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Students march to support DACA Ahead of SCOTUS hearing, they wrote letters to legislators

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Students from Northwestern and Evanston Township High School marched in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Friday, chanting “Up with the people, down with deportation” and “Home is here.” They joined students and educators across the U.S., walking out to “to show support for, and stand in solidarity with the undocumented community,” according to the Facebook event page for the march, titled “Northwestern #HomeIsHere.” In September 2017, President Donald Trump ordered an end to the Obama-era DACA program, which has protected an estimated 700,000 children of undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors from near-term deportation. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday to determine the future of the program. Weinberg sophomore Teresa Vergara Miranda, co-founder and executive board member of Advancement for the

Undocumented Community at Northwestern, said it is important to educate the Northwestern community about the role of DACA and the impact of the Nov. 12 hearing. “The reason why DACA is still able to renew and (the reason) it’s even there to begin with is organizing,” she said. “Without (organized movement) then there is no work done.” Advancement for the Undocumented Community at Northwestern hosted the march with Fuego, a Chicago-based network of youth working toward empowering and training new leaders to organize around racial, educational and LGBTQ justice. Students walked from The Rock to the Multicultural Center, holding a banner that said “MARCH FOR DACA AND TPS,” “HOME IS HERE,” and chanting phrases like “Up with education, down with deportation.” Once inside the Multicultural Center, some students wrote to legislators and to the Supreme Court, expressing their support for DACA, which Miranda emphasized the importance of ahead of this week. On Oct. 8, Northwestern joined an amicus brief with 18 other colleges and universities in defense of DACA. The brief argued that rescinding DACA would also deprive the country » See DACA, page 6

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University President Morton Schapiro speaks to parents and families. Schapiro on Friday praised the University response to protests at former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ speech on campus.

Schapiro addresses Sessions protest University President praises NU’s response at Family Weekend event By YUNKYO KIM

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University President Morton Schapiro on Friday praised the University’s response to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ speech on campus, while at the same time questioning Northwestern University College Republicans’ decision to host him in the first place. Speaking to a crowd of parents,

families and students during a Family Weekend event in the Norris Louis Room, Schapiro emphasized NU’s free speech policy, stating that “any student group can invite anyone they want” to speak on campus and the University supports their right to do so under the First Amendment. Schapiro first brought up Sessions during his introductory speech and then responded to audience questions about the protests. “We want the students to be able to protest if they want,” he

said. “We’re not going to shut that down. But the people who go into the room and go into the auditorium — and it was packed on Tuesday for Sessions — they had every right to hear and fortunately, they were able to.” Sessions spoke Tuesday evening in Lutkin Hall about President Donald Trump’s tenure and his policies surrounding immigration and the economy. Even though Sessions has stated he supports free speech on campuses in the past, he criticized protesters who

disrupted his speech, referring to what he called their “stupidity.” Over 150 students protested the event, some holding signs and others chanting “F–k Sessions.” Protesters also stormed the back entrance to Lutkin and attempted to enter the hall by climbing through windows and opening doors. University Police officers followed students into Lutkin, knocking some protesters to the ground and pushing others out. » See SCHAPIRO, page 6

Looking back at Merrimack upsets Northwestern city’s ethics reform MEN’S BASKETBALL

Wildcats lose to team playing in its second game as a DI program By PETER WARREN

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For most of its history, Northwestern has been an underdog, the David to the rest of the Big Ten. But even when you are a constant David, to someone out there, you are a Goliath. To Merrimack — a program in its first season of Division I basketball, playing only its second game at the level — the Wildcats were more than a Goliath. NU was the alpha and the omega. And for a team nicknamed the Warriors, Merrimack wanted to prove itself as fighters. On Friday night in Evanston, Illinois at a half-filled WelshRyan Arena, the Warriors (1-1) slayed the Cats (0-1) and claimed a historic 71-61 upset. At first, it seemed like it was going to be just your average, run-of-the-mill Power Five vs. Small School non-conference game. Sophomore forward Miller Kopp scored the first eight points of the game, and it appeared the

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rout was on. Kopp scored six of his points off free throws, as he was fouled on two 3-point attempts, and hit a pull-up jumper from the baseline. “I’m always looking to be aggressive,” Kopp said. “Sometimes I’ll get the open looks or sometimes other guys will.” But then Merrimack’s Devin Jensen had the run of his life. The junior swingman — who averaged 1.9 points per game last season — went off for 17 points in the first half. He helped save the Warriors from an early death, and by the eight minute mark, it was a one-score game. He hit five first half threes and his final 3-pointer of the half was a deep dagger that pushed Merrimack ahead of the Cats to have a 36-35 lead heading into the break. “He made some shots. He

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made some tough ones too and some deep ones,” Kopp said. “So when a guy is doing that you have to respect him. That opened up some driving lanes for some other guys too.” The Warriors line of defense was a 2-3 zone, which has been their defensive staple for years. Coach Chris Collins said Merrimack does a really good job extending their zone, but that leaves the middle as the vulnerable area of the court. As a result, the coaching staff emphasized the high post, which was occupied most of the night by sophomore Pete Nance. Nance finished with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds on 7 of 15 shooting. And while he did a good job in the high post, he also missed a lot of layups and had four turnovers. “I could have had 80 points and if we lost, we lost,” Nance said. “It doesn’t matter. I didn’t do enough to help my team win. I have to be better.” Graduate guard Pat Spencer helped NU get off to a quick start in the second half, nailing a few

