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First official PHA dry week ends By ALICE YIN
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Northwestern’s Panhellenic Association banned alcohol consumption during this year’s sorority recruitment. PHA added the rule to its Recruitment Agreement, effective this year, said Sarah Parker, the association’s vice president of membership. The rule applied to all active sorority members, both during and outside of affiliated activities. “Every year, the Panhellenic Association and chapters plan changes to the Recruitment Agreement to make the process more valuesbased,” Parker, a SESP senior, said
in an email to The Daily. Sorority members were informed of the ban, which lasts through Wednesday, before recruitment began. The rule also applied to members who are of legal drinking age. Parker said PHA takes a look every year at its previous recruitment cycles and at guidelines for recruitment from the National Panhellenic Council, which is the national umbrella organization for sororities. Officially, the rule states that each university’s Panhellenic Association must “prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages in membership recruitment and Bid Day activities,” » See PHA, page 6
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IN MEMORIAM Tahera Ahmad, associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement, speaks during the vigil held in honor of victims of the Taliban attack in a school in Peshawar, Pakistan.
By MARIANA ALFARO
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Northwestern students gathered at Parkes Hall on Tuesday night to hold a vigil in honor of the schoolchildren, administrators and soldiers murdered in a December terrorist attack on a Pakistani school. About 40 students attended the vigil, which was hosted by the Muslimcultural Student Association, the South Asian Student Alliance and Students for Justice in Palestine. The service honored the victims with a reciting of verses taken from the second chapter of
the Quran and a moment of silence. On Dec. 16, 2014, members of the Pakistani Taliban entered the Army Public School and Degree College in Peshawar, Pakistan, and opened fire, killing over 140 people, including more than 130 children. The massacre was the deadliest attack by the group in Pakistan. Tahera Ahmad, NU’s associate chaplain and director of interfaith engagement, spoke during the ceremony Tuesday and explained the choice of verses for the service. “We decided to use the verses (of the Quran) commonly recited by the families of victims after the attacks,” she said. “When the families were asked to
say anything (after the tragedy), the popular responses that they gave were these verses from the Quran.” The verses were first recited and then translated by NU students. “The first verse that was recited recognizes that we come from God and return to him,” Ahmad said. “To hear the tears of a mother and to see her in that state and then she is recognizing that her child came from the Divine and returned to the Divine is a very powerful experience.” Weinberg sophomore Nora Jandali, who attended the vigil, said such services are important to make the » See PESHAWAR, page 6
Next Theatre to be replaced By TORI LATHAM
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A local children’s theater company will move into the Noyes Street Theatre this spring, allowing the company to bring its productions to a larger space in the city. Mudlark Theater Company will move into the theater, located at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., in time to perform two shows this spring, said Christina Ferraro, assistant director of community services for the city. The space was previously occupied by Next Theatre Company, which closed in November after years of financial trouble. The theater will be available to Mudlark from February to the end of May. Evanston’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services department began looking for new occupants in December and notified Mudlark of its selection as the new tenant last week, Ferraro said. “They were our only applicant for the space,” she said. “I expected that to happen because most companies already have a schedule
intact at a specific location, but we are looking forward to them taking over the space.” Michael Miro, Mudlark’s executive director, said the company has performed two shows in the space before — a production of “Antigone” in spring 2012 and a showing of “A Christmas Carol” in December — which is how they first learned about the theater. “We were in talks to rent the space from Next, and luckily the city honored that agreement once they went out of business,” he said. Miro said he is excited to begin working in the theater, which offers more space than the company usually has when it puts on performances. “We typically perform at smaller venues, which is nice for some shows, but for some it’s nice to seat 50 plus people,” he said. “Our shows at 70- to 85-seat venues sell out quickly, so it’s a relief to have a 150-seat house.” For its upcoming season, Miro said Mudlark has two shows planned. “Mudpie” will be performed in March and incorporates writing from local children. “This will be our fourth year
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doing ‘Mudpie,’” Miro said. “We take writing from the kids at the theater, their stories, poems, reflections, but we also incorporate writing from the kids we teach writing workshops to in local District 65 schools.” In May, Mudlark will put on a production of “Pride and Prejudice,” a first for the company. However, Miro does not know what will happen once Mudlark’s residency at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center is completed. “I know they want someone to take on a long-term lease,” said Tim Rhoze, artistic director at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, which is also housed at the arts center. “We hope that someone will be able to make it their home in the future.” Miro said he is not sure that Mudlark could put up a competitive offer for a long-term lease, although he appreciates the city’s help in securing the theater for the company. “I’m not sure about a permanent space,” he said. “That’s a big step for any organization. If they keep it flexible, I would definitely consider making another bid in the fall.” torilatham2017@u.northwestern.edu
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NEW SISTERS Three Northwestern students celebrate after opening their bids on the final night of sorority recruitment. The recruitment period this year added a new no-drinking policy for active sorority members.
City residents discuss bikeshare program By JULIA JACOBS
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Community members weighed in on potential sites for Divvy, a bike-sharing program that is coming to Evanston, during a meeting on Tuesday. About 20 people attended the meeting at the Civic Center, where they were surveyed on 17 possible bike stations mapped out across the city. Eight specific locations will be chosen in April or May after input from the City Council and more community members, and the stations will be installed in the summer, said Ylda Capriccioso, assistant to the city manager and bike programs coordinator. An online survey will be launched Wednesday to get feedback from a larger group of community members, Capriccioso said. “Nothing is set in stone,” said Damir Latinovic, the city’s neighborhood and land use planner. “These are just suggestions, and this is why we need your feedback. It can change, it likely will change, but it will also give us an idea how to move forward.” Evanston, with Chicago and Oak Park,
received a $3 million grant from former Gov. Pat Quinn in September to expand the program by 70 stations in the region. Evanston will receive $80,000 of the grant to fund equipment installation for its share of new stations, said Catherine Hurley, the city’s sustainable programs coordinator. Bikers can purchase a $75 annual membership or a 24-hour pass for $7. Both options allow for unlimited 30 minute trips. At least two of the 17 possible stations, at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and Sheridan Road and the intersection of Noyes Street and Sheridan Road, were proposed with Northwestern campus use in mind, Latinovic said. Evanston will offer students with WildCARDS $20 off an annual membership in partnership with the University. Representatives from Chicago’s Divvy program, which currently has 300 stations, spoke to community members about the safety and sustainability of the program, as well as the strategic placement of stations. In Chicago, stations are positioned no more than four blocks from each other for optimal use as a transit system, said Sean Wiedel, assistant commissioner at » See DIVVY, page 6
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