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City Council gets equity training Aldermen learn about history of racial segregation By ANDREA BIAN

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Matthew Wylie at the podium at an Associated Student Government meeting. ASG swore in 20 undergraduate students elected seven committee members. The meeting also included a presentation about the 2019 climate survey.

20 new ASG senators sworn in Associated Student Government saw more demand this year By YUNKYO KIM

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Associated Student Government swore in 20 new Undergraduate School senators in their first meeting of the quarter on Wednesday and conducted elections for three committees. The new caucus comes after

a particularly competitive election cycle with more than 40 candidates overall and 22 candidates competing for the nine Weinberg seats. The two School of Communication seats will remain empty as no one ran for election. The number of candidacies was a huge increase from last year, said Speaker of the Senate and Weinberg sophomore Matthew Wylie. After observing

dwindling interest in senate positions last year, the ASG increased its outreach initiative to encourage more people to run, he said. “I’m just excited for some engaged senators who are willing to have some fierce debates over legislation pertaining to anything that the student body wants it to,” Wylie said. ASG’s new senators may bring new energy to upcoming

caucus sessions as seven new senators joined three committees. Arin Zwonitzer, Joe Maino and Zack Lori will serve on the Rules Committee. Julia Karten, Megan Radcliffe and Josif Bozovic joined the Wellness Judicial Board and Molly Molloy into Emergency Funding. Weinberg freshman and » See ASG SENATE, page 11

As a part of a focus on racial equity, Evanston’s City Council underwent a training about the historical impacts of racism, as they move forward with actions and programs to engage and empower minority residents. NU Professor Alvin Tillery, who is also the director of the Northwestern Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy, led the training on Sept. 30. The program came out of a June resolution presented by Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), which describes structural racism, includes a land acknowledgment for indigenous communities and joins the Government Alliance for Racial Equity. Tillery said in an email he was thankful to lead the training for the council, and that he was “incredibly impressed with how seriously the council is taking this work.” Dino Robinson — founder of the Shorefront Legacy Center, an organization dedicated to documenting the history of black Evanston residents — said the trainings for City Council

are especially important given historically racist policies in Evanston. For decades, the city had passed discriminatory policies that disenfranchised black residents, including redlining and discrimination in Evanston/ Skokie School District 65. Interim city manager Erika Storlie said the training drew attention to the need to acknowledge racial inequity in Evanston’s history. She said Tillery addressed underlying causes of racial disparities in the city. “Resources were allocated in a way that was never going to move the needle on anything,” Storlie said. “And that really opened a lot of people’s eyes.” As the city begins to construct concrete policy related to racial injustice, Storlie said the training aimed to make sure the council understands the meaning of equity. Deputy city manager Kimberly Richardson emphasized that the training was not the first time the city had discussed racial injustice, but they are looking to put more concrete plans in action. “Equity is about fairness,” Richardson said. “We’re not talking about equality, which is about sameness.” The city held the training as council begins to envision a plan » See TRAINING, page 11

Faculty Senate Data shows payroll discrepancies talks mental health Evanston pays white employees higher salaries than minorities Professors receives response training By JAMES POLLARD

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David Shor, director of clinical services at Counseling and Psychological Services, led the Wednesday Faculty Senate in Question, Persuade, and Refer Training for suicide prevention. CAPS has seen a 50 percent increase in the utilization of its services over the past ten years, Shor told the Faculty Senate at their first meeting of the year. Last year, the primary mental health service on campus served about 3,200 different students, including over 1,000 urgent care appointments, he said. Faculty Senate President Lois Hedman said that while she hopes as many faculty members as possible receive QPR training, she said the members present can at least return to their departments more informed. “We thought this was one way for us to not only put a focus on this at the beginning of the

academic year,” Hedman said. “But at the same time, also train many of us who are all from different departments.” Shor described mental health as a continuum. Wellness issues like stress and fear are similar to mild to moderate health concerns like muscle aches, irritability or sleep/ appetite change. Those concerns could also be symptoms of severe mental health concerns like obsessive thinking or medical issues, which could relate to mental illnesses, Shor said. For students whose performance may be poor because they do not feel engaged, Shor suggested inquiring about the student’s “activities of daily living” — wellness issues like sleep schedule, eating habits and proper hygiene. For students who might be over engaged and stressed, he suggested professors lead the students in a three-second inhale, five-second exhale breathing exercise. Caring confrontation, with statements like “I noticed this” is where the conversation should begin, Shor said. Those indirect questions can then lead to more direct ones like “Have you been

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Evanston paid white employees significantly higher salaries while underpaying and employing smaller numbers of people of color, city documents from 2018 show. Payroll data obtained by

The Daily showed full-time white city employees received a median income of $91,089 in 2018, nearly $5,000 greater than the city’s overall median salary and roughly $15,000 more than black employees, the next largest racial group. White employees also composed about 76.7 percent of the 30 highest income earners on the city payroll, with an all-white,

principally male group holding the five highest-paid jobs in the city — and a total of $1 million in collective income. Evanston paid out roughly $68 million to 774 full-time employees last year. Of those employees, 30 identified as Asian, 184 as black, 79 as Latinx, 10 as multiracial and 470 as white. Only one respondent identified as

Native American. Besides white employees, Asians were the highest paid group, receiving a median salary of $88,450 compared to the overall median of $90,904. All other groups were paid less than the median. Black employees received a median salary of $76,423; Latinx » See PAYROLL, page 11

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Evanston Public Library renews lease for branch By JACOB FULTON

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The Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees passed a motion to extend the EPL’s lease of its 900 Chicago Ave. location for another year at Wednesday’s meeting, sparking questions about whether the branch will ever move to a more accessible location. The location’s lease is set to expire on Jan. 1, but the renewal, approved by a 5-4 vote, means that the Chicago Avenue and Main Street branch will remain at the current location until January 2021. EPL plans to move the Chicago Avenue branch to a spot farther south to better serve parts of the Evanston community that do not have access to a library. Critics of the renewal, such as board treasurer Benjamin Schapiro, said a renewal would just be a “maintaining of the status quo,” preventing progress on a contentious issue. Schapiro said he was concerned that if the lease did not end this year, it would continue to be renewed as there would always be an excuse not to move the branch. However, the relocation is still in the exploratory phase and would likely not have a finalized plan by the start of 2020, which would leave much of south Evanston without a library for an extended period of time, according to multiple residents during public comment.

POLICE BLOTTER Man arrested for theft at JewelOsco A 42-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a theft at the Jewel-Osco, located at 1128 Chicago Ave. A 25-year-old employee at the Jewel reported the theft around 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday. He told the responding officer that the man was a known offender and was previously arrested for retail

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Evanston Public Library director Karen Danczak Lyons. Lyons spoke about budget potentials at a Wednesday meeting of the EPL Board of Trustees.

