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Evanston releases proposed budget No layoffs, service reductions included for FY ’20, ’21 By CLARE PROCTOR

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Jaden Smith, the headliner of A&O Blowout, performs at the Welsh-Ryan Arena. Unlike previous Blowouts, this year’s event at Welsh-Ryan Arena was free.

Jaden Smith shines at Blowout

The “Icon” singer, songwriter SOPHIE thrilled Welsh-Ryan crowds By REBECCA AIZIN

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Almost immediately into Jaden Smith’s set at A&O Blowout on Saturday night, students were jumping and

moshing. “I’d rather see students excited and fired up about the shows we’re doing than just standing around,” said Blowout co-producer Jeremy Lamstein, a SESP senior. Welsh-Ryan Arena hosted around 1,500 students on

MSA leads Latinx Heritage Month Events kicked off last week, run through Nov. 22 By EVA HERSCOWITZ

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on inclusion begins with its name: MSA calls the month Latinx — rather than Hispanic — Heritage Month because the former includes indigenous, Brazilian and other non-Spanish speaking groups. The gender-neutral “x” also supports non-binary people. The month’s events acknowledge Latinx interests and issues, López said, while embracing multicultural traditions. He added that all students are welcome to the 13 scheduled events. “We try to be diverse in our programming: getting students to dance, eat, meet Latinx faculty, play cultural games,” he said. “This is Latinx Heritage month, but not only Latinx students are invited. It’s open to anybody to engage with the community.” Programs like the Oct. 7 Harvest Indigenous Discussions invite students to discuss indigenous and Native American issues, as well as the groups’ legacies in the Western Hemisphere. Other events include free HIV testing on Oct. 15, National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day; an Oct. 16 workshop on bomba and plena, AfroCaribbean musical traditions; and an Oct. 21 Chicago trip to meet author Erika Sánchez.

As Multicultural Student Affairs held its kickoff for Latinx Heritage Month on Friday, the biggest message was an emphasis on intersectionality. Latinx Heritage Month is typically celebrated from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, but MSA’s programming began Sept. 28 and ends Nov. 22 to account for Northwestern’s academic calendar. The month began with a Sept. 28 opening celebration at the Block Museum of Art’s “Pop América, 1965–1975” exhibit, which spotlights Latinx Pop artists who reimagined the art form as a tool of resistance and expression. Emmanuel López, an MSA graduate assistant who coordinates programs supporting the Latinx community, outlined the month’s events while about 20 students and faculty ate tacos al pastor, beef fajitas and mini churros in Scott Hall. López said the month’s focus » See HERITAGE MONTH, page 6

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Saturday evening for A&O’s annual Blowout, with performances by SOPHIE and headliner Jaden Smith. The concert was free, unlike in previous years. Students began jumping around so intensely that dozens of people toppled over almost

as soon as Smith’s set began. “I understand it’s definitely a little crazy and intense, but I think it’s fun to feed off that energy,” Lamstein said. Before the concert, members of A&O restated their message » See BLOWOUT, page 6

City staff is recommending organizational readjustments and minimal tax and fee increases in the proposed balanced budget — with a $50,000 proposed surplus — for next year, the first part of a two-year budget proposal. The proposed 2020 budget — which includes the total expense for all funds, including the library fund — is approximately $317 million, a decrease of about $1.9 million from last year’s budget. The city also projected a 2021 budget of roughly $299 million. The city proposed a two-year budget in accordance with City Council’s 2019-2020 goals, which include stabilizing long-term city finances. The council will only adopt ordinances and levies for 2020. Using the 2021 projected budget as a policy guide, the council will make adjustments before formally adopting the 2021 budget in the fall of 2020. “We’re proposing no layoffs and no service reductions,” interim city manager Erika Storlie told reporters Thursday. “We pretty much

have taken the increase that was approved for the sales tax and built that into the baseline budget.” The 2020 budget proposal factors in a $1.5 million expected increase in general fund revenue through the home rule sales tax increase. Approved by City Council Sept. 23, the decision will raise the home rule sales tax from 1 percent to 1.25 percent, bringing the total sales tax to 10.25 percent, which is on par with Chicago, Skokie and other neighboring areas. The new home rule sales tax will go into effect Jan. 1. The proposed general fund budget consists of comparable revenues and expenses — both approximately $117 million, with a net surplus of $53,779. Restructuring of various city departments aims to balance the 2020 budget.

Department adjustments

One of the “biggest” adjustments with the proposed budget is that all of the city’s social services would shift from the general fund to the human services fund to “provide for a holistic approach and improve coordination between the various services being provided,” according to city documents. This includes the Youth and Young Adult division and the city’s senior services, said Kimberly » See BUDGET, page 6

Coates talks new novel at ETHS

His fiction book "The Water Dancer" explores African American history By MOLLY BURKE

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Author and journalist TaNehisi Coates told an audience Friday at Evanston Township High School that discrimination toward African Americans stems from the idea that they are less than human, which is reinforced due to the lack of coverage of black history and black stories. Coates spoke last week about his new novel, “The Water Dancer,” at an ETHS event hosted by the Family Action Network. The talk featured a conversation between Coates and Hanif Abdurraqib, a poet and writer from Ohio. Coates rose to fame through his book “Between the World and Me” and articles for The Atlantic on topics including African American history, culture and white supremacy. “The cool thing about reading is that you put down the words and the person brings something to it and that causes the emotional reaction,” Coates said. The executive director of FAN, Lonnie Stonitsch, told

The Daily that Coates’s team contacted FAN to come back, saying it was the “best stop” of his tour when he came two years ago. Friday’s event, held in the high school’s auditorium, was filled to capacity and required overflow spaces, with nearly 1500 people attending. FAN used their general funds to purchase hardcover copies of Coates’ newest novel, “The Water Dancer” to distribute one to each household that attended the event. “The Water Dancer” is a fictional piece about an enslaved person named Hiram with superhuman memory powers and takes place in the South prior to the Civil War. The novel focuses on African American history, featuring the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman. “Black history is so often presented as ‘eat your vegetables,’” Coates said, “but I wanted ‘Lord of the Rings.’” Coates said he researched and worked on the novel for a decade, traveling and going through old letters in order to find information about the era. He thought that the stories of » See COATES, page 6

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Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates speaks at Evanston Township High School. Coates took part in a conversation with writer Hanif Abdurraqib about his new book, “The Water Dancer,” which was attended by nearly 1500 people.

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AROUND TOWN

Free food brings students out for Big Bite Night By REBECCA AIZIN

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Students flocked to Whole Foods and Target to get a free taste of downtown Evanston at Big Bite Night. Over 30 restaurants participated in the popular event — organized by Associated Student Government and Downtown Evanston — setting up stands outside with free samples of the best of their menu. Students checked in between 3 and 5 p.m. at either Whole Foods or Target where they received a map highlighting all of their options. Medill freshman Mackenzie Matheson and McCormick freshman Ashley Xu prepared to stuff themselves with all of the restaurants’ offerings. They aimed to visit all 37 free food locations, setting out on an odyssey of downtown Evanston. However, Xu had no need to look further than her first stop, Frida’s Breakfast & Lunch, claiming her experience could be summarized in one word: “taquitos.” For her, the highlight of the night was those chicken taquitos. Despite their goal of hitting 37 restaurants,

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Students and residents enjoy free samples on That’s Five and Dime’s rooftop terrace.

Matheson and Xu fell short, hitting only ten. “We made a real effort to get those 37,” Xu said, “But after about 10, we were so happily stuffed we felt like our journey could safely come to an end.” With food ranging from classic American cuisine at Epic Burger to Vietnamese food at Viet

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Man arrested for trespassing at JewelOsco

Burglary at Target

A 42-year-old Evanston man was arrested Friday on suspicion of trespassing at the Jewel-Osco located on 1128 Chicago Ave. A 25-year-old male employee of the Jewel reported the incident at 11:50 p.m. on Friday after recognizing the man from a previous incident. The man was caught stealing previously and was told not to come back.The employee who reported the incident said the man hid multiple 16-oz cans up his sleeve, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The employee said the man is around 6 feet 2 inches tall and around 225 pounds, Glew said. The officer dispatched detained the man based on the description in the 1000 block of Sherman Ave. He was

Two men reportedly stole a $65 bottle of scotch from the Target at 1616 Sherman Ave. on Thursday. A Target employee recognized one of the men from a previous incident, Glew said. He described the man as around 6 feet 2 inches tall and wearing khakis, a grey shirt with a navy blazer and a yellow messenger bag. The employee stopped the men and the bottle was then revealed from under the other man’s jacket. He handed the scotch to the other man who took it and ran. Glew said that there is no one in custody but the man who ran with the bottle has been identified from previous incidents.

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Setting the record straight An article in Tuesday’s paper titled “Northwestern Political Union votes to support decriminalization of illegal immigration during first debate” included an incorrect title for Julián Castro. Castro is the former secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

An article in Thursday’s paper titled “Students with food allergies see room for improvement in dining hall accommodations” misnamed the spread that SESP junior Isabelle Matthies used on her toast. She used seed butter. The Daily regrets the errors.

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Nom Nom, there was something to satisfy any palate. Communication junior Hannah Gillespie went to Big Bite Night her freshman year and decided to make a return. She said she enjoyed sampling foods from restaurants she hadn’t visited before

and find new favorite spots in Evanston. “The mac & cheese from Clarke’s was heavenly, the guy at the Next of Kin table was so friendly and fun,” Gillespie said. “The amount of food each restaurant gave out was so generous it was literally my dinner tonight.” Some restaurants provided more variety than others, including La Macchina Cafe which handed out a full three course meal for its Big Bite experience. The Korean and Japanese restaurant, Kokomo, opened this summer and participated in Big Bite Night for the first time this year. “I really liked the Kokomo place, their honey chicken was good,” Matheson said. “I’ll definitely go back and get that.” Matheson said she spent the whole morning huddled over her readings for class this week, but she enjoyed Big Bite Night as a break from studying. “Bite Night was a much needed reprieve after two weeks of stress,” Matheson said. “Getting to have a break with my friends was really relaxing and much needed.”

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Profs. talk LGBTQ inclusive education By ISABELLE SARRAF

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Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed a bill Aug. 9 that mandates all public schools in the state to teach about the contributions made by LGBTQ people to state and U.S. history. The Inclusive Curriculum Law will go into effect during the 2020-21 school year, amending the state school code, requiring textbooks to be secular and non-discriminatory in its integration of LGBTQ history. A 2017 National School Climate Survey conducted by the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network found that schools in Illinois were dangerous for LGBTQ secondary school students. About 3 in 5 LGBTQ students experienced at least one form of anti-LGBTQ discrimination at school in a one year period the report examined, and 80 percent of students reported hearing homophobic slurs regularly from their peers. Though Northwestern, as a private institution, will not be directly affected by the new Illinois law, Northwestern students and professors expressed their hopes for how the law will change students’ lives, as well as Northwestern’s separate efforts to promote an LGBTQ-inclusive education. Medill Prof. Steven Thrasher said many issues facing the LGBTQ community are rooted in a lack of LGBTQ education at the K-12 level. As a gay man in California, he said he did not receive the LGBTQ education he needed. The first time he learned about Harvey Milk or the Stonewall riots was college. Thrasher teaches justice reporting with an emphasis on issues relevant to the LGBTQ community. “A lot of journalism education has been predicated on the idea that there are objective standards, which are usually focused around white, straight, cisgender, male identities,” Thrasher said. “The context, quality and concepts of stories are stronger when journalists are aware of their

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perspectives.” Thrasher also conducts research at the Feinberg School of Medicine’s Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, a research institute focused on LGBTQ health. As the first inaugural Daniel H. Renberg chair — an endowed professorship focused on social justice and LGBTQ reporting — he said the creation of his job in itself is a testament to Northwestern’s place as a leader on LGBTQ issues. Gender and Sexuality Prof. Paola Zamperini said she hopes the Illinois law inspires and encourages those who want to be allies and advocates for LGBTQ issues. Zamperini said the law would facilitate collaboration between university professors and K-12 teachers. “We can go to schools in Illinois and work with them to forge a synergy so that there isn’t

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fracture of continuity in making the histories of sexual minorities more visible, understood and accepted,” Zamperini said. Weinberg senior Zoe Johnson echoed a similar passion, saying the law is a necessary and important effort to amend for the erasure of queer people in our history. Johnson said growing up as a lesbian, she was surrounded by a culture that completely ignored and shamed queer people. “It’s interesting, the way public schools teach white, heterosexual, colonizer men’s history and present it as the only important history,” Johnson said. “We’re trying to update everyone on a bunch of history that should’ve been taught all along. I want to believe that we’re making steps.” isabellesarraf2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Forgiveness is a choice for people who’ve been assaulted KATHRYN AUGUSTINE

ASST. OPINION EDITOR

We are hardwired to respond with forgiveness when we are wronged. When another child stole our toy and meekly mumbled, “I’m sorry,” we were taught that the polite and correct thing to do was respond with the automated, “It’s ok,” regardless of whether we thought it was okay or not. In the everyday context of a raging fight with your best friend or someone breaking a piece of your property, forgiveness is essential. Naturally, everyone has hurt someone else on occasion. Without forgiveness, relationships could not function or last. That being said, forgiveness should be a choice, especially in the case of sexual assault and other serious violations. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong,” says Mahatma Gandhi. But can we justifiably characterize a person who has experienced any form of sexual violence as weak because they choose not to grant forgiveness? You are not weak because you can’t bring yourself

to forgive someone who deeply hurt you. The ramifications of sexual violence include depression, flashbacks, self-harm, sexually transmitted infections, substance abuse, dissociation and eating and sleep disorders. Experiencing sexual assault can provoke post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide. Given the emotional and physical trauma that results from sexual violence, someone who was on the receiving end may not want to forgive, and that is entirely valid. The individual may feel that they are relinquishing their power once again if they decide to forgive. Or the individual may believe that the perpetrator is not remorseful for the pain they inflicted. Perhaps the individual has tried again and again to let go, and is emotionally exhausted from processing the assault. However, the personal reasons behind withholding forgiveness does not matter. The decision not to forgive should be respected, regardless of the justification. Despite these consequences, there is an both direct and inadvertent pressure on individuals who’ve experienced sexual assault to forgive their perpetrators. Why is there so much pressure to forgive, even in the absence of a genuine apology from the perpetrator? An emphasis on forgiving all wrongdoings,

regardless of magnitude, is especially profound in religious communities. This past April in honor of Easter, Pope Francis declared “If you do not forgive, God will not forgive you.” But given the Catholic church’s history of sexual assault, this begs the question, what about the community of individuals who faced sexual abuse at the hands of priests? If they do not forgive or actively try to forgive these priests, can they not expect forgiveness? In these situations, a power dynamic is at play, nudging churchgoers to forgive, when the perpetrators abusing their status are the same people who propagate the necessity of forgiveness. In Central Pennsylvania, a woman named Kay was excommunicated from her Mennonite church for not forgiving her husband, a registered sex offender and refusing to welcome him back into her home. In her particular case, forgiveness was mandated and intertwined with the forgive-and-forget philosophy. The emphasis on forgetting and moving past the offense entirely is particularly dangerous and strips the perpetrator of accountability. Sometimes, friends and family may subtly imply that forgiveness is expected through comments in passing such as “I know I’d forgive someone who assaulted me” or “You need forgiveness to heal.”

Costs can limit music access for non-majors KELLY MILLER

OP=ED CONTRIBUTOR

Fourteen years ago, I hopped up on the splintered wooden bench of my grandfather’s Steinway grand piano and ran my tiny fingers over the ivory keys. I could barely plunk the middle C, my feet were far from reaching the pedals, and perfect pitch was not in my purview, yet I was indescribably drawn to the instrument. From that day forward, I insisted, as any stubborn six-yearold would, on indulging my curiosity. One year of weekly lessons and failing to understand proper piano posture later, I threw on my favorite pair of sparkly pink dress shoes, and performed a what at the time I considered “magical” rendition of Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” at my first recital. At the time, I never would have imagined that the piano, and later the cello, would become my outlets for creative expression, my voice, my sources of stress relief and, perhaps most critically, the mediums through which I chose to experience the finer things in life. As a pianist, I was exposed to the versatility of the world of music: culturally significant, emotionally charged, politically relevant and endlessly detailed. As a cellist, I finally felt like I belonged to something greater than myself, a community, one with a shared appreciation for Shostakovich’s genius, exhausting every profound, unpredictable and beautiful dynamic in unison for ourselves and our audience. My grandfather would print sheet after sheet of Chopin waltzes and Liszt etudes for me to practice, and by the time I was in middle school, I aspired to be a concert pianist and dreamed of standing on the stage at Carnegie Hall where George Gershwin and Vladimir Horowitz once stood. While my friends ventured to popular music festivals like Lollapalooza, I was content listening to Beethoven’s 9th at an outdoor classical music concert. I often questioned who I was and who I had the potential to be in the

competitive and exclusive environment of my suburban public school where I never really fit in. But when it was just me, my piano and Rachmaninoff ’s 2nd Piano Concerto, I felt at peace with myself, mentally and emotionally, no matter what external pressures were gnawing at the back of my mind.

Upon coming to Northwestern, I was excited to discover that there were music opportunities for non-majors — specifically private piano and cello lessons that are available through the Bienen School of Music. To my disappointment, the notion that such lessons would be free was wishful thinking. According to Bienen’s “Opportunities for Nonmajors” webpage, enrolling in private piano lessons for zero credit would cost $315 with “quarterly registration fees” to be billed to my Caesar account. I simply could not rationalize paying high additional fees to continue my career as a below-average or at best decent, classical pianist. I also learned that access to practice rooms in Regenstein Hall of Music for non-majors is contingent on registration for private lessons and ensembles, including the $315 fee. Therefore, practice spaces for people pursuing music as a hobby or for relaxation are severely limited. Unless I am willing to struggle through the riffs of a Chopin piano concerto for the latenight Fran’s audience, it seems as though I am sore out of luck. Today, I am hard-pressed to

remember most of the pieces that I used to play, and although I can still read music, many of the technical skills that are necessary to play the works of Chopin or Dvořák would be difficult to learn without private lessons or a trained mentor. Every day that passes without lessons and practice, I am able to remember less and less, playing only to the tune of my growing frustrations. What once served as a bridge of understanding between me and my grandfather, an intrinsic expression of my individuality and an integral part of my identity, is practically gone. So, how then, can I entertain my creative side at Northwestern? Do I audition for a capella? Given the invention of the Mediocretones, maybe I’ll have a shot. Seeking a creative outlet, is, in part, what brought me here to The Daily Northwestern. However, in the past year without my endeavors in music as a viable option, I became wrapped up in the social pressure to judge the “worthiness” of activities based on how they would fit on my resume as an aspiring lawyer, letting hopes of prestige and ambition, rather than my love of music, dictate the workings of my life and the enjoyment that I got from living it. Eventually, I regarded music lessons as the sacrifice I had to make in order to save money, attend career fairs and join more competitive clubs, seeking to build up my LinkedIn clout at the expense of healthy self-care practices. Although I often preach that there is more to life than a LinkedIn profile, a sentiment I largely owe to my time spent as a musician, I must admit to my own hypocrisy as it feeds Northwestern’s career-oriented culture. I hope that in the future, my misguided perceptions, and the affordability, accessibility and availability of private music lessons for non-majors can change for the better. Kelly Miller is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at kellymiller2022@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

While not intentionally harmful, these statements support the notion that forgiveness is the next logical step. Forgiveness, when the perpetrator is understanding and remorseful, can be healing. However, in a culture that frequently allows perpetrators to deny what they’ve done, forgiveness will always benefit the abuser and not always the person who was assaulted. If an individual who has experienced sexual assault and wants to forgive for a sense of personal peace and comfort, they have every right to do so. However, healing does not always entail forgiveness. Healing can look like avoiding interaction with the perpetrator, confiding in family and friends or channeling that hurt into helping others. Everyone has their own manner of dealing with traumatic violation, and forgiveness should always be presented as an option but not the necessary solution for coping. Kathryn Augustine is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at kathrynaugustine2022@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The $10 lockout can teach responsibility to younger generations

College life involves the occasional mistake. Too many beers at the pre-game tailgate can leave you standing in the bathroom line and missing the lone Wildcat touchdown. An early morning walk home from the previous evening’s intimate tryst requires fighting off a passerby’s knowing smirk. Properly managed, Advil for the former and condoms for the latter, these mild embarrassments are just part of life’s flow (and the object of a friend’s occasional ribbing). But as reported in The Daily, even the mildest of consequences is an affront to today’s students. Forgetting or losing a key (electronic or metal) is a problem as old as locks. The lucky student can jimmy a ground floor window to get back into their room. The less fortunate are at the mercy of a cooperating roommate. All other options exhausted, the last resort is to report to the dorm desk and get a temporary pass card. The University, in keeping with its educational mission, grants a mulligan for first-time offenders with a warning that subsequent transgressions cost $10 a pop. Mercy is granted and a lesson learned. Or not, judging from the indignant outrage of students who obviously feel that building security and personal responsibility are subservient to their inability to commit to the basest level of adult behavior. Had any of the interviewed students (or a mildly intrepid reporter) crossed west over Sheridan Road, the story would be different. They would have learned that in off-campus housing (a.k.a. “the real world”) a locked-out student would have to call a locksmith. Presented with a bill considerably more than $10, the student would cry, “But I can’t afford that.” The locksmith’s reply would probably be unprintable on these pages, but suffice it to say the student would remain, quite literally, on the outside looking in. This dispiriting state of affairs came with one silver lining when a self-described serial key forgetter pointed out, “If you get locked out once a week, that’s $100 per quarter.” If you are smart enough to go to Northwestern, and can do that kind of math, you can remember your room key. — Alexander W. Stephens, WCAS ‘87

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019

EPL Human Library aims to dismantle stereotypes By EVA HERSCOWITZ

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Clad in a red, white and blue nylon dress, a performer with big eyebrows and even bigger hair fanned themselves with a white crepe fan while chatting with community members about their work: business consultant by day, drag queen by night. “Sometimes I go into a client meeting,” said the performer, who goes by the stage name That British Drag Queen, “and I’ve still got glitter on my eyebrows.” Community members conversed with people like That British Drag Queen at Evanston Public Library’s fourth Human Library this Sunday. Fifteen people — or “books” — who hold marginalized identities answered questions during one-on-one sessions for intervals of 30 minutes. While the books, whose “titles” ranged from

Gay & Disabled, Invisible Disability and Retired Police Commander, wrote three sample questions, attendees were encouraged to candidly ask questions that would typically “be inappropriate meeting somebody on the street,” said EPL volunteer coordinator Mary Kling. “It gets people to talk to one another, break down barriers and unlearn prejudice,” said Kling, who organized the event with librarian Julie Rand. “It’s designed to be a comfortable place for that kind of conversation.” The event is “under the umbrella” of the Denmark-based Human Library. Since 2000, the notfor-profit organization has promoted its mission to “unjudge someone” by sponsoring human libraries in over 80 countries. That British Drag Queen, who performs monthly at The Glenwood in Roger’s Park, said they were drawn to drag as a “creative outlet” after attempting suicide in March 2018. The former BBC journalist said they hope their story challenges stereotypes surrounding drag.

“I want them to understand that there is no single experience of drag. Drag is all sorts of different things,” they said. “It’s the decision you make to present yourself to the world. It’s a social script that people are not familiar with. It’s playing with gender, and in America today, that’s a protest.” Many of the books’ stories are non-linear. Amal Kambal, a lesbian woman who sought political asylum in the United States in 2001, volunteered as a book for the second time. Kambal was living in Egypt when police arrested 52 men at a floating disco; many people on the boat were gay men. Although Egypt doesn’t criminalize homosexuality, authorities have historically persecuted people on the basis of their sexuality. She sought asylum in San Francisco soon after the arrests, which she said compounded the fear and pain of living with a “big mask” over her identity. She said she hopes her story redefines current discourse surrounding immigration. “People are not coming here because it’s only

a choice,” Kambal said. “They’re seeking a new home for a reason. If I was accepted in Egypt, I wouldn’t have left my home. You leave and run because you’re forced to.” Other books included Patti Flynn, who is transgender, and African American activist Bennett Jones Johnson. Kling said the event has grown in size since the library first hosted it in April 2018. Of this years’ books, she said around half have participated in the Human Library before. Evanston resident Nicole Koppel attended the event for the third time. Inspired by the Human Library’s potential to promote understanding, she raised money to bring the event to her daughter’s school, Baker Demonstration School. Koppel commended the event’s inclusive principles. “It challenges stereotypes. It gives people an outlet,” she said. “I think conversation sets people free of their own blinders.” evaherscowitz2023@u.northwestern.edu

MEN’S SOCCER

Northwestern gets blown out on road against Michigan By DREW SCHOTT

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In order to defeat Michigan, coach Tim Lenahan designed a defensive scheme to limit the junior forward Umar Farouk Osman and senior forward Jack Hallahan, the Wolverines’ assist leader. Lenahan had Northwestern play three across the middle in an attempt to slow Michigan’s offense and flank the two forwards in the first half. However, after the Wolverines’ offense fired six shots and two corner kicks in 45 minutes, Lenahan switched the Wildcats back to their regular formation, so NU could attack and break a 0-0 tie. But in the next 45 minutes, the Cats (5-5-1, 1-2-1 Big Ten) offense remained stagnant and their defense faltered, as Michigan scored three goals, giving the Wolverines (5-2-3, 2-0-2) a win that lifted them to second place in the Big Ten.

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“The better team won today,” Lenahan said. “We got outplayed on both sides of the ball. We did okay at first, absorbed some pressure. (But) it was a tough matchup with their athleticism and attack. We had trouble with their press and their lowballs.” NU’s offense fired on all cylinders at the start of the game, highlighted by freshman Ugo Achara Jr. attempting a bicycle kick within the first minute. [reporter’s notes] Senior forward Ty Seager almost scored in the 21st minute [reporter’s notes], stopped by Michigan goalie Andrew Verdi, who made a diving save. For the rest of the half, the Wolverines went on

the offensive. Michigan defender Jackson Ragen fired a shot in the 23rd that Miha Miskovic saved with his shin, graduate forward Nebojsa Popovic had his header bounce off the crossbar in the 24th and Derick Broche’s turnaround shot in the 36th faked out the Cats defense and rolled short of the goal. Lenahan said NU prided themselves on their strong defense, but due to Michigan’s attack, the coach decided to experiment with different tactics and player combinations. The Wolverines continued to flow in the second half despite the changes, with NU countering by constantly clearing the ball. However, in the 53rd minute, the Wolverines finally scored. Hallahan, during a corner kick, sent the ball high and found Regan, who headed the ball to midfielder Carlos Tellez. The junior fired the ball off his right foot past the shoulder of Cats goalie Miha Miskovic. Michigan added a second goal

less than four minutes later. Despite starting Achara Jr., the Cats couldn’t get anything going on the attack, finishing the half with four shots, to the Wolverines’ 11. Additionally, it didn’t help that point leader and sophomore midfielder Bardia Kimiavi didn’t play on Sunday. Michigan sealed the game with an impressive goal in the 78th, as Farouk Osman “megged” Miskovic, shooting the ball directly between his legs. Lenahan said the hardest games are behind NU because the squad already played three of the best teams in the Big Ten. However, he said the Cats need to have the fortitude to know what it takes to defeat a Big Ten opponent, especially on the road. As the team prepares to face Loyola at Martin Stadium on Wednesday, Lenahan knows how important this coming stretch of games are. “This is what the season comes down to,” he said. “We control our destiny.” drewschott2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Richardson, the deputy city manager. The city proposes a new $3.3 million property tax levy be created to support these services, resulting in a $2.55 million decrease in the corporate levy for the general fund. The reorganization expresses the city’s commitment to its most vulnerable residents, Storlie said. “Social services are a priority and should remain a priority,” Storlie said. “Now we’re giving it its own dedicated funding source.” The reorganization also plans to add three full-time positions to the Health and Human Services Department, out of which the social services will operate. In compliance with a November 2018 efficiency report on the Evanston Police Department, conducted by Hillard Heintze, a risk management firm, the 2020 budget proposes that the city hold three positions vacant, a decrease from four positions in years past. If successful, the city plans to eliminate those vacant positions in the 2021 budget, Storlie said. Reorganizing in the EPD problem solving team returned a few officers to patrol, covering for the vacant positions, she said.

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From page 1 Tubman and William Still, both conductors on the Underground Railroad, were action-packed and brought page-turning interest to black history. In addition to talking about his experience with his first fiction book, Coates spoke about the difficulties and joys of being a writer and tackled racerelated issues in current events. He addressed the recent conviction of Dallas patrol officer Amber Guyger in the murder of Botham Jean, a black man whom she shot in his own apartment, which she said she mistakenly believed was her own and being broken into. “The essence of that is not law or policy,” Coates said. “It’s who you believe is human and who you believe is not.” Following the interview, audience members asked Coates questions, including a discussion of whether black people in the United States will ever be seen as fully equal to others. Jessica French, an Oakton Community College student who attended the event, said she was

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against the use of the N-word and advocated for consent, which they also pushed out on social media prior to the event. Lamstein said one of A&O’s goals is to make their shows as accessible as possible to all students and serve everyone in the student body. He added that A&O wants “everyone to feel comfortable in the spaces (they) provide” for students.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2019 In anticipation of the Robert Crown Community Center’s opening, expected for January, city staff expects a neutral effect on the general fund due to an anticipated $900,000 increase in both revenues and expenses from the center. New expenses include 4.5 full-time equivalent positions and transferring $175,000 to the Crown Center Maintenance Fund.

Taxes and fees

The proposed budget keeps tax and fee increases to a minimum, Storlie said. Staff suggests increasing the amusement tax from 4 to 5 percent, generating an estimated additional $75,000 in revenue, as well as implementing a 5 percent self-storage user fee, mirroring a fee implemented in Skokie this summer. The fee is estimated to yield $50,000 in revenue. The city also expects to receive approximately $1 million in new revenue from the motor fuel tax increase of 19 cents per gallon, a part of the Illinois state budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Most Evanston homeowners can expect to see a decrease in their property taxes, even if the property value remained the same after reassessment. However, commercial businesses could see a significant increase “amazed” by Coates and has long admired his work. French, who considers herself a black activist, saw Coates when he came to ETHS two years ago and answered a question about who should be allowed to say the n-word, an exchange that went viral. “I heard he was coming back and I didn’t want to miss it,” French said. SESP first-year Mikenzie Roberts came to the event after participating in the SESP Leadership Institute during the summer, during which they read part of “Between the World and Me.” Roberts said they thought that Coates’ answers to audience questions related to what was discussed in their culture and cognition class, affirming what they had discussed but also exploring new topics they hadn’t covered. “It went along great with what we were doing and, plus, I was just really interested in that work,” Roberts said. “I just wanted to hear what he had to say.” mollyburke2023@u.northwestern.edu “The fact that they have a warning at all is different than previous years,” said Communication senior Melia Agudelo. “They had it last year, but when I was a freshman they did not have this.” Communication first-year Meakailyn Phillips affirmed she felt safer and more comfortable in the environment set by the messaging. SOPHIE’s entrance brought excitement to the venue and prepared the audience for Smith’s set. As soon as her EDM music filled the arena, the mosh pit began. People were pushing each other in

in their property taxes, said Hitesh Desai, the city’s chief financial officer. Small business storefronts are caught somewhere in the middle. “We picked out one small storefront on Central Street,” Desai said. “We ran the numbers, and it came out as, they might see a reduction or no increase in property tax.” Rectifying these property tax increases with commercial buildings is “going to be a challenge,” Storlie said.

Looking forward

The projected budget for the 2021 general fund has a deficit of $2.1 million — a deficit largely attributed to contracts settled with four unions in Evanston in 2019. These contracts are settled through 2022, which is “very good,” Storlie said. Also factoring into the deficit is the expiration of the Good Neighbor Fund agreement with Northwestern, though the city intends to discuss renewing the University’s financial commitment to the community in future years. Though it is not currently written into the budget for either year, it’s “entirely possible” that reparations funding could be added to the 2021 budget, Storlie

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Assistant Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life Keith Garcia, who advises the Multicultural Greek Council, said he’s looking forward to “reconnecting with former students” throughout the month. Last year’s Latinx Homecoming Tailgate, which was sponsored by the Latino Alumni of Northwestern University, drew more than 100 current and former students. “The culturally-based fraternity and sorority alumni body is still very much connected to campus,” Garcia said. López said MSA hopes to forge connections between Latinx students and faculty through this year’s programming. At the Oct. 25 Café con Leche event, for example, students will have the opportunity to hear from Latinx faculty about their research. SESP junior Ray Solorzano came to the kickoff to meet up with friends, most of whom he has met through MSA programming, Northwestern’s Latinx student coalition Alianza and the Bridge mobs, fighting their way to the front. The energy of the crowd was certainly undeniable as students prepared for Smith’s set. Prior to his entrance, Smith added visuals to the performance to get the crowd hyped. The stage screen displayed a video depicting bridges, railroads and a bright pink car with wings — all of which are visual elements of his album “ERYS,” from which his setlist was largely based. The visuals continued throughout the performance, with smoke machines to boot that

said, depending on how quickly the subcommittee comes to a decision on reparations. “Council hasn’t directed us to provide a funding source for that yet,” Storlie said. “It’s very early in the process, so we don’t have an idea of scope or magnitude yet.” The city is also looking to install a self-service permitting software that would allow residents applying for various permits to go through the process digitally, rather than having to physically come into the city’s permit office. The software — which is scheduled to be implemented by the middle of 2021 — would allow community members to apply for permits “24/7” Storlie said. “Our hours, I don’t think, are the most friendly because they close during lunch and then they close, I think, at 4,” she said. “It’s going to really make people’s lives so much easier.” City Council will do a full review of the proposed budget at its Oct. 14 meeting. There will be a special City Council meeting Oct. 26, which will include a public hearing on the FY 2020-2021 proposed budget. clareproctor2021@u.northwestern.edu program for low-income and first-generation students. Solorzano, who was formerly on the Alianza executive board, said the group fostered a community of like-minded Latinx students. He added that Northwestern’s Latinx community is “a home away from home.” Faculty members present at the kick-off included Garcia, Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, executive director of Campus Inclusion & Community LesleyAnn Brown-Henderson and professor Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano. MSA began planning the month’s activities in early September, López said. Latinx Heritage Month, which is MSA’s first sponsored heritage month, overlaps with October’s Queer & Trans Empowerment Month. The organization will commemorate November’s Native American Heritage Month, February’s Black History Month and May’s Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month with events throughout the year. evaherscowitz2023@u.northwestern.edu prompted cheers from the audience. Phillips was one of the students that successfully made their way to the front of the barricade, experiencing Smith’s set a mere few feet from her face. While she wasn’t a diehard fan of Smith prior to the performance, she still enjoyed her experience. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to see someone so up close that I’ve heard so much about in the media,” Phillips said. “It was surreal.” rebeccaaizin2023@u.northwestern.edu

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VOLLEYBALL

NU loses twice on the road to fall to 0-4 in Big Ten By JOHN RIKER

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As Northwestern and Purdue engaged in a backand-forth rally on Friday night, it seemed that both teams were simply incapable of losing. The Wildcats, having already lost the first set and down 15-19 in the second, were keeping their hopes alive with incredible digs and touches, while host Purdue responded to every NU move, mixing in quick attacks of their own. But the Boilermakers couldn’t respond to a definitive spike by standout freshman Temi Thomas-Ailara, whose kill turned the momentum in the Cats favor. The incredible moment could have been the pivotal moment of the match, an outcome that seemed likely when NU tied the score at 22-apiece. Instead, Purdue took three of the next four points to close out the set and take a commanding 2-0 advantage. The Wildcats’ competitiveness in the set, coupled with the inability to close match points, was

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emblematic of the team’s disappointing road losses to No. 17 Purdue (9-4, 1-3 Big Ten) and Indiana (12-5, 1-3) this weekend. NU (9-7, 0-4 Big Ten) took only one set victory during those two losses, but were in contention in each set. “We had some opportunities but the one thing we struggled at this weekend was executing in highpressure situations,” coach Shane Davis said. “We had some set points against Indiana, we had set points against Purdue, but we failed to execute when it really, really mattered.” In Purdue’s sold-out Holloway Gymnasium, the Cats closed early deficits in the first two sets, but were undone by errors and strong performances from Purdue’s role players. The 2-0 match lead

proved insurmountable, though NU tied the set at 20-apiece before falling 25-21. Thomas-Ailara led the way with 21 kills in the defeat. The Cats fell into a similar deficit after dropping their first two sets against Indiana the following night. Davis shook things up by switching the personnel, a move that paid immediate dividends. NU pounced on the Hoosiers with two 5-point runs that kept them ahead throughout the third set and finished strong to take the set, 25-21. The Big Ten rivals alternated leads during a closely contested fourth set, and a Thomas-Ailara kill appeared to put the Cats in position for set point. Instead, replay review gave Indiana the point and a 26-25 lead. The Hoosiers took the next point

and the match, sending NU home with a disappointing 0-4 record in conference play. “I was proud of our fight,” Davis said. “I thought our team just fought really, really well, but again, we had set points, opportunities to set our best players in moments and we just couldn’t do it. It was when it matters, can we make the right decisions.” It won’t get much easier for NU, with upcoming home bouts this week against two ranked opponents, No. 13 Wisconsin and familiar foe Purdue. With key starters coming back from injury and the team’s competitive fire coming to the forefront in recent games, the Cats trust in their system and that they can still turn things around. “We had a good talk in the locker room afterwards and the captains took the opportunity to talk about how this is a great team and we need to keep getting better,” Davis said. “They believe in themselves, believe in what they’re doing, fighting for one another and getting each other better along the way.” johnriker2023@u.northwestern.edu

FIELD HOCKEY

Wildcats fall to Maine in tight non-conference game No. 5 Northwestern

By GABRIELA CARROLL

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After a devastating overtime loss to No. 4 Maryland on October 3, No. 5 Northwestern had an opportunity to reset. It looked like their game against Maine (3-7, 1-0 America East), who, up to this point, had only won two games, would be the perfect opportunity. Instead, the Wildcats took another step back. In their third consecutive overtime game, NU (104, 3-1 Big Ten) dropped its second straight by a score of 4-3 to the Black Bears (3-7, 1-0 America East). Despite taking four more shots on goal than Maine, and having five more penalty corner opportunities, the Cats could never quite find a way to pull away. “This was one of our poorest performances,” head

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coach Tracey Fuchs said. “We just couldn’t do the simple things well.” Senior midfielder Saar de Breij felt the team was not proactive enough, allowing Maine to set the tone of the game. “In the first half, we were trying to do too much fancy stuff, passing through the legs, doing reverses,” de Breij said. “We should have just played simpler and smarter.” Maine allowed three goals on Sunday, but they still

played a strong game defensively; two out of the three goals they allowed were on corner plays. De Breij said that the Black Bears were very strong tacklers, and NU’s attempts at showier moves were thwarted by their strong defensive front. After the Cats scored each of their first two goals, Maine scored within two minutes afterward, which left NU on their back legs, continuously trying to claw back as opposed to pushing through to take the lead. “We managed to tie the game, and they scored right after, and then we had to start all over, which is frustrating,” de Breij said. “Then it happened again, and again. They kept having the momentum.” Two games ago, the Cats were riding high on an eight-game win streak, with all of their ambitions for the season still right in front of them. Maine is not a conference team, and NU still has the talent and the opportunity to compete for and win the Big Ten title,

but the loss is jarring and confusing. In order to continue to compete at a high level, the Cats need to get back to both the level of play they maintained during that win streak, as well as that mindset. Earlier in the season, Fuchs and her players alike praised the mindset and togetherness of this team, which de Breij said she did not feel was present against Maine. “We just have to sit down with each other, and look at ourselves, not pointing fingers at each other, but looking at ourselves first,” de Breij said. “We have to try to get the ‘good team’ mentality back, which was one of our strengths before this game. We had a bunch of great wins because we were so strong as a team, and today on the field it felt more like individuals than a whole team.” gabrielacarroll2023@u.northwestern.edu

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HEARTBROKEN

Wildcats play a tight game, fall on a last-second field goal By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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LINCOLN, Neb. — When Northwestern and Nebraska get together, it’s a near-certainty the game will come down to the wire. Five of the last eight meetings were decided by three points or fewer, and Saturday’s affair was no different. After the Wildcats defeated the Cornhuskers in overtime the last two years, it was Nebraska (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) that made a field goal as time expired as NU (1-4, 0-3) lost 13-10. With 2:13 left in a tie game, the Cats began a drive at their own 20, as junior quarterback Aidan Smith attempted to lead them to a victory in his first career start. Smith picked up a pair of first downs as NU moved across midfield. But at the Cornhuskers’ 48, Smith threw an interception on a play where the officials may have missed a pass interference call. “It was a poor decision on my part,” Smith said. “I felt like that swung the momentum of the game. I saw (my receiver) coming, thought he was there, threw it, and when I threw it he wasn’t here. Would I have liked the pass interference call? Yes. Should I make a better decision in the future? Yes.” The Cornhuskers moved into field goal range on a long pass from backup quarterback Noah Vedral

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to star freshman receiver Wan’Dale Robinson, and Lane McCallum ended things shortly afterward with a 24-yard kick. Junior linebacker Paddy Fisher, who led the Cats with 10 tackles, called Robinson an “explosive athlete.” “Nebraska used him in multiple formations and multiple situations,” Fisher said. “Going into the game, we only had a little bit of knowledge on him, and the rest was just adjustments. (He’s a) very talented, explosive player who’s going to have a great future.” Robinson was a weapon for the Cornhuskers right from the outset. On their second offensive series, he broke loose on an end-around run for a 42-yard touchdown, giving Nebraska an early 7-0 lead. The Cornhuskers stretched the lead to 10-0 in the second quarter before the Cats could finally get their offense going. Junior receiver Riley Lees returned a kickoff into Nebraska territory, and NU used the momentum from the return to drive far enough to get a field goal. The 10-3 score would hold up into halftime. After the Cats made a defensive stop to start the second half, they put

together their best drive of the game. Starting at its own 42, NU got runs of 12, eight, seven, eight and seven yards on its first five plays — three by Anderson, two by Smith — to advance to the Cornhuskers’ 16. A pass interference call moved the ball to the two, and Smith finished it off with a touchdown run up the middle to tie the game at 10. The 58-yard scoring drive took less than two minutes. The game became a defensive struggle after the Cats evened the score. Each team missed a field goal, but other than that both off enses were relatively quiet. And so it was that Smith, playing in front of over 89,000 red-clad fans, had a chance to engineer a game-winning drive. But instead, he committed the game’s only turnover, which Nebraska turned into the decisive points. With the loss, NU is now 1-4, which is the program’s worst fi vegame opening stretch in coach Pat Fitzgerald’s 14 years in charge of the program. “We’re going to coach the guys better to play cleaner, to play smarter, to play fundamentally better,” Fitzgerald said. “We typically win this type of game when we don’t beat ourselves. This team’s fighting their butts off. They’re not playing well enough, they understand that, but they’re working their butts off to improve.” Alison Albelda/Daily Senior Staffer

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FOOTBALL

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Smith comes up short in first start Northwestern loses to Rutgers on the road

By PETER WARREN

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LINCOLN, Neb. — The bookends of Northwestern junior quarterback Aidan Smith’s first career start were ones he would like to forget. To start Saturday’s game, Smith tried to make an adjustment at the line, but mismanaged the clock and wound up receiving a delay of game penalty. On his final play — with the score tied at 10 and about a minute remaining — Smith tried to connect with junior wide receiver Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman on a slant route. But Chiaokhiao-Bowman was hit on his way to the ball — a play that could have been a pass interference call — and the pigskin ended up in the arms of Nebraska’s Lamar Jackson, who returned the ball into NU territory. A minute later, Smith watched Lane McCallum’s game-winning field goal go right through the uprights on the Memorial Stadium jumbotron, sending over 89,000 fans into a frenzy. “I felt a lot of that blame come on me for that one decision that I made,” Smith said. “Coach Fitz harped on this, there were little tiny mistakes in the game that led up to that happening. I was just trying to put that behind me and keep my head.” Coach Pat Fitzgerald told Smith on Friday morning he would be the starter come kickoff Saturday afternoon against the Cornhuskers. Fitzgerald said that sophomore quarterback Hunter Johnson was not 100 percent following last week’s game against Wisconsin, which pushed Smith into the starting role. Smith said he felt a few butterflies, but was pretty calm due to his preparation during the week leading up to the game.

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Aidan Smith runs the football. The junior quarterback made his first career start Saturday.

Smith ended the game 19-for-32 with 136 passing yards as well as a team-high 16 carries and 69 rushing yards. Nothing spectacular, but his final passing total was the most in NU’s four games against Big Ten competition this season. Smith’s first half was pedestrian, but he kept mistakes to a minimum and, like he has in the previous two games he appeared, got better as the game went on. It all culminated on the first drive of the second half. After the Wildcats defense forced a three-and-out, Smith and the NU offense took over at the Nebraska 42-yard line. The Indiana native looked as comfortable as he has all season as the Cats needed only six plays reach the endzone. Other than Smith’s two-yard touchdown run, no play resulted in a gain of less than seven yards. He rushed the ball two other times on the possession, and illustrated a silkiness to his running he had not shown before. On one read option, he looked to be dead in his tracks, but he beat his defender to the outside and picked up seven yards.

“On that first second-half drive, we were clicking, we were clicking, we were clicking,” Smith said, snapping his fingers on each click. “We were perfect.” But other than that possession, NU could not get much else going on offense. Smith led the Cats into field goal range twice, but junior kicker Charlie Kuhbander could only connect on one of the kicks. The junior had a chance to be a hero on NU’s final possession, but the missed pass interference call ended any chance of that happening. The Cats have two weeks until undefeated Ohio State — who crushed Nebraska 48-7 last week in Lincoln — visit Ryan Field. That means two weeks for Johnson to get healthy. But even if Smith gets another chance to start in two weeks or down the road, Saturday is no doubt a missed opportunity. “I thought Aidan gave us some stuff today,” Fitzgerald said. “I thought he played very hard, and I can’t blame him for that last interception.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu

In just three days, Northwestern went from shutting out Purdue to losing in the same fashion to Rutgers. Sunday’s 2-0 loss in Piscataway, New Jersey marks the Wildcats’ (4-6-2, 2-2-1 Big Ten) fifth shutout loss this season, pushing them to seventh in the conference standings — three places beneath the Scarlet Knights (9-2-1, 3-2 Big Ten). Things looked promising for NU at the start of the game. The Cats kept the action on Rutgers’ side of the field, maintaining ball possession and taking three shots in the first 14 minutes. But the tables turned in the 18th minute. Scarlet Knights forward Amirah Ali passed the ball to her teammate Nneka Monema at the edge of the penalty box, and Monema slid the ball past sophomore goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood into the bottom left corner of the net. “(They) were both tremendous,” coach Michael Moynihan said of Ali and Monema. “Anytime they won the ball on the attacking part of the field, it was like ‘look out.’They were running hard for goal and they had a focus, and we didn’t really have that same type of presence.” For the rest of the first half and much of the second, Rutgers dominated, taking 16 more shots and limiting NU to seven. Freshman outside back Danika Austin, who had a pair of long runs up the field, said the Scarlet Knights’ defense was tough to beat. “They were marking a lot of our runners in the back, and we weren’t very dynamic making the runs,” Austin said. “Sometimes a lot of the crosses weren’t consistent — or to the areas that they

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needed to be.” Moynihan added that he didn’t think the Cats’ attackers were playing with “enough assertiveness.” Rutgers forward Brittany LaPlant put the Scarlet Knights on the board again with nine minutes left in the game. LaPlant scored off an upper 90 shot after dribbling around freshman defender Reilly Riggs, which drew sophomore goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood out of the net. Sophomore center back Julietta Thron tried to block the goal as well. “I just threw my body in the way to just try and get anything I could on it, but she wound up getting the shot off before,” Thron said. “It was frustrating, but it was almost like there was nothing you could really do.” The New Jersey native added that the team’s performance in the second half was disappointing after having the “upper hand” in the first half both offensively and defensively. Though Thron attributed the performance to a lack of “focus or awareness,” she said she wasn’t sure exactly what went wrong. “We all always talk about having a fire in our bellies, wanting that win more than anything else,” Thron said. “But I think when we came out in the second half that was gone. In the last 10 minutes… we turned that fire on, but it wasn’t enough to get the win.” sophiascanlan2022@u.northwestern.edu