The Daily Northwestern Monday, April 3, 2017
DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM 12 SPORTS/Lacrosse
3 CAMPUS/Speakers
Zone defense dazes Wildcats against Penn
Northwestern’s first food summit celebrates women in culinary industry
Find us online @thedailynu 6 OPINION/Editorial
Vote Mark Tendam for Evanston mayor
High 46 Low 43
City to vote on school funding
D65 referendum aims to rebalance school budgets By RISHIKA DUGYALA
daily senior staffer @rdugyala822
In August 2014, Andrew Ross and his family moved to Evanston because the Chicago Public Schools system wasn’t working for them. Every day, Ross’ children were “crammed” into classrooms with more than 30 students, which he said negatively impacted their learning. Ross said he then believed that Evanston/Skokie School District 65 would provide “strong and vibrant places of learning.” The class sizes were smaller and students of different grades weren’t grouped together. Two and a half years later, Ross said he maintains this impression. “Schools are the bedrock of the community,” he said. “It’s what attracts so many families, » See REFERENDUM, page 8
Noah Frick-Alofs/The Daily Northwestern
“Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins speaks at Ryan Auditorium in Technological Institute on Saturday. The Academy Award-winning director discussed the inspiration behind the film as well as the movie’s Miami ties.
‘Moonlight’ director visits Northwestern
Barry Jenkins speaks about movie inspiration, minority representation in film By MARIANA ALFARO
daily senior staffer @marianaa_alfaro
Barry Jenkins, director of this year’s Academy Award winner for best picture “Moonlight,”
said there would’ve been no film without playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney and his semi-autobiographical play, “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue.” “If you read anything about this film, you would know that Barry Jenkins is straight and
Tarell McCraney is gay,” Jenkins said to a Northwestern audience Saturday night. “And, I feel there’s a ceiling of how far empathy can get you as an artist … there’s a ceiling for how far these good intentions can get you, which is why I wanted a first-person perspective
on the piece. I wanted Tarell to do the writing.” Jenkins spoke at NU during an event co-sponsored by A&O Productions, Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, Rainbow Alliance and Inspire Media. His remarks followed a screening of the film,
which centers on the life of a gay, black man in Liberty City, Miami. More than 570 students attended the event, which was held at Ryan Auditorium in Technological Institute. » See MOONLIGHT, page 10
Weinberg reviews courses By KRISTINE LIAO
the daily northwestern @kristine_liao
Graphic by Colin Lynch
NU acceptance rate drops to 9 percent
Northwestern’s acceptance rate has dropped below 10 percent for the first time, as the University admitted 9 percent of applicants to the class of 2021. The University accepted 3,371 of the 37,255 applications received, University spokesman Al Cubbage said. Michael Mills, associate provost for University enrollment, projected in January that the acceptance rate would fall below 10 percent this year.
Cubbage attributed Northwestern’s declining acceptance rate to increased interest. Last year, NU accepted 10.7 percent of the roughly 35,100 applications received. This is the eighth consecutive year the acceptance rate has dropped. “We want an entering class that is diverse in all ways, and has the appropriate number of students in each of our undergraduate schools,” Cubbage said. In January, Mills said 21 percent of the accepted Early Decision class identifies as black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan native, making it one of the most diverse Early Decision classes. International students
Serving the University and Evanston since 1881
make up 12 percent of the Early Decision class, Mills said, and 15 percent of the accepted Early Decision students are recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for low-income families. Demographic information for the newly admitted Regular Decision class will be released after the enrollment deadline of May 1, Cubbage said. The number of applications this year reflects that the University is “increasingly a school of choice,” Cubbage said. “It’s great,” he said. “It’s a wonderful thing because it just shows the increasing reputation and stature of Northwestern.” — Erica Snow
A University committee released a report last quarter that proposed some changes to Weinberg graduation requirements, including a universal three-course language requirement. Ann Bradlow, the committee’s chair and Weinberg’s associate dean for academic initiatives, said she hopes the changes can be implemented by the beginning of the 2017-18 academic year. According to the report, proposals also include a new structure for first-year seminars and the
addition of “interdisciplinary overlays.” “The best part about the committee is the very interesting discussions that it has provoked,” Bradlow said. “It has got us thinking about the goals we run by. We have them in our minds, but this process is forcing us to be more explicit about the goals that we see.” The committee received feedback on the first draft of its report from students, faculty and alumni, and is now working on revisions before submitting a final report to Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph. One of the major proposals was the creation of interdisciplinary overlays, which are themes that can be emphasized in courses
across the curriculum rather than through additional course requirements, Bradlow said. Bradlow said although the general idea of overlays has been well received, there have been discussions regarding the two specific types of overlays proposed: one about ethics, and another about social inequalities and diversities. She said overlays will encourage students to see connections across different areas of the curriculum. “(The overlays) specify certain themes that then can be infused throughout the curriculum,” Bradlow said. “They also serve as lenses for students to view different areas » See WEINBERG, page 9
Five compete for D65 seats By DAILY CITY STAFF
the daily northwestern
Five candidates will compete for four positions on the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board in Tuesday’s election, forcing voters to cut one from the pack. In addition, a sixth candidate
is running unopposed for a twoyear term. Of the five candidates running for four-year terms, two are up for re-election and three are seeking a first-time spot on the board. The new board will deal with a number of major issues, including a potential budget deficit and large racial achievement gaps.
Candance Chow
Candance Chow, who has been District 65 board president since 2013, said she considers it a “real honor to serve.” Her experience leading the district through financial challenges — as evidenced by the upcoming property tax referendum — and » See CANDIDATES, page 10
INSIDE: Around Town 2 | On Campus 3 | Opinion 6 | Classifieds & Puzzles 8 | Sports 12
2 NEWS | THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
AROUND TOWN Two candidates vie to succeed Miller in 9th Ward By BILLY KOBIN
daily senior staffer @billy_kobin
Two 9th Ward aldermanic candidates are vying to replace Ald. Brian Miller (9th) in a race focused on addressing affordability and equity issues in Evanston. Shawn Jones, a lawyer and former reporter for Evanston RoundTable — a community newspaper — is facing off against Cicely Fleming, an Evanston native who co-founded the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership, which works for equity in the city through civic engagement. Miller, who has held his seat since 2015, is not running for reelection after an unsuccessful bid for mayor. He finished third in February’s mayoral primary, which featured five candidates, the top two of whom advanced to the April 4 general election. Fleming said she was motivated to run for political office after feeling frustrated with some of the decisions City Council has made over the years, particularly the many fees and taxes Evanston imposes, which she said can act as a burden on residents. She pointed to the tokens and fees required to access city beaches. Fleming also expressed concern with the fees required, for example, to register a dog with the city and taxes that 9th Ward residents pay to maintain the Ridgeville Park District. “There are a ton of fees and taxes that we have on top of a very high property tax rate (and) on top of very high property costs,” Fleming said. “It’s all those things that become excessive.” Fleming, who has received an endorsement from
POLICE BLOTTER Two Evanston men arrested, charged with possession of narcotics Evanston police recovered about 2,300 grams of cannabis and 40 grams of crack cocaine while executing a search warrant Saturday that stemmed from illegal drug sales. At approximately 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, police
Evanston Firefighters Local 742, said she would propose working with other aldermen to review fees in the city and see where cuts or changes could be made. Jones said he is running in this election “out of a sense of responsibility” after experiencing, learning and hearing about issues while covering City Council meetings for Evanston RoundTable for eight years. After growing up and living in Atlanta, Jones, who has been an attorney since 1997, moved to Evanston in 2008 and now runs his own law firm in downtown Evanston. Jones, who received Miller’s endorsement, said he also recognizes the high tax burden in Evanston and would address issues of affordability. He suggested permitting the construction of “micro homes” in each ward, which he said are small, modular structures that could be built four to one lot. He said he would also expand the city’s existing roommate match program, in which residents who need a place to live can move in with families in financial trouble to help with rent or housing costs. “Having worked directly with people who are losing their homes to foreclosure or eviction, I have seen or stared into the faces of people who are being put out,” Jones said. Miller said he endorsed Jones for his work at Evanston Roundtable exposing “waste, fraud and mismanagement,” and “police issues” across the entire city. “The next alderman of the ninth ward needs to be someone to carry on that tradition of independent representation,” Miller wrote in his endorsement. “Yes, they need to address the concerns of our ward, but they also need to stand up for our city as a whole.” executed the warrant in the 2600 block of Central Avenue, according to a news release. In addition to the drugs, they also found a scale, a large quantity of plastic bags and approximately $4,000 in cash, the release said. Two men — a 23-year-old and a 24-year-old — were arrested and charged with unlawful delivery of cannabis and unlawful possession of cannabis, as well as unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a controlled substance,
Daily file photos by Katie Pach
(Left) Cicely Fleming, candidate for 9th Ward alderman, speaks at University Hall. (Right) Shawn Jones, the other candidate for the position, speaks at an aldermanic forum earlier this year.
Jones and Fleming both discussed the need to address issues of equity in policing. Fleming said OPAL has worked to push City Council over the years to address the use of stop-andfrisk procedures by the Evanston Police Department. She pointed to a report that showed EPD officers were seven times more likely to search black drivers than white drivers in 2014 as evidence for the need to address police conduct. “That (report) is a direct result of the decision that our City Council made to increase our stop and frisk procedures without thinking of how those (procedures) are going to affect people of color,” Fleming said. respectively. All of the charges are felonies, the release said. A 21-year-old woman was also taken into custody, but was later released without charges. The men were taken to county jail Sunday and will have a bond hearing on Monday, Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski told The Daily. — Sophie Mann
Jones said his law firm was the first group to submit a Freedom of Information Act request in December 2016 for the release of the video showing the arrest of Northwestern graduate student Lawrence Crosby. The request was not successful, Jones said, but Miller facilitated the video’s release a month later. Jones also said he would work on amending ordinances to improve police accountability in Evanston. “We cannot be saddling our citizens with arrest records when they really did nothing wrong,” he said. The two candidates will face off in Tuesday’s general election. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight
A letter to the editor in Friday’s paper titled “Sigma Alpha Epsilon decision is a ‘moral abdication’ by University” misspelled Erik Baker’s name. The Daily regrets the error.
PHOTO BOOTH EVENT APRIL 4th // Norris 12-2PM APRIL 5th // Hinman 12-2PM APRIL 6th // Sargent 12-2PM APRIL 10th // Plex 12-2PM APRIL 11th // Allison 11-1PM APRIL 13th // Elder 5-7PM
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN | NEWS 3
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
ON CAMPUS
Summit honors female food leaders By CHRISTIAN UBILLUS
the daily northwestern
Complete with chocolate samples, root beer and tacos, Harris Hall was filled with food Saturday as Northwestern held an inaugural event celebrating opportunities for women in the culinary industry. “Sugar and Spice Summit,” hosted by several University-affiliated groups and food-centered campus and community organizations, brought together female professionals including renowned TV chefs, CEOs and NU alumni to participate in a daylong speaker series. About 175 people attended the various panels, career workshops, networking opportunities and tastings. Panels such as “A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen” or “Not Your Grandma’s Food Magazine” were used to highlight the variety of options available in the food industry, said event organizer Lauren Goldstein, director of partnerships and special projects for NU’s chapter of Spoon
University. The purpose of the event was “to do something to empower women in the food industry,” the Communication junior said. Goldstein invited well-known TV personalities for the panels, such as Food Network Star winner Aarti Sequeira (Medill ’00) and Food Network’s “Sweet Dreams” host and renowned pastry chef, Gale Gand. Many of the speakers came from across the country to participate in the event, Goldstein said, representing a wide variety of professions in the culinary world. “There are so many different ways to work in the food industry,” Goldstein said. “You can love food without being able to cook it.” Sequeira told The Daily about her decision to enter the food industry after having worked at CNN. Her love for writing sparked a desire to create new things, launching a culinary career. She has since hosted and participated in multiple shows for the Food Network. In the panel “A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen,” Gand talked about the difficulties she had entering the food industry as a woman.
Having no female chefs to look up to at the time, she said she stayed in the industry solely because of her passion for the craft. “It was like speaking a language you were fluent in and I don’t remember ever learning it,” Gand told The Daily. “It picked me, I didn’t pick it.” Chefs Mindy Segal and Christine Cikowski, who were on the same panel as Gand, credited her for being a female role model for them when they were entering the industry. Also present at the summit was Mackenzie Barth (Communication ’13), co-founder and CEO of Spoon University. Founded at NU, Spoon University is a food publication targeted toward millennials, and it now has about 200 chapters. Other speakers included NU alumni Marissa Conrad (Medill ’07), deputy food editor for the Chicago Tribune, and Lauren Drell (Medill ’10), head of brand voice at Sweetgreen. christianubillus2019@u.northwestern.edu
The Daily Northwestern www.dailynorthwestern.com Editor in Chief Peter Kotecki
eic@dailynorthwestern.com
General Manager Stacia Campbell
stacia@dailynorthwestern.com
Holly and John Madigan Newsroom Phone | 847.491.3222 Campus desk
campus@dailynorthwestern.com
City desk
city@dailynorthwestern.com
Sports desk
sports@dailynorthwestern.com
Ad Office | 847.491.7206
spc-compshop@northwestern.edu
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN is published Monday through Friday during the academic year, except vacation periods and two weeks preceding them and once during August, by Students Publishing Co., Inc. of Northwestern University, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208; 847-491-7206. First copy of THE DAILY is free, additional copies are 50 cents. All material published herein, except advertising or where indicated otherwise, is Copyright 2016 THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN and protected under the “work made for hire” and “periodical publication” clauses of copyright law. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN, 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208. Subscriptions are $175 for the academic year. THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN is not responsible for more than one incorrect ad insertion. All display ad corrections must be received by 3 p.m. one day prior to when the ad is run.
Allie Goulding/The Daily Northwestern
(Left) La Cocinita employees sell food from a food truck to summit attendees outside Harris Hall. The University’s first food summit brought prominent women in the culinary world to campus to discuss their experiences in the food industry. (Right) “Sweet Dreams” host and renowned pastry chef Gale Gand promotes her books and own brand of root beer to attendees of the “Sugar and Spice Summit” on Saturday at Harris Hall.
Check out DAILYNORTHWESTERN.COM for breaking news
This Week in Music Apr 3-Apr 9 7FRI
9SUN
Galvin Recital Hall, $30/10 Guitar International declares, “this is indeed playing which can take the guitar into the 21st century.” Best known for her performances of historic repertoire on the eight-string guitar, Raphaella Smits was the first woman to win first prize in Spain’s Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Francisco Tárrega. Internationally renowned as an inspiring teacher of both guitar and chamber music, Smits is chair of Belgium’s Lemmens Institute.
Galvin Recital Hall, free Clara Lyon and Maeve Feinberg, violin; Doyle Armbrust, viola; Russell Rolen, cello Gramophone magazine calls the Spektral Quartet “highly interactive, creative, and collaborative” and “unlike anything its intended audience—or anyone else—has ever heard.” In 2016 the quartet released the Grammynominated Serious Business, an exploration of the many faces of humor in classical music. This season the group makes its Italian debut in Rome, gives the Chicago premiere of Morton Feldman’s six-hour String Quartet No. 2 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, records new works by Anthony Cheung and begins a major new initiative on Chicago’s South Side in collaboration with multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates. The quartet’s program features new works by Bienen School composition students.
Raphaella Smits, guitar 7:30 p.m.
Spektral Quartet 7:30 p.m.
8SAT
Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, University Chorale, and Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble: Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem 7:30 p.m.
Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $12/6 Victor Yampolsky, conductor; Donald Nally, choral director; Bahareh Poureslami, soprano; Kevin Krasinski, baritone Anton Webern, Passacaglia Johannes Brahms, Ein deutsches Requiem
847-467-4000 | concertsatbienen.org
Northwestern faculty and staff with valid Wildcard receive a 15% discount off the general-public ticket price.
4 NEWS | THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
Man allegedly hit by vehicle pursued by police sues EPD, officers
A man has filed a lawsuit against two Evanston police officers and the department after allegedly being hit by a vehicle that was being pursued by the officers. Paul Caldwell, who filed the lawsuit on Wednesday, is seeking $50,000 in damages, according to court documents. On April 3, 2016, Caldwell was crossing the street at the intersection of North Sheridan Road and West Greenleaf Avenue in Chicago, according to the lawsuit, when he was hit by the car that Evanston Police Department officers were chasing. The officers allegedly began the car chase in Evanston, pursuing a man who had committed what the lawsuit described as a “minor traffic violation.” The two cars allegedly drove from Evanston to Chicago and into the residential area where Caldwell was walking.
Robert Winter, one of Caldwell’s attorneys, said Caldwell had just left a church where he volunteered as music director for a choral group with a satchel full of sheet music. When Caldwell came to the intersection and crossed the street, the walk sign for pedestrians was on, according to court documents. Caldwell was struck by the chased car and sustained injuries that required multiple surgeries, Winter said. Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan and an official from the city’s law department both said they were unable to comment on ongoing litigation. Winter said Caldwell had no idea the car was being pursued. The lawsuit alleges that the police car did not use its sirens to signal a car chase, and ran a red light while crossing the intersection at which Caldwell was hit. Winter said Caldwell broke his nose and that his head landed on the satchel full of sheet music, and added that he believes the satchel saved Caldwell’s life. — Kristina Karisch
Daniel Tian/Daily Senior Staffer
Two parked Evanston police cars. On Wednesday, a man filed a lawsuit after allegedly being hit by a vehicle that was being pursued by Evanston police officers.
Firefighter suffers minor injuries following south Evanston fire
Source: City of Evanston
Firefighters work to stop a fire in south Evanston on Friday.
Cook County witnesses record number of early voters, county clerk says
Suburban Cook County voters set an openingweek record, casting more ballots during this
early voting period than in any past consolidated election, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced in a Friday news release. The release said there had been a 37.7 percent increase from the first week of the 2015 consolidated election. This was also a 36.6 percent increase from the 2013 election, even though the 2013 election featured more contested races,
including the Special Election for the 2nd Congressional District. As of early Friday afternoon, the release said, more than 42,050 voters had participated in early voting. Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center reported the highest number of ballots collected in the first week, but had narrowly slipped to second place by
— David Fishman
midday Friday with 3,189 ballots, the release said. “It’s not surprising to see a rise in Pre-Election Day voting,” Orr said in the release. “Early Voting – in particular – allows voters to skip any Election Day lines and cast their ballot when and where it’s most convenient for them.” — Syd Stone
ok, so my subs really aren't gourmet and we're not french either. my subs just taste a little better, that's all! I wanted to call it jimmy john's tasty sandwiches, but my mom told me to stick with gourmet. Regardless of what she thinks, freaky fast is where it's at. I hope you love 'em as much as i do! peace!
Established in Charleston, IL in 1983 to add to students GPA and general dating ability.
8" SUB SANDWICHES
GIANT club sandwiches
All of my sandwiches are 8 inches of homemade French bread, fresh veggies and the finest meats & cheese I can buy! We slice everything fresh daily in this store! It tastes better that way!
#1 PEPE®
SLIMS™ Any Sub minus the veggies and sauce
Real wood smoked ham and provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo. (The original)
#3 TOTALLY TUNA®
slim slim slim slim slim slim
#4 TURKEY TOM®
Low Carb Lettuce Wrap ®
#5 VITO®
Same ingredients and price of the sub or club without the bread.
#2 BIG JOHN®
Medium rare choice roast beef, mayo, lettuce & tomato. Fresh housemade tuna, mixed with celery, onions, and our tasty sauce, sliced cucumber, lettuce & tomato. (My tuna rocks! Sprouts* optional) Fresh sliced turkey breast, lettuce, tomato & mayo. The original (Sprouts* optional)
1 2 3 4 5 6
Ham & cheese Roast beef Tuna salad Turkey breast Salami, capicola, cheese Double provolone
JJ UNWICH
The original Italian sub with genoa salami, provolone, capicola, onion, lettuce, tomato, & a real tasty Italian vinaigrette. (Hot peppers by request)
#6 THE VEGGIE
Layers of provolone cheese separated by real avocado spread, sliced cucumber, lettuce, tomato & mayo. (Truly a gourmet sub not for vegetarians only, Sprouts* optional)
or th ig e JJ ina ’S l
J.J.B.L.T.®
Bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo! (My B.L.T. rocks)
One firefighter suffered a minor injury Friday afternoon after a ground-unit apartment fire in south Evanston, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said. Bobkiewicz said the injury was related to the firefighter’s shoulder and that he did not think it was serious. As of about 3:30 p.m. on Friday, he said, firefighters from Evanston and nearby communities had “struck” out the fire in the 900 block of Sherman Ave. — a multi-story apartment building in south Evanston — and started to demobilize the area.
Officials had not yet ascertained what caused the fire as of Friday evening. Bobkiewicz said firefighters were focused on ensuring that no residents remained in the unit, which sits on the ground level. He added that lots of debris in the apartment made the task especially difficult, a result of what appeared to be “some sort of hoarding situation.” “At this point our first concern is to make sure that no one’s in the unit,” Bobkiewicz said on Friday. “Unfortunately we have encountered this situation in the past and have found people.” Evanston police were trying to locate the unit’s occupant, who had been spotted in the “last few hours” walking around the neighborhood, Bobkiewicz said on Friday afternoon.
★ sides ★
IM MYS ★ ★ M(BOXESINOFI HAJLF SANDWICHEES)S ★ N CH U L ★ BOX PLATTERS ★ Y T R , A P ★ UR NOTICE ER 24 HO DO WHAT WE PREFU CALL , WE’LLHAPPEN! BUT IF YON TO MAKE IT WE CA DELIVERY ORDERS may include a delivery charge.
★ Chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookie ★ Extra load of meat ★ Extra cheese or extra avocado spread
ORDER ONLINE @ JIMMYJOHNS.COM
freebies (subs & clubs only) Onion, lettuce, tomato, mayo, sliced cucumber, hot peppers, dijon, Jimmy Mustard, yellow mustard, oil & vinegar, oregano, sprouts*
#7 SMOKED HAM CLUB 1/4 pound of real wood smoked ham, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo!
#8 BILLY CLUB®
Choice roast beef, smoked ham, provolone cheese, Dijon mustard, lettuce, tomato & mayo.
#9 ITALIAN NIGHT CLUB®
Genoa salami, Italian capicola, smoked ham, and provolone cheese all topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo & our homemade Italian vinaigrette. (Order it with hot peppers)
#10 HUNTER’S CLUB®
A full 1/4 pound of medium rare roast beef, provolone, lettuce, tomato & mayo.
#11 COUNTRY CLUB®
Sliced turkey breast, real wood smoked ham, provolone, and tons of lettuce, tomato & mayo! (A very traditional, yet always exceptional classic!)
★ Soda Pop ★ Real potato chips or jumbo kosher dill pickle
My club sandwiches have twice the meat or cheese, try it on my fresh baked thick sliced 7-grain bread or my famous homemade French bread! Tell us when you order!
Sprouts* optional Fresh baked turkey breast, provolone cheese, avocado spread, sliced cucumber, lettuce, tomato and mayo!
#12 BEACH CLUB®
#13 GOURMET VEGGIE CLUB® Double provolone, real avocado spread, sliced cucumber, lettuce, tomato & mayo. (Try it on my 7-grain whole wheat bread. This veggie sandwich is really yummy! Sprouts* optional)
#14 BOOTLEGGER CLUB®
Roast beef, turkey breast, lettuce, tomato & mayo. An American classic!
#15 CLUB TUNA®
THE J.J. GARGANTUAN® The original gutbuhstuh! Genoa salami, sliced smoked ham, capicola, roast beef, turkey & provolone, jammed into one of our homemade French buns, then smothered with onions, mayo, lettuce, tomato & our homemade Italian vinaigrette.
The same as our #3 Totally Tuna except this one has a lot more. Housemade tuna salad, provolone, sliced cucumber, lettuce & tomato. (Sprouts* optional)
#16 CLUB LULU®
Sliced turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato & mayo. (JJ's original turkey & bacon club)
#17 ULTIMATE PORKER™ Real wood smoked ham and bacon with lettuce, tomato & mayo! (This one rocks!)
WE DELIVER! 7 DAYS A WEEK TO FIND THE LOCATION NEAREST YOU VISIT JIMMYJOHNS.COM
"YOUR MOM WANTS YOU TO EAT AT JIMMY JOHN'S!" ® *WARNING: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ADVISES THAT EATING RAW OR UNDER-COOKED SPROUTS POSES A HEALTH RISK TO EVERYONE, BUT ESPECIALLY TO THE ELDERLY, CHILDREN, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND PERSONS WITH WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. THE CONSUMPTION OF RAW SPROUTS MAY RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ©1985, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014 JIMMY JOHN’S FRANCHISE, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We Reserve The Right To Make Any Menu Changes.
"Good food, fast!" 825 Church St., Evanston 847-859-6991
www.yahalainn.com 10% discount for NU students, faculty & Staff
JOIN NOW,
FREE
ENROLLMENT! Visit club for details. Offer expires 4/25/17.
