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Prof pulls from Last Lecture By Madeline Fox
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African American Studies Prof. Barnor Hesse withdrew himself Thursday morning from consideration to give the Last Lecture to the class of 2015, calling his biography on the ballot “demeaning and insulting.” In an email to administrators, faculty and the assistant director at the Center for Student Involvement, Hesse said he found the description problematic and indicative of a wider problem with how the university handles diversity. The Last Lecture is a speech given by a student-picked professor to members of the senior class at a Chicago bar the week before graduation. Hesse, a black man, was nominated alongside three other professors. He said the difference between his biography and those of the three white female professors also nominated “could not have been starker.” While each of the other professors’ biographies described their work in their respective fields, Hesse said his focused on his personality, talking about his “engaging and comical nature,” which he said reduced him to “the joker in the pack.” “Two of the most popular undergraduate courses I teach at NU are ‘Racism in Western Modernity’ and ‘Unsettling Whiteness,’” Hesse said in the email. “These are hardly laughing matters. Among other things they are courses where students are encouraged to develop analyses that expose and critique the kinds of racist tropes (in the biography).” The Senior Year Experience committee, a group of nine students who organize the senior week events, including the Last Lecture, sent an email to the senior class apologizing for the “distinctly different tones” of the professors’ biographies, which they said were drawn directly from student nominations. “It has always been a goal of our committee to amplify voices in the senior class that are often silenced,” the committee said in the email. “We regret that there was such a stark contrast in the descriptions for each professor. This resulted from our lack of oversight.” In accordance with Hesse’s request that his reasons for withdrawing be distributed to the students voting for the » See Lecture, page 11
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Students and administration discussed Thursday the state of diversity and inclusion efforts on campus, including the search for a new diversity and inclusion administrator, the Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force and undergraduate admission at Northwestern. The search for the new Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion is “going well,” Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, associate provost for faculty, said during the town hall hosted by the Department of Campus Inclusion and Community and other Northwestern groups. “I can’t go into lots and lots of details since it is a confidential process, but we have attracted very exciting candidates,” she said to a crowd of about 50 people at Annie May Swift Hall. Cathy Grimsted, assistant provost for faculty, spoke to the audience about the University’s Native American inclusion efforts. “The task force reviewed University enrollment data at the graduate and undergraduate level, benchmark » See diversity, page 11
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inclusion initiatives Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christopher Watson talks about diversity in admissions at Annie May Swift Hall. Watson was one of several speakers at Thursday night’s Diversity and Inclusion Town Hall.
Bill responds to sexual assault By Julia Jacobs
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A bill aiming to improve institutional response to campus sexual assault passed the Illinois Senate last week. The bill includes requirements that colleges and universities notify victims of their rights and provide them with a confidential adviser. The Senate unanimously approved the sexual assault prevention bill May 21, which applies to public institutions and private institutions like Northwestern. The bill, which now awaits Gov. Bruce Rauner’s signature, establishes a framework for Illinois schools to adhere to existing federal regulations, said Karyn Bass Ehler, chief of the state attorney general’s civil rights bureau. “Incidents of sexual violence on college campuses far too often go unreported in part because schools’ responses are inadequate and inconsistent,” said Lisa Madigan, state attorney general, in a news release. “This measure will ensure colleges and universities institute clear policies that enchourage survivors to come forward and help them access
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crucial services to enable them to recover from these horrific crimes.” Bass Ehler’s bureau drafted the bill after several months of consultation with college students, administrators, advocacy organizations and law enforcement. The bill requires universities establish a clear procedure for handling sexual assaults, as well as a strategy for informing students on the policy so they are not left directionless in the event that they are assaulted, Bass Ehler said. “Some schools have very fancy, beautiful, gold-plated documents regarding their policies but they’re 14 pages long,” Bass Ehler said. “How is one supposed to synthesize all that information when you’re going through trauma?” The bill also requires institutions develop either a regional or campuswide task force comprising students, administrators, police and rape crisis center advocates to formalize community collaboration in response to allegations of sexual assault. Institutions of higher education often form policies without the full input of students, trained rape victim advocates and the larger community, said Polly Poskin, executive director of the Illinois Coalition
Against Sexual Assault, an alliance of not-for-profit rape crisis centers in the state. “Consequently, their policies and standards serve the university more than they serve the rape victim,” Poskin said. Victims of sexual assault must be informed of their right to either prosecute the assault outside the university or adjudicate the crime within it, she added. The bill requires institutions adopt a “fair, balanced” process for adjudicating sexual assault allegations, Madigan said. In September, NU eliminated the Sexual Assault Hearing and Appeals System in favor of a new University Hearing and Appeals System. Now, all cases of alleged student misconduct are adjudicated under UHAS. Previously, cases of sexual assault went through SAHAS and other conduct cases were heard under UHAS. Another key piece of the legislation says institutions must report to the state on the progress of their policies, providing information about their procedures and awareness training, as well as data such as » See sexual assault, page 11
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Weinberg junior Avantika Khatri’s death has been ruled a suicide, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Khatri was found dead April 27 in her apartment in the 2000 block of Maple Avenue, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan told The Daily in April. He said she was discovered in her bedroom by her roommate. A Columbia, Missouri, native, Khatri had recently transferred from Medill. She was involved in Students for Education Reform and worked as a copy editor at The Daily during Fall Quarter 2012 and as an advertising production staffer at Students Publishing Co., The Daily’s parent organization, from fall 2012 through fall 2013. At a memorial service for her earlier this month, Naresh Khatri spoke about his daughter’s idealism and passion for social justice issues. “We need more people who are idealistic, who have the courage to do the right things,” he said. “I will carry those things with me. I am really now determined to keep her alive. I would want to do something awesome in her memory.” — Tyler Pager
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City promotes bike safety to reduce accidents, tickets By Billy kobin
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As the temperature heats up and bike season approaches, Evanston officials are stressing cycling education to reduce the number of bike-related tickets and accidents. The city has dedicated this month to promoting bike safety and education. While May was designated as “Bike Kickoff Month,” the city and community partners launched a citywide “Let’s Roll Together” campaign — which will continue through the summer — to encourage safe traffic behavior among cyclists, drivers and pedestrians. Last year, 78 bike accidents occurred in the city, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. As of the beginning of May 2015, there have been 10 accidents so far this year, he said. Dugan said residents have responded well to the start of the “Let’s Roll Together” campaign, but emphasized that summer is a busier season in terms of bike-related accidents and theft. However, he said the Evanston Police Department is constantly working to monitor and prevent those types of problems. “It’s always something that we deploy for, and it’s always on our agenda, especially during these months,” he said. Ylda Capriccioso, the city’s intergovernmental affairs coordinator, said Evanston chose May to start providing information and resources on bike safety to coincide with National Bike Month and the beginning of the traditional bike season. As part of the campaign, city staff, community volunteers and EPD officers distributed Evanston bike maps and safety information to drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians at four intersections in
Evanston. The city also created a new website, bikeevanston.org, which contains a 2015 bike map, bike registration, safety tips and videos to educate residents further about biking throughout the city. Tom Witt, treasurer and board member of the Evanston Bicycling Club, said the new website is a positive step for the city. “The city has led the effort to create a dedicated website for biking in Evanston, and I think that is a key component that has been missing so far,” he said. “The ‘Let’s Roll’ events will eventually pay off.”
A bike-friendly community Evanston is one of only nine communities in Illinois to be recognized by the League of American Bicyclists as a “Bicycle Friendly Community.” “Evanston is one of the most active communities in the entire state in terms of promoting safe and comfortable bike riding in the community,” said Nancy Wagner (Weinberg ’86), suburban outreach manager for Active Transportation Alliance, a Chicago nonprofit advocacy group that works to improve biking, walking and transit conditions. “It has the highest rates of any suburb in the state of bike commuters.” Although Witt acknowledges the city has improved cycling conditions, he said Evanston still faces safety concerns and complaints it needs to address. “A real irritant for the folks who run the city and for many people who encounter cyclists is the fact that the prohibition against riding on sidewalks in downtown Evanston is still flaunted quite a bit,” Witt said. A city ordinance prohibits bike riding on sidewalks in downtown Evanston, as well as other areas where signs specifically state sidewalk riding is not permitted. The fine for violating the ordinance is $25.
Witt said some community members believe Northwestern students are the main group of people who ignore the ordinance. In response, NU students should be proactive and change that behavior, he said. “That would be one thing Northwestern (students) could do to contribute to greater acceptance of folks using bikes,” Witt said.
A communitywide effort Along with police officers and city staff, local community groups and businesses are also involved in May’s bike kickoff campaign. Lou Kuhn, owner of local bike store The Pony Shop, 1224 Chicago Ave., said he thinks the city is moving in the right direction by posting signs in downtown Evanston reminding cyclists to not ride on sidewalks. “That kind of education really helps, and kind of continuing that really is what I would like to see most from the city,” he said. In September 2014, City Council approved plans to delay implementing protected bike lanes on Sheridan Road and Chicago Avenue through NU’s campus. Wagner said residents have told him they want more bike lanes across the city. Witt said, although he cannot necessarily speak for all of the Evanston Bicycling Club, the members are committed to helping the city promote cycling’s environmental and economical benefits. Community group leaders said the “Let’s Roll Together” campaign is a great starting point, but it should not be the end of bike safety and awareness efforts. “It’s a work in progress in Evanston, but I’m encouraged by what the city has done so far,” Witt said. williamkobin2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Safety first A man rides his bike in a buffered bike lane. The city has introduced several new programs, such as the “Let’s Roll Together” campaign, to encourage safe biking.
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Chicano band discusses history, race By Mariana Alfaro
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History has always been told by the same people, and members of Chicano band Las Cafeteras are trying to change that, they said Thursday evening during Alianza’s spring speaker event. Three members of the East L.A. band discussed topics of race and history while interacting with an audience of about 25 people and playing some of their songs during the event at Norris University Center. Hector Flores, a band member, said history tends to be one-sided. He used as an example the fact that many history books say Christopher Columbus “discovered� America, even though there were already people living on the continent. “It’s all about perspective,� he said. “Christopher Columbus won the war, he gets to share the story.�
He said Las Cafeteras identify as storytellers and how, through their music, they’re trying to change the stereotypical image the rest of the world has of East Los Angeles. “When we say we’re from East L.A., an imagination exists in people’s minds,â€? he said. “No matter where we go ‌ people know about East L.A., and they’ve never been there.â€? He said TV, movies and other mediums tend to only portray the area as dangerous and violent. “Its a very limited story, it’s a very one-sided story,â€? he said. “We have all heard that saying, ‘If it bleeds, it leads.’â€? The group screened their video, “La Bamba Rebelde,â€? which shows a more positive side of East Los Angeles. After showing the clip, audience members pointed out things about the area they hadn’t seen before. “You change the story, you change the game,â€? band member Daniel French said.
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The group specializes in Son Jarocho, a traditional folk music style from Veracruz, Mexico, that features indigenous, African and Spanish musical influences, which they combine with zapateado, a style of dancing similar to tap. They opened the event with “El Chuchumbe,â€? a song about immigration, among other topics. “We take it upon ourselves to recapture this music, this Black-Mexican music that was outlawed during the time of the Spanish inquisition,â€? French said. “We’re thinking about how stories are suppressed, how stories and cultures are wiped off the map and how we can take that back.â€? The group engaged audience members by asking them to raise their hands if they knew someone who eats Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Most of the audience members raised their hands. French said they asked the same question to two groups in East Los Angeles: a group of policymakers and a group of students. He said although almost all of the East L.A. students raised their hands, only two policymakers raised theirs, showing how they could “live in the same ‘hood and be in different worlds.â€? “All those professionals were in East L.A. talking about what things happen in East L.A.,â€? he said. “But you could see how far removed they were from the situation.â€? French also spoke about how everyone has their own story, but it can be complicated to learn someone else’s story. “There’s a lot of stories in the room that we may not even know,â€? he said. “You sit next to somebody, there’s a whole journey that brought them and you to the seat where you’re in.â€? At the end of the event, Alianza, Northwestern’s Hispanic and Latino student alliance, honored Las Cafeteras with the ÂĄAhora! Award to recognize the group’s efforts to open conversations about race and diversity in different spaces. Weinberg freshman Marvin Sanchez, Alianza’s special projects coordinator, said he hopes the event will help students of color at NU understand that their narratives are important and that sharing them can help create “spaces of love.â€?
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Conservative activist Sonnie Johnson thinks people should claim, rather than check, their privilege, she said during a talk attended by more than 20 people Thursday night. Johnson visited Northwestern as College Republicans’ spring speaker. Johnson speaks at many conservative and Tea Party events and founded Did She Say That, a website where she provides commentary on conservative issues. “If there’s three things that I know, it’s hip-hop, black people and money,” she said at the beginning of her talk. Johnson emphasized her African-American background and said she views rapper Jay Z’s ideas as conservative. She said although most African Americans dislike Ronald Reagan, Jay Z argues he is a product of Reaganomics, Reagan’s economic policy. The reason, she said, is because politics is about money. She said Reagan forced poor people to work for their money, whereas Democrats give poor people “free money” with social welfare programs. “When you take money out of social welfare programs you make people uncomfortable in their poverty,” she said. “(Democrats) want to make you comfortable in your poverty, then they have you where they want you. You don’t move, you don’t go anywhere, you don’t excel, you don’t get better, you get nothing. You just stay there, they got you. That’s their utopia — when they got you.” Johnson said conservatives should not be afraid of Democrats because conservatives have what it takes to beat them. “We have the ideas to beat them,” she said. “We have the competitive nature to beat them. We have the principal values, morals to beat them.” However, Johnson emphasized that to fix the country’s problems, people need to be able to talk to each other and talk about things that are not usually discussed. “All around the world fires are being set and I understand the importance of all of this,” she said.
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POLITICAL PRINCIPLES Conservative activist Sonnie Johnson explains her unconventional Republican views. Johnson was NU College Republicans’ spring speaker.
“If you cannot talk to your neighbor, does any of that really matter?” She encouraged people to come up with their own unique opinions, rather than using political buzzwords. She pointed out that most politicians just use the same words over and over, instead of presenting their individual views. “She pointed out the rhetoric and the talking points that really irritate me as well,” said Glenview resident Lori Diversey, who attended the talk. “They are throwing out a smokescreen.” Diversey, who is active in the conservative Republican movement in the Chicago area, said she particularly enjoyed hearing Johnson’s explanation of Jay Z’s political views, which made her change the way she viewed the rapper. Harrison Flagler, president of NU College Republicans, said Johnson was a good speaker because she is an up-and-coming figure and different from any other speaker the group has hosted before. “One of the biggest things was to try to bring a speaker who is dynamic,” the Weinberg junior told The Daily. “She went off of her notes and started going from her heart.” emilychin2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Listen before Graduate college with DM 2016 beneficiary becoming an open mind fills vital gap involved young thoughts and modified them. Others might have looked at themselves and felt that they were happy where they stood. Neither is more wrong or more Daily columnist right. But what is wrong, and should be kept As the sun rises each morning, steadily in the back of our minds as we journey marking the daily march toward my last from a school campus to a world that is Dillo Day, I am constantly reminded of millions of times larger, is the assumption the dwindling time I have left at that there is only one point of view that is Northwestern. As I shuffle through my the right one or at least worthy of legitimorning routine, a familiar mix of fear, mate discourse. confusion and excitement washes over Think about it. There are more than me. 7 billion people on the planet, and every The period of time after graduation is single one is capable of contributing new an era of uncertainty. There is so much ideas and new concepts to the world. It “different,” namely in the people that would not only be a shock, but a travesty we will be surrounded with. These difif every single person had the same set of ferences, even those that might clash or morals. What if we were wrong? those that might seem wrong, should If we were all the same or if we be embraced and challenged. For only silenced all dissenting opinions, how through challenging ourselves can we many chances for progress might we become better. miss? Similar to the way that genetic Even though I have only written for diversity is the key to evolution, The Daily for one year, I have always felt diversity of opinion is the key to socistrongly about understanding and acceptetal progress. After all, once upon a ing the innumerably different ideas found time many things that are considered in others, which sounds ironic because as “wrong” today were an opinion writer, I was “right”. tasked with espousing So here is a task for a particular point of It would not only you. When confronted view. I often attempted with an idea that be a shock, but a travesty might seem at odds to attribute my position with the gravity that it if every single person had with yours, just listen. deserves and have tried the possithe same set of morals. Consider to offer a less accepted bility that you might What if we were wrong? be wrong. If you are view, or at least one that might rile up a strong advocate of readers. Undoubtpro-choice, consider edly I greatly appreciate all of the alumni that those who are anti-abortionists who took the time to read my columns might have a point. If you are an oppoand then email me their compliments nent of the death penalty, try to underthroughout the year, but I was happiest stand where its proponents are coming when someone told me they disagreed. from. Similarly gun-rights activists I believe strongly in the importance should be ready to recognize the conand the sanctity of a diverse marketplace cerns of gun regulators. of ideas. Those who know me understand Too often, we choose to dehumanize this part of my character. I abhor political or cast aside those who think differently, correctness and fume when academics are using catch-all labels such as bigots and disciplined for inflammatory, but legal, misandrists. And too often, we let those statements. I have written before on this labels define the entirety of that topic and it seems only fitting that with person. the last space available to me in The Daily Change is hard, especially when it Northwestern, I should again tackle the comes to our own dearly held beliefs. It’s issue that I believe will eventually come to not supposed to be easy, or none of us define modern culture. It is already testwould have a stable identity and there ing our definitions of “freedom.” But more would be no defined culture. Values and importantly, it will inform the progress we ideas survive because often times, for make as individuals and also as a whatever reason, they work. I am not even society. asking you to change. All I am asking As we matured from puberty-stricken you to do is to listen, really listen with an teenagers to young adults in high school, open mind, to the differing sentiments we were finally afforded the freedom to of others. As graduates of NU, we owe start solidifying and informing our own the world our best selves. For that, the worldviews separate from those of our learning never stops. And who knows? parents. Stepping onto the windy camWe might discover that we were wrong all pus of a prestigious institution of higher along. learning at Northwestern was supposed to challenge our assumptions about society Curtis Chou is a Communication senior. He can be and culture by exposing us to new ideas reached at curtischou2015@u.northwestern.edu. If or new ways of thinking. you want to respond publicly to this column, send a That might have happened, it might Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. have not. Some of us reassessed our com.
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NAIB MIAN
Daily columnist
Over the past year, our campus has been challenged in new ways. We have been forced to pay attention as marginalized voices rose up to remind us that black lives matter, educate us about the atrocities committed at borders — where lines divide people, whether between the United States and Mexico or Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories — and demand that our university invest its endowment responsibly. To clarify, these issues weren’t brought up to divide our community. They always existed. But they were only visible to those affected — those forced to have these experiences define their identity. As their lives are politicized, marginalized students consistently feel silenced for fear of divisiveness, as these fissures only show themselves when people speak out. Because students spoke out this year, bringing campus divisions to light, we have all been forced to feel uncomfortable. The vital part, though, is what we do with that discomfort. If you feel uncomfortable, it’s a pretty good sign you and the larger society you’re a part of are doing something wrong. Rather than complain about how students highlighting injustices at The Rock disrupts your consulting interview prep, embrace that discomfort as an opportunity to make change. At the heart of social change is recognizing the aspects of our society that make us uneasy and working to fix them, truly healing our wounds rather than hiding a festering infection with a Band-Aid. Trust me, even though you might just be feeling this discomfort for the first time, some are forced to feel more than just uncomfortable for their whole lives, victims to systems of oppression that have only really affected you through their ability to cause “divisiveness.” For those who ignore the call of discomfort: listen. That’s all I ask. What you consider merely a political debate is an identity for some people here. When they speak, it’s our responsibility to listen. They don’t need our validation. They don’t need devil’s advocates. They need to be listened to, because they have an experience we can never truly understand at such a deep level. For those who decide to get involved with social activism: listen. Just because you’re involved, remember your place as an ally standing in solidarity. You may cry out just as loudly against these injustices, but that struggle still doesn’t run through your veins. Throughout our early lives, we’re raised with a narrow, competitive mentality that requires us to show leadership in everything we involve ourselves in. We must deconstruct that mentality, whether that means redefining leadership to move the focus away from solely the type of leader that takes charge of others and dominates the mic or understanding the value of support and realizing we don’t always have to lead in the stereotypical sense. Allow those whose lives are testament to their experience to pave the way forward. We’re at such an opportune moment to take advantage of the momentum that has been created as marginalized students have opened up and courageously shared their pain and discontent. It’s time to act. That doesn’t mean taking the reins at third base and ignoring these individuals as we pride ourselves on our progress. It means stepping back, listening and supporting these students in their efforts. It means embracing discomfort so others don’t have to continue living with worse. Naib Mian is a Medill sophomore. He can be reached at naibmian2017@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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For many students, a snow day or a long weekend means extra time spent with family and friends or an extra day to lounge around the house in pajamas and watch television. When I was in high school, I longed for these days so I could catch up on work, sleep in, binge-watch movies and take a mental health day. I especially looked forward to the three whole months of vacation at the end of every school year. I didn’t fully comprehend until high school that even though a day away from school seemed like a dream come true for me, for millions of children, it means going without an essential hot meal or any food at all for the day. This is why I couldn’t be happier the chosen beneficiary for Dance Marathon 2016 is Blessings in a Backpack. It’s so hard for people to imagine a scenario in which they would open their pantry or refrigerator door and see nothing to eat, but this is the harsh reality for 15.3 million children, 300,000 of them in the Chicago area, as DM’s promotional video explains. These children benefit from the federally-funded National School Lunch Program, in which they eat at school for free or for a reduced cost, depending on their family income. Blessings in a Backpack provides these students with a supply of food for the weekend so they don’t go hungry. The food provided ranges from easy-to-prepare meals like mac and cheese to non-perishable items like granola bars. According to its website, feeding a child on weekends during a 38-week school year costs between 80 and 100 dollars. Children who benefit from federally-funded food assistance programs often line up as early as 6 a.m. so they can eat a hot breakfast, and school administrators have noted that the children were especially hungry on Monday mornings. Teachers know hunger, unsurprisingly, leads to students underperforming in class, as well as issues that can exacerbate this like headaches, stomachaches and an inability to concentrate. According to a 2012 survey by No Kid Hungry, three out of four K-8 public school teachers say fixing the issue of childhood hunger should be a national priority, with nine out of 10 of them saying breakfast should be emphasized. It makes sense that children who aren’t eating It’s so enough or anything at all two days per hard for people week would strugto imagine a gle in school and wouldn’t be able to scenario in which achieve their full they would open potential. their pantry or Weekends should be fun and relaxing, refrigerator door not stressful as they and see nothing can be for those lower-income parto eat. ents who have to worry about what to feed themselves and their children when there’s no school. Children should be able to spend their free time playing outside with friends, reading, visiting museums or doing whatever they enjoy, not spending that time with their stomachs growling. It doesn’t make any sense that a weekend should adversely affect a child’s health, well-being and happiness. By addressing childhood development as well as combatting food insecurity for millions of children across America, Blessings in a Backpack is an extremely meaningful organization, and I hope all students, not just dancers and committee members, can see its value.
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Dolphin Show chooses ‘Gypsy’ for January 2016 performance
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The 74th annual Dolphin Show will present the musical “Gypsy� in January 2016, the Dolphin Show team announced Thursday. “Gypsy,� by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim, depicts the life of a famous striptease artist as she grows up and finds herself, said Alex Wolfe, the Dolphin Show’s business producer. “It’s very much a musical play in that the book and the musical words are so strong and substantial,� she said. “It’s a very acting-heavy, femaledriven show.� The Dolphin Show, which is the largest studentproduced musical in America, has performed “Gypsy� several times in the past because of its
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popularity in the musical industry, Wolfe said. The group chose “Gypsy� because it wanted to present something that represents what students are facing on campus, said Brandon Nadig, the artistic producer for the Dolphin Show. The protagonist, Louise, searches for her identity amid her own thoughts and what’s in her past. “The show is all about growing up,� the Communication junior said. “Louise feels like what I feel like as a college student, especially as I’m going into my senior year.� “Gypsy� is a “golden musical� that appeals to all ages, said Abby Albrecht, the Dolphin Show’s director of marketing and public relations. The Communication sophomore said she hopes the musical will be able to target an older audience and bring them together with students. In previous years, the group has put on musicals like “Titanic,� “Shrek� and “My Fair Lady.� — Emily Chin
Scott Hall’s entryway. The lawsuit claims NU “improperly operated ‌ and/or controlled its premisesâ€? by failing to provide appropriate slip guards or slip resistant surfaces on the entryway and its steps. “She fell as a result of a defect in Northwestern property,â€? Daniel O’Brien, Larimer’s lawyer, told The Daily. NU spokesman Al Cubbage told The Daily he could not comment because the University has not seen the lawsuit.
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Andrew Bartley, piano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Sylvia Wang Works by Beethoven, Corigliano, and Liszt
4THU(CONT) Genevieve Tabby, cello; Sabrina Tabby, violin 6 p.m., Regenstein Students of Hans Jensen Works by Mozart, Haydn, and Brahms
Master's Recital: Qiyun Dai, piano 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Works by Mozart, Thomas, and more
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Joshua Thompson, horn 8:30 p.m., Regenstein Student of Gail Williams and Jonathan Boen Works by Aho, Brahms, and more
Russell Kerns, saxophone 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Timothy McAllister Works by Lennon, Lauba, and more Brannon Cho, cello 7:30 p.m., Pick-Staiger Student of Hans Jensen Works by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, and more
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Rachel Kerr, piano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Sylvia Wang Works by Tower, Heggie, and more
Master's Recital: Rachel Leeper, bassoon 8:30 p.m., Regenstein Student of David McGill Works by Fagerland, Vivaldi, and Puy
Master's Recital: Sarah Whalen-Cohen, bassoon 6 p.m., Regenstein Student of David McGill Works by Morawetz, Vivaldi, and Mozart
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Joseph Schuster, tenor 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Theresa Brancaccio Works by Schubert, Handel, and more
Andrew Lu, piano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Dr. Marcia Bosits Works by Dun, Bach, and more Thomas White, double bass 6 p.m., Regenstein Student of Andrew Raciti Works by Bach, Kurtz, and more Master's Recital: Tonia Miki, piano 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Works by Schumann, Brahms, and Bart贸k Sean Hurlburt, saxophone 8:30 p.m., Regenstein Student of Dr. Hemke Works by Bach, Telemann, and more
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Brynn Johnson, mezzo-soprano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Karen Brunssen Works by Liszt, Grieg, and more
Master's Recital: William Beecher, bassoon 8:30 p.m., Regenstein Student of David McGill Works by Strauss, Mahler, and Vivaldi
6SAT
Marie Engle, mezzo-soprano 12 p.m., Lutkin Student of Karen Brunssen Works by Berlioz and Brahms Doctoral Recital: Paul Nemeth, bass 12 p.m., Regenstein Student of Andrew Raciti Works by Bach, Hersch, and more Adam Rothenberg, piano 3 p.m., Lutkin Student of James Giles Works by Adam, Liszt, and more Carl Maragos, trombone 3 p.m., Regenstein Student of Michael Mulcahy Works by Tomasi, Roikjer, and more
6SAT(CONT) Ashley Mann, soprano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Sunny Joy Langton Works by Barber Granados, and Verdi Michael Shayte, trombone 6 p.m., Regenstein Student of Michael Mulcahy Works by Bach, Tomasi, and more Joanna Blieden, soprano 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Karen Brunsen Works by Rodgers, Handel, and more Tom Perian, euphonium 8:30 p.m., Regenstein Student of Rex Martin Works by Telemann, Jacob, and more
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Master's Recital: Grant Reed, trombone 12 p.m., Regenstein Student of Michael Mulcahy Works by Jongen, David, and more Robert Einsentrout, baritone 3 p.m., Regenstein Student of W. Stephen Smith Works by Holst, Wolf, and more Master's Recital: John Clemons, conducting 5 p.m., Alice Millar Chapel Student of Mallory Thompson Works by Corigliano, Newman, and more Andrea Swanson, piano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Marcia Bosits Works by Schubert, Schumann, and more Master's Recital, Katie Salvatore, oboe/ english horn 6 p.m., Regenstein Student of Michael Henoch Works by Mozart, Colin, and more Master's Recital: Julian Otis, tenor 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of W. Stephen Smith Works by Schumann and Williams Maggie Lin, bass 8:30 p.m., Regenstein Student of Andrew Raciti Works by Bach, Anderson, and more
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Master's Recital: Cody Monta Jarrett, baritone 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of W. Stephen Smith Works by Musto, Porter, and more Charles Foster, baritone 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of W. Stephen Smith Works by Ravel, Wolf, and more
9TUE
Master's Recital: Soowon Seo, piano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of James Giles Works by Bach, Chopin, and more Ryan Silhavy, euphonium 6 p.m., Regenstein Student of Rex Martin Works by Bach, Schubert, and more Master's Recital: Chris Haas, trumpet 6 p.m., Vail Chapel Student of Robert Sullivan Works by Handel, Hansen, and more
Doctoral Recital: Hyejin Joo, piano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Works by Schumann and Chopin
12FRI
Master's Recital: Jonathan Parker, tenor 6 p.m., Lutkin Master's Recital: Knut Esten Thomassen Student of W. Stephen Smith Works by Liszt, DvorĂĄk and more Stendal, euphonium 6 p.m., Regenstein Student of Rex Martin Works by Wilby, Madsen, and more Linling Navarro, soprano 8 p.m., Regenstein Student of Kurt Hansen Works by Moore, Ravel, and more Pan Xiao, piano 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Works by Handel, Hadyn, and more
11THU
Lara Saldanha, piano 3 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Works by Schumman, Beethoven, and more Patrick Lynch, baritone 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Kurt Hansen Works by Brahms, Musto, and more
Master's Recital: Yu Han, piano 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Doctoral Recital: Xuan He, piano Works by Haydn, Schubert, and more 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Works by Schubert
Master's Recital: Andrew Palmer, bass trombone 6 p.m., Regenstein Student of Michael Mulcahy Works by Bozza, Strauss and more Xinzh Jiang, piano 8:30 p.m., Lutkin Student of Alan Chow Works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Chopin
13SAT
6RĂ€ D .LP violin 3 p.m., Lutkin Student of Almita and Roland Vamos Works by Beethoven, Paganini, and more
14SUN
Master's Recital: Kelsey A. Park, mezzo-soprano 6 p.m., Lutkin Student of Theresa Brancaccio Works by Bach, Howells, and more
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City schools stand to lose millions from state bill By Marissa Page
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Evanston schools could lose up to almost $9 million in state assets if a bill passes that reforms funding for Illinois schools. The losses — about $6.6 million for Evanston/Skokie School District 65 and $2.2 million for School District 202 — would constitute 85 and 81 percent of each district’s respective state funding. Although the cuts will be phased in incrementally over four years, the loss would still have a stark impact on current operation of District 65 schools, according to a March 6 statement by the lobbyist group Ed-Red, which represents suburban school districts such as 65 and 202 in the state capital. “We have no room to absorb the revenue loss,” said Kathy Zalewski, business manager for District 65. “The district would probably have to engage in some major restructuring.” The bill was first introduced in a slightly different form in 2014 by Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill). The initial proposal was met with criticism from the would-be affected Illinois school districts in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, which would
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have lost a total $228 million in state funding, with Districts 65 and 202 shouldering $8.7 million of that amount. Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) hosted a September 2014 press conference with panelists Manar and District 65 superintendent Paul Goren to tease out the details of the We have no bill’s potential effect room to absorb on Districts 65 and the revenue loss 202. Biss began the con... the district ference expressing would probably his discontent with current funding have to engage the structure for Evanin some major ston schools, which rely heavily on local restructuring. property taxes for Kathy Zalewski, funding. District 65 business “The bill … takes manager as its starting point the recognition that (the property tax funding issue is) more to bite off at once than can be done,” he said. “It attempts to address a single component of this longer program of finding ways to raise adequate revenue to fund all our schools and do it in an equitable way.”
Biss lauded the bill’s approach to what he said is a problematic issue, but said he was open to further input from the community. In October 2014, Districts 65 and 202 released a joint statement opposing the bill, highlighting the “fundamental defects” in its provisions and urging the Illinois General Assembly to vote it down. The bill seeks to reallocate funding to areas that demonstrate greater need based on district property taxes. Evanston has high property taxes, but pockets of Districts 65 and 202 are highly-concentrated impoverished areas, the joint statement said. Low-income students represent 38 percent of the District 65 student population and 44 percent of students at Evanston Township High School. “The answer to the inequity of a system that forces local communities to take on an obligation of the state is not to penalize those who take on that burden but for the state to acknowledge its own obligation and properly fund education,” Districts 65 and 202 said in the statement. Earlier this year, Manar reintroduced the bill in its updated form after consulting with more than 400 local superintendents, parents and educators in forums such as Biss’s September press conference. The changes, which focus primarily on changing the funding appropriations
formula to make special dispensations for districts with mentally or economically disadvantaged students, would still drain the same portion of funds from District 65 and ETHS. Biss has yet to release a statement on the changes made to the bill. District 202 board president Gretchen Livingston said ETHS generally tries to avoid affecting teachers when faced with budget restructuring, but the $2.2 million deficit could make some job cuts unavoidable. “When you’re talking about losses of millions of dollars and 80 percent of your budget is personnel, it’s going to be difficult to figure out how to apply those cuts without affecting your personnel in some way,” Livingston said. “Whether it will be attrition or thoughtful combining of roles, it’s hard to say yet.” Another recent piece of legislation in the House would introduce a property tax freeze that could cut up to 67 percent of District 65’s overall budget. This would place a tremendous strain on the district’s funding, Zalewski said, especially if Manar’s bill is approved. “This legislation would have an adverse impact on the quality of our educational services and on our school district as a whole,” she added.
police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. When she returned Tuesday at around 7:30 a.m., the van was gone, Dugan added.
A police officer was patrolling near JewelOsco, 1128 Chicago Ave., when he spotted the 38-year-old man looking back toward the entrance of the store, Dugan said. Dugan said that after the officer pulled up next to the man to ask if everything was okay, the man said everything was fine and that he didn’t steal anything. However, the man, who was wearing a large winter coat, whad two bottles of Bombay
Sapphire gin worth about $50 inside his coat, police said. The officer went back to the store and spoke with the manager, Dugan said. After the officer reviewed the video, the man was charged with misdemeanor retail theft, police said. The 38-year-old is scheduled to appear in court June 29.
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Last Lecture speaker, the committee sent a copy of his email to the senior class and said that seniors who voted for Hesse could resubmit their vote. Weinberg junior Noah Star, Associated Student Government president, distributed Hesse’s email about withdrawing to the ASG News email list. “It’s ASG’s role to distribute information to the student body and provide a forum for information and discussion,” Star told The Daily. Students have also shared the email on social media. Hesse declined to comment beyond the email he sent.
the number of complaints of sexual assault they receive, Bass Ehler said. If the bill becomes law, NU will closely review its contents to assess whether the University needs to make changes to its policies, procedures or training, Title IX coordinator Joan Slavin said in an email to The Daily. Currently, the University provides confidential advocates through the Center for Awareness, Response, and Education and informs students of University policy through its website, Slavin said in the email. NU offers students and staff in-person training on sexual misconduct, she said. Undergraduate students also complete online training, and this fall the University will roll out an online program for faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students. Poskin said although the bill is a step in the right direction, there’s room for improvement, including a need for more involvement from community advocacy centers. “It’s an excellent first start for the state of Illinois, and I think once it’s implemented into law and the universities are responding to it, we’ll see where the gaps are and where some improvements might be able to be made,” Poskin said.
practices at our peer institutions and suggested opportunities for improving campus support for Native Americans,” she said. University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Daniel Linzer created a Native American Outreach and Inclusion Task Force in 2014 to study ways that NU could augment its relationship with Native Americans, Grimsted said. In addition to efforts made earlier this year, such as four new courses Winter Quarter that related to the Native American inclusion initiative and four additional courses this quarter, NU established a Native American leadership council this year, Grimsted said. Grimsted said there have been discussions with Weinberg faculty this spring about creating an indigenous research center that would focus on producing interdisciplinary research to serve the needs of indigenous populations. She said a more formal discussion of the research center will begin when Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph assumes the position in July. Christopher Watson, dean of undergraduate admission, told The Daily the University strives to bring diverse students to campus through its many partnerships with community-based organizations. He added NU has been doing a better reaching out to prospective students in the Chicago area. Chicago is incredibly diverse, so not to have the strongest presence possible in your own backyard is really hurting us,” he said. Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson, director of the Department of Campus Inclusion and Community, told The Daily her department is able to address more issues on campus because the department’s staff has grown. Brown-Henderson talked about Campus Inclusion and Community’s three-year plan, which includes hiring a director of social justice education and the growth of Student Enrichment Services, which is designed to help low-income and first-generation students. Students also discussed the proposed Social Inequalities and Diversities requirement in Weinberg. ASG vice president for accessibility and inclusion Matt Herndon told The Daily he disagrees with faculty members who want the requirement to be globally based, and believes the requirement should focus on the United States. “The new dean is getting a lot of what he is hearing so far from the administration, when in reality ... this is for the students,” the SESP sophomore said.
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Victor Yampolsky, conductor Katherine Werbiansky, soprano
Recipients of the
Campus Life Award Spring 2015 Anna Rennich Class of 2015
Camaria Lehman Jenna Perlstein Class of 2015
Class of 2017
Michelle Margulis Class of 2015
Peter Cleary Class of 2015
Joey Becker Class of 2015
Zahra Brown Class of 2018
The Campus Life Award recognizes students who have actively worked to improve the quality of student life during the past quarter at Northwestern. We seek to acknowledge the achievements of students who have impacted our community through program development, program implementation, and the bridging of cultural differences, as well as those students who have worked collectively with others to create a more engaged and inclusive campus community. Presented by the
SPORTS Friday, May 29, 2015
ON DECK SEP.
