The Daily Northwestern – November 16, 2017

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The Daily Northwestern Thursday, November 16, 2017

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Arguments made in athlete lawsuit Case kicks off for student at ETHS with cerebral palsy

By RISHIKA DUGYALA

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The federal appellate court in Chicago heard arguments Nov. 6 for a discrimination case involving an Evanston Township High School athlete with cerebral palsy who has asked that the Illinois High School Association create a para-ambulatory division for track and field events. Although the ETHS senior — a student athlete who is identified as A.H. in court documents — is considered one of the top para-ambulatory high school runners in the state, he is unable meet the qualifying standards IHSA set for able-bodied athletes. “It’s hard for my muscles to consistently run as fast as I can,” A.H. told the Chicago Tribune in August 2015. “I don’t run the same way as a regular track athlete would, an able-bodied athlete.” In February 2016, A.H. filed a lawsuit requesting the creation of a new division so athletes like

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ASG President Nehaarika Mulukutla speaks during Senate on Wednesday. ASG passed the Student Group CARE Training Mandate, which requires sexual assault training for ASG-funded groups.

ASG passes sexual assault code Mandate requires ASG-funded groups undergo CARE training By SAMMI HANDLER

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Associated Student Government senators passed a code change Wednesday to mandate

sexual assault, misconduct and harassment training for ASGfunded student groups. The change, introduced last week, requires the president and one other executive board member from each group to attend a training conducted by the

Center for Awareness, Response and Education. The A- and B-status finance committees will withhold funding from groups that fail to fulfill the training requirement, according to the Student Group CARE Training Mandate.

Julia Shenkman, a Multicultural Greek Council senator, told The Daily after the meeting the mandate is an important step in the right direction. “These CARE trainings are » See SENATE, page 9

him have a pathway to qualify for the state track meet. In July 2017, a district court judge ruled in favor of IHSA, citing a lack of material facts or disputes. After receiving the verdict, A.H.’s lawyers appealed the case to the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals. Devi Rao, one of his attorneys, alleged in oral arguments Nov. 6 that the IHSA excluded non-wheelchair, para-ambulatory athletes like A.H. from state meets or team competitions by requiring they meet time standards initially established for their able-bodied peers. Rao claimed the association therefore discriminated against athletes like A.H., in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. “When Congress passed the ADA, it required that all reasonable accommodation should be granted, and it did so to integrate individuals with disabilities into the mainstream of American life,” Rao said. Rao claimed A.H.’s request is “reasonable” because he is only asking for one new division to apply to all non-wheelchair, para-ambulatory athletes and one qualifying time standard » See APPEAL, page 9

Fifth Ward citations spike

New EPD policy keeps record of noise complaints By SAMMI HANDLER

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Off-campus noise citations in the 5th Ward increased “substantially” this fall due to a new police procedure, Evanston chief of police Richard Eddington told The Daily.

Evanston CFO Marty Lyons to leave for similar post in Aurora

Evanston’s assistant city manager and CFO Marty Lyons will leave his post Dec. 15 to become CFO and treasurer for Aurora, Illinois.

The Evanston Police Department issued 17 citations to off-campus sites between September and October, an increase from one citation last fall, Northwestern’s director of Off-Campus Life Anthony Kirchmeier said in a November meeting of the Campus Safety and Crime Prevention Committee.

EPD officers give students a warning before issuing a citation if residents have complained. In the past, officers did not record the properties they warned, so they did not give many citations. But this year officers began to mark which houses had received an initial

The appointment was unanimously authorized by Aurora’s City Council on Tuesday, Lyons said. In his new role, Lyons — who worked with Evanston for more than nine years — said he will be in charge of the city’s budget, finance, banking, investments, pension administration and payroll. Aurora is the second-largest city in Illinois with more than 200,000 people, which makes it over twice

as populous as Evanston. “Aurora is a great city with many similar circumstances (to Evanston), and I felt it was a great opportunity,” Lyons said. Lyons said he applied to the position a “little less” than a month ago. According to an Aurora resolution, the city picked five finalists from a pool of 29 applicants. The resolution said the city chose Lyons because his background and knowledge of

» See CITATIONS, page 9

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Evanston Police Department squad cars. Between September and October, EPD has issued 17 noise citations to off-campus student residences — an increase from one citation last fall.

economic development, public works and employee benefits make him “uniquely qualified” to support city initiatives. “There will be a slightly larger budget,” Lyons said. “(Aurora has) a lot of funding coming from development so I’ll be working a little bit on development and revenue-sharing agreements … but basically managing the finances of such a large and diverse organization.”

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said Lyons informed him over the past couple weeks that he was considering the position. During his eight years with Evanston, Bobkiewicz said he worked closely with Lyons and is “sad” to see him leave. Nevertheless, he added he is “excited” for Lyons to pursue the new opportunity. “Everybody respects and admires Marty,” Bobkiewicz said.

“He has been the lead person dealing with the city’s finances the entire time he’s been here. We’ve had good times and we’ve had bad times and he has had to help us through them all.” Bobkiewicz said Evanston will begin recruiting potential replacements before the end of the calendar year, and hopes to hire someone early next year. — Amelia Langas

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