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Collective urges admin to fund care Fund Our Care asks for mental health resources By ZOE MALIN

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On March 17, Dean of Students Todd Adams emailed students, wishing “good thoughts” during finals week. He said that “it is normal, at times, to struggle with academic work, find balance among competing priorities, and meet our own — or even others’ — expectations. If you are experiencing any of these, then let me assure you that you are not alone.” Weinberg senior Jessica Ogwumike said that when she read Adams’ email, she began thinking about the implications of using the word “normal” to describe stress and struggles on campus. She texted her fellow members of Fund Our Care Collective, a group that describes itself as a student movement created to improve the health and well-being of NU students and aims to facilitate conversations about the topic. Ogwumike said they were having similar “gut reactions.” “I still remember reading the line ‘this is normal’ and getting really angry,” Ogwumike said. “None of this is normal.”

Fund Our Care Collective published a letter on April 12 in response to Adams’ email, which was released on North by Northwestern’s website. The group’s letter stated that Adams’ email “functioned to normalize student suffering” and that the dean “failed to recognize the social circumstances that make NU especially harmful to racialized, gender-marginalized, disabled, low-income and firstgeneration students.” Weinberg senior Natalie Vega, a member of the group, said Adams’ email was “irresponsible messaging.” “Todd Adams’ email grouped everyone together and was like, ‘If you are struggling that’s fine,’” Vega said. “But one person’s stress isn’t another person’s stress.” Since the group’s letter was published, members said they have not received a response from Adams, who also did not respond to a request for comment from The Daily. But that has not stopped Fund Our Care Collective from organizing further. On April 25, the group will hold a Community Town Hall on Student Wellness. Ogwumike said the group hopes there is a “collective investment” to create impactful solutions to the “crisis at hand” during the event. “The collective and the letter » See FUND, page 6

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“STOP THE VOTE” signs plastered across council chambers. Residents protested the bonds authorization at Monday’s council meeting.

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Aldermen vote 7-2 to authorize direct annual tax imposition By SNEHA DEY

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Alderman voted 7-2 to authorize the 2019 A&B General Obligation Bonds at a Monday City Council meeting. The bonds will impose a direct annual tax, according to city document. The bonds are part of two series, 2019A and 2019B, each of which will not exceed $18

million. The 2019A bonds will finance the construction and equipment of the Robert Crown Community Center while the 2019B bonds will go towards Evanston capital improvements, according to city documents. Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) and Ald. Thomas Suffredin (6th) voted against motion. “This (bond) can be the end of the world for some families,” Rue Simmons said. “We absolutely need Crown, but we don’t need to add to the expense of

living here.” The ordinance was first introduced at a City Council meeting April 8. At the council meeting, Rue Simmons was the only alderman to vote against the introduction and noted the bonds failure to comply with affordability. A number of residents showed up to voice their concern with the lack of transparency regarding letters of intent and the cost of Robert Crown. “STOP THE VOTE” signs

were plastered across the council chambers. Rue Simmons asked the aldermen to hold the vote for one week, but her request was overturned in a 6-3 vote. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said holding the vote could jeopardize the continued funding of Robert Crown. The bond sale is currently scheduled for May 16 and would be followed by a final approval of bond terms, according to city » See BONDS, page 6

Q&A: Schapiro on acceptance rate Admins send President speaks to The Daily about increased admissions, scandal By GABBY BIRENBAUM

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On April 19, three members of The Daily’s editorial board sat down with University president Morton Schapiro. Jeri Ward, vice president for global marketing and communications, also sat in on the meeting. Schapiro talked about Northwestern admissions and defended the current generation of students. His answers have been edited for clarity and brevity. The Daily: How do you feel about the acceptance rate rising for the first time in years? Schapiro: I wouldn’t make a big deal. I think it was like 8.48 and now it’s rounding error. It didn’t really go up, statistically significantly. I’m a statistician, right, so, it isn’t clear to me that’s like a real meaningful change. What I’ve been saying for a while is once you hit 40,000 apps, you’re not gonna get a lot more. So, where do I see us in the future? I think the 8-9 (percent) range, something like that. I don’t see it going back into double figures.

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The Daily: Are there any discussions among University administrators to move to test-optional admissions?

