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expire, Wideman said the city should consider letting him and his sister use the reparations money toward rent or furniture. At the Feb. 2 Reparations Committee meeting, Wideman — a Vietnam War veteran — appeared in public comment to ask for a way for him and his sister to receive reparations.

“I fought for this country, and I’ve been giving back since Vietnam,” he said. “I’ve given to this community for a long time.”

Reparations Committee member Carlis Sutton said he thinks the siblings should receive

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Engineering and Mathematics chapter in 2022.

“I know I’ve seen my numbers grow over the past three years here, probably close to double or triple what the engagement was when I first got here,” said Matthew Abtahi, assistant director of Multicultural Student Affairs.

The 650-square-foot Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, located on the third floor of Norris University Center, is designed to be a safe space for queer students on campus. But many students have compared the space to a “closet” and said the location is too small and lacks privacy.

To address these concerns, Abtahi said plans are underway to move the GSRC to House Five in FosterWalker Complex. The new space, almost four times as large as the current Norris location, could open during the 2023-24 academic year, he added.

“I think it is only appropriate for us to move on out of the humble space we have and slowly get towards finally meeting what students have asked for,” Abtahi said.

The new GSRC’s proposed floor plan features a creative work space, tech hub and mini stage for small performances, they said.

City Council approves assistance for small and medium rental providers

New Norris Starbucks set to open Monday, will accept mobile ordering

A new Starbucks location will open March 6 on the ground floor of Norris University Center, replacing the current location on the first floor.

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their reparations grants in progressive cash payments.

Sutton called it “insensitive” for the city to withhold the money.

“Through reparations, the city is trying to compensate for past harm,” Sutton said. “So why (is it) causing the Widemans harm now?”

Activist Meleika Gardner also attended the Feb. 2 committee meeting and said she felt “heartbroken” after hearing Wideman’s story. Gardner said she originally supported Evanston’s reparations but no longer approves of the program since it is not inclusive of all Black residents.

“I’m really upset with how Evanston is

Scaletty said Rainbow Alliance was heavily involved in advocating for and planning the new GSRC.

“We want a space that we can come in and feel safe, and like we could just stay there all day if we needed to,” they said. “A space where we can just kind of relax from sometimes frustrating situations that happen on campus.”

For Scaletty, it is important that the GSRC can be a safe space for students who have been misgendered or had class in a building without all-gender restrooms, they said.

GSRCs are standalone resource centers that students can go to for trainings, educational seminars or one-on-one consultations, Abtahi said.

“Think like a Norris, but very queer — without a Starbucks, maybe a coffee maker,” he said.

However, for Abtahi, the Foster-Walker Complex GSRC is considered the mid-range solution for creating a queer resource space on campus. The long-term solution would be a standalone house, he said.

Abtahi said creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students beyond the GSRC is also an ongoing goal of the MSA.

McCormick sophomore Nikolai Ortiz, who has worked in the MSA and is vice president of OSTEM, said seeing rainbow flags and general support for the medium rental providers with Evanston’s American Rescue Plan Act funds.

The program will grant landlords 75% of rent income lost — up to $15,000 — due to the pandemic. To qualify, applicants must own 35 or fewer units of property. The city estimates the $500,000 program will fund 70 to 80 applicants.

During Monday’s meeting, Ald. Devon Reid (8th)

Renovated with a marble countertop and a modern look, the spot last occupied by Dunkin’ will have a grand opening on March 13, according to an Instagram post from Northwestern Dining.

Shake and smoothie shop Shake Smart is set to open in Starbucks’ old location on the first floor in Fall Quarter 2023, according to the post.

The first floor Starbucks location is scheduled to permanently close March 5 at 5 p.m., Compass Group

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changing what reparations is,” Gardner said. “They’re watering down reparations. It’s not reparations if you’re excluding the already excluded.”

Like Sutton, Gardner suggested expanding the program to distribute reparations through direct cash payments, which would allow recipients to use the money for rent.

City Corporation Counsel Nicholas Cummings said the reparations program aims to bridge the wealth gap between Black and white Evanston residents.

Rental assistance, he said, would not help accomplish that goal.

“Ultimately, the only party that benefits from

LGBTQ+ community the first time he came to Evanston was a beacon of hope after growing up in a conservative part of Texas.

Yet many students, including Ortiz, said they do not know of queer student groups beyond Rainbow Alliance.

“We have so many student organizations on campus,” Ortiz said. “I feel like for some reason, nobody knows about the queer ones on campus.”

Most groups use Listservs and Discord to publicize activities like events or meetings. However, some leaders of queer student groups have to limit publicity in an abundance of caution, according to Ortiz.

When taking photos for an Instagram post, Ortiz said OSTEM has to ensure all members are out and comfortable being photographed and posted. He added that OSTEM chose to not publish its Discord link on fliers out of fear of malicious activity and exposing people who may not be fully out yet.

But, some students also hope for increased support from the University in terms of having more all-gender bathrooms.

Weinberg sophomore Claire Schwartz, a member of the LGBTQIA+ Student Advisory Board, said NU does not have enough all-gender bathrooms and that the ones available are difficult to find or are said he’s been working with the Housing and Community Development Committee and the Small/Medium Landlord Task Force to develop the program.

Reid said the program has gone through lengthy discussion, and he encourages other councilmembers to vote for it.

Ald. Bobby Burns (5th), another member of the a rental assistance program is the landlords, and not necessarily the tenant,” Cummings said.

District Marketing Manager Sophia Bamiatzis wrote in an email to the Daily. Construction on Shake Smart is scheduled to begin in summer 2023.

The new Starbucks location will offer mobile ordering options through the Starbucks app and have drink orders printed on stickers for both mobile and in-person orders, Bamiatzis added. The coffee bar will feature a new Mastrena II espresso machine and a cold beverage station.

Sutton disagreed. He said rental assistance is similar to the current reparations program, under which money eventually goes to contractors and banks.

Wideman said he hopes the city will find a solution to fulfill the grants to him and his sister. He wants to see the program shift to include people who do not own property.

“Nothing is etched in stone,” Wideman said. “I just want the city to do the best thing for the community.” rachelschlueter2026@u.northwestern.edu locked on weekends. lexigoldstein2026@u.northwestern.edu committee, echoed Reid’s support for the program.

Schwartz said the board worked with administrators last year to clarify the meaning of “all-gender housing” and advocate for more all-gender bathrooms.

The University currently has at least 42 all-gender restrooms on campus, according to the MSA’s map. For all-gender housing offerings, NU has more than tripled the number of all-gender beds — from 88 to 279 — since 2019, Media Relations Managing Editor Erin Karter wrote in an email to The Daily.

Abtahi said they keep trans, nonbinary and Black queer students in mind when creating new programs regarding safe spaces. According to COFHE data, trans and nonbinary students are more likely to feel out of place, sad and less hopeful than their cishet peers at NU.

He said in a “dream world,” the MSA would have more funding to address some of the root causes of data trends across the University.

“The fact that every office in student affairs is digging through their budget to see how this can be possible to serve queer students tells me everyone knows and cares and wants to do better by the 24% of our students (who) are LGBTQIA+,” Abtahi said.

“The way we’ve thought about this program is really an emergency response to people or business types affected by COVID — landlords certainly being one of them,” Burns said. “They needed the support a while ago, (and) I think they still do.”

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