The Daily Northwestern – May 21, 2018

The Daily Northwestern Monday, May 21, 2018

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Wildcats' season ends against UNC

Kaibigan's 2018 Pinoy Show commemorates female Filipino revolutionary Gabriela Silang

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Make Whitaker longterm dean of Medill

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Activists push for Schakowsky action Locals gather, call for denouncement of Gaza killings

By SMANTHA HANDLER

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Source: Ben Birchall/PA Wire/Abaca Press/TNS

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle kiss on the steps of St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle after their wedding Saturday, May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. More than 20 Northwestern alumni made the trek to Windsor to catch a glimpse of Markle, who graduated from NU in 2003.

Meghan Markle becomes royalty

NU alumna marries Prince Harry, joining British royal family

By MADELEINE FERNANDO

daily senior staffer @madeleinemelody

Beaming at her groom, Meghan Markle said her vows: “I, Meghan, take you, Harry, to be my husband; to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,

till death us do part.”

And just like that, the Northwestern alumna became royalty.

In a wedding most could only dream of, Markle (Communication ’03) married Prince Harry in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday, becoming the first American to marry into the royal family since 1937.

It was a ceremony to

remember for sure — rooted in British traditions like myrtle in the bride’s bouquet and guests wearing fascinators, but also featuring nods to Markle’s African-American heritage like a gospel choir singing a rendition of the 1960s classic “Stand

By Me.” Dressed in a Givenchy wedding gown and a tiara, the former “Suits” actress walked solo down the aisle and was

met halfway by Prince Harry’s father, Prince Charles.

At the altar, Harry told Markle, “You look amazing.

I’m so lucky.” The couple held hands throughout the sermon delivered by Bishop Michael Curry, the first black presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S. “The late Dr. Martin Luther

About 40 people gathered in front of U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s (D-Ill.) district office Friday to call on her to condemn Israeli forces for killing dozens of Palestinians in Gaza.

Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago, an organization that supports the human rights of Palestinians and “all peoples of the Middle East,” organized the demonstration. Participants heard from speakers and held a moment of recognition to honor the Palestinians who had been killed since March 30, when a series of protests began along the Gaza border. Several Evanston residents attended the gathering.

On May 14, Israeli forces killed at least 58 Palestinians protesting along the border on the same day the United States opened its relocated embassy in Jerusalem, CNN reported.

According to CNN, it was the “deadliest day” there since the war in 2014.

Some protesters held the

names of the Palestinians, and others raised signs reading “Rep. Schakowsky: Jews say condemn Israeli killings in Gaza” and “Rep Jan - How is Gaza on May 14, 2018 not like Warsaw on May 14, 1943?”

Participants also placed small stones and flowers along with the names outside of Schakowsky’s office as part of a Jewish tradition to place stones on grave sites, according to a Jewish Voice for Peace news release.

Lynn Pollack, a member of Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago, said she was drawn to live in Evanston about 40 years ago because of the progressive values the city “embodies,” but feels disappointed with Schakowsky’s recent statements about the killings.

“As a Jew for whom values of justice are intrinsically connected with my identity, I am appalled that Israel claims to do these things in my name,” Pollack said. “It’s so painful to feel the disappointment that I do in the face of (Schakowsky’s) uncharacteristic reticence to stake out a clear moral position in the face of Israel’s human rights violations.”

On April 26, Schakowsky and nine of her colleagues released a » See SCHAKOWSKY, page 6

» See WEDDING, page 6

Faculty discuss royal family's image

On eve of royal wedding, history professors talk Markle's influence

By WILSON CHAPMAN

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On the eve of Meghan Markle (Communication ’03) and Prince Harry’s wedding, two Northwestern professors discussed the history of the British royal family — and why the U.S is so invested in them — during a Friday event in Harris Hall.

Markle, who graduated from NU with a double major in theater and international studies, became the Duchess of Sussex

through her marriage on Saturday. Her induction into the British royal family has been widely called a socially significant event for England — her background as a divorced, mixed-race American stands contrary to the typical image of the royal family, history Prof. Deborah Cohen said.

“If (the royal family is) smart, they’ll view her as an opportunity — as I think they have in a sense with the Duchess of Cambridge — an opportunity to go back to Victoria’s idea of modeling a normal family life, and a normal family life means,

also, an outward facing, much more relaxed and modern life,” Cohen said.

Cohen and history Prof.

Scott Sowerby discussed a wide variety of topics relating to the royal family, many of which revolved around the public’s perception of and preoccupation with them.

Sowerby discussed the historical portrayals of royal family members through the lenses of TV series like “The Crown” and other media. Many members of the royal family, he said, are often portrayed in

entertainment media as either tyrants or as prisoners in a “gilded cage.”

He added that some media outlets often portray royalty as undesirable and destroy the glamour it might otherwise hold.

“They’re reassuring you that you wouldn’t want to be a monarch because either you’d be a terrible person, who’s trying to persecute people, or you’d be totally miserable, so you should just be happy with your life,” » See MONARCHY, page 6

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Jewish Voice for Peace Chicago demonstrators hold a sign Friday calling for U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) to condemn killings in Gaza. The group gathered in front of Schakowsky’s district office.

NU-led study finds potato crops helped maintain peace Research links potatoes, reduced armed conflict

By RACHEL KUPFER

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Regardless of if they are mashed, scalloped or fried, potatoes can save lives.

A study, detailed in a May 2 news release, was co-authored

by Kellogg Prof. Nancy Qian and shows that areas with potato crops experienced a “significant reduction” in armed conflict from 1700 to 1900.

Qian, a professor of managerial economics and decision sciences, along with Prof. Nathan Nunn from Harvard University and Prof. Murat Iyigun at the University of Colorado, found

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a decrease in conflict of about 10 percent in areas that grew potatoes, according to the study.

The study was conducted by looking at conflict data from 1400-1900 across Europe, northern Africa and the area of the former Ottoman Empire.

For the study, conflict was defined as any battle in which 32 or more fatalities occurred.

The final analysis divided those areas into cells of 400 square

kilometers and compiled conflicts for 25-, 50- and 100-year intervals.

The 10 percent decrease translates roughly to 11 fewer conflicts per cell every 25 years after 1700, when the potato crop was introduced, Iyigun said. Conflict was increasing everywhere during that time period, but the cells with potato crops experienced a smaller increase by 10 percent.

The study’s methodology was formatted like a similar 2011 study by Qian and Nunn that looked at the potato’s effects on population growth and urbanization. Iyigun, a self-proclaimed “conflict guy,” joined the team after meeting Nunn at a talk about the 2011 paper, and brought in conflict data from his time studying war around Turkey and the Ottoman Empire.

Iyigun said that in previous economic development research, the longest time window studied was 60 years. This study adds more context, while helping to answer the longstanding fundamental question of how to live in peace, Iyigun said.

“We have this huge time » See POTATOES, page 6

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AROUND TOWN

One River School of Art + Design branch to open

By JAKE HOLLAND

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“So many people want to take a step forward or a step deeper,” Willard said. “Having a space that’s open and friendly and welcoming, and where creativity is the focus, is the goal.”

Following rapid growth at other locations around the country, the Evanston branch of One River School of Art+Design, 1033-1035 Davis St., will hold its grand opening June 2 and 3.

The opening will feature free trial classes throughout the day for both children and adults, said Cristina Willard, director of the Evanston branch. The opening will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

Willard said visitors will be able to sign up for summer camps at the opening. The school — which provides art education outside of a traditional K-12 classroom — operates on a membership basis, with most courses ongoing throughout the year, Willard said.

“There’s really no start and stop points, which I think is a really nice entry for people,” Willard said.

“They don’t have to wait for the next class to start if they’re interested in that type of art.”

Some of the classes, she said, rotate throughout a variety of media, making it easy for people of all ages to explore and find what type of art they like. These classes — called art shuffles — provide students with materials like pastels, ink and oil, giving them the liberty to “really choose what they want to focus on” while also receiving guided instruction from a teacher.

And while Willard said there are certainly other opportunities to practice art, One River classes offer the “right venue” for people who want a standard weekly routine, without the stress of grades or deadlines.

One River finds its flow

Ross said all One River schools incorporate a “proprietary” curriculum that “celebrates” the last 50 years of art and artists across America.

“Today, we live in a world where contemporary art

Claire Jakubiszyn, the Evanston branch’s director of education, said she will translate this emphasis on contemporary artists into her own summer camp course at One River.

While most people are able to name today’s musicians, she said, few people can do the same for living artists. To remedy this, students in her course will study street artists like Keith Haring and Banksy — supplemented with classic artists like Claude Monet.

Still, Jakubiszyn said the course, like all courses at One River, will mainly focus on hands-on art creation.

In her summer camp class, she said students will create contemporary street art on medium density overlay panels, a type of plywood.

POLICE BLOTTER

23-year-old Skokie woman, Evanston police Cmdr.

Ryan Glew said.

The day before the man was arrested, officers responded to a call of disturbance at Washington Elementary School, 914 Ashland Ave. While at the school, officers spoke with the principal, who said that a male parent, the Evanston man, was causing a disturbance. Officers made contact with the father and the Skokie woman, the mother of the

Evanston man’s children.

Glew said the Department of Children and Family Services had been involved with the couple and had advised the mother to not release their children to the Evanston man. While at Washington Elementary School, the Evanston man was told he was not welcome on the school’s property, Glew said. The man tried to convince his children to leave the school and caused a disturbance while attempting to enter the

Evanston man charged with harassment by electronic communication A 24-year-old man was charged Wednesday afternoon with harassment by electronic communication.

The Evanston man was arrested for sending a text message that expressed an intent to harm a

The Evanston branch marks the eighth location of the One River consortium, with plans for 15 total schools to be opened by year’s end, One River founder and CEO Matt Ross said.

Ross conceived of One River, he said, after noting a lack of extracurricular arts education in the northern New Jersey suburbs.

“It’s a reflection of the gap that exists all across the country that we don’t really get tremendous cultural experiences in suburbia,” Ross said. “It dawned on me that people needed a different point of view on taking fun art classes that were compelling, in a way in which they didn’t have to drive into the city center to do so.”

To address that gap, Ross founded the first One River in Englewood, New Jersey, in 2012. Since then, the school has expanded across the country, setting up shop in the suburbs of New York, Portland and Dallas.

“We tend to see that in affluent suburbs like the North Shore, there’s still not a lot of great arts programs,” Ross said. “We think it’s a great opportunity to open in Evanston and other (places in) the Chicago area.”

The consortium, he said, is also working on adding a location in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood.

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Children practicing art at a One River School. The company’s Evanston branch is set to open June 2 and 3, with the opportunity to participate in trial runs of the classes.

has never been celebrated more than it is today,” Ross said. “What I’m trying to do is also create context for artists who are living today.”

A hands-on approach

While students are encouraged to explore art individually, Jakubiszyn said they’ll be guided in their courses by professional teachers, whether they be working artists or more traditional arts educators.

Not counting herself, Jakubiszyn said there will be seven or eight teachers at the Evanston branch, with the possibility of hiring more in the fall.

And because these teachers are encouraged to emphasize creativity and exploration over a single correct method or process to art, Jakubiszyn said students will learn how to learn and how to think — something, she said, that’s lacking in some American curricula.

“Informal education settings like One River School are important because students are not getting a grade — they’re not like, ‘I have to find the right answer,’” she said. “It’s about (students) having the time to explore and ultimately create something of their own design.” jacobholland2020@u.northwestern.edu building.

The man was verbally abusive to officers but followed their orders to leave the grounds, Glew said. He then sent the threatening text message to the mother of the children.

The man was arrested the next day and charged with harassment by electronic communication. ­— Colin Boyle

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MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018

ON CAMPUS Pinoy Show features Filipino history

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The 2018 Pinoy Show featured traditional dances, Filipino history and several “Game of Thrones” references Saturday in Ryan Auditorium.

This year’s show, “A Song of Kai and Fire,” centered on the storyline of 18th-century Filipino revolutionaries Diego and Gabriela Silang.

Communication sophomore Andrea Albanez, who played Gabriela, said her character continued to fight for independence after her husband died.

“Everyone thinks that because the male figure is gone from fighting, females can’t lead a revolt against a whole empire of men,” Albanez said.

“We’re showcasing how her legacy leading the revolt … gave a new basis to how Filipino women were viewed in the Philippines, and also a legacy for other women across the world.”

Albanez said this particular Pinoy Show allowed her to explore what it means to be a Filipino woman. In general, being a part of Kaibigan — the Philippine Student Association — has been an immersive opportunity to learn more about Filipino culture, she said, especially because she did not know many Filipino people outside of her family before coming to Northwestern.

Weinberg senior Joanna Ko, who was a producer for this year’s show, was quick to point out that Kaibigan and Pinoy Show are not just for Filipino students. She said Kaibigan does not operate on “face value identifications” like other cultural groups on campus might, in part because the Filipino community on campus is not large enough to put on an annual production of Pinoy’s scale.

Ko said approximately 40 people were involved in the 2018 Pinoy Show in some capacity. She and the other Kaibigan members do a lot of “networking” around Pinoy season, which spans Winter and Spring Quarters, she said. While many friends initially get pulled into Pinoy Show to help out, she said they stay for the sense of

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The Pinoy Show cast performs a traditional Filipino dance. The show was organized by Kaibigan, the Philippine Student Association.

community. “(I’ve heard people say) it’s a good show, the entertainment value and production value are really impressive, but what’s really nice to see is that there’s a lot of love on the stage,” Ko said.

“That why this show works. You do it for yourself, and in the end you actually have an impact on the community too.”

Communication senior Dominique Teoh, another producer of the show, spoke to the experience of being non-Filipino in a Filipino student group. He said he was born and raised in Malaysia and has never been to the Philippines.

Teoh said he was attracted to the community offered by Kaibigan and was also fueled by his personal interest in other cultures. After four years of being a part of the group and performing in Pinoy Show, he said he has found a personal connection to the culture and history of

the Philippines.

“It made me aware of this larger region of Southeast Asia, and how arbitrary borders are … and understanding how the history of my home country is intertwined with the history of the Philippines,” Teoh said. “It’s a good exercise on my part, thinking about how I don’t necessarily belong to this community, but what is the space I occupy?”

More than 200 people showed up to Pinoy Show this weekend, Ko said, including friends, family and “Kai-lumni.” She said the alumni turnout exemplifies the deep level of connection people feel to the Kaibigan community. “‘Kaibigan’ means friend, and in a cheesy way, you could say it really means family to us too,” Ko said. andreamichelson2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Monday, May 21, 2018

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Charles Whitaker should be appointed Medill’s permanent dean As a Medill alum, I’m delighted that Prof.

Charles Whitaker will serve as interim dean after Brad Hamm steps down. But why not make Whitaker permanent dean to avoid a time-consuming and expensive national search for a successor? As Northwestern Provost Jonathan Holloway noted in an email to Medill students, Whitaker has a “thorough understanding of the school, an outstanding record as a teacher and mentor to students and a great deal of relevant administrative experience.”

As a Medill faculty member since 1993, Whitaker taught undergraduate and graduate courses, ran the magazine program on a rotating basis and taught at NU’s School of Professional Studies. In 2013, he received the Medill Undergraduate Student Advisory Council’s “Student Choice” Award. Being part of the

Medill faculty, he can hit the ground running without the steep learning curve that Hamm faced when he came aboard in 2012.

My only question is this: Does Whitaker want the job permanently, since fundraising and administration will occupy most of his time and leave little left for teaching? If not, NU should pass the torch to another qualified Medill faculty member instead of hiring externally. Well-run organizations usually promote from within, as NU’s Pritzker School of Law recently affirmed by naming Prof.

Kimberly Yuracko as permanent dean. Before that appointment, Prof. Yuracko had served as interim dean since 2011 and as a faculty member for the past 16 years.

Dean Hamm did a terrific job during his 6-year tenure. He launched a sports journalism program, opened a San Francisco campus and relocated Medill’s Chicago campus to a new site with up-to-date technology. He obtained $9 million in financial aid so students at all income levels could benefit from Medill’s full range of opportunities. While widening the school’s impact, he upheld its

core values and basic disciplines. I admire his acceptance of new ideas from students, faculty and alumni.

But I disagreed with two of Dean Hamm’s actions. Firstly, letting Medill’s accreditation from the Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications lapse was a mistake. Chicago Tribune reporter Dawn Rhodes called this decision a “strong rebuke that’s in contrast to what traditionally is viewed as a necessary process to give students assurance that they will be attending quality programs that have undergone review.” She noted that Medill students can no longer participate in the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards program due to the dropped accreditation. Medill entrants placed first in the writing contest 12 times and won “about $600,000 in scholarships and grants since 1989.”

Additionally, I regard Dean Hamm’s emphasis on overseas student activity as a false priority. South Chicago seems a more important news beat for students than South Africa.

What Hamm calls a “global experience” I call a misuse of resources. Money spent to cover

events like South Korea’s Winter Olympics might otherwise fund more financial aid to students and higher pay for untenured professors. Frequent flier miles are a poor metric for journalism education, and a well-stamped passport should not be a student priority.

I urge interim Dean Whitaker to consider a project linked to NU students’ protests of gun violence and gun lobby power. Medill and McCormick could collaborate to create a database, website and app disclosing all candidates running for federal, state and local office in 2018 who received donations from the National Rifle Association. Via this Medill/ McCormick collaboration, voters could learn who wears that badge of shame and who doesn’t.

My congratulations to Brad Hamm for a job well done. I look forward to his return as a tenured professor after his year-long sabbatical. I wish Charles Whitaker the very best of luck during his tenure as interim — hopefully permanent — Medill dean.

ordinance and evict hundreds of residents.

Fortunately, this did not happen, but the 3UR continues to leave students and residents vulnerable to extortion and abuse.

According to a survey conducted by the Institute for Student Business Education, this ordinance perennially plagues more than 1,500 undergraduate students, as well as graduate students and other Evanston residents. As rents in Evanston rise, living with more than two other people is often a necessity. Furthermore, as NU aims to a build a more socioeconomically diverse class and reach a student body of 20 percent Pell Grant recipients, this problem will only worsen.

What does this ordinance attempt to fix? It is absurd to argue that the relational status among tenants causes them to party excessively and damage their rental property (Sherman Ave actually published a satirical article on the issue). After Associated Student Government filed Freedom of Information Act requests with the city, we found that only a handful of rental properties make up the vast majority of complaints to the city about students. Evanston already has provisions in place, such as the nuisance ordinance and property maintenance standards, that, if better enforced, can more effectively address neighbor complaints of rambunctious college students. It does not make sense that more

than a thousand students who are simply trying to make ends meet are being punished for the actions of a few.

This past Monday at City Council, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st), along with some city residents, expressed concerns that discarding the 3UR would only create more overcrowded student housing and degrade the community and its residential character. They argued that the 3UR serves as a protection against developers who are buying single-family homes and converting them into split-level apartments for students. These are valid concerns, yet neighborhoods have nonetheless been changing in these ways while the 3UR has been in place. In reality, the rule does not achieve Fiske’s stated goals. Instead, it only makes tenants susceptible to abuse and neglect from certain landlords. This harmful status quo has continued for far too long.

During the Monday meeting, Fiske refused to clarify when this issue would be back on the agenda. The 3UR has been in and out of conversations at City Council since before 2011. Some aldermen have suggested waiting yet another year to see the effects of Northwestern’s new two-year live-in requirement. But this only prolongs finding a real solution. There will only be 306 new beds for undergraduate students on campus next year. Waiting a year to act will mean rolling the dice not only on thousands

of students but also on other Evanston residents too — especially immigrants, lowincome folks and senior citizens, many of whom currently live in violation of this antiquated rule. It means we are forced to cross our fingers as tenants and hope nothing bad happens because fear of eviction makes city resources virtually inaccessible. After decades of looking the other way, City Council needs to finally address the harms perpetuated by the 3UR. The city could repeal the rule and enforce existing property maintenance and nuisance ordinances, raise the limit from three unrelated tenants to four, require increased licensing or implement some combination of these solutions — either way, something needs to change.

Opponents argue that we must preserve the residential character of our community.

Yet, the only way to truly do that is to ensure the integrity of the housing conditions under which all residents live — students included.

The 3UR only diverts attention away from solutions that actually address complaints.

If Evanston wants to stay true to its claim that it is a welcoming city for all, then it’s time the city left this rule in the past where it belongs.

— Dick Reif, Medill ‘64

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Three Unrelated Rule increases risk of eviction for off-campus students

A few years ago, when four Northwestern undergraduates first signed on to a unit off campus, their landlord, aware that four people would actually be living there, drew up a lease for three of them to sign. Several months later, their landlord noticed a fourth name on the mailbox. Claiming she had no knowledge of their living arrangement, she threatened to evict them unless they paid hundreds in extra rent.

This is not an isolated incident. For years, landlords have delayed — if not outright refused — to fix mold problems, heating failures and water damage, knowing that students are unable to file complaints without risking eviction because of the City of Evanston’s Three Unrelated Rule. By restricting occupancy to three students, the 3UR prevents those living in a unit with more than two other people from making any complaints to their landlord or to the city about unsatisfactory housing conditions without putting their housemates in jeopardy. This consequently strips these tenants of their legal rights and protections. In 2011, Evanston threatened to crack down on the

Markle doesn’t symbolize post-racial England RUBY PHILLIPS

DAILY COLUMNIST

The day of the royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, my mom texted me how happy she was to see Meghan Markle’s mother, Doria Ragland, sitting in the second row during the ceremony. I was proud too.

With Britain’s long history of imperialism and colonization, the fact that a single black mother sat and watched her daughter become a duchess felt unbelievable. Beyond that, the ceremony of the royal wedding felt more “black” than it ever has before — from the beautiful sermon by Chicago-born bishop Michael Curry to the all-black Kingdom Choir’s gospel rendition of “Stand By Me.” These aspects of the ceremony were not lost on several media outlets, who commented on the “bicultural blackness” of the wedding. Despite feeling pride about seeing a mixed-race black woman become a real-life duchess, I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable about the use of blackness as instrumental to the spectacle of the wedding, particularly given Britain’s racist history.

Meghan Markle is a non-traditional princess in so many ways. From being half black, an actress, a divorcee and a former Protestant, she contradicts the traditional white idea of royalty. I am not expecting Markle to speak for the entire mixed-race community or single-handedly end racism in England, but with so many eyes on her, I worry some are putting too much weight on what Markle’s new status represents and how she will use her newfound privilege.

According to Elle, Markle doesn’t identify as just black, instead rejecting essentialist ideas of race.

She views her multiracial identity in combination with all the other parts of who she is. I commend Markle for trying to identify outside the rigid lines of racial legibility, but, unfortunately, not everyone will respect this choice. Moreover, it could reinforce a post-racial liberal narrative that argues that people of color’s agency in how they identify will prevail over the ways society prescribes racial bias and social roles onto them. The many British media outlets, such as The Daily Mail, that have depicted Markle as a black woman in derogatory and stereotypical ways, underscore this reality.

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While Meghan Markle’s marriage to Prince Harry does not make feudalism or imperialism acceptable, it doesn’t mean she can’t be a proud, confident woman of color Reni Eddo-Lodge, the black British author of “Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People about Race,” put it best on Twitter: “Markle is not Britain’s Obama moment and shouldn’t be covered as such.” Lodge isn’t the only black person to criticize the media’s depiction of Markle; several people have clapped back on coverage that highlights Markle as the first “black princess” by arguing that her mixed identity made her more palatable to

white people than a darker-skinned woman would.

The performative uses of blackness in the wedding could even be seen as co-optive of a culture that Markle does not fully identify with. While it was definitely a historic cultural moment that is so empowering for black people, who got to see themselves in the royal wedding, these black bodies seemed like they were intended to improve the royal family’s image by depicting them as racially liberal and accepting of Markle, thus failing to acknowledge their own violent history with people of color.

I am not trying to undermine Markle’s blackness, whether she identifies this way or not, or her experiences. As a mixed black and white woman myself, I understand how difficult it can be to toe the line between being conscious of our proximity to whiteness and acknowledging our marginalization. I imagine all of that is so much harder in the public eye, but it is crucial that the royal wedding does not become a symbol of post racialism despite its cultural significance.

While Meghan Markle’s marriage to Prince Harry does not make feudalism or imperialism acceptable, it doesn’t mean she can’t be a proud, confident woman of color. People of color participating in larger problematic institutions might be empowering and beautiful, but it doesn’t diminish the issues within those institutions, whether they are prepared to claim that history or not.

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statement saying they are “deeply concerned” with the ongoing violence in Gaza and called for the Israel Defense Forces to stop using “deadly force” against unarmed protesters as well as for the Palestinians to renounce Hamas’ violence and rhetoric.

Schakowsky released another statement Thursday that said the hopes of a peaceful two-state solution for the region had been diminished after dozens of Palestinians were killed May 14.

“This cycle of violence will continue until Israelis and Palestinians decide that enough is enough and seek a sustainable solution,” Schakowsky said in the statement.

Evanston resident Lesley Williams, a member of the coordinating committee for Jewish Voice for Peace, told The Daily the situation is not an even exchange of violence as Schakowsky said, but that Israel has an “overwhelming” military might.

Williams added that after her time working with the Center for Jewish Nonviolence in the West Bank, she had seen friends “brutalized” by the Israel Defense Forces for standing up for Palestinians’ rights.

“This is not a cycle of violence where there’s responsibility on both sides,” Williams said. “There is one side that is very clearly at fault and appears to have absolutely no respect for the human rights of Palestinians whatsoever.”

Rabbi Michael Davis from the Jewish Voice for Peace Rabbinical Council led the group in traditional mourning prayers. He also spoke about the need for more people in the Jewish community to condemn the killings, which he said go against their preachings of social justice.

Williams said the group will continue to march and come out, especially because U.S. Sens.

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horizon of 500 years, and the shock we’re considering isn’t like rainfall variation, but a permanent change in what you were able to produce,” Iyigun said. “When you take the perspective of what we did, over a very long time, you can see those changes, especially when we look at permanent change like agricultural productivity.”

The researchers chose to study potatoes because data exists from both before and after its introduction as a crop, Qian said.

The potato also provided more calories and required fewer resources to grow than other staples of the time, which may have been why it had such an effect on conflict, Qian said.

“If you’re fighting over a land because you need land to produce food, because without food you starve, then if the same piece of land can produce more food, you just don’t need to fight as much,” Qian said.

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(D-Ill.) have been silent on the issue. She added that Jewish Voice for Peace has met with Durbin and found his response, like Schakowsky’s, to be disappointing.

“We will continue to be out here demonstrating and protesting and speaking,” Williams said, “doing whatever we can to make sure that Palestinian rights are recognized.” smanthahandler2021@u.northwestern.edu To ensure the results were actually caused by the potato, the professors controlled for other factors including geographic characteristics of different cells, weather shocks and how other staple crops affected violence. The data remained robust regardless of the controls or how the data was cut, Iyigun said.

Looking ahead, as part of this study, the three professors are continuing their research by collecting data on and looking for connections between nation sizes and potato crops during the same time period.

In the meantime, the ongoing study has revealed the general relationship between a population’s food supply and conflict throughout history, which can be loosely applied to resources today, Qian said.

“There’s conflict over oil and other things,” Qian said. “This just shows that when you have more of those resources, people need to fight less.” rachelkupfer2021@u.northwestern.edu

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History Profs. Deborah Cohen and Scott Sowerby discuss the ways in which the British royal family is seen by the public. The two spoke at Harris Hall on Friday, the eve of the royal wedding.

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Cohen brought up the unusual level of attention Americans pay to the British monarchy, saying part of the reason people remain engrossed is that the family, in many ways, was “the reality show before the reality show.” Cohen called Markle’s addition as a “smart addition to the marketing enterprise” of the monarchy, as she represents

the increasing diversification of British royalty.

The discussion was sponsored by the history department and the Office of International Relations. University spokesman Bob Rowley, who introduced the event, said Markle’s unique background adds “firsts” to the Windsor family and mentioned the royal wedding’s impact at NU. “Already today, we see the Markle sparkle fly around campus,” Rowley said. wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu

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King Jr. once said, and I quote: ‘We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love.

And when we do that, we will make of this old world a new world, for love is the only way,’” Curry said during the sermon.

Following the lavish ceremony, the couple rode away in a carriage past an estimated crowd of more than 100,000 people who waited along the procession route, according to The Washington Post.

Among them were more than 20 NU alumni who made the trek to Windsor to catch a glimpse of the newlyweds, said Ellen Bencard (Medill ’86, ’87) arts and culture co-chair of Northwestern Alumni Club of the United Kingdom.

Bencard said the group saw Markle twice — once as she and her mother were on their way to the church and again when she and Prince Harry passed by following the wedding.

The group draped NU banners over the parade barriers and sang “Go U Northwestern” as the couple rode by. Bencard said she saw Meghan notice them and get Harry’s attention when they passed.

Bencard described the atmosphere as “electric,” and said “public relations” was the main motivation for the alum outing.

“We just saw it as a really good opportunity to try to raise the University’s awareness because let’s face it, (Markle) is now going to be one of the most famous women in the UK,” Bencard said. “There is no way in hell I would’ve been anywhere near Windsor had it not been for the Meghan connection.”

Markle will now officially be called Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sussex. Following the couple’s about 22-month-long romance — beginning with a blind date in early July 2016 — the world watched as a California-born woman found her happily ever after.

Although it’s unlikely Markle will ever hold the title of Queen, the wedding will undoubtedly go down in history. Perhaps the couple’s relationship can best be summed up in Markle’s first interview about Prince Harry in 2017.

“We’re a couple. We’re in love,” she told Vanity Fair. “This is for us. It’s part of what makes it so special, that it’s just ours. But we’re happy.

Personally, I love a great love story.”

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Communication junior Morgan Rielly is often drawn to new works that are relevant to current events, so when she heard of the play “Dry Land,” it immediately caught her attention.

The show tells the story of teenagers Amy and Ester, who develop a friendship after Amy asks Ester to help her miscarry an unwanted pregnancy, all amid the other dramas of high school. Written by Ruby Rae Spiegel, “Dry Land” will make its Northwestern debut as Arts Alliance’s spring show in Cahn Auditorium, running Tuesday through Thursday.

“This play allows for actors, and it allows for the Northwestern audience, to be able to deal with stuff that is so politicized in today’s culture and to be able

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A machine caught on fire Saturday afternoon in a Subway restaurant in the 1900 block of Dempster Street, causing some damage but no reported injuries.

Fire companies arrived at the restaurant around 1 p.m. and saw smoke coming from the front of the building. The fire was being held in check by two sprinkler heads, Evanston fire chief Brian Scott said.

Scott said the fire appeared to be an electrical fire, although the incident is still under investigation.

to see it with these two characters who are so wellrounded and who really grapple with these issues in a personal level,” said Rielly, director of the play. “It feels relevant now, and it feels important to say now.”

The show turns the cavernous Cahn into an intimate high school locker room — where the majority of the play occurs — with the audience seated onstage, right next to the set. Communication junior Sydney Thomas, the play’s set designer, said this close setup intentionally highlights the way the locker room becomes the girls’ safe place amid their fears and uncertainties and brings the audience directly into their lives.

Thomas added that the inspiration for the intimate set came from Roman bath houses, which represent both a private and public space. In the same way, the locker room becomes Amy and Ester’s sanctuary, but it’s also a public space that can be accessed by many others outside of the girls’ relationship, she said.

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About 10 patrons were in the Subway restaurant at the time of the fire, Malku and Yunan said.

Fire units remained on the scene until roughly 2 p.m.

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Communication junior Zoë Olson, who plays Amy, said the show is an “honest take” on the difficulties of youth and womanhood, compounded by the challenge of facing an unwanted pregnancy.

“Amy feels like she doesn’t have anywhere to go that wouldn’t tell her parents, she doesn’t feel safe to make this choice with a professional and she doesn’t find those options available,” Olson said. “If we’re thinking politically, I think (it’s about) recognizing the need for young girls to feel like they have someone they can go to and do things like this safely.”

Communication sophomore Leo Scheck, the show’s producer, said the play is important in the context of today’s political movements and controversies.

But beyond the political subtext of abortion rights and women’s health care, Scheck said the show is also about “female strength and female friendship.”

“I hope people take away that they should be looking out for each other,” he said. “The people among

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senior catcher Jack Claeys finished a home run away from the cycle in the contest.

Over the course of the series, the Cats’ pitching staff was solid. Freshman lefty Quinn Lavelle scattered seven hits over seven innings of work Friday while sophomore righty Hank Christie gave up only 2 earned runs in 6.1 innings Saturday.

“We have challenged (the pitchers) and they have done a good job of trying to respond and trying to get better,” Allen said. “That’s all you can ask.”

The most impressive performance of the weekend on the mound came from senior southpaw Richard Fordon. Fordon entered Saturday’s game with two out in the fourth and left the game in the ninth inning after

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sixth for a 9-6 lead.

With the Cats one out from elimination, senior shortstop Marissa Panko hit NU’s first home run since May 4 to keep her team alive, but Wilkey, hitting next, struck out swinging

us might be struggling for something, and people have issues and secrets that they will hide from you … We never want to make a person feel like they can’t talk about their problems.”

Communication junior Samantha Casesa, who plays Amy’s best friend Reba in the show, said the play balances the heaviness of Amy’s situation with light and funny moments within the girls’ friendship. She added that Amy’s story could happen to “so many people around the world” if health care options are restricted.

“Anyone who has ever had any type of opinion on anything related to Planned Parenthood is obligated to come see this play, whether that be good or bad or somewhere in the middle,” Casesa said.

“Anyone from any viewpoint would benefit from seeing this play.” ruiqichen2020@u.northwestern.edu pitching a career-high 5.1 innings and giving up no earned runs.

All six seniors played over the weekend.

Claeys and Lind started all three games and combined to reach base 10 times. Righthanded pitcher Tommy Bordignon threw 2.2 innings during Saturday’s game and struck out three batters. J.R. Reimer and Mat Jones both got two plate appearances over the three-game stretch.

For Claeys, while the weekend did not go the way he hoped it would, he said he enjoyed the opportunity to play with his teammates and watch his fellow seniors compete one last time.

“Losing two extra-inning games is not the way you imagine your senior weekend going,” Claeys said. “It was a good time, we fought ‘til the end and I love those boys.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu to end it.

“I’m really proud of this group of young women, not only for the way we fought this weekend, but also their body of work the whole season,” Drohan said. “Today was a battle, and we gave it everything we had.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu

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By BEN POPE

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Goaltending made all the difference in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament quarterfinal between Northwestern and No. 2 North Carolina.

The Wildcats’ (15-6) duo of redshirt freshman Julie Krupnick, who started and played the entire second half, and junior Mallory Weisse, who filled in for the struggling Krupnick for part of the first half, combined for just five saves on 24 shots on goal. The Tar Heels (17-3), meanwhile, rode a spectacular performance from starter Taylor Moreno: 17 saves on 31 shots on goal.

The end result was a 19-14 win for host UNC at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ending the Cats’ season while sending the Tar Heels onto the national Final Four.

“Ultimately, their defense and their goaltending was just phenomenal today,” attacker Selena Lasota said. “That goalie came up with some very, very critical and lucky saves there, essentially all game, and I think that definitely was the game changer for us.”

Lasota did her part nonetheless. The junior from British Columbia buried a game-high five goals, upping her final

season total to 75 — the most in a single season by an NU player since 2011. Her 22 combined scores in the Cats’ three tournament games also tied an NCAA record.

But four of those five goals came in the game’s opening 14 minutes, as the two squads battled to a 6-6 tie. Then UNC’s defense adjusted, double- and triple-teaming Lasota defensively, while its offense kept up its pace, pulling the hosts ahead 11-8 at halftime.

“We adjusted a bit too late and I think that you can’t rely on a couple people, on one or two people to carry (you),” senior attacker Shelby Fredericks said. “You’ve really got to play as a team, and that was just something down the stretch that we struggled a little bit.”

Senior midfielder Sheila Nesselbush, the other half of the Cats’ pair of leading scorers throughout the year, was held to one late, irrelevant goal. NU had fought back to trail 13-11 early in the second frame and, after Lasota’s fifth strike of the afternoon, 16-13 with still almost 7 minutes to play, but gave up a late run to put the game out of reach.

Although the Cats advanced farther into the postseason than they have the past two years, the team was still denied a chance to go to the Final Four for the first time since 2014, largely due to Moreno’s heroics. The UNC goalkeeper’s 17 stops, highlighted by several point-blank

robberies late in the first half, were three more than any other goalie had registered against NU since Canisius’s Rebecca VanLaeken in the season opener. “(Moreno) got some confidence early,” NU coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. “She gave their team a lot of momentum. It definitely didn’t help. We created a lot of shots and a lot of opportunities, we just weren’t able to finish.”

The loss ended the collegiate careers of 10 seniors, including six of the team’s 11 starters in Saturday’s game: attackers Fredericks (team-high 50 assists), Nicole Beardsley (19 goals) and Danita Stroup (31 goals); midfielder Nesselbush; and defenders Lindsay Darrell (team-high 26 caused turnovers) and Ally Mueller (started all but one game).

Despite the undesirable conclusion to the spring, Fredericks said the team’s substantial improvement this season makes her proud of the impact her class made.

“We left a really good new foundation for this program,” she said. “That’s something we worked really hard as a senior class to reestablish and completely redo in the beginning of the year. … Going forward, that’s going to be something that stays with us.”

Ella Brockway contributed reporting.

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By PETER WARREN

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In the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday, senior Connor Lind stepped up to the plate with a chance to cap off his Northwestern career in incredible fashion.

Belmont and the Wildcats were tied at 5 with one out, and sophomore second baseman Alex Erro stood at second base as the potential

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After the count was worked to 1-2, Lind crushed a pitch deep into left field.

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Northwestern first baseman Willie Bourbon and Belmont baserunner Ben Kocher stretch to tag the base first. Kocher’s Bruins took two of three games from the Wildcats in the weekend series.

Thirteen months ago, Lind hit a walk-off home run over that same left-field wall against Air Force. But on Saturday, Lind’s fly ball stayed inside the confines of Miller Park and was caught on the edge of the warning track.

“If we get a little wind and Connor’s ball goes out,” coach Spencer Allen said, “that would have been awesome.”

The Bruins (19-36, 11-19 OVC) left the 10th unscathed and then, behind Matt Cogen’s third home run of the series, won the game 7-5 in the 11th inning and the series over NU (17-32, 6-18 Big Ten).

The Cats held a two-run lead for a majority of the game, after taking a 5-3 lead with a four-run third inning. However, an error in the ninth opened the door for a Belmont comeback. The Bruins took advantage as two runners scored in the inning to send the game to extras.

Friday’s game was also an extrainning victory for Belmont. The Bruins had claimed a 5-4 lead in the eighth, but NU put together a comeback of its own in the ninth. After junior center fielder Ben Dickey singled and advanced to second on a heads-up baserunning play, freshman right fielder Casey O’Laughlin singled home Dickey.

The Bruins immediately countered by scoring one run in the top of the 10th. The Cats managed to get the game-tying and the gamewinning runs on base, but they were left stranded there as Belmont won the game 6-5.

On Thursday, NU’s offense started off hot with five runs in the first inning and did not slow down as they won 13-4. Five players — Dickey, Erro, junior first baseman Willie Bourbon, sophomore left fielder Leo Kaplan and sophomore Charlie Maxwell — collected two hits while » See BASEBALL, page 7

but drop regional final

By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG

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Northwestern’s best season in 10 years ended Sunday with a loss to No. 7 Georgia in the final round of the Athens Regional. After a pair of dramatic wins Friday and Saturday over California, the Wildcats fell just short against the Bulldogs.

NU (38-19, 14-8 Big Ten) defeated Cal (35-21, 7-16 Pac-12) 3-2 in eight innings in Friday’s opening round.

The game was scoreless until the fifth inning, when the Cats struck for a pair of runs on an RBI triple by junior left fielder Morgan Nelson and a perfectly executed squeeze bunt by senior catcher Sammy Nettling.

The Golden Bears tied it with two runs in their half of the fifth, but freshman pitcher Kenna Wilkey escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extras.

Wilkey then drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth before throwing a perfect bottom half to complete the victory.

“I wasn’t thinking too far ahead,” Wilkey said. “I knew my defense had me. It always feels great when you can help your team in both (the plate and the circle).”

In the first round winners’ game on Saturday, NU was beaten 12-0 by host Georgia (46-11, 16-8 SEC) in a game that ended after six innings due to the run rule. Bulldogs shortstop Alyssa DiCarlo had a monster day at the plate, hitting 3 home runs and driving in six. The loss meant the Cats were one game from elimination and would have to beat Georgia twice on Sunday

should they advance to the regional final.

And advance NU did, picking up one of its most thrilling victories in a season full of them on Saturday evening. The Cats nursed a 1-0 lead into the sixth, when illegal pitches finally started to hurt NU’s staff.

Cal rallied for 2 runs in the sixth and another in the seventh, leaving the Cats down to their final three outs.

With one out in the NU seventh, junior first baseman Lily Novak singled and senior center fielder Sabrina Rabin reached on an error.

That set the stage for freshman second baseman Rachel Lewis, the Big Ten RBI leader. Lewis delivered a two-run double to left-center to send across the tying runs.

Later in the inning, with the bases loaded and two outs, Lewis scampered home on a wild pitch to give the Cats a stunning 4-3 win and extend their season another day. “(Coach) Kate (Drohan) was telling me to go on anything, so I was really ready,” Lewis said. “I saw it break, and it actually took a big bounce back, so it was a closer play than I expected it to be, but I just went for it.”

But NU dropped a back-andforth, 9-7 decision Sunday to the Bulldogs, ending the Cats’ season.

After falling behind 2-0, NU rallied for 4 runs in the third, with a two-run single by Nelson giving the Cats the lead. Georgia’s offense, however, was too much. The Bulldogs touched Wilkey for a pair of two-run homers in the fourth inning to go up 7-4, and after NU pulled within one in the fifth, Georgia tacked on two insurance runs in the » See SOFTBALL, page 7