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Table of Contents 04 Northwebster

06 Campus year in review 07 City year in review 09 ASG guide

10 Chicago guide

14 Underrated Evanston spots

16 International student guide 17 Community spaces

Summer Editor Emma Edmund Summer Managing Editors Sneha Dey, James Pollard Summer Web Editor Neya Thanikachalam Orientation Issue Designers Emma Ruck, Carly Schulman

26 Who to watch

Cover Illustration by Carly Schulman

19 Speakers recap

27 Sports preview

more nervous about coming to Northwestern.

I have had an overall amazing time here, and I truly cannot imagine having attended a different institution. When I received The Daily’s Orientation Issue three Augusts ago, I felt like I already belonged on campus as I read the NU dictionary, sports previews and witty columns (the same type of content you hold in your hands or see on your screen at this very moment).

But beyond the more surface-level things like going to football tailgates or joining different clubs, my meaning of the word “community” has evolved so much since I held that first Orientation Issue in my hands so long ago. I’ve seen students band together to protest gun violence, attend justice marches in Chicago and raise thousands of dollars for service workers laid off by the University. We stick together in times of crisis.

There are still many points of contention on our campus concerning free speech, police abolition, historically white Greek life and more.

Our sense of community has been both tested

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Letter from the Editor: Choose Community I applied to Northwestern because of all the opportunities the school could offer. Travelling to Cuba and attending conferences through Medill, studying abroad with my friends, taking classes in all areas until I found a path that stuck, even joining a Latin dance team — my Northwestern path has been filled with new experiences I couldn’t get anywhere else. I stayed because of the communities I found and the ones I helped form.

However, many students — including myself at times — have not been able to fully feel at home at the University. Whether it’s consistently low black student satisfaction; microaggressions against women, trans and gender non-conforming people; or limited funding for first-gen/low-income students, Northwestern has not historically been an inclusive place for all. Beyond the difficulties of being a first-year or transfer, students of marginalized backgrounds often have to work twice as hard to find that community we all seek coming to the University.

This piece isn’t meant to scare you or make you

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and strengthened over the past few years, but the conversations we’re holding are nothing new — we have a history of fighting for equity and justice on campus. From the 1968 Bursar’s Takeover to the 1995 hunger strikes to last year’s Sheridan Road shutdown to demand fossil fuel divestment, Northwestern protests have shaped the way we view “community” on campus and in the city today.

So as you figure out your place in a world already filled with uncertainty, remember the legacies of those who have worked hard to make our school more inclusive and open. Not only does your voice matter and have value, but combined with your fellow students, it can make a huge impact: in the classroom, in your dorm or extracurricular, and at the University. We are always stronger together.

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How to stay as safe as possible in Evanston during COVID-19

By EMMA EDMUND

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If you plan to come to Northwestern this fall, you already know that COVID- will make campus look a little different. Whether it’s socially distant desks in a classroom or limited choices when it comes to accessing different parts of campus, the in-person experience has been re-engineered to allow for more stringent safety guidelines.

W hile no one has to tell you to wash your hands, avoid touching your face or to stay six feet apart, there are additional steps you can take to ensure your safety.

The first week on campus is usually a barrage of hugs and handshakes as students say goodbye to their families and hello to new lifelong friends. While much of that will be gone now with the virtual Wildcat Welcome, you should still minimize contact with people. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, e ven argues that handshaking should stop even after the

pandemic. “ I d on’t t h i n k we s h o u l d e ve r shake hands ever again, to be honest with you,” Fauci said in a Wall Street Journal podcast.

“Not only would it be good to prevent coronavirus disease, it probably would decrease instances of influenza dramatically in this country.”

At least for COVID, no-contact greetings are best, but feel free to go the old-fashioned route and tip your hat at someone as they walk by.

Another tip to consider is choosing the more environmentall y f riendly option to get around campus. As the weather gets cooler, many students usually opt for the Campus Shuttle, which conveniently takes students between North and South Campus in mere minutes. Instead, to avoid potential crowding, take advantage of NU’s bike-friendly side and use its bike lanes to traverse the campus. If that’s not an option for you, taking the scenic walk around the lake or through the fall foliage is a wonderful — if longer — choice.

On campus, the University is taking precautions such as requiring face masks and routinely cleaning common areas, but your home (or dorm room) is your sanctuary, and keeping it clean is just as important.

As far as cleaning goes, the U.S. Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention recommend alcohol-based wipes or spray containing at least  percent alcohol for touch screens.

High-touch surfaces in common areas should be cleaned and disinfected daily, and can include door handles, phones and light switches. MIT Medical advises not using the same wipe for multiple surfaces because germs can get transmitted from the wipe to new areas.

Many experts recommend changing into new clothes for when you’re at home, as well as throwing out or cleaning your mask. The CDC encourages individuals not to shake their laundry when bringing it to the washer, so as to minimize the possibility of the virus dispersing in the air.

The American Chemistr y Council released a list of disinf ectants eff ective against COVID-.

Some popular options on that list include various Lysol and Clorox products, Germ-X and Scrubbing Bubbles Disinfectant Restroom Cleaner II. You can purchase disinfectants f rom Target, CVS and D&D Finer Foods, all just a few blocks away f rom campus, though they might be hard to get due to demand.

NU does not recommend using gloves for protection f rom the virus — though some chemical disinfectants still require their use — stating gloves “create a

false sense of security.”

The University states that people who wear gloves are less inclined to wash their hands and are more likely to touch contaminated surfaces; gloves also offer no additional protection, because the virus does not enter through the skin.

Sticking to these tips and following University and CDC guidelines can help enhance your safet y while living in Evanston during COVID. And according to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, individuals can learn to live with the virus while also taking steps to protect themselves and others.

“Young people can be infected… and young people can transmit the virus to others,” he said in a July virtual press conference. “That’s why young people must take the same precautions to protect themselves and protect others as everyone else. They can be leaders. They should be leaders and drivers of change.” emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu

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A dictionary for all of your Northwestern needs

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The first few weeks at any college can be overwhelming — Northwestern is no different! Between finding your classes, figuring out when to eat at the dining hall and the schedule of the intercampus bus, incoming students can get lost in the sea of acronyms and nonsensical language used by upperclassmen.

Here’s a guide to (some) of those words and phrases to help you feel a little less disoriented.

People and things ASG

Associated Student Government is an elected group that advocates for undergraduate students and allocates resources to clubs and organizations. They have  issue-based committees and all Senate meetings are open to the public.

low-income students. Pronounced “figly.”

Pub push

When a club or student organization posts on social media at the same time to promote their event.

Facebook is often used for its event feature, but recently student groups have included pub pushes on Instagram.

RTVF

Radio/Television/Film. A major in the School of Communication that is roughly equivalent to a film or media major.

WildCARD

CTECs

When2meet

SES

Distros

Places and spaces

An acronym for first-generation and/or

Sarge

Short for “Sargent,” this term is used to refer to the North Campus residential hall as well as the dining hall located on its first floor.

CTECs are surveys students complete at the end of each quarter on the quality of each course and professor. Completed CTECs can be viewed by students to help choose future classes.

FGLI

Home to a labyrinth of single dorm rooms, FosterWalker Complex is a mid-campus building known as Plex. With a late-night dining hall on one end and an allergy-friendly one at the other, Plex generally houses sophomores. In the basement, you can find the South Campus mail room.

Student ID cards used to pay for food and gain access to buildings and dorm rooms.

A site where you can send a block of hours or days to a group of people to find a time when everyone is available. In a sentence, someone might say, “Can you fill out this whenmeet?” And then you will realize that you are severely overscheduled.

Distros are classes that fulfill distribution requirements. Every school has different requirements, but Weinberg categories include Ethics and Values, Formal Studies and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Talk to your friends, your PAs or returning students about good distros for each category.

Dillo Day

Plex

Canvas

A platform used by professors to post homework, submit assignments and respond to discussion boards.

A necessity for remote or hybrid learning!

Norbucks

StuCo

A portal used to register for classes, pay tuition bills and view academic records.

Blom

Short for “Blomquist,” Blom is the smaller, lesserknown, South Campus recreation center located across the street from Foster-Walker Complex.

CAPS

CAPS stands for Counseling and Psychological Services. Located on the second floor of the Searle

Dolphin

A man-made mound of land in Lake Michigan that serves as a hangout spot when the weather is nice enough. Bring a hammock!

Lakefill

School of Education and Social Policy. Pronounced “Sesspee”.

SESP

Traditions The Dolphin Show, now in its th year, is the largest student-produced musical in the country. From its humble beginnings as a water ballet raising money for World War II bonds, Dolphin now brings in hundreds of audience members for every performance in late January.

The Starbucks in the Norris Student Center is a meeting place for studying (or pretending to study) that is notoriously populated with School of Communication majors. Students also refer to the tables and chairs surrounding the literal Starbucks as Norbucks.

The Student Theatre Coalition, referred to as StuCo, oversees theatre boards and other student performance groups on campus. While student-run theatre requires an explainer of its own, getting added to the listserv, TWIST (This Week In Student Theatre), is a good way to hear about performance opportunities as well as positions on the production side of shows.

CAESAR

Hall, the health center, CAPS offers free short-term clinical services and workshops, and sets up longterm care plans including connecting students to offcampus therapists.

An acronym for Student Enrichment Services, SES is a resource for FGLI students that offers workshops and mentorship programs, as well as assistance in obtaining books, supplies, computers and winter gear. Its office is located in Plex.

A free outdoor concert on the Lakefill at the end of Spring Quarter. The (virtual) line-up last year included The Regrettes and Rico Nasty.

NUDM

Also known as Dance Marathon or just “DM,” this is one of the largest student-run philanthropy events in the nation. Students gather at the end of Winter Quarter to dance for  hours to raise money for charity. This coming year, the benefactor is Compass to Care, a nonprofit that supports families who have a child with cancer by covering transportation costs.

The Rock

A large rock located in South Campus that student groups paint after guarding it for  hours. There’s also a “rock cam” live stream where you can watch the goings-on around the Rock at all hours.

Primal Scream

The night before Finals Week begins each quarter, all students… well… primal scream at the same time.

While it sounds stupid, it is incredibly cathartic.

Waa-Mu

Sherbucks

The Waa-Mu Show is a student-written and produced show that goes up every spring in Cahn Auditorium. This year will be its th anniversary, and students will take all year to write and put on an original musical.

SPAC

This list is by no means exhaustive. There are plenty more words and phrases that new students just nod along to until they figure out what it means. Don’t be afraid to ask!

The off-campus Starbucks on Sherman Avenue.

It’s one of many coffee shops in Evanston frequented by students, conveniently located a few blocks from South Campus.

The large North Campus fitness center that offers free exercise classes and workout facilities to students.

Its official name is the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion.

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Year in review: On campus

By EMMA YARGER

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In a year full of the unexpected, Northwestern students raised their voices in the face of adversity, called for accountability and adapted to new styles of advocacy amid a global pandemic.

Jeff, justice and journalism

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Student activists used this year to call for a variety of changes, from fossil fuel divestment to service workers’ rights. This activism didn’t stop in the summer either — students have come together to support causes they believe in and issues that have been spotlighted by recent events.

When Northwestern University College Republicans invited former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to the University as their 2019 fall speaker, students protested his presence on campus.

The protest grew in intensity, and students attempted to rush into the building and the lecture hall, where Sessions was speaking. They were met by University Police officers who forced students to leave. Student activist Elijah Beal (SESP ’20) said they were one of the first students to enter the building.

“We rushed in and I saw the police push

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people on the ground,” Beal said. “I myself was pushed out of the building.”

In a public response to the protest on Nov. 8, University President Morton Schapiro praised students’ drive to stand up for their beliefs but also defended police officers.

In December, UP issued citations to a small group of the student protestors for “disorderly conduct and interfering with the duties of a police officer.” These citations were largely contested, but were dropped in January.

Parallel to the events on campus, a national conversation broke out in the journalism community about protest coverage on college campuses and whether the pursuit of truth needs to come at the expense of people’s safety and privacy. Students criticized The Daily’s coverage, to which the editorial board responded with a letter and changes to some aspects of the published coverage. That letter was received by the professional journalism community with vitriol.

Demands for divestment

Over eight years of advocacy from Fossil Free Northwestern culminated in demands that the Board of Trustees divest from the top 100 coal, oil and gas companies.

Talks between the board and the student group began in the fall of 2014. In June 2019 the group’s official proposal for the University to divest from fossil fuels was submitted to the board.

“Despite our frustration and disillusionment with this apathetic and complacent University, we are gathering here today to build solidarity and a sustainable community,” said Keala Uchoa, Fossil Free NU president and Weinberg junior, at a teach-in on Feb. 13.

The board ultimately rejected Fossil Free’s proposal on Feb. 20. Students then hardened their resolve. On March 6, about 60 students blocked Sheridan Road for over an hour. No one was arrested or charged.

Coronavirus concerns

On April 6, the University announced that Spring Quarter would be entirely remote. Not only did more students continue their research and studies into the summer, but many groups found ways to adapt their advocacy to a virtual space.

Before and after the transfer to a remote quarter, Coalition NU, a group of “underrepresented and underserved scholars” from The Graduate School, advocated for marginalized groups in a letter that circulated in early March.

Since the pandemic presented unique challenges to TGS students, they doubled down on their demands because “these needs have been made even more apparent by the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a tweet by Coalition NU. In April, students at Northwestern University Graduate Workers organized a tweet storm with the hashtag #universal1yr to support an additional year of funding. Workers also held a virtual sit-in on May 3 and continued to use the hashtag.

Another Northwestern group advocating for more funding is Students Organizing for Labor Rights. They began raising money on March 13 — two days after the University announced remote learning for Spring Quarter.

On March 30, the University announced a plan for compensation, but NU dining and hospitality workers said they didn’t receive the resources. As furloughs turned to layoffs in July, students in SOLR continued to raise money and advocate that the workers receive pay and health coverage amid the pandemic.

Summer Session continues to unfold and many students remain vigilant in their advocacy. This past school year was defined by groups like Fossil Free and SOLR, and continues to be revolutionized by groups like NU Community Not Cops.

Beal, who spent much of their time volunteering and advocating in the past school year, said the Sessions protest was a point of inspiration.

“It influenced me to get more involved in that kind of thing,” Beal said. “Since then I’ve been a lot more involved in SOLR, Fossil Free and more recently the black action group that’s doing organizing around Community Not Cops.”

For Beal, the question was not if they should move forward with social justice action, but how soon they could get started. emmayarger2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Year in review: Around town

By EMMA EDMUND

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In your time at Northwestern, you’ll become intimately familiar with Evanston, a bustling city whose downtown is just a few minutes from campus. Staying up-to-date will help make your experience with the city — and Chicago, a few miles down the shoreline — a little better. Here are the biggest stories from Evanston over the past year.

COVID-19

Like everywhere else in the country, the COVID19 pandemic hit Evanston in a whirlwind, as students were finishing up Winter Quarter classes. In midMarch, Mayor Steve Hagerty declared a local state of emergency as cases in the state grew higher, and the city’s first death occurred in a nursing home, where residents are among the demographics most likely to face complications from the disease.

Early data from the city showed that black residents are disproportionately affected by the virus.

