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Demonstrators participate in the Women’s March on Chicago. Northwestern students traveled to both Chicago and Washington to engage in marches, which took place in cities around the world.
Students travel to women’s marches By KRISTINE LIAO and MATTHEW CHOI daily senior staffers @kristine_liao @matthewchoi2018
On Saturday, Camille Cooley had committed to attend a mandatory event for Alpha Phi Omega, her service fraternity, but canceled last minute to go to the Women’s March on Chicago instead. “I felt, in 10 years, what am I going to remember more, and what’s more important to me?” the SESP junior said. “So I decided to cancel my event and go to the march instead.” Cooley was one of numerous Northwestern students who traveled to Chicago and Washington for Women’s Marches on Saturday. The marches, which were held in cities across the country and world, protested the inauguration of President Donald Trump and advocated women’s and other marginalized people’s rights. Cooley said she was excited to see how diverse issues were discussed and advocated at the march. “One of the things I enjoyed most about the march was how intersectional it was,” Cooley said. “It wasn’t just about women’s rights. People had signs about education and gender rights, about unions, about Black Lives Matter.” Sophia Swiderski traveled to Washington to march closer to the site of the inauguration.The Weinberg senior said the moment she stepped out of a Metro station and witnessed the mass of people gathered for the Women’s March on Washington was the most hopeful she had felt for this country since the election. “There are so many people out there who feel exactly the way I » See STUDENTS, page 6
March takes Chicago
About 250,000 flood event near Grant Park By KRISTINA KARISCH
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Hundreds of thousands flocked downtown on Saturday to participate in the Women’s March on Chicago, a sister event to the national march held concurrently in Washington D.C. Women’s Marches spread across the world the day after the inauguration, drawing over two million people total, according to USA Today. Participants came together to protest the new administration and advocate for protecting the rights of people of color, LGBTQ communities, religious minorities and people
with disabilities. Marchers carried signs representing a variety of issues and bright pink knitted “pussy hats” — a reference to a video of President Donald Trump released during the campaign, in which he talked about “grabbing (women) by the pussy.” In response, many carried signs on Saturday with the slogan, “pussy grabs back.” In Chicago alone, organizers estimated that about 250,000 people attended the march, far surpassing the expected number of about 50,000. Around 11 a.m., organizers announced the march had reached capacity — 150,000 — but that did not deter more marchers from heading downtown and joining the rally.
“Chicago is shut down for peace,” organizers said from the stage at the intersection of Columbus Drive and Jackson Drive. “We have flooded Chicago!” Due to the number of marchers, the organizers formally cancelled the walking portion of the march and encouraged attendees to rally, sing and dance in place instead. That directive was quickly ignored, and the march proceeded peacefully west on Jackson Drive and toward Michigan Avenue, where it caught up with other marchers and headed into the Loop. Causes represented at the march included women’s and » See MARCH, page 6
Students react to Trump
NU students witness, protest inauguration
By MATTHEW CHOI and JONAH DYLAN daily senior staffers @matthewchoi2018 @thejonahdylan
As Donald Trump was sworn in on Friday, students both demonstrated against 45th president’s inauguration and flew across the country to
witness the ceremony. Student Action NU organized a protest in Norris University Center, during which four students spoke about how they could fight Trump’s agenda. The student speakers urged attendees to remain vocal in their opposition and to keep local officials accountable. The organizers estimated
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Donald Trump is sworn in as president Friday. Some Northwestern students visited Washington for Trump’s inauguration.
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that 50 or 60 students attended the protest. SESP sophomore Ben Powell, who is also on the Student Action NU leadership team, said Friday was just the beginning. “We are planning more events to resist Trump,” he said. “A lot of that’s going to look more like phone banking for progressive candidates and working with other student groups around Chicago to take part in larger anti-Trump actions.” Zane Waxman (SESP ’16), who helped organize the event with the leadership of Student Action NU, said he was happy with the turnout for Friday’s protest. Waxman said one of the best ways to oppose Trump’s agenda is to support local candidates who also oppose him. » See TRUMP, page 6
Northwestern graduate student Lawrence Crosby left his south Evanston apartment one night in October 2015. He approached his car, a black Chevrolet, with the intention of driving to campus, but soon noticed a piece of molding dangling from the driver’s side door. As he took to the damage with a metal bar, he noticed a woman watching. He decided to ignore it, finished the repair and began to drive. When he heard sirens, Crosby promptly pulled over, unaware that the woman had just called the police to report a car theft after observing him at work. Crosby stepped unprompted out of his car, hands over his head, ready to clear up any misunderstanding. But he never got the chance. “Get on the ground!” officers shouted at him, lights flashing and sirens blaring. Crosby tried to speak, but five officers rushed forward and slammed him to the ground — kneeing and punching him during the takedown. On Jan. 12, police released a video of that arrest, sparking a debate over proper procedure and racial bias in Evanston. “Disturbing doesn’t do justice to the impact of watching that,” University President Morton Schapiro told The Daily in an interview. Despite Evanston’s reputation as a progressive city, some community members say that police unnecessarily escalate routine scenarios and treat minorities differently. Adding to the equation is another recent arrest — in which Devon Reid, a city clerk candidate who is black, was arrested while petitioning in downtown Evanston — that has prompted city officials, residents and police to call for change. But for some Evanston residents, that is a daunting task. “I was overcome with sadness,” said Reid, 24, in reference to his arrest. “There’s … a separate way of policing minority communities in Evanston.” Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said
Chicago police would “love to have the problems we have” and called any comparison between the two “ill-considered.” But, she added, Evanston does have a “cultural problem” concerning race, as do most cities across the country. Police Chief Richard Eddington, however, said he does not believe EPD has an issue with race. “We have sergeants, commanders and deputy chiefs of color,” Eddington said. “I find it unfathomable that any of them would tolerate racist behavior.”
