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Prof talks outreach recs By BENJAMIN DIN
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Medill Prof. Loren Ghiglione credited Northwestern students for sparking NU’s recent progress on Native American inclusion, but said the University needs to do more at a talk Friday in Fisk Hall. About 25 people attended Friday’s colloquium to discuss the University’s progress on implementing recommendations from the John Evans Study Committee and the Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force. In 2013, members of the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance felt that the University had “whitewashed John Evans’ career” and petitioned the University to address the issue, which led to the creation of the John Evans Study Committee. In May 2014, the study committee released a report about Evans’ role in the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, in which 150 Native Americans were killed. Six months later, the task force, on which Ghiglione served, submitted its recommendations to Provost Daniel Linzer and University President Morton Schapiro. Ghiglione said students were largely responsible for NU’s progress on Native American inclusion. “I think it’s very important that the students went to the University, and they were the ones that petitioned,” Ghiglione said. “My sense is that without the students, where would we be?” Although Ghiglione said he is pleased with much of the progress that has been made, including the allocation of University funds for an Indigenous Research Center and the promotion of the assistant provost for diversity and inclusion to an associate provost, he said it is crucial for the University to hire faculty for Native American-related courses. Ghiglione said another issue was the absence of Native Americans in
previous NU diversity reports, despite Native American faculty and staff being the least represented relative to the population, he said. This ties in with several other task force recommendations related to increasing recruitment of Native American students to NU, he said. “If we don’t have programs and faculty, why would an American Indian student come here?” he said. Ghiglione, who is teaching a new class this quarter called “Native Americans Tell Their Stories,” is also directing the National Native American Oral History project with University support. The project was among the task force’s recommendations. “I was just impressed by the role that these people have played in Chicago and wanted their stories to be preserved,” Ghiglione told The Daily. “It’s just a desire to see their stories last forever.” The 11 students in his class film interviews with and write profiles of Native Americans in the Chicago area for the project. Ghiglione hopes the course will “build some bridges” with the American Indian Center of Chicago through its partnership with the course. Linzer said in an interview with The Daily last week that it is great the project has come together so quickly. “We paid a lot of attention to all the recommendations, and a lot of them were specifically about the project,” he said. “When Professor Ghiglione asked for support so he could get that going right away, we said we could put it into practice.” Ghiglione plans to perfect the project on a local stage before expanding it nationally. According to the recommendations, the project could potentially expand globally. David Takehara, the University’s director of financial operations for information technology, is one of the interviewees for the oral history project and attended Friday’s » See COLLOQUIUM, page 6
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DISCUSSING CHANGES Medill Prof. Loren Ghiglione speaks at a colloquium about Northwestern’s progress in implementing Native American outreach and inclusion recommendations. The recommendations were made by a task force following a report on University founder John Evans’ culpability in the Sand Creek Massacre.
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POLICE REQUEST Then-Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott (right), who is now the Deputy Police Chief, talks to residents at a 2013 community meeting. Police Chief Richard Eddington (left) is asking City Council on Monday to fund police body cameras.
EPD to request body cameras By SOPHIA BOLLAG and STEPHANIE KELLY daily senior staffers @SophiaBollag, @StephanieKellyM
Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington is asking aldermen to fund police body cameras at City Council’s meeting Monday night. Evanston police are requesting permission to apply to Cook County for a grant for federal funds for body-worn cameras. The city would have to match the funds provided by the county if EPD is awarded the grant. Although the Illinois state legislature has not passed a law explicitly legalizing
‘Orange is the New Black’ star to speak at NU
Actress Natasha Lyonne of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” will speak at Northwestern on Saturday as NU Hillel’s winter speaker. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in Ryan Family Auditorium. Tickets will go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. Lyonne is known for her roles as Nicky Nichols on “Orange is the New Black” and Jessica in the 1999 film “American Pie.” She has made guest appearances on “Weeds,” “New Girl,” “Law and Order: SVU” and “Girls.” Lyonne has also performed in a variety of plays. A native of New York, Lyonne grew up Orthodox Jewish and spent time in Israel in childhood. Both of Lyonne’s maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors. “We try to choose an individual who both offers experience in the entertainment industry, as well as a captivating Jewish story,” said SESP senior Brian Lasman, vice president of Hillel and co-chair of the organization’s speakers committee. “We try to balance the Jewishness and the celebrity factor. We thought she brought both of those to the table.” Lasman said although the speaker decision is made internally, the committee is considering engaging the student body more in future selections, possibly
body-worn cameras, Eddington said he believes legislators will pass such a law by the time the department could start a program to use them. “It’s going to take a while to apply for the grant,” Eddington told The Daily on Sunday. “I’m certain that Illinois law will catch up to where we’re at. … I expect the law to be changed by the time we see the grant money.” The grant requires police departments to partner with academic institutions to gauge how effective the cameras are. EPD has reached out to several universities about a potential partnership if the department secures the grant, Eddington said.
Eddington declined to say which universities the department has reached out to, but said they are not limited to Chicago-area institutions. Aldermen are scheduled to vote on the proposal Monday evening. Council will also vote on updates related to the Robert Crown Community Center and Ice Complex project. Aldermen, who have discussed the project for years, have been considering whether to renovate or rebuild the community center. Members will vote on whether to authorize city staff to issue a request for
through a survey. Hillel president Julia Rudansky, a Weinberg senior, said the committee has debriefing sessions after speaker events to gauge what went well and what could be improved. She said Hillel makes a “wish list” of the speakers it wants. Although A&O Productions cosponsored last year’s speaker event, which featured actor James Franco, Rudansky said Hillel chose to put on this year’s event independently. “We thought this year we were in the position to do it independently and find someone that brought all we were
looking for in one speaker candidate,” she said. “I think that in certain spheres, Natasha is seen as a high-profile person in a popular show and I think she’s sort of on the brain right now.” Lasman said he thinks both Jewish and non-Jewish students will be interested in seeing Lyonne. “We think they will be interested in hearing about how an individual like Natasha balanced her Jewish identity with also being a Hollywood celebrity,” he said.
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CELEBRITY SPEAKER Actress Natasha Lyonne portrays Nicky Nichols on the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.” Lyonne will come to Northwestern on Saturday as NU Hillel’s winter speaker.
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