Based on data from the early months of the virus, black residents made up 34 percent of cases, though they comprised only 16.6 percent of the population.

The city has also faced anti-Asian racism, up to $20 million in lost revenue and struggles with potential undercounts in the 2020 census. Despite the uncertainty and rapidly evolving situation at the beginning of the pandemic, the city has managed to decrease its positivity rate.

Evanston resident and icon Hecky Powell, owner of Hecky’s Barbecue and champion of Evanston youth, died from COVID-19 complications in May. He is remembered for his philanthropy, generosity and, of course, his barbecue sauce.

potential implementations could be housing assistance and loan forgiveness for black residents affected by discriminatory practices.

In the summer, residents took to — and painted — the streets in support of defunding the Evanston Police Department. The mayor held a series of virtual Q&As about Evanston’s police force, with discussions ranging from the use of policing in schools to the EPD budget. Activists, many of whom are young residents, staged sit-ins outside of aldermen’s homes during a City Council meeting and hosted several other protests throughout June and July. Several aldermen have come out in support of defunding the police.

Cook County, specifically. The city, however, had issues getting enough cleaning supplies to polling places, and polling locations around Cook County faced staffing issues as people dropped out or didn’t show up due to COVID-19 concerns.

Some residents still remain skeptical about voting in the general election in November. Earlier this year, before COVID-19 reached the city, residents went out-of-state to support their favorite candidates, citing Illinois’ reliable Democratic record to focus attention elsewhere.

An Illinois law was also passed this year giving students up to two hours off from school to vote.

Cannabis legalization

Business struggles and successes

On Jan. 1, Illinois legalized recreational cannabis up to 30 grams for those over the age of 21. But with some restrictions, social equity advocates had concerns about who could legally smoke and who couldn’t.

Regardless, the industry has been successful, even topping the state’s expectations for revenue.

In addition, the city has come up with a unique use for its cannabis tax: funding reparations.

Elections

Former Vice President Joe Biden secured a win in the Democratic primary in Illinois and in suburban

Andy’s Frozen Custard. Panera Bread. Barnes & Noble. All of these Northwestern student staples closed in downtown Evanston this year, along with a number of smaller, local businesses, including Market Fresh Books, boutique Coucou & Olive and Williams Shoes the Walking Spirit.

Independent businesses in Evanston have suffered recently due to competition from chains, increased parking fees, high rent and online shopping, among other issues. The pandemic has also exacerbated economic problems, with many small businesses unable to receive government loans.

The movement for racial justice

Evanston residents also took part, and continue to take part, in the nationwide Black Lives Matter movement, which calls for racial justice and defunding the police.

Evanston officials made the historic decision to create a reparations fund to address institutional disenfranchisement of the city’s black residents in Nov. 2019, and talks about how these reparations could be implemented continued through the summer. Some

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Mayor Steve Hagerty talks with protesters outside the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center about defunding Evanston Police Department in July. Residents and activists have staged a number of protests surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement and defunding the police.

Despite businesses suffering, there have also been several successes. Reza’s Restaurant brings Persian cuisine to downtown Evanston in Pete Miller’s former location. Newport Coffee House and Backlot Coffee both opened over the past year in downtown Evanston. And if you’re looking for hidden gems just a few minutes from campus, the Main-Dempster Mile is the place to go.

Fights against climate change

As climate change becomes an increasing threat, high school students took matters into their own hands, petitioning City Council to take more action on climate change and, earlier in the academic year, joining a September global climate strike. Climate change’s threats to the Chicago area include increased heat waves and more intense bursts of precipitation, according to scientists who study the issue.

The implementers of the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan praised outreach as its major success one year after adoption as businesses and residents came together to tackle the plan’s ambitious goals, including 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.

School shakeups

Two school districts call Evanston home: Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202. Both will be starting off the school year remotely, but for some parents with at-risk students, no back-to-school options are good ones. Online changes have been particularly frustrating for ETHS students who took remote Advanced Placement tests, citing timing difficulties with the shorter, 45-minute test and struggles submitting the exam online.

In January, a District 65 accountability report found opportunity gaps still persist between black and white students, with, for example, 83 percent of white students meeting or exceeding English language arts college readiness benchmarks, compared with just 33 percent of black students. The district’s new superintendent, Devon Horton, hopes to address this gap, however. An ETHS report from November also revealed racial success disparities, with white students having an average GPA of 3.4, compared to a 2.6 for black female students and a 2.3 for black male students. emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Evanston is divided into nine wards, but make no mistake — all wards are not the same. Residents in each ward have vastly different backgrounds and interests. Much of Northwestern sits in the 7th Ward, but a lot of off-campus students reside in the 1st and 5th Wards as well.

The residents of Evanston are brimming with passion and often fill the room at local government meetings. The city prides itself on diversity and equity, but some residents also say the city struggles with a “Not in My Backyard” mindset.

Who represents you?

The Evanston City Council consists of the mayor and nine aldermen, with one alderman elected to represent each ward: Mayor Steve Hagerty, Judy Fiske (1st), Peter Braithwaite (2nd), Melissa Wynne (3rd), Donald Wilson (4th), Robin Rue Simmons (5th), Thomas Suffredin (6th), Eleanor Revelle (7th), Ann Rainey (8th) and Cicely Fleming (9th).

But your alderman could change as soon as 2021. The city hosts aldermanic elections every four years, and the aldermanic primaries are set to begin in March.

Notably, Rainey, who has served as an alderman since 1997, won by a slim majority (just 15 votes!) in the last election cycle. In recent months, her stance against defunding the police has been met with significant criticism from youth activists and may even cost her this upcoming election.

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City Council meets every other Monday evening. Before the pandemic, aldermen would gather at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, located at 2100 Ridge Ave., just a couple blocks away from campus. Now, residents can still tune in to meetings through Youtube. From affordable housing to historical reparations initiatives, council meetings are used to discuss important orders of business.

Evanston Public Library is a crucial resource for residents and plays a far bigger role than a just haven for books. EPL has offered free legal consulting, provided social services support and pushed residents to fill out the U.S. Census.

Robert Crown Community Center, located in the historically underserved 5th Ward, offers recreational programs, a child care program and free wifi, among other services. During the pandemic, the center has served as a site for meal distribution.

The Moran Center for Youth Advocacy, a small but mighty organization, provides free legal services for youth in the criminal justice system and schools, focusing on restorative justice programs and other support systems.

Don’t underestimate the Evanston youth.

Youth activist group Evanston Fight for Black Lives has led the recent movement to defund the Evanston Police Department. Even before that movement took off, E-Town Sunrise has been key in calling for action against climate change.

NU relations with Evanston

Northwestern is a point of both contention and pride in the Evanston community. Through what is called the “Good Neighbor Fund,” the University committed to donating $1 million annually from 2015 to 2020.

But residents often criticize the University, an institution with a tax-exempt status, for not contributing enough, especially when the city comes up short of resources or funds. In talks around funding a new community engagement center, for example, several residents said Northwestern’s $1 million contribution was not nearly enough. But at the end of July, the University expanded its commitment with the creation of a $500,000 Community Engagement Grant Program aimed at advancing racial equity and social justice.

For locals who are neighbors to Northwestern students or the Ryan Field, the rowdiness of apartment parties and football games has sometimes disrupted their quiet family lives.

The University also has an established partnership with Evanston Township High School/ District 202. Most recently, as the district plans to start the school year with remote classes, school administrators have recommended it lean on Northwestern students for academic support. snehadey@u.northwestern.edu

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A Guide to Associated Student Government Members plan to prioritize diversity, communication and transparency amid COVID-19 more accessible to NU’s entire student body. For students who may not want to go the senator route but are still interested in learning more about the inner workings of ASG, committees are a great way to go!

By JULIA RICHARDSON

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Northwestern’s Associated Student Government comprises the Executive Office, Senate and several committees focused on various areas of the undergraduate experience. ASG operates on a “students first” approach, and is committed to “listening, learning and acting on student needs and wants” according to its mission statement. Here is a guide to ASG and some of its leaders’ major focuses for the upcoming year.

COVID-19 plans

The pandemic has required ASG members to be more open and transparent with the student body than ever before. Not only have committees begun to look into ways to carry out tasks remotely, but ASG has created a COVID-19 task force that serves as a resource for both ASG members and the general student body. Task force members collect information from different student groups and organizers about what students’ needs are and respond to any concerns or issues that may arise due to the pandemic.

Like the Executive Office, the COVID-19 task force has regular meetings with administration and is in the process of creating a resource guide for students.

Executive Office

ASG’s Executive Office for the 2020-21 school year includes President Katherine Conte, Executive Vice President Juan Zuniga, Chief of Staff Elizabeth Sperti and Executive Officer of Justice and Inclusion Daniel Rodriguez. The Executive Office has the most direct contact with administrators, and this coming year, executive members have committed to regular communication with the administration around their concerns as well as concerns brought up by the student body.

Sperti said the Executive Office has communicated with the administration more frequently than ever, and its members have prioritized increased communication due to the pandemic.

Executive members met with Vice President for Student Affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier biweekly throughout the summer and plan to continue these meetings throughout the school year.

Executive officers also plan to continue efforts to divest from fossil fuels, push for a student leadership stipend and advocate for transgender students to have their correct names displayed on their WildCARDs, Sperti said.

Senate

ASG’s Senate is made up of elected representatives from undergraduate schools, Greek organizations and student groups. Senators meet

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

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Katherine Conte and Juan Zuniga. Conte and Zuniga were sworn in as ASG’s president and vice president in May.

weekly to debate various issues across NU’s campus, as well as write and vote on legislation and allocate the Student Activities Assistance Fund.

Any student can write legislation, but a senator must co-sponsor it. Passing legislation is a two-week process, where senators debate on it, may amend it and finally vote on whether to implement it.

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Committees

ASG committees serve as focus groups on various aspects of NU’s undergraduate experience: Academics, finances, student activities, health and wellness and public relations are just a few. Members of these committees have a range of tasks, from allocating funds and resources to improving facilities on campus to making ASG

This upcoming year, Rodriguez said he wants to center the voices of those in marginalized groups, especially because they have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rodriguez also said he wants to make justice and inclusion work accessible to the entire student body, not solely for transparency, but for the promotion of students’ voices and involvement in initiatives.

The current racial tensions and movements that have developed in the past few months have made diversity and inclusion work all the more necessary, Rodriguez said. ASG has not always been the most welcoming of all student voices and opinions, and has insead served as a means for performative allyship, he added. But Rodriguez said he and other executive members, many of whom hold marginalized identities, are determined to change this narrative by turning performative practices into agenda items. juliarichardson2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Chicago: Your starter pack to living, studying and working next to the country’s third-largest city

By BINAH SCHATSKY

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The refrain from graduating seniors is common: too much time spent in the Northwestern bubble, too little time spent in the vast, vibrant and diverse city right next door.

But students can and should frequently engage with the city, while following current health and safety protocols. Whether you are local to the area or moving here for the first time, here is a guide to get you started on what is hopefully a long term journey of learning from and alongside Chicago.

A city of neighborhoods

Chicago has  “community areas,” each made up of several neighborhoods. According to Jessica Saffold (SESP ’), these sections define the character of the city.

“At the heart and soul of

Chicago, really, is the neighborhoods,” said Saffold, who was a facilitator for the former preorientation program the Chicago Undergraduate Program.

Each of these community areas has a distinct name. Rogers Park is the northernmost community area and is the part of Chicago that borders Evanston. NU’s Chicago Campus is in the Near North Side community area.

The City is often referred to by “sides” — very broadly the South Side, the North Side and the West Side. Lake Michigan is to the east of Chicago and Evanston.

So, is local government divided by these “community areas”?

Not quite. Here’s how it works: The city government of Chicago has two branches: executive and legislative. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is the chief executive. The legislative branch is the City Council, made up of aldermen, each representing

one of the  Chicago wards.

Chicago is more than the Loop.

You may have heard people repeatedly refer to “the Loop” when talking about Chicago. It’s famous for housing the Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), the Cloud Gate sculpture in Millennium Park (some call it “The Bean”), Grant Park and the Art Institute of Chicago. While this neighborhood has sometimes become synonymous with “downtown Chicago” and it is a famous and vibrant area, it really is only one small part of a very large city.

How do I get into the city?

The bad news: Despite billboards advertising “Chicago’s Big Ten Team,” NU is not, in fact, in the city of Chicago.

The good news: the Chicago Transit Authority, or the CTA — the public bus and train service in Chicago — runs directly into Evanston.

Colloquially known as the “L,” the elevated train system is broken into several “lines,” denoted by colors. The Purple Line has several stops in Evanston.

From the Purple Line, you can transfer to other lines that will take you to different parts

of the city.

Several bus routes stop in Evanston with direct transit into the city. A good app for tracking CTA routes and schedules is Transit Stop.

If you are trying to get to the Streeterville area, where the Chicago Campus is, the Intercampus Shuttle runs five days a week, with adjusted hours due to COVID- from the Evanston Campus to the Chicago Campus. The schedule is available online and fare is free with your WildCARD. The CTA has adjusted maximum capacities to create a safer experience for riders during COVID and asks riders to maintain a safe distance of six feet from one another and wear face coverings.

What should I do for fun?

These recommendations are COVID-pending. Stay up-to-date with local regulations and restrictions as well as NU-specific regulations before making any plans.

Art and education

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more into the culture of what it’s like to be a student in Northwestern,” Donahue said, “we should make it part of how we orient people to the learning opportunities that are here.”

Val Buchanan is NU’s assistant director of leadership development and community engagement. For students who want to engage with the Chicago community, Buchanan highlighted ONE Nor thside, an

organization dedicated to eliminating injustice through grassroots organizing on the North Side, and My Block, My Hood, My City, which works to provide opportunities to underresourced youth.

Buchanan encourages any students interested in ways to stay engaged with the Chicago community to reach out to her

Theatre

Not only does Chicago have some of the most famous regional theatres nationwide, but it is home to one of the most vibrant “storefront” theatre scenes — smaller, lower-budget playhouses. Steppenwolf Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre and the Goodman Theatre are major regional theatres in Chicago. If you’re interested in checking out smaller, storefront theatres, A Red Orchid is a good place to start. And for laughs, check out The Second City in Old Town for improv-based sketch comedy. A trip there will also allow you a look at the place where many Northwestern alums, like Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Communication ’) and Stephen Colbert (Communication ’), got their starts.

directly.

Above all, living near Chicago will provide some great opportunities over the next four years, should you choose to pursue those. And as Donahue emphasized, that opportunity comes with a degree of responsibility.

“Being a responsible and engaged citizen requires some humility,” Donahue said. “We want students to take advantage of the city, but I really do believe wisdom is recognizing how much you don’t know, versus having all the answers.” binahschatsky2022@u.northwestern.edu

Shopping

The Magnificent Mile is a section of Michigan Avenue in the Loop and the city’s commercial district.

It hosts landmarks like the Chicago Water Tower and is easily accessible from the Chicago Campus. For thrift shopping, check out Wicker Park in West Town.

Boystown

Described by tourism website Choose Chicago as the “oldest officially recognized gay neighborhood in the United States,” Boystown is a great stop for dining, nightlife and supporting LGBTQ-owned businesses and LGBTQ community.

How can I stay civically engaged?

