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Wildcats fall to crosstown UIC 0-2
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Schapiro walks back word choice NU president says use of ‘idiots’ in speech was mistake By PETER KOTECKI
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Coach Pat Fitzgerald looks up during Northwestern’s Oct. 1 game at Iowa. The team’s football handbook rules were previously “overbroad,” according to a September National Labor Relations Board advice memo.
Football handbook rules revised
Complaint to NLRB dropped, players termed ‘employees’ in memo By MAX GELMAN
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An associate general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board referred to Northwestern athletes as “employees” in the footnote of a memo issued last month and made public in recent days. The advice memorandum, dated Sept. 22, deemed past team rules for athlete conduct
on social media and media interaction “unlawful.” Following the University’s voluntary revision of the handbook’s policies, the memo called for the dismissal of a complaint filed by a California labor lawyer against the University alleging that the football team’s handbook violated the players’ rights as employees. “Although Northwestern disputes the General Counsel’s assumption that Northwestern’s scholarship football
players are employees, the rules of the former Football Handbook that were the subject of this charge have been modified,” University spokesman Al Cubbage said in a statement. “We agree with the NLRB Advice Memorandum’s statement that it would not effectuate the policies and purposes of the NLRA to issue a complaint in this case and that the charge should be dismissed.” The charge was withdrawn Sept. 28, according to
the NLRB website, and the advice response memo was made public recently after ESPN.com filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the material. University President Morton Schapiro reiterated the position that football players are not employees in an interview with The Daily on Tuesday. A request for comment from coach Pat Fitzgerald was declined through a » See NLRB, page 6
Universit y President Morton Schapiro said the nature of his comments criticizing opponents of trigger warnings and microaggressions during his convocation speech in September were a mistake. In the speech, Schapiro said people who do not believe in trigger warnings are “lunatics,” and those who deny the existence of microaggressions are “idiots.” “Did I mean to call people idiots? I certainly didn’t,” Schapiro told The Daily on Tuesday. “It was a mistake because…it made it easier for people who don’t believe in the existence of microaggressions.” In a Washington Post op-ed published last month, David Bernstein, a professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School, said Schapiro “utterly failed to meet even the minimum standards of appropriate discourse” in his convocation speech. Schapiro noted that he did not prepare remarks for this particular speech. He said unlike many university presidents, he does not rely on speech writers. His comments about people who decry safe spaces
were not the “main thrust” of his speech, he said. His main point was to emphasize that everyone has safe spaces, Schapiro said. He said his synagogue is a safe space for him, noting that he hasn’t missed Shabbat in more than a year. Schapiro also considers the Institute for Policy Research and golf courses to be safe spaces for him, he said. “Nobody ever follows me around the (golf ) course and says, ‘Oh, you’re too politically correct. You’re coddling students,’” Schapiro said. “We all have safe spaces.” Still, those who say the idea of safe spaces violates the First Amendment are “wrong,” he said. He added that saying trigger warnings reduce faculty autonomy is “misdirected,” and the questioning of microaggressions is “inconceivable.” “It’s inconceivable to me that anyone … could ever look at their past and say that they weren’t deeply damaged by when they thought they were in a comfortable group and among supportive people, and all of a sudden said something that just … is devastating to them,” Schapiro said. However, Schapiro said he does not consider classrooms to be safe spaces. Classes should allow students to learn new things and may make them uncomfortable, but that viewpoint is not at odds with one that » See SCHAPIRO, page 6
Vigil at Rock mourns LGBTQ people lost to violence Student gathering held on National Coming Out Day meant to demonstrate solidarity, offer support By MARIANA ALFARO
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Students gathered at Th e Rock on Tuesday afternoon to honor the lives lost to violence against LGBTQ people and to celebrate the solidarity that exists in the community at Northwestern, organizers said. The vigil — held annually during NU’s Rainbow Week— was planned for the same day as National Coming Out Day. Nine students and Multicultural Student Affairs assistant director JT Turner attended the gathering, where they shared coming out stories and perspectives on being a member of the LGBTQ community at NU. During the vigil, Weinberg junior Yamari Lewis said although coming out is a big
and impactful moment in a queer person’s life, the community must remember that there are many people in the world who can’t come out for fear of being judged or because society doesn’t understand them. Lewis, a member of Rainbow Alliance’s programming committee, said it is lucky that the school, state and country are places where people are more accepting of the LGBTQ community, compared with less-accepting societies. She said although the community must mourn the lives lost to violence and societal pressures, they should also celebrate the lives of those who are able to be who they want to be without feeling alienated or attacked. “Th is event is important because it’s one of those days when we’re able to come together in solidarity,” Lewis
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told The Daily. “We have to understand that it’s a spectrum: there are people that are out; there are people that are in the process, people that will never be out.” The vigil is a staple of Rainbow Week, a time for students to reflect on the different situations members of the LGBTQ community face, recognize their strengths and come together as a community, Lewis told The Daily. Turner — who uses “they/ them/their” pronouns— told The Daily they were happy students were able to commemorate Coming Out Day this way. “It’s a national event; it’s our way of just supporting Northwestern Wildcats who are on the process of coming out or can’t come out,” Turner said. “(It’s a good way to) show » See VIGIL, page 3
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Weinberg junior Yamari Lewis speaks at The Rock on Tuesday at a vigil held in honor of lives lost to violence against the LGBTQ community. Lewis is a member of Rainbow Alliance’s programming committee.
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AROUND TOWN
City aims to increase pension funding By NORA SHELLY
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It’s still a long road ahead to fully fund the city’s fire and police pension funds. At an Administration and Public Works Committee meeting on Monday, aldermen heard a report on both pension plans, which are both funded at under 50 percent. An actuarial firm hired by the city suggested adjusting the mortality tables for the pension plans, which would cause the city’s contribution to increase. Currently, the funded ratio for the fire plan is 43.6 percent and 46.6 percent for the police plan. Jason Franken of the actuarial firm Foster and Foster said although the city’s contribution would be more than required by the Illinois pension code, it was a good decision for the city. “The funding policy that … is being followed by the City of Evanston is much more sound than what’s in the Illinois pension code,” he said. “You’re meeting your obligations today rather than deferring it into the future when the money may or may not be available.”
According to city documents, if no change was made, the police pension fund would decrease, while the fire pension fund would increase in the long run. A change in the mortality tables, which calculate life expectancy, would result in an increase for both funds. The previous mortality tables were calculated in the 1990s when life expectancy was lower, Franken said, and do not properly account for gender differences. This year, both the assumed rate of return for salary contributions and investment rates were lower than expected. Police and fire pension funds across the state are hurting after decades of state and local policies of underfunding. A raise in property tax was recommended in the 2017 proposed budget to go towards the pension funds. Evanston is doing better than most municipalities with pension funds, assistant city manager Marty Lyons said during Monday’s meeting. Deron Daugherty of the firefighter’s pension board said the city requires patience to deal with the funds. “This is a 30- to 35-year-old problem, and
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being battered,” Dugan said the man was charged with assault.
Man charged with assault after lunging at police
Shots fired reported in west Evanston on Monday night
Evanston police charged a man Monday evening with assault after he allegedly lunged at officers. Police received tips of people selling drugs in the rear lot of an apartment building in the 2000 block of Wesley Avenue at about 5 p.m. The detectives had previous contact with the man and knew he was not a resident of the building, and said he became “belligerent” when offices approached, said Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan. Dugan added the man clenched his fists and lunged in the direction of the officers while saying, “F— the police.” Because the man was “putting them in fear of
Evanston police received two reports of shots fired within five blocks of one another in west Evanston Monday night, but were unable to locate suspect or witnesses. At about 11 p.m. police received two anonymous phone calls reporting shots fire — one stated the shots were from the 2100 block Dewey Avenue and the other from the 2200 block of Grey Avenue, Dugan said. Officers checked both locations for evidence or witnesses, but did not locate anything, Dugan said. — Erica Snow
27th Annual
RICHARD W. LEOPOLD Lecture
2016
Jill Lepore Jill Lepore is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she writes about American history, politics, and law. Her books include The Name of War (1998), winner of the Bancroft Prize; New York Burning (2005), a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Book of Ages (2013), a finalist for the National Book Award; and The Secret History of Wonder Woman (2014), winner of the American History Book Prize. Her most recent article in The New Yorker (September 19, 2016) is entitled “The State of the Presidential Debate.” She is currently writing a history of the United States.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 6:30 p.m.
James L. Allen Center McCormick Auditorium 600 Emerson Street • Evanston, IL Parking on campus is free after 4:00 p.m. Following Professor Lepore’s lecture, we will host a public viewing of the third presidential debate in McCormick Auditorium for those who wish to attend. Free and open to the public. No tickets or reservations required.
For more information, contact wcas-events@northwestern.edu or call 847-467-4124.
The Question of America and the Answer of History The United States is an experiment, an investigation into the question asked by Alexander Hamilton: Can a political society really be governed by “reflection and choice” rather than by “accident and force”? Lepore offers an answer, arguing from the evidence of history.
it’s going to take us 30 to 35 years to dig out of it,” he said. “It’s a pay now or pay later strategy.” Daugherty said using the state’s pension recommendations would be like buying a “balloon mortgage” that wouldn’t go away. Such a contribution was necessary, he said. “Our numbers are in line with reality,” Daugherty said. “This is always money that we owed; we just maybe didn’t know it yet.” The actuarial fund will also work with the city in the coming weeks to prepare reports to look at the long-term plan for the police and fire pension funds in terms of the unfunded ratios and contribution requirements over the next 15 to 20 years, Franken said. Focusing on the individual year, rather than the future, can make some cities lose focus on the long-term financial implications for the plan and the cities, Franken said. Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) said he supports making contributions to the pension funds now rather than in the future. “So either pay now or pay later,” Braithwaite said. “One way or the other we’re going to pay.” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight An article published in Tuesday’s paper titled “NU stars exit early in first fall tournament” misstated the tours of professional tennis on which Strong Kirchheimer played this summer. They were the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures Tour. The Daily regrets the error.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016
ON CAMPUS
New social justice organizing group takes shape By FATHMA RAHMAN
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Student Action NU –– a new undergraduate-led organization –– is meant to serve as a space for students who want to organize around social justice issues with an intersectional perspective, said Scott Brown, the group’s co-founder. “A lot of people come to NU and want to do social justice work, but they don’t necessarily know how to organize,” the Medill senior said. “They aren’t thinking about how different issues connect because they don’t necessarily have experience in that kind of political analysis.” Brown and co-founder Jackson Paller envision Student Action NU to be a place where students can initiate conversations and learn about how issues are interrelated, such as the Black Lives Matter movement and climate injustice issues, Brown said. The group had its first meeting last Wednesday, during which Brown and Paller introduced the mission of their organization to about 30 attendees. “People seemed really excited, and there was a lot of energy in the room,” said Paller, a Weinberg senior. “We have a lot of first-year and second-year students, and, for the purpose of having an organization that’s lasting, that was really exciting for us to see.” Student Action NU plans to provide students with a variety of resources, such as monthly training sessions about organizing,
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From page 1 solidarity and support for each other.” Lewis said Rainbow Week is intense, but fun. She said it’s a way to introduce freshmen and
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Scott Brown (second from right) and other student divestment advocates meet with University President Morton Schapiro in April to discuss the socially responsible investment committee. Brown is the co-founder of Student Action NU, a new social justice organizing group.
so students can also get involved without needing to have a specific campaign of their own in mind, Brown said. Student Action NU is connected to a larger organization, Chicago Student Action, which has branches at several universities throughout Chicago, including Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Chicago. Chicago Student Action is part of The People’s Lobby, a greater Chicago organization, which pushes for change at the
government level. “If there is a campaign that is being formed or coming up, we would want to be a place those people can come and connect with other groups, and other people who are also interested in organizing with them so they can build more power behind their campaign,” Brown said. Brown –– who served as campaign coordinator for Fossil Free NU –– said organizing on campus for the last three years has been
transfer students to Rainbow Alliance and what it is like to be LGBTQ on campus. Chicago-based intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis is Rainbow Alliance’s fall speaker this year. Pagonis will visit campus on Thursday. Weinberg senior Car Jansen, Rainbow Alliance’s
co-president, said talking about intersex experiences is not a commonly-held discussion in most communities. Being intersex means having sexual anatomy that doesn’t align with typical definitions of male or female. “(Intersex) is not something that’s talked
impactful, but he sees an opportunity to further these efforts through Student Action NU. “When you analyze the larger picture, you see that all these issues are fundamentally interconnected,” Brown said. “We should be organizing to change things together rather than organizing separately around single issues.” Weinberg sophomore Sydney Stein attended the introductory meeting because she wants to get involved with student activism on campus or in the greater Chicago area. Stein said it was clear that Paller and Brown had been involved with organizing for a long time, but was disappointed that there wasn’t one specific goal in mind. “The group knows it wants to do organizing and campaigning, and the people in charge of it know what they care about and what’s going on, but there wasn’t really a trickle-down of knowing what the goals are and what specific problems they will be targeting or what groups they will be working with,” Stein said. The group does not want to take over any campaigns that are already in existence on campus, Paller said. Instead, it wants to be a “hub for campaigns to be formed,” Brown said. “It ’s especially important for students because we are the ones inheriting this country and this world we live in, so we have the biggest stakes in these battles,” Brown said. “If we’re not the ones organizing and putting radical ideas out into the atmosphere to change the way this world works, then who’s going to do it?” fathma@u.northwestern.edu about a lot within the queer community, let alone outside the queer community,” she said. “(Pagonis is) just really good at explaining how the binary isn’t a thing.” alfaro@u.northwestern.edu
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MARS’ approach to sexual assault is too heteronormative DAVID GUIRGIS
DAILY COLUMNIST
In conversations about social justice, we are constantly reminded to “assume best intentions,” to remind ourselves most people come from a good place. However, we are also taught to “recognize impact vs. intent.” While intent may be good, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Herein lies my conundrum regarding Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault, the men’s group at Northwestern designed to spark conversation on campus regarding rape culture on campus. I had applied to MARS this fall because I saw it as an opportunity to discuss and analyze the foundations of rape culture: toxic masculinity and heteronormativity. As a gay man who openly struggles with stereotypes of how I should perform my masculinity, this was especially important to me. I sought not only to break down campus rape culture, but also to begin to break down the toxic masculinity fueling it. MARS seeks to make this a focal point for its members, both new and returning; it was mentioned at the meeting that the upcoming orientation retreat for members, which will be held
this Friday and Saturday, will center on discussions about masculinity. This is commendable, and it speaks to its members’ awareness of their identity as (mostly) straight, (mostly) white men — they adhere to the box of masculinity they’re attempting to understand and break. MARS does contribute to a conversation much needed on campuses everywhere, something I proudly mentioned in my applicant interview. And yet I left the first meeting disillusioned enough by what I experienced that I was compelled to resign as a member. It was a jarring experience walking into my first MARS meeting and realizing I was possibly the only LGBT+ member, probably the only male not traditionally masculine, and definitely part of an extremely small number of men of color. And this raises a necessary question: How does MARS plan on representing the many faces of sexual assault when it doesn’t even represent the many men on campus? In addition, if MARS plans on making discussions on masculinity a central part of its retreat, why is it not a focal point in the workshops they plan on holding on Winter Quarter? The presentation model with which MARS frames this conversation, designed for fraternity pledge classes, is limited. It mentions, but fails to expand upon and address, the systemic web of
complexities regarding toxic masculinity and the role of heteronormativity in campus discussion of sexual assault. It fails to challenge its audience. And perhaps this is because they don’t know how to. Although toxic masculinity needs to be discussed, it is difficult, if not impossible, to grasp its full impact when most of the people leading such discussions are straight, white frat boys framing a presentation for pledge classes — an environment almost exclusively designed for straight white men. It will be difficult, if not impossible, to discuss the impact of heteronormativity on rape culture when it is brought up as little more than an aside before playing a heteronormative video for that same presentation. MARS frames the campus sexual assault narrative within its stereotypes, leaving little to no room for a wider discussion outside this white, cis framework. And as a result, it reinforces the same problems that MARS’ members acknowledge exist and need to be solved. There must be a more thoughtful, in-depth discussion on the issues behind campus rape culture, and MARSfacilitated workshops must be held to a higher standard: one that is more inclusive, that goes beyond merely mentioning the existence of other facets of rape culture. I assumed, and still assume, best intentions in regards to MARS’ work, and I understand my
judgment has stemmed from the course of one meeting of a group with a core message directed toward changing the current state of Greek life. But I left MARS anyway, and I have to address why. I have to address the fact that the Greek culture MARS spends the entirety of Winter Quarter addressing is implicitly designed to exclude people like me: gay men of color, especially those who don’t adhere to traditional perceptions of masculinity. I have to address that as a result of their focus, MARS’ foundation still rests on a heteronormative and binary perception of sexual assault, and framing such a vital conversation in this way only further marginalizes groups that do not fall into the lines of “cis straight (white) person who’s likely Greek.” I have to address the paradox I encountered when certain men discuss the problematic nature of ratios for party admission, after having recalled these same men rejecting groups from parties because their ratios were off. I have to address MARS’ impact. David Guirgis is a Medill freshman. He can be contacted at davidguirgis2020@u.northwestern. edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@ dailynorthwestern.com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
Young Americans should learn from Brexit, vote this fall EISH SUMRA
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The night of the Brexit vote, I fell asleep to the news that Britain would be leaving the EU and, like other Brits, had no idea what would happen next. I woke up the following morning and discovered our prime minister planned to resign, and the pound had dropped to one of its lowest points in the last three decades. America may not have felt a cataclysmic shift in global politics, but it surely hit me, hard. Young Americans should look to the results of Brexit as a warning about the danger of deciding not to vote in the U.S. presidential race. In the weeks before and after Brexit, hate crimes surged across the country, with an average of more than 200 per day reported, according to the BBC. Before Brexit, I had rarely seen xenophobia in Europe. But in the last weeks, while studying in Paris, I have been called a “Paki” in a pub in London, had a restaurant owner shout “Pakistan” at me while walking down a street in Brussels
(despite the fact that I’m Indian) and almost was refused entry into an academic building in Paris until my white classmate confirmed that I was indeed a student, as if my ID card was not enough. These experiences have showed me the increasing ostracization minority communities face today, proving the dangerous implications of giving in to the racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric that some “leave” supporters displayed throughout their campaign. Both social and political representation have been harmed in the wake of Brexit, with only two people of color among the new cabinet ministers. New policies, outlined at the recent Conservative Party conference, revealed a shift toward isolationism, with the government planning to monitor companies with foreign employees and cut back on visas for foreign students. These policies ignore how vital immigrants and their families are to Western economies. Foreign students bring over £4 billion to the UK economy each year and 20 percent of the UK’s 100 richest people are at least secondgeneration immigrants, with Sikh and Jewish households being the wealthiest in the country. Despite this, foreigners are now being used as bargaining chips to appease a small
majority. This is a shameful, regressive move from a country that used to be a bastion of Western progression. America can easily avoid the same mistakes that my country made, but the support for Donald Trump and his hateful dialogue is example enough of the potential for America following Britain’s
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The fact that young people stayed home instead of exercising their civic duty might have been a deciding factor in the “Leave” campaign’s success.
treacherous path. It might be tempting to blame the older generation for the results of Brexit, with 73 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds and 62 percent of 25 to 34-year-olds voting to stay. But in fact, young people had the lowest turnout of all age groups, with the turnout reaching 80 percent for people over the age of 55. The fact that young people stayed home instead of exercising their civic duty might have been a deciding factor in the “Leave”
campaign’s success. I know a shocking amount of American students who are refusing to vote because they see their vote as “pointless” and “immaterial.” This is not democratic. Seeing that the difference between the remain and leave side on June 24 was only a million votes was heartbreaking; my own friends and family contributed to that deficit by choosing not to vote. You might dislike both major party candidates for president, but hateful dialogue is being weaponised across the Western world, and young Americans can take a stand against it at the ballot box. The power and strength of immigrants and their families is unrivalled and irreplaceable, and young people must vote to reiterate their promise of freedom and respect. Eish Sumra is a Medill junior. He can be contacted at eishsumra2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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recognizes the need for spaces such as the Black House, Sheil Catholic Center and Hillel, Schapiro said. Before he wrote an op-ed on safe spaces in the Washington Post, Schapiro said he spoke to a student at Norris University Center who helped change his perspective on what a safe space is. “A student stood up and said, ‘I just graduated, and I had the best safe space in the world. It was called Hillel,’” Schapiro said. “And I was like, I never even thought of that as being a safe space. I never thought about why I never missed synagogue. That was one of a number of places I could be during my week where I could just focus on inspiration and humility.” Schapiro, who said he has written more than 20 op-eds since he became Northwestern’s president, said he believes he has a more expansive public record of his opinions than many other college presidents. However, he said he didn’t always grasp the importance of safe spaces. “I didn’t get it until I got it,” he said. “I didn’t understand that I had safe spaces. I didn’t understand that safe spaces are important. I didn’t understand that, in a very uncomfortable learning environment that is any college or university, you have to feel somewhat safe before you voluntarily engage in uncomfortable learning.” peterkotecki2018@u.northwestern.edu
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2016
Kabul House to reopen in Evanston
Afghan restaurant located in downtown Skokie seeks to come back to city By GABBY GROSSMAN
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Kabul House, a popular Afghan restaurant in downtown Skokie, will be closing its doors to move to a larger venue in Evanston with an expanded menu by the end of 2016. The restaurant is set to open at 2424 Dempster St., the former location of Chicken and Waffles, which closed its doors in April of 2015. The city lost over $100,000 in a loan to the restaurant that was only partially paid back before the restaurant closed. The new location in Evanston will allow for the the restaurant to accommodate its rapidly growing customer base, Kabul House owner Akmal Qazi said. The current venue has just one dining room and one kitchen, he said. “Now, we will have three kitchens, a dining space that is three times the size of this one, an open bar, a tea lounge and a party room,” Richard Gonzalez, a waiter at Kabul House said. Gonzalez said throughout his three years at the restaurant he has seen new customers and regulars alike come in everyday. One family came all the way to Skokie from Ohio to eat at Kabul House after hearing about the restaurant from a friend, he said. The restaurant often gets backed up during busy times like weekends due to the popularity
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Morton Schapiro speaks at an event. On Tuesday, Schapiro told The Daily that the nature of the comments he made about critics of microaggressions and trigger warnings earlier this year was a mistake.
team spokesman. Members of NU’s football team moved to unionize in January 2014, petitioning the NLRB to be recognized as University employees. Although a regional board agreed with the players in April 2014, the NLRB dismissed the petition in August 2015, effectively declaring that student-athletes should not be considered employees. The NLRB did not issue a ruling on the more recent matter of the handbook’s policies, and the athletes were only referred to as employees “for the purposes of this memorandum.” Rather, the memo informed the NLRB that its general counsel would not be bringing forward litigation for the complaint, said Marshall Babson, a labor relations lawyer who was on the NLRB in the 1980s, in an email to The Daily. Babson clarified to The Daily that an
and small size, Gonzalez said. “It’s hard. Because of the current size, we can get up to a three hour wait when it gets busy,” he said. Juwairiyyah Fatima, a Skokie native and SESP freshman, said she and her family have been going to Kabul House since it opened, but it has been getting harder and harder to get in on the weekends. “We can’t go on weekends if we don’t want to wait at least an hour,” Fatima said. “I’m excited it will be a lot bigger so that won’t happen.” The original Kabul House, opened by Qazi’s parents, was located in Evanston before his parents shut the restaurant down in 2008. Qazi decided to move the restaurant to Skokie and reopen its doors in 2010. Qazi also owns and runs a seafood restaurant called The Boiler Shrimp and Crawfish in Skokie. It will be an emotional move, Gonzalez said. “But it’s a really good change and exciting opportunity to go back home to Evanston where the restaurant was originally located 20 years ago,” he said. He added that he hopes in coming back home to Evanston, Kabul House can continue impacting its community. Kabul House plans to donate food through food drives and to host events in Evanston, Qazi said. “We believe that making ourselves aware of our community ultimately leads to our success
investigation by the NLRB showed a technical violation of the University’s rules, but also that NU promptly revised the rules voluntarily. Such “merit dismissals” are not common,
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The rules of the former Football Handbook that were the subject of this charge have been modified. Al Cubbage, University spokesman
but they are not rare, Babson said. Some of the policies in the handbook altered by NU involved what the athletes could post on social media, how to conduct themselves during interviews with reporters and how to discuss team medical records.
too,” Qazi said. Hospitality is a key aspect of the Afghan culture, and Kabul House is hoping to show people the impact of both Afghan food and
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It’s a really good change and exciting opportunity to go back home to Evanston where the restaurant was originally located 20 years ago. Akmal Qazi Kabul House owner
Afghan hospitality, Qazi said. Some customers recognize the kindness that Qazi describes as well. “The employees are so nice and welcoming; it’s very cultural,” Fatima said. “I haven’t heard of any other restaurants that are like that and that serve authentic Middle Eastern food in Evanston.” The date of the opening has not yet been determined, but will be announced on Kabul House’s Facebook page in November, Qazi said. gabriellegrossman2020@u.northwestern.edu Additionally, a policy outlining an appeal system for resolving disputes was eliminated. For example, athletes’ posts could be “regularly monitored by a number of sources within Northwestern,” including the University Police. When athletes conducted interviews with reporters, they were explicitly instructed to “be positive when talking about (their) teammates, coaches and team” and to “never agree to an interview unless the interview has been arranged by the athletic communications office.” The handbook specifically referred to The Daily Northwestern as a media outlet that athletes should “politely, but firmly, redirect the reporter(s)” to Athletics Communications. Under the new handbook guidelines, athletes are now permitted to speak directly with the media and have “the option of referring the media representative to the athletic communications office.” maxgelman2018@u.northwestern.edu
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County court to allow juvenile weekend hearings
Cook County Circuit Court ordered youth offenders will get hearings over weekend starting next month no sense that an adult can see a judge 365 days a year and get out of jail and a juvenile has to sit there over long weekends because he is a juvenile.”
By SAM KREVLIN
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Juveniles arrested over the weekend in Cook County will no longer have to wait until Monday for a hearing, after the Circuit Court of Cook County ordered last week that juvenile hearings be conducted on weekends. Currently, juveniles put in detention centers on Friday would have to wait until Monday to stand in front of a judge. The new policy will be enacted in November. The announcement, issued by Chief Judge Timothy Evans, brings juvenile law more in line with adult law. State law said juveniles had 40 hours for their case to be reviewed, excluding weekends and holidays. Because no cases are reviewed on weekends, juveniles could stay in detention centers as long as 72 hours. Adult law stated judges must review cases before 48 hours, including weekends. “The juvenile system is supposed to be kinder and gentler than the adult system,” said John Rekowski, a public defender who works with juveniles in Madison County. “It makes
National News/Across Campuses UND officials: Racially charged Snapchat photos are ‘free speech’
MINNEAPOLIS — University of North Dakota officials announced late Wednesday that they concluded an investigation into two racially charged Snapchat photos, and have decided not to punish the students involved. “After a full review of the information, the Code of Student Life, and the laws pertaining to each incident, and after consulting with General Council, (the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities) has concluded that neither incident constitutes a violation of the UND Code of Student Life,” the school wrote in a statement. The outcome was “driven by
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No one should stay in custody because a judge is not available. That is a basic principle. Larry Suffredin, Cook County commissioner
Rekowski is one of the advocates for a bill written by state Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) aiming to to expand the reform presented by Evans by institutionalizing weekend hearings across all Illinois counties. The bill was passed in the Illinois House in April, but the state Senate has yet to vote on it. If the bill is passed, it would not hurt smaller counties with fewer judges available because the Constitutional protection of free speech,” but officials wouldn’t disclose details of their findings. This investigation’s conclusion differs from similar recent cases at other universities. Last month, a Kansas State student was expelled for a Snapchat picture of her and a friend wearing black clay masks with a racially offensive caption. A student from Belmont University in Nashville was also dismissed after a Snapchat with a violent threat toward black NFL players who had protested during the national anthem. The two UND Snapchat incidents occurred within days of each other in late September. The first involved three different students who allegedly locked a black student out of a dorm and took a picture on her phone with the caption, “locked the black b---- out.” And the second showed four students posing in blackface with
the number of cases in those areas are proportional, Rekowski said. In 2014, Cook County detained 1,215 children during weekends, which is over a quarter of total detention admissions. Out of the 1,215 children, nearly a quarter of those were released on Mondays, according to the Juvenile Justice Initiative. Elizabeth Clarke, president and founder of the Juvenile Justice Initiative, said research shows detention is harmful to children. One night, Clarke said, can cause psychological harm for a child. Rekowski added that many children face post traumatic stress disorder once they leave detention facilities and endure physical harm. “Children are much more susceptible to psychological harm, not to mention physical harm, when they are being detained,” Rekowski said. “I applaud Cook County for being on the cutting edge of this in Illinois.” Despite some additional costs necessary to keep judges, clerks and public defenders available on weekends, Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin said they are minimal and worthy of the justice being brought to juveniles.
“There is a cost, but the cost should never be the indicator of good justice,” Suffredin said. “No one should stay in custody because a judge is not available. That is a basic principle.” Clarke said this decision to allow juvenile hearings on weekends may even lower the number of juveniles put in detention centers to begin with, as adding a layer to the process may make law enforcement and the general court system think harder about leaving children in detention centers. Patrick Keenan-Devlin, executive director of the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy in Evanston, hopes Illinois will go further and mandate that juveniles should receive a hearing within 24 hours of being arrested. He said the court system should not only seek parity between juveniles and adults, but also give children more liberty. “When they are removed from their home, removed from their family, when they are removed from their school, it has damaging and long-term impact on a child,” KeenanDevlin said.
the caption “Black lives matter.” “As part of the conversation with student leaders, we talked about the concept of Zero Tolerance,” UND President Mark Kennedy said in a statement released following the investigation. “While I appreciate the desire for such a policy, it is unachievable under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.” Kennedy said he was aware that students and other members of the community were hurt by the incidents, and that he personally was “appalled” by the photos.
bonuses for two of its top administrators, an amount that is part of their employment agreements but could rankle some during a time of financial uncertainty. President Timothy Killeen will receive $100,000, while University of Illinois at Chicago Chancellor Michael Amiridis will get $75,000, the maximum amounts stipulated in their contracts. The bonus wages are based on their performance during their first year at the university. “President Killeen’s leadership has been terrific, and this just reinforces how much we appreciate his leadership,” trustee Patrick Fitzgerald said. “At least from my perspective, he has earned every dollar of it. When you look at the leadership he has shown and each of the chancellors this year ... we are headed in the right direction.”
-Rachel Chazin (Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)
University of Illinois leaders to get $175,000 in bonuses
CHICAGO — University of Illinois trustees on Thursday approved $175,000 in performance
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We can’t give up goals on set pieces. This is the second game in a row that we’ve done that. — Tim Lenahan, men’s soccer coach
Women’s Soccer No. 22 NU at Iowa, 7 p.m. Thursday
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Wildcats held scoreless in third straight game, fall to crosstown UIC By MARTY JOHNSON
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Northwestern is finding out how rare goals can be, as it failed to score for the third straight game in a 2-0 loss to crosstown rival UIC on Tuesday night at Martin Stadium. In the first half the Wildcats (2-9-1, 1-3-1 Big Ten) struggled to possess the ball against the Flames (5-5-3), an issue that has plagued them lately. As a result, NU was unable to sustain pressure on its offensive third of the field and failed to put a shot on goal before halftime. “I thought we came out a little flat,” senior forward Mike Roberge said. Coach Tim Lenahan said that although the Cats planned to sit back, they didn’t do a good enough job of pressuring UIC, which allowed the Flames to create dangerous offensive chances in the first half. Redshirt freshman goalkeeper Braden Thuraisingham, who made his first career start due to junior Francisco Tomasino’s suspension, was tested early and often. The Flames took 13 shots in the first half, and their sustained pressure paid off in the 26th minute when midfielder Oscar Rivero headed forward Max
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CROSSTOWN SHUT DOWN Todd’s corner kick into the back of the net. “We can’t give up goals on set pieces,” Lenahan said. “This is the second game in a row that we’ve done that.” The Cats started the second half well, putting furious pressure on the Flames and creating several prime offensive chances. Early in the half, junior forward Elo Ozumba got behind UIC’s defensive line and received a through ball, but goalkeeper Andrew Putna tackled Ozumba and knocked the ball wide. The sequence drew frustration from the Cats, who felt they deserved a penalty kick. “I thought we had one with Elo,” Lenahan said. NU returned to the attack several minutes later, this time with Roberge leading the charge. The senior forward got the ball on the left side of the field and used his speed to beat a UIC defender around the edge into the box. Roberge unleashed a low-driving shot to the near post, but Putna denied his shot with a great leg save. On the ensuing corner kick, Roberge sent a header wide left. The Cats outshot the Flames 12-5 in the second half, but were unable to capitalize on any of their chances. Although UIC saw less of the ball in the second half, it took good advantage of its chances. In the 62nd minute, Rivero received the ball just inside the left side of the box with his back to the net. The Flames’ sophomore laid the ball off to fellow midfielder Nestor Garcia, who uncorked a curling shot that found its way
into the top right corner of the net, doubling UIC’s lead. “It was a tough (game),” Thuraisingham said. Lenahan, however, praised his goalkeeper and said he did well filling in for the suspended Tomasino. NU has a good chance to get back in the win column on Friday when it travels to Piscataway, New Jersey to face Rutgers, which is winless on the season. Lenahan is optimistic that the team can still have success this season. “We still have a lot to play for,” Lenahan said. “We could get a home game (in the Big Ten Tournament). martinjohnson2019@u. northwestern.edu
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Still winless in Big Ten play, NU keeps pushing for victory
Against No. 18 Michigan, struggling Cats hope to win first game since Sept. 16, first set since Sept. 21 By JONAH DYLAN
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Northwestern badly needs to win a Big Ten match. But before that, the Wildcats need to focus on winning a single set. NU (7-11, 0-6 Big Ten) will try to do just that Wednesday night against No. 18 Michigan (15-3, 4-2 Big Ten). The Cats last won a set five games ago during their loss to Indiana on Sept. 21. Meanwhile, the Wolverines come in off two straight victories and have won four of their last five. Wednesday will be NU’s third straight
No. 18 Michigan vs. Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 6 p.m. Wednesday
game against a ranked opponent. The Cats were topped by No. 24 Illinois on Oct. 5 and lost to then-No. 1 Minnesota on Sunday. NU did come close to the Gophers in the second set. The Cats’ 21 points in that set marked the first time in three matches NU scored 20 or more points in a single set. However, junior outside hitter Symone Abbott said the team isn’t dwelling on the past. “You gotta keep pushing and get
excited to play great teams every single day,” Abbott said. NU continues to seek balance in its offense. Abbott is third in the Big Ten in kills per set, but she gets the vast majority of junior setter Taylor Tashima’s assists. Despite the loss Sunday, coach Shane Davis said the ball distribution was better. “In the previous matches we’ve been setting Symone 50 balls in a match, and this time we were able to get others involved,” Davis said. Abbott has nearly twice as many kills — 260 — as junior middle blocker Gabrielle Hazen, who is second on the team in kills with 136. Senior Kayla Morin is third
with just 106. Both Abbott and Hazen said the team plays better when it focuses on having fun and doesn’t dwell on the losses. “We play a lot better when we’re just going crazy and having a good time together on the court,” Hazen said. Abbott and Hazen will have a tough time getting the ball past Michigan libero Jenna Lerg, who leads the Big Ten in digs with 282 and digs per set with 4.55. The Wolverines are also second in the Big Ten in kills. Abbott’s play could be the key to overcoming the Wolverines’ attack, as she has been held to single-digit kills each of the
past two matches after her 26-game double-digit kill streak was snapped. The Cats have now lost seven straight matches, including their first six Big Ten outings. Despite the rough start to the season, Davis said his team hasn’t lost hope. “It’s all about trying to get one percent better from the previous day,” Davis said. “We just continue to set our sights on the next match. It’s not a group that’s sitting back there and dwelling on the fact they lost the last match. It’s all about looking ahead and figuring out a way to win the next one.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu
FENCING
Cats thrive, Hamilton places seventh at North American Cup By ALEXIS WAINWRIGHT
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Northwestern may be just two events into its season, but the Wildcats have already scored some standout results. Against some of the top fencers in the country, freshman Pauline Hamilton led
the way for the Cats. After finishing fifth in senior épée in her collegiate debut at the Remenyik Open, Hamilton had the top NU result in senior-level competition, finishing seventh in épée. In individual events with more than 100 fencers, sophomore Maddy Curzon and junior Katie Van Riper also competed well for NU. While Curzon
finished 16th in senior saber, Van Riper kicked off the tournament in a strong fashion on Friday. After going 4-1 in pool play, she caught fire in the knockout round, grabbing six straight wins to take first place in junior épée. On Saturday, the Cats had their ups and downs. Although several fencers advanced to the second round, Hamilton
had the standout performance. Her biggest win came in a 14-13 upset over No. 5 Ally Ryf of St. John’s. Hamilton eventually lost in the quarterfinals. Although seniors Stella Pointeau and Cindy Oh had strong showings at the Remenyik Open, earning individual medals, both struggled to find
their footing in Detroit. Pointeau tied for 118th in senior foil while Oh placed 66th in senior saber. NU will now have roughly a month off before competing in the Elite Invitational on Nov. 5 in Philadelphia. alexiswainwright2018@u.northwestern.edu