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Does NU use student media in discipline? 2017’s ICE protest sparked student concern in the area By ALAN PEREZ
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Reza’s Restaurant will open in the space that formerly belonged to Pete Miller’s within the next few months. It specializes in Medditeranian and Persian cuisine.
New eatery to open up downtown Reza’s Restaurant to feature both Mediterranean, Persian cuisine By ZOE MALIN
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Chicken kebabs, dolmeh and baklava are a few of the many dishes Reza’s Restaurant will offer to residents when it opens
in Downtown Evanston within the next few months. The Mediterranean and Persian eatery will move in to 1557 Sherman Ave., the space that formerly belonged to Pete Miller’s, which closed over the summer. Reza Toulabi, owner of Reza’s, said the restaurant is in the “very
early planning stages” of its expansion into Evanston, but hopes to open as soon as possible. “Opening a location in Evanston is a great opportunity for Reza’s,” said Toulabi. “We hope to create an experience that hardens into the landscape of the community.”
Reza’s Restaurant was founded in 1983 and has locations in Andersonville and Oak Brook. Toulabi said its chefs specialize in cooking over a grill without oil, providing customers with healthy options for lunch and dinner. » See REZA, page 6
When student activists protested and attempted to disrupt a speech by former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, they had history in mind. In the spring of 2017, with a tip that a public relations officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be speaking to a sociology class, students disrupted the visit, forcing the class to end early without hearing from the ICE representative. The activists said ICE’s presence was dangerous for the undocumented community at Northwestern. The University decried the disruption, calling protesters’ behavior “disrespectful” and inappropriate.” Participants of the demonstration faced disciplinary action soon after — aided in part by The Daily’s coverage of the event, some student activists said. Given Northwestern’s history of disciplining students, many student activists who took part in the
disruption last week criticized The Daily’s publication of photos of protesters on Twitter. The incident laid bare the strained relationship between journalists and activists on campus, reflecting long-voiced concerns that reporters, in pursuit of the traditional sense of objectivity, fail to practice compassion and empathize with the circumstances of those they write about. A Daily reporter decided to remove some photos of protesters and the paper’s editorial staff decided to withhold publishing them in the paper in part for this reason, and later revised its original reporting to remove a student’s name. In an apology published days later, the editors said they recognized how they could aid Northwestern administrators in disciplining students. “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,” the editors wrote. “We did not want to play a role in any disciplinary action that could be taken by the University.” In a statement, University spokesman Bob Rowley said he » See PROTESTS, page 6
Profs. weigh in City’s rat complaint numbers down on impeachment Rodent service requests have declined nearly 50 percent since 2015 Faculty discuss impact on 2020 presidential race By JACOB OHARA
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The House Intelligence Committee heard two testimonies Wednesday morning in the formal impeachment inquiry’s first public hearing –– testimonies that will be key to tipping a small but important number of Americans who are undecided on the issue of impeachment, Medill Prof. Jon Marshall said. The witnesses –– William B. Taylor Jr., acting ambassador to Ukraine, and George Kent, deputy assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs –– testified that President Donald Trump pressured Ukranian president Volodymyr Zelensky to open an investigation into 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter. Marshall called this portion of the impeachment inquiry “the performance stage,” and said media coverage and strategy are especially pertinent to these hearings. “The strategy in early impeachment hearings was to layout a detailed, thorough narrative of what the president was
accused of doing...[but] it’s less effective if people are consuming their news by what they’re seeing on social media,” Marshall said. “If the Democrats are going to sway public opinion, they need to think of ways to craft some compelling moments that will go viral.” Only 10 percent of Americans see “some” or “a strong” chance they’ll change their mind on impeachment, according to a Nov. 13 POLITICO/Morning Consult Poll, but Marshall said 10 percent is enough to make Republicans in vulnerable districts think twice about supporting impeachment. Pritzker Prof. Martin H. Redish said after listening to the hearing, he was particularly interested in a “potential bombshell”from ambassador William B. Taylor. “The member of my staff could hear President Trump on the phone, asking Ambassador Sondland about ‘the investigations,’”Taylor said in his opening statement. “Ambassador Sondland told President Trump that the Ukrainians were ready to move forward.” The account was pinned by Republican defendants as hearsay, a defense that Redish sees as central to Republican counsel Steve Castor’s case. » See IMPEACHMENT, page 6
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The number of rodent service requests regarding rats has gone down by nearly 50 percent since 2015, city staff said at a meeting Wednesday at the Levy Senior Center. Interim public health manager Greg Olsen said there were 1,314 rodent services requests in 2015 and around 540 as of Nov. 4, 2019. He said the 2019 total will likely reach around 600 requests. Olsen said the initial increase from 771 requests in 2014 to 1,314 in 2015 was likely due to the release of a heat map showing the number of requests in Evanston by city block. “Basically it was drawing attention to, ‘Yes, Evanston has a rat problem,’” Olsen said. “Once it got out into the media, once it got out into City Council, that helped us do our job and minimize the rat population.” Olsen said Evanston uses a “integrated pest management system,” in which inspectors identify the problem, collect information on the rodents, take steps to remove the rodents from the area, try to remove their sources of food, water and shelter, and determine the rodents’ travel patterns so they can bait
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One of several rats scurry around the scene as Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation crews clean up a homeless encampment in Los Angeles on May 23, 2019. The number of rat complaints in Evanston has decreased over the past four years.