The Center for Civic Engagement on campus has an array of curricular and co-curricular programs that can connect students to civic life.

Affiliated programs include Engage Chicago, a for-credit summer field study program, and a certificate program in civic engagement.

CCE Acting Director Rob Donahue emphasized that students need to not only learn near Chicago, but also learn from it.

“If we want to center the city and the opportunities that are beyond the campus

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Out-classed: Northwestern must-take classes Course and Teacher Evaluation Council rating of . out of , students’ reviews of the course are generally complimentary, with one student writing the class “lives up to its reputation.”

Be prepared, though, for a slog of reading, with book lengths between  and  pages.

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Your time at Northwestern is full of choices.

Choosing housing, choosing extracurriculars and certainly not least, choosing classes. While your choice of classes is largely dependent on your major, your interests and your schedule, there are some classes that fit nicely into distribution credits and are considered must-takes at NU. While this list is by no means exhaustive, here are some classes that have good ratings and that may make choosing classes — from a seemingly endless list — a little easier.

ASTRON 111-0: Introduction to Astrobiology

From the course catalog: “The modern scientific perspective on the question of life elsewhere in the universe. The prospects for life on Mars. The discovery of extrasolar planets and the search for extrasolar biospheres.”

This class with Astronomy Prof. David Meyer has a mean CTEC rating of . out of . Students reviewing the course called it “relaxed,” “fun” and “actually really interesting.” While they warn you to study for the course, they said Meyer is passionate about the subject, and it can fulfill a Natural Sciences Distro Area.

SLAVIC 210-2: Introduction to Russian Literature

From the course catalog: “Comprehensive overview of the central prose works and literary movements in th-century Russia.”

This class offers you the opportunity to read Russian classics you probably couldn’t get through on your own, with selections including “The Brothers Karamazov” and “Anna Karenina.” Slavic Prof. Gary Morson will touch not only on themes in the book, but also on how those themes relate to life, and, if you’re lucky, the meaning of life itself.

With a mean

GENDR_ST 234-0: Language & Gender

From the course catalog: “Exploration of socially

significant differences in the language used by/about/to men and women, focusing on the role of language in constructing gender as part of local communities of practice.”

This class fulfills a Weinberg Social Behavioral Sciences Distro Area and has a mean CTEC rating of . out of . One student reviewed the class saying it opened their eyes to “the way the idea of gender and its implications have seeped their way into how we communicate.” Student reviewers agree that there can be a bit of work, and one student recommends studying the handouts every day for  minutes.

DSGN 308-0: Human-Centered Product Design

From the course catalog: “Project-based course focusing on user needs: observational methods, brainstorming, prototyping, business models and the social and engineering concerns for product design.”

If this class sounds like your cup of tea, prep for it; the course prerequisites are DSGN - or DSGN -. The course with Prof.

David Gatchell has a mean CTEC rating of . out of . Students reviewing the

class noted the need for student groups to manage their time well, but also stated the lectures were interesting and that choosing a topic you’re passionate about can increase the quality of the class.

“You really get out of the class what you put into it,” one student wrote.

COMM_ST 275-0: Persuasive Images: Rhetoric of Popular Culture

From the course catalog: “Analysis of image-making in all forms of popular culture — in film and television but also shopping malls, supermarkets, car dealers and doctors’ offices.”

While this class may be difficult to get into for non-Communication majors, it has a mean CTEC rating of . out of . Students reviewed the class, with one saying they believed they learned as much as they possibly could about pop culture. Communication Prof.

Irving Rein’s primary teaching interests include pop culture, and he is currently researching the distribution and content changes affecting pop culture.

“This class is incredible, and I am so sad that it is over,” one student wrote. emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu

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How to determine when to use public transportation

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In the COVID-19 world of quarantine, the name of the game is reducing human contact. But on campus, should you choose to return, you likely won’t have a car or an easy way of getting around — unless walking through that inevitable October snow is your idea of fun.

While walking or biking may be an option for Fall Quarter, there might be some situations where you have to get somewhere, and you just can’t walk. So the question remains: How safe is public transportation?

For starters, Northwestern has a number of Campus Shuttles — which have limited capacities to ensure social distancing and require passengers to wear masks — that can get you around the Evanston Campus or between the Evanston and Chicago campuses. The risk of transmission largely stems from how close you are to people in areas with poor ventilation, so the capacity limits should help in that respect.

The Campus Shuttle page emphasizes, however, that the shuttles are for business, not commuting purposes.

If you have to use public transportation services from the Chicago Transit Authority, particularly the “L” trains that run through campus or the number of bus routes, here are some helpful facts. While avoiding high-touch surfaces and maintaining social distance are best practices, the CTA has implemented its own cleaning regimen. For example, every rail car and bus is cleaned before its daily service, with workers wiping down seats, grab handles and surfaces with disinfectant.

During services, high-touch surfaces of rail cars are disinfected in between runs. For buses, workers are stationed at the Navy Pier, Midway, Howard, Jefferson Park and 95th/Dan Ryan CTA stations to disinfect high-touch services of buses serving more than 40 different routes.

If you need to use a service like Uber or Lyft, there are other issues, particularly the inability to stay six feet away from someone for a prolonged period of time.

While many drivers have instituted their own safety protocols, such as putting up plastic between the front and back seats, there are uncertainties with using such a service, including the health of the previous passengers and others in the car. Uber requires both drivers and passengers to wear masks, and recommends the windows be rolled down when possible.

Many organizations and businesses have grown more lenient during the pandemic, letting people work from home or otherwise engage virtually.

While that remains the best option, if you have no other choice, following mask protocols and social distancing guidelines will help minimize exposure to the virus. emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu

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The best hidden gems on and around campus Coffee Lab

By WILSON CHAPMAN

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Northwestern incoming students will quickly get acquainted with a few choice spots that all NU students frequent, but after a while, the initial euphoria of being in a college town starts to fade. Most students rarely venture beyond the few blocks that make up the downtown area right outside campus, and constant closures of beloved hotspots like Cheesie’s, Andy’s Frozen Custard or Panera Bread has made the food options in Evanston seem a lot smaller than they used to be.

But if you know where to look, there are a lot of great places to eat, shop or just kick back and relax around Evanston and on campus. You might not hear about these hidden gems during Wildcat Welcome, and you might have to shlep a little farther than normal to get there.

But take the effort, and you’ll see that there’s so much more to Evanston beyond the Orrington Avenue Burger King.

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You can find some brilliant hidden gems at Squeezebox. The shop sells a variety of used books, LPs and CDs, and their collection ranges from popular releases to obscure items long gone out of print. The shop’s atmosphere is just pretentious enough to begin cultivating your indie aesthetic.

Tech green area/atrium

The Shakespeare Garden gets all the hype, and, yes, it’s pretty, but the Tech green area is arguably better. Located by the infamous Technological Institute, the area is a balcony surrounded by foliage to the side of the main building. It’s hard to find and very out of the way, but when you get there you’ll find a nice, tranquil spot perfect for reading or taking an afternoon nap. The F wing on the second floor of the building also has an atrium-style area that’s one of the most peaceful study spots on campus.

Dave’s New Kitchen

If you haven’t tried this place, you are missing out on some of the best take-out in Evanston. The restaurant, located on Noyes Street, offers a wide variety of pastas, pizzas and other Italian dishes, and provides several gluten-free options, including gluten-free pizza. There’s pretty much no dish you can go wrong with at Dave’s, although standouts include their firecracker chicken and pasta diavolo.

Evanston Public Library

Just a few minutes from campus, the public library is one of the most underrated study spots in Evanston. The coffee shops are all impossible to get a seat in; Norris is far too noisy; the libraries are all a little depressing. But EPL has a charming, friendly atmosphere, plenty of empty rooms to work in, and very few NU students.

Taking a step out of the NU bubble can be especially refreshing, and once you do it you’ll never want to pull off another all-nighter in Mudd Library again.

Hecky’s Barbecue:

Coffee Lab, 910 Noyes St. Coffee Lab provides handcrafted espresso drinks and a wide array of pastries, including pastries made with ube, a staple ingredient in the Philippines.

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It sometimes feels like there are way, way too many coffee shops in Evanston, so Coffee Lab on Noyes Street can fly under the radar. The coffee is quite good, and the baked goods and food items are delectable (the turkey melt is a personal favorite). But between its charming ambiance and the fact that you usually can get a table, the real appeal is that it’s the best coffee shop to study in, grab a drink with a friend or simply relax and unwind.

The legendary Hecky Powell passed away this past May, but his legacy lives on at his iconic Evanston establishment. Established in 1983, Hecky’s Barbecue serves a variety of staple meals, including ribs, fried chicken and pulled pork sandwiches, with barbecue sauce that is to die for. Located on the Northwest corner of Green Bay Road and Emerson Street, the restaurant is a great takeout spot, and an important slice of Evanston cultural history.

Public parks

There are over 75 registered parks in the city

Daily file photo by Brian Lee

Dollop Coffee Co. and Hoosier Mama Pie Company, 749 Chicago Ave. Stop in for a slice of pie or an iced latte.

of Evanston, but most NU students only take walks on the Lakefill. Fix that by taking a stroll around some of the parks closest to campus. On South Campus, a stretch of lakefront parks sits right past the Segal Visitors Center, and includes access to beaches, volleyball courts and scenic ponds. Past North Campus is North Beach and Evanston’s historic Grosse Point Lighthouse.

Either option is perfect for a day out with your friends, provided you pray for good weather.

Hoosier Mama Pie Company/Dollop Coffee and Tea Company

This pie place is a bit of a trek: It takes around 30 minutes by foot, depending on where you live on campus. But if you make the journey, you will be rewarded with the best dessert in the entire city.

Hoosier Mama serves delectable sweet and savory pies, ranging from favorites like apple pie and chicken pot pie to more unique options, like their chocolate chess pie or the chicken tomatillo pie.

A cup of coffee or an iced latte from Dollop is a perfect complement to the delicious food offerings.

Peckish Pig

You’ll definitely need an Uber to get to Peckish Pig, which is right near the border of Chicago and Evanston. But it’s worth the visit, as one of the most unique and tasty restaurants in the entire city. Peckish Pig is an upscale gastropub, with a large menu that encompases everything from fried chicken sandwiches to duck confit mac and cheese. The venue currently offers takeout, so it’s a great place to grab an appetizing meal and a refreshing beer –– if you’re 21 or over, obviously.

Comix Revolution

Even if you’ve never touched a comic book in your life, you should still check out Comix Revolution. The selection of comics at their Davis Street location is impressive –– the store holds 2,000 graphic novels every day, according to their website. The selection is varied, from mainstream DC and Marvel titles to local independent titles, and they have a robust kids section filled with picture books. And even if you don’t want to add something to your reading list, the location sells prints, figurines and other assorted memorabilia that works as great dorm room decoration. wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Black-owned eateries to support in Evanston

By ZOE MALIN

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According to Clarence Weaver, owner of C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlor, supporting one black-owned eatery in Evanston supports them all. To spread this message, Weaver founded the Black Business Consortium of Evanston North Shore in  with his wife, Wendy, and Larry and Jean Murphy, owners of YoFresh Yogurt Cafe. The BBCENS provides networking opportunities and other resources to black business owners in the city, as well as works to increase the visibility of such businesses amongst community members.

The BBCENS website lists over  blackowned businesses in and around Evanston, from fitness centers to clothing stores. There are also dozens of eateries that hone in on a variety of cuisines, some of which operate online or as pop-up shops. Here are a handful of black-owned eateries in Evanston, and near campus, you can enjoy this year, whether you choose to dine-in, take-out or order-in.

Breakfast and brunch

Getting a table at Clarke’s Off Campus is an achievement any Northwestern student should be proud of. The diner is over  years old and a beloved Evanston restaurant that in pre-pandemic times often had a line of customers out the door. Between stacks of golden-brown pancakes dripping with maple syrup and omelets stuffed with cheese, you’ll never leave hungry.

Ovo Frito Cafe is another popular breakfast and brunch spot near campus. Its menu features delectable waffles, pancakes and French toast.

Anyone who has tried it will tell you to order the Cornflakes-Crusted French Toast served with warm blueberry peach compote, creme anglaise sauce, powdered sugar and whipped cream.

Lunch

When a lukewarm piece of dining hall pizza just won’t do, venture to Litehouse Evanston or Buffalo Joe’s West Howard Street location

for a midday bite. Each serves hearty meals that will help you power through an afternoon of classes. Litehouse Evanston calls its cuisine “healthy fast food,” offering salads, wraps, noodle bowls, pizza, tacos and more.

In contrast, Buffalo Joes is known for its saucy wings, fried fish chips and sandwiches served on a warm toasted roll. Polish your meal off with cheese fries, and throw in a slice of sweet potato pie.

Dinner

Evanston is home to a plethora of Jamaican restaurants, including Claire’s Korner, Taste of Jamaica, Kingston Grill, Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine and Da Jerk Pit. Each kitchen cooks up authentic dishes like jerk chicken, oxtail, catfish and fried plantains, but restaurant owners put their own personal touches on food, too. Jennifer’s Edibles also serves Jamaican soul food, and has an all-day breakfast menu featuring items like chicken and waffles and shrimp and grits.

Famous for its ribs and barbecue sauce, Hecky’s Barbecue is a landmark Evanston institution. Many of Hecky’s dishes are filling dinner options, and the restaurant also has an express lunch option during the week. But if you’re in the mood for perfectly cooked tenders and wings, nothing beats Harold’s Chicken.

Harold’s mixed chicken buckets are sure to feed a crowd, although one bite will make you wish you had the whole thing to yourself.

Dessert

Despite Evanston’s frigid temperatures in the winter (and fall... and sometimes spring), Cold Stone Creamery and C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlor offer scoops of rich ice cream year-round. Both businesses also have customizable sundaes on the menu and dozens of flavors to try. As a lighter, healthier alternative to ice cream, YoFresh Yogurt Cafe sells flavored frozen yogurt, including non-dairy and sugar-free options. Owner Larry Murphy said YoFresh is more than just a frozen yogurt shop, however. It’s also a community gathering place, and somewhere for students and residents alike to spend quality time together. zoemalin2022@u.northwestern.edu

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ORIENTATION ISSUE 2020

International students prep for Fall Quarter

By GRACE WU

the daily northwestern @gracewu_10

Being an incoming international student comes with its challenges, from potential culture differences to starting college farther away from home than most peers. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated circumstances, creating a situation that is even more strenuous than the typical year’s.

On July 24, U.S. Immigrantion and Customs Enforcement announced that any incoming international student would not be allowed to stay in the United States if their coursework is entirely online.The announcement came after ICE redacted a previous ruling that any international student taking entirely remotely classes would not be allowed to remain in the country.

Due to the pandemic, some consulates around the world are currently closed. Some students had to push their visa interview appointments back by weeks or even months due to the rapidly evolving circumstances. In addition, U.S. consulates in some countries are currently not giving out visas, which makes it virtually impossible for many incoming international students to obtain an F-1 visa now.

Whether you are or are not able to make it to campus in time for Fall Quarter, do not fret, as student organizations and the Office of International Students and Scholar Services have been putting together resources and events that will be accessible to international students regardless of physical location.

The International Students Association and

OISS have also been working together to provide “resource-based information events” and social events for international students once the school year begins, Weinberg junior and ISA co-president Sana Kharbanda said.

