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NSFP focuses on inclusiveness University updates programming for first-year students By CAMERON COOK

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Yasmine Diara is a seasoned Peer Adviser — 2018 was her third year leading activities during Wildcat Welcome, facilitating discussions and giving first-years much needed advice. This year, though, the Weinberg senior got to do the same things with other PAs as well. These extra sessions, called affinity groups, allowed students of color and students who identify as LGBTQ+ to connect outside the normal rush of PA training. Eager to try something new, Diara volunteered to facilitate the affinity group for black PAs. “Honestly, it felt natural,” Diara said. “It was so nice to be in a space where everyone understands you.” The affinity groups helped make a hard job more enjoyable, Diara said. Being a PA comes with a lot of difficulties, she said, but “being a black PA, a lot of

those things are amplified.” As colleges have become more diverse, administrators have struggled as students from these backgrounds have pushed them to focus more on creating an inclusive environment. PA affinity groups are one of many ways New Student and Family Programs and Multicultural Student Affairs have been trying to present NU as a more welcoming environment to students of color this year, said NSFP Director Patricia Hilkert. “When the Black Student (Experience) Report came out two or three years ago, that kind of did get us thinking ‘What more can we be doing?’” Hilkert said. “This is a continuation of that, how can we keep it going and try to make Northwestern be a friendly and welcoming place for everybody?” The report, published in 2016, recommended the University adopt long-term goals like increasing the number of black students, faculty and staff at NU, to creating more spaces for black student organizations. “I think it’s really important that everybody feels welcome when they come to campus,” » See INCLUSION, page 10

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Evanston Police investigate at the First United Methodist Church at 516 Church St.

Woman found dead near church Body found Monday, thought to have been there for up to 24 hours By KRISTINA KARISCH

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A person was found dead in an alcove outside of the First United Methodist Church in

downtown Evanston on Monday in what is being investigated as a homicide. Evanston Police Department officers responded to a call shortly before noon reporting there was a person in an alcove on the Hinman

Street side of the First United Methodist Church, 516 Church St. Police came to investigate at the church, and discovered a person who appeared to be deceased, said Evanston Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew.

Evanston police have not given a description of the individual. In an email to students, University Police Chief Bruce Lewis said police found an unresponsive woman with » See DEATH, page 10

Evanston records requests skyrocket NU stays mum FOIA requests reach new high for 2017, city clerk’s office says By SNEHA DEY

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The number of Freedom of Information Act requests made in Evanston reached a record high of 1,300 this year. This follows a steady growth of requests since 2016, according to information from the city clerk’s office. An October report said the city received 759 requests in 2016 and 924 requests in 2017. Almost half of those requests go to the Evanston Police Department, but the information technology department has seen the most drastic increase in requests, city clerk Devon Reid said.

Former NU student faces assault charges

Former Northwestern student Nicholas Nelson, 22, faces three charges of felony sexual assault and battery. Nelson, a former McCormick junior, was attending a party on the night of Feb. 3 and going into Feb. 4, according to Evanston Police Cmdr. Ryan

Reid said the increase in FOIA requests has partly to do with his focus on expanding access to city records. “More residents are generally aware of FOIA as a tool for holding the government accountable,” he said. “I’ve had some disagreements since being in office with the law department … There are have been instances where I’ve said, no we need to disclose this.” Resident and former interim deputy city clerk Bobby Burns said recent high profile cases in Chicago — in which key evidence was revealed through FOIA usage — could have contributed to the increase of requests in Evanston. For example, he said, the video released of Laquan McDonald’s shooting led to the conviction of

police officer Jason Van Dyke. Burns has filed 10 FOIA requests himself, all within the past two years. He recently filed a FOIA request regarding the

public record services in Evanston. “I’m very concerned about a decision that was made to keep

Glew. A female Northwestern student who was attending the same party who said she had been friends with Nelson for “several years,” told police Nelson sexually assaulted her at the party. She filed a Title IX report with the University, Glew said, and made statements during the proceedings that substantiated the filing of criminal sexual assault charges. The University said in a statement that Nelson was expelled after the

University’s Office of Equity investigated the incident and the matter was adjudicated through the student conduct process. Glew said the woman remembers being attacked and choked by Nelson. Her injuries were consistent with assault and strangulation, Glew said. Following the Title IX report, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office initially did not find probable cause for

assault. But police continued the investigation, Glew said, and eventually arrested Nelson on Oct. 31, when the charges were filed. According to Patch.com, civil proceedings resulted in his expulsion from the University and prosecutors approved the felony charges. Nelson is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 20, Glew said, and will most likely be brought before a grand jury.

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City clerk Devon Reid speaks. Reid said the number of Freedom of Information Act requests made in Evanston reached a record high of 1,300.

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As treasured secrets of Harvard’s undergraduate admissions process were forcefully spilled in the lead up to the high-profile trial against the university, colleges began to quiver. It was the first time the public saw documents that granted a look into how exactly the country’s most coveted college accepted its students. Now, Harvard’s practices have been laid bare for pundits and politicians to seize and proclaim prejudice. Universities that had committed to diversifying their student bodies — many of them among the most elite in the country — were facing an expanded likelihood that their admissions practices would be scrutinized, especially after the Justice Department launched a probe into Harvard and Yale in the last two years. Amid mounting political pressure, 16 schools signed an amicus brief in defense of Harvard this July, and spoke broadly in support of Affirmative Action policies. Besides the University of

Chicago, Northwestern was the only top-10 university in U.S. News’ 2018 rankings that did not sign onto the brief. The absence of Northwestern — which continues to climb in national prestige — was noteworthy. Much of the higher education community has viewed Harvard’s lawsuit and the probes by the Justice Department as yet another political attack against their field. Perhaps more importantly, they see the suit as a referendum on Affirmative Action. “I know how hard the admissions office works to review applicants from a holistic perspective,” Provost Jonathan Holloway said in an email of Yale, where he served as a dean. “I am concerned that their diligence will be mischaracterized and that really good people who care deeply about creating a pool of students that represents the complexity of the world — in all manner of dimensions — will pay some type of political price.” University President Morton Schapiro has not hesitated to speak out against political attacks against universities like Northwestern. In 2016, Schapiro launched himself into the political arena when he said people who do not believe in trigger warnings are “lunatics.” He has since written op-eds in » See HARVARD, page 10

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AROUND TOWN POLICE BLOTTER Man arrested for setting fire in Chicago Avenue apartment building The Evanston Fire Department responded to a fire at an apartment building on the 1400 block of Chicago Avenue in downtown Evanston at around 3:30 a.m. on Monday. A man located in the area “made statements implicating himself ” in the fire and was taken into custody for further investigation, said Evanston police communications coordinator Perry Polinski. Evanston Police Department officers questioned the man, who told them he carelessly discarded a cigarette, Polinksi said. Upon consulting with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, officers charged him with criminal damage to property and reckless conduct, Polinski said. “The fire was extremely negligible,” Polinski added.

Watches stolen in west Evanston

EPD officers responded to a report of a theft on Friday in the 1500 block of Fowler Avenue in west Evanston at around 10 p.m. A 44-year-old Evanston resident told officers that a box containing around 20 watches was stolen from an apartment belonging to her son sometime between Nov. 1 and Nov. 5., Polinski said. The woman was in the process of vacating the apartment on behalf of her son, and told officers the watch’s total value was around $10,000, Polinski added. — Cameron Cook

Setting the record straight An article published in Monday’s paper titled “Northwestern cruises past lowly Binghampton” misspelled the name of the oppsing team. The team that took on Northwestern Friday is Binghamton. The Daily regrets the error.

Aldermen approve Evanston budget By CASSIDY WANG

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Aldermen voted 6-3 to approve the city’s 2019 operating budget at a Monday City Council meeting, granting the city more than $319 million for the next year. The budget’s approval comes after months of deliberation among aldermen. It is set to combat a deficit totaling $7.4 million, which will be filled through a combination of increased fees and taxes, as well as departmental restructuring. Earlier this year, residents were able to submit to the city what they considered the most important city programs and services in a priority-based budgeting initiative. Since then, and after the city released its first draft of the proposal in October, aldermen and residents have discussed proposed changes to city departments. Early budget drafts included proposed cuts to the city’s Mental Health Board, the Department of Health and Human Services and Evanston Fire Department Station 4, all of which were cut or modified to fit into the final draft. “I don’t think you would find anyone who would say it’s a perfect budget,” Mayor Steve Hagerty said at Monday’s meeting. “There is sacrifice that has been made across the board in terms of programs, as well as for taxpayers, but it’s good work that’s been done.” Aldermen discussed proposed cuts and restructuring to the Department of Health and Human Services.The proposed budget would have eliminated three Human Services Advocate positions — two of which are currently filled. To make up for the reductions, the budget proposed entering a contract with the Evanston YWCA to provide around-the-clock crisis response for domestic violence crimes. The victims’ advocate services were recently incorporated into the department and were previously administered by the Evanston Police Department. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said she was concerned that the department does not have the adequate resources to provide services for victims, and that the advocates should be managed by the police department.

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Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) speaks at a city meeting. Aldermen on Monday approved Evanston’s operating budget for 2019.

Evanston resident Lesley Williams said removing the two advocates from the police department and transferring them into health and human services “(has compromised) their ability to do their job.” She spoke of an incident where an advocate had to receive authorization to work with a victim, delaying the services she was able to provide. Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) said the YWCA is the expert in dealing with domestic violence issues and the city should use their expertise. She suggested Council move forward and revisit the victim advocates conversation in six months to figure out whether the service, in its current configuration, is working correctly, or what changes need to be made. Evonda Thomas-Smith, the director of the

Health and Human Services Department, said her staff works “very closely” with the police on victim services and emphasized the department’s goal of making necessary changes. Several community members demonstrated their support for the service, giving aldermen a sense of urgency to decide on how to allocate the funds. Elliot Zashin, who lives in the 9th Ward, said revenues from taxes like the real estate transfer tax should be allocated to reduce cuts in important social service. To him, this is what providing an “equity lens” to the city’s expenditures requires. cassidywang2022@u.northwestern.edu

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In a few years, Northwestern students may have some extra weeks after Fall Quarter to conduct research, explore internships, take another class, study abroad or even just relax at home before Winter Quarter begins. This potential December session — nicknamed the D-Term — means students would start classes earlier in September and finish exams before December. During the term, they would have around a month to pursue classes, internships, research or study abroad. The University has not yet decided to implement this schedule change, but a faculty task force is currently discussing it. Led by McCormick prof. Karen Smilowitz and Linguistics prof. Robert Gundlach, the task force advises Provost Jonathan Holloway on the undergraduate experience, including aspects of the quarter system and scheduling changes. The group proposed last year to lengthen spring break and shorten the gap between the end of spring classes and graduation, but they have only just begun the discussion of the potential D-Term. Smilowitz said the idea for the D-Term arose from students expressing interest in more interactions with professors in small groups and faculty wanting to try new ideas in the classroom. “Part of the goal of having this extra time is to allow faculty to experiment with classes, to allow students to experiment with classes — to take things you wouldn’t have thought about or subjects that you do study all the time, but to study it from a different perspective or in a different country,” she said. Gundlach added that the group is still in the early stages of brainstorming, and they’re currently discussing what opportunities the University already offers and how the D-Term could enhance the Northwestern experience. “We’re exploring quite openly what’s possible, what’s imaginable,” Gundlach said. “There are some complications because depending on how formal a term it becomes or depending on what kinds of

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activities happen, it takes some complicated logistics to sort out.” Provost Jonathan Holloway told The Daily last month that the cost of the term and distance for students to travel could pose a problem. Other logistical issues include when Fall final exams would end, where students would stay on campus, and the overall December schedule. More broadly, the group is also considering what the goals of the D-Term would be and whether the program would be advantageous over the optional summer quarter. Though the D-Term is not yet formalized, many students already like the idea. Weinberg freshman Tessa Volpe said she liked the quarter system, but wished classes could have begun earlier so she wouldn’t be home alone when all her friends at other universities started. “I think (the D-Term) would solve the starting late problem,” she said. “And I love the idea that I could get to know a professor better and get to know new topics. I’m undecided, so I like the idea of exploring more things because I don’t know what I want to do.” Medill sophomore Carlyn Kranking said getting

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It’s both a great and terrifying time to be a journalist ANDREA BIAN

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Criticism and suppression of the press have not been a new development since President Trump came into office. Recently, though, it seems worse than ever. On Nov. 7, President Trump and CNN’s chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta engaged in a heated exchange at a press conference regarding immigration, in which the President called Acosta “a terrible person” and “the enemy of the people.” The White House subsequently revoked Acosta’s press pass. Days later on Nov. 9, President Trump referred to a question asked by CNN reporter Abby Phillip as “stupid.” He never answered her query. A judge ruled on Nov. 16 for the White House to return Acosta’s press credentials after CNN sued. It’s a relief to hear that Acosta was rightfully restored his duty as a journalist. These two incidents, however, are very public examples of the frightening way that journalists are being limited in this country. I fell in love with journalism in high school because everything I wrote served a

very specific purpose. I did research and put thought behind every word I wrote because I knew the impact of those words could be important. Journalism combined my passion for writing with two serious responsibilities: to adhere to facts and report honestly to the public.

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Journalists are by no means perfect, nor am I — no industry is. But it’s painful to witness the integrity of a profession that I aspire to have endangered by a president and administration who can’t handle criticism.

With each passing day under this administration, I feel those values are being restricted more and more. “Fake news” and “enemy of the people” seem to be used carelessly to characterize journalists and the press. For an administration who seems to care so much about “free speech” when it expresses its views and faces consequences, I am appalled

to see it rush in such haste to suppress and restrict the voices it doesn’t agree with. “Fake news” has now become anything that criticizes the President; the “enemy of the people” has now become anyone who states facts that show him in a poor light. Journalists put endless time and effort into ensuring accuracy in important information, which millions of Americans rely on daily. The positive effect this has on journalism and the public is dwarfed immediately by harsh and accusatory comments from our President. Narratives like these, where journalists are portrayed as both stupid and the direct antagonist of the public, instantly put trust of the press in doubt. Encroachment on freedom of the press is far from what our country needs right now — let alone a violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Journalists are by no means perfect, nor am I — no industry is. But it’s painful to witness the integrity of a profession that I aspire to have endangered by a president and administration who can’t handle criticism. It is painful, yet motivating. For me, it was easy to be discouraged by all the negativity and mistrust surrounding the industry I see myself in. But that changed when I saw Fox News support CNN in their lawsuit against the White House. “Secret Service passes for working White

House journalists should never be weaponized,” Fox News President Jay Wallace said. “We do support a free press, access and open exchanges for the American people.” In terms of ideology, I frequently disagree with Fox News. However, seeing them support CNN, whose views with which they also differ, gives me hope for the future of journalism. Restriction of the press is not a partisan issue; it’s an issue of freedom. Two news organizations with wildly different political ideologies can come together to defend the free press. And it’s important as journalists not to flounder under this increasingly toxic environment but to stand together and support each other, despite our differing political views. I’m only a first-year Medill student. I have a lot to learn about journalism and the world in general. But I know enough to know that limiting the voices of the press is a dangerous direction for our country. And it’s possible and extremely crucial for journalists to keep pushing and fighting for freedom of the press and the American people. Andrea Bian is a Medill freshman. She can be contacted at andreabian2022@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, 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.

My experience with catholicism in the age of #MeToo KATHRYN AUGUSTINE

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Growing up with a Catholic-raised mother, I frequently attended mass and Sunday school on weekends. In snug classrooms adorned with framed prayers and wooden crosses, I learned the meanings behind the components of communion and each word to the “Our Father” prayer. Although I never considered myself to be particularly religious, I was immersed in the Catholic community and culture from a young age. As I became older and my weekends quickly filled up with sports games and procrastinated schoolwork, my trips to mass decreased as my awareness of issues clouding the Catholic church sharply increased. Why couldn’t girls be priests? Why couldn’t two men or two women marry? How could the Catholic church remain silent while children were assaulted by its own clergy? After watching “Spotlight,” a movie detailing the 2002 investigative report by the

Boston Globe of rampant sexual assault in Catholic churches, these feelings intensified. With the realization that the priest John J. Geoghan was transferred to and preached at the local church that I attended when I was younger, I was awestruck. The thought that one of his victims could’ve been me if I had been there years earlier, or someone I know was almost surreal. Here we are in 2018 — 16 years later — yet a culture of inaction and silence in the Catholic world remains against a backdrop of #MeToo and survivor empowerment. For instance, in June of 2017, sexual assault allegations emerged against former Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, a powerful religious figure. Even more troubling, a letter by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò alleged that Pope Francis, along with others, knew of his slew of assaults. Like far too many leaders in the church, McCarrick was not stripped of priesthood but rather rose in the ranks. Only recently has McCarrick stepped down, likely in response to the media coverage of his behavior. A final meeting of bishops regarding the church’s abuse crisis took place on Wednesday, November 14. The outcome? The Vatican decided to postpone voting on potential

measures, and no concrete plan was set to change the church’s toxic culture. Not only does a lack of mobilization to institute reforms invalidate the survivors of the abuse, but it presents young children who are growing up Catholic in the face of #MeToo with two conflicting messages. They are left in a state of confusion about how to

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Not only does a lack of mobilization to institute reforms invalidate the survivors of the abuse, but it presents young children who are growing up Catholic in the face of #MeToo with two conflicting messages. respond to sexual assault and harassment. Do these children look at the inaction of the church and interpret that sexual assault is an honest mistake that can be slipped under the carpet, forgiven with a simple “I’m sorry?” Or, do they look to ideas presented

I always deserve to feel safe on this campus A. PALLAS GUTIERREZ

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When I was packing to move from New York City to Evanston for college, I was looking forward to being less nervous walking around at night. I was so very wrong. I felt safer at first, perhaps because I was deluding myself. But as more reports of assaults and attempted assaults on and near campus, I have felt more unsafe walking around campus than I have ever felt at home. When I think about that, it seems laughable. I’ve been thinking a lot about how I could feel safer in one of the largest cities in the world than on this campus, which is supposed to be my home for the next four years. New York City is well-lit. Even with lampposts every thirty feet or so in the more well-lit parts of campus, Northwestern feels so dark to me. I can’t see people’s faces until they’re within ten feet of me. The incidents on campus recently combined with how early the sun goes down in the winter makes the darkness terrifying.

More importantly, New York City never promised me safety. The city has a reputation as being impersonal and, as a result, a little dangerous. Northwestern is supposed to be safe. I should be able to spend the next four years feeling fine going home at 1 a.m. and not worrying anytime I’m outside alone after 4:30 p.m. How am I supposed to spend my time here learning and growing when I have to use up to an hour every day planning walking routes and finding buddies? How can I grow as a person when I’m constantly afraid? How can I make friends if anyone can be a threat? “Just go home earlier,” you may be saying. I can’t, and many students here can’t. Extracurriculars are at night, purely because that’s the structure that makes the most sense in college. Rehearsals and runs for the shows I’m working on have ended at 5:30 p.m. at the earliest, midnight at the latest. I can’t go home earlier, and I refuse to quit my extracurricular activities — the breadth of which was a big factor in my decision to attend NU — to change that. I may be scared, but I refuse to let that fear totally change my life. The University has attempted to respond to these incidents. Safe Ride has suspended a minimum distance to use the service, and

some shuttles extended their run times from 5 p.m. through 3 a.m. While these services alleviate some amount of anxiety, they are not a cure-all. Waiting for Safe Ride or the shuttles still requires being exposed outside, possibly alone, for up to fifteen minutes. Even though these responses come from a good place and can begin to make people feel safer, they cannot fix the broader fear of violence on campus. I shouldn’t have to worry about this. I shouldn’t be able to feel my pulse quicken whenever my roommate texts me, “Have you seen the news?” I shouldn’t have to be constantly vigilant as I walk home at night. I should be able to listen to music. I shouldn’t have to overthink my every action on my college campus, a place where everyone is supposedly looking out for each other, where we are supposedly a community. A. Pallas Gutierrez is a Communication freshman. They can be contacted at apallasgutierrez2022@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.

by members of the #MeToo movement and realize that an open dialogue and validating survivors is essential? The consequences of the former is, frankly, terrifying. People are finally beginning to see the importance of education on sexual assault and what it means, encouraging survivors to step forward and believing them. The Catholic church is still stuck in an era when sexual assault was normalized, and they have catching up to do. I see sexual assault as an issue that cannot be resolved without the unwavering support of all institutions — religious or not. Without the Catholic church incorporating the ideals of popular culture on this issue, sexual assault will persist within Catholic spheres. This is unfair to any Catholic who wants to have a relationship with the church while also being committed to ending sexual violence, wherever it manifests. Kathryn Augustine is a Medill freshman. She can be contacted at kathrynaugustine2022@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, 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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Northwestern’s seniors have a rare opportunity. On Saturday’s Senior Day, the class will have a chance to go 4-0 against rival Illinois, which has struggled under coach Lovie Smith since he took over in 2016. The Fighting Illini — who hold a 55-51-5 edge in the all-time rivalry between the two schools — are coming off a particularly devastating 63-0 loss to Iowa, who fell to NU a week prior. Illinois (4-7, 2-6 Big Ten) hadn’t lost a game by a wider margin since at least 1905. Still, senior quarterback Clayton Thorson said the rivalry transcends any records. “We kind of throw out all the records when we play them,” he said. “They don’t really care what’s happened in the past, they want to come out and win, so we’re focused on that. But the object is to go 1-0 this week, and that means 4-0 against Illinois, so we’ll take it how it is.” Besides the Land of Lincoln trophy, the Wildcats (7-4, 7-1 Big Ten) don’t have all that much to play for. They clinched a berth in the Big Ten Championship Game at Iowa on Nov. 10, and will play either Michigan or Ohio State, who will duel it out in “The Game” earlier on Saturday. On the other side, the Fighting Illini would like nothing more than to spoil NU’s Senior Day and bring the hat back to Champaign for the first time since 2014. With seven losses, they have no shot at bowl eligibility. Yet coach Pat Fitzgerald

echoed Thorson’s comments about “throwing out the records” in a rivalry game. “This is a big rivalry game for both of us, and this is the game that I talk about the most when we get together as a team, when we talk about looking big picture, and it’s a big deal,” he said. “Playing for the Land of Lincoln trophy is critically important for us. We’ve been fortunate now, three in a row, and hopefully we’ll find a way to get it done on Saturday.” The game will also present an opportunity for Thorson to get the NU passing attack back on track. The senior gunslinger threw for 230 yards in Minneapolis, but had struggled throughout the middle of the season. His last 200-yard game before Saturday had come Oct. 13, when he threw for a career-high 455 yards in an overtime win over Nebraska. Last season, the Cats travelled to Champaign looking to extend a six-game win streak by beating a struggling Fighting Illini squad. They did just that, heading home with a dominating 42-7 victory, and then-senior running back Justin Jackson had lots to say about the Illinois team. “I’m glad we can go out beating them like that,” he said after the game. “They’re a team that (is) going to try and talk trash, whatever, even if they’re down by 40. … We go out there and do our job, win big and get out of here.” Asked about the Fighting Illini’s trash talk this week, Thorson took a more tempered tone. “I don’t know about this year, we haven’t played them yet,” he said. “So we’ll see.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Paddy Fisher (left) and Nate Hall celebrate a fumble recovery against Illinois last year. The Wildcats will look for more big plays against the Fighting Illini in Saturday’s rivalry.

Despite ugly stats, Thorson provides unique rush option By ELLA BROCKWAY

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Clayton Thorson took the snap with less than two minutes to go in the second quarter of Northwestern’s game last Saturday against Minnesota, faked the handoff and took off to the right. There were shades of Aug. 30 in that run: On the second play of the Wildcats’ season opener against Purdue, the senior quarterback, in his first game since surgery to repair his torn ACL, also faked a handoff and then broke off to one side, looking for room to run. That time, he ran out of bounds for no gain. This time, he ran straight into the end zone for his seventh rushing touchdown and his second-longest run of the year. “He’s obviously getting stronger as the year’s going along,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “That’s going to be important out here in these next three games.” Thorson has broken numerous records for NU (7-4, 7-1 Big Ten) with his arm this season – most attempts, most completions, most touchdown passes – but he’s also having a unique 2018 campaign with his legs. While Thorson is now tied for third-most rushing touchdowns amongst Big Ten quarterbacks, he sits last among all players in the conference in rushing yards, with a net total of minus-99 yards on the season, largely due to the fact that yards lost on sacks register as a loss of rushing yards. He could become the first FBS player since at least 2000 to have seven or more rushing touchdowns while also having a net negative rushing yardage. It’s a curious figure, and Thorson said his runs are more products of reading situations than intended plays. “(I’m) just taking what the defense gives me,” the senior said. “Just letting the game come and taking as many yards as possible.” Through 11 games, Thorson has kept the ball 63 times, the majority coming on third down, compared to 80 times at this point in 2017. Though Thorson has kept the ball less and run for less

distance in 2018 – only eight of the 63 have been for five or more yards, compared to 17 last year – he has been more efficient in the late-down and short-yardage situations when he’s kept the ball. Nearly half of the 27 third-downs on which Thorson has held onto the ball this season have ended in either a successful first down or a touchdown, compared to only 31 percent in those same instances last season. In late-down and shortyardage situations – times when it’s either third or fourth down with five or fewer yards to go – Thorson has been successful on 67 percent of his attempts, a rise from 57 percent on 23 instances in 2017. More of Thorson’s runs this year have been about

power rather than flat speed: Nearly a third of his carries have come when the Cats need just one yard for a first down, and Thorson has earned a touchdown or a first down in 13 of those 17 situations. Winning those short-yardage plays has become a point of emphasis for the offensive line as much as it has for the signal-caller. “The less we can quarterback sneak with Clayton, the better we are, just from not having him in that situation,” senior guard J.B. Butler said of those situations. “They know that a run is coming and so do we, everyone’s leaning farther forward and ready to come off the ball ... basically (it’s) just whoever wants it more. Moving out of the negatives isn’t entirely

impossible for Thorson, especially with three more games left on the schedule. The senior is the first Big Ten player in history to pass for 10,000 yards and rush for 20 touchdowns in his career, and he’s four shy of Kain Colter’s program record of 28 rushing scores by a quarterback. “It felt good ... making a little dent in those negative rush yards,” Thorson said after the Minnesota win. “(Freshman running back Isaiah Bowser is) playing well, so they’re going to try to take him away. I’ve got to be able to make ‘em pay.” “I don’t know,” he said this week, tongue-incheek. “Emails from fans?” ellabrockway2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Clayton Thorson dives into the end zone against Wisconsin. The quarterback has seven rushing touchdowns this season despite negative yards.

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This past Saturday, while Northwestern fans were following the Wildcats’ win over Minnesota and general football fans were watching much-anticipated games like Notre Dame-Syracuse, Akron was quietly falling 21-6, at home, to a Bowling Green team that entered the day 2-8 with no permanent head coach. The Zips have not scored an offensive touchdown in more than nine consecutive quarters now, dating back to Nov. 1. Out of 130 FBS teams, they are now ranked 112th by S&P+, a popular, all-inclusive advanced evaluator statistic. Of course, NU fans will vividly remember the night back in September when Akron stunned the Cats. Yet one of those teams is now the Big Ten West champion, and the other is now 2-5 in the MAC. Slow starts are nothing new for NU: the Cats began 1-3 in 2016 but rallied to finish 7-6; they were 2-3 early last fall but went 10-3. But there’s one difference between this team and those of the past two years: those teams still didn’t come particularly close to winning the West. This one, however, did. It’s undoubtedly one of the weirdest turn of events in modern college football history. What’s weird about it? Well, here are a few things. NU suffered the aforementioned loss to Akron, didn’t score a single second-half point in three of its first four games, was about to be 0-4 at home before the miraculous rally to beat Nebraska, needed a fourth-quarter comeback to inch past miserable Rutgers, ranks 111th nationally in yards per game, has no consistently healthy kickers and has only one of four starters healthy in the defensive backfield. And oh yeah, watched star running back Jeremy Larkin’s career end after three games. Speaking of S&P+, the formula is not much more bullish about the Cats than the Zips. It ranks the Big Ten West champions 76th overall, below teams like Miami (Ohio) and Middle Tennessee, not to mention every other west division team besides Illinois. No other power conference division champion has ever ranked worse than 49th, until now. The counter-argument is that NU’s identity has long been to play stout defense, keep games close throughout and then pull out victories late using discipline and intelligence. That strategy is rarely pretty or convincing, doesn’t lend itself to blowing out inferior teams and often takes a few weeks to get running efficiently. But it does, and has, worked. Coach Pat Fitzgerald historically has one of the highest close-game winning percentages in the nation, and his teams frequently overachieve what analytics project (the 10-3 team in 2015, for example, was 57th in S&P+). But that doesn’t make this autumn’s results any less weird. NU didn’t simply put up ugly numbers but win its non-conference games; it actually outright lost them. It could become just the second team since 1952, and first since 1982, to win a Big Ten title without any non-Big Ten wins. Furthermore, the Cats’ opponent S&P+ ranking and their own performance percentile (another S&P+ evaluation) this season is significantly correlated — negatively. They play well against good teams, and poorly against bad teams. No other Big Ten team is as unpredictable, and it’s not particularly close. And so NU will head to Indianapolis next week in the strange position of being, by the numbers, both one of the most unlikely conference championship participants ever and also a not-enormous underdog to win that championship game. It will be a fitting next chapter in this most strange of seasons. Ben Pope is a Medill senior. He can be contacted at benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, 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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By COLE PAXTON

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Most people in Jacksonville, Illinois — population 18,454 — are University of Illinois fans. After all, Champaign is just 120 miles from the town. The two places share some similarities, as small population outposts dotting agricultural downstate Illinois. Some residents even know former Fighting Illini athletes. Five years ago, a high school tight end named Blake Hance decided to carve a different path. He was attracted to Northwestern, Illinois’ instate Big Ten rival, drawn by the Wildcats’ high academic standards, proximity to Chicago and string of on-field successes. Hance turned down offers from the Fighting Illini and four other Big Ten West schools, setting off for Evanston instead. “I always considered there. Everyone in the community always encouraged me to go to the home-state school,” Hance said this month. “But I definitely made the right decision.” Forty-four games later, Hance has come to symbolize NU’s recruiting prowess in the Land of Lincoln. He is among a handful of key players who spurned his home public school for the small, private outpost north of Chicago, many of whom have spurred the Cats to recent heights as the Fighting Illini languish at the bottom of the conference with a revolving door of coaches. Senior quarterback Clayton Thorson of Wheaton, who has started 50 games and led NU to its first-ever division title this year, is one such player. Running back Justin Jackson of Carol Stream, a 2017 graduate who holds the school’s all-time rushing record, is another. Hance, who has earned all-conference recognition and made 36 consecutive starts at one point, is just one of many. “You don’t have to go somewhere else to be in the national spotlight. You don’t have to go somewhere else to go to bowl games. You don’t have to go somewhere else to play in the Big Ten Championship Game,” said Matt MacPherson, a long-tenured assistant coach who spent five seasons as recruiting coordinator. “You can do all of that close to home.” *** When Lou Ayeni returned to his alma mater in February as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator, it didn’t take long for coach Pat Fitzgerald’s prospect-hunting priorities to sink in. “(It’s) as soon as you walk in the door. If you hear coach Fitz talking: Here’s our philosophy with recruiting. We start on our home turf. That’s first and foremost,” Ayeni said. “Our goal is to get every academic kid in Chicago to come see us and hopefully be a part of our team if they want to.” The Cats’ focus on recruiting locally is also evident from the outside. The program parrots on social media its “Homegrown” talent, a nod to players who prepped in Illinois and stayed close to home. Twenty of the 108 players on NU’s current roster list Illinois hometowns. That number is far smaller than for other Big Ten schools — Indiana has the second-fewest

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Clayton Thorson (left) and Justin Jackson stand in the backfield in a 2017 game. They are among several Illinois-based NU stars who picked the Wildcats over the Fighting Illini.

in-state players at 38; Penn State leads the conference with 62 from its own state — and is down slightly from past Cats’ teams. Still, the 20 Illinois players are more than NU has from any other state, and several are key contributors. That includes six of the Cats’ 22 starters last week against Minnesota, including the quarterback (Thorson), two high-profile pass-catchers (receiver Flynn Nagel of Lemont and superback Cameron Green of Buffalo Grove) and the left side of the offensive line (Hance and guard J.B. Butler of Plainfield). Reserve receiver Riley Lees of Libertyville led the team in catches. Fitzgerald himself is from Orland Park. Some in-state prospects wanted to be close to home. Others, however, were more drawn by other elements of NU’s program, from team fit to facilities. Some, like Green, cited academic standards above all else. “I had (offers from) mostly the west side of the Big Ten, which was pretty cool,” Green said. “The one that stood out the most was Northwestern.” Green, an academic-focused recruit and Illinois native who picked the Cats over the Fighting Illini, is far from alone. Academics is a major part of every prospect pitch, Ayeni and MacPherson said. And the Cats have gotten a steady portion of each recent recruiting class from in-state players, despite unusually restrictive admissions standards and a less-established hometown footprint than

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Northwestern players celebrate with the Land of Lincoln trophy in 2017. The Wildcats have dominated their in-state rivals both on the field and in recruting in recent years.

for some large state schools. Aside from 2016 and 2017, NU has signed between four and six in-state players each year since 2013; three of the Cats’ 16 commitments for next year’s class are Illinoisans. The half-dozen local letters of intent Fitzgerald received for the 2018 class are the most since 2008. “We’re going to recruit the best and brightest in Illinois,” MacPherson said. “Some years there’s more than others that fit us athletically and academically, but from the day (Fitzgerald) took over that has been our mindset.” *** Devin O’Rourke is among those recent signees. The 6-foot-6, 248-pound defensive end was a four-star recruit and the No. 3 player in Illinois for the 2018 class, according to 247Sports. And the Mokena native’s much-followed recruiting process crescendoed when he picked Northwestern over a bevy of other programs, chief among them the Fighting Illini. O’Rourke cited several factors in his decision, like the ability for his family to watch him play on a regular basis. In an interview shortly after he made his choice, he also named two factors central to the Cats’ recruiting pitch: classes and Chicago. “It was a hard decision. They were neck-andneck for a long way,” O’Rourke said. “The academics at Northwestern, playing in Chicago and just all that really put it over the edge of Illinois.” O’Rourke played in the Cats’ first four games but has not appeared since, likely to preserve his eligibility to be redshirted. Though he recorded just two tackles — both in NU losses — he is expected to be a major part of the Cats’ pass rush going forward. With his decision, O’Rourke continued an off-the-field winning streak for NU over its rival to the south. Including O’Rourke, seven Illinoisbased recruits since 2013 to earn four-star designations selected a school within the state. Five have chosen to play in Evanston, including Thorson, the second-most prolific passer in program history, and Jackson, who now plies his trade for the Los Angeles Chargers. All five of those players — including quarterback Matt Alviti (2013) and defensive back Parrker Westphal (2014) — also had Illinois offers. Only one of the two who chose the Fighting Illini, 2013 quarterback Aaron Bailey, also held an offer from the purple and white. Fitzgerald cares little about which programs he beats out for top players — “we’re going to recruit who we recruit,” he said — but his local stars have had far different careers than Illinois’. Bailey played 14 games as a backup before transferring to Northern Iowa, where he excelled at the FCS level. Gabe Megginson, a 2015 offensive lineman who did not receive an NU offer, finished his career at Illinois State. Some of the Cats’ prospects didn’t pan out. Westphal appeared sparingly as a reserve defensive back as an underclassman, and left the program after last season. Alviti lost a quarterback competition to Thorson in 2015 and never started a game, though he played a major role in last year’s Music City Bowl after Thorson was injured.

In Thorson and Jackson, however, the Cats have proof of how highly-touted local high school players can become stars at a college program in their proverbial backyards — results unmatched by their rival. “That’s the symbol of our program,” Ayeni said. “You stay home, you get a chance to do something special in front of your friends and family, and hopefully win championships.” *** In recent years, NU’s success on the field has matched its prowess in high schools. The Cats have won the Land of Lincoln trophy each of the last three seasons, and are heavily favored to do so again this week. NU is bowl eligible for the fourth straight campaign; the Fighting Illini’s season will end after 12 games for the fourth consecutive year. That success is not lost on Thorson. Speaking after Saturday’s win at Minnesota, with Lees seated to his right, he credited the people around him. Many such people — his coach (Fitzgerald), his longtime backfield partner ( Jackson), many of his top receivers (Nagel and Green) — also grew up in his home state. “Looking back, I would have never known this was going to happen and how successful we would be over these past four years,” Thorson said. “It has been a joy playing with these (teammates).” Amid a litany of coaching changes, the Champaign-based program has consistently recruited a high volume of in-state players. Three times in the last six years, the Fighting Illini have signed at least seven local prospects; twice have Illinoisans comprised at least a third of the class. The Fighting Illini placed above NU in 247Sports’ marks each of the last two seasons, as they did in 2013 and 2015, though larger classes have often helped the downstate school’s marks. Despite their shared geographic interests, however, NU and Illinois work in far different arenas. None of the Fighting Illini’s 30 in-state signees since 2014 held offers from Fitzgerald. “Our pool is always going to be smaller,” MacPherson said. “But … the closer (guys) are, the more understanding they have of who we are.” Eighteen of the 20 in-state players on the Cats’ roster are from Chicago or its sprawling suburbs. Hance, thus, is the exception. Jacksonville is 255 miles from Evanston, and the town’s one public high school does not send a regular stream of players to Northwestern. Still, coming to an urban area enhanced the draw for the 6-foot-5, 310-pound tackle. On Saturday, he’ll play a critical role on the Cats’ offense as NU seeks to hoist the Land of Lincoln trophy for each of Hance’s playing years, overwhelming the bumbling team that rules his old home. Butler, a fellow senior who visited the Fighting Illini during his recruiting process, will be beside him. “Illinois recruits a lot of guys from my area, so I have a lot of friends that play there,” Butler said. “It definitely means a lot. I’m excited to have a chance to go 4-0 against them. It’s a cool thing, especially when it’s a rivalry.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu

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From page 1 the public records in the Health and Human Services department…I’ve been trying to understand…and hopefully build a case as to why (the records) should be in the clerk’s office,” said Burns. As of Oct. 1, the public can see all FOIA requests made on the NextRequest system. The information is still only released to the requester and remains private, allowing for duplicate requests. Reid said the change streamlines the FOIA process: If a resident now points

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multiple publications to defend safe spaces and the new generation of college students. Schapiro and the University have spoken on other political issues, too. In 2017, Northwestern joined an amicus brief opposing the Trump administration’s travel ban. Months later, Schapiro issued a lengthy statement opposing the Trump administration’s proposal to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Northwestern’s silence on the Harvard suit suggests there is a limit to just how far the University will enter into the political arena. Affirmative Action has been an extremely controversial topic, especially among conservatives, many of whom view the practice as disadvantageous for white students. “College and university presidents are asked to weigh in on a broad range of issues, and in the case of nonprofits like Northwestern, must avoid the appearance of promoting a partisan agenda,” said Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. In fact, admissions is a particularly sensitive topic at Northwestern. Admissions officials are notoriously difficult to reach for an interview, and often refer reporters to University spokespeople. But race-conscious admissions hits home for

Counsel’s website, and his automatic email response has been updated to indicate he left Northwestern. Stephanie M. Graham currently serves as the interim general counsel in his place, according to the staff website, though the University has not announced plans for a formal replacement. Jon Yates, director of media relations at NU, declined to comment on “personnel matters.” The Office of General Counsel provides legal advice and representation for NU and all of its schools and

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departments as one legal entity. The counsel advises the Trustees, Officers, Faculty and Staff who raise questions about the interests of the university. Harris was a member of the Board of Trustees for 25 years before he was appointed general counsel. During his time at NU, he was counsel to the president and Board, and managed legal problems related employment, workers’ compensation claims and the football program.

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to the previous request made, the resident can skip the five-to-10-day wait and receive the appropriate documents almost immediately. “While under the new system, the raw number of FOIA numbers may not decrease — we are saving staff time,” Reid said. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said Reid has been very engaged with people interested in more information. But Wilson said there are some instances in which residents won’t check to see what data is already public before they submit a FOIA request. “People don’t realize how much information is

readily available through the city website…I’m not sure if people are starting with that,” Wilson said. Despite the increase in requests, the response time has actually decreased by one day, Reid said. He added that the city almost always responds within five to 10 days, unless an extension is needed for a complicated situation. “Residents are the most important office in the government. We want to make sure our citizens understand every aspect of their government,” Reid said, “so they can ensure the government is working for them.”

Schapiro, who has written multiple academic papers outlining the benefits of diverse student bodies. The seasoned economist said in an interview last week that he read the trial transcript every day during the threeweek episode. The University’s reason for lack of involvement in an amicus brief is simple: no one approached Northwestern to join, which was the case last year, Schapiro said. And administrators didn’t discuss it earlier this year, since the trial was at the time in its early stages. “I see no need, personally, for Northwestern when it’s so unclear as to what’s going to be happening right now, to do anything beyond we’re affirming our own values in how we’re going to proceed,” Provost Holloway said. Schapiro also said he was reluctant because he had not yet known exactly how Harvard conducted its admissions, and didn’t want to support a practice of which he was unfamiliar. Yet the ruling in the lawsuit, which claims Harvard favors Latinx and black applicants at the expense of Asian-American students, could have wide-reaching impacts throughout higher education. The effect will depend on whether the judge decides on a narrow ruling focused on Harvard or a broader one that could govern how all colleges admit students. No matter the ruling’s scope, legal experts see greater probability for a decision narrowing Affirmative Action. Administrators have struggled to present a consistent

message about their expectations. In early October, Phillip Harris, who left this month as the University’s general counsel, said he did not “think it will impact us.” A day later, President Schapiro, while saying he did not believe the outcome would fundamentally change admission operations, admitted he was “a little bit” worried about the case’s resolution. But in an interview last week, Provost Holloway said he believes “we’re going to be living with this for a long time — the legal wrangling over these issues.” “I would suspect the terrain that universities have upon which they can consider diversity, broadly speaking, as a factor in admissions … is going to get smaller and smaller,” he said, echoing a prevailing forecast that the outcome’s impact will be limited, but not a complete overhaul. Regardless, colleges and universities are finding it necessary to defend their commitment to diversity, for fear they might be next. “The prevailing national rhetoric is one that calls into question the value of higher education, in general, and liberal education, in particular,” Pasquerella said. “All institutions of higher education must come together to contest accusations of irrelevance and illegitimacy leveled against the liberal arts and sciences, especially in light of a growing economic segregation in higher education.”

Hilkert said. “I know it can be isolating for students of color.” This isn’t the first year the University has tried to be more welcoming. In the past, MSA, the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center and the Black House have all had open houses during Wildcat Welcome, Hilkert said. She added that NSFP is always looking for things to add, and that she’s been “analyzing it to death” to make sure the University is doing everything they can. In addition to the affinity groups, this year NSFP and MSA created a space for non-PAs to connect as well. The Students of Color Mixer, which took place during orientation, was implemented in hopes that non-white students could connect with one another in a fun and intimate space, Hilkert said. During Parent and Family Orientation, MSA and Counseling and Psychological Services also hosted sessions for families of students with salient identities — the sessions included information on how to best support students and challenges they might face. About 40 people came to each session, Hilkert said. In order to continue the work they started at the beginning of the year, Hilkert added, similar sessions were also held during Family Weekend, but did “not have the turnout” she hoped for. Sessions will continue next year, but only during Parent and Family Orientation, Hilkert said. Patricia Telles-Irvin, the vice president for student affairs, said she hopes the new programs will create a sense of community for students with traditionally marginalized identities. “I want people to feel like they have connections, that they belong, that they feel very much a part of Northwestern,” Telles-Irvin said. “And the way you do that is to make sure that they can find themselves, find others that are like them.” As for the effects of the new programming, Diara thinks NSFP and MSA have so far been successful. Diara also thinks both the University and the students could do more. After all, she said, this programming is only one step in the right direction. She added that she’d like to see both students and administrators be better allies to students with marginalized identities. Hilkert said that ultimately, her goal is to create an environment where “everybody feels like there’s someone they can go to.” “We want to make sure everyone starts out on the right foot,” she added. “We just want people to be happy.”

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Staying at school for Thanksgiving? You’re not alone By ATUL JALAN

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AAA projects that more than 54 million Americans will travel this year for Thanksgiving, the highest volume of travelers since 2005. Orbitz, a travel metasearch engine, ranked the day before Thanksgiving as the busiest travel day of the year. For many Northwestern students, that means hours spent in an airport security line followed by a day of eating thousands of calories in a single meal. But some students will enjoy the meal without having to wait in the line. One of those students is Weinberg sophomore Ravi Tandon, who said he chose not to go home due to the high costs and short break. “(My friends and I are) planning on going to Chicago pretty much every day and just having a good time here,” Tandon said. “It gives me a chance to enjoy Evanston, Chicago and my friends here without the stress of school.” Students who stay will still be able to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Every year, Northwestern’s QuestBridge chapter — a nonprofit that works to provide opportunities for low-income youth — organizes an event called “Questgiving,” and provides a Thanksgiving dinner

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A Thanksgiving meal. Northwestern’s QuestBridge chapter offers a Thanksgiving dinner for students who stay on campus over the break.

for all the students who don’t go home. Last year, Tandon said about 50 students attended the event. The dinner includes turkey, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, pies and a host of other traditional Thanksgiving fare.

Tandon, a member of QuestBridge, said he thinks that it’s better than any food he’d get at home. The main reason he said he goes, though, is to spend time with other students. Students who plan to stay on campus said they

will also participate in Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The two events routinely result in record sales for American companies. Medill freshman Zinya Salfiti said she’s excited not to be going home because she’ll finally be able to take advantage of discounts that aren’t available in Jordan, her home country. “The U.S. is famous for all the deals that are offered on Black Friday,” Salfiti said. “All my friends and I are going to go on a huge shopping spree. It’ll be the first time that I get to participate so I’m excited for that.” Salfiti said the transition to college has been difficult and arduous. The quick pace of the quarter system makes it feel as if there’s no end to assignments and studying, she said, and added that Thanksgiving break will be the first time she can truly relax. Graduate student Zenny Wu is in a similar situation. Wu said he has been so busy he’s been unable to leave Evanston since the beginning of Fall Quarter. He added that he plans to finally visit Chicago over the coming break with his friend who is visiting from New York City. “I’m really excited to see my friend. I haven’t seen him in over two years,” Wu said. “Hopefully … we’ll road trip to nearby places, maybe visit the city (or) see the Willis Tower.” atuljalan2022@u.northwestern.edu

Student initiative seeks to improve mental health at NU By NEYA THANIKACHALAM

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A group of Northwestern students created a mental health initiative, #BeWellNU, in response to student dissatisfaction with the University’s mental health services. The four-member group is currently gathering data from a student survey, which they plan to present to administrators during Winter Quarter. While it hasn’t yet settled on a goal, the group said one will be determined after survey results are collected. “It’s really hard as students to create change on an institutional level if you don’t have one unified voice,” said Allison Zanolli, the founder of the initiative. The Communication junior wrote a Facebook post this summer after learning one of her sorority sisters, Angel Wilson, had died by suicide. The post detailed her dissatisfaction with administrators’ responses to student mental health concerns, and said the University was not doing enough to help students maintain their mental well-being. Zanolli was upset by what she called a lack of empathy from the school following Wilson’s death. After multiple students died by suicide last school year, Zanolli said she received very similar, impersonal messages following each one. “When a death occurs at Northwestern, we receive one email about it,” Zanolli said in her Facebook post. “There is never a reference to the

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Patricia Telles-Irvin speaks at convocation. Though Telles-Irvin spoke about creating a “community of care” within the student body, some think the University could be doing more.

fact that Northwestern that can be cold, can be lonely, can be a very big place to be scared and sad and feeling as though you have run out of options.” University President Morton Schapiro has since reached out to Zanolli, she said, and Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, spoke at convocation this year about creating a “community of care” within the student body.

However, Zanolli said she thinks the school needs to do more. Zanolli looked at recent results from the survey and said she and other students believe Northwestern needs to be more transparent about student deaths and mental health services at the University. She also called for more funding to Counseling

and Psychological Services to meet the need for student support. Telles-Irvin said in an interview last week that she has put in a proposal to increase CAPS staff to the president’s office. She has not yet heard what the final number is, though she does expect an increase. Northwestern was named the fifth most stressful university in the nation by College Degree Research, a college search website aimed toward high school students. Christine Hwang — another member of the #BeWellNU initiative — said this does not come as a surprise to her. The SESP sophomore added that faculty could contribute to a stressful environment for students, because students are still not willing to talk to them about their struggles with mental wellness. “I’ve heard stories with certain professors or faculty not being accommodating enough in terms of people handing in assignments late or not being able to complete something because they’re under so much stress or are overwhelmed,” Hwang said. Telles-Irvin, Zanolli and Hwang agree that in order for the school to remain a safe space for students, there needs to be more awareness about mental health issues in the school. “We’ve been working hard on making sure that people raise their heads up and look around, be aware of their surroundings, but more importantly the people that are around them,” Telles-Irvin said. “If a faculty member sees that a student’s not coming to class, they do something about it, call somebody, so they can follow-up on the student.” neyathanikachalam2022@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern dominates three-day TYR Invitational By JIMMY LYNN

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Northwestern wrapped up a commanding victory on Sunday in the TYR Invitational, winning 15 events over the three-day meet this weekend at the Norris Aquatics Center. The Wildcats scored 1223 points in the annual invitational, nearly doubling William & Mary’s second-place finish of 697. Michigan State finished third, St. Louis fourth and Illinois-Chicago fifth. In addition to winning 15 gold medals, NU had 12 silver finishes — no other opponent topped three. The Cats’ relay teams, as well as the freestyle swimmers and backstrokers, bested the competition in a majority of events. However, the team showed no glaring weaknesses at home this weekend and took care of Big Ten rival Michigan State with ease. “This was the most dominant we’ve been over Michigan State in the past few years,” senior Jack Thorne said. “We can ride this momentum going into the last half of the season.” The TYR Invitational this year marks the middle of the swim season for NU, which showed fans there is much more to look forward to in the second half. Though the young Cats have become

more cohesive and polished since the beginning of the season, they still hold the potential to compete at an even higher level. “Everybody has something they can work on, so every single race can get better and we can keep improving as the season goes on,” Thorne said. The freshmen continued their strong seasons. Ryan Gridley finished first in three individual swims, recording a time of 1:48.63 in his 200 backstroke win, and Andrew Zhang placed second in three events, netting the Cats 66 points. “(Gridley) killed every one of his events, but, I mean, 1:43 is what ( Jack Thorne) and I swam at (the Big Ten Championship) last year, and that placed in the top 16 there,” senior Tyler Lis said of Gridley’s efforts over the weekend. “To do it midseason was awesome.” Northwestern also received contributions from members of the team who have been quiet for the first few meets of the season. Sophomore Jeffrey Durmer won gold in the 1000 freestyle, and came in second to teammate and long-distance connoisseur DJ Hwang in the 1650 freestyle, scoring 74 total points for Northwestern. Freshman Henry Blaul won the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:01.19, which Thorne said was “phenomenal.” After the emphatic home victory, the Wildcats are looking ahead to the second half of the season with confidence and excitement. The men’s team does not have a meet until Jan. 19 in Iowa City,

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DJ Hwang swims. The sophomore won the 1650 freestyle event.

where the Cats will compete with Big Ten opponents Iowa and Wisconsin. “This (win) really shows the direction that this team is going in, how much of an impact the freshmen have and how big momentum is for us right

now,” Lis said. “We’re gonna keep building off this, explode and get some best times and break some records in the second half of the season.” jameslynn2021@u.northwestern.edu

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NU’s place in Thanksgiving tournament landscape By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH

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Before Northwestern takes the floor Thursday afternoon at the Wooden Legacy, it’s important to know the standards that govern the NCAA’s Thanksgivingweek tournaments. A school can’t participate in the same one more than once in four years. There can only be one team per conference per tournament. And the programs with the highest profiles tend to get into the most prestigious events. Ever since coach Chris Collins was hired in 2013, the Wildcats (3-0) have been trying to get into a major 8-team tournament during Thanksgiving week, but they couldn’t find a match until this year’s Wooden Legacy. NU was one of four teams in 2017’s Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame TipOff and 2016’s Legends Classic — the team finished in second place both times. Over the last two years, the Cats played power-conference teams on ESPN2 in the championship games, but director of basketball operations Chris Lauten said they have been constantly vying for a bid in an even more high-profile event. In this year’s Wooden Legacy, NU will take the court three times, including two possible games televised on ESPN2 against potential opponents like Miami, Seton Hall and Utah. “Those are programs that have won, that have gone to tournaments and have been successful programs,” Collins said. “It’s a great opportunity for us to find out who we are while still getting the chance to play for a championship…. To have a chance to play for a championship early in the year I think really helps the team.” The journey to Fullerton, Calif. has been a long time coming: it began all the way back in 2015, when Lauten started having conversations with the Wooden Legacy’s organizers. After having barely any regular season games televised on the ESPN networks, Lauten was presented with the chance to give the program a type of exposure it hadn’t really had before. “Opportunities like the Wooden Classic being on ESPN networks, those factor in for sure,” Lauten said. “And (then) this particular field of 8 teams presented itself. ESPN as a platform, that really is an attractive opportunity.They were interested in us.” *** When Jeff Fellenzer was running one

of the biggest early-season college basketball events on the calendar, he never selected a program with the profile of NU. In 1997, Fellenzer founded the Pete Newell Challenge, an annual four-team showcase in multiple California cities that honored the Hall of Fame coach and featured some of the country’s best programs. Over its ten-year lifespan, Fellenzer recruited high-profile schools including Duke, Stanford, Kansas and Gonzaga to participate, as well as ones with west-coast ties like California and Nevada. Back then, it wasn’t as daunting a proposition to get the Blue Devils or the Jayhawks to come to California for the weekend. “I don’t have stories of doors getting shut in my face, pretty much everybody said yes,” Fellenzer said. “I used to go to summer events where coaches were recruiting and scouting high school players and sometimes I was able to get deals done over the course of a summer because I was right there with the head coach.” For the fourth year of the Pete Newell Challenge, Fellenzer scheduled a matchup between the Blue Devils and the Cardinal at Oracle Arena in Oakland. When the game took place on Dec. 21, 2000, it ended up being a top-three matchup. Tiger Woods — at the height of success — made the trip to support Stanford, his alma mater, and watched the game with 19,803 other spectators. It remains the highest attended regular season college basketball game in California and the definite highpoint for Fellenzer’s event. ESPN had televised events like the Maui Invitational and the Great Alaska Shootout since the 1980s, but in the early 2000s, the network decided to invest heavily in new marquee tournaments taking place during Thanksgiving week. That investment had ramifications for Fellenzer and other organizers of early-season challenges and tournaments. It evolved from a “mom-and-pop industry”into one of ESPN’s biggest networking properties, and the Pete Newell Challenge ended in 2006 in part because Fellenzer couldn’t competitively recruit programs anymore. “ESPN eventually got really smart,” Fellenzer said. “They just eliminated the middle man. (They thought) ‘Why do we need someone to bring us the Pete Newell Challenge, why don’t we just start our own Pete Newell Challenge?’” Over the last ten years, ESPN has helped elevate the status of events like the Battle 4 Atlantis, the Wooden Legacy and the AdvoCare Invitational by offering basketball programs much-needed exposure. Now, the network serves as a matchmaker between different programs

Battle for Atlantis in the near future for the same reasons it doesn’t get primetime Saturday games on ESPN. “This isn’t anything specific to Northwestern,” Overby said. “Anybody optically can see the path to getting into any of these events. I think it’s just continuing to hold your program at a high priority, making sure you’re competitive year in and year out and getting to the tournament.” ****

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The Wildcats take the floor. The team will play in its first eight-team Thanksgiving tournament in the Chris Collins era this weekend.

and their tournaments. In 2017, ESPN and Nike partnered to create the one-time PK80 Invitational, which brought together 16 of the most high-profile Nike-sponsored schools in the country and was the most popular tournament last year. It was a sign of the network’s influence and a bigger event than anything Fellenzer — now an associate professor at the University of Southern California — had ever imagined. After all, the Pete Newell Challenge ended because programs had a difficult time rejecting ESPN. “When ESPN calls, they guarantee you you’ll be on three times on one of their platforms, ESPN or ESPN2, and I would have to kill myself to get deals done to arrange for that,” Fellenzer said. “It doesn’t matter (to ESPN) if there were 1,000 people in the stands, which would be a killer for me. For them, it’s just programming.” **** The man behind the Wooden Legacy also oversees 10 other college basketball events, 13 football bowl games and ESPN’s season-opening college football showcases every Labor Day weekend. Clint Overby, the vice president of ESPN Events, makes dozens of connections every year between an aspiring school and a Thanksgiving basketball event. “Our goal is to create quality earlyseason events that benefit both the institutions that participate as well as creating a great matchup for television,” Overby said. “When we saw we had the ability to go ahead and create those opportunities on our own, it was a space we felt we could be in and be successful at given the scope and breadth we have in the intercollegiate community.” Between Nov. 15 and 25, ESPN will broadcast nearly 90 total games, and many of those on ESPN and ESPN2 will

feature powerhouses like Duke, Villanova and Kansas. Over the ten-day stretch, 12 games featuring top-ten teams will occur on the network. Over the past few years, the Cats have been trying to find their own place in this part of the college basketball universe. According to Fellenzer, NU should be willing to participate in ESPN’s events for the exposure alone since it’s more likely for a potential recruit to stumble across one of these games than a mid-week conference tilt on the Big Ten Network. “Even if there were no (potential recruits),” Fellenzer said, “the chance to be guaranteed three games on ESPN or one of the ESPN platforms would be enough to do it.” While programs like Duke can command the highest fees and be invited into virtually any tournament it wants, Overby said he doesn’t yet see the same value in the Cats. Since only one team from each conference can participate in a tournament annually, NU is competing against the biggest programs in the Big Ten for few spots. When ESPN decides in the offseason which Big Ten games to flex from Big Ten Network onto its primetime, it looks at the same factors that influence which schools end up in which Thanksgiving tournaments. NU hasn’t played a game on the flagship ESPN channel since Jan. 2016, a 76-45 home loss against Denzel Valentine and the Michigan State Spartans. But Lauten sees participating in the Wooden Legacy and hosting a live taping of Pardon the Interruption at Welsh-Ryan Arena as positive signals. “We have a great relationship with ESPN,” Lauten said. “Opportunities like (PTI) and the Wooden Classic being on ESPN networks, those factor in (our relationship) for sure.” In the meantime, NU likely won’t be playing in the Maui Invitational or the

The Cats leave for Fullerton on Tuesday, more than three years after Lauten started planning for the Wooden Legacy. In Nov. 2019, NU has scheduled an appearance in the four team Fort Myers Tip-Off and will compete against Kansas State, Bradley and an undetermined fourth team, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Even though it’s not as high-profile an event as fans might be hoping for following the Wooden Legacy, Lauten said a number of additional factors influence this sort of decision. “If you wait too long, the market place might dry out,” Lauten said. “But for sure when there will be a day when we participate (in the Maui Invitational or the Battle 4 Atlantis) and I’m excited for that. But in the short term — for these first couple years — it was about getting in events that we knew would deliver us good competition and also be a good platform for us.” This week’s games project to be some of the best-rated ones the Cats will have all season, as all but one of their conference games — a February home matchup against Minnesota — will air on the Big Ten Network or Fox Sports 1. Of course, NU will have to earn its way onto ESPN2 by winning Thursday as the opening game of tournament against Fresno State; all of the consolation games air on ESPNU or ESPN3. If the Cats win Thursday, they’ll face the winner of Miami vs. LaSalle in the second round and then potentially Seton Hall or Utah in the championship game. If they come up short, they’ll move into the losers bracket and miss out on a chance to showcase a team Collins has been praising since the preseason. For NU, the Wooden Legacy is an opportunity to prove its ability to compete in a surprisingly strong Big Ten. Overby will be watching in Fullerton, looking to see what progress the Cats have made. “I wish good luck to Northwestern,” he said. “Hope to have them in other events in the future.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Wildcats stage late comeback, beat Gators in overtime By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Trailing by 11 with just three minutes to play Sunday, Northwestern could have given up. Instead, the Wildcats turned up the defensive pressure and pulled out a win. NU ended regulation on a 13-2 run, with sophomore guard Jordan Hamilton putting the exclamation mark on the rally by making a layup with less than a second remaining to tie the game at 72. The Cats (4-0) then outscored host Florida 11-2 in overtime to stun the Gators in Gainesville, 83-74. “I saw that time was running down and it was getting really hectic,” Hamilton said. “I knew that I was either going to get a foul or I was going to get a shot off, so I was just trying to be aggressive.” Things looked dire for NU after Florida’s sharpshooting guard Funda Nakkasoglu hit a 3-pointer with 4:15 left to put her team up by 10. Nakkasoglu had a gamehigh 26 points on 9-for-13 shooting.

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The Cats’ deficit grew to 11 a minute later before NU began chipping away. Sophomore guard Lindsey Pulliam, who led the Cats with 22 points, got things started with a layup. Following a string of defensive stops, senior forward Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah made a layup of her own, and then junior forward Abi Scheid converted a 3-point play to pull NU within 70-66. Jumpers by Hamilton and then Pulliam tied the game with 46 seconds left, forcing the reeling Gators (0-4) to call timeout. Florida retook the lead on its next possession on a layup by forward Kristina Moore, but the Cats had an answer, with Hamilton scoring with 0.8 seconds on the clock to force overtime. The extra period was anti-climatic, with NU taking the lead on its first possession

on a Kunaiyi-Akpanah layup. The Cats did not trail again. A clutch 3-pointer by Scheid with under two minutes left stretched the lead to 79-74, and NU was never really threatened after that. “We did a good job in the last couple minutes of regulation defensively,” coach Joe McKeown said. “In overtime, we just forced them into taking some bad shots, and that was the key.” The Cats’four stars all finished in double figures. In addition to Pulliam’s 22, Scheid and Kunaiyi-Akpanah had 18 points apiece and Hamilton chipped in with 16. KunaiyiAkpanah also had 13 rebounds to give her yet another double-double, her third in the season’s first four games. The production out of NU’s top players was especially impressive considering the fact that Kunaiyi-Akpanah, Scheid and Hamilton were all playing key minutes down the stretch with four fouls. “I thought they played really smart down the stretch, and especially in overtime, where we were able to get some easy buckets,” McKeown said. “They’re learning as we go. It’s early in the season.” The game was a back-and-forth affair

Daily file photo by Katie Pach

Jordan Hamilton puts up a floater. The sophomore guard hit a game-tying shot with 0.8 seconds remaining.

for most of the afternoon, with Florida using late spurts to pull ahead at the end of each of the first three quarters. The Gators went on a 8-2 run to take a four-point lead after one and a 12-5 stretch to go up 33-29 at halftime. After the Cats started the second half hot to briefly pull ahead, Florida, keyed by forward Zada Williams’ 14 points off the bench on 7-for-9 shooting, bounced

back to take a six-point lead after the third quarter. The Gators continued to stretch their advantage in the fourth before NU staged its furious comeback. “Our kids have a lot of confidence,” McKeown said. “Even if we’re down, we’re going to play this out, we’re going to find a way to win.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu