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Northwestern running back to remain with team but forced from play due to spinal canal condition By COLE PAXTON

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Sophomore running back Jeremy Larkin, Northwestern’s leading rusher and a bright spot in this season’s sluggish start, was

forced to retire Friday after being diagnosed with cervical stenosis. The decision was announced Monday, roughly two weeks after Larkin first went to trainers to discuss occasional numbness. After being diagnosed with the neck condition, which affects the spinal canal, doctors “exhausted

all options,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said at a news conference, but ultimately determined that Larkin could not continue playing. “(It’s) a challenging day for Jeremy Larkin the football player, but a blessing for Jeremy Larkin the young man,” Fitzgerald added. “The most important

thing is that our medical team, along with Jeremy, worked handin-hand. (They) did a terrific job in identifying an issue that hopefully avoided anything for down the road that could’ve been, quite frankly, catastrophic from an injury standpoint.” Larkin first brought his

Honoring Mayor Morton

concerns to the medical staff prior to the Sept. 15 game against Akron, but doctors did not complete their investigation before that contest, a team official said. After reaching the cervical stenosis diagnosis, they consulted several outside specialists before concluding that “the risks clearly

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Former Evanston Mayor Lorraine Morton speaks at an event in February 2018.

By ALAN PEREZ

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In 1982, Evanston’s 5th Ward needed a new leader. The former independent alderman, Roosevelt Alexander, had resigned suddenly and went on to run as a Republican for circuit court judge. The mayor at the time, Jay Lytle, began receiving unsolicited applications to fill the vacancy. After determining that none of the applicants were fit, he went to the community for input. Again and again, residents repeated one name: Lorraine Morton, who was then a principal at Haven Middle School. Lytle, recalling the story at Saturday’s

‘We Will’ goal moved up to $5 billion

“We Will. The Campaign for Northwestern” has surpassed its original goal of $3.75 billion two years earlier than expected, after a donation from alumnus

funeral services, called Morton and set up a meeting, not mentioning specifics. Just days before, his daughter had been disciplined by Morton for starting a food fight. At the meeting, Morton immediately defended her decision to bar Lytle’s daughter from attending an upcoming field trip. “We all know you don’t stop Lorraine when she’s on a rant,” he said Saturday, speaking to attendees at Morton’s funeral. “You just don’t do it.” Lytle then told Morton that he wanted to appoint her as alderman. She was speechless. “I’m not a politician,” she finally said to Lytle after about a minute of silence. Lytle told her she simply needed to continue what she had been doing already, just in a different venue.

T. Bondurant French (Weinberg, ’75, Kellogg ’76) and his wife Holly French. “Their generosity has enabled us to reach our goals faster than we ever imagined — and raised our expectations for the future of the University,” said University President Morton Schapiro in a news release. Launched in March 2014,

It was then that Morton entered politics and begin a new part of her career. She would go on to become Evanston’s first African-American mayor. “Morton is, was, and always will be my Mayor,” former Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said at Saturday’s celebration. But those close to her knew that her life of public service began long before she became mayor.

A life worthwhile

Constance Lorraine Hairston was born in December 1918 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was the last of 10 children, but enjoyed “being the baby,” according to the family’s obituary. » See OBIT, page 10

the We Will campaign has raised $4.06 billion so far, two years ahead of schedule. Nearly 150,000 individual donors, including parents and alumni, have donated. According to the University, over 1,200 families — many of them members of the Board of Trustees — have made gifts of $100,000 or more to the campaign.

The campaign has been ahead of schedule for years: In February 2016, $2.77 billion had been raised, a number the University previously had projected to reach this summer. We Will has contributed funds for undergraduate research grant funding, new professorships and Northwestern’s elimination of loans in financial aid packages

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outweighed the benefits,” the official said. The condition, which can be hereditary and/or caused by repeated neck trauma, is uncommon and few football players are diagnosed with it, according to the

Top administrators welcomed new students to the Northwestern academic community Sunday at its annual president’s convocation, just one of a series of orientation events organized for Wildcat Welcome. President Morton Schapiro, speaking to roughly 2,000 first year and transfer students in the Ryan Fieldhouse, again went in defense of safe spaces. “You have a place to go where you know you can be comfortable and supported, and you don’t have to watch what you say or watch your back because you know people are going to love you,” he said. “That gives you the strength and that gives you the confidence to go out to the rest of the community and really stretch yourself outside the classroom.” The speech comes two years after Schapiro entered the center of the national debate about safe spaces and free speech on college campuses. During the 2016 convocation, he said people who do not believe in trigger warnings are “lunatics,” and those who deny the existence of microaggressions are “idiots.” He later walked back some of his comments, but stood behind his basic argument in various opeds and interviews with several in 2016. According to the release, this most recent gift from the French family will go towards Kellogg and University programs. Although the University is not disclosing the size of the Frenches’ donation, Bob Rowley, assistant vice president of media relations, confirmed the money will not be used to balance Northwestern’s operating

media outlets, including with The Daily Northwestern and the Wall Street Journal. Last year, Schapiro delivered another heated speech in which he blasted Fox News and conservative commentators for what he called a misunderstanding of younger generations. This year’s speech was notably quieter, but he did briefly mention the conservative-leaning news network. Schapiro also defended the University’s “AND is in our DNA” marketing campaign, which highlights students’ varied involvement but has come under criticism for what some say is an endorsement of overextension. “Some people don’t really understand it. They think that what we’re trying to tell you as educators is that you should double major or triple major, you should do every certificate in mind,” he said. “That’s not what I had in mind when I was in the room when we came up with that tagline four years ago. What I had in mind was, if you’re in McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, and you’re doing engineering, you have the flexibility to take some courses in art history.” Schapiro, a labor economist, said some of his favorite courses were ones outside his academic discipline, adding that a diverse coursework could make students » See CONVOCATION, page 10

budget. Provost Jonathan Holloway’s said in January a “large cash gift” could help fix the projected deficit. We Will has a new goal of raising $5 billion by the end of 2020. A version of this story was originally published online on Sept. 6. — Cameron Cook

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Morton remembered as exemplary teacher, leader By ALAN PEREZ

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Hundreds gathered in Alice Millar Chapel Saturday to remember the life of Constance Lorraine Hairston Morton, Evanston’s first AfricanAmerican mayor, who to many was a teacher, mentor and friend. The celebration honored a woman who many say brought joy and wisdom to the community, with scores of humor-filled stories that only brushed Morton’s journey through a purposedriven life. Family and three former mayors remembered Morton as a relationship builder who stressed strong family ties, broke down racial barriers and fostered a tight-knit community. If a tear was shed, few saw it. Talks of repeating Aretha Franklin’s hours-long funeral were frequent, though the Rev. Larry S. Bullock, who delivered a eulogy, said he promised Morton to abide by her request that the services be kept under 90 minutes. In the end, it ran for well over two hours. That request was only one of many. Morton had planned almost every detail of Saturday’s services, including speakers and musical selections such as “Oh Happy Day,” family members said. The expected turnout was too great to host the services at the Second Baptist Church, where Morton was an active member and an ordained deacon. Instead, a choir from the Evanston church performed some of her favorite songs. “Everything that you see here is something that she planned,” Elizabeth Brasher, Morton’s daughter, told the audience. “This is the ceremony that she wanted.” Three of Evanston’s mayors, former and current, honored Morton’s public service legacy, offering memories of when they would come to her for pieces of wisdom and advice. Steve Hagerty, the current mayor, spoke about Morton’s legacy of bringing people together. “I know she’s happy she brought together Evanston one more time,” he said. While the services were taking place, over

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A funeral procession for Lorraine Morton outside Alice Millar Chapel on Saturday. Hundreds turned out to honor the legacy of a woman who built strong relationships and broke down racial barriers.

2,000 new Northwestern students participated in the annual March Through The Arch to kick off Wildcat Welcome. While the event provided a stark contrast to the funeral, Hagerty said it only added to the celebration. “I also know she’d be really happy to know that 2,000 freshmen just marched through that arch an hour before her funeral services,” Hagerty said, prompting applause from the audience. Developing a better relationship with Northwestern was only one bridge Morton built during her life. Former Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said she remembers calling Morton on the first day of her predecessor’s “so-called retirement” only to be told she was in a meeting — just one of

example of how Morton continued to develop relationships well into her life. Several Evanston leaders were in attendance, including U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin and NU Provost Jonathan Holloway. Additionally, plenty of former and current Evanston residents turned out to offer memories of how Morton impacted their lives. “I know the preamble (of the Constitution) by heart, and I still know the preamble because of Mrs. Morton,” said Tanya Proby, a former eighthgrade student of Morton’s who drove two hours from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to attend the event. “This is not goodbye, this is see you later.”

Plenty of other attendees echoed that sentiment, saying that Morton’s legacy as the first black mayor and the first non-white teacher of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 would be hard to surpass. At the end of the ceremony, the Rev. Michael C. R. Nabors offered no end to his benediction, saying the last chapter of her life could not yet be written. “There was no end to her life and her legacy,” Rev. Barbara Morgan, pastor of Sherman United Methodist Church in Evanston, told The Daily. “It lives on. I thought that was very, very significant that there was no end for her.” aperez@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern was ranked the 10th best university in the country in this year’s national rankings by U.S. News & World Report — up one spot from last year. NU tied with Johns Hopkins in this year’s rankings, released in early September. Northwestern’s placement represents the first top 10 ranking since 2002. The rankings are determined based on “hard objective data alone” and a use “outcomes, faculty resources, expert opinion, financial resources, student excellence and alumni giving” as indicators, according to U.S. News. First year retention rate,

Craig Johnson named first senior vice president for business and finance Northwestern named Craig Johnson as the senior vice president for business and finance on Tuesday, months after it restructured its senior leadership amid a budget crisis that left 80 University administrative staffers jobless. Craig Johnson, who has served as the interim vice president since April, replaces Nim Chinniah, who left the University in the spring and is now at Prager & Co., a financial consulting firm. Prager advised Northwestern during its rollout of $500 million in taxable bonds last October. Johnson, now the third in charge under the president and provost, previously served as chief operating officer for the Feinberg School of Medicine and as vice dean for finance and administration. Johnson is the first to assume the role after the University restructured its leadership last

graduation rate and faculty-to-student ratio also influence a school’s rank. However, according to a recent Politico article, U.S. News also implemented a new methodology this year to “reward schools that enroll and graduate more students from low-income families.” “The formula now includes indicators meant to measure “social mobility” and drops an acceptance rate measure that benefited schools that turned the most students away. U.S. News says the changes are based on discussions with college leaders during the last year and the new social mobility indicator is based on newly available federal data,” Politico reported. “We’re delighted to be moving up in the rankings,” said Bob Rowley, assistant vice president of media relations. “We understand there has been a lot written about the rankings and that there is

debate over the effectiveness of the methodology, too. Obviously, however, we also see it as a very positive sign that Northwestern is increasingly well and favorably known in the world.” The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings, released last week, puts Northwestern at 13th place, just above the University of Chicago, which ranked third in the U.S. News and World Report with Yale University. WSJ/ THE rankings are determined by 15 indicators and are based largely on surveys of current college students, according to Times Higher Education. A version of this story was originally published online on Sept. 10. cameroncook2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Opinion can and should add to reporting, provide humanity to the news Returning to campus from yet another summer full of political drama, a nonstop news cycle and increasingly volatile discourse, it seems as if we’re less and less likely to agree on things. In a moment when the truth seems to take a backseat to speculation and fabrication, it’s hard to look to opinion journalism as being conducive to public dialogues. But the stories we tell on this page are more valuable than we realize because they are just that: stories. Last quarter, we published the first report on diversity at The Daily. It made it clear that acknowledging our lack of diversity and representation is the first of many steps in becoming a more inclusive publication. Part of that journey is diversifying the takes we publish on the Opinion page. “Diverse,” in this context, is multilayered. We want to continue striving for ideological diversity without publishing harmful or offensive content, but we also want to expand the idea of what an opinion piece can be, especially in the context of Northwestern. As hard as it can be to admit, we

columnists are college students — we are rarely experts in the topics we decide to write about; there are very few complex societal issues that we have authority over. But the one thing we can speak confidently about is our own individual experiences and how they fit into larger narratives. It’s easy to pick an event in the news and offer your take on it. That take can be an articulately-communicated perspective that

We want to continue striving for ideological diversity without publishing harmful or offensive content but we also want to expand the idea of what an opinon piece can be. adds something to the conversation, but it also has the capacity to get it very wrong. On the other hand, writing about your own experiences is just as valid and can contribute just as much to a dialogue. Regardless of how personal they are, we see columns as slices of perspective, snapshots of someone else’s thoughts. While no one should underestimate the talents of NU students and the value of their opinions, we want to include more stories that aren’t strictly commentary.

We’re even planning to launch several multimedia projects to extend the reach of Opinion beyond the page. We want this section to contribute to campus dialogue, and that means focusing on issues that manifest themselves in this community while providing a space for a respectful exchange of views. Publishing a column may seem like an isolated act, but in reality it’s the start of a back-and-forth between the writer and their audience. We want to provide a space for all aspects of that conversation and elevate it above quippy Facebook comments. We encourage letters to the editor that respond to pieces we publish and go beyond a quick jab at their writers. We believe there is humanity in opinion, that there are human beings behind these columns who have the ability to understand perspectives different from their own. This section always needs as many different perspectives as possible in order to successfully do its job, and that means recruiting columnists whose stories we don’t hear often. Whether it’s through The Spectrum, our series for personal stories from marginalized identities, or simply by illuminating a side of an issue few people have considered, personal narratives are key to bringing more tolerance and acceptance to our lives and to solving the complex issues that our society faces. Even just this summer, we’ve seen opinion journalism that focuses on the human side of an issue impact conversations in profound

ways, whether through the countless stories survivors tell of sexual assault and harassment, a firefighter’s observations of wildfires being exacerbated by climate change or even the infamous New York Times op-ed revealing a resistance of President Trump from within the White House. These accounts give us insight into perspectives we would otherwise never encounter, and they are just as important to understanding an issue as statistics and facts. As much as some would like to deny it, subjective experience cannot be discounted, and feelings cannot be disregarded. There’s something so powerful about hearing just one person’s experience and seeing the human cost of an abstract issue. To people who are told every day that they are less than; your stories matter, and they can change the the world. And we want this space to be an outlet for you to tell those stories. — Marissa Martinez and Alex Schwartz Marissa Martinez is a Medill sophomore and Alex Schwartz is a Medill junior. They can be contacted at marissamartinez2021@u.northwestern.edu and alexschwartz@u.northwestern. edu, respectively. 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.

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This essay is part of The Spectrum, a forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@ dailynorthwestern.com. This essay was originally published online on June 8. “What are you?” When I was little, I didn’t understand the offensive and insensitive implications of that question. All I understood was that nobody ever asked it to me. As a fair-skinned girl with freckles sprinkled across my face, people just assumed that I was white. As a white-passing individual, my skin tone affords me several privileges. Walking down the street next to some of my closest friends whose non-whiteness is apparent, I know that I will be greeted with a neutral facial expression or even a smile — my presence will not be questioned. Conversely, my friends will draw unfriendly stares, scoffs or on a “good day,” blank eyes and slightly upturned lips that seem more like a white person’s attempt at a peace offering or feigned

politeness than a genuine smile. Yet, despite being granted numerous privileges by the coincidental lack of melanin in my skin, I am not white. I am a Coptic Egyptian woman and a first-generation American. The daughter of immigrants, my lived experience has not been that of a white person. But instead of these experiences qualifying me as the Egyptian woman I am, I continue to be categorized as white — just not white enough. In elementary school, I could not understand why every white teacher felt the need to comment on my hair. Its thickness. Its brown color that shimmers red in sunlight. Its frizzy texture. Its “uniqueness.” While likely wellintentioned, these teachers othered me, and my classmates did the same. They couldn’t understand why I wasn’t allowed to have a sleepover, or later, why I wasn’t allowed to go to school dances. During lunch, they would look at my leftovers of macarona bechamel or kofta with confusion while they took out their ham and cheese sandwiches. They couldn’t wrap their minds around why I celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7 or why it’s expected in my church to go vegan during Lent. Instead of accepting my cultural differences as legitimate parts of my identity, they just saw me as “weird.” Both proud of my culture and desperate to explain away my inability to fit in, I took every opportunity I had to tell people that I was Egyptian. Year after year, needing to explain myself has become incredibly tiring. I know that I do not owe anyone an explanation of my ethnicity, yet I still feel a need to describe how my life experiences make me

non-white, especially in spaces for students of color. Whenever I enter one of these spaces, I draw the same stares I receive from my white peers. I see the question burning in people’s eyes: “What is a white person doing here?” One of the most isolating experiences for me at Northwestern was attending Jabulani, the African Student Association’s winter cultural show earlier this year. At the start of the show, students were encouraged to call out when their region in Africa was mentioned. When I called out after North Africa was mentioned, heads turned and incredulous eyes inspected me. It was as if people thought I was just some white person trying to joke about my ethnicity, especially since I was one of the only people in the room who called out. A moment later, I heard a comment mumbled over the mic so quickly it could be easy to forget if not for how hurtful it was: “It’s OK. We don’t care about North Africans anyways.” The phrase “person of color” has always been complicated for me. From my understanding, it is meant to create solidarity for non-white people: from African Americans to East and South Asians to Latinx individuals to Arabs who happen to have more melanin in their skin and beyond. Experiences like the aforementioned incident are part of why I’ve always been reluctant to classify myself as a person of color, despite often feeling most comfortable around students of color due to shared cultural experiences. Even in Arab communities where there may be more whitepassing students, I’ve felt ostracized for not being Egyptian enough: My poorly spoken Masri Arabic and my inability to read and

write in the language — despite my ability to understand almost all spoken Arabic — seem to justify people cracking jokes at how I’m too white. And yet, I recognize that while my upbringing rings true to other people of color, my white-passingness makes me more readily accepted by society. I feel stuck in a Catch22: In spaces that make me feel most at home — where they speak the language I grew up with — I’m isolated for being too white in both my skin color and in not preserving the culture enough. In all-white spaces, I’m isolated for looking the part while having too different a culture. Herein lies the problem for so many whitepassing individuals: there is no space for us. Our culture is erased when we are categorized as white, yet even in some of our own communities, we feel out of place. While I do not have all the answers to this issue, I want to bring attention to those of us who struggle with our identities in a time when identity is one of the mostly widely discussed topics on this campus. If we are to have these conversations, we as a society must stop pretending that people fit in perfectly defined boxes. We must stop imposing ideas of people’s experiences upon them. Instead, by listening to and validating other people’s experiences, we may just learn more about ourselves. Jolie Boulos is a SESP junior. She can be contacted at jolieboulos2020@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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Evanston budget deficit projected to be $7.5 million By KRISTINA KARISCH

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The gap between Evanston’s revenue and spending for the upcoming fiscal year has risen to $7.5 million, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said in a budget meeting earlier this month. Bobkiewicz, who spoke on Sept. 13 alongside Chief Financial Officer Hitesh Desai, assistant city manager Erika Storlie and Police Chief Richard Eddington, said the current deficit is the result of shortfalls and greater expenditures in different areas. There is a $5 million shortfall in the general fund; the city is looking to replenish recently depleted reserve funds by about $1.5 million, and the new Robert Crown Center will require an extra $1 million for debt service on borrowed money. To combat this deficit, Bobkiewicz told The Daily that the city will be employing a combination of service reductions and restructuring, as well as a potential increase in fees and charges. The exact nature of those cuts will be presented to City Council on Oct. 5, as part of a budget proposal.

He said he is confident the gap can be filled. Bobkiewicz added that the reason for the fee increases and service cuts is partially a response to last year’s $14.5 million Evanston/Skokie School District 65 referendum, which raised property taxes across Evanston. At the budget meeting, Storlie explained that the city is not considering a property tax increase to bridge the spending gap because of the referendum, after residents had brought concerns about further tax increases to their aldermen. “People are feeling that there is longer any room to increase the property tax and we need to look at other sources of revenue, like expense reductions and other fees that are charged for services to sort of fill that gap that we have with the deficit,” she said. Services provided by the police and fire department, which make up about half of the city budget, will experience cuts and restructuring to counteract the spending gap. At the meeting, Eddington said his department is currently undergoing internal staffing reviews. Evanston has been employing a system of prioritybased budgeting throughout 2018, which has focused on gathering resident input on which programs and services they deem important and which ones could

be eliminated or funded less. The results of the survey, which was taken by 3,299 residents, show the Youth and Young Adult Division as high priorities, while services like Divvy Bike racks rank highest on the list for possible elimination. Overall, Bobkiewicz told The Daily, the survey showed residents think a large number of city programs are important, without distinct priority areas, as he had initially expected. “One of the things we learned from the prioritybased budgeting exercise is that everything’s a priority,” he said. Bobkiewicz said he and other staff members will take into consideration the results of the survey, as well as other information when they draft the budget, which will be released Oct. 5. In addition to the proposal, the city will release an interactive tool that residents can use to look at how different scenarios affect the budget. On Oct. 27, the city will hold a special City Council meeting and public hearing on the budget, which is expected to be adopted at the end of November. A version of this story appeared online on Sept. 19. karisch@u.northwestern.edu

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City manager Wally Bobkiewicz speaks at a city meeting. Bobkiewicz said he is confident the city can fill its $7.5 million projected budget deficit.

Evanston summer recap: Albion construction begins By KRISTINA KARISCH

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City officials and members of Albion Residential broke ground on a controversial Sherman Avenue apartment complex in late August, kicking off a construction process for a new high rise tower in downtown Evanston. Andrew Yule, Albion’s vice president of development, told The Daily in August he expects the building to be complete by late 2019 or early 2020. The tower will feature 273 residential units, 6,800 square feet of commercial space and 200 parking spots. Mayor Steve Hagerty, who attended the groundbreaking ceremony, said his family had fond memories at Tommy Nevin’s Pub and Prairie Moon, two restaurants which were demolished to build the new tower. He said that the building will bring more people to

the city who will engage with local businesses and help grow the “vitality of Evanston.” Jason Koehn (Kellogg ’03), president of Albion Residential, said the development involved compromise for everyone involved, but once construction is complete“most people will see what’s going on here. The future is really what we’re talking about.” Construction of the building was approved by City Council in November 2017, following months of deliberation between residents and city officials.The decision marked a major defeat for community members who believe the project does not meet affordable housing needs and will increase gentrification. At the November meeting, Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said the only way to stabilize housing prices in Evanston is to increase supply of housing stock. “We’ve got somebody who’s willing to invest a large amount of money in the community,” Wilson said. “They’re willing to put some (affordable housing) units in. This is not the terrible, terrible thing that some

people are making it out to be.”

Harley Clarke demolition to be addressed on November ballot

Following City Council’s approval of the demolition of Harley Clarke mansion in July, residents moved to include a citizen advisory referendum on the November ballot. The results will not bind aldermen to a decision. According to city documents, the referendum asks if the city should “protect from demolition and preserve the landmark Harley Clark building and gardens next to Lighthouse Beach,” and keep it as public property at “minimal or no cost to taxpayers.” The mansion, which sits along the lakefront in north Evanston, has been vacant since 2015 when the Evanston Art Center moved out of the facility. Since then, residents and city officials have been discussing possible renovation and restructuring of the facility, as well as options for demolition.

Aldermen approved a plan from a group of private donors under the name of Evanston Lighthouse Dunes, who proposed a self-funded demolition of the Harley Clarke mansion in favor of green space during a May City Council meeting. Aldermen passed a resolution in June for city staff to begin talks with the group about demolition. The group plans to fund the demolition of the building entirely, leaving no cost to the city, and provide an additional $100,000 for landscaping costs once a design of the space is approved. City staff will now move forward with a memorandum of understanding with Evanston Lighthouse Dunes to cover the demolition of the mansion, according to city documents. The group will also have to file a certificate of appropriateness with the Evanston Preservation Commission. The commission will then decide to approve or deny the proposal. karisch@u.northwestern.edu

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Biss announces he will lead non-profit to train Democratic candidates

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) will be leading a non-profit group to train Democratic Party candidates after finishing his term in Springfield, he announced last week. Biss will be the new executive director of Rust Belt Rising, a non-profit that aims to “bring the Democratic Party back to its roots as the party of working families,” with a focus on training candidates in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The organization’s website currently lists Biss as its only staff member. Board members include John Gearen, a partner at Mayer Brown Chicago, Rita McLennon, a former executive director of the Shriver National Poverty Law Center, and Richard Devine, a former chief of staff to Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. According to its website, Rust Belt Rising

is partnering with the National Democratic Training Committee, and several other leftleaning political organizations. Biss, who earlier this year lost the Democratic nomination for governor to businessman J.B. Pritzker, served one term as a state representative before he was elected to the Illinois Senate in 2012. Prior to his career in politics, he was an assistant professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago. In a email to his followers, Biss said the goal of Rust Belt Rising is to “bring the Democratic Party back to its roots as the party of working families who have been left behind by a system rigged in favor of the top 1 percent.” “As we hopefully head toward a blue wave election this November, it’s become clearer than ever that in a world with terrifying consolidation of wealth, power, and privilege in the hands of a very few, the path to success is to focus on an agenda and message that unites the many who have been left behind around a bold vision of the just society we can build together,” Biss said in the statement. — Kristina Karisch

EPL board to discuss results of equity study at Wednesday meeting

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Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. EPL board members will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the results of a month long study on equity, diversity and inclusion.

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State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks to students at an event in Evanston. Biss will be the new executive director of Rust Belt Rising, a nonprofit aimed at training Democratic candidates.

study indicated a desire from the Evanston community for a greater library presence in neighborhoods. In Wednesday’s meeting, board members are set to focus on new ways for the library to approach outreach. In particular, members will discuss how to increase EPL’s presence in the 5th Ward and how to connect with communities that have been under-supported by library resources in the past, such as black and Latinx Evanston residents. “We recognize that a history of racism and ongoing racial disparities in our country, in our community, and in our institutions creates real trust issues that require a longstanding commitment, thoughtful action, constant work and honest dialogue to overcome,” EPL director

Karen Danczak Lyons said in the release. Other recommendations from the study will be discussed and explored at the meeting, such as working with Patricia Efiom, Evanston’s equity and empowerment coordinator, to create a city-wide engagement assessment process, establish an internal group of EPL staff focused on equity issues and offer workshops to enhance the cultural competence of its staffers. “Ensuring the library is addressing all of its constituents’ needs or desires requires candid conversations,” management consultant DeEtta Jones said in the press release. The meeting will take place on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at EPL.

Woman reports money stolen from car

Monday. She found that the money was missing and that things had been moved around, Glew said. Police believe the car had been left unlocked, Glew said. No arrests have been made at this time.

A 72-year-old woman reported $5 stolen from her car at 2:20 p.m. Monday. The woman parked her car in the 900 block of Monroe Street in south Evanston at 7:00 p.m. Sunday and returned to it at noon

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Audi executive to join Seven members added to communications dept. NU’s Board of Trustees By ALAN PEREZ

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A senior Audi executive will take charge of Northwestern’s marketing and communications team this fall as the University continues its push for a cohesive and unique brand. Jeri Ward (Kellogg ‘01, McCormick ‘01) will serve as NU’s first vice president for global marketing and communications, replacing Mary Baglivo, the former chief marketing officer who left last year. Ward will also replace Al Cubbage, who left Northwestern this summer, as the head of University communications. Ward will report directly to President Morton Schapiro, according to a news release announcing her appointment. Ward comes off a 26-year career in the auto industry, first joining Ford’s marketing team before climbing the ranks at Audi of America to become the company’s first female vice president. Before promoting brands, she worked as a General Motors engineer for 9 years. As head of the Department of Global Marketing and Communications, which merged with the Department of University Relations last year, Ward will direct a marketing team of over 50 that has branded the school as one with strengths in numerous disciplines and students who take on multiple challenges and activities. “AND is in our DNA” and “Take a Northwestern Direction” often appear in marketing tools that highlight students who seemed to pave their own path to success or excel in many — often distinct — academic and extracurricular activities. The effort to shape a collective brand began as early as 2014, when University officials began research to bridge differences in marketing between schools and departments. Since then, the team has bought television

ads and worked closely with the admissions team to attract top students. Ward will also lead the communications team, where she’ll have the option to take charge as the University’s chief spokesperson. Whether she takes that responsibility is unclear. Until Oct. 1, when Ward joins Northwestern, that role stays with Bob Rowley, the assistant vice president of media relations. aperez@u.northwestern.edu

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Jeri Ward. Ward will serve in a new position as Northwestern’s vice president for global marketing and communications.

By AMY LI

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The head of Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and top U.S. exporter, is the only of seven new trustees announced Monday who does not hold a degree from Northwestern. Dennis Muilenburg, the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the company, graduated with engineering degrees from Iowa State University and the University of Washington. The six others are Alicia Boler Davis (McCormick ’91), Larry Gies (Kellogg ’92), Larry Irving (Weinberg ’76), Jennifer Leischner Litowitz (Weinberg ’91), Purnima Puri (Weinberg ’93) and Paul Schneider (Weinberg ’96, Kellogg ’11). The new trustees were nominated by a Board of Trustees committee and approved by a unanimous vote of the full board at its June meeting, said Jon Yates, a University spokesman. The trustees come from various backgrounds in manufacturing, consulting and investment and lead companies like the Irving Group, HPS Investment Partners and Schneider Resource Holdings. Boler Davis, the executive vice president of Global Manufacturing for General Motors, has held many positions in manufacturing, engineering and product development throughout her career and has been recognized by numerous organizations and publications for her professional accomplishments and community service, the release said. Irving is president and CEO of the Irving Group. In the past, Irving served as vice president for global government affairs for Hewlett-Packard, the world’s largest technological company, the press release said. Gies is the founder, president and CEO of Madison Industries, “one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world,” the release said. He also serves as the president of The Gies Foundation, which focuses on youth, education and health. amyli2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Seidel, Kalfas help Cats sweep Big Ten weekly awards after two wins

Northwestern claimed all three of the Big Ten’s weekly field hockey awards Monday for the previous week. Freshman forward Maren Seidel was named Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week while junior goalkeeper Annie Kalfas was named Defensive Player of the Week. Seidel provided the goal-scoring spark in both of the No. 10 Wildcats’ victories this weekend. First against then-No. 13 Iowa, Seidel opened the scoring when she deflected in a shot off the stick of senior midfielder Puck Pentenga. Two days later, Seidel deflected in another goal off a Pentenga shot to start the scoring for NU against then-No. 25 California. Seidel scored her second goal of the game again off a feed from Pentenga. The Germany native becomes the first freshman to win a non-Freshman of the Week award this season. Kalfas was a brick wall in net over the weekend. The netminder held both ranked opponents scoreless over 140:00 of action in Evanston. Making six stops in the two games, Kalfas lowered her goals against average to 1.45 and improved her save percentage to .733. This was the first time Kalfas was named a Big Ten Player of the Week.

Wood earns Big Ten freshman of the week award for second time

For the second time this season, freshman goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood was honored as Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Wood earned her third weekly award after her performance against then-No. 20 Penn State and Ohio State. First, Northwestern defeated the visiting Nittany Lions on Friday behind an impressive performance from Wood. Penn State took 16 shots and earned 11 corners but failed to find the back of the net as Wood made six saves. Then, Wood held the Buckeyes scoreless for almost 100 minutes before Ohio State’s Izzy Rodriguez curled in a free kick following a controversial foul. Wood finished with six saves again during the game. “She is very dynamic, she is very springy, she

The awards were the first wins Northwestern this season. It is the first time one team has swept all three awards this season and the first time one Big Ten team has swept the awards since Michigan accomplished the feat in 2017. — Peter Warren

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Annie Kalfas prepares to defend a corner. The junior goalkeeper did not allow a goal this weekend.

has very quick reflexes,” coach Michael Moynihan said. “There are still things she is working on. She wants to get up and play for the national team.” Wood won her first Freshman of the Week, as well as her first Goalkeeper of the Week, award on Aug. 28 after posting shutouts against Iowa State and West Virginia. Over 200 minutes of action, Wood made 11 saves and was named Boilermaker Challenge Cup Defensive MVP. Through 11 games, Wood has played every minute of every game. She has allowed only five goals despite facing 121 shots. Of those 121 shots, she has made 41 saves. In addition to Wood, three other Cats players have earned Big Ten Player of Week honors — senior forward Brenna Lovera, senior defender Kayla Sharples and freshman defender Julietta Thron. Charlie Goldsmith contributed reporting. — Peter Warren

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When a friend lost her leg to cancer, Morton, who was only a teenager at the time, raised money for an artificial leg, according to the obituary. People who knew her point to this as one of the earliest examples of her selflessness. “Yes she was mayor, but she’s been a public servant forever,” Delores Holmes, the former 5th Ward alderman, told The Daily. After graduating from Winston-Salem’s Teachers College and working her first stint as a teacher, Morton attended Northwestern University and graduated with a master’s degree in education in 1942. She would serve as an educator for another 30 years before Lytle offered her a seat on the City Council. Through her roles as teacher, principal, head of the local NAACP chapter, deacon, mother, alderman and mayor, Morton was often consulted by her successors who sought her wisdom and experience. Holmes said Morton taught her the importance of strengthening her relationships with churches to stay connected to the black community. Tisdahl, Morton’s immediate successor, was told to only write down notes, not a script, for important speeches and often called the retired mayor for advice. As a stalwart of the community, Morton’s endorsement was essential for those wanting to fill her shoes. Speaking at her funeral, current Mayor Steve Hagerty said he visited Morton at her home during the campaign. He was met with a loud television and said he turned down the volume, only to turn it up again after CNN announced breaking news: Hillary Clinton would not be indicted by the FBI. The two sat and watched the presidential candidate defend herself during interviews with news anchors. “You should take notes,” Hagerty remembered Morton telling him. So he did. “I’m not sure what she wanted me to learn that day, but that was the teacher in Lorraine Morton,” he said. Countless others echoed that sentiment, saying she was never hesitant to teach a lesson when the opportunity came. They said devotion to teaching came from an ideal she learned at an early age from her father and often repeated. It became a crucial line in a documentary about her life produced by the Shorefront Legacy Center. “Only a life of service is a life worthwhile,” Morton said.

Breaking barriers, building bridges

As a black woman, Morton was all too familiar with the experience of discrimination. In an interview after her retirement, she recalled living with five black female students on Lake Street in south Evanston during her years studying at Northwestern. At the time, black students were barred from living on campus. Later, she would go on to fight that injustice. Morton committed to desegregation efforts as a member of the NAACP and wanted to break the color barrier in Evanston schools. In the early 1960s, she asked Superintendent Oscar Chute if she could transfer from the Foster School to another a school in Evanston/ Skokie School District 65, where she would become the first non-white teacher in the district. “I’ll never forget the expression on his face,” she recalled in a 2013 interview with Shorefront Journal. “He seemed so pleased. As I interpreted it later, knowing his interest in the desegregation of schools, it was as if he said, ‘at last someone is willing to come in and break this ice!’” While Morton fought tirelessly for the AfricanAmerican community, she was also a champion of women’s rights. But for all the barriers she broke, Morton often promoted herself as a bridge builder. As mayor, Morton improved the strained the relationship between the city and the University, which would later name a scholarship in her honor. “Lorraine Morton was a good, personal friend and a friend to Northwestern University,” former University president Henry Bienen, whose tenure coincided with much of Morton’s, said in a news release. “She was a fine mayor and a fine person and an esteemed alumna of Northwestern. It was a pleasure to work with her and to know her during my tenure as president.”

“Mama Morton”

Morton’s work of inclusion didn’t stop with institutions. At her funeral, family members said she stressed unequivocal family ties and fostered a tight-knit community up until her death. Hecky Powell, owner of Hecky’s Barbecue, recalled the community leader’s work as a mentor for the city’s youth. If someone got into trouble, he told Saturday’s audience, she would invite them to her house to talk. After talking with them over a coke or iced tea, she would offer her advice. “She never abandoned any of us,” he said. “She helped shape me and others like me to become the men we are today.” As a pillar of the community, the city’s residents had plenty to say of her legacy. If one thing was clear after Saturday’s funeral services, it’s that Evanston residents have a lot to remember her by. While giving a eulogy toward the end of the event, the Rev. Larry Bullock summarized Morton’s impact on Evanston: “Dr. Evans gave the town the name. Mama Morton gave the town its soul.” aperez@u.northwestern.edu

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more attractive to employers. While speakers offered advice to new students and encouraged them to support one another, Provost Jonathan Holloway stayed true to his academic background when he discussed Thomas Jefferson’s controversial yet mixed legacy as a president, egalitarian and slaveholder. Holloway went on for over seven minutes before revealing his true purpose for retelling the unveiling of Jefferson’s ancestry and history, which required the work of academics from various backgrounds. “You will, in short, find yourself on a path where you will stumble upon messy intersections

of play. In 16 career games, Larkin tallied 1,091 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns. He carried the ball 22 times for 82 yards and two touchdowns in his career finale against Akron. Larkin will nevertheless remain involved with the program as a student assistant, a decision he and Fitzgerald reached after talking extensively since Friday, when Fitzgerald learned of the news. “I’m ecstatic that he’s going to join the staff,” the coach said. “He was adamant with the team today that this was not the end, it’s just a new chapter. His attitude was awesome.” Fitzgerald and Larkin’s teammates raved about the sophomore’s speech to the team early Monday, in which he formally announced his retirement. He received a standing ovation for his address, what

Fitzgerald called “one of the most inspirational football speeches” he has heard from a player. Some players, like sophomore linebacker Paddy Fisher — who said he was aware of the occasional numbness Larkin suffered —— knew the news ahead of Larkin’s remarks, while others did not. Still, all stressed that the ground game’s anchor wanted to look forward to his stint as a coach, not to feel pity for what he had to give up. “It was a testament to his character the way he stood up and addressed us, and was able to give us a synopsis of what he’s going through but also his outlook on his life going forward,” junior defensive end Joe Gaziano said. “It’s not going to end, it’s just opening up a new chapter.”

where fields like history, science and literature have met,” he said. “When you find yourself at a crossroads, take the time to inspect the seemingly empty spaces between fields, look for what is only revealed when a new perspective is introduced, dare to listen to beliefs that are not your own.” Advice to students wavered from academic to more social: don’t only make friends with people like you, listen to yourself and each other, and challenge yourself to understand beliefs that may be in conflict with your own. At one point, after proudly noting the development of new buildings during his tenure as president, Schapiro encouraged students to participate in intramurals, adding that the new Ryan Fieldhouse would not be limited to just varsity and club athletes. Patricia Telles-Irvin, the vice president for

student affairs, asked students to seek out support systems and to offer that support for others. The statements come just over a week after Telles-Irvin highlighted mental health and wellness resources in an email sent to families of students. That email came as current students have increasingly expressed concerns about the availability of mental health resources on campus. During Sunday’s convocation, Schapiro announced an unspecified amount of additional funds to Counseling and Psychological Services, and Telles-Irvin encouraged students to listen for students who may be struggling. “We’re here trying to create a community of care,” she said.

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SPORTS

ON DECK SEP.

ON THE RECORD

It starts with us defending well and winning the ball in good places. — Hannah Davison, defender

Men’s Soccer NU at No. 2 Indiana, 6 p.m. Wednesday

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Northwestern beats Penn State, falls to Ohio State By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

daily senior staffer @2021_Charlie

There’s a saying that coach Michael Moynihan told the team on the sideline in the aftermath of Sunday’s game against Ohio State. It ’s not always the team that dominates the game that comes out on top. On Thursday, Northwestern (7-22, 1-2-1 Big Ten) beat No. 20 Penn State (6-4, 2-1), the reigning Big Ten tournament champions, for the first time in the regular season since 1998. The No. 21 Wildcats were outshot 16-2 and struggled holding onto the ball, but senior defender Kayla Sharples essentially beat the buzzer with a goal at the end of the first half and they won 1-0. Two days later, coming off a season-changing win, NU’s play improved against Ohio State (5-4, 2-1), the best regular season Big Ten team in 2017. The Cats outshot the Buckeyes 9-5 in the first half and didn’t concede anything dangerous at the net throughout regulation and for the first 9 minutes and 54 seconds of the first overtime period. According to Moynihan, the Buckeyes were being outplayed, but then with six seconds on the clock, “there was a light touch,” he said. “[We] gave [the referee] the opportunity to make a call.”

No. 20 Penn State

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After a collision occurred down the field and the referee stopped play and the clock to award the Buckeyes a free kick from about 30 yards, defender Izzy Rodriguez roped a line drive that twisted over the Cats’ wall of defenders and into the bottom left corner of the net as the clock expired. In those six seconds, NU conceded its first home goal of the season and fell below .500 in conference play. Senior defender Hannah Davison said the Cats were able to execute their offensive game plan in the loss against Ohio State after not doing so Thursday. “It starts with us defending well and winning the ball in good places,” Davison said. “We were able to defend higher on the field today, and really apply a lot of pressure… The flow of the game was in our favor, and I think we kept a lot of the possession.” In the first 90 minutes Sunday, NU had a number of chances that could have put the game away. Eight minutes into the match, sophomore forward Nia Harris found the ball in the box off a cross from senior

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forward Brenna Lovera, and Harris forced Ohio State goalkeeper Devon Kerr into a diving save. In the second half, Sharples had consecutive near run-ins with crosses off corner kicks in the 75th minute that could have given the Cats the lead, and she took two more shots in the run of play. On Thursday, it only took one chance for Sharples to connect. Off a corner kick from senior midfielder Marisa Viggiano, Sharples poked the loose ball into the net for the eighth goal of her career. Penn State dominated the Cats, and NU did the Buckeyes. Yet, both times the team with the lesser game walked off the pitch victorious. “Against Penn State, we were a little bit reluctant to do that because they’re so good on the ball,” Moynihan said. “I thought [today] the forward players looked pretty strong, just didn’t get the finish.” Joseph Wilkinson contributed reporting. charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern. edu

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Marisa Viggiano dribbles upfield. The senior midfielder provided the assist for Friday’s lone goal.

VOLLEYBALL

FIELD HOCKEY

Wildcats leave road trip winless NU wins two contests By PETER WARREN

daily senior staffer @thepeterwarren

Heading into conference play at 10-2 for the second year in a row, Northwestern hoped to get off to a better start this year after losing its first two Big Ten games in 2017. But the Wildcats returned home from a weekend trip to Indiana and Purdue in the same boat as they were last season. NU (10-4, 0-2) first dropped its match versus the Hoosiers (10-3, 1-1), 3-1, on Friday before losing in four sets again to the No. 16 Boilermakers (12-1, 1-1) on Saturday. After losing the first set to Indiana, the Cats evened the match at one set apice with a late-set swing. Down 22-17 late in the set, NU won four straight points to bring the set

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Indiana

within one. Then after the Hoosiers secured a kill, the Cats won another four straight points to win the set. In the third and fourth sets, Indiana opened with big rallies. The Hoosiers won seven of the first eight points in the third set and won five of the first six points in the fourth set. Indiana went on to win both sets 25-18 to take the match. Against ranked Purdue, the Cats swiped the first set, 25-22 behind an early rally. NU won seven of the first eight points of the set before taking an 11-2 lead after 13 points

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Sarah Johnson attempts a serve. The junior libero had 14 digs against Purdue.

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No. 16 Purdue

played. The early advantage boosted the Cats to the first set victory over the Boilermakers. Following that first set, Purdue turned the tables. In front of a home crowd of 2,415, the Boilermakers cruised to a 25-13 second set victory and then hit .412 in a 25-22 third set win. Purdue then sent NU home empty handed when it won the fourth and final set, 25-19. Sophomore outside hitter Nia Robinson and freshman outside hitter Abryanna Cannon both did not play over the weekend. Both were opening game starters for the Cats and the team leaders in kills per set. Without their two main focal points on offense, the Cats relied on freshman outside hitter/opposite hitter Ella Grbac and freshman outside hitter Hanna Lesiak in addition to sophomore middle hitter Alana Walker and sophomore opposite hitter Danyelle Williams. Grbac notched 14 kills against Indiana and 15 kills against Purdue, both team-highs, while also leading the team in total attempts. Lesiak had 17 kills over the two games in addition to 19 digs. Williams had double-digit kills in both games while Walker had a hitting percentage of .278. Sophomore setter Britt Bommer and freshman setter Kiara McNulty shared setting duties in the first game of the weekend. The next day, Bommer was the only setter to play, notching 44 assists. NU has not won one of its first two conference games of the season since it won its first two Big Ten contests against Rutgers and Maryland in 2015. peterwarren2021@u.northwestern. edu

By ANDREW GOLDEN

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Northwestern hadn’t played to its standards against ranked teams going into this weekend. Before this weekend, the Wildcats were 2-4 against ranked opponents, only getting wins against then-No. 15 Stanford and then-No. 13 Boston College. However, No. 14 NU (8-4, 2-0 Big Ten) proved that they could compete with the best this weekend, beating No. 13 Iowa and No. 25 California each by a score of 2-0. On Friday, the Cats defeated the Hawkeyes (8-2, 1-1 Big Ten) for their second Big Ten win for the season after beating Indiana a week before. NU had plenty of chances to score in the first half. After outshooting Iowa 4-3 and getting six penalty corners in the first half, the Cats still couldn’t break through until the second half. On NU’s seventh penalty corner of the game and its first of the second half, a shot by senior midfielder Puck Pentenga was deflected and hit in by freshman forward Maren Seidel. “We had a goal called back, but I knew we were getting our chances,” coach Tracey Fuchs said in a postgame interview on Twitter. “Our penalty corner execution wasn’t very good in the first half, so we really settled down and we were able to get that first penalty corner goal in the second half.” Six minutes later, redshirt sophomore forward Lakin Berry gave the Cats some added insurance with a goal on a cross to double their lead. With the victory, NU has beaten the Hawkeyes five times in the last six seasons. In the second game of the weekend against the Golden Bears on Sunday, Seidel’s offensive production and the Cats’ defense propelled NU to its second victory this weekend. Just like in Friday’s game, the Cats

No. 13 Iowa

No. 14 Northwestern

No. 25 California

No. 14 Northwestern

took advantage of a penalty corner and Seidel scored off of a deflection of a shot from Pentenga. Seidel scored her second goal of the game with under 12 minutes left in the game. With her big weekend, Seidel is leading the team with seven goals and has 14 points, second behind Pentenga. “She had a great weekend,” Fuchs said. “She had a great corner goal today and even was bumped off the ball. That what we need. Our freshman need to play like juniors and our seniors need to play like pros.” As well as the offense played this weekend, the defense has been impressive in the last two weeks. After giving up 2.86 goals in their first seven games, NU has given up only two goals in their last five games. “They’ve been playing really, really well,” Fuchs said after their win against Iowa. “They’re growing. They definitely have room to improve, but I was really happy with both sides of the ball today.” The Cats will look to carry their two-game winning streak into next weekend as they face off against two conference opponents — Michigan and Michigan State. “It’s anybody’s year for the Big Ten,” Fuchs said. “We’re going to give both teams a run for their money and we’ll be ready to play next weekend.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern. edu