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Student suing NU also sues Ludlow

By Ciara McCarthy and Ally Mutnick daily senior staffers @mccarthy_ciara, @allymutnick

The Medill junior who filed a lawsuit against Northwestern saying the University failed to address her claims of sexual assault has filed a civil suit against philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow.

In the lawsuit, filed Wednesday morning, the student claims Ludlow violated the Illinois Gender Violence Act, a 2004 law which allows victims of gender-based violence to sue their attackers for damages or injunctive relief.

The student is seeking an unspecified amount of money in damages.

In the latest lawsuit, the student repeats her allegations that Ludlow sexually assaulted her in February 2012 after the two attended an art show together in downtown Chicago.

The lawsuit alleges Ludlow’s “physical contact with Plaintiff was sexual in nature, was harmful and offensive, was done intentionally and knowingly, and was done without Plaintiff ’s consent.”

The student told The Daily last week she initially tried to press criminal charges against Ludlow through the Chicago Police Department about a year after the incident but a detective told

her there was not enough evidence to pursue her case.The student says she has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder in the aftermath of the incident.

In addition, it has impacted her academic performance, requiring her to take medical leave, drop multiple classes and refrain from participating in a study-abroad program.

“Plaintiff ’s medical conditions were and continue to be so severe and pervasive that they interfere with her ability to be successful academically,” the suit said.

Ludlow has denied all allegations of sexual assault and harassment.

“Mr. Ludlow is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit or any lawsuit by (the student),” Case said at the time. “That, alone, speaks volumes about this case.”

Case did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.

In the lawsuit filed Feb. 10, the student says the University handled her allegations of sexual assault with “deliberate indifference and retaliation.”

The University denied Friday it had violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, saying it had appropriately punished Ludlow after conducting an internal investigation. mccarthy@u.northwestern.edu allymutnick@u.northwestern.edu

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ENDORSED Associated Student Government discussed and passed legislation endorsing reforms for the University’s sexual assault policies and supported increased transparency within sexual misconduct policies.

ASG backs profs’ petition

By Rebecca Savransky

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Associated Student Government passed legislation Wednesday supporting a petition drafted by Northwestern professors asking the Board of Trustees to review the University’s current sexual assault and

5th annual Evanston Day held

By Paige Leskin

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More than 50 members of the Evanston community traveled to Springfield on Wednesday for the Fifth Annual Evanston Day to present issues concerning the city to their elected state representatives.

“It’s our responsibility to meet with our legislature so they can represent us,” Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said. “We met with all the people we wanted to. I think they’re listening to us.”

The group that went to Illinois’ capital included local officials, students from Northwestern and Evanston Township High School, representatives from local businesses and non-profit organizations and Evanston residents.

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said the diversity of people who went to Springfield allowed for a broad range of problems to be brought to state officials so that they can be addressed on the state level.

Coroner: No signs of foul play in Richards’ death

Northwestern residence director Kristina Richards’ death showed no signs of foul play, said McHenry County coroner Dr. Anne Majewski.

An official cause of death is pending an investigation.

Majewski said Richards died Sunday morning at a friend’s house in Crystal Lake, Ill. The official time of death was

Source: Wally Bobkiewicz

DEMOCRACY IN ACTION Evanston residents and city officials meet with state legislatures in Springfield to address local issues. As part of the Fifth Annual Evanston Day in Springfield, the group discussed concerns regarding the local budget and public education.

“It helps to remind the leadership in Illinois about Evanston and the diverse community we are,” he said.

The delegation’s schedule included a luncheon at the Executive Mansion and meetings with Illinois General

Assembly members and heads of state agencies. Bobkiewicz said the group focused its discussions with various officials on budgetary issues that Evanston faces. They addressed

7:47 a.m. Richards was 41 years old.

Richards had worked at NU since 2003, most recently serving as the graduate halls residence director. She previously supervised several undergraduate residence halls, including Slivka Residential College, 1835 Hinman, Shepard Residential College and Sargent Hall. She also worked with the Freshman Emerging Leaders Program, Red Watch Band training and the Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence.

Richards was trained as a Safe Space Ally and a Transgender Ally.

Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president

for student affairs, announced Richards’ death Sunday evening via email.

Paul Riel, executive director of residential services, said Richards strived to improve “the quality of the residential experience.”

“Personally Kristina was known to be kind, considerate and a dedicated professional,” he wrote in an email to The Daily on Tuesday. “She will be missed by her Student Affairs colleagues and the students, whose lives she touched.”

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misconduct policies.

The petition, posted Sunday, requests the University implement policies requiring NU to show more transparency and accountability when addressing cases of sexual assault.

During the meeting, Senators also endorsed a set of reforms to the policy, including immediately suspending any staff or faculty member

NU not weighing alternatives to Common App

Despite a growing list of colleges adding the Universal College Application as an additional way to apply, Northwestern is not yet considering it.

But Christopher Watson, dean of undergraduate admissions, said the office has not ruled it out as an addition to the Common Application.

“Part of the problem for us right now is that we are trying to get the decisions out the door, so that’s just not a project we are going to take on right now and really think about until April or so,” Watson said.

So far, 43 colleges have signed up for the Universal College Application, including Duke University, Harvard College, Princeton University and

in violation of the policies, adding measures to maintain a case’s confidentiality unless it would put the community in danger and creating an additional independent office to handle sexual violence cases.

“This is a resolution that we drafted together that echoes the petition that was put on change.org over the past » See asg, page 7 Washington University in St. Louis.

The 2013-2014 Common App faced multiple technical issues, forcing many schools, including NU, to extend application deadlines. NU pushed its early decision deadline from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8.

Watson said he doesn’t expect future Common App glitches.

“We have had assurances that they are going to make this right, and we believe they will,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of members they need to keep happy, and I trust that they are going to do that.”

Watson said to his knowledge, this was the first time the Common App has had significant technical issues.

“Hopefully people who are considering using another vendor to help aren’t doing it just because their application numbers went down,” he said. “That would not be a very good reason.”

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not common enough Northwestern has not joined the newly launched Universal College Application in addition to the Common Application.

Dozens of schools around the country have begun offering the second option after the Common App was beset with glitches this cycle.

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Ecology Center partners with Burt’s

By Rosalie Chan

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The Evanston Ecology Center is partnering with multiple organizations in an attempt to provide more habitats for local pollinators and increase awareness about their plight.

The center is working with the nonprofit Pollinator Partnership and Burt’s Bees in a new initiative to help to support pollinators, including birds, bees and butterflies.

For every Burt’s Bees lip balm purchased at the Walgreens, 635 Chicago Ave., from now until April, five plants will be donated to the Evanston Ecology Center. These plants will serve as habitats for the pollen-transporting creatures. Pollinator Partnership, which works throughout North America, estimates the U.S. has lost more than 50 percent of its managed honey bee colonies in the last ten years.

A simple way to support pollinators is to provide native plants which nectar and larval food.

“I have for a long time been interested in pollinators, pollination and the threats they face,” said Claire Alden, the ecology center program manager.

“We were interested in educating people on this, so we jumped on board.”

The Evanston Ecology Center will plant different pollination gardens, such as those for birds, bees and butterflies, at the Ladd Arboretum, 2024 McCormick Blvd. The gardens will feature signs to educate people on pollinators and the threats

Police Blotter Vandals spray gang graffiti near Robert Crown Center The gang graffiti which has plagued Evanston for more than six weeks continued this week after more was reported Monday in central Evanston.

The graffiti was sprayed near the Robert Crown Center, 1701 Main St., with red paint

they face.

“We’ve been working with the ecology center to decide the best location and the best plants,” said Lauren Oliver, brand manager at The Clorox Company, which owns Burt’s Bees.

The Evanston Ecology Center has collaborated with these groups since November. It is currently in the early stages of planning for the garden, and the planting will take place around June. The center aims to gain 5,000 plants.

“We hope to increase awareness of beneficial pollinators and the threats they face, such as habitat loss,” Alden said. “I’m hoping that will start a community-wide awareness.”

The Pollinator Partnership has worked with Burt’s Bees on various programs in the past. When the Net Zero Walgreens opened in Evanston last year, it sought partners to support its sustainability initiative and reached out to Burt’s Bees. The oneof-a-kind Walgreens produces as much energy as it consumes through renewable energy. The Pollinator Partnership helped locate the Evanston Ecology Center to collaborate with for the promotion.

“They had the best knowledge of bees and pollinator plants, and they were a great partner to work with,” Oliver said.

Oliver said this was the first retail partnership with a community that Burt’s Bees has done. They hope to spread awareness on pollinators such as honey bees, as well as support partners that have environmentally friendly goals.

Mary Byrne Rager, plant ecologist at Pollinator Partnership, said honey bees contribute $10 billion and depicted the word “locos” with a pitchfork pointed down and a die with five dots on it, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said.

