The Daily Northwestern Tuesday, November 8, 2016
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County early voting up from last year
Council supports garage fee hike
Aldermen expressed support to increase the cost of monthly city parking garage passes by $10 from last year as they continued 2017 budget discussions at City Council on Monday. Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) proposed to delete an item from the budget that would expand the hours in which parking meters charge because she said she received many complaints from local businesses. Expanding parking meter hours as proposed would increase Evanston’s revenue by $290,000. Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) said she also supported the deletion of the parking meter increase from the budget. She instead proposed an additional $5 increase in monthly parking garage fees to raise revenue. A monthly parking pass currently costs $85, and because of a surge in demand, the pass was originally proposed to increase by $5. Wynne proposed increasing the cost an additional $5 to make the total cost $95 per month. Wynne compared the price to park in Evanston to other parking garages, such as ones in Oak Park which cost $132.50 per month as a sign that Evanston should raise its prices too. The $10 increase would raise about $320,000 in revenue, assistant city manager Marty Lyons said. “Looking at these other rates, even the $100 range seems to me to be a pretty good bargain,” Ald. Brian Miller (9th) said. Earlier in the meeting, residents urged aldermen to listen to constituents about a waste transfer station in Evanston. Residents said the waste transfer station at 1711 Church St. hurt the surrounding neighborhood with its odor, noise and increased traffic. During public comment, residents told aldermen they should spend city money in ways recommended by community members in a survey conducted in August and September. The City of Evanston approved a settlement from a lawsuit in February with Advanced Disposal, the company that manages the waste transfer station, which gave the city $1.2 million to allocate. In the survey, 81 percent of respondents said they wanted the city to monitor the environmental impacts of the station on the community. Janet Alexander Davis, a
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Communication junior Esteban Espino does not plan on voting in the election Tuesday. Espino said he feels unrepresented by the presidential candidates’ platforms.
Students sit election out Fed up with both candidates, some won’t vote
By STAVROS AGORAKIS
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Although this is the first U.S. presidential election Esteban Espino is old enough to vote in, the Communication junior said it’s “meaningless” to fill out a ballot at this point. Espino, who was raised in Mexico but born in El Paso, Texas, said neither major presidential candidate will get his vote. He said Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be unable to change the way things are run in the political arena because they fail to represent the views of
the American people. “It’s really sad what rock bottom the Americans have hit,” Espino said. “Where is the intellect, the person who will step in and be the voice of eloquence…and reason?” Weinberg sophomore Philip Wang said the campus culture at NU is politically driven, with many students staying informed and up to date with the debates and the media coverage this election has received. Wang, however, said he typically abstains from conversations about the candidates because he is not well-informed on their platforms. “Word of mouth is usually biased, and, while I respect
all opinions from every single student, I myself don’t want to be swayed by these biases,” he said. “I want to have a very objective source of information.” Although Wang is from California and identifies as liberal, he echoed Espino’s comments that neither Trump nor Clinton fits his political beliefs. Social media paints Trump as a racist and a “meme,” he said, and Clinton as corrupt and unable to promote social change. Wang said he will not vote because this election is not his priority. Instead, he said he devoted the time and » See NOT VOTING, page 4
Almost 100,000 more people in suburban Cook County have taken advantage of early voting this election than 2012, County Clerk David Orr said Monday. 315,375 people cast their vote in the area as of Monday morning, Orr said at a press conference. According to data from the Clerk’s office, over 228,000 people voted early in 2012, with total voter turnout coming to 70.7 percent. Early voting was lower in 2008, but overall turnout was higher at 73.5 percent. Orr said he expected between 30,000 and 40,000 more people to vote on Monday. “No matter what the results are tomorrow night…the real winner will be early voting,” he said. “I am very impressed with the voters.” Cook County residents can vote early by mail absenteeballot voting and grace period voting, which applies to those who missed the registration deadline, but registered and voted at the same time before Election Day. Voters from Evanston and some neighboring municipalities were able to vote early at the Civic Center for the past two weeks. City Clerk Rodney Greene said about 1,000 people had voted early every day during the early voting period. “They’re breaking records this year,” he said at Monday’s city council meeting.
Approximately 15,000 people had voted as of Monday, he said, with about 2,000 more expected that evening. According to data from the Clerk’s website, the number of early voting had increased 38 percent since the 2012 election. Mail voting had increased by 88.5 percent from the previous presidential election Orr said he was expecting a “big turnout” on Election Day. Since 2000, Illinois’ presidential voting turnout has averaged about 73 percent. Evanston ranked among the five busiest early-voting sites in suburban Cook County, along with Northbrook and Arlington Heights. Orr said part of the reason some North Shore towns have high rates of early voting is because of local races. The congressional race in the 10th district between incumbent Bob Dold (R-lll) and Democratic challenger Brad Schneider, who previously held the seat, is particularly contentious. “The presidential election affects nearly everything,” he said. “But when you’ve got a hot race in the 10th congressional district that does account for some.” Orr said the same-day voter registration allowed at all polling places would help increase turnout. The option was almost limited to only a few voting sites per county after a lawsuit, but a higher court struck down the ruling and reinstated sameday registration last month. Orr said he was relieved about the ruling that restored same-day registration in highly populated counties. “Thank goodness it is going to be in the polling places » See EARLY, page 4
SPEAK to allow allies into survivors’ group
Change announced at sexual violence coalition meeting By DARIA LENDERMAN
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Students Promoting Education, Awareness and Knowledge for Change has opened up membership to students who are not survivors of sexual assault, the group announced at a meeting Tuesday. During the Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence’s fall meeting, Medill junior Emagin Tanaschuk, the group’s head, said SPEAK for Change decided to open the group to allies to increase activism and have more perspectives contributing to the group. SPEAK is a group focused on supporting
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survivors of sexual violence. “When it started a couple of years ago, (members) wanted to keep it within survivors because they wanted to be anonymous,” Tanaschuk said. Since expanding membership, Tanaschuk said more students have reached out to her to join the group. “People just want to get involved in some kind of way,” she said. SPEAK was one of several groups present at the CCSV meeting, where faculty, students and community members discussed updates to resources and programs for survivors of sexual violence. The coalition is led by Erin Clark, assistant director of the Center for Awareness, Response and Education. The coalition, which meets each quarter, brings together representatives from different organizations and individuals
to discuss issues surrounding sexual violence, said Paul Ang, coordinator of men’s engagement for CARE and a coordinator of the CCSV student advisory board. “As with any social justice issue, it can’t just be one office or group of people responsible for helping end that injustice or violence,” he said. Clark also informed attendees about CARE’s decision to reinstate a trauma recovery group for survivors of sexual violence, which launched last year. Clark also said she has seen an influx of students, particularly freshmen, reaching out to CARE. But she said the increase in students does not reflect an increase in sexual violence, but rather improved knowledge of campus resources. Groups such as Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators,
Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault, the YWCA Evanston/ North Shore and members from other university departments also gave updates about initiatives during the meeting. Clark said the CCSV aims to make student more aware of
resources on campus and within the community. “I hope there will be a synergy around the work to address sexual violence,” she said. darialenderman2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Students gather at Searle Hall on Tuesday for the Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence’s fall meeting. Members of SHAPE, CARE, MARS and other groups presented updates at the meeting.
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