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State rep: ‘Hillary is who Hillary is’ Gabel says debate not likely to change minds on Clinton
By SAM KREVLIN
the daily northwestern @samkrevlin
Laughter and clapping filled Tommy Nevin’s Pub on Monday night during the first presidential debate, as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off on domestic and foreign issues. More than 100 people attended the viewing party hosted by Illinois House representatives Laura Fine (D-Glenview) and Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston), as well as state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston). Biss said Clinton demonstrated her ability to serve as commander in chief, saying her composure makes her best suited for the job. Biss had opposite feelings about Trump, saying he was concerned with his ability to form political relationships. “His approach to interpersonal relations, if imprinted on a global stage, would be dangerous to an extent that we can’t fully understand,” Biss said. Evanston resident and Clinton supporter Andrew Phelan said the GOP candidate’s responses stem from Trump’s time on reality TV. Phelan said Trump is an entertainer who gives catchy sound bites with little substance.
“People ‘ooh and ahh’ because what he says is so outrageous,” Phelan said. “People can’t believe what they are hearing.” Although many at the event criticized Trump for not having concrete policy proposals, he did outline a tax plan during the debate that includes cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 to 15 percent. Trump also praised New York’s now-defunct stopand-frisk law as a way to keep guns off the streets and crime down. Trump also pointed to 200 generals who have endorsed him, saying their support is evidence he could lead the fight against the Islamic State. Gabel said last night ’s debate probably didn’t change the minds of those who think Clinton is unlikeable, but she said she doesn’t think Clinton should change her persona. “Hillary is who Hillary is,” Gabel said. “It is hard for her to become somebody she is not. I think she presented a patient and very calm demeanor, but one that she was willing to give him a few zingers when he needed it.” Gabel said Lester Holt, who moderated the debate, should have limited the candidates from interrupting each other, although she did appreciate Holt fact-checking Trump on his claim that he did not support the war » See NEVIN’S, page 6
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Students in the Communications Residential College gather to watch presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face each other for the first time on the debate stage. Before the viewing party, former Communication Dean David Zarefsky and Medill Associate Dean Craig LaMay discussed the nature of debates and the role of the debate moderator.
Students host debate watch parties
Hundreds gather as Clinton, Trump square off in presidential debate By MARIANA ALFARO
daily senior staffer @marianaa_alfaro
As presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced each other for the first time on the debate stage Monday night, hundreds of Northwestern students gathered at watch parties across campus.
About 60 students in the Communications Residential College gathered for a viewing party. Julian Sanchez, a Communication sophomore who organized the event and is a Chicago native, said he was “rubbed the wrong way” by the way Trump described Chicago’s state of violence and crime. During the debate, Trump compared the city to
Council postpones benchmarking vote By ERICA SNOW
daily senior staffer @ericasnoww
Aldermen voted on Monday to postpone a decision on an energy benchmarking ordinance that would require some Evanston property owners to submit utility bills to monitor energy usage. At City Council on Monday night, aldermen debated the importance of the ordinance, which would require condominium, apartment and retail building managers to send their energy, water and other utility bills to the city using a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s program. Their buildings would be compared to ones of similar sizes and uses to allow managers and owners to benchmark their usage. The city could impose a fine if a property manager failed to submit their data. City staff hopes with this ordinance that building owners and managers will be encouraged to lower energy and water
usage. The council voted to hold the ordinance in order to reach out to the business community and property owners to inform them of what their responsibilities may be if the ordinance is passed. Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) said the ordinance is
environmentally friendly and a necessary step to reduce Evanston’s carbon footprint. She added that past green ordinances and mandates to install energysaving light bulbs and watersaving toilets seemed “burdensome and intrusive” at first, but now seem beneficial. “This is really about not just
saving individual property owners energy, but also helping to protect all of us,” Wynne said. “If we don’t take the first few steps, then who does? And for heaven’s sakes, Chicago’s already gone ahead of us on this one, and that’s not normal.” » See COUNCIL, page 6
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Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) supports an ordinance that would require some Evanston property owners to submit utility bills to monitor energy usage. The vote was postponed at Monday’s meeting until November.
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a “war-torn country” and said he was aware of the violence because he has businesses downtown. “He only thinks of it as a place of his business as opposed to, like, there are people there and communities,” Sanchez said. “Hillary Clinton described more of the community of Chicago, rather than financial businesses.” The CRC watch party was
Galvins donate $10.25 million to University
The Christopher B. Galvin Family Foundation donated $10.25 million to Northwestern, the University announced Monday. The gift brings the total of the $3.75 billion “We Will” campaign to more than $3 billion. The Galvin family has contributed more than $18 million to the University since the campaign launched in March 2014. “Through their meaningful and sustained support of their alma mater, Chris and Cindy Galvin and their family are helping to shape future entrepreneurial leaders for generations to come,” University President Morton Schapiro said in a news release. According to a news release, $10 million of the Galvins’ most recent donation will support the Kellogg School of Management. The conference center and the first-floor design wing
preceded by a talk by former Communication Dean David Zarefsky and Medill Associate Dean Craig LaMay. They discussed the significance of Monday’s showdown in the context of the 2016 election. LaMay and Zarefsky discussed the role of the debate moderator, with LaMay saying journalists shouldn’t serve as » See DEBATE, page 6 in the Global Hub, a new facility scheduled to open in 2017, will be named after the Galvin family. The rest of the Galvin family’s gift will benefit the NUseeds Fund, a venture capital fund designed to support business development for Northwestern student startups. “Our extended family members have earned 10 degrees from Northwestern across its various schools, so it’s played an important role in our education,” Chris Galvin (Weinberg ‘73, Kellogg ‘77) said in a news release. “Northwestern also plays an important role in the city of Chicago, positively influencing people’s lives in our family and the community. That’s why we give.” Through past donations, the Galvin family has also supported the Bienen School of Music, The Garage, the Feinberg School of Medicine and the renovation of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house. — Peter Kotecki
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