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By JONAH DYLAN

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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks to a crowd at Indivisible Evanston’s kickoff event Wednesday. Schakowsky said she has noticed an uptick in activism groups since the election of Republican President Donald Trump.

City engagement group kicks off Schakowsky, Biss talk to residents during Indivisible launch event

By SYD STONE

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Local representatives encouraged Evanston residents in their political engagement at the kickoff event for activist group Indivisible Evanston on Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Ald.-elect Cicely Fleming (9th) spoke to a crowd of more than 170 Evanston residents and community activists in south Evanston about what individuals can do at a local level for a progressive agenda.

The event — held at Reba

Place Church, 620 Madison St. — marked the launch of the Evanston branch of the national Indivisible network of community engagement organizations.

There are currently around 5,800 Indivisible groups nationwide, all with the same mission — to resist a conservative agenda on the local, state and national

levels, said Stu Greenspan, an Evanston resident and one of the organizers of Indivisible Evanston. He said Indivisible aims to be an inclusive community promoting cohesion among the different activists representing varied interests in the group.

Associated Student Government Senate discussed a resolution Wednesday that would urge the University to create a wellness advisory board and a mental health training program for faculty.

The resolution, introduced by Medill junior Isabel Schwartz, will be voted on next week. If passed, it will be presented to Faculty Senate at its meeting on May 3.

The resolution calls on University administrators to create a wellness advisory board comprised of students, faculty and staff. The resolution also supports the creation of a mental health training program for faculty and staff that would help them identify and assist students in distress.

“As demands on Northwestern University mental health services increase, the need for a larger, multi-level mental health plan to guide Northwestern policy grows urgent,” the resolution said. “Current Northwestern seniors can remember the deaths of five students to suicide.”

The resolution also describes similar programs at other universities, like the Wellness Advisory Board at the University of Chicago. The 2013-14 annual Counseling and Psychological Services study said 23.3 percent of students reported seriously considering suicide.

Schwartz created a “wellness chair” position for 50 different student groups in March 2016 to increase their commitments to students’ mental health. She said the ASG resolution is an important step toward student wellness at NU. “This is what a lot of our peer institutions do,” she said. “It’s part of having a comprehensive community wellness plan. This is part of having a multi-tiered complete approach to student wellness. We believe this is important given the climate of mental health on this campus.”

The resolution was sponsored

by ASG President Nehaarika Mulukutla and executive vice president Rosalie Gambrah. It was the first resolution they have sponsored in their new roles after they were sworn in at last week’s Senate.

Mental health was one of Mulukutla and Gambrah’s three main campaign goals. During the campaign, the Weinberg juniors » See SENATE, page 6

» See INDIVISIBLE, page 6

A&O, SES offer free Ball tickets

By ERICA SNOW

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A&O Productions, For Members Only and Student Enrichment Services partnered to provide students with financial need free tickets to Friday’s Ball.

Students can use the SES One Form, an online application that centralizes various scholarships and funds into

one website, to apply for a free ticket to Ball. A&O has previously collaborated with SES to provide free tickets for its fall concert, Blowout, and for comedian Samantha Bee’s talk in February.

The subsidized tickets, which cost $10 each, are accommodated by A&O and FMO’s revenues, Will Corvin, A&O co-chair, said. Though A&O has to help cover the cost of some of the tickets, he said the group is willing

to absorb that cost so that more students can attend large events like Blowout and Ball.

Partnering with SES has been a “learning process,” Corvin said. The organizations have focused on making the process anonymous, so students who receive free tickets don’t feel embarrassed, the Weinberg senior said.

“A&O’s goal is to reach as many students on this campus as possible and give them amazing access to experiences

that will hopefully, for some of them, be a defining experience of their college career,” Corvin said. “The ability to open that up to more students who might have barriers based on their socioeconomic background, we’re really proud of.”

Sharitza Rivera, assistant director of the SES office, said once a student applies for a free ticket on the One Form, the SES office works with the » See BALL, page 6

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Medill junior Isabel Schwartz speaks during Wednesday’s Associated Student Government Senate. Schwartz introduced a resolution regarding students’ wellbeing at Senate.

Students, faculty celebrate first LGBTQ summit at ETHS

By AMELIA LANGAS

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Some students celebrated Evanston Township High School’s inclusivity following the school’s first LGBTQ summit, which was held earlier this month as part of the school’s Social Consciousness Series.

With the summit, held April 7, the school’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance aimed to foster a better understanding of gender and sexual identities among the school community. The summit, organized by student and adult members of the group, focused on the experiences of students who identify as LGBTQ and their allies, the ETHS communications office said in a news release Tuesday.

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As part of the Social Consciousness Series, ETHS has hosted other summits that centered on different identities, including a Latinx Summit, Black Male and Female Summits and South Asian Middle Eastern Alliance Summit, said William Farmer, a biology teacher at the high school and a Gender and Sexuality Alliance mentor. The LGBTQ summit was available to all students who

wanted to register and provided a space to encourage different discussions of gender and sexual identities, he said.

The theme of the summit was “Pride Not Prejudice,” and participants addressed representation, bullying and discrimination, gender-inclusive education and being a supportive ally, according to the news release. Participants talked about these topics during

workshops, presentations and performances throughout the day.

ETHS senior Eric Greenfield said she attended the breakout workshop that focused on LGBTQ health and wellness.

She said attendees of the LGBTQ health and wellness workshop learned about practicing safe sex and also discussed coming out stories.

“We also went over specific

stuff of LGBT issues such as how did you come out, what are tips for people who want to come out but don’t know how yet, how do you be safe but still explore your sexuality in this day and age, a lot of really good topics to cover,” Greenfield said.

The school brought in local organizations, including the Youth » See ETHS, page 7

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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017

AROUND TOWN At 3rd equity town hall, residents discuss engagement

By MADELINE BURAKOFF

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Evanston’s newly appointed equity and empowerment coordinator, Rev. Dr. Patricia Efiom, urged residents to “trust the system” and engage with the city to enact change during a town hall Wednesday.

The meeting, held at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, was the third in a series of five town halls scheduled for this month, which focus on issues of equity and empowerment and intend to gather community input.

“Let’s be clear,” Efiom said to a crowd of about 15 people. “City Council has power and authority, and we need them to give it to us whether we like it or not.”

Efiom told The Daily that the biggest surprise for her over the course of these meetings has been the

Chicago EPA office rejects rumors of closing due to Trump

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Chicago office has rejected speculation it will be closing as part of proposed budget cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Robert Kaplan, director of the Region 5 Chicago

Kelly, Durbin introduce legislation to help at-risk youth find employment

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will introduce two pieces of legislation to Congress next week that detail a plan to increase employment opportunities for at-risk Illinois youth, according to a news release.

The acts aim to increase federal resources for

amount of mistrust residents expressed toward the local government and its seriousness about equity and empowerment work. This wariness, Efiom said, could stem from residents feeling that the city often ignores their issues.

Evanston resident Nina Raskin said local government needs to hear a diversity of opinions. She cited the proposals for high-rise buildings in Evanston as an action that may raise revenues but would be hurtful to various groups.

“I hope (Efiom’s) voice becomes a viable one in City Council so the decisions made will reflect the needs of the entire population,” she said.

Efiom said she intends to have a written plan of action to present to City Council by June. However, she stressed that it would be a short-term proposal aiming to establish the direction and needs of her work, rather than a fully fleshed-out strategy for equity efforts.

Madelyn Ducre, a longtime Evanston resident, said equity is not only about economic equality but also about empowering voices. She said she appreciated the town hall as an opportunity for different people to come together and exchange ideas.

office, addressed the speculation in a memo sent to the office’s staff Monday, which was subsequently published by the Chicago Sun-Times. He said though the agency has focused on efficiency by cutting down on space and resources, there have been no talks of closing the Region 5 office.

“These stories are not true, are pure speculation, and undermine our ability to communicate with the public the real information we have,” Kaplan wrote.

“At this time, our discussions have not veered into the subject of an office closure. Anyone stating anything

to the contrary is spreading false information.”

The office, which serves Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, was one of two offices rumored to be shut down due to the budget cuts.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel addressed the rumors in a statement released Saturday. In the statement, Emanuel defended the EPA and urged people not to “turn our back on the Great Lakes” by allowing the Trump administration to interfere with the agency.

“The report that the federal government is planning to close the Region 5 office of the EPA should be concerning to us all,” he said in the statement.

“Whether you believe in modern science and thus believe in climate change or not, the fact is the EPA exists to protect human health and the environment.”

Other than the publication of Kaplan’s memo, there has been no further official response from the EPA as of April 19.

the creation of these employment programs, and they seek to provide tax deduction incentives for employers who hire youth from communities with low economic development.

Although the national unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent this March, the Illinois rate remains at 5.4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2015, when the latest report on the unemployment age breakdown at the state level was released, the number of youth aged 20 to 24 that were out of work and out of school had reached 17 percent.

“The best anti-poverty, anti-crime, anti-violence program is a job,” Durbin said in the news release.

“Chicago needs the federal government to be an engaged partner when it comes to expanding economic opportunity, and I will continue working to achieve this goal.”

One of the acts will encourage businesses to hire youth from areas with high poverty rates.

More specifically, each employer will receive credit up to $2,400 to hire and train unemployed and out-of-school youth.

The other act will facilitate the creation of

summer and year-round employment opportunities through the establishment of two, five-year competitive grant programs — one budgeted at $1.5 billion and the other at $2 billion — for youth aged 14 to 24.

“I always say: ‘Nothing stops a bullet like an opportunity,’” Kelly said in the news release. “So let’s create opportunities for our young people that grow the economy, strengthen our communities and stop the violence.”

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City Council has power and authority, and we need them to give it to us.

Rev. Dr. Patricia Efiom, Equity coordinator

Still, Efiom admitted there is work to be done to reach all parts of the Evanston community. The attendees at Wednesday’s town hall were mostly white,

which Efiom said was similar to the first two meetings.

To further gather citizen commentary about equity, Efiom said a survey will be put out within the next 30 days. Residents will be able to fill out the survey online, by mail, over the phone or in person by picking up a hard copy from city buildings. Efiom also said she anticipates a demand for more town halls following the five already scheduled, and suggested the possibility of quarterly meetings.

The search for equity constitutes “long, hard, lifetime work,” Efiom said, and doesn’t always feel rewarding. However, she said she won’t wait to win over opinions before getting to work. Equity doesn’t concern itself with what people think but with what they do, she said.

“People are going to be people,” Efiom said. “My job is to change behaviors.” madelineburakoff2020@u.northwestern.edu

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History professors discuss new books

By ANNA LAFFREY

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The history department held a talk Wednesday with three of its professors to celebrate the release of their books in the past year, ranging in topics from Latin American independence to the Industrial Revolution.

History Profs. Caitlin Fitz, Yohanan PetrovskyShtern and Joel Mokyr described their books’ historical background in front of an audience of about 45 in Harris Hall. Though they vary in subject matter, the books all “appeal to an audience far beyond scholarly colleagues” because of the human narratives they contain, panel moderator and history Prof. Ken Alder said.

Fitz said her book, “Our Sister Republics: The United States in an Age of American Revolutions,” chronicles the enthusiasm for Latin American independence fostered throughout the United States during the early 19th century.

Fitz said the book takes a deeper look at developing worldviews at the beginning of U.S. history. In her research, she found that in the age of the American Revolution, popular thought about South American politics reveals perspectives of race, equality and republicanism at the time in the budding United States, she said.

Petrovsky-Shtern co-authored “Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence” with University of Toronto history Prof. Paul Robert Magocsi. The book explores the stereotypes, misperceptions and biases that have historically sparked persecution against Jewish communities in Ukraine, he said. Petrovsky-Shtern said he hoped the book would establish greater understanding of history and the causes of oppression.

“There is as much that Ukrainians do not know about Jews as there is that Jews do not know about Ukrainians,” Petrovsky-Shtern said. “Overcoming mutual ignorance brings Jews and Ukrainians together.”

Mokyr discussed his book, “A Culture of Growth: The Origins of the Modern Economy,”

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Left to right: Ken Alder, Caitlin Fitz, Joel Mokyr, Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern. The history department held a talk to celebrate the release of three of its professors’ books in the past year.

which explores the catalysts of the Industrial Revolution and subsequent economic progress around the world. In his book, he argues that Europe’s fragmentation laid fodder for the competition, leading to technological and philosophical growth in the Industrial Revolution.

Though Alder, Petrovsky-Shtern, Fitz and Mokyr mostly write academic articles, Alder said they are able to capture a part of themselves in all of their work. Alder, who had read PetrovskyShtern, Fitz and Mokyr’s work before coming to Northwestern, said he felt like he already knew his colleagues well.

“I met them first through their books, in prose before in person,” Alder said about the authors.

“Each of these people put some of themselves into their work.”

Alder said the books “care about their audiences”

by being accessible. He said by avoiding technical jargon and incorporating human narratives, the texts could appeal to a broad readership beyond scholars, including undergraduate students.

Weinberg senior Hayley Landman said she attended the event to learn about the authors’ work flow. She said she wanted to hear about the depth of research that goes into the publication of an academic book.

She also said she thought the event would be a great way for her to learn more about history outside of the classroom.

“I’m passionate about American History, but I can’t take every class that I want to take, so this is a good way to learn more about the world of history that I wouldn’t learn otherwise,” Landman said. annalaffrey2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Students mobilize to diversify dance curriculum Petition garners more than 200 signatures to amend program, accommodate experience differences

By JENNIFER HEPP

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In dancer Vatsala Kumar’s ballet class last quarter, two combinations were taught: one for students who had been dancing their entire lives, and one for students who were taking their first dance class.

Acknowledging the disparity of dance experience between the two groups of students, Kumar drafted a petition to increase the number and variety of dance classes offered each quarter to mitigate this problem.

More than 200 students signed the petition, which was submitted to School of Communication Dean Barbara O’Keefe last week.

Kumar, a Communication senior, said dancers have been having conversations among themselves about this issue for as long as she can remember.

The dance community is looking to the administration to provide the dance program with more funds so more classes can be added to the curriculum, she said. Additionally,

Kumar said it’s hard for dance and theater majors to fit dance classes into their schedules because they are offered with limited availability.

Kumar initiated the petition through New Movement Project, a group of dance majors and minors who work to provide students with elements of the dance experience not regularly provided by the curriculum. NMP produces an annual fall dance showcase and regularly puts on dance workshops.

Adding more classes would help serve the theater community, particularly those who are musical theater certificate students, she said. Under the current curriculum, musical theater students and dance majors are mixed in the same classes.

Kumar said with more funds, multiple ballet classes could be offered each

quarter so students could register for the appropriate level. That way, musical theater students and dance students, who are of different levels, wouldn’t have to be in the same class, she said.

Kumar initiated the petition because the group felt a greater desire to be a larger voice of the dance community, she said. She also wanted to communicate students’ frustrations to the administration.

Communication senior Emma Hill said for her, the petition is not about building up the dance program to the same level as a conservatory, but focusing on making dance classes available to everyone.

“A lot of times on (campus) tours, they’ll say, ‘Anyone can take a dance class’ and it’s really cool because a lot of dance programs around the country are not like that at all,” Hill said.

“And

although anyone technically is allowed to take a class, most people can’t because the classes are so full of dancers and theater students.”

Communication and McCormick sophomore Rachel Hughes, who studies both dance and engineering, said she has heard from several students across campus that they are interested in taking dance classes, but haven’t been able to get into them.

Adding more dance classes would make them less crowded and would give students more space to move, she said.

Kumar said O’Keefe replied to NMP’s email and said the department would bring up the issue at their summer retreat when they discuss budgeting and changes to make for next year.

