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ASG ticket focuses on health Candidates hope to improve student services on campus By ERICA SNOW
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Nehaar ika Mulukutla sometimes gets emotional when she thinks about her presidential student government campaign. Her passion, she said, is to better students’ wellbeing by focusing on improving mental health resources, combatting sexual assault and making Northwestern a more inclusive campus. On Tuesday, Mulukutla, the former Speaker of the Senate, announced her bid for Associated Student Government president with Rosalie Gambrah as her running mate. The Weinberg juniors’ motto, “Believe in Better,” shows their commitment to students’ happiness, Mulukutla said. » See ASG, page 6
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At 415,000 square feet, Kellogg School of Management’s new building offers business and economics students a new, vibrant place to study and collaborate. The building was inaugurated during a Wednesday celebration.
Kellogg inaugurates new lakefront home Deans, architects gather to celebrate opening of 415,000 square feet of learning space By MARIANA ALFARO
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The new Kellogg School of Management’s Global Hub held its grand opening Wednesday, featuring tours of
the facility and speeches from several deans and architects who worked on the project. Kellogg’s new home is five or six stories high, depending on how one sees it, because of the penthouse on the last floor. Each story, the building’s leading architects said, is meant to
Northwestern raises tuition by 3.6 percent
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Northwestern’s tuition, room and board costs and other fees will increase by 3.6 percent for the 2017-18 academic year. This is the lowest increment in the last seven years of annual tuition rate increases, according to a University news release. Tuition will rise from $50,424 to $52,239, and room and board will rise from $15,489 to $16,047. The University will increase its total aid for undergraduates by 5.9 percent, from $164 million to $174 million. According to the news release, the additional aid will be used
encourage collaboration, communication and interdisciplinary work among students and faculty. The glimmering building, sitting on the shores of Lake Michigan, took a little less than two years to build and boasts 415,000 square feet of space.
to help students from low and middle-income families. Approximately half of Northwestern’s undergraduate students currently receive financial aid from the University, according to the release. Along with the increase in financial aid, NU will continue its no-loan policy, which removes any loans from students’ financial aid packages to lessen the burden of student debt, according to the release. The availability of financial aid for international students has increased as well, and students who are undocumented and graduated from a U.S. high school will also see a “significantly increased” amount of financial aid for the first time, the release said. — Catherine Kim
Candidates reject committee support By RYAN WANGMAN
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Candidates across various Evanston municipal races have repudiated the endorsement of newly created political action committee A Better Evanston, citing the organization’s attack
advertisements and a desire to limit third-party meddling in elections. Blair Garber, the organization’s chairman, and Barbara Parker, its treasurer, filed to create the committee with the Illinois State Board of Elections on March 10. They cited a need to “educate voters in Evanston” about smarter economic growth
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and finding opportunities to broaden the tax base, according to the organization’s website. On the website, the organization announced its endorsements of three candidates in the upcoming municipal elections — mayoral candidate Steve Hagerty, 1st Ward aldermanic candidate Lee Cabot and City Clerk candidate Devon Reid.
The three candidates opposed the endorsements to varying degrees. Both Parker and Garber declined to comment. Sean Tenner, Hagerty’s campaign manager, said the campaign first found out about A Better Evanston on March 20, » See COMMITTEE, page 4
It was inaugurated Wednesday afternoon as students made their way to class or stopped to chat around the structure’s main atrium. Accord Consulting President LeAnn Paul, who has collaborated with Northwestern since the project’s conception
in 2010, said administrators expect the building to welcome around 2,000 people every day. The building offers students and visitors panoramic views of Chicago, the Lakefill, Lake Michigan and the lakeside » See KELLOGG, page 6
Vassar responds to court motion By COLE PAXTON
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Former Northwestern men’s basketball player Johnnie Vassar filed a motion Tuesday opposing the University’s own motion to dismiss his ongoing lawsuit against Northwestern and the NCAA, according to court documents. Vassar filed a class-action lawsuit in November against NU and the NCAA, alleging the University’s removal of Vassar’s athletic scholarship in May 2016 marked a breach of its contract with Vassar. The suit also alleged that NU falsified timecards during an “internship” that allegedly included janitorial work and offered Vassar cash equal to the remaining value of his athletic scholarship to leave the program. Tuesday’s motion “does not deal at all with the substance” of the complaint, Elizabeth Fegan, a lawyer representing Vassar, told The Daily. The motion rebuts the University’s claim that Vassar, who
