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NU-Q dean reflects on first decade Everette Dennis says Qatari laws were challenge By GABBY BIRENBAUM

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When Everette Dennis was first approached about being the inaugural dean of Northwestern University in Qatar, his inclination was to pass. Now retiring after seeing the school through its first decade, Dennis is glad he took the chance and proud of the progress the campus has made. As NU-Q reaches its tenyear milestone, Dennis said the school has grown from a startup venture to a “maturing” school. Having opened its doors in 2008 in Education City after being approached by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Dennis, who started in 2011, oversaw the transition from an initial graduating class of 36 students to a cohort of over 100 students in the class of 2022. Dennis said one of the biggest challenges of leading the school was understanding how Qatar’s laws would affect their academic ventures, including their journalism and communications program. Qatari law does not provide for freedom of the press, and freedom of expression is limited and punishable in some cases. “The first challenge is: Can you have freedom of expression and academic freedom?” Dennis

told The Daily. “The answer is yes, but that had to be tested out. That was promised by the Qatar Foundation, it has worked out very well.” “Beyond that, beyond the whole business of academic freedom for students, studentjournalists, student-filmmakers and others, — to be able to work effectively in the local environment,” he said of additional challenges. “That takes some navigation … You find out by trying it out and testing the waters and making sure it works, and that’s been a gratifying experience and continues to be.” In recent years, faculty have also had to contend with a blockade from neighboring nations against Qatar, led by Saudi Arabia, as punishment for allegedly supporting terrorist activity. The struggles that come from trying to define press freedom and from the blockade empowered freshman Al-Reem Al Zaman to study journalism. “(The blockade) has made me curious to learn more about the world of the media, and to be a part of the industry in the long run,” Al Zaman said in an NU-Q news release. Dennis said having a campus in Qatar has strategic advantages. Its proximity to the rest of the the Middle East, as well as India and sub-Saharan Africa, allows the campus to recruit an incredibly diverse student body and make a truly global impact, he said. Among the current » See NU-Q, page 6

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Members of Evanston episcopal churches and Interfaith Action of Evanston stand along Ridge Avenue. The participants created signs to show support for the YWCA’s Stands Against Racism event.

YWCA hosts Stand Against Racism

Evanston residents take action on institutional, structural oppression organizations participated by lining the sidewalks from the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center to the Ridgeville Park District. Tiffany McDowell, the director of the Equity Institute at the YWCA Evanston/North Shore, said she is happy that so many community groups participated in the event in a show of support. “It’s a great way to show solidarity and to show that as a

By JULIA ESPARZA

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Evanston residents stood along Ridge Avenue on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the YWCA’s Stand Against Racism event. The annual event aims to raise awareness about the institutional and structural impacts of racism. About 20 Evanston

community we are against racism and were standing for equity and inclusion and being a welcoming city,” McDowell said. McDowell said she people learn about the support available to them through the YWCA. She said her work at the YWCA involves finding strategies and resources for people and organizations to teach them how to become allies in the fight against racism. As cars drove along Ridge

Avenue, drivers honked their horns and yelled out of their windows in shows of support for the participants. Around 1:45 p.m., community members began reading the stand against racism pledge. “I take this pledge, fully aware that the struggle to eliminate racism will not end by me reciting this pledge,” participants said. “It requires an ongoing » See YWCA, page 6

Holloway lays out academic vision ASG pushes for In interview, provost says he’ll strive for interdisciplinary work By GABBY BIRENBAUM and PRIN BASKAR

student stipends By JOSIAH BONIFANT

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On April 22, three members of The Daily’s editorial board sat down with Provost Jonathan Holloway. Jeri Ward, the vice president for global marketing and communications, also sat in on the meeting. Holloway talked about his academic vision and diversity and inclusion initiatives. His answers have been edited for clarity and brevity. Small portions of the interview have been excluded from this transcript that have been withheld for future Daily articles. Daily file photo by Katie Pach

The Daily: What academic vision are you promoting?

Jonathan Holloway. The provost laid out his academic vision for the school.

Holloway: The academic vision relates to the fact that when you’re thinking about Northwestern, you need to think about it as a sort of community

of ideas and scholars. It’s an academically rigorous environment with a lot of engaged scholars and their hallmark is a lot of interdisciplinary work

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— not exclusively though. So, I’m in charge of answering the question: what’s my academic vision? I spoke to all of the deans — because they’re the

ones who set the vision locally — and I asked, what are the things that are most important » See HOLLOWAY, page 6

Associated Student Government president-elect Izzy Dobbel and vice president-elect Adam Davies have recently proposed providing a stipend to support peer educators within groups like Sexual Health And Assault Peer Educators. This idea, Davies said, was one aspect of the platform of “justice” the duo ran on. They both view organizations dedicated to sexual education and violence prevention as underappreciated and distinct from other student organizations. “We’re trying to remove a barrier for low-income students who may need to work other jobs and may not have time to do as many workshops and presentations,” Davies said. “By decreasing those barriers to access, we hope to allow the students who are really passionate about this work to do it and be fairly compensated for the work

they do.” Davies described the idea as a “fee for service,” meaning organizations that request workshops and presentations with a group like SHAPE would pay them directly from their budgets. Davies said ASG was hoping to imitate the precedent that exists with stipends for peer inclusion educators. Davies said their proposed system is a “sliding scale,” since smaller organizations with less resources would pay less thsan larger and more well-endowed groups like Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association, whom SHAPE has traditionally partnered with. “The main thing we do for Greek life is teaching consent, since incorporating that into the culture is really important,” SHAPE executive director Sam Berston said. “Beyond that, we’ve been working with coalition building with student groups that emphasize students of color to » See STIPENDS, page 6

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Rise in temperatures pose risk to vulnerable groups By EMMA EDMUND

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States in the Great Lakes region have experienced an increase of 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit during the period from 1985-2016, relative to 1901-1960, according to a recent report from the Environmental Law and Policy Center. The report, which was first published in March 2019, draws this information from a 2018 assessment by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a congressionally-mandated coordination of research efforts across U.S. agencies. The USGCRP warns that by 2090, there could be 2,000 more premature deaths a year due to heat in the Midwest. In urban centers like Chicago, there could be a significant increase in days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the USGCRP. For Laurence Kalkstein, a research professor at the University of Miami and former visiting scientist for the EPA, the more concerning weather change is the variability of extreme heat events, not the intensity of the heat. “Most of the days, you’re in the 70s and 80s and then all of the sudden, you get a day in the upper 90s, to near 100,” Kalkstein said. “That’s what hurts people, and that’s what creates havoc.” These increased extreme heat events pose serious problems for vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, homeless, infants and those without air conditioning. Extreme heat can cause a wide variety of

POLICE BLOTTER Items stolen from Ridge Avenue apartment

Police responded to a report of a burglary Tuesday afternoon in the 100 block of Ridge Avenue. Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said a 40-year-old Evanston man called police at around 4:40 p.m. to report that several items had been stolen from an apartment. Another resident of the apartment, a 40-year-old woman, told police

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Lake Michigan. Average temperature has risen 1.4 degrees Farenheit in the Great Lakes region, higher than the 1.2 degree change across the contiguous United States.

health issues, according to a USGCRP assessment on human health impacts of climate change, including heat cramps, heatstroke, heat exhaustion and hyperthermia. Heat extremes can also worsen chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Evanston provides a number of resources for those caught in extreme temperatures, including cooling

centers with access to air conditioning. Ikenga Ogbo, the interim director of the Health and Human Services Department, said residents can go online or call 3-1-1 to learn more about what they can do to stay safe during extreme heat. “When we are sending out this information, we are also recommending steps that they can take by

that the front and back doors of the apartment had been locked but the kitchen window was found open, Glew said. Two rooms, one occupied by the woman and the other by her son, were found ransacked, Glew said. The theft occurred sometime between 1:20 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Glew said. Items stolen included an iPhone valued at $800, an Xbox gaming system valued at $300 and eight games valued at $60 each, an HP laptop valued at $400, a watch valued at $400, $550 in jewelry and $900 in cash.

Police have no suspects and no one in custody.

Attempted break-in on Mulford Street

A 32-year-old woman called police to report an attempted burglary of her apartment at the 700 block of Mulford Street. Glew said the woman came home around 6:30 p.m. to find pry marks and other signs of damage on her front door. The door lock was not broken, Glew said, though there were signs of damage to the lock and deadbolt.

informing them to drink lots of water, to avoid alcohol and caffeine … to stay cool in shaded areas while outdoors, to use your air conditioner and all that,” Ogbo said. For Evanston, the most dangerous months for extreme heat events are July and August, and sometimes early September, according to Kumar Jensen, the city’s sustainability coordinator. While the city prepares for increasing heat, Jensen said there’s not much the city can do to mitigate the effects of extreme temperature events. “There’s not a whole lot we can do to decrease the power of the sun and climatic instances that lead to prolonged instances of extreme heat,” Jensen said. “We’re at the mercy of those weather and climate changes in the way that they impact of extreme heat.” The Evanston Climate Action and Resilience Plan, passed in December 2018, provides steps to reduce emissions, with the hopes that lower emissions lessen the chance that the more extreme climate scenarios would occur. Kalkstein believes that in situations like this, people have three choices. They can either do nothing until further proof arises, implement voluntary reforms or initiate policy changes that may or may not work. He looks at climate change policy as an insurance policy, akin to fire insurance — despite a low risk of fire. “How much of a risk are we really willing to take?” he asked. emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu A 30-year-old neighbor of the victim told police she had heard loud noises coming from the vicinity of the victim’s apartment at 1 p.m., but did not investigate, Glew said. Responding officers were informed of a security camera installed in the rear of the building, but did not view it at this time, Glew said; evidence technicians were called to the scene. Police have no suspects and no one in custody. — Joshua Irvine

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“Game of Thrones” returned to HBO on April 14 after an 18-and-a-halfmonth hiatus.

