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Aldermen vote to raise debt ceiling Debt limit to increase by $2 million By SNEHA DEY

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Aldermen approved a resolution that would increase Evanston’s current debt limit by $2 million during a Monday City Council meeting. The current limit is estimated at $150 million, according to city documents. The increase, which will raise the debt limit to $152 million, is set to include the bonds proposed to finance the Robert Crown Community Center and any unexpected changes. The city’s unabated debt is currently at $134 million, according to city documents. The city expects to issue an additional $23 million, which would raise the current debt to over $150 million, explained Hitesh Desai, the city’s chief financial officer. City staff initially proposed a $10 million raise, but Desai said only a $2 to 3 million raise was necessary. “I suggested $160 million… just for safety purposes,” Desai said. “It obviously won’t be that high. If the members of city council are uncomfortable, we can change it.” The $2 million raise passed

council with a 6-1 vote. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) voted against the raise and said she did not support any increases. She said the issue of affordability was “getting out of hand” and was regularly voiced by citizens in her ward. “Any amount above what we already have voted on and have financially prepared ourselves for as a city is too much of a burden for too many of our residents,” Rue Simmons said. Rue Simmons encouraged the city to better manage the budget and the services it already provides. She suggested the city turn to private-public partnerships for funds. The debt service will also be paid out of the future tax levy, the Water Fund revenues and Sewer Fund revenues, as part of the bonds will be allocated for general capital improvements, library improvements and water and sewer infrastructure projects, according to city documents. City officials entered the 2019 fiscal year with concerns over the operating budget. Aldermen approved the city’s 2019 operating budget of $319 million in November 2018. City staff was tasked with combating a $7.4 million deficit, which was filled through a combination of increased fees and taxes, as well as departmental restructuring. » See DEBT, page 6

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New Yorker theatre critic Hilton Als speaks as part of Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Als discussed the role of criticism in art.

Theater critic talks representation

Pultizer Prize winner Hilton Als brought to campus by CTSS By WILSON CHAPMAN

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When asked how someone were to become a professional critic, New Yorker theater critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Hilton Als laughed and says it’s hard to give a simple answer. “That’s sort of like asking how you become a professional pretzel maker,” Als said. “You have to love

pretzels.” A writer for the New Yorker since 1994 and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for cultural criticism in 2017, Als spoke about cultural criticism, representation and being a gay black man in media at Harris Hall on Monday. The conversation was moderated by Weinberg Prof. E. Patrick Johnson and was presented by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series. Als said that as a young man,

he never anticipated becoming a critic. His career path ended up being a way for him to retain his passion for essay-writing, despite it not being a particularly profitable form of writing. When he was starting as a professional, Als said he was mentored by older gay men in the publishing business. One of these mentors would take him to the ballet and theatre and was so impressed by Als’ remarks about the shows that he later helped Als

secure his first job as a reviewer for a ballet review magazine when he was 21 years old. While he remains best known for his role as a theater critic, Als has branched out in recent years, and has now written about a wide variety of cultural topics, including books about celebrity and pop culture figures. His book “White Girls” was released in 2013. » See ALS, page 6

Assessment values worry residents Construction Some Evanston property owners fear rising property taxes By CASSIDY WANG

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Shaun Chinsky’s family has owned Good’s of Evanston since 1903. Fifty years ago, they bought the 714 Main St. building the business currently operates in. However, the future of Chinsky’s small business could change drastically if his next property tax bill parallels the property value assessment he recently received. He said the assessment more than doubled between 2016 and 2019. Chinsky, along with other commercial property owners, expressed concern over the recent Evanston assessments from the Cook County Assessor’s office at a public meeting Monday at the Evanston Public Library. Chinsky said if property tax increases are close to what the assessment increases have been, some companies will go out of business.

distrupts schedules North Campus students struggle to sleep due to noise By GABBY BIRENBAUM

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Property owners discuss increased property assessments with representatives from the Cook County Assessor’s office. They expressed concern over how these increases will affect their property taxes.

“I know people that just cannot withstand,” Chinsky told The Daily. “I don’t know what we’ll do. But it will absolutely change the way that we function if we get a giant increase.” At the meeting, assessors from the office tried to make their methods more transparent

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and answered questions about the appeals process. According to the 2019 assessment report, the average value of all commercial assessments increased since the last assessment in 2016. The average assessed value of apartments increased 281 percent,

reflecting significant new construction. Commercial and retail assessments increased 92 percent while offices and industrial assessments increased 71 and 46 percent respectively. At the meeting, one property » See ASSESSMENTS, page 6

During finals week, Weinberg freshman and 560 Lincoln resident Pamela Chen had to start going to bed early. Her adjusted schedule was not a product of exams, but rather an attempt to get adequate sleep before she was awoken early by the sounds of construction on Campus Drive. “I had to seriously shift my schedule so that I went to sleep at a time where it would be okay for me to wake up at 7:30 a.m., because it was so loud to the point where my bed was vibrating,” Chen said. Residents of 560 Lincoln and Kemper Hall were first notified about the construction — a project run by the City of Evanston to replace

an 84-year old water reservoir underneath the parking lot behind Kemper Hall — via an email from Northwestern facilities in late January. The project is expected to run through February 2020, according to the email, at which point Northwestern will construct a green space rather than a parking lot over the reconstructed reservoir. Construction begins every morning at 8 a.m. and ceases at 5 p.m. Though the University asked city officials to accommodate students during finals week by starting construction at 10 a.m., the city said it was unable to honor the request, according to an email sent to 560 Lincoln and Kemper residents by Residential Life in March. Though Chen says she has learned to “tune out” the noise of the construction this quarter, it still affects her sleep schedule. “It ’s been hard to even » See CONSTRUCTION, page 6

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Council authorizes general obligation bonds

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In a Monday City Council meeting, aldermen authorized the issue of 2019 A&B General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds. The bonds fall under two groups, 2019A and 2019B, and will serve to finance the construction and equipment of the new Robert Crown Community Center, Ice Complex and Library Center, as well as city capital improvements, respectively. Each group will include one or more series of General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, not to exceed $18 million. Some aldermen raised concerns about the bonds allotted to funding the new Robert Crown Community Center, which has sparked residential backlash. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th), the only alderman present who voted against the authorization of the bonds’ issuance, raised concerns about the community center failing to comply with its diversity goals, which she said were not being met in the last report she read. “This is an opportunity for us to have created significant jobs and to have contracted many minority and local employers,” Rue Simmons said. “This has been billed as an opportunity for community development, economic development, and at this point, I’m not seeing that.” In 2018, the city issued approximately $25 million in General Obligation bonds for the project. With the 2019 bonds, the amount of bonds

POLICE BLOTTER Purse snatched at Farmhouse Evanston A purse was snatched Friday evening from a chair back at Farmhouse Evanston. A 47-year-old resident of San Clemente, California, entered the restaurant located at 703

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Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Simmons said that she hopes organizations that support the new Robert Crown center will help raise more money so the city doesn’t have to take on any more of the center’s financial burden.

issued will total $40 million. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) raised concerns in response to Rue Simmons, addressing the city’s potential liability if it was to breach its contract with Bulley and Andrews, LLC. City attorney Michelle Masoncup said that there is

a performance schedule built into the contract that the firm must meet to complete the project on time. “There would be significant ramifications,” Masoncup said. “We have ordered a lot of different equipment and there are sub-contractors

Church St. around 6:30 p.m. and placed her coat and a Marc Jacobs wristlet valued at $250 on the chair, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. When she reached back to retrieve the wristlet at 8:00 p.m., Glew said, the bag was gone. Inside the purse were seven different credit cards, $300 in cash, a $100 Visa gift card, a driver’s license, a black knit hat valued at $30, cashmere

gloves valued at $20 and Marc Jacobs sunglasses valued at $150, Glew said. EPD have no suspects and no one is in custody.

Bicycle stolen from bike rack

A 43-year-old female resident appeared at EPD headquarters to report a stolen bicycle. Glew said the bicycle, which belongs to the

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to this job.” Masoncup said breaching the contract would negatively impact many different aspects of the project and would have legal ramifications with more companies than just Bulley and Andrews. While Rue Simmons said she understood that stopping construction on the project doesn’t help anyone, she wants to challenge organizations that care about Robert Crown to raise more funds so the city doesn’t have to take on any more of a financial burden. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said he would rather keep the contract and get involved if the contractors do not make their deadlines. “Breaching the contract in advance of that would put us in a terrible position,” Wilson said. “I’d hate to imagine the kind of money we’d lose.” Also included with the bonds for Robert Crown are bonds that would be used to fund capital improvement projects, which include a new library branch, water infrastructure projects and sewer work at Robert Crown. According to city documents, the funds for the bonds would come from various sources, including money from the Friends of the Robert Crown Center and the tax levy. The bonds used for capital improvement would come from a future tax levy, the Water Fund and the Sewer Fund. The ordinance authorizing the competitive bonds sale is set to be adopted and signed at the April 22 City Council meeting, while the final terms of the bonds will be approved after the bond sale, scheduled to be held on May 16. emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu woman’s 12-year-old son, was stolen from a bike rack in the 1600 block of Sherman Avenue. The bike, a black Specialized brand mens’ bike valued at $500, was stolen between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Glew said. Police have no suspects and no one is in custody. — Joshua Irvine

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ON CAMPUS Event showcases Buddhist teachings By AMY LI

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Students and community members gathered on Monday at Soka Gakkai International’s event to share their personal struggles, how they overcame them and how Buddhism gave them a key to happiness. The event, “Buddhist Solutions for Real Life: When We Change, the World Changes,” provided practicing Buddhists the opportunity to connect with other Buddhists outside of their immediate communities and taught those unfamiliar with the religion to learn more about the core tenets of the religion. Conrad Hirano, the president of SGI’s Northwestern Campus Club and a Weinberg graduate student, said Buddhism distinguishes between two types of happiness — relative and absolute — and the purpose of Buddhism is to achieve absolute happiness. “Getting an A-plus on a test, a new car, or a new house — that kind of happiness is temporary and short-lived,” Hirano said. “But absolute happiness is that you have the conviction that no matter what, no matter what happens, I have everything to overcome. I feel undefeated. I feel fearless.” Hirano said following this belief would help make Northwestern a better place for everyone and make sure that nobody feels lonely, powerless, or hopeless. Maya Gunaseharan, a graduate student at the Soka University of America, said a 2018 survey from the University of California, Los Angeles claimed Generation Z is lonelier and in worse health than previous generations. The crowd of 30, consisting mostly of people in Generation Z, shared the areas they struggled with most in their everyday lives.Their concerns fell in categories like family,health,finances,interpersonal and societal violence, discrimination and disunity among people. The Buddhist solution, Gunaseharan said, is in the Lotus Sutra. The Sutra dictates that every person, without fail, has an incredible potential in them called “Buddha Nature,” and it is only a matter of whether one is able to access it.

