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CAMERA CONCERNS It is unlikely the Evanston Police Department will implement police body cameras within the next few months. Body cameras were legally permitted in Illinois last month.

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explainer series: Up to Date. Although Illinois legalized police body cameras in August, Evanston’s police chief says it will be months before such cameras could be used in the city. The new law explicitly permitting body cameras cleared up confusion for police

departments across the state about whether such cameras were legal. However, even with that roadblock cleared, the future of body cameras in Evanston is still murky. Evanston police Chief Richard Eddington said he isn’t sure his force will begin using the cameras in the foreseeable future considering concerns over cost, privacy and

Housing plan moves forward By ALICE YIN

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Northwestern funded an $11.5 million revamp of on-campus housing this summer, ahead of the construction of five new residence halls as part of the University’s 10-year Housing Master Plan. Many students moved in to heavily refurbished buildings this year, as Residential Services financed improvements to several on-campus residences. North and South Mid-Quads opened to students from the Public Affairs Residential College and Shepard Residential College with a complete makeover of mechanical, plumbing and air conditioning facilities. PARC, Shepard and Goodrich House will reopen in their

original spaces next fall. Many other buildings also reopened their doors this year, featuring new carpeting and furniture, including FosterWalker Complex, Jones Residential College and East and West Fairchild. Jones’ Great Room has also added a retractable bleacher seating system. Jack Heider, president of the Residential Housing Association, said the renovations were a dramatic improvement. “The first time I walked into NMQ it just looked old and small,” the McCormick junior said. “They tore it open, and it has a big lounge and it’s almost social. It’s not just a place to live but a place you want to hang out.” The first new building to debut as part of the Housing Master Plan will be a residence hall on 560 Lincoln Street that will serve as a makeshift “hotel” for other

residence halls that are slated for either renovation or demolition, said Paul Riel, executive director of Residential Services. “For us to continue to renovate spaces, existing buildings have to be offline so we can do work,” Riel said. “560 Lincoln starts off as a hotel as we move various groups out of the buildings for a year, then they come back to their space.” Set to open its doors September 2017, the 422-bed residence hall will be a suite-style building open to students of any year. Residents throughout the seven floors will be able to peer through the building’s tall glass walls overlooking North Beach. The new home will be located next to Kemper Hall, on the old Peanut Row. Floors will be gender neutral with » See HOUSING, page 7

necessity. The 2014 shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, generated scrutiny across the country of racial disparities between police forces and the communities they are charged to protect. Limited evidence in the case also spurred many to call

for police officers to record interactions with civilians on body-worn cameras. “If it wasn’t for the events in Ferguson, Missouri, I doubt this bill would’ve passed,” Eddington said in a meeting with Evanston media last month.

Amid state budget crisis, city increases parking fines

At their meeting last week, aldermen approved a similar fee hike increasing ambulance fees by $150 for Evanston residents and $200 for non-residents. Two weeks after the state started its fiscal year without a budget, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz directed his staff in July to plan for budget cuts. He also proposed a slew of fee increases and a furlough day, which the council will consider in upcoming months of budget negotiations. Bobkiewicz told The Daily last week that if the state doesn’t approve a budget until the end of the city’s fiscal year on Dec. 31, Evanston will have at least dodged the consequences of budget cuts for 2015. “At some point this house of cards has to fall,” Bobkiewicz said. “It’s not a matter of will it fall; it’s a matter of when it will fall.”

Evanston residents will begin paying $5 more for parking fines starting next month. As part of the city’s efforts to increase revenue amid uncertainty over state funding cuts, aldermen unanimously approved fee hikes to fines on violations such as parking without a permit in city-owned lots or parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Late fees for such fines will also increase by $5. Effective Oct. 1, if individuals are fined for parking illegally on a snow route, they will be charged $60 instead of the previous fee of $55. There will be no fee increases for certain parking infractions under state law.

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RHA announces plan for new bifurcated structure By PETER KOTECKI and ALICE YIN daily senior staffers @peterkotecki, @alice__yin,

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RHA REDONE Starting this year, students interested in hall government have two routes to choose from: social programming and administration. The change is intended to help organize residential hall activity.

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Starting this year, residence hall governments will be split in two: one side for social programming and one side for administrative duties. Residence Hall Association created a programming board for each residence hall to provide social and educational programming and three area councils — located in Foster-Walker Complex, Allison Residential Community and Kemper Hall — to govern and improve the halls. “The goal is to completely divide essential programming for students in

halls, while improving student life in other ways, because in the past the boards of each hall had to do both,” said McCormick sophomore Nathan McCardel, RHA vice president. “They did munchies, but also the water fountain broken on the second floor.” In the past, government boards for residence halls were responsible for both social and administrative duties and were overseen by RHA, said McCormick sophomore Chris Chen, the RHA publicity chair. This year, RHA is adding a level between the hall board and executive board that will be called area council, he said. Twelve residence halls will be included in the three area councils, while each residence hall will have its own

programming board. To communicate more effectively, RHA will focus on having fewer people contacting Residential Life at a time, McCardel said. Students can run for up to two positions in each of their respective area councils and programming boards, he added. “I’m really excited to see how it goes. I hope we get a good turnout for elections and I hope a lot of people are interested,” McCardel said. Area councils will also host open forums every other week that will serve as town hall meetings for residents to come to, said McCormick junior Jack Heider, » See RHA, page 7

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Council delays Harley Clarke decision By ELENA SUCHARETZA

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Aldermen decided Monday to further postpone deciding the Harley Clarke Mansion’s future. After more than an hour of deliberation, the City Council could not agree to direct staff to draft a proposal on several disputed topics concerning the property, including whether the property should be on long-term lease or sold and if the tenant would be a for-profit or notfor-profit user. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) said an application with a constrained deadline would shut out potential plans for public use and give more organized for-profit entities the upper hand. “I would rather trust people in the community to make this work,” Fiske said. “We need to give a little more time to think through and give a formal vision of a plan that doesn’t diminish the public use of the land.” Aldermen opposed to passing a draft proposal stressed the importance of keeping the property and land for strictly public use, with no commercial infringement of a for-profit organization. Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) said the waste, debris and odor attached to for-profit entities such as restaurants would be an unacceptable

Police Blotter Graffiti threatens local gang allegedly involved in recent shootings

Graffiti found early Sunday morning in south Evanston mentions a gang whose members police suspect were involved in a recent fatal shooting in the city. A 65-year-old woman found the graffiti on her garage in the 1600 block of Dobson Street and said the defacement occurred sometime between Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at 8 a.m., Evanston

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interruption to the daily enjoyments of the lakefront, which the mansion’s property borders. These for-profit changes would create a permanent barrier to the visual enjoyment of the lakefront property, Wynne said. “The beauty of the lakefront is there is nothing commercial on it, that’s why people enjoy it,” she said. Although Ald. Brian Miller (9th) supported public involvement in the property’s development, he said it was unwise to demonize for-profit entities if community members also wanted a reliable source for funds to repair the deteriorating mansion. Although the aldermen themselves could not come to a consensus, they agreed the public overwhelmingly supports public use of the land. Organizations such as Evanston Lakehouse & Gardens aim to take over the property, protecting the park from encroachment of for-profit entities. Founders of Evanston Lakehouse & Gardens are currently applying for not-for-profit status for the organization. Mary Rosinski, a real estate broker on the advisory board for the organization, said although aldermen should make fiscally responsible decisions, the enjoyment the public gets from the park cannot be quantified with a dollar amount. “We don’t balance the budget on one piece of precious parkland that provides enjoyment to police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Police have not yet identified the person responsible for the graffiti, Dugan said. The graffiti directly threatened two local gangs, one of which the police believe retaliated last week against a fatal shooting Aug. 31. The graffiti also included a five-point star with a finger pointing downward, Dugan said. This sort of tagging has become more rare in Evanston in recent months because of a growing trend of communication between gangs through social media, he added.

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COUNCIL STALLS Aldermen deferred a decision on Harley Clarke on Monday.

people,” Rosinski said. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said the extensive discussion of Harley Clarke at the meeting demonstrated a “paralysis” and a “lack of leadership” in the council. City Council has been discussing future plans for the property since 2011, when maintenance became too costly for both the city and the Evanston Art Center. Aldermen rejected proposals in 2013 from a hotel to occupy the land, and negotiations with the state dissolved in 2015. elenasucharetza2018@u.northwestern.edu evening in connection with assaulting a police officer shortly after a shooting occurred nearby. Multiple people were stopped at about 6:25 p.m. in the 1800 block of Grey Avenue while police officers were investigating the Tuesday shooting, Dugan said. After being handcuffed, the man began “mocking” the officer and took a “fighting stance,” he said. Dugan said the man was likely handcuffed because of the shooting about an hour earlier one block from Evanston Township High School. The man is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 30.

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Northwestern has received a $5 million fiveyear grant from the National Science Foundation to create a national resource for nanoscale research in collaboration with the University of Chicago, which will provide researchers access to nanotechnology facilities and expertise. The Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental Resource, comprising six NU research facilities and one facility at UChicago, operates

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Vice president, general counsel Thomas Cline to retire

Northwestern vice president and general counsel Thomas Cline (School of Law ‘80) announced Monday he will retire at the end of the calendar year. Although he is stepping down, Cline will remain available to help University President Morton Schapiro and the Board of Trustees with the transition to his successor. Serving as NU’s chief legal officer since 2001, Cline led the University’s legal strategies and provided counsel to Schapiro and the trustees. In 2007, he helped NU negotiate an agreement to create a campus in Doha, Qatar. Cline worked on prominent court cases, including the National Labor Relations Board

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in a news release. “It’s been an honor to serve an institution that I care so deeply about and to work with the many dedicated and talented colleagues I have come to know during that time.” In the news release, Schapiro said Cline provided important legal guidance to the University as general counsel. “While our conversations often concerned difficult and complex issues, I knew that I could rely on his thoughtful insight and legal acumen,” Schapiro said. William Osborn, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said Cline was a key advisor to the board. “His work will benefit the University for years,” Osborn said. “We thank Tom for his many years of service and wish him all the best in retirement.” — Peter Kotecki

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Black House dispute reveals lack of transparency NAOMI JOHNSON

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It was a convenient arrangement. On Aug. 21, I received a detailed email notifying me of structural changes coming to the Black House. Campus Inclusion and Community, with administrative support, had decided to relocate the majority of its offices from Scott Hall to the Black House. The relocation of staff offices into the Black House meant that there would be reduced space for student organizations, including For Members Only, One Step Before and several other cultural and ethnic student groups on campus. What was striking about this email, however, was the lack of detail on how CIC made this decision. The word that drew my interest was “intersectionality,” which the email listed this as one of the primary benefits of the move. What exactly did the administration mean by

intersectionality among student groups? Did they understand the word in the same way that students do? Is there any research that proximity in office spaces promotes intersectionality, whatever that may mean? If there is no research, then are there examples at comparable universities where similar arrangements promoted these interactions? Lacking answers to these questions, I became skeptical about the primary reasons for relocating and expanding offices into the Black House. The benefit for student organizations sounded like promotional rhetoric and nothing more. It sounded like black students’ needs were tangential to the convenience of consolidating student groups into a space that alumni and students have fought to preserve. It sounded like anyone with a vague agenda of “intersectionality” could revoke these spaces over the summer to promptly accommodate for the CIC’s expanding offices. It was all very, very convenient. Unsurprisingly, there was significant opposition from students, alumni and other members of the Northwestern community,

which prompted the University to postpone the proposed structural changes to the Black House. In a letter to the community, Patricia Telles-Irvin, the vice president of student affairs, announced she would appoint a Black House Facilities Review Committee and schedule several meetings throughout Fall Quarter to gather feedback about the AfricanAmerican student experience. I hope these types of events — events meant to gather input from the students whom these changes would affect the most — become more common on campus. And I especially hope this sets a precedent that these types of dialogues start before administrators move forward with major structural changes to student spaces. As a Korean American, I cannot speak for the African-American student experience. I do, however, know what it feels like to be rendered invisible in decisions that directly affect me. I have a great deal of faith in our leadership, both at CIC and at Northwestern in general, and I would like to believe that the collective voices from students, alumni and faculty will convince the administration to

reconsider the proposed changes to the Black House. The word “intersectionality” cannot signify anything meaningful unless there is greater transparency when the administration makes decisions about student organizations’ spaces. Of course, I am aware that administrators must work with logistical and budgeting constraints. But moving forward with structural changes in the Black House without consulting the students who use these spaces sends a message that budgeting is more important than the black student experience. It sends a message that the convenience of timing is more important than transparency and dialogue. And these messages come at a much higher cost than the conveniences they afford. Naomi Johnson is a Weinberg junior. She can be reached at naomijohnson2017@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.

Trump helps revive national political discussion TIM BALK

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Donald Trump is a terrible presidential candidate. In a Republican primary field littered with climate-change deniers, xenophobes and out-of-touch political dinosaurs, Trump might be the worst. Trump is dead wrong on a variety of political issues and certainly finds little support on the Northwestern campus. However, I will endeavor to give Trump some credit. You see, where Trump the Candidate fails, Trump the Entertainer succeeds, and he thereby brings something to the political process that is a cure, not an ailment. The disguised blessing provided by Trump’s candidacy comes in the form of attention: Trump gets people talking, listening, watching. In a politically apathetic nation, that’s a special effect. The setting of the 2016 presidential race should be noted. It is a country with a populace largely indifferent to elections. It is a nation fresh off of a midterm election season in 2014 that saw the worst voter turnout since World War II. In 43 states, less than half

the eligible population exercised its right to vote. The national turnout was a dismal 36.3 percent. Underlying the low participation rates is a serious problem: Americans don’t seem to know or care about the political process. According to a 2014 study at the University of Pennsylvania, only 36 percent of Americans could name the three branches of the Federal Government. Americans seem indifferent and ill-equipped to vote. Many believe their government is boring and inaccessible, and people have busy lives and things to do. But most folks follow pop culture and entertainment. Americans might not know which party owns the majority in the House or the role of the Judiciary Branch, but they probably know who Caitlyn Jenner and Tom Brady are. Which is where the celebrity politician comes in. Donald Trump is bringing attention to the election season. Just ask him—he’ll tell you. His name seems to be trending on Facebook every other day. He’s all over Twitter. His presence helped power the embarrassment of (comedic) riches that was the Fox Newstelevised Republican debate in August to the best Nielsen rating in primary debate television history. To be sure, not everyone thinks the attention

Trump receives is good for American politics. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni argued in July that Trump is the culmination of a storm that has been brewing for decades in America — a storm that sees the blurring of the line between “the presidential and the pulchritudinous, between show business and the nation’s business.” We Americans now “expect zingers,” Mr. Bruni declared, ruefully adding, “Trump is the king of zing.” While Bruni and I can agree on the regality of The Donald, I contest the idea that this merger of pop culture and politics is necessarily a bad trend. Trump is engaging and entertaining people. He is giving Americans a reason to pay attention to our government. Bernie Sanders is doing the same thing from the left — successfully reaching the younger generation through social media. Although Sanders is far from the off-the-wall character of Trump, the Senator is aggressively using social media and popping up in interviews with Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers — media icons who attract the youth. Sanders, the longtime politician, is clearly less of a celebrity candidate than the boorish Trump, but he, like Trump, is embracing a new-age campaigning style that blends entertainment with policy, if, in his case, only to underscore political ideas. When the political process is more

entertaining, it encourages greater participation and creates a healthier relationship between the people and politicians. In the United Kingdom, where general election turnouts are consistently higher than in the United States, the political process is more fun and spirited. Don’t believe me? Just watch the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions. Or better yet, check out the “Thug Life” YouTube videos of Prime Minister David Cameron. When it comes to the Political Process, they have more fun across the pond. The success of Trump might be a discouraging sign for those hopeful for a better America, but there is little denying that Trump, and all politicians with personalities, bring spice and attention to the usually jejune and haughty political process. So I will remain convinced that there may in fact be a benefit to Mr. Trump’s decision to run for president. At least until the clown wins and takes up residence in the White House… Tim Balk is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at timothybalk2018@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.

Radical political actions prevent necessary compromise JULIA COHEN

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Disagreeing over a not-for-profit became reason for shutting down the government when some House Republicans refused to vote for a government budget unless Planned Parenthood stops performing abortions. That is unacceptable. As ridiculous as the whole shutdown sounds, it’s not the first time it’s happened, and it probably won’t be the last. Radical actions are replacing rational discussion, and this death of compromise has terrifying consequences for all. We take our system of government for granted. That’s not to say that we should not work to make changes, but the fact that the president willingly

offers to give up power every four years is actually pretty remarkable. It took civilization thousands of years to get to a point where peaceful transitions of power are commonplace, and we’re still not totally there yet – just look at Syria. We have this peace of mind only because of compromise. Even if one party loses a major election, they don’t lose all their representation or rights. Likewise, regardless of the results of an election, everyone gets to enjoy the stability of a representative government. When our leaders start to react to differences of opinion by threatening an aimless veto, they degrade this system. Shutting down the government isn’t starting a violent war, but it leans toward breaking the oaths that all government officials must take to defend and protect their constituents. House Republicans know refusing to approve a budget is harmful to all constituents. That’s why they’re willing to do it. It’s a threat that demands a simple, sweeping answer instead of a more complex but moderate

one. Actions like these turn governing into a game of strategy instead of a job centered on protecting the American people. Compromise is difficult. It requires giving up parts of what you want while acknowledging that your opponent has legitimate interests. The problem is that we have short attention spans. While compromise is necessary to a functioning society, it isn’t particularly interesting to watch. In a political system that relies on headlines and sound bites, bold and radical action is more likely to catch the attention of voters and donors than quiet discussion. The compromisers get lost in a sea of screaming idealists and shut out of the decision-making process. Politicians get louder each election cycle, trying to one-up each other on who has defeated more enemies or who has gotten their way in more legislation. If we allow this to continue, we will lose the middle ground entirely and lose our country to a dangerous stalemate.

Do I think we are imminently headed toward a dictatorship? Of course not. Luckily, we have a decent system of checks and balances to prevent the nation from crumbling entirely (like the military continuing to operate despite a shutdown). But when politicians choose to shut down the government at the expense of their constituents instead of mediate their beliefs, they break an important, implicit pact that they made with the people. It is these agreements – to protect and defend the citizens of the United States – that allow our country to continue to be great. Putting them aside to pursue personal interests will only make us weaker. Julia Cohen is a SESP junior. She can be reached at juliacohen2017@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.

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NU hires new MSA assistant director By ALEX PUTTERMAN

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Jordan Turner found it difficult to celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage last month. As much of the LGBT community rejoiced, Turner, the new assistant director of Multicultural Student Affairs at Northwestern, couldn’t help but think of the progress yet to be made on the subjects of gender and sexuality. “There’s this blatant disregard for a lot of issues in the LGBT community,” Turner said last week. “We focus so much on gay marriage and what that means, but really that doesn’t affect most people in the LGBT community. That’s a huge triumph, it’s a huge win, but my hope is that now that we’re past that we’ve got to move on and focus on some other pressing issues.” Turner’s goal at NU is to convey the LGBT community’s vast diversity to everyone on campus. Turner, who identifies as gender queer and uses “they/them/their” pronouns, will work specifically with the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, advising students, coordinating programming and mentoring anyone who steps in their office. Though the position didn’t exist before, Turner will assume many of the roles previously held by Devin Moss, who served as director of the LGBT Resource Center (now the GSRC) before leaving NU in August 2014. Turner will work mostly with the LGBT community as well as provide resources for other groups under the MSA umbrella. Since starting the role July 6, Turner hasn’t had full exposure to the NU student body, but the interactions they have had have left a strong impression. “I had no idea what to expect coming to Northwestern,” Turner, 28, said. “But the students are very humble, very thoughtful, very introspective with an emphasis on listening and hearing each other and being in a community.” After growing up in Raleigh, North Carolina, Turner attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and then earned a master’s degree at Western Illinois. Turner most recently worked in residential housing at the University of Connecticut, where they helped create a student leadership program for social justice education and a special group for gender-nonconforming students. At UConn, Turner

City seeks architect for theater By JULIA JACOBS

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said. “If you cross that line people say ‘I don’t want to do this anymore, and I’m not going to back you up on it,’ but J.T. always, always, always is there in some capacity to try and support people.” Turner plans to speak with as many students as possible to gather any and all relevant perspectives. Turner will also reach out to student groups and academic departments with connections to LGBT issues. Throughout the year, Turner will work closely with the Rainbow Alliance, NU’s most prominent LGBT student group. Rainbow Alliance co-president Car Jansen said the group will be looking for “guidance and advice.” Days into the job, Turner is already impressed by NU, which they described as “ahead of the curve” on LGBT issues. The school’s leadership is “very visionary,” Turner said, with students’ interests the chief priority. And from Turner’s limited exposure to the student body, there’s much to look forward to. “The energy here, when I came on campus, the students, I describe it as a quiet confidence,” Turner said. “I’ve been in some other similar type institutions, and the students were very, very different. But here, they’re dedicated, passionate, smart — and that really excited me.”

Aldermen on Monday directed the city to seek an architect to develop an initial drawing for the Howard Street Theater, a long-discussed Evanston project. In a 7-2 vote, City Council approved spending a maximum of $40,000 on designing the framework for the building, which is intended to be a flexible space for at least one theater group to use for rehearsal and performances. “We feel that this is the very first step to culminating the actual establishment of the theater,” Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said. The city opened applications for theater groups to claim the space in May and established a focus group which has interviewed potential companies, a couple of which Rainey said she believes are strong candidates. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) told The Daily he voted against the action because it seemed like a premature expenditure to make before the city approves a group with which to move forward on design plans. The proposed theater, at 717-723 Howard St., will be developed in partnership with a performance group that has the financial capacity to assist in raising additional funding for the renovations and new construction. The city plans for the 10,000-square-foot performing arts center to fit up to 150 people and generate extra revenue from selling food and drink outside the auditorium. Judy Kemp, an Evanston resident and former chair of the Evanston Community Foundation, said she supported the incoming theater as a way to spur economic development in the Howard Street area. “This is particularly important in an area like Howard Street that has both the need and the potential to thrive,” Kemp said.

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NEW ADVOCATE Jordan Turner takes over as assistant director of Multicultural Student Affairs. Turner hopes to bring attention to a wide range of LGBT issues at NU.

realized the impact one ally or mentor could have on students struggling with gender identity. Jason Baskette-Chalk was one student who worked closely with Turner at UConn. BasketteChalk, who also uses “they/them/their” pronouns, was referred to Turner when the school’s Rainbow Center told them the center lacked resources to provide guidance on issues of gender identity. BasketteChalk and Turner helped created Out of the Box, a discussion and support group for students with non-binary gender identities. “I know that (Turner) will always have my back,” Baskette-Chalk said. “And that even if they don’t quite understand where I’m coming from, they will sit and have that conversation with me in order to understand it and find a way to help support from that point forward.” Turner says one of their principle challenges at NU will be attentively serving an LGBT population with a diverse array of challenges and needs. That means resources not only for cisgender gay and lesbian students but also for transgender individuals and those with non-binary gender identities, who Turner said sometimes get left out of conversation about LGBT rights. “There’s like a line people have when it comes to trans and gender-expansive issues,” Baskette-Chalk

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A version of this story was published July 27 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. Northwestern junior Jordan Wilimovsky became the first American swimmer to qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in July. Wilimovsky punched his ticket to Rio by winning the open-water 10-kilometer race at the World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Fellow American Sean Ryan finished fourth in the event, qualifying him for the Olympics as well. Wilimovksy, who holds four NU school records, became the third individual-sport member of the U.S.’s 2016 Olympic team after pentathlete Nathan Schrimsher and table tennis player Jennifer Wu. Wilimovsky finished the 10-kilometer race in 1 hour, 49 minutes, 48.2 seconds — nearly 12 seconds ahead of the next closest finisher. Last season, Wilimovsky won the Big Ten title and finished third nationally in the 1,650-meter freestyle. — Alex Putterman

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SWIMMING TO SUCCESS Junior swimmer Jordan Wilimovksy became the first U.S. swimmer to qualify for the 2016 Olympics after winning the open-water 10-kilometer race at World Championships on Monday morning.

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ST. LOUIS — Thousands of passengers turned to Uber for rides to and from their homes and workplaces over the weekend as the rival to taxicabs debuted UberX in St. Louis in defiance of regulators. More than 40 percent of the 5,000 local UberX trips logged from Friday through Sunday came during peak bar times — between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. — indicating the service was used by people who

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A version of this story was published July 17 on The Daily Northwestern’s website. When she went to college, the last thing Elizabeth Bird wanted to be was a librarian. “As a kid I was the one who always alphabetized all the family’s books, put a labeling system on all the books, and came up with like a cataloguing system for my National Geographics for fun,” said Bird, now the youth materials specialist at New York Public Library. “But I thought librarians were those women with the tiny glasses saying ‘shhh,’ and I didn’t want to do that.” Instead, the Kalamazoo, Michigan native studied photography and English at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, where she learned that she was “a terrible photographer.” Bird then turned to library school, where she said she thought she would become an archivist. While there, she took a literature class on a whim. “It was just like lightning had hit,” she said. “I was like, ‘wow, this is where I was meant to be.’” Staff and patrons of NYPL tend to agree. Since joining the library’s staff in 2004, Bird has developed storytelling events, lecture series and literary salons that attract not only children, but parents, educators and other members of the literary community. Bird joined the Evanston Public Library system July 31 as its collection development manager, a position library director Karen Danczak Lyons said she created earlier this year to put more emphasis on carefully developing the library’s collected work. Bird said she hopes to bring many of those programs with her to Evanston, including her children’s literary salon. wanted to avoid driving drunk, Uber said Monday. Launched in 2010 in San Francisco, where the company is based, Uber has long sought to offer its UberX service in St. Louis but has faced opposition from the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxi Commission. UberX allows customers to use a smartphone app to connect with one of UberX’s private drivers for a ride in the driver’s vehicle. Friday, the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxi Commission approved the ability of ride-hailing services as long a criminal background check is conducted on the driver that includes fingerprinting — a measure Uber says is too onerous. Instead, Uber contends its

“I had talked to Evanston about this and they showed some interest early on in my doing (the salon),” she said. “Chicago has so many amazing children’s literature gurus, authors and publishers and all sorts of things, so I have no fear whatsoever that I’m not going to be able to continue the program there.” Lyons said she was enthusiastic about Bird’s ideas. “She produces some amazing programs that I think would transfer well to the Evanston community,” Lyons said. “Not only will our patrons really enjoy meeting her, but I think fresh eyes see things differently, and I’ll be excited to hear her suggestions.” Bird has been making waves outside NYPL for years with her blog for School Library Journal called “A Fuse #8 Production.” Bird said she got the idea to start her blog in the early 2000s, when she read a piece in School Library Journal encouraging school librarians to blog. When she brought it before NYPL, though, they raised concerns about having their name attached to writing they wouldn’t be able to edit, so she started a personal blog instead, which now attracts tens of thousands of visitors each month. “Because I was located in New York City, I was seeing all these books that people were reading first, and all the publishers are here, so I took to writing print library previews,” she said. “That caught the attention of School Library Journal, which was responsible for me getting into blogging in the first place, and they said, ‘hey, we will pay you for what you are doing for free,’ and I said ‘that sounds like a good deal, let’s do that.’” While Bird began blogging for about four hours a night, she said she’s down to one or two hours now after her kids, ages 1 and 4, go to bed. Her blog has also led Bird to other opportunities, including her first children’s book. After $1 million commercial liability policy for every ride is sufficient, in addition to conducting background checks that screen for traffic violations and criminal history. UberX began operating Friday morning in St. Louis and St. Louis County without complying with the commission’s fingerprint requirement. The company joined with riders in filing a federal lawsuit on the same day alleging antitrust violations. A judge denied a request by Uber and the plaintiffs that sought a temporary restraining order to allow UberX to operate for two weeks without commission regulations.

she blogged about illustrator Brandon Dorman, the Goosebumps cover artist reached out to her to write a book together. “He emailed me and he said ‘hey, let’s do a book together — you write it, I’ll illustrate it, but I only have one idea — I want to draw giants leaping.’ ‘Giants leaping?’ ‘Giants leaping.’ So I said ‘okay, you got it.’” Their book, entitled “Giant Dance Party,” was released in 2013. Bird had a similar experience when she was asked to join the Newbery Medal selection committee in 2007 after one of the committee members had to leave. “(The committee) knew from my blog that I’d been reading as much as humanly possible, so they asked if I wanted to be on Newbery, and I said yes,” Bird said. “It was great, it was an absolutely lovely experience.” While Bird said she is sad to be leaving some things behind — including New York’s literary community, her coworkers and her library on Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street with its big stone lions out front — she said she’s excited to join EPL’s staff and the Evanston community as a whole. “The sense that I’ve gotten is that Evanston loves its library, and the library loves it back, and they come up with fantastic programs together,” she said. “I’m really looking forward to helping them with that and to bringing them the best books.” However, there is one major drawback to moving her family — including her screenwriter/author husband and her 4-year-old daughter who is already a voracious reader — from New York all the way to Evanston, Bird said. “We are not looking forward to moving all our books, that’s definitely going to be a chore,” she said.

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The city first officially started considering cameras in February, when alderman decided to apply for a grant to help purchase such cameras. Cameras would increase transparency, help record evidence at crime scenes and aid the department internally to assess complaints filed against its officers, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan told The Daily in February. But with state budget cuts looming, Eddington said he isn’t sure Evanston needs body cameras right away. Body cameras would present an additional financial burden for the department on top of a proposed budget decrease. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz has instructed all city departments to prepare for a two percent budget decrease, which would set EPD back

about $560,000. Implementing a body camera program at EPD is estimated to cost $400,000 the first year and $200,000 each year afterward, Eddington told The Daily. “In the context of the budget discussion: Is the problem serious enough now to warrant body cameras for the police department?” Eddington told The Daily. Ald. Jane Grover (7th) has said if the issue comes before the aldermen, she will weigh the costs of equipping the officers with cameras against the benefits. She said she thinks Evanston police officers have a relatively good relationship with the community, adding Evanston doesn’t have the racial disparities between police and the community that are present in many of the cities that have come under the national spotlight. For instance, in Ferguson just 11 percent of police officers are black, compared with 67 percent of General Evanston Population

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RHA

From page 1 RHA president. The councils will allow RHA to find out what residents want so the organization can work to make students’ requests happen, he said. Heider said the restructure will cut down on bureaucracy and personalize students’ needs to where they live on campus. “People came to RHA asking for free laundry or better TV services or cheaper ways to store stuff, but now there are levels for people to walk in and go to,” Heider said. Chen said area councils can encourage more

participation between residence halls so not all events happen in the same building. “Area council should facilitate increased amounts of interaction between halls,” Chen said. To avoid seeing students apply for positions for the sake of having a title, RHA will have a harder application process and create more positions this year, McCardel said. The positions will be more specific to students’ interests, he added. Chen said the sense of heightened community and pride that some students feel living off campus or in residential colleges has generally been missing from residence halls. The RHA restructure is a significant step in the right direction, he said.

Ferguson residents, according to data reported by The New York Times. In contrast, black people comprise 18 percent of Evanston’s population, according to the latest census, compared with 24 percent of its police force, according to the department. “The Evanston police really do look like the community,” Grover told The Daily in January. “We’re not Ferguson. That’s for sure.” The city expects to learn whether it will be awarded the grant in late September or early October, Eddington said. The grant will give the city a better idea of how much money it can spend on cameras. If the city secures the grant, which would provide federal funding administered by Cook County, Evanston will have to match some of the funds the grant provides. When aldermen voted to apply for the grant, they effectively approved the funds Evanston will have to match if it receives the grant, Bobkiewicz told The Daily in February. However, once the city learns whether it has received the grant, Eddington said he plans to bring the issue back before the council for more deliberation. If after holding public discussions the city does decide to implement a camera program, Eddington said he will recommend delaying at least a year to wait for technology to improve. But in the meantime, he said he expects Evanston residents to have concerns over privacy issues related to the cameras. He cited the heated debate over installing cameras near Evanston Township High School to deter crime. The council approved the cameras, but failed to secure grant money to install them near the school. “Body cameras will be exponentially more problematic for them,” Eddington said, referring to the Evanston residents who raised civil liberties issues during the ETHS cameras discussions. “I think there will be a robust debate.” sophiabollag@u.northwestern.edu “These improvements are a good first step for a positive attitude about living in a residence hall,” Chen said. Each area council will include a president, a vice president, a secretary and representatives. Programming boards will include area council representatives, a treasurer, a secretary and two programming chairs. Applications for RHA positions will be released on Wildcat Connection on Sept. 28. Elections will be held Oct. 9, with positions to be announced Oct. 13. aliceyin2017@u.northwestern.edu peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu

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suites containing either single or double rooms as well as bathrooms, Riel said. No public bathrooms will be built in the hallways; only private bathrooms will exist within suites. Students will also have laundry available on each floor, and the service is planned to remain free. Aligning with the Housing Master Plan’s drive to foster bonding experiences, the new building will contain many community spaces. Each floor will have a lounge, individual study spaces, small breakout rooms and large meeting rooms, Riel said. The first floor will have a large multi-purpose room, which can seat more than 200 people. Riel said the building will also have an elevator and that Residential Services plans to continue providing free printing. The “hotel” residence hall will first take in 1835 Hinman and Jones students in 2017-2018 as the two residence halls undergo renovation. East and West Fairchild will be next in 2018-2019, followed by Foster-Walker from 2019-2020. “A lot of students would end up at 560 Lincoln while we do renovations,” Riel said. “That’s the sequencing.” South Campus will also have a new residence hall built, although the building is still in the design stage. The residence hall’s location is yet to be determined, but Riel said about 560 beds will be set for the new building. By the end, five new residence halls will be constructed. Dining will likewise be affected. In 2017, when Hinman will be offline with renovations, the dining hall will also close, Riel said. The same will happen with Foster-Walker’s dining hall in 2019. Bobb-McCulloch, which is slated to be demolished in 2020, will be rebuilt with a new dining hall. The dining hall in Sargent Hall will also shut down when that building is demolished in 2023. The overall plan will be completed 2025-2026. By then, the sophomore live-in requirement will be fully instated. “It’s really nice to see that Res Services genuinely wants to make living on campus a more enjoyable experience,” said McCormick sophomore Chris Chen, RHA’s publicity chair. “I just think that the new housing … will be a very nice improvement over what we have currently, and that can only help strengthen the on-campus living situation.” aliceyin2017@u.northwestern.edu

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Cats look to keep winning even as classes start By HUZAIFA PATEL

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The Wildcats are 3-0, but the season is just beginning. Fall classes began Monday, and for Northwestern football players that meant a whole new set of responsibilities to

go along with practices, meetings and workouts. And with conference play starting in two weeks, coach Pat Fitzgerald was confident during Monday’s news conference that his team is prepared to succeed on the field and in the classroom. “It’s unacceptable to use football as an excuse for poor performance academically, and it’s inexcusable to use

academics for poor performance in football,” Fitzgerald said. “The stats don’t lie: We stink in October. I’m tired of it, quite frankly. They’ll raise the bar this year. I’m confident of that.” Senior superback Dan Vitale agreed. “You’ve got to be able to focus on both things, football and school,” Vitale said. “I personally think it helps me out because it’s more structured.”

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SOARING SUPERBACK Senior Dan Vitale dives over a defender to earn extra yards. His experience and leadership will be needed for the Cats as they attempt to keep up their winning ways.

Walker earns defensive player of the week honors

Sophomore linebacker Anthony Walker continues to be recognized for anchoring Northwestern’s defense. This week, Walker earned the Walter Camp Football Foundation Defensive Player of the Week award for his career-high 19-tackle performance against Duke on Saturday. Walker posted 14 tackles in the first half as the Wildcats slowed

down a Duke offense that came into the game averaging 46 points per contest. NU held the Blue Devils to just 10 points on the road in Durham and forced three turnovers. This is not the first time this season Walker’s play has garnered attention outside Evanston. He earned the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award following the Cats’ 16-6 triumph over Stanford in the season opener. In that contest, Walker posted 10 tackles and recovered a fumble. — Khadrice Rollins

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STAUNCH DEFENDER Sophomore Anthony Walker runs to take down the ball carrier. Walker has been a rock in the middle of an NU defense that has led the way for the Cats’ 3-0 start.

Coming off of a road win against Duke and a climb to No. 17 in the AP rankings, the Cats won’t be sneaking up on anyone anymore, and they’re sure to receive Ball State’s best shot on Saturday. “The only ranking that matters is how you rank against your best self,” Fitzgerald said. “This game demands that you respect the game and it demands that you respect your opponent.” Vitale’s advice as a team leader? Don’t listen to the media. “Don’t believe anything anybody says about you,” Vitale said. “It’s all about us. That’s something we’ve done really well. From a maturity standpoint, we’re a much more mature football team than we’ve been in the last couple of years. Against Duke, Fitzgerald said he was less focused on the result, and was more concerned about the mistakes. Fitzgerald mentioned Thorson’s two interceptions as an area needing improvement, as both were thrown into double/ triple coverage with better options available for Thorson. He was critical of wide receiver Christian Jones, specifically the wide receiver group’s lackluster blocking. “I’m not putting it all on his shoulders, but I’m putting it on his shoulders from a leadership standpoint,” Fitzgerald said. “We blocked atrociously on the perimeter. Our wide receivers were awful.” But it wasn’t all bad last Saturday in Durham. “On offense, our player of the week was Dan Vitale,” Fitzgerald said. “(He)

did a great job blocking, of the five knockdowns he had, four went for first downs.” Fitzgerald also complimented the offensive line, saying they improved as the game went on. But nothing pleased him more than the special teams unit. “Our big playmaker was (junior running back) Warren Long,” Fitzgerald said. “He was dominant. He played as well in the kicking game as we’ve maybe had in my 16 years here on staff.” Even though Long provided a gamechanging performance, sophomore running back Justin Jackson continued to receive the bulk of the touches. When asked about Jackson’s workload to start the season, Fitzgerald mentioned it was a little much. “He’s a throwback running back,” Fitzgerald said, saying Jackson gets tougher the more he carries the ball. “We’ve got to spread it around a little more though. Thirty-five (carries) is too much.” He also touched on the rotation and the lack of fixed starters at different positions, particularly with the offensive line seeming to imply it was more about competition than fatigue from the North Carolina heat. “We roll with a lot of guys on both offense and defense,” Fitzgerald said. “It wasn’t a tryout, but I told the guys this morning, you’re not going to keep playing if you don’t keep performing at a high level.” HuzaifaPatel2017@u.northwestern.edu

NU opens year with victories By MAX GELMAN

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While Northwestern students were away, the volleyball team came to play. In what has become a hallmark of coach Keylor Chan’s career, the Wildcats continue to win early games. NU (8-3), has won eight of its first 11 matches for the third time in the past four seasons. Sophomore setter Taylor Tashima has continued to put up excellent numbers. After a season where she ranked 10th in the Big Ten with 8.38 assists per set, Tashima has averaged 11.3 so far in 2015, placing third in the conference. Additionally, Tashima sits second in the Big Ten with 418 total assists and won the Wildcat Challenge MVP award after the Cats’ victory over Milwaukee on Sunday. Senior libero Caroline “Carks” Niedospial has also returned strong, moving from sixth to third all-time in digs, thanks to a 63-dig performance against Western Kentucky on Sept. 11. Niedospial is second in the Big Ten in digs per set at 5.11, after finishing 2014 with 4.72 when she also ranked second. Following a season during which she played only six sets, sophomore hitter Gabrielle Hazen has participated in every set except one this season. Hazen has set career highs in kills in each of her last three games, notching eight, nine and 13, respectively. NU began its season on a hot streak,

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NET GAIN Junior Kayla Morin jumps high to get the ball past a wall of defenders. The Wildcats offense has been clicking as they jumped out to an 8-3 record to start the season.

winning each of its first three matches against Wake Forest, New Hampshire and Loyola-Chicago three sets to none, before dropping their first game of the season against Idaho State 3-0 at the Boise State Tournament. The Cats rebounded the next day, defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3-1. Sophomore hitter Symone Abbott, who led NU in kills per set in 2014, set a new career high with 24 kills during the match against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Abbott also saw 51 attempts, one short of her career high from her freshman season. The Cats completed the Boise State Tournament with a 3-0 loss to the host

Broncos and began play at the Holiday Inn University Plaza Invitational with a shutout of Furman. NU then dropped a match 3-0 against Western Kentucky but rebounded the next day with a close 3-2 win over Missouri State. The Cats finished their nonconference play with two home games against Lipscomb and Milwaukee. NU won both — the former 3-1 and the latter 3-0. Friday marks the beginning of a four-game road trip for the Cats, with the first matchup against Rutgers at 6 p.m. maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Wildcats welcome new coach with early successes By ELLIE FRIEDMANN

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The Wildcats are off to a fresh start this season. At the Badger Season Opener in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sept. 4, junior Jena Pianin secured a ninth place finish, clocking 15 minutes, 29.2 seconds for the 4-kilometer course. Behind Pianin, seniors Elena Barham and Rachel Weathered

finished 13th and 18th, respectively, to help the Cats place third overall behind the University of Wisconsin and Loyola University Chicago. These key players for the Cats did not compete the following week at the UW-Parkside Midwest Open, which featured a more inexperienced crowd that landed an impressive start to their season. Several freshmen were top finishers for NU, including Hannah Anderson, who was first for the Cats and 13th overall, going

18:56.2 on the 5-kilometer course. Just two meets into the season, the new coach ‘A Havahla Haynes is already seeing positive results from her athletes. Haynes, who replaced April Likhite, returned to the Cats this season after coaching at the University of New Mexico for five seasons, guiding its women’s cross country team to a third-place finish at the 2014 NCAA Division I Championships, the best finish in school history.

Before her success at New Mexico, Haynes served as assistant cross country coach at NU for two years under Likhite. A former Big Ten runner herself, Haynes competed for the University of Wisconsin at three NCAA Cross Country Championships during her college career. Haynes’ experience in the Big Ten will be crucial this year as the Cats move into championship races later this season. Looking ahead, NU will compete

Saturday in the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. The runners have about a month to prepare for the 2015 Big Ten Championships on Nov. 1 at the Sydney Marovitz Golf Course in Chicago. After a 10th place finish in last year’s Big Ten Championships, the Cats will look for solid, consistent performances this season to prepare for a stronger finish at Big Tens. ellenfriedmann2.2016@u.northwestern.edu