remains an NU student, does not have appropriate legal justification to sue. It alleges the University is obligated to provide Vassar with services associated with an athletic scholarship, such as early registration and access to training facilities, a claim NU disputes. The original lawsuit alleged Vassar was eventually moved off his athletic scholarship, despite his successful appeal last May to the University to remain on it. In a separate document also filed Tuesday, Vassar filed a motion opposing NU’s motion to strike much of the language from the original suit. The section challenged by the document refers to allegations that the University offered Vassar cash to leave the program. Vassar’s motion alleges that such an act would be a violation of NCAA regulations, as the NCAA’s amateurism guidelines prohibit cash payments to athletes. The suit also alleges that the NCAA transfer rule, which requires athletes to sit out for » See VASSAR, page 6
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AROUND TOWN Candidates take up housing, development in 5th Ward By KRISTINA KARISCH
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As a lawsuit and allegations of ethics violations hover over the 5th Ward aldermanic election, the two candidates emphasize their commitments to promote affordable housing and economic development. The two candidates in the race are Robin Rue Simmons, who has worked for Sunshine Enterprises on small business development, and Carolyn Murray, a longtime gun control activist. The two advanced from the February primary, in which Simmons earned more than 50 percent of the vote and Murray finished with 21 percent. Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) will not be running for reelection. In February, she endorsed Simmons for the position in a statement sent to residents of the ward. “She is always professional,” the statement read. “She has educated herself on the issues. She knows and understands the Ward and its residents.” At the time of her endorsement of Simmons, Holmes told The Daily that she was impressed with Simmons’ regular attendance at ward and council meetings, as well as her work with Sunshine Enterprises, which provides training in business management and development to local entrepreneurs. Throughout the race, residents have raised concerns of ethics violations regarding Holmes’ endorsement of Simmons, which she sent out using her official city email.
POLICE BLOTTER Two tools stolen from construction site in Evanston
Two tools were reported stolen Friday from a construction site on the 1500 block of Maple Avenue after being left unattended. A construction worker left his toolbox at the site at noon on Friday and returned three days later to find a Milwaukee band saw and a Milwaukee SAWZALL reciprocating saw missing, Dugan said.
“I have never intentionally done anything unethical in my life,” Holmes said at a City Council meeting on Monday. “I waited until all of the forums … that involved 5th Ward candidates (were held) to make any kind of statement.” A lawsuit was also filed against Simmons when two 5th Ward residents, Sophia and Thomas Jenkins, sued Simmons over allegedly abandoning a homerenovation contract. The lawsuit concerned renovations Simmons had been hired to perform on their house in 2012, when she owned now-defunct construction company Signature Construction Services, Inc. The company was involuntarily dissolved in 2014, according to state documents. The lawsuit asks for Simmons to pay nearly $65,000 in damages. Simmons said she saw the lawsuit as a “political hit,” because of its filing so close to the election. Thomas Jenkins said he and Sophia Jenkins could not file the lawsuit until recently because they did not have enough money saved to do so. Over the course of the campaign, both candidates have been vocal in calling for more affordable housing and economic development in the ward. Murray said she wants to reinstate the “first-time buyer program,” which was designed to help individuals purchase their first house in Evanston. Illinois still has a similar program in effect, which combines a 30-year fixed rate mortgage with a $7,500 down payment assistance grant. “The first-time buyer program, a program I benefitted from when I bought my house over 15 years
The band saw is valued at $350 and the SAWZALL is valued at $250, Dugan said.
Northwestern student arrested, charged with retail theft
A 21-year-old female Northwestern student was arrested at roughly 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on the corner of Church Street and Orrington Avenue after stealing three items from the Whole Foods on the 1600 block of Chicago Avenue. Police were dispatched to Whole Foods at 5 p.m. after a 30-year-old employee witnessed a
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Robin Rue Simmons speaks at a candidate forum on Jan. 19. She and Carolyn Murray, seated second from the left, will face off in the general election on April 4.
ago, is no longer existent,” Murray said at a forum earlier in the campaign. Simmons has said she wants to increase access to affordable housing, especially for seniors. Additionally, she has expressed interest in improving the parks in the ward after the city released its Parks Scorecard at the end of last year. “Our parks, on the city-wide scorecard, received the lowest marks,” Simmons said. “I would like to prioritize that so that our families have a nice outdoor space for recreation.” Simmons said she would plan to focus on environmental protections in the ward and expand its student putting a large container of soup, a slice of cake and a meatless burger into her black bag without paying, and attempted to stop the student from leaving the store, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The student refused and left. Police positively identified the student with the employee after stopping her at the corner of Church Street and Orrington Avenue. She was transported to the police station and charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor.
