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University bolsters emergency plans Evacuation plan review committee to be established By ADRIAN WAN

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Scott Hall’s outdoor courtyard area at 601 University Pl. The National Pan-Hellenic Council and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life are working to develop commemoratory plots for each council chapter in the space.

NPHC secures Scott Hall plots

Courtyard initiative comes in council’s push for increased visibility

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In its push for greater campus recognition, the National Pan-Hellenic Council is working with the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life to develop commemoratory plots for each chapter in Scott Hall’s courtyard space, OFSL director Travis Martin said. Each plot will take the form

of a monument with plaques displaying both the national organization’s information as well as specific chapter information, said Martin, who also serves as the NPHC adviser. While five chapters are currently active on campus, Martin said plots will be developed for all nine national historically black fraternities and sororities, and if they later gain a campus presence, chapterspecific plaques will be added

as well. As NPHC chapters and those in the Multicultural Greek Council often get spoken of in conjunction, Martin said he hopes the initiative can help students begin to recognize their individual distinctions as two separate councils. “We tend to lump MGC and NPHC together, but I want to make sure people understand they are two distinct councils, with two

distinct cultures,” Martin said. “We want to recognize the history of why these groups were founded.” Nationally, many other colleges and universities including Indiana University, Duke University and Virginia Tech have undertaken similar initiatives to provide a physical representation of NPHC chapters on their campuses. » See NPHC, page 6

Northwestern will form a campus-wide evacuation committee in an effort to standardize its emergency evacuation plan, said Gwen Butler, environmental health and safety director in the Office of Risk Management. While emergency response practices have long been in place, the Office of Risk Management and the Department of Safety & Security have joined forces in the past few months, Butler said. The team plans to recruit representatives from different University departments and residential facilities to establish the evacuation committee, she added. Greg Klaiber, director of emergency management, said the committee will review proposals by representatives of residential buildings, draft a “standardized” evacuation plan and post emergency route signage in common areas. The committee members — after receiving emergency preparedness trainings themselves — will be expected to educate community members about the logistics of emergency evacuation, he said. “Standardization essentially will say, ‘You will have a plan and every employee in your facility must be made aware of the plan and know the plan,’” Klaiber said. “Students, faculties and staff, no matter

what facilities they are in, need to have an understanding of how to evacuate and get out as quickly as possible.” Klaiber added that because not all residential facilities adhere to the current evacuation policy — which require the practice of annual emergency drills — the newly standardized evacuation plan will more effectively enforce the regulation. Butler said administrators began working on standardizing the evacuation plan before the gun hoax earlier this year, in which Northwestern’s Evanston campus went on lockdown following reports of a man with a gun. In response to the hoax, however, the Office of Risk Management has taken steps to upgrade its emergency response system, Klaiber said. For example, the office is looking at ways to expand its emergency notification service to people unaffiliated with the University. Norris University Center has also taken action following the gun hoax. Jeremy Schenk, the center’s executive director, said Norris has formed an “internal” coalition, consisting of staff members from the Office of Risk Management and the emergency management staff as well as representatives from Norris partners, to “debrief ” past experiences of evacuation and review the emergency response procedure. The coalition was established in response to the swatting incident and a fire accident that occurred during the annual MegaShabbat » See SAFETY, page 6

City may expunge Cats move to NCAA quarterfinals juvenile records NU lacrosse upsets LACROSSE

Aldermen will consider ordinance to amend city code

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Aldermen will consider an ordinance that would amend city code to allow for automatic expungement of juvenile criminal records at Monday’s City Council meeting. If passed, the ordinance will require the city to automatically expunge law enforcement records regarding events occurring before an individual’s 18th birthday if one year has passed since the date of arrest, no petition for delinquency or criminal charges were filed and six months have passed without an additional arrest. The Illinois Juvenile Court Act was amended in August 2017 to prohibit law

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enforcement agencies from disclosing records involving minors who commit ordinance violations. The amendment also prohibits public and private employers from asking about expunged records, and imposes liability on employers who do not put disclaimers in their application materials. According to city documents, Evanston complies with the act and has administrative procedures in place to execute its requirements. A second, companion city ordinance would codify and incorporate requirements from the state law into Evanston Municipal Code. The discussion of the ordinance comes after a request from the city’s Alternatives to Arrest committee to consider an ordinance that clears “juvenile administrative hearing records stemming from administrative adjudication in » See RECORDS, page 6

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With under 25 minutes to play in Northwestern’s second-round NCAA Tournament matchup against No. 7 Towson, senior attacker Shelby Fredericks held her stick out and signaled a message to her team: Settle down. The Wildcats (15-5, 5-1 Big Ten) had just gone up 11-10 on the Tigers (16-5, 5-1 CAA), their first lead since the opening minutes. The two teams were trading goals back and forth, but neither was gaining anything more than a one- or two-goal advantage. Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said at that point, they felt it would be the calmer team that came out on top. Their patience prevailed. Junior attacker Selena Lasota found the ball on the left side of

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the goal and fired her fourth goal of the game to put NU up 12-10. Towson called a timeout, but it didn’t stop the momentum that came from Lasota’s score. The Cats rattled off two more unanswered goals, part of a fivegoal run, and they rode that momentum all the way, for the first time since 2015, into the NCAA quarterfinals. Lasota and senior midfielder Sheila Nesselbush scored eight goals each to power NU to a 21-17 win over the Tigers on Sunday afternoon in Towson, Maryland. In Friday’s 24-18 first round win against Richmond (164, 8-1 A10), the pair combined for 15 goals — 9 from Lasota, 6 from Nesselbush — totalling a whopping 34 points on the weekend. “They’re the heart and soul,” Amonte Hiller said of the duo.

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Sheila Nesselbush looks to evade a defender. The senior midfielder scored 14 goals in two games this weekend to help Northwestern advance through the NCAA Regionals.

“Everyone really stepped up, but I think they ran their key plays, (and) when you have people finishing like that, it’s huge.” Nesselbush’s eight-goal performance on Sunday was also her

career-best, beating the previous high she set Friday. Lasota’s career-high 9 goals against the Spiders set the NCAA » See LACROSSE, page 6

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AROUND TOWN NATIONAL NEWS US officials offer economic aid, security assurances if North Korea eliminates nuclear program WASHINGTON — The U.S. is prepared to quickly lift sanctions on North Korea and promise its leader, Kim Jong Un, that it would not seek to oust him from power, senior officials said Sunday, sketching out the terms of a possible deal if Kim agrees to give up his nuclear weapons. “We will have to provide security assurances” to Kim as part of a nuclear deal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on “Fox News Sunday.” “Our hope is that Kim wants a strategic change, and President Trump is prepared to help.” U.S. officials emphasized that they are not close to finalizing an agreement with Kim, a month before he and President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet at an unprecedented summit in Singapore. They also stressed that Kim will have to agree to sweeping concessions up front, unlike in previous nuclear deals with Pyongyang that were phased in and ultimately fell apart. “We’re prepared to open trade and investment as soon as we can,” John Bolton, Trump’s national security adviser, said on ABC’s “This Week.” Before that can occur, he added, “We want to see the denuclearization process so completely underway that it’s irreversible.” Separately Sunday, Trump vowed to help smartphone and telecom equipment maker ZTE, only weeks after the U.S. banned American companies from selling parts to the Chinese company for seven years. The Commerce Department found ZTE had failed to abide by an agreement reached after it was found to have illegally shipped goods to Iran. The president’s surprise move was seen as a concession

Evanston Police select 2 award recipients for Officer of the Year

Two Evanston Police Department officers will receive Officer of the Year awards at a Wednesday ceremony hosted by the department.

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to China, whose cooperation will be critical to the success of the North Korea talks. Trump said in a tweet that he and China’s president, Xi Jinping, “are working together to give massive Chinese phone company, ZTE, a way to get back into business, fast. Too many jobs in China lost. Commerce Department has been instructed to get it done!” It remains unclear whether Trump’s advisers have reached agreement among themselves about their negotiating goals and how far they are prepared to push North Korea. Bolton appeared to widen the scope of U.S. demands, insisting that the U.S. also wanted to put elimination of North Korea’s chemical and biological weapons and other issues on the table. “I think we need to look at their chemical and biological weapons programs,” and the return of South Korean and Japanese citizens abducted by the North, Bolton said. Pyongyang has long sought assurances the U.S. would not invade the North and is believed to have pursued nuclear weapons in an attempt to ensure the survival of the regime by raising the threat that any U.S. move to oust Kim could escalate into nuclear war. But it is a matter of fierce debate among diplomats and Korea experts whether Kim would surrender his nuclear arsenal. He has said he is willing to “denuclearize” the Korean peninsula, but it is not clear he means what Washington means _ and what concessions he would insist on from the U.S. and its allies. Pompeo called Kim’s announcement this week that North Korea would destroy its nuclear testing site “a good first step.” For decades, the U.S. and North Korea have discussed an agreement in which Pyongyang would abandon its nuclear activities in return for a formal peace treaty ending the Korean conflict and economic assistance for the impoverished regime. Officers Enjoli Daley and Adam Howard will receive the award for their community engagement efforts in the city, according to a news release. The pair will be honored alongside officers who will net awards for a wide variety of police work, including emergency responses and long-term investigations. There were more than 30 nominations for the awards. Daley, a 12-year EPD veteran, has worked on the department’s Problem Solving Team for the

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Photos released by the White House of then CIA Director Mike Pompeo, left, meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang over Easter weekend.

But the negotiations have repeatedly broken down, often amid recriminations on both sides that the other was not complying with the terms. To avoid repeating that pattern, Pompeo implied, Kim would have to make sweeping concessions up front, which would be matched quickly by U.S. private investment in North Korea, focused on improving its antiquated power grid and boosting its food supply. U.S. government aid to North is not likely, Pompeo

and Bolton said. “Kim understands that this will have to be big and special,” added Pompeo, who returned early Thursday from what he called a “productive” meeting with Kim in Pyongyang. “I think Kim appreciates the fact this is going to have to be different; both sides have to come to play.”

past five years, according to the release. The officer currently sits on the boards of two community organizations, Curt’s Cafe and Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault, and has chaired the annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event that raises sexual violence awareness. Howard has also worked on the Problem Solving Team for the past three years and is a 10-year veteran of the department. He co-founded The Officer and

Gentlemen Academy, an after-school mentoring program designed to “minimize disparities through education, inspiration, and empowerment so participants can reach their full potential,” according to the release. The event honoring both officers will be streamed via the department’s Facebook page.

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ON CAMPUS ACROSS CAMPUSES University of Iowa joins ‘All of Us’ research initiative CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The University of Iowa has joined an effort to help educate Americans in a federal initiative that calls for a million people to share their DNA in the name of science. This past week, the National Institutes of Health launched a precision medicine study -or a model that customizes individual health care based on genes, environment and lifestyle -- called the All of Us Research Program. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health hope to gather data from at least one million people over the next 10 years. All of Us aims to “accelerating research and improving health” by building a database of genetic, health and behavioral data on the American population, according to the National Institutes of Health. To do that, the public is asked to voluntarily provide their own health information, such as family history, electronic medical records, diet and exercise habits and, for some, blood and urine samples. A team of UI faculty members was selected as recipients of two separate grants to aid the federal research initiative. One, awarded to the university this past September, is to support the National Institutes of Health’s initiative to help people make informed decisions on their health based on the All of Us database. The second, awarded a year ago, is to help educate the public on the research initiative.

SPREADING THE WORD NATIONWIDE

To build a database that is representative of the diverse American population, the initiative aims to reach communities that were underrepresented in past research -- which for the most part was conducted with white males, said Linda Walton, director of the UI Hardin Library for the Health Sciences. The UI was awarded a $3.6 million grant over a three-year period to inform the

The Daily Northwestern public of the study as a regional office for the National Library of Medicine, which is a part of the National Institutes of Health. The university will do so by creating and distributing content on the study and the why people should participate. This month marks the first year of the three-year education initiative. “We’re not enrolling (people into All of Us), we’re just trying to facilitate an environment that might be conducive to more people enrolling,” said Rema Afifi, community and behavioral health professor in the College of Public Health.

UNDERSTANDING THE DATA

This past September, the UI’s Hardin Library was awarded another grant from the National Library of Medicine -- a five year, $6.5 million grant to help the public make informed decisions on their health. Afifi, Campbell and Walton are the co-principal investigators on the $6.5 million grant. In principle, the All of Us initiative will determine “how genetics or your biology or your lifestyle and your environment all come together to determine your health and disease,” said Colleen Campbell, assistant director of the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics, which is based in the UI’s Carver College of Medicine. “Some people say, ‘Well, it’s in my DNA, there’s nothing I can do about it,’” Campbell said. “But the reality is that you may have a higher risk for developing diabetes, for example, based on your family history and DNA, but there are also things you can do with your lifestyle and environment to mitigate those risks and help prevent diabetes or manage diabetes.” As the database is built, the information from participants could discover health trends in the United States, such as regions or populations that are more susceptible to certain diseases or conditions. Through the $6.5 million funding, multidisciplinary team from the university -- which includes faculty members from the colleges of

public health, education, medicine as well as the Hardin Library -- will help others understand the information, with the hope that it will help individuals make informed decisions on their health care based on the data. “As they get that information, they’re going to want quality information about what it all means,” Walton said. And the UI hopes to do that through public libraries. “Public libraries are already starting to get into this business of consumer health and health information,” Afifi said. “We’re trying to facilitate that, and we’re trying to facilitate it by also making sure they have the tools to reach out into their communities, understand who is a part of their community.” The university team plans to help libraries do so by providing materials, online courses and other educational tools to share with the people in their community. For example, if a public library is located in a region that has higher rates of heart disease, the university will help provide tools to help librarians educate their patrons on preventing or maintaining the condition. Campbell said the UI’s role also is to help these public libraries understand the differences between direct-to-consumer genetic tests, research studies such as the All of Us program and clinical genetic tests ordered by health care providers. However, some across the country are voicing concerns on the privacy of these DNA databases, particularly after Facebook was criticized for its data-sharing practices. Law enforcement in California used a free genealogy website to track down a suspected serial killer. The National Institutes of Health has assured the public it has taken many steps to safeguard the information sent to the database. The names or any identifying information of those who submit their health data will not be included in the database, according to the All of Us website.

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US-Georgia relations matter more now than ever DAVID BAKRADZE

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In 1990, while most Georgians’ experiences of the U.S. were primarily limited to audio recordings and selected movies, I had the tremendous opportunity to study as a high school exchange student in Colorado. That experience gave me a glimpse into a new culture and motivated my desire to pursue a career in international diplomacy. As a student from Georgia, a small country at the crossroads of Asia and Europe with quite different cultural traditions than the U.S., moving to the middle of Colorado was a massive shock. I came to see America as a land of opportunity, not only for those living in this beautiful country, but also as a model for the rest of the world. Today, my view of America has not changed. The rest of the world still looks to the U.S. as a leader, representing the best of what can

be achieved when hardworking people are inspired by democratic values and the possibility of real economic prosperity. I am honored to be visiting Chicago this week, as an ambassador, to speak to Northwestern University and Chicago business communities about why the U.S.-Georgia relationship matters more now than ever. As Georgia’s Ambassador to the United States, I am focused on building stronger economic, political and cultural ties between our nations. One hundred years ago this month, Georgia declared its independence and began building its democratic institutions. The U.S. has remained a loyal friend to us during this process. For most of the past century, up until the restoration of independence in 1991, we were occupied and ruled by the Soviet Union. Yet the U.S. never wavered in supporting our pursuit of freedom. Georgia has reciprocated by sending more soldiers per capita than any other NATO member nation or partner country to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with American servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan. We are now poised for further integration into NATO, and our contributions to recent NATO-led

operations outpace those of many of the alliance’s existing member countries. Since regaining independence in 1991, Georgia has transformed itself from a country ravaged by civil war into a modern, democratic and dynamic state. Georgia is a small, strategically located country of nearly 4 million with enormous economic potential. We believe in a free, open and transparent business environment — according to the World Bank, we are one of the easiest countries in the world in which to do business. In recent years, we have attracted billions of dollars in foreign investment. Under Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, our government is implementing an ambitious economic reform program that is modernizing Georgia’s economy, making it an even more attractive location for U.S. businesses to access the “New Silk Road” connecting Europe to Asia. Getting to this point has not been easy, and we are grateful for generations of U.S. leaders and diplomats who have provided critical support to Georgia over the years. The U.S. has a great deal to offer Georgia, and Georgia has a great deal to offer the U.S. I believe that now

is the time to build upon the strong foundation of our close political relationship and forge a trade agreement that will bring great economic and national security benefits to both our nations. We also need to forge closer cultural ties through people-to-people exchange programs. It is my hope that, just as I fell in love with the U.S. as a young exchange student, a Northwestern student might visit Georgia, fall in love with my country and one day work to improve our bilateral relations. We often say in Georgia that, when abroad, we become ambassadors of our country. But it is also true that Georgians who return home become cultural ambassadors of the countries in which they were living. That has certainly been the case for me. David Bakradze is the Georgian Ambassador to the United States. He can be contacted at embgeo.usa@ mfa.gov.ge. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

Prioritize attending multicultural student group events CASSIDY JACKSON

DAILY COLUMNIST

About two weeks ago, I went with a friend to SASA’s Spring Concert, naively expecting a student dance production similar to SASA’s “21 Devon Street” performance. I quickly realized that it was, just as it was labeled, a concert. It featured Mickey Singh and DJ Twinbeatz, two artists who were not previously in my music library. Down $10, I sat in my seat and looked around to see only South Asian students. Being a minority myself, I’m used to looking around a room and only identifying a few people of color. This was different, though; South Asian students filled Ryan Auditorium, which was only lightly sprinkled (and I mean lightly) with people of other racial backgrounds. When the lights dimmed and the

night’s headliners took the stage, the audience rushed toward the performers with their glow sticks in hand. It seriously felt like a Jonas Brothers concert. It took 15 minutes for my friend and me to realize that the event was simply a concert — there would be no SASA dance performances to come. After the initial frustration at my own stupidity wore off, I began to really take note of what I saw. I counted a handful of people of non-Asian descent there, including my friend and me. I’m not a social media person, but I immediately whipped out my phone to tweet about it, even though that’s never been my immediate reaction to anything. I typed a thread of three tweets, the last of which was, “Where’s the support?” I felt slightly hypocritical typing that, knowing I would have probably passed on the event if I had known what it actually was. Yet, my sentiments were real. Art created by minorities is often seen as second-tier. It rarely enters pop culture, instead remaining on the outskirts in

subculture categories. If it does hit the pop culture scene, it fades away after 15 minutes unless it gets successfully appropriated into the mainstream. It’s frustrating, but as I sat in the crowd, I quickly realized I was witnessing something special. Right in front of my eyes, I was experiencing something breathtaking: a glimpse into a culture that wasn’t my own. Granted, it was a tiny piece of a much larger and deeper culture, but I immediately made the decision to soak up the magic. There were so many pieces of the puzzle that stuck out. There were three girls passionately singing along in the row in front of me. Every time the DJ changed the track, they would shake each other exuberantly, their faces lighting up with both recognition and pure excitement. I thought to myself, “There are artists that make me feel that way too, and it’s beautiful to see these artists doing that for them.” Although popular American songs were thrown into rotation, the majority of the

songs were in a language I, of course, didn’t recognize. I had no idea what was being said, but I enjoyed the show despite the fact that I might not have been the intended audience. With the independence and free time college brings, having experiences that expose us to cultures not represented in the media should be a must. As I stood in line to file into Ryan Auditorium, the line was packed mostly with South Asian parents and students, and I felt out of place. I’m not South Asian, I thought to myself. Was I supposed to be there? But it’s 2018 — it was time to let go of the excuse of discomfort and embrace the opportunity to learn.

ark, he engulfs the earth with a flood-drying wind. Remembrance is not merely the retention of a mental image, but rather the retrieval of meaning which promptly elicits action. On Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, tragedy struck the Northwestern community and the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. Scott Boorstein, a bright-eyed, easy-going guy from Riverwoods, Illinois, departed the physical world for the great beyond. Given who Scott was, his death was particularly jarring for all who knew him. Those closest to him and those on the periphery of his social circle share a strangely similar narrative: Scott was one of the most genuine, selfless and kind-hearted people they had known. A Fall Quarter freshman at the time of his death, I was never blessed with the opportunity to meet Scott. But now, as the president

of the fraternity to which he once belonged and loved, his impact on myself, my fraternity and this campus extends far beyond what the written word is capable of expressing. Though our grief remains as fresh as morning dew and our fond memories still as vivid as an abruptly disrupted dream, we refuse to plainly remember Scott by dwelling on the past. Instead, we actively remember him by letting his “zakar” — his “root” — nourish and fuel the spirit of AEPi’s annual philanthropy event, Dog Days. In Scott’s memory, AEPi has pledged action: For the second year in a row, the primary beneficiary of Dog Days will be the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an organization committed to the prevention of mental health tragedies and the support for affected individuals and communities.

Throughout this week, brothers of AEPi, many of whom will be donning hot dog suits, will be stationed at three grills situated throughout campus. Our enthusiasm for hot dogs is rooted in Scott’s memory, and we strive to act on behalf of the graciousness with which he lived his life. I’m imbued with a profound sense of gratitude knowing that I represent a group of people who have chosen to remember Scott by harvesting the foundational roots for which he stood. In the process, we hope to bring a little bit more light unto this world. May Scott’s memory be forever a blessing.

Cassidy Jackson is a Medill freshman. She can be contacted at cassidyjackson2021@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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From memory to action: AEPi’s inspiration, motivation for Dog Days Memory — in its varied forms — is the beating heart of the Jewish tradition, the fruitful phenomenon from which an entire people was born. In Hebrew, the word for “remember” derives from the word “zakar,” directly translating to “root.” The Hebrew language is deliberate in its derivations: to remember is not simply to recall an event, but rather to establish a foundation upon which meaning is cultivated and morphed into growth. In the Old Testament, G-d’s sudden flashes of memory always precede sweeping action. For example, when G-d “remembers” Noah and his

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From page 1 Construction of the Scott Hall plots has already begun and is projected to be finished this summer, Martin said. Weinberg junior Rick Wallace, current vice president and incoming president of the Alpha Mu chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha — an NPHC organization — said the plots at Scott Hall can help recognize the “long history” of council chapters on campus. “Given the fact that we don’t have houses and our membership isn’t ever going to be rivaling that of IFC and PHA, it’s important for a university like Northwestern to recognize the fact that we are on this campus, and that we’ve had a huge impact on not only the black community, but Northwestern in general,” he said. In the 2016 Black Student Experience Task Force Report, many black students questioned why NPHC chapters don’t have on-campus houses or space like Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council organizations. For now, the Scott Hall courtyard space will be available to NPHC chapters as plots are being developed, and Martin said he hopes groups will use it, particularly for new member presentations or other ceremonial events — similarly to other universities. Still, Wallace said his chapter — among others in NPHC — is put at a disadvantage from the lack of space to hold community events and recruit new members. Providing the council with tangible recognition, he said, can help “level the playing field.” “The composition of the student body puts us immediately at a disadvantage,” he said. “Having black organizations, multicultural organizations at a PWI, we’re just never going to have those huge numbers that you’ll see at an HBCU and schools like that.” According to OFSL data, NPHC’s total

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addition to law enforcement records,” according to city documents. The Alternatives to Arrest committee, chaired by Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd), was formed in April 2017 to “reduce the number of young adults that have a difficult time finding a job later in life” by finding alternatives to arrest for misdemeanors, according to city documents. According to city documents, the committee created a subcommittee to review current record keeping policies and procedures. Aldermen will also discuss a resolution to terminate Smylie Brothers Brewing Co.’s lease of a city-owned property. The city approved a 10-year lease in December 2016 for the brewing company to open a second location in south

membership in winter 2018 was just 20 students — compared to about 100 in MGC, and more than 1,000 each in both IFC and PHA. Just as many MGC members have expressed concern with the current lack of on-campus space for chapters, students in NPHC organizations said establishing a greater presence at NU is vital. Brittany Owens, president of NPHC sorority Zeta Phi Beta, said while the Black House and Multicultural Center exist as spaces for students of color, they shouldn’t be the only designated places on campus where chapters can organize. “If the University actually gave NPHC — and MGC as well — space that’s more central to students on campus, it would definitely help with visibility,” the Weinberg junior said. “Technically people do have a space to go to, but just because we have the Black House doesn’t mean we don’t need additional space.” For chapters, she said it can be challenging to build connections and establish roots in the black community because a lot of students don’t know NPHC exists. Owens said while the University extends support to predominantly white Greek councils, it often feels like that isn’t the case for those primarily composed of students of color. Despite that, Wallace said OFSL has recently been “really supportive” in advocating for greater visibility of NPHC chapters. Moving forward, he said “more intentional” efforts from Northwestern are essential in promoting NPHC’s presence on campus and providing the council with greater University-based infrastructure. “It’s just a larger commentary on the University’s support of black people, of people of color,” Wallace said. “While the school has made great strides in the amount of people of color on campus, the amount of resources that they give to those people of color, to NPHC and MGC, is not keeping the same pace.” troyclosson@u.northwestern.edu Evanston in the city’s former recycling center near James Park at 2222 Oakton St. According to city documents, Smylie Brothers owner Mike Smylie said he “was unable to raise sufficient funding to complete the project as planned.” The city is looking to identify another “productive” use for the property, and staff is seeking direction from City Council. Possible options include denying the request to terminate the lease and leaving Smylie responsible for the terms of the lease, listing the property for sale or demolishing it, among others. Three parties have already expressed an interest in acquiring the property, including Peckish Pig, a restaurant and brewery in Evanston’s 8th Ward. sydstone@u.northwestern.edu

Evanston police respond on March 14 to a gun threat that was later ruled a swatting incident. Northwestern has established a committee to standardize its emergency evacuation plan.

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From page 1 event in February, Schenk said. He said one of the key issues the coalition focuses on is how to handle emergency situations at times when full-time staffers are not present in the building — like late at night or during the weekend. Accordingly, the team is fleshing out a plan to ensure vendor partners and food service staff receive emergency notifications and are better equipped to evacuate the building. “We are very early on: There’s only been one meeting and there’s a lot of work to be done,” Schenk said. “But it’s important to look at the things that went well and make sure we are somewhere we need to be.”

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Tournament single-game record, while the team’s 24 goals were its most this season and the program’s most in a game since 2011. Lasota and Nesselbush went a combined 8-for-8 from the free position on Sunday. The team as a whole went 9-for-10 on the chances, the Cats’ best percentage this season. “There’s a lot of times where we’ve lost games and we’ve focused just on free position shots,” Lasota said. “Those shots … they can predict the game, so I’m glad and proud of us for that number.” Towson entered the game with the country’s fifth-best scoring defense, allowing an average of 8.8 goals per game, while also owning the fourthbest free position percentage in the nation at 52 percent. The Cats held the Tigers on both ends; Towson allowed a season-high 21 goals, and went just 5-for-11 from the free position. Facing a zone defense, NU found cutters in front of the goal through the eight-meter arc and drew shooting space calls to earn the free position shots. That strategy showed its success at the end of the

As administrators work to standardize the evacuation process at NU, Butler said the committee will seek feedback from community members because evacuations require the cooperative action of the whole university. Butler added that the group will review the evacuation procedure to accommodate the needs of a wider range of people, including those with physical disabilities. “What we’ve done in the past is that people have requested, ‘Hey, can you help us update our emergency planning?’” Butler said. “But now we want to go beyond waiting for someone to invite us. We want to make sure we are providing that information and forming process to do that.” limingwan@u.northwestern.edu first half, when the Cats scored two goals in under a minute to tie the game heading into the break. “We were forcing it a bit,” Lasota said. “And then the coaches brought us in and said, ‘Look, we’re getting good looks, but they’re the first looks, so just settle it down and keep the ball moving,’ and that’s when we got a lot of our opportunities.” NU also employed a zone defense, a switch from its usual man-to-man front, for much of the game to hinder Towson’s attack. The Cats held the Tigers without a goal for more than 10 minutes near the end of the second half, causing three turnovers and three unsuccessful shots while building a four-goal lead. The Cats were one of only two unseeded teams to advance out of the second round, and will now face No. 2 North Carolina (16-3, 6-1 ACC) on May 19. While Nesselbush hasn’t advanced this far into the tournament since her sophomore year, she didn’t let the occasion or her historic performance this weekend overshadow the team’s mission. “It feels really good,” she said. “But we’re not done yet.” ellabrockway2021@u.northwestern.edu

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POLICE BLOTTER Evanston man arrested in connection with domestic battery A 26-year-old Evanston man was arrested Friday morning in connection with domestic battery. At 12:30 a.m., officers responded to the 1800 block of Hartrey Avenue. The man allegedly said he was going to kill himself when

Jeremy Kipp hired as NU swimming director, unifying 2 programs

Northwestern has selected Jeremy Kipp to serve as the director of Swimming and Diving, the athletic department announced in a release Friday. Kipp arrives in Evanston after three seasons as the head coach of the women’s swimming and diving program at Boise State. He was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year in each of those seasons, and led the Broncos

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start the inning, sophomore pinch hitter Kyle Burnett Jr. walked and sophomore left fielder Leo Kaplan singled to get two runners on base. Freshman right fielder Casey O’Laughlin then moved the runners over with a groundout. That left the game in Dunn’s hands. On a 0-1 pitch, Dunn hit a ball up the middle that deflected off the glove of the Hawkeyes’ second baseman Mitchell Boe as sophomore pinch runner Nick Paciorek and Kaplan scored to give the Cats the 7-6 victory. “I was due for a hit,” Dunn said. “(The) first pitch I hammered down the line foul, so I had some confidence. The next pitch, (I) just tried to stay up the middle and luckily it snaked through and we got the ‘W.’” On the mound, freshman lefty Quinn Lavelle went 6.2 innings while striking out five and giving up only 2 earned runs. Senior Tommy Bordignon relieved Lavelle and struck out all four of the batters he faced over 1.1 innings.

his sister verbally encouraged him to do so, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. Glew said the man then became upset and chased the woman. He got a hold of her and struck her in the mouth twice with a closed fist. Officers observed bruising and swelling on the woman’s lip, and her shirt collar was stretched from the man grabbing her, Glew said. A witness corroborated the woman’s account,

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to back-to-back conference championships in 2017 and 2018. “The opportunity to join a university like Northwestern, one of the top institutions in the nation and a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, is a humbling honor,” Kipp said in the release. “I am so thankful for the Boise State student-athletes, coaches and staff I’ve had the opportunity to work with over the last three years, and extremely proud of what we accomplished together.” Before taking the helm at Boise State, Kipp spent eight seasons on the staff of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs

at Southern California. Kipp also spent eight seasons from 1999 to 2007 coaching the middledistance and stroke groups at California-Santa Barbara. The Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania graduate also has experience coaching at the national and international levels, having worked with swimmers on the Polish, Austrian and Tunisian national teams between 2009 and 2013. As director of Swimming and Diving, Kipp will oversee both the men’s and women’s programs, athletic director Jim Phillips said in a statement. NU previously had separate coaches for each program; women’s coach Abby Steketee

officially resigned April 11 and men’s coach Jarod Schroeder did the same just two days later. Northwestern is now the ninth Big Ten program to field a combined men’s and women’s program under one coach. “This new structure, with a singular leader overseeing both our men’s and women’s teams, is one we are confident will streamline the Wildcats’ development into the championship program we all believe it can be,” Phillips said in the release. “We are excited to watch the impact he will make.”

In addition to being solid on the mound, Lavelle and Bordignon showed prowess in the batter’s box. An injury to sophomore third baseman Charlie Maxwell resulted in NU losing the DH spot in the lineup, which meant the pitchers had to hit in Maxwell’s spot in the lineup. Lavelle roped a double into the rightcenter gap in the fifth inning while Bordignon hit a bloop single in the seventh. “We actually took (batting practice) about a month ago and (Quinn) actually put a couple out so we weren’t totally shocked, but to do it in a game off of 90 mph, that’s a different thing,” coach Spencer Allen said. The game featured five lead changes and four ties. The Cats took their first lead in the sixth when a solo home run from Claeys put NU up 2-1. Junior center fielder Ben Dickey later tied the game at 3 with a solo shot of his own. The Cats took their second lead in the eighth on a wild pitch and a balk. Saturday’s 4-0 win was highlighted by an outstanding performance from sophomore right-hander Hank Christie. Christie put in arguably his best performance of the spring,

as he went seven shutout innings and allowed only six baserunners, despite having to deal with an extended rain delay in the third inning. “It’s really important to get ahead in the count,” Christie said. “We were working with a lot of 0-2, 1-2 counts, so those plus counts for pitchers are easy to work with.” In addition to shutting out Iowa for only the fourth time this spring, Christie and senior reliever Richard Fordon held the Hawkeyes’ three top hitters — Tyler Cropley, Robert Neustrom and Chris Whelan — hitless for the first time in a game this season. At the plate, senior Connor Lind was the engine for NU. The North Carolina native had three hits, including a 2-RBI single in the first and another RBI single in the third. In Sunday’s series finale, Iowa got out to an early lead, but the Cats managed to come back and take a 3-2 lead in the third inning. However, Iowa scored 6 straight runs over four innings to put the game out of reach. Despite falling behind, the Cats continued to work and put pressure on Iowa. A Claeys 3-run homer in the ninth made it a 10-7

ballgame and forced the Hawkeyes to bring on closer Zach Daniels for the save. “They continued to fight and play hard all the way through that last inning there,” Allen said. “That’s all you can ask. They know where we’re at Big Ten-wise, but they got a lot of pride and they want to make sure they continue to play hard.” After starting the season 1-14 in conference, NU went 5-4 over the last three weekends of conference play. Offensively, the Cats scored 5.9 runs a game over that nine-game stretch compared to 2.6 runs in their first 15 Big Ten matchups. Christie said it was good to play well this weekend but, when taken in comparison with the entire Big Ten season, the series was “bittersweet.” “We showed that we could play at a high level,” Christie said. “Obviously, we didn’t get it done early enough in the year, so it’s bittersweet in that sense that we can play like this, we just should have done it earlier.”

Homeless man arrested in connection with possession of controlled substance A homeless man was arrested Thursday night in the 1200 block of Chicago Avenue in connection with possession of heroin, drug possession and drug paraphernalia possession related to a February incident. The original incident occurred Feb. 15 when

the man was placed in custody for criminal trespassing at the CVS on Asbury Street, Glew said. During the incident, officers located a small plastic bag with a white substance in his pocket. The substance was confirmed to be heroin. Officers saw the man Thursday and arrested him in connection with the February incident. — Colin Boyle

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Northwestern punched its ticket to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 thanks to dominating wins over Buffalo and Kansas State in the regional round it hosted this weekend. The 14th-seeded Wildcats (23-5, 11-0 Big Ten) trounced both the Bulls (17-4, 8-0 Mid-American) and Kansas State (15-11, 4-5 Big 12) by 4-0 scores in front of large home crowds in Evanston. “We were just pretty dominant both days; we couldn’t ask for anything better,” senior Alex Chatt said. “Playing at home is indescribable. … We definitely have that home court advantage.” NU began the weekend by making quick work of Buffalo on Friday, winning both doubles matches 6-0 before cruising to three straight-set singles victories to secure the match win. Senior Erin Larner and junior Lee Or each didn’t drop a game in the first sets of their respective matches at No. 1 and 2 singles, before closing out wins in the second sets. Junior Rheeya Doshi finished the NU victory by giving up

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just two games in a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles. “It’s been a nice weekend,” Or said. “Obviously, we’ve showed we still have stuff to go for and that we want this a lot.” With the win, the Cats earned their spot in a Round of 32 matchup Saturday with Kansas State, which upset Kentucky 4-3 in its first-round game. After grinding out the doubles point with wins from seniors Larner and Maddie Lipp and the pair of Doshi and sophomore Julie Byrne, NU managed to repeat its singles success from a day before. “(Saturday) was a bit hairy in doubles,”

coach Claire Pollard said. “(We) got off to some slow starts and didn’t capitalize on some opportunities, but we got through that. Then, I thought we were very dominant, with six first set (wins in singles). We never really let them get any momentum or any hope, and it was really nice to see that we were in control the whole time.” Indeed, the Cats didn’t let Kansas State put up much of a fight in singles, with Lipp and Or winning decisively before Chatt and Larner raced to secure the match win. Chatt won the final point of her 6-2, 6-4 singles win at No. 5 singles to give NU its 4-0 victory seconds before Larner also put her opponent away for good. The Cats now advance to the Round of 16 and will travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to face 3rd-seeded Duke on Thursday. It’s the first time NU has made it to the second weekend of the tournament since the 2012-13 season; the team hasn’t advanced to the final eight since 2009. “Everyone’s just so invested,” Or said. “Our hard work is paying off. We’re just so hungry to win this. It’s awesome to see.” Daily file photo by Brian Meng

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Walk-off sparks Cats’ series win NU excited to stay in By PETER WARREN

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Heading into this weekend’s series at Miller Park, Iowa and Northwestern were trending in two different directions. The Hawkeyes (29-18, 10-9 Big Ten) were coming off a resumeboosting series win over Big 12 leader No. 22 Oklahoma State,

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But after a back-and-forth, extra-inning win Friday and a shutout victory Saturday, NU took twoof-three games from Iowa to win its final Big Ten series of the season. Junior shortstop Jack Dunn capped off Friday’s game — which senior catcher Jack Claeys called the “hands-down craziest game” in his college career — in the bottom of the 10th inning. After a strikeout to » See BASEBALL, page 7

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Midwest for regional By BEN POPE

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Despite a disappointing fifth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships in late April, Northwestern knew it would still be bound for the NCAA Regionals. But it didn’t know where. When the Wildcats discovered they’d been selected for the Ohio Statehosted Columbus, Ohio, regional — to be played on what coach David Inglis called the “familiar grasses” of the Scarlet Course — they were thrilled. “A lot of the courses we practice at are really close in similarity with Ohio State,” senior Dylan Wu said. “(On) a lot of the courses, we can prep the same way with similar types of grass and similar conditions.” The top five of the 13 teams at the regional will advance to the NCAA Championships later this month in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and the Cats enter the week with the sixth-highest national ranking at 35th. Oklahoma State (1st), Illinois (12th), Texas Tech (13th), Nevada-Las Vegas (24th) and Wake Forest (25th) are ranked above them; the likes of Penn State (37th) and Tennessee (48th) will probably be in the mix, as well. But of those teams, only Illinois also hails from the Midwest, where the courses have thicker, hardier grass. Add that on to the forecasted treacherous weather — 80 percent chances of rain on Monday and Tuesday, and 60 percent on Wednesday — NU is hoping to take advantage of some of its more pampered opponents from calmer, warmer climates. “Other teams more often play on easier courses in easier conditions,” Wu said. “We’re used to the winters and springs in Chicago where it’s windy, hard and the weather is bad, so we’re just used to those tougher conditions.” The Scarlet Course will pose a stark challenge nonetheless. Two years ago, three current golfers

(Wu, now-junior Ryan Lumsden and now-senior Sam Triplett) were among the five players who carried the Cats to a ninth-place finish in a two-day regular season tournament at the same course — at 36-over par. UNLV won that tournament at 18-over. “We’ve started to get some warmer weather lately in the Midwest, so the rough is (taller), so there’s a premium on putting the ball in the fairway,” Inglis said of the course. “The greens are very fast, very sloped, and it just gets demanding when you get out of position.” NU hopes to avenge a final-day collapse in last year’s NCAA Regionals, when it blew a lead on the 18th hole to slip into a tie for fifth and then lost

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to Jacksonville in the ensuing playoff. Inglis said the memory of that heartbreak is “still pretty fresh, and it stings,” giving the Cats even more motivation this spring. Freshman Eric McIntosh, who last appeared in the Boilermaker Invitational and tied for 30th, will replace junior Pete Griffith in the team’s fiveman lineup, which also features Wu, Lumsden, Triplett and sophomore Everton Hawkins. First-round play will begin Monday morning. “We definitely we’re one of the better teams here and we believe we can make a good run at this,” Lumsden said. “Now it’s really a case of executing and getting the job done.” benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu