The Daily Northwestern — November 24, 2015

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By PETER KOTECKI

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STUDENT SOLIDARITY Students gather before marching to Sodexo administrative offices in solidarity with food service workers at NU. The group presented a petition calling for measures such as better treatment of workers and a guaranteed 40-hour work week as workers begin to renegotiate their contract with Sodexo.

Students support food workers

By DREW GERBER

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More than 50 students marched to the offices of Sodexo management in Sargent Hall on Monday afternoon to demonstrate solidarity with Northwestern food service workers as they enter contract negotiations with the company, which workers say has been cutting hours and overworking employees.

Gathering first in front of the Technological Institute, student organizers rallied the group before walking up Sheridan

Road to Sargent Hall, where the group was met by Sodexo administrators and University representatives, including Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, associate vice president for student affairs.

Student leaders handed Kirchmeier a petition, which they said had garnered more than 1,000 signatures within the past week in a show of student solidarity with NU’s food service workers. Kirchmeier said she would share the petition with Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs, as well as University President Morton Schapiro.

Students also read testimonials reflecting the importance of food service

workers to the NU community, as well as the personal connections many students form with the campus dining staff.

“As students, staff, and community members involved in and dedicated to the betterment of Northwestern University and all the lives that the University influences, we are concerned about the current status of all campus dining workers,” the petition stated. “Campus dining staff are overworked, underpaid and deserving of greater treatment.”

In the petition, students voiced their support of the food service workers’ » See SODEXO, page 11

More than 10,500 Northwestern students, faculty and staff used Counseling and Psychological Services last year, representing a 4.1 percent increase from the 2013-2014 academic year, according to a report released by CAPS earlier this year.

The ratio of CAPS staffers to students is currently about 1 to 940, said Patricia Telles-Irvin, vice president for student affairs. Ivy League universities have a comparable ratio, while the minimum ratio for counseling services at universities is one staffer for every 1,000 to 1,500 students, according to the International Association of Counseling Services.

Although there is a 12-session limit for individual counseling sessions at CAPS, NU students attend an average of six to seven sessions, Telles-Irvin said.

“Some students … are concerned about the limit of 12 sessions — I can understand that — and that is something that we will look into for the future,” she said.

Telles-Irvin said CAPS is trying to ensure students get help if they are in a crisis. CAPS also educates students, faculty and staff through its Question-Persuade-Refer Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training Program, she added.

“What they are trying to do is bring these issues to everyone’s awareness,” Telles-Irvin said.

CAPS saw one of its biggest increases in attendance within the Stress Management Clinic, with 24.2 percent more people attending last year than during the 2013-2014 academic year.

Stress Management Clinic coordinator Henry Perkins said the clinic includes workshops on mindfulness, success strategies, and relaxation and biofeedback. Workshops are held for an hour each week, with two fourweek cycles offered each quarter, Perkins said.

“These workshops are designed to provide Northwestern students with information about stress, stress management and to teach specific stress management skills,” he said. “We have had a really good and positive response, especially to the mindfulness workshops over the past couple of years.”

Perkins said the programs at the Stress Management Clinic are free and unlimited for NU students. The workshops have become an easy way for students to access CAPS services, he added.

“Students don’t have to go through CAPS to register for any of the workshops — they register online — so it doesn’t involve any kind of elaborate registration process,” Perkins said. » See CAPS, page 11

Police: 2 city stores in violation of tobacco ordinance

By ELENA SUCHARETZA

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Two Evanston businesses were found to have violated a city ordinance forbidding the sale of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21, the Evanston Police Department announced Thursday.

The Walgreens at 900 Dodge Ave. and the Shop Now Food and Grocery at 1942 Maple Ave. were found in violation after EPD juvenile bureau detectives conducted tobacco compliance checks across 34 businesses in the city. The cited businesses will attend administrative adjudication at the Civic Center.

Walgreens could not be reached for comment.

Compliance checks are conducted by having 16 to 19 year-olds pose as customers attempting to purchase tobacco

products. If businesses are found to sell age-restricted products such as tobacco without confirming the consumer’s age during these checks, they are cited. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said these checks are not unlike compliance checks for other substances such as alcohol.

Evanston was the first municipality in Illinois to pass a “Tobacco 21” ordinance in October of last year, requiring individuals to be 21 years old to purchase tobacco. The ordinance was part of a movement pushing for legislation that works to block access to harmful substances during the time period most critical to future addiction for youth, Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said.

“The goal was to move access to tobacco out of the high school because if there are 18-year-olds that can buy them, it’s easier for 16-year-olds to bum them off a friend,” Grover said. “Data shows that before the age of 18 you are more likely to become a smoker.”

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Evonda Thomas-Smith, the city’s director of health and human services, said although the ordinance works to prevent Evanston merchants from selling tobacco to minors, there is no way to control youth from purchasing tobacco in neighboring cities.

“I have no jurisdiction over Skokie and Chicago, and there is no way to prevent crossing over,” Thomas-Smith said. “Our hope is that Skokie and Chicago, who are both considering passing ‘Tobacco 21’ as an ordinance, will result in better countywide compliance.”

Although city officials believe the ordinance will be a viable barrier to prevent youth addiction to tobacco in Evanston, others view it as little more than a nuisance that deflects young adults’ business to other establishments.

“I would make trips down to my hometown where cigarettes cost about » See CIGARETTES, page 9

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ONE YEAR LATER Shop Now Food and Grocery, 1942 Maple Ave., was one of two Evanston retailers found in violation of the city’s Tobacco 21 ordinance. The ordinance prohibits the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21.

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Aldermen voted Monday to adopt amendments effective Jan. 1 aimed at increasing the number of affordable housing units in the city.

Before amendments to the inclusionary housing ordinance passed 6-3, several aldermen expressed concern how with effective the measure will be in assisting those in need of housing. The amended ordinance requires developers to set aside at least 10 percent of proposed units to be affordable housing units or face an extra fee.

Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) said he agreed with the sentiment expressed by members of the community at the meeting that affordable housing is a critical focus for Evanston and other urban areas, but the plan will not be impactful enough to rectify problems of homelessness and affordability issues.

“This will have a nominal impact,” Wilson said. “People have expressed concern about a housing crisis and low-income accessibility, and this doesn’t even touch that. It sounds nice, but it’s not really representative of what we are trying to do.”

Barbara Sittler, executive director of Senior Connections in Evanston, said the amendments to the ordinance were a critical first step in addressing housing problems.

Police Blotter Man breaks into Evanston residence, found hiding in basement

A 37-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning in connection with breaking into a home.

The man allegedly broke into a home in the 1800 block of Brummel Street at about 9:30 a.m. Police found the man hiding in the

basement, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan.

Police said they were unsure of the man’s intentions in breaking into the home, and the homeowner, a 64-year-old woman, did not recognize the man.

The man was charged with a felony for residential burglary.

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Affordable housing changes passed “Passing this amendment will just be one small piece for creating equity and parity for people who live here now,” Sittler said at the meeting.

In an effort to offer an avenue for critique of the ordinance’s progress in the future, Ald. Brian Miller (9th) proposed an additional amendment to force an expiration of the amended ordinance after four years, requiring another council vote to continue it. The amendment failed 3-6 because of concerns it would discourage developers from choosing Evanston as a building site.

In defending his proposal, Miller said it is unlikely developers will leave Evanston because of the amended ordinance because of the competitive nature of the real estate market.

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said she was most concerned with the lack of communication with possible future developers in the city despite the impending implementation of the measure at the beginning of January. Rainey stressed the importance of thinking about the time constraints in relation to the time it takes to build units.

Mark Muenzer, the city’s community development director, said it is likely most developers will opt to pay extra fees instead of building affordable units based on other community models.

However, Rainey noted that fees already placed on developers have not resulted in

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ORDINANCE UPDATED Ald. Brian Miller (9th) attends a City Council meeting. Miller said he was in favor of the amendments to the housing ordinance but proposed they expire after four years so council can review the efficacy of the ordinance.

constructive change to affordable housing the city.

“I would like to remind the council that all fees in lieu so far have not created one unit of affordable housing,” Rainey said. elenasucharetza2018@u.northwestern.edu A TV was stolen from a residence near campus on Nov. 13.

The 20-year-old Evanston resident said she returned to her home in the 800 block of Gaffield Place to discover her 42-inch LG TV missing, Dugan said.

The TV is valued at about $200. Police said they suspect the burglary to have taken place sometime between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. ­— Joanne Lee

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NU’s computer science major triples in popularity

By MARIANA ALFARO

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Communication freshman Jordan Moore marvels at the intersectionality of his two chosen majors. Studying both theater and computer science, he said although they may seem like two very different worlds, he can see the similarities between them.

“Computer science has its creative side,” he said. “Coming from a math and science background, I can use that logic-based thinking within theater as well as the emotional side of theater too, so it kinda helps me do better in both scenarios.”

Moore is part of a growing group of Northwestern students interested in majoring in computer science. The major has seen an increase of 164 percent in degrees awarded since 2008, picking up from a drop in enrollment rates between 2006 and 2011.

Although computer science majors have increased in the last five years, the major is still ranked number 19 in popularity at NU. Economics, journalism and psychology remain NU’s

Buffett Institute names Karl Eikenberry fi rst executive director

Former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry was named the inaugural executive director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies.

Eikenberry, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Harvard University and Stanford University, currently teaches at Stanford and served as the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan from May 2009 to July 2011. His articles on U.S. and international security issues have been published in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

three most popular majors, with 252, 178 and 152 degrees conferred in 2013-2014 respectively.

Electrical engineering and computer science Prof. Ian Horswill attributes this drop to parents and students thinking there were no programming jobs following the burst of the dot com bubble.

“That was false,” Horswill said. “Microsoft, for example, was spending a considerable amount of money to promote majoring in computer science because they were frustrated that they couldn’t hire enough programmers.”

Today, Horswill said, students and parents are better informed about job prospects for computer science majors, especially those students who are also interested in entrepreneurism and who use their computer science background to found startups. He said students are interested in computer science because of its intersectionality with other majors at NU. Moore said he was advised by his parents to pick up a double major if he was planning to pursue his interest in theater. This, however, wasn’t the only motivation for taking up computer science. Moore said he developed a genuine interest in the subject after taking an Advanced Placement computer science class in high school.

Moore said he’s aware there’s a “huge hole in the market” right now for computer scientists.

“As the years go on, this is going to become more and more popular because … a lot of people just think ‘OK, well, if I can get a computer science major, I’ll have a job guaranteed,’” he said.

“You can’t say that about a lot of majors, so a lot of people do it for the practical reasons or just because they’re into it in general.”

Although computer science does not function under its own department — it’s part of the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department — this new influx of majors has caused some issues for computer science faculty.

For example, EECS 111, the introductory course on computer programming, had only 50 students five years ago, Horswill said. Today, the class has more than 300 enrolled.

“If the rate of increase continues, then next year we will have to turn people away from 111 because they won’t fit in the auditorium,” Horswill said. “It’s been a huge challenge for the CS faculty to cover the demand of courses.”

Medill’s bachelor degrees in journalism awarded have been on the rise for the third

University President Morton Schapiro said he is thrilled that Eikenberry will be the first executive director of the Buffett Institute.

“He has played a highly visible role on the world stage with his frank and insightful ideas about some of the most critical issues of our day and will play a central role in taking the scope and impact of our global programs to an entirely new level,” Schapiro said in a news release.

University President Emeritus Henry Bienen, who served as chair of the search committee for the position, said Roberta Buffett Elliott’s more than $100 million gift in January made it possible for Eikenberry to join the institute.

“We are so fortunate to have Ambassador Eikenberry join us, and we have every confidence that he will make Northwestern’s

ambitious plans for the new global institute a reality,” Bienen said in the release. “He has extraordinary intellectual heft and deep experience as a diplomat and military leader in China, Central and South Asia and Europe.”

Provost Daniel Linzer said Eikenberry has decades of experience analyzing complicated foreign policy issues.

“We are so pleased that he will play a pivotal role in advancing thinking, research and learning on global issues at Northwestern — top priorities of the Buffett Institute,” Linzer said in the release.

Eikenberry will join the Buffett Institute on Sept. 1.

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consecutive year following a 5.5 percent decrease in majors conferred between 2010 and 2012.

Meanwhile, economics majors remain on top, with year-by-year numbers unchanged. Conferred bachelor degrees in psychology have grown 11 percent following a consecutive four-year rise.

Mark Witte, director of undergraduate economics studies, said a lot of people come to NU wanting to major in economics because of future job prospects, while others get influenced by their peers to pick up the discipline.

“A lot of students come to Northwestern with strong math and science backgrounds,” he said.

“And to an extent, their college experience is replaying what they did in science in high school, and it’s not as exciting the second time around.

So they take economics. And it reviews some parts of the brain, but it’s fresh and new for them.”

Witte credits the department’s strength to its faculty. He said he’s excited about professors who have just been hired by the department because of the diversity of ideas and expertise they bring to their courses.

“Our faculty win a lot of awards,” he said. “It’s a strong, exciting department.” alfaro@u.northwestern.edu

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Reviewing Native Inclusion Efforts

This year’s One Book One Northwestern selection, “An Inconvenient Indian” by Thomas King has led to the expansion of Native American programming and inclusion efforts at Northwestern. Considering the role of NU founder and former Colorado Territory Gov. John Evans in the Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado, such efforts are long overdue. NU’s Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance has been at the forefront of creating programs and assisting administrative action to increase Native and indigenous resources on campus.

NAISA has made extensive contributions to One Book campaign

Administration has made steps forward and backward in inclusion

There are multiple One Book events each quarter in addition to NAISA’s annual events, and for only seven people to be expected to assist in organizing all of this programming with little to no support infrastructure is absurd. In addition to the burden of event planning, NAISA members have also been put in the position of representing a diversity of Native American groups and cultures.

Gudino calls attention to this is as “a burden that a lot of Natives and minority groups face.”

“They are expected to have complete knowledge about a diverse group of people,” he said. ”I am still learning about my own tribe and definitely don’t know about all tribes. People always want answers to random facts they’re interested in. It’s exhausting.”

Gudino specifically points out that this social pressure to educate others is “a burden” that is not just faced by Native students, and it should not be on the shoulders of a student group to educate an entire campus. Although One Book provided NAISA with some extra resources this quarter, they have lacked a Northwestern administrator to help them, leading to a disproportional amount of responsibility being placed before them. Despite the extra resources they were given, Gudino said “places of learning should take the initiative” and it should not always be up to student initiatives but run by administration and University staff.

Although the Native American community at NU is relatively small, Native American students have had remarkably few resources available to them. NAISA has one faculty advisor, but until next quarter there will have been no administrator specializing in Native or indigenous students.

Even with the programming challenges and an increased dialogue this quarter, NAISA affirms that its interaction with One Book was a positive experience overall. Gudino said NAISA is currently “solidifying a relationship with MSA” to continue programming and use the One Book momentum to further its message on campus.

Hopefully it will receive the resources necessary to have a voice on this campus and to continue discussion of Native American and indigenous issues on a broader scale with the help of the administration.

and Community has been halted after students spoke out in protest and four campus “listening sessions” were scheduled. On one hand it is positive to see the administration listening to marginalized voices and reacting accordingly — it can be a burden for students of color to be in charge of educating the administration on their experiences. Gudino, a member of a small student organization representing a relatively small student population here at NU, definitely shares the exhausting experience of having to represent and educate people on an entire population.

The last major move requested, to create a Native and Indigenous Research Center, of the administration has also faced mixed and confusing results. In a release from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the University confirmed it had replaced the initial idea of a Research Center with a “Research Initiative” which would aim to “… build a critical mass of scholars working in the field of Indigenous Studies broadly construed.” The goal is to hire two professors, one in the area of social disparity and another in cultural history and expression. When this initiative takes off, its faculty will work closely with Chicago-based groups such as the Newberry Library and American Indian Center of Chicago.

While NAISA has faced difficulties with sudden administrative halts and changes this year, the progress made is still impressive considering the size of the group. First and foremost NAISA seeks to create a safe space and accessibility of resources for Native students, and the group is always open to new members, whether they identify as Native/indigenous or are an ally committed to decolonization in the United States and abroad. Although Multicultural Student Affairs has proven to be an indispensable resource that works closer to students, more general, higher levels of administration continue to operate in secrecy. However, the stronger the voice Native students have on campus, the easier it will be to hold administration accountable to its promises and maintain transparency with students.

ABIGAIL STRATTON

DAILY COLUMNIST

NAISA has been a huge contributor to the One Book One Northwestern program this year. This year’s book, “The Inconvenient Indian,” describes the relationship between Native Americans and white people in North America. By nature of the book’s topic, NAISA has been an active force in much of the programming and awareness surrounding One Book. Two of NAISA’s executive members, SESP senior Forrest Bruce and Medill junior Lorenzo Gudino, collaborated with programmers, faculty, fellows and administrators on One Book’s steering committee to make suggestions and help promote a genuine, educational and healthy dialogue surrounding One Book programming.

One Book brought the potential for a widereaching discourse on Native American students and issues to our campus, but with it brought many concerns from NAISA also. Gudino, treasurer for NAISA and member of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe, was initially concerned One Book would fail to focus on contemporary issues but said they have actually done “a good job focusing on both past traumas and contemporary issues.”

He said NAISA’s interaction with One Book has been positive, as more students are learning about NAISA as a resource and a safe space on campus.

However, the discourse surrounding Native Americans on campus has changed only slightly this year, Gudino said. He pointed out that One Book “has the potential for wide reach, but doesn’t play out that way.” The dialogue still needs to be fostered and sustained even after a new topic is chosen for One Book. NAISA’s faculty advisor, Prof. Douglas L. Medin, also expressed concern over the long-term impact of One Book on Native students and on NAISA. Prof. Medin said in an email to The Daily that he and NAISA recognize that “… next year there will be another book and (the One Book program’s) attention necessarily will shift to that.”

Even with the added attention this year, NAISA is still a small group with only seven active members, and they have felt the burden of planning and helping with events for One Book.

“NAISA members have been asked to take on responsibilities disproportionately,” Medin said.

Abigail Stratton is a Weinberg sophomore. She can be reached at abigailstratton2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.

ASHA SAWHNEY

DAILY COLUMNIST

This year there have been three main components to administrative efforts to increase awareness and availability of Native American resources on campus. By attending NAISA meetings this year, I’ve seen first hand the large amount of work this small group has taken on.

There has been a push for greater collaboration between NAISA and Multicultural Student Affairs, a movement to rename the Evans room in Norris and talk of bringing new faculty who specialize in Native issues to NU. Medill junior Lorenzo Gudino, treasurer for NAISA and member of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe says MSA has been an excellent resource to NAISA this year and staff at its offices have consistently made sure the group has had the resources it needs. This relationship is bound to get stronger when the new assistant director for Multicultural Student Affairs, with a Native American focus, is instituted next quarter. MSA continued to show its support by making a statement at the 151st Anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre Commemoration.

The movement to rename the Evans room, however, hasn’t had the same positive results.

NAISA met with the Norris Social Justice Committee, which has in the past run Black History Month Programming, to discuss the renaming. It was decided that the new name would be Potawatomi, in honor of the tribe native to the Great Lakes region in which NU is located. The subcommittee voted in favor of the change, but according to an email sent to concerned parties, when the suggestion was passed on to the administration of NU’s Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force, it was halted indefinitely. In this same email, it was mentioned that the renaming of the Evans room would be brought to a larger campuswide discussion before any action is taken.

Hopefully these campus-wide discussions will actually occur instead of remaining a vague plan only known by a select few. This lastminute change on the part of the administration bears similarity to the proposed changes to the Black House announced over the summer.

The suggestion to reallocate space in the Black House for offices within Campus Inclusion

Recognize white male privilege in media ALEXI STOCKER

DAILY COLUMNIST

Around the country, students at major universities are protesting institutional racism. The events at Yale University and the University of Missouri have been broadly publicized, and here at Northwestern activists are participating in the fight against racial injustice through protests of their own. The resilience and hard work of protesters at Yale, Mizzou, NU and other universities has been met with a strong backlash. Many more Americans are silent. As discussion of the protests continues, one thing is clear: The backlash, and the silence, is the product of white privilege.

What does white privilege look like? One component of white privilege is the ability to distance myself, as a white man, from events unfolding at Mizzou and Yale. Silence and apathy are central features of white privilege. The ability to ignore the content of protesters’ demands, as their success or failure will not likely affect me, is another part of white privilege. White privilege is also the implicit understanding that, when reading media coverage of any contemporary events, I will see voices reflecting my views and experience.

White privilege is especially apparent in the media’s coverage of protests at Yale, Mizzou and, more recently, Dartmouth. Look up the names of each of the columnists weighing in at The New

York Times, The Wall Street Journal or The Washington Post; many are white men. Staff writers are predominately white and male; the American Society of News Editors’ 2015 census found that just less than 13 percent of employed journalists are racial minorities, although racial minorities comprised 38 percent of the U.S. population in 2014.

This translates into a skewed representation of protests led by people of color on college campuses. Protesters’ demands vary from school to school, and the current media landscape makes it exceedingly difficult to figure out what protesters want at any given college or university. In a New York Times opinion piece, Ross Douthat condemns the “goals of these new activists” as an attack on free speech. The list of demands he cites is from the Amherst Uprising, yet, in his article, Douthat only refers to Yale and Mizzou by name.

A quick comparison between the list of demands from Amherst Uprising and those issued by student protesters at Mizzou reveal abundant differences. The Amherst protesters demand a “revision of the Honor Code to reflect a zero-tolerance policy for racial insensitivity and hate speech.” The Mizzou protesters, on the other hand, demand nothing of this sort. Next Yale, the university’s student protest alliance, also issued demands quite different from those of Amherst Uprising. Yet, in Douthat’s column, Amherst Uprising’s demands are effectively presented as those of student protesters at Yale and Mizzou. Media coverage of student protests grossly misrepresents the protesters’ demands due to the distance afforded the

majority white media by their privilege. Protesters’ less “exciting” demands — financial aid, resources, etc. — are ignored in favor of headline-grabbers.

As a result, the media’s primary focus has been itself; in addition to opinion pieces condemning the actions of protesters, scores of news articles discuss the alleged anti-First Amendment activities of student protesters. White privilege grants the predominately white media the ability to shift the attention of these discussions from racism to free speech, thus misconstruing the importance and true objectives of campus protest movements.

White privilege presents a direct threat to journalistic coverage of, and discourse on, institutionalized racism on college campuses. Granted, with the option of apathy in regard to racial injustice, white journalists and students can easily change the topic. Journalists have a responsibility to report on the facts and students a responsibility to think critically. To that end, accepting and acknowledging our privilege is crucial for white NU students’ understanding of ongoing campus protest and for journalists’ approach to reporting on these events.

It is important we recognize the majority of voices speaking about these events belong to fellow white Americans and how white privilege affects the narratives we read.

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After brutal knee injury, Buckley perseveres

By ALEX PUTTERMAN

daily senior staffer @AlexPutterman

For one week in November 2013, Stephen Buckley looked like a budding star. The then-redshirt freshman had rushed for 58 yards against Minnesota and 99 against Iowa and, with injuries afflicting the Wildcats’ backfield, seemed primed to emerge as Northwestern’s feature back.

But in the first quarter of the following game, against Nebraska in Lincoln, Buckley took a hard hit to his left knee following a 17-yard reception and immediately collapsed to the ground.

“My body was in shock when I first got hit — I got tingly and I couldn’t really feel anything below my chest for the first 15-20 seconds,” Buckley recalled last week. “After that I was just screaming, ‘Oh Lord, Jesus.’”

The diagnosis could not have been much worse.

Buckley had dislocated his knee, torn both menisci, torn his posterior cruciate ligament, damaged his posterolateral corner and torn his lateral collateral ligament, he says. Just like that, his football career was permanently derailed.

Buckley then suffered a setback in spring practice, and early in the 2014 season, Northwestern’s coaches asked him to move to wide receiver to protect his knee, which he did without complaint. By midway through that season, when he had a total of two receptions for 23 yards, it was clear his pre-injury potential would go unfulfilled. This year, Buckley has played regularly on special teams but only occasionally on offense. But despite only one reception for five yards on the season, Buckley’s teammates and coaches can’t stop praising him.

“He’s one of the greatest leaders I’ve ever met,” said senior receiver Christian Jones, who gushes about how hard Buckley works even knowing game reps will be limited and raves about the influence Buckley has on the team’s younger receivers. “If I could make him captain I would. He deserves it.”

Receivers coach Dennis Springer is similarly effusive, noting the immense effort required of Buckley

just to return to the field and the team-first ethos he brings to his adopted position.

“He’s an unbelievable young man,” Springer said.

“His character is impeccable. His leadership is as good as anybody in the room. I love that kid, and we’ll miss him at this program.”

Buckley, a member of NU’s player-elected Leadership Council, retains one year of eligibility but will hang up his cleats after the season because he’s unsure his knee can handle another year of football.

While some of his fellow seniors leave legacies of first downs and touchdowns, Buckley will settle for having contributed away from the TV cameras.

“I’m playing a different role now, and at first I wasn’t happy about it, honestly,” Buckley said. “But I’ve learned to embrace it, and I’m going to play my hardest every play that I get in. If I don’t get in one play, I’m going to be screaming my lungs out on the sideline making sure everyone knows what they’re doing.”

Buckley says his persistence comes from religious faith. Raised Christian in Forney, Texas, he wears a large gold cross around his neck and posts frequently about God on social media (after Saturday’s win over Wisconsin: “Literally, ALL glory to God”). Buckley’s father, John Buckley, says he and his wife Cynthia taught Stephen to value “faith and family” and that he has particularly bought in to Christianity since arriving at NU. Without religion and a belief that everything happens for a reason, Stephen Buckley might not have gotten through rehab. Throughout his saga, he says he considered his knee injury a message from God, a reminder that “regardless how good I am on the football field or how good I think I am on the football field, I can be taken down.”

Asked what has kept him committed as his playing time has faded, Buckley doesn’t hesitate.

“Completely Jesus Christ,” he said. “If it wasn’t for him, I would’ve quit, gave up a long time ago.”

In an alternate universe, Buckley is currently playing out his junior season as an integral part of NU’s rushing offense. In that world, his greatest » See BUCKLEY, page 8

Gibson stands out as team leader, dynamic player

By STEPHANIE KELLY

daily senior staffer @StephanieKellyM

In his senior season, defensive end Deonte Gibson has made his mark.

Gibson celebrated a season-best performance against Wisconsin on Saturday, earning Big Ten co-defensive Player of the Week honors in the second-to-last regular-season game he will play as a Wildcat. The 6-foot-3-inch, 265pound Gibson said he’s adapted to Big Ten play throughout the years, understanding more what offenses are trying to do to him rather than the alternative.

“Now I’m understanding what it takes to win outside of being physical,” he said.

At Northwestern, Gibson has had quite a career. Just this year, he has been a captain on the team and a member of the Leadership Council, while also leading the defense in sacks and coming in a close third in tackles for loss.

Coach Pat Fitzgerald has named the Lakewood, Ohio, native the Defensive Player of the Week several times. In Monday’s press conference, Fitzgerald said it has been an honor and a privilege to coach Gibson these past four years.

“He’s played relentless all year,” Fitzgerald said. “His motor is running at a high, high level. … He’s been just absolutely lights out.”

This year, Gibson has been essential to a stacked defensive line and a defense that has headed a 9-2 season.

“In your last year, you want to go out with your best foot forward,” Gibson said. “We’ve put ourselves in great position for me to have a smile when I look back 20 years from now.”

Currently, Gibson is in graduate school, pursuing an Integrated Marketing Communications degree and thinking of going into sports marketing. But right now, football remains on his mind.

“I’m going to pursue football as long as I can,” he said. “As long as someone wants me to play.”

Serving as a leader for the team has allowed Gibson to watch his teammates’ progress from a unique vantage point. During their freshman year, players such as seniors Geoff Mogus, Cameron Dickerson and C.J. Robbins were a shell of who they are today, he said.

Along with his teammates, Gibson has grown

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YOUNG BUCK Stephen Buckley carries the ball during a game in 2013, before his knee injury.

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MR. RELIABLE Christian Jones celebrates a touchdown against Iowa. The senior receiver has been a critical safety blanket for redshirt freshman quarterback Clayton Thorson.

Jones beats adversity to close out Cats career

By HUZAIFA PATEL

daily senior staffer @HuzaifaPatel95

Before he was playing in bowl games and lining up against All Big-Ten cornerbacks, Christian Jones was just a Texas kid trying to one-up his friend.

“It (football) started with competitive drive,” Jones said after practice last week. “You always want to be better than someone else, so it was me and one of my teammates always going back and forth … and it just grew from there.”

Competitive drive and response to adversity have defined Jones throughout his football career. He tore his ACL for the first time before his senior season in high school, but he battled back. Coach Pat Fitzgerald honored his scholarship, and Jones became an immediate contributor for the Cats.

Then, with personnel changes after his freshman year, Jones was forced to move inside to the slot position, which receivers coach Dennis Springer described as a major adjustment in Northwestern’s system.

Jones proceeded to lead Northwestern in receiving in 2012 and 2013, totalling 89 catches for 1,080 yards and six touchdowns and cemented himself as the go-to target for the Cats.

“There’s a couple of things we call where we know the ball is designed to go to him,” Springer said. “And when he’s on, he catches everything.”

One play, detailed by former Northwestern receivers as “Y-Mac,” might epitomize Jones’ status as NU’s go-to guy. Often used around the goal line, Jones lines up in his usual slot position, runs 5-10 yards and cuts toward the sideline.

“That play’s been there for years,” Jones said. “That was Ebert’s play before me. … He had a lot of success with it — that’s why it’s still in the offense. It’s more of an honor than anything.”

Jones stressed that he hasn’t only grown his game at Northwestern. He has also been front and center on the team’s Leadership Council for three years running. Teammate and fellow wide receiver Stephen Buckley described him as quiet, but he said Jones has been a leader by example. Springer agreed.

“I think that’s the other place where he’s had to grow up here,” Springer said. “As a leader of the team and the position group, you always have to be the guy up front working hard, doing the extras so that the younger guys know that that’s the expectation. He set the standard as a leader, and by doing that, you gain the respect of all of your peers and teammates.”

Outside of football, Jones, who majored in learning and organizational change, is working on bringing what he has learned back to his hometown and implementing a program similar to NU for Life — a career development program for student athletes — at his high school.

“I’ve grown a lot athletically, but also in learning about the things I can accomplish outside of sports and the impact I can have on others when I give back to the community,” Jones said. “Knowing that I can come up with things to help other people out has just been a lot of fun.”

When talking about the possibility of trying his hand in the NFL, Jones was mum, saying he is focused on his last few games with NU. But he has followed the journey of his friend and former NU quarterback Trevor Siemian.

“He said, ‘It’s crazy I can actually start in Denver,” Jones said. “I’m just really excited (for him). We had a (fantasy) draft, and we made Clayton (Thorson) or somebody pick up Trevor.”

As a big-bodied wide receiver who has produced in the Big Ten, Jones will probably get a look somewhere. If he hadn’t torn his ACL for the second time before the 2014 season, he might have already made it.

Jones admits that being less than a year removed from his last surgery, he isn’t 100 percent back yet.

That seems to be the next step for him football-wise.

“Technically it is (in the past),” Jones said, adding that he still thinks he’ll get more speed and strength back. “But you still have your days where you can’t do certain things. You have to find your way around it.”

With multiple interests post-graduation, it’s hard to predict where Jones will end up. But his NU legacy is clear — a competitive guy who excelled and overcame adversity on and off the field. huzaifapatel2017@u.northwestern.edu

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LUCKY NUMBER Deonte Gibson runs upfield. The senior defensive end has been a key contributor on and off the field for Northwestern with his production and leadership.

up, too. His college experiences have range: On the field, Gibson has matured into a captain’s position, while off the field he takes care of his mixed terrier puppy. After buying her last year with Robbins and former running back Treyvon Green, Gibson now plays with her in his free time and calls her “one of the family.”

Gibson’s leadership role on the team developed from his time playing in high school, talking to coaches and understanding when to step up and lead. Every day he makes sure to live and act by example, he said.

“You have to make sure you’re on par because, if you’re not, then you’re a hypocrite,” he said.

This role has been critical to the knockout season the defense has had, said Marty Long, the defensive line coach.

“It’s like having another coach out there,” he said.

Looking back at his time at NU, Gibson is happy with the decision he made as a recruit to come to Evanston, he said. NU was one of the only teams to be completely honest with him, he said, and he believes each decision made on

his behalf kept his best interests in mind.

“Some things are harsh,” he said. “You hear it and are like, ‘I don’t know if I agree with that,’ but that’s just you being personal. When you look at it objectively, they were correct, and in the end I think they made the best decisions for me.”

And, after four years, his favorite moment?

“I don’t know,” he said. “I want to see how the season ends.” stephaniekelly2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Bowl projections and scenarios for Northwestern

By BOBBY PILLOTE

daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote

Wildcat fans can already start celebrating, but don’t buy plane tickets just yet.

With just one game left to play and nine wins in its pocket, Northwestern has already assured itself of a bowl placement well above the basement tier that holds the likes of the Potato Bowl. ESPN, CBS Sports and SB Nation all project the Cats to be picked for the Outback Bowl, played January 1 in Tampa, Florida, against an SEC team. But there’s still plenty that could happen in the final two weeks that would affect where NU travels.

First, a primer on bowl selection: It’s complicated. The College Football Playoff committee holds control over which teams are selected for the four-team playoff and also determines which teams play in the other four bowls that make up the “New Year’s Six.” The committee hand-picks the matchups for the four non-playoff games, with

a few rules. They have to take the highest-ranked teams available, meaning there’s no skipping a team to pick one with a larger fan base — something that really works in NU’s favor — and the four games must include at least one team from the “Group of 5” conferences (American, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt).

So can the Cats make the cut for the New Year’s Six? Probably not. Assuming Michigan State takes care of business against Penn State on Saturday, the Spartans will play Iowa in the Big Ten Championship. If Michigan State loses and Ohio State beats Michigan, the Buckeyes are in; and if Michigan beats Ohio State and Michigan State loses then the Wolverines will play in the championship.

Regardless, whoever is crowned champion of the Big Ten will probably be pulled into the playoff.

It’s extremely unlikely that NU will rank above either of the Big Ten East runner ups in the final ranking, let alone both. Michigan obliterated the Cats, which will weigh heavily with the committee, while Michigan State has arguably a better resume

than NU, and Ohio State is still the most talented college football team not named Alabama.

To put it more simply: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State will all probably rank higher than NU in the final playoff committee ranking, shutting NU out of the New Year’s Six. Outside of the top tier, the next-best bowl games holding contracts with the Big Ten are the Citrus Bowl, played January 1 in Orlando, Florida, the Outback Bowl and the Holiday Bowl, played Dec. 30 in San Diego, California. This is where things start to get very interesting.

The Playoff committee holds no influence here.

The various entities that run the Citrus, Outback and Holiday bowls submit preferences to the Big Ten, but the conference actually ultimately decides which teams go where. Again, this probably works in the Cats’ favor. The Big Ten is more likely than the purely corporate bowls to consider actual football merit over potential profitability.

This is how the Cats end up in the Outback Bowl: Iowa and two of Ohio State, Michigan State and Michigan go to the New Year’s Six. The odd

team out from the East gets picked for the Citrus Bowl, and NU slides into the Outback Bowl as the next-best Big Ten team. Wisconsin gets slotted after the Cats into the Holiday Bowl, in part because of NU’s head-to-head victory Saturday.

That assumes the Cats beat Illinois this Saturday, which is likely but not a given. If NU loses and Wisconsin prevails over Minnesota, then it becomes much more likely the Badgers jump ahead of the Cats and into the Outback Bowl. If both teams lose, nothing should change.

It’s possible the Holiday Bowl preferences NU and the Big Ten screws the Cats by assigning them there even if they beat Illinois. But that would be a raw deal for a team with a better non-conference resume than Wisconsin and that beat the Badgers head-to-head. Plus, the Holiday Bowl probably wants Wisconsin and its larger fan base anyway.

Pencil the Cats into the Outback Bowl for now, and have a pen ready for Dec. 6 when the full bowl schedule is announced. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

Q&A with Penn State’s nemesis: holder Christian Salem The Daily: How’s your speed?

Salem: Uh, A-plus

By BOBBY PILLOTE

daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote

Junior holder and one-time Twitter celebrity Christian Salem is hanging up his cleats after this season despite having a year of eligibility left. The Daily interviewed one of the most unheralded members of this year’s graduating class for some insight into how to hold a football.

The Daily: A lot of people think that holding the ball is pretty easy. Are they right?

Salem: It’s definitely not as easy as even I thought it would be when I started doing it.

It’s a lot of rhythm and timing and repetition, and after a long time of practice you get the hang of it.

The Daily: Any given week, how much are you practicing?

Salem: Every practice, we’re going to be taking a lot of reps, before practice, during practice and sometimes even after practice.

The Daily: Does junior long snapper Chris Fitzpatrick ever give you a bad snap?

Salem: He’s pretty consistent. We like to call him “Can’t-Miss Chris.” I think he’s one of the best long snappers in the Big Ten.

The Daily: Before the fake field goal against Penn State last year, how excited were you?

Salem: I was pretty nervous, to be honest. We ran it a couple times in practice, and we ran it in the game and it didn’t go as planned. I definitely took a lot of flak for that. … It didn’t go as planned, but I got Penn State back this year.

The Daily: Do you ever ask Fitz to call another fake field goal?

Salem: Maybe toward the end of the year we’ll get something sweet.

The Daily: What’s been your favorite football memory?

Salem: Probably a tie between Notre Dame, with Jack (Mitchell) being one of my best friends, being able to share that moment with him was pretty cool; and then after Penn State, coach Fitz tossed me the game ball, and having the whole team chant my name in the locker room was a pretty special moment.

The Daily: Do you have any plans for after graduation?

Salem: I’m looking for a job, so if any alums are out there I’d love to get hired. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

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GIFTED HANDS Junior holder Christian Salem readies the ball for junior kicker Jack Mitchell.

Salem and Mitchell share a close bond that Salem said helps create rhythm between the two.

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accomplishments involve scoring touchdowns, not inspiring other players to do so, and coach Pat Fitzgerald commends him for his play on the field, not just for being a “terrific teammate.”

Instead, Buckley prepares for post-football life with both wistfulness about what could have been and acceptance of what actually was. He’ll graduate in June with a degree in learning and organizational change and says he hopes to one day run a nonprofit geared toward helping either at-risk children or convicts re-entering society.

He has already worked, interned or volunteered at a variety of local organizations serving children, including Spark, AMPED, Family Focus and the Youth Impact Program.

John Buckley says he has “no doubt” his son will be successful after graduation, in part because of the mettle Stephen Buckley showed when hit with tremendous adversity.

“We’re incredibly proud parents of what he’s accomplished after being injured,” John Buckley said.

“Because most kids would have just packed it in and said it’s not worth it, but he stayed at it even though he knew he wasn’t going to play a lot this year.”

During an interview largely about lost potential and stolen opportunity, Stephen Buckley finds ample occasion to unleash his wide, disarming smile. He chuckles at the memory of himself writhing in pain on the Nebraska turf and playfully rolls his eyes when asked about finishing one yard short of 100 yards rushing in his final pre-injury game. Asked what he’ll remember from his time at NU, he shakes his head and grins, though there’s nothing funny about his answer.

“I’ll remember how God made me humble myself,” he said. “I would just look back at all the adversity I went through and be thankful God made me stronger through all that.”

That knee injury two years ago stole Buckley’s football career, but it certainly didn’t steal his spirit. asputt@u.northwestern.edu

By BOBBY PILLOTE

daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote

Numerous seniors contributed to Northwestern’s winning ways this season. Here’s a look at some of the more-covered or less-heralded members of the class of 2015.

Max Chapman, Defensive Lineman Chapman wears Northwestern’s traditional No. 1 jersey, awarded annually to the player who “embodies the values and character” of NU football, and is also a member of the team’s Leadership Council. In his final year, Chapman has been a valuable member of the defensive line rotation and enters Saturday’s contest against Illinois with 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup this season.

Traveon Henry, Safety Henry is the leader of the “Sky Team” — the self-anointed nickname for NU’s fearsome secondary. Although he has just three career interceptions, Henry has been a critical backstop for the defense the past three seasons, and his presence on and off the field will be missed.

Miles Shuler, Wide Receiver Shuler transferred to Northwestern from Rutgers for his final two seasons of eligibility, primarily making an impact as a punt returner for the Wildcats. He returned a punt 55 yards against Minnesota to set up an easy touchdown for NU and has also helped in the pass game this season by making 11 receptions for 93 yards.

Zack Oliver, Quarterback A career backup, Oliver’s finest moment came last season against Northern Illinois filling in for a hurt Trevor Siemian. Coming off of the bench

with the game already out of hand, Oliver lofted a perfect 54-yard bomb to streaking senior receiver Pierre Youngblood-Ary for a late touchdown.

Oliver also competed for the starting quarterback job this offseason and filled in ably for injured redshirt freshman quarterback Clayton Thorson to help NU prevail over Penn State this season.

Cameron Dickerson, Wide Receiver Dickerson had his best season as a junior, reeling in 24 passes for 318 yards and a touchdown.

He’s otherwise been an inconsistent producer throughout his career and has just four receptions this season.

Nick VanHoose, Cornerback Perhaps the best player on Northwestern’s stellar defense, VanHoose capped an illustrious career with a standout season as the Wildcats’ No. 1 corner. VanHoose is tied for the team lead in interceptions this season with three and returned one for a critical touchdown in a close win over Nebraska. Over his career, VanHoose has broken up a total of 41 passes.

Dan Vitale, Superback A four-year starter, Vitale has exemplified the jack-of-all-trades nature of Northwestern’s superback position as a receiver, blocker and occasional ball carrier throughout his career.

Vitale is the team’s active leader in career starts, career receptions and career receiving touchdowns, with 45, 132 and 10, respectively, and has been named the team’s offensive player of the week three times this season. After a standout career as a Wildcat, Vitale has his sights set on the NFL. Geoff Mogus, Offensive Lineman Despite missing some time to injury in his final year, Mogus still ranks fifth among active

players with 31 career starts. A versatile lineman, he’s appeared at both left tackle and left guard this season and was also named Academic AllBig Ten in 2013.

Drew Smith, Linebacker Smith made his name as a run-stopper off of the bench his first three seasons, finally earning the starting job this year as a senior. He ranks fourth on the team in tackles and tackles for loss in 2015, with 51 and 8 respectively, and also has two sacks.

Matt Frazier, Offensive Lineman Frazier faced a harrowing offseason, overcoming surgery and a staph infection to see the field in his senior season. This season, Frazier has made starts at both guard position and has also been a vocal leader for a patchwork offensive line.

Dean Lowry, Defensive Lineman Lowry has been a monster as a senior, turning in a campaign highlighted by a two-sack, six-tackle-for-loss effort against Nebraska. On the season, he is second on the team with three sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss and consistently draws praise from coaches for how he affects opposing offenses even when he doesn’t show up in the box score. Lowry ranks 10th all-time in program history with 31.5 tackles for loss and is also third on the active roster in career pass break-ups with 18.

Mike McHugh, Wide Receiver McHugh has emerged as a reliable outlet for Thorson in his final season, catching at least one pass in every game and totaling 16 receptions for 160 yards this year. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

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Bowl projections and scenarios for Northwestern

By BOBBY PILLOTE

daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote

Wildcat fans can already start celebrating, but don’t buy plane tickets just yet.

With just one game left to play and nine wins in its pocket, Northwestern has already assured itself of a bowl placement well above the basement tier that holds the likes of the Potato Bowl. ESPN, CBS Sports and SB Nation all project the Cats to be picked for the Outback Bowl, played January 1 in Tampa, Florida, against an SEC team. But there’s still plenty that could happen in the final two weeks that would affect where NU travels.

First, a primer on bowl selection: It’s complicated. The College Football Playoff committee holds control over which teams are selected for the four-team playoff and also determines which teams play in the other four bowls that make up the “New Year’s Six.” The committee hand-picks the matchups for the four non-playoff games, with

a few rules. They have to take the highest-ranked teams available, meaning there’s no skipping a team to pick one with a larger fan base — something that really works in NU’s favor — and the four games must include at least one team from the “Group of 5” conferences (American, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West and Sun Belt).

So can the Cats make the cut for the New Year’s Six? Probably not. Assuming Michigan State takes care of business against Penn State on Saturday, the Spartans will play Iowa in the Big Ten Championship. If Michigan State loses and Ohio State beats Michigan, the Buckeyes are in; and if Michigan beats Ohio State and Michigan State loses then the Wolverines will play in the championship.

Regardless, whoever is crowned champion of the Big Ten will probably be pulled into the playoff.

It’s extremely unlikely that NU will rank above either of the Big Ten East runner ups in the final ranking, let alone both. Michigan obliterated the Cats, which will weigh heavily with the committee, while Michigan State has arguably a better resume

than NU, and Ohio State is still the most talented college football team not named Alabama.

To put it more simply: Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State will all probably rank higher than NU in the final playoff committee ranking, shutting NU out of the New Year’s Six. Outside of the top tier, the next-best bowl games holding contracts with the Big Ten are the Citrus Bowl, played January 1 in Orlando, Florida, the Outback Bowl and the Holiday Bowl, played Dec. 30 in San Diego, California. This is where things start to get very interesting.

The Playoff committee holds no influence here.

The various entities that run the Citrus, Outback and Holiday bowls submit preferences to the Big Ten, but the conference actually ultimately decides which teams go where. Again, this probably works in the Cats’ favor. The Big Ten is more likely than the purely corporate bowls to consider actual football merit over potential profitability.

This is how the Cats end up in the Outback Bowl: Iowa and two of Ohio State, Michigan State and Michigan go to the New Year’s Six. The odd

team out from the East gets picked for the Citrus Bowl, and NU slides into the Outback Bowl as the next-best Big Ten team. Wisconsin gets slotted after the Cats into the Holiday Bowl, in part because of NU’s head-to-head victory Saturday.

That assumes the Cats beat Illinois this Saturday, which is likely but not a given. If NU loses and Wisconsin prevails over Minnesota, then it becomes much more likely the Badgers jump ahead of the Cats and into the Outback Bowl. If both teams lose, nothing should change.

It’s possible the Holiday Bowl preferences NU and the Big Ten screws the Cats by assigning them there even if they beat Illinois. But that would be a raw deal for a team with a better non-conference resume than Wisconsin and that beat the Badgers head-to-head. Plus, the Holiday Bowl probably wants Wisconsin and its larger fan base anyway.

Pencil the Cats into the Outback Bowl for now, and have a pen ready for Dec. 6 when the full bowl schedule is announced. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

Q&A with Penn State’s nemesis: holder Christian Salem The Daily: How’s your speed?

Salem: Uh, A-plus

By BOBBY PILLOTE

daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote

Junior holder and one-time Twitter celebrity Christian Salem is hanging up his cleats after this season despite having a year of eligibility left. The Daily interviewed one of the most unheralded members of this year’s graduating class for some insight into how to hold a football.

The Daily: A lot of people think that holding the ball is pretty easy. Are they right?

Salem: It’s definitely not as easy as even I thought it would be when I started doing it.

It’s a lot of rhythm and timing and repetition, and after a long time of practice you get the hang of it.

The Daily: Any given week, how much are you practicing?

Salem: Every practice, we’re going to be taking a lot of reps, before practice, during practice and sometimes even after practice.

The Daily: Does junior long snapper Chris Fitzpatrick ever give you a bad snap?

Salem: He’s pretty consistent. We like to call him “Can’t-Miss Chris.” I think he’s one of the best long snappers in the Big Ten.

The Daily: Before the fake field goal against Penn State last year, how excited were you?

Salem: I was pretty nervous, to be honest. We ran it a couple times in practice, and we ran it in the game and it didn’t go as planned. I definitely took a lot of flak for that. … It didn’t go as planned, but I got Penn State back this year.

The Daily: Do you ever ask Fitz to call another fake field goal?

Salem: Maybe toward the end of the year we’ll get something sweet.

The Daily: What’s been your favorite football memory?

Salem: Probably a tie between Notre Dame, with Jack (Mitchell) being one of my best friends, being able to share that moment with him was pretty cool; and then after Penn State, coach Fitz tossed me the game ball, and having the whole team chant my name in the locker room was a pretty special moment.

The Daily: Do you have any plans for after graduation?

Salem: I’m looking for a job, so if any alums are out there I’d love to get hired. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

Daily file photo by Jacob Swan

GIFTED HANDS Junior holder Christian Salem readies the ball for junior kicker Jack Mitchell.

Salem and Mitchell share a close bond that Salem said helps create rhythm between the two.

Wildcats send off accomplished senior class

Buckley From page 7

accomplishments involve scoring touchdowns, not inspiring other players to do so, and coach Pat Fitzgerald commends him for his play on the field, not just for being a “terrific teammate.”

Instead, Buckley prepares for post-football life with both wistfulness about what could have been and acceptance of what actually was. He’ll graduate in June with a degree in learning and organizational change and says he hopes to one day run a nonprofit geared toward helping either at-risk children or convicts re-entering society.

He has already worked, interned or volunteered at a variety of local organizations serving children, including Spark, AMPED, Family Focus and the Youth Impact Program.

John Buckley says he has “no doubt” his son will be successful after graduation, in part because of the mettle Stephen Buckley showed when hit with tremendous adversity.

“We’re incredibly proud parents of what he’s accomplished after being injured,” John Buckley said.

“Because most kids would have just packed it in and said it’s not worth it, but he stayed at it even though he knew he wasn’t going to play a lot this year.”

During an interview largely about lost potential and stolen opportunity, Stephen Buckley finds ample occasion to unleash his wide, disarming smile. He chuckles at the memory of himself writhing in pain on the Nebraska turf and playfully rolls his eyes when asked about finishing one yard short of 100 yards rushing in his final pre-injury game. Asked what he’ll remember from his time at NU, he shakes his head and grins, though there’s nothing funny about his answer.

“I’ll remember how God made me humble myself,” he said. “I would just look back at all the adversity I went through and be thankful God made me stronger through all that.”

That knee injury two years ago stole Buckley’s football career, but it certainly didn’t steal his spirit. asputt@u.northwestern.edu

By BOBBY PILLOTE

daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote

Numerous seniors contributed to Northwestern’s winning ways this season. Here’s a look at some of the more-covered or less-heralded members of the class of 2015.

Max Chapman, Defensive Lineman Chapman wears Northwestern’s traditional No. 1 jersey, awarded annually to the player who “embodies the values and character” of NU football, and is also a member of the team’s Leadership Council. In his final year, Chapman has been a valuable member of the defensive line rotation and enters Saturday’s contest against Illinois with 1.5 sacks and a pass breakup this season.

Traveon Henry, Safety Henry is the leader of the “Sky Team” — the self-anointed nickname for NU’s fearsome secondary. Although he has just three career interceptions, Henry has been a critical backstop for the defense the past three seasons, and his presence on and off the field will be missed.

Miles Shuler, Wide Receiver Shuler transferred to Northwestern from Rutgers for his final two seasons of eligibility, primarily making an impact as a punt returner for the Wildcats. He returned a punt 55 yards against Minnesota to set up an easy touchdown for NU and has also helped in the pass game this season by making 11 receptions for 93 yards.

Zack Oliver, Quarterback A career backup, Oliver’s finest moment came last season against Northern Illinois filling in for a hurt Trevor Siemian. Coming off of the bench

with the game already out of hand, Oliver lofted a perfect 54-yard bomb to streaking senior receiver Pierre Youngblood-Ary for a late touchdown.

Oliver also competed for the starting quarterback job this offseason and filled in ably for injured redshirt freshman quarterback Clayton Thorson to help NU prevail over Penn State this season.

Cameron Dickerson, Wide Receiver Dickerson had his best season as a junior, reeling in 24 passes for 318 yards and a touchdown.

He’s otherwise been an inconsistent producer throughout his career and has just four receptions this season.

Nick VanHoose, Cornerback Perhaps the best player on Northwestern’s stellar defense, VanHoose capped an illustrious career with a standout season as the Wildcats’ No. 1 corner. VanHoose is tied for the team lead in interceptions this season with three and returned one for a critical touchdown in a close win over Nebraska. Over his career, VanHoose has broken up a total of 41 passes.

Dan Vitale, Superback A four-year starter, Vitale has exemplified the jack-of-all-trades nature of Northwestern’s superback position as a receiver, blocker and occasional ball carrier throughout his career.

Vitale is the team’s active leader in career starts, career receptions and career receiving touchdowns, with 45, 132 and 10, respectively, and has been named the team’s offensive player of the week three times this season. After a standout career as a Wildcat, Vitale has his sights set on the NFL. Geoff Mogus, Offensive Lineman Despite missing some time to injury in his final year, Mogus still ranks fifth among active

players with 31 career starts. A versatile lineman, he’s appeared at both left tackle and left guard this season and was also named Academic AllBig Ten in 2013.

Drew Smith, Linebacker Smith made his name as a run-stopper off of the bench his first three seasons, finally earning the starting job this year as a senior. He ranks fourth on the team in tackles and tackles for loss in 2015, with 51 and 8 respectively, and also has two sacks.

Matt Frazier, Offensive Lineman Frazier faced a harrowing offseason, overcoming surgery and a staph infection to see the field in his senior season. This season, Frazier has made starts at both guard position and has also been a vocal leader for a patchwork offensive line.

Dean Lowry, Defensive Lineman Lowry has been a monster as a senior, turning in a campaign highlighted by a two-sack, six-tackle-for-loss effort against Nebraska. On the season, he is second on the team with three sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss and consistently draws praise from coaches for how he affects opposing offenses even when he doesn’t show up in the box score. Lowry ranks 10th all-time in program history with 31.5 tackles for loss and is also third on the active roster in career pass break-ups with 18.

Mike McHugh, Wide Receiver McHugh has emerged as a reliable outlet for Thorson in his final season, catching at least one pass in every game and totaling 16 receptions for 160 yards this year. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Cats conquer competition, win TYR

By TUCKER JOHNSON

the daily northwestern @kentuckyjohnson

After a slow start the first two days, Northwestern won the three-day TYR Invitational in convincing fashion on Sunday.

The meet, held in Norris Aquatic Center, is the regular season’s only multi-session meet.

“Three day meets can be kind of daunting,” team captain and junior Lacey Locke said. “I think (hosting the meet) gives us an advantage to go home and nap and get ready for finals.”

While the Wildcats won by a large margin, with 1,188.5 points to second place Michigan State’s 962, the outcome was far from assured. After the first day of competition, the Wildcats with 351 points, were only two points ahead of Michigan State, and NU’s margin was only slightly larger after the second day of swimming, when they led Michigan State by 22 points. And the slow start was in part due to NU’s smaller team, coach Abby Steketee said.

“This meet doesn’t have a roster cap,” Steketee said. “We had 23 swimmers cleared to swim, but Michigan State (for example) had 34. It was really about our girls maximizing their events.”

Steketee said the win against those odds was a testament to the swimmers’ passion and mental preparation.

Behind NU and Michigan State, Grand Canyon finished with 735 points, University of Illinois at Chicago had 446 points, Truman State totaled 348 points and St. Louis rounded out the group with 322.5 points.

The meet saw four Cats combine to earn six

Sodexo

From page 1 union and their push for measures like a guaranteed 40-hour work week, benefits for part-time employees and increased wages. Additionally, the petition condemned what it said were numerous reports of disrespect by Sodexo supervisors toward food service workers.

Union representatives will be meeting with Sodexo on Tuesday to begin contract negotiations.

Although Sodexo cannot comment on ongoing negotiations, it values all of its employees, Robert

NCAA ‘B’ cuts, earning automatic consideration for the NCAA Championships.

Locke earned B cuts in the 200 yard backstroke and the 100 yard backstroke, despite taking second place in both events. Junior Melissa Postoll also earned a B cut in the 200 backstroke, finishing exactly 1.40 seconds behind Locke.

Junior Annika Winsnes also earned two B cuts, winning the 100 and 200 yard freestyles. NU’s sixth B cut came from sophomore Mary Warren, who swam a season best 22.98 seconds in the 50 yard freestyle.

Warren’s swimming is approaching a level where she could challenge NU’s school record in the event, which is currently 22.14 seconds held by Taylor Reynolds.

“Swimming in your home pool is one of the greatest feelings ever,” said Warren, continuing that the pool’s familiarity helped her focus her swimming.

Freshman Olivia Rosendahl continued her absolute dominance in the diving well, once again

winning the 1 meter and 3 meter springboard diving competitions. Rosendahl has won the 3 meter springboard at every meet NU has been to this year, and has won the 1 meter springboard at every meet except for the dual meet last weekend against Wisconsin.

Rosendahl also won the 5 meter platform competition this weekend, the first time the event has been contested at a meet this season. Following Rosendahl, NU divers sophomore Mashal Hashem, freshman Eryn Scannell and sophomore Monique Demaisip took second through fourth from the platform — an incredibly strong performance that added 68 very important points to the Cats’ team score on the final day of competition.

NU will return to action at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton during their winter break training trip to Ft. Lauderdale. samueljohnson2019@u.northwestern.edu

Women’s Swimming Daniel Tian/Daily Senior Staffer

BACK IT UP Lacey Locke competes. The junior claimed first place in the 50-yard backstroke championship final on the third day of the TYR Invitational.

Buzz Doyle, the Sodexo general manager for campus dining, told The Daily.

“Sodexo has built positive, constructive and successful working relationships with the more than 30 labor unions that represent over 15 percent of our employees through more than 330 collective bargaining agreements,” Doyle said.

NU food service workers are represented by UNITE HERE Local 1.

In 2011, the food service workers ratified a contract negotiated by their union that included a $10 minimum wage as well as reduced and free healthcare for full-time workers. Union efforts were supported by

the NU Living Wage Campaign, a student-led effort to ensure all University employees — including workers subcontracted through Sodexo — make a wage they can live on.

In 2014, students organized to demand better treatment of NU workers following the suspension of Rafael Marquez, a food service worker and a union steward. Although Sodexo suspended Marquez allegedly due to accusations of being under the influence and overexcited during his shift, Marquez claimed his suspension came after he stood up for another worker allegedly being mistreated by Sodexo management.

Marquez was ultimately allowed to return to his job,

Evanston representative Daniel Biss drops out of comptroller race

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) announced Monday he would exit the race for Illinois comptroller.

Biss entered the race to challenge Republican incumbent Leslie Munger last spring. Shortly thereafter, Chicago city clerk Susana Mendoza, also a Democrat, announced her candidacy.

“Susana and I come from very different political backgrounds, but I consider her a friend,” Biss said in a statement. “We also have similar positions on many issues, and we have a lot of allies in common.”

The comptroller is a publicly elected official whose primary task is to audit government accounts, as well as certify government expenditures. Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed Munger as comptroller in January after predecessor Judy Baar Topinka died of a stroke. A special election for the office will be held in November 2016.

Although Biss’ campaign began as more financially successful than Mendoza’s, the Chicago city clerk has garnered the support of several prominent state Democrats, notably Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan. Biss said in order to secure the Democratic nomination, he would likely need to launch a costly and “divisive” campaign.

“It seemed like the last thing the state and the Democratic Party needed was an expensive and divisive campaign for comptroller,” he said. “This is a moment when we need to be united, and we need to be focused on solving problems and winning the existential battles that the governor has created.”

The representative offered Mendoza his full support in her pursuit of the office.

— Marissa Page

which he credited to the strong student support of his efforts.

Kevin Luong, the Associated Student Government representative for NU’s Asian Pacific American Coalition and one of the student organizers of the event, said he was glad students could bring attention to this issue.

“I’m glad students could share testimonials and bring attention to this issue with their bodies and their voices,” the Weinberg senior said. “By being ready for us, it showed (the administration) is paying attention.” drewgerber2018@u.northwestern.edu

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Balancing Without a Budget

Council adopts 2016 budget, library tax expansion

By JULIA JACOBS

daily senior staffer @juliarebeccaj

Aldermen voted Monday to approve the city’s 2016 budget, which includes a 2 percent increase to fund pensions. They also passed an expanded Evanston Public Library tax levy to accommodate new programming next year.

The library’s tax levy includes a more than 4 percent increase to fund plans such as a collection expansion and new outreach strategies.

Although aldermen passed the levy unanimously, Ald. Ann Rainey (4th) said the tax increase does a “disservice” to the community.

“I don’t care if this tax is $5 a household … $5 counts,” Rainey said. “Next year, if there’s one penny more than 2 percent over the library budget, I will do everything to fight it.”

EPL board president Michael Tannen urged aldermen before the vote to pass the full library tax levy to fund next year’s plans, including 75 rentable Wi-Fi hotspots aimed to provide Internet accessibility to patrons who cannot afford

it. In an effort to improve library accessibility to the wider community, the library also plans to introduce a vehicle to distribute materials off-site and is working to establish space in a redeveloped Robert Crown Center, Tannen said.

“We are working very hard with our folks to make sure Robert Crown gets off the ground,” he said.

The city’s approved 2016 budget also includes a higher-than-normal general operations surplus of about $430,000 to provide a cushion for potential state funding cuts, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told The Daily before Monday’s council meeting. “(The surplus) is higher given the uncertainty with the state of Illinois,” Bobkiewicz said.

The city typically aims for a general fund surplus in the range of $100,000 to $200,000, he said. However, this year staff aimed to keep its budget flexible considering the prospect of a reduction of its state income tax revenue. State cuts to local government aren’t anticipated until 2016 due to a political standoff over the state budget in Springfield.

The 2015 tax levy was also passed with a nearly

2 percent property tax increase — the necessity of which was initially questioned by some aldermen — to fund pension payments based on new recommendations from the state.

The evolution of the budget since its initial release in October includes changes suggested by city officials to add $100,000 to fund pension payments and funds to make improvements to a south Evanston shopping center.

During the Nov. 9 City Council meeting, Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) advocated for improvements to the entrance and sidewalks of Main Street Commons Shopping Center, resulting in a $75,000 addition to the budget to begin the process. The bulk of the project’s funding, estimated at $950,000, will be spent in 2017 during construction.

The budget also introduces staffing additions to the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, which the city purchased about a year ago. Additionally, a new Youth Outreach Worker will be financially backed by Northwestern as part of a five-year commitment of $5 million to Evanston. juliajacobs2018@u.northwestern.edu

Daily file photo by Daniel Tian

BUDGET APPROVED City manager Wally Bobkiewicz attends a City Council meeting.

Aldermen voted to pass Monday the city’s 2016 budget, including a 2 percent increase to fund police and fire pensions.

LEND gives second-largest loan in history to Tomate

By BOBBY PILLOTE

daily senior staffer @bobbypillote

Tomate Fresh Kitchen is about to get a little bit fresher.

The restaurant, located at 914 Noyes St., received a $10,000 loan from the student organization Lending for Evanston and Northwestern Development to buy new refrigerators and expand work space with the hopes of growing business in the NU community. The loan is the second-largest ever given by LEND. Owner Tania Ruiz said the biggest challenge Tomate faced was a lack of adequate storage space for food. In addition to new refrigerators, the

money will also allow Tomate to renovate a garage behind the restaurant to better hold supplies.

Expanded storage also means more room for food preparation, which Ruiz said is currently limited to an 8-foot table. Ruiz wants to expand business to better serve one of her primary customer bases: NU students.

“We need that space,” she said. “We are looking to cater more toward Northwestern.”

Tomate has had a long-standing relationship with LEND, dating back to when the organization started helping Tomate with business development about two years ago, LEND co-president Weinberg senior Vickie Chi said. LEND helped develop Tomate’s delivery system and also assisted with the restaurant’s social media presence.

And when Ruiz needed money to expand,

LEND was happy to help.

“Tomate has a good operating history,” Chi said. “It made sense for us to give her the full fee.”

The size of the loan was facilitated by a partnership LEND has with local bank First Bank & Trust. LEND co-president and Weinberg senior Vashnav Pandey said First Bank & Trust uses LEND to connect with smaller clients the bank wouldn’t loan to otherwise.

First Bank & Trust provided a $10,000 fund to LEND to match loans given by the organization and also has a member on the LEND board of directors to help advise and educate LEND. Pandey said the Tomate loan couldn’t have happened without the support of First Bank & Trust, with the bank providing $3,000 toward the loan from its fund.

He also added that the loan to Tomate was encouraged by a similar loan to C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlor, located at 1901 Church St. C&W used the money to add a deli counter to better serve Evanston Township High School students and the surrounding community.

Beyond the size of the loan, the deal with Tomate also represents a geographic milestone for LEND. The restaurant is the first business LEND has worked with that directly serves Northwestern students on a daily basis.

“Someone so close to the school, it means a lot to us,” Pandey said. “It makes it all the better that we stop by a lot.” bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Volleyball

Cigarettes

Cats knock off Iowa, 3-0, sweep season series

$5 a pack whereas in Evanston it is about $10,” said McCormick sophomore Connor James, who lives in New Lenox, Illinois. “I find that all the ordinance has done is decrease social smokers. The 21+ rule just makes regular smokers get slightly more creative in how they get their cigarettes.”

James said he has often purchased cigarettes from his hometown and brought them to friends at school who cannot purchase cigarettes themselves in Evanston. He said experiences like these have led him to believe the ordinance is ineffective at decreasing smoking.

Smokes and Such, located at 3439 West Dempster St. in Skokie, is one such establishment that claims its business has gone up slightly as a result of Evanston customers moving business to areas where the ordinance has no effect. Judy Patterson,

By MAX GELMAN

daily senior staffer @MaxGelman

From page 1

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Iowa

Despite its season-long inconsistencies, Northwestern will have at least one thing to hang its hat on at the end of the year.

The Wildcats (14-15, 6-12 Big Ten) defeated Iowa (12-19, 2-16) three sets to none Saturday, sweeping the match and the season series against the Hawkeyes.

NU’s win snapped a five-game losing streak dating back to Halloween when the Cats toppled Michigan State in four sets. Saturday also marked NU’s first road victory since Sept. 26 against Maryland (13-19, 3-15).

The win featured a balanced offensive attack led by outside hitters Symone Abbott and Kayla Morin.

Both attackers paced NU with 11 kills each, and junior Rafae Strobos, who has seen an uptick in playing time recently, chipped in seven.

The Cats have struggled on the road all season, as their only three Big Ten road wins have come against the conference’s bottom feeders in Maryland, Iowa and Rutgers (4-26, 1-17).

Taking out those three matches, all 3-0 sweeps,

Putterman From page 12

Wednesday. Now, practices are closed, and the coach is available in person only Mondays and for a few minutes on a Big Ten teleconference Tuesdays.

I like and respect Fitz and the NU communications staff, and I understand their motivations for slashing access (also worth noting we still have it better than many schools). But the trend remains frustrating. Fans are served by information, and that information is increasingly being withheld.

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NU only won two sets in six contests away from Welsh-Ryan Arena.

With only two games left on their schedule, the Cats’ season is rapidly drawing to a close.

On Wednesday, NU travels to Happy Valley for a rematch with No. 7 Penn State (25-4, 14-4) where the Nittany Lions will be looking for revenge after the Cats shockingly upset them in October.

The season ends at home with a Senior Day matchup against the Terrapins.

Only two Cats will be graduating at the end of the year — libero Caroline “Carks” Niedospial and defensive specialist Abbie Kraus.

Niedospial may be in the running for the All-Big Ten team, which will be announced Dec. 1.

NU’s match against Penn State begins Wednesday at 6 p.m. maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu 6. NU sports (and NU media) are in good hands.

As a freshman in 2012-13, Alex Olah’s rebounding struggles seemed like they would prevent him from ever being a quality Big Ten center. But two seasons and a lot of hard work later, the NU big man enters 2015-16 as the Big Ten’s second-leading returning rebounder and one of the best in the conference at his position.

So it goes in college sports, where he who is an overmatched freshman one day is a fearsome senior the next, where the new guy often quickly makes

CAPS

From page 1 Courtney Albinson, associate director for outreach and education at CAPS, said student feedback about CAPS programs has been very positive.

“We’ve developed these programs intentionally based on what we see students need,” she said. “That’s why we have a really extensive stress management clinic with a number of different workshops that are offered as a part of the clinic. Students find those very beneficial.”

According to the CAPS report, the biggest drops in attendance between the 2013-2014 year and last year were in the Peak Performance Training and counseling and helping skills programs, with 73.2 and 58.4 percent you forget about the old one. This effect is especially strong at NU, where the athletic department seems to ride a perpetual upward trajectory.

Former baseball coach Paul Stevens is one of my favorite people I’ve met at NU, but when he retired last season, in stepped Spencer Allen, who is already bringing passion and energy to the Cats’ program.

Venric Mark was one of the best running backs in NU history, but as soon as he left Evanston, Justin Jackson popped up in his place. The same goes for the NU media world, where every year new freshmen writers come in knowing nothing (but thinking

an employee that has worked at the business for four years, said the most noticeable increase in business at the location has been with the demographic of 18, 19 and 20 year-olds.

“If you’ve had someone legally allowed to smoke all this time and now all of a sudden you can’t, you’re going to be pissed,” Patterson said. “I don’t think Evanston did anything to curb smoking. It’s like prohibition, people will find a way.”

However, Thomas-Smith says the ordinance’s purpose is also to notify people of the dangers of tobacco.

“The hope is to reduce tobacco use but there’s also a purpose to deter youths and bring awareness to users of what tobacco products exist and their individual dangers,” Thomas-Smith said.

Julia Jacobs contributed reporting. elenasucharetza2018@u.northwestern.edu decreases respectively.

Albinson, however, said the Peak Performance Training workshop is often well-attended.

“That’s a workshop where we’ve designed that because Northwestern students are performing and achieving and they’re working really hard, and so that workshop provides the skills and strategies for them to enhance their performance,” Albinson said.

She added that CAPS offers many workshops each quarter that address students’ mental health.

“An overall wish that we have is for students to be taking care of themselves, to really be prioritizing their mental health and wellness,” Albinson said. peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu they know everything), then mature just in time for the old hats to pass the keyboard.

I’m departing NU soon, along with Olah, Dean Lowry, Maggie Lyon, Joey Calistri and numerous other athletes who came to Evanston at the same time as I did (and made a much bigger impact). Cats fans will miss those seniors for sure, but before long someone else will step into their place and be just as good, maybe better. We’re leaving, but the future is bright without us. asputt@u.northwestern.edu

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I don’t think we lost the game; they beat us.

— Chris Collins, men’s basketball coach

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

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A Tale of 2 Halves Wildcats begin strong, fade away in second frame

By BEN POPE

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Northwestern grabbed an unlikely early lead but succumbed to superior talent in the second half as it fell, 80-69, to No. 9 North Carolina on Monday.

In their first of two CBE Hall of Fame Classic tournament games in Kansas City this week, the Wildcats (3-1) led by as many as six points during the first half before the Tar Heels (4-1) came alive and gained firm control for most of the second frame.

“I’m really proud of my team,” coach Chris Collins said. “We did a really good job on the initial defense. We wanted them to shoot jumpers, (and) they were 7-for-24 from three (point range).”

Both teams shot extremely well out of the gate, with NU making four of its first five attempts. A possession in which North Carolina pulled down three offensive rebounds, however, jumpstarted what became a nine-point run to extend the Tar Heel lead to 18-8.

The Cats answered back with a nine-point run of their own, cutting the deficit to 18-17 as freshman forward Aaron Falzon and senior guard Tre Demps drained consecutive 3-pointers. About six minutes later, sophomore guard Scottie Lindsey hit another 3-pointer to give NU its first lead, 30-27, with 5:46 left until half.

The Cats held the lead for just over three minutes until North Carolina went on a 14-1 run to gain a 43-36 advantage at halftime.

Four consecutive field goals by Demps pulled NU to 48-46 three minutes into the second frame, but the one-score difference was shortlived as the Tar Heels scored 23 of the next 28 points and put the contest essentially out of reach.

The Cats refused to surrender, however, cutting the margin to just nine with 2:30 left before a 3-pointer by North Carolina’s Joel Berry II blew any remaining wind out of the comeback effort’s sails.

“You play in these neutral environments against great teams and you find out what you’ve got, and I found out a lot of good things about my team,” Collins said.

North Carolina’s Justin Jackson exploded for a dominant 21-point, 13-rebound performance as his team — which was missing star senior Marcus Paige due to injury — handled

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NU 39-25 on the boards.

Three days after erupting for 32 points in a thrilling comeback victory over Columbia, sophomore guard Bryant McIntosh shot just 3-for-15 from the field and committed a teamhigh four turnovers on Monday.

“Playing against really good teams with really good defenders, they try to take away the primary offensive guy, and I think that opens up stuff for everybody else,” said Demps, who scored all but 3 of his team-leading 21 points after halftime. “That opened up things for me in the second half.”

The Cats will face Missouri, who lost to Kansas State 66-42 in the first game Monday at the Sprint Center, on Tuesday evening in the tournament’s consolation game. benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu

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GO ATTACK THE RACK Tre Demps comes off of a screen and drives toward the baseline.

The senior guard poured in 21 points in a losing effort, with 18 coming in the second half.

Northwestern unable to control UNC’s athleticism

By WILL RAGATZ

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Northwestern hung with No. 9 North Carolina into the second half, but eventually the Tar Heels’ major advantages in talent and athleticism propelled them to an 80-69 victory on Monday night.

North Carolina (4-1) dominated on the glass throughout, out-rebounding the Cats 39-25.

It also recorded a 13-6 edge in offensive

rebounds, repeatedly getting multiple shots per possession as NU (3-1) failed to box out UNC’s athletic frontcourt.

Despite not giving significant minutes to anyone taller than 6’10”, UNC was able to outjump the Wildcats all game long.

NU’s 7-foot senior center, Alex Olah, grabbed just four rebounds in 27 minutes of action as his lack of athleticism was exposed against one of the country’s most physically talented teams.

UNC sophomore Justin Jackson was the best player on either side. Jackson, a 6-8, 200 lb. forward with massive leaping ability,

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STIFF AS A STUMP Alex Olah looks for an open man at the top of the key. The senior center started strong in Monday’s game, but as the contest wore on, the more athletic front court of North Carolina took advantage of him and combined for 53 points and 30 rebounds on the night.

encountered minimal resistance on his way to 21 points and 13 rebounds. Jackson grabbed six offensive rebounds and was simply too much for NU in the paint.

After the game, NU coach Chris Collins praised Jackson’s performance.

“Jackson’s activity along the baseline — his cutting, his offensive rebounds — was the difference in the game,” Collins said.

Jackson is emblematic of the talent disparity between a national powerhouse and a team that has never made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Coming out of high school, he was ranked by ESPN as the 8th best player in the nation.

In addition to Jackson, UNC boasts three other former 5-star recruits. That trio, which includes Theo Pinson (10 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds), Joel Berry II (12 points) and Isaiah Hicks (10 points, 4 rebounds) came up big in the second half to lead UNC to a comfortable victory.

Senior forward and former 4-star recruit Brice Johnson also put up a double-double for the Tar Heels, scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

The unavoidable truth is that Roy Williams is currently able to recruit higher caliber players than NU. With Vic Law’s season-ending shoulder injury, NU has just a single active 4-star recruit, freshman Aaron Falzon.

That difference in talent and athleticism became apparent in the second half as UNC pulled away for the victory.

“I didn’t think we lost the game; they beat us,” Collins said. williamragatz2019@u.northwestern.edu

Parting thoughts on NU sports ALEX PUTTERMAN DAILY SPORTS @ALEXPUTTERMAN

After three and a half years writing about Northwestern sports, my time is just about up. The final whistle of the Wildcats’ bowl game will mark the end of my time covering an NU beat.

Here are six parting thoughts, positive and negative, on my experience with NU sports.

1. If athletes are jerks, they hide it well.

There’s a general perception of athletes as somewhere between aloof and abrasive. And maybe that’s true some places, but it has certainly not been my experience at NU. Even within the inherently awkward context of being interviewed, everyone from field hockey to football players have been smart, funny, engaging and, most importantly, nice. Of hundreds of interviews, I can count on half a hand the times an athlete was anything approaching impolite.

As you cheer on Cats sports teams, it’s nice to know the athletes as people are worth rooting for.

2. Tennis and baseball are fun, too.

One of the best sporting events I covered at NU was the 2014 women’s tennis Big Ten championship.

That day, The Daily’s regular women’s tennis writer had a conflict, and I reluctantly agreed to fill in for him. I was rewarded with a miraculous comeback and a conference title for the Cats, the kind of match that reminds you sports are fun, whether or not the games are on TV. I enjoyed my many afternoons at Rocky Miller Park during two seasons covering Cats baseball, not because the team was good (it generally wasn’t) but because I like baseball. Free time can be scarce, but maybe if you enjoy watching soccer, go to an NU soccer match. And if you’re into volleyball, stop by a Cats volleyball match.

I’m glad to have seen the end of Chelsea Armstrong’s remarkable field hockey career, Belinda Niu’s incredible grit in that women’s tennis final and Luke Farrell’s heroic nine innings at Wrigley Field.

3. Cliche or not, NU coaches care.

Last week, I interviewed John Buckley for a story on his son Stephen Buckley, an NU wide receiver.

At the end of the interview, once my questions were answered, I asked John Buckley if he had anything he wanted to add. He quickly replied that he’d been so impressed, surprised even, at how Pat Fitzgerald and the Cats’ coaching staff had looked out for his son, even after a knee injury limited how much he could contribute on the field.

That testimony reinforced what I’ve heard and observed over three and a half years: Across all sports, the athletic department values its players as people, not just athletes. Talk of how NU “does things the right way” often comes off as self-righteous, but I have no reason to think it isn’t true.

4. That’s why NU’s response to the footballplayer union was disappointing.

I would not have expected Fitzgerald and athletic director Jim Phillips to outwardly support Kain Colter’s football-player union in the winter of 2014, given that it stood directly contrary to their own self-interest. But did the athletic department have to openly campaign against an organization intended to benefit its players? Did the saga have to end with Colter feeling alienated from the school he gave his heart and body for?

Fitzgerald and Phillips were placed in an awkward position — stuck in the middle of a fight targeted at the NCAA — but they did not handle it well. They spoke vaguely of supporting the players’ cause but never addressed specifics. They hardly communicated with Colter during the union process. They failed to condemn alleged threats made by alumni to current players about what would happen if they voted for the union. NU’s athletic leaders had a chance to help along an important athletes’ rights movement and instead acted as cynical union-busters. It was a missed opportunity that reflected poorly on the men in charge.

5. Media access is trending in the wrong direction.

With athletes and teams now able to directly communicate with fans via social media, thus avoiding traditional middlemen, sports media everywhere is losing access, and NU is no exception.

When I began covering Cats football in 2013, practices were open to the media, and Fitzgerald spoke extensively every Monday, Tuesday and » See PUTTERMAN, page 11