Council to vote on an ordinance on Board of Ethics By JOSHUA IRVINE

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Pete Nance puts up a shot. The sophomore had 18 points and 12 rebounds in the Wildcats’ seasonopening loss to Merrimack on Friday.

smooth floaters to push the Cats to a 46-41 lead. It was one of three five-points advantages the Cats had during the quarter. Collins highlighted the inability to capitalize on the final fivepoint lead — which came about » See BASKETBALL, page 6

A City Council vote Monday will deliver the final verdict on almost a year’s worth of deliberation about Evanston’s ethics code. Aldermen will vote on an ordinance to overhaul the rules governing the city’s Board of Ethics. The 18-page proposal restructures and rewrites significant portions of the code. The final ordinance closes the loophole allowing elected officials to vote on their own ethics complaints and adds a special counsel role — replacing the role of city attorneys — in the board process. The ordinance empowers the special counsel to initiate ethics investigations on their own volition, with the approval of the Board of Ethics’ chair. City Council retains the authority to determine action against elected and appointed

officials found in violation, while penalties against employees will be handled by the city manager’s office. The proposed ordinance also shortens the term lengths of board members from three to two years. The ethics code attracted public discussion last December after Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) cast a tie-breaking vote ending council deliberations on her own ethics violations, effectively blocking herself from censure. The following January, the Rules Committee founded a new subcommittee and charged the group with revising rules and procedures surrounding the board.

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Beginning in August 2018, multiple citizens filed two separate complaints with the Board of Ethics against Rainey, charging her with a half-dozen acts of misconduct related to ongoing discussions over the future of the Harley Clarke mansion. The complaints alleged Rainey violated rules regarding the city’s impartiality clause and that she » See ETHICS, page 6

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City Council to continue discussing new budget By EMMA EDMUND

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City Council plans to continue its discussion on the 2020-2021 budget, vote on a potential referendum question and introduce a cannabis-related ordinance at Monday’s meeting. The proposed budget, which was published online on Oct. 4, projects a total budget of over $317 million for 2020 and almost $300 million for 2021. At Monday’s City Council meeting, city staff plans to present updates on several items, including vacant property registration and onstreet parking. At the Oct. 28 City Council meeting, council members proposed pursuing taxation or raising fees on vacant properties. City staff released a memo detailing a proposed increase on vacant property registration from $400 to $2500, effective on Jan. 1. Staff also recommends increasing penalties for people found in violation of the vacant building ordinance, up to $1000 for the third or later violation. City staff also prepared memos regarding the proposed increase for on-street parking from $1.50 to $2.00 per hour, which is projected to bring in $1.5 to $1.9 million in new revenue for the city’s parking fund. The memo also discussed Sunday parking meters.

POLICE BLOTTER Man arrested for stealing $719 in North Face coats from Uncle Dan’s A 40-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a theft of $719 in North Face coats from Uncle Dan’s, located at 1600 Sherman Ave. A 38-year-old manager of the store reported the theft and said that she was assisting the man with different coats in the store and left him unattended. At around 4:17 p.m., he took two

“Eliminating Sunday parking charges would cost the City between $260,000 to $300,000 in lost revenue,” interim city manager Erika Storlie said in a city memo. The recent memorandum also discusses increasing the city’s amusement tax from four percent to five percent, which affects for-profit amusements. City Council had requested staff look into whether the tax could be expanded to include health club memberships and classes, but due to current case law, staff does not recommend this expansion. Finally, the memorandum also mentions that increasing the hotel room rental tax from 7.5 percent to 8.5 percent would create up to $300,000 in new revenue. At tomorrow’s City Council meeting, council members also plan to vote on a resolution that would add a referendum question to the March 17, 2020 election ballot on whether Evanston should hold partisan or nonpartisan elections. Nonpartisan elections have been held in the past in Evanston, but a referendum question is necessary to formalize the practice. “This is to keep to the same as we’ve been doing,” said Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) at an October City Council meeting. “I would like to move forward with this and cross the T’s and dot the I’s and have it correctly on the books.” The council members also plan to introduce an ordinance that would amend portions of the

coats, one valued at $299 and one at $420 and left without paying, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. A 25-year-old male employee of Uncle Dan’s witnessed the incident and followed the man into an alley at 1400 Chicago Ave. Responding officers found both men in the alley and recovered both coats, said Glew. The man admitted to the theft, according to Glew, saying, “Yeah, I took them. I’m homeless. I have no coat and the grey coat matched my pants.”

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Ald. Donald Wilson (4th). Wilson spoke at an October City Council meeting about formalizing the practice of nonpartisan elections with a referendum question.

City Code following the enactment of the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which legalizes recreational cannabis use in the state. With the new ordinance, the City Code would allow state residents over the age of 21 to possess 30 grams of cannabis flower, five grams of cannabis concentrate and no more than 500 milligrams of THC within a cannabis-infused product. Nonresidents over the age of 21 would be allowed half of the amount of each cannabis product.

The proposed ordinance also removes references to the Cannabis Control Act in the section about drug paraphernalia, and addresses the limits of transportation and consumption of cannabis within city borders. The City Council meeting will be held Monday at 6:45 p.m. at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center.

Man steals $21.99 in alcohol from the Jewel

told him to drop everything. He dropped a bag of Cheetos and a teriyaki meat stick out of his pants but took the bottle past the last point of purchase. The man was last seen running southbound on Chicago Avenue. The employee described him as being slim, around 21-25 years old, around 5’4, and wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and a pink hoodie. Glew said that no one is in custody and no one has been charged.

