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In a defamation lawsuit filed Tuesday, philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow claimed the Medill senior who accused him of sexual assault made defamatory statements that interfered with both his job at Northwestern and his prospective employment at Rutgers.
Ludlow is asking for more than $120,000 in damages from the student, who he says knowingly spread false claims about him to local media outlets and NU professors. In the suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, Ludlow said the student propositioned him on the night of the alleged sexual assault, but he rejected her advances. » See ludlow, page 7
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digging in City, county, state and national officials take part in the groundbreaking ceremony for two Evanston housing project apartments. The units are undergoing a $25.7 million renovation in order to better house low-income senior citizens and people with disabilities.
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Government officials celebrated Wednesday the groundbreaking of the $25.7 million renovation of two apartment housing projects in Evanston. A collaboration between local and national government made the renovation possible. The two apartments undergoing construction are the Jane R. Perlman Apartments, 1900 Sherman Ave., and Victor Walchirk Apartments, 2300 Noyes Court. The apartments provide housing for low-income
senior citizens and residents with disabilities. The project is managed by Evanston Senior Redevelopment, LLC, an affiliate corporation of the Housing Authority of Cook County. HACC manages and owns more than 2,000 public housing units in Cook County, many dating back to the 1950s. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and Evanston Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) gave remarks at the Perlman Apartments in front of an audience of about 70. Other officials in attendance included HACC executive director Richard
Medill contributes to new Pakistani journalism center The Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is helping to establish a U.S. State Department-funded
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bearing the weight Weinberg freshmen Troy Thisler (front) and Aaron Clarke carry a mattress together as they walk through The Arch on Wednesday. Students participated in a demonstration of support for sexual assault survivors around Northwestern’s campus and on college campuses nationwide.
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Northwestern students carried mattresses and pillows around campus Wednesday in a display of solidarity with survivors of sexual assault nationwide. The Carry That Weight Day of Action
journalism training center in Karachi, Pakistan. The school is working with the project’s leader, Washington-based organization the International Center for Journalists, and Karachi’s Institute of Business Administration, which will house the new Centre for Excellence in Journalism. “We at Medill are serving as a consulting capacity,” said Medill Prof. Craig Duff. “Some of us will go every once in a while and conduct workshops.” The center, which is being constructed and
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took place on college campuses across the country. The movement began at Columbia University, where students have organized in support of Emma Sulkowicz, a senior at the university who is carrying her dorm mattress around campus every day until her alleged rapist is expelled. Sulkowicz’s actions are both her performance art senior thesis and a protest toward Columbia’s administrators, who
is scheduled to open in 2015, offers journalism courses similar to those taught at Medill, Duff said. Medill will provide faculty members or recommend other teachers for the center’s courses, he said. “There is a definite consensus that there is a great deal of need for journalism training there,” Duff said, adding that Pakistan has seen a “huge burst” of media outlets recently, but the country lacks professional training programs. Work on the center began about a year ago, Duff
found her alleged assailant not guilty of the rape. She said she was raped during her sophomore year in her dorm room by a fellow student who was also the subject of other sexual assault accusations. The event on NU’s campus was organized by Weinberg senior Jazz Stephens, who said carrying her mattress » See weight, page 7
said, when Medill and the International Center for Journalists won their bid for a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. “We’re using the great minds of the faculty of Medill to help them build this place,” Duff said. “We’re also going to be working in tandem with Pakistani trainers and they will take it over. We’ll back away after a year or two.” — Jeanne Kuang
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City’s unemployment rate continues to decline Unemployment rates Sept. 2013 - Sept. 2014
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Evanston’s unemployment rate continued to fall in September, decreasing to 5.1 percent from 5.3 percent in the previous month. In 2014, the city’s unemployment rate started at 6.5 percent and has declined 1.4 percent overall since. Evanston’s rate is well below that in Illinois and the United States, which were 6.2 and 5.7 percent respectively, before seasonal adjustment, according the the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The lower unemployment rate in Evanston is in part because of the types of jobs Evanston residents have, said Johanna Nyden, the city’s economic development division manager. “In Evanston, we have a pretty large percentage of people who are employed in places that aren’t always impacted by the recession,” she said. “A lot of our residents are employed at Northwestern, at (Evanston/Skokie School) District 65, at (District) 202, at the two hospitals. Those are all establishments that need to function, whether the economy is doing well or not.” About 36 percent of employed Evanston
Police Blotter Evanston home burglarized Tuesday A 40-year-old Evanston resident reported Tuesday a burglary at his home, police said. An unknown person entered a garage in the 1800 block of Ashland Avenue sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Monday and 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Evanston police spokesman Perry Polinski said. The person slit the screen of an unlocked garage window, Polinski
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residents work in the industry of educational services, and health care and social assistance, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. People who work in these sectors will always be needed, so
said. The person went through two vehicles parked in the garage, and took an Apple MacBook, sunglasses and a checkbook, police said. The stolen items are valued at $1,200. No description was provided and there are no suspects in the case, police said.
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An unknown person burglarized a parked vehicle in Evanston on Monday or Tuesday, police said. A 37-year-old Evanston resident
they are less affected by economic downturn, Nyden said. Nyden also attributed the low unemployment numbers to Evanston’s unique location
parked her car overnight in the 2200 block of Grey Avenue, Polinski said. The 2013 Toyota was burglarized between 5:30 p.m. on Monday and 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Polinski said. The Evanston woman reported the unknown person had entered the unlocked vehicle and went through a diaper bag and the glove department, police said. The only items taken were two DVDs, valued at $30, Polinski said. There are no suspects in the burglary.
in having access to a variety of transportation modes, including options for public transit, biking and walking. The U.S. Census Bureau data shows residents’ travel time to work averages about 30 minutes. “The fact that we’re so close to a major metropolitan area gives people a lot of flexibility,” Nyden said. “There’s a lot of places you can get to … your options for employment are much greater.” To encourage the unemployment rate to decrease further, the city is working to develop programs that will ready the younger population, especially 18- to 25-year-olds, for future work, Nyden said. Under Kevin Brown, the city’s Youth and Young Adult program manager, Evanston is working with youth through multiple initiatives and with other community organizations to achieve the most success, Nyden said. “They need to get through job skills so they can move on to their next professional opportunities,” she said. The city is also working to encourage local employers to hire Evanston residents when possible and reach out to residents to promote various job opportunities, Nyden said. pl@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight Editor’s Note: An article published in the Oct. 28 print edition of The Daily titled “City Council OKs liquor license for Keg replacement” misrepresented the status of the liquor licenses for Bangers & Lace. The licenses have been approved for introduction to Council, but have not yet been granted to the establishment. The story has been removed from The Daily’s archive. The Daily regrets the error.
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A raise in the minimum wage affects not only workers, but the entire community, said McDonald’s employee Nancy Salgado at Northwestern on Wednesday night. Salgado is a member of Chicago’s Fight for 15 campaign, which is working to raise minimum wage to $15. She spoke to about 60 students at University Hall during a panel discussion about the benefits of raising the minimum wage. “I support the Fight for 15 knowing that it’s not only the workers, but it’s also you guys in solidarity with the workers, because what we’re fighting for is pretty much the future for all of us,� Salgado said. The event took place days before Illinois voters will vote on an advisory referendum on raising the state minimum wage from $8.25 to $10 an hour. Wednesday’s panel was co-sponsored by the Northwestern University Community for Human Rights, the Sheil Catholic Center, the Fight for 15 campaign, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, the Center for Civic Engagement and the NU Hillel service organization ZOOZ. The panel also included Gloria Davis, a worker with the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless who lives on the minimum wage, and SESP Prof. Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach a fellow at the Institute for Policy Research. Both Davis and Salgado described the day-to-day struggle of living on a minimum wage. Davis told students to close their eyes and imagine themselves in the dead of winter, going to work at a meat packaging plant for $8.25 an hour, the minimum wage in Illinois, as a temporary worker with no benefits.
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Davis has testified in front of the Illinois legislature, spoke with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in support of the referendum and spoke at the bill-signing ceremony. Salgado said the issue boils down to providing a better life for her children, one of whom was sitting beside her at the event. “I just want to be able to sleep at ease one day without worrying about tomorrow,� she said, fighting back tears. “Those CEOs’ kids deserve, and my kids deserve, the same things they have. I just want to be able to be fine and smile with my daughter, because she knows the struggle.� A February Congressional Budget Office report on minimum wage increases showed a nationwide minimum wage increase to $10.10 would cause two outcomes. First, about 33 million low-wage workers would earn $31 billion more in total. Second, 1.5 percent of F S O E AR UM YE ST H CO T NG R NI /U WIN D AR
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Add gov, economics to Weinberg requirements MATT GATES
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For most of our lives, late October has probably meant Halloween. Maybe it has also meant the onset of cold weather. But for the first, or one of the first times in our lives, it also means election season. We prepare to fill out our absentee ballots, head to the polling booth or neglect the process altogether. But are we really informed enough to be voters? Northwestern students are smart. We did well in high school courses, got high standardized test scores and excelled at our extracurriculars. We keep up with the rigorous quarter system, balance our activities and maybe hold down a job as well. I have been blown away by the academic
brilliance of some of my peers since coming to NU, but I have also observed how many of us sometimes lack knowledge that any American ideally should have. Although we might be outstanding writers or great at chemistry, we might not have a basic understanding of how someone becomes a presidential candidate or where our taxes go. Requiring classes on the basics of the U.S. government and economy would be beneficial to the NU student body at little cost to existing requirements. One would think students would have a basic understanding of their country’s government and economy before reaching college, especially at a prestigious college like NU. However, these topics are easily skipped over in high schools where teachers are expected to focus on preparing students for standardized tests required for graduation, college admission or college credit. Knowing what kinds of questions are on the HSPA, how to take the SAT and being able to write a document-
based question essay does not prepare students to vote or manage their own finances. NU requires that Weinberg students take courses in certain areas to “become familiar with a broad range of problems and the methodologies for approaching them, acquiring the breadth of interests and intellectual flexibility that are hallmarks of a well-educated person.” Weinberg’s distribution courses are intended to help students think broadly and force them to try different areas. But it’s not even Winter Quarter before freshmen realize the truth about distribution credits: They are often used to pad one’s GPA with an “easy A” rather than take a risk by exploring an unfamiliar area of study. Although exploring different areas is an important aspect of a liberal arts education, Weinberg students could afford to take a couple fewer of the existing distribution credit classes in place of courses that could be more practical.
One might argue that how our government and economy work are things we should hurry up and figure out on our own by this point. I agree to an extent, but I also believe that NU is up to the task of preparing us to function as successful adults. Will awareness of economics and government help us in our careers? I would like to think so, but that is not necessarily the reason to take every class that we take. Knowledge of these fields is necessary for us to live as independent adults and participate in the political process. Being able to think broadly and understand our academic disciplines of choice is important, but understanding our government and economy is essential when we go to the ballot box. Matt Gates is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be reached at matthewgates2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
‘An athlete dying young’ and the ethics of grief Bob Hayes
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Not long after the first pitch of Sunday night’s crucial Game Five of the World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants, baseball fans around the country abruptly paused and held one united, collective breath. This sudden emotional rush unfortunately had nothing to do with the nation’s darling Royals going on another improbable rally. In a sport’s world where we often dive into the profundity of our feelings towards strangers playing schoolboy games, Sunday night’s realization has truly transcended all lines of fan affiliation and the sport itself. In a sentence I still cannot believe as I type, 22-year-old St. Louis Cardinals outfielder and top prospect Oscar Taveras and his 18-year-old girlfriend, Edilia Arvelo, died in a car accident in the Dominican Republic, just days after Taveras stepped off the field in the National League Championship Series. The talented slugger made his major league debut this season after being ranked as the top prospect in the Cardinals organization and the number three prospect in all of baseball, according to both Baseball America and MLB.com. He was a key player in the storied franchise’s postseason run, including an unforgettable game-tying home run late in Game Two of the NLCS. I feel shamefully irreverent discussing Taveras’ baseball merits in the wake of his death, but it is necessary as we try to understand why his death and those of other popular figures mean so much more than those of others. Little time has passed since the death of the unanimously loved actor and comedian Robin Williams on Aug. 11. Social media exploded with deeply emotional posts about the loss of a man few had ever met. Since that day, I have struggled with the ethics of feeling exceptionally sorrowful toward a person’s death simply because of his or her talents. Are Williams and Taveras more deserving of grief because of their exceedingly strong abilities, even though we hardly have any idea who they really are? I continue to be upset by Taveras’ death, despite never knowing something so simple as what his voice sounds like or what he likes to do outside of baseball. Most of us don’t really know him at all, so why do we care so much? Oddly enough, a post on a generally informal and unserious sports blog helped my contemplation more than anything else has. SB Nation’s Grant Brisbee wrote a beautiful, must-read piece titled “The lost hope of Oscar Taveras.” A death is always sad, but the fact that Taveras was 22 and in such a position to succeed multiplies our grief, however impersonal it may be. Brisbee says we all mourn Taveras’ death so powerfully because we understand his youth, his potential, his talent and how that all translates into hope for the future. This argument inevitably loses some supporters when we discuss this hope in the context of
sports. Even people who are apathetic toward sports should understand that sports still take a special place in the lives of millions of people. However foolish it may seem, for many people sports profoundly dictate their emotions more than anything else. Brisbee explains this phenomenon far better than I ever could. “All you have is the understanding of the hope that doesn’t exist anymore. To be clear, we’re talking about the hope he offered on the baseball field, which seems like a spectacularly callous thing to consider right now. But it isn’t, not if you’re using baseball as a stand-in for life … The absence of this hope is the absence of a million people cheering at once because of something they collectively experienced. Hope in baseball translates to hope and emotion in real life. It’s the language of the sports fan, which means it’s the shared language of billions of people … All you wanted for Taveras was … to become the realization of hope, even if you never expressly thought of it like that.” Brisbee continues, “When he hit a home run like his shining moment in Game 2 of the NLCS, the joy was real. Nothing else existed. That was the most important possible thing in the world at that moment to millions of people. The world was blocked out in the best possible way. It would trickle back in slowly, as it always does, but the world was gone for a while because of Taveras and his talents, gifts we wish we had and gifts he was kind enough to share.” This eloquent explanation for our collective grief causes me to wonder if our feelings are really grounded in some cruelly selfish point of view: We watch sports because we can, and we may unjustly feel we deserve these talented athletes. Perhaps we get particularly upset because what we deserve has been taken from us. On the other hand, perhaps we are sad because we realize what a treat Taveras was in our absurdly frenetic, emotional sports journey, and it took a real-life version of A.E. Housman’s mournful “To an Athlete Dying Young” to make us understand that. Or maybe our grief is so pronounced because two of the most profoundly emotional moments for us as people and as sports fans – death and a beloved athlete’s career ending – have suddenly hit us in one fateful swoop. Whether selfish or not, we care about Taveras’ death because of the abrupt loss of what he contributed to our perceived meaning of sports. I will finish with Brisbee’s words about why this car accident means more to us than all the others. Other deaths of people whom we have never met “are abstract situations. Your brain has to keep them abstract or you’ll collapse. You knew exactly how Taveras was going to make millions of strangers happy, though. You knew exactly how he was going to make himself and his family happy. You could see it. It was familiar. You had the path all plotted out in your head. He deserved that chance. Your brain can’t keep that loss abstract.” 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.
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Five education experts spoke in a panel discussion Wednesday evening addressing education reform, including establishing a standard curriculum for students. The panel, held in Harris Hall, drew about a dozen attendees. Coming from a variety of fields education, the panelists included SESP Prof. Tim Dohrer, director of Master of Science in Education at Northwestern; Nicole Howard, principal at Chicago’s North Lawndale College Prep High School; Ryan Lei, an alumnus of Teach for America and a third-year psychology graduate student; Sarah King from the Relay Graduate School of Education; and Romney Edwards, national recruitment and selection specialist for the Urban Teacher Center. The panel was sponsored by NU’s chapter of the national nonprofit Students for Education Reform, which aims to help college students become advocates for fair education policy. NU’s chapter, which was started three
Despite high tax, city brings in high revenue from liquor sales Although Evanston’s liquor tax is higher than those of surrounding communities, establishments continue to request licenses from the city. Compared to four similar Illinois suburbs, Evanston has distributed the most liquor licenses in total and has the highest number of licenses per acre of land, according to a presentation to the city’s Administration and Public Works Committee on Monday. As of Monday, 110 establishments in the city are licensed to sell liquor, which equates to about 677 Evanston residents per license. “What you’ll find often in communities is they’ll tax something that has a potentially
years ago, focuses on increasing awareness about local and national educational issues, said Weinberg senior Jack Hopper, the group’s co-president. Wednesday’s discussion covered a breadth of topics including teacher preparation programs, standardization of curricula and legislation such as the No Child Left Behind Act, which supports education reform on a national scale. The panelists spoke largely in favor of reforms such as the Common Core, which sets ideal standards for student achievement after each grade and standardized testing. “I’ve been really shocked by how widely accepted the Common Core is,” Dohrer said. “There are not too many times in the history of education when you can point to a time when 40 states have gotten behind something.” Some panelists lauded these reforms for giving teachers flexibility to innovate and experiment with their lesson plans. However, the speakers noted that such creativity should not stray too far from a school’s standards. “It has to be aligned,” Howard said. “A house divided just can’t stand.” Dohrer in particular pointed to the shortage
of teachers as the primary problem in education. Dohrer and other panelists spoke against the notion that teaching does not provide an adequate income. He pointed to the average teacher’s starting salary of $36,000 a year as evidence to the contrary. However, panelists emphasized there are other reasons to pursue a career in education. “The passion component, though, is actually crucial,” Lei countered. “You can throw money at a problem but if you get teachers who don’t want to teach, you just have people with a lot of money standing in front of a classroom.” SESP sophomore Bella Sandoval, who attended the event, said she has wrestled with the idea of being a teacher because of the issues the panelists addressed. “It’s been kind of difficult to reconcile my lofty goals of success with teacher salaries and the challenges teachers face,” she said after the panel. “Hearing people who are kind of experts in the field discuss that was really enlightening and kind of made me think more critically about what my goals are after Northwestern.”
detrimental impact on a community, and that money then can be used to offset different things,” said Johanna Nyden, the city’s economic development division manager, who presented the liquor tax and license numbers. Evanston’s tax rate on liquor is 6 percent. The rate was established when the temperance movement was highly active in the city during the late 1800s, Nyden said. In the 2014 fiscal year, the tax generated nearly $2.5 million. The tax, which requires purchasers to pay for “the privilege of purchasing alcoholic liquor,” is higher than the rate in many surrounding Illinois suburbs, including Park Ridge, Aurora, Elgin, St. Charles and Oak Park, according to the presentation. The city’s liquor licenses are divided between sites that can provide for on-premise and offpremise consumption. For the past two fiscal years, more than half of the tax collected has come from the 18 different off-premise consumption sites in the city.
“Our on-premise consumption is crazy high because we have a ton of restaurants,” Nyden said. “People make decisions to dine out and (the restaurants) will mark up on a glass of wine or mark up on a bottle of wine or beer and people will pay it.” The Northwestern community has not played a significant role in restaurants and other places trying to acquire licenses, Nyden said. Instead, Evanston has experienced a shift in its culinary dining experience, with many unexpected places applying for licenses, including Starbucks and Panera Bread, she said. The liquor tax has failed to deter businesses from asking for licenses because they want to stay competitive and successful, Nyden said. “People come in and they know they need to serve beer or wine or liquor to their customers because the guy next to them does,” she said.
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Associated Student Government approved on Wednesday its first Wild Ideas Fund request worth more than $500 for NAISA’s upcoming programming to commemorate Native American Heritage Month. ASG will allot $750 to the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance to organize events in November. The main event will be held Nov. 22 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre, which occurred Nov. 29, 1864, in present-day Colorado. NAISA also plans to make 200 pairs of moccasins to represent the people who were killed during the massacre. “This definitely fits the mission of the Wild Ideas Fund because it’s new to this campus,” said Weinberg senior Serene Darwish, vice president for student activities. NAISA, which launched in 2012, is not regularly funded through ASG. Darwish noted the organization’s past successful events were held without any ASG funding, and it is currently in the process of becoming ASG-recognized. The Wild Ideas Fund allocates funding to students and student groups on a project-by-project basis. “In the future, they’ll have consistent funding from ASG, but in the time being, it would be really cool for Wild Ideas to fund them,” Darwish said. “Hopefully … it will happen every year as I’m sure it happens on other campuses already.”
National News Obama warns against strict quarantines for Ebola workers WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called for health care workers returning from treating Ebola patients in West Africa to be treated as “the heroes that they are,” amid continuing confusion and public anxiety over state health measures that call for some to be confined to their homes. Obama warned there may be future cases of Ebola in the United States and that the only way to bring the risk to zero is to contain the outbreak at its source, in West Africa. “If we’re not dealing with this problem there, it will come here,” he said at the White House, joined by his Ebola response coordinator, Ron
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DISCUSSING POLICIES Tara Sullivan, director of student conduct and conflict resolution, discusses the new University Hearing and Appeals System with Senate. At Wednesday’s meeting, Associated Student Government approved funding for the Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance’s Native American Heritage Month programming.
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Klain, and sharing a stage with doctors and nurses who have been to West Africa. “What we need right now is these shock troops who are out there leading globally. We can’t discourage that. We’ve got to encourage it and applaud it.” Without naming any states, Obama warned against overly restrictive monitoring measures, saying, “If we’re discouraging our health care workers ... from traveling to these places in need, then we’re not doing our job in terms of looking after our own public health and safety.” Obama’s remarks came as Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Wednesday ordered that all U.S. troops who travel to Liberia to help build Ebola treatment centers be quarantined for 21 days afterward, even though the service members will not come into direct contact
with Ebola patients. The measure exceeds the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Hagel noted that the troops are not volunteers and described the measure as a “safety valve.” And in Maine, nurse Kaci Hickox, who was quarantined without her consent in New Jersey after returning from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, said Wednesday that she won’t comply with health officials in Maine who want her to remain in her home and avoid public contact. Hickox went home to Maine after New Jersey officials released her on Monday. The CDC issued revamped guidelines Monday, based on risk, for monitoring people who might have been exposed. The guidelines don’t carry the force of law, however. White House press secretary Josh Earnest
paying for an American Indian Center drum group performance, joined by a Native flute player in November, and materials to make moccasins. The Wild Ideas committee on Wednesday also announced its approval of $300 in funding for the Asian Pacific American Coalition and Kaibigan, which are partnering for an upcoming speaker event. Earlier during the meeting, Tara Sullivan, director of student conduct and conflict resolution, gave a presentation on the new University Hearing and Appeals System. The new system, announced in September, simplifies how the University hears disciplinary cases, Sullivan said. Sullivan’s visit was part of her push to educate students about the procedures of new and existing disciplinary rules. “We on this campus have a rampant rumor mill,” she said. “I think a lot a large part of what you’re hearing out there is not true information.” During the meeting Senate also confirmed SESP senior Andrew Green as the new chief of staff. Green is replacing Weinberg junior Rafael Henriquez, who announced his plans to step down earlier this month. Senate also formally introduced legislation outlining new guidelines that would eliminate T-status student group recognition and make clearer the steps student groups must undergo to become officially recognized by ASG. The proposal was discussed last week and will be voted on next week. lydiaramsey2015@u.northwestern.edu
rejected suggestions that the differing policies were prompting confusion and noted that coordination between the CDC and New Jersey resulted in Hickox being released from a tent in a New Jersey hospital. Ernest said he was unfamiliar with Maine’s policies but that the White House had made it clear it prefers an approach that does not burden returning health care workers. In a statement, Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage said his office has been working with state health officials “to seek legal authority to enforce the quarantine.” He said the Maine State Police will monitor Hickox’s home in Fort Kent “for both her protection and the health of the community.” — Lesley Clark, Nancy Youssef and Tony Pugh (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
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From page 1 He also claimed the student used media attention from the case to continue publicly making false statements about him, according the suit. The sexual assault allegations first came to light in February, when the student filed a Title IX lawsuit against NU. She said Ludlow sexually assaulted her when the two attended an art show in Chicago together inWinter Quarter 2012, her freshman year. He bought her alcohol, took her to his apartment and ignored her repeated requests to return to Evanston, she said. Ludlow’s defamation suit alleged the student was “very upset” with the University’s internal investigation of the allegations. The investigation found Ludlow made “unwelcome and inappropriate advances” toward her, but “specifically declined” to conclude that sexual assault occurred, according to the suit filed Tuesday. The student “decided she wanted to publish an
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From page 1 Wednesday was a “really cool experience.” “It was very empowering to be able to carry a tangible reminder of something we stigmatize,” Stephens said. “We tend to be really uncomfortable hearing stories about people’s experiences with sexual assault. The stigma can be very silencing.” Weinberg freshmen Troy Thisler (front) and Aaron Clarke carry a mattress together as they walk past The Arch on Wednesday. Students participated in the demonstration of support for sexual assault survivors around Northwestern’s campus and on college campuses nationwide. Weinberg freshmen Troy Thisler (front) and Aaron Clarke carry a mattress together as they walk past The Arch on Wednesday. Weinberg sophomore Gus Berrizbeitia, who also participated in the day of action, said carrying mattresses is symbolic of the weight placed on victims of sexual assault. “It’s an intense burden that (Sulkowicz) has to deal with every single day,” Berrizbeitia said. “By all accounts, the (Columbia) administration has sided with (the alleged rapist) and his version of the events. The message is to demonstrate that rape culture is a systemic problem.” Stephens said the experience of carrying “heavy, unwieldy” mattresses is comparable to the experiences of sexual assault survivors.
article” about Ludlow and sought advice from Medill Prof. Jack Doppelt, falsely telling him the University had found Ludlow guilty of sexually assaulting her, according to Ludlow’s suit. The suit also alleged the student reached out to other NU professors and administrators, including Michele Bitoun, Medill’s former senior director of undergraduate education and teaching excellence. In the suit, Ludlow said her false statements hurt his employment at NU, causing him emotional distress and denying him income and benefits. After the University’s investigation in 2012, NU denied Ludlow a pay raise for the 2012-13 academic year and revoked his appointment to an endowed professorship. Following student protests, Ludlow did not finish teaching his 300-level philosophy class in Winter 2014. His spring 2014 class was canceled and he was not assigned to teach any classes this fall. Ludlow also claimed in his defamation suit that the student interfered with his prospective job at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, when she contacted “Emma said the only time the mattress is light is when multiple people are carrying it, and that has very strong parallels to the experience of survivors,” she said. Some students carried mattresses alone Wednesday, while others formed groups to carry them together. Students participating could choose to carry a mattress or pillow. However, Sulkowicz said in an op-ed in the Columbia Daily Spectator that she encourages students not to carry pillows as they may detract from the day’s message. Weinberg sophomore Isabel Sturla said although she chose to carry a pillow, she doesn’t want to diminish the event’s meaning. Sturla said she chose to participate because although sexual assault hasn’t affected her on a personal level, she wanted to show solidarity with survivors. “Sexual assault survivors are consistently disrespected in many different ways,” she said. “As a physical sign on campus, it’s a good reminder that there are still people out here who suffer and it’s still not okay and it still affects them.” Stephens said she decided to organize the event at NU when she noticed students at other schools participating. In light of philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow’s filing of a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against the Medill senior who has accused him of sexual assault, Stephens said she was “very glad we decided to do it.” “I’m hoping this isn’t a one-time event,” she said. oliviaexstrum2017@u.northwestern.edu
students at that university, asking them to assist her in protesting his job offer. Rutgers announced in July that Ludlow would not be joining its faculty. “When Rutgers learned of allegations against Professor Ludlow at Northwestern, the university requested relevant information from Professor Ludlow and his attorney,” Rutgers spokesman Greg Trevor wrote in a statement at the time. “This information was not provided. As a result, Professor Ludlow will not be coming to Rutgers University.” Ludlow’s lawyer, Kristin Case, said in July that Ludlow could not provide Rutgers the information because it was confidential. In the student’s Title IX lawsuit, she said the University treated her claims of the assault with “deliberate indifference and retaliation.” She filed a separate suit against Ludlow later in February asking for damages under the Illinois Gender Violence Act. NU’s internal investigation was conducted by Joan Slavin, Title IX coordinator and director of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Office. Slavin told the student
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From page 1 Monocchio, Illinois Housing Development Authority assistant director Christine Moran, state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Illinois). Many apartment residents attended the celebration, along with representatives from the organizations involved. “It’s important to all of Evanston that we provide our seniors with the best possible place to live,” Tisdahl said. “This project proves that government works.” Aside from upgrades, which will include work on cabinets, roofs, appliances and facades, the renovation will also incorporate special features tailored to the residents of the apartments, some of whom have disabilities. Monocchio told The Daily he made sure the residents were involved in the designing process from the start. He included in the plans designs that were suggested by residents, such as walk-in bathtubs. “If you don’t include the residents, it’s not going to work,” Monocchio said. “People had a say in what their building looked like, a sense of ownership.” The renovation project is the first in Cook County to use the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program. The federal program
in April 2012 that she found Ludlow violated the University’s sexual harassment policy by initiating “kissing, French kissing, rubbing your back, and sleeping with his arms on and around you on the night of February 10-11, 2012,” according to investigation documents obtained by The Daily. Slavin also found that Ludlow purchased alcohol for the student but was unable to substantiate her claims that Ludlow groped her, according to investigation documents. In his defamation lawsuit against the student, Ludlow reiterated details about the days following the alleged assault, claiming the student tried contacting him via phone and social media. A few days after the alleged sexual assault, the student asked to meet Ludlow outside of a conference he was attending and he again said he did not want to date her, according to his suit. Lawyers for Ludlow and the student did not respond to requests for comment. allymutnick@u.northwestern.edu permits public housing agencies to use private debt to fund updates to low-income housing units, according to a news release from Preckwinkle’s office. IDHA is contributing $15 million in equity through tax credits, and the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development will supply more than $3.5 million in federal HOME Investment Partnerships program funds. “The Rental Assistance Demonstration is critical to the future of public housing,” said Monocchio. “It allows us to leverage additional capital, and just as important, puts these buildings on a more solid financial footing.” Federal spending on public housing has decreased from $4 billion in 1999 to $1.53 billion in 2012, adjusted for inflation, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ website. “It’s a tragedy that we live in an era of declining resources for public housing,” Biss said. “It’s essential for the quality of life in Evanston.” HACC has two similar projects planned for next year in Arlington Heights and Skokie, Monocchio said. “Everything is going accordingly,” said Robert Browner, who has been a resident at Perlman Apartments for six years. “It’s an ongoing project that we’re just getting to the bottom of.” hjin@u.northwestern.edu
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CHICAGO — Loyola Chicago (6-4-5, 1-1-2 Missouri Valley Conference) upset No. 20 Northwestern (7-3-5, 2-1-3 Big Ten) after an overtime goal in a strong defensive performance that left the Wildcats frustrated. “Give credit to Loyola,” coach Tim Lenahan said. “They had a very good game plan and they executed it very well. … They did a great job, made the game very tight and close.” Substitute forward Brian Bement scored the lone goal of the match in the 99th minute with a simple finish after a good through ball by forward Elliot Collier. “We knew we would get chances to score in overtime,” Lenahan added. “Sometimes funny bounces happen, the ball popped in and the kid finished it. That happens in soccer. It’s not about being tired or not executing or performing.” It was a rather uneventful first half,
with both teams having trouble keeping the ball and creating good chances, with no shots on goal registered in the first period by either team. Even so, NU had the better opportunities. Sophomore midfielder Brandon Medina had a chance in the 15th minute with a low, bouncing shot from outside the box. Several minutes later, Loyola had an opportunity of its own when forward John Cappuccitti played a good ball to Collier on the break, but Cats senior goalkeeper Tyler Miller locked in the cross from the freshman, who is Loyola’s top scorer, holding onto the ball. It was the Ramblers who received the only caution of the half, when midfielder Kirill Likhovid aggressively tripped freshman forward Sam Forsgen after he made a good move on the wing. In one of the last actions of the first period, junior midfielder Cole Missimo, who had some silky touches on the ball throughout the match, made a skillful run down the sideline, but his cutback couldn’t find freshman forward Elo Ozumba. The second half started in much of the same fashion as the first, but eventually the game picked up in pace significantly. In the 57th minute, Miller was smart and quick off of his line to stifle a good through ball by the Ramblers offense. Just a minute later, Miller grabbed a
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HOP ON Jeffrey Hopson sprints up the field past a defender. The sophomore midfielder has been a solid contributor this season, starting every game and scoring 1 goal on 13 shots.
dangerous, hanging cross by Likhovid. After that play, NU received a yellow card
of its own when senior midfielder Connor Holloway was whistled for a foul near
the midfield circle. The Cats pushed hard for a goal in the last 15 minutes of the match, putting some heavy pressure on the Loyola goal to no avail. Late in regulation, the Ramblers’ defense almost scored an own goal off of an NU corner kick but the Loyola goalie was glad to grab the ball as the game went into overtime. In overtime, Missimo had another good play down the sideline and found Ozumba in a similar position to his cutback in the first half. The Ramblers defense made a good block to prevent what would have been a sure goal. “They ended up doing what they wanted to do in the game,” senior defender Nikko Boxall said. “We didn’t make the plays that we needed to. No excuses really.” But soon after, Collier found his teammate Bement on the break with a good through ball and the substitute scored his second goal of the season with a good side foot finish. “When you lose it’s sudden death, when you win it’s golden goal,” Lenahan said of the overtime finish. “Congratulations to (Loyola).” NU returns to Lakeside Field after their five-game trip away from home for their final two matches of the season against conference leader Penn State and conference bottom-dweller Wisconsin. juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu
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HAPPY FEET Sophomore midfielder Maria Grygleski celebrates with her teammates after scoring her first goal of the season. The Wildcats’ offense has found its rhythm recently, scoring four times in the past three games.
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With just one game remaining in the season, the Wildcats find themselves in unfamiliar — but pleasant — territory. A win Friday against Minnesota would not only put the team above .500 to end the regular season for the first time in six years, but it would also give them a shot at the Big Ten Tournament. The Cats are sure to be watching Thursday when conference juggernaut No. 6 Penn State takes on Maryland. The Terrapins currently sit in the eighth and final spot of the Big Ten Tournament bracket with 14 points, after losing to Wisconsin 1-0 in double
overtime last Sunday. The scenarios are aplenty; a Maryland win or an NU loss/tie eliminates the Cats, regardless of other results. However, a Terrapin loss coupled with a Cats win would put NU in the eighth spot and on its way to West Lafayette for the Big Ten Tournament. In the event that Maryland ties Thursday and NU wins, the teams would both finish the season with 15 points. The Cats would have more conference wins, however, putting them in the eighth spot. Regardless of the final standings, NU fans can be happy with the progress the team has made under coach Michael Moynihan. The Cats have been competitive against opponents all season, beating three nationally ranked teams. Every loss the team has suffered has been within two goals except for a 4-1 loss against the Nittany Lions. NU has a +4 goal differential with just one game left in the season. The team has not posted a positive goal differential since the 2007 season.
Besides the team’s record, stellar play from underclassmen, including freshman goalie Lauren Clem and sophomore forward Addie Steiner, is also a good sign for future years. “She [Clem] came in right off the bat and had a good presence, and has only grown since the season has gone on,” Moynihan said. “For a freshman, she’s been fantastic. Great mentality, real leadership potential, and just great presence overall.” Clem said she’s taken a lot away from this season mentally, and is hoping it takes her far this year and in the future. “At the beginning of the season I was just very aware of everything going on,” Clem said. “Now I’ve calmed down a little bit and I’m talking more to my defense. I’ve learned a lot, and I’m excited to see what else we can do this season.” With a little help from the Nittany Lions and a win Friday, the Cats can find out. huzaifapatel2017@u.northwestern.edu
No. 9 Northwestern (12-5, 6-1 Big Ten) hopes to secure back-to-back Big Ten titles this weekend, taking on No. 4 Penn State (13-4, 4-3 Big Ten) and Kent State (8-8, 5-0 Mid-American). The Wildcats have been here before. The past two years, NU has had to fight for a share of the Big Ten regular season crown. In 2012, Iowa wiped away coach Tracey Fuchs’ dreams of claiming her first title as the Cats’ head coach, and NU could not get past the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. 2013 ushered in Fuchs’ first Big Ten title as coach, but again the Cats fell in the first round of the NCAA tournament. 2014 brings a challenge of its own: beating the Nittany Lions to secure at least a piece of the title. “The more you’re in that position, the more comfortable you are at it,” Fuchs said. “This team, they’re really resilient. We have a lot of depth throughout all three lines, which we haven’t had in the past so if one or two players had an off game, we were in a bit of trouble the past few years. This year, we have six, seven, eight players who have been really consistent and are really among the top in the Big Ten.” If NU takes the win Friday over Penn State, then the Cats automatically have a stake in the Big Ten title and claim the top seed in the Big Ten Tournament. If NU loses, then they must rely on Maryland to lose on Saturday against Iowa to become Big Ten co-champions. If that happens, there would be a three-way tie for the title among the Cats, Terrapins and Wolverines — if Michigan wins — and NU
would have the third seed in the Big Ten Tournament. Since Fuchs’s arrival, the Cats and Nittany Lions have traded blows: The cumulative record between the two teams is 3-2 in favor of Penn State, not including post-season play. Last season, NU led in shots and penalty corners, but two early goals from the Nittany Lions denied a Cats victory. After traditionally heated competition, NU expects nothing less this year. “We are expecting a battle,” senior goalkeeper Maddy Carpenter said. “We’re definitely ready for a close game. They’re strong in the middle so we’re hoping to go around them, use the outsides. Hopefully we can execute on corners, get some goals in there, and keep them to a minimum in our circle. It should be a game in our favor if we can do those things.” Throughout Fuchs’ tenure, two of the five regular season contests against Penn State have reached overtime and three of the five have been decided by one goal. This season, NU has won three of its four extra-time events. The Cats will wrap up the season with senior day on Sunday against Kent State. The Golden Flashes are led by senior Hannah Faulkner, who has netted 17 goals on the season, 5 of them game-winners. NU had no trouble against Kent State last season, outscoring the team 3-1. This year may be a bit more difficult as Kent State is perfect in the Mid-American Conference. “(The end of the season) is a lot to take in,” Carpenter said. “I’m really excited, but I cannot believe it’s already that time of year. I can’t believe it’s going to be my last season. It’s going to be a lot of emotions.” Fuchs is thankful that Friday’s Penn State game works as “a good distraction” from the final regular season game, saying the seniors, “are not thinking that far ahead, we’re just focused on Penn State, which is always good for the coach.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu