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TGS passes new parent policies Student activism prompts expansion of parental leave By JULIA JACOBS

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More graduate students will have access to parental leave for a longer period of time, following policy changes from The Graduate School effective this fall. Before Sept. 1, only women who gave birth to children qualified for six weeks of leave if they served as student assistants, fellows and/or received a tuition scholarship at the time of childbirth. Now, the policy provides 12 weeks of time off to students “of all gender identities and gender expressions” who have new parental responsibilities, including those who adopt children. “If you have a C-section, you’re not even allowed to drive for six weeks, so having a six-week family leave policy doesn’t get you very far,” said Robin Hoecker (Communication ‘16), who drafted the parental accommodation policy in 2015 as a graduate student at Northwestern. Early last year, Northwestern began offering paid parental leave to staff members who recently adopted children or whose partners have recently given birth. Hoecker, who had her daughter as a graduate student two years ago and is

co-founder of NU’s Student Parent Alliance, said one of the group’s priorities was a parental accommodation policy that does not take University funding away from students during their leave. “What happens when you have a kid is that you come back after your maternity leave and you have more work to do and less research funding to do your work,” Hoecker said. “It really puts you at a disadvantage.” Under the previous policy, graduate student parents who wanted their funding to continue during their six-week leave would end up short at the end of their time in graduate school, said Sarah McGill, senior associate dean at TGS. The new policy, which TGS approved at the end of Spring Quarter, provides paid leave by request of student parents who take time off and are funded by the University. McGill said the new policy will offer a “true funded leave” for graduate students who receive a stipend. Both funded and unfunded graduate student parents will also have the opportunity to extend their program deadlines, such as for qualifying exams, by one year. Hoecker added that the new policy sets a positive example for other universities. The changes are a result » See TGS, page 8

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Rising Weinberg senior Scott Boorstein. Boorstein took his own life Sept. 2.

Rising Weinberg senior remembered by friends for kindness, warmth By PETER KOTECKI

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Scott Boorstein was someone who always put others ahead of himself, said Brandon Piyevsky, a friend. “He was the nicest guy any of us had ever met,” said Piyevsky, a Weinberg junior. Boorstein, a rising Weinberg

By NORA SHELLY

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Daily file photo by Daniel Tian City Council passed a short-term plan for the mansion last week. The plan, which will fund some basic repairs for the mansion, comes after years of controversy surrounding the future of the building.

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senior from Riverwoods, Illinois, took his own life on Sept. 2. His father, Marc Boorstein, said his son was a kind, considerate person who loved his life and lived a “very full” 21 years. Marc Boorstein said his son seemed excited about his future. Shortly before he died, Boorstein sent several emails to professionals in different industries to discuss his postgraduation plans, his father

Council decision follows years of uncertainty about the mansion’s fate

uncertainty surrounding the building, which used to house the Evanston Arts Center, before the city decided to seek a buyer for the building. The Arts Foundation moved locations, and the

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City to hold on to Harley Clarke After four years of debate over the fate of the Harley Clarke Mansion — a hulking, ivy-colored structure on Sheridan Road — City Council finally struck a deal, albeit temporary. “We were trying to come up with … any type of solution … anything to kind of have a plan and a path,” Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said. Last week, City Council unanimously voted on a plan that will fund up to $250,000 in repairs for the building, keeping the building in city control. Aldermen also decided to set up summer programming there in the future and directed the Parks and Recreation Board and the Lighthouse Landing Committee to come up with a long-term plan for the mansion. This plan follows years of

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council never approved any plan for the building. One potential sale included a bed-and-breakfast proposal from philanthropist Jennifer Pritzker. Last fall, Ald. Ann Rainey

(8th) moved that discussions be held until after the state budget impasse was resolved. Wilson — who originated the plan passed last fall — said the focus was saving the building from further deterioration. “The building was obviously not in perfect shape, but it certainly wasn’t actually falling down,” Wilson said. “If something comes along in two years or ten years … at least we’re not letting it fall apart.” Wilson, who said he has gotten positive feedback about the plan, wants the space to be available and open to everyone — potentially for summer parks programing. Tom Hodgman, a board member at Evanston Lakehouse and Gardens — a nonprofit that has advocated for the preservation of the building — said the group was happy with the council’s decision, although they feel there is still a » See MANSION, page 8

said. Earlier that week, Boorstein spoke to his family about going back to school and said he looked forward to seeing his friends again. Boorstein was also excited about an internship he secured through the Chicago Field Studies program for this fall, Marc Boorstein said. In high school, Boorstein was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, a

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condition he managed well, his father said. The day he died, Marc Boorstein said, he believes his son’s OCD symptoms flared up and became uncontrollable. Piyevsky said he was shocked by Boorstein’s death. “No one saw it coming — he was the happy guy around,” Piyevsky said. “He never let

Ald. Brian Miller (9th) announced his candidacy for Evanston mayor Friday morning. Miller was appointed to represent the 9th Ward by Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl in 2015 after former Ald. Coleen Burrus left for a position at Princeton University following six years as alderman. Miller was born and raised in Evanston, attended Evanston Township High School and graduated from Northwestern’s School of Law and the George Washington University. Miller works as the chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin and is the president of the Democratic Party of Evanston. Miller made his announcement via email. The alderman will be hosting an event on Thursday

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evening at Little Beans Cafe to discuss his candidacy. In J u l y, Tisdahl announced on Twitter that she would not seek another term. The election will be held in the spring. During his time on the council, Miller has served on the Neighborhood Integrity Ordinance subcommittee, which redrafted the nuisance premise ordinance that was passed in June. During the discussions over Harley Clarke In 2015, Miller advocated to lease the property to a non-commercial organization, such as a not-for-profit, that would contribute nearly $50,000 each month for general upkeep of the property in place of rent. The proposal failed, and city council voted last week on a short-term plan that would fund basic repairs for the building. Miller also voted against the recent pay increases for aldermen that will take effect after the next election. — Nora Shelly

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AROUND TOWN Film explores Evanston’s black history By NORA SHELLY

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A film and panel explored the history of Evanston’s black community Saturday, touching on progress that has been made and where change is still needed toward racial equality. The documentary, titled “Evanston’s Living History,” played at the Unitarian Church of Evanston. The film was accompanied by a presentation about the early history of black Evanston residents by Dino Robinson, the founder of Shorefront Legacy, a nonprofit that documents the history of the black community on the North Shore. “This is not about harping on the past,” diversity expert Gilo Kwesi Logan said during the panel. “This is about better understanding the past so we can clearly see the future.” The panel also included Robinson, film creator Craig Dudnick, Rev. Michael Nabors from Second Baptist Church in Evanston, and Ra Joy, the executive director of CHANGE Illinois. The film, which was created in 2008, recounts the history of Evanston’s black community, told through stories from elderly residents who lived through segregation in the city. It also featured descendants

Police Blotter Man arrested in connection with two residential burglaries in one morning

Evanston police arrested a man Thursday after he entered someone’s garage through an unlocked door, later discovering he had burglarized a different residence earlier than morning. The resident of the property in the 1900 block of Wesley Avenue heard noise in his residence and called the police, who arrested the 20-year-old Evanston resident shortly after 6 a.m. Later that morning, police received a call from residents in the 1100 block of Foster Street. One of the residents had awoken at 5 a.m. to find a man

of those who moved to Evanston from the South after the lynching of Anthony Crawford, a businessman in South Carolina and the patriarch of a few descendants who moved to Evanston. Dudnick was inspired to make the film after the death of a close friend, Viola Hillsman, who he met while working in a Northwestern fraternity kitchen. Years later, Dudnick moved in with Hillsman after her husband died. “There’s some people that just totally change your life, and she had that effect on me,” he said during the event. The film also laid out the achievements of several prominent black Evanston residents, including Edwin Jourdain, the city’s first black alderman, former police chief William Logan, former fire Chief Sanders Hicks and former mayor Lorraine Morton. Despite their success, these leaders discussed in the film the discrimination they experienced. Hicks, who became Evanston’s first black fire chief in 1980, said in the film that although he was mistreated in his early days in the fire department — including being issued an ill-fitting uniform and getting his lunch stolen — he was determined to continue serving in the department. “I always thought about if they do it, I can do it,” he said. Logan, who has worked for the city as a diversity

consultant for the police department, said the film conveyed the importance of history in the Evanston community. “This is alive here today,” he said during the panel discussion. “We are recipients of those who came before us.” As a fifth-generation Evanston resident, Logan said learning about the past can give context to the future, and that “black history embodies the history of everyone.” Evanston resident Michelle Kemp said she came to the film to learn more about the history of the city. “It really moved me,” she said. “I didn’t know the extent of how long people had been here.” Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) attended the screening, telling The Daily that she is always interested in learning more about Evanston history. “It’s always surprising to have the discrimination here shown to you in such a direct way,” Gabel said. The panelists also discussed the steps that have yet to be taken in dismantling racism. “We are still talking about fairness in education, housing, health, opportunities,” Robinson said. “Things that we (were) still talking about 100 or 200 years ago, we are repeating over and over again.”

in his residence — the man said he was looking for someone and must have entered the wrong apartment. The man then left, carrying a tan backpack. At 8 a.m., the residents called police back after realizing the man had stolen the backpack from their apartment. Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said the EPD officers who were dispatched to the apartment in the 1100 block of Foster Street realized the man described in the incident fit the description of the man involved in the incident on Wesley Avenue. Officers were able to recover the backpack after using the Find My iPhone app, which led them to the residence where the burglar was staying, Dugan said. The man was charged with misdemeanor criminal

trespass to land and felony residential burglary.

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Woman arrested in connection with theft under $500

An Evanston woman was arrested Thursday in connection with a theft at an apartment complex in the 1900 block of Sherman Avenue. A 61-year-old resident of the building left her purse in the lobby but could not find it when she returned to look for it. The woman, who also lived in the building, was arrested after footage was found on security cameras that showed her taking the purse, Dugan said. — Nora Shelly

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Northwestern alumni break records at Emmys

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Communication ‘83) receives sixth award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series By PETER KOTECKI

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Northwestern alumni won big at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ fifth consecutive award for her role in “Veep.” Louis-Dreyfus (Communication ‘83) accepted her sixth lead actress award on Sunday night. The win broke the record for most Emmys in that category, a three-way tie previously held by Louis-Dreyfus, Candice Bergen and Mary Tyler Moore. Louis-Dreyfus’ first lead actress win was for her performance in “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” In her acceptance speech, Louis-Dreyfus thanked several collaborators and joked about the show’s role in the current political climate. “‘Veep’ has torn down the wall between comedy and politics,” Louis-Dreyfus said in her acceptance speech. “It now feels more like a sobering documentary. I certainly do promise to rebuild that wall and make Mexico pay for it.” Louis-Dreyfus, who is also an executive producer on “Veep,” returned to the stage later in the night when the show won its second consecutive award for outstanding comedy series. This was Louis-Dreyfus’ ninth Emmy award. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the awards

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show also featured several wins for “Game of Thrones,” the HBO show based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series “A Song of Ice and Fire.” “Game of Thrones” took home three awards and now holds the record for most Emmys for a scripted series with 38 wins, including awards not announced during the primetime show. Martin (Medill ‘70, ‘71) and the cast accepted the show’s second consecutive win for outstanding drama series, passing over shows “Better

Call Saul,” “House of Cards,” “The Americans,” “Mr. Robot,” “Homeland” and “Downton Abbey.” The show also won Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series. The show won all three awards last year as well. Other nominees included David Schwimmer (Communication ‘88), who played a supporting role as Robert Kardashian in “The People v. O.J.

‘Veep’ has torn down the wall between comedy and politics. Julia Louis-Dreyfus Communication ‘83

Simpson: American Crime Story.” The award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie went to Sterling K. Brown, who also starred in the hit FX show. David Hollander (Communication ‘90) also received a nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work on Showtime’s “Ray Donovan.” peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu

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George R.R. Martin talks with a Northwestern audience about his fantasy series, “A Song of Ice and Fire,” during a Q&A at Cahn Auditorium in November. “Game of Thrones,” which is based on his series, won three Emmys on Sunday, bringing the show’s total to 38 wins.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus accepts the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2015. Louis-Dreyfus (Communication ‘83) won her sixth award in the category on Sunday night.

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Schapiro pens op-ed on campus protests, diversity By PETER KOTECKI

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A version of this story was published Aug. 25 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. University President Morton Schapiro wrote in a Los Angeles Times op-ed published at the end of August that protests on college campuses are a sign of progress toward diversity and inclusion. The Aug. 25 article adds to public commentary from college administrators on students’ demands to change their learning environments — from protesting institutional racism to requesting trigger warnings and safe spaces. The day before the op-ed was published, a letter from the University of Chicago’s dean of students drew attention for telling incoming students that the University does not support safe spaces and trigger warnings. Northwestern University spokesman Al Cubbage told The Daily that Schapiro did not wish to comment on the UChicago letter directly. In his letter to the UChicago class of 2020, dean of students John Ellison discussed the meaning behind what he sees as the school’s “commitment to academic freedom.” “We do not support so-called ‘trigger warnings,’ we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own,” the letter said. Communication senior Xiomara Contreras, co-coordinator of moderators at NU’s Sustained Dialogue, said the UChicago letter made it seem as though the University was dismissing students who feel marginalized, despite its focus on creating a diverse student body. “When you want to recruit students that come from different identities, I think you should make them feel included, and that includes making sure they feel comfortable in the space they’re in,” Contreras said. In a Washington Post op-ed published in January, Schapiro confronted the issues of trigger warnings and safe spaces, writing that “the best hope of creating an inclusive community is to

