The Daily Northwestern - May 9, 2014

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Anti-gay rep met with opposition By tYler pager and REBECCA SAVRANSKY the daily northwestern @tylerpager, @beccasavransky

At least one representative from an anti-homosexual organization was met with student backlash Thursday after handing out fliers and voicing his opinions by The Arch.

Wayne Lela, the founder of Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment which is based in Downers Grove, Illinois, said his mission is both to spread his ideas and to create student forums on college campuses to encourage

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‘REINVENTIONS’ Swimmer Michael Holtz addresses students at Annenberg Hall Thursday night. Rainbow Alliance sponsored the talk by Holtz, who is openly gay, as its Spring Speaker.

Holtz talks LGBT athletes

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More than 30 individuals gathered on Thursday to hear Michael Holtz, an openly gay swimmer and LGBT activist, talk about the “reinventions� in his life and LGBT issues in athletics.

Holtz, who was Rainbow Alliance’s Spring Speaker, began his talk by describing his life in high school in Naples, Florida. He said although he was very active and successful in high school,

he didn’t feel happy with his life. “People would accept me not because I was gay and successful, but rather they would overlook the fact that I was gay because I was successful,� Holtz said.

Holtz came out in college at Fordham University. After college he went into finance. However, he said he found that his real passions were philanthropy, sports, networking and the LGBT community. He founded his own company called MKH2O Productions, which raises money for LGBT organizations through sporting events.

Weinberg junior Peter Cleary,

co-president of Rainbow Alliance, said the group chose Holtz as its spring speaker partially due to a recent dialogue about LGBT athletes. “We think that something that’s going on a lot right now is discussions about LGBTQ individuals in sports,�

Cleary said. “A lot of high-profile athletes are coming out, which is, we think, important, and it’s important to take part in that discussion.�

Cleary said Holtz’s points resonated with his experience.

conversation about homosexuality. Lela has come to NU in the past and received similar student responses.

During the day, he passed out fliers which detailed his organization’s ideas, calling homosexuality “immoral.�

Devin Moss, director of the LGBT Resource Center, said he came to The Arch after seeing the fliers Lela was passing out. “From my perspective, I just want students to know that they are supported here at Northwestern,� Moss said. “This is a space for them and so

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unsweet home Wayne Lela, founder of Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment, hands out flyers about his views at The Arch on Thursday.

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Environment Board D65 students fight bullying backs plastic bag ban

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The city’s Environment Board agreed to support a ban on plastic bags Thursday.

City council will review the proposed ordinance in a special meeting May 19. Evanston sustainable programs coordinator Catherine Hurley said the city’s legal team will draft a ban modeled after one passed by Chicago City Council. The Chicago ban prohibits plastic bags in chain stores or franchise stores more than 10,000 square feet in size and will go into effect in August 2015.

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz, who requested that the ordinance be brought before the board, seems receptive to the ban, Hurley told The Daily. “The mood is pretty open to having

an open public discussion about it,�

Hurley said. “I think it’s low hanging fruit. By bringing in your own bags ‌ (you can) reduce environmental impact.â€?

City officials should include compromise language in the draft, public works director Suzette Robinson said.

A previous discussion in 2011 on a similar ban failed to come to fruition, Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said.

Members also discussed creating “comfortable corridors� throughout Evanston for cyclists to use. In the city’s bike workshop on Saturday, Evanston officials presented a plan that would add safety features to eight “corridors,� including parts of Asbury, Chicago, Sherman and Maple avenues, Noyes and Howard streets, Green Bay Road and several other streets, in most cases by creating protected bike lanes.

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Students of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 schools painted benches on Wednesday as part of a service project run by volunteer group Caring Outreach

by Parents in Evanston to prevent exclusion and bullying during recess.

More than 100 children from 11 different schools in District 65 and their parents showed up to Washington Elementary School after a half-day of school to decorate benches designated for each school. The “buddy bench,� an idea that has debuted at schools nationwide, will serve as a place where children can go if they feel down and lonely. The hope is that other students will go over and act as friends if they see children sitting on the benches, COPE co-founder Juliet Bond said. “The idea of installing something at each of the schools where the kids can support each other is a really important aspect of this,� she said. “(COPE) just

wanted to do like a big service project all together, and I thought this was a great thing that would kind of bring all the schools all together.�

Students used paint markers to write words of inclusion on the benches. They will be installed on the various school playgrounds at a later date.

Susan Kolian, Washington Elementary assistant principal, said this event acted as an opportunity to apply a district-wide effort called Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Known as PBIS, the behavioral management process aims to encourage students to act appropriately. “It really is to emphasize positive behavior,� she said. “We talked about how selecting children to do the bench painting could fit into that system of recognition and reward for kids being respectful and kind. The students were honored for their own behavior.�

Beyond this project, COPE has been active in providing assistance to the students of District 65 schools. The nonprofit organization came to Evanston three years ago to support district families who were struggling to access basic

resources. “It’s kind of like what churches do if there’s a family in need, which is organize and respond to that family,� Bond said. “We’re really trying to support families in crisis.�

COPE focuses on providing safety, sustenance and service. Bond said services include informational sessions at schools on nutrition and school safety, as well as a grocery program out of Kingsley Elementary that serves 50 families a month.

COPE works with a social worker in each of the 14 schools which it partners with. Having these connections in the district allows COPE to respond to specific families that need assistance, Bond said. So far, COPE has focused on aiding families affected by cases of cancer and those struggling with poverty, she said. “I think it’s more meaningful in a community to attach a real story about a family that they can relate to and may even know,� she said.

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Net-zero Walgreens wins green award By lan nguyen

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The net-zero energy Walgreens in Evanston was recognized for its national leadership in sustainability with the Green Innovation award, which will be presented by the Illinois chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council on May 15.

The award recognizes the Walgreens at 635 Chicago Ave. for its leadership in energy production and conservation.

“I think the obvious reason we picked the net-zero Walgreens for the award is that it’s one of the first retail stores in the world to generate more energy than it uses, which is really exciting,” said Brian Imus, executive director of the council’s Illinois chapter.

The store uses about 850 solar panels, two wind turbines and a geothermal unit to produce all its energy. It also implements conservation techniques such as LED lighting that strategically changes angles according to the time of day, a glass wall to maximize natural lighting and more.

“Our purpose as a company is to help people get, stay and live well, and that includes making our planet more livable by conserving resources and reducing pollution,” Mark Wagner, Walgreen Co. president of operations and community management, said in a news release.

The award was presented to the store for its leadership in green building design. The store

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Police arrested two Evanston residents after executing a search warrant with assistance from the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System on Wednesday in south Evanston.

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BETTER THAN ‘NO IMPACT’ A windmill harnesses wind to generate some of the energy for Evanston’s net-zero Walgreens. The store received an award for aiming to produce more energy than it consumes.

has received interest from other retailers who want to follow suit in sustainable techniques.

“The commitment that Walgreens has made to sustainability sets an example for competitors of how going green can benefit their bottom line,” Imus said. “They serve as a great example.”

The Green Innovation award, along with other awards praising leadership in sustainability, will be presented in Chicago on May 15 at Limelight, an annual celebration hosted by the Illinois Chapter of USGBC.

1400 block of Brummel Avenue on Wednesday, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. During the search police uncovered a firearm and about 30 grams of cannabis. One of the residents, 21, was arrested in connection with possessing a gun without a valid Firearm Owners Identification and the other resident, 36, was charged with cannabis possession.

Both are scheduled to appear in court May 29.

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the daily northwestern | NEWS 3 Mayfest, NAR team up to display student art at Dillo Day See story on page 5

Cheers Elephant, Magic Man to play DM benefit By tyler pager

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CHEERS TO BENEFIT Cheers Elephant drummer Robert Kingsly performs at a concert. The band will headline the annual Benefit concert on Saturday.

Cheers Elephant will headline A&O Productions and Dance Marathon’s annual Benefit concert Saturday and Magic Man will open the show, the two organizations announced Thursday.

The concert will be held on Norris University Center’s East Lawn. Entry is free with a suggested donation of $5, with proceeds going to DM. Doors to the concert open at 1:30 p.m. and Magic Man will take the stage half an hour later.

Cheers Elephant is an indie pop-rock band from Southern California known for their three-part harmonies and pop song

arrangements. The band’s track “Leaves� hit No. 4 on Hype Machine and was featured on National Public Radio, Spotify and We Are Hunted.

Magic Man is a synth-rock band that was originally formed in 2009 as a duo and released their self-produced debut album, “Real Life in Color,� in 2010.

The band is now made up of five members and have added an indie pop-rock to their sound. Their new EP, “You Are Here,� was released in September 2013 and they are planning to release a new album soon.

A&O spokeswoman Rosalind Mowitt said Benefit is designed to be an upbeat concert.

Mowitt said the event will have a different vibe than last weekend’s Philfest, which was described as relaxing. “Both of them are really talented, up-beat

musicians,� the Weinberg senior said. “Benefit is very much a concert and is about the outdoor concert experience so a high level of energy is something we were really looking for.�

DM spokeswoman Arielle Miller said the organization is excited to kick off the new fundraising year. DM will also be sending out its first round of canners this weekend, beginning fundraising for the 2015 edition of the philanthropy. “We are really looking forward to diving into this new year with this momentum,� the Medill sophomore said. “We really just want people to come and have a good time and enjoy the sunshine. It’s just a really laid back way to kick off the year and let the community know we are more excited than ever.� tylerpager2017@u.northwestern.edu

Social Justice Week organizers hope events challenge beliefs By annie bruce

daily senior staffer @anniefb13

The second annual Social Justice Week will begin Monday and feature a number of different events, all centered around the theme “Oppression at the Academy.�

Student groups applied to organize different events throughout the week, with topics ranging from workers’ rights to student’s clothing choices on campus. The entire week is organized by the Social Justice Coalition, which is made up of a number of different student groups, including Students for Justice in Palestine and Peace Project.

Weinberg junior Dalia Fuleihan said this is the first time Social Justice Week will be centered around one central theme. “Part of ‘Oppression at the Academy’ is showing

how university systems can contribute to social justice problems,� she said. “Social justice is broad and people can focus on many different aspects of it, and part of Social Justice Week is to bring people together on commonalities and build solidarity along those lines.�

Members of the Social Justice Week organizing committee, which is made up mostly of representatives from different groups in the Social Justice Coalition, reviewed applications Winter Quarter from individuals and student groups for potential events.

Fuleihan, a member of the organizing committee and a campus liaison for Students for Justice in Palestine, said during the process, applicants needed to describe how their proposed event was related to the “Oppression at the Academy� theme.

Hillel, MEChA de Northwestern, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows and Project ShoutOUT, among other groups, were chosen to organize and

sponsor this year’s events.

Hazim Abdullah-Smith, a member of the Social Justice Week organizing committee and treasurer for Peace Project, said he is especially looking forward to the event he worked on with Peace Project, called “Workers’ Rights and Neoliberalism at the University.� “It’s really about bringing together different voices and how we can all process these issues and what can come out of all of our efforts to address this,� the Weinberg sophomore said.

Abdullah-Smith said he hopes Social Justice Week as a whole teaches people about different types of inequality. “I hope students get ‌ an opening to education, specifically social justice education, which challenges ideas or beliefs, that they may have seen as normal, in terms of how we think about power, privilege and oppression at the academy,â€? he said.

Fuleihan said she hopes the week encourages

students to talk about important issues on campus. “Part of what we’re trying to do is get students to be aware of different social justice issues around them,� she said. “The goal of Social Justice Week is to bring marginalized issues into the center of campus dialogue.�

Fuleihan said last year, the idea for the concept came up at a Students for Justice in Palestine meeting and was then pitched to the entire Social Justice Coalition. The Coalition then spent about six weeks organizing the event.

This year, she said the Coalition had a formal application process and much more time to prepare. “We’re really excited to do this again,� Fuleihan said. “We’re hoping that the Northwestern community will be as supportive and responsive as they were last year.� annebruce2015@u.northwestern.edu

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Why academics do not indicate true success angela lin

Daily columnist

A few days ago I got my math midterm back. I received a substandard grade, despite my immoderate amount of studying. It was disheartening, and I was considerably upset.

So instead of moving on, I bothered my TA, friend and Daily editor, Julian, sharing with him my persistent paranoia and feelings of imminent failure in life. I doubted my ability to pursue math in the future, both academically and professionally.

Yeah, I know, I’m that person.

Regardless, after much complaining from me, Julian was silent, sporting his signature glare of irritated, yet tolerant, disdain. He then asked one question: Why do you care so much?

I was speechless. Because my test results are indicative of my competency, right?

Because knowing how to find the tangent line of a space curve shows how well I can do math, right? It proves to me that I can be a math major, right? It shows how employable I’ll be, right?! Right?!

Julian, naturally, was not amused. He politely told me to shut the hell up, and returned to his beloved game of 2048.

This situation was silly and, in retrospect, I obviously overreacted. Nevertheless, I know that the pressure to do well and therefore the frequency of questioning one’s competency only increases in the early years of college life, especially when we compare ourselves to those who are already outstanding. Really though, my impulse to measure competency by a grade, or any other tangible accomplishment for that matter, was perpetuated by the constant need to prove capability — not to someone else, but to myself. I was constantly trying to evaluate my ability in an irrationally meticulous manner — down to every test, worksheet and assignment that I received back — because how else was I supposed to know if I’d make it out there, especially when everyone else around me was so … capable?

Receiving this test back was the last straw.

I was done caring. No, not done caring about academics, but done caring about things that were beyond my control (I really did study hard for that test) and attributing enormous weight to petty things. So instead of dropping out of Northwestern to become a peaceseeking, tree-planting nomad, I decided to sit down and evaluate my situation. For me, this

meant making lists.

Pressure to succeed has multiplied since coming to college because of: 1. Financial burden: Can I afford to pay $250,000 to major in interpretive dance and gender studies? College life is a constant struggle to optimize present happiness and future return.

2. The sudden descent into the real world: I’m no longer a bright-eyed high school student, day-dreaming about becoming the next Anderson Cooper. I have to grow up, get real and find proof that I’ll succeed.

I realized that the latter category is really not in my control. I can’t actively choose to “succeed” post-graduation. Therefore, I made an introspective, supposedly more productive list. I realized that: 1. I’m really not great at math.

2. This doesn’t mean anything, since I love it.

I know. There’s already excessive preaching about this idealistic, yet hollow philosophy of “doing what you love, not what will make you money.” Beyond its sunny facade and idealism, it really is just an empty statement.

However, I do think that we often forget how

inapplicable our “accomplishments” in college are to the real world. Accomplishments should be evaluated on a holistic level, not through the myopic standard of grades and resume buffers. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, the real-world pertinence of these accomplishments is often blissfully ambiguous.

One thing that is for sure: If the rest of the world were to behave like I did post-Math 230 midterm, we’d have a society full of hyper-efficient, paranoid and, in the long run, dispassionately obsessed, sub-par mathematicians.

If that doesn’t sound like a recipe for disaster, then I don’t know what does.

In all seriousness though, it’s important to remind yourself that even if you received that 96 percent on that Orgo exam, to stay humble and curious. On the contrary, receiving a 17 percent on the same test may be partially indicative of capability, but not of success.

Regardless of your situation, continue to be passionate, for true passion and dedication is much rarer, desired and applicable than any level of competency.

Angela Lin is a Weinberg freshman. She can be reached at angelalin2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Searching for a more No blaming Nintendo efficient SafeRide service for same-sex stance meredith goodman

Daily columnist @merbear_77

All Northwestern students know the feeling of disappointment when they call for a SafeRide and the operator informs them that the wait is more than an hour and a half. SafeRide doesn’t even schedule rides when the waiting time is over 80 minutes, so they are left scrambling for a safe way to get home. It is a feeling that I have felt all too often during my time at NU. It’s easy to understand why SafeRide has such long wait times. Students on campus prioritize safety, and SafeRide is much more convenient (and comfier) than campus shuttles. But SafeRide isn’t “safe” when students are locked out of rides because of overwhelming demand. We need policies that curb the excessive waiting times of SafeRide so that all of our students can get home safely.

As an economics major, many of my classes focus on the concept of efficiency.

In one of my current classes, Economics of Medical Care, we are discussing the concept of efficiency in regards to how a country decides on the quantity of medical care provided. If given the option, many people would choose to have large, or even unlimited, amounts of health care. But there is no way such a huge amount could reasonably be provided without cutting quality or raising costs. This is similar to SafeRide’s demand problem — students would probably want unlimited SafeRides if given the choice, but this is not possible at a university with limited resources.

In health care systems, the “gatekeeper” is a rationing or restricting device that limits the amount of medical care people can obtain. For example, in Canada, the

gatekeeper is long waiting lists for medical procedures. Similarly, SafeRide’s current gatekeeper is its long waiting times. If we want to decrease these waiting times, we will have to switch to another gatekeeper, such as the cost or number of SafeRides.

Right now, SafeRides are free and students don’t face any true “cost” of getting a SafeRide. If we charged per ride, maybe $2 or $3, students would face a cost (referred to as “internalizing the cost”) and would have an incentive to find alternatives to getting home safely, such as taking a shuttle or walking in a group.

An alternative to charging for SafeRides would be giving each student a certain allotment of rides per quarter, maybe five or six rides. Students would have the option to take a free SafeRide if the situation required it, but they would still have the motivation to find safe alternatives.

We could also use a combination of charging for and allotting rides. We could offer students five to six free rides a quarter, and if they went beyond that allotment they would have to pay per ride.

I am predicting angry comments and hate mail being sent my way for suggesting SafeRide should charge or limit its rides. I doubt that my fellow students will enjoy the idea of a new SafeRide that isn’t entirely free.

But I, like all of my NU peers, am concerned about the safety of our students. And when SafeRide tells students that the wait time is too long to offer them a ride, students could be forced to put themselves in costly or unsafe situations, like taking a cab or walking home alone. SafeRide should reevaluate the efficiency of its policies in order to ensure the safety of NU students.

Meredith Goodman is a Weinberg junior. She can be reached at meredithgoodman2015@u.northwestern.edu.

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sam douglas

Daily columnist

In 2013, Nintendo launched a game for its 3DS Mii life-simulation franchise called “Tomodachi Collection: New Life” that allows players to use personalized avatars, Miis, to live in an imaginary gaming universe. It performed well in Japan, and the makers decided to try their luck with releasing the game to audiences in the United States this coming June.

The game, as a life simulator, depends on characters forming relationships with one another. In this way, it is possible for Miis to flirt, go on dates and get married. Here’s the big glitch: The game doesn’t allow for same-sex marriages.

Actually, it’s not a glitch. The game is built that way. After it was brought to the attention of a gay 23-year old Arizona gamer named Tye Marini, he began a social media campaign aimed at protesting what he considered to be Nintendo’s discriminatory artistry. Marini says, “I want to be able to marry my real-life fiance’s Mii, but I can’t do that.” The gaming company has responded by reminding that “the relationship options in the game represent a playful alternate world rather than a real-life simulation” and that “(they) hope that all of (their) fans will see that Tomodachi Life was intended to be a whimsical and quirky game, and that (they) were absolutely not trying to provide social commentary.” Well, Nintendo, you’re going to provide social commentary whether you allow same-sex marriages in your “whimsical and quirky game” or not.

Although when I heard this news, my brain went through several iterations of confusion and unhappiness with Nintendo, I don’t believe it is necessarily right to fault the gaming company.

Nintendo is a Japanese company, and Japan does not recognize same-sex marriages. In a country that does not allow or recognize same-sex

marriages, it seems only understandable that a product from that country would conform to that ideology. If it had been possible to make video games in the antebellum South, would anyone expect them to be free from racism? I would not. I would hope that they were, but my hopes would be low. Very low.

It is appropriate to expect that Nintendo, knowing its international audience, would choose to include the option of same-sex relationships in its games, and it is also appropriate to be disappointed when that is not the case.

However, it is not right to fault the company for it. Perhaps the company could have been braver; perhaps it could have assumed a more humane position than its home country’s politicians. But is it right to expect someone brought up in a house of racism to censor or change her beliefs after seeing someone of another race? No. After time and rehabilitation, maybe, but not after a single interaction.

Yes, this argument is broad; yes, we do live in a technologically advanced society where it is possible to distribute thousands of ideas with the click of a trackpad; yes, Nintendo has been releasing games in the United States for years. But I believe that humans are, at heart, homebodies. We appreciate when our families in our homes and home countries support us; our families appreciate it when we do what they want or at least take their opinions into consideration.

It is also important to consider the speed and vigor with which the “homosexual agenda” has progressed throughout the United States. Now, over 38 percent of the U.S. population lives in a state that has either the freedom for same-sex couples to marry or recognition for out-of-state same-sex marriages. Japan does not. Nintendo, perhaps, has not been able to keep up.

Sam Douglas is a Communication sophomore. He can be reached at samueldouglas2016@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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Mayfest, NU Art Review to display student work By jordan harrison

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Mayfest and the Northwestern Art Review are partnering to add a splash of color and student creativity to the Dillo Day atmosphere this year.

NAR is looking for student artwork that will be weather-resistant to display on the Lakefill on Dillo Day. Communication junior Aileen McGraw, president of NAR, said she is hoping students submit a lot of interactive artwork, but noted the organization has few rigid specifications required for submissions.

“It’s really quite open,” McGraw said. “Something that can really be curated and created by students, so ideally interactive … There’s no specific idea or installation we’re looking for. We’re really hoping to see that from the Northwestern community.”

Students must submit art for the installation to McGraw by Friday. McGraw said she has already received a variety of submissions.

“It’s pretty much a wide range,” she said. “We’re definitely going to be talking and coming together with Mayfest to see which best fit with what (they) see as ideal for the Lakefill.”

Weinberg senior Justin Wu, Mayfest special events co-chair, said the art installation is part of an effort to make Dillo Day feel more like a traditional music festival.

“Mayfest has been trying really hard this year to make Dillo Day have more of a festival feel and we looked at larger festivals all across the country, like Electric Forest and Coachella, who have all of these really large, elaborate, patron-made art installations and we really wanted to include that this year,” Wu said.

Mayfest also requested funds from the Associated

Student Government Project Pool to construct their own art installation separate from NAR. They received $700 at Wednesday’s Senate meeting out of the $1,200 they requested originally.

Communication senior Bri Hightower, Mayfest’s co-chair of promotions, said the funds will be sufficient to build the art installation. However, due to a lack of funds, Mayfest will not go forward with its original plan to fund students’ art projects through the NAR collaboration and will instead look for completed projects from student artists.

“We’re going to use the money to build some big letters that say ‘Dillo,’ and they’re going to be hopefully about seven feet tall, and it can serve as a meeting place for students on the Lakefill,” she said.

“We’re also hoping to do a ‘before I die’ board, and that’s this interactive, huge piece of wood that people can write things that they want to accomplish before they die.”

Wu said the art would be placed in a few different locations, located around the vendors and food trucks on the Lakefill and around the second stage area.

“Last year we put all of our vendors together and created this little ‘Dillo Village’ and that’s what we’re really hoping to recreate this year,” he said. “By putting the art among all of these things we’re going to make it feel like a legitimate, established thing.”

Hightower said the art installation would help expand the scope of Dillo Day beyond just musicians and performers.

“The layout of the Lakefill is going to look very different this year than it has in previous years,” she said.

“We’re just exploring lots of new options for students to be able to interact and engage with the whole day instead of just purely focusing on the music.” jordanharrison2017@u.northwestern.edu

YoFresh enters city’s budding frozen dessert scene

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Just months after the city experienced recordbreaking freezing temperatures, a third frozen dessert shop has announced plans to open in Evanston.

Forty-year residents of Evanston are looking to open a community-oriented frozen yogurt store that could start selling as early as late June or early July.

YoFresh Yogurt Cafe, 635 Chicago Ave., will offer 18 different flavors, a mixture of both straight and combined flavors. Although froyo will be its primary offering, owner Larry Murphy said gelato, Italian ice, smoothies and a number of other options will differentiate the store from others.

Murphy, who owns the store with his wife, said the goal is for the store to be “a community-based operation.” He said they want to open their store to the community by making the it available for town meetings and local organizations. The store will also look to hire locally and offer itself as a space for children’s birthday celebrations, he said.

Talk about the store comes at the same time as a number of other frozen dessert options are making their way to Evanston, including Frio Gelato, 1701 Simpson St., an Argentine-inspired gelato shop, and Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, 809 Davis St. (New gelato storefront to open in Evanston) The city’s economic development coordinator Paul Zalmezak said he is unsure of what caused the sudden surge in frozen dessert stores. He said Evanston is a strong location for those types of restaurants, as they cater to a diverse crowd of incomes and people, from schoolchildren in younger grades to college students.

Frozen yogurt specifically appeals to Evanston as it offers a healthier option, Zalmezak said.

Murphy also said frozen yogurt places were “hot in the market,” partly because “people can feel better about going out to dessert.”

This increase of frozen dessert stores in Evanston comes after a winter with record-breaking snowfall. However, this is not an anomaly, Zalmezak said, due to popularity of frozen desserts during the summer.

“Ice cream is a tough business ... anywhere in the U.S.,” Zalmezak said. He stressed the

importance of diversifying the city’s options during off-seasons.

Murphy said offering seasonal options, like an apple pie flavor in the fall and holiday-themed desserts can reverse “the negative pull of the weather against the idea of a cold dessert.”

Some representatives from other Evanston frozen dessert stores said they did not really consider similar shops competition.

Murphy said the location of YoFresh would set it apart from existing downtown Evanston stores Forever Yogurt and Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, which opened last month.

“Support the one you like,” said Andy Kuntz, the president of Andy’s Frozen Custard. “I’m sure everybody doesn’t go to the same place every time.”

Murphy said he felt his store stands to offer residents and visitors a unique experience. He said the YoFresh in Evanston will not only be in line with the franchise’s “current national emphasis on healthy eating,” but will also try to use its profits to support youth development and social initiatives. baileywilliams2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Coleman’s mother, Tiffany Rice, now serves as COPE’s vice president.

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parts of Dempster, Main and Central streets, South Boulevard and Green Bay Road.

Participants reviewed the different corridor locations during the workshop.

Four of the bike corridor options fall on streets that will be resurfaced between 2015 to 2017 under Evanston’s capital improvement plan. The city may request grants or use city funds to create corridors, Robinson said.

If the city approves the measure, city employees will have access to a bike pool, Robinson said. The measure would create a pool of four

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that’smy biggest message that I want everyone to know about.”

Lela said he had spoken with many students throughout the day, most of whom did not agree with his views.

“In this culture, on the average college campus, most people are pro-gay,” he said. “We find a lot of students are close minded on the subject.”

Lela said he had asked faculty and students groups about potentially sponsoring a forum for members on both sides of the issue to gather and discuss the issues. However, he said these ideas were further met with a lack of interest.

“It’s not a settled issue,” he said. “There are millions of people in this country, over 30 states have voted against gay marriage. They have their reasons for doing it.”

University Police received a complaint about the demonstration from an individual who did not identify themselves but called the material being passed out “offensive.”

In response, officers were sent to investigate the situation. However, because the representative was

friday, may 9, 2014 COPE works to provide any resources that an impoverished family may need, including beds and other furniture, which is all kept in a storage facility funded by a donor.

Although COPE does not currently help in providing housing to families, Bond said she hopes supporting shelter services in Evanston will be part of the future of the organization.

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At Thursday’s meeting, board members created a subcommittee to promote environmental awareness. Evanston Neighbors United members and volunteers Linda Beck and Dorothy Headd said the group has been raising awareness of a waste transfer facility near Evanston Township High School since 2010.

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on a public sidewalk and not University property, Deputy Chief Daniel McAleer said his actions were not violating any policies.

Communication junior Bea Sullivan-Knoff said she heard about the “homophobic men” at The Arch through social media. Sullivan-Knoff was male-assigned at birth but does not identify within the gender binary. After leaving her class, SullivanKnoff joined her friends at The Arch.

“Although I don’t identify as homosexual, I still recognize that I am male-bodied so I asked one of my gay friends who was there if he wanted to make out,” she said. “I handed my bike helmet to my other friend, and my friend and I just started making out for a minute and people were cheering us on.”

Sullivan-Knoff said her response to Lela’s ideologies was an attempt to make a political statement.

“I like to think of my body as a weapon or a tool that can be used in different ways,” she said.

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Paige Tonz has found the clutch gene this season.

The senior catcher had not hit better than .200 in any of her first three seasons at Northwestern, but entered Thursday’s game hitting above .300 and had come up big at the plate at crucial times. She had a walk-off hit April 20 against Indiana and Thursday, in the first night game in Sharon J. Drysdale Field’s history, Tonz had another clutch hit, throttling a full-count fastball over the right centerfield fence for a grand slam to cap a 6-run fifth inning for the Wildcats.

That was all the insurance NU (33-15) would need to stop Michigan State (12-37) 10-4 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. “It’s all mental,� the senior catcher said of her improvement at the plate. “I worked really hard in the offseason and came in and got my reps, but it was really figuring out what was going on in my head.�

The grand slam came when NU needed some life the most. The Cats gave up a grand slam to Sarah Bowling in the top of the fifth and trailed 4-3 entering the bottom half of the frame. Senior Emily Allard dropped a blooper over the Michigan State infield and promptly stole second and third. That would start a rally that would last 11 batters and produce the 6 runs necessary to break the game wide open. “Our running game was a big part of our game plan,� coach Kate Drohan said. “Allard’s been a spark for us her entire career here. She did a great job putting the ball in play and then did her thing getting to

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Throughout his talk, Holtz emphasized staying true to yourself and actively engaged with the audience.

Toward the end of his speech, Holtz stressed to the students in the audience that change and activism were in their hands. “I think you guys are in a really awesome time right now where you guys, whether you think so or not, you can make a direct impact on your campus,� he said. jordanharrison2017@u.northwestern.edu

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second and third. At that point, we really turned a corner offensively.�

As good as the offense was, the pitching struggled under the lights. Sophomore Kristen Wood and freshman Nicole Bond combined to only give up four hits, but issued nine walks and left themselves in precarious situations. The Spartans stranded 11 runners, including twice leaving the bases loaded.

Michigan State coach Jacquie Joseph said the missed opportunities ultimately cost the Spartans the game. She gave credit to NU for capitalizing on those types of situations but was disappointed her team could not drive in runs aside from the grand slam.

NU struck first when Andrea Filler launched a shot over the fence to stake NU to a 3-0 lead. The sophomore designated player ended the day 2-for-3 from the plate, with five RBI and two runs of her own. She said the night-game atmosphere helped her at the plate. “Any chance we get to have a night game at our field, it’s super exciting,� Filler said. “At night, I feel like I see the ball a little bit better so I just got in the box, was really excited to be up there and felt comfortable in the box.�

The Cats move on to face No. 4 seed Wisconsin in the quarterfinals Friday night.

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the tournament.

To earn a place among the top 64 teams, Miami won the Mid-American Conference over Eastern Michigan, winning 4-2. The team is led by freshman Andreea Badileanu who has posted an 18-4 record primarily at the No. 2 singles, the same position as Niu. Niu is not the only leader on the Cats’ team.

Senior Veronica Corning and sophomore Alicia Barnett, a Daily staffer, have also stepped up both in their role as No. 1 doubles tandem and No. 1 and No. 3 singles, respectively. Corning took on top singles players in the country and upset six of them during the regular season. With a singles record of 14-10, the senior has led the team to many We’re all still really victories. “I think excited and joyous about we’re all it. It’s time to dig down still very much on deep and get ready for the the high next tournament. of winning (the Veronica Corning, Big Ten senior Tournament),� Corning said. “We’re all still really excited and joyous about it. It’s time to dig down deep and get ready for the next tournament but still use the excitement and confidence that came from the last tournament.�

Barnett has also carried her weight this season. At the third singles court, she did not lose any of her 10 matches on her singles court in the Big Ten. With so many wins under her belt, her confidence has skyrocketed. “(Having a perfect Big Ten season) definitely helped a lot,� Barnett said. “I worked hard and it helped, each match gave me a little more confidence so going into this weekend will be good.�

Along with Barnett’s confidence, Pollard’s confidence has also gone up. Earlier in the season, the coach gave NU the goal of winning a match without the doubles point. The team failed to fulfill the goal until the conference tournament, first with the first-round victory over Indiana and then again against Michigan, which Pollard called “maybe the best match since I’ve been here at Northwestern.�

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Familiar foes await Cats on quest for 8th title By bobby pillote

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Northwestern will face a familiar — and difficult — path to a potential eighth national championship.

The No. 5 Wildcats (12-6) received the 5th overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and will have the benefit of a firstround bye, but beyond that their bracket won’t be easy.

Lurking in wait will be the winner of No. 10 Ohio State (13-6) and No. 16 Louisville (15-3). Should the Buckeyes prevail, NU will find itself matched against an opponent it has gone 1-1 against this year, narrowly losing in overtime during the regular season but returning the favor in the ALC Tournament.

Ohio State attacker Katie Chase has had the Cats’ number this season, scoring a combined 9 goals between the two contests.

Beyond the second round game lies an even bigger potential hurdle: freshly minted ALC champion Florida. The No. 3 Gators (17-2) also have a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 17 Denver (18-1) and Jacksonville (14-5). They should have no trouble winning that game to reach the tournament quarterfinal.

NU and Florida have played two tight games so far this year. During their

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long time no see Junior Kara Mupo and the Wildcats head into the NCAA Tournament on the heels of a loss in the ALC Tournament final. After a first-round bye, Northwestern could face Ohio State and Florida, two conference rivals the Cats have played twice apiece.

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regular season battle, junior midfielder Kara Mupo’s game-winning goal was

called for a crease violation, securing a Gators’ victory.

In the ALC championship game, NU jumped out to a 5-goal halftime lead but fell victim to a stunning comeback to lose the game and its shot at a conference title. “That loss stung pretty good,� coach

Kelly Amonte Hiller said.

But potential pitfalls aside, Amonte Hiller has her squad rigorously preparing for what could be a grueling three weekends. “It’s a lot mental,� she said. “We do work on it in practice. We have to compete against each other and push each

other and put each other in those adverse situations.�

NU’s difficult regular season schedule — the Cats played 12 ranked opponents — is sure to give the team somewhat of an edge, but the players also have faith in their own preparation. “Whenever we have time, especially at the beginning of the week, we just go really hard,� senior attacker Alyssa Leonard said. “Pure competitiveness is really helpful.�

Leonard has been the heart of NU’s offense lately, scoring 7 goals in the ALC Tournament. Her prolific ability to win draws also makes her the backbone of the Cats’ possession-based attack. A seasoned veteran and the NCAA all-time leader in draw controls, Leonard still practices her draws after every practice. “I do it all season. I do it every single day,� she said. “I need to know going in that I’ve seen every draw setup that I could possibly get. ... I go against every single person that takes a draw on the team, just to put myself in a situation where I’m ready for anything.�

Leonard struggled in the second half against Florida, but Amonte Hiller will need her, and the entire squad, in top form to make another title run. “This team is definitely battle-tested,�

Amonte Hiller said. “Their wills have been tested, and I think they’re ready to go.� robertpillote2017@u.northwestern.edu

Tennis squads head to NCAAs Entering matchup with Mississippi, Cats not just happy to be there By alex lederman

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After a year of ups and downs, Northwestern heads into the NCAA Tournament ready to prove what it’s made of. “We’re not really satisfied with just making the tournament at this point in our season,� senior captain Raleigh Smith said. “Obviously we’re happy to be here, but we expected to be here from the beginning. Our goal is to come out of this weekend with two wins and be in the Sweet 16.�

The No. 30 Wildcats (21-10, 7-4 Big Ten) will pack up this weekend and head to South Bend, Indiana, for the tournament’s first two rounds. Saturday,

No. 38 Mississippi vs. No. 30 Northwestern South Bend, Indiana 9 a.m. Saturday

NU takes on No. 38 Mississippi (15-13, 4-8 SEC), with the the winner advancing to face the winner of No. 14 Notre Dame (19-9, 7-4 ACC) and Green Bay (18-7, 6-0 Horizon League) on Sunday.

The Cats have won nine of their past ten matchups, falling only to No. 2 Ohio State (30-3, 11-0) in the conference semifinals. The Buckeyes would go on to win the Big Ten Tournament.

Other than that loss, NU has been lights out, sweeping Wisconsin, No. 51 Minnesota, Iowa and No. 34 Purdue in its

four prior matches. “We’re feeling pretty good,� junior Alex Pasareanu said. “Toward the end of the season, the last few matches, we really stepped it up a notch and played our best tennis of the year. The whole team is on the same page.�

Key to NU’s success has been its freshmen. No. 107 Sam Shropshire has won 13 matches in a row and is 24-5 on the season. Along with Smith, he was a first-team All-Big Ten selection and was named the conference Freshman of the Year.

Shropshire’s classmate Strong Kirchheimer has been nearly as good. He’s sent 12 of his last 13 opponents packing, in completed matches, and has a 24-7 record overall. “We certainly do have a young team,

but the freshmen and all the players have really improved,� coach Arvid Swan said. “It’s been fun to coach this group. Every day they bring it in practice, and for me that’s the most important thing: to have the right attitude and the right approach. We have that on this team, and as a result we’ve just gotten better throughout the year. Obviously, we all want to keep it going.�

Mississippi also enters the tournament playing some of its best tennis.

The Rebels have won seven of their past eight. This includes victories over No. 10 Texas A&M and No. 18 Tennessee.

The team only stumbled against No. 12 Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament.

Perhaps most impressive about Ole Miss is its coaching. Bill Chadwick has

led the Rebels to 21 straight NCAA Tournament appearances and 23 overall. He boasts 647 career wins, three SEC Coach of the Year awards and one United States Professional Tennis Association Coach of the Year trophy. Additionally, he is in both the Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

After this season, the acclaimed coach is retiring.

But the accolades don’t intimidate the Cats. “We’re playing our best tennis at the end of the year,� Swan said. “We need that to continue. We’re not satisfied at all with just getting into the NCAA tournament. We’re trying to advance.� alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu

NU looking for deep tournament run after dramatic Big Ten victory Miami University vs. No. 15 Northwestern

By Mike MARUT

daily senior staffer @mikeonthemic93

Brian Lee/Daily Senior Staffer

top spot Senior Veronica Corning has paced the Wildcats all season from the top singles spot.

Evanston 3 p.m. Friday

This year marks the 16th straight season Northwestern enters the NCAA Tournament and 15th straight hosting the first two rounds in Evanston.

The No. 15 Wildcats (19-6, 10-1 Big Ten) ended the Big Ten Tournament on an exciting note, with senior Belinda Niu rallying from a 5-2 deficit to defeat her Michigan opponent and clinch a 4-3 win for

NU in the finals. “I think the important thing on Sunday was never losing hope,� Niu said. “Before that match with Michigan (coach Claire Pollard) actually used an example of a prior match we had with them that happened during my freshman year where we were down in the team outcome 0-3 but still managed to turn it around.

That’s something I thought a lot about even when I was down 5-2.�

Niu won the most matches for her team this season and emerged as one of the leaders for the team.

She took down 15 opponents over the course of the 2013-14 season and coach Claire Pollard could not be happier. “(I find her to be an emotional leader) 100 percent, and I get on her about it all the time,� Pollard said. “When she doesn’t bring it, I think we’re a little bit void of something.

When you’re a good leader, when you don’t show up it really can be

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hurtful. I’ve been on her all year ‘when you set the bar as you have then you’ve got to bring it all the time’ and I think she’s done a great job of that this year.�

The Cats will first take on the Red Hawks from Miami University (17-6, 7-1 Mid-American). NU has trounced Miami in all seven meetings between the two schools, the most recent of which was back in the 2010 NCAA Tournament. This season is the second consecutive that the Red Hawks have qualified for  See women’s tennis, page 7

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