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Ludlow’s role at NU up in the air By CIARA MCCARTHY and ALLY MUTNICK daily senior staffer @mccarthy_ciara, @allymutnick
Philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow, whose alleged sexual assault of a Medill junior spurred a Title IX lawsuit filed Monday against Northwestern, is a candidate for a position at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the school confirmed Tuesday. Rutgers did not confirm Ludlow had been offered or accepted a position. “This was not brought to our attention by either the candidate or his employer. We are looking into this matter thoroughly including requesting all relevant information to fully evaluate his candidacy,” Rutgers spokesman Greg Trevor told The Daily in a statement Tuesday. Leiter Reports, a philosophy blog run by University of Chicago Prof. Brian Leiter, said in November that Ludlow had accepted a senior position at Rutgers. The blog reported he would serve as the director of the Rutgers Center for Cognitive Science. Leiter confirmed the report to The Daily via email Tuesday night, saying the information came from both Ludlow and Rutgers and the professor’s position was “not in doubt.” Ludlow, who has taught at NU since
2008, implied in a public Facebook post in November that he would be going to Rutgers. “I read this on Leiter, so it must be true,” he wrote, linking to the post. Multiple Rutgers professors congratulated him on the new position on Facebook. Kristin Case, Ludlow’s attorney, declined to comment on his future employment. Ludlow is teaching two 300-level philosophy courses this quarter.He taught at least one of these classes, Philosophy of Psychology, Tuesday afternoon as scheduled. Ludlow was set to teach two additional philosophy courses Spring Quarter, but the philosophy department has since removed his scheduled classes from their website. As of early Tuesday morning, the philosophy department listed Ludlow as teaching a freshman seminar and 200-level class. Currently, the department website does not list Ludlow as a teaching any courses this spring. CAESAR no longer lists Ludlow’s freshman seminar, but the 200-level class was still listed as of Tuesday night. Philosophy Prof. Sanford Goldberg, the chair of the department, directed requests for comment to University Relations. » See LUDLOW, page 6
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RAISING THE CURTAIN Award-winning writer Tony Kushner discusses his college education in Medieval studies in front of a packed Harris Hall Tuesday evening. The event was part of the Northwestern University Contemporary Thought Speakers Series.
Kushner comes back to NU By JULIAN GEREZ
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More than 300 people filled Harris Hall to capacity Tuesday to listen to Tony Kushner, a Pulitzer, Emmy and Tony award-winning playwright and screenwriter talk about the value of liberal arts, the integration of politics into writing and his famous works.
Kushner was interviewed by english and gender and sexuality studies Prof. Nicholas Davis, The audience also had the opportunity to ask Kushner questions following the discussion. Davis began by asking Kushner about his formative experiences as a screenwriter and the incorporation of political ideas into his writing. Kushner graduated from Columbia College in New York City with a degree in Medieval Studies in 1978, and his love for history helped influence
his future works. Ultimately, Kushner acknowledged that theater has a power, but a very indirect one. “If you want to see anything happen in the world, you have to go out and make things happen,” Kushner said. “Theater is an engine for teaching critical consciousness. Activism is a job that everybody has.” Kushner was brought to Northwestern » See KUSHNER, page 6
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When Evanston’s newest Whole Foods Market opens next year, it will have to find a way to replace a longtime 7th Ward staple. After last week’s announcement that the organic grocer will fill the retail space at 2748 Green Bay Road, formerly occupied by a Dominick’s grocery store, 7th Ward residents expressed relief that future of the space had been settled but mourned the loss of a beloved community center. “It was the employees who created a warm culture at the store, and that’s part of what people are missing,” Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said. “It just had a different feel to it.” Since the Green Bay Road branch of Dominick’s closed Dec. 28, Evanston residents have been sorely missing the beloved market. Grover said she frequently speaks with former Dominick’s customers about the “difficult time” they’re having adjusting to shopping at a new grocery store. Whole Foods Market, Inc., announced last week it acquired seven leases from Safeway, Inc., for spaces formerly occupied by Dominick’s grocery stores. Safeway, the parent company of Dominick’s, closed all branches of the Chicago-area chain last year. In addition to the new Evanston branch, Whole Foods will open locations in Chicago and other nearby suburbs. The new acquisitions will bring the number of Chicago-area Whole Foods stores to 29 once construction is completed. The new
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REPLACING A STAPLE Whole Foods Market will move into the property on Green Bay Road previously occupied by a Dominick’s grocery store. The company has confirmed plans to buy a total of seven former Dominick’s locations in the Chicago area.
Evanston store is expected to open in 2015 and will be the third Whole Foods in the city. “Evanston is an extremely vibrant community and can support the three stores,” said Allison Phelps, a Whole Foods spokeswoman. “It’s not unusual to have a cluster of Whole Foods markets.” City officials had relatively little input as to what store replaced the Dominick’s. Economic development coordinator Paul Zalmezak said the decision was between the property owner, Safeway and Whole Foods. At a meeting last month, Zalmezak spoke to the city’s lack of input in the decision. “We’re trying to be sensitive to the ongoing negotiations, which we literally have no control over,” he said at the time. “It’s a Safeway process.”
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Phelps said it will take between 12 and 15 months for the new store to open. Whole Foods said in a news release that it will remodel the new stores to reflect the communities they are a part of. Jacqueline Haimes, a 7th Ward resident and member of the Mayor’s Grocery Store Working Group, said she was pleased that the space was filled so quickly, but that the concentration of the store was “a lot.” “For some people, Whole Foods is more on the expensive end so it’s not necessarily a place that people can shop every week,” Haimes said. The working group will continue its efforts to find a replacement for the other former Dominick’s location, 1910 Dempster St. ciaramccarthy2015@u.northwestern.edu
Humans’ brains are constantly modifying their memories of the past, making the memories less accurate but better for decision-making in the future, according to new Northwestern Medicine study. Donna Jo Bridge, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral fellow in medical social sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine, asked 17 men and women to recall the locations of 168 objects on a computer screen with varying backgrounds. Participants completed the experiment in an MRI scanner so their brain activity could be observed. Scientists tracked the hippocampal region of the brain, which is involved with memory and creating an association between two arbitrary elements with which a person is not previously familiar, Bridge said. “The hippocampus is responsible for binding or tying those two things together so you have the basis of a memory,” Bridge said. “So we showed that the same structure, the hippocampus, is also involved in modifying existing associations that we have.” Bridge said these results indicate updating our representations of events is an adaptive mechanism that our brains must continue to do as a basic learning process.
“Memory is not just bringing up the past, it’s using the past to inform current decisions and build on current information,” Bridge said. Bridge offered the example of a breakup with a significant other to illustrate this theory. People who are newly single might be heartbroken at first because the breakup is viewed as a loss. Later, they may project their present feelings onto the memory of the relationship and realize that the break-up was actually a good thing. An additional, simpler example, Bridge said, is recalling childhood memories of parents. They would have looked younger then, but people tend to see their parents the way they look now because their brain’s present-day view is what remains coded in memory. Continuing with similar research, Bridge is currently working with drugresistant epileptic patients who have had part of their brain removed. She said if the patients had the left side of their hippocampus removed instead of the right, they may lose the ability to modify memories because brain activity recorded during the study on adjusting memories always occurred on the left side. She said this could leave recollections unchanged. “We think that changing (memories), even if it may seem like an impairment, we think, is actually adaptive and a good thing,” Bridge said. While completing her doctoral » See STUDY, page 6
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Chicago native Shani Davis is competing over the next two weeks in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Davis began competing as a member of the Evanston Speedskating Club when he was six years old. This is his third Olympics; he brought home gold and silver medals in 1000- and 1500-meter speedskating events, respectively, at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Games. Davis grew up on the south side of Chicago but later moved to the north side to be closer to Evanston’s rink, located at the Robert Crown Community Center and Ice Complex, 1701 Main St. Davis placed 22nd and 24th in the men’s 500-meter races on Monday. Following his first of three events, Davis tweeted, “very happy with speed & feel in 500 today. two solid races & moving in right direction for 1000 on wed. Can history repeat, again???� Davis currently holds the record in both the 1000 and 1500 meter events. There will be a viewing party Wednesday at Chicago’s Sol Cafe, 1615 W. Howard St., to watch Davis compete in the 1000-meter races. He will also compete in the 1500-meter race, which will take place Saturday. — Lydia Ramsey
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National News US to ban most commercial trade of elephant ivory WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said it would ban commercial trade of elephant ivory by prohibiting its import, export and resale within the United States, with a few exceptions. The steps are part of a broad effort announced Tuesday by the White House to stem a global boom in wildlife trafficking that threatens species such as the African elephant and the rhinoceros with extinction. “Record high demand for wildlife products, coupled with inadequate preventative measures and weak institutions, has resulted in an explosion of illicit trade in wildlife in recent years,� President Barack Obama said in a letter accompanying the new National Strategy to Combat Wildlife Trafficking. “The entire world has a stake in protecting the world’s iconic animals, and the United States is strongly committed to meeting its obligation,� he wrote. The U.S. is one of the world’s largest markets for illicit animal parts, officials said. Much of the ivory, rhino horn and other animal parts end up in Asia, but they are often processed in the U.S. Demand has pushed the price of ivory to $1,500 a pound and rhino horn to more than
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Burglars steal $300 from flower shop Burglars stole $300 from a west Evanston florist after breaking into the shop overnight on Sunday. Police responded to reports of a broken glass door at Evanston Flowers and Gifts, 2101 Crawford Ave., at about 7:45 a.m. on Monday. The cash register drawer was left open with all its contents emptied, including approximately $300 in cash and loose change. Nobody was inside the business when it was broken into. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott called the burglary a “smash and grab.�
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Two instances of graffiti were reported Monday afternoon in the same block of southwest Evanston. One set of initials were sprayed inside of a Chicago Transit Authority bus booth in black paint. The other instance was illegible writing in the parking lot of a private business. Both sets of graffiti were found on Howard Street. Parrott said neither defacement appears to be gang-related. — Julian Gerez
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Feinberg School of Medicine Prof. Dr. Melina Kibbe was featured on “60 Minutes” on Sunday for her research demonstrating the effects of different drug dosages on males and females. Kibbe, a member of the Women’s Health Research Institute and a surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, was interviewed by “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl. “It’s really appalling at how few studies there are that have both sexes,” Kibbe said. Before beginning her research five years ago, Kibbe said, she had only been testing on male rats, which are commonly used as a control group. Teresa Woodruff, vice chair of research in the Department of OB-GYN, suggested to Kibbe she begin testing on female rats, which prompted Kibbe’s current findings. The WHRI awarded Kibbe a grant to complete the study. Results showed male and female rats reacted to drugs differently. The study proved females metabolize drugs in different ways than males and should therefore be given varying drug dosages. “By the two of these women coming together, with Dr. Woodruff being an advocate for women’s health, what we do is advocate for more sex and gender research at a university and clinical level,” said Sharon Green, executive director of the institute. Kibbe published her first study on the research in 2011. Since the interview aired on “60 Minutes,” she said she has acquired more feedback on the study due to the show’s national audience. “When you publish your research, I can’t say you get the same amount of reaction as a national show,” Kibbe said. “‘60 Minutes’ put this on a national platform.” The show filmed Kibbe and Woodruff over a two-
Tickets sold out within the first hour of public sales for next week’s Chicago Humanities Festival event, where actor James Franco will debut his new poetry collection. The presentation, to be held at Northwestern’s Chicago campus on Feb. 19, will be filmed and made available on the festival’s YouTube site within a week for anyone unable to attend, said festival spokeswoman Anna Marie Wilharm said. “We really want as many people as possible to see our programs,” Wilharm said. “The recording of the event is just another way of us reaching more people that miss it.” Franco, the star of popular films “127 Hours” and “Spring Breakers,” will speak about his 2010 short film “Herbert White,” which is inspired by a poem written by poet Frank Bidart. The event will also feature Franco’s new poetry collection, “Directing Herbert White,” which focuses on his filmmaking experience. “It will be very interesting to see the two poets track Herbert White from a poem to a film and then back to a poem,” Poetry Foundation president Robert Polito said. Polito, the event moderator, said the night will focus on the connection between both Bidart and Franco and on Franco’s interpretations of the “Herbert White” poem. “The program will be an animated conversation on poetry and the experience of adapting a work of art into another medium,” Polito said. During the event, there will be a screening of the short film and poetry readings by both Bidart and Franco. A book signing will follow
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What’s up doc? Melina Kibbe, a professor of vascular surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine, was featured on “60 Minutes” in a segment on recent discoveries regarding the importance of sex-based medical research. Kibbe launched a review of recently published articles in leading medical journals and has found that of the articles reviewed so far, only three percent have featured studies on both male and female subjects.
day period. Kibbe called the experience “fabulous,” saying the segment brought up many important questions about her research. Ambien, a sleep drug, is currently the only drug on the market that the Food and Drug Administration recommends different dosages for based on sex, according to the “60 Minutes” segment. Kibbe said she specializes in the vascular system and is planning to take her research to the clinical arena. In addition to sex-based dosing, she said she believes more research is needed in age-based and weight-based dosing. “I hope that I can get the therapy into the clinical arena and have a positive impact on patients,” Kibbe said. rosaliechan2017@u.northwestern.edu
the program, but attendees are required to pre-order a book in order to participate. McCormick freshman Jessica Amaya said she is excited for the event because it will give her the opportuIt will be nity to see Franco in a very interesting different light. “I’ve always loved to see the two James Franco for his poets track movie roles, but I want to see if I like Herbert White him as a poet,” Amaya from a poem to said. “Plus, seeing his collaboration with a film and then Bidart will be inter- back to a poem. esting since they’re Robert Polito, two completely difPoetry Foundation ferent artists.” president Weinberg freshman Marco Rodriguez said he is looking forward to seeing Franco’s personal filmmaking skills, in contrast to the movies he has starred in over the past years. “This will be the first time I see the intellectual side of James Franco since I’m used to his over-the-top humor in movies,” Rodriguez said. “It’s not everyday you get to see an actor come down to present his own work like this.” The festival’s winter programming will also feature events with authors Karen Russell (Weinberg ‘03) and Mohsin Hamid. Tickets for those events can be purchased online. The poetry event, “James Franco and Frank Bidart, Off the Shelf,” will be held at 8 p.m. at the School of Law’s Thorne Auditorium, 375 E. Chicago Ave.
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Zimmerman boxing match shameful yoni muller
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Last Wednesday, George Zimmerman returned to the news when we heard he was going to fight rapper DMX in a pay-per-view event. The event was being orchestrated by promoter Damon Feldman, the architect behind the show Celebrity Boxing. Since then, multiple death threats, rumors regarding cancellation and contract negotiations have resulted in an uncertain future for the event. However, this fight never should even have been a remote possibility. In order to get to contract talks and death threats, somewhere along the line, Feldman must have thought to himself that this was a good idea. Somewhere along the line, Zimmerman must have thought this was a good idea. Somewhere along the line, DMX must have agreed to fight him in front of a national audience. None of these things should have happened. Never should an event even hinting at the idea that Zimmerman might be a “celebrity” be considered. Never should a man who stole the nation’s attention by killing a teenage boy get to commit violence again for profit. This, of course, has nothing to do with Zimmerman’s trial. I, and many others, agree with the court’s ruling. We can’t be sure of what happened that night and to what extent Zimmerman felt threatened; putting someone away for life shouldn’t stem from that much uncertainty. And though we don’t know if he truly acted in self-defense, there are things we do know. We know that Zimmerman saw a kid with a hoodie and felt that it was appropriate to approach and harass him. We know that he confronted Trayvon Martin after the police told him not to. And while we don’t know the exact events that happened after that confrontation, we know they ended in Zimmerman shooting and killing an unarmed 17-year-old. In no context should those actions be celebrated; in no context should the perpetrator of those actions be considered a celebrity. Yet a pay-per-view boxing event does exactly that. Such an event will put Zimmerman in the company of other celebrity boxers, including Todd Bridges, Dustin Diamond and Vanilla Ice. The Zimmerman fight is nothing more than an insulting money-grab, and if it ever is realized, absolutely nobody should see it. On the one hand, I understand the appeal. Everyone wants to see someone they don’t like get beat up, and George Zimmerman is not a particularly well-liked person at this point in his life. After his $100,000 paintings and his domestic violence charges followed the most emotional and controversial case in a while, I’m sure millions of people would like to see him get pummeled. Besides, at least some of the money will go to charity, and there’s nothing wrong with helping good people and organizations in need. I would be a hypocrite if I said that there was no part of me — not even a small, primal bit of my subconscious — that didn’t want to see someone go to town on George Zimmerman. But that doesn’t mean I should watch; that doesn’t mean anyone should watch. Somewhere out there is a family who should have just celebrated Trayvon’s 19th birthday. Somewhere out there is a teenager who is still hyperconscious of how he needs to dress and appear to avoid any confrontation. Yet nowhere out there is Trayvon, and, whether justified or not, that is Zimmerman’s doing. As of this writing, it looks like Feldman rescinded his cancellation threats, and that the event will still be held. If this is the case, do not watch it. Do not go over to a friend’s house if they paid for it to watch it with them. Do not look for free clips on YouTube after the fight. Do nothing to promote this offensive and shameless publicity stunt that will only help line the pockets of Zimmerman and Feldman. Instead, let Zimmerman go back to where he belongs: obscurity. Yoni Muller is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at jonathanmuller2015@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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Lawsuit’s allegations troublesome LAURA BETH NIELSEN GUEST COLUMNIST
Like many Northwestern Wildcats, I woke up to the disturbing news that our university is being sued under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 for the alleged sexual misconduct by a professor toward an undergraduate. Title IX guarantees that universities that receive federal funding provide an educational environment free of discrimination and harassment based on sex. The allegations of sexual misconduct are so egregious and the questions raised by this case so disturbing, that the Northwestern community must ask hard questions and work together to protect students and advance justice on our campus. According to the complaint, which cites the findings of Northwestern’s own Sexual Harassment Office, philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow took a freshman undergraduate to an art exhibit in Chicago, bought alcohol for her even though she was underage and objected, ignored her repeated requests to take her back to campus and instigated several intimate acts after bringing her back to his apartment (off campus), where she passed out and woke up in his bed. According to the filing, which is a public record, a second committee was established and determined he should be fired for his actions. So why he is still on our campus, why is this case
in federal court rather than settled and just in general, what the hell happened? As a professor of sociology and director of Legal Studies at Northwestern who studies litigation about sexual harassment, I know that very, very few incidents of harassment are ever filed in federal court. In fact, fewer than 1 percent of complaints about sexual harassment make their way to federal court. Most victims don’t report it, and most of those who do receive settlements include confidentiality agreements. This public case is a unique opportunity for all of us to do better. First, students need to know that they should report every rape or sexual assault to the local (not campus) police. Universities have strong incentives to “reclassify” rape and sexual assault to keep their safety statistics looking good. Tell your friends. Second, Northwestern faculty should demand an account from Northwestern as to why the committee’s recommendations were not followed in this case, if that part of the story proves true. What is the process of appointing these committees? What are the requirements of privacy, and how do we balance those with the need for a safe campus where we all live, work and think? The Northwestern administration should seriously evaluate how the decisions in this case were made. Who was responsible for overturning the committee’s decision? And on what grounds? The Northwestern administration and Board of Trustees might claim that they
were “following the advice of their attorneys,” but don’t be fooled. Good lawyers follow the instruction of the client. Whether and how this case proceeds is up to Northwestern’s administrators. The administration also should settle this case to avoid further trauma for the target and further embarrassment to the University. Continuing to fight this case when your own employees have twice determined that these charges were credible and egregious makes the university appear callous to the needs of women and sexual minorities on campus. Large organizations are sued regularly, and there are times when these organizations have to fight. And, of course, we don’t yet have all the facts of this case. But if the facts are even remotely close to what is alleged, Northwestern failed to protect the victim. Title IX gives legal force to values that we share. No person should have their educational opportunities diminished on account of sex. It is up to us as members of the Northwestern community to hold our administration’s feet to the fire to ensure we live up to this fundamental principle. Laura Beth Nielsen is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Legal Studies, Northwestern University, and research professor at the American Bar Foundation. She is the author of License to Harass: Law, Hierarchy and Offensive Public Speech and is part of The OpEd Project’s Public Voices Fellowship at NU. To respond to this guest column, email a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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ASA boycott debate misses key issues JOSH BOXERMAN
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Ever since I got involved, countless friends and family members have asked me the same question: “What exactly is J Street U?” The short answer: J Street U is a proIsrael, pro-Palestine student movement that advocates for strong American leadership to achieve a two-state What will the solution to the Israeliborders of Israel Palestinian conflict. The shorter answer: and Palestine We’re actually interlook like? How ested in having a constructive conversacan security tion about Israel and be ensured Palestine. And the most for both sides? important answer: What is a fair We’re in the business solution for of ending the conflict right now. millions of This winter, we’ve Palenstinian witnessed a surge in campus conversation refugees? surrounding the conflict as a result of the American Studies Association’s resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The Northwestern administration unilaterally rejected the boycott, which prompted a flurry of responses from students and professors. Students for Justice in Palestine sponsored a panel promoting the ASA boycott as part of the larger movement to boycott, divest and sanction (BDS) Israel, while Wildcats for Israel gathered signatures to show student support for the administration.
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This conversation is important. It represents a significant step forward for a campus that has tended to avoid political issues. But this conversation is broken. This conversation sticks to the aspects of the conflict that most directly relate to campus life: academic boycotts, academic freedom and the role of the university administration as a political actor independent of the student body. These questions are simple, accessible and relatable to our lives as students. But here’s the problem: That conversation won’t impact the situation on the ground in Israel and Palestine. And as important as questions of academics are, they remain just that — academic. If we can’t even have a campus conversation that surrounds the actual core issues of the conflict, how can we possibly hope to have a real impact? And if we’re not trying to make an impact, why even bother with the conversation? There are peace negotiations, revived and led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, that are happening right now, and it feels like no one on campus is talking about them. Between all the statements, the letters and the panel, not a single group is focusing on the greatest challenge, choice and opportunity currently facing Israelis and Palestinians: the necessary, painful concessions both sides will have to make to bring about political compromise and take the first giant leap toward peace. The campus conversation has been missing what needs to be its most important piece. That’s where J Street U comes in. Because as important as it is to discuss issues of occupation and academic freedom, neither occurs in a vacuum. Because it’s downright irresponsible to talk about Israel and Palestine without mentioning the historic opportunity before us. Because, through the negotiations, we have a
chance to create real change on the ground — right now. As students, we have the ability to make an impact far beyond the confines of our campus by joining with like-minded students across the country who share our beliefs and our goals: safeguarding Israel as a Jewish and democratic state and liberating Palestinians from occupation, ensuring to both peoples the right to live in the land with self-determined national futures. Kerry has brought Israeli and Palestinian negotiators back to the table to deal directly with these issues. On campus, if we care about Israelis and Palestinians, if we care about US foreign policy, if we care about global human rights, we need to have those same conversations. What will the borders of Israel and Palestine look like? How can security be ensured for both sides? What is a fair solution for millions of Palestinian refugees? Can a compromise be reached on the status of Jerusalem? On a national scale, as part of the 2 Campaign, J Street U is organizing students to mobilize a great constituency for peace. By tackling the core issues directly, we raise awareness and build momentum for two states. By standing up and being counted, we become a potent voice for compromise. And by coming together as a Northwestern community to support the negotiations, we can have a tangible and immediate impact on the lives of millions of Israelis and Palestinians — right now. Josh Boxerman is a Weinberg junior and a co-founder of the Northwestern chapter of J Street U. He can be reached at joshuaboxerman2015@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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Students to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity THE CURRENT
From Romeo to Grey, your literary Valentine
By TYLER PAGER
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Northwestern students are planning to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro this summer to raise money and awareness for obstetric fistula, a disease affecting pregnant women. The climbers, part of NU’s recently formed chapter of Mountains for Moms, hope to raise $19,336, the height of the mountain. While the climb will take about five days to six days, the group will stay in Tanzania for about two weeks. The students’ visit will include a trip to an obstetric fistula clinic. Obstetric fistula, a condition which results after a difficult or failed childbirth, creates a hole in the mother’s bladder, which leads to the bladder constantly leaking urine. The funds raised will be donated to Operation Fistula, a nonprofit organization, in order to allow women to get the surgery necessary to repair the damage. Mountains for Moms was started at Cornell University and also has a chapter at Dartmouth College. Weinberg junior Karina Kedo founded NU’s chapter this fall and will be leading the trip. “I was literally walking to class down Sheridan Road and I was listening to a podcast where the guy who created this program was speaking as a guest on it, and then I just reached out to him just to pick his brain about some things, and it just developed from there,” Kedo said. Kedo then began to reach out to other students who she thought would be interested and she said the response has been very positive. Applications to join the climbing team are open until Sunday, and Kedo said she hopes to have a team of 10-12 students. Diego Henriquez-Garcia, co-president for the NU chapter, said he was interested in becoming involved in planning the trip because of the other student groups he is involved in, such as the Global Engagement Summit. “I’m always looking for another opportunity to push it to the next level and bring it from being a part of a student organization and just going to meetings to actually trying to make some sort of impact,” the
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DO IT FOR MOM Mountains for Moms climbers from Cornell University pose for a photo at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in January 2014. A team of NU students is scheduled to climb the mountain in August 2014.
Weinberg sophomore said. “I thought this was an interesting way to also raise eyebrows. You tell people you’re climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, and they ask, ‘why?’” The Mountains for Moms’ executive board is currently finalizing the itinerary and working on fundraising strategies. Once the climbers are set, the team will meet throughout the year to work on fitness training and bonding activities. Cody Schiffer, the chapter’s other co-president, said he is most excited to visit the clinic in Tanzania. “One of my favorite things about Dance Marathon is when the people come out, you actually get to see where your money is going,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “When we go to the clinic that’s the literal recipient of where all of our efforts and where all of our money is going. I think it’s a very sobering experience to realize what you’re doing is actually a real thing. You’re not just donating money to an invisible pocket.”
Greetings, culture lovers! Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and if you’re single, with only a romance novel and chocolate for company, commence with the tears. But don’t despair just yet! The Steam Press is prepared to set you up with a hunky (fictional) man, so take this quiz and find out which sexy literary character you’re destined to spend time with this Valentine’s Day. Question #1: You think Valentine’s Day is… a) A romantic celebration of love and passion. b) A waste of time. c) The perfect excuse for hot, hot sex. d) Uncomfortable. Let’s not talk about our feelings. Question #2: The perfect V-Day gift is… a) A dozen red roses, chocolates, the works. b) A string of pearls. c) Handcuffs. d) A book. An educational book. Question #3: The ideal date would consist of… a) Candlelit dinner followed by stargazing. b) Elaborate mind games. c) I don’t do dates. d) A long walk in the park. Question #4: Sex position? a) Missionary b) Doggy style c) All of them d) Oral
Question #5: Your excuse for being alone this Valentine’s Day? a) I just went through a horrible break-up. b) I could be with someone if I wanted to. c) I’m impossible to love. d) My standards are too high. Mostly A’s: Romeo A hopeless romantic, you deserve to spend this special day with someone equally idealistic and impulsive. When not serenading you with sonnets — “My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand / To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss,” Romeo will make you feel adored this Valentine’s Day. Mostly B’s: Mr. Rochester Maybe you’ve had a rough day, week, lifetime. But Charlotte Bronte’s original bad boy can commiserate. Although rough around the edges, his passionate nature can handle even your worst mood swings on Single Awareness Day. After all, who wouldn’t want to be told, “Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own”? Mostly C’s: Christian Grey Forget romance and relationships. This Valentine’s Day, you’re only looking for a good time. And who better to show it to you than the sex god himself, Christian Grey? Prepared to be dominated. Mostly D’s: Mr. Darcy D is for Darcy, dashing, debonair Darcy. Maybe you’re shy, maybe you’re awkward, the world will never know. But there is only one who must admit how much he admires and loves you. This V-Day will bring plenty of scintillating conversation and snarky asides.
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Amherst provost talks development By Jennifer Ball
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Amherst College provost Peter Uvin spoke to more than 100 individuals Tuesday at Harris Hall about the development of poor countries and human rights principles as part of the Roberta Buffett Center’s programming on global engagement. “The rights-based approach to development is a true merger,� Uvin said. “It’s a rethinking of development in terms of human rights.� Uvin said the method of development is “a change of vision� and many nonprofits have adopted its strategy. He compared this progressive way of addressing development based on human rights to earlier approaches. “Obviously, (human rights and development) are related, but for the first 40 or 50 years, they did not care about each other,� he said. “But in recent years, this has been changing.� He said people who assist developing countries have recently added democracy and human rights to more established methods of focusing on economic and social principles. Uvin authored the 1998 book, “Aiding Violence: The Development Enterprise in Rwanda,� which won
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From page 1 The student, a Medill junior, filed a lawsuit Monday against NU, claiming the University failed to act on her sexual assault complaint against Ludlow. The student says Ludlow sexually assaulted her after the two attended a downtown Chicago art show in February 2012. The professor gave her alcohol and refused several requests to take her back to Evanston. The student lost consciousness and woke up the next morning in his bed. According to the lawsuit, NU’s Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention investigated the case and found Ludlow “engaged in unwelcome and inappropriate sexual advances,� including sleeping with his arms around the student on the night in question. Case said in an email to the The Daily on Tuesday night she had no current knowledge of any criminal charges filed against Ludlow. The lawsuit also alleges Ludlow violated NU’s recommendation to “avoid any behavior whatsoever that could be construed as retaliation against (the student).� In April 2012, the student’s attorney at the time sent a demand letter to Ludlow explaining his liabilities and requesting compensation for damages. In May, Ludlow denied the allegation of sexual assault and threatened to sue the student for defamation, according to the
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‘A CHANGE OF VISION’ Amherst College provost Peter Uvin discusses human rights and economic development Tuesday evening. The event was part of a lecture series for One Book One Northwestern.
the Herskovits Award for the most outstanding book on Africa. During his talk, he cited Rwanda as an example of “one of the most amazing humanitarian lawsuit. The student reported the incident to NU, but was told Ludlow’s actions were not retaliation, the lawsuit said. The University did not act after Ludlow allegedly threatened to sue the student. The student’s attorney, Kevin O’Connor, said Monday night he would not comment on the case until he had spoken with his client. He could not be reached for comment Tuesday. The University has policies and protocols in place for sexual assault complaints filed against faculty. In its policy on sexual misconduct, the University stipulates the Office of Sexual Harassment Prevention investigates claims of sexual harassment involving faculty or staff. An investigator will review the evidence and determine whether the respondent has violated the policy. The investigator provides conclusions and recommends action to the office of the faculty member’s department chair or dean. The final decision on any corrective action is made by that office in consultation with the director of the University’s sexual harassment prevention office. In the lawsuit, the student says a committee created to determine disciplinary action against Ludlow recommended he be terminated but the University did not follow the committee’s suggested action.
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constructions that ever came to be,� because of the massive human rights efforts to bring aid to the people who fled the country’s 1994 genocide. Uvin also focused on Burundi, which lies just south of Rwanda. He earned a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, which led him to write his latest book, “Life After Violence: A People’s History of Burundi,� published in 2009. The Buffett Center sponsored the presentation, along with One Book One Northwestern, the African Studies program and Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights. Tracy Navichoque, the co-director of NUCHR, said the group was asked to sponsor the event by the Buffett Center because it covered a topic many of the group’s members who hope to pursue careers in development are interested in. “It was nice to see a practical perspective on theoretical ideas,� the Weinberg senior said. Weinberg junior Emily Park said she attended the speech about human rights because she found it related closely to her economics major. “A lot of what he said was very true in the sense that there is a disparity between economic development and enforcing human rights,� Park said. “The solutions are really ambiguous.�
dissertation, Bridge worked on other memory studies with Dr. Ken Paller, a psychology professor and director of the Cognitive Neuroscience Program. The study’s senior author, Prof. Joel Voss, was also a doctoral student in Paller’s lab. Paller explained these types of studies involve re-activating memories by causing participants to retrieve the information again. Looking at the objects in Bridge’s study was a method of re-activating a memory of it and retrieving the details about where it was. Other recent research is doing the same thing, but triggering the re-activation while patients are sleeping. “You re-activate a memory any time that you rehearse or retrieve it,� Paller said. “We think that happens also in sleep because the memories can be re-activated even though you don’t intentionally retrieve them.� School of Communication freshman Nicholas Hug, founder of NU’s Neuro Club, said that studies like this are what fuel his interest in the brain. “No matter how much we think we know about the brain, it’s still a continually evolving field,� Hug said.
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as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, which works to bring and to present ideas of nationally known intellectuals on campus in order to create meaningful dialogue. It dates back to the early 20th century, when former Prof. Baker Brownell taught the eponymous class to help students organize their educational experiences into a coherent whole. It was brought back as a speaker series in 2012 and is led by Weinberg junior Joe Eichenbaum in conjunction with the Office of the President, the Division of Student Affairs and the Office of the Provost. “The series has grown in the sense that we’ve brought more speakers every year,� Eichenbaum said. “The committee has more majors represented than ever, and the quality of the speakers has gone up.� This was not the first time that Kushner visited NU. He received an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from NU in 1998, spoke to students in 2002 and, as a high school student, even attended the Northwestern Debate Institute, a part of the University’s pre-college Cherubs program. “I’ve had a long history with Northwestern,� Kushner told The Daily after the event. “I always love coming here. It’s an amazing school, and the students are always really impressive.�
After exploring his formative years, Davis asked Kushner about his works, from one of his first plays, “A Bright Room Called Day� to what many call his magnum opus, “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,� and some of his most recent work in screenwriting, including the critically acclaimed “Lincoln.� Kushner said he believes in the depiction of specific historical events rather than a general topic in order to make a point. The seven-hour epic “Angels in America,� for example, concerns itself with the AIDS epidemic in New York City. “It’s all about history. It’s all about specificity, which will speak in a universal, timeless way,� Kushner said. “The easiest way to become irrelevant is to try and engineer immorality in your work.� Weinberg freshman Gabriela Dago saw “Lincoln� when it came out 2012. She said the film really resonated with her, so she decided to listen to what Kushner had to say. “What he said about not trying to be timeless with your work was really powerful,� Dago said. “Whenever you produce something, even as a student, you really have to trust that your audience will be curious enough to understand the nuances and subtleties of your work. There’s no need to try to overstate your view with what you’re trying to produce. juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats open season with bats blazing
In first tournament of year, NU falls to Stanford, rallies for 3 triumphs By Rebecca Friedman
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Northwestern competed in its first tournament of the season in fine form, taking three of four victories over the weekend. The Wildcats traveled to Tempe, Ariz., to play in the Kajikawa Classic against some of the top teams in the country. NU ended the classic with a 3-1 record, falling to No. 22 Stanford, 4-3, but rallying to notch victories against New Mexico, 10-0, Utah, 12-11, and Boise State, 13-2. The Cats opened the tournament Friday against the Cardinal with their first loss of the season. Stanford struck first with a three-run fourth inning burst before NU responded with three of its own in the fifth. However, the Cats were unable to hold off the Cardinal’s explosive offense and allowed another run in the fifth. Stanford was able to hold on to its one-run lead for the victory. Later that night, NU responded to the season opening loss as well as it could have.
Against New Mexico, the Cats run-ruled the Lobos for a quick, five-inning victory. Junior starting pitcher Amy Letourneau was her usual impressive self on the mound and struck out four in the first inning. Just one of these batters reached base, on a wild pitch. The story in the victory, however, was NU’s offense. Drawing a multitude of walks and with big hits from Letourneau and sophomores Brianna LeBeau and Andrea Filler, the Cats continued to push runners in until they reached run rule territory and the game’s subsequent conclusion. “It just shows that all the work we put in during the offseason is paying off,” senior infielder Marisa Bast said. “Our preparation in on point and we’re able to execute as a team.” The team went into Saturday’s doubleheader with a chance to move above .500. In its third contest, NU earned the win in an unconventional way. After a six-run seventh inning from Utah, the Cats battled back from a three-run deficit and prevailed thanks to a walk-off illegal pitch during an attempted
intentional walk by the Utes. While the final run was somewhat of a fluke, once again the Cats showcased their impressive offense throughout the contest. That strong offense continued into the matchup against Boise State, as NU exploded for 11 runs in the first inning, a school record, en route to a run-rule victory over the Broncos. “It was relieving for me because I didn’t have that much pressure on me,” said sophomore Kristen Wood, who was on the mound for the Cats. “It’s an awesome feeling to go out there with so many runs.” With a close loss to a ranked team and three impressive victories, the Cats are already off to a much better start this season than last year, when they went 0-5 in the Kajikawa Classic. “There’s just a few things we need to shore up,” Bast said. “We’re ready to get back to work and go on our next trip. We just need to always stay resilient and know we’re never out of the fight.” rebeccafriedman2015@u.northwestern.edu
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fresh start Junior Amy Letourneau struck out seven batters in three scoreless innings Saturday and added two hits and four RBIs at the plate. The Wildcats defeated New Mexico 10-0, part of a weekend during which they won three of four games.
Team heads to Baton Rouge looking to continue early momentum By rebecca friedman
daily senior staffer
After ending last season full of disappointment, Northwestern is aiming to take advantage of its stacked lineup and experienced pitching staff to get off to a quick start this year. The Wildcats’ offense exploded at the season-opening Kajikawa Classic over the weekend, scoring double-digit runs in three of four games. The first few tournaments of the year
will be key in determining how NU matches up against the top talent in the country and in preparing them for an always-competitive Big Ten conference. The Cats had an incredibly focused offseason and the amount of experience that the team already had allowed them to focus on small things in order to fine-tune their game. “We’re all just excited to play again,” senior Marisa Bast said. “We’re feeling good and ready for the rest of the season. We’ve put ourselves in a good position to be successful.”
The purple and white lost pitcher Meghan Lamberth and leadoff hitter and outfielder Kristen Scharkey to graduation, leaving behind a deep, experienced squad. The next stop for the Cats is Baton Rouge, La., for the Tiger Invitational. Once again the Cats will be matched against the top talent in the country, battling against conference rival Penn State, followed by back-to-back matchups against George Washington and No. 21 Louisiana State. However, with their offense as powerful as last weekend and their pitching staff as
effective, the Cats will be a force to be reckoned with in Louisiana and throughout the rest of the season. After next weekend, the Cats will face off in three more national tournaments before beginning the Big Ten season. “We’re constantly cheering and yelling,” sophomore Kristen Wood said, regarding the Cats’ excitement about doing well in their opening tournament. “It’s a great start and we’re going to keep it up every weekend.” rebeccafriedman2015@u.northwestern.edu
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By KEVIN CASEY
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The Tuesday tilt between Northwestern and Notre Dame, a contest between two top-30 squads from the Midwest, promised to be a nail-biting battle between highly engaged foes. And the action didn’t disappoint. At Combe Tennis Center Tuesday night, the No. 30 Wildcats fell in a bitter 4-1 loss to No. 16 Notre Dame. The score might have indicated a comfortable victory for the visitors, but that was hardly the case. “The match was a lot tighter than 4-1 for sure,” senior Raleigh Smith said. “Definitely a couple points here and there and we come away with the win.” The back-and-forth battle started in doubles. The Cats’ streak of 23 consecutive points won at home this season came to an end with that opening point, but only after a massive rally from the Fighting Irish. All three doubles contests went to tiebreakers, with the first two being split. The final contest, which included Strong Kirchheimer and Fedor Baev, proved to be the decider in doubles. The Kirchheimer-Baev duo looked to be a lock to win the match, up 40-15 with a 5-4 lead. Needing just one successful volley to win, the pair instead surrendered three consecutive set points and fell into a tiebreaker. Kirchheimer and Baev took two of the first three points in the tiebreaker but then lost six in a row to lose their doubles competition and hand Notre Dame the
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initial point. Predictably, Kirchheimer was not pleased with the effort. “There’s not a lot to say,” the freshman said. “They came up on the big points when we didn’t. We’re still a very good team, and we’ve got a lot of big things ahead of us. This is going to sting.” But with six singles points up for grabs, the Cats still had a chance for redemption. They took advantage early on, pouncing on the Fighting Irish in those crucial first sets. NU led in four of the six contests after the opening set, putting the team in line to win the match despite the doubles folly. Smith was especially impressive. Facing off with Greg Andrews, the 37thranked singles player in the country, the No. 111 senior won three break points and vanquished his higher-ranked foe, 6-4, 6-4. The key for Smith was pouncing on Andrews early in each game. “It was important to get up in the return game,” Smith said. “I had to get in the first point, get it to 30-all. I lost a couple deuce points when he was serving, but I just stayed with it, trying to get that first point and trying to get those 30-all games.” It proved to be one of the Cats’ only success stories. The team fell down 3-0, with Smith’s victory giving the Cats their only point of the evening. Freshman Alp Horoz’s match turned the tables, with
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BOOT AND raleigh Senior Raleigh Smith’s strong play couldn’t keep Northwestern from defeat at the hands of Notre Dame on Tuesday. Smith and partner Mihir Kumar were the only Wildcats doubles pair to win their match, and Smith accounted for NU’s only singles victory.
his first-set victory slipping away into a 6-5 , 3-6, 0-6 defeat. More disturbingly, three of NU’s players lost sets in which they had previously been up three games or more. Kirchheimer was up 3-0 in his second set before losing in a tiebreaker, and sophomore Mihir Kumar was up 4-0 and lost his set as well. Freshman Sam Shropshire fought off an opening-set loss and was up 5-2 in his second set in a match the Cats could have used, but,
amazingly, Shropshire’s opponent rallied to take the set and the match. “We let a few points get away,” coach Arvid Swan said. “If you’re up a break, obviously we need to convert and we need to win sets and win matches. It’s something we’ve got to work on. We’ve got to focus on extending a lead, not protecting the lead. So, it’s kind of a different shift in mentality.” The defeat was the Cats’ first at home this season, but Swan believes the
performance could be a stepping stone for later matches. “Notre Dame is a team similar to Vanderbilt and our performance was better,” Swan said. “But still we can get a lot better, a lot better mentally, a lot better in terms of execution, doubles, singles. This is a bit of a starting point for us, and we just got to keep getting better for the next match.” kevincasey2015@u.northwestern.edu
Cats fall to top-10 foes in final duals NU can’t get past Ohio St., Penn St., Notre Dame By Alex lederman
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No. 9 Northwestern traveled to South Bend, Ind. for the Notre Dame Duals this weekend and came home with losses to three ranked opponents — No. 2 Ohio State, No. 4 Notre Dame and No. 6 Penn State. “Win or lose dual meets — of course you want to win them — but I always look at the dual meets as preparation for the postseason,” Coach Laurie Schiller said. “We’re gonna see these teams at the conference and the regional championships, and that’s when it matters that you beat them, more than beating them in the dual meets.” First, the Wildcats (31-6) took on the Buckeyes. It was the second time the teams have squared off, with Ohio State taking the first matchup at the NYU Invitational, 23-4. NU didn’t fare much better this time around, dropping this weekend’s meeting 18-9. There were some promising signs, though, as underclassmen Kaitlyn Wallace and Mandeep Bhinder led the epee squad to a 5-4 victory. Next up for the Cats was Notre Dame, but NU’s luck did not turn around against the Fighting Irish, who topped the Cats 20-7. NU has now lost both of its meetings with Notre Dame this season. This time, the sabres claimed a 5-4 victory for NU, with freshmen Cindy Oh and Ania Parzecki each earning a pair of wins apiece. In their final match of the morning, the Cats faced off against a foe they had not yet fought this season — Penn State. The Nittany Lions proved too
much for the Cats to handle, and the higher ranked team came away with a 16-11 victory. Once again NU was not held winless, with the epee unit snatching a 6-3 win. “Our sabre team beating Notre Dame and epee team beating Penn State were two really big highlights, especially the Penn State epee,” Schiller said. “Those were two very, very strong fencers that they had that we took four bouts off of.” NU cruised to victories in their afternoon fights. The Cats nearly swept Cleveland State and Detroit, scoring a pair of 26-1 victories, and they also topped Wayne State with ease, 20-7. Now, the Cat s look ahead to the postseason. Conference championships, regionals and the NCAA Championships are all coming up in March. And what exactly is Schiller having his squad do to prepare? To start with, nothing. “We’re gonna take a little bit of time off,” Schiller said. “I’m reducing some of the hours of practice the next couple of weeks. I want the kids to get their schoolwork done. I want them to get healthy.” A week before conference championships, the team will switch into high gear as it prepares for the playoffs, Schiller said. The players will watch tape, specifically of Ohio State and Notre Dame, and work to fix all the specific issues they have faced. “I keep forgetting that I got mostly freshmen and sophomores going,” Schiller said. “It’s a very young group, and I think that bodes well for the postseason and for the future.”
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Team sending 3 to Junior Olympics Fencing
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olympic opportunity Three Northwestern freshmen will represent the team at the USFA Junior Olympic Championships. “It’ll be a good opportunity to show themselves against some of the stronger other junior fencers in the country,” coach Laurie Schiller said.
By ALEX LEDERMAN
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Northwestern (34-9) will send three fencers to the USFA Junior Olympic Championships in Portland, Ore., this weekend. “It’ll be a good opportunity to show themselves against some of the stronger other junior fencers in the country,” coach Laurie Schiller said. Although a number of Schiller’s fencers under 21 years old earned enough points in junior national tournaments to qualify for this weekend’s events, injuries have limited the Wildcats to just three freshmen in the competition — foil Stephanie Chan, sabre Cindy Oh and foil Stella
Pointeau. Chan, from Cupertino, Calif., holds a 37-14 record in her rookie season. Although Oh hails from the opposite end of the country, calling Allendale, N.J., home, her role with the team has been equally critical. Following her contributions to the two-time New Jersey State team champions, she has put up a 54-21 record for NU. “I think they’re gonna do well,” Schiller said. “Cindy and Stephanie — they both have really good experience in this competition.” Pointeau, on the other hand, comes from abroad and has never competed at these national championships. That’s not to say she didn’t see success in France, though. She was a fivetime French National Championship
medalist and snatched first place at the Junior French National Championship in 2012. The foil currently holds a 16-1 record for the Cats. “She hasn’t done this particular competition before,” Schiller said, “so it’s hard to say how she might do.” After this tournament, the Cats will have a two-week break before postseason play begins at the start of a busy next month. First, the team will have the Conference Championships, then regionals and lastly the NCAA Championship. Coach Schiller said he has viewed all his team’s matchups up to this point as preparation for the postseason, and he expects a strong showing from his squad. alexlederman2@gmail.com