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A Tuition-Free Future? As Feinberg surpasses initial ‘We Will’ fundraising goal, progress on tuition-free initiative lags behind By PETER KOTECKI
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Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine made a rare announcement in 2014: It would create an endowment large enough to provide a tuition-free education to all medical students. The initiative is part of the University’s “We Will” campaign, a $3.75 billion fundraising effort that has transformed Northwestern by supporting expensive construction projects, significant research endeavors and an expansion in global
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reach. For Northwestern Medicine, “We Will” entailed raising $1.75 billion toward endowed professorships, grants and fellowships, new facilities and the construction of a biomedical research building. It also meant creating an $800 million endowment that could allow all students to attend Feinberg on full scholarships. Several administrators said they support the tuition-free initiative, hoping it will better allow students to matriculate and ultimately specialize without being restricted by the prospect of heavy debt. » See IN FOCUS, page 6
Ty Dolla $ign electrifies A&O Ball Ex-ASG president Lil B, A-Trak energize crowd as DIAL UP performs between sets By AMY LI
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At A&O Ball on Friday, Ty Dolla $ign asked hundreds of students to “put your (phone) light on if you don’t have an STD.” “You heard what I said,” Ty Dolla $ign added after seeing the puzzled faces in the crowd. Still, once the confusion subsided, hundreds of students turned their flashlights on, held up their phones and lit up the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. A&O and For Members Only collaborated to host Ball for the third year in a row. The concert included performances by hip-hop artists Ty Dolla $ign and Lil B and DJ A-Trak. Northwestern artist collective DIAL UP performed between sets as well. DIAL UP quickly turned up the energy in the venue, opening with an original audio sample from “Father Stretch My Hands Pt.1” by Kanye West before performing renditions of hit songs including “Look Alive” by BlocBoy JB, “T-Shirt ” by Migos and “American Boy” by Estelle. Continuing to pick up the heat, Lil B performed “Ellen Degeneres” to get the whole crowd feeling “swag” like he raps in the song. After ward, students jumped up and down, swinging their hands in the air to the electric beats of A-Trak, which included a mix of West’s hit rap song “Fade.” Ty Dolla $ign was the last artist to hit the stage with
starts mayoral bid 2009 SESP alum hopes to challenge crowded field By GABBY BIRENBAUM
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Ty Dolla $ign performs during A&O Ball. Lil B and A-Trak also performed at the concert, which was held at the Riviera Theatre.
fiery performances of “Blasé,” “Ex” and a cover of “Worth It” by Fifth Harmony. McCormick freshman Paul Brown said the concert was
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especially memorable because he went with his friends. The best part of his experience, he said, was “getting tossed around” in the crowded mosh
pit. Despite the overflow of people during Ty Dolla $ign’s » See BALL, page 10
When Neal Sales-Griffin (SESP ’09) launched his 2008 campaign for Associated Student Government president, his goal was to initiate systemic change within ASG. Frustrated by a disengaged Senate and an executive board that was not responsive to student concerns, Sales-Griffin campaigned on a platform of transparency, accountability and access. Upon his victory over four other candidates, he set out to make ASG responsible and reliable. A decade later, Sales-Griffin is again crusading for governmental transparency and reform — only this time, he’s running for mayor of Chicago. “I could promise you all these nice bells and whistles, but if we don’t actually put our government itself in a position where it can actually be held accountable properly by the people and establish trust, then it might get better but it might not,” Sales-Griffin said, referring to his campaign strategy for both ASG and the mayoral race. “I’d rather design a system that’s designed for progress, no matter who is in charge and who’s leading it.” Sales-Griffin, a tech entrepreneur and McCormick School of Engineering professor, has not worked in government since his ASG days. At only 30 years old, the Chicago
native will face a crowded field of seven other challengers, including incumbent Rahm Emanuel and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas. Despite the qualified competition, Sales-Griffin said he brings a unique perspective to the race. “From a lens of leadership and education, as well as in technology and business, I think there’s a lot more that we could bring to the table to make our government more efficient and more accessible to people,” he said. Sales-Griffin grew up in the Kenwood neighborhood in Chicago’s South Side. After arriving at Northwestern in 2005, he quickly got involved on campus. He said as a freshman, he helped start the Institute for Student Business Education, where he now serves as a board member. Sales-Griffin also worked as a residential security monitor, Safe Ride driver and a library front desk attendant. As ASG president, he started an initiative for a new student center, overseeing a research project on problems with Norris University Center. Nate Perkins (McCormick ’10), who served as Sales-Griffin’s vice president for student services, said he remembers SalesGriffin as a charismatic voice with inspiring ideas. “He really was able to rally a ton of students around his vision and campaign back then,” Perkins said. “He had a … big vision, big picture, big idea leadership style in student government and as president.” » See SALES-GRIFFIN, page 8
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