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Students abroad keep their eyes on the Throne By RACHEL KUPFER

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At precisely 8 p.m. on Sundays, the Northwestern campus holds it breath. Forgoing the typical nighttime coffee shop grind, students instead huddle around MacBooks and flat screen TVs preparing to dive into the world of dragons and undead soldiers that is “Game of Thrones.” The series returned to HBO on April 14 after an 18-and-a-half-month hiatus, with the Season 8 premiere racking up an estimated 17.4 million viewers across the globe, crowning it the most watched scripted show of 2019. The show is adapted from a series of fantasy novels by Northwestern alum George R.R. Martin (Medill ’70, ’71). The caveat is HBO, like other U.S.-based streaming services such as Hulu, does not operate outside of the United States — leading overseas fans, namely study abroad students, to get

resourceful. The pressure is on to find ways to stay updated on the weekly happenings in Westeros. Insert solution one: the VPN, short for “virtual private network.” Julian Koh, the associate director for Northwestern’s Telecommunications and Network Services, said a VPN creates an encrypted digital tunnel through which users can redirect internet connections. Koh was the original engineer that rolled out the University’s specialized VPN in the early 2000s. Students abroad value the network because it directs a device’s internet traffic to servers located on the Evanston campus before sending signals to the web. Streaming sites are fooled into thinking the device is located in the U.S., not overseas, making “Game of Thrones” is accessible. The development allows hundreds of Wildcats to scheme their way into watching the plight of the Lannisters just like their stateside peers. Jakob Sanchez, a McCormick junior studying in Wellington, New Zealand, is hopping on that bandwagon. Despite the “immerse yourself in

culture” trope of abroad students, blocking out an hour every week for “Game of Thrones” was a given for Sanchez. “It’s cinematically breathtaking, and I’m invested in the ending,” he said. The VPN was intended to help students, faculty and staff access restricted online services that are only available on the University’s campus. Many colleges across the U.S., especially larger schools, have similar versions. Though not necessarily intended to aid students in binge-watching, university VPNs are handy resources. In fact, VPN use is so commonplace for abroad students that it’s become a verb. Sam Wischnewsky, a Williams College junior studying in Budapest, made plans to “VPN into the U.S.” at 4 a.m. Hungary-time to watch the “Game of Thrones” premiere. But still other measures remain. A VPN is not the be-all and end-all of resourceful streaming. Claudia Garin, a Weinberg junior fulfilling her global health program study abroad requirement in Stellenbosch, South Africa, was sent a

link to M-Net by one of her professors there. Around since the 1980s, the subscription-based channel broadcasts everything from “NCIS” to “Riverdale” to, naturally, “Game of Thrones.” It uses licensing agreements with different network providers to bring popular series to South Africa. Sky Atlantic and Now TV are British versions of M-Net, while OCS does the same in France. For a little extra cash, American TV is available virtually anywhere across the globe. For Garin, who called herself a loyal fan of “Thrones,” it’s worth it. The show is “super popular” in Stellenbosch, she added, and she will not be alone when waking up at 3 a.m. every Monday to watch new episodes. “It’s the only show that I’ve been able to watch consistently for several years,” she said. “You never really know what’s going to happen.” With the series concluding on May 19, only time will tell. One fact is certain: Sanchez, Wischnewsky and Garin will all be tuned in. rachelkupfer2021@u.northwestern.edu

Active eavesdropping experience to open in Chicago By CRYSTAL WALL

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Every Chicago resident has their favorite L horror story to share in a booth at Clarke’s. But when playwright Barrie Cole frequented the train waiting for inspiration to strike, she found little to be desired. “I ride the L a lot, and because I’m a writer I am interested in what people are saying,” Cole said. “Every time I overheard a cell

phone conversation, I was so disappointed. They would be like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to buy some socks from Target and then I’m going to get groceries.’ So, I thought, ‘What would I like to hear?’” This question served at the inspiration for her unconventional play “Reverse Gossip.” “Reverse Gossip” opens Friday, April 26 and runs through May 11 at and by Walnut Spaceship Studio, which is operating out of Bridgeport Arts Center. The show does not follow the cut-and-dry format of a typical play — it features 24 one-sided phone conversations in

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Playwright Barrie Cole poses in an L car, the setting for her unconventional play “Reverse Gossip.”

the forms of monologues and duets, creating an immersive experience for the audience to eavesdrop on the call, just as you would on public transportation. The topics of these calls range from falling in love to trying to write a haiku to discussing the weakening effect of coffee. While Cole adapted it for the stage, she said the piece started out as a public art performance. After being told the time and place, actors would take their places on the appropriate L car and start their monologues, catching the attention of the riders. “Those people could tell, even if it was just one person speaking, that it was some kind of performance,” Cole said. “We weren’t trying to pull over anything. We weren’t trying to pretend they were regular conversations, because they’re strange and somewhat quirky.” Dr. Ira Murfin (Communication Doctorate ‘17) once participated in one of these performances. Murfin said he and the performers tipped their hats by boarding the car as a group, but even so, some riders who were not paying attention didn’t necessarily understand what was happening until the monologue mentioned something “weird or surprising.” Despite the initial confusion, he said the viewers seemed generally amused. Murfin now plays a different part for the stage adaptation: the pre-recorded train announcer. He said this role serves a greater purpose than just announcing the train is no longer in service — the unseen character narrates emotional states and even breaks into a monologue over the loudspeaker. “I thought about the announcements here on the CTA and tried to mimic that tone, and then from there, experimented with ways to soften the voice or make the voice sound confused or sad, but still be recognizable as the voice,” Murfin said. “There’s always something funny about when those disembodied voices that seem totally impersonal… they’ve got their own story.” The familiar voice is not the only element

of the L in this performance. Dr. Paul Leisen (Communication ’90), a producer for the show, worked on the set design and made the space feel like an actual L car. He said he worked with “linear forms” in tandem with a mix of chairs and benches to convey the “transit feeling” to the audience. Leisen said he credits his vision as a set designer to his time at Northwestern, specifically the moments he spent in the Hal and Martha Hyer Wallis and Mussetter-Struble Theaters. “What I do in the world, it comes a lot through that early lens of having studied in those two specific black box theaters,” Leisen said. “I carry those experiences all the time. A week doesn’t go by that I don’t sort of put myself back in those rooms.” crystalwall2020@u.northwestern.edu

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‘Jams for Dreams’ to fundraise, show student work By STEPHEN COUNCIL

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The vibe at open mic events is usually relaxed and accepting, with guests sipping on their lattes or mocktails. For Dale Duro Latin Dance Company president Ariela Deleon, that’s the perfect environment for the recently formed group to perform. “It will take the nervousness and stress out of my dancers,” Deleon said. “We’ve been really trying over the course of the past quarter or so to really build up their confidence as performers and

not just dancers.” Dale Duro is one of the acts performing at Supplies for Dreams’ “Jams for Dreams” open mic on Friday, April 26 in the Norris University Center’s Dittmar Gallery, along with NU band Honey Butter, .WAV president Nico Fernandez and jazz quartet Pichardy Fourth. Starting at 7 p.m., the pay-what-you-can event will raise money and awareness for SFD and showcase campus artists. Lucia Boyd, SFD Northwestern chapter president and Communication sophomore, said fundraising from donations at the event will go toward SFD’s mentoring program, which sends college students to Chicago Public Schools, and their field trip initiative: taking groups of students

between third and eighth grade to local museums. In 2017, 676 CPS students visited museums in the area as part of the program, according to the SFD’s annual report. Medill freshman Camille Williams said she and the rest of SFD’s Northwestern Chapter Local Outreach Committee found the campus artists for the open mic. This is her first time planning an event with SFD, though she has been involved with the organization since coming to Northwestern. Williams will also be performing in Pichardy Fourth, and she said she is excited to see the artists she recruited perform. Boyd said this was made possible with Northwestern’s impressive pool of talent.

“There’s so many great performers and talented people on campus,” Boyd said. “We just thought it’d be awesome to see everyone coming together to support a cause that we’re really passionate about.” SFD hosted a different “Jams for Dreams” event in 2016 — a 90s-themed charity concert at World of Beer. But for sophomore Boyd, this weekend’s open mic is the first foray into using music as a community-building fundraiser. “This is definitely something we’re trying to do more of,” she said. “We’re just really excited to engage the Northwestern community.” stephencouncil2022@u.northwestern.edu

Grad students exhibit ‘fantastical,’ ‘raw’ paintings By EMILY CHAIET

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Artists Shai-Lee Horodi, Hyun Jung Jun, Jessica Martin and Hamilton Poe stare at a blank piece of paper. Crayons, markers and Prisma pencils are scattered across the floor. They each grab the artistic tool of their choice, begin drawing in a corner and keep rotating the sheet of paper until their masterpiece is done: a collection of colorful doodles and sketches reminiscent of a young child’s artwork. This is the first piece that the four second-year Art Theory and Practice Masters of Fine Arts students created together in preparation for their thesis exhibit, which will wrap up their two-year master’s program. The title of the project, “colorless green ideas sleep furiously,” was created by Noam Chomsky as an example of a sentence that is grammatically correct, but semantically nonsensical. “All of our work has a fantasy element to it and a little bit of nonsense and irreverence, so I think the title fit perfectly,” Martin said. The four artists will display their work at the Block Museum of Art from May 2 through June 23. Martin said the project will feature an array of artistic mediums such as paintings, photos, videos and sculptures. Each student was provided their own workspace to finish their thesis project. And while the students worked on their pieces separately, their work will be showcased together in the Block Museum of Art. Martin said they had the freedom to create whatever they wanted and to come up with the title for the exhibit. Martin added that the exhibition also allowed them to collaborate through critiquing each other’s work, talking about the underlying themes of the thesis and looking at what their peers have created. She said with this collaboration came with compromises. “It’s about finding a way to integrate our practices together when we have such different work,” Martin said. “You have to sacrifice a lot. It really is just putting their best pieces next to my best pieces.”