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first create spaces where members of each group feel safe.” Schapiro’s most recent article, which he cowrote with Lewis and Clark President Barry Glassner, called college campuses an “ambitious experiment in diverse populations living together” and recognized that students will make different choices in responding to that sort of environment. Although Schapiro and Glassner wrote that they prefer students work with administrators toward change instead of occupying offices or segregating themselves from students they disagree with, they said they realize today’s college students live “in a time of political, social and economic turbulence,” citing the rhetoric of the 2016 presidential election as an example. They wrote about their disapproval of elite voices who base their criticism on incidents that are “unrepresentative” of the reality on college campuses. “For every student who complained about inauthentic ethnic food in the cafeteria, to cite one well-publicized example, exponentially more Asian and Asian American students endured

insults and snubs based on jealousy, stereotypes or outright hatred,” Schapiro and Glassner wrote. “Likewise, for every example of students demanding safe places or trigger warnings so as to avoid material they consider offensive or upsetting, innumerable LGBT students and students of color found themselves in situations where they were affronted or physically threatened.” Discussions about safe spaces and trigger warnings at NU drew attention last year when Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis drew criticism from students after publishing an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education in which she wrote that many students are “cocooned from uncomfortable feelings,” recalling instances in which two students requested to not view assigned films because they would be mentally or emotionally triggering. Later that year, University officials announced plans to move administrative offices into the Black House and the Multicultural Center, sparking outrage among students and alumni who said these changes would alter spaces many students went to for comfort and community. In November, several NU students disrupted

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Students gather outside the Black House last November to protest institutional racism and proposed changes to the facility. Conversation about safe spaces on college campuses was drawn back into the spotlight when the University of Chicago dean of students told new students in a letter that the University does not support such spaces.

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the groundbreaking of the lakeside athletic facility being built on campus, protesting institutional racism and the proposed changes to both buildings. The protest resulted in the cancellation of all plans to move offices into the Black House and the MCC. Two weeks later, students wrote to Schapiro demanding changes to University curricula, demographics and buildings to make the campus more inclusive for minorities. In May, the Black House Facility Review Committee submitted a report to the Office of Student Affairs with recommendations about upgrading the building and restructuring its programming. The report was set to be reviewed by Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, with a final decision originally set to be made over the summer. The final decision has yet to be released. Glassner and Schapiro wrote that “no one should be surprised” by the protests held on college campuses last year, as many universities have become much more diverse while most Americans outside of academia continue to live and work with people who are very similar to themselves. Diversity and inclusion is not easy, they wrote, but students’ college years are an opportunity for people of different backgrounds to coexist. “While on campus, a daughter of a hedge fund parent may share a room with the daughter of a migrant worker; a straight Republican may room with a gay Bernie Sanders supporter,” Schapiro and Glassner wrote. “Everyone is here, and everyone lives together, if not in perfect harmony.” Associated Student Government president Christina Cilento said she believes students can learn about each other in a respectful way and broaden their minds while still having safe spaces on campus. The UChicago letter “missed the mark,” she said. Cilento, who walked out of a dinner at Schapiro’s home in April to protest NU’s investment choices, said she hopes more conversations about safe spaces will take place at NU in the upcoming year. “It’s encouraging to see that President Schapiro is thinking about safe spaces and understands the reasons why students protest conditions on college campuses,” Cilento said. peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Northwestern is planning to build a new larger residence hall at 1835 Hinman Ave. to help meet the increased demand for housing anticipated after the two-year live-in requirement goes into effect next year, a University official said. University spokesman Al Cubbage said in an email to The Daily that plans for the new building at 1835 Hinman Ave. have not been finalized, but University administrators and city officials discussed the potential construction of the building at a meeting in August. Cubbage said the new residence hall would help provide the extra beds needed for the upcoming two-year live-in policy, under which freshmen and sophomores will be required to live on campus in any of NU’s residence halls, residential colleges or Greek houses. The preliminary plans outline a building that would be 85 feet tall, which would violate zoning law in the area in which the residence hall would be constructed, said Mark Muenzer, an Evanston community development official. Because the maximum height in the area is 45 feet, a supermajority of City Council will have to approve the exception, Muenzer said. There are additional details to the building’s construction that will need permits from the city, but as of now, the building’s height is the biggest concern for residents and city officials, he said. alfaro@u.northwestern.edu

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Making the Opinion section a more useful, inclusive space

I can’t say I love every piece the Opinion section publishes. In fact, I’m often its most vocal critic. At its best, the section serves as a platform for writers to share their viewpoints and lived experiences. It highlights issues that may not be given much airtime on our campus. It facilitates debate, which then hopefully leads to action. But this quarter, Opinion hopes to take a hard look at the ways we can do better. To start, we will work to feature writers who are more representative of Northwestern’s

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Like UChicago dean, Schapiro should discourage PC policies

How nice of Morty to express his views to the Los Angeles Times while not speaking directly to NU students. But perhaps he will do that shortly. In his op-ed piece, co-written by Lewis and Clark University President Barry Glassner, Morty disagrees with a letter recently sent by University of Chicago’s Dean of Students Jay Ellison, telling incoming freshmen: “Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do not support so-called ‘trigger warnings,’ we do not cancel invited speakers because their topics might prove controversial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their own.” The New York Daily News, in a recent editorial, wrote: “In other words, welcome to the

student body. It is my job as editor to make sure our section does a better job finding variance of voice, to address the lack of racial and political diversity. We can’t be a platform for all students if most of our columnists look like one another, or look like me. When our newsroom is more inclusive, when our desk is less white and male than it has been, we can better serve to challenge the status quo. The Opinion section is a valuable space to raise up those voices that are most urgently calling for change and action on our campus. We should always be writing with the goal of agitation and action, with the aim to spark dialogue. Writing for The Daily has the potential to affect not only readers’ personal positions but also administrative policy. The Daily’s status as the university’s paper of record and sizable readership means Opinion can both reveal

and reset the campus status quo. With high hopes for what the section can achieve and with respect to past editors and columnists, I also plan to seek additional voices to write for the section this quarter. Which issues do you care about? Which issues do you wish fellow students cared more about? What kind of action do you wish students, faculty or administrators would take? I look forward to finding contributors who will answer these questions and challenge existing norms in the section. I stumbled into Opinion almost accidentally last winter, upon the prodding of a friend and Daily staffer who encouraged me to apply to become a columnist. After my Fall Quarter of sitting quietly in the newsroom as a copy editor, I wasn’t sure exactly what a freshman, non-Medill writer could offer the Opinion section. The freedom to write and argue a topic of

my choice felt both exciting and intimidating. During the next two quarters of writing columns, resulting YikYak hate, Facebook arguments and campus controversy didn’t deter me from coming back, but rather proved to me the value of the Opinion section. Hearing from students who came to me with anger or defensiveness after reading my columns was just as impactful as talking with others who agreed. I began to see how Opinion could push and challenge this campus. It is my hope this quarter that we continue to do so without reservation.

real world, kids.” But President Schapiro wants NU students treated as coddled millennials sheltered from reality by politically-correct cocoons. In his op-ed piece, he says safe spaces, trigger warnings and other PC barriers are necessary to build a diverse campus. To rephrase poet Robert Browning: “How do I dispute thee. Let me count the ways.” Calling “safe spaces” a vital road to diversity is like saying that arsonists prevent fires. Safe spaces for racial, ethnic and religious groups are a throwback to the segregationist era doctrine of separate-but-equal facilities that civil rights activists opposed in the 1950s and 60s. To be fair, NU’s white students have enjoyed a safe space for decades — the Greek System — which is 70 percent white despite a total student population that’s 55 percent white. But why extend this separatism to other groups? Safe spaces don’t meet NU’s stated goal of inclusion. They exclude, not include. End them, don’t extend them. Morty also cited students of different backgrounds living together. He said a hedge fund manager’s daughter may share space with a

migrant worker’s daughter. Not likely at Northwestern. It’s the Epi-Pen price point of higher education, despite NU’s “need-blind” admission policy that Morty often mentions. But he told the New York Times in 2014 that “need-blind” is a “hollow promise” which often misleads low income students about their financial aid. Next comes Morty’s claim that Asian-American students “endured insults and snubs based on jealousy, stereotypes or outright hatred.” What about affirmative action admission policies that Asian-American students claim discriminate against them? They protested outside the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments over “Fisher vs. U. of. Texas,” a decision upholding an admissions policy that views race as a factor for college entry. NU earlier filed a Friend Of The Court brief backing this policy. Does that offend Asian students? Finally, let’s look at what Morty didn’t mention, but the Chicago Tribune did when it reported on the University of Chicago’s new warning. Citing student protests at other schools, the Tribune recalled NU’s treatment of Prof. Laura Kipnis over her 2015 essay on how

colleges police faculty-student relations. After two students complained about its “chilling effect” on those reporting sexual misconduct, Prof. Kipnis was questioned and cleared by NU lawyers. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) used this as support for naming NU “one of the 10 worst universities for freedom of expression.” My generation of students was far from perfect. But we were polite and willing to hear new ideas and opinions that we didn’t agree with. We never disinvited or disrupted guest speakers, broke up official ceremonies, walked out of a president’s dinner or occupied buildings. I don’t recall any NU professors grilled by lawyers for articles published in academic journals. One of NU’s most famous alums — film legend Charlton Heston (‘43) — told Harvard Law School students and faculty in 1999: “Political correctness is tyranny with manners.” Heston was half-right. Manners are gone, but tyranny remains.

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A version of this story was published Sept. 1 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. A circuit court judge vacated the murder conviction of Jennifer Del Prete and ordered a new trial at the end of August, more than two years after she was released from prison following an investigation by the Medill Justice Project. Del Prete, 45, worked as a daycare worker in Romeoville, Illinois, when she was accused of violently shaking an infant under her care and convicted of first-degree murder in 2005. Nine years later — after an investigation conducted by the MJP — a federal judge released Del Prete from prison, but her murder conviction remained in place until Aug. 29. “It’s quite a significant action because, for one, the students working at the Medill Justice Project played a significant role in the release of Jennifer Del Prete and also in today’s action with the judge vacating the conviction,” said Medill Prof. Alec Klein, director of MJP. Del Prete was released from prison on bond more than two years ago when a federal judge ruled that no reasonable jury would have convicted her based on the evidence, Klein said. Despite the ruling, however, the ongoing state court proceedings continued until Aug. 29, when Will County Circuit Court Judge Carla Alessio Policandriotes denied the state’s motion to dismiss Del Prete’s post-conviction petition, reversed her conviction and ordered a new trial. “She was euphoric about (the) decision by the court because her freedom goes beyond being released from prison,” Klein said. “It’s now a new lease on life for her to rebuild her life.” Del Prete could work when she was released

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on bail from her 20-year sentence in 2014, but it was difficult to find a job due to her status as a convicted felon, Klein said. Eight years after Del Prete’s conviction in 2005, MJP discovered a letter suggesting her innocence written by a detective on her case, Klein said. Del Prete and her lawyers did not know of the letter’s existence before MJP’s investigation and requested the judge accept it as new evidence. Del Prete’s lawyers then requested the federal judge reopen a “federal innocence hearing” to answer for this new information. In a rare action, Klein said, the judge granted the request. The reversal came as a surprise to some of the students who originally worked on the case. “When I first heard the news I was shocked,” said Stephanie Fuerte (Medill ’14), a former Daily staffer who worked on the Del Prete case in 2013. “Hopefully with the new trial she’ll be able to put this all behind her.” jerryl@u.northwestern.edu

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of a task force formed last fall to study the needs of graduate students with children and whether the University’s resources were sufficient. Creation of the task force was a result of meetings between members of the Student Parent Alliance and top administrators. But the task force was announced without any members from SPA included, and group members expressed frustration at their lack of representation. McGill, who led the task force, said there were multiple points of communication with groups such as SPA during the process, including open forums and a preview of the task force’s findings with the Graduate Leadership and Advocacy Council as well as members of SPA. Other changes that have resulted from the task force include additional lactation rooms available to graduate students, as well as Wildcard access to each of those rooms, said Lori Anne Henderson, director of work and life resources in the human resources department. The Wildcard system should alleviate challenges of accessing the lactation rooms and help the University acquire information about the demand for the rooms on campus, Henderson said. “There was a very clear understanding on the part of everyone on the task force, as well as on the Northwestern administration, that we were pretty far behind in terms of the numbers, sheers numbers, of lactation spaces on our campus,” Henderson said. Henderson said another addition is a child care grant, which graduate students can begin submitting applications for on Oct. 1, as well as a new University position of family resource liaison, who will work specifically with graduate student parents. Matilda Stubbs, a member of SPA and an eighth-year anthropology graduate student at NU, said when she was pregnant with her child, she was told one informational resource for graduate students was the Office of Human Resources website. Stubbs said she found that to be confusing considering the University does not consider graduate students to be employees. Stubbs said she got no time off when she

anyone see what was going on in his mind for real.” Boorstein was selfless and goofy, a great listener who showed genuine interest in other people’s lives, his friends said. Throughout high school, Weinberg senior Daniel Polotsky said Boorstein would pick him up in his car to talk when Polotsky got in trouble with his parents. When Polotsky was grounded and didn’t have any spending money, Boorstein paid for his dinner at a nearby restaurant. In Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, Boorstein served as the member at large, a position responsible for brotherhood events and conflict mediation. Boorstein was unopposed when he ran for the spot on the fraternity’s executive board, said

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had her son four years ago, attributing it to not being considered an employee and, thus, not being covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act. However, in August, the National Labor Relations Board established that graduate student teaching and research assistants at private universities qualify as employees and have collective bargaining rights. Hoecker said she was frustrated with the University’s choice to leave members of SPA off the task force and the delay in introducing the policy after TGS approved it in May. (The school published an announcement of the policy change Monday on its website.) Hoecker said the experience of being “excluded” has left her convinced that graduate students must unionize to gain more influence in decisionmaking that affects them. However, the University has expressed opposition to graduate student unionization. University spokesman Al Cubbage said in a news release after the NLRB’s decision in August that NU believes unionization and collective bargaining are not the “appropriate methods” for addressing concerns voiced by graduate student assistants. In an email to graduate students on Sept. 1, Dwight McBride, associate provost and TGS dean, wrote, “Northwestern has always regarded its Ph.D. students as students, first and foremost, and the classification of these students as employees would significantly change the relationship between doctoral students, their faculty mentors, and the University.” Asked whether graduate students’ relationships with the human resources department will change if they are considered employees, Henderson said, “It’s hard to know how this is going to unfold.” juliajacobs2018@u.northwestern.edu

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long way to go in determining the future for the building. “The ship is now pointed in the right direction,” he said. “But we still haven’t come to dock.” Hodgman, whose day job is at the Nature Conservancy, said the group believes the building should be used for environmental education. The area surrounding Harley Clarke is unique, Hodgman said, in that it is the intersection of four ecosystems: dunes, beach, water, and woods. It’s location on Lake Michigan was key, he said. “We sit on the largest body of freshwater in the

Piyevsky, a member of AEPi. “He didn’t have bad blood with anyone,” Piyevsky said. “It’s a large fraternity, so there is always a chance for some bad relationships. With him, that was just never the case.” Boorstein attended several philanthropy and service events, and he served as his fraternity’s service chair, said Weinberg junior Jake Phillips, a member of AEPi. Boorstein also played golf on NU’s club team and was a member of Northwestern Capital Management, which is part of the Institute for Student Business Education. Marc Boorstein said his son loved NU and enjoyed the camaraderie of the student groups he participated in. He was also passionate about music and traveling. Boorstein liked “Jeopardy!” and playing trivia games, and he followed alerts on his phone for local and national news. His friends often didn’t know how much he excelled

at what he did because he was never boastful, Marc Boorstein said. Nate Block, a senior at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said it was easy to stay in touch with Boorstein after the two childhood friends went to different colleges because Boorstein expressed a genuine interest in maintaining their friendship. Although they only saw each other on breaks from school, Block said the two didn’t grow apart after high school. Boorstein’s friends said his infectious laugh and sense of humor made it easy to get along with him. “He was my best friend, and I will miss him a lot,” Polotsky said. “Maybe the world didn’t deserve him for this long, and that’s why we lost him early. He was just a great person, and everyone that knows him is better for knowing him.”

world, which is amazing,” he said. “The Great Lakes are our best natural resource.” Bonnie McDonald, president of Landmarks Illinois, which works to preserve historic buildings and spaces in the state, said she was pleased with the decision to allocate city resources to the building and believes the city should be able to find a number of uses for the mansion. “Whatever gets people into the building” she said. “The opportunities are really open for that building to be continually be appreciated by and used by the citizens of Evanston.” Although she realizes Evanston residents may not be in favor of private use or ownership of the building, McDonald said the building could be

put to recreational use that would go along with its location along the lakeshore, such as for yoga or fitness classes. Evanston resident Ellen Gibbons, who said she visits the beach near Harley Clarke with frequency, said she would like the space to be preserved and not turned into a commercial entity. Gibbons, who said she was not in favor of the previous proposals to sell the building to a private party, said it should be put toward a public use, such as childcare or education. “It needs to be preserved — everything,” Gibbons said. “It needs to be supported by the citizenry.”

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62-year-old time capsule found in Kresge opened By MARIANA ALFARO

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A version of this story was published Aug. 25 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. Donor lists and newspaper articles from 1953 were among the documents preserved in a 62-year-old time capsule found on the Kresge Hall cornerstone. University officials opened the capsule at the end of August during a ceremony in the archives’ reading room. The capsule, discovered when the building’s renovation began, contained three glass containers crafted by a Northwestern glass blower. The containers were full of helium in order to preserve the documents inside, which included a photograph of Sebastian S. Kresge, the building’s namesake and founder of the S.S. Kresge Corporation, now known as the Sears Holdings

Corporation. Bonnie Humphrey, the director of design and construction for Facilities Management, said Kresge Hall’s interior facilities were being updated in order to better serve the student body. To better accommodate the interior modifications, the exterior was updated as well. “As we were demolishing, we were also doing repairs on the exterior and our contractor, Bully Andrews, ran into this mysterious box in the wall and we all scratched our head because we didn’t know exactly what it was,” Humphrey said. “Then we put two and two together because it was actually behind a wall that had the date and cornerstone on the exterior.” Humphrey gave the capsule to University archivist Kevin Leonard, who said he expected the documents inside to be reflective of the University in the mid-1950s. “At the time of (Kresge’s) construction, Northwestern’s facilities for teachers and students were modest at first and primitive at

worst,” he said. “The University was operating with older facilities … (Kresge) marked a new beginning for Northwestern and of course it celebrates Northwestern’s, at that time, 100 years of existence.” At the ceremony, Leonard opened the copper capsule and presented the three glass containers, which he then broke to reveal scrolls with names of University donors who funded the construction of the building. The capsules also contained a Daily article from January 26, 1953, detailing the laying of the building’s cornerstone. All of the documents were in good shape, which Leonard attributed to the use of helium inside the containers. The renovated Kresge Hall was set to open for student use this Fall Quarter. Faculty and staff began moving their offices into the facilities earlier this summer. alfaro@u.northwestern.edu

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City Council approves raises for future aldermen, clerk By NORA SHELLY

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A version of this story was published Sept. 13 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. Aldermen approved pay raises at their meeting last week for the next City Council and clerk. Under the approved ordinances, both the mayor and aldermen will receive a pay increase of 23.1 percent, bringing their stipends up to $25,307 and $15,990, respectively. The clerk will receive a flat salary increase of $10,000, NAC Ad C | 10.333 x 7.8333 | Performance bringing his salary from $53,265 to 63,265. Salaries for the mayor, aldermen and city clerk are determined every four years, and

recommendations are first made by a compensation committee appointed by the mayor. Changes to the mayor’s salary were approved at the Aug. 15 council meeting, but the ordinances addressing the salary for the clerk and aldermen were held due to ongoing discussion between aldermen. All elected officials are offered health care benefits as well. Originally, the compensation committee proposed the clerk receive the same annual percentage increase a non-union city employee would receive. Clerk Rodney Greene expressed his opposition to the original proposal, saying it is important to maintain the distinction between an employee and an elected official and his position as the only elected full-time official was under appreciated. He said the pay increase should be the same percentage for every elected official — whether that is

a 23 percent increase or an increase based on cost-of-living adjustments. “You cannot separate one elected official from another,” Greene said during a presentation he gave at the meeting on Sept. 12. “If there is going to be a 23 percent increase, then there should be a 23 percent increase across the board for everybody.” Greene said he wasn’t concerned with his salary so much as the integrity of his office. “We’re not fighting over money,” he said. “I’m fighting over the respect and the position of the city clerk’s office, that this office is not demeaned and not being separated from any other elected official.” During discussion of the ordinance, Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) — who was acting as mayor in place of Elizabeth Tisdahl — proposed giving the clerk a flat raise of $10,000.

It was unanimously approved. “This is really a question of what the appropriate salary is for the job,” Wilson said. The pay raise for the aldermen passed 6-3. Aldermen Judy Fiske (1st), Melissa Wynne (3rd) and Brian Miller (9th) voted against it. Wynne said at the Aug. 15 council meeting that she would support a salary increase in line with cost-of-living adjustments instead of the 23.1 percent increase. “The City Council should stay in line with the city of Evanston employees regarding their compensation, especially now that Illinois is in such financial difficulties,” she said at the Aug. 15 meeting. “I don’t feel comfortable at all supporting a 23 percent increase in pay for City Council members.” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu

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A version of this story was published Sept. 7 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. Political science Prof. Alvin Tillery is disputing Prof. Jacqueline Stevens’ blog post, in which she asserted she was banned from campus partly due to her role organizing opposition to former ambassador Karl Eikenberry’s appointment to a leadership role at Northwestern. Tillery, the associate chair of the department, said his months-long communication with administrators about Stevens’ behavior had nothing to do with Eikenberry or politics. Rather, Tillery told administrators that Stevens made him feel unsafe following an altercation in his office on March 8. In April, Tillery’s lawyer sent a demand letter threatening legal action against Stevens unless she ceased spreading “false statements” that Tillery had screamed at her and slammed the door during their meeting at the beginning of March. Tillery said he did not slam the door nor raise his voice, but said Stevens reacted as though he was screaming in what he called a “break from reality.” In June, Tillery said he moved office buildings for the summer to distance himself from Stevens. In Stevens’ Sept. 1 blog post, she wrote that she filed a complaint against a colleague whom she dubbed “Slammer” for “unprofessional conduct,” writing that the colleague “blew up, yelled at me, and slammed the door.” Stevens said in the blog post, which began drawing widespread attention a few weeks ago, that Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph sent her a letter at the end of July banning her from campus and from students as she awaits an evaluation by a University-chosen psychiatrist. Randolph said in an email to The Daily that the University would not comment on the issue “out of respect for due process” and to protect the privacy of the people involved. Stevens wrote in the blog post that she believes the action toward her can be attributed partly to her activism against Eikenberry’s appointment to lead the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. Stevens helped organize a faculty petition in February opposing Eikenberry’s appointment because of problems with transparency in the appointment process and concerns about using the humanities and social sciences to advance U.S. soft power. Eikenberry pulled out of the position in April.

But a political science faculty member, who requested anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said although the timing of Stevens being put on leave might appear connected to her opposition to the Eikenberry hire, the story is “much more complicated” than that. The faculty member said an independent investigation into the incident in Tillery’s office was a catalyst for a deeper look into Stevens, whom the faculty member said had shown “alarming” behavior toward colleagues for an extended period of time. Stevens wrote in another blog post, published Sept. 4, that complaints from political science faculty about her may not be directly related to her involvement in the Eikenberry issue, but are receiving support from administrators who align with trustees that oppose Stevens’ research and publications. Stevens wrote that colleagues who complain about her behavior do so because she questions how they run the department. Stevens said she could not speak with The Daily because the University banned her from contact with students. Stevens said in her initial post that claims of faculty feeling unsafe around her were without evidence. She wrote, “the single factual allegation on which the Dean based his ban — that I spoke ‘aggressively’ and was ‘threatening’ — is from a faculty member whose aggressive conduct toward me was the reason the investigator was called in!” In response, Tillery told The Daily, “She does speak aggressively and she is threatening in every interaction in the department.” Tillery said administrators launched an investigation into the March altercation in his office when Stevens requested financial support in legal proceedings from the University after receiving the letter from Tillery’s lawyer. The letter demanded she retract her statements about the situation and reimburse Tillery for his attorney’s fees. Stevens responded on June 25 with her own letter, obtained by The Daily, threatening legal action if Tillery did not reverse his own statements about the incident, resign from his position as associate chair of the department and agree to participate in mediation with her colleagues in the office focused on political theory. Tillery said he feared Stevens behavior in his office was an attempt to set up an “angry black man narrative” — part of a series of microaggressions he said he experienced from her while working near her in Scott Hall. In a blog post published on Sept. 7, Stevens wrote that Tillery is either “inventing interactions that never occurred or he is having an

idiosyncratic response to general statements made in the context of department meetings” or email exchanges with the political theory subfield. Tillery requested a different workspace in an email to administrators on April 12, writing that he was afraid Stevens’ behavior might lead to violence against him by her or another person. Part of the investigation involved a Northwestern student whom Stevens said signed a document corroborating her story. On June 8, five weeks after Tillery said he spoke to a University-hired investigator about the altercation in March, he sent a follow up email to administrators asking them to take “urgent action” in having his office relocated. Soon after, Tillery said he moved in to the

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Department of African American Studies for the summer months. Tillery got word at the beginning of August that he had been cleared of all charges and Stevens had been placed on leave. After Stevens’ blog post began making waves on the internet, Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph sent out an email, obtained by The Daily, to the Department of Political Science on Sept. 2 notifying everyone that Stevens is on leave and “will be away from campus” during that time. “She launches this media campaign, and I remained silent for the last six months about what was happening,” Tillery said. Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis, who sparked national conversation last year for an op-ed criticizing strict rules against relationships between students and professors, said she hopes the administration is giving Tillery and Stevens equal treatment as they manage the dispute, instead of giving the appearance of “pre-judging” the situation. Although Kipnis said she and Stevens disagree strongly on certain political topics, the two professors have interacted on multiple social occasions without issue. “The idea that this is somebody who you have to be fearful of your physical safety around has just not been my experience,” Kipnis said.

Some faculty have questioned whether Stevens being placed on leave was in alignment with rules set out in the Faculty Handbook. Art history Prof. Stephen Eisenman wrote in an email to The Daily that, according to Stevens’ account, she seems to have been placed on leave before an evaluation by a psychiatrist. However, the rules require a faculty member be evaluated by a healthcare professional before they are placed on involuntary medical leave. University spokesman Al Cubbage did not respond to request for comment for this story. Eisenman — who oversaw the 2015 revision of the handbook as Faculty Senate president — also raised questions about whether or not a Behavioral Consultation Team, which deals with potential security threats, was approached with Stevens’ case. The team — which is associated with University Police — was involved with Stevens’ situation, according to two members of the political science department. Eisenman also questioned whether Stevens would have the ability to challenge being placed on leave with the Faculty Senate’s Committee on Cause. The committee reviews sanctions when faculty members wish to appeal the administration’s decision. Religious studies Prof. Laurie Zoloth, Faculty Senate president, said in an email that new committee members will be elected at the first Faculty Senate meeting this fall, but there is a committee ready to be called to action at any time. In the Sept. 4 blog post, Stevens said the result of the investigation into the incident with Tillery had not yet been “‘cleared’ by any independent investigative body.” Stevens’ undergraduate political science research seminar is no longer on record, according to CAESAR — however, as of Sept. 7, there were only two students enrolled. Weinberg senior Hayley Hopkins, who has been a research assistant for Stevens for about a year and a half, said her work on a project with Stevens as an adviser has been stalled since she heard about the ban after it was publicized. Tillery said it has been difficult for him to see colleagues show support for Stevens as her blog post gained traction online, with some asking him to sign a petition to keep Stevens at NU and “protect her academic freedom.” “I’ve spent the last six months losing sleep over this,” Tillery said, “And to see that now people that I respect — friends — writing and saying, ‘Northwestern is abusing Jackie Stevens,’ ‘who is this awful person that threatened and slammed the door in her face?’” juliajacobs2018@u.northwestern.edu

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In Case You Missed It

NLRB reaches verdict on student assistants By JULIA JACOBS

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A version of this story was published on Aug. 23 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. The National Labor Relations Board ruled in August that student assistants at private colleges and universities such as Northwestern should be considered employees, reversing a 2004 decision establishing that graduate students could not formally unionize. The board ruled 3-1 that student assistants, as university employees, have the right to collectively bargain, saying the Brown University decision made over a decade ago “deprived an entire category of workers of the protections” of the National Labor Relations Act “without a convincing justification,” according to a news release. The case was based on an election petition filed by a Columbia University union seeking to represent graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants, as well as graduate and departmental research assistants. “What this decision does is, at the very least, it first and foremost recognizes our labor and the work that we contribute to campus,” said Matilda Stubbs, a ninth-year anthropology student at Northwestern, in anticipation of the ruling. The University’s position is that unionization and collective bargaining are not the “appropriate methods” to deal with concerns from graduate student assistants, University spokesman Al Cubbage said in a statement. Many states, including Illinois, allow graduate students at public-sector universities to unionize. There are about 33 graduate employee unions in the United States, according to the Coalition of Graduate Employee Unions’ website. Graduate students at some private universities such as the University of Chicago have collectively bargained with the administration without official recognition. In response to the August decision, Mary

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Kay Henry, president of the Service Employees International Union said “restoring the rights of graduate workers” is a key part of ensuring teachers and researchers have a say in the future of higher education. SEIU is running a national campaign, involving some Northwestern instructors and students, to help a range of faculty and other campus workers seek collective bargaining rights with their universities. Cubbage said in the statement that the University provides guaranteed funding to graduate students for five years, a “high-availability” of support for sixth-year students in MFA and Ph.D. programs at TGS, and “excellent” health care coverage. Those who opposed reversing the Brown decision hold that graduate students are at their institutions first and foremost to gain an education, and that granting graduate students collective bargaining rights has the potential to harm their relationships with professors. The decision came on Aug. 23, the same day hearings began at the NLRB’s Chicago office to determine the verdict of July’s election in which non-tenure eligible faculty voted on whether to unionize. The hearing was scheduled to determine the validity of 71 ballots, most of which the SEIU is questioning on the grounds of voter eligibility. Stubbs said SEIU, which has been working with the non-tenure eligible faculty at NU, has begun to try to organize graduate students following movement toward contingent faculty unionization. Although Stubbs was not qualified to vote in July’s election as a graduate student — despite being the principal teacher of a class during Spring Quarter — she said graduate students and contingent faculty have much in common. “The primary thing we have in common is that we simultaneously teach alongside one another,” Stubbs told The Daily. “We are literally offering the same quality of coursework, we’re doing the same amount of work and we’re doing it very independent.” juliajacobs2018@u.northwestern.edu

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

NU wins 2 of 3 games in Cedar Falls Northwestern

By AIDAN MARKEY

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It was another up-and-down weekend for Northwestern in their final non-conference tournament of the season. With Big Ten play on the horizon, the Wildcats (7-5) competed in the UNI Tournament over the weekend, defeating North Dakota State (2-11) and Syracuse (1-9) on the opening day of competition Friday before falling to tournament host Northern Iowa (9-5) on Saturday. “We didn’t execute the way that I feel like we should have, but I think 2-1 is a fine way to come out of a (non-conference) tournament,” junior outside hitter Symone Abbott said of the Cats’ weekend in Iowa. Abbott led the tournament in total kills with 46 over the two-day event. She tallied 16 in NU’s four-set Friday victory over the Bisons and followed that up with a 14-kill, 18-dig performance in a five-set win over the Orange later that day. Coach Shane Davis said he was impressed with Abbott’s willingness to adapt to the team’s needs. “We’ve asked a lot out of Symone, compared to her first few years,” Davis said. “We’re asking her to play all the way around, we’re asking her to pass all the way around … I’ve been really

WOMEN’S SOCCER From page 16

straight game in which the sophomore scored her team’s opening goal. Mehta then added a goal of her own in the 49th minute to extend NU’s lead, driving in a penalty kick following a Purdue handball. Though none of the team’s other 17 shots found their way into the net, it never mattered. Junior goalie Lauren Clem saved all three shots that came her way, with the Cats’ back four ensuring that most Purdue attempts never reached Clem in the first place.

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impressed with her ability to make changes.” Despite Abbott’s strong play, NU couldn’t pull out an undefeated weekend at the tournament. The Cats fell to the Panthers in straight sets on the second day of the tournament. Abbott once again led NU’s efforts with 16 kills and seven digs. Senior setter Caleigh Ryan had 12 assists in the match, while junior setter Taylor Tashima added 20 assists. Ryan said that the team struggled to carry out its game plan in the loss to the Panthers. “That zero on the scoreboard is something we take pride in,” sophomore defender Hannah Davison, who was recently named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, said. “We know that we don’t necessarily need to win by keeping that shutout, but it’s something that the four of us and whole team take great pride in, and something I hope continues throughout the Big Ten.” Only in the final few minutes did the Boilermakers come close to making a surge after the Cats took their collective foot off the pedal. Still, Purdue never managed to break the seal and joined NU’s prior eight opponents in defeat.

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“We ran that play in practice … Ran that exact play,” Igwebuike said. “Didn’t intercept it in practice.” Igwebuike tweeted “Thanks for the int,” before the game, portending the pick. He said the tweet was inspired by a conversation with God. “If I don’t get an interception, I’m going to get cheesed — everybody’s going to make fun of me,” he said. Junior linebacker Anthony Walker also forced a turnover, stripping Jones in the third quarter. Following the game, Fitzgerald revealed Walker has been fighting a knee injury since early this year and is just now getting back into “game shape.” With the win, the Cats bounced back from what has been a rough start and gave new students something to celebrate. Fitzgerald said he hopes for another strong student turnout when the NU hosts Nebraska in its Big Ten opener next week. “I know there will be no midterms next week, so I expect them to be here very early and ready to rock,” he said.

“I think we weren’t all on the same page,” Ryan said. “Our coaches put together a great scouting report, but we really didn’t execute it well.” Davis noted his team’s resilience against strong competition so far this season but also acknowledged the need for the Cats to take their game to the next level. “We were doing some good stuff and putting ourselves in some really good situations,” Davis said. “We just struggled winning the long rallies.” NU has played power conference teams such as Virginia, Ole Miss, Xavier and Virginia Tech in its non-conference schedule. Davis said he feels the slate has prepared the Cats for competition in the Big Ten, a conference that currently has eight teams ranked in the top 25 and three ranked in the top 10. “We needed to figure out how we matched up against teams that are used to winning,” Davis said. “We played well against those teams.” NU begins Big Ten play on Wednesday against Indiana. As one of the leaders of the team, Abbott recognizes the significance of the match. “I feel that we will come out and be excited to get the Big Ten season started,” Abbott said. “They’re very good, but (Indiana’s) a team we can take care of.”

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NU’s next Big Ten test will come on Friday, when it visits No. 22 Rutgers and looks to extend its streak to 10. Though the Cats beat the Scarlet Knights last year and enter the contest with plenty of momentum, Moynihan said the team can’t relax. “We’ve just got to keep it rolling,” he said. “We’ve had some pauses in games like today, where we’re rolling along pretty comfortably — it was 1-0 but it felt like 3-0 or 4-0 — and we took our foot off the gas a little bit. We’re not going to be able to do that against Rutgers.”

All the pressure was not unexpected, coach Pat Fitzgerald said, but regardless, the offense had a hard time coping. “If they’re going to bring one more than we have, we need to make them pay,” Fitzgerald said. “How many times were balls just slightly overthrown, right? … There’s a ton of things we can do better as a staff. That’s why we get paid to do what we do and we’ve always got to be critical of ourselves first and foremost.” The game is a sign of progress for Thorson, who’s gone through plenty of ups and downs ever since taking over the offense as a redshirt freshman. But it’s still clear he and the rest of the unit have a long way left to go as the start of Big Ten play looms.

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Northwestern scores first win of season against Duke under the lights

By TIM BALK

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After a pair of nail-biting losses, Northwestern let its fans breath easy in the final minutes of its 24-13 win over Duke on Saturday night. A big passing day from sophomore quarterback Clayton Thorson and a stingy defensive performance allowed the Wildcats (1-2) to best the Blue Devils (1-2, 0-1 ACC). NU prevented Duke from putting a damper on a celebration of the new students, who raced onto the field pre-game as part of the “Wildcat Dash” orientation festivities. For the second straight week, the Cats threw the ball frequently. Thorson approached the career-high 41 passing attempts he finished with against Illinois State, airing it out 39 times. He completed just 18 of those attempts, but finished with a career-high 320 passing yards and a trio of touchdowns. Th orson found himself fi ghting against an aggressive Duke pass rush all night. “I thought (Thorson) hung in pretty well with the amount of heat that we got,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said after the game. “I think (Duke) threw every blitz ever known to man at us.” The signal caller’s first touchdown came from a

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26-yard completion to junior superback Garrett Dickerson, which put the finishing touches on a balanced, 10-play, 75-yard opening drive for NU. “It was a nice play by Garrett against man coverage,” Thorson said. “It was Garrett’s first touchdown catch … that was fun for us.” It was the only score of the first half for the Cats but set the tone for the evening, and NU would never trail. But Duke drew even with a 99-yard drive late in the second quarter. With the score still locked at seven 10 minutes into the second half, the Cats were gifted an opportunity after a botched Duke punt gave them the ball at their opponent’s 44-yard line. Just one play later, NU took the lead, as Thorson dropped the ball into the hands of an open Solomon Vault, who rolled into the endzone to open up a 14-7 NU lead. Thorson put the game on ice in the fourth quarter with a 58-yard third-down touchdown pass to Austin Carr. The touchdown, and a 40-yard third quarter Jack Mitchell field goal, allowed NU to finish with its highest point total of the season. NU’s defense was again a bright spot in the win, holding Duke to 5-for-17 on third downs and turning the Blue Devils over twice. An injury-riddled defensive backfi eld, which started a pair of cornerbacks and a safety — redshirt freshman Trae Williams, sophomore Montre Hartage and sophomore Jared McGee — with a combined two career starts entering the night, held Duke quarterback Daniel Jones to 27-of-48 passing and zero touchdowns. The lone usual starter, junior safety Godwin Igwebuike, picked Jones off in the first quarter. » See FOOTBALL, page 14

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Inconsistent Thorson Cats top Purdue to stay undefeated proves good enough 0 Purdue

By GARRETT JOCHNAU

By BOBBY PILLOTE

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Throwing for 320 yards and three touchdowns is a great night as a quarterback — completing only 18-of-39 passes is just the opposite. Putting the two together gives Clayton Thorson’s night against Duke. The sophomore looked equal parts stellar and suspect Saturday under the lights, completing three beautiful scoring strikes but otherwise struggling to keep cool under pressure and string together consistent drives. At the end of the day, though, Thorson walked off the field with a career high in passing yards and having accounted for all of Northwestern’s touchdowns. Thorson kicked off his evening with a strong opening drive, finding junior superback Garrett Dickerson down the seam from 26 yards out for the first score of the night. In the second half, Thorson connected with junior receiver Solomon Vault for a 44-yard toss and also found senior receiver Austin Carr wide open on a busted coverage for a 58-yard touchdown. Those three passes accounted

for 40 percent of Thorson’s yardage. Take out those three throws, though, and things look ugly. Thorson tossed two interceptions, took five sacks and completed less than fifty percent of his passes for the 10th time in 16 career starts since the beginning of last year. “I think I could have stayed in there a little bit,” Thorson said of his performance. “I threw off my back foot a few times where I didn’t have to. I think I have to stay in there, maybe take a hit, and complete some of those balls. That one to Austin (Carr) finally did that.” The offensive line — porous a week ago in NU’s surprising loss to Illinois State — again proved to be an issue. Thorson was frequently harried and lobbed passes off his back foot instead of stepping into his throws. Even when he had time, Thorson looked skittish and continued to overthrow his receivers. The Blue Devils’ five sacks piled on top of a whopping 12 quarterback hurries, with the Duke defense finding repeated success on a safety blitz the offense was either unwilling or simply unable to counter. » See THORSON, page 14

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It took just one goal for Northwestern to seize control of Sunday’s Big Ten showdown with Purdue. And when the Wildcats scored their second, the match was virtually over. Entering the contest on the heels of eight straight wins and five consecutive shutouts, the Cats (9-0-0, 2-0-0 Big Ten) simply needed a few flashes of offensive brilliance to pull out on top. The rest, they left to the defense. “If the other team isn’t scoring, then we’re always in it and we always have a chance,” coach Michael Moynihan said. “We have a real resilience and tough-mindedness that I really appreciate.” NU’s 2-0 victory over the visiting Boilermakers was significantly more pronounced than the final score suggests. The Cats’ defense, which now boasts a program-best 626 straight shutout minutes, once again executed in full force. Keeping Purdue from ever catching stride, the defense submitted another nearperfect effort from start to finish. Once sophomore forward Brenna Lovera got the Cats on the board in the 13th minute, NU never looked back.

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“It feels really good to get us going and started off,” Lovera said. “We have started to create a nice culture where it’s keep going, keep

going, keep going — gas pedal to the floor.” The score came off a lofted transition pass from fifth-year senior midfielder Nandi Mehta. Lovera beat the defender and drilled it through the goalkeeper’s outstretched arms to notch her sixth goal of the season. It was the second » See WOMEN’S SOCCER, page 14

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Nandi Mehta fights for possession. The fifth-year senior midfielder notched Northwestern’s second goal in the win over Purdue.