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Officials from the school boards of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and Evanston Township High School District 202 are working on a joint resolution that expresses their opposition to an Illinois Senate bill that would result in state funding for both districts to be cut by about four-fifths. D202 board president Gretchen Livingston will prepare a draft of the boards’ position that criticizes the state bill for failing to increase funding for public education in Illinois, she said. She called the bill, also known as the School Funding Reform Act of 2014, a “redistribution mechanism” that aims to provide more money to schools in the state’s lower income districts. Inadvertently, the bill would punish districts such as Evanston with higher property
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Drowning has been ruled the official cause of death for McCormick senior Mihirtej Boddupalli, who was one of two passengers in a July drunk driving accident that left the car they were riding in at the bottom of a 40-feet-deep lake. Coroner’s reports show both passengers were intoxicated at the time of their deaths. The DuPage County Coroner’s Office autopsy and toxicology reports, accessed this week by The Daily, determined the final cause of death for both passengers as drowning by entrapment in a car. The accident occurred early July 19 when McCormick senior Michael Szot, who had a blood alcohol content above the legal limit of 0.08, drove the car down a steep wooded area before it landed upside down in a water-filled quarry in Naperville, Illinois, according to the coroner’s investigative report. The car sunk to the bottom of the lake. Boddupalli and Indiana University student Sajaad Syed were both found inside the vehicle, according to the report. They were later pronounced dead at a hospital. Szot, who pleaded not guilty to nine counts of aggravated driving under the influence last month, was able to escape through a driver’s side window while the car was sinking, according to documents filed by the prosecution in a DuPage County court. Prosecutors reported Szot had a BAC of 0.14 shortly after the crash and admitted to smoking marijuana earlier in the night. Boddupalli had a BAC of 0.162 and Syed of 0.102 and neither tested positive for marijuana, according to the coroner’s toxicology report. When initially questioned after the crash, Szot denied driving the car, telling police he had “given his keys to irresponsible friends,” according to court documents, but he later admitted he was the driver. Earlier in the night, Szot picked up his two friends and drove to a party where he smoked marijuana, according to the court files. The three then arrived at Features Bar in Naperville between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m., according to the files, and left at about 1:30 a.m. Szot later admitted to drinking between “8-9 beers and shots of rum throughout the night,” according to court documents. The accident occurred at about 2 a.m. while the car was traveling at a
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Senate Bill 16 aims to overhaul the state’s current regressive funding system.
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Intersection sees increase in business By Marissa Mizroch
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The intersection of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue continues to develop with the recent addition of multiple new businesses, including Starbucks, a grocery store and plans for a health center to expand its space. An area that has been subject to years of vacancies and foreclosed properties, the intersection will be further improved with the new influx of business openings, Evanston’s economic development coordinator Paul Zalmezak said. Local grocery chain Valli Produce finalized its purchase of the Evanston Plaza shopping center, located at the corner of the two streets, on Thursday. The space lost its biggest store, Dominick’s, when the supermarket closed all of its locations in the Chicago area in December 2013. “We felt it was important to purchase the shopping center to improve the overall shopping experience at Dempster and Dodge,” Valli Produce owner Frank Greco said in a news release. “The retail offerings at this plaza have been stagnant for several years and we hope to revitalize its potential.” Valli’s owners intend to expand the Dominick’s space to create a bigger supermarket, as well as
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devloping Dempster/dodge Cars pass by the newly opened Starbucks at Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue in southwestern Evanston on Tuesday night. The area has seen a series of new businesses open as part of an ongoing development project.
improve existing storefronts and relocate others to make the entire shopping center more convenient for customers.
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“It’s already a stable neighborhood, but we’re hoping it will stabilize property values, it’ll attract other businesses,” Zalmezak said. “I
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Students take advantage of tutoring By stephanie kelly
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Evanston Township High School staffer Nichole Boyd always had the deep passion and teaching credentials to teach Spanish, but her job as an educator in the Transitional Learning Center, the school’s support system for pregnant students, had always prevented her from doing so. However, as former coordinator of the ETHS’ Wildkit Academy program, she was given the opportunity to teach students in the subject she loves. “I jumped at the opportunity because it was a best of both worlds situation for me,” Boyd said. The academic support program Wildkit Academy, which started again this school year on Sept. 13, offers students the opportunity to get help from teachers on select Saturday mornings. Students can get one-on-one support, attend exam reviews and receive homework assistance. Although the program is optional, an average of 200 or more students attend each Saturday session, said Melissa Costello, the Wildkit Academy coordinator for the 2014-15 academic year.
