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Council introduces FY 2020 budget Aldermen push to finalize budget before end of year By JOSHUA IRVINE

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Aldermen introduced a host of ordinances Monday in a push to finalize the city’s 2020 budget before the end of the year. W ith only two City Council sessions remaining, aldermen moved to introduce several tax levies as well as an overall approval of the budget for fiscal year 2020. The latter ordinance includes several revisions implemented since the budget was first proposed, including reductions on projected parking ticket revenue and the movement of a quarter million dollars to a newly created reparations fund. Projected expenditures now sit at $321 million, up from $317 million in the original proposal. Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) pushed to suspend a proposed increase of

parking rates on Central Street, though it was shot down by council. Revelle had previously voiced concerns with the rate increase and suggested the decision would harm businesses and drive consumers to nearby Wilmette. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said he had heard similar concerns from business owners in his ward, adding that it was unfair for City Council to prioritize certain business districts. Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) said she had also heard complaints from residents about the higher rates but balked when interim city manager Erika Storlie said eliminating the increase would cost the city up to $1.9 million. “ That ’s big,” Fleming said. “I don’t have a replacement for that.” A movement to remove the increase failed 7-2, with only Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th) backing Revelle. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) criticized the city for “nickeland-diming” residents and said the council needed to » See BUDGET, page 6

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University of Massachusetts Prof. Thomas Stubblefield speaks during the Kaplan Institute’s fall keynote event. Stubblefield and O’Brien discussed how erasure of works of art can alter perceptions of history.

Scholars address memorialization Kaplan Institute fall keynote talks erasure of indigenous history By ANUSHUYA THAPA

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The erasure of and changes to monuments or works of art can change perceptions of history,

two scholars said Monday during the Kaplan Institute Fall Keynote event. University of Minnesota Prof. Jean O’Brien and University of Massachusetts Prof. Thomas Stubblefield presented their different yet overlapping works

regarding memorialization during the talk, held in Harris Hall. The event, co-hosted by the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities and the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, was a part of the Multicultural Student

Association’s 30 Days of Indigenous programming through the month of November, which is Native American Heritage Month. D uring the keynote » See KAPLAN, page 6

Grad students optimistic for union ETHS reports NUGW reflects on three years of advocacy and unionization efforts racial disparities Recent data shows gaps in student achievement

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This is the second article in a series called “2020 Vision” which walks through the reflections and hopes student groups, administrators and others throughout Northwestern have on the past few years and upcoming new decade. In September, President Trump’s National Labor Relations Board proposed a rule that would strip graduate students of their right to unionize. University President Morton Schapiro has stated that unionization is “a bad move” that could harm the relationship between professors and graduate students. With these overarching forces at play, Northwestern University Graduate Workers is growing and pushing for unionization and recognition, all while attempting to hold the University accountable on individual issues that affect graduate students. Despite the federal agency’s long-anticipated proposal, there is hope for NUGW. Separate from the labor relations board, graduate unions can lobby for voluntary recognition from their schools. And while they

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Graduate students from Chicagoland schools march around the Federal Building last week. Entering the new decade, NUGW plans to continue to fight for union recognition.

attempt to build a critical mass of students, the organization has helped incite changes at Northwestern. “We have actually accomplished a lot in the last year,” said Anna Zalokostas, a thirdyear English graduate student.

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“The administration does take us quite seriously, even if they won’t recognize us. I think they’re a little bit scared of what we can accomplish.” NUGW successfully campaigned for five full years of guaranteed funding in 2017 and

took a prominent role in repealing a 2018 international student technology fee. This September, members protested a raised cost for outpatient mental health care from Northwestern’s health » See NUGW, page 6

A report on student achievement laid out continued racial disparities in student success, according to a Nov. 12 presentation to the Evanston Township High School District 202 school board. The report looked at data from the ETHS graduating class of 2019 to see which students met the standards set in the Illinois Every Student Succeeds Act. The ESSA uses four indicators to determine college and career readiness: a grade point average of 2.8 or greater, a 95 percent attendance rate, at least one English/language arts academic indicator and at least one mathematics indicator. For language arts, the state requires students to meet the requirements of one of four options: earn an A, B or C grade in an Advanced Placement English course; earn a 3 or higher on an AP exam; earn a reading and writing SAT

score of 480 or higher; or earn an ACT English subject score of at least 18 or an ACT reading subject score of at least 22. Pete Bavis, ETHS assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, said at the meeting that the issue with the English language arts indicator is that two of the four options are based on enrollment. In theory, ETHS could enroll all juniors in AP English to satisfy the benchmark, he said. “That’s very cynical. We would never do that,” Bavis said. “However, that’s what that indicator really privileges.” Carrie Levy, ETHS director of research, evaluation and assessment, said the report broke down the data by race to see which students met the benchmarks. For the class of 2019, 65 percent of students overall achieved a grade point average of at least 2.8; the average attendance rate across all four years was 92 percent; 78 percent of students met the math proficiency standard; and 65 percent met the English proficiency standard. But while white students » See D202, page 6

