The Daily Northwestern Wednesday, February 28, 2018
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UP investigates reports of IRS phone scams
University Police are investigating reports of phone scams that have cost victims thousands of dollars. Chief of Police Bruce Lewis informed the Northwestern community of the scam in a Tuesday email. At least three NU community members have lost money to the scam, according to the email. The scammers pose as IRS agents or police officers who ask to send payment via gift cards for “outstanding debt,” according to the email. Caller identification often presents the scammer as belonging to Northwestern or another police department. Lewis told The Daily that the caller is often a live person. The scammers also ask for personal identifying information, including Social Security numbers, according to the email. NUPD investigates reports of scams if the “offense occurs on campus,” Lewis said, and would work with financial institutions to catch the scammers and return the victim’s money. Lewis, however, said it is often “very difficult” to recover losses in these cases. NUPD is still investigating how the scammers received community members’ contact information, Lewis said. — Alan Perez
Leaders discuss Remembering Kenzie eruv expansion Concerns raised over design of proposed eruv By JULIA ESPARZA
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Source: Krogh Family
Kenzie Krogh.
Krogh described as selfless friend, resilient student By MADDIE BURAKOFF and YVONNE KIM daily senior staffers @madsburk, @yvonnekimm
Not long before her 21st birthday, Carlie Cope was window shopping at a stationary and gift shop with Kenzie Krogh, one of her closest friends. “She remembered every single
thing that I pointed out, went back, bought it for me and gifted it to me for my birthday,” Cope said. “It was the most generous, thoughtful gift. And that wasn’t a one-time thing — that’s just who she was.” Cope, a Weinberg junior, described Krogh as a selfless friend who “remembered little things about everybody.”
Krogh, a 20-year-old SESP junior from Durham, North Carolina, died Sunday morning with her family at her side at Saint Francis Hospital a day after being taken there by her friends. A cause of death has yet to be determined, but foul play is not suspected, police said. » See KROGH, page 10
Leaders in the Evanston Jewish community met with residents Tuesday to discuss the expansion of an eruv — a physical enclosure that permits practicing Jewish people to carry items during the Sabbath — eastward from Skokie into larger areas including Evanston and Northwestern. At a community meeting Tuesday, Rabbi Leonard Matanky explained the layout of the proposed expansion and was met with concern from residents about its aesthetic aspects and affordability. The eruv would be a physical enclosure, likely in the form of a wire, surrounding the area of Evanston from the lakefront near Northwestern’s campus west to the North Shore Channel, Matanky said. Matanky said the enclosure would benefit Evanston by attracting more practicing Jewish people to the area, since Jewish Law forbids members
from carrying anything from an enclosed “private” domain into an open “public” area on the Sabbath. Matanky assured the 50 people who attended the meeting the eruv would not be disruptive and that the costs of installation and upkeep would be covered through private donations within the Jewish community. “The word eruv literally means mixture. The purpose of an eruv is to allow people in a community to mix with their neighbors,” Matanky said. “It’s designed to be inclusive.” Several audience members expressed concern about the eruv’s design, saying it would look out of place at the golf course and lakefront. Matanky said the Jewish community would continually work with the city to maintain the eruv’s safety and appeal. He added that he was open to hearing suggestions about the design, saying growing ivy on the poles that hold the wire, for instance, could help it blend in with its surroundings. “We’re looking to have something that is not offensive, that blends in because this is all about neighborhood-ness,” Matanky said. » See ERUV, page 10
Illinois case heard Food insecurity gets higher profile at Supreme Court Student groups aim to raise awareness, increase efforts for solutions
Union fees at center of suit brought by state employee By RYAN WANGMAN
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The United States Supreme Court heard opening arguments Monday in a case challenging an Illinois law that allows public sector unions to collect fees from workers who are represented by the union, but are not members. The case was brought forward by Mark Janus, a state employee, who is suing the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in opposition to contributing to the union. Janus has argued that mandated fees collected violate his First Amendment right to free speech because some activities the union engages in on his behalf — including collective bargaining — are inherently political. Over 20 states currently have laws in place that let unions charge non-members fees for work done on their behalf. Justice Elena Kagan said during oral arguments she didn’t think the court had ever
overruled a case where the reliance on precedent was as great as this one. She said if they did overrule the case, it would invalidate contracts for thousands of municipalities. “So property and contract rights, the statutes of many states and the livelihoods of millions of individuals affected all at once,” Kagan said. “When have we ever done something like that?” The focal point of the debate over the case centers on a 1977 Supreme Court case, Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, which determined that though non-members of public sector unions can not be forced to pay fees for a union’s political activities, they can be required to pay for union work like collective bargaining, contract administration and representation of workers in grievance proceedings. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pointed out during the arguments that without the fees in place, unions will be drained of the resources they need to advocate for the people they represent. She said not only would people opposed to the union stop paying fees, but also people who want the union’s representation without the cost. » See UNIONS, page 10
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By ALEXIS WHITE
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Though most Northwestern students generally appear to be fairly affluent, food insecurity still affects some students every day, causing some student groups and University officials to increase efforts to help those struggling with the issue. “Food insecurity isn’t just having food to eat; it is also having access to nutritional food and healthy food that can aid your body,” Taylor Shelton, president of The Campus Kitchen at Northwestern said. “So it’s not just eating Cheetos and stuff from the vending machine.” In addition to a lack of food, the U.S. Department of Agriculture uses “reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet” as a metric for food insecurity. A January New York Times opinion piece by Sara Goldrick-Rab mentioned Northwestern as a university that struggles with food insecurity. Goldrick-Rab — founder of research institute the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, which has conducted national studies
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Students wait in line to get food at Sargent Dining Hall. Several groups on campus, including student organizations and administrative departments, have been addressing food insecurity on Northwestern’s campus.
on food insecurity — said in an email to The Daily that some campus organizations, like The Campus Kitchen at Northwestern and Swipe Out Hunger, have reached out to her team. “(Northwestern) is also a place with lavish dining halls, even sushi bars, juxtaposed with these struggles and a president known for his research on financial aid,”
Goldrick-Rab said. Recently, student groups, dining services and community organizations have increased their efforts to address food insecurity at Northwestern by providing more resources to students. On Jan. 15, several campus organizations, including The Campus Kitchen at Northwestern and Swipe Out Hunger, met to discuss food
insecurity on campus. Shelton said the coalition talked about ways to make progress with a campus food pantry and erasing stigma. The Weinberg senior told The Daily food insecurity is “a reality to many Northwestern students,” and the University must be aware of that if it is committed to inclusivity. » See INSECURITY, page 9
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