For starters, the International Student Orientation, which takes place prior to Wildcat Welcome, will be offered entirely remotely. In addition, the programming will be offered across a variety of time zones to accommodate students, Kharbanda said.

It is unclear exactly how ICE’s July 24 update will impact incoming Northwestern international students, but you should reach out to your OISS advisor (and even your international peer adviser) for recommendations as to what course of action to pursue for Fall Quarter.

ISA, a student-run organization, has been active on Instagram, providing updates that pertain to the international student community.

This upcoming academic year, ISA aims to provide resources that are not offered by the University, according to Kharbanda. For example, the student group will distribute resource guides focusing on topics such as course recommendations, financial resources and mental health resources. ISA also plans to host dialogues and workshops regarding professional topics, such as job- and internship-searching from an international student’s perspective.

“What we’re looking (for is) to provide that level of support in any way that we can,” Kharbanda said. “We know that…students tend to have a lot of questions, so we want to be able to address those because we have members in our organization who (have) been (through) these processes and are willing to provide

that level of mentorship as well.”

In addition to connecting with peers through ISA and nationality-based student organizations, upperclassmen international students recommend — safely!

— mingling with students in other student organizations and, if you live on-campus, who live in your dorm. Due to the restrictions on large-scale gatherings, it is likely that many events will be hosted online.

However, don’t force yourself to socialize virtually if you find it too strenuous.

“Put yourself first,” Kharbanda said. “If you think that you don’t want to put yourself in that position, and you think you feel weird about going to these online events, that is also totally fine because once you get back into the normal groove of things, it’s not like everyone (already) made their groups and you’re going to be missing out. I don’t think it’s going to be like that at all.”

As for academics, incoming and transfer students are not expected to register for Fall Quarter classes until Wildcat Welcome. The Daily previously reported that at least 46 percent of undergraduate class spots are expected to be entirely remote. For international students who will be taking fall classes from their home countries, upperclassmen international students recommend considering the types of classes to take, such as the mode of delivery or the class size.

“I would advise against taking discussion classes because…discussions tend to be really stimulating,” Kharbanda said. “If you aren’t able to attend those, then I think you’re missing out on a big learning part of the class. I think it would be a smart move to lectures right now rather than discussion classes.”

Kharbanda said she took her Spring Quarter classes from her home in New Delhi, India, which has a 10-and-a-half-hour time difference from Evanston.

She said her professors were “lenient and understanding about attendance” due to the time difference, all lectures were recorded and there were multiple teaching assistant sections to accommodate the different time zones.

Some international students are planning on staying in their home countries for at least Fall Quarter.

McCormick freshman Isaac Winoto said he chose to stay home in Jakarta, Indonesia due to the increasing number of cases in the U.S. and the current political climate.

He said that the four other Indonesian incoming freshmen — three others of whom are in McCormick — have made plans to take similar classes and study together to create the feeling as if they were on-campus.

Given the impact of the pandemic on the academic plans of international students, Winoto said he thinks the University should provide a “mini-orientation” when the majority of the incoming international students are able to come to campus. He also praised NU for already hosting an informative panel for international students regarding the latest developments.

“I think the University has taken steps that are really informative for us — the international students,” Winoto said. “Also, knowing a lot of international students might not make it to campus this fall…we also had breakout games (for bonding after the main talk).” gracewu2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Whatever you do, don’t discount the freshmen in your classes, down the hall or in your clubs — they’ll become some of your closest friends.

By HALEY FULLER

the daily northwestern @haley_fuller_

You know the basics of college, like how to survive on the minimum amount of sleep and maximum amount of coffee, but Northwestern is still going to be different. Welcome to one of the most enthusiastic groups on campus — we’re so happy you’re here.

It’s okay to miss your old school

As excited as you might be for starting at NU, it’s still normal to pine for your friends or the coffee shop with the barista who would know your name and your order. You might accidentally call a building by the name of your old school’s equivalent, but so have the transfers who have come before you. The adjustment to NU might not — and probably won’t — be immediate, but your PA group, new friends and old friends will be there for you as you navigate the maze of the Technological Institute.

Lean into Wildcat Welcome

You’ve been through college orientation before. You’re not entirely bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, excited to be living on your own for the first time. If you’re anything like my peer adviser group, you’re going to be exhausted with little energy to do anything besides the required meetings, many of which will be virtual. You may have already attended events similar to the True Northwestern Dialogues, or TNDs, and bonding activities, but embrace introducing yourself over and over and lean into the cheesiness and awkward moments on Zoom — you’ll probably learn something and make some new friends.

If nothing else, you’ll bond over your mutual boredom and exhaustion.

Befriend other transfers

They’ll understand your experience better than anyone else. Returning transfers can guide you through the rough patches and give you insider tips, and other new transfers will be going through the same ups and downs. The transfer family is like no other, and you’ll smile every time an administrator welcomes the class of 2024 and all of you scream “AND TRANSFERS!”

Fight for every class you took at your old school

Some of your classes may not count for distribution requirements or anything other than electives when you first get your transfer credit report evaluation from the Office of the

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Transferring is tough, but it’ll be easier if you ask for help, lean into the awkwardness and soak up everything you can.

Registrar. Petition for them to count — you earned those credits. Some may end up as general credits, but it’s well worth the five minutes of filling out the form.

Go to your adviser

You’re probably entering NU with enough credits, but still wondering if you’ll graduate “on time,” if you can study abroad or if you can take electives. Go to your adviser at least once a quarter and let them help you. They’ll have recommendations for courses you’ve never heard of and will help you lay out a plan from your first quarter through graduation.

Do what makes you happy

It’s the simplest piece of advice, but with less time on campus, you’ll want to soak up everything you can. Identify an organization you

want to join before you arrive and get involved as soon as possible; it’ll make the transition much easier. Don’t waste your time doing something that makes you miserable. If you want to join a club, do it. Always wanted to take Hebrew?

Take it instead of the elective you feel like you should take but are dreading.

Freshmen are friends, not food

In a desperate attempt to not relive freshman year, you might distance yourself from the kids who haven’t lived in a dorm before and are extra loud at night, loudly declaring yourself a sophomore or junior. However, freshmen are the unsung heroes of the transfer experience. They somehow know about what’s going on, what events are worth going to and which distros aren’t too hard. In their rush to make friends during Wildcat Welcome, they’ve met what feels like

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This was the best advice I received all year.

After a particularly bad day in October, I called a friend from my old school and told her I wished I hadn’t transferred. I didn’t have as many friends, wasn’t as involved and didn’t feel entirely comfortable in the new environment. She reminded me that a year earlier, I felt the exact same way. It didn’t matter that NU was the better fit; it had only been a month, so how could I have expected to already have nine months’ worth of friends? Go at your own pace and remember that the transition will take some time, and that’s okay. Soon you’ll have a great group of friends and interesting classes, and you’ll be a part of clubs and organizations that you love. Even at the perfect school, you won’t get as far in one month as you did in nine at your old school.

And if all else fails, don’t forget that if you can get through the college process twice, you can get through anything. haleyfuller2022@u.northwestern.edu

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ORIENTATION ISSUE 2020

A guide to community spaces and student groups

By ISABELLE SARRAF

the daily northwestern @isabellesarraf

Across the country, people have had ongoing national conversations about racial injustice and economic inequality, and those discussions have played an active role within the Northwestern bubble — and will likely continue throughout the academic year. For students that identify as a member of a marginalized community on campus, it can be tough navigating your first year without a community that keeps you grounded amid the chaos. Here are just a few student groups and resources to ease your transition into college:

Members Only is the representative and political voice on campus of the black undergraduate student body. Committed to serving Northwestern’s black community, FMO hosts cultural and communitybuilding events throughout the year, such as the Black Family Reunion, State of the Black Union and an annual Spring Concert. The organization also hosts a mentorship program for freshmen, designed

Rainbow Alliance

Originally established in the 1970s as the Northwestern Gay Liberation Front, Rainbow Alliance serves as the premier undergraduate LGBTQ student group at Northwestern. The group is dedicated to providing a safe space for students of all genders and sexualities by grounding itself in a supportive and social environment. Rainbow frequently hosts

Multicultural Student Affairs

Walk into 1936 Sheridan Rd. and you’ll find a hub dedicated to enriching the cultural experience of Northwestern students. Multicultural Student Affairs hosts some of the most enriching and educational events of the year, from Transgender Day of Remembrance to Indigenous Peoples’ Day to Día de los Muertos. MSA also oversees spaces like The Black House, now temporarily at 1856 Orrington Ave., a “home away from home” for black students on campus. The temporary Black House offers two floors of community spaces, including meeting rooms for black student organizations. The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center is also run by MSA. Located on the third floor of the Norris University Center, the resource center is a comfortable space for LGBTQ students to socialize, study and meet each other. It includes a small library.

For Members Only

Northwestern’s black student alliance For

actively bringing the LGBTQ community on campus together by hosting community check-ins, queer movie nights and a Pride Month celebration.

Advancement for the Undocumented Community at Northwestern

Advancement for the Undocumented Community at Northwestern, though the newest student group on this list, has been integral in fostering dialogue on campus about supporting and showing up for undocumented students. The group frequently takes to social media to educate the wider Northwestern community about action items, such as how to contact local representatives and voice your concerns about legislation that threatens undocumented people. AUC has also provided resources for undocumented students in the face of ICE raids and police violence, and hosted a March for DACA last year to show support for and stand in solidarity with the undocumented community.

Student Enrichment Services

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The Black House, located at 1914 Sheridan Rd., is currently under renovation.

to support black first-year students by matching them with a returning student. FMO is also a hub for oncampus activism and has most recently led the charge for Northwestern to invest in its black students and divest from law enforcement. Currently, FMO meets at Black House.

on-campus events, like Rainbow Week in the fall — an entire week of programming leading up to National Coming Out Day. LGBTQ students and their allies: Mark your calendars in advance for Rainbow’s Amateur Drag Show in the winter. Even during quarantine, Rainbow has shown its commitment to

The Student Enrichment Services office primarily serves first-generation, low-income, undocumented or DACA students on Northwestern’s campus. Last year, 13 percent of incoming freshmen were the first in their families to attend college and about 20 percent were Pell Grant recipients. At a predominantly white and wealthy institution, SES seeks to help the FGLI community foster identity development, navigate campus resources and build a community. Some resources SES offers include their Books for Cats program, which loans STEM textbooks to low-income freshmen.

During Wildcat Welcome, SES hosts a meet-up to review services that Northwestern provides and allows a space for FGLI students to socialize. isabellesarraf2022@u.northwestern.edu

An insider’s guide to the academic system at NU even if it is just moving from your desk to your bed.

By DAISY CONANT

the daily northwestern @daisy_conant

So how much reading actually happens during Reading Period?

Hello, you eager incoming-student you. I know you’re ready to take Northwestern by storm — why else would you be reading an article about the lovely academic system? Hopefully this guide will provide some tips on how to make it from your first class to your final assignment, and through your first quarter at NU in one piece. If not, don’t worry! You’ll get the hang of it.

The start of something new (aka “syllabus week”)

Ah, syllabus week. A time for settling in, spending time with friends and doing anything but schoolwork.

I wholeheartedly embrace this approach — these first few days of lectures are focused on introducing you to the structure and content of each class, and your homework is often to simply read the syllabus — hence why many call it “syllabus week.”

You only have until Sept. 22 to add a class to your schedule that you weren’t previously registered for, so using those first few days to “shop around” is key to avoiding being stuck in a course that isn’t for you or missing out on taking a great one. If you’re as indecisive as I am, register for five classes at the beginning of the quarter, and then drop whichever one (or two) you like the least before the Week Eight deadline.

Also, this is the only week I can (almost) promise you won’t have a midterm. Revel in it.

Wait, midterms? Shouldn’t those happen in the middle of the quarter?

Okay, so the word “midterm” at NU is used very loosely, often to describe evaluations (think: exam, essay, project) that occur in a course anytime between Week One and Finals Week. If your professor has any semblance of a heart, they’ll assign a midterm and return your grade to you before the drop deadline (more on that later), probably sometime in the Week Three to Seven period. You can have multiple

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The Office of the Registrar, where the magic of course selection, academic scheduling and grade requesting happens. They also outline the dates of each quarter; this Fall Quarter will stretch from Sept. 16 to Dec. 8.

midterms in a class, or you could have none at all.

You mentioned a “drop deadline?”

Please explain.

Nov. 6 is the last day to “drop” a class, or stop taking it altogether without any penalty. If you drop a class before the deadline, it won’t show up on your transcript, and you can take it again later if you wish. Although you often don’t need an advisor’s approval to drop a class, it’s definitely helpful to consult them, your professor or someone who has taken the class before to see if it’s worth staying.

Now, I know what you’re thinking: “If I drop a class, won’t that mean I’ll only be enrolled in three? Is that ‘underloading?’ How will I graduate on time?” While taking four credits is an average course load, it’s not required that you do so, and one of the few silver linings of the quarter system is that there is flexibility (credit-wise) to take three classes here and there throughout your time at NU.

The “Week Seven slump” (dun dun dun)

It’s not uncommon that after cramming for a few midterms or overloading on caffeine while finishing an essay, you may feel a bit burnt out. This usually happens around the Week Seven mark, unaffectionately dubbed the “Week Seven slump.” But never fear — after pooling a representative sample of students from every school (fine, one student from every school — sorry to my Introduction to Empirical Methods professor), I’ve accumulated a few tips for getting through the slump.

First, take time for yourself. I won’t tell you how to destress, but a quick walk around the Lakefill or attending whatever (virtual) theatre performance/ A&O event is happening that week are always great options. That Netflix show isn’t going to watch itself.

Second, make sure you balance your time well.

It’s okay to skip out on that club meeting. If you need to grind through an assignment but are having awful writers block, you can utilize the Writing Place to help you make sense of the prompt. If it’s safe, change up your study spot every few hours,

For those who are unfamiliar, Reading Period is the four-day period between the end of your Weinberg classes and Finals Week. I know, quite cheeky of NU to only give Reading Period to courses housed in Weinberg, but I digress. Anyways, the answer to your question depends on who you ask, and what classes you have in your schedule.

If a class is in Weinberg: Students who don’t have classes often use the free time allotted during this period to study, go to teaching assistant-led review sessions or relax. I recommend a healthy combination of the three. However, teachers can still assign projects, essays, etc. to be due over these days, and the language department will also often schedule oral exams during this period. So while reading isn’t required during this small break, you may find yourself with some work.

If a class isn’t in Weinberg: you’ll still meet during the regularly scheduled period, only now you’ll do so remotely, as in-person classes are suspended before the Reading Period begins. However, it’s common that professors will decide to use those last few meetings as their own finals period — meaning you’ll take an exam or turn in a project before Finals Week, but you’ll also be done with the class forever.

And then, finally, we have finals?

Correct! Finals Week falls on the 11th-ish week of the quarter, this year spanning between Wednesday, Dec. 2 and Tuesday, Dec. 8. Depending on the professor, your final could be anything: papers, projects, oral exams, music videos, you name it. But if it’s a timed exam, it will likely take place during these seven days, during a period assigned by the Office of the Registrar.

That means that your final won’t necessarily be the length of your normal class, take place during the same hours of the class, or even fall on the day your class usually meets. I’ve sat for finals at 9 a.m. on a Monday and 7 p.m. on a Friday (both equally fun). You’ve got this.

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ORIENTATION ISSUE 2020

New regulations for on-campus living in Fall Quarter

By GRACE WU

the daily northwestern @gracewu_10

Dorm life, if you are on campus, will look very different this year. Thus far, Residential Services has said the default housing arrangement would be single-occupancy rooms, with an option to choose a roommate and be treated as a family unit.

Carlos Gonzalez, Residential Services executive director and director of operations and services, said in an email to The Daily that spaces within dorms, such as students’ rooms and communal spaces, will be cleaned and disinfected with an electrostatic disinfectant sprayer prior to students’ arrival. All restrooms will be cleaned daily with the same disinfectant; high-touch points, such as elevator call buttons, handrails, remotes, doorknobs, laundry machines and vending machines, will be disinfected on a minimum of an hourly basis from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to Gonzalez.

In an email sent July 9, Interim Provost Kathleen Hagerty said students “will receive a kit when they return (to campus) that includes reusable and disposable masks, sanitizer and thermometers.”

In an email sent on July 31, Vice President for Student Affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier said housing and dining “will be available with restrictions that align with public health guidelines.” Restrictions mentioned in the email include six-foot physical distancing in residence hall common spaces.

“Students must wear a mask when they are not in their own room; no guests will be allowed in students’ rooms; common spaces will have limited furniture and reduced capacity; and students must observe social distancing when outside of their rooms,” the email stated.

In the event of a positive COVID-19 result of a student living in a dorm or when a student is identified through contact tracing, on-campus students will be moved to quarantine or isolation housing, the email said. Monitoring and meals will be provided.

In addition, there is the possibility of needing to quickly de-densify campus, so NU administration recommends students pack “a limited number of personal items.”

With all that in mind, here are some tips for staying safe indoors and making your dorm feel as homely as possible.

Graphic by Meher Yeda

“Residential life will be different from in the past as we prioritize the health of the campus community,” a July 31 email sent to the student body reads.

How to stay safe in your dorm

One of the best ways to protect oneself from the coronavirus is vigilant handwashing. However, if soap and water are not available, using sanitizing and disinfectant products, such as hand sanitizer, can be an alternative (but should not be relied upon).

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that purchased hand sanitizer contains at least 60 percent ethanol (ethyl alcohol) or 70 percent isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol) as active ingredients. In early July, the Food and Drug Administration announced some imported store-sold hand sanitizers have been found to contain methanol, “a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested and can be life-threatening when ingested.” For the most up-to-date information as for what brands to avoid purchasing, visit their website.

For Clorox wipes, if you search on Target’s website later at night, the “in stock” information is typically accurate; making an early trip to the store when it opens the following morning can increase the chances of finding disinfectant wipes when you need them.

Personalizing your dorm room

With most classes being remote in the fall, and especially during the Wildcat Wellness period, it’s likely (and expected) students will be spending more time inside. Students typically like to bring memorabilia from home to make their rooms feel more cozy.

Posters, postcards and flags also help express your interests and make the space feel more comfortable.

For students with green thumbs or who want a floral buddy in their rooms, the Evanston Farmers’ Market, located at 1800 Maple Ave. from May 2 to Nov. 7, is open on Saturday mornings and sells plants and succulents. Be sure to only venture out in public once you receive a negative COVID-19 test result!

Since the default option is single-occupancy housing, some students will have more square footage to themselves. This change allows for bulkier items in dorm rooms, such as a mini-fridge to store drinks and snacks, a relaxing lounge chair or a yoga mat for exercises, but keep in mind the request for limited personal items. During Wildcat Wellness and into Fall Quarter, it is anticipated that students will have limited or regulated access to lounge spaces, dorm

kitchens and on-campus gyms, so having certain items within one’s room can make day-to-day activities more comfortable and convenient.

A typical college student has a stash of snacks in their own room, and stores such as Whole Foods and Target in downtown Evanston are only a couple of minutes’ walk from South Campus. Just remember to arrive at the stores masked, and if you’re not feeling well, it’s the best for the community to hold off on shopping until you’re better. Snack staples include granola or protein bars, trail mix or nuts, cereal, ice cream, nut or nut-alternative butter, chips and, of course, ramen.

As for the dorm amenities that are typically available to students living on-campus, “students should expect restrictions on use of public area spaces such as lounges, fitness rooms and kitchens,” Gonzalez said.

If certain communal dorm spaces are made available, he said modifications to expect include “lower occupancy capacities, modified furniture arrangements, reservation processes (and) standards and expectations for use of the space.”

The previous academic year saw the launch of residential areas; each dorm belonged to one of the four spaces on-campus where dorms are located: North, Northeast, South and Southwest.

Students had access to certain resources in other dorms that belonged to their area, such as gyms or study spaces. However, for at least the upcoming Fall Quarter, Gonzalez said “that a student will only be permitted to utilize space in the building where they live.”

Programming that is led by Area Leadership Teams, leaders of residential colleges and campus partners is currently “in the planning phase and are expected to be offered virtually, in small groups with physical distancing or in a hybrid format,” Gonzalez said. Residential college lunches are expected to still take place in the fall, and details are expected to come in August, according to Gonzalez.

After the first week of classes, some University traditions and campus activities are expected to take place in a “modified or hybrid format with a mix of virtual and in-person experiences,” according to the July 31 email. Students can “expect weekly virtual and modified in-person programs in common spaces such as in residential buildings.”

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ORIENTATION ISSUE 2020

2019-20 campus speakers recap

By JAMES POLLARD

the daily northwestern @pamesjollard

From actors and comedians to activists and politicians, fascinating speakers flock to campus each quarter. This past year was no different.

Even after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the University to shutter its doors, events just moved from campus venues like Cahn Auditorium to students’ childhood bedrooms.

Here’s a rundown of just some of the 2019-20 school year’s speakers:

Stacey Abrams

In early October, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams discussed her efforts to increase voter participation and educate people on their voting rights.

The former Georgia House Minority Leader was Northwestern University College Democrats’ fall speaker just one year after losing her 2018 gubernatorial bid to Republican Brian Kemp by less than two percentage points after the former Georgia Secretary of State purged over 340,000 voters from registration rolls.

Abrams also discussed the importance of

participating in the census, which she said writes “the narrative of who we are” every ten years.

Eric Andre

Later that month, A&O Productions brought comedian Eric Andre to Cahn Auditorium. There, the zany host of The Eric Andre Show performed a sold out comedy set, discussing his experience seeing Tupac’s hologram at Coachella and taking MDMA before tackling political issues like the War on Drugs and prostitution.

Then-A&O speakers chair Syd Monroe said Andre’s wacky style made him an interesting person to bring to campus.

“Northwestern’s got a really great sense of humor,” Monroe said. “Eric Andre isn’t your classic vanilla standup. It says a lot about Northwestern that the show sold out because he’s kind of a niche comedian.”

Tarana Burke

In January, the civil rights activist behind the #MeToo movement delivered the keynote address as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. events scheduled for Dream Week 2020, which celebrated black history on NU’s campuses.

Tarana Burke emphasized that the movement

was the result of persistent community organizing. It is a movement about healing from a ubiquitous trauma, she added — a collaboration between many communities that recognized a need.

“I believe in community healing,” Burke said.

“We’re talking about laws and policies, we’re talking about culture shifts.”

Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman

In February, A&O Productions brought SNL cast members Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman to headline their winter speaker event.

Fineman performed impressions of famous people like Meryl Streep, Drew Barrymore, Timothée Chalamet and Melania Trump. When an audience member suggested she impersonate Morgan Freeman, Fineman said, “I have a lane.

It’s white women, and I stay in it.”

Yang, the first Chinese American and third openly gay cast member on SNL, performed next. His “Allyship Quiz” was a hit with the audience. During one part of the bit, Yang asked an audience member to participate in his version of the game “F—k, marry, kill,” which he dubbed “icon, ally and electric chair.”

Daily file photos by Ben Bomier (top left), Joshua Hoffman (bottom left), and Evan Robinson-Johnson (top right, bottom right)

Some of this year’s past speakers include Stacey Abrams, Eric Andre, Tarana Burke, Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman, Jonathan Van Ness and John Mulaney. Students can attend these events, with more spots generally available for the virtual discussions.

Jonathan Van Ness

In May, with the University (and many hair salons) closed, television personality and hair stylist Jonathan Van Ness participated in a virtual Q&A with NU students.

The event, presented by A&O Productions, Rainbow Alliance, UNITY and STITCH, featured the “Queer Eye” star sharing beauty tips and his favorite activities in isolation.

One of his self-care tips? Because he’d been washing his hands more frequently, he said he’s “basically sleeping with socks on my hands with whatever body moisturizer I can get my hands on every night, so that they’re not so horribly dry.”

John Mulaney

More than 1,000 students attended John Mulaney’s virtual Q&A, hosted by A&O Productions in collaboration with NSTV, The Blackout, NU Nights, NU Arts Alliance and Studio 22.

Throughout the hour-long event, Mulaney dished out advice, answering questions from graduating seniors entering a dwindling job market and students seeking to stay motivated amid a pandemic.

Well known for his bit on college life, and with a mother who is a professor at Pritzker School of Law, Mulaney had some final advice for college students: stay hydrated.

“If you’re ever in the middle of the day like, ‘I feel sad because I think I’m a bad person,’ you try first drinking a glass of water,” Mulaney said. “And then if not, we can talk medication.” jamespollard2022@u.northwestern.edu

The student organizations at Northwestern are a place to make new friends, discover community, learn new skills, and hone your leadership. Student Organizations & Activities makes students aware of all the resources at their disposal to get involved.

Wildcat Connection – The directory of all active student organizations at Northwestern features organization contacts, descriptions, and links to official organization websites and social media accounts.

Student Activities Assistance Fund (SAAF) – ost organizations have no cost to join. The SAAF removes financial barriers for students to get involved in the ones with costs, including fraternity and sorority chapters as well as competitive sports teams.

SOA Programs – Free. Open to all students. SOA curates a series of virtual and in-person events each year to offer students time and space to celebrate, relax, and have fun.

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I have hope that more FGLI students will change our campus for the better AUSTIN BENAVIDES

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It was my first winter at Northwestern, and in a way, it was the first real winter that I ever felt coming f rom a sunny region like California.

The cold was brutal, and it cut through my cheap coat and filled my shoes with wet muck. I didn’t have a nice winter coat or winter boots because for the first few months on campus, I couldn’t afford them.

But luckily, I had heard from some f riends that Student Enrichment Services offered f ree coats, scarves and reimbursements on winter boots. It wasn’t much compared to the Canada Goose coats that I saw parading down Sheridan, but it was enough for me.

After donning myself in appropriate attire, I had an important realization.

Northwestern is dominated by wealth.

Whether it be the wealth of its endowment or its predominantly wealthy student body, money is at the heart of the campus’ appearance as an elite institution. And as a firstgeneration, low-income student, it felt like I didn’t fit into that “elite” appearance.

Offices like Student Enrichment Services

help bridge the gap for students who can’t afford many of the resources offered by parts of the University, and were vital for me feeling like I have a place on campus.

But what became my greatest support on campus was the FGLI community that I had luckily found pretty early on.

But what became my greatest support on campus was the FGLI community that I had luckily found pretty early on.

I found a group of students who related to me on a class level and had a clear understanding of the difficulties we face being poorer than our peers. Friends would text me when they heard any rumor about free food being offered in Shepard or Harris Hall. I’d be the first to know if a random student group was offering a free bowling day nearby.

These opportunities may not appear that important to some, but they represented to me an invitation into the greater Northwestern community that I had been waiting to receive since first setting foot on campus.

To FGLI students who are setting foot

on campus, or logging in, for the first time this fall, my advice would be to not be afraid by your preconceptions of what campus may be.

The struggles you’ll face the first year aren’t struggles you need to face alone. For every doubt, insecurity and disillusionment you encounter, I am almost certain there are at least a dozen other students who feel or felt the same way.

still inaccessible for poorer students, so when you become a Northwestern student, advocate — and chances are things will change.

Northwestern is dominated by wealth, whether it be the wealth of its endowment or its predominantly wealthy student body, money is at the heart of the campus’ appearance as an elite institution.

Even though I’ve only been at Northwestern for two years, I’ve seen great work done by groups like the Northwestern QuestBridge Scholars Network in demanding a fair seat at the table for FGLI students, but the work isn’t done.

Economic class will be an inevitable distinction that you will feel on campus, but by building on the work of past FGLI activists, the first Northwestern class of the new decade may bring in a changing tide that will take us to where we need to be.

Another piece of advice is to learn to be comfortable advocating for more resources from the University. With the amount paid for tuition every year, it would make sense for the University to fully support their students equally, but as of now, that’s not the case.

Many student groups on campus are

The struggles you’ll face the first year aren’t struggles you need to face alone.

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Hitting the right note: A guide to Northwestern’s a cappella

By JACOB FULTON

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As incoming freshmen look to hit the right note as they begin their first adventures at Northwestern, an a cappella group presents a chance to make new friends — and do so in harmony. However, in NU’s vast a cappella landscape, it can be hard to know where to start. So we’re going to break it down for you.

NU has  a cappella groups in total, and they vary in intensity, composition and intent. Some groups compete in hopes of making it to the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. They attend competitions throughout the year as they try to get through to the finals. Others just perform for fun, putting on shows on campus, sometimes in conjunction with groups from NU or other schools.

Every year, a cappella groups hold auditions at the start of each quarter. While all groups typically hold fall auditions, winter and spring auditions are optional.

Auditions are organized Northwestern A Cappella by the Alliance, which is the govCommunity erning board of all the a cappella groups on campus. In the fall, auditions usually last for a week, with three days of initial auditions and three days of callbacks, before new members are announced.

To figure out which groups you might be interested in, we’ll also explain some of what makes each one unique, and from there, you can make your decisions. It’s in your hands now.

Asterik

No, that’s not a typo — the group’s name is spelled with only one “S.” Asterik, one of

only two all-male groups on campus, is known for the spelling of their name, among other things.

The group doesn’t perform in comwill put on petitions, but themed shows, including one this year centered around songs from TikTok.

Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar is NU’s South Asian-interest a cappella group. In performances, the group blends South Asian music and Western music in exciting medleys. Brown Sugar is co-ed and doesn’t participate in competitions.

Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures is one of NU’s  co-ed groups. They often perform in joint shows with Asterik, and don’t compete. The group performs themed shows, as well as charitable shows in the Chicago area.

Freshman Fifteen

If you see a group of guys walking across campus in green bowling shirts, that’s more than likely Freshman Fifteen. Known as F for short, this group is definitely not just freshmen, and is one of the all-male groups. Each year, they do a breakdown of popular songs from the summer, and the group will occasionally release albums.

and religious songs, often themed around a Christian message.

Purple Haze

Purple Haze is one of three groups in NACCA that par- ticipates in competitions. The group mainly performs pop music, and is co-ed. Each fall, Purple Haze hosts a Best of the Midwest showcase, collaborating with other collegiate a cappella groups. The group also tours both domestically and internationally, and has released nine studio albums.

ShireiNU

Self-described as “Jew-ish,” ShireiNU is the other religion-related a cappella group on campus. While you don’t have to be Jewish to join, the co-ed group blends Jewish music and pop songs during performances.

ShireiNU does not compete.

Significant Others

Significant Others is an a cappella for women and gender-expansive identities. The group performs mostly pop songs and puts on themed shows, but does not compete.

Soul4Real

SoulReal is NU’s premiere black a cappella group. The co-ed group often puts on performances at the Black House, and features songs by a variety of black artists. SoulReal does not participate in competitions.

Tempo Tantrum

Harmony in Spirit

Harmony in Spirit is a Christian a cappella group, one of two religion-centered groups in NACCA. The group is co-ed and non-competitive, and performs a mixture of secular

Te m p o Ta n trum is an a cappella group geared at people with lower vocal ranges. Intended to highlight tenors, baritones and basses, the group emphasizes the importance of technique in singing. Tempo Tantrum is co-ed and does not compete.

THUNK

Best known for their viral cover of “River” by Bishop Briggs from , which currently has about  million views, THUNK is another of NU’s co-ed, non-competing groups. They occasionally host shows with Freshman Fifteen.

Performers wear black at all their shows, and once every other year, the group goes to South Africa for music education volunteer work.

Treblemakers

The Treblemakers are the second of Northwestern’s three competing a cappella groups, and are also the school’s East Asian-interest a cappella group. The group is co-ed, and in , they founded Quad-A, or the Asian American Acappella Association — an Asian American a cappella conference held every two years with performances and workshops connecting groups from across the country.

Undertones

The Undertones are the last competing group on campus, and they wear blue at all their performances. The group is more theatrical than most, and is co-ed. Notably, the Undertones performed at the White House in .

X-Factors

The X-Factors are the last co-ed group on campus, and they often perform popular music. The group focuses on inclusivity, and guarantees each member a solo at some point throughout the year. They don’t compete, and wear pink at all their performances.

Now that you know more about all the a cappella groups on NU’s campus, you’re as prepared as you can be to make your decision of which groups you’ ll audition for.

The rest is up to you, so good luck at your auditions! jacobfulton2023@u.northwestern.edu

The show must go on: Theatre groups reimagine shows

By EVAN ROBINSON-JOHNSON

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Under normal circumstances, theatre is one of the most vibrant ways to spend your evenings at Northwestern. Whether you’re part of a production or watching f rom the audience, there’s a show to be engaged with almost every week.

But these aren’t normal circumstances and things will be different this fall.

Shanley The usual venues — Auditorium, the Louis Room, Cahn Auditor ium — will re m a i n e e r i l y v ac a n t .

Nearly all in-person interaction will have to be reimagined. Instead, shows will likely take place virtually as live events or pre-recorded readings, like podcasts with SFX. Luckily, the theatre community at NU is incredibly resilient and its leaders and members are already planning an exciting year. Here’s what three largest student theatre of the organizations have in store.

The Northwestern Student Theatre Coalition, better known as StuCo, manages nine theatre boards and two dance groups that span a variety of genres. While the organization recently voted to disallow

all in-person activities for the fall, student leaders are still planning ways to create meaningf u l c o m mu n i t y.

Quarantine traditions like Netflix nights and Instagram competitions (see @ thisweekinstudentquarare set to continue. On the antine) performance side, the collective’s leaders said they’re focusing on process over product.

Next up is The Waa-Mu Show, which produces the largest student-written musical in the country. Each year the show involves a unique process in which students pitch, write and orchestrate an entirely n e w mu s i cal f rom scratch. The involved are a panel of only faculty advisors and a hired director. Last year they wrote “State of the Art,” and when things moved online, the cast performed the show live over Zoom. This year, the team is planning its th show. Even if the show has to be performed online again, Waa-Mu’s process is an experience worth trying.

You can join the show’s team (of more than  students!) at any point during its creation, or you can join Waa-, the show’s workshop cast made up entirely of first-year students.

The Dolphin Show, which typically produces one of the largest student-run

musicals in the country, is taking its cue f rom S tuCo, but still hopes for an in-person performance.

This year’s show is “Pippin,” and the show’s producers are confident it will happen, even if it has to be performed outside — an interesting transition for a theatre group that originally performed in a swimming pool (hence the Dolphin name). In addition to the mainstage musical, the Dolphin family is also starting a podcast called “Don’t Flip Out,” featuring inter views with alumni on topical issues.

Every group that talked to The Daily emphas i z e d p e r s e ve r a n c e and determination.

Their commitment to the theatre community and to new innovations is helping to create new opportunities in a year otherwise filled with cancellations. erj@u.northwestern.edu

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A brief guide to remote social interactions Photo Roulette

By JAMES POLLARD

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Whether you’re trying to keep in touch with friends from home or make new friends at school, there will be a lot of remote interaction this fall.

Let’s be honest, incoming students have gone through this pandemic just as current students have, and you probably have your own set of socially distant hobbies. This is by no means a complete list — you’ve probably heard of a few or all of these ideas.

But hopefully you get something out of this guide.

Streaming

Netflix Party is a great way to stream with your friends. Each participant can pause the show or movie, and it will pause on all the other screens as well. However, this requires that all participants have Netflix. Alternatively, one student with a Netflix account should be able to screen share over Zoom — though that doesn’t always provide the best video quality.

For Northwestern students living on campus, Xfinity provides a more accessible option, though I don’t know of any ways to stream synchronously with friends. Residential Services teams up with Xfinity to provide students with Xfinity Stream.

Through their NetID, students have access to over  live channels and HBO, included in on-campus housing fees.

This random photo guessing app can be a fun conversation starter, if you’re willing to share your photo library with the app and, potentially, your friends.

In Photo Roulette, a random selection of camera roll photos — which you approve beforehand — are displayed. Friends (no fewer than three and up to ) playing with you have five seconds to guess whose camera roll the photo belongs to. Scoring, like Kahoot, is based on time and accuracy. After  photos are shown, a winner is named.

Book club

With fewer social activities, it sometimes feels like there’s less to talk about with friends. And discussing the latest news cycle nonstop isn’t always healthy either. In that case, a book club might help!

I’ve never been in a book club, nor am I the most avid reader, so my endorsement might not mean much. But if you’re looking for a good read to break down with friends, look no further than Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror.” The series of essays discuss subject topics that will have you rethinking the way you relate to the world around you. The New York Times bestseller is sure to prompt lively ponderings. jamespollard2022@u.northwestern.edu

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There’s no party like an online party. You can make the most of your socially distant start to the year by planning fun get-togethers with your friends from NU and back home.

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Building connections through your peer advisory group KATHRYN AUGUSTINE

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I entered Northwestern without any friends or acquaintances that I could immediately rely on, and I was not alone. I was especially anxious about navigating campus, dining halls or lectures without someone familiar there with me.

Belonging to a peer adviser group alleviated some of that stress. We ate together consistently.

We weren’t left to find Norris University Center or Sargent dining hall ourselves. We participated in conversations often initiated by our peer advisers.

My PA group served as a safety net of sorts, somewhere comfortable to land.

I didn’t necessarily imagine becoming particularly close with anyone, but I was grateful I now had faces on campus that I could recognize and name.

And in reality, I actually ended up making several close friends.

With COVID-, PA groups are invaluable.

Some students may be living in a dorm while others may be living outside of the United States, experiencing every aspect of college through a virtual lens.

Regardless of the situation, there will be remote components of college in addition to social distancing guidelines that will impede how we are accustomed to building new relationships.

In a lecture, you might turn to the person next to you and introduce yourself. When a class is remote, it’s not as comfortable to begin messaging a person in your course whose face appears on your screen.

Socialization is also complicated by limited capacities in a physical space. If you can’t enter a building or a room, then you cannot meet anyone inside.

Starting Northwestern virtually through a PA group creates some sense of a greater community. For someone who perhaps does not have the confidence to initiate conversations digitally, they are forced into a situation in which they need to become accustomed to. Even for students who may be quite extroverted, entirely digital socialization is still daunting.

PA groups can help new students to make connections in this new normal and may contribute to dissolving the awkwardness at the beginning of a Zoom call or the stigma of introducing yourself in a breakout session. If first-years are able to lean into the digital social environment created by a PA group, perhaps the transition into a virtual quarter will be less jolting and anxiety-provoking.

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

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Guide to NU religious clubs and communities

By OLIVIA YARVIS

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Whether you’re looking for a safe place to pray, receive spiritual counsel or just a place to unwind with a like-minded group of students, Northwestern has over 30 different religious and spiritual organizations to help you find your community. Some of the events mentioned in this article might change due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The Interfaith Initiative at NU is a space to build community and awareness among students of all religious backgrounds. In addition to weekly meetings held at 5 p.m. in Parkes Hall 120, consisting of free dinners and themebased discussions, NUii hosts larger events and speakers on a monthly basis. Past topics have included everything from perspectives on horror to spiritual wellness in the “fake news era.”

For Jewish students, Northwestern Hillel, located at 629 Foster St., is the center of both cultural and religious events. In addition to Reform, Conservative and alternative weekly Friday night Shabbat services and free Kosher dinners, Hillel hosts a quarterly first-year only Shabbat and year-round services for Jewish holidays. Hillel also organizes an all-freshman planning cohort called First Year Students of Hillel which is in charge of creating programming for their peers. Other Jewishrelated events can be found at the Tannenbaum Chabad House and through MEOR, a discussion-based program.

For Catholic students, the Sheil Catholic Center, located at 2110 Sheridan Rd., and the Catholic Student Association offer year-round programming and services. The Center’s 275seat chapel holds four Sunday masses, daily mass Monday through Friday, and is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. during the school year.

Sheil also hosts an annual event for incoming students called First Night, complete with a barbeque and bonfire. For students interested in furthering their involvement with Catholic life on campus, the Catholic Student Association meets Thursdays at 8 p.m.

The Muslim-cultural Students Association

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strives to increase awareness of Islamic culture on campus and provide a safe space for Muslim students. In addition to weekly Jumu’ah (Friday) prayer at 1:15 p.m. (Khutbah) and 1:30 p.m. (Salat Al-Jumu’ah) in Parkes Hall 210, and late Jumu’ah on the third floor of the Multicultural Center at 2:10 p.m., McSA hosts guest speakers, Ramadan dinners, special Wildcat Welcome programming and Discover Islam Week. The organization also created a downloadable freshman survival guide for first-year Muslim students and Al Bayan Magazine, which is dedicated to covering the American Muslim experience. Other prayer rooms include Norris Prayer Room at Norris University Center and Room F328 at the Technological Institute. The Shia Muslim Assocation also offers lectures, workshops and other events specific to Shia teachings.

OM at Northwestern is a club dedicated to holding discussions and dialogues about Hinduism and Vedic culture, as well as providing a safe prayer space. They host numerous events throughout the year, including classical arts showcases, NU Holi and weekly Shravan sessions at 2 p.m. in Parkes Hall 204.

Northwestern’s Baha’i Club strives to bring Northwestern students of various religious backgrounds together to eat Persian food, hold spiritual discussions and play games at monthly meetings. There is also a Baha’i House of Worship located just over a mile north of campus in Wilmette.

Soka Gakkai International Buddhists for Peace is a community dedicated to cultivating peace and nonviolence based on the teachings of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism. They hold discussions throughout the year which touch on Buddhist beliefs such as surrounding inner strength and attaining absolute happiness.

University Christian Ministry, which is sponsored by the United Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church U.S.A., is located at 1834 Chicago Ave. During the school year, UCM hosts a weekly Sunday dinner and worship service at 5:30 p.m. and discussions on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. UCM also hosts Bible study sessions, retreats during Winter and Spring Quarters, service projects, social justice

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keynotes, pastoral counseling and various fellowship activities.

Cru is another Christian group that hosts a weekly Thursday all-campus meeting called Real Life at 9 p.m. in Fisk 217. Attendees can expect games, worship, guest speakers and stories of faith. Cru also hosts summer mission trips, retreats, conferences and smaller weekly discussion groups. Two of these groups, EPIC

and Destino, are targeted toward Asian and Latinx members respectively.

A complete list of Northwestern’s 21 Christian organizations, ranging from Lutheran to Pentecostal, as well as other spiritual groups, can be found on the Division of Student Affairs’ Religious and Spiritual Life website. oliviayarvis2023@u.northwestern.edu

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The Baha’i House of Worship, located just a few minutes from campus. There are plenty of religious organizations at Northwestern that can help you feel more at home when you’re away from home.

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Who to watch this year in sports becomes the unquestioned star of this team.

The Colorado native was a perfect 21-0 last season, winning five matches by pin and eight more by major decision. He won the Big Ten title at 157 pounds, and was set to compete in the NCAA Championships before they were canceled due to the pandemic. Deakin finished the year ranked No. 2 in the country in his weight class and had five wins against top-10 opponents, including a victory against No. 1 Hayden Hidlay of North Carolina State at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.

As a team, the Cats are a long way from contending for a championship in the best wrestling conference in the country. But if any NU athlete is to win an individual national championship, Deakin seems the likeliest possibility.

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Although the 2019-20 athletic season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic and the status of college sports for 2020-21 is uncertain, many of Northwestern’s teams created memorable moments and produced star players who will be back for more, if their teams play.

Women’s basketball made an inspiring run to the Big Ten championship and created a palpable buzz on campus. Field hockey had a great bounce-back year, making it to the NCAA Tournament. Both swimming programs took huge steps forward. Lacrosse and softball had big expectations that were put on hold as the virus ended their seasons prematurely.

With that in mind, here are a few Wildcat athletes to watch in 2020-21.

Veronica Burton, Junior, Women’s Basketball, Guard:

Bente Baekers, Redshirt sophomore, Field Hockey, Forward:

Bente Baekers had to sit out her true freshman season in 2018 with an injury. When the Netherlands native finally took the field last year, she showed it was worth the wait, helping lead NU back to the NCAA Tournament after a one-year absence. Baekers played in every game, leading the conference in shots, goals and points en route to winning Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Her 28 goals were tied for the second-best single-season total in program history, and the most by a first-year player.

The Cats won only one game in 2019 in which Baekers did not score. She had four hat tricks, including one in a win at No. 12 Ohio State and another in the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers. She scored 13 goals during an eight-game winning streak in September that catapulted NU to No. 5 in the national rankings. She also scored a fourth-quarter equalizer on a penalty stroke in NU’s eventual 2-1 loss to Boston College in the NCAA Tournament.

Baekers will team with Lakin Barry and Maren Seidel on the Cats’ front line in an attempt to lead NU to its first Big Ten title since 2014.

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Bente Baekers attempts to steal the ball. Baekers led the Big Ten in shots, goals and points last season.

Calypso Sheridan, Senior, Swimming:

Northwestern women’s swimming posted its highest finish at the Big Ten Championships since 2002 last year, taking fourth place.

Calypso Sheridan, who has been setting records since her freshman year, was a big reason why.

Sheridan broke school records in the 200-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley at the 2018 Big Ten Championships and set five pool records at the TYR Invitational in November 2017. But the Brisbane, Australia, native was just getting started. Sheridan was an NCAA All-American as a sophomore with a fourth-place finish in the 400 IM at the NCAA Championships, setting a Big Ten record in the process. She broke five school records at the Big Ten Championships in 2019, in the 200

breast, 400 IM, 200 IM and two relay events.

She also recorded the Wildcats’ best time of the year in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events.

Then as a junior, Sheridan figured she might as well find some new strokes with which to set records. She broke the school record in the 200-yard butterfly at the TYR Invitational, then won Big Ten titles in her two best events: the 400 IM and 200 breast. If this coming season takes place as scheduled, swimming fans will find out if Sheridan has any more records to break as a senior.

Ryan Deakin, Redshirt senior, Wrestling, 157 Pounds:

With two-time Big Ten champion Sebastian Rivera transferring to Rutgers, Ryan Deakin

We could have gone with a number of players on this team, and senior guard Lindsey Pulliam is the biggest name and the Wildcats’ best offensive player. But Veronica Burton’s on-court impact goes well beyond the box score. Not that her stats are bad — she led the conference with 100 steals last year, was second in assist-to-turnover ratio and fourth in assists and free throw percentage on her way to being named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Burton’s defense obviously stands out — she averaged more than three steals per game, including six in a signature win over Maryland and five in the conference title clincher against Illinois. But as the season progressed, the Massachusetts native became one of NU’s best scoring options. She scored 23 points in the aforementioned victory against Maryland on New Year’s Eve and matched that mark twice more in Big Ten play.

Burton is also crucial in executing coach Joe McKeown’s patented “blizzard” defense, a kind of matchup zone that, when effective, leads the offense to force up hurried shots. Next year, she will team with Pulliam, senior Jordan Hamilton and junior Sydney Wood to form the deepest backcourt in the Big Ten, and one of the best in the country. benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Wildcats seek second-straight Big Ten Championship

By DREW SCHOTT

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In 2019, Northwestern made history. The Wildcats won their first Big Ten title in three decades, set a program win record and had six players receive All-Big Ten honors. After their shocking loss to Michigan at the Big Ten Tournament, NU hoped to show the nation in the NCAA Tournament why they were one of the best teams in women’s college basketball.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of March Madness, ending the Cats’ quest for glory on a bitter note, while also giving the squad sizeable ammunition for success in the 2020 campaign.

This season, NU will be led by its dominant backcourt of senior Lindsey Pulliam and junior Veronica Burton. In 2019, Pulliam averaged 18.8 points — the third-highest mark in the Big Ten — and was unanimously named to the All-Big Ten First Team.

Burton, the reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, led the conference in steals and averaged a

career-high 11.6 points. forward Anna Morris. Shaw showed flashes durThe Cats’ offense must replicate its 2019 efficiency ing the Cats’ loss to the Wolverines in Indianapolis, to win games this upcoming season. Last year, the while Morris — a five-star recruit — should make I went back to college I wouldand probably major in comparative because that’s squad"Ifaveraged more than 70today, pointsI think per game an immediate impact inreligion, the paint and from behind how integrated it is in everything that we are working on and deciding and thinking about in life today.” thrived in high-pressure situations like its come-from- the arc.

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Bajakian and Ramsey set Kopp, Nance make Wildcats to shake things up conference contenders

By GREG SVIRNOVSKIY

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It’s a make or break year for Northwestern, one that comes on the heels of a disappointing 2019 campaign which saw the Wildcats finish with a 3-9, 1-8 Big Ten record.

One of those wins came against UMass, a 1-11 disaster of a football program which lost its season opener to Rutgers by 27 points. Highly vaunted Clemson transfer Hunter Johnson struggled with injuries and playbook idiosyncrasies as inconsistent kicking cost NU in midseason losses to Nebraska and Purdue.

It was in many ways the polar opposite of a highly successful 2018 season, one which saw the Cats ride the arm of Clayton Thorson to a 9-5 record and a run to the Big Ten title game. The heroes of that 2018 squad are almost all gone. Thorson and wide receiver Flynn Nagel graduated in 2019 and moved to the professional level. So did Montre Hartage, Nate Hall and Blake Hance. Bennett Skowronek,

whose one over the shoulder catch in Nov. 2018 against Iowa will long live on in Northwestern lore, this year transferred to Notre Dame.

But there’s a lot to be excited about when you take a look at Northwestern’s current roster construction.

The winds of change — and transfers — will bolster a sputtering offense that recorded just six passing touchdowns all season last year. In comes former Indiana standout Peyton Ramsey, a graduate transfer who last year threw for 2,454 yards and 13 touchdowns in just seven starts. Florida Atlantic University graduate transfer John Raine should stabilize the tight end position, which was never really utilized effectively under former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mick McCall.

This brings us to arguably the biggest reason for optimism heading into this season: Mike Bajakian.

The offensive guru, who has worked with NFL superstars like Antonio Brown and Travis Kelce in his long collegiate career, is replacing McCall, whose 12-year working relationship with coach Pat Fitzgerald came to an end in December. gregorysvirnovskiy@u.northwestern.edu

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junior forwards Miller Kopp and Pete Nance as NU’s leaders. Kopp emerged as NU’s best shooter and a priority for opposing defenses, averaging a team-high 13.1 points per game, while Nance emerged as an efficient contributor off the bench.

Sophomores Boo Buie and Ryan Young figure to slot in at the 1 and 5 positions. Buie broke out with a stellar December — 16 points per game on 50 percent shooting from the field — but he missed a chunk of the season due to a stress fracture and struggled afterward. Young held his ground as a freshman against the behemoths of opposing Big Ten frontcourts as the Cats’ leading rebounder and primary post threat. Transfer guard Chase Audige, sophomore forward Robbie Beran and senior guard Anthony Gaines will also be in the mix to start.

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FIELD HOCKEY

NU looks to capitalize on last season’s momentum

By GABRIELA CARROLL

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Northwestern field hockey is coming off one of their best seasons in recent history, during which they made the NCAA tournament. Led by Big Ten Freshman of the Year forward Bente Baekers, the team won 14 games and returns most of the core group that helped them achieve those goals.

The team’s success last season was the result of a strong scoring offense and tough defense, through the efforts of Baekers, who scored the second-most goals in program history last season, and all-Big Ten junior defender Kayla Blas.

Though NU didn’t win a Big Ten title last season,

their success against Big Ten opponents indicates the team has a bright future ahead.The Cats beat Michigan last season after seven consecutive losses to the Wolverines prior, and made it to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. Many of NU’s major contributors are underclassmen, so the team has the potential to be a major player in the Big Ten for years to come.

But the uncertainty of the fall sports season and the likely financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may leave field hockey in crisis. Due to financial woes from the pandemic, Stanford cut their field hockey program, in addition to 10 other sports teams. Though NU has given no indication that they will cut varsity teams, Stanford’s decision puts a bit of a damper on what otherwise is an exciting time for NU field hockey. gabrielacarroll2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Bente Baekers plays defense. The sophomore forward was last year’s Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

Northwestern looking for goals After improved season, NU ahead of upcoming season looks toward a Big Ten title

By GREG SVIRNOVSKIY

the daily northwestern @gsvirnovskiy

Collegiate soccer is cyclical. Teams grow and win together. They build relationships with coaches and bond as individual classes. And then they graduate, leaving younger players to grow into their cleats. That’s where Northwestern found itself last year, a program grappling with the loss of 10 seniors, including leading goal scorer Brenna Lovera and defensive stalwart Kayla Sharples.

Ten players made their NU debuts in an opening night shutout loss to SMU. They spent the rest of the season finding their footing at the collegiate level, finishing the year at 5-10-3. The 2019 Cats couldn’t score; they mustered just 15 goals in 18 games, compiling about eight shots per game. It’s a far cry from the previous season, when a group of veterans scored 21 times and allowed just 13 goals against all season.

That squad averaged over 11 shots per game, bossing opponents around en route to a 10-5-4 record and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

The first order of business for this year’s team is finding a reliable striking presence. NU relied on Lovera’s team leading eight goals in 2018, and on the playmaking presence of Marisa Viggiano. With both gone last year, only Regan Steigleder, Reilly Riggs and Mikayla Hampton even scored twice. No one had more.

Defense was a concern too. The Wildcats allowed 27 goals against last year, more than doubling their total from the previous season. But the number of shots they gave up stayed roughly the same, down to 212 from 213 in 2018. It’s a confusing metric, but the numbers suggest Northwestern should rebound nicely on the defensive side of the game — especially as the team matures.

They’re not all rookies anymore — 25 players are back from last year’s team, including six seniors. An experienced squad is coming back to Lakeside Field.

There’s an infusion of youth too. Nine newcomers are joining ahead of this season, including Arizona transfer Hallie Pearson, who comes with two remaining years of eligibility. gregorysvirnovskiy@u.northwestern.edu

By DREW SCHOTT

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After finishing fourth in the Big Ten last season, Northwestern is primed to contend for a Big Ten title in 2020, as well as their first NCAA Tournament berth in six years.

Despite losing four straight games in October, the Wildcats (8-8-2, 3-3-2 Big Ten) rode late-season wins against Rutgers and Michigan State to their first home playoff game since 2014. In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, NU fell to Maryland — the defending national champion — 1-0 at Martin Stadium.

The Cats graduated seven players last season, including two of their top three goal scorers in midfielder Matt Moderwell and forward Ty Seager. As a result, other players will need to step up on offense. Junior midfielder Bardia Kimiavi and junior forward Jose Del Valle — who combined for 17 points in 2019 — are well-suited to lead NU’s fast-paced offensive

attack and produce scoring chances.

Senior Garrett Opperman and junior Julian Zighelboim will guide the Cats’ depth-heavy defensive unit. The squad’s 2020 recruiting class brings three defenders to Evanston, including Notre Dame graduate transfer Spencer Farina.

In net, senior Miha Miskovic looks to continue his stellar NU career. Miskovic has notched 13 shutouts over the past two seasons and saved 46 shots in 2019.

Heading into his 19th season in Evanton, coach Tim Lenahan is optimistic in NU’s younger players leading the charge. With the Terrapins, Indiana, Michigan and Penn State coming off matches in the 2019 NCAA Tournament, the Cats will face tough conference play. However, if the squad can knock off perennial Big Ten powers, NU will not only achieve berths in the conference and national tournaments, but also a rise into the college soccer spotlight. drewschott2023@u.northwestern.edu

BASEBALL

NU looks ahead to 2021 after shortened season

By CARLOS STINSON-MAAS

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Shawn Goosenberg takes a lead off first base. The junior infielder led the Cats last season with a .444 batting average.

Northwestern’s 2020 season ended after just 13 games, as the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the Wildcats from playing a single conference opponent.

Still, those 13 games offered a glimpse of NU’s potential and insight into what the 2021 season might look like. The Cats finished with a 6-7 record in a season full of ups and downs. NU started off with consecutive losses to Omaha, pulled off multiple extra inning upsets against South Carolina, and ended the shortened season with an unexpected loss to South Carolina-Upstate.

Offensively, the Cats got huge production from junior infielder Shawn Goosenberg and then-senior

infielder Charlie Maxwell. Sophomore catcher and first baseman Stephen Hrustich and infielder Evan Minarovic also had success in starting roles, with Hrustich becoming the first Northwestern player to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week since 2017.

Junior transfer Tyler Uberstine performed well on the mound for NU, as the Cats’ ace went 2-0 in four appearances with a WHIP of just .86. Junior Mike Doherty also dominated in his four starts, giving up just two earned runs en route to a Big Ten best .86 ERA. NU will be missing some key players next year, but the squad will likely have some returning seniors under their extra year of eligibility. And if the 2020 season is any indication, the Cats will have a real shot at their first winning record since 2000. carlosstinson-maas2023@u.northwestern.edu

SOFTBALL

Veteran-laden Wildcats seek another deep postseason run

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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After a historic 2019 season that saw Northwestern post a 20-game winning streak, go 21-2 in Big Ten play and reach its first NCAA Super Regional in 11 years, the Wildcats entered 2020 with high expectations.

NU struggled against a loaded nonconference schedule, losing close games to the likes of Arizona State, Virginia Tech, Florida and Washington. The Cats still figured to be contenders in the Big Ten, but the COVID19 pandemic cost them their chance to find out.

The 23 games NU did play in 2020 gave a young team a look at some of the best in the country, and that experience can only help as the team looks ahead to 2021.The Cats’ biggest name is junior pitcher Danielle Williams, the 2019 NFCA National Freshman of the Year, but NU will return nearly its entire roster.

The Cats will have a deep pitching staff, led by Williams, senior Kenna Wilkey and sophomore Sydney Supple. They’ll be strong up the middle with junior Jordyn Rudd behind the plate, junior Maeve Nelson at shortstop, senior Rachel Lewis at second base and junior Skyler Shellmyer in center field.

Lewis, Nelson, Rudd and junior Nikki Cuchran should lead the offense. Nelson hit a team-best seven home runs last season, and Rudd followed up a 51-RBI freshman campaign with 22 in her shortened sophomore year. Lewis is NU’s best all-around player, with her combination of power and speed. Senior Morgan Newport, returning for her extra year of eligibility, should also be a key contributor.

With a veteran group led by one of the most respected minds in softball in 20th-year coach Kate Drohan, NU should be an exciting team to watch again in 2021. benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

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The Wildcats gather in a huddle as they prepare to bat. NU will rely on a veteran core as it looks to return to the top of the Big Ten in 2021.

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SWIMMING

CROSS COUNTRY

NU looks to capitalize on reworked training regimen

Robinson hopes to continue upward momentum

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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For several years, both Northwestern swimming programs had predictable results. The women would finish right in the middle of the Big Ten, while the men would be second to last, with Michigan State saving the Wildcats from the cellar.

But last season, both the women and men took big steps forward. The women moved from seventh place to fourth, their highest finish since 2002; and the men moved up from ninth to fifth, their best mark since 2007.

NU paid the price for its success, however — coach Jeremy Kipp, after just two seasons in Evanston, left to take the top job at USC, where he had previously been an assistant for eight years.

The Cats promoted from within to replace him, elevating associate head coach Katie Robinson to

head coach. Robinson is just the second female to lead a combined men’s and women’s Power-5 conference program. She was previously the head coach at Tulane and an assistant with Pacific, Virginia and Rutgers.

Robinson will have plenty of talent at her disposal. NU had 13 All-Americans on the women’s team last year and seven on the men’s side. Senior Calypso Sheridan won Big Ten titles in the 400-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke, and junior Markie Hopkins took home the championship in platform diving.

Competing with the likes of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio State in the Big Ten will be tough, but the Cats are clearly trending in a positive direction.

With Sheridan and Hopkins leading the way for the women, and senior DJ Hwang and junior Ryan Gridley doing so for the men, NU is on the rise and hoping for further improvement in 2021. benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

By JOHN RIKER

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Jill Miller had quite the first year at the helm of Northwestern Cross Country.

Last fall, Miller’s Wildcats had to adjust after an injury sidelined All-American Aubrey Roberts. NU struggled at championship time and finished the season 13th out of 14 teams at the Big Ten championships.

A greater test came months later, when the COVID-19 pandemic caused the NCAA to cancel all spring events. Though the Cats’ official season of competition is the fall, the changes still affected NU — the cancellations prevented them from competing in track meets such as the Penn Relays and spurred Miller to completely rework her athletes’ training regimens.

Miller and the Cats aim to build off year one, even with the challenges quarantine has posed to the training schedule. Roberts and Sarah Nicholson finished

their careers with NU in the winter, but most of the names that spearheaded the Cats’ 2019 efforts will return to the course this fall.

NU’s top finisher at the Big Ten championships, Kelly O’Brien, chose to come back for a fifth year and should form a consistent 1-2 combination with junior Rachel McCardell. The Cats’ core, primarily first years and sophomores in 2019, will benefit from another year of experience.

In the weeks after the spring season’s cancellation, Miller laid the groundwork for the unique training period, customizing training plans for each of her athletes and strengthening the team culture she established in her first year. From shifting to individual training to working without the certainty of a fall cross country season, NU faced its share of obstacles in preparing for the 2020 season.

Now, the Cats can only hope for an opportunity to prove that their work paid off. johnriker2023@u.northwestern.edu

WRESTLING

Northwestern set to be led by All-American Ryan Deakin

By PETER WARREN

the daily northwestern @thepeterwarren

For most of the 2019-20 season, Northwestern was led by one of the best 1-2 combinations in wrestling: Sebastian Rivera at 133 pounds and Ryan Deakin at 157 pounds. The two were brilliant: Rivera won his second individual Big Ten title despite an injury-riddled campaign and Deakin finished with an unblemished 21-0 record, a Big Ten title and was a finalist for the Hodge Trophy.

Both were slated to be the No. 1 seeds in

the NCAA Championships before COVID-19 canceled the tournament and eliminated their shots at eternal glory. However, both were only redshirt juniors, meaning they have one more chance to stand atop the NCAA podium in purple and white.

But Rivera has left the program, returning to his native New Jersey to finish his final collegiate season with Rutgers, marking Deakin as the undisputed best wrestler in the program.

While Rivera is irreplaceable, there is still a lot of talent on the Wildcats behind Deakin with redshirt juniors Michael DeAugustino and Lucas Davison headlining the group.

DeAugustino was named a NWCA

first-team All-American at 125 pounds after finishing with a 21-8 record last season, and Davison was a NWCA All-American honorable mention at 197 pounds.

Northwestern’s top-heavy team propelled it to a No. 6 spot in InterMat’s Team Tournament Rankings in the winter, despite it not even placing in InterMat’s Dual Meet Top 25. With Deakin, DeAugustino and Davison back this year, the team’s best wrestlers will be All-American contenders. But in the other classes, wrestlers will need to step up to turn coach Matt Storniolo’s squad into an all-around competitive machine. peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Ryan Deakin wrestles an opponent. The redshirt senior was the No. 1 ranked wrestler in the country at 157 pounds last season.

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FENCING

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Experience and young talent will make Cats finish Northwestern formidable in 2021 strong despite Championship cancellation

By PATRICK ANDRES

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic brought its season to an abrupt halt, Northwestern was on a tear, having collected four wins in their last five matches.

The Wildcats finished the truncated campaign 10-5, the team’s best record since going 22-11 in 2017. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranked NU No. 31 in the country in its final rankings before sports’ abrupt shutdown, trailing only No. 3 Michigan, No. 5 Ohio State and No. 20 Iowa among Big Ten teams. The Cats scored two victories over local rival Illinois, beat Illinois State in their season opener, crushed a solid Vanderbilt team 7-0, and won a 4-3 thriller from a Columbia team that checked in at No. 14 in the ITA rankings at season’s end.

Dominik Stary, a graduate student from the Czech Republic, was NU’s lone representative in the ITA’s top 125 singles players in 2020; he tallied a singles win against No. 6 NC State and a doubles win against No. 17 Harvard. Junior Steven Forman, a highly touted Michigan transfer, delivered the Cats’ most memorable moment of 2020, edging out Columbia’s Jackie Tang in a third-set tiebreaker to seal a 4-3 NU win.

Other key contributors for NU in 2020 included English senior Nick Brookes (twice a victor over ranked singles opponents), accomplished graduate student Chris Ephron and reliable junior Trice Pickens. Freshman Gleb Blekher, who cracked the Association of Tennis Professionals’ top 1500 players in September 2019, leads the newcomers for 2021. patrickandres2023@u.northwestern.edu

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MEN’S TENNIS

By ELLEN O’BRIEN

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After losing 2-5 to No. 2 Ohio State on March 7, Northwestern was prepared to bounce back, with upcoming matches scheduled against Big Ten rivals Minnesota and Wisconsin.

That match ended up being the last of the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic cut the team’s season short. While they never got their opportunity to rebound and advance to the Big Ten Tournament, the Wildcats, who ultimately finished their season 5-6, will look to their newcomers to support the team’s eight returners.

That group includes graduate student transfer Zoë Spence, who finished her senior season mamammamjfjjfjfjfjf jajajajajaja

9-8 in singles play at Notre Dame, as well as freshmen Aino Alkio and Maria Shusharina.

The Cats will return their entire team from the previous season, including graduate student Julie Byrne, who is using an additional year of NCAA eligibility. Byrne earned a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten team in her senior season. Junior Clarissa Hand, who went 4-4 in singles play, will be another dominant force on the court. Hand earned a spot in the NCAA singles championship in 2019, advancing to the second round.

While the Cats were unable to qualify for their 25th consecutive NCAA Tournament, due to the tournament’s cancellation, the team will attempt to continue their streak in Spring 2021. ellenobrien@u.northwestern.edu

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Dominik Stary hits a shot. He collected singles wins against highly-ranked NC State and Harvard teams this season.

Despite the cancellation of the NCAA Championships, the Wildcats had one of their best regular fencing seasons, with a No. 9 national ranking and 29-11 record.

Under coach Zach Moss, Northwestern came in second to No. 4 Ohio State at the Midwest Championships. The loss marked the third time the Cats struggled against the Buckeyes during the season. Previously, NU won the Championships two years in a row.

At NCAA Regionals, Blodwen Bindas led the team to a third-place finish in the epee event while Sarah Filby helped the team finish in sixth place in foil. Alyssa Chen and Anna Biasco also finished strong in the foil event with finishes in eighth and ninth place respectively.

At the Junior Olympics — a tournament reserved for fencers 20 years old or younger — junior Abigail Swallow finished 35th in the sabre event and sophomore Celia Crompton took 93rd in the foil event.

Biasco, Filby and Julia Falinska qualified to compete in the 2020 NCAA Championships in Detroit. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was canceled.

In the fall, the Cats will welcome Sophie Brill, Levi Hoogendoorn, Sky Miller and Julia Yoon to the team in addition to returning 29 fencers from last year, including three All-Americans. cbuchaniec@u.northwestern.edu

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The Cats hope to improve with a conference-only schedule

By CARLOS STINSON-MAAS

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The 2019 season was one of the most disappointing seasons for Northwestern in recent history. The Wildcats had a 9-3 record entering conference play, but they dropped their first 10 Big Ten matchups en route to a 14-18 record. NU improved over the course of the season, capping off 2019 with a win over rival No. 17 Illinois, but the Cats struggled overall against a stacked Big Ten field.

The upcoming season, assuming there is one, looks more promising for NU. Most key contributors from last season will be back again this year, led by sophomore outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara, who made the conference All-Freshman team and earned second team All-Big Ten honors last season.

The Cats also look to get production from some newcomers. Freshman setter Alexa Rousseau, a third team All-American and Michigan Miss Volleyball finalist, will look to fill in for Payton Chang, NU’s leading setter in 2019. The Cats also added junior libero Megan Miller, a transfer from Nebraska who recorded 246 digs last season, playing in all 119 sets for the Cornhuskers.

With the Big Ten’s announcement that all fall sports will be limited to conference-only schedules for the upcoming season, NU will need to improve quite a bit to finish with a winning record; the Cats have yet to achieve a winning conference record this century. But NU ended last season on a high note, and with a strong returning squad and promising additions, the Cats will look to take a step forward this season. carlosstinson-maas2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Sophomore outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara performs a hit against Nebraska. She finished second in the Big Ten in kills per set last season.

LACROSSE

Northwestern lacrosse looks to return to Big Ten contention

By GABRIELA CARROLL

the daily northwestern @gablcarroll

Lacrosse is consistently one of Northwestern’s strongest athletic teams, with seven national championships to their name. Their most recent Final Four appearance came in 2019, the last full lacrosse season after this spring’s early end.

Led by head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller, the Wildcats were an offensive force in the few games of the 2020 season. In their opening game, NU scored 30 goals against Detroit Mercy, the most they ’d ever scored since Amonte Hiller started coaching the team.

After the loss of program great, attacker Selena Lasota, after the 2019 campaign, a big concern for the Cats was finding another player with her scoring and playmaking ability. But star junior attacker Izzy Scane rose

to that challenge. Scane scored a careerhigh eight goals in their final game of 2020 against North Carolina, and won Big Ten Freshman of the Year in her first season.

With her skills, she has the potential to be a Player of the Year contender next season.

With Amonte Hiller at the helm, NU has the ability to contend for Big Ten and national titles every season. The Big Ten’s other major powerhouse is Maryland, the 2019 NCAA National Champions. Michigan

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has also improved significantly in recent years.

Lacrosse is one of the most popular sports on NU’s campus, with multiple sell-outs in the brief 2019 season. The team plays many of the top teams in the country every season in addition to their conference slate, ensuring almost every matchup is a good one. gabrielacarroll2023@u.northwestern.edu

MEN’S GOLF

Women’s golf looks to Balanced team in prime continue program’s success position after 2020 success

By ELLEN O’BRIEN

the daily northwestern @ellenobrien0

On March 6, Northwestern traveled to Hilton Head, South Carolina, to participate in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate tournament. After a 16th place team finish, the Wildcats were prepared to rebound in time for the Big Ten Championship and NCAA Regionals. They never got that opportunity due to COVID-19.

As the team looks for an opportunity to make a mark on the upcoming season, they will turn to their returning players, especially sophomore Irene Kim and junior Kelly Sim. Kim, who was named Big Ten Women’s Golf

Freshman of the Year, will return for her sophomore season coming off an individual tournament victory at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in February.

With a score of 280, the Cats’ final round of the tournament secured their overall team win in Puerto Rico. The round was the seventhbest round in program history. Less than two weeks later, Sim’s first place individual finish at the Bruin Wave Invitational led the team to tie for third place overall with Oregon.

The Cats, who are one of just two teams in the country to consistently place in the top 15 in the last seven years of the NCAA Championship Tournament, will look to continue this tradition of success in their upcoming season. ellenobrien@u.northwestern.edu

By PATRICK ANDRES

the daily northwestern @pandres2001

2020 was a strong year for Northwestern on the links, as the Wildcats finished the year No. 36 in Golfstat’s ranking of Division I men’s teams.

NU’s crowning achievement came Feb. 7 and 8, when the Cats ventured to Florida and returned with their fifth Big Ten Match Play title. It was one of four top-three finishes on the year for NU, along with a second-place finish at the Marquette Intercollegiate in Wisconsin, a third-place finish at the Crooked Stick Collegiate in Indiana, and a thirdplace finish at the Desert Mountain Collegiate in Arizona, the Cats’ final competition before sports’ cancellations. All told, NU finished, on average, in

the top 38 percent of teams in the seven tournaments in which it competed.

Junior David Nyjfäll, from Uppsala, Sweden, averaged 71.83 strokes per round to lead the Cats in 2020.

He compiled 12 under-par rounds on the year, six more than his closest teammate, and accounted for three of his teams’ five individual top-five finishes in stroke play tournaments. Senior Eric McIntosh led the team with four top-25 finishes and shot an impressive 3-under at the Marquette Intercollegiate, good for a season-best seventh-place finish. John Driscoll III and James Imai both posted strong numbers in their freshman seasons; Driscoll’s 65 at the Prestige in California represented NU’s low round in 2020, while Imai peaked with a 10th-place finish at the Desert Mountain Collegiate. patrickandres2023@u.northwestern.edu

With or without games, this fall will be the most important season in NCAA history JOHN RIKER

DAILY COLUMNIST

A couple months from now, Ryan Field might be barren. The lakefront fields might fall quiet. Welsh-Ryan Arena might go dark. None of those bleak scenes are certainties, but the COVID-19 pandemic makes the scenario of a fall without sports a possibility.

That doesn’t change one glaring fact — there has never been a more important season of college sports than fall 2020. The truest glimpse of integrity comes in times of trial, and the coming weeks and months figure to provide the greatest litmus test of the character and structure of the NCAA and its schools.

Over the NCAA’s history, change has been incremental. The Ed O’Bannon likeness case affected schools’ abilities to monetize the likeness of student-athletes (and effectively sidelined the NCAA Football video game) and recent legislation from some states, including California and Florida, paves the way for student-athletes to profit off their likeness.

While these changes are major developments in the world of revenue-producing college sports, the ripple effects of their decisions have yet to challenge the status quo. In 2014, Evanston was ground zero for the student-athlete unionization push, as former Wildcat quarterback Kain Colter led the charge, but the movement did not come to fruition.

The coronavirus pandemic is different. There is no skirting around the widespread implications it has on NCAA athletics.

Most directly, the presence of a global pandemic is forcing the NCAA and its programs to assess the role of student-athletes within its infrastructure. The question of whether the NCAA should pay its student-athletes has long been a subject of debate. Now, with athletic departments facing massive financial losses at the prospect of the cancellation of fall sports, the conflict between revenue and player safety is unavoidable.

In June, University of Arizona cornerback Malik Hausman took to Twitter to ask why his team was practicing on campus — a fair point after the university president said his campus wouldn’t open if the state’s coronavirus spike persisted. Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy made headlines in the spring after he pointed to

the state’s economy as a reason for college football in the fall. Both statements offered thoughtprovoking takes on the NCAA’s current priorities, but the more telling indictment will come this fall with how the programs decide to act.

Still, the fate of football among Power 5 schools is rock-solid. Non-revenue sports? Not so much. With budget cuts imminent as a result of the pandemic, one of Northwestern’s peer institutions, Stanford, sent shockwaves through the sports world by dropping 11 of its teams.

NU takes pride in its Olympic sports program and has backed it up with significant investments in training facilities. But if Stanford, the gold standard for non-revenue sports programs, is making cuts, how steady can the ground beneath NU’s teams really be?

As the governing body of college sports, the NCAA also must decide how it sees its own authority. Most of the decisions so far have been at the discretion of the schools, including testing protocols. The conferences themselves have made other key decisions, with the Big Ten’s decision to forego all out-of-conference games emerging as one of the major dominos to fall this summer. The NCAA, on the other hand, has provided guidelines instead of dictating specifics, a laissez-faire approach that may be practical

for the offseason but may prove untenable once the action starts.

While there’s no guarantee that we will have the excitement of game days on Saturday, this fall poses an abundance of questions that promise a captivating look into college sports and its future. The unfortunate reality presented by coronavirus will test and reveal the priorities of the NCAA and its programs more than any time in the past. It’s not hyperbole to say that college sports will never be exactly the same after this fall.

This is neither to condemn nor condone the NCAA and its programs, because at this point, the crucial chapters of this saga have yet to be written. But the institution of college sports needs to realize the golden, if unsolicited, opportunity ahead — an opportunity to prove its loyalty to its student-athletes and find a winning compromise between money and security.

John Riker is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at johnriker2023@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, 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.