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ASG swears in new chief of staff Former campaign manager Henry Molnar confirmed By ATUL JALAN

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Evanston Police Department officers gather at the crash site. A silver jeep drove into a fence near the intersection of Sheridan Avenue and Lincoln Street Thursday.

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Police find handgun in crashed Jeep, detain two suspects who fled By JULIA ESPARZA

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Police detained two suspects Wednesday af ter responding to reports of shots fired in west Evanston. Around 3:22 p.m., an Evanston Police Department officer in the area heard shots fired near the intersection of Payne Street and Dewey Avenue, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew told The Daily. He

said the officer observed a silver jeep fleeing the area that was believed to be involved in the incident. Following a car chase, the silver Jeep crashed into a fence near the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Lincoln Street, Glew said. Officers detained the vehicle’s two occupants as part of the investigation. EPD found a handgun near the vehicle, Glew said. “C ontinued detention and release is contingent on

identification and further investigation,” Glew said. During the incident, Orrington Elementary School, at 2636 Orrington Ave., went on lockdown following advice from the EPD. The school was in no way associated with the incident, according to an EPD tweet. The school lifted the lockdown around 4 p.m. Evanston Township High School went on lockdown too as a precautionary measure, though they were not advised

to do so by EPD, Glew said. EPD has not found any victims and they reported that there were no injuries, Glew said. The incident does not involve Northwestern University, according to an EPD tweet. This is a developing story. Updates will be posted as they become available. Colin Boyle contributed reporting. juliainesesparza2020@u. northwestern.edu

Associated Student Government confirmed and swore in Weinberg junior Henry Molnar as its chief of staff Wednesday until next spring. Molnar served as the campaign manager for SESP juniors Izzy Dobbel’s and Adam Davies’ campaign for ASG executive office, and before that as parliamentarian. “From parliamentarian, it gave me lots and lots of insight into the way ASG works: the code, the constitution, people’s roles and most importantly, personality management,” Molnar said. “ASG has a lot of big personalities and it’s kind of a byproduct of the more toxic nature of the organization.” His experience as campaign manager rounded out his skillset, Molnar said, by forcing him to engage with the larger Northwestern community. The interactions gave him an understanding of what students want from ASG, which he said will help shape his priorities as the chief of staff. Molnar will succeed Weinberg senior Julia Shenkman, who led ASG’s executive office with former ASG president Emily Ash. Shenkman said her work spanned a wide range, as the chief of staff is the

“backbone” of ASG, though she was most proud of the success of wellness week and inroads she made regarding software affordability. Personal mental health sometimes became an issue, Shenkman said, as the originally four-person executive office dwindled to two after former president Sky Patterson resigned her post last December and the deputy chief of staff ascended to a vice presidential position. Her successor, she said, would need to possess a strong work ethic, which Molnar had consistently demonstrated during his time as parliamentarian. “Henry was an integral part of their campaign and honestly an integral part of maintaining sanity within the past exec board,” Shenkman said. “He’s really well-suited for this role. The chief of staff has got to be organized, they have to be on top of things, they have to know the rules and that’s something that Henry does better than anybody else in this organization.” Molnar said he will focus on reforming ASG’s image with the student body. The past election cycle saw only 852 students cast a ballot, the lowest turnout in at least a decade. About 25 percent of those students voted no confidence. Molnar proposed further outreach from ASG officials to student organizations and traditionally less engaged groups, such as Greek life and engineering communities. He also » See SENATE, page 6

City clerk sues Apartment fire breaks out near campus for FOIA powers Evanston firefighters put out blaze at home of residents, NU students Devon Reid says he cannot obtain unredacted docs By JULIA ESPARZA

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City clerk Devon Reid filed a suit Tuesday against the city regarding his access to information as a FOIA officer. Reid was elected to his role as city clerk and FOIA officer two years ago and has been struggling to get unedited information from the city since, he told The Daily. The declaratory judgement complaint Reid filed is essentially asking the court to determine his rights in that role. “So I see my role as the FOIA officer, and especially as one of the only elected FOIA officers in the state…

is to make sure that we are fighting for the public’s interest at all times and to make sure that all public records are accessible to the public,” Reid said. Reid’s lawyer, Ed Mullen, said the suit is asking the court to clarify the policy regarding Reid’s control of unredacted information and access to body camera and dash camera footage from the Evanston Police Department. City attorney Michelle Masoncup said the city believes it is complying with the law. “The City of Evanston operates within the statutory limitations established by the Illinois Body-Worn Camera Act and the Illinois Freedom of Information Act with respect to which individuals may review the body worn » See REID, page 6

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Around 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Evanston and Wilmette Fire Departments responded to a roof fire at 1740 Hinman Ave. According to EFD captain Jeffrey Boetto, the fire was put out by crews within an hour and there were no reported injuries. The apartment building is home to both Evanston residents and Northwestern students, who looked on nervously as firefighters worked. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Communication junior Robert Hollocher lives in a fourth-floor apartment of the building and said EFD told him that the roof of his suite caved in and there is heavy water damage. Hollocher said

