The Daily Northwestern – May 9, 2017

The Daily Northwestern Tuesday, May 9, 2017

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3 CAMPUS/Sexual Assault

Cats finish regular season with big win

Awareness project displays shirts, messages from victims and allies by The Arch

Find us online @thedailynu 4 OPINION/Letter to the Editor

Improve reporting on Native individuals

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Poynter Institute head to join Medill School hires Tim Franklin as senior associate dean

By MARIANA ALFARO

daily senior staffer @marianaa_alfaro

The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communication named Tim Franklin, president of the Poynter Institute, as the school’s new senior associate dean, according to a news release.

According to the release, Franklin will “focus on partnerships across the school’s four sites” — San Francisco, Washington, Evanston and Chicago — and with Northwestern’s Qatar journalism program.

“Tim has a remarkable ability to create partnerships throughout the country and world to focus on crucial topics and training in our field,” Medill Dean Brad Hamm said in the release.

“He will have a unique opportunity at Medill for important work across our sites.”

Franklin joined Poynter, a nonprofit, Florida-based journalism school and media research center, in 2014. According to the news release, Franklin helped lead the organization to becoming “the international home of fact-checking organizations.” Poynter is known in the journalism community as the source for industryrelated news and is also home to the “world’s largest online

journalism curriculum,” according to the release.

As president of the organization, Franklin established partnerships with companies such as Univision, Google, National Geographic, Facebook and the Associated Press, according to the release.

Before Poynter, Franklin served as editor of the Baltimore Sun, the Orlando Sentinel and the Indianapolis Star. He was also managing editor of Bloomberg News in Washington.

Franklin has also worked at Indiana University, where he was the founding director of the National Sports Journalism Center and the Louis A. Weil, Jr., endowed chair in the School of Journalism, according to the release.

Joining Medill, Franklin said in the release, “is an incredible opportunity to play a leadership role at one of the premier schools in the world.”

“Medill has a renowned legacy of excellence,” he said in the release. “I’m looking forward to working with faculty, staff and students to build on the already inspiring work being done there.”

Franklin, whose Chicago ties go back to his career beginnings as a reporter and editor at the Chicago Tribune, said moving back to the city with his family is an exciting opportunity.

“For us, this move is returning to an area that we love,” he said in the release. alfaro@u.northwestern.edu

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Former Mayor Lorraine Morton administers the oath of office to Mayor Steve Hagerty. Hagerty and other members of the 80th City Council were sworn into office Monday evening.

Steve Hagerty sworn in as mayor Evanston community gathers to welcome new aldermen, city clerk

By KRISTINA KARISCH

the daily northwestern @kristinakarisch

The 80th City Council took office Monday evening in the Lorraine H. Morton Civic

Center, following the inauguration of a new mayor, three new aldermen and a new city clerk.

New members of council include Mayor Steve Hagerty, City Clerk Devon Reid, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th), Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th) and Ald.

Cecily Fleming (9th).

They join incumbent council members Ald. Judy Fiske (1st), Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd), Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd), Ald. Donald Wilson (4th), Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) and Ald. Ann Rainey (8th).

Hagerty made his first mayoral remarks to the council and a crowd of family and friends, praising the high voter turnout and calling for respect and civility. At a time of polarizing » See INAUGURATION, page 6

Insomnia Cookies opens new store Rapper D.R.A.M. to play Dillo Day

By AMELIA LANGAS

the daily northwestern @amelialangas

Northwestern students and Evanston residents now have a dessert option in addition to grilled cheese for late-night drunchies — cookies.

Insomnia Cookies opened its doors at 1725 Sherman Ave. on Friday. The Evanston location is Insomnia’s sixth location in the Chicago area and caters within a one-mile radius, including the NU campus and the 1st Ward, said Catharine Gatlin, Insomnia’s marketing manager.

Gatlin said sales have been going well at the new location and that “word is starting to get around” the NU student body. She said most of the customers so far have been students, but some families and other Evanston residents have stopped by to purchase cookies.

“It will definitely help that we are surrounded by a lot of other great restaurants and spots that the students are

‘Broccoli’ artist to be music festival’s daytime headliner

By ALLYSON CHIU

daily senior staffer @_allysonchiu

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Insomnia Cookies, 1725 Sherman Ave. The bakery opened in Evanston on Friday and will deliver cookies within a one-mile radius.

visiting already,” she said. “We have been wanting to open in Evanston and we were waiting for the right spot … so this is perfect for us.”

Serving the University and Evanston since 1881

Delivery hours start at 10 a.m. and end at 3 a.m., and cookies are delivered “warm out of the oven and straight to the customer’s door,” according

to a Friday news release.

Gatlin said Insomnia often looks to open locations close » See INSOMNIA, page 6

Rapper D.R.A.M. will be the daytime headliner for Dillo Day, Mayfest announced Monday.

D.R.A.M., stage name for Shelley Marshaun Massenburg-Smith, is known for his songs “Broccoli” and “Cha Cha.” “Broccoli” peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in November 2015.

McCormick senior Rovik Robert, a member of Mayfest’s concerts committee, said the group was considering various hip-hop artists but decided on D.R.A.M. because of his music’s joyful sound.

“D.R.A.M. was definitely one of the (artists) who stood out because of the vibe he

brings,” Robert said. “He’s a very feel good, summer vibe; that’s really the kind of atmosphere we’re trying to create.”