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Football NU vs. Stanford, TBA Saturday
ON THE RECORD
Sometimes you gotta embrace the suck. We were bad. — Pat Fitzgerald, football coach
Highlight Reel
Game of Game the Year of the Year Northwestern 43, Notre Dame 40 (OT) If there’s one thing Wildcat fans can be proud of over the previous two 5-7 seasons, it’s Northwestern’s stunning upset victory over then-No. 18 Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The game was the antithesis of the misery that so frequently defined NU’s up-and-down 2014 campaign. The maligned offense exploded for 547 yards, the Cats recovered a miracle fumble to earn a shot at sending the
game to overtime and sophomore kicker Jack Mitchell became an instant hero by booting the tying and winning field goals straight through the uprights. NU earned its Chick-fil-A that night and sent fans home with a game to remember. Honorable Mention: Northwestern 82, Michigan 78 (2OT) – Men’s Basketball
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Team of the Year Field Hockey
Field Hockey captured its first-ever Big Ten Championship in 2014, edging out top seed Maryland in the championship game, 3-1, to take home the trophy. The Wildcats excelled under the leadership of sixth-year coach Tracey Fuchs, who has quietly built Northwestern into a conference powerhouse. Fuchs organized this year’s squad around the talents of senior goalkeeper Maddy Carpenter, who started every game in net, posted a career-high .760 save percentage and earned first team All-Big Ten recognition. The Cats disappointed in the NCAA Tournament with a first round exit at the hands of Duke, but should remain a conference and national power in 2015 with the return of leading scorers sophomores Dominique Masters and Isabel Flens. Daily file photo by Mike Marut
Honorable Mention: Women’s Golf
Most Northwestern Moments Football: Trevor Siemian falls down on the final play against Michigan
Daily file photo by Luke Vogelzang
This was a painful game to watch from start to finish, with each offense mired in ineptitude and unable to score during the first half. Michigan eventually scored in the second half after a muffed punt by senior receiver Tony Jones, but Northwestern rallied and drove for a potentially-game-tying touchdown, scoring with just three seconds left in the game. Coach Pat Fitzgerald opted to leave the offense on the field and attempt a game-winning two-point conversion, and on the field is exactly where Trevor Siemian stayed. The senior quarterback took the snap, rolled to his right and slipped and fell to the turf in an attempt to avoid an oncoming Wolverines defender, ending the game. NU left the field with a 10-9 defeat, which was another ugly loss in an ugly season.
Men’s Basketball: Dez Wells scores a last-second putback to sink Northwestern
The Wildcats lost five Big Ten games in a row after winning their first, and that was before travelling to College Park, Maryland, to face the then-No. 13 Terrapins. Despite the long odds, Northwestern actually managed to string together its best performance to date — up until the last shot. Freshman guard Bryant McIntosh laid in 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting and junior guard Tre Demps hit a beautiful stepback jumper to give NU a late lead, but none of that mattered when Maryland guard Melo Trimble lofted a 3-pointer with just a few ticks remaining. The shot clanged off the rim and into the hands of forward Dez Wells, who put it through the hoop to seal the win for the Terrapins. Another five games passed before the Cats finally picked up that elusive second conference victory. — Bobby Pillote
A CTEC on four years covering Northwestern sports AVA WALLACE
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I learned a lot in my classes at Northwestern, but I learned way more writing for The Daily. I gained a new set of teachers when I joined the sports desk as a freshman. My peers, a handful of Daily editors and a few sports writers who matriculated after me, taught me to write. Dozens of student-athletes and coaches such as Claire Pollard, Tim Lenahan, Joe McKeown and Kelly Amonte Hiller taught me how to interview, just by standing and answering my questions week after week. Years worth of interacting with sports
information directors, known as SIDs, taught me the importance of preparation and research. I want to thank to them for — most of the time — taking the reporters on this campus as seriously as we, often, take ourselves. Covering women’s lacrosse was my favorite class at NU. Writing a good story was more satisfying than any good grade, and an error was far more upsetting than any bad mark. Interviewing Amonte Hiller after a loss remains more daunting than any midterm. When I joined the sports desk, I also gained a new set of classmates — a nerdy, insular, ambitious community of sports reporters from different publications across campus. And of course, I met some of my best friends in this world in The Daily’s
newsroom, the products of relationships forged in Norris at 2 a.m. There’s no trust and respect like the trust and respect you have for the people who read every single article, email, text and tweet before you hit send. So now, at the end of a love letter to My Real Northwestern Education, I’ve got a CTEC to fill out. I found an amazing community covering NU sports, but my experience wasn’t the bro-tastic love fest Rohan Nadkarni described in his lovely senior column. That’s not a jab at him or his experience. I was never questioned nor the least bit challenged as a woman covering sports on this campus. But having to force your way into conversations on the basketball court, practice after practice, for the reporter’s version of locker-room talk, is wearing. Looking around press box after
press box in which no one looks like you is hard. On the NU Athletics side, I worked with one female SID through three years of writing at The Daily. There is currently only one on NU Athletics’ online staff page — the rest are white males. There have to be more women and more minorities on this campus working in sports media. Of a sports staff of 11, The Daily has only three women, including me, who wrote this quarter. Of a staff of 10, five part-time and five full-time, InsideNU has no active women writers, and no women write for North by Northwestern’s three-person sports staff. More than two years and seven different sports editors separated Katherine Driessen’s tenure as Daily sports editor and mine during Winter Quarter 2014.
The lack of diversity in sports reporters at NU is, of course, representative of the nation’s problem with diversity in sports media, and in large part a symptom of the lack of diversity in all media on campus. But as a start, NU’s student publications need to do a better job attracting the interest of and supporting women and minorities who want to cover sports. More diversity in the college press room only means fewer stupid comments directed at me and other female reporters in professional press and locker rooms down the line, and better coverage as a whole. In many ways, we in the sports media community on campus are all educators and classmates. It’s far past time we do some homework. avawallace2015@u.northwestern.edu
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