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ETHS to open new wellness center Alumnus donates $330,000 to former high school

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Northwestern community members celebrate the first day of Ramadan Monday evening. More than 150 people gathered in Parkes Hall to break their fast together.

Students break fast during iftar Muslisms, non-Muslims celebrate together on first day of Ramadan

By MARISSA MARTINEZ

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More than 150 people gathered in Parkes Hall Monday to celebrate the first day of Ramadan and break fast together during the Muslimcultural Students Association’s

annual community iftar. The event was open to all community members, regardless of their religious beliefs.

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Muslim lunar calendar and started May 6 this year. During the holy month, Muslims who are able fast from sunrise to sunset to show solidarity with the less

fortunate, practice patience and grow closer to God. During the iftar, or the breaking of the fast at sunset, community members ate dates after a group prayer outside while recognizing both Sunni and Shia Ramadan traditions.

The event was catered by Chicago restaurant Usmania Fine Dining.

Huma Manjra, McSA’s Associated Student Government senator, organized much of the event and said it was a good experience. The Weinberg freshman said one of her focuses while planning was making the reservations more efficient to ensure the right » See RAMADAN, page 6

Evanston Township High School announced a plan to open a new wellness center at the beginning of the 20192020 school year, thanks to a $330,000 donation from alumnus Michael Arrington, who graduated from ETHS in 1961.

Joanne Bertsche, the executive director of the ETHS Foundation, said the organization started a funding campaign to replace the school’s weight room in the spring of 2018. In addition to Arrington’s donation, the foundation has raised $200,000 from other donors, Bertsche wrote in an email.

The facility will be named the Michael B. Arrington Wellness and Performance Center, according to a news release from ETHS. “The ETHS Foundation is grateful to alums like Mr. Arrington who allow a public school like ours to go beyond conventional funding to create extraordinary spaces for our students,” Bertsche told The Daily.

Arrington was a studentathlete at ETHS and was the starting fullback on the

football team when they won the state championship in 1960. He founded his company, Arrington Travel, in 1969, and today is an entrepreneur and real estate investor.

“Sports have been an important part of my life,” Arrington told The Daily. “My teammates I grew up with were and are an important part of my life.”

The new facility will replace the weight room at ETHS with a strength and conditioning center. Bertsche said the current equipment lacks the adaptability to adjust for different users.

Bertsche said the new center will have a flexible, open floor plan with new equipment to give students a space to work on their fitness goals.

She added that the new Ryan Fieldhouse at Northwestern University inspired some of the plans for the center.

In Illinois, all high school students must take four years of physical education, so much of the student body will benefit from the new center, Bertsche said.

In tandem with the new wellness center, the physical education department is revamping the curriculum with a particular emphasis on the school’s equity goals, according to the release.

Coaches and teachers will work with a strength and conditioning specialist to help develop individualized goals » See ETHS, page 6

Prof. lectures on Meghan Markle welcomes first baby reproductive rights Duchess of Sussex, NU alumna starts family with Prince Harry Talk first in series by Planned Parenthood group

By JOSHUA IRVINE

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Students gathered Monday at Harris Hall for the first in a series of lectures addressing reproductive health.

Legal studies Prof. Joanna Grisinger spoke as the first lecturer in Planned Parenthood Generation Action’s series “The Class You Never Got to Take.” The lectures, which consist of 50-minute talks held in Harris Room 107, will run through the end of May and feature speakers from the psychology department, gender and sexuality studies department, African American Studies Department and the Women’s Center.

Emily Cerf, the communications chair for Generation Action, described the lecture series as “a

space to hold lessons and conversations we need more of and never can have enough of.”

The Medill sophomore said the event is the largest organized by Generation Action since the group began operations at the beginning of the academic year. Previous events had included hosting actress Sophia Bush and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, organizing a counter-protest in response to a pro-life rally on campus, and co-hosting events with the South Asian Students Alliance and fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha, she said.

Grisinger’s lecture, titled “Gender and the Law,” was attended by about 35 mostly female students and addressed the legal status of reproductive rights in the United States, detailing how lawmaking had addressed abortion and contraception as well as involuntary sterilization since the Civil War. Describing lawmaking as the practice of deciding “where decision-making power is allocated,” » See LECTURES, page 6

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Former Wildcat Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed a baby boy Monday morning, Buckingham Palace announced.

The 37-year-old Duchess of Sussex delivered her 7 pound, 3 ounce son at 5:26 a.m. local time, the Palace said. Early Monday, British media erupted as reports surfaced the Northwestern alumna went into labor with her husband by her side.

The infant, who’s the first interracial child in the monarchy’s recent history, will be seventh in line to the British throne behind Prince Charles, Prince William and his three children and Prince Harry.

A delighted Harry greeted reporters overseas at Windsor Castle and said the family’s doing great.

The three will make their debut Wednesday when photos

are expected to be released, he said, and though they’ve had time to consider names since the baby was overdue, haven’t settled on one just yet.

“This little thing is absolutely to die for, so I’m just over the moon,” the new father said. “It’s been the most amazing experience I could ever possibly imagine. How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension but we’re both absolutely thrilled and so grateful to all the lovely support.”

