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Commission lauds shelter expansion New affordability coalition also discussed Tuesday By SYD STONE
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Evanston residents and community leaders praised city efforts to expand its homeless shelter during the cold winter months at a Tuesday night meeting. The update came during a housing, homelessness and human relations commission meeting. Members of the commission also heard a presentation about a new coalition to improve affordable housing options. The new task force hopes to bring together various organizations to expand affordable housing in North Suburban Cook County. Three representatives from the coalition — Joining Forces for Affordable Housing — said the task force includes more than 35 human services agencies like Connections for the Homeless and Northwestern University Social Justice Fellows. Sue Loellbach, director of
development at Connections for the Homeless, said activism groups with similar missions need to unite in order to be effective. She said she hopes the coalition will be successful by focusing only on affordable housing. Reba Place Development Corporation director Adrian Willoughby said he hopes to find more organizations that have legislative experience to join the coalition. RPDC aims to develop safe and affordable housing in southeast Evanston and is one of the organizations represented in the coalition. Loellbach said the coalition will run an ongoing YIMBY — “Yes In My Backyard” — campaign to raise awareness of and support around affordable housing. Willoughby said Evanston’s problem with affordable housing stems from prejudices against low-income families. “We keep putting these really expensive, really nice buildings near public transportation, and we’re pushing people who are in aprtments further and further away,” he said. “Transportation is often a big issue for the people at low and moderate incomes.” » See SHELTER, page 6
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J.B. Pritzker speaks at an event hosted by Northwestern College Democrats at the McCormick Center Foundation Forum on Tuesday. Pritzker, who is running for lllinois governor, discussed his platform.
Pritzker discusses platform at NU Candidate for governor talked about Rauner at College Dems event By AARON BOXERMAN
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Philanthropist and venture capitalist J.B. Pritzker (Law ’93) continued his quest for the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday with a visit to Northwestern, where he
discussed his background, plan for Illinois and strategy for beating incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner. “Everything that we care about is under siege by Bruce Rauner and Donald Trump,” the Democratic gubernatorial candidate said. Pritzker addressed an
audience of around 25 students during an event at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum organized by Northwestern College Democrats. Weinberg sophomore Calvin Anderson, co-president of College Democrats, told The Daily the group hopes to bring all of the candidates to Northwestern to speak
with students. The candidate, a billionaire and heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, stressed his long career in public service and charitable work. He said his experience –– from helping secure federal money to fund breakfast for » See PRITZKER, page 6
Cubs head researcher talks statistics Schakowsky urges By JULIA ESPARZA
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Chris Moore, the director of research and development for the Chicago Cubs, spoke about the relationship between statistics and baseball on Tuesday. Moore, who joined the team after the Chicago Cubs’ 2013 season, is tasked with creating statistical models for the team to track their likelihood of winning, predicting pitches and evaluating player performance. In an event hosted by One Book One Northwestern and held at Segal Visitors Center, Moore discussed the use of analytics in baseball to go along with the year’s theme of the importance of “big data.” About 70 people attended the event, which was moderated by economics Prof.
Jeff Ely. Moore said although algorithms are improving, he doesn’t think the need for people in the industry will diminish. “There is the human factor involved; being able to prove analytically that a certain approach is better is only half the battle,” Moore said. Moore said the algorithms he creates in the Cubs organization are meant to work with the traditional scouting practices. As an example, Moore said picking Cubs left fielder Kyle Schwarber in 2015 was “seen as a stretch.” He said some statistical models would not have ranked him as a very strong player, but his attitude as a player made him a good fit for the team. Beyond the recruiting stage, Moore said he uses statistical analysis to give
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recommendations in pitches and substitutions to players and managers before the game begins. His statistical models are meant to inform managers about strategies to win. Moore
said players often come to realize they can benefit from statistics once they understand them and leverage them.
» See CUBS, page 6
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Chris Moore, director of research and development for the Chicago Cubs, speaks at the Segal Visitors Center on Monday. Moore talked about his use of algorithms in making recommendations for the team.
Democratic unity By RISHIKA DUGYALA
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) emphasized the importance of bridging gaps between voters and the Democratic Party during an event at Northwestern on Tuesday. The congresswoman talked about how a disconnect between the party and voters played a central role in the 2016 election to an audience of nearly 60 students, faculty and staff in Scott Hall. The talk was in the form of a Q&A hosted by the political science department. Schakowsky said democratic policy positions on matters such as the Affordable Care Act did
not gain enough traction until the policies faced credible threats by President Donald Trump’s administration. On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed their version of health care legislation – with unanimous Democratic opposition — and the measure is now being worked on in the U.S. Senate. “At the end of the day, the thing about health care, and a lot of other issues, is it’s very personal,” Schakowsky said. “People understand them not because of ideology or a political party perspective, but ‘what does it mean to me?’” The burden of educating citizens on how major policies have an everyday impact lies heavily on elected representatives, » See SCHAKOWSKY, page 6
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