The upside-down pitchfork is a symbol of disrespect toward an opposing gang, the Spanish Gangster Disciples.

The die indicates that the vandals were aligned with the Latin Kings. Police believe the graffiti was sprayed by supporters or members of the Locos gang.

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Bees IN THE TRAP The Evanston Ecology Center is collaborating with the Pollinator Partnership and Burt’s Bees to provide habitats for pollinators, including birds, bees and butterflies. Five plants will be donated to the Evanston Ecology Center for every Burt’s Bees lip balm purchased at the Net Zero Walgreens.

to the U.S. economy annually, and one out of three bites of food come from pollinators.

“At the end of the day, pollinators need more habitats,” Rager said. “The number one thing you can do is plant pollinator plants.” rosaliechan2017@u.northwestern.edu

Fired employee threatens manager, employee at The Autobarn A former employee of The Autobarn Evanston threatened his manager and a current employee Tuesday after he was fired, police said.

The man became agitated after he was fired and threatened his manager and a current employee with bodily harm. The man has been warned not to return, Parrott said. ­— Ciara McCarthy

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I visited The Secret Annex, the Anne Frank museum, and was so completely inspired by the story there that as soon I got home I ordered the script and read it.

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ASG approves finalists for newest 10K Initiative

By Ally mutnick

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Associated Student Government announced Wednesday the final choices for its 10K Initiative, with a Lakefill swing set and the ability to use Munch Money in select downtown Evanston businesses among the five proposals.

After receiving more than 200 submissions from Northwestern students, faculty and staff, a committee narrowed the submissions down to five options, all of which were approved as finalists at the Senate meeting.

Along with the swing set and Evanston Munch Money, other options are more comfortable chairs for the library, increased outdoor lighting for North Campus trees and a wildcat statue outside of Norris University Center.

“There was a lot of really unique and different options that I think will satisfy a wide

Mathematics profs win Sloan Research Fellowships

Two mathematics professors received 2014 Sloan Research Fellowships, which are given to early-career scientists and scholars for their achievements and potential to contribute to their fields.

Drs. Nir Avni and Aaron Naber were two of the 126 people awarded the $50,000 fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation this year.

The fellowships, which have been awarded every year since 1955, were given to scholars chosen from 61 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

Avni focuses on group theory, specifically arithmetic and algebraic groups. He also

range of students,” said Alex Van Atta, ASG executive vice president. “All five of them are really great options that I think are a really big improvement over last year’s and the previous year’s.”

Members of the 10K committee explained their ideas and gave details to Senate before it approved the options.

The “Munch Money in Evanston” idea would bring scanners to an estimated eight to 10 downtown Evanston business and restaurants.

The 10K committee members said they hope businesses will subsidize the scanners, which could cost up to $2,500 each.

Weinberg sophomore Evan Frohman, a member of the 10K committee, said Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, assistant vice president for student auxiliary services, thought the idea would be popular with Evanston companies, though ASG has yet to approach them.

“She was 100 percent sure that businesses would do this,” Frohman said. “If not, she would be able to contribute the money.” researches representation theory, abstract algebraic structures and motivic integration, which is a branch of algebraic geometry.

Naber’s research focuses on geometrically motivated equations and their applications, especially the manifolds with Ricci curvature bounds and their possible degenerations in limit spaces.

Naber will also speak at the 2014 International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul, South Korea.

The fellowships are given in eight scientific and technical fields: chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, evolutionary and computational molecular biology, neuroscience, ocean sciences and physics.

Peers can nominate potential fellows, and an independent panel of senior scholars selects the fellowship recipients.

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The voting will be conducted through Wildcat Connection. An email announcing voting will likely go out by the end of the week, Van Atta said. Members of the NU community can vote until the end of the quarter, and the winner will be announced early in Spring Quarter.

Many of the 200 proposed ideas were overlapping. Committee members combined some ideas and cut others that were not feasible or would not benefit the entire campus.

Other proposals suggested new SafeRide cars or heating lamps for bus stops, but Van Atta said those proposals would have been too expensive.

This year all $10,000 allocated for the initiative came from ASG funds. Previously, the Department of Student Affairs had supplied half the money. Van Atta said ASG decided to fund the entire project this year so they could have more say in which project was chosen.

Originally a 5K initiative, ASG used $5,000 to bring Wi-Fi to the Lakefill by Fall Quarter 2012. Senate voted to double that amount in

Across Campuses Duke freshman says she pays tuition with porn star earnings DURHAM, N.C. _ When “Duke” and “porn star” appear in the same headline, the university gets a public relations headache.

Duke University has recently found itself in the national spotlight not for basketball glory or research prowess, but for the salacious story of a freshman who claims to be working her way through school as a porn actress. And once again, a sex story about Duke has taken on a life of its own, with nasty online commentary and fierce debate about the sexual climate and status of women on campus.

The story first sizzled on the Internet, then spread to the network morning shows and gabfests. Cosmopolitan magazine’s website published this: “the elite North Carolina college has a heinous reputation for slut-shaming, double standards and overall sexual

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All five of them are really great options that I think are a really big improvement over last year’s and the previous year’s.

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October 2012 and expanded the timeline of the process. Students can submit proposals during the fall, a committee researches ideas and selects finalists during the winter and the project is implemented in the spring.

The 2013 10K initiative brought outdoor picnic benches and tables around campus to create community spaces. The 10K Initiative ideas received 2,000 votes and the final proposal was chosen out of about 500 submissions. allymutnick2015@u.northwestern.edu hostility towards their female students.”

It seemed too far-fetched to be true. “Portrait of a Porn Star,” a story based on an anonymous interview, was first published in the Duke Chronicle on Valentine’s Day. The paper called the student “Lauren” (not her real name) and “Aurora” (not her real porn alterego). In the story, the student described herself as a bisexual Republican who leans libertarian, a feminist and a women’s studies and sociology double major.

Lauren told the reporter she had given up a waitress job for porn to help pay the nearly $60,000-a-year tab at Duke. She said she was flown to Los Angeles during school breaks for the porn filming.

She said she had been outed by a male classmate who recognized her from her work, and then blabbed her identity to his fraternity. Soon she was flooded with friend requests on Facebook, and a college gossip website was electric with discussion about the freshman porn star.

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What really bugs us about ‘selling out’ Internet Bob Hayes

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“This trailblazer has earned Grammy nominations, a platinum album and the title of hottest MC in the game,” shouted Nick Cannon as he introduced Kendrick Lamar to the stage of New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center. This was not at a concert but in a basketball arena full of young NBA half-stars as they half-competed in various skills events that fans half-understood during this year’s NBA All-Star Weekend.

The events on Feb. 15 were no more than a pathetic, truncated representation of the skills possessed by NBA players, and Kendrick Lamar’s performance was equally disappointing to his loyal fans. The thing is, hardly anyone in the arena would classify himself or herself as a big Kendrick Lamar fan. When the performance started with the familiar riffs of “m.A.A.d city,” it was probably the first time most of the arena had heard them — that is, unless they had tuned into any part of Kendrick’s seemingly endless run of public performances in the past few months.

Since last fall, Kendrick has performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, the BET Hip Hop Awards, the Grammy Awards, Saturday Night Live and as an opener on Kanye West’s massive Yeezus tour, as well as being featured on the cover of magazines like GQ. All of these come more than a year removed from when his fans had begun jamming to his hit album, “good kid, m.A.A.d city”.

The fact that much of Kendrick’s acclaim stems from the rawness of his lyrics about his

rough upbringing in Compton only serves to make every new clean performance of “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” in front of a clueless audience all the more painful to his fans. By now, if not already, fans are murmuring that Kendrick has — oh no, here it comes — sold out.

Perhaps what makes the recent ubiquity of Kendrick so scary to fans like myself is that we have seen Macklemore undergo a similar arc with which few of his older fans are happy. In just under two years, Macklemore went from a hipsters-only favorite to the most requested artist among my fourthgrade campers this While it is past summer. Macklemore has “gone tough to see public.” He is never that kid from coming back again.

Compton rap at Now, we fear the same happening with the Smoothie is Kendrick Lamar.

King Center, The idea of “selling whatever that is, out” is a pretty tricky one to grasp. Everyall we can really one’s favorite site, do is be happy Wikipedia, provides definition: for his success. a“Innice terms of music or art, selling out is associated with attempts to tailor material to a mainstream or commercial audience; for example, a musician who alters his material to encompass a wider audience, and in turn generate greater revenue, may be labeled by fans who pre-date the change as a sellout.”

What is tough in the case of Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore is that the last material each of them has released predated any notion of selling out, so it is tough to judge

them based on the criterion of material alteration. If we put ourselves in their shoes, all the performances they have done are reasonable acts in the service of climbing the ladder in the hip-hop genre. Why is wanting to be the best not okay?

Interestingly, following last year’s All-Star Weekend heavily featuring Macklemore’s song “Wings,” the rapper released a lengthy statement regarding selling out: “More people download the song, got the truth (the actual/full song) and we converted strangers that didn’t know who we were into fans.

If that’s selling out to you, word. But to me that’s nothing but an all around win.”

Fandom is a peculiar thing. We try so hard to make everyone else appreciate our favorite artists, and then a tipping point arrives that causes us to lose support for them. With fandom comes ownership; what was once ours has become theirs. We display so much love and passion toward our favorite artists, then feel betrayed when they move onto bigger and better things.

It is difficult for me to reconcile my memory of Kendrick opening his Lollapalooza set with a high-energy “Backseat Freestyle” with seeing him perform I-don’t-know-what at the Grammys. As I type, I sit just a few feet away from a poster of Kendrick pensively squatting in front of a blank white wall. While it is tough to see that kid from Compton rap at the Smoothie King Center, whatever that is, all we can really do is be happy for his success and hope that he keeps putting out great music that is true to himself.

welfare. There’s a need for discussion but most importantly a need for action on this campus.

The safety of NU students and staff, gender equality and academic freedom all contribute to the bustling, thriving intellectual metropolis that is NU. But each of those three values are put in danger with inadequate sexual violence protection for students. There has been a failure to protect, to communicate and to support NU students and faculty. This failure requires correction, an action that we stand behind.

Just this Wednesday, the ASG Senate passed a resolution requesting the immediate suspension and subsequent dismissal of any community member found in violation of University sexual assault policies. Inaction in these cases is detrimental to the physical and emotional safety of our student body.

In addition, NU’s sexual assault policies require reform in order to meet the needs

of the University community. Similar to the online petition, the aforementioned resolution enumerates seven areas of needed reform in order to ensure safety. While NU has made recent progress in updating their sexual assault policies, there is still room for improvement. As the Title IX complaint illustrates, this process is flawed. But it can be fixed.

We hope, as student representatives, our resolution and the petition can help fuel a successful push for policy reform. The Board of Trustees must take notice. Professors are taking a stand; students are taking a stand.

We will not give up because our safety is on the line. It’s time the University comes on board too. What has been done cannot be undone, but now is the time for meaningful action to protect the NU community.

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Bob Hayes is a Weinberg freshman. He can be reached at roberthayes2017@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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ASG backs petition calling for change to sexual violence policies

In light of the recent online petition for change in how Northwestern handles cases of sexual violence, the Associated Student Government echoes the same sentiment to throw the force of the entire student body behind this movement. Students, professors and administrators alike recognize the pressing need for reform in order to rectify the error evidenced by the current Title IX complaint against the University and to protect future students.

We are not alone in this realization. For one, the Obama administration acknowledges the severity of sexual violence on college campuses and has created a corresponding task force to protect student

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Matt Gates

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We hear all the time that the Internet has changed the world. It has supplied people with massive amounts of information at the click of the button, it revolutionized the economy and it provided people with the ability to interact with great anonymity.

The last of these innovations is by far the most notorious effect of the Internet.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information describes the online disinhibition effect as how “some people self-disclose or act out more frequently or intensely than they would in person.” The Internet lets people say things they would never say if they had to show their faces while speaking. Teenagers take their own lives due to online harassment by peers or adults. People abuse the anonymity of the Internet to commit financial crimes. Anonymous users make sites dedicated to hating certain groups.

But the anonymity of the Internet Would is not always such a we be better bad thing. Recently, NU Class Confesoff if we were sions dedicated ignorant of itself to giving the fact that Northwestern students the chance to some students anonymously share look down on how their financial situations impact their peers their college experibecause of their ences. The anonymsocioeconomic ity of the Internet allows people to status? express the truths and views that they are uncomfortable revealing in public.

Some of these confessions reveal personal circumstances that may surprise the greater NU community. One student states, “I am a Northwestern University student on food stamps. We exist.” Perhaps this person would be uncomfortable being open about his or her situation to the larger NU community, but we all benefit from this admission.

Others voice strong or controversial opinions of class at NU, ones that aren’t necessarily politically correct. Some people may be very offended by the anonymous posts stating that students who cannot afford NU tuition should not “complain” about its financial aid system. Anonymous posters asserting that “if you’re poor and going into major debt to go here and not working your ass off to get a degree in engineering, science, economics, etc., you’re a fool and I have little pity for you” may easily set off other students. These comments may offend many students, but would we be better off if we did not know these ideas existed within our community?

Finally, others discuss the topic of gaming the financial aid system by hiding some of their financial information. While this practice is infuriating to many, awareness of it could lead to an improvement in the system.

Hearing some of these confessions might anger us. They might even infuriate us.

But is that always a bad thing? Would we be better off if we were ignorant of the fact that some students look down on their peers because of their socioeconomic status or that a student’s roommate told that student that he or she is good at cleaning because of the fact that his or her mom is a maid?

The anonymity of the Internet is not always a bad thing. It allows us to tell truths that we would otherwise hide.

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Matt Gates is a Weinberg freshman. He can be reached at matthewgates2017@u.northwestern.edu.

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I Will Survive SESP senior competes in new season of ‘Survivor’

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Welcome to The Current’s brand new “Survivor” recaps, which will follow each episode of the hit reality show as Northwestern’s own Alexis Maxwell competes to win $1 million.

Every week, visit dailynorthwestern.com/current to read our recap and follow Maxwell on her quest for $1 million.

Television’s longest-running reality competition series is back, complete with sandy beaches, plenty of drama and SESP senior Alexis Maxwell.

Maxwell is one of 18 contestants competing in the 28th season of “Survivor,” which premiered Wednesday with a special two-hour episode — and plenty of drama. The show hasn’t changed much since it premiered in 2000, and the premise is still the same: Contestants are dropped in a deserted location (this time, Cagayan, a province in the Philippines) where they try to, well, survive. They face a series of physical and mental challenges, all while trying to win friends and not get voted off the island » See SURVIVOR, page 2 by their peers.

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Even host Jeff Probst looks like he hasn’t changed much in 14 years, and he’s still the master of dramatically extinguishing torches.

After 27 seasons, the show seems to be running out of innovative twists. This season’s big hook? Dividing all players into three teams instead of the usual two: Beauty, Brains and Brawn. Maxwell told The Daily earlier this week she was surprised and flattered to find herself assigned to the Beauty

team, but she said she hoped it would work to her advantage as her competitors wrote her off as just another pretty face.

And it looks like Maxwell got lucky when she was assigned to Beauty instead of Brains, especially when her team dominated both challenges in the first episode, winning immunity both times. The poor Brains team placed last every time, and as a result, they had to vote off two cast members, the president of the Miami Marlins and a professional poker player.

None of the contestants seem that threatening so far, but Maxwell has an extra layer

of competition when it comes to Brains tribe member Spencer Bledsoe, who studies economics at the University of Chicago.

Gotta love a little NU-UChicago rivalry, and Bledsoe seems like he’s also flying under the radar. If Maxwell doesn’t walk away with the $1 million prize, here’s hoping she can at least last longer than Bledsoe, if only so we have another reason to claim superiority over our friends down south.

Overall? A pretty boring season opener.

So far, there’s nothing to set this season apart from the previous 27, and this cast lacks the outrageous backstabbing characters that

made the show such a guilty pleasure when it first aired. That being said, it’s still early, so fingers crossed we get some real drama by the time the season ends.

As for Maxwell? Frankly, we haven’t seen that much of her, but this early in the game, it’s good not to be polarizing. Based on her limited airtime, she seems like she has all the talents she needs to win: charm, athleticism and an ability to fly under the radar.

So check back in next week as we recap the second episode of “Survivor: Cagayan.” devancoggan2015@u.northwestern.edu

‘Doodle Pequeno’ director Lindsay Amer “The Transition of Doodle Pequeno” is a show that brings a trilingual goat, a pumpkin-wielding troll and a dress-wearing boy named Reno all to one stage. Despite its comedy and playfulness, the show also examines serious issues like the lives of Mexican immigrant children, gender identity and homophobic bullying. The Current sat down with the show’s director, Communication senior Lindsay Amer, to talk about her passion for this complex yet fun play, which runs Feb. 27 through March 1 in the Louis Room of Norris University Center.

The Current: Tell us a little about the show.

Lindsay Amer: Our play is set on Halloween in Southern California. We meet our protagonist, Doodle, a young boy who has just moved into a new apartment with his Mama after his father was deported back to Mexico. He copes with these new circumstances with his imaginary trilingual goat — English, Spanish and goat! — Valencia. Soon, they meet another boy from the neighborhood, Reno, like the city in Nevada, who likes to wear dresses. Together, they meet the neighborhood bullies, come up against the local troll, eat blood pumpkins and battle the ever-present Santa Ana winds.

The Current: What made you want to direct this show?

LA: Something I am interested in as an artist and a storyteller is the untold story and the

characters who are rarely seen. This play is unlike any I have ever read for children. It tackles huge ideas like gender and immigration, but ultimately it is an incredibly fun and hilarious play about friendship. It’s about two outcasts finding each other and discovering that their differences are what connect them.

The Current: What have you learned since working on the show?

LA: Learning how to communicate with and collaborate with designers has been a learning process for me throughout working on this production. We have really been able to come together under a singular vision of this play and have fun with the possibilities, bringing all the elements together to create a cohesive, poignant and exciting piece.

The Current: What are some of the biggest challenges?

LA: Because of the issues discussed in the play and the particular problems these kids deal with, it is easy to get distracted by those issues instead of focusing on the comedy and the friendships which are what keep the play centered and accessible.

The Current: What is the most rewarding part of working on Doodle?

LA: My actors have grown tremendously throughout this process. I am so incredibly proud of the work they are doing with these characters and in telling this story. But I think the most rewarding part hasn’t even happened yet ... getting kids to come and see the show. I am so excited to see how they react and what they learn.

The Current: What do you hope the NU community takes away from the show?

HERE WE GO AGAIN “I’m willing to go on record as saying that I don’t drink people’s blood.” — Pharrell Williams, to Time Out London

“If I’m wearing a top, I don’t wear a bra. If I’m wearing a bra, I just wear a bra.” — Rihanna, to Vogue

“You know what it’s called? A selfie!”

— Barbara Walters, referring to vibrators, on “The View”

— Compiled by Erica Witte Source: Facebook

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THE STEAM PRESS: Read More, Stress Less Greetings, culture lovers! This weekend, I got a library card from the Evanston Public Library. It was a magical experience.

Surrounded by actual, real-live people, instead of frazzled college students, I wanted to give each one of them a medal. Here they were, old ladies and little kids and a man who might have been homeless or just growing a beard to stay warm during Polar Vortex pt. III, all reading!

Voluntarily!

In the midst of schoolwork and extracurriculars and soul-crushing arctic winds, it’s easy to forget the joy of reading for pleasure — but the Steam Press has compiled a few reasons to help remind you, gentle reader.

“A new study shows on average, men’s brains are larger than women’s. But the extra space is filled entirely with barbecue sauce.”

— Conan O’Brien, to his Twitter followers

Editor in Chief Devan Coggan

LA: I hope the NU community can come away with a renewed sense of play from the whimsy of this production and reopening their imaginations with us. ...

The messages of this play are still entirely relevant to the college age group. We still judge people at face value. We are still completely trepidatious about making new friends and setting our differences aside in lieu of commonalities. We still need to be brave and stand up for those who deserve it. We can all still cling to our childhood just a little bit longer. I also hope they leave with a broader idea of the kinds of topics we can talk to kids about, a new definition of “age appropriate” and the importance of the kind of storytelling this play achieves.

The Current: Are there any upcoming shows or projects you want to tell us about?

LA: “Doodle Pequeno” will be touring to local Evanston elementary and middle schools during Spring Quarter, which is incredibly exciting.

The Current: Is there anything I didn’t ask that you really want campus to know about your work with Doodle?

LA: This particular play is so special to me and speaks a great deal to my personal mission as an artist-advocate. This is also a part of my senior honors thesis which is specifically looking at LGBTQ characters and narratives in theater for young audiences in an effort to expand scholarship on a mostly untouched topic for young people. But I mostly hope that people enjoy a lovely story about friendship and the child-like wonders of the imagination.

It’s free!

If I can get a library card, so can you. Just mosey on downtown, sign up and voila! The word “library” may conjure up images of midnight study sessions, but the public library is a mystical building, clean, shiny, new and filled with books you actually want to read. Even if you never check out a book, the library allows you to sit for hours in a place unsullied by

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Writers Mackenzie Broderick Mollie Cahillane Benjamin Kraft

the tears of chemistry students.

It’s not a competition We are all aware of the competitive, or at least pre-professional, environment at Northwestern.

Unfortunately, this extends to what we do in our free time — but not so with reading. Although some assume that books you read even in your free time should be enriching, we should feel free to read what we damn well please. For some, that’s “Infinite Jest.”

For others, it’s the latest thriller.

But it will make you better than everyone else All readers believe they are superior to the general population. Scientific studies have shown that reading fiction gives the reader empathy and insight that a non-reader lacks — so, superpowers, basically.

Jane Austen said it best, “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” So put aside your stress for a moment, pick up a book and join the club. mackenziebroderick2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Recipes: Chicken chimichangas with guacamole BENJAMIN KRAFT RECIPES COLUMNIST

The awful moment when I realized the 40-degree weather was not here to stay was somewhat dulled by the delighted realization that I would once again be able to appreciate a hot dish to its fullest utility. That’s right Economics 202, I see you.

With a quick trip to Whole Foods Market or Jewel-Osco and a few pots and pans, it’s easy to make a delicious dinner in your dorm or apartment. This week, I took over the kitchen in Allison Hall to make this simple yet tasty and satisfying dish.

Last week’s minestrone soup recipe was awesome and cheap, but I wanted something to really sink my teeth into this week.

I decided to go with this quick chimichanga recipe. From my limited understanding of the dish’s history, it appears to be a burrito that is fried until crispy — and take it from a Southern boy: Frying food makes most anything better (Oreos, especially Oreos).

Two quick additional notes: 1. Yes, frying. It seems a little scary, but it’s actually quite simple. Just don’t touch the oil and you should be fine. I actually used a fairly shallow pan and didn’t have any splatter or real oil-spill issues.

2. The chicken can be seasoned with anything you want, or nothing at all, but keep in mind the other flavors of the dish from the cheese, salsa, guac, beans, etc. I happened to have cumin, basil and paprika lying around so I just put a dash here, a pinch there and half a skosh to top it all off.

Serves 8 | Hands-on time: 30 minutes | Total time: 35 minutes | Source: Allrecipes Chunky guacamole: Ingredients: 1 cup chopped roma tomatoes 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 2 cloves minced garlic 2 tablespoons lime juice

2 avocados, halved, pitted, peeled and slightly mashed Directions: 1. Combine tomatoes, onion, garlic and lime juice in a medium bowl.

2. Stir in mashed avocados until desired consistency.

Chicken chimichangas: Ingredients: 4 cups shredded roasted chicken 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained 3/4 cup rice (cooked) 1/2 cup salsa Cheese (amount/type up to you, I used a pre-made “Mexican style” mix) 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 8 (12-inch) flour tortillas Vegetable oil for frying Salsa Sour cream Directions: 1. Combine chicken, black beans, 1/2 cup salsa, cheese, rice and cilantro in a large bowl and mix well.

2. Place 1/2-1 cup of the chicken mixture just below center of each tortilla.

3. Fold bottom edge of each tortilla up and over filling. Fold opposite sides in and over filling. Roll up and secure with wooden toothpicks.

4. Heat about 1/2 inch of vegetable oil over medium heat.

5. Fry filled tortillas, a few at a time, for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown, crispy and heated through, turning once.

6. Drain on paper towels. Serve chimichangas with guac, additional salsa, cheese and sour cream.

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Popular Phone Apps: WhatsApp SOFIA RADA

INTERNATIONAL COLUMNIST

On Wednesday, Facebook purchased the mobile messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion.

As I read about it, I realized most people here don’t even know what WhatsApp is. The purchase seemed random and absurd to many. In other places around the world, though, WhatsApp has long been an app staple.

Though $19 billion does seem a bit ridiculous, the fact that Facebook bought the app made a lot of sense to me. I was, after all, one of 450 million WhatsApp customers. It has been my goto app for sending free instant messages for a while. It competes directly with iMessage and the Facebook messaging app.

The main reason I downloaded WhatsApp was, unlike iMessage and Facebook, this app allowed me to communicate with almost anyone. Not everybody has an iPhone, so not everybody can iMessage. Not everybody has Facebook, either. Accessing Facebook in China is difficult because it is blocked. With WhatsApp, however, those boundaries disappeared.

Another thing I liked about using WhatsApp versus sending iMessages was that I never send a text message by mistake.

When you have bad service and are trying to send an iMessage, sometimes the iPhone will give up and send a text message instead. This may not be a big deal if you’re sending a local text, but it could be if you’re messaging someone halfway across the world. WhatsApp never sends text messages, so

that problem goes away.

Voice messaging was another draw. WhatsApp allows you to send voice recordings, like you would photos, directly in the conversation. No need to call and get directed to voice mail.

No need to type out a long message. No need to wait until you’re in the same timezone as somebody.

WhatsApp announced Monday it will add free voice-call services. As if telecom providers were not annoyed enough at the lost revenue from text messaging that apps like WhatsApp cause, now they will have to deal with the app eliminating the need for phone calls entirely.

Maybe you had never heard of WhatsApp, maybe you had.

Regardless, don’t be surprised if Facebook and other companies in the technology arena make decisions or purchases that seem out of the blue. Like this one, they’re probably not.

There’s a lot of talk about the future of another messaging app, WeChat, which is vastly popular in China. Because a lot of technology services popular here are blocked in China, WeChat was developed as a replacement with a twist. Besides basic messaging and media sharing, it also adds flavor of its own by allowing users to play games, hail taxis, post videos and make online payments.

So, tech users, if you want to avoid being surprised in the future, it’s time to look beyond Silicon Valley. sofiarada@u.northwestern.edu

Chocolate balloon bowl pops expectations Augustus Gloop is a bit of an idol of mine.

Though he failed to win the keys to Mr. Wonka’s chocolate factory, Sir Gloop’s unbridled devotion to all things candy appeals to me on a deep — some would even say spiritual — level. You see I, like Augustus, cannot be held accountable for my actions when chocolate is at stake. And because of this drive, I attempted arguably the most ludicrous Pinterest project to ever grace the interweb: chocolate bowls.

Now, I am a total sucker for food placed in bowls made out of other food. For instance, whenever I’m at Panera Bread, my mind is like, “No, just go for the soup with a side of an apple because that’s healthy,” but my stomach is like, “No, pick the bread bowl with the side of bread because you just had a really tough day watching six hours of ‘The Real Housewives,’ so you earned a treat.”

My stomach always wins.

Plus, this behavior can be rationalized by examining the ecological benefits of the bread bowl: Fewer dishes to clean means less water is wasted. Really, I’m just a green humanitarian. I order food inside of food because I love America (maybe that’s a slight exaggeration).

With this in mind, I was intrigued when I stumbled across a pin describing how to easily make bowls out of chocolate using just a balloon. The instructions detailed the process of melting chocolate, dipping balloons in the chocolate and then waiting for the chocolate to settle before deflating and removing the balloons.

This all seemed pretty simple to my Augustus Gloop, food bowl-obsessed brain. The process began successfully as I was able to coat the balloons in melted chocolate efficiently. Then began the process of waiting for the candy coating to set and become hard enough to stand on its own without the balloon’s support. I waited around an hour and then made a small incision in the top of each balloon to deflate it.

From the directions, I anticipated the balloon deflating and separating from the chocolate all in one motion.

This most certainly did not happen, and instead of perfect chocolate bowls, I was left with collapsed balloons covered in somewhat solid chocolate.

This pin probably should have a label that says “don’t try this at home” because I failed about as badly as that

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one time Ashlee Simpson was caught lip syncing on “Saturday Night Live” (lol #tbt to when she was famous … RIP Ashlee Simpson’s singing career). The worst part, though, was that the chocolate I used ended up tasting like balloon, so even if the bowls had formed correctly, I don’t imagine they would have been particularly delectable.

I guess I’ll just leave the chocolate masterpieces to Willy Wonka and will remain a humble, yet satisfied, Augustus Gloop-like consumer. hayleyglatter2016@u.northwestern.edu

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Emotionally prepare for ‘About Time’ Source: Facebook

CHELSEA SHERLOCK MOVIE COLUMNIST @MUSOVOGR

Romantic comedies that involve time travel have become a disappointing trend at the theaters. They’re far too common, tend to be cheesy and often feel like the time travel aspect is just a lazy plot device to attract viewers.

For every enjoyable “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” there’s the terrible “Winter’s Tale”(Please don’t waste your money on it).

So when I went to A&O Productions’ showing of “About Time,” a movie that recently came out on DVD, I wasn’t expecting much beyond a typical rom-com. The trailer gave the appearance the movie was primarily about a guy using his ability to travel through time to get the girl of his dreams to fall in love with him.

That is a part of the film’s plot, but it’s actually a pretty minor point. Rather, the movie looks at family love, life as a parent, self-sacrifice and death.

Because I expected none of that, I came in to the showing unprepared for the emotional journey I was about to embark on, without having even purchased a ticket. There were

tears, thunderous applause and a genuine emotional connection with what the characters were going through.

time with his family, Tim desperately wants to find love. When he turns 21, his father sits him down for a talk in which he reveals the

Source: Facebook

“About Time” centers around Tim, played

by Domhnall Gleeson who plays Bill Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.” A law student who spends a lot of

males in their family can travel to past times in their lives by going into a small, dark place, clenching their fists and thinking of the time they want to go to.

TV COLUMNIST @MOLLIECAHILLANE

1. “Supernatural” To be honest, I’ve never seen “Supernatural,” mostly because I’m slightly afraid of its fandom. They’re incredibly active on the Internet, especially on Tumblr. They’re known for being able to relate almost every post on the Internet to “Supernatural,” and they’re almost impossible to avoid. There’s a ton of fanfiction related to “Supernatural,” and they make really pretty graphics and gifs. The thing that really turns me off about the “Supernatural” fandom, however, is that many of them “ship” (as in want two

characters to be romantically involved) incest. They love the idea of the two brothers together, and that just really freaks me out. I’m sure it’s a great show, but sorry SPN, you’ve scared me away.

2. “Doctor Who” The “Doctor Who” fandom is as old as the universe (or as old as 1963). The “Whovians” saw a resurgence in 2005 with the revival of the show. Whovians typically enjoy sci-fi and British television. There’s a huge discrepancy between fans of the first writer for the revival, Russell T. Davies, and Steven Moffat, who took over the show in season five. It seems like the fandom has mainly devolved into Moffat hate and lamenting over the loss of RTD. But if you like attractive British boys and girls, “Doctor Who” is the show for you.

3. “Sherlock” The “Sherlock” fandom makes up the third part of the overarching “Superwholocks” (“Supernatural,” “Doctor Who,” “Sherlock”).

The Sherlockians really, really love Benedict Cumberbatch. A lot. They also had to wait several years in between seasons, and as a result of that they made some really ‘creative’ (i.e. crazy)

graphics and posts on Tumblr. They missed their show a lot. Sherlockians also really, really want Sherlock and John to date. Very badly.

Also their fanfiction is very entertaining.

4. Whedonverse The Whedonverse encompanies everything created by Joss Whedon. This includes “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Firefly,” “Angel” and “Dollhouse.” Joss Whedon’s groupies, known as Whedonites, essentially love everything he creates. The “Buffy” fandom is particularly active, which is impressive for a show that has been off the air for almost 11 years. Whedonites follow Joss’ every move and always look forward to his next creation.

5. “Veronica Mars” The “marshmallows” proved how powerful they are when they raised the total goal of $2 million in under 12 hours to fund a movie. The campaign on Kickstarter, funded by 91,585 backers, raised $5,702,153 in a single month.

Since then, the fandom has seen a strong revival in its Internet presence. The movie comes out March 14, so get excited. molliecahillane2017@u.northwestern.edu

Katy Perry, John Mayer call it quits It’s been a rocky few years for Katy Perry. After her 2012 divorce with Russell Brand, she’s been linked to John Mayer since summer 2012. Perry broke it off this time though. (Go Katy). Since Mayer’s infamous and incredibly sexist Playboy interview in 2010, I haven’t been able to stand the sight of him. Proud of you, Katy.

Rundown

Since television was invented, there have been fans of programs. However, with the rise of the Internet and social networking, a new type of fan has emerged, someone who is part of a “fandom.” A fandom is essentially a group of fans that often have a community associated with it. Fandoms can get a little insane, and they love nothing more than talking about and analyzing their favorite shows, characters or actors. Here are some of the most active fandoms on the Internet.

MOLLIE CAHILLANE

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The

The lowdown on the most passionate TV fandoms

Tim uses his new ability to try to make his life as perfect as possible but quickly learns that changing things in his life will often have consequences in the lives of others, forcing him to choose which path to take. He has to try multiple times before he finally ends up with Mary, played by Rachel McAdams.

Though the movie is not a spectacular film that everyone must see, it’s still a great movie for people who like rom-coms, movies about families and films that evoke emotion. The characters feel original, have depth and will leave you with a feeling of catharsis.

Richard Curtis directed and wrote “About Time,” and my main criticism lies in that Curtis does a poor job of following consistent rules of time travel. The laws change based on the desired results of the time travel, which lead to confusion as to how Tim’s traveling in time actually works.

Also, as someone who thinks red hair is fantastic, there is a delightful amount of it in the film.

P.S. Dear reader - Bill Nighy, who plays Tim’s dad, portrays Rufus Scrimgeour in the Harry Potter movie series, so it feels a little like Scrimgeour is Bill Weasley’s dad.

Arizona Gov. Brewer vetoes “religious freedom” bill A Republican-led bill in the state of Arizona would allow businesses to refuse service to the LGBT community due to religious beliefs. The bill supposedly promotes “religious freedom” but is instead a blatant form of discrimination. On Monday, Gov. Jan Brewer said, “I can assure you, as always, I will do the right thing for the state of Arizona.” Wednesday, she vetoed the bill. Thankfully the “right thing” doesn’t allow rampant homophobia.

Robin Thicke and wife split Robin Thicke and his wife, Paula Patton, “mutually” ended their relationship.

They married in 2005 but had been dating since they were teenagers. They have one son who turns four in April. Looks like Paula got sick of Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” Maybe he’s been twerking on one too many Mileys — or he’s pissed off one too many feminists.

— Mollie Cahillane

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Where Are They Now: Dylan and Cole Sprouse Erica Witte

CUrrent columnist

Dylan and Cole Sprouse are identical twins, but everyone knows Dylan is cuter. Maybe it has something to do with their respective roles on “The Suite Life of Zack and Cody;” Dylan played Zack, the cool ladies’ man, while Cole played Cody, the geeky bookworm. Although they’re best known for their roles in the Disney Channel show, their acting careers started when they were in diapers … literally. Their first big break was a diaper commercial at eight months where, as in many of their early roles, they both played a single character. Essentially, they were the boy versions of Mary-Kate and Ashley in “Full House.” Cole, however, was the only twin selected to play Ben Geller on “Friends,” which is one of my favorite credits of his. Well, I guess Cole was cuter to

begin with, but he clearly had an awkward puberty stage when “The Suite Life” premiered, unlike his twin.

The show ran from 2005 to 2008 and then transformed into the spinoff, “The Suite Life on Deck,” from 2008 to 2011, finally culminating with “The Suite Life Movie” in 2011. The boys also launched a brand, which included comic books, a magazine, a clothing line and even a personal hygiene line. Who knew?

Anyway, everyone who’s anyone agrees “The Suite Life” was one of the best Disney Channel shows of our time. I don’t even want to get into the junk they’re spewing today. Mr. Moseby, Maddie Fitzpatrick, London Tipton and Esteban will always live on in my heart, as well as the twins’ classic handshake (skip to :34).

One of the sadder moments of my life was when I learned the Sprouses were enrolling at New York University the same year my sister was transferring. I had so carefully planned a casual run-in during one of my visits where I wouldn’t

pretend to be a crazed fan (even though I was), and we’d become the best of friends.

Every once in a while I look them up to see what they’ve been up to at NYU. Dylan is focusing on video game design, while Cole studies humanities and archaeology … wait, no wonder Cole played Ben Geller — his TV father, Ross, is a paleontologist. It all makes sense now.

In more exciting news, Dylan joined the club of Disney stars to take nude selfies! They were leaked online for your viewing pleasure right before the turn of the new year. He blamed the incident on his untrustworthy friends, while adding he took the photos because he thought he looked hot.

“Whoops, guess I’m not 14 and fat anymore,” he tweeted Dec. 15 after the leak. He followed up the next day with, “At least you can’t see my third testicle.” Well, that probably scored him a few more Twitter followers. See? I knew Dylan was the cool one from the start. ericawitte2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Kid Cudi drops new album but retains old message David Lee

music columnist

Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, surprised fans Monday night when, in true Beyoncelike fashion, he released a new album with only two hours notice.

But Cudi doesn’t have anything resembling Beyonce’s universal appeal, and the resulting album, “Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon,” will cater to his ever-shrinking fan base while exiling casual listeners.

Cudi has always occupied a strange place in the rap game. He is a strangely emotional rapper, a selfconscious, contemplative lyricist who is not afraid to write about the inner workings of his mind. He

paints a dark picture of his psyche with slow, ominous, pulsing production. On his first hit single, “Day ‘n’ Nite,” the rapper repeatedly calls himself “the lonely stoner.”

In the public consciousness, Drake has usurped the role of the emotional rapper, broadcasting his music in a way that Cudi was never willing to do.

What many see as commercialization, Cudi seems to see as compromise.

Cudi responded with some crazy decisions I still don’t quite understand. He told the world he didn’t have a passion for rapping, so he learned the guitar and formed a rock band. The resulting project, 2012’s “WZRD,” was as horrific as could be expected from someone who was just learning guitar. It earned 50 out of 100 points from Metacritic.

The real issue is that Cudi is a rapper at heart, no matter how much he wants to be a guitar player, but he is not clever or entertaining. His most popular song,

by far, is the Steve Aoki remix of “Pursuit of Happiness” which takes Cudi’s slow-motion production and injects some electronic dance excitement. I remember watching him live when he headlined Governor’s Ball 2012. I tried so hard to enjoy myself as Cudi sang about his drug problems and the demons in his mind, but I just couldn’t get into it. It was a captivating experience, for sure, but I would not call it fun.

“Satellite Flight” brings back more of the same Cudi, the one who insists on convincing us that aura and artistry make up for the absence of lyrical ability.

Three of the songs on the ten-track collection are instrumentals – Cudi just gave up on rapping on them at all. When he does rap, there are mixed results. “Internal Bleeding” literally sounds like Cudi is dying of blood loss as he slurs his words.

But sometimes, Cudi actually pulls off the artistry that he so desperately wishes the public saw in him.

“Balmain Jeans,” is a deep, sensual view of sexual

intimacy while under the influence of drugs. It even overcomes Cudi’s own repeated tasteless innuendo, “Can I come inside your vortex.” “Return of the Moon Man,” is an epic instrumental track with a crunching sound that creates an atmosphere of smoky mystique.

Cudi was known as a Kanye West protege when he first arrived on the scene. It’s easy to see why. They are both convinced of their own genius, and they are both waiting for the general public to catch up with their vision. The only difference is that Cudi’s vision leads him to produce increasingly eerie and distant music.

Cudi is so full of potential and talent, but all I want is for his musical concepts to come down to Earth.

Instead, as he’s proven again, he is the man on the moon. davidlee2017@u.northwestern.edu

THIS WEEKEND IN MUSIC FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 2

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Little Women

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Women’s Chorus: Winter’s Night

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Jewish Theatre Ensemble to put on ‘Anne Frank’

By Rebecca Savransky

the daily northwestern @beccasavransky

The Jewish Theatre Ensemble will put on a production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” starting Thursday, with hopes of sparking conversation about lessons from the Holocaust.

The show, based on a true story, is focused on the life of a young girl who is growing up in Nazioccupied Holland during World War II. To escape religious persecution, she and her family are forced to hide out in an attic to avoid being sent to concentration camps. The play documents their story during the length of the Holocaust through Frank’s diary, which was recovered when the war ended.

Communication junior Dylan Pager, the show’s director, said “Anne Frank” was his first choice when choosing a show to put on. He said he was excited about the opportunity to direct the play due to his strong association with Judaism and his personal experiences.

“I visited The Secret Annex, the Anne Frank museum and was so completely inspired by the story there that as soon I got home I ordered the script and read it,” Pager said.

The 12-person cast has been rehearsing for about five weeks and will be putting on six shows between Thursday and Sunday, Pager said.

In an effort to increase conversation about the Holocaust, a discussion was organized with School of Education and Social Policy Prof. Danny Cohen Tuesday to talk about the different visions and representations of the Holocaust in literature and

creative works.

“He brought in a few quotes to talk about how in some level in trying to understand the Holocaust, we diminish it, but it’s still a meaningful pursuit for us to try to understand it,” said Communication senior Gavi Keyles, who is playing Anne Frank in the production and serves as JTE’s artistic director.

The organization will also be putting on a special free showing Sunday morning aimed toward students and community members who do not normally attend theater performances. Members of the production said they reached out to synagogues and day schools in the area to encourage members to attend.

Following the Sunday morning show, there will be an open discussion where cast members will engage the audience in conversation addressing Holocaust education, said Communication sophomore Kate Leggett, the show’s producer.

Keyles said she enjoyed being a part of the production and hopes individuals understand although Frank was a “symbol of hope in the face of adversity,” the show ultimately “doesn’t end up happy and doesn’t leave you smiling.”

“It’s so important to firstly remember that we’re not trying to pretend we understand what it feels like to be victims of the Holocaust but instead trying to represent the truth of these people as human beings, to have people realize just how much gravity the situation held,” Keyles said.

Leggett said she is looking forward to the start of the show and hopes the audience will embrace all of the different elements it has to offer.

“It’s a beautiful show,” Leggett said. “It is a show

Source: Dylan Pager

‘DEAR DIARY’ The Jewish Theatre Ensemble will be putting on a production of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Members of the production organized additional programming to increase conversation about the Holocaust.

about a little girl who loved a boy and who had problems with her mom sometimes and who fought with her big sister, and her life is sort of marked by this incomprehensible tragedy. But her life itself is

not a tragedy, and that’s what we try to find in the show, is moments of light amidst the darkness.“ rebeccasavransky2015@u.northwestern.edu

City, library team up to support entrepreneurs, startups

By Huzaifa Patel

the daily northwestern @huzaifapatel95

Evanston and the Evanston Public Library will launch a free program Tuesday aimed to help people take the next step in developing their startup businesses.

The program, NextChapter, is meant to assist Evanston’s freelance, “solopreneur” and home-based businesses during the early stages of development.

The program will give businesses a support network of local entrepreneurs as well as library staff well versed in business and professional development.

“Suppose someone has a business idea but doesn’t know how to get it to market,” said Paul Zalmezak, the city’s senior economic development coordinator. “They might not even know how to

make a business plan. This would provide them with that kind of early stage support.”

Reference librarian Kathleen Lanigan said Next Chapter events will be held in the third floor seminar room as well as two other community meeting rooms. Northwestern students are encouraged to join, as the program is available to anyone with a library card.

“The idea is people are already hanging out at libraries and using the resources available to learn how to start a business,” Zalmezak said. “We thought we could create a coworking site for people to get that early stage support.”

Zalmezak said events will consist of workshops, seminars and other networking events happening primarily at the main branch of the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. Because the local entrepreneurs will not be paid, the program has an extremely low budget.

“We’re using our army of community-minded entrepreneurs and business owners who will teach the seminars for free,” he said. “The idea is that on the flip side, they’ll earn some business from the clients they meet through NextChapter.”

Zalmezak mentioned that the project was inspired in part by an article on The Atlantic’s city and neighborhood blog, The Atlantic Cities.

The article, “Why Libraries Should Be the Next Start-Up Incubators,” details a 2013 Arizona State University plan that started business incubators in public libraries.

“We’ve been thinking of ways that we could improve support for our freelance and homebased business community for some time, and this became an inspiration for how we should do it,” he said.

The city hopes after entrepreneurs attend multiple sessions, the seminars will become a long term

network for aspiring businesses to turn to. Eventually, officials hope the network creates partnerships that exist outside of the library-based events.

NextChapter is currently partnered with a diverse group of local companies, including Creative Coworking, Onshore Networks and Oldani Entrepreneurial Law, Zalmezak said. In addition, the program’s advisory panel consists of representatives from two NU programs: the Kellogg School of Management’s Levy Entrepreneurial Institute as well as the Robert R McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science’s Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

The first NextChapter event, “Mediation for Partnerships and Small Business” will take place March 19. The event will focus on the basic principles of mediation in the business world. huzaifapatel2017@u.northwestern.edu

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ASG

From page 1 week or weekend that addresses, particularly, some flaws in overall University policy and how we deal with cases of sexual violence and targets of sexual violence,” said Weinberg sophomore Noah Star, a senator for Northwestern Community Development Corps.

Senate also discussed specifically adding a clause into the legislation requesting that the University immediately suspend Peter Ludlow, the professor who a Medill junior says sexually assaulted her in February 2012. After an internal investigation, Joan Slavin, director of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office, found Ludlow “engaged unwelcome and inappropriate sexual advances” toward the student.

The amendment was voted down, with senators in opposition citing their desire to make the legislation more universal and to avoid the possibility of being sued for defamation.

Proponents of the legislation requested to vote immediately instead of following protocol and waiting until the following week in order to more immediately address the issue of sexual misconduct on campus.

“I think that we need to support sexual assault victims on this campus,” Weinberg senior Jane Gilmore said. “Northwestern as itself does not handle sexual assault cases very

well, period. And especially if we have a faculty member who could be in violation of the sexual assault policies at Northwestern, we need to say something to the University about this and say that we should not have this guy on campus.”

The legislation addressed the inadequacies within the current sexual violence policies, noting NU does not give students enough information about their rights under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Clery Act. Senate also approved legislation to create an additional position, vice president of student activities, who would serve as the advocate for student groups and would be responsible for student group resource development.

Members of ASG also presented and approved five final ideas for the 10k Initiative, which will be voted on campus-wide and announced at the beginning of Spring Quarter.

ASG funding for B-and T-status groups was also addressed. Potential funding options for student groups have been documented, and senators and student groups will have the option to petition for more or less funding and to discuss their allotted funding more thoroughly during the March 5 meeting, said McCormick senior Alex Van Atta, executive vice president, after the meeting. rebeccasavransky2015@u.northwestern.edu

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the balancing of state and city budgets to assure the local government received enough revenue to fund infrastructure projects and pensions for police and fire departments.

Residents like Gretchen Livingston attended Evanston Day to voice their concerns about other matters. Livingston has come to Springfield for the past five years to represent the ETHS school board, where she serves as president.

“We came to advocate for issues of public education … funding, principally,” she said.

“It’s always a successful trip. We’re able to raise the profile of Evanston in the eyes of our legislature.”

This year, ETHS Superintendent Eric Witherspoon was a featured speaker at the group’s luncheon, where he facilitated a discussion about the partnership between NU and ETHS to foster science, technology, engineering and math education. Livingston said this was particularly beneficial for her cause, as it made Evanston public education a more prominent issue on the state legislature’s agenda.

Not all those who traveled to the capital were there to endorse Evanston initiatives. Four members of NU’s Associated Student Government accompanied the group in order to learn more about important issues outside of the

contained NU and Evanston circles.

“We often focus on local stuff, and as a result, we overlook state issues,” said Kevin Harris, ASG’s comIt’s munity relations vice always a president. “We thought this was a great oppor- successful trip. tunity to meet our repWe’re able to resentatives and bond raise the profile with the Evanston community.” of Evanston in Many attendees, the eyes of our including Evanston resident Marilyn legislature.

Danos, said they felt Gretchen Evanston Day was Livingston, a success and found their voices were ETHS school board president heard. Danos said she was given the chance to be heard by state officials to express her own concerns, which included the need for more funding for mental health services in Evanston.

“It’s great for towns to have a program like this where they can come together and actually meet their legislature,” she said. “I would recommend it to anyone residing in Evanston.”

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Across Campuses UC Berkeley sexual assault victims file federal complaint

BERKELEY, Calif. — Students angered by how their campus handles sexual assaults have filed a sweeping new federal complaint against the University of California, Berkeley, drawing more scrutiny to a campus already facing a state investigation and mounting criticism.

For the second time since May, but in far larger numbers, a group of current and former students is asking the U.S. Department of Education to investigate the university, claiming Cal violated federal anti-discrimination laws by failing to protect them against sexual harassment and assault. And now their show of force is starting to get results from the university.

On Wednesday, in a powerful news conference at the campus’ journalism school, six of the women — wearing Cal T-shirts and sweatshirts — told stories of despair, frustration and pain. They say

the campus disciplinary process — commonly used in addition to, or instead of, a criminal investigation — fails to investigate and punish assailants or to keep victims informed about the status of their cases. Instead of feeling supported by their school, they said, they felt victimized again.

“I feel unsafe on my own campus, my own home. And the worst part of it is, I no longer trust my university to stand up for me. For four years, I dreaded leaving UC Berkeley, and now I can’t wait to get out,” wrote senior Shannon Thomas in the complaint.

Thomas was one of the women who told her story publicly on Wednesday, and for that reason this story is naming her. She said she received little help after reporting she was being sexually harassed and threatened by a classmate.

The outcry at Cal is part of a national movement of sexual violence victims pressuring their campuses to deal swiftly, consistently and fairly with a

problem that — according to a White House task force report — affects one in five college women.

The students decided to ask the Office for Civil Rights to investigate after not hearing for nine months from the Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid office about their complaint.

Cal’s sexual assault policies — and those of UCLA; California State University, Chico; and San Diego State — are also being probed by the state Legislature’s Joint Audit Committee. UC Berkeley has made changes and announced more Tuesday.

But the young women said their treatment has not matched the rhetoric. — —Iman Stenson said she returned after summer vacation last August to see a nametag for her assailant on the dorm room across the hall. When she complained, she said, she had to move to a different room.

—Thomas said a Cal administrator concluded the classmate threatening “hate sex” in text

messages and in social media this semester was merely joking, and that the campus would not pursue a conduct violation against him or remove him from her class.

—Nicoletta Commins, a recent Cal graduate, said she learned about an informal disciplinary agreement between the university and her attacker about four months after it was reached, and only when she inquired. She also reported the case to the police and the young man was convicted of felony assault, she said.

—Cal graduate Diva Kass described a 2009 disciplinary hearing in which she was not allowed to have a lawyer or present witnesses; the student accused of rape had both. The panel did not find the young man responsible for rape, and she was not permitted to appeal. (Berkeley police investigated but no charges were filed.)

— Katy Murphy (The Oakland Tribune)

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ON THE RECORD

I hope I’m an inspiration to them, that you should never give up, that anything is possible.

— La’Terria Taylor, senior guard

Thursday, February 27, 2014

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In final home game, seniors hope to spark NU By bobby pillote

the daily northwestern @BobbyPillote

Northwestern will bid farewell to two seniors in its final home game of the season Thursday against Michigan State.

Guards La’Terria Taylor and Meghan McKeown will take the court at Welsh-Ryan Arena for the final time, and both will leave the program with incredible stories as they graduate.

Taylor didn’t even play her first two years as a Wildcat.

In her first official practice with the team, she broke a bone in her foot coming down with a rebound, but that was just the beginning.

She subsequently ruptured her plantar fascia, re-fractured her foot and tore her Achilles tendon. The latter is a particularly severe injury, requiring eight to nine months of recovery. Returning to the court wasn’t easy.

“A lot of it was just dedication, hard work and really keeping that faith,” Taylor said.

Despite the challenges she’s had to overcome, Taylor has battled back to become a valuable veteran on a freshman-laden roster. Even with her sparse playing time, just 4.3 minutes a game, she is an unquestioned

Michigan State vs. Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena, 8 p.m. Thursday

leader of the team.

“I hope I’m an inspiration to them,” she said, “that you should never give up, that anything is possible and that you should dedicate yourself and reach out to your teammates, keep them together and be a leader.”

Taylor appeared in just seven games last season, but earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for her achievements in the classroom.

Meghan McKeown, on the other hand, has had a more tangible oncourt impact in her four years at NU. The daughter of coach Joe McKeown has been a valuable rotation player off the bench this season, especially while the team dealt with the absence of backup point guard Karly Roser through the first twothirds of the schedule.

McKeown had her best season as a sophomore, when she appeared in all 30 games and achieved Academic All-Big Ten honors. The following year, she played just three contests before being sidelined with a hip injury but was once again named Academic All-Big Ten.

Men’s Tennis

Tough schedule continues for NU

By Kevin Casey

daily senior staffer @KevinCasey19

The Wildcats will once again test their competitive limits when they face off against two top-40 squads in three days.

This weekend, Northwestern’s schedule takes the team to Kentucky, where the No. 23 Wildcats (10-4) will take on No. 38 Louisville (7-2), a team that jumped 10 spots in the rankings this week.

NU itself has climbed in the rankings as well, moving up a half dozen spots from its previous mark of 29.

Such an upward trend follows a threematch stretch last week in which the Cats won twice, including a victory over No. 24 North Carolina State.

They only lost after enduring a decisive tiebreaker that went No. 30 Harvard’s way.

Needless to say, NU will be playing with confidence in the Bluegrass State.

Confidence, though, does not mean the road squad expects an easy time against the Cardinals.

“Louisville is a tough environment to play in, and we’ve got to be ready for a quality opponent,” coach Arvid Swan said. “They always get a lot of people out for the match, so it will be a tough match.”

Despite a return home two days later, NU’s Sunday match may prove even more difficult – and by a wide margin.

Illinois (6-4) will make its way into the Combe Tennis Center, waltzing in sporting a No. 7 national ranking.

It will be the Cats’ first conference match and home opener and a potential rude awakening to open Big Ten play.

As senior Raleigh Smith noted, the recent history in the matchup is pretty bleak for NU and deserves a change in narrative.

“We’ve played them five times since I’ve been here, and we’ve gone 0-5,” Smith said. “It’s obviously a match we want to win.”

So what is the tale of the tape for the

two opponents? Louisville and Illinois turn out to be very different squads. The Cardinals, despite their relatively high team ranking, don’t boast any of the top 125 singles players or top 60 doubles squads in the country.

The Fighting Illini, on the other hand, practically flood the top spots. A trio of Illinois players, Jared Hiltzik, Farris Gosea and Tim Kopinski, all appear in the top 33. The visitors boast the No. 4 and No. 45 doubles squads in the nation.

NU sits between its two opponents, with Smith and freshman Sam Shropshire at the No. 44 and No. 85 singles, respectively, and the duo of Smith and sophomore Mihir Kumar at No. 21 in doubles.

Despite Smith and Kumar’s presence, doubles has been an uneven venture for the Cats in the past 14 matches.

NU holds a middling 8-6 record in that area.

But freshman Strong Kirchheimer feels progress is on the horizon.

“We’re just starting to find ourselves in doubles,” Kirchheimer said. “We’re getting better each day. We practice a lot of doubles. Things will work out with it pretty soon.”

Last season, the Cats fell from No. 18 at the beginning of Big Ten play and ended at No . 36 after posting an unfulfilling 6-5 record.

Can the Cats avoid such a dip this time around?

For Swan, it depends if his squad continues to build toward its full talent.

“We’ve been a little up and down, but we’ve made progress from the beginning of the year until now,” Swan said.

“We still need to play a complete match.

Sometimes we play better in doubles and worse in singles or better in singles or worse in doubles. So everybody on the team is focusing on playing complete matches going forward, and that’s what we need to do. We’re not a finished product yet, but I feel like we’re closer than we were in the beginning of the year.” kevincasey2015@u.northwestern.edu

This season, just like Taylor, she’s fought back to become a valuable leader.

“Terri and I hope that we set that example for them,” she said.

“We hope that they’ll carry on our leadership.”

As he watches his daughter take her home court for the final time, Joe McKeown is sure to be more emotional than usual.

“It’s definitely going to be interesting,” Meghan McKeown said.

“Maybe that last game we play will be more emotional, but for now it’s kind of a cool closure thing.”

And obviously, emotions will be running high for Taylor and Meghan McKeown.

Neither has started in their career, but both are expected to be in the starting lineup Thursday.

Still, the game will come down to NU’s young core.

Led by three freshmen, the brigade of usual starters has struggled through six straight losses. Taylor had a simple message for the younger team members heading into senior night.

“Work hard and have fun,” she said. “You can work so hard and forget this is a game that you love.

It’s supposed to be something that you do for fun.” robertpillote2017@u.northwestern.edu

Women’s Basketball

Daily file photo by Annabel Edwards

Senior moment Senior guard Meghan McKeown, whose father is the team’s coach, says her last game at Northwestern will offer some closure.

McKeown and fellow senior guard La’Terria Taylor will be honored on Thursday’s Senior Night against Michigan State.

Cats hoping for playoff revenge

Fencing Daily file photo by Brian Lee

Twelve freshmen fencing Foil Stephanie Chan competes in the NU Duals at the Henry Crown Sports Pavillion. Chan is one of 12 freshman on the roster who have been essential to Northwestern’s success this season.

By alex lederman

the daily northwestern

This weekend marks the start of what Northwestern has waited for all season: the playoffs.

The No. 9 Wildcats (34-9) will travel to South Bend, Ind., for the Midwest Fencing Conference Championship at Notre Dame on Saturday and Sunday. It is the first of three weekends of postseason play in March, with the Midwest Regionals next weekend and the NCAA Championships on March 20 and 21.

The tournament brings together the 21 schools in the Midwest Fencing Conference, which includes both NCAA and club teams, to compete for the title of conference champion.

Individual, squad and overall winners are crowned.

“We have the usual pretty tough opponents in the conference, and that’s Ohio State and Notre Dame,” coach Laurie Schiller said. “The team that wants it the most is the one that’s gonna do well.”

The Cats currently rank third in

the conference behind the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish, who slot in nationally at No. 2 and No. 4, respectively. NU last won the tournament in back to back years — 2000 and 2001 — but Ohio State or Notre Dame has won every year since. The Fighting Irish are the defending champions, and the Buckeyes triumphed in 2012.

Schiller said it’s frustrating how long it has been since his squad has come out on top.

“Ohio State’s pretty good this year,” Schiller said. “They have a very strong team, but they have some weaknesses in sabre and epée.

And we have pretty good sabre and epée. Notre Dame has been pretty good all the way around. But they were on and off at points too, so it’s really gonna be interesting to see who can bring it on the day when it matters.”

NU finished second overall in 2012 and third in 2013. Last year, current senior Dina Bazarbayeva earned silver and current junior Courtney Dumas scored bronze in the women’s epée event.

The Cats will try to steal the gold

medal this time out, but it won’t be easy.

NU has faced both Notre Dame and Ohio State twice this season.

Both teams topped the Cats at the NYU Invitation, with the Fighting Irish triumphing 18-9 and the Buckeyes prevailing 23-4. NU didn’t have much better luck the second time out against either team. At the Notre Dame Duals, the Cats fell to Ohio State 18-9 and the hosts 20-7.

Still, Schiller said this is what his team has been preparing for all season. He said he views the dual meets more as preparation for the playoffs—a postseason that will be the first for many on this squad.

The team boasts 12 freshmen on its 26-woman roster. Still, these young Cats have been essential to NU’s success this year.

We Freshhave the usual men epée Mandeep pretty tough Bhinder, foil Steph- opponents in the anie Chan conference... The and sabers team that wants Alisha it the most is the GomezShah, one that’s gonna Cindy Oh do well. and Ania Parzecki Laurie Schiller have all coach seen regular playing time and have played critical roles.

Schiller is in his 37th season as head coach at NU and is the secondwinningest coach of all time in the sport.

He stands one victory away from 1,150 wins and has less than 450 losses. Even after such an illustrious career, he said, winning this conference championship would be particularly special.

“Notre Dame is leaving our conference since it joined the ACC, so we really want to send them out on a good note,” he said. “Well, not a good note for them but a good note for us.”

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