Evanston Athletic Club | 1723 Benson Ave. | 847-866-6190
ChicagoAthleticClubs.com
OPINION
Join the online conversation at www.dailynorthwestern.com Page 6
Monday, April 3, 2017
EDITORIAL
The Daily Northwestern endorses Mark Tendam With only one day until Evanston’s mayoral election, The Daily Northwestern Editorial Board endorses Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) to succeed Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. After eight years as 6th Ward alderman, Tendam has gathered extensive experience working in local politics and has tackled a wide range of issues affecting the Evanston community. Though both Tendam and his opponent Steve Hagerty seem to prioritize similar issues, Tendam’s time in City Council demonstrates substantial, tangible experience. For instance, his role in the overhaul of the Affordable Housing Ordinance helped create more affordable and sustainable living options, and he has voiced the need to stand up against federal cuts to Evanston, a sanctuary city. Tendam has also demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental issues — such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pursuing more sustainable construction projects — many of which are listed on his campaign website. With the environment at the forefront of both local and national politics, especially in light of executive orders rolling back climate change protections, Tendam’s
explicit mission to create a greener Evanston is vital. During the primary election on Feb. 28, Tendam won about 20 percent of the vote, which was divided among five mayoral candidates. Hagerty led the race with about 44 percent, and in addition to Tisdahl’s endorsement, has received the support of former mayors Jay Lytle and Lorraine Morton. Indeed, Hagerty is a reputable candidate, with business experience in the public sector and ideas that overlap with Tendam’s, such as support for the District 65 referendum and affordable housing. Nonetheless, The Daily supports Tendam because he engages with Evanston issues in a genuine, nuanced manner that we hope to see in our next mayor. He has posed thoughtful and pertinent questions regarding topics that many Northwestern students care about, including racial disparity and LGBTQ rights. Earlier this year, the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill released a study on racial disparity in traffic stop outcomes, concluding that the Evanston Police Department had the highest black-to-white poststop search rate of 132 law agencies across
16 states. Tendam responded with a nuanced statement that expressed pride in Evanston’s diverse police force and recent crime reductions, while also criticizing racially targeted policing and expressing hope for further improvements. Hagerty, on the other hand, issued a response five days after his opponent. In his statement, Hagerty supported critical questions Tendam had posed about Evanston police, but did not provide any new ideas of his own. Furthermore, Hagerty’s significant campaign expenses demonstrate a disconnect with the Evanston community. His campaign is set to become one of the most expensive in the city’s history, having spent more than $80,000 between mid-August and the end of 2016. Though Hagerty has said his investments are due to his relatively lower name recognition, we believe a candidate in touch with the community would not need such unprecedented spending to garner support. During the same time period as Hagerty, Tendam had only spent $2,323. Both Hagerty and Tendam’s campaign sites list issues of diversity and inclusion. But Tendam’s past policies and actions have
shown he has the experience necessary to tackle these challenges. Potentially the first openly gay and Jewish mayor, Tendam has won the support of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) as a candidate who “will maintain a resolute commitment to equality and inclusivity for all Evanstonians.” His experience on City Council provides proof that he is dedicated to the aforementioned matters: racial disparity, affordable housing and LGBTQ rights. During his time on City Council, he voiced support for the creation of an LGBTQ police liaison and was involved with efforts to improve spousal benefits in civil union relationships. The Daily stands with Schakowsky, former mayoral candidates Gary Gaspard and Jeff Smith, and LGBTQ organization Equality Illinois in endorsing Mark Tendam for mayor. We are often described as a progressive city, and we need a mayor who will act on it. This piece represents the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of The Daily Northwestern. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members or Editorial Board members of The Daily Northwestern.
Vote ‘yes’ in District 65 school funding referendum The Daily Northwestern Editorial Board urges voters not just to participate in the local elections Tuesday, but particularly to vote “yes” on the District 65 referendum and authorize increased property taxes in support of public schools. If the referendum passes, property taxes will rise by about 0.49 percent — or about $450 annually for the average Evanston property owner — to eliminate projected deficits in the current District 65 budget. If it doesn’t, District 65 will be faced with the prospect of making cuts in funding for schools, academic programs and classroom innovation. Community members have voiced significant support for the referendum. Last week, The Daily published a letter to the editor from Northwestern alumnus Andrew Ross, who wrote that “as a Northwestern graduate, I know first-hand what an important role the University plays in our schools and in our
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Northwestern students’ vote matters in coming Evanston elections
Municipal elections matter. The lower salience of local elections in the public consciousness means higher turnout can significantly influence election results. And although the majority of Northwestern students are not Evanston natives, local elected officials impact students in more tangible ways than we think. Social policy, from policing to inclusivity for immigrants, is shaped by city leadership. Following the November 2016 presidential
community.” As NU students, we can have an impact on how this election shapes the future of Evanston schools. We do acknowledge the potential drawbacks. With the city’s property taxes already high, some Evanston residents are concerned the tax increase could drive out low-income or minority residents. Any tax increase is a financial burden, and a successful referendum could pose diversity issues for Evanston. Though this is surely not a black-and-white issue, we believe it is urgent to maintain funding for our schools and provide low-income and minority students access to education. It is also important to keep in mind that the district is discussing potential tax relief for low-income families, should the referendum pass. NU admitted a higher number of local students to the class of 2020 than in the past, partly due to an increase in financial aid to
election, the City of Evanston strengthened its city code to make it a “welcoming city,” also known as a sanctuary city. The code protects undocumented immigrants from intimidation, the release of information on immigration status and police holds for immigration authorities. The local government, in addition to encouraging economic development and managing real estate development and renovation, manages public services like sidewalks, bike lanes, traffic lights, street lighting and cleaning, recycling, parks and water production. Evanston’s mayor has played a significant role in shaping the relationship between the city and the University, a relationship that is recovering from a strained town-gown dynamic. Evanston’s mayor also serves as the
both public and private high school graduates in Evanston and Chicago. Local students are a significant part of the NU community, and deficits like the $112 million budget gap facing District 65 schools in the next eight years would be a huge step backward in nurturing students to reach their full potential and receive the highest quality education possible. More than 40 percent of District 65 students come from low-income families. In addition, the district includes various programs for students learning English as a second language, with more than 10 percent of its students being English learners. Despite common perceptions of Evanston as a wealthy, white utopia, schools right around us are facing budget cuts that would be devastating to already disadvantaged students. Just as we continue to advocate for diversity and inclusivity within the NU community, it is equally urgent for us to vote in support of
city’s liquor commissioner and chair of the Liquor Control Review Board, which considers the implementation and revocation of liquor licenses. The 1st Ward alderman also serves on Evanston’s Northwestern University-City Committee, which meets to resolve issues from construction to noise complaints. Evanston city officials serve four years. Don’t pass up your chance to vote just because you’re not quite settled into the local community. Moving off campus, working locally and learning more about Evanston’s history and residents helps many students feel more invested in the city. In local elections, the rate of incumbency reelection is high. If local policy doesn’t convince you to get out to vote, consider how incumbency might lead officials to achieve higher office. Even if you’re leaving the
the same values locally. NU students can vote in Evanston regardless of their permanent address, and they can register to do so at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, the University’s Center for Civic Engagement or online through NUVotes.org. By voting “yes” on the District 65 referendum Tuesday, we can use our votes for the betterment of our schools. A “yes” vote is a vote against increased class sizes, teacher layoffs and budget cuts for extracurricular programs. We encourage you to cast a vote that will guarantee stability and opportunity for students in the Evanston community. This piece represents the majority opinion of the Editorial Board of The Daily Northwestern. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members or Editorial Board members of The Daily Northwestern. Evanston area, you may want to consider the values and policies of officials who very well may end up making lasting impacts in the area or as they pursue higher office. Find out how to register and vote in Evanston for the April 4 election and access information about candidates at NUvotes.org. - Center for Civic Engagement student fellows Steffany Bahamon, McCormick ’17 Simran Chadha, Communication ’17 Jourdan Dorrell, Weinberg ’17 Michael Hopkins, McCormick and Bienen ’17 Hayeon Kim, Weinberg ’17 Shoshi Shapiro, SESP ’17 Joyce Wang, Weinberg ’17 Ashley Wood, Weinberg ’17
The Daily Northwestern Volume 137, Issue 95 Editor in Chief Peter Kotecki
Managing Editors
Mariana Alfaro Matthew Choi Nora Shelly
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR may be sent to 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208, via fax at 847-491-9905, via e-mail to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com or by dropping a letter in the box outside The Daily office. Letters have the following requirements: • Should be typed • Should be double-spaced • Should include the author’s name, signature, school, class and phone number. • Should be fewer than 400 words They will be checked for authenticity and may be edited for length, clarity, style and grammar.
