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NU develops plans on sexual violence Administrators grapple with continued concerns By ALAN PEREZ
daily senior staffer @_perezalan
As powerful man after powerful man was brought down in late 2017 by rocking accusations of sexual misconduct, Northwestern students stood mostly idle amid the outrage. Though sexual misconduct on college campuses had been an ongoing concern, it lacked the same national attention as other parts of the #MeToo movement. While many students were committed to ending sexual violence — which they surely demonstrated after reports of misconduct at fraternities made earlier that year sparked fervor among the community — the movement to end sexual assault and harassment against women in the workplace had not yet fully reached Northwestern. Then came a remarkable letter. In one of the closest episodes to the NU community, former Medill students and employees
— apparently motivated by what was by then a broad national movement — detailed accusations of inappropriate behavior by one of the University’s most renowned professors. “This is Medill’s #MeToo moment,” declared the letter, which claimed former director of the Medill Justice Project Alec Klein engaged in harassment and predatory behavior. Much of the student body had already been rattled by the University’s decision to not discipline the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, which an anonymous report claimed was the site of drugging and sexual assault. With the inevitable return of SAE, the confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee who faced sexual assault allegations and perhaps a delayed reaction to the University’s July announcement that it could not publicly confirm the accusations against Klein, students are becoming increasingly active in combating sexual violence. “Given the increased media attention towards the issues of sexual assault, concerns that have » See MISCONDUCT, page 7
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at a climate change town hall on Monday. Schakowsky condemned Republican politicians and urged community members to be civically active.
Schakowsky urges climate action Congresswoman criticizes Republican politicians at town hall By CHRISTOPHER VAZQUEZ
daily senior staffer @ByChrisVazquez
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) on Monday condemned Republican politicians on their
climate change stances and urged community members to be civically active on environmental issues. At a town hall hosted by the Unitarian Church of Evanston, Schakowsky criticized House Republicans for passing
a resolution stating that a carbon tax would harm the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement and Trump’s cutting of funding from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The congresswoman — who serves in the House’s bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus — promoted a bill she co-sponsored to auction carbon permits, which would limit the amount » See CLIMATE, page 7
Council allows Harley Clarke visit D202 reports show Evanston’s Preservation Commission allowed to visit mansion
Black student suspensions have fallen, report says
By KRISTINA KARISCH
daily senior staffer @kristinakarisch
Aldermen decided Monday that members of Evanston’s Preservation Commission will be allowed to visit the Harley Clarke Mansion in advance of an Oct. 23 meeting, though architects, engineers and assessors from statewide nonprofit Landmarks Illinois will not be admitted. The historic mansion sits along the lakefront in north Evanston and has been vacant since 2015, when the Evanston Art Center moved out of the facility. Since then, residents and city officials have been deliberating future options for the property. Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) brought forward the motions to admit Preservation Commission members as well as Landmarks Illinois members at Monday’s City Council meeting, though the latter was denied. She has long been a supporter of the mansion, advocating for its restoration and use as an environmental education center. Though Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) ultimately supported the commission’s request, she was hesitant. She argued that an interior inspection of the mansion falls
racial disparities By GABBY BIRENBAUM
daily senior staffer @birenBOMB
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Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) speaks at City Council meeting. Revelle brought forward the motions to admit Preservation Commission members as well as Landmarks Illinois members to Harley Clarke mansion.
outside of the purview of the commission, and she wondered if allowing the members to enter Harley Clarke would set a precedent the city was not ready to commit to. “I am very concerned about how this discussion and the process proceeds,” she said. “Without some review by the City Council as to the
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expansion of those standards then I think we get into a very fuzzy area of setting precedent that really has no basis.” She objected to letting architects and engineers from Landmarks Illinois — which works to preserve historic landmarks — into the building, saying it would rehash conversations across the city that should
have ended when they agreed to demolition. In July, City Council approved a demolition proposal of the building from a group of private donors under the name of Evanston Lighthouse Dunes, voting 5-3. The group proposed a » See COUNCIL, page 7
E v a n s t o n To w n s h i p High School administrators and staff presented figures on summer school attendance, student activities and discipline and suspension to the board on Monday, finding racial disparities were still present in each report. Bill Farmer, the director of ETHS summer school since 2015, reported that summer school enrollment was slightly lower than in previous years. He attributed this “blip” to a decrease in students failing courses during the academic year. However, District 202 board member Jonathan Baum expressed concern over the racial gap in a summer school class designed for incoming freshmen: “Access ETHS.” The class is meant to prepare students for high school, and Baum said there were three times as many white
students as black students enrolled. Farmer said he is mindful of the imbalance. Administrators and board members also found that the cost associated with summer school could be a potential impediment, even though there is a lower fee for students on free or reduced lunch. “It can be a limiting barrier just to have to pay anything,” Farmer said. Fo l l o w i n g Fa r m e r ’s report, director of activities & the Student Success Center Nichole Boyd told the board that 59.2 percent of students were involved in extracurriculars — which includes clubs, athletics and fine arts programs — in the 2017-2018 academic year. The board has previously set a goal of 100 percent participation activities and extracurriculars. When broken down by race, 53 percent of Asian students par ticipate in clubs. Forty-three percent of white students, 33 percent of Native Hawaiian students, 33 percent of American Indian students, 29 percent of Hispanic and Latinx students and » See DISPARITY, page 7
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