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QATARI QUESTIONS The skyline of Doha, Qatar, where Northwestern and five other U.S. universities have branches in a campus called Education City. After visiting NU-Q last January, Prof. Stephen Eisenman published a report in which he raised questions about censorship and academic freedom at the school.
Prof’s concerns about NU-Qatar remain By PETER KOTECKI
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One year after former Faculty Senate President Stephen Eisenman visited Northwestern’s campus in Doha, Qatar, the art history professor’s concerns about Northwestern University in Qatar remain. In a report released last March, Eisenman raised questions regarding
censorship, faculty appointment and academic freedom at NU-Qatar, which is one of six U.S. schools with branches in Education City, a multi-university campus on the outskirts of Doha. In the report, Eisenman noted the faculty at NU-Qatar have limited academic freedom. “This is not so much because they fear they will run a foul of Qatar’s strict censorship laws, though that is a possibility, but because most are untenured and largely answerable to the NU-Q dean
alone,” he said in the report. Full academic freedom is essential, Eisenman told The Daily. “That’s why we have tenure,” he said. “It’s to allow people like me to say critical things about our programs without fear of my job being lost. It also allows someone to say controversial things about culture and society.” In addition to his observations, Eisenman’s report included nine proposals related to his concerns. Among them was the recommendation that NU-Qatar
encourage the expansion of scholarship programs, which are funded by the Qatar Foundation — the education nonprofit organization that oversees Education City — to provide aid for low-income and non-Qatari students. Eisenman also proposed NU-Qatar create a policy governing faculty appointments, as well as a shared governance structure for faculty to have a voice in the structure of programs. He also recommended NU-Qatar consider appointing faculty members for five-year
terms, as contracts currently range from one to four years. “In the absence of tenure, long-term contracts can provide stability, improve morale and advance academic freedom,” he said in the report. “In the unlikely event that a term of hire exceeds the length of the contract with the Qatar Foundation, faculty members should be allowed to complete their terms in Evanston.” » See QATAR, page 6
Former Ambassador prepares for Buffet Institute Karl Eikenberry will leave Stanford to take over as director in September By DAVID FISHMAN
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Karl Eikenberry does not have a Ph.D., an endless cache of academic papers or a CV chock-full of scholarly designations. Instead, his background includes two tours in Afghanistan, two years as an ambassador and numerous military decorations. In September, Eikenberry will become executive director of The Buffett Institute for Global Studies. Stipulated in a donation by Roberta Buffett Elliott (Weinberg ‘54) that exceeded $100 million, the new position will oversee allocation of funding and help shape the Buffett Institute’s future. But Eikenberry, who once commanded a multi-billion dollar operation in Afghanistan, is prepared.
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“He’s had an extraordinarily distinguished policy career as a senior military officer and as an ambassador,” said Northwestern President emeritus Henry Bienen, who chaired the search committee that hired Eikenberry. “If you look at senior military people today, many of them, like Ambassador Eikenberry, are extremely sophisticated politically and bureaucratically.” Eikenberry is currently at Stanford University, where he has more departmental associations than any other faculty member. Prior to that, he spent 35 years in the U.S. Army working his way up to lieutenant general before retiring in 2009 to become President Obama’s ambassador to Afghanistan. But long before his prestigious rank and illustrious career, Eikenberry recalls dinner time with his father, whose experiences
in World War II would eventually inspire Eikenberry’s military service. Born in Hammond, Indiana, an hour drive from Evanston, he moved around a lot as a child, traveling from New York to “most of the midwest” and observing radically different cultures along the way. “The move we made from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Goldsboro, North Carolina, in 1966 was quite memorable because the difference of society was quite striking,” said Eikenberry, who holds a key to the city of Goldsboro. After high school, Eikenberry continued on to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. There, he focused on academics and took advantage of a “liberal arts education,” studying Chinese and finishing eighth in a class of 850 students. His studies led him down a path that allowed him to form close ties with China and the
Asia Pacific region. When he first traveled to Taiwan at age 19, he “fell in love.” But ultimately, it was Afghanistan that came to define his career. Eikenberry served twice in Afghanistan, first as a security coordinator and chief of the Office of Military Cooperation, then as commander of all American-led coalition forces. Both tours were “challenging,” Eikenberry said, and at times he doubted himself, but a strong underlying belief in his mission kept him going. “The first lesson I learned is the importance as a leader to work together with your team and develop a collective sense of ownership of the mission,” he said. Experts dubbed Eikenberry’s 2009 appointment as U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan “highly unusual” at the time.
federal standards on IDs. Illinois was denied an extension on the 2005 Real ID Act in December for not meeting the act’s requirements, such as providing proof of legal U.S. residency when acquiring a driver’s license. While consequences of not complying with the Real ID Act won’t affect Illinois fliers for another two years, federal buildings no longer recognize Illinois IDs as sufficient
for entrance, the DHS said. Federal buildings, such as military bases, were expected to have alternate forms of identification outlined by January 10. Airports were also supposed to have rules for Illinois residents by then to go into effect mid-2016, but were not released with the extension. State identification will not be recognized as federally valid until Illinois meets all standards for the Real ID Act, which will cost the state
up to $60 million, said David Druker, Illinois Secretary of State spokesman. Secretary of State officials plan to work with the state’s General Assembly about working toward funding the necessary changes over the course of two to three years to bring the state into compliance with Real ID standards. Jan. 22, 2018 will be a hard deadline for noncompliant states that haven’t been granted extensions by
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Around Town EPL talk focuses on delivering books to refugees By DANIEL FERNANDEZ
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A co-owner of a local bookstore discussed the importance of multilingual children’s literature for Latino refugee children at Evanston Public Library on Saturday. EPL kicked off a monthly series about children’s literature on Saturday with a presentation from Jeff Garrett, who spoke about his experiences traveling to the Rio Grande Valley as part of a project to help bring books to refugee children living along the U.S.Mexico border. Garrett is a partner of Bookends and Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Ave. Garrett’s August 2014 trip to the Rio Grande Valley was led primarily by the International Board on Books for Young People and REFORMA, an organization that works to promote library and information services
for Latinos and Spanish-speaking individuals in the U.S. As a member of IBBY, Garrett helped organize the trip, which included visits to government, church and private agencies responding to the refugee crisis in Latin America. “We wanted to see first-hand the work underway to improve the quality of life of arrested and detained central American refugee children … as well as to see how they could be supported through books and reading,” Garrett said. Since 2009, more than 186,000 children have been detected and detained coming across the border, escaping from countries like Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, which are plagued by incredible violence, Garrett said. “The US government has been extremely selfcontradictory in calling these children and families migrants,” Garrett said. “We want a greater appreciation for the status of these children as refugees of violence rather than economic migrants.”
Garrett described the Rio Grande as “ground zero” for this refugee crisis in the U.S., as many children undergo the dangerous trek alone, often traveling on freight trains that can derail and leave them at the mercy of bandit groups. He said if children make it across the border, they are often dehydrated and in poor health. Even once immediate needs are addressed, there is still more work to be done for their well-being, Garrett said. “For all the talk of providing emergency services to children and parents there are legal, medical and other emergency responses are needed,” he said. “We need to be addressing the social, emotional and information needs of these children and families, even if they cannot read.” Garrett said during the trip he and his colleagues distributed 1,200 books to immigrant children in the Rio Grande Valley. He said culturally relevant books with narratives that pay homage to the experiences of refugees allow young people to gain respect for
themselves and their communities. Lesley Williams, head of adult library services at EPL, said this lesson in diverse narratives applies to all children. She said there is still a belief among publishers that although children of color will read books about white children, it is less likely for white children to read books about non-white protagonists. The EPL Literary Salon series, led by EPL’s collection manager Betsy Bird, focuses on various issues within the realm of children’s literature. Before joining EPL last year, Bird ran the program under a different name at the New York Public Library. “Part of what the salons do is give a gravitas and respect to a long-standing genre that is constantly evolving,” Bird said. “When I came to Evanston I wanted to continue the series because one of the very few places besides New York City where you can get that much variety for topics is Chicago.” danielfernandez@u.northwestern.edu
Police review claim of improper conduct in classroom By MARISSA PAGE
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Evanston police are investigating allegations that a substitute teacher was watching inappropriate content on his laptop during a middle school class. Sixth graders at Haven Middle School, 2417 Prairie Ave., told school officials on Friday the substitute teacher was watching inappropriate content on his laptop while they did a science lab. Haven Middle School principal Kathy Roberson said in an email to all Haven families on Friday that the school received multiple reports of the incident at around 3 p.m. The substitute was removed from the classroom and all students are safe, she said.
