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EPL to form Racial Equity Task Force Library seeking up to six community members By CLARE PROCTOR

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The Evanston Public Library is accepting applications from community members interested in joining its Racial Equity Task Force. EPL launched the application May 1 and is seeking up to six community members to offer feedback and make recommendations for how the library can better integrate diversity, equity and inclusion into the services. EPL board president Ben Schapiro said racial equity has been a “growing concern” for the board. He said there has been a “circle of inequity of how services are distributed,” and the board hopes the task force will help address that. “While the board represents a diverse population in the city, it may not know or see everything or understand everything in the same way that other members of the community can,” Schapiro said. “We’re looking for this group to help us formulate responses to our problem with not having good services everywhere in the community that we wish we had.” Forming the task force was one of the recommendations

made by DeEtta Jones and Associates, a consulting group that addresses workplace equity, diversity and inclusion, said library director Karen Danczak Lyons. The firm produced a community report for the library, Danczak Lyons said, which looked into how the library can better address racial equity issues. Danczak Lyons said EPL has been trying to increase its diversity by having board meetings at various locations throughout the city, but the task force will allow for a more “structured conversation” around diversity and equity. “We’re hoping to draw a diverse group of residents with lived experience who will share their thoughts, and have a conversation with them,” Danczak Lyons said. “It does no good to engage with people if you don’t have somebody sitting across the table from me that wants to talk.” The application allows residents to voice their thoughts without being “overly cumbersome,” Danczak Lyons said. Since it went live, EPL has already received applications. Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), who shared the application on Facebook, said “every entity plays a role” in either creating disparities or alleviating them. She said she is hopeful of what the task force will accomplish. Board member Ruth Hays » See EQUITY, page 6

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Mariachi NU performs at their seventh annual spring show. Guitars, trumpets, violins and traditional instruments like the guitarrón and the vihuela make up the instrumentation for the group.

Groups celebrate Mexican culture Ballet Folklórico Mexicano, Mariachi NU perform in showcases By AUSTIN BENAVIDES

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Wepa! Flashes of colorful dresses and the sound of trumpets and guitarrónes filled the Ryan and McCormick auditoriums this weekend as Ballet Folklórico Mexicano de Northwestern and Mariachi NU performed their annual spring

showcases. On May 4, Ballet Folklórico hosted their sixth annual Colores de la Primavera show. Dancers were clad in traditional dresses, sombreros ponchos and special tap shoes to make the traditional sound for folkloric dance. While dancing “El Rascapetate,” the performers wore black dresses adorned with bright flowers from the Mexican state of Chiapas. Vicky Delira, the president of

Ballet Folklórico, said the dresses were specific to Chiapas’ Mexican culture. The black dresses represented the dark forests of Chiapas, and the flowers symbolized the beauty found within this darkness. Medill senior Sidney Thomas attended the show and said people should “broaden their horizons” and attend cultural events like Ballet Folklorico. “It was really colorful, really beautiful,”Thomas said. “I thought

that the speed that they were moving at was incredible and the amount of time that they kept that speed — I was getting tired just looking at them.” An important focus of this show, Delira said, was to represent the various different regions that make up Mexico. Ballet Folklorico performed dances from several different states including Jalisco, Baja » See MARIACHI, page 6

Federal judge blocks Wildcats win Big Ten Championship Trump visa rules LACROSSE

Northwestern defeats Maryland for its first-ever Big Ten title By KARIM NOORANI

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Northwestern has conquered its giant. After eight consecutive losses to Maryland since joining the conference before the 2015 season, the No. 5 Wildcats toppled the No. 1 Terrapins 16-11 on Sunday to capture their first Big Ten Championship in program history. Maryland (18-1, 7-1 Big Ten) came into the game with an undefeated record alongside a top-10 scoring offense and defense. The Terrapins had beat the Cats (14-4, 7-1) 17-13 earlier in the season after a rain delay caused the game to be moved indoors to Ryan Fieldhouse from Martin Stadium. “I think that everyone worked hard. Things just really clicked today,” senior goalkeeper Mallory Weisse

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said. “It was an amazing overall team effort.” Freshman attacker Izzy Scane ignited NU from the start of the game, scoring the first two goals within four minutes. Scane also capped off a 5-0 Cats run at the end of the first half, scoring off a sloppy Maryland turnover. Scane suffered a twisted ankle in the Cats’ semifinal win Friday against Michigan, but was able to play through the pain Sunday. Scane finished the championship game as one of four attackers who scored three or more goals. Joining Scane on the offensive effort were attackers Lindsey McKone, Lauren Gilbert, and Selena Lasota.

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The trio combined for ten goals. Lasota scored four on her own — continuing her streak of 12 straight games with more than 2 goals — and McKone added three for the third consecutive game.

