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Divest charter worries students By FATHMA RAHMAN
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Henrique DaMour said Young Thug’s set was the best part of his night. “He’s one of the more ridiculous personalities (they ’ve) ever booked,” DaMour said. “But that was why I went.” Throughout his performance, the rapper fed off the energy of the crowd, which at one point began chanting
Northwestern student leaders are concerned by discussions surrounding the socially responsible investment committee charter after their most recent meeting with administrators two weeks ago, in which the students said administrators did not include many of the proposed changes discussed in June. After the June meeting, divestment leaders from Unshackle NU, NU Divest and Fossil Free NU, as well as Associated Student Government were under the impression that the University would drop two major components of the charter. One was that University President Morton Schapiro has to approve all voting members of the committee, and the other was that Chief Investment Officer Will McLean only has to forward recommendations of the committee to the Board of Trustees if he concurs. However, according to a copy of the charter obtained by The Daily, both components remained as of two weeks ago. The groups met with administrators in June to review the charter, and they settled on some changes to be made, said ASG president Christina Cilento, a SESP senior. Cilento said McLean and the University’s general counsel were “largely agreeable” to the proposed changes. “It seems like a lot of the key items that we fought for in that June meeting didn’t end up being altered, which is disappointing,” Cilento said. The leaders also said they’re concerned by a new stipulation saying the committee’s chair can only present proposals to the Board of Trustees once a year. Students found the stipulation in the most recent charter draft during the meeting held two weeks ago. Originally, student leaders thought they would present to the board once a quarter, said Scott Brown, a Medill senior representing Fossil Free NU at meetings. Brown said that particular stipulation forces
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Students light candles during a memorial for Chuyuan Qiu on Friday evening. More than 650 people filled Alice Millar Chapel for the service and remembered Qiu for her excitement to be attending Northwestern and her lighthearted attitude.
University holds memorial for Chuyuan Qiu’s family members travel from China to join hundreds at Alice Millar service By MATTHEW CHOI
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“My sweet daughter,” said Chuyuan Qiu’s father, speaking at his daughter’s memorial service. “I’m coming to take you home.” More than 650 students, faculty, administrators, family and friends filled Alice Millar Chapel on Friday evening for the memorial of Chuyuan “Chu” Qiu. The 18-year-old Weinberg freshman died in a bicycle
accident Sept. 22 after being struck by a cement truck. The memorial service was organized by Associated Student Government and featured prepared statements from faculty, students and family, who remembered Qiu for her excitement to be attending Northwestern and her lighthearted attitude. University Chaplain Tim Stevens and Patricia TellesIrvin, vice president for student affairs, opened the evening with remarks on Qiu’s eagerness to begin her time at NU. Qiu, a native of Nanjing, China, was a
resident of the Residential College of Community and Cultural Studies and a member of the Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program. She looked forward to joining a variety of student groups, including ASG, TellesIrvin said, and wore a purple gown to her senior prom to celebrate her admission to NU. “She came to Northwestern with great enthusiasm and pride,” Telles-Irvin said. “She was our ideal student.” Prof. Barbara Newman, Qiu’s academic adviser, and Katharine Cusick, Qiu’s peer adviser, both
spoke to Qiu’s enthusiasm to start her time at NU. The bicycle accident occurred shortly after Qiu spoke with Newman, the English professor said. “I never would have thought that conversation would be the last one she would have on this earth,” Newman said. “So long as I live, I will never forget you.” Hong Lei, consul general of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago, also attended the memorial. Hong helped Qiu’s family quickly acquire documents to come to the United States for the service. In
addition to Qiu’s father, several other relatives visited for the memorial service. Qiu’s cousin read a message in Mandarin Chinese that Qiu had written when she was admitted early decision to NU. Describing her eagerness to “study hard, play hard,” the message encapsulated Qiu’s goofiness and love of life, her cousin said. Qiu looked forward to many aspects of NU, her cousin read, including Dillo Day, joining Greek Life, the Evanston restaurant scene » See MEMORIAL, page 5
Governor pushes Young Thug set cut short prison reform bill By GABBY GROSSMAN
Rauner rallies for law aiming to reduce recidivism
By NORA SHELLY
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is pushing a bill that would provide released convicts with state identification cards in an effort to reduce rates of prison returnees. The bill, which was passed unanimously through the Illinois Senate in April, aims to reduce recidivism, or relapse in criminal behavior or imprisonment. The bill has bipartisan support, Rauner said. Having a state ID will help former convicts obtain a bank account, an apartment lease or a cell phone, he said. “In order to combat
recidivism we need to remove some of the hurdles offenders face when they are released from a detention facility and begin to re-integrate into society,” Rauner said in a news release. “In this case, it’s the simple step of providing an offender with a state ID.” The bill requires the State Department to issue an ID to any prisoner upon release if they present a birth certificate, a social security card and two proofs of address. For those without those documents, the Department will issue an ID that is valid for 90 days if the prisoner is able to present a verified document from the Department of Corrections or Juvenile Justice with their name, birth date, social security number and proof of address. The bill, which arrived to » See RECIDIVISM, page 5
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A&O Blowout headliner Young Thug’s set was cut short Friday night, after the rapper arrived more than an hour later than organizers planned. After Kehlani — the show’s opening act — finished her set, the stage was empty for more than an hour, during which time roughly a quarter of the audience left Welsh-Ryan Arena. A&O co-chair Will Corvin said the rapper’s flight was delayed due to weather. “That was out of our control,” said Corvin, a Weinberg senior. Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was expected to take the stage at 9 p.m., A&O Street Team member Alec D’Alelio said. But it wasn’t until about 10:30 p.m. that
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Rapper Young Thug performs during A&O Blowout on Friday.
the rapper’s DJ began setting up his equipment on stage. Shortly after, Young Thug performed for about 30 minutes. But at 11 p.m., the rapper’s microphone and music were cut off, and the house lights in the arena came on. By the time Young Thug made it on stage, many students had left the arena. But some of those who stuck it out found the night enjoyable. McCormick sophomore
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