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Ceremony honors veterans’ service By PAIGE LESKIN

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Veterans and residents braved the rain Monday morning to mark Veterans Day in downtown Evanston. “We want to dedicate this day and honor our brave veterans who served their country,” said Charles Spivey, who The best way was a U.S. to give thanks Air Force commander to those who in the Vietserved our nam War. Despite country is to the forecast make sure of s n ow, we provide more than them and their 150 people gathered families with in Fountain Square the help they wearing deserve. heavy coats Jan Schakowsky, and carrying umbrelU.S. Rep. las. Elected (D-Evanston) officials and veterans spoke about the importance of the holiday and showing appreciation to veterans. “The best way to give thanks to

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academic space for the School of Communication and the McCormick School of Engineering. Paul Weller, Facilities Management’s director of facilities planning, said this part of the building will open in about 10 months.

A man was shot and another man was stabbed during an unusually violent weekend in Evanston. The three-day period starting Friday also saw two men rob a CTA employee at gunpoint near the Chicago-Evanston border. The string of incidents came a day after the Evanston Police Department announced major crime in the city was down more than 6 percentage points through the first 10 months of this year compared with the same range in 2012. The shooting happened Saturday night across the street from Evanston Township High School, according to police. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said a 20-year-old man was shot four times with a small-caliber gun at about 8:40 p.m. near the intersection of Church Street and Hovland Court. The man, who is from Evanston, was hit twice in the hand, once in the leg and once in the buttocks. Parrott said the man was taken to Evanston Hospital and has been released. The man told police two men were responsible for the shooting, Parrott said. Police described the two men as 5 feet 7 inches tall and 135 pounds. A day earlier, a 34-year-old man was stabbed during a fight among street artists near the Chicago-Evanston border, according to police. Shortly before midnight Friday, Chicago and Evanston police responded to several people fighting in the middle of the street near an art gallery in the 700 block of Howard Street, Parrott said. Officers broke up the fight, but a short time later, a Chicago Fire Department ambulance was sent to the same area for the man. Parrott said the man was stabbed in the chest during the fight but did not realize he was hurt until the brawl ended. The man, who is from Chicago, was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he underwent surgery, Parrott said. The man is in stable condition. Parrott said police have reviewed surveillance footage of the fight and identified a suspect. However, no one was in custody or charged Monday afternoon. The fight happened after the artists left an event at the Howard Street Gallery, 747 W. Howard St., Parrott said. The gallery did not return a request for

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GRAND OLD FLAG John Russo, chaplain of Evanston American Legion Post 42, salutes during the presentation of colors at the Veterans Day ceremony held in Fountain Square on Monday morning. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) and Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl were both present at the event.

those who served our country is to make sure we provide them and their families with the help they

deserve,” U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston). Greg Lisinski, commander of

American Legion Post 42, led the » See VETERANS DAY, page 7

New campus parking to open in 2014 By TYLER PAGER

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Facilities Management is finishing up construction on two parking structures as part of an effort to make campus more pedestrianfriendly by removing some parking lots. Bonnie Humphrey, Facilities Management’s director of design and construction, said parking structures are part of the Board of Trustees’ 2009 campus framework plan. “The plan includes building structured parking to allow the removal of surface parking lots from the middle of the campus in order to capture the cars at the edges of campus and allow a more pedestrianfriendly circulation through the core of campus,” she said. “The first piece of that was actually the Mid-Campus Green that we did last year.” The Mid-Campus Green, which is located south of Silverman Hall and east of Annenberg Hall, replaced two parking lots with a large lawn area. The North Campus parking structure, which will be attached to the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and

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Aquatics Center, will include 1,125 parking spots and increase program space for SPAC’s recreational activities. The parking component of the structure is slated to open for cars by the end of February. Daniel Bulfin, director of recreational sports, said the additional space will include a new 7,000square foot It will make the recreation weight room, three experience a lot fitness studios, better. administraDaniel Bulfin, tive offices director of and classrecreational sports rooms for Red Cross and CPR training. “The best thing we will have is more square footage for weight lifting and strength training,” he said. “Right now we are using two former squash courts for the weight room.” Bulfin added that the new fitness studios will give students more choices for workout classes. “Instead of only having one class per hour, we will be able to offer

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COMING SOON Scaffolding currently blankets the in-progress South Campus parking garage, but University officials said cars are expected to be able to park in the garage by April. The garage will be part of the new visitor center, scheduled to open in fall 2014.

three classes per hour,” he said. “(The new space) addresses all of our shortcomings in regard to not having properly designed facilities. We will have more appropriate spaces for people, and it will make the recreation experience a lot better.” The programmatic component of the addition to SPAC will also house

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Around Town Pritzker-backed project plans ‘modern learning center’ near ETHS

Evanston billionaire Jennifer Pritzker is turning to west Evanston for her latest philanthropic venture. Officials affiliated with Tawani Enterprises, the Chicago-based investment group led by Pritzker, announced last week the firm has bought the vacant buildings at 1911-7 Church St. and plans to build a “modern learning center that will encourage local students to explore different creative outlets and activities.” Project Beacon, a new company in the Pritzker orbit, will operate the community center, which will be across the street from Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. The officials said construction is expected to start in the middle of next year after several months of design and program planning. “We hope to provide an exciting structure that will enhance and stimulate development in the local community,” project manager Mark Lavender said in a news release. Ald. Delores Holmes (5th), whose ward includes the buildings, said Monday she is waiting to hear more information about the project, though it “sounds exciting.” “It’s going to be an educational and cultural center,” she said. “That can only be good for our community.” Pritzker has a history of property development in Chicago and Evanston. City Council has given her permission to create two bed-and-breakfasts near the Evanston lakefront. But Pritzker’s proposal to turn the Harley Clarke Mansion into a boutique hotel met vocal opposition from the lakefront property’s neighbors, leading the council to turn it down this summer. — Patrick Svitek

Setting the record straight In Monday’s print edition, the author of “‘Little things’ plague Cats, cost wins” was misidentified. David Lee wrote the story. The Daily regrets the error.

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Businesses compete for $250K Chase grants By SABRINA RODRIGUEZ

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Sixteen Evanston businesses are in the running for one of 12 grants from Chase worth $250,000 each. Mission Main Street, the grant program, gives the money to 12 small businesses nationwide to help expand their operations. “This grant can help businesses reach out to a lot more customers and offer This grant can much more working help businesses capital,” said Michael spokesreach out to a lot Kormanik, man for Greenmore customers wise, a sustainable and offer much landscape company participating in the more working competition. In Evanston, the capital. 16 businesses particiMichael Kormanik, pating are: Beholden Greenwise Photography; Edzo’s spokesman Burger Shop, 1571 Sherman Ave.; Feast & Imbibe, 1307 Chicago Ave.; Greenwise, 1638 Payne St.; Happy Husky Bakery, 2601 Prairie Ave.; Hazelbaker & Lellenber.; Hip Circle Studio, 707-709 Washington St.; Lea Filipek, Inc.; MightyNest; MyChild; Now We’re Cookin’, 1601 Payne St.; Perennials, 2022 Central St.; Rex’s Place, 2120 Ashland Ave.; Star Wireless, 630 Davis St.; Studio 9 Inc; and A Walk in the Park of the North Shore. The competition began with the businesses submitting an application explaining why they deserve a grant. The businesses now need 250 votes by Nov.

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15 to advance to the last round, in which they are judged by a panel. Votes can be cast by going to www.missionmainstreetgrants.com/search and selecting a business. The national winners will be awarded in January. Aside from the Chase grants, each winner will receive a Google Chromebook Pixel laptop and a trip to Google’s California headquarters for a small business workshop. “This grant can open so many doors for us,” Kormanik said. Greenwise is an organic lawn care company that offers various pro bono services to the community. The company provides Evanston parks with organic fertilizers. “The green movement isn’t just a fad anymore,” Kormanik said. “The grant could give us more room to spread the word that a high quality landscape is sustainable.” For Happy Husky Bakery, the grant could help grow the business outside of Evanston. The bakery hopes to start packaging treats to sell at independent retailers. “A small store can only have so many customers,” said Todd Ruppenthal, co-owner of the bakery. “Our draw up until now has been geographic and we would like to expand our brand.” Kathy Lichtenstein, owner of Rex’s Place, a dog day care, training and boarding facility, said she could use the money to buy her own building to expand and make renovations. Those plans would include a senior center for dogs, offering therapy and socializing for older canines. “I’ve really tried to build a community at large with my business,” Lichtenstein said. “Expanding my business means offering more services for the people of Evanston.” sabrinarodriguez2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Sustainability grants move forward By JULIAN GEREZ

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Students are one step closer to receiving $50,000 in grant funding for their sustainability projects. Applications for the second round of grant funding for the Northwestern Sustainability Fund were submitted Monday. The fund will allocate money to student projects that involve energy and sustainability. The fund was established in spring 2013 as a cooperative effort between the Associated Student Government sustainability committee and the Undergraduate Budget Priorities Committee. In the first set of ventures supported by the NSF, six student-run projects each received nearly $10,000 in funding. Grant committee member and Weinberg senior Mark Silberg said NSF “is a pretty substantial opportunity for us to really catalyze student engagement in energy and sustainability on campus.” Six projects were given grants in the first set of applications, including Engineers for a Sustainable World’s Solar Tree, a tree-shaped, solar-powered charging station for laptops and cell phones. Another project is the Lonely Switch, an automated lighting technology designed to reduce energy usage. Pura Playa, the plastic waste reduction team, similarly

Kellogg reclaims No. 1 MBA program ranking

The Kellogg School of Management returned to its place at No. 1 in the biennial Bloomberg BusinessWeek rankings of the best executive MBA programs, published last week. Kellogg was the only school to ever claim the top spot until 2011, when it was displaced by the

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received a contribution. Other groups are using the grant money to fund their events. The Living Green Event hosted by off-campus eco-reps scheduled to be held Thursday was funded, and the Northwestern Energy Technology Group will likewise benefit from a grant to bring several speakers, including a Fortune 500 speaker to discuss sustainability on a corporate scale. The NSF is also allocating funds to support increased We’re excited programming for the Cup competo continue to Green tition currently in support student progress. This is the first year Green Cup projects in has been held durenergy and ing Fall Quarter and sustainability in included students livoff campus. all facets of the ingEven though the University. NSF was officially founded in the spring, Mark Silberg, Silberg said it took grant committee about a year for the member organization to build a “very cohesive case to the University (that) this was a sort of deficiency within our incentives structure of the institution.” The fund was instituted so students, as the primary recipients of the benefits of

sustainability projects, could contribute to campus-wide efforts involving sustainability. “I see the NSF as filling an important gap in funding for projects that deal with the many environmental awareness and sustainability initiatives that various student groups and individuals want to pursue but are unsure of where to find sponsorship,” said John Secaras, a Weinberg senior on the grant committee. Although Silberg could not disclose information about the projects that have currently applied for the second round of funding, he said it would be about two weeks until the decision is made for the next set of ventures to receive funds. “We’re excited to continue to support student projects in energy and sustainability in all facets of the University,” Silberg said. The fund empowers students “by providing a source of funding, guidance, hands-on experience and networking,” according to its bylaws. Any student groups with ideas that may have missed the current deadline or the one before need not worry, Silberg said, because there will be another round of applications due at the end of Winter Quarter. “I’m looking forward to reviewing more applications after today’s deadline and seeing more of the proposed initiatives come to fruition as the year progresses,” Secaras said.

University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. The ranking is compiled using surveys of both students and program directors. “Now Kellogg returns to the top, thanks to a strong showing in student satisfaction and top marks from students for its teaching and curriculum,” Bloomberg wrote. Kellogg received A+ grades for its teaching quality in finance, international business, marketing and strategy, as well as an A for sustainability.

It achieved just a C in entrepreneurship. Kellogg was third in the 2011 rankings behind Booth and Columbia University, which dropped to sixth in the 2013 edition. MBA programs at Southern Methodist University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles rounded out the top five of this year’s list.

The Northwestern School of Law announced Monday that it is offering a new Master of Science in Law (MSL) program aimed specifically at professionals in science, technology, engineering and math fields. The program, which can take two to eight semesters to complete, will offer students the opportunity to concentrate in three areas: patent and intellectual property, business law and entrepreneurship, or regulatory analysis and strategy. Graduates of the program will not be licensed to practice law; instead, the program will aim to “contextualize the complex web of intellectual property, regulatory, business contracting and licensing issues that scientists, engineers, medical practitioners and other STEM professionals around the world face.” “Technical people increasingly have seats at the business table, and more and more of them are being called upon to lead — to sit at the head of the table,” Emerson Tiller, the law school’s senior associate dean of academic initiatives, said in a news release. The announcement comes on the heels of reports that law schools, including NU’s, are cutting their incoming class sizes to divert more resources toward a smaller number of students. Many law firms have reported wanting their new hires to boast improved “real-world” skills. In response, law schools such as NU’s have begun to offer more programs such as MSL to teach their students the necessary professional skills. “In an increasingly interconnected world, where law and regulation is profoundly important, top law schools cannot think of legal training as solely for lawyers,” School of Law Dean Daniel Rodriguez said in a news release. “This program illustrates the law school’s ambitious effort to address a growing industry need to build meaningful, practical bridges across the fields of law, business and technology.”

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More financial planning education needed at NU YONI MULLER

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Recently, I was surveying the news when I found two stories sitting side-by-side on CNN’s homepage. The columns, about Harvard’s operational deficit and the difficulty college graduates have in finding employment, raise a lot of interesting questions. Is college still worth it? Are millennials really a “me� generation? Is Harvard overrated? To these I say: yup, some of them, and hell yes, respectively. But I think these stories raise a bigger concern, and that is for all of our focus on STEM fields, finding internships and prepping for the workforce, college students have completely lost sight of some of the most basic skills that are central not to their ability to land a sexy job with a dental plan but to make the most of whatever you have. Most specifically, I’m referring to general financial skills. It’s incredible how few young adults have any basic idea of budgeting, saving for retirement and emergencies, and living within one’s means. For some people, payday is something that happens every time you ask mommy to put money in your account. Now, that’s not to say being financially dependent on your parents is bad. I most certainly am, and I’m very grateful for their support, which allows me to go to an out-of-state university. For most students here, and at schools in general, I suspect that this is the typical experience, and it’s a good one; your parents support you, you

support your children, and so on and so forth. However, I have held multiple work-study jobs and have worked since I was 15 years old. I knew when I could afford to go out on a fancy date or spend a night with friends at a casino, and when to cut back. I even know what it’s like to kiss part of your paycheck goodbye to taxes (thanks, Obama!). That my income is being supplemented heavily by my parents doesn’t change that. I never thought I had any special grasp on financial responsibility. Many of my friends held jobs, made investments and took out thousands in college loans in their own names. I still don’t think I do (that would require a level of selfworth I’m not sure to have any time soon). But some data I recently found certainly made me question my peers’ abilities – and my own – all the same. Inside Higher Ed conducted a survey of recent college graduates looking for work and hiring managers who interviewed them. Of the students, only 52 percent felt completely or very prepared to create a budget or a financial goal. If that number doesn’t seem dismal to you, consider that only 30 percent of hiring mangers felt that the students they interviewed were ready to use these skills. This begs the question: Why are universities not doing anything about this? I don’t expect college to be a place that teaches you everything you need to know about surviving the real world. There should be no classes explaining how to do laundry when you don’t have a full load of whites or how long certain foods last in the fridge. Those are things people should know, or learn the hard way and move on. Unfortunately, learning not to eat cooked rice more than a week old results in a stomach ache; learning to balance your checkbook the hard way

Seize opportunities while you still have the chance ANTONIO PETKOV

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In the haste that envelops most of our daily routines, it is often difficult to take time to establish connections or attend events like career or study abroad fairs. Many of us have a vague desire to do all the things we were urged to consider, like studying abroad and interning, but these are often sidelined by more pressing matters like homework and midterms. Despite this, we should make a conscious effort to work toward the aforementioned goals, even if they will not be fruitful in the immediate future. What’s more, this being Northwestern, opportunities are especially prone to presenting themselves at unlikely moments. Not just any opportunities either — very specific opportunities that some of us had been searching for previously, and would be next to impossible to stumble upon anywhere else. A case in point was last week. On Friday, I trundled into my German class, ready for our discussion of the movie “The Lives of Others “(a fantastic film that I recommend to everyone reading this). Instead, before our lecture, two seniors showed up and told us about a program which involves an entire year of study abroad in Munich at Ludwig Maximilians Universitat. This was simply surreal; I was born in Munich, have traveled there on a few occasions in the past and have always known I wanted to study there during my college career and take classes at LMU

in particular. It was one of those very rare times when people provided me with information that was exceedingly relevant to my interests and plans. Usually that isn’t the case, but somehow things lined up on that particular day. There was a great information session and presentation Saturday, when I had a chance to learn even more about the program and get to know these great students; it turns out one of them is also a writer at The Daily. Surprisingly, there were very few people who showed up, despite the sign-up list being quite substantial. The reasons for people signing up and then not coming are myriad. Some of them undoubtedly had midterms or other serious engagements to attend, and others considered waking up at noon on a Saturday unspeakable. Whatever the case may be, it would be an enormous mistake not to take advantage of the interesting and diverse chances that present themselves to you during your time here. Obviously, I am not advocating joining 5,000 organizations and suddenly realizing you are only human, but if there is something relevant to some of your plans, whether they be immediate or in the distant future, you would do well to take an interest So the next time you get an email for a study abroad or career fair, don’t be so quick to cast it aside. In the long run, it might even have a more significant impact on your future than that midterm. Antonio Petkov is a McCormick freshman. He can be reached at antoniopetkov2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

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results in bankruptcy. There aren’t exactly any viable do-overs for the second scenario. It’s easy to say that college is no place for such basic skill learning. Unfortunately, what is basic isn’t always common. Harvard is running a $37 million deficit while raising salaries at a time when frill expenditures on extracurriculars are at an all-time high. Sure, students like to complain about how their favorite things are chronically underfunded, but that’s exactly the problem. Immediate gratification and perceived advantages are taking precedence over sound financial planning, and this is happening at the most prestigious universities in the world. This doesn’t even mention the fact that Harvard Management Company, the group that manages the school’s endowment, realized an 11.3 percent return at the time the market gained roughly 18 percent. If the

leading financial experts are struggling at their jobs, why do we expect students without that expertise to fare any better? I don’t expect everyone to be a saving and investing wizard, and I don’t expect schools to allocate resources to make them so. But I do think that students should learn how to save for taxes, what paying a mortgage is like and what forms of financing are really just banks screwing you over. Schools have no responsibility to make us Warren Buffett, but maybe, just maybe, they should take care that we don’t all become MC Hammer instead. Yoni Muller is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at jonathanmuller2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Adjusting to college is hard, but resources are available KATY VINES

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A lot of students struggle with leaving behind the lives they have always known. The effects of maladjustment I have most noticed in college are kids dropping out and depression, which can lead to thoughts of suicide. It is important to analyze the causes of maladjustment so students can be provided with helpful options and resources, and so that Northwestern’s campus, as well as other campuses across the country, can be happier and healthier. Whether a student’s school is in another state or just in the next town over, there is a lot that they leave behind, including families and childhood friends. Despite promises to remain friends forever, students often get so busy with classes and clubs that they lose contact. This is something I experienced firsthand this summer when I watched both of my best friends move away to schools that are not too far from NU. Still, I know that their days are as hectic as mine, and it has been hard to keep in constant contact. Fortunately, I am able to see my family almost every week. I can only imagine how difficult that must be for students who move to a new state or even to a new country for school. On top of losing old friends, it can be difficult to make new friends. Coming to a new school where everyone is a stranger can be stressful. Although it might feel awkward at first, the best way to make new friends is to put yourself out there. Joining clubs and sports teams is a great way to meet new people. I joined American Sign Language Club and met a lot of really cool people, who all shared my interest in learning ASL. Residential colleges often hold events, such as firesides, where students can get involved with the people in their buildings while becoming informed on new topics. Greek life is also a great way to meet new people and form lasting friendships. Besides social stressors, academic challenges can hinder students’ abilities to adjust to their new lives in college. Here, almost all of the students were at the top

of their respective classes in high school and were accustomed to academic success. However, college classes are a lot more challenging than many students expect; when the students don’t do as well as they had expected or wanted, they feel like they have failed or they want to give up. In high school, psychology was my favorite subject, and I was great at it, and although I still love the subject, I could definitely be doing better in my current developmental psychology class. I studied for about six hours over the course of a week and when I saw my midterm grade, I was upset and I knew I had to change something in order to do better. One of the main things that students have to change once they enter college classes is the way they study. A lot of students at NU probably never had to study for tests in high school because the tests were just easier. In college, some students continue to not study for tests, and others don’t know how to study effectively. It is really helpful to go to review sessions if your teachers holds them. Also, teachers and teaching assistants are always willing to help, so go to their office hours with questions or concerns. Finally, students may not have anyone to talk to about the challenges they are facing, especially if they have only known their new friends for a month. This can cause them to feel alone and depressed. It is always a viable option to make use of Counseling and Psychological Services. It also helps to find a few minutes in your hectic day to call home and talk to your parents or friends. As students with so many resources available on this campus, there is always a way to change a difficult situation. NU and its students do a great job of providing helpful services and resources. With more than 2,000 students enrolling at NU each year, and many more students across the country making this drastic life change, it is important make sure all these students are as happy and healthy as possible. Katy Vines is a Weinberg freshman. She can be reached at kaitlynvines2017@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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Harley Clarke Mansion proposal to receive closer look

Evanston aldermen Monday night approved further review of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ plan for the Harley Clarke Mansion. Under the agreement, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz will look more closely at the department’s proposal to bring its Coastal Management program to the lakefront building, 2603 Sheridan Road. The Evanston Art Center, which rents the mansion from the city for $1 a year, has said it wants to stay at the property. However, Ald. Jane Grover (7th) suggested otherwise during a meeting with her constituents Thursday night. She said the art center is reconsidering whether it would like to remain in the mansion due to the “extraordinary cost for renovation.” The property requires at least hundreds of thousands of dollars in repairs, according to city officials. On Nov. 4, the city’s Human Services Committee gave its permission to Bobkiewicz to talk more with department officials, who he described as “anxious and excited” after their first visit to the building. City Council unanimously approved the plan Monday night with no discussion. The issue is expected to come up again at the committee’s next meeting, Dec. 2. — Patrick Svitek

Vote on deadline extension for apartment delayed

City Council decided Monday night to delay a vote on extending the permit process for an apartment complex in downtown Evanston. Of the 15 residents who signed up to speak about the issue at the Planning and Development

Mother criticizes city police for investigation into deaths

The mother of two Evanston brothers shot to death this summer spoke out at Monday night’s City Council meeting, criticizing police’s investigation into the deaths. Mahjabeen Hakeem, whose sons were killed in July in the tobacco shop they owned, said police have not kept her informed on the case. “And now I don’t know to whom we trust,” she said. “How can we get help from the police when they don’t serve the community?” The Evanston Police Department has defended the lack of public information surrounding the

investigation, saying it could jeopardize any potential charges. After Hakeem’s remarks Monday night, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said detectives met with her family as recently as last week. The two brothers were found dead in the basement of Evanston Pipe & Tobacco, 923 Davis St., with multiple gunshot wounds the evening of July 30. In October, the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled the brothers’ deaths homicides. The shop has since been put up for sale. Two other residents, Carolyn Murray and the grandmother of slain Evanston 20-year-old Blake Ross, also criticized EPD’s handling of two other homicide cases.

development would drive other businesses in the area to shut down and make the character of the neighborhood less appealing to students. “When a student comes to go to Northwestern, they’re not interested in living in a Manhattan type of town,” Altman said. “They want a nice college town.” The applicant for the permit also decided to wait until Nov. 25 to speak.

ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama told America’s veterans Monday that the country is indebted to them and he pledged to support them “now, tomorrow and forever.” Speaking at a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery’s amphitheater, Obama and his secretary of veterans affairs asserted the need to continue providing for America’s veterans. Thousands of people lined up at the cemetery on a sunny autumn morning to attend a wreathlaying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and speeches at the amphitheater by Obama and Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki. “They put on the uniform and they put their lives on the line,” Obama said. “They do this so that the rest of us might live in a country and a world that is safer, freer and more just.” Americans gathered to attend ceremonies across the country. Originally named Armistice Day by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 _ because of the World War I cease-fire between the Allied nations and Germany at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month _ Veterans Day is set aside to thank those who’ve put their lives on the line. Parades took place from coast to coast, including in New York and San Diego. Colorado State University held a 5-kilometer run, and the Cal Veterans Group assembled volunteers to build a home for a veteran in California. After a White House breakfast in honor of veterans, Obama placed the wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and addressed an audience of some 4,000 about the responsibility the country has to those who sacrificed their lives for it. The president pledged to pay attention to the debts owed to veterans. “Even as we make difficult fiscal choices as a nation,” he said, “we’re going to keep making vital investments in our veterans.” By this winter, only about 34,000 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan, Obama said. Next year, the transition to Afghan-led security should be complete, he added. Shinseki noted that the budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs has increased by more than 50 percent, 2 million veterans have been added to the VA’s health care system, and there have been reductions in veteran homelessness.

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— Mary Faddoul (McClatchy Washington Bureau)

— Sophia Bollag

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SPEAKING OUT Mahjabeen Hakeem speaks Monday night during City Council. Hakeem’s sons were shot and killed this summer in their tobacco shop in downtown Evanston.

Committee meeting, all but one chose to hold their comments for the panel’s next meeting, Nov. 25. A proposal calls for a three-year extension for the complex developers to obtain a permit for a 35-story building at 708 Church St., which would push the deadline to the end of 2016. Aldermen initially approved the project in 2009. Only one resident, Arthur Altman, spoke about the issue, saying the proposed

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ISEN rebrands with new director, expanded research By AMY WHYTE

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The Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern has now become an institute, complete with a new executive director and plans for expanded research and facilities. ISEN, now the Institute for Sustainability and Energy, was launched in 2008 by former University President Henry Bienen as a fiveyear initiative. Now that those five years have passed, the program has been revamped to include a larger focus on energy research. “We wanted to really up our game a lot,� said chemistry Prof. Mark Ratner, a co-director of ISEN. Ratner said ISEN initially consisted of three components: education, outreach and research. But for the last five years, the research component has been limited to beginning studies and pilot projects. Now, ISEN will support much larger projects, with new research facilities currently under construction at the Technological Institute that will host NU and visiting scholars.

“ISEN has grown into a much larger and, I think, much more effective operation that will really address some of the crucial research topics out there in the whole energy and sustainability landscape,� Ratner said. Research is sort ISEN also adopted of the beating c h e m i s t r y P r o f . Michael Wasielewski heart of the as its new executive institution, so it director this year. Wasielewski, who makes sense to also serves as the strengthen the director of Argonneresearch core of Northwestern Solar Energy Research CenISEN. ter and the Solar Fuels Institute, will bring Brad Sageman, his expertise in solar earth and planetary sciences energy to the program, Ratner said. professor “Given that Michael was one of the leading researchers at Northwestern in the area of energy research, it was a natural fit,� said earth and planetary sciences Prof. Brad Sageman, a fellow co-director.

Ratner said the new research facilities are expected to open in 2014. Once completed, the space will function as a laboratory for NU researchers of all academic disciplines and visiting scholars to collaboratively work on energy and sustainability research initiatives. “Research is sort of the beating heart of the institution, so it makes sense to strengthen the research core of ISEN,� Sageman said. “But that doesn’t mean that it won’t continue to do the other things that it does, which are education and outreach.� The education sector of ISEN includes both graduate and undergraduate classes ranging from introductory courses to collaborative courses with Kellogg. Sageman said it is important to promote education and research about sustainability issues because of the potential impact energy use can have on climate change. “I got to believe that the future has possibility,� he said. “If my children and grandchildren are going to enjoy the same kind of wonderful world that I’ve grown up in with all of its opportunities and all of its beauty, we’re going to have to solve this problem.�

shot to death in April 2012, it was unclear whether the violence would lead to a drop in Chinese enrollment. But that group grew by about 800 students, according to USC statistics. The survey found there were nearly 3,800 Chinese students at USC last fall. The other countries with the largest groups of students at USC are South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Canada. California attracted the largest number of foreign students nationwide, with about 111,000, followed by New York and Texas, which had 88,000 and 63,000 international students, respectively. The University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign had the second-most international students with 9,800. Purdue University’s main campus had 9,500 foreign students, placing it third, while New York and Columbia universities ranked fourth and fifth in the survey, respectively.

reboot. Nearly 200 schools have partnered with the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security to meet the growing need. The NSA, headquartered in Fort Meade, Md., and the homeland security department have partnered with 181 schools to come up with new programs in hopes of drawing more students to the booming field while securing the nation’s information infrastructure. For a school to be considered a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance or Cyber Defense it must adhere to the criteria outlined by the NSA and DHS. Certification ensures students leaving school with a background in cybersecurity have the necessary skills to help secure major networks for the government or private sector. The requirements are broken down into 10 sections to evaluate the school’s cybersecurity program in areas including academic content, the number of faculty who actively teach courses in cybersecurity, and student involvement in cyber-research. Schools must offer classes in C programming language, networking, discrete math and cyberdefense, among other topics, in order to meet the NSA’s academic content requirements.

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NEW ELEMENTS Chemistry Prof. Michael Wasielewski was named the new executive director of the Institute for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern. ISEN is expanding after five years at NU.

Across Campuses Foreign students continue to flock to U.S. colleges

The number of international students studying at U.S. colleges and universities rose to a record high last year, according to a new study. The private University of Southern California was their most popular destination, with 9,840 international students, according to the survey conducted by the New York nonprofit Institute of International Education, in partnership with the U.S. State Department. USC has had the largest number of foreign students for a dozen years in a row. Overall, the number of international students in U.S. institutions increased by about 7 percent last year, to nearly 820,000. The largest group came from China, which sent about 236,000 students, nearly double the number of students from India, the second-largest group. Several countries — including Iran, Brazil and Kuwait — increased their number of students in the U.S. by at least 20 percent, but “most of the growth was fueled by the undergraduate Chinese students,� said Rajika Bhandari, deputy vice president for research and evaluation at the Institute of International Education. After two USC Chinese graduate students were

— Jason Song (Los Angeles Times)

Universities, NSA partnering on cybersecurity programs

WASHINGTON — Universities across the country are racing to prepare the next generation of cybersecurity experts before a major cyberattack leaves the country’s networks struggling to

In addition to government agencies, private companies have also partnered with computer science programs across the country in an attempt to educate students on how to effectively fortify and locate security breaches in computer networks. With the help of $1.1 million from Falls Church, Va., based Northrop Grumman, a defense and information technology company, the University of Maryland created a new cybersecurity program emphasizing multidisciplinary solutions called Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students. The program contrasts with more technical approaches to cybersecurity problems preferred by other programs. To combat the problem, Cukier said the new ACES program aims to focus on multidisciplinary approaches to cybersecurity. The program brought together 57 freshmen — from the computer science, engineering, and business majors — to analyze problems and discuss solutions in cybersecurity. “Things will change, it’s a field where you need to learn all the time,� Cukier said. “We want to teach students that they need to keep their eyes open to get the most global picture to solve the problem.� — Peter Sclafani (Capital News Service)

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“For our school, there will be space for speech and language and audiology clinics,” said Rick Morris, Communication associate dean of finance and administration. “Our clinics are now about 40 years old and so this will provide state-of-the-art clinic space and when our clinics move out of their current space in the Frances Searle building, it will free up space for research. So it’s very exciting to us, and it will help us in multiple ways.” McCormick’s academic space will primarily serve students pursing master’s degrees. The new parking structure on South Campus will be attached to the new admissions visitor center. The parking structure, which will include 435 spots, is projected to open in April, but the visitor center will not open until Fall 2014. “I drive by on the way to Chicago, and I see people crossing on tours, going up Hinman and crossing,” University President Morton Schapiro said in an interview with The Daily last week. “It’s going to be so nice to start the tours where they can park right there in the building, take the elevator down and go to the visitors’ center.”

comment Monday. Later in the weekend, the two men robbed the CTA worker while one of them displayed a gun Saturday evening. The employee, a 26-year-old Chicago man, was walking during his break when two men approached him at about 6 p.m. in the 500 block of Howard Street, Parrott said. One of the men showed the worker the handle of a revolver and told him to hand over his property, according to police. The men took the employee’s iPhone 5 and $42. The men fled on foot, one heading north and the other east, Parrott said. The incident was initially reported to Chicago police, but after verifying the location, Evanston police took over the case. Police also responded to two reports of shots fired throughout the weekend in west Evanston. The first one came in shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Brown Avenue and Church Street, and the second one came in shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Darrow Avenue and Foster Street. Police checked the areas and found nothing. tannermaxwell2015@u.northwestern.edu patricksvitek2014@u.northwestern.edu

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ceremony for the fifth year. He took over duties from celebrated Evanston figurehead Allen “Bo” Price, who died in May 2009. Price ran the ceremony for 40 years, so Lisinski said he was “honored” to follow Price and continue to portray Veterans Day as a cherished holiday. “(All the veterans) here think they were just doing their jobs,” Lisinski said. “All service is valuable to the defense of the nation.” Children from an Evanston Girl Scouts troop and the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center also attended the event. Rickover Naval Academy High School students presented the American flag and a gun salute. In an old tradition, everybody faced east during the moment of silence. Veterans saluted, many donning baseball hats and garrison caps that displayed their awards and wars in which they fought. Four wreaths were placed by the

base of the American flag at the conclusion of the ceremony. One of the oldest veterans present was 86-year-old Lloyd Idelman. Drafted out of high school, he served as a member of the Vienna military police during World War II. He has attended the Evanston ceremony with his two daughters since they were children. One of them, Marilyn, includes her twin children in the tradition and has been bringing them since they were 2 years old. “I want them to be aware of the sacrifice that veterans made for their country, especially their grandfather,” Marilyn Idelman Soglin said. Northwestern held its own Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 6, hosted by NU’s Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program. NROTC members laid a wreath on a memorial rock near University Library, where it will stay for a week. paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu

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INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE Ian Kelly (Weinberg ‘79) speaks Monday at Norris University Center about the importance of international exchanges. Kelly, the former U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, kicked off Northwestern’s celebrations of International Education Week. He received his master’s degree in Slavic languages and literatures in 1979. NU’s celebrations continue with other film screenings and talks, including the annual Leopold Lecture that former Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will deliver Wednesday.

NU researchers take step toward nontoxic lupus therapy

Northwestern researchers may have taken a step toward finding a vaccine-like therapy for lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease affecting five million people around the world. Thirty lupus patients were given a nontoxic therapy which uses special small bits of protein, called peptides. Researchers found that the levels of lupus in those studied fell to near normal levels. The study was published in the journal Clinical Immunology. “We found that the peptides could not only

generate regulatory T cells, but also that they block and reduce autoantibody production to almost baseline levels in the blood cultures from people with active Lupus,” said Dr. Syamal Datta, a Feinberg professor and senior author of the study, in a news release. “This approach shows that the peptides have the potential to work like a vaccine in the human body, to boost the regulatory immune system of those with Lupus, fight autoimmune antibodies and keep the disease in remission.” Like chemotherapy, current lupus treatments are toxic, affecting fertility and the immune system. NU holds the intellectual rights to the peptides but is publishing the sequences in hopes that a vaccine for lupus is on the horizon. — Joseph Diebold

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Mark out for rest of season with ankle injury By JOHN PASCHALL and ALEX PUTTERMAN daily senior staffers @John_Paschall @AlexPutt02

Senior running back Venric Mark’s injury saga finally concluded Monday. Coach Pat Fitzgerald announced at his weekly news conference that the star tailback would not “be returning to participation this season,” due to an ankle fracture he suffered early during the Oct. 12 Wisconsin game. “We’re disappointed for him, first and foremost,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s not that the injury has gotten worse. It just hasn’t gotten any better.” Earlier in the season, Fitzgerald said Mark would be eligible to apply at the end of the year for a medical hardship waiver. If the NCAA approves Mark’s request, he could choose to play another season in Evanston. Mark led the Cats in rushing last year with 1,366 yards and was named an All-American as a punt returner by the Football Writers Association of America. The senior entered this season bothered by a lower-body injury that limited him in the season opener against California and kept him off the field in NU’s next three games. Mark returned against Ohio State on Oct. 5 and totaled more than 100 yards of total offense but left the following week’s game in Madison during the first quarter. He has hasn’t

returned to the field since. NCAA rules state that to qualify for a hardship waiver, a player must suffer an “incapacitating injury or illness” before the second half of the season, having participated in no more than three of his team’s contests. Mark qualifies under all criteria and is therefore likely to have his waiver granted. Fitzgerald said the running back has maintained an impressive attitude throughout the ordeal. “He worked diligently to have a great year, and things have happened to him It’s not that hat have the injury has tbeen out of gotten worse. his control,” Fitzgerald It just hasn’t said. “What’s gotten any been in his control has better. been his Pat Fitzgerald, attitude, and football coach he’s b e en amazing. He’s been terrific on game day. He’s been terrific every day at practice that he’s out there encouraging guys an d coaching them up.”

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More injury notes from Monday’s news conference: Mark was far from the only NU player with injury issues. Last week, Fitzgerald named more than a dozen players who would be limited or

unable to play if the Cats had a game scheduled last Saturday. After the bye week, the coach provided updates on his battered personnel. NU’s situation at tailback continues to be a circus, as Fitzgerald reported running back Stephen Buckley is also out for the season. The redshirt freshman was carted off the field in the first half against Nebraska on Nov. 2 with an apparent left knee injury. Fitzgerald said Buckley had successful surgery Thursday and will be out “approximately nine months.” Defensive end Dean Lowry was not listed on the team’s official depth chart, and Fitzgerald categorized the sophomore as “day-to-day.” Otherwise, the injury news was strictly positive. Junior wide receiver Tony Jones and senior defensive end Tyler Scott will likely practice Wednesday, Fitzgerald said. Everyone else who had been previously banged up — including defensive starters sophomore cornerback Nick VanHoose and junior linebacker Collin Ellis — were what Fitzgerald called “full-gos” at Monday morning’s walk-through. Mark and Buckley’s serious injuries aside, the week off immensely helped NU’s depth chart. In terms of using the bye week to get the players healthy, Fitzgerald said “mission accomplished.” johnpaschall2014@u.northwestern.edu asputt@u.northwestern.edu

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SIDELINED Venric Mark carries the ball against Ohio State on Oct. 5. The senior running back last stepped out onto the field a week later in Madison against Wisconsin but left shortly into the first half. Northwestern announced Monday he is out for the season with an ankle fracture.

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NU splits tough road meets Cats sink against Big Ten foes, rally By KENDRA MAYER

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Northwestern topped the scoreboards against Wyoming and IllinoisChicago, sweeping its dual meet Saturday. The team defeated Wyoming 159-141 and UIC 210-86. However, computer glitches with the scoreboard meant the results had to be tallied by hand. In fact, NU swimmers didn’t know the final score until they were riding home on the bus, freshman Annika Winsnes said. “At first they told me we had lost,” the freestyler said. Freshman Ellen Stello said it was a complete relief to hear otherwise. She remarked that the team members really came together in the last couof events, We really ended ple g iv i ng it up having some everything good times after they had. “It was a we realized we pride thing,” were in a pretty Stello added. wanted good fight with “We to win.” Wyoming. Coach Jimmy TierJimmy Tierney, ney said he women’s swimming coach was proud the Wildcats turned the meet around to beat the Cowgirls, even with the technological difficulties. “We really ended up having some good times after we realized we were in a pretty good fight with Wyoming,” he said. In the last event, senior Becca Soderholm and Stello put the finishing touches on the successful meet, placing first and second in the 400 IM, respectively. Yet, NU did not take down its competitive conference opponents Purdue

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BOUNCE BACK Northwestern faced off against Big Ten rivals Ohio State and Purdue on Friday during the first half of its consecutive road meets. The Wildcats came up short in West Lafayette, Ind., versus both conference foes but prevailed in Saturday’s contest against Wyoming and Illinois-Chicago.

and Ohio State on Friday. Tierney still said the team put up a good fight against the high-ranking Big Ten teams. “This was one of those meets where the score wasn’t an indicator of how we swam,” he said. The most important thing for the Cats is to learn from the experience of swimming against opponents like the Boilermakers and the Buckeyes, Tierney said. Stello expressed the same sentiment. She said especially when it faces tough conference teams, “the team can see where its weaknesses are.” Freshmen Lacey Locke and Lauren Abruzzo proved a team loss does not always indicate individual swimmers performed poorly. In fact, the two swimmers both posted season-best times in the 200-

yard backstroke and 1,000-yard freestyle, respectively. Winsnes, who swims sprint freestyle, said Purdue and Ohio State “were simply on a higher level than other teams NU has swam against so far.” She said the win over the Cowgirls and the Flames was a sign the Cats know how to put their heads down and keep going. Stello said the feeling on the bus ride home was optimistic after Saturday’s meet, and that is what was important. “It got us really pumped for Wisconsin,” she added. The Cats will face the Badgers Friday at the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion. kendramayer2017@u.northwestern.edu

It was a tale of two meets for Northwestern this weekend. Friday saw a disappointing Wildcats squad put up a dud of a performance against Purdue and Ohio State, losing to both teams 231-69. Saturday displayed the resilient attitude the Cats hope to carry with them the entire year, as they took down Wyoming 161-137 and Illinois-Chicago 229-67. Though some Cats cut seconds off their season best times, coach Jarod Schroeder said his team did not respond to the competition like he had hoped. “Our guys folded like a deck of cards,” he said. “I’ve talked to them about stepping up in pressure situations, and they didn’t do it.” Sophomore Jordan Wilimovsky finished second in the 1,000-yard freestyle and third in the 500-yard freestyle on Friday. Wilimovsky said it’s noticeable when a few guys don’t perform well. Senior Chase Stephens said there was definitely some shock after the first couple of races, but he has a lot of confidence that as the Wildcats improve, they can keep up with talented teams like the Boilermakers and Buckeyes. “We shouldn’t be able to swim fast against only nonconference people,” he said. “We have to learn how to swim against those guys coming into the Big Ten Championships.” NU had less than 24 hours to move on from the crushing loss and face an underrated Wyoming team and UIC in Chicago on Saturday. After winning the first two events, Stephens and the Cats failed to finish in the top three in the 200-freestyle, an event that Stephens normally excels in. But NU was able to show the mental toughness that appeared earlier in the season. The next race, the 100-yard

backstroke, saw junior Mark Ferguson, freshman Andrew Jovanovic and senior Dominik Cubelic take the top three spots to right the ship for the Cats. The race of the meet came later in the 500-yard freestyle. Wyoming’s Ethan Griffel started off the long distance event with a blistering pace. Wilimovsky and freshman Charlie Cole were able to keep pace but couldn’t snatch the lead. When Griffel began to fade in the last 100 yards of the event, Cole rallied to take the lead and never gave it back, earning his first college win. Wilimovsky turned on the jets in the last 50 and surpassed Griffel for second place, sending the Cats’ sidelines into a loud roar. Wilimovsky said after the meet it’s been great having Cole training and racing alongside him this year. “At any other dual meet, if they don’t have a guy faster than 4:30 then there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be first and second every meet in that race (500-yard freestyle),” he said. Schroeder said he believes he’s found “a diamond in the rough” with Cole and has been extremely impressed with the freshman’s performance so far. “Every time he’s swum this year, he’s gone a season-best time,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what event it is. That’s really exciting. I’ve seen this kid do some things in practice. He’s going to be really, really good. I don’t think he knows how good he can be yet.” With the Cats staring down another Big Ten opponent next week in Wisconsin, Schroeder said the team must focus on Saturday’s win. “Our guys have to believe they can win,” he said. “It all depends on which team shows up. Is the team from Friday going to show up, or will it be the team from Saturday? My hope is the team from Saturday, the one with fire and heart and the one that wants to prove something.” johnpaschall2014@u.northwestern.edu

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