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Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house, 2325 Sheridan Rd., on Northwestern’s campus. The University suspended the chapter from campus Friday after concluding SAE had violated a disciplinary probation by hosting parties.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity suspended from campus
University officials found Northwestern’s chapter had been hosting parties, serving alcohol to minors By TORI LATHAM and NORA SHELLY daily senior staffers @latham_tori, @noracshelly
Northwestern’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been suspended from campus, a University official
Obama to visit UChicago on Monday for talk
Former President Barack Obama will make his first public address since leaving the White House at the University of Chicago on Monday. The conversation — geared toward “young leaders” and invite only — is part of Obama’s postpresidency goal to “encourage
confirmed. The University suspended the chapter after the fraternity “knowingly violated” its disciplinary probation earlier this year, University spokesman Bob Rowley said. An investigation into the chapter found SAE had been “repeatedly
hosting parties and providing alcohol to minors,” he added. The suspension runs until September 2018, Rowley said. Pending a possible appeal, SAE members living in the fraternity house are required to move out by May 6, Rowley said. NU will work with SAE
to find alternative housing on campus for the individuals moving out of the house, he said. SAE was notified of the suspension Friday. Following a conduct investigation in fall 2016, the chapter was placed on probation, which was set to run out at the
and support the next generation of leaders driven by strengthening communities around the country and the world,” according to a news release. However, the 44th president will abstain from critiquing his successor or offering up an opinion on his new policies, according to The New York Times. Northwestern had received a “limited” number of tickets for the event, University spokesman Bob Rowley told The Daily in an email. He added that those
tickets would go to students who have an “interest in civic engagement,” but did not elaborate on a method of distribution. After spending weeks in French Polynesia, Monday’s event will be a homecoming of sorts for the former Illinois state senator — who once represented the neighborhood in which UChicago is located. Obama also taught as a law professor at the university. Tickets were divvied up between local universities and
organizations, a spokesman for Obama told the Chicago Tribune. Others were distributed to Harold Washington College, Malcolm X College, Kennedy King College, Columbia College, Chicago State University, University of Illinois, Roosevelt University, Kenwood Academy High School, DePaul University and Loyola University. Local organizations that work with minority residents were also given tickets. — David Fishman
Fall, winter see dip in gun violence By BILLY KOBIN
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Although gun violence in Evanston dipped slightly this past fall and winter compared to the same time period stretching from 2015 into 2016, local leaders say there is still plenty of work to be done to prevent further shootings. “We don’t have any magic bullet for how we stop it now,” said Nina Kavin, co-founder of “Dear Evanston,” a social media campaign that seeks to raise awareness of local youth violence. “But I do think there are long-term solutions.” Evanston saw no homicides resulting from gun violence from
September 2016 to February 2017, a drop from two fatal shootings in the same period from 2015 to 2016, according to Evanston Police Department statistics. Two people were injured from shootings from September 2016 to February 2017, while five people were shot and injured during that period in 2015 and 2016, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Additionally, EPD saw a reduction in shots fired reports. The department received 89 reports of shots fired from September 2015 to February 2016, and only 60 reports from the same period in 2016 and 2017, Dugan said. » See VIOLENCE, page 8
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Evanston Police Department, 1454 Elmwood Ave. Gun violence in Evanston dipped slightly this past fall and winter, but community leaders said there is more work to be done.
end of 2017, Rowley said. The University decided to suspend the chapter following a hearing April 7, he said. “With a blatant disregard for the terms of that probation, SAE planned and hosted social events with alcohol in January 2017,” Rowley said.
“Both the University and the national chapter of the fraternity began investigations after being made aware of those events.” Manos Proussaloglou, Northwestern’s SAE » See SAE, page 7
Thousands defend science at march Roughly 50,000 attend Chicago’s March for Science
By ALLIE GOULDING
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CHICAGO — Thousands of students, educators and scientists gathered in downtown Chicago on Saturday to participate in the March for Science, one of hundreds of such marches held worldwide on Earth Day. The march was a response to President Donald Trump’s election and, more recently, an executive order that threatened to remove existing legislation that combats climate change. March director Kristian Aloma (Communication ’02) told The Daily roughly 50,000 people showed up on Saturday, 10,000 more than organizers expected. He said he hoped the organization behind the March for Science in Chicago would continue to operate after the protest. Before marching, protesters assembled along Columbus Drive to hear five speakers
— including Emily Graslie, chief curiosity correspondent at the Field Museum — discuss the importance of society’s role in science. “Help elevate the voice of scientists; speak up for science,” Graslie told the crowd. “We’re educators, artists, communicators and writers, and passionate lifelong learners who have an obligation and mission to help others understand and empathize with our beautiful, fragile world.” On the March for Science Facebook page, organizers described the march as “nonpartisan” and standing for “evidence-based policies that are built on an ethical approach to science.” However, marchers carried signs that referenced Trump’s policies and executive orders with phrases like “Protect Bees, Not Borders.” Other signs played off Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign slogan, saying “I’m with her” pointing to a picture of the Earth. Demonstrators said they came to the march for a variety of reasons, including protesting » See MARCH, page 8
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