As the daytime headliner, D.R.A.M.’s performance will be able to keep the energy high on the Lakefill, Robert said.

D.R.A.M. will be joined by DJ Daf and a full band, he said.

The Dillo Day lineup was arranged to ensure that the “energy builds up all the way to the evening,” Robert said. Last week, Mayfest announced that Grammy-nominated alternative rock group MGMT will perform as the festival’s headliner. DJ Gramatik has been confirmed as the penultimate act for Dillo Day, and British rapper Little Simz will perform as well.

In addition to making Dillo Day an event where students can “de-stress” and have fun, codirector of promotions Justine Yücesan said in a statement that ensuring the concert is a place » See D.R.A.M., page 6

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AROUND TOWN D202 board celebrates Alternative School for ‘safe space’

By SYD STONE

the daily northwestern @sydstone16

District 202 school board members heard updates Monday night during a board meeting about Evanston Township High School’s Alternative School, which was created for students who struggle with traditional education.

Taya Kinzie, ETHS associate principal of student services, delivered the report and update on the program, which began in 2015. The program has expanded beyond online classes to include in-person instruction with two full-time teachers.

By the end of the school year, 45 students are expected to graduate, and 53 students have graduated since 2015, she said.

Kinzie said the ALT School was created for students who struggle socially, emotionally or academically in a traditional school environment. She said the program does more for students than just getting them a diploma and recovering credits — it provides a supportive community.

ALT School was designed for students with chronic truancy, external stressors or a lack of past success in school, Kinzie said.

She said many students cite the social and emotional “safe space” that the ALT School provides as the basis for their success. For many students, Kinzie added, the ALT School is a “fresh start” that allows

POLICE BLOTTER Man arrested in connection with disorderly conduct outside Jewel-Osco

A manager at the Jewel-Osco in south Evanston filed a complaint on Sunday against a man who aggressively asked an employee for money.

At roughly 11:15 a.m., a manager at Jewel-Osco — 1128 Chicago Ave. — flagged down an officer after an employee said a man aggressively asked her for money while she entered the store, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said.

When the manager spoke with the subject he began

them to meet their goals while working at their own pace.

“One size does not fit all, and we recognize that,” Kinzie said.

One current student, for example, transitioned to the ALT School after four years of high school with only three credits, Kinzie said. She added that after two years at the ALT School, the student is set to graduate. Through the program, students may earn up to 12 credits each school year. “‘I was struggling going from class to class in regular school, and in here I can focus on one class at a time,’” Kinzie said, quoting an ALT School student. “‘In here, there isn’t any drama, everyone laughs and jokes, but at the same time motivates each other to graduate.’”

Kinzie said the classes offered at ETHS are open to 24 students at a time, but students may also complete online courses for credit. She said the program offers instruction for both general and special education students.

In addition to classes that earn students credit, the ALT School provides instruction on post-secondary school options, like employment and college.

Kinzie said students participate in an “exit interview” upon completion of the program to ensure they have improved their attendance records and reduced disciplinary infractions.

Board vice president Monique Parsons said the program gives students the opportunity to make lasting connections with their teachers.

“Relationships are key,” she said. “I know not every yelling profanities and slamming his fists, Dugan said.

This continued when the manager asked him to leave, as well as when the officer tried to speak with him.

After several attempts to get the man to leave, the manager signed a complaint for City Ordinance Disorderly Conduct, Dugan said. The man is scheduled to appear in court on June 29.

Evanston man arrested in connection with stealing baby formula

An Evanston man was arrested in connection with stealing six cans of infant formula from a Jewel-Osco in southwest Evanston.

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District 202 school board vice president Monique Parsons speaks at a meeting. Parsons said Monday night that ETHS’ Alternative School gives students the opportunity to make lasting connections with their teachers.

teacher can do this; it’s hard work, and I applaud (them) for that. I’m excited to see the evolution of the program.”

Parsons said she hopes program leaders can find a way for graduates to feel comfortable in new spaces that are “outside of their comfort zones.” She said this could be achieved through class field trips and guest speakers.

Board member Gretchen Livingston said she At around noon, an employee at the Jewel-Osco — 2485 Howard St. — called officers after he observed a man taking six cans of Similac Advance Infant Formula without paying for them. The offender then went northbound on Hartrey Avenue wearing a gray coat and a Spiderman t-shirt, Dugan said.

Officers near Main Street and Dodge Avenue stopped a man matching this description and found the Similac in his bag, Dugan said. The employee identified the man, and he was arrested in connection with retail theft, a misdemeanor.

hopes some of the key aspects of the ALT School — like close communication between teachers and students — can be applied to the traditional ETHS curriculum.

During Monday’s meeting, the school board also approved the contracts for ceramic studio equipment and the yearbook. sydneystone2020@u.northwestern.edu

Setting the record straight An article in Monday’s paper titled “New center for nano oncology opens, named after Willens family” misspelled the Willens family name.

The Daily regrets the error.

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ON CAMPUS Shirts displayed for assault awareness

By CLAIRE HANSEN

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Dozens of T-shirts decorated with personal messages from sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, and those standing in solidarity, hung on clotheslines by The Arch and in the Norris University Center Galleria on Monday.