The discussion centered on underserved areas in the community — an issue that came up earlier in the meeting when assistant library director Teri Campbell updated the board on the work of EPL’s new Racial Equity Task Force. Campbell said EPL is evaluating its outreach into the community with two committees — an

internal committee comprised of library staff members and a task force of eight community members, both working to improve the library’s relationships with marginalized people in the Evanston area. Campbell said one of the group’s main focus points is increasing the number of library card

theft at the Jewel. Employees had warned him not to return. The man stole a six-pack of beer and a bottle of vodka, with a total value of $31.98, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. He then took the liquor, exited the store without paying and fled across Chicago Avenue. The employee who reported the theft provided a description of the man, saying he was wearing a black jacket and grey sweatpants. Police dispatch located a man matching that

description on the corner of Hinman Avenue and Greenleaf Street. Police recovered the beer and vodka, Glew said. The man was identified and arrested for one count of criminal trespassing and one count of retail theft.

Woman reports indiscernible graffiti on her garage

An 80-year-old Evanston resident reported criminal damage to her garage Wednesday from her home at the 1000 block of Ashland Avenue.

holders and users from diverse communities. “Both committees came as a result of our equity assessment, and the library is clear about its intent to address EDI across the board,” Campbell said. “Our internal committee has vetted a project-ready curriculum, which will be announced at a staff day next week. We really wanted to make this tangible and show the importance of the issue to our staff.” The board also unanimously passed a motion for the library’s 2020 budget, which ended up being approximately 5 percent lower than the 2019 budget and included a 1.5 percent salary increase for all staff members. Around $5.8 million was allocated for personnel costs, $2.6 million for nonpersonnel costs, $480,000 for debt repayment and $543,000 for new improvements. With the budget for the 2020 fiscal year already planned, opponents of the lease renewal, such as Schapiro, were concerned that it wouldn’t be financially possible to maintain the current location of the southern branch and simultaneously fund the investigation and creation of the new space. However, Library Director Karen Danczak Lyons said both would be possible and that she hoped it would mean a transition into the new space would occur soon. “We have the ability to come back and, within the 2020 budget, look at reallocating resources to take advantage of opportunities we don’t know exist yet,” Danczak Lyons said. jacobfulton2023@u.northwestern.edu She told the officer who responded that the north side of her garage was defaced with graffiti. She said the incident took place sometime between 9 p.m. on Oct. 14 and 10 a.m. on Oct. 15. Police said that the graffiti appeared to be white spray paint, but the writing was indiscernible. Glew said there are currently no suspects and no one is in custody. — Natalie Chun

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Students, admin engage in dialogue By YUNKYO KIM

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Students had an opportunity to enjoy dinner, cookies and small-scale conversations with President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway about mental health support and course affordability at this quarter’s Community Dialogue. The event, which was created in early 2016 as a response to student demands for open communication with administration, aims to facilitate conversations across the Northwestern community. Community Dialogue is now co-sponsored by Associated Student Government, Multicultural Student Affairs and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, which encouraged intimate, structured discussions of “academic, administrative, social and financial stressors relevant to students,” according to an event brochure. “This is an opportunity for us to do a lot of things but it’s also an opportunity to get to know each other as people,” Interim Vice President Julie Payne-Kirchmeier said. “These community dialogues do make a difference.” Discussions and feedback from community dialogue events have led to changes influencing student life, including the Undergraduate Student Lifecycle Committee, InclusionNU Fund and funding for Books for Cats, PayneKirchmeier said. Weinberg sophomore Revika Singh, ASG’s vice president for health and wellness, said that it was necessary for mental health services to be more comprehensive for students. “(Counseling and Psychological Services) and Health Services shouldn’t be so isolated from each other,” Singh said. Students also expressed frequent issues about student finances. ASG president and event facilitator Izzy Dobbel said students

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Students, faculty and administrators talk closely about campus-related issues over dinner and cookies at Foster Walker Complex. Conversations focused on improving mental health support and course affordability.

brought up concerns they could not receive their Student Emergency and Essential Needs Fund due to frequent errors in processing older documentation. They also struggled with issues of course affordability for language-specific programs. In addition to the conversations, ASG representatives from each small group will compile a summary of discussed issues, which Soteria Reid, ASG’s executive officer of justice and inclusion, said will be helpful for the student population moving forward. “I’m hoping that in the future, we would get a lot of feedback about how to improve and become very proactive in implementing those

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changes,” the SESP junior said. Dobbel said she was satisfied with the conversations she observed at the event. While problems prevail on campus, she said she was glad that events such as the Community Dialogue brought together students and administrators to have honest conversations about how to improve the campus. “It’s a way to finally have direct communication and not have to face a lot of bureaucracy,” the SESP senior said. “It’s true one-on-one, face-to-face conversations and building really valuable relationships.” yunkyokim2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Evanston sites featured in Open House Chicago By AHLAAM MOLEDINA

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The annual Open House Chicago, hosted by the Chicago Architecture Center, will feature 16 Evanston sites, including three Northwestern buildings. Open House Chicago opens the doors to the city’s most celebrated architectural spaces, as well as some hidden treasures, said Eric Rogers, manager for Open House Chicago and community outreach with the Chicago Architecture Center. The festival will run from from Oct. 19 to Oct. 20, free of charge. This year will feature over 350 buildings in Chicago and its suburbs, which reflect the area’s history and cultural diversity. “The main focus is to get people who live here to explore their own city and explore sites that are architecturally, culturally or historically significant,” Rogers said. “It’s a feel-good event: you learn something new, see something you’ve never seen before and get excited.” In 2018, around 100,000 people visited different locations, totalling about 366,000 distinct

site visits. According to the Open House Chicago exit survey, about 60 percent of visitors went to neighborhoods they’ve never before visited, Rogers said. “(Open House Chicago) breaks down barriers,” Rogers said, “and lets people go to places they’ve only heard about in the news, sometimes just for bad reasons.” Open House Chicago also works with community partners in Evanston to expand the festival. These partners, including Downtown Evanston, Design Evanston and Chicago’s North Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau, recruit new sites, volunteers and financial sponsorship. Northwestern is also a community partner for the festival — with the Alice Millar Chapel, Dearborn Observatory and Charles Deering Library as sites for the open house. One of the Evanston sites is the American Toby Jug Museum, which has participated in Open House Chicago for years, said museum curator Kevin Pearson. “(Chicago Open House) is beneficial to Evanston,” Pearson said. “It leads to greater exposure of Evanston’s more hidden treasures. We get

bigger numbers — we’re expecting a few hundred this weekend.” The American Toby Jug Museum is the world’s largest private collection of Toby Jugs, pottery molded to resemble a person, with 8,000 pieces collected over 73 years. The open house will also feature the Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette with volunteer guides to talk about the history and architecture of the temple. Last year, it was one of the Chicago Architecture Center’s most visited sites, with 3,490 visitors over the weekend of the festival alone. Joyce Litoff, communications specialist at the Bahá’í House of Worship, said she’s always surprised to see the number of people from the area who’ve never visited, but take the festival as an opportunity to do so. “The temple is open to all people regardless of religious background or faith,” Litoff said. “Everyone can use the building for some quiet meditation or contemplation. It’s nice to see people who visit the building for the first time and are excited.” ahlaammoledina2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Alice Millar Chapel. The chapel is one of this year’s Open House Chicago sites.