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Maya Gunaseharan of Soka Gakkai International speaks at Northwestern University. Gunaseharan shared how Buddhist teachings can help one find the inner strength to achieve happiness.

One way to access one’s inner strength is through chanting the Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, a declaration to awaken the truth in Buddhism. Gunaseharan said her family always practiced Buddhism, but she only began chanting when she transferred to Cornell University as an undergraduate student. Chanting helped her overcome her sadness and loneliness and finally take control over her own life, Gunaseharan said. Like Gunaseharan, Hirano said he was born into the practice but did not believe that he needed Buddhism in his life until he was 18. “I used to compare myself to other people,” Hirano said. “I felt so empty, always. “To me, the practice of chanting is also a process of having a dialogue with myself,” Hirano continued. “And people in SGI didn’t judge me for what I didn’t have.” The Weinberg graduate student said Buddhism also had a concrete impact on his education and career choices. Hirano recalled a moment when he felt that his

career lacked direction. He was studying in Beijing, and when he questioned the purpose of a college education, his professor at Peking University told him “we study so that we can improve the lives of those who cannot afford a college education.” His years abroad also forced him to experience the severity of air pollution firsthand, and his Buddhist practices motivated him to study air pollution and its solutions at a graduate level. Members outside of the NU community traveled to campus just to attend the event. Justice Darrington, a member of SGI and a practicing Buddhist, said events like this are necessary for people to reflect on their days and talk through their mental health challenges. “It all is a mentality game,” Darrington said. “At the end of the day, it’s really hard, but regardless of all the pain, it’s about finding the light at the end of the tunnel.” amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu

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It is time for America to have a female president CATHERINE BUCHANIEC

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During its 242 years of existence, the U.S. has elected 45 presidents, all male and almost all white. The only Oval Office position held by a female commander-in-chief is in fiction. From the calculating Claire Underwood in House of Cards to the comical Selina Meyer in Veep, countless women have held the Hollywood version of the highest office in the land, but outside of television and film, reality has yet to catch up — and not for a lack of trying. Even before the passage of the 19th Amendment, women attempted to be part of the representative democracy the U.S. claimed to be. Almost a century after the country’s founding, Victoria Woodhull ran for president — an office she didn’t even have the right to vote for — as the Equal Rights Party’s candidate. In an ideal world, Woodhull would have won — after 18 presidents, having a woman in charge was overdue, especially one as successful as Woodhull. She was the first woman to open a brokerage firm on Wall Street, earning her a small fortune, in addition to being the first woman to establish a U.S. newspaper. In an ideal world, equality would be an inherent part of civilization — a

society and government reflective of the general population, not just white men. But more than a century after Woodhull failed to receive the nomination, reality paints a grimmer picture, one that lacks diversity and representation. And, according to a 2018 Pew Research study, many Americans are indifferent to the situation at hand: half of the public says it does not matter to them if the U.S. elects a female president. Granted, gender does not qualify someone to be president in and of itself — one should vote for someone based on their policy positions, not because they are female. However, in a land of millions of people, and more importantly, of hundreds of thousands of businesswomen, activists and government officials, qualified females have existed for decades. Women have a hard time getting elected to office around the world, but the U.S. is especially lagging: 60 countries have had a female leader. We are the ones behind the times. Going into the 2020 primaries, I am not going to support a female candidate just because she’s female. However, if a female candidate wins the Democratic primary and does not succeed against Trump — a man whose approval rating currently sits at 42 percent, according to Politico — should he be the incumbent candidate, then it will show the power sexism holds in our politics. Not-so-lightly-veiled sexism stands in the way of women achieving success. When

Hillary Clinton ran for president in 2016, voters called her shrill and unlikeable, detached and abrasive. In the current Democratic playing field — one shaped by six female candidates — those same terms have reappeared, referring to candidates Kamala Harris and Kirsten Gillibrand. Women running for president are held to different standards than their male counterparts. Whereas men are viewed positively when they declare their ambitions and act with bold strokes, when women participate in that same behavior, they receive negative backlash. It is a double standard that stood in the way for Woodhull in 1872 and continues to persist in 2019. Nonetheless, the U.S. needs a female president because it challenges the narrative that has been told for centuries. Having a woman

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Female power is not a new concept. It is one centuries in the making and long overdue. Catherine Buchaniec, Columnist

as president could potentially offer new perspectives and approaches to the position — stemming from different life experiences that could spark creativity and innovation, ultimately bettering our country. Most of all,

it would show young girls and women across the country that if there can be a female president of the U.S., they can be anything. This concept is not limited to the presidency; it persists throughout our government. All three branches make decisions that impact the community, the nation and the world at large, however, all are skewed towards white males. In Congress, despite the noteworthy recent midterm election, females only account for 24 percent of the voting membership. In the history of the Supreme Court, only four women have served — Sandra Day O’Connor, Sonia Sotomayor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan. Female power is not a new concept. It is one centuries in the making and long overdue. Females politicians have the right to pursue the highest office in the nation, not because of their gender, but because they are human beings who can have just has much policy knowledge as their male counterparts. Going into the 2020 presidential election, we cannot let a chronology of sexism continue to taint the quest for equality because not only can we do better, we need to. Catherine Buchaniec is a Medill f irst-year. She can be contacted at cbuchaniec@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

Joe Biden should be held accountable for his actions ANDREA BIAN

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I wasn’t really surprised when Joe Biden was first accused of inappropriate invasion of personal space by multiple women. For years, Biden’s questionable closeness to women has seen sporadic airtime in the media. What makes these recent, more concrete allegations different is their proximity to his predicted 2020 presidential run. Joe Biden has remained a steady fixture in American politics for decades. Besides his most well-known position as vice president alongside former president Barack Obama, Biden has seen generational change in America during his 36 years representing Delaware in the Senate. In part because of the public tragedies he has endured in his life — losing his wife and child in a car accident and then losing his son Beau to brain cancer — Biden has managed to appear in modern media as generally kind, likable and affectionate towards his friends and family. This recent wave of accusations isn’t the first time Joe Biden has seen controversy. His first presidential run in 1987 was marred by the discovery of his plagiarism in law school. In 2007, he received backlash for describing then-fellow Democratic candidate Obama as “the first mainstream African-American who

is articulate and bright and clean and a nicelooking guy,” in 2007, which received backlash. Despite these blunders, Biden’s image as a kind politician has been popularized in the last decade. I specifically mention Biden’s history in the media because his positive public image — especially in the past few years — is currently being used to defend him. He’s no stranger to controversy, and has made mis-

Yes, Biden may be a great leader in 2020. But he isn’t infallible. Andrea Bian, Opinion Editor

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takes in the past. And now, with a new set of allegations being brought against him, there is no reason his affable, kind image shouldn’t change accordingly. On March 29, Lucy Flores, a former Nevada lieutenant governor nominee, wrote in an article in New York Magazine’s the Cut that Biden sniffed her hair and gave her “a big slow kiss” on the back of her head. “I wanted nothing more than to get Biden away from me,” she wrote. On April 1, Amy Lappos, a then-congressional aide for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), accused Biden of invading her

personal space at a Connecticut fundraiser in 2009. “He put his hand around my neck and pulled me in to rub noses with me. When he was pulling me in, I thought he was going to kiss me on the mouth,” she told the Hartford Courant. In a video posted to Twitter, Biden vowed to be “mindful” of other people’s personal space in the future. He did not, however, directly apologize for his actions; instead, he attributed them to his innate desire for “human connection.” It’s important to note these women have not accused Biden of sexual assault. The reality, though, is that Biden made women feel uncomfortable. In an era focused on believing and supporting people affected by harassment, I was surprised to find many vocal supporters of the movement defending Biden. Alyssa Milano, actress and one of the biggest voices in the #MeToo movement, tweeted in a thread on April 1 that she would stand by Biden in leadership positions. “I believe that Joe Biden’s intent has never been to make anyone uncomfortable, and that his kind, empathetic leadership is what our country needs,” she wrote. The hosts of the daytime talk show “The View” also defended Biden, choosing to focus on his actions rather than the women. “I feel it would be really unfortunate if we got rid of everybody who was just an affectionate kind of person,” co-host Joy Behar

said in an April 1 broadcast. “Those are nice people too.” It’s true that Biden may be nice or kind, but his kindness does not excuse his actions. It does not erase the fact that he made women feel uncomfortable or touched them inappropriately without their consent. There are different levels to harassment or personal violation, and I agree that not all women’s experiences are the same. Ultimately, allegations against Biden shouldn’t be dismissed in the name of his affectionate nature or good intentions. And not just because he’s about to launch a presidential run: past allegations should have been taken seriously, no matter who is being accused. But especially now, in an era of believing and supporting women, they should be taken seriously more than ever. To defend Biden without a proper apology from him is to remove support from women. It is to discount their experiences simply because of a personal connection or similar political views. Yes, Biden may be a great leader in 2020. But he isn’t infallible. Andrea Bian is a Medill f irst-year. She can be contacted at andreabian2022@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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UP investigating sticker with white supremacist slogan

University Police are looking into the discovery of a sticker sporting the white supremacist slogan “It’s okay to be white” in Allison Dining Hall, a University spokesperson told The Daily in an email. Communication sophomore Rishi Mahesh said he and his friends found the sticker toward the back of the dining hall Saturday. His Facebook

National News Parents plead guilty in admissions scandal

LOS ANGELES — Felicity Huffman and a dozen other wealthy parents swept up in the farreaching college admissions scandal have agreed to plead guilty after being charged in the scheme, according to court records. The actress and 12 other parents, including Los Angeles marketing guru Jane Buckingham, will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. San Francisco Bay Area real estate developer Bruce Isackson will plead guilty to one count of money laundering conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS. His wife, Davina Isackson, will plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to commit fraud. Michael Center, the former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin, also will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Center is accused of accepting $60,000 in cash and a $40,000 donation to his tennis program to ensure a student was admitted as a recruited athlete. The admissions scheme centered on William “Rick” Singer, the owner of a for-profit Newport Beach college admissions company. Parents are accused of paying the firm to help their children cheat on college entrance exams and to falsify athletic records, enabling their children to secure admission to elite schools _ including UCLA, the University of Southern California, Stanford, Yale and Georgetown _ according to court records. Thirty-three parents have been charged in the case, and others are expected to follow through this week with plans to plead guilty.

post regarding the slogan and its connotations garnered over 300 reactions and 33 shares as of Monday evening. Although he thought it was a joke at first, Mahesh said the sticker’s presence made him feel uncomfortable and unsafe. In the email, the University spokesperson wrote that administrators are “concerned and disturbed to hear that someone may have left a symbol often used by white supremacist groups on our campus.” “Any act of hate, whether intentional or careless, will not be tolerated,” the email continued. “Northwestern is committed to creating a safe, secure and welcoming environment for all of our Prosecutors said Huffman paid $15,000 for a 36-year-old Harvard graduate to correct her daughter’s answers on the SAT, giving the girl’s score a 400-point boost over a previous score. Huffman later discussed pursuing a similar scheme for her younger daughter, according to court records. Her husband, actor William H. Macy, has not been charged by federal prosecutors. The court documents mention Macy much less than Huffman, but they suggest Macy knew about many of the activities. Manny Medrano, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, said that based on 2019 federal sentencing guidelines, Huffman would face from four to 10 months in prison as part of her plea. Because she has no criminal history and her financial contributions to the college admissions scam are small, her sentencing recommendation is low, Medrano said. Prosecutors have said they will ask for a comparatively shorter sentence for the actress. In a statement Monday, Huffman acknowledged her guilty plea. “I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions. I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community,” she said. “I want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly. My daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way, I have betrayed her.” Buckingham, who once authored a book titled

students, faculty and staff.” While University administrators value freedom of expression, the email read, “we also must stand together to protect our values of diversity and inclusion.” UP investigated a similar incident in November 2017, in which several flyers with the same phrasing were posted in Crowe Hall. The spokesperson encouraged anyone with information about the incident to contact University Police. As of Monday evening, the incident is not listed on UP’s blotter.. — Cameron Cook

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A sticker found in Allison Dining Hall with the words “It’s okay to be white.” University Police are looking into the incident.

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Actress Felicity Huffman, shown at the 21st Annual SAG Awards in 2015, is among the parents named in the college admissions scandal federal indictment.

“The Modern Girl’s Guide to Sticky Situations,” wanted desperately for her son to attend USC. So the Los Angeles marketing maven — once called the Martha Stewart of the younger generation — turned to Singer to help her son score high on the ACT standardized test, prosecutors alleged. In a phone call on July 12, 2018, Buckingham told Singer that her son had developed tonsillitis and his doctor had advised against allowing him to travel. The plan was for her son to take the ACT at the test center in Houston, but he wasn’t able to get there, federal authorities said.

Buckingham asked Singer whether it would be possible to get a copy of the exam for her son take at home so that he would believe he had taken the test while someone else took it on his behalf in Houston. Singer said he would make it happen. Ultimately, Buckingham’s son received a score of 35 out of a possible 36 on the ACT. Under federal sentencing guidelines, she faces at least eight months in prison. -Richard Winton, Matthew Ormseth and Joel Rubin (Los Angeles Times / TNS)

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From page 1 Als said that he approaches every piece of criticism he produces as a learning experience to expand his worldview, and that he looks at every medium the same way so as not to sacrifice the sensibility he brings to cultural writing. During the event, Johnson and Als discussed the significance of Als’ position as a queer black man with a platform in a reputable publication like The New Yorker. Als said that he has tried to use his position to bring artists of color into the publication, and spotlight people and artistic movements that haven’t necessarily always gotten the recognition they deserve by majority-white publications like the one he works for. Als described himself as a trying to be a “rewarder critic” — someone who seeks out art by underrepresented populations who deserve recognition. “As opposed to feeling targeted in a larger white institution, I wanted to turn things around and make the institution pay attention,” Als said. According to CTSS co-president and Medill junior Amanda Gordon, CTSS wanted to bring Als to campus because its members admired him for his unique voice as a cultural critic. His commitment to diversity and representation in the newsroom is admirable and important to discuss, Gordon said, especially at a school like Northwestern. “(Bringing in more voices of color) is a really important thing that we need to talk about in the media,” Gordon said. “And of course Northwestern

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owner said the assessment of one of his buildings increased by about 400 percent. Evanston building owners like Chinsky are worried the increase in property value assessments will translate to higher property taxes. “The only communication most people receive about their property taxes is when their assessment notices are mailed out and when their property taxes are mailed out,” said Scott Smith, the Chief Communications Officer of the Cook County Assessor’s office. Smith said when people receive their assessment notices in the mail, there is a “natural tendency” to think the increase in assessment values will mean increased property taxes. But Smith said the increase in property assessments does not necessarily mean there will be a drastic increase in future property taxes. Although determining property taxes starts with a property assessment, it is followed by an appeals process, review by the board, and the application of a tax rate and state equalizer. “It is not the beginning and end of a story when you receive a property assessment notice,” Smith said. However, the uncertainty of the effect of

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has a huge journalism community. The Medill community is so vibrant here, that I think those conversations are particularly salient here.” Als said while he never felt lonely as a minority in the newsroom, and he was proud of how digital media has brought in more and more diverse young writers. But to this day, he still feels that there is work to be done. Als mentioned that when he gets complimentary tickets from PR people outside theaters, many of them treat him with trepidation. “There’s still that,” Als said. “That’s a drag.” Johnson and Als discussed the impact critics have on artists and the way art is viewed, and whether or not critics should be self-aware about the power they hold over artists. “As you know, for artists, critics are the bane of their existence,” Johnson said. “And sometimes different artists handle reviews in different ways.” However, Als was adamant that self-awareness of one’s influence is inherently detrimental to a critic’s abilities as a writer. Als said that, even after his years of experience, he never approaches art as if he is an expert. Instead, he tries to research and read about the creators and hold a “dialogue with the artist through context,” in order to get a sense of who they are and engage with the work in a genuine manner. “The thing that makes me happy about my criticism, in particular, is that it allows people to speak to me,” Als said. “I don’t like critics who say what the thing is and there is no room for discourse.”

From page 1 The proposed bonds for Robert Crown will not exceed $18 million, according to city documents. Resident Mike Vasilko expressed concern over the rising debt during public comment and asked

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come back to my room and take naps,” Chen said. “I have to stay out (of the room) until 5 p.m. when the construction ends, just because sometimes the noise gives me a headache.” 560 Lincoln resident and McCormick freshman Liam Susswein said he first noticed the construction on Sunday night. Susswein said he remembered getting email announcements about the construction, but he had forgotten about it until he was lying in bed last night unable to fall asleep. “It sounded like (there) was a jackhammer,” Susswein said. “I could not fall asleep. I went to bed really late and I woke up really f--king early because of the jackhammers.” Anticipating the continuing construction, Susswein said he will just have to get used to the noise. For SESP freshman Griffin Katz, the noise

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the proposed bonds be held or cancelled. He has repeatedly said the cost of Robert Crown is too high. “The city and the citizens do not have this kind of money,” Vasilko said. snehadey2022@u.northwestern.edu has exceeded his expectations based on the communications that 560 Lincoln residents received. With a suite facing the lake, he is one of the most affected 560 Lincoln residents. “I can’t sleep past 8 a.m.,” Katz said. “It’s too loud. Last night I tried to beat it — I put in earplugs and then I put in headphones on top of that with music playing, (but) I woke up because my bed was shaking.” Katz said if the construction were to start at 10 a.m., it would make a “huge difference” by allowing residents to sleep in a little longer. Chen said she appreciates the effort the University took by asking the construction to be pushed to later in the day, but with no results, she said it seems like the project should have been pushed off to a later date. “I can’t really blame Northwestern,” Chen said. “(The city) should’ve just waited until the summer to do this.” gabriellebirenbaum2021@u.northwestern.edu

property taxes is difficult for small business owners like Chinsky. He said he has stopped looking at his building as a piece of real estate, but instead as a utility. The building is not worth more than the utility he gets out of it, he said. “The way that we value our building isn’t the way the market values it,” Chinsky said during the meeting. “It’s the utility you get out of it. If we’re forced to look at the market value and pay taxes based on the market value, the only way we can attain the proper value out of the property value is to sell it.” Although adjacent buildings are being sold for more money, and buildings like Chinsky’s are being valued higher, he said owners are not getting more value and could instead be subject to higher taxes. The “giant unknown” of future property taxes imposed on property owners represents just one challenge to small businesses, Chinsky said, in addition to competition from companies like Amazon. The combination of economic burdens could drive more small businesses out of Evanston. “This is like retail gentrification, where you’re costing people out of the marketplace,” Chinsky said.

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Kappa Kappa Gamma placed on probation by national headquarters

Northwestern’s chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority has been placed on probation by its national headquarters, according to a letter obtained by The Daily. The probation was issued on March 10, and will be reviewed in March 2020. “The Fraternity is concerned with the disregard for the well-being and dignity of new members and the disrespect shown by chapter officers to Fraternity officials,” reads the letter, sent by Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity trustee Gail Owen. “These issues display a lack of understanding of and appreciation for our commitment to providing a positive and

meaningful experience in Kappa Kappa Gamma.” Both individual members and the chapter as a whole will be “held accountable,” according to the letter. Kappa Kappa Gamma president Anya Joseph, a SESP junior, told The Daily in an email that she cannot comment on the sorority’s membership or operations. In the letter, Owen said issuing the probation was particularly “difficult” because Northwestern’s chapter of the sorority has a 136-year history of “pledging and initiating outstanding women.” The letter said the national headquarters expects that the chapter will return to good standing. “We expect (the chapter) to…aspire once again to lead with integrity by living and modeling ethical principles,” the letter says. — Gabby Birenbaum

Gov. Pritzker raises minimum smoking age in Illinois to 21

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill that raises the buying age of nicotine products to 21 in Illinois, according to a Sunday news release. The bill, popularly referred to as Tobacco 21, passed the Illinois legislature last week. Once the legislation takes effect on July 1, Illinois will be the first Midwest state to raise the buying age of nicotine from 18 to 21. “For Illinois, it will reduce costs for our state, it will make our schools and communities healthier places to learn and live, and — most

importantly — it will save lives,” Pritzker said in the release. The legislation applies to the purchasing of both tobacco and vaping products, including cigarettes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes and vapes. In addition to the increase in purchasing age, the bill also eliminates penalties for underage possession of nicotine. Representatives from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Lung Association, the American Heart Association and the Respiratory Health Association joined the governor in signing the bill. “Our children must never be counted as part of tobacco companies’ bottom lines,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in the release. — Julia Esparza

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The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house. The chapter was put on probation by their national headquarters.

ETHS history teacher named 2019 Golden Apple Award winner

Evanston Township High School history and social sciences teacher Corey Winchester (SESP ’10) was selected on March 18 as a recipient of the 2019 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Golden Apple representatives surprised Winchester at ETHS and presented him the award in

front of his colleagues and students. Golden Apple works to develop and support teachers in Illinois, especially teachers at underserved schools. The award recognizes exceptional teachers who build a better society through teaching, according to the organization’s website. Winchester is one of 10 Illinois teachers to receive the annual award, which began in 1986. “Corey Winchester is truly one of the best of the best in teaching, a teacher who makes a big difference,” ETHS/District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon said in a March 18 news release. “ETHS is fortunate that he is teaching here, having

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such a positive impact on our students’ learning and lives.” In addition, Winchester received the 2018-2019 Teach Plus Illinois Teaching Policy Fellowship. Winchester said in a January interview with The Daily that he is using the fellowship to work on recruitment and retention of teachers of color. Golden Apple selected 32 finalists, including Winchester, in February from more than 550 applicants. As an award recipient, Winchester will receive $5,000 and become a Fellow of the Golden Apple Academy of Educators, where he

will support and mentor teachers, according to a release from the organization. Award recipients also receive a Spring Sabbatical sponsored by Northwestern University. When he received the reward, Winchester reflected on “all of the folks who invested in me,” according to the release. Winchester will be recognized on a one-hour Public Broadcasting Service TV program, which will be live-streamed on Facebook, on May 18. — Clare Proctor

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NU stages two late-inning comebacks in sweep of Buckeyes By GREG SVIRNOVSKIY

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After Northwestern’s 10-4 win over Ohio State on Sunday, in which the Wildcats allowed only one run after the first inning and scored a combined nine in the seventh and eighth frames, the bus ride back was a good one. Why wouldn’t it be? NU (14-14, 4-2 Big Ten) swept the Buckeyes in a threeplus-game series for the first time in team history, compiling 30 runs and allowing just 11. “The guys are excited,” junior infielder Alex Erro said. “We’re looking forward to getting to Milwaukee on Tuesday.” Erro paced his team with four hits Sunday, the second time he’s landed that feat this season, but the game didn’t start as promisingly. A poor start by freshman pitcher Tommy D’Alise saw the Cats give up three runs to Ohio State (16-16, 2-4) in the bottom half of the first inning. But D’Alise settled down, retiring seven straight batters before being pulled in the fourth.

Senior first baseman Willie Bourbon’s double drove home three in the seventh to give NU its first lead. It grew in the eighth, as junior infielder Charlie Maxwell, freshman second baseman Shawn Goosenberg, Erro and Bourbon each recorded RBIs and the Cats reached double digits. “We’ve come from behind in a bunch of games this year so getting down early doesn’t scare us,” Erro said. “We know what damage our lineup can do and how our pitchers can hold teams to zeroes so we were confident we could come out on top.” The Cats have a history of rallying in games. They did it against San Jose State on March 30, reeling off three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to erase a deficit and win in the ninth inning. And they did it last week against Chicago State, rallying from a 3-0 hole after the first inning to win 11-6. Coach Spencer Allen said his players’ rallying efforts can simply be attributed to timeliness — when guys need to step up, they do. “Like I told the team (Saturday),” Allen said. “I think we’re making some of our better pitches when they’ve got runners in scoring position or runners

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on base and we’re also getting some of our better at bats when runners are in scoring position or on base.” NU scored 10 runs Friday from the seventh inning onward to take Ohio State down 13-5. Bourbon led the way, hitting 3-for-4 and scoring an RBI. Freshman center fielder David Dunn collected 2 RBIs in the win. The Cats continued their winning ways Saturday, keeping the Buckeyes from scoring after the first inning and until the eighth, winning 7-2. Sophomore southpaw Ryan Bader pitched five innings out of the pen and allowed just one run, helping lead NU’s stellar bullpen. In all three games, NU came back from early deficits and won. Allen said the team has made it possible to come back by not letting poor starts snowball into big leads for the opposition. “Earlier in the year we let some of those three spots turn into six, sevenrun spots,” Allen said. “That’s when you don’t have a chance. So I’m just proud that they were able to keep making pitches and keep competing.” gregorysvirnovskiy2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats fall to Mexican U-20’s Drohan sisters one Mexican U-20’s

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The last time Mackenzie Wood took the field, the freshman goalkeeper had two senior defenders — now playing professionally with the Chicago Red Stars — helping to protect the goal for all 90 minutes. Five months after Northwestern’s 1-0 loss to North Carolina State in the Round of 64 of the 2018 NCAA Tournament, Wood was back in the net for the Wildcats’ first exhibition of their spring season. But in this starting lineup, there were no defenders who had ever played on the back line in an NCAA game. And Wood had to manage the newlook defense against some of the best young forwards on the North American continent. To open NU’s 2019 spring season, the Mexican under-20 women’s national team — which features the country’s top up-and-coming players and an experienced starting lineup — beat the Cats 2-0 at Martin Stadium on Sunday night. “Our girls were talking immediately after the game, saying, ‘Holy crap, they knew where they were going,’” coach Michael Moynihan said. “The girls were like, ‘they never talked, but they always read each other’s body language and they were always a step ahead.’” After losing 2-1 to the Mexican U-20 National Team in Evanston in 2017, Moynihan reached out again to their team manager to schedule another matchup for the spring of 2019. In the previous game, the Cats played a lineup of experienced upperclassmen who were more aggressive against the Mexican team. Moynihan said the rematch was an opportunity for him to get a first look at a large contingent of players who didn’t see the field much last season, but are competing for starting roles in 2019. Since the incoming recruits have not yet arrived on campus and the roster is incomplete, Moynihan was forced to scramble together lineups that had hardly played together, even in practice. “Coming into the day we thought we’d only have 12 (healthy) field

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players, and not one of the players that started had any experience in the back for us,” he said. “This is a great opportunity for these kids because we lost eight starters. For them to play a team with this much experience and play a game of that quality before the fall was outstanding.” The Mexican national team took the lead in the 19th minute, after forward Mariel Román found herself one-onone with Wood about 20 yards away from the goal and chipped the ball over the approaching goalkeeper. After sending a through ball that curved past multiple retreating Cats defenders, midfielder Yanin Madrid found Román open and received the assist. NU had a chance to tie in the 89th minute when a crossed ball from sophomore midfielder Regan Steigleder found freshman defender Kaylee Titus after bouncing around in the box. But the Titus misconnected on her attempt on the goal, and the Mexican team scored on the following possession. Even though the Cats only had three major offensive chances in the 90 minutes, Mexico coach Mónica Vergara said the game helped give her a better idea of her team heading into future international competitions. “They know how to play,” she said. “These kind of games help us a lot. They are a very good team.” The game was played in front of a crowd that was heavily in favor of the road team, and several fans sported Mexican jerseys and flags during the game. NU World Cup, a club on campus, invited

a Chicago-based youth team from its partner nonprofit, Gonzo Soccer to guide both teams out on the field and play a scrimmage at halftime. Gonzalo Perez participated in a section of fans leading cheers for the Mexican team. He attended the game with his daughter — a goalie on one of the club teams in attendance. Perez said his daughter spent the game analyzing the play of Wendy Toledo, Mexico’s goalkeeper, looking for pointers she could take into her own games. “Hopefully these girls will look up to these players and say that ‘I want to play college soccer,’” Perez said. “The whole team itself is very good, and I’m very surprised just how young they are. And Northwestern, they’re OK, too.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

win away from 600 By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Northwestern’s coaches always try to make everything about their players. But sometimes, the spotlight inevitably falls on them. Tuesday will be one of those times.The Wildcats’ game against Notre Dame is an important one in terms of building the team’s NCAA Tournament resume, but for Kate and Caryl Drohan, it’s a chance to earn their 600th career win as head coach and associate head coach, respectively. Kate Drohan first came to NU in 1998 as an assistant to Sharon Drysdale, who compiled a 640-512-3 record as the Cats’ head coach from 1979 to 2001. After being promoted to head coach prior to the 2002 season, she recruited Caryl, her twin sister, to come to Evanston as her top assistant, and the two have been coaching together ever since. The Drohans rebuilt NU into a national power, winning Big Ten championships in 2006 and 2008 and playing in the Women’s College World Series in 2006 and 2007. The 2006 team made it all the way to the national championship series before losing to Arizona. “Honestly, I don’t think about the number at all,” Kate Drohan said. “Right now, in the thick of our season, we’re just thinking about our next opportunity. Perhaps at the end of the season, I’ll be able to reflect on it a little bit more.” This season has been the Cats’best year since those great teams of the late 2000s. NU (29-7, 9-0 Big Ten) is tied for first in the conference with Michigan, with Minnesota one game back and Ohio State and Wisconsin two off the pace. Before returning to conference play, however, the Cats will first host the Fighting Irish (24-12, 7-5 ACC) and then travel to Illinois-Chicago on Wednesday. The matchup with Notre Dame will feature two teams in the top 30 of the RPI rankings, with NU at No. 17 and the Fighting Irish at No. 30. After spending their last two weekends on the road, nine of the Cats’next 10 games will be in Evanston, and the only away

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Kate Drohan high-fives Morgan Nelson as she rounds third base. The coach has a chance to earn her 600th career win Tuesday against Notre Dame.

game — Wednesday’s contest against the Flames — is only a 20-mile drive away. “The next two weeks are big for us,” Drohan said. “As a team, we have to attack it one game at a time, but we love playing at home.” Notre Dame’s offense is led by Ali Wester, who sports a .425 batting average, and Cait Brooks, who leads the team with 13 home runs and 33 RBIs. On the pitching front, Payton Tidd and Alexis Holloway have carried the load for the Fighting Irish, with Tidd leading the staff with a 15-5 record and a 2.49 ERA. NU leads the all-time series against Notre Dame 13-10, including an 8-3 win in South Bend, Indiana last year. The last time the two teams played in Evanston, the Fighting Irish won 10-2 in 2017. “Notre Dame, year in and year out, is a tough game for us,” Drohan said. “It’s a back-and-forth series. It’s a big game for us regionally, and we’ll be ready to go on Tuesday. We’re already looking forward to it.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu