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Committee votes to fund welcome center

Social Services in favor of center for asylum seekers

By ELLA JEFFRIES the daily northwestern @ellajeffriess

Evanston’s Social Services Committee unanimously voted to support city fund ing for a welcome center for immigrants Thursday. The proposed plan draws up to $500,000 from American Rescue Plan Act funds and would cover funding for the center from July 2022 to July 2023.

The building plans come as about 1,200 asylum seek ers have arrived in Chicago over the past month. The migrants have come in buses from Texas as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to send asylum seekers to other cit ies, including New York City and Washington D.C., in an attempt to pressure Biden to increase border controls.

Mariana Osoria, senior vice president of partner ships and engagement at Family Focus, said the center intends to provide services to those arriving in Evanston. Resources

include interpretation and translation for advocacy, emergency cash assistance, employment readiness ser vices and community edu cation workshops to help individuals and families.

“We truly want to engage with the community and hear what services they’re most interested in so that as we’re building the pro gram, we’re identifying and responding to what some of the top priorities are,” Oso ria said.

The Chicago-based nonprofit organization focuses on nurturing families and children to help build social capital and achieve eco nomic mobility through programs grounded in social justice and anti-racism.

Family Focus currently has 10 community centers across the Chicago area, including one located next to the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center at 2010 Dewey Ave., where the welcome center will operate.

In recent weeks, Family Focus has sent staff from one of its Chicago welcome centers to Evanston to sup port migrants from Texas, aiding them with finding

» See WELCOME , page 10

NU shares plans for new Ryan Field

University plans for construction after 2023 football season ends

By JACOB FULTON daily senior staffer @jacobnfulton

Nearly a century after first opening to the public, Ryan

Field is gearing up for a major facelift.

Northwestern announced plans Wednesday for a new football stadium, after facil ity namesakes Pat Ryan (Kel logg ‘59) and Shirley Ryan

City Council votes to protect birds

By NORA COLLINS the daily northwestern @noracollins02

New Evanston develop ments will be required to follow bird-safe standards in an effort to reduce bird colli sion deaths after City Coun cil unanimously approved a safety ordinance designed in partnership with local group Bird-Friendly Evanston in September.

Chicago leads the United States as the most danger ous city for migratory birds, according to a 2019 research study from Cornell Universi ty’s Lab of Ornithology. Judy Pollock, president of the Chi cago Audubon Society, said the study shows how critical it is for high-risk bird migra tion cities to pay attention to their windows.

“Evanston is really just an extension of Chicago, from a bird’s perspective,” Pollock, also a member of both Bird Friendly Evanston and Evan ston North Shore Bird Club, said.

“Hundreds of different

species are coming through Evanston and are using not only the lakefront and the canal but also just backyards.”

Different types of glass and construction designs -–including transparent build ing corners or green roofs

— can constitute threats for birds, according to Libby Hill, an Evanston-based author and environmental activist.

Commercial, multifamily and industrial projects will be required to lessen those

obstacles, among others, to increase protection for birds.

“For me, it’s the beauty and the importance that we’re not destroying any living being on the earth, whether it be a

(Weinberg ‘61) announced a record-breaking $480 mil lion donation to the Univer sity in September 2021 that included funds earmarked for the renovation. NU’s Board of Trustees approved the design

last week, which is reported to cost around $800 million.

The privately-funded facil ity has a projected maximum capacity of 35,000 — 12,000

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Norris to relocate Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks to replace Dunkin’ on ground floor of student center

By NICOLE MARKUS the daily northwestern @nicolejmarkus

Norris University Center is shaking things up.

A Starbucks Coffee will replace the Dunkin’ that was previously located on the ground floor of Norris start ing in Spring Quarter. Shake Smart, a smoothie and sand wich place, will also open at the Starbucks’ current loca tion on Norris’ first floor.

“The Starbucks concept that we know on the first floor is pretty outdated, and the footprint is pretty small,” Nor ris Executive Director Corbin Smyth said. “The plan is to put in a full Starbucks experience that you would get in any of their newer stores.”

According to Smyth, the transition will be “seamless.”

The original Starbucks on the first floor will remain

open until construction is completed downstairs, which should happen in March 2023, he said.

Though there will no lon ger be a Dunkin’ coffee shop on campus, which Smyth said stems from the fact the loca tion had the least revenue of Norris’ retail eateries, North western will sell doughnuts through Market at Norris.

However, some students aren’t happy with Dunkin’s closing.

“Their food products are better than Starbucks,” Wein berg junior Stephanie Shi said. “I also feel like it’s going to be super chaotic, because the line for Starbucks is super long and the line for MOD is super long, and because of how they’re oriented, I think it’s just going to be super messy.”

Medill senior Maria Caa mano said the lines at Star bucks have gotten increasingly long since Dunkin’s closing.

Dunkin’ served as a quick lunch option between classes for Caamano, an option she

Illustration by Olivia Abeyta

If approved, construction on the new Ryan Field would begin after the 2023 football season.

developments will be required to follow bird-safe standards

Madison Bratley/The Daily Northwestern

Migratory birds travel through the Evanston and Chicago area during their flight paths.

Students discuss importance of correct name pronunciation

Residents rally, fundraise for reproductive rights

By ISABELLE BUTERA the daily northwestern @isabelle_butera

On a sunny July afternoon, more than 300 Evan ston residents took to the streets — to dance. A crowd of mostly women clad in colorful shirts that read “abortion is healthcare” and “bans off our bod ies,” sipped wine and danced to 70’s Soul music. The reason? Reproductive rights.

The event kicked off Evanstonians for Repro ductive Rights’ summer effort, which raised almost $60,000 for Planned Parenthood of Illinois.The coalition is led by local business owners, artists and community leaders. It was formed in the week following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that reversed the federal statute protecting abortion until the third trimester of pregnancy.

The group wanted to act quickly and tap into the anger residents felt directly after the decision, organizer Katherine Gotsick said.

“We’re particularly fired up by the overturning of Roe v. Wade and (thought) let’s just get a bunch of angry women together and see what we can do,” Gotsick said.

Illinois wrote the right to an abortion into law in 2019, meaning it is still available and legal in the state. The state acts as a Midwest hub for abortion, as all states bordering Illinois have already passed laws significantly limiting abortion.

Clinics offering abortion services, like Planned Parenthood, have already seen an influx of outof-state patients traveling into Illinois to access abortions. WTHR, the local NBC affiliate in Indi ana, reported that the 17 Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinics saw an increase from 100 to about 750 out of state patients in the first week after Roe was overturned.

The summer’s first event, hosted by Diana Hamann from The Wine Goddess, raised over $10,000 in raffle and ticket sales. Local businesses including Evanston SPACE, Sketchbook Brewing Company and Campagnola Restaurant donated raffle prizes. Aim & Ailie Hair Boutique offered free haircuts and Squeezebox Books & Music provided

music.

Then, from Aug. 11 to 14, 29 local businesses participated in a Shop and Give Event. Rachel Hershinow of Stella Boutique, Jaime Leonardi of Stumble & Relish and Aim Larrabee of Aim & Ailie Hair Boutique were among those who participated and helped organize the event. A portion of their sales went to a GoFundMe, raising an additional $15,000.

“It was such a valuable experience, it shows the strength in numbers of people coming together for a common cause,” Hershinow said. “Grass roots movements do work. If we come together, big things can be accomplished.”

Evanstonians for Reproductive Rights collabo rated with the Nasty Women Evanston group on Aug. 20 to co-host the group’s annual art show and increase donations to Planned Parenthood of Illinois.

Between the three events and individual

donations to the GoFundMe, Evanstonians for Reproductive Rights raised $58,341 of their $100,000 goal.

The women were motivated by a responsibility to protect abortion access across the state.

“Living in a blue state, you have to help your sisters across the country,” Hershinow said. “Liv ing in Evanston, which is a very progressive city, and living in Illinois, which is a blue state, it’s our responsibility to take care of women.”

Efforts by Republican leaders — such as Sena tor Lindsey Graham who introduced a national ban on abortion after 15 weeks — could overrule Illinois’s law.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker condemned the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion in May and has since promised to keep the state a “safe haven” for reproductive rights.

“I believe Republicans at their word, I believe when they tell us they’re going to do something,”

Hamann said. “To think that it’s not gonna affect Illinois, I think is naïve.”

isabellebutera2025@u.northwestern.edu

Setting the record straight

An article published in Monday’s paper titled “Alum’s thesis looks at cli mate activism” misspelled Bob Heuer’s last name.

The Daily regrets the error.

Illustration by Shveta Shah

Evanstonians for Reproductive Rights donated their funds to Planned parenthood Illinois to support access to abortion within Illinois, and for patients hailing from outof-state for treatment.

Tenders to Tacos: Lisa’s updates menu

By JESSICA MA the daily northwestern @jessicama2025

When Weinberg sophomore Beckett Sands walked into Lisa’s Cafe for the first time this fall, he thought to himself, “What the heck? Where are the sodas?”

As students returned to campus, the famil iar spot looked a little unfamiliar to many of them. Lisa’s Cafe underwent changes this sum mer to its interior design and menu, which features new meal-exchange options.

“My whole world has been thrown upside down,” Sands said. “I’m in a new room. Every thing’s new except for friends. I expected a consistent Lisa’s, but it’s just changed.”

The new menu offers meal exchanges for burritos, tacos, quesadillas and nachos. The burrito, tacos and quesadilla come with tor tilla chips and salsa, while all options include bottled water.

In the past, Lisa’s meal exchange options included items like chicken or vegan tenders, as well as crudité hummus subs. While refrig erated items are still available, the new menu consists solely of burritos, tacos, quesadillas and nachos.

Weinberg sophomore Abby Coffey said she appreciates Lisa’s proximity as a North Cam pus resident. She said she was initially sad to see the chicken tenders leave the menu. But after trying the new burrito, Coffey changed her mind.

“While I did like the chicken tenders, I do feel like the dining hall has them a lot,” Coffey said. “It’s a loss, but it’s not that big of a loss.”

Sands shared the sentiment and said he appreciates the greater variety in the new menu.

Director of Dining Stacey Brown said the menu changes incorporated previous feed back from students. Every fall, she said, North western Dining does a survey that allows students to give quantitative and qualitative evaluations.

Lisa’s Cafe has a new menu, featuring meal-exchangeable items like tacos and burritos.

“We heard very loudly, as part of that sur vey, that Lisa’s needed some changes,” Brown said. “Students were looking for more meal exchange options. They were looking for more variety.”

In the spring, Brown said NU Dining spoke to students in focus groups, made up of about 80 total participants, that confirmed the sur vey results.

The new menu is also customizable, which Brown said works better for students with dietary restrictions. For example, cheese doesn’t come standard with any item, Brown said, so students can add it if they please.

To create a cozier space, NU Dining swapped furniture from the front of the cafe

to the back, Brown said. Now, rows of colorful snacks line the wall facing the cash register. The prevention of shoplifting wasn’t part of the thought process for the interior changes, Brown noted. Coffey had different thoughts on the new interior and said the seating area feels more cramped in the corner.

Ultimately, Lisa’s hasn’t reached its final iter ation yet, Brown said, and more is still to come.

“We’re going to have more shelving come in. We’re going to have more coolers. We’re going to see some more products,” Brown said. “We’re just excited to be able to offer some more things.”

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OPINION

Azimipour: I will tell my story so that I can heal

And most of all, I’m scared because I will have to see him at the end of this.” Dec. 8, 2021

I began my interviews during finals week of my first quarter at NU. They said it couldn’t wait. They asked me to tell my side of the story and spare no detail.

Content warning: This story includes mentions of sexual assault.

“I’m doing this to be true to myself.” Nov. 15, 2021

There were moments in my battle against the Office of Equity in which I was strong. Now, I feel obligated to share my story of strength, in the hopes of helping others who are decid ing whether or not to go through this arduous process. So, I guess you could call this my guide to the trauma-uninformed process that is the Northwestern Interim Policy on Title IX Sexual Harassment, facilitated by the Office of Equity. Almost a year ago, I started my Title IX case and decided to journal the process.

On Oct. 15, 2021, I met up with another NU student from a popular dating app. That night, I was raped and violated. I didn’t understand what had happened, and because of my perpetrator’s manipulation, I went back. The abuse continued. Exactly one month later, I decided to report my case and wrote a report to the Office of Equity at NU.

“I am scared. I am scared because the flow chart told me the process was two pages. I am scared because I am invalidating myself enough, and I can’t handle others doing it too. I’m scared because I have to tell them what happened to me in graphic detail.

“I looked everywhere but into the eyes of the man who had no reac tion to the severe trauma I was being forced to regurgitate for him. An occasional nod. That’s all I got. I looked at my advi sor. I saw in her eyes the concern she had for me, and I saw in her eyes how badly she wanted to vali date me. But she couldn’t speak — Office of Equity rules. I finished my story. The Title IX Official asked for clarification.

”

They interviewed him, then me again. Months later, they sent out the investigative report. I received weekly emails for four months, telling me there was basically no progress. The report was 197 pages. I had to read and annotate his testimony for my lawyer. I wrote my response. He wrote his. The Office of Equity appointed a decision-maker. In June, eight months after the initial assault, they finally set a date for the trial. I requested not to have to see him, but got no response.

You took a fragile 19-year-old and broke her beyond repair with a system that made her relive her trauma more times than necessary. It was degrading and unfair.

- SARA AZIMIPOUR, Op-ed contributor

Specifics that I couldn’t remember even if I had wracked my brain for hours and hours. But, he expected me to.” Dec. 10, 2021

More than 10 hours of horrible interviews later.

“I like to be perceived as strong. But, I am not. Last night, everything came out. I needed to cry. I needed to scream. I needed to sob like my world was collapsing because it was.” Dec. 20, 2021

“I’m terrified to see him.” June 27, 2022

The trial came and went. His lawyer berated me during my cross-examination. My rapist was sworn in and told his side of the story. I cried while delivering my closing statement. In his clos ing statement, he said he “couldn’t wait” to be an NU alum — a graduate of the university I worked so hard to get into, only to have my experience torn apart by a violent man.

Almost a month later, I got the email: “This is an Official Correspondence from the Office of Equity.” There were 25 charges brought against him, including Title IX rape, fondling, dating violence and endangerment. They found him guilty of only two, neither being rape. The disci plinary committee, made up of NU professors,

said it needed to strongly consider his develop mental needs. I wish the committee had taken into account my needs.

“I am strong, but I couldn’t stop this. But I am strong, so I will take this as far as I can. I will tell my story so that I can heal and so that I can prove to myself that I am not only still as strong as I once was, but even stronger for what I am able to come back from. I am not weak because of what happened to me. I am not.” Aug. 10, 2022

NU, you did not truly convict my rapist for what he did. You perpetuate a system of victim shaming that is not led by empathy nor informed by trauma response principles. You took a fragile 19-year-old and broke her beyond repair with a system that made her relive her trauma more times than neces sary. It was degrading and unfair. You made her sit through more than 10 hours of interviews in which you couldn’t even get her name right. You wouldn’t even do that. You made her see her rapist on the day of the trial despite all of her requests otherwise. You kept using his name when she requested for you to use only “respondent.” You did this, and I will do everything in my power to not let it happen again.

“I did this to be true to myself.” Aug. 26, 2022

Sara Azimipour is a Weinberg sophomore. They can be contacted at saraazimipour2025@u.north western.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.

Amaral: Northwestern’s Board of Trustees is an outlier

Varied set of board capabilities

A university’s board of trustees establishes policies for the governance of its institution and oversees its management and finances, including the guidelines for investment of the endowment. Boards also select and appoint university presidents and have the final decision on the promotion and tenure of faculty and the revision of the Faculty Handbook.

It is fortuitous that this academic year North western is welcoming both University President Michael Schill and Board of Trustees Chair Peter Barris, all while the board is undergoing Program Review. This confluence offers a unique oppor tunity to critically reflect whether our board’s structure could have negatively impacted how NU navigated difficult moments in its recent past. These include controversies surrounding the cheer team, the appointment of the athletics director and the suspension of faculty retirement funds.

I contrasted publically available data on NU’s board against the benchmark described in a recent report by McKinsey & Company, as well as the boards of 19 private peer universities, including Columbia University, Duke University, Harvard University and Princeton University. The McKin sey report describes an ideal board as smaller with about 20 to 25 members who are “generationally diverse, have clear term limits and lengths, and consist of … a varied set of capabilities.”

Board size and gender diversity

NU’s board includes two categories: trustees and life trustees. At the time of this analysis, the board — at 70 trustees — was about three times larger than McKinsey’s recommended size and nearly twice the median board size of our peer institutions, making it a significant size outlier. The board currently has 71 members.

NU’s board is also atypical in that it is one of only four institutions in the studied cohort that appoints life trustees. When including life trustees, the size of our board is even more exceptional: at 148 members at the time of analysis, it is nearly four times the median size of other boards, and nearly twice as large as the California Institute of Technology’s board, the second largest.

Additionally, NU’s board doesn’t have as much gender diversity as most of our peers. Even excluding the less-diverse life trustees, only about 34% of NU’s board is female, which is below the median value of our peer institutions at roughly 41%.

Considering their function, boards of trustees would be expected to provide expertise in higher education, nonprofit management and endowment management. Because NU has schools offering training in diverse fields, we might expect representa tion based on the occupations covered by its schools. Figure 1 categorizes trustees based on their listed or inferred professional backgrounds, and it places NU’s board in comparison to the cohort of trustees at the other 19 institutions.

Boards of trustees generally trend toward hav ing too many representatives from the finance and consulting fields. That said, NU stands out for having a finance-heavy and education-light board. This is especially noteworthy given the size of NU’s board: With 70 members, any individual trustee changes the representation of any category by a mere 1.4%.

Finance and consulting seem to dominate NU’s board in absolute terms and, in all likelihood, on every advisory and decision-making committee within the board. As a result, board committees will likely lack representation from a trustee with a back ground in higher education.

Term limits

McKinsey’s report of good board practice recom mends term limits, noting that “without term limits or rules around term lengths, it can be difficult

to foster change and create opportunities for new leaders.” The report identifies several reasons why term limits, or a lack thereof, may affect a board. Concerns include a lack of up-to-date expertise and training, risks that arise with long-term membership and the difficulty new members may have in assert ing leadership.

Surprisingly, it isn’t possible to determine what the terms of NU’s trustees are. The category of “Life Trustee” suggests that for a segment of the board, the term has no end date. NU also appoints closely related members to its board — currently both Patrick Ryan and his son Patrick Ryan Jr. sit on the board — which smacks of nepotism and undue influence of some trustees.

Looking ahead

The current structure of NU’s board raises many concerns. Its large size and lack of transpar ency regarding roles and committee membership prevents accountability. The dominance of finance and consulting could give rise to conflict of interests in investment decisions, real estate, construction contracts, the purchase of services or software or the hiring of external consultants.

The lack of expertise in higher education sug gests that the trustees lack any frame of reference for understanding concerns and priorities of faculty and staff about the long-term impact of hiring and firing decisions. Lastly, the lack of diversity means the

board is out of step with the expectations, concerns and hopes of current students.

Fortunately, we have peer schools with boards that have taken steps to address concerns such as these. They have elected representatives of their alumni. They have representatives of their faculty and student bodies. They are diverse.

We, as a society, are headed into a time of great uncertainty due to the exacerbating threats to democracy and the climate crisis and its predicted impact on food, water, energy, disease spread, migration and the frequency and magnitude of natural catastrophes. NU will be better off if it can rely on the guidance of a diverse — in age, ethnicity and race, socioeconomic and professional back ground — board of trustees.

Luis Amaral is a professor of chemical and biologi cal engineering. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opin ion@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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purple all over nu’s new jerseys

By JOHN RIKER daily senior staffer @jhnriker

Creating a new college uniform set is typically a lengthy process, lasting at least 18 months and requiring approval from people across the football program and athletic department.

For Northwestern, a crucial step in its recent football uniform update came late last season, when the team’s leadership council got a sneak peak at the set. According to Eryk Jackson, the equipment manager for football since July 2016, the players loved the new threads. e downside? e seniors would never have a chance to wear the uniforms in game action.

“Anytime they see something new, they’re excited,” Jackson told the Daily. “When we initially showed it to the leadership council last year, there were some guys who were like, ‘Oh, I’m not going to even be able to wear it.’”

e wait has been worth it. e Wildcats’ enthusiasm for their new threads has been matched by overwhelming support from NU’s fanbase in the months since its release. Before debuting the look on the eld in Dublin for their season opener, the Cats posted photos of players in the new purple, white and black jerseys to the program’s Twi er account in June. Jackson also con rmed that the gothic alternates will stay in the uniform rotation.

While the changes to the Cats’ uniforms are not drastic, Jackson and NU players believe the nuances make the uniform much cleaner and central to the Cats’ brand.

e most obvious change is that the Northwestern stripe, a staple of NU football since 1909, has moved from the jersey’s chest to the shoulder sleeves. e color of the stripe has also changed to create more contrast, eliminating black all together and placing purple shoulder stripes on the white uniform and white shoulder stripes on the purple uniform. e shi xes one of the aesthetic aws of the previous set, which featured a nearly invisible black stripe on the purple jersey.

“If you look at the uniform, it’s a modern take on a historic look,” Jackson said. “What we did was take the opportunity to move the stripe to an area where you can see and made it one color, which is

more in-line with our brand guide. We made that stripe pop and said, ‘Hey, this is us. is is our take on our brand.’”

e update continues the innovation and reverence for tradition that has characterized the Cats’ partnership with Under Armour. When NU switched from Adidas and became Under Armour’s rst Big Ten school in 2012, the Cats launched their marketing campaign with the line “Reclaim the Stripe!” and the bold placement of the Northwestern stripe across the chest. In the ensuing seasons, NU experimented with dozens of uniform combinations and alternates — including the wildly popular Gothic set.