“I think (the offense) did great,” Scane said. “We did a good of job of running our offense and finding the openings in Maryland’s defense to » See LACROSSE, page 6

By ALAN PEREZ

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A federal judge is putting a temporary halt to rules issued by the Trump administration that would make it easier to find international students and scholars in violation of their visas. Judge Loretta Biggs of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina — who is overseeing a lawsuit against the policy — handed down the nationwide preliminary injunction of an August 2018 policy memorandum on unlawful presence time accrual. The judge concluded the regulations would cause “irreparable harm” to visa holders, making the injunction order necessary for the public interest. The order is in place until the conclusion of the case, though Biggs cited the plaintiffs’ likelihood of winning as a reason for the ruling. Northwestern had joined much of the higher education

community in opposing the policy change, arguing it would make the U.S. a less welcoming place for international study and would harm American universities. The policy changed federal rules so that visa holders would be found in violation of their visa terms the day they stop doing what their visa allows, like discontinuing their studies. The previous policy determined unlawful presence started the day an immigration official found a visa holder in violation. The policy would make it easier to impose the 3- or 10-year bans handed down to scholars with more than 180 days of unlawful presence during a single visit, as it would allow the government to retroactively find visa holders in violation. Biggs sided with the plaintiffs, who brought the suit against the U.S. Homeland Security Department and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, in its motion seeking the injunction. » See INJUNCTION, page 6

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Farmers’ Market opens for 44th year By ZOE MALIN

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Despite bouts of snow and rain over the past few weeks, the sun came out for the opening day of the Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market this Saturday. Community members walked through rows of vendors’ tents and stocked up on spring produce. The crowd around The Floured Apron’s booth, a new vendor this year, was especially noticeable upon entering the market. The Floured Apron is a non-profit organization that teaches women from underserved communities how to bake in a free 10-week program, and provides them with job-mentorship training. To help fundraise, The Floured Apron is selling its cookies, bars and granola at the market this season. The baked goods the organization offered on Saturday sold out completely. “We love Evanston,” said Dani Zuchovicki, culinary director at The Floured Apron. “Everyone has been super friendly, and all of the vendors support each other. It’s a beautiful thing to see.” The Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market takes place on Saturdays behind the Hilton Garden Inn from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It runs from May to November, showcasing over 60 vendors every weekend. This season is the market’s 44th year in operation, a success Myra Gorman, market manager, attributes to how much people “genuinely love” the event. “People will come out rain or shine,” Gorman said. “You can walk around and see people hugging the armers’ and talking with them because they’ve known them for years.” This season, 10 new vendors are featured at the market. New participants include flower growers, a company that specializes in unique French fries and even a business that sells warm cheese sandwiches. Adam Quinn is among those selling in Evanston for the first time this season. Quinn owns Adam’s Acres, a certified organic vegetable farm

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Corban Koster of Geneva Lakes Produce sorts through vegetables he put on display for customers at the Downtown Evanston farmers’ Market.

in Grayslake, Illinois. He started his business in 2018 and will sell produce like cantaloupes and arugula throughout the next few months. “I’m looking forward to gaining knowledge from some of the more experienced farmers’ at the market,” Quinn said. “This is a great way to support local businesses and meet new people who live in Evanston.” In addition to the markets’ regularly scheduled programming, such as the children’s Spud Club and weekly community not-for-profit tent, Gorman said it will hold special events, too. In September, for example, the market will have its annual fundraiser, Truck to Table. The event pairs a farmer and a chef together, challenging the chef to prepare small plates using fresh produce. Additionally, Gorman said the Downtown Evanston farmers’ Market will accept Illinois Link cards again this season through the Illinois Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Through fundraising events like Truck to Table and the Friends of Evanston farmers’

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Markets not-for-profit group, the market will also continue its Link card matching program. The program matches up to a $25 withdrawal per week, giving families double the amount to spend at the market. Gorman said she thinks the Downtown Evanston farmers’ Market is different than ones in Chicago because it’s “longstanding.” She said many customers are second generation marketgoers, first coming with their parents and now bringing their children. Others, however, are new visitors, like Weinberg sophomore Brooke Lummis. She said she only made it to the farmers’ market once during her freshman year at NU, and now plans to make the event part of her Saturday routine. “I love the farmers’ market,” said Lummis. “We have Whole Foods in town, but this is a more local and unique grocery experience. It’s cool to buy food that’s uniquely Midwestern.” zoemalin2022@u.northwestern.edu

POLICE BLOTTER Laptop stolen from Evanston church Police received report Thursday of a laptop stolen from a church in the 1500 block of Ridge Avenue. A Dell laptop valued at $500 was stolen from Interfaith Action of Evanston’s Hospitality Center for the Homeless, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The Center occupies donated space in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Between 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and 6:45 a.m. Thursday, an unknown suspect entered the St. Mark’s location, pried open a locked cabinet, and removed the laptop, Glew said. There were no signs of forced entry to the church, Glew said. St. Mark’s operates a sack lunch program each Wednesday, meaning the church was open, he said. Glew said no surveillance cameras were present at the church. Police have no suspects and no one in custody. — Joshua Irvine

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Positivity helps dementia caregivers By GABBY BIRENBAUM