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Schapiro: No. I’ve written a lot about that. If the test score is the thing that gets you in, then that’s a problem. But I don’t see why you don’t look at people’s test scores as long as you evaluate those test scores based on the opportunity of that person to get high test scores. There are certain schools — if you can somehow get a 1200, that’s the highest anybody in your school’s gotten in a decade — and there are certain schools — if you get a 1450, you say what happened? Everybody’s getting 1500. You have to put it in perspective. But I’m not a fan of test-optional. The Daily: One of the problems exposed in the college admissions scandal was the ability to bribe coaches in order to facilitate students’ admission into selective admissions. Could that ever happen at Northwestern? Schapiro: No, we have a very different relationship. I mean, all of

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admissions, all the coaches, it all goes through our senior administrator (deputy director of athletics) Janna (Blais), and she’s the only one who’s ever allowed to talk with Chris Watson, who is in charge of undergraduate admissions. Jim

Phillips is not allowed to talk to, as much as we all love him, he’s not allowed to talk to admissions. Fitz, as much as we love him, is not allowed to talk to admissions. It all » See SCHAPIRO, page 6

In an email sent to students Monday,Provost Jonathan Holloway and Craig Johnson, senior vice president for business and finance, wrote that the recent racist incidents on campus “do not reflect our values and are unacceptable at Northwestern.” The email comes after a second sticker with the white supremacy slogan “It’s okay to be white” was found on campus Saturday evening, making it the second one discovered in a month. The sticker was found in a bathroom stall in Main Library, making it the third such incident in recent weeks. In the email, the administrators wrote the student took down the sticker, threw it away and “forwarded a picture of the sticker to investigators.” Weinberg senior Samuel Webber told The Daily he found the sticker just after 6 p.m. on Saturday. University Police did not find any other stickers in the common areas of University, Deering, and Mudd libraries, the administrators wrote, but they said: “It’s possible

additional stickers could be placed on our campus in the days and weeks to come, and community members could find them.” The first sticker was found two weeks ago in Allison dining hall, and one month ago a rope shaped into a noose was found in Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. Both incidents prompted criticism from students that the university was too slow in responding to the student body, leading to an Associated Student Government emergency resolution last Wednesday that asked University officials to acknowledge their “failure to adequately address them, as well as its failure to support Black students.” In the email, the administrators referred to Northwestern’s Title IX policy, writing that the university will “not tolerate such acts of hate occurring at Northwestern.” “Any such discrimination simply will not be tolerated,” University officials said. “Northwestern Police continue to investigate this incident, along with the previous acts reported to the community on Friday.” austinbenavides2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Evanston Aldermen reject Reese Avenue house By CASSIDY WANG

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At a Monday Planning and Development Committee meeting, aldermen voted to reject the proposed development at 2626 Reese Ave., which would have required a major zoning relief previously denied by the Zoning Board of Appeals. The ZBA determined the proposal did not meet all standards for major variation and “would result in a substantial adverse impact on the use, enjoyment or property values of adjoining properties,” according to city documents. Property owner William James’ proposed home in the 7th Ward would require a 42.5 percent building lot coverage where a maximum of 30 percent is allowed, in addition to exceptions for 3-foot-wide side yard setbacks, according to city documents. During public comment, residents expressed concerns that the development would impact property values, damage surrounding properties – including producing stormwater runoff and subsequent drainage issues – encroach on surrounding heritage trees and compromise the safety of those in the area. James said he believed the ZBA was biased towards neighborhood pressures, emphasizing that he is legally able to build on the lot. Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) said she was conflicted in deciding whether or not the city should approve the property. She said that

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Ald. Judy Fiske (1st). Aldermen voted to reject the proposed development at 2626 Reese Ave.

when visiting the property, she noticed many other substandard lots in the neighborhood with similar setbacks. However, she said she

recognizes neighbors’ concerns of potential damages, such as water runoff. “I thought I knew what I was going to do

warrant scam perpetrated by a “spoofed” number. As of 4 p.m. Monday, four residents had reported the scam to EPD. The residents said the person on the other end of the phone claimed to be EPD Sgt. Joe Bush and told them that there is a warrant for their arrest for missing a jury summons, according to the news release. The caller requests $2,500 and tells the

receiver to go to the bank and get cash. The caller then instructs the receiver to put the money on a Reloadit card from Office Depot and provide the card number in order to obtain the money from it. In one of the cases, the caller received the money via the Reloadit card. In all instances today, the caller appeared to be “legitimate”

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when I came into the meeting but now I’m not sure,” Revelle said. Ald. Thomas Suffredin (6th) voted no on the proposed house, saying it would be too big for the lot. Suffredin added that James was not considerate of the impact the house would have on neighbors. “( James) used the colloquialism where he said, ‘This isn’t the house I would build but I could live with it,’” Suffredin said. “And he was saying, ‘I could live with it,’ in the colloquial sense. These people would have to live with it in the actual, real, ‘it’s on their block,’ sense.” Revelle also said the city should consider building smaller, lower-cost houses on substandard lots, like in the case of the Reese Avenue property. “Allowing buildings to go on to these substandard lots would be an important public policy,” Revelle said. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) questioned whether the committee would have accepted the proposal if variances were not involved, as well as what the city determines to be buildable on similar substandard lots. “We are encouraging smaller, hopefully more affordable houses on smaller lots,” Fiske said. “That’s the direction we’ve been moving in.” Although James’s request for a zoning variance was rejected by the committee, city staff said he can submit another application for consideration in the future. cassidywang2022@u.northwestern.edu because the caller spoofed the caller ID to show that it was coming from EPD’s non-emergency number, according to the release. EPD has instructed citizens who receive “suspicious” calls to ask for the name of the caller, hang up, then report the incident to the police. — Julia Esparza