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Residents protest termination of service manager By EMMA YARGER

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Over 40 Evanston residents and community members, including former mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, protested the termination of community services manager Kevin Brown during public comment at Monday’s City Council meeting. Brown was terminated Friday because he used a city credit card to pay off parking tickets incurred while parking city vehicles in the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center parking lot, according to Dear Evanston. Brown lost his job, despite his assertion in a Facebook post that his boss Lawrence Hemingway — the parks, recreation and community services director — approved of this payment method. Porschia Davis, former program coordinator for the Youth and Young Adult Division in the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, agreed with Brown’s assertion that senior leadership allowed the use of city credit cards to pay for tickets. She said staff never received consequences for these infractions until Brown’s termination. Before the floor opened for public comments, Mayor Steve Hagerty said he could not disclose any details of Brown’s termination. “Due to the fact that the matter many will speak on is a personnel matter governed by personnel

POLICE BLOTTER Two vehicles stolen from Autobarn

Two vehicles were stolen Friday night from Autobarn, located on the 1000 block of Chicago Avenue. A 2018 black Honda Accord, valued at $28,148, and a white 2016 Dodge Challenger, valued at $34,022, were taken from the location. A 31-year-old employee at the Autobarn reported the theft and told arriving officers that the two cars were taken overnight. After reviewing the security footage, he said that an unknown man

policies and applicable laws, neither the City Council nor city manager is able to discuss the matter, or release any information,” Hagerty said. While making her public comment, Tisdahl reflected on her time in office and her work with Brown. The Youth and Young Adult Division was created during her time in office, which Brown advised up until his termination. Youth and Young Adult Division is a program that seeks to support young people with life changes through education, civic engagement, workforce development and alternative recreation. “Kevin has done a remarkable job,” Tisdahl said. “One of the best things that I did as mayor, I believe, was to encourage Kevin and to support Kevin, and I’m here to ask you, do the same.” City clerk Devon Reid said the council and the mayor do not have the authority to hire or fire staff. He said this responsibility falls on the city manager. Interim city manager Erika Storlie declined to comment about Brown’s termination or address any allegations made during public comment. Community members praised Brown’s work with the division and many speakers vouched for his character and the positive effect he has had Evanston. “The thing about Kevin was he was a beacon of light in this community,” said 2nd Ward resident Nicolette Jones. “He made Evanston better because he was here.”

entered the lot and found the Honda unlocked. The man sat in the car for several minutes and then drove away, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. While driving away, the man struck two vehicles and jumped a curb, damaging the car. Neither the suspect nor the vehicle has been found. That same night, the Dodge was also stolen. Soon after the Honda was stolen, other people arrived at the Autobarn and looked for cars with keys inside. They located the Dodge Challenger and took it from the lot. Police officers found the vehicle at the Target

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Former mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. Tisdahl spoke during public comment in support of Kevin Brown, who was recently terminated by the city.

Residents during public comments expressed their concern about the legitimacy of Brown’s termination. Liz Ribeiro, a 3rd Ward resident, alleged that racial inequity was the root of his termination. Reid commented from the lectern that he has seen a pattern of racial inequality in Evanston.

“We’ve seen a pattern of folks who speak out against racism and call out the city, being systematically quickly fired and terminated,” Reid said, “I think we have a duty to address this.”

located at 6422 N Sheridan Rd in Chicago. The vehicle has been recovered, but there is no further suspect information.

along with a large pile of shattered glass. The doorway was completely shattered, Glew said. An officer made entry into the interior, but it did not seem like any items were ransacked and the ATM machine appeared functional. There were footsteps in the shattered glass by the entry and toward the west lobby counter door, but the door hadn’t been tampered. It appeared that nothing was taken and that the offender had left the area.

Attempted burglary at the People’s Currency Exchange

An attempted burglary took place around 5:10 a.m. on Saturday at the People’s Currency Exchange, located at 1605 Maple Ave, causing $1,000 in damages. Officers responded to a burglary alarm and found a large sharp rock lying on the sidewalk,

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Political Union talks Medicare for All By EMILY SAKAI

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Northwestern Political Union on Monday debated whether the United States should implement Medicare for All, ultimately voting 12-9 that the U.S. should not implement the program, with six attendees abstaining. Medicare for All has been a highly debated topic within the Democratic Party and 2020 primary candidates are split on the issue. While U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has supported U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Medicare for All bill, new Iowa frontrunner Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, favors allowing people to keep their private insurance, making a government plan available for all who want it. Other candidates like U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have opposed the program, arguing for an expansion of the Affordable Care Act. The debate began with an initial vote on the resolution in which four members voted pro, nine members voted con, and 11 abstained. Weinberg junior Ellie Buckner, arguing in support of the resolution, and McCormick senior Ian Odland, arguing against the resolution, gave their opening statements. Zalman Faltushanskiy, a first-year Feinberg graduate student and former member of Political Union, moderated the debate. Buckner first defined Medicare for All as a “full single-payer system” of health insurance provided by the government. In her opening arguments in favor of this system, she focused on the suffering caused by uninsurance and underinsurance, pointing out that medical costs are the number one cause of bankruptcy for American families. Buckner also highlighted the benefits of a single-payer system, including the greater negotiating power of the government to lower costs. “Right now in the U.S., the system is broken,” Buckner said. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege.” Arguing against Medicare for All, Odland raised concerns about funding the program and the

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Ellie Buckner argues that the United States should implement Medicare for All. She argued that a singlepayer model could fix the broken American health care system.

impact it would have on the economy, including the loss of two million jobs in private insurance. He said that capitalism and the free-market could be utilized to better address the problem. “I’m not arguing that the system isn’t broken, but that Medicare for All is not the solution,” Odland said. A brief period of question and answer followed the opening statements. Then, the discussion opened to the other members of Political Union. Bienen junior Sachin Shukla said national expenditures on health have decreased for countries that have implemented some form of singlepayer healthcare. “I think the biggest issue in the United States health care system is efficiency,” Sachin said. Some of those against the resolution questioned the ability of the government to incentivize innovation under a single-payer system, arguing that competition between private firms drives costs down and improves outcomes. Many were also concerned about the cost of implementing

a single-payer system. In their closing statements, Buckner and Odland addressed the points raised by the other members. Buckner said that there would still be an incentive to innovate under a single-payer system because while insurance providers would no longer compete, health providers would compete for consumers based on quality of care. She concluded by saying that Medicare for All is the “best option to provide adequate coverage to every single person.” In his closing statement, Odland said that Medicare for All means “settling” for an easy solution to a complicated problem. He emphasized the potential negative impacts of Medicare for All on the economy, saying that it could cause another recession. He added that health providers could not afford to offer high-quality care without the existence of private insurance. emilysakai2023@u.northwestern.edu

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T.I. has no right to know about his daughter’s hymen KATHRYN AUGUSTINE

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Birthdays are marked by generic Hallmark cards from extended family members, grocery store cakes and presents with festive wrapping paper. For rapper T.I.’s daughter, Deyjah Harris, her birthday is also celebrated with an annual visit to the gynecologist — accompanied by her father. In the podcast “Ladies Like Us,” hosted by Nazanin Mandi and Nadia Moham, the subject of parenting arose in an episode with T.I. titled “Life Hacks with T.I.” The rapper broached the topic of his eldest daughter, who is beginning her first year of college. Rather than reflecting on his daughter’s achievements or her character, he said each year since she has turned 16, he’s taken the liberty to schedule her an appointment with a gynecologist — not to maintain her reproductive health but to check her the state of her hymen, to determine whether she retains her virginity. To gain access to that information, T.I. persuades his daughter to sign a release waiver, on the premise that there’s nothing his daughter is not open to sharing. He then declared to the audience of “Ladies Like Us” that his daughter’s hymen remains intact as of her 18th birthday. I seriously doubt T.I. received any form of consent from his daughter before broadcasting this fact to the American public. T.I.’s actions are a direct invasion of Harris’

privacy. Whether a woman has engaged in sexual behavior is not the concern of her family, her friends or even a current sexual partner. It’s understandable that parents want to ensure that their children are partaking in sex with the proper protection and accurate knowledge concerning consent and STIs. However, it’s not appropriate for parents to subject their children to exams in an effort to uncover details about their sexual behavior.

This raises questions about the presence of parents and guardians in the examination rooms at the doctor’s appointments for their children after the age of 16. With a parent sitting in on a discussion between a doctor and their child, the child will be naturally hesitant to answer questions with complete honesty. Additionally, the child may feel uncomfortable asking questions. There is also the potential for unnecessary, invasive examinations, coercion of the child or further prodding, as in the case of Harris. Parents should not be in examination rooms with their children after the age of 16 and should not be forced to sexual aspects of their health with the child’s physician, unless there is clearly un-coerced verbal consent

from the child. Harris was technically a minor when the examinations began, but does her age mean she does not deserve the control of her own body? Now that she is 18 years old, the controlling role of her father in her reproductive healthcare is questionable from a legal standpoint. It’s interesting that T.I.’s oldest son, Messiah Harris, is 19 years old and yet, we hear no mention of anxiety about Messiah’s virginity in the duration of the podcast. His concern about the purity and innocence of his female teenage daughter is antiquated and sexist. Why, in 2019, are fathers still fixated on protecting the virginity of their daughters, who are capable of making independent decisions? And by monitoring whether or not she

has had sex, he is unconsciously sending the message that her worth is equated with her virginity. A decision to refrain from or engage in sex is entirely unrelated to the character of a woman. She is over 16, the age of consent in her home state of Georgia, and deserves the right to lose or maintain her virginity. If Harris has sex, that does not make her “dirty” or a slut.

In addition to an invasion of Harris’ privacy, T.I.’s logic that assumes a broken hymen means lost virginity is blatantly flawed. The belief that the hymen is broken by sex is mythical. For starters, the hymen is not “broken,” but rather torn. And sex is not the sole activity that can prompt stretching or tearing. Changes to the hymen can be a consequence of a myriad of physical activities, from riding a bike to gymnastics. While all humans are generally equipped with the same body parts, these body parts differ in appearance. This applies to the hymen, too. In fact, some women are born without a hymen entirely. Therefore, a lack of a hymen, or scant tissue in that region, can be a product of genetics, physical activity or a sexual partner. It’s not plausible to accurately pinpoint sex as the causal factor. Thus, there is clearly no scientific validity of “virginity testing.” However, despite this knowledge conveyed to him by gynecologists, T.I. is confident that the state of his daughter’s hymen is indicative of her sexual activity. I’m sick and tired of women relinquishing control over their bodies at the request of a man in power. Like our male counterparts, we deserve privacy and respect for the decisions we make. Kathryn Augustine is a Medill sophomore. She can be contacted at kathrynaugustine2022@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.

Bring Prime Minister’s Questions to the United States GRANT LI

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Every Wednesday, a bunch of well-dressed people crowd into a room at midday. They often stand up and immediately sit back down. There is a raucous air — people shout, and there’s plenty of gesticulating to go along with it. The House of Commons is in lively session, in a British parliamentary tradition called the Prime Minister’s Questions. The Prime Minister fields questions from various Members of Parliament, sometimes lasting longer than an hour. The questions are unpredictable, so the Prime Minister must prepare for anything. Missteps are broadcast live on television and disseminated

on social media. A skilled orator, whose administration is genuinely tackling the issues at hand, can use the Prime Minister’s Questions to great benefit and self-enhancement. In the United States, eight months have passed since the last White House press briefing. Where normally the executive would answer questions through the press briefings, the President’s Questions would be a great way to restore another channel of access to the presidency for the people. It should be conducted in the House of Representatives, where each Congressperson is likely more connected to their community than

a senator. The representatives would be able to ask questions that are local and impact their own district. Each session would be one hour and broadcast on television. There’s a lot to gain for everyone involved. Aside from the fact that the president can explain policy decisions and generate support, more obscure members of the House can increase their exposure. If a community wants a problem addressed by the president, constituents can contact their representative to encourage them to ask a question about it. Realistically, the bar for the president to do

well is not very high. Every president should be able to answer hard questions because the problems the nation deals with are also hard. Any president informed on current events and passably articulate should fare just fine. Just look across the Atlantic for an example of how it could work. Sixty minutes of questions should not burden the president’s schedule too much. Whoever is occupying the Oval Office should be able to spare an hour of golfing for the immense potential payoffs of an appearance at the President’s Question. Grant Li is a Weinberg sophomore. They can be contacted at ligrant@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

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Evanston Public Library holds needlework circle By RAYNA SONG

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Every third Monday of the month, a dropin needlework circle meets at Evanston Public Library. Sally Barnum, the organizer of the circle, hopes more people will join this community. Barnum created the needlework circle about a year ago when she discovered that EPL did not have a resource for adults interested in needlework. They meet for two hours every month. “It is needlework because it is anything that you can do by hand that includes fabric or yarn… some people quilt, some people knit,” said Barnum, a retired librarian, as she crocheted a hat. “It’s just sort of a relaxing thing to do.” Barnum explained the difference between crocheting and knitting — the former uses a single crochet hook, while the latter uses two long needles. Because a crochet hook is easily portable people can usually crochet in any location. For Barnum, crocheting is also a way to give back to the community. She is currently crocheting twelve hats for the First United Methodist Church in Evanston, which runs an emergency shelter for women in the winter. It usually takes Barnum two hours to crochet a hat. Barnum describes the needlework circle as an “open door” — people are welcome to stay for as long as they want. She also emphasized

Northwestern allocates $1 million for Good Neighbor Fund

Northwestern University donated $1 million to the city’s Good Neighbor Fund for 2020, according to a news release. This is the fifth consecutive year the university added to the fund, which will support various city endeavors, such as park improvements

her desire for increased awareness of the group in Evanston. Barnum added that she wants a sign in the downstairs portion of the library. Due to lack of publicity, people typically find out about the circle through word-of-mouth, she said. Barnum extended a particular invitation to men who might be unaware of the circle. EPL’s needlework circle serves as a place where people sharing the same interest may communicate and socialize, in addition to doing needlework, Barnum said. Because of the social aspect of the circle, Barnum touted the community-building aspect of an activity like crocheting, which can benefit adults and older members of the community. “As you age, your community gets smaller,” Barnum said. “Sometimes that is problematic for some people, like they don’t leave their house or they don’t meet new people. I think that a community like this is a good thing… it gets you out of your house.” Jennie Charles, a retired woman sitting across from Barnum doing needlepoint, agreed that the circle persuades people to leave their homes. Charles found out about the knitting circle in an advertisement in a newspaper. Monday was her first time coming, though she said she would have joined earlier had she known about the meeting. “Even though it is cold, it is better than staying home and watching television,” Charles said. raynasong2023@u.northwestern.edu and a full-time social worker position at the Evanston Public Library. Back in March 2015, Northwestern agreed to donate $1 million per year for five years to the Good Neighbor Fund, to be spent on projects decided by Evanston’s mayor and Northwestern’s president. Mayor Steve Hagerty said the donation will be beneficial to Evanston in several ways. “From enhancing job training programs, to improving our parks, to supporting the city’s climate action efforts, the projects funded by

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Evanston resident Sally Barnum crochets a winter hat for the emergency women’s shelter at First United Methodist Church. Barnum founded the Evanston Public Library knitting circle about a year ago.

this year’s Good Neighbor Fund allocation will have a direct and positive impact on the quality of life for all who live, work and play in Evanston,” Hagerty said in the release. The breakdown of the donation includes $250,000 for Evanston Fire Department paramedic services and $150,000 for interior improvements of the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. A new dog park funded by the donation is also expected to cost $85,000, and $45,000 will support initiatives related to the city’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan,

which the city is working to implement. The donation covers a 12-month period beginning Jan. 1, 2020. “For Northwestern to thrive, Evanston must thrive,” Northwestern President Morton Schapiro said in the release. “That’s the idea behind our Good Neighbors Fund. It’s an honor for us to play a role in providing programs and services that make Evanston one of the most remarkable communities in the nation.” — Emma Edmund

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presentation, O’Brien, a co-founder and past president of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, talked about her work documenting indigenous monuments and movements to change narratives around the founding of the United States, such as the “National Day of Mourning” that the Wampanoag Tribe observes during the American holiday of Thanksgiving. “Wampanoag and other indigenous public intellectuals have brought new energy to their engagement with this landscape to craft a more complicated and coherent depiction of New England’s past,” O’Brien said. “Unlike most of the memorial landscape of Plymouth which freezes the town as an English place, these educators create ways to introduce visitors to experiences and perspectives excluded from the dominant story.” Speaking of the display put on by the indigenous

tribe at Plymouth, Massachusetts, O’Brien noted that counter-monuments helped “close the cognitive distance between the past and the present.” Stubblefield, an associate professor of art history and media studies, said memorialization and techniques used to reinvent and change monuments and artwork could involve techniques aimed to “disturb the equilibrium of complacent cultural discourses and shift the meaning of their terms.” He discussed art pieces that attempted to create a Eurocentric picture of history in their time, and he noted how modern artists like Yinka Shonibare are subverting their themes. Wendy Wall, director of the Kaplan Institute, said she was happy with the event’s turnout and was especially pleased to see people of different academic interests and roles at the University come together. “Each year we try to create a yearlong set of events devoted to showing how you can have many approaches to a single word,” Hall said. “We

wanted to have someone working in visual culture and art history and pit them against someone working in history,” she explained. Some attendees stayed after the presentation to chat with fellow audience members. Doctoral student Nnaemeka Ekwelum, who is also an educator in the Boston area, said the event’s discussion of indigenous history reminded him of how black history is a “tool for not only remembering, but for forgetting as well” in secondary school curricula. “Being in an African American Studies program, I’m learning so much that I didn’t know about black history or things that I was taught in a fictitious way,” Ekwelum said. “When you actually know your past you have a better understanding of who you are and where you can go.” Kelly Wisecup, the co-director of CNAIR and a non-native scholar, said it is important to think about erasure and how living native intellectuals are trying to change historical narratives — a

central theme of O’Brien’s talk. “It’s especially important for Northwestern to think about memorializing, especially a few days before the anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre,” Wisecup said. “I think these questions of memorializing are very important for Northwestern thinks about its past and how it narrates its future for its current and future students.” O’Brien, a member of the White Earth Ojibwe nation, spoke about the differences between the depth of historical education based on identity after the event. “I always think that native people are bilingual in history,” O’Brien said. “We are required to learn the history of the United States, but we also know our own histories and value them and connect them to the history of other indigenous people. It’s a more well-rounded way of thinking about the United States.”

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“think holistically” to improve the city’s finances. However, she still voted in favor of the increase. “Going forward,” Fiske said, “let’s try and look at things from a larger picture.” A few issues remained unresolved at the close of discussion. The new budget projected revenues from a recently approved measure to begin hosting professional events at WelshRyan Arena, but Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said the city should establish clear rules for taxing nonprofits like Northwestern. Wilson said the issue should constitute its own ordinance, and no further action was taken. A final version of the vacant property tax discussed on Nov. 11 was still missing. Community development director Johanna Leonard said at that meeting that city staff were still examining revenue projections based on suggestions by Wilson. On Monday, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) and Rainey scored a victory with the allocation of a projected $250,000 from the city’s recreational cannabis tax toward reparations for black residents. The cannabis tax will go into effect July 1, Storlie said. The aldermen encouraged residents to donate to the fund, to which the city has pledged $10 million. “All amounts are accepted – including $10 million,” Rue Simmons said. A slew of ordinances implementing property tax levies and tax abatements were introduced without discussion. Aldermen must vote on the budget, levies and abatements before the end of the year.

had an average GPA of around 3.4, the average GPA for black female students was 2.6 and 2.3 for black male students. Latinx students also fell slightly below the 2.8 benchmark, with women averaging a 2.7 GPA and men averaging a 2.6 GPA. Students on free or reduced lunch had an average GPA of 2.5, and students with individualized education programs had an average GPA

of 2.4. Attendance rates were largely consistent across all groups, but disparities also emerged on math and English benchmarks. Around 90 percent of white students met both math and English language proficiency standards, while less than 50 percent of black students met the English benchmarks and less than 65 percent met the math benchmarks. District 202 board member Jude Laude said he’s frustrated, but unsurprised by these disparities.

While the district is spending a lot of time addressing equity issues, it’s still not enough, and there needs to be more action items to address the trends. “Every time I see these numbers, I must be transparent about it,” Laude said. “It’s just so frustrating and sad that there are these disparities between the outcomes for our black and brown students and our white students.”

about tangible financials — it’s about getting a better quality of life with things like dependent care for health insurance and standardized workloads for TAs. Graduate students teach, do research and grade — often vital behind-the-scenes grunt work. NUGW co-chair Andrew Hull, a sixth-year graduate student in philosophy, said he’s encouraged by the community support he’s seen, and feels like all the group has to do is convince the administration. “It is good for everybody to make graduate workers more able to do our work that makes this university function,” Hull said. “So the undergraduates at Northwestern think of it not as this frustrating place full of mediocre instructors and graders but as a wonderful academic institution.” As they rally for recognition, NUGW will focus on building up their numbers. Mauricio Maluff Masi, a second-year philosophy graduate student, said he was interested in joining NUGW from his first day on campus and is optimistic about the group’s future. Students should be able to rely on the union when they have an issue, knowing they can get help from involved friends and colleagues, Maluff Masi said. “I think we have to seriously retool our organization,” he said. “So the union is not just a

sort of amorphous thing that is out there somewhere, but it’s a living, breathing entity in each department.” NUGW does not exist in a vacuum for graduate student issues. The Graduate Leadership & Advocacy Council aims to maintain “a system of participatory student governance” for Northwestern graduate students, according to its website. GLAC is linked with the University and maintains a neutral stance on NUGW. According to Hull, GLAC’s external communications chair, the council will transition to the new title of Graduate Student Government. They also aim to consolidate Northwestern’s Graduate Student Association and Chicago Graduate Student Association. While NUGW is student-run and works solely for graduate workers, GLAC has advocated from within the administration. But Yang said graduate students get “zero actual input” through the governance, and neither GLAC nor the new GSG is a substitution for an actual contract. “We see that the university knows that we want a voice,” Yang said. “But they do not want to actually give us anything that looks like a voice. And so ultimately for us, really the vision is a union.”

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Entering Friday, Northwestern’s path to nationals was going to be a difficult one. The Wildcats needed to finish in one of the top two spots among a 33-team field at NCAA Regionals. Though NU finished 13th and failed to qualify, their performance on the challenging Stillwater, Oklahoma course closed their cross country season on a high note, coach Jill Miller said as she highlighted NU’s execution from start to finish. “They ran a very solid race in terms of putting themselves in good position and fighting,” Miller said. “If you look over the last two kilometers, we were able to pick up two spots and pick up Nebraska, who beat us pretty easily at the Big Ten championship. The effort level was great.” The Cats had little momentum in their favor coming into the meet. On Nov. 3, NU finished 13th out of 14 teams at the Big Ten Championships as the Cats were doomed by a dismal start and downed by top-notch competition. Two weeks later, NU placed 13th once again, but this time the result was a positive one. Sophomore Rachel McCardell rebounded from a disappointing Big Ten performance to place 36th in 21:39.6, while seniors Sarah Nicholson and Kelly O’Brien rounded out the team’s top three. Nicholson, in her final cross country race for the Cats, placed 56th in 22:01.3, and O’Brien was

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close behind in 70th in 22:10.9. The Cats hope that the strong performance will provide momentum heading into the winter and spring competitive seasons. NU plans to return to competition in January with the Gene Edmonds Invitational, though the team’s long-term goals remain oriented toward next cross country season. “We felt proud of the effort but hungry for more,” Miller said. “Looking at the future and the training, they’re ready to train at a higher level and commit to the sport both inside and outside of practice. We finished the season with some great momentum that will carry into the indoor and outdoor seasons, but it’s how we approach our training through June. I’m excited to do that.” The meet concluded Miller’s first season at the helm for NU. The year also marked a major youth movement as three of the Cats’ first six finishers at NCAA Regionals were freshmen. Miller said both she and the team learned a lot over the course of the season, including what it will take to mold the Cats into contenders. “Certainly it’s not easy taking over a new program, learning the personalities and the current culture and figuring out how to transition to one that is more elite inside and outside of practice,” Miller said. “I’m proud of the conversations that are happening, but it’s going to have to stick in with action over the next sixth months so we can solidify a great place to start training in June.” johnriker2023@u.northwestern.edu the development of body-integrated electronic systems and enhancing research collaboration at the institute, according to a University news release. The gift follows the grand opening of the Simpson Querrey Biomedical Research Center on the Chicago campus in June. Through interdisciplinary collaborations between faculty from McCormick and Feinberg, the center has developed a number of electronic systems that integrate into the body for functions, ranging from continuous, clinical-grade measurements of physiological health to engineered therapies for neuroregeneration, the release stated. John Rogers, the institute’s founding director, said

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the investment will accelerate the institute’s work towards “systems with the potential for far-reaching, beneficial impact on human health.” “We are profoundly moved by the confidence that Kimberly and Lou have shown in our ability to do important, collaborative research at the interface between engineering and medicine, and we appreciate their visionary support,” Rogers said in the release. Rogers currently leads an interdisciplinary team of Northwestern faculty that developed soft and flexible body sensors to replace the tangle of wire-based sensors that currently monitor premature babies in hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units.

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With one minute remaining in the NCAA Tournament opener between Northwestern and Boston College, it seemed like the stars aligned for a Wildcats victory. NU had built up momentum after a shaky start and banked one in to tie it near the end of the game. Then Boston College scored, and it all came crashing down. The Cats (14-8, 5-3 Big Ten) were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament after a 2-1 defeat to the Eagles on Friday. NU was outshot 14-9, although their shots-on-goal margin was a more even 7-5. Boston College had three more penalty corners than the Cats, including one that sparked the game winner. NU looked a bit out of its depth in the first quarter — it allowed seven Eagles shots and couldn’t seem to force the ball out of their defensive circle. And while the Cats defense held firm and allowed no goals in the quarter, the offense struggled in transition. NU struggled to take control of the game offensively in later quarters, but it did get stronger and more aggressive over the course of the match, and outshot Boston

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College 4-2 in the final quarter. “I thought our team played a really good match,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “Unfortunately they were able to score on that corner at the last minute, but I thought we had a lot of great performances, and I was really proud of how we as a team performed.” In the final minutes of the first half, Boston College’s leading scorer Margo Carlin fielded a long transition pass off a Cats turnover, catching NU by surprise for a quick goal.The score left the Cats playing from behind for much of the second half. Freshman forward Bente Baekers tied it up early in the fourth quarter with a penalty stroke after an Eagles defender hacked her stick and directly prevented her from scoring. The goal brings Baekers’ season total to 28, tied for second most in program history, and the most goals scored by any Big Ten player, since Chelsea Armstrong set Northwestern’s program record with 29 in 2012. With the clock winding down, Boston College forward Elizabeth Warner deflected a penalty corner hit from the top of the circle and knocked it in to give them a 2-1 lead. Despite the loss, NU improved remarkably from last season’s 9-10 campaign, and the play of its underclassmen gives coach Tracey Fuchs hope for the future.

“We have a good core coming back,” Fuchs said. “That’s always promising for a coach.” In addition to Baekers, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, many underclassmen have seen significant time for the Cats this season. Freshman midfielder Alia Marshall was one of NU’s best players on the field on Friday, as she facilitated offensive transitions and consistently found holes to pass or dribble through to give the Cats offensive chances. NU will lose only three starters next season: senior defenders Lily Gandhi and Kirsten Mansfield and senior midfielder Saar de Breij. Fuchs said that the Cats’ reliance on their bench throughout the season means a lot of their roster has playing experience. NU has a lot of talent on their roster, especially with the emergence of Baekers and sophomore defenseman Kayla Blas, well positioned to either continue or top their success this season next year. “We’re in the process right now of reflecting, and seeing what we have coming back and what we have coming in,” Fuchs said. “We want to take a look at the whole program and see what our strengths and weaknesses are, but we’re looking forward to the winter and the spring.” Daily file photo by Alison Albelda

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After Providence cut Northwestern’s 19-point lead down to five with less than three minutes left in the game, coach Chris Collins called a timeout. In the huddle, he told the players they couldn’t fold like they had late against Merrimack, like they had in a closed preseason scrimmage versus Vanderbilt or like they had in practice all summer. If the Wildcats couldn’t score enough to pull this game out, they would have furthered the narrative that they don’t have what it takes to make baskets in crunch time. This time –– against a Big East team that’s expected to make the NCAA Tournament –– NU converted down the stretch, scoring 10 points in the last three minutes. Heading into the Cats’ (1-1) game against Radford (1-2) on Tuesday at Welsh-Ryan Arena, Collins said he’s learned this team can be more competitive late in games. “When things don’t go well, we’ve had to tendency to fold,” Collins said. “Over the past two games it’s something we’ve gotten on each other about. In the span of a 40 minute game, there are going to be runs. You’re going to get hit with an 8-0 run. The house can’t be built of cards at that point, and I thought we really rallied around that.” If NU hadn’t faltered so spectacularly against Merrimack’s zone defense, the Cats’ win over Providence wouldn’t have carried so much weight. But the opener showed all of this team’s inexperience, and NU lost because it scored just six points in the last seven minutes. In the Cats’ final 10 possessions against Merrimack, they had two turnovers, six missed shots and only six points. NU played extremely slow, taking over 20 seconds on most of its possessions in this stretch. Merrimack’s zone defense constantly denied

graduate guard Pat Spencer the ball at the free throw line, forcing another play to hit a perimeter shot or pass through traffic to Pete Nance on the block. Unable to get the ball to its two best scorers, the Cats passed it around the perimeter like a hot potato, waiting for someone to make something happen. They only ran one set play in the final seven minutes –– it was designed to get Spencer open for a corner three, but Merrimack snuffed it out and forced Nance into missing a contested layup. All of the other possessions were similar scenarios, and Collins said he recognized how uncomfortable the offense looked. In a team meeting on Nov. 10, Collins urged the players to let go of any stress they were feeling. “We were really tight in that first game because everybody wants to do so well,” Collins said. “They’re young kids that really haven’t done much at this level. How many of the guys out there have really accomplished a lot?... These are college kids that have a tough night sometimes.” Against the Friars, the difference in NU’s offense was night and day. The Cats assisted on all three baskets that won them the game, often finding freshman center Ryan Young unguarded under the rim. Young had 12 points in the second half, all of them resulting from a teammate breaking down Providence’s 2-3 zone off the dribble and dishing the ball to Young. Spencer was the catalyst, running a zone offense that looked completely different from the one NU used against Merrimack. Over the last several minutes, the Cats had post players doing a variety of things –– setting high ball screens and back screens for Spencer or running out on the perimeter and looking for a pass from the lead guard. Almost every possession looked different from the next, keeping the Friars’ defense off balance. Up five with less than four minutes remaining, NU ran a play that ended

Rutgers in straight sets By BEN LUALDI

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up winning the team the game. Spencer ran from one corner to the other, using a double screen from Young and Nance to get space. After setting the screen, Nance jolted out to the perimeter while Young held his ground in the post. Nance got the ball on the right wing, surveyed the defense and passed it to Young on the block. Young made the shot and gave the Cats a seven point lead. That type of play –– and the composure it took for Nance and Young to make it –– give Collins confidence going forward. Until last Wednesday’s game, he hadn’t seen this core of players respond to adversity and punch back after allowing a big run. That made NU’s first win of the season resonate a little extra with Collins and the team. “It was definitely a big moment to have to go through that because we’ve struggled with that,” Collins said. “There’s a lot of guys that are going to be around here for a long time, and games like tonight are huge for their development.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

Northwestern split two matches this weekend at Welsh-Ryan Arena, beating Rutgers in straight sets before falling to Penn State by the same margin. On Friday, the Cats (11-17, 2-14 Big Ten) defeated the Scarlet Knights (8-19, 2-14). Junior outside hitter Nia Robinson led the way for NU with 15 kills. The win brought the Cats out of the Big Ten cellar, in addition to avenging a five-set loss three weeks earlier. NU star freshman outside hitter Temi Thomas-Ailara missed both matches this weekend. Thomas-Ailara was injured Oct. 27 against Rutgers but returned Nov. 6 against Nebraska and played against Michigan State Nov. 9. Coach Shane Davis said the team thought the freshman was ready to play last week, but are now exercising caution. “We wanted to give her some more time,” Davis said. “When she’s ready, we’ll put her in there.” Against No. 8 Penn State on Sunday, the Cats had trouble early. Sophomores Kaitlyn Hord and Jonni Parker were dominant at the net and forced Davis to call two early timeouts. NU never gained momentum and fell 25-15. “We couldn’t find a rhythm,” Davis said. “We struggled in finding any sort of groove attacking-wise.” In the second set, the Cats fought back. After being down 17-11, NU rallied and cut the deficit to one, making the score 19-18. But after a Nittany Lions timeout, the Cats fell flat, making several errors and failing to win another point, losing the set, 25-18. Robinson said the team’s mentality was at fault. “Coming out of that timeout, we just had to be in a better mindset,” Robinson said. “Physically, we are more than capable of winning those points.”

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The third set played out much like the first. Davis called two early timeouts, but neither sparked a comeback. Penn State freshman Lauren Clark closed the game with a cross-court kill, and the Nittany Lions took the third set 25-15. As a team, the Cats recorded a .138 hitting percentage, compared to Penn State’s .396. Parker led the way for the Nittany Lions, recording 13 kills. Robinson said she relishes the opportunity to play against teams like Penn State. While the Cats lost, Robinson shined as she recorded 12 of NU’s 27 kills and had 12.5 total points. No other Wildcat had more than six. Before the match on Sunday afternoon against the Nittany Lions (21-4, 14-2), Robinson was honored for reaching the 1,000 kills threshold in a win two weeks ago. She said the moment was both rewarding and nostalgic and credited her teammates for helping her throughout her career. When asked about Robinson breaking 1,000-kills, Davis was to the point. “She’s a special kid,” Davis said. “She’s fun to coach and she’s tough. She gets her money’s worth on all of her swings, so she’ll have a lot more after this weekend.” benjaminlualdi2023@u.northwestern.edu