the campaign. Candidates said they hoping to have more indepth debates. “If you look at the five candidates that are running right now, when you have these debates and these forums, it’s just hard to narrow things down,” Miller said. “This will give us a shot to put forward ideas.” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu Civil Liberties Union. Lawyers are taking action as well, he said, referencing the lawyers that worked to fight the travel ban at O’Hare International Airport. The discussion was opened up to the audience, and students asked how they could become involved. Hamadeh said young people can contribute in various ways, including raising awareness about the situation, donating financially and participating in humanitarian work through organizations like CAIR and SAMS. “My message to you is (that) this is what you need to carry on. Your politicians will follow,” Hamadeh said. “Don’t allow them to build these walls, and build bridges instead.” Weinberg junior Tiffany Zheng said the event helped her understand more about the current refugee crisis. “I learned a lot of not only the specifics of the process of becoming a refugee, but also the efforts that people are making to support this issue, like the things people are doing on the legal side and also the humanitarian side,” Zheng said. janeyun2020@u.northwestern.edu
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From page 1 official was needed. Smith said in his statement that Miller had “failed to make a case” for why the office was needed, and that city staff and council members should function as a watchdog for city functions. “All the items Ald. Miller lists as reasons for an inspector general … could have been the subject of public inquiry, including his own, in the past 20 months he’s been alderman,” Smith said in the statement. Miller said on Monday that it was unreasonable to expect the council to keep tabs on all city functions. “To say the council knows everything, and should know everything, is just impossible because there are so many different parts,” Miller told The Daily. “So we need an independent person to investigate.” Ald. Mark Tendam (6th), who is also running for mayor, also critiqued Miller’s proposal. Tendam said an inspector general position might “undermine” work the city is already doing. “If we want more transparency and oversight, I think there are better ways to achieve that
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From page 1 Planned Parenthood in our 100-year history.” “If you look at the cabinet that has been put in place, if you look at who is leading this charge, I don’t see a lot of interest in making sure that the very real needs of women are being watched out for,” Leahy said. Leahy said her organization is fighting federal efforts to defund Planned Parenthood, also addressing the criticism from opponents of Planned Parenthood who say other sources can provide the same services for women that Planned Parenthood offers. Leahy said half of Planned Parenthood’s health centers are in “medically underserved communities” with few hospitals or no affordable health care options. “In some communities, we are the only providers of certain services.” Leahy said. Americans in the LGBTQ community are also feeling threatened, said Mike Ziri, director of public policy at Equality Illinois, an LGBTQ rights group. Trump’s revocation last
through citizen participation,” Tendam said. On Thursday, Miller said the city could keep costs low by contracting from other municipalities. Smith said in his statement the office would cost Evanston money it doesn’t have. “One of Evanston’s greatest problems is a possible future loss of state or federal revenues,” Smith said. “Evanston does not need a new, costly office.” Tendam agreed, calling the position “unnecessary.” Former Evanston Township supervisor Gary Gaspard, who is also running for mayor, said he was “uncomfortable” with the plan, and warned that budgetary issues should be kept in mind when considering new positions. Businessman Steve Hagerty, the fifth mayoral candidate, declined comment on the matter. Miller said the position would be worth whatever it would cost. “Making sure that our public trust is upheld is not a waste of money,” he said. The five candidates will face off in the mayoral primary on Tuesday. If no candidate receives over 51 percent of the vote, the top two will move on to a general election to be held in April. norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu week of a transgender bathroom order issued under former President Barack Obama suggests that transgender students are not valued in Trump’s administration, Ziri said. “It sends a very harmful and mean-spirited message that transgender kids aren’t even safe in their schools, which is the place they should be safe,” Ziri said. However, Ziri said Title IX “is the law” and protects transgender students. Courts have largely held up Title IX provisions in past cases, he added. Despite fears many have over deportations, many people have stood up to protect refugees and immigrants, said Fred Tsao, senior policy counsel for ICIRR. He said it is important to remember the constitutional rights people have. “The U.S. Constitution guarantees basic rights to everybody in the United States,” Tsao said. “The Constitution does not say these rights are guaranteed only to citizens or only to people who are lawfully here.” williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Good to Go to relocate north across Howard Street By RYAN WANGMAN
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The Economic Development Committee approved a $50,000 storefront modernization grant to the owners of Good to Go, a restaurant specializing in Jamaican cuisine, last week. Lenice and Tony Levy, Good to Go’s owners, are relocating their business from the Chicago side of Howard Street to the Evanston side of the street. They applied for the modernization grant in order to renovate the interior of their new space at 711 Howard St. The renovation would allow Good to Go to expand their restaurant and catering business with a larger kitchen and more room for customers to sit. Lenice Levy said the modernization grant will assist in “massive” renovations, and that they needed the additional funding to cover costs for the renovation. The Levys, who have been Evanston residents for about 20 years, had been trying to move their business to the Evanston side of Howard for years but kept encountering “roadblocks” along the way, she said. “The biggest and most exciting thing about this is that in spite of all of that, we were able to actually to secure a building in the same vicinity where we wanted to be, on the Evanston side,” Lenice Levy said. In May, the Levys expressed interest in acquiring a city-owned property in the 700 block of Howard Street, but were denied because the city offered the
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Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) attends a city meeting. Rainey said she “couldn’t be happier” that the restaurant Good to Go was moving into a space at 711 Howard St.
space to Strawdog Theater, then the intended tenants for the proposed Howard Street Theater. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th), whose ward encompasses the new storefront, said at an Economic Development Committee meeting last week that she supported the relocation because the building the Levys
purchased has been off of the city’s tax rolls for a while. The property is in the Howard Street tax increment financing district, and part of the taxes from the restaurant will now go into the district, Rainey said. “I couldn’t be happier and I’m going to do everything I can to help them along the way,” Rainey
told The Daily. The city also approved a second recommendation for funding for Good to Go at the meeting, a Community Development Block Grant business loan of $25,000. The loan has a payment period of 10 years and defers debt payment until the second year of the loan, Sarah Flax, housing and grants administrator, said at the meeting. Flax said the loan’s funds will be restricted to spending on equipment, which can’t be bought through the modernization grant. It can be hard to earn a profit after a move and restaurant expansion, Flax said. “They won’t be paying until the start of the second year, which gives some debt relief and just helps in that early first phase,” Flax said. The new location is twice as large as the old one, and will feature an outdoor patio dining space and a room available for private events, Lenice Levy said. She said she is looking forward to the opportunity to be able to have their business located in their hometown. “There’s nothing like it on the North Shore,” she said. “The atmosphere, the ambience, it’s definitely worth the trip.” The timeframe for the buildout is estimated at five to six months, and Good to Go is expected to open in its new location in late summer or early fall, Lenice Levy said. Kristina Karisch contributed reporting. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu
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Alumnus’ film wins 6 awards, hands over best picture at 2017 Oscars
Northwestern alumnus Jordan Horowitz (Communication ’02) was at the center of an Oscar mix-up at the 2017 Academy Awards, as “La La Land” lost best picture after winning in six other categories.
National News Gaping partisan divide evident as leaders discuss House Trump-Russia investigation
WASHINGTON — In case you were worried, the partisan divide in Congress is as gaping as ever. On Monday, the senior Republican and Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee held separate news conferences to address what they saw as the principal issues to be addressed during their “bipartisan” investigation of possible collusion between Russia and members of the campaign of President Donald Trump. They almost agreed on a single point. Rep. Devin Nunes, the California Republican who chairs the committee, said there is “no evidence” of regular contact between Trump’s campaign staff and “anyone with any association to the realm of the Russian intelligence apparatus.” A few hours later, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Californian who is the senior Democrat on the panel, noted that Nunes was correct but only to the extent that there is no evidence before the committee, at all. “We haven’t taken a single testimony,” he said. “We haven’t reviewed a single document.” Beyond that, the two Californians had very little in common as they talked about what turned out to be their very disparate visions of the “bipartisan” investigation. Nunes talked about his concerns about “major crimes” the investigation will probe — by which he meant the many leaks of information to reporters implicating Trump campaign figures in questionable actions. Schiff insisted the much bigger issue was the allegation of Russian meddling in the election, Russian hacking and whether there had been collusion with Trump aides. Nunes suggested that former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had done nothing wrong when he spoke with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak about sanctions the Obama administration had imposed. Schiff reminded reporters that the sanctions Flynn is accused of discussing with the Russian were
Horowitz, 36, was one of the youngest producers nominated at this year’s Academy Awards. By the end of the night, “La La Land” — co-produced by Horowitz, Fred Berger, Gary Gilbert and Marc Platt — had won six of its 14 nominations. As the show was coming to an end, “La La Land” was announced winner of the best picture category, before the announcement was corrected in a moment of bewilderment. After Horowitz and Platt had given their speeches, they learned of an envelope mix-up and informed the audience that
they had, in fact, lost. “Guys, guys, I’m sorry. No. There has been a mistake,” Horowitz said to the audience. “‘Moonlight,’ you guys won best picture. This is not a joke.” The cast of “Moonlight” then accepted the best picture award. “I’m going to be really proud to hand this to my friends from ‘Moonlight,’” Horowitz said. In addition to best picture, “Moonlight” also won in the categories of best adapted screenplay and best supporting actor.
“La La Land” tied the record for most nominations received by a single film, along with “Titanic” in 1997 and “All About Eve” in 1950. The film ultimately took home awards for best actress, director, original music score, cinematography, production design and song. Earlier this year, “La La Land” won a record number of most Golden Globe wins with seven awards Jan. 8.
imposed by President Barack Obama as a response to intelligence community findings that Russia had meddled in the U.S. elections. Nunes called Flynn “an American war hero” and said that those sanctions were “petty” and “weak” and shouldn’t have been taken seriously, in any case. Schiff said Flynn is said to have lied to Vice President Mike Pence about the conversation, and that led Pence to inadvertently lie to the American people. “Which is a big deal,” he said. When questioned about why he had agreed to contact a reporter for the White House, Nunes said it was a commonplace request, and he was sharing similar information with reporters even before the call. Schiff said such requests from the White House to Congress and to officials of the intelligence community created the appearance of White House influence on an ongoing investigation. Discussing possible conclusions on the investigation, before it has gotten rolling, is a mistake, he insisted. “We can’t have reached any conclusions,” he said. “This investigation is in its infancy.” “What I’ve been told by many folks,” Nunes said, “is that there’s nothing there regarding contacts with anyone with any association to the realm of the Russian intelligence apparatus.” He pointed out that someone had to go to the effort of identifying Flynn in intelligence community surveillance of Kislyak’s call before the information could be leaked. “There have been major crimes that have been committed,” he said. Schiff said the committee has to hear evidence before reaching such conclusions. He said he is very interested in calling Flynn in and hearing what he has to say regarding the matter. He said he would like for the committee to have the chance to interview FBI Director James Comey. Nunes suggested it would be wrong to put any burden on Flynn. “We can’t have McCarthyism back in this place,” he said, recalling the 1950s era when Sen. Joe McCarthy summoned government officials to quiz them on their supposed links to communism.
Wilbur Ross, to be key player in NAFTA negotiations, confirmed as Commerce secretary
in short order to give the required 90-day notice to Congress for the administration to start renegotiating NAFTA. Ross has said that overhauling the 23-year-old pact with Canada and Mexico would be a top priority. During his confirmation hearing in January, Ross signaled that his agency also would look at imposing duties on Chinese steel and possibly other goods that have been dumped at unfairly low prices or subsidized by the state. Ross told lawmakers that he opposed the TransPacific Partnership, the massive 12-nation free-trade deal completed by the Obama administration but never ratified. Trump formally withdrew from the agreement after taking office and has threatened to pull out of NAFTA if the U.S. doesn’t get concessions, particularly from Mexico. Trump’s often-strident talk on trade has put Republican leaders between a rock and a hard place. The GOP has long been the party of free trade. Ross has taken a more measured tone than Trump, saying that he is pro-trade. Traditionally the head of the Commerce Department has wielded little power in the White House, but the president has indicated that Ross would be the principal Cabinet official in reshaping NAFTA and other trade deals to protect American industries and jobs. With Ross’ confirmation, two of three key figures on Trump’s trade team are in place. In December, Trump tapped Peter Navarro, a University of California, Irvine business professor known for his harsh criticism of China’s trade practices, to head a new White House-based trade council. The president in early January nominated Robert Lighthizer, a veteran trade lawyer and negotiator who worked in the Reagan administration, to serve as the U.S. trade representative. Navarro’s appointment did not require Senate confirmation. Lighthizer’s does, but a hearing on his nomination has not yet been scheduled, in part because of delays related to Lighthizer’s past work on behalf of foreign government clients.
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WASHINGTON — Wilbur Ross, the billionaire investor who will play a leading role in President Donald Trump’s revamping of the North American Free Trade Agreement, easily won Senate confirmation Monday night to be the administration’s Commerce secretary. Unlike some other Trump nominees who faced intense opposition from Senate Democrats, Ross had a relatively smooth confirmation hearing and cleared the full Senate 72-27. Just before the vote, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., the ranking minority member of the Commerce, Science & Technology Committee, urged fellow lawmakers to vote for Ross, despite what he said was the Trump administration’s refusal to release written answers to questions from Senate Democrats about Ross’ investments in a Cyprus bank with reported financial ties to wealthy Russians. Nelson said he had talked with Ross twice about the matter and was satisfied with the nominee’s assurances that he had no knowledge of any interaction between the bank and people associated with the Trump administration. Earlier in the confirmation process, there were questions about Ross’ vast financial holdings and past involvement turning around distressed companies in textile and auto industries, in part by investing in lowcost manufacturing overseas and in Mexico. Trump has blasted such practices for killing American jobs but is now enlisting Ross to help reverse offshoring activities by overhauling trade and other economic policies. Ross, 79, dealt with concerns about his massive fortune — and the potential conflicts of interest that might raise — by promising to divest most of his assets and step down from positions on multiple companies and foundations. In an agreement with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Ross said he would retain interests in a dozen entities engaged in real estate and shipping businesses, although most would not undertake new investments after his confirmation. Now that Ross is on board, Trump is expected
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ON THE WRONG FOOT
Cats go winless over weekend to begin season 0-6 By EVAN AUGERI
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Coffey, Deary honored among conference elite
Senior guard Ashley Deary won her second straight Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award and senior forward Nia Coff ey earned All-Big Ten fi rst team honors for the fourth-straight year, the conference announced Monday. Coffey was a unanimous firstteam selection by the media. Deary also collected second-team honors from both coaches and the media. Deary is the Big Ten’s all-time leader in steals with 423. She also leads the conference in steals and assists per game, averaging 3.9 and 6.5, respectively. Her 10.6 points per game are slightly below her mark from last season, though she made the second team for the first time after three consecutive seasons of honorable mention accolades. Coffey, a versatile 6-foot-1 forward projected to be a top-5 pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft, averages 19.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. She is the Big Ten’s second leading rebounder and fourth leading scorer. Coff ey, an Associated Press honorable mention All-American last season, is the first player in program history to be named to the all-conference first team four times. She is NU’s all-time leading rebounder and its second leading scorer, trailing Anucha Browne by just 75 points. Ohio State guard Kelsey Mitchell was named the Big Ten Player of the Year, and Michigan’s Kim Barnes Arico won Big Ten Coach of the Year. The Wildcats (19-10, 8-8 Big Ten) have struggled significantly in February despite the play of Coffey and Deary. They finished ninth in the conference and will open Big Ten Tournament play Thursday in Indianapolis against Iowa. — Cole Paxton
Northwestern’s struggles continued in its trip to Tennessee for the Mule Mix Classic round-robin tournament. The Wildcats (0-6) lost 11-4 to Middle Tennessee, 6-1 to Belmont and 10-6 to Lipscomb, as solid play from the team’s freshman could not make up for the team’s pitching woes. A week removed from being outscored 13-6 by Arizona State, 12 NU pitchers combined to allow 27 runs in 24 innings in the team’s secondstraight winless weekend. “They’re very strong programs,” coach Spencer Allen said of the Cats’ weekend opponents. “With that said, we helped them. You look at the free bases we gave up … mixed in with some timely hitting, and us not making some plays we should’ve.” Against Middle Tennessee on Friday, senior pitcher Joe Schindler was taken out in the fourth inning, even after throwing a promising fiveplus innings in his first start of
the season against Arizona State. Junior Tommy Bordignon — in his first appearance of the season — couldn’t finish the second inning against Lipscomb, allowing 5 earned runs. Likewise, freshman Hank Christie started the second game but hit a wall in the fourth inning and was removed. “We need to get a little deeper into those games,” Allen said. “I want them to get into the sixth inning, where you’ll only looking for the bullpen to close out three or two-and-two-thirds innings.” Not all was lost, however, as the NU offense found a spark in freshman second baseman Alex Erro. In the fourth inning of Friday’s game, Erro hit a two-run bomb to left field, the first home run of his college career. He went 7-of-10 for the weekend, finishing with the home run, a double, a run scored, two RBIs and three walks. “Alex is a really good player,” Allen said. “He’s not afraid of those situations too big for him, and that allows his talents to come out. … I think he’s going to be a consistent piece that will drive our offense.” Coupled with the efforts of senior right fielder Matt Hopfner, who recorded a grand slam among his six hits, the Cats showed improvement after stranding 18 men on base in their series against the Sun Devils. For the second and third games, Allen
shifted Erro to the three-hole in the lineup. Erro said it was exciting to hit in such an important position, but held that the team’s success was more important than personal achievement. “We need to construct a lineup that’s going to be the most beneficial to our team winning,” Erro said. “Whatever that lineup may be, whether I’m hitting one, nine, it doesn’t really matter as long as the team is succeeding.” Erro is one of a ten-man freshmen class that Allen said has continued to impress him despite the Cats’ overall slow start. Against Belmont, freshman Matt Gannon threw a scoreless four innings and struck out three. Meanwhile, freshman Josh Levy pitched 3.1 innings of relief and allowed only one run against Lipscomb. “Our class brings a ton to the table,” Christie said. “Just the sheer number… and we have a variation of guys. We’re pretty deep staff-wise, we have lefties, righties, starters, closers, and the bats are very good, as shown by Alex. He’s raking.” Erro, who was named Big Ten Baseball’s Freshman of the Week on Monday, will look to lead NU to its first win of the season this weekend in a series against Santa Clara, the final road trip before the Cats’ first home game on March 7 against UIC. evanaugeri2020@u.northwestern.edu
SWIMMING
NU ends season with poor finish in Big Tens By SOPHIE MANN
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After going winless against conference opponents in the regular season, Northwestern hoped to regain traction at the Big Ten Tournament this weekend at Ohio State. Unfortunately, it wasn’t in the cards for the Wildcats (5-8, 0-3), who finished ninth overall in a field of 10. No. 4 Indiana
came in first. Sophomore Will Hofstadter said several NU swimmers missed the tournament due to “sickness and extenuating circumstances.” “A couple of guys still had some really good swims,” Hofstadter said. “It was rough going in knowing we had some guys out, but I think overall we held it together pretty well.” Senior Jordan Wilimovsky provided one of the standout performances, taking second in the 1,650 free and coming just
five seconds short of the top spot. He was named second-team All-Big Ten after completing the event. The tournament marks the end of NU’s season, though Wilimovsky will return to the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in his collegiate career after qualifying with an ‘A’ time in the event. “It was weird seeing all of the seniors done,”Wilimovsky said, “but I think everyone had a good time.” Even so, the Cats struggled mightily in their 21 events. No NU swimmer posted
a top-25 time in the 100-yard freestyle or the 200-yard breaststroke, and none reached the top 30 in the 200-yard butterfly event. Only Wilimovsky and Tyler Lis, who finished 18th in the 200-yard backstroke, competed in a swimming final. Wilimovsky will look to close the season on a high note when he takes on the nation’s best in Indianapolis in March’s NCAA Championships. sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu
MEN’S TENNIS
Cats continue skid, drop 2 of 3 over weekend By AIDAN MARKEY
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With 10-straight wins and a top-10 ranking in early February, Northwestern looked to be on its way to one of the best seasons in program history. Less than three weeks later, that outlook does not appear as promising. The No. 13 Wildcats (11-5) fell in two of their three matches this weekend, dropping contests with Notre Dame (8-3) on Friday and No. 8 Oklahoma State (10-3) on Sunday morning, before rebounding with a win against UIC (3-5) in their second match of a doubleheader. “We can do a lot of things better,” coach Arvid Swan said. “We’re a better team than what we put out there.” NU dropped the doubles point to begin Friday’s match. After freshman Dominik Starý and senior Strong Kirchheimer opened up play with a convincing 6-1 win at No. 2, the Fighting Irish notched a victory at No. 3. The decision then came down to No. 1 as seniors Konrad Zieba and Sam Shropshire battled Notre Dame’s No. 6-ranked duo of Eddy Covalschi and Josh Hagar, eventually falling and giving the Fighting Irish the first point of the match. Though singles competition proved
similarly competitive, the Cats eventually fell at Nos. 5, 6, and 1, ensuring their fourth consecutive loss. “We can’t just have some guys show up,” sophomore Jason Seidman said. “We need all positions playing as hard as they can.” Sunday’s doubleheader gave the Cats a chance for revenge against Oklahoma State after the Cowboys topped NU in its opening opening match of the National
Indoor Championships on Feb. 17. Oklahoma State secured the doubles point to begin the contest and never looked back. As heated play carried on at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, the Cats fell at Nos. 2, 5 and 4. Though Seidman earned a victory at No. 6, NU fell 4-1. “It’s not good enough,” Kirchheimer said. “Honestly, it’s a little embarrassing that we’re putting forth that poor of an effort as a team.”
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Strong Kirchheimer fires a backhand. The senior said he was disappointed by Northwestern’s two losses this weekend.
NU turned things around, though, with a win over the Flames to close its weekend of competition. Sophomore Michael Lorenzini and freshman Chris Ephron opened doubles with a 17-minute 6-0 sweep at No. 3. Kirchheimer and Starý followed with a 6-3 win at No. 2, and the Cats clinched the doubles point. It was just the second time they have done so in the past six matches after winning the point in the first 10 matches of the season. Lorenzini notched a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles to give NU a 2-0 lead, and Kirchheimer and Seidman followed with two-set wins of their own to give the Cats the sweep and its first win since Feb. 10. Kirchheimer said the victory was refreshing for the team, which has already equaled last season’s loss total. “It’s good we got a win to stop the bleeding a little,” Kirchheimer said. The Cats’ schedule does not let up, though, with Big Ten play looming. The next test comes Friday when they travel to No. 19 Illinois. Swan said though the team has had its struggles recently, he thinks NU will continue improving as the competitive grind of conference play starts. “It’s on me to get us playing at a higher level,” Swan said. “And I’m really confident that we will get there.” aidanmarkey2019@u.northwestern.edu