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OPEN FOR BUSINESS Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) and other officials cut the ribbon Wednesday at Emerson Square. More than 50 people gathered for the official opening of the new affordable housing complex.
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It was a cold Wednesday afternoon when 57-year-old Karen Evans sat among her friends in front of new west Evanston affordable housing apartments. “It’s a blessing,” Evans said. Evans is a resident of Emerson Square, a 32-unit housing development at 1580 Foster St. City, state and national officials celebrated the complex’s grand opening Wednesday. “I was here when it was a blighted place, and it was hard to imagine what a wonderful place we’d have today,” U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said to a crowd of more
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than 50 people. Brinshore Development partnered with the nonprofit Clearbrook, Inc. to develop the housing. The 32-unit mix of town homes and walk-up apartments, which opened in July, targeted households of different income levels. Four of the units are dedicated to “extremely low-income” residents with disabilities or special needs, according to a news release. An $18.15 million grant from the federal government made the development possible. The money received through Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 is the city’s largest housing grant ever. Annie Harris, an 85-year-old Evanston retiree, said she came from the nearby Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. the organization announced Tuesday night. West, the firebrand Florida Republican who was elected to Congress during the tea party wave of 2010 and lost his seat in a close 2012 race, will speak at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Harris Hall. A question-and-answer session will follow the speech. During his two years in Washington, D.C., West became the first black Republican to represent Florida in Congress since 1876. Prior to entering politics, West spent 22 years in the military. He served overseas during the Gulf War and recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also a contributor to Fox News. Other speakers at College Republicans events have included commentator Dinesh D’Souza, former presidential candidate Herman Cain and the late publisher and author Andrew Breitbart.
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) said Wednesday at Northwestern she is “livid” over the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act’s website. Schakowsky, whose district includes Evanston, Skokie and Wilmette, answered questions Wednesday at a discussion with about 25 students hosted by the Political Union at the Buffett Center. Schakowsky also spoke at a Political Union event in October 2012, when she discussed the upcoming election with students. “Those of us who helped write (the Affordable Care Act), supported it, and continue to do so — this would include the president of the United States — are just livid over the rollout of the website,” Schakowsky said. “What it also does is reinforce the message that government can’t do anything. ... We’ve had the October
1 date for three years. It absolutely should have been tried and tested and perfected.” Schakowsky said she believes maintenance on the website for the federal health insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, will be completed by Nov. 30 and the law will be something that will benefit Democrats politically in 2014. The law was a compromised piece of legislation, and Schakowsky said she would have preferred if Congress had created a single-payer insurance system. She said there will be people who have to pay more for their insurance, but their new plans will be a large improvement over their current plans. “At the end of the day, though, think about lifting the worry off the shoulders of all Americans of being excluded for any preexisting condition,” Schakowsky said. “Now a lot of the people that are talking about ‘I want to keep my plan!’, a lot of them are crap plans where you think you’re insured and then you get sick and you find out you’re not insured.” Karna Nangia, Political Union’s director of guest relations, said the group was excited to bring
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“It seems like it’s wonderful,” she said. “I will go in and look myself.” The development, a new park and a community garden connected neighborhoods that were once separated by a vacated railroad right of way and old manufacturing » See EMERSON SQUARE, page 6
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CONGRESS TO CAMPUS Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) speaks Wednesday at the Buffett Center at a Political Union event. Schakowsky answered questions about the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act and climate change at the event.
City looks to landmark reform By EDWARD COX
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Evanston is striving to make its historic homes more recognizable after two homeowners ran into trouble trying to replace the windows of their landmark residence. In last Monday’s City Council meeting, Evanston resident David Kimbell secured most aldermen’s support for replacing the windows at his home, 2623 Lincoln St., after the Preservation Commission denied his request. Kimbell said he did not know his home was a designated landmark until he applied for a building permit to replace the home’s windows. Because of their historic
significance, landmark homes are subject to a host of regulations for facade renovations. Preservation Commission member Jack Weiss said the panel wants to make homeowners aware of their residence’s historical status. One possible solution would be stating whether the home is a landmark on its deed, he said. During the meeting, preservation coordinator Carlos Ruiz touched on the cost of recording more than 2,000 existing landmark homes in Evanston. Weiss said it was highly unusual that couple’s commission appeal advanced to the City Council. Most of the time, home owners who wish to replace windows in historic homes apply for building permits before
purchasing them. Weiss said Kimbell purchased 26 replacement windows worth $70,000 before applying for the building permit. Becky Kimbell said the price for the windows was significantly lower. “Most people don’t spend money before applying for a permit,” Weiss said. “If he applied for a permit (first) … he might have behaved differently.” However, Becky Kimball said the responsibility for filing building permits does not fall on home owners. The family’s contractor, American Thermal Window Products, Inc., was responsible for getting a permit to replace the home’s iron casement windows, which she said posed » See LANDMARKS, page 6
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Kitchen draws crowds in first week By MADDIE ELKINS
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Tomate Fresh Kitchen drew so many customers in its first week open that it ran out of food. The restaurant, 914 1/2 Noyes St., opened Oct. 31 and finally filled the storefront left vacant by Ice & A Slice, which went out of business last spring. “It was unbelievable,” owner Tania MerlosRuiz said. “The first day we opened, we were just so overwhelmed with customers, and I just didn’t expect that. I expected more of a trickle as people are getting to know us, but we’ve had a huge line.” As the week progressed, demand stayed the same, Ruiz said. By Friday, the restaurant ran out of food. Ruiz said she started selling empanadas this year at Evanston’s indoor Farmer and Artisan Food Market and then at the outdoor Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market. Because of her product’s reception, Ruiz looked to open a restaurant. “I didn’t want a big restaurant or anything too fancy,” she said. “I passed by this place, and it had a ‘for rent’ sign. As soon as I walked in the door, I felt it, a gut feeling like, ‘This is it. This is where I want to be.’ It wasn’t big enough where I