The newborn bundle of joy will be eligible for dual British-U.S. citizenship.

Though some of Britain’s betting organizations halted bets on the royal child’s name this weekend, Ivy was widely the runaway favorite — with Alice, Diana, Victoria and Elizabeth close behind as many believed the child would be a girl. Though the Northwestern alumna and Harry haven’t announced a name, Arthur, Philip, Albert and James are top predictions.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex watch The Bangarra Dance Company in October 2018. Less than a year later, the two would welcome a baby boy

With the royal couple’s first wedding anniversary fast approaching on May 19, the news caps off a busy year across the pond for the two.

“The Duchess’s mother, Doria Ragland, who is overjoyed by the

arrival of her first grandchild, is with Their Royal Highnesses at Frogmore Cottage,” a Palace release said. “Her Royal Highness and the baby are both doing well.” » See BABY, page 6

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AROUND TOWN City Council to consider restorative justice for minors

By CASSIDY WANG

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Evanston officials will soon consider a measure aimed at reducing the number of minors receiving juvenile arrest records through the Circuit Court of Cook County.

The Human Services Committee on Monday approved an ordinance that would amend portions of the City Code to incorporate restorative justice practices for minors. It will be presented to City Council during an upcoming meeting.

Restorative justice is an alternative approach to discipline that attempts to take students out of the criminal justice system and help them make amends through more personalized means. The amendments to the code presented in Monday’s ordinance would include opportunities for minors who have violated laws to engage in restorative practices.

Such practices, according to city documents, include the minors meeting with other members of the community to “address trauma” and “repair harm to the extent possible,” as well as the minors possibly going to counseling or receiving other forms of training such as substance abuse education.

Patrick Keenan-Devlin, the executive director of the Moran Center for Youth Advocacy, said the new amendments would allow the city to consider how it can help each child who appears before it.

“It really reimagines and re-envisions what we as a city should be doing when children violate

POLICE BLOTTER Police looking for man implicated in Whole Foods theft Police are searching for a man accused of stealing from a Whole Foods after a Friday incident at the grocery store.

Officers responded at 4:27 p.m. to a call from

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Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd). The Human Services Committee approved an ordinance to incorporate restorative justice measures for minors into City Code, to be discussed by City Council in the future.

our laws and our social contracts, which is asking the question ‘How can we help you? How can we help you repair the harm that you’ve caused?’ as opposed to saying, ‘Here’s a fine,’ or ‘Here’s

community service hours,’” Keenan-Devlin said.

Keenan-Devlin said the amendments would also increase confidentiality for juveniles and their records, which are currently stored by the city and

the manager of the store, located at 1640 Chicago Ave. The manager requested officers remove a man from the premises for trespassing, Glew said, though the manager requested the officers not charge the man in such a manner that the manager would have to attend court.

Glew said officers complied and approached the man, who was sleeping in the store’s café. Officers

woke the man, gave him a city ordinance ticket for trespassing, and escorted him from the store, Glew said.

Upon returning to the store, the manager identified the man as having stolen a bottle of Tito’s Vodka, valued at $20, the previous day at 11:36 a.m. Glew said the manager learned this from viewing surveillance footage and was not aware

create separate, private and confidential hearings for minors. Minors are also required to appear in the City Council chamber, he said.

With the new amendment, the City’s Division of Administrative Hearings would maintain the confidentiality of any records generated from the document that outlines the charge, including the charging document itself, according to city documents.

The amendment would also give adults the option to opt for community service, “as opposed to what is often a daunting fine that could be imposed by the administrative hearing division,” Keenan-Devlin said.

A University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill report found that Evanston police officers were seven times more likely in 2017 to search a black driver than a white driver.

Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said the push for the amendment for the last two years came from consideration of the report and a separate, “emotional” incident in which a juvenile was arrested at the police station.

Both Braithwaite and Keenan-Devlin said the new policy’s impact will be important for a long time. Keenan-Devlin said the legislation “will be a model not only for our region and the state, but for the nation.”

“In my seven years under City Council, this is probably one of the more meaningful pieces of legislation that we’re turning into policy that’s actually going to have a huge impact for generations,” Braithwaite said. cassidywang2022@u.northwestern.edu of this until the officers had escorted the man from the building.

Police conducted a search of the area but could not find the man, Glew said. The manager wishes to press charges, Glew said, but no one is in custody. ­— Joshua Irvine

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Students talk immigration experiences

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In a Monday panel discussion hosted by Northwestern’s Theta Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, students shared their experiences navigating American culture as black immigrants.

The panel, titled “LOST: Stories of Diaspora,” was moderated by Medill sophomore Arudi Masinjila, who is from Kenya, and drew a crowd of roughly 20 students. Masinjila kicked off the discussion by asking the panelists how their perceptions of the United States prior to immigrating compared to their real-time experiences after arriving.

McCormick sophomore Claudia Kalisa, who immigrated from Rwanda, said while she felt “lucky” to have the opportunity to study in America, that was only “half the story.”

“The narrative we get is that America is this very developed country, super different from home — and it is in some ways,” Kalisa said. “But I feel like there were things no one told me, like the fact that I’d be treated differently because I’m black.”