“The district takes these allegations very seriously and the substitute teacher has been removed pending an investigation,” said Melissa Messinger, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 communications coordinator, in an email to The Daily. Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan told The Daily in an email that the teacher was cooperating with the investigation and had handed over his laptop to police. He said the substitute teacher denied watching pornography, but he told investigators he was watching a TV show that “may have had inappropriate content.” “The school sent out a notification to parents and is handling internal actions related to the (substitute’s) conduct,” Dugan said in the email. The substitute teacher is not in police custody and not being identified at this time, Dugan said. mpage@u.northwestern.edu
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POLICE INVESTIGATION A substitute teacher was accused Friday of watching inappropriate content in a sixth-grade class at Haven Middle School.
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On Campus Housing contract period shortened By MADELINE FOX
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Beginning this year, students intending to live in on-campus housing next school year will have a shorter period of time to sign contracts with the University. Unlike last year, when students had nearly two months to contract with the University, students will only have 26 days in February 2016 to decide if they will live on campus next year. Last year, the recontracting period started March 2, 2015, and lasted until room selection began in late April. “When students come back for winter quarter, they begin thinking about where they want to live next year, and this allows them to make those decisions earlier,” said Roger Becks, director of administrative services at Northwestern Residential Services. Aside from being moved up by a month, the room selection process has not changed, Becks said, and will take place in March and April. Jack Heider, president of the Residence Hall Association, said he hopes the more condensed timeline for re-contracting will simplify the process for oncampus housing. “The changes are meant to streamline the process, which would really benefit students,” the McCormick junior said. “The biggest problem with the current (university housing) system is that it’s just too complicated.”
Wirtz Center to expand, include additional classroom space
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Residential Services is also working on making the residential college housing selection process easier, changing what was formerly a paper system to an online one, Becks said. Residents used to fill out and turn in paper forms indicating their intention to live in a residential college. The changes are two of many anticipated adjustments from ResiThe changes dential Services, which is examining its underare meant to residential streamline the graduate model through its resiprocess which dential undergraduate experience committee, would really said Paul Riel, Residenbenefit students tial Services’ executive director. The committee, Jack Heider, which has not yet had its Residence Hall first meeting, will present Association its recommendations on president what Northwestern’s housing model should look like moving forward by Fall Quarter, Riel said. Riel said the ongoing construction and renovations to University housing are reflective of a desire to make housing “more flexible,” so that when the committee comes up with a plan for NU’s residential model moving forward, the University’s housing space will be able to accommodate it.
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Assumed innocence doesn’t apply to some minorities YOUSUF KADIR
DAILY COLUMNIST
This weekend I had to fly out to New York City for a business conference. Because Northwestern was already back in session and I was already behind on my work, I took out my Arabic textbook and started making notecards to study for Monday’s vocabulary quiz during the flight. As I was making these notecards, I noticed the woman next to me looking over at what I was doing. At first I thought it may be weird that a textbook, notebook and notecards were all on the small desk in front of my seat, but then I noticed she turned her back to me and oddly continued to turn around and glance over every so often. I started counting the number of times she looked at me and then turned away as soon as I looked at her. I counted to 32 throughout the
two-and-a-half-hour flight. I felt really self-conscious about what I was doing and thought “maybe I should put my Arabic work away because I’m making people feel uncomfortable.” Now, I could have just been hypersensitive, but given how prevalent Islamophobia is in our society, the odd glances left my mind racing. What if I had a beard, I had tanner skin and I was wearing a thobe on the plane? Even after going through several “random” security checks, I would always get people giving me second looks, and maybe that lady would not feel comfortable around me on a plane. There are still five times as many hate crimes in the U.S. against Muslims than there were prior to 9/11, according to a Washington Post article from early last year. I personally don’t think they are going to stop anytime soon, especially during an election season in which Donald Trump has said he wants to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. and Ben Carson has claimed that a Muslim could not be a U.S. President because the Quran is not “consistent” with the values of the Constitution.