Boyd said two-thirds of ETHS’ entire student body has attended at least one session. Former ETHS employee Chala Holland started Wildkit Academy in 2010 in response to a growing number of low grades from students, Boyd said. “This was one way to meet that need for students, to give them more time with classroom teachers and tutors,” Boyd said. The program was held for eight or nine Saturdays during the first year, Boyd said. Soon, the tutoring became one of the most popular and well-attended programs at ETHS, she said. Teachers come to the Wildkit Academy sessions because they want to be able to help their students succeed in school, Costello said. She said that during the two years she taught in the program, she watched her students grow. “In Evanston, there’s a lot of staff members that are really devoted to the students, and they see the benefit of being there,” Costello said. Although the number of students increases during exam time and the total who show up each Saturday fluctuates, the program generally continues to be successful throughout the years. “The Saturday Wildkit Academy was the best
A 39-year-old woman was arrested Monday in connection with attempting to steal more than $235 worth of items from a Whole Foods grocery store, police said. The woman placed bottles of essential oils and cleaning supplies in a black cloth bag she brought into the store, Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The woman was detained after failing to pay for the items at the checkout of the Whole Foods located at 1111 Chicago Ave., police said.
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Phone stolen from Evanston elementary school
Police responded to a reported theft of a cell phone at an elementary school Monday afternoon. The coral iPhone 5S was taken from a desk and belonged to a 25-year-old woman from Chicago, Parrott said. The theft took place at Kingsley Elementary School, an Evanston/Skokie District 65 school, located at 2300 Green Bay Road.
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On Campus Former NU employee denies copyright claims By tyler pager
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Former Northwestern employee Nina Barrett on Monday denied allegations that she infringed upon the University’s copyright by refusing to return her unfinished manuscript for a book about the 1924 Leopold and Loeb murder trial. In July, Northwestern filed a copyright infringement lawThe University suit against Barrett, the University is trying to bully whom commissioned to a previously write a book about the notorious murpublished der trial. The lawsuit author ... and alleged Barrett’s acts seize her work were “willful, intentional, and purposeproduct in ful,” and as a result, violation of her the University has suffered both monrights. etary damages and Charles Valente, “irreparable harm.” lawyer Barrett (Medill ’87), who began working at NU in 2006 as a writer in University Library’s public relations department, was asked to write the book in 2009 after curating a successful exhibit on the trial for the library, according to the lawsuit. The 1924 trial found two University of Chicago students guilty of killing a 14-year-old boy in Chicago. Barrett’s supervisor told her the book would be an official part of her job as a library employee, the lawsuit stated. In 2012, Barrett was awarded the Kaplan
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Institute’s Library Fellowship to complete the book. The lawsuit states the contract for the publication of the book would be between Northwestern University Press and Northwestern University Library. However, the suit alleged that Barrett did not return any of the research materials for the book when she resigned from NU in December 2013. A forensic examination that NU conducted on the laptop Barrett was issued suggested that she transferred files related to the project to a USB drive, and restricted access to other files on NU’s servers, according to the suit. The University alleged that Barrett wanted to prevent NU from accessing the files. In Barrett’s response to the lawsuit, she admitted to restricting access to personal files on NU’s servers but denied the other allegations. In the response to the lawsuit, Barrett also said the Kaplan Institute fellowship terms only required her to produce a paper and workshop for the other Institute fellows. In addition, she stated NU’s copyright policy gives “copyright ownership and creative control” to the creator of the work. Charles Valente, Barrett’s lawyer, said NU has never seen a copy of her work. He told The Daily in July that his client has no liability. “The University is trying to bully a previously published author who received the library’s Kaplan Fellowship and seize her work product in violation of her rights under the fellowship,” Valente said. Barrett now owns Bookends & Beginnings at 1712 Sherman Ave., a bookstore that recently opened in the former location of Bookman’s Alley. tylerpager2017@u.northwestern.edu
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marching on Past uniforms from Northwestern University Marching Band stand on display in University Library. The NUMB exhibit runs through the end of Fall Quarter.
Library exhibit celebrates NU marching band pride
More than 100 years of Northwestern University Marching Band history is on display at University and Deering libraries this quarter. The “Pride and Guts” exhibit, named for the band’s mantra, runs from Sept. 15 to Dec. 19 and includes artifacts such as old uniforms, hats and batons from the past century, according to a news release. The exhibit highlights the University’s first two band directors, Glenn Cliffe Bainum and John P. Paynter, the University said. Bainum and Paynter are recognized for their contributions to marching band formations.
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Paynter arranged NU’s Alma Mater hymn and established NUMBALUMS, the band’s alumni group. Paynter’s family donated some of the exhibit’s materials. “The marching band represents a lot of devoted students from every school at Northwestern,” University archivist Kevin Leonard said in a news release. “Despite that eclectic range, band members remain a cohesive bunch. Even over generations, they have traditions that link them.” The exhibit will also feature digitized clips of old marching band footage discovered by curators during research. The library hopes to attract new students and alumni during Homecoming, the University said. — Jeanne Kuang
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Letter to the Editor
It’s On Us: Student leaders sign on to White House initiative 1/5 women and 1/16 men
Dear Members of the Northwestern Community, As the new school year begins, we haven’t forgotten that the statistics surrounding campus sexual assault have not changed. One in five women and one in sixteen men has been sexually assaulted during their time in college. Eight in 10 victims knew their attacker, and 95 percent of sexual assaults go unreported for various reasons. Last year, Northwestern faced several lawsuits and heavy criticism for its handling of potential Title IX violations. While the issue of sexual assault is not unique to Northwestern, we can do better as a community to prevent sexual assault on campus. On Sept. 19, President Barack Obama launched a new national campaign called “It’s On Us” to end campus sexual assault. Its mission is clear; the responsibility to stop sexual assault is on everyone, regardless of gender, and it’s on us to stand up and not stand by when sexual assault occurs. The campaign has four main pillars: To recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual
have been sexually assaulted in college
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make a difference, and it’s on us to make Northwestern a safer place for its members. Today, we’re asking you to join us in taking the pledge. One is too many. Together, let’s work to end sexual assault at Northwestern.
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95% of sexual assaults go unreported
assault. To identify situations in which sexual assault may occur. To intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given. To create an environment in which sexual assault
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is unacceptable and survivors are supported. As members of the Northwestern community, we each have a responsibility to create and sustain a safe environment for all students. This means intervening in unsafe situations instead of looking the other way. Each and every one of us has the potential to
Signed by: Julia Watson and Erik Zorn Associated Student Government president and executive vice president, Alizana, Associated Student Government, For Members Only, Global Engagement Summit, Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault, Multicultural Greek Council, Northwestern Community Development Corps, Northwestern Intergraternity Council, Northwestern Panhellenic Association, Northwestern Student Theatre Coalition, Northwestern Sustained Dialogue, Northwestern University Conference on Human Rights, NU Hillel, Rainbow Alliance, Residential College Board, Residence Hall Association, and Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators
Football game-day changes hurt student experience meredith goodman
Daily columnist @merbear_77
I always look forward to the yearly football game during Wildcat Welcome. I love seeing my friends, watching the band and rooting for my Wildcats. However, this past Saturday morning, I didn’t enjoy the experience nearly as much as I had in the past. This is mainly because of changes made to the student tailgating area known as Fitzerland and the newly located student section within Ryan Field. The first thing I did Saturday morning was head to Fitzerland with my friends. For those who haven’t experienced Fitzerland, it is a beautiful grassy area just outside of Ryan Field roped off for students to tailgate. Last year was the inaugural year of the new tailgate area, which was packed with students before every game. Students grilled burgers and hot dogs, tossed mini footballs and yes, drank many varieties of cheap beer. But this year, because of a combination of some existing and new policies, Fitzerland
was almost empty and had no game day atmosphere. Students sat on the lifeless lawn and left for the game very early. Because security personnel monitored the entrance of Fitzerland asking for WildCARDs, students were turned away or just didn’t enter. Charcoal grills, like last year, had to be reserved in advance for a fee, and there was only one grill firing (admittedly though, their grilled English muffins looked delicious). Maybe it will get better when the freshmen are allowed to enter Fitzerland, but it was honestly the least fun tailgate that I have ever attended. My friends and I then headed toward the new student section at Ryan Field, located in the southeast corner of the stadium. I actually enjoyed having significantly more room in the student section without the overhang and wall limiting us at the previous location. I also found ‘CatVision, Ryan Field’s large video scoreboard, much easier to see and experience. However, I felt removed from the action sitting on one of the curves of Ryan Field. I felt that the student section’s growls and noises could only affect the opposing team when they were in the red zone directly in front of us. I couldn’t hear either marching
band’s performance during halftime. When special guests, like other Northwestern athletic teams or Evanston aldermen, were brought onto the field, we were facing their backs. Although it is nice for the new student section to have a better view of the stadium and more space, it doesn’t make sense for it to be on what has traditionally been considered the “visitor’s side” of Ryan Field. Maybe I can’t complain that much because the freshmen were so isolated during the game and didn’t meld in with the student section, nor did they have the opportunity to visit Fitzerland. And I understand that the University and Wildside need to check WildCARDs for security and rent out grills in advance. But I think that some changes could be made to enhance the game-day experience at NU. If we want Fitzerland to be the ultimate student tailgating destination, then we need to go all-out. If the administration and Wildside want students to stay at Fitzerland and be active fans, they need to provide some sort of incentive to be there. Instead of having students provide food, the University could bring in outside vendors or even give food away. They could give away Wildside T-shirts, hold
raffles and maybe set up entertainment like dunk tanks or flat screen televisions. The new student section arrangement might be harder to fix. We can’t change the main camera alignment to face the “visitor’s” sideline, and the University cannot move the student section back to its old location during the current season. A temporary solution would be to have any speakers that are being honored and marching bands face the student section. And if the University plans on keeping the student section in the current location, they could alter ticket sales to let NU students and alums buy most of the tickets to make that side of Ryan Field the new “home” sideline. With a current 1-2 record and some challenging football games coming up, I may not have the best experiences as a student at football games this year. But I hope that in the coming years, NU continues to make changes, ones that optimize the student game-day experience. Meredith Goodman is a Weinberg senior. She can be reached at meredithgoodman2015@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Ice Bucket Challenge does more harm than good sai folmsbee
daily columnist
Last month, Facebook newsfeeds were inundated with videos of friends pouring buckets of ice water over their heads. Beginning in July, this very strange piece of performance art blossomed into the full-blown explosion of social media fueled fundraising for the ALS Association. Friends, family, celebrities, businesses and more joined in the effort, and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge became an unexpected sensation. By August, the ALS Association had raised over $70 million in donations. So what is the ALS Association going to do with this extra money? Last year over the same time period, they raised only $2.5 million. Unfortunately, the association only has a few options, and none of them is ideal. They could use all of the money to markedly increase research funding immediately, but since scientific endeavors often take decades to complete, this would be shortsighted. If they wanted to dole out the funds slowly, most of the money will just sit unused in an account. As strange as it sounds, the ALS Association simply has too much money, and this kind of massive fundraising can often have starkly negative repercussions. The truth is, donating to foundations that focus on researching a single disease is remarkably inefficient. Medical research is extraordinarily vast and complex, with diseases that vary in their impact on public health, prevalence, mortality and treatment
options, and research grants need to be allocated appropriately. With finite resources available, providing research funds solely on the basis of the marketing success of a private foundation will almost certainly lead to improper distribution. Importantly, we already have a much better system. The National Institutes of Health is the largest supporter of biomedical research in this country. Although it is far from perfect, it allocates these research funds, some $30 billion annually, on the basis of scientific merit and disease impact. If we care about advancing medical care through scientific discovery, supporting the NIH would be the best way to do it. But even if the money was effectively spent toward ALS research, it represents money that will now not go toward other causes. And millions have exhausted energy and time in raising money for ALS instead of other pressing medical or humanitarian causes. But what about the goal to raise awareness for ALS? It certainly has done this, but it is an empty achievement. ALS is not a preventable disease, and knowledge of it will certainly not impact its occurrence. Spreading HIV and AIDS awareness can serve to improve safe sex practices and reduce stigma. Improving cervical cancer awareness can improve early detection and decrease mortality in women. But the only information in the ice bucket videos is that ALS is a terrible disease, and there is little we can do about it. Moreover, even knowledge itself has a cost, and disease-specific advocacy spawns a fabricated landscape of public health in the United States. The two greatest killers in this country are heart disease and cancer,
but few can name any of the others on the list. Have you ever heard of chronic lower respiratory diseases? It sounds relatively obscure, but it is the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is a shame that these diseases that kill more than 140,000 per year in the United States are less well known than ALS, which does not even make the list among the top 100 causes of death. That isn’t to say that funding the research of ALS won’t be useful. ALS is a disease with more questions than answers. Even its name, “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,” is composed of three words that take at least a year of medical school to truly understand. And the only way we can ever begin to treat ALS through funding both basic science researchers and clinical investigators is to first understand all the minute processes that
occur within our cells. But ultimately, we cannot forget that this very sentiment applies to nearly every disease, many of which have a much greater need for research money. Perhaps you are still unconvinced. In that case, the next time a viral donor campaign makes the rounds, simply consider donating to another foundation or cause. For example, mental illness research, specifically depression and suicide, is terribly underfunded. There are plenty of charitable causes you can support, but just make sure you do not forget to support the largest medical charity of them all, the NIH. Sai Folmsbee is a Feinberg graduate student. He can be reached at sai@fsm.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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Evanston polls public on switch to reusable bags
Evanston officials are conducting an online questionnaire aimed at helping residents stop using plastic bags and transition to reusable shopping bags by August 2015. The questionnaire will be used to gather the public’s opinion on how Evanston’s new plastic bag ban, which was passed in July, should be implemented and adjusted, Evanston’s sustainable programs coordinator Catherine Hurley said. Available on the Engage Evanston site, the poll asks participants about their reusable bags preferences, including their preferred type of bag and how much residents are willing to pay for them. City Council passed a plastic bag ban July 28 after much debate among aldermen over its practicality. The ban will affect 27 businesses in Evanston. It requires businesses larger than 10,000 square feet, such as Whole Foods, Jewel-Osco and CVS, to eliminate their usage of plastic bags by Aug. 1, 2015. The city was able to determine that the production and use of plastic bags is wasteful and has a negative impact on the environment, according to
Evanston prepares for upcoming sustainability festival
More than 80 green businesses and organizations will showcase displays at Saturday’s Evanston Green Living Festival. The annual festival, hosted by the Evanston Environmental Association and the city, will take place at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd. The event aims to teach residents how to reduce their carbon footprint through the presentation of green products and other services to generate ideas for attendees, according to its website. The festival centers on Sustain Evanston’s Livability Plan, which focuses on reducing the city’s greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2016. Evanston has similarly tried to reduce its emissions in the past. In 2008,
the Evanston ordinance. Aldermen considered the ban after Chicago passed a partial ban on plastic bags in April. A proposal to ban plastic bags was first introduced and discussed in council in 2011, but resulted in Whether no legislation. Once we (use Evanston assesses the survey and the pub- reusable bags) lic’s needs, it will start voluntarily or to develop a strategy to reach out to residents because of a and educate them on ban does not the ban, Hurley said. matter as long “The city is understanding people’s curas we do it. rent behaviors,” Hurley Elizabeth said. Tisdahl, “Whether we (use Mayor reusable bags) voluntarily or because of a ban does not matter as long as we do it,” Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl told The Daily in an email. She said she takes her own plastic bags when she goes to the grocery store because she believes it is better for the environment.
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the city developed a Climate Action Plan and reached a 13 percent emissions reduction goal in 2013. To teach citizens about the Livability Plan, the festival will have a “Livability Hub,” according to its website. It will also feature a Green Market to house exhibits, demonstrations on alternative transportation, composting and other attractions. Northwestern’s Tiny House, started in 2010 in an engineering class, will also be featured. It is a 128-square-foot house that was made to generate its own water and electricity to accommodate one person living in it for a year in a Chicago climate. After the festival, the house will stay at the Ecology Center to teach center visitors about sustainable living. The festival is supported through several sponsors and will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Jennifer Ball
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SAVING THE EARTH A shopper carries items in a plastic bag after purchasing them at CVS. CVS is among 27 Evanston businesses that will be prohibited from supplying plastic bags starting August 2015.
National News Cal state plan to aid sexual assault victims praised
LOS ANGELES — California State University will appoint advocates for victims of sexual assault on all 23 of its campuses -- a move that may spur other colleges around the nation to take similar action, lawmakers said Monday. Cal State’s plan had not been widely announced but was applauded in a press release issued by U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-San Diego), who in July introduced federal legislation to deal with the problem. Under their bill, all colleges and universities that receive federal funding would be required to appoint independent, on-campus advocates to support victims with emergency medical care, guidance on reporting sexual assaults to law enforcement, information on their legal rights and other services. In August, Boxer asked California colleges to
voluntarily adopt the provisions. Cal State had already been reviewing sexual assault policies. Chancellor Timothy P. White committed in June to expand confidential advocates to each campus by June 2015, spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp said. Cal State is also hiring for the first time a systemwide Title IX compliance officer to ensure its campuses are aware of their legal obligations, coordinate preventive training and response, and share best practices, among other efforts, Uhlenkamp said. Universities across the nation have been faulted for reporting and mishandling sexual assault cases, with UCLA, UC Berkeley and USC among dozens of public and private schools under investigation by the Department of Education after student complaints. The state Legislature recently approved a bill directing state colleges and universites to establish clearer guidelines on consent. — Carla Rivera (Los Angeles Times)
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who felt that their neighborhood had been forgotten.� The Heartwood Center, a holistic health services center in Evanston, purchased two properties at the intersection in August. The purchases were made as part of an effort to revitalize the area, according to a news release. “They purchased the properties not only to beautify the neighborhood, but they also want to provide more opportunities for the community to get involved with Heartwood,� said Christina Giordano, Heartwood’s marketing manager.
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tax bases that can’t afford education budget cuts, she said. Livingston said she hopes the resolution will be drafted in time for the next joint D65D202 meeting on Oct. 9. Passed in the Illinois Senate on May 27, the state bill was created by the Senate Education Funding Advisory Committee in April. The members were tasked with trying to reform the system through which Illinois schools receive funding. The current system in Illinois is characterized as “regressive� in style. The bill proposes a new system that attempts to distribute funding based on the ability of certain state districts
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reputation,� she said. “It’s been known as a little seedy. We want to improve it, because it is part of Evanston, which is one of the most beautiful suburbs of the North Shore. We want to make it more tourist friendly and more community friendly.� A Starbucks, complete with a drive-thru window, opened earlier this month in the area. Other businesses that will soon open at the intersection of Dodge Avenue and Dempster Street are Goldfish Swim School, which City Council approved Sept. 8, and an indoor soccer facility, Zalmezak said.
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Heartwood opened in Evanston in 1999 and currently provides yoga and massage therapy, among other services. The center has plans to make the new space the face of a new “healing corridor,� which would become a hub for healing and wellness in Evanston, Giordano said. “Dempster and Dodge has a pretty bad
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to pay. “Districts with high poverty populations receive less state and local funding than their more affluent counterparts,� according to the Illinois State Board of Education. “Senate Bill 16 aims to overhaul the state’s current regressive funding system unto a progressive system.� The redistribution of funds would cause Evanston’s public schools to lose the majority of the funding they receive on the state level. Under the new policies, D65, which includes Evanston’s public elementary and middle schools, stands to receive more than $1.1 million in the upcoming school year, while ETHS D202 would get a half million from the state. Under the new bill, each Evanston district
would receive about one-fifth of the funding it collected from the state in the previous fiscal year. State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) voted in favor of the legislation when it passed through the state Senate. To allow districts to adjust to the new level of funding they would receive, the bill proposes that the new monetary amounts be eased in over the course of four years. The state has capped monetary losses for district to $1,000 per student. The bill was referred to the House’s Rules Committee on May 28 and will be voted on once the General Assembly returns from recess.
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From page 1 high speed down Aurora Avenue. An eyewitness described Szot’s 2007 Chevrolet Impala as a “white streak� passing in front of her vehicle, according to the court files. After escaping the car, Szot did not make any effort to help the two passengers escape, according to the files. Szot and another witness reported at least one passenger was conscious at the time of the crash, according to the documents. Szot is currently free on $250,000 bond and has a status hearing on Oct. 2. Boddupalli In response to s e vera l a lcoholhad a BAC of related incidents in 0.162 and Syed of Naperville including the fatal crash, 0.102 and neither Naperville officials tested positive discussed implefor marijuana, menting additional regulations for bars according to in the area. the coroner’s Potential ordinances included not toxicology report. allowing people into a bar an hour before closing, stopping the sale of shots earlier in the night and reducing the maximum single serving of alcoholic beverages. allymutnick@u.northwestern.edu rebeccasavransky2015@u.northwestern.edu
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Across Campuses Rutgers shocked by deaths of two students in separate incidents Rutgers University in New Jersey is mourning two students who died over the weekend — one after a gathering at a fraternity house and another after a bear attack. Caitlyn Kovacs, a 19-year-old sophomore, died early Sunday morning after she was taken to the hospital after appearing to be in distress while with a group at a fraternity house Saturday night, the Middlesex County prosecutor said in a news release cited by several media organizations. Kovacs was studying animal sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, according to a statement from Rutgers University President Bob Barchi. “Her passing over the weekend is a tragic loss to her family, her friends, and the entire Rutgers community,� Barchi said in the statement. Another student, 22-year-old Darsh Patel,
was killed Sunday in a bear attack in a wooded area of Passaic County, according to a statement from Chancellor Richard Edwards. Patel was a senior in the School of Arts and Sciences majoring in information technology and informatics. Patel was hiking with a group of friends when they encountered the bear. The hikers ran and split up, according to a statement from the West Milford, N.J., Police Department. Authorities found the bear near Patel’s body; the animal was euthanized. “As we grieve over his tragic passing, please know that our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones and to all his friends and fellow students at Rutgers,� Edwards said in the university’s statement. Calls for additional comment on both deaths were not immediately returned by authorities or Rutgers. — Ryan Parker (Los Angeles Times)
Penn State seeks dismissal of Paterno-Kenney lawsuit Penn State is seeking to have a suit brought by two former assistant football coaches dismissed. On Tuesday, the university’s lawyers filed a 106-page response to the suit brought in federal court by Jay Paterno and Bill Kenney in which they are seeking damages in excess of $1 million for the impact of decisions made after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal on their professional lives. The defense called the coaches’ version of events a “false and preposterous tale of an alleged conspiracy between the NCAA, the Freeh Firm and Penn State completely devoid of any specific factual allegations to support such a claim.� Paterno, son of the late former head coach Joe Paterno, was the Nittany Lions quarterbacks coach. Kenney coached tight ends and offensive tackles.
According to the court documents, the two were released from employment after Bill O’Brien accepted the head coaching job in 2012, with Penn State paying out 18 months of full-salary severance to honor contract obligations. “Plaintiffs were not singled out in any way and were treated in the exact same manner as the other similarly situated coaches who were terminated,â€? the response stated. Kenney is now an offensive line coach at Western Michigan University. Paterno said in his filing that he had applied for head coaching positions at Connecticut, James Madison, Colorado and Boston College, but was never interviewed. He alleged that other schools considered the Penn State coaches “toxicâ€? in the wake of the scandal. The university, on the other hand, pointed to the jobs in question. ÂÂ
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PUTTERMAN: One important thing to realize about this team: It’s not really that young. The offense will lose six starters to graduation after this season and the defense will lose four, including its entire starting linebacker group. Of the guys coming back, how many have established themselves as Big Ten-caliber starters? Nick VanHoose and Traveon Henry maybe. Probably Christian Jones and Dan Vitale. Dean Lowry? All are pretty good, but are they the types who can carry the team next year? I’m worried next year could be worse than this one, and beyond that it’s near-impossible to forecast. That means the 2014 Cats really need to rally and at least salvage a bowl game out of this season. There are enough winnable games to make that happen, but the margin for error is low. I’ll let you have the final word. Where does the season and the program go from here?
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The Daily’s Alex Putterman and Rohan Nadkarni exchange emails about the Northwestern football team as it enters Big Ten play Saturday at Penn State. PUTTERMAN: We’re about two weeks away from Oct. 5, a date stuck in the minds of all Northwestern football fans. That was the day, a year ago, when ESPN’s College Gameday came to Evanston and the Wildcats almost beat Ohio State in front of an electric, sold-out crowd at Ryan Field. That will probably end up being my favorite 24 hours of college. Everyone was wearing purple, campus was buzzing, football was on our collective minds. Now, only 50 weeks later, NU football is back to being a punch-line. After losing seven of eight to close last season, the Cats are 1-2 in 2014, struggled with Western Illinois, have no quarterback play and enter Big Ten play without having played even a great half, let alone a great game. Most shockingly, people are mad at Pat Fitzgerald! A year ago that guy was unassailable, and now fans and media members are talking about him like he’s Mack Brown meets whoever-coaches-the-WashingtonGenerals. Rohan, how in the name of Otto Graham did this happen? NADKARNI: The first thing that comes to my mind is, was the Gator Bowl season a fluke? NU avoided big-time teams like Ohio State and Wisconsin that season, and won a fair share of close games they had serious trouble with last season. If you look at the Wildcats’ win total in the four seasons before their bowl win, it decreased by one each year, falling from nine to six. The 10-win year sticks out like a sore thumb, especially with the five-win campaign last year. Maybe NU was just never as good as we thought they were after the bowl win. Fitzgerald also used that bowl game to raise expectations for himself and the program, which I think he would admit he regrets. I also wonder if this team is as talented as the better recruiting would indicate. We’ve seen flashes of stars, for sure. Ifeadi Odenigbo can develop into an every-down menace if he
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SCORE MORE Freshman running back Solomon Vault scores a touchdown against Western Illinois. The Wildcats have struggled offensively during non-conference play and begin their Big Ten schedule Saturday at Penn State.
improves his run defense, and Justin Jackson has been a bright spot early this season. But just from my freshman year to now, I feel like there’s been a decrease in dependable players. Dan Persa was dependable. So were Jeremy Ebert, Kain Colter and Venric Mark. And on the defensive end, we knew what to expect from Tyler Scott, Brian Peters, David Nwabuisi or Damien Proby. Whom do we rely on for this team? We thought the guy would be Trevor Siemian this year. But his play has left a lot to be desired. Not sure if I am, but are you ready to see anyone else take some snaps under center? PUTTERMAN: Entering this year, I was pretty convinced 2012 was a positive fluke due to that easy schedule and 2013 was a negative fluke because of all the injuries and close losses and that this team was actually somewhere in between. Three games in, that doesn’t appear to be the case. I think the talent is there at most positions, especially on defense. Ibraheim Campbell, Collin Ellis and Chi Chi Ariguzo fit my definition of “dependable.” In fact, NU’s defense
has been passable this year. The problem really lies in the offense. Siemian is taking all the heat, and while some of it is definitely his fault, the offensive line hasn’t been very good, there are questions in the running game (short-term, anyway) and the receivers can’t stay healthy. I was starting to think about whether a quarterback change would make sense, but then at his press conference Monday, Fitz talked about the struggles he’s seen from the whole position group, not just Siemian, and it really made me wonder whether back-up Zack Oliver is a better option. I’m inclined to trust Fitz if he says the options behind Siemian are shaky. If Siemian continues to struggle though, it can’t hurt to give Oliver or maybe even redshirt freshman Matt Alviti a look. NADKARNI: I’m curious to see if we find out Siemian’s injury from the Northern Illinois game ends up being a bigger deal than we think it is now. Last year, we were told after the last game he had a heel injury affecting his performance. However, it’s not like Siemian was playing great before going down against the Huskies.
The offense has been suffocating to watch so far this year. But it’s amazing to think how many problems there are on this team. I know the defense has been passable, but it’s not like NU has been playing juggernauts. Do you trust the secondary against Penn State? The defensive tackles against Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon? I feel like the Cats have no advantages on the field anymore. The receivers are all very talented, but who in that group has truly realized their potential? And let’s not forget about special teams. Two years ago, NU had an All-American returner and a kicker with a serious case for the Lou Groza Award. Now, the Cats have pretty much given up on returning punts and kicker Jack Mitchell is such an unknown quantity in the field goal game he may actually force Fitzgerald to be aggressive on fourth down. What’s sad about all of this is that NU is losing a golden opportunity to capitalize on a weak Big Ten. The Cats’ division, really the conference, is pretty wide open. Because of that, NU may be given a chance it doesn’t necessarily deserve to salvage this season. What are your final thoughts
NADKARNI: I think there’s still noise to be made this season. As underwhelming as NU has looked in the first three games, and as much as the statistics show this team is not ready to compete in the Big Ten, I think the coaching staff deserves just the slightest benefit of the doubt. Why’s that? In my four years here, I can only think of one time the Cats didn’t compete on the field: last year against Wisconsin. Otherwise, NU finds itself in close games in the Big Ten, and those can swing on just a couple plays. I haven’t seen enough from most other Big Ten teams to think the Cats won’t have a chance to win every Saturday from here on out (except maybe against the Badgers). As for the program, Fitzgerald needs to do some serious soul-searching. The expectations need to be re-calibrated. Northwestern needs to earn back the respect it had after the Gator Bowl. This team is closer to being the Big Ten cellar dweller it has always been than to being the conference contender it thinks it is. And the only way they can prove to be more than a cute story is to consistently win. It’s up to Fitzgerald to decide if he can adapt enough to achieve that kind of consistency. Because whatever is happening right now isn’t working. asputt@u.northwestern.edu and rohannadkarni2015@u.northwestern.edu
Cats to host cross-town rival DePaul at Lakeside By julian gerez
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DePaul vs. Northwestern Evanston, IL 7 p.m. Wednesday
After slugging to an exhausting, scoreless draw in its second Big Ten fixture of the season, Northwestern (3-1-3, 0-1-1 Big Ten) will look for an outlet for its frustration against cross-town opponent DePaul (3-3-1, 0-0-0 Big East) at home Wednesday. Despite the Wildcats’ inability to put the ball into the back of the net, there were many positives to take from NU’s defensive performance against the Wolverines. Following shutouts against Michigan Sunday and Valparaiso last Wednesday, Cats goalkeeper Tyler Miller was honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, his second such award of the season.
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Savior Senior goalkeeper Tyler Miller was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Northwestern has allowed only 1 goal in seven games this season.
Miller is tied for the lead for shutouts in the Big Ten with five shutouts in his seven appearances this season and will be looking to extend his streak against DePaul at Lakeside Field. He has played every
minute of the season so far for NU and has made 21 saves, conceding only 3 goals. The Blue Demons are also coming off of a double-overtime fixture over the weekend. However, they lost
2-1 against the University of IllinoisChicago. Previously they defeated Drake and drew against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The last time the two teams met was a dramatic affair in September 2013. NU defeated DePaul in the dying seconds of double overtime in a match that ended 1-0 with the Cats playing away from home. The Blue Demons hope to avenge the loss, especially against their local rivals. The Cats have scored all of their 7 goals this season in the second halves of their games and will look to get started quickly offensively against DePaul. “If you can be consistently good defensively, then you can spend more time working on the attack,” coach Tim Lenahan said after the match against Michigan. “That takes time and rhythm and players.” Lenahan lamented some of the injuries which have previously afflicted his team after the game Sunday. “(Sophomore midfielder) Brandon (Medina) is coming back slowly from his ACL tear last year,” he said.
“It’s only a matter of time. Finding the rhythm and the groove between the guys and where the next ball is going to is just a little bit behind, and that’s what we’ll spend the next month on.” Forward Joey Calisitri has been NU’s biggest offensive producer this season, scoring 3 goals and assisting another. Calisitri has taken 15 of NU’s 64 shots, with six of his shots finding the target. The junior found the back of the net once in the match against Quinnipiac and scored a brace in a 3-0 win against Hofstra at Lakeside Field, the first and second matches of the season, respectively. Since then, the accomplished forward has not managed to get his name on the scoresheet but was able to notch an assist against Valparaiso on Wednesday. Despite being listed as a defender, DePaul junior Jalen Harvey has scored 4 of his team’s 11 goals this season from 14 shots. The Bermudian has an impressive shots on goal percentage of 50 percent. juliangerez2017@u.northwestern.edu