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Firefighters spray water through a hole in the roof of the apartment building. The fire was put out by crews within an hour and there were no reported injuries.

he has not been allowed to return to his apartment. “They have no idea when we’d be allowed back in,” Hollocher said. “I’d just like to be able to look at the damage and get things I need.” EFD suggested he stay at

a friends’ residence for the indefinite future, Hollocher said. Hollocher added that Evanston police Chief Demitrous Cook suggested he contact Dean of Students Todd Adams for advice and information regarding a possible

relocation. SESP senior Meredith Falk said she was escorted to her apartment by EFD to rescue her dog, Sox. » See FIRE, page 6

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AROUND TOWN 5th Ward residents express development concerns By ANDRES CORREA

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The property owner and realtor broker of an Emerson Street and Jackson Street property attended the 5th Ward meeting Wednesday to receive community input from residents after a developer scrapped plans for a proposed development last month. Before receiving feedback from residents, Victoria Kathrein, the property’s owner, and Rich Aronson, Kathrein’s realtor broker, discussed the outcome of what was supposed to be a new development on the property. She said the developer, Domanus Development, approached her to build a 24-unit, five-story building on Emerson Street and a slightly smaller structure of 20 units on Jackson Street. However, Kathrein said the developer attempted to purchase other surrounding properties to increase the project to a 102-unit project behind her back. She said she found out about the plan after calling the city to check up on the development. She said the development company only had preliminary drawings and nothing else. When the developer presented the project to the 5th Ward, she said she had no idea what he was presenting. Additionally, one of the main tenets of the contract she signed with the developer required Kathrein to clear her properties and in turn forced tenants to move out. “I would have never signed a contract with someone who had these kinds of intentions and was going to bring something to the neighborhood that would not work and we would not accept,” Kathrein said. She said the properties are back on the market and are being sold separately. Aronson said potential buyers came to the meeting to receive community input so they could market it to potential developers. “I will sift through the potential developers to make clear that we will not accept and the neighborhood will not accept something beyond the

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Evanston residents attend 5th Ward community meeting.

information you give us,” Aronson told residents at the meeting. Residents demands included no development over three stories, low population density and affordable housing. Residents were also concerned with traffic congestion and getting a developer who wants to waive fee-in-lieu payments to substitute for affordable units. Attendees also voiced concern over residents who were displaced from their homes before the development failed. Amy Masters, a 5th Ward resident, said she lives directly behind the parcels being sold. She said she she would have been impacted by the proposed development. “We don’t want the density,” she said. “We want the neighborhoods. We moved here because we didn’t want Chicago, so I think the neighborhood has more power than they think they have.” Masters said developments with high density focus on making money for developers and not improving neighborhoods or quality of life for residents.

Christopher Gotschall, a 5th Ward resident, said he was glad the property owner came to discuss the development but he said it was too late. “I don’t feel terribly sorry for her signing a bad contract,” he said. “She should have thought about those people she was going to kick out of the building before she signed that contract.” He said the impending sale of the building means it is important for the community to push for rezoning so no one can develop a building more than three stories high. He said rezoning would allow residents to avoid the same problem of developers proposing high buildings. Despite the residents’ concerns, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said the ward is not against development. “We are pro-development, we have a vision for improvement and nice housing stock and contemporary amenities and all of the luxuries that are happening at other areas of Evanston,” Simmons said.

A 46-year-old female Evanston resident reported to the Evanston Police Department on Tuesday that money, credit cards, and other items were taken from her car. The car was parked in the 1100 block of Emerson Street when someone smashed the passenger side window, taking her purse along with three credit cards and $200. The woman told police she went to a meeting nearby and left her car parked on the street from 6 p.m. to around 8:15 p.m., said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. She said in addition to the money, two identification cards, a wallet, a pair of glasses and a cosmetic bag were taken as well. The woman told responding officers that the robbery may be related to a domestic dispute, Glew said. Police do not have anyone in custody at this time. — Julia Esparza

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Faculty to redefine academic freedom By WILSON CHAPMAN

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Religious Studies Prof. and faculty handbook committee chair Richard Kieckhefer discussed proposals for altering the faculty handbook, including revisions to its definition of academic freedom. Kieckhefer said one of the main changes the committee wanted to make to the current handbook was how it defined and interpreted academic freedom. According to Kieckhefer, the current faculty handbook ties academic freedom to tenured faculty. In the committee’s proposed revision, the handbook would make it clear that non-tenure eligible faculty would also enjoy academic freedom. In addition, the revisions would also define academic freedom as applying to a faculty member’s actions in governance and the community around them, rather than just applying to their actions in academic settings. “We view the faculty document as not only a binding legal document that does have contractual force,” Kieckhefer said, “but also to some extent an educational document meant to explain concepts to people who do not have legal background.”

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Kellogg Prof. Therese McGuire told the Senate she will be working to formalize discussion between faculty and central administrators regarding the budget deficit. McGuire said she had a meeting with Provost Jonathan Holloway and Craig Johnson, the senior vice president for business and finance, in April to discuss what can be achieved with the budget and planning committee before the end of the academic school year. During the meeting, McGuire asked if there was a way to institutionalize faculty communication with central administrators to decrease tension between the two bodies and promote cooperation. Johnson and the rest of the administrators were receptive to

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Linguistics Prof. Jennifer Cole, the chair of the faculty rights and responsibilities committee, discussed concerns her committee had regarding the Bias Incident Response Team.

the idea, she said. “I let them know, it’s not just that we’re angry faculty here, and want to understand more about what you’re doing to our academic life,” McGuire said. “But that in fact, we could be a partner … so it could be mutually beneficial if we were to further the lines of communication.”

Faculty rights and responsibilities chair discusses concerns about bias incident response team

Linguistics Prof. Jennifer Cole, the chair of the faculty rights and responsibilities committee, discussed concerns her committee had regarding the Bias Incident Response Team. The Bias Incident Response Team, or BIRT, is a service from the Office of Student Affairs that allows students to raise concerns regarding how they are treated. According to Cole, the Office of Student Affairs has informed faculty in several different forums that several reports have been about

faculty members. Cole said her committee was concerned regarding the BIRT system because of its lack of transparency regarding its process, and that faculty should know when bias incidents occur in the classroom so they can work to improve. Cole said she submitted questions about the procedures of BIRT, how many concerns regarding faculty were submitted, who receives information about reports regarding faculty and what records are maintained, but has yet to receive a response to these questions. She recommended the Faculty Senate keep the BIRT system in mind going forward as a concern. “This is important, we need to know,” Cole said. “If there are grievances against faculty that relate to bias incidents, then those need to be incorporated into the procedures that are covered in the faculty handbook.” wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Q&A: Dom Marcell, banker turned pop-R&B artist By EMILY CHAIET

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Dom Marcell ( JD/MBA ‘16) has always had a passion for music, but his life led him down a different path. Stuck in corporate America, Marcell was left dreaming of a job in the music industry — he wrote songs while working as an investment banker and recording music while pursuing a joint JD/MBA degree at Northwestern. But what started out as a hobby eventually became his career when his music garnered attention from people in the industry. A few years later, Marcell is officially a recording artist, best known for his pop-R&B hits “D.T.K.” and “Thats Whats Up.” The Daily’s conversation with Marcell was lightly condensed and edited for clarity.

The Daily: What initially sparked your interest in pursuing music? Marcell: I always loved to sing and perform since I was three years old, so I did a lot of talent shows a lot of events and theatrical productions. I also sang in the church choir and did talent shows in high school. Then I pursued singing concurrently to my undergraduate studies at USC. I would perform at different USC events and at clubs and parties. I came at a crossroad because it was difficult as a 17-year-old to try to make it as an artist. I was a little more risk-averse. I needed to make money, so I went to corporate America. But I kept thinking about music I kept dreaming about it. I just needed to bite the bullet and just go ahead and exit and pursue music full time. The Daily: What made you leave the corporate life? Marcell: My passion for music was stronger than my passion for my job. With my job, it was a lot of hours and as you know, as an

investment banker, you’re going to expect those hours. But I think what was difficult for me was, I kept thinking about music. It kept consuming my thoughts throughout the day. I wanted to give music one more shot. The Daily: Do you think your corporate training aided your success in the music industry? Marcell: Corporate as well as educational training definitely added value. As an investment banker, you’re helping the client look at the bigger picture, how to position themselves in the marketplace and how to grow their business. I applied those lessons to how I position myself because I really have to set myself up against other artists. The Daily: Which of your songs means the most to you? Marcell: I have a song called “Dreams” and it’s just really encouraging people to not have any regrets and to go for something because we only live once. The message I’ve

been propagating for the past two years is you never know when you can leave this Earth. My mom passed away and my sister passed away at young ages. So I was like, why not pursue my passion while I’m here because I’m older than when my sister was when she passed away. That song is really just saying, we only have a short time. The Daily: What advice do you have for people who want to pursue their dreams? Marcell: You have to deal with a lot of obstacles, so you have to make sure that it’s really something that you want to pursue long term. Make sure that you are getting a lot of feedback from people who are objective. I would also say, to continue to educate yourself about whatever industry you’re looking to go into and understand what’s going on in the market because that’s going to help you from a long term perspective. emilychaiet2020@u.northwestern.edu

Project NU ‘Blessings in Disguise’ features real-life stories By AARON WANG

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While transcribing interviews for her first Project NU, the lines “Northwestern is ‘a sack of potatoes’” where “people are so bland but have the potential to be fried or baked or cooked” are among those that stood out to Medill junior Janet Lee. Now the head writer of this year’s show, “Blessings in Disguise,”

Lee is excited to continue exploring the play’s potential connecting people through real-life stories. Project NU is a Spectrum Theatre Company production that strives to represent true student experiences on campus, said Sophia Danielle-Grenier, a Communication sophomore and producer of “Blessings in Disguise.” This year’s show features five Asian and Asian-American students who grapple with the intersection of mental illness and selfidentity at NU. The performance opens next

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The “Blessings in Disguise” cast rehearses to prepare for its upcoming show.

Thursday and runs through May 18 in Shanley Pavilion. “The show is a theatrical gift for us,” Danielle-Grenier said. “People who are representing Northwestern students talk about our stories, our struggles, out loud on stage, but also not in a fully serious tone.” Lee came up with the idea of telling a story focusing on Asian and Asian-American community on campus a year ago. Four additional writers of diverse majors joined the team and brought different perspectives to the table. The team interviewed Asian and AsianAmerican students in their social circles, compiling their stories into a script. Because they reached out to people they are comfortable with, Lee said, they were able to collect a lot of intimate stories. “Listening to people talking about their lives can be really vulnerable,” Lee said. “Even though sometimes I have no idea who they are, just hearing it and knowing that it is a student who walks around the campus, I realize our feelings are so connected on a deeper level.” Communication junior Grace Dolezal-Ng, Spectrum’s artistic director, said the show also aims at increasing the presence of Asian and Asian-American students on campus. “There aren’t a lot of stories written about us,” Dolezal-Ng said. “The play not only tells the stories of students who identify as Asian and Asian Americans but also provides them with a chance to be cast and play, which is not very common at Northwestern.” Dolezal-Ng said this year is the first time Project NU focuses on a particular group of the student body. A specific perspective, she added, is the best way to represent a large picture. Communication junior Allison Zanolli, the show’s director, said although she doesn’t have the experience of being a person of color, it was “humbling and exciting” for her to learn from

the characters’ experiences and reflect on her own — a feeling that can connect the larger student body. “Knowing what is underneath it, I was able to communicate to my actor to act out that beautiful moment,” said Zanolli. “For a lot of Northwestern students, even if they can’t relate to the specificity of the statement, they can still see themselves a little bit in some of the characters.” xuandiwang2022@u.northwestern.edu

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‘Vote Her In’ author Rebecca Sive to speak at bookstore By WILSON CHAPMAN

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Still reeling from the results of the 2016 election, author Rebecca Sive attended the 2017 Chicago Women’s March. During the march, she photographed several of the quarter million protestors in attendance. After looking through her pictures, she felt a surge of inspiration. “I really felt there was something that might be done here,” Sive said. “A sort of case statement for why it’s so important for men and women to come together to elect our first woman president.” Sive wrote “Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President,” released in 2018. The book, published by Evanstonbased publishing company Agate Midway, outlines why America needs a woman president and then suggests plans of action. Sive’s photographs of the Chicago Women’s March

are included in her book, with protest signs acting as chapter titles. Sive will discuss her book and the importance of female representation in politics at Bookends and Beginnings Saturday, May 18. The event is sponsored by the annual Evanston Literary Festival. The expo is organized by the nonprofit Chicago Book Expo. Festival co-organizer John Wilson said he and the other planners wanted to bring Sive to speak because they were looking for timely programming. The themes in “Vote Her In” appealed to the organizers — Sive’s discussion of the importance of women in political positions is one that reflects the dialogue surrounding the upcoming 2020 presidential election. Additionally, the book is relevant to the recent Chicago mayoral campaign, in which Lori Lightfoot was named the second woman elected as Chicago mayor. “ We try to bring speakers who will be provocative and interesting and controversial

if possible,” Wilson said. “And we hope this event will help bring out who are interested in talking about the issues of gender in politics.” Lynn Haller, the other co-organizer, said she is interested in hearing from Sive because the book touches on interesting topics regarding women in politics, like how a lack of female representation can lead to a dominantly male perspective on national issues, and her book suggests women politicians can balance the scale. Haller said she expected the event to have strong engagement from the Evanston community. Sive was excited to attend the festival, she added, which she attributed to Evanston’s reputation. “Authors who set up here know they’re going to get a really lively, engaged audience for their ideas,” Haller said. “Evanstonians are an educated bunch, so I think that people, especially people with an academic background, really like coming here and talking because

they know they’ll get some real engagement, intellectually, from appearing here.” Sive, who has written about women in politics since the 70s, said growing up in a politically active family sparked her interest in the topic from a young age. Sive said her passion for women in politics stems from a larger belief that having a female president would allow women to break the glass ceiling of other industries. Sive said she hopes the audience will come away from the event with a greater understanding of why electing a female president is important and wants to inspire them to mobilize to achieve this goal. “The notion that girls can be anything, can dream of anything, can do anything, is not really true until a woman does hold the highest office in the land,” Sive said. “The only way to get there is for all of us to come together and work on that.” wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Women’s Empowerment Play Festival to premiere By ASHLEY CAPOOT

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This story contains mentions of sexual assault. As conversations surrounding women’s rights continue to saturate the media, such as the #MeToo movement and national marches, a local theater company is hoping to contribute to the dialogue with the 2019 Women’s Empowerment Play Festival. The festival will run from May 11 through May 25 at the Northminster Presbyterian Church of Evanston, and feature two one-act plays that highlight issues surrounding sexual assault and gender roles. The festival is produced by the 2nd Act Players, a local theater company aiming to explore themes that surface during the latter half of people’s lives such as divorce, heart disease and aging loved ones. John Frank (Medill ‘76) founded 2nd Act Players with his wife Carolyn Calzavara (Kellogg ’87) in 2013. Frank produced and directed the plays in this year’s festival, and he said he helped put on a similar festival last year that also centered the #MeToo movement. In addition to the performances, two local ministers and two people from the Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault will lead a panel discussion after the May 19 show to talk more in depth about the themes of the plays. Frank said he hopes the show will act as a starting point for a more in-depth conversation. “We normally do at least one talk back for each play because we feel that our plays should just be the start of the discussion on the topics,” Frank said. “We want people to talk more about them.” To open these dialogues to a larger Midwest communities, 2nd Act Players tries to give playwrights of all levels of experience an opportunity to showcase their talents. To achieve this, they held a script writing competition to select one of the plays for the festival. Frank said Jerome Jagielski’s “Intentions” was chosen from nearly 60 submissions, as it successfully captured important themes related to women’s empowerment. While Jagielski has written over 20

different plays, he said he has never received any formal theater training. “Intentions” tells the story of a woman named Katherine, a survivor of sexual assault hoping to find love. Jagielski said he grew fond of Katherine’s character while writing the story and hopes she is memorable for others. “I love writing and I love developing characters, and it’s such a great thrill for me to see my characters that will come alive on stage in just a few more days,” Jagielski said. “It’s a dream come true for a writer.” The second one-act play, “A Matter of Gender” by Sloane Drayson-Knigge, follows an actress trying to convince a director that she can play the role of God even though she is a woman. The play uses humor as the primary mechanism to unpack the oppression of gender roles and stereotypes. Communications freshman Emma Soden studies theater at Northwestern, and said the technique of using humor is a very effective storytelling tool, especially for heavy topics. “Humor always resonates with audiences,” Soden said. “It’s really cool that ‘A Matter of Gender’ is utilizing it to discuss important themes like gender stereotypes. It’s a really good way to bring issues like these to people’s attention.” Jokes aside, Frank said he thinks this year’s show will leave audiences feeling invigorated, specifically for the women attendees to feel proud of their identity. “What we hope is that people will come away feeling empowered,” Frank said. “Although they may have faced many problems and discrimination, they can be strong and fight and triumph.” ashleycapoot2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Actors rehearse for the Women’s Empowerment Play Festival. The festival will run from May 11 through May 25.

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proposed a state of the government address to further increase ASG’s transparency. Additionally, Molnar said he plans to push heavily for the implementation of “mental health sick days,” a signature issue of Dobbel’s campaign that would allow students to miss a certain number of classes throughout the quarter and receive excused absences, no questions asked. Officials within ASG, including Shenkman and

THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019 Dobbel, cited Molnar’s ability to resolve conflict as one of his most important assets. The competitive nature of people within ASG, officials said, sometimes led to conflict as those people clashed on ideas. “Henry is the most level-headed and fair person that I know,” Dobbel said. “He’s literally the perfect mediator in a lot of ways and we have seen him resolve conflicts in the past in a very fair way and listen to both sides equally and I think that’s a really valuable tool to have on executive board.” atuljalan2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Weinberg junior Henry Molnar, left, is sworn in by former chief of staff Julia Shenkman, right. Molnar will focus on reforming ASG’s image with the student body, he said.

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From page 1 “He was in there the whole time, I just got him back,” Falk said. “I found him trembling… He’s going to be shaken up for some time.” The firefighters fought the blaze from above and below, entering from a back door to the

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From page 1 camera footage,” Masoncup said in a statement to Evanston Now. EPD began employing body cameras in January 2018, and since assuming his role as city clerk, Reid said he has not been able to get copies of the footage. Mullen said when people submit a FOIA request to receive the footage, the city refuses to share that same footage with Reid. Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty suggested Reid shouldn’t be able to see the footage, saying that even he doesn’t see it. “The way the state law is written, our belief is that the only person that sees this is the person putting it together from the police department, and the person requesting it, no one else,” Hagerty told The Daily. Additionally, Mullen said Reid receives redacted documents from the city in instances where he should be the one to determine if information should be withheld or released to the public. According to the suit, in instances where documents contain attorney-client communications, releasing that information unredacted does not waive Evanston’s privilege since Reid is an officer of the city. “Reid believes that transparency and access to government information is extremely important especially is his role as city clerk,” Mullen said. According to the suit, it was “standard practice” before Reid took office to automatically provide this footage to the acting FOIA officer. Mullen said the city’s interpretation of this

statute has been determined based on its relationship with Reid. “I’ve tried to handle it internally,” Reid said. “But at this point after two years of struggling to just make sure that I’m able to complete my statutory responsibility, I had to take this course of action.” In 2016, the city created an online database that made all FOIA requests sent to the city visible to the public in an effort to increase transparency. But after aldermen were made aware that the database publicly disclosed the names of juvenile offenders and survivors of sexual assault, they voted in 2017 to make the database private again. At the time, Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said Reid was made aware of the issues but failed to take down any of the posts in question. Reid responded by saying the posts were removed after reviewing the site. All FOIA requests made to the city are now again visible, though it is unclear when that happened. Mullen said that these types of lawsuits are common and often the court is needed to “fill in the gaps” where public policy is unclear. “Our trust bank is depleted and in order to build the reserves in that trust bank we have to admit when were wrong sometimes and we have to release things that could be damaging for us so folks know they can trust government,” Reid said. Andres Correa contributed reporting. juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu

complex and using ladders to fight the fire from the roof. Once on the roof, firefighters used large Halligan bars and a fire rescue saw to open the roof of the building before dousing the flames with water from a fire hose. Communication junior Tucker DeGregory also lives in the building and ran over before a rehearsal after receiving a text from a friend alerting him to the fire in his building.

DeGregory, along with many other residents, was concerned that the damage wouldn’t be covered by renter’s insurance. “The next step is just to wait it out and see what our landlord has to offer,” DeGregory said. Multiple students expressed frustration with the building and its landlord. Hollocher said there have been issues with doors not working

and sprinkler installments. He added that workers have been doing repairs on the roof for the past month. DeGregory also described incidents of “terrible” management, such as a recent rent increase, unannounced maintenance visits and general unresponsiveness.

guaranteeing the same rights to assistants as other educational employee in the state, according to a Wednesday news release. “Having a say over one’s own labor is a right that should be guaranteed to everyone,” Fine said in the release. “I’m proud to be fighting to ensure graduate and research assistants can continue to do their important work with dignity.” Currently, graduate and research assistants are classified as “students” under state law. Under House Bill 253, these assistants would be removed from this category, reclassifying them as employees. In August 2016, the National Labor Relations

Board ruled that student assistants at universities should be considered as employees. This spurred a push toward unionization from the Northwestern University Graduate Workers, to gain that recognition. The University disagreed with the NLRB’s rulings, saying that recategorizing students as employees would “significantly change” their relationship between the students and their faculty mentors. NUGW is currently seeking voluntary recognition from the Northwestern, instead of seeking recognition from the NLRB because they fear Trump appointees would overturn the 2016 ruling.

The House bill passed through the Senate’s Labor Committee and awaits consideration from the full state Senate. A similar bill was vetoed last year by former Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican. “Graduate and research assistants are not considered employees despite performing a very important duty that benefits their university and society as a whole,” Fine said in the release. “Allowing graduate and research assistants to collectively bargain will afford them the same dignity and respect already secured by their colleagues.”

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Mother’s Day is approaching. Evanston has your back By ANDREW MEYERS

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If you haven’t thought of what to do for Mother’s Day this Sunday, local businesses in Evanston have you covered with special product offers and unique events. FlowersFlowers, a local Evanston flower shop located at 1110 Davis St., will sell special flower arrangements titled “Strength,” “Power” and “Compassion,” priced at $55, $85 and $115 respectively, with shipping costs included. “We offer a couple of specials to help make it easier for our customers to find what they may want to send to their mothers or grandmothers,” said owner Joanne Leiman. “These are ones that help the customer who is not a flower expert and just wants a little guidance.” Leinan also said that a customer can walk in and pick out flowers to create a custom bouquet for as low as $10 to $20 each. If you’re looking for something to do with your mom, the Evanston History Center is hosting their 44th annual Mother’s Day House Walk at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The walk, the historical center’s largest fundraiser during the year, provides a unique opportunity to tour private homes that date back to the late 19th and early 20th century. The walk starts at the Evanston History Center located at 225 Greenwood St. and takes attendees

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and only one returning post player in junior center Abbie Wolf, and McKeown said the team is always looking at the transfer market for an addition to complement the team. But he said he doesn’t want his team to become reliant on bringing in transfers, despite playing in an era where several programs are bringing in multiple transfers every year. “Obviously we follow it, and it’s changing our game and having a huge impact,” McKeown said. “But we’d probably want to know why they’re leaving. Can they academically fit Northwestern? And obviously, can they play in the league? It’s a big trend. If we can get one or two every couple

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The Evanston History Center, 225 Greenwood St.. The center will host their 44th annual Mother’s Day House Walk.

through the Lakeshore Historic District. “This is a rare opportunity to see the interior of these houses,” said Kris Hartzell, director of facilities, visitor services and collections at the center. “What you get in addition to seeing the houses is a very thorough history of the architecture and

the family and the community.” Over 500 people attend this event every year, Hartzell said. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 on Mother’s Day and include a booklet detailing the history of the houses. Assembly Creators Market, located at 1642

years, I think that’s been our policy.” The Cats haven’t added a transfer since center Oceana Hamilton, who joined the program in 2015 after spending two seasons at Alabama.

“It’s just such a relief,” Popovec said. “Especially when kids commit early, during (their) junior season, I think it’s such a weight lifted off your shoulders because you can start to have pieces of the puzzle matched up. So you’re able to formulate a better plan and also invest a lot of energy into other kids.

7. Receive a commitment, celebrate and move to the next one

Despite recruiting being such a pivotal part of college basketball, Popovec said sometimes a team secures a player because it just “gets lucky.” Other times, the coaches can do everything right and still lose the recruiting battle. Since it’s such a tenuous process, the coaches are excited when they receive a commitment, high-fiving each other in the moment and frequently going out to dinner that night to celebrate.

8. Anticipate the incoming players, which for 2019-20 will be Kaylah Rainey and Laya Hartman Coming off a run to the WNIT Championship, NU will be adding two highly-recruited guards in Rainey and Hartman. Rainey played on a Chicagobased AAU team, which allowed the staff to see her often, and she picked the Cats over Iowa, Illinois

Orrington Ave., is a jewelry company that features the work of creative entrepreneurs. It is offering the opportunity to create and come away with a homemade piece of high-quality jewelry. The store will hold two workshops, one on May 18 and another on May 26. While these workshops take place after Mother’s Day, the jewelry can still act as a late Mother’s Day gift. Tania Rodamilans will host the May 18 workshop and bring in her own gemstones to lead two sessions, one from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and another from 2-4 p.m. “We’re going to work with people on items to help them create their own custom pieces,” said Reyes Witt, the owner of Assembly Creators. Witt said participants do not need to come in with experience: “It’s just an overview of how to do it. We walk you through it and you walk away with something that looks great because we also make sure that the pieces look good.” There is no additional fee for the class — participants just pay the price of the jewelry they make. The May 26 workshop is for enamel jewelry and is hosted by Michelle Lupton. It costs $25 plus the price of the item that you make. If these options aren’t for you, don’t worry — businesses all around Evanston are having a number of specials from Mother’s Day brunches to complimentary mimosas to discounted spa packages. andrewmyers2022@u.northwestern.edu and Kansas, among others. “She’s also a kid that really fit what we felt we needed,” McKeown said. “She’s really athletic, got great size, she plays on both ends of the court.” Hartman, who the staff identified as a target after playing tenacious defense at an AAU tournament, is a strong 5-foot-11 scorer and perimeter defender who picked NU over offers from five Big Ten teams, among others. “When I saw her play, what impressed me the most was that she wasn’t having her best scoring game,” Popovec said. “I knew she could score, but she generated her offense from her defense, which is something that I don’t think you could coach.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

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After securing three consecutive highlyrated recruiting classes, The Daily Northwestern spoke with coach Joe McKeown and assistant coach Kate Popovec, who oversees recruiting, about the process of getting the right players to come to Northwestern. They laid out in detail the eight steps the coaches take to fill the roster with high-level talent.

1. Have eyes everywhere

They’re scouting eighth graders now, which is one of the biggest recent changes for NU’s coaches. It’s easier to learn about them now because of databases the team subscribes to that provide breakdowns of all the top players, including GPA and measurements. That raw material becomes the basis for national rankings, meaning the Cats and other programs that subscribe know a significant amount about players before those rankings are even released. Currently, NU tracks about 25 players in every high school class. “That gives us a group to follow from when they’re young,” McKeown said. “Still, we don’t really look at scouting services and say, ‘Hey, we have to get the number one player in the country.’ We have to do a little more homework than most schools because of our academic piece.”

2. Check Twitter and call as many people as possible

Once the coaches identify a potential fit, they try to learn everything they can about a player — from their family background to whether they use GIFs. They cross-reference what they learn in the databases with coaches they know on the grassroots levels, but recently they’ve been able to get much of this information via social media, where the Cats can learn details as revealing as which schools have reached out to which prospects. “Social media has completely changed the scope of recruiting in a lot of good ways and a lot of hard ways,” Popovec said. “I think it’s great because

we can find out a lot of information on social media. I can dig and see who’s offered a kid. But it’s also hard for the kid because they’re constantly being bombarded through that network.”

3. See them for yourself

NU sends coaches to many NCAAapproved AAU tournaments because access to players is limited to short windows of time scattered throughout the year. One of McKeown’s favorites is the annual “Boo Williams” tournament, where he has seen several future Cats play. He attended a recent year’s tournament already familiar with current freshman guard Veronica Burton. After Burton thrived in front of other college coaches, McKeown said he had to step up his recruiting game to secure her commitment. “Once she showed out at (Boo Williams), man, it was like the floodgates opened,” McKeown said. “So I had to jump hard. We had to get on our game quick, say that, ‘Yeah, we really want you here.’” After that, McKeown said NU had coaches at every game sitting in the front row to ensure the Cats kept their recruiting edge. It worked. Burton committed to the program and then started every game she played in during her first year.

4. Project how they might fit five years into the future

No matter how young a prospect NU is recruiting, the team always analyzes how they project the team will look during that player’s tenure in Evanston. Popovec evaluates how many open scholarships the team will have every year and where holes in the roster might emerge. Then, she communicates with the other coaches about pinpointing specific areas of need. “We ask ourselves, ‘With the graduating class we’re moving, what kind of players are we losing from that class?’” Popovec said. “(We ask ourselves) ‘What kind of holes do we think we need to fill? Are we losing a post player, losing a point guard?’”

5. Contact the player — but

only at certain times

The recruiting calendar is a very contentious topic among coaches, since everyone has changes they want to see that would allow them to watch prospects in person more regularly. There are certain “dead periods” when coaches aren’t allowed to contact a player, and coaches have a predetermined collection of 100 days when they are allowed to speak with players. If McKeown got his way, he would have dead periods eradicated and be able to allocate those 100 days in any way he wanted. Currently, there are strict limitations that prevent the coaches from attending high school and AAU practices, certain AAU events and connecting in person at specific locations. McKeown is advocating for less governance by the NCAA about this process in what he calls his campaign for a “free 100 days.” “If you read about that (being considered by the NCAA in the future),” he said, “you’ll know that idea came from me.”

6. Always track the transfer market, even if they might not add one

The Cats have one open scholarship for the 2019-20 season » See WBBALL, page 7

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Big Ten needs to make schedule more competitive BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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The Big Ten is the only Power Five conference in which every member fields a softball team. The weather in the Midwest is often cold and wet during the late winter and early spring, limiting

the number of weeks Big Ten teams can host games during the season. These factors make creating the Big Ten schedule difficult, and the solution the conference decided on after Maryland and Rutgers joined prior to the 2015 season actually makes quite a bit of sense. Although the standings are not divided, the football divisions — East and West — are used for

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Northwestern faces Wisconsin earlier this season. The series was one of a mere handful of matchups between teams in the upper echelon of the Big Ten standings.

scheduling purposes. The conference schedule consists of 23 games, beginning in late March and concluding the first weekend in May. These 23 games include seven three-game weekend series and one midweek doubleheader against a nearby rival (Illinois, in Northwestern’s case). Each team plays all six other divisional opponents, leaving room for two crossover series. Given the tough factors the Big Ten has to work around, this solution is probably the best option for the conference. But if the Big Ten wants to get more national attention, it should schedule its crossover series based on the previous year’s standings. The top teams in the “East Division” should be playing the top teams in the “West Division” to generate more opportunities for the conference to be showcased on the national stage. These would also result in more competitive games, rather than the blowouts that characterized the 2019 season. Simply put, the crossover series this year were far too lopsided. Conference champion Michigan played Nebraska and Illinois, both of which performed below expectations. The Wildcats, who finished second, drew a Rutgers team that was expected to be bad and turned out to be surprisingly solid, and

a Michigan State team that was expected to be bad and turned out to be worse. Third-place Minnesota, meanwhile, had matchups with the Spartans and Maryland, the two worst teams in the conference and the only two programs which didn’t qualify for this week’s Big Ten Tournament. There were hardly any marquee matchups in the crossovers. Most notably, the Wolverines avoided not only NU and Minnesota, but also Wisconsin, the third-best team in the “West Division.” Neither the Cats nor the Golden Gophers had to play Michigan or Ohio State, which finished fourth with a 17-6 conference mark. The result? Not surprisingly, a lot of blowouts in the crossover series. NU outscored the Scarlet Knights 22-4 in a three-game sweep, and swept Michigan State by a combined 26-7. The Wolverines had a couple of close calls against the Fighting Illini, but won all three games against the Cornhuskers by a combined 27-2. Minnesota outscored the Terrapins 30-13 in three games, and swept a doubleheader from the Spartans by a combined 16-6. After the Cats played the Golden Gophers to close the regular season last weekend, NU coach Kate Drohan recognized the challenges that

come with creating the schedule. But she also said the environment in Minneapolis — with the nice weather and capacity crowds — is what Big Ten softball should be all about. On that last front, Drohan is absolutely right. Two of the three games in that much-anticipated series were on national television, with Saturday’s game broadcast on ESPN. In order for the Big Ten to compete with the SEC and Pac-12 in the softball landscape, it needs to schedule more big series like that one. Without high-profile crossover series, the Big Ten is hurting its members, who miss out on chances to earn quality wins and boost their RPI numbers, and also the conference as a whole by denying itself national exposure. A Northwestern-Rutgers matchup won’t be nationally televised, but a Northwestern-Michigan series probably will. Benjamin Rosenberg is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to sports@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.