the path with rodenticide. He added that it is highly unlikely that rodenticide could harm a dog. “(The system is) a way of going about it in a scientific systematic way,” Olsen said. “So we’re not just throwing poisons and pesticides at the problem and hoping it takes effect and
goes away.” Ashley Mcilwee, an Evanston environmental health practitioner, said the city also has inspectors who look into areas or homes that might attract rats. She said leaving dog waste outside for over 24 hours, having overgrown grass, overflowing garbage or wood piles can
provide sources of food or shelter for rats. Olsen said rats generally travel, and a rat burrow found in one alley or one house can affect an entire city block. He said when a resident makes a complaint about one area, the » See RATS, page 6
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AROUND TOWN Evanston groups provide sustainable transportation By MOLLY LUBBERS
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At the corner of some streets in Evanston, there is a special kind of “bus stop.” Here, no vehicle will come pick up students. Instead, a group will walk together to school under the guidance of a designated adult, calling themselves a “walking school bus.” This is just one environmentally friendly form of transportation that Vickie Jacobsen, a founding member of Go Evanston, employs in her own family’s life. She said Go Evanston advocates for sustainable, safe modes of transportation for Evanston residents. The group is a sub-organization of Citizens’ Greener Evanston, a nonprofit organization focused on sustainability. CGE also has a Transportation Task Force who meet to find local transportation issues and come up with solutions, according to its chair, Brian Becharas. Though they mainly work separately, they share a goal for environmental transportation advocacy. According to the City of Evanston’s 2017 Emissions Inventory, transportation accounts for
Parents criticize police’s handling of sexual assault case
A month after their daughter’s attack, the parents of an Evanston middle school student are demanding answers, upset with how the police have been investigating allegations of their daughter being sexually assaulted at school. The parents said the 12-year-old girl, who attends Haven Middle School, was raped by a custodian in the bathroom on Oct. 4. DNA was found present in the girl’s clothing when a rape kit was administered. Although District 65 is taking action to remove the custodian, the man has not been charged, according to ABC 7 Chicago. School administrators
17 percent of the community’s total net emissions of greenhouse gases. “The big picture is less pollution,” said Rick Martin, a task force member. “Automobiles provide a lot of pollution, so why don’t we have people ride them less?” To do that, the task force has to incentivize other forms of transportation. ”Green transportation is all about reducing vehicle miles traveled in the community and encouraging alternative modes,” Becharas said. Becharas said task force members observe different transportation issues in the community and alert the city about dangerous situations or impediments to travel. Every second Monday, they meet at 7:30 pm in Evanston Civic Center Room 2403. At the Nov. 11 meeting, part of the conversation centered on how to address winter conditions. Members of the task force decided to write an email to the city about enforcing the regulation that requires homeowners and businesses to shovel within 24 hours of a snowfall, according to the city website. Meanwhile, Jacobsen said Go Evanston encourages its members to call the 311 to make a snow removal request.
In general, Jacobsen said Go Evanston takes a three-pronged approach: education, engagement and encouragement. She said the organization educates the public, city officials and city staff; it also focuses on engaging members to become active in the political system and working with different organizations. Finally, “encouragement” presents different modes of transportation in a fun way. “The encouragement piece is trying to help educate and bring events and learn where the best biking routes are, so that families with children and older people and all the people who need a little more encouragement to get out on a bicycle or try riding the bus have the info they need, and feel more comfortable doing it,” Jacobsen said. Part of that work can also mean explaining the impact of transportation policy. Earlier this year, for example, Jacobsen said many residents were upset by the raise of parking rates. According to a press release on Feb. 28, 2019, new prices took effect March 1. The changes included that parking at a two-hour meter or pay station increased from $1 to $1.50. The proposed 2020-2021 budget could also increase the price for
said the employee was placed on leave last month pending the outcome of the investigation. On Tuesday, a lawyer representing the family sent a letter to Evanston officials and the Cook County state’s attorney’s office asking why no one had been charged in the incident, WGN-TV Chicago reported. The parents, who want to know the identity of the suspect, said the police are not cooperating with them. The Evanston Police Department released a statement that said the investigation remains pending and active, though no arrests have been made yet. In a letter to staff and parents, the school stated they are in regular contact with EPD and the Department of Children and Family Services, who have been actively investigating the sexual assault report since last month.
“They have informed us that the investigation remains ongoing,” the statement said. “While we all want answers, we have been informed from the beginning by police that an investigation of this kind can take some time.” The school has collaborated with police and an outside security company to review safety procedures. The letter also said that recent news reports have falsely reported on the accused employee being “reassigned.” “Any employee potentially involved in this reported incident was immediately placed on a leave of absence and remains on leave without access to Haven or any school in the district,” the statement said.
on-street parking from $1.50 to $2.00. However, she explained that making parking free or cheap causes “induced demand.” “If we made the parking very cheap or free, people would not factor cost into their decision to drive to the downtown area, so you end up generating more traffic by attracting more people,” she said. Jacobsen said parking prices that are too low cause a downtown area to be “overrun with traffic,” which causes pollution and creates an environment that is less pleasant to be in. She said working on transportation issues is critical to combating climate change, but taking alternate modes of transportation also helps form a community. “You engage with the community in a different way when you’re on foot, on bicycle or on transit. Rather than like cars, where you’re in your own little zone, you end up interacting with the community in a more friendly, more vulnerable way,” Jacobsen said. “And I think that’s a real benefit that you can see.” mollylubbers2023@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight A story in Wednesday’s paper titled “Diplomat talks Israel, Middle East” spelled Itamar Rabinovich’s last name wrong on a second reference. The story’s photo caption also incorrectly identified someone. The person in the middle was Prof. Elie Rekhess. The Daily regrets the errors.
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ON CAMPUS Buffett Institute to hold new workshop
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The Buffett Institute for Global Affairs will launch its first Idea Incubation Workshop this weekend from Nov. 15-17. The institute plans to hold Idea Incubation Workshops annually to bring together Northwestern faculty across a number of disciplines with multiple forms of expertise to solve a select number of global issues that align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Annelise Riles, director of The Buffett Institute, described the institute’s new approach to research and problem-solving is “open, transparent, and collaborative.” “The new genius is really a collaborative genius, not an individual genius,” Riles said. “Our task at Northwestern Buffett is to incubate those teams and provide the space for people to work together across disciplines and across schools in a way that they don’t have the opportunity to do elsewhere in the university.” The Idea Incubation Workshop is the second stage of the institute’s three-step approach to determining which contemporary problems will be researched and how funding will be allocated. The first stage, “Idea Dialogues,” involves bringing faculty together for lunches to broadly explore ideas and how academics can collaboratively work towards them. The upcoming Idea Incubation Workshop will allow researchers to form thematic groups, or “Idea Streams,” to determine a plan for collaborative research and who could be included in each project. The workshop spanning the upcoming weekend will look at proposals for three “Idea Streams” — “Censorship, Propaganda, and Persecution of Journalists,” “Palliative Care in Humanitarian Crises,” and “Disproportionate Impacts of Environmental Challenges.” Elisha Waldman, Feinberg professor and chief of the division of palliative care at Lurie
Children’s Hospital, has developed an interest in how the international community can integrate palliative care into the delivery of aid during humanitarian crises. Starting last year, Waldman and a group of colleagues began putting together a field manual designed to teach international aid providers and local clinicians on the ground how to integrate palliative care into their relief efforts. Her colleague, Feinberg prof. Josh Hauser has been in the development of an educational program, Education in Palliative and End of Life Care. “We’re now hoping to adapt the EPEC curriculum to a new course which will be based on the field manual,” Waldman said. “Our hope is to then market the course to aid organizations, military field hospitals — basically anyone who might deploy to crisis zones.” Political science prof. Kimberly Suiseeya, said over the past several years, there has been a large global shift towards “collaborative, multi-, inter-, and especially transdisciplinary approaches” in solving pressing challenges. “As we have deepened our understanding of problems — across social, economic, political, environmental, ecological, and technical dimensions — we increasingly seek for ways to understand how these dimensions interact to entrench problems like injustice, biodiversity loss, and climate change,” Suiseeya said. “These problems can neither be separated nor can their solutions.” Suiseeya said she is interested in the intersection between social and environmental justice and global environmental governance, specifically in understanding why attempts at mitigating injustice can perpetrate and produce environmental injustices. Riles said the objective of the weekend is to give scholars like Waldman and Suiseeya an opportunity to develop a structured, tested process for taking their ideas, organizing and strengthening them into concrete, collaborative research plans with “clear, determined impact.” A panel of judges with “a real breadth of expertise” will hear the pitches, deliberate over lunch
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and make recommendations about which groups are ready to move forward to the next stage. Successful groups will be supported “very substantially” by the institute, including providing annual packages of funding support of around $150,000, access to coaching and communication support and resources from other foundations, Riles said. Riles said while scholars are well-trained in research methodology in particular fields, the institute hopes to address the challenge of conducting research across disciplines. “The challenge is that scholars are not necessarily trained to work outside of their fields, and so to do that kind of innovation, you have to cross-train and learn to open your horizons and engage in a broader space,” Riles said. amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Luke Hogan Laurenson in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of “Hairspray,” directed by ITF presenter Christopher Liam Moore. Moore of the production will be speaking at Seesaw Theater’s annual Inclusive Theatre Festival this weekend.
Seesaw hosts fourth-annual inclusive theater festival By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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The day Luke Hogan Laurenson started walking independently in 2016, he asked his mom to turn on some Taylor Swift music. She played “Shake It Off ” and took out her phone to record it on video. Luke, a freshman in high school, got out of his wheelchair and did exactly what the hit song told him to do. Luke, who was born with cerebral palsy, has always loved to perform but hasn’t received many opportunities to do so. A prominent director in Oregon, Christopher Liam Moore, was so moved by Luke’s story that he decided to cast him and several other disabled people in his upcoming production of “Hairspray.” At the climax of the musical, with “You Can’t Stop the Beat” booming in the background, Luke got out of his wheelchair and danced with antagonist Velma Von Tussle. It was a moment Luke had been looking
forward to his whole life. Seesaw Theatre puts on an annual Inclusive Theatre Festival in Evanston, and this year’s edition is dedicated to Luke and his performance in “Hairspray.” The festival will begin Saturday morning and run through Sunday evening. Communication Sophomore Julia Hogan Laurenson, Luke’s sister and the organizer of Seesaw’s event, said she hopes the event inspires others to create more theater opportunities for people with disabilities. “I just saw the utter joy that theater brought to his life,” Julia said. “He was so excited to be there every single day, and so I saw what an impact it had for him. I hope that with Seesaw and with all the work that’s being done by incredible people across the country, that we can continue to provide those opportunities.” Now in its fourth year, the Inclusive Theatre Festival has grown from a brief panel into a twoday conference. Seesaw will host multiple panels, workshops and presentations featuring experts in accessible theater from across the country, sharing
ways to make theater more inclusive for people with physical or developmental disabilities. This year, Seesaw has invited Moore to present on directing “Hairspray” along with other speakers who are doing groundbreaking work in this field, Hogan Laurenson said. Another leader in the field, Sara Perry, has developed a method of improving the social skills of children with autism through the works of Shakespeare. This weekend, she will be demonstrating several of the drama games she’s created. Communication senior Ellie Levine, the artistic director of Seesaw, said she’s been surprised to see how quickly this event has grown in such a short time. “When it started four years ago it really was a small panel discussion where we were just really interested in learning more about what accessibility in theater looks like,” she said. “The second year it developed into a one-day conference with Chicago presenters. Last year it expanded and we brought in external presenters. This year it continues to get
bigger in terms of adding more events and bringing in a wider variety of people.” In addition to the Inclusive Theatre Festival, Seesaw produces plays tailored for individuals with developmental differences. For the first time, Seesaw will be touring local elementary and middle schools this winter with different performances. Communication senior and Seesaw’s executive director Olivia Zapater-Charrette said ever since the first event in 2016, Seesaw has strived to make the Inclusive Film Festival more diverse in the topics they cover. The organization has expanded to feature themes outside of theater and more research-focused presentations analyzing how theater can impact people with different types of disabilities. “We have a broader network of presenters and attendees,” Zapater-Charrette said. “We’re getting more and more and more diverse groups. My biggest dream is getting the Northwestern community more excited about this.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
Chadwick Stokes talks upcoming album, performance where 38 men were hung. Another is about an alien family leaving their child on the moon hoping it will be adopted by earthlings which has immigration and deportation themes.
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For over twenty years, Boston-based musician Chadwick Stokes has made and released music both solo and with his two bands Dispatch and State Radio. This Friday, he’ll be dropping a new self-titled album with his backing band, The Pintos, before headlining at Lincoln Hall in Chicago next month. Ahead of the album release, the Daily chatted with Stokes about his process, upcoming projects, and his nonprofit work. The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. The Daily: You’ve released tons of music, both in bands and as a solo artist. What’s rewarding about both processes? Stokes: I like being in a band better, just because I like that team aspect. The solo stuff is nice because it’s quick and it can move easily, because I only have to check with myself about creative decisions and whatnot. With the bands, I was always a little selfconscious about getting too personal, but with the solo stuff, I can really get personal and write about my life. The Daily: Where do you draw inspiration for your music? What themes do you often find yourself navigating toward? Stokes: I think for me, it’s a release. It’s a way to come to terms with and kind of process the things I’m upset about, whether it’s my personal life or politically. So it’s always been an outlet in a way. When I was a teenager, I lived in Zimbabwe for a year. I was 18 and a very impressionable kid. And in Zimbabwe, music is
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Boston-based musician Chadwick Stokes is releasing a self-titled solo album on Nov. 15, with his band The Pintos. The Daily chatted with Stokes about his process, upcoming projects, and his nonprofit work.
everywhere. It’s like a religion. I had a guitar there, and I played with people in the townships. It was kind of a coming of age musical thing, where I dug in my teeth to that sound. I loved those sounds of South African guitar. That was a big influence. The Daily: You’re releasing a new self-titled album with The Pintos on Nov. 15. What are your influences in the album? What are you looking at? Stokes: These songs, we’ve been playing for awhile,
so it’s nice to play them as a band and keep it loose. There’s some David Bowie and The Band influences, and more political folk stuff like Billy Bragg. You can really hear the personalities of the other guys in the band, we’re a real cohesive unit and you can really hear that in the album. There are a lot of political songs on the album, and some personal ones. One is about the story of my wife and I over the years, and another is about our first kid. One of them has to do with a mass execution of Native Americans in the 1830s,
The Daily: You started a nonprofit called Calling All Crows with your wife that focuses on women’s rights and gender equality. Can you tell us a bit about the work you do and why you’re passionate about the subject? Stokes: My wife and started it about ten years ago where we give service and raise awareness before shows, so it’s just a way to stay politically active on the road to have dialogue about certain things. We’ve done different campaigns over the years, helping women abroad in other countries like Afghanistan and Sudan. The last few years we’ve been focusing on our campaign Here for the Music, where we shed light on sexual assault that happens at shows. It was something we really wanted to face and to have more accountability in that area. We started the nonprofit because it just seems like socially so many problems could be helped with less ego and less testosterone that men tend to exhibit, especially in power. The Daily: You’ll be playing at Lincoln Hall in Chicago on December 13th. What do you look forward to with that performance? Stokes: We really love each other in the band, so it’s fun to just get up there and play every night. We really appreciate that, we appreciate people coming out. I love Chicago, where we recorded the second solo album, so it’s always fun to be back there. It’s such a good scene. wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu
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‘Happy Birthday Mars Rover’ features NU alums By VY DUONG
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Last winter, Chicago’s temperature was reported to be colder than Mars. This year, playwright Preston Choi (Communication ‘18) will bring the Mars atmosphere to the Windy City in his upcoming production, “Happy Birthday Mars Rover.” It’s not to assert the brutality of Chicago’s weather, but instead to tell a story about humanity. “It’s a morbidly whimsical kaleidoscope,” Choi said. Presented by The Passage Theatre in its second season, “Happy Birthday Mars Rover” explores the life of the universe through the lens of “existential” cows, concerned robots, and the last human beings on Earth searching for more “jars.” The show will make its world’s premiere Nov. 15 at Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church in Chicago and run through Dec. 2. Choi said the original idea for the play came from a news article where scientists made the Mars rovers sing “Happy Birthday” while turning the dust particles into samples. “Now suddenly I saw this very human thing,” Choi said. “And now we see it in a very WALLE-esque way where it’s like ‘Oh, humans have this tendency to humanize things or impart such human emotions onto things.’ We sort of have this constant need to look out into the world and try to find life.” According to Choi, “Happy Birthday Mars Rover” consists of 43 scenes without a set of consistent characters. Instead of having a specific plot, the play rolls out as a fluid timeline, which Choi said allowed him to have fun and defy common play-writing rules. Actor Liz Cloud, who plays multiple roles in the show, said the production’s unconventional structure is a “fascinating” challenge. Since there’s no backstage in between the scenes, Liz said she needs to navigate the fast pace to be able to instantly slip into completely different personas — some she described as “ simple and quiet,” the others are rather “absurd.” Cloud added that “Happy Birthday Mars Rover”
shines a spotlight on relevant, profound topics such as climate change, in a light-hearted and charming way. “When I first read the script, I thought ‘Oh my goodness,’” Cloud said. “I really started to stutter, and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything quite like this. It’s very timely for what’s going on today, as we start to look at climate change and start to understand the choices we’re making.” Casting director Nic Park (Communication ‘12) said both he and Choi are Korean American descents, a commonality he appreciates. Being able to work on a play written by a Korean American writer, Park said, has been a rewarding experience. Recalling his time at Northwestern, he added that the play reminds him of the “aesthetic sensibility” that NU theater encapsulates. When casting for “Happy Birthday Mars Rover,” Park said he tried to reflect the Chicago’s diversity by bringing in a wide range of actors beyond just gender or race and ethnicity, which was a main point of emphasis for him. “I’m also an actor of color, and the way that I react to a lot of these postings that I see — ‘Ok, yeah, you’re looking for open ethnicities, something that really would bring a voice to people of different gender identities,’” Park said. “But the words ‘open ethnicities’ or ‘gender’ or ‘age’ aren’t as encouraging as they might be.” Cloud said she looks forward to seeing everyone’s hard work come to fruition and views the production as a “powerful testament to the human spirit.” Despite its young stage and limited resources, she said The Passage Theatre’s put on an incredibly special show. With “Happy Birthday Mars Rover,” Cloud added audiences will be in for a treat. Still, after all the laughter, she said people can reflect on the nature of life and the “beautiful race of weird eccentric human beings.” “I hope that they are as moved by the show as I am because that’s why you go to theater — to be shipped somewhere between your heart and your solar plexus and, and I think this show does it for them,” Cloud said. vyduong2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Cast members rehearse “Happy Birthday Mars Rover.” Presented by The Passage Theatre, the show will make its world premiere at Ravenswood Fellowship United Methodist Church and run through Dec. 2.
Review: Second City mixes the absurd and the topical By WILSON CHAPMAN
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During a sketch about halfway through Second City’s latest show, Jordan Savusa finishes explaining how the electoral college works to his fellow cast members, and asks them if they have any questions. “Um yeah,” Asia Martin says. “What the f-ck?” That response — “What the f-uck?” — besides being deeply relatable, encapsulates the spirit of the Second City’s 108th mainstage revue, “Do You Believe in Madness?” The madcap two-hour sketch show was directed by Ryan Bernier and opened on Nov. 7. Its run coincides with the 60th anniversary of Second City, which will occur on Dec. 16. “Do You Believe in Madness?” examines today’s most pressing – and infuriating – issues through a sharp satirical lens. During the show, the six-person cast of talented comedians take
on a range of political issues, from hyper-specific shots at Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot to sketches riffing on more general concerns like climate change. Although the featured topics are often heavy, the show explores them through engaging, well-developed premises with an absurdist bent. One of the best sketches sees Sarah Dell’Amico, donning a hideous wig, advocating for Florida to pull a Brexit and leave the U.S: “Flexit,” as she calls it. Dell’Amico lays out plans for how Florida will function as an independent nation, complete with sand dollars as its new currency. I was not surprised to see that much of the show touch on the Trump administration, from impeachment inquiries to Melania’s hatred of her husband. One memorable sketch sees a Russian troll, played by Adam Schreck, applying for a job at Facebook. Schreck, busting out a comically bad Russian accent, hurls insults at Facebook for its poor security and its spread of fake news to his interviewer, in a funny critique of the platform that comes very soon after
Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony. The show includes many songs, from one about weed legalization to a recurring bit where Savusa lists every single person to have exited the Trump White House since his inauguration in 2016. Other sketches don’t comment on specific politics, but focus instead on the absurdities of modern life. The opening sketch, for example, explores the awkward relationship between two strangers who commute on the same route every morning and the weird intimacy formed between them. While this sketch and many others are well-observed and true to life, some are rather raw, such as a formless act about two new parents that lacks sharp punchlines or much of an ending. The spot-on sketches do ultimately outweigh the uninspired, but the few bad bits sometimes lag on past their welcome. The cast handled the absurd tone with a deft touch, and showed great chemistry with one another. Dell’Amico was a particular standout, bringing an intense energy to her various characters, such as a teacher dedicated to bullying one of her students. Andrew Knox and Mary
Catherine Curran also excelled at playing quirky weirdos, from a man obsessed with finding and killing a bird to a girl who covers up her cheating by claiming she has a flatulence disorder. The show also included various improv bits, and the performers proved adept at rolling with the punches and keeping the show clipping along at a quick pace. During one improv segment the night I saw the show, Martin requested the name of an American movie from the audience. My editor, who I saw the show with, shouted out “Shallow,” then corrected herself with “A Star is Born.” In the very next sketch, Dell’Amico made a callback to the mistake, resulting in one of the biggest laughs of the night. Through comedy, the cast of “Do You Believe in Madness?” tackles some of the most upsetting and rage-inducing topics of the day in an accessible, enjoyable way. The guiding thesis seems to be that, in the face of madness, often the best thing you can do is to laugh. wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu
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The cast of “Do You Believe in Madness?” The show, The Second City’s 108th mainstage review, opened Nov. 7.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019 corporate events, weddings, birthdays and other events. But customers don’t have to be commemorating a milestone to dine at the restaurant. “We like helping people create memories in their everyday lives and during special occasions,” said Toulabi. Annie Coakley, executive director of Downtown Evanston, said Pete Miller’s was “beloved” in Evanston for over 20 years and was performing very well. She said Sonas Hospitality Co., which owned Pete Miller’s, recently shut down many of its restaurants. Coakley described Pete Miller’s as a “super cool place with an old school vibe,” and said it will be missed. However, she has already received numerous emails from residents who are excited about Reza’s coming to town.
The building soon to be home to Reza’s is 12,630 square-feet, according to Kudan Group, a commercial real estate firm. Toulabi said the restaurant will utilize the floorplan to create a bar, tap room, main dining room and lounge. He plans to offer Northwestern students a 20 percent discount and confirmed that Reza’s will offer a delivery service. McCormick sophomore Selin Cetin recently dined at Reza’s Andersonville location and said the buffet was “great.” She looks forward to going back to the restaurant when it opens downtown. “Everything I put on my plate was fantastic,” Cetin said. “I’m excited for Reza’s to open in Evanston, since the amount of Middle Eastern restaurants nearby is comparatively lacking.”
Instead of giving tips about what to order at Reza’s, Toulabi has other advice: “Make sure you say, ‘Hi,’ and tell me your name.” He said the reason Reza’s is opening in Evanston is because of its residents, many of whom travel to the restaurant’s other locations and have developed relationships with the staff. Toulabi said he doesn’t forget anyone after meeting them, and looks forward to “taking care” of the Evanston community. “It’s important that we personalize everyone’s experience at Reza’s,” said Toulabi. “Anyone who comes into the restaurant as a customer should leave as our friend.”
did not know whether student media has been used in the past to identify protesters and as evidence in the disciplinary process. “Generally, media are not, and have not been, a primary reporting source for alleged behavioral misconduct,” he said. But current and former students say they believe Northwestern has used student journalism to identify students for discipline. Some students faced the Student Conduct Process after the 2017 ICE protest because “of a photo from that protest published in the daily,” one former student said.
Activists also pointed to Northwestern’s demonstration policy as exacerbating concerns over being identified through student media. In fall 2017, the University updated its policy, an act some saw as a response to the ICE protests. The Coalition for Free Speech and Unusual Noise, which formed partially in response to how NU handled the protests, criticized the rules for being ambiguous. “The language is super vague and can be used in kind of any way the administration would want to apply to any student,” Madisen Hursey, a member of the Coalition, told The Daily at the time. “We didn’t think that was really fair to students who were going to protest, because if you’re going to break a rule, you should at least know what the rule is.”
Mia Mamone, North by Northwestern’s editor in chief, said at least one student group faced punishment after a story in the publication. The magazine had “no idea” the content could get students in trouble, she said, and were only informed when students in the article reached out. “The school provided no recommendations on how to handle another situation like that if we were to come across it in our reporting again,” she wrote in a message. “I personally find this very disappointing, and wish the university would be more transparent with student journalists about how their stories could be (inadvertently on our part!) used against our peers. There’s a lot we don’t know, and that’s frustrating.” It’s unclear whether last week’s protesters will be
punished. No arrests were made, but Northwestern President Morton Schapiro left open the possibility that they could be punished in the future, saying participants have to “face the consequences.” Meanwhile, students who participated last week will have to wait to see if they’ll face discipline. “Any reports of alleged misconduct or policy violations would be shared with the Office of Student Conduct for review and follow-up as appropriate,” Rowley said. “The University protects the right to protest, but if members of the Northwestern community are found to be in violation of University policy, they will be held accountable.”
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city also checks the surroundings. Mcilwee added that the city conducts “rodent walks” twice a year where three inspectors use Evanston’s 311 data to check areas where residents have previously complained about rats. “It really does take a community wide effort in order to manage the rat control population,” Mcilwee said. Mcilwee emphasized that rats only need a small amount of food to survive. Olsen said they can fit through any opening that is the size of a quarter. The goal, Olsen added, is not to completely get rid of rats but to “build them out of our homes” by closing openings in garages and picking up overflowing garbage. “They’ve been here long before us,” Olsen said, “and they’ll be here probably after us too.” Jim Crawford — the Wheeling, Illinois branch manager of Rose Pest Solutions, which works with the city — said rats are “incredibly smart” but that Evanston’s program has been successful at minimizing the problem. “They’ve been so proactive,” Crawford said. “There are far worse neighborhoods and towns than Evanston.”
Despite seeing little chance two-thirds of the Senate vote to remove the President, Redish said these hearings will impact the 2020 presidency. There, he sees an opportunity for the public to “do the impeaching themselves.” For this reason, he highlighted the importance of media coverage in these public trials. Besides offering transparency to an “extremely serious situation” –– being only the United States’ fourth impeachment inquiry –– Redish said that the effects of the hearings could be read by future presidents as a justification for abuse of presidential power. Though Redish did not discount partisan influence as a factor in the decision to begin impeachment inquiries, he said he saw the impeachment cutting deeper than party politics. “I think the issues involved should be viewed as going well beyond partisanship. The question really is, who is it that the president is serving: the nation, or is it him or herself?” Redish said. “I really think that’s the question that has to be answered here.” The impeachment proceedings will continue on the morning Tuesday, Nov. 19 with testimonies from Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and Alexander Vindman, National Security Council aide.
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New state law allows more aggressive climate action
By EMMA EDMUND
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A new Illinois state law could allow more aggressive action to be taken by the state against climate change. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 15 signed a bill, which repeals the Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998. The Kyoto Protocol Act previously barred Illinois from reducing carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions beyond the standards set by the federal government. However, the U.S. withdrew from the treaty in 2001, which left Illinois bound to standards that no longer even applied to the federal government. With this new law, Illinois can set its own restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions, allowing lawmakers to tackle climate change in a more state-specific way. Aaron Durnbaugh, the director of sustainability at Loyola University Chicago’s Institute of Environmental Sustainability, said Illinois currently faces ramifications from climate change. These impacts range from increased frequency and intensity of precipitation events to the threat of more heat waves over a longer period of time. “We’re seeing climate change every day,” Durnbaugh said. “Here in Chicagoland, it’s a little bit more nuanced and sophisticated.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also released key findings on climate change in Illinois. For example, since the beginning of the twentieth century, the state’s average temperature
ACIR publishes petition calling on University to divest from fossil fuels
The Advisory Committee on Investment Responsibility, a 10-member coalition of students, faculty, alumni and staff for ethical university investments, has published a petition calling on Northwestern to stop investing in fossil fuels and reinvest in clean energy. The petition requests that the University effectively halt all future investments in companies that engage in fossil fuel extraction and sales as well as phase out
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Willard Residential College. Even though coastal states like Florida and California receive the brunt of climate change-related attention, Illinois also faces serious climate-change related impacts.
has increased about one degree Fahrenheit. The agricultural sector is particularly vulnerable to these climate change impacts, especially extreme precipitation events, according to the report. These variations in precipitation, leading to periods of flooding and drought, have led to billions in losses in recent years. State Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston)
sponsored the bill in the General Assembly. She’s currently working on another piece of legislation that takes significant steps toward addressing humans’ climate impact: the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The proposed act wants to push Illinois to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. The bill also provides a network of training centers for communities of color and those of low income,
all existing investments in such companies within the next five years. Instead of fossil fuels, the petition states, the University should plan to invest in renewable energy instead. “By investing in fossil fuels, Northwestern is thus investing in environmental injustice, racial injustice, economic injustice, and in an industry which directly poses a threat to the fundamental and unequivocally universal right to life, food, health, education, and to an adequate standard of living,” the ACIR petition states. In addition to divesting from fossil fuels overall, the petition calls on the University to stop investing in any of the top 100 public coal, oil and gas companies ranked by the Carbon Underground 200, an annual
publication which lists companies by their estimated carbon emission production. The list includes corporations like Mitsubishi, ExxonMobil and BP. The Board of Directors should also respond to Fossil Free Northwestern’s proposal of the same objective, the petition states. The proposal, written by students in Fossil Free Northwestern and cosponsored by hundreds of NU students, lays out strategic plans, benefits and case studies of fossilfree divestments from peer institutions like Johns Hopkins University, Stanford University and the University of California system. The proposal, originally published this January, has garnered support from student organizations. In
training those interested for jobs in the renewable energy sector. The bill also calls for a carbon-free power sector by 2030. “The heart of CEJA is creating jobs and equity, really looking at communities that have suffered,” Gabel said. Gabel said the bill still needs to be discussed into 2020. According to Tyler Barron, a policy fellow at the Midwest-based Environmental Law and Policy Center, there are three areas of importance for statewide policy action. First, there’s political will, which means getting people with enough power in the right places to take action on an issue. The second area of focus is money. Green energy, according to Barron, is becoming competitive on the market with traditional fossil fuels, and the government could help facilitate that transition to greener energy. Finally, Barron said policymakers must figure out how to decarbonize in non-traditional areas, such as the fertilization process. He also added that there exists more potential now for places to take action on climate change, because they can rely on and build off of other locations’ climate action successes. “The real potential here is the fact that everything here is becoming increasingly connected,” Barron said. “As you become more interconnected, these cities can become more ambitious in the way they approach their climate goals because they don’t have to start from square one.” emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu March, the Associated Student Government passed a resolution in favor of the proposal and over a hundred students gathered at the open ACIR meeting on Nov. 8. “When coupled with strategic and sustainable reinvestment, divestment can help both bolster the clean energy industry as well as fulfill Northwestern’s strategic mission of contributing to sustainable solutions, a proactive as opposed to solely extractive action to take in response to the largest threat to the environment and human rights of the 21st century,” the proposal states. — Yunkyo Kim
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Cats upset Friars for first win Northwestern
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How’s that for a bounce back? Just five days after a historic upset loss to Merrimack, Northwestern upset a Providence team expected to contend in the crowded Big East. Redshirt freshman Ryan Young had a career-high 16 points and came up big down the stretch as the Wildcats (1-1) grinded out a 72-63 win in front of 5,204 fans at a sleepy Welsh-Ryan Arena. “Obviously this was a huge win for us. That’s probably the understatement of the year. Just really proud of our guys. It was a tough opener,” coach Chris Collins said. “I knew we were gonna play much better. I knew we were gonna play hard. I knew we were gonna play with a lot of fight, but I didn’t know if that would mean winning.” NU came out with a zone that seemed to confuse the Friars (2-1) from the jump, and both teams struggled in the game’s opening minutes. Providence was consistently getting 3-point looks but couldn’t get anything to go, while the Cats shot an impressive 60 percent from the field in the first half and took a 40-29 lead into the break. NU came out firing on all cylinders to start the second half and opened a 50-31 lead in a game that threatened to turn into a blowout. But after a
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Providence timeout, the Friars starting pressing and consistently forcing NU turnovers. The Cats held up for a while but then started to self-destruct, eventually finishing with 20 turnovers. The Friars countered by finally finding their range from downtown and quickly pulled within five as the game headed toward the final minutes. Desperately in need of offensive production and up by only three points, the Cats turned to Young, playing in only his second career game. And the 6-foot10, 235-pound center delivered in a major way, connecting off a Pat Spencer dish and grabbing a key rebound on Providence’s ensuing possession. “He was awesome. So proud of him,” Collins said. “The reason we redshirted him is we feel like he can be a really good player. It’s not because we didn’t feel good about him, it’s because we wanted to invest in who he’s gonna be.” After Alpha Diallo missed another three-pointer, Spencer hit two free throws to ice the game for the home team. It was a much-needed win after a disturbing season opener against the Warriors where the Cats looked outclassed against a team playing in just
its second game as a Division I team. Though NU seemed hellbent on giving Providence every chance to get back in the game, the Friars shot a dismal 22 of 72 and couldn’t find a way to get past the Cats. Diallo tallied 15 points to pace the Friars. “When teams go on runs, it’s easy for teams to fall apart,” junior guard Anthony Gaines said. “But we made sure we communicated on the defensive end and continued to stay locked in.” Collins got production from several different places, and NU needed every last bit of it. Spencer scored 11 points despite battling through foul trouble for most of the night. Gaines stuffed the stat sheet to the tune of 14 points, four assists and seven rebounds while anchoring the Cats’ zone on the other end. Collins said the team met on Sunday to regroup after the loss, and that meeting clearly went a long way in helping NU earn its first win of the season on Wednesday. “That first game was just — it wasn’t our team,” Young said. “Sometimes you come out and we were flat, there wasn’t a ton of energy. Sunday we said it can’t happen again. We just talked about ‘it’s just one game.’ So it’s not the end of the season, it’s not the end of the world, and I think we really bounced back tonight.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Redshirt freshman Ryan Young is back in action. After an unexpected upset loss to Merrimack on Nov. 8, Northwestern bounced back with a 72-63 win over Providence on Wednesday. And while several members of the Wildcats performed well, the 6-foot-10 Young stood out on the court — and not just because of his height. Even though it was only his second career appearance for NU (1-1), the center led the Cats in scoring with 16 points against the Friars (2-1), improving immensely from the game against the Warriors last week, where he only scored five points and was a non-factor. During his redshirt season last year, Young spent his time training alongside former big men Barret Benson and Dererk Pardon. Coach Chris Collins said Young’s redshirt year helped the center grow as a basketball player and the strides he’s made were evident on the court Wednesday. “He was awesome. I’m so proud of him,” Collins said. “Here’s the guy last year that just got his head kicked in by Dererk Pardon. Derek practiced as hard as he played in games, so that kid had to show up every night play against DP. What that does is it gets you tougher and it gets you better.” Collins added that he never doubted Young’s playing ability, but that the redshirt year allowed him to “invest” in the center. Now, the coach said he expects Young to become a really good player. Although Young already waited a year for his turn to stand under the spotlight, he still attributes his scoring chances to his teammates. “A lot of my buckets weren’t created by myself,” Young said. “There were a
lot of my buckets (that came from) Anthony (Gaines) and Pat Spencer getting in the lane and dishing it to me. I can’t give enough credit to my teammates for penetrating the zone in the second half and dishing it up to me.” Reflecting on his improvement, Young credited Pardon and Benson for not only helping him on the court but also off the floor. Since joining the Cats, he has gained 20 pounds and focused much of the last year on becoming a tougher, more physical player. According to Young, Pardon’s work ethic has rubbed off on him, and he is grateful for his mentorship. “Watching a player like that play, and playing a player like that in practice every day, you can’t take any minutes off,” Young said. “That was a real wake up call for me. Seeing him play like that was eye-opening, and it was something I could strive to do myself.” graysonwelo2023@u.northwestern.edu
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Redshirt freshman Ryan Young takes a shot. The center trained with former bigs Barret Benson and Dererk Pardon in his redshirt season.
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Northwestern is hitting the road this Thursday. The squad will take a drive up to the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee for what should be a hard-fought contest against Marquette. Both undefeated in their few games thus far, the Wildcats (1-0) and the Golden Eagles (3-0) have only faced off three times in history. Marquette came out on top in their most recent matchup last December, beating NU 76-57. The victory came, in large part, thanks to graduated seniors Allazia Blockton, Natisha Hiedeman and Amani Wilborn, who each scored in double digits that game. But now, the Golden Eagles are down those three starters, plus two more. Though the Cats have only lost one player in Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, McKeown said the team is still getting used to playing without her. “To take her out of the lineup — it’s hard to replace her,” coach Joe McKeown said. “People have to step up.” One player who’s stepped up is senior center Abbie Wolf, someone who “really helped” the Cats at the end of last year and who has continued performing well this year, McKeown said. In NU’s opener on Nov. 10, the Connecticut native grabbed six rebounds and picked up 14 points, the second highest on the Cats that night. McKeown also praised junior guard Lindsey Pulliam, who played more than 30 minutes against the Ramblers, tallying 25 points along the way. “Every time Pulliam shoots, I think the ball’s going in,” McKeown said. “She’s a momentum player, so when she gets hot, you just want to run with it. You don’t want to take her out.” Despite that solid offensive pairing, Marquette still won’t be an easy team to beat.
The Golden Eagles have had solid non-conference results so far, beating each opposing team by at least 17 points. Junior Selena Lott is leading Marquette offensively, averaging 17.7 PPG and hitting her career high of 24 points twice this season. McKeown said the Cats need to work on taking advantage of small opportunities if they want to do well against Marquette and in the rest of their schedule. “We became a really good team last year at times,” McKeown said. “(But) great teams — they find easy baskets. If you can get six or eight points on easy baskets — off tips, turnovers, layups — it makes a big difference...
because all the games are really close most of the time.” McKeown added that he’s looking to use the rest of this non-conference schedule to which lineups work well together in order to have rotations ready for the Big Ten slate. Though he’s confident in his players — who he said have a “chip on their shoulders” after the win over Loyola — McKeown knows it’s still early in the season. “These games, we’re just going to try to learn from (them),” McKeown said. “I’m not going to get too high or too low until Christmas.” sophiascanlan2022@u.northwestern.edu
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Guard Lindsey Pulliam dribbles the ball. The junior sunk 25 points against Loyola on Nov. 10.