Evanston residents celebrate fall with ‘good family fun’ By JASON BEEFERMAN

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Destin laid back, arms outstretched on the giant inflatable pumpkin at this year’s Fall Fest at Evanston’s Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center on Wednesday. “The pumpkin is eating me!” the young boy said. Evanston Parks, Recreation and Community Services organized the third annual, hosted at Gibbs-Morrison, 1823 Church St. Fall Fest is both a celebration of the arrival of fall and, most importantly, a pre-Halloween spook-fest. Children from around the city decorated pumpkins, made buttons, got their faces painted and enjoyed pizza and candy. “It’s like Halloween before Halloween,” said

Toni Pearson, Destin’s mother. “We carve pumpkins, paint faces. It’s great for the community.” Decked out in Halloween garb, Evanston children came dressed as superheroes, fairies and kittens. “The favorite part for the kids was something that I had never seen before, where it’s make your own buttons,” said Evanston parent Bill Gray. “Favorite part for Dad? It will be the caramel apples.” Maurice Wilkerson, the director of GibbsMorrison Cultural Center said events like these have been a success for the center. The cultural center also puts on events for other holidays, Wilkerson said. “Halloween, Christmas, those times people are celebrating, we do different programs and events,” Wilkerson said. “They all have been successful. This is doing something for the

community to come out and just enjoy themselves with the family and the activities.” Inside, the cultural center was adorned with colorful Halloween decorations along the walls and ceilings. Outside, there was a “pumpkin moonwalk” — an enormous inflatable pumpkin-house that was new this year. “I’m glad every year they do something different,” Evanston resident Emma Forquer said. “(It’s) very creative.” In the midst of the pizza, candy apples and painted pumpkins, Mariana Bojorquez, the Latino Engagement Librarian of the Evanston Public Library, was promoting reading. Bojorquez said EPL wanted to bring books to the event for children who may not make it to the library. “We don’t want the library card to be a

barrier,” Bojorquez said. “We want to really bring down those barriers. So giving away these free books is one way that the library can do that.” Bojorquez, like many other residents, noted how Fall Fest was a great example of a novel way to bring the community together. Behind the loud music, silly costumes, and impending “boos” of Halloween, community was being built in Evanston. The event brought a diverse slice of the community together, Gray said. “It’s nice that it brings all different sections of the community,” Gray said. “Sometimes you wouldn’t have a chance to interact with even some of your neighbors. And here everybody comes together. Good family fun.” jasonbeeferman2023@u.northwestern.edu

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A still from “Agrippina.” The film is one of several Latin movies that will be screened during “Ism, Ism, Ism” a Latin experimental film series currently showing at the Block Museum.

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Block Museum presents film series ‘Ism, Ism, Ism’ By AARON WANG

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When L.A.-based critic and filmmaker Jesse Lerner was looking for often overlooked productions to feature in the series “Ism, Ism, Ism,” he knew there was one film he wanted to include — and the creator lived in Rome. Armed with just a set of initials and the director’s occupation, he flew halfway around the world to secure a copy of the footage. “It was like fishing in the dark,” Lerner said. “Sometimes you have to do the detective work in order to help these movies come to light again.” Along with filmmaker Luciano Piazza, Lerner is the co-curator of the touring program “Ism, Ism, Ism: Experimental Cinema in Latin America,” which is on view at the Block Museum of Art until Nov. 16. The series aims to offer a wide panorama of the artistic movements by surveying avant-garde

filmmaking across Latin America since the 1930s. “Ism, Ism, Ism” features both contemporary works and important historical productions that have gone unseen for decades. The film series was organized by Los Angeles Filmforum as part of the “Pacific Standard Time: LA/ LA” enterprise, a far-reaching initiative that explores Latin American and Latinx art throughout history. With its mission to celebrate a global perspective of art, the Block will present the first showing of these films in Chicago alongside the ongoing exhibition “Pop América, 1965-1975,” which highlights a hemispheric vision of the pop art genre. According to Lerner, films from countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Puerto Rico are often overlooked and excluded from the discussions of experimental cinema. To address this, a curatorial team composed of nine researchers worked internationally to rediscover and study works culled from several movie archives. The films are organized into nine separate collections that incorporate a variety of

styles and themes such as Latin camp, found footage and countercultural movements. Michael Metzger, the Block’s Pick-Laudati curator of media arts, said the movie series has the potential to reshape the dominant narrative of experimental filmmaking, which is often limited to the U.S. and Europe. “This program promises to profoundly revise the way we understand the history of artists’ cinema,” Metzger said. “These underseen works expand the conversation around the 20th century’s visual culture, which can be transformative for a new generation of artists, scholars and filmgoers.” Metzger added that many productions in “Ism, Ism, Ism” are made by amateur filmmakers. Due to their lack of professional equipment, these filmmakers created works that “bear the traces of loss and neglect” visually and materially. For example, “The Blue Lobster,” directed by famed author Gabriel García Márquez and other artists, was shot on reversal film, a technique that results in poor color quality, rapid fading and discoloration of highlights.

However, Metzger said re-evaluating works created in an “immature but brave format” helps widen the focus of film history. In an attempt to reach and engage diverse audiences, the Block will collaborate with four independent venues across Chicago to co-present the film series, according to Lindsay Bosch, the Block’s senior manager of marketing and communications. The partnership includes ACRE Projects and filmfront in Pilsen, Comfort Station in Logan Square and the Nightingale Cinema in Wicker Park. The screenings at these theaters will either be free or relatively affordable for their community members. “We see the film series as a way to make history accessible,” Bosch said. “Through bringing it outside of the museum, we want to reach different communities that gain the most from encountering these images, and to create dialogue around the alternative medium.” xuandiwang2022@u.northwestern.edu

‘Proxy’ explores lingering effects of trauma in true crime By WILSON CHAPMAN

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Northwestern alumnae Tessa Dettman (Communication ’17) and Carisa Gonzalez will star in “Proxy,” a new musical presented by Underscore Theatre Company. The show opens Oct. 22 and closes Nov. 24th at The Understudy.