For now, NMP’s plan is to wait and see what happens over the summer.

“We’re going to be very stubborn. I’m optimistic that we will continue to fight for this,” Hughes said. “Now that we’ve put out a petition and contacted the dean, it’s something that the campus is aware of and can be made more aware of. We’ll keep pushing for it.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Communication freshman Desiree Applewhite performs in the New Movement Project’s Fall Dance Concert. More than 200 students signed a petition initiated through NMP to increase the number and variety of dance classes offered.

Student production imagines make-believe dog days

By JONAH DYLAN

daily senior staffer @thejonahdylan

At a student production on campus, dogs take center stage.

Imagine U is putting on the show “Go, Dog. Go!” which follows a group of dogs creating make-believe days for themselves, including going to work, having parties and playing around.

The show premiered April 14 and will run through April 23. It is based on a 1961 book written by P.D. Eastman and was adapted as a play in 2003.

Director Gina Marie Hayes highlighted the

simplicity of the show.

“For me, the whole show is really about the importance of play and of being allowed to play and of play as a healing thing,” Hayes said. “The actual show is geared toward itty-bitty children, although I think it’s enjoyable for everyone, because we were all children once.”

Communication sophomore Daniella Martino, who is performing, said she likes getting to perform in front of an audience with a lot of children.

“It’s great getting to see the world through a kid’s eye, because sometimes as college students we forget a lot of the time about the joy that there is to life,” she said. “Having a reminder of that as a part of this show was really great for me and great for a lot of the people that see the

show. Especially as college kids, remembering the little things that make you happy.”

On Sunday, the show will offer a “relaxed performance,” aimed at audience members with autism, learning differences or other sensory needs. It will include changes to light and sound, and audience members will be notified before any potentially triggering moments, Hayes said.

Hayes said they think this is the first time ImagineU has put on this type of performance.

Communication junior Andrea Canizares-Fernandez said the relaxed performance aims to help audience members feel comfortable while watching it.

“It’s less of getting through the play in its entirety, and more essentially relaxed in the sense that we can take moments to breath and have the

kids feel like they’re a part of the play instead of having it be a performance,” Canizares-Fernandez said. “It’s a little bit more interactive.”

The relaxed performance will also provide a play-by-play guide for children who have anxiety about going into unknown situations before they arrive, Hayes said. It describes exactly what will happen from the moment the child gets out of their car to the moment they leave the theater after the performance.

Ultimately, Hayes said, the story of “Go, Dog. Go!” is simple.

“When you get down to it, it’s about knowing how to play well with others and knowing how to play,” Hayes said. jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Northshore Concert Band memorializes Holocaust

By MADELEINE FERNANDO

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The Northshore Concert Band will perform a concert this Sunday to honor Holocaust Remembrance Day and Earth Day.

The theme of the night is “Giving Voice to the Silenced.” The first half of the program focuses on Holocaust Remembrance Day and will feature the “Remembrance Suite,” a collection of pieces from various composers that tell a narrative about Holocaust victims, said Dr. Mallory Thompson, artistic director of the group.

The five pieces in the suite are arranged in an

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The Northshore Concert Band plays at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The band will return to Pick-Staiger to perform pieces honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day and Earth Day this Sunday.

order to create an “emotional and dramatic arch,” she said. Thompson said she takes the responsibility of honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day very seriously.

“This is a really important (and) intense subject, so the music is really heavy and reflective as it should be,” she said.

Laura Stibich, a clarinetist in the band, described the music as haunting and said she hopes the performance is thought-provoking in its connection to Holocaust victims. “(The music) makes you stop and think,” she said. “(Thompson) took a couple things from pieces that would not normally be grouped together, and it makes for a very powerful presentation.”

The second half of the program is dedicated to Earth Day and features music that is brighter and more optimistic, Thompson said. The band will play three pieces to honor Earth Day, including David Maslanka’s “A Child’s Garden of Dreams,” which premiered by the Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble 35 years ago, according to a news release.

Peter Gotsch, board chair and member of the band, said the pieces and format of the program are very unique.

“On one hand you’ve got sort of memorializing and remembering victims of the Holocaust, which is sort of a pensive and fairly reflective part of the program, and then you have (honoring Earth Day) … with kind of a more optimistic outlook and moving forward,” he said.

The Northshore Concert Band has been rehearsing for the performance since February, Thompson said. The group has about 100 musicians and spans a wide range of age and experience, she said.

“I can’t think of a better example of people that play music simply because they love it,” Thompson said. “Many of them have music degrees, many of them are music teachers, but many of them are also in completely unrelated lines of work … they make this commitment to this group (and) they work really hard because they love music.”

Thompson said she chose the theme “Giving Voice to the Silenced” after realizing the group’s performance date coincided closely with Holocaust Remembrance Day and Earth Day. Earth Day is the day before the performance and Holocaust Remembrance day is the following Monday.

After selecting the theme, Thompson said, she and her graduate conducting students pulled together as much music as they could find that would apply to the two themes before choosing the final repertoire for the performance.

“This program really can speak to kind of the age-old responsibility of an artist, which is to sometimes make a political statement but always to try to send something beautiful into the world,” Thompson said. “I hope that people come, and I think that they would be moved by the music we would share with them.” madeleinefernando2020@u.northwestern.edu

Q&A: Barbara Figgins talks new role in ‘Scapegoat’

By RACHEL HOLTZMAN

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Stage actress Barbara Figgins (Communication ’85) performed the role of Ellie Porter, the wife of a dynastic Senator rumored to be a Satanist, at the Monday night preview of “Scapegoat: Or (Why The Devil Always Loved Us)” at the New Colony in Chicago. The Daily sat down with Figgins to discuss her role, working on a new play and the challenges of telling stories about religious freedom in a politically charged year.

The Daily: Tell us a little bit about your character, Ellie.

Figgins: She’s found herself with this job as a lobbyist for the United American Muslims coalition, which is making sure (refugees) are being treated well. … and it’s creating a different take on her life. Instead of working for her husband, she’s got a broader view of the greater good … With that comes the realization maybe (she) wasn’t the best parent. And (she) should try and help (her) children focus and live their lives. We’ve had our chance, and now it’s time.

The Daily: So Ellie’s doing a lot of reflection on not just her political career, or her husband’s, but her work as a mother, too?

Figgins: Ellie was a good mom but not a helicopter mom — she let her children be who they were and didn’t coddle them. At times that had some not-so-great consequences. It’s fun

to see how it’s grown. It’s also the culminating moment for Ellie, when she takes control of who she is and says to her husband, you’re just gonna have to join along, and you’re either with me or against me, which has turned into a really beautiful moment in the play.

against current political events, if at all?

Figgins: It’s hard to believe that (playwright) Connor (McNamara) started writing this play three years ago. There’s a section of the play that deals with a filibuster — and of course, the Senate (recently) voted to do an up-down vote for Supreme Court justices. It almost made it relevant. We all kind of had a laugh at that.

The Daily: The New Colony works exclusively with new pieces by playwrights. What was the rehearsal process like over the past few months?

Figgins: It’s really cool to be in the room and have some sort of influence. Some of the characters changed significantly through the process of the play. It’s been really fascinating to be in the room on that.

The Daily: What do you want theatergoers to think about when they come see “Scapegoat”?

Figgins: I hope people come to see this and take a moment to hear what the other side has to say. I hope this is a better way to dialogue what we’re all going through. Everyone thinks “my way or the highway” right now.

The Daily: How has “Scapegoat” run up

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Former professor captures life in domestic violence shelter

By MADDY ASHMUN

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After working at a domestic violence center for women and children, Mia McCullough realized it would be the right setting for her first TV show.

McCullough, a former Communication professor, started working at the shelter, now called Mary Lou’s Place, in 1999. She is now co-directing and co-producing a web series inspired by her experiences there.

“There’s moments of unbelievably moving, touching connection where people … connect over their common situation of domestic abuse,” McCullough said. “They’re trying to cohabitate, and they all have a different set of needs, and it just lends itself to complete absurdity and chaos.”

When McCullough first came up with the

concept for “The Haven,” she wasn’t sure viewers would be ready for it. But with the release of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” in 2013, she said she realized the time was right for a show like “The Haven,” and started to develop it as a web series.

From her experience at Mary Lou’s Place, McCullough knew she wanted to convey the more joyful and comedic aspects of life in a domestic violence shelter in addition to the darker moments, she said.

Northwestern alumna Marion Hill (Communication ’16), who edited the pilot episode, said she tried to capture the complexity of the show through her work. “(The) Haven has a really interesting tone — it’s both dark and kind of scary at times but then also a comedy,” Hill said. “I was excited to try and mirror that idea in the editing.”

McCullough said writing a series set in a domestic

violence shelter presented some challenges, as she didn’t know how the stories of the women she met would end.

It was important while producing the pilot to find women of color to work both in front of and behind the camera, McCullough said. Communication senior Sophie Gordon worked as first assistant director on the pilot.

“It was really cool to be able to work with two female directors, a female producer, a female DP (Director of Photography),” Gordon said. “Those are really wonderful sets to work on, in my experience.

They just run a little bit differently and they’re very respectful places.”

Now that the pilot has been released, McCullough said she is looking ahead to future episodes. On Saturday, she and her producing partner, Elizabeth Laidlaw, will host a stand-up comedy benefit to fund more episodes of the show.

McCullough said she’s currently planning production for three more episodes, but hopes to do more in the future.

“We decided to have a stand-up comedy benefit to be able to talk to people a little bit about the humor in the series,” McCullough said. “We’re going to have a couple of the more humorous scenes from upcoming episodes performed by the actors that we’ve cast.”

In the meantime, though, McCullough is excited to share “The Haven” with viewers, she said.

McCullough said she hopes people are not just entertained, but also educated by the series.

“I think that people just see (domestic violence) as very cut-and-dry,” McCullough said. “I’d like people to walk away with a sense of what domestic violence and domestic abuse actually look like.” madelineashmun2019@u.northwestern.edu

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“What it’s really all about is communicating with our government officials, the people that we elected to serve us in Washington, in Springfield and maybe even here in Evanston,” Greenspan said.

Schakowsky said she has noticed an uptick in activism groups since the election of Republican President Donald Trump. She said the election has “awakened a fierce, sleeping giant.”

Benjamin Head, Schakowsky’s political director, spoke about a house bill that would repeal Illinois’ abortion trigger law and confirmed Schakowsky’s support of the bill.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) earlier this year, would protect access to abortions in Illinois even if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — a decision that legalized

abortion nationwide. The bill would also allow funding for state employees to have abortions and for Medicaid funds to be used to cover abortion procedures.

“No matter what Trump and Gorsuch do at the federal level, reproductive rights would be protected here in Illinois,” Head said.

Eleni Demertzis, a spokeswoman for Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, told the Associated Press earlier this month that Rauner is “committed to protecting women’s reproductive rights under current Illinois law,” but has decided to veto the bill because of the “sharp divisions of opinion” on taxpayer funding of abortion.

Schakowsky said sharing personal stories and anecdotes with elected officials is effective in convincing representatives to vote in their favor.

Fleming, who is one of the founding members of the Organization for Positive Action and Leadership,

spoke about her experience with activism in Evanston from a young age. Fleming said OPAL is an “intentionally African-American run organization.”

She commented on the lack of African Americans at Indivisible Evanston’s event, demonstrating larger problems with racial segregation in Evanston.

“We live in a diverse city, but we are segregated,” she said.

OPAL proposed that the District 65 School Board adopt a “racial equity policy” statement in April 2016, and the policy has since been adopted.

Fleming said one of the biggest issues OPAL deals with is racial equity and bias in Evanston. She said one of OPAL’s main goals is to increase black voter turnout in Evanston.

Molly Dunn, a former aide to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), spoke to the crowd about the importance of communicating with representatives.

She recommended specific ways for the meeting’s

attendees to reach out to their representatives most effectively.

“Turning the tide in Congress is about more than just passing laws and blocking laws; it’s about degrading the Trump administration’s political capital,” she said. “That’s what you do with every phone call that you make and every organized meeting that you go to.”

Though Biss acknowledged that most of Evanston is a liberal-leaning city, he said there are still “extraordinarily valuable” opportunities for activism on the state level.

“We’re not as special as we think in Evanston.

This is happening everywhere,” he said. “There are new resistance groups everywhere. It’s about transforming political power in Illinois and across the country.”

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Office of Financial Aid to determine if the student is eligible for a subsidized ticket.

Rivera said there is collaboration between the office and student groups so students who qualify can get their free tickets with “lots of dignity.” After applying online and receiving approval for a subsidized ticket, students can pick their ticket up from the campus life office on the third floor of Norris University Center.

“We want to make sure that low-income students are able to have the full Northwestern experience and not to have financial barriers for these big events especially,” Rivera said. “You don’t want to feel like you’re the only one who isn’t going.”

Rivera said the SES office wants to collaborate with many other student organizations to make their ticketed events affordable, but the office also wants to see student groups working with each other so it doesn’t have to facilitate each event.

Mai Schotz, A&O’s community engagement chair, said some students wrote in surveys that financial accessibility was an issue barring some students from attending events, which was a “main concern” to the executive board. The Medill junior said offering free tickets for Blowout, Samantha Bee’s talk and Ball were an example of the group taking steps to address the issue.

“It feels like we’re doing the job that we’re asked to do in trying to serve the community as a whole, rather than certain pockets who’ve always had access, or been excited about our events,” Schotz said. “It’s an exciting thing for A&O to be moving toward that greater level of accessibility.”

emphasized the need to increase funding for student groups like NU Listens and NU Active Minds.

Mulukutla told The Daily the resolution would help faculty and staff understand the role they play in students’ wellbeing.

“A lot of (campus culture) also has to do with the fact that faculty and staff are an active and real part

of the deadlines, the initiatives, the actions and even sometimes the problems students face, but also the solutions to those problems students face,” she said.

Schwartz said this resolution would help campus resources like CAPS, Health Promotion and Wellness and others work together to address students’ mental health.

Later in the meeting, Senate also elected four senators to the Rules Committee. Vice president for A-status finances Daniel Wu, a Weinberg junior, presented

emergency legislation to change the A-status code, which passed at the end of Senate.

Weinberg junior Lars Benson presented legislation changing the newly-created position of vice president for housing, dining, and facilities to vice president for campus life. The position was created along with vice president for health and wellness when vice president for student life was divided into two positions.

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According to the news release, the Howard Brown Health Center and the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health were among other activist and educational groups that facilitated workshops during the summit.

“Students often comment on how the health experience in high school, the curriculum, isn’t all that inclusive of LGBTQ issues so we had several different types of workshops (covering those issues),” Farmer said.

ETHS senior Oliver Kamholtz-Roberts said after noticing administrators in different sessions during the summit, he realized school leaders weren’t “doing this for (themselves),” they were doing it for the students.

“I got the message that ETHS is willing to create this safe, celebratory space for its queer students,” Kamholtz-Roberts said.

His favorite moment in the day, he said, was hearing from Janet Mock, a writer, TV host and advocate who wrote the book “Redefining Realness” about her journey as a transgender teen.

Mock was interviewed at the summit by Medill senior Bailey Williams and afterward answered questions from the crowd addressing issues such as what to do when adults don’t fully support a student’s identity, the news release said.

“It’s so helpful to see this incredible, thriving, smart adult coming in,” Kamholtz-Roberts said. “It’s just incredibly powerful, for me at least, to see this older trans person who is thriving and who got out of a really unfortunate situation.”

Greenfield also said her favorite part of the summit was getting to hear Mock speak.

She never thought ETHS would host an LGBTQ

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and I really liked how our team did not become complacent and we kept the pressure on,” Drohan said. “They changed pitchers often and I think we adjusted very well. Our focus was good … and we were just really excited to play.”

NU’s win makes it 7-5 in regular season games against DePaul since 2007. It also marks the 11th straight year in which the home team has won their annual matchup.

“It really speaks to the back-and-forth nature

summit, but having the summit made her feel like the school cares about the LGBTQ community, Greenfield said. Getting to listen to Mock inspired her, she said.

“I actually came out to everyone in the summit, I came out as trans to everyone there because I was so inspired by Janet and the whole summit in general,” Greenfield said. “All the queer energy that was filling the room — it was amazing.”

Attending a private grade school while growing up made Greenfield feel “isolated” because she was different, she said. The summit helped her understand that the LGBTQ community is supportive.

“I’m hoping it teaches freshmen or anyone who’s in the closet still that you have a community, you have

someone to come to if you ever need help because we all are going through similar stuff, not the same thing, but we can have some empathy,” Greenfield said. “I hope the summit really helps young LGBTs to realize that they have someone.”

Though there are no concrete plans to have this event again next year, Farmer said he would like it to become a tradition at the school.

“Our hope is to create some sort of schedule, whether we do something like this every year or every other year, to continue and build on the experience and touch on areas based on student feedback that they feel that they need,” he said.

Its roster features a pair of workhouse pitchers, but a notable lack of power. The Boilermakers have tallied only eight home runs as a team this season, just two more than NU cleanup hitter Anna Petersen.

Drohan said she sees much of the same in Purdue as she has in conference opponents of past weeks.

“They’re like every other Big Ten team: they’re tough, they’re gritty, they’re going to be scrappy,” she said. “We’ve got to play a complete game.”

Northwestern has been ranked in the Peace Corps’ 2017 list of top volunteerproducing colleges and universities, ranking 21st with 15 volunteers, according to a University news release.

Since the Peace Corps was founded in 1961, 953 Northwestern alumni have volunteered abroad, according to the release.

NU volunteers have worked on solutions to address challenges in education, health, economic development, agriculture, environment and youth development in developing countries, the release said.

Elizabeth Waldron, who is pursuing her doctorate in clinical psychology at NU and served in the Peace Corps from 2012 to 2014 in Paraguay, said in the news release that the University teaches appreciation for different cultures through a large number of international groups and events on campus, as well as a commitment to inclusivity.

During her time in Paraguay, Waldron founded and directed a leadership camp for young men. She used sports to increase youth participation and teach and reinforce life skills such as responsibility, self-esteem, domestic violence prevention, gender and diversity appreciation and men’s sexual health, she said in the news release.

“Through my projects and day-to-day interactions, I most enjoyed seeing the youth grow into understanding, confident and selfcompassionate individuals and I realized I was doing the same,” Waldron said in the release.

Peace Corps director Sheila Crowley said in a Peace Corps news release that the organization provides college and university alumni the opportunity to use creative thinking skills they developed in school to make an impact in communities around the world.

“Many college graduates view Peace Corps as a launching pad for their careers because volunteers return home with the cultural competency and entrepreneurial spirit sought after in most fields,” Crowley said in the release.

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of the rivalry that we have,” she said. “We’re two Chicago teams that have made it to the World Series multiple times, we’re two private institutions. … It’s always a big game.”

The Cats now look ahead to this weekend’s series with Big Ten foe Purdue.

The Boilermakers (17-29, 6-8) rank just ahead of the Cats in the Big Ten standings but have yet to play conference powerhouse No. 5 Minnesota, which earned two first-place votes in the coaches poll after sweeping NU last weekend.

Purdue is coming off a split weekend with Wisconsin in which it won one of three contests.

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The toughest match of Northwestern’s season was saved for the last weekend.

Friday, the No. 21 Wildcats (188, 6-3 Big Ten) will look to knock off Big Ten goliath No. 2 Ohio State (24-3, 9-0). NU will then play two matches Sunday against Penn State (15-11, 5-4) followed by Chicago State (7-14), when Senior Day festivities will take place for the Cats’ three seniors.

Even with the special circumstances of the weekend, members of the team echoed the idea that they will prepare the same way for all three matches.

“We want to take the next three matches prior to the Big Ten Tournament and take each match one at a time and be well prepared for each match,” coach Arvid Swan said.

“That’s our approach, it’s the same no matter who we play.”

The Buckeyes have beaten NU 14 straight times dating back to 2005, so a Cats win would be a major upset.

Ohio State will come to Evanston having not lost more than a single point in any of its conference matches this season.

If NU is to take four of the seven points necessary to win, Swan said

No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 21 Northwestern

Penn State vs. No. 21 Northwestern

Evanston, Illinois 6 p.m. Friday

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it will have to start with the doubles point, an area that has been shaky recently.

“We lost the doubles point against Michigan and then lost 4-3, so if we won that doubles point we would have come out with a win,” Swan said.

“We have a lot of focus on doubles to make sure we have all three teams playing well.”

The three matches are the final ones of the Cats’ regular season, offering one last opportunity to improve their seeding for the Big Ten Tournament and, afterward, the NCAA Tournament. NU is currently tied for fourth in the Big Ten standings, and its match against the sixth-place Nittany Lions could serve as a tiebreaker for tournament seeding.

In the bigger picture, if the Cats are able to secure enough big wins over the next two weekends, they have a chance to push their national ranking from 21 to the top-16, a mark that would allow them to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and secure less daunting matchups.

This weekend could be the last matches that NU’s three star seniors will play at home. The trio of Strong Kirchheimer, Konrad Zieba and Sam

Shropshire are four-year starters and played in the top three singles spots in different combinations for the last three years.

“They’ve done a lot for this team, obviously they’re all three great tennis players, so I think it’ll be fun to go out there and play with them on Senior Day,” sophomore Ben Vandixhorn said.

However, Kirchheimer deemphasized the ceremonial importance of the weekend and instead said he is focused on the team having a successful weekend and getting a win over one of the nation’s best after numerous close defeats.

“Hopefully things will click a little better,” Kirchheimer said. “We’ve played matches like this all year and they haven’t quite gone our way yet, so I think we’re probably a little bit due.” benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Everything seemed to go right for Northwestern on Wednesday afternoon as it claimed a run-rule victory in a non-conference game against local rival DePaul.

The Wildcats (17-23, 3-9 Big Ten) needed just 6 innings to fight off the Blue Demons (22-17). The hosts jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, and later clinched the win with a 4-run sixth inning for an 8-0 final score.

NU played impressively in all facets of the game, but its biggest performance came from sophomore pitcher Kaley Winegarner, who allowed just three hits and struck out

six in a dominant complete game, her fourth of the season. “(I felt) confident,” Winegarner said. “I knew I was going to be able to do it for my team today.”

Winegarner kept her composure even in the game’s most key moments. In the top of the sixth inning, DePaul put a runner in scoring position for the first time. But the sophomore silenced the Blue Demons with a pair of outs to end the rally and secure the shutout.

“After that hit I allowed, I felt a shift in myself where I knew I was going to be able to make sharp pitches in order to get the outs,” Winegarner said. “I tried to approach every pitch the same, whether we were ahead or behind.”

NU made strides in other areas

that have been weaknesses recently.

Not long after committing nine errors in a series and leaving 20 runners on base in a three-game stretch, the Cats were error-free and only left four on base against DePaul.

However, coach Kate Drohan said she was most pleased with the offensive output that ended the game an inning early.

With two outs in the sixth inning, senior infielder Alcy Bush ripped a two-run double, junior outfielder Sabrina Rabin followed with a RBI double of her own and junior infielder Marissa Panko singled to plate Rabin for the Cats’ eighth and final run.

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Kaley Winegarner throws a pitch. The sophomore led the Wildcats to a win over DePaul on Wednesday.

conference weekend

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After its first loss of the conference season, Northwestern is looking to the last weekend of regular season Big Ten play for redemption.

The Wildcats (12-9, 8-1 Big Ten) will travel to Ann Arbor on Friday for a match with No. 10 Michigan (17-4, 9-0) less than a week after being swept by thenNo. 4 Ohio State. It was a match that coach Claire Pollard said was more competitive than is evident by the outcome of the matches, but not up to par with her team’s previous play.

“I thought it was a more competitive match than the score indicated,” Pollard said. “I’ve watched three videos so far, and frankly I don’t think we played as well as I thought we could have. I thought we played OK.” As the Cats are still without a win against a ranked team on the year, this is an important weekend for NU as postseason play approaches. The match against the Wolverines represents the final opportunity to get one, but it will be no easy feat — Michigan’s lineup includes two top-25 singles players, Brienne Minor and Kate Fahey, and a top-10 doubles pair.

However, all is not lost for the Cats.

Last year, after losing to then-No. 5 Ohio State in Columbus, the team took down the then-No. 10 Wolverines 4-3. This opportunity for redemption, especially against a top-10 team, is one that Pollard said she’s excited for.

Junior Maddie Lipp said playing the Buckeyes before the Wolverines helped prepare them for a fun challenge in Ann Arbor.

“Playing Michigan away is always a challenge,” Lipp said. “It’s more fun when we’re playing Ohio State and Michigan.

Hopefully we can get the win.”

Northwestern vs. No. 10 Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 2 p.m. Friday

Michigan State vs. Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 2:30 p.m. Sunday

When NU returns home, it will face another strong conference opponent in Michigan State (17-5, 7-2). Though the Spartans are unranked, they sit comfortably at the No. 4 spot in the Big Ten, just below the Cats.

Echoing a season-long theme, Lipp said the team doesn’t overlook any opponent, regardless of ranking. Still, she emphasized the importance and need for focus in Sunday’s match.

“We’re never overlooking any teams; we’ll be ready for Michigan State,” Lipp said. “We’ll play the same against Michigan State as we will against Michigan.”

Though NU remains focused on the competition, the end of the conference season brings an end to the careers of the team’s three seniors: Brooke Rischbieth, Jillian Rooney and Manon Peri. Lipp said she hoped the emotions of the day wouldn’t get in the way of their competitive mindset.

Even with a difficult weekend looming, Pollard said she looks forward to traveling to Ann Arbor and another “golden opportunity” for the Cats to show their strength as a team.

“We haven’t taken advantage of any (opportunities) yet. We’ll go down fighting,” Pollard said. “We’ll just need to play a great match. But (Ann Arbor is) a fun place, and it’s a good atmosphere to play in. I think it’s fun; it’s exciting for our girls.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu