The Daily Northwestern Tuesday, May 23, 2017
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At city’s northwest corner, 6th Ward maintains close-knit, supportive community
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The intersection of Central Street and Lincolnwood Drive in the 6th Ward. The ward’s business district is filled with local shops that have been there for decades.
By KRISTINA KARISCH
the daily northwestern @kristinakarisch
John Kessler spent decades building floats for Evanston’s 4th of July parade, which runs along Central Street in the 6th Ward. Kessler, a retired Evanston schoolteacher, began making the floats with his neighbors when
he moved to the ward roughly 40 years ago — in part to get to know them better. Soon, floatbuilding had become a tradition that began every year in June. Kessler said his favorite float was a giant gym shoe, complete with oversized laces that his children could ride in. “Everybody on the block had different skills,” Kessler said. “Some were artists, some worked
construction, some were willing to just give advice. It really helped me to get to know everyone. … Now I know almost every neighbor on the block.” The 6th Ward — bordered to the north by Wilmette and the south by Skokie — boasts a tightknit community with politically active residents, former alderman Mark Tendam said. In the recent municipal election, the 6th
Ward had about 53 percent voter turnout — higher than any other ward in the city. “It’s certainly a very active ward,” said Tendam, who lost to Mayor Steve Hagerty in April’s mayoral election. “(We’re) highly represented on not-for-profits, boards of directors and things like that.” At the same time, the 6th Ward also faces traditional “nuts
and bolts city service” issues like ensuring crosswalks and traffic lights are improved, Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th) said. Both Tendam and Suffredin said improving mobility has become a priority in the ward, as longtime residents grow older and new families move in. “The more vulnerable people in our ward are the young kids and seniors,” Tendam said.
Characteristics of the ward
The 6th Ward is a largely residential area, home to families who have lived there for decades. But in recent years, Tendam said, the ward has attracted new residents and diversified its population, and has begun to examine its relationship with downtown » See WARD, page 5
SESP dean reflects Schapiro, Morson discuss new book on 2-decade tenure ‘Cents and Sensibility’ explores applying humanities to economics Penelope Peterson to retire from NU in August By ALLY MAUCH
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When School of Education and Social Policy Dean Penelope Peterson came to Northwestern in 1997, she said she knew she wanted to lead an “innovative school” that would reform the field of education. “ We ’ve succeeded in becoming even more innovative,” Peterson said. “We’re still at the leading edge in terms of trying to do some things that are nontraditional.” Peterson will retire in August as the longest-serving dean in SESP’s history. She will be succeeded by SESP
Prof. David Figlio, who is the director of the Institute for Policy Research. Under Peterson’s direction, SESP undergraduate and graduate enrollment has gone up and SESP faculty receive nearly seven times more research funding now than 20 years ago. Additionally, the school’s endowment has increased from $900,000 in 1997 to $46 million today. Coleen Coleman, (Communication ’88, SESP ’91) SESP’s associate dean, said Peterson’s time at the school is “a story of growth.” “We talk about SESP as being small but mighty,” Coleman said. “We are still small, but mightier because of the time that she’s put in here helping the school grow.” Peterson said her favorite » See PETERSON, page 6
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By MADELEINE FERNANDO
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University President Morton Schapiro and Slavic languages and literatures Prof. Gary Saul Morson spoke at event Monday about their new book, which discusses how the humanities and social sciences can be applied to the field of economics. About 60 people attended the event hosted by Political Union in Harris Hall. Schapiro and Morson spoke with economics Prof. Mark Witte about their experiences writing the book, “Cents and Sensibility,” and the book’s central themes. In “Cents and Sensibility,” Schapiro and Morson argue » See SCHAPIRO, page 6
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University President Morton Schapiro talks about his new book, “Cents and Sensibility,” with Slavic languages and literatures Prof. Gary Morson. Schapiro said though economics is perceived as a pragmatic and logical field, there is a need to think about the moral implications of policies as well.
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