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Students march to ‘Stomp Out Stigma’ By Tyler Pager
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fun in the sun Students cheer for the artists during A&O Productions and Dance Marathon’s annual Benefit Concert held on Norris University Center’s East Lawn. This year’s concert featured synth rock band Magic Man and indie rock band Cheers Elephant.
A&O, DM hold annual Benefit By Rebecca Savransky daily senior staffer @beccasavransky
Students came out to Norris University Center’s East Lawn on Saturday with blankets and high energy, ready to take
advantage of Benefit, the annual outdoor music event. The concert is held as a collaboration between A&O Productions and Dance Marathon to raise money for DM and to encourage students to come outside to enjoy the music. The event featured synth rock band
FBI data: City 2nd most policed in state By paige leskin
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Evanston had the second highest police presence in 2012 in Illinois, behind the city of Chicago, according to data from the FBI. The city reported a total of 223 fulltime law enforcement staff, or 29.8 per 10,000 residents. Chicago had 47.1 employees per 10,000 residents. The FBI’s police employment data was collected from agencies that serve populations of more than 50,000. Employees included sworn law enforcement officers and civilian employees, such as clerks, correctional officers and radio dispatchers. The city’s close proximity to Chicago and position as an urban community led to its numbers being higher than those of other cities, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. “Other suburbs that are beyond the borders of the city of Chicago farther out, their geographic areas are much more spread out,” he said. Parrott said many different factors go into determining the ratio of police to residents in Evanston. The city is unique with a dense population that lives in an
area of 7.8 square miles, he said. Evanston is also home to around 19,000 part-time and full-time Northwestern students who live in the city for the majority of the year. EPD has to account for these residents when determining appropriate staffing levels, he said. “Yes, Northwestern does have their own police department, but those (students) are temporary residents,” he said. “They’re not counted in the population poll for Evanston.” Parrott said the police department is not solely focused on hiring staff to make arrests and write tickets. More than a quarter of EPD employees are assigned to service-oriented programs and community policing, which range from addressing quality of life issues and school safety to running the city’s 311 service, Parrott said. Despite Evanston’s spot at number two in the state, Parrott said he thinks the level of staff is not too high and doesn’t think it will change anytime soon. “They’re consistent with the need of this community,” he said. “That allows us to be effective in those areas by having the amount of officers that we do have.” paigeleskin2017@u.northwestern.edu
Magic Men, who opened the concert, and indie rock band Cheers Elephant as the show’s headliner. A&O spokeswoman Rosalind Mowitt, a Weinberg senior said the event was held to draw students outside and had » See benefit, page 7
More than 60 students marched through campus Friday as part of “Stomp Out Stigma” in an effort to increase awareness about mental illness. The event, which was held for the first time this year, was organized by Northwestern’s chapter of Active Minds and Alpha Phi Omega, a co-ed service fraternity. Students walked through campus chanting “stomp out stigma” and holding signs with statistics about mental health. The event also served as a fundraiser for the national organization of Active Minds and raised more than $1,300. Brown Sugar, ReFresH Dance Crew, Graffiti Dancers and Gimble, an a cappella group from the University of Michigan, also preformed. John Dunkle, executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services, said the march was
another way to continue to raise awareness about mental health. He said students, faculty and staff all play an integral role in promoting dialogue about these issues and the University still has work to do. “Are we where we want to be? No,” he said. “We are continuing to push and it’s with your help working with me and with other campus partners we’re going to continue to raise awareness. We are going to continue to think about how we can do better to make sure we meet the mental health and the emotional health of our students.” Naina Desai, the outgoing copresident of NU Active Minds, said she planned the event after hearing about a similar march that Georgetown University’s chapter of Active Minds hosts each year. She heard about the event at a national Active Minds conference. “I’m really just excited to make this visible presence on campus,” the Weinberg senior said. “All these people who don’t really know what Active Minds is or care about the » See stigma, page 7
4 former Cats sign with NFL teams
Four former Northwestern football players will have a chance to fulfill their NFL dreams. Receivers Kain Colter and Rashad Lawrence, defensive end Tyler Scott and kicker Jeff Budzien all signed as undrafted free agents Saturday. Colter and Scott signed with the Minnesota Vikings, Lawrence with the Washington Redskins and Budzien with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Colter, the Wildcats’ starting quarterback for parts of three seasons, took snaps at receiver throughout his career, reeling in 63 career catches for 683 yards and four touchdowns. Lawrence contributed in each of his four seasons at NU, catching 96 passes for 1,165 yards and two touchdowns. Scott grew into one of NU’s best defensive players in 2012 and 2013. The defensive end finished his career with 16 total sacks, 15 of them during his junior and senior seasons. Budzien similarly starred in his final two
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GOING pro Former Northwestern players (clockwise from top left) Tyler Scott, Rashad Lawrence, Jeff Budzien and Kain Colter signed with NFL teams Saturday.
