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NU, Chicago memorialize James Foley By REBECCA SAVRANSKY daily senior staffer @beccasavransky
More than two months after the Islamic State group executed Northwestern alumnus James Foley, the NU and Chicago communities are continuing to honor and remember his legacy. NU will hold a memorial service on Nov. 20 at the Alice Millar Chapel to give members of the University community a chance to remember him, said Belinda Clarke, Medill’s director of alumni relations and engagement. “We knew that we’ve wanted to do something for a while,” Clarke said. Foley (Medill ‘08) earned his master’s degree at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. He worked as a freelance journalist in Syria and Libya, where he reported
for GlobalPost and Agence FrancePresse. Foley was captured in Syria in November 2012, and had been missing for 636 days before he was killed, according to FreeJamesFoley.org. He was executed by the Islamic State group in a video posted on YouTube on Aug. 19. Clarke said organizers decided to wait to hold a memorial at NU until after Foley’s family held their service, which took place in New Hampshire last month. Members of the NU community attended the mass memorial and remembrance, including Medill professors Jack Doppelt and Ellen Shearer, former director of the Medill Washington Program, which Foley participated in during his time at NU. NU’s memorial, which is being planned by Clarke in collaboration with University Chaplain Tim Stevens and Sheil Catholic Center » See FOLEY, page 10
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TREE DOWN Two people observe a fallen tree near the intersection of Foster Street and Orrington Avenue after a storm on Friday. Evanston’s fire department responded to 51 calls related to down trees and power issues, according to city manager Wally Bobkiewicz. For the full story, see page 6.
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TALKING TUITION Communication senior A.J. Roy, left, moderates a panel of Northwestern students, a professor and an administrator as they discuss socioeconomic inequality in college. The panel was hosted by NU’s Quest Scholars and the upcoming Arts Alliance production of “Good People.”
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The Arts Alliance’s “Good People” and Northwestern Quest Scholars Network hosted a panel Sunday featuring student and administrative leaders to start a conversation about the spectrum of socioeconomic difference at NU.
The panel was organized to address the themes covered in the student play, Good People, which will run Nov. 13-15. The panelists included sociology Prof. Leslie McCall, director of sociology Undergraduate Studies, Communication junior Amanda Walsh, president of NU Quest Scholars, Carolyn Lindley, University director of Financial Aid, and Communication senior Aileen McGraw, creator of Project Wildcat’s Camper Financial Aid
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Fund. Good People director A.J. Roy, a Communication senior, moderated the discussion, which centered on the roles of people’s circumstances and the influence of hard work in determining success. Lindley discussed the emphasis NU places on addressing the range of financial circumstances of its students. More than half of the undergraduate class receives scholarships to attend NU, Lindley said. “We are encouraged that we can offer scholarship assistance to students but we are conscious of the fact of the students who still have to borrow money,” she said. “We want to make sure that we are concerned about their debt and watching as closely as we can.” Walsh talked about how low-income students may often feel underrepresented and embarrassed being open about their economic situations. She said economic inequality can be most felt in terms of academic accessibility of textbooks and resources and of involvement in extracurricular activities and social interactions. “There are discussions of things like a textbook fund or we have the student activities fee so that students have access
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An organization that focuses on affordable housing in Chicago’s northern suburbs held a meeting Sunday to discuss diversity and inclusion in the community. Evanston resident Mary Trujillo moderated Open Communities’ annual meeting at Niles West High School in Skokie. During the meeting, she quoted the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., who spoke in Winnetka about 50 years ago. King made a speech in a Winnetka park, said Open Communities executive director Gail Schechter. Open Communities used the anniversary as a way to open up discussion about diversity and inclusion in the North Shore community. “In 1965, the issue in the North was housing,” Schechter said. “We’re using the anniversary to see if we’ve made
progress.” During the 1960s, community residents organized the North Shore Summer Project to try to show discrimination in real estate throughout the area. Evanston resident Nina Raskin served as the freedom coordinator at the time. “In Evanston, we were already very involved in a local, neighborhood level,” Raskin told The Daily. “We would march with our children every single day. There’s still a lot to be done in terms of having a truly diverse community.” The goal of the group was to make it possible for black residents to buy housing and live in integrated neighborhoods, she said. The event Sunday brought out about 50 North Shore residents, including Wilmette resident Gerald Smith. Smith, director of minority affairs at the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, told The Daily he appreciated the openness of » See COMMUNITY, page 10
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300 turn out for Evanston’s first ‘Zombie Scramble’ By Lisa Chen
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Evanston hosted its first Zombie Scramble race Saturday evening, drawing about 300 registered participants. The event, held by the city’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services department, started in Butler Park and ended at the Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick It’s just good Blvd. Participants fun ... It’s a nice, went through the new event. The obstacle course either individually or in community has teams. Each runner responded really wore flags on their waists and had to get well. through the obstacle course without getJoe McRae, ting “infected” by director of Parks, the zombies, who Recreation and tried to pull off their Community flags, said Joe McRae, Services director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. In addition to the course, runners participated in three challenges, including completing a puzzle and cleaning out the inside of a pumpkin. Participants lost a “life” if they
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run for your life Children and families run from volunteers dressed as zombies during Evanston’s first Zombie Scramble. The event was hosted by the city’s Parks, Recreation and Community Services department and included races for both families and adults.
didn’t complete the challenges or if they had their flags taken. “Life packs” were hidden on the course and, if found, provided the runners with an additional life. McRae said he hoped the event would create a sense of community for Evanston. “It’s just good fun,” McRae said. “It’s a nice,
new event. The community has responded really well. We got a much larger group than we actually anticipated in terms of 300 people.” The parks department, which plans programs for the city, proposed the idea of the Zombie Scramble a year ago, McRae said. To accommodate the different age groups
rear of the parking lot at Chute Middle School, 1400 Oakton St., at around 6:44 p.m. Tuesday, Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The man was charged with public indecency, police said. Parents and children were walking around the school at the time but it is unclear if any of them saw the man urinating, Parrott said.
Two men attempt to steal vehicle parts
An Evanston woman saw two people trying to steal parts from her vehicle Thursday, police said. Two unknown people attempted to saw off a muffler assembly on a 2001 Chevrolet between 8:50 a.m. and 9 a.m., Parrott said. The people fled in a beige van southbound on Custer Avenue when the car owner caught them trying to steal the parts, Parrott said.
of the attendees, the event was divided into “family-friendly” waves, which started at 5:30 p.m., and “adult-only” waves, which started at 8:30 p.m., according to the city’s website. “The game is the same. Everyone gets flags and if you get your flagged pulled, you’re out,” McRae said. “With the adults, we might be a little more scary.” Most of the zombies were student volunteers from nearby high schools and Northwestern. Cole Miller, an Evanston Township High School student, said he devised strategies with the other volunteer zombies to catch the runners. The Zombie Scramble attracted participants from outside of Evanston as well. Courtney Vaive, who lives in Romeo, Michigan, said she came to Evanston to visit her sister’s family for Halloween. She said she was most looking forward to getting chased by zombies with her nephew. “It’s just a fun family experience,” Vaive said. “I get to come down here and see my family and we don’t have anything like this back at home. This is pretty cool.” Evanston resident Madison Dempster said the Zombie Scramble is an exciting opportunity to be more active. “I think everyone should try something fun like this and not live life sitting on a couch,” she said. “They should try to do something fun.” lisachen2018@u.northwestern.edu
Police responded to the incident in the 600 block of Mulford Street, but were unable to find the two suspects, Parrott said. Police believe the suspects were attempting to steal the car’s catalytic converter for the precious metals inside, Parrott said. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident. — Marissa Mizroch
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On Campus ASG, UBPC to survey student body By jeanne kuang
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The Associated Student Government and the Undergraduate Budget Priorities Committee are working together this year to survey Northwestern students about what they want to change on campus. “Our brainstorms often give us results that would work well with ASG,� UBPC member Serendi Lau said. “We’re integrating efforts so it’s a more efficient process.� UBPC, which represents the student voice when presenting budgeting suggestions to University administrators, was a part of ASG in the past before “branching off � in recent decades, said Lau, a McCormick junior. The group, along with the new ASG analytics committee, which was created this past spring, sent a two-question survey to students on Friday, asking them how they would
NU African Studies program gets federal grant worth $2 million The U.S. Department of Education will award more than $2 million to the Program of African Studies at Northwestern and its consortium partner at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The four-year education grant, which will fund the National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies programs, aims to bring the African Studies program’s influence to local communities. The Education Department will award $518,000 in the first year. The grant money falls under Title VI of the National Defense
improve the NU community. In past years, the survey has been sent out as a “Campus Brainstorm� in the fall by UBPC. Its results help the group develop its annual Winter Quarter survey on students’ budgeting priorities. This year, ASG will also be a part of the upcoming Winter Quarter survey, the results of which help UBPC make recommendations to administrators about students’ priorities on campus. Previously, UBPC survey results have indicated that students prioritize issues such as mental health resources, financial aid and campus safety. “We thought this year would be a good year to join efforts for the winter survey because last year both groups released separate surveys that covered very similar topics regarding budgeting and student life,� McCormick senior Grant Nicholas, ASG analytics vice president, wrote in an email to The Daily. Nicholas said he hopes the two groups’ collaboration will help the survey reach more
students. Collaboration between the two groups reduces “s u r v e y fatigue� among stuOur dents, Lau said. “It’s been the goal brainstorms of ASG and UBPC to often give us work together more results that efficiently for a while now,� she said. “The would work work we do overlaps well with ASG. with what the other committee is working Serendi Lau, on.� UBPC member Lau said students often respond to UBPC surveys with suggestions for changes to NU policies. “It’s not something UBPC has any control over, but it’s information that ASG and analytics would want to be privy to,� she said.
Education act of 1958, a chapter that was introduced in 1958 to promote language development. “Title VI support for research and education is the backbone of international studies and foreign language training in this country,� William Reno, NU professor of political science and director of the Program of African Studies, said in a news release. “This grant is crucial for the Program of African Study’s mission to train students and aid researchers to engage and work with counterparts in foreign countries.� The resource center grant will help offer annual joint symposia, new course and concentration options and better African language instruction. These programs will be collaborative activities between the two universities. The Foreign Language and Area Studies will use the funds to create more fellowships
for graduates and undergraduates studying languages or issues in Africa. NU will also develop a new interdisciplinary graduate certificate in “African Security Studies,� which puts students through a summer workshop on Arabic manuscripts from Africa. The funding also will fund new practicum sites in Africa for the Access to Health Project, an interdisciplinary project in NU’s School of Law, Center for Global Health and Kellogg School of Management that works on a sustainable solution to community public health issues. The UIUC-Northwestern University Consortium will also work towards integrating African studies and languages into K-12 education and community college curriculums.
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Innovation should be used to serve the greater good Bethany Ao
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It is hard to go about our daily lives without technology. I check my iPhone at least five times every hour, and my MacBook travels everywhere with me in my backpack. With the hyped release of the Apple Watch approaching, it seems that more fancy gadgets will be added to our growing collection soon. It is incredibly difficult to imagine life without the technology we are used to having at our fingertips. Innovation, to us, is the invention of a new, sleeker cellphone with more functions or a thinner laptop with faster programs. However, it’s time for us to expand our pinhole views on technology and innovation. We need to start questioning why we’re so focused on the effectiveness of Siri on the
next generation of iPhones when 60 percent of the world’s population still don’t have access to flush toilets, one of the best innovations in human health. The reality is inventors are more interested in pushing the boundaries of their fields than making existing technology more achievable and affordable for people around the world. But that needs to change. Before my freshman year, Northwestern assigned my entire class a book to read about how one social entrepreneur brought genetically modified corn to Kenya’s farmers. The increased crop yields the farmers harvested from the new seeds allowed them to avoid seasonal hunger and disease. Some of them were even able to keep their children in school. Even though the entrepreneur didn’t invent anything new for huge profit margins, he innovated by making a new method of farming available for Kenyans. He still made a profit from selling the new corn seeds, but he was also able to significantly improve the lives of many Kenyans. Even though some people may think social
innovation and entrepreneurship is not as exciting or rewarding as inventing the next generation of smartphones, I disagree. There is satisfaction to be found in discovering ways to adapt technology we already have to suit other people’s purposes. It’s just as exhilarating to take a smartphone and modify it in a way that allows a rural farmer to have access to extensive weather reports, soil moisture levels and crop reports at his fingertips. In fact, it may even be more rewarding to see how your innovation affects someone else’s life positively in such a concrete way. Intellectual curiosity isn’t the only factor that needs to be considered when discussing social innovation. The markets for smartphones and laptops are just simply more lucrative for inventors. In order to incentivize more people to venture into social innovation and entrepreneurship, government funding should be provided. Private universities should also provide more grants and opportunities for professors and students to create technology that can help
lower poverty rates and decrease world hunger. Perhaps then people will be more motivated to invent more altruistic things. Like any other NU student, I love my iPhone and MacBook. But I recognize that these items don’t benefit the vast majority of the world’s population, and it’s time to start focusing on their needs on a larger scale. If we use technology to satisfy people’s basic needs, such as clean water and sufficient amounts of food, then why shouldn’t we focus more on innovating in this area? It’s never too early to start considering where you want to invest your intellectual capital, especially at a school like NU. Innovating in more socially aware ways to innovate may bring you more fulfillment after graduation than joining a big technology company. Bethany Ao is a Medill sophomore. She can be reached at bethanyao2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Twitter: An alternative to newspaper subscriptions Madeline Burg Daily columnist
Last week, The Daily reported the cancellation of a program that provides free daily newspapers in campus dining halls. The Collegiate Readership Program, run by USA Today, provided us with copies of its own newspaper, the Chicago Tribune and The New York Times in each dining hall and at Norris University Center, but not anymore. Apparently students just weren’t picking them up. I’ll admit that when I lived on campus I certainly didn’t partake. I wouldn’t even know where to look for the brightly colored newspaper racks that now stand, lonely, bereft of the stacks of fresh newsprint, in dining halls from Sargent Hall to 1835 Hinman. It’s fine, I’m a plebe. But it got me thinking: Where do I get my news? I know about what’s going on with Ebola; I know that Starbucks is maybe starting a delivery service; I know about midterm elections and the New
York City Marathon and that Northwestern lost in football and that the president of Zambia has died. I’m not necessarily calling myself well-informed. Personally I’m still at a stage where world news kind of makes me sad and when given the choice I’d rather read Vulture than the Tribune. Everybody has interests and, as you probably know already, mine tend to swing toward “American Horror Story” rather than America’s horror stories. Again, I’m a plebe. But the fact is that I am aware of what’s going on around me in the world, and the sad fact is that I’m aware because of Twitter. Twitter is where I get most of my news. Now that I’ve said it I feel a flush of shame creeping up into my face. I get my news from a microblogging platform that Cher uses to regale her followers with stories in all-caps of how Whole Foods ran out of a certain type of Halloween cookie. Who am I kidding? I love Twitter. I love it way more than Facebook; a social media platform that irritates me because of the convention that a single encounter with a new acquaintance warrants a friend request. Apparently if I’ve met you once, we should be Facebook friends. Thus it’s not uncommon for people to have upwards of one thousand
Facebook friends, and it’s not uncommon for me to still be Facebook friends with people I only glimpsed around the halls of my middle school. No such obligation exists on Twitter. This frees up my timeline for things that I actually care about. I’m still a newbie: For news, I currently follow The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Daily Northwestern, The New Yorker and The Paris Review, and I’m in the process of vetting more accounts to add to my list (this is serious business, obviously). I don’t have access to the entirety of each publication, but for free I get a good smattering of headlines with links to full articles. I check Twitter countless times per day, whenever I get a free moment, and so I keep up with The New York Times’ constant updates. Every respectable news source has a Twitter, and if they’re good at it, they update regularly. If you’re into breaking news, there’s no place better for that than Twitter; CNN’s Breaking News Twitter account can provide up-tothe-minute coverage on world events, as do many other accounts dedicated specifically to bringing you live updates. Just refresh your Twitter feed and the world’s events are right there, as they happen. As a student, I often don’t have the money
to subscribe to a newspaper, which is why The Collegiate Readership Program is a nice idea. But Twitter is free and it’s also paperless. Don’t get me wrong, I love cracking the spine on a new book, but I’m not opposed to being as paperless as possible. The format of Twitter is ideal for scanning headlines, and news sources tend attentively to their Twitter feeds. To my mind this is a respectable and handy alternative to a newspaper subscription. Though if Residential Services were to find some way to offer digital subscriptions, I would be very on board. As someone who has trouble finding reasons to stay informed, and as someone who unabashedly ascribes much power to the smartphone, I simply appreciate accessibility. I assume that you are all far better functioning members of society than I am and you all can be found casually perusing a copy of The New York Times every morning. Just leave me to my tweets, and maybe someday we can chat about Congress or something. Madeline Burg is a Weinberg senior. She can be reached at madelineburg2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Why watching TV is not a huge waste of a time JOrdan Bascom
Daily columnist
Last week, fellow columnist Tom Cui wrote an article about why he doesn’t watch TV. His decision not to partake in this allAmerican pastime is certainly valid, though his reasons for why others should follow suit are predicated on an assumption that television can add nothing to our lives. How you spend your time is your own prerogative. People are entitled to fill their day with the activities they so choose. Granted, our job at Northwestern is to be students, and academics should be our first priority, but I think it’s also important to spend time each week doing something you like, whether that means joining a math club (I’m presuming these exist) or watching a few episodes of your favorite show. I disagree with Cui’s point that our time is categorically better spent if it is in the pursuit of other activities. Conventional opinion at NU has a propensity to confuse involvement with enrichment, a mindset undoubtedly symptomatic of our fanatic cult of resume building, even though participation in extracurriculars does not directly translate to experiences worthy of distinction. I love TV, and I watch a lot of it. Comedies, dramas and everything in between – my interests know no generic limitations. I read insatiably as a child, which I blame for
cultivating an enthusiasm for stories that is also satisfied by television. And, like reading, I find that watching TV can serve dual purposes by providing the material for enjoyment and analysis – both justifiable reasons to keep those Netflix and HBO Go subscriptions activated. Television is problematic when it eclipses your more important obligations and responsibilities. Nothing good comes from relying on it as a means of avoidance or escapism. If you’re starting a new show, you have to have the discipline to mediate its consumption. I’ve learned my lesson to never binge watch during a school quarter, but I know other people who can do it without detriment to their academics. I follow several shows from week to week, which is what I choose to dedicate my free time to. I often watch with friends, and it can be a very connecting, social activity as well. Yes, some TV is mindless entertainment. But why is that a bad thing? Who says we have to spend every waking minute in rigorous cognitive engagement? Life has its fair share of hardships, so why not take a 30-minute break from reality and lose yourself in the delightful world of “Parks and Recreation” or the fantastical one of “Game of Thrones?” The possibilities are numerous. If you hate that treadmill at the gym, throw on an action-packed, captivating show like “24” while you work out. Soon, you won’t be concentrating on the misery of each stride. Or, if you’ve had a long day of classes and work, a quick dose of a “Friends” rerun may be all you need to give your brain a brief respite.
TV, however, can be more than merely a pleasing or relaxing activity. Like a work of literature, television can be analyzed for the universe imagined by the writers or for how the show relates to the greater cultural context of which it’s a part of. I’m in a class this quarter on 1950s post-war novels, for which I feel watching “Mad Men” fully prepared me. The fictitious nature of a show’s characters and universe does not necessitate intellectual dismissal, as Cui believes. I’ve found some conversations with friends about the revolutionary use of the female gaze in “Outlander” or the brilliance of the humor in “The Office” more enlightening than some I’ve had in classrooms.
The intellectual value of television cannot be dismissed simply for its medium. College, and especially a liberal arts education, is supposed to teach us how to think, and television is one tool that can do just that. There’s a reason NU has a Department of Radio, Television and Film and why classes in multiple disciplines explore the many didactic purposes of television. If you don’t want to watch TV, that’s fine. But if you do, that’s fine, too. You do you. Jordan Bascom is a Weinberg senior. She can be reached at jordanbascom2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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Wild wind A tree lies uprooted near the intersection of Foster Street and Orrington Avenue on Friday. High winds of about 40 mph hit the city, causing multiple trees to fall and University Police to close the Lakefill due to strong waves from Lake Michigan.
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Evanston’s Forestry Division reported 10 fallen trees in the city as a result of last week’s storm, according to city manager Wally Bobkiewicz. Severe weather hit Evanston and Northwestern on Friday, including winds of about 40 mph. Multiple National Weather Service warnings were in effect in the city. Wind gusts could reach 60 mph, and waves could reach 23 feet tall, according to the warnings. In Chicago, waves flooded Lake Shore Drive, leading to lane closures, according to ABC7. The Evanston fire department responded to 51 calls related to down trees and power line issues, Bobkiewicz said in an email Saturday to Evanston media. Police also asked one person who was trying to go swimming to leave the lakefront, Bobkiewicz said. The Lakefill and lakefront areas of NU’s campus were closed Friday afternoon when high winds caused waves to come over the rocks along the shore, University Police Deputy Chief Dan McAleer said. The areas were reopened Saturday morning after
waves subsided. An NU women’s soccer game against the University of Minnesota was postponed from Friday night to Saturday morning, according to NU’s athletic department. City officials reported two fallen street lights as well as damage to a wheelchair access ramp at Lighthouse Beach, 2611 Sheridan Road, Bobkiewicz said. As of about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, the traffic lights at the intersection of Sherman Avenue and Foster Street were back on after going out earlier that day. On Twitter, Evanston Police Department said early Saturday morning that the severe weather conditions had subsided and all of the city’s roads were open. A light pole that had fallen on McCormick Boulevard between Prairie Avenue and Dodge Avenue had been moved off to the side of the street, police said. No flooding was reported in Evanston as of early Friday evening, EPD Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. On Twitter, EPD warned residents to be careful of falling tree limbs during Halloween celebrations. jkuang@u.northwestern.edu and pl@u.northwestern.edu
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ETHS receives grant to fund more healthy breakfast options Evanston Township High School will be able to provide additional breakfast options after receiving a grant that promotes healthy food for students, the school announced last week. ETHS is one of 26 schools nationwide to receive the Fuel Up Breakfast Grant, awarded by the General Mills Convenience & Foodservice and the National Dairy Council. The grant will go toward an expanded healthy breakfast program, according to an ETHS news release. Schools that participated in the national School Breakfast Program were eligible for the grant. The program, which is federally managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, offers money for states to implement nonprofit breakfast programs in schools and other establishments, according to the USDA website. Eligible
Across Campuses U.S. targets for-profit colleges that saddle students with high debt
The Obama administration is stepping up regulation of for-profit career colleges, announcing rules that could cut off federal funding to institutions that leave students with massive debts they can’t repay. The U.S. Department of Education’s effort, unveiled Thursday, is the latest sign that federal and state authorities are ramping up scrutiny of the for-profit college industry, which includes major brands such as ITT Technical Institute, the University of Phoenix and Everest College, owned by the troubled Corinthian Colleges Inc., based in Orange County. Critics contend that many for-profit colleges target low-income consumers and charge hefty tuition, leaving students with massive loans and few job prospects. Several major players in the industry, including Corinthian and ITT, face lawsuits and investigations by the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and more than a dozen state attorneys general. The new rules from the Education Department are designed to penalize schools that leave students with too much debt compared with their earnings after graduation. Programs that fail to meet debt-to-income requirements for two out of three consecutive years would lose eligibility for federal student loans and grants — the primary revenue generator at for-profit colleges.
monday, november 3, 2014 schools also have to be enrolled in the Fuel Up To Play 60 program, which gives prizes to students who are active and nutritious, according to its website. The ETHS Nutrition Services Department will provide a Grab-and-Go Breakfast Kiosk for students to purchase breakfast in the morning, an alternative option to the cafeteria, according to the news release. The grant program aims to provide students with the opportunity to eat foods such as lowfat and fat-free dairy products, whole grain cereals and fruit, the news release said. “We know that mornings can be a very busy time of day for families, and want to help ensure that our students have nutritional options available to them when they arrive at school,” said Kim Minestra, ETHS director of Nutrition Services, in the news release. “We are grateful for the Fuel Up grant, which helps support our ongoing efforts.” The grant program, in its sixth year, gave out almost $50,000 to the 26 schools who received the grant, and each school received up to $2,000, according to the news release. — Stephanie Kelly
“The quality of these programs today varies tremendously,” U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a briefing with reporters. “While some are strong, today too many of these programs fail to provide the training [students] need, while burying them in debt they cannot repay.” Duncan said the new rules, known as “gainful employment” regulations, are intended to weed out programs that rely heavily on taxpayer subsidies but don’t follow through on promises of career training. Some for-profit schools receive up to 90% of their revenue from federal loans and grants. Students at for-profit schools default on federal loans at a much higher rate than those at traditional public colleges: more than 19% after three years, compared with less than 13% at public institutions. For-profit schools enroll about 11% of all college students, but the sector is responsible for 44% of student loan defaults, according to federal data. The move by the Education Department is a second attempt at regulating career colleges, after a federal judge struck down an earlier version of the rules in 2012. An industry trade group successfully sued to halt the regulations, calling them arbitrary and unfair. In addition to the new rules, the department said it would create an interagency task force to regulate the industry, alongside agencies such as the Justice Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Evanston midterm election candidates U.S. Representative
U.S. Senator
Sen. Dick Durbin
Durbin (D-Ill.) currently serves as the Assistant Majority Leader in his third term in the Senate. Durbin worked as an attorney and a U.S. representative before being elected to the Senate in 1996. He has supported the passage of the DREAM Act, which halts the deportation of students who have immigrated to the U.S., an increase in gun control legislation and the refinancing of college student loans.
Jim Oberweis
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Oberweis is a small-business owner and a state senator. The 68-year-old conservative sponsored a law in 2013 to increase the speed limit to 70 miles per hour on Illinois interstates. During his campaign, the candidate expressed interest in focusing the race on economic issues, although he has publicly voiced his anti-abortion stance.
Schakowsky (D-Evanston) has represented the 9th District in the House of Representatives since 1998. The Evanston resident has prioritized fighting income equality and reducing the deficit without cutting programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. She co-chairs Congress’ Seniors Task Force and helped to pass the Affordable Care Act.
State Governor
Susanne Atanus
Atanus is a Niles resident who has voiced support for raising the minimum wage and eliminating stock indexes, including Dow Jones and Nasdaq, in order to boost the economy. She has said publicly that tornadoes and mental disabilities are God’s response to gay rights and abortion.
Gov. Pat Quinn
Both President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as other prominent politicos, have come to Chicago to speak on behalf of Quinn. Quinn has focused on the promise to raise the minimum wage to $10 per hour to help low-income residents. He has often argued his opponent’s wealthy background leaves him out-of-touch with lowincome voters.
State Representative
Bruce Rauner
The businessperson and investor has used the history of corrupt Illinois governors to his advantage, saying he will move in the opposite direction. He has drawn on the state’s poor economic situation, including its high unemployment rate, to gather opposition against Quinn. Rauner has focused on improving state education and eliminating an increase in taxes.
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Rep. Laura Fine
Fine (D-Glenview), a former college professor, is currently serving her second term as state representative for the 17th District. She has expressed opposition to Senate Bill 16, which redistributes state funding, for its negative impact on certain school districts. The representative has clashed with her opponent on health insurance coverage, saying it should be expanded to include birth control.
Kathy Myalls Myalls is an assistant general counsel in Chicago and a Wilmette resident. The candidate has emphasized reforming the current pension system. She said she wants to improve Illinois’ economy through bettering the state’s education and encouraging thriving businesses.
Source (left to right) Dick Durbin, Jim Oberweis, Jan Schakowsky on Facebook, Susanne Atanus, Pat Quinn on Flickr, Bruce Rauner on Facebook, Laura Fine for State Representative on Facebook, Kathy Myalls for State Rep. Graphic by Lisa Chen and Hanna Bolanos/The Daily Northwestern
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From page 1 director Kevin Feeney, will be open to the public and will include a reception in Parkes Hall after the service, Clarke said. She said they are hopeful Diane Foley, James Foley’s mother, will be in attendance. The details of event are still being planned, Feeney said. “From the first notice of Jim’s death, we wanted to have a memorial in his honor,” Feeney wrote in an email. “We wanted to wait until the students had returned so that they could attend.” In addition to the service, Medill also created a tribute page for Foley in the fall issue of Medill Magazine, which is sent to alumni, Clarke said. She said they are also planning to create a feature spread in the winter
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issue of the magazine highlighting Foley, including coverage of the memorial service. In Chicago, Foley’s friends organized the creation of a mural in the Pilsen neighborhood where he once lived. April Goble, who helped organize the creation of the mural, said about 10 people contributed to the piece. She said the group began working on the project toward the end of September and held a dedication ceremony in October, shortly before Foley’s birthday. The dedication ceremony included a reading of the poem painted on the mural and an open-mic session. “A lot of people that were connected to Jim came,” Goble said. “People spoke about Jim and their relationship to Jim and connections to him, and then we had a lot of his friends were musicians so a lot
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From page 1 to extracurricular activities,” Walsh said. “There’s still a lot of work to do in making sure people’s circumstances don’t dictate the entirety of their college experience.” McGraw said a student’s socioeconomic situation should be taken into account when measuring the value of hard work. A lot of students have work-study jobs that dictate how busy they are and how many
of them played different songs for him.” The mural, which depicts an image of one of James Foley’s last days in Syria, is one of several events Goble said is being planned to commemorate the journalist. She added that a more formal dedication will likely be held in the spring. Although the mural is not yet complete, Goble said she has seen people stop by to to learn about James Foley and his contributions to the community. “I think, for a lot of us who knew Jim well, we knew of his commitment to giving back and his commitment to others,” Goble said. “We wanted to have a place, in a place that he loved, where people could come and remember the life that he led.” rebeccasavransky2015@u.northwestern.edu
other activities they can take up. McCall addressed the rising trend of socioeconomic inequality. “We need to correct an impression that politicians, and we, have on the American public,” she said. “That impression is that it is only hard work that matters and there aren’t structural factors that are important in getting ahead. Then you can start thinking of the policies that would help enable people to actually get ahead based on hard work.”
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remembering jim Medill alumnus James Foley reports in Libya. The NU and Chicago communities are continuing to plan memorials and tributes to honor Foley, who was executed in August by the Islamic State group.
After the event, Roy told The Daily he decided to organize the panel in advance of the play’s showing to try to spur discussion about the issues off the stage. “We wanted to make sure that theater on campus doesn’t feel like a vacuum,” Roy said. “We’re not just majoring in the practice of making plays, but we’re spending more time having high-level conversation about what’s actually going on.” Communication junior Emily Baldwin said after the event that she thinks the discussion about
socioeconomic inequality on campus is important. “The primary role of the student is to be more aware of what going on and not making assumptions about people who might be of different financial backgrounds,” Baldwin said. “It’s important to accept that luck is a huge factor in your experience and to move away from the idea that what you are able to pay for equates with friendship.” yeareekim2018@u.northwestern.edu
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discussion. “The topics were very real and pertinent,” Smith said. “Affordable housing is a challenge in the North Shore, which includes Northwestern.” It’s good to see that grassroots-level movements still exist today, said Smith, who has lived in the area for more than 20 years. The panelists discussed the meaning of diversity and its presence in a community on a socioeconomic level. “Inclusiveness means you can be comfortable living in a place without feeling like an outsider,” said Corrie Wallace, the director of Niles Township High School’s English Language Learners programs who served as a panelist. “If the people you break bread with regularly look like you, then that’s something that you might want to question.” The Open Communities diversity discussion served to lay the groundwork for the organization’s 2015 Justice Project: The March Continues, an initiative to make communities more welcoming through research and reflection. Samina Hussain, another panelist, told the audience about her reasoning behind moving to Morton Grove, Illinois, from Lincolnwood, Illinois, where she grew up. She said diversity was one of her main concerns when deciding where to raise her family. “Everyone looks beyond race,” said Hussain, who is an immigrant. “You’re not always being categorized. It’s not conscientiously taught.” She also said she wants to see a more diverse teaching staff throughout the area, especially at the elementary school level. “The teaching staff is still predominantly white,” she said. “How are we supposed to teach our kids to live in a diverse community if we’re not modeling it ourselves?” The third panelist and political science Prof. Galya Ruffer grew up in Skokie with Israeli parents. She spoke Hebrew and, despite speaking fluent English, felt she was defined as the girl from Israel, she said. When she moved to Highland Park, Illinois, she said she felt for the first time that she was included in the community. “An inclusive community is … you actually have a variety of people,” Ruffer said. “They’re actually living in the community.” jenniferball2015@u.northwestern.edu
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Women’s Soccer
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The Wildcats (8-7-4, 4-6-3) clinched the No. 8 spot in the Big Ten tournament Saturday, beating Minnesota (10-8-1, 7-5-1) 1-0 in overtime on a goal from freshman forward Michelle Manning. Maryland’s 1-0 loss to Penn State on Thursday put the Cats in a favorable position for the last spot. Northwestern’s game was originally scheduled for Friday night, but due to the severe weather it was moved to early Saturday afternoon. Both teams got off to a slow start in the first half with only one shot attempt by the Golden Gophers and four by the Cats.
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SHE’S THE MAN-NING Freshman forward Michelle Manning celebrates after sending Northwestern to the Big Ten Tournament with a double-overtime goal.
NU’s defense continued its strong play, limiting almost all of Minnesota’s offensive chances. In fact, freshman goalie Lauren Clem did not record an official save, which can be attributed to the Cats’ tough defense. NU’s offense also played strong, having 20 total shot attempts and forcing Minnesota
sophomore goalkeeper Tarah Hobbs to make nine saves. The intensity picked up in the second half with the Cats feeling the desperation to score. NU had seven shot attempts but failed to score in regulation, resulting in overtime.
NU dominated overtime, outshooting the Golden Gophers 9-0. The Cats kept Minnesota’s defense busy, spending the majority of overtime in the Golden Gophers’ territory. “It’s amazing how many chances we came up with,” coach Michael Moynihan said. The Cats delivered in second overtime. Manning scored the winning goal for the Cats with just 3:30 left on the clock. Her goal ended the game and secured the Cat’s the eighth spot in the Big Ten tournament. “We have been working hard all season,” Manning said after the win. “Penn State is up first. We are going to prepare for that, then go from there.” The Cats will next play in the Big Ten tournament, which is an unexpected outcome for this team. NU made a strong turnaround in the back half of the season, climbing from the bottom of the conference up to clenching the eighth spot. “This is a huge deal for… us (seniors) left,” senior Georgia Waddle said. “We are in the tournament, and we earned it for sure.” taylorsheridan2018@u.northwestern.edu
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NU beats Michigan, loses to Michigan State on road By KHADRICE ROLLINS
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The Wildcats grabbed their first conference road win of the season in the first of two games away from home against Michigan (10-12, 5-7 Big Ten) and Michigan State (13-10, 6-6). Following a 3-1 win in Ann Arbor, the Cats fell 3-0 to Michigan State to get their overall record to 14-9 and 4-8 in conference. “Getting a split in the Big Ten on the road is always a good thing,” coach Keylor Chan said. “There is definitely positives in what happened this weekend for us. We just need to take what we’ve got, learn and continue to move the season forward.” Chan said the play from the middle was good all
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weekend, but he noted the passing skill sets were “disturbing” Saturday. “(Friday) everything was there.” said junior Caroline Niedospial, who had 22 digs against Michigan and 19 against Michigan State. “Passing was there, hitting was there, blocking was there, all the skills were there. Today (Saturday) you couldn’t really name what it was, but it wasn’t there today. Our skills weren’t there today. We came out flat, and you can’t come out flat
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against any team in the Big Ten.” Senior Katie Dutchman, who tallied 21 kills over the weekend, said the team’s start against Michigan helped lead them to victory. “It was the confidence that we had in ourselves and in each other from the beginning,” she said. “It was a team win.” The Cats jumped out to leads in three of the four sets against Michigan, while the team’s only lead
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against Michigan State came on the first point of the first set. “We can’t think that after one win it’s going to be easy the rest of the way,” Dutchman said. “Every night is a dog fight in the Big Ten and you can’t overlook any opponent.” Overall, Chan said the team still sees flaws from the two games that have to be addressed. “On Friday our team performed at a really high level,” Chan said. “We were just hitting around the board. Everyone contributed and did their part. Tonight (Saturday) we had some skill breakdowns and we needed some players to perform better. As a team we need to learn how to carry that consistency from one night to the next.” khadricerollins2017@u.northwestern.edu
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It starts with me, it starts with our staff. We have to look at things we can do better. — Pat Fitzgerald, football coach
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‘Incredibly disappointed’ Cats blown out 48-7 in worst loss since 2010 Northwestern
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daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Northwestern’s season is officially circling the drain. The Wildcats (3-5, 2-3 Big Ten) were summarily defeated 48-7 by the Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-1) in a game that was never even close. With the loss, NU must now win three of its remaining four games to become bowl eligible. “I’m incredibly disappointed with our play today,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “It starts with me, it starts with our staff. We have to look at things we can do better.” After collapsing two weeks ago in the second half against Nebraska, the Cats’ defense got off to a poor start and allowed the Hawkeyes to score three touchdowns and a field goal on their first four possessions. “We were confident,” junior safety Traveon Henry said. “But after that first drive we didn’t respond well and it was a snowball effect.”
The score was 24-0 by the end of the first quarter. NU’s lone score came after an Iowa bobbled punt set up an 18-yard field. The Cats handed off four times to reach the end zone. NU received another poor showing from senior quarterback Trevor Siemian. Allegedly healthy after dealing with an ankle injury since Sept. 6 against Northern Illinois, Siemian didn’t look any more mobile or aware in the pocket and took three first-half sacks. He completed just 4-of-11 first-half passes for only 28 yards. Siemian’s longest completion of the half, a 14-yard catch-and-run, was subsequently fumbled by senior receiver Kyle Prater to set up an easy Hawkeyes’ touchdown at the end of the second quarter. “Just really wasn’t any rhythm,” Siemian said, “especially early.” Iowa’s offensive domination was complete. The Hawkeyes ran effectively, with running back Mark Weisman carrying 20 times for 94 yards and three touchdowns. Backup Akrum Wadley spelled him in the second half, adding 106 yards and a touchdown of his own. With the Cats forced to stuff the box, Iowa gladly went to the air. “When you can’t stop the run against Iowa, they’re deadly,” Fitzgerald said. “They can get the play-action passing game going.”
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HAWKEYE HEARTACHE Northwestern defenders attempt to bring down Iowa running back Mark Weisman. Weisman scored three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes blew out the Wildcats 48-7.
Hawkeyes quarterback Jake Rudock finished 12-of-19 for 239 yards and a touchdown,including completions of 42, 31 and 26 yards. One of those came on a flea-flicker, in which an Iowa receiver snuck behind both NU safeties. “They have some fast receivers,” redshirt freshman safety Godwin Igwebuike said. “(The defensive backs) just didn’t come out and do what we could’ve done.” The Cats were unable to make up ground in the second half, much less come back and win the game. Siemian
remained the starting quarterback through the third quarter and finished 8-of-18 for 68 yards with five sacks, turning in his worst statistical performance of the season. Junior Zack Oliver replaced the maligned senior in the fourth quarter but wasn’t much help in the already outof-hand game, completing just one pass for seven yards. Freshman running back Justin Jackson remained the lone bright spot, shouldering the offense by carrying 24 times for 96 yards and a touchdown. The final stats were as ugly as the
final score line for NU. The Cats had just 180 offensive yards on 67 plays and punted eight times. Meanwhile, the defense surrendered 483 total yards and allowed Iowa to convert eight of 14 third downs. The loss was the worst for the Cats since a 70-23 blowout at the hands of Wisconsin on Nov. 27, 2010. NU has four games remaining, at home against Michigan and Illinois and on the road against Notre Dame and Purdue, to try to salvage its season. robertpillote2017@u.northwestern.edu
Quarterback Siemian benched for Zack Oliver in fourth quarter By ALEX PUTTERMAN
daily senior staffer @AlexPutt02
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Trevor Siemian’s leash finally ran out Saturday, as the senior quarterback was benched early in the fourth quarter. With 13:47 to play and Northwestern losing 41-7 to Iowa, junior Zack Oliver replaced Siemian under center. Siemian — who has faced criticism for his play all season — completed 8-of-18 passes for 68 yards and was sacked five times on the day before being removed.
“We weren’t moving the ball,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said when asked about his reason for the switch. “And let’s give Zack an opportunity to go out there and get some game reps.” Oliver completed one pass in six attempts, a 7-yard toss to junior superback Mark Szott. Siemian had played almost every snap this season before Saturday, coming off the field on offense only when he suffered an ankle injury against Northern Illinois. But the senior has struggled all year, with a 57 percent completion rate, 5.65 yards per attempt, four touchdowns and six interceptions on the season.
Some of that poor performance may be due to the Sept. 6 ankle injury, though Siemian and Fitzgerald both indicated the ankle improved during NU’s bye week. Siemian said he wasn’t too upset about being pulled Saturday. “I didn’t really think about it too much,” he said. “I talked to coach (Mick) McCall, and he said Zack’s going to go in, so just try to help Zack out, get in his ear.” Before Saturday’s cameo, Oliver had appeared sparingly over two-and-a-half seasons, completing three of his six career pass attempts. He has been listed as the team’s backup
throughout the season, ahead of redshirt freshman Matt Alviti, a former four-star recruit. Fitzgerald did not make clear whether Siemian was pulled Saturday because of his performance or just because the game was out of reach. The coach also would not say whether Oliver will play a role in the offense moving forward. “We’ll see how things play out,” Fitzgerald said. “Obviously we lost the game, I haven’t watched the tape. We have to be better offensively.” asputt@u.northwestern.edut.
Roberge’s late goal lifts Cats over Nittany Lions 2OT
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daily senior staffer @JulianEGerez
The Wildcats picked up a big 2-1 double-overtime win Sunday at Lakeside Field in their second-to-last game of the season. No. 20 Northwestern defeated No. 18 Penn State with less than two minutes to go in the match when sophomore forward Mike Roberge scored the golden goal, his third goal in as many conference games. Prior to that, senior midfielder Eric Weberman hit a great curler into the back of the net with the outside of his foot to cap off his senior day and forward Mikey Minutillo equalized for the Nittany Lions off a penalty kick. “We played very well,” coach Tim Lenahan said. “We tried some different things attacking-wise to create some more (chances). … They’re a great team, there’s a reason why they’re the two-time
Big Ten champions. It was a great day, a great win.” The match started slowly, with the two teams feeling each other out before committing too much to an attack, but it was NU that broke the deadlock first. A good play at the edge of the box by junior midfielder Cole Missimo left Weberman at the edge of the box to curl it in to the back of the Penn State net with the outside of his foot in the 14th minute of the match. “Eric Weberman, who hasn’t been playing that much, comes in and hits a pictureperfect goal,” Lenahan said. “I’m happy for our seniors, happy for our team.” This was only the Cats’ 4th first-half goal of the season, and it got the Cats off to a flying start. But Minutillo equalized for the Nittany Lions with seven minutes to go in the half. A penalty kick was called on NU, and Miller made a fantastic save at full stretch to his right to save the kick, but it was sent right back to a blue shirt, who sent another shot toward the goal. Miller got up from the ground and made another sprawling save, but eventually Minutillo bumbled the ball over the line. The second period was played with much more caution, with both teams playing a physical defensive performance
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GOLDEN GOAL Forward Mike Roberge’s third goal of the season came at the perfect time for Northwestern. The sophomore scored in doubleovertime to lift the No. 20 Wildcats over No. 18 Penn State.
compared to the fast-paced, back-andforth first half. Missimo was the best offensive player for NU in the second period, making good runs and opening up the field for his teammates junior forward Joey Calistri
and Roberge. Toward the end of regulation, Missimo cut in from the right side and made a good shot that rolled just wide of the goal. On the other hand, Penn State’s most powerful offensive weapon, forward
Connor Maloney, who has scored 9 goals this season, was kept very quiet by the Cats’ defense and looked visibly frustrated in the second half. The first overtime period went much like the second half. Penn State had an opportunity with a shot going just wide in the 94th minute and looked overall more dangerous. In the second overtime period, the opposite was the case, with the Cats getting some good chances. NU put the ball over the line and into the goal, but it was pulled back for an offensive foul. Just a couple of minutes later, Weberman, who was played in well by Missimo, whizzed a shot wide of the Penn State goal post after a deflection. NU was rewarded for its efforts with less than two minutes to go in the match. Roberge was played through by a flick-on from freshman forward Elo Ozumba and got past two defenders and expertly finished for the game-winning goal. “It’s been really nice that Elo and I have been able to really provide a spark and bring energy to the game,” Roberge said. “Good things happen when you’re working hard up top.” juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu