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Saving Harley Clarke collaborative Supporters of the mansion discuss working together By JULIA ESPARZA

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Students Organizing for Labor Rights shows a film during an International Workers’ Day Event on Wednesday. SOLR and Northwestern Graduate Workers recognized the holiday, which commemorates gains made by labor movements all over the world.

Student groups celebrate May Day Events celebrate International Workers’ Day with cards, screenings By CAMERON COOK

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Northwestern student groups held events Wednesday to celebrate International

Workers’ Day, a holiday that commemorates gains made by labor movements all over the world. International Workers’ Day — sometimes called Workers’ Day or May Day — has its roots in a Federation of

Organized Trades and Labor Unions convention that took place May 1, 1884 in Chicago, during which organizers called for an eight hour work day and an end to inhumane working conditions. Two years later, in 1886, hundreds of thousands of

workers participated in a May 1 strike, beginning the tradition of a May Day rally. Northwestern University Graduate Workers, the University’s graduate student union, » See MAYDAY, page 6

Supporters of Harley Clarke are taking a new approach in their efforts to save the mansion: collaboration. In the past, many groups have submitted varying proposals for what to do with the historic lakefront mansion, but failed to reach either consensus or enough monetary support. Over the past year, there has been much uncertainty as to what will happen to the mansion, which has sat vacant since the Evanston Art Center moved out in 2015. In July 2018, City Council voted in favor of a proposal that would demolish the mansion. Four months later, citizens participated in a referendum that showed about 80 percent of voters wanted to preserve it. Most recently, aldermen approved a draft of the request for proposal for the long-term lease of the Harley Clarke Mansion. The city plans on releasing the request for proposal May 16 and in preparation, a coalition of Harley Clarke supporters have come together to draft a request. Evanston resident Audrey Niffenegger said she is interested

in the prospect of having different stakeholders work together to operate the building. “There is so much to this,” Niffenegger said. “The group that is good at raising money for the house might not be the most genius gardeners and that the group that has wonderful ideas for reviving Jens Jensen Garden may not necessarily have enough programming to fill a 20,000 square foot house.” During the meeting, community members discussed possible issues that could arise, including a lack of wheelchair accessibility in the mansion and the availability of public transportation. But despite these concerns, the group agreed the mansion should be a community space. Ideas for programming in the space ranged from cooking classes to art studios to a welcome center, and the group embraced the possibility of them all. Resident Clare Kelly, who has long been a supporter of preserving the mansion, emphasized the need for an event space in the mansion. She said providing that option would help to make communities that are traditionally excluded from the lakefront feel welcomed. “It’s really important because that’s such a rarified part of town,” Kelly said. “I mean, who has been enjoying our beautiful coveted lakefront... I think we know who » See HARLEY, page 6

Black House to get Students struggle to find internships temporary location Some are still waiting to hear back, apply to summertime positions Administrators to announce new space in two weeks By ATUL JALAN

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Northwestern administrators confirmed that they will announce the location of a temporary space for students who will be displaced by the renovation of the Black House — which is scheduled to occur from July 2019 through fall 2020 — in approximately two weeks. “We will sit down and come up with — of the alternatives that we’ve looked at together — which one’s the best. We will make that recommendation, and we think, (in) give or take two weeks, we’ll have the answer,” said Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, the associate vice president and chief of staff for student affairs. “Once we identify the location, we will need to notify the internal stakeholders, notify the black community, then we will do a public announcement.”

The announcement occurred during a Q&A held by ASG during its Wednesday senate meeting. ASG invited Kirchmeier, Daviree Velázquez Phillip, the director of Multicultural Student Affairs, and Kelly Schaefer, the assistant vice president of student engagement. They spoke in response to a resolution it passed demanding further student autonomy in operating the Black House and a temporary location for students during the House’s renovation. Renovating the Black House has been a process years in the making, involving surveys, focus groups, meetings and copious deliberation with relevant stakeholders, Kirchmeier said. Over that period, administration members have reduced the number of possible temporary locations to a few spaces, which they, along with eight representatives from relevant groups, including Associated Student Government, For Members Only and Multicultural Student Affairs, will tour next Monday. The group will consider four metrics for evaluation: the cost » See SENATE, page 6

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By week five, spring quarter is officially half over, and many students are looking ahead to the summer — for some, that means applying for summer internships. But students say that Northwestern’s pre-professional atmosphere can make that process stressful. McCormick junior Noah Laughlin said he has been actively applying for summer industry internships since the beginning of this quarter and now, the pressure is mounting. “I know a lot of people who don’t have summer plans lined up but I also know a lot of people who lined things up really early,” Laughlin said. “I realized, ‘Oh, I need to get on this,’ more and more.” Laughlin said he’s “the kind of person who really struggles with long-term deadlines,” so getting started on the internship search was hard. He said the intense focus on internships at Northwestern is one of the things he doesn’t like about the University’s culture.

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Northwestern Career Advancement Center. The center is one place where students can seek help for summer internship plans.

Other students, like McCormick and Communication first-year Sreya Parakala, think it’s important that “people don’t cave into the pressure of feeling like they have to do everything,”

which she said can be a damaging mentality. However, Parakala said peer pressure impacted her decision to pursue summer opportunities, and eventually agreed to a second

internship at a startup at Northwestern’s Garage this summer. “It’s the environment. When you’re in McCormick, you’re » See INTERNSHIPS, page 6

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New Producemobile temporarily opens By EMMA EDMUND

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Evanston’s Producemobile, a distribution center that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income residents, has opened a temporary second location at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. The Producemobile, which is a joint effort between the Greater Chicago Food Depository and Interfaith Action of Evanston, operates a permanent location at Robert Crown Community Center on the second Tuesday of every month. The distribution center at Fleetwood-Jourdain operates between 3:30 and 5 p.m. Interfaith Action of Evanston provides volunteers for both Producemobiles, while the Greater Chicago Food Depository provides the food and truck. The new location at Fleetwood-Jourdain opened two months ago when the Depository began accepting surplus produce from the USDA. It will continue to operate for two more months, closing in June. Rita Bailey, treasurer of Interfaith Action of Evanston and an organizer of the Producemobile, said Cook County residents in need of fresh fruits and vegetables go to both locations. The FleetwoodJourdain location serves some 200 individuals, she said, but those individuals may be providing larger households with fresh produce. “We have between one person a household — a lot of older people who come through have just one person, or possibly two,” Bailey said. “But then we have families of eight or nine people who come through the lines.” Bailey said regardless of household size, everyone gets the same amount of produce. At the Producemobile, residents receive a ticket with a number corresponding to their place in line. While the Fleetwood-Jourdain location does not begin produce distribution until around 3:30 p.m., Bailey said some residents begin lining up as early as 2 p.m. to get a better spot in line and guarantee that they will receive as much produce as possible. Mary Beth Roth, a volunteer and Producemobile site manager, said the produce offered depends on

what the Depository delivers, and volunteers don’t usually find out the produce for that day’s distribution until the pallets are unloaded from the truck. Roth said the Producemobile has offered fruits and vegetables ranging from oranges to spaghetti squash to cactus leaves. “Our guests come with strollers, carts, heavyduty cloth bags, wagons — you name it, anything on wheels,” Roth said. “They’ve learned after they come once that they get so much that they bring rolling vehicles.” The Producemobile is just one of the services offered by Interfaith Action of Evanston. The organization also runs soup kitchens, warming centers in the winter and a daily hospitality center for the homeless to have breakfast and work with an job counselor and a computer trainer. Susan Murphy, executive director of Interfaith Action of Evanston, said while many people can afford to live in Evanston, not everyone has the means to get healthy food. Though Evanston is often considered a “comfortable community to live in,” she said sometimes people don’t realize how expensive the city can be for some residents. “Homeless and hungry people look just like you and me,” Murphy said. “We don’t know who they are when we walk through our streets, but there’s a lot of people out there who are homeless and that we see every day. We just don’t know it because they look just like us.” emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu

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The Producemobile at Fleetwood-Jourdain on April 23. The distribution center provides fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income Cook County residents.

Setting the record straight An article in Tuesday’s paper misstated the address of a proposed development due to an error in city documents. The actual address is 2211 Maple Ave.

An article in Tuesday’s paper misstated the address of a proposed development due to an error in city documents. The actual address is 2211 Maple Ave. The Daily regrets the errors.

POLICE BLOTTER Woman arrested after resisting arrest at Whole Foods A woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon on multiple charges after attempting to steal a pair of energy bars from a Whole Foods in the 1600 block of Chicago Avenue. Officers arrived at Whole Foods at 5:10 p.m. to find a woman being restrained by employees, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. A 53-year-old employee of the establishment reported seeing the 24-yearold woman take two Love Good Fats chocolate chip cookie dough snack bars, valued together at $4, and leave the store without paying, Glew said. The woman was stopped by employees and taken to the employee room, Glew said. A loss prevention officer employed by Whole Foods initially did not wish to press charges but wanted the woman’s personal information and a photo of her; the woman refused, Glew said, at which point police were called. Upon arrival, Glew said officers reiterated the request for the woman’s personal information and photo; the woman again refused. Glew said an officer attempted to place the woman in handcuffs, but she tensed up and refused to assist. A second officer then approached the woman and attempted to aid his counterpart, but the woman pulled away and a struggle ensued, Glew said. During the struggle, the woman fell and kicked at the officers, Glew said. The woman was advised to stop resisting arrest, Glew said, but she did not comply. The woman was then rolled onto her stomach and handcuffed, at which she ceased to resist, Glew said. The woman was transported to the EPD station and charged with misdemeanor counts of retail theft, resisting arrest and battery to a police officer, Glew said. Her court date is set for June 18. — Joshua Irvine

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Fourth sticker found at The Garage By PRANAV BAKAR

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A fourth “It’s okay to Be white” sticker was found placed in a student’s laptop sleeve in The Garage, according to a Wednesday University release. The racist sticker was found by a student who had worked in the incubator that afternoon, the release said. The student reportedly forgot his laptop sleeve when he left The Garage at about 4:30 p.m., and when he came back to retrieve it — around 8:15 p.m. — he found the sticker inside. The discovery of the sticker marks the latest update in a string of racist incidents that have recently unfolded across campus. Three messages displaying the same phrase, associated with white supremacists and hate groups, have been found recently.

The University’s statement condemning the act was posted on Northwestern Now one day after the initial discovery of the sticker — a notable contrast to the relative slowness with which officials responded to previous acts of racial hatred on campus. Still, the update has yet to be publicized via email. Recently, administrators have been criticized by students for failing to respond adequately to racism on campus. “Northwestern strongly condemns such messages,” the release said. “We take such incidents seriously, and will investigate thoroughly.” Despite promises to investigate individual instances of racism, the University has yet to put forward substantive policy reforms to make the campus environment systematically safer for racial minorities. Beyond condemnations, the University promised no specific change in the release. pbaskar@u.northwestern.edu

University restates importance of protocols after UNC shooting

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UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip DuBois answers questions during a news conference in the aftermath of a deadly shooting on the campus of UNC Charlotte. In a Wednesday email to students, University Police Chief Bruce Lewis stressed the importance of learning active shooter protocol.

University administrators on sent an email Wednesday morning alerting students of a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and reminding them of active shooter protocols. The email, signed by University Police Chief Bruce Lewis, reminded students to “remain vigilant,” and included safety tips to keep in mind in an active shooter situation, such as being aware of exit routes, having an escape plan, knowing one’s exact location and workplace address and not assuming a shooting “will never happen.” “Our hearts go out to the UNC-Charlotte community, as we grieve along with others in the higher education community,” Lewis wrote

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in the email. “The shooting serves as a tragic reminder that any campus is at risk for such violence, and it is imperative that we all be prepared for such an incident.” Lewis urged students to watch the University’s “Run, Hide, Fight” safety protocol video. While the video is graphic, Lewis wrote, it serves as an “important tool” in informing community members of the active shooter protocol. The video, released in November, was produced based on the “Run, Hide, Fight” protocol recommended by the Department of Homeland Security. The DHS program aims to increase emergency preparedness by providing tools and resources in case of an active shooter incident. Lewis also advised students to report any suspicious activity to UP and to make use of campus resources such as Counseling and Psychological Services. — Cameron Cook

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Communication senior Faalon Andrews was one of four female acts at “Girls That Mix.”

.WAV hosts ‘Girls That Mix,’ features female DJs By JAMES POLLARD

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If you ever played the video game DJ Hero 2, you would have scrolled through the possible characters and ended up choosing a male: the seven cartoon DJs featured are all men. But Saturday evening, the only players were women. The .WAV Company highlighted the women that make up Northwestern’s disk jockeying scene and hosted “Girls That Mix,” featuring student DJs Faalon, Erica Bank, Giz and Melia & Amanda. Despite the slushy weather, the Red Bull-sponsored event highlighting an all-women lineup drew about 90 people, according to Communication junior Nico Fernandez, president of The .WAV Company. “The whole reason we exist is, for a lot of artists that are out there, there’s not really a platform for them to perform,” Fernandez said. As of August 2018, the top 10 highest earning DJs in the world c ie e Buchan were male. The first women featured on y Catherin Graphic b DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs are 27th-ranked

Australian sisters Liv and Mim, famously known as “Nervo.” And of the 109 artists set to perform the first weekend of this summer’s Tomorrowland, the world’s biggest dance music festival, only 10 of the acts include women. Fernandez agreed there is a lack of representation of women in the electronic dance music genre and among DJs, but the disparity highlights a deeper issue that women in the industry are not given the same opportunities, and have told him they just want to be seen as artists. “Girls That Mix” was the first time Bienen junior Erica Bank was featured in a publicized lineup. As a music tech minor, she said she is interested in production and the convergence of music and technology. After a friend taught her how to DJ in the fall of her first year, she got a turntable for Hanukkah. She said she wouldn’t consider DJing a “boys’ club,” and that there’s no reason why women can’t DJ. Even so, in a Northwestern class about women in rock music she learned that women are less likely to be instrumentalists. “In some sense, if you consider the DJ board to be an instrument, I guess the same thing applies,” Bank said. “So this is something that’s been happening historically all across the music industry for so long.” For Weinberg senior Giz Belkaya, this was also her first big performance outside of playing with

friends in a basement. She listens to a lot of EDM, house and techno music, and thought she would try to make her own. Despite her initial interest in the field, she didn’t begin making her own music until this past fall because she said she knew once she started she wouldn’t be able to stop thinking about it. She said while underground sub-genres like house and techno have more diversity, men definitely dominate EDM. “It shows a lot because most of the big DJs that we listen to are guys and there are a couple of women DJs, but you don’t necessarily hear them on the charts,” Belkaya said. Communication freshman Emnet Abera said while she does not listen to much dance music, she attended the event because her peer advisor, Communication senior Faalon Andrews, was performing. Abera agreed that female DJs are not supported by the music industry, and said it was “quite beautiful” of .WAV to highlight them. She said although the event was publicized as an all-female lineup, it felt natural. “Everyone was dancing as they normally would be,” Abera said. “Everyone was mingling and bonding over this one shared experience.” jamespollard2022@u.northwestern.edu

‘Kaivengers’ show to highlight identity, student activism By VY DUONG

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has captured the hearts of superhero fans worldwide, especially when “Avengers: Endgame” dropped this past weekend. But for the Philippine Student Association, Kaibigan, the MCU is not just a series of must-watch movies — it’s the inspiration to assemble the “Kaivengers” for Pinoy Show 2019. Weinberg junior Anisa Codamon, co-president of Kaibigan, said Pinoy Show is an annual celebration of Filipino culture and heritage at Northwestern. Taking place in the Ryan Family Auditorium on Saturday, May 11, Codamon said “Kaivengers” shines a spotlight on student leaders who held demonstrations against the Philippine government during the first quarter of 1970. She said that similar to the Avengers, these historical figures all came together to fight for a common goal — in this case, democracy. “The show interweaves a historical narrative with the modern lens of the Marvel’s Avengers to highlight the heroism of Philippine’s student activists during the brutal regime of President Ferdinand Marcos,” Codamon said. The junior added the audience can expect a “dramatic” showcase with a wide range of acts such as skits, parody videos, acting scenes and cultural dances. Describing the group as her family, Codamon said everyone gets involved in multiple

aspects of the event planning process and bonds over their shared work. Ever since her first Pinoy performance during her first year at NU, Codamon said every show has been a valuable learning experience. She said Pinoy not only strengthens her sense of community at NU but also helps her connect with her identity. “I became a lot closer with my Asian side, being an Asian American, which is really meaningful for me,” Codamon said. “I started to learn more about our history.” Weinberg first-year Christian Tam, who will be playing Iron Man in the show, said he looks forward to seeing people “get hyped” and enjoying the showcase. As “a huge comedian at heart,” Tam said he tries to incorporate humorous elements into his acting while remaining respectful to the historical narrative. “I hate memorizing lines, but it’s fun to put emotions into acting, move my body and act like Iron Man — pretending I have a laser,” Tam said. “That’s one of the best parts.” Being part of Pinoy Show 2019, Tam said, has also allowed him to get in touch with his Filipino roots — something he couldn’t do in high school. Tam added that he’s especially excited about the traditional dances where he’ll be wearing “barong,” a traditional Filipino embroidered shirt. A fourth-time performer, Tina Shehata is the co-producer and a choreographer for Pinoy Show 2019. The Weinberg senior said she looks forward to seeing her family, other students, and “Kai-lumni” gather in the same space to watch “Kaivengers.”

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“I’m pretty sad that this is my last Pinoy Show, but I’m really excited to show off everything that we’ve been working on so far,” Shehata said. Shehata said she hopes “Kaivengers” gives the audience an opportunity to learn “a thing or two” about Filipino traditions through the dances and the stories. Although Kaibigan is a small group on campus, Codamon said they will continue spreading Filipino’s history and culture across campus. Codamon added that no matter what causes

they are working toward, she hopes NU students can resonate with the student leaders from the show. “The spirit of student activism is super important, and to show that this is a real, lived experience of the students that we’re portraying is very powerful,” Codamon said. “(The Philippines in the 1970s) was very violent and scary, and they were very brave to do this work.” vyduong2021@u.northwestern.edu

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BLK GIRL SANCTUARY showcase to be healing space By JANEA WILSON

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In 2016, Northwestern President Morton Schapiro made a statement in support of safe spaces on campus. Still, many students feel like there is a lack of these spaces on campus. One student group working to address this is Living in Color. They will host BLK GRL SANCTUARY on Sunday, May 5. The showcase is part of Living in Color’s mission to support art created by people “whose narratives and practices are marginalized in the predominately white art world.” Along with poetry slams throughout the year, the group holds an annual themed showcase. This year’s event, which will offer food and tarot card readings, is set to feature visual and nonvisual art, such as music and spoken word, from undergraduate and graduate students of color. “We are aiming to enrich black girls, femmes and women to feel they’re at full capacity, to access vulnerability, to be creative, to be in community with other folk and do so in a way that it’s honoring their experience of black girlhood,” said Jessica Ogwumike, a Living in Color member and Weinberg senior. Past showcase themes have ranged from resistance art to multilingualism, and Ogwumike said this year’s idea speaks to the healing intention of the space and the experiences the group

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A live mural from the first Living in Color artist showcase in 2015 — the artists made the piece during the event.

is trying to give a platform to. This year’s theme was inspired by events on campus that left black women feeling silenced, like the presence of researcher Satoshi Kanazawa and the recent discoveries of “It’s OK to be white” stickers across campus. She added the continuous mental health struggle churning in the background of these events hasn’t made this year any easier, and said she hopes Sunday’s

showcase can be an uplifting experience for black women and female identifying people. “I hope there’s a really authentic joy in the room so that even as people encounter the consistent violence of Northwestern’s campus, there’s a buffer in the way and more understanding of what it looks like to heal trauma,” Ogwumike said. Communication sophomore Taylor Bolding,

who is also a part of Living in Color, echoed that sentiment. She said the showcase is meant to be a space that celebrates black women and gives them an opportunity to heal. Bolding said spaces like this are rare at Northwestern, and she wants people to gain something from the event. “I hope that the black women, black femmes that come into the space feel welcome, feel recognized, feel like they are enough, feel like they are cared for by each other,” Bolding said. Medill freshman Imani Harris also said she wants people to take something they need from the showcase. She said she thinks this event is a collective moment for black women to take a break from the constant campus stressors and focus on themselves. Harris will sing a cover of “Solo” by Frank Ocean and “Escapism” from the Steven Universe soundtrack at the showcase. She said she responded to the open call for artists because she uses music as a way to alleviate stress and wanted to share that feeling with other people. Harris said she hopes to contribute to the atmosphere of the healing the event is meant to foster. “At the University, we don’t have time to do that,” Harris said. “At least we have one day for a few hours where we have time to breathe and think about what we’re doing to support ourselves and each other.” janeawilson2022@u.northwestern.edu

Award-winning pianist to make Northwestern debut By EUNICE LEE

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Last year, world-famous pianist Marc-André Hamelin was awarded the Bienen School of Music’s 2018 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance. This Friday, Hamelin will be coming to campus to make his official, sold-out Northwestern debut. The biennial Jean Gimbel Lane Prize — which includes a $50,000 cash award, a public recital and two nonconsecutive residency periods — honors pianists who have achieved the highest levels of national and international recognition. It’s a prize one cannot apply to, but must be selected for by Bienen. “It was wonderfully unexpected,” Hamelin said. “Considering who’s gotten the award in the past, it’s a true honor and really quite something to look up to. As soloists, we’re living in the practice room, and it’s things like this that really reinforce and validate what we do.” As part of the award, Hamelin will be performing at Galvin Recital Hall on May 3 at 7:30 p.m. and working directly with Bienen students from May 1 to 2. Jerry Tietz, Bienen’s director of concert management, said the task of selecting a prize winner was an “extremely difficult one,” given the many pianists who have contributed to the classical community through powerful performances. However, he said Hamelin seemed like a “good reflection of what Northwestern refers to as the ‘artist scholar.’” “He’s known far and wide as a monster at the keyboard technically, but he’s also a successful composer and has made an enormous, prolific number of recordings,” Tietz said. “Hamelin’s contributions to the piano world are far more multidimensional than someone who simply plays the instrument well.”

Tietz added that Hamelin’s existing reputation as an influential, accomplished artist made it easy to get students excited for his performance at Bienen. Bienen and McCormick sophomore Sophia Wong expressed her excitement for Hamelin’s arrival. As a piano performance major herself, she discussed the significance of renowned performers coming to Northwestern. “The ability to listen to an artist who’s so prominent in the classical world is such a privilege for all the pianists and other musicians here,” Wong said. “Opportunities like these fuel inspiration for me because you get to see these really brilliant performers and recognize that this is the epitome of hard work. It just makes me just want to work even harder and continue pursuing music.” Wong said it’s incredible that students get the opportunity to interact with Hamelin through masterclasses and Q&A sessions. When watching Hamelin teach, she said it will be interesting to understand the way he conceptualizes music and will impart his wisdom to execute “memorable, impressive performances.” Hamelin said his programming focuses on finding a balance, so the anticipated recital will feature a variety of pieces, ranging from the familiar to the obscure. “I tend to start with one particular piece that I really care about, or that I want to present, and then build something around it,” said Hamelin. “I’m very concerned with presenting lesser performed works, as well as the more standard repertoire. So an ideal recital for me would be an even mix of the two.” Hamelin described piano literature as “an endless horn of plenty” since there are so many pieces that deserve to be heard. With a world of undiscovered music, he said he hopes to “make a dent” in people’s appreciation for all types of repertoire. By broadening his network

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Marc-André Hamelin was awarded the Bienen School of Music’s 2018 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance, which honors pianists who have achieved the highest levels of national

of concert venues and new orchestras, he aims to showcase his work and others’ works to audiences around the world. “The only reason I go on stage is to share,” Hamelin said. “I love sharing. Sharing discoveries,

sharing the repertoire they already know. And perhaps letting them hear the familiar in a new and different way.” eunicelee2021@u.northwestern.edu

Students produce conspiracy theory podcast

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Are birds real? Are the flying creatures on campus just government drones in disguise? Most people might keep these potentially dangerous thoughts on the down low, but two Northwestern students had a different idea. Weinberg freshman Katie Introcaso has always loved having conversations about conspiracy theories. Her friend, Weinberg junior Mason Brown, suggested she make a podcast about it, an idea she assumed they would never follow through with. To her surprise, the two started “Spill the Conspiratea,” a podcast dedicated to discussing viral conspiracy theories. “(Mason’s) that one friend who’s like, ‘If you say you’re gonna do it then let’s f---ing do this,’” Introcaso said. “So we started a podcast together, and it’s one of my favorite things, every week being able to sit down and be like, ‘Here’s this ridiculous thing and let’s see if it works.’” Spill the Conspiratea uploads their weekly

episodes to sites such as Spotify and Stitcher, and the duo have published three recordings so far. Introcaso said the format of the show is very informal — the co-hosts take turns picking a conspiracy theory they’re passionate about and explain it to each other. Introcaso joked that the show was a “voice memos” only podcast, and that they see it as “the one sh--ty podcast on campus,” as the two have minimal equipment and experience with podcasting and audio. Introcaso said part of what makes creating the podcast fun is that it forces the two to treat the conspiracy theories they investigate seriously. The hosts do a lot of research about the cases, which leads them to learn interesting and unexpected facts. Introcaso said when she was researching the first episode about the CIA mind control program MK-Ultra, she found it haunting that the experiments were, in fact, real and some of the tests had been done at Northwestern. Weinberg freshman Avery Zieper was featured on the show’s third episode as its first guest. During the episode, she and the hosts had a discussion about the possibility that the whole world is a simulation. Zieper said the experience was very fun, and Mason and Brown were engaging and brought up a

variety of ideas and points. Zieper said she enjoyed the discussion, and although she doesn’t necessarily believe in conspiracy theories, she keeps an open mind about them, as they reveal information about unusual subjects. “There is a form of creativity and intellectual challenge involved when thinking through the implications of (conspiracy theories),” Zieper said. Aside from gaining trivia knowledge, co-creator Brown said one of the reasons he and Introcaso both enjoy discussing conspiracy theories is because it acts as a way to form connections with people. Since these taboo discussions are so involved, they act as an icebreaker and help people get to know and understand each other. “You get to know somebody pretty well, and you get to gauge their creativity and open-mindedness when you have a conversation with them (about conspiracy theories),” Brown said. “You can learn something about somebody, and then they learn something cool along the way, and they can engage with you.” wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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held its Spring Quarter general meeting on International Workers’ Day because of the holiday’s historical significance. Third-year philosophy graduate student Eli Lichtenstein on Wednesday gave a brief history of May Day organizing and emphasized how more militant organizing produces results. “Only by returning to these more drastic measures can we actually advance the labor agenda,” Lichtenstein said, citing recent walkouts at colleges and universities, as well as strikes by other non-union employees in different industries across the country. Lichtenstein added that NUGW was recognizing May Day even though it’s not a federal holiday — the

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 United States traditionally celebrates Labor Day in September. By separating Labor Day from May Day, he said, the U.S. government separated the public’s understanding of labor from the labor movement’s “militant history.” NUGW usually meets on Wednesdays, but the choice to schedule a general meeting on May Day was an intentional one, said first-year philosophy graduate student Mauricio Maluff Masi, because of the day’s significance in Chicago’s history. “We see ourselves as being part of the history of labor struggle,” he said. Another reason the meeting was Wednesday, said fifth-year math graduate student Kitty Yang, was so the group could stand in solidarity with other Chicago-area graduate students rallying in the city. Students Organizing for Labor Rights, a group

working toward improving conditions for service workers, also met on Wednesday, and showed documentary films and made cards for Northwestern service workers. The students decided to hold the event on International Workers’ Day to draw attention to the issue of workers’ rights beyond Northwestern, said SESP junior Gabriella Johansson, a SOLR member. “We’re trying to build more of a campus consciousness,” she said. “This is not a problem that we care about here, and then when we leave, something we won’t continue working toward.’ SOLR members created a card for the staff of each dining establishment on campus, including dining halls and retail establishments like Kresge Cafe. Weinberg junior Isabella Ko introduced the films and made a list of the establishments for which the group would make cards.

“We wanted to make this a night of not only watching these films, but also making cards for all the workers in these respective places,” Ko told the group of students. The students watched two short films, one of which followed the story of a current Northwestern Dining employee. Johansson said the group picked the films to in part to highlight women’s roles in labor movements — both locally and across the country. “Working for workers’ rights and for the humanity of the people around us is way bigger than this school, and way bigger than us as an organization,” Johansson said. “Because of the capitalist society that we live in, this struggle is connected to communities all over the world.”

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renovations. The group has not begun planning the financing for the mansion but discussed the possibility of applying for federal funding and working with other community groups to raise donations. The group also emphasized the importance of providing youth programming in Harley Clarke. Resident Bob Crews encouraged the idea of devising transportation to the mansion from Evanston schools and other community centers so kids have greater access to the building. “These kids are going to vote after we’re done voting and their going to inherit the place and so this would help develop their interests in saving it because they’ll have a say,” Crews said.

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it is,” Kelly said. Resident Bennett Johnson echoed this commitment to minority access. “Whatever happens we want to work together because, as we said, we want to keep all wards involved and this particular area has always been a center for the black community,” Johnson said. Residents also discussed the issue of financing the project. Resident Mary Rosinski said she compared the cost of maintaining the building with the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, which is much bigger. She estimated it would cost about $100,000 a year for utilities – similar to the cost of maintaining the Noyes Center – and about $5 million for

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pressured to go into the flow of things,” said Parakala, whose search lasted six weeks. “Emotionally, I would feel pretty left out (without an internship). All of my friends have lined up something.” However, the process of securing the position was stressful for Parkala. She said she felt “slapped in the face” by all the potential opportunities and impending deadlines. Despite the anxiety, she said this process is a huge part of being a Northwestern student. Parakala said she thinks she wouldn’t have been accepted to NU if she hadn’t taken on five internships and three jobs before even coming to Northwestern. Once accepted, she felt that she had to continue at that pace. “I sort of feel like in some way I’m being pressured to do it, but then I’m also adding to that culture by doing it,” she said. “I’m in this weird position where I oppose it, but I’m being pressured to do it so I do it.” Mark Presnell, executive director of Northwestern Career Advancement, said any kind of review process where a student is under evaluation creates a lot of stress. He added that part of NCA’s mission is to offer support and resources to alleviate the worry.

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of using the space, whether it has certain amenities and features deemed necessary by relevant stakeholders, its community impact and its location on or around campus. “I’m asking the MSA team, ‘What do you absolutely need?’” Philip said. “I’m going as a representative on behalf of MSA. My whole team isn’t going, so I’m coming in clear with what are the needs for our everyday functioning, for us to be able to do our work most effectively so that when we’re going through the walkthrough next Monday I can make informed decisions.” An important demand of the resolution was to increase black students’ autonomy in operating the Black House, including 24-hour access to the space, prioritizing the interests of the black community and removing the

requirement to submit proposals to hold afterhours events in tha space. Administrators did not offer a specificresponse when asked about those requests, citing a need to consult with relevant stakeholders after the opening of the renovated Black House in fall 2020. “We’re targeting fall 2020 to look at that, so what we want to do is put some of that language together,” Schaefer said. “We’d like to involve students in the fall to understand what does it look like for that year as we look to open into the newly renovated Black House.” In addition to the Q&A, SESP juniors Izzy Dobbel and Adam Davies were sworn in as ASG president and executive vice president, respectively, for the remainder of the quarter and the following academic year. atuljalan2022@u.northwestern.edu

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juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu Though many students worry that spring quarter is too late to apply for an internship, Presnell said, the most common months that NU students get internship offers are April and May. Presnell added that many students feel stressed because they’re engaging in a comparison of their qualifications versus other students’ qualifications. However, he tries to bring a different perspective on internships to students to alleviate the pressure. Ideally, Presnell said he wants students to understand what their career interests require and entail — and internships aren’t the only way to achieve those goals. In a post-graduation survey, 70 percent of NU graduates said they had at least one internship at NU, but Presnell said the data shows that “virtually all” NU students are successful post graduation. According to the 2018 Beyond Northwestern survey, 72 percent of graduates were employed within six months of graduation and another 23 percent enrolled in professional or graduate school. “Part of our job is to say ‘Look, just because you haven’t gotten something by May 1 doesn’t mean you aren’t going to be successful,’” Presnell said. theashowalter2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern graduate students and faculty will attend a workshop this Monday geared at improving relations between faculty and students of color, according to a University news release. Hosted in the Louis Room in Norris University Center, the workshop will feature sketch performances by the University of Michigan’s Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Players designed to illustrate hypothetical interactions between students of color and faculty. The CRLT Players will perform “CUTS: Responding to Student Climate Concerns,” one of the 20 sketches that the group performs nationwide, the release said. The Office of the Provost and the Searle Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching will co-sponsor the event. They chose this performance to discuss “campus climate concerns that have been

expressed by students,” the release said. During the workshop, a moderator will encourage the audience to participate in discussions after each sketch, where their feedback will be used to “revise” the sketch to create a better outcome, the release said. Since 2000, the CRLT Players have performed for over 50,000 people, according to the release. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, vice provost for academics, said in the release that she is “delighted” that the CRLT Players are coming to Northwestern. “They bring extensive expertise in how to foster welcoming classroom climates for all students,” Chase-Lansdale said in the release. “In addition, they address challenges that may occur in classrooms related to race and ethnicity, and I am sure that our graduate students and faculty will find this useful.” The CRLT Players will host two sessions on Monday. Graduate students can attend from 10 a.m. to noon, and faculty will be able to attend from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. — Austin Benavides

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Via, a shared ride service, announced on Monday that it is expanding its Chicago-area service zone to include Evanston, Hermosa, Humboldt Park and Mayfair. All shared rides within Evanston will initially cost a flat fee of $3. Via’s U.S. General Manager Alex Lavoie said although the flat fee is a launch promotion, the $3 rate is a “sustainable price point” for Via’s future business in Evanston. Via differs from other rideshare platforms in that it is fundamentally a technology company, Lavoie said. It offers a form of “dynamic mass transit,” he said, providing shared rides on demand with lower prices than those of competitors like Uber or Lyft. “It provides the most affordable ride in almost all use cases,” Lavoie said. “But it’s affordability with convenience. So with efficient routing, it doesn’t feel like it’s taking you

out of your way, but it does match you with other people who are heading in the same direction, which is ultimately what allows us to make the price a little more affordable.” According to a news release by Via Transportation, Via’s algorithm connects passengers going to similar destinations, directing them to a “virtual bus stop” for pick up and drop off. This technology minimizes the number of vehicles in use and reduces congestion and emissions. Lavoie said the Evanston population is “an exciting target market” for Via. He said Via can serve a variety of different needs in Evanston, such as transport to and from CTA stations, grocery stores and late night destinations. The expansion will increase Via’s Chicagoarea service zone by more than 20 percent, according to the news release. “It represents a really nice continuation of our goal to expand … and provide our unique form of dynamic mass transit to the greater Chicago area,” Lavoie said. — Andrea Michelson

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Two outs into the top of the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game between Illinois State and Northwestern, the Redbirds’ Jeremy Gaines hit a screamer to left field. With a man already at second base and a score seemingly inevitable, Wildcats sophomore outfielder Casey O’Laughlin launched a rocket to home plate, beating the runner by a couple of seconds. It was one of the biggest plays of the game, but O’Laughlin was quick to turn the credit away from himself. “Coach did a good job, he brought us in a little bit,” O’Laughlin said, referencing a fielding shift made in the game. “I just knew, the ball gets hit on the ground and I gotta be ready to come up throwing. Luckily, (I) made a pretty good throw and Jack Anderson put a nice tag down.” That throw had massive implications in NU’s (19-22, 6-9 Big Ten) eventual 6-3 win. Allowing that runner to score would’ve put Illinois State (27-18, 9-3 Missouri Valley) up by one with two outs. Instead, O’Laughlin’s magic ended the top of the inning with a tied-up score. An outburst of offense three innings later in the eighth — in which Illinois State recorded two runs and the Cats scored five — propelled NU to victory.

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O’Laughlin contributed at the plate as well, batting 3-for-4 on the day and contributing an RBI and a run. Coach Spencer Allen said O’Laughlin’s first hit of the afternoon, a double over to the right field line in the third frame, put NU in the right place offensively. “He hit a ball real hard,” Allen said. “He hit that double and got us going there to score the first run. I think really that just set the tone for us offensively. Those are winning plays, those are plays that you have to have.” For a while, the game was mostly uneventful — a 1-1 tie with quick innings and few hits. The two teams combined for just six hits across 31 at-bats. Then came the eighth inning, and an explosion of offense would erase a short-lived Illinois State lead. At the top, the Redbirds scored two quick runs off two base hits and a wild pitch from junior Nick Paciorek. From there, it was an onslaught. The Cats scored five runs off six hits, erasing the deficit and building a 3-run lead. Allen said the team’s burst of offense came down to timely extra-base hitting. “It’s just getting the leadoff guy on,”

Allen said. “This has been a little bit of a thorn in our side, just getting the extra-base hits, so we get the single by Alex (Erro) and then we get an extrabase hit on a day where the ball is not traveling great ... I just think it put us in a really good spot.” NU’s offense turned two bunts into base hits in the eighth inning. The first, launched by freshman infielder David Dunn, tied the game at three runs apiece. Dunn said the Cats chose the bunt to exploit Illinois State’s defensive inefficiencies and to take advantage of their own baserunning abilities. “We have a lot of good bunters on our team,” Dunn said. “When we use that to our advantage, we’re able to get on base a little more than some teams can. Just seeing how they kind of struggled fielding the ball, we just kept doing what we’re good at and getting runners across.” NU entered the matchup with the nation’s 106th-best RPI and took down a team rated 76 spots ahead. The team will face Nebraska at home this weekend with everything on the line, fighting for a Big Ten Tournament berth. gregorysvirnovskiy2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Casey O’Laughlin follows through on his swing. The sophomore went 3-for-4 in NU’s win over Illinois State on Wednesday.

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Northwestern freshman Clarissa Hand earned an at-large bid to this year’s NCAA Singles Championships, which will be held from May 20 to May 25 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. The New Jersey native is currently ranked No. 39 among all singles players in the country and has played all but one of her 25 dual matches for the Wildcats at No. 1 singles. Hand has collected 12 wins in dual-match singles play this season — the most of any rookie in the Big Ten — and has six victories against ranked opponents. Hand’s biggest win this season came in January, in an upset of Miami’s Estela Perez-Somarriba in two sets at the Miami Spring Invite. Hand remains one of only four players to beat Perez-Somarriba, who is now the top-ranked player in the country and the tournament’s No. 1

overall seed, in a singles match this season. After losing three straight matches during NU’s shaky midApril stretch, Hand has rebounded to win four of her last six matches. She’ll look to improve that record when the Cats (15-10, 7-4 Big Ten) face Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Seattle. This is the fifth time in seven years that the Cats will send a representative to the NCAA Singles Championships, and the first time since 2007 that an NU freshman will play. Last year, then-senior Erin Larner advanced to the second round of the tournament. Hand is one of six Big Ten players and just 10 freshmen selected for this year’s tournament. As a junior, she played at the USTA National Campus in December 2017, winning five matches and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Girls’ 18 USTA Winter National Championships. ellabrockway@u.northwestern.edu

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Every time Lily Novak steps to the plate, the voice of trainer Natalie Meckstroth ringing out from Northwestern’s dugout is unmistakable. “Li-ly!” she’ll yell out. “No-vak!” the Wildcats will respond. This will continue through a few repetitions, sometimes at a faster tempo and sometimes reversing the senior first baseman’s first and last name. “(Meckstroth) just one day started yelling ‘Lily’ and we yelled ‘Novak,’” senior pitcher Kaley Winegarner said. “That’s how that came about.” It’s that simple. NU’s dugout chants are much more spontaneous than choreographed. But the Cats will cycle through many cheers during a game, several of which are player-specific. Junior Morgan Newport, known as “Newp” around the team, walks up to Snoop Dogg’s song “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” which features a high-pitched voice chanting “Snoooop” in the opening seconds. Newport’s teammates have created a spinoff of that introduction, chanting “Newwwwp” in a similarly high-pitched voice throughout each of her at-bats. Other chants are variations on players’ names: the team will chant “Maeve Rage” for freshman shortstop Maeve Nelson, and “Judd” for freshman catcher Jordyn Rudd. Winegarner said she and Novak are the main dugout cheerleaders, along with Meckstroth, performance coach Tyler Jorgensen and equipment manager Meli Resendiz. “I don’t even know if I consider them cheers,” Winegarner said. “We just say stuff that’s going on, loudly. We just start chanting stuff that’s happening. Lily’s rhythmic, so sometimes we bring rhythm into it, but they’re never premeditated at all. They’re just from the hip.” Sometimes the chants are based on the game situation — NU will chant

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The Wildcats pack up their equipment in the dugout. NU’s dugout chants both lighten the mood around the team and keep the Cats focused.

“base hit scores a run” with runners in scoring position, or “base hit, ball four” when a Cats hitter is facing a three-ball count. Coach Kate Drohan said the chatter from the dugout can help NU succeed on the field. “There have been moments where our dugout has carried us,” Drohan said. “They understand how much that dugout impacts the momentum of the game. They’ve gotten us a big out to get us off the field or they’ll extend an atbat, so that’s been huge.” Drohan also said the role of the dugout is not limited to cheering. She called the dugout “a sacred place” because of the coaching and adjustments that happen there. She said the dugout cheers not only keep the Cats loose, but also help them focus on the game. “That’s a really sacred space in our game, and in particular in our program,” Drohan said. “How we carry ourselves, the juice you bring in the dugout, all that stuff really matters. Our

goal is for when our hitters step in the batter’s box, they feel like all 18 of us are in there with them. The momentum of our game is so critical, and the dugout can control it. That’s where our team has really excelled this year.” NU’s dugout is starting to get attention outside the program as well. When the Cats traveled to Michigan State last weekend, the BTN Plus broadcasters repeatedly noted how much fun NU seemed to be having. The fact that the Cats have won 19 straight games and are undefeated in Big Ten play certainly doesn’t hurt. Rudd said the cheers help keep the team energized when there’s a break in the action, and stay positive on the rare occasions this season that things have not gone well. “Even if things aren’t going your way, all of a sudden Lily starts doing a beat and you see Maeve dancing like crazy,” Rudd said. “It keeps things positive and light, for sure.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu