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Students: stop rape culture in India Kellogg students march to protest sexual violence By ALAN PEREZ

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Evanston’s equity and empowerment coordinator Patricia Efiom speaks at a 5th Ward meeting on Thursday. Efiom spoke about equity’s role in the priority-based budgeting that Evanston will work on in preparation for the upcoming budget deficit.

Officials, residents discuss deficit Budgeting workshop gathers input about priorities of 5th Ward

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Residents of the 5th Ward participated in the first prioritybased budgeting workshop at a

meeting Thursday in anticipation of the projected city budget deficit for fiscal year 2019. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz projected the city’s deficit for the upcoming year to be about $3 million, according to the Chicago Tribune. To

promote transparency in the budget-making process, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said Thursday she used the workshop to get input on how residents feel about the many competing priorities of the city, information she will ultimately use in

the decision-making process. Rue Simmons said she asked for this workshop to happen during the meeting to prepare her residents for her handling of the upcoming deficit. » See FIFTH, page 5

Dozens of students marched from the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub to Deering Library on Thursday to protest the Indian government’s response to sexual violence against women. More than 50 Kellogg students participated in the march, which ended with speeches from Kellogg firstyear student Urvashi Goel and second-year student Ashish Kakran. Goel said India needs to address multiple deep-rooted issues, including victim-blaming, pressure to remain silent and unprosecuted cases. “I want to ask you all to end the rape culture around the world,” Goel told demonstrators. “I want to ask you all to change this … culture of shaming women who have been victims of sexual assault and crimes. Help their voices be heard. Make them feel safe

and comfortable. Tell them that you’re with them.” Goel then asked demonstrators to pull out their phones and tweet to the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, calling on him to be proactive in addressing sexual assault. The march comes amid public outcry after two highprofile cases garnered considerable media attention, Goel added, prompting the country to confront a long-ignored problem. Kakran told The Daily the demonstration aimed to show Modi that Indian citizens around the world also care about the issue. The group coordinated with other business schools that planned on holding their own protests, he said. Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business also held a demonstration Thursday. Kellogg first-year student Rahul Garg said the demonstration was coordinated by a group of international students from India, though he said he appreciated that other students showed up to support a widespread issue. “We wanted to make everyone aware that this can happen » See PROTEST, page 5

Union Squared Hagerty addresses climate change pizzeria to expand Experts, city officials talk Paris Agreement post-US withdrawal Renovations will double size, seating capacity By CLARE PROCTOR

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A renovation and expansion at Union Squared Evanston will add up to 10 more seats to accommodate the restaurant’s large customer “fan base,” coowner Heather Behm said. “We were pretty packed all the time, doing lots and lots of carry-out because there isn’t much room inside in the dining room during bad weather,” Behm said. The Detroit-style pizzeria, located at 1307 Chicago Ave., has been under construction since February. The new space will house the operations counter and an expanded kitchen, allowing the original space to be used strictly as a dining area, she said. Evanston’s economic development manager Paul Zalmezak said several businesses in the Main-Dempster Mile business district, including Union Squared, are holding ribboncutting ceremonies Saturday. “There really isn’t a pizzeria

in the neighborhood where you can just sit and enjoy a pizza,” he said. “The expansion will really help the neighborhood have a place to enjoy pizza on site.” Behm co-owns Union Squared and its sister restaurants — Union Pizzeria at 1245 Chicago Ave. and Union Squared Chicago at Revival Food Hall — with Vince DiBattista, Craig Golden and Steve Schwartz. Behm said most of Union Squared’s current seating is in the backyard beer garden, which can seat up to 75 customers. However, she said she realized they needed more space when the winter weather made the outdoor seating space unusable. The expansion, which will add 550 square feet to the original 550-square-foot space, will also increase the restaurant’s visibility, said DiBattista. “We’ll have more presence,” he said. “It’s such a small, little space that people could drive by and go unnoticed because it’s so tiny.” The addition expands to the property next door, which formerly housed a dry cleaning service, Behm said. Both the new and original properties were owned by Blue Star Properties — a real estate company » See UNION, page 5

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Cities must take climate change prevention into their own hands in the face of a skeptical administration, climate change expert Kathleen Biggins said during a speech Thursday. She addressed a crowd of about 100 people at Rotary International headquarters, 1560 Sherman Ave., as part of a broader event hosted by the Garden Club of Evanston. Biggins is a co-founder of C-Change Conversations, a group that holds climate talks across the country. In addition to Biggins, Mayor Steve Hagerty and Kumar Jensen, the city’s sustainability coordinator, spoke at the event. Biggins walked the audience through a number of climate change-related statistics before pointing out that scientists overwhelmingly agree humans are responsible and the effects must be reversed. But in the United States, she said, climate change has shifted from being strictly scientific to becoming increasingly politicized. “Both parties used this topic to whip up their base,” Biggins said. “Suddenly we had

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Mayor Steve Hagerty speaks during a Thursday event at Rotary International, 1560 Sherman Ave. Hagerty reiterated the city’s commitment to sustainability efforts.

something that was radioactive. The vast majority of Americans understand climate change is happening, and a strong majority understand that it is influenced by man. But what Americans don’t understand is how it will impact them personally, and why there is such urgency to address it.” She said that across the world, countries have been taking steps to address climate

change, culminating in the 2015 Paris Agreement, where signatories promised to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. After joining on to the agreement initially, the United States — under President Donald Trump — announced its withdrawal in 2017. Since the United States’ withdrawal, governors and mayors throughout the country have made pledges to uphold

the climate standards outlined in the agreement. Hagerty said Evanston is committed to sustainability across the city, and that he has been encouraged by residents’ commitments to fighting climate change. News broke that Trump planned to pull out of the climate accord while Hagerty was in a meeting with U.S. Rep. Jan » See CLIMATE, page 5

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Backlot Coffee goes green, eliminates plastic straws

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Backlot Coffee has given out its last straw. Its last plastic straw, that is. The Evanston-based coffee chain switched from non-biodegradable straws to more sustainable alternatives on April 16, and is now offering its patrons a choice between paper or corn-based straws. Additionally, Backlot is providing stainless steel straws for sit-down use. John Kim, who co-founded Backlot’s two locations — at 2006 Central St. and in Old Irving Park in Chicago — said the decision to make the switch was a natural one. He said taking steps to reduce trash, even through a small change like the new straws, is important in an industry that produces waste on a daily basis. “It’s a little scary because in cafes, straws are quite popular,” Kim said. “We’ll see how people respond to the (straws), but so far people have been quite excited about the change.” Kim said once staff has received enough feedback regarding the paper and corn-based straws, Backlot may settle on the more popular alternative. As cities around the world come to terms with the environmental effect of plastic products — which don’t degrade and often end up in landfills or oceans — regulations reducing the use of plastic bags and straws have begun to spread. Cities like Malibu, California, and Seattle have placed bans on plastic straws in restaurants, requiring owners to provide a more environmentally friendly

POLICE BLOTTER Evanston man charged in connection with aggravated battery

A 26-year-old Evanston man was arrested Tuesday in connection with aggravated battery. The man turned himself in to police after detectives identified him as the suspect in a gas station assault, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said.

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Backlot Coffee, 2006 Central St. The coffee shop will provide paper and corn-based straws to customers in an effort to become a more sustainable operation.

alternative. According to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, 500 million straws are used each day by Americans alone. The aquarium has launched its own campaign, called #SheddTheStraw, to encourage

people to avoid using disposable straws. Beth Flintoft, a publicist who is working with Backlot, said the aquarium has provided the cafe with signs that explain the environmental impact of plastic straws to its customers.

On March 23, the man arrived at the station in the 2400 block of Main Street at about 7 p.m. When he got there, he threatened a 40-year-old Chicago man who works at the gas station into coming to the pump, Glew said. When the employee met the man at his vehicle, the 26-year-old punched the employee in the face. He then pulled out the employee’s hair, knocked him to the ground and continued to punch him,

Glew said. The employee pressed an emergency call button, and the man fled in a black Kia. He threatened to shoot the employee as he drove away. Police obtained the suspect’s license plate number through footage captured on the station’s surveillance camera, Glew said. The number was traced to the owner of the vehicle — the 26-yearold — and he was shown to the employee in a

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She said Backlot is approaching its sustainability efforts “with a community lens in mind” by partnering with local organizations. For example, Backlot is working with Collective Resource, an Evanston-based organization that will provide the cafe with composting services. Backlot already composts its coffee grounds, but it will now expand that practice to include all biodegradable waste. Kim said Collective Resource will pick up the shop’s compost on a weekly basis. Becky Brodsky, a zero-waste consultant with Collective Resource, said Backlot is a good example of a local business that is trying to make its operations more sustainable. Brodsky said sustainability often comes with increased costs for businesses, but it pays off in the end. “It’s an investment for them to start composting,” Brodsky said. “It’s something most businesses don’t take lightly. It can pay itself off because it can reduce what you send to the landfill.” In addition to composting and providing alternatives to plastic straws, Backlot will be discounting its reusable drinkware starting on Earth Day, April 22. Kim said he wants to encourage customers to bring in their own reusable cups and travel mugs, but realizes that may not be convenient for those looking for coffee on the go. “People’s lives are busy,” Kim said. “Everyone’s going to do what they can do (to be sustainable), and we want to make that as easy as possible for people.” karisch@u.northwestern.edu photo lineup. The employee recognized him as the man who beat him. At the police station, the man said he battered the employee because the Chicago man had refused services for his girlfriend earlier in the day. The 26-year-old was charged with one count of aggravated battery. — Nikki Baim

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Politics experts talk Trump, elections By CATHERINE KIM

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Political experts at a Thursday event predicted a blue wave in the upcoming November midterm elections because of an increase in Democratic voters and candidates fired up by the Trump administration. New York Times national correspondent Jonathan Martin and Run for Something co-founder Amanda Litman (Weinberg ’12) spoke at an event hosted by Contemporary Thought Speaker Series and the department of political science. The talk, held at Annenberg Hall for a crowd of about 40 people, focused on current political trends and analyzed the role of the media in the Trump era. Martin said he sees a “new energy” among younger Democrats, who are becoming more politically active. He said he sees potential for a major shift in the House of Representatives due to the increase in generational, gender and racial diversity among candidates. “A lot of folks in this country who weren’t engaged in politics have taken the presidential election and used it as an inspiration to get involved in politics and run themselves,” he said. Martin said the shift is much needed for the Democratic Party, which is suffering from the paradox between millennial voters and old party leadership. Litman said her organization, Run for Something, is helping young, first-time progressive candidates get elected. Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the group has helped more than 17,000 people launch local campaigns, she said, and nearly half of them have won their races. “(Voters) are excited that they have so much energy and passion and interest in issues, and are willing to change their career path to run for office,” she said. “Experience, while important, is not as important as passion, not as important as a commitment to solve a problem.” However, while increasing numbers of young people and women have been running for office,

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New York Times national correspondent Jonathan Martin and Run for Something co-founder Amanda Litman (Weinberg ’12) speak at a Contemporary Thought Speaker Series event. The two said they were optimistic about a blue wave in the upcoming midterm elections.

more work needs to be done, Litman said. These numbers still do not represent the general population, she said. Martin said he also predicts a shift in voter turnout. Casual Democratic voters are more likely to show up at the 2018 midterm elections –– which historically have had lower turnout rates –– to show their anger against the Trump administration, he said. Recent resistance movements, such as the Women’s March, have also united voters and encouraged them to be more politically engaged. Despite the growing number of Democratic voters, Weinberg junior James Skala, who attended the event, said there is an issue of unity within the party. “We’ve got to fix this thing right now between identity politics and economics issues, class issues,” he said. “That is going to be the biggest hurdle for

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the Democratic Party in the next couple years –– it’s a big, diverse party.” The constant turmoil in politics has made the journalism industry more dynamic, Martin said. Now is the best time to be a political reporter because the world has never been more interested in U.S. news, he said. However, he said being accused of producing “fake news” is a new challenge he faces as more people are disagreeing on facts. “The way to address it is to just keep producing tough, aggressive, fair and accurate coverage of Trump and everything else that is happening in Washington,” he said. “I think that we’re doing a good job.” catherinekim2020@u.northwestern.edu

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

NU should increase transparency following dining provider change

Last week the University announced a new dining services partnership that will replace our contract with Sodexo. We are told that the new company, Compass, will ask our employees to remain and keep their pay and benefits intact. I have no opinion as to one supplier versus another, but it wasn’t so long ago that the Sodexo employees won, with the aid of some students, a hard-fought battle to unionize, thus procuring better wages, benefits and conditions. This was a major step in

improving the conditions of these folks who are central to the well-being of our students and the University. Several questions, in my opinion, remain. Since the union contract is with Sodexo, will Compass recognize the union and grant them bargaining rights? If not, this is a major setback for the staff. The contract was not with the University itself, so part of this answer will depend on pressure brought to bear by the University. A second question is whether the continuation of salary and benefits is for the remainder of the contract, for the transition period or some other time period to be determined. One Sodexo employee told me their impression of this timeline was at best vague. They inferred the continuity would last

only through the transition period, and jobs were only guaranteed during this so-called trial period. What does that mean? What are the terms of continuity for employment and contracts, with all the wages and benefits? Some transparency here would be much welcome to the employees and those of us in the University community who care about the well-being of the staff. In my 50 years at Northwestern, I had never seen students be part of an organizing campaign for workers before the unionization. I saw the faces of the students when the union contract was settled, and I saw the happiness in the faces of my favorite Sodexo workers when I mentioned that some of these students were ones I knew and taught.

I raise these questions concerned primarily with the status of the workers, not necessarily the relative merits of the two companies. I worry less about the preparation of the food and the brands that are sold than about the people doing that preparation, as well as the other employees who clean up after our students, take money at the registers and run Wildcards through the scanner. It would be a sad thing if the victory of the union was undermined by the replacement of Sodexo by Compass. I wish that the upper reaches of the University administration would let us know just what lies behind this new arrangement. — Jeff Rice, Weinberg ‘72 Senior Lecturer, African Studies

Student groups should focus on missions, end exclusion AMOS POMP

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I have heard time and time again how annoying it is that seemingly everything at Northwestern requires an application, a petition or some sort of rigorous selection process. Even opportunities you wouldn’t expect, like some majors, cap their membership or enrollment numbers and turn applicants away. At least in selective departments, faculty likely admit students based on their qualifications for the major’s requirements. But upon observing many student organizations, it becomes a little less clear how student leaders and selection committees make their decisions. I was scrolling through Facebook the other day, noting the usual stream of posts for student organization events and applications. But what caught my eye most wasn’t the custom frames or organizationspecific information — it was how much of the content had absolutely nothing to do with the organization it professed to promote. Some of the profile pictures show people drinking or hanging out in off-campus and non-organizational settings. The captions suggest that applying will help you meet the coolest people so that you, too, can be cool. Why do these things take priority over the actual purpose of these organizations when marketing to potential new members? Before I continue, I want to recognize that many student organization Facebook promos mention activities relevant to their mission, and some of the pictures are related to specific, organizational positions or tasks. But many are not. This column is

not just about Facebook posts either; it is about the ways student organizations often portray themselves to potential applicants on this campus. I would also like to recognize that NU students are often incredibly driven and committed to their work, planning impactful events, producing fantastic entertainment and generally doing great work. And an organization’s members hanging out or partying together does not necessarily prevent that; in fact, a sense of unity and social bonding can often enhance the quality of a group’s efforts. I just wonder why that social cohesion is often made a significant part of the draw for new applicants, and why that bonding is often predicated on the presence of alcohol. Say someone wants to be in an organization to fulfill its mission to the best of their ability, and they see the same Facebook posts that I did. Might they feel encouraged to drink and attend extraneous events in order to be a contributing member of that organization, in order to be “cool?” Applicants should be encouraged to think more about the actual purpose of the role they want in the organization and how that role can contribute to the work the group will do. Qualified individuals may be dissuaded from applying because they don’t want to participate in an organization that appears to prioritize social gatherings and drinking. Whether organizations actually do this is beside the point; in this case, perception is reality. I wonder how many talented individuals at NU haven’t applied for certain opportunities because they weren’t interested in the various social activities the organization’s members touted as part of the experience, or because the organization seemed exclusive and off-limits to those without numerous social connections.

Recruitment aside, many organizations also seem to take on pseudo-Greek life social structures, pairing new members with “bigs” and “littles” and working hard to foster the fraternal camaraderie that Greek life offers. Who can know if they are working as hard on their actual organizational mission as they are on replicating Greek-like experiences? In non-Greek student organizations, is this pseudo-Greek social unity meant to cater to members of Greek life looking to duplicate their experience elsewhere? Or, does it cater to the student who was unhappy with their rush experience, didn’t join a Panhellenic Association or Interfraternity Council chapter and wants a similar setting as a social outlet and support system? Perhaps both. But what about everyone else? What about a student who chose not to rush Greek life because they don’t want to be part of any similar organization? What about students who chose not to apply for an organization because of its Facebook posts? What about those who simply don’t want to party or be around people who talk about partying all the time? Or who care about a club’s mission but can’t get in because they’re not part of an unspoken applicant pool of well-connected students that the club selects from? Having fun is not a crime, and students should not stop being friends with their classmates and fellow club members. But there are more inclusive ways to foster teamwork and bonding than creating an early expectation — as early as application advertising — that alcohol, social pressure and off-campus hangouts are central to the student organization experience. One of the most frustrating things I’ve heard here was said at a meeting for an organization I’m in. This mission-oriented club doesn’t have

applications, welcomes anyone to every meeting and fosters friendships primarily through working together to reach goals rather than through parties. When one student came to our meeting for the first time, they said it was nice to finally be able to contribute to a cause without having to apply or feel like they fit in with a crowd. What does that say about the climate of extracurricular involvement on this campus? I think it would behoove Northwestern students to take a good, long look at the organizations they are involved in and figure out what their true goals and missions are. Student groups should recruit based on those missions, seeking out the best people to help fulfill them. We need to think about why we get involved on this campus, and whether the organizations we’re in truly prioritize their core purposes over how other students perceive them. It is totally valid to join a student organization primarily to meet new people and make new friends; that’s part of college. I simply want to question the motives of students who appear to make social exclusivity their organizations’ primary objectives. It’s important to find a group of people you connect with on this campus, and there is a host of benefits to building that network. But, we need to examine our motivations for being in extracurricular activities and think about how to base student organizations on the passions of like-minded individuals, not the glorification of social capital.

Amos Pomp is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at amospomp2020@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.

Journalists should be cognizant of bias in study funding MARISSA MARTINEZ

DAILY COLUMNIST

As I was completing my typical BuzzFeed scroll to avoid doing homework, I came across an article titled, “Pasta Is Good For You, Say Scientists Funded By Big Pasta.” Intrigued, I clicked on it and read a slightly clickbait-y article that had the usual clumsiness of a BuzzFeed News investigative report. Writing notwithstanding, the piece raised some interesting points. In essence, three of the scientists

associated with a pasta study published in BMJ Journals earlier this month had previously worked with Barilla, one of the country’s top pasta manufacturers. The study detailed pasta’s low glycemic index score in comparison to other carbohydrates, claiming it reduces body weight and BMI. It also cited outside studies that seemed to present that pasta consumption leads to “lower prevalence” of obesity and “demonstrated cardiovascular benefit.” It is unclear how big of a deal this particular conflict of interest actually is, but a large number of news organizations cited the study in an article without mentioning its potential bias. It is significant when major publications publish pieces with the knowledge that many readers won’t follow up with the study themselves. It is as much the job of

journalists as it is the job of researchers to disclose and relay these important details so readers can decide themselves how much weight they’ll place on the results. Julia Belluz wrote a 2017 Vox article describing how major chocolate manufacturers like Mars or Hershey had contributed millions of dollars to food studies, almost all of which found chocolate to be highly beneficial or nutritious in some way. There may or may not be some truth to these findings, but regardless, their conclusions are much harder to swallow when their financial backings are revealed. To combat this, journalists should push harder when reporting on new studies, fact-checking just as they would with any other source. A simple sentence stating any potential conflicts of interest

could go a long way if a reader bases life choices off a single article. Studies are necessary to understand the science behind everyday phenomena. While it’s normal for companies to donate money and resources to government-funded institutions, readers still have the right to know full details to inform their consumer decisions. Marissa Martinez is a Medill freshman. She can be contacted at marissamartinez2021@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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From page 1 “We’re going to be best equipped in the city to think about these things and address them thoughtfully and responsibly,” Simmons said. Ashley King, the city’s budget manager and interim CFO, said the budget-making process is starting about six months earlier than usual this year, and that the city is trying to get resident input on evaluating stated goals for the city. She said this will help in balancing the many competing priorities of the city, including the Robert Crown Center, street lighting options in the city and new capital projects. The earlier timeline, King added, will give

PROTEST From page 1

to anyone everywhere, this is not something that’s specific to India,” he said. “We wanted the entire Kellogg community because we stand for each other.” During his speech, Kakran said the group planned to continue conversations about rape culture in India as well as throughout the rest of the world. He asked demonstrators to donate to nonprofit organizations committed to the cause, including Action Aid and Operation Red Alert. “India has to stop living in denial and embrace its problems to fix them,” he said. “India has to stop blaming the media because we ourselves are to blame. India has to stop looking the other way and (saying) ‘boys will be boys.’ We have to get used to having difficult conversations.”

officials a better sense of direction and help to prioritize what is important to residents. “We’re starting it significantly earlier, and what we’re trying to do is prioritize what we’re doing to see what’s important to people, what’s most important to the City Council,” King said, “what we need to fund going forward and what we need to reevaluate.” Evanston’s equity and empowerment coordinator Patricia Efiom said city staff have begun to evaluate budget goals this year through the lens of equity, which is something she said had not been as prevalent in the past. Efiom showed residents how to rate city programs on their effectiveness in promoting equity, Garg said the demonstrators also hoped to put pressure on officials before next year’s national election. Many of the Indian government’s sexual assault policies protect perpetrators of violence against women, including government officials who have committed those acts, Goel said. Those policies include low conviction rates, lack of prosecutions and other inefficiencies in the courts, she said. Such policies and other practices by government officials, especially the police, led to mistrust from the public, she said. “These are important issues,” she said. “I guess we were just tired of staying silent and tired of these cases coming up again and again and not being able to do anything about them, (so) we decided to take action.” aperez@u.northwestern.edu

with the highest-scoring programs being designed for “historically underrepresented Evanston residents,” and lowest-scoring programs providing neither direct nor indirect benefits to those populations. During the workshop, some residents voiced concerns over the priority-based budgeting exercise, which asked participants to rank a curated list of city programs on a scale of zero to four based on how well they helped achieve listed City Council goals. Residents raised questions over the limited nature of the list, which included only eight of the city’s 150 programs, and over the limited information given about each program.

Rue Simmons said it was difficult to choose the programs included in the list, but that the exercise ultimately sparked conversations about the deficit. “We have some tough decisions to make … We have over a hundred areas that we need to address,” Simmons said. “Everyone has a different values system and different priorities, so I don’t think there’s going to be any easy way to do it, but we all have to start the process and work toward a solution that is best for all of our city.” City staff will give a preliminary presentation on the budget at City Council on April 30. colinboyle2020@u.northwestern.edu ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

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founded by Union Squared partner Craig Golden. When the new lot became available, Behm said it “would not make sense not to take the space.” The new space had not been “touched or loved in a very long time,” Behm said, and it required lots of renovations. “We really had to redo everything, fix all the drywall, sand all the floors, put kitchen flooring in the back,” she said. “We picked out some beautiful tiles and cool light fixtures.” Behm said in lieu of hiring outside contractors, workers with Blue Star Properties completed most of the expansion and renovation themselves. In addition to accommodating more dine-in patrons, the expansion will allow Union Squared to keep up with the “vigorous” carry-out demand, Behm said. The original space has remained open for business throughout the construction process, but DiBattista said the restaurant is “pretty tight” right now. “We’re making do, but it’s hard,” DiBattista said. “It will just make our lives easier, being able to do our job more efficiently, (and) we need to meet the demands we have.” clareproctor2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin. Hagerty said that over the course of the next day, he received five emails from residents urging him to speak out and act. “Not five minutes after he announces, I get an email from a resident,” Hagerty said. “‘Mayor, what are you doing about this? Why aren’t you showing any leadership?’ … I quickly realized there is a lot of anxiety across this country … about the direction that the current president wants to take with the country.” He said these concerns make it even more important for mayors and other local leaders nationally to take charge and step up when it comes to combating climate change. Jensen said the city is committed to transition to using 100 percent clean energy, and reducing its emissions in accordance with the Paris Agreement guidelines. He said the city set a goal of 26-28 percent emission reduction by 2025, surpassing the 25 percent mark in 2016. By 2050, he said, the city hopes to reduce its emissions by 80 percent. Evanston is also working on a climate action and resilience plan, which sets out to “reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure Evanston is a resilient community, for all, in the face of climate change.” The plan is scheduled to be finalized by July, when it will be available for public comment, Jensen said. After receiving feedback from residents, the plan will move before City Council in October. Jensen said the city’s climate action plan is in its third iteration, which he said is a unique situation in the country. “It’s something to be really proud of,” Jensen said. “We have a lot of knowledge and a lot of experience already in this community.” karisch@u.northwestern.edu

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EPD advisory committee talks transparency issues By NIKKI BAIM

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The Citizens’ Police Advisory Committee has evaluated police complaints for nearly a decade, but this month, Evanston residents questioned its effectiveness and transparency. Evanston residents from all nine wards serve on the committee, which functions as an independent citizen review board of all complaints filed to the Evanston Police Department. Representatives of the Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee, which evaluates EPD’s complaint process, asked CPAC committee members last week if they have any “real authority” over the outcome of police complaints. CPAC is the second component in a multi-step complaint process that begins within EPD’s Office of Professional Standards. The complaint is then brought to CPAC, which evaluates the incident and provides feedback to chief of police Richard Eddington. Finally, the complaint is presented to the city’s Human Services Committee, where the complaint and police investigation become public for the first time. Human Services committee members take the final vote to determine if action will be taken, but assessment committee chair Matthew Mitchell expressed doubt as to whether city officials have authority over Eddington, who would ultimately enforce any discipline taken against an accused officer. “I don’t want to call (our group) an overseer position or an empowerment position,” Harriet Sallach,

who serves on CPAC, said. “We do make comments and sometimes things get changed or altered or revised.” Jim Gordon, another CPAC member, said if he disagrees with the way police handle a complaint, he will “make it known in writing,” but a written dissent does not guarantee any specific action by Eddington. Because CPAC reports back to EPD and Human Services, Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee member Jared Davis said their feedback “doesn’t really have any bearing on the situation,” especially without the official authority to make final decisions. CPAC reviews confidential information including details of the incident, statements made by the complainant, witnesses and officers, and, if available, video footage. Members discuss the evidence and vote in open session, but the files are not released to attendees or published in the minutes. When documents like video footage are included in a case, the committee calls an executive session. According to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, groups may call a closed session when discussing the “discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body,” including a “hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body … to determine its validity.” Mitchell said this civilian review body should make the process open to the public through transparency. Currently, complaints cannot be requested through the Freedom of Information Act, he added, so community members invested in cases are denied access to the documents, even though they are discussed in a public meeting. “The individual making the complaint has privacy

Evanston Chief of Police Richard Eddington attends a Human Services meeting. Representatives of the Citizen Police Complaint Assessment Committee, which evaluates EPD’s complaint process, questioned the effectiveness of citizen review committees.

rights,” Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. “The officer has rights as well. Being a police officer is a job, so there are workplace rights of protection.” CPAC can access information about the complainant, but Sallach said that only happens

occasionally. “We don’t want to know who they are,” she said. “They don’t want to know who we are.” nikkibaim2020@u.northwestern.edu

Alumna YZ Chin wins literary prize for debut book By JONAH DYLAN

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When YZ Chin (McCormick ’07) was a student at Northwestern, her creative writing professor asked why she frequently wrote about love, but not about sex. She said she hadn’t thought about it, but realized it was because sex was a topic that was heavily censored in her home country of Malaysia. “I realized that to become a real writer, a better writer, I needed to confront that,” she said. “So I started writing a lot about typically censored topics in Malaysia — like sex (and) LGBTQ issues — and essentially I came up against writing about the idea of censorship itself, and that was what started the early stages of this book.”

Chin’s first book, “Though I Get Home,” was released April 10. The book is a collection of short stories, many of which involve a fictional Malaysian girl named Isabella Sin who is detained after publicly criticizing the government. Sin is loosely based on Zunar, a Malaysian cartoonist who has been imprisoned for his cartoons and has had his books banned by the Malaysian government. The Feminist Press and TAYO Literary Magazine awarded “Though I Get Home” with the inaugural Louise Meriwether First Book Prize, which honors a debut novel by a woman or nonbinary author of color. Chin said she was excited to win the award and will serve as a judge to decide the 2019 winner. In a review, TAYO Literary Magazine editor in chief Melissa R. Sipin praised “Though I Get Home.” “YZ’s skilled weavings of poetic language and

unwavering tenderness render a moving portrait of characters caught up in changing, challenging circumstances,” she wrote, “and their cemented wills and steadfast grit become hallmarks in the power of storytelling and the power of movement.” Chin said she originally envisioned the story as a novel, but decided to change the format to a collection of short stories due to her time constraints — she was also working as a software engineer. “Because I had a full-time job in the tech industry at the time, I couldn’t really find enough time to write such that the entire novel had a unified style and tone,” she said. “So after a couple of drafts, I changed direction and broke the book down into a series of interlinked short stories instead. And I found that was a much better format for the book.” Chin said she recently transitioned from fulltime to part-time at her job but wants to continue

her career in the tech world while focusing more on her writing. She said she hopes to write a novel in the future. English Prof. Brian Bouldrey, who worked with Chin during her time at NU, said Chin’s background as an engineer helped her writing. Bouldrey said the way Chin develops her characters and strings stories together is similar to Picasso’s cubist approach to art. “Her take on things was always original. I sometimes think that it’s the engineer in her,” Bouldrey said. “She was able to bring to the classroom so much from the sciences and technology and stuff like that that was also creative. Because of that, she was able to do the traditional stuff, but also do the innovative stuff as well.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu

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into every single match has to be the same.” She will look to get back to her winning ways on Friday in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions have struggled as of late, winning only two of their last 11 matches. They have only won four matches since the end of January and will look to salvage some pride at the end of the year. “We need to be ready for anything,” coach Claire Pollard said. “I’m not overlooking anyone; Penn State has my full attention.” The Cats will then have a day to rest before meeting up with the Buckeyes. Unlike the Nittany Lions, Ohio State has been ranked for the majority of the season. NU will look to spoil

Senior Day for Buckeyes seniors Olivia Sneed and Anna Sanford on the final day of the regular season. Sanford is currently 56th in the national singles rankings. She has won eight of her last 10 matches and will look to keep that momentum going into the battle with the Cats. If NU does sweep its final weekend, this would mark the eighth time Pollard has gone unbeaten in conference play since joining the program in 1999. It would also clinch sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, which the players said they are keen on doing. “We want definitely to go undefeated,” Pollard sad. “We didn’t go to Ann Arbor and grab that win to share anything.” calvinalexander2021@u.northwestern.edu

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go up an entire point after his last start, where in 3.1 innings of work against Indiana he gave up 6 earned runs. Lavelle’s struggles last weekend mirrored those of the team’s pitching staff in a Tuesday defeat to Milwaukee, a performance in which eight pitchers combined to give up 6 runs on seven hits. Coach Spencer Allen said the team has shown moments of competitiveness, but needs to put a complete game together. “We’re trying to win the game,” Allen said.

“Winning is contagious and that’s what we’re trying to do.” Freshman outfielder Casey O’Laughlin had his first hit since mid-March in the Milwaukee game, but said he wished the team could’ve gotten a win, which is “priority number one.” He said the team needs to “trust the process” and stick together moving forward. “We just got to stay together,” O’Laughlin said. “We’re losing a lot of tight ball games right now.” Peter Warren contributed reporting ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats seek outright title at Big Ten Championship

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Emily Fletcher has almost done it all in her 10 seasons at Northwestern. She led the Wildcats to a National Championship runner-up finish in 2017, in her fourth straight appearance. She’s been named Big Ten Coach of the Year four times, and NU golfers have been named to eight All-America teams in her tenure. But she’s still missing an outright Big Ten Championship. The Cats have tied for the title three of the past five years, but have yet to pull away from the field to claim the top spot for themselves. “The goal is to be competing in contention on Sunday for a Big Ten Championship,” Fletcher said. “But we don’t talk about that as a team, about ‘Oh, we’ve got to go get this outright versus tying.’ It’s just about us really going out and competing and being the best we can be. If we do that, we’ll be in the mix come Sunday.” Last year, Fletcher and her record-setting NU squad were all set to snag that elusive crown, entering the final round with an eight-stroke lead on secondplace Michigan State. But behind 2017 Big Ten Player of the Year Sarah Burnham, the Spartans rallied and claimed the title by two strokes. This year, senior Hannah Kim and the Cats roll back onto the TPC River’s Bend course in Maineville, Ohio, hoping to change the narrative. “I’m looking forward to winning,” Kim said. “We didn’t win last year, so I want to redeem that title. … At this point, I’m just playing for something bigger than myself, so I’m really just rooting for the big team win.” Last year’s unranked Michigan State squad came out of nowhere to break up the Northwestern-Ohio State duopoly at the top of the conference after the Cats had split the 2015 and 2016 championships with the Buckeyes. This year, the Spartans are ranked No. 11 in the country, only a single spot behind No. 10 NU. Both teams will return at least four golfers as the teams come back to the site of last year’s dramatic duel. “Everybody has the same advantage going into this year,” Fletcher said. “We had some good play there last year, so I think we have some positive memories. …

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Sarah Cho hits a putt. Cho is one of two Northwestern seniors who will play in their final Big Ten Championship tournament this weekend.

The course conditions, we’ll have to see once we get there, but I think they could be quite different… it’s probably going to play a bit longer and soft.” For Kim and fellow senior Sarah Cho, this will be their final shot at that evasive outright title. They’ll be joined by juniors Janet Mao, Stephanie Lau and Monica Matsubara, all of whom played in last year’s showdown as well. Sophomore Brooke Riley will be the only newcomer to the Cats lineup. Kim and Cho enter their final postseason as possibly the most decorated senior class in program history. The duo have been catalysts in the best three NCAA Tournament finishes in school history and shared two Big Ten Championships. Kim is a two-time conference Player of the Year. Cho won the individual title at this event during her freshman year, and now she’s looking to repeat that success in her final opportunity. “It’s really a bittersweet moment,” Cho said. “It’s kind of crazy that time flew by this fast. We’re all really, really excited to play this week. … We missed it by two last year, so we were a little bit discouraged, but that’s why we’ve worked really hard this year.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Seniors guide NU into last scheduled home game By BEN POPE

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Shelby Fredericks looks to make a defensive play. The attacker is one of numerous Northwestern seniors who will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday.

Saturday’s game between No. 7 Northwestern and Rutgers is a big one for senior Shelby Fredericks. The attacker will not only be one of eight Wildcats honored as part of Senior Day festivities, but she’ll also have a shot at tying or setting the program’s all-time record for draw controls — her career total trails the all-time mark by just 13. Nevertheless, Fredericks is following a tried-and-true strategy to deal with the distractions: ignoring them. “(The record) hasn’t been in my mind thus far, and I think that’s been working,” she said. “(And) Senior Day has never really been a point of emphasis in all my years here. It’s obviously great to have all our families coming out and things like that, but I’m thinking of it (as) it’s another game against Rutgers.” Still, the draw controls record will be an interesting sidestory to follow, especially if the contest between the red-hot Wildcats (12-3, 4-0 Big Ten) and middling Scarlet Knights (7-8, 1-3) turns into a rout. Fredericks averages 8.5 controls per game, which would rank third in the country if she qualified — she isn’t currently eligible for the

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national leaderboard because she missed NU’s first four games with an injury — but has tallied 13 or more controls in a single game five times in her career. Rutgers, which sports a minus-33 draw control differential this season, could be an advantageous matchup, too. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said Fredericks, who has led the team in draw controls in each of her four years in Evanston, has maintained a staple of the Cats’ long-term success. “That’s been a marquee of our program from the beginning — we’ve had great draw people — and Shelby is obviously one of the best,” Amonte Hiller said. “She’s really flourished this year, too. She’s got so much experience and knowledge in her game (that) … we count on her a lot.” The Scarlet Knights will enter the game on nine days of rest, dating back to a dramatic overtime victory over Michigan that pushed them into a two-way tie for the fourth and final spot in the upcoming conference tournament. Amonte Hiller said she expects the “resilient” Rutgers team to come out fighting.

NU will counter with a lineup overflowing with confidence, thanks to its ongoing seven-game win streak. Playing in their final regular season home game will be the likes of midfielder Sheila Nesselbush, whose 37 goals rank second on the team; attacker Danita Stroup, whose 21 goals rank third; and defenders Lindsay Darrell and Ally Mueller, who Amonte Hiller said have brought much-needed leadership to a back line that starts two freshman defenders and a redshirt freshman goalkeeper. It is difficult, after all, to find a more experienced player on this roster than Darrell. The senior from Long Island, New York, has appeared in all 78 games since her arrival in 2014-15 and started 70 of them. She’s seen a lot of lacrosse, but not since that 2015 season has she seen an NCAA Tournament game played in Evanston. She said she’s hoping this year that drought is snapped. “This team is special in just the energy that we have and … there’s just so much love between us, and that’s what sets this team apart from a lot of other teams in the past,” Darrell said. “We’re hoping when the playoffs come around, (this is) not going to be our last home game.” benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Steal-happy Wildcats, Cats on verge of unbeaten season Spartans to square off By CALVIN ALEXANDER

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Northwestern and its upcoming weekend foe, Michigan State, hover near the bottom of the Big Ten in nearly every statistical category except one: stolen bases. The Spartans (11-21, 3-5 Big Ten) and Wildcats (9-21, 1-11) are both aggressive on the basepaths, and rank No. 1 and 2 in the conference in stolen bases with 69 and 64 swipes, respectively. Both teams will certainly need the added help in their threegame series — which begins Friday in Evanston — to bring runners across home plate, as they both fall in the conference’s bottom three teams in runs scored. Junior shortstop Jack Dunn and sophomore second basemen Alex Erro lead the Cats in bases poached, combining for 27 on the year. Each of them have only been caught stealing once. Dunn’s breakout 2018 season has followed an offseason of competing with players from across the Big Ten in the Northwoods League, a summer league comprised of some of the country’s top college players. The shortstop played on the Lakeshore (Wis.) Chinooks alongside

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Michigan State second basemen Royce Ando, an Ontario native who has played for the Canadian junior national team. Ando tore up NU’s pitching staff in a four-hit performance last season, but likely won’t be available for this weekend’s action as he has only appeared in one game in the past month. Dunn said he has appreciated the opportunity to learn from other players about how they take at-bats and make plays. “In the summer, I try to be a sponge and learn everything I can possibly from these other guys,” Dunn said. “A couple of the other guys were older than me, so they offered me some advice as well. It’s good to see them before games, but once you get between those lines, I just want to kick your ass.” Friday’s likely pitching matchup will set up the Spartans’ Ethan Landon, a senior who boasts a 3.34 ERA but a dismal 1-5 record, against NU freshman Quinn Lavelle, who is reeling after two consecutive losses to conference foes. Lavelle saw his ERA » See BASEBALL, page 7

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No. 12 Northwestern vs. Penn State University Park, Pennsylvania 3 p.m. Friday

No. 12 Northwestern vs. No. 31 Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 11 a.m. Sunday

Northwestern will go on the road this weekend in hopes of finishing the regular season undefeated in Big Ten play. The No. 12 Wildcats (17-4, 10-0 Big Ten) will begin the trip at Penn State (7-13, 2-7) before making their way to Columbus, Ohio, to face No. 31 Ohio State (12-6, 6-3). NU is currently on a six-match winning streak, which was capped last week during an emotional Senior Day against Minnesota. The Cats kept their unbeaten record in conference play intact with a 6-1 win. “The seniors have played so well this year,” sophomore Julie Byrne said. “We all wanted to do our best and help them end their season in the ideal way.” Seniors Alex Chatt, Erin Larner and Maddie Lipp were honored at the match for their years of dedication to

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Alex Chatt winds up to hit a return. Chatt, a senior, will play her final two career regular season matches this weekend.

the team. Lipp and Larner enjoyed success, winning all of their matches; however, Chatt struggled. She did not win a single set in her final regular season home match. This loss occurred just one week after her heroic win against Michigan, and Chatt

acknowledged that her inconsistent play has been a problem throughout her college career. “I need to take it one match at a time,” Chatt said. “My mindset going » See WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 7