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NU joins mental health program By Sophia Bollag
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Northwestern has signed on to a new mental health initiative with more than 50 other colleges and universities, the founding non-profit organizations announced Wednesday. The Jed and Clinton Health Matters Campus Program aims to prevent suicide and fatal drug overdoses on college campuses. Schools in the program have pledged to work with the initiative for four years to increase mental health, suicide prevention and substance abuse programming and will use assessment tools provided by the program to evaluate these efforts. The program is a partnership of The Jed Foundation, an organization that promotes mental health and suicide prevention on college campuses, and the Clinton Foundation, the philanthropic organization of former president Bill Clinton and his family. “The Jed and Clinton Health Matters Campus Program helps schools by working with them to survey everything their university is doing to support their students’ emotional health, and find practical ways to augment these efforts in a comprehensive way,” John MacPhee, executive director of The Jed Foundation, said in a news release. “We believe that the implementation
of a campus-wide approach to mental health will lead to safer, healthier campuses.” Last academic year, the University was already planning to work with the framework provided by The Jed Foundation’s JedCampus initiative to gauge its mental health resources, John Dunkle, executive director of Counseling and Psychological Services, told The Daily last fall. That framework also addressed mental health as a campuswide issue, not one confined to CAPS, Dunkle added. “As I’ve said all along, addressing mental health and suicide prevention on a campus is a community issue, not just a counseling center (issue),” Dunkle told The Daily last fall. According to The Jed Foundation’s website, The Campus Program was launched June 2014 as the foundation’s new initiative to help colleges and universities improve their mental health resources. To begin the program, universities will conduct a self-assessment of their existing mental health and substance abuse prevention tactics. The Campus Program will provide participating universities will customized feedback based on their self-evaluations. Representatives from CAPS could not be reached for comment about NU’s involvement in The Campus Program. sophiabollag@u.northwestern.edu
Scholar talks youth role in Arab Spring
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Catching careers Students mill around at University Career Services’ fall internship and job fair, which was held over two days for the first time in about a decade. The fair drew about 1,100 students each day and was an effort by UCS to diversify the industries represented.
UCS expands fall job fair By Jeanne Kuang
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A record number of nearly 150 companies met with students at the first two-day iteration of University Career Services’ fall internship and job fair in about a decade. The fair, which ran Tuesday and Wednesday in Norris University Center, drew about 1,100 students each day, UCS executive director Mark Presnell said. Presnell said the fair was extended to two days to showcase more employers than past fairs and to “emphasize increasing the opportunities in different industries.” Companies that attended the fair for the first time included General Mills and Colgate-
Palmolive. The expanded fair was one of several steps UCS has been taking since the summer to expand its services for a broader range of student career interests, Presnell said. Along with co-sponsoring more networking sessions with alumni through the Northwestern Alumni Association this summer and launching a “Jobs for ‘Cats” Twitter account in August, UCS reached out to career-focused campus groups to ask what companies students wanted to see represented at the fair. The feedback reflected companies from a wide variety of fields, Presnell said, adding UCS wants to broaden beyond the finance and consulting jobs traditionally offered at the career fair. Medill senior Allisha Azlan, who is interested in a career in journalism, attended both days of the career fair.
She said while she understands many media companies recruit students later in the academic year, she still found the fair heavily focused on finance and consulting. Students look at a list of employers represented at University Career Services’ fall internship and job fair Wednesday. Sean Su/Daily Senior Staffer Students look at a list of employers represented at University Career Services’ fall internship and job fair Wednesday. “I’m a journalism-history double major so I definitely felt very out of place,” Azlan said. “I understand a lot of positions they were looking for involved someone good with numbers or analytical thinking. As soon as I said » See career, page 6
City looks to rennovate park By Jennifer Ball
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YOUTH’S ROLE An audience of about 65 members of the Northwestern community listen to a talk by Juan Cole, an NU alumnus and authority on the Arab world. Cole discussed the importance of youth in recent events in Middle Eastern countries.
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An author and blogger who specializes in the Middle East spoke Wednesday night about the role of youth in modern Islamic movements. Hosted by the Roberta Buffett Center, Juan Cole (Weinberg ’75), a University of Michigan history professor, delivered his talk at Hardin Hall to a crowd of about 65 students,
graduates and faculty members. “It’s all about education, keeping track of the world around you and being a more informed global citizen,” said Laura Hayes, communication coordinator at the Buffett Center. “This topic has a lot of relevance in this day and age, and Cole has a lot to offer academically.” Cole, a frequent guest on television shows and prominent expert on the Arab world, promoted his recently released book, “The New » See cole, page 6
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Community members gave feedback Wednesday about projected renovations to Evanston’s Baker Park, which currently has 20-yearold equipment. About 40 people attended the meeting at Lincoln Elementary School, 910 Forest Ave., hosted by Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) and the city’s Public Works Department. Community members discussed their ideas for the park, located in south Evanston at Keeney Street and Forest Avenue. The location is scheduled for renovations to begin in 2015. Stefanie Levine, the park’s senior project manager, asked the community whether the new concept should be imaginative or traditional.
The conceptual designs include a new park with basketball courts and a new building to accommodate summer camps and serve as a voting station. The designs also incorporated a community garden and baseball fields. Two potential design options for the renovations were presented at the meeting. The first design had a projected cost of about $550,000 in total, and the second of about $580,000. The audience seemed split on their preferred design, Levine said. The new equipment will be geared toward children ages 2 to 5 and older children ages 5 to 12. The park is located near Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood and near the elementary school where the meeting was held. The Wednesday meeting followed similar talks that occurred in July between the community and city officials about potential park
renovations. Residents addressed several issues during the meeting, including whether the newly built basketball courts should be placed near the street or in the interior of the park. There was no consensus on the location of the basketball courts at the end of the event. Another attendee brought up the necessity to conserve trees, saying they provide shade for children to play comfortably. Some community members wanted an area for adults to spend time. However, Levine said at a meeting in June parents primarily presented concerns about their small children. Other community members expressed concern about whether or not their opinions would be taken into consideration in regard to the final renovations. Future » See baker PARK, page 6
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Kale burger counter coming to city By Rebecca savransky
Police Blotter Television taken from Evanston home Someone burglarized an Evanston residence Monday, stealing a television, police said. The 46-inch LED HD television was stolen from the living room on the first floor, Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The television is worth about $450. The burglary took place in the 1100 block of Garnett Place at the residence of a 21-year-old man,
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Soon vegans will have another option in Evanston to expand their limited diet. Brandon Byxbe, who created the “Amazing Kale burger,” is planning to an open an Evanston restaurant in November. The Amazing Kale Burger Lunch Counter will be located at 741 Howard St. and will feature Kale burgers, which contain no meat, soy or gluten. The majority of food served will be vegan, but Byxbe said some options may contain eggs. The location will have between 15 and 20 seats and will likely be open during lunch hours. Byxbe said he decided to open a storefront after receiving overwhelming support for his food at the city’s Logan Square Farmer’s Market. Byxbe said he chose the Evanston location due to its proximity to his home in Rogers Park. He hopes the restaurant will add a different kind of cuisine to the area, he said. “I personally want people to start eating better,” Byxbe said. “Now I’m just giving them the option to pick it, especially on that strip right there … for the most part, it’s all deep fried and meat-based, so I just wanted to switch it up.” The process of opening the storefront has been running smoothly, Byxbe said. To open the restaurant, Byxbe is hoping to raise $5,000 by Oct. 14 through an online Kickstarter
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KALE to the chief Brandon Byxbe (left), owner of The Amazing Kale Burger Lunch Counter, runs his stand at Evanston’s Logan Square Farmer’s Market. Byxbe plans to open the restaurant in November at 741 Howard St.
campaign. He plans to use the funds to purchase a large steam kettle and a commercial oven. As of Wednesday evening, the campaign had raised more than $3,600 and had 79 backers. To spread the word, Byxbe said he is reaching out to friends and family and posting on social media. In addition to the lunch counter, The Kale Burger can also be found in grocery stores, such as True Nature Foods and Plenty Grocery and Deli, and on the menus of multiple restaurants in the Chicago area, including the Peckish Pig, Towbar and The Dog Joint.
Janek Evans of Peckish Pig said since they added the burger to their menu, customers have given positive feedback. “It’s been doing really fantastic,” Evans said. Byxbe said his main goal with the new lunch counter is to provide healthy options to the community. “Everyone’s so unhealthy right now. No one feels good, everyone’s working too hard. They’re all stressed out,” he said. “I’m just trying to give people another option. I just want everyone to eat better.”
he said. Both entrances were locked, but it is possible the suspect gained entry through an unsecured front porch window, police said.
at the YMCA, located in the 1000 block of Grove Street, police said. He then left the locker key in a coat pocket with the locker unlocked, Parrott said. The wallet was taken by an unknown suspect sometime between 4:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. The wallet contained the man’s work identification, driver’s license and bank cards from Chase, MasterCard and American Express, Parrott said.
Man’s wallet stolen from YMCA locker
An Evanston man’s wallet was taken from a locker at the Evanston McGaw YMCA on Tuesday evening, police said. A 59-year-old man left his wallet in the locker
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Students launch Smoke and Mirrors magic club By Annie Bruce
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Almost 10 years ago, Justin Dresner’s grandpa returned from a cruise with a magic tutorial DVD. After sitting in front of the TV for close to three hours, Dresner was hooked. “I grabbed all of the tiny little knick-knacks and doodads that I needed to do all of these tricks that were around the house and just started practicing,” the Bienen sophomore said. “I like being able to walk up to people and pick up pretty much anything that’s on a desk or a table … and be able to do something kind of neat with it.” Dresner is now bringing his passion for magic to Northwestern’s campus by starting
Study looks at link between culture and scientific understanding
A new Northwestern study looks at different ways to communicate scientific information to various cultural groups while remaining aware of cultural differences, the University announced Wednesday. The study, titled “The Cultural Side of Science Communication,” was carried out in collaboration with the University of Washington, the American Indian Center of Chicago and the Menominee tribe of Wisconsin. Psychology Prof. Douglas Medin, lead author of the study, noted how ineffective it is to try to convey scientific ideas without taking culture into account. “We argue that science communication … necessarily makes use of artifacts, both physical and conceptual, and these artifacts commonly reflect the cultural orientations and assumptions of their creators,” Medin and his co-author, Megan Bang of the University of Washington, wrote in the study.
an organization called Smoke and Mirrors: NU Magic. Created by McCormick junior Jamie Chen, Weinberg sophomore Thomas Grudzinski and Dresner, the group is looking for about 20 students who are interested in learning and
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performing close-up magic. “We want to promote the magic culture in The new study correlates with previous research on how cultural differences affect scientific interpretation. For example, this research showed that Native Americans generally have an ecological-based approach to science and focus on connections between humans and nature, Medin said. In contrast, the research found that European-Americans tend to concentrate less on the human-nature relationship, and more on classification. Medin said these differing perspectives are evident in media, such as children’s books. “Books authored and illustrated by Native Americans are more likely to have illustrations of scenes that are close-up,” Medin said. “The text is more likely to mention the plants, trees and other geographic features and relationships … The European-American cultural assumption that humans are not part of ecosystems is readily apparent in illustrations.” Medin and his team have also created a program series at the American Indian Center of Chicago that suggests children can learn about humans’ relationship with nature in urban areas. — Olivia Exstrum
the community,” Grudzinski said. “We want to bring people entertainment (and) allow more people to appreciate both sides of performance magic, both actually enjoying tricks being performed for you and enjoying the subtleties of actually performing the tricks.” Grudzinski, who first became interested in magic during his freshman year of high school, met Dresner and Chen last year through their shared interests. The three founders performed magic tricks around campus during Winter and Spring Quarter of last year to generate interest for the group, Grudzinski said. After about 48 students expressed interest at last week’s activities fair, they will now go through an audition process in order to become involved with Smoke and Mirrors. Students will be taught a series of card tricks, given a couple days to rehearse and will then perform the tricks around campus, while being
evaluated by Dresner and Grudzinski. “The people who appear to be the most eager and willing and excited to know and learn about magic will become our members,” Dresner said. Throughout the year, members will learn sleight of hand, card and coin tricks and perform across campus, particularly during highstress periods, such as midterms, reading week and finals. “We want to break off into teams … and give people a little bit of a break from the monotony of student life by showing them a couple of magic tricks and bringing a little bit of excitement to their day,” Dresner said. “I want to use this club to try and create an extraordinary experience for anyone who is approached by one of our members.”
Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center chooses new director
director, he will continue in that vein, driving the center’s expansion and maintaining its reputation as a premiere venue for research, clinical care and collaboration.” Platanias’ research focuses on molecular biology and biochemistry. He is well known for his work on cytokines, a protein in the blood that helps battle cancer. He was previously the chief of hematology and oncology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Along with fellowships from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Chicago Hospitals, Platanias earned a medical degree in Greece from the University of Patras Medical School. His resume also includes stints on review committees at the NIH, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University named Dr. Leonidas Platanias its new director Wednesday, tapping a doctor who is known for his research on cancer-fighting proteins found in the bloodstream. Platanias, who joined the Feinberg School of Medicine in 2002, has been serving as the interim director of the cancer center since January, according to a news release. He took over for former director Dr. Steve Rosen, who left to become the chief scientific officer at City of Hope, a research hospital based in Duarte, California. “Leon has already contributed greatly to the Lurie Cancer Center,” Dr. Eric Neilson, Feinberg’s dean and vice president of medical affairs, said in the release. “As permanent
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Coaches must appreciate gravity of head injuries bob Hayes
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The horrifying dangers of concussions in football have been well covered by both doctors and the national media in recent years. While we all know much more on the topic than we did just a few years ago, it is important to understand that an athlete’s temporary loss of physical and mental control after sustaining a concussion means far less than the potential long-term effects of continuing to play. Many athletes receive permanent brain damage from prematurely returning to play, and as many as fifty percent of these second impact injuries result in death. On a more long-term scale, CNN says, “Reports show an increasing number of retired NFL players who have suffered concussions developed memory and cognitive issues such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, depression and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).” With these devastating potential consequences of head injuries, it is reasonable to expect any coach put in charge of the health of dozens of young men to act with the utmost vigilance whenever a player appears to sustain such an injury. Yet Brady Hoke, fourth-year head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, and his coaching staff embarrassingly failed to properly respond when nineteen-year-old quarterback Shane Morris suffered a clear head injury during the fourth quarter of the team’s 30-14 loss to Minnesota on Saturday. If you have not yet seen it, the full video of the incident is worth watching in order to entirely grasp how foolishly Hoke and his staff handled the situation. With 11:30 remaining in a 30-7 game, Minnesota defensive end Theiren Cockran, leading with the crown of his helmet, charged and leveled Morris, a highly regarded sophomore making his first career start and already struggling with a leg injury from just two plays prior. Per the
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NCAA’s targeting rule, Cockran should have been called for a personal foul, ejected from the game and suspended for the first half of the next game. Morris rose and, even with the assistance of his teammates, could hardly stand up straight, yet somehow he remained in the game for the ensuing first down. After throwing an incomplete pass, Morris struggled to simply look at the sideline for the play call and was finally replaced by Devin Gardner. But the ridiculousness does not end. After Gardner’s helmet was pulled off on his third play, he was required to exit the game by rule. Hoke could have either called a timeout and allowed Gardner to continue or substituted able-bodied Russell Bellomy to take a snap, either of which is a clearly superior choice to what actually happened. Just moments after the gruesome blow to the head – far less time than it takes for the NFL to administer its 8-12 minute concussion protocol – Morris hobbled off the bench like a zombie onto the field, uninhibited by anyone wearing maize and blue. I have watched the video a handful
of times and am still horrified every time I see this. Later, Morris left for the locker room on a cart due to – wait for it – his leg injury. To this day, Michigan insists Morris left the game after “aggravating an injury to his leg,” as Hoke said in a statement on Sunday. Michigan has still made it unclear whether Morris received a concussion, but whether he actually sustained one is completely irrelevant. Perhaps worse than the situation itself is Michigan’s failure to admit wrongdoing. Hoke said after the game, “Well, you know, I don’t know. I don’t know if he might have had a concussion or not. I don’t know that and that wasn’t something — Shane’s a pretty competitive tough kid and Shane wanted to be the quarterback and so believe me, if he didn’t want to be, he would have come to the sideline or stayed down.” Now re-read the first paragraph of this column. Hoke’s expectation that Morris had the ability or willingness to make the conscious decision to pull himself from the game is ridiculous. From the beginning of our years,
we learn that safety always comes first, a notion that carries into coaching. Protecting the health of young men is the absolute baseline qualification for a collegiate football coach, and Hoke failed to meet that on Saturday. Although Hoke asserts that he does not control who plays, he clearly mishandled his oversight responsibility as head coach. In a sports media world full of poorly reasoned “FIRE THE COACH” hot takes, the only foolish hot take here would be to believe that Hoke and Athletic Director Dave Brandon deserve their jobs, seeing that Michigan has done little about it beyond a belated apology. Although I am fairly certain Hoke is a smart and kind man, I find it hard to fathom that a family could send its eighteen-year-old son under Hoke’s care after Saturday. If player health is somehow not vital to Brandon’s program, then perhaps lifelong diehards’ boycotting games will push him to make a move. Thankfully, in another Big Ten game last Saturday, we saw Northwestern’s medical staff firmly react to sophomore cornerback Matthew Harris after a scary hit from Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg. Trainers immediately ran onto the field and, after presumably testing Harris for head and neck injuries, placed him on a backboard and drove him to the hospital. Fortunately, Harris cleared all tests and was able to return to Evanston with the team, and Pat Fitzgerald hopes Harris can play on Saturday against Wisconsin. NU’s staff deserves credit for its optimal response, particularly after we had the misfortune of seeing how horribly a staff can treat a potentially major head injury. We can only hope that other coaching and training staffs will learn from Michigan’s mishandling of Morris’ head injury and properly respond to similarly dangerous hits that threaten the lives of young athletes. Bob Hayes is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be reached at roberthayes2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Think carefully before you choose to double major MATT GATES
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Last week, I overheard a tour guide explaining the quarter system to a group of prospective students and their parents. She discussed the nonstop “midterms” that are often just tests, the oddly arranged breaks and the large number of students that pursue more than one major or minor. Like many Northwestern students, the tour guide believed that being able to take a larger number of varied courses allowed students to double major or pursue a minor, or even both, much more easily than at other schools. If there is ever really truth in advertising, this is it. We all know a NU student who, when asked his or her major, responds, “Well, I’m double majoring in Journalism and Engineering with a minor in Latin while
pursuing a Kellogg Certificate.” With so many students pursuing a double major, it can feel like a requirement. While the ease of double majoring at NU is beneficial to the student body, students should not feel pressured to double major if this does not align with their academic and professional goals. Spending more time on one major rather than attempting to complete two may have academic benefits for a student. If a student focuses all of his or her time on a single subject, he or she may be able to take more courses within his or her department or additional related courses that go beyond and supplement the requirements for his or her major. Who is to say that every class a student takes needs to count toward a distribution requirement, major, minor or certificate? Students can take classes outside their areas of study in order to explore topics of interest, or can take classes that are useful to them but not related to their degree. Moreover, extracurricular activities can be more valuable than a second major or a
minor for building a resume for jobs or grad school as well as for building practical, social and leadership skills that are useful in life after college. For instance, medical schools look at “humanIt is istic qualities” and evidence usually not a that the “decistudent’s choice sion to become whether to a physician has been tested in double major reality,” according that determines to the NU University Academic his or her future. Advising Center. However, medical schools will accept students with any major, and a double major is not necessary. In this instance and in many others, a student’s time may be better spent on extracurricular pursuits than on additional coursework to get a second major or minor. Options like the Chicago Field Studies program provide an alternative way of earning the credits towards
graduation, while going beyond one’s major to get work experience and practical skills. Studying abroad is another great opportunity that students can more easily fit into their time in college if they pursue only one major. Although not the right choice for everyone, studying abroad can allow students to build language and cultural skills that are becoming increasingly valuable in the modern workforce. Ultimately, it is usually not a student’s choice whether to double major that determines his or her future. It is a combination of everything a student gains from the college experience and how he or she uses it in life after college. Matt Gates is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be reached at matthewgates2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a letter to the editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Letter to the Editor The rise of voter ID laws is a direct result of the diminishing Republican party and the shrinking Caucasian population. One also needs to have an understanding of American racial history and how changes of this nature have been used to keep people from participating in the voter process. One cannot speak intelligently about this issue without referring to voter racial discrimination. Democracy should never be about restricting access to individuals, but about creating wider opportunities for participation in the election process. The same people who clamor for voter ID laws often have no problems with third world democracies using any means to give people access to vote. Clearly, the goal in creating these laws in the United States is about restricting access and not voting integrity.
Every single legitimate study reports that actual voter fraud is nearly nonexistent, and thus the need for these laws is always overstated. Like it or not, it was the specter of Democrats maintaining control of the White House for the foreseeable future that has encouraged a Republican movement to enact these laws. Perhaps the Republicans should offer better policies instead of trying to keep citizens from voting. Kevin L. Brown, J.D., Community Services Manager, City of Evanston and Parks, Recreation & Community Services Editor’s Note: This Letter to the Editor is in response to a column published in Tuesday’s print edition, titled “Voter ID laws flawed but necessary.”
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Evanston is in the beginning steps of creating a web application that offers walking tours of the city to residents and visitors. The new website will have information, stories and pictures of historical houses, buildings and even streetlights, connecting districts together with a walking tour. The city is accepting applications from designers to create the web application until Friday. Paul Zalmezak, the city’s senior economic development coordinator who is involved in creating the application, said although Evanston has architectural significance, there’s not a lot of information available currently. “I didn’t realize we had these architectural gems up here,” Zalmezak said. The information on the city’s website is highly technical, Zalmezak said, and he expressed his desire for information focused more toward entertainment. The city’s Economic Development Division and Historic Preservation Division are working with Miguel Wong, co-founder of collaboration space coLab Evanston, located at 900 Chicago Ave. Members of the Preservation Commission and the Evanston History Center are also partners in the project, according to a news release from the city. Zalmezak said the groups conceived of the idea
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Evanston will host a series of events Friday for students and manufacturing professionals, aimed at teaching the community why manufacturing jobs are important for the economy. In celebration of National Manufacturing Day, the city plans to inform locals about manufacturing
last spring and summer in an attempt to connect Evanston’s economic development with its historic preservation. The application’s designers will be picked before the end of October, Wong said. They will each receive a stipend of $500, though their work is considered “volunteer effort,” Zalmezak said. A committee of experts will also be formed to provide and maintain content for the web application. Wong said they are looking to complete the project by the end of the year. However, without designers, they are not sure of the final details of the application, Zalmezak said. “It’s an interesting little tool that we’re going to have here,” Zalmezak said. “We’re hoping for it to be the basis of something bigger.” Zalmezak said their focus will be on the Evanston Lakeshore Historic District. A lot of information is available about the landmarks in that area, but Zalmezak wants to add additional information about the area’s architecture, he said. Wong also said one of their goals is for the web application to capture stories about the buildings in a more graphic format, with more pictures and less writing. Both Zalmezak and Wong said they think the application will attract more visitors to Evanston. It provides a structure for people to have fun while walking through the neighborhoods, whether they’re residents or tourists, Wong said. “It enriches our connection to the community,” he said. stephaniekelly2017@u.northwestern.edu as a growing career field, as well as about the many employment opportunities available. About 90 students from local schools are invited to tour a variety of Evanston businesses Friday to learn how they operate. Manufacturing professionals will teach students about the various job opportunities at each place. Events for National Manufacturing Day are scheduled in more than 1,500 locations, according to its website. — Paige Leskin
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ASG discusses makeup of new Wild Ideas Fund By ALICE YIN
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Associated Student Government discussed Wednesday the logistics of its new Wild Ideas Fund, which will allow students and student groups to request funding for new initiatives. The project, which ASG approved when it passed the 2014-15 operating budget last spring, will work similarly to the 10K Initiative and Senate Project Pool, said Weinberg senior Serene Darwish, vice president of student activities. However, she said it aims to “have minimal red tape” in order to better sponsor “spontaneous, creative type” endeavors. “The mission of the Wild Ideas Fund is to serve as an alternative source for funds on campus for creative projects and events and ideas,” Darwish said. The projected budget for the fund will be $25,000. Senate approved to allot $20,000 to the pool last spring and hopes the Division of Student Affairs will grant the remaining $5,000. Darwish said NU’s previous funding method only provides money for recurring projects. However, she said the Wild Ideas Fund will instead look at each pitch on a case-by-case basis and won’t necessarily take into account whether or not it has been done before. In contrast to the Project Pool, the ideas do not need to be
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meetings are planned to welcome more community input on the concept designs. “This is not a mathematical system,” Levine said.
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From page 1 I was a journalism major, they assumed I wasn’t good at that.” A UCS survey of the undergraduate class of 2013 conducted six months after graduation, which drew responses from 59 percent of graduates, showed 16 percent of alumni were working in consulting while 15 percent were working in business or financial services or investment banking. The results showed 11 percent of survey respondents had gone into engineering, 16 percent into media, communications and marketing, 10 percent into teaching and 7 percent into nonprofit or government work. In November, UCS will change its name to
In response to a question raised about the potential for money to run out at the end of the quarter, a concern in previous years, Darwish said the committee will work around that issue by spreading out the allocations. Hopefully ASG plans to look at the alloca[the Wild Ideas tions on a quarterly Fund] is the basis, rather than annually, Van Atta infrastructure said. Darwish said where those ideas more money will can be done in a be allocated during the Fall and Winter more efficient way.” Quarters, as there Alex Van Atta, is less major provice president for gramming during student groups those times. During Spring Quarter, many more prominent student groups hold events that may conflict with any budding projects the Wild Ideas Fund would support. ASG has put up fliers in residential halls and received emails over the summer from interested students regarding the new project, Darwish said. Official legislation on the makeup of the Wild Ideas Fund will be presented to Senate at the next meeting on Oct. 8.
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WILD IDEAS Associated Student Government holds its first Senate meeting of the quarter. Senators discussed the new Wild Ideas Fund.
affiliated with an official student group to qualify for funding. “Currently within our funding model … it doesn’t really allow flexibility of new ideas to be planned around for us to support,” said McCormick senior Alex Van Atta, vice president for student groups. “So hopefully [the Wild Ideas Fund] is the infrastructure where those ideas can be done in a more efficient way.” Despite community input, no water fixtures will be added, Levine said. Clear basketball backboards will also not be built due to cost, she said. jenniferball2015@u.northwestern.edu
Northwestern Career Advancement, reflecting the department’s initiative to “package some of these programs and services we’ve been developing over the course of the last year into something that teaches students to be forward-looking,” Presnell said. “We want to be the place that students can go and have their resume looked at, but we also want students to think about us when they’re deciding what career fields to go into,” he said. “It really is an effort to get students thinking about their career choice early.” UCS also plans to launch a new website that will provide more information to students about job opportunities within their schools and majors as well as tips for success among all fields. jkuang@u.northwestern.edu
Members of ASG executive board said the fund will likely be run by a new Wild Ideas committee which includes Darwish, executive vice president Erik Zorn, two representatives from the Student Activities Resource Committee, one representative from the Student Activities Financial Committee, one representative from the Student Groups Committee and two campus representatives elected by Senate.
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From page 1 Arabs,” at the talk. Both the book and his talk compared the recent uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, and addressed the importance of youth in orchestrating these revolutions. “The book is about a generation, it’s about youth movements and organizations in the contemporary Arab world,” Cole said. “One of the things that interested me about them is that they reminded me in some ways very much of undergraduates I knew here [at NU] in the 1970s.” Cole emphasized that Arab youth are distinct from older generations and are more literate, urban and media savvy. He said this difference allowed the younger generation to network widely in order to carry out revolutions against dictatorial regimes. “2011 was the work of the shabab, the youth,” Cole said. “In our press we talk about the Libyan rebels or Syrian rebels, but they say the youth rebels.” Alice Liu (Weinberg ’13), a former Daily
aliceyin2017@u.northwestern.edu staffer, said she has always been interested in social justice issues and came back to NU to hear Cole speak. “As a millennial, I think it is important to be involved with your community and raise issues,” Liu said. “In a place like the Middle East, where there are limited rights, it is important to hear what the youth are doing and saying.” Cole also commented on the current states of affairs in Middle Eastern countries, comparing the abolishment of internet censorship and relative success of the uprisings in Tunisia to the much more difficult transition in Egypt. “If you see these revolutions of 2011 as democratic openings, then of course you will be disappointed,” Cole said. “But if you see them as a generational change in which the 20-somethings have now put down a marker on a stake in the future of their countries … If you see this as the first flowering of a new generation of Arab politics, then the story is by no means over.” amulyayalamanchili2017@u.northwestern.edu
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We have some really good leadership going on within the program, and the girls, they’re excited. — Coach April Likhite
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Cats winning streak ends with loss By ZACHARY MOORE
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Northwestern (12-2, Big Ten 2-1) got off to a strong start against No. 6 Wisconsin (11-2, Big Ten 2-1) but was unable to come away with the upset Wednesday. The Wildcats showed that they were able to compete with the Badgers in two of the three sets but could not maintain consistency throughout the match. NU fell to Wisconsin in three sets (20-25, 16-25, 23-25). “We fought at the end when we could have easily let it go,” Coach Keylor Chan said. “We have a lot to learn but Wisconsin is very good and they played exceptional volleyball tonight.” As anticipated, the Wildcats and the Badgers came out ready to play on Wednesday. Although Wisconsin is the sixth-ranked squad in the nation, these teams were evenly matched early on. The Wildcats got off to another fast start but the Badgers quickly overcame a four-point deficit. Each team tried to gain control early on in the first set but neither would budge. The momentum swung multiple times before the Badgers opened their own four-point lead late in the set. “I was nervous before the game started but once you start playing you just feel like everyone else,” freshman Symone Abbott said. NU could not slow down the Wisconsin attack, allowing the Badgers to hit at a staggering .481 hitting percentage. The balanced Badger offense had four players with at least three kills, including four kills from freshmen Kelli Bates who finished with 13. The Wildcat offense was able to match the Badgers with 14 kills, four of which came from Abbott, but a low .312 hitting percentage was not enough to keep pace with Wisconsin. It was the NU defense that led to the loss of the first set 20-25. “Symone Abbott was unbelievable, she had some freshmen moments but
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STANDING TALL Senior Katie Dutchman and freshman Symone Abbott go up a block. The pair combined for 22 kills against the Badgers on Wednesday, which was almost half of the Wildcats’ 45.
she is going to be special,” Chan said. NU would struggle in the second set falling behind 6-17 before Chan could call timeout to stop the bleeding. Wisconsin’s back line made several unbelievable digs, preventing the Cats from getting into a groove offensively. The Wildcats played on their heels most of the set as Wisconsin applied pressure by controlling ball possession. Freshman
Taylor Tashima helped the Cats decrease the Badger lead but did not prevent Wisconsin from having its way. Their defense tightened, stifling the NU attack and holding them to a .079 hitting percentage. The Wildcats dropped the second set 16-25. “We started over-thinking a lot of things in the second set,” senior Katie Dutchman said. “We were more focused
on what they were doing and less on what we can do better.” The Cats did not go quietly in the final set. NU reestablished its poise by getting back to the way it has played all season. Dutchman re-energized the crowd with a much needed kill to tie the set at 11. Seemingly unfazed, the Badgers came right back with another five-point run. However, the Cats continued to fight, not allowing Wisconsin to run away with the match. NU put together an impressive stretch of six unanswered points, pulling within one before the Badgers closed the window of hope by winning the set 23-25. “We know that we can beat Wisconsin,” Dutchman said. “We showed it at the end, we showed in the first set. We just have to play like that all the time.” Although the Wildcats did not win the match, there were plenty of positive takeaways. “I learned if we don’t pass and we are not in system then basically any team can win against us,” Abbott said. “But if we are in system and our hitters are on then we can beat any team we go against.” NU will not have time to dwell on the loss but will need to use this match as motivation heading into a difficult stretch in their Big Ten schedule. “The last set was motivation going into the Big Ten,” Abbott said. “We can play with any team in the Big Ten.” It will take better play and more effort from the Cats if they wish to contend against the elite teams in the Big Ten. “The message is very simple, we need to work harder and be better,” Chan said. “We need to work as hard as the teams that want to win the Big Ten title. We need to raise the bar and have the expectation that we’re training to win the Big Ten title and that starts on the practice floor.” The Wildcats next turn their attention to No. 18 Minnesota, who comes to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday. zacharymoore2016@u.northwestern.edu
Wildcats prep for key early season meet By Alex Lederman
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Northwestern faces its biggest challenge of the young season Friday at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana — its most important meet yet. “This event will give us a good idea of how fit we really are,” coach April Likhite said. “It gives us the opportunity to run against schools all over the country from all different regions, and it’s our first opportunity to run against teams that could possibly help us earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship.” The Wildcats have already competed in two events this season, the Badger Season Opener on Sept. 5 and the Big Ten Preview Meet on Sept. 20, placing second of seven and third of five respectively. Even though Friday will be their third meet, Likhite said it’s the first race that can have a true impact on NU’s season. The primary purpose of the first two was simply to get early experience. At Notre Dame, NU squares off against tough competition, including No. 12 New Mexico, No. 30 Penn State and vote-receiving schools Southern Methodist, North Carolina State, Bringham Young, Toledo, Ohio State and Princeton. “After this weekend,” Likhite said, “we’re going to really sit down and process. We’re going to see a couple of Big Ten schools there, and we’ll know ‘This is where we are now, and this is where we need to be shooting for in the next month.’” A strong performance can inch NU closer to its seasonal goals: Finishing in the top five in both the Big Ten and regionally, and earning a spot at the NCAA Championship.
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up top Coach April Likhite congratulates a runner at a previous race. She has prepared her team for a key meet Friday at Notre Dame.
“Our conference right now,” Likhite said, “we’ve got No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Michigan State and No. 16 Wisconsin. That’s so exciting for us to be part of such a powerful conference, but at the same time it makes it challenging for us.” Still, the season is a hopeful one for NU. The Cats are led by a duo of talented sophomores who already have substantial college experience. Both Andrea Ostenso and Jena Pianin were key contributors to last year’s squad after a season riddled with injuries. Each ran in six races, with Ostenso finishing in the top-three in all of them. “We were very young last year,” Likhite said. “Our young girls raced in a lot of
big meets. With the situation we were in last year where we lost two of our seniors early on, our hope was that the experience Andrea and Jena got would hopefully pay off this year. “Andrea is in a great place right now,” she continued. “She was in all the Big Ten meets for us last year. Same with Jena. They were freshmen, they were in every big meet for us and now they have that experience under their belt. I think that’s really going to be in our favor.” And the Cats will be even younger this year; Likhite said she expects freshmen Isabel Seidel and Kinsey Harmon to be important players for the Cats this year. “It’s always interesting following the
freshman journey through their first collegiate season,” she said. “We never want to put too much pressure on them, but we really like two of them.” Additionally, Likhite said juniors Elena Barham and Camille Blackman, each of whom she said had a strong track season and summer, will play crucial roles for NU this season. “We had a great four weeks before classes started,” Likhite said. “We have some really good leadership going on within the program, and the girls, they’re excited. They seem happy. We’re in a good place right now.” alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu
Likening Big Ten’s struggles By julian Gerez and Bobby pillote the daily northwestern @JulianEGerez and @BobbyPillote
Just like Big Ten football, Italian soccer league Serie A hasn’t been viewed favorably in recent years when compared to its peers. Many pundits believe the Big Ten will be the odd-one-out of the five power conferences in the new four-team college playoff. Serie A, meanwhile, has drifted behind European counterparts La Liga, the Bundesliga and the Barclays Premier League in popularity and international competitiveness. To put the struggles of the two in perspective, we compared a few teams from each: Northwestern – Fiorentina NU shares much more than just awesome purple uniforms with Fiorentina. Every year it seems that it will finally be “the year” for each team, yet they end up being underwhelming. With the exception of the Wildcats’ bowl win after the 2012 season, NU hasn’t had much recent success, and neither has Fiorentina – not since the 1990s, at least, when Fiorentina was carried to some achievements but never a national title by an exceptional player in Gabriel Batistuta. Sound familiar? Ohio State – Juventus It seems only natural to pair the perennial powerhouse of the Big Ten with Juventus. The black-and-white striped team from Turin has won 30 Serie A titles, while Ohio State has celebrated 34 Big Ten Championships. Both teams are hated by pretty much everyone except their own fans, and have been slightly less successful on a broader scale (nationally for OSU, in the Champions League for Juventus) than one of their biggest rivals, Michigan and AC Milan respectively. But the comparison gets scary when you consider the two teams’ off-the-field issues. In May 2006, Juventus was linked to the Calciopoli scandal, a match-fixing controversy which saw them stripped of two of their national titles and relegated to the Serie B. Similarly, the Buckeyes were hit with a one year postseason ban and scholarship reductions in 2011 after it was discovered the school covered up several players receiving improper benefits. Purdue – Sassuolo The average fan knows as much about Purdue as they do Sassuolo – nothing, except both teams are very, very bad. The Boilermakers finished a dismal 1-11 last year with no conference wins, and while they’ve already hit the two-victory benchmark this year, they’ll likely be shut out once again in conference play. But at least they have some distant historical success. Sassuolo is in the second season of its first-ever major league appearance, but currently sitting at 20th in the table and in line to be relegated back to the lesser Serie B. Michigan – AC Milan A storied powerhouse fallen on hard times, plagued with bandwagon fans and owned by the dishonored former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Milan’s story is very similar to Michigan’s. For the Wolverines, the disliked member of management is coach Brady Hoke for his lack of success and, more recently, Saturday’s mishandling of a head injury to quarterback Shane Morris. Despite their current tough period, it’s impossible to deny just how good these two teams have been historically. Michigan has the most all time wins in college football history, while Milan boasts an impressive seven Champions League medals. Both the Big Ten and Serie A have fallen on hard times, but if history is any indicator, they’re capable of bouncing back. juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu and robertpillote2017@u.northwestern.edu