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Watson, Zorn reflect on time in ASG By Shane McKeon
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Julia Watson might never have run for Associated Student Government’s highest position. Minutes after swearing in her successor as ASG president, Watson delivered a short farewell address to senators, admitting it wasn’t the easiest road to the top. When Senate rejected her bid for vice president for public relations by one vote during her sophomore year, she said she didn’t take it well. “I left that night in tears,” she told senators, “questioning why an organization I had been a part of tore me apart like it did.” She thought about quitting, she said. She even thought about taking a quarter off. Instead, she sat down with “each person who had a problem” with her and talked it out. “Too often, we are told that the outcome of a conversation should be harmony,” she said. “I can name only a few projects, Therapy Dogs being one of them, where everyone is happy at the end of the day.” Obviously, she didn’t quit. She was later re-nominated and confirmed unanimously. As Watson and former Executive Vice President Erik Zorn look back at their now-completed term as ASG’s top two officials, the Weinberg
seniors spoke of a shift in campus culture where students now more willingly engage in complicated, sensitive social issues. In the last year, Watson said, marginalized voices were significantly “amplified” on issues including sexual assault, racism and socioeconomic status. That shift, she said, reflects her view of what ASG’s main role should be. “If ASG is not working on those issues, what are we working on really?” Watson told The Daily. “Yeah, we can fix dining hall hours and shuttle routes, but that’s not really meaningful in changing the Northwestern experience, in changing campus culture.” Discussions of sexual violence permeated Watson’s term. The White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign launched a national examination of the issue on campuses, just a few months after philosophy Prof. Peter Ludlow was accused of sexual assault by a then-Medill junior. Watson said a reformed University Hearing and Appeals System and increased resources have better positioned NU to deal with sexual violence. “We’re in a really good place,” she said. “We’re coming into the spring with way more staffing, way more funding and way more attention to these issues.” Watson specifically noted recent
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END OF AN ERA Julia Watson and Erik Zorn just completed their term as Associated Student Government president and executive vice president, respectively. Watson and Zorn said they are proud that the organization has become better at listening to students before it acts.
hires at the Center for Awareness, Response and Education. Zorn agreed and said students now understand sexual assault as a “Northwestern issue,” not solely a
national one. “With the ‘It’s On Us’ campaign, we have been able to refocus the conversation,” Zorn said. “It’s not something we’re immune to, so it’s
something everyone needs to be involved in.” On another front, as the deaths of » See Watson, page 6
Contentious spin studio to close 2 alumni win Pulitzer Prizes for reporting By Tori Latham
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After years of dispute with Evanston residents, a local spinning studio will close its doors next month. Revolution X, formerly known as Revolution Spin, has been in an ongoing struggle with two
Evanston women since it opened in 2011. The back-and-forth has proved too much to handle for Jason Bressler, the owner of the studio at 904 Sherman Ave., who said he has decided to shut down. “The only reason I’m closing is because of these two women,” he said. “They have made it hard to run a profitable business.”
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SPINNING SEND-OFF Local spin studio Revolution X will close next month after a dispute with Evanston residents that has lasted many years. Two local women have been complaining about the studio’s noise since it opened in 2011.
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The two women, Martha Moser and Peggy Tarr, complained about the loud noise coming from the studio shortly after it opened, they both said. They said they had previously asked Bressler to install soundproofing materials, but he refused. “We filed a petition and he ignored that,” Tarr said. “I’ve talked with the aldermen and the police about the noise, but nothing has been done. This is a real relief.” Moser added that she brought the issue to City Council, but it did not enforce the city’s noise ordinances. Moser used to own a sewing studio next door to Revolution X, but said she had to close down in late 2012 because Bressler convinced the landlord not to renew her lease. “He put me out of business,” Moser said. “He stole my livelihood and that is something I am angry about.” Bressler denied those claims when he spoke to The Daily in January 2013. “Ms. Moser didn’t pay her rent,” he said. “Her lease was terminated, and I took over the space and expanded into it.” Even after leaving the space, Moser continued to complain with Tarr, Bressler said. He said the women continually confronted and yelled at clients, making them feel uncomfortable. “It wears on everybody,” Bressler » See REVOLUTION, page 6
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Two Northwestern alumni were part of reporting teams that won the highest award in journalism Monday. Rebecca Kimitch (Weinberg ‘98) won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting and a Seattle Times team that included Brian Rosenthal (Medill ‘11) won the Pulitzer for breaking news reporting. Kimitch won the award for her work uncovering corruption in a small school district for The Daily Breeze, a newspaper in Torrance, California. Kimitch and her colleagues Rob Kuznia and Frank Suraci discovered the
Woman charged in connection with police attack
Police arrested a 36-year-old woman Friday in connection with attacking and throwing a bleach bottle at an Evanston police officer, authorities said. The Evanston woman was charged with two counts of felony aggravated battery and one count of felony resisting arrest, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. An officer responded to the 1500 block of Dempster Street around 11:30 p.m. Friday to reports a car parked on the street was playing “excessively loud” music, Dugan said. The officer discovered two women sitting in the car with an open
superintendent of the school district was receiving a total compensation of $750,000 along with other perks. “It’s been a really surreal afternoon,” Kimitch told The Daily. “It’s just great to get recognition for a lot of hard work that you’ve done for a long time.” Rosenthal, a former Daily editor-inchief, helped cover the 2014 Oso mudslide that killed 43 people. The team reported on the tragedy and explored whether it could have been avoided. “If you ask anybody at the Seattle Times, they will tell you how it’s bittersweet because of how many people died and how much devastation there was,” he told The Daily. “Being up there, it was » See PULITZER, page 6 container of alcohol, Dugan said. When the officer checked the car’s registration, it came back as suspended due to an insurance violation, police said. In that situation, police confiscate the license plates and send them to the Illinois secretary of state, Dugan said. The two women then exited the car, Dugan said, and one started yelling at the officer. The 36-year-old woman then threw a bottle of liquid bleach at the officer, striking him in the arm, Dugan said. The officer tried to arrest the woman but she resisted, scratching him on the face and arms with her fingernails and trying to bite him, Dugan said. Other officers arrived at the scene and helped arrest the woman, police said. — Paige Leskin
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Around Town EveryBlock website expands to Evanston, other Chicago suburbs
An interactive website for neighborhood news and civic engagement will launch Tuesday in Evanston. Local information website EveryBlock will expand to Evanston, Oak Park and River Forest, the site’s parent company Comcast announced Monday. EveryBlock provides localized news and neighborhood updates, and also serves as a discussion forum for residents, according to Comcast. Users
can adjust the parameters of EveryBlock for varying distances, from a single block to an entire town. The site — which serves neighborhoods in the Chicago, Philadelphia, Houston, Boston and Denver areas — initially launched in 2007. EveryBlock then filtered through many phases of ownership, according to Poynter. NBC News owned EveryBlock when it shuttered the site in February 2013. Nearly a year later, Comcast revived EveryBlock, according to the release. “We’ve seen first-hand how helpful it can be for communities,” Matthew Summy, Comcast’s regional vice president of external and government affairs, said in a news release.
Some of the site’s new features include Open311, which lists the calls for information placed in the area. Comcast’s EveryBlock also encompasses EveryBlock.org, an application builder through which websites can host EveryBlock content on their sites, and a smartphone application that maps major neighborhood developments, such as crimes and business license applications. “EveryBlock is an amazing tool and platform that Comcast can continue to expand to meet the needs of the communities we serve,” Summy said in the release. — Marissa Page
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Evanston police raise awareness of distracted driving in campaign
In an effort to highlight distracted driving, the Evanston police issued 76 citations over five days last week for texting or talking on a handheld device while driving. From April 10 to 15, Evanston Police Department participated in the nationwide “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” campaign, created by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The campaign combined the enforcement of anti-texting laws with advertising to inform people of the law
Police Blotter Woman robbed Sunday near Evanston-Chicago border A Chicago woman was robbed Sunday after getting into an argument with two of her acquaintances, police said. Officers responded to the 900 block of South Boulevard around 9:12 a.m. Sunday to a report from a 22-year-old woman, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The Chicago woman told police that she and two women she knew got a ride into Chicago, Dugan said. When the women were being dropped off,
and emphasize its importance, EPD said in a news release. “Texting and driving requires motorists to take their eyes off the road, hands off the wheel, and mind off the task of driving,” Evanston police traffic bureau sergeant Tracy Williams said in the release. “It creates the proverbial ‘perfect storm’ for a crash, and no one has the right to put another person’s life at risk like that.” Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan told The Daily that EPD took part in the campaign as a way to focus attention on texting while driving — an issue that is particularly important in Evanston. “In a city like this, you have a lot of bicycles and a lot of pedestrians,” Dugan said. “It makes it even more dangerous and it’s extra important (to raise
awareness).” At least 3,154 people in the U.S. were killed in 2013 due to crashes involving distracted drivers and 424,000 people were injured in distraction-affected crashes in 2013, according to data from NHTSA. While enforcing no-texting-while-driving laws is part of EPD’s everyday duties, Dugan said the campaign was a good way for the department to join a nationwide effort. He added that he thought 76 citations was a large number for a five-day period. “(This campaign) can have a big impact on keeping accidents and injuries from occurring,” Dugan said.
they got into an argument over how to pay for the ride, police said. The argument ended with one of the women pulling out one of the 22-year-old woman’s hair extensions and throwing her purse out of the vehicle, Dugan said. The Chicago woman later discovered that $140 was missing from her purse, Dugan said. He said detectives are investigating.
A 32-year-old woman told police at about 4:10 p.m. on Sunday that a 16-year-old she knew had pointed a gun at her in the area of Emerson Street and Brown Avenue, then fled on foot, Dugan said. When officers saw the boy in the 1900 block of Emerson Street, he ran away and into a residence, police said. Police arrested the Evanston boy and recovered a handgun from the residence, Dugan said. After he was charged, the boy was transported to Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, police said.
Juvenile arrested in connection with aggravated assault
Police charged a 16-year-old Evanston male Sunday with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of firearm after he pointed a handgun at an acquaintance, officials said.
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American Airlines CEO talks future of aviation By DREW GERBER
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The CEO of American Airlines said Monday night the increase in mergers between airline companies will lead to more competition and better experiences for passengers in the long run. Doug Parker spoke about trends and troubles in the aviation industry at the 34th annual William A. Patterson Transportation Lecture, hosted by Northwestern’s Transportation Center. Parker said airlines are still struggling to transform following the airline industry’s deregulation by the federal government in 1978. Prior to this, he said, airlines were treated as a public utility, but now function more like private businesses. However, he said American Airlines is leading the industry out of its lengthy transitional period. Referring to the series of mergers within the industry since 2005, Parker said, “(The recent period of consolidation) has us now in the position where I believe I’m close to being able to say the transition’s complete. We still have things to do, but here we are now … where the industry’s reporting record profits.” Mergers and alliances are necessary measures the industry must take in order to provide customers with quality flying experiences, Parker said. American Airlines is in the process of integrating its operations with US Airways, which signed a merger with American Airlines in 2012
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HIGH FLYING Doug Parker, CEO of American Airlines, speaks Monday night about the future of the aviation industry. More than 400 people attended the lecture, which was hosted by the Northwestern University Transportation Center.
to create the American Airlines Group, Inc. In addition to speaking broadly about trends affecting the airline industry, Parker spoke about his personal experience at the helm of one of the largest airline companies in the world. More than 400 students and industry specialists gathered to listen to Parker’s presentation and to ask him questions on topics ranging from industry economics to security issues to Parker’s personal leadership style.
The NUTC, which was created in 1954, aims to educate and lead research on all modes of transportation. The annual Patterson Lecture, named for United Airlines’ former president William A. Patterson who was a life trustee at the University, brings transportation industry leaders to share personal experiences and knowledge with the NU community. Parker also said the airline industry is still regulated in ways that other businesses are not,
Science will recognize physician-scientists whose research has a lasting impact. The 2016 recipient will deliver a lecture at NU and participate in other academic activities. “We look forward to honoring a groundbreaking physician-scientist, someone whose interest in medicine informs and inspires his or her research,” Dr. Eric Neilson, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean at the Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a news release. “At Feinberg, we
are committed to fostering scientific discovery and innovation that will benefit human health and lead to tomorrow’s cures.” The prize was made possible by a gift from the late Erwin Esser Nemmers and the late Frederic Esser Nemmers. This is the fourth Nemmers prize established at NU, joining the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics, the Frederic Esser Nemmers Prize in Mathematics and the Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition.
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such as monitoring of customer services, but he foresees additional deregulation that will lead to more improvements in the industry. The industry hopes to see regulatory changes, Parker said, in a reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration, which is expected to come before Congress this year. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 expires at the end of the 2015 fiscal year. Evanston resident David Soto-Karlin works in communications and film production and attended the lecture because of the airline industry’s impact on his job. “I am constantly traveling for film production,” Soto-Karlin said. “So I need to know about changes in the airlines and how it could affect me.” He said Parker’s lecture was informative, but he learned the most from Parker’s discussion of his own experience leading American Airlines. Brendan Diamond, the communications coordinator for NUTC, said the annual Patterson lecture provides a great opportunity for business, technical and engineering students to interact with industry leaders. Diamond also emphasized the importance of NUTC’s interdisciplinary research in transportation technologies. “It’s very exciting to learn the business side of things, to learn how they’re planning to make money on these technologies, but also what the actual technical expertise is needed to make these technologies,” Diamond said. drewgerber2018@u.northwestern.edu Nominations for the 2016 award will be open until Sept. 15. “Innovations in the medical field in recent years truly are astounding, and we greatly look forward to awarding the first Nemmers Prize in Medical Science,” Provost Daniel Linzer said in the release. “This is a worthy addition to the legacy and breadth of the Nemmers prizes at Northwestern.” — Tyler Pager
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The progressive lessons we can learn from history WILL KIRKLAND
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I sometimes annoy my friends with my obsession with history. I’m always trying to steer our conversations toward it, whether we’re talking about politics, pop culture or the endless potholes on Chicago streets. I understand their occasional gripes about the use of history as an analytical framework. It isn’t always the best lens for understanding a problem or hypothesizing a solution. But sometimes history teaches us things in a way no other academic discipline or intellectual lens can. Often I’ve been reminded of one of the most important lessons history can teach us: Human progress is not inevitable. That reminder has come many times in many different settings and contexts, but never in more impactful context than history classes at Northwestern. I’ve been reminded of this lesson recently in my class on the history of the Civil Rights Movement with renowned historian Kevin Boyle. In our first classes of the quarter, Boyle introduced the brutal context from which the movement emerged: the system of segregation,
discrimination and violent oppression named after the minstrel caricature Jim Crow. It was essential to understand, he said, that the view from Reconstruction after the Civil War was in many respects a promising one: AfricanAmericans retained full citizenship rights, voted in local and federal elections and held political office on nearly all levels of government. The future seemed to many an invariably progressive one. But then came the backlash, the Southern counterrevolution and the construction of a system that would go on to disenfranchise, humiliate and ritualistically murder African-Americans throughout the American South. Liberals, particularly liberals like me who identify as progressives but spend more time pontificating from afar than actually fighting in the trenches of activism, tend to see the world as stumbling toward an invariably more liberal future. We think eventually an enlightened society will awake one morning and suddenly embrace the righteous causes of contemporary progressivism, like combating climate change, or ending racial discrimination in policing and prisons, or guaranteeing the fundamental rights of LGBT people, or pursuing serious gun control. But history tells us that’s not the way progress happens. There’s no sudden moment of collective
self-actualization that changes the world for the better. If anything, history teaches us moments of progress can be lost at any time to apathy. Take the issue of gun control, which President Barack Obama called his biggest frustration so far as president. After the massacre of 20 schoolchildren and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary in December 2012, the need for gun control seemed to strike an emotional chord for many Americans. A Gallup poll conducted just after the massacre found 58 percent of Americans supported stricter gun laws. But Friday, Pew Research Center found public opinion had flipped. Today, opponents of gun control outnumber supporters 52 to 46. The Pew poll put recent opinions in historical perspective: In the late 1990s, just 29 percent of Americans opposed stricter gun control laws while 66 percent supported them. The same trend against progressivism can be seen in public opinion polls on climate change. In 1990, Gallup found that 71 percent of Americans prioritized protection of the environment over economic growth. Near 2010, Gallup found that support had flipped, with only 43 percent prioritizing the environment. These trends make clear that progressive ideas, even those backed by common sense and
scientific fact, don’t invariably win the day. Liberals today are wrong to see contemporary issues like gun control and climate change as surfing on an inevitable wave of progress. Rather, these issues are boats piloted by committed activists who steer them forward through a sea of indifference. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, with all its triumphs and tragedies, rested on the shoulders of thousands of activists who fought oppression in the streets, in courtrooms and on public buses. It emerged not from the progress of Reconstruction but from the backwardness of Jim Crow. I don’t write this to disarm progressives of their hold on the future. Progressivism has a special claim to the future, bolstered by a belief in what Martin Luther King Jr. called the eventual bending of the “arc of the moral universe” toward justice. But we must remember that whatever progress we achieve in the future is carried forward on the backs of hardworking activists who convince the public of the righteousness of an idea or a movement. William Kirkland is a Weinberg junior. He can be reached at williamkirkland2016@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
California farms must do their part in drought PIA BASU
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For the first time in the state’s history, California has instituted mandatory water restrictions, put into place by Gov. Jerry Brown on April 1. This past winter was the hottest on record for California, with average temperatures 4.4 degrees warmer than the state’s average for the 20th century. The restrictions apply to residents, businesses and farms, with the goal of reducing overall water usage by 25 percent. California has been in a state of emergency since January due to the Sierra Nevada snowpack’s record low water content — the cause of the historic drought and the reason behind the unprecedented restrictions. When imposing the restrictions, Brown said, “We’re in a new era. The idea of your nice little green grass getting lots of water every day, that’s going to be a thing of the past.” There is no denying that the drought is and should be deeply concerning to everyone, resident of California or not. Researchers have found that in addition to the situation in California worsening, if climate change progresses at this rate, a “megadrought” is in
store for the Southwest and central Plains in the not-too-distant future. Restricting residential water use is not a bad thing, since everyone should be cognizant of the fact that water is an extremely finite resource. However, when evaluating the breakdown of water usage in California, the largest contributor to water consumption is
agriculture, chiefly industrial and large-scale farming. There’s no denying that California is an agricultural powerhouse, as the fifth largest supplier of food and agricultural commodities in the world. More than 90 percent of water used in California is associated with agricultural products, and a significant portion of that
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water goes toward the creation of livestock feed. Meanwhile, only 4 percent of water use comes from households. The governor took a good first step, but it is nowhere close to enough. Even if all household water use was to stop, factory farming would still drain California dry. The use of water for agriculture in California must be reevaluated. Doing this wouldn’t be easy, as the agricultural lobby is powerful both within the state and in Washington, D.C. Farms have already been ordered to provide information on their groundwater use, but overall, the government’s regulations on the agricultural industry remain vague. To continue to meet national and international demand for their food products, as well as to continue producing sustainably, agricultural groundwater needs to be strictly regulated by the state’s government as soon as possible in an effort to remove as many wasteful practices as possible. Since factory farms in California represent a substantial portion of the state’s economy and water consumption, the state government must focus on the agricultural industry to most effectively and fairly curb excessive water usage. Pia Basu is a Medill freshman. She can be reached at piabasu2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
Hunting is an immoral practice when done for sport TREVOR STOIMENOFF DAILY COLUMNIST
Recently, American hunter Rebecca Francis experienced a brief moment of fame when comedian Ricky Gervais responded to a picture she had posted online of her smiling and laying down next to a giraffe corpse. Gervais tweeted: “What must’ve happened to you in your life to make you want to kill a beautiful animal &
then lie next to it smiling?” I couldn’t agree more with Gervais’ comment. The line between hunting for sustenance and hunting to add trophies to the wall increasingly blurs, and those who enjoy the latter facilitate the decline of many beautiful animals around the world. According to CNN, there are about 80,000 giraffes in Africa, a decline of about 60,000 in the last 15 years. Hunting as a sport is absolutely deplorable, and it disgusts me that some individuals see killing an amazing creature as an achievement. It is unfortunate that we live in a country where
television programming like The Hunting Channel exists. As a species, we initially hunted as a method of survival. Now we have devolved to hanging the heads of deer and bears on our walls. I cannot fathom how one can kill an animal without feeling guilty that they have ripped it out of its natural habitat without giving it a fighting chance. Although I am not a vegetarian, I do understand the questionable nature of the meat industry, and I also understand hunting as a sport and killing an animal for food are vastly different concepts.
I’m not questioning the legality of Francis’ actions. I am, however, questioning the morality of it. To kill these creatures is one thing, but to pose with them like trophies is sickening. We should not hunt and kill animals just to add them to a list or to hang them on a wall. Our cold-blooded murder of animals needs to end. 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.
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Men’s club fencing wins 5th national championship By Tyler pager
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The men’s club fencing team will finally be able to fill the big empty space on Patten Gym’s wall. After winning the national club championships, the team will be able to hang a fifth banner. The current arrangement of the four banners has left a large space empty since the team won its last championship in 2011. “We’ve been staring at this stupid space on the wall for the past three years and talking about how it’s really annoying,” said Dan Hurwitz, the club’s vice president and treasurer. Hurwitz, a Weinberg senior, said the team used the empty space as motivation. He said this year the team was finally able to “put it all together” at the championship. At the national championships in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the epee team finished in first place, the sabre team finished in fourth place and the foil team placed seventh. Overall, Cornell University came in second, followed by the University of Florida in third. The championships were held the weekend of April 11. Northwestern stripped the men’s team of its varsity status at the end of the 1994 season to remain in compliance with Title IX, but coach Laurie Schiller remained with the team as it transitioned to a club sport. Schiller said the NU team is the only club fencing team in the nation to win more than two titles in the 13 years the national championship tournament has existed.
City residents win in library’s annual poetry competition
The Evanston Public Library announced Wednesday the winners of its annual poetry contest, which honors Chicago-area poets of all ages. Winners of EPL’s 37th annual Jo-Anne
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Epic epee The Northwestern men’s club fencing team won the national championship for the fifth time in the club’s history. The team lost its varsity status at the end of the 1994 season.
“That’s a tremendous accomplishment especially when you consider that compared to the women’s team. We can’t recruit (men for the team), we can’t do anything about admissions, we can’t give scholarships,” he said. “It says a lot about the determination and quality of the young guys who have come here and participated in the program.”
Weinberg junior Zak Shapiro, the club’s president, said the team has always been talented, but this year’s squad’s work ethic set them apart. “At least half the club guys could have fenced varsity somewhere else and been a mediocre to decent varsity fencer, but usually for academic reasons, decided to come to Northwestern
instead, found out about our club,” he said. “Our club is very strong and has a lot of support from that coaching staff.” Shapiro said the banner has already been ordered and he hopes to have it up on Patten’s wall before the end of the academic year.
Hirshfield Memorial Poetry Awards, will read their winning pieces next month alongside contest judge Allison Funk, a poet and professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Hyman and Pearl Hirshfield established the contest in 1979 through an endowment to the library in memory of their daughter, Jo-Anne Hirshfield. This year’s contest drew 702 entries. The adult and high school contests are open to Chicago-area residents, while only middle school
and elementary students in Evanston are eligible to participate in their categories. Evanston residents placed first in every category. In the adult contest, Genevieve Salazar won for her poem “Dear City.” Evanston Township High School student Anna Harvey placed first in the high school category for her piece, “Colombiana,” and middle school entry “Killing Horse” by Maria Rosen from the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies topped its category. Lincoln Elementary School student
Mirai Silva’s poem “Fish” won in the elementary level contest. Funk, the contest judge whose work has been featured in The Best American Poetry and The Paris Review, recently published her fifth poetry book “Wonder Rooms,” according to the library. The reading with Funk, during which recipients will receive their awards, will take place at EPL, 1703 Orrington Ave., May 3 at 2 p.m.
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From page 1 unarmed black men reignited a national discussion about race relations, Watson and Zorn presided over a Fall Quarter featuring similar issues on campus. Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Zeta Beta Tau fraternity were criticized for publicizing a “Jail ‘N Bailâ€? philanthropy event that some students found racially insensitive. Kappa and ZBT later cancelled the event. Watson said students need to graduate with the “knowledge and vocabularyâ€? to discuss race and privilege. She said Sustained Dialogue is helping students meet that goal. The studentled program brings students together to discuss issues including race, class and gender. Austin Romero, ASG vice president for accessibility and inclusion, said ASG wanted to assist students affected by these issues while not imposing its own, uninformed will on them. “Events in the media hit home for a lot of students here,â€? the SESP senior said. “We wanted to see how we could support those students. ‌ But we never took it upon ourselves to think we know what’s best for the community.â€? Romero was consulted by the Panhellenic Association when it moved to create diversity and inclusion chairs in its chapters following “Jail ‘N Bail.â€? He called Watson “an incredible mentorâ€? and
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said. “Owning 100 percent of this business while also having a full-time job becomes too much. I can’t constantly deal with all of those headaches.� Tarr said it is unfortunate that the dispute escalated so much, but she is pleased Revolution X is closing. “When I heard, I smiled from ear to ear,� she
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the most emotionally draining reporting experience of my career.� Medill Watchdog, a former investigative journalism initiative, also worked with the Chicago Tribune team that was among the finalists for the Pulitzer in investigative reporting. Medill Watchdog, which ceased operations indefinitely after Fall Quarter, collaborated with the Tribune in a series of stories chronicling problems in the residential treatment care system. John Seasly (Medill ‘14), who worked for Medill Watchdog as a graduate intern, said being part of a project that was a Pulitzer finalist feels “very special.� “Everybody had a sense that we were working on
said her and Zorn’s legacy lies in a refocusing of student government’s role at universities. “Sometimes in ASG, it can be too insular, it can think it knows how to solve all the issues,� Romero said. “Julia and Erik stressed that we don’t know everything.� Zorn said he and Watson hope they’ve “built a foundation� for ASG President Noah Star, a Weinberg junior, and Executive Vice President Christina Kim, a McCormick junior, in making members of ASG better listeners, especially on issues of race. “Julia and I are probably not the best people to talk about how race affects our lives,� Zorn said. “We need to be able to talk to other people and elevate their voices rather than trying our best to imagine what they are.� Star, who was sworn in as Watson’s successor last Wednesday, ran with the slogan “Listen Then Lead,� pushing for a student government that better incorporates students from outside ASG. Star said Watson and Zorn did that well, consulting groups that student government hadn’t previously collaborated with. “Throughout their work, they were able to engage with groups on campus that ASG maybe hasn’t engaged in the past,� Star said. “They ensured that those student groups got a seat at the table when decisions were being made.� In terms of socioeconomic issues, Zorn spoke about the success of the Student Engagement said. “As long as they don’t put another loud exercise place in that location, I am happy.� Moser echoed Tarr’s statement and said Bessler deserved what happened to the studio. “I’m glad he’s out of there,� she said. “He was not a good neighbor, so all I have to say is good riddance.� torilatham2017@u.northwestern.edu
something that really mattered,� he said. Watchdog students contributed mostly with research and stories on treatment centers around the nation. David Jackson, one of the Tribune reporters, worked closely with students, Seasly said. After the Tribune investigation found children at one of Illinois centers became involved in prostitution, the facility was closed. Additionally, Bobbie Gregg, the director of Illinois state child welfare, stepped down after the series was published, and federal authorities began investigating many of the centers. Seasly said it was a shame Medill Watchdog was shut down because it provided investigative journalism experience to students. He said the program showed students they can have an impact. marianaalfaro2018@u.northwestern.edu
Stipend he helped launch. The $500 stipend allows students to spend less time logging work-study hours, freeing them up to pursue deeper roles within student groups. The idea has spread, Zorn said. The University of Chicago’s student government announced last week it would create a similar stipend. ASG’s Chief of Staff Andrew Green, who helped Zorn coordinate the program, said Watson and Zorn valued outside student input whenever taking on a project. “Julia and Erik,� the SESP senior said, “both had a genuine commitment to developing relationships with other students who are working in this space.� For the stipend program, Green said the two collaborated with Communication junior Amanda Walsh, president of Quest Scholars Network. Walsh said the input Zorn sought from her allowed him to create a “tangible solution� to help students. In addition, she said Watson and Zorn provided a crucial bridge between University officials and student leaders advocating for socioeconomic inclusion. “Julia and Erik were able to give students an outlet through which they could finally talk within student government about issues of socioeconomic status,� Walsh said. “Through the conversations that the administration may
National News US dispatches elite troops to train Ukrainians WASHINGTON — Hundreds of elite American paratroopers on Monday began training Ukrainian soldiers in the highestlevel training mission the United States has yet to undertake in that Eastern European nation. The Pentagon said that the assignment of 300 “Sky Soldiers� _ the proud name for members of the Italy-based 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat team — to conduct the training was a significant upgrade from earlier U.S. military exercises with Ukrainians, which previously were undertaken by National Guard units. “This is certainly an uptick in the training,� said Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. The exercise had been denounced by Russia, which said it risked escalating the Ukrainian conflict. The exercises place U.S. and Russian troops 770 miles apart in a country the size of Texas. “It’s a big country,� Warren said. “We don’t believe we are endangering U.S. soldiers.� The 173rd Airborne Brigade, an elite airborne infantry unit based on an Italian military base in Vicenza, is the U.S. Army’s main
have had with Julia or with Erik, the University was able to better hear those voices.â€? As candidates, Watson and Zorn, whose campaign slogan was “Engage and Empower,â€? said they wanted to allow students to participate in ASG and use it to speak their minds. The campus-wide discussion — and eventual lengthy debate — over a Northwestern Divest-sponsored resolution is perhaps the best example of this. The resolution, which passed Senate in February, asks the University to divest from six corporations the resolution’s authors say violate Palestinians’ human rights. Watson said the resolution showed how student government can be a platform for marginalized students. “Senate should be one of the modes in which ASG amplifies the voices of those who haven’t been heard,â€? Watson said, “and I think we did a very good job doing it.â€? Much of ASG’s focus used to be “better bus routes, better meal plans,â€? but, Zorn said, its aims have recently shifted to more complicated issues like sexual violence and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That shift, he said, has made all the difference. “ASG has become a better listener,â€? Zorn said. “That change of mindset is something that has made ASG much better.â€? ShaneM@u.northwestern.edu quick-response force in Europe. The California National Guard has provided more limited military training for Ukraine since 1999, eight years after the former Soviet republic declared independence as the Soviet Union dissolved. In a ceremony launching the Fearless Guardian exercises on a Ukrainian military base near Lviv in western Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said Monday that most of the 900 soldiers to undergo three months of training have fought in the country’s eastern region during the almost 14-month conflict that has pitted forces loyal to the central government in Kiev against separatists who’ve received weapons and sometimes manpower from Russia. “The majority of the participants from the Ukrainian side have endured difficult trials on the front,â€? Poroshenko said. At least 6,116 people have died in the war since pro-Russia separatists seized control of government buildings in the Crimea capital of Simferopol in late February last year, according to a report Friday by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Since then, the conflict has spread to cover a 6,800-square-mile swath of eastern Ukraine near the Russian border. — James Rosen (McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS)
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MAKING A RACKET Northwestern stretched its winning streak to four matches over the weekend, giving the team confidence ahead of the Big Ten Tournament from Thursday to Sunday. The Wildcats earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament and will play No. 6 Illinois on Friday.
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Women’s Tennis
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SENIOR SEND-OFF Lok Sze Leung plays her final regular season match as a Wildcat. The senior helped lead Northwestern to two 7-0 victories ahead of the Big Ten Tournament.
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No. 27 Northwestern (14-6, 9-2 Big Ten) extended its conference win streak to seven with two shutouts over Iowa (8-13, 2-9) and Nebraska (12-12, 0-11) in the final weekend of the regular season. “We were all really focused on going out there, trying to play our best tennis and gaining some confidence going into the (Big Ten) Tournament this weekend,” freshman Erin Larner said. “We all have been working really hard and that’s starting to translate onto the court in matches.” Most notably, senior Lok Sze Leung pulled out a 7-5, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) nailbiter at No. 3 singles against Nebraska’s Mary Hanna on Senior Day. Leung initially led 5-2 in the opening set, but Hanna stormed back to force a close battle in the first before taking the second. Leung dug deep to take the third set tiebreaker. “(Hanna) raised her level in the second set,” Leung said. “At the end, I just thought I really wanted to win on Senior Day.” Otherwise, it was a dominant weekend. The Wildcats didn’t even drop another set against the Hawkeyes or the Cornhuskers. NU won the doubles point handily against both opponents. “Matches are starting a lot better for us,” coach Claire Pollard said. “Instead
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of a lot of question marks at the start of matches, there’s a lot more answers. When you can get off to a good start, you just have a little bit more control over the outcome, and that’s a nice place to start the match.” Pollard credited the doubles success to having set partnerships now. The 42nd ranked pair of junior Alicia Barnett and Larner play No. 1 doubles, freshman Rheeya Doshi and sophomore Brooke Rischbieth hold down the No. 2 spot and Leung and freshman Alex Chatt round out the rotation at No. 3. NU honored Leung between the doubles and singles matches against Nebraska. “Certainly (Leung) has just done so many great things for our program,” Pollard said. “I was ecstatic for her.” Even though this weekend was all smooth sailing, Pollard said Senior Day has been a bit awkward in the past when the Cats have lost the doubles point right before the ceremony.
“Senior Day is such an emotional day,” she said. “It has its highs and lows, and sometimes the kids get so wrapped up in it, and it can be tricky for everyone. You’ve got to keep the emotions out of it and then do the celebrating afterwards.” After Leung’s tribute, the Cats coasted through the afternoon, particularly at second, fourth and sixth singles. Larner finished first at No. 2, steamrolling Izabella Zgierska 6-0, 6-2, and sophomore Jillian Rooney and Chatt locked up wins, each cruising 6-1, 6-1. The results eerily resembled the previous day against Iowa. This time, Barnett and Larner stood out at 1 and 2 with 6-1, 6-1 beatings. With the wins, the Cats secured the three seed in the Big Ten Tournament. After a first-round bye, they’ll face No. 6 Illinois in their first round Friday. Since only 10 teams qualify for the conference tournament, Iowa and Nebraska — placing 12th and 13th in the standings respectively — did not make the bracket. NU hosts the tournament and plans to use its home court advantage to the fullest. “The Big Ten tournament is certainly something that the program has strived on in all the years that I’ve been here,” Pollard said. “Next week will be no different.” alexanderlederman2017@u.northwestern.edu
Northwestern had a weekend of highs and lows. The No. 27 Wildcats (19-8, 8-3 Big Ten) won their first contest, but had their seven-match winning streak snapped in the final match of the regular season. NU’s weekend started off strong with an impressive win over Wisconsin (7-17, 3-8). NU had to fight back to claim victory against the Badgers, as the team lost the doubles’ point for the first time since March 27. The Cats were able to overcome the 1-0 deficit to claim a 6-1 victory in the match. “I thought we competed really well,” coach Arvid Swan said. “Against Wisconsin, (we) did a really good job of winning six singles after losing a tough doubles match.” On Sunday, NU took on No. 33 Minnesota (19-6, 10-1), but could not pull off the same heroics. In a thrilling contest that went down to the last match, the Cats fell short of victory and lost 4-3. “It came down to the wire and we lost,” sophomore Konrad Zieba said. “But I thought we competed well, and we gave it all we had.” NU lost the doubles point to start the match, but captured the first point of the singles competitions thanks to sophomore Sam Shropshire winning 6-1, 7-5. The Cats then went down 3-1 before Zieba and sophomore Alp Horoz picked up victories to bring NU even in the match. Unfortunately, freshman Logan Staggs dropped a heartbreaking match 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) to cement the Cats’ demise. “It was a super tough match to lose,” Shropshire said. “But even with the loss,
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I still think we played alright.” The loss leaves NU in fourth in the conference heading into the Big Ten Tournament. Although the Cats have a good seed, they are winless against the three teams ahead of them in the standings: Illinois, Ohio State and Minnesota. Despite losing close matches to those three teams, NU is ready for a rematch against any one of them. “We want to play all three,” Swan said. “We’re ready to play anybody in the Big Ten.” The Cats have proven throughout the year they can play with elite competition. NU is 9-7 against ranked teams on the season, but early victories against quality teams are not what NU is drawing inspiration from going into the postseason. The goal for the Cats is to be playing their best tennis as the end of the year approaches. They say they have battled enough all year to understand how to get there. “We’re a resilient group,” Swan said. “We’ve responded well all year, and I expect the same going into the Big Ten Tournament.” khadricerollins2017@u.northwestern.edu
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WINDING UP Logan Staggs readies his return. The freshman lost the deciding match in Northwestern’s 4-3 defeat against Minnesota.
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Cats rally to third-place finish at The Boilermaker By TYLER VANDERMOLEN
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After a recent string of lackluster finishes marred by sluggish starts, it appears Northwestern may finally be hitting its stride at just the right time. The Wildcats travelled to Purdue over the weekend to compete in The Boilermaker, an annual stop for the team that pits the Cats against some of its toughest Big Ten competition. Two strong final rounds propelled NU to a 3rd-place finish in the 15-team field, and may provide the momentum boost the team has been searching for. With the Big Ten Championships set to begin in less than a week, the result could not have come at a better time for
the Cats. “It really is huge for us,” coach David Inglis said. “From an NCAA rankings perspective, we knew that we really needed two good weeks, and our guys answered the call and got us halfway there.” The early round struggles that have plagued NU over its past several tournaments were nonexistent at The Boilermaker. After a morning round of 4-over 292 put the team solidly in the middle of the field on Saturday, several Cats came out with guns blazing for the day’s second 18. Senior Matt Negri and freshman Dylan Wu fired a pair of 4-under 68s to pace the squad, while junior Josh Jamieson posted a strong 1-under 71. The round of 4-under 284 vaulted NU into 5th place on the overnight leaderboard, a mere two shots out of third.
“Saturday night we talked about how critical that final round was going to be,” Inglis said. “Being able to finish the way we did was really encouraging.” Although Saturday’s scoring conditions were nearly ideal, on Sunday the field was forced to fight through driving rain and wind, as well as a temperature drop from the previous day. But NU has proven resilient in the face of adverse weather conditions in the past, and has found success in previous tournaments in which scoring was limited by the elements. Wu said he believes the team’s mental toughness has allowed them to excel in these demanding situations. “We’re just the kind of team that doesn’t mind having to grind it out,” he said. “Playing in the Midwest, we’ve kind of gotten used to imperfect weather.”
The Cats’ third round 5-over 293 was the third best of any contending team on the day behind only Miami University and conference rival and eventual champion Illinois. Strong rounds of 72 by Jamieson and senior Bennett Lavin allowed NU to surge past both Ohio State and GRU Augusta into 3rd place. Inglis was especially pleased with Lavin’s performance. “The round Bennett put together under those conditions was fantastic,” he said. “The difference between this week and last week was the fact that we were able to get solid contributions outside our top three guys.” Negri, Wu and Jamieson all finished inside the top 20 at last week’s Kepler Intercollegiate, and the trio impressed again at The Boilermaker by all earning top-12 honors.
Negri led the Cats with a three-round total of 1-under 215, good enough to tie for 9th place, while Jamieson and Wu both tied for 12th with 1-over 217s. Lavin’s strong final round pushed him into a tie for 36th (+7, 223) and freshman Sam Triplett finished tied for 68th (+16, 232). Competing as an individual, senior Scott Smith finished tied for 75th (+20, 236). With their struggles hopefully behind them, NU now turns its attention to the pivotal event of its season — the Big Ten Championships from April 24-26. “Playing this well leading into the event we’ve been preparing for all year is a huge boost of confidence for us,” Wu said. “We know what we’re capable of if we play the way we can.” tylervandermolen2018@u.northwestern.edu