And it’s not only Muslims at airports that have to go through this treatment; it’s other American minorities as well. Just a few days ago, Blac Youngsta, a black rapper in the South, withdrew $200,000 from a bank and was promptly handcuffed by police officers accusing him of forgery. He was released after it became clear that he was innocent, but presuming the guilt of black men is not a new phenomenon in this country. There is a double standard: presumed innocence does not apply to everyone. Just look at what is going on in Oregon right now, where an armed militia of white men is protesting the prosecution of two ranchers. These white men are being called “armed activists,” but if a couple of Muslims wanted to do an armed protest against the lack of government prevention of hate crimes against AmericanMuslims, they would be called extremists or possibly even accused of being part of the Islamic State. Or what if they were black Black Lives Matter protesters; at least 50 riot police showed up to a protest in Minnesota recently so I could
only imagine the number of them called for an “armed activist” protest. This double standard of presumed guilt is prevalent, thriving and affecting millions of minorities in this country. The problem was not the lady on the plane that looked at my Arabic homework 32 times; the problem is the Islamophobic society where the Arabic language and Muslims are always considered suspicious and are worthy of an extra look “just in case.” Dalia Mogahed, an adviser to President Barack Obama on Muslims, explained it perfectly at the end of her recent interview on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, “I think it’s time we afford Muslims and everyone else — people of color, generally — the same assumption of innocence that we afford the majority.” Yousuf Kadir is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at yousufkadir2018@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.
Social news websites reinforce existing personal biases COLIN WANG
DAILY COLUMNIST
In 2010, Facebook introduced the share button, and in 2015, I decided that the share button was my least favorite part of Facebook. My news feed is constantly filled with shared content. Sometimes it’s addictive time voids like BuzzFeed quizzes. Other times it’s cute, 30-second videos for recipes that, despite looking pretty and easy, would be inevitably doomed to failure if I were to ever attempt them. The majority of shared content, however, centers around current events and politics. Popular subjects include, but are not limited to: the Syrian refugee crisis, raising the minimum wage, the rising cost of college tuition and gun control. I don’t hate shared content because I’m an ignoramus who doesn’t care about important issues, and I don’t hate it because the views shared often disagree with my own. I hate shared content because so often I see the same people sharing articles and pages with the same sentiment over and over and, as a result, becoming more stubborn in their beliefs.
This sort of confirmation bias is nothing new. In 1957, psychologist Leon Festinger outlined the principle of cognitive consistency, which stated that people were more likely to seek out and believe information that supports the beliefs they already have. And there is definitely no shortage of information; we live in the Information Age, after all. The I hate ubiquitous Facebook shared content share button has made because so it incredibly easy to spread information often I see the and ideas, which same people come from a multitude of sources. sharing articles The Internet and pages today is chock-full with the same of user-submitted content. Web 2.0, a sentiment over term coined by Tim and over O’Reilly in 2004, predicted the shift of the Internet into a platform for users to create content instead of one where they simply access existing information. YouTube, blogs, wikis and social news websites are all products of the Web 2.0 revolution. User-generated media is a double-edged sword. On the positive side, various platforms offer unprecedented creative freedom
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and user-generated content can be original and poignant. On the negative side, the increased freedom is accompanied by a lack of accountability for the creator, and the integrity and truthfulness of the content can be questionable. Social news websites, like the Odyssey Online and A Plus, heavily feature usergenerated content, including user-generated news. In the case of The Odyssey and A Plus, both feature open submission pages where anyone can send in an article for publishing. Because social news sites are so liberal in accepting articles, writers can be extremely biased. The editing process is also lax with regards to fact-checking because the goal of editing is not to ensure journalistic integrity, but rather to create an article that can be seen and shared by as many people as possible. Social news sites value the number of shares the article gets over the integrity of its content. Most articles on these sites would be better classified as opinion columns, which wouldn’t be a problem had they been labeled as such. Instead, social news sites lend equal credibility to all their articles, factual and opinionated alike. The end result is heavily opinionated articles with clickbait titles that hope to elicit enough emotional response to prompt a share on Facebook. The Odyssey claims that
Women’s health still major issue in 2016 ISABELLA SOTO
DAILY COLUMNIST
It’s no secret that 2015 was a year of countless and constant battles against women’s health. From the publication of doctored footage aimed against Planned Parenthood by the Center for Medical Progress to politicians fabricating descriptions of what occurs in women’s health clinics to the United States government nearly shutting down over Planned Parenthood, there’s plenty of reason to question what 2016 has in store for women’s health. As a student with health insurance coverage, it can be easy to distance myself from the issues surrounding accessibility to women’s health services and live in a bubble, content with my coverage and not concerned with what lies outside the University. In four years, however, I won’t have the confidence of knowing I can be tested for sexually transmitted diseases at Searle Hall. I won’t be able to fall back on Universitysubsidized contraception. I won’t be able to rely on the University providing health services that other women’s clinics may not provide, and I won’t be able to rely on the promise of my insurance footing the bill. With Texas diverting funds from Planned Parenthood and other states beginning to
consider similar action, the privilege of being at an institution where access to contraception and sexual health services is widely accepted as an essential resource becomes all the more evident. The growing reality, however, is that affordable and accessible health screenings, abortions, contraceptives and countless other sexual health resources are at risk for vulnerable and marginalized communities. While many barriers that exclude women from accessing health centers like Planned Parenthood continue to exist, no barrier would be as restrictive as the total lack of these centers. As a student body with a large population of voting-age and voting-eligible Americans, we can’t afford to become complacent. Although voting to sustain and support women’s health services and Planned Parenthood may not benefit us directly, thanks to our available resources, these services should be valuable and accessible assets to women who may not be able to afford a birth control prescription, a visit to a general hospital, or a consultation with a gynecologist. A new election cycle not only means a new president, but also new faces and new ideas being introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Given that countless government crises have stemmed from a deadlocked Congress and partisan pettiness, this is a chance for voters to elect representatives and senators who may better voice their interests on Capitol Hill. A fresh Congress is especially
essential in issues such as women’s health, where the same tried and tired representatives will continue making decisions that harm women on a national scale and restrict their access to resources that are potentially life-saving. We can’t distance ourselves from the political process because we feel comfortable while on campus. As trite as it may sound, we have to think about our futures when we vote. This fall I’ll be a first-time voter, and even I still can’t fully grasp the depth and impact my vote may or may not have on nationwide issues. But it’s simple: We’re at the age where our votes will start to count toward our future as adults. We’ll see immediate changes in our lives when we vote because it won’t only be our parents and elders being affected by new laws and leadership this time around. It’ll be us, too. And, with the future of my reproductive health and the reproductive health of American women in question — especially low-income women, undocumented women, women of color, LGBT women and disabled women — it’s my responsibility as a voter to do what’s right for women in 2016. Isabella Soto is a Medill freshman. She can be contacted at isabellasoto2019@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.
by this method the article can “find its most relevant audience organically.” In reality, it’s nothing more than a thinly-veiled attempt to exploit people’s confirmation biases for page views. In an era where almost any information we seek is a Google search away, we are in danger of becoming more close-minded. Social news sites strive to provide articles that reassure our existing beliefs. With all the reassurance, we find less reason and fewer opportunities to criticize and question our own ideas. The Internet has already demonstrated itself to be a useful tool for social and political change. User-submitted news and citizen journalism played a pivotal role during the Arab Spring. As the Internet evolves, consumers must also adapt. We must try our best to keep an open mind to other points of view while simultaneously questioning our own. The next time you feel the urge to share an article, I challenge you to share a second article with the opposite argument. Worst case, you gain more conviction in your beliefs. Best case, you gain a whole new perspective. Colin Wang is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at colinwang2018@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.
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A 34-year-old man was arrested the morning of Jan. 7 in connection with obstruction of justice for providing a false name during a traffic stop, police said. The man — a Chicago resident — was pulled over
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Former military officers rarely fill sensitive diplomatic positions, but Obama needed someone who knew the area well, Eikenberry said, and he had experience. “An embassy in Afghanistan is not like an embassy in Paris,” he said. “Your job is not simply to observe and report, but to proactively bring assistance to the Afghans for the development of their government and economy. That’s a tough job.” Facing pressure from Washington D.C. and constant danger, Eikenberry set out to curb insurgent momentum through a “civilian surge.” In 2009, the
Body found on Lake Michigan shoreline in Evanston
A man was found dead in Lake Michigan Friday at approximately 1:10 p.m., Evanston police said. Chicago police were searching for a suicidal man who had been reported missing when their officers discovered a body, clothes and personal items along the shoreline of the 300 block of Sheridan Road, Evanston police said in a news release. There are no signs of foul play, police said. Evanston police said they are conducting an investigation into the death and no more information is being released pending identification of the body. — Jeremy Margolis
MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 2016 in the 1200 block of Austin Street for driving while using a cell phone without a hands-free device, said EPD communications coordinator Perry Polinski. In the process of trying to identify the driver, the officer found that the driver had a warrant for failing to appear in court following a license suspension, Polinski said. The driver is due in court on Feb. 26.
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U.S. devised a plan to bolster Afghan military operations with civilian experts in areas like governance and agriculture. But leaked cables — written by Eikenberry — critical of former Afghan president Hamid Karzai led to hostility between the two countries and ultimately deterred U.S. efforts. In 2011, Eikenberry left Afghanistan and entered the world of academia, supplemented by master’s degrees from both Harvard and Stanford in East Asian studies and political science, respectively. Today he is affiliated with four different centers at Stanford and serves on numerous advisory boards. “He’s a very thoughtful, very scholarly, very analytical guy who will bring a deep knowledge of the civil
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Wildcats’ outside shooting goes cold in blowout By WILL RAGATZ
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Northwestern coach Joe McKeown has referred to the Wildcats on multiple occasions as “a streaky shooting team.” On Sunday, they were on the negative end of that description. In a 23-point loss to Michigan State, a lot of things went very wrong for NU and nothing was worse than its 3-point shooting. The Cats hit just 3-of-26 attempts from behind the arc, with the second two occurring after the end result was no longer in question. After NU missed its first four from downtown, junior guard Ashley Deary connected on a triple to pull the Cats within 5 points late in the first quarter. Then, an incredible drought began as NU missed 17 consecutive 3s over the next 26:23 of gameplay. When senior guard Maggie Lyon finally connected on the Cats’ second 3 of the game, cutting the Michigan State lead from 31 points to 28, there were just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter, with the game having been effectively over for quite some time. During the 26-minute stretch without an NU 3-pointer, one that spanned the entire second and third quarters, the Spartans ran away with the contest. They weren’t lights-out from deep, making just seven 3s on 27 percent shooting for the game, however, they were the better team in almost every other facet. Michigan State won on the boards, outrebounding NU 50-40. Star junior forward Aerial Powers paced the Spartans with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Michigan State was simply the more physical, athletic team, as it made layup after layup against the Cats’ defense. To have a chance in this one, NU was forced to rely on outside shooting. The Wildcats came into the game shooting 33 percent from long range. Its top four scorers, Deary, Lyon, junior forward Nia Coffey and junior guard Christen Inman, had all been shooting better than 32 percent on 3s. Combined, they hit 2-of-18 on Sunday. Additionally, sophomore guard Lydia Rohde missed all five of her attempts. Even after watching his team miss 23 3s, McKeown maintained that NU is a good shooting team. “We have great shooters,” McKeown said. “Maggie Lyon, Christen Inman, Lydia Rohde, Nia Coffey, Ashley Deary…they’re all capable of making all those shots.” NU’s lack of depth and size has become more of a problem than expected. The Cats have had to play a small lineup for the majority of games, and Big Ten opponents are figuring out how to stop it: Shut down NU inside and force its shots to come from the perimeter. With its next two games coming up against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 8 Maryland, life won’t get any easier for NU. The Cats will have to shoot far better than 11 percent from 3 to have any chance at knocking off either of those heavyweights. Their coach is confident that they can do it. “We’ll get back and make sure that they were the shots we wanted, and we’ll knock them down against Ohio State,” McKeown said. williamragatz2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats get back on track as they prepare for Tuesday’s contest against Wisconsin. “It’s a great win for us as a team,” Falzon said. “Some people thought we were lost, but really, after losing two games in a row, we came together and we played the way we played tonight.”
egg against the Buckeyes – the first time he was shut out of the box score since Nov. 20 – by hitting 4-of-6 field goals. “I thought it was a team win. It wasn’t just the ‘B-Mac’ and Tre show,” Collins said. “We got good contributions from a lot of players.” The homecoming of junior forward Sanjay Lumpkin, a native of Wayzata, Minn., was
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THREES PLEASE Maggie Lyon cuts off a ball handler. The senior guard shot just 1-for-6 from 3, one of many Cats to struggle with her shot as the team shot 3-for-26 from distance against the Spartans.
also a success. Lumpkin pulled in 10 rebounds, his most since the season opener, with a large group of friends and family in attendance. McIntosh and Demps, meanwhile, were able to thrive with the weight off their shoulders. McIntosh set a season high with 11 assists, while Demps recorded 9 of his 13 points in the second half with NU already comfortably ahead. “In order to get assists, guys have to make
shots,” Collins said of McIntosh’s performance. “The more firepower you put around him, you’re going to to see more nights like that, because he wants to pass.” After the Ohio State game, the team held a meeting emphasizing the need for all players on the floor to make their presences felt, Demps said. On Saturday, the meeting yielded its fruits. benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Barn Burners Wildcats get back on track with resounding win over Minnesota By GARRETT JOCHNAU
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IN THE FALZON Aaron Falzon challenges a shot inside. The freshman forward scored 20 points and was 6-for-9 from 3 to lead the Cats to a victory in Minnesota.
On the heels of two disappointing Big Ten losses, Northwestern entered Saturday’s contest against Minnesota in dire need of a win. collective scoring struggle. With freshman forward Aaron Falzon “We didn’t have Bryant and Tre trying spearheading the offense, the Wildcats to do too much,” Collins said. “They hit (14-3, 2-2 Big Ten) got just that, downing the open guys. We made the right reads. the Golden Gophers (6-10, 0-4) 77-52. And we made shots. … Sometimes it’s “This was a huge game for us because just, do you make shots when you’re open we’ve been a team, in past years, when or do you miss, and tonight we made it hasn’t gone well, it’s been an extended them.” losing streak,” coach Chris Collins said. The strong play of NU’s role players “We had a tough week last week against allowed them to jump out to a 32-26 lead two really good teams … and this was a by halftime. However, unlike in its previbig game for us today to test where we ous contest — a home effort against Ohio were at as a team.” State that saw the Cats crumble down the While senior guard Tre Demps failed stretch after jumping out to a one-point to break out of his shooting slump in lead by the break — the team followed its which he shot 3-of-19 from the perim- first-period play with an even stronger eter over the past three games, Falzon’s second half. 7-of-10 shooting propelled a 44 percent Recent freshman sensation Dererk Cats’ effort from deep that allowed the Pardon failed to impress after inspiring a team to close out the Golden Gophers weakened NU interior in wake of senior in Minnesota. center Alex Olah’s foot injury, posting just Falzon finished the game with 20 five points and no rebounds. Instead, it points, including 12 of the Cats’ opening was graduate transfer Joey van Zegeren 20 points as he led the first half run that who led the Cats in the paint. Posting 11 points and four rebounds, van Zegeren gave NU a lead it never relented. “After you hit one shot, and the next enjoyed perhaps his finest performance shot comes, and the third shot and the of the season. fourth shot, you just start feeling it,” Fal“We had such a balanced scoring zon said. “You stop thinking the game and (today),” Demps said. “That’s just how you start playing.” we’re going to be most successful.” The freshman’s production compenOlah’s missing production was hardly sated for rough performances from NU’s an afterthought Saturday as the team backcourt. Demps posted 13 points while collectively outrebounded the Golden sophomore point guard Bryant McIntosh Gophers 33-17 — led by Sanjay Lumpfinished with just seven points, though he kin’s 10 boards. added 11 assists. Sophomore guard ScotThe win — NU’s second of the season tie Lindsey added a much needed off-the- against wa Big Ten opponent — snapped bench punch on both ends, adding nine a team-wide slump and helped get the points, a pair of steals and plenty of energy to further offset Demps and McIntosh’s » See MEN’S BASKETBALL, page 7
Role players step up to shoulder scoring load, easing burden on Demps, McIntosh By BEN POPE
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Bryant McIntosh and Tre Demps needed a break. Without senior center Alex Olah, the two guards tried to will Northwestern to a win over Ohio State
on Wednesday by themselves. It didn’t work, as they together made just 8-of-32 shots in the Wildcats’ 65-56 loss. “Teams are really going after those guys and making them take tough shots,” said coach Chris Collins at the time, “and we’ve got to find a way to get contributions from other guys.”
On Saturday at Minnesota, Collins got those contributions. McIntosh and Demps settled into more manageable roles as NU found ample production from the likes of freshman forward Aaron Falzon, graduate center Joey van Zegeren and sophomore guard Scottie Lindsey. And behind a more well-rounded
attack, the Cats (14-3, 2-2 Big Ten) controlled the Golden Gophers (6-10, 0-4) in all facets of the game en route to their most decisive conference road win since 1944. Falzon and van Zegeren both set or tied their highest single-game scoring totals in a purple-andwhite jersey. For the first time since the season opener, Falzon hit the
20-point milestone, draining 6-of-9 attempts from 3-point range. Van Zegeren hit double-digits for the first time this season, chipping in 11 points as he dominated the paint and went 3-for-3 at the free-throw line. Lindsey responded from a goose » See ROLE PLAYERS, page 7
Northwestern steamrolled in trip to Michigan State By COLE PAXTON
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Seeking a marquee road win against a ranked team, Northwestern wilted on Sunday. The No. 16 Wildcats (12-4, 1-3 Big Ten) had no answer for Michigan State’s scoring trio of Branndais Agee, Tori Jankoska and Aerial Powers in the No. 23 Spartans (12-3, 3-1) 74-51 win in East Lansing. “We just didn’t do a very good job on team defense,” coach Joe McKeown said on WNUR Sports. Northwestern’s performance was poor from the outset. The Cats never led and did not score until more than three minutes in, and trailed by 10 with 4:13 to play in the first. By halftime, Michigan State led by 18 and, although NU opened the second half with an 8-0 run, the hosts extended their lead to 25 at the end of the third quarter. “They came out of the gates in the second half and did a really good job of getting some momentum,” Michigan
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State coach Suzy Merchant said. “Our kids really responded and that shows a little bit of the veteran group that we have out there.” The Cats had a similar run in the first half, cutting an early 10-point deficit to one with a 9-0 run late in the first quarter. Just as quickly as NU reduced the lead, however, the Spartans scored 10 straight of their own to extend their lead to 26-15. NU’s shooting was abysmal. The Cats shot 27.3 percent from the field and just 11.5 percent from 3-point range. NU also shot just 12-of-19 from the free throw line, a 63.2 percent rate. In contrast, Michigan State was 46.9 percent from the field before halftime. “We just had a tough night,” McKeown told WNUR. Agee, Jankoska, and Powers combined for 48 points for the Spartans. NU’s three leading scorers — junior forward Nia
Coffey, junior guard Christen Inman and senior guard Maggie Lyon — scored just 35. The Cats’ scoring was again unbalanced, as NU’s ‘big four’ of Coffey, Inman, Lyon and junior guard Ashley Deary scored the Cats’ first 44 points. Freshman forward Pallas KunaiyiAkpanah, who made her first career start Sunday, did not make a significant impact. She recorded seven rebounds but failed to score as NU was outrebounded 50-40. Sunday’s game was the Cats’ second straight loss and third in four Big Ten games. After a 10-0 start, NU finds itself near the bottom of the league standings ahead of consecutive games against top 10 teams. The Cats host No. 5 Ohio State on Thursday before traveling to No. 8 Maryland next Sunday. McKeown believes that NU needs to shore up its defensive effort to have success against elite opponents. “That’s something we’ve got to focus on as we get ready for Ohio State,” he said of team defense. “That’s really the most important thing.” colepaxton2019@u.northwestern.edu
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NOWHERE TO GO Nia Coffey gets walled off in the paint. The junior forward scored a team-high 13 points in a difficult defeat at the hands of Michigan State.