In 2014, two 12-year old girls from Waukesha, Wisconsin lured their friend into the woods, where they stabbed her 19 times. The attack gained national attention due to the unusual motive of the girls: to impress a popular internet urban legend “Slender Man,” and gain the privilege of becoming his servants, or “proxies.” The case became the inspiration behind an HBO documentary, a Netflix horror film and most recently, Underscore Theatre Company’s new musical, “Proxy.” “Proxy” is a dark comedy that follows Vanessa, who, 15 years after the attack, works as a journalist and returns to her hometown to interview her former friend and attacker, Ronnie. While the details of the case, including names, have been changed, the basics of the incident remain the same. “Proxy” opens Oct. 22 and closes Nov. 24th at The Understudy, 4609 N Clark Street. Northwestern alumnae Tessa Dettman (Communication ’17), who plays Ronnie, said “Proxy” explores the long-term effects of trauma through the lens of the often sensationalized story. She added that the characters in the play constantly struggle to deal with trauma in their own ways. “Trauma isn’t just a static moment,” Dettman said. “It’s something that stays with you forever no matter what, and it’s not just you, it can affect anyone who’s connected to you. And I don’t know if anyone has ever figured out how we deal with that.” Stephanie Rohr, who directed the production, shares this sentiment. In the play, both Vanessa’s brother and mother struggle to come to terms with Vanessa’s incident, which ended up fracturing the family’s relationships. Rohr added that the musical shows how families can overcome their shared trauma through their bonds. “I’m interested in how families can heal from

an event that far in the past, and what it takes each person doing for them to come back together and move forward,” Rohr said. “I’m not going to say there’s one way to do that, but I do think the show provides some good way the characters try to lean on each other and grow stronger.” Aside from trauma, Rohr said the show provides a nuanced look at several other issues. For example, the musical explores how the internet affects Vanessa throughout her life, especially because her assault was the result of her friend’s interest in online creepypastas — viral online horror stories. As an adult, Vanessa writes for a clickbait website where she commodifies her trauma for likes and page views. “Proxy” doesn’t frame the internet in a singular way, but instead portrays its negatives and positives. Rohr added that “Proxy” wants to portray Ronnie as somebody who is struggling with realistic issues rather than reducing her to an evil, crackling villain. The show contrasts Ronnie, who has been receiving therapy, with Vanessa, who isolated herself from others after the incident, to highlight the importance of seeking help to cope with your issues. Carisa Gonzalez, who plays Vanessa, said to portray her character’s experiences, she tapped into her own personal childhood trauma alongside researching the actual case. Gonzalez said she hopes people leave the show more willing to examine and accept their own traumas. “It is the very beginning of someone admitting they’re not okay, which is the first step, and sometimes the hardest,” Gonzalez said. “So it’s the process of the person getting to the point of admitting they are not okay, and haven’t been. And that’s really hard for a lot of people to do now. It’s the beginning of being aware of your mental health, and being aware that something needs to be done or needs to be changed to begin the journey to fix it.” wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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NU alum talks satirical novel on Trump and Putin By JENNIFER ZHAN

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After being “appalled” by the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, actor and Northwestern alumnus Robert Trebor (Communication ’75) started searching for a way to respond. The solution came in the form of his new book “The Haircut Who Would Be King,” a satirical novel that follows “Donald Rump” and “Vladimir Poutine” from early childhood to their respective presidencies. Trebor will host a book signing from 11:30 to 1:45 p.m. on Oct. 25 in front of the Norris Bookstore, where a limited number of copies will be available for purchase. Ahead of the event, The Daily chatted with Trebor about writing his novel and how his acting career influenced his writing process. The conversation has been edited for brevity and clarity. The Daily: You’re well-known for your portrayals of serial killer David Berkowitz in “Out of the Darkness,” and fictional salesman Salmoneus in “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” and “Xena: Warrior Princess.” How did those roles inform the way you wrote “The Haircut Who Would Be King”? Trebor: An actor is kind of the investigative journalist of the inner life, of the soul. It sounds kind of pompous, but we actually do go into what makes a person tick. Berkowitz wanted fame. He apparently joined a volunteer fire brigade before he started killing people. He raced up thirty flights of stairs and there was no fire. That was a very meaningful fact: he didn’t feel quite good enough, but he wanted to be a hero. (Salmoneus) just kind of schmoozed people over and was always trying to scheme and get somebody to do something by showing them the glitter without talking about the substance of the rather shoddy product (he) was selling. And I think there’s some application to the guy in the White House as far as that’s concerned. I believe in many ways, Trump is the intersection of psychopath and salesman. And by having portrayed that as an actor apparently fairly successfully, I thought about that while I was writing.

The Daily: While there’s a degree of exaggeration and imagination, the book alludes to several real people and events. How did you decide when to draw from reality and when to incorporate imagination? Trebor: An actor finds certain points that start to buzz and resonate and lead you in other imaginative directions, based on a point of truth. Trump’s parents being sued by the state and his friendship with Roy Cohn — that was all true. The way I have him develop his reality show is not what happened, but that was a point of tremendous freedom for him. Donald Trump played a character, much as he’s playing the part of president now. I don’t think he’s a very good actor, but he kind of puts on the clothing, says the lines and likes that kind of power. So there were little touchstones that I thought were useful, and I kind of put them through a funhouse mirror. The Daily: What would you like readers to take away from this book? Trebor: I think my book satirically skewers some points about the way we handle ourselves as the body politic, and certainly Trump and Putin. But my primary purpose actually is not anti-Trump — it’s prolaughter. In these times, almost everything that comes out of the guy’s mouth, unless you’re a member of the Trump cult, makes people sick. The only way to deal with certain kinds of political or social catastrophe is to ridicule. Also, the book does end in a kind of dramatic way, but I’ve imagined something very dire. If you write it out, hopefully, it will never happen. The Daily: How did your time at Northwestern University shape you as a creative? Trebor: The training (at NU) was something that changed “Look at me, look at me” to “I want to share something with you. I have something I think might do you some good.” With this book, if people can say, “Hey, man, you really gave me a laugh when I needed it,” that’s something. That’s a gift that I can use hopefully to reach people, touch people, maybe move people on the fence to vote this guy out. The money and the stuff? That’s the gravy. If I can move people through my work, through my creativity, through my talent — that’s the meat and potatoes. jenniferzhan2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern alumnus Robert Trebor (Communication ’75) discussed his new satirical novel, “The Haircut Who Would Be King.” Trebor will host a book signing on Oct. 25 at Norris Bookstore.

Dittmar illuminates philosophy through storytelling By EVA HERSCOWITZ

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It all started with an abandoned window. Artist lewis lain was walking through a Chicago alley when he spotted a window gutted from a construction project. So he did what any “meddling creative” would: he turned the tarnished glass into art. This single window inspired “reevaluating ‘a,’” lain’s exhibit of 40 paintings and 12 cardboard sculptures, which will be on display at the Dittmar Gallery from Oct. 18 through Dec. 8. When lain brought the window home, he said he noticed a “trickery of light” in its upper corner. Pointing to the “human energy” trapped between the glass, lain said he visualized an image, traced it, and added color with acrylic paint and structural elements with reclaimed cardboard. His technique wasn’t merely aesthetic — lain said he sees images in glass, from the panes of his lofted Rogers Park apartment to the windows he uses as canvasses. “Every time a human being has an interaction with a window, light energy gets trapped in the glass until, over time, it vibrates and collects,” lain said. “That is what I believe I’m seeing.” According to lain, the exhibit follows the narrative arc of 53497, a typeface designer who spots a “burning” letter “a” above a deep valley and embarks on a journey that illuminates the “knowledge of everything.” Having exhibited work in over 80 locations around Chicago, lain said his relationship with 53497 is “quid pro quo,” or “a favor for a favor.” By painting the letter “a,” lain said he connected 53497 with “ultimate knowledge,” which both of them conceive as the neutrality of reality. In return, 53497 provides lain with images that alter the artist’s worldview. lain said this newfound understanding is conceptual and dynamic: 53497 has revealed to him, for example, that what’s conventionally considered negative — from lain’s father’s death to a maneating octopus — is inherently “neutral.” lain said he hopes “reevaluating ‘a’” will offer people a “mindopening” experience that can broaden their knowledge of the world. lain added that he continued to look for more gutted windows and churned out five paintings before he decided upon the main character for “reevaluating ‘a.’” “That was the moment when I thought, ‘Is this person real or am I schizophrenic?’” lain said. “I see things through these windows. So to be confronted with this image of this thing moving for me, posing for me and saying, ‘Hey, I’m real,’ it was sort of like,

‘you’re saying you’re perceiving your world with five senses — what’s the deal?’” Medill junior and Dittmar student curator Karen Reyes said the gallery chose lain’s work from 63 submissions. She said she was drawn to the exhibit’s “whimsical” nature. “We were immediately intrigued by it because it was unusual,” the Medill junior said. “It stood out from the other proposals because he spoke about his work as a story. It was a really interesting way to present it.” YouTube media consultant Roby Duncan has collaborated with lain for six years on the 21-part webcomic “Smaller Totems.” Duncan said he initially thought lain was a “crazy person” when the artist explained his creative process, which lain explained to Duncan as a visualization of “paint by numbers.” But after observing lain at work, Duncan said he developed an appreciation for lain’s “psychedelic” art. “reevaluating ‘a,’” he added, challenges the notion that visual narratives have a unidimensional meaning. “The process of standing back from a picture that lewis has done and talking with him about it feels collaborative,” Duncan said. “It feels like you’re trying to figure out what the hell’s going on together, rather than that there’s some masterpiece of encoded symbolism that he’s waiting to have you figure out. That’s something new for me.” lain said he wants viewers to have the freedom to explore “reevaluating ‘a.’” “Ultimately, your experience of it is suggestive,” he said. “By the time you’re done with this exhibit, you might come out of it with something more than (53497’s) intended story.”

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Paintings by lewis lain. lain’s work, which follows a narrative centered around a character named 53497, will be on display at Dittmar from Oct. 18 to Dec. 8.

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Brookings economist Bill Gale discusses fiscal policy By ISABELLE SARRAF

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Economist Bill Gale of the Brookings Institution and Tax Policy Center discussed fiscal policy on the 2020 campaign trial and his new book “Fiscal Therapy: Curing America’s Debt Addiction and Investing in the Future” Wednesday. SESP Prof. Diane Schanzenbach moderated the conversation, hosted by the Political Union at Kresge Centennial Hall. Gale said raising revenues in a way that limits the burden on the middle class would be the most efficient way to undo the imbalanced national debt. He proposed that the United States impose a carbon tax, value-added tax, income tax, inheritance tax and corporate tax on capital gains, as well as get rid of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. His book — released in April — identifies issues that contribute to rising national debt and

proposes solutions to change tax and spending policy to stabilize the debt. He said while Congress acknowledges the current debt crisis, few members of Congress have been willing to take action on the increasing instability of the national debt. “There are 535 members of Congress,” Gale said. “I would guess about 530 of them understand that this is a problem, but nobody wants to get out in front on it.” Bienen junior and Political Union events coordinator Sachin Shukla said proposals like Gale’s have only begun to gain national attention recently. “They’ve been floating around for the past two or three years, but now we have a reasonable chance of turning them into reality,” Shukla said. “At the same time, the debt problem is continuing to get worse. Both of those things occurring together makes having Bill Gale come in especially relevant.” Gale’s emphasis on the importance of bipartisanship in negotiating the management of government spending comes at a key moment in the

2020 election. “I feel it’s important, politically, that the Democrats don’t take each other down,” Gale said. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) support Medicare For All, a system under which a single government-run plan provides insurance for all Americans. They argue that single-payer health insurance would reduce out-of-pocket expenses and prescription drug prices. During Tuesday’s debate, Warren came under fire and dodged questions about whether her Medicare For All plan would increase taxes for the middle class. A full-scale single-payer health insurance program would cost about $34 trillion over 10 years, according to an Urban Institute study released on Tuesday. “I think Warren made a mistake by endorsing Medicare For All,” Gale said. “I can see how we can get there from here on the financing side. I think the bigger issue is 175 million people have private health insurance. Switching them all off

just seems like it could be quite complicated.” Weinberg junior and Political Union co-president Molly Molloy agreed that healthcare is and should be a central issue to voters. She said that most of the Democratic candidates are doing well in representing the values of their constituents, which is the utmost priority in ensuring our elections are democratic. Molloy also said Gale’s sentiments echo most sentiments on campus about how the job of the Democratic frontrunners should be to unite people and bring people together that aren’t used to doing so. “Gale sees Warren as such a clear frontrunner,” Molloy said. “He thinks that taking what some might see as a divisive stance is only going to be detrimental to her beating Trump and actually making what she wants to happen happen.” Eva Herscowitz contributed reporting. isabellesarraf2022@u.northwestern.edu

New director of admission shares hopes for tenure at NU By YUNKYO KIM

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Liz Kinsley, Northwestern’s new director of undergraduate admissions, has taught seminars, led departmental initiatives and managed marketing and communications in three different universities. Still, Kinsley said she knew that working in admissions was always “in my DNA”. “I love that the work we do in undergraduate admissions is equal parts intellectual, pedagogical and strategic,” she said in an email to The Daily. “For me, few other spaces in higher-ed so fundamentally weave together these modes of thought and practice.” After receiving her doctoral degree at NU in 2015, Kinsley started working as the director of communications at the admissions office and was appointed as director of the department in July. Before that, she worked at UChicago Creative,

the communications and editorial service of the University of Chicago. Kinsley got her start in the admissions field at Yale University, her alma mater, where she worked for about five years. While at Yale, she helped to increase diversity among incoming students in her role leading Bulldog Days, an admitted student event that hosts up to 2000 participants per year. Kinsley added she was planning to continue increasing diversity in the class profile at Northwestern. “We’re always looking to bring in the most diverse class possible — a cohort of remarkable, brilliant students from across the world who represent all manner of perspectives, interests, talents, backgrounds and experiences, and who arrive on campus eager to learn from one another,” Kinsley said. Margit Dahl, the director of undergraduate admissions at Yale, said it was Kinsley’s leadership of Bulldog Days — a similar program to Wildcat Days at Northwestern — and positive attitude that helped increase diversity in enrollment and

contributed to the department. “She’s just got ideas, she’s making some changes,” Dahl said, “she’s just very enthusiastic and positive about what she does.” Kinsley’s energy is reflected in her work at Northwestern, where she has most recently served as a director of communications and associate director of admissions at Northwestern’s undergraduate admissions office. In addition to her role, Kinsley also taught a residential seminar as well as published her first book: “Here in This Island We Arrived: Shakespeare and Belonging in Immigrant New York.” Communication senior Jillian Gilburne took Kinsley’s course, “From Hamilton to Hamilton: Race, Gender and Genre in Popular Adaptation,” in 2017. She said Kinsley was more than a teacher — she was a mentor and then later, a friend. “She just gives her whole self to her students when she’s teaching,” Gilburne said. “It hurts me that she doesn’t teach more.” At the time, Gilburne said she felt discouraged

about her writing abilities. However, Kinsley invested a lot of time giving academic feedback and support to help her achieve her goal of becoming a better writer. This personality, Gilburne said, is what makes her a perfect fit for her current role as admissions director. Kinsley said she plans to expand upon current initiatives she developed as a former communications director. These include increasing connections between prospective and current students as well as fostering a bigger social media presence. “When you ask a Wildcat why they chose to come here, so often the response you get is, ‘the people,’” Kinsley said. “So this is an important strategic lever in recruitment to be sure, but it’s also a substantive resource, because when prospective students arrive on campus having already made meaningful connections, they’re in a better position to thrive here.” yunkyokim2022@u.northwestern.edu

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With a looming strike, Chicago Public Schools cancelled class on Thursday, as thousands of teachers hit the picket lines. The Chicago Teachers Union officially announced Wednesday that they would strike, leaving about 300,000 students out of school. The city and the union have been in negotiations for months after the union’s contract expired in July, but they failed to reach a deal in time for the strike scheduled for Oct. 17. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who took office in May, has met the union’s demands for pay, but class sizes, more time to prepare lessons and student supports such as social workers remain sticking points in negotiations. “We will remain at the table, and we hope CTU will as well,” Lightfoot said at a press conference

Peeled Juice Bar closes in Henry Crown Sports Pavilion lobby

Peeled Juice Bar’s location in the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion closed this July after three years of service. The University is searching for a replacement but has no set timeline for the arrival of a new vendor. Paul Kennedy, an Athletics spokesperson, told The Daily in an email that Peeled closed after the company was “unable to meet its obligations to the University.” Kennedy added that Northwestern is working with dining partners Compass Group and Levy Restaurants to “secure a new vendor for the vacated space.” Crown Sports Pavilion’s 2013 expansion plan included a juice bar, and a space with sinks and refrigeration cases was built in anticipation of the outlet.The area remained vacant until April 2016, when Peeled

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2019 Wednesday. “I hope this work stoppage will end soon.” Union president Jesse Sharkey said at a press conference that union members are hoping for a short strike, but they are still intent on more support staff for students. The city and CTU will return to negotiations on Thursday, he said. “We intend to be on strike until someone comes in good faith and we can earnestly say that looks like a solution to us,” Sharkey said. This will be the first time the CTU goes on strike since 2012, when teachers walked out for seven days. Last year, a wave of strikes began in West Virginia and spread to large districts like Los Angeles. The union representing school support staff such as special education classroom assistants and custodial workers also voted to strike. However, CPS school buildings will remain open during the strike to provide meals and childcare for parents and families. — Catherine Henderson

officially opened. In addition to its Crown Sports Pavilion location, the company had locations in Evanston and Lincoln Park. Both outlets are now closed. Peeled, which was created in 2009, sold coldpressed citrus juice, shakes, smoothies and acai bowls made from small batches of seasonal fruit, according to the company’s website. Peeled emphasizes sustainability with its “vegan-friendly” menu and corn-based, compostable cups and utensils. Alex Brosseit, who works in the Crown Sports Pavilion’s membership office, said he bought protein shakes and acai bowls from the vendor around once a week. When he learned the juice bar closed, he said he “didn’t really care.” “Stuff like that comes and goes,” he said. “It was kind of pricey, so I didn’t really enjoy it. The benefit versus the cost wasn’t worth it.” — Eva Herscowitz

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Durbin co-sponsors legislation to alleviate green card backlog

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) jointly introduced legislation to eliminate the family and employment backlog for green cards by increasing the number of cards issued. Durbin, the Senate Democratic Whip and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, cosponsored the act with U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.). According to a news release from Durbin’s office, there are close to four million individuals on the State Department’s immigrant visa waiting list. Additionally, hundreds of thousands of immigrants already in the U.S. are also waiting for green card approval. Current legislation only makes 226,000 family and 140,000 employment green cards available annually. Children and spouses of current lawful permanent residents “count against these numbers,”

the release said, which further restricts the number of available green cards. “One of the most serious problems in our broken immigration system is that there are not nearly enough green cards available each year,” Durbin said in the release. “As a result, immigrants are stuck in crippling backlogs for many years. The solution to this backlog is clear: increase the number of green cards. I’m proud to introduce this commonsense legislation to finally eliminate the family and employment green card backlog.” The proposed legislation — called the “Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families,” or RELIEF Act— seeks to eliminate the family and employment backlog over five years and classify the spouses and children of LPRs as immediate relatives. It also seeks to protect children who are “aging out” of their ability to claim LPR status based on their parents’ application, as well as lifting country caps on awarded green cards. — Kristina Karisch

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newly-elected member of the Rules Committee Arin Zwonitzer advocated increasing diverse student voices and sustaining sexual misconduct policies. Zwonitzer said she ran for the senate because she wanted to help the Northwestern community enact policies that will help other high-achieving students to develop and thrive. “In order for those people to maximize their

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for reparations to end structural racism. This summer, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) presented actions to develop a program for reparations. She proposed a “Solutions Only” subcommittee in June to the city’s Equity and Empowerment Commission. The committee, Rue Simmons said, would be dedicated to increasing home ownership among black residents after years of redlining and exclusionary policies. In September, Rue Simmons said she aims to dedicate $10 million to reparations programs over ten years. Richardson said Rue Simmons’ reparations plans have created an external conversation among residents and officials for the past several months. Robinson of Shorefront Legacy Center said he’s heard some residents question if reparations or other equity initiatives are legal. “I’ve already heard some underpinnings of pushback,” Robinson said. “Ald. (Rue) Simmons pushed for solution-based discussions. Already,

