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Women’s Center counseling to end Students criticize decision to fold support into CAPS
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Christine Lagarde discusses economic policy during a lecture at Cahn Auditorium on Wednesday. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund stressed the importance of free trade to continue economic growth.
IMF director defends free trade
In Kellogg talk, Christine Lagarde discourages protectionism By BOBBY PILLOTE
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Christine Lagarde had sharp words for economic policy makers around the world. “Restricting trade is a clear case of economic malpractice,” the director of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday at
Northwestern. “Rather than helping those sectors of the economy it means to protect, shutting off trade would deny families and workers important economic opportunities.” Speaking to a Cahn Auditorium crowd of about 600, most of whom were Kellogg students, Lagarde laid out her vision for the future of economic growth and the steps necessary to achieve her
goals ahead of next week’s IMF and World Bank annual meetings. Lagarde did not directly address the upcoming U.S. presidential election, but touched on many of the economic issues raised by the major party candidates during their campaigns. Trade stood out the most among those topics. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has campaigned as an
economic protectionist, vowing to strong-arm China and renegotiate long-standing free trade agreements. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, has backed off her previous support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade agreement between the U.S. and 11 other nations. Lagarde indirectly repudiated » See LAGARDE, page 10
Long-term counseling through the Women’s Center will no longer be available to Northwestern students, the provost’s office said in an email Tuesday. The changes include integration of the center’s counseling with the University’s central mental health service and a formal search for a new director, Provost Dan Linzer and Jabbar Bennett, associate provost for diversity and inclusion, said in the email. An administrative office undertook an evaluation process last spring and spoke to students, faculty and staff before implementing changes to the Women’s Center, the email said. Alecia Wartowski, interim director of the center, said the elimination of long-term counseling is permanent but declined to comment further. The integration of the center’s services with CAPS drew criticism from some students on Wednesday. Medill junior Isabel Schwartz, who started a
“wellness chair” program last year to promote mental health within student groups, said she understands the administration’s desire to streamline treatment. However, despite hiring more counselors and removing the 12-session limit, CAPS is still a short-term solution, she said. It’s important to have a space for just women to receive counseling, Schwartz said. “Any time students hear that their choices for mental health resources are diminishing, that can create a lot of concern,” she said. “From what I’ve heard, the Women’s Center was a very holistically nurturing environment to be treated. … CAPS doesn’t have that same kind of association on campus.” Linzer and Bennett could not be reached for comment, and CAPS staff did not comment by the time of publication. Weinberg senior Elena Dansky, director of NU Listens — a phone listening service for NU students — described the Women’s Center as a “wonderful resource that’s safely trying to combat rape culture and be a safe space for women.” With increased demand, CAPS may not be able to respond quickly enough to students’ needs, Dansky said. “There’s going to be more » See COUNSELING, page 10
EPD, UP in talks Judge limits same-day registration of law to get body cameras Opponents say it unfairly By SAM KREVLIN
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The Evanston Police Department is in preliminary talks with University Police to obtain body cameras, the city manager said. The exploratory discussions come one year after EPD was denied a federal grant of more than $600,000 for the cameras. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said the two police forces have a close working relationship and that a
partnership could maximize the budget for the cameras. Bobkiewicz said a partnership could involve one shared brand of camera and one system for storing and managing the data. “It helps us lower some of our costs, because … rather than buy 50 body cameras, we could buy 250 body cameras,” Bobkiewicz said. “The economy of scale is involved. That’s really the benefit for us.” An Illinois law signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner in August » See CAMERAS, page 10
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Illinois residents will not be able to register at polling precincts the same day they vote this fall, after a federal judge struck down a state law facilitating same-day voter registration on Tuesday. The law required counties with populations of more than 100,000 to offer same-day voter registration at all polling places, while counties with populations less than 100,000 people were
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A federal judge limited same-day voter registration in Illinois on Tuesday. Opponents of the law said it disadvantaged rural voters.
not required to offer the sameday registration service at all voting sites. Voters can still register on Election Day at certain locations,
according to the decision. Opponents of the law said it favored people living in large cities and disadvantaged rural Illinois residents. Nonpartisan Liberty
Justice Center challenged the law by saying it allowed some people in populous counties to register » See REGISTRATION, page 10
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
AROUND TOWN City mulls downtown area expansion proposal By NORA SHELLY
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The city is continuing to develop a plan for a North Downtown area after a bid failed to develop an apartment building targeting Northwestern students. City staff, in conjunction with aldermen and input from the public, have been working on a proposal for expanding the downtown area since April. Currently, the downtown area extends roughly from Ridge Avenue east to Hinman Avenue, and from Lake Street north to Emerson Street. The discussions were started in part after the development bid at 831 Emerson St. that stalled earlier this year, said Ald. Judy Fiske (1st). A developer had proposed to build a student-focused, 14-story building at a site just west of Sherman Avenue that currently houses the 7-Eleven and Lake City Cleaners. The city has received another proposal for the site, although the other proposed residential building would not be geared toward students, Muenzer said. Although the original proposal failed early this year, aldermen began discussing what to do with the area at large. “We need to get organized here,” Fiske said. “This is a really good thing … to look at this particular area.” The new proposal, presented at a committee on Monday by director of community development Mark Muenzer, would add five subareas
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Evanston city manager Wally Bobkiewicz listens at a City Council meeting. The city is developing plans for the expansion of the downtown region.
Police Blotter Tires slashed in south Evanston
Evanston police are investigating an act of damage to a vehicle in the 800 block of Hinman Avenue that occurred at some point between 7:30 p.m. on Monday and 12:00 p.m.
in the region north of Emerson Street into the Downtown Evanston plan, which was originally passed in 2009. Monday’s proposal outlined two of the
subareas would encourage transit-oriented development, while an additional two would be transitional areas between the more-developed downtown to the residential areas to
on Tuesday. The owner of a black 2009 Honda got into an argument with two bicyclists on Monday before the car’s tires were punctured, Evanston Police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The damage was not discovered until Tuesday at noon. The cost of the damage is unknown.
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Evanston police are investigating the vandalism of an Evanston street sign at the southwest corner of Main Street and Ridge Avenue. A witness found the graffiti letters at about 9:50 a.m. Tuesday, Dugan said. When the
the north. A fifth would call for more traditional development that would match more closely in size and style with the pre-existing buildings. The buildings on the north side of Foster Street would likely be less dense in the new plan, Muenzer said. “Properties fronting Emerson probably made a little more sense to have a little more density,” he said. Engelhart Hall, an apartment complex for Northwestern graduate students, is a key component of the area, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said. “The Engelhart piece is a big deal because that building’s getting a little older, graduate students … their living patterns are changing, more and more are finding places themselves,” he said. The parking lot next to Engelhart Hall is also important, Bobkiewicz said. Northwestern had previously proposed to turn the lot into a large parking garage but opted instead to put two on campus. City staff will likely bring a completed proposal to the Plan Commission at the end of this year, Muenzer said at Monday’s meeting. Fiske said this was an opportunity to plan for the future of the city. “Our downtown is really landlocked,” Fiske said. “We really should take time to figure out what we want Evanston to be 25 to 30 years from now.” Julia Jacobs contributed reporting. norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu vandalism occurred is still not known. The rear of the traffic sign had black letters on it, but it is unknown if the graffiti is tagging, a gang name or a statement, he said. The crime is likely a misdemeanor, Dugan said. — Ben Winck
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Students survey on menstrual products
ASG, College Fems, SHAPE and others gather input on free tampons, pads
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Multiple student groups sponsored a survey Wednesday to receive student input on adding free menstrual products to all campus bathrooms before submitting a proposal to administrators. Associated Student Government, College Feminists, Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators and Rainbow Alliance are among the groups listed on the survey, which aims to “determine the optimal design of a program that would provide free menstrual products in all Northwestern bathrooms.”
They’re a necessity for anyone who menstruates on this campus. Sydney Selix, Former SHAPE president SESP junior
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Communication senior Amanda Odasz, the outreach chair for SHAPE, said information gathered from the survey will be used to draft the proposal. ASG president Christina Cilento said she and executive vice president Macs Vinson, a McCormick senior, have already discussed the possibility of free menstrual products in bathrooms with an administrator who seemed willing to consider a pilot program after gauging campus need. The survey received more than 800 responses in eight hours, the SESP senior said.
SESP junior Sophia Etling, a member of Rainbow Alliance, said Cilento and Vinson may be able to present the proposal to administrators as soon as next week, and Etling said she hopes the products will be in bathrooms on campus before Spring Quarter. SESP junior Sydney Selix said, a member of College Feminists and the former president of SHAPE, said menstrual products are not a luxury. “They’re a necessity for anyone who menstruates on this campus,” Selix said. In early September, Brown University announced free menstrual products would be available in all nonresidential restrooms beginning fall semester. These efforts are representative of nationwide calls to remove the “tampon tax,” a code that classifies menstrual products as luxury items and taxes them as non-necessities, Etling said. Still, students are pushing for more, Selix said. “Students want something more long-term … and it’s something that the administration has the capacity to support both financially and ideologically,” Selix said. Etling said the proposal will ask to make menstrual products available in men’s, women’s and all-gender bathrooms, as people who don’t identify as women may also have menstrual cycles. Adding all restrooms to the initiative will bring more visibility to gendernonconforming individuals, she said. “This is finally something that’s going to get people thinking about how gender identity affects the way you use public spaces,” Etling said. The student government at Brown decided students will distribute menstrual products throughout campus, but Etling said the products at NU should be distributed by a professional service, the same way toilet paper is. “Menstrual products are a necessity in the
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University Library’s all-gender bathroom currently offers priced menstrual products. Some groups are sponsoring a survey in an effort to make menstrual products available for free throughout campus.
same way toilet paper is a necessity,” Odasz said. Brown spent $8,000 on its project, Etling said, but the proposal at NU will likely cost more due to delivery costs. Students working on drafting the proposal are moving quickly to ensure the program goes into effect as soon as possible, Selix said. Until the program is completed, free menstrual products can be found in restrooms at the Center for Awareness, Response and Education and at SHAPE’s weekly tabling events around campus or in Norris University Center. maxinewhitely2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Dunkin’ Donuts, International Dish closing earlier By KELLI NGUYEN
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Students looking for a late-night snack in Norris University Center will no longer be served by Dunkin’ Donuts or International Dish following reduced hours that went into effect this academic year.
Dunkin’ Donuts now closes at 4 p.m. and International Dish stops its service at 3 p.m. as a result of adjustments to the dining locations’ hours. Data collected from both sites over the last two years showed the revenue generated between the new closing times and the old made up a small percentage of both locations’ daily revenue. Ken Field, director of dining, said on average, Dunkin’ Donuts only generated 2 percent of its sales between 4 p.m. and 11:45 p.m.
“It was a data-driven decision,” Field said. “We just felt we could make better use of that labor, and we didn’t really have the customers and traffic to support maintaining that particular station to keep it open.” Weinberg junior Christine Schlaug has worked at Norris for two years and said she noticed the building clears out in the evening. However, because Schlaug often works later shifts and prefers to study in Norris, she said it is not ideal that her dining
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Starting this year, Dunkin’ Donuts at Norris University Center closes at 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Data collected over the last two years showed the revenue generated by the store plummeted after 4 p.m.
Northwestern Memorial conducts first sutureless aortic implant in Illinois
Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s chief of cardiac surgery led the first successful procedure to implant a sutureless aortic valve in Illinois. Feinberg Prof. Patrick McCarthy, the executive
director of Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute — the highest-ranked cardiology and heart surgery program in the state — led the Feinberg School of Medicine’s clinical trials for the new valve earlier this year, according to a news release. The valve system, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, was implanted in 74-year-old Illinois resident Robert Kurinsky. The procedure is a less-invasive approach than
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choices are limited in the evening. “It’s not a necessity, but it’s nice to have more options available,” Schlaug said. “Now it’s kind of limited. It’s just inconvenient.” To remedy the earlier closing times, a coffee station is set up in the Norris C-store after 3 p.m. To make up for the loss of International Dish in the evenings, NU Sushi has begun to offer a selection of noodle bowls that become available as soon as International Dish closes, said Jeremy Schenk, executive director of Norris. In addition to adjusted hours, students using debit or credit cards to pay for food items on campus are required to show identification as well as sign their receipt upon purchase. This procedure falls in line with regulations set to ensure all businesses that accept card payments maintain a secure environment. “It’s really for your own security to make sure that somebody hasn’t taken your card and to make sure that the cashiers are looking at it and verifying the signature with what’s on the card,” Field said. “It’s what they’re supposed to do.” Norris is also hosting a series of pop-up dining events throughout the year to add variety to the student center. After observing successful pop-up dining events hosted at the Donald P. Jacobs Center for Kellogg students, Field said he hopes to bring similar events to Norris for undergraduates. On Thursday, there will be a luau featuring Hawaiian-inspired food on the Norris ground floor, Schenk said. “We’re trying to help make Norris a destination so students who are in that area will come over and feel comfortable in the space and feel like there’s options,” Field said. kellinguyen2019@u.northwestern.edu Kurinsky had been treating his deteriorating heart valve with medication for years before the surgery. He returned home less than a week after the procedure. “I’m coming to the end of life to a great extent, but younger people that can benefit from this – that to me is just wonderful,” Kurinsky said in a news release. — Yvonne Kim
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What’s Inside Northwestern professor wins 2016 playwriting prize Page 6 Arts Alliance’s fall production explores dark comedy Page 6 British-born drawing festival makes its way to Evanston Page 7
By MARIANA ALFARO
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When Lucy Godinez takes the stage in Chicago’s Porchlight Music Theatre to portray Nina Rosario in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights,” she says she looks at the crowd and recognizes the awe in their eyes as they see a little bit of themselves being portrayed on stage. “Last weekend there were two adorable young Latina girls who were in these really nice little dresses and nice shoes watching the show and seeing representations of themselves on stage,” said Godinez, who identifies as Latina. “That is why the show is so special. It is the most incredible thing.” A Communication junior, Godinez has been starring in the production since it first opened on Sept. 13. The show, penned by Miranda — of “Hamilton” fame — tells the stories of a group of young men and women of color as they struggle to get by in a small Hispanic community in New York City’s Washington Heights neighborhood. Nina, Godinez’s character, is the neighborhood’s “good girl” who has just returned from her first year at Stanford. The community is overjoyed to see her, because she’s the one who made it “out,” the one everyone pinned their hopes and dreams to. But in the opening scene of the musical, Nina reveals she dropped out of college after feeling overburdened. The young Latina woman must then decide what to do with her life as her parents struggle with maintaining their small business afloat while she falls in love with Benny, who is black, and whom her father doesn’t approve of. For Godinez, landing the role of Nina was a dream come true. The 20-year-old actress is one of the youngest artists on stage, and although having this role means she has less time to do her class readings, she said the experience so far has been worth it. “It’s nice to be in a show where my