Communication senior Fredrick Bugyei, who lived in Denmark, said he resonated with that sort of romantic construction of American culture — something that contrasted with his real experiences. He said his first impression of America was to see it as “dangerous.”

“Growing up, blackness wasn’t the most salient part of my identity,” he said. “But when I came here, It just clicked to me — this is hundreds and hundreds of years. The same structures that existed years ago continue to affect Black Americans today.”

In this vein, the panelists discussed the unique intersections associated with finding identity in America while both being black and an immigrant.

Communication junior Rekhia Adams, who is from Trinidad and Tobago, said part of her experience included trying to find a place in the African-American community without trying to co-opt the experiences of black people who grew up in America.

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Adams said that process is complicated by the homogenization of blackness, which is often reproduced by American institutions.

“When checking boxes on applications, for example, there is no box other than ‘black’ that represents me,” Adams said.

Adams said the consequence of this is a compression of the black experience into a single label, despite the very different histories and lives of black individuals around the world.

But despite those differences, students said they were able to find support within the black community on campus.

Kalisi said while “it took some time,” she’s happy with the communities she’s found at Northwestern. She said she “definitely” feels welcomed and included in black spaces on campus.

Bugyei said that living in the U.S. helped him realize the universal experiences that everyone could relate to, which helped him find his footing in American culture. Even though he finds himself learning new things that surprise him every once in a while, he said he found community in black

student organizations on campus.

Masinjila closed the discussion by asking the panelists about their plans after college and whether they plan to stay in the United States.

All three students were more or less in agreement here: they plan to stay in the country, at least for a little bit.

But for some students, that may come with additional concerns.

Adams said that while she hopes to find a balance between living in America and Trinidad and Tobago, her identity as a black, female immigrant means there are extra questions to answer, and extra hoops to jump through.

Adams said the field she wants to enter, theater, has a shortage of black roles. On top of that, she said, being an immigrant means convincing employers that the extra work necessary to hire her — filing work-visas, for example — is worth it.

“I always feel like I have to prove myself even more,” she said. pbaskar@u.northwestern.edu

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Schapiro calls for safe spaces, but NU doesn’t deliver In January 2016, Northwestern President Morton Schapiro wrote an article in The Washington Post promoting safe spaces, using examples from the Northwestern student community.

“The best hope we have of creating an inclusive community is to first create spaces where members of each group feel safe,” he wrote.

Schapiro’s statements drew a stark contrast to those of officials at other universities, including University of Chicago Dean of Students Jay Ellison, who in 2016 sent a letter to incoming students telling them not to expect safe spaces in their college experience.

Schapiro has continued to advocate for the existence of safe spaces, telling students in his September 2017 convocation address that critics of safe spaces “have no understanding of this generation.” Schapiro’s support of them comes from the goal of empowering students to encounter uncomfortable situations outside of those spaces, because they know they have a comfortable place to return to. “You want them to feel safe and protected so that they voluntarily engage in uncomfortable learning,” he told The Wall Street Journal in 2017.

The president’s strong advocacy of safe spaces has earned him both praise and criticism — it’s no secret that Schapiro believes their benefits. He mentions them annually at convocation, praising them in front of new students and families, thus making Northwestern seem like a more accepting and appealing place.

However, it’s difficult for many students to see how these words translate

into direct action. If Schapiro has been advocating for safe spaces so strongly and for so long, why is it still so difficult for marginalized groups to access them on campus?

This summer, the Black House is undergoing renovation. When the house moved through the preliminary design development process through the winter and spring, the University failed to immediately provide a specific replacement space for the house. In April, ASG senators and community members presented a petition in support of a guaranteed replacement space on campus as well as increased autonomy for students in the Black House.

Administrators finally confirmed in May that they will announce the temporary location of the Black House in the coming weeks. But the amount of work that the black community had to undertake to secure a specific space on campus showed a lack of care by the administration. It showed that students had to fight for their safe space — a fight that should have been unnecessary due to Schapiro’s heavy advocacy of safe spaces. He even mentioned black students in his Washington Post article, speaking of students eating together in dining halls and the existence of the Black House.

The Multicultural Greek Council was granted a University-recognized space for the first time — a room on Norris University Center’s ground floor. Lacking the same visibility as the Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council due in part to an absence of on-campus houses,

MGC members had to fight for proper room and space for its members. Even then, MGC only received a small room in Norris, rather than a larger space to utilize. Additionally, the historically black National Pan-Hellenic Council still does not have a space on campus.

Safe spaces can also extend to living situations. Due to limited gender-open housing options, transgender students have traditionally struggled to find housing options throughout their time living on campus at Northwestern. Historically, the University has designated only single rooms as gender-open housing choices, eliminating the ability for many transgender students — who often cannot change their legal sex on government documentation — to have the often desired experience of living with a roommate.

While Residential Services has committed to expanding gender-open housing, transgender students specifically struggled for extended periods of time attempting to find housing. Living areas should be a space of comfort for all students, and there is no excuse for the struggle it’s been to achieve that.

Student Enrichment Services works out of an office converted from several singles and a lounge in Foster-Walker Complex. SES is one of the few resources on campus for low-income students — and is tasked with the responsibility of serving over 1,100 students. Its unassuming location, hidden in Foster-Walker, makes it difficult to find, limiting its visibility and in turn, the visibility of lowincome students.

Additionally, first-generation and lowincome students do not have a dedicated space on campus, which some students pushed for through an ASG resolution in February. The SES office is slated to undergo renovations in 2022, only increasing the need to find a separate, new space in the meantime. The FGLI community at Northwestern is often overlooked and minimized by the greater student body, and the lack of a defined, visible safe space or student center increases this marginalization.

These communities are just a few of the marginalized groups that struggle with a lack of safe spaces at NU. President Schapiro has been open about his affinity for safe spaces both at Northwestern and in national publications. But whether it’s due to slow action from administrators or limited resources, the number of safe spaces is not proportionate to the accessibility President Schapiro touts in his addresses to new students.

If President Schapiro truly believes safe spaces are important to have on campus, he and administrators would make more concrete efforts to increase the validity and the visibility of these spaces. Without these efforts, his advocacy for safe spaces is merely performative.

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Discrimination against Caster Semenya unwarranted KATHRYN AUGUSTINE

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Olympian swimmer and gold medalist Michael Phelps is genetically endowed with a proportionally longer wingspan, larger than average hands and feet and a double-jointed chest. These seemingly arbitrary differences are all advantages for Phelps in the sport of swimming, helping him get ahead with each stroke that he takes. Beyond his heap of anatomical advantages, Phelps also produces half the amount of lactic acid — an acid produced in muscle tissue that is responsible for fatigue — as his fellow competitors.

Phelps is not alone. Olympian sprinter and gold medalist Usain Bolt stands at 6 feet 5 inches, towering over his competitors as the tallest elite sprinter in history. His longer stride, in conjunction with his high step frequency, gives him a clear-cut advantage over his competitors. Force is also a significant factor in speed, and it is estimated that Bolt strikes the ground with 1,000 pounds of force per step.

Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt are household names for their wide array of accomplishments.

They are extremely well-known and serve as role

models for athletes and non-athletes alike. Yet, the name Caster Semenya — a South African woman who is a two-time Olympic champion in the 800meter race — is only uttered in reference to her naturally high levels of testosterone.

Testosterone is a hormone associated with enhanced strength and performance in the world of athletics, and Semenya’s testosterone level falls in the range of a typical male, 7.7–29.4 nmol/L. Following the new ruling set forth by the International Association of Athletics Federations in an effort to level the playing field for female athletes, Semenya will need to consume hormones to reduce her testosterone to match that of the average woman should she plan to compete in the same competition.

Justifiably, Semenya responded to this ruling with a resounding, “Hell no.”

Like Semenya, Phelps and Bolt are arguably genetically superior to their competitors. Applying the logic set forth by the International Association of Athletics Federations, Phelps should be required to physically reduce his wingspan, hands and feet, remove the second set of joints in his chest and increase the volume of lactic acid produced by his muscles. Similarly, Bolt should be required to impossibly reduce his height to that of a typical sprinter and to lessen his striking force.

And yet, the IAAF remains silent about Phelps and Bolt and there is no widespread opposition to

their participation in races. This begs the question: If the IAAF is genuinely concerned with fairness, then why is their only target a black, lesbian woman?

This is no coincidence. The president of the IAAF? A white male. The ethics board of the IAAF? Seven out of ten members are male.

Banning Semenya from participating in a sport that she has dedicated herself to if she refuses to take hormones does not symbolize equality for female sports. Rather, it screams sexism and homophobia.

Looking past the glaring gender and sexuality disparity on the IAAF board, the World Medical Association has staunchly spoken out against the group classifying who biologically constitutes a female athlete. Semenya did not inject hormones into her bloodstream — her levels of testosterone are naturally elevated.

Pressuring female athletes to consume

doctor-prescribed hormones inherently implies that an excess of testosterone is problematic. This, in and of itself, is discriminatory. Being hyperandrogenic — or producing high levels of male hormones like testosterone — is not tied to any health risks and there is a sense of absurdity in treating a non-issue as a pathological disease. By forcing Semenya to change a condition that is not harmful nor artificial, doctors are in fact inflicting harm on her — directly violating the ethical code that they are bound to.

Semenya has been called a man, despite her selfidentification as a women. Just because she is strong and fast and does not fit the idealized mold of a biological woman does not mean that she deserves scrutiny and name-calling. Excess testosterone does not automatically equate to manhood. However, the International Association of Athletics Federations directly stated that “such discrimination is a necessary” sanction in defense of excluding Semenya as she is now.

But since when was discrimination against variables out of an individual’s control ever warranted?

Kathryn Augustine is a Medill first-year. She can be contacted at kathrynaugustine2022@u.northwestern.edu.

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NU students stay in to watch ‘Fashion’s Night Out’

By GABBY BIRENBAUM

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While Evanston may feel far from the starstudded steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, fashionable students still keep an eye on the Met Gala’s pink carpet with bated breath to see what looks designers and celebrities come up with each year.

The Met Gala, an annual fundraising benefit for the Costume Institute of New York City’s iconic art museum, is always held on the first Monday in May. Put on by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the event is “the pinnacle of fashion and celebrity,” said Weinberg junior Solis Doyle.

For the fashion-forward members of the Northwestern community who appreciate artistry and design, Doyle said the Met Gala is the event of the year.

“It’s more for people who like fashion versus clothes,” Doyle said. “There’s a distinction there — anyone can like clothes. It’s an accessible thing.

Fashion’s a little more artistic and the Met Gala’s the artistic side of fashion, and not fast fashion at all. The designers put a lot of time and effort into creating these dresses, these outfits... So, it’s more for people who appreciate the artistry of fashion, and that’s pretty cool.”

This year’s theme is “Camp: Notes on Fashion.”

Inspired by Susan Sontag’s 1964 essay “Notes on ‘Camp,’” celebrities were encouraged to wear designs that are over-the-top.

Both Doyle and Medill junior Samuel Maude said they were excited to see what Lady Gaga, a

Northwestern, University of Illinois launch database of twins for research

A team of researchers from Northwestern and University of at Illinois Urbana-Champaign have launched the Illinois Twin Project, a statewide database that archives twins and other multiples for genetic and psychological research purposes, according to a Monday University release.

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Anna Wintour. The longtime Vogue editor-in-chief hosts the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s annual Met Gala.

notoriously campy dresser who is serving as a cochair of the event this year, wore to the event.

Wintour echoed the Northwestern students’ expectations.

“What we’re all most hoping to see is something that is outrageous, something that is fun, tonguein-cheek,” she said in a video for Vogue.

Maude said he was not looking forward to this year’s theme because he feels there has not been sufficient acknowledgment on Vogue’s part of “gay culture and ball culture,” which he considers the origins of camp.

In particular, Maude said he has been frustrated by the attention given to singer Harry Styles, who

The researchers involved in the partnership previously worked on the Texas Twin Project, which has allowed for interdisciplinary studies into a range of areas through the study of twins, from early childhood development to peer relationships.

“Twin studies can offer insights into the complex influences of genetics, shared family environment and non-shared environment on things like personality traits, relationship patterns, academic outcomes and other psychological constructs,” Jennifer Tackett, co-principal investigator of the project and a director of clinical psychology at

Northwestern, said in the release.

Unlimited numbers of Illinois parents of twins and multiples can register their children, from newborns to age 17, into the database if they are interested in allowing ITP to conduct future research on their children. Parents can enter their children into various studies, each of which is decided based on eligibility and consent on a case-by-case basis.

Tackett said she expects many different fields and subfields of researchers to use the database.

Genetic research is commonly done with twins

often wears gender-fluid clothing designed by Alessandro Michele, the artistic director of Gucci. Styles is a face of the Italian fashion house.

“You’re kind of asking a bunch of straight, cis people to come to this Gala, and while there are queer people there, the majority of our media is cis and straight, coming to this theme which is so rooted in queer culture,” Maude said. “I saw an article from Vogue a few days ago that was like Harry Styles is the king of camp. I was like, come on. It just is very annoying to me.”

Maude takes particular interest in the Met Gala because he interned for KCD last summer, a fashion services agency involved in putting on the annual event.

Though the jeans and winter coats seen on campus may seemingly draw no inspiration from the haute couture and intricate pieces worn at the Met Gala, Maude said high fashion always trickles down. He pointed to a famous scene in “The Devil Wears Prada” where Anne Hathaway’s Andy Sachs, a fictional former editor in chief of The Daily, learned from Meryl Streep’s Wintour standin Miranda Priestly that the color of her carelesslychosen sweater was influenced by a cerulean trend among that year’s top runway designers.

Maude also said the Met Gala reminds him that every outfit he sees on campus is an instance of artistic expression.

“The Met Gala...looks at fashion as more of an art,” Maude said. “We often forget that the clothes people wear are performative and are an art form in many ways. Regardless of if you’re wearing a t-shirt and jeans, you’re still performing that outfit.” gbirenbaum21@u.northwestern.edu and multiples — fraternal twins share half of DNA and a family environment, while identical twins share all of their DNA in addition to the family environment, she said.

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“This will be a highly useful scientific resource for researchers interested in questions related to the complex interplay of factors leading to many consequential human outcomes.”

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Grisinger detailed reproductive law from the anti-“vice” movements of the late nineteenth century to the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade and the rollback of many of Roe’s provisions nearly 20 years later under Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

“It’s a history that we don’t talk that much about.

That’s why I thought it was really important to come and do this,” Grisinger told The Daily after the lecture.

Grisinger also addressed challenges to abortion law since the Casey ruling, noting how the introduction of the “undue burden” clause in that ruling had allowed states to implement laws designed to discourage women from seeking an abortion. In particular, Grisinger pointed to Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers laws, which she said attempt to restrict the number of abortion providers by requiring their facilities to meet unnecessary and oftentimes expensive standards.

Grisinger also noted a revived challenge of federal abortion law by state legislators since 2016. She opened and closed her lecture on a PowerPoint slide of headlines documenting the passage of legislation in “flagrant”defiance of federal abortion laws, which was often refuted by federal judges.

“There is no question that these laws do not comply with Casey,”Grisinger said, adding that this legislation was designed to provoke a constitutional challenge that would put abortion law in front of the Supreme Court, which has gained two conservative justices under the Trump administration. She said the court may now have to respond to new laws and potentially revisit Roe v. Wade.

“We’re now decades into a Roe v. Wade world … but it’s also clear there’s a significant conservative movement that views Roe v. Wade as a mistake,” she said. “It’s entirely possible that they overturn Roe v. Wade.”

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From page 1 for students of all fitness levels, including those with disabilities.

ETHS Athletic Director Chris Livatino said in the release that Arrington’s donation will have long-lasting impacts on ETHS students.

“The new Michael B. Arrington Wellness and Performance Center may be the most significant facility improvement we’ve ever made towards

RAMADAN From page 1

amount of food was bought. She also wanted to make the decorations good — the room was filled with purple and white balloons, string lights and “Ramadan Mubarak” signs wishing everyone a happy holy month.

Manjra said she wanted to make the space feel like home and ensure attendees felt “the Ramadan spirit” as soon as they walked into the room.

The timing of this Ramadan made Manjra nervous because it’s one of the biggest holidays in Islam, and she usually celebrates with her family at home in California. Ramadan typically falls in the summer, so she said many Muslims on campus are celebrating the whole month away from family for the first time.

“It really gives me the big picture when I look around and I see I still have a different family — these people are my home away from home,” Manjra said. “It’ll be different,

increasing the performance of all of our athletic programs at ETHS,” Livatino said in the release.

Arrington said his personal mantra is “expect victory,” and with the new facility, he hopes to embolden school spirit at ETHS. He added that there is a correlation between the caliber of a training facility to the success of sports teams. With the new fitness center, he hopes ETHS’ “already excellent teams” will reach their goals at the next level.

Arrington said he wanted to continue to give back to the Evanston community, where he

grew up, raised his children and now lives. For Arrington, this donation represents an opportunity to impact “many, many lives over many, many years.”

“My whole family has been very involved with the culture and history of Evanston,” Arrington said. “We love the city and everything it has to offer… This is a wonderful way to provide a sophisticated facility.”

but different doesn’t mean it’s not going to be as enjoyable or memorable, so I’m hoping and I’m praying that this Ramadan will feel just as any other if not better.”

McSA secretary Fizzah Jaffer echoed those sentiments — this is her first Ramadan away from home, but her friends here feel also like family. She said the community iftar is an important chance for people to see the strength and spirituality of the NU Muslim community.

Weinberg senior Jaafar Zaidi said he has noticed the community come together around the month of Ramadan. He said it’s easy to have solidarity with other students who are also fasting during the day, and noted that McSA does a good job of making sure Muslims can eat after sunset, with access to dining halls during extended times.

“During Ramadan itself, we get a lot closer, just because you see these people every day in the evening and you’re all talking about the same thing — food, basically,” Zaidi said.

“There’s the spiritual aspect too, because you all pray together and you’re guaranteed to see everyone every day.”

He said growing up, he was used to relying on his mosque community because there weren’t many Muslims in his hometown. At Northwestern, he’s found a strong Muslim community, and said he appreciates seeing non-Muslims at the iftar as well, and how they are brought into something the community does.

Danielle Addo is not Muslim but came to the iftar to support one of her friends who helped out with the event. The sophomore said she noticed the strong, inclusive community presence.

“It ’s a yearly thing and just having the strength within yourself (to fast), it’s really inspirational to see that,” Addo said. “If Muslims can fast, there’s pretty much not a limit to anything I can do.”

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They included British diplomat Karen Pierce, former tennis player and 2017 Northwestern commencement speaker Billie Jean King and countless NU alumni, among others.

“Congratulations, Meghan and Harry,” former First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted. “Barack and I are so thrilled for both of you and can’t wait to meet him.” ellabrockway@u.northwestern.edu troyclosson2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Researcher talks nutrient therapy for brain disorders

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William Walsh, president and founder of the non-profit Walsh Research Institute, discussed brain chemistry imbalances and relevant nutrient therapies at the Evanston Public Library Monday evening.

The lecture, which was organized by the Chicago Ethical Humanist Circle, outlined how deficiencies and overloads of key nutrients impact mental disorders such as autism, depression and schizophrenia, as well as behavior disorders such as ADHD. Walsh, who has been studying brain disorders for over 30 years, said he was inspired to study brain chemistry differences after volunteering with an ex-offender program at the Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Ill. “I was really surprised to find out that some of these people who had done really horrible things came from wonderful families — families where the mother and father and brothers and sisters turned out just fine, and yet this one child is different,” Walsh said.

Since then, Walsh has analyzed the biochemical profiles of over 30,000 individuals to confirm that there are “striking chemistry differences between mental health populations and the rest of society.”

Walsh said he identified nutrient imbalances as the mechanism behind most common mental disorders.

“I like to ask the question: ‘Where do neurotransmitters come from?’” Walsh said. “The answer is they come from nutrients. The raw

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William Walsh speaks at Evanston Public Library. Walsh is the president of the non-profit Walsh Research Institute and author of “Nutrient Power.”

materials, the ingredients are amino acids, vitamins and minerals.”

Walsh said seven key nutrient imbalances are implicated in mental disorders. These imbalances can affect neurotransmitter synthesis and regulation, gene expression and protection against oxidative stress, which plays a role in the aging process.

A striking example of this is pyrrole disorder, a

condition caused by a severe deficiency of vitamin B-6 and zinc. Pyrrole disorder can lead to anxiety, depression and rage, Walsh said, and is one of the three leading biotypes of schizophrenia. Despite its severity, he said pyrrole disorder is his “favorite imbalance” because it is easily treatable with nutrient therapy.

“We used to almost cheer when we would have

Transportation, aims to bring awareness to residents about distracted driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines distracted driving on its website as “any activity that diverts attention from driving.” Activities can include texting while driving, eating and adjusting the navigation system, according to the website.

According to the NHTSA website, texting is the most alarming distraction. Since sending or reading a text can take up to five seconds, according to NHTSA, people driving at 55 miles per hour can drive the length of an entire football field

without watching the road.

Increased enforcement was part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, per the release. Included in the 441 citations were 356 electronic communication device citations and 34 uninsured motorists citations.

“Driver distraction is a persistent issue in Evanston, and it is a danger to the community,” Traffic Sgt. Tracy Williams said in the release. “Issuing a citation is a proven way to get motorists to reduce distracted driving.”

In 2017 alone, 3,166 people were killed

a patient come in with pyrrole disorder, because we knew they were likely to get better really quickly,” Walsh said.

Walsh also discussed undermethylation — which reduces the production of the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine — as another chemical imbalance implicated in many mental disorders such as depression, autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder and alcoholism. Undermethylation is a common feature of the brains of sociopaths, he said, among other chemical imbalances.

Walsh said the brain chemistry of sociopaths is so unique that he was once able to help the FBI identify a serial killer in a lineup based on the chemical analysis of a single strand of hair.

Marne Glaser, a member of the Chicago Ethical Humanist Circle, said she learned about Walsh’s research in mental disorders and thought that his work was important to share.

“I have had friends who have had mental disorders, and I watched them taking (psychiatric medications), and I know they have to have something to get them normalized, but the impact of those drugs is just terrible,” Glaser said. “I feel like there has to be another way.”

Walsh said the treatment of nutrient imbalances is sufficient for 90 percent of mental disorder patients, and that psychiatric medications may become obsolete as science advances.

A 2008 study in Nutrition Journal identified nutritional supplements as an alternative treatment for mental disorders, though it said further research is needed to determine recommended doses and the efficacy of supplements. andreamichelson2020@u.northwestern.edu nationwide as a result of distracted driving, according to a report from NHTSA. The report also said that six percent of all drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2017 were distracted at the time of the crash. Those aged 15 to 19 make up the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted at the time of a crash, reaching eight percent in 2017.

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We fought back today in the later innings. Just seeing the fight, it’s a really good sign going forward with seven games left.

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ONE STEP CLOSER TO OMAHA

By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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Before Saturday, Ryan Bader had never started the opening game of a series and competed against the opposing team’s best starter this season. So when coach Spencer Allen told the sophomore this week he’d be the ace for this weekend’s series against Nebraska, he called a trusted source for tips on how to outduel the Cornhuskers’ Matt Waldron.

Bader reached out to Jacob Campbell, a freshman catcher at Illinois, who said Bader should start a count with a fastball outside and follow that up with change-ups away from the batter. Bader had just one quality start in his college career — after talking with Campbell, the lefty had a plan to attack the third-best scoring Big Ten offense in conference play this season.

It worked: Bader pitched seven scoreless innings to lead Northwestern to a 4-2 win against Nebraska in the series opener. The Wildcats (21-23, 8-10 Big Ten) went on to win another and clinch the upset series victory over the third-place Cornhuskers (24-18, 13-8) on Sunday, putting themselves in position to qualify for the eight-team Big Ten Tournament.

“I was glad to just get the chance to go out there and compete and try to do my best,” Bader said. “I had a good idea of a couple of guys and how I wanted to pitch to them, but overall I stuck to our plan and what I’m good at and executing my pitches.”

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4 10 4 opportunity to pitch that gem on Saturday. Sophomore Quinn Lavelle and junior Hank Christie have been the top two starters over the last two seasons, trading series opening starts between each other.

But Lavelle and Christie weren’t available this weekend, so Allen shuffled his rotation. After Bader, who had been the third option in the rotation, started the first game, Allen used depth pieces Mike Doherty and Parker Hanks to start the other two.

Doherty had the best start of his career as well this weekend, pitching five innings of one-run baseball on only two hits in Sunday’s 10-2 win.

Senior shortstop Jack Dunn had four hits and three RBIs in that game to fuel the offense, culminating a dominant three-game stretch last week that earned him the Big Ten Player of the Week honor.

“He’s been that way all year for us,” Allen said. “He’s hitting a crazy average (.575) with runners in scoring position, so it’s really fun to watch.”

Despite Hanks giving up only two runs and four hits in four innings in the series finale, NU’s bullpen gave up four more runs, and the Cats lost 6-4 on Monday. NU was trailing 4-1 in the sixth inning when senior outfielder Ben Dickey struck out looking

and Allen stormed out of the dugout to challenge the called strike.

Within seconds, Allen was tossed from the game in an effort “to fire the team up,” but it nearly worked as the Cats scored two more in the ninth and put the winning runner on plate in a late-game rally that came up just short.

Dunn said the players received that message well and despite Monday’s loss, the team showed the effort it needs to reach its preseason goal of making the Big Ten Tournament.

Now sitting tied for eighth place in the standings, he said the team put itself in a better position to make that happen this weekend.

“We knew he had to win two out of three or sweep this series,” Dunn said.

“Then (Monday) we fought back today in the later innings just seeing the fight, it’s a really good sign going forward with seven games left.”

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Wildcats fall early in NCAAs

By MARISSA MARTINEZ

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This year’s postseason has been a tough one to navigate: After losing to Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament last week, Northwestern was stopped in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by No. 34 Princeton on Friday afternoon.

The Tigers (19-4) clinched a 4-1 win in Seattle, besting the Wildcats (15-11) in both doubles and singles play.

Had it won, NU would have gone on to face Washington in the second round.

Coming into the matc h,

Northwestern was 3-1 all-time against the Ivy League school. The universities last met during the Wildcat Invite in October.

The Cats felt the absence of their No. 1 singles star, freshman Clarissa Hand, who missed the match due to illness. Hand had played all but one of NU’s dual matches this season in the top spot, and was named the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year just a day before the Cats played in Seattle.

The Tigers built a 1-0 lead to start, taking the doubles point to open play. Freshman Hannah McColgan fell in two sets at No. 5 singles at the start of individual play, and Princeton increased its advantage to 2-0.

All-Big Ten junior Julie Byrne had NU’s lone singles win of the day in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1 against Stephanie Schrage.

However, this momentum wasn’t enough for the Cats, as Princeton grabbed the two clinching wins of the day at the No. 3 and No. 4 singles spots.

Every finished match decision was in straight sets.

The Cats’ first-round exit was their earliest in the NCAA Tournament in at least 15 seasons.

Hand is still set to play in the upcoming NCAA Singles Championships, held in Orlando, Fla. from May 20 to 25.

this weekend with times of 4:50.35, 4:54.40 and 4:54.63, respectively.

Though they each finished in the top three of their heat, the runners took 10th, 11th and 12th overall.

Verbeke, however, placed second overall in the 800-meter race, winning eight points for the Cats with a time of 2:20.64. Sophomore Mackenzie Wilson followed, finishing in

2:40.36 to score the remaining four points for NU. Though the Cats will finish off the regular outdoor track season at the Oxy Invite in Los Angeles on Saturday, some runners may qualify for the NCAA Regionals at the end of this month.

Lasota, who was also a unanimous All-Big Ten selection, currently ranks fourth in the country in goals per game (4.35) and seventh in total goals (74). Scane has scored 52 goals during her first season in Evanston, and earned recognition as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week a record six times this season.

Amonte Hiller has guided the

Cats to a 14-4 overall record and its highest seed in the NCAA Tournament since 2012. She was named the American Lacrosse Conference Coach of the Year seven times between 2004 and 2012, but this is her first coaching award since NU joined the Big Ten.

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CROSS COUNTRY

O’Brien wins 1500, NU finishes fifth at NIU Huskie Classic

Northwestern placed fifth of seven with a total of 22 points at the Northern Illinois University Huskie Classic on Friday, thanks to solid runs from

junior Kelly O’Brien and freshman Olivia Verbeke.

O’Brien — the only Wildcat returning to the Huskie Classic — won the 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:27.84, beating the secondplace finisher by nearly two seconds and earning 10 points for NU. After winning the event at last year’s meet, O’Brien managed to shave more than

five seconds off her finish this time around.

She is on pace to qualify for NCAA Regionals later this month, coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said after the Bryan Clay Invitational, where the junior ran her season-best 1,500 at 4:25.59.

Sophomore Amanda Davis, freshman Sara McCoy and sophomore Hannah Tobin rounded out the 1,500

— Sophia Scanlan

LACROSSE

Scane, Lasota, Amonte Hiller earn Big Ten honors

A day after the program’s firstever Big Ten title in an upset victory over Maryland, Northwestern claimed three end-of-year awards,

the conference announced Monday.

Senior Selena Lasota and freshman Izzy Scane were unanimously selected as the Attacker and Freshman of the Year, respectively. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller was named the Co-Coach of the Year, sharing the recognition with Terrapins coach Cathy Reese.

The three awards are the Wildcats’

first Big Ten postseason individual honors since Lasota was named Freshman of the Year in 2015.

Lasota’s win four years ago was the only time NU had previously earned a Big Ten individual honor — of the 31 awards given in the Big Ten’s five-season history of sponsoring women’s lacrosse, Maryland alone has won 22.

— Ella Brockway