The Clothesline Project is an annual event hosted by Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc. The sorority collaborated with the Center for Awareness, Response and Education and Students Promoting Education, Awareness and Knowledge for Change, a student organization sponsored through CARE. The event will run through Tuesday.

This year marks the first time the shirts are being displayed outdoors instead of only in Norris, which is where they have hung in previous years, said Tiffany Zheng, president of Sigma Psi Zeta.

Zheng said when her organization decided to move the display to The Arch, it invited CARE and SPEAK for Change to participate and help navigate the challenges that displaying the messages in a public place presented.

“We were concerned about displaying these T-shirts with potentially triggering phrases in a public place,” Zheng said. “When we partnered with CARE, we were able to bring up these issues with them, and have some people there with resources.”

SPEAK for Change had a table near the event to provide information and resources to passersby who are interested. Chicago-based nonprofit Rape Victim Advocates also had a table near the shirts to provide survivor support and resources to those who need it.

Additionally, Sigma Psi Zeta shortened the event to two days, Zheng said. In prior years, the shirts have been on display for a week.

Colleges nationwide hold similar events, but the NU project is not affiliated with a national

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T-shirts with messages from sexual assault and domestic violence survivors, as well as supporters are displayed by The Arch. The Clothesline Project, organized by Sigma Psi Zeta sorority, is an annual event, but this is the first time the shirts have been displayed outside.

organization, Medill junior Emagin Tanaschuk, chair of SPEAK for Change, said.

Tanaschuk said she thinks the clothesline display is a powerful way to give survivors and supporters a platform to share.

“There’s always banners hung up around (The Arch), and I feel like people start to tune that out, but today it’s a different look and I can see a lot of people turning their heads and reading it,” Tanaschuk said. “It’s all about survivors being able to tell their story and people reading the shirts as well, maybe something resonates with them.”

The purple shirts and most of the white shirts were made by NU community members in an

event at the CARE office last week, Tanaschuk said. The rest of the shirts displayed were created at RVA events, said RVA volunteer Nick Rudauskas.

Carrie Wachter, coordinator of sexual violence response services and advocacy at CARE, said the shirts are a more “in your face” way to raise awareness about sexual assault and domestic violence.

“It’s really just about displaying survivor stories of relationship violence or sexual violence and messages of solidarity; I think it’s really important to see that,” Wachter said. clairehansen2018@u.northwestern.edu

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

How to improve reporting on Native, Indigenous communities

Below is a letter from Northwestern alumna Ninah Divine regarding student reporting on Native American and Indigenous people that was sent to different campus publications last quarter. It is being published in The Daily Northwestern in hopes that it will benefit future student journalists.

I recognize that you are student journalists in a place of learning. The aim of this letter is to help you as you grow in the discipline of journalism and in other facets of your lives where you interact with diverse groups of people.

It is fantastic that there have been so many articles featuring Native/Indigenous individuals and that speak about topics affecting Native/ Indigenous people published by Northwestern student journalists in the past couple of years.

Unfortunately, numerous Native American and Indigenous students, staff and visitors to Northwestern University have noted inappropriate interactions with reporters, or objections to rhetoric used in stories published.

I hope making you aware of these instances and providing you with guidelines to use in the future will prevent the misidentification of Native people and the reinforcement of a structure of subjugation and paternalistic exclusion of Native people. This structure is often referred to as settler colonialism. I also hope it will promote more respectful interactions with Indigenous people and the rest of the Northwestern and Evanston community. As an alumna of Northwestern University, a former member of the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance and a current staff member in the Office of the President, I must stress the importance of making these changes. It is crucial that as Northwestern University grows to be more inclusive of Native people, the publications it produces, and the methods used to contribute to them, are decolonized.

Below I give three types of problems encountered in publications. In writing about Native and Indigenous people it is important to: Share finished articles with interviewees and give an interviewee an idea of what they’re being quoted as saying before an article is published.

There is a power imbalance between a student journalist at an elite institution and an interviewee. Taking a person’s words and using them

without full disclosure about how they will be used and without giving the interviewee access to the story reinforces that colonial power structure.

Be sensitive about the language you use in your writing. It is generally best to ask your interviewees their personal preference about how to refer to them as Native/Indigenous individuals and use that language in your piece. Words like ‘tribal’, ‘Indian’ and ‘Native American’ offend some individuals but not others.

Do not ask a non-Native person to speak on an issue that would be more appropriately addressed by a Native or Indigenous person.

Allow Indigenous people to speak about their own people and on issues that may affect them more than a non-Native person. Include both perspectives in your writing if possible.

If you ever have questions about the experiences of Native and Indigenous people, there are people at Northwestern who can help you answer them. I created a Northwestern site partly with the intention of it being used to fact check and answer questions about Native history, programming and inclusion at NU. I want to help you all better report on the Native/Indigenous community and improve the experiences of the Native/ Indigenous people that come through Northwestern University. These opinions are my own,

and though I have consulted with other Native people, I do not speak for all Native people or all of NU. I want to close recognizing that the Northwestern University campus is Native land. This area, as well as much of Chicago, was home to the people of the Council of Three Fires, including the Potawatomi, Ojibwe and Odawa. It was also a site of trade, travel, gathering and healing for more than a dozen other Native nations. The fact that we are not indigenous to this land makes us all settlers and part of a colonial structure that disadvantages Native/Indigenous people. Because of this, it is within Northwestern University’s responsibility to disseminate knowledge about Native peoples and the institution’s history with them. It is your responsibility to bring topics that relate to Native people to the attention of your readers as people who benefit from the suffering inflicted upon Indigenous people.

Wado (thank you), — Ninah Divine Coordinator, Native American and Indigenous Peoples Steering Group Office of the President Northwestern University

Cultural organizations can foster, inhibit community JUSTINE KIM

DAILY COLUMNIST

Many students on Northwestern’s campus, specifically white students, are unaware of the various Asian American cultural organizations that exist on our campus. In fact, two years ago, I never thought that I myself would become part of a cultural group at Northwestern. However, after spending two years in the Korean American Student Association and serving on its executive board as outreach chair, I both realize the benefits I have gleaned from this experience and have come to understand the need for further critique and reflection.

In the column “For cultural organizations, simply being is enough,” Yvonne Kim wrote that “it’s hard to find that balance” in just being a cultural organization while being cognizant of the social and personal factors of being in a Northwestern student group. And although I agree with and have strived to create that balance, it is crucial for members of cultural organizations to be aware of the implications of their actions and critique their structures from the inside out. As such, there are various systemic factors that can be detrimental to an organization’s culture. One of them is the

application process to become a member of a cultural organization, which can be inequitable in how applicants are perceived or shallow in the manner in which they take “all members.”

For instance, KASA and the Chinese Students Association are two of the largest Asian American cultural organizations at Northwestern. Although the experience of no two cultural groups is equal, the two organizations have crossover between members and at times offer similar programming. The two groups differ drastically in size, however, and both have systems in which members fall into two categories: general members or junior executive. And like many student groups, both organizations have an application process for students to become members.

During this process, CSA applicants go through a week of networking and an interview.

Most applicants in the fall cycle of CSA recruitment do not end up becoming JEs, and I have heard friends say that after being rejected from the JE position, they felt not “Chinese enough.”

They didn’t understand why, as Chinese Americans, they were rejected from an organization that is supposed to represent their ethnic identity. Furthermore, CSA’s system provides JEs with most of the opportunities that are identified with being a part of CSA, perpetuating cycles of exclusivity. Cultural organizations should not be vetting applicants in an inequitable system with arbitrary

standards. From my observations, however, there is certainly value in having small numbers and providing members with greater agency. CSA has created a tight knit community with its JEs, and the passion they have for the organization shows in the relationships they have formed with each other.

KASA also holds events meant to network students and hosts an application process, but all fall applicants enter as GMs and have the opportunity to become JEs after a quarter in the organization. But though this a more open policy, KASA faces its own distinct set of issues as a result: the membership has gotten too large to stay sustainable. One of our biggest problems has been that it is hard to clearly delineate between GMs and JEs, resulting in members feeling undervalued and underrepresented in an organization that is supposed to work for them, and not vice versa.

KASA’s membership experienced exponential growth in the past two years, and our solution to the growing numbers has often been the institutionalization of community. We had a deer in headlights moment when we realized KASA’s framework was able to nurture community, but only with a small number of people. The solution to the larger numbers? Controlled community, as we began to break up the organization to facilitate community in an organized fashion.

Journalism 202 should not be a requirement YVONNE KIM

OPINION EDITOR

Ever since I first considered transferring from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences to the Medill School of Journalism Media, Integrated Marketing Communications during Winter Quarter of my freshman year, I have consistently put off taking Journalism 202.

The course, titled “Philosophy of Modern Journalism,” is a requirement for journalism students to graduate from Medill and is most often taken sometime during freshman year. It is designed to offer insight into 21st-century topics relevant to journalism through discussions about the way media influences reporting and lectures about how different news outlets have affected journalism over time. And though these topics are surely important to be discussed within a journalism curriculum, the way the class is taught and approached has been unproductive and provided little value to Medill students.

Each time I had the opportunity to take the course over the past five quarters, I made the decision not to because it was hard to fit a class meeting once a week among the other courses I wanted to fit into my schedule. I was told that if I had to put off any journalism class, 202 would be the best choice, and hence I continued to do so. This quarter, after shifting around my schedule a bit, I was

able to take the course for three hours each week on Thursday morning. And though I ultimately dropped the course, for personal reasons entirely unrelated to the reasons I outline here, my experience in 202 helped me understand why so many students had joked and warned me about it before.

I will now have to take this course sometime my junior year, and that alone speaks to the fact that it offers little substantive knowledge about what it means to be a journalism major. Rather, it functions as a place-holding requirement that students take to get out of the way and is not necessary for subsequent classes. Journalism 201-1, in contrast, is a rigorous, reporting-heavy class that first trains freshmen to report and write a standard news story.

Similarly, Journalism 201-2 does almost exactly what 202 is supposed to do — expose students to media and new, 21st-century forms of journalism — but in a more effective, real world setting through digital media stories. And this is precisely why 201-1 and 201-2 serve as prerequisites for later, more intensive reporting courses, while 202 does not.

Journalism 202 ultimately attempts to do exactly what Medill professors constantly stress is impossible: teach journalism in a sit-down, classroom setting. Admittedly, the topics covered in 202 are often important. I am definitely interested in exploring how certain forms of media can be more effective in telling certain stories, the importance of understanding modern audiences and so on. Yet, it is nearly impossible to understand and discuss journalism while sitting in a lecture hall with almost 100 students and one professor, with no

opportunities to actually report on the stories or meet the people we are studying. I can confidently say that I was much more able to learn these skills in classes like 201-1 and 201-2, and even more so through my own explorations of journalism outside the classroom in creative writing or at The Daily Northwestern.

For first-year students in particular, this course, taken either before or after 201-1 and 201-2, does little. If taken during the fall of freshman year, as I know was the case for many journalism friends, 202 stands as a theory-based class lacking substance for students who do not yet have sufficient experience to actually discuss these issues. If taken after other required courses, it feels like busy work to debrief other, more formative journalism experiences. And especially for inter-school transfer students like myself — who still may be pursuing prior degrees or trying to squeeze new journalism courses into their schedules — planning around a weekly, threehour chunk of time eliminates many other interesting class options from our schedules. Ultimately, Medill would do good to remove 202 from its graduation requirement entirely and more explicitly incorporate its elements into other freshman courses and throughout the journalism curriculum.

Yvonne Kim is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at yvonnekim2019@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 at The Daily Northwestern.

But when our organization stands for a foundation as fluid as “culture,” there is nothing to ground members except the organic formation of community.

The ways we continue to navigate and make decisions about our organizations matter: for instance, the unique sets of problems faced by KASA and CSA are good examples to look toward when we think about open and closed student group policies. Of course, both CSA and KASA are consciously making efforts to further improve, and there is no perfect solution to simultaneously have tight-knit community while being all-inclusive. Cultural organizations have the same autonomy in their programming and application process, but that autonomy requires a greater level of consciousness of the ramifications of their actions. I am extremely conscious of my own complicity in the culture of KASA, but I hope this internal critique is an important step of growth for any cultural organization to understand.

Justine Kim is a SESP sophomore. She can be contacted at JustineKim2019@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.

The Daily Northwestern Volume 137, Issue 120 Editor in Chief Peter Kotecki

Opinion Editor Yvonne Kim

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South African artist, academic talks anthropology, art

Visiting professor Pippa Skotnes discusses narrating stories of San peoples of South Africa at event

By JULIA ESPARZA

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South African artist and academic Pippa Skotnes used animal bones as a canvas to narrate the stories of the San peoples of South Africa.

Skotnes said the combination of the bones — which came from two giraffes that starved to death after being neglected in a sanctuary in South Africa — and the stories of indigenous people who were massacred represented the themes of pain and sacrifice.

Skotnes, who is visiting NU for Spring Quarter as the Roberta Buffett Professor of International Studies, spoke about her work with

INAUGURATION From page 1

politics, Hagerty challenged the new council to set a positive tone for other communities.

“It is a pleasure to preside over the 80th City Council, and it is a true honor to be up here with so many people in this crowd who have put so much into the campaigns,” he said. “Democracy is alive and thriving in Evanston, Illinois, and it’s a great place for us to demonstrate to others what a democracy can do.”

Prior to his inauguration, Hagerty stepped down from his role on the boards of Youth & Opportunity United — an organization that provides after-school care — and First Bank & Trust, a local bank.

Hagerty announced the decision Monday in a statement on Facebook.

“As I transition into this new role I say goodbye today to two amazing local organizations,” Hagerty said in the statement. “I will deeply miss working with both of these organizations but know that together with others we will continue to bring to life the full potential of young people in Evanston and create a vibrant, dynamic local economy.”

A heartfelt goodbye Prior to the new council’s inauguration, previous officials met for a final time and awarded commendations to those leaving office.

Former Alds. Delores Holmes (5th) and Brian Miller (9th), as well as former city clerk Rodney Greene, were commended for their years of service on the council. Former Ald. Mark Tendam (6th), who did not attend Monday’s meeting, was also commended for his service.

Officials also honored former Mayor Elizabeth

art and archives to around 50 people in Scott Hall on Monday. The event was hosted by the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. Skotnes’ research is focused on an archive compiled by Wilhelm Bleek and Lucy Lloyd. The archive is a record the history and culture of southern Africa’s indigenous peoples.

Skotnes’ interest in anthropology broadens the traditional idea of international studies, said Bruce Carruthers, director of the Buffett Institute.

“When someone like me thinks about globalization, I am thinking about the economy and politics and security, and I’m not really so much in the realm of the arts, or culture,” Carruthers told The Daily. “But I knew that the issues that she was dealing with represented a new side of what is global.”

Tisdahl, who received praise for her years of service. She began serving as 7th Ward alderman in 2003 and became mayor in 2009. A water filtration building located on 555 Lincoln St. was dedicated in her honor and named the “Elizabeth B. Tisdahl Water Filtration Building.”

Rainey and Wynne presented Tisdahl with a certificate and a gold-plated gavel.

“You’re the kindest, most thoughtful, most hard working — honest, decent, sharing, generous, inclusive, least judgmental — human being I’ve ever met,” Rainey said, holding back tears.

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz presented Tisdahl with a parting gift on behalf of city staff.

Typically, Bobkiewicz said, outgoing mayors receive clocks or plaques, but he thought of a different gift for Tisdahl that would incorporate her dedication to water in the city.

He recalled attending a celebration of the 100th anniversary of potable water in Evanston, where officials gave Tisdahl a relic from the water plant.

He said she described the gift as the “neatest thing I’ve ever gotten as mayor.”

Bobkiewicz and Dave Stoneback, director of Public Works, presented Tisdahl with a sculpture made from part of a water pump. The sculpture, designed by a local artist, includes a carved hand and words including “diversity” and “sustainability.”

Tisdahl said the sculpture was one of the most “unique and cool” gifts she has ever received. She also thanked the members of the 79th City Council for their years of service.

“I would like to thank the best darn city staff, and have made my life tremendously easier,” Tisdahl said. “You have been a fabulous city staff and council.” kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu

Skotnes recorded the letters of Louis Anthing, magistrate of Namaqualand in the 19th century who studied atrocities committed against the San, by carving them into the giraffe bones.

She said the letters are an account of the massacre of San people by “commando and trekboers” in southern Africa.

Skotnes spoke about a visit she made to the Chicago History Museum, where a burnt billiards ball caught her attention. She compared the billiards ball –– which is a remnant from the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 –– to her studies about the San people. “(It is) an invitation to think about destruction and survival and one object’s individual journey from the past into the present,” Skotnes said.

The Bleek and Lloyd archive is a compilation

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to college campuses because the late-night hours cater to students. Though NU students seem to be the most frequent customers, Gatlin said the store would also look to be active in the city. “(Insomnia tries) to get involved with different fundraising events, local organizations, nonprofits, the local neighborhood associations to provide cookie donations for the various events,” Gatlin said. “We’re hoping we can give back to them as well.”

Gatlin said she hopes the store will build a relationship with the surrounding community and with campus organizations by catering events.

Evanston resident Kate Delaney said she often has to bring dessert to people’s homes or to school functions for her children and that the cookie delivery service will be great

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where all students feel welcome and comfortable is a priority for Mayfest.

“Mayfest Productions encourages a safe and respectful Dillo Day for all students,” the Communication junior said. “Please be mindful that rap music often contains words originally used as tools of oppression. Concert guests singing or appropriating these words, even if it is a lyric in one of our artists’ lyrics, can create an unwelcoming environment for guests of color, and we want Dillo Day to be a welcoming environment

of stories and personal histories, Skotnes said. It created a dictionary of the San people’s language, called |Xam, which is no longer spoken, she said.

Skotnes is teaching a class at NU focused on the Bleek and Lloyd archive.

Weinberg sophomore Ellery Stritzinger, who is in Skotnes’ class and attended the event, said she loved the subjects Skotnes introduces to the class because they are all new to her. Stritzinger said Skotnes has played an important role in publicizing the archive.

“She is the one that brought (the archive) to the public eye back in the 90s, so had she not been involved with it, no one anywhere would have really been involved with it,” Stritzinger said. juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu in catering those.

Delaney said she is excited to try the cookies, though she frequents Tag’s Bakery on Central Street and Bennison’s Bakery on Davis Street.

“Hopefully, the location Insomnia is doesn’t directly take away from those businesses,” she said. “The different hours opens up a whole new market for (Insomnia).”

Weinberg freshman Lexi Schiff said she and her friends ordered cookies from Insomnia on Sunday night and had them delivered to Elder Hall.

Schiff said the cookies were “delicious and warm” and that it’s “nice” to be able to get fresh cookies quickly delivered to one’s dorm. “(Insomnia) will become more like the latenight culture that Cheesie’s has, where people order it at night or try to go there after anything they do at night,” she said. “It’ll become a new hotspot.” amelialangas@u.northwestern.edu for everyone.”

Yücesan, who is also co-director of marketing and communications for A&O Productions, told The Daily organizers noticed students using the N-word during A&O Ball while singing along with the performance. Yücesan said students should be conscious of the impact of historically charged language during Dillo Day. “It’s important to keep a diverse lineup,” she told The Daily. “The best we can do is remind people to be respectful of other community members.” allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Medill junior elected as ASG student activities VP

By ERICA SNOW

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Students elected Medill junior Alecia Richards as the vice president for student activities for Associated Student Government during the Student Organization Symposium held Sunday.

The election for the position was held at the end of the symposium, which is a required event for all University-recognized student

organizations. Richards ran against Weinberg freshman Dillon Saks, and the vote was 312-77.

The vice president for student activities advocates for and develops resources for student organizations, according to the ASG Code.

Before the vote, candidates traditionally give a speech to student leaders, Weinberg junior and ASG chief of staff Lars Benson said. Saks gave a speech, but Benson read a statement written by Richards because she is completing her Journalism Residency in South Africa

this quarter.

Richards previously served as ASG’s vice president for public relations. She said in an email to The Daily that her previous experience would help her in her new role.

“I applied for the VP of PR role last year because I wanted to make ASG more accessible,” Richards said in the email. “I wanted, through social media and other methods we use to communicate with students, people to know that we want to improve campus life and truly care about catering to the needs of students.”

Richards is involved in multiple student organizations, including Refresh Dance Company and BlackBoard Magazine.

Benson said he is excited to work with Richards because she’s a “dedicated” person.

“She’ll be a great fit just because beyond being known in the student group community, she’s really respected, I think, as a leader and as somebody who wants to help and as somebody who’s accessible and open,” Benson said. ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu

City to reopen negotiations over library parking lot sale

— the first step in a two-part process. The second step would involve a City Council vote on any proposal put forward from the negotiations.

“This is a negotiation, and it’s not a done deal,” Wilson said.

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th), who voted against the motion, disagreed with Wilson’s comments. Rainey said her years of experience on City Council have taught her that the proposed office building for the parking lot will likely get built anyway.

“This is the building that is going to be built,” Rainey said. “We all know that.”

By BILLY KOBIN

daily senior staffer @billy_kobin

Aldermen voted to reopen talks over the possible sale of a parking lot located next to the Evanston Public Library.

In its final meeting, the 79th City Council voted 6-2 on Monday to authorize city manager Wally Bobkiewicz to restart negotiations with developers over the possible sale of the city-owned parking lot on Chicago Avenue — known as the “library parking lot.” Officials last month declined to allow Bobkiewicz to negotiate the construction of an 11-story office building for the site.

Residents and several aldermen have previously expressed concerns over the proposed sale of the lot and how it could impact the historical character of the area, which includes buildings related to women’s history. The lot is located between the Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Ave., and the Women’s Club of Evanston building, 1702 Chicago Ave. The parking lot is 32,000 square feet and has 74 parking spaces. The deal to build the office building that alderman rejected last month had a set sale price of $4 million.

Several residents reiterated concerns Monday that the sale of the lot could hurt the area’s character.

Janet Steidl, a resident who volunteers as a restoration designer for the Frances Willard Historical Association, said the Frances Willard House is a National Historic Landmark, and a new office building would harm the historic vibrancy of the area.

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City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz speaks at a City Council meeting. Aldermen on Monday authorized Bobkiewicz to restart negotiations over the possible sale of a city-owned parking lot near the Evanston Public Library.

“This should not be how Evanston views its stewardship of arguably its most significant historic site,” Steidl said.

Vickie Burke, president of the Frances Willard Historical Association, said she was “a bit disturbed”

at how aldermen had rejected the negotiation of a deal in April only to change their minds on Monday.

In response to the concerns, Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) clarified that aldermen had only authorized negotiations for a possible sale of the parking lot

Aldermen also delayed a vote Monday of a planned development at 831 Emerson St. Members of the new City Council — who were sworn in Monday — will vote on the plan at a meeting June 12. The proposed 9-story, 242-unit residential building would include 3,300 square-feet of ground floor commercial space and 174 parking spaces on site.

Members of the community, including several residents of the Sherman Garden Apartments located near the proposed site on Emerson Street, have previously voiced their concerns about the building’s height and its lack of contribution to affordable housing. The developers — Focus Development, Inc. and CA Ventures — have said they will contribute $2.4 million to the city’s Affordable Housing Fund. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Cats get series win from Iowa ahead of Big Ten Tournament

By RONALD KIM

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Fresh off a doubleheader sweep of local Big Ten rival Illinois, Northwestern hoped to continue its newfound momentum over the weekend in its final series of the regular season against Iowa.

Sophomore pitcher Kaley Winegarner and the so-called “Conehead Line” of junior outfielder Sabrina Rabin, senior outfielder Krista Williams and junior infielder Marissa Panko helped the Wildcats (24-28, 10-13 Big Ten) do exactly that in a series win against the Hawkeyes (19-31, 9-14).

Winegarner struggled out of the gate in the opener, being tagged for four hits and 2 earned runs in the first inning. But she settled down to toss a complete game win, giving up just three hits in the last 6 innings and at one point retiring 10 consecutive hitters.

“Kaley is a competitor,” coach Kate Drohan said. “She’s really understanding and learning how to win. … She comes up with big pitches when her team needs them.”

Panko especially came up big, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs, leading the offense to five runs in a 5-2 win.

“I love having two lefties hit before me because they relay information back to me, such as what pitches they see and what to look for from a certain pitcher,” Panko said. “Having my teammates in scoring position allowed me to be in timely situations, so it wasn’t just me; it was also everyone who hit before me.”

In game two, NU and Iowa grinded it out in an 11-inning, back-and-forth battle. The Cats took an early 3-1 lead but let the Hawkeyes back into the game by committing two costly errors that led to 4 runs in the fifth. Down 5-3, NU

stormed back in the sixth with 3 more runs, taking a 6-5 lead with just an inning to go.

But the Cats couldn’t close it out and allowed the Hawkeyes to tie the game at 6 in the seventh, forcing extras. Iowa eventually went on to win in the 11th, 7-6.

In Sunday’s rubber match, Winegarner led the way for NU with another commanding complete game performance. She surrendered just 2 earned runs, scattering five hits and walking only one en route to a well-deserved win. The sophomore improved to 8-6 on the year with a 2.98 ERA. The Cats’ offense featured a balanced attack, with four different batters recording two hits each. Rabin, one of those four, continued her solid performance in the series as NU’s leadoff hitter, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base.

“I just relied on the people behind me to help manufacture runs, so they did their job too,” Rabin said. “It was definitely a group performance, because I wouldn’t have been able to score those runs without people hitting (sacrifice) flies and contributing.”

The Cats’ well-rounded performance earned them a 5-2 victory in game three that ended the regular season on a winning note and secured the series win.

With the Big Ten Tournament looming, NU will look to sustain its recent string of strong hitting and pitching. But to win consistently, Drohan stressed the need for the team to fine tune its defense.

“Our team has had success when we play really good defense — that’s been the difference,” Drohan said. “That was why we won on Friday and Sunday and why we lost on Saturday. … That continues to be the most important point we’re making with the team.”

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Writers ruminate on NU’s tourney outlook

By BEN POPE and DAN WALDMAN

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After an up-and-down season, the Wildcats (10-9, 4-2 Big Ten) have reached the postseason. Faced with a tough schedule and injury issues, Northwestern struggled to find signature wins against top-10 teams.

An upset victory against then-No. 5 Penn State on Friday in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals, however, offered hope that the Wildcats could make a splash in the NCAA Tournament. Ahead of Friday’s first round game against Albany, The Daily’s lacrosse writers convened to discuss the team and the tournament.

1. What did Friday’s win over Penn State show you about this team and its postseason potential?

Ben Pope: Maintaining leads has been a struggle for NU all season, and after holding four different leads Friday — and dwelling on a one-goal halftime advantage for several hours during a rain delay — only to have the Nittany Lions rally back to tie the game each time, it seemed like the team’s resiliency might be drained. But it wasn’t, and that’s a great sign for the future. Freshman midfielder Megan Kinna (she of just eight previous career goals) made a brilliant interception and scored the game-winning goal in the game’s final minute, exemplifying just how much the Cats’ offense has diversified over the course of the season as well.

Dan Waldman: The big takeaway from Friday’s game is that NU can still hang with top teams in the country and can do it without its best scorer, junior attacker Selena Lasota. This season followed the same script as last year as the Cats lost to Penn State in the regular season and took their revenge in the conference tournament. Though this NU team

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Mallory Weisse (left) readies to make a save. The sophomore goaltender could be key in the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament success.

isn’t the same one that won five consecutive NCAA titles, the program is far from dead. A win Friday showed that the Cats are still competitive and can still make noise going forward.

2. Who has the ability to be a difference maker for NU in the NCAA Tournament?

Waldman: The player to watch is senior attacker Christina Esposito, who scored 44 goals this year and leads the team in points. But Esposito is a staple in the offense, bringing a dodging ability that allows her to roll back to the goal and find the back of the net. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller expects Esposito to perform at her best, meaning the difference maker lies elsewhere. For this team to make strides in the tournament, it will need perfect play from sophomore defender Claire Quinn. Quinn has been electric this season despite struggling with foul trouble.

The defender has the pace to move the ball down the field and often gets the

opportunity to do so, as she has caused 34 turnovers this season.

Pope: Somewhat forgotten beneath the storyline of NU’s offensive resurgence is the variability of sophomore goaltender Mallory Weisse, whose performances often correlate with her team’s success. In games where Weisse records a save percentage above her season average (43.3 percent), the Cats are 9-4. In games where her save percentage is below 43.3 percent, they are 1-5. Weisse has talked repeatedly about her need to mentally put poor stretches behind her quickly, and her ability to do that with her Big Ten title game outing — in which she let in 14 goals out of 20 shots on goal — will be crucial for NU’s NCAA Tournament chances.

3. How long will the Cats’ tournament stay be, and why?

Pope: NU will fall handily to No. 4 Stony Brook in the second round Sunday after edging Albany in an evenly matched first-round game. The Cats and Great

Danes have similar resumes this season, but NU and Amonte Hiller have a vast advantage in NCAA Tournament familiarity — this is the program’s 14th straight appearance — that will give the team a leg up. Against Stony Brook, however, the Cats will be hard-pressed to overcome the talent gap that revealed itself in NU’s 13-5 loss to the Seawolves in early March.

Waldman: As poetic as it would be for the Cats to face a rematch of the conference tournament finals with Maryland in the quarterfinals, all odds are against them.

NU doesn’t have the scoring spark to get past the first round and is looking at an early exit this year. The Cats got a tough draw against No. 17 Albany in the first round of the tournament and must face a team that has one of the most prolific offenses in the nation. Even if NU plays its best game defensively, without Lasota the offense doesn’t have the firepower to keep pace. See you next year, Cats. benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu danwaldman@u.northwestern.edu

CROSS COUNTRY

O’Brien races to another strong 1,500 meter time

Freshman Kelly O’Brien led the Wildcats at yet another meet, running the 1,500 meters in 4:27.90 at the Occidental Invitational to nearly re-break her own school record.

Her time Saturday was slightly slower than the 4:26.56 she posted in April to set Northwestern’s all-time best, but continued a string of strong spring outings.

O’Brien now holds the top three times in program history in the 1,500, and also has the school record in the 800 meters.

O’Brien’s run in Los Angeles was good for seventh overall in the race. Junior Sara Coffey finished 24th.

Another freshman, Aubrey Roberts, led the Cats in the 5,000 meters, posting a personal best time of 16:51.82. Roberts finished 12th overall and was the first freshman to cross the line.

Five other NU runners also competed in the distance event, with Sarah Nicholson next best in 17th place. Nicholson, a freshman herself, was the only other Cats finisher under 17 minutes.

Junior Isabel Seidel rounded out the NU contingent, racing to a seventh-place mark in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

The meet marked the end of the regular season portion of the Cats’ outdoor track campaign. No NU runner is currently within the top-48 cutoff to advance to NCAA Regionals, though some, like O’Brien in the 1,500, could advance if enough qualified runners choose not to compete.

— Cole Paxton