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On April 19, three members of The Daily’s editorial board sat down with University president Morton Schapiro. Jeri Ward, vice president for global marketing and communications also sat in on the meeting. Schapiro talked about educating students for the current economy, the Trump administration’s attacks on college campuses and diversity and inclusion. His answers have been edited for clarity and brevity.

Schapiro: I think flexibility. I am a labor economist. I’ve written on protecting members of this generation from outsourcing to India and China and other countries, their jobs, as well as being replaced by automation and artificial intelligence. Having a mixture of skills is the best preparation not to be outsourced or replaced by artificial intelligence. It used to be that you had one occupation, three employers. Now you have three occupations. So you might do law, you might do finance, you might do teaching, you might do journalism. How do you train people to have that flexibility? I think it’s broader training. Everybody knows you have to be adept quantitatively. It’s nice if you could code a little bit, be comfortable with numbers, but emotional intelligence is more important now than it’s ever been. You didn’t really need it when the workforce was dominated by people of a certain demographic. If you don’t have emotional intelligence now, and you don’t have a real respect and appreciation for diverse voices, you’re not gonna succeed.

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mean the endowment tax, somebody called it ‘Take that, Harvard’ tax. That’s what they called it, which clearly it is. It doesn’t raise any money, it’s just a “Let’s take the liberal, heavily-endowed private colleges and universities and stick it to ‘em.” As an economist, it’s just ludicrous. It had nothing to do with, I believe, economics. It’s just punitive. There are legitimate questions about freedom of speech — are we open enough? Do we welcome all voices? So, you know, the fact that politicians are concerned about it — we’re all concerned about that. At least that’s an issue that one should argue through. But, you know, it’s easy to take a potshot at a school. The Daily: Many students of marginalized backgrounds say they feel the University is emphasizing diversity without following through with inclusion. How do you respond to that? Schapiro: Well, we’ve been emphasizing it for my ten years here. Student Enrichment Services and a whole bunch of things we do, but, as I readily say, when you look at senior survey results, you see differences in satisfaction levels by race and by income and by any

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number of different measures. I said ten years ago in my induction speech that this isn’t the most diverse community for undergrads. It will be much more diverse. As we get more selective, it’s gonna be easier for us to have a much higher representation of groups that are presently underrepresented. I then said, ‘that’s the easy part.’ Inclusion’s the hard part. But you have to be honest with yourself about that and keep working towards it. So, am I surprised that people from different sorts of backgrounds have different experiences here? No. I look at the data — what’s the probability of going on study abroad, probability of writing an honors thesis, probability of being Greek, probability of being in a cappella? You see all these different measures, you look at these measures, and we keep working and working and working to have the same great experiences. You want to bring up the experience of the ones who are having a worse time. And that’s what we keep trying to do. But, anybody who’s ever thought that’s easy to accomplish has never tried to do it. And I have. gabriellebirenbaum2021@u.northwestern.edu

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My fight against being percieved as ‘whitewashed’ ANDREA BIAN

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I’ve written a few columns about different aspects of my identity — mostly, I’ve written about being an Asian-American woman. The opinion desk has empowered me to write about my experiences as a woman of color, and my complicated relationship with that part of myself. I’ve gotten used to most people seeing me as Asian first and American second. It’s something that isn’t necessarily easy, but common. I’m used to people demanding I speak Chinese to them or laughing at the Chinese food I used to bring to school. I’m used to being the only Asian person in a room, and I’m used to people assuming that because I’m Asian, I must be quiet, weird or good at math. I’ve grown accustomed to explaining my Asianness to people. I struggle with it sometimes, but it’s something I’ve learned how to do as an Asian American, despite being born and raised in the United States. What I haven’t talked about fully, however, is my experience of being labeled as “whitewashed” in predominantly Asian communities. I remember growing up and meeting other Asian-American people, and feeling connected to them because I knew their experiences as Asian Americans were very similar to mine. Every time I hung out with them, I was proud to be Asian-American — a feeling that I lost when I was in a predominantly white group of people. This began to change in middle school when some Asian-American friends of mine started to question how Asian I was. From that age on, I encountered groups

of people who would accuse me of being “Americanized” or whitewashed, saying that my parents didn’t raise me correctly and that I was losing my Asian identity. Because I didn’t speak Chinese or participate in a lot of the same traditions that my AsianAmerican friends did, I became singled out for being “less Asian” than everyone else. I remember a group of girls calling me a “Twinkie” in middle school, saying I was yellow on the outside and white on the inside. Not all members of the Asian community did this, but enough of my friends teased me about being “basically white” that I began to believe it. I believed I was fundamentally different from other Asians, simply because I didn’t go to Chinese school as a kid and didn’t read anime or listen to K-pop.

On the outside, though, I would laugh along with my friends, who said they were only joking. I would often make fun of myself before they could, hoping to beat them to the punch so that their jokes would hurt a little less. I would tell others I wasn’t a “real Asian,” trying to accept that label because I believed it was all I had. These sweeping generalizations defined my identity through high school. I felt completely trapped and like less of a human being. I never felt like myself, whether I was hanging out with non-Asian people or with Asian people. I convinced myself people

only saw me as one of two things: white or Asian. This led to me wanting to whitewash myself in high school, in which I attempted to appear less Asian so that I could at least adhere to one of my identities. For the first few years of high school, I actively hid my family life and cultural traditions because I wanted to abandon my Asian heritage. I’ll admit that at times, I do feel more connected to my American identity. I’m a first-generation American, a phrase that I am proud to identify with. It’s also easier for me to feel connected to this identity because I don’t speak Chinese, I’ve lived in the U.S. for my whole life, and I don’t have a lot of family or relatives living in this country. But I think what hurt the most about all those years of being labeled as whitewashed was that I trusted the Asian-American community. I gravitated towards them because I felt their experiences as Asian Americans would be similar to mine, even if they weren’t exactly the same. I looked towards them to show me that the customs that I did participate in weren’t weird, that my Chinese heritage, no matter how close I felt to it, would be enough. Especially when we were younger, saying that I was white or whitewashed may have just been a way of saying that I did things differently than some were used to. As we got older, however, the phrase morphed into a way of saying that I was somehow less than. People would very pointedly mention that my whitewashed nature meant I wasn’t “really” Asian American. Those kids had been fed a very specific narrative: anyone who didn’t speak Chinese like them or engage in the same traditions as them was automatically whitewashed — and therefore automatically less of a human. “Whitewashed” is a term that still carries

a lot of pain and baggage for me now. It reminds me of all the times I felt ashamed of throwing away my Asian identity just

I shouldn’t have to explain why I deserve to be acknowledged as Asian, and nor should anyone else. because I appeared less Asian in the eyes of other Asian-American people. Whitewashed is a demoralizing word, one that makes me feel reduced to the way I act and speak, and not the person I am. Here and there, I’ll still meet a few Asian Americans who will give me a funny look when I tell them that I can’t speak Chinese. But largely, I’ve met so many more members of the Asian-American community — some who have similar experiences to mine and some completely different, but who all accept and support me for my background and personal experiences. My battle between my two identities has and always will be something I’ll have to deal with. As Asian Americans see increased representation in the media and in popular culture, I hope we can acknowledge that not everyone’s experiences are the same — or should be. I shouldn’t have to explain why I deserve to be acknowledged as Asian, and nor should anyone else. 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.

Treating women with respect extends beyond chivalry KATHRYN AUGUSTINE

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While there’s nothing inherently wrong with a man holding open the door for a woman passing through or paying the check at a restaurant, society’s focus on chivalry places emphasis on the wrong lessons. Acting courteous and polite toward women — through acts such as opening a car door or offering to carry luggage — is a positive lesson for adolescent boys to learn and take to heart. However, in reality, basic courtesy is something all humans should be taught to integrate into their interactions with others, regardless of gender. Chivalry alone is insufficient; it doesn’t constitute appropriate treatment of women or automatically equate to respect. And chivalry, when unwanted, can be disrespectful and downright demeaning.

Historically, chivalry was the name of the class of knights during the feudal period in Europe. The term evolved to represent the values and conduct knights were expected to follow, on and off the battlefield. Today, in the absence of knights in shining armor, chivalry has grown to refer to men acting in a gentlemanly manner through aiding women in simple, easy ways. The current ideal of chivalry suggests that respect for women can be reduced to simple gestures, when genuine respect includes seeing women as people — rather than a method through which to demonstrate proper manners. This genuine respect and seeing women as people should be incorporated into the overarching definition of chivalry. Even though I personally do not take offense to a man closing the car door behind me, for instance, men need to be cognizant of the fact that gestures like these can be perceived as degrading and unwarranted to some. I once had an experience in which a man refused to allow me to contribute to the

cost of a dinner. While this was an attempt to be chivalrous and align with tradition, it ignored my desires to independently pay for my share of the meal. Intentions were good, but the outcome left me feeling powerless. If a woman repeatedly asks to pay her share, then chivalry should be cast aside and the man should relent and allow her to, without question or protest. Chivalry suggests that men need to cater women without any exception, and that is not applicable in 2019.

