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WARD UNITED Northwestern University sits in Evanston’s 7th Ward, the city’s northeastern region bordering Wilmette and Lake Michigan. City and University officials said they are constantly working toward a strong relationship between the two.
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Evanston’s 7th Ward could be its own city. “I used to joke that the 7th Ward could almost secede from Evanston because we’ve got a hospital, a university, a really vibrant business district, schools,
transportation,” said former 7th Ward alderman Jane Grover. But there’s just one problem. “It wouldn’t survive. It’s too much part of this larger community,” Grover said. The 7th Ward lies in the northeast corner of Evanston, bordering Wilmette and encompassing Northwestern’s campus. Many residents say the ward, while not home to the city’s downtown district, has all the benefits of that area with a more
suburban, neighborhood feel. Because many residents said they feel enmeshed in the 7th Ward community, they actively seek solutions to problems large and small in the ward. Residents said these problems range from tension caused by University decisions to an apparent lack of diversity. And although many said they care deeply about their own ward, they also highlighted that the issues they
experience in the 7th Ward are problems that exist in all of Evanston — not just their geographic region.
A renewed partnership
Grover, a 7th Ward resident since 1994, said one of the ward’s most valuable assets is the University, an opinion not all residents share. However, many residents acknowledged that the University and the city have made great strides in improving
their relationship over the past few years. Historically, the connection between the University and city has been characterized as tense. In 2012, The Princeton Review listed the town-gown relationship between NU and Evanston as the 4th “most strained” in the country. By 2015, however, they no longer made that list. Residents say the problems » See 7TH WARD, page 6
Bay Area program Anderson .Paak set to play Dillo launches in winter By EMILY CHIN
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Engineers and journalists will come together to study the intersection of design and media innovation as part of a new quarter-long, San Franciscobased immersion program beginning next Winter Quarter. The Bay Area Immersion Experience will send 24 students — 12 from the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications and 12 from the McCormick School of Engineering — to San Francisco to explore the Bay Area’s entrepreneurial culture. “San Francisco and the Silicon Valley (are) the center of the technologyinnovation culture in the United States and probably the world,” said Medill Prof. Owen Youngman, a program faculty member. Students who are accepted will take four courses designed to incorporate skills in both journalism and design innovation as well as participate in cocurricular activities. The courses and programs are still under faculty development but will be
specifically formulated to benefit both engineers and journalists, said Bruce Ankenman, co-director of the Segal Design Institute and a program coordinator. All engineering and journalism students will take the courses together, he added. “The goal is to have them work together on topics that are of interest to both, have them work together to see the benefits of the other discipline, and to do it in the Bay Area (and) Silicon Valley area where they can take advantage of the tech ecosystem,” Ankenman said. Two courses will focus on media and the other two on design. One of the design courses will be a practicum, in which students will work together to apply the design process to specific challenges posed by clients. “The way journalists and engineers think are different, and exposing them each to different varieties of linear and nonlinear thinking — different ways of problem solving — just broadens their ability to pick the right solution to the problem when they encounter one,” Youngman said. Two fall courses will be recommended as preparatory courses for the » See SAN FRANCISCO, page 6
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Hip-hop and R&B artist Anderson .Paak and his band, The Free Nationals, will perform at Dillo Day this year, Mayfest announced Monday night. A genre-blending artist, .Paak released his first album, “O.B.E. Vol. 1,” in 2012 under the name Breezy Lovejoy, and gained more popularity with six features on Dr. Dre’s 2015 album, “Compton.” He released his latest album, “Malibu,” in January. Mayfest director of concerts Yumiko Mannarelli said .Paak’s high energy made him an attractive artist for the festival. “We did a lot of research on artists that we thought would be relevant and on the rise, and he struck us as someone who is extremely relevant,” the Communication junior said. “He’s just blowing up, and we thought that would be the perfect vibe for a Dillo Day performance.” .Paak’s March performance at South by Southwest, an annual music, film and interactive festival held in Austin, Texas, also boosted his popularity, Mannarelli said. He was also recently profiled by GQ and appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” “It was such good news to see that he was so well-received at that festival,” she said. “We caught him at a good time
before he would be out of our reach as a potential artist.” .Paak will also perform with a live band, Mayfest spokeswoman Elisa O’Neal said. “When you think about the value of bringing all the musicians to the stage, rather than just someone who’s playing recorded tracks, you get the live-band effect, which is part of the appeal of a music festival,” the SESP senior said. O’Neal, who has known .Paak’s work
for a few years, said she’s excited to see him perform on the Lakefill. “We’re going to have a performer who is very, very dynamic, who can really command the stage and bring together a lot of spunk and rock and rap and all these different influences, but can also have a more classic rock kind of thing with a lot of funk and jazz behind him,” she said. Dillo Day will take place May 21. emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu
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SOUL MAN Anderson .Paak performs on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in February. Mayfest announced Monday night that the R&B artist would perform at Dillo Day in May.
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Around Town Committee to decide whether City Council will get pay raises
Council members elected next year may receive more pay than Evanston’s aldermen currently make, depending on the recommendation of a mayor-appointed committee. The four-member Mayor’s Compensation Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday to decide whether to recommend City Council
raise wages for the upcoming year. The base compensation for Council members for the 2016 financial year was $12,784, with variation between council members due to amount of pension and benefits earned. At its first meeting in late February, city staff were asked to compile data on how elected officials were paid in cities of similar “population size, style and size of government, and socioeconomic parameters” to Evanston, according to the meeting’s minutes. The committee will look at how
council members are paid in these communities to determine if the city should recommend increases. In addition to the salaries of Evanston’s nine alderman, the committee will also consider pay changes for Evanston’s mayor and City Clerk, the other elected officials working for the city. City Council elections in Evanston will take place in April of next year. — Robin Opsahl
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Police Blotter Evanston shooting leaves man with non-life threatening injuries
A 20-year-old man was shot Sunday afternoon near an alley one block away from Evanston Township High School. The Evanston resident told police that two males in dark clothing shot him from inside an alley at about 3:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Dodge Avenue, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man was shot in his left and right thighs, receiving injuries that are non-life threatening.
Witnesses reported that they had seen the shooting, but there are currently no suspects, Dugan said.
Evanston resident chases down man video-taping argument
A 47-year-old man was charged with assault Monday night after turning himself in to Evanston police. The Evanston resident had been arguing with his female relative outside a residence in the block of 2100 Wesley Avenue on March 22 when he noticed a 59-year-old man videotaping them, Dugan said. The man who was videotaping
reported that the two stopped arguing with each other and screamed at him, Dugan said. The 59-year-old man reported that they chased him into his house on Wesley Avenue, but he was able to shut the door before they came inside. The 47-year-old man was charged with misdemeanor assault and is scheduled to appear at the Skokie Courthouse on April 18. His female relative was charged with misdemeanor assault on March 23 and is also scheduled to appear in court on the same day.
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Candidates talk platforms in first of three debates By ERICA SNOW
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Candidates for Associated Student Government president and executive vice president squared off in their first debate Monday night, disagreeing on how central helping marginalized students should be to their platforms. Presidential candidate Christina Cilento and McCormick junior Macs Vinson, her running mate, said their platform focuses chiefly on marginalized students, while presidential candidate Joji Syed and Weinberg sophomore Archit Baskaran, her running mate, said their platform focuses on projects that would serve all Northwestern students, including marginalized ones. The debate, which was attended by more than 50 students,
was held in Fisk 217. Cilento, a SESP junior, said viewing every problem on campus through the lens of aiding marginalized students is the core of her campaign, and some of the other ticket’s proposals — such as streamlining the Student Organization Finance Office — were less pressing. “To divide our attention is to do a disservice to the students that this university and this organization needs to serve the most,” Cilento said. “Macs and I were very, very intentional about fighting for the issues that we thought were going to be potentially the most difficult to pursue but also the most necessary.” But Syed, who is Pakistani and Muslim, said her and Baskaran’s experiences as marginalized students contributed to their platform and gave her a “holistic perspective” when choosing social justice, alcohol policy reform and mental health
as their main focuses. “Our job is to make sure that every single student is having the best Northwestern experience,” the Weinberg junior said. “When you have that vision in mind, you address everything — from social justice, to alcohol policy, to student groups, to mental health, to student-athletes. Nothing is not important.” After the debate, SESP freshman Ben Powell, who he works for Cilento and Vinson’s campaign, said the ticket’s platform is especially important for freshmen. “We’re going to be here for four years and especially freshmen who are coming in, who are members of marginalized communities and already realizing … that Northwestern isn’t built to serve them,” he said. “It’s so important that we have a message that it doesn’t have to be like that.” On the other side, SESP sophomore Josh O’Neil
is a campaign manager for Syed and Baskaran. He told The Daily he liked all candidates’ answers, but he appreciated Syed’s multi-issue platform. “Like Joji said, there’s more than one issue on this campus, and I’m really happy that we have a platform that is complex and deep and detailed,” he told The Daily. “We offer deep solutions to these really complex problems that have been plaguing Northwestern for years.” There will be two more debates before voting opens. Coalition of Colors — a collective of identity-based student groups — will host a debate Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Fisk 217, and The Daily will host a debate Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in McCormick Auditorium. Voting will begin online Thursday at 5 p.m. and will be open for 24 hours.
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VEEP McCormick junior Macs Vinson (left) speaks at the debate while Weinberg sophomore Archit Baskaran looks on. The two are running for ASG’s executive vice president.
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GREAT DEBATE Weinberg junior Joji Syed (left) speaks at the debate. Syed faces SESP junior Christina Cilento in the presidential race. Voting begins Thursday at 5 p.m.
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Media coverage of LGBT community is too white LIAM ARANDA
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This essay is part of The Spectrum, a weekly forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. If you have been on Twitter recently you might have seen the rise of #gaymediasowhite. This hashtag is part of a movement to draw attention to the lack of representation of communities of color in mainstream queer media, and their overemphasis on the narratives of queer white males. While thinking about the issue, I came to the realization that I, a queer, mixed Latino, could think of only one mainstream queer Latinx (a gender-neutral term for Latin-Americans) celebrity, Ricky Martin. Queer Latinxs are next to non-existent in our media, yet they and other queer people of
color, or POC, have acted as the leaders and cornerstones of LGBT movements and activism. Mykki Blanco, a gay black rapper, notes that there is a lack of diversity of queer narratives in the black community, as media outlets such as Out or Attitude give little to no attention to artists such as Angel Haze or himself — instead opting to use shirtless gay white men and even straight men as their cover pieces. This lack of coverage makes a diverse community overflowing with talent appear nonexistent by erasing the black excellence in the queer community. Still, POC queers who are fortunate enough to get noticed tend to fill the stereotypical, one-dimensional role of the sassy, black gay man who exists for the sole purpose of making one-liners, acting melodramatic and crying “yasssss” for the cameras. Gay white males continue to dominate queer media and spaces and receive the bulk of media exposure. The effects are detrimental to queer society because this small group represents, and misrepresents, a plethora of identities. Magazines such as Out and Attitude were designed to act as source of information and provide a voice to the oppressed; however, they have rarely featured those whose identities intersect with regard to race, gender and sexuality. This leads to the aforementioned artists
achieving recognition only within their own groups and prevents their powerful messages and narratives from reaching the masses. Aside from failing to promote the works and careers of queer POC, these magazines create an exclusive space and set unrealistic expectations of beauty in the queer community. This exclusion of The certain groups in the focus on LGBT community is emphasized by the fact whiteness that the majority of these in the queer magazine covers almost always feature males. community This sends the message builds a toxic that queer women and culture of non-binary people do not have a place in the media white-centric and that they should beauty be silent or just simply cease to exist. In addistandards . tion, these cover stars are almost always white men. Though this might seem harmless, these magazine covers and photo shoots are what queer society uses as a base for what is attractive and what is not, and they send the message that only whiteness is beautiful. The focus on whiteness in the queer
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community builds a toxic culture of whitecentric beauty standards in the queer community and translates to statements such as “no Asians, no Latinos and no blacks.” I’ve personally experienced this discrimination: It’s common for me to see “Whites Only” as a racial preference on biographies on queer dating sites such as Grindr. These messages may breed self-hatred, depression, eating disorders and other body image issues among queer youths of color by telling them they will never attractive, they don’t deserve love and they are not enough because they don’t look like some shirtless white guy on a magazine cover. This is not something that should be in the least bit surprising; the queer community is not naturally exempt from racism, misogyny and transphobia. That is what #GayMediaSoWhite is pointing out: Even in a community that is hailed for being so accepting, there is still a long road ahead. Liam Aranda is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at liamaranda2019@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.
Northwestern should create a food, nutrition ENU ALANA FARKAS
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C-stores may lead to overeating or eating too much non-nutritious foods like candy and fried foods. And no parental supervision over food may lead to unhealthy eating habits. Even if these habits of overeating or increased junk food consumption do not occur, fear of weight gain may lead to other unhealthy habits. When I started MENTAL HEALTH at NU Students listen to a presentaas a
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Jamie Washington visits Northwestern every year to deliver the Diversity and Inclusion ENU, during which he dissects NU’s student body and shows first-year and transfer students the different identities present in their own class.
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Wildcat Welcome Essential NUs, more commonly referred to as ENUs, are an impactful piece of a freshman’s first experience on campus. These sessions that focus on diversity and inclusion, alcohol, sexual health and mental health are especially effective in delivering information because they are interactive and fun. ENUs are not academic classes. They are not lectures that students will be expected to apply to a career or utilize in their academic performance. But ENUs are still important because they are life classes; the purpose of an ENU is to educate incoming students about how to navigate college life safely and appropriately so students can optimize their college experiFood, for ence. But the ENUs are missing an important some college piece: awareness and students may education about food and nutrition, spebe associated cifically about how to with stress, be healthy in college overeating. and when food often becomes a problem. weight gain and Food plays a subthe dreaded stantial role in college life. But beyond the ‘freshman basic understandfifteen.’ ing of food as fuel for daily activities, there is considerable complexity to the role of food in student life. Food, for some college students, may be associated with stress, overeating, weight gain and the dreaded “freshman fifteen.” Others may identify food as a financial burden.
Some may love food and want to make a career out of it. And still some may suffer from physical or psychological illnesses surrounding food. A freshman’s relationship with food may also change upon entering college. Increased drinking may lead to increased drunk eating, or “drunchies.” Unlimited access to dining halls DIVERSITY AND and INCLUSION
tion on mental health during this ENU before breaking out into group discussions with their PA groups, during which their Peer Advisers introduce them to NU offices such as the Counseling and Psychological Services and the Women’s Center.
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During the summer, first-year students must complete an online course called Alcohol Edu to learn about the effects of alcohol on their bodies and Northwestern’s policies on alcohol usage. During Wildcat Welcome, Peer Advisers hold a discussion with their student groups where they re-introduce NU’s alcohol policies as well as support centers and emergency procedures.
Every year, students put on a play as part of the sexual health ENU where students are introduced to a variety of NU groups and offices such as Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators, CAPS, and Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault designed to help students lead healthy sexual lives. After the show, PA groups meet with SHAPE and MARS counselors to discuss healthy relationships at NU. Graphic by Madeline Fox and Remy Afong
freshman, I was hyperaware of the “freshman fifteen” threat, which led me to restrict my food intake and to over-exercise. A food and nutrition ENU should be necessary for incoming freshmen. This ENU could teach students important aspects of food and college life, such as nutrition and healthy eating, how one can access inexpensive and healthy food, food allergies and how to be cautious of them, eating disorders and information on how one can access food services like the campus dietician. Access to the campus dietician Karen Sechowski is especially important because she is specifically trained to help students navigate their uncertainty around food. After speaking to a nutritionist myself, I learned my patterns of over-exercising and food restriction were unhealthy, and having concrete information about food helped me make better choices for my body and my mind. Counseling and Psychological Services also provides specific counselors who address eating disorders. A food awareness ENU could also parallel issues discussed in the mental health ENU and alcohol ENU, because eating and nutrition concerns are often related to both. Students transitioning from the familiarity of home to the unknown territory of NU life should feel secure in the aspect of life that is always constant: eating. A nutrition ENU could provide the education necessary for maintaining and enhancing reassurance around food and healthy eating habits. A food awareness ENU should reiterate that food knowledge and awareness is important in everyday life, but it is particularly essential in college. Alana Farkas is a Weinberg freshman. She can be contacted at alanafarkas2019@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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Peeled to open location in Crown Sports Pavilion By TUCKER JOHNSON
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Peeled Juice Bar is scheduled to fill the empty cafe facility in the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion lobby and is tentatively set to open April 15. “For years people had been asking for a graband-go convenience place close to the recreation facility,” said Dan Bulfin, Northwestern’s director of recreation. Peeled currently has two locations, one in downtown Evanston and one in Lincoln Park. The company promotes a raw vegan diet, eschewing both cooking and animal products. The new location will include some menu items not available at other Peeled locations, including a selection of single-origin coffees, said Keith Pegues, Peeled founder and president. When NU began its expansion of the Crown Sports Pavilion in February 2013, a juice bar was part of the plan for the new lobby and a small facility with sinks and refrigeration cases was built for it. However, the location of the intended juice bar has remained empty. Bulfin said the University first offered the opportunity to run the juice bar to Sodexo, with whom Northwestern contracts for other dining services, but Sodexo was not interested in the offer. But bringing in a third party to run the juice bar presented liability issues for the University, introducing the need to encrypt credit card data and send that information on non-University Wi-Fi made it difficult to find a company to run the juice bar, he said. “Right now we still have some infrastructure we have to add,” Bulfin said. “We have to put an ice machine in and make some amendments to [the stand’s] security measures. Originally we were
City signs EPA amicus brief supporting Clean Power Plan
Evanston signed an amicus brief Friday lending support to the Clean Power Plan, an effort by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb carbon pollution.
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JUICED UP Peeled Juice Bar is scheduled to open in the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion later this month. The juice bar, known for its raw vegan products, currently has locations in downtown Evanston and Lincoln Park.
planning to open the stand April 1, and because of these infrastructure needs we’re going to have to push it back until April 15.” He said students will not be able to use their meal plans at Peeled because it is not a Sodexo operation. Weinberg sophomore Michael Ryzhov has been waiting for the juice bar opening since before his freshman year. “When I toured campus the summer before senior year of high school, I remember a brief mention
that there was some sort of juice bar opening soon,” Ryzhov said. Ryzhov said the long-anticipated juice bar had become a running joke for the club track and field team and there was skepticism among team members when they saw the announcement on April 1. Some teammates suggested the announcement was an April Fools’ Day prank. In addition to advertising the health benefits of its products, Peeled promotes a raw vegan diet because
it has a smaller environmental impact than diets using animal products. Pegues said the concept of the business arose from being a vegetarian in college, where he didn’t have many food options to choose from on campus. “I made a lot of the juices and smoothies that are on the menu today at home,” Pegues said. “I feel like health should be accessible.”
The brief, which more than 50 U.S. city and county governments signed, was written by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School in support of the law. The plan, which requires states to reduce their carbon emissions and encourages a move away from coal power, has come under question after dozens of states challenged it in federal court. In February, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay on the law that will remain until the suit is resolved. The brief says the Clean Power Plan would allow
local governments to work more effectively with state governments to limit emissions and that it would reduce the costs for cities trying to mitigate climate change. The National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, both of which Evanston is involved in, supported the brief. The groups argue that considering more than 80 percent of the country’s population lives in urban areas, local governments are responsible for protecting a
majority of Americans. “City and county governments are the first line of defense in weather disasters and climate impacts, which grow increasingly frequent and severe as greenhouse gas emissions cause the climate to change,” the Sabin Center said in a news release. “Many cities are already experiencing — and paying for — damage caused by climate change.”
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ETHS students arrested for fighting, one for possessing a stun gun
Three Evanston Township High School students were arrested after they got into a fight Monday morning, the first day back after spring break. At about 9:20 a.m., a school resource officer observed a fight among several female students gathered in one the hallways and managed to detain three of them, Evanston Police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The girls were then taken into custody while the others dispersed, Dugan said. Dugan said the fight seemed to have been brewing for some time, and the students have had
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have been alleviated by the strong working relationship between Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and University President Morton Schapiro. “Sometimes I think that people get stuck in this ‘if it’s purple it has to be bad’ thing,” Grover said. “We never outlawed the color purple in Evanston. We’re not likely to, and the University and city have reached a point where it’s a very productive, constructive partnership.” This improvement is evidenced in the commitment NU made with Evanston in 2015, through which the University will donate $1 million a year to the city for five years. The partnership recently hit its one-year anniversary, and Schapiro said some effects are already visible. “We now have much more of an explicit presence … and we’re more often at the table with discussions,” he said in an interview with The Daily last month. “We said it would be nice if they could plan (how to use University contributions) more and not just do something that gets swallowed by the budget. … And just like this year, they’ll take Northwestern support to do things that make a difference.” Tisdahl, who lives in the 7th Ward, echoed residents’ sentiments and said the relationship forged between the two has positively impacted the city. However, she acknowledged that the goodwill between the University and the city always requires work. Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th), who replaced Grover on Feb. 22 after she resigned to become outreach principal for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, said she is excited to continue the partnership between the city and NU and said she hopes to expand on the progress that has already been made. “Northwestern does a lot for the community and a lot of students give their time in the schools and with nonprofits, which I think most citizens are not terribly aware of, which is unfortunate, ” she said. “As an alderman, I guess I have a soapbox … I’m certainly happy to speak up for students and acknowledge their contributions.”
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winter program. Medill students will be encouraged to take an introductory design course, while both McCormick and Medill students will be encouraged to take a journalism course focused on media innovation and startup culture in Chicago. The University will help offset living expenses above the average living cost on-campus in Evanston, Ankenman said. Additional grant funding will be determined on an individual basis. “The intention of this program is to make it essentially cost-neutral to students that would be in Evanston otherwise,” Ankenman said. The application for the program is due April 18. Decisions will be communicated by April 29 and
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problems with each other before. Although the cause was unclear, the incident seemed to have occurred as a result of something that happened over spring break, Dugan said. All three students will be charged with disorderly conduct for the incident, he said. One student will also be charged with possessing a stun gun on school property despite not having used the weapon during the fight. The same individual will be charged for resisting arrest as well, Dugan added. Although there were no injuries that resulted from the fight, one girl who was near the group but not one of the three arrested, was taken to the hospital after experiencing an asthma attack, Dugan said.
Despite her support for student involvement in the city, Revelle pointed out that there have been land-use decisions made by NU that have been “disturbing” to community members. Several residents say the largest strain on town-gown relations comes from NU’s construction projects that affect both the 7th Ward and the Evanston community as a whole. Residents highlighted recent issues — such as the University’s closure of a bird sanctuary to create a new visitors center last year, the creation of the Lakefront Athletics and Recreation Complex on the Lakefill and recent discussions over renovations to the Ryan Field parking lot — as evidence that there will always be some point of tension between the two entities. As president of Citizens’ Greener Evanston, Revelle has long been a champion of environmental issues in the city. She pointed to grievances residents have had with NU’s use of land. Specifically, she mentioned the destruction of the bird habitat — which has since been rebuilt in another area of Clark Street Beach — and restricted access to the area of the Lakefill where the new sports facility is being built. “It wasn’t clear why a sports complex needed to be on such a valuable piece of land, especially in views and access to the lake,” Revelle said. Recently, City Council approved renovations to the Ryan Field west parking lot March 29 despite the expressed displeasure of some community members. These changes include an increased number of parking spots, replaced lighting and additional sidewalks around the lot. Before these changes were decided upon, Evanston resident Deborah Weixl said she had heard from other community members about their hesitations toward the improvements. “People who live right next to it are kind of concerned about what will it mean for us with lighting and activity,” she said. “Will there be more people spilling around into the streets?” NU’s executive vice president Nim Chinniah said last month the University aims to be responsive to community concerns when new projects are
proposed. He emphasized the University’s goal is to be communicative with residents about new development and listen to their feedback. “We had an open town meeting (about the Ryan Field renovations) with members of the community where we took the plans to them, met with them, shared the plan,” Chinniah told The Daily. “There was no requirement that we do that, we just did it because it’s the right thing to do.” Beyond University projects, the 7th Ward is experiencing other development as well. As new high-rises and apartment buildings are proposed, the nature of the community is subject to change, said longtime 7th Ward resident John Zbesko. Although much of the development is focused on making the city more desirable and contributes to local sustainability efforts, he said that is not always appealing. “It’s nice to have people clumped up around public transportation and having less of an impact on the world, on the environment,” Zbesko said. “At the same time, part of the character of Evanston is that it was a suburb and not a city.” Weixl, who has lived on Central Street in the 7th Ward for 13 years, said she also noticed increased development in the city, particularly around her home. This was a welcome sight, she said, since it had previously seemed like many projects had stalled and vacant spaces had accumulated. However, she said she had heard concerns from residents who were not as pleased, due to a lack of communication from the city and developers. “The important thing is that the people who live near where these things are going up understand it, know about it and somebody talks to them and explains it to them instead of putting a wall up against their window,” Weixl said. “I don’t think that’s asking for too much.”
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Zbesko said recent developments contribute to a lack of socioeconomic diversity in the 7th Ward and the city as a whole. As certain parts of Evanston become more desirable, property values go up, he said, and that results in more well-off people moving into the city.
accepted students will have the opportunity to preregister for the fall preparatory courses. “We have to start recruiting for the program before every detail is nailed down,” Youngman said. “This opportunity is a beta, but we think that it’s going to be a really great beta.” McCormick sophomore Joanna Li is considering applying to the program. She said she is drawn to the concept behind the new program and helping shape a new experience for students. “McCormick puts a lot of emphasis on wholebrain engineering,” Li said. “You can learn a lot from people who are not engineers, and I think journalists especially bring a different way of thinking to the table that can really benefit a project or a process.” kellinguyen2019@u.northwestern.edu Many residents said there is a lack of racial and socioeconomic diversity in the 7th Ward. According to 2010 U.S. Census data, 65.6 percent of the city’s overall population was white and 18.1 percent was black or African-American. Tisdahl said the city, including the 7th Ward, was at one point districted around existing populations to create majority white and majority black wards in Evanston to ensure diversity on City Council, and that these distinctions have lingered. Tisdahl said in her experience, diversity matters to both the 7th Ward community and Evanston as a whole. “Yes, it’s a majority white ward and yes, it’s majority affluent or at least proportions of it are, but people there are like (people from) any other place in Evanston,” Tisdahl said. “They want their children to go to diverse schools and they believe in a much more diverse community than people find elsewhere on the North Shore.” In terms of race, Grover said northeast Evanston does not share the racial makeup of other areas of the city, but that diversity manifests itself in other ways. She gave the example of a block party she attended a few years ago, where an informal survey was conducted and passports from 20 different countries were counted within three blocks. “That’s a different dimension of diversity and that’s got to count, too,” Grover said. “I used to joke that yeah, we’ve got diversity. We’ve got bankers, lawyers and accountants in northeast Evanston. But it really surprised me at that block party that 20 different countries were represented, and races and both genders and households that weren’t the traditional mother-father households.” Overall, most residents agreed the 7th Ward is not as diverse as other wards, but that it is not an issue one can pinpoint to just the northeast corner of Evanston. And despite what others may perceive as a less-diverse community, Weixl said she feels her ward is welcoming to many different types of people. “In a sense, it’s everybody’s neighborhood,” she said. torilatham2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Multi-Vocal Cultures American culture has never been monolithic. We have always been a nation of immigrants, and American voices have always sung in varied registers. The age of Obama has not moved us “beyond race” but rather to a place where—if our Kenyan-Kansas African-American President raised in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and in Asia is at the center of who we are as Americans—then it is time to think about the possibilities of a more nuanced civic conversation about race and culture. Alexander discusses the rich and surprising overlaps in American cultures from varied traditions, all of which comprise the American tradition, in sometimes divergent, exciting conversation.
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Two Cats set personal records in California By SOPHIE MANN
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After more than a month of break from competition, Northwestern hit the ground running Friday in San Francisco, where senior Elena Barham and sophomore Brooke Pigneri set personal records. The Wildcats started their outdoor season at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, featuring 1,700 athletes — its highest total ever — from the United States, Canada and Mexico. The sheer number of athletes in the competition, which was the first of the outdoor season, led to a mediocre performance, coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said. “A lot of them let their nerves get the best of them because there are so many athletes this competition,” Haynes said. “I don’t think it showcased where their training’s at. I think some people hit the home run on it, and others kind of missed the mark a little bit.” Haynes said one of the runners who hit her stride was Pigneri, who set a new personal record by almost a minute on the 5,000-meter event. Barham, who broke the personal record she set last year at the same competition, was the only Wildcat to participate in the 10,000-meter event, finishing with a time of 35 minutes and 52 seconds. Despite the record, both Barham and Haynes were not satisfied with Barham’s performance. “It was a solid start but not exactly what I had hoped for,” Barham said. “I had wanted to run a little closer to 35 minutes, but a (personal record) is always nice, and you can’t be too greedy with running.” Pigneri said she felt relaxed going into the meet and that state of mind was instrumental to her performance. She also credited her performance to Haynes’ focus on the outdoor season throughout winter training. Even with her personal record, Pigneri said she hopes to improve in the future and thinks each member of the team has something to work on going into the next meet. “We need to work on being mentally tough and confident,” she said. “This comes from trusting our training, our coaches and mostly ourselves.” The team has two weeks before they head to Charlottesville, Virginia, for the Virginia Challenge. The next two weeks will be packed with training to help clean up the rough edges the team displayed in San Francisco, Haynes said. “We will … really commit to concerted efforts and commit to end-of-the-race pick,” Haynes said. “They felt a little flat toward the end, and we’re going to work on that.” sophiemmann2018@u.northwestern.edu
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weekend sweep was just “two wins.” For her players, the wins have helped the team buckle down and gain self-confidence. “We didn’t start the season so well,” Or said. “This is a great opportunity to come back. … Winning always brings confidence, we see how good we actually are. The beginning of the season was not who we are. We are better than that.” Pollard said she is excited to stick with conference play for the rest of the season, as it gives the team the opportunity to focus on the goals at hand. “If we’ve had any success this year, it’s been in the (conference),” Pollard said. “That’s kept us going, and we still have our goals intact. … It’s important we focus our energy into that.”
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poets to have his or her work elevated by the honor, but according to Publisher’s Weekly, Crave Radiance, her first retrospective volume, will “cement Alexander’s status as much more than the inaugural poet.”
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NU will need that bounce-back attitude as their next tournament begins Friday in Arizona. In that interim period, Fletcher will be looking for some serious improvements as the Cats make their run toward the Big Ten and NCAA championships. “Overall we just need to play better,” Fletcher said. “We didn’t play great this weekend. We didn’t putt very well, and so we’ve gotta get home and regroup and get some practice in these next couple of days.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu
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SERIES SALVAGED Wildcats drop first two games to Minnesota, win series finale in walk-off run-rule homer No. 21 Minnesota
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Once Northwestern finally got a lead, it finally won a game. After trailing start-to-finish in the first two games of the series, the Wildcats (11-20, 2-4 Big Ten) took a first inning lead in the second game of Sunday’s doubleheader and never looked back en route to a 10-2, five-inning win in a series loss to No. 21 Minnesota (24-10, 5-1). NU scored early and often, plating three runs in each of the first three innings. Senior shortstop Andrea Filler and freshman third baseman Morgan Nelson both homered, and five Cats had two RBIs each. NU roughed up Minnesota starter Nikki Anderson, who allowed 5 earned runs in just 1.1 innings. “Obviously I didn’t like what happened on Friday, but I thought we battled back well today,” coach Kate Drohan said. “To be able to come out with that last game, especially in that fashion, is a big statement for our team.” Starting pitcher Amy Letourneau also helped reverse NU’s fortunes. The senior, who has not pitched for more than a week after being hit by a pitch against Michigan, threw a complete game in the Cats’ win. Letourneau’s pitching came in sharp contrast to NU’s pitching performances earlier in the series. Without Letourneau and fellow senior Kristen Wood — out with an undisclosed injury — the Cats relied heavily on freshman Kenzie Ellis. Ellis gave up 11 earned runs in 3 innings Friday and then was tagged for 8 runs in 4 innings in Sunday’s first game, which had been moved from Saturday due to inclement weather. “I have a lot of confidence and a lot of faith in all
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of our pitchers,” Drohan said. “Each of them have shown throughout the year that they’re capable of shutting down a team. We’re just going to keep working to help them keep their focus one pitch at a time.” Ellis and others were far outshined in the circle by Minnesota’s Sara Groenewegen. The 2015 second-team All-American allowed just 2 hits in 4 innings pitched in Friday’s 16-0 Gophers win; she gave up 3 earned runs in 5.2 innings in Minnesota’s 8-4 win in Sunday’s first game. Nelson was among the few Cats to find success against Groenewegen, slamming a 3-run homer over the centerfield fence in Sunday’s first game in addition to her 2-run shot in the series finale. The freshman entered the series hitting just .212. Nelson said the two homers made her feel “really good,” and Drohan added that it was “really nice for her to put a day together like she did.” NU had a handful of opportunities to score in its two losses but, for the most part, failed to take advantage of them. The Cats had two runners on with no outs in both the first and fourth innings of Friday’s game but came away with nothing. In the second game of the series, NU had runners in scoring position in both the sixth and seventh innings but, like on Friday, could not score. The Gophers, meanwhile, took full advantage of their opportunities. Minnesota knocked 7 home runs in the series, 5 of which came with runners on base.
The series concluded a difficult opening stretch to Big Ten play for the Cats, who played No. 2 Michigan last weekend to begin the conference schedule. That came after a challenging nonconference slate in which NU played a handful of ranked teams, including three in the top 10. Letourneau said such a difficult schedule prepared the Cats well for a rebound in the series finale. “We’ve kind of had an up-anddown season,” Letourneau said. “All those hard times early in the season are going to help us with our maturity and our ability to come back and not get down losing one game because we know there’s another game. … We just had some fun, hit the ball.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern. edu
Cats still unbeaten in Big Ten By MIKE MARUT
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Northwestern struggled at the season’s start in out-of-conference play, but as Big Ten play gets underway the Wildcats are hitting their stride. With only conference matchups left on the schedule, NU (7-8, 5-0 Big Ten) has begun to refocus on success within the Big Ten. Against Nebraska on Saturday, the Cats found themselves with an early lead, taking the doubles point at courts 2 and 3. Sophomore Erin Larner clinched the match with her win at No. 1 singles. The Cats finished the match with a 5-2 victory over the Cornhuskers. NU notched its second shutout of the season against Iowa on Sunday. Against the Hawkeyes, the Cats had five single matches finish in straight sets. Within the match, freshman Lee Or recorded a
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shutout of her own at No. 6 singles court. “Every time (my opponent) turned up a level, I started putting more balls in and dialed myself in,” Or said. “It’s tricky when you’re up … and you say ‘Oh, I can just lay back,’ but you (can’t).” The sixth singles match to finish went to a 10-point tiebreak set with Larner mounting a comeback win. After losing the first set 4-6, Larner stormed to victory in the second set, 6-2. Because NU had won the overall match already after a victory from sophomore Alex Chatt pushed the Cats to 4 points, Larner and her opponent, Zoe Douglas, broke the tie with the 10-point set instead of playing a full third set.
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NU finishes sixth in tourney with top teams By JOSEPH WILKINSON
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Battling six of the top seven teams in the country last weekend, No. 4 Northwestern disappointed with a sixth-place finish at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic. The Wildcats opened the tournament with a strong round of stroke play on Friday, shooting six-over-par as a team to finish fifth in the stroke play competition. NU was led by junior Kacie Komoto’s one-under round, which set up a showdown with No. 2 USC in the first round of match play. “We had some unforced errors and didn’t play really that sharp,” coach Emily Fletcher said. “We played decent enough. For a first round back after a month not competing it was pretty respectable.” The Cats, however, failed to translate that performance into a win on Saturday, dropping the match play round to USC 4 to 1. Senior Suchaya Tangkamolprasert picked up the lone NU victory, defeating USC’s Amy Lee 2-and-1. “I like to play match play because I think I’m good at judging the situation,” Tangkamolprasert said. “If the other person hits it in the hazard, I know when to play safe and when to be aggressive. I think that’s really valuable in match play.” Tangkamolprasert won her second match of the tournament in the Cats’ second match on Saturday against Kent State, which they won 4.5 to 0.5. Komoto, freshman Stephanie Lau
and sophomore Sarah Cho also all won their second match play round, while sophomore Hannah Kim tied hers. “Kent State’s a good team, so it’s great to go out and win four and a half points against them,” Fletcher said. “We jumped on them early and took advantage of them having a little bit of a hangover from the morning round.” With the win, NU took on Big Ten rival Purdue in the fifth-place match, but lost in a tiebreaker to finish in sixth. Against the Boilermakers, Tangkamolprasert capped off a spectacular tournament with her third victory, while Kim took home her first win of the tournament. “I kind of struggled with just focusing on myself,” Kim said. “Today I think I came back and started focusing on myself again and I played a lot better. Just knowing what I wanted to do, I think that really helped me.” Even though they took sixth overall, the Cats finished better than multiple top seven foes, including No. 1 Duke and No. 7 Arkansas, both of which failed to even make it to the match play round of the tournament. Despite coming off over a month without playing a competitive tournament, Kim made no excuses for the team’s performance. “We’ve all been practicing in the meantime,” Kim said. “We came into this tournament well-prepared, and I think this is just the opening tournament for our spring season so I don’t think we should get too discouraged with what happened this week.” » See WOMEN’S GOLF, page 7