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The Daily Northwestern Thursday, February 26, 2015
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Onion writers talk free speech
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ASG to lobby for committee By SHANE MCKEON
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SPEAKING SATIRE Mike Gillis, a writer for The Onion, speaks about freedom of speech at a panel hosted by Northwestern Community Development Corps and Northwestern Political Union. Gillis, Steve Etheridge from The Onion and former Obama administration official Hannah Rosenthal visited NU to discuss the Charlie Hebdo shootings.
By TONY CHEN
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Speakers from The Onion and the White House visited Northwestern and spoke about freedom of speech Wednesday in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings that left 12 people
dead in January. Mike Gillis and Steve Etheridge from The Onion and Hannah Rosenthal, who formerly headed the Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism for the Obama administration, came to NU to share their thoughts on the boundary of free speech to a room of more than 60 people. The panel was hosted by Northwestern Community
Development Corps and Northwestern Political Union. “When the Charlie Hebdo incident happened, we knew we could provide a public outlet for the event to create dialogue around important justice (issues),” Weinberg sophomore Ben Levey, an organizer of the panel and » See HEBDO, page 6
An Associated Student Government task force will lobby for the creation of a committee to oversee the University’s investment practices, following the passage of a Northwestern Divest-sponsored resolution calling for increased transparency in investment. The forthcoming task force will advocate for “an Advisory Committee on Socially Responsible Investing” in NU’s Budgeting Office, ASG President Julia Watson explained in Wednesday’s Senate agenda. The task force would make recommendations to the NU Board of Trustees on ethical issues related to investments in the University’s endowment. Watson, a Weinberg senior, told The Daily that ASG will choose members for the task force on Thursday. She said the group will advocate for an advisory committee similar to Yale University’s Advisory Committee on Investor Responsibility, which comprises faculty, alumni and students who oversee Yale’s investments. The task force will meet with William McLean, NU’s chief investment officer, before the end
of the quarter, Watson said. Watson cited several peer institutions as having similar committees, including Yale, Georgetown University and Brown University. NU’s lack of such a committee, Watson wrote, is “indicative of an outdated transparency policy and a poor commitment to socially responsible investing.” Wednesday’s meeting was the first since Senate passed the NUDivest resolution after a contentious, five-hour debate early in the morning on Feb. 19. Speaker of the Senate Noah Star began the meeting by defending his decision to require a secret ballot in that vote. Two alumni wrote a Letter to the Editor in The Daily critiquing his decision last week. “A secret ballot is not a measure that allows you to hide your vote,” Star, a Weinberg junior, said. “It is merely a measure to prevent public intimidation from affecting the outcome of a vote.” Star also alluded to incidents of “intimidation and harassment” toward senators following the vote, and he encouraged senators to approach him if they’ve encountered either. Later in the meeting, Jenny Puchtel, who oversees NU’s accreditation process for the » See SENATE, page 7
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By JEE YOUNG LEE
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Associated Student Government is working with the Center for Student Enrichment Services to create a voucher program that covers the ticket costs for students with financial need to attend performances and other events on campus. The initiative, called the Student Activities Voucher program, was started by the ASG accessibility and inclusion committee. It will be run by the center to provide funding for students to attend events starting in the next academic year, said Weinberg sophomore Jourdan Dorrell, a committee member. “Originally, it was developed as a possible program for QuestBridge scholars, however, 14 percent of campus is eligible for QuestBridge, and that’s very broad,” SESP sophomore Matt Herndon, another committee member, said. “We thought the best way to do it was to have students apply (for the aid), so that we can determine eligibility solely based on need and interest.” Herndon said the center would promote the program in the beginning of the next academic year
to let students know about the opportunity. Students will be able to apply for the vouchers through the Center for Student Enrichment Services. After receiving applications, the center will work with the Center for Student Involvement to create a list of students eligible for the program. They will then hand the list to the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid to determine students’ financial needs, Herndon said. “The Center for Student Enrichment Services is working on a kind of ‘Common App’ on which students would set up an account and put their financial information,” Dorrell said. “The online site would let students know which financial resources are available to them.” The committee is figuring out methods to accommodate some smaller student groups that have their own cash boxes instead of the Norris Box Office system, Dorrell said. The online sale of tickets would secure the privacy of students’ socioeconomic status, she said. “We’re trying to figure out the best way to relieve the stigma that comes with vouchers and being a » See VOUCHER, page 6
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A new extended-stay hotel and apartment complex are planning to open in Evanston, said Mark Muenzer, the city’s director of community development. A Hyatt House hotel will open at 1515 Chicago Ave. and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2016, said Justin Dickinson, associate director We can’t at Janko completely Group, the investdeviate from firm the brand, but ment working we are creating with the something new developers on the and original. project. Justin Dickinson, “EvanJanko Group ston is a associate director great place to develop because of its proximity to the third largest city in the country,” Dickinson said. “We’ve noticed a lack in this specific product and it’s a nice area to develop an extended-stay property.” Dickinson said developers are trying to work in a collaborative
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IN THE WORKS Hyatt Hotel has plans to open an extended-stay hotel at 1515 Chicago Ave., shown in this rendering. The hotel, along with a planned apartment building, expects to add to the Evanston economy.
manner with the community, while also staying true to the direction Hyatt House wants. “We can’t completely deviate from the brand, but we are creating something new and original,” he said. “We’re hoping that people will use and enjoy it, possibly even as a space for meetings. We’re really trying to revitalize that area of Chicago Avenue.”
In an attempt to bring more residents to the Central Street area, Real Capital Solutions and McHugh Construction have plans to build a 47-unit apartment complex that will open late summer 2016 at 1620 Central St., said John Myefski, the architect for the building. The market-rate housing is aimed » See CONSTRUCTION, page 7
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