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Weinberg College dean on 2020 vision Dean Randolph to focus on science and culture By AMY LI

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Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) at City Council. Revelle said she didn’t believe Northwestern has met the standards necessary to hold for-profit events.

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Northwestern will be able to hold for-profit events at Welsh-Ryan By SAM HELLER

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Northwestern will now be allowed to host professional sporting events and for-profit concerts at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The controversial text amendment passed 5-4 at Monday’s City Council meeting, while dozens of community members filled

the chamber asking the members to vote no. This amendment to the U2 zoning district allows for six single-day events and one multi-day event, not to exceed seven days, with a capacity of 7,000 people. The pilot will last for two years, expiring in 2021. Previously, Northwestern could hold seven multi-day non-profit events in Welsh-Ryan under the law. When the text amendment

passed for introduction two weeks ago, many residents took issue with how the new law would negatively affect their home values, local businesses and parking availability. On Monday, around 30 residents said Northwestern had not met the “burden of proof ” in the rules and standards that it will not harm the surrounding community. “The relevant currency here is whether the zoning amendment

meets Evanston’s standards and whether the application has met its burden of proof,” resident Ken Proskie said. In order to change the zoning amendment, Northwestern must prove that the proposal will not alter the character of the neighborhood. The arena must also have no adverse effect on adjacent properties. » See WELSH-RYAN, page 6

Entering the next decade, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences will focus on expanding its curricula and research in three main areas — the impact of data science in the world, the global intersectionality of identity and culture and how the natural sciences can transform the world, Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph said. In an interview with The Daily, Randolph, who was reappointed for a second five-year term as the Dean beginning on Sept. 1 of next year, said Weinberg has focused on data, culture and nature over his past five years as Dean. These three areas will remain an important part of Weinberg’s strategic plan moving forward. “Data, culture and nature are key in our strategy,” Randolph said. “Those are the things that continue to drive me, be beacons as we continue in the next few years.” Randolph said the college has put considerable energy into analyzing data across the social sciences, the natural sciences and the humanities, part of which resulted in the recent

introduction of the data science minor. During a time in which “most faculty are seeing themselves operating in an interdisciplinary space,” Randolph said Weinberg has also focused on the global intersectionality of culture, including interactions between religion, ethnic, and racial studies. Randolph hopes Weinberg will continue to make breakthroughs in how humans can solve global issues through the natural sciences. “In this moment where humans can transform the world through science, how do we reflect on the way we use that power?” Randolph said. “Whether it’s global climate change, or whether its editing the human genome.” Given these focuses, the college faces “the constant challenge” of ensuring that faculty have enough support in their academic fields and that students are free to pursue a curriculum that interests them, Randolph said. Moving forward, Randolph said making a Northwestern education both financially and cultural accessible for students is also a priority. Randolph said in terms of financial accessibility, he has focused on raising money for student scholarships and support for undergraduates who want to do research with college faculty. » See WEINBERG, page 6

NU extends tuition Library hosts reading on being trans Author Kyle Lukoff shares children’s book about transgender boy benefits for staff Employee Portable Tuition Plan timeline extended By TROY CLOSSON

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Northwestern’s Employee Portable Tuition Plan — which pays benefits for employees toward the cost of tuition and fees for courses at other universities — will now no longer be capped $5,250 for current faculty and staff until January 1, 2021. The plan will still be eliminated for anyone with a hire date after January 1, 2020. Craig Johnson, senior vice president for business and finance, emailed Northwestern community members last month about the change in plans. “In response to concerns expressed by some employees, we have continued to evaluate the effective date for capping employee portable tuition at the annual $5,250 tax-free limit,” Johnson’s email said. “We hope that this new approach addresses

core concerns.” The Employee Portable Tuition Plan allows employees who completed “one year of fulltime, benefits-eligible service prior to the beginning of the term” to receive benefits toward undergraduate and graduate jobrelated courses at schools other than Northwestern. Johnson initially notified employees currently enrolled in a degree program outside of Northwestern in September that the change in cap was scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2020. “Over the last several years, the University has experienced increased costs that necessitates specific changes to benefit plans and will impact the educational assistance program,” his first email said. University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily in an October interview that after two years of operating in a multimillion dollar deficit, the University ended fiscal year 2019 several million dollars in surplus, though the email doesn’t name that as a reason for the change. troyclosson2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Kyle Lukoff, author of several picture books about transgender identity, read to a group of children at Evanston Public Library Monday evening. Lukoff read three stories he wrote, as well as a story from author Mac Barnett to the group of nine children. In one of his most popular books “When Aidan Became a Brother,” Lukoff combined the themes of realizing transgender identity and having a newborn sibling. “When Aidan Became a Brother” follows the story of Aidan, starting with when Aidan was born and when everyone thought that he was a girl. However, he soon realized that he was different from the other girls, and Aidan’s family adjusted, including buying him new clothes, so that he could be more comfortable and have a new life. When his parents told him that they

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Kyle Lukoff reads to children at Evanston Public Library. One of Lukoff’s stories, “When Aidan Became a Brother,” explores transgender identity and the feeling of having a new sibling.

were going to have a baby, Aidan wanted to make sure that everything was right for his sibling.

After the event, Lukoff explained his intentions behind this book. “I want trans kids to be

able to see themselves, I want kids who aren’t trans to » See AUTHOR, page 6

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AROUND TOWN Board of Ethics reform deferred to Nov. 25 meeting By JOSHUA IRVINE

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City Council deferred its verdict on ordinance revising the city’s ethics code after parties both on and off the council raised concerns at Monday’s meeting. Aldermen voted 9-0 to table the ordinance after residents and elected officials raised a bevy of concerns over the proposal’s compliance with state law. The ordinance would have constituted a total rewrite of the chapter of city code pertaining to the Board of Ethics. Evanston resident Misty Witenberg first raised issue with the ordinance during public comment, asserting the ordinance violated multiple provisions of Illinois’ State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Witenberg pointed to the statute’s mandate barring city employees and elected or appointed officials from accepting gifts or engaging in “prohibited political activities.” Witenberg said the ordinance, which currently proposes a maximum fine of $750 for elected or appointed officials and prescribes no fine for employees, falls afoul of the state’s requirement of a minimum $1,001 fine for violation of the gift ban. In addition, the ordinance contains no reference to the Class A misdemeanor incurred per state law by practice of prohibited political activities. Witenberg also suggested City Council’s role in ruling on ethics violations violated portions of the

POLICE BLOTTER Speakers stolen from CVS on Asbury, retail theft at Barnes and Noble A manager at the CVS located at 101 Asbury St. reported a theft of some stereo equipment around 6 p.m. Saturday. The manager reported the retail theft in progress after recognizing a man suspected of stealing from the CVS in the past. When the police arrived, the man had walked out past the last point of sale, according to Perry Polinski, Evanston police communications

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Ald. Donald Wilson (4th). Wilson suggested the Rules Committee rule on potential ethics violations, instead of City Council.

Illinois Municipal Code restricting councils to a legislative role. “This ordinance makes council the final decisionmaker, and somehow its own board of appeals, and levier of fines, but fails to provide any procedure affording parties due process,” Wittenberg said. “This

ordinance reassigns the only executive and legislative oversight we have in our government into the hands of those officials.” City Attorney Michelle Masoncup did not answer when asked by The Daily if the current ordinance was compliant with state law.

coordinator. After he left, the store realized some stereo equipment from the display had vanished but had no further information on the brand or value of what was stolen. The manager described the man as being around 45 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 160 pounds, wearing a black leather jacket, a blue USA hoodie, gray pants and white shoes. He was last seen walking southbound on N Western Avenue. Police could not locate the man upon arrival.

Ave., reported a theft around 1:15 p.m. on Friday. The manager reported the retail theft in progress after observing a man place merchandise into a light colored handbag.The man was known to management and had stolen from the Barnes and Noble in the past. Before the police arrived, the man walked out the front door without paying, said Polinski. He was described as being around 45 years old, 6 feet 5 inches tall, 190 pounds and wearing a black hat and tan coat. Police searched the area but could not locate the man.

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Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) acknowledged Witenberg’s concerns with the proposed scope of the council’s authority. “I do understand from the citizen’s point of view if you are taking out an ethics claim against someone on city council and it needs to come back to city council for approval,” Fleming said. “I can understand how people can think that is not the best checks and balances.” However, Fleming said she would maintain the “huge assumption” that city attorneys were aware of the legal concerns raised by Witenberg. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) acknowledged that many changes to the ordinance had been suggested since it was last discussed, and called for a “red-lined” revision that included acknowledgement of compliance with relevant state law. “It’s intuitive and obvious, but it’s better to have it clearly set out,” Wilson said. Wilson also suggested the Rules Committee should rule on potential ethics violations in lieu of the council. The council amended the ordinance to state that a simple Board of Ethics majority could rule on an ethics violation, but deferred further changes to the ordinance to a subsequent meeting. City Council will continue to discuss the ordinance Nov. 25.

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ON CAMPUS NCDC hosts dialogue about Evanston

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The word “community” means more than just what can be found on Northwestern’s campus, Dino Robinson said during an Evanston and Northwestern community dinner Monday. The dinner, titled “Northwestern in Evanston: Where Do We Stand?” was hosted by Northwestern Community Development Corps, a student group that works to promote engagement within the University, Evanston and Chicago. The conversation began with a presentation from Robinson, founder of Shorefront Legacy Center, the North Shore’s only community archives for black history. The event aimed to break down Northwestern’s relationship with Evanston and the city’s marginalized communities. Robinson spoke about sundown towns in Illinois, redlining in Evanston and housing segregation at Northwestern. “One thing I’ve seen in Northwestern vocabulary as well is the use of ‘community,’” Robinson said. “So when Northwestern uses ‘community,’ they’re only talking about the campus. The next phase they talk about is ‘global,’ which means they skip over everything, ignore everywhere else.” Robinson criticized the common Northwestern attitude toward reflecting only on the community on campus, rather than engaging with the community in Evanston — particularly marginalized communities that have been historically pushed into certain areas, through redlining and redistricting. He also criticized how Northwestern handled some of these issues, particularly with housing. He said Northwestern’s history of segregation and deflection of blame resulted in much longer delays with integration. “As succinct as I can make it, Northwestern always tried to, in my opinion, kick the can

down the alley,” Robinson said. “Challenges over the years with housing, specifically, Northwestern would not fully take a stance on what the position would be. Even when pressured by city governments, they didn’t want to extend their policy on campus.” To help mitigate institutional oppression, Robinson said he and his team at Shorefront work to collect, preserve and educate people about black history on Chicago’s suburban North Shore. “One of the things Shorefront really focuses on is the aspect of controlling your narrative,” Robinson said. “So I believe that all communities should have that option and that venue to control its own narrative.” The work that Robinson does with Shorefront is one of the main reasons why NCDC asked him to come to speak for this event. SESP senior Matt Casler, dialogues chair for NCDC, said because of the work NCDC does with Evanston, he knew he wanted to organize an event about Northwestern’s relationship with Evanston and was connected with Robinson through NCDC’s faculty advisor. Casler said that the event came together organically with the help of input from different members of NCDC and ultimately took its final form after partnering with Sustained Dialogue. “I think it was really productive,” Casler said. “Our ultimate goal was to get students to start thinking about this and to care about it, frankly, because the conversation with the university itself doesn’t always spearhead.” Following the talk, three members of Sustained Dialogue helped facilitate a discussion with students about how they perceive Evanston and Northwestern’s impact in the community. Students also discussed better ways for Northwestern to support Evanston and how to be more intentional in using the space they take up. Weinberg senior Erika Barrios was one of the facilitators and the Sustained Dialogue intern for Social Justice Education. She worked with Casler to formulate a set of questions to ask

based on the key themes that Robinson was going to address. “There were also a lot of really great ideas about how we exist as multiple communities and how we practice different habits that will help us as we move past Northwestern and past Evanston once we graduate,” Barrios said. Barrios said that she enjoyed working with NCDC to address these issues and hopes the collaborations continue. She also said she was very happy with the way that students engaged with the topics and dialogue overall. Casler said that the goal of the event was to get students to start thinking past the “Northwestern bubble” and reflect on how they view and treat the community in Evanston. He said that he felt the event was overall very productive. “My main hope was that, if at least a few people from this room took something really strongly away from it, is that we as students have a lot of agency to do a lot of good if we ask the community what it needs and we put our energy and resources into what the community asks us to put them,” Casler said. nataliechun2021@u.northwestern.edu

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What they don’t say about sexual assault on campus Content warning: This article discusses and describes sexual assault. If you’re going to be sexually assaulted, make sure he goes to your school. And make sure it happens on campus. Not in your offcampus apartment. Start bulking up now, so he isn’t twice your weight. Set boundaries in your texts ahead of time so you can prove you said no. Don’t use Snapchat. Make sure you don’t have condoms with you because otherwise they’ll say you planned it. Make sure he invites himself over, so you don’t blame yourself for letting him into your home. Make sure you wear a lot of layers so it’s harder for him when he gropes you. Get him out of your home as soon as possible. Make sure you have friends on call who can pretend there’s an emergency. Make sure the emergency is well-justified and an oscarwinning performance so that he doesn’t think its a lie. Make sure the emergency is large enough to warrant leaving him with an erection. Have friends that can come over at a moment’s notice. Make sure to have something off about your appearance that you can use as a last ditch proof when you plead your case. Don’t say you were sexually assaulted unless you’re prepared to relive traumatic details. Make sure you know which of your professors and TA’s are mandatory reporters — don’t tell them if you want to remain anonymous. Make sure you take classes with accommodating professors. But have low expectations. Even if you go through AccesibleNU, extended time is all you’ll get, if that— it’s at the discretion of the professor. He probably will say that he “cannot retroactively give you an option without giving everyone in that class an option,” even if the midterm is four days after the incident. Remember it was an option to be sexually assaulted. Remember it is about fairness and justice, just for others and not you. Try and plan the assault to happen early in the quarter and not during midterm season. Don’t ask to take a midterm on a seperate

The Daily Northwestern Volume 140, Issue 37 Editor in Chief Troy Closson Print Managing Editors Catherine Henderson Kristina Karisch Peter Warren Opinion Editors Pallas Gutierrez Priyanshi Katare Assistant Opinion Editors Kathryn Augustine Zach Bright

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date. But don’t blame the professor. Blame yourself for being in that situation. Remember, AccessibleNU is the only organization that will show up and support you. Maybe because they’re rooted in advocating for students, not covering the University’s ass. Make sure you don’t have a job or important classes or any other obligation. You’ll need plenty of time to grovel before the Title IX office. Don’t expect anyone from your university to attend the meeting with you at his university. Remember the “Response” is silent in your university’s Center for Awareness, Response and Education. Recognize that although “we definitely want to support you through this as much as possible,” Northwestern obviously doesn’t “have the capacity to go to another university with a student.” After all, you’re not the only person this is happening to and it won’t take 17 days after the incident to meet with CARE. It is best that you have your own therapist not affiliated with the school because every waiting list is too long and all the care provided is short term. If you can’t afford a therapist, you’ll figure it out. Go for a walk and maybe take a nap. You know, because you have tons of time for that. Don’t expect the Title IX office to be equipped to communicate with the other university. Remember it is your responsibility to reach out to his university and maintain communication, it’s in your job description. Don’t expect your university’s academic support services to reach out to you, remember that’s your job. If he does not go to your school, make sure you have tons of spending money for his Uber home and the inevitable trips you’ll have to make to his university for their investigation. Make sure you know if he will be at the meeting. Recognize that obviously his university “can’t protect you if he tries to contact you in the future” because if you are not a part of their community, you don’t matter. Remember

that the investigators might know him, after all “it’s a small school.” One of your investigators might be the director of annual giving, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to give justice to you. He will protect his university’s precious, revenuegenerating football team. Remember his Division III sports career comes before your mental wellbeing. It’d be a travesty to ruin his life over a misunderstanding. Remember if you say your name, it might ruin your life — or your future dream career. Make sure that you remember that his Division III school’s football endowment is twice your school’s mental health endowment. Remember that their policy “applies to incidents that occur on campus property, as well as any off campus functions sponsored or supervised by the institution.” As in not your apartment. As in not Northwestern. Be prepared to drive past billboards advertising his Good Christian University. Have this happen in the fall — so you wear a lot of layers, so you don’t have to look at yourself. Change in the dark, so you can’t see the body that he violated. Turn the lights off when you shower. Burn the shirt that he tore off of you. And the sheets. And the shorts. And the pillow. Cut your hair to sever the strands he grabbed. Make sure you haven’t missed any classes, so you can miss class for the countless time you’ll have to advocate for yourself. Make sure you can devote the rest of your quarter to thinking about this man who probably hasn’t given you a second thought since he asked for nudes, perhaps the exception for “what a bitch” and “she definitely wanted it.” Remember if you just mutter the words “never mind” it will all be over, except that it won’t. Make sure you’ve had enough sleep because you won’t sleep soundly until you can go home for break. Make sure your parents are supportive and believe you. Make sure everyone believes you. Memorize your story so when anyone asks for minute details, you won’t slip up to prove that you are telling the truth. But

don’t sound too rehearsed or they will think you made it up. Remember you are going to be dealing with this for the rest of your life. Try not to be scared of men, even your classmates or coworkers. Be prepared for unanticipated panic attacks at the movies, at the grocery store, at the basketball game, at the library, at the crosswalk on Sheridan, at the Billy Eichner speaker event. Give up watching sports. Give up the fieldside position you worked so hard for because you cannot be within a two-foot radius of a football player, even if it is one of your closest friends. Have your friends be emotionally mature enough to support you and say the right things when you tell them. Have friends who can sleep over because you are afraid to be alone. Don’t be gay or queer or non-binary or transgender or bisexual or lesbian. But all of these identities make you less desirable as a target anyway, right? Don’t be a person of color. If you are, expect the system to ignore or dismiss you. Don’t have a disability. But the police and your university would never discriminate against you for not being a white, affluent, straight, female with collegeeducated parents, right? Remember that you have to heal while also going to work, attending class, completing homework and driving the investigation. Remember to keep your grades up, so you can stay on your scholarships. Remember this has happened to almost every woman you know. Remember you can talk about it with anyone and preemptively know they’ll believe you. Remember the university sees you just as a student. One out of 8,000. They might think of you as one of their employees, possibly an engaged community member, hopefully a future donor. But the last thing they will see you as is a survivor. — Anonymous

The Democrats should party like it’s 1972 ZACH KESSEL

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Leading up to the 1972 election, President Richard Nixon’s approval rate hovered from 49 to 62 percent. How, then, did he go on to win 49 states in one of the largest electoral landslides in this country’s history? The answer is a time-honored Democratic Party tradition – snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. The 1972 Democratic presidential primary field was among the deepest in any modern presidential election. The Democrats’ stacked roster included former Vice President and Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.), former senator Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.), U.S. Sens. Edmund Muskie (D-Maine) and Henry Jackson (D-Wash.), as well as New York City Mayor John Lindsay, among others. Muskie was especially prepared to compete in the general election, polling either ahead of or near Nixon in the months preceding the 1972 Democratic National Convention. Muskie was the candidate in a position to win the White House, so of course the Democrats declined to nominate him. Instead, they nominated U.S. Sen. George McGovern (D-S.D.). At the convention, his platform called for guaranteed government jobs, federallyprovided income for those out of work and a universal single-payer healthcare system. He went on to lose every state except Massechussetts, failing even to win his home state of South Dakota. For people keeping tabs on the current Democratic primaries, the similarities between the two cycles are apparent. This cycle’s Ed Muskie is Joe Biden, and the modern parallel to George McGovern is Elizabeth Warren. In recent polling, Trump defeats Warren in key states, while Biden holds a narrow lead. The Democratic Party needs to decide whether it wants to win the election or fulfill its

leftward-most fantasies. To be fair, it’s important to discuss what the party stands for. But to have that conversation during an election year is an incredible miscalculation. It is absolutely possible for the Democrats to run a platform that resonates with the majority of American voters. It seems like that’s not really what they want to do.

The majority of American voters support immigration reform and regulations to fight climate change. What the American voters overwhelmingly do not support is decriminalizing border crossings, the Green New Deal and a ban on fracking. In modern American politics, the Democratic nominee for president has only won the general election under very special circumstances. In 1976, Jimmy Carter ran against Gerald Ford, who had just pardoned Nixon. The American people wanted the country to go in a different direction, and Carter’s campaign centered around honesty and his outsider status. In 1992 and 2008, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, respectively, were elected as two of the country’s greatest presidential candidates, regardless of party. Clinton had the advantage of running against a president not entirely interested in domestic policy in George H.W. Bush, and Obama had the good fortune of running during a financial crisis that began under the other party’s watch. Yes, the 2020 election is a special set of circumstances, but the Democrats don’t have any great candidates. There is nobody in the field who captures the imagination quite like Clinton or Obama or who perfectly fits the country’s mood like Carter. The Democrats have one more issue. In American presidential politics, there are two types of elections — choice elections and referendum elections. Choice elections ask the electorate to choose between two candidates’ platforms, while referendums allow the voters to air their grievances with an incumbent. The best thing the Democrats could do to help President Donald Trump win reelection would be to make 2020 a choice election, and that’s exactly what

they’re doing. To take advantage of that special set of circumstances — to give themselves a chance to win — the Democrats need to make the upcoming election about one thing and one thing only: Trump’s inability to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. So what can the Democrats do to win? The first step is admitting you have a problem. They don’t have an exceptional candidate, their most progressive flank is out of touch with the electorate and the electoral map heavily favors Trump. The Democrats need to make the election about the Trump’s fitness for office, or lack thereof. People forget that the president’s approval rate has not broken the 43 percent mark since two months into his term. Make the election a referendum on Trump, and voters will respond. Make it a choice between Trump and a faceless socialist, and you’ve given the election away. There’s a reason why the GOP has yet to set the dogs on Warren, and it’s the same reason why Nixon declined to personally campaign against McGovern in 1972. A Warren nomination would essentially hand Trump a second term. He knows this, and the Republican Party knows this, just as it did in 1972. It is within the Democratic Party’s power to defeat perhaps the most dangerous president this country has ever seen, but to do so, it must resist the temptation to give in to its ideological id. Otherwise, the modern-day Nixon will traipse his way back into the Oval Office with four more years, unencumbered by an upcoming election. If what we’ve seen so far is any indication, those four years will be even worse than the first, and the country will have the Democratic Party to blame. Zach Kessel is a Communication freshman. He can be contacted at zachkessel2023@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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Evanston to take part in affordable housing plan By EMILY SAKAI

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The National League of Cities — an organization that supports local leaders to improve cities — selected Evanston to participate in its 12-month technical assistance initiative, Cities of Opportunity. City officials traveled to Baltimore, Maryland on Wednesday to a seminar hosted by the NLC that is focused on creating healthy and equitable communities throughout the country. After an application process, Evanston was selected as one of six cities to participate in this year’s program. Members of Evanston’s Cities of Opportunity team focus on using the NLC’s advice to address the city’s lack of affordable housing units. The team includes housing and grants division manager Sarah Flax, Health and Human Services Director Ike Ogbo, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) and Robinson Markus from the Evanston Development Cooperative. At the conference, the team heard from experts in affordable housing and officials from cities that have already been through the technical assistance program. The Cities of Opportunity initiative is a relatively new program, and Evanston will be part of the second

cohort of cities to participate along with Dubuque, Iowa; Duluth, Minnesota; Las Vegas, Nevada; Napa, California; and South Fulton, Georgia. “We get to hear from others who are wrestling with the same challenges,” Flax said. “We hope that by sharing information, we can get to solutions faster.” Flax emphasized that the team is still in the planning phase of their work and that they are still working on understanding the problem of affordable housing. She said the end goal is to improve the overall well-being of Evanston residents, especially those who have been historically underserved. Ogbo, who led Evanston’s application process for the Cities of Opportunity initiative, said that public health and housing are intertwined and that access to affordable housing is a determinant of community well-being. “Housing affordability and health really go hand in hand,” Ogbo said. “When you worry about the affordability of your home, that can affect your mental health.” One way city officials plan on addressing the affordable housing shortage is by building accessory dwelling units. ADUs are detached units built on the same property as a larger single-family home, such as coach houses. ADUs offer an opportunity to increase the number of affordable rental units while adhering

to Evanston’s single-family zoning laws, Flax sad. Rue Simmons said there are several benefits to expanding the city’s use of ADUs. She said ADUs improve property values, stimulate the economy and increase affordable housing. Additionally, the ADU model proposed by the Evanston Development Cooperative, the team’s external partner, uses environmentally safe practices and products. Rue Simmons added that improving access to affordable housing for minority communities in the city will help to preserve the city’s demographic diversity. “Our black population is declining, now less than 17 percent,” Rue Simmons said. “More and more families are leaving town because of the lack of affordability in housing and lack of access to livingwage jobs.” Flax said the team sees how many of Evanston’s health disparities, including in average life-span and opportunity gaps, are housing-related. She hopes that with the help of the NLC, Evanston can move toward being a “healthy and thriving” city. “Our vision of being the most livable city in America requires us to take a hard look at what is creating inequitable outcomes,” Flax said. emilysakai2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Evanston Public Library hosts storytime with drag queen By JACOB FULTON

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At the Evanston Public Library, reading isn’t a drag — but it may involve a drag queen. EPL held a Drag Storytime on Saturday, featuring local queen Coco Sho-Nell. Sho-Nell read Thanksgiving-themed stories to approximately 100 attendees. Children also made crafts, such as writing out things they were thankful for on leaves and creating hand-turkey fans. Martha Meyer, library assistant and event cocoordinator, said the EPL has held similar events before, including an event with Sho-Nell at the

Chicago Avenue and Main Street branch last week. Evanston resident Liron David brought her two daughters to the event, who are both in second grade. David said that she wanted her daughters to connect with the library and the Evanston community. “Expanding their view on culture and gender identities is really important,” David said. “I want them to see different people, learn from different people and also be part of the library.” Drag storytime events have become more popular across the country over the past few years, but they have also received some pushback. Libraries have canceled similar events because of backlash, such as storytimes held in Louisville and Pittsburgh.

Though one resident called for the event to be cancelled, the library decided it was important to give children an opportunity to learn from diverse perspectives, Meyer said. “We received pushback from a patron, but it didn’t end in us cancelling the event,” Meyer said. “It’s a matter of saying, ‘Thank you for your opinion and that we’re really grateful that you care about what the library is doing.’” Sho-Nell also brought drag storytimes to the Chicago area with two other queens when they held an event at Women & Children First, a locally owned feminist bookstore in Andersonville. After the event, Sho-Nell said an EPL librarian approached her to expand her program to Evanston.

Sho-Nell said the reason she continues to hold storytimes is because she values education. She said that she has seen the importance of giving back to the next generation as she’s grown up, and she feels it’s important to teach children about diversity at a young age, as it informs their worldview and makes them more accepting later on in their lives. “I want them to, in the spirit of the season, be thankful,” Sho-Nell said. “But I also want them to know that there are different people out there, and it’s okay to be different. Sometimes we don’t always get to celebrate that kids can be whoever they want to be. It’s great for them to experience something different, that’s still educational.” jacobfulton2023@u.northwestern.edu

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In terms of cultural accessibility, Randolph said a new set of recommendations for the Weinberg curriculum, proposed in December by the college’s ad hoc Committee on Degree Requirements, was approved last spring. Weinberg convened a committee to move forward with implementation, Randolph said. “There are a number of innovations, (such as) thinking through the first-year seminar a little bit and changing it, including an enhanced writing requirement,” Randolph said. “It’s also (about) opening up the curriculum and (making it) an important place for students to think about intercultural studies, both in the U.S. and globally.” While Northwestern’s student body has grown to be more diverse, Weinberg’s tenure-line faculty remains 75 percent white, according to the 2018 Diversity and Inclusion Report. Randolph said depending on how the number is calculated, in some sciences, tenure-line faculty diversity may be even lower. Randolph added that in some areas of study, faculty search is limited by the pool of eligible candidates, which highlights a separate but important problem in academia. Women who have PhDs in some sciences and social sciences can be very small, he said. Since Randolph began his tenure, Weinberg has had 56 new faculty members accept offers, half of which were women and half of which were

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understand it a little better,” Lukoff said. “I want adults to know that books about trans people can be more than just coming out or transition stories, or stories about violence and trauma.” The book uses simple but powerful language to explain Aidan’s exploration of his identity. The phrase, “It was hard to tell his parents what he knew about himself, but it was even

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with the overall character of the neighborhood and left their answer to this criteria blank on the proposal form. “Simply stating the standards have been met does not make it so,” Revelle said. “I do not believe we have the evidence in hand to say yes.” While five councilmen voted for the amendment, only Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) spoke in favor of it. Wilson, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th), Ald. Judy Fiske (1st), Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) and Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) voted in favor, while Revelle, Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) and Ald. Thomas Suffredin (6th) voted against the amendment. Wilson said that while he understood the people’s complaints, Northwestern would actually be decreasing its total number of events at Welsh Ryan —the only members of underrepresented minorities, he said. Weinberg began introducing an equity representative in each search committee two search cycles ago, he added. “It’s our job to remind them that the decision they make in the fields they search and the processes they introduce can all help affect the outcome,” Randolph said. Last year, the college conducted faculty searches to appoint tenure-track professors for the Latina and Latino Studies Program and the Asian American Studies Program, but only one tenure-line faculty member has been hired into LLSP, Randolph said. “We’re working from a set of percentages that are not terrific, especially across disciplines,” Randolph said. “We clearly have to do better and just continue to push push push what is probably one of the most important things that we care about in our hiring.” Randolph, however, is optimistic about the overall trajectory of the school, especially in areas like research. Extramural research funding increased by 32 percent over the last two years, which means that “we’re one of the fastest growing research units at the university and in America,” Randolph said. “Let’s face it — it just keeps getting better,” Randolph said. “The one thing that consistently makes me happy to come here is talking with faculty members and staff, and students who are really contributing to making this a dynamic intellectual environment, and that’s a great thing every day.” amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu harder not to,” resonated with the emotional dilemma experienced by transgender children. Although “When Aidan Becomes a Brother” can be seen as a children’s book, Lukoff said, he intentionally wrote the books for adults as well as children. “A lot of adults would be giving it (the book) to one another… it heals,” said Betsy Bird, EPL’s collection development manager. “This (book) is more than just a message book — it has a message, but it is not beating you over the head with it. It has a great story, and it has

change is that it can now make a profit. “I have considered these concerns, but at the end of the day you are getting a less intensive use of the stadium that seems to address the concerns I have been hearing from people,” Wilson said Revelle responded to Wilson by pointing out that Northwestern only ever hosts three events a year and they all are far below capacity. During the Planning and Development committee two weeks ago, other aldermen who voted in favor of the amendment also cited to the fact that this would only be a two year pilot. Rainey who voted in favor, said at the committee meeting that many residents were falsely equating these events and their possible impacts with the issues associated with football games, such as

tailgates, disorderly conduct and traffic. Football games can host around 50,000 people, whereas future events would host up to 7,000. The amendment also goes against 60 years of precedence, as Northwestern has applied to host professional events multiple times since the 1950s and been denied. Most recently, in 1996, City Council voted against a seven-day professional tennis event at Welsh-Ryan. “I have lived with Northwestern trying to get their cake and eat it too for 60 years,” said resident Bruce Enenbach. “They have properly failed in their efforts in the past and after all of this here they are again trying to change our ordinances.” samuelheller2022@u.northwestern.edu

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beautiful art.” Lukoff will give another presentation at Lincolnwood Public Library on Tuesday, and Eti Berland, youth and teen services librarian at Lincolnwood, said she’s excited to welcome Lukoff to her library and share his books with the children. “It’s about making some sort of a difference in our community, that starts with ourselves, and being more welcoming, more accepting, more kind to each other,” Berland said. Lukoff said he decided to write Aidan’s story

after realizing that he did not know one single good transgender-themed picture book in the market. “I know the field and I know what is missing,” Lukoff said. “A lot of it honestly just came from wanting there to be books to fill that gap in the market, wanting there to be books about trans boys by trans people, that go beyond a reductive and simplistic view of what a trans book for kids can be.” raynasong2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Astronomer Evening teaches community about space By NEYA THANIKACHALAM

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When researcher and doctoral student Chase Kimball (Weinberg ’17) explained how scientific understanding of space has advanced, he compared it to the evolution of film. “It’s like you were watching the universe in silent film and now you have audio,” he said. “For all of human history, we’ve only had light and now we have the ripples in space time, which you can think of as the acoustics.” Kimball studies compact objects like black holes and neutron stars and how they merge and create gravitational waves and ripples in space. Before, researchers were only able to use light to understand space, but new technology made it possible to measure these ripples and waves and produce a clearer picture of how, for instance, a black hole is formed. Kimball and two other researchers described their work during Northwestern’s Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics Astronomer Evening last Friday at Dearborn Observatory. Every month, the public event gives attendees the chance to look through the observatory’s telescopes and listen to experts talk about their work in astronomy. Although the event usually occurs on the last Friday of each month, it was moved to Family Weekend to give visiting families the opportunity to go to the observatory with their students. Kimball and his colleagues detailed how

Study links delayed vocabulary with severe tantrums in toddlers

Delayed vocabulary among toddlers is linked to more frequent and severe temper tantrums, according to a new study from Northwestern University. The 2,000-participant study surveyed parents with a toddler between 12 and 38 months old. In the study, a “late talker” is a toddler with fewer than

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People stand in line under the red glow of the Dearborn Observatory to look through a telescope at the moon on Friday during the CIERA Astronomer Evening. Attendees could also attend a lecture by different researchers about their work in astronomical fields.

gravitational waves were measured. Because gravitational waves, like sound waves, are measured by their amplitude and frequency researchers were able to convert gravitational waves into distinct sounds. Kimball called the noises the waves created

“chirps” because they were similar to the sounds of birds chirping. He said by listening to the different “chirps” of waves, he could recognize the kinds of compact objects that were causing the waves. “If I played a neutron star chirp, you could hear

50 words or an inability to put words together by two years old. Tantrums are considered “severe” if the toddler regularly holds their breath, hits or kicks during the tantrum. The study found the connection as early as 12 months. “We totally expect toddlers to have temper tantrums if they’re tired or frustrated, and most parents know a tantrum when they see it,” said Communication Prof. Elizabeth Norton. “But not many parents know that certain kinds of frequent or severe tantrums can indicate risk for later mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, ADHD and behavior problems.”

The survey is part of an ongoing Northwestern research project called “When to Worry.” Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the next study will examine brain and behavioral development to locate indicators that will help distinguish short delays from greater problems. Norton, a co-principal investigator, said that irritability and language delays are both risk factors for learning disorders. About 40 percent of delayed talkers will have continuous language problems that could affect their academic performance, she said. However, Feinberg Prof. Lauren Wakschlag said these behaviors must be understood within a

the difference,” Kimball said. “We analyze (chirps) with a computer, or with a really, really good ear to try and determine what kind of sources we’re looking at – what makes the chirps. So I think it’s really analogous to listening to birds.” Doctoral student Candice Stauffer, one of the observatory guides, said she was surprised so many students hadn’t come to the observatory during their years at Northwestern. Stauffer said because it was a little hazy outside on Friday, people could only see the moon, but a trip to the observatory was still worth it. “I love looking through the telescope too,” Stauffer said. “Actually a lot of astronomy now is data science and computer programming so I don’t get to look through telescopes a whole lot… But I also love watching people watch the stars and the planets and, especially kids, get really excited about astronomy.” There were two telescopes for people to look through and both were focused on the moon. Many people who came to the observatory — from parents of NU students to young children — appreciate the chance to look up at space. Chris McMorrow drove to the observatory from Milwaukee after hearing about the event on Facebook. McMorrow said he and his partner turned the trip into a “nerdy date night.” “This is just a fascinating subject for me,” McMorrow said. “It’s really just finding something bigger than yourself and getting to explore what’s beyond comprehension of what’s right in front of your face.” neyathanikachalam2022@u.northwestern.edu developmental context. “Parents should not overreact just because the child next door has more words or because their child had a day from ‘The Wild Things’ with many out-of-control tantrums,” Wakschlag said. “The key reliable indicators of concern in both these domains is a persistent pattern of problems and/ or delays. When these go hand in hand, they exacerbate each other and increase risk, partly because these problems interfere with healthy interactions with those around them.” — James Pollard

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Wildcats fall to Iowa but still will play in NCAA Tournament By GABRIELA CARROLL

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The auditorium at Walter Athletic Center was abuzz with nervous anticipation. After losing a 2-1 heartbreaker to Iowa in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday, Northwestern anxiously awaited Sunday’s NCAA tournament selection show to see whether they would move on to the final leg of the postseason. The Wildcats (14-7, 5-3 Big Ten) didn’t have to wait very long to hear their names called. NU was among the four teams in the second regional bracket, and it will face Boston College in Louisville, Kentucky on Friday. “After the tournament, we were obviously upset, because we wanted to win a trophy and bring that back to Evanston,” senior midfielder Lily Katzman said. “We knew as a team to keep our heads up because we knew it wasn’t over. We stayed confident and we realized we’re still in this, we knew we did the work in season and that it was going to pay off, so

we just kept our heads held high, and held our breath too.” Saturday ’s loss left the Cats’ status in the NCAA tournament in jeopardy. Because the Big Ten Tournament winner is an automatic national qualifier, the team needed Iowa to come away with the Big Ten title to leave room for an extra atlarge bid. Penn State, the other tournament finalist, had an 8-12 record, unlikely to make the tournament without winning the championship, while the No. 7 ranked Hawkeyes were set to make it regardless. Had the Nittany Lions stolen a bid, NU would have faced longer odds as a team on the bubble. NU faltered Saturday because of a weak second quarter — the team allowed six shots and both Hawkeye goals. The Cats had four shots in the first quarter, with sophomore midfielder Maren Seidel scoring on a penalty corner inside the game’s first two minutes. In the remaining three quarters, they took only three shots. “I wanted to be really disappointed after the game, but we played really hard,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “We had a bad spell in the (second)

quarter, but we bounced back and were all over them in the fourth quarter.” The contest looked eerily similar to NU’s earlier matchup against Iowa where the Cats scored first to gain some early momentum, but then faded away later in the game and allowed two consecutive Hawkeye goals. In the NCAA tournament, NU will need to continue its success on penalty corners as 21 of their 64 goals this season have come from their corners. For now, the Cats can take a moment to celebrate their achievements before the NCAA tournament, Fuchs said. “I don’t want to say it’s the icing on the cake, because we’re here to win championships and we’d love to get to Wake Forest,” Fuchs said. “But for now, we’re going to celebrate it, and go on and get ready for the match.” Daily file photo by Alison Albelda

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With 1:27 left in the first half Sunday, Abi Scheid made a defensive play that asserted once and for all the nature of Northwestern’s season-opener. The senior forward chased down Loyola-Maryland guard Ava Therien and emphatically swatted away a layup that would have brought the Greyhounds within single digits, delighting the Welsh-Ryan Arena crowd and encapsulating the defensive nature of the contest. “It was a fast break. I saw it coming, I tried to stop her, but she went around me,” Scheid said. “I wasn’t just about to let that happen.” After that, Loyola-Maryland (0-2) was never again a threat to

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the Wildcats (1-0), who cruised to a 67-46 win over the Greyhounds to start the 2019-20 campaign. Junior guard Lindsey Pulliam led all scorers with 25 points, including a trio of 3-pointers while going 6-for-6 from free-throw line. She did miss her first five shots from the field, but recovered to finish 8 of 21 on the day. “Keep shooting,” Pulliam said of her mentality early on. “Eventually it’s gonna go in. It’s the first game, so it’s gonna be a little rough coming in.” She added her initial 3-pointer halfway through the first “felt good,” expressing relief to finally see one of

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Lindsey Pulliam celebrates. The junior guard scored 25 points in the Cats opening game.

her shots fall. Neither team could truly find their groove from the field, with NU’s 46.2 percent output in the third quarter serving as the best shooting mark from either team in any quarter. The Greyhounds shot 31.5 percent to the Cats’ 34.4 percent — a difference coach Joe McKeown credited to NU’s size. Loyola has just one player 6-foot-1 or taller compared to three for the Cats. “Just trying to outsmart them (on defense) is always our main goal,” Scheid said. “We came into the game with a goal of holding them to 50 points or under. We focused on containing them from the three-point line.” Senior center Abbie Wolf also “had a day” according to McKeown, accumulating 14 points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Veronica Burton also contributed six points, six boards and four steals. Pulliam — is from Silver Springs, Maryland, which is a little over 30 miles from Baltimore where LoyolaMaryland is located. As a result, she had faced against a few of her opponents previously. “I played AAU with Delaney [Connolly], and I played against Alexis Gray a lot in high school as well,” Pulliam said. “There were some familiar faces, and it was cool to be able to play against them. But obviously, you gotta do what you gotta do.” NU’s focus now turns toward a tough two-game stretch that will see the Cats clash with Marquette, an NCAA Tournament team in 2019, and an always stout Duke squad. Both games are on the road. NU will not return to Evanston until November 21 against Valparaiso. “We’re playing at Marquette and at Duke in the same week. It’ll be fun, college basketball, we’re starting so early now, you can’t get too high or low,” McKeown said. “The players, they understand we’re keeping score… they’ll have a little chip on their shoulder.” patrickandres2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Michigan State entered Saturday’s matchup against Northwestern on a six-game losing streak. But NU couldn’t make it seven, falling in an intense five-set battle in front of nearly 3,000 fans in East Lansing, Mich. The Cats (10-16, 1-13 Big Ten) remain last in the Big Ten, their only win coming last Friday in a sweep of the Spartans. By winning the rematch, Michigan State (14-10, 5-9) gained some much-needed momentum heading into the final weeks of the season. The match started promisingly, as NU opened the first set on an 8-3 run and held on to win 25-20. The Spartans committed 10 total errors in the set, finishing with a lowly .026 hitting percentage. “Michigan State had a slow start,” coach Shane Davis said. “We did a good job taking advantage and making plays in that first set.” The Cats faltered in the second set, falling victim to a 12-2 Michigan State run en route to a 25-11 scoreline. The third set ended much like the first, with NU scoring six straight to start off. The Spartans crawled back to tie the set at 23, but the Cats closed to secure a 25-23 victory. Once again, NU benefitted from 10 Michigan State errors. Freshman middle blocker Desiree Becker led the charge in set three, recording four kills and three blocks. With another block in set five, Becker has notched four or more blocks in four straight matches after doing so only twice in the first half of the season. “She might be her toughest critic, but she’s on a steady climb since day one,” Davis said. “Overall we’ve seen a steady progression in the right direction.” The Cats’ performance receded dramatically in the fourth set, as NU committed 10 attack errors in a 25-14

loss. “We did a poor job on our side of the net controlling the ball,” Davis said. “We just really need to work on consistency.” There is one area the Cats have been consistent in this season: losing fifth sets. Saturday was no different, as Michigan State led the entirety of the decisive fifth set, winning 15-10 to clinch the match. NU is now 1-5 this season in five-set matches. “Sometimes our fifth set is becoming our worst set of the match,” Davis said. “We’ve got to find a way to be confident and win those sets.” The Spartans spread the ball throughout the match, with five different players accumulating 12 or more points. Michigan State also finished with an impressive 10 service aces and 17 total blocks. Junior outside hitter Nia Robinson led the Cats, finishing with 12 kills and a pair of blocks. Freshman outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara also added 11 kills in her second game back from injury. NU hopes to salvage some wins in the coming weeks, facing three ranked opponents in its final six games. “We’re minimizing our errors on our side of the net and just being a little bit more disciplined,” Davis said. “We’re giving ourselves some opportunities. We just gotta get over that barrier, but we’ll find a way.” carlosstinson-maas2023@u.northwestern.edu

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Nia Robinson prepares to receive a serve. She led the Cats with 12 kills on Saturday.