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For caregivers who deal with patients or family members with dementia, the physical and emotional stress they experience puts them at great risk for anxiety, depression and death. A new Northwestern Medicine study found that teaching happiness skills to those who routinely interact with people with dementia improved their health and lessened their symptoms of anxiety and depression, according to a University release. Researchers hope the new method is accessible and affordable to informal caregivers, which does not require a licensed therapist to learn. “Nationally, we are having a huge increase in informal caregivers,” said Judith Moskowitz, a Feinberg professor and lead author of the study, which was published in the journal Health Psychology. “People are living longer with dementias like Alzheimer’s disease, and their long-term care is falling to family members and friends,” she added. “This intervention is one way we can help reduce the stress and burden and enable them to provide better care.” Caregivers were told to practice eight skills, such as recognizing a positive event from the day and journaling about it, listing personal strengths or doing a daily 10-minute breathing exercise. In the trial, 170 dementia caregivers were assigned to two different groups — one group learned the emotional skill set, practiced it and completed questionnaires about their mental health as they implemented the suggestions, while a control group did not learn the method but filled out the same questionnaires. Those who participated experienced a 7 percent drop in depression symptoms and a 9 percent drop in anxiety symptoms. While those in the control group exhibited mild to

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moderate depression, those in the intervention group, on average, reached average national levels of depressive behavior. “The caregivers who learned the skills had less depression, better self-reported physical health, more feelings of happiness and other positive emotions than the control group,” Moskowitz said. There are about 5.5 million Alzheimer’s patients in the United States; with the life expectancy post-diagnosis being eight to 10 years, caregivers take on large emotional and physical burdens that can last years. The level of interest showed Moskowitz just

how important research into caregiver health is — she is launching a new study to compare the effectiveness of the intervention technique when self-administered online rather than through a facilitator. Considering their stress levels, Moskowitz was surprised so many caregivers were able to participate in the study. “They are such a stressed, burdened group,” Moskowitz said. “But they were engaged and committed, which speaks to how much they need programs like this.” gbirenbaum21@u.northwestern.edu

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It’s time to finally legalize marijuana across the country LILLI BOICE

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In the United States, medical marijuana is legal in 33 states, and recreational marijuana in 10. However, the legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana and decriminalization of marijuana is moving very slowly. Considering that cannabis is a less harmful substance than alcohol and tobacco and has medicinal benefits, isn’t it time for nationwide legalization on both the medical and recreational level? I believe it is. Obviously, legalizing marijuana is more difficult than simply passing a law saying so. For example, with the continued legalization of marijuana comes the issue of releasing those jailed for cannabis possession. Many of our nation’s laws specifically put black individuals at a significantly higher risk of arrests and incarceration; white people are five times less likely to be jailed than their black counterparts due to the fact that institutions like law enforcement are and have always been racist. When it comes to marijuana, black people are almost four

times as likely to be arrested for possession of marijuana as white people, despite similar levels of usage. If the nation were to legalize marijuana, two things could happen. If black people currently in jail for marijuana possession were to be released, the U.S. would save approximately $3.6 billion spent annually on cannabisrelated arrests. Continuing to allow incarcerated black individuals to suffer while white people reap the benefits of legalized marijuana is incredibly racist and inexcusable, and it needs to end now.

In addition to saving money, states would also benefit from the additional tax revenue and job creation that legal marijuana creates.

Just in 2015, Colorado saw over $100 million created in tax revenue, and, if recreational marijuana were legalized, the U.S. could see an additional $131.8 billion generated from tax revenue by 2025. The marijuana industry is also a huge job-creator — legalized cannabis resulted in more than 18,000 new jobs in Colorado in 2015 alone. Following this trend, imagine how many jobs could be created on a national level. Those working in the marijuana industry alone, such as dispensary workers, growers and retailers, need to hire outside business as well to aid in the production of cannabis. This includes not only lawyers and contractors, but also equipment manufacturers and local building owners. While there are many clear upsides of legalization, marijuana is still a drug we have a lot to learn about. The drug does have therapeutic and pain-relieving benefits, but it’s still a relatively new concept in the medical world and can have adverse effects, such as sleepiness, dizziness, and, while considerably less likely than other drugs, addiction. Additionally, there are some reports that marijuana may be linked to some memory and processing impairments in young users who consume cannabis frequently. To combat this, the legal age to purchase marijuana should remain 21, as the brain is mostly done developing by this

point. Even though there are some downsides and a lot more research still to be done, scientists have found many medicinal benefits to the drug. Marijuana can treat chronic pain, glaucoma, arthritis and other ailments as well as help decrease muscle spasms or seizures. There are even studies, while preliminary, finding that cannabidiol, or CBD, may prevent the spread of cancer and slow the growth of tumors. Recreationally, cannabis can help treat anxiety, increase creativity and allow users to feel more relaxed due to the release of dopamine it causes. Aside from all of the recreational and medicinal benefits of marijuana, the U.S. would see a boom in the economy thanks to all of the money saved from future marijuana arrests in addition to the tax revenue and jobs created because of cannabis. It’s time for a nationwide change toward helping our country in more ways than one. Let’s get legalizing. Lilli Boice is a Medill junior. She can be contacted at lillianboice2022@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