Jun, whose work will be featured in the showcase, said she had little experience working alongside other artists before this project. However, she added that now she feels like she has gained valuable teamwork experience she will use even after graduation. Though the mix is eclectic, she said she likes how the pieces fit together in the space. “There are a lot of connections between different works in the room now,” Jun said. “Everything looks random and different at first, but as you spend more time, there are a lot of similar things.” Caroline Claflin, communications coordinator at the Block Museum, said the museum has provided the space for the Art Theory and Practice students to display their work for the past decade. The layout of the exhibit has changed over the past few months and is continuing to evolve alongside artists’ work, Claflin said. The final exhibition will be installed this Sunday. “We are always so thrilled and honored to present the work of budding artists as they make their debutant preview from the academic world and into their post MFA exhibition,” Claflin said. “It’s keeping in the spirit of the Block as a center for innovation and thought.” Along with the design and carefully chosen mix of work, Martin said she hopes people will appreciate the playfulness of the exhibition. She said the overarching theme is the magic and nonsense of all the pieces. “This is a type of art making that feels good,” Martin said. “Even though we’re trained to be professional artists here, this is the raw unskilled fun part of art making. emilychaiet2020@u.northwestern.edu

Evanston shop to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day By WILSON CHAPMAN

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Bookends and Beginnings. The store, now its 5th year, will celebrate Independent Bookstore Day this Saturday.

Since she moved to Evanston in the ’80s, Nina Barrett (Medill M.S. ‘87) felt the city needed an independent bookstore. Following her gut, she opened her own. Five years later, her store Bookends & Beginnings has grown to become a well-loved part of the Evanston community. This Saturday, the store will celebrate its growth by participating in the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day, a national celebration at 580 independent bookstores across the United States. “We’ve grown up with Independent Bookstore Day, and the program has grown incredibly over that time,” Barrett said.”It’s a time for us to talk about what makes independent bookstores different from other forms of bookselling.” Barrett said the event is meant to be “an all day party in your store,” and that every shop’s independent bookstore day is different, because every independent bookstore is unique. Bookends and Beginnings will celebrate with two events this year. The first will be a morning reading of a children’s book from the “Pete the Cat” series, an event that Barrett described as “storytime on steroids,” since it will involve arts and crafts and a dance party. At night, the store will host Soo Park, the author of “Chicago Food Crawls,” for a discussion. Several Evanston restaurants featured in the book, including Edzo’s Burger Shop and NaKorn, will cater the event. Larry Law, the executive director of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association, said Bookends and Beginnings will be one of over two dozen stores in the Chicagoland area to participate in the #MyChicagoBookstore Challenge this year. At any point during

Independent Bookstore Day, customers who make a $25 purchase at one of the participating stores will receive a “passport,” which store goers will get stamped at each participating shop. If the customer visits enough bookshops, they receive a yearlong discount. Law said this challenge is representative of the strong sense of community and partnership between independent bookstore owners. He said that it’s rare to find an industry where different businesses actively supports each other’s work in the way that this promotion does, and it shows how supportive Chicago independent bookstore owners are of each other. “One of the things that draws people to being booksellers is they’re storytellers,” Law said. “They like physically being around people and being part of a community. There’s really no sense of competition with our stores in Chicago. We’ve come to realize that when one of is strong, it makes all of us strong.” Brooke Williams had been working as a bookseller for six years when she was hired at Bookends and Beginnings three months ago. Williams said she was a fan of the store because of its welcoming environment, its strong book selection and its presence within the Evanston community. Williams said independent bookstores are important to celebrate because they act as important gathering sites for people in cities to hold events and develop a sense of community. “Independent bookstores are not just bookstores,” Williams said. “They’re community spaces. We offer a personalized touch … It’s really just about the community that is created within a local bookstore that you don’t get at a big box store.” wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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to you? And overwhelmingly, they were talking about a vision that is not just about “we’re going to support these five departments and let the other ones kind of fall by the wayside,” nothing like that. But it’s to recognize that we’ve got some amazing, cutting-edge departments that we need to support. We’re on the cusp of joining that top ten by these crude rankings. We’ve got to find a way to boost them into that space. We are not going to be a one-note or three-note kind of school. If you look at the top fifteen schools, we’re all very similar in that we’re all committed to a full-range liberal arts education in areas that are very much what I’ll call, crudely, heavy return-on-investment areas, like engineering, or areas where you have a lot of time to rise into in the future, like history or philosophy.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2019 We’re like all these other universities in that regard, but we are different, because we’re so deeply interdisciplinary and that’s what the crux of the vision is. The only school that comes close is (the University of Pennsylvania), and that’s because they have these professional schools. The academic vision is about pursuing excellence in lots of different ways and focus(ing) on interdisciplinary ideas, because I think that’s where we’ll find the answers to the most complicated ideas. What also distinguishes us is that — and Penn joins us in this — is that there’s a mix of theory and practice. Coming from Yale, Yale is a very theory-based school — in some components there’s applied education, but it’s a shadow compared to what Northweestern does. So it’s recognizing those things that set us apart and proceeding down that pathway. The Daily: How has Northwestern improved its diversity and inclusion in your time here and what

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From page 1 student body, over 40 countries are represented. Qataris make up slightly over half of the school’s population. Faculty and administrators also believe they can expand the global reach of their journalism program with the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar. “NU-Q plans to be at the forefront of good sports media by educating journalists on media law and ethics in the region,” NU-Q journalism prof. Craig LaMay said in NU-Q’s 2018 year in review report. While they continue to figure out how to navigate Qatar’s legal and cultural environment, Dennis said the quality of the academics and the student body has improved in his time at the school. Students’ test scores have climbed and the curriculum has become more holistic while the opportunities to pursue digital storytelling in journalism and communications have benefitted from new technology. Going forward, Dennis said adaptability will continue to be essential in order to ensure Northwestern’s values can be transferred to a campus over 7,000 miles away. He said he has confidence in whoever succeeds him to face those challenges. “The big challenge is to probably represent the University there and to create a reputation for the University through the work of the faculty and the staff and the students to make it better-known in the world and to do something that is worthy of the home campus,” Dennis said. “The other one is transferring the values and the programs of Northwestern in a very different cultural setting -- mak(ing) sure they work.” gbirenbaum21@u.northwestern.edu

From page 1 transformation within me, as well as in the institutions and structures of our society.” Students and teachers from Roycemore School left their classrooms with handmade posters and stood along the sidewalk and recited the pledge. Lynne Greene, a teacher at Roycemore School which sits on Ridge Avenue, said she the pledge and the event helps teach her

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learn more about how we can support them and also provide programming that directly affects marginalized students.” Berston said the other focuses are important since minority communities are more “vulnerable” to a lack of sexual health education. The SESP junior said SHAPE also emphasizes sex positivity, with weekly meetings on such topics hosted through the Center for Awareness Response and Education. Katherine Conte, ASG’s vice president of analytics, said an alternative solution to Davies’ plan would be to suggest increased funding for CARE, specifying some of those funds specifically to SHAPE. The SESP sophomore said this solution would ensure that Northwestern wasn’t favoring specific student organizations, but could still allocate funds to peer educators. “What might be possible is to suggest increased funding to CAPS and CARE, who then might allocate it to SHAPE,” Conte said. “I know from the survey in the past that one of students’ main priorities is to increase funding to those offices.” Berston said the proposed stipend would be appreciated by SHAPE, but it’s also important that ASG

areas are in need of the most attention? Holloway: That’s a tough one to answer, because a lot of these issues related to diversity and inclusion are so complicated. To say we’ve made radical change in 18 months would be a bit silly, so I don’t want to overclaim. The other complication there is that (Chief Diversity Officer) Jabbar Bennett commissioned, with my approval, external consultants to come in to be an outside set of eyes and ears. They’ve spent six to nine months talking to a whole bunch of different people, trying to learn what their understanding of what the University’s vision of commitment to D&I looks like. And that report is going to be in my hands within a month’s time, so we’ll know a lot more then about how the office sees the vision going forward. However, in terms of things we have done, the Staff Engagement Survey is done, students satisfaction survey, you have the black student educational task force — a lot of these things are

sort of coming together now, and so we’re gonna know a lot more about things we need to do going forward. And that I see as progress, certainly. The Staff Engagement Survey — it depended on where you were in the University – but certainly a portion of it discussed diversity and inclusion as an issue that needs to be addressed. One of the main ways to address those areas of concern is to make sure that staff — staff get all types of training on these issues — they want to make sure management gets the same, appropriate vision and training on how to manage staff on these issues. And staff want to make sure they have a voice in the process, so they aren’t powerless when it comes to articulating frustrations, or even good things, relating to D&I. And that’s something I’m definitely committed to — making sure the staff voice is being heard. gbirenbaum21@u.northwestern.edu pranavbaskar2022@u.northwestern.edu

students about the importance of standing up for something you believe in. “Otherwise things get buried under the carpet,” Greene said. “In this way there is no way they cannot know that this is important because there are people out here besides them.” Greene said the event is important because it brings attention to the fact that racism is still present and still deserves attention. She said it is sad that this type of event is still necessary but through her students, she hopes to change that.

Joining the event, members of Evanston’s episcopal churches stood with signs reading “Equality 4 all.” Donna Richardson, lay minister of social justice and outreach at St. Marks Episcopal Church, said the representatives from the church participate in the event each year in a show of support for the community. “We want to see an end to racism and by being out here I hope we can contribute to the fight,” Richardson said.

was supportive of their work and understood the time and emotional labor involved. “The stipends are a possibility, but it’s not necessarily a focus for their platform and campaign,” Berston said. “I’m thrilled about Izzy and Adam being the new

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Associated Student Government passed legislation Wednesday to establish a Committee on Undergraduate Fundraising Priorities. The committee will be tasked with engaging the undergraduate student body on campus improvements that could be implemented through “major gifts or endowment” and submitting an annual list of fundraising priorities to University leadership. Those priorities will focus on increasing funding for student-facing programs, said ASG president Emily Ash, the author of the resolution. Ash said possible programs include Counseling and Psychological Services, Books for Cats and services to increase academic technology in the classroom. Projects and programs that will receive money from alumni fundraising are currently decided solely by select members of the University administration, who communicate those preferences to the Office of Alumni Relations and Development. That office subsequently acts like a “sales force,” Ash said, connecting interested potential donors to fundraising opportunities. “If you want money from Northwestern, getting it directly from fundraising is kind of the way to do it for long-term endowment,” said Matthew Wylie, the speaker of the Senate. The legislation comes partially as a response to the way in which the University uses alumni donations, often funding expensive construction projects and programming, though Ash stressed that increasing student voices was the primary motivator. Such projects include new athletic facilities, on which the University recently spent $380 million — $270 million to build the Walter Athletics Center and Ryan Fieldhouse, and $110 million to renovate Welsh-Ryan Arena. That spending, the resolution explains, is dissonant with the experiences of many students on campus who struggle with obstacles like food security, academic equity and financial accessibility.

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“Despite the fact that things like athletics in reality take up a relatively small portion of ARD’s activities,” Ash said, “the fact remains that there’s a really strong perception of certain projects and programs taking priority over those that impact day-to-day student life, really, really critical services that are serving some of our most marginalized populations.” The committee will be composed of both student government officials and NU community members, which Ash said will elevate student voices more directly than if only ASG members were included. Ash referred to positive results from appointing people outside of ASG to seats on the Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility as demonstrative of the necessity of external input. Both Patricia Telles-Irvin, the vice president for

student affairs, and Provost Jonathan Holloway have have responded the legislation “very warmly,” Ash said. She added that the legislation was written in close consultation with members of the Office of Alumni Relations and Development, including Jamie Strait, executive director of development; Bobby Dunlap, the senior associate director of alumni engagement; and Suresh Mudragada, the associate director of student engagement. “This is a really cool idea that gives us a greater amount of influence in something that is extremely important to the university,” said Weinberg senator Margot Bartol. “(It) allows us a voice in a lot of money.” atuljalan2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats to conclude regular season at Ohio State By KARIM NOORANI

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The road to the postseason for No. 5 Northwestern this season has not come without its ups and downs. The Wildcats (11-4, 4-1 Big Ten) have had an explosive offense this season, averaging a nation-best 18 goals per game. The Cats’ scoring decimated opponents early on in the season. Using the energy playing at Ryan Fieldhouse, NU avalanched adversaries at home and got out to a roaring 3-0 start. After that, NU struggled to find its footing in out-of-conference play. From the end of February to early April, the Cats lost four out of their five matchups against top-10 opponents, including a 21-11 drubbing at the hands of familiar foe North Carolina. Last Saturday, NU finally found redemption. Judging by their track record this season, the Cats were not supposed to beat No. 6 Notre Dame. NU was on the road, in the back half of a quick stretch of two games in three days and on Fighting Irish turf for their Senior Day. Yet, they still pulled out the win, a testament to how hard the Cats have worked to improve throughout the season. “Every single day we all fight really hard in practice. We signed up to come to Northwestern to be at a top Division I institution,” senior goalkeeper Mallory Weisse said.

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“Every day is a battle, and that’s how it should be, and it’s really fun bringing that competition.” Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has been continually finding ways to maximize her team’s talent. Amonte Hiller experimented with Weisse as starting goalkeeper midseason and that adjustment has paid dividends with back-to-back strong defensive performances. Amonte Hiller also said the team is trying to find ways to better incorporate freshman midfielder Izzy Scane, who currently holds of one the best shot percentages in the country, in its offense. “As (Scane) develops in our offense, we’re finding looks for her and creating opportunities for her,” Amonte Hiller said. “As a freshman playing with a veteran offense, we are definitely aware we can create some opportunities for her as well, and she can clearly finish pretty well.” The Cats go on the road to face Ohio State (9-7, 1-4) on Thursday afternoon in their regular season finale. The Buckeyes are coming into game having lost three of their last four contests. Junior midfielder Lindsey McKone will be playing Thursday with a heavy heart. McKone, along with

three other NU players, attended St. John’s school in Texas, where varsity lacrosse coach Angela Kensinger recently died in a plane crash. McKone credited her development

and Tewaaraton watch list nomination to her former high school coach. “(Kensinger) not only taught us how to be good lacrosse players but be the best teammates we can be,”

McKone said. “There’s no one in the world I can give more credit to for how I am today than her.” karimnoorani2022@u.northwestern.

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Mallory Weisse makes a save. The senior goalkeeper has been a steady presence in the net for the Wildcats in their recent wins.

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Thorson leads draft prospects NU faces Ohio State By ANDREW GOLDEN

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After four record-setting years leading the Northwestern offense, quarterback Clayton Thorson will now look to continue his football career in the NFL. Thorson, the Wildcats’ all-time leader in completions, passing yards and touchdowns, has drawn a lot of interest from NFL scouts as all 32 teams attended NU’s Pro Day. However, there is a lot of discussion about exactly what round Thorson will land in. Most projections have the Wheaton, Ill. native going to

a team between the fourth and fifth rounds. Thorson has been linked to many teams and recently visited the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers. Notably, the Panthers sent offensive coordinator Norv Turner to the Cats’ Pro Day. “He’s a war daddy, someone is going to get a steal,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said of Thorson. “His best football is ahead of him and, to me, that’s really encouraging for him and for his family. I’m really fired up for him.” If Thorson gets drafted, it would be the fifth-straight year that a player from NU has been picked, the longest stretch

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Clayton Thorson throws a pass. The senior quarterback is projected as a fourth- or fifth-round pick in this week’s NFL Draft.

for the program since a seven-year span from 1997-2003. But Thorson might not be the only Wildcat drafted this weekend. Thorson was one of three NU players who participated in the NFL Combine, along with senior cornerback Montre Hartage and senior linebacker Nate Hall. Hartage is projected by many mock drafts as a day-three pick. “Really frustrated for Montre and Nate coming off of injuries,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s disappointing but they’ll be fine. They both have the ability, they both have the temperament and the skillset to play on Sunday.” Many people in the program do not have an idea of exactly where the Cats’ prospects will end up. Offensive coordinator Mick McCall said it’s a business and he doesn’t know what teams are thinking. “We don’t get to see all the guys across the country like the NFL scouts and teams,” defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz said. “We have no idea where our guys rank in comparison to anybody else out there. We’re curious like everyone else where they’re going to go.” However, the potential opportunities do not end once the Draft concludes. Green Bay Packers’ defensive lineman Tyler Lancaster took advantage of the post-draft free agency pool last year and eventually found his way on the roster. Seniors Blake Hance, Flynn Nagel, Jared McGee, Jordan Thompson and Tommy Doles all project as candidates to sign in free agency with NFL teams. Regardless, the coaching staff ’s primary sentiment was that they just wanted to see their seniors get a shot to make a team. “We’re excited for them, whoever gets an opportunity draft-wise and whoever gets an opportunity free-agent wise,” McCall said. “You got an opportunity to make a football team and play and get paid for playing a game that you love.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern. edu

in conference tourney By PETER WARREN

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Northwestern’s conference season has been a rollercoaster ride, but the Wildcats have a chance for redemption at the 2019 Big Ten Championships this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska. NU (14-9, 7-4 Big Ten) started off conference play with five straight victories heading into a mammoth matchup with Michigan. The Cats lost the match, and the inside track to the regular-season title. The next day, NU fell to lowly Michigan State, eliminating the Cats from the title, and then dropped two contests to Minnesota and Wisconsin. But after a midweek pounding of Chicago State, the Cats bounced back with two weekend wins over Ohio State and Penn State to put them on track for one of the biggest weekends of the year. NU heads into the tournament as the No. 5 seed, and will play the No. 4 Buckeyes on Friday. “We’ve been really tough this year,” coach Claire Pollard said. “That’s been one of our strengths. I really have been pleasantly surprised at how tough we’ve been.” Last season, NU went undefeated in the Big Ten regular season on its way to finishing as the runner-up in the conference’s postseason tournament. Junior Julie Byrne heads into the weekend tournament in the Cornhusker State on a hot streak. The Ireland native has won her last five singles matches, including a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Ohio State’s Shiori Fukuda, a top-100 ranked player, and is the most recent winner of the Big Ten Player of the Week. Freshman Clarissa Hand has played almost the whole season at No. 1 singles and has had some success in the top spot. She has been named conference player of the week twice this season and is 5-5 against nationally ranked players. At doubles, the No. 1 pairing of Hand

and senior Lee Or has dropped only one match in the past month, and is 14-6 on the season. Behind them is the team of Byrne and freshman Hannah McColgan. The duo has gone 11-4 in the No. 2 position. If they win the matchup with the Buckeyes, the Cats would be projected to play No. 1 seeded Michigan the next day. If NU pulls the upset, and the other side of the bracket holds true to form, the Cats would play No. 2 Wisconsin. peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu