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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.

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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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Around Town Archaeological society holds meeting By BILLY KOBIN

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Members of the Chicago Archaeological Society discussed potential reasons Native Americans abandoned the Cahokia region of Illinois around 1200 A.D. at the group’s monthly meeting at the Evanston Public Library on Sunday. The discussion focused on the environmental history of southern Illinois’ Cahokia region, which is near St. Louis and the Mississippi River. The region was the home of the Mississippians, a Native American culture. At its peak from 1050 to 1200 A.D., about 10,000 to 20,000 people lived in Cahokia. Exactly where people migrated to and what tribes they formed has yet to be determined, according to the Cahokia Mounds website. Samuel Munoz, a Ph.D. candidate in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s geography department, spoke at EPL to an audience of about 30 people on his research of Cahokia’s environment. Munoz talked about his research on Horseshoe Lake, one of the parts where Cahokia settlements once existed.

Police Blotter Skokie woman arrested in connection with retail theft A 37-year-old Skokie resident was charged with misdemeanor retail theft Wednesday evening, police said. The woman was seen by an employee of Target, 2209 Howard St., placing nine bedding and linen items with a value of about $205 into her shopping cart, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. She left the store without paying for the items, police said. The woman is scheduled to appear in court March 13.

“We still are fascinated by this site,” Munoz said. Munoz explained the different hypotheses for why Cahokia was abandoned. He explained how people believe warfare, sociopolitical upheaval, resource exploitation and climate change lead to Cahokia’s disintegration. “None of these ideas are wrong and none of them are completely right,” Munoz said. “The work that I’m doing is really interested in environmental change.” During a Q&A session at the end of the presentation, Munoz said corn was the main crop in the Cahokia region. Audience members asked numerous questions relating to Munoz and his research. “It was a very good presentation,” Patrick Maher, an audience member, said. “It was accessible to non-specialists in the field.” Marco Lisle, another audience member who has been to the Cahokia region several times, added that New Orleans and its levees today relate to Cahokia and its flooding problems in the past. Munoz also commented on learning from the past. He said environmental change and sociopolitical change work as a “two-way street,” as

Police conduct regular tobacco compliance checks

Evanston police conducted regular tobacco compliance checks Wednesday to ensure that retailers are not selling tobacco to any individual under the age of 21, police said. A total of 34 retailers are licensed to sell tobacco in the city, Dugan said. Only 7-Eleven, 817 Emerson St., did not pass the check. The checks are performed by juvenile bureau detectives under the age of 21 who enter the stores supervised by police and attempt to buy tobacco products, according to a news release. If the products are sold without an identification check, the retailer and the cashier who sold the products are cited in violation of the ordinance.

humans affect environments while environments affect humans. “When we look to the past it can kind of teach us lessons about the importance of a changing environment and sort of societal well-being,” Munoz told The Daily. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu

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HISTORY LESSON Samuel Munoz speaks Sunday about the environmental history of Cahokia at the Evanston Public Library. Munoz has studied the environment of Cahokia, a region in southern Illinois.

Setting the record straight In Friday’s print edition, the article “Panelists talk low-income edu” misstated the area in which students in charter schools are 40 percent more likely to enroll in college and stay in school through sophomore year. This statistic applies to students in Chicago. The Daily regrets the error.

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Northwestern University Trombone Choir

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Christopher Martin Trumpet Master Class Lutkin, 6 p.m. free

Terry Leahy, director Music written and arranged for trombones, including Richard Strauss’s Alpine Fantasy, Gordon Jacob’s Octet, Raymond Premru’s In Memoriam, and selections from popular movie soundtracks.

Christopher Martin holds the Adolph Herseth Principal Trumpet Chair of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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Cahn, 7:30 p.m. $18/8 Parental advisory: This performance contains adult situations, graphic violence, and explicit language.

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Northwestern University Jazz Orchestra: Two Men of the Royal Court of Jazz—The Duke and the Count

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On Campus Grant helps restart Mexico study abroad program By JEE YOUNG LEE

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Northwestern is reviving its Public Health in Mexico study abroad program this summer through an education initiative under the Obama administration, the University announced earlier this month. The program, which is accepting applications until March 1, will allow NU students to study this summer at Universidad Panamericana, or UP, a private university in Mexico City. The 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund, which in December granted the University and six other institutions $25,000 each, aims to increase U.S. students studying in Latin America to 100,000 and vice versa by 2020. The grant falls under the theme of health and

Across Campuses Campus carry would cost Texas colleges millions Allowing concealed handgun license holders to tote pistols on college campuses could cost tens of millions of dollars, a burden that could be ultimately passed on to students or siphoned away from education and research programs at Texas universities. According to fiscal analyses drawn up by Texas’ higher education systems and obtained by the Houston Chronicle, so-called campus carry would cost the University of Texas and University of Houston systems nearly $47 million combined over six years to update security systems, build gun storage facilities and bolster campus police units. The majority of the UT System’s more than $39 million in costs would be borne by the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s University Police Department, which would have to spend $22 million on the installation of gun safes and lockers, additional administrative personnel and to fund “de-escalation” and “judgment” training for staff and on-campus security,

nutrition studies in the Western Hemisphere, with a focus on finding solutions for preventing and reducing obesity. NU’s International Program Development submitted a proposal in October to compete in the fifth selection of schools for the grant. “We’re very lucky that we got the grant,” said Janka Pieper, IPD manager of marketing and communications. “We want to increase the number of underrepresented students, such as first-generation students and students with various ethnic backgrounds who might not see study abroad as affordable or important for various reasons.” NU put the Public Health in Mexico program on hold in 2009 due to an outbreak of the H1N1 virus of swine flu in Mexico, and delayed it further following travel warnings. After a six-year break, the University decided last summer to reinstate the program in Mexico. In order to accomplish the 100,000 Strong goal, the U.S. Department of State partnered with

Partners of the Americas and NAFSA: Association of International Educators to induce private and corporate giving so that universities can make study abroad programs available to more students. The grant covers the airfare of NU students admitted to the program. It also covers airfare for six UP students who will come to the U.S. to participate in workshops hosted by NU in Evanston and Chicago, an addition to the old study abroad program. Kim Rapp, the associate director of IPD, said the workshops will focus on comparing obesity issues of Mexican immigrant populations in Chicago and those of Mexico City’s population. After the pre-departure workshops during the first week of May, the students from NU and UP will meet in Mexico to complete collaborative research over the summer, Rapp said. “We thought the grant provided a great opportunity for us to bring students from Universidad

Panamericana to Northwestern,” she said. “It’s an attempt to foster a community that has a little bit of more longevity.” Rapp said IPD is planning programs for the workshop, including visits to Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity at Feinberg School of Medicine and sightseeing in Chicago. “The program opened my eyes to pursuing clinical research,” said David Leander (Weinberg ’10), who participated in the program in 2008. “It also gave a context for the history and culture of Mexico.” Leander said the program inspired him to complete his own research on the Spanish-speaking population of Pilsen and their attitudes toward prescription medicine. “I think it’s going to be a great cultural exchange,” Rapp said.

according to the documents. The UT Health Science Center in Houston’s police department would need to spend a further $7.6 million over six years. “We should invest in arming our students with a 21st Century education, not arming them with handguns,” said state Sen. Rodney Ellis, a Houston Democrat whose district includes University of Houston, M.D. Anderson and Texas Southern University. “As the cost of higher education continues to grow, it doesn’t make sense to push more unfunded mandates onto the backs of students and their families.” Julie Penne, associate director for external communications at M.D. Anderson, said the “costs would be covered out of proceeds from patient revenue, which would normally go toward cancer research, education and prevention efforts.” She added that MD Anderson leaders agreed with UT System Chancellor William McRaven’s opposition to campus carry, and that approving the proposal would create a “less-safe environment” and “a safety risk” for campus police officers “who have an outstanding history of protecting those who visit and work in this institution of healing.”

‘Real costs’ to bill Allowing guns on campus would cost $7 million for the Texas Tech University System, $2.5 million for the Texas State University System, $2 million for the University of North Texas System and at least $550,000 for Texas Southern University over six years. Neither Texas Woman’s University nor the Texas A&M University System had a cost estimate available. Cost estimates were provided to the Legislative Budget Board for inclusion in a fiscal note on the costs of Senate Bill 11, which would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry onto college campuses and universities. But the bill’s current fiscal note does not include these campus-specific cost estimates. It acknowledges the systems submitted these estimates, but notes “no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated” and “it is assumed implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within (institutions’) existing resources.” R.J. DeSilva, communications officer for the board, said leaving out these is standard: “Unless we estimate a bill would have significant fiscal impact on state finances, we don’t generally list out or otherwise detail

what is submitted for our consideration by agencies or institutions.” But Ellis questioned the omission, saying “there are real costs associated with this bill, and the Legislature ought to account for them in a transparent way.”

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Costs questioned In 2013, a similar bill failed. This year, in contrast, the legislation is on a fast track — it was already voted out of committee by a 7-2 vote — and boasts a supermajority of 19 co-sponsors in the Senate. Sen. Brian Birdwell, the bill’s original sponsor, questioned the cost estimates’ efficacy. “It is patently absurd to suggest that additional security resources would be needed to accommodate faculty, staff or student CHL-holders on Texas campuses,” the Granbury Republican said. “CHL-holders are statistically the most law-abiding citizens in our state, and I think it bordering on offensive to suggest that they will conduct themselves any less thoughtfully or lawfully the moment they set foot inside a university building.” — Lauren McGaughy (Houston Chronicle/TNS)

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Letter to the Editor

Starlight expresses gratitude for DM efforts Dear Dance Marathon Community, On behalf of Starlight Children’s Foundation and the millions of kids and families we support here in the U.S. and around the world, we applaud your outstanding efforts to raise funds and build awareness for Starlight through the 41st annual Northwestern University Dance Marathon. DM’s selection of Starlight as the primary beneficiary for funds raised this year will support one of Starlight’s key programs launched in 1990. Starlight Sites vastly improve the pediatric patient care experience for children while they are hospitalized. Health experts believe in the benefits of therapeutic environments and the impact these surroundings have on the lives and health outcomes of kids challenged by chronic illnesses. In 2008, a comprehensive report released from the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions concluded that the physical environment of health care settings affects the clinical, physiological, psychosocial and safety outcomes among child patients and families. Evidence for Innovation, Transforming Children’s Health Through the Physical Environment was the first comprehensive report to look at the

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effect of the physical environment on children in health care settings. Since kicking off our partnership with DM in May 2014, we have been inspired to work with your committee members, students and the entire campus community as you rally behind Starlight Children’s Foundation and the pediatric facilities, kids and families we support. Your thoughtful, enthusiastic and creative approach to building awareness and fundraising is impressive, and we are proud to partner with you in working to change the lives of medically fragile children in the Midwest. Through support from individuals, groups, corporations and foundations, Starlight has provided $3.9 million in support to our pediatric partners in the past 18 months alone. Nonprofit and public freestanding children’s hospitals, specialty clinics and camps, and respite houses and hospices that collectively serve more than 26 million pediatric patients annually are part of Starlight’s network. Thank you for your partnership. We wish you and all of your dancers tremendous success — and fun — in the coming month and during the marathon itself, and I look forward to seeing you March 6-8. Together, DM and Starlight will help ensure that pediatric patients and their families treated in the Midwest have the opportunity to enjoy the healing and therapeutic benefits of Starlight Sites. Jacquie Hart Global CEO Starlight Children’s Foundation

Online Buzz What commenters are saying “It’s also important to realize that feeling “objectified, boxed-in and discriminated against by the dialogue� is just a glimpse at how POC feel every single day. That doesn’t mean that you should feel it too, but it raises some implications about who the oppressed really are.� — Ariana Steele

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Democracy on and off campus As a Northwestern alumnus and a current employee of the University, I have watched the debate surrounding a proposed divestment from the Israeli occupation closely but silently. I have opinions on the issue, but because I am no longer a student, I understand that it is not my place to become directly involved in a debate taking place among the undergraduate population. The Associated Student Government represents the student body, and I am no longer a part of that community. Nonetheless, I have been impressed by the level of commitment on both sides, as well as the intensity of the discussion on this complex and emotionally charged issue. Since long before my time as a student, Northwestern has not had a reputation as a site of political discourse or action. For this recent and noticeable elevation in campus conversation, credit is largely due to the student organizers of NUDivest, whose bravery in challenging the political status quo on campus sparked the heated debates that we have witnessed this year. It is fair to say that we would not be discussing this issue at all had NUDivest not taken action by calling for divestment. There is a great irony in the dismissive rhetoric of the anti-divestment NU Coalition for Peace, which purported to champion dialogue but did not appreciate that the tangible actions embedded in NUDivest’s call achieved exactly the dialogue that NU Coalition for Peace claims to value. Considering this contradiction, it was

with great chagrin that I read “Divestment without democracy,� a letter to the editor written by two alumni who aimed to undermine the recent ASG vote in favor of divestment. Their argument was simple: The vote does not reflect the opinion of the student body because the voting was conducted in secret. Never mind that the resolution passed because the secret ballot means constituents cannot hold their representatives accountable for their votes, the letter argued. Calling the ASG “fundamentally undemocratic,� the alumni cited the United States Congress and the Israeli Knesset as sites of true democracy. Perhaps the authors have not heard the recent news that the Knesset voted overwhelmingly in favor of banning the re-election candidacy of Haneen Zoabi, a Palestinian woman and a member of the governing body, in response to her criticism of the Israeli occupation. Locally, Mondoweiss has reported on leaked emails that demonstrate influential involvement in opposing NUDivest by pro-Israel lobbies and the Israeli consulate. How does the influence of these powerful organizations of non-students affect the student-centered democratic process on campus? Despite these efforts by non-student organizations to influence student opinion and policy at NU, the resolution passed. If it had to pass in secret, this is because the representatives felt threatened for expressing their opinions. Clearly, NU is not yet a safe space for political discourse. Acknowledging this, we should reflect thoughtfully on the reasons why even student government representatives feel unsafe in representing their constituents’ calls to challenge the status quo. Elliot Reichert Weinberg ’10

History is not just about the positive side MATT GATES

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Many of us took Advanced Placement U.S. History in high school, whether to learn more about our country’s past, fulfill a graduation requirement or earn college credit. Those of us who did not may have had the opportunity to do so. However, current and future Oklahoma high school students may soon lose the opportunity to learn U.S. history through the College Board’s curriculum, which is designed to match college-level material and possibly provide college credit. Not only did the Oklahoma State House of Representatives vote to cut funding for AP U.S. History courses this month, legislatures in Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have introduced bills attacking the curriculum as well. The updated AP U.S. History curriculum has incurred criticism because it presents a view of American history that is perceived as too negative and lacking in patriotism. Although it is perfectly acceptable for educators and politicians to debate to what degree emphasis should be placed on certain facets of the nation’s history, the argument that the study of U.S. history should downplay its negative aspects in the name of patriotism is highly damaging to history as a discipline. History involves the study of all parts of a nation’s past, even those that it is not proud of. Those that oppose the curriculum say that it leaves out important figures and documents such as the Founding Fathers, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Declaration of Independence, but they ignore the fact that it is intended as a framework of general themes, periods and trends in which teachers can select specific historical figures, documents and events. The College Board holds that it intends to “guide� rather than “dictate� the curriculum. According to the Oklahoma bill’s sponsor, Republican state Rep. Dan Fisher, the recently updated curriculum places “a new

emphasis on what is bad about America� rather than focusing on “America’s founding principles of Constitutional government.� The alleged shift toward an emphasis on the negative aspects of U.S. history does not mean that the new curriculum is necessarily unreasonably negative. All aspects of a nation’s past should be emphasized in order to give a complete picture of its history. Opponents of the bill also take issue with aspects of the curriculum that address factual realities. Former AP U.S. History teacher Larry Krieger, who is helping fight against the College Board’s changes, cited quotes from the curriculum framework, such as how the Founders “developed a belief in white superiority,� as evidence that they are unfairly portrayed Addressing as “bigots.� The idea that any American the negative history curriculum aspects of would ignore the American undeniable historical fact that white history is not Americans who “unpatriotic,� founded the country but a necessary had a widespread strongly held component of and belief in their racial patriotism. superiority is deeply disturbing. There is always room for criticism and improvement whenever a curriculum is written. However, the particular criticism that the AP U.S. History curriculum has garnered is unwarranted. Addressing the negative aspects of American history is not “unpatriotic,� but a necessary component of patriotism. Recognizing the mistakes in a nation’s past is an essential step to improving its future, a goal in line with patriotism.

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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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NU gets back to winning ways against Marquette

Defense and freshman midfielder Selena Lasota have held the Wildcats together in this young season, and it was more of the same Saturday. No. 5 Northwestern (3-1) pounced early on a vulnerable Marquette (0-3) squad, jumping out to a 5-1 lead less than eight minutes into the contest and cruising to a 13-6 victory. The win comes two days after the Cats suffered their first loss of the season, a thorough home beating at the hands of No. 8 Duke. Saturday’s contest was a clear mismatch from the outset, with NU’s high national standing and a winless Golden Eagles. And the Cats’ offense ensured there would be no surprises. Junior midfielder Kaleigh Craig and senior attack Kara Mupo each contributed a goal in the initial minutes, but it was Lasota’s hat trick in the opening eight minutes that moved NU out 4 goals ahead. Both offenses would stall for the rest of the half, but the opening eight minutes of the second period nearly replicated the first. NU outscored Marquette 6-1 in that span, with 3 more goals from Lasota in three minutes, and NU had an insurmountable 11-3 lead. The Cats continued their strong early season defense on Saturday. The 6 goals allowed come on the heels of giving up just 5 against No. 7 Virginia, and just 4 in the final 37 minutes of

regulation plus overtime in the season-opener against USC. NU had just three saves on the afternoon, but counteracted that by forcing an astounding 25 turnovers on the Golden Eagles. The one true difference for the Cats that could bode well was their performance in draw controls. NU has struggled all season in this department following the departure of Alyssa Leonard, and coach Kelly Amonte Hiller has said she wished to see her team take 50 percent

of the draws. Against Marquette, NU actually led 12-9 in draw controls, and the Cats jumped out to a 5-1 cushion in this category as their early lead grew to this same margin. The game was a step in the right direction for NU, even if it was against an inferior opponent. The Cats will be back in action next Saturday against No. 2 North Carolina. — Kevin Casey

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It was about time. After six straight losses to start the season, Northwestern beat Villanova 7-5 on Sunday for its first victory of 2015. NU, competing in the Irish Alamo Invitational in San Antonio, had lost its first three games and risked finishing a second straight weekend without a win. But the Wildcats in purple scored 6 runs in the first five innings Sunday against Villanova’s Wildcats and never gave up the lead. Eight different NU players contributed hits Sunday, and the team’s two-through-five hitters produced two apiece. For a team that averaged only 2.2 runs per game entering Sunday, the outburst was a relief. “Sometimes it just takes some time for the bats to kind of wake up and get going,” said senior catcher Scott Heelan, who had eight hits on the weekend. “Everyone’s approaches look better each game, and people are just putting better swings on it.” Making his first start of the season, sophomore pitcher Joe Schindler shut down Villanova for four innings, then escaped a jam in the fifth allowing only 1 run. He allowed two hits to begin the sixth, then was replaced by sophomore Pete Hofman, who allowed the two inherited runners to score, plus two more, to bring the score to 6-5. But NU added a run in the eighth and held on thanks to two-and-a-third scoreless innings from sophomore reliever Jake Stolley. Schindler, currently the fourth guy in a typically three-man weekend rotation, said he enjoyed contributing to the team’s first win. “It was nice to get the first win off our backs and get it rolling a little bit,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to getting starts when I can and doing well when I’m given the opportunity.” NU had already lost to Villanova once in San Antonio, falling 4-3 on Friday thanks to a ninth-inning Villanova rally against Hofman and Stolley. The Cats also dropped the second game of Friday’s double-header, losing 8-1 to Incarnate Word, then fell to Notre Dame 7-3 on Saturday. Sunday marked the return of senior Kyle Ruchim, who was suspended for the season’s first six games for having an adviser serve as an agent in conversation with the St. Louis Cardinals, after they drafted him in the 39th round of the MLB Draft in June. Ruchim started in center field and went 1-for-5 at the plate Sunday, as the team picked up its much-needed first win. “We just had to get the first one out of the way,” Heelan said, “and now we can move forward and have a great season ahead of us.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu

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The gauntlet of opponents carried on, and Northwestern came out of it with an even split. The beginning of Big Ten play was not kind to the Wildcats, as No. 26 NU (7-5, 0-1 Big Ten) fell 5-2 to No. 6 Illinois (9-2, 2-0) in Urbana on Friday, before rounding out the weekend with a 4-2 road victory Sunday over a nonconference foe in No. 64 Cornell. Singles play hurt NU in Friday’s match, with the Fighting Illini, who fielded four top-70 nationallyranked singles players, winning five of six singles matches. The Cats took the doubles point and secured a 2-1 lead after a straight-sets singles victory by sophomore Alp Horoz, but Illinois’ top four singles swept their matches to set the final margin. NU proceeded to rebound against the Big Red on Sunday behind the strength of its own singles play. After stumbling out of the gate to drop the doubles point, the Cats refocused and won four singles matches to clinch the victory over Cornell. Coach Arvid Swan tied the strong finish to the weekend to his team’s ambition. “I’m fortunate to coach a very highly motivated team,” he said. “The guys were excited to get back on the court after the loss.” Especially encouraging for the Cats was the rebound of their top two, sophomores Sam Shropshire and Strong Kirchheimer. The nationally ranked duo — Shropshire is 96th nationally as a singles player, while Kirchheimer checks in at 64th — faced quality opponents against Illinois but weren’t able to come up with crucial singles victories. Shropshire fell to No. 23 Jared Hiltzik, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 and Kirchheimer lost in

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straight sets to No. 37 Tim Kopinski, 6-1, 6-3. The duo turned things around against Cornell in the next match, though, with both taking straight-set wins over their singles opponents. Elsewhere on the squad, freshman Logan Staggs lost both of his singles matches on the weekend in straight sets at the third spot. Staggs, who won the Big Ten Athlete of the Week award two weeks ago, continued an up-and-down first season for NU and sits at 5-6 in singles this season. In addition, the doubles pairing of Horoz and junior Mihir Kumar won both of their doubles matches this weekend. The duo is 7-1 on the season and has won six straight matches. NU opened with a conference loss, but junior Fedor Baev said the team is ready for Big Ten play. “Illinois is one of the better teams we’ll face, but that’s the level we want to be at,” he said. “We know that every team in the Big Ten is a quality team, and no match is going to be easy.” maxschuman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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a proposal seeking a fundraising consultant for the project. The consultant would raise $5 million in additional funds for the project, which is expected to cost between $18 million and $30 million total. The tentative fundraising deadline would be Dec. 31, according to a memo to council members from Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl. John Ronan Architects will give a presentation to council members Monday on the two concept options for the project. The options will include both a renovated center option and a new center option, according to the memo. Depending on factors including council decisions, construction could begin by spring 2017, the memo indicated.

WASHINGTON — Iowa voters oppose President Barack Obama’s free community college plan by a 15-percentage-point margin, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Thursday. The president in his State of the Union address last month proposed making community college free for more students.The poll found that 55 percent of Iowa voters disapprove of the plan and 40 percent approve. In Virginia, voters were more closely divided, with 51 percent opposed to the plan and 45 percent in support of it. In Colorado, voters were pretty much tied, with 49 percent against the plan and 46 percent for it. Obama won all three of those swing states in 2012, but today voters there say they want

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the next president to take the country in a different direction - in Iowa, 58-34 percent; in Virginia, 61-31; and in Colorado, 58-34. These could be signs of challenges Hillary Clinton would face if she seeks the Democratic nomination to succeed Obama in 2016. One bright spot in the poll for Democrats: Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy in order to finance middleclass tax cuts is popular in all three states. In Iowa, the state that traditionally kicks off the presidential nominating contest, voters support the plan 64-30 percent; in Virginia, 56-39; and in Colorado, 57-37. Quinnipiac surveyed voters Feb. 5-15 by phone, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points in each state. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,089 voters in Iowa, 1,074 voters in Virginia, and 1,049 voters in Colorado. — Ali Elkin (Bloomberg News/TNS)

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For coach Drew Pariano, a win is not a win. He can earn a W and not be content with the performance. But this weekend, in Northwestern’s final two matches of the regular season — George Mason and American on the road in Washington D.C. — he was satisfied. “Wrestling twice in one day and in two different locations is a good test for our guys,” he said, “but we won some big matches.” First the Wildcats (12-8, 2-7 Big Ten) went toe to toe with the Patriots and didn’t lose a single bout they competed in. Forfeiting two matches at 157 and 174 pounds, NU won every other weight class for a 31-12 victory overall. Juniors Garrison White and Jameson Oster at 125 and 141 pounds respectively won by major decision, senior No. 18 Alex Polizzi at 197 scored a tech fall and senior No. 3 Mike McMullan at heavyweight earned a fall in 55 seconds. Clearly, moving away from Big Ten competition helped the Cats get back on track. “It puts the guys in the right frame of mind,” Pariano said of this weekend’s victories right before the Big Ten Championships. After the Cats put on a show at George Mason, they headed right to the bus for their second dual against American. But the weather wasn’t cooperating. “There was a point where American’s athletic department wanted to shut down the match because of the weather,” Pariano said. “It was really treacherous, and the athletes’ safety was definitely on my mind. We were traveling like 30 miles per hour to get to the second dual meet.”

Ultimately, NU made it safely and the dual meet went on. Now that the Cats had two wins — one over George Mason and one over the weather — they were ready to fly home undefeated. With the 28-20 victory over American, they accomplished that goal. The meet wasn’t as close as the score indicated. NU won six of the eight total matches, including two by tech fall and two by fall, but the two forfeits gave up 12 automatic points. “Going in with two forfeits,” Pariano said, “it’s like playing a basketball game with no point guard. It’s crazy.”’ McMullan pinned his second opponent of the day, Polizzi upped his tech fall against George Mason to an actual fall against American and No. 7 senior Pierce Harger at 165 and No. 3 sophomore Jason Tsirtsis at 149 both turned in more dominant performances than their first times out with tech falls. Junior No. 20 Dominick Malone at 133 and Oster both also won their second matches of the day. Pariano cited McMullan, Polizzi, Malone and Oster as having particularly good weekends. Only White and redshirt freshman Mitch Sliga at 184 lost at American, with White suffering a tech fall to a ranked opponent. Now, the Cats return to Evanston, riding a threematch win streak, and have an extra week to prepare for Big Ten Championships, which start on March 7. “They know what it feels like to win,” Pariano said. “They’ve been winners their whole life. That’s why they’re at Northwestern. Sometimes you can feel a little beat down, but now we get back, the sun’s out, practices are going to get shorter and more focused and we’re feeling good about the culmination of the season.” alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu

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The winning streak has reached seven. Northwestern (21-6, 11-5 Big Ten) went on the road Sunday and stole a victory away from Wisconsin (8-18, 4-12) in an 86-83 overtime thriller. The Wildcats came into the contest a half game back of the fourth spot in the Big Ten, while the Badgers were in a tie for tenth. Wisconsin was having its senior night on the team’s last home game of the season. Despite nine first half turnovers, the Badgers took a 31-23 lead into the half. In the second half, Wisconsin’s possessions problems continued, but NU was unable to take advantage of them and saw the Badgers build a 15-point lead with just less than 10 minutes remaining. But the Cats did not give up. NU fought its way back into the game and cut the deficit to 6 with four minutes left. “I felt like when we got it to 6 … I felt like we were doing a lot of good things that we wanted to do,” coach Joe McKeown said. “And I felt like we had a chance then. That was the first

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time I just looked up and said to one of my coaches, ‘I feel like we’re really in control right now, even though we’re down 6.’” NU then nibbled the lead down to 2 with three minutes left and retained that deficit down to the final seconds. With 3.5 ticks on the clock remaining in regulation, the Cats had one last chance to tie the game off a base line inbounds play. Sophomore guard Ashley Deary found junior guard Maggie Lyon for a mid-range jump shot that tied the game at 70 with 1.5 seconds on the clock. “(The play) was actually for a 3-point shot,” Lyon said. “But they just didn’t guard me, so Ashley made the great read and passed it to me. And I fortunately knocked down the shot.” In the extra period, NU jumped ahead early, and with 59.7 seconds left, held an 8-point lead, but Wisconsin responded.

“It felt like we were control in the overtime,” McKeown said. “We were up 7, 8, 9, and they kept coming back and made plays. So you got to give them a lot of credit.” The Badgers trimmed the Cats’ advantage down to 1 with 13.5 seconds left in the game. After sophomore guard Christen Inman made one-of-two free throws with 12 seconds left, Wisconsin missed an open layup that would have tied the game. Senior forward Alex Cohen went to the line for NU and pushed the lead back up to three with 2.8 seconds in overtime. The Badgers did not get off a shot after Cohen made the free throw, and NU escaped the Kohl Center with an unbelievable triumph. “We knew that they were going to come out really tough today with senior night and the way the last game went and they had been playing really well recently,” Cohen said. “But we were able to pull it out.” Sophomore forward Nia Coffey led the team in scoring once again with 21 points. Lyon and Deary contributed 15 and 12 points, respectively, and finished tied with senior guard Karly Roser with a game-high five assists. Deary also had a game-high four steals in the win.

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CLUTCH CATS Maggie Lyon weaves her way down the lane. The junior guard scored 15 points in Sunday’s 86-83 overtime win, none more important than the 2 she produced with seconds left in regulation to tie the contest.

The Badgers outrebounded the Cats 48-28 in the contest, but lost the turnover battle 23-10, which allowed NU to stay in the game. This was similar to the previous matchup between these two teams which saw Wisconsin grab 10 more boards than the Cats but have 12 more turnovers. This victory pulls NU into a tie for third in the Big Ten with Ohio State,

Minnesota and No. 19 Rutgers. “It was huge,” Lyon said. “I think it was a must win, especially for tournament resume and Big Ten standings. So once again it just continues our confidence and our momentum going into our final two games against Rutgers and Maryland.” khadricerollins2017@u.northwestern.edu

Cats whip Nittany Lions NU wins third straight in home blow out By KHADRICE ROLLINS

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Northwestern is getting into its zone. The Wildcats (13-14, 4-10 Big Ten) continued their winning ways of new with a 60-39 victory over Penn State (15-13, 3-12) at home Saturday. But despite the final margin, the contest wasn’t a Cats runaway from the start. In the opening minutes, it looked as if Penn State had no problems with NU’s 2-3 zone, as the Nittany Lions quickly made four 3-pointers and took a 12-3 lead. “After they hit their first four 3s, it was testing my patience with sticking in the zone,” coach Chris Collins said. “But we stayed I just felt the course w i t h i t , like I needed to and ou r do something defense was fantastic.” to lift my team’s The intensity and Cats’ play as hard as I offense could. started off slow, but Vic Law, found its freshman forward groove following the first media timeout. After junior center Alex Olah bullied his way through two Penn State defenders for an impressive bucket, senior guard Dave Sobolewski knocked down three free throws to cut the Nittany Lions’ lead to 1. “We didn’t start all that well,” Sobolewski said. “But the second unit really came in strong and gave us some energy and started playing some defense, which really set the tone for the game.” NU’s defense, anchored by Olah and freshman forward Vic Law, caused trouble for Penn State.

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After the initial offensive burst, the length of the Cats’ defense was able to force turnovers and helped the home team attack the glass hard. As the defense got into its groove, Law got into his on the offensive end. “I just felt like I needed to do something to lift my team’s intensity and play as hard as I could,” Law said. “Because as one person plays hard, everyone else seems to follow suit as a team.” A fast break layup by Law gave the Cats their first lead of the game at 13-12. Later in the half, Law got another bucket at the rim and NU extended its advantage to seven. Law was the leading scorer and rebounder at the half with 9 points and six boards as the Cats took a 28-20 lead into the break. Coming out of the half, Law was given the chance to start instead of coming off the bench, and he took advantage of it. He continued to be a disrupting force on the back end of the 2-3 zone and kept up his solid rebounding performance. NU increased its lead to 14, forcing Penn State to extend its defense. The Nittany Lions began pressuring the ball, but freshman guard Bryant McIntosh remained calm and did not let the increased pressure affect the Cats ball security. Although the Nittany Lions could not force turnovers with their defense, they slowed the Cats’ scoring production. A 12-2 run by the visitors cut NU’s lead down to 4 with just over 11 minutes left. With momentum starting to go in favor of the visitors, sophomore forward Sanjay Lumpkin took a huge charge to stop a Penn State fast break, and junior guard Tre Demps and Law hit back-to-back

threes to give the Cats a 10-point cushion. NU would not let up from there. Demps, Law and Olah were the catalyst for a 22-5 run that allowed the Cats to close out the 60-39 victory. McIntosh had a game-high eight assists to go along with 5 points, and Demps and Olah chipped in 16 and 10 points, respectively. The star of the game however, was Law. The freshman had his first career double-double by reaching game and career-highs in points with 17 and rebounds with 11. “During these two last games it has been really good,” Law said. “But the best thing to me is that we are on this three game winning streak.” khadricerollins2017@u.northwestern.edu

Law finally finding form late in freshman season By JESSE KRAMER

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Freshman Vic Law is finally showing why he was a top-100 recruit coming out of high school. The 6-foot-7 forward had some growing pains this season, as many freshmen do, but he turned in the most impressive performance of his career Saturday in a 60-39 home win against Penn State. Law was NU’s best player all afternoon, finishing with 17 points, 11 rebounds, two steals and a block. “Certainly this was a breakout for Vic Law,” coach Chris Collins said. “He’s been in the gym tirelessly working with the coaches on his skills.

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RESPECTING THE LAW Vic Law surveys the floor. The freshman forward impressed against Penn State with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 11 rebounds.

That’s why you love to see days like today pay off for a guy.” Law’s career-highs entering Saturday were 16 points and eight rebounds, making Saturday his first career double-double. “Each game of freshman year has been up and down,” Law said. “I’ve started to lock in mentally and start to prepare the way I wanted to.” Law was all over the floor with 9 points and six boards in the first half alone as the Wildcats built a 28-20 halftime lead. After Penn State closed NU’s lead to 38-34 nine minutes into the second half, Law contributed 8 points in a 18-2 run by the Cats that ignited the Welsh-Ryan Arena crowd and put the game away. “He had that big smile going,” Collins said. “We need that personality. We need that energy. When you lose a little confidence, you have a tendency to lose that swagger. He was huge for us.” Earlier in the season, even when Law was scoring, he was not too efficient. When he produced his previous Big-Ten high of 11 points against Nebraska, he shot just 3-of-8 from the field and had three turnovers. In the last few games, that has changed. Law did his work Saturday on 7-of-12 shooting, including three 3-pointers. He also coughed up the ball only once. When he scored 9 points Wednesday against Minnesota, he shot 3-of-5 from the field and did not turn the ball over at all. “I just think I’m starting to get used to college basketball now, so everything’s getting a little easier,” Law said. “My mindset has changed greatly since the beginning of the season. … (I’m) acting older than what I am.” Collins subbed Law out with 18 seconds remaining and the game in hand. He pulled his freshman aside. “Welcome to the Big Ten,” the coach said. jessekramer2017@u.northwestern.edu

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