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Summers reflects on political career Former Treasury Secretary discusses place for economics

By ELIZABETH CAMERON

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Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers compared his roles in politics and academia at an annual department of economics lecture Wednesday.

Summers, who served as director of the White House National Economic Council under former President Barack Obama, spoke about his different careers with Kellogg Prof.

Janice Eberly. About 300 people attended the talk at the Kellogg School of Management Global Hub. When working in government, Summers said he had to balance his economics background with political pressures.

“You can’t be slavishly guided by your economic reasoning,” he said. “You have to understand the broad political forces.”

Summers, who also served as president of Harvard University, reflected on decades of experience in public policy and academia

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Author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses white supremacy and writing at a Wednesday event. The event, hosted at Evanston Township High School, was moderated by ETHS Principal Marcus Campbell.

Coates urges country to face past

Author talks white supremacy with over 1,400 people at ETHS

By JAKE HOLLAND

daily senior staffer @jakeholland97

Author and journalist TaNehisi Coates said at a Wednesday discussion that the first step in dismantling white supremacy

is through truthful representation of history.

At a public event hosted

by Evanston Township High School, Coates told more than 1,400 audience members that false narratives and racist beliefs are deeply ingrained in the United States. The talk was organized by

Family Action Network, a nonprofit that curates free speaker series on a variety of topics.

Coates said Americans are “lying” to themselves about segregation and discrimination. He added that he tries to use his work to get people to face the reality of the past.

NU’s lead trainer to head up NATA Association names Tory Lindley as its latest president

By AMY LI

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Northwestern’s head athletics trainer, Tory Lindley, will serve as the 14th president of the National Athletics Trainers’ Association, the organization announced last week.

Lindley has served as the vice president for NATA –– an organization that supports athletic training professionals –– since 2016 and has worked as NU’s head trainer since 2002. Lindley said he has been interested in athletic training since he was a high school student, and has worked in

the field since graduate school.

“The best part of my job is the impact we make on the health of our patients,” he said. “It’s what drives you every day.”

As president, Lindley said he will represent NATA at health care meetings and health care projects across the world. He said he also hopes to expand the athletic profession internationally and looks forward to opportunities for global collaboration.

In addition to his new role, Lindley will continue his role as the University’s head athletic trainer. He said he enjoys working in a collegiate environment, adding that NU’s athletic department is “fantastic” to work with.

“The college setting has » See LINDLEY, page 6

“For the vast majority of this country’s history … folks who consider themselves as white have been blind to themselves,” Coates said. “(They’ve been) blind about the basic nature of the country, and that has effects.” » See COATES, page 6

and compared the roles of each.

Though he was used to following his own academic reasoning as a professor, Summers said he had to consider political factors while working for the government. As Treasury Secretary, for example, he said he learned to consider the reputation of the U.S. government when making decisions.

Summers said economists in public positions must answer pressing questions, while also building concepts for the future.

“You can contribute to the development of concepts that will become the future, which will shape the decisions that policymakers in the future will make,” Summers said. “You can develop ideas that may not be useful at this precise instant, but will have their moment.”

He added that especially in the current political climate, one must consider the longterm effects of working for any administration.

“If you are a moral person of good will and serious commitment to analysis, you have to think very carefully if you would like to be part of this administration which seems to be neither » See SUMMERS, page 6

Boat passengers rescued by local safety personnel

Local safety forces rescued three individuals in the water off Dempster Street Beach on Wednesday after receiving a call that two sailboats had overturned.

Evanston Fire Department officers, U.S. Coast Guard officers and an Evanston lifeguard responded to the incident, which occurred just before 5 p.m., city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told The Daily in an email.

Bobkiewicz said the two sailboats had collided, sending the individuals on board into the water. EFD could not be reached for comment.

Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said he heard on the radio that two of the individuals were windsurfers. Petty Officer Second Class Ryan Ortega — who is based at Wilmette Harbor’s U.S. Coast Guard station — said as of Wednesday evening, the Coast Guard is unable to provide any identifying information for the

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U.S. Coast Guard officers assist passengers Wednesday on a dock by Dempster Street Beach. Local safety forces responded after receiving a call that three individuals had fallen into the water once two boats collided.

passengers.

Ortega said Coast Guard officers assisted two individuals and an “Evanston lifeguard boat” assisted the third. The passengers were brought on shore and treated for mild hypothermia by emergency medical services officers, he said.

Bobkiewicz said one of the individuals was transported to a hospital in the area with “believed

nonlife-threatening injuries.” The other two passengers declined to comment.

Paul Nierman (Kellogg ’76) said he was walking along the lakefront when he spotted the sailboats. Nierman said within the span of about 20 minutes, safety forces had arrived and rescued the three passengers.

Evanston resident Deborah Horwitz, who also witnessed the

incident, said the passengers were wearing life jackets. She commended the quick response from officials.

“It seemed actually very efficient and a lot of concern,” Horwitz said. “This water is really cold and very dangerous.”

Colin Boyle contributed reporting.

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AROUND TOWN Skokie officials decry water lawsuit

By ALLY MAUCH

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Skokie officials called Evanston’s lawsuit against the village regarding water rates “hostile” and “irresponsible” in its first public response Tuesday.

The lawsuit, filed in September, alleged that the parties were unable to agree on a water rate for Skokie to pay Evanston. Evanston proposed a new rate of $2.06 per 1,000 gallons, while Skokie proposed lowering the rate to $0.70.

Evanston’s proposed rate was approved at City Council and went into effect Oct. 1.

Formerly, Skokie residents paid about $1.08 per 1,000 gallons, which is roughly $2 less than the rate Evanston residents pay.

“The 91 percent water rate hike is a distorted application of a method to setting water rates for privately owned, for-profit water utilities, and demonstrates Evanston’s deceitful approach to Skokie’s attempts to negotiate a fair price for this essential service,” Skokie mayor George Van Dusen said in the release.

Evanston city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told The Daily in an email that the two municipalities had extended their existing contract twice, with the second extension ending Sept.

30. Without a contract, Evanston “needed” to impose the higher rate to continue charging for water, Bobkiewicz said.

“It is unfortunate that the City and Village of Skokie were not able to reach an agreement to renew our water sales contract,” he said.

All other services covered in the contract ended Oct. 1, including water quality testing and pump maintenance services, according to the release.

Skokie health director Catherine Counard said in the release that quality testing is essential for ensuring a safe water system. She said Evanston has left Skokie in a “precarious position.”

Man’s car vandalized in south Evanston

An Evanston resident told police his vehicle had been vandalized while parked in an alleyway in south Evanston between Monday night and Tuesday morning.

The man typically parks his vehicle in the alleyway in the 400 block of Sheridan Road, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Recently, the man has had two incidents where someone wrote “stop douche” in the dirt on his vehicle.

Dugan said the man legally parks in the area and has had no issues with anyone. The man left his vehicle in the spot overnight Monday and returned to discover a long scratch along the driver’s side from the front door to the rear of the vehicle.

There are no suspects, Dugan said.

Northbrook man’s car burglarized in south Evanston

A 60-year-old Northbrook resident’s car was burglarized Tuesday in south Evanston.

The man left his 2011 Chevy parked in the 1300 block of Oakton Street on Tuesday around 10:30 a.m. and returned after 4:18 p.m., Dugan said. When he arrived, he discovered both of his license plates had been stolen.

Dugan said there are no suspects. ­— Sophie Mann

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Evanston is pursuing a lawsuit against Skokie after disagreements about water rates. Skokie responded to an increase in rates in a release Tuesday.

The village has arranged replacement water inspection and maintenance services through the Skokie Health and Public Works Departments, according to the release.

Van Dusen said Skokie is “examining all options” to respond to the increased water rate while also searching for alternate water sources.

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“Evanston does not have the right to balance its City budget on the backs of Skokie residents,” Van Dusen said. “There are consequences when neighbors take unilateral and oppressive actions designed to penalize its neighbors that have historically cooperated with and supported their community.” allysonmauch2020@u.northwestern.edu

Setting the record straight An article in Wednesday’s paper titled “EFD considers implementing mobile healthcare” misstated the department for the officials presenting at the Levy Senior Center. They were Evanston Fire Department officials.

An article in the Sept. 28 paper titled “Skokie disputes adjusted water rates, Evanston files lawsuit in response” misstated the comparison of Skokie’s former water rate to Evanston’s. Skokie’s rate was roughly $2 less.

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ON CAMPUS ASG elects 1 senator to Wild Ideas

By JONAH DYLAN

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Associated Student Government Senate elected Communication sophomore Leo Scheck to the Wild Ideas committee in its first meeting of the academic year Wednesday.

Scheck, a senator for the Student Theatre Coalition, told The Daily he was excited to build on his experience with ASG in the committee.

“In some of my other capacities within student government and within student groups, I’ve found some great difficulty when it comes to actually conducting the financial operations of different student groups,” Scheck said. “I want to take what I’ve learned and hopefully help other groups that can benefit from an improved access to financial resources and financial operations.”

Scheck beat two other senators in the election for the committee, which allocates funds to students or groups that don’t get funded under the A-status or B-status committees. Chief of staff Lars Benson, who chairs the committee, told The Daily that Wild Ideas has $25,000 to allocate to students and student groups for the whole academic year.

Benson said he’s excited to work with Scheck on the committee.

“I was very impressed by his clear concept of what accessibility means on this campus and his focus on particularly financial accessibility and meeting the needs of students who aren’t able to attend a lot of conventional events,” the Weinberg senior said.

During the election process, senators and members of ASG’s executive board asked the candidates what qualities they look for in ideas that could be funded by the committee, and how they’d proceed if a group they’re involved with applied for funding through Wild Ideas. Vice president for academics Sky Patterson also asked the candidates to pitch a potential idea for the committee.

Sumin Woo, another candidate for the spot, said if elected, she’d allocate funds to groups that had

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Leo Scheck (center) looks on during Associated Student Government Senate. The Communication sophomore was elected to the Wild Ideas committee at Wednesday’s Senate.

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“The event has to be seen through for a couple of years,” the Medill sophomore said. “I’d like to see events that have promise and the ability to keep going down the road.”

The Wild Ideas committee is made up of 10 members, including Benson, who only votes in the case of a tie.

Benson and Scheck both said Wild Ideas is critical to ASG’s purpose because it gives opportunities to students who wouldn’t otherwise have them. All Wild Ideas events are free to students, Benson said.

“Wild Ideas enables us to empower those students to first of all create new student groups and

new opportunities but then also to bring speakers that they’re really interested in, to host events that they think are important or to do projects that they think matter to campus,” Benson said.

Senate also confirmed all 15 residential senators, who were elected earlier this month. In addition, two senators were elected to a committee that will select a vice president for health and wellness to replace Weinberg senior Olivia Paulhac, who resigned over the summer. The committee will present its nominee at next week’s Senate. Finally, Senate elected two senators to the distinguished Honorary Teaching Award Selection committee. jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Locally filmed movie premieres at Chicago festival

By JENNIFER HEPP

daily senior staffer @jenniferhepp97

Many people identify with a single “coming-of-age” moment in the transition from youth to adulthood, and Communication Prof. Kyle Henry said people go through that again when transitioning to middle age.

“Rogers Park,” an independent film produced by Henry, premieres Thursday at the Chicago International Film Festival, the oldest competitive festival in North America. The film follows two interracial, middle-aged couples in the titular northern Chicago neighborhood as they fight to keep relationships with their families and significant others intact.

“At this point in life we’re trying to figure out where we’re at, (we’re asking) what were those dreams of youth, what do we need to move into to sustain us into the future,” said Henry, a Radio, Television and Film professor. “I like making work that is meaningful to me at whatever stage at life I’m at and whatever I’m doing.”

Henry said the creative team conducted blind casting, not taking into consideration the actors’ race, gender and sexual orientation in the audition process.

The writers didn’t have a concrete vision of the characters before casting, but rather created the roles and relationships around the actors who were chosen for the film, he said.

The casting workshops were largely improvisatory, Henry said, because the crew put a larger emphasis on building the relationships they aimed to capture on film.

“So often, you’ll see films where actors haven’t been brought together until the day before they shoot their scene and they’re supposed to be married for 20 years, and you can sadly tell these people have just met,” he said. “There’s no chemistry or common experiences

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Grace (Sara Sevigny) and Zeke (Antoine McKay) kiss at a party. The two played one of the interracial couples in “Rogers Park.”

they can draw from to create the scenes they’re in.”

Sara Sevigny, who plays Grace in “Rogers Park,” said the actors were often “pushed out into the world,” being filmed on spontaneous dates or during arguments in parking lots while in character.

Sevigny said her character, who runs a Montessori program in Rogers Park, originally believes she has the perfect life. That all changes after the death of her father, which intensifies her tenuous relationship

with her brother and causes her relationship with her husband to deteriorate.

“What’s attractive about the way the story goes is you start at (Grace and her husband’s) best place and see what real couples have to go through in life, especially when you’re entering middle age,” she said. “(It explores) what happens when you get complacent in your relationship with your partner, what it does as space and distance comes between you.”

Screenwriter Carlos Treviño called the Rogers Park neighborhood the most diverse in Chicago because of its community and culture, with people from many different backgrounds crossing paths.

Most of the filming was done in the neighborhood to reflect this diversity in the film, Treviño said.

“There are so many people who come as immigrants, people who are refugees,” he said. “It’s a place where artists and writers live … (and) where lots of different types of people come together and collide off each other.”

Henry said Rogers Park has a prominent tradition of activism and is a place where possibilities exist for communication across boundaries, which he believes is “something special.”

He hopes “Rogers Park” will contribute to ongoing conversations about how to gracefully transition into middle age. Although the discussions prompted by the film are quite serious, Henry said he and Treviño tried to explore the humane and humorous aspects of daily life.

“There’s a lot in us as people that, when put under the microscope, is incredibly revealing but funny,” Henry said. “I hope people can recognize themselves in some of these characters and laugh at some of the (stereotypes) these characters have.”

In any other movie, Sevigny said the four main characters in “Rogers Park” would likely play the roles of neighbors or best friends — characters usually relegated to the background.

“It was fascinating for me to see what our stories would be if we were given opportunities to tell them,” she said. “It’s really fun when you get to put (supporting characters) front and center and see what makes them hurt, what makes them love, how they interact.

That’s really exciting.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

Annual production on climate change arrives at NU

By AIDAN MARKEY

daily senior staffer @markey2019

To Communication senior Isadora Porte, theater can be more than just a performance — it can be a call to action, too.

Porte and other Northwestern students will get together Sunday to present Climate Change Theatre Action at NU, one of more than 200 theatrical performances in a biennial global series aiming to provoke dialogue and action toward climate change.

Porte, who produces CCTA at NU, is among the students bringing the event for the first time to Northwestern. She said CCTA emphasizes discussion and action by calling for diversity among performances.

“The idea is that each of these events can be anything from a fully staged production to a reading in your living room,” Porte said. “The goal is to get everyone together and talking about climate change.”

The series is a worldwide collaboration between the Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts, NoPassport Theatre Alliance, The Arctic Cycle, Theatre Without Borders and York University, according to the CCTA website. The event coincides with the United Nations’ 23rd Conference of the Parties held in Bonn, Germany, which will feature discussion on the future of international climate change policy.

Fifty commissioned acts are available for universities, theater companies and other collaborators to produce throughout the world, with each act addressing a different aspect of the global issue.

Of those acts, CCTA at NU will present “Magical Vagina,” “Single Use” and “Oh How We Loved Our Tuna!,” as well as the CCTA 2017 song “Infinite Water.”

Porte said CCTA at NU will feature works from student playwrights in addition to these commissioned pieces.

Second-year master of fine arts student Alex Mallory, who spearheads the initiative with Porte, will serve as the artistic director for the event.

Mallory said she and Porte wanted to create a collective environment that encouraged artistic contributions from other NU students.

“Our goal is to create a community event beyond just a regular performance,” Mallory said. “Rather than choosing a play that deals with issues of climate change and presenting it, we are inviting playwrights and directors to participate in whatever way they would like.”

Porte said she expects about 10 student-coordinated pieces to complement the commissioned works, with the lineup likely to change in the final days leading up to the production. These works will also explore different themes that concern climate change, she said.

Communication senior Juliet Roll, one of the playwrights involved with this year’s CCTA event, said the event’s emphasis on involvement rather than total commitment has allowed student collaborators to focus on calling for action.

“It’s definitely synonymous with the message to just do something, and don’t wait for the perfect

thing to do,” Roll said. “It’s cool that there are a lot of people contributing in small ways.”

CCTA at NU will be held at the MussetterStruble Theater for a single performance. Although admission is free, Mallory said donations will be accepted to aid hurricane relief in Puerto Rico.

Mallory said the organizers’ decision to accept donations exemplifies the overarching purpose of the global CCTA events. “(We’ve) decided to pursue emergency relief efforts because that’s something immediate and something we can affect right now,” Mallory said.

“We can see the direct impact.”

Porte said this collaboration and action between writers, directors and audience members signifies the importance of partnering in tackling global environmental issues.

“Interdisciplinary work, especially within climate change, is so important,” Porte said. “We’re looking forward to getting a lot of people in the room.” aidanmarkey2019@u.northwestern.edu

Alumnae direct opera monodramas about female identity

By JENNY KANG

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Three Northwestern alumnae are the creative stars of an upcoming fall show at Edge Theater, which features a musical act centered on women and their place in society.

A Chicago-based music collective, Ensemble Dal Niente, will present “Piece Her Together” on Friday.

The show is a set of two operatic monodramas — dramatic pieces performed by a single actor or singer — directed by Emmi Hilger (Communication ’08).

Northwestern alumnae Eliza Brown (Bienen ’15) and Katherine Young (Bienen ’17) composed the featured monodramas.

Young’s “When Stranger Things Happen” will succeed Brown’s “The Body of the State” in each performance after a brief intermission. Both shows engage with questions about female identity and the way society can complicate it, Young said.

“These are two incredibly different but equally powerful stories by two fantastic women composers in Chicago,” said Emma Hospelhorn, Ensemble Dal Niente’s publicity director and a flutist in the production. “These are two large works we have commissioned by women, about women and women’s identities.”

Brown said her piece focuses on the story of 16thcentury Spanish princess Juana of Castile, whom historical texts often portray as a madwoman. Brown said she took interest in the story because Castile is a misunderstood character who acted in response to her oppressive family’s behavior.

Six women from the Indiana State Prison’s education program helped Brown write “The Body of the State.” Brown said their contributions were crucial in the monodrama’s portrayal of incarceration and its psychological effects.

“It went beyond their personal experience and was an artistic collaboration,” Brown said. “They just were some really smart women who were great to

bounce ideas with.”

Brown said she hopes the performance captures Castile’s tragic life through both the acting and the music. The interaction between the orchestra and the actress of the piece adds to the sense of “confinement” and “isolation” Brown said she wishes to convey.

Young’s monodrama was inspired by the novel “The Girl Detective” by Kelly Link. The book is about a young girl whose investigations lead her into various places — including the underworld — where lost items accumulate.

The key themes of Young’s monodrama resonate around Link’s ideas of loss. While everyone experiences loss in some form, it may serve as an opportunity for introspection, Young said.

“Perhaps you can say (the monodrama is) about someone searching for their creative voice, finding it perhaps, (but) looking for it in some ways,” Young said.

Young hopes the theme of loss is explicated through the production’s music, as the contrasts

between loud moments and silences in the piece will expose listeners to musical motifs where sound is absent, she said.

Yet, Young said the message of her monodrama is open to interpretation and the audience should go into the show without a prescribed narrative.

Brown and Young said classes with Bienen Prof.

Hans Thomalla influenced their careers in opera.

Brown added that Thomalla was the first reader for “The Body of the State,” and the two had worked together since she studied contemporary opera as a student.

Young, who also took contemporary opera classes with Thomalla, said working with him reignited her passion about opera as an art form that has a lot of potential for artistic expression.

“There are so many things I would have been doing different ... if I hadn’t been (at Northwestern),” she said. hanbyuljennykang2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Class signals change to Waa-Mu writing process

By CHARLOTTE WALSH

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During one of her first few weeks at Northwestern, Melissa Lewyn saw a purple flier advertising a new student-run musical theater writing class.

Taught by the two head writers of the Waa-Mu Show, “Introduction to Musical Theater Writing” is a newly created elective, which immerses students in musical theater script fundamentals. The course prepares underclassmen to contribute to Waa-Mu, the largest student-written musical in the country.

Bienen junior Alexander Rothfield, one of the head co-writers for the 2018 Waa-Mu Show and a teacher for the new fall course, said the class gives students the skills to develop their writing so they can confidently apply to write for the show in the winter.

Lewyn said the class –– her first real venture into musical theater writing –– strengthened her skills in a way she never expected.

“Musical theater writing is a delicate art,” the Communication freshman said. “(It) has a new structure that is not easy to obtain, and I’m so grateful for this class.”

The class features guest lectures from renowned entertainment industry figures, Lewyn said. So far, speakers have included composers Adam Gwon and Craig Carnelia, as well as playwrights Cheryl Coons and Michele Lowe.

The course’s assignments range from rewriting songs to grouping theatrical numbers across different genres, Lewyn said. In addition to receiving feedback from the student teachers, the class also devotes time to group discussion, she said.

Bienen sophomore Mason Frasher said he is auditing the class because he is interested in

writing for Waa-Mu. He said he enjoys that the class gives students freedom to formulate their writing.

“It very closely mirrors the process of writing a musical,” Frasher said. “There is a general idea of the goals and certain methods that you use to get there, but each piece is unique.”

In previous years, the show’s head writers organized what they called “Writer’s Room,” which were informal meetings throughout Fall Quarter to get feedback on material, Rothfield said. To achieve a more official process, he said he wanted to get more students involved and reach out to the freshman community.

Changes to the structure of the 6-year-old WaaMu winter class are happening as well.

Jordan Knitzer, the other Waa-Mu head cowriter, said there will be a new application process for students to perform a scene or a song they’ve

written themselves. About 30 to 40 writers will collaborate on the show in the winter course, as opposed to about 75 in previous years, he said.

It was not productive to have so many writers in a room trying to make their voices heard, the Communication sophomore said.

Knitzer, who also teaches the fall class, added that he is confident he will team up with a lot of the students from the course in the winter to write the final version of Waa-Mu, which will be performed Spring Quarter.

“I’m seeing a lot of myself from last year in (the students’) eyes and how passionate they are about writing musical theater,” Knitzer said. “It’s really great to see people so invested. I can’t wait to actually work and collaborate with these writers, because they’re really smart.” charlottewalsh2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Students perform at the 86th Waa-Mu Show, “Beyond Belief: A Superhero Story.” The Waa-Mu Show is restructuring its creative process, adding a Fall Quarter writing class.

New web series follows fictional struggles of Putin Jr.

By JANE RECKER

the daily northwestern @jreck96

You think you have it rough with your parents?

At least your dad is not the President of Russia.

The fictional struggles of Vladimir Putin’s illegitimate son are the premise behind “Putin Jr.,” a new web series for NU Channel 1 created by Communication sophomore Chase Reed, who is a Daily columnist. The series follows Ivan, Putin’s fictional son, as he traverses the social complexities of college and tries to keep his lineage a secret from friends.

Reed said the idea blossomed from a skit he created for a Radio, Television and Film class, in which his friend went around telling everyone he was from Alaska.

“I just had this moment of revelation,” he said.

“I was like, ‘what if (my friend) could be Putin’s

illegitimate son,’ and the idea just kind of careened from there.”

The team behind “Putin Jr.” is currently shooting the show’s pilot. Reed said filming is a grueling process that requires long hours from everyone involved.

“It’s the reason why I’m taking a nap at five in the afternoon on a Sunday,” he said.

Reed said the pilot will primarily focus on establishing Ivan as a character before he has to grapple with whether he becomes an accomplice to his father’s devious plans. Reed said he intentionally made Ivan “an everyman” so that viewers could connect with the character once the drama comes into play.

“You can definitely project yourself onto him,” he said, “so when the espionage stuff ramps up, it plants the seeds of thought of ‘how would I react.’”

While the show is currently in early production, Reed plans to extend it into a six-part web series and let the show evolve with the developing news

cycle around Russia. The Kremlin has been a recent point of discussion due to its alleged interference with the 2016 presidential election.

Communication senior Erin Gregory, an executive board member at NUCH1, said Reed has been a great collaborator and remained open to advice from senior members of the group. She added that she was excited about the prospect of a new full-length series for the channel.

“We haven’t had a web series since (the Northwestern Sketch Television) Premiere in February, so we’re all really excited about this,” Gregory said.

When crafting a show, Reed said he mainly focuses on crafting a narrative. He said he often gets his ideas in dreams or while in the shower, and, above all, his comedy has to stick to a central storyline.

This emphasis on narrative has allowed Reed to create a unique, hodge-podge sort of comedy. “(When I’m creating comedy), I just think about what it is that makes me laugh in this

current climate and then I include it,” he said.

“I’m not a streamlined comedian.”

Reed added that he has faced the same difficulties many contemporary comics currently deal with: how to create satire when reality is stranger than fiction.

The only way to address this problem, Reed said, is to “amp up” the surrealism and make everything larger than life. However, he said he has difficulty finding ways to amplify cartoonish qualities of actual life.

Though “Putin Jr.” deals with many political themes, Reed said he doesn’t want to make the show too politically driven, as it is mainly a piece of satire.

“A lot of post-election media has been very reactionary,” he said. “And while that’s not a bad thing, to channel all that anger, I really want to focus on the lighter, more humorous aspect of it.” janerecker2019@u.northwestern.edu

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ETHS Principal Marcus Campbell, who moderated the event, told The Daily that bringing Coates to Evanston allows people to learn about his work and understand the role race plays in society.

“Racism is real, and (Coates is) demonstrating that in ways a lot of people can understand,” Campbell said.

Lonnie Stonitsch, executive director of FAN, told The Daily that the organization decided to host the discussion at ETHS because it “seemed like a good fit.”

She said the discussion complemented the ETHS curriculum because Coates’s second book, “Between the World and Me,” is taught in classrooms.

“Coates is arguably one of the most prominent black public intellectuals in the country,” Stonitsch said. “If you can have the opportunity to come and hear his point of view, especially for free, I can’t imagine why any intellectually curious person wouldn’t be interested.”

Coates also discussed what it means to be an African-American writer, saying that systemic exclusion and discrimination gives African Americans “the greatest perspective” on how to observe and write about the U.S. “You can see everything that was kept from you, you can see all of the shortcomings, you can see everything honestly,” Coates said. “We have to see it honestly; our lives depend on it.”

During the Q&A period, an audience member asked Coates how he deals with the anger of injustices. Coates said he funnels it into his writing.

Still, he said, black people should stop apologizing for their anger because it’s a natural emotion. Coates said black communities are often deprived of basic services like good schools and public libraries despite paying taxes.

“If somebody has robbed you and you are in a community in which everyone around you has been robbed, and the robbery is ancestral, you’re right to be angry,” he said.

Melanie Buck-Mandisodza, an Oak Forest, Illinois, resident who attended the event, told The Daily that Coates’ work “gives voice to the voiceless” by popularizing underrepresented narratives.

Buck-Mandisodza said she appreciated that Coates addressed the burden that African Americans shoulder in having to always represent themselves. She added that this idea often isn’t an easy one to grapple with.

“I appreciate his point of view, and he gives me a perspective that I honestly don’t consider right away,” Buck-Mandisodza said. “It definitely opens my thought space to think more about my environment and where I’m coming from.”

moral, nor of good will, nor with any interest in accuracy or analysis,” he said.

Weinberg junior Roxanne Zong told The Daily she was “impressed” by how Summers discussed morality as an important aspect of working in government.

She added she was interested in Summers’ perspective on economics, which challenges the government’s reliance on set models.

“It was interesting how he was talking about the things that you can quantify and the pure quality of things that you can’t quantify,” Zong said.

Nonetheless, she said she was surprised he “surrendered” to political factors that fall outside the field of economics.

Michelle Obuhanich, who works in the economics department, told The Daily she was pleased by the interest shown in the event. In addition to the hundreds of ticket-holders, she said event organizers let in additional students who did not have tickets.

“It went well, and I think a lot of students were really excited,” Obuhanich said. “I was happy that a lot of students attended, undergraduate and grad.”

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always been the professional draw for me,” he said. “I love the academic environment in addition to providing professional health care for all

of our 500 student athletes.”

Lindley said the college setting is unique because he has the chance to teach other athletic training students.

Danielle Colegrove, a senior athletics trainer, said Lindley has doubled the program’s staff

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Tory Lindley serves as NU’s head athletic trainer, a position he has held since 2002. Lindley was named president of the National Athletics Trainers’ Association last week.

during his tenure. More importantly, however, she said Lindley has fostered a group of people who are motivated to do the right thing.

“He is a proactive, energized, forward-thinking leader with a good vision and great ideas,” she said. “He always puts students first.”

Assistant athletic director Paul Kennedy said Lindley is a hands-on leader. He said when athletes are injured during a game, Lindley is among the first to run out on the field.

Kennedy also said Lindley’s genuine care for patients can be seen in the conversations he has with student athletes in the waiting room, where they come for various injuries. Lindley and his team always work to maintain the emotional support students need when they’re the most vulnerable, Kennedy said.

“Tory and his staff take it upon themselves to certainly always be honest and realistic, but also create a culture that’s always upbeat, high energy and positive,” Kennedy said.

Over the six football seasons they have worked together, Kennedy said he has admired Lindley’s ability to manage and lead.

Lindley is capable of leading under pressure, which is important in a department that cares for students in the “prime” of their athletic careers, Kennedy said.

“The staff team, they respect him, they like him, and they work hard for him,” he said. “That’s what any national organization needs.” amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats look to extend streak Following 2 straight wins, NU takes on Nebraska

By ALISON ALBELDA

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Despite a rough start to the season, Northwestern is finally hitting its stride.

The Wildcats (8-6-2, 5-3-1 Big Ten) sit at fourth in the Big Ten, and head into their final regular season home match against Nebraska (9-3-5, 3-1-5) on Saturday. The Cornhuskers are currently sixth in the Big Ten, and both teams enter the weekend in need of a win.

After a pair of clean sheets against Minnesota and Wisconsin, senior goalkeeper Lauren Clem was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Clem said the Cornhuskers are a tough team and will be difficult to score on.

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“Their attack is very direct,” Clem said. “They start wide and cross balls in, but we have a good back line with Hannah (Davison) and Kayla (Sharples) in the center to clear it out.”

NU’s staunch defense will be put to the test against Nebraska’s formidable offense, as the Cornhuskers sit at third in the Big Ten with 1.7 goals per game.

Nebraska also averages 16.7 shots per game, while the Cats average just 11.4.

Last season, NU and the Cornhuskers met twice, with both matches ending in a draw.

Junior defender Kayla Sharples stressed the importance of communication between the defenders and midfielders to fend off the Cornhuskers’ attack. “(Last year) they gave us a hard battle,” Sharples said. “We need to come out strong with heart ... and just get the goals on the board right away.”

After winning a share of the Big Ten Championship last

season, the Cats struggled to open the 2017 campaign. But after a tough loss at Illinois, NU is riding a two-game win streak heading into Saturday’s match.

Coach Michael Moynihan said he’s pleased with how the team has worked itself back into fourth place in Big Ten standings.

“We want to get a top-four finish in the conference so we can host for the Big Ten Tournament,” he said. “We want to put ourselves into a position to get in the NCAA Tournament, and we are right on the cusp of that again so we’re still in a pretty good place. We just need to finish strong.”

With just one regular season game left, Moynihan said the team is focused on the postseason. He added that the matchup with Nebraska could be critical for NU’s NCAA Tournament hopes.

“This will be the third must win in a row,” he said. “We have to win this game if we want to be in contention for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Wildcats look to freshmen to replace graduated seniors

By RACHEL KUPFER

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With a fresh lineup of athletes and a positive perspective, Northwestern is ready to compete and make waves in the Big Ten this year.

The Wildcats will compete in six home meets and four away meets before the Big Ten Championships in February, where third-year coach Abby Steketee and the team will look to improve on last season’s seventhplace result.

This season will be an uphill battle for NU, having graduated nine seniors, including Melissa Postoll, who holds three individual school records and one relay record. However, junior Peyton Greenberg said the team still has a lot of depth “across the board,” especially in breaststroke, individual medley and freestyle events.

“We’re going to be better,” Greenberg said. “We’re going to be stronger.

We’re going to have more depth in each event, and I think that’s something we can really look forward to be excited about.”

The team will aim to reload with seven freshmen swimmers and two freshmen divers. Steketee said the freshmen have brought a fierce energy, and she welcomes their determination and passion.

The Cats hope to find some of that passion in freshman breaststroke swimmer Sophie Angus, a 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials finalist. Angus said she plans to put the team first during her debut season.

“I’m not specifically thinking about times,” Angus said. “I’m focusing on doing as much as I can for the team and helping the team move up to another level.”

Even with a large freshman class, the Cats will not be starting over. The returning squad is headlined by Valerie Gruest, a sophomore who dominated distance freestyle events last season, toppling the school records in the 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyles.

She is joined by junior diver Olivia Rosendahl, the NCAA champion in the platform diving event and NU’s record holder in all diving events.

Rosendahl also earned a gold medal in the 10m competition at the USA National Diving Championships this

past summer.

Rosendahl said she is excited to have freshman divers this year, considering there weren’t any last season. She said she also hopes the increase in the number of divers will help the team have more representation at the NCAA Zones meet.

The Cats will go up against stiff competition this season, with No. 4 Georgia, No. 12 Wisconsin and No. 17 Minnesota all on the schedule. In addition to the ranked opponents, NU will look to replicate last season’s wins against Illinois, Illinois-Chicago and Rutgers.

Steketee said she wants the team to focus on improving technique, strategy and energy during the regular meet season to prepare for the Big Ten Championships. Despite the challenges to come, the Cats have a unity Steketee said she hasn’t seen in the past.

“It’s definitely the most united, cohesive group I’ve coached yet, and a lot of that just radiates from our seniors,” she said.

NU will open its season against the Bulldogs on Oct. 20. rachelkupfer2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Lindsay Adamski swims. The junior and the Wildcats will begin their season Friday against Georgia.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Clem named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week

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Lauren Clem kicks the ball. The senior goalkeeper was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Lauren Clem was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday, two days after the senior goalkeeper earned her record-breaking 44th career shutout in Northwestern’s win over Wisconsin.

With her clean sheet against the Badgers, Clem broke a 16-year-old record and passed former Penn State goalkeeper Emily Oleksiuk. She also moved into a tie for the seventh-most saves in NCAA history.

Clem made four second-half saves to preserve a 2-0 Wildcats lead against Wisconsin, despite the

Badgers taking more shots and winning more corners in the period. She also helped the Cats shut out No. 23 Minnesota last Thursday.

Clem made 12 saves over the course of the two matches, including seven against the Golden Gophers — which tied her season-high on the year.

Minnesota came into the game leading the Big Ten in goals, but the Gophers couldn’t get any of their 13 shots past the senior. Clem made five crucial saves in the second half, as the Cats held onto their 2-0 lead despite taking only two shots and winning zero corner kicks in the latter frame.

“I’m always appreciative of the honors,” Clem said. “People know who we are. They expect a lot of us as an entire program, so having that just

shows how strong we are as an entire defensive unit.”

While Clem’s 0.826 save percentage ranks fourth in the conference this year, that mark is the lowest of her career thus far. Most of her struggles came early in the season, however, and Clem has allowed only four goals over the past eight matches.

The Cats have won five of those eight matches and now sit fourth in the conference standings. NU has only two matches remaining in the season, hosting Nebraska on Saturday before travelling to East Lansing, Michigan, to play Michigan State in the season finale on Oct. 25.

Alison Albelda contributed reporting.

— Joseph Wilkinson