A 49-year-old employee of the Jewel-Osco, located at 1228 Chicago Ave., reported a retail theft of $21.99 in alcohol at the store around 2:33 p.m. on Thursday. While working at the customer service register, the employee noticed a man take the items off a shelf and put them in his pants. She also saw him walk over to the liquor aisle and take a bottle of Baileys Irish Cream off the shelf, Glew said. The employee then approached the man and

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Two Hong Kong teens reportedly shot by police during scuffles HONG KONG — A Hong Kong police officer fired three live rounds and hit two teens Monday morning, the Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily reported, as protesters disrupted some subway lines following a weekend of demonstrations that resulted in 88 arrests. The two teens fell to the ground and were apprehended by officers, the newspaper reported, citing an eyewitness at the scene. Police had no immediate comment. MTR Corp. suspended part of the East Rail running from the New Territories to Kowloon. The disruption was “due to obstruction on tracks and train equipment being damaged,” the rail operator said on its website. Light rail services were also affected. The weekend protests intensified in the city after police fired a warning shot Friday in a clash with demonstrators. Activists vandalized shops and train stations, and threw Molotov cocktails at a police station in response to the death of a student during a recent protest. Demonstrators set up barricades across roads in several districts, hurled hard objects at police and damaged shops and public utilities on Friday, officials said in a statement. The police said tear gas and special vehicles were deployed to disperse the crowds. The arrests were for offences ranging from unlawful assembly to possession of weapons. “Police reiterate that no violent behavior will be tolerated,” the police said in a statement. “Police will continue to take resolute enforcement action so as to safeguard the city’s public safety and bring all lawbreakers to justice.” The student suffered a brain injury and died Friday after falling from a parking garage near a demonstration where police used tear gas to disperse a crowd. Hong Kong police officials denied a report that their officers had chased and pushed the student. A memorial drew tens of thousands of people. “Considering it’s the first death that’s happened at a police-people confrontation scene, it

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will certainly add fuel to the already strong fire of anger _ particularly when people generally have absolutely no trust in the system and the police,” said Alvin Yeung, a pro-democracy lawmaker. Police also stormed into the popular Citywalk Mall in Tsuen Wan after protesters vandalized shops deemed to be “pro-Beijing.” Some retailers closed earlier than usual. Beijing will ensure only people loyal to it will become Hong Kong’s chief executive, damping the hopes of the pro-democracy activists as tensions rise after five months of historic unrest in the city. The majority of representatives in Hong Kong’s Cabinet, judiciary and legislative bodies should also support the central government,

Zhang Xiaoming, China’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs, said in a post on the agency’s website. The city’s inability to implement Article 23, a law that prohibits acts of treason and subversion against the Chinese government, and its failure to set up units to follow through were the main reasons separatist movements are on the rise, Zhang said. In 2003, the Hong Kong government halted implementation of the controversial article in its mini constitution, the Basic Law, after rolling protests drew hundreds of thousands of people. — Natalie Lung and Fion Li, Bloomberg News

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Addressing The Daily’s coverage of Sessions protests Last week, The Daily was not the paper that Northwestern students deserve. On Nov. 5, former Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on campus at a Northwestern University College Republicans event. The Daily sent a reporter to cover that talk and another to cover the students protesting his invitation to campus, along with a photographer. We recognize that we contributed to the harm students experienced, and we wanted to apologize for and address the mistakes that we made that night — along with how we plan to move forward. One area of our reporting that harmed many students was our photo coverage of the event. Some protesters found photos posted to reporters’ Twitter accounts retraumatizing and invasive. Those photos have since been taken down. On one hand, as the paper of record for Northwestern, we want to ensure students, administrators and alumni understand the gravity of the events that took place Tuesday night. However, we decided to prioritize the trust and safety of students who were photographed. We feel that covering traumatic events requires a different response than many other stories. While our goal is to document history and spread information, nothing is more important than ensuring that our fellow students feel safe — and in situations

like this, that they are benefitting from our coverage rather than being actively harmed by it. We failed to do that last week, and we could not be more sorry. Some students also voiced concern about the methods that Daily staffers used to reach out to them. Some of our staff members who were covering the event used Northwestern’s directory to obtain phone numbers for students beforehand and texted them to ask if they’d be willing to be interviewed. We recognize being contacted like this is an invasion of privacy, and we’ve spoken with those reporters — along with our entire staff — about the correct way to reach out to students for stories. We also wanted to explain our choice to remove the name of a protester initially quoted in our article on the protest. Any information The Daily provides about the protest can be used against the participating students — while some universities grant amnesty to student protesters, Northwestern does not. We did not want to play a role in any disciplinary action that could be taken by the University. Some students have also faced threats for being sources in articles published by other outlets. When the source in our article requested their name be removed, we chose to respect the student’s concerns for their

privacy and safety. As a campus newspaper covering a student body that can be very easily and directly hurt by the University, we must operate differently than a professional publication in these circumstances. Ultimately, The Daily failed to consider our impact in our reporting surrounding Jeff Sessions. We know we hurt students that night, especially those who identify with marginalized groups. According to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, “Ethical journalism treats sources, subjects, colleagues and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect.” Going forward, we are working on setting guidelines for source outreach, social media and covering marginalized groups. As students at Northwestern, we are also grappling with the impact of Tuesday’s events, and as a student organization, we are figuring out how we can support each other and our communities through distressing experiences that arise on campus. We will also work to balance the need for information and the potential harm our news coverage may cause. We met as a staff Sunday to discuss where our reporting and empathy fell short last week, and we are actively re-examining how we’ll address similar situations in the future

