The Daily Northwestern – April 9, 2015

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CARE looks to build stability By tyler pager

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Condemning crimes Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) speaks Wednesday to more than 100 people at Northwestern’s School of Law in Chicago.

Durbin talks human rights bill By paige leskin

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CHICAGO — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Tuesday he would introduce to Congress a law that would allow the U.S. government to prosecute people who commit international crimes against humanity — and called on Northwestern law students for their support. The bill would allow the U.S. to try people who have committed human rights violations in foreign countries

DM adds new exec positions aimed at student inclusion

In an effort to expand its accessibility and inclusion efforts, Dance Marathon has created a community engagement committee as they plan for next year’s event. Weinberg junior Kevin Harris and Medill junior Arielle Miller, DM’s new executive co-chairs, presented a series of changes to the organization’s executive board at an informational session Wednesday night. Harris told The Daily the changes were aimed at growing the organization’s community outreach and fundraising, as well as making DM more efficient. The community engagement committee, which will be led by two cochairs, will be responsible for connecting with student groups, facilitating community discussions and brainstorming new ways to connect more Northwestern students to DM, Harris said. The committee will also serve as the liaison to the Evanston Community Foundation, the secondary beneficiary. The marketing committee has also been disbanded and its responsibilities have been divided up between marketing and media — formerly the public relations committee — and the technology and analytics committee.

and come to the United States to avoid punishment, Durbin said in a speech at the School of Law in Chicago to about 100 students, faculty and members of the public. The new legislation, which initially failed in 2009, would fill a loophole in the nation’s laws on human rights, an issue that consistently needs, and receives, bipartisan support in Congress, Durbin said. The law would allow for the prosecution in the U.S. of those who are convicted abroad of crimes against humanity, including slavery and ethnic The dancer relations committee has been renamed to dancer and beneficiary relations to better represent its responsibilities for connecting the NU community with the primary beneficiary. DM has also created a new committee called alumni and university relations to focus on growing its relationships with alumni, faculty and staff. This committee will also be responsible during the 30-hour event for security, which the public relations committee handled in the past. Harris said the organization will still comprise 10 committees. “We’re excited to not necessarily just kind of continue to do the same thing over and over every year,” Harris said. “(We are) always looking to make it better.” — Tyler Pager

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DIFFERENT DM Students dance at this year’s Dance Marathon. The new executive co-chairs announced changes to its executive board.

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cleansing. “Even in hyper-partisan times, I found that practices that shock the conscience have the ability to bring together broad coalitions,” Durbin said. “This is a perilous time for human rights, which is why we need you, and we need smart talented lawyers like you, who are committed to defending those most basic rights.” Durbin has long been involved with human rights issues as the former chairman of the Senate’s subcommittee on human rights. » See Durbin, page 10

With both positions now filled at the Center for Awareness, Response and Education, the two recent hires are looking to restore stability to the center and awareness about its work. CARE lost both of its full-time staffers before the start of the academic year and had trouble replacing them. However, with Erin Clark, the new assistant director, starting last week, the office is back to full capacity. Carrie Wachter, CARE’s survivor advocate, joined the full-time staff in January after being hired part-time in October. “Our first conversations together are really to improve CARE’s visibility,” Wachter said. “Because there was a gap in services because of the turnover in staff, I just think that we kind of got off the radar of a lot of students so we’re working with Student Affairs Marketing to refresh that campaign.” Clark last worked at Break the Cycle, a non-profit organization aimed at dating-abuse education and healthy relationship promotion for students. She said she was drawn to Northwestern because of her past work with students and her experience as a student activist at Wesleyan University. Clark said she wants CARE to be more visible in the community and for its priorities to be student-driven. “My dream would be to have every student on campus know what CARE

is and have a positive relationship with them,” Clark said. “I want people to say, ‘CARE, I know them. I like them. I like what they do.’” Laura Anne Haave, the former sexual health education and assault prevention coordinator, left the office in August, and Eva Ball, the former survivor advocate, resigned in May. CARE failed to fill the vacancies in initial search committees last summer and the office’s services were on pause at the start of the academic year. Lisa Currie, the director of Health Promotion and Wellness, said it was difficult to wait for the positions to be filled, but that Clark and Wachter are the right people for the positions. Currie said Clark, who is serving in the new position of assistant director, has a depth of experience working on sexual violence issues that will help further Health Promotion and Wellness’ strategic plan. Currie, who oversees CARE, said the center is working toward establishing a four-year curriculum for students. “We’re going to talk to seniors different than we’re talking to incoming students,” Currie said. “We want to really make sure we are covering this issue throughout the time students are here and addressing it in as many ways as possible.” With Clark and Wachter now hired, CARE is in the process of filling its new position, the coordinator of men’s engagement. Currie said she hopes whoever is hired will start before the end of the academic year. tylerpager2017@u.northwestern.edu

Blogger discusses gender, gaming By mariana alfaro

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Blogger and media critic Anita Sarkeesian spoke about the hypersexualization of women in video games Wednesday during the Public Affairs Residential College’s annual speaker event. Sarkeesian is the creator of Feminist Frequency, a video blog that explores the representation of women in pop culture. The site features “Tropes vs. Women in Video Games,” a YouTube series Sarkeesian started in 2013 that discusses the role of gender in video games. Due to her involvement in “Tropes vs. Women,” Sarkeesian has been the target of death threats, rape threats and online harassment, mainly from groups on sites like Reddit and 4chan, who identified themselves under the Twitter hashtag “#gamergate.” The attacks, however, have not stopped Sarkeesian from speaking out about female rights and equality, especially in the gaming community. She said she aims to create enough social consciousness among the gaming community to make game developers start changing the way women are represented. “It is no secret that gaming has been male-dominated since the very beginning of the medium,” she said to a crowd

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GIRLS GOT GAME Blogger Anita Sarkeesian speaks Wednesday about the misrepresentation of women in video games. Sarkeesian, the founder of the blog Feminist Frequency, was invited to Northwestern as Public Affairs Residential College’s annual speaker.

of about 100 people, “and this notion that gaming is supposed to be the domain of young men is something I’ve heard for a very long time.” Sarkeesian, who has been playing video games since she was about five, said she has been constantly told she’s not

a gamer because she’s a woman. “I’ve had a bit of a contemptuous relationship with gaming ever since, like many women who game, there have been periods in my life where the constant » See Sarkeesian, page 10

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Evanston officials and community members discussed Wednesday ways to restore bird habitats damaged by Northwestern’s visitor center construction. “We lost a habitat area that was facilitating migratory birds and other wildlife, so what we want to do is try to reconstruct it,” said Stefanie Levine, the city’s senior project manager. “We want to familiarize folks with the project, why we’re doing it and where it’s located. We also want to get their feedback to hopefully incorporate in a final design.” The meeting for the Clark Street Beach Bird Habitat Restoration Project included with a visit to the project site, located on the north end of Clark Street Beach, where landscape architect Ryan Kettelkamp described the three dune areas that lost vegetation ideal for birds. With NU’s recent construction, 275 trees — which served as homes for 280 different bird species that migrate annually — were lost, Kettelkamp said. To compensate for the lost acres, the city will plant closer to the concrete paths and beach shoreline by taking down the volleyball nets on the beach, he added. With a $173,000 budget, the city plans to approach the restoration in four steps: removing undesirable material, planting shrubs and trees, protecting the area with beach fencing and limited public access to the beach, and maintaining the plants overtime. The city is also accepting donations for the project. Residents further discussed the project’s

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BETTER FOR BIRDS Ryan Kettelkamp, a landscape architect, shows Evanston residents the bird habitat areas affected by Northwestern’s construction. The city has plans to start rehabilitating the areas by next fall.

implications at a meeting in the NU John Evans Alumni Center. Speakers included restoration specialist Robert Sliwinski and bird specialist Judy Pollock. “One of the exciting things about this project is that, when you live in a city, there’s not much you can do that directly influences wildlife conservation,” Pollock said. “However, with migratory birds, that’s really a place where citizens can play a direct role in conserving rare and important wildlife.” Evanston resident Virginia Beatty was excited for the project to start due to the beach’s environmental

history. “There is a big connection between Northwestern and the trees, so (the project) is bringing together the two, like reconstructing the past,” she said. “This project will serve to bring people together and promote education, especially for little kids because they like to see wildlife like squirrels.” Evanston plans to implement the project by fall 2015.

The woman, 18, was charged with aggravated assault and simple battery, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. In March, the woman punched another student, a 17-year-old girl, several times and pulled her hair while the two were at ETHS, 1600 Dodge Ave., Dugan said. On Thursday, the same woman tried to assault the 17-year-old at the FleetwoodJourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St. The

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On Campus Senate endorses easing graduation requirements By shane mckeon

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Associated Student Government called on Northwestern during its meeting Wednesday to reduce the number of credits students need to graduate. The resolution was the result of a report compiled by ASG’s academic committee that showed the benefits of easing graduation requirements. Specifically, the resolution asks the University to decrease Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’ number of required credits from 45 to 42. ASG’s vice president for academics Anna Rennich, a Weinberg senior, said many of NU’s peer institutions on quarter systems require fewer credits. The University of Chicago requires 42, and Dartmouth College requires 35. SESP junior Yair Sakols, who helped compile the academic committee’s report, said current students are increasingly spending more and more time on student groups rather than academics. “There’s been an incredible rise in extracurricular involvement,� Sakols said. “We have so many amazing extracurricular groups, and there’s a lot more stress on students to be involved with extracurricular life.� Senate also swore in Weinberg junior Noah Whinston as speaker of the Senate, who succeeds ASG presidential candidate Noah Star,

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SESP junior Renee Wellman was awarded a Udall Scholarship on Tuesday in recognition of her environmental efforts. She is the first Northwestern student to win the award in five years.

a Weinberg junior. Whinston told The Daily that student government should advocate for students more rather than be a mouthpiece for administrators. “ASG, as a whole, is too frequently the conduit where administrative opinions are passed down and then ASG broadcasts them to the student body,� he said. “ASG really should be more of an advocate on behalf of students when it comes to the administration taking action on that advocacy.� Whinston most recently helped lead the campaign to pass an NUDivest-sponsored resolution asking the University to divest from six corporations the resolution’s authors say violate Palestinian human rights. When NUDivest supporters introduced the resolution Feb. 11, Whinston helped deliver an authorship speech and fielded most of the questions from Senators. Whinston told The Daily he wants to play a larger role in ensuring administrators act on ASG legislation. “The Senate Code calls for the speaker to enforce legislation that is passed by the ASG Senate,� he told The Daily. “I feel it is my role to strengthen the role of the speaker when it comes to making sure the administration is held accountable if it ignores our legislation.� Weinberg junior Matt Clarkston was also sworn in as parliamentarian and will succeed Weinberg senior Dana Leinbach. Clarkston previously served as off-campus caucus whip

and a member of the rules committee. Senate also passed a resolution endorsing a bill in Congress that would allow tax-exempt charities and educational organizations to make grants to “non-University owned, notfor-profit student housing entities,� such as fraternity and sorority housing. The Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act would let these tax-exempt groups help fund infrastructure improvements within Greek housing such as fire alarms, thereby

making such housing more affordable, its sponsors said. Currently, such grants are not tax-deductible. Senate also voted to join the Coalition of Chicago Colleges and Universities, a collective of student governments from schools in the Chicago area and allocated $710 to the Voyeur Theatre Collective and $575 to the Sailing Team through the Wild Ideas Fund.

Wellman will receive $5,000 toward her academic fees for next year and also attend a conference in Tucson, Arizona, this August. Wellman is one of 50 students to receive the scholarship. She will join the other winners at the conference, where they will meet with environmental leaders. Wellman is the co-president of Wild Roots, the student-run garden on campus, and a member of the varsity cross country team. These two facts, together, made her a

compelling candidate for the scholarship, said Jason Kelly Roberts, assistant director of the Office of Fellowships. Roberts said Wellman’s connection between her experience as a runner and her work in the garden shaped her desire to transform public spaces so they are more environmentally friendly. Wellman said she was honored to receive the award and is looking forward to meeting other environmental leaders this summer. She said

the conference will allow her to learn about what other college students are doing on their campuses and possible open up job opportunities for the future. “I could definitely see myself working in some type of nonprofit focused on the environment or possibly some type of local government position, again, to make cities more sustainable,� she said.

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New Voices Weinberg junior Noah Whinston (right) was sworn in as Speaker of the Senate at Wednesday’s Associated Student Government meeting. Matt Clarkston, also a Weinberg junior, was sworn in as parliamentarian.

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By ANNIE BRUCE

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For SESP senior Alyssa Leonard, this weekend might be the last time she takes the stage at Northwestern. After four years as a member of musical theater dance company Steam Heat, Leonard will end her time with the group performing in the company’s sixth annual end-of-the-year show, Steam Heat Dance Company presents: Power. Leonard has participated in musical theater her entire life and has been a member of Steam Heat since freshman year. For the last two years, she’s been the team’s artistic director. “I was pleasantly surprised … that I could incorporate dance into my Northwestern experience,” Leonard said. “(Steam Heat) is everything I love about musical theater and dance all rolled into one group.” The dance company, which started in 2009, emphasizes traditional musical theater-style dance, highlighted in this year’s show with numbers from productions including “Chicago,” “A Chorus Line” and “West Side Story.” “I think what makes (Steam Heat) unique is we

do have a pretty clear mission, which is to preserve musical theater and to create new music theater dance on campus,” said Communication senior Rebecca Haines, Steam Heat’s executive director. “It’s very clear from our show and pieces that we perform in other capacities that we really are true to our mission.” Haines has been dancing since she was a kid. But when she became more involved in high school theater, dance started to play a smaller role in her life. As a freshman at NU, she saw a flyer for Steam Heat and said she realized she had to audition. “Getting to continue to be involved in musical theater in this capacity has been a dream come true,” she said. “Steam Heat has become my family on campus.” Haines choreographed two of the pieces in the upcoming show and said it’s been a fun challenge incorporating singing into some of the performances. A live band will accompany Steam Heat during six of the Friday and Saturday performances, and group members will sing some of the songs live. The performances will take place in the Wirtz Center Ballroom Theater. All of the pieces are centered around the name of the show: “Power.”

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POWER PREP Members of Steam Heat prepare for their upcoming spring show, which features performances to songs from “West Side Story,” “A Chorus Line” and “Chicago.”

“We talked about what are some themes in our lives that we think are really important,” Leonard said. “And a lot of us talked about wanting to feel powerful and showing the best sides of ourselves and what we’re best at. From there, we took pieces that made us feel that way.” Communication freshman Lauryn Schmelzer choreographed a number for the upcoming show, which features a mash-up of “Rich Man’s Frug” from the musical “Sweet Charity” and Beyonce’s “Get Me Bodied.” Schmelzer was inspired by the Beyonce music video, which utilizes some of Bob Fosse’s choreography and similar images from the “Sweet Charity” song. Schmelzer also changed the title of the dance to “Rich Girl’s Frug” for the show. “Musical theater can sometimes be a very maledominated industry,” she said, “so I think it’s really cool and really daring of (Beyonce) to adapt Fosse’s choreography and make it her own, so I wanted to keep up with the spirit of that.” Schmelzer said she has been dancing since she was three years old and loves being able to continue pursuing musical theater dance through Steam Heat. She is the only freshman member who choreographed a number for the show.

Leonard said that in past years, members have chosen pieces to perform and then formed a theme around them. But this year, the theme came first. “It helped us focus we wanted the audience to feel,” she said. “I think power is something that everyone can relate to … it really helped us carry out that specific part of our show.” Dances featured in the show range from a routine performed to Robyn’s “Call Your Girlfriend” to “Forget About the Boy” from “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” “A lot of our pieces are unapologetic and they really are clear what we’re feeling and how we’re feeling and portraying it through dance,” Leonard said. For Leonard, the most memorable performance will be the show’s finale, “One” from “A Chorus Line,” one of musical theater’s most iconic dance numbers. The piece features 32-counts of kicks at the end and was performed during Leonard’s freshman year as well. “This week will be a roller coaster of emotions,” Leonard said. “Steam Heat is such an important part of my Northwestern experience. I cannot tease the two apart.” annebruce2015@u.northwestern.edu

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SHOWTIME Dancers rehearse for Friday and Saturday’s Steam Heat performances. This year’s show includes dances inspired by the theme “Power.”

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Q&A: Peter Slevin, author of First Lady’s biography By helen lee

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Medill Prof. Peter Slevin spent more than seven years writing what is described as the first comprehensive biography on Michelle Obama. “Michelle Obama: A Life” details the life of the First Lady and discusses topics like race and discrimination. Slevin will discuss his biography, which was released Wednesday, at an on-campus event April 21. The Daily caught up with Slevin to get an inside look at his experience reporting and writing on one of the nation’s most visible First Ladies. What inspired you to write this biography? I followed Michelle and Barack Obama during the first presidential campaign as the Chicago bureau chief of the Washington Post. And the more I watched Michelle Obama and the more I understood her remarkable trajectory, the more I thought she merited a biography at which she was the center of her own story, and not just wife of the more famous Barack Obama. What was the biggest challenge you faced while reporting? There were two main challenges. One was understanding the history of her family and African Americans in Chicago. The book is very firmly anchored in the city. I found relatives of Michelle and I found documents that told stories about her family, and I was very lucky that so many dozens of people trusted me to tell their stories. The second challenge was understanding her time in the White House, where she and the president live in a bubble and are very guarded … about what they say about their current existence. So getting access to the White House story was a particular challenge. I did a lot of shoe-leather reporting … I would meet one source and then explain the project,

ask them to trust me, and then I would go ask them for help for meeting the next person. It was … source building 101. I explained to everyone I spoke with that I wanted to write a serious, thoughtful, careful biography — a true biography of Michelle Obama. I didn’t want to do a quick Washington politics book or something that was only about her fashion choices. What was the most interesting thing you learned about Michelle Obama? I loved how what she is doing in the White House — the issues she cares about — are connected to who she was growing up in Chicago and what she learned along the way at Princeton and Harvard and then as a professional for 20 years in Chicago. Her projects … are about trying to unstack the deck a little bit in a society where opportunity is grossly unequal. What did a typical day look like for you while reporting? There were two phases of the book. The first one was learning her story, reading about historical events that were relevant to her life and her family’s lives, and then finding people who could share light on what Michelle and her family were doing and thinking along the way. And much of the last part of the project was sitting at a long table in Deering Library and typing away on my laptop. Did anything go wrong while writing the biography and make you change directions? The biggest challenge … was getting access to Michelle Obama’s life in the White House and understanding why she is doing what she is doing. It would have been great to have had more cooperation from the people closest to her, but I also understand that she wants to tell her own story in her own way. And who can blame her?

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What’s next for you? I’m looking forward to being back at Medill in the fall and teaching again. I teach a class on Dilemmas of American Power, a lecture class on foreign policy; I teach a class called Politics, Media, and the Republic … and I can’t wait to get back in the classroom. Looking at the final product now, would you say this is what you had expected going into this? I was very lucky in having a publisher and an editor at Knopf who let me write a book that I wanted to

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FLotus Medill Prof. Peter Slevin penned a new biography about Michelle Obama.

write — a book on Michelle Obama and the historical context in which she lives. I could hardly have hoped for it to go as smoothly as it did. Is there anything that you’d like to add? I was very lucky to have several Northwestern students help me along the way and several professors help me be smarter about the things I was writing about. helenlee2018@u.northwestern.edu

Alumni collaborate with new percussion compositions

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Beatmakers Members of Third Coast Percussion perform with cellist Joshua Roman in Seattle. The percussion ensemble recently commissioned a new piece by a Bienen alum.

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When he was an undergraduate student in the Bienen School of Music, David Skidmore (Bienen ’05) was the captain of the Northwestern University Drumline and a member of Boomshaka. He now performs with three other Bienen graduates in Third Coast Percussion, an ensemble that collaborates with Chicago artists and composers and tours the world. One of Third Coast’s largest projects and collaborations, Skidmore said, has been their commission of “Resounding Earth” by Augusta Read Thomas (Bienen ’87). They met Read Thomas as students, when she taught at Bienen. “When we were all students, right when we formed the group, we got together with Augusta to get advice from her about how to run a group like this, make it a success,” Skidmore said. “She was with us right from the beginning.” Written for a percussion quartet, “Resounding Earth” was a new type of work for Read Thomas. The 35-minute piece is played on bells from all over the world, with four movements that pay homage to different composers. “Since the time I was a student composing major at Northwestern, I’ve been using these kinds of sounds in my music,” Read Thomas said. “When I decided that I wanted to do this crazy piece of 35 minutes of nothing metal, I thought, ‘Who would I be able to do that with?’ The first thing I thought of was Third Coast Percussion.” Read Thomas and Third Coast worked together in the ensemble’s studio to use new kinds of bells and improvise on the composer’s ideas.

“Resounding Earth” premiered in 2012 with Third Coast’s first performance at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center at the University of Notre Dame, where the quartet is now an ensemble-in-residence. On March 5, Third Coast performed the New York premiere of “Resounding Earth” at the Miller Theatre at Columbia University. The concert was also the premiere of Read Thomas’ new composition “Selene,” written for a percussion quartet and string quartet. “It was really special to bring our Chicago ensemble with this world class Chicago composer to New York, which is a big cultural hub,” Skidmore said. “Chicago really is, too.” Read Thomas said the members of the ensemble are “exceptional ambassadors” of the Chicago music community that values performing new work. “There is an extremely new music scene in Chicago,” Read Thomas said. “There are groups all over the city playing new music. The scene is rip-roaring great.” Skidmore and the members of Third Coast enjoy the supportive and collaborative Chicago community of ensembles and musicians, some of whom are also fellow NU graduates. “Once we’ve sort of all left Northwestern, the relationships that we make there really carry over,” Skidmore said. The ensemble maintains connections with alumni and faculty and felt Chicago-based from the beginning because of its ties to NU. Skidmore also met Third Coast’s current board president in the NU Drumline. “I think the tradition for (Northwestern’s) school of music has always been focused on the orchestra,” Skidmore said, “but the amazing thing that’s happening right now is smaller groups, focused on newer music, are coming out of Northwestern.” racheldavison2018@u.northwestern.edu

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NU Ties Northwestern alumni David Skidmore, Sean Connors and Peter Martin perform in Seattle. The members, along with Robert Dillon, founded Third Coast Percussion in 2005.

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West Coast Vibe Third Coast Percussion performs with a cellist in Walla Walla.

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Dittmar Gallery brings border zone stories to NU By benjamin Din

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A group of young women dressed in turquoise robes stand in an old marketplace in Hebron, a Palestinian city. A mesh overhang, strung overhead, holds up a variety of plastic chairs, rocks and hangers. “The mesh was put up by the Palestinians to protect them from the Israelis who were living above them that were throwing these things down on them,” explained photographer Terri Warpinski. “That was a colorful moment for me to realize that what we think we understand, the reality is much more complicated.” The scene is from “Under Hebron [Settlement],” a photo featured in the newest exhibit at Dittmar Gallery, which launched last Thursday and focuses on the complications associated with border zones. Warpinski’s exhibit, titled “Surface Tension,” will run in Illinois until May 8 and is currently on tour, having already appeared in Colorado and Nebraska. After Illinois, the exhibit will travel to New Mexico, New York, Slovenia and Arizona. Warpinski, a 35-year veteran of photography and a professor of art at the University of Oregon, took the pictures in the exhibit over a span of multiple years. “Surface Tension” features more than 50 color photographs focused on the Israel-Palestine border, the U.S.-Mexico border and the former Berlin Wall — all places Warpinski has a connection with. She began taking photos for the series in 2009, when she was teaching in Las Cruces, New Mexico, a city near the U.S.-Mexico border. Having spent time in the region a decade earlier, Warpinski was

surprised to see the significant addition of the fence at the border. “In 2009, we were also globally celebrating that it was 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell. So it was the concurrence of having the nightly news during that summer talking about all the celebrations of Berlin in a post-wall context, while I’m looking at a fence that’s far more significant than the Berlin Wall was being built,” she said. “It was the juxtaposition of those two things that really got me going.” Warpinski completed her photography for the exhibit in March 2014, when she made her last trip to the Middle East. Her interest in the Israel-Palestine border stemmed from her travel to Israel in 2000 as a Fulbright Scholar. Because the division had not been built by the time she left, Warpinski wanted to revisit the region, see the divisions and “look at it as a parallel to what’s going on here between the United States and Mexico.” She said she hopes to start a conversation about people’s perceptions of border zones and the societies that live nearby them. “What I would hope that a viewer would begin to think about would be the question, ‘What do these groups of people have in common, if anything?’” she said. Warpinski also mentioned similarities between the Israel-Palestine and U.S.-Mexico borders, including the politically driven nature of the borders and U.S. involvement. “It’s a product of (U.S.) foreign policy,” Warpinski said. “Without that, neither one of them would have happened.” Because the Berlin Wall is further removed in time from the other two borders, which were built during the 21st century, Warpinski included it as a “counterpoint, as opposed to being an example of a similar thing,” she said.

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Close shots Photographer Terri Warpinski with her “Surface Tension” exhibit at the Dittmar Gallery. The exhibit will run in Illinois until May 8.

“I describe Berlin as being both a prologue and an epilogue,” she said. “It gives the historical context in terms of a precedent for a quick decision to create a difficult divide, but it also shows us that there are potential futures where something — which is as formidable as the Berlin Wall was — is somehow no longer present in the same way and functioning.” Sharon Kim, the curator of the exhibit, appreciated Warpinski’s ability to juxtapose big-name sites

of contestation with the ordinary. “She really does a good job focusing on the little mundane things that really just do make up a place,” the Weinberg senior said. “It makes you really aware that these are places where people live, that are just like anywhere else on the planet, but they are these sites of great geopolitical contestation.” benjamindin2018@u.northwestern.edu

Seniors revive nostalgia in Hilary Duff-inspired show By rachel yang

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What first began as an inside joke between two friends quickly became the inspiration for a popular Hilary Duff-inspired student production four years ago. And now this upcoming Friday and Saturday nights, senior theatre majors Alex Benjamin and Catherine McGee are reviving their show, “A NotSo-Typical Gal: A Nostalgic Evening With Hilary Duff ” at Jones Residential College. Co-created and co-directed by Benjamin and McGee, the musical centers on the actress, singer and star of “Lizzie McGuire,” the popular Disney Channel show that ran from 2001 to 2004. “Originally, it started as an inside joke, just our

over-obsession with Hilary,” McGee said. But when Benjamin discovered a biography written about Duff his freshman year, she said, they knew they had to include the material in a show. The hour-long scripted show, loosely based on Duff ’s life, is split into five acts, with a different actress playing Duff in each part, McGee said. Segments include her days as a child actress, her “Lizzie McGuire” period and Duff becoming a mother. The production incorporates singing and dancing, and features many of Duff ’s songs, the duo said. The seniors wanted to revive the show before they graduated to “bring it back to where (they) started” freshman year, McGee said. She added that they have made modifications to the original show, such as adding updates about Duff ’s life and new songs, but the overall theme has remained the same. “Whether or not (‘Lizzie McGuire’) was a part of your childhood,” McGee said, “it was a part of the

era of our childhood. So therefore people tend to take a step back into that world and (are) like, ‘Man, it was good to be a kid.’” For Benjamin, the show is “a celebration of nostalgia” that many who grew up in the 2000s can relate to, even if they aren’t familiar with Duff ’s work. “There’s so many people and the energy is just insane,” Benjamin said. “When people recognize references to her lyrics or things that she’s done, people will call out and yell.” When the show first premiered their freshman year, it resonated with many of the audience members. “I got some feedback from some of my friends who were in the Greek community, who tended to stay far away from the theater world,” McGee said. “And they were like, ‘That exceeded my expectations … I want to go and see more shows now, if this is the

kind of theater that is produced on this campus.’” For Taran Lichtenberger, the nostalgic aspect of the show was a big part of why she wants to attend this weekend. The Weinberg freshman said she thinks seeing the production will remind her of the Disney Channel shows she watched when she was growing up. “I saw the Facebook post and was like, ‘Oh my gosh, I remember the TV show!’” Lichtenberger said, referring to “Lizzie McGuire.” Overall, the seniors said they hope this year’s turnout exceeds that of their freshman year. A goal that shouldn’t be too hard to reach, Benjamin said. “I believe that everyone is a Hilary Duff fan,” he said. “They just may or may not have found that out about themselves yet.” weizheyang2018@u.northwestern.edu

Wildcats perform in Lyric Opera’s unique take on ‘Carousel’ By amanda svachula

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During the week, instead of heading to Norris or the library after class, Communication sophomore Rosie Jo Neddy heads to eight hour rehearsals at the ornate, historic Civic Opera House in downtown Chicago to bring the dark tale of “Carousel” to life through song and dance. Neddy is one of seven Northwestern students and alumni who will perform in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Carousel” in the upcoming weeks. “I expect the opening to be a big moment,” Neddy said. “To stand on the Civic Opera Stage is an experience in itself. It’s a big ‘wow’ thing. In the nerdiest way, it’s super exciting and inspiring.” The performers have been rehearsing for the show, which runs April 10 to May 3, for only a few weeks.

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“It’s kind of a tragic love story,” said ensemble member Josh Kohane (Communication ‘14). “It’s two people who think they don’t really deserve love and then they find each other.” The musical is filled with twists and turns and features several controversial issues. It also created contention, at times, for how it exhibits violence in marriage. “A lot of people have problems with ‘Carousel’ because (domestic violence) is not directly addressed,” Kohane said. “The problem isn’t solved at the end of the play. But the way that we’re approaching it is that it shines a negative light on it.” This version of “Carousel” is a bit different than the original: the work takes place during the difficult times of the Great Depression instead of the late 1800s. “The show ‘Carousel’ is inherently very dark,” said ensemble member Will Skrip (Communication ‘11). “The importance of the story is to tell it and lay out these dark themes and push the darkness, but at the end of that there is hope

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and optimism.” Instead of a traditional set designer, the set was created by a visual artist, which added to the scale of a show. “It’s going to be incredibly beautiful and epic,” Skrip said. “We have an operating carousel that rotates on stage and that’s just in the first couple minutes of the show. When you look at the set its almost like two-dimensional because its supposed to reflect the still-life feel of the artists work.” Directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford, nwho choreographed the 87th Academy Awards, “Carousel” will be performed in its original form at full force with a complete orchestra and chorus. Neddy described the essence of the show as a mixture of reality and fantasy. “The thing with ‘Carousel’ is that it goes even farther than the normal musical on a spectrum toward fantasy,” she said. “There’s a scene where the leading man talks to the guy who keeps the gates of heaven. It kind of literally leaves the real world.”

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NU prepared its students and alumni in the cast for a larger-scale production by offering them many opportunities to gain theater experience, Skrip said. “Northwestern is great because it affords us a lot of opportunities to perform and also to participate in theater in a ton of capacities,” he said. “Having the opportunity to learn a lot of shows is all really important to get you prepared for the real world where things move really quickly.” Neddy said she is looking forward to her adult stage debut performing in a professional production where modernity meets history. “My favorite part about the musical, ‘Carousel,’ is the sense of history I feel in performing it, as it was such an influential piece in the course of musical theater history,” she said. “It addresses really dark issues which I think laid the path for today for musicals to discuss dark issues. To be performing that musical is really inspiring and feels like an honor.” amandasvachula2018@u.northwestern.edu

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The Daily endorses Hinkle, Harlow for ASG office Nearly every year when we have wrapped up our coverage of the Associated Student Government presidential campaigns, The Daily Northwestern editorial board meets with all candidates and votes on who we should endorse as a paper. Through our close attention to the campaigns and our interviews with both tickets, we have been impressed with all four candidates. Although we think both tickets are qualified, Haley Hinkle and Chris Harlow presented more specific and organized goals, which we believe puts them in a better position to translate their plans to action. Hinkle and Harlow have already demonstrated they can create change on campus through their previous roles with ASG. As director of transportation, Hinkle oversaw improvements to SafeRide and the shuttle system. As student life vice president, Harlow collaborated with NU Active Minds and NU Listens to identify the prevalent causes of student mental health issues and the nuances that affect marginalized identities.

Hinkle and Harlow have clear intentions to incorporate the dynamism of student voice and identity into ASG goals. Harlow’s experience as student life vice president would allow him to address student needs through his understanding of communities on campus and individual voices. Hinkle stresses that understanding different perspectives is integral to student inclusion. The Daily believes Hinkle and Harlow will bring all voices onto a higher platform through their specific ideas to more practically solicit student feedback on ASG-sponsored projects. Hinkle and Harlow have a realistic vision for what ASG can accomplish. ASG leaders have often tried to tackle admirable but infeasible projects. Hinkle and Harlow’s knowledge of city regulations, University finances and individual student needs would allow them to balance efficiency and efficacy. They understand the necessity of appealing to the administration, but demonstrated they still know when it’s necessary

to push back. We were impressed with their plan for decreasing the number of credits students must earn to graduate, as well as their goal of creating a website for information on sexual assault resources at NU. The Daily believes Hinkle and Harlow’s visions are ambitious but attainable and they are primed to produce tangible results. The Daily was also impressed with Hinkle and Harlow’s commitment to key issues affecting campus. Hinkle’s experience promoting awareness of sexual violence began during her freshman year in Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and her continuous commitment demonstrates her personal investment in education and understanding. Although she commends ongoing dialogue, Hinkle stresses the importance of action in addition to dialogue through intervention training workshops and other resources on campus. Harlow stressed his personal connection to those with financial aid, acknowledging the burden placed on students with financial need who must pay for the costs

of class supplies and campus events. Hinkle and Harlow’s focus on improving the experiences of traditionally marginalized students underscores their larger goal of making NU more inclusive. Hinkle and Harlow are committed to making ASG an accessible resource for all students. Although they view ASG as a representative body, they understand student voices must be in direct contact with administrators to have influence on campus. Ultimately, although Noah Star and Christina Kim have shown a commitment to making ASG a resource and not just a voice, The Daily believes Hinkle and Harlow have more specific intentions and concrete goals while still maintaining qualities of accessibility and equality. This editorial represents the views of the majority of The Daily Northwestern editorial board. Several members of the editorial board abstained from the interviews with the candidates and the endorsement vote.

Conformity is key to Major League Soccer’s success JACOB ALTSTADT

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In this day and age, independent thinking and innovation have taken center stage in every facet of life. This has created a push for toleration of uniqueness, and it is very much common practice to both accept and promote styles and beliefs that differ from the norm. However, when it comes to Major League Soccer, this trend should be forgotten in favor of a policy of conformity. The league has experienced immense success relative to its extremely young age, compared to other soccer and athletic leagues. However, its current method of operations is not sustainable for increasing its fan base. MLS, surprisingly, ranks 3rd in average attendance among all sports in the United States — ahead of both the NBA and NHL. This statistic is incredibly exciting, considering the league has only been around for 19 years. But despite the opportunistic outlook, MLS will never become a powerhouse unless it begins to mimic the more talented and popular European soccer leagues. MLS should be wary of complacency and strive

to improve the league far beyond its current standing. Things must change if teams, owners and fans want to see MLS rise even further than it already has. MLS was founded as part of a deal between the international soccer governing organization, FIFA, and the United States Soccer Federation. FIFA granted the United States the 1994 World Cup and, in exchange, the USSF created a soccer league to promote the sport’s popularity stateside. In order to appeal to Americans, it seemed logical at the time to try to Americanize the sport by changing some of the rules and format. However, MLS’s popularity in the United States led to the number of Americans who follow European soccer leagues to skyrocket. It is quite clear that this Americanized version is not only no longer necessary, but it is also hindering MLS’s development both domestically and internationally. It is obvious that, on a global scale, European soccer has a much larger following. To put it into perspective: More people watched the UEFA Champions League final than the number that went to MLS games the entirety of the 2014 season. Gone are the days when MLS must adapt to the sports culture of the United States — now the organization must adapt to the “football” culture of the entire

world, specifically Europe. The first steps that MLS should take to conform pertain to its basic structure. Vast discrepancies exist in the format of MLS and other leagues that are still very reminiscent of the attempt to make the league “American.” To assimilate with the more popular European leagues, MLS needs to eliminate the conference and playoff system, adjust the schedule so every team plays every other team twice a season and move the season so that it aligns with the leagues abroad. These alterations will remove the parts of the league’s structure that alienate traditional soccer fans so that MLS feels like a legitimate league. The next steps, beyond changing the format, revolve around actually improving the quality of play in order to compete with the talent of leagues abroad. This can be done in two ways: firstly, by reconfiguring the ownership of the teams so that MLS becomes an association of independently owned organizations, rather than the current system of having the league’s investors control and own every team. And secondly, MLS should use the relegation-promotion system that is used in Europe in order to create more meaningful games throughout the entire league and season. Both of these changes will not only

conform to the European structure, but will also improve the quality of MLS in general. By creating independent ownership, the league will become more competitive because, instead of making league-oriented decisions, teams’ owners will be able to make team-oriented decisions that improve their teams. This may seemingly create some lack of parity, but European leagues deal with this issue by having a relegation-promotion system among the various other leagues around the country — something very foreign to American sports fans. This guarantees that no matter where a team is on the table, they will be playing meaningful games throughout the entire year. It is no secret that there exists a great number of superior leagues overseas both in quality of play and international popularity. These leagues are more popular for a reason — the structure and the quality of their leagues are more appealing to international fans. If MLS ever wants to be on the same level as these associations, then the answer is not to be unique, but rather to conform. Jacob Altstadt is a McCormick sophomore. He can be reached at jacobaltstadt2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

Negotiating with Iran is a win-win for U. S., Israel JULIA COHEN

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Although I am normally a staunch supporter of Israel, its pushback on the Iranian nuclear deal is self-destructive and wrong. Even though I generally support its hard line, self-defense stance, I strongly disagree with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Iranian nuclear deal is supporting “Iran’s march of conquest, subjugation and terror.” In fact, the deal does the opposite. Negotiating with Iran to limit its nuclear program in exchange for lifting European Union and U.S. sanctions disengages its radical religious tyrants and validates the power of its more rational officials and leadership. The United States has repeated the tagline, “We don’t negotiate with terrorists,” time and time again. While the individuals in the Iranian government are not terrorists, their support of radical groups has, in the eyes of many Americans, put them into the same category. The problem with applying this logic to an institutionalized government is that it encourages irrationality. Nations develop nuclear programs for two reasons: to defend themselves and to assert

power. Disengaging them from international conversation gives them little security that they will not be attacked and much reason to try and establish power by threat. Engaging Iran in talks, especially when its voice is given legitimate weight, encourages the Iranian government to become a rational actor in global politics. The deal with Iran has positive impact beyond limiting Iranian nuclear enrichment. Scaling back European Union and U.S. sanctions is also in the interest of the United States, Israel and their allies. Iranian politics and economics are closely intertwined. Central planning is common, with direct state involvement in manufacturing and finance. If a deal is reached, the sanctions that will be lifted largely target the Iranian Central Bank — one of the most important institutions to the government. When growth comes, which it inevitably will, the government will therefore be directly tied to the influx of Western capital and will be more likely to take action to make sure this capital continues to flow in. Iran is not the demagogue state that many Americans assume it to be. It has a complex internal political system with the deals, decisions, desires to please and corruption that many of us know all too well. Politicians need to get a taste of what a cooperative Iran looks like. When Western money

starts flowing into Iranian businesses and government services, officials will want to make sure the cash doesn’t stop coming, if only to maintain their own wealth and prestige. Just as Iran has significant stake in its economic future, Israel has a vested interest in its own security. It is only rational to want to prevent your allies from working with a nation that vows to end your existence. However, Israel must let negotiations happen

if they want a chance at changing the politics of its powerful, contentious arch-enemy in the Middle East. No one wants an angry Iran, but that is what Israel will create by blocking negotiations with the United States and the EU. Julia Cohen is a SESP sophomore. 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.

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Sweets, sandwich store expected to open in city By billy kobin

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A convenience store that will sell ethnic sweets and other prepackaged items has plans to soon open in Evanston. Ad Val’s Sweet is looking to operate at 900 Chicago Ave., and sell “ethnic sweets, coffee and sandwiches,” according to documents submitted to the city’s design and project review committee. City Council is expected to approve the building permit Monday, said Mark Muenzer, the city’s director of community development. “I think it will benefit the Main Street corridor in that it will be an ethnic shop that will offer different types of … Indian and Pakistani products, which (are) not such an entity in the Main Street area right now,” Muenzer said. “So that will provide some more diversity to that area.” Ammar Khorjiya, the store’s owner, said once he receives the building permit, he hopes to open in about two months. There is a main branch of the store, called Ajwaah Sweets, located in Chicago at 2453 W. Devon Ave. “A lot of customers, they come in, they ask for coffee and cakes and all that stuff, and around that

area (in Evanston), I don’t think there is something like that,” Khorjiya said. “The customers recommended (the new location), and they told us to open something like this here, so that’s why we decided … to open something like that now.” Khorjiya said the new location will be similar to a “European cake house” and will aim to serve people on their way to work, as the Main Street Metra and CTA train stops are close by. The building the store would be in is also home to coLab Evanston, a collaboration space. CoLab co-founder Miguel Wong said he thinks Ad Val’s Sweet will positively affect the area. “The area has a growing population of young professionals and young families, so I think this kind of service (is) what these kinds of demographics want,” Wong said. “And also, for coLab, I think this will be an amazing opportunity and an amazing addition to our lunch menu. My members will love it.” Khorjiya said a location closer to Northwestern might open in the future to complement the south Evanston location. “The morning public, they need some coffee, some breakfast stuff, so that’s why we thought we should open something like that,” Khorjiya said. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu

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SWEET STUFF A new convenience store that will sell ethnic sweets, sandwiches and coffee is expected to open at 900 Chicago Ave. City Council will review Ad Val’s Sweet for building approval Monday and the owner plans to open within two months.

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From page 1 In that position, Durbin said, he held hearings on human rights concerns both in the U.S.— such as solitary confinement, criminal justice and racial disparities — and abroad, including human trafficking and rape as a method of war. In his four terms in the Senate, Durbin has championed bills to fight genocide and the use of child soldiers. Yet Durbin emphasized that human rights violations are still a pervasive issue, pointing to the recent deaths at the hands of the Islamic State and the Ukrainian government as evidence. Despite constant promises that human rights violations will be fixed, Durbin said history is evidence that more has to be done. The senator pointed to the constant cycle of genocides that occur, including the Holocaust, killings in Rwanda in 1994 and, more recently, executions in Syria. Durbin’s speech helped to “sensitize� NU law students to human rights law, an area many may not be made familiar with in their studies, said Law Prof. David Scheffer, who introduced Durbin to the crowd.

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sexism and alienation in the industry and the community became almost too much to handle,� Sarkeesian said. During her talk, Sarkeesian projected video clips and images of several video game characters that illustrate the obvious differences between female and male characters, specifically the hypersexualization of female characters. She focused her talk on things she said developers can do to make games more inclusive. Several of her tips discussed the design of female video game characters. She said they are often depicted wearing lingerie “armor� and not much else, and that most female body shapes in video games are the same, featuring long legs, big breasts and delicate complexions. She poked fun at how female characters walk in video games, saying they look like they’re “walking down a runway at a fashion show in high heels� when they’re supposed to be in combat situations. Sarkeesian also said games often have women of color, not to be more inclusive, but to culturally appropriate them to satisfy storylines.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 Currently the director of the Center for International Human Rights, Scheffer has previously served in various positions, including the U.S. Ambassador At Large for War Crime Issues, that have put him in the center of congressional discussion of human rights. Currently, a “gaping hole� exists in U.S. law that Durbin’s proposed bill would close, he said. He echoed Durbin’s call for bipartisan effort to push the proposed bill into law. “The Crimes Against Humanities Act would give the U.S. prosecutors the ability to prosecute and punish those committing these unspeakable crimes,� he said. The choice of the senator — a leader in law and politics regarding human rights — to speak at NU was valuable to some in the crowd, including Pedro Pizano. The first-year law student, enrolled in a joint-degree human rights program, said he chose NU’s law school for opportunities like hearing Durbin speak. “We should have the opportunity to ask the tough questions,� Pizano said. “Senator Durbin is trying to be clear about why we should care in this country (about human rights).�

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Kepler Intercollegiate Columbus, Ohio Saturday and Sunday

While Northwestern hasn’t had any events on its schedule since returning from its West Coast swing last week, the team has hardly enjoyed what could be called a week off. The Wildcats had one of their busiest weeks of preparation yet this season in advance of the Kepler Intercollegiate in Columbus, Ohio beginning this Saturday. After somewhat inconsistent results over NU’s recent stretch of tournaments, head coach David Inglis has continually emphasized the need for constant competition in practice and the simulation of tournament conditions as his young team gears up for a run at the Big Ten Championships at the end of the month. Inglis elected to hold an in-team playoff this week to determine which five players the team would bring to Ohio. “It works twofold, because it allows you to figure out who your players are going to be for the week and it also allows you to compete under the type of pressure and conditions that you would experience in a tournament,” Inglis said. “Obviously you can never simulate those situations exactly, but it’s absolutely paramount in helping us maintain our edge.” Freshman Dylan Wu agreed, saying such competition may be exactly what the Cats need heading into the home stretch of their season. “Having something like that at stake in practice really just keeps your competitive juices flowing, and going out and being able to preform under conditions like that gives you confidence that you’ll be able to do it in a tournament

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IT’S A TRAP Bennett Lavin shoots his way out of a bunker. The senior will be critical in helping Northwestern navigate a competitive field and difficult course this weekend.

round,” Wu said. Wu finished second in the multiday playoff, falling one shot short of junior Josh Jamieson, who was propelled to victory by a Monday round of 67. Seniors Bennett Lavin and Matthew Negri and freshman Charles Wang will round out NU’s lineup in Columbus. An annual stop on the team’s tour, the three-round Kepler Intercollegiate will be held at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course, which Inglis described as “one of the toughest courses in the country for college golf.” Playing a daunting 7,455 yards, the track yielded only one under par team round to last year’s strong 15-team field. Although the course will undoubtedly be a formidable test, Wu believes its difficulty as well as a return to the harsher conditions of the Midwest may actually

be more conducive to the team’s success. “I think it benefits us because we tend to play our best when scores are low and we have to grind it out,” he said. “We’ve played some of our best golf on some harder courses, and whether it’s wind or it’s rain we know how to handle it.” The Cats enter the weekend with a strong history at the event, having won four times since its inception in 1969. Though they finished tied for 8th in a tightly packed field at last season’s tournament, Wu thinks a strong result could be on the way if the team is able to stick to its game plan. “I think the important thing is just being able to stay patient, especially on a course that’s this tough,” he said. “We’ve hurt ourselves a couple times this year by getting off to slow starts and having to play

earliest. “To be honest, we were going to places like Florida, California, Arizona. You can’t really beat that when it comes to baseball,” said Ruchim, whose .355 batting average

is eighth-highest in the Big Ten. “I’d rather be there than playing a home game in 30 degrees.” This season, the Cats’ home opener got pushed back even later due to renovations at Rocky Miller

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With no midweek non-conference games, Northwestern is trying to take advantage of the rare string of off days before beginning another road series Friday at Michigan State. “It’s nice to get some homecooked meals and all that,” senior catcher Scott Heelan said. “It’s kind of good to let everything reset and hopefully have a big weekend ahead.” The full week off comes following a weekend series against Illinois. Prior to this week, the Wildcats (8-22, 2-4 Big Ten) have not had more than one day off between games since mid-March. Between the rigorous schedule and traveling — NU has yet to play a home game this season — the Cats have dealt with limited practice time. While senior centerfielder Kyle Ruchim said playing exclusively on the road is tough, he also said the Cats’ veteran team is used to such a schedule. Coming from a cold-weather region, NU typically does not play at home until late March, at the

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catch-up, so coming out a little hotter is going to be big for us.” Including NU, the tournament features a total of seven Big Ten teams, and will likely provide the squad with a solid indication of where it stands within the conference before the Big Ten Championships. The focus for Inglis remains a strong showing in postseason play. “Obviously the Big Ten Championships are what we’re preparing for, so I think it’s more important to emphasize the process than the result,” Inglis said. “We want to see the energy and the intensity that the guys bring, and we want to make sure that we’re ready when it really counts.” tylervandermolen2018@u.northwestern. edu

Cats regroup with midweek break in schedule By Jesse Kramer

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TAKING A BREATHER Cody Stevens fires a throw across the diamond. The senior infielder is one of several veterans hopeful that midweek rest will pay dividends for Northwestern.

Park, but Heelan and Ruchim agreed an extra couple of weeks on the road doesn’t make much of a difference. Although getting some rest during this precious break is important, taking advantage of the extra practices is also a priority. “Guys don’t see balls off the bat besides once it becomes game time,” coach Paul Stevens said. “This week gives us the ability to get rid of all our nicks and nacks or little tweaks. We’re in a healthier spot (compared to last season). We’ve got some guys that are ready to do some damage, I believe. We’ll see if we can revitalize what we had at Minnesota.” After winning its first Big Ten series against Minnesota, NU was swept by Illinois. The upcoming series against Michigan State (16-14, 2-4) could prove to be crucial later in the season. Although the season is still fairly young, NU is tied with Michigan State for eighth place in the conference. Only the top eight teams make the Big Ten Tournament. “We started to find our stride at Minnesota,” Heelan said. “Illinois was a great team. We improved a lot. There’s a lot of positives we can take away and use them going forward the next couple of weeks.” jessekramer2017@u.northwestern.edu

This is a very important offseason for Northwestern men’s basketball. At least, that’s what the stereotypical narrative suggests. The Wildcats’ bumper crop of freshman talent will develop heading into its sophomore season, seniors Tre Demps and Alex Olah will prepare to have First Team All-Big Ten campaigns and coach Chris Collins will get everything figured out going into his third year at the helm. Then NU will vault up the conference standings and into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. It’s an awfully rosy view of reality, one sprung from the eternal well of hope that satiates sports fans when their teams aren’t seeing live action. Quantum leaps in sports are the exception, not the norm, and a regularsized step forward is exactly what should be expected from the Cats next season. Demps averaged 11 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in 2013-14. Those numbers steadily rose to 12.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game this season. Following that trend, Demps will score about 14 points per game in 2015-16, which would have ranked him just 15th among Big Ten players this year. Olah is in a similar boat. The center improved from 9.1 points and 5.2 boards per game his sophomore season to 11.7 points and 6.9 boards his junior campaign. Linear improvement, which is far from an accurate model, pegs him for 14.3 points and 8.6 rebounds per game next year. That kind of performance on the glass would have ranked an impressive second in the conference this season, but that isn’t a huge improvement on his actual fifth-place finish. NU’s roster will get a little bit better, and the team will finish a little bit higher next season. That’s simply how sports work most of the time. A great model of what we can expect for men’s basketball comes from the women’s basketball team. That squad flirted with .500 for the past three seasons before finally breaking through this year, posting a 23-9 record and making the field of the NCAA Tournament. There was no secret or magic to the Cats making that jump. It was incremental improvement. NU’s top three scorers, sophomore forward Nia Coffey, junior guard Maggie Lyon and junior forward Lauren Douglas, didn’t change from last year to this year. Each player had almost identical points per minute totals across the two seasons. The Cats made it to the postseason by getting just a little bit more out of players like sophomore guard Christen Inman, senior center Alex Cohen and senior guard Karly Roser. Inman saw less playing time but became a more efficient scorer, improving her shooting percentage by 3 percent. Cohen made the most of her extra five minutes per game, posting an additional 2 points and half a rebound per contest. And Roser came back from an injuryabbreviated junior season to play 22 minutes per appearance as a key role player. It took time — and a bit of luck, as it does with every team — for women’s basketball to reach the promised land for the first time since 1997. The men’s team will make progress, but don’t expect it all to happen in one offseason. bpillote@u.northwestern.edu

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