Mixing me up with other Asians isn’t a harmless mistake ANDREA BIAN

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An English student teacher who taught me as a sophomore in high school went the entire year without calling me by the right name. The president of my high school stopped me before mass one day to congratulate me on a performance of a musical production I never starred in. For much of my junior year, my Spanish teacher sent me repeated emails meant for another girl in my class. In all of these instances, I wasn’t just forgettable. I was confusable. It was very common for me to get mixed up with other Asian-American women in my grade and in my classes. In the case of my sophomore year English class, I was called by the name of the one other Asian-American girl in my class, even though she looked nothing like me — in fact, she was of Filipino heritage, while I have Chinese heritage. In the rare instances when I wasn’t confused for her, the teacher called me by the name of another Chinese-American girl — even though she wasn’t in my class. My teacher did this until the last day of school. Getting a compliment from the school president that one day before mass was the only time he had ever talked to me — and I was perplexed as to how he could have thought I was a cast member in the play. Dumbfounded and confused, I thanked him, thinking I must have forgotten about something I had done. I later realized there was only one Asian-American girl in the entire

cast, and he had confused her for me, an Asian-American student passing by him in the gym before mass. I took Spanish junior year with one of my closest friends, who is Korean-American. Starting in December, I received emails about making up exams I had never missed, or turning in assignments I had already gotten a grade back for. When my friend told me she hadn’t received make-up exam information or responses about questions she had asked, I realized my teacher had been sending the emails to me, thinking I was her. Being confused for other Asian-American girls has happened to me my whole life. In almost every new setting or group I am in, even in college, I can assume that if there is another Asian woman in the group, I will get confused for her at least once. When all of these incidents happened in high school, my instinct was to laugh them off. It was so funny how my English teacher hadn’t gotten my name straight for the whole year, despite seeing me every day. It was entertaining to be getting my friend’s emails, I told people, so funny that it was Christmas and my teacher genuinely thought I was someone else. I never mentioned the fact that I rarely saw my white or white-passing friends get mixed up with such frequency. Now, years later, I realize how much it hurt. I realize what it said about the people around me. I realize how much it disrespected not only me, but other people as well. I know that my haste to laugh it off was rooted in a fear of being accused of being too dramatic or sensitive. I understand that in passing, it may be easy to confuse me with someone else. I’m not expecting people to remember my name immediately after first meeting me. But these

incidents are different — it’s not that people just forget my name after being around me every day for weeks, but they conflate my personal identity with that of someone else’s. It’s time to acknowledge this for what it is: prejudice. It’s not a harmless mistake. The consequences and effects are more serious and lasting. To congratulate me for the work of another Asian-American person is to disrespect the work they did. It sends the message that it’s too much work to figure out the difference between two people of the same ethnicity. It’s a way of telling both people involved that their positions in the classroom, in the workplace or in society are identical and replaceable.

Understand that the more time you spend talking about your own feelings of guilt, the more you’re forcing the other person to come to terms with the painful reality of being a person of color in a world where people won’t spend the time to see them as an individual.

Whenever I’ve attempted to correct someone who has confused me with someone else, I usually get a standard response: “Oh my God, I’m so sorry. I’m the worst. I really didn’t mean it. I’m terrible.” As the other person progresses into a full-on expression of guilt, I often find myself putting their feelings of guilt over my own feelings of otherness, telling them, “It’s really okay. No, really.” Because of this, I’m often reluctant to make a big deal about getting confused with someone else. The more we talk about the mixup, the more I am reminded of my otherness. But it’s really not okay. If you find yourself in the position of having confused two people you’re supposed to know well, understand that it’s not okay. But also understand that the more time you spend talking about your own feelings of guilt, the more you’re forcing the other person to come to terms with the painful reality of being a person of color in a world where people won’t spend the time to see them as an individual. You are telling the other person that your guilt is more important than their feelings of being dehumanized. Apologize and move on. Understand that it’s a sign you need to make an effort to better respect the people around you. Anyone can be guilty of making this mistake, but don’t make it again. Respect your colleagues for who they are and for the work they do, and don’t define them solely by their ethnicities.

There’s a reason why the instances I mentioned at the beginning of this piece are still etched into my memory. They’re instances where people saw me only for my race and not as a human being.

Andrea Bian is a Medill first-year. She can be contacted at andreabian2022@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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Women share stories of liberation, empowerment By EMMA EDMUND

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Women shared stories of liberation Sunday evening at Women Speak: An Evening of Empowerment and Storytelling. The event, which took place at the GibbsMorrison Cultural Center, was produced by Victoria Reeves, a creativity coach and storyteller who performed a solo show during the event, “Brassy + Intrepid.” Before her hourlong performance, four other women shared stories of liberation. R.C. Riley, a Northwestern alumna described as a “queer warrior woman” by event host and husband Johnny Price, shared a story of the impactful female relationships in her life and her relationship with her son, as part of the event. “I came into the world because of my mother’s love, and I am fully present in this world because of my love for my child,” she said. “Love made me who I am, and love will lead me to the woman I have yet to become.” Other women shared their stories about overcoming body negativity, the loss of a parent and the cruel treatment of an older brother. After a brief intermission, Reeves took the stage to share her own story of feminism, motherhood and life after her son’s departure to New York University. Evanston resident Tammy Job said she came

Illinois Gov. Pritzker rolls out plan to legalize marijuana by Jan. 2020

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a proposed law Saturday that would legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois by the beginning of next year. The proposed legislation would allow adults over the age of 21 to buy cannabis from licensed dispensaries and legalize possession of up to 30 grams of the plant for Illinois residents. The bill also has measures in place that would promote social equity, such as a low-interest loan program

to this event because she heard Reeves perform a one-woman show before. “They were really interesting, really wellspoken, a lot of emotion in them, a lot of levels,” Job said of the women and their stories. “I really, really enjoyed them. I thought they were fantastic.” Reeves spent the last half of the event speaking about six moments in her life, including finding her husband, her life as an English teacher in Japan and giving birth via C-section to her son Avante. These major moments, she said, pushed her into new experiences that included communicating via an English-Japanese dictionary while she had an unplanned MRI in Japan and deciding she wanted to have a child even though she was worried she would lose herself to her child. Reeves said she wants people to leave the event feeling like they can do whatever they want, and that limitations only exist in their minds. She said even traditional roles like being married or a mother can be done however people desire. “A lot of women have a hard time stepping into our power and claiming our unique voices and differentiating their voices from the choir of everyone around them,” Reeves said. After running a radio show for a few years, Reeves said she noticed some people called her brassy and intrepid, unafraid to speak her mind, and that’s how she created the name for her show. Now, though, as a woman in her 50s, Reeves for prospective business owners and the expungement of some low-level drug convictions. “This bill advances equity by providing resources and second chances to people and communities that have been harmed by policies such as the failed ‘war on drugs,’” Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton told the Associated Press. Pritzker and other lawmakers who worked on the measure have estimated that it would expunge 800,000 misdemeanor and Class 4 felony marijuana convictions. The low-interest loan program outlined in the measure would allocate $20 million to cover some costs of opening a cannabis business for “social equity applicants” — people who have lived

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Victoria Reeves at Sunday’s Women Speak event. Reeves performed a solo show where she told stories about her life, including dealing with rats in her apartment and becoming a mother.

is reflecting on her life before Avante, and the 8,680,000 minutes that have gone by since her son’s birth until he left for college. Now, Reeves said, she has a free space just for herself. “I turn off the voices of others, and I listen to the voice of my muse,” Reeves said. “Now,

she wakes me up early in the morning and she wakes me up late at night and her voice is getting louder and louder and louder and louder every day. I have to wait for her, for myself.”

in communities with high rates of poverty and marijuana-related arrests or those who have been arrested or convicted of expungeable offenses. “This fund of roughly $20 million will help applicants who wouldn’t otherwise have a shot at opening these businesses,” Pritzker told the AP. “That means that new up and coming entrepreneurs could start businesses in Illinois and create good jobs.” Additionally, 25 percent of state revenue from legal cannabis would go into a new Restoring Our Communities fund, to be distributed as grants to communities who “have suffered the most because of discriminatory drug policies.” Another 35 percent would go to a general state revenue fund

and 20 percent would go to a fund designated to support local mental health and substance abuse services. Other terms of the bill outline possession limits for alternative forms of cannabis — 5 grams of cannabis concentrate or 500 milligrams of THC contained in a cannabis-infused product or edible — as well a five plants per household limit for craft growers. Pritzker announced the bill at the Black United Fund of Illinois alongside fellow Democratic lawmakers. They said the bill will be introduced to the majority-Democrat state legislature on May 6.

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California, Chiapas, Sinaloa, Veracruz and Guerrero. “If all you ever focus on is the Mariachi and the Jalisco, you’re missing out on the great majority of Mexico,” said Delira, a Weinberg junior. “They’re very different styles of music. You can’t dance a song for Veracruz in a Guerrero outfit because everything is so precise, and part of tonight is showing as many of these regions as we can and as much of the music and as many of the costumes and traditional dresses.” For a part of Ballet Folklórico’s show, Mariachi NU made an appearance, previewing its May 5 spring

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She ruled the agencies rolled out the rules in violation of regulatory procedures and that they violated the Immigration and Nationality Act. She also dismissed a motion by the defendants — the agencies and its directors — to dismiss the case, ruling the school had sufficient legal standing to bring the case forward because it would also be impacted by the rules. The Trump administration has cracked down on student visas, even as the president has pushed for more legal immigration. “International students and scholars are under heavy compliance burden,” Ravi Shankar, the director of the International Office, told The Daily in December. “And this really is such an added stress to everything else they have to deal with.” NU and 65 schools filed an amicus brief in

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019 showcase. At Mariachi NU’s seventh annual spring show, the group opened with a small performance by Ballet Folklórico, after which the showcase segued from dance into music. Mariachi NU sang both mariachi classics and new hits during their performance, ranging from “El Cascabel” to Selena Quintanilla’s “No Me Queda Más.”They even included a Disney song in their show, performing a rendition of “Recuérdame” from the movie “Coco.” Angélica Miranda, music director, violinist and singer, said she was “proud” everyone “put their hearts out” during their performances. Miranda sang lead

for the Vicente Fernández classic, “Volver, Volver” a song that she said she holds close to her heart. But her personal highlight of the night, she said, was the performance by Curie High School Mariachi Juvenil. Mariachi Juvenil, located in Chicago’s South Side, is the longest running student-run mariachi group in Chicago, having performed since 1997. The group has a personal connection to Mariachi NU; Miranda was a member when she attended Curie High School. Although occurring on separate days, both Ballet Folklórico and Mariachi NU’s spring showcases were focused on fostering a sense of community, Miranda said. Both shows made an effort to include the crowd in

their performances. Ballet Folklórico called up members of the audience to dance to a “Payaso de Rodeo,” a group dance traditionally done at Latinx parties, and Mariachi NU asked the audience to sing along to songs like “Viva México” and “El Mariachi Loco.” “Mexican culture, Latino culture, it’s not that big here (at Northwestern),” Miranda, a Weinberg senior, said. “We’re in a predominately white institution, so having this space for us is great. Yes, people who are Latinos join us here, but also people who aren’t. So it’s amazing that we just get to share our culture with the campus, the community and Chicago.”

it’s really critical to make sure that all people in the community have a place at the table who are deciding what it should be doing, what the priority should be and how we should proceed in the future,” Hays said. Hays said the task force will be important in future decision-making as well, especially because a new library branch is set to open in the renovated

Robert Crown Community Center. EPL is accepting applications through June 1, and plans to select up to six community members for the task force, which will also include up to two board members. Schapiro said the board plans to make selections within a month of the application deadline. “We want to be thoughtful about this, but we

don’t want to be slow about it either,” Schapiro said. “If you’re interested in helping the library develop its policies towards outreach and developing a response to that looks at the city’s needs through an equity lens, then I want you to apply.”

December supporting the plaintiffs — Guilford College in North Carolina and its International Club, The New School in New York, the FoothillDe Anza Community College District in California, Haverford College in Pennsylvania, The American Federation of Teachers and two students. The brief argued that the rules would cause “significant and destructive uncertainty” to a system that depends on stability and orderly administration. As international students and scholars continue to face such uncertainty, the U.S. will no longer be a desirable destination for the world’s best talent, the brief said. Such loss of international talent is a harm to higher education institutions and the larger U.S. economic society, the brief argued. The ruling would affect about 4,000 international students and 1,600 visiting scholars at Northwestern. aperez@u.northwestern.edu

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capitalize on a lot of open shots and finish.” In the center of the field, sophomore midfielder Brennan Dwyer and senior defender Kim Harker totalled a whopping 14 draw controls. Weisse capped off an incredible end-ofseason stretch Sunday with conference tournament MVP honors. Weisse extended her streak of consecutive games with double-digit saves to six. NU also finished a perfect 20-for-20 in clear attempts, in large part due to Weisse. The goalkeeper’s accurate, long-distance passes spurred the pace of the Cats’ offense without causing any untimely turnovers. “We really came out strong, and I’m proud of how we played well on the draw,” Weisse said. “Having such success coming out of the

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clareproctor2021@u.northwestern.edu draw and then putting the ball in the back of the cage and making some plays at the end, we had a really good day.” NU finishes the Big Ten Tournament on a five-game winning streak that it’s hoping will continue into the NCAA Tournament. The Cats locked up an automatic bid to the playoffs by finishing as Big Ten Tournament champions. NU earned the No. 4 overall seed and a first-round bye in Sunday night’s NCAA Selection Show. The Cats will play the winner of Notre Dame and Stanford in the NCAA quarterfinals. “We worked really hard to put ourselves in a great spot,” Weisse said. “We’re excited to keep the ball rolling and hopefully we can go all the way.” karimnoorani2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Mathematics professor elected to National Academy of Sciences

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Bryna Kra. The mathematician made a groundbreaking discovery in ergodic theory.

Mathematics Prof. Bryna Kra was one of 100 new members and 25 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Sciences this month. Kra is part of a historic contingent of female electees. This year, women made up 40 percent of the Academy’s incoming group, the most women ever elected in one year to date. Kra herself is a large proponent of increasing the number of women in STEM fields,

including mathematics. She has run research conferences for women and started women’s mentoring groups at Northwestern as well as at Pennsylvania State University, where she worked previously. Membership is given to those who are recognized for continued or distinguished achievement in an academic’s original research. Kra’s work is in ergodic theory, which deals with the properties of dynamic systems. Her work has included solving a question regarding the existence of the limit of specific multiple ergodic averages that had long foiled many mathematicians. The discovery was mathematically momentous — Kra’s work revealed the role of nilpotent

groups and their homogenous spaces in analyzing configurations present in sets of integers. Prior to this honor, Kra was elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society, where she serves on the organization’s Board of Trustees, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She received the Levi L. Conant Prize from the American Mathematical Society in 2010 and was awarded a Simons Fellowship in Mathematics from the Simons Foundation in 2016. At Northwestern, Kra served as chair of the mathematics department from 2009 to 2012. She was the first woman to chair the department. — Gabby Birenbaum

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Northwestern hires Jon Borovich as new assistant coach

Northwestern announced the hiring of Jon Borovich, who spent the last eight seasons on the staff at Northern Illinois, as a new assistant coach Thursday. Borovich began his coaching career in 2001 as a graduate assistant at Michigan State under Tom Izzo. After serving in that role with the Spartans for two seasons, he moved onto Dayton to become Director of Basketball Operations.

He got his first job as a full-time assistant coach in 2005, when he was hired by Oakland. Borovich then returned to the Flyers in 2007 as an assistant coach, where he worked for four seasons before being hired by Northern Illinois. “We are extremely excited to add Jon to our staff,” coach Chris Collins said in a statement. “He is an experienced college coach with a great pedigree coaching under fantastic coaches throughout his stops along the way.” Northern Illinois won just five games in each of Borovich’s first two years on the staff there, but by 2015-16 the Huskies were 21-13, including an impressive 18-1 at home. That was the only winning season Northern Illinois had during Borovich’s tenure.

Borovich joins the Wildcats coaching staff that also includes Brian James, who was Collins’ coach at Glenbrook North High School and has been an assistant with the Detroit Pistons, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers, as well as Emanuel Dildy, who has worked as an assistant at Eastern Illinois, Loyola, Missouri and Valparaiso. A Michigan native, Borovich played at Central Michigan, earning Academic All-MAC honors his senior year. He replaces Billy Donlon, who spend the last two seasons assisting Collins on the NU bench. — Benjamin Rosenberg

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Chris Collins cheers on his team. The coach announced the hiring of Jon Borovich as an assistant coach Thursday.

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Former Wildcats announce destinations for next season

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The Northwestern bench during a game this year. A trio of transfers recently announced their destinations for next season.

Aaron Falzon, Jordan Ash and Barret Benson — who all announced their intentions to transfer from Northwestern during a seven-day stretch in March — will take their talents to Quinnipiac, Wright State and Southern Illinois, respectively, next season. Falzon, a forward who battled injuries over the course of his time at NU but finished with 80 games played and a 35 percent 3-point percentage,

joins a Bobcats team that ended the 2018-19 season with a 16-15 record and a third-place finish in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Quinnipiac has never advanced to the NCAA Tournament at the Division I level, but played in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament last season. Ash spent three years of his career as Bryant McIntosh’s backup at point guard, and was poised to take over the role in his senior season until injuries kept him on the bench for nearly the entire campaign. He’ll compete next year in Fairborn, Ohio with the Racers, who won the Horizon League last season and lost to Clemson in the first round of the NIT. Former NU assistant

and current UMKC coach Billy Donlon was in the top position at Wright State from 2010 to 2016. Benson played in all 96 games of his career with the Cats but had a shaky junior season, shooting only 40 percent from the field. The Willowbrook native will head down I-57 to join the Salukis, who finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 17-15 record last season. Former Illinois coach Bruce Weber and current Purdue coach Matt Painter each coached at Southern Illinois at a point early in their careers, while the Salukis’ most famous alum is New York Knicks legend and Basketball Hall of Famer Walt “Clyde” Frazier. — Ella Brockway

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NU falls short in chase for Big Ten title vs. Minnesota By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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For all of Northwestern’s accomplishments this year — a 20-game winning streak, a perfect month of April, the program’s highest win total since 2007 — the Wildcats still fell short of a Big Ten title. No. 19 NU (42-9, 21-2 Big Ten) was held to just one run on four hits over three games as No. 13 Minnesota (39-11, 20-2) won two of three at home. No. 22 Michigan’s sweep at Maryland gave the Wolverines the championship. Golden Gophers pitcher Amber Fiser dominated every time she was in the circle, despite dropping a 1-0 decision Friday. She came in from the bullpen to shut down NU on Saturday, then took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Sunday before settling for a one-hit shutout. “She’s not just a hard thrower,” Northwestern senior left fielder Morgan Nelson said. “She’s switching up speeds. We’re a little bit off on certain pitches. That comes from being a little bit doubtful in the box, being a little bit indecisive.” The series opener was a classic duel between the two best pitchers in the conference — Fiser and Cats freshman Danielle Williams. Both had to work out of trouble in the first inning before settling in, and the game remained scoreless into the seventh,

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1 0 0 0 8 4 when NU was finally able to manufacture a run. Freshman shortstop Maeve Nelson drew a one-out walk, and freshman designated hitter Nikki Cuchran hit a line drive to left field that dropped just inside the foul line for a double, putting runners at second and third. Then, with a steady rain falling, Fiser uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Nelson to cross home plate. The rain then forced the umpires to delay the game for about 90 minutes before Williams came back out to put the finishing touch on the Cats’ 20thstraight victory. But Minnesota came back with a vengeance Saturday, scoring three in the first against Williams. The Golden Gophers’ onslaught continued against the Cats’ bullpen, as Minnesota scored three more in the fourth and two in the fifth for an 8-0, run-rule victory. NU’s best chance to get back in the game came in the third, when the Cats loaded the bases with one out against Sydney Smith. But Fiser entered and struck out both freshman catcher Jordyn Rudd and junior Morgan Newport to escape, and NU never threatened

again. “They scored early, and that’s something that they’ve had a lot of success with the whole year,” coach Kate Drohan said. “When you give Fiser the lead, she’s pretty tough.” Michigan’s win Sunday put the Cats in must-win territory to earn a share of the title, but the Golden Gophers were not about to let NU celebrate on their field. They scored a run in the first, another in the second and two more in the third against the Cats’ freshman ace en route to a 4-0 triumph. Senior pitcher Kaley Winegarner and junior Morgan Newport held Minnesota scoreless the rest of the way, but Fiser was simply untouchable. She mowed down NU’s lineup time and time again, not allowing a hit until Morgan Nelson’s infield single leadoff the seventh. Fiser set down the next three hitters to give her team the series win. The Cats will be the No. 2 seed in next week’s Big Ten Tournament in Bloomington, Indiana, and will face either host and seventh-seed Indiana or 10th-seed Penn State in a Friday quarterfinal, with a potential rematch with the Golden Gophers looming in the semifinals. “This series taught us so many things, from the crowd to how to face a dominating pitcher to our freshmen dealing with being on national television,” Drohan said. “Really helpful experience for us. I just wish we could have played more like us.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Danielle Williams begins her windup. The freshman threw a shutout Friday, but struggled Saturday and Sunday as the Wildcats lost the series in Minnesota.

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Amonte Hiller slays giant with win Cats earn conf. honors, prepare for regionals

ELLA BROCKWAY

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When Northwestern and Maryland met in May 2012 in a Final Four semifinal, coach Kelly Amonte Hiller was Goliath. At that point, her program had won six national championships, and after a win over the Terrapins and another victory in the final, would claim its seventh in eight years. When the two teams met again in the Big Ten Tournament final on Sunday afternoon — and for many of the nine times they played in the seven years in between — Amonte Hiller’s status as a giant in the sport had not changed. In fact, it had grown stronger. She’d been inducted into the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame and was named the head coach of the U.S. U-19 Women’s National Team. But this time, Amonte Hiller was David. The Wildcats came into the final as underdogs. No. 1 Maryland had won the last three Big Ten Tournaments; had not dropped a game to a Big Ten opponent since 2015; had not been defeated in the state of Maryland since March 10, 2012; and owned a top-10 scoring offense and the nation’s third-best scoring defense. But Amonte Hiller had a plan, and it worked. NU captured its first win over the country’s top-ranked team in five years, a 16-11 victory to claim its first-ever Big Ten title. The ties run deep between the Terrapins and the Cats. Amonte Hiller spent her four-year college career becoming one of the most decorated players in Maryland history, winning back-to-back National Player of the Year awards and two national championships.

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Kelly Amonte Hiller coaches from the sideline. The coach guided Northwestern to its first win over Maryland in seven years Sunday.

She played alongside Terrapins coach Cathy Reese for two of those four seasons. Since Amonte Hiller took the job at NU in 2001, she’s coached against her alma mater 15 times; including in the 2012 and 2014 Final Fours and the 2010 and 2011 national championship games. The rivalry was stepped up a notch when Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2015 as the teams began facing each other once, sometimes twice, a year. In that four-season stretch, the Terrapins advanced to the Final Four every year and won two national titles, losing just four total games. During that same time, the once-mighty Cats always finished with a winning record, but never advanced past the NCAA Quarterfinals. That changed this spring. NU has the country’s second-best offense with 18 goals per game and, with 322 total in 18 games so far, is on pace for its most goals since 2010. The last time the Cats received a

position as high as or higher than the No. 4 overall seed they received in Sunday’s NCAA Tournament bracket unveiling, they advanced to the Final Four. Beating Maryland was a mountain that took NU seven full years to scale. It’ll be far from a simple road to climb the next one; NU’s corner of the bracket features three top-20 teams in Penn, Notre Dame and Syracuse — the last of whom handed the Cats one of their four losses of the season in February. The next Goliath awaits, for sure, and David is coming out swinging. Ella Brockway is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at ellabrockway2021@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

After finishing the regular season ranked No. 16 in the country, Northwestern received its share of postseason recognition. Some accolades were personal and others were team-oriented, but all highlighted the fourth-seeded Wildcats’ potential at NCAA Regionals, which begins May 6 in Washington. After leading NU with a 72.23 scoring average, senior Stephanie Lau was named Big Ten Women’s Golf Player of the Year to culminate her college career. Lau and two other golfers — junior Brooke Riley and freshman Kelly Sim — were selected to first-team all-conference, while senior Janet Mao was a second-team selection. The highlight of Lau’s senior season came at the PING/ASU Invitational, where she shot 7-under par and earned the first title of her career. Eventually, she became the second player in NU’s history to be named All-Big Ten in each of their four years. Mao, whose best finish this season came at the Stanford Intercollegiate in October, is the third. With four of the Cats’ five starting golfers playing at an all-conference level, they earned the highest national ranking in the conference. As the fourth seed in the Cle Elum Regional at Tumble Creek Club, NU will vie for one of six spots in the 18-team NCAA National Championships. No. 1 USC is the top seed in the Cle Elum region, but the last time the two teams played in the same event, NU came out on top. At the Silverado Showdown in April, the Cats beat the Trojans by four shots, led by Riley’s tournament-best 1-under par. Joining NU and USC in the Cle Elum region are No. 8 Arkansas, No. 10 South Carolina, No. 20 Washington, No. 21 Miami and an assortment of unranked

teams from the Mountain West, the Pac 12, Big Ten and other conferences. The top six finishers in the three-day tournament will advance to the 2019 NCAA Championships two weeks later in Fayetteville, Arkansas at The Blessings Golf Club. Last year in the Regionals, Riley led the team to the championship round by finishing 7-under-par, which tied her for fourth in the entire field. The Cats finished sixth in their pod, scraping to the next round as the lowest-scoring team to advance. Then at Nationals, NU was eliminated in the quarterfinals of match play, losing a close match against Stanford. After a strong regular season, the Cats have high expectations for this postseason run. NU has already released its lineup for the tournament, featuring freshman Kelly Su, Mao, Sim, Riley and Lau. NU will tee off at 10:30 a.m. playing alongside host Washington and Miami. The weather is projected to be in the 70s throughout the three-day tournament, with zero percent chance of rain and light winds. charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Janet Mao surveys the green. The senior is the third player in program history to receive All-Big Ten recognition in each of her four years.