Opinion Editors Yvonne Kim
Assistant Opinion Editor Troy Closson
Letters, columns and cartoons contain the opinion of the authors, not Students Publishing Co. Inc. Submissions signed by more than three people must include at least one and no more than three names designated to represent the group. Editorials reflect the majority opinion of The Daily’s student editorial board and not the opinions of either Northwestern University or Students Publishing Co. Inc.
8 NEWS | THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
REFERENDUM From page 1
like ourselves, to Evanston. Whether you have a child in the district or not, the school affects everybody.” Over the last 10 years, District 65 has grown by about 1,500 students, in part by welcoming new families like Ross’. But as a result, the district has faced $20 million in additional costs to support the increased staffing and expanded programming necessary for a larger student population. Though the district’s expenditures have long been higher than its revenue, it had been able to balance its budget by making roughly $11 million worth of reductions since 2010, District 65 board president Candance Chow said. However, Chow said the district’s current reductions are no longer enough; from fiscal year 2018 until 2025, District 65 has projected an inevitable cumulative deficit of $112.3 million. Chow said any more reductions would significantly impact the classroom: Schools could close, multi-grade classes would be created and average class sizes would significantly increase — changes Ross’ family moved to Evanston to avoid. She said there were only two options left on the table: make these significant cuts — $8.8 million worth in the first two years alone — or increase revenue through a property tax referendum. In January, the school board voted unanimously to add a referendum to Tuesday’s municipal ballot that would raise property taxes by about 5.8 percent for Evanston residents. Should the referendum pass, the district would receive $14.5 million more in revenue each year, preventing additional reductions. Still, Chow said some residents have expressed concern about further funding an education system that won’t work the same for every child and that may drive lower-income families out of the area due to the increased tax.
A financial dilemma
Graphics by Kristina Karisch
District 65 spends about $14,000 on each student, and with about 1,500 new students, the district has struggled to keep pace, superintendent Paul Goren said. Because Evanston Township High School, which is in District 202, can spend about $22,000 per student, Goren said District 65 has to make up the roughly $7,000 differential to meet the needs of students who graduate District 65 schools and attend ETHS afterward. Goren said because the state allocates only $600 per student, District 65 heavily relies on local property taxes to account for 75 percent of its budget. Together, the state contribution and property taxes have only yielded 17.5 percent of the costs associated with the influx of new students. Furthermore, the increase in revenue the
district receives from property taxes is limited to the Consumer Price Index, which has been historically low at 0.8 percent, Goren said. Meanwhile, District 65 costs are consistently increasing between 3.5 and 4 percent each year, he said. For the past seven years, Chow said the district cut $11 million from its budget, mostly impacting non-instructional spending like supplies, consulting contracts and custodial and central office staff. She added that 40 percent of the cuts impacted instructional spending like reading support specialists, assistant principals and schools’ curricula. In addition, Chow said the district tripled fees — like those for technology and transportation — for families in the last four years and established private funding partnerships, which bring in roughly $4 million to $5 million annually. But, Goren said, neither is enough to sustain the district through its projected deficits. “The amount of resources that we’ve raised have been actually quite remarkable for District 65,” Goren said. “But it’s next to impossible to raise $112 million from a foundation for operating costs for a school district, especially in these hard times.”
A watershed referendum
The $14.5 million referendum is the first District 65 has posed to the community in 30 years, which Goren said speaks to the prudent management of the district’s finances. “(The referendum) really gives us the opportunity to not only maintain momentum, but accelerate the momentum that we’ve started on student growth, student outcomes and sort of making a difference in the lives of all Evanston students,” Goren said. Chow said the $14.5 million received each year will cover that year’s projected deficit, add $1 million to the district’s savings account and provide $1 million to infrastructure projects. The remainder of the money will be kept in a separate reserve account to balance future operating deficits. In addition to maintaining learning supports, average class sizes of 20 students and community partnerships, the money would restore a reading specialist at each elementary school and expand the 1-to-1 technology program at middle schools. The referendum also accounts for a total padding of $2 million for losses that may occur from state-level budget cuts. If the referendum does not pass, $8.8 million of reductions would be made in the first two years. Average middle school class sizes would increase to at least 28 students, assistant principals as well as teaching and administrative staff would be reduced and grant money given to schools for capacity building would also be slashed. But Chow said the impacts that hit closer to home include forgoing a new science curriculum,
DAILY CLASSIFIEDS Place a Classified Ad
Daily Policies
CLASSIFIED ADS in The Daily Northwestern are $5 per line/per day (or $4 per line/per day if ad runs unchanged for 5 OR MORE consecutive days). Add $1/day to also run online. For a Classified Ad Form, go to: dailynorthwestern. com/classifieds FAX completed form with payment information to: 847-491-9905. MAIL or deliver to: Students Publishing Company 1999 Campus Dr., Norris-3rd Floor Evanston, IL 60208. Payments in advance are required. Deadline: 10am on the day before ad is to run. Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-5; Fri 9-4. Phone: 847-491-7206.
It is the policy of The Daily Northwestern to accept housing advertising only from those whose housing is available without discrimination with respect to sexual orientation, race, creed or national origin. The presumption is therefore, that any housing listing appearing here is non-discriminatory.
HELP WANTED ADS are accepted only from advertisers who are equal opportunity employers. The presumption, therefore, is that all positions offered here are available to qualified persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, handicap, or veteran status.
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN is not responsible for more than one incorrect insertion of an ad. Corrections must be received by 10am on the day before ad runs again, call 847-4917206. All Classifieds must be paid in advance and are not accepted over the phone. To run online, ad must run in print on same day. The Daily does not knowingly accept misleading or false ads and does not guarantee any ad or claim, or endorse any advertised product or service. Please use caution when answering ads, especially when sending money.
For Rent
Help Wanted
Edited by RichEdited Norris by andRich Joyce Lewis Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
Join the yearbook team! Post a Classified!
We create the printed volume
Now anyone can post and
that chronicles a year at
manage a classified ad. Go to: DailyNorthwestern. com/classifieds Questions? Call 847-491-7206
DAILY SUDOKU Complete the grid so each ROW, COLUMN and 3-by-3 BOX (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk SOLUTION TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
Northwestern. No yearbook experience necessary. Interested? Email: syllabus@northwestern.edu
FOR RENT Prime location. (right here)
Will build to suit. (free ad design)
Great price! (Fridays are free*) D a i ly Puzzle SPot
Inquire within. 847-491-7206 or 04/03/17
Level: 1 2 3 4
© 2017 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Media Services. All rights reserved.
FOR RELEASE APRIL 3, 2017
DAILY CROSSWORD Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
spc-compshop@northwestern.edu (*Pay for 4 days. 5th day is free!)
ACROSS 1 Spiders’ fly catchers 5 It forms over a healing abrasion 9 Casual talk 13 Mine, to Marcel 14 Batted ball into the dugout, say 15 Lane at the Daily Planet 16 Awkward situation 19 Mournful poem 20 IDs shown at airports 21 Close tightly again 23 Business suit go-with 24 Weekly paycheck, e.g. 31 Pose a question 34 Actress Shire 35 Courtroom hammer 36 Sheet music symbol 38 Henry or Jane of “On Golden Pond” 40 Walrus feature 41 Vague emanations 43 Gymnast Comaneci 45 Live __: Taco Bell slogan 46 Golf practice facility 49 Bullring shout 50 Anatomical sculpture subjects 54 Signed, as a deal 59 Skin transplant, e.g. 60 Start of a hopeful rhyme about bad weather, and a hint to what the first word of 16-, 24- and 46Across may describe 62 Catcher’s glove 63 Swedish furniture giant 64 Scrabble square 65 Hearty meal 66 Where Anna danced with the king 67 Doesn’t feel well
4/3/17
By Brock Wilson
DOWN 1 Nilla product 2 Novelist Zola 3 What fillets lack 4 All-out attacks 5 Northern Cal. airport 6 Monastic hood 7 Quattro automaker 8 Political alliance 9 Genetic duplication 10 Shelter adoptee 11 Helper 12 General __ chicken 17 High-end hotel chain 18 Bigfoot cousin 22 Metaphorical new thing to “turn over” 25 As a companion 26 Iraqi money 27 When tripled, “and so on” 28 Egg cell 29 Flat-topped elevation 30 Lodge fellows 31 Many a prep sch. 32 Speak indistinctly
Saturday’s Puzzle Solved
©2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
33 Emmy nominee Russell of “The Americans” 37 Underdog’s opposite 39 “__ Misbehavin’” 42 Feature of words beginning with “wr” 44 Disco era term 47 At no time, to bards 48 List of mistakes
4/3/17
51 2005 slasher film sequel 52 Considering everyone 53 Eyelid maladies 54 Weapons 55 Trot or gallop 56 Orator’s platform 57 Polynesian carving 58 Most eligible for service 61 Pinup’s leg
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN | NEWS 9
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
WEINBERG
eliminating fourth and fifth grade band and orchestra, and doing away with middle school athletics. She said schools would also eliminate a 23-year-old camp program aimed at exposing fifth graders to the outdoors. Over time, the district could see further increases in class sizes, the closure of some schools and the implementation of multi-grade classrooms. The partial elimination of full-day kindergarten programs, an African-centered curriculum, reading specialists and climate teams at every school could also take place. But because of the district’s commitment to equity, Goren said these features — which cost $5.6 million — would remain for at least the first year.
The community speaks
Ross, the resident who moved to Evanston seeking a better education for his children, said he and his daughters have knocked on hundreds of doors over the last few weeks to advocate for the referendum. He is part of the Committee to Save Our Schools, a grassroots effort by residents trying to drum up votes in favor of the tax hike. Though the referendum is backed by school board members, elected officials and many residents, Ross said the committee would not take any votes for granted. On election day, he said the committee aims to have 300 volunteers at the polls. “There’s such political paralysis in both Washington and Springfield, that this is actually something that we can control,” Ross said. “This is an investment in our kids, our community
From page 1
Chow said there have been “concerns within the African-American community” in Evanston that the district has not delivered the highest educational outcome possible. In 2016, District 65 had a 48 percent composite achievement gap between black and white students, and a 41 percent gap between Hispanic and white students, according to the Illinois Report Card. “Students aren’t achieving at the level that we want them to across the board … that is a perception for certain folks and a reality for families,” she said. “The work we have been doing in trying to reduce those gaps is really critical. We’ve got to protect as much of that as we can — with or without the referendum.” Other residents are concerned the tax hike will drive more people out of Evanston, which ties into the larger issue of affordable housing and would affect economic and racial diversity, Chow said. Chow, Goren and other officials have been discussing how to mitigate the impact should the referendum pass, through offering tax relief for lower-income families, Chow said. They hope to create a solution that will eliminate the financial issue. “I’ve lived in Evanston for 20 years, and I’ve been a taxpayer for 20 years,” Goren said. “My three children have gone through District 65, so I also know what outstanding education is. And I know that this is not an easy request to the public. But this would give us financial stability for the next eight years.”
of study through. It also encourages faculty to see their work through these various lenses.” In March, the University held a student forum to discuss the draft and provide the committee with feedback, Bradlow said. Weinberg sophomore Aaron Zimmerberg, who attended the forum, said although the committee is looking out for students’ mental health, the potential changes would increase stress. He said he was concerned that the implementation of interdisciplinary overlay requirements could create issues with uneven enrollment, as students could enroll in classes that qualify as both a distribution requirement and an overlay. “The committee does do good work in addressing the requirement of inequality and diversity education, which was one of the primary motivations of having the change in the first place,” Zimmerberg said. In addition to the overlay requirements, Bradlow said the language requirement proposals have provoked a lot of discussion. The proposals mandate a three-course language requirement for all students, regardless of previous proficiency, according to the report. Bradlow said criticism of changes to the language requirement does not revolve around the requirement being any harder to fulfill, but on the constraints it may put on students’ schedules. Zimmerberg said he thinks the change in the foreign language requirement is inconsiderate of international students. “It’s kind of silly because an international student from a country where English is not the primary language would be required to learn an international culture when they are already in America learning about the American culture,” he said. In addition to the feedback received, the committee is looking into the curriculum structures of other universities, specifically Duke University, Harvard University, Stanford University and Washington University in St. Louis, according to the report. Bradlow said by studying the curriculum of peer universities, the committee has recognized a common focus on “depth as well as breadth” in undergraduate education. “Our students and our societies are really well served when you have a well-structured curriculum that encourages depth of knowledge of some specific area, as well as cultivate their curiosity and the ability to think in different ways,” Bradlow said.
rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu
kristineliao2020@u.northwestern.edu
Sara Gnolek/The Daily Northwestern
Haven Middle School, 2417 Prairie Ave. Community members will decide on the future of District 65’s funding by voting on a property tax referendum Tuesday.
and our homes.” At a District 65 board meeting on March 20, however, Evanston resident and former board member Terri Shepard spoke on behalf of parents who would be voting “no” to the property tax hike. Shepard said her children went through District 65 and received a successful education, but not all parents can say the same for their children. These parents, she said, have a difficult time believing the referendum will make a difference. “You can say you’re going to have larger classrooms,” she said. “But their children aren’t succeeding in a smaller classroom. So what difference does a larger classroom make?”
Sara Gnolek/The Daily Northwestern
Lincolnwood Elementary School, 2600 Colfax St. If the referendum is not passed, the district’s class sizes, staffing, curriculum and extracurricular programs would be significantly impacted by cuts over the next eight years.
10 NEWS | THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN
MOONLIGHT From page 1
During a Q&A session moderated by Communication Prof. Thomas Bradshaw, Jenkins said that, as a straight black man, the story of Chiron, the black boy who struggles with his sexuality while growing up, couldn’t have come from him. That’s why he picked McCraney’s unpublished play and brought it to the big screen under a budget of $1.5 million, Jenkins said. Rainbow Alliance co-president Jayleen James said it was important for Jenkins to visit campus not only because LGBTQ students of color on campus need to see themselves represented on screen, but because Jenkins created a movie that told an underrepresented story in a way that reached a “mainstream, white audience.” “These people who might have never seen these movies, might have never seen these perspectives or marginalized voices, they can understand them and
CANDIDATES From page 1
deep-rooted relationships with District 65’s diverse families differentiates her from other candidates, she said. Chow said she hopes to continue promoting academic success for all children, create financial and equitable accountability for the school board, and establish partnerships with nonprofits to support families and school staff. Should she be re-elected, Chow said she would ensure the board remains particularly committed to eliminating the achievement gap. “My professional experience has been in making systemic change happen, which is what we have to do regarding equity,” Chow said. “We have to transform the institution of education within the community to reflect the equity agenda.”
Lindsay Cohen
Northwestern alumna Lindsay Cohen (Weinberg ’01) said she decided to get involved with the school board after hearing about cuts being made in the district. Cohen, who has a second-grader in a District 65 school, said she is running to “get a seat at the table.” She said her biggest priorities, if elected, would be to address the achievement gap, deal with the district’s finances and increase technology education. “Technology is the great equalizer among kids,” Cohen said. “We need to do a better job in Evanston
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017 see them and maybe try to understand what we are going through,” the Weinberg junior said. During the event, Jenkins also spoke about how the film affected the Miami neighborhood it takes place in, Liberty City. He said the movie expanded the way people there see themselves.
”
There’s a ceiling for how far these good intentions can get you, which is why I wanted a first-person perspective... Barry Jenkins, “Moonlight” director
Jenkins said the film’s trajectory — its awards and the box office numbers — as well as the effect the of setting our kids up for success for high school, college and beyond.” Cohen said her background in analytics and entrepreneurship would help her “fill a gap” on the school board in providing advice on how best to evaluate the district’s budget and academic achievement statistics. Joseph Hailpern Joseph Hailpern, an elementary school principal who started his teaching career in a District 65 school, said he feels his teaching experience provides him with unique qualifications to serve on the board. He said meeting the basic needs of children and teachers should be an imperative for the school board, to create equity and access. He added that he hopes to give all students an “equal shot” at their education, and to ensure they see themselves represented in the curriculum and literature used. Hailpern said his campaign is focused on fiscal responsibility and meeting funding needs, especially in light of the upcoming referendum. He said he hopes to see long-term sustainability in the district and to make sure the “culture and climate” of the schools are open and inclusive to all.
Suni Kartha
Suni Kartha (Weinberg ’97), an attorney with two children in District 65, said she first joined the school board in 2013 to eradicate racial disparities. Students in the district can have different educational experiences that correlate in part to race, she said. In her re-election campaign, Kartha said she has focused on three things: equity, inclusivity and
movie’s success had on those involved in it has raised the glass ceiling for those living in Liberty City. The movie was made for Miami, he said, adding he hopes its message helps communities like Liberty City expand their expectations of what they’re capable of. Communication senior Maddie Thomas, A&O’s speakers director, said the group has been hosting joint speaker and film events in the last two years. Very early this year, she said, A&O knew it would have to pick between “Moonlight” and fellow best picture nominee “La La Land.” “We made the choice pretty easily,” she said. “All of us had seen ‘Moonlight’ and were so outstanded by it and impressed by it … so we booked Barry and we decided we wanted him before the Oscars happened.” For a few awkward minutes during this year’s Academy Awards, Jenkins’ “Moonlight” lost in the best picture category, due to an award envelope mishap. And for those minutes, Jenkins said he was okay with losing. But when “Moonlight” was announced as the correct winner — and the award was taken from “La
La Land” — Jenkins said he realized in that moment that he was in a room full of people who had the same dream as him. Only 89 movies, he said, have had the chance to stand on that stage to receive the award for best picture. “None of those 89 films have achieved (getting best picture) in the way that we did, which was to share the stage with another film,” he said. “I remembered thinking I had to hug as many people from ‘La La Land’ as possible because I assumed they were hurting, and they were. If the roles were reversed, I would’ve been so unbelievably hurt.” Jenkins also explained why he did not immediately start giving an acceptance speech during the Oscars. “I looked out and every famous personality was sitting in that audience and they were looking up at me and that statue I had in my hand, they want that thing and I have it,” he said. “(That’s why) I didn’t want to say anything.”
transparency. “We need to do a better decision reaching out to those who traditionally have not made their voices heard,” she said. “To make sure that, as we make decisions, we are not disproportionately affecting groups that have already been marginalized.” Kartha said because the board will have new members, it would benefit from keeping an experienced voice. She added that in four years on the board, she has helped address major issues like finance and equity, and would keep the district “moving forward in a positive direction.”
Anya Tanyavutti
Nicholas Korzeniowski
Nicholas Korzeniowski, who is running for the first time, said he has experience managing the technology budgets of five different public school boards. He said technology should be integrated into every aspect of a student’s daily life. In addition, Korzeniowski supports using technology to close the district-wide achievement gap, including software to bridge the literacy gaps of students when they first enter school. Korzeniowski said such software can provide ESL students with the curricular flexibility they need to catch up with their peers. “Because we see the achievement gap at the moment students are entering the district, one of the ways we can ameliorate that is through literacy,” he said. “There are a lot of good literacy curricular software products that can be targeted to students who need literacy help.”
alfaro@u.northwestern.edu
In her more than 15 years of experience in education as a former teacher, Anya Tanyavutti has emphasized the importance of equity, inclusivity and transparency. Tanyavutti — who is running unopposed for a two-year term after replacing a former board member — said she believes in fostering a safe educational environment in which children can learn to appreciate diversity. To achieve this goal, Tanyavutti said she advocates for both excellent academic and emotional support. Her work has pushed her to explore various ways to evaluate the emotional well-being of students. As a current member of the board, Tanyavutti said she has helped increase transparency of the board’s work to stakeholders. Through this transparency, she said she hopes to increase family engagement and further promote inclusivity within the Evanston community. She has also pushed for a two-year staff training program on the issues of marginalization. “(My work) is about providing all stakeholders within our public institution with all of the tools they need to benefit from diversity,” Tanyavutti said. Early voting has been open since March 20 and will close on Monday ahead of election day on Tuesday. Victoria Cabales, Rishika Dugyala, David Fishman, Kristina Karisch and Nora Shelly contributed reporting.
Student Recitals
city@dailynothwestern.com
APR 3 - 9
3MON Daniel Katz, cello Galvin Recital Hall 70 Arts Circle Drive McClintock Choral and Recital Room 70 Arts Circle Drive Admission to all student recitals is free
8:30 p.m., McClintock Choral and Recital Room Student of Hans Jørgen Jensen
8SAT
5WED Dong-Wan Ha, piano
Cory Wurtz, bass trombone 12 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Michael Mulcahy Assisted by Seth Wurtz, trumpet; Yoko Yamada, piano
6THURS Evan Wong, piano
Nicholas J. Ober, bassoon 6 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of David McGill Assisted by Kai Talim, piano
8:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Alan Chow
8:30 p.m., Galvin Recital Hall Student of Alan Chow
concertsatbienen.org • 847.467.4000
THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN | NEWS 11
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2017
MEN’S GOLF
Cats hope to continue strong stretch By BENJY APELBAUM
daily senior staffer @benjyapelbaum
Northwestern is headed to the Pacific Northwest after a monthlong break Monday to continue its already successful spring campaign. The Wildcats will compete for the first time in the 18-team Redhawk Invitational, hosted by Seattle University and held at Chambers Bay Golf Course, host of the 2015 U.S. Open. The tournament will give the team a chance to showcase the skills it has been practicing throughout the winter and serves as a homecoming for senior Andrew Whalen and junior Dylan Wu, who both hail from the Pacific Northwest. “The impetus behind heading out to Chambers Bay was Andrew Whalen, who’s a fifthyear senior from Washington, and Dylan Wu, another guy from Oregon, so we wanted to get a tournament at some point back home for those guys,” coach David Inglis said. “Playing at a U.S. Open venue in Chambers Bay, it seemed like it was a great fit.” One month ago, the Cats nearly recorded their third tournament victory of the season at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate in Arizona, but finished in second place at the 12-team tournament. NU finished two strokes shy of Michigan, but sophomore Ryan Lumsden said the Cats learned valuable lessons for future tournaments. “We were really good at that tournament,” Lumsden said. “We really learned from coming down that stretch at the end and we didn’t quite get the job done, but that was a lot of good golf played.” One of the most encouraging signs at the last tournament was the play of freshman Everton Hawkins. Hawkins competed as an individual — his score did not count for team considerations — in Arizona, but he shot a 67 in one round, the lowest round of anyone on the team thus far, and finished tied for sixth place out of 66 competitors. Inglis said due to that performance and his progress throughout the year,
BASEBALL From page 12
NU looked to be in a similarly precarious position in the day’s second contest, trailing 6-0 in the early innings. Freshman pitcher Sam Lawrence, however, stemmed the tide. He threw 3 scoreless innings in the middle frames, preventing Air Force (12-15) from extending its lead further. “My mentality was just keep the game close, let us have a chance to win the game, and I think I did my job and just held us in the game the whole time,” Lawrence said. The Cats chipped away at the lead, scoring in four of five frames to eventually go in front. Senior outfielder Matt Hopfner singled up the middle in the sixth, bringing home sophomore designated hitter Ben Dickey to tie the game. An inning later, senior outfielder Jake Schieber singled, bringing home Hoscheit to give NU its first lead of the day in the eventual 7-6 win. The Cats’ continued fight was one of the few areas of consistency throughout the series, and an issue that has plagued NU all season. After a rough start to Big Ten play last weekend, the Cats have now won two straight and three of their last four games. “This series win is huge at home moving forward to just give us some momentum,” Lind said. “Consistency wise, we just have to take it day by day and not get too down or too high, and just have to stay composed and move forward with the momentum.” taliahendel2020@u.northwestern.edu
SOFTBALL From page 12 Daily file photo by Lauren Duquette
just continuing to need to be a little more consistent,” Wu said. “In Arizona we had a really good chance of winning there. It shows that we’re in good form and we just need to keep working. We know that when we’re playing well we can compete against any team in the country.”
Still, the Cats said they would rebound quickly. Rabin mentioned the importance of Tuesday’s practice — NU’s lone one before the Fighting Illini come to Evanston — and Winegarner stressed mental fortitude. “I don’t really think that’s a big issue,” she said of the turnaround. “Games happen, and you just have to shake it off and realize that tomorrow’s a new day. Just how it is in the game, where you take it pitch by pitch, (it is important) taking it game by game.”
banjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu
colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu
Everton Hawkins lines up a putt. The freshman and the Wildcats look to stay hot at the Redhawk Invitational this week.
Hawkins has earned a spot in Monday’s lineup and could stay there going forward. In the month since the Desert Mountain Invitational, the Cats worked on their games over an intensive spring break trip to South Carolina and have had more opportunities to play outdoors as the weather in Evanston has improved. “We’re moving in the right direction; we’re
Teach an activity! -Canoe -Gymnastics -English Riding -Softball -Basketball -Hockey -Lacrosse -Art -Theatre -Dance -Pottery
Come teach your passion this summer. Looking for males and females to join our staff at Tripp Lake camp for Girls in Poland, Maine. Positions run June to August. Apply online at www.tripplakecamp.com
Call us today! 1-800-997-4347
615 Dempster St, Evanston, IL 60201 (847) 864-8700
F R E S H & LOC A L W W W. B A G E L A R T E VA N S TO N .CO M
Monday – Saturday 6:00 am – 3:00 pm Sunday 7:30 am – 2:30 pm
N U W I L D C A R D A D V A N TA G E 1 0 % D I S C O U N T C AT E R I N G & D E L I V E R Y P R E F E R R E D V E N D O R (Seed Cafe, LLC. vendor #0000135722)
SPORTS
ON DECK APR.
5
ON THE RECORD
We have to figure out how to lock that down towards the end of the game and not have these undisciplined plays. — Kelly Amonte Hiller, coach
Softball Illinois at NU, 2 p.m. Wednesday
@DailyNU_Sports
Monday, April 3, 2017
PENN
10 7
NORTHWESTERN
BEFUDDLED
Tricky Penn zone, late fatigue lead to stinging home loss By DAN WALDMAN
daily senior staffer @dan_waldman
Dan Waldman/Daily Senior Staffer
Northwestern and Penn have a history of close contests, settling their last two games in overtime. And with the teams splitting their last two games against each other, Sunday’s match provided an opportunity for one team to claim the series lead. The No. 16 Wildcats (6-6, 2-0 Big Ten) hosted the No. 11 Quakers (8-2) on Sunday as Penn’s defense stifled NU’s offense, holding the Cats to single digit goals for just the third time this season. The 10-7 defeat ended NU’s winning streak at three and dropped the team back to .500 on the year. The Cats got off to a slow start, conceding a pair of early goals and failing to score for the first 14 minutes of the game. The hosts couldn’t get the better of Quakers goaltender Britt Brown, who recorded nine saves in the first half. Brown entered the game third in the country in goals-against average, allowing just 7.44 goals per game. Senior attacker Christina Esposito said Brown’s goaltending
SOFTBALL
disrupted the offense, but NU’s shooters needed to do a better job of finishing. “Credit to her — she’s a great goalie — but we just needed to throw a fake in our shots,” Esposito said. “She didn’t really move much and a lot of our shots were high to high. We just needed to put them around her and finish.” Sunday’s game proved to be a game of runs, as the Cats scored 3 unanswered goals to take a 3-2 lead with 11:20 left in the first half. After Penn tied the match, senior midfielder Catie Ingrilli tallied a late goal with 16 seconds remaining in the half to put the home team back in front. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller made second half adjustments to the NU offense, most notably moving Esposito, the team’s leading scorer, from behind the net to up top. The Quakers held Esposito scoreless in the first half, but couldn’t contain the veteran following halftime as she netted 3 consecutive goals to put her past the 30-goal mark for the season. However, the Cats’ lead didn’t hold. Coming off a Thursday overtime game against Johns Hopkins, NU began to show signs of fatigue down the stretch.
Amonte Hiller said playing back to back games was a factor in blowing the late lead, but discipline throughout all 60 minutes also contributed. “We made some undisciplined plays and they could be attributed to fatigue for sure,” Amonte Hiller said. “We have to figure out how to really lock that down towards the end of games and not have these undisciplined plays — yellow cards, going over the head, those types of things.” Penn closed the game with 5 unanswered goals, as the Quakers held the Cats scoreless for the last 13 minutes of the game. Despite scouting their opponent’s defensive slides, NU couldn’t get past the fourth-best scoring defense in the country and Penn’s dominant zone defense. Ingrilli said the team tried to move the ball quickly to counter the zone, but in the end, the Cats just didn’t execute. “A zone is hard to beat,” she said. “You really need to move the ball and work as a team. So using a lot of time to wear down the defense is something we really want to focus on moving forward against zones.” danwaldman@u.northwestern.edu
BASEBALL
Michigan shuts down Walk-off allows Cats series win NU in weekend sweep By TALIA HENDEL
By COLE PAXTON
daily senior staffer @ckpaxton
Northwestern put up several big numbers offensively in its first 29 games — 11 runs against North Carolina State, 10 against Long Beach State and 10 more against Illinois-Chicago — and was shut out just three times. Then came this weekend, and the Wildcats’ bats went silent. No. 20 Michigan (26-7-1, 6-0 Big Ten) silenced NU’s offense all weekend, sweeping the Cats (13-19, 1-5) with relative ease across a trio of games in which NU generated hardly any offense. “When you’re playing a quality opponent like Michigan, you have to take advantage of the opportunities you have,” coach Kate Drohan said. “We didn’t take advantage of some of those opportunities early, and we began to press a little.” The Cats recorded just eight hits across the weekend — far fewer than the 20 runs the Wolverines plated. NU struggled against both Michigan aces, failing to break through against either Megan Betsa or Tera Blanco. Betsa tallied an impressive 10 strikeouts over just 5 innings Friday, a 10-0 Wolverines win truncated due to the run rule. Blanco, meanwhile, pitched to contact in Saturday’s 6-0 victory, striking out only three but throwing an economical 98 pitches over 7 innings. Betsa returned to the circle Sunday, retiring 10 straight batters at one point. Both Betsa and Blanco displayed excellent command across the weekend, as neither issued a single walk. The weekend continued an impressive
stretch for Michigan, which has not allowed a run in seven games. “They’re definitely very good pitchers,” junior outfielder Sabrina Rabin said of Betsa and Blanco. “But we just need to focus on what we’re doing, instead of so much what they’re going to do. … We just didn’t put together hits.” The Cats put runners in scoring position in each game, but failed to bring any runs across the plate. The Wolverines had no issues doing so, roughing up several NU pitchers. Sophomore Kaley Winegarner allowed 7 earned runs in 3 innings Friday, and senior Nicole Bond gave up 6 runs Saturday. The pitching struggles continued a recent trend for the Cats. No. 22 Wisconsin scored 14 and seven runs, respectively, in wins last weekend, and UIC put up a big inning late in Wednesday’s crosstown contest. “We gave them a couple of extra outs defensively in some innings,” Drohan said. “The free bases came back to get us. … Our pitchers are continuing to work, and putting us in a position to win a game.” Still, NU snuck out a win against the Badgers and had a large enough lead to withstand the Flames’ late charge. That was not the case in Ann Arbor, where the Cats were outclassed all weekend. The sweep leaves NU rooted near the cellar of the Big Ten. Though the conference season is young and the Cats opened against a pair of difficult opponents, NU has significant ground to make up. Its schedule gets only marginally easier with Wednesday’s doubleheader against Illinois. » See SOFTBALL, page 11
the daily northwestern @taliahendel
Connor Lind was the eventual hero of a weekend series against Air Force — the hitter of a fairytale-like walk-off home run in the bottom of the 11th inning. “I can’t really put into words how that feels,” the junior infielder said. “It doesn’t happen much, even with as many games as you play throughout your whole life. It’s really exciting and just to be with your team and to have those guys around you mobbing you, it’s a great feeling.”
The walk-off gave Northwestern (8-18, 0-3 Big Ten) a 3-2 victory Sunday in a game in which the Wildcats never led, and a series win that looked unlikely after a sluggish start Saturday. Th ough NU never played from ahead Sunday, freshmen pitchers Matt Gannon and Josh Levy, who allowed only one run each, kept the Cats in the game, coach Spencer Allen said. “Today we pitched it really well,” he said. “We had some big defensive plays that were a lot of fun. We weren’t swinging the bats great … but just kept fighting and that was fun to see.” With NU down 2-1 in the the
eighth, pulling out a series-deciding win seemed out of reach until senior outfielder Joe Hoscheit’s RBI tied the game at 2 going into the ninth. Lind ended it two frames later. “Th e only thing I was thinking when the ball got up there is just the wind, sometimes the wind can do funny things, but everyone else in the park seemed to know it was gone,” Allen said. The series began in rough fashion for NU, which allowed 10 runs in just 3 innings in Saturday’s first game. The Cats could not overcome the deficit and fell 11-3. » See BASEBALL, page 11
Katie Pach/Daily Senior Staffer
Connor Lind takes a swing. The junior infielder hit a walk-off home run Sunday to give the Wildcats the series win over Air Force.