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Saint Motel named indie Dillo Day act
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By Emily Chin
the daily northwestern
Indie pop band Saint Motel will perform at Dillo Day as the daytime headliner, Mayfest and Residence Hall Association announced Sunday night. RHA and Mayfest hosted Dillo Day listening parties in Bobb Hall and Allison Hall. Organizers played Saint Motel’s music, and Weinberg freshman Ali Movassaghi and McCormick freshman Chris Chen announced the band in Bobb and Allison, respectively. “We wanted to have an event in residence halls … to give people a chance to know about the artists first and also have fun with the
announcement,” said RHA president Jack Heider, a McCormick sophomore. “It takes a bit of the fun and magic of Dillo and brings it into the residential halls.” Mayfest teased Saint Motel on Saturday night with a video showing Saint Motel’s performances on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and at Coachella. Saint Motel is well-known for its song “My Type.” The four-person band is from Los Angeles and has toured with groups such as Imagine Dragons, Arctic Monkeys and Weezer. “This new EP of theirs has really brought them to the forefront of the indie rock scene, and we’re excited » See DILLO, page 11
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Dialogue at Deering draws dozens By Shane McKeon
the daily northwestern @Shane_McKeon
After a year shaped by a national reexamination of American race relations, more than 50 people gathered on Deering Meadow to discuss issues of identity at the third Dialogue at Deering event Friday. Through activities, one-on-one conversations and small group discussions, attendees explored identity and race on campus and beyond. The event was sponsored by Sustained Dialogue, a program that brings together groups of about 10 students for weekly discussions on issues such as gender, class and race. SESP senior Sarah Carthen Watson, a co-founder of Sustained Dialogue, spoke at the beginning of the
event. She alluded to racially-charged incidents that spurred the first iteration of Dialogue at Deering during her freshman year. “It seemed like every couple weeks there was some incident that happened that was continually dividing campus,” she said. In January 2012, a Latina student said she was harassed because of her race by students who shouted at her in Spanish. Later, in April of that year, Ski Team apologized for hosting a “Beer Olympics” party where some students wore costumes including Native American headdresses and references to apartheidera South Africa. Watson noted that before Sustained Dialogue, discussions about identity occurred in “pockets” of campus, but students generally weren’t engaging with peers outside
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their immediate social circles. Michele Enos, assistant director for Campus Inclusion and Community, said the event and, more broadly, Sustained Dialogue serve as spaces for those conversations. “(Students aren’t) talking about this in the classroom. They’re not discussing their identities with their friends,” she told The Daily. “This is an opportunity to talk about these sort of things and to learn from one another.” Organizers had participants listen to a statement and place themselves on a spectrum between “agree” and “disagree.” Statements for the activity included “I feel a part of the Northwestern community,” “I consider myself privileged” and “Overall, I believe this campus is a racist one.”
Scholars explore queer Latino identity
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» See latinidades, page 11
By Mariana Alfaro
the daily northwestern @marianaa_alfaro
More than 150 people gathered Friday to explore the intersection of queer and Latino identities at a daylong symposium in Annie May Swift Hall. “Queer Latinidades” featured three different panels and a reading with a diverse group of professionals from around the country. All of the panelists were connected in some way to the study of Latin-American
history and culture as well as the LGBTQ community. Northwestern doctoral student Aarón Aguilar-Ramírez, one of the organizers of the event, said spaces where queer Latinos can share their perspectives and experiences are rare. “We can’t take for granted that there is such a space where we can talk about our lives and see us represented in a space and see ourselves and each other in that space,” he told The Daily. “I think one of the big
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