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discussing conflict Steven Salaita addresses a crowd of about 200 in Harris Hall. Salaita, a scholar of indigenous studies, delivered a speech discussing academic freedom, the conflict in the Gaza Strip and his tweets that led to the withdrawal of his offered tenured position at the University of Illinois.

Salaita talks free speech after job controversy By jason Mast

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Academic Steven Salaita, who lost a job offer from the University of Illinois in

August after posting controversial tweets, spoke in defense of academic freedom Monday night in front of a packed auditorium in Harris Hall. Salaita, a scholar of Palestinian descent who focuses on American Indian and indigenous studies, wrote a series of

City mulls higher tobacco sales age By stephanie kelly

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An Evanston subcommittee recommended Monday that City Council increase Evanston’s required age to legally sell and buy tobacco and nicotine products from 18 to 21. The Human Services Committee vote was unanimous. If approved by council, retailers would no longer be able to sell tobacco or liquid nicotine products to anyone under 21. City Code would be amended to increase the age of sale, purchase and possession of tobacco or liquid nicotine products in Evanston. “As a parent of two Evanston residents who are of voting age, 18 and 20 years old, I have no regret about taking away their right to buy cigarettes in Evanston,” Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said. Two doctors on the Evanston Health Advisory Council spoke to the committee, along with Health

Department Director Evonda Thomas-Smith, about the benefits of increasing the legal age. Dr. Timothy Sanborn said adolescents are more susceptible to nicotine addiction, which is why the Evanston Health Advisory Council is targeting this age group. The health council voted unanimously to recommend the age increase to the committee. Communities in Massachusetts, Hawaii and New York have increased the legal age to 21 already, Dr. Don Zeigler said. Zeigler said that a community in Massachusetts was able to reduce its high school smoking rates by half since 2005, which was more than neighboring cities who did not have similar laws. Sanborn said the city’s economy would not be significantly impacted by the loss in income from tobacco and nicotine products. Only 2 percent of U.S. cigarette sales are credited to the 18 to 21-year-old age group, he said. In addition, in the 33 Massachusetts » See cigAREtTE, page 7

politically charged tweets about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Illinois’ Board of Trustees rescinded the tenured professorship it offered to Salaita, sparking widespread debate on free speech in academia. Hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine, Salaita defended his posts on social

DM Hero Program gets record number of families

A record 40 families supported by Dance Marathon’s primary beneficiary Starlight Children’s Foundation Midwest have committed to the student-run philanthropy’s Hero Program this year — about four times the program’s participation last year. The Hero Program allows DM participants to connect with the beneficiary families, DM spokeswoman Arielle Miller said. Families in the Hero Program are those connected to this year’s beneficiary, the Starlight Children’s Foundation, a nonprofit seeking to improve the lives of chronically ill children. Hero Program families participate with students during DM events throughout the year, including holiday parties and the philanthropy’s Top Chef fundraising competition. They also attend part of the 30-hour event in March, which marks the end of the fundraising period. “They really are the faces of DM,” said Miller, a Medill junior. “It’s huge motivation during those hours for dancers to be reminded why we’re doing this. It’s what Dance Marathon is all about.” Miller attributed this year’s high number of Hero Program families to the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s broad reach.

media this summer, criticizing the “corporatization of academia.” The event drew about 200 people from the Northwestern community and the Midwest. Salaita’s visit to NU marks the first day of a weeklong Chicago-area speaking tour. In his prepared remarks, Salaita attributed “One in four children are affected with critical or chronic illness,” Miller said. “Unfortunately it touches everyone’s life. Everyone knows someone who is affected by one of these diseases.” DM hopes to get even more families involved in the Hero Program and more students involved in the philanthropy, Miller said. Due to the high number of families participating, DM has extended its committee application deadline to Tuesday at midnight. The DM committees are finding

the withdrawal of his job offer partially to the influence of Zionist donors and rushed decision-making on the part of the trustees. Salaita continued by sketching out what he called the “eroding of academic freedom.” » See salaita, page 7 more ways to engage with the Hero Program families, Miller said. Earlier this month, several Hero Program families came to an NU football game, and DM participants spent time getting to know the families. “It speaks to the compassion and empathy within the Northwestern community,” Miller said. “This year is just an awesome opportunity for even more people to engage.” — Jeanne Kuang

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helping heroes A child attends the Starlight Children’s Foundation’s Fantasy Flight event. The Midwest chapter of the nonprofit is NU Dance Marathon’s primary beneficiary this year.

Divvy bike sharing service offers university discounts By paige leskin

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Students from Northwestern and five other area colleges will now be able to use bike sharing service Divvy for a reduced

price. The newly created Student Membership program will make a yearlong membership available to students for $55, a $20 discount from the standard fee, according to a news release from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office. The membership includes an unlimited

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number of trips under 30 minutes, according to the Divvy site. Trips more than a half hour will incur additional charges. Along with NU, the other participating institutions are City Colleges of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, DePaul University, Rush University Medical Center and University of Illinois at Chicago. The

program extends to both undergraduate and graduate students at the six schools, with more expected to sign on, according to the news release. “Money can be tight for college students and making Divvy even more affordable will help students get around campus and enjoy Chicago’s neighborhoods,” Emanuel

said in the news release. “With the upcoming expansion of Divvy into more neighborhoods and our continued growth of dedicated bike lanes throughout the city, this is another step forward as Chicago continues to set a new standard for other cities to follow.” The discount follows the announcement

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City to supply Des Plaines with water By paige leskin

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Four village boards voted Monday night to approve an agreement for Evanston to supply Des Plaines with up to 5 million gallons of potable water a day starting in 2015. The Illinois village boards of Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove and Wheeling that make up the Northwest Water Commission passed an agreement that allows Des Plaines to purchase its water from the commission, which draws its supply from the Evanston treatment plant. By serving Des Plaines with up to 5 million gallons of water a day, 1.8 billion gallons annually, Evanston will take in an additional $500,000 in net revenue annually, according to the news release. The agreement will be in effect for 20 years or until the commission ceases to exist. The water commission was first formed in 1957 to provide the four villages with potable water, which is taken from Lake Michigan.

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Although no construction is needed for the Evanston plant, the Des Plaines center will need restructuring to connect to the commission’s water facility. The commission said water delivery to Des Plaines will likely start in mid to late 2015. Des Plaines City Council passed the agreement with the commission Sept. 15 after officials agreed the transaction would provide benefits to both the city itself and the surrounding area. “Folks will see that not only does it deliver value to the Northwest Water Commission and hopefully it will allow them to work to make future infrastructure investment, but it also provides significant value to the taxpayers and water users in Des Plaines by driving down our water

costs,” Des Plaines Mayor Matthew Bogusz said at the meeting. The city originally conducted a water study a few years ago to find an alternate water source, city manager Michael Bartholomew said. Des Plaines has previously purchased its water from Chicago, but the city announced in 2011 that water rate hikes would raise prices to $3.82 per thousand gallons in 2015. Under the new agreement, the city will pay between $1.76 and $1.78 per thousand gallons to the commission. Bartholomew said the new agreement was a collaboration among various governments that will be the most economically sound for Des Plaines. “We have a contract that we think is good for the city, will provide long-term savings for the city,” he said. “We budgeted money to the capital infrastructure project, and we had that money ready in the bank to spend it.” The new agreement would have Des Plaines generate about $2.5 million in net revenue annually to the commission. pl@u.northwestern.edu

Skokie residents attacked in Evanston

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Woman arrested in connection with fraudulent checks

A woman was arrested after attempting to use a fraudulent traveler’s check on Sunday, police said. Police were called to a Best Buy located at 2301 Howard St. after a woman attempted to pay for a cell phone charger with an American Express traveler’s check, Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. Police were able to retrieve the check, along with two other American Express traveler’s checks. American Express confirmed the checks to be counterfeit, Parrott said. The woman was charged with a misdemeanor count of deceptive practice, police said.

Two Skokie residents were attacked after purchasing a car Friday, police said. Two men, 20 and 21, received a ride from an acquaintance to the 2400 block of Dempster Street to purchase a new car, Parrott said. Two unknown people approached the Skokie men and forcibly looked through their pockets, Parrott said. The men then hit the Skokie residents with their fists, he said. The pair took the key belonging to the recently purchased vehicle. One of the men who was attacked was injured with a cut to the forehead. It is believed that the attackers were acquainted with the person who gave the two men a ride.

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CARE hires temporary survivor advocate By olivia exstrum

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Northwestern’s Center for Awareness, Response and Education has hired a temporary sexual assault survivor advocate as the office continues searching for permanent replacements to fill its two vacant full-time positions. Carrie Wachter, a clinical therapist who has taught at Purdue University, will step in as the coordinator for sexual violence response services and advocacy. The position was previously held by Eva Ball. Lisa Currie, who oversees CARE as the director of Health Promotion and Wellness, told The Daily last month the office would experience a “gap in services” this quarter as the University tries to hire replacements for Ball and Laura

Across Campuses Georgia’s regulator of for-profit, private colleges sees some changes The board of the state agency in charge of regulating private and for-profit colleges convened Monday for the first time since an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation this summer found the agency lacking substantial oversight and a meager board of members serving mostly on expired terms. All but two members of the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission’s 15-member board were in attendance for Monday’s quarterly meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Tucker. During and following the AJC report, Gov. Nathan Deal moved quickly to replace and appoint new members to the board that previously had five vacant seats. Before the board’s publicized business meeting, agency director Bill Crews led a two-hour training session for the new board members. The tutorial continued through the board’s work session, which

Anne Haave (formerly Stuart). Ball resigned for family reasons at the end of Spring Quarter, and Haave, who was CARE’s sexual health education and assault prevention coordinator, left NU in August to take a position at Carleton College. Wachter is currently undergoing training and will begin at CARE next week. Currie said the demand at universities across the country for positions related to sexual violence makes it difficult to find a qualified candidate to permanently work at CARE. “It’s a buyer’s market, which means the candidates really have their pick,” Currie said. “It makes it very competitive for us because it leaves Northwestern competing with a smaller pool of candidates. There’s an excess of positions and not enough candidates.” Currie said the University found a desirable candidate this summer, but she decided to accept a promotion and salary increase from her current university. included the appointment of new officers and updates on the agency’s finances. In August, the AJC found that the small state agency — which regulates about 300 schools — was understaffed, plagued with sloppy record keeping and was operating with outdated systems. Two state audits, the most recent from April 2013, cited similar issues with the agency. Since then, the agency has made incremental steps to improve its operations, Crews said Monday. Most noticeable is the agency’s long-awaited updated website, which debuted within the past few weeks. The site now allows students to file online complaints against schools, but it does not provide searchable information about a school’s faculty, finances or other complaints. Also, schools must still print out application documents to submit to the agency. Still to be completed is an integrated database, which leaders at the agency have long said would help streamline and modernize its processes, moving from a paper to a digital system. The database should be completed by the beginning of the year, Crews said.

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Wachter first came to CARE’s attention in the spring, when Ball recommended her as a potential candidate, Currie said. “(Wachter) is a really good fit for our needs,” she said. “She has a great personality that students will connect with and knows her stuff when it comes to sexual violence response and “It would be nice to have a larger staff, to be able to do a better job of examining schools’ financial records,” Crews told the AJC. He plans to ask for an additional staffer during the upcoming budget session. Selected to lead the agency board Monday were Shelley Nickel and Martha Nesbitt, both new Deal appointees with long backgrounds in state education. Nickel, currently the vice chancellor for planning for the University System of Georgia, is a former chief of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget and a former chief of the state Student Finance Commission, which administers the HOPE scholarship program. — Janel Davis (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

2 student-athletes expelled from University of Findlay after sexual assault investigation

FINDLAY — Two University of Findlay student athletes are appealing their expulsion after a university investigation found a “preponderance of evidence” suggesting they were involved in a campus sexual

prevention.” Currie said Wachter will mostly do individual meetings with students, rather than work on campus policies and procedures. She said it’s crucial to have a full-time staffer who “understands the constants that exist on a campus.” CARE plans to roll out more advertising for the office’s positions this week and hopes to fill them permanently by Winter Quarter. In the meantime, Currie said, Wachter will be available to students Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. On Sept. 19, the University received a nearly $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to expand sexual assault prevention efforts on campus. NU plans to use the money to hire a coordinator of men’s engagement for CARE, who will work with male survivors and male-focused student groups. oliviaexstrum2017@u.northwestern.edu assault. Dave Emsweller, vice president for student affairs, said the university on Friday dismissed basketball player Alphonso Baity and football player Justin Browning. Findlay’s athletic department Web site lists Mr. Baity as a sophomore from Henderson, Ky. and Mr. Browning as a freshman from Detroit. A female student reported a sexual assault to a university health center employee on Wednesday, Mr. Emsweller said. The assault allegedly took place overnight Sept. 20 and Sept. 21 in campus housing where the two accused students lived. Mr. Emsweller would not detail the specifics of the complaint. A university investigative group interviewed the accused students and witnesses Thursday and “reached a conclusion that there was a preponderance of evidence that suggested there was a sexual assault,” he said. The victim can file a complaint with the police, though there is no law enforcement investigation underway currently, he said. — Vanessa McCray (The Blade)

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Letter to the Editor

Removing the ‘misunderstanding’ around consent Editor’s Note: This Letter to the Editor is in response to a column published in Friday’s print edition, titled “Know the true meaning of consent before you hook up I would like to offer the following response to “knowing the true meaning of consent.” First of all, it is indubitably a progressive development that California has signed an “affirmative consent” law. It is also true, as Patel notes, that we need to change our thinking about sexual consent. But I’d like to provide some context on the idea that rape and sexual assault result from “misunderstanding.” We generally don’t “misunderstand” consent in other contexts. I haven’t bought something

unless I’ve brought it to the counter and given the cashier my money. Just because I said I wanted a hamburger earlier in the day does not mean that Edzo’s has a complaint against me if I don’t drop by for lunch. I haven’t agreed to anything unless and until I’ve signed a statement saying — explicitly — what I’ve agreed to. I cannot consent to something if I’m mentally or physically incapacitated such that I cannot give consent. And if someone touches me on the street without my express permission, it is assault. Why does it suddenly become an issue of “misunderstanding” in a sexual context? It is not because we suddenly fail to understand “consent.” It is not

because we no longer are able to communicate and ask questions (notice that is a surefire way to ensure you aren’t misunderstanding someone — ask for clarification). It is because we have a double standard when it comes to sexuality: We victim-blame, we accept coercion (repeated requests, pressuring or assaulting someone who is drunk) and we accept that men are “entitled” to sex. I can only consent when I have explicitly, in the moment and voluntarily (without coercion) consented. That means that it isn’t consent if I’m drunk or being threatened, manipulated or pressured. It means it isn’t consent if I said I wanted something earlier and changed my mind. It means it isn’t

consent unless I’ve told you “yes.” If there is any doubt that there was consent, then there hasn’t been because consent is something that must be actively expressed rather than passively assumed (and if you don’t believe me, imagine how angry you would be if your friends assumed they could start charging things to your credit card without asking you first — because you didn’t say “no!”). It’s really that simple. Sincerely, C.K. Egbert PhD candidate, Department of Philosophy Northwestern University

NU should invest more in recreational athletics TREVOR Stoimenoff Daily columnist

Tennis is a sport that so many people enjoy — it is fairly easy to pick up, it’s as competitive as you want it to be and it’s fun to play with friends. So, naturally, club tennis at Northwestern is an extremely popular sport. As club tennis president, I had the opportunity to set up a booth at the activities fair this year and recruit new members. We had more than 90 people sign up — on the men’s side alone. However, in the back of my mind, I was worried about this turnout. Club tennis is not a high a priority in the sports department, so we get very little time on the tennis court. We also get a restricted number of courts. This severely limits the number of members we are able to accept, forcing us to cut more than half of those who try out. And when these guys get cut from club tennis and still want to continue playing the sport, it seems like there should be some other group they could join where they can continue to play. However, the University’s lack of opportunities in the recreational athletic department and the difficulty of managing the sport clubs that already do exist ruin that possibility. Club sports may not seem so important to some, but to others, they are an integral aspect of the college experience. The University fails to understand this. While it is important to prioritize and keep everything in order, it is also important as a university to remain focused on inclusivity and

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diversity of extracurricular programs and, as cliche as it sounds, not to forget about the little guys. Intramurals are another option that many students consider as an athletic outlet. However, only eight sports are offered as intramurals. There are currently 36 club sports offered. Some of the club sports are understandably not able to be adapted to an intramural format, but the discrepancy between the number of club sports and the number of intramurals is still alarmingly large. Just this year in club tennis alone, we were forced to cut over 40 students. Among every club sport offered, the number of kids who will be cut and have no intramural activity to fall back on is both disheartening and unfair.

Another issue is allocation of facilities. The proverbial totem pole places club sports fairly low, so we are scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to reserving practice and competition space. Varsity sports are understandably the first priority, but club sports are sacrificed first to make room for other events that have been planned long after club reservations have been made. In my case, my reservations for a club tennis tournament were altered without my consent. However, NU is building additional athletic facilities for varsity sports, so this could conceivably open more space for recreational athletics. It is tough to say what a solution for this

issue could be. Perhaps the University should have more stringent requirements when it comes to facility reservations for club sports. Maybe NU should simply give more attention to club sports and shine a bit more light on them. NU certainly has to put more effort into creating more athletic opportunities beyond club sports that students can join. The lack of depth in our recreational athletic department is the root issue, and I hope that will not be the case within the next few years. Trevor Stoimenoff is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at trevorstoimenoff2016@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Social media spurs self obsessions, stunts self growth lucas Matney

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When the word “tweeting” hit the national lexicon in 2009, cynics were already complaining about how social media was ushering in the complete and utter breakdown of human interaction. Fast forward five years, and the arguments on both sides are still the same. Yet it seems people are tweeting and posting now more than ever without having brought about the major sociological breakdown that was feared. But as everyone worried that social media’s communicative fallacies would just lead to friends sitting on their couches typing away on their iPhones and ignoring each other, something far worse was taking place. People began profiling themselves. In the world of social media, a land where self-obsession and low self-esteem can be difficult to differentiate, jealousy is an active influence. Seeing others’ posts that paint a seemingly perfect portrait of an existence devoid of struggles can lead a lot of users to wonder why their lives aren’t matching up. The answers are obvious, but when everybody plays by the same rules and only posts

the hashtag-able highlights of their lives, we’re presented with a picture of others that is far from accurate. In the 21st century, it seems we’ve recreated a world where we’ve all become celebrities and we are all our own agents selling our brand to everybody else. If this sounds incredibly self-absorbed to you, you’re wrong. Because in many cases, sadly, users are thinking about every other set of eyes looking at that picture or status but their own. Social media arose with different intentions. It was supposed to be the grand connector of people and ideas. It has achieved this to an extent, but in the process, it has caused irreparable damage to the individualism of our society. The phrase, “If you didn’t tweet it, it didn’t happen,” may be the most tragic instance of this. It connects to a larger delusion that success can only be defined in the presence of other viewers, as though one’s own personal experience is secondary to its reality show equivalent. Despite these truly distressing issues, social media has shown its worth in certain terms, though perhaps in a shallower manner than what has been claimed. Sure, we’re able to sustain relationships regardless of distance, but maybe we’re just maintaining an excess of relationships that mean little

to us. We also have much greater access to a diversified bank of information, but those instantaneous updates come at the price of reliability. And we can voice all of our deepest opinions democratically through the web, but “Internet justice” often finds a way of squelching opinions it doesn’t approve of. Social media is by no means some great evil threatening the moral fiber of our generation, but its effect on how we can grow to see ourselves is disconcerting. There are

a ton of benefits to living in the digital age, but every remnant of physical existence doesn’t need an online equivalent for all to see. Maybe by keeping our thoughts stored in our minds rather than the cloud, we can have quicker access to who and what we are. Lucas Matney is a Medill junior. He can be reached at lucasmatney2016@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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The YWCA Evanston/North Shore won a national fundraising competition Monday when they raised more than $300,000 for domestic violence services. The YWCA raised $311,467 in a month through the Allstate Foundation’s Purple Purse Challenge, which raised nearly $2.5 million overall. The center also receives $100,000 from Allstate for winning. “This is a feat that we could not have accomplished without the support of so many,” Karen Singer, YWCA’s president/CEO, said in a news release. “As a result, calls to our 24-hour domestic violence crisis line and requests for emergency shelter have increased dramatically — a sign that more women can name their situation, feel the support of a community and make a call with the belief that they deserve better.”

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An educational organization that raises funds to support the Evanston/ Skokie School District 65 received $180,000 in grants to help foster art and literacy programming within the district. The grants, which were awarded to Foundation 65, came from Northwestern and the Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation, the organization announced last week. NU contributed $30,000 to the foundation, which has been committed to fostering innovative arts and literacy initiatives for the past six years. Lise Jinno, Foundation 65 executive director, said the organization’s mission is to support academic excellence in all schools in District 65. She said she was grateful for the contributions.

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Allstate started the Purple Purse Challenge to encourage people to donate to local charities that help victims of domestic violence. The YWCA was one of 140 charities nationwide that participated in the competition. Since Sept. 2, the YWCA has been raising money and awareness for their domestic violence services that help more than 800 women each year, according to the organization’s site. Singer said the donations from the community allow the YWCA to continue to help women in need by providing them with resources such as shelter, food, transportation and legal advocacy. “The Purple Purse challenge has helped us up our game in terms of generating conversation around, awareness of, and support for survivors of intimate partner violence,” Singer said in an email to her supporters. “Sometime in the future we want to be able to say that the number of calls to our crisis line have reduced, and that it’s a hopeful sign because fewer women are being abused.” —Marissa Mizroch

“It is only with the help of community partners that we are able to truly make a difference for our schools and the educational opportunities that they provide our students,” Jinno said in a news release. This is not the first time NU has made a contribution to the organization, she said. “Northwestern in the past has … provided us with financial support,” she said. “We in turn take that financial support and put it towards arts and literacy.” During the 2014-15 academic year, Foundation 65 will provide more than $245,000 to support arts and literacy initiatives. The foundation also supports other programs aimed at increasing literacy rates and art integration programs. Paige Leskin contributed to reporting. —Rebecca Savransky

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Google courts students with Sweet 16 celebration By emily chin

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Northwestern can add Sweet 16 birthday parties to the list of events at Norris University Center. More than 100 students attended a birthday bash on Monday for Google, which turned 16 in September. The event, hosted by Google at Northwestern, showcased opportunities for involvement and promoted students’ interest in the company. “Google really likes to engage students in the best way that they can, so this is just a fun way to show different student opportunities, to see what internships are available,” said Google Student Ambassador Sowa Imoisili. The Weinberg junior participated in a Google immersion program, which she said allowed her to get an inside look at the company. “When I was there I kind of fell in love with the company,” she said. “There’s just a really great culture there … It’s my job to make this company even more fun than it already is. I love the fact that I get to be the point person between Google and Northwestern.” In putting together the event, Imoisili said she and her team brainstormed what students might be interested in by looking at what Google groups at other schools were doing. The team decided to focus on networking, while also offering trivia and snacks, she said. At the event, representatives who were interns or

took part in other Google programs in the past told students about their experiences at Google. McCormick freshman John Franklin, a past participant in a Google summer program that teaches high school seniors about programming, attended the event. “I worked with a lot of Northwestern kids or Northwestern alumni when I was there, so I’d really like to encourage more Northwestern kids to be involved in Google,” Franklin said. At the event, Franklin answered computer engineering questions and encouraged freshmen and sophomores to apply for Google’s Engineering Practicum Internship. “It’s more casual and fun than other networking fairs, and it’s Google,” said Weinberg senior Arkar Hein, who attended the event for networking opportunities. “It seems like a really cool and competitive place to work.” Other students went to the event to find out more about what it is like to work at Google. Franklin said getting an internship is competitive but not impossible, something he said he knows from experience. “They’re really looking for passion and something that they call ‘Googliness,’” Franklin said. “I describe it as a higher mission, where you can have a purpose that’s more than just yourself.” Google at NU will also be holding recruiting and info sessions on campus in the next few weeks. emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Two goals from Steiner lead NU over Illinois

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For the remainder of the half, Illinois had better offensive chances than the Cats, but none proved effective. The second half started off slow for both NU and Illinois with very few attempted shots in the first couple minutes of the half. The game was very physical, as expected of Big Ten rivals. The physicality in the second half reflected the frustration of the Fighting Illini team. Steiner had another good shot in the middle of the second half, but was called offside. This drive provided the NU team with the momentum to finish the game strong, and in the 87th minute Steiner took a far-out shot, scoring from nearly 40 yards away. With only four minutes remaining in the game, the goal secured the first Big Ten win for the Cats. Goalkeeper Lauren Clem had six saves, proving to be a key component in the Wildcats’ success. However, the shutout would not have been possible without the strong Cats’ defense. The NU defense played strong all game, limiting Flaws to only six shot attempts and snapping her fivegame scoring streak. Coach Michael Moynihan said he was grateful for the game. “We’ve been pretty beat up,� he said, “It was nice to get the goal that sealed it.�

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Coming off a loss against Ohio State, Northwestern (5-6-2) looked to secure its first Big Ten win at home against the Illinois Fighting Illini, and that’s exactly what the team did, beating Illinois (9-4-0) 2-0 Sunday. The Illini, led by the Big Ten’s top scorer, Jannelle Flaws, were favored to win. Illinois outshot the Wildcats 17-12, but NU’s shots proved more successful. Both goals came from sophomore forward Addie Steiner. “This feels so great,� Steiner said. “I literally don’t have any words right now.� Steiner scored the first goal for the Cats, assisted by Niki Sebo, giving NU the 1-0 lead over Illinois only three minutes into the first half. It was a looping shot over the goalkeeper’s head, setting a positive tone for the Cats early on in the game.

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of expanding the bikes will be to the Northwestern student body.� Weinberg junior Kevin Harris, vice president of community relations for Associated Student Government, said he has started to reach out to city officials and NU staff to see how ASG can play a role in bringing Divvy to Evanston and helping to establish docking stations on campus. The reduced rate will make Divvy a more attractive option for community members, he said. “We’ve kind of had our eye on this for a while,� Harris said. “The cheaper it is, the better it is for students.�

From page 1 on Sept. 28 from Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s office that Divvy will expand into Evanston in spring 2015. The city will install eight bike docking stations due to a $3 million investment from the state, according to a news release from the governor’s office. Now that Evanston is expected to be home to Divvy next year, officials are turning to the NU community to gauge its reactions to the bike service, City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz said. “We have heard from some, but not many students, about this,� he said. “Our hope is that we begin to hear more from students at Northwestern about Divvy so that we can better understand what the impact

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One possible key? A team meeting held following NU’s 0-2 start that multiple players said helped breach some communication gaps that had developed between the team’s Leadership Council and the rest of the roster. “After the second loss we were kind of like, ‘We’re beating ourselves,’� Ellis said. “We got together as a team, just the players, and talked about a lot of stuff. Guys who had never spoken stood up like, ‘This is what’s going on.’ We had some things that we had to address.�

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communities that have adopted this law, no retailers have gone out of business because they couldn’t sell cigarettes. Grover noted CVS had recently decided not to sell tobacco products in their stores. The corporation predicted they would lose $2 billion by discontinuing tobacco sales, but the long-term benefits to the corporation would outweigh that revenue loss, Grover said. Evanston was one of the first communities in Illinois to ban smoking in public places, work sites, bars and restaurants, Zeigler said. Evanston would be the first municipality in Illinois to increase the

Salaita

From page 1 He pointed to the influence of business interests in university policies. He cited universities’ increased reliance on easily fired non-tenured faculty, rising administrative salaries and the growth of collegiate sports, which he said overemphasized branding. Salaita also spoke about Palestinians, who he called the latest in a long line of suppressed cultural and ethnic groups, comparing them to African Americans, Native Americans and Jews. “A shameful irony is that Jews were long marginalized in the academy because of their supposed dangers to Anglo-civility,� Salaita said. “(They were) victim to rationalizations for their exclusions that sadly don’t look terribly different than the ones now being used against supporters of Palestinian civil rights.� Serene Darwish, a Weinberg senior and member of SJP, said after the event the group hosted Salaita

Senior wide receiver Kyle Prater said when the quieter players spoke up in the meeting, it caught the team’s attention. “When you have guys that never speak up in a meeting like that, it’s big,� Prater said. “We all listen because we want to hear from those guys, because those are guys that sometimes get lost in the shuffle. And to hear them speak up, it pays dividends in the long road. From that meeting to here right now, we’ve had a great turnaround. I don’t think we need much more of that because we know what we need to get done.� josephdiebold2015@u.northwestern.edu age if the ordinance passes council. “Historically, Evanston has been at the forefront in protecting public health and addressing the tobacco pandemic,� Zeigler said. “The rest of the state of Illinois will follow us.� The committee also accepted a report from the Board of Animal Control. Committee moved to authorize the establishment of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The Board of Animal Control, which held its first meeting on Aug. 4, is geared toward relaying issues to council on animal control and the Evanston Animal Shelter. stephaniekelly2017@u.northwestern.edu

because of his views on academic freedom. “This event was supposed to be both ‌ in solidarity with Palestinians and also in solidarity with Salaita and other victims of these attacks on free speech across the country,â€? Darwish said. Not everyone was convinced by Salaita’s arguments. “It’s not really about academic freedom,â€? said Weinberg junior Jonathan Kamel, president of Wildcats for Israel. “It’s about the tolerance of hate speech on college campuses, and in my opinion, hate speech, no matter what form, is not acceptable.â€? Burgwell Howard, assistant vice president of student engagement, attended the talk and said he thinks NU was a place for ideas to be shared. “Sometimes we have to defend the things that we don’t agree with,â€? Howard said. “No one says you’re supposed to agree with anything in a university.â€? Lydia Ramsey contributed reporting. jasonmast2018@u.northwestern.edu

SPEND WINTER 2015 IN WASHINGTON D.C. Have you ever dreamed of rubbing elbows with the movers and shakers on Capitol Hill? Would you like to learn how D.C. operates from the inside as legislators, the Obama administration and advocacy groups grapple with key issues facing the country? The Northwestern undergraduate program in Washington is an exciting opportunity for students to gain invaluable knowledge and experience about how DC operates, working as interns in the mix of organizations involved in a variety of important national issues while taking seminars in privacy and civil liberties in an era of National Security Agency scandals, and presidential power versus congressional clout. The program, which provides four units of academic credit through the internship/practicum and two seminars, also gives students the opportunity to forge ongoing relationships with organizations and companies in D.C. that have yielded subsequent internships and jobs. The program is offered every winter quarter so that students are there to witness either an inaugural address or a State of the Union address. Students work out of Medill’s D.C. Bureau at 1325 G Street, NW, Suite 730, about two blocks from the Metro Center subway stop.

If you are interested in ďŹ nding out more about the Winter 2015 program, attend a meeting on Thursday, October 9 at 5pm in Fisk 311. If you are interested but can’t attend the meeting, please contact Prof. Ellen Shearer at shearer@northwestern.edu.

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After the second loss ... Guys who had never spoken stood up like, ‘This is what’s going on.’ — Collin Ellis, senior linebacker

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‘Gothic’ alternate uniforms unveiled

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Anyone who has taken a walk along Northwestern’s campus will recognize the inspiration behind the “Gothic” Homecoming uniforms the team will wear Oct. 18 in its Homecoming matchup with No. 21 Nebraska. The font on the uniforms, which are black with purple accents and gold trim, is the same as the one on the signs that label campus buildings. Deering Library’s ivy accents a pattern on the pants. The Arch is printed in gold on the back of the helmets. NU unveiled the uniforms Monday prior to coach Pat Fitzgerald’s weekly news conference, where the coach discussed Saturday’s win over then-No. 17 Wisconsin and the team’s preparation for this week’s matchup at Minnesota. Sean Su/Daily Senior Staffer

shut down Northwestern’s defense shut down Iowa on Sunday, holding Big Ten leading scorer Natalie Cafone to 1 goal on the day. Kelsey Gradwohl (right) and Isabel Flens (left) were among the Wildcats to contribute to the 3-1 victory.

Cats snatch 1st place with 3-1 victory over Hawkeyes No. 11 Northwestern

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No. 11 Northwestern (9-3, 4-0 Big Ten) earned its sixth straight win on Sunday, routing No. 7 Iowa (8-3, 2-1 Big Ten) to take control of the Big Ten. Back-to-back goals by juniors Lisa McCarthy and Caroline Troncelliti within the first eight minutes of play gave the Wildcats an early lead as they went on to beat the Hawkeyes 3-1 in Iowa City, Iowa. NU now sits alone atop the Big Ten. “In the end, we just played really well,” coach Tracey Fuchs said. “Our early goals really set the tone. We were moving the ball and passing well. Nobody had a bad game.” Both teams entered the game undefeated in the Big Ten, the only two teams in the conference standing unbeaten. The Cats’ offense proved too much for the Hawkeyes, remaining tenacious throughout the matchup and earning 10

corners to the Hawkeyes’ three. Sophomore Dominique Masters found McCarthy on the third corner of the game, and the junior netted her third goal of the season to give the Cats a 1-0 lead at 5:17. Troncelliti quickly followed suit, slipping one past Iowa goalkeeper Alexandra Pecora off a pass from sophomore Isabel Flens. “After the first goal, the second one just kind of came,” said Fuchs. “We had a ton of corners and a ton of shots. It was great when we put one home late in the game to finish.” Hawkeye forward and Big Ten leading scorer Natalie Cafone responded at 12:59, tallying a goal for Iowa off a pass from Stephanie Norlander. NU’s senior goalkeeper Maddy Carpenter withstood an aggressive offensive surge after halftime, keeping the score notched at 2-1 until deep into the second half. With just 5:29 remaining, Masters scored off of an assist from junior Kelley Stump to give the Wildcats a decisive two goal lead. “I was in the right place at the right time,” Masters said. “The goalie had committed to Kelley and I was able to just put it home.” NU’s offensive squeezed the Hawkeye defense for the entirety of the match, earning 10 corners and taking 15 shots over the course of the two periods. “From the minute the refs blew the

whistle we were putting pressure on them,” Masters said. “It was nice to have that authority over them.” The Cats’ defensive focus going into the game was limiting the dominance of Cafone. Freshman Sophia Miller and junior Kelsey Gradwohl effectively shut Cafone down. With only one shot all game, she was unable to produce offensively for the Hawkeyes. Coming into the game, Cafone led Iowa in every attack statistic. “She was a really quick player but we managed to shut her down on the sideline,” said Miller. “We had really good communication and teamwork.” Fuchs, who mentioned last week the Cats needed to always be aware of Cafone’s position, could not compliment her defense enough. “We took care of her in the sense that we limited her touches,” Fuchs said. “If she made a move, Charlotte (Martin) stopped her like the vacuum she is.” With this win, NU ranks No. 1 in the conference. Amid the exciting first non-overtime win over Iowa since 2011, the team maintains its long-term goal: winning the Big Ten title. “It feels awesome (to be first),” Miller said. “It was a true test of where we are in the Big Ten, and where we’re going.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu clairehansen2018@u.northwestern.edu

Same old, same old Unlike last week, when NU went from facing pass-happy Penn State to run-heavy Wisconsin, there will be few new looks for the Wildcats this week: The Golden Gophers are Badgers-lite, with a strong running game, questionable quarterback play, a stout defense and disciplined special teams. “I start every game and our prep with a special teams evaluation of our opponent,” Fitzgerald said. “That’s where I start every week. With Minnesota, that’s what jumps off the tape to you. They’re very well coached. They’re fast. They’re physical.” Senior linebacker Collin Ellis said Minnesota’s schemes are similar to what the Cats saw on Saturday. “They’re a big, physical, power-run team,” Ellis said. “Welcome to the Big Ten.” More plaudits for the rookies For the second week in a row, an NU

player was awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week. Following Anthony Walker’s win for his performance against Penn State, safety Godwin Igwebuike took home the honor following his threeinterception game against the Badgers. Igwebuike added the conference’s Defensive Player of the Week award for good measure. Fitzgerald was more reserved with his praise, saying like Walker the previous week, Igwebuike made the highlight plays but also had the mental errors you expect from a young player in his first career start. “We talk to the guys all the time about being a play away,” he said. “That just goes to show you if you’re prepared and take advantage of the opportunity, great things can happen. Again, both Anthony and Godwin played well. I think both can definitely play better. And both guys gave credit to the seniors that helped them, and I think that’s a pretty solid statement about where this team’s at right now.” Ellis said the team was hardly surprised by Igwebuike’s standout performance. “All of us have known that Godwin is a special character, a special player,” he said. “He’s a good ballplayer. He goes up and gets the ball, and he had some crazy athletic catches.” The freshman will start again this week, as senior Ibraheim Campbell remains out with a hamstring injury. In other injury news, Fitzgerald said he hopes freshman running back Solomon Vault will be back this week after missing the Wisconsin game. Setting the tone Fans and observers have wondered how a team that looked so sloppy early in the year could have rebounded so quickly, becoming the only Big Ten team so far to go 2-0 in conference. » See FITZ, page 7

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FRESH look Northwestern’s Homecoming uniforms, unveiled Monday, feature a “gothic” black and gold design. The uniforms also include ivy imagery on the jersey and pants and The Arch is pictured on the helmets.

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Freshman Abbott carries NU to win over Minnesota No. 18 Minnesota

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The Wildcats defeated No. 18 Minnesota in three sets Sunday, moving to 3-1 in Big Ten play and 13-2 overall. Freshman Symone Abbott set a new single-game personal high with 21 kills, receiving high praise from coach Keylor Chan.

“She erases mistakes,” Chan said after the game. “When you can set up a hitter and she can terminate and finish the point, it really allows the team to have confidence in knowing that they’re not going to see another ball coming back at them. I think that’s huge.” Redshirt junior Caroline Niedospial was also impressed with the freshman. “It’s hard to come into the Big Ten as a freshman and really contribute,” Niedospial said. “She’s a stud.” Both teams came into the game looking to get back in the win column. Northwestern just had a seven-game win streak snapped last Wednesday against No. 6 Wisconsin, while Minnesota followed up a ten-game winning streak with two straight losses.

From the beginning, these two teams were evenly matched, trading kill after kill. The first 20 total points were split evenly at ten apiece. When the Golden Gophers started pulling away in the first set, the Cats refused to give up, never falling more than 4 points behind and eventually tying the game at 24. Two straight kills by senior Yewande Akanbi closed out the set in NU’s favor, 26-24. Abbott led NU in kills during the first set with five, and Akanbi had four, while Taylor Tashima, Maddie Slater, Katie Dutchman and Kayla Morin each added three. For Minnesota, Daly Santana led the Gophers with five kills and Hannah Tapp added three of her own. NU came out roaring in the second set, winning 5 of the first 6 points and 9

of the first 12. After that, the Cats were up by at least 4 points for most of the set, leading by as many as 7 at one point. Minnesota never looked like they had a chance, but this time they were the team who rallied near the end of the set to tie the game at 24. After trading each of the next 6 points, NU finally came through to win the second set, 29-27. With a total of 15 kills at the close of the second set, Abbott began closing in on her personal single-game record for kills. The freshman’s previous high, 17, came against Ohio University a couple of weeks ago. “If we have a great set and everything’s going well, the hitter should be able to put the ball down,” a humble Abbott said after the game. “That’s all

I’m doing, is putting the ball down.” The third set opened with Minnesota charging in front, winning 8 of the first 11 points. NU really struggled to get anything going at the start of this set; however, they fought back and tied the set at 12. Following a series of 14 points where no team took more than a 2-point lead with the set tied at 19, the Wildcats began to pull away. NU won 6 of the final 7 points, winning the set 25-20 and winning the match in straight sets. “We really executed a great game plan (today),” Chan said after the game. “It won’t get any easier versus Penn State (next Wednesday).” maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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