and how to best move forward. We hope we can rebuild trust that we weakened or lost last week. We understand that this will not be easy, but we are ready to undertake the reform and reflection necessary to become a better paper. We also welcome any feedback you have about our reporting — that night or otherwise. The feedback that we have already received either directly or via social media has been incredibly helpful for us, and we are working to implement it immediately. Through our coverage, we know Northwestern students to be passionate, thoughtful and just. Every day, we strive to encapsulate all that you are and all that you deserve.

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No one really cares about you, and that’s an amazing thing ZACH BRIGHT

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I am so different from who I was last year and even further from who I was two years ago in high school. That’s not just the caption to my finsta post of Elizabeth Warren and her dog dressed in a pink wig from last Sunday night. How I carry myself today and the social growth that brought me here has been substantial. This certainly wasn’t helped by the fact that I went to a public school that enrolled second graders through high school seniors. At this child menagerie, everyone knew everyone, likely all the way back to when they were seven. Having started in third grade myself, I found this environment caused me to stagnate socially. I constantly found myself worried about how others perceived me down to who I

hung out with to how I looked. So I guess that makes Northwestern my personal middle school. No matter your background, everyone knows college life can be overwhelming, even after you think you’ve acclimated to it. Insecurity and impostor syndrome can run rampant when you’re surrounded by thousands of other talented and unique students. Doing your best becomes harder and harder when your benchmark for it is based off your peers’ successes, not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well. This was something I struggled with during my first year here. Thrown into a new social environment, I still stressed out over what people thought of me. But a year later, I’ve really taken to heart some advice that has really changed what I do and how I act. Paraphrased, it’s something like this: “No one really cares about you, and that’s amazing.” I don’t mean this in the sense that there aren’t

people out there who love and support you. Rather, realize that you are the person who thinks about yourself the most, whether those thoughts are positive or negative. That’s because most everyone is concerned with themselves above all others, and rightfully so. So what’s the point of outsourcing your validation? Why bother worrying about what people think of you when they’re busy thinking about themselves? The people you really care about will care about you too. The opinions of those who don’t shouldn’t occupy your head space. This isn’t to say that social pressures are all bad, your peers’ opinions are meaningless, and you should throw away modesty or humility. What that does mean is self-confidence does not equal being overconfident. I’ve found that focusing on feeling comfortable with who I am and what I believe has helped me

For instance, if someone were to compliment me on what I’m wearing, and that’s something I’ve put a good deal of thought into and like as well, I’m going to say thanks, full stop. Why bother deflecting something that I agree with? Ultimately, while kind words are nice, it doesn’t matter what other people think about you or what you do. Take this a step further: advocate for yourself, because no one else is going to do that for you. If you want something, express it. If you genuinely think you deserve something, make that case. Zach Bright is a Medill Sophomore. They can be contacted at zacharybright2022@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

People shouldn’t be using leaf blowers everyday on campus GRANT LI

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I grew up in northwest Connecticut, tucked in the southern end of the Green Mountains. The region is famous for its fall scenery as trees and mountains burst into wild colors. Even there, where leaves fall like ticker tape as students parade back to school, nobody treats the new layering on their lawn with the fanaticism that I’ve seen on this campus. It’s less frequent now but throughout October, I would wake up and be greeted with the racket produced by leaf blowers outside my dorm. I didn’t really mind, but waking up day after day to see

crews trying to rid the ground of leaves with such vengeance felt somewhat strange. The polluting nature of leaf blowers has been documented for a while now. A two-stroke leaf blower pollutes more than a 6,200 pound pickup truck. Running the best-selling commercial leaf blower for an hour is equivalent to driving 1,100 miles on a 2017 Toyota Camry. Cities all over the country have been banning leaf blowers. I can understand why workers on campus use leaf blowers. Having spent many falls raking leaves, I was always in the perennial business of begging my parents to purchase one for ourselves. No one wants the leaves sitting on their lawn over the winter, rotting and destroying the grass. The debate around leaf blowers is reminiscent of the fuss over straws. People argued that in the big picture, banning straws would do very little.

Instead, they argue we should be focusing on bigger change, not the little details. The same could be applied to leaf blowers. Honestly — and to their credit — the campus maintenance crews might already be using more efficient models, or even electric leaf blowers. Yet when I walk to and from class, what feels really off-putting isn’t actually the particular model of leaf blower, or how obnoxiously noisy it is. It’s the fact that I saw the crews out there yesterday, the day before, and the day before that. It’s just seems so unnecessary. The persistence and vigor to how the university deals with leaves is really quite incredible. The scene every morning of October makes you think that the administration believes if they leave the problem unaddressed, we’ll fall out of the top 10 of the US News and World Report rankings.

If the university devoted the same energy to first generation students, housing, or problems of importance in general, the student populace would be as happy as the manicured lawns. So really, just chill out. Next fall, maybe just clear the leaves every week or two — the grass will be fine. Plus, it’s pretty and fun to walk through. And switch to electric leaf blowers if you haven’t done so yet. Grant Li is a Weinberg Sophomore. He can be contacted at ligrant@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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SCHAPIRO From page 1

The protest outside Lutkin overlapped with the “Night of Action at Northwestern University,” another demonstration that drew students, Evanston residents and political groups to a parking lot outside the lecture hall. It did not seek to disrupt his speech or imply Sessions should not be able to present his ideas. On Wednesday, the Associated Student Government Senate passed an emergency resolution calling the University to reconsider its attendance policy for students with marginalized identities, expand on counseling and provide peaceful engagement training to NUPD in response to Tuesday’s protests. Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway both said students should not expect to seek attendance leniency for attending the protests. Holloway said even though he supports peaceful protests and free speech on campus, students should anticipate that there will be trade-offs. “It’s pretty simple,” Holloway said. “The answer is no… (Students need to) learn how to make choices

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 and bear responsibility for those actions. That can be inconvenient at times.” In his answer, Schapiro also addressed student concerns that University Police used unjustified physical force against the protesters. Unlike other colleges, NUPD prevented the protest from fully disrupting Sessions’ speech effectively, Schapiro said. “The police force showed tremendous restraint and professionalism to make sure that people couldn’t rush in,” he said. “I wish it could have gone better… We have a responsibility for a speaker. I’m not a fan of the former attorney general, but he’s not going to get hurt at my campus.” Although some universities grant amnesty to student protesters, Schapiro emphasized that Northwestern has no such policy. He said NU makes “the rules of engagement” very clear: “You can protest, you can’t hurt anybody and you can’t shut down speech. And if you do, you’re going to face the consequences.” “And I think that you give (the protesters) credit,” he said. “If they put themselves on the line and their

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From page 1 engaged in prohibited activity, including lobbying on behalf of private individuals and using city resources to do so. Documents showed Rainey aided a group lobbying for demolition of the Harley Clarke Mansion. The complaints also asserted that Rainey intimidated residents, citing an instance where the alderman said “f--k you” to a complainant during a public meeting and later privately told that same person “don’t mess with me.” Seven counts, including two relating to her alleged lack of impartiality, were ultimately filed against Rainey. In November 2018, the board found Rainey in violation on three of those counts. Rainey had violated impartiality in two cases, one for disparaging comments included with emails she forwarded to the demolition group and one for her profane and threatening statements. The board also found Rainey abused her power by attempting to fundraise for the demolition group. The board’s verdict constituted an advisory opinion: a formal verdict, like censure, would have to come from City Council. At the Dec. 3 Rules Committee meeting, Rainey cast the deciding vote in a 5-4 verdict, placing the board’s finding on file and effectively halting all further action. The board had previously advised Rainey should recuse herself from voting on her own case, and Rainey did not participate in discussion prior to the vote. The night of the vote, Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) lamented a lack of clarity surrounding the current code. “Unfortunately, now I think we’re in a space where we realize that in hindsight, so shame on us,” Fleming said.

In January 2019, the Rules Committee established the Ethics Subcommittee and charged it with reviewing portions of the city code relating to the Board of Ethics. The Rules Committee named several preliminary issues for the subcommittee to consider, including use of profanity in public meetings, rules surrounding ethics violations and unspecified lobbying issues. Chaired by Ald. Donald Wilson (4th), the committee produced several drafts to rewrite the City Code chapter on the Board of Ethics. The board was not included in producing these drafts and received a draft of the ordinance only after submitting a written request to the committee. The board characterized the ordinance as “rushed,” criticized the subcommittee for excluding the board from the drafting process and suggested the board was better poised to rewrite the city code. They also submitted an annotated edit of the current ordinance. Wilson declined to go into specifics when asked at the time about the board’s recommendations. “They had a lot of comments,” Wilson told The Daily. “I can’t characterize their response. I just appreciate they spent time on it.” The Board of Ethics has not responded to subsequent requests for comment. The subcommittee held its last meeting in September and sent the final draft of the ordinance to the Rules Committee. The committee made several further edits before the ordinance was introduced to City Council on Oct. 28, including setting the maximum fine City Council could enact against officials at $750. Despite past contention, the ordinance was introduced at City Council without discussion.

academic future for something they believe in, and they really do violate the rules and disrupt free speech, God bless them. But our job is to make sure they have consequences, otherwise, we’re not educators.” Schapiro himself has participated in campus protests. In 2017, he took part in a vigil honoring a 1969 bombing in Israel that killed two college students. The vigil was held as a protest to the visit of Palestinian organizer Rasmea Odeh, whom the Israeli government convicted for participating in the bombing. Odeh was invited to speak on campus by Students for Justice in Palestine for Israeli Apartheid Week. On Friday, he referenced the 2017 protest and emphasized that in participating, he was not trying to prevent Odeh from exercising her right to speak on campus. Several parents at the event asked Schapiro questions about the University response to the Sessions protest. Lisa Roatch, a parent who asked Schapiro about Northwestern’s speech policy, said she was satisfied with his answer. “These are the things that parents are talking about with their students and these are the things

that matter,” she said. “I think it’s dangerous when a university shies away from free speech and go to one extreme to protect certain speech on campus.” Other parents agreed that the president was asked “hardball questions” and said his response was justified, given his position at the University. Although Schapiro said he supports Sessions’ right to speak on campus and NUCR’s right to invite him, he questioned whether the former attorney general was “the right speaker” for NU. He said that on a campus as liberal as Northwestern’s, there is little opportunity to share conservative thought in a way that starts dialogue. Schapiro — who said he is personally “not a fan” of Sessions — said NUCR missed a chance to do so by inviting him rather than a different conservative speaker. “They had an opportunity and they didn’t use it,” he said. “All it was was polarizing. All it was was making the campus more unhappy. All it did was blow up and make things even worse.”

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opponents contemplated their mistakes. Collins said the energy was not good enough, and they need to continue to develop their defensive habits. Kopp said the team needed to look within and lock in more on defense. Nance emphasized throughout his post-game interview that the team did not prepare correctly for the game. When asked specifically about what went wrong, he said, “I’m not sure. It could have been a number of things.” It’s not the first time that NU has suffered a seemingly catastrophic loss. In the 1980s, the team loss to Division II Rollins at home in back to back seasons. But this is different. The program in the 1980s was not at the same standing in the country. They weren’t in the race for five-star prospects or have yearly NCAA Tournament aspirations. In the preseason, Collins said he views this season a reboot of the program. The initial stage of the reset failed. “You get what you deserve,” Collins said. “We got what we deserved.”

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halfway through the half — as a crucial moment of the game. After going up 55-50, NU was outscored 21-6 over the final nine minutes. Juvaris Hayes led the Merrimack brigade for that stretch. The senior from New Jersey, who is a two-time DII Honorable Mention All-American, scored 13 of those 21 points while also supplying Mikey Watkins with the pass that put the Warriors up 59-57 — the final lead change of the day. As Hayes kept inching the Warriors lead from three to five to seven and so on, he and Merrimack kept the Cats cold on the offensive end. With the Warriors up 67-61, the final dagger came when Jordan McCoy missed a free throw with 43 seconds left but grabbed the offensive rebound and took the last gasp of energy out of NU. “It’s incredibly disappointing,” Collins said. “But we are in a process where we have a really young team and unfortunately we had to learn a hard lesson tonight.” As the Warriors celebrated their triumph, their

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Artists explore ‘Layers of Time’ in Space 900 exhibit By EVA HERSCOWITZ

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Joanna Pinsky and Todd Anderson presented their artistic interpretations about the passage of time at Sunday’s artists’ talk at Space 900, an Evanston collective and exhibition space In their talk, Pinsky and Anderson explained their thought process behind the exhibit, entitled “Layers of Time.” On one wall, Anderson exhibited photographs from as early as 1971 to the present. On the opposite side of the room, Pinksy displayed her art on paper as well as two-dimensional “shaped paintings” — paintings of artifacts on gatorboard. Pinsky painted and displayed artifacts ranging from a Sphinx from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to profiles of Abraham Lincoln and an amphora — a tall ancient Greek or Roman jar. She said she conceptualized the display as “images you see as you’re about to fall asleep.” Pinsky often paints other works of art including sculptures, historical artifacts and photographs. For

her painting of an Abraham Lincoln sculpture, she said she intentionally painted his eyes open to infuse a depersonalized object with life. She added that she recontextualizes objects by incorporating bright colors in her work. “I find a beauty in these objects,” Pinsky said. “Once upon a time, they were painted, and they had a whole other meaning. It’s kind of a blending of looking back and finding the beauty of something that I can’t really fully understand, but there’s something that remains. I’m looking at time as taking and transforming the images of the past.” Anderson approached the concept of time from a different point of view. While he was studying photography at the Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design, he said he fell in love with filmmaking for its emphasis on time. He said his photographs in this exhibit attempt to meld static principles of photography with the dynamism of film. One piece, titled “BART,” superimposes a series of still images of a moving San Francisco subway over candid photographs of passengers. “I’ve tried to experiment and delve into a way to present time and static image,” Anderson said,

“So that you could experience a story or event that would require time if it were a film, but is a static image.” Other photographs depict locations or objects that no longer exist, such as a train station or an old bus. When Anderson photographed these images in 1971, he said they lacked obvious meaning. But with the passage of time, he said he has been able to piece together a story. These images explore the “timelessness” of a static image, he said. Artist Rose Bonacorsi, who attended the talk, said she appreciated the uniqueness of Anderson’s work. “There’s kind of a voice that’s going on that’s like the person is looking at the world without being seen,” she said. “It’s like a little slice of a candid world.” Though Pinsky and Anderson’s work is varied, Anderson said they’re both grappling with the same fundamental question. “What is time?” Anderson asked. “Is it something we made up, or does it really exist? That became the question between the two of us that we want to explore.” evaherscowitz2023@u.northwestern.edu

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People in Space 900’s “Layers of Time” gallery. Artists Joanna Pinsky and Todd Anderson presented their artistic interpretations of the passage of time at a Sunday artists’ talk.

MEN’S SOCCER

Northwestern loses in Big Ten Tournament to Maryland By DREW SCHOTT

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In the 70th minute, Maryland midfielder David Kovacic sent a cross towards the box, intended for his teammate Nick Robinson. As Robinson went to receive the ball, Northwestern sophomore defenseman Jayson Cyrus attempted to deflect the pass, but accidentally ran into Robinson, knocking him to the ground. The Wildcats defenseman put his head in his hands as the referee awarded a penalty kick to the Terrapins. A few moments later, All-Big Ten First Team honoree Eli Crognale sent the penalty into the net’s top right corner, the decisive goal in No. 4 seeded NU’s (8-8-2, 3-3-2 Big Ten) 1-0 loss to the No. 5 Terrapins (106-2, 3-3-2) in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals

at Martin Stadium. After upsetting the defending national champion 3-1 in September, the Cats were hoping to defeat Maryland once again to advance to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2013. However, the squad fell just short. “This team… finished .500,” coach Tim Lenahan said. “We’ll probably have two Top 25 wins. Those are things that haven’t happened around here for a while.” NU played aggressively in the first half of the match, using its wingers to move the ball into the Terrapins’ third. Freshman midfielder Vicente Castro and senior midfielder Matt Moderwell — who was named to the All-Big Ten Second Team on Nov. 8 — were responsible for the Cats’ four shots on goal. NU also took five corner kicks. During the first 45 minutes, Maryland took only two shots. However, during the second half, their offense

flourished, firing six six shots and five corner kicks. On the other hand, NU’s attack struggled, as Lenahan said playing into the wind helped Maryland “press” the Cats and weaken their ability to control the ball. After Crognale’s penalty kick, NU’s best chance to tie the game came on a corner kick with 20 seconds left. As senior midfielder Mattias Tomasino sent the ball into the box, Miskovic — who had vacated his position between the posts to be an extra attacker — headed the ball to senior forward Mac Mazzola. Mazzola then sent the ball to senior defenseman Andrew McLoed, whose shot went wide left, allowing the Terrapins to lock up the 1-0 victory. Maryland will now play No. 1 Indiana on Friday in the tournament’s semifinals. Reflecting on the season, Lenahan wishes the Cats could’ve won a few more games, as he said 10 total

wins likely would’ve been enough to give the team a spot in the NCAA Tournament. However, he was still proud of NU’s performance, especially its senior class. “I’m happy for the seniors because they went out giving everything they had,” Lenahan said. “They went out and we got the most out of this program.” Additionally, Lenahan directed praise towards the development of Mazzola and Moderwell, as he called them “two of the best players in the Big Ten this year.” Mazzola is a finalist for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Heading into the offseason and his nineteenth year leading the Cats, Lenahan is optimistic for his squad. “We have a great path,” Lenahan said. “We got a couple guys to replace, but I really like our younger group and they really like to play soccer.” drewschott2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Cats fall in heartbreaker at home on last-second field goal By ANDREW GOLDEN

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For the first time in over a month, Northwestern scored a touchdown. But for the seventh time in seven games, the Wildcats lost. After jumping out to an early lead, NU (1-8, 0-7 Big Ten) faltered down the stretch and J.D. Dellinger’s kick gave Purdue (4-6, 2-3 Big Ten) a 24-22 win on Saturday at Ryan Field. It wasn’t all bad for the Cats. On the team’s second play from scrimmage, junior wide receiver Kyric McGowan lined up in the backfield and broke through the line untouched en route to a 79-yard touchdown. The Wildcats bench jumped for joy. Coach Pat Fitzgerald pumped his fists. Fans let out a collective sigh of relief. “We came out ready to go today,” Fitzgerald said. “We knew they’d respond back. We had some drives that we left empty, points that we left out there, but I thought that we came out there ready to go, ready to play… the mark of a great competitor is a guy that’s willing to finish.” To say Northwestern’s offense has been bad so far this season would be an understatement: the team ranked last in the country on points per game and 128th in yards per game. But McGowan’s run ended a 34-day drought of not scoring a touchdown, and

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on Purdue’s next possession, the Cats ended another drought. Coming into the game, NU’s defense hadn’t forced the turnover during that same period of time. Fitzgerald has been saying for weeks that his team needed to force more turnovers, and junior cornerback Cameron Ruiz finally got one. With Purdue in NU territory looking to tie the game up, Ruiz broke in front of the Boilermakers’ WR to give the Cats momentum. “It felt good because we’ve been emphasizing turnovers for a really long time,” Ruiz said. “And to help the offense out, I thought we changed momentum.” Starting at its own 17 yard line, NU moved methodically down the field with a balanced attack. On 12 plays, the Cats ran the ball six times and threw it another six, capped off by a 16-yard touchdown pass from Smith to junior wide receiver Jace James. Despite being down by 14, Purdue didn’t go away. The Boilermakers got the ball just ten seconds into the second quarter and put together their own 12-play touchdown drive to make it a one-possession game.

Neither team was able to get anything going for rest of the second quarter, aside from NU getting a safety on a Purdue intentional grounding penalty. In the second half, the Boilermakers turned the tides back in their favor. On its first two drives of the second half, Purdue scored touchdowns on pass from quarterback Aidan O’Connell, who was making the first start of his career. In every game where the Cats have gone down in Big Ten play, they have let the game get out of hand. But not Saturday. NU was resilient, scoring a touchdown to take the lead back with 11:10 remaining in the fourth. Up by one, NU put together an over 7 minute drive and had the chance to ice the game with a touchdown. Instead, junior offensive tackle Rashawn Slater was called for holding and junior Charlie Kuhbander’s field goal bounced off the left upright. With Purdue needing a field goal to win, the Cats committed three penalties — including two accepted pass interference penalties — that set the Boilermakers up for their game-winning score. “You look at our season, you look at the difference in two years,” Fitzgerald said. “You talk about one of the most disciplined teams in the country last year, if not the most disciplined, and where we’re at today.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Kicking makes the Self-inflicted wounds hurt NU difference for Wildcats By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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For all the talk about Northwestern’s dormant offense this season, Saturday’s game against Purdue came down to something else: two field goal attempts. With 2:30 to play and the Wildcats nursing a one-point lead, Charlie Kuhbander sent a 32-yard attempt off the left upright. On the ensuing drive, J.D Dellinger nailed a 39-yarder to help Purdue steal a 24-22 win in front of 37,194 fans Saturday at Ryan Field. “My pregame range was about a 47 yard field goal,” Dellinger said. “So we were in it. It’s still a tough kick with the gusting wind, and it was pretty much right in my face…I played a lower, slow-rising ball. It took forever, it seemed like, to go in.” When it did sail through the uprights, it delivered the latest heartbreak in a season of disappointments for NU (1-8, 0-7 Big Ten), which lost its seventh straight game. Behind a third-string quarterback making his first career start, the Boilermakers (4-6, 3-4) kept their bowl hopes alive thanks to a host of NU penalties and Dellinger’s clutch kick. “J.D. has been our most consistent guy all year,” Purdue coach Jeff Brohm said. “We had great confidence that he would make that.” Coming in to Saturday’s contest, the Cats hadn’t scored a touchdown since the Oct. 5 game at Nebraska. Junior Kyric McGowan ended the drought in the first quarter with a 79-yard run, and Smith added two touchdowns through the air. But NU’s rally ultimately fell short. Because NU has trailed so often this season, there haven’t been many field goal situations and the Cats have barely moved the ball into field goal range. Late in the fourth quarter and up 22-21, the Cats drove into the red zone but were backed

up after a holding penalty, forcing them to settle for a field goal attempt. It was a key moment for Kuhbander to extend the lead to four and help NU close out the game. But the kick doinked off the left upright. After the game, coach Pat Fitzgerald didn’t have much to say on the missed kick. “It looked like it hit the post, right? That’s what went wrong from my vantage point,” he said. NU has had a lot of things go wrong this season. As the offense has struggled mightily and the defense has had a rough few weeks, the special teams unit has sometimes been a lone bright spot. Earlier in Saturday’s game Andrew David gave the Cats some momentum when he took a fake punt for a first down. But in the end, Purdue made their kick and NU didn’t. That was the difference. Sophomore receiver Jace James summed up NU’s loss with a short sentence. “Just too many mistakes.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu

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A group of Northwestern defenders make a play. Though the Wildcats came close, they fell 24-22 on a late field goal.

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All Cameron Ruiz did was get his feet tangled with Purdue wide receiver David Bell. With just over a minute left in the game and Northwestern up by a point, the sophomore cornerback was in oneon-one coverage with Bell, the Boilermakers’ leading pass catcher. On a fourthand-four play from the 39, quarterback Aidan O’Connell threw a deep post route. Ruiz was right there. So was Bell. Chasing down the ball, they tripped each other, and a pass interference call in the Boilermakers’ favor gave the visitors the ball at the 24 and a chance to kick a game-winning field goal. Purdue (4-6, 3-4 Big Ten) ran down the clock, made the kick and won the game 24-22 over the Wildcats (1-8, 0-7). “The difference was discipline and the self-inflicted wounds with all the penalties,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “The penalties on that two-minute drive was what gave them enough yards to make the field goal.” When the defense is on the field, NU’s offense usually huddles on the right half of the sideline and makes adjustments. But after Charlie Kuhbander missed a 32-yard field goal with 2:30 left, the offense stood with the rest of the team on the sideline to see if they could get a game winning stop. All season, NU has lost because of its offense. With the lowest scoring average in the NCAA heading into the game, the Cats have lost by 20 or more points in each of their previous three games. Saturday, the roles were reversed. NU’s offense scored enough to win, and all the Cats needed was for the defense to get one last stop. But instead of sealing the victory, the defense produced one of the most frustrating drives of the season. The Cats committed two penalties in the final 90 seconds that placed Purdue

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Aidan O’Connell drops back to pass. The sophomore led Purdue to a 24-22 win over Northwestern on Saturday at Ryan Field.

in field goal range. After Boilermakers quarterback Aidan O’Connell completed two passes to start the drive and make it to the NU 40, NU did the rest of the work for them. On second-and-10 with just over a minute left, the Cats gifted Purdue 15 yards when cornerback A.J. Hampton got called for pass interference. But the Boilermakers were only at NU’s 45 yard-line, needing to gain fifteen to give their kicker a chance at a game winning field goal. After gaining just six yards over the next three plays, Purdue’s back was against the wall on fourth down. That’s when O’Connell went deep to Bell, who drew an interference call on Ruiz that put Purdue on the 30-yard line. Three plays later, Boilermakers kicker J.D. Dellinger hit the 39-yard game winner. “I saw Bell line up inside the numbers, and I played him slightly outside,” Ruiz said. “He ran the (post) and I thought our feet just got tangled up and tripped. But the ref called PI.” In Purdue’s game-winning drive, the

offense gained over half of its yards from pass interference calls. NU would have won the game if its defense got the stop, but instead the defense blew the save for the first time all season. Last season, the Cats were one of the most disciplined teams in the country. They had just 2.9 penalties per game, the lowest average in the country. But after multiple season ending injuries on the defensive line and several members of the secondary in and out of the lineup, there hasn’t been the same consistency on defense. “It looks like we’ve got a lot of guys who were pressing, trying to do too much,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s a byproduct of our record, byproduct of some youth and inexperience, byproduct of coaching. We’ve got to be better there without a doubt. Then, to me, it’s confidence and trusting yourself. That’s the bottom line.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu