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Monday, May 19, 2014
Syndicated Traphouse wins Mayfest’s Battle of the Bands
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Plastic bag ban comes to council By patrick svitek
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saving the best for last Syndicated Traphouse performs at Mayfest’s annual Battle of the Bands competition Friday at 27 Live. The band was chosen the winner out of seven competing to play at Dillo Day.
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Weeks before battling for a Dillo Day spot at Mayfest’s annual Battle of the Bands competition held on Friday, the band Syndicated Traphouse had to learn a new set.
“When you get a group that really gels together and has a lot of fun playing the music, it’s really easy to just get stuff done,” said Weinberg sophomore Alex Gandolfo, a member of the band. The last of the seven student bands to perform at Friday’s competition, Syndicated Traphouse earned the right to open at Dillo Day when they won
Battle of the Bands. “At that performance, we all found it,” Gandolfo said. Syndicated Traphouse is a recent fusion of the bands Syndicate 119 and Appomattox Traphouse. Leading up to the competition, the members worked on creating their ideal sound. » See battle, page 7
Evanston aldermen are scheduled Monday night to discuss whether to ban plastic bags, renewing a debate that ended with little consensus more than two and a half years ago. After Chicago City Council approved a partial ban on plastic bags April 30, some aldermen expressed interest in revisiting the issue in Evanston. About a week later, the Evanston Environment Board threw its support behind the idea, giving city lawyers the go-ahead to draft an ordinance similar to the Chicago one. “I think when you have a community the size of Chicago your neighbor to the south, and they’ve decided to take a first step, it makes sense for us to piggyback on that first step,” city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told The Daily on Friday. “Is it is as much as some in the community would like to go? Probably not, but there’s momentum now to join with Chicago in doing this versus trying to craft something that’s different.” The Chicago ordinance gives stores
larger than 10,000 square feet until August 2015 to comply or face a $300 to $500 fine per violation. Smaller stores have another year to follow the law, which exempts restaurants and stores that are not part of a chain. Evanston aldermen considered a number of proposals to deal with the bags in 2011, at one point weighing a 5-cent tax per bag. Critics claimed the tax would hurt small businesses, and the council ultimately shelved the issue. Evanston aldermen are expected Monday night to hear a presentation on the issue from Catherine Hurley, the city’s sustainable programs coordinator, and decide how to gather community input. City staff is proposing a public meeting on the issue at 7 p.m. June 5 at the Ecology Center, 2024 N. McCormick Blvd. If all goes according to the city’s plan, the Evanston ban would be phased in starting next year like the Chicago one. “One part would start next year, one part would start in ‘16,” Bobkiewicz told The Daily. “So Monday night will be the first discussion of that.” patricksvitek2014@u.northwestern.edu
Annual Relay for Life AIESEC, Deering Days join forces surpasses $100K goal By rebecca savransky daily senior staffer @beccasavransky
By Rebecca Savransky daily senior staffer @beccasavransky
At age 26, Jonny Imerman said the last thing he was thinking about was his health. Even after doubling over in pain one night when he was out with his friends, forced to hobble to his car in what he called the worst pain of his life, Imerman refused to accept help. But when he arrived at the hospital that night, Imerman’s diagnosis changed his life. “The doctor looks me in the eye, runs his hands through his hair and says, ‘I’m really sorry kid. You’re in your 20s. This is not what you were thinking, but you have cancer,’” Imerman said. After surgery, chemotherapy and countless nights spent in the hospital, Imerman stood cancer-free on Friday before about 700 students to share his story at Northwestern’s annual Relay For Life event. The event, lasting 12 hours from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., is held in an effort to raise
funds and awareness for the American Cancer Society and symbolizes the life of a cancer patient, with the darkness marking the diagnosis and the fight and the sunrise symbolizing hope and the promise of recovery. This year, participants surpassed their fundraising goal of $100,000, and that number continues to rise as several donations are still being counted, said Bridget Popovic, one of the event co-chairs. During the opening ceremony, Imerman explained that after his experience with cancer, he knew it was his duty to spread awareness about the illness and volunteer to give hope to those who are in a time of need. He said more than anything, during his journey, he felt “terrified,” and he aims to address these feelings to help other patients. “Much more important than my personal story with cancer is the duty of the cured,” Imerman said. “What can we, the survivors, do to change the system, make it better, to find a crack, to look at the system and say ‘here’s what’s missing, this could be better?’” » See RELAY, page 6
In an effort to share cultures and foster campus community, AIESEC and Deering Days collaborated to organize Global Village event on Saturday at Deering Meadow. The event was held in an effort to give students the opportunity to experience of a variety of different cultures, said Helen Lee, president of Northwestern’s chapter of AIESEC. “One of the main goals of our organization is to spread understanding through cultural exchange, and this is kind of the perfect way to do it on a micro scale, like at our University,” Lee said. More than 20 students groups were represented at the event, including the Fiedler Hillel Center, Rainbow Alliance and Muslim-cultural Student Association. The groups set up booths on the meadow and served food, with many displaying posters and flyers detailing more information about their organizations. During the event, several music and dance groups also performed to showcase their work.
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going global More than 20 student groups set up booths at Global Village on Saturday, a collaborative event between AIESEC and Deering Days. The event was held on Deering Meadow this year in an effort to expand and foster campus community.
This year, AIESEC partnered with Deering Days for the first time in an effort to expand the event and make it more accessible to the larger community. The new collaboration allowed for it to be moved outside to Deering Meadow, in contrast to past years when it was held in Parkes Hall. “We really want more people to get involved so more people can interact
with each other,” Lee said. Deering Days took on the responsibility of organizing the logistics surrounding the event, including communicating with the University and obtaining the necessary facilities to hold the program on Deering Meadow. » See global village, page 7
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