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Reports of rape at NU increase in 2015 Data shows eight reports, compared with three in 2014 By ALLYSON CHIU
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The number of reported rapes on campus increased from three to eight between 2014 and 2015, according to the University’s yearly security report. The eight reported rapes in 2015 were the biggest increase in the report, said Gloria Graham, deputy chief of police. In six of the eight reported cases, both the survivor and the accused were students, Graham said. The document, released Saturday, includes statistics on reported crimes, fires and information related to Northwestern’s safety and security efforts. Every year, universities participating in federal student financial assistance programs are required to publish a security report by Oct. 1. Statistics in the report cover the most recent three-year period of reported crimes. Only two of the reported rape cases have criminal charges filed because they were instances of survivors reporting directly to University Police, Graham said. The other cases were reported to campus security authorities or institutions such as the Center for Awareness, Response and Education and the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office. “It’s pretty common that people feel more comfortable
reporting it to places where they feel they can get the emotional support they need,” Graham said. “They don’t always feel comfortable engaging in the criminal justice system. We fully respect survivor choices on that.” However, the increase in reported cases may not mean there has been an increase in sexual assaults on campus, Title IX Coordinator Joan Slavin told The Daily in an email. More people coming forward could be a result of increased awareness about sexual violence as well as survivors and friends of survivors feeling more comfortable reporting incidents to authorities, Slavin said. According to the report, instances of fondling decreased from four in 2014 to two last year. Fondling is considered a forcible sexual offense, a category that also includes rape. Some cases noted in the report occurred at least a year prior to 2015 but were reported recently, Graham said. “I feel really good about what I feel like is a culture change,” she said. “People are becoming more supportive of people who experience sexual violence.” Despite the increase in reports, student organizations such as Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault and Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators continue encouraging survivors and bystanders to report incidents because there are still many unreported cases, said MARS president Dan Loizzo. » See REPORT, page 7
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Four members of the Undergraduate Residential Experience Committee field questions from students about the committee’s plans. The committee held its first town hall meeting Monday and discussed plans to implement residential neighborhoods on campus.
Students question housing model Admins look for feedback on proposed residential ‘neighborhoods’ By ALLY MAUCH
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Students raised concerns about how residential colleges would play into the University’s “neighborhood model” at the Undergraduate Residential
Currently, the committee has tentative plans to bring the concept of neighborhoods to residential living, said Tim DeBold, coordinator of Residential Academic Initiatives. This would involve creating communities among different residence halls and colleges where each building would offer
specific amenities, he said. The prototype for this concept is the neighborhood comprising Allison Hall, 1838 Chicago and Shepard Hall. Allison offers a dining hall, 1838 Chicago offers a fitness center and Shepard offers an engagement » See RESIDENTIAL, page 7
Howard Street development progresses By NORA SHELLY
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Experience Committee’s first town hall meeting Monday night. Roughly 13 students and five administrators attended the discussion held in Rogers House. The meeting began with an update from the committee about its goals and plans regarding on-campus housing.
Two city-owned properties may soon be functioning businesses again, as Evanston officials work toward filling currently vacant spaces on Howard Street. The city is working with one potential occupant for 727729 Howard St., said Johanna Leonard, economic development manager. For 633 Howard St., a former police outpost,
the city does not have a potential occupant. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th), whose ward’s southern border is Howard Street, said in an email she was “extremely hopeful but very realistic” about the property at 727-729 Howard St. “No deal is done until it’s done,” Rainey said in the email. “Anything can happen in this economy.” Although Rainey declined to give any more details about the potential use for the space, she said she expects to hear “good news” soon. Economic
development of Howard Street has been a focus of some city officials — Rainey in particular. The city has previously helped two restaurants — Peckish Pig and Ward Eight — open up on the street. The concept for 727 Howard St. is a fine-dining restaurant, Leonard said. Although city officials are close to a deal, the business has to get aldermanic approval. “We own those properties. So if they seek to lease those properties, they have to go through the City Council
process and get that approved,” she said. The city had previously made an agreement with Strawdog Theatre Co., ensuring they would be the tenants of the theater if its construction was approved by the City Council. In the spring, the space at 633 Howard St. was the subject of a disagreement between Strawdog Theatre, city officials and a Chicago business, Good to Go Jamaican Cuisine and Catering. The city had put out » See HOWARD, page 7
District 65 teachers, board to negotiate using federal mediator By NORA SHELLY
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Evanston/Skokie District 65 teachers have gone for more than a month without a contract. The District 65 Board of Education and the District 65 Educators’ Council have been in negotiations over the contract since February, said council president Paula Zelinski. The teachers ended a four-year contract just before the
start of the school year and have been paid under the previous contract thus far in the school year. A significant part of the negotiations have been over working conditions for the teachers, Zelinksi said. Earlier this month, both sides agreed to use a federal mediator to help with the negotiations, which were planned to be finalized by the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year. “My sincere hope is that involvement of a mediator will
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help both sides make progress towards a fair contract for all,” said board member Candace Chow at a school board meeting last week. Chow said this was a “pivotal” time for the school district, in that the work of educators and students is progressing while financial challenges mount up. Working with a mediator will help both the teachers and the board member address those issues. “The time is upon all of us to share responsibility in addressing these challenges so that we
can both maintain the quality of education here in Evanston and Skokie and provide job stability for our valued professionals,” she said. Although teachers are still being paid, working without a contract can be troublesome, Zelinski said. “They want to be there for the kids. They want to be there for their classes. They’re doing their work every day,” Zelinski said. “It just creates a more unsettled environment.” Zelinski said the two sides have met about 18 times since
the negotiations began in February. However, Superintendent Paul Goren has not been at every meeting, even though his attendance is typical of negotiations in the district in years past, Zelinski said. This has complicated things for the council, she said. “We’ve never bargained a contract before without having the superintendent and at least two school board members actively involved in the process,” she said. “It just made things take a lot longer.”
Teachers in kindergarten through fifth grade currently have designated time to plan lessons and do other administrative tasks on four days of the week, Zelinski said. On the fifth day, they have “virtually no” planning time during the day, which they hope to add during these negotiations. Planning time is important for a teacher’s work, Zelinski said. “Teachers need an adequate amount of time during the school » See DISTRICT 65, page 7
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