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ASG to publicize UHAS overhaul By SOPHIA BOLLAG and OLIVIA EXSTRUM daily senior staffers @SophiaBollag, @olivesocean
Associated Student Government is working with administrators to better publicize how students can report sexual assault under the University’s new disciplinary hearing and appeals process, ASG officials said this week. Chris Harlow, who heads ASG’s Student Life Committee, said he is in discussions with administrators to improve the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution’s website to better explain the University Hearing and Appeals System, which was revamped in September. Although the current website is up to date, it doesn’t adequately explain the complex UHAS process, the SESP junior said. “Student Conduct’s website right now is just awful,” he said. “(We’ve) been harping on them for two months about this.” Harlow said he is meeting with Dean of Students Todd Adams this week to discuss the development of a new website describing the process for reporting a sexual assault. The Student Life Committee has started to discuss how to improve publicity of the process now that the committee is better organized and prepared to tackle the issue, Harlow said. Title IX Coordinator Joan Slavin said in an email to The Daily she is working to create a frequently asked questions section of the Title IX website, to answer “common questions” people may have about the process. Adams did not respond to requests for comment for this article Monday. The University overhauled the UHAS process in September, which included dissolving the separate process for handling sexual assault complaints — the Sexual Assault Hearing and Appeals System. Now, sexual assault complaints will be handled under the revamped UHAS process. In a change from the old system, students reporting sexual misconduct will not need
to be in the same room as the alleged assailant for the hearing. The hearing panels for sexual assault cases will also no longer include students. Harlow said that although it could have been publicized better, the new process is less complicated and easier to explain than the old one. “In the past … there were a lot of complexities, which made it a long drawn out process,” Harlow said. “The process now is better than the old process for sure. It places so much less burden on the victim (and) is much more victim-friendly.” However, he noted the new process is still challenging to explain. “If you go to the (Student) Handbook, it’s multiple pages in length because there’s many steps along the way,” he said. “To accurately convey that, which is what they want to do, is very challenging.” Tara Sullivan, director of student conduct and conflict resolution, said she and other administrators have given presentations about the new process to groups including ASG, resident assistants, student group leaders, Greek life leaders, Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators and Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault. “Our approach to drafting and rolling out the new UHAS was very collaborative and included input from a number of student leaders and groups of students on campus,” she said in an email to The Daily. “Through the drafting phase and the rollout phase we hosted opportunities for students to provide input and learn about the new process.” ASG President Julia Watson said that although the new process is improved, it should have been better publicized. “We can always do a better job of publicizing these things,” the Weinberg senior said. “Chris’ committee is talking about publicizing changes and making sure the text in the handbook is word for word shown to students but at the same time translated to students (so they know) why they should care.” sophiabollag@u.northwestern.edu oliviaexstrum2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Despite the overall crime rate remaining flat in 2014, crimes against persons in Evanston decreased by 20.8 percent compared to 2013, according to newly released police data. Evanston police officers presented 2014 crime statistics to City Council on Monday night. Homicides decreased from four to one in 2014, and aggravated battery cases decreased by about 15 percent. Robbery cases dropped by about 11 percent. Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said these crimes, which involved the harm or the threat of bodily harm to
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Northwestern and Illinois will play three games at Soldier Field in 2015, 2017 and 2019, the Fighting Illini announced Monday. The move continues a trend of the two schools moving contests to Chicago’s historic professional stadiums. Illinois hosted Washington at Soldier Field in 2013, and, per Monday’s announcement, has agreed to add on three more home games at the location
another person, are of particular importance to the department. Dugan told The Daily standard practices, including deployment efforts, have been more focused and effective, which is demonstrated by the 8 percent decrease in deployment-related crimes including robbery, aggravated battery and burglary. When it comes to gang violence, Dugan said the police department has partnered with Skokie Police Department and the Chicago Police Department in Rogers Park to pass along information. “We’re being proactive in our measures of dealing with (gangs),” he said. Criminal sexual assault decreased from 10 reports in 2013 to three reports last year. Dugan said honing and improving newer forms of regular law enforcement
practices, such as Text-A-Tip and DataDriven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety, has played an important role in these decreases. “DDACTS reduces traffic accidents as well as provides high visibility patrols in critical areas,” Dugan said. The department has also taken less traditional steps that “all together add up.” “We try to engage the community in different levels outside of law enforcement activities like Coffee With a Cop and mentoring programs for youth,” Dugan said. Crimes against property, which make up more than 90 percent of incidents in Evanston in 2014, increased by about 3 percent, accounting for the overall less than 1 percent increase in crime.
with the series against the Wildcats. “We’re thrilled to now be playing eight of 12 regular-season games in 2015, and six of nine Big Ten Conference games in 2017 & 2019, in the Chicagoland area,” NU athletic department spokesman Paul Kennedy told The Daily in an email. “Opportunities are rare to play a road game in a venue accessible from campus by public transportation. Particularly over a holiday weekend, this is incredible news for our student-athletes, coaches, families and fans going forward.” NU has also dipped into the city’s pool of professional sports stadiums. In 2010, the Cats hosted Illinois at Wrigley Field. Three years later, NU and the Chicago Cubs entered into a
multi-year partnership that would net the University several sporting events for a number of its varsity teams. The deal included five NU football games to be played at the stadium. Since the beginning of the Wrigley agreement, the Cats have competed in multiple events at the historic stadium. In baseball, NU faced off against Michigan at Wrigley in 2013, and the Cats battled Southern California in lacrosse last April in the 101-year-old ballpark. The 2015 contest between Illinois and NU was originally scheduled to be played at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.
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NUDivest, Coalition meet in panel talk By EMILY CHIN
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POLITICAL PANEL Weinberg junior Noah Whinston speaks on behalf of NUDivest at a panel hosted by NU Political Union. NUDivest and NU Coalition for Peace formally met for the first time at Monday’s discussion.
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Students involved with Northwestern Divest and Northwestern Coalition for Peace met in person for the first time at a panel hosted by Northwestern Political Union on Monday night. NUDivest is a movement pushing for the University to divest from six major corporations it believes NU invests in that are “profiting off of the illegal occupation of Palestinian lands,” according to its website. Coalition for Peace does not believe divestment from Israel is the solution in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and rather argues for a two-state solution. More than 200 people attended the panel to hear about each campaign’s
objectives, especially because the two had never met before and there was “no real communication between the two sides,” Political Union co-president Alexi Stocker told The Daily. The Weinberg junior said that when he reached out to the two campaigns about putting the event together, they were both receptive despite controversy on social media surrounding both. “I hope people take away each of their main messages and people can make informed decisions on who they want to support,” Weinberg senior Connor Tatooles, Political Union speaker, said. Tatooles mediated the panel, and asked two Coalition for Peace members and two NUDivest members five questions » See PANEL, page 6
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Council delays decision for arboretum path By BEN SCHAEFER
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Evanston aldermen voted unanimously Monday to delay action on the plan to rehabilitate the path that runs through Edward R. Ladd Arboretum until after a public meeting has been held to discuss the specifics of the reconstruction proposal. Under the current proposal, the project would rebuild the multi-use trail, currently made of gravel, with a paved pathway. Different options of varying cost and sustainability levels were discussed for paving materials. Several Evanston residents spoke at the meeting about concerns over what the project would mean for the natural state of the arboretum. “We need to think about what it means to have an arboretum,� Charles Smith, chair of the Ladd Arboretum committee, said. “It’s a place for peaceful quiet and contemplation. It’s a place to enjoy trees, animals and wildlife. It’s not a transportation route.� Doug Macdonald, a former curator of the Chicago Botanic Garden, spoke about the potential harm the project would have on the trees lining the path. The plan would require two feet of cleared ground on either side of the path. “My primary concern is for the trees, which are, after all, the essence of an arboretum,� he said. “If
Police Blotter Holiday season burglary reported to police More than $800 in assorted items were burglarized from an Evanston home during the holiday season, police said. The burglary was not reported until recently. A woman of the 2700 block of Sheridan Road
you’re working on an eight-foot-wide path with two feet on either side then you’re risking a high possibility of cutting the roots, especially since the arboretum is already so narrow.� Residents expressed frustration over lack of public outreach for input on the project. The plan was proposed a year ago by the Public Works department. The department has met with the Ladd Arboretum committee, held one public meeting and two meetings with the council, Public Works director Suzette Robinson said. Although the city would need to move on the plan before Feb. 23 in order to complete construction this year, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said, aldermen insisted on reaching out to the community before making any decisions. “There’s a group of people who don’t think they’ve been heard and we should hear from them,� Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) said. The city received a $580,000 grant to fund the project through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program, a federally funded initiative to encourage transportation-related enhancement projects. The path in its current state provides poor drainage as well as poor connections at street intersections. The gravel makeup of the path also makes clearing snow difficult in the winter and access to the arboretum difficult for bikers and especially for visitors from Over the Rainbow, a nonprofit that said her residence was unoccupied between Dec. 26 and Dec. 30 while her family was on vacation, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Upon the family’s return, the woman, 50, noticed three Chicago Blackhawks jerseys valued at $300 total, three Blackhawks hats worth $75 total, a Polaroid camera valued at $140, a One Direction perfume bottle worth $75 and other items were missing, police said. Dugan said it appeared the entry was made
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provides housing for adults with physical disabilities, which is situated across the street at 2040 Brown Ave. Aldermen and residents alike spoke in favor of increasing accessibility to the park while maintaining the park’s tranquility. “My goal is for it to be a shared use and multi-use
path that can be used 12 months out of the year,� Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said. “But I want it to remain a place for wildlife and bird watching.� Ald. Don Wilson (4th) said he did not want the path to become a “thoroughfare.�
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immediately to see if everything was okay, Dugan said. The 22-year-old said he was at the gun range earlier and as he was breaking the .40 caliber handgun down, it accidentally discharged into the other unit, he added. Police said the man had a valid firearms identification card. The 22-year-old was charged with a misdemeanor and is scheduled to appear in court March 10.
Man arrested in connection with firing gun
A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection with discharging his firearm in his south Evanston apartment Saturday night. A man in a different unit of the same building, 415 Howard St., saw a bullet come into his residence, at which point the 22-year-old came over
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On Campus Profs get grant for amputee research By MARIANA ALFARO
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Two Feinberg School of Medicine professors will use a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to further research on a procedure that diminishes pain in amputees and helps them better control their prostheses. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of four hospitals that will share the $2.4 million grant. Dr. Todd Kuiken, director of The Center for Bionic Medicine in the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and Dr. Gregory Dumanian, head of the Surgery-Plastics division at Feinberg, developed a procedure that allows the transferring of severed and amputated nerves to other muscle tissue where they can grow and develop, alleviating chronic pain and, when conditioned, enabling better movement of prosthetics. “Dr. Kuiken told me about his nerve project in rats, how he would move a nerve from one place to another to get a signal out of the amputated nerve,” Dumanian said. “The concepts were something I knew would work on a human.” Jesse Sullivan, the procedure’s first patient, underwent surgery during which Dumanian tested Kuiken’s idea. The surgery and treatment were successful. Dumanian used the example of an amputation of a hand to explain the concept. When a hand is amputated, nerves that used to
Across Campuses UCLA hikers rescued after becoming lost in San Gabriel Mountains After becoming lost amid snow drifts in the San Gabriel Mountains, members of UCLA’s hiking club had to be rescued Saturday night and Sunday morning by a Sheriff ’s Department search-and-rescue crew, authorities said. Thirteen students were on a daylong hike
go to the hand are still there because they are still connected to the brain, so signals from the brain still travel down the nerve. However, they arrive at a dead end, since the palm and fingers are missing. The muscles are still there and still work, but aren’t connected to any joints anymore, and therefore become useless. “(We) take the amputated nerve, which is still connected to the fingers, and transfer it to the nerve that signals these muscles to have no function,” Dumanian said. “It’s a nerve transfer because you want to get the information out of the nerve that was going to the hand.” Dumanian and Kuiken move these nerves and connect them to nearby muscles, making the nerve signals stronger since muscles are bigger than nerves. This procedure is called targeted intervention. “The amputated nerves’ information from the brain is now becoming electrical activity that can be picked up through the skin,” Dumanian said. One of the biggest questions the researchers faced was the possibility of “mismatching,” when a big nerve is sewn into a small nerve, which causes a painful growth called a neuroma. “We were very worried 10 years ago that these nerve transfers … would be mismatched because you’re taking a big nerve that would go to the hand or the leg and transferring it to a much smaller motor nerve,” he said. What the two doctors found, however, was that through this nerve transfer, the electric signals from the brain caused movement in the muscles around Mt. Hawkins, but eight members of the group became lost, and around 6 p.m. Saturday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department was deployed to track them down, Deputy. Mike Barraza said. The students were hiking above 8,000 feet around Throop Peak, where trails were marred by snow and ice and some snow drifts were about thigh-deep. The hikers were located about 12:30 a.m. Sunday, but it took search-and-rescue crews six
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and alleviated pain at the same time. By giving the nerves something to do, they stop hurting, they said. “We have a lot of patients who have neuroma pain and one of the main reasons why they want surgery is to get rid of these neuromas and when we do normal neuroma removal, after a time it comes back,” Kuiken said. Kuiken’s research has allowed many amputees better mobility and control of their prosthetics, because they are able to use messages from their brain to move muscles in their chest that then move the prosthetics, as demonstrated in a TED Talk he gave in 2011. “This is the first workable brain machine interface,” Dumanian said. “A way to hook up what the brain is thinking to a mechanical device.” With the grant, Kuiken and Dumanian will run a series of surgeries where patients will receive one of two treatments. One of the treatments is a traditional procedure that removes the neuroma, while the other treatment is targeted intervention. Patients will be unaware of the procedure they receive and over time, Kuiken and Dumanian will record their progress. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, University of Washington Medical Center and Harbor View Medical Center are also participating in the research. Dumanian said he has trained doctors at the three other facilities who will also be conducting the surgeries. marianaalfaro2018@u.northwestern.edu hours to escort the students to the trailhead. “To prevent the students from falling, the rescue team placed harnesses and ropes on them to safely lower them down icy slopes,” Barraza said. The students were “elated” by the arrival of rescuers, Barraza added. Some suffered from mild hypothermia but none required medical attention. — Matt Hamilton (Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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Is Modi right for India? On May 26th, 2014, Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s 15th Prime Minister. Although Modi won by a landslide with the second-highest margin for an Indian election, he is a contentious figure throughout the nation. He promises to bring economic and legislative reform and has launched large-scale campaigns to promote female education. However, many people in India are wary of his political party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a group known for its Hindu nationalism.
Modi can bring reform, growth ABBY STRATTON
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The BJP won India’s most recent election by no small margin. The party now occupies 282 of the 543 seats in parliament for a 51.9% majority. The BJP’s majority is particularly significant because the previous parliament was generally regarded as an institution of corruption with an inability to maintain control and cultivate a new generation of leaders for the country. Modi and the BJP drew large amounts of support from India’s youth, with their votes contributing to Modi’s 33% popular vote in the polls. Part of the reason the BJP is so popular with the youth is due to its support for the anti-corruption campaign, a hot-button topic in India. Choudhury Dilichand, a teacher from Dwarka, claims “the young people voted for Modi because he is honest, and there is hope that something can be done for jobs and development and so on. If Modi can keep clean people only in government, then something can be done. But if he can’t, then there will be problems.� The stagnation of India’s legislative progress under the Congress party, Modi’s opposing party, has India hoping for momentum under Modi’s leadership. His party, the BJP, promises to fix this by moving toward significant economic and legislative reform. Given India’s political structure, it is difficult to maintain a central or cohesive power which Modi hopes to work towards. A significant amount of power is delegated from the central government to the 29 individual states that constitute the republic. Maintaining central power or governance has, historically, proven to be difficult with more than 240 political parties vying for a piece of the action. According to reporter Jason Burke, India has recently experienced a “general sense of instability, insecurity, and drift.� These feelings are part of the reason Modi rose to power, as he presents a dependable, almost father-like figure. His entire campaign centered around the promise that he would revitalize India’s slowing economic growth. Since he came to power, Modi has promised to make bank accounts for everyone,
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to build toilets in schools and announced his Make in India campaign to turn the country into an international manufacturing focus. The widespread confidence in Modi’s reforms is largely due to the success in his home state of Gujarat which, under his leadership, became an economic powerhouse. According to analyst Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, “Gujarat has not out-performed other states in terms of healthcare, education, and empowerment of women,� but it does have a reputation for promoting industry and commerce. The economic progress of Gujarat built confidence in Modi during his campaign, but his personal life story also helped him connect to his voters, specifically the youth. Modi is an entirely self-made man in the political system without any politically powerful relatives to support his campaigns. He built himself up from “humble origins and modest means.� His background offers him further separation from the perceptions of government being corrupt and fraught with nepotism. He also wants to change the way that India thinks about women. “When we hear about incidents of rape, our heads hang in shame,� Modi said. “I want to ask every mother and father, you ask your daughters, ‘Where are you going, who are you going with?’ But do you ever ask your sons these questions? After all, those who rape are also someone’s son.� He continues to promote modernizing not only the economy and legislator, but social constructs and traditions in India. Judging by his previous track record of success in Gujarat and the incredible amount of support he has garnered through his campaigns, I believe Modi could implement the ambitious reforms of his campaign. His 33% popular vote proves that the people have confidence in Modi and, in many ways, he may represent the future of India. He champions the need for reform and, according to the polls, the youth are especially ready for Modi and his vision. Abby Stratton is a Weinberg freshman. She can be reached at abigailstratton2018@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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Response to ‘Japan must apologize for crimes’
The opinion piece posted online on Feb. 5 criticizing Shinzo Abe’s action to denounce McGraw-Hill Education’s publication piqued my interest. My concern with the piece is that it fails to mention this topic as a contested controversy with each side accusing others of manipulating the facts regarding the degree of coercion, compensation and direct involvement by the Japanese military. There is no denying that the substantially large Korean diaspora across the Pacific has aided in skewing the view of this issue in the United States, where it is constantly repeated that more than 75 percent of the 200,000 forcibly-conscripted comfort women perished. Western academia tends to support this historical laziness wherein attention is placed on a very small percentage of studies done on the topic — mostly focusing on the lack of apology from the Japanese government. The opinion piece
This, combined with his alleged connections to the 2002 Gujarat riots that killed at least a thousand Muslims, leaves notable figures such as Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen hesitant to show their support, despite agreeing that Modi brings great hope to the Indian economy. So the question stands, is Modi destined to uplift or damage his country’s increasing development?
Past wrongdoings raise skepticism ASHA SAWHNEY
DAILY COLUMNIST
I must admit, when I speak about Narendra Modi, my personal bias shines through. It is by no means a bias I inherited from my Indian family members, who are almost all staunch supporters of the new prime minister. However, I come from a religious minority group in India and I do not believe that economic progress can fix a nation where tensions run high. The 2002 Gujarat riots are eerily similar to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that killed thousands of my people in a mere three days. In both situations the police and government oversaw slaughter and were accused of helping rioters identify religious minorities; in 1984 the targets were Sikh and in 2002 they were Muslim. However, “accused� is definitely an understatement. In both instances eyewitness accounts recall the government distributing voting and property lists. Modi’s connection to the riots was solid enough that the United States denied him a visa. While some argue that Modi’s wrongdoings are in his past, Christian churches are continuously vandalized across the nation and religious leaders are sure it is at the hands of the BJP party. Worse still, Modi supporters have attempted to remove the word “secular� from the Indian constitution to make it a Hindu state. People argue that it is Modi’s followers who incite religious violence, not him. But since Modi is a unilateral leader of his party, it is difficult to make such a distinction. In addition, it’s unlikely that both Muslims and Christians, historically divided groups in India, would conspire to tarnish the name of the new prime minister. It is likely that, instead, these stories of governmentsupported religious violence corroborate each other. Some might say economic growth and development take precedent over religious conflict, which has been a reoccurring problem since India’s inception. However, history shows that religious conflict is not a petty concern. In 1984 religious tension led to the creation of a Sikh extremist
seems to be a direct extension of that. I question Ms. Johnson’s breadth of knowledge regarding this comfort women topic past Wikipedia pages written in English and two or three academic articles whose evidences provided are several documents away from the original source. There are many testimonies that refer to receiving monetary compensation while working voluntarily as prostitutes as they were recruited by local Korean pimps. Some accounts of forced conscription are murky as they refer to being supposedly kidnapped by Japanese soldiers in a region in Korea where no Japanese military was present. At some point, we do need to question the credibility of the testimonies — an act that some would consider revisionist. But sometimes those steps must be taken in pursuit of the truth. It might be good to pick up a book (C. Sarah Soh’s might be a good start) to become educated on the issue itself instead of jumping to premature conclusions aided by the sentiments fueled by President Park’s administration in South Korea that is as equally nationalistic as Abe’s leadership. Justin Orlando Weinberg alumnus
group that used the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of Sikhism, as a human shield. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi did not let the presence of innocent civilians stop Operation Bluestar, an effort to take down said extremists. This back and forth conflict culminated with the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards, leaving the nation in chaos, and thus causing street riots that killed thousands of innocent Sikhs. This narrative proves that if instances of religious conflict are treated as random and not addressed as a part of the system, they can develop into a national crisis. However, I agree wholeheartedly with Modi’s women’s rights campaigns against rape culture and educational inequality in India, but his personal actions towards women do not match his promises. It was discovered after the election that Modi is actually married, to a woman he has not seen in 43 years, after she left to pursue her educaPerhaps his tion to become a teacher. This makes praise as a me wonder if the hero is just a support for Indian girls and women testament to will continue. his skills of Some also say creating a cult of Modi is not the hero that saved personality that the Gujarati worships him. economy. The state was already welldeveloped thanks to historically sound infrastructure, and was on a trajectory for growth without Modi as their chief minister. Perhaps his praise as a hero is just a testament to his skills of creating a cult of personality that worships him. In the end, it’s wise to wait and see how Modi’s term plays out before jumping to immediate conclusions. However, I strongly believe it is the duty of the world’s largest democracy to ensure safety and equality to all its citizens, and if a crisis comes to international light, it will probably be too late for many.
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Asha Sawhney is a Weinberg freshman. She can be reached at ashasawhney2018@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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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
National flower donation nonprofit opens in city By LAUREN BALLY
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A national nonprofit that recycles flowers and donates them to local medical patients has launched its newest branch in Evanston. Random Acts of Flowers-Chicago, 2000 Greenleaf St., opened last month. Its mission is to repurpose flowers and deliver bouquets through volunteer teams to local facilities. “There is no discrimination at all with who receives the bouquets,� RAF-Chicago executive director Natalie Berg said. “We don’t even pick the people. They are actually picked by someone at the facility who knows the patient and they’ll pick someone who needs some light or happiness. It can be anyone, rich or poor. Everyone needs a little something now and again.� Random Acts of Flowers started six years ago in Knoxville, Tennessee, when founder
Fire department to hold free monthly health care clinics
The Evanston fire department will host free monthly health care clinics at city fire stations starting next week. The clinics will offer health care screenings including blood pressure and pulse and blood glucose level checks to the public. An expert will also be present at each clinic to educate the community on varying health-
Evanston Community Foundation continues nonprofit workshops
The Evanston Community Foundation will continue its 2014-2015 workshop series with two upcoming events focused around the theme “To Plan or Not to Plan.�
Larsen Jay found himself in the hospital after an accident, Berg said. She said he noticed that although he had a lot of flowers, many other patients did not, so he took some of his bouquets and began delivering them to others’ rooms. “He believed that flowers really contributed to making him feel better,� Berg said. “So when he went back and shared his bouquets with other patients, he saw their reactions were powerful. When he got out of the hospital he wanted to find an organization that did something like this and there wasn’t one so he decided to leave his career behind and since then he’s opened up four locations.� Since its founding, RAF volunteers have recycled more than 70,000 vases nationally, using every part of the flower arrangement, including any baskets, moss or ribbons that came with the flowers, Berg said. The Evanston branch is the nonprofit’s fifth. Wilted flowers and clippings are composted in a community
garden. Donations are given by local florists, funeral homes, weddings and other businesses. All workers are volunteers, such as local volunteer Margie Pabich.
related topics. The fire department will host the clinics in collaboration with the city’s Health and Human Services Department. The first clinic will be held from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 at Evanston Fire Station 1, 1332 Emerson St. Locations will rotate among the city’s fire stations each month. The health education topic for the first clinic will be diabetes awareness. The location, time and topic of each clinic will be posted on the city’s website.
Teen arrested in connection with credit card theft
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Both events are designed to give nonprofit organizations the information they need to succeed in the business world and provide them with networking opportunities. The first workshop will take place March 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and focus on succession planning, a process that helps businesses find employees to fill leadership positions. Mary Morten of Morten Group Consulting will provide examples of companies
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We don’t even pick the people. They are actually picked by someone at the facility who knows the patient and they’ll pick someone who needs some light or happiness. It can be anyone, rich or poor.
Natalie Berg, RAF-Chicago executive director
“Many hands make the work light,� Pabich said. “It’s a great motto to live by, and that’s how RAF is organized. The surprise effect (of
An Evanston teenager was arrested Friday in connection with a residential burglary that occurred in January, police said. Investigators identified the 14-year-old through the use of a credit card that had been stolen from an unlocked house in the 1300 block of Davis Street, according to an Evanston Police Department news release. that have created successful plans to deal with organizational challenges to show how they can be effective for nonprofits. The second workshop will be offered April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., addressing grantmaking relationships. Consultant Lisa Tylke will lead the event, which will include discussions on how to create and maintain connections with corporate and foundation grantmaking representatives. Tylke will
giving flowers) is my favorite. You know how some people say it’s more fun giving a gift than receiving a gift? It’s so cool.� So far, RAF-Chicago has delivered about 456 flower bouquets in local facilities and local volunteers have contributed over 100 hours of their time. The organization has delivered more than 59,000 bouquets nationwide. RAFChicago hopes to reach all the hospitals in the Chicagoland area, local director of mission fulfillment Andrea Lutz said. “I’m excited that RAF has come to Chicago to bring beautiful flowers, talents, volunteers and donors,� Lutz said. “I see us serving more people. Helping establish anything new (has) challenges, but everyone has been so helpful and supportive throughout our opening process and we could never thank them enough.� laurenbally@u.northwestern.edu
Officers said they also found a cell phone in the teenager’s possession that was stolen in the 1600 block of Ashland Avenue, also from an unlocked house. The teenager was charged with residential burglary, unlawful use of a credit card and possession of stolen property and sent to the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. At the time of his arrest, the teenager was on electronic monitoring for a prior burglary arrest. — Julia Jacobs
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From page 1 about their campaigns’ objectives. Weinberg junior Noah Whinston and Weinberg senior Moira Geary spoke on behalf of NUDivest. They focused on their belief that in keeping University money in the corporations that the movement has cited, students are abandoning moral responsibility to Palestinians. “There aren’t two sides to facts about human rights,� Whinston said during the event. “That’s why they’re called human rights. It’s a debate over whether Israel has the right to oppress people. The answer is no.� Weinberg junior Jonathan Kamel and Weinberg senior Josh Boxerman of Coalition for Peace argued that divestment is not a viable solution because it does not focus enough on the larger political conflict. “It’s a bigger issue than just divestment,� Kamel said. “It’s a bigger issue than just human rights. Divestment won’t solve those issues.� Kamel also argued that the only way to peace in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is through a two-state solution. He said divestment prevents this because it calls for the destruction of the state of Israel.
National News Confusion in Alabama as same-sex couples get marriage licenses FAIRHOPE, Ala. — Alabama began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to block gay marriages and some local officials decided not to heed a last-minute order from the state’s chief justice against issuing the licenses. It was a day of confusion as some local probate judges, who issue marriage licenses in Alabama, grappled with conflicting orders on the issue that has divided communities, especially in the Deep South. With Alabama, 37 states and the District of Columbia now have legal gay marriage. The Supreme Court had decided to take on the issue on a national basis after four federal appeals courts struck down state bans on gay marriage and one allowed such bans to stand. A ruling in that case is expected by early summer. Supporters of gay marriage argue that the matter is a question of constitutionally protected individual rights. Opponents say states should have the right to determine their own policy especially in places such as Alabama, where voters overwhelmingly voted to limit marriage to a union between a man and woman. Monday’s 7-2 decision may have sent a strong signal that a majority on the high court will back striking down bans on gay marriage and that even judicial conservatives think the fight may have come to an end.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015 Whinston told The Daily that despite differences in opinion, both sides were able to come to an agreement that the conversation they had is valuable as long as it leads to productive action. “The purpose was to set some facts straight and flesh out the differences,� he said. “It achieved its goal.� NUDivest plans to bring up the points it discussed in a divestment resolution to Associated Student Government. In the resolution, NUDivest will ask for more transparency and that the NU Investment Office divest from the corporations in question. “We all currently benefit from the human rights abuses,� Whinston said. “It’s the difference between making the most money and making money in the right way.� Boxerman said even if ASG adopts NUDivest’s resolution, it won’t end bigger issues of conflict. Political Union representatives said both groups presented their arguments respectfully. “I think a lot of people tend to underestimate how respectful Northwestern students are of each others’ opinions,� Stocker said. emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu “This acquiescence may well be seen as a signal of the Court’s intended resolution of that question,� Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his dissent in the case. “This is not the proper way to discharge our ... responsibilities. And, it is indecorous for this Court to pretend that it is.� Thomas went on: “Today’s decision represents yet another example of this Court’s increasingly cavalier attitude toward the States.� Justice Antonin Scalia also dissented from the majority decision. In January, U.S. District Judge Callie Granade determined that Alabama’s statutory and constitutional bans on gay marriage were unconstitutional, but she put her order on hold to allow the state time to appeal her ruling. The state had requested that the hold be extended, but the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to do so, paving the way for samesex marriage licenses to be issued. Gov. Robert Bentley said he was disappointed that the courts had overturned his state’s ban of gay marriage, but added that he would not take action against any probate judge who issues a license to a samesex couple. “This issue has created confusion with conflicting direction for probate judges in Alabama. Probate judges have a unique responsibility in our state, and I support them. I will not take any action against probate judges, which would only serve to further complicate this issue,� the governor said in a statement. “We will follow the rule of law in Alabama, and allow the issue of same-sex marriage to be worked out through the proper legal channels,� he said. Attorney General Luther Strange echoed the
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DIVESTMENT TALK Representatives from Northwestern Coalition for Peace and Northwestern Divest participate in a NU Political Union-moderated panel.
governor’s comments: “I regret the Supreme Court’s decision not to stay the federal district court’s ruling until the high court finally settles the issue this summer,� he said. “In the absence of a stay, there will likely be more confusion in the coming months leading up to the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling on the legality of same-sex marriage.� In Alabama, such confusion was apparent when the state’s chief justice, Roy Moore, issued a letter to probate judges Sunday night, warning them against issuing marriage licenses to samesex couples, though critics questioned whether he had the authority to do so. Moore has been an outspoken critic of gay marriage and called homosexuality evil in 2002. In 2003, he was ordered out of his post for refusing to obey a federal court order that he remove a large Ten Commandments monument from the state judicial building. He won election back to the office in 2012. Strange made it clear in his statement that he would not get involved in whether probate judges should follow Moore’s order. “To clarify my authority in this matter, the Alabama attorney general’s office does not issue marriage licenses, perform marriage ceremonies, or issue adoption certificates. The chief justice has explained in a public memorandum that probate judges do not report to me. I advise probate judges to talk to their attorneys and associations about how to respond to the ruling,� he said. The state probate judges association has urged officials to act in accordance with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Pastors across Alabama reacted differently
to the advent of same-sex marriages in their state, Monday. At the northern end of the state, in Huntsville, Baptist minister Ellin Jimmerson had already presided over two weddings by lunchtime. “It’s been a good day,� she said. She said she had not received word, good or bad, from the Southern Baptist Convention. “Maybe they just haven’t heard yet,� she said, laughing. At the other end of the state, in coastal Fairhope, pastor Jerry Henry sat in a study lined with books such as Biblia Hebraica and Analytical Greek New Testament, pondering what the changes might mean for the church. “We don’t believe the Scripture condones marriage between two people of the same gender,� he said. Beyond the immediate question of wedding ceremonies, he said, the judges’ decisions could set up a larger clash between church and state. “If we go against the law,� he said, “we could lose our tax-exempt status. There are some serious implications, here.� After Monday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, applicants in many parts of the state joyfully received their licenses in scenes similar to those in many of the other states to have legal same-sex marriage. Some of the applicants had been waiting for hours. “It’s about time,� Shante Wolfe, 21, told reporters in Montgomery. She and Tori Sisson of Tuskegee had camped out in a blue-and-white tent and were among the first in their county given a license, The Associated Press reported. — Michael Muskal, Timothy M. Phelps and Matthew Teague (Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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Cats dominate pair of opponents in weekend sweep North Carolina
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In the lead up to Northwestern’s pair of bouts in North Carolina, sophomore sabre Alisha Gomez-Shah was looking for two 17-20 point efforts from her squad. Mission accomplished. The No. 7 Wildcats (38-7) rolled into the Duke Duals on Saturday and cruised to a pair of victories over North Carolina and the hosting Blue Devils. NU took care of the Tar Heels 19-8 and followed it up with a 20-7 thrashing of Duke. In the aftermath, coach Laurie Schiller was highly satisfied with the effort. The Cats had already beaten both teams by similar margins earlier this year, but this time felt different. The Tar Heels were hot and defeated Duke later in the day 16-11, making NU’s margin that much more impressive. As for the Blue Devils, NU beat them by one more point than in the first meeting a month ago, but the improvement in the Cats’ performance was greater than the score indicated. “The score against Duke is marginally different, but we dominated Duke more so than we did at Air Force,” Schiller said. “In foil, there were four 5-4 bouts at Air Force, but I don’t think there were any on Saturday. We really dominated their foil and epee squads this weekend.” Indeed, against the Blue Devils, foil and epee held serve, winning their matches 8-1 and 7-2, respectively. Schiller iterated that the Cats easily could’ve swept Duke 9-0 in epee. The coach pointed to epee Juliana Barrett’s performance specifically in achieving the successful result. The junior
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won all three of her bouts against Duke. Foil Jen Yamin, who is also a Daily columnist, also was 3-0 in her battles against the Blue Devils. The junior said the team’s sense of urgency against Duke was up from the start, despite the opponent’s unranked status. “We always get extra focused for Duke because we lost to them, and that was something we hadn’t really done ever,” Yamin said. “Knowing that their sabre and epee squads are a bit stronger, foil knew that we had to step it up, and we did.” As for the North Carolina match, Yamin also went 3-0 in that contest, on the way to a team 6-3 win in foil. Sabre conquered by the same margin, and epee beat the Tar Heels 7-2, on the backs of a combined 5-0 showing from junior Helen Foster and sophomore Mandeep Bhinder. Schiller has been somewhere between satisfied and impressed with his team’s performances this year, and cumulatively, that means a sense of progression. “Our record is marginally different than the results last year,” Schiller said. “But in terms
of the teams we’ve lost to and the teams we’ve beaten, this year is a much better result.” Four freshmen will head to the USA Fencing Junior Olympics this weekend, and NU will next resume competition at the all-important Midwest Fencing Conference Championships on Feb. 21. The shot at a title crown has been on the Cats’ minds for much of the winter already, and their focus isn’t swaying.
“At conference, we’re going to be fencing opponents where mistakes aren’t really allowed or acceptable,” Yamin said. “It’s just getting in the mindset of not allowing ourselves to make mistakes. This past weekend at Duke, we could make mistakes and still win. But at conference, making mistakes will not be good.”
prestigious and competitive Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame last weekend. Buoyed by the fast 320-meter track and the loaded field of competitors, sophomore Andrea Ostenso rose to the challenge and finished fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:31.66. The effort from Ostenso, an NCAA All-Region performer in the fall, cut nearly 20 seconds from her season-opening time at the Gladstein
Invitational and gave her the school record in the event. Sophomore Jena Pianin, another NCAA AllRegion honoree in the cross country season, cruised to a personal-best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:37.75, good for 10th in the event. Junior Rachel Weathered also put together a strong performance in the one-mile. Seeded in the second of five reverse-seeded heats,
Weathered scraped under five minutes for the first time in her career with a 4:58.33 run, good for a victory in her heat and 31st overall in the event. The Wildcats competed with nearly 50 other schools and 1,000 athletes during the two-day meet. NU will be back in action Friday at the Grand Valley State Big Meet.
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IT’S A HIT Michelle Lee (right) lands a strike on an opponent. The freshman foil was undefeated in her first six matches of the season.
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Shorthanded Cats can’t get past Scarlet Knights By KEVIN CASEY
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Spotting No. 24 Rutgers 12 points, No. 23 Northwestern put up a robust home charge, but the opening advantage was just too much. The Scarlet Knights (12-7, 2-7 Big Ten) defeated the Wildcats 22-19 on Sunday night, increasing NU’s (9-8, 1-7) losing streak to four. It was the latest in a line of demoralizing defeats and third consecutive losing effort at home for the Cats, but this one had a different character from the previous iterations. After voicing his displeasure at his team’s fight last week at a 25-11 loss to Nebraska, coach Drew Pariano was far more upbeat about Sunday’s contest. “(There was) definitely more fire, more effort tonight,” Pariano said. “(Jason) Tsirtsis is getting back to where he always should be. Mike (McMullan) really had some beautiful takedowns tonight. It was a great win for Garrison (White). He was up for this weekend, he was excited for the match and that’s all we ask. Be excited for the match, and the outcome should take care of itself.” Of course, outcomes don’t always take care of themselves when a team is subjected to a 12-point hole. NU was stuck in that position due to a pair of forfeits. The Cats have been forfeiting all year at
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174 pounds, costing the team 6 points, but NU added a second at 157 against Rutgers because a lingering illness had sapped Ben Sullivan’s strength. From there, it seemed the Cats were doomed. The match turned at the 197-pound weight class battle. Down 15-3 following the two forfeits, the Cats likely needed at least one fall to harbor hopes of victory. And Alex Polizzi stepped up. Ranked No. 16 at 197 pounds, the senior pounced on unranked Scarlet Knight Hayden Hrymack, jumping out to a 2-0 lead after the first period and opening up a 7-0 cushion when he saw his moment of glory. “When guys are down like that … they are going to get desperate and start throwing stuff that maybe they shouldn’t,” Polizzi said. “When you tie up the upper body, you’ve got to expect that throw is coming. That’s what I saw beforehand, he was getting desperate, blocking up high, and I saw he was going to throw, and I sank my head back and I landed on top of him.” The resulting fall netted the Cats 6 points, and suddenly the team was back in the match down just 15-9. Back-to-
back victories ensued, and the match was tied. Then NU came to its worst matchups, Dominick Malone vs. No. 18 Scott DelVecchio at 133 pounds and Jameson Oster vs. No. 9 Anthony Ashnault at 141 pounds. In the 133 match, the Scarlet Knights scooped up a major decision to move ahead 19-15. Oster completed what Pariano deemed “a phenomenal match,” battling from a 3-0 deficit in the final minute and nearly tying his match in the closing seconds, but when his last-ditch effort failed, the Scarlet Knights were up 22-15 and had secured the victory. “It was so close,” Polizzi said. “That’s kind of a Jameson Oster specialty. He’s in every match, no matter what ranking, no matter what the other guy’s done. And he’s always pulling out crazy moves. You can never count that kid out.” The growing pains continue for a short-handed Cats squad, but progress was at hand. NU had relied too heavily on No. 3 Tsirtsis, No. 8 Pierce Harger, No. 4 McMullan and No. 16 Polizzi in recent times. No Cats wrestler outside that quartet had captured a single match in the previous three contests. Against Rutgers, though, White came through with a victory, and Oster nearly put a second on the board. Pariano pointed to confidence as a necessary tool to get this group back on track. The junior Malone, who suffered his fourth straight defeat in a 10-1 major
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HARD FALL A Northwestern wrestler takes down an opponent. The Wildcats have struggled this season, losing their last four competitions.
decision loss Sunday, concurred. “It is confidence for me,” Malone said. “I started out the beginning of the year feeling very good. I had a different mindset. More focused, looking into myself more, and when you go into a string of losses, it’s tough to get yourself back up for matches. But last year I finished strong and qualified for NCAAs. Maybe it doesn’t look it right now, but I’m still working up towards it.” This is the closest NU has looked to
on track in recent weeks, and it comes at a time when an upcoming nonconference slate could mean a late run. The scoreboard read against the Cats, but Pariano saw plenty of positives. “I’m never happy with a loss,” Pariano said. “I’m not pleased with the general team score, but at the same time, I’m pleased with the effort. This is something we can build off of.” KevinCasey2015@u.northwestern.edu
Defensive improvement key for Cats in rematch By BOBBY PILLOTE
daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote
Northwestern almost beat Michigan State when these two teams last met Jan. 11. The Wildcats (10-13, 1-9 Big Ten) had the ball near the end of regulation with the score tied at 72, but a long jumper from junior guard Tre Demps was off the mark and the Spartans (15-8, 6-4) rallied in overtime to put away NU. Coach Chris Collins will look for a better result Tuesday when the Cats host Michigan State in a rematch, but the numbers aren’t in his favor. There are many potential attributions for NU’s struggles this season, from a young roster to bad luck, but statistically nothing sticks out more than the Cats marked defensive regression. NU had the second-best scoring defense in conference play last season, yielding just 63.3 points per game. The team has slid all the way to 13th this year by giving up 68.6 points per conference game. Part of that has been an adjustment in pace. The Cats ran a slow, deliberate offense last season in an effort to limit the total number of possessions in each game. Thanks to the crop of more athletic North Carolina
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and offensively-skilled freshmen Collins brought in after his first season, NU has been more willing to run an up-tempo scheme and has naturally conceded more points on the other end of the court. What’s concerning is that the team’s defensive rate statistics, those independent of the number of possessions, have also shown regression. The Cats were third in opposing field goal percentage last year with a 41.9 percent mark, but this season they’re ranked 12th at 44.7 percent. The same slide has occurred in their 3-point defense, with NU backpedaling from fourth with 32.2 percent to 13th with 38 percent. Two things haven’t changed from a year ago: The Cats are still bad at rebounding and terrible at generating steals. NU is 11th in conference play with 30.5 rebounds per game, almost identical to its mark from last season, and last in steals with 2.7 per game, a huge drop off from the 4.4 per game which also ranked last a year ago. Of course, more possessions per game means Collins’ squad should have actually improved in both those categories.
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No. 2 Oregon
Northwestern UC Santa Barbara
Whatever the reason for the regression – personnel turnover, schematic changes or something else entirely – it’s bad news against a veteran Michigan State team that starts four upperclassmen. In the previous contest between the Cats and Spartans, Michigan State guard Travis Trice torched NU for a gamehigh-tying 18 points on 5-of-12 shooting. Backcourt mate Denzel Valentine just trailed him with 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Valentine was held to just one made 3-pointer on four attempts, but the 42.1 percent shooter from beyond the arc is likely to be more dangerous in the rematch. Whatever ground NU has gained on offense simply hasn’t been enough to cover up the defensive deficits. The Cats shot 48 percent from beyond the arc on Jan. 11, a mark they’re very unlikely to match Tuesday given their season 36 percent rate. NU has had many growing pains this season with a second-year coach and young roster, and defense, once thought to be a strength of the team, has proven to be one of them. A stronger performance on their own end of the court would be a big boost for the Cats in attempting to avoid their 10th consecutive loss.
By KEVIN CASEY
daily senior staffer @KevinCasey19
One weekend into the season and Northwestern is already under .500, but the Wildcats aren’t fretting. NU (2-3) opened its season on Friday in Tempe, Arizona, for the Kajikawa Classic, facing down five teams during its three-day stay. The quintet of competitors included No. 2 Oregon, and every opposing squad finished with an RPI rank of 82 or better to end the 2014 campaign. Despite losing five key contributors to graduation, the Cats and their robust freshman class experienced smooth
sailing on Friday. NU fell down to North Carolina 2-0 in the top of the third, but the Cats scored three in the bottom half of the inning and cruised from there to a 7-3 win. Later in the afternoon, the team pounced on UC Santa Barbara, pummeling the Gauchos 13-4 in five innings. The key for the Cats early on was an efficient offense. A plethora of upperclassmen held sway on offense against the Tar Heels, and the robust effort continued versus UC Santa Barbara. In the latter contest, junior catcher Caylor Arnold went 1-for-3 with 2 RBIs, junior shortstop Andrea Filler went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs and senior right fielder Andrea DiPrima went 2-for-2 with 4 RBIs. Then, the runs evaporated. The same
trio went a combined 1-for-6 with 2 RBIs against Texas on Saturday in a 5-4 loss, and the high-powered Ducks shut down everyone on NU’s roster. The Cats mustered a single hit in five innings in an 8-0 Oregon thrashing. The team finished Sunday against California, and didn’t fare much better. NU was in a 5-0 hole after four innings and could only muster two runs before the Golden Bears took the victory. The Cats out-batted their opponents .256 to .248 for the weekend, but this didn’t quite match the overall results. NU went 3-1 in Tempe to start the season last year, on the way to a 35-18 record and an NCAA Regionals appearance. KevinCasey2015@u.northwestern.edu