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feeling unhappy?” or “have you been feeling so down you’ve been thinking about ending your life?” In the case of an emergency, Shor said someone should call the police. Anthropology professor Micaela di Leonardo told Shor that as he spoke about the police as a form of emergency intervention, she thought of Atatiana Jefferson, a black woman who was shot and killed in her Fort Worth home last week by a white police officer after a neighbor called a nonemergency line to report an open door. “There is a danger for students of color, again involving police, especially if you say that they are upset,” she said. “What do you all do about that?”

potential, and for the school to truly be an engine of growth and equity and opportunity, (the action) happens from (ASG),” she said. Through her senatorial position, Zwonitzer said she planned to expand mental health resources and improve sustainability. She said she was glad to observe ongoing initiatives related to her platforms at the ASG. Joe Maino, a Weinberg freshman and senator, said he was excited to continue his serving his student government in more influential ways. people are not focused on solutions. They’re looking at limitations.” Going forward, city officials are working to implement additional programs that benefit other marginalized communities. Richardson highlighted the Hispanic Liaison Officer program, which the Evanston Police Department restarted to improve communication with the Latinx population in the city. Richardson added that the city will also continue implementing its social services review, which includes a racial equity analysis that will evaluate Evanston’s social services programs. The Equity and Empowerment Commission will continue to progress with Fleming’s resolution and other racial equity initiatives — their next meeting is on Thursday. “We are making the effort to engage those impacted communities more thoughtfully to ensure any policy that we’ve had does not have a negative impact,” Richardson said. “And if it does, that we can mitigate that as much as possible.” andreabian2022@u.northwestern.edu Shor said CAPS has conducted training with NUPD about mental health conditions and crisis situations. He said the police are only called when it is an absolute danger to the student to go to the hospital without an escort. When officers arrive, Shor said they are given full behavioral descriptions. Students are also asked if it would be helpful for a specific officer, like a woman or person of color, to be called, Shor said. Shor said he would love for the admissions department to share information the quarter system might not be the best fit for students with severe anxiety disorder. “No matter how intelligent you are, it’s not healthy,” he said. jamespollard2022@u.northwestern.edu

“It was no question for me that I would run for ASG because I appreciate the fact that the administration takes our input, our perspective so seriously in decision making,” he said. Maino also ran and won a spot on the Rules Committee during the meeting. He said he looks forward to modernizing and streamlining communication for the ASG. Soteria Reid, executive officer of justice and inclusion, said she was hopeful for the upcoming year given the level of interest from new students

and said she would help create a welcoming environment for future leadership. “My hope for the new senators is that they get something out of this experience, that they feel like they belong here and that they have the agency to activate and advocate,” the SESP junior said. “We teach them how to do that, so they have all the tools they need to be able to do it in the most successful manner.”

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$73,441; and multiracial persons $67,603. The city’s sole Native American employee received a salary of $25,945. Certain minority groups were also underrepresented. Asians, Latinx and multiracial persons made up a smaller percentage of employees than they do in Evanston as a whole, according to demographic estimates from the 2017 American Community Survey. The city does not exclusively employ Evanston residents. Similar trends are apparent among Evanston resident-employees, who comprise 20.3 percent of the city’s workforce. Higher-paying jobs among residents overwhelmingly belong to white citizens, with 41 of the 50 highest incomes of resident-employees –82 percent– attributed to that group. By comparison, only 57.3 percent of overall residentemployees are white, with whites comprising only half of resident-employees’ 50 lowest paying salaries, which range from $65,608 to $3,154. City documents do not state the length of employment within a given year; at least four individuals included in this cohort appear to have left or joined the city partway through the year. Resident-employees, over a third of whom identify as black, claim a smaller income than the median, at only $74,192. Human resources division manager Jennifer Lin said she had not seen the payroll data in question, but made several suggestions as to the cause behind The Daily’s findings. Lin said the income and representation of white males — the city employs a slightly higher proportion of whites than comprise Evanston’s population — on the city’s payroll reflected broader trends in municipal government.

yunkyokim2022@u.northwestern.edu “The data might show that the trends are white males, but I think a lot of that is an effect of local government, it’s an effect of demographics across the country as far as local government is concerned,” Lin said. “We can try to hire more women, we can try to hire more people of color, but sometimes it’s just not there.” Regarding Evanston resident-employees, Lin said the city hires considerably more Evanston residents in part-time or seasonal jobs, which aren’t represented in the data provided. She also listed several apprenticeships and support programs designed to corral Evanston residents into starting careers in the city’s police, fire and public works departments, but said that the city does not prefer or require residency status for employment, unlike Chicago or Cook County, and that it would reduce the number of qualified applicants. “If you had two equally-qualified employees, there might be a preference to hire the Evanston resident,” Lin said. “But at the end of the day, when we are hiring for these high-level positions, we’re simply responding to the people who apply to the job.” Dr. Patricia Efiom, the city’s chief equity officer, declined to comment on the data but said this information was important for improving equity efforts within city government. “As we are getting into being serious about equity work and operationalizing equity, it would be important for us to have this information to see where we have to address some barriers,” she said. Jane Grover, chair of the Equity and Empowerment Commision, declined to comment on behalf of the commision and said the issue had not previously been brought to the commission’s attention. joshuairvine2022@u.northwestern.edu

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ON THE RECORD

I’ve got a lot of really good people in the locker room. We’re trying to define ourselves as competitors, and that’s the challenge moving forward. — Jill Miller, coach

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Thursday, October 17, 2019

FOOTBALL

Offense is key as the Wildcats prep for Ohio State By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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Hunter Johnson runs the ball. The sophomore quarterback missed the last game due to injury.

Back before Justin Fields became a highly touted prospect, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald recruited Fields to Evanston and the Wildcats offered him a scholarship in 2016. Fields became a five-star quarterback, eventually committed to Georgia and then transferred to Ohio State after his freshman year. Now, he’s leading one of the best offenses in the country, averaging over 216 yards and 49.3 points per game. “He’s a rockstar person,” Fitzgerald said. “We were blown away with him out of high school. Just a stud of a guy. He’s playing outstanding football and he’s taking it to the next level just being explosive with his feet and being smart with that.” Fields has developed a reputation for his ability to escape the pocket and find receivers 30 or more yards down the field and his mobility gives the offense a different feel from when Dwayne Haskins led the group. “Pass rush-wise (Fields) just creates an extra responsibility for us,” senior defensive end Joe Gaziano said. “We can’t get engulfed in the center or guard. And we’ve got to be physical, clog the middle and not let him escape the pocket like we know he can… We’re just trying to give the quarterback different looks so he won’t pick us apart and know where we’re going to be.”

CROSS COUNTRY

Hunter Johnson OR Aidan Smith

For the first time all season, junior quarterback Aidan Smith was listed with sophomore quarterback Hunter Johnson as the first team quarterback on the depth chart. Johnson started the first four games of the season, but he was hurt against Wisconsin and missed the Nebraska game due to injury. Now, it’s unclear who will take the field when the Buckeyes come to Ryan Field. “The injury for Hunter has set him back,” Fitzgerald said. Fitzgerald added that Smith has a better command of the offense than Johnson, which is helping Smith’s case to receive more playing time. During this summer’s preseason camp, Fitzgerald said Johnson and now-injured senior quarterback T.J. Green had separated themselves from the rest of the quarterbacks on the roster. But the offense has struggled all season, scoring an average of 14.4 points per game. Fitzgerald said Johnson’s production on the field has been the biggest factor in reevaluating the quarterback position. “(We) have a larger body of work,” he said. “We’re trying to have consistency, we’re trying to have the ball be moved down the field.

The connection between Ryan Day and Randy Walker

In the Ohio State coach Ryan Day’s press conference Monday, Day said

when he was a quarterback at New Hampshire being coached by Chip Kelly, he would watch the Cats on tape to learn their spread offense. “We used to watch all of the film,” Day said. “Everything that (coordinator) Kevin Wilson and coach (Randy) Walker and everybody called at Northwestern, that was the way to run the spread offense.” Day started for three seasons at New Hampshire, setting several passing records while playing for one of the most innovative minds in college football. In 1999 — Walker’s first year as coach — NU averaged just 12.8 points per game, making the Cats the fourthworst scoring offenses in the country. NU finished 3-8 in 1999 but improved to 8-4 the following year. That season, the offense scored 36.8 points per game — one of the ten best scoring averages in the country — and running back Damien Anderson rushed for over 2000 yards. Quarterback Zak Kustok led the offense with around 200 passing yards per game, and NU played Nebraska in the Alamo Bowl. Day said that season influenced the style of offense he ran the rest of his college career. “Chip went out and learned all the terminology,” he said. “I was like the guinea pig quarterback trying to figure it out.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

WOMEN’S SOCCER

The Cats head to NU looks bounce back at home NCAA Pre Regionals By GREG SVIRNOVSKIY

By JOHN RIKER

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Following a three-week break from racing, Northwestern is gearing up to take major steps forward at the NCAA Pre Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. With All-American Aubrey Roberts absent, the Wildcats have struggled out of the gate this fall, most recently placing 11th out of 12 teams in the Buckeye Preview. Coach Jill Miller said she encouraged her team to move on from the string of disappointing performances and shift its focus to capitalizing on the three week gap between the Big Ten Preview and NCAA Pre Nationals. “I’m really thankful for that three-week hiatus to get back to some heavy training that I feel that some people missed over the summer,” Miller said. “We hit it hard the last two weeks and came down the last week. The goal would be to translate to the cross country course this Saturday.” NU’s training schedule mixed intense workouts, tempo efforts and constructive long distance runs, with the intent of building the team’s confidence and competitive edge for the meets ahead. “I’ve been really impressed with the amount of focus that our team has given in the last three weeks and the level of commitment we’ve given with each other,” senior Sarah Nicholson said. “It’s going to be really important to stick with our race pack and commit to working together because that’s going to help us push through those tough parts of the race.” NCAA Pre Nationals will be a morethan-adequate measuring stick for the Cats’ progress.The meet is among the most competitive in the countr,y and the sheer quantity of runners, which Miller expects to be between 200 to 300 per race, will present a new wrinkle for NU. The Cats also don’t know who their competition will be — the field will be divided into “Blue” and “White” races. And yet, NU is confident in its ability to

perform in a championship environment. “We’re pumped,” sophomore Rachel McCardell said. “A lot of people get nervous, and yes, of course we’re nervous, but more than the nerves, we’re just excited to get on the course and show people that our last performance is not our best performance and that we’re capable of a lot more.” Miller said progress will be measured in more than place and time. NCAA PreNationals will test the team’s mental fortitude and composure, giving NU a prime opportunity to establish who they are as a team. “I’ve got a lot of really good people in the locker room,” Miller said. “We’re trying to define ourselves as competitors, and that’s the challenge moving forward. I think we are still yet to find our identity as a team when we’re out on the cross country course racing, but that’s starting to come together.” johnriker2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Amanda Davis runs in a race. The junior runner participated at the Loyola Lakefront Invite.

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No, Northwestern didn’t win against Michigan on Sunday. But in this season of turnover and adversity, the Wildcats 2-1 defeat could qualify as a rare moral victory. Facing now the top-ranked team in the Big Ten, an offensive powerhouse, which has scored 28 times this season and poured 211 shots on goal, NU (5-7-2, 3-3-1 Big Ten) faced an uphill battle. The result, a narrow overtime loss where the Cats put four shots on goal and scored once on a dramatic lategame equalizer by junior forward Mikayla Hampton, impressed coach Michael Moynihan with their offensive opportunities. “I think our whole starting group came in and played really well,” Moynihan said. “It was a strong team effort. (Michigan) is a quality team. I don’t know that they had too many more dangerous chances than we did.” NU showed resilience in the loss, scoring the equalizer just minutes after Michigan’s Nicki Hernandez’s goal gave the Wolverines the lead. In addition to the goal, the Cats used long balls to sustain an offensive press. Freshman midfielder Lily Gilbertson recorded two shots in the loss. Gilbertson said she was excited about how NU’s offensive tactics translated to tangible scoring chances. “I think we were a lot more dangerous,” Gilbertson said after Sunday’s game. “We had a lot more opportunities but obviously we didn’t finish on as many as we’d have liked to. But, I think it was big for us to finally start attacking with a lot more confidence and strength going forward.” Sunday’s game was the second of the weekend for the Cats, who took down Michigan State on Friday behind goals from Gilbertson and graduate midfielder Olivia Korhonen.

Northwestern vs. Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m. Thursday

Sophomore goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood made six saves as NU came back from an early one goal deficit. Gilbertson said the team’s performances have her feeling good about Big Ten Tournament qualification heading into the season’s final stretch. “I think this shows us that we can play with some of the best teams in the Big Ten,” Gilbertson said. “Obviously we didn’t get the result we wanted [against Michigan]. I think we deserved a better result.” Ohio State is the next challenge. The Buckeyes, who haven’t won since

Oct. 3, when they took down Maryland 1-0, have gone goalless for the last two games, against Purdue and Indiana. Despite its offensive inefficiencies, Ohio State has taken its fair share of shots, recording 204 throughout the season but they’ve only scored on 14. The Cats will need a big game from Wood to keep the floodgates from opening against them. “We’re right in the mix,” Moynihan said. “We just played the secondplaced team, maybe the best team in the Big Ten, and played very well. If we can keep doing that and building one performance into the next I think we’ll be ready as we come down the stretch.” gregorysvirnovskiy2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Mikayla Hampton takes a penalty. The junior forward’s goal tied Sunday’s game.