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UP officer faces porn charges A Northwestern police lieutenant is facing child pornography charges, court officials said Wednesday.

Ronald Godby, 53, of Mount Prospect, Illinois, was charged with manufacturing and possession of child pornography, court officials said, as well as grooming — the act of knowingly using an online service to lure a child to commit a sex offense or engage in unlawful sexual conduct. Godby appeared in a Rolling Meadows, Illinois courtroom Wednesday morning, where his bond on the felony charges was set at $100,000, officials said.

Godby, who worked in the investigations unit of the police force, was placed on administrative leave and banned from entering University campuses, University spokesman Al Cubbage said in an email statement to The Daily.

Cubbage added the University is cooperating with authorities during the investigation, and there is no indication that Godby poses any risk to the Northwestern community at this time.

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ASG may increase MGC, NPHC reps

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SPEAKING GREEK Weinberg seniors Kevin Luong and Erik Baker describe the underrepresentation of multicultural Greek associations at Associated Student Government Senate on Wednesday. Changes to ASG constitution and code were introduced to give all four Greek associations two representatives each.

A proposed change to Associated Student Government code and constitution would equalize representation among all four Greek councils and increase the number of student group senators while decreasing off-campus senators.

Currently, the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association each have five senators, while the Multicultural Greek Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council each get one. The changes would instead allot two representatives for each Greek council.

“As ASG, we’ve done a poor job of addressing and engaging with both multicultural Greek caucuses,” Weinberg senior Erik Baker, senator for four sexual health and assault-related groups, said. “They are incredibly valued members of the community, and we feel that them feeling like they are not on an equal playing field with the other Greek senators and addressing that is a first step towards rehabilitating that relationship.”

Baker co-authored the legislation with Weinberg senior Kevin Luong, the senator » See SENATE, page 7

High client numbers Fitzgerald lauds NU’s recruits for cannibis dispensary

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Although some Illinois dispensaries have reported low patient enrollment nearly two years after the start of the state’s medical cannabis program, Evanston’s dispensary has seen steady business since its fall opening, an employee said.

Pharmacannis, a medical marijuana provider and Evanston’s only dispensary located at 1804 Maple Ave., is functioning well despite state reports that other businesses are struggling. Patty Park, a patient associate at the Evanston location, said Pharmacannis’ two cultivation centers and recent expansion to the New York market signify a positive outlook for future business as well. The company currently operates four dispensaries in the state, with locations in Schaumburg, North Aurora and Ottawa.

“We have been really fortunate, and we believe in a good business model for our patients through quality service, whether it be following up and making personal calls or addressing specific concerns,” Park said.

The medical cannabis pilot program — which was passed in 2013 and is scheduled to run until December 2017 — lists 39 illnesses that make patients eligible for using marijuana as a medical therapy. Dispensaries are open to registered patients with medical cards and patients are allowed up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana every 14 weeks. Patients are able to petition the Illinois Department of Public Health to add medical conditions to the list, but the IDPH announced Jan. 29 no conditions will be added at this time.

Joseph Wright, director of the Illinois

Medical Cannabis Pilot Program, said the IDPH’s involvement extends to setting up and maintaining channels through which patients register, as well as safe distribution of medical grade cannabis. However, he said the state never had a projected patient number.

“What we can do is facilitate the expeditious sign-up for people who have a qualifying condition as much as possible and ensure that there is safe delivery of product,” Wright said. “But in terms of a target number, those numbers are generally created by industry groups in order to sustain a profit.”

Wright said the program is succeeding according to standards, and potential issues such as money laundering and diversion of product have not been reported.

“Patients seem to be able to access the medicine safely and there seems to be no gaps in supply,” Wright said. “Reports on product quality seem to be good, so I think … the trajectory points upwards in terms of its operational ability to serve patients.”

Paul Bachmann, current president of Americans for Disabled Americans, was a previous member of Illinois’ Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, but said he left the position about three meetings into his tenure because of issues with the program’s “lack of wanting to make appropriate decisions” on behalf of patients.

Bachmann was a registered patient under the pilot program, but said he grew frustrated with searching for doctors that would recommend him for medical grade cannabis. He said he moved to Florida six months ago to seek a better standard of care for his health problems.

“I was tired of being ostracized and » See MARIJUANA, page 7

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CHICAGO — A month after completing one of the most successful seasons in program history, coach Pat Fitzgerald on Wednesday welcomed the next generation of Wildcats.

In a rolling process known as National Signing Day, 19 recruits from 10 different states faxed in National Letters of Intent to signify their commitment to enroll and play football at Northwestern. Those 19 joined one early enrollee, defensive end Tommy Carnifax, and two walkons, long snapper Tyler Gillikin and wide receiver Parker Oliver, to finalize the Cats’ 22-person class.

“Great class, top to bottom,” Fitzgerald said. “We filled a lot of our needs, and added competitive depth where we thought we needed to add competitive depth.”

The class, excluding walk-ons, rates as the 10th best out of 14 teams in the Big Ten according to 247Sports.com and consists of 11 offensive and nine defensive players.

Fitzgerald said 19 of the 20 verbally committed to the program before their senior year of high school, and added that he’s already impressed with the camaraderie among the group. Eighteen came together for an official visit in January.

“They’ve had a chat group together or whatever,” Fitzgerald said. “They’ve been in constant communication.”

The biggest standout of the class is Carnifax, who is the lone early enrollee of his peers and just the second in Fitzgerald’s tenure as head coach. Fitzgerald said he isn’t opposed to having more recruits

enroll early, but wants to make sure each player understands what he’s getting into and makes the best decision for himself and his family.

Outside linebacker Jango Glackin, for example, graduated from IMG Academy in the fall but elected not to come to campus early, Fitzgerald said.

“It starts with the family. Is this something the family is interested in doing?” Fitzgerald said of the early enrollment decision. “You think you’re getting a drink from the water fountain and you get hit with a fire hose.”

A month after the Outback Bowl, Fitzgerald also lauded the impact of the exposure a January 1 bowl game created for the program. He said four recruits from the class of 2017 have already committed to NU. And despite his praise of the coverage surrounding a high-profi le bowl game, Fitzgerald did not express frustration over a regular season schedule that frequently had the Cats playing at 11 a.m. and televised on the Big Ten Network.

These games do not draw as large an » See FITZGERALD, page 7

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NU RECRUITS Coach Pat Fitzgerald introduces the latest football recruiting class at his National Signing Day news conference in Chicago.

The coach was excited to welcome 20 new scholarship athletes to the program.

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Around Town Park addition causes local concern

By MARISSA PAGE

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Some Wilmette residents have expressed frustration with a proposed scoreboard for Northwestern’s renovated Rocky Miller Park, which sits on the Wilmette-Evanston border.

The scoreboard is currently set to face the Wilmette side of Isabella Street, which marks the northern border of Evanston. Wilmette village manager Tim Frenzer said residents had voiced concern about the potential for a large sign to distract traffic on Isabella Street.

There was also concern about what Frenzer said was a lack of communication from Evanston and NU officials about the project, which stems back to 2014, when renovations to Rocky Miller Park officially began.

“Officially, the village doesn’t take a position on the case,” Frenzer said. “We respect the Evanston City Council’s needs to interpret and apply its own zoning ordinance. The problem from our end was that … when construction began, nobody who lived around it, at least on the Wilmette side, had any clue what was going on.”

Evanston’s Zoning Board of Appeals voted Dec. 15 to recommend provision of a special use permit for the 24-foot tall, 36-foot wide scoreboard at Rocky Miller. The deliberations then went to the Planning

Police Blotter Evanston man left unharmed after shots fired at him

A 24-year-old Evanston man reported an unidentified person shot at him in the 2000 block of Emerson Street Monday night, police said.

Police responded to several shots fired calls at approximately 8:20 p.m., Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski said.

The man told police he was stepping out of a residence when the shots were fired, but he was not hit, Polinski said.

and Development Committee, who also approved the permit at its meeting Jan. 25, and will be discussed Monday at City Council.

Laurel Sheffer, a Wilmette resident who lives along Isabella Street, brought a letter to the Jan. 5 ZBA meeting containing renderings of how the proposed scoreboard might look from various vantage points on the street. Sheffer is one of several residents who have expressed concern that the sign might distract passing traffic.

Although Paul Kennedy, director of communications for NU Athletics, said he understood why residents might be concerned, he said other renovations to the park will obstruct the view of the scoreboard.

“Actually, ironically, I think (the new clubhouse) will obscure most of the scoreboard … and block its visibility from Isabella,” Kennedy said.

Kennedy added that he has heard that Wilmette residents had expressed concern about the renovations, and community concern is a frequent component when considering University developments.

“We’re obviously in a unique spot in that so many college campuses are surrounded by nothing but space, and we’re smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborhood,” Kennedy said.

Although Rocky Miller Park faces Wilmette, the area is within Evanston’s city limits, making deliberations on the property the responsibility of Evanston’s city government. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz sent an open letter to Wilmette residents Jan. 15 informing them of meetings regarding the park and Several shell casings were found in the vicinity, Polinski added.

$3,000 speed tracker stolen from city pole

A city-owned digital speed tracker valued at $3,000 was reported stolen from a pole in the 2900 block of Payne Street early Monday morning, police said.

A 53-year-old city employee noticed the device was missing and reported it to police, Polinski said.

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Frenzer emphasized that open communication between NU, Evanston and Wilmette is critical to a smooth renovation process.

“What we’re trying to do is make sure everyone has due process, or at least get a notice and an opportunity to be heard, and let the city of Evanston decide what is best,” Frenzer said.

Echoing Frenzer’s concern for dialogue, Kennedy said NU was working hard to provide information to Wilmette residents.

“What’s going on at (Rocky Miller Park) is certainly a big change, there’s certainly going to be some consternation,” Kennedy said. “We’re doing our best and I know our facilities team is doing their best to deal with those concerns on a one-by-one basis.”

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Student writes play to expose the many dangers of sexual violence on college campuses

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tudent Hayley Himmelman found through a personal experience with sexual assault that the topic of sexual violence is often swept under the rug at Northwestern and other universities.

So Himmelman, a Communication senior, set out to create art that breaks the silence surrounding sexual assault on college campuses, using interviews from other NU students as material.

Her final product is an original play, “Blue Lights,” which opens Thursday in Shanley Pavilion. The play is centered on the University’s blue light phones placed on and off campus, which serve as quick ways to report crime and emergencies.

“The point of the focusing on blue lights is to make the point that we have this kind of system that the administration can point to and say, ‘That’s, you know, how we protect our students from harm,’” said Himmelman, the writer and director of the show. “But really it actually kind of gives students a false sense of security.”

“Blue Lights” is the first show that will be facilitated by Sit & Spin Productions in its new “artist-in-residence” slot that provides an opportunity for a student to direct an original project, said Communication senior Sam Douglas, the executive director of Sit & Spin, which is producing the show.

The show, however, is more an artistic commentary than a traditional play, Himmelman said. She said the piece uses plots and characters all based on real interviews that she and other team members conducted.

The show features depictions of sexual violence, along with images of what healthy romantic and sexual relationships should look like, she added.

Real stories from Himmelman’s friends, family and even complete strangers are represented in the show by six different cast members. Each of the stories are grounded in a college environment, whether at NU or another university, Himmelman said.

In order to make the show as realistic as possible, the interviews that serve as the foundation of the play were gathered from people of different races, sexualities, gender identities, religion and socioeconomic backgrounds, said Annie Livingston, the show’s producer.

The SESP senior added the team also made sure to include experiences from those who were and were not involved in Greek life on campus.

“A lot of the lines in the show are actually wordfor-word taken from interviews that have been done with people,” said cast member Amanda Odasz, a Communication junior. “So it really is, you know, us representing actual stories and actual people as well as doing the work of an actor and creating a character, but based on this text that is the experiences of real people.”

As themes involving sexual assault

are often multifaceted, Himmelman and Livingston intertwined original electronic music, contemporary choreography and slam poetry with gritty, realistic scenes and heavy monologues.

Himmelman said the best way to express her ideas was through movement and various art forms because audiences can become desensitized to hearing something graphic for a long time.

“My biggest challenge has just been tackling this topic tactfully and, sensitively, but also just cutting the bulls— at the same time,” Himmelman said. “It’s hard to focus on this very negative thing for so much of the day. But I think something the play does is also present these positive and healthy sexual and romantic relationships as well.”

Himmelman asked Livingston to produce the show because the two had worked together before on a previous theater production. However, as a non-theater major, Livingston said the logistics of the show were a challenge for her at first. But she acclimated to the environment and, as outreach chair of Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators, was able to connect to the issues in the play.

Livingston said this is an ideal time for the play to premiere because of different events that have led up to it.

She discussed the “It’s On Us” public awareness campaign launched by the White House that continues to circulate on college campuses, including NU. Livingston also added “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary about sexual violence at colleges, helped create discussion at NU last spring and that NU has progressed in its handling of sexual assault cases.

“There are people who may never feel like they have seen or known anybody who has experienced sexual violence,” Livingston said. “And I think what we’re trying to say is, a lot of that just isn’t true. You may not know about it, and it may happen when you’re not looking, but it is very apparent among people our age and very apparent here at Northwestern.”

Livingston said a unique aspect of the show is that each cast member was chosen not only for their individual talents, but also based on written responses on the callback form regarding why they were interested in being a part of a show.

Production team members were also asked similar questions.

Odasz, SHAPE’s communications chair, said her experience as a peer educator along with the encouraging environment created by the “Blue Lights” team have helped her manage the emotions that arise with the heavy material of the play.

“What’s hard is when you are a character who is really different from who you are,” Odasz said. “It requires playing around with things, taking risks, trying things and really just having a great sense of empathy and looking at all of your characters as real human beings.”

Himmelman said she wants the play to raise awareness and promote discussion so members of the community will think critically about the campus culture surrounding sexual assault.

“I will risk people being offended or upset or put off emotionally in some way by this show if it means that they were affected by it,” she said. “I’d rather that than someone just be neutral.” rishikadugyala2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Musical, comedy collide in ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’

By AMANDA SVACHULA

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A power-hungry Broadway producer, a ditzy flapper, and a Latin lover are all extreme musical theater character stereotypes that will be featured in an upcoming student production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

The show, produced by NU’s Jewish Theatre Ensemble, premieres Thursday in the Norris Center Louis Room. “The Drowsy Chaperone” is what co-producer Andrew Restieri, calls a musical within a comedy.

“The characters are all absolute caricatures,” the Communication sophomore said. “They’re all heinous stereotypes and it plays to the absolute extremes.”

Set in present-day New York City, the plot follows a depressed man who finds comfort in the fictional 1920s musical “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

As he plays the musical’s record in his apartment, the plot comes to life, forming a musical within the overarching comedy.

Communication junior Emma Wahl directed the show, which she said is one of her favorite productions of all time. She said it features stylized comedic movement and dialogue, and a lot of back-and-forth slapstick.

“The fundamental idea is very ‘Three Stooges’ in a way,” she said. “It’s something everyone can understand and connect to.”

In the world of the fictional musical, the characters join together to celebrate the wedding of a Follies star. Conflict ensues when a Follies producer attempts to stop the procession in order

to get his performer back. Throughout the show, the depressed man will pause the record and comment on the antics and characters in the musical, Restieri said.

What is unique The characters are about the all absolute caricatures.

1920s world They’re all heinous is that stereotypes and it plays instead of being to the absolute extremes. depicted Andrew Restieri, accurately, co-producer t he cl i ches of the decade are exaggerated in a similar way to the characters, explained co-producer Bailey Sutton. The Weinberg junior added that the man’s world and the musical’s world are interconnected through the exchange of props, which are taken from the man’s world to create the 1920s world of the musical.

“It’s all about what the man thinks the 1920s looks like instead of what it actually looks like,” Sutton said. “It has a lot of flappers, glitz and glamour. The costumes and makeup are accurate to an extent but at the same time very stereotypical.”

Fourteen cast-members will perform in “The Drowsy Chaperone,” one of the more lighthearted productions the NU theater community has produced recently, Sutton said.

Although the show is a lighthearted comedy, Sutton added that it is also thought-provoking and highlights the themes of escapism and storytelling.

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SLEEPY SOUNDS Cast members rehearse for the Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s upcoming production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.” The show features a 1920s musical within a comedic play.

Specifically in the NU community — for people who are stressed out about perfection — it shows that it is okay for life to be less than perfect, Restieri said.

“It’s a beautiful show about imagination, reality and about coming to terms with the life you’ve built for yourself,” Restieri said. “It also offers ways for the audience to escape into another world like this man does.”

Since Restieri, Sutton and Wahl began

planning the production nine months ago, Restieri said he is looking forward to finally seeing the project come together.

“It’s been my child,” he said. “It’s been a pregnancy, literally for nine months. I’m excited for the audiences to see it because it’s a show that you don’t have to be a theater person to enjoy. It’s guaranteed to leave you happier as you walk out.” amandasvachula2018@u.northwestern.edu

Concert to celebrate 53 years of Alice Millar Chapel

By JENNIFER HEPP

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An honorary concert will be held in the Alice Millar Chapel this weekend as the historic building turns 53 years old this year.

The concert — which is performed annually — will feature the Alice Millar Chapel Choir and the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra.

With a 151-foot spire and a colorful display of stained glass, the Alice Millar Chapel has been a treasured Northwestern venue for weddings, concerts and more for the past 53 years, said Bienen professor and Chapel Choir director Stephen Alltop.

“It is a unique space, not just at Northwestern, but in our country,” Alltop said. “It is beautiful and fits choral, orchestral, brass and organ performances.

There’s no other space quite like it.”

The chapel, completed in 1962, was the gift of University trustee Foster G. McGaw and Mary Wettling Vail McGaw. McGaw named the chapel after his mother, Alice Millar, a musician who studied music in Germany and France and once played for Queen Victoria.

This year’s program includes three different pieces that will be performed by instruments such as the harp and pipe organ. Alltop said the Alice Millar Chapel is notable for its pipe organ which has over five thousand pipes, making it much larger than the average organ and one of the largest in the Chicago area.

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BIRTHDAY BASH Northwestern’s Alice Millar Chapel turns 53 this year. A concert will be held Sunday in honor of its birthday.

In the concert, the organ will be a significant component in the performance of a concerto written

by Francis Poulenc for organ, strings and timpani, Alltop added.

“The piece is a really dramatic work in D minor,” he said. “It’s very flashy in places and very atmospheric in others. It uses a marvelous range of colors,

both from the organ and from the strings.”

Along with the organ, the harp will also be highlighted as an important instrument in the concert.

“Ennanga,” named after the traditional Ugandan harp, will be played by a modern harp, Alltop said.

He added that “Ennanga” is written by composer William Grant Still for the harp, piano, and strings—an unusual combination of instruments.

Bienen junior Autumn Selover will play the harp for the piece and said she is excited the concert is featuring a harp solo prominently.

“I’m probably most excited to be playing ‘Ennanga’ since it’s very rarely performed,” she said. “So I’m excited to introduce more people to this work.”

Along with the harp and organ performances, a choral performance will be featured. The choir will perform “Dixit Dominus,” a special choral work written by George Frederick Handel when he was only 23 years old.

Alltop said this is a virtuosic choir piece that will offer a wonderful way for the great solo talent in the choir to be featured.

Bienen fifth-year senior Lauren Biglow, who is performing in the concert for the fifth year in a row, will be one of the many vocal soloists featured in the last piece of the concert.

“Dr. Alltop provides us with lots of new, exciting and challenging opportunities to grow as an ensemble,” Biglow said. “It’s kind of crazy to think that this is the final year for me.”

She added that the birthday concert is unique in that it draws the chapel service community, made up of the people who usually attend services at the chapel, as well as other people in the NU community who may not regularly visit Alice Millar Chapel.

“There’s always a wide variety of really fascinating music we get to tackle for this audience,” she said. “(This year’s program includes) exciting challenges we get to tackle not only as a choir but as a community.” jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu

Amateur Drag Show to defy norms with cosmic theme

By KELLEY CZAJKA

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In an inter-galactic showdown, six students will compete for a chance to perform alongside professional Chicago drag stars in Rainbow Alliance’s space-themed Amateur Drag Show this weekend.

The show is a chance for students of all levels of experience to experiment with drag in a supportive environment, co-producer and Communication sophomore Ross Cohen said. The top three performers, chosen by either an audience vote or a judge panel, will proceed to Northwestern’s professional Drag Show on March 12, in which they will perform alongside professionals from the Chicago drag scene.

“We figured with the success of Star Wars right

now and all the exciting things happening in the field of astronomy — water on Mars and all that, ‘The Martian’ being nominated for best picture — we figured it was relevant and cool,” Cohen said. “And gender is, after all, the final frontier.”

This year’s show will be bigger and more diverse than past years’, co-producer Yamari Lewis said.

Last year, there were four amateur performers, whereas this year, there will be six, the Weinberg sophomore said.

Lewis added that this year’s amateur show also predominantly features drag kings, rather than the usual dominance of drag queens.

Lewis said the production team thought this year’s theme of space could be used well for decorations and publicity. For instance, the set of the show will feature glow in the dark stars, she said.

Cohen added that the performers have the choice of whether or not to incorporate the theme

in their acts.

“Some of them already have set acts that they want to do,” he said. “If they want to lip-sync a song involving space, that would be great. If they want to become a weird, gender-amorphic alien, perfect.”

Lewis said acts are usually individual and consist of lip-syncing and dancing. However, Cohen added that this year there will also be one duo performance and one performer who is considering doing slam poetry.

A lot of the students involved have not done drag before, so this is their first foray into the art form, Cohen said. Because of this, the creators of the show did not specify what acts had to include in order to allow the performers to try new things, he said.

Lewis emphasized the importance of this event for giving student drag artists a moment in the

spotlight.

“Definitely not everyone at Northwestern is familiar with the downtown drag scene or shows like this at all,” Lewis said. “It’s a good opportunity for those marginalized groups to be like, ‘Hey!’ This is an opportunity to get some exposure.”

Cohen said people love the event, and last year’s drag show was well-attended and wellreceived. He said he hopes this year’s event will bring the NU community together, in drag, and challenge pre-existing notions of masculinity and femininity.

“I can’t wait to don drag again,” Cohen said.

“I’m producing, not performing, but you know I’m going to be there in makeup and heels. I just love that this is a space where I can do something different.” kelleyczajka2019@u.northwestern.edu

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By BAILEY WILLIAMS

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While he was a theater major at Northwestern, Ned Noyes (Communication ‘00) said he attended the 1998 Broadway revival of “Cabaret,” inspiring a lifelong dream to become associated with the production.

Years later, Noyes will return to Chicago this month to star in a Tony Award-winning revival of “Cabaret.”

“It was one of the most special evenings in the theater I can remember,” Noyes said. “It’s been a dream of mine ever since then to be part of this production, so when the call came to audition for it, I was absolutely so thrilled and honored to actually even get a chance to do it.”

Coming direct from Broadway, Noyes will continue his role as Ernst Ludwig on Feb. 9 at Chicago’s PrivateBank Theatre as part of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s 50th Anniversary season. Following the acclaimed 1966 premiere of “Cabaret,” Roundabout Theatre Company’s 1998 revival starring Alan Cumming and Natasha Richardson won four Tony Awards.

Even with the show’s legacy, Noyes said he has not felt any fear with regards to living up to the success “Cabaret” productions have previously met. Because of the support from the entire team, the experience has been more akin to “realizing our potential as successors to the throne,” Noyes said.

Prior to his role in “Cabaret,” Noyes said he had not worked on many musicals in his career. Noyes has starred in several productions including the play “You Can’t Take It With You” and the television shows “Boardwalk Empire” and “Alpha House.”

“Cabaret” offers Noyes the chance to work in an environment different than what he is used to, with larger audiences than his previous shows, he said. Still, Noyes said he felt well-prepared for the experience because of the preparation he received at NU.

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“I really only came to the realization about how well-prepared we all were after leaving,” Noyes said. “It’s excellent training, so I felt incredibly well-prepared as far as if I were to audition for a classic play, a Shakespeare play versus a musical like ‘Cabaret.’”

Known for songs such as “Cabaret” and “Maybe This Time,” “Cabaret” takes place in Weimar-era Germany just before the Nazi Party came to power. The growth of the Nazi Party progresses alongside the plot of the musical, which focuses on an American performer Sally Bowles, who works at the Kit Kat Klub and develops a complicated relationship with novelist Clifford Bradshaw.

As Ernst Ludwig, Noyes’ character functions as a surprise element in the show. Appearing

unthreatening at first, Ludwig meets Bradshaw on a train to Berlin. Later Ludwig returns as a Nazi Party member.

Noyes said it was rewarding for him to work on the production in the current political moment.

“For people who think they know ‘Cabaret,’ this is the best time to be seeing this production,” Noyes said. “It’s speaking to our lives absolutely at this moment. We have a presidential candidate who is talking about making registries for Muslims and denying them entry into our country. We are dancing on a very, very dangerous precipice right now.”

Noyes isn’t the only one excited about his work in the show. Cast member Lee Aaron Rosen said beyond Noyes’ “spectacular” voice

and effortlessness with his role, he is also easy to work with. He said although he knew he liked Noyes from the moment he met him, several friends reached out to Rosen to voice enthusiasm about working with Noyes.

“He was terrific on day one,” Rosen said.

“He’s also constantly challenging himself and growing in the role.”

Having previously worked as an actor in Chicago, Noyes said he is looking forward for the chance to reconnect with his local NU professors and colleagues, some of which are planning on seeing his show.

“It will definitely feel like a bit of a homecoming reunion,” Noyes said. baileywilliams2017@u.northwestern.edu

NU, SAIC Data for Art class combines engineering, art However, it also gives art students the chance to look into topics they might not examine regudaily senior staffer larly, SAIC Prof. Douglas Pancoast said. @emchin24 “It’s a chance (for SAIC students) to work with real data, science and engineers, which is sort of A synthetic biology game, an interactive map represented here but not quite to the degree that of Chicago, data-influenced jewelry — these are it is at Northwestern,” he said. all innovative projects made this past Fall QuarPancoast said one of the goals of the class was ter by artists and engineers in Northwestern’s for the students to gain a deeper understanding Data as Art class. of data. Students in the class looked at data sets For the past three years, Data as Art, a col- — which featured information on Chicago translaboration between NU and the School of the portation, synthetic biology and soil contaminaArt Institute of Chicago, has brought NU engi- tion — related to the research and expertise areas neers and SAIC artists together to study data sets of the engineering faculty. During the course of and present them as visual art. Throughout the the class, the students learned to comprehend quarter, the class switched locations between The and respond to the data before they could form Garage at Northwestern and SAIC. This year’s their projects, Pancoast added.

Fall Quarter class created final projects that were SAIC Dean of Undergraduate Studies Tiforiginally put on display at SAIC in December fany Holmes said given today’s emphasis on and and are currently on display at the Ford Center. accessibility to big data, it is important for people “The purpose of this class is to get engineers to be able to understand and present it publicly. and artists to work together so that they can “I think both artists and scientists have a Source: Ruetten meld their different styles and different waysChristopher of responsibility to create new narratives from the thinking and learn from each other,” said Bruce enormous number of data sets that are being Ankenman, co-director of the Segal Design made publicly available,” she said. “I want the Institute. students to see if there is potential for a greater The class began three years ago when McCor- story to be told when you put people together mick dean Julio Ottino recognized the need for from different backgrounds.”

For their final projects, students were split into analytical engineering students, accustomed to using the left side of their brains, to explore more five groups, with a combination of engineering creative right-brained activities, Ankenman said. and art students in each group. Engineers and

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DATA DISPLAY An art piece depicting soil contamination in former industrial sites in Chicago is exhibited in the Data as Art showcase in the Ford Center. The art project is one of five that students created in Data as Art, a combined class with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” at 8 p.m. in the Louis Room “Big Love” at 7:30 p.m. in the Josephine Louis Theater

Jewish Theatre Ensemble’s production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. in the Louis Room “Big Love” at 7:30 p.m. in the Josephine Louis Theater

Jewish Theater Ensemble’s production of “The Drowsy Chaperone” at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the Louis Room “Big Love” performance at 7:30 p.m. in Josephine Louis Theater

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Sit & Spin Productions presents: Blue Lights at 7:30 p.m. in Shanley Pavilion Sig O presents: (Not Your) Significant Lovers at 11 p.m. in Jones Great Room

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sunday Big Love performance at 2 p.m. in Josephine Louis Theater

artists were able to contribute different tools from their skillsets in order to complete the projects, Ankenman said. Students in this fall’s class created a game based on synthetic biology, a map illustrating lack of public transportation in low-income Chicago neighborhoods and more.

McCormick junior Charles Tokowitz said he decided to take the class in order to learn how to work with students of a different academic background. He said he noticed the class was more self-motivated and self-directed than what he was used to.

Tokowitz also noted that there were some similarities between the way he and his partner, an SAIC student, approached their project.

They were both interested in social commentary from a design perspective, and because of this, were able to identify elements to explore in the project, he said.

Pancoast said he hopes others see the similarities between engineering, art and design that Tokowitz did, as well as the value of collaboration between students of different backgrounds.

“I think this class is a really interesting intersection where we’re connecting art and science,” he said. “There are a lot of artists and designers at our school who are examining the edges of other disciplines, who are trying to socialize it and turn it into something useful.” emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu

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Freshman appears on ‘Jeopardy,’ achieves ‘life goal’

By BENJAMIN DIN

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There’s one less item to be crossed off Amanda Rosner’s bucket list.

Rosner was featured on the game show “Jeopardy,” where she placed third in the quarterfinal round in which she competed.

During the Final Jeopardy round, she wagered all the money she had earned on the category “Moments in History.” Answering the question correctly, she doubled her earnings and finished with a total of $13,200.

The episode — part of the 2016 “Jeopardy” College Championship — aired Wednesday and helped Rosner achieve a dream she had since she was in middle school.

“It was everything I dreamed it would be and more,” Rosner said about her experience.

“I got to be on the game show that I’ve always wanted. It was my life goal, and now I need to set a new life goal.”

The first time Rosner watched “Jeopardy” was in seventh grade, when she realized she was getting the answers wrong in “Jeopardy”style reviews in math class because she wasn’t phrasing her answers as a question, a requirement of the show.

Now a Weinberg freshman, she said she cried with happiness when she got the call in Allison Dining Hall that she would be on the show.

Medill freshman Morgan Smith, who is in Northwestern’s Delta Zeta chapter with Rosner, said she noticed Rosner seemed worried about online criticism before going on the show.

However, the response from the NU

community has been positive, she said.

“It was really encouraging to see Northwestern kids be so supportive of one of their peers and give her positive feedback,” Smith said. “That really helps the nerves and made the experience that much better for her.”

Both Smith and Joanne Huang, Rosner’s roommate, described seeing Rosner on the show as “surreal.”

They said their favorite part of the episode was Rosner’s anecdote on jumping into Lake Michigan — often referred to as the Polar Plunge — in December for Radiothon, a 50-hour fundraiser held by NU’s Communications Residential College.

A Georgia native, Rosner jokingly told the show’s host, Alex Trebek, she was “still working on regaining feeling in my left leg.”

“I thought that was really funny, because I remember her telling me that she was going to procrastinate on her homework by doing the Polar Plunge,” said Huang, a Weinberg freshman. “She didn’t get to say that part on TV.” Although Rosner did not win her round, she is currently waiting to see if she will get a wild card spot. Four such spots are reserved for non-winners who receive the highest money totals.

If selected, Rosner would be the last, as three other contestants have already received more than $13,200.

Ultimately, Rosner said being on the show would not have been possible without her friends, including Huang, who encouraged her to take the online test to be considered for the show.

“I owe this experience to the people I’ve met at Northwestern,” Rosner said. benjamindin@u.northwestern.edu

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Marijuana

audience as games in later time slots on larger networks such as ABC and ESPN. “Recruiting is at an all-time high. The exposure level of our program is at an all-time high,” Fitzgerald said. “I think BTN has really played a big role in that. … BTN is phenomenal for Northwestern football.”

Most of all, Fitzgerald was excited to bring in competitive depth at many positions where he said it has been lacking in recent seasons, especially along the offensive line. Fitzgerald commended the size and physical development of linemen Nik Urban, Gunnar Vogel and Jesse Meyler, and he was also pleased to add two more running backs in Jesse Brown and Jeremy Larkin to an already talented mix.

Unrelated to recruiting, Fitzgerald announced he made no changes to his coaching staff since the end of the season.

thought of as a criminal by my state all the time so I could be healthy,” Bachmann said. “I didn’t want to be a lifelong patient of ‘Big Pharma’… they aren’t really curing people, they are putting on Band-Aids.”

Bachmann said he had to see a total of nine doctors before he moved out of the state, a problem he said was not uncommon to many registered users under the medical cannabis program.

He said he believes the Illinois’ program will

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Men’s Basketball From page 8

victory for NU. And Demps, riding high at long last with his winter shooting drought seemingly over, knows he still has another slump to snap: the Cats’ five-game losing streak.

“The most important thing is getting back to winning,” Demps said. “I didn’t come here this year just to score points.” benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu

Women’s Tennis From page 8

are the real deal. Pollard said she motivated them a bit after Sunday’s match when she told the team that showing competitive spirit once is easy, but NU will have to repeat it.

“Everyone is looking to replicate the competitive aspect that we had on Sunday against Duke,” senior Alicia Barnett said. “(Everyone will) try their hardest to leave everything on the court, and we want to be one of those teams that no one ever wants to play again.” michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu

Senate

From page 1 for four Asian-identity based groups.

The ASG constitution currently allows for 51 senators. By decreasing Greek representation by four seats and off-campus representation by two seats, the proposed changes would add six seats to the 15-seat student group caucus.

Student groups are “one of the best representative units,” according to the legislation.

Baker said the high demand for representation has made many groups form “uncomfortable coalitions” and share a seat, preferring that over absence of representation. Allotting six instead of eight off-campus seats would make each seat more competitive, Baker said, acknowledging that ASG has had trouble filling seats in the past.

However, senators voiced concerns that PHA and IFC involve more students than MGC and NPHC and need more representation. Nick McCombe, Greek caucus whip, said

Cellar

From page 8 slide. In its last four games, NU has allowed an average of 26.3 points in the final period, and its last three opponents have scored more points in the fourth than any other quarter.

Recent fourth quarter scores, however, may be most telling. In Sunday’s loss to Iowa, the Hawkeyes outscored the Cats 25-14 in the fourth.

Then-No. 7 Ohio State outscored NU 26-19 in the final period last week, and in its outing before that, NU was beaten 33-19 in the last

ultimately fail due to lack of patient enrollment.

“This program will die out because there are not enough patients,” he said. “We are seeing dispensaries shutting down and people like me leaving because there’s no incentive for them to stay here.”

Park said although Pharmacannis is not having issues with patient under-enrollment, the business has faced issues with physician involvement. She said this is mainly due to lack of education surrounding the program, citing the misconception that cannabis functions as a prescription. Physicians are currently required to

“recommend” patients to be registered but do not actually prescribe medical cannabis.

Wright said he views progress on the program positively but values input on how to move forward.

“The state is always looking to improve and maintain high levels of safety and quality, and we are going to actively look at various role changes in order to accomplish that,” he said.

“But larger changes will have to be addressed through legislation.”

the changes are misplaced.

“The spirit of this bill was designed to increase attendance, not to improve representation in the Senate,” McCombe told The Daily. “There are a lot of people that are being double-counted. Generally, Greeks aren’t a part of that group.”

McCombe added he thought people living in residence halls involved in student groups are most represented. Will Pritzker, an offcampus senator, agreed and said he believed students should be equally represented based on population.

“The best thing you can do to represent people equally is to use actual numbers,” Pritzker, a Weinberg junior, told The Daily. He also voiced concerns about the decrease in off-campus senators.

There were 1,632 students registered in PHA and 1,408 in IFC chapters last year, according to Northwestern’s Winter 2015 Student Affairs Assessment. That year, 90 students were involved in MGC and 26 students were involved in NPHC.

Unlike other legislation, changes to the constitution and code take two weeks instead of one. An open forum will be held sometime in the next two weeks, open to the public, to address concerns about representation. Senate will vote on the changes Feb. 17.

ASG also approved changes to the elections commission guidelines. The commission, led

by Weinberg junior Lauren Thomas, serves as an oversight committee during spring campaigns for president and executive vice president.

Included in the changes is the provision that the current president and executive vice president will no longer be able to formally or informally endorse a candidate, holding them to the same standard as the elections commission.

Senator Anna DiStefano, who represents the social justice coalition, was also approved to fill an open position on the A- and B-status finances selection committee.

ten minutes against Indiana.

“We’ve talked a lot about consistent effort, and that starts in practice,” senior guard Maggie Lyon said. “It all stems off what our efforts are in practice, having that consistent effort across the board.”

With an RPI of 80, NU will certainly need more than just a win against the worst team in the Big Ten to return to the NCAA Tournament. Sunday’s game against Minnesota (14-7, 6-4), a team that beat the Cats just over two weeks ago, could also be critical for NU. Both McKeown and players have said frequently that the Cats are playing well, but

simply aren’t winning games. NU has lost four conference games by seven points or fewer and nearly completed a season sweep of the Buckeyes in last week’s match.

However, the Cats enter Thursday trailing 11 teams in the Big Ten. McKeown said he realizes that despite stretches of good play, NU sits near the bottom of the conference, a place it doesn’t want to be.

“When you have standings and there’s a lot at stake, coming off the year we had last year … it’s frustrating,” McKeown said.

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Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Premiere of Commissioned Work by Joel Puckett, 7:30 p.m.

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $8/5 Mallory Thompson, conductor

Hailed as “visionary” by the Washington Post, Joel Puckett was named one of National Public Radio listeners’ favorite composers under age 40. This concert features a new work commissioned for the Symphonic Wind Ensemble in celebration of the opening of the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts titled Ship of Theseus, as well as William Bolcom’s Circus Overture, Carter Pann’s Serenade for Winds, and Michael Daugherty’s Bells for Stokowski.

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Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $6/4 Robert G. Hasty, conductor; Christopher Wild, graduate assistant conductor; Jeanne Ireland, mezzo-soprano

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Alice Millar Birthday Concert, 3 p.m.

Alice Millar Chapel, free (offering will be accepted) Stephen Alltop, conductor; Alice Millar Chapel Choir; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra; Eric Budzynski, organ

This year’s celebration of Alice Millar Chapel’s birthday offers three bold and imaginative works. The entire glorious chapel space will resound in Francis Poulenc’s darkly dramatic Concerto for Organ, Timpani, and Strings. William Grant Still’s Ennanga—the title refers to a type of African harp— is a bravura work for harp, piano, and strings.

Concluding the concert is Handel’s brilliant and highly virtuosic Dixit Dominus for chorus, soloists, strings, and continuo.

Zukerman Trio, 7:30 p.m.

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, $35/10 Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Amanda Forsyth, cello; Angela Cheng, piano Featuring Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor (“Dumky”) and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Trio in B-flat Major (“Archduke”).

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Men’s Tennis NU vs. Rice, 9 a.m. Saturday

ON THE RECORD

With (eight) games left in your career, you don’t have much to lose. You just want to leave it all out there.

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TRE-DEMPTION Tre Demps hoping to build on career-high performance Minnesota vs. Northwestern

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Evanston, Illinois 8 p.m. Thursday

The pressure was getting to Tre Demps.

Suffering through a horrendous eight-game slump in which he shot at just 31.3 percent — including a woeful 2-for-14 accord last week in Northwestern’s embarrassingly inept loss to Michigan State — Demps entered Sunday’s game at Iowa desperately needing to return to his A-game.

A career-high 30 points later, the senior guard now enters the final leg of his collegiate career with the Wildcats (15-8, 3-7 Big Ten) sporting a refreshed attitude.

“At this point, with (eight) games left in your career, you don’t have much to lose,” Demps said.

“You just want to leave it all out there and that’s what I’m going to do for the rest of the season on both ends of the court.”

That eight-game stretch begins Thursday at home against Minnesota (6-16, 0-10). The matchup against the conference’s last-place team is one that success-starved NU is hungry to win, as the team is currently riding a five-game losing streak.

The Cats handled the Golden Gophers 77-52 in the foes’ first meeting on Jan. 9, before the season began spiraling out of control and before Demps’ occasional off-games escalated into a long-term funk.

Demps shot 5-of-11 from the field with 13 points and five rebounds last month — a respectable stat line. During the proceeding weeks, however, he turned in wasteful performances against Wisconsin, Maryland and Michigan State as the season’s early successes turned south for both him and the team as a whole.

NU’s 85-71 loss to then-No. 3 Iowa last weekend finally changed that pattern, at least for the former. Demps shattered his previous career high of 23 points, shooting 11-of-22 overall and

6-of-15 from 3-point range while adding four assists, three steals and three rebounds.

The calm swagger that accentuated many of his signature performances of past years — his trio of critical late 3-pointers in last season’s double overtime victory against Michigan, or his 21 points, including the game-winner, in last season’s 1-point overtime win over Elon — reappeared against the Hawkeyes. On an afternoon when the rest of his team looked sluggish and overmatched, Demps appeared energetic, bold and dangerous.

“He shot the ball with confidence, he got to the basket, and some of the floaters that … he wasn’t making as well (as he had in the past), he knocked down,” coach Chris Collins said. “When he’s got it going, it gives a lot of guys on our team confidence to play well. Hopefully, this bodes well for a great stretch these last eight games.”

Another factor that could help NU is the schedule. After four straight games against ranked teams, the Cats play only one more ranked opponent — No. 18 Purdue — for the remainder of the regular season.

The onus now rests on the team to translate that easier slate into wins starting Thursday against a bottom-dwelling, yet hungry, Minnesota team.

The Golden Gophers, despite having won just once since November, have lost each of their last five games by 7 points or fewer and led at Indiana on Saturday with under two minutes left.

Guard Nate Mason has spearheaded Minnesota’s newfound tenacity, scoring 15 or more points in four straight contests.

Thursday’s game is far from a guaranteed Daily file photo by Daniel Tian

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NU vying to stay out of cellar

By COLE PAXTON

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Northwestern’s lone meeting with in-state rival Illinois wasn’t expected to be a battle for the Big Ten cellar going into the year. The Wildcats were picked to finish third in the conference by Big Ten media before the season started.

Instead, the teams will battle with last place on the line as the conference-worst Fighting Illini (8-13, 1-9 Big Ten) host 12th-place NU (13-9, 2-8) Thursday in Champaign. The Cats have lost their last five games, and Illinois has fallen in four straight.

Despite NU’s recent slide and its likelihood of returning to the NCAA tournament diminishing with every loss, the Cats aren’t looking too far into the future.

“My goal first off is to beat Illinois,” junior guard Christen Inman said. “We’re just looking at it one game at a time, not really focusing on ‘we have to win these games,’ just taking it one game at a time.”

Last season, NU went undefeated in February after entering the month just 4-5 in Big Ten play, a fact coach Joe McKeown has mentioned more than once during the Cats’ five game slide. But to truly have a successful February, NU will need to figure out how to win on the road.

The Cats are just 2-5 in road games and have not won away from home since Dec. 13 against Loyola.

Northwestern vs. Illinois Champaign, Illinois 7 p.m. Thursday

Additionally, NU is 0-5 in Big Ten road games this season.

“In all honesty, we haven’t really looked at it that way,” McKeown

said of having not won on the road in so long. “I haven’t noticed us being uncomfortable on the road. … This team, I think, we’ve handled the road pretty well.”

Location aside, the Cats have struggled mightily defending in the fourth quarter during their recent » See CELLAR, page 7

Women’s Basketball Daily file photo by Keshia Johnson

NOT ENOUGH COFFEY Nia Coffey dribbles around a defender. Although the Cats have struggled, the junior forward has put up at least 20 points in five of her last six games.

Women’s Tennis

Cats to face UCLA in place of ITA Indoors

By MIKE MARUT

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After not advancing past the qualifying round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor Championship, Northwestern will fly out to California to face UCLA instead of taking the weekend off to practice.

Two weeks ago, the No. 26 Wildcats split the qualifying matches and as a result, did not reach the ITA Indoor Championships this weekend. Neither could the then-No. 9 Bruins, who fell to then-No. 54 Fresno State.

“They lost to a lowly ranked team, so I expect them to be hungry and use this as a great opportunity to get themselves back on track,” head coach Claire Pollard said. “I didn’t want to play a team I thought we could beat, I wanted to play someone who’s probably an even match. If we play well, we could win; if we don’t, we could lose.”

Historically speaking, NU has not fared so well against UCLA, accumulating a record of 3-6. One such painful loss came last year when the Bruins struck down the Cats in the NCAA Tournament, 4-0.

In fact, NU’s previous three matches against UCLA have been shutouts. Its most recent win over the Bruins was in the 2006-2007 season when the Cats won 5-2 at home.

All three of those previous shutout

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losses came after big wins for NU. After falling to No. 14 Duke over the weekend, the Cats are looking for the tide to turn in their favor. Pollard and the players said they were hopeful, and pleased with the competitiveness they showed against the Blue Devils.

“We’re going in there hoping to get a W,” sophomore Alex Chatt said. “All the hard work has been paying off, especially after this past weekend. It kind of proves we can compete with the best.”

NU has a secret weapon for this Sunday, though: assistant coach Laura Gordon. The match against UCLA is essentially a homecoming for Gordon, who both played and coached for the Bruins. This is Gordon’s first year with the Cats.

“It’ll be nice to go back where I played and where I coached and hopefully get a W,” Gordon said. “It helps to know the courts, and it helps to know every team does their dual match differently. I can go in with some comfort and help the girls with that.”

Gordon’s knowledge of her alma mater, combined with a renewed sense of vigor and competitive fire, affords the Cats another chance to prove they » See WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 7