business districts to support entrepreneurs and small businesses by increasing jobs and small business support in the ward. She added that she plans to look at redistributing funds for affordable housing support to increase homeownership. Murray said she wants to expand workforce development through initiatives like skill training, and provide seniors with access to housing and safety services. Simmons and Murray will face off in the general election on April 4. kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight An article in Tuesday’s paper titled “ASG ticket to run unopposed” misspelled Nehaarika Mulukutla’s name. The Daily regrets the error.
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ON CAMPUS ASG fails to elect parliamentarian
Senate votes no confidence on freshmen David Guirgis, Mary Pedraza By JONAH DYLAN
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Associated Student Government Senate did not elect a parliamentarian Wednesday, instead voting no confidence on the two candidates. Medill freshman David Guirgis, a former Daily columnist, and Weinberg freshman Mary Pedraza ran for the position, which requires taking attendance and overseeing the Rules Committee. The candidates were rejected on a 24-3-1 vote with three votes for Guirgis, one vote for Pedraza and 24 votes for no confidence. The two candidates are firstyear members of ASG, while current parliamentarian Daniella Lumpkin is a junior and had previously served on the Judicial Reform Ad-Hoc Committee before taking the position. Senate will hold parliamentarian elections again next week after Senate approved Weinberg junior Lars Benson’s motion to suspend the rules. Later in the meeting, Senate elected Lumpkin as Speaker of the Senate. Lumpkin will succeed Weinberg junior Nehaarika Mulukutla, who announced Tuesday an uncontested campaign for ASG president with her running mate, Weinberg junior Rosalie Gambrah. Addressing Senate before the vote, Lumpkin said she’d like to engage the whole student body in ASG. “If you interpret Speaker of the Senate as simply the person who stands in front of the room, you’re doing a disservice to the job,” the Weinberg junior said. “Speaking, both inwardly to this room and outwardly, is important, so I do want to see more engagement.” Lumpkin won by a 17-8 vote against SESP sophomore Justine Kim, the senator for the Korean American Student Association and a member of the Rules Committee. Kim told senators she’d also like to improve the relationship between the general student population and ASG. “Leading by example is important, especially when
it comes to establishing the culture of Senate,” Kim said. “There’s a sort of lapse between the undergraduate community and student government, and I think that’s a really important point to address, both as a Senate but also as a Speaker.” Lumpkin had previously served as a Rainbow Alliance senator, and she served on ASG’s executive board for several weeks last quarter after she was elected to replace previous Parliamentarian Shelby Reitman. Reitman resigned at the conclusion of Winter Quarter, before her term ended. Lumpkin added her experience as parliamentarian would help her stay unbiased as Speaker of the Senate. “I was able to (be impartial), not because I just forced myself to be quiet, but in the sense that it kind of forced me to think a little bit more about how people are feeling,” she said. “It was about understanding that despite my personal beliefs on certain issues,
the whole role of this room is to be representative of the student body.” ASG President Christina Cilento told The Daily she was unsure of the last time Senate voted no confidence in a parliamentarian election, but that it had not happened in the last three years. Senate also passed emergency legislation to slight amend the rules of the commission created in February to appoint undergraduate students to the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility. In addition, the election commission made a formal announcement to Senate that there would only be one ticket for ASG president and executive vice president. Vice president for A-status finances Daniel Wu, a Weinberg junior, presented minor changes to the A-status code that will be voted on next week. jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu
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NU joins global effort to reexamine critical theory By CATHERINE KIM
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Using a $1.02 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Northwestern will collaborate with worldwide professionals to develop a curriculum on critical theory, a stream of philosophy that critiques the ways culture is formed and discussed. German Prof. Peter Fenves, who is one of the collaborators in the project, said critical theory has normally been explored under a heavily Eurocentric focus in the past. The program plans to change that by working with professionals from the Global South, which includes Africa, Asia and Latin America, he said. As part of the program, Spanish and
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A new bill aiming to tackle Illinois student debt cleared its first major hurdle after being passed by the Financial Institutions Committee on March 15. The bill, introduced by State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston), who is running for governor, proposes a Student Bill of Rights to guarantee reliable information to borrowers and enforce accountability on student loan
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when it received an email from a voter who sent a screenshot of an advertisement from the PAC. Shortly after, the Hagerty campaign released a statement renouncing the endorsement, saying Hagerty’s views on issues were “counter to those conflated with this group,” according to emails obtained by The Daily. Tenner said the goal of the statement was to be “100 percent clear and unambiguous” about Hagerty’s stance on A Better Evanston’s endorsement.
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Portuguese Prof. Jorge Coronado will offer a new graduate course on critical theory in Latin America, focusing on Andean countries such as Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. “(The project) is an intent to integrate Latin America and other departments that haven’t been sufficiently studied … into that area of study,” Coronado said. The program will partner with the University of California, Berkeley to bring together faculty from the U.S., South Africa, Chile, Argentina, Peru and Mexico. By exchanging ideas, the faculty hope to create syllabi that encompasses a more global, well-rounded outlook on critical theory, Coronado said. The program will initiate Spanish-to-English translations of texts that will be helpful in understanding a different perspective, Coronado said.
English Prof. Evan Mwangi will work with Stellenbosch University Prof. Tina Steiner, from South Africa, to teach a graduate course on Indian Ocean epistemology, which is a branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. The course will use materials in Xhosa, Kiswahili, French, English and other languages. “I’m quite excited about the inclusion of philosophical and literary texts in non-Western languages, and the exposure of the collaborations of major critical theorists with less known figures from Africa and Latin America,” Mwangi said. Mwangi said students will benefit from the program because it will open doors to new areas of comparative research and allow them to interact with students and professors from other universities in different parts of the world.
He said students from partner institutions will be able to visit campus and benefit from NU’s resources, such as the Herskovits Library of African Studies. Fenves said it is important to make critical theory more inclusive of ideas outside of Europe or North America, because critical theory has always had a “deep and intricate” connection with thought, literature, art and archaeology from the Global South. “It’s perfectly fine to have a class about Marx or Adorno, but those thinkers themselves were always engaged with the Global South,” he said. “So let’s have that from the very beginning, and let’s have some more people, who have a more intimate understanding of what is meant by that term, help us develop those classes.”
servicers. Student loan servicing companies are the middlemen between the borrower and the lender, providing information to borrowers and processing payments on the loans. The bill is part of a broader push in Illinois to help ease the debt burden on students. Biss co-drafted the bill with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who filed a lawsuit in January against Navient Solutions and Sallie Mae, two of the largest student loan providers in the United States. Madigan claimed Navient repeatedly led student loan borrowers into more expensive repayment options. The Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau is also suing Navient for allegedly cheating borrowers out of their repayment rights. The bill, which was introduced Feb. 9, places new regulations on lenders and servicers, obligating them to be more transparent with borrowers than was previously required. In addition, the bill creates a new position in the attorney general’s office to handle complaints about student loan malpractice, attempts to expedite the processing of payments and implements heightened licensing requirements for Illinois lenders, according to Madigan’s March 15 news release. In response to the CFPB’s lawsuit, Navient
denied wrongdoing. “Navient has a well-established, superior track-record of helping student loan borrowers succeed in repayment,” company spokesperson Patricia Nash Christel said in a news release. Biss discussed the urgency of his new bill in a March 15 news release. “At a time when a quarter of student loan borrowers are behind in their payments, we need to make sure borrowers understand their rights and have access to resources that will prevent them from defaulting on their loans,” Biss said in the release.
He said a campaign should be in control of the way its messages are delivered, and oftentimes does not like third-party groups weighing in on fundamental issues. “You’re trying to speak to voters about what you are going to do if elected, what your background is (and) what your views on the issues are,” Tenner said. “And then, a group forms out of nowhere that you have no contact with and can say something totally contrary.” Jon Kent, Cabot’s campaign manager, said her campaign didn’t hear about the PAC until it saw attack ads, paid for by A Better Evanston, directed
at Cabot’s challenger, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st). Fiske decried those advertisements in an open letter posted on her campaign website, calling them a “campaign tactic” of Cabot, and likening them to tactics used by President Donald Trump and political consultant Karl Rove, who are both Republican. Kent said the campaign doesn’t condone what A Better Evanston is doing with its advertisements and disagrees with much of what it claims to stand for. “People have had different responses to (the ads),” Kent said. “There have been people who are confused … surprised, shocked, angry — all
of the above. Especially the negative ones, it’s not a pleasant tone.” Reid, on the other hand, said he has been focusing on his campaign and isn’t really concerned about the PAC’s formation. He said he doesn’t feel the group has made an impact on his race for city clerk. “I’m running my race; I’m focused on my race, and I just see the ‘Better Evanston’ thing as a distraction,” Reid said. “To me it’s not news, or (it’s) somewhat inconsequential.”
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From page 1 Mulukutla said her campaign builds from last year’s campaign of SESP senior Christina Cilento and McCormick senior Macs Vinson, because accessibility and inclusion issues have been crucial to both. But their campaigns differ because they are different people, she said. “Rose and I are not Christina and Macs,” Mulukutla said. “It was a symbolic victory for marginalized students and for those who have traditionally been unheard and not represented by ASG … our entire administration has to be entirely reflective of our understanding of our own identities and who we are as people.” Cilento and Vinson won last year’s election with a margin of 81 votes. Last year’s election also received significant voter turnout: 4,060 students voted in 2016 as opposed to 2,991 students the previous year. Mulukutla and Gambrah, however, are running uncontested, which hasn’t happened in recent institutional memory, Cilento said. Though there is only one ticket, students can choose to vote no confidence. Rather than focusing on any competition, Mulukutla said she spent her time crafting her campaign’s message. Though she did not expect to run uncontested, she said it ultimately doesn’t affect their campaign strategy. “Nothing else has changed in what we stand
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Weinberg junior Nehaarika Mulukutla speaks during Associated Student Government Senate. Mulukutla is running uncontested for ASG president with running mate and Weinberg junior Rosalie Gambrah for executive vice president.
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017 for, or who we are as people, or what we are running for,” Mulukutla said. “But what has changed is that now we need to demonstrate to an even greater degree that we deserve the student body’s vote, and that we will earn it. We have to show people that we are still listening to voices.” Gambrah, who previously served as the vice president for student activities, said she’s enjoyed reaching out to student groups to hear what they want to see changed. She said she loved her previous position because of the real changes she could make in students’ lives, like bringing a banner printer to ARTica Studios so students wouldn’t have to spend hours creating them. “This campaign’s mission has completely changed from wanting to win the election … to making ASG relevant in students’ lives,” Gambrah said. “Voter turnout is a direct correlation to how much people care … so we need to make sure people care just as much.” Weinberg junior Lars Benson, their campaign manager, said he was shocked when it became clear Tuesday night they were the only ticket. This, he said, presents a great opportunity to unify the student body instead of dividing it. Benson said the platform’s focus on an “overhaul” about how students and administrators deal with mental health and the opportunity to create a safer campus for students excited him the most. He said though Northwestern has Counseling and Psychological Services, he’s found its programs to be ineffective. “Northwestern is genuinely a terrible place for dealing with mental health issues,” Benson said. “Not only do we actively normalize anxiety and depression, but the institution itself, the administration, is almost completely silent on dealing with these things in any kind of holistic way.” After CAPS removed its 12-session limit last April, Dean of Students Todd Adams said “student voice was paramount in this decision.” “Given where we are, and what students have been saying, we wanted to remove any barriers to students getting care,” Adams told The Daily last April. Benson also said he sees the campaign improving mental health in real ways, such as empowering student groups to help their members and making sure professors are accommodating mental health issues. Students will have several opportunities to learn more about the campaign at three forums: one hosted by ASG on April 4, one hosted by The Daily on April 5 and another hosted by Political Union on April 6. Voting opens online at 5 p.m. on April 6, and will remain open for 24 hours. ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Kellogg School of Management Dean Sally Blount speaks during the inauguration of the school’s new building. During the ceremony, Blount said the building was the result of seven years of work.
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football field. Kellogg Dean Sally Blount said she was honored to be the dean who inaugurated the building, which she said reaffirms Kellogg as one of the world’s best business schools. “This experience is one for which I feel incredible gratitude,” she said. “You need to know that more than a million work hours went into creating this building and those work hours were put in by more than 1,500 people and bringing together materials from literally around the globe.” Currently, Paul said, the structure holds a gold Leed certification, a marker of its environmental sustainability, and receives most of its geothermal energy from equipment hidden underneath the football field’s turf. It has a 250-person auditorium, 13 classrooms, a dining hall, a cafe, creative
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one year after transferring to another institution, is a violation of antitrust law. “In most cases, those claims have been dismissed,” Phil Harris, the University’s vice president and general counsel, told The Daily. “The NCAA transfer rule has been upheld as a legitimate rule on many, many occasions.” NU has staunchly denied the allegations against it. University spokesman Al Cubbage said in November that Vassar’s claims were “without merit and simply inaccurate.” Cubbage could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
work spaces and various study rooms. The building’s facilities will be shared between Kellogg and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’ economics department. During the inauguration ceremony, Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph celebrated the collaboration between both NU schools, saying it goes back to the early days of the Donald P. Jacobs Center, which formerly housed both Kellogg and the economics department. Randolph cited the different certificates Kellogg offers to undergraduate students and the centers the two departments operate together as examples of collaboration between the schools. “In this world where we’re collaborating, these structural ties that bind us together, my sense is this building is both an allegory but also a reality of how we might strengthen those ties, and that’s incredibly important,” he said. alfaro@u.northwestern.edu Coach Chris Collins declined to discuss the suit after a game in November, only saying that “we’ll let those things be handled behind closed doors.” Lawyers representing Vassar also requested to file an extended brief Tuesday. The action, which both Fegan and Harris characterized as procedural, will allow the plaintiff to file a 25-page memo instead of the standard 15 pages, Fegan said. Vassar could not be reached for comment. He appeared in 18 games for the Wildcats in 2014-15, his lone season with the team, and averaged under four minutes per contest. colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Morton Grove, Niles partner in water delivery plan By BILLY KOBIN
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The Evanston Water Plant, 555 Lincoln St., is at the center of the city’s water system. The Morton Grove-Niles Water Commission was approved earlier this month.
Wilimovsky sets personal best, places fourth in final appearance at NCAAs
Senior Jordan Wilimovsky finished fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the NCAA Championships on Saturday, missing the podium despite setting a personal best and eclipsing the American record entering the day.
Wilimovsky finished in 14:23.45, a whopping 10 seconds ahead of his previous personal record. Clark Smith of Texas won the race in 14:22.41; Wilimovsky missed the bronze medal by less than half a second in the 66-lap race. The previous American record, held by Connor Jaeger, was 14:23.52. Wilimovsky, the first American to qualify for the Olympics in both pool and open water swimming, also placed fourth in the 1,500-meter freestyle — the metric equivalent of the 1,650-yard
Morton Grove and Niles have formed a joint water commission to oversee the purchase and delivery of water from Evanston to the two municipalities. The Morton Grove-Niles Water Commission, approved earlier this month, will be in charge of purchasing water from Evanston and overseeing the joint construction and operation of water mains that will deliver water to the two villages. As part of the intergovernmental agreement, Niles and Morton Grove will share the costs of planning, constructing and operating a delivery system, according to government documents on the commission. Evanston aldermen approved the 40-year water supply agreement with Niles and Morton Grove in February after several years of negotiations. As part of the agreement, Evanston will supply water to Niles and Morton Grove at an estimated rate of $0.78 per 1,000 gallons of water in 2018, according to Evanston City Council documents. The price will increase yearly and eventually reach an estimated $1.07 per 1,000 gallons of water in 2022. Niles and Morton Grove had previously purchased water from Chicago. The two municipalities began talks with Evanston after Chicago implemented water rate increases in 2012. According to a memo from the village of Niles, the water rate charged by Chicago has increased 114 percent since 2008. The deal is expected to bring in more than $750,000 in revenue to Evanston in the first free — at the Games in Rio de Janeiro last summer. He was fifth in the 10-kilometer open-water race. Saturday’s effort marked a slight decline in result from Wilimovsky’s previous appearance at NCAAs in 2015. He finished third in the 1,650 free that year, but his time was more than 13 seconds slower than his most recent mark. He did not compete collegiately last year to train for the Olympics. The senior also competed in the 500-yard free at NCAAs, finishing 13th overall to earn
year. The construction of a pipeline to deliver water from a new meter vault at the intersection of Emerson Street and McCormick Boulevard in Evanston to the two municipalities is estimated to cost $90 million, according to documents on the commission. According to the agreement, the commission will comprise three individuals: Niles Village manager Steve Vinezeano, Morton Grove Village administrator Ralph Czerwinski and another commissioner to be named by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. In January, Niles and Morton Grove hired an engineering firm to study how to deliver water from Evanston. After the firm finishes its study, the commission will oversee the construction of water mains and the transmission line that will deliver water to the two villages, according to the agreement. Morton Grove village president Dan DiMaria said in January that the water deal will be a “legacy decision” that will save the village money well into the future. “Morton Grove is expected to save over $100 million dollars over the life of this contract,” he said. Evanston also sells water to other clients, including Skokie and the Northwest Water Commission. In January, Evanston city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told aldermen the water agreement will generate money for the city to spend on other projects and initiatives for years to come. “This is a long-term agreement that will serve this community and residents of this community,” Bobkiewicz said. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu All-America honors in that event in addition to the 1,650 free. Fellow senior Andrew Cramer finished 13th in platform diving, earning All-America honors himself. NU finished 28th overall as a team. Wilimovsky closes his college career as the school record holder in the 500-, 1,000- and 1,650-yard freestyle. He earned five All-America honors and in 2015 won an open-water world championship. — Cole Paxton
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Scoring surge to be tested against stingy Johns Hopkins team By BEN POPE
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A greater emphasis on team unity — both on the field and in the box score — has Northwestern’s offense soaring at the right time. “We’ve heightened our sense of communication, and we’re working a lot together verbally and supporting each other,” said senior attacker Danita Stroup, who has tallied multiple goals in each of her last five games. “(That) has really helped the last few games because it was lacking a little bit at the beginning of the season.” Averaging 13 goals per game over their last five outings, the No. 16 Wildcats (5-5, 1-0 Big Ten) are riding a wave of offensive momentum entering Thursday’s meeting with Johns Hopkins (8-3, 0-2). They ’re getting those goals from a variety of contributors. Senior midfielder Catie Ingrilli has scored in all but one game this season, sophomore defender Claire Q uinn scored her first two career goals in Sunday’s win over
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Louisville and attackers Meghan Duffey, a freshman, and Liza Elder, a sophomore, are also making bigger impacts lately. That newfound scoring diversity has forced opposing defenses to key on more than just leading scorer Christina Esposito, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. “Anytime you can get multiple people (scoring), that makes a big difference, because they can’t focus in on one particular individual,” Amonte Hiller said. “We’ve been able to really have our middies step up; we’ve had a lot of different attackers step up. We’re really realizing what each team is giving us and taking advantage of that.” One of those stepping up midfielders is Sheila Nesselbush, who has recovered from an injury that cost her most of last season to erupt on a career-best five-game goal streak. “It’s definitely been a long process … (and) even when you’re back physically, you have to get over some obstacles,” Nesselbush said. “In these past couple games, I’ve been a little bit more like myself, so I think we’re over the hump.”
Nesselbush is the only remaining veteran of NU’s last meeting with Johns Hopkins — a 12-11 doubleovertime loss in 2014 — and said the lasting sting of that defeat will give her “a little extra fire” in Thursday’s game. Nesselbush’s streak and the Cats’ scoring surge will be tested, however, by a stingy Johns Hopkins defense. The Blue Jays rank 20th in the nation in goals against per game and 34th in save percentage in their first season in the Big Ten. “Although we haven’t played them in a few years, we have a history against them because they were in our conference (before),” Amonte Hiller said. “We have a little bit of familiarity with them. They’re just a very tough team.” Johns Hopkins has lost two of its last three, though — trending in the opposite direction as NU, which has won back-to-back games to boost its record back to .500. The Cats will try to continue that winning streak in their second game of a three-game homestand Thursday. “ We have a bunch of different people scoring … so it’s hard for defenders right now to shut us down,” Nesselbush said. “I think me being a threat, in addition to everyone else, is helping with that.” benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern grinded out its sixth win of the season with pitching and defense against Chicago State on Wednesday, winning 2-0 in the first of two games this season against its south-side rivals. Senior pitcher Cooper Wetherbee was the star on the mound for the Wildcats (6-17, 0-3 Big Ten), shutting out the Cougars (6-16) through 7 innings while scattering four hits. Wetherbee opened the contest with a 1-2-3 first inning and never looked back. He demonstrated solid command throughout the afternoon, walking only two batters with just one strikeout. Chicago State was often only able to make soft contact with Wetherbee’s offerings, and NU committed no errors behind its starter. “I was able to settle down and really hit the spots that I wanted to,” Wetherbee said. “We played some really close games against Indiana last week, and we were pretty disappointed not to come away with one of those. For us to go out, get an early lead and then just ride it out is huge going into the Air Force series.” The Cats struck first in the opening frame, as Chicago State starter Josh Willis issued three consecutive walks after a single from senior outfielder Matt Hopfner. With the bases loaded and one out, however, senior outfielder Jake Schieber grounded into a double play to end the threat. The hosts picked up their second run in the game’s second inning after freshman infielder Charlie Maxwell singled to start the inning. Maxwell advanced to second on a groundout, then stole third and scored after a poor throw from the Cougars catcher that sailed into left field. “I just had noticed that he was
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looking one time and then pitching, so I kind of picked up a rhythm and was able to go,” Maxwell said. “I didn’t even see the overthrow. I just know coach was yelling in my ear to get up and go home as soon as I slid in at third.” For the last seven innings, the game turned into a pitcher’s duel and the teams combined for no runs on 10 hits. Wetherbee was matched by Willis, who regained his command and only walked one more batter, and Noe Arteaga, who entered in relief for the Cougars. Both entered the game with ERAs over 5.50, but managed to shut down a relatively tame Cats offense. NU closed the game out with scoreless frames from two freshmen, as Sam Lawrence shut down Chicago State in the eighth inning while Nick Cauley earned the save. “We attacked the zones and threw strikes,” coach Spencer Allen said. “It was a good game. It wasn’t perfect by any means, but it’s always good to get a win when you have that opportunity.” The Cats’ next games come against Air Force this weekend — the second non-conference series NU will host this year. The Falcons are 11-13 on the year but have scored 10 or more runs in six games this season. Though Air Force has been impressive offensively so far this year, its pitching staff has allowed at least 10 runs in 10 of its 24 games on the year. “I’m looking forward to seeing consistency out of our pitching, making sure that we can really challenge hitters and not give up as much free stuff,” Allen said. “We have to become a little bit more offensive and manufacture some runs.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern is heading to Michigan with a boost of confidence. A strong start and big third inning gave the Wildcats (13-16, 1-2 Big Ten) a big early lead, allowing them to coast to an easy 10-4 win over local rival Illinois-Chicago (16-16) on Wednesday at Drysdale Field. Leading 10-0 after four innings, NU nearly closed out the game via the run rule, but the Flames plated a 4-spot in the fifth to extend the game. The Cats had more than enough margin for error, however, and eased to the victory. “This win pumps us up and gets us ready for Michigan,” junior outfielder
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Marissa Panko said. “We’re just ready to go now. We got a taste of the wins, so we want to carry that out into the weekend.” NU did the majority of its damage in the third. Senior outfielder Anna Petersen opened the inning with a home run, the start of a giant 7-run inning. The Cats plated several runs via small ball, using several walks, a hit by pitch and multiple UIC errors to extend the margin. Though NU stumbled in the fifth, Petersen said the team’s play throughout the game offers positive signs
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Anna Petersen takes a swing. The senior outfielder hit a home run in the Wildcats’ win over Illinois-Chicago on Wednesday.
ahead of the trip to No. 20 Michigan this weekend. “You can look at the scoreboard and feel pressure that we didn’t end the game at five, but to see the way that (sophomore pitcher) Kenzie Ellis ended that game with so much poise and so much confidence … I think that was a big turning moment for our team,” Petersen said. “We’re going to come to this weekend ready to go, guns blazing.” Ellis rebounded strongly from her rough fifth — sophomore pitcher Kaley Winegarner started and threw 4 shutout innings — by quickly setting down the side in order in each of the sixth and seventh innings. The Cats, meanwhile, went relatively silent offensively after their third inning outburst. They failed to score in each of the last three frames, but the 10 runs NU plated tied its second highest output of the season. “We were able to put up some big innings and that’s something we talked an awful lot about as a team, and I’m pleased with our execution,” coach Kate Drohan said. “We had very specific goals to accomplish today, working different people in different positions, specifically with our pitchers, and we got that done, along with putting 10 runs on the board.” The win sets the Cats up well for their three games in Ann Arbor this weekend. Though Michigan represents the second consecutive ranked Big Ten opponent for NU, the Cats stole a win against the Wolverines last year. The Cats are also rounding into form, having won five straight away from home and snagging a victory against then-No. 22 Wisconsin on Saturday. Coupled with Wednesday’s strong performance, NU is excited for its weekend challenge. “Michigan is a great opponent obviously,” Petersen said. “They do everything well, but this is a great way to boost our confidence a little bit.” alliegoulding2020@u.northwestern.edu