Ella Brockway, a former Gameday Editor for e Daily and expert on NU’s uniform history, said the restoration of the Northwestern stripe set the tone for the Under Armour partnership.

“ e whole point of that was taking something that had been something that was very iconic to Northwestern and repurposing it,” Brockway said. “If Northwestern didn’t have a huge history of success on the eld, at least they did have these cool motifs and historical things they could put on.”

e new set harkens back to past decades as well, with the single-color sleeves on the purple and white jerseys paying homage to the Cats’ look in the 1970s and a white-and-purple stripe pa ern on the black alternates that conjures memories of the dominant teams of the 1990s. Jackson said he also took inspiration from NU’s interpretive throwback uniforms in 2019, which emphasized simplicity and contrast.

he’s “not a big drip guy,” but when the Cats’ video team approached him during a pre-camp workout in search of players to model the new uniforms for their social media release, he couldn’t say no.

“I wasn’t expecting to be one of the models, to be honest with you,” Mangieri said. “I was just li ing at the time, and I was one of the only guys here. I was like, ‘Hey, why not?’ It was a good feeling, and I’d never been part of anything like that.”

Along with senior receiver Malik Washington, senior defensive back A.J. Hampton Jr. and graduate running back Andrew Clair, Mangieri suited up and posed in front of Deering Library. Washington, who helps pick combinations for games as a member of the Cats’ uniform commi ee, thought the backdrop was a ing choice.

“We went in front of the library and stu , and that shows how Northwestern we are,” Washington said. “Pu ing that thing on for the rst time and being one of the cover models, it felt good.”

NU certainly played well in the uniforms’ rst appearance against Nebraska in August, a 31-28 Cats win in which NU donned purple jerseys and purple pants. e uniforms failed to prevent the Cats’ three-game skid in September, but the debut of the white jersey in NU’s road game at No. 11 Penn State could bring much-needed magic.

“We still haven’t worn all the jerseys yet, but the guys love it,” Jackson said. “It’s a classic take; it’s a timeless piece. It’s something that can stand the test of time for generations to come.”

5 notes from ryan field designs

By JOHN RIKER daily senior staffer @jhnriker

Northwestern athletics has drastically redesigned the campus landscape in the past decade, from the futuristic Ryan Fieldhouse along the shore of Lake Michigan to the multipurpose Welsh-Ryan Arena. e nal frontier, however, has been updating the 97-year-old Ryan Field. While the Wildcats announced plans to build a new stadium on the current site last fall, the athletic department has kept speci cs under wraps.

at changed on Wednesday, when NU released o cial renderings of the stadium and announced details about the project in a news release. e new Ryan Field project is scheduled for a 2026 opening and has an estimated cost of $800 million.

What did we learn from the long-awaited Ryan Field reveal? Here are ve takeaways from the Wildcats’ exciting news:

1. e new Ryan Field will reduce capacity by 12,000

e most shocking detail was perhaps the projected maximum capacity. e current Ryan Field has a maximum capacity of just more than 47,000, and the Cats drew an average a endance of 43,873 as recently as 2018. Even at its current size, Ryan Field is the only stadium in the Big Ten that holds fewer than 50,000 fans and is dwarfed by coliseums that hold more than 100,000 fans at Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State.

In contrast, the new Ryan Field has a planned maximum capacity of 35,000. e result should be more aesthetically pleasing with fuller stands and a game day experience that brings fans closer to the action, but considering the $800 million price tag,

the choice is unconventional.

2. Cats will move out of the old stadium a er 2023 and be back in 2026

According to Danny Ecker of Crain’s Chicago Business, the Cats’ athletic department is planning to stay at Ryan Field until the end of the 2023 football season. With a targeted grand opening in 2026, it’s going to be quite an early commute for NU students trying to make an 11 a.m. kicko at an o -campus stadium for a couple seasons.

e department has yet to commit to a location for home games in 2024 and 2025 though the Chicago Bears’ Soldier Field is a possibility. Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, hosted the Cats for a ba le against Purdue in 2021 and o ers a professional venue on the North Side.

3. Design looks to create intimate and accessible gameday experience

One of the aws of Ryan Field — along with most century-old stadiums, for that ma er — is its lack of accessibility and sustainability. NU’s athletic department made clear that both will be priorities in the rebuild. e new stadium will be built to Universal Design standards to ensure all Cats’ fans can navigate and enjoy the venue, while the environmental footprint will be addressed by building to the speci cations of the Gold LEED certi cation.

Building a new stadium certainly doesn’t guarantee NU will defeat opponents like Southern Illinois and Miami (Ohio), but spectators should have a more immersive experience in general. One bene t of the new stadium’s 35,000-seat capacity will be the quality of seats, which will each have backs and will give fans “the best sight lines in college football,” according to the news release.

4. Its use will extend beyond football

Unlike the recently completed Welsh-Ryan Arena and Ryan Fieldhouse, the current Ryan Field is strictly for the football program, with the occasional graduation ceremony in the mix. e new stadium projects as a one-sport stadium as well, [CQ] but will have the possibility of hosting concerts. [CQ] e concerts will help o set the costs that come with maintaining an $800 million stadium, though NU has not commi ed to a speci c number of concerts per year.

5. e price tag is steep, but will be all privately funded

e $480 million donation from the Ryan family started momentum for a new eld, and all of the $800 million cost for the new stadium will come from private donors rather than funding from the city.

NU’s relationship with Evanston is a crucial element to this project, and the Cats are pitching the development as a way to improve life for residents.

e NU athletic department projects the new Ryan Field to be a nancial boon for the area, from revenue from o season concerts to contracts with local businesses. For neighbors frustrated with their houses being ooded by the stadium lights during night games, the stadium’s canopy aims to cut down on light and noise disturbance.

Even with the release of designs, the details of Ryan Field are far from nalized, and community input gures to be a major part of the stadium process in the next couple of years. Still, NU fans in the middle of a three-game losing skid found at least some glimmer of hope for the future of Cats football.

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Xander mueller’s rise through the ranks

Following in his brother's steps, earning a crucial role on NU defense

By LAWRENCE PRICE daily senior staffer @lpiii_tres

The linebacker position has always been a strength for Northwestern’s defense.

From the recently departed “Irish Law Firm” in Chris Bergin, Blake Gallagher and Paddy Fisher to coach Pat Fitzgerald and linebacker coach Tim McGarigle in the 90s and early 2000s, the list goes on and on.

But it wasn’t just hard work that set these greats apart. It was their ability to make plays in crucial situations. anks to plays like Fitzgerald’s leading e ort against No. 7 Michigan to stop running back Tim Biakabutuka at the goal line and Gallagher’s interception with less than two minutes le to beat Iowa in 2020, linebacker play has been central to the defense’s pristine reputation.

Now, Fitzgerald and McGarigle may see another linebacker rise to the occasion as the Wildcats (1-3, 1-0 Big Ten) prepare to face o against Nebraska and Southern Illinois: junior linebacker Xander Mueller.

“He just has taken the mindset of ge ing one day be er and one game be er,” McGarigle said. “You have to be con dent and you have to work and you have to understand what’s going on, and he’s done that.”

A star on special teams with stints as a linebacker during his rst two years, Mueller saw the fruits of his labor pay o this season by earning a starting role. With less than 90 seconds le in NU’s season opener against Nebraska, the Cats carried a three-point lead over the Cornhuskers as Nebraska a empted its best impression of a two-minute drill.

A er one rst down, Nebraska quarterback Casey ompson’s high-pointed pass tipped o wide receiver Wya Liewer’s hands and into a sliding Mueller’s arms.

NU’s defense erupted. Linebacking partner in crime junior Bryce Gallagher jumped on top of Mueller, senior defensive lineman Taishan Holmes waved goodbye to the Cornhuskers’ o ensive line and junior defensive backs Rod Heard II and Cameron Mitchell lapped the eld with their hands in the air.

“We always talk about just ge ing to the ball,” Mueller said. “All training camp that’s one of the biggest things we talk about. It could be anyone, everyone’s trying to get to the ball, I just got a couple

Since high school, Mueller’s older brother Erik always had a feeling his younger brother would be a be er football player than him.

And Mueller thought so too, even going so far as to commemorate his brother’s birthday with a post reading, “Happy birthday to the second-best linebacker in the family.”

However, the two never had the opportunity to put this to the test. A three-year age di erence meant di erent teams, friend groups and an unanswered question of who was the best.

Still, the brothers made their dream of playing together a reality during Erik’s senior year at NU, when Mueller joined the football program as a freshman — and both brothers played linebacker.

“(It) was such a surreal experience and just something that I had only dreamed about as a kid,” Erik said. “ at shared experience of football and being together at that level and the amount of e ort and commitment that goes into that really helped bring us closer.”

College has brought the two together outside of football as well. While at NU, Erik pursued pre-med and is now at a medical college in Wisconsin, while

Mueller is currently majoring in engineering.

Erik expressed the importance of sacri ce and discipline his parents instilled in him and his brother, both having to manage football and academics.

“He sticks to his routine and he does what he needs to do every single day,” Erik said of Mueller. “It was kind of a cornerstone of what we were raised … that you earn what you work for.”

Erik began as a walk-on in the football program, but through hard work and e orts on special teams he was eventually rewarded with a scholarship.

And with Erik being a veteran in the linebacker corps when Mueller was a freshman, not only did he show his younger brother “how awesome this place is,” but he continued to be the person he looked up to his entire life.

“One of the main reasons I am here is because of him,” Mueller said. “ at gives me con dence that I can play linebacker here and follow in his footsteps.”

With the season in full swing, Erik said he watches every game and talks to his younger brother nearly every week to discuss his performance.

And through these conversations and in-game experiences, Erik has witnessed strides his brother has taken. Or at least, he’s heard about them over the phone.

“He has such good instincts and he’s such a smart football player,” Erik said. “We’re both seeing the

From being selected as a PFF Team of the Week selection against Nebraska to leading the team with 2.5 tackles for loss and NU’s lone interception versus Southern Illinois, Mueller has quickly made a name for himself.

And with the Cats traveling to Happy Valley this weekend to resume Big Ten play against No. 11 Penn State (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten), Mueller and his counterpart Gallagher’s play are more important than ever.

“I’ve seen a lot of good play,” Fitzgerald said. “We put a lot on their plate mentally, we put a lot on their plate as far as leadership, and I just see both of those guys really growing.”

Alongside the scoring and competitive di erences in Big Ten and non conference opponents, Mueller added that fast-paced games and the physicality gap is something new he has seen in his rst year as a starter. is is an aspect of the game Fitzgerald said the Ni any Lions excel in, a team that averages 38.8 points per game.

But Fitzgerald, a 1995 and 1996 two-time consensus All-American linebacker, said more time and reps will only result in continued progress for the junior.

“He’s made a handful of important plays for us,” Fitzgerald said. “I’m really pleased with his initial start here, and I just can’t wait to watch his career progress.”

With the Cats looking to break their three-game losing streak as they face one of the top teams in the country, it all starts with the defense. And it can’t be done without the individuals in the middle — the linebackers.

With the experience of playing under great linebackers, being coached by some and leading the team in tackles for losses (eighth in the Big Ten) a week ago, Mueller has the motor and mentality to help lead the charge in turning the Cats early season woes around.

“Learning from them and from my linebacker coach has de nitely been the biggest part of any kind of success I’ve had,” Mueller said. “Each of us has to step into their role. We’ve de nitely go en more comfortable with doing our job, and that’s something we need to emphasize going into next week.”

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By IRIS SWARTHOUT daily senior staffer @swarthout_iris

Author Clint Smith begins “How the Word Is Passed” with a vignette on his drive to Mon ticello, a plantation in Central Virginia and the summer home of Thomas Jefferson. Smith dis cusses his tour of Monticello and imagines the lives of slaves, bought and sold under the nose of a man who, Smith writes, is one of many who “fought for their own freedom while keeping their boots on the necks of hundreds of others.”

“How the Word Is Passed” — Smith’s debut nonfiction book blending reporting, memoir and historical research — is this year’s selec tion for One Book One Northwestern. Books chosen for the program often tie into relevant societal issues, according to Nancy Cunniff, director of One Book, and she said recent debates surrounding critical race theory in American classrooms made “How the Word Is Passed” especially relevant.

The novel exemplifies Smith’s curiosity, which seems to transcend his accolades, One Book faculty chair and history Prof. Leslie Har ris said. Harris will also interview Smith at the Oct. 18 One Book keynote on NU’s Evanston campus.

“He presents himself as a lifelong learner,” Harris said. “I think we have to remain curi ous in order to continue to preserve … our freedom.”

The One Book selection process begins just before Winter Quarter, when the faculty elec tion committee narrows community submis sions to five finalists, which are read by the committee over Winter Break. It makes a final decision in January, Cunniff said.

After the organization chooses the book, Cunniff said, it partners with campus groups to facilitate events around the novel.

Weinberg sophomore and One Book Ambas sador Diana Deng said ambassadors reach out to students by putting up posters throughout campus and designing events centered around the book.

“The One Book team wants to hear … how students might be interested in (One Book) activities, and they want their events to be

attractive,” she said.

Weinberg junior and One Book Fellow Alex Feng said One Book’s programming during his remote freshman year helped him engage with the community.

“There’s not really campuswide program ming around certain themes, and One Book offers this opportunity for people on campus to be on the same page,” Feng said.

Harris said she is excited about the October “Beyoncé Mass,” a worship service promoted by One Book, that will feature Beyoncé’s music and seek to honor Black female spirituality. Other upcoming events like the NU “Social Justice Tour” and “Understanding the Historic Evanston Black Community” focus more on educational outreach.

Smith is from New Orleans, which was an

epicenter of the U.S. slave trade. Harris, also a fellow native, said she wasn’t exactly taught about slavery in school. Instead, she said she heard mostly in passing about how the city’s free Black people owned enslaved people before the Civil War.

New Orleans also lacks modern-day land marks related to its history of slavery, Harris said.

“There were no markers that really identi fied slave-trade sites in a big war, so it was easy to ignore,” Harris said. “In terms of a larger sense of the history of slavery and its economic importance, I think that was not discussed very thoroughly (in New Orleans).”

She added that she admired Smith’s dia logue with people he encountered at his toric sites because it promotes interpersonal

understanding in a divided nation.

While investigating pre-Civil War slavery lays the groundwork for “How the Word Is Passed,” Feng said the book uses historical context to explain how racism presents itself in society today.

One formal institution Smith addresses is the Angola Prison: a maximum-security peni tentiary in Louisiana. The book describes the prison as filled with Black men working for no pay, and Smith uses the prison to discuss larger themes of mass incarceration.

“His book emphasizes that (slavery’s) lega cies are still affecting … experiences that differ ent Americans have in both formal institutions as well as informal institutions,” Feng said. irisswarthout2023@u.northwestern.edu

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This year’s One Book One Northwestern selection is “How the Word Is Passed” by Clint Smith.

Fairy tree brings whimsy to Evanston neighborhood

By ZELLA MILFRED the daily northwestern @zmilfred

As the last bell rings at Orrington Elementary School, crowds of kids begin their walks home through the neighborhood. A young girl with round glasses and a big smile zooms by on a scooter and shouts, “That’s where the fairies live!”

She is looking at an elaborately decorated tree located at 2608 Orrington Ave., just a few blocks from Northwestern’s campus. Shelley Tench, who owns the Orrington home, calls it a “fairy tree.”

This whimsical neighborhood attraction is deco rated with fairy figurines, ornaments and miniature furniture. A sign reads “stay, play, take something, leave something.” Passersby continuously add trinkets and art projects around the trunk.

Tench, an Evanston resident since 1998, began decorating the tree in 2017 after a trip to Ireland. The country is known to have fairy trees dotting its coun tryside, often inspired by folklore stories.

“I always try to incorporate something that I’ve seen on my travels back into the house, just so that it’s kind of like a little memory for me,” Tench said.

She began decorating the tree with a single item ––a fairy looking down from one of the leafy branches –– and has been adding to it ever since. Her four kids grew up helping change the decorations seasonally.

Five years later, the tree is covered with shelves holding gnomes and miniature houses. Mini toy trailer campers are parked next to the trunk, and neighborhood kids drop off painted rocks. Lights are strung up in the branches to shine at night, and a chime blows in the wind.

Tench said she hopes the tree compels people to take a moment in their day to pause and smile.

“It’s not just for kids… it’s for adults, too,” she said. “They disconnect from whatever might be going on in their life, and they just zone out and have a nice time there.”

Tench said she often receives positive feedback about the tree and sees people taking pictures. A woman walking by once told her that seeing a sign on the tree that read “Be You” completely turned her day around for the better.

“It’s a fantastic addition to the neighborhood,” neighbor Kiera Madden said. “I just remember see ing it during COVID, and it brightened everybody’s

vibe. We all did a lot of walking around as a family, and it brought smiles to our faces.”

Tench has also included interactive elements to engage the community and bring the space to life. She laminates drawings that kids tape to the tree to protect them from rain, and she’s responded to notes from children asking the fairies questions.

She once left out a stash of Matchbox cars with a sign announcing the fairies were having a car sale.

Communication sophomore Ellie Dillenburg said she sees the tree on walks. The fairy tree brings back childhood memories of building fairy houses in a tree stump on her grandparents’ property, she said.

“Sometimes in nice neighborhoods people can get too caught up with everything looking perfect, but then it’s not fun anymore,” Dillenburg said. “I think it’s better to spark joy than to make sure everything looks perfect.”

Dillenburg said she recommends other NU stu dents take a walk to the tree to explore a new part of Evanston.

“Take a selfie with it,” Dillenburg said. “It’ll be fun!” zellamilfred2025@u.northwestern.edu

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This fairy tree on Orrington Ave is covered with artwork, figurines and decorative ornaments.

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seats fewer than the current stadium — which ensures it will remain the smallest stadium in the Big Ten. If approved, construction would begin after the 2023 football season, with the facility slated to open in time for the 2026 season.

“I am excited about this project, which will create a world-class new stadium that is befit ting our world-class institution, our amazing student-athletes, our fans, our alumni and the Evanston community,” University Presi dent Michael Schill said in a Wednesday news release. “I appreciate all the work my predeces sor and the leadership team at the University have done to actively listen and solicit input from the community.”

The field, which first opened in 1926 as Dyche Stadium, has been through multiple rounds of renovations since its inception and was renamed in 1996 after the Ryan family. Located in northern Evanston, the stadium sits next to Welsh-Ryan Arena in the city’s 7th Ward, where NU’s footprint has been a point of contention for years.

Nearby residents have raised concerns about issues including noise and light pollution, stu dent conduct, parking availability and transit, with some feeling the presence of both Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena has negatively impacted their quality of life. Chief among those concerns is the hosting of for-profit events such as concerts and professional conferences.

A divided City Council narrowly passed a zoning change in November 2019 that allowed NU to host a limited number of these for-profit events in the Welsh-Ryan area over two years.

Pitched as a trial program to assess the impact of these events on the community, the plan was upended when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down large-scale events across the country just months after the change went into effect.

However, the proposal faced fierce resident

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bird or a bee,” Hill said.

Pollock said Northwestern has some of the most dangerous buildings in Evanston for birds, including the Kellogg Global Hub.

Previously, the Frances Searle Building was also a hazard for birds until NU put birdfriendly film on the building for better window visibility.

“It would have been great if we’d had this bill before Northwestern went through this big building boom,” Pollock said. “But this bill is about construction going forward (and) mak ing sure those buildings are safe.”

Still, she said Evanston city staff and devel opers were responsive to birders’ concerns

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opposition both before and after its passage.

As the pilot program’s end date neared in 2021, City Council considered a yearlong extension to the zoning change, but the proposal was shot down that June.

To ensure the stadium remains funded, NU is considering holding some concerts at the new Ryan Field, though no annual number of events has been officially proposed. To address resident concerns, University leaders have held conversations with community members since the renovation was announced, some of which were formally facilitated by Ald. Eleanor Rev elle (7th).

The reduction in stadium capacity, stadium design elements meant to decrease light pol lution and plans for increased game day tran sit options are all intended to address worries about the facility.

NU also projected that the construction pro cess will create more than 2,900 jobs and gen erate more than $10 million in direct revenue for the city. If the University ends up hosting concerts at the new Ryan Field, it would also bring in a projected $35 million in city tax rev enue over the course of a decade.

Discussions about the proposed plans are ongoing, as City Council has yet to approve the project. In the meantime, the University plans to continue conversations about the renova tions and their impact on residents.

Looking forward, namesake donor Pat Ryan said he hopes the new facility will benefit both NU and the broader Evanston community.

“The new Ryan Field will be more than just an amazing home for Wildcat football,” Pat Ryan said in the release. “Our hope is that through this new stadium campus, Ryan Field is reimagined as an architecturally significant year-round gathering place for the Northwest ern and Evanston communities that is acces sible to all.”

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about Evanston developments.

“(Evanston’s action) is an important thing,” Pollock said. “You can’t do it alone, residents can’t do it alone.”

Angel Schnur, Evanston’s division manager of Building and Inspection Services, said pro tections tie into the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) goals.

The plan aims to reduce Evanston’s carbon footprint and negative environmental effects on the world, according to Schnur. That goal is a guiding factor for building construction that will ensure the safety of migratory birds, Schnur added.

“Part of using our resources properly is pro tecting the world around us,” Schnur said. noracollins2025@u.northwestern.edu

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housing, getting clothes and other emergency assistance services. These program activities would continue after receiving approval for a welcoming center in Evanston, Osoria said.

Members from the group Evanston Lati nos, including President Rebeca Mendoza, also support the welcome center. Mendoza said Evanston Latinos has been the primary organization in the city helping immigrants. As a volunteer group, Evanston Latinos doesn’t have the capacity to properly meet immigrants’ needs, Mendoza said, and a wel come center could help.

“We know this population could be better served by having an adequate welcome cen ter,” Mendoza said. “It would be great for the city of Evanston to have some foresight and be able to respond adequately.”

The recommendation by the Social

Services Committee will now go to the Human Services Committee, and eventually to City Council for vote.

Social Services Committee member Kathy Hayes said she hopes City Council approves the funding so Evanston can become a pio neering city in welcoming people who are running from tyranny or insecurity.

Hayes said Family Focus has an upstand ing and strong history of nurturing com munity members, which is why she was so enthusiastic about voting to approve these funds.

“We all need to tap into our humanity and be kind to one another,” Hayes said. “There’s a mean-spiritedness that has unfortunately permeated the United States for a little while, but I’m hoping love will win out and we will be able to let people see love in action by including people into our community.”

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said has not translated to Starbucks because of the longer lines.

“It was a cheaper option for students,” she said.

The changes to restaurant selections aren’t the only projects Norris has in the works. Architects from the design company Smith Group spoke to students Tuesday about a potential renovation and upgrade to the Nor ris East Lawn.

Students had the opportunity to place stick ers on ideas that seemed the most exciting to them. Potential upgrades included an outdoor amphitheater and a lake-facing bistro.

Smyth said he believes students will enjoy the Shake Smart on campus. The company was founded with college students in mind,

he said, focusing on fresh ingredients for an on-the-go lifestyle.

Along with traditional shakes and smooth ies, the restaurant features wraps, acai bowls, sandwiches and coffee, Smyth said.

“The campuses that Shake Smart are on are very quickly becoming the No. 1 outlet that students are seeking out,” Smyth said.

“The whole brand is really focused on online ordering, so even if you come in person, you still order from a kiosk.”

Shake Smart is slated to open in fall 2023, Smyth said.

Shi said while the idea of having a smoothie spot appeals to her, she’s worried about pricing.

“I feel like those kinds of spots are always so expensive,” Shi said. “But I’m sure it’ll get lots of business.”

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By PAVAN ACHARYA daily senior staffer @pavanacharya02

Physics and astronomy Prof. Jason Wang, who started teaching at Northwestern this month, didn’t always want to be an astronomer.

As a physics major at Cornell University, Wang said he wanted to try new things in col lege. But it was only after completing astron omy research as an undergraduate that he real ized he wanted to pursue that track.

Today, with a doctorate in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley, Wang is a leading expert in removing the telescopic glare of host stars to create images of exoplanets — the planets outside our solar system that orbit stars. He recently joined a team of astronomers that used the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s James Webb Space Telescope to capture a direct image of an exoplanet called HIP 65426 b.

“I think exoplanets is the coolest field because you really get to answer two kinds of questions,” Wang said. “One is ‘How do planets form and how do we get here?’ The other one is ‘Are we alone?’”

As a part of his undergraduate research at Cornell, Wang worked on data reduction pipe lines for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. SOFIA is a Boeing 747SP aircraft with a 2.7 meter reflecting telescope that lets astronomers study the solar system from 38,000 to 45,000 feet in the air.

Wang has worked on other projects related

Northwestern provides monkeypox resources with new website launch

As Northwestern phases out its COVID-19 requirements and resources, the University pro vided updates to its guidelines and resources for monkeypox infection on Sept. 21.

Both viruses cause similar, flu-like symptoms — cough, cold, fever and fatigue, among oth ers. However, unlike COVID-19, monkeypox

to exoplanet imaging, like building a data cruncher for the Gemini Planet Imager at the Gemini Observatory in Chile during his time as a graduate student. The leader of the

typically presents with a rash and spreads through skin-to-skin contact. According to the University, it is highly unlikely that viral transmission would occur by being in close proximity to someone who has monkeypox.

In collaboration with Northwestern Medicine Student Health Service, NU is offering resources on a new website detailing the signs and symp toms of monkeypox as well as information about vaccination and treatment options.

The last Universitywide announcement in August stated that students who contract the virus are required to isolate off campus and are

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imaging to

“He’s got a really good combination of being very strong at the kind of mathematics that we use, which in our case is mostly statistics, and combined with a really excellent skill at implementing that in code,” Macintosh said.

Wang said he is currently helping to build new instruments for the W. M. Keck Observa tory in Hawaii: the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer and the High-resolution Infrared Spectrograph for Exoplanet Characterization. He said the instruments will measure the com position of exoplanets and will determine their makeup.

Wang said he also plans to create more exo planet orbit movies for his website. His preexisting four movies compile data from the W.M. Keck Observatory, Hubble Space Tele scope and Gemini Planet Imager to create a simulation of exoplanet orbits. The simulation shows a sped-up version of an orbit that would be years long in reality.

University of Victoria Prof. Christian Marois reduced data for Wang’s movie “HR 8799.” Marois also worked with Wang during the development of the Gemini Planet Imager and the two will work together again on an upgrade to the instrument.

Marois said Wang’s strengths include brain storming creative ideas and collaborating with other scientists.

Gemini Planet Imager, Stanford University physics Prof. Bruce Macintosh, said Wang was the co-discoverer of the first planet found by the instrument.

not permitted to partake in on-campus activities.

The Gender & Sexuality Studies Program and the Sexualities Project at NU co-hosted an LGBTQ+-focused monkeypox conversation Friday about prevention and care due to con cern of inadequate University response.

The University also encourages individu als to view Howard Brown Health’s online resources — published in both English and Spanish. The Chicago-based organization recommends transgender people and sexually active men who have sex with other men to seek vaccination.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what he’ll do next,” Marois said. “I think he is definitely one of the people to follow in the field to see what new ideas he can come up with.”

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Students interested in receiving vaccina tions, as well as individuals who have been in close contact with someone who tested posi tive for monkeypox, should contact the Health Service, according to the email.

“Individuals who contract the virus have Northwestern’s full support,” Vice President for Operations Luke Figora wrote in the email.

“Faculty and staff who need to take medical leave should work with their medical providers and follow existing Northwestern processes.”

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Wang’s expertise relates to taking images of exoplanets by removing the glare of host stars. He also utilizes data processing and software engineering, specifically as it relates to imaging exoplanets.

Cats secure sixth Windon Memorial Classic title

By LUCAS KIM the daily northwestern

Entering the final round of the 25th Win don Memorial Classic, sixth-place North western needed to overcome a sizable 12-stroke lead to catch up with first-place Kent State.

But the team did just that.

The hosting Wildcats put up a historic 10-under 270 on Tuesday in front of their home fans, climbing up the leaderboard and securing a comeback victory for their sixth Windon Memorial Classic title. Their final round of 270 tied for the lowest team round in the tournament’s history.

Overall, the Cats carded a two-under per formance, nine strokes ahead of runners-up Kent State and Little Rock. NU was the only team in the 14-squad tournament to finish under par.

Early on, however, it wasn’t all smooth sailing for NU.

Following a 14th-place finish at the Fight ing Illini Invite earlier in the month, the Cats failed to rebound after hitting five-over and three-over in rounds one and two on Monday.

“It’s been a sluggish start to the season to say the least,” coach David Inglis said. “We just were treading water and didn’t really make any headway. We played pretty medio cre, and it was time that we really kickstarted the season and got things going.”

NU’s third round performance served as a major turnaround for the team and was punctuated by excellent play from the team’s older members.

Senior James Imai fired a tournament-best five-under 65 in the third round with senior John Driscoll III hitting a four-under 66 in the same round.

“Obviously it was impressive for (Imai) and (Driscoll III) to go out and play the way they did,” Inglis said. “I’m guessing that’s pretty close to both of their career lows, so to go play those runs from a couple of fourthyears, that was some good leadership right there and set the tone.”

Graduate student David Nyfjäll, last year’s individual Big Ten champion, led the Cats once again with a two-under 208, tying for fourth place. Nyfjäll, Driscoll III, Imai and sophomore Cameron Adam all finished in the top 15.

At last year’s tournament, NU placed sec ond with first-place Kansas finishing seven strokes ahead. Unlike this year, the Cats only placed two players in the top 15.

With the home tournament, Inglis appre ciated being able to bring more players than usual with five competing as a team and four more competing individually.

“One of the perks of hosting is you get to play your whole squad, which is very unusual in college golf because you’re only ever playing with five, maybe six players,” Inglis said. “So we got everybody those competitive reps. Obviously, it’s really important for the first years, the newcom ers that are coming in and playing their first tournament.”

This year, NU welcomes three new firstyears: Akshay Anand, Daniel Svärd and Ethan Tseng.

The Cats will have three more fall tournaments before Big Ten Match Play commences in February ahead of spring tournaments.

NU will look to carry its momentum back on the road at the Marquette Inter collegiate in Milwaukee on Sunday and Monday.

FIELD HOCKEY

NU bounces back from first loss of the season

By SKYE SWANN daily senior staffer @sswann301

Northwestern found its rhythm early into the second period of their match-up against Richmond Sunday at Lakeside Field, courtesy of senior midfielder Alia Marshall’s quick thinking inside the circle.

Within seconds, Marshall batted the ball in, connecting with graduate forward Bente Baekers for a two-goal advantage. This quick lead was only a premonition for the rest of regulation against Richmond.

The Wildcats (9-1, 0-1 Big Ten) ultimately defeated the Spiders (5-4, 2-0 CAA) 5-0, getting back in the win column after suffering their first loss of the season to Iowa on Friday. NU executed their game plan against Richmond, showcasing diversity on the offensive end of the field.

In total, four different players got on the board, as Baekers led the pack with two goals. The fifth-year has played a central role in the Cats’ offense this season, notching 15 goals thus far in 2022. She also cemented her place in the history books dur ing Sunday’s game, becoming just the second player in program history to score 75 career goals.

“Bente is a scorer,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “She knows how to find the back of the net. She’s got a world class shot and I think the people around her really support her well.”

Aside from NU’s offensive suc cess, the squad was consistent on the defensive end. With leaders such as Marshall and fifth-year back Kayla Blas inside the circle, Richmond struggled to find any momentum.

The Cats limited the Spiders to only 10 shots and three corners the entire game — a statistic Fuchs called “phenomenal”.

By the second half of the game, the Cats were rolling without signs of slowing down. The offensive end was up three, and the Spiders were strug gling to keep up with the transitions in the centerfield. Junior midfielder Maddie Zimmer said the squad prac ticed this Saturday after their loss to the Hawkeyes.

“We weren’t very strong on transi tion Friday, but that was a point of emphasis in practice Saturday,” Zim mer said.

In the fourth quarter, NU experi enced some challenges from Rich mond inside the defensive circle. The Spiders were able to grab a lastminute penalty corner in an attempt to get one goal on the board. But the squad wasn’t phased at all, denying their opponents the opportunity to get near the cage.

Baekers and Zimmer agreed that the team’s close relationship off the field has led to a stronger bond on the turf as well. With Baekers and Blas returning for their fifth year, Zimmer said she “can’t wait” for the future of the season.

NU will return to action this week end, facing Big Ten foes Penn State and Maryland at home. Baekers said the squad is ready to get back on the field and looking forward to taking on these competitors.

“Against Iowa, we weren’t there and we didn’t play how we wanted to play,” Baekers said. “But we can’t stay sad forever, and we bounced back. We’re back in the race and ready to play.”

VOLLEYBALL

Megan Miller talks career at NU

By CHARLOTTE VARNES daily senior staffer @charvarnes11

When graduate libero Megan Miller arrived at Northwestern in 2020, she made an immediate impact, even amid a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. A transfer from Nebraska, Miller recorded a team-high 118 digs in the 2021 spring season and was a key contributor throughout the 2021 fall campaign. She’s continued to stand out as the 2022 Wildcats experience their best start in a decade, leading the team in digs.

But her love of volleyball began long before she came to NU. Miller picked up the sport as a child, encouraged by her mom who was a coach and her sis ters who played themselves. The Daily talked with Miller about how volleyball has changed her life since then, from her time at Nebraska to her outlook on the Cats’ 2022 season.

“Why I Play” is a Q&A series where Wildcats discuss their love for their sports and how they got their starts. This interview has been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.

The Daily: Was there any moment in your childhood that you felt sparked your love for the sport?

Miller: When it came time to start club volleyball, I actually wanted noth ing to do with it. Then, (when) I was nine years old, I told my parents that I wanted to try it out. I made a team that was three years older than me, and I had one of the best coaches in volleyball named Steve Shondell. That was when it sparked for me.

The Daily: What did your recruiting journey look like?

Miller: My first visit was in seventh grade. I had been getting a lot of emails, phone calls — you would get mail at the time. Once one visit happened, it

kind of blew up. Once one college hears about it, they all want to jump on the train. I was really blessed in that way. I was so young, I didn’t even know what I wanted to wear to school the next day, let alone my biggest life decision so far. I made a decision my freshman year, so I was pretty young.

The Daily: What did the transition to Nebraska look like?

Miller: I only had two days between the day I graduated high school until the day I (went to) Nebraska. It was a lot smoother than I thought. The seniors when I was a freshman were phenom enal, and I still look up to them to this day. They took me under their wing and acted as if I was their little sister.

The Daily: How was the process of transferring to NU?

Miller: I went in the (transfer) por tal in January (2020), and I was in no rush to make a decision. I wasn’t sure if I was gonna play volleyball at that point. I just started talking to schools, and I only went on a few visits because of COVID. (NU) was one I really wanted to come to because I’d made a connec tion with the coaches… The academ ics were great, and (I knew) it was an

up-and-coming program.

The Daily: What has it been like being part of the program’s growth these past few years?

Miller: It’s exciting, and I (believe) we haven’t reached our full potential yet. I hope that it comes very soon because I think that this group has a lot of poten tial — more than probably any North western team ever has. It’s been exciting to watch, exciting to be part of it.

The Daily: Are there any lessons you’ve learned from volleyball that you feel have translated to the rest of your life?

Miller: The biggest lesson I have learned is that mental health is more important than anything. I’m a huge advocate for mental health. I’ve been through a lot recently in the past few years. I’ve come to realize that if you’re not on the right track mentally, you will never be on the right track physi cally. Your mental health has to be there before anything. Sometimes that does mean you have to do the hard thing and put yourself first, even in times when you really don’t want to.

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