A history of tension
Among some members of the Evanston community, there is deep-seated distrust for the police. A few residents who spoke with The Daily even said they would pause before dialing 911 for fear of escalating an incident and unduly harming an innocent suspect. “If we can’t call police and expect them to come check out our concerns without worrying … I’m not going to call the police,” said Jean-Marie Freise, an Evanston resident. “That makes us less safe.” Freise pointed to Crosby’s case, which has led to a civil lawsuit against the city and has drawn national attention. After subduing Crosby, one officer can be heard in the video saying, “I didn’t shoot you, mother f—-r. You should feel lucky for that.” “In Evanston we like to think that we don’t actually have problems, that we’re an extremely progressive, inclusive community,” said Ald. Brian Miller (9th), a mayoral candidate who pushed for the video’s release. “But I’ve been here 30 years, and I’ve never seen that in reality. We have the same problems of every other (city).” Eddington acknowledged the outrage raised by the video and said an apology for Crosby was “not beyond the realm of possibility.” But he disputed the perception that Evanston police had a unique problem with escalation. Betty Ester, a 5th Ward resident who has lived in Evanston for more than 30 years, said tension between EPD officers and minority communities isn’t new. For years, she said, police have unreasonably escalated minor interactions and used diversity among their ranks as a guise for unequal policing. “Instead of going forward, it » See POLICE, page 7
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The Evanston Police Department has pledged to change policy after two contentious arrests, one which gained national attention. Still, some community members say change will be a daunting task.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016
AROUND TOWN Gaspard kicks off mayoral campaign at Curt’s Cafe By SYD STONE
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Former Evanston Township supervisor Gary Gaspard said he would pursue a local income tax for high-level incomes at his campaign kick-off event on Sunday. Gaspard shared his campaign platform in front of 25 supporters and community members at Curt’s Cafe, 2922 Central St. At the event, Gaspard outlined his campaign platform, emphasizing his interest in youth violence prevention and improving police-community relations. He also said he would try to introduce programming for low-income citizens in the Fifth Ward. Gaspard said he would also seek to set up a tax-increment finance district in the area. He emphasized that as mayor, he would support “marginalized voters” and the people that the other candidates “don’t care about.” “I want to be an inspirational leader, an inspirational mayor for everyone in Evanston — not only for whites, blacks, Hispanics — but for everyone. I am one of you,” he said. “If you feel that you are marginalized and discriminated against, I am for you.” He said local police officers should have better training and a better relationship with the
Police Blotter Three injured in early morning crash
Three Chicago men were injured early Saturday morning following a single vehicle crash in south Evanston, police said. The three were taken to St. Francis Hospital after their car crashed just after 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Sheridan Road, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The driver, 28, is under arrest pending a DUI investigation. He broke three bones in his leg and ankle and was taken into
Evanston community. Gaspard also spoke about gentrification in Evanston. “Evanston is full of high rises, but … they are too expensive,” he said.
Gaspard served as Evanston Township supervisor in 2013 but resigned in October of that year, citing an unanticipated time commitment. He currently works as a full-time faculty adviser
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Mayoral candidate Gary Gaspard formally kicks off his campaign at Curts Cafe, 2922 Central St., on Sunday. Gaspard said he would pursue a local income tax for high-level incomes at the event.
surgery. A 28-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital with bleeding on his brain, the most serious of the injuries, Dugan said. A 29-year-old passenger had a broken femur. The driver has not yet been formally charged in the crash.
Woman’s home broken into overnight
A 22-year-old Evanston woman woke up from her nap Thursday to find that someone had entered her north Evanston apartment.
The woman said she woke up to a noise in her apartment sometime between 2 and 3 p.m. Living with her mother and brother, however, she didn’t think much about it, Dugan said. It wasn’t until later that she discovered her mother’s room in disarray and realized that an unknown suspect had entered her apartment through the unlocked front door. It is unknown if anything was taken and she did not see the offender, Dugan said.
at Northeastern Illinois University. Gaspard teaches social work research and social welfare policy. His research focuses on school attendance, gang disaffiliation and conflict resolution. One of Gaspard’s former students from NIU, Micah Hibler, attended the event and spoke about Gaspard as his former policy and research professor. “He is an optimist, and he has a positive momentum to him that just will not stop,” he said. “I support him because he is passionate, truthful, honest and he has the best interest of the people at heart.” Jeanette Alfred, Gaspard’s friend of more than 20 years, spoke at the event about his strength and resilience as a leader. She said Gaspard would be a great mayor but could possibly “ruffle some feathers” in the process. Gaspard is one of five candidates in the mayoral election, which has a primary set for Feb. 28. Unless one candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two candidates will move on to a consolidated election in April. Gaspard’s candidacy was challenged twice since he announced his candidacy in November over claims his nominating petitions were improperly filed. The electoral board overturned the objections, allowing Gaspard to appear on the ballot. sydneystone2020@u.northwestern.edu
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ON CAMPUS University, CPS celebrate new facility By MARISSA PAGE
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CHICAGO — University President Morton Schapiro and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel convened at Northwestern’s Chicago campus on Sunday to celebrate the opening of a facility for the Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools. The new space, which University spokesman Al Cubbage said first became operational in the fall, is housed on the 16th floor of Abbott Hall, 710 N. Lake Shore Dr., and features study spaces and hightech classrooms with screens and other teaching tools lining the walls. Northwestern Academy provides college preparatory courses and academic assistance to a diverse group of low-income CPS students. Interested students apply during their freshman year of high school to participate in either a three-week summer program or sporadic meetings throughout the academic year, connecting with an adviser who can provide tutoring, college counseling and other educational services. The most recent 81-student cohort was culled from about 500 applicants, Academy director Cassandra Geiger said. “We do an admissions review like the highlyselective colleges do,” she said. “It’s very holistic. We look at a lot of pieces about the family, their situation, about their academics and their interests for later in life.” Roughly a dozen of the 198 Academy students toured with Schapiro and Emanuel through the new facility, their button-ups and sweaters adorned with white stickers reading “Ask me about what’s my favorite thing about the space,” “Ask me about my summer” and “Ask me about my college acceptances.”Thirty-one of the 58 seniors in the Academy have been accepted by colleges, Schapiro said in his remarks. “There are some extraordinary CPS high school kids who don’t always get the advantage,” Schapiro said. “They don’t always get the advice they would get if they were not first-generation college-going.
And we decided we were gonna try to do something about that.” Geiger told The Daily that Schapiro and Emanuel together devised the idea for the Academy with the goal of providing “cultural enrichment” and academic support to high-achieving, under-resourced CPS students. Geiger brought the program into its current form with support from the School of Education and Social Policy as well as the Good Neighbor, Great University initiative. In addition to counseling services, Academy students are taken on college tours across the country and receive guidance in seeking financial aid for academic summer programs at institutions such as Georgetown University and Carleton College. Emanuel said the Academy helps instill the importance of earning a degree beyond a high school diploma. “What they’re doing is leveling the playing field
(so) that no student’s experiences and opportunities and dreams should be limited by their zip code, their background or their family’s income,” Emanuel said at the event. “That is a tremendous statement by Northwestern.” Academy member Michelle Audisho, a firstgeneration U.S. citizen, said her parents left Iraq for the U.S. A sophomore in Lincoln Park High School’s International Baccalaureate program, Audisho said the support she’s received from her Academy adviser and peers has encouraged her to pursue her dreams of going to law school. “My father had to give up a lot of dreams and hopes to support his family,” the 15-year-old told The Daily. “Northwestern really takes the initiative and … (doesn’t) let you let go of any ambitions which is great to have that support system. I’m really grateful for it.” mpage@u.northwestern.edu
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WOMEN’S MARCH
White feminists must commit to intersectionality RUBY PHILLIPS
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Millions of people united and marched all over the world to stand in solidarity against the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Saturday. I, too, proudly participated in the women’s march in Chicago with an estimated 250,000 other people. Several participants in the women’s march have held that this is “not a moment but a movement.” These marches are a sign to the federal government that women plan to stay engaged throughout the Trump presidency. But it is still important to look at who will be holding Trump accountable, and to do that we must examine white women’s role in the issue. We should not forget that 53 percent of white women voted for Trump, while only 43 percent voted for Clinton. I do not mean to undermine the female empowerment of the women’s marches or suggest they weren’t successful or meaningful. But we can’t rewrite history or forget that one of the reasons we have Trump as our president in the first place is because women didn’t stand up for women. Fifty-three percent of white women chose to vote for a man who repeatedly degraded women. For some women of color, this show of solidarity feels too little
too late. White women must be held accountable and continue to be allies for the less privileged women in society or else this “movement” means nothing. It’s time for everyone to examine how intersectional their feminism is and realize that if it does not include anti-racism too, it is incomplete. White feminism does not help liberate those who are not straight, white women. This divergence in experience is most evident in the argument surrounding Donald Trump’s vile comment about grabbing a woman’s genitals. This event acted as the catalyst for many white women’s anger, but these same people did not react earlier that day when he denied the innocence of the Central Park Five, a group of five young black men wrongfully arrested and convicted for the rape of a female jogger in 1989. Likewise, Trump’s actions did not provoke the same anger and outrage in many women when he provided countless other examples of his racism and homophobia. White feminism is on display when a white celebrity who claims to be a feminist doesn’t act as an ally for women of color or LGBTQ communities when they need it most. It’s on display when issues of police brutality and education inequality are perceived only as race issues and not feminist issues as well. And it’s also on display when the mainstream feminist movement is so whitewashed that people who don’t identify
as straight, cis or white are excluded. This exclusion has even resulted in some women of color coining the term of “womanism,” which represents a new feminism that has an intersectional point of view. This brand of white feminism is commodified and commercialized in the mainstream media; corporations make money off of advertising a version of feminism that is a replica of the dominant white culture in TV and movies. Anyone with a label maker can produce and sell slogans like #pussygrabsback and “nasty woman.” These slogans are empowering, but they ultimately devolve feminism into a trend or fashion statement rather than constant action and activism. Feminism according to the media is something only for “quirky” girls, often used to attract men, and portrayals of feminists in media are usually played by funny white women. But feminism shouldn’t be trendy or cute. Corresponding issues like racism and sexism aren’t cute; they’re lived experiences. Of course, all women will be affected by Trump’s presidency, but white feminism needs to be put to rest now more than ever because women of color and LGBTQ women would be the ones to bear the brunt of Trump’s highlyracialized policies. The repeal of the Affordable Care Act and defunding of Planned Parenthood, as well as Trump’s anti-immigration policies, will all fall largely on the backs of women of
color and single mothers. For example, after the Affordable Care Act became effective, between 2010 and 2014, the percentage of women of color who initially reported having no usual source of health care dropped nearly 30 percent for black women and almost 25 percent for Latina women. Trump’s “law and order” stance involves heavily policing people of color, which will likely inflate the police brutality and mass incarceration that already target non-white women more than white women. In 2014, the imprisonment rate for black women was more than two times higher than for white women. Women of color need white allies now more than ever. This Trump presidency will be a test of will and remaining an informed citizen is crucial. But to the fellow marchers in Chicago or around the world who put on a quirky T-shirt for Saturday’s activities, don’t fight for just yourself. Fight for for the millions of underprivileged women who will receive the brutal and disgusting backlash of Trump’s policies. This is true feminism. Ruby Phillips is a Weinberg freshman. She can be contacted at rubyphillips2020@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 at the Women’s March on Washington HANNAH JOHNSON
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When I first saw the Women’s March on Washington event advertised on Facebook, I RSVP’d “going” without thinking twice. Even though I didn’t know how I would get there or where I would stay, I knew that somehow, I would get to D.C. When I clicked “going” to the event, I was sitting alone in my apartment in Prague, Czech Republic, where I was studying abroad. Feeling distant and disconnected, I spent hours on the internet trying to find out what I could do to support my friends who were distressed and those who feared for their well-being after Trump’s election. The Women’s March on Washington seemed like my answer. I realize that while the march was moving and inspiring, the event alone won’t make a difference. For me, the march is a call to action,
sparking in me a sense of accountability to help create urgently-needed change over the next four years. That said, the march was incredible. I met feminists from all walks of life who were friendly and supportive. On my bus to Washington alone were a former American Civil Liberties Union lobbyist from South Dakota, former Peace Corps members and four generations of women from one family. The woman sitting next to me was a Turkish immigrant who fiercely opposed Trump and was looking forward to making her voice heard. They shared their reasons for marching with the whole bus, and it was clear that these women were passionate, knowledgeable and determined to make a change. Beyond the marchers, the event’s speakers and organizers sent a strong message to the crowd that this action is just the beginning. Angela Davis, Gloria Steinem and many others emphasized that while it was inspiring that so many people showed up to march, the work was just beginning. They encouraged people
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to call their elected officials, think about how to create change locally and learn about and reflect on history. And in particular, the women of color who spoke reminded the crowd that the fight for equality and justice is one that they have been fighting for decades. The women’s march clearly was not the first movement for women’s liberation, but it will certainly become a historical marker for feminist action under Donald Trump. As I boarded the bus for the drive back to Chicago, I still felt energized and empowered by what I experienced during the march. To see demonstrators scream for feminist icons — with a vigor usually reserved for pop stars — was incredibly uplifting. And I’ve found a new love for the pink knit hats that filled the streets in protest. Even though the March on D.C. was a oncein-a-lifetime experience, I hope that it will not be the last time I experience such a sense of empowerment and inspiration to take action. This weekend was the beginning of the fight to
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keep myself and those around me accountable for continuing momentum and bringing that progressive spirit home. On the bus ride back, everyone around me began discussing what actions to take next. We all swapped contact information so we could start a group to share resources and opportunities to continue the movement to protest Trump and fight for civil rights in Chicago. While I’m returning to my normal life consumed by classes, extracurriculars and stress, I know I won’t be leaving behind the ideals I learned from the march. As thousands of protesters and I chanted while walking past the White House, “Welcome to your first day; we are not going away.” Hannah Johnson is a Medill junior. She can be contacted at hannahjohnson2018@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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do, who don’t want to go passively by,” Swiderski said. “Emerging from this subway station, I had this realization that this is the real America; this is our country; this is the people.” Swiderski said after the election, she frequently heard that her liberal “image of America wasn’t the real America.” But she said participating in the march made her feel as though that wasn’t true. The Women’s March on Washington, held the day after Trump’s inauguration, began with a rally at the National Mall at 10 a.m. and featured a variety of speakers. The march itself was planned to begin at 1:15 p.m., but parts of the crowd were stuck in gridlock for hours because so many people attended the event. Swiderski said it was important to her that she be in the District for the march because she felt like the “streets of Washington had been taken away from us” in November following the election. She also said the fact that the attendance at the march overshadowed the attendance at the inauguration was “the biggest slap in the face we could give them right now.” Trump tweeted Sunday morning expressing his disapproval of the marches. “Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election! Why didn’t these people vote?” Trump wrote. “Celebs hurt cause badly.” As of 11 a.m. Saturday, 275,000 people had taken trips on the city’s Metro system while only 193,000
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From page 1 reproductive rights, pleas to stop the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, support for the Black Lives Matter movement, advocacy for labor unions, religious freedom, climate change. Marchers chanted phrases like “This is what democracy looks like!” Chicago resident Ryan Pintado-Vertner, who was one of the chanting marchers, said he came to the rally to share its message with his pre-teen son. “I wanted to make sure that my son had a clear understanding of how people in a democracy can demonstrate power and have an influence,” PintadoVertner said. “I think the most important thing to do is to organize. It’s only when we take actions together as a group that we can have an impact.” Signs carried at the march reflected the variety of issues people marched for. “Women’s rights are human rights,” one sign read. Others said, “Girls just wanna have fun-damental rights (sic)” and “Defunding our healthcare is not ‘pro-life.’” Casse Jackson, from Champaign, Ill., marched to “defend the rights of the people who might lose their rights in this coming administration.” “It’s really encouraging to see so many people come out and support a cause like this,” Jackson said. “We need to vote in midterms; we need to get involved in
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trips had been taken as of that time on Inauguration Day, according to the Associated Press. A city official said march organizers estimated 500,000 in attendance at the Women’s March on Washington. “There was just this sense of solidarity between all these different people who had felt marginalized by the recent election, who felt like they were the butt of these comments and jokes and treated like second-class citizens,” Swiderski said. “Everyone was together in the capital supporting each other. There are no words to describe how it felt.” Other students took to packed Chicago Transit Authority trains to march in Chicago. Molly Benedict, director of Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators, went to Chicago with other SHAPE members and also noted the high attendance. CTA trains were filled to the point she couldn’t move, Benedict said, and the bridges to Grant Park where speakers addressed marchers were so full they could not be crossed. Benedict said she found the high turnout encouraging, especially after being distressed at Trump’s positions and proposals, which she said would “go against the progress people have been fighting for for years.” “There’s so much hate … and people were saying we believe in peace,” the Weinberg senior said. “So I thought it was important to show up and keep showing up and keep fighting for those issues to show the administration that we still care and we’re not going to let things go backward easily.”
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local politics and stay motivated.” During the march, organizers and various guests spoke from the stage, sharing personal stories to empower the marchers and telling them about the causes they were supporting and representing. In addition to the organizers and speakers, several Illinois politicians and lawmakers attended the march. From Evanston, Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th), Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) and Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) were on the stage in Chicago. The idea for the Women’s March began on Facebook and quickly attracted widespread attention nationally and globally. In Washington alone, an estimated 500,000 people attended the March. Evanston resident Nina Kavin traveled with more than 200 people from Evanston to Washington for the March and said it was “unbelievable.” “It was so moving to me, and I will tell you I have cried so many times over the last 48 hours from hecticness, from exhaustion, from mixed emotions on what this trip is about and what this march was about,” Kavin said. “I’m so glad my kids got to see what peaceful people can do with their bodies and their voices.” Trump responded to the massive marches in a tweet, calling protests a “hallmark of democracy.” “Even if I don’t always agree, I recognize the rights of people to express their views,” he said in a tweet. kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu
Protestors carry signs at the Women’s March on Chicago on Saturday. Numerous Northwestern students attended both the Chicago march and the march in Washington.
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From page 1 “Our goal was to build community around a group of students who are interested in fighting against Trump and his agenda and what he represents,” he said. Other students traveled to the District to witness or protest the inauguration. Weinberg junior Diana Fu traveled to Washington after receiving tickets through a lottery hosted by her U.S. House representative. Once she got to the capital, though, she decided against attending the actual ceremonies. Fu, who identifies as a progressive liberal, participated in protests organized by the ANSWER Coalition, which coordinated many of the demonstrations that day in Washington. “His campaign was divisive and hateful. As an environmental scientist, as an Asian American, those are sort of things I study in school, and things that make up my identity, and what I think is important in the world,” Fu said. “His campaign was really against what I stood for.” But even among protesters, Fu said she could see
divisive politics in action. Protestors and Trump supporters stood in close proximity and would get into confrontations that at times turned violent. Not all students felt the same antipathy toward the inauguration. Weinberg junior Logan Peretz also made last-minute travel plans to attend the ceremony after his cousin offered him tickets. Though Peretz, a registered Republican, did not vote for Trump in the November general election, he said attending the inauguration was still a valuable opportunity to witness history. “I figured I have this opportunity to see part of history, for better or for worse, and I don’t know in four years where I’ll be, if I’ll have the opportunity to do this,” Peretz said. “Not to cheer him on, but rather just observe the feat that was the end of this whole election.” Peretz added that despite his disagreements with the Republican president, the peaceful transition of power was a hallmark moment in history that was valuable to witness. matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu
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MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2016
WOMEN’S TENNIS
NU defeats Harvard behind strong singles play By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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After cruising to two wins a week earlier, the Wildcats returned to play and rolled Harvard 6-1 on Saturday behind strong performances from the back end of the singles lineup. Northwestern secured the doubles point quickly before sophomore Lee Or, junior Alex Chatt and senior Brooke Rischbieth picked up the remaining three points at No. 4 through No. 6 singles to ensure the Cats victory. “I didn’t think we had any holes in our lineup,” coach Claire Pollard said. “That’s probably encouraging and exciting. I thought we were solid everywhere.” The first singles point came from Or, who raced out to a swift 6-4, 6-1 victory. Or was also part of NU’s strong doubles effort, as she teamed up with
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From page 1 seems like it’s going backward” she said. “If you want people to interact with you — to help you — then you have to starting respecting them, not threatening them.” After the arrests of Crosby and Reid, Eddington said he has been working with city manager Wally Bobkiewicz on policy changes. He said those changes would be presented at a Human Services Committee meeting on Feb. 6, but declined to share any further details.
Seeking inclusivity
Among U.S. police departments — most of which don’t demographically reflect the communities they serve — Evanston is unique. Black officers make up roughly a quarter of the police force, compared to 18.1 percent of the city’s total population. “Many of the issues that have befallen other parts of the country have been avoided here by a lot of hard work,” Eddington said. “We’re one of 1 percent of the police departments in the nation that demographically reflects the population that we serve. That didn’t happen overnight; that’s a 30-year commitment to inclusiveness.”
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junior Erin Larner for a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. Or used her slice backhand to devastating effect throughout the match and paired it with an impressive first serve. Still, she said she was somewhat disappointed in her performance afterward. “I was able to find a way to win even though I didn’t play well,” Or said. “If I could, I would’ve hit my forehand way deeper, hit it harder, with a bit more shape. I hit everything pretty short.” Chatt was the next to get on the scoreboard, powering her way to a 6-2, 6-4 victory. She got off to a rough start, dropping the first two games of the opening set, but then won eight straight games to take control of Across the nation, a wave of government reports have criticized police for excessive force, racial bias and lack of internal oversight. In Chicago, a recent report released by the Department of Justice found that officers “engage in a pattern or practice of using force … that is unreasonable,” citing examples of force predominately aimed at people of color. After that report, Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the findings “sobering” and pledged change. Evanston’s mayor has responded similarly to these recent incidents. While Tisdahl said that policing is a “very difficult job” and that Evanston police were generally better than Chicago’s, she said race “was probably a factor” in the cases of Crosby and Reid. Cicely Fleming, who is running for 9th Ward alderman, said arrest rates and contact cards — which document police stops — for black people are typically high. According to Evanston police data from 2015, black people make up 61 percent of arrests and 73 percent of contact cards. “A lot of people live here under the guise of diversity and racial harmony,” Fleming said. “But I don’t know that our perception matches up to the reality of everyone’s lives.” Next month, officials say they will reveal policy changes that include limiting the number of officers who give commands to suspects and no longer
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the match. Rischbieth secured the victory for NU at No. 6 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory of her own. Her down-the-line backhand went unreturned on match point to clinch the Cats win. “It’s a great feeling,” Rischbieth said. “It was backand-forth in the second set, and it was just awesome. The girls were doing a great job on all the courts. I knew if I didn’t get it done someone else would as well, but it’s always great to get that point.” She was right, as junior Erin Larner won 7-6 (2), 6-4 at No. 2 singles, and sophomore Rheeya Doshi won 7-6 (3), 6-1 at No. 3. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for NU, however, as junior Maddie Lipp disappointed at No. 1 singles, losing 6-1, 6-3 and struggling to convert as her forehand slice and backhand deserted her. The Cats received bad news earlier this week when senior Jillian Rooney broke her wrist and elbow. Rooney was out of the lineup Saturday and is out indefinitely
according to Pollard. Rooney represents one half of the No. 23 doubles team in the nation with Doshi and was a fixture in the NU singles lineup last year. “I don’t really know who’s in and who’s out regularly,” Pollard said. “(Rischbieth’s) been in plenty, so I feel like she’ll be fine. She did a good job today.” Rischbieth went 11-4 at No. 6 singles last year and has a 14-9 career record at the No. 3 doubles spot, despite finishing 1-4 last year. With NU’s No. 1 and No. 2 doubles teams both nationally ranked, Rischbieth’s singles play will be more crucial to the Cats season. She’s off to a good start, with three singles wins already on the year. “I was really pleased with how well I served,” Rischbieth said. “That’s definitely something I was working on this week, keeping serves out of the net and high first serve percentage. I was able to get some good pop on the first serve and get some free points.”
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to know the community better, pointing to a policy that allows non-residents to join the force. Ester and a group of other Evanston residents are pushing for more civilian oversight as a way to better hold officers accountable. Currently, the department’s Office of Professional Standards oversees all complaints about police, a process that includes civilian advisory. In 2016, police received 17 formal complaints out of 109,000 interactions, Eddington said. It found police wrongdoing in three of them. “If we compare that to any other public service organization, that’s a stellar record,” he said. “And that’s based on the conduct of the officers. It’s been my experience that Evanstonians aren’t bashful. If they’re not happy with something, they’re going to let you know.” Eddington said he didn’t see a need for change in the current system. Nevertheless, Tisdahl said she planned to meet with Eddington and city lawyers to review the internal investigation process. “There is frustration, and there is tension,” she said. “Racism exists in our nation, and Evanston is not immune. And the Evanston Police Department is not immune.”
Considering changes
Some community members were frustrated by the delayed action, which they believe was prompted only after recent incidents gained national attention. Tisdahl and Eddington disputed that idea. Eddington said he knew the Crosby incident would be “media-worthy” before seeing the video. Tisdahl said city officials started pushing for changes in 2015 immediately after viewing the video. “We changed some of our procedures based on Lawrence Crosby’s arrest, and I’m sorry it took that arrest to make the changes,” Tisdahl said. “But frequently people are pushed to do things because something happens.” Eddington said officers undergo a “critical review” of every use of force, with or without media attention. He said video recordings play a crucial role in that review. After being denied a federal grant to purchase officer-worn body cameras in 2015, EPD in October said they were working toward implementing the cameras in partnership with University Police. “When everyone realizes they’re being recorded, it will have an impact on the citizen and the officer,” he said. Ester, the 5th Ward resident, said police need to get
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We’ve been through a lot of tough games, a lot of close games and we’ve learned so much. We can go into hostile arenas ... and pull out a win. — Scottie Lindsey, guard
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NU wins at Ohio State for first time in 40 years By MAX SCHUMAN
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On Sunday in Columbus, Northwestern didn’t look like the same team that just a week earlier soared past Iowa in front of a raucous home crowd. The result was the same, though. Even with their offense sputtering for large parts of the game, the Wildcats (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten) still found a way to pull out a 74-72 road win over Ohio State (12-8, 2-5). NU shot just 37.5 percent from the field on the day and only 32.3 percent after the break as the team muddled through the second period. After taking a 36-31 lead into the half, the Cats needed more than two and a half minutes to score their first points of the second half and suffered another scoreless drought from 11:31 to 7:14. Both junior guard Bryant McIntosh and sophomore forward Vic Law, two of NU’s top scoring options, struggled to find a rhythm from the field, combining for 27 points but hitting just 8-of-25 shots in the game. “We didn’t shoot the ball particularly well,” coach Chris Collins said. “They have a lot of length, and they make you take some tough shots when
they’re dialed in defensively.” As the Cats struggled to buy a basket for long stretches, they also dealt with foul trouble in the frontcourt. Law, sophomore center Dererk Pardon and senior forward Sanjay Lumpkin each ended the game with four fouls, and the Buckeyes shot 23 free throws in total Sunday. But Ohio State hit just 12 of those 23 attempts. Junior Jae’Sean Tate, who led the way for the Buckeyes with 14 points, shot 1-for-6 on his free throws, an especially painful mark in a close conference battle. When it wasn’t putting Ohio State at the line, NU played effective defense to stay afloat despite an uninspired offensive showing. The Cats held the Buckeyes to an 8-for-22 line from 3 and forced 13 turnovers that led to 17 points on the other end. One such turnover, a steal by Isiah Brown, led to a fast-break layup for the freshman guard that lifted his team ahead 63-58 with three minutes remaining. “Our ability to create some turnovers was big,” Collins said. “Forcing 13 turnovers and to get 17 points off our turnovers … those two numbers really jump out on a night where we didn’t really shoot the ball great.” With the game close late into the second half, nervous NU fans likely
flashed back to last season’s matchup in Columbus. In that contest, Ohio State pressured the Cats into mistakes and turned a late 56-56 tie into a 71-63 victory. This time, NU took care of business to close out the game, securing its first road win against the Buckeyes since 1977. The Cats didn’t turn the ball over in the final 2:43 and hit 11-of-12 free throws down the stretch to keep Ohio State from having a chance to retake the lead. “We got the ball to the right guys, and we made pressure free throws,” Collins said. “Even though they were scoring … I thought we handled the last two minutes pretty well.” Two foul shots from junior guard Scottie Lindsey, whose scoring was a bright spot as he tallied a team-leading 21 points, gave NU a 74-70 lead with five seconds left to lock up the team’s fourth road victory of the young Big Ten season. “We’ve been through a lot of tough games, a lot of close games and we’ve learned so much,” Lindsey said. “We can go into hostile arenas and environments and pull out a win.” maxschuman2018@u. northwestern.edu
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NU tops TCU, sweeps weekend Cats in new territory No. 7 TCU
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Last season, Northwestern fell to TCU in a fiercely competitive match. This year, the Wildcats made sure that would not happen again. No. 13 NU (4-0) defeated the No. 7 Horned Frogs (1-1) in Evanston on Friday 4-2 thanks to early doubles success and clutch performances in singles play. Senior Sam Shropshire said the win is a relief after experiencing last season’s loss. “Rankings and stuff aside, being able to beat a good team like this helps the confidence and helps us down the line,” Shropshire said. “When we play other top 10 teams, they’ll know that we can take them out.” In doubles, Shropshire and his partner, senior Konrad Zieba, defeated the Horned Frogs 7-5 at the No. 1 position. The duo of senior Strong Kirchheimer and freshman Dominik Stary earned a
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6-4 victory at the No. 2 slot securing the doubles point for the Cats. To start singles competition, sophomore Jason Seidman won his matchup with TCU’s Gianni Mancini at No. 6. After an NU loss at No. 5 singles, Shropshire’s 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 3 pushed the Cats’ lead to 3-1. The Horned Frogs would next grab a victory at the No. 1 slot, and the pressure to produce then fell on Zieba and Stary. With Stary heading into a third set of his battle at No. 4, Zieba looked to close out a back-and-forth contest at No. 2. He did just that, earning a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win to give NU its fourth and clinching point of the match. Zieba said the doubles point was a critical factor in setting up the victory.
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Konrad Zieba follows through a backhand. The senior delivered the deciding point in Northwestern’s win over TCU.
“We knew we had a good shot, and we knew we had to come out hot in doubles and get the doubles point,” Zieba said. “We executed the doubles point, and then took the momentum and rode with it.” That momentum led to NU’s first win over a top 10 team since March 3 of last year, when it defeated No. 8 Illinois 4-3. Coach Arvid Swan said he was excited to see the team perform so well this early in the season. “For us, it was a great test,” Swan said. “I’m so pleased to see our guys raise their level and play at a really high level throughout the match.” Following Friday’s win, the Cats had a quick turnaround, facing off against Louisville and IUPUI in a doubleheader Sunday. NU took on the Cardinals (2-1) to begin the day, taking the doubles point to start and receiving singles wins from Stary, Zieba and Seidman en route to a 4-2 win. Just hours after the conclusion of the match with Louisville, the Cats squared off with the Jaguars (0-1) in their second match of the day. To begin the matchup, NU took the doubles point in dominating fashion with 6-1 victories from the pairs of Kirchheimer and Stary and sophomore Michael Lorenzini and freshman Chris Ephron. The Cats’ stellar play continued into the singles portion of the match. Sweeping wins from Zieba, Vandixhorn, Seidman, Stary, Kirchheimer and freshman Brenden Volk allowed NU to prevail 7-0, keeping the team undefeated on the season. Swan said the exceptional weekend should help propel the Cats into the rest of their 2017 campaign. “We need to use this, and we have to continue to put up results,” Swan said. “It’s a very long season, and we’re early in the year.” aidanmarkey2019@u.northwestern.edu
after milestone win By GARRETT JOCHNAU
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Northwestern hadn’t won in Columbus since 1977. But Sunday, the Wildcats ended that drought with a 74-72 victory over Ohio State, bringing NU one step closer to snapping its more notorious streak and earning the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid. The Cats still have a ways to go before then, but the milestone victory illustrated an important reality about Chris Collins’ team: this NU team is ready to change the narrative. “Be different, like we talk about in the locker room a lot,” sophomore center Dererk Pardon said. “Just be different.” Now off to their first 5-2 start to conference play since the 1967-68 season, the Cats are turning heads. And wins like Sunday’s, on the road against a beatable but still competitive middle-tier Big Ten team, are the type that NU needs to take advantage of consistently as it builds its resume for March. Early losses this year to Michigan State and Minnesota initially cast doubt on the team’s ability to emerge from a crowded middle of the pack, but a rout of Iowa seemingly put the Cats on the right track. The victory over the Buckeyes confirmed that NU could take the next step, especially after last year’s similarly-winnable contest against Ohio State fell beyond its reach amid a late-game collapse. “History doesn’t define us,” junior guard Scottie Lindsey said.
“The past things that have happened with this program, that doesn’t really matter to this team.” With the win, NU could find itself ranked for the first time since 2009, when it held the No. 25 ranking for a week, its first official recognition by the AP Poll since the 1968-69 season. That alone shows the Cats are different. Thursday, they’ll have another opportunity to separate themselves from the middle tier when they host Nebraska before tackling a loaded back end of the schedule.
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And while coach Chris Collins isn’t thinking about the tournament, saying, “March is an eternity away,” this year’s team is putting itself in position to finally snap the infamous streak, a feat they tackled on a smaller scale Sunday. “It has been important to our guys to try to do things that haven’t been done,” Collins said. “You know, win in venues that teams haven’t won in before, or chase goals. That’s why we’re all in this together.” jochnau@u.northwestern.edu