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PRESENTING PALESTINE Weinberg senior Serene Darwish speaks Friday during “Palestine 101,” hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine. During the presentation, Darwish and Weinberg senior Dalia Fuleihan discussed the history and occupation of the area.
Students host Palestine talk By OLIVIA EXSTRUM
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Students for Justice in Palestine hosted “Palestine 101” on Friday, a teach-in for students and Northwestern community members to learn more about Palestine’s history, common misconceptions and its current state. The event packed Harris 107 and those in attendance were required to present a WildCARD or another student ID. “We’re here to give you a breakdown of tools of resistance and
oppression,” Weinberg senior Serene Darwish said. The presentation began with Darwish and her co-facilitator, Weinberg senior Dalia Fuleihan, discussing different vocabulary pertinent to the conversation. They explained the meanings of a few Arabic words and defined others. For example, “nakba” means catastrophe, and refers to the establishment of the state of Israel and the exile of Christian and Muslim Palestinians in 1948, Darwish said. Darwish and Fuleihan then showed different maps of Palestine and Israel that depicted an increasing occupation of Palestine by Israel
throughout time. Fuleihan drew the distinction between the two. For the purposes of the presentation, Fuleihan said, when referring to Palestine one is referring to the land of historic Palestine; Israel is the state of Israel. Noor Ali, assistant director of Multicultural Student Affairs, recounted her story of being a high school student during the second intifada of the early 2000s. “I was there for two years,” Ali said. “The first year, we often called it the year to ‘get to know your land’ because there were so many » See PALESTINE, page 6
In the aftermath of President Barack Obama’s announcement to make community college free, critics are assessing the quality and feasibility of the proposal, including the president of Oakton Community College in Skokie and Des Plaines. Obama spotlighted Chicago while delivering the idea in his State of the Union, referring to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s own plan to make scholarships available to Chicago Public School graduates. “I want to spread that idea all across America, so that two years of college becomes as free and universal in America as high school is today,” Obama said in his State of the Union. Margaret Lee, president of Oakton Community College, said community colleges have a unique role in providing invaluable degrees and specialized attention from faculty at a fraction of the cost — Oakton is priced at $6,000 for two years — compared with public and private four-year institutions. Oakton serves about 46,000 credit and non-credit students in Chicago’s north suburban area, including Evanston. SESP Prof. James Rosenbaum, who has a research concentration in community colleges, said Obama was right that the labor market has an increased demand for skills and credentials that community colleges offer at a low cost. In many cases, employee shortages are not in jobs that require bachelor’s degrees but sub-baccalaureate degrees such as certificates and associate degrees,
Rosenbaum said. For the 2014-2015 school year, the average annual cost of tuition and fees at public two-year institutions in Illinois is $3,526, according to the College Board. Illinois trails 27 other states in affordability at two-year colleges on average. However, Lee said she is doubtful that the initiative will pass in the Republican-dominated Congress but more optimistic that the public attention will increase recognition of the value of community colleges. In an interview on “60 Minutes,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) dismissed the idea as unaffordable. Despite usual right-wing opposition to similar initiatives, the conservative business community should support the proposal because it would help fill their own job shortages, said Dan Allen, associate dean for development at Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and SESP instructor. “There’s no reason Republicans couldn’t support it,” Allen said. “Whether they will there’s a reason to doubt.” For Lee, affordability is no excuse for Congress not passing the proposal. The cost to the government, $60 billion over 10 years, would be a small fraction of the total education budget, Lee said. But with 25 percent of the cost of the proposal shouldered by the state, Lee worries Illinois would be unable to deliver considering it already pays community colleges much less than what it’s supposed to, she said. At both a state and federal level, politicians tend to emphasize the importance of education but fail to deliver with funding, Lee said. “Everything comes before it in the » See COMMUNITY, page 6
Less than half of city State Dept honors NU admin students low income By EMILY CHIN
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The percentage of Evanston students who qualify for free or reduced lunches is slightly below the national average, which for the first time is more than half of all public school students. A study released by the Southern Education Foundation this month showed that 51 percent of public school children nationally qualify for lunch price reductions. Twentyone states, including Illinois, had 50 percent or more public school attendees qualifying in 2013. Data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics, which was cited in the study, shows a steady growth in the percentage of lowincome children in public schools during the past several decades. According to Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Opening of Schools Report, 38 percent of the district’s students were low-income in the 2013-14 academic year. Of the 7,667 total students enrolled in District 65 schools that year, 2,323
qualified for free lunches and an additional 374 were eligible for lunches at a reduced cost. District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren estimated that this year around 40 percent of students in his district qualified for free or reduced lunches. A free lunch is
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We make sure those kids get free or reduced lunch. Marcus Campbell, ETHS principal, superintendent
provided if a student is at a certain level below the poverty rate and a reduced price lunch is provided if a student is within a certain range of the poverty rate, he said. Evanston Township High School remains relatively consistent with the state and national averages for reduced and free lunch eligible children, said Marcus Campbell, the school’s principal and assistant superintendent. This year, the » See FREE LUNCH, page 6
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When Julie Friend found out about the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris earlier this month, the first thing she thought was to make sure the four Northwestern students studying abroad there were safe. Friend, NU’s director of global safety and security, was in November awarded the Technical Advisor Achievement Award from the U.S. State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council for her work in addressing safety issues for students studying abroad, the University announced this month. Friend serves as one of 34 members of the OSAC leadership board, part of the security department within the State Department. OSAC draws members from academia, corporations, religious groups and non-governmental organizations. “I think what’s most important is it’s the first time a member of academia has been recognized in this role,” Friend said, “and what’s exciting about that is it demonstrates that the State Department, as well as my colleagues who work in other sectors, recognize the impact that academia is having on the international community.”
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Rich Davis, managing director of corporate security at United Airlines, presented Friend with the award. He works with OSAC to make sure pilots and flight attendants are safe when they fly internationally. “We’re both very proud to be on that council and working very closely with the State Department,” he said. As a technical adviser on OSAC, Friend’s role is to advise the council on security interests for the academic
sector. She also recruits other colleges and universities to become members of OSAC. “I’m just not somebody who’s going to sit and be really passive,” she said. “They wanted me to tell them things and help develop products and resources, so I did it.” Friend first got involved with OSAC when she was working as » See FRIEND, page 6
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Around Town Administrator honored at YMCA gala By MATTHEW CHOI
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The McGaw YMCA hosted a gala Saturday to honor a local foundation and a Northwestern faculty member with an award that recognizes their contributions to Evanston youth. The gala, themed “Fly Me to the Moon, Where No Star Is Out of Reach” this year, is held annually to raise money and recognition for the McGaw YMCA’s youth programs, said Cherita Ellens, senior director of marketing. The honorees this year were the Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation and NU faculty member Lucile Krasnow, who both received the McGaw YMCA Leadership Award. The foundation was recognized for I have the past 129 years the tremendous work of those who have substantially contributed respect and to the Evanston comadmiration for munity with the award, according to Mark Denthe work the Jr., McGaw YMCA McGaw YMCA nis, president and CEO. has done for the “We are looking for people who have been community. consistent, who have Lucile Krasnow, been persistent, who have NU special been a … civil commuassistant for nity broker in the comcommunity munity towards learning relations and advancing the work and potential of youth,” Dennis said. Dennis said the award was meant to honor groups who have substantially contributed to the Evanston community. Krasnow was recognized for her 15 years as NU’s special assistant for community relations. The award aimed to equally recognize the efforts of the University in promoting education in Evanston through programs including the Children’s Center and Project SOAR, which arranges for NU students
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to tutor local school children. Krasnow is retiring Spring Quarter. “I feel privileged and honored because I have tremendous respect and admiration for the work the McGaw YMCA has done for the community,” Krasnow said. The Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation was recognized for its philanthropic sponsorship of many of the McGaw YMCA’s programs, including the creation of the MetaMedia Youth Center, which aims to teach students technological skills, and the construction of the Sebring Lewis Center, which was the venue of the gala. The foundation gave $1 million toward the MetaMedia Youth Center in September. The gala began as a small event run entirely by McGaw YMCA’s youth services to raise money for its many youth goals, including teaching children to swim and providing activities to all students,
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regardless of family income, said Sue Sowle, McGaw YMCA’s senior director of youth services. “We used to set it up ourselves and call people for food donations,” Sowle said. “It has become a big event in Evanston.” More than 400 guests, including donors, YMCA members and public officials who have supported the McGaw YMCA’s efforts, attended the gala on Saturday. Among the guests were Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren, D202 board member Bill Geiger and several members of the Illinois legislature. The evening included several fundraising activities such as auctions and raffles for vacations. NU was the largest gala sponsor.
The window of a vehicle was broken in north Evanston late Thursday night, police said. The owner of the car, a 21-year-old Morton Grove resident, left his vehicle parked in the 1800 block of Central Street. Late that night, another man called police to report someone looking through the broken front passenger window of the 1995 Chevrolet, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man who was looking through the window fled the scene, he said. Police don’t know if anything was taken from the car, Dugan added.
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Gang-related graffiti was painted on the garage door of a residence in Evanston on Wednesday, police said. A crown and the letters “SGDK” were painted near a residence in the 1200 block of Pitner Avenue, Dugan said. Officers believe the graffiti is gang-related and painted in a manner that indicates disrespect to multiple gangs.
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FOR THE YOUTH Attendees and organizers participate in a live auction at the McGaw YMCA on Saturday. The McGaw YMCA held a gala that recognized a foundation and NU professor for their contributions to Evanston youth.
In Friday’s print edition, the story “Residential Services searches for new dining director” misstated the department hiring the new director. The department is the Division of Student Affairs. The Daily regrets the error.
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On Campus NU offers study abroad scholarship By PETER KOTECKI
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Northwestern’s International Program Development is offering a new scholarship this year for Summer Quarter study abroad. IPD offers more than a dozen programs for NU students including three in China, two in Cuba, one in Germany, one in Mexico and one in Tanzania. Developed, designed and administered by IPD, several of these programs are specifically for NU students. The new scholarship will be proportional to students’ financial aid during other quarters, but it will not count toward one of the 12 quarters of financial aid eligibility, said Janka Pieper, marketing communications manager of IPD. “In an effort to make our programs more accessible to more students, we created this need-based scholarship so that more students can go study abroad,” she said. The scholarships help fund a variety of studies, including public health, culture and energy technology, according to IPD’s website. NU students that have received different
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Associated Student Government, the Panhellenic Association and the Residence Hall Association have collaborated to bring Wildcat Winter Boot Camp to students looking for a South Campus exercise option this quarter. The Wildcat Winter Boot Camp consists of two classes a week: Zumba on Tuesdays and a “Beach Body Boot Camp” workout on Thursdays. The program, which started Jan. 20, will continue until Feb. 24, for a total of 10 sessions.
scholarships sponsored by IPD in the past discussed their experiences with studying abroad. Weinberg junior Lucy Blumberg participated in the Public Health in Cuba program in summer 2014 after receiving the Hill-Urbina Global Health Study Fellowship. The program entailed writing blog posts during the trip and a reflection at the
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We created this need-based scholarship so that more students can go study abroad. Janka Pieper, IPD spokeswoman
end of the program, Blumberg said. “It was another way for myself to reflect on the experience and to try to understand a little better how my experience would fit contextually into my academic experience,” Blumberg said. While other IPD fellowships usually range between $1,000 and $3,000, the new scholarship will help cover more than that, because it is designed to cover tuition, housing, health insurance and other costs, Pieper said. Weinberg freshman Sarah Faruqui, a member of the ASG student life committee, helped bring the project back to campus. The last time it was offered, she said, was about two years ago. Faruqui said about 60 students attended the first class and about 110 have registered so far. The boot camp is held in Parkes Hall and charges a $5 fee that covers all 10 classes. Every session includes a raffle for prizes such as yoga mats and Starbucks gift cards. Participants are encouraged to exercise in groups of three or more because that gives them more chances to earn prizes. “What I’ll be doing is every morning before class, I’ll email everyone who is registered and (let them know what the day’s prize is),” Faruqui
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“Studying abroad is a tremendous and valuable experience, but we know that there are various costs involved, and that finances can be a burden,” Pieper said. “Some students don’t even consider studying abroad as an option during their academic career because of the cost associated with it.” Weinberg junior Sunny Song also traveled to Cuba last summer as part of the Culture and Society program. “The reason why I was able to go is because they did give me a scholarship,” Song said about IPD. “If there was no opportunity like that, I probably wouldn’t have chosen that program.” Song said going to Cuba was a very good learning experience, and she was able to use some of her credits received in Cuba toward her Spanish major. One of the four classes she took focused on the Cuban health system, and it was interesting to learn about global health without being in that particular program, she added. The application deadline for the new needbased scholarship and for other opportunities to study abroad during Summer Quarter is March 1. peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu said. Weinberg freshman Isabella Pinerua, a boot camp participant, said she liked having a place to exercise on South Campus. “The fact that it is down south and I don’t have to go to (Henry Crown Sports Pavilion) is perfect,” Pinerua said. “(Blomquist Recreation Center) isn’t the best and the walk to SPAC seems like a workout.” Online registration for the program is still open. Editor’s note: The reporter is a member of ASG’s accessibility and inclusion committee. — Mariana Alfaro
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NU should avoid divestment, invest in peace
Last week, our campus saw a call for Northwestern to divest from six corporations linked to Israel: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, G4S, Elbit Systems and Hewlett-Packard. In its letter to the editor, NU Divest told us that the IsraeliPalestinian peace process has already failed and that the NU Divest agenda, as part of the larger Boycott Divestment Sanction (BDS) movement, provides the alternative. We believe that the peace process is not over, and that investment in conversation and open dialogue that will lead to action, rather than divestment, is our responsibility as NU students. According to NU Divest, BDS can serve the same purpose as the peace process. But unlike the peace process, BDS focuses exclusively on trying to punish Israel by implying that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one-sided. This is false. In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew from the Gaza Strip and in the Olmert-Abbas talks of 2008, Israel offered to withdraw from over 90 percent of the West Bank. Both sides showed an effort to come together, but in this case, it was the Palestinian Authority (PA) that rejected the proposal. The nuance of the situation is beyond what BDS can There accomplish by solely blaming Israel. are, at The reality of the situation is complicated. minimum, two conflicting There are, at minimum, two conflicting narranarratives with tives with two conflicting perspectives, both of two conflicting them valid. We strongly perspectives, acknowledge that the both of them Palestinian narrative is valid. valid and must be heard, and that the Israeli narrative holds equal validity. We want to come to the table to discuss the challenging reality Palestinians face in their everyday lives, the question of settlement construction in occupied territory and the feasibility of a two-state solution. We want to find commonalities and create a united front on which we can push for real change together. We can’t do this when the conversation surrounds BDS. NU Divest suggests that “supporters of NU Divest do not need to have a historical background on the conflict, nor do they need to be in support of any particular nation or political solution. Rather, those who support human rights for all, including Palestinians, should support NU Divest.� This is deeply troubling to us as NU students. We are taught to make well-informed decisions, socially, politically and academically. This rhetoric attempts to minimize the value of inquiry and knowledge in making decisions and unjustly monopolizes the idea of “human rights,� because to stand with us and support a two-state solution is to support human rights for both peoples. We call for a Northwestern Coalition for Peace that stands for equal human rights. A coalition that recognizes the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish and democratic state alongside a sovereign and strong Palestinian state. A coalition that aims to bring open conversation and an appreciation of nuance. A coalition that condemns NU Divest for distorting the conflict. We ask that you ask questions. Go to events hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), J Street U and Wildcats for Israel (WFI). Research social change organizations on the ground and talk to professors on campus versed in the conflict. Peace is a process that is worth investing in.
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Don’t conflate the man, the mission WILL KIRKLAND
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Clint Eastwood recently argued that the ultimate lesson his film “American Sniper� — that modern war is so hellish and so dehumanizing that it renders transition nearly impossible — makes the “biggest anti-war statement that any film can.� With a sniper’s perpetual thousand-yard stare, Eastwood’s title character, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, struggles with reintegrating into his old life upon returning home. At a backyard barbecue, he nearly kills a neighbor’s dog; driving his pickup on suburban streets, he makes hairpin U-turns through traffic. The emotional ending, in which Kyle is shot dead at a gun range by a fellow soldier struggling himself with PTSD, leaves us with a heartbreaking lesson about our need for a collective reckoning with the realities of modern war and its psychological wounds. But is “American Sniper� really an antiwar film, as its director claims? There’s a whole other half to the movie that unfolds in Iraq, documenting the record 160 confirmed kills Kyle racked up in four tours at the height of the occupation. In those scenes, Kyle is “legendary,� a professional marksman who specializes in taking out enemies he calls “savages.� Many critics have interpreted these scenes as the glorification of the war and its flawed soldier with a morally problematic worldview. They point to the autobiography on which
the movie is based, in which he callously writes that “war isn’t really fun ‌ I certainly was enjoying it.â€? Bill Maher called him a “psychopathic patriot,â€? and Seth Rogen likened the movie to the Nazi propaganda film screened by Joseph Goebbels in “Inglorious Basterds.â€? These critics correctly point to the movie’s oversaturated patriotism and the character flaws of its real-life inspiration, but their broader criticisms are misplaced. In the highly professionalized American system of war, the one that allows civilians to lead utterly peaceful lives throughout a decade of conflict, Kyle’s claim that he was just “doing his jobâ€? rings unfortunately true. As Iraq veteran Corey Buzzell writes in the Guardian, “Kyle was a Navy Seal — he didn’t enlist in the Peace Corps. What else do civilians think that combat soldiers do? Hand out flowers?â€? The Despite his docuproblem wasn’t mented faults, Kyle was the soldier our in the violent distorted American efficiency of system needed him to be. Heralding him American as a “true American military force; heroâ€? as Sarah Palin it was in the did elevates him to a level of adulation he application of doesn’t deserve, but that force. criticizing him as an unhinged sociopath falsely conflates the man with the mission. The greatest problem of the Iraq War wasn’t the conduct of American soldiers, although atrocities like those committed
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at Abu Ghraib represent clear instances of misconduct and depravity; it was our being there in the first place. The problem wasn’t in the violent efficiency of American military force; it was in the application of that force. In his book “The Limits of Power,� Andrew Bacevich writes, “Iraq has revealed the futility of counting on military power to sustain our habits of profligacy.� He argues “history will not judge kindly a people who find nothing amiss in the prospect of endless armed conflict so long as they themselves are spared the effects.� As long as we at home are so far removed from the wars our tax dollars are financing, Kyle will be the soldier our system requires. So the lesson from “American Sniper� shouldn’t be that 160 confirmed kills confirms glory, nor that the man behind those kills is a “psychopathic patriot.� The lesson should be that we need to fully understand our own power, and crucially, to understand its limits, before we put that power into action. For the sake of the veterans suffering from PTSD from a conflict that has so clearly failed in its stated goals, but no less for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians killed in the occupation and insurgency, we must realize our decisions on the application of American force have real, tragic consequences, both at home and abroad. William Kirkland is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at williamkirkland2016@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com.
Take a religious studies course at NU MATT GATES
DAILY COLUMNIST
When choosing courses, students often pick the ones they need in order to complete their majors and minors, to fulfill distribution requirements or to simply fulfill interests. The conventional wisdom at Northwestern, especially in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, seems to be that there is a shortlist of “must take� classes. Russian Lit, Intro to Microeconomics and one of a few psychology classes make the cut. I would add one of the many classes offered by the Religious Studies department to the list. Despite not being the most common major at NU, religion is an area that every NU student would benefit from knowing more about. According to a December 2012 Gallup poll, nearly seven in 10 Americans identify as moderately or very religious. This statistic means NU students are likely to come across many religious people both during and after their time in school. Understanding why someone doesn’t eat a particular food or what holiday someone is celebrating can only be beneficial to understanding other people and other ways of life. Moreover, religion plays a role in the numerous political conflicts that show up in the morning headlines and on the nightly news. As the gay marriage issue heads toward the Supreme Court yet again, religion will undoubtedly be alluded to if not outright cited by those who oppose same-sex marriage.
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Meanwhile in the international arena, conflicts such as that between Sunni and Shiite factions in Iraq could be better understood with the help of a religion course. Understanding religion is crucial to understanding why various groups hold the stances they do on international and domestic issues. Despite playing a major role in many people’s lives and being connected to many areas of study, religion is an area many NU students have probably never formally studied because its controversial nature makes it more likely for public high schools to avoid than other topics. For example, a teacher might pass over teaching about religion’s role in history in favor of political, military, economic and cultural histories that do not come with the same inherent risk of offending someone that any discussion of
religion seems to have. But we are in college now, and the time has come to embrace learning about controversial topics. Students who were not raised in religious families may know little about any religion, and students who were raised in religious families most likely have only had close contact with one or a couple religions. The point being: Religion is an area of life that it is easy to avoid learning all that much about. Yet religion is still hugely important in 2015. So next time you are thinking about what classes to take, consider taking a religion class. Matt Gates is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be reached at matthewgates2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a letter to the editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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University announces new vice president for facilities
John D’Angelo Jr. will be Northwestern’s next vice president for facilities, the University announced Friday. D’Angelo will oversee the University’s physical
Across Campuses Power 5 conferences’ paying cost of attendance worries schools large and small
To Oliver Luck’s recollection, his father sent him off to college with good wishes and a $500 check. Or maybe it was $400. Luck said he was told the money would have to cover his expenses for the entire school year at West Virginia. Even in Morgantown in 1978, that did not go far. Nor did the $15 per month he received from the school in “laundry money,” as it was known. “I would say my four years in college were somewhat bare bones in terms of what was provided,” said Luck, who left Ohio for a full scholarship to play quarterback for the Mountaineers. “It was enough to get by. But at the same time, it was a challenge. We literally scraped together money in the car to pay the toll on the Pennsylvania Turnpike back to Cleveland. We used athletic tape to hold on a bumper.” College athletes eternally have told such tales of subsisting on a shoestring budget, but that presumably will change. At the NCAA’s annual convention last weekend, the so-called Power 5 conferences, exercising their newfound autonomy, approved a measure to supplement grant-in-aid scholarships with stipends to cover the full cost of attendance. Estimates range from an additional $2,000 to $4,000 annually for each full-scholarship athlete. For many, a scholarship no longer will entail just tuition, room, board, books and fees. Luck, formerly the athletic director at WVU and now the NCAA executive vice president of regulatory affairs, said his college experience did not play a significant role in his supporting the landmark measure.
assets on its three campuses, including “some 225 buildings and about 10 million gross square feet of laboratories, classrooms, offices and residences,” according to a University news release. “I am thrilled that John will be joining us at Northwestern,” Provost Daniel Linzer said in a news release. “I greatly look forward to working closely with him on space planning, sustainability and our many construction and renovation
projects.” D’Angelo will leave a job at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he was vice president of engineering and facilities operations. He also spent 20 years as a naval officer, during which time he oversaw facilities at a major naval base in Pensacola, Florida. “John’s skills, experience and talents will be a significant asset to the University as he assumes the leadership role for facilities,” Executive Vice
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He said he can relate, but he would have recognized the need anyway. “I think anybody who has been around college athletics realizes there are costs that inevitably are not covered by scholarships,” he said. “There are things you need, whether it’s a winter coat or a trip home or a surprise visit to the doctor (away from campus). “We all realized that it’s good that it’s being implemented. It’s the most important issue right now in college athletics, how we do this, how we’re gonna pay for it. There are all sorts of issues, but everyone thinks it’s the right thing to do from a moral perspective.” Schools from the Power 5 conferences — ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC — voted 79-1. Only Boston College voted nay, citing increasing expenses, among other reasons. But that is not the only institution that is concerned about the financial implications. If mid-majors and universities from other smaller conferences are to keep pace, that means finding money that may not exist. Kent State, which competes in the MidAmerican Conference, projects the new costs might total as much as $1.1 million. The university last week hired a consultant to assess its athletic programs and determine whether cuts might be in order. “Some people are projecting a massive nationwide reduction of sports,” said Robert Morris athletic director Craig Coleman, who was forced to cut seven sports in 2013. Luck acknowledged that most athletic departments, even at larger schools, already have trouble covering their costs. As for institutions outside the Power 5, “those folks really have challenges,” he said. He noted another added expense looming on the horizon, the O’Bannon lawsuit settlement regarding an athlete’s name, image and likeness. A U.S. District judge ruled in August that hundreds of football and basketball players
would be entitled to $5,000 apiece, although that number likely will be discussed further. Luck said he began “two or three years ago” budgeting $800,000 to cover cost of attendance stipends at WVU. Dan Bartholomae, executive associate athletic director for compliance and administration at Pitt, put the cost at $1 million. Penn State expects to budget $1.75 million, athletic department spokesman Jeff Nelson said. That’s the kind of cash the “big-money schools find between the cushions of their couches once in a while,” Coleman said. “For some of us, a million dollars is no joke.”
universities in Ohio. Some private schools promise not to increase tuition over four years, but the Ohio University guarantee is unusual because it freezes tuition and all other mandatory fees. Traditional tuition increases are capped at 2 percent under the state’s current 2-year budget, but OU received special permission from the state for an up-front increase of up to 6 percent. Total costs for an incoming student from Ohio would be $22,400. For students returning to campus next fall, university housing costs will increase by 3.5 percent and meal plans will rise by 1 percent under fees approved by the board yesterday. Students who protested contend that the tuition guarantee is unfair because it raises tuition for students who aren’t on campus yet and can’t weigh in on the decision. “The Student Union was present today to demonstrate to the board that their underhanded scheme to silence dissent will not work,” the group wrote in its statement. In 2013, four students were arrested while protesting a tuition increase during a meeting of the board of trustees. Last year, the trustees met at a regional campus in St. Clairsville, an hour from Athens, to approve a 1.5-percent tuition increase. There were no student protests at that meeting. Next fall is the first year of the university’s tuition guarantee, which was announced last year as a way to take the uncertainty out of college costs. University officials said that, along with the tuition increase, they have increased student aid, especially for the neediest students. A university spokeswoman confirmed that three people were arrested at the meeting but did provide other details.
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Police arrested two Ohio University students and a recent graduate yesterday as they protesed tuition increases that the school’s board of trustees approved. Students said that Bekki Wyss and Claire Chadwick, both seniors, along with recent alumnus Sal Lake were all charged with misdemeanor counts of disruption of a public meeting. A statement from the Student Union, the activist group that organized the protest, said that the three were among 40 students at the meeting who held signs and chanted as they “peacefully protested.” They were protesting a 2-percent tuition increase to take effect next fall for students already on campus, plus a 5.1-percent increase for the incoming class. For new students next fall, campus housing costs will also increase by 5.3 percent and meal plans will rise by 1.5 percent, but then tuition and fees will stay unchanged for up to four years on campus, under the school’s “Ohio Guarantee.” The four-year tuition lock for new students next fall is the first of its kind among public
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checkpoints. We got to learn about all of these different villages in the country.� Ali said the second year she was there many called it the year to “get to know your neighbor,� because the area was under siege. “The Israeli forces came in the West Bank and took over the land,� she said. “It’s the persistence and the resilience of the Palestinian people to look at the glass half full.� There are many tools that are used to oppress the Palestinian people, Darwish said, including prison, exile, military occupation, weapons and assassinations. She said they are denied the right to work, because the many checkpoints, segregated roads and the Israel-Gaza barrier make it difficult for Palestinians to get to jobs. Fuleihan also cited a lack of right to nationality for Palestinians. “At its most basic level, you have absolutely no country, no status, no government protecting your rights,� she said. At the conclusion of the presentation, Fuleihan said many ask why they discuss Israel. “There are a lot of reasons,� she said, “but there are injustices all over the world, and we’re talking about Israel because as residents of the U.S. our country has a relationship with Israel and it’s important to know what those implications are.�
National News ‘Birdman’ nabs top prize at Producers Guild of America Awards LOS ANGELES, CA – In a surprise, the producers of “Birdman� won the top prize Saturday night at the 26th Producers Guild of America Awards, and in doing so, made the upcoming Oscar race much more interesting. Alejandro G. Inarritu, who also wrote and directed the film, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole received the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures during the ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel. Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood� has been sweeping critics awards and won the Golden Globe for top motion picture drama. It was a favorite to win at the PGA, which has become one of the leading bellwethers of the best picture Oscar. The last time the guild and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences differed in their top choices was eight years ago when the PGA selected “Little Miss Sunshine� and the academy gave the Oscar to “The Departed.� Also nominated for the award were “American Sniper,� “Foxcatcher,� “Gone Girl,� “The Grand Budapest Hotel,� “The Imitation Game,� “Nightcrawler,�
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After the presentation, SPJ members Weinberg sophomore Ruba Assaf and Medill sophomore Zahra Haider spoke about a new student campaign, NU Divest. Assaf said the campaign is calling for the University to divest from six major corporations involved in the occupation of Pales- We’re here tinian land, including to give you a Boeing and Lockheed breakdown Martin. “NU Divest is call- of tools of ing on Northwestern resistance and to remove its money from these six orga- oppression. nizations,� she said. Serene Darwish, “To remain silent is Weinberg senior to be complicit.� Weinberg senior Imtisal Khokher, who helped plan the event, said they decided to hold the event because it is sometimes difficult to have a “clear picture� of the topic of Israel and Palestine. “What you hear from the media and proIsrael groups on campus can be very fractured,� Khokher told The Daily. “As a movement, we do not call for a political solution, because it doesn’t seem fair to speak for Palestinians because they’re the ones living in the land. We’re just saying we’re going to stand in solidarity with them.�
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“The Theory of Everything,� and “Whiplash.� Two of the PGA nominees, “Nightcrawler� and “Gone Girl�,failed to earn a best film Oscar nomination. Best picture Oscar nominee “Selma� was shut out of the guild’s nominations Also winning awards Saturday evening were “The Lego Movie� in the animated motion picture category, and “Life Itself,� the chronicle of the late film critic Roger Ebert’s life, which won for documentary motion picture. Those films also did not receive Oscar nominations. On the television side, the comedy series award went to producers of “Orange Is the New Black,� and the drama award went to “Breaking Bad� for its final season. The producers of “Fargo� received the long-form TV award. Live entertainment and talk television awards went to “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,� while “Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey� received the honor for nonfiction television. The producers of “The Voice� earned the award in the competition category. “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel� won for sports program, “Sesame Street� for children’s program and “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee� for digital series.
an international analyst at Michigan State University’s study abroad office. One OSAC member, Greg Hoobler, encouraged Friend to join in order to better engage the academic community, Friend said. “What stands out about Julie is her participation with both the committees and the councils, very strong and very vocal contributions,� Davis said. This year Friend formed the Africa Regional Council, which had its first worldwide meeting at NU in March 2014. Friend was able to get several hundred people from around the globe to attend the meeting, Davis said. OSAC also holds college health, safety and security seminars twice a year, which teach colleges and universities how to use State Department resources when looking at international environments, Friend said. Friend receives emails from OSAC twice a day highlighting security issues of the day. She then decides whether or not they impact students studying abroad in those particular locations. “Students will only continue to go abroad if they have the support of their families, and their families have to feel like their student is really safe,� she said. Despite risks, Friend highly encourages students to study abroad because she sees it as a larger diplomatic effort. “We have students who go overseas and they participate in communities, and buy things in shops and make friends with their neighbors and families that they stay with,� she said. “It’s all part of our effort to make friends with the world.� Friend studied abroad in France, which influenced her decision to work in study abroad, she said. Initially, she taught English as a second language, and planned excursions for her students over the weekends. She said planning these excursions was rewarding, and made her realize that’s where she wanted to concentrate her efforts. Friend said she also likes working with students and helping them reach their goals. “It’s really exciting to help a student realize a dream,� she said. “I like the idea that you can help students reach a goal that at one point in their life didn’t seem possible.� Weinberg junior Logan Fassbinder, who works with Friend in the study abroad office and studied abroad in France last fall, said he admires her professionalism. “It was nice knowing that there was someone constantly looking out for me in the background,� he said.
number of students qualifying for either is around 44 percent, he said. State and federal governments allocate a certain amount of money, called Title I loans, to schools such as ETHS based on the schools’ demonstrated need. Campbell said the district’s Title I allotment usually hovers between $315,000 to $345,000 a year to provide Saturday school, reading and math programs to its students. “It’s a weird thing, the federal and state governments give money based on your free and reduced numbers,� Campbell said. “That’s assuming that your lowest income kids are your non-readers, and many times that is the case, but many times it is not.� Although the student body at large reaps the benefits of these funds, Campbell continued, the intended purpose remains a guiding principle in deciding how the money will be spent each year. “We make sure those kids get free or reduced lunch,� he said. “That money is always spent with the intention that the kids who it’s intended for actually benefit from it.�
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budget, not much comes before it in terms of the rhetoric,� Lee said. “I don’t think it’s going to go anywhere until the rhetoric and the reality of budgeting comes together.� Obama’s proposal is relatively unprecedented, Allen said. Past attempts to make college more affordable have been made through financial aid and loan programs like the Federal Pell Grants starting in 1965, Allen said. “I don’t think I would’ve gone this way, but I think it’s symbolic and really very important to say that we’re in a whole new ball game now, and everybody should have the right to go to college,� Rosenbaum said. Obama shouldn’t stop at free tuition, Rosenbaum said. He should incorporate into the proposal additional support for community colleges through bolstering counseling resources, he said. Allen suggests that to solve the complication of subsidizing the education of those who can already pay, the Obama administration should alter the program so that those with the means to pay for community college do so, giving a larger percentage of the funding to low-income families. “If we begin by picking apart the proposal and questioning the economics of the proposal, then it doesn’t really have a chance,� Allen said. juliajacobs2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern struggled against No. 32 Arizona State on Saturday, but the loss fueled a victory over No. 21 Rice. The No. 17 Wildcats were tied with the Sun Devils three points each with one singles match left. After losing the doubles point, singles victories came from freshmen Erin Larner and Alex Chatt and sophomore Jillian Rooney. With losses from sophomore Manon Peri and senior Lok Sze Leung, the pressure came down on junior Alicia Barnett. To start her match, Barnett lost four straight games in the first set. But after a racket change, Barnett rebounded to win the next six games and the first set. Following the first set, Arizona State’s Desirae Krawczyk — ranked 37th in the country in singles — took the second set by the same score. In the third set, Barnett could not find a way around Krawczyk, losing 6-3. NU fell overall 4-3. “(At number one singles) you really can’t take a point off,” Barnett said. “Every point you need to be focused. My serve kind of let me down (Saturday). You need your serves and be able to sit on every point.” Barnett has to find her groove in the No. 1 singles position. When she was a freshman for the Cats, she played at the No. 5 spot, as a sophomore at No. 3, and now as a junior at No. 1. As a player moves up the courts, the balls get faster, the shots are better placed and the intensity overall gets higher. For NU to succeed this season, Barnett will have to battle through growing pains of being the new No. 1. “(Barnett) was capable of being a great No. 1,” coach Claire Pollard said. “It’s a huge adjustment for her, so I was very positive about that.” The Cats were able to use the loss against the Sun Devils to dominate against the Owls on Sunday, 6-1. NU claimed the doubles point and made quick work of Rice in singles, with Larner, Rooney and Leung winning their matches in straight sets. Pollard had Larner, originally No. 4 in singles,
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and Leung, originally No. 3, exchange positions for Sunday’s matches. Both had dominating wins with Larner winning 6-0, 6-1 and Leung winning 6-1, 6-1. “Our game styles matched up well, a little bit in my favor,” Larner said. “I was able to take control of the points early and really focus on my game. It was definitely a confidence booster getting out here and have my first couple matches go my way, just trying to keep my momentum going.” Leung had everything working for her on Sunday. The senior was able put the ball where she wanted and move quicker than her opponent. “It’s always good to win the fourth point for the team,” Leung said. “My opponent had a similar style to mine, maybe I hit a little bit heavier. I feel like I did everything slightly better: my serve was better, I moved better. I think that made the difference.” NU needed a win to boost its confidence starting the season and beating Rice is exactly what the doctor ordered. “The thing I keep stressing to everyone, and what’s so important, is the only person that is really playing a similar role to what they did last year is (Rooney),” Pollard said. “In every other aspect of our program, somebody is playing an incredibly different role. … Considering we have so many moving parts, I think we’re really in good shape, considering where we could be.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu
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No. 22 Northwestern (9-6, 1-5 Big Ten) turned in two disappointing performances this weekend, falling 38-3 to No. 2 Iowa (10-0, 5-0) and 31-9 to No. 10 Illinois (9-4, 3-3). “The sense of urgency, the production needs to go up,” coach Drew Pariano said. “We were obviously in the matches, but we didn’t get the job done. It doesn’t make you feel any better to be close. If anything, it just gets you more upset.” Iowa won nine of Friday’s 10 matchups, including a 3-2 victory by No. 3 Brandon Sorensen over No. 1 sophomore Jason Tsirtsis at 149 pounds. With the win, Sorensen handed the defending NCAA Champion Tsirtsis his first loss of the season and snapped his 40-match win streak dating back to last season. Tsirtsis said the end of the win streak will be good for his wrestling. Even though he just picked up his first loss of the year, he said he hasn’t been happy with how he’s wrestled this season. “It really doesn’t matter right now about wins and losses,” he said. “It’s about how I execute. I let myself get too caught up in the streak, and I haven’t been performing well this season because of it. Things have to change.” Tsirtsis said he needs to open up and attack his positions more to improve his offense. “He’s closing himself down,” Pariano said. “He’s got one of the best arsenals in the country. He’s just got to use it. That’s great that you can take everyone down, but if you go up here and you don’t use it, then it really doesn’t matter.” One wrestler didn’t underperform for the Wildcats. No. 4 senior heavyweight Mike McMullan pulled out NU’s only win of the night in the final match. With his team on the brink of a complete sweep, McMullan notched a 3-1 decision in the second sudden victory period over No. 1 Bobby Telford. McMullan served Telford his first loss of the season, breaking his 18-match win streak. McMullan now leads the all-time series against his foe 4-3. “I knew I was the better wrestler that match (at
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Midlands),” McMullan said. “I just had a mind lapse and made a tactical error. An opportunity to go into his house, a big arena in Iowa where there’s a bunch of fans, to shut them up and get the revenge was pretty cool.” At 165 pounds, No. 6 senior Pierce Harger also took his match against No. 9 Nick Moore into overtime but lost in a heartbreaker. No. 13 Alex Polizzi suffered a similar fate against No. 4 Nathan Burak at 197, as a late 3-1 advantage turned into a 4-3 loss. Sunday at home vs. Illinois didn’t fare much better for the Cats. Tsirtsis, Harger and Polizzi did rebound, but every other wrestler for NU lost. “You wrestle Iowa, you don’t get any of the results you want for the most part, and you expect our guys to put a show on here,” Pariano said. “But the first five guys were pretty uninspired, and that falls on me.” McMullan said his struggling teammates just need to have confidence in their abilities. He said if they calm down and get back to what made them great in high school, they will get back on track. As for the rest of the season, McMullan said it’s best to leave this weekend in the past. There’s good news for his team moving forward, he said. “The best way to look at it is the next guys you wrestle aren’t going be as good as the people we’ve already wrestled,” he said. “The worst is behind us.” alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu
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From upset to heartbreak in Maryland
NU almost stuns Maryland, falters in final minutes By TYLER PAGER
daily senior staffer @tylerpager
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – It was all too familiar. Northwestern (10-10, 1-6 Big Ten) jumped out to an early lead in the first half and led until the final minute before falling for its sixth straight loss, this time 68-67 to No. 13 Maryland (18-3, 6-2) at the XFINITY Center. The Terrapins took their first lead of the game with 20.6 seconds left after two free throws from guard Melo Trimble. Junior guard Tre Demps responded with a step back jumper to put the Cats up by 1. On the other end, Trimble missed a 3-pointer, but forward Dez Wells got the rebound and the put back to seal the game for the Terrapins. “It’s been a tough couple of weeks, but that’s part of basketball,” coach Chris Collins said. “You can say ‘we should have done this’ or ‘we should have won these games,’ but we’re not. You have to finish the deal, especially in this league when you’re playing really good teams.” NU came out firing in the first half, shooting nearly 70 percent from the field and hitting seven 3-pointers. The Cats ended the first half leading 41-30 and kept all of Maryland’s players from scoring in double figures. Freshman guard Bryant McIntosh led all scorers in the first half with 13 points. The second half was a completely different story. The Cats struggled to get into an offensive rhythm and Maryland was able to cut into NU’s lead. The Cats shot 40 percent from the field and only 12.5 percent from behind the arc for the final half. NU struggled throughout the game to hold onto the ball, turning it over 17 times. “I thought we played a great basketball game, but the turnovers did us in,” Collins said. “I thought we were a little sloppy the whole night with the ball.” The Cats also could not contain Trimble in the second half, when he scored 19 of his 27 points. Wells added 17 points for the game. NU was up 11 points with less than four minutes remaining and seemed ready to break its conference malaise. That was until the
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sloppy play — turnovers, more late missed layups — allowed the Terrapins an avenue to fight back. Maryland crawled closer and had the game down to 1 point when McIntosh went to the line for a one-and-one with less than 30 seconds remaining. McIntosh finished with a teamhigh 21 points, but he missed the front end of the oneand-one We got and l e f t to find a way the Cats to have some vulnerable at a 1-point poise at the end lead. of games and Soon after, NU execute and had lost, finish games. once again losing its Chris Collins, composure head coach down the stretch. “We got to find a way to have some poise at the end of games and execute and finish games,” McIntosh said. “That’s what good teams do. Right now we’re playing 37 really good minutes, and we kind of let it go the last three minutes.” Sophomore forward Sanjay Lumpkin chipped in 12 points and junior center Alex Olah added 8 points. The Cats have now lost their last five games by a margin of 3.4 points, proving they can stand tall against almost any Big Ten squad, except with a dearth of victories to show for it. Collins said the team needs to learn how to win. “I take that personally because it’s my job as a coach to teach these guys the way to win the last couple of minutes,” Collins said. “When we break through, I think it can lead to a lot more wins because I think our team has proven that we can play with any team in this league. We’re just not getting the results, and that’s what’s frustrating.”
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Paige Leskin/Daily Senior Staffer
LAST SHOT Northwestern suffered another brutal loss, this time a 1-point defeat at the hands of No. 13 Maryland. Junior guard Tre Demps hit a clutch jumper with less than 10 seconds left to give NU the lead, but the Terrapins followed with their own basket to seal the win.
Demps produces, but not best late option By JESSE KRAMER
the daily northwestern @Jesse_Kramer
Tre Demps created separation, stepped back and lifted off to nail the go-ahead jumper with less than 10 seconds left at Maryland on Sunday. The junior guard excelled in a key situation, much like he did early in nonconference play this season and conference play last season. This time, though, a lastsecond putback by Maryland forward Dez Wells dealt the Wildcats a 68-67 loss. Demps has a reputation as a clutch scorer, and Sunday’s shot only backs that up. But he is 7-of-19 from the field this season in the final six minutes of regulation and overtime in conference games. That equals 37 percent. Demps’ total field-goal percentage? 39 percent. Despite his reputation, Demps is not a high-volume scorer who suddenly becomes efficient when his team desperately needs a basket. He has made his share of clutch shots, but that’s bound to happen when he takes so many in
crunch time. Demps has the ability to make tough shots, like the one that found the bottom of the net Sunday. Although he made the bucket, Demps was falling away from the basket for a low-percentage look. Also, Wells made a good defensive play to recover and get a hand up. Coach Chris Collins has called Demps his go-to guy since the preseason. Recently, he’s said the same about freshman point guard Bryant McIntosh. “I love that kid,” Collins said of McIntosh after the loss to Maryland. “I want the ball in that kid’s hands because he makes good decisions. He can score. He can find guys.” During this tough stretch for the Cats, Collins has talked about how the quality of play is there but the results are not. The one time McIntosh attempted a gamedeciding shot, he missed an open floater against Michigan and NU lost by 2. But McIntosh’s floater was a high-percentage shot that will drop most times. The same cannot be said about Demps’ stepback, long 2-pointer that could have knocked off Michigan State
Cats suffer rough loss at Penn State By KHADRICE ROLLINS
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After snatching victory away from the jaws of defeat on Thursday, Northwestern (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) ended up on the wrong side of a one-point game in a 76-75 loss on Sunday to Penn State (5-15, 2-7). The Wildcats were playing their second consecutive contest on the road and without junior Lauren Douglas, and those matters appeared to catch up with them. NU was unable to take care of business against a team tied for the worst record in the Big Ten, and it had coach Joe McKeown praising the conference’s parity. “We have to move forward,” McKeown said. “Everybody’s good (in the Big Ten), teams 1 through 14. I think anybody can beat anyone on any given night. I can’t speak for their record because when they walk onto the court, there are a lot of good players.” NU was forced to rely on its thin
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bench with Douglas sidelined, and when fouls started to pile up on the Cats, it opened the door for the home team. After taking a 15-8 lead, NU allowed Penn State to go on a 23-8 run that boosted the confidence of the Nittany Lions. The normally stout defense of the Cats did not show up in the first half, as they allowed Penn State to put up 41 points. The Nittany Lions shot 51.7 percent from the field in the first half and also had 24 points in the paint in taking a 5-point lead. The Cats came out stronger in the second half, but the Nittany Lions had an answer for everything NU did. Thanks to fast break buckets and a tremendous amount of help from its
bench, Penn State held a 58-50 lead with 12:27 remaining. “We just did a terrible job in transition defense the whole game,” McKeown said. Despite allowing 17 fast break points, NU would not let Penn State pull away. The Cats would take a 63-62 lead with nine minutes left, but the lack of depth would be too much for them to overcome. With 5:35 remaining, sophomore Nia Coffey fouled out of the game. Coffey was the Cats’ leading rebounder for the game with 11 boards, and without her on the court late, the Nittany Lions were able to capitalize on the glass — a deciding factor. “We didn’t block out and rebound in the last three minutes,” McKeown said. “That was the difference.” With a four-guard lineup following center Alex Cohen’s fouling out, NU allowed Penn State to get two offensive rebounds in the final minute when the Cats trailed by two. NU was able to force a steal after the second offensive board and sophomore Christen Inman
in regulation Jan. 11 but clanked off the rim. Even though McIntosh is a freshman, he has a knack for finding high-percentage looks. He proved that again Sunday with 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and an offensive rating of 140. As the Cats built a slim lead to 11 points late in the second half, McIntosh had 6 straight points during a two-minute stretch. Each shot was either a clean look in the lane or a shot at the rim. Giving Demps the rock worked Sunday. However, he is an inefficient scorer, so that plan won’t work often. McIntosh is shooting 43.7 percent from the field this season and has an offensive rating higher than Demps.’ Based on reputation and recency bias, Demps would appear to be the superior option late in the game. But the closer look provides a different answer. NU’s best chance at finally coming away from one of these close games with a victory is if Collins sticks by what he said Sunday and keeps the ball in the freshman’s hands. jessekramer2017@u.northwestern.edu
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hit the game tying layup. On the next possession, freshman Lydia Rohde was called for a foul after Penn State got another offensive rebound. Penn State knocked down one of two free throws to take a 1-point lead with 10 seconds left. NU moved quickly from there, but Rohde missed a shot with two seconds remaining to end the game. “We just wanted to get up the floor, and let Ashley (Deary) make a play which she did,” McKeown said. “And I thought we got a pretty good shot.” Junior Maggie Lyon was a small bright spot in the disappointing loss as she totaled 20 points and seven rebounds in the contest. Thanks to her fantastic scoring effort, Lyon was able to eclipse 1,000 points on her career, but she was unable to fully enjoy the accomplishment. “It’s exciting,” Lyon said. “It’s pretty cool, but it doesn’t really matter to me if we don’t win.” khadricerollins2017@u.northwestern.edu
Source: Vanessa Zican Feng/Daily Collegian
MISSING PIECE Alex Cohen goes for the block. The senior center fouled out late in the second half, allowing Penn State key rebounding chances against Northwestern.