seasons in Evanston, converting 42 of 45 field goals in those years. He converted all 136 of his extra point attempts. As undrafted free agents, all four players are long shots to earn spots on NFL
rosters come training camp. If they do, they will join more than 10 other former Cats players currently in the pros.
announced Thursday. All active NU students will have the ability to download Microsoft Office for Students, also known as Office 365 ProPlus, on up to five computers using their NetID and password. The suite, which can be downloaded at msoffice.northwestern.edu, includes Word, Excel,
PowerPoint and Outlook. Students also have the option to use Office 365 apps on Android and iPad tablets. All students will be able to use the programs as long as they are registered as an active University student.
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CPAH begins demolishing 3rd city house By Stephanie Kelly
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Eighteen months ago, a 31-year-old Lake Forest resident and her husband bought a house from the Community Partners for Affordable Housing that otherwise would have been too expensive for them to buy. On Saturday they helped demolish a foreclosed and vacant Evanston house so another family would have that same opportunity. “People did that for People did that us when we wanted move back into the for us when we to neighborhood,” Marwanted to move garet Allen said. “They worked on our house, back into the and, frankly, I think it’s neighborhood. a solid program.” CPAH buys foreMargaret Allen, closed or vacant houses Lake Forest and resells them at a resident more affordable price. Volunteers worked at the site on Hartrey Avenue on Saturday for CPAH’s service day and will continue their work on May 31 to complete the demolition. From there, a contractor will be hired and supervised through CPAH to fix the building. The nonprofit, which also works in Lake
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‘if i had a hammer’ Volunteers with CPAH demolish the backyard of a foreclosed and vacant house on Hartrey Avenue. The home is the third the nonprofit has worked on so far.
Forest and Highland Park, decided to partner with Evanston last spring. This is the third house in Evanston that CPAH has rehabilitated. “We go in, we buy houses, we fix them up and we have a really good track record,” said
Amy Kaufman, director of community relations at CPAH. “After some conversation, the city decided they wanted to partner with us to work on (affordable housing) efforts.” Kaufman said there was pressure to get as much work done as possible Saturday because
Thursday afternoon in the 900 block of Asbury Avenue. Police arrived on scene and learned a man had tried to enter a home through a kitchen window. A witness gave police a description of the 28-year-old suspect. The man, who is from Rolling Meadows, Illinois, attempted to elude police but was eventually taken in to custody and identified by the witness, police said. Charged with
attempted residential burglary and possession of burglary tools, he is on parole from the Illinois Department of Corrections for residential burglary, police said. He is scheduled to appear in court May 29.
Burglar steals 3 packages from south Evanston apartment
the rented dumpster was so expensive. In the end, the volunteers did not finish as much work as they wanted to, Kaufman said. “Our eyes were bigger than our stomachs,” Kaufman said. Most of the work done Saturday was in the site’s backyard. After splitting into groups at the beginning of the day, the group of about 20 took down the pool structure, the shed and rotted wooden structures and cleared broken glass around the lot. They worked for about three and a half hours. Among the volunteers was Evanston Township High School football player Rei Gaines. “Coach wanted to find a couple of guys who could come out and give a couple of hours early in the day, so I decided why not,” the junior said. Gaines said not only would he do it again for the community service, but as a way for the team to bond. Allen and her husband volunteer whenever they can because Allen said the organization exemplifies what the community is all about. As a homeowner of a CPAH house, Allen said she’s seen what the organization supports. “It’s just a really nice way to be a part of the community when you otherwise couldn’t afford it,” Allen said. “They really seek people who are interested in the community values, in being a part of the community.” stephaniekelly2017@u.northwestern.edu common area of a south Evanston apartment, police said. The packages, which contained books and clothing, were taken from a building in the 500 block of Michigan Avenue throughout early May. The burglar most recently took a package on Wednesday.
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On Campus NU Gives Back sees record numbers
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About 400 Northwestern students, faculty, staff and alumni volunteered Saturday afternoon for the fourth annual NU Gives Back, the largest studentrun day of service at NU. This year, a record of about 470 volunteers signed up for the event. “We were very excited about the turnout,” said Communication junior Jocie Padgen, co-president of NU Gives Back. “It went absolutely wonderfully. Everything went very smoothly, and all of the feedback we received has been really positive, so we’re really excited about that.” Participants volunteered in different locations throughout Evanston and North Chicago. This year’s sites included Curt’s Cafe, an Evanston restaurant that employs at-risk youth and The Talking Farm, an urban farm in Evanston. “Our goal is to both give back in some small way to the Evanston community that gives so much to us, as well as spark a desire to continue to give back in our participants,” Padgen said. Padgen said one of the goals for this year’s event was to maintain participants’ enthusiasm between registration and the actual event. She said the NU Gives Back team also changed the way they received feedback from volunteers. Site leaders distributed an initial survey at the event and plan to send a follow-up survey as well. Padgen said site leaders also led small discussions where participants could reflect on the day’s experiences. “I think the change we’re most excited about is to connect it back to why,” she said. “Where can we take this? What can we do to use what we have gained from this experience?” To kick off the morning, volunteers listened to speaker Sara Schastok, the president and CEO of the Evanston Community Foundation. Schastok talked about the importance of the relationship between NU and Evanston and shared some of her experiences to discuss the value of giving back. Participants then headed to their assigned sites for an afternoon of volunteering. Weinberg freshman
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Dorianne Ma said she learned about NU Gives Back through a friend. Ma volunteered at Asian Youth Services, a Chicago organization that tutors and mentors at-risk youth after school. Ma and other team members moved boxes and shelved books for the organization, which is currently changing locations. Although she has little experience volunteering, Ma said she hopes to participate again next year. “I think it’s important to give back to the community,” she said. “It offers you so much in return.” Weinberg sophomore Dean Meisel echoed Ma’s sentiments. As a first-year volunteer, he said he was drawn to the program by its mission of “inspiring people to get involved beyond just three hours on a Saturday.” “Maybe these three hours aren’t going to make a very big difference, but it could inspire people to get involved in their community and blur the lines
between Northwestern and Evanston,” Meisel said. “We’re trying to really make people aware there are some really awesome organizations five minutes away from us that are working to do good.” Padgen said NU Gives Back partners with different organizations every year. She said each year they try to evaluate which organizations are providing a valuable experience to participants and which are not, and they are always looking for new groups to work with. Because Evanston is limited in size, currently NU Gives Back has had to limit its registration to less than 500 participants. “We’ve definitely had some difficulties finding enough organizations to work with, but we are looking to expand in the coming years to allow more of the Northwestern community to participate,” she said.e oliviaexstrum2017@u.northwestern.edu
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The benefits of celebrating your half-birthday KATY VINES
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When is the one time where you are celebrated just for being you? What is the only day out of 365 that you get presents and parties and love from everyone? That one time, that single day, is your birthday. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone was able to experience that more than once a year? Yes! While we should be doing this on a regular basis for our loved ones, we often leave it to just one day out of the year. That is why half-birthdays are so fun and important. Perhaps one of the best reasons to celebrate half-birthdays is because they provide a way to avoid seasonal problems. This allows for fun times that might not be had in other times of the year. For example, my little sister’s birthday is February 1. In the 17 years she has been alive, it has always been cold and snowy during her birthday. Because of this, she has never been able to have a birthday party outside. There are so many fun party activities — like pool parties or trips to the zoo or barbecues – that are impossible to do in the winter. Half-birthdays provide an opportunity for people to have the party of their dreams even if their birthdays fall in an unfortunate season. Conversely, half-birthdays are important for college students with birthdays in the summer who want to celebrate with their friends. For example, some of my sorority sisters’ birthdays
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fall during Northwestern’s summer break. This means that I won’t get to celebrate with them because we will be in different towns, states or even countries. By celebrating half-birthdays, we
are able to show everyone, no matter what season their birthday is in, that we value them by rejoicing with them. Similarly, half-birthdays ensure that people
What would millennials fight for? WillIAM KIRKlAND
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Whether sitting in the back of Harris 107 listening to political science professor Jonathan Caverley talk about the state of the U.S. Armed Forces or scanning CNN headlines, we’re constantly reminded of the country’s status as a superpower. In 2011, 20 percent of the U.S. federal budget went toward defense and security spending, totaling $718 billion; dwarfing the defense budgets of all the potential challengers to the United States. That year the United States spent more on defense than the next 13 highest-spending countries combined. With all of this power comes the inevitable question of what to do with it. Since the end of the Cold War, when the United States became the world’s lone superpower, four American presidents have grappled with this huge question, each choosing a slightly different foreign policy path. Both Bush presidents used American firepower to wage war against Saddam Hussein’s autocratic regime, while former President Bill Clinton used it to intervene in humanitarian crises in places like the Balkans and Somalia. But in his first five years in office, President BarackObama seems to be charting a somewhat different course. A recent article in The Economist posed the question “What would America fight for?” making the case that under Obama, the United States has inched back from its highly involved role as the global policeman just when that role is most needed. The article points to recent events in Ukraine, the South China Sea, Syria and Libya as instances of American reluctance to overcommit, with the
result of emboldened autocrats like Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad carrying out their personal agendas unchecked by American power. The article got me thinking about our own generation and the kind of foreign policy that most resonates with us. By and large, I think that Obama’s response to that question actually mirrors the response that we might give to the question “what would millennials fight for?” So I decided to come up with a biased, completely generalized and unscientific list of things that I think we millennials care about most when it comes to foreign policy, as a means of answering that question. Human rights: Human rights concerns are central to millennials’ foreign policy considerations. We closely follow stories about the civil war in Syria, the Boko Haram kidnappings in Nigeria and human rights abuses in China. We tweet, post, discuss, decry and debate about America’s moral obligation when it comes to humanitarian intervention. Military de-escalation: When it comes to actually discussing what that intervention would look like, our generation is for the most part cautious about direct military involvement. Having grown up with the United States simultaneously fighting two vast and costly wars, we’re fairly averse to the idea of starting up another war or intervening in an ongoing one. Social justice: With more stridently liberal views on issues like same-sex marriage, gender equality and racial equality, we want the United States to improve its own record and to be a force for social justice abroad. The American economy: We want jobs and iPhones. This is a huge factor in our foreign policy considerations, leading us to favor a world order of free trade and globalization. We were born into a decade of relative peace and prosperity while enjoying the fruits of a
booming 1990s economy, and want to maintain the economic interconnectivity that has produced the material comforts that so many Americans enjoy. Positive American image abroad: We want the United States to be seen as a positive force, in addition to being one. At Northwestern, we make friends from all over the world and want our country to represent a force for good, neither overly arrogant nor jingoistic. Climate change: By and large, most millennials see the looming threat of climate change as a massively important problem. We want to see real international action on the issue and want the United States to be a world leader in combating it. So where does this leave us? Given these considerations — which of course aren’t necessarily unique to our generation — the answer to the question “what would millennials fight for?” closely resembles Obama’s actual foreign policy. We want to sanction Russia, for example, for its violation of international law and its treatment of LGBTQ Russians, and we want to the stop bloodshed in Syria. But because our formative years overlapped with the peak of two simultaneous wars in Asia, I think we are too wary of overcommitment to argue for military intervention. In the end, whether or not we agree with his domestic politics, I think our generation would agree with the idea, as Obama outlined in a recent interview, “you hit singles, you hit doubles; every once in a while we may be able to hit a home run. But we steadily advance the interests of the American people and our partnership with folks around the world.” William Kirkland is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be reached at williamkirkland2016@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com
get the recognition and celebration that they deserve. If your birthday falls on another holiday like Mother’s Day or Christmas or Halloween, other people’s attention is likely to be elsewhere. You didn’t pick your birthday so there is no way to prevent it from falling on a holiday. Half-birthday celebrations provide people with another day that is all their own. If your birthday is on December 25, your half-birthday on June 25 is totally free for people to focus on just you! Another reason to celebrate half-birthdays is that they offer an occasion for you to enjoy yourself. Often, as people get older and take on more responsibilities, they can feel guilty about buying things for themselves. I know that once I started college and had sorority dues on top of my usual financial obligations, I stopped purchasing things for myself. I feel guilty spending any money on myself because I know my money should be used for my bills or saved. By celebrating a half-birthday and a regular birthday, I now have two excuses to splurge and buy myself a little something without feeling guilty. Basically, half-birthdays are a reason to celebrate life and for others to celebrate it with you. It is important to have more than one day to show how grateful you are for your life and for you to see how much others appreciate you. Half-birthdays promote positivity and a love of life. Is there really anything better to celebrate than that? Katy Vines is a Weinberg freshman. She can be reached at kaitlynvines2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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When the first 8 investigations they did wasted time and money for nothing, they do a 9th. I reckon it is almost 1/5th better than doing 50 rounds of trying to appeal the ACA without a single productive thing from it. I wonder how many millions of dollars and thousands of hours of lost man hours and productivity this round of GOP fundraising will cost the rest of us? — Chas Holman In response to: Schakowsky criticizes additional Benghazi hearings, submitted 5/9/14
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EPD partners with IDOT, state police to enforce seat belt laws
The Evanston Police Department is working with two state organizations and hundreds of local law enforcement agencies for a campaign to strongly enforce seat belt laws, particularly on Memorial Day weekend. EPD Cmdr. Jay Parrottsaid the collaboration with the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Police helps put more officers on patrol on major holidays like Memorial Day that “traditionally have a higher rate of no seat belt usage, injuries and accidents and drinking and driving.� “It’s a focused effort for these specific types of violations,� Parrott said. There were three fatalities, two of which were alcohol-related, and almost 600 injuries on Illinois roadways during last year’s Memorial Day weekend, police said.
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A man died Saturday morning after he crashed while driving a motorcycle northbound on Sheridan Road, police said. The man has been identified as Chicago resident Maxwell M. Cronk, 38, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The accident occurred at about 7:40 a.m. near Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 301 Chicago Ave., Parrott
Even though the campaign runs May 9-26, Parrott said the IDOT has various programs that run throughout the year. The Illinois safety belt laws require each driver and passenger to wear a seat belt. The overall seat belt usage rate for rear seat occupants was 77.4 percent compared to 93.7 percent for drivers and front seat passengers, according to statewide observational surveys conducted by the IDOT in 2013. Back seat passengers in Illinois accounted for 46 fatalities, 30 of which occurred when the person was not wearing a seat belt, and more than 5,000 injuries, police said. The campaign is not limited to Evanston. Other participating communities include Franklin Park and Naperville. “We received money from IDOT, that’s grant money provided by the state to various police departments throughout the state of Illinois,� Parrott said.
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Stigma
From page 1 conservation about what mental health is. They are seeing us get active and seeing the big group that we are.” Students began the march at Norris University Center before passing through The Arch and continuing the event going north on Sheridan Road. Amanda Meyer, the incoming co-president of Active Minds, said she was pleased with the turnout and excited about the response from campus. “I think the cool thing about the walk is that it
is physically bringing awareness about an issue to campus because we are walking around and we have signs,” the Weinberg junior said. “People are noticing who we are and they are probably going to start asking questions and thinking about it.” Emily Yau, a Weinberg sophomore and a member of APO, said the march served to bring mental health to the forefront of people’s minds. “I think that it is nice for people to get to remind everyone that we all need to keep working to reduce stigma and make mental illness something that can be talked about on campus,” she said. tylerpager2017@u.northwestern.edu
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Stomping out stigma Ary Hansen, the incoming co-president of NU Active Minds, John Dunkle, executive director of CAPS, and Amanda Meyer, the incoming co-president of NU Active Minds, lead the “Stomp Out Stigma” march Friday. This was the first year the event was held and more than 60 students participated.
Benefit
From page 1 a different feel than last weekend’s Philfest, an outdoor concert that was a collaboration between A&O and Students for Ecological and Environmental Development. “Its primary purpose is to kind of be a concert outside and to celebrate spring in a way that’s a little different from Philfest, a little more high energy, in the tradition of kind of more of a festival style concert,” Mowitt said. Although entry was free, there was a $5 suggested donation. Money was raised through the sale of original posters as well, which Mowitt said had been selling well throughout the day. “Every year the poster design is completely different,” Mowitt said. “It’s a really beautiful poster so it’s kind of a commemorative item for you to take away from the concert, and of course the proceeds go to a good cause.” DM spokesman Ross Gordon, a Medill junior, said the group also organized small activities during the event to raise money for DM. Between the two artist’s sets, a water pong table was set up as part of the effort to raise funds and to give students an activity during the intermission. Gordon said the event served as a great way to kick off the group’s fundraising efforts. “We’ve started our canning already and it’s just always a great way to start off the 2015 fundraising season with this great collaboration with A&O,” Gordon said. “Just trying to get people outside, being active and enjoying the nice weather that we finally have.” Energy remained high throughout the day as students continued to trickle in and out of the Lakefill area. Students lounged outside of Norris and crowded up by
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the stage as the bands engaged with the audience. A&O concerts chair Morgan Hecht, a Communication junior, said she was enjoying the band’s set, adding that students had been expressing excitement about the featured artists at this year’s event. “For concerts, Benefit is one of our favorite shows just because we can bring bands that we love, and everyone may not know them yet,” Hecht said. “Magic Man and Cheers Elephant have a following, and a lot of people came up to us and said, ‘Oh, I’m so excited about Magic Man,’ or, ‘I’m so excited about Cheers Elephant,’ because they’re great performers and people like their music.” Prior to the start of the concert, an announcement was made at NU Gives Back, a student-run day of service held Saturday morning, encouraging students to attend Benefit. Weinberg sophomore Dean Meisel said after volunteering for NU Gives Back, the concert served as a great opportunity to unwind for the rest of the day. “It’s a super nice day and the bands sounded great, and we are just relaxing after NU Gives Back,” Meisel said. “This is kind of the perfect thing to do to chill out in the afternoon.” Mowitt said there was a great turnout, and the cosponsorship between A&O and Dance Marathon gave the event the added benefit of helping an important organization in addition to drawing students outside to relax and enjoy the weather. “It’s definitely in the spirit of collaborating with other great organizations on campus. We always really love working with DM,” Mowitt said. “It’s kind of like a concert first and then we also have the great opportunity of it being a philanthropy.” rebeccasavransky2015@u.northwestern.edu
National News Obama hopes to win over voters
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — President Barack Obama capped a weeklong focus on climate change with a push for greater energy efficiency, a pitch particularly attuned to reaching two groups: big-dollar donors in the green movement and activists once inspired by his 2008 ambition to heal the planet. Both groups will play a role in turning out Democratic voters in November, a crucial factor for the party’s hope to retain control of the Senate. But Obama has faced palpable frustration among some supporters who had hoped for more progress on his 6-year-old promises. Although he notched some early accomplishments, such as increasing fuel economy standards for automobiles and placing limits on air toxins from new power plants, he abandoned his pursuit of capand-trade and major energy legislation because of opposition in Congress. More recently, though, Obama has pleased the environmental community by again delaying a decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which environmentalists oppose. — Maeve Reston and Kathleen Hennessey (Tribune Washington Bureau)
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A bill championed by state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) that would broadens existing state regulations on drones passed the state House on Friday. The bill amends the existing Illinois drone surveillance law — which Biss also sponsored — that went into effect at the start of the year. It now moves to Gov. Pat Quinn for approval. The original law requires police departments in Illinois to obtain warrants before using drones for surveillance, granting exceptions in cases of emergency. The amendment would broaden the law to also require a warrant for law enforcement to obtain information collected by privately owned drones. “I’m confident that the law we are now finetuning will protect Illinois residents’ civil liberties but also enable the use of some very valuable tools for law enforcement and disaster response,” Biss said in a news release. The drones the bill aims to restrict would be small, unmanned aircraft police departments could use to take photographs or record audio or video. The passage of the bill comes about a year after the Evanston City Council passed a two-year moratorium on drone use in the city. Ald. Jane Grover (7th), who drafted the legislation passed by the council, said the Evanston law would help protect the rights of city residents. “Many of us are concerned about the lack of regulation for these unmanned aerial systems,” Grover said in support of the Evanston drone ban at a Human Services Committee meeting last year. The bill passed both houses of the state legislature unanimously. — Sophia Bollag
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Who knows what the next round is going to bring, but it was really nice to take a deep breath ... and soak it in. — Kerri Harrington, senior defender
Monday, May 12, 2014
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It wasn’t easy, but with a win Sunday, Northwestern earned its way to the rematch it craves. The No. 5 seed Wildcats (13-6) defeated No. 16 Louisville (16-4) 11-8 on Sunday at Lakeside Field to advance to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals in Gainesville, Florida. There, the Cats will meet No. 3 Florida, a team that has already dealt NU two heartbreaking losses this season, one in the regular season and one in the ALC Tournament. “Obviously, I’m very excited to make it to the next round,” coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. “We had some really great moments (Sunday).” The Cats had to work hard to advance to the next game. They trailed 4-5 early in the second half but took over from there. Junior attack Kara Mupo netted a pair of scores 10 seconds apart in the second half to restore the Cats’ lead, later followed by a goal from senior draw control specialist Alyssa Leonard and another from Mupo that gave NU an 8-5 lead. NU maintained at least a 2-goal advantage the rest of the way. “We wanted to stay aggressive,” Mupo said. “We wanted to keep pushing in transition. We were really effective because all seven people on offense were doing their job. We played great
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team offense.” Leonard — the NCAA’s all-time leader in career draw controls — dominated the circle Sunday. The senior faced stiff competition, Louisville’s Kaylin Morissette, who ranked second in the nation in draw controls this season. But Leonard won nine draws to Morissette’s three, leading the Cats’ possession offense. “Leonard is excellent on the draw,” Louisville coach Kellie Young said. “Leonard had a great day. Giving their attack possession is going to give them a chance to score.” NU struck first Sunday, as junior midfielder Jess Carroll netted the game’s first goal just over a minute in. But Louisville’s Courtnee Daley responded with 2 scores in the next two minutes and then with another later in the half to give her team a 3-1 lead. After a flurry of action in the opening minutes, NU slowed down the game and limited Louisville’s offense. “They are very fast and aggressive and effective,” Amonte Hiller said. “We adjusted to how hard they were going out in the transition. Once we kind of stopped their initial push we were able to cause some turnovers.”
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moving on Junior attack Kara Mupo scores one of her 4 goals Sunday against Louisville. Mupo’s timely scoring helped Northwestern keep the Cardinals at bay in the second half, leading NU to an 11-8 victory.
Freshman midfielder Sheila Nesselbush recovered a loose ball and scored to bring the Cats within a goal, then Carroll tied the game with her second of the day. With 4:18 to play in the half, sophomore Lauren Murray scored to gave NU a 4-3 lead going into halftime. The Cardinals scored the first 2 goals of the second half, but Mupo and company made sure the Cardinals never truly threatened again.
NU had an answer to every Louisville threat the rest of the way. Later in the half, Leonard and senior midfielder Christy Turner scored before Mupo iced the game with her fourth of the day, bringing the total NU goals to 11. With 12 seconds left and the game in hand, the officials paused the game to discuss a call while NU huddled in its half of the field for the last time at Lakeside Field this season.
“We all took a deep breath,” senior Kerri Harrington said. “I looked at the seniors and I was like, ‘Let’s enjoy this last 12 seconds.’ Who knows what the next round is going to bring, but it was really nice to take a deep breath, look at the setting and really soak it in.” The Gators beat Denver 19-9 on Sunday to set up the rematch. asputt@u.northwestern.edu
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‘Gut-wrenching’ home defeat prematurely dashes promising postseason hopes
Wildcats fall in opening round, ending solid season
No. 30 Northwestern
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No. 28 Notre Dame ended No. 16 Northwestern’s season Saturday, edging over NU 4-3 in an NCAA Tournament second-round match coach Claire Pollard called “gutwrenching.” After winning the doubles point, the Wildcats (20-7, 10-1 Big Ten) won two more singles matches, while the Fighting Irish (18-9, 8-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) won three other singles matches to tie the match at three points apiece. The match came down to No. 6 singles, with senior Nida Hamilton facing off against Notre Dame sophomore Julie Vrabel. After being down in the final set five games to four, Hamilton fought her way back to force a tiebreaker at six games each. “Nida played an amazing match at the end,” said senior Belinda Niu, who had won the Big Ten Tournament in similar fashion. “The number of match points she saved while she was scrambling during the point was just amazing. It’s just sad because I know how terrible she must feel now, but she’ll realize, when she’s reflecting back on the match, that she really did perform as well as she could. She fought to the bitter end. We’re all very proud of her.” Hamilton fought off several match points from Vrabel and forced the tiebreak to go beyond the usual seven-point threshold but she ultimately fell 9-7. “I really feel for her,” coach Claire Pollard said. “It’s tough to be the last one on and the loss is not really your fault. Her tenaciousness, heart and grit at the end really speaks volumes
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‘gut-wrenching’ Sophomore Alicia Barnett and freshman Jillian Rooney console each other after Northwestern’s heartbreaking loss in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Miami (Ohio)
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to her character. We were fortunate to get lucky a few times, but we just ran out of lives.” Leading up to the breathtaking match, the Cats were denied any breaks, as the Fighting Irish were at their throats throughout the afternoon. At doubles, each court reached the tiebreak, so each played out all 15 games in the one-set contests. After a win for NU at No. 3 doubles, with Niu and freshman Brooke Rischbieth overcoming Notre Dame’s Mary Closs and Molly O’Koniewski 8-7, senior Veronica Corning and sophomore Alicia Barnett fell to Notre Dame 7-8 at the No. 1 doubles court. The pressure fell to Hamilton and her partner, freshman Maddie Lipp, to claim the doubles point once and for all. “We were playing our game and doing our plays,” Pollard said. “We made a few mental mistakes like letting (their opponent) play balls down the line, but it was tight out there. We just did not do a good enough job capitalizing on leads, which would’ve
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made the match a little bit easier. We were struggling, struggling and hanging around, but I think it came down to we did not have enough experience against good opponents outdoors.” Although NU was eliminated from team competition, the season is not yet over for several of the Cats’ top performers. The University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, is hosting the NCAA singles and doubles championships along with the team tournament. Niu and Corning, the Cats’ No. 1 and No. 2 singles players, were selected to compete in the singles championships while the duo of Corning and Barnett, who is a Daily staffer, was selected to compete in the doubles championships. Niu led NU with a singles record of 29-6, while Corning racked up a record of 24-14. Corning and Barnett, the Cats’ No. 1 doubles tandem, have amassed a record of 23-12 overall. michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu
Northwestern’s season is over. Entering the NCAA Tournament with high hopes, the No. 30 Wildcats (21-11, 7-4 Big Ten) fell in the first round Saturday to No. 38 Mississippi (16-13, 4-8 SEC). “We wanted a better result in the tournament,” coach Arvid Swan said. “So we’re definitely not satisfied there. But as a whole, I thought it was a good season. I’m really proud of this group. They came to work for us every day and improved throughout the year.” NU started out 1-4 in conference play, battling a number of injuries, but fought back to win its last seven regular-season matches and the first two rounds of the Big Ten tournament. This included four straight shutouts over Wisconsin, No. 51 Minnesota, Iowa and No. 34 Purdue. The doubles teams especially improved. The Cats couldn’t seem to consistently win the doubles point in the first half of the season, but they snagged it in nine of their last 11 matches, including against Ole Miss. Both the duo of sophomore Fedor Baev and freshman Strong Kirchheimer and the No. 39 duo of senior captain Raleigh Smith and sophomore Mihir Kumar nabbed their matches Saturday. The pair of freshman Sam Shropshire and junior Alex Pasareanu led 7-5 when play in their match was halted. But after gaining a 1-0 lead, NU did not win another point. “We started off with pretty good momentum in singles,” Swan said. “We won the first set in several spots, but Ole Miss did a really good job in second sets to gain some momentum back. If we could have just maintained the momentum from the first set to the second set, maybe it could have made a
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difference at the end of the match.” Although Kumar and Pasareanu each won their first set, they fell 7-5 and 6-4 respectively in their final set. Freshmen Konrad Zieba and Kirchheimer dropped their matches in straight sets, handing the Rebels the victory. Meanwhile, No. 49 Smith and No. 107 Shropshire, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, were each in neck-and-neck final set battles when their matches were suspended. “The final score may have been 4-1,” Swan said, ”but if you look at the individual scores, that match really could have gone our way just as easily as it went theirs.” Even with the first-round exit, Swan is proud of his team’s accomplishments this season. “We have a really young team,” he said. “To finish somewhere around 30th in the country is a significant accomplishment for such a young group.” Now, the team focuses on the next year without Smith, the team’s lone senior and captain. “Our goal is just to continue to try and get better as a program,” Swan said. “We’re losing an outstanding player and captain in Raleigh Smith, so that’s not going to be easy at all. We’re going to need some guys to step up.” Taking Smith’s roster spot will be incoming freshman Logan Staggs. Staggs is a blue chip prospect according to TennisRecruiting.net and has ranked at times as the fifth highest recruit in the nation. And with so many returning pieces, the expectations are high. Swan said he plans to bring his team to the next level in 2014-15. “For us, the season starts in the summer,” he said. “The guys start working out and getting better in the summer to continue to advance the program.” alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu