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ROAD TO ABOLITION NU Community Not Cops, students march daily in hopes of disbanding NUPD
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By ISABELLE SARRAF and BINAH SCHATSKY daily senior staffers @isabellesarraf, @binahschatsky
For over a month, a mask-shaped sign reading “We’re N This Together” hung from the Weber Arch. It was meant to symbolize a unified start to Northwestern’s academic year but was often mocked by students instead. By 11:51 p.m. Saturday night the sign was on the ground, by 11:53 p.m. it was in flames and by 12:30 a.m. it was in a crumpled heap at the feet of police officers guarding the home of University President Morton Schapiro. About 300 students, led by members of NU Community Not Cops, gathered in front of Foster-Walker Complex Saturday night for the sixth consecutive day of marches demanding the abolition of University Police. “You guys are here tonight for a cause,” one student said to the crowd. “And you’re here to protect Black and Brown lives.” “The power of the people don’t stop”
Music and spirited chants spread among the masked crowd as students marched through Evanston Saturday night. Some students tagged sidewalks and buildings, including UP headquarters, with “F--k 12,” “ACAB,” “Abolition is the Solution” and more. The march concluded in front of Schapiro’s house, where at least three UP officers stood guard behind a University Facilities Management barrier. Other officers were stationed around the block. Several Evanston Police Department officers stood at the nearby intersection in riot gear as well, some equipped with batons and shields. Standing in front of Schapiro’s house, students reminded the president of their demands. He didn’t make an appearance at any of the past week’s protests, and hasn’t personally met with student organizers at all. “Divest from NUPD, disband NUPD, invest in Black lives and get the f--k out of our University,” one student said to the crowd. Throughout Saturday’s march, students spray painted abolitionist messaging on neighborhood sidewalks and buildings, including Whole Foods Market, which is
Behind City Council’s pick for new city manager Amid controversy, Storlie chosen after interim year By JACOB FULTON
daily senior staffer @jacobnfulton
Evanston City Council announced Tuesday it had selected Erika Storlie as its
finalist to fill its open city manager role, amid public opposition from many residents to the possibility of her appointment. Storlie, who has served as Evanston’s interim city manager since September 2019 and has been a city employee since
Serving the University and Evanston since 1881
2004, was one of three finalists for the job. The other two finalists were Aretha FerrellBenavides, who is the current city manager of Petersburg, Va., and Marie Peoples, who is » See STORLIE, page 1
owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos. As some students wrote anti-capitalist messages on the building’s exterior, at least one individual smashed a storefront window. University spokesperson Jon Yates told the Daily in an email the University firmly supports vigorous debate and the free expression of ideas but was disappointed by the vandalism and damage to private and public property. “Should members of the Northwestern community be found in violation of University policies, state or federal laws,” Yates said, “they will be held accountable through our processes.” But as students marched demanding abolition of UP, they also urged accountability from the administration, who they said have ignored their demands. “They care more about private property than human lives,” one student told The Daily. “There is no level of property destruction that we can do that is more violent than the cops existing.”
Robert Crown gym named after Logan family
The gymnasium in the newly renovated Robert Crown Community Center will be named the Logan Family Gymnasium, after the Logan family, who have been longtime residents of the city, the city of Evanston and Friends of the Robert Crown Center announced Thursday. The gymnasium will host events like camps, recreational activities and pre-K classes,
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according to the release. The construction process on the project began in summer 2018, with a price tag of nearly $53 million. The renovations were initially proposed in January 2017, when the plan was to refurbish the inside of the building. However, later on, the project turned into a complete rebuild of the center, causing cost increases and community controversy. The city held a celebratory ribbon cutting on Oct. 3, though the center first opened on Feb. 29, with portions opening throughout the spring. The
facilities include two ice rinks, a variety of athletic fields, a new library branch and multiple community rooms, along with the gymnasium. “It is next to impossible to find a family who has invested more time or worked harder to make Evanston a safer, better educated and more just community than the Logan Family,” Evanston Parks and Recreation Board President and Friends of the Robert Crown Center Board Member Denise Barreto said in the release. — Jacob Fulton
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