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‘Unwanted Advances’ critiques Title IX at NU By ALLYSON CHIU and PETER KOTECKI daily senior staffers @_allysonchiu, @peterkotecki
A book written by Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis critiquing the Title IX process at Northwestern has received mixed reviews since its release earlier this month. “Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus,” which was released April 4, discusses former philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow, who was found in violation of the University’s sexual misconduct policy. In the past, Ludlow has denied all allegations of sexual assault. He resigned in 2015 following several months of legal battles and University findings that he had sexually harassed two students. Kipnis told The Daily she wanted to write the book as a “counterhistory” to what was recorded when the University investigated whether Ludlow had violated NU’s sexual misconduct policy. She said Title IX officers are public officials who represent and enforce government policy, adding that citizens have the right to criticize policies and question how they are implemented. “If I’m able to present a more nuanced history than
was recorded in the official documents … then I think I have done something that needed to be done, which is to add complexity to what I think were insufficient investigations of these complaints,” Kipnis said. In her book, Kipnis also discusses her own experience with the Title IX process. In March 2015, two graduate students filed Title IX retaliation complaints against Kipnis after she wrote an op-ed in The Chronicle of Higher Education criticizing the University’s ban on professor-student relationships. According to copies of the complaints obtained at the time by The Daily, the graduate students alleged Kipnis’ article created a hostile environment by giving an inaccurate and misleading description of two students who filed complaints against Ludlow. In late Spring Quarter 2015, lawyers hired by NU found Kipnis had not violated Title IX by writing the op-ed, according to documents obtained at the time by The Daily. “Unwanted Advances” has garnered mixed reactions since being released. Jennifer Senior, a book critic for The New York Times, said in her review that the book is “necessary” and that Kipnis “never minimizes the devastating consequences of sexual violence.” » See KIPNIS, page 6
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Lesley Williams speaks to reporters after her disciplinary hearing on Thursday. The exact nature of the disciplinary charges has not been released, but decisions regarding further action are expected in about five days.
Activists rally to support librarian EPL’s head of adult services faces potential disciplinary charges By KRISTINA KARISCH
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Evanston residents gathered at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Thursday to protest a disciplinary hearing for Lesley Williams, a librarian at the Evanston Public Library. A crowd of about 100 residents gathered to protest Williams’
disciplinary hearing. No information about the disciplinary hearing was made public. The protesters — who included community and religious leaders — held signs that read: “We stand with Lesley,” “No more discrimination at Evanston Library” and “Lesley is a beacon of hope in a very troubled society.” Among the organizations present were representatives from the NAACP’s Evanston branch, the Organization for Positive Action
and Leadership and Open Communities. Stephanie Skora, who lives in Edgewater and is an organizer with the Trans Liberation Collective, said during the rally that she met Williams when she moved to the area a few months ago. “There are few people in this neighborhood … who have made me feel more welcome as a trans woman and as a person who belongs to many marginalized
communities,” Skora told the crowd. “I can’t believe what Evanston Public Library is doing to her; they should be honoring Lesley Williams every day, not driving her from their community.” Williams is the head of adult services, a position she has held since 1997. She is the only black librarian at EPL, and has been active in local advocacy work on » See LIBRARY, page 6
Blaze Pizza co-founder talks career City webpage set By SYD STONE
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Elise Wetzel was in a rush when she stopped by a Chipotle in Pasadena, California. She’d been craving pizza, but couldn’t think of a place that combined both speed and quality ingredients. As she watched an employee build a burrito along the restaurant’s signature assembly line, she had an “‘aha’ moment.” “It’s really hard to get good pizza quickly,” Wetzel (Weinberg ’87, Kellogg ’92) said. “We looked at that and said, ‘There’s no reason you couldn’t apply what they’re doing to great, artisanal pizza.’ You hear entrepreneurs talk about ‘aha moments,’ and that’s what it was. I remember sitting there at that Chipotle and scratching the whole thing out on a napkin.” Wetzel is the co-founder of Blaze Pizza, a nationwide fastcasual pizza restaurant that has grown in popularity. The Northwestern alumna founded the chain in 2011 with her husband, Rick Wetzel, who co-founded
Wetzel’s Pretzels. Blaze uses high temperature pizza ovens to ensure a crispy crust and cut down cooking time, she said. Wetzel said entering the pizza business was an “audacious goal” considering the large number of local pizzerias and national delivery
chains. Because of this, she said, she had to find a “niche” for her new concept. Larry Levy (Kellogg ’67), founder of a group developing Blaze Pizza in Chicago, called Blaze a “revolutionary concept in pizza.” The current Northwestern Board of Trustees
member is the “engine” behind Blaze in Chicago, Wetzel said. Levy said it was easy for him to get on board with Blaze’s concept, calling Elise and Rick Wetzel “visionaries” in the pizza business. Though Blaze does not » See BLAZE, page 6
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Blaze Pizza, 1737 Sherman Ave. Blaze co-founder Elise Wetzel (Weinberg ’87, Kellogg ’92) said she thought of the concept while eating at a Chipotle in Pasadena, California.
Serving the University and Evanston since 1881
to help refugees By RYAN WANGMAN
the daily northwestern @ryanwangman
Evanston officials unveiled a new “welcoming city” page on the city’s website designed to inform local refugees about resources available to them at a meeting of the Refugee Task Force on Thursday. The webpage effort was spearheaded by the city’s housing policy and planning analyst, Savannah Clement, to create a singular location for refugees to access a comprehensive list of resources. At the meeting, Clement asked attendees to provide additional suggestions for the list, which currently contains both municipal and external resources. Clement told The Daily the power of the task force is its ability to connect groups already helping refugees. “The real utility of this group is to get everybody in the same room talking
together, generating ideas of ways we can work together better and more efficiently,” Clement said. “That’s where I want to keep (the task force) going.” Clement said she started work on the page in February, but that it didn’t go live until this week due to personal time constraints and the city’s larger website redesign. The city plans to promote the webpage through its social media accounts, its community engagement newsletter and a link on the website’s front page, she said. Political science lecturer Galya Ben-Arieh, founding director of the Center for Forced Migration Studies, said she was impressed with the level of care and knowledge of the people who attended the task force meetings. She said most of the work done to resettle immigrants is done on the local level. » See REFUGEE, page 6
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