would get so overwhelmed, and I thought it was just the perfect spot.” Compared to long-standing businesses such as Al’s Deli and Rollin’ To Go, Ice & A Slice’s lack of success was an anomaly, said Jim Ticus, owner of 910, 914 and 914 1/2 Noyes St.With the exception of Ice & A Slice, all businesses in his buildings have I expected been open for at least more of a trickle seven years. Ticus said Rollin’ as people are In Dough, a caterer getting to know associated with nearby sandwich shop Rolus, but we’ve lin’ To Go, had been had a huge line. located at 914 1/2 Noyes St. for more Tania Merlos-Ruiz, than 20 years before its Tomate Fresh owner retired. Ice & A Kitchen owner Slice took over Rollin’ in Dough’s lease and then went out of business. “You’ve got the 65-year Al’s Deli that brings the average up, but Rollin’ To Go’s been there for seven or eight years and is doing fine,” Ticus said. “So really the only one turnover was a function of the person wanting to retire and Ice & A Slice that didn’t make it.” Back at Tomate Fresh Kitchen, Ruiz said he hopes customers aren’t put off by the restaurant’s
About $1,750 worth of stereo equipment and other items was stolen this week from a car in south Evanston, according to police. Police said the property was taken between 10 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday from a 1999 Honda in an apartment building parking lot in the 200 block of Callan Avenue. Someone broke the rear right passenger window and stole a Pioneer car stereo, Alpine
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first-week food shortage. “I hope people understand that it was the first week, and we were trying to see what it would be like,” Ruiz said. “We had a really good response with people and friends telling their friends about it.” melkins@u.northwestern.edu
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On Campus NuCuisine event takes campus on Tour of Pork By SCOTT BROWN
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NuCuisine’s Tour of Pork launched this week, bringing pork-centric dishes ranging from breakfast to far-flung ethnic cuisine to Northwestern dining halls. “Everyone loves pork,” nuCuisine spokesman Jason Sophian said. “This is a way to give students something they really like, as well as challenging our chefs to stretch their culinary talents.” The idea was presented by nuCuisine district manager Steve Mangan several months ago and was then fleshed out by nuCuisine staff and chefs. Chefs created and tested recipes and
worked to bring in the products they knew they would need in order to make the event as successful as possible. “We try to challenge our chefs often,” said Sophian. “We want Northwestern to be a breeding ground for culinary talent where chefs can learn and progress in their careers.” Five categories of pork were selected as part of the tour: breakfast at Allison on Monday, Asian cuisine at Sargent on Tuesday, European cuisine at Hinman on Wednesday, local pork at Norris University Center on Thursday and barbecue at Foster-Walker East on Friday. Sophian said the event has been going over well so far with diners. He said the kitchen went through more than 100 pounds of pork Tuesday night at Sargent, where they served Banh Mi
sandwiches and a pork noodle bowl. At Hinman on Wednesday afternoon, students sampled pork schnitzel and ham and capicola sandwiches. “I was pleasantly surprised,” Medill freshman Jacob Frazer said. “I never thought a pork schnitzel existed. I’d only heard of a chicken schnitzel.” Other selections did not go over as well. “It was dining hall food,” Medill sophomore Preetisha Sen said about the ham and capicola sandwich that she tried. The pork that will be served at Norris on Thursday comes from a farm in Indiana. Sophian said nuCuisine works to meet a goal of 20 percent locally purchased food each year and employs student sustainability interns to track this involvement and improve upon it.
The Tour of Pork is being promoted through a social media campaign, encouraging students to post pictures and feedback from their meals. Sophian said nuCuisine is always looking to hear what people have to say. “We talk to students, CAs and faculty, and we want to hear people’s likes, dislikes, what to improve,” he said. More events like the Tour of Pork are being planned for Winter Quarter, and Sophian said the team is looking to work more with student groups for ideas and involvement. “We want students to get involved and help them see that dining on campus really is very good here,” he said. scottbrown2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Chief of staff: Senate reform proposals on the way By SOPHIA BOLLAG
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Associated Student Government chief of staff David Harris proposed a new approach to Senate reform at the organization’s meeting Wednesday. “Every year since I’ve been here, there’s been a relatively significant effort geared towards rethinking the way that Senate is structured,” the SESP senior said. “But oftentimes they’ve fallen short of the more substantial overhaul that they’ve been seeking.” Harris said after the informal team working on reform hears feedback from senators and students outside ASG, it will develop several proposals. He said in the past, those trying to reform Senate had come up with just one final proposal, which
left senators with no options. He said he thinks presenting senators with multiple proposals will solve this problem and be more likely to result in significant change. “Instead of just voting on one, we’ll think about this process holistically and vet each one,” he said. Harris said he hopes to start gathering opinions next week. Several attempts at Senate reform have bubbled up in the past few years. However, none resulted in the significant overhaul intended by former ASG president Claire Lew, who proposed during the 2010-11 academic year to cut the number of senators from 49 to 20 and move to system of campus-wide elections. A separate proposal, to shift to a model of senators elected by academic schools and “campus life” constituencies, was sent to the rules committee in June. ASG executive board members also introduced
funding for B- and T-status groups, which will be voted on next week. In his introduction of the Student Activities Finance Committee’s funding recommendations, student groups vice president Neel Lalkiya emphasized that only $100 of funding is being recommended for storage for the five groups that requested money for that category. Although in the past the SAFC typically has recommended $350 per group for storage requests, the Weinberg senior said a tight budget this year forced the proposed reduction. Senate spent the bulk of its meeting weighing whether to allocate $50 from its Project Pool to the Northwestern Science and Policy Action Network for cupcakes at a talk the group is hosting. After more than 20 minutes of discussion, Senate voted unanimously to fund the cupcakes. sophiabollag2016@u.northwestern.edu
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Chief of staff David Harris introduced a new plan for Senate reform. Public relations vice president Julia Watson, a Weinberg junior, announced the first email from ASG’s new email list Campus Loop would be sent out after the meeting. Student groups vice president Neel Lalkiya introduced funding recommendations for B- and T-status groups, which Senate will vote on next week. Senate allocated $50 from its Project Pool to the Northwestern Science and Policy Action Network for food at an event the group is holding.
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Unsure what to do? Pick your passion, find a profit MEERA PATEL
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We’re all trying to figure out what we want to do with our lives. Especially if you’re an upperclassman, Fall Quarter is usually when the pressure peaks. Everyone’s competing for summer internships, there are career fairs happening left and right, and you get about 12 email blasts a week about job opportunities. It’s enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed. It’s easy to get caught up in the Northwestern attitude of “I need to have as many interviews as possible with as many Fortune 500 companies in the next quarter so that I have different options and can be successful and not end up on the streets begging for food.� Once you start thinking like that, it’s easy to spiral into fretting about how much money you’ll make, how long you’ll be in school and where you want to end up – and end up planning out your entire life. I would argue that’s the easy way out. How, you ask? You’re working your butt off trying to beat everyone to get specific interviews to go into a field you know you should
want to go into, one that your classes prepare you for and the one that your classmates always discuss. But that’s following a formula. Someone else wrote that plan, you’re just followPeople should and ing their pre-made find a job so that checklist of what will they can benefit make you successful. It’s an easy way out of society in actually figuring out whichever way the best way you can truly happy at your they can, doing be job. what they enjoy It’s harder to figure or what they are out what you actually are passionate about. best at doing. Life isn’t ultimately about how much money you make. Sure, it’s important to make enough money that you can live comfortably and won’t end up on the streets. But when you’re on your deathbed, if you picked a job that you didn’t particularly enjoy just so that you could make a ton of money and spend it all, you’re not necessarily going to be proud of what you did at that job. You’re going to be proud of what you did with the money you made, whether you spent it all on your family,
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on your friends, on charity or on yourself. The true reason for getting a job shouldn’t just be to earn money. People should find a job so that they can benefit society in whichever way they can, doing what they most enjoy or what they are best at doing. There is no reason you can’t have money and be happy in your profession. If you pick a profession that you are truly passionate about, money will follow in your wake one way or another. If you’re doing something because you really believe in it, you’re going to dedicate yourself to it, and you’ll inevitably succeed one way or another. It may seem like we have all the time in the world, but starting sooner than later will make a world of a difference in the end. How do you decide if something is a worthwhile career path? First, research possible careers. Research random ones, ones you think you’d never do, research everything you can to figure out what is out there. Even as you go through the motions for a certain path, if you haven’t struck gold and found your passion yet, you can always keep your eyes open for something else. The learning process is endless. Next, try to see whether you can get an internship or shadow someone in that field for a while. Don’t try to make it into a competition
or try to get into the top firms in that field; first just see what the average person does. Then think to yourself: Are you satisfied at the end of each work day? Do you have tasks that you need to do the next day that excite you? Do you feel like you are making a difference and accomplishing something? Do you not necessarily smile at work, but feel as if you’re doing something right? It’s a gut feeling, which makes it one of the hardest to read. Eliminate all the pressures from your parents, your peers and your bosses and think of the big picture. If you feel good at the end of the day, it’s a worthwhile field to consider going into. What I used to worry about was that I would run out of summers or breaks to look at all the fields that interest me. I worried that my major was specific to a certain profession, one that I’m not sure I would even want to pursue. But in the end, your undergraduate degree won’t make or break your career aspirations. What will carry over from your undergraduate years is what you learned about yourself and your passions. Meera Patel is a McCormick junior. She can be reached at meera@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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Northwestern’s current football season is a firework. Not like the fireworks that sparkle and dazzle and spew several crackling colors. It’s one of those defective fireworks that has a long sparkly tail, only to let out a tiny poof of air when it finally explodes – no shimmer, no crackle, no wow. The kind of firework that fails to live up to its promising hype and leaves you disappointed. OK, maybe my readers are not as emotionally invested as I am in fireworks, but we can all agree that this football season has been a gigantic gut-punch to NU fans everywhere. After such a promising start to the season by winning four games in a row, we got our hearts broken by the Ohio State Buckeyes. A Facebook friend posted that Ohio State was NU’s “kryptonite,� and I agree. Since losing to Ohio State, we
a good chance of beating Ohio State and winning the Big Ten Championship, perhaps even appearing in the Rose Bowl. Now that we are more than halfway through the season, I realize that I, along with many students and NU fans, contributed to the hype that may have killed our team’s chances. The gigantic hype built up over coach Pat Fitzgerald, College GameDay and a possible Big Ten Championship made our team afraid of losing and disappointing the fans. After the Ohio State loss, we psyched ourselves out. I’m no college football analyst, but this phenomenon may explain our recent five-game loss. Coming into NU, I knew that we were the underdogs of the Big Ten. Yet every season, I still hold out hope that we can electrify the college football nation with an undefeated season and a Rose Bowl victory. Maybe next season I should lower my expectations and hope for just a bowl game, keep my expectations modest. In order to still cheer on the Cats but not perpetuate a cycle of hype and missed expectations, I’m aiming to dream small next season.
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have dropped five straight games, making our Big Ten conference record 0-5. I suspect the remaining games against conference foes Michigan, Michigan State and Illinois won’t be much better. Ohio State was obviously a crushing loss. A sold-out Ryan Field watched as the Wildcats failed to convert on fourth down and bungled a Hail Mary attempt at the last second, giving the Buckeyes a go-ahead defensive touchdown. It was so heart-wrenching that I ripped up my $8 rain poncho and threw out my student-section rally towel when I walked out of the stadium. After the loss, I complained and shouted to my boyfriend and whined to my parents. But after a day of grief, I sprang back and recognized that we are still a great team with a dedicated fanbase. Tickets were completely sold out, and we played like a winning team. The day after the Ohio State game, I still thought that we could make it to the Big Ten Championship if we won out the rest of our season. Then we lost five games in a row, and I gave up all hope. There has been a lot of talk surrounding the hype of NU football this season, and I can’t help but think that I was part of this hype that contributed to the downfall of our team. I certainly did not have any reasonable expectations at the beginning of the season. I bragged to family members and friends at home that NU stood
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Online Buzz What commenters are saying You can get a fair grade and understanding in the class without the department’s intention to destroy your will, I have no clue what idiot thinks this is a good idea. — Rob In response to: Petkov: ‘Weed out’ classes should be weeded out, submitted 11/6/13 at 6:46 p.m. Eh, I disagree. I think that the idea is that the end-of-major classes *will* be that hard, and so it’s best to understand what level of devotion is required to the subject in order to hack the major. — UChicago Student In response to: Petkov: ‘Weed out’ classes should be weeded out, submitted 11/5/13 at 2:16 p.m.
But it doesn’t mean that the blood-evoking design is necessarily disrespectful or in poor taste. The reality is that these uniforms are getting much more positive press than negative, despite your own personal dislike for them. — Copy Do You Read In response to: Lavery: New football uniforms show poor taste, not patriotism, submitted 11/6/13 at 10:44 a.m. Additionally, to complain about the amount of revenue from jersey sales that is going to the Wounded Warrior Project is ridiculous. Not only is the university auctioning off the jerseys worn in the game, with 100% of the auction money going to the WWP, but 10% of each replica jersey sale is going to the WWP. I don’t see how this is any different than teams wearing pink to raise money for breast cancer research, therefore I’m not quite sure why there has been such a large backlash towards the university with regards to the amount of money being donated. — Misconceptions In response to: Lavery: New football uniforms show poor taste, not patriotism, submitted 11/6/13 at 4:27 p.m.
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City experts discuss mental health, aging By OLIVIA EXSTRUM
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‘LITTLE STEPS’ Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) talks to Evanston residents Wednesday at his second ward meeting of the year. Constituents posed questions ranging from the Davis Street construction project to sidewalk bicycle-riding safety.
Davis construction nearly complete, alderman says By PAIGE LESKIN
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Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) reassured residents Wednesday night that “disruptive” Davis Street construction is close to completion. Weather permitting, Davis Street construction should finish by Nov. 16, projected Rajeev Dahal, the city’s senior traffic engineer. In front of 20 constituents at the McGaw YMCA, 1000 Grove St., Wilson acknowledged the construction project has posed a pedestrian safety hazard and hurt businesses. To reverse the economic trend, he encouraged people to continue shopping and dining in the area. “Do your best to patronize the businesses,” he said. “They’ve always been there for us.” The second meeting of the year was conducted as a Q-and-A. Wilson let residents cut in with questions about specific initiatives as he discussed issues concerning the 4th Ward and the city in general. Besides road construction, residents asked additional questions on the city’s pedestrian safety efforts. Resident Philip Bashook said he was particularly concerned about the inadequate enforcement of the city ordinance that prohibits riding bikes on
sidewalks. The issue also came up at a recent senior citizen meeting Bashook attended, during which people called out Northwestern students for making the streets “very dangerous.” “On campus, students can ride their bikes on the sidewalk, so the assumption is they can ride in town,” he said. “The school needs to say something about where that boundary is.” City code calls for a $15 penalty for violating the law, but Wilson said there have been reservations in enforcing the tickets. He said people are scared to get into accidents by riding on the streets because bike-only lanes are not in place yet. He advised residents to kindly remind violators to follow the rule. “Little steps are better than no steps,” he said. Downtown Evanston spokesman Matt DiNello named each of the new businesses that have opened or relocated in Evanston over the past year. Wilson called the extensive list proof that the city’s economy is improving. Throughout the meeting, Wilson stressed the importance of feedback from the Evanston community in making the best enhancements to the city. “We’re being creative to find what seems to be working,” he said. paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu
Evanston health care professionals on Wednesday night offered strategies for addressing the changes in mental health as people grow older. The NorthShore University HealthSystem presented “Navigating Mental Health As We Age” at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1818 Maple Ave., in Evanston. Dr. Frederick Miller, NorthShore’s psychiatry department chairman, introduced the relationship between mental health and aging. “How do you know this is normal?” he asked the 20-person audience. Beginning at the infancy and childhood stage, clinical psychologist Nneka Onyezia said parents should establish trust and develop healthy relationships with their children. As all children are different, she said there are many acceptable forms of behavior. “‘Normal’ is a range,” she said. Teenagers can use adolescence as a time to try new things and discover their identity, said Shawn Coyne, another clinical psychologist. She added adolescents may experiment with their gender and sexuality, as well as try and find ways to rebel against their families’ expectations. Bethany Price, also a clinical psychologist, argued young adulthood through middle age differs because “rather than being cared for, now we’re caring for others.” For instance, college students often develop their strongest relationships during this period. “The college experience is so important,” she said. “The relationships that we form at that time are quite intense because it is our first go around with independence.” Many college students come into her office, Price noted, worrying they aren’t doing college “the right way.” She tries to reassure these students that no such way exists and what they are feeling is perfectly normal. Once these students reach old age, they face
new responsibilities and appreciate life’s subtleties more, social worker Helene Moses said. “Ultimately, we’re going to choose if we’re going to greet this new stage with optimism and adventure, or not,” she said. Elvia Esparza, a Highland Park resident who attended the event, said she hoped the dicussion would provide information on working with seniors who may struggle with mental health issues. “It is very important that once you’ve been diagnosed with a mental health issue, you seek and accept help,” she said. Miller said organizing the panel gave NorthShore an opportunity to address the life cycle of psychological well-being. “We are so frequently confronted with the basic question of ‘what’s normal,’” he said. “We wanted to try to provide a basic map about psychological development and what the challenges are.” oliviaexstrum2017@u.northwestern.edu
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‘THE RIGHT WAY’ Clinical psychologist Bethany Price speaks about the importance of mental health awareness among college students at a panel Wednesday night.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Men’s Golf
NU stalls, fades to disappointing 5th-place finish By JOSH WALFISH
daily senior staffer @JoshWalfish
A tournament that began with so much promise ended Tuesday in bitter disappointment for Northwestern. The Wildcats shot a tournament-worst 14-over in the final round to drop from second to fifth place, 12 shots behind the winner at the Gifford Intercollegiate. NU golfers shot three of their four worst rounds of the tournament in the final round: the Cats had to count scores of 5-over and 8-over after not having to count a score worse than 2-over in the first two rounds Monday. “Overall we had a solid fall,” coach Pat Goss said. “Our body of work was very solid, but everything we’re doing is progressing to being the best
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Schakowsky to speak for a second year. Nangia said the event felt like an intimate conversation, with the congresswoman able to give interesting and honest answers to every question. “I was really interested in everything she said,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “She really seemed to advocate a lot of liberal policies and she’s doing really great work as a congresswoman.” Schakowsky also touched on a number of other hot-button political issues, including her fear that action on climate change will come too late. “I think we’re still moving at a snail’s pace and not outpacing the problems that we’re helping to create,” Schakowsky said. “(House Republicans) have introduced and passed bills that would defund every alternative clean energy source, and what that’s done for us is we’re no longer number one in the technologies, so the real 21st century jobs are not going to be here in the United States if we don’t move quickly.” When asked what goals she had for achieving gender equality, Schakowsky pointed to the percentage of women who voted for Democrats in most congressional races as proof that women
team we can possibly be by the time Big Tens and NCAAs roll around (in April and May).” NU’s struggles on the course Tuesday were not limited to the team’s bottom three golfers. Senior Jack Perry and freshman Matt Fitzpatrick had up-and-down rounds, although both stabilized themselves to shoot a combined 1-over par. However, the Cats could not overcome their bottom three players, shooting a combined 23-over par with three double-bogeys and two quadruplebogeys. Goss attributed the issues to not being able to handle the pressure of being paired with the defending national champions. “Obviously it’s a hard game,” Goss said. “We had a great opportunity to play with a great team that’s now unbeaten for 10 consecutive tournaments. … Jack and Matt responded really well — neither played great, but they played solidly. are fed up with the income gap, lack of affordable childcare and paid family leave and the current rhetoric about reproductive rights. Schakowsky said she thinks progress will be The real made through the women’s economic agenda 21st century launched under House jobs are not Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and it going to be here will be at the peril of any in the United politician who does not States if we realize what a potent force female voters are don’t move in this country. quickly. “What I think is at the core of successful Jan Schakowsky, politics — and it’s probD-Evanston ably an undervalued political asset — is to be somebody who does have core principles and sticks with those,” Schakowsky said. “I have to be able to understand in myself what are my core values. What makes me want to be in public service? Then I have to stick with that.”
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We just had three golfers who couldn’t handle the moment.” If Tuesday was the worst NU could play in a tournament, Monday marked the Cats at their best. At the end of 36 holes, four of NU’s five golfers were in the top 15, led by Perry at 2-under par. The highlight of the day came from sophomore Josh Jamieson, who shot the first sub-30 round through nine holes in program history en route to a 64 Monday afternoon. It was the lowest round by an NU golfer since September 2009, when Sam Chien shot a 64 at the Navy Fall Classic. Goss said he has worked with Jamieson a lot on his wedge play, which paid dividends Monday afternoon. The sophomore strung together four consecutive birdies and an eagle on the par-5 8th to card his 29 on the back-nine after starting on the 10th.
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buildings. Todd Lieberman of Brinshore Development said this project was “many years in the making.” Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl expressed gratitude for those involved in the project. She
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safety concerns because some of them could not open. A search on the city’s website under “My Places” revealed the home to be landmark designated. “We very much respect the role of the historic preservation association in Evanston, but people need to know beforehand whether their home is landmark,” Becky Kimbell said. Information regarding a home’s landmark status should be revealed by a property’s title search company, Evanston broker Noah Seidenberg said. These businesses check whether the home’s previous owners had remaining financial obligations on the property, apportions money
“He really got a good vibe to him and he played really well,” Goss said. “Whenever somebody can put a good round together and shoot a 64, it’s good for us because it shows he can play well.” The Gifford will certainly leave a sour taste in the Cats’ mouths as they head into the winter break. NU won’t hit the course for competition again until the Big Ten Match Play Championships in mid-February, and the past two days will certainly give Goss a lot to think about for the next three months. “It feels pretty crummy now to have a great opportunity and let it slip away,” Goss said. “We got ourselves in the types of situation we needed to get into. Once NCAAs get here, we need to learn from this experience. It was a good teaching moment for us as coaches.” joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu especially praised Brinshore, which worked with the city from completing the grant application to constructing the buildings. “I thank Brinshore — I will forever thank Brinshore and wonder what you will do for us next,” Tisdahl said. jenniferball2015@u.northwestern.edu
to the seller and grants the home’s title to the buyer. Although landmark homes can come with regulations, the status can also raise the value of the home, he said. “It’s a prestigious thing to have a landmark home,” Seidenberg said. “It’s very unfair for a person to purchase a home and not be notified of this.” Aldermen voted 7-2 in favor of approving the Kimbells’ appeal. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) and Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) voted against the petition. “I’m glad they did hear us out,” Becky Kimbell said. “They were patient. They heard the facts.” edwardcox2011@u.northwestern.edu
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013
Women’s Basketball
Freshmen impact, impress in Cats’ rout of Lewis Lewis
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This was one game when the score didn’t matter to the Wildcats. Northwestern easily dismissed Lewis 98-57 on Wednesday in the team’s final exhibition before the regular season begins on Sunday. For coach Joe McKeown, however, the game was more about figuring out his lineups and getting his team members used to playing with one another. If the early returns were an indication, the team’s bonding is strong. “We got real good chemistry,� McKeown said. “Our team really likes each other.� The 31-point victory was highlighted by the play of NU’s four freshmen, three of whom started the game for the Cats. Guard Christen Inman led all scorers with 21 points and forward Nia Coffey added 14 points to help the offensive effort. “They’re all dynamic in their own way,� McKeown said. “They got to get through the growing pains of college basketball and being the focal point of the other team’s defense.� “They looked great,� senior forward La’Terria Taylor added. “They just bring a lot of energy to the
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floor, which is what we need, especially going into games where more transition is played.â€? After only playing against each other for the last seven months, the chance to play against a team in different color uniforms was exciting. For the freshmen who put the purple and white on for the first time, it was a learning experience about the world of college basketball. “It’s just great to just get out of practice finally and finally get to compete against other people other than our teammates,â€? Inman said. “It was a really good chance to see what we have ‌ and I think for the freshman it was just good to see how a gameday really is because we’ve never been in this situation.â€? Five NU players scored double-figures and all 11 players who entered the game got on the score sheet. The Cats shot 50.6 percent from the field and a remarkable 50 percent from behind the arc. As good as the offense was, the defense was a bigger storyline entering the season. NU held Lewis to
just 30 percent shooting and a putrid 3-of-23 from 3-point range. McKeown said he wanted to work on his team’s defense in the offseason, and Wednesday’s game provided a glimmer of hope. The coach said he was happy with the way his defense played but still thinks there are plenty of places to improve before Sunday. “Defensively I felt like we turned up the heat and we were able to score in transition, which became our offense for a while,� McKeown said. “We were also a little sloppy defensively too, which made things a little tough at times.� After averaging more than 18 turnovers a year ago, the Cats only turned the ball over 12 times in the win. A big reason for the turnovers was the fact the Cats were without the services of junior point guard Karly Roser, who was out with an upper-body injury. The junior has started all 60 games in her career and her veteran presence was sorely missed running the offense. However, Roser’s absence may have been a blessing in disguise as McKeown was able to try out different people at the point. The coach singled out Taylor, freshman guard Ashley Deary and sophomore guard Maggie Lyon as players who could handle the ball if called upon this season.
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INMAN IN SYNC Freshman Christen Inman accrued 21 points in Northwestern’s exhibition game against Lewis and was the Wildcats’ leading scorer Wednesday. The guard was a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc.
NU opens the regular season Sunday against Illinois-Chicago, which beat NU last time the teams faced off back in 2007. Roser is officially listed as questionable for the game with the Flames. joshuawalfish2014@u.northwestern.edu
Volleyball
Embolded NU attempts to pay back Michigan foes No. 13 Michigan State vs. Northwesern
By KEVIN CASEY
the daily northwestern @KevinCasey19
It’s been a Big Ten season marked by quality play against top-notch squads for the Wildcats, and this weekend the team has a chance to take a big step toward being considered one of the conference elite. Northwestern (14-10, 6-6 Big Ten) is back at home Friday night to face off against No. 13 Michigan State (18-6, 7-5) and will welcome No. 17 Michigan (15-9, 5-8) to Welsh-Ryan Arena two days later. NU is coming off a tit-for-tat battle with No. 11 Nebraska on the road, but the Cats shouldn’t be expecting sympathy from their two incoming foes. It was just last month that the Spartans and Wolverines handled the Cats. After capturing the opening set against Michigan, NU dropped the next six stanzas. The team never mustered more than 20 points in any of those sets. Of course, those matches were on the road, and this time NU has the home court advantage. Yet coach
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Keylor Chan pointed to a different factor helping out the Cats in this second version of the Michigan double. “We’re a different team than we were six weeks ago,� Chan said. “We know ourselves a lot better, and we understand better what we have to do as a team. We don’t have to do much, just play better volleyball, and that’s already starting to take care of itself.� He’s not bluffing. Since those two losses, NU has faced five ranked squads, beating two of them, dragging the aforementioned Cornhuskers to five sets and being competitive in every one of these tough matches save for No. 2 Penn State. Michigan State is likely the tougher opponent. The Spartans are the only team in the conference to beat the Nittany Lions and boast tall women like Alexis Matthews, Lauren Wicinski, Allyssah Fitterer and
Chloe Reinig up front, who tower more than 6 feet. Their height flustered the Cats the last time around, when the team hit an abysmal .082, but outside hitter Katie Dutchman believes NU has the right strategy to deal with this obstacle on Friday. “One of the keys to victory in the scout is attacking high, through and around the block,� the redshirt junior said. “It’s a factor of understanding who’s in front of you and how best to score on them.� If the Cats have done one thing recently, it is finding balance in their attack. Stephanie Holthus, NU’s all-time kills leader, boasts 4.03 kills per set, but Dutchman notched double-digit kills in five of her last seven matches, freshman Kayla Morin tallied 25 kills in the last two contests and junior Yewande Akanbi came up huge against Purdue and Minnesota, with 15 and 16 kills, respectively. The Cats have struggled lately, though, dealing with opponent blocking. NU allowed a combined 35 blocks in nine sets against Minnesota and Nebraska. Michigan and Michigan State aren’t quite as formidable on that front but retain solid marks of 2.4 and 2.6 blocks per set, respectively.
Keeping that component in check will be important. Especially because, as middle blocker Maggie Burnham points out, that would allow the people behind the offense to flourish. “Our defenders are playing great in the back row,� the redshirt sophomore said. “It’s just about getting a good block up there because we have some awesome back row players. We have to make sure that we are putting up a good block so that they can do their thing behind us.� Can the Cats pull off the sweep? With the high level they’ve been playing at, it’s definitely within reach. Chan isn’t doubting his squad. In fact, he says this could be the weekend when NU stakes its claim as one of the conference’s best. “We’re playing at a top-15 level, but we still have to prove that we belong there which we haven’t done,� Chan said. “These teams are two squads that will make the (NCAA) tournament. It’s a perfect opportunity for us to show we’ve improved like we think we have.� kevincasey2015@u.northwestern.edu
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SPORTS
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Volleyball NU vs. Michigan State, 7 p.m. Friday
ON THE RECORD
Everyone keeps waiting for the sleeping giant to awake. — Tim Lenahan, men’s soccer coach
Thursday, November 7, 2013
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NU survives Lewis in foul-ridden exhibition By ALEX PUTTERMAN
daily senior staffer @AlexPutt02
Less than two minutes remained, and the outcome was still in question. Northwestern led by 6, and the Wildcats had the ball but were struggling to score. Chris Collins, coaching his first game at NU, called timeout and huddled his team. The conversation ended, the Cats took the floor, redshirt senior forward Drew Crawford sank an open 3, and the victory was effectively sealed. It was not an aesthetically pleasing start to the Collins era, as NU beat Lewis 57-46 on Wednesday in an exhibition game at Welsh-Ryan Arena. But the Cats won’t complain about a win, even when it doesn’t count toward the standings. “I was very pleased to win the game,” Collins said. “I don’t care who you’re playing, where you’re playing them, what level they’re in. It’s hard to win.” The first half was ugly and wrought with whistles. Both sides spent extensive time on the freethrow line, as the Cats made nine free throws in 15 attempts before the break and Lewis hit six in nine attempts. The teams each converted fewer than a third of their shots from the field, and they combined for 13 first half turnovers. With seconds remaining in the
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period and NU leading 26-18, JerShon Cobb grabbed an inbounds pass under his own basket and took off toward midcourt. The redshirt junior guard split two defenders at the 3-point line, then evaded two more for a nifty left-handed layup that extended the Cats’ lead to double digits before the break. “That definitely was a momentum swing,” Crawford said. “We were a little bit sluggish ending that first half, and that was big for JerShon to get to the basket and kind of give us some energy going to the locker room.” After intermission, the Cats surged briefly, scoring 14 points in four minutes to open an 18-point lead. During the stretch, NU swung the ball quickly and shot early in the shot clock, a dramatic departure from the plodding Princeton offense of the deposed Bill Carmody regime. Collins said it was how he envisions the offense at its best. But the productivity stalled and a 15-2 Lewis run cut the Cats’ lead to 5 with less than five minutes to play. Crawford’s shot clinched a game that was dangerously close. “We set up a play, and they actually took us out of the play,” Collins
said. “Drew made a great read, and that’s what you rely on a fifth-year senior to do — hit a big shot.” Crawford was NU’s leading scorer, finishing with 15 points on 5-11 shooting. Cobb pitched in with 12, and redshirt freshman guard Sanjay Lumpkin added 8 points and eight rebounds. Freshman forward Nate Taphorn earned his 10 points on only three field goal attempts, nailing two 3-pointers and four free throws. Collins stressed his satisfaction with the Cats’ defense, which held Lewis to 46 points after the Flyers put up 79 and 82 in games against DePaul and Loyola, respectively. “Our defense was really solid,” the coach said. “I thought our communication defensively was terrific. We held them to 30 percent shooting, which was a great number for us.” Point guard play was perhaps NU’s greatest struggle Wednesday. Junior Dave Sobolewski and redshirt sophomore Tre Demps combined to shoot 1-13, and the team totaled only eight assists to go with 12 turnovers. The Cats return to the court Saturday against Eastern Illinois in a game that truly counts. “We’ve got to get better,” Collins said. “It’s November 6. I didn’t expect us to have a finished product. I just wanted them to play their tails off. I thought they did that, and that’s why we won.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu
Men’s Soccer
Men’s Basketball Annabel Edwards/Daily Senior Staffer
PLUGGING THE LEAK Forward Drew Crawford searches for the basket among Lewis defenders in Northwestern’s exhibition victory Wednesday night. The redshirt senior sealed the shaky 57-46 Wildcat victory off an open 3-pointer with less than two minutes to play.
Field Hockey
Slumping Cats to take on Hoosiers Defense leads NU By BOBBY PILLOTE
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Two teams defined by their struggles this season will battle each other at Lakeside Field on Friday. Northwestern (9-5-3, 1-3-1 Big Ten), not ranked this week for the first time all season, will play host to the Indiana Hoosiers (5-11-1, 1-4-0), last year’s national champion and the preseason No. 1 team. The Wildcats started the year hot. Sophomore forward Joey Calistri, the Big Ten’s leading scorer with 12 goals this fall, powered the offense through the team’s nonconference schedule. However, the dynamic striker has just 2 goals against Big Ten opponents, contributing to many of the squad’s scoring woes throughout the second half of this season. A string of injuries to key players has also hobbled NU. Freshman midfielder
Brandon Medina, considered to be a contender for Big Ten Freshman of the Year before his injury, tore his ACL in the Oct. 9 match against Northern Illinois. At the time, Medina led the team with five assists. The Cats have been most hurt by the loss of senior midfielder Chris Ritter, a team co-captain and the reigning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Ritter sprained his ankle 20 minutes into a 4-1 rout of Loyola on Oct. 30 and missed the last game against Wisconsin, a 1-0 loss. However, coach Tim Lenahan is confident that Ritter will be healthy in time for conference tournament play. “Ritter will be out for Friday,” Lenahan said. “But that’s our goal right now: to be as healthy as we can for next week. ... We’re not going to kill guys knowing that there are games ahead.” Junior goalkeeper Tyler Miller also missed the last four games, sidelined due to an illness. Sophomore backup Zak Allen has filled in admirably, recording his first career shutout Oct.
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FALLING STAR Sophomore forward Joey Calistri tops the goals leaderboard in the Big Ten but has lost much of his firepower since conference play started. Of his 12 goals on this season, only 2 have come against Big Ten opponents.
Indiana vs. Northwestern
into Big Ten tourney
Evanston 7 p.m. Friday
By MIKE MARUT
20 against Ohio State, but it’s clear the Cats are still missing the presence of the player who has led them to eight shutout victories this year. Indiana, meanwhile, simply hasn’t been able to wake up from its nightmare of a season. A horrible October, in which the Hoosiers lost six of their seven games, doomed the squad to its dismal record. The preseason No. 1 team has been tumbling down the rankings ever since a string of three consecutive losses to start the month of September. “They’ve given up too many goals in overtime,” Lenahan said. “If you look at their stats, in terms of shooting and how many corner kicks they’ve generated, they’ve pretty much dominated every team that they’ve played. ... Everyone keeps waiting for the sleeping giant to awake. Nobody would be surprised if they won nine or ten straight games and won the national championship.” Inconsistent play in goal has hamstrung Indiana throughout its schedule. Starting goalkeeper Michael Soderlund has been porous at best, allowing well over a goal and a half per game. His backup, Colin Webb, surrendered 5 goals in his only appearance of the season before promptly returning to the bench, Both teams are in search of a win to catapult them up the conference standings on the eve of the Big Ten Tournament. “Every group thinks that they’re winning the tournament next week,” Lenahan said. “Whether they come out of the seven-hole or the one-hole. ... It’s just such a parity driven league.” robertpillote2017@u.northwestern.edu
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The round two bell rings Thursday. Northwestern will begin the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 2 seed against Ohio State, squaring off against the Buckeyes for the second time in six days. The first time around, the Wildcats walloped their conference foes 5-0 — their seventh shutout of the season. The defensive play was exemplary, with sophomore defender Lisa McCarthy stopping any opposing momentum before it even started. Defensive player of the week, junior goalkeeper Maddy Carpenter, knew she could not have received the accolade without help from her teammates. “I couldn’t do it without a good defense,” Carpenter said. “They only had four shots (on goal). It was a pretty easy time for me because Lisa probably stopped three breakaways and had really good traps around the 25 and 30, so her poise has really helped me out all season.” Carpenter ranks fifth in the nation in goals against average with only 1.04 goals allowed per game. With 55 saves on the season and 2.89 saves per match, she has a relatively easy time in the net. The defense has only let opponents shoot 149 times and a mere 20 of those have actually gotten by Carpenter. “(We limit) their opportunities to take shots on Maddy, and when they do have an amazing shot, Maddy can make an equally amazing save,” McCarthy said. NU works well together as a unit. “The defense has been really consistent all year long,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “It starts with the forwards and there is always a place for one good defender up front. One of our strengths is that everybody works really hard on both sides of the ball whether it’s the forwards or the middies, the backs or Maddy, everybody is working together so we’re going to need that same
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effort against Ohio State (on) Thursday.” NU understands it cannot overlook Ohio State despite its winless conference record. Last season, the Cats took down the Hoosiers 4-0 midseason but were then upset in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and lost 4-0 to the same team. The “nightmares” of that experience will help motivate the team to victory, according to McCarthy and Carpenter. “We can’t let down,” Carpenter said. “We kind of did that against Indiana last year, and we definitely learned our lesson. … If we can come out with the same amount of energy and poise that we had, it should be a similar result. This will hopefully be my first time making it past the first round. … It’s terrible going home the first day and I want to stay until Sunday.” Another variable is the return of Arielle Cowie, who received a red card against Indiana and could not play against NU last week. Cowie’s return is another offensive threat the Cats must prepare for. “It’s hard to play the same team back to back,” Fuchs said after the Ohio State shutout last week. “They’ll be stronger because they’ll have their player back, but we’re excited, and the good thing about this team this year is that we worry about what we need to do.” Despite the overwhelming win against the Buckeyes, the Cats are not looking back but forward. “We just try to take every game like it’s the same,” senior forward Nikki Parsley said after defeating the Buckeyes. “Once Monday (hit) it’s like we never really won. Move forward and play the next game because it really has no bearing on the next one. We’ll have to beat them again.” mike82293@gmail.com