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NU reflects on role in Sand Creek Annual event highlights Evans’ role in massacre By MADDIE BURAKOFF

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The Northwestern Lakefill. Evanston’s Climate Action Team is looking to unify city environmental efforts at an upcoming meeting.

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Democratic Party of Evanston to join different enviornmental groups By EMMA YARGER

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The Democratic Party of Evanston’s Climate Action Team is seeking to unify local climate action efforts at Tuesday’s CitySchool Liaison Committee

meeting. At their Sunday meeting, DPOE Climate Action Team Chairman Bob Heuer, volunteer Neal Weingarden and Evanston Township High School District 202 sophomore Ethan Schaefer discussed strategies to unify climate action efforts. Heuer said the City-School Liaison Committee

can be the platform that centralizes a “hodgepodge” of efforts to implement the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan. In December 2018, Evanston City Council approved CARP, a series of strategies for the city to combat climate change in multiple categories including waste, buildings and municipal

operations. “We can engage youth through municipal level action around climate,” Heuer said. “Really work at the local level where you can have the biggest impact.” Heuer said he hopes to engage various groups to work toward » See CLIMATE, page 6

As dawn broke on November 29, 1864 — while Northwestern University founder John Evans served as the governor of the Colorado territory — U.S. troops launched an attack on a Native American camp at Sand Creek. Under the direction of Col. John Chivington, the soldiers killed over 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, many of them women and children. Today, indigenous people still feel the effects of that tragedy, which came to be known as the Sand Creek Massacre, said Gail Ridgely, a Northern Arapaho tribal member and descendant of the massacre. “Today, we’re still healing from this atrocity that happened in 1864,” Ridgely said. “It’s still very real today in our communities.” Ridgely and other descendants spoke Saturday at Northwestern’s sixth annual Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration, sharing stories about the massacre and discussing the tribes’ efforts to heal. About 70 people

gathered in the McCormick Foundation Center for the event, which also included musical performances by the Chicago-based group Redline Singers, a screening of a short documentary and a communal meal. The Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance hosted the commemoration, co-sponsored by Multicultural Student Affairs, the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research. “Given that we’re in an institution that’s somewhat cyclical, where folks are arriving and folks are leaving, it’s just important that we continue to think about this history,” said Aaron Golding, Multicultural Student Affairs assistant director. “In 2013, this memory of John Evans and his involvement in the massacre kind of resurfaced. But in the late 1800s, this was common knowledge.” NU commissioned its John Evans Study Committee in 2013 to research Evans’ involvement in the Sand Creek Massacre. Their report found that Evans did not directly plan or order the attack but did enact policies that made the massacre possible. A separate study released » See SAND CREEK, page 6

YouTube star Students adjust to new Black House speaks on campus During renovations, temporary location still a hub for community

KevJumba discusses early rise to digital fame By VIVIAN XIA

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Asian American blogger, activist and humanitarian Kevin Wu described his ascent to early YouTube stardom, well before big names like James Charles or JoJo Siwa. Northwestern’s Chinese Students Association hosted Wu on Saturday at Lutkin Hall as their 2019 fall speaker. Wu joined YouTube in 2006 just a year after the site started, rising to fame under the username KevJumba. Since then, he’s garnered over 323 million views. “My first video was me dancing in my backyard,” Wu said. “It wasn’t until a week later I was like, ‘You know what, I’m going to try this vlogging thing,’ and I posted a video of me — it was called

‘Looks Are Everything’ on YouTube — and it was just me talking to a camera.” Motivated by comments he received, Wu posted a video a week later called “I Have to Deal with Stereotypes.” Later, a YouTube desk editor from Japan reached out, and Wu ended up getting featured after improving his video. “So all those people that I was like, ‘Oh my god they’re getting hundreds of comments,’ that became me,” Wu said. Following his introduction speech, a few members of CSA’s executive board and members of the audience asked Wu questions in a moderated conversation. Then students could take pictures and chat with him in a meet-and-greet after the talk. During the Q&A, he revealed that at 17 years old, he was the youngest person accepted into the YouTube Partner Program to get paid » See KEVJUMBA, page 6

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A temporary Black House sign marks a small residence hall at 1856 Orrington Ave., where organizations, students and staff congregate while the Black House undergoes renovations. But many students said the temporary location doesn’t have the same charm as the original Black House. Students came in and out of the temporary Black House as temperatures dropped below freezing this week. Faculty and staff shared leftover food with students. Organizations moved upstairs for their weekly meetings. Students also enjoyed downtime between their obligations. The Black House Renovations Steering Committee spent Spring Quarter touring potential spaces for the temporary Black House that would fit students’ needs. The space the committee ended up selecting is a small residence hall with two floors that has staff offices and student spaces on both levels.

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The original location of the Black House, on 1914 Sheridan Road. The Sheridan location has been closed for renovations and will open Fall 2020. However, a temporary location on 1856 Orrington Ave. is open to the Northwestern community until renovations are completed.

While some students said they are adjusting to the temporary space, they said they are excited to return next year to the renovated Black House at 1914 Sheridan Road. SESP senior Ayana Davis said the Black House is an important space for the black community at NU, created by

black alumni. “It is a nice bubble where I know people are there to support me,” said Davis. “People are able to get all of these resources, like food, here.” Davis said she uses the temporary location less than the original location. She added that she does

not use other spaces on campus more and instead spends the additional time in her room. The temporary space does not have the warmth of the original Black House, she said. “The Black House was literally » See BLACK HOUSE, page 6

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AROUND TOWN City Council to vote on 2020 budget ordinance By EMMA EDMUND

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City Council will vote to introduce the ordinance that would approve the city’s 2020 budget at its meeting Monday. The proposed 2020 budget, which was first published online on Oct. 4, now stands at just over $320 million, which accounts for budget-balancing changes. Since the budget was first proposed, the city has decided to make some changes, which are updated in the ordinance up for introduction. For example, the budget will hold four police officer positions, which Chief Financial Officer Hitesh Desai said in the memorandum is consistent with practice since 2017. The new budget also anticipates a $200,000 increase in athletic and amusement tax revenue from Welsh-Ryan Arena events. “This is a conservative estimate dependent on the final events approved and ticket prices,” Desai’s memorandum states. The ordinance also calls for the creation of a Reparations Fund, with $250,000 in revenue from recreational cannabis tax and $250,000 in budgeted expenses. Council members will also vote Monday to introduce an ordinance establishing the Adult Use Cannabis Retailers’ Occupation Tax. Under this tax, there would be a seven percent tax that applies to “cultivators, craft growers or

Cannabis company eyes Old Orchard mall for new location

The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday that a recreational cannabis dispensary may move in to the Westfield Old Orchard mall in Skokie. The cannabis dispensary company Greenhouse

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City financial officer Hitesh Desai at a City Council meeting. Aldermen will vote on the 2020 budget at a meeting on Monday.

processors” who sell to dispensaries, and cannabis purchaser excise tax amounting to 10 percent on raw cannabis, 20 percent on cannabis-infused products and 25 percent on raw cannabis with THC above 35 percent. This is the latest legislation to arise from months of discussion after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law on June 25 a bill making recreational cannabis

use legal on Jan. 1. Council members have discussed everything from dispensary zoning to how the city will inform residents about cannabis use. At a previous ward meeting, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said State Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) likened legal cannabis regulation to that of beer. “Beer is legal,” Rainey said. “You can’t drink a beer in your car, and you’re not going to be able

Group has submitted a proposal to operate the first recreational dispensary in Skokie, though the village has not formally approved the plan. Skokie spokesperson Ann Tennes told the Tribune that the site at Old Orchard meets the village’s zoning laws. Greenhouse Group also operates dispensaries around Illinois, including in Deerfield, Mokena, Litchfield and Morris. “It’s a pretty high profile location,” Greenhouse

Group chief operating officer Mitch Kahn told the Tribune of the Skokie location. “We think it’s going to be a great way to serve a lot of customers.” Evanston is still in its process of setting rules and regulations ahead of the legalization of recreational cannabis on Jan. 1. The city’s Plan Commission has come up with zoning requirements for recreational dispensaries, and aldermen last week codified the legalization in City Code.

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to smoke a joint in your car because it creates a different state of awareness.” City Council members will also introduce several tax levies and tax changes. Monday’s agenda shows the council will introduce levies for the annual property tax for General Operations, Human Services Fund, Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, Police and Fire Pension Funds and the Solid Waste Fund, which will total almost $35 million. Other levies to be introduced are for General Assistance, the Evanston Library Fund and two special service areas. Special Service Area #4 funds a portion of Downtown Evanston activities, while Special Service Area #6 funds a portion of Dempster Street, Chicago Avenue and Main Street activities. Finally, the agenda includes an ordinance that would raise the amusement tax from 4 to 5 percent, as well as an ordinance that would amend documents regarding parking violations. “The Ordinance will realign parking fines in phases over the next two years with the maximum increase to a single violation being $10,” states a memorandum from Luke Stowe, the city’s interim administrative services director. “The proposed realignment affects many of the lesser issued citations and is recommended to ensure consistency and uniformity among the various citation types.” Monday’s City Council meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. emmaedmund2022@u.northwestern.edu At Monday’s City Council meeting, aldermen will vote on a seven percent tax that applies to “cultivators, craft growers or processors” who sell to dispensaries, and a cannabis purchaser excise tax amounting to 10 percent on raw cannabis, 20 percent on cannabis-infused products and 25 percent on raw cannabis with THC above 35 percent. — Samantha Handler

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ON CAMPUS Wildcard office struggles with staffing By NEYA THANIKACHALAM

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After over 20 years as manager of Northwestern’s Wildcard Program and Auxiliary Services, Arthur Monge will retire this December because of understaffing in his office. After another staff member retired in April, there are only three administrators remaining at the Wildcard offices: two in Evanston and one in Chicago. The offices serve over 30,000 people, and Monge and his coworkers are constantly overwhelmed, he said. Northwestern Facilities Services will evaluate the Wildcard office to see if there is a need for new staff members. The Wildcard office runs year-round, and summer is the most difficult season, Monge said. Staffers provide ID cards for participants of summer programs and process incoming fall students. They produce anywhere from 6,000 to 8,000 cards, he said. Monge said he was so busy over the summer that he’d sometimes work 14-hour days and skip his lunch break. “I don’t have the luxury of saying, ‘You know what? If they don’t get done, you don’t get to eat, or you don’t get to access your building or facilities with your Wildcard,’” he said. “I realize the importance of the ID card for students and for summer campers, so I had to do whatever it took.” Monge said he tried to do the bulk of the work, so his colleagues weren’t affected by the short staffing. Program assistant Nancy Denton, who works at the Evanston Office, echoed the need for more help to spread work out more evenly. “We’re doing our jobs, we’re getting through today, but it would be wonderful if we had someone else,” she said. Denton added that when she wants to take a day off, she has to give her boss two weeks notice to find someone to cover her shift. If she’s covering a shift for someone at the Chicago office, she’d have to close the office to take a lunch break, she said. Monge said he’s voiced his concerns to

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administration for a decade, but they didn’t do anything to address the problems. However, Angela Williams, the assistant vice president of Facilities Services, who oversees the Wildcard Program, said the University is looking into restructuring the office. “We’re looking at the future of how to enhance the overall experience, not only on the Evanston campus, but also the Chicago campus,” Williams said. But after Monge retires, his colleagues will have to do the same amount of work. Monge said he’s worried the new manager will burn out like he did, unless there is some change. Williams also added that if Monge had needed extra support, he could’ve submitted a request to the Position Management Committee. Monge said he never heard about this step, despite talking to various University departments about short-staffing.

“Maybe it was my fault,” Monge said. “Maybe I did so much on my own, kept the program running, that they said, ‘Oh, they’re fine.’” However, Monge said the University is only harming itself by not increasing the staff at the office. He said he has to do customer service-related tasks along with his administrative duties, affecting the productivity of the office. If it weren’t for the understaffing, Monge said he would have stayed longer at Northwestern. “I used to be that full-sized candle that unfortunately has burned out and there’s nothing left in the tank,” he said. “Ultimately, my goal would have been to give another 10 years… but unfortunately, under these current conditions, for me personally, it’s just not possible.” neyathanikachalam2022@u.northwestern.edu

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An international student’s take on sorority culture YUJIA HUANG

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The dawn of winter quarter signifies freezing weather and seasonal depression. But winter would not be complete without annual recruitment at Panhellenic sororities. As Winter Quarter of my freshman year approached, I began to hear people around me discuss whether they wanted to rush. Girls around me conversed, their eyebrows moving up and down, revealing both the excitement and anxiety that the recruitment process brings. Coming from China, the word “rush” was not part of my vocabulary. The college social scene in China is completely different from the one in the United States, and I was curious. The comfort of being supported by so many sisters and the luxury of having a private chef seemed promising. I thought: Why not give it a try? Two weeks after I filled out the application form for recruitment, I found myself shivering outside a sorority house, waiting in line

to be greeted by the sisters. It was 20 degrees and snowing, but the unspoken dress code suggested cute, short dresses, not burdensome grandma sweaters. I learned that a big part of the rush process was “dressing to impress.” Simply having a good personality and interesting stories was not enough — your face and body were being secretly judged as well. Girls around me nervously mumbled words into each other’s ears, exhaling clouds of white fog into the air. Finally, the door opened, transporting us into the warm world of sisterhood. We were offered hot tea and greeted with firm handshakes. Sisters asked about my major, where I’m from and what I like to do in my free time. They asked for my name and quickly forgot. Hundreds of conversations took place simultaneously within the same house. It was almost too loud to hear what anyone was saying. I couldn’t help but notice that some sororities are almost completely composed of white girls. Not a single glimpse of a black, Asian or Latinx face. Everyone was smiling at me, complimenting my dress, but I wondered how inclusive these sororities actually were. I asked myself: Could I possibly live in a house for two years with people that have zero connection to

my culture or background? Finally, I received my bid. Maybe all the endless hours of small talk and waiting in the cold were worth it. Among routine sorority meetings and celebration parties, my feeling of excitement began to wear off. I had begun to converse with those who also received a bid, and found that I had a completely different lifestyle, set of values and interests as them. No matter how “tight” and “family-like” these girls might seem during recruitment week, the truth is that there are simply too many girls within a sorority for everyone to like each other.

Becoming a sorority girl does not automatically mean finding a group of best friends. People around me drank, danced and made

out with each other. Standing in the darkness of a frat party, I found disillusionment, not camaraderie. Sorority life centers around partying, socializing through alcohol, and of course, having a group of friends to share these experiences with. Maybe sorority life is just not for me. I am not a fan of alcohol, and I like being independent. I ended up not joining a sorority, but the discoveries I made during recruitment were unforgettable. The Greek life scene remains somewhat mysterious on campus, but we should start having more honest discussions about what it means to be a part of Greek life, both the good and the bad. The incomprehensible mutual selection process, the economic and racial exclusivity and the almost too idealized version of social life that Greek are all problems about Greek life that remain unhighlighted. Yujia Huang is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be contacted at yujiahuang2022@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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Update the Northwestern directory to meet modern privacy norms

Privacy norms change over time. When I was little, the local phone company published a big book with the name, phone number and address of every person in the city. Nobody thought it was strange. It was called a “phone book.” Sometimes, when I needed to talk to a classmate about a group project, I’d just look up their parents’ names in the phone book and call them up. Sounds bizarre and invasive to modern ears, but it’s true. You might be surprised to learn that Northwestern keeps a similar directory and that it

includes your email, phone number and home address by default. Any member of the Northwestern community has access to it. Even people outside Northwestern have access to some of this information.

There is a process to opt out of the directory, but it’s somewhat hidden, and incoming students are included by default. This common

university practice of the past century is so out of step with modern privacy norms — it’s illegal in Virginia. In the internet era, we have become so used to violations of our privacy for nefarious purposes that we tend to cherish our personal information. We reserve it only for people who are close to us and that we trust. And let me confess, I personally place no such trust on the Northwestern community as a whole. The Daily recently came under fire for using the directory to text students who attended the Jeff Sessions protest last week for comments. I won’t opine on that particular use of the directory but use it to call attention to the many other ways the directory could be misused. An enraged student could use it to anonymously harass someone they dislike politically

or someone who published an opinion they disagree with on a student publication. A stalker could get his target’s number or show up at her home without her consent. A fraudster is only one security question short of getting into some of your online accounts. All of these problems are exacerbated for members of vulnerable populations. I call on the University to review its privacy rules to get in step with the norms of the 21st century. The directory should only list what students explicitly opt into, and they should be encouraged to share as little as possible. Students who wish to share their contact information have many safer ways to do so. — Mauricio Maluff Masi, philosophy graduate student

I’m a chronic overcommitter, but it’s time for me to say no PALLAS GUTIERREZ

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I’m Pallas Gutierrez, and I’m a chronic overcommitter. I’m taking steps to be better, and the first step is saying no. It started in high school. I wanted to do everything, and I tried my best to do so. I was on the newspaper staff. I worked on every show. I fenced on the varsity team. And I’m grateful for all of those experiences, but sometimes I wonder if my high school experience would have been more enjoyable if I’d taken a break to spend some time with my friends. I continued this trend when I got to Northwestern. I don’t want to list all my activities, because I’m tired of laundry lists that are halfcomplaining, half-bragging about how involved a student is at Northwestern. None of us should be proud of overcommitting. I love each and

every one of my activities and all the different people I’ve met through them. But on days like this Sunday, when I have no time to myself from 10 am to 9 pm, I wonder if I need to do all of them. Last year, I didn’t say no to anything. I actively sought out plays and musicals to work on, and when producers emailed me asking to work on their show in any capacity, I said yes. I had deeply internalized the idea that you should take every chance that comes your way. It meant working on back-to-back shows, running from meeting to meeting until I got back to my dorm and practically collapsed into bed. This year, I started off trapped in the same toxic patterns. I designed three shows, applied for a chance to have my play produced and joined another student group. When I was offered an important role on a big show for the winter, I took a step back. I wanted to work on the production — the fact that I had been offered the position was an honor — but I knew that working on it meant I could only take on one other show that quarter.

I decided to do it. A few weeks later, I got offered shows in adjacent slots. I called my roommate, my best friend from home, my best friends here, and my partner, asking all of them the same question: Would I be crazy to say no? The emphatic answer was, “No, take care of yourself.” So I did. I turned down the other shows. I made the decision to work on only two productions this winter and only one or two in the spring.

I know there are lots of other students at Northwestern like me, people who fill every minute of every day with activities and don’t

leave themselves a second to breathe. But those seconds to breathe are important. I feel my best when I take an hour or two to myself to catch up on a favorite TV show, or work on one of my many personal projects in progress. Kathryn Augustine was right in her column that self-care can’t cure everything, but overloading yourself and not taking any personal time will only make other stress worse. Maybe the first step is saying it out loud to yourself. “I am a chronic overcommitter. I don’t need to do all these things to be happy. Taking time for me is important. My time matters.” Surround yourself with friends who will encourage you to take a break, and try to find a moment to breathe. Pallas Gutierrez is a Communication sophomore. They can be contacted at pallas2022@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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Illinois legislature confronts corruption scandals By ANDREW MYERS

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This fall, a growing number of corruption scandals have engulfed multiple state representatives in the Illinois State Legislature, including state House Speaker Mike Madigan. Madigan has been under scrutiny since this summer because of his close relationship with Michael Mclain, a ComEd lobbyist. He’s accused of helping the electrical company hire more politically connected lobbyists to curry favor with Illinois politicians. But Madigan is not the only one engulfed in scandal. State Rep. Luis Arroyo (D-Chicago) was charged with bribery late October for delivering $2,500 in monthly payments to another representative, who the Chicago Tribune speculates is state Sen. Terry Link (D-Vernon Hills), in return for support of a bill on gaming machines.

State Sen. Thomas Cullerton (D-DuPage) was charged with federal embezzlement in August for pocketing $275,000 in salary and benefits from the Teamsters union. Arroyo is no longer in office, but Cullerton is still serving, though he was stripped of his position as chairman of the Senate Labor Committee. With all these scandals, state Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview), who works in Springfield with these representatives, said she’s disappointed with her colleagues. “When you have a few bad apples, it puts a cloud over everything that we are able to accomplish,” Fine said. “This is a sentiment that a lot of people feel and we are very angry.” However, corruption in Illinois is nothing new. Four governors have served prison time, including former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached for federal corruption charges in 2009. The state ranked third in a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago about corruption in state

politics. However, Fine mentioned that might only be the case because Illinois is successful at identifying corrupt officials. Alisa Kaplan, a policy director at Reform for Illinois, described how the Illinois legislature has curbed corruption within its ranks. “The Illinois legislature really struggles with gaining the trust of Illinois residents,” Kaplan said. “There has been a perception for a long time, fairly or not, that corruption is endemic in the legislature.” Kaplan cited the “entrenched power structure” within the Illinois legislature as one reason for corruption. However, she stressed that there are a litany of other problems. Specifically, she said that having similar players over a long period of time who acquire more and more power creates “the perception or reality of corruption.” While Illinois is notorious for corruption, Michelle Jordan, the president of the Democratic

Party of Evanston, said the public still doesn’t know the scandals going on today due to the lack of media coverage. She said most people are not paying attention to the corruption in the statehouse. “The number of writers at the Tribune and the Sun-Times has dropped off so dramatically,” Jordan said. “People are not covering county, state and municipal government.” Though the Illinois legislature has had its problems, Fine said new ethics proposals aim to root out corruption for good. One bill focuses on requiring lobbyists to register all of their clients, while another bill would form a task force on corruption. “We want to make sure that what we do is proper legislation that really weeds out the problem,” Fine said, “and allows us to move ahead from this issue and rid ourselves of the corruption.” andrewmyers2022@u.northwestern.edu

Organization provides D65 students with winter clothes By OLIVIA LLOYD

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As Chicagoland experiences record-breaking low temperatures in early winter, the Evanston School Children’s Clothing Association provides a key service, donating warm clothing for up to 700 K-8 students each year. Several Evanston/Skokie School District 65 PTAs founded the organization almost 90 years ago when school officials determined that children were missing school because they did not have adequate cold weather clothing and shoes. According to the website, the organization has dedicated itself to the mission that “no Evanston child should miss a single day of school for need of warm, sturdy clothing.” ESCCA is completely volunteer-run — parents and community members carry out functions such as grant-writing and filling board member roles. Facilities manager Kelly Siddiqui has been volunteering with ESCCA for eight years, since her own kids were in elementary school.

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Students and parents can schedule appointments through their school four days a week during the busy season from September to March. Social workers will also sometimes reach out to families. During their appointments, students can come to pick up a winter wardrobe at ESCCA headquarters in the Joseph E. Hill Education Center. For the rest of the week, volunteers sort through donations and categorize them. “What we do is pretty simple,” Siddiqui said. “It’s environmentally friendly. We’re basically recycling these clothes. Yes, we buy new shoes and boots and underwear and all of that, but we’re giving clothes a new home.” Siddiqui added that they also have taken steps to keep up with fashion trends, such as switching out some of their jeans for leggings and joggers in accordance with new styles. District 65 currently allows ESCCA to use space in JEH for free, but a recent renovation to add a welcome center to the building has cut ESCCA’s space in half. Co-President Tracy Gallun said the volunteer team of around 50 core members has done a good job providing great service despite the renovations. To compensate for the size reduction, ESCCA moved

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some of its items to a storage facility and took space from the break room. In addition to the reduction in its operational space, the organization sometimes struggles with recruiting volunteers. Each school in District 65 is responsible for scheduling a certain number of volunteers to go in on a “serve night” to help students and families. This is how volunteers like Siddiqui and Gallun became involved. “Our core volunteers, some of them have been with us for decades,” Gallun said. “They started getting involved in ESCCA, like myself, for the night their school was appointed. Then they come into a more permanent role, either as a permanent volunteer in the sort room or on the board or at serves, and they’ve just stuck with us.” Over the years, ESCCA has integrated itself into the fabric of the District 65 community, Gallun said. “We are very encompassing,” Gallun said. “The whole mission really feels true to the spirit of Evanston as a community, making sure everyone is taken care of and that no child misses school for any reason.” olivialloyd2023@u.northwestern.edu

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this objective, including the Evanston Environmental Board, as well as community organizations such as Citizens’ Greener Evanston, Indivisible Evanston, Citizens’ Climate Lobby Group of Evanston and the ETHS Climate Action Team. In addition to recruiting the City-School Liaison Committee to help coordinate the teams, Heuer plans to propose a task force of representatives from local groups to present to the committee at the upcoming meeting in January. The team has focused on including Evanston/

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 Skokie School District 65 and ETHS through the liaison committee. Schafer said teachers at ETHS have worked individually toward discussing climate change in their lessons. However, he said there needs to be a more holistic effort in order to best implement climate change education at his school. “Education for the youth is very key,” Schafer said, “because they’ll be more inspired to do things that will lead to productive green ideas and energy.” The rest of the meeting included a brainstorming session about how to move forward with further action. The group considered ideas such as caring for trees around the DPOE office space on Church Street and planning tours of Evanston’s water

facilities. “It might inspire other things like a beach cleanup day,” Weingarden said. “Things that protect our waterways I think might be kind of an interesting tie-in to the Earth day or our day of action.” While the group has planned local initiatives to get people excited about sustainability, Weingarden said it’s also important to connect with politicians. With city-wide goals to reach 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050, Weingarden said he hopes to connect grassroots efforts with local lawmakers. “We have a base,” Weingarden said. “We have the ear of the progressives in Evanston. We have the ears

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a house,” Davis said. “Now, all of the offices are in one area and it isn’t as big. They are two very different spaces and the intentions of the spaces are very different.” Communication sophomore Sophia Simon shared similar sentiments to Davis. She said she spent so much time in the original Black House, but unlike Davis, she does frequent the temporary Black House. Outside of her classes, she said she spent the majority of her time in the original Black House last year. “I feel like I can be comfortable and be myself in this space,” Simon said. “It’s a safe space for community.” Simon said many of the clubs she’s involved in, such as For Members Only, the University’s black student alliance, and Soul4Real a cappella, meet at the Black House. Despite the temporary Black House space being smaller, she said she does not use other spaces on campus instead. “I am in my room more,” Simon said. “I think that since the transition to the temporary Black House and since I live on North campus now as opposed to South campus, the only other alternative is my room.” Simon said the new space meets her needs to a certain extent, but the Black House on Sheridan was more “homey.” She said she does not get the same sense of comfort at the temporary location because it feels much more like an office. Despite that, she said she still does her homework there. The temporary Black House, which has two floors consisting of offices, conference rooms, a kitchen, a computer lab and community space is small in size compared to the four-story original Black House. Weinberg senior Amira Richards said the temporary space looks more like a campus dorm. After visiting once this year, she said she has not been back. “This kind of transition makes me feel like the temp space is more sterile,” Richards said. “The light was not good enough, and I couldn’t do any work past sundown.”

for his videos. “Once I started getting paid, I’m like, ‘OK, there’s another layer to this,’” Wu said. “What if they find out I’m like only doing these videos or something because I’m getting paid to do it? Are they going to not be as interested in me anymore?” So Wu created a second channel known as

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JumbaFund, where all the money made from the channel would go to a charity of the audience’s choice. Wu has continued his humanitarian work through communication with his fans. Medill freshman Elizabeth Yoon said she didn’t know much about KevJumba coming into the event, but she went with some friends who were excited to see him. “After seeing it, I thought it was super interesting,” Yoon said. “I thought he was a cool person, and I definitely want to check out his

of the politicians as well.” Instead of expecting the city to do the work, Heuer said the team’s goal is to raise awareness in a nonpartisan way while organizing local groups. “We can’t be waiting on the state and the feds,” Heuer said. At its next meeting on Tuesday, the City-School Liaison Committee will discuss the Safe Routes to School Grant, the intergovernmental agreement between the city and school districts regarding homeless students, as well as sustainability program updates. emmayarger2023@u.northwestern.edu videos now.” Other audience members, like Medill sophomore Mary Yang, said they were familiar with KevJumba’s work. Yang said she watched his videos growing up and was excited to see him “in the flesh.” “He was one of the only Asian American YouTubers at the time,” Yang said. “And it was really cool that a famous guy was so relatable.” vivianxia2023@u.northwestern.edu

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by the University of Denver in 2014, however, concluded that Evans was “deeply culpable” for the massacre. Richard Littlebear — the president of Chief Dull Knife College and a descendant of the Sand Creek Massacre — said it’s essential to preserve the memory of these events, even though they are painful. During the event, Littlebear shared what he called an “expressive writing” about Sand Creek and the soldiers who led the attack. “Too bad we cannot nonchalantly toss the memory of (Col. Chivington) in the air, skewer it and let it bleed dry on the ground, and then just forget about him,” Littlebear said. “But better to remember the many Cheyenne who died there. Better for all to learn from that horrible experience.” Littlebear told The Daily that he sees echoes of the massacre in the modern mass shootings, taking the lives of defenseless people. He said 150 years after the massacre, its effects still feel immediate for many Native Americans. “For me, it’s especially a heinous crime because it happened here in the United States … which one of its defining principles is that all people are created equal,” Littlebear said. “How can you trample your own central reasons for being?” Jennie Woodring, a project coordinator in NU’s psychology department, attended the event and said she found very emotional. Woodring said the campus as a whole still doesn’t have a

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Redline Singers perform at Northwestern’s sixth annual Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration. At the event, descendants reflected on the legacy of the massacre and tribes’ efforts to heal.

lot of awareness about Sand Creek and its connection to Northwestern. Woodring herself didn’t know much about the history before working with faculty members and students involved with indigenous groups on campus. “It does always surprise me that I would say (for) the vast majority of people that work at Northwestern, this isn’t even on their radar,” she said. Jabbar Bennett, NU’s associate provost and chief diversity officer, said the University is committed to acknowledging its role in the Sand

Creek Massacre and figuring out how to support healing efforts moving forward. Ridgely said he’s grateful for the work that’s been done so far and hopes to continue to work toward “historical remembrance, educational awareness and spiritual healing.” “I’ll say to our (native) young people, young students: We’re proud of you guys, whatever tribe you are,” he said. “Your skin is brown and beautiful, with blood of warriors that survived genocide and colonialism. Keep your head up.” mburakoff@u.northwestern.edu

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Big third quarter propels NU to victory over Duke By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Lindsey Pulliam and Northwestern needed to rebound from a rough second quarter. So when the junior guard sank a wide-open 3-pointer from the right corner less than two minutes into the second half, it was an encouraging sign. And when she hit another from the exact same spot 25 seconds later, the Wildcats were on their way to a third straight win. NU (3-0) went on to outscore Duke 29-4 in the third quarter, turning a tie game at halftime into a 63-42 blowout win at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. “We had been in control of the game, and then they made a run in the second quarter,” coach Joe McKeown said. “I just loved how we started the third quarter. Those two threes were like deafening silence. Then we kept scoring.” The Cats did keep scoring, and they kept getting stops as well. NU made 10 of 17 shots during the period, compared to just two of 18 for Duke (2-2). The discrepancy on 3-pointers was even more drastic — NU hit on five of six shots from behind the arc, while the Blue Devils missed all four of their attempts. The Cats also forced five turnovers in the quarter and committed none. Pulliam scored 12 of her 26 points in the period, but NU got contributions from up and down the lineup. Redshirt sophomore guard Lauryn

University study helps limit search for life outside earth

In this past summer’s blockbuster “Men in Black: International,” “Agent M” — 23 years removed from an alien encounter — joins the MiB after being rejected from the FBI and CIA due to her delusions concerning alien life. But determining whether or not life exists outside of earth may have gotten easier. A new Northwestern study will help astronomers

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Lindsey Pulliam drives to the basket. The junior guard scored 26 points in the Wildcats’ win at Duke on Sunday.

Satterwhite, who missed the entire 2017-18 season due to injury and played just four games last year, came off the bench and hit two 3-pointers as the Cats kept adding to their lead. “Really proud of her, for her to hit shots and to make plays defensively,” McKeown said. “Just to feel like she’s part of this team, not just as a teammate. It was great for her.” NU started the game hot, jumping out to an 8-0

lead and holding a 19-11 advantage after a quarter. Senior center Abbie Wolf connected on all three of her shots in the opening 10 minutes and finished with 12 points and seven rebounds on 6-of-10 from the field. The first six points of the game came on a pair of 3-pointers from Pulliam, who finished 4-for-7 from deep — a positive sign considering extending her range was a major point of emphasis for Pulliam

limit their search for potential life in outer space, a Nov. 11 University news release announced. Howard Chen, a Ph.D. candidate in Northwestern’s Climate Change Research Group and a NASA future investigator, was the study’s first author. Earth and planetary sciences Prof. Daniel Horton was the senior author of the study, published online in the Astrophysical Journal on Nov. 14. “‘Are we alone?’ is one of the biggest unanswered questions,” Chen said in the release. “If we can predict which planets are most likely to host life, then we might get that much closer to answering it within our lifetimes.” The research team is the first to combine 3D

climate modeling with atmospheric chemistry to explore the habitability of planets around M dwarf stars, the release said. By considering the star’s radiation and the planet’s rotation rate, the researchers have redefined the conditions that make a planet habitable. The Northwestern team collaborated with researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, NASA’s Virtual Planet Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They found that planets orbiting stars that emit a lot of ultraviolet radiation lose significant water to vaporization. Planets around inactive or quiet stars are more likely to maintain liquid water that is life-sustaining, the study found. The study also determined that planets with thin

in the offseason. “When she can do that, it just makes her really hard to guard,” McKeown said. “Her midrange game and her ability to put it on the floor and get to the rim are her strengths, but now people have to guard her at the (3-point) line, so it’s another weapon for her offensively.” Duke turned the tables in the second quarter, outscoring the Cats 14-6 and holding NU to 3-for15 shooting. Three-pointers by Haley Goreki and Miela Goodchild, respectively, gave the Blue Devils a pair of short-lived leads, but a Wolf layup with eight seconds left tied the score going into the break. But the Cats’ dominant third quarter rendered the final period irrelevant. NU clamped down defensively, holding Duke to under 30 percent from the field and limiting the Blue Devils’ leading scorers, Goreki and Leaonna Odom, to a combined 18 points. The Cats were also efficient and unselfish offensively, assisting on 21 of their 25 field goals. Neither Pulliam nor Wolf were surprised at NU’s 3-0 start, which also includes a road win in overtime over Marquette on Thursday. McKeown said he was not surprised either, but emphasized that the Cats still have a ton of work ahead of them. “At Marquette was a really tough game, at Duke is a great game to schedule,” McKeown said. “These kids are hungry. I’m impressed because of the way we came out to start and never let Duke really get going. It was a great win for us, but we won’t get full of ourselves.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu ozone layers, which otherwise have habitable surface temperatures, receive dangerous UV levels — hazardous for complex surface life. M dwarf planets are the frontrunners in this search because they are numerous and easier to find and investigate. “For most of human history, the question of whether or not life exists elsewhere has belonged only within the philosophical realm,” Chen said in the release. “It’s only in recent years that we have had the modeling tools and observational technology to address this question.”

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NU blows out UMass at home, gets first win in two months By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Northwestern has been through a lot in the last two months. Offensive ineptitude. Problems taking care of the football. An extreme lack of discipline. Key players injured nearly every week. The Wildcats’ 45-6 win over UMass on Saturday did little to change the trajectory of their season. But NU (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten) was still able to breathe a collective sigh of relief. “It was good to wash that sour taste out of our mouths of losing,” senior defensive lineman Joe Gaziano said. “It’s a good feeling to win at home.” Still, the first quarter went as poorly as the Cats could have possibly imagined. NU went three-and-out on its first possession and junior quarterback Aidan Smith was intercepted on the next two. The Minutemen (1-10) were up 3-0 after 15 minutes and were set to attempt another field goal as the second quarter began. Then, everything changed. Gaziano blocked the kick, and junior linebacker Chris Bergin scooped it up and scampered 85 yards down the right sideline for a go-ahead touchdown. “I turned around, and the ball bounced into my hands,” Bergin said. “Cam (Ruiz) and JR (Pace) did an unbelievable job escorting me to the end zone without

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much problem.” The special-teams score was exactly the the tide-turning play the Cats needed — they scored two more touchdowns before halftime, then pulled away in the fourth quarter to nearly cover the massive 39.5point spread. Nearly all of NU’s production came on the ground. The Cats ran the ball 52 times and attempted just 13 passes, but with NU leading for three quarters and the UMass defense offering little resistance, there was no reason to change things up. Freshman running back Evan Hull led the Cats’ rushing attack, bursting onto the scene with 220 yards and the first four touchdowns of his career on 24 carries. NU compiled 334 rushing yards in all, and it would have been even more if not for a pair of fumbles. Hull scored the Cats’ first offensive touchdown of the game with eight minutes left in the half on a six-yard burst up the middle. He added a 38-yard score five minutes later to put his team ahead 21-6. “Coach Lou (Ayeni) let me know on Wednesday that I was going to be starting,” Hull said. “It feels really good. Guys are dancing in the locker room, we got to

sing the fight song that we haven’t sung in a long time, so morale is high.” His big day overshadowed a poor performance from Smith, who completed seven of 13 passes for just 76 yards and the two early picks. All of his completions were to junior receiver Riley Lees, the longest of which went for 27 yards. NU’s 45 points were its most since a 49-7 win over Bowling Green early in 2017, but coach Pat Fitzgerald still said the Cats have a lot to fix offensively and that he was considering benching Smith after the second interception. “We have to play better on offense to start the game,” Fitzgerald said. “We can’t turn the ball over. When you do that against any team, you put yourself in position to lose games. We’re doing things that losers do on offense.” But for the first time since September 14, NU was not a loser. Hull added two more touchdown runs in the fourth quarter, and freshman receiver Raymond Niro even found the end zone as well. The Cats also played penalty-free for the first time all year after being penalized nine times in each of their last two games. “The mood was great,” Gaziano said. “The guys realized how hard it is to win in this league, especially after this year. To be able to get a win like this in our home stadium is thrilling. The agony of defeat and the thrill of victory, you feel that every week, so we’re happy to be on the other side.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

FOOTBALL

Wildcats do enough to Hull has a career day with 4 TDs break through at home By ANDREW GOLDEN

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Throughout the season, coach Pat Fitzgerald has emphasized the need for Northwestern to create takeaways and win the turnover margin, and with good reason. Teams that win that battle tend to leave the field victorious. Against UMass on Saturday, the Wildcats were on the wrong side of the margin, having three turnovers and forcing only one takeaway. NU (2-8, 0-7 Big Ten) also gained only 100 more yards than the Minutemen (1-10) and ran 12 less plays. Despite these anaomiles, the Cats won the game by almost 40 points as they overcame their mistakes with luck, circumstance and a couple of big plays. “We have to take care of the football — can’t turn the ball over,” Fitzgerald said. “When you do that against any team you play, you put yourself in a position to lose games. For us we are doing it way too much at certain positions right now. More so than we ever have.” The first 15 minutes were an absolute mess for the Cats offense. Going up against the Minutemen’s worst-ranked defense, NU had a three-and-out on its first possession before junior quarterback Aidan Smith threw two interceptions. One came after he tried to throw across the field and another time a defensive lineman blocked his throw and snagged the ball out of midair. Fitzgerald said he thought about making a change at the position at that moment, but decided against it. Smith played the next two quarters, and his performance didn’t change much. He finished 7 of 13 for 76 passing yards and 47 rushing yards. And while it’s his first win as a starting quarterback, it was nothing to write home about.

“We are doing things that losers do on offense,” Fitzgerald said. “Our respect for the football has been awful.” Smith wasn’t the only one on offense to perform poorly. Redshirt freshman running back Drake Anderson fumbled again, and he was benched afterwards because of it. In his place was true freshman running back Evan Hull, whose standout game gave the offense life. On defense, the Cats gave up a plethora of yardage to the Minutemen in the first quarter, but tightened up in the red zone. They also forced one interception. It came in the third quarter when quarterback Randall West made an illadvised throw that landed snuggly in the arms of junior linebacker Blake Gallagher, who sidestepped multiple defenders like a fox in the wild. The Massachusetts native scampered up the sideline for 40 yards before being dragged down by Mike Yerardi at the UMass 12. “We had the ball in our hands two or three other times when we could have had interceptions,” Fitzgerald said. “I think that gives us a lot more momentum if we make those plays. We are going to need to make those plays if we expect to compete and win in the next two games.” After the bad first quarter, the Cats changed the momentum of the game seconds into the second quarter. Senior defensive end Joe Gaziano blocked Cooper Garcia’s field goal attempt and junior linebacker Chris Bergin recovered the football and returned it 85 yards for the #ScoopAndScore. It wasn’t a perfect day for the defense and special teams units, but along with the performance Hull, the groups did enough to win the games. “I can’t tell you what it feels like,” Bergin said. “Regardless of our record, you never get tired of victory.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu

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If a Northwestern running back’s name is mentioned in the same conversation as Ezekiel Elliot or Justin Jackson, he has to be doing something right. And running back Evan Hull seemed to do everything right on Saturday. The freshman from Maple Grove, Minnesota had the best game of his young career and one of the best in recent Big Ten history. Hull finished the game with 24 carries for 220 yards and four touchdowns, becoming the first Big Ten player to accomplish that feat since Elliot did in the National Championship in 2015. The last NU player to rush for more yards than Hull was in 2016 when Justin Jackson rushed for 224 yards in the Pinstripe Bowl and the last player to score as many rushing touchdowns in a game was quarterback Kain Colter in 2012. Not bad for a freshman running back. “It feels very good,” Hull said. “I’ve put a lot of work into this, so to have that happen was a very good feeling.” The running back position has been in flux from the start of the 2019 season. Sophomore running back Isaiah Boswer was supposed to be the lead back after rushing for 864 yards in Northwestern’s final eight games of last season. But injuries have derailed his sophomore campaign as well as other Wildcat running backs. Bowser, junior running back Jesse Brown and wide receiver/running back Kyric McGowan have all missed action with injuries despite having significant roles at some point during the season. With a depleted running back room, Hull had seen action against Nebraska, Indiana and Purdue and

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Evan Hull scores the first touchdown of his career. The freshman finished the day with 220 yards and four touchdowns.

had just eight rushes for 15 yards. But despite being used sparingly in three games this season, the freshman stepped into the lead running back role and did not disappoint. “We’re obviously depleted at that position,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “For him to go out there and play the way he did; a great week of practice and he earned the starting role… he did a really good job today.” Rushing behind an offensive line that dominated the UMass defensive line, the freshman scored the offense’s first touchdown on a 6-yard run early in the second quarter. Hull’s other three touchdowns showed his elusiveness. On the Cats’ next possession midway into the second quarter, junior quarterback Aidan Smith handed the ball off to Hull again. The play was designed to go to left, but Hull improvised: he cut back to the right, broke two tackles and saw nothing but green grass in front of him en route to his

second touchdown. And Hull wasn’t done. For a team that has struggled to produce big plays all season, Hull helped the Cats out in a big way. With the game already out of reach, he broke off two insurance touchdown runs of 46 and 31 yards a piece. On the 46-yard touchdown, he broke a tackle and tip-toed down the sideline for the final 30 yards avoiding two hits from defenders trying to push him out of bounds. And he broke yet another tackle en route to his fourth touchdown. But Hull wasn’t focused on his own performance, and instead was thankful for his offensive line who paved the way for him all game. “They made my job a lot easier today,” Hull said. “Big shoutout to them. I love those guys. They really got after it today… they had my back out there and we had a good time.” andrewgolden2021@u.northwestern.edu