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CVS change draws skeptical reaction promotion and wellness, said she sees this more as a company “remaining true to its core mission” of health care. She said this action, although commendable, likely will not make much of an impact on regular smokers, especially those at NU, despite the fact that the CVS pharmacy in downtown Evanston, 1711 Sherman Ave., is one of the most accessible tobacco distributors for students. “Certainly limiting access like that in any community when there’s only a handful of outlets that sell tobacco, that can impact youth,” Currie said. “But if they’re that daily smoker who needs to buy their cigarettes by the carton, they may be seeking out a way to have that supply regardless of where it’s available.” According to the Core Survey on Alcohol and Other Drug Use, a survey conducted at NU in 2012, only 13 percent of NU undergrads had used cigarettes in the last 30 days. Only 1.4 percent identified as daily smokers. Although these numbers are lower than the national average for college students, Currie said attempting to limit access likely will not have much effect on these
By Kelly Gonsalves
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Sean Hong/Daily Senior Staffer
NOT FOR SALE CVS Caremark announced last week that it will stop selling cigarettes and tobacco products at all of its CVS stores by October 2014. Officials said the sale of tobacco products was inconsistent with the company’s mission to improve their customers’ health.
Chicago teen shot in south Evanston
A Chicago teenager is in serious condition after being shot multiple times Saturday afternoon in south Evanston, police said. The man, 18, was shot at about 2:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Howard Street. Chicago Fire Department paramedics transported him to Saint Francis Hospital, 355 Ridge Ave., police said. Evanston Police are investigating the incident. — Ciara McCarthy
Man sentenced to 35 years in prison for 2011 killing
The man convicted of killing an Evanston resident in 2011 has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison, police said. A Cook County jury convicted Brandon Hinton of first-degree murder in September. Hinton, of Hazel Crest, Ill., attacked and robbed John Costulas in 2011 as the Evanston resident was walking to work in the 500 block of Howard Street, police said. Hinton took $10 from Costulas, then 61, and left him bleeding and unconscious, according to police. Costulas died eight days later after succumbing to his injuries. The Cook County medical examiner’s office said he died due to “blunt head trauma” from the attack. — Ciara McCarthy
CVS Caremark’s decision last week to halt its sale of tobacco products will likely have little effect on local and individual smoking habits, a Northwestern health expert said. CVS Caremark, the parent company of CVS stores, announced Wednesday that it will stop selling cigarettes and all other tobacco products in its 7,600 stores nationwide by Oct. 1. The decision is the first step in the company’s upcoming fullscale smoking cessation program, which will launch this spring. “Put simply, the sale of tobacco products is inconsistent with our purpose,” said CVS Caremark President Larry Merlo in a news release. “The significant action we’re taking today by removing tobacco products from our retail shelves further distinguishes us in how we are serving our patients, clients and health care providers and better positions us for continued growth in the evolving health care marketplace.” But Lisa Currie, who has a master’s degree in public health and is Northwestern’s director of health
» See CVS, page 7
NU remembers prof couple By Rebecca Savransky
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Students and faculty commemorated the lives of Northwestern professors Rae and Leon Moses on Friday, remembering their contributions to the University’s academics. Leon Moses started at NU in 1959, serving in both the economics department and the Transportation Center before he died in October at age 88. His wife, Rae Moses, was an NU faculty member for 38 years, co-founding both the linguistics department and the Women’s Studies Program, before passing away in February at age 77. About 50 guests attended the memorial held in the Vail Chapel. Chaplain Tim Stevens welcomed attendees and discussed the ways Rae and Leon Moses influenced both the community within and outside NU. Stevens encouraged the audience members to consider the effects individual encounters with the couple had on their own lives. “There is no doubt that Leon and Rae have each had an impact on the lives of many through their research and publishing, through their teaching and mentoring of students, through collaborations and friendships, through their devotion to this university and to the common good,” Stevens said. After coming to NU, Rae Moses was influential in establishing Northwestern’s Organization of Women Faculty and Hobart House, the women’s residential college. A strong feminist, she was passionate about
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spurring dialogue on women’s rights, said Weinberg senior lecturer emeritus Frances Freeman Paden, a colleague of Rae Moses. She was also remembered for her kind demeanor and eagerness to address problems that arose. Paden said she was impressed by her kindheartedness and passion for her studies. “As she did for so many others, Rae reached out to me,” Paden said. “I was swept away by her commitment to the social justice, a commitment I soon learned she and Leon shared. For Rae, women’s rights and civil rights were inseparable.”
Leon Moses began his work at NU seven years before Rae Moses. He served as both the chair of the economics department and the director of the Transportation Center, focused on the improvement of systems of movement, both domestically and internationally. He did significant research in many areas, contributing specifically to transport, traffic congestion policies and transportation safety. In his speech, Weinberg Prof. Ronald Braeutigam said he could not begin to do justice to the research Leon Moses did or the way he carried » See MEMORIAL, page 7
Source: Northwestern Department of Economics
IN LOVING MEMORY A memorial service for former Northwestern professors Leon and Rae Moses was held Friday in Jeanne Vail Chapel. Leon Moses was a former chair of the economics department, and Rae Moses was a founder of NU’s linguistics department.
‘Revenge porn’ bill enters Ill. assembly By Bailey Williams
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Representatives in the Illinois General Assembly introduced a new bipartisan bill last month that would ban “revenge porn,” the publication of sexually explicit pictures without the consent of the person depicted. “It is a very important issue for the state of Illinois to address,” said State Rep. Scott Drury (D-Highwood), who introduced he bill. “I’m proud to be at the forefront of a cuttingedge issue.” Drury introduced the bill, H.B. 4320, to the Illinois House of Representatives at the end of January. Drury explained that revenge porn happens after a sexually intimate couple breaks up and one person decides to publicize sexually explicit photos without the other person’s consent. Drury said the act “overwhelmingly victimizes women.” About 90 percent of revenge porn victims are women, according to End Revenge Porn, a campaign working to criminalize the action. In addition, one in 10 ex-partners threaten to publish sexually explicit photos of their ex, and about 60 percent of those follow through on that threat, according to the campaign. If the bill is passed, revenge porn would be classified as a felony. As the bill is currently written, conviction would result in a three-year sentence, a clause that is subject to revision. Drury said legislators are looking at existing penalties to see if the statute is fair. New Jersey and California both criminalized revenge porn last year. The Illinois bill has drawn a number of co-sponsors from both parties. State Reps. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) and Barbara Wheeler (R-Crystal Lake) considered the role of advancing technology when deciding to co-sponsor the bill. Cassidy has worked on an antibullying bill that failed to pass in 2012, said Matthew Muir, district office director for Cassidy. He said “seeing the impact that bullying can have” nationally and statewide motivated Cassidy to get behind the revenge porn bill. Wheeler explained when she was young, she heard “stranger danger” warnings, but today, situations are different. Being able to share private information is becoming a very prominent issue, Wheeler said. “It’s a great lesson to learn early on for kids … to be careful,” Wheeler said. Wheeler added revenge porn is a serious offense that adults should be held accountable for. “I think we all have a personal accountability towards our actions,” Wheeler said. “We also have a sense of responsibility.” baileywilliams2017@u.northwestern.edu
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