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NU to increase Native outreach University creates new Native American inclusion position By PETER KOTECKI
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Northwestern will hire a new assistant director for Native American student outreach and inclusion, following recommendations that the University improve Native American student recruitment. The new hire will serve a joint position between Campus Inclusion and Community and Undergraduate Admissions, said Christopher Watson, dean of undergraduate admissions. Watson and Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson, director of CIC, will oversee the assistant director’s work for the two departments, he said. “They will have a dual reporting line, and that person will help coordinate the recruitment of underrepresented students with a special emphasis on Native American recruitment,” Watson said. Medill Prof. Loren Ghiglione, who served on the Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force in 2014, said the group decided that college admission and the quality of service by faculty and staff toward Native American students were important elements to address. “We have a responsibility, if you admit students who might feel isolated or invisible, to make sure that their needs or services are serviced,” Ghiglione said.
Among several tasks, the new hire will identify schools — either reservation schools or local schools with significant populations of Native American students — from which to recruit students, Watson said. “There is some research that goes into finding what kinds of schools would be appropriate and then making sure they are open to visitors from college — not every high school offers universities the opportunity to do recruitment visits,” he said. Watson said the assistant director will also represent the University at national programs such as College Horizons, a summer workshop that supports the higher education of Native American people. In addition, the new hire will create and assess campus-based programs for Native American students at NU, he said. Assistant directors in Multicultural Student Affairs report to Charles Kellom, the department’s director, BrownHenderson said. “This person would specifically be working and advising with our Native American and Indigenous Student Alliance, organizing programs for Native (American) Heritage Month and helping to broadly educate students or campus community on specific concerns of our » See OUTREACH, page 5
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SAFETY FIRST Chicago Transit Authority recently expanded its anti-harassment program to encourage people to report instances of harassment on public transportation. Changes include a new employee training program and increased advertisements on trains and buses.
CTA revamps safety campaign Program aims to decrease harassment By ROBIN OPSAHL
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Chicago Transit Authority is revamping its anti-harassment campaign to include new employee training and expanded advertisements on buses and trains. CTA officials overhauled the campaign, called “If It’s Unwanted, It’s Harassment,” because they believe incidences of harassment on CTA transit are underreported, said Tammy Chase, director of communications and media relations at the CTA. Officials said they hope that with increased staff training and rider awareness victims
will feel empowered to report harassment. “CTA is a safe train system, but we’re making more information readily available,” Catherine Hosinski, a spokeswoman for the agency told The Daily. “We are trying to educate riders on what types of behaviors aren’t acceptable and give them ways to report incidences.” The campaign, a renewal of a 2009 effort, will also include posters and social media messages telling people “Speak Up!” and “We are all Watching.” The goal of the expanded campaign is to get riders who see or experience harassment to report their experiences so offenders can be caught and face punishment. As CTA renovated the anti-harassment
campaign, it consulted external organizations including YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and the Chicago Department of Public Health. Although Hosinski said she considers CTA a safe transport system, the campaign is a way to make sure people who feel endangered or uncomfortable know there is a system in place to help them. “The public is a critical partner in battling harassment,” said James Keating, CTA’s chief of security, in a press release. “Reporting incidents is extremely important in increasing safety and helping us to stop offenders from harassing customers.” » See CTA, page 5
Animal shelter grant forces budget reorganization By JULIA JACOBS
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SHELTER SUBSIDY A dog stands in its kennel at Evanston Animal Shelter. After the Evanston Animal Shelter Association received a grant funding three parttime employees to manage the shelter and kennel, city officials must alter the proposed budget released one week ago.
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One week after releasing the proposed Evanston budget, city officials already have plans to revise it after aldermen voted Monday to fund three part-time employees for the Evanston Animal Shelter Association. The proposed budget, which the city released Friday, included $1.5 million worth of potential reductions to implement in case the state’s eventual budget includes cuts to local government funding. Part of those cuts included the elimination of the chief animal warden position, which would save the city $97,000, as well as the city’s $50,000 payment to the Evanston Animal Shelter Association as part of the new staffing agreement. Three days later, City Council voted
unanimously to grant EASA funding to hire three part-time employees to manage the shelter and maintain its kennel for a total of $65,000 per year until the non-profit’s contract expires in May 2017. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said the two lines of the potential reductions would have to be amended to reflect the council’s latest action. However, the city will still save some money because it contracted out all adoption and shelter maintenance work to EASA, leaving no city staff members working in the shelter, he said. Those savings — amounting to about $35,000 — would replace the two potential reductions released Friday, he added. During the year in which the city managed the shelter after the departure of the non-profit Community Animal Rescue Effort, there were two fulltime and one part-time city employees
working in both animal control and at the animal shelter: a chief animal warden, a deputy animal warden and a parttime position for kennel maintenance, Bobkiewicz said. Now that EASA is officially running and fundraising for the shelter, there will only be one animal warden working within the police department who is devoted to typical animal control duties, such as a storing dead animals found on the street. The city transferred all shelter responsibilities to the three part-time EASA employees, saving the city money on overhead costs such as benefits, Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said. Grover said it has been a long-term goal of the council to shift shelter management from the city to the volunteer animal organization that runs the shelter — now managed by EASA. » See SHELTER, page 5
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Dorval R. Carter in a news release. The 4G coverage applies to T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint customers. The four carriers collectively agreed in January to fund the design and construction of the $32.5 million project. “We’ve finished phase one of the project and by the end of 2015, the new network will be ready to provide an incredible 4G wireless experience to T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon and Sprint customers that ride the Chicago subway,” said Neville Ray, T-Mobile’s chief technology officer, in the release. The 4G service implementation is the latest in a series of efforts to modernize the CTA, which is the second-largest transit system in the country. In the past few years, the CTA has also expanded its security camera network as well as train and bus trackers. Once the installation is finished, Chicago will be the largest city in the country with full 4G wireless coverage throughout its subway system. “This is part of the city’s ongoing efforts to invest in 21st century technology for Chicago’s world-class transit system, and expand
Chicago Transit Authority completed the first stage of its project to provide 4G wireless service for subway riders, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Thursday. The project, slated to be finished by the end of 2015, will provide continuous coverage in 22 miles of the system along the Blue and Red lines. Design and installation of the system will also create approximately 50 jobs, CTA said. As a part of the first stage, a 1.2-mile stretch of the Blue Line originating at O’Hare International Airport now offers wireless coverage to commuters. “4G wireless will not only improve customer experience by offering faster and more robust wireless services that supports today’s tablets and smartphones, but it also increases system safety measures by providing more reliable communication between CTA personnel and emergency responders,” said CTA president
Police Blotter Man spotted trying to cut bicycle lock with hacksaw A 58-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with attempting to steal a bicycle. A witness saw a man at about 5 p.m. trying to cut a bicycle lock with a hacksaw in the 900 block of Davis Street, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man attempted to walk away when police arrived, but police stopped him and found a half-cut chain key lock, Dugan said. Police found the man in possession of a hacksaw blade and a bundle of copper that they suspect was used for drugs. They also found a red tool bag by the bike rack, Dugan said. The man was charged with a felony for possession of burglary tools as well as three
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Man charged with felony for root beer theft
A 45-year-old man was charged with a felony Tuesday evening after allegedly stealing a single bottle of root beer from a grocery store following previous retail theft convictions. The store’s security guard spotted the man at about 6:45 p.m. collecting multiple food items, including the 20 oz. bottle of root beer valued at $1.50 from the Jewel Osco at 2485 W. Howard St. The guard called police when the man left all the items but walked out with the root beer, Dugan said. Police charged the man with a felony due to prior retail theft convictions. — Joanne Lee
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3 injured in shooting on Evanston-Chicago border
A gang-related drive-by shooting Tuesday night on the Evanston-Chicago border left three people injured, Chicago police said. Three men, all documented gang members, were standing on the sidewalk at about 8:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of West Howard Street when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and shots were fired, police said. A 39-year-old man was shot in the torso and ankle. A 40-year-old man also suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks and another man, 30, was shot in the ankle. All three men were transported to Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston. — Elena Sucharetza
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Activist discusses Guatemalan human rights issues By KELLEY CZAJKA
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A Guatemalan activist came to Northwestern Thursday night to speak on his struggle against his nation’s government and mining companies regarding human rights. Llan Carlos Dávila, mayor of the municipality of Santa Rosa de Lima in southeastern Guatemala, spoke on his experiences peacefully protesting against Tahoe Resources, an American and Canadian company that has installed chemical mineral mines on the land of Guatemalans against their will. Dávila spoke in Spanish at the event, which was co-hosted by the Buffett Institute and NU Community for Human Rights. Ellen Moore, Guatemala programs coordinator at the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala, translated his message to English.
Tahoe Resources, which has 24 mining licenses in the Guatemalan regions of Santa Rosa, Jalapa and Jutiapa, paid the Guatemalan government royalties to operate freely. After initially saying it would plant avocado trees, Tahoe Resources built a mine right next to the community of Santa Rosa de Lima, creating serious environmental and health issues. Dávila said Tahoe Resources has been dumping water from mining operations into nearby streams, increasing the levels of heavy metals and chemicals in the water. This has contaminated the water along which people plant crops and in which animals drink all along the riverbanks. This contamination of water has in turn contaminated the air and put the people of Santa Rosa de Lima at risk of skin disease. “The interests of a few have been thought to be more important than bringing well-being to the whole community,” Dávila said. These concerns led to the creation of the Diocesan Committee in Defense of Nature, a movement to protect human rights against mining companies,
according to the NISGUA website. The organization works to speak out against these companies, as well as expose government corruption in mining practices. Dávila also spoke of an instance in which his fellow community leaders were arrested for peacefully protesting. Since this is a constitutional right in Guatemala, they were released after three days as they could not be charged with anything. NUCHR co-director Melody Song said the focus of the group’s annual conference this year is corporate social responsibility, which she said ties in perfectly with the message of Dávila’s talk. “During our conference in January we’ll actually be doing kind of some case studies with delegates about conflict minerals,” Song said. “Right now it’s not necessarily geographically focused, but it’s an issue that we want to talk about and it’s a major global problem.” Weinberg junior Alex Kirschner was one of about 25 people in attendance at the event. While he said he did not know much about the issue before, he
left with a good understanding and is interested in learning more. “Of course international pressure will help, but inside the country of Guatemala, there needs to be a cohesive social movement that either represents mining, or mining as well as other human rights issues, to really pressure the government to making the change that Guatemalans need to correct these issues,” Kirschner said. Moore told The Daily she hopes students left with a deeper understanding of the impact U.S. companies are having when they push forward large-scale development projects without the consent of people living in the communities. “If nothing else, I think the other really strong message that Llan Carlos has to share is the power of community organization and the power of unity, and what can be gained when people come together for a common cause,” Moore said. kelleyczajka2019@u.northwestern.edu
Award-winning Harvard prof talks political economy By FATHMA RAHMAN
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Author and economist Dani Rodrik spoke on economic conditions under varying forms of government at an event sponsored by a new Northwestern research group Thursday afternoon. Rodrik, an international political economy professor at Harvard University, focused heavily on distinguishing between a liberal and electoral democracy in terms of three sets of rights: property, political and civil. Electoral democracy is only a combination of protected property and political rights, whereas a liberal democracy consists of all three of those rights, Rodrik said. “Civil rights is what defines liberal
democracy,” he said. Rodrik also categorized society into three groups: propertied elite, a majority and a minority. There are elements of political rights that slide into economics, which Rodrik said interferes with property rights because those with political power set taxes, create regulations and possess other influences. “Liberal democracy is an unlikely outcome of any democratic settlement that’s a result of bargaining between the elite, who have the resources, and the majority, who have the numbers,” Rodrik said. “As a result, it’s unbelievable that (liberal democracy) even exists.” The Global Capitalism & Law Research Group is a new research group funded by the Buffett Institute for Global Studies that develops recommendations on political economy issues. The research group sponsored the event, said
Erin Lockwood, a political science PhD student and Global Capitalism & Law graduate student coordinator. About 75 students attended the event, she said. “This was actually in the works since last year, and we thought it was a perfect inaugural speaker for this group given his work on not just political economy, but looking at globalization in political economy and the ways in which these often liberal norms are taken out of a variety of political contexts,” Lockwood said. An author of three books, Rodrik used his 2015 book titled, “Economics Rules: The Rights and Wrongs of the Dismal Science” as a focal point for the lecture. Though Weinberg sophomore Zain Syedain said he found the event interesting, he also saw aspects that could use improvement. “At the PhD level, there’s a whole lot of math
that goes into this sort of thing — so at that point, I was pretty much completely lost,” Syedain said. “In these sort of talks, while it’s not really possible in a room where a bunch of undergraduates come in, it would probably be easier to get around to more nuances and investigation of what (Rodrik) was trying to explain in a more closed, smaller setting.” Due to the specificity of the lecture, Lockwood said she was happily surprised with the undergraduate turnout. “I know a lot of them were coming from Jordan Gans-Morse’s political economy class, so I hope this was a good supplement to what they’re learning in his class and also an illustration of how you can keep pushing these ideas further,” she said. fathmarahman2019@u.northwestern.edu
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The Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities has added workshops in the environmental humanities to its programming starting next month, aiming to apply a “humanistic” approach to environmental issues. “It’s important to recognize that terms such as ‘nature’ have changed over time and been imagined in vastly different ways in different cultures,” Wendy Wall, the director of the Kaplan Institute, told The Daily in an email. History Prof. Keith Woodhouse and Chinese literature Prof. Corey Byrnes will lead discussions and workshops on campus about environmental humanities, which Woodhouse loosely defines as combining scientific data with how people think about these problems.
“Part of our goal is to help figure out what exactly the environmental humanities mean,” Woodhouse said. “The idea is that environmental issues and environmental problems and environmental concerns, which are often thought of in fairly technical terms, actually always have a more humanistic component.” The only date set for the new program thus far is Nov. 4, when Byrnes and Woodhouse will discuss the subject with faculty and graduate students. Woodhouse said feedback is already greater than expected: He anticipated receiving 10 to 20 responses, and roughly 50 people have signed up for the email list. The Kaplan Institute’s events, including speakers and art shows, will be open to all Northwestern students starting in January. Woodhouse said he is close to confirming with three speakers for Winter and Spring Quarters: Dale Jamieson, author of “Reason in a Dark Time”; Nicole Shukin, author of “Animal Capital”; and Ursula Heise, a University of California, Los Angeles professor whom Woodhouse called a leader in the
Driver in last month’s fatal car crash charged with reckless homicide
The driver in a car crash that killed an Evanston resident last month was charged Wednesday with reckless homicide, adding to previous charges for driving under the influence of alcohol, police said. The 42-year-old Evanston woman crashed her car Sept. 27 at about 2:20 a.m. into multiple parked vehicles in the 1700 block of Dodge Avenue, causing her car to roll over. Lamart Bailey, a 45-year-old passenger in the car, died after being transported to Evanston Hospital. Bailey was an Evanston resident and a U.S. Army Veteran. The driver, Monica Wallace, was charged two days after the crash with one felony count of aggravated DUI in addition to a misdemeanor for driving under the influence and four trafficrelated citations. Following the results of a crash investigation, Wallace was indicted Wednesday before a grand jury at the Circuit Court of Cook County for one count of reckless homicide in addition to the aggravated DUI, police said. — Julia Jacobs
Across Campuses UC Berkeley astronomer Geoff Marcy resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
BERKELEY — Amid growing outrage less than a week after a sexual harassment scandal burst into the news, renowned astronomer Geoff Marcy has resigned his post at UC Berkeley. But his resignation, announced by campus administrators Wednesday, did little to quell anger over the school’s light punishment after an official investigation found he had been subjecting students to unwanted groping, kissing and massages for nearly a decade. In a statement, the administrators condemned Marcy’s actions and vowed to re-examine how professors are disciplined for such abuses -- even as they defended their decision this summer to bypass a lengthy disciplinary process and let off Marcy with a warning. “We want to state unequivocally that Professor Marcy’s conduct, as determined by the investigation, was contemptible and inexcusable,” Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Provost Claude Steele said in the statement. But the university’s critics noted that the strong words came only after a global shaming that began when BuzzFeed News broke the story Friday,
environmental humanities field. Woodhouse pointed to a lack of action on climate change as an example of why these academics approach environmental issues in this way. “There are reams of data on the facts and conventions of climate change, and yet the science has only very slowly moved the nation’s administrations and international bodies to take political action,” Woodhouse said. “(Political change) has as much to do with people’s attitudes and how people think as it does with what we know scientifically.” Woodhouse, who researches American and environmental history, said that when it comes to issues of climate change, having backgrounds in different cultures helps fuel the discussion of responsibility across countries, societies and socioeconomic classes. Byrnes approaches the subject in the context of Chinese society. Weinberg freshman Calvin Anderson, a current Kaplan Scholar, said he is interested studying environmental issues through this lens. triggering a series of events that led to Marcy’s resignation -- including calls for his firing on Monday by nearly two-dozen fellow Berkeley astronomers. The university is saying all of the right things -- but “at the end, after the rest of the world has told them what the right things are,” said Michael Eisen, a UC Berkeley biologist who had condemned the university’s response in a blog post this week. Some students had similar reactions. “It took this many survivors and the majority of the astronomy department to call for his dismissal to get to the point where he resigned,” said Marandah Field-Elliot, a UC Berkeley sophomore who served on the student government’s sexual assault commission last year. “The bar shouldn’t be that high.” Many say the case exposes the formidable challenges students face when trying to hold harassing professors to account, from fear of derailing their careers to the nagging feeling that -- even if their complaint is investigated -- it will pit their reputations against that of senior faculty members. Indeed, even after the story broke, UC Berkeley’s own vice chancellor for equity and inclusion -- the chairman of the astronomy department -was seeking compassion, not condemnation, for the disgraced professor. In a recent email blast to the faculty in the
“Environmental issues and humans and the humanities are inherently linked … it’s important to acknowledge that,” Anderson said. “Finding new ways to look at it, to inspire people our age to actually act on it and make change, it is really important.” The Institute identified the environmental humanities as a field to create new research on campus a few years ago, Wall said. In the fall of 2014, the program hosted a talk called “The Humanities in the Age of Ecological Catastrophe” in its annual dialogue series. That September, Kaplan brought on its first postdoctoral fellow in the environmental humanities, Sheila Wille, who specializes in environmental history. Woodhouse said Wille will contribute to the environmental humanities workshops through her contacts in the field. “We’re not just translators,” Wille said. “These are new ways to talk about environmental issues.” darbyhopper@u.northwestern.edu astronomy department, Gibor Basri wrote: “Of course, this is hardest for Geoff in this moment. For those who are willing and able, he certainly can use any understanding or support they can offer.” Basri did not respond for requests to comment on his email, which has been circulating online. But one of his former students, now an astrophysics professor, said he found it “shameful” and “wrongheaded.” “What about all of the women he chased out of this field?” said Nate McCrady, now an associate professor of astrophysics at the University of Montana. “Look at the loss of talent. Look at the discoveries that weren’t made.” The university first learned of the allegations against Marcy in July 2014 and filed its formal report in June of this year. Chancellor Dirks and provost Steele said Wednesday that they decided not to pursue formal disciplinary action against Marcy in part because it was a “lengthy and uncertain” process and was subject to a three-year statute of limitations. So, the two administrators said in a statement, it chose instead to reach an agreement with the professor that set “a strict set of behavioral standards” and waived his tenure protections in the event of future abuses. — Katy Murphy (The Oakland Tribune/TNS)
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From page 1 After CARE was ousted from the shelter in May 2014 largely due to its canine euthanasia rate, the city took over full operation of the shelter with the help of volunteers. One year later, management passed to EASA, but the organization only established financial independence from the city this month. In addition to the grant to fund three EASA employees, the council passed a new animal welfare policy that specified protocol for making decisions to euthanize dogs based on behavioral problems. “Before, there was no policy that established that this was a no-kill shelter,” Grover said. Vicky Pasenko, a former CARE volunteer who co-founded EASA, told The Daily earlier this week that plans for a new euthanasia policy have been in the works since CARE’s departure. The policy requires the shelter to maintain a liverelease rate of 90 percent or else be under the review of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Decisions to euthanize must go through the city’s Animal Welfare Board, a veterinarian and the animal warden. “It’s kind of like the separation of powers in the government,” Pasenko said. “There are a number of people and a number of options that have to be carried about before the euthanasia can take place.” Bobkiewicz said the council’s latest actions were a success in recognizing and acting on the challenges the shelter has faced in the past few years. “It’s nice when we actually get to end those processes and clean those things up — I wish we could do that every day,” he said. “It is one of those instances in which policy direction has been implemented and comes full circle.” juliajacobs2018@u.northwestern.edu
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We need to do away with celebrating Columbus Day SANJANA LAKSHMI
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There are only two specific people for whom the United States recognizes holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. and Christopher Columbus. And there is a radical difference between a man who fought for the rights of his people and a man who “founded” a country based on genocide and violence. While Northwestern does not have a day off for Columbus Day, many schools and institutions around the United States celebrate it, and people all over the country still say “Happy Columbus Day” to their peers on the second Monday of October before heading off to malls for Columbus Day sales. Recently, more and more attention is given to the fact that, while Columbus’ actions did ultimately lead to the foundation of the United States, he was a white supremacist who did not “discover” this land; he invaded it. Indigenous people have protested the holiday for years on end, starting in 1977 at the United Nations International
Conference on Discrimination Against Indigenous Populations in the Americas. It was only recently that cities in the United States have been recognizing Columbus Day as “Indigenous People’s Day” instead. This began in Berkeley and South Dakota in the early 1990s, and now, at least nine cities do not acknowledge this date as Columbus Day any longer. The rest of the United States needs to follow this pattern. This country’s history is consistently whitewashed, and the story of Columbus is no exception to this rule. Though more schools are bringing light to the fact that Columbus was not merely the great hero he was once accepted to be, I still remember being taught that he was a brave explorer who brought opportunity to this land. That is not the whole story: Columbus’ treatment of the native population at the time resulted in death and destruction, and it set a precedent for similar destruction of marginalized people’s lives throughout the United States’ history. It is unfair and disrespectful to dedicate a day to a man who was at the forefront of such violence. We should instead be celebrating those who have
been systematically disenfranchised and discriminated against by those who founded and ran the United States. The indigenous populations of the Americas deserve to be recognized for what they have been through. From football teams called the Redskins (which is considered a derogatory term) to continued fights for reparations and land rights to racism in popular culture and movies, the indigenous population of the United States continues to deal with marginalization. Voting booths are disproportionately far from Native American reservations, and many people do not have the means to reach polling stations. How are their voices supposed to be heard if we do not even give them the chance to try? Columbus Day’s continued recognition as a federal holiday is an insult — not only because of Columbus’ violent actions, but also because of the challenges and discrimination that indigenous people face in the United States every day. The holiday’s existence says that this country does not care about Native Americans’ plight and does not want to take any steps to right the wrongs that are still occurring. While cities refusing to acknowledge the holiday is
a step in the right direction, the United States needs to get rid of the holiday on a national level. By turning Columbus Day into Indigenous People’s Day, the United States will take some accountability for the damage that it has caused to this population. Change is happening, but this year’s Columbus Day Parade in New York City still drew 1 million spectators. As students with influence on our peers and who will be gaining more and more influence as we grow older, we need to speak up about what this holiday symbolizes. Activism both on and off college campuses is growing, including campaigns that advocate #BlackLivesMatter and immigration reform. We need to add the rights of the indigenous population to this list, and that includes organizing against the existence of Columbus Day as a federal holiday. Sanjana Lakshmi is a Weinberg junior. She can be contacted at sanjanalakshmi2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
At debate, Democrats show maturity and strength EDMUND BANNISTER DAILY COLUMNIST
The Democratic Party debate on Oct. 13 was one of the most uplifting, clarifying and optimistic moments I have ever witnessed in left-wing politics. The candidates, including frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, were individually and collectively superb. They articulated the views and personified the spirit of a newly engaged, newly energized Democratic Party and cut a stark contrast with the angry and pessimistic attitude of the Republican primary challengers. The candidates abstained from character attacks and even defended each other in a manner that almost resembled camaraderie. When Anderson Cooper pressured Clinton on her personal email account, Sanders looked directly at Clinton and shouted, “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails!” When Sanders’ record as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War was brought under scrutiny, Jim Webb, a Vietnam veteran, graciously refused to attack Sanders and said he respected his choices. The candidates regularly affirmed their mutual respect for one another and seemed unified on many of the core issues discussed on the stage, including income inequality, race relations, paid family leave and the need for affordable college education. But of all the positive qualities displayed by the candidates on Tuesday night, none was more obvious than maturity. Martin O’Malley put it perfectly when he said, “On this stage, you didn’t hear anyone denigrate women, you didn’t hear anyone make racist comments about new American immigrants. What you heard instead on this stage tonight was an honest search for the answers that
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will move our country forward.” The remarkable thing about O’Malley’s statement was that it wasn’t about inflating himself or running down his Democratic rivals. Instead, it was a universal affirmation of the Democratic value of tolerance over the exclusionary rhetoric of the Republican field. Donald Trump, the current frontrunner for the Republican nomination, has stirred up nativist fears, suggesting against all empirical evidence that Hispanic immigrants are, “bringing drugs [and] bringing crime.” His calls to deport more than 10 million undocumented immigrants and their families have been dismissed as lunacy by policy experts, and yet Republican challengers have rushed to align themselves with many of his views. Ben Carson, the runner-up in most primary polls, has been criticized for his comments suggesting that a Muslim president would have split loyalties and that Darwinian evolution and the Big Bang are incredible “fairy tales.” The Republican field has bought into the shamelessly fabricated scandal surrounding Planned Parenthood, and each and every candidate has come out in support of defunding the organization completely. Indeed, it seems as if the whole Republican party has descended into a state of reactionary frenzy. Despite the fact that abortion has been legal since 1979, candidates have taken it upon themselves to be crusaders for its abolition. Despite the fact that same-sex marriage is now legal in all 50 states, Republicans continue to push for its prohibition. Despite the fact that 11.3 million undocumented immigrants live and work in the United States, Republicans continue to insist they be denied a path to citizenship. Instead of moving forward with new ideas and new proposals, primary voters have flocked to Donald Trump’s nostalgic pledge to “Make America Great Again!” From all corners of the party there is an aching desire to return to a better time, before same-sex marriage, before Hispanic immigration and before abortion
legalization. These are the symptoms of a party slowly drowning under the weight of demographic and legal reality. The Democrats on the other hand are jumping from victory to victory and have found renewed energy in issues such as income inequality and criminal justice reform. Their key voting demographics include young people, women and minorities, groups steadily expanding in political clout. In national polls they have a decided advantage over Republicans on many key issues. According to Gallup and NYT polls, 50 percent of Americans are pro-choice, 60 percent of Americans are pro-samesex marriage and 66 percent of Americans believe current wealth distribution is unfair. These statistical advantages mean the Democrats have a decisive edge when it comes to national elections for the presidency, when voter turnout among young
people and minorities tends to be higher. The Democrats in the Northwestern student body have a great deal to look forward to in the coming months. Clinton is hitting her stride and appears more confident, Sanders is provoking a national conversation about income inequality and the Republicans seem increasingly divided as insurgents like Trump and Carson wreak havoc among the establishment. If the resurgent spirit on display at the debate endures, the next four years are looking very bright indeed.
unfolding seemed to fit a common narrative: escalatory rhetoric from politicians followed by violent clashes between protesters and police. In the last couple of weeks, the news has felt more personal. Stabbings with knives, vegetable peelers, screwdrivers and meat cleavers have forced millions to constantly check behind their backs in a desperate act of vigilance. And I have struggled with what to think and feel and wrestled with a situation that obscures the cause from the effect. NU Students for Justice in Palestine’s International Day of Action yesterday was intended to “pay respect to the Palestinian martyrs
executed by Israeli forces.” The first two names included on SJP’s list of “Palestinians Murdered” are Muhanned Shafeq Halabi and Fadi Alloun. Halabi was killed by Israeli security forces after he stabbed two Israeli men to death and injured two more. Alloun similarly stabbed a 15-yearold Israeli victim and was killed by Israeli police as he ran toward Jerusalem’s light rail. I hope I am not alone in thinking that these two men do not merit the title of martyrs. Unnatural death is always tragic. And the deaths of Palestinians at the hands of Jewish extremists deserve the same sorrow as Israeli deaths.
However, to not recognize the context in which events such as these took place is appalling. Instead of educating, SJP’s demonstration reenacted horror. Members of SJP, like any student group, deserve to have their voices heard within the marketplace of ideas. But when reality screams a different truth than they offer, students should be aware. Being aware demands an engagement with facts. I will mourn, I will remember and I will most certainly be aware.
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DEMOCRATIC DEBATE Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on the debate stage on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.
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Students discuss North Korean refugee crisis By JEE YOUNG LEE
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Non-profit organization Liberty in North Korea celebrated Korea Peace Day with Northwestern students on Thursday, expounding on the trials North Korean refugees face throughout their escape from the totalitarian nation’s borders. Korean American Student Association and Asian Pacific American Coalition collaborate each year on Korea Peace Day to raise awareness of pressing issues in Korea. This year, the two student organizations brought LiNK, which focuses on North Korean refugees and helps them escape the country and arrive safely at other countries such as South Korea or the United States. The presenters showed the audience a (Korean documentary, in which the refugees attested to Americans) the reality of living in are a little oppression and their bit sheltered journey of escape. During the introducbecause they tion of the event, Anca are not exposed Iordache, one of the interns at LiNK and the to having presenter of the docuNorth Korea mentary, said the focus right across the on the Kim regime in the mainstream media border. diverts the attention JunGyu Kim, ordinary North Korean KASA president refugees need. People often associate North Korea with its dictator and nuclear weapons, not its people, she said. “After all, who would like to be involved in an issue that seems to be so controversial and complicated?” Iordache said. JunGyu Kim, KASA president and Weinberg junior, said the student group chose LiNK because not many Korean Americans are aware of issues regarding North Korea, although those who live
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in South Korea are more aware of them due to the mandatory military service and geographical proximity to North Korea. “(Korean Americans) are a little bit sheltered because they are not exposed to having North Korea right across the border and having to learn about all the issues,” he said. In the documentary, the refugees said many young North Koreans receive information about foreign cultures through exchange of USB and CD’s, which contain Korean TV shows and movies. After such access, many decide to flee because they want to have the freedom to explore a wider world, according to the presentation. “This newfound independence from the regime has also contributed to a greater desire for information from the outside world,” Iordache said. North Koreans’ consumption of outside media, such as movies and TV shows, is instrumental in breaking away from the government’s propaganda and learning about the truth of the world outside, Iordache said. However, the refugees face many challenges even after their escape, when they land in South Korea, such as discrimination and lack of connection, according to the documentary. As a result, the refugees often suffer from financial and emotional struggles. The perception of refugees as victims and subjects of pity also prevent them from adjusting to the new communities, Iordache said. “Whatever they want to do, they can do it,” Iordache said. “Today, they have become the strongest agents for change that is happening in North Korea.” With strong resilience, the refugees are speeding up the technological, economic and social changes that are happening in North Korea, as they remain in touch with families back home, Iordache said. “It’s nice to see an organization that is trying to help the North Korean people without putting them down,” Communication senior Emelyn Barrientos said. “In a way, it is more empowerment as opposed to fear, which I think we see a lot in the U.S. media, so I enjoyed that.” jeelee2018@u.northwestern.edu
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QB Thorson committed to constant improvement By ALEX PUTTERMAN
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On the bus ride back to Evanston after Northwestern’s 38-0 loss to Michigan, Clayton Thorson dove into the game film. He watched his Wildcats offense sputter to 168 yards, saw the unit fail to convert on 11 of its 13 third-down attempts, viewed his should-have-been interception in the second quarter and his actually-was interception (returned for a touchdown) on the next play. It’s all part of the process of improvement. “After every game you’ve got to go back and look at the tape, see what you did wrong and see what you did right,” Thorson, the redshirt freshman, said. “Obviously after this game there’s a worse taste in your mouth.” In August, when NU named Thorson starting quarterback, the Cats looked like a borderlinebowl team, not the Big Ten West-title contenders they now appear to be. After one year of apprenticeship as a true freshman, Thorson was supposed to take over a promising start-up — instead he’s become CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Thorson has certainly had his moments this season. There was the beautiful lob to Miles Shuler to help seal Northwestern’s win against Stanford, the 17-point third-quarter against Ball State, the touchdown run against Duke and the two others against Minnesota. And he’s had a few plays he’d like to have back, such as the near-interceptions against Stanford, the numerous incompletions against Duke, the three-turnover first half against Ball State and just about everything against Michigan. So it goes as a redshirt freshman quarterback in the Big Ten. “It’s all a process of learning and getting better,” offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mick McCall said. “But I think he’s farther along than a lot of people expected right now.” Thorson’s numbers won’t win him any awards. He’s completed 77-of-140 (55 percent) of his passes on the season, with four touchdown passes and four interceptions. Of 125 FBS quarterbacks, with roughly 23 pass attempts per game, he ranks 114th with 5.8 yards per attempt. The Wheaton, Illinois, native is known as a dual-threat and has flashed the ability to run the ball, but he hasn’t
made a big play with his feet since his 42-yard touchdown scramble against Stanford. Thorson doesn’t need to carry the Cats, but he needs to keep their offense on the field, namely by avoiding turnovers. The quarterback has found trouble this season when he failed to read the opposing defense and advance through his progressions. Against Ball State, he threw an embarrassing interception on a miscommunication with receiver Shuler. The play called for Shuler to either streak down the sideline or curl in, depending on the coverage — the receiver correctly chose to hitch, but Thorson lobbed the ball down the field, right into the arms of a defender. “It’s a process as a quarterback,” coach Pat Fitzgerald said after that game. “He’s handled the ebb and flow very, very well. That’s a young man that’s growing and really understanding the significance of his role.” The improvements are coming incrementally. Take Thorson’s pocket presence. Early in the season the quarterback seemed to scramble from the pocket at the first sign of pressure. But as the year has progressed, that has begun to change. Senior superback Dan Vitale attributes that to Thorson’s growing confidence. “He’s not afraid to get hit anymore,” Vitale said. “He stays in there and steps up and makes the throws now, which I think is evident even in this last loss.” Thorson said his instincts are catching up with the speed of the college game, allowing him to make proper decisions under pressure. “It’s just about feeling the pocket,” the quarterback said. “Our o-line is doing a really good job of pass protection. I’ve just got to feel it. If there’s a guy in my face I’ve got to get out and make a play.” Coaches and teammates emphasize Thorson’s even-keeled personality, how, in McCall’s words, “He doesn’t get too high or too low.” That calm demeanor seems almost necessary for a redshirt freshman thrust into a position of enormous responsibility and saddled with all the fan attention, media requests and Internet criticism that comes with it. By all accounts, Thorson has handled his debut season with all the maturity a coach could ask for. That begins in the film room, where, McCall says, the quarterback takes a proactive role to tape study. “He’s telling me what could be better,” McCall
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said. “He’s really coaching me up. And I’m trying to correct him as he goes through it, but he knows what he’s doing wrong after he’s got a chance to look at it.” Asked what he has done most successfully this season, Thorson doesn’t point to any sort of onfield accomplishment. Instead he notes that he’s done a good job “getting in the film room and being a student of the game.” With three more college seasons ahead, the future appears bright for Thorson, but NU needs him to maintain control this season as the team wades deeper into its conference schedule. If Thorson leads the Cats to a division title, he will
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do so partly through talent but also through the work ethic and dedication to improvement that motivated him to pull up that game tape after the Michigan game. He knows he has no time to waste; he needs to keep getting better right now. “The sky is the limit for him,” McCall said. “This is the reason why: He will continue to take coaching, and he wants to learn everything. Not many times does he make the same mistake twice. He will take it, and it will lock in, and then three weeks down the road that same thing will happen and he doesn’t make the same mistake.” asputt@u.northwestern.edu
Midterm season is in full swing for Northwestern students, and No. 20 Northwestern (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) has reached the technical midpoint of the regular season, passing five tests and dropping one on the road against Michigan. With six games in the books, the strengths and weaknesses of the team are starting to take shape. While NU still boasts the fourth best scoring defense in the country, the offense has been below average, ranking 93rd in the nation in Football Outsiders’ S&P+ Rating. A lot of the offense’s success hinges on the success of the running game, which has flashed for the Cats but has also been inconsistent. With a redshirt freshman quarterback in Clayton Thorson at the helm, there have been growing pains, putting extra pressure on sophomore running back Justin Jackson and company. “We know we can perform well,” Jackson said after practice Tuesday. “It just comes down to doing it. We know we can run for over 200-something yards, we’ve done it before, so it really just comes down to execution.” Jackson conceded that some teams have been keying in on him and noted that Thorson’s continuing growth will help the ground game as the season progresses. But he’s not fazed. “If they want to try and stop the run, they can,” Jackson said. “We’re still going to try and run the ball, we’re still going to have play action fakes and all that type of stuff, it really just comes down to execution.” Offensive coordinator Mick McCall echoed the focus on execution, focusing specifically on early downs. Third-and-longs in particular plagued the Wildcats against Michigan’s stellar run defense last week, stalling drives before they could pick up any momentum. The Cats ran the ball 11 out of
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offense Saturday, and among other factors like receiver separation and blitz pickup, better play recognition from Thorson could have been the difference in exploiting one-on-one matchups at key moments. This might not be a completely realistic possibility for Thorson this season, who is entering just his seventh game as a starter, but it is reasonable to expect that he will get better with more experience. On Tuesday, he acknowledged the challenge he has faced in breaking down complex college defenses but is confident in his ability to grow. “One thing I have done well is getting in the film room and being a student of the game,” Thorson said Tuesday. “That’s something I grew up really, really stressing.” As a runner, Thorson presents great value for NU in moving the chains, slowing down the pass rush and lightening the load on the running backs. The Cats have utilized Thorson’s mobility well at times this season, but they still haven’t realized its full potential. “I think he needs to believe in his feet a little bit (more), that he can make some plays with them,” McCall said. This could be in reference to scrambling, but it could also mean keeping the ball more on options and designed running plays. The Cats have run both read and speed option, the former proving to be a lot more successful than the latter. “It’s execution on a lot of different things,” McCall said regarding the failure of the speed option. “Blocking on the perimeter, running the ball inside and not being able to do that..there’s a lot of different things...We’re trying to correct those as much as we can.” Youthful inexperience as well as injuries along the offensive line have held back the Cats so far. Their midterm grade is a C-. But the quarter isn’t over; the offensive line is healthy again and Thorson and the skilled players have the tools to turn it around. huzaifapatel2017@u.northwestern.edu
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12 times on first half first downs, gaining minimal or negative yardage. Does that mean NU needs to mix it up on first down? “We’ve got to have more balance there, there’s no doubt about that,” Fitzgerald said in his Monday press conference. “We felt like we needed to get successful plays on first down, and we felt like some of our run schemes would give us our best opportunity for that.” McCall echoed those sentiments. “There’s a lot of things that go into what you call on first and second down to get to that third down: who you’ve got in the game, who your playmakers are, what our matchups are, what our matchups aren’t,” he said. It’s clear the Cats didn’t think they had the matchups in the passing game to take chances on first down. But they simply couldn’t run the ball against Michigan’s overloaded front and sustain drives like they did against Stanford, Ball State and Minnesota. NU will be facing another great run defense this week in Iowa, (6th in Rushing S&P+) and will be facing more in the Big Ten in Penn State (32nd) and Nebraska (25th). One thing is clear: The coaching staff will have to trust Thorson with the
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Aftershocks of the Cats’ 1995 season still resonate By BOBBY PILLOTE
daily senior staffer @BobbyPillote
Nobody saw 1995 coming. Not the AP voters, who didn’t rank Northwestern until the fourth week of the season. Not Sports Illustrated, which picked the Wildcats to finish 11th out of 11 teams in the Big Ten before the season began. Not Vegas odds makers, who pegged NU as 27-point underdogs heading into its first game against Notre Dame. And not Ben Bolch (Medill ’96), deputy sports editor for The Daily Northwestern in the fall of 1995.
“Before the season I had seven games that were winnable and four that were miserable,” Bolch told the Daily this week, explaining that miserable games were certain losses in his eyes. One of those hopeless contests was against the Fighting Irish, whom the Cats ultimately toppled to spark their unforgettable season. Ten games and nine wins later, NU was the 1995 Big Ten Champion and on its way to Pasadena, California, to play in the Rose Bowl.
Humble Beginnings
The Cats went 4-6-1 in 1994, which certainly didn’t seem like the harbinger of anyOct. 23, 1995 thing great. Tim Hughes and Steve Schnur split time at quarterback, with neither producing stellar results, and running back Darnell Autry was a backup for the unheralded Dennis Lundy. The difference, Bolch and receiver D’Wayne Bates said, began when many members of the 1995 team stayed in Evanston the summer before the season to work out together. That summer was exceptionally hot, with record-breaking temperatures leading to as many as 733 deaths in the city of Chicago. That experience helped the team grow closer together and shifted expectations for the upcoming season. “We were very confident we’d be a better team and have more wins than the season before,” Bates said. “All that together afforded an opportunity to win every game.” That spirit showed itself in NU’s gutsy opening week victory over Notre Dame, a win that still stands as one of the biggest upsets in program history. But one sample wasn’t enough to determine if the Cats were going to be serious contenders, and true to stereotypical NU form, the team lost its next game to Miami (OH) on a blocked punt. That game, Bates said, taught the Cats the most important lesson in football: the team had to be able to finish strong.
Turning Points and Speed Bumps
NU recovered by strolling to easy wins over Air Force and Indiana and climbing back to No. 25 in the AP Poll before facing its next major test of the season: visiting Ann Arbor to face No. 7 Michigan. Behind four field goals from kicker Sam Valenzisi, the Cats triumphed over the Wolverines in a hardfought defensive battle. It was at that point, Schnur, Bates and Bolch all
said, that players, media and fans alike began to believe. Jennifer Scroggins (Medill ’97), another deputy sports editor for the Daily in 1995, explained that there was little fan interest before the Michigan win. The victory changed perceptions about the talent level and potential of the team. “Autry was for real, (linebacker Pat) Fitzgerald was for real,” Scroggins said. “They were good college players.” And from that game on, NU showed the dominance it was capable of, cruising to wins over Minnesota, Illinois and Purdue, crushing No. 24 Wisconsin at home in a 35-0 shutout, dispatching No. 12 Penn State in a key late-season matchup and prevailing over rival Iowa by an 11-point margin. But the year was Oct. 9, 1995 far from flawless, with two injuries, to Valenzisi and Fitzgerald, which threatene d to derail the season. Valenzisi tore his ACL celebrating a booming kickoff against the Badgers, jumping up and crumpling upon landing. And Fitzgerald, the heart of the defense and eventual winner of the 1995 Bronko Nagurski award—given to the nation’s best defensive player—suffered a broken leg against Iowa from what he told the Chicago Tribune was just a “freak accident.” Both losses hurt on paper, but NU was able to persevere thanks to what Bolch described as one of the Cats’ greatest strengths: depth. “The depth on that team was pretty amazing,” he said. “The best part of that team was how people stepped up.” And beyond having a bevy of talent, Schnur and Bates both agree the team also shared a special chemistry. “We cared for one another and trusted one another as family,” Bates said. “Players accepted their role.” That bond, and a crucial win by Michigan over archrival Ohio State in the penultimate week of the season, propelled NU to its second-ever postseason appearance and first since the 1949 Rose Bowl.
California Dreaming
Just making it to a winning record in 1995 would have been a wild success. “Our expectations were internally only,” Schnur said. “By a good year, we meant making it to a bowl game.” The Cats’ meteoric rise captured the imagination of the country. ESPN’s then-nascent College GameDay paid a visit to Evanston, not to return again until 2013, and Sports Illustrated featured Autry on its Nov. 13, 1995 cover. Southern California prevailed over the Cats in Pasadena, 41-32, thanks in part to a dominating performance by future NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, but simply making it to what Bates called “the pinnacle of college football” was a massive accomplishment for
Daily file photo by Pete Pawinski
MR. NORTHWESTERN Former linebacker Pat Fitzgerald plays during the 1995 season. The current coach remains a link to the past for today’s Wildcats.
NU. The program proved it could stand on a national stage. “NU had probably 60 percent of the fans there,” Bolch said. “The purple overwhelmed the cardinal and gold.” Even with the bowl loss, it was a season to remember. Autry lead the nation in carries with 387, rushing for 1785 yards and 17 touchdowns and finishing fourth in that season’s Heisman voting. And on the other side of the ball, Fitzgerald won the Chuck Bednarik award for being the nation’s best defensive player along with the Nagurski award, and was also named a consensus AllAmerican and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. More than anything else, the 1995 season permanently raised expectations for NU football. “There were no expectations 20 years ago,” said Scroggins, who still follows the team today. “People actually believe we can win now. … That’s something.” The Cats overcame
Nov. 20, 1995
their bowl curse after the 2012 season with a win in the Gator Bowl, just the second bowl victory in NU history and the first since the 1949 Rose Bowl, but followed that effort with back-to-back 5-7 seasons. The quest for sustained success continues.
Return to Roses
Twenty years after the Rose Bowl run, with NU at 5-1 and ranked No. 20, it’s easy to draw parallels between the 1995 and 2015 squads. Autry was the workhorse running back, Fitzgerald was the star defender and Schnur was the game-managing quarterback; roles that current players sophomore Justin Jackson, sophomore Anthony Walker and redshirt freshman Clayton Thorson fit into nicely. Bates sees similarities between the two teams’ defense-oriented, run-first philosophies, and Schnur believes the 2015 squad has a level of chemistry comparable to what the 1995 players shared. And in light of all the connections, the throwback jerseys, the focus on the 1995 team as part of homecoming and the matchup with rival Iowa — the team Fitzgerald broke his leg against — to potentially decide the Big Ten West, Fitzgerald said he still draws on the past to motivate his players, some of whom weren’t alive for the 1996 Rose Bowl. “I draw upon the battles that group won, and how they did it,” the coach said. “Even more so about the fun that we had. That group had a lot of fun, and winning helps you do that.” Academic requirements exclude NU from ever ascending to be a powerhouse of the Big Ten, but the lasting legacy of the 1995 season shows that, even if just for a year, the Cats can be on top. Going to the Rose Bowl is possible, and not just in the technical sense — it has actually been done. Without the 1995 season, there aren’t any throwback jerseys or fans packing the stands at 11 a.m. There may not even be a Fitz — now the undisputed hero of the program — stalking the sidelines. Northwestern lost the Rose Bowl, but 20 years later is still feeling the positive effects of that legendary season. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu
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Vitale brothers grow out hair for Locks of Love By CLAIRE HANSEN
daily senior staffer @clairechansen
There are a lot of things that stand out about the Vitale brothers: their alarming athleticism, their easygoing demeanors, their Illinois roots and, of course, their long, curly hair. But the Vitales’ hair stand out for reasons far deeper than physical appearance alone. Northwestern senior superback Dan Vitale and his younger brother, freshman linebacker Tommy Vitale, are growing their hair out in memory of a young boy who passed away from cancer. “There’s a little boy from our town, and he actually died of pediatric brain cancer. So it’s always just been a big thing for us,” Tommy Vitale said. “We’ve always just wanted to grow out our hair and donate it to Locks of Love. It’s just something I’ve always loved and thought about doing.” Locks of Love is an organization that collects hair donations of at least 10 inches to turn into wigs for pediatric cancer patients who have lost their hair to cancer treatment. The boy behind the Vitales’ inspiration is Ross MacNeill, who grew up in the Vitales’ hometown of Wheaton, Illinois, before passing away from brain cancer in 2013 at the age of 11. The Ross K. MacNeill Foundation — or, as it is more commonly known, R33M — is a non-profit
organization founded in honor of MacNeill’s fight with brain cancer. The foundation’s goal is to raise awareness about pediatric brain cancer and to collect funds for pediatric brain cancer research, said president and co-founder Kim MacNeill, who is also Ross’ mother. It was at one of those fundraising events where the Vitales’ and MacNeills’ stories began to cross. “Last spring in March … was the first time I had met both Dan and Tommy. They both participated in the event. It’s a big dodgeball tournament that spans three days and fundraises for our foundation,” Kim MacNeill said. “From that point forward, they’ve reached back to us, wanting to be involved and supportive of our foundation and the work that we’re doing.” The foundation’s end goal is to “be out of business,” or end the fight against pediatric brain cancer, by 2023, when Ross MacNeill would have been 21, his mother said. Moved by Ross MacNeill’s story, Tommy Vitale has been growing out his hair since the beginning of his junior year of high school, whereas Dan Vitale made the decision last year, the brothers said. The extra inches sticking out from under their helmets certainly hasn’t impacted their football skills: Dan Vitale has 207 receiving yards and two touchdowns through the first six games of the season. And the younger Vitale said he hasn’t had any problems with his long curls since he started growing it out. “I’ve actually never gotten it pulled while playing. It’s
gotten like stuck in my pad, which is very uncomfortable, but that’s about it,” Tommy Vitale said. Kim MacNeill said the brothers’ actions are about much more than football or hair. “For young men like this, who are very involved in an incredible program at Northwestern, who are incredibly successful and have so much going for them, for them to take time and pause to think about others and other work they can be apart of and give momentum to, I think that speaks volumes about each young man,” MacNeill said. While Ross MacNeill wasn’t an avid football fan, he had an insatiable passion for hockey, his mom said. She believes any athlete can understand Ross’ and the Vitales’ passions. “What crosses the lines between sports,” Kim MacNeill said, “is that when you have a deep love for something, and it is, to no fault of your own, taken away like it was for Ross, it makes us step back and say, ‘How can we be a part of making sure that the next athlete that is trying to grow up and do something he loves doesn’t lose that?’” When the Vitale brothers step onto the football field everyday, they carry with them a physical reminder of the opportunity they have to play college football. So who wore it better? “Definitely my brother,” Dan Vitale said. “It’s a lot longer, wavier. Mine’s just curly and knotty.” While Dan Vitale still has a ways to go before he can donate, Tommy Vitale said he has well over 10 inches. Tommy Vitale, who was ruled out for the rest of the
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HAIRBALL Dan Vitale’s hair cascades out of his helmet. The senior superback and his brother, freshman linebacker Tommy Vitale, are growing out their hair for Locks of Love.
season due to a lower body injury, said he planned to cut it this week. Tommy Vitale said he might keep his hair short for a while but will eventually grow it all back with the intention of donating it again, all for a little boy whose passion for life — and sports — was taken too soon. clairehansen2017@u.northwestern.edu
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015
Men’s Basketball
Collins trusting Olah, Demps as team leaders By SAM KREVLIN
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When coach Chris Collins became Northwestern’s basketball coach in 2013, he inherited two “projects” in center Alex Olah and guard Tre Demps. Now seniors, Olah and Demps have made significant strides on the court and hope to lead the Wildcats to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. Unsure if he was good enough to play I used to look at the collegiate level, out and see him Olah entered Collins’ shooting, and office for the first time in 2013 with his head I would say, ‘I down and tears in his know we will eyes. Collins saw the get to where we willpower behind those tears and was deterneed to get to mined to have Olah walk with his head held when there is more than one high. “He sat in my office guy out there and he said, ‘Coach, help me become a with him. player. I want to be Chris Collins, good. Just work with coach me, and I’ll do whatever it takes,’” Collins said. Two years later, Olah averaged 11.7 points and seven rebounds per game. However, Collins said he believes this season Olah can produce double-doubles consistently and be a top tier center in the Big Ten. During Collins’ first week on the job, he would look outside his office and routinely find Demps shooting from morning until night. Demps, whom Collins calls an introvert, was sometimes misconstrued as selfish. However, Collins said he believed Demps had the work ethic to inspire his teammates. “I used to look out and see him shooting, and
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I would say, ‘I know we will get to where we need to get to when there is more than one guy out there with him,’” Collins said. “This summer I saw five or six guys come in working on their games. That’s the impact he made.” Demps still prides himself on being the first one in the gym and the last one out. He sees himself as a role model for the new players on the team, including freshman forward Aaron Falzon, a highly regarded recruit, who was ranked 75 in the ESPN recruiting rankings. “I can be that example to other guys,” Demps said. “An example of integrity. Somebody who comes in every day and works hard and competes and does the right things on and off the court. It takes a certain type of person to have the mental toughness to play at Northwestern.” Demps’ hard work and Olah’s progression as a big man have NU in a more positive position than when Collins first took the job. Although Collins realizes the team is on an upward trajectory, he said he doesn’t want to put the pressure on this Cats team to make the NCAA tournament. “It’s not on this current team’s shoulders to feel the pressure day in and day out of playing for however many years it’s been (without) going to the NCAA tournament,” Collins said. The type of competitiveness Collins brings to NU is a completely different philosophy than what Olah and Demps were used to with former coach Bill Carmody. “Every coach has their style,” Olah said. “Coach Collins’ style is to win. The whole program changed when he got here.” Olah and Demps represent the foundation of the Collins era. The culture and atmosphere Collins wanted to establish has been carried out by these two players and will last for years to come, Collins said. “They are my guys,” Collins said. “I don’t view them as players from another regime or coaching staff. They are going to be the guys that I talk about with future teams.” samkrevlin2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Wildcats see potential for another step forward Women’s Basketball
By GARRETT JOCHNAU
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CHICAGO — After an offseason to absorb their recent success, Northwestern’s coach and stars are in agreement: There’s plenty of work to be done. Last year’s Wildcats (23-9, 12-6) made program history, passing the 20-win benchmark for the first time in 19 seasons while earning an NCAA tournament bid after an 18-year hiatus. Coach Joe McKeown, junior forward Nia Coffey and senior guard Maggie Lyon represented NU at Thursday’s Big Ten Media Day. While each was quick to recognize last season’s accomplishments, there was a consensus that nobody was ready to rest on their laurels. “We’re hungry, but we haven’t really accomplished much,” Lyon said. “We made the NCAA tournament, but we didn’t win the Big Ten, we didn’t advance in the NCAA tournament. As great as it was for making history for Northwestern, it wasn’t satisfying enough.” Though the campaign marked a turnaround for the program, which has been rebuilding since McKeown was handed the reins in 2008, Arkansas killed the team’s postseason aspirations in the NCAA tournament’s opening round. Despite the loss and lingering “hunger,” as described by both Coffey and Lyon, the team knows it has a solid foundation to build upon. “We’re very optimistic about our team as a whole,” Coffey said. “With what we have, we know it’s special, but we have to build on that.” Including Coffey — unanimously selected to the Coaches Preseason All-Big Ten Team after averaging 15.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.8 blocks last year— and sharpshooter Lyon, five of the seven players in last year’s rotation are back. Junior point guard Ashley Deary returns to orchestrate NU’s offense and spearhead its perimeter defense, along with junior guard Christen Inman and senior forward Lauren Douglas, who each averaged double-figures. “I think one of our strengths is we’re going to have five people that you have to guard,” McKeown said. The only major contributors from last season who
Daily file photo by Sean Su
LYON’S DEN Senior guard Maggie Lyon battles for position in the paint. Lyon and the Cats are aiming high this season.
will not return are center Alex Cohen and guard Karly Roser, both of whom graduated. Cohen’s void will be the biggest to fill, literally and figuratively. The 6’5’’ post was a crucial presence on a team that struggled to rebound. McKeown will look to replace her with a “threeheaded monster,” composed of junior Allie Tuttle, senior Christen Johnson and freshman Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah. Kunaiyi-Akpanah enters the season talented but raw, though her tenacity on the boards has the team excited. “(Kunaiyi-Akpanah) has such a hunger for rebounding,” Coffey said. “She’s upping our standards and upping our game as a whole during practices.” Other freshmen include guard Jordan Hankins— who McKeown said is “as fast as Ashley Deary” — and guard Amber Jamison, who McKeown described as a “strong, tough kid.” But even after last season’s watershed campaign, NU is focused on the future, not the past. “Last year was such a great season, but we just want even more from that,” Lyon said. “We’re not satisfied with what we did last year. It was great to make the NCAA tournament, make a lot of history throughout the season, but that’s over and this is a clean slate.” garrettjochnau2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats looking for complete game against Rutgers By BRADEN COUCH
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Rutgers vs. Northwestern Bridgeview, Illinois 7 p.m. Friday
As Northwestern’s season approaches its final third, the Wildcats return to Toyota Park this weekend for the first game of an important three-game home stand. NU (5-5-1, 2-2-0 Big Ten) faces a hot Rutgers team that comes in having won its past three games. The Scarlet Knights (7-4-1, 2-3-0 Big Ten) are led by reigning NSCAA and two-time Big Ten Player of the Week Jason Wright. Wright, only a sophomore, already has 10 goals on the year. He headlines an impressive offensive unit for Rutgers, which has scored four or more goals four times this We didn’t play season. This presents an interesting chalour best for lenge for the Cats, the first half who fell behind early against SIU. But in their recent defeat SIU-Edwardsville. we know what to NU’s win over we need to do, Maryland on Oct. 2 and that’s play a was the only time so far this season it won complete game. after conceding first. The need for the Cats Joey Calistri, to play hard from senior forward the opening whistle
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was repeatedly harped on by coach Tim Lenahan. “You can’t let them play through, you have to press up the field against good teams,” he said. “You can’t just sit back and expect good things at the start of games.” However, even in NU’s recent defeat to the Cougars, there were positives. Cats junior forward Mike Roberge netted his first goal of the season, which exemplifies the diverse nature of NU’s offensive production. Eight different NU players have found the back of the net so far this season. Roberge emphasized that NU needs to continue being aggressive and opportunistic on the offensive end. “You can’t give up on a possession, especially in the attacking third,” he said. Additionally, despite the team’s recent winning streak coming to an end, there did not appear to be a noticeable drop in team confidence following Thursday afternoon’s practice. The Cats remain in the thick of the Big Ten race, only two points behind conference leader Maryland. Echoing a sentiment expressed by many NU players throughout the season, senior forward Joey Calistri believes the team is not in a bad place. “We didn’t play our best for the first half against SIU. But we know what we need to do, and that’s play a complete game,” he said. This refrain, “play a complete game,” has been repeated throughout the year by coaches and players alike. The Cats are confident in the team they have, but whether this confidence will be translated into Big Ten regular season success is still in question.
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STONEWALLED Senior goalkeeper Zak Allen saves a free kick. Northwestern will look to play a complete game and build momentum as it hosts Rutgers Friday.
Facing the difficult schedule NU has faced so far, it is only fitting that the Cats last home stand will feature three teams with winning records: first Rutgers, then Notre Dame and Michigan State next weekend. Lenahan is not thinking that far ahead though, with his focus naturally centered
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Cross Country
NU goes to Pre-Nationals with high hopes for youth By ELLIE FRIEDMANN
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After a two-week racing hiatus, the Cats are back this weekend to compete Saturday at the Pre-Nationals Invitational at the University of Louisville. Coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said a couple of weeks of uninterrupted training has helped the Cats build their strength, stay healthy and mentally prepare for tough upcoming meets against other Big Ten competitors, like the Illini Open on Oct. 23 and the Big Ten Championships on Nov. 1. “The past two weeks have been really good,”
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ranked third in the Big Ten. Junior outside hitter Kayla Morin spoke about the team’s goal to continue working hard and amping up intensity without fixating too much on this one impressive win. “We want to find a balance of taking the momentum from the Penn State match without looking back to the past,” Morin said. “We have to focus on the technique and intensity.” Along with working hard in practice, being aggressive on the court pushed the team past the Nittany Lions. Junior outside hitter Rafae Strobos came off the bench in the Penn State match to score two aces, putting pressure on the Nittany Lions from the service line, something Morin said the team has been working on. Strobos mentioned her teammates helped her be more aggressive, a strategy she plans to take into their upcoming matchups against Iowa and Nebraska. Head coach Keylor Chan said the Penn State win gave the girls a “glimpse of what the possibilities are when you come together” but reminds the women not to get complacent, especially continuing to go up against big opponents and going on the road again in a week. Chan also spoke about how it’s the team’s prerogative to use this win as fuel without
Haynes said. “The women have avoided sickness, avoided any type of major cold that’s been going around. They’ve gotten a little bit stronger and a little bit quicker.” Even junior Jena Pianin, who has paced NU consistently this season, will continue to stay away from competition, skipping the meet this weekend to extend her training regimen going into Big Tens, which the Cats will host at the Sydney Marovitz Golf Course in Chicago. Though Pianin’s absence will mean one fewer top-level time for the Cats, it will give her younger teammates the opportunity to move up into the top five and get used to scoring points and racing
letting it overtake motivation to work hard and remain focused in practice. “Our biggest thing is to stay humble and get better in the gym every day,” Chan said. “The biggest thing is that the players are really responsible for the air in the gym; they’re responsible for how they want to attack the game.” Both Strobos and Morin emphasized Chan’s focuses of “repeatability” and not becoming complacent. Chan said the Cats cannot become complacent in this victory because letting up on training can cost them against the two upcoming conference opponents. Even against a relatively weaker side like Iowa, the Cats will need to bring their best volleyball to Evanston to keep up their energy, especially trips to both West Lafayette and Bloomington, Indiana, loom in the near future. If the Cats can repeat their outstanding performance against this weekend’s opponents, the team will be displaying its dominance in the Big Ten and in the NCAA. The team knows this and is anxious for its second weekend to shine in front of its peers. “We don’t want to rest on this win,” Morin said. “It definitely gives us the confidence that, if we can compete with the previous national champions, we can compete against anyone.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu
competitively at a higher level. “I think it’s going to be a great opportunity for the rest of the members on the team to make an impact and develop their own ability to race within whatever race they’ve been placed in,” Haynes said. Freshmen Hannah Anderson and Mary Orders are both expected to score points this weekend. Though they did not compete at the Notre Dame Invitational, Anderson and Orders placed fourth and fifth at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota in late September, only behind NU’s consistent top-three veterans, and Haynes expects the two freshmen to show improvement and post competitive times.
While Big Ten programs Michigan, Illinois and Purdue will compete in the seeded race, NU will race in the unseeded race as the only team from the Big Ten in that field. In the less competitive slot, Haynes said the Cats will focus on teams like San Fransisco, whom they struggled against at the Roy Griak Invitational, and will continue to race as an interactive unit, competing as a team rather than just as individuals. “We’re going up against 41 other programs, so for us to make it into the top half would be a good sounding board,” Haynes said. “It means we’re being competitive and more competitive than we’ve been.”
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players together. “That was really nice, just to be as a team together, have some fun and not really focus on field hockey,” Flens said. “Now we are back on the field, and it is just nice focusing on the new game. Michigan is always a big rival for us, so we are all super pumped to play them at home on our new field.” The Wolverines have shut out four of their last five opponents and conceded only one goal during that span. Meanwhile, the Cats have struggled in recent games with capitalizing on their opportunities. Flens said to combat the stingy Michigan defense, NU worked on its press all week to apply more pressure to the backs and to get the ball to its shooters. “They have a very good center back who is just going to be able to put the ball where she wants it,” Flens said. “We’ve been practicing a lot on pressing and making sure that we can control that. They’re pretty physical so we have to work on that.” NU scored both of its goals versus Stanford off of penalty corners. The Cats generated opportunities and attempted 15 shots — 11 of which came from penalty corners. Senior midfielder Charlotte Martin assisted
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both of the Cats goals against Stanford, and she said penalty corners will play an important role in the Michigan game as well. “For penalty corners, it takes everyone from the pushout to the stop to the hits to the We’re tips,” Martin said. “So we are really just ready, we working on a balance haven’t played in the circle and getting the rebounds, since last Friday getting the shot on and we didn’t cage and finishing off have a Sunday those.” C oach Trace y game. Fuchs said the team Tracy Fuchs, is well rested for its coach game Friday after not having a game Sunday. She said the game will be a battle between two Big Ten teams, but the Cats are up to the challenge. “It’s just going to speak to the character of our team,” Fuchs said. “We’re ready, we haven’t played since last Friday and we didn’t have a Sunday game. So it’s been a long week, especially after a loss. So we’ll be ready to play tomorrow and we’re healthy and looking forward to the match.”
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We want to find a balance of taking the momentum from the Penn State match without looking back to the past. — Kayla Morin, junior outside hitter
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Last-ditch penalty saved in Cats’ shutout loss formation from Nebraska made life difficult for the Cats. “(Nebraska’s formation) wasn’t something that we had trained for, so we had to adjust a bit as the game went on,” he said. “There are no timeouts in our game, so we have to make changes on the fly.” NU managed 10 shots in the game, putting five on goal, both slightly below its per-game season averages. The Cats rely on a stout defense to take the pressure off an offense that scores a little more than a goal per game, and for the most part they did the job. But despite holding the Cornhuskers to three shots on goal, they were unable to keep Nebraska off the board. Cornhusker freshman Caroline Buelt picked up the ball in the 15th minute outside the box and unleashed a shot that powered into the upper corner of the net and put Nebraska up 1-0. It was an unlucky break for an NU team that was bitten by a similar long-distance strike in a 1-0 defeat to Michigan last Thursday. But an inability to generate quality chances made the one-goal margin too much for the Cats to overcome. NU’s best chance prior to the game’s final moment also came off the foot of Sebo, who sent a free kick just over the net in the 72nd minute. The Cats had to contend with Nebraska’s physical defending in the air, and Moynihan said his team didn’t get calls they deserved. “I thought there was a lot going on that wasn’t called, which was disappointing,” he said. “Every single time we had a serve into the box there was
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daily senior staffer Nebraska
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Games almost never come down to a single moment. Sure, all games have pivotal moments, plays where the result feels inevitable to everybody watching. But there’s almost always time to respond, time for the losing team to atone for its mistakes with a burst of brilliant play, time for the most optimistic of fans to concoct a scenario that ends with their side on top. When senior midfielder Niki Sebo stepped up to the penalty spot in the 90th minute Thursday, she was living the rarest of game-deciding moments. She had a chance to salvage a home tie for Northwestern, sitting a goal behind Nebraska on the evening to that point, and completely turn the narrative of the game on its head in its final act. Her penalty attempt was saved. The Wildcats (10-4-2, 4-3-1 Big Ten) fell to the Cornhuskers (6-6-2, 2-42), 1-0. In what has become a popular refrain in recent games, NU failed to generate enough chances and failed to convert the ones they did create on its way to a third shutout loss in the last four games. Head coach Michael Moynihan said that an unexpected
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EYE ON THE BALL Junior midfielder Maria Grygleski and sophomore midfielder Kim Jerantowski search for the ball in the air. NU was unable to capitalize on balls in the air, and that was part of its demise against Nebraska.
a lot of pulling and illegal contact.” In the dying minutes of the game, NU finally got the call in the box it was looking for to give Sebo her chance from the penalty spot, but
NU looks for another big upset By SOPHIE MANN
daily senior staffer @sophiemmann
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Nebraska goalkeeper Erika Johnson made the save to seal the Cornhusker victory. When asked what he would’ve changed about the game’s final
moments, Moynihan kept it simple. “Just score,” he said. “It’s a penalty kick, so what do you do?” maxschuman2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats debut new field this weekend By DAN WALDMAN
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No. 14 Michigan vs. No. 16 Northwestern
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Michigan State vs. No. 16 Northwestern
There’s no place like home for Northwestern, especially after a stunning win last weekend against thenNo. 3 Penn State, but the Wildcats’ work is just beginning. This weekend, the Cats (11-6, 3-3) are taking on now-No. 3 Nebraska (14-2, 5-1) and Iowa (10-9, 0-6). Though homecourt advantage proved to be a legitimate force for the Cats this weekend, the team cannot get ahead when it comes to a team like the Cornhuskers, who are also
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JUMPING OUT THE GYM Sophomore setter Taylor Tashima and freshman middle blocker Rachael Fara leap to block a return. NU is coming off of a victory against Penn State but now has to welcome Nebraska to Evanston for the Cats’ fifth-straight contest against a ranked opponent.
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a home matchup versus rival No. 14 Michigan. Friday’s matchup Michigan will feature the is always a big Cats and rival for us, so the surging Wolwe are all super verines pumped to play (11-3, 4-1) at the them at home on new Lakeour new field. side Field. Isabel Flens, Michijunior forward gan has won fivestraight games including wins over Stanford and Indiana, to whom NU previously lost. Cats junior forward and leading scorer Isabel Flens said despite the recent tough loss the team’s morale remains high. She said the team had a bonding activity Tuesday to help bring the
The past few weeks haven’t been easy for the Wildcats, who are now preparing to face their third-straight ranked opponent. No. 16 Northwestern (9-4, 2-2 Big Ten) first shut out then-No. 16 Iowa two weeks ago but followed the win with a grueling overtime loss to No. 5 Stanford the following week. The Cats’ loss knocked the team down two spots in the NHFCA rankings. Now, NU has a chance to redeem itself with
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