As a result, we need to redefine chivalry so that the term that encompasses simple, altruistic actions toward all people — not just women — as well as a deeper level of respect in terms of asking for consent, treating women as equals and using language that is not belittling or inherently sexist. This new definition also means acknowledging that some women prefer ultimate independence without any interference from men, and that this is valid. While chivalrous actions can be appreciated, it’s important to realize their presence does not replace genuine respect nor does it give men the right to support unequal power dynamics within their relationships with women. Kathryn Augustine is a Medill f irst-year. She can be contacted at kathrynaugustine2022@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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From page 1 documents. Holding the vote would require the city to reschedule the bond sale date, Bobkiewicz said. The city would also have to take the bonds out of the market, putting into question how they would pay for the project. “I don’t know,” Bobkiewicz said. “I’ve never

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From page 1 have been organic responses to a deep sense of frustration,”Ogwumike said.“Our work is trying to articulate a common understanding of what the student experience is on this campus and its current productivity culture.” Fund Our Care Collective was established during Fall Quarter when students came together after receiving an email sent by Adams regarding Weinberg sophomore Daniel Jessell’s death by suicide. The group felt students received “a loss in our community” emails far too often, so they began writing demands to administration officials about what Vega called “ways to help students stay alive.” “In the demands, we asked for an increased number of counselors available, increased funding to CAPS, SES and AccessibleNU, and to decrease the credit requirements for some schools,” Vega said. “They were very pragmatic things administrators could do to immediately improve student conditions on campus.” As previously reported by The Daily, Fund Our Care Collective then led a demonstration last December during which students marched to the Rebecca Crown Center and delivered the collective’s demands to Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs. Ogwumike said the demands put forth in the letter were the result of investigative journalism, student polling research, and narrative and qualitative research. In the days leading up to the demonstration, the event was publicized through social media, flyers and word of mouth. SESP sophomore Eliza Gonring said NU’s administration most likely “got word” of the collective’s demonstration, which is why Telles-Irvin sent an email to students on Dec. 5, 2018, stating “a campus-wide task force focusing on your well-being has been created.” Gonring said Telles-Irvin’s email was a “performative way” to handle the issue. “The email seemed like an obvious way for the school to undermine our demonstration,” Gonring

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goes through Janna and then it goes to admissions. If there’s an appeal, it goes to the provost. It’s always been apparently quite different than a lot of other schools, and the scandal indicates even more different than we thought. The Daily: You’ve been quoted as saying that the

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019 been down this road before. We would probably need to stop work.” Bobkiewicz also noted holding the vote could create “tremendous uncertainty” for donors and move them to question investing in the project. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th), who has been a longtime proponent of the project, emphasized the new community engagement center was not a tax problem but instead an opportunity to serve a part of the community which is currently underserved. said. “It was a stalling tactic, and it wasn’t solving anything as urgently as it needed to be solved.” However, Vega said the group was explicit in making administrators aware that it did not want a task force formed around its demands. In its statement to Telles-Irvin, Fund Our Care Collective asked that a public town hall be held where students and administrators could come together to discuss student needs and the appropriate University response. Vega said administrators ignored the group’s request for a town hall. “Task forces are where demands go to die,” Vega said. “They preclude all possibilities of transparency and a reciprocal dialogue, which is what this issue needs.” Fund Our Care Collective was asked to be a part of the task force, but Ogwumike said the group declined the invitation because “it was not a mode of redress we found viable.” Ogwumike said to her understanding, the task force is co-chaired by John Dunkle, executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services, and Jennifer Tackett, NU’s director of clinical psychology. She said it seems to be quite large in membership, but cannot confirm any details. The group also requested minutes from the task force’s meetings but was told the task force does not have the “administrative capacity” to keep minutes. Ogwumike said the collective has not heard from the task force since February. “We were left to ask ourselves,‘What now?’”Vega said. Adams then sent his email to the NU student body before final exams during winter quarter. Medill sophomore Cayla Clements, another member of the collective, said she was also “shocked” by the email. “It seemed to normalize very high stress,” Clements said. “It was very off-putting.” Clements said Fund Our Care Collective wrote the letter posted on North by Northwestern’s website current generation of students has not experienced failure enough. Can you elaborate on that, and would you characterize the current generation of students? Schapiro: I’ve written a lot about that. I’m not so sure I know the answer. I’ve actually been teaching undergraduate courses for 40 consecutive years, so you see the generations change. I love this generation. You know, I’ve written a lot sort of defending this generation — they care more about each other, and the world.

“This kind of chaos is perpetuated by social media, is perpetuated by a small number of people who simply want to stop the project and simply want to create adversity for our council,” Wilson said. He said a community meeting was held in February to answer some of the same resident concerns. Rue Simmons asked neither she nor residents “be dismissed.” She urged city staff to directly

answer residents questions and recognize the burden any additional tax could put on low-income families. “We won’t get to this point where we have to deal with the signs and the jeopardy of stopping a project and… all of these other potentially disastrous things if we respect everyone in our community as we say that we do,” Simmons said. snehadey2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Fund Our Care Collective will host a town hall on April 25 for students to voice concerns about well being on campus. Higher administration has been invited but has not confirmed that members will attend

immediately after Adams sent his email to students, but it took time to get published. She noted the letter was a collaborative effort. Clements thinks the letter got a “good amount of student traction,” but is disappointed by administrations’ lack of response. “Acknowledgement by the administration is necessary,” Clements said. “I would really like to see the University treat the topics of mental health and mental illness in a more sensitive manner. The school cannot turn a blind eye to the amount of student deaths we’ve had to suicides.”

Fund Our Care Collective has invited administrators to attend its town hall this week. Gonring said she wants administrators “to listen to us and to see our faces.” The collective shared the event on Facebook, and over 60 people have marked that they are “interested” or “going.” But as for NU’s administration, Ogwumike is wary of who will show up. “If administrators come, that would be a show of good faith,” Ogwumike said. “But if not, that wouldn’t actually surprise me.”

I don’t think they have enough fun. Yeah, it’s true, maybe they don’t have the same failures, cause if they did, they wouldn’t get into our schools like their parents did. Back then it was so much easier to get in, so, I worry about resiliency. But I love this generation. I just think they have a concern and an empathy that other generations didn’t. I think this is a maligned generation, unfairly. I really do. The snowflake stuff — I did an op-ed, it was syndicated by the LA Times, (that) made

fun of the attorney-general saying they’re all snowflakes and not prepared for the world. You ever meet one of you kids? They’re very well-prepared for the world. I don’t believe it. And you’re prepared to actually make the world a better place as well as to succeed in the world. I wouldn’t trade this generation with any generation. I absolutely wouldn’t.

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City conducts air quality study around waste station By JULIA ESPARZA

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The City of Evanston will commence a study this May to measure air quality surrounding the Church Street Waste Transfer Station. The city has enlisted RHP Risk Management to conduct the six-month study which will evaluate the air quality around the station and identify possible sources of contamination. The station, located at 1711 Church St., is not a new feature in the area, but Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said she is happy that the community gets to provide input in the project. “Lower-income communities have been disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices,” Rue Simmons said. “This study will allow oversight and if we are made aware of any issues, we will address it accordingly.” The city, Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) and Rue Simmons — whose wards contain portions of the station — will host an informational meeting regarding the study on May 2 at the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center. Simmons encouraged residents to attend the meeting in order to become familiar with the equipment and learn how the study will be carried out. The study will be paid for through a settlement with Advanced Disposal, the operator of the Church Street Waste Transfer Station, according to the city website. In 2016, the city sent out a survey to

Rhaeos, BrewBike win over $500,000 in pitch competition

Two Northwestern startups were awarded a combined total of over $500,000 in the Rice Business Plan Competition earlier this month, according to a Northwestern news release. Rhaeos, a medical device company founded by engineering Prof. John Rogers and the department of neurological surgery, and BrewBike, a studentrun coffee company, placed fourth and sixth in the

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The 2nd ward. The City will begin a study on air quality around the Church Street Waste Transfer Station located in the 2nd and 5th wards.

residents to gage how they thought the city should spend the $1.2 million awarded to the city in the settlement. The 10-question survey asked residents about their interactions with the station and to provide perspectives on future improvements.

The results of the survey showed that 81 percent of respondents agreed or strongly agreed with developing a process to monitor environmental impacts of the station on the surrounding neighborhood. Residents had been complaining about

competition, respectively. Rhaeos’ fourth-place finish yielded a $5,000 prize and $450,000 in investments from multiple funds. The company works with patients who have hydrocephalus, a condition in which fluid builds up in the cavities of the brain and puts pressure on it. Rogers and his collaborators have built a device to help detect shunt failures in patients’ brains, and the group is currently working to get approval from the Food and Drug Administration. In his pitch, Rogers said the technology his company developed will make treatment much simpler. “I’ve seen children undergo over 200 brain surgeries, contributing to the over $2 billion in annual

related health care expenses,” Rogers said. “I started Rhaeos to do better for my patients. Working with flexible electronics, we’ve created the world’s first wireless wearable shunt monitor.” Amit Ayer, a Feinberg sixth-year and co-founder of Rhaeos, said the funding the group received in the competition will help the company take the next step. “This funding will be invaluable in helping to take our technology from an experimental phase to one where it can benefit patients and shed further insight into the pathophysiology of hydrocephalus,” he said. BrewBike, a 2015 student-founded startup with

strong smells, loud noises and rodents coming from the station. According to the survey, over 50 percent of respondents expressed concern about odors, air quality, exposure to toxic or hazardous chemicals and disease-spreading animals. Respondents who lived closest to the station indicated concern for environmental and infrastructure impacts, as well as the amount of green space, walking infrastructure and recreation amenities. Responses from residents closest to the station also expressed more interest in having a larger portion of funds spent on monitoring and evaluation. The city has received complaints about these issues as early as 2000, according to city documents. In 2007, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued a violation notice to Veolia Environmental Services, the old name for what is now Advanced Disposal. In response to these concerns, the city launched the survey and then a page on the city’s website that would serve “as the hub for public information,” regarding the station. Residents are encouraged to provide input on the impacts of the study as well as issue complaints, according to the city website. “I am relieved that we will have this monitoring so all of our questions are answered and so we’re not living in the dark about how the environment is impacting us,” Rue Simmons said. juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu a residency in The Garage, earned $3,500 from their sixth-place finish and received $100,000 from the GOOSE Society. In his pitch, founder and chief growth officer Lucas Philips emphasized the company’s expansion to other campuses besides Northwestern’s, including the University of Texas at Austin. “The Rice Business Plan Competition was a challenge,” the SESP senior said in the release. “Ultimately, we succeeded, winning more than $100,000 and networking with investors who can help us execute our plan at scale.”

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Wildcats end regular season with two Big Ten wins By ELLA BROCKWAY

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Northwestern closed its regular season last weekend with a pair of Big Ten wins over No. 18 Ohio State and Penn State. The No. 31 Wildcats (14-9, 7-4 Big Ten) upset the Buckeyes 5-2 on Saturday for their first win in conference play since March 29 and finished off the weekend with a 4-2 Senior Day victory over the Nittany Lions on Sunday. Senior Lee Or continued her strong Big Ten season with four wins total in singles and doubles across the two days. Or finished the year with an 8-2 record in conference play and a 13-10 overall record. Starting the weekend against Ohio State (19-5, 8-3) — who entered the match with an 8-1 record in the Big Ten — the Cats took the double point with wins from their No. 1

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and No. 2 spots. Or and freshman Clarissa Hand won 6-3 in the top slot. Junior Julie Byrne and freshman Hannah McColgan defeated the No. 74-ranked pair of Isabelle Boulais and Danielle Wolf at second doubles to clinch the point for NU, and it gave the Cats good momentum heading into the rest of the afternoon.

Hand continued her shaky stretch of singles play, dropping her match at first singles in three sets to the 63rd-ranked Boulais. The rest of NU rallied behind her, though; Byrne and Or both claimed straight-set wins over ranked opponents, while sophomore Caroline Pozo won her first Big Ten match in five tries. In just her second singles match of the season, McColgan sealed the team win for the Cats with a 6-2, 7-5 victory. A day later against Penn State, (11-11, 3-8) NU won the doubles point again. Byrne won her teambest 17th singles match of the season in two sets at the No. 2 spot, and Hand picked up another point for the Cats in the top slot. Graduate Carol Finke — who was honored alongside Or and senior Rheeya Doshi for their NU careers at the match — claimed the team win with a three-set victory at sixth singles. ellabrockway@u.northwestern.edu

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Lee Or hits the ball. The senior won all four matches she played in NU’s final regular season weekend.

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NU faces Illinois in doubleheader Fifteen proposals By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Kate Drohan keeps saying she’s taking this final stretch of the regular season one game at a time. But with just two weeks remaining until the Big Ten Tournament, the bigger picture is becoming harder and harder to ignore. No. 23 Northwestern sits all alone atop the conference standings, a mere half-game ahead of Michigan and 1.5 games ahead of Minnesota. With each victory, the Wildcats (36-7, 15-0 Big Ten) are drawing closer to their first Big Ten title since 2008, but as the Wolverines and Golden Gophers continue to keep pace, the drama continues to rise. NU’s 18th-year coach, however, isn’t worried about that right now. “As a team, we’ve been focusing on one game at a time,” Drohan said. “The thing that we’ve been talking about is leaving our record, streaks, anything like that in the locker room. We come out here and we’re here to play ball. We can reflect on it after a

weekend, but now we shift gears, we get ready for Illinois on Tuesday.” The Cats will play their final two home games of the regular season Tuesday against the Fighting Illini (27-17, 6-9). Illinois leads the Big Ten in batting average, slugging percentage, hits and total bases, and is second in home runs and runs scored. Bella Loya has been the Fighting Illini’s best off ensive player, with a .404/.472/.745 slash line, 12 home runs and 46 RBIs. But Illinois’ lineup is much deeper than just Loya — three other players are batting at or above .375, with two more hitting better than .300. The Fighting Illini average more than six runs per game. Despite its sub-.500 conference record, Illinois has plenty of quality wins. The Fighting Illini beat a pair of ranked teams in Oklahoma State and Kentucky in the first weekend of the season. They also beat a Tulsa team currently in the top-25 in RPI, won two of three against a Wisconsin team that was ranked at the time and handed Minnesota its only Big Ten defeat. Illinois had a chance to hand NU a favor last weekend against Michigan,

but dropped a pair of one-run decisions en route to being swept. In Saturday’s loss, the Fighting Illini had a three-run lead in the seventh and were one strike away from victory, but the Wolverines rallied for a 9-8 win. While they may have been scoreboard-watching at the time, the Cats are keeping the focus on themselves. Their pitching staff, led by freshman Danielle Williams, has a team ERA of 1.81, so they should be well-equipped to handle Illinois’ powerful lineup. Even if the Fighting Illini are able to put up some runs, NU’s offense has scored 7.6 runs per game over its past five, so the Cats have the ability to win a slugfest. They lead the Big Ten in walks, a key reason why they swept Purdue last weekend while tallying more runs than hits in all three games. “We talk about pitch selection all the time, we’ve talked about efficiency with our swings so we can track the ball longer before we decide (whether to swing),” Drohan said. “It puts a lot of pressure on an opposing team.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

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The Cats listen as Caryl Drohan gives instructions. NU will play its final two home games of the regular season Tuesday.

passed at DI Council By PETER WARREN

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The NCAA Division I Council concluded its April meetings Friday, where the 40-person collective voted on many different proposals that will affect the future of college athletics. One of the biggest proposals on the table — NCAA Proposal 2018-34 — was defeated at the meetings. The proposal was set to change the number of countable coaches in college baseball and softball from three to four at the Division I level. The move would have allowed volunteer assistant coaches to become full-time assistant coaches, and had near-universal support from coaches in both sports. Joanna Lane, the director of education and program development for the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, said in a statement to The Daily that the organization looks forward to the next time the proposal will be voted on by the Division I Council. “Our member coaches are disappointed in the results of the vote regarding the addition of a fourth countable coach,” Lane said. “Ninetyfive percent of softball coaches believed this proposal was a necessary step in advancing the game and welcomed the opportunity to have an additional coach with the ability to participate in off-campus recruiting and other countable activities.” American Baseball Coaches Association executive director Craig Keilitz told The Daily on Friday that the ABCA would release a statement after the voting results were announced. The voting results had not been released as of Monday night but should be published within the week. While the official results have not been released, it is widely believed by people in the industry that Gary Barta, Iowa’s athletic director and the Big Ten representative at the Council, voted “no.” How Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, who serves as one of the 40 representatives in the Council, voted is unknown. Southland Conference commissioner Tom Burnett told The Daily he was not surprised by the result of the vote.

“I’ll say this, this issue won’t go away,” Holland said. “It can’t go away. I fully expect it to come back, maybe in some other form. But, we’ll just have to wait and see.” Fifteen proposals were adopted, two were tabled and three defeated by the NCAA Division I Council. The other two proposals that failed to pass were NCAA Proposal 2018-51 and NCAA Proposal 2018-106. NCAA Proposal 2018-51, which was opposed by five different committees, would have allowed recruits and athletic department staff members to eat together within a 30-mile radius of campus and not count as an offcampus visit. NCAA Proposal 2018-106 would have made the scholarships of graduate transfers in basketball and football count against their school’s scholarship number for a second year if they did not complete degree requirements. The Big Ten proposed only one amendment — NCAA Proposal 2018-81 — which was adopted. The proposal changed the start of golf practices and competitions. Before, teams could not practice or compete before the first day of classes or Sept. 7, whichever came first. Now, that deadline is Sept. 1 or five days before the start of classes. Two other successful amendments regarding transfers were NCAA Proposal 2018-103 and NCAA Proposal 2018-104. The former says nonrecruited walk-ons can transfer and play immediately and walk-ons that did not receive scholarship money can also transfer and play right away. The latter allows incoming freshmen to transfer and play immediately if the head coach of the program leaves before the first day of classes, even if the athlete was enrolled in summer school. “It’s definitely a win in our books,” said Enna Selmanovic, Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee vice chair, in a statement about the two proposals. “(Allowing studentathletes in certain situations to transfer and play immediately) provides student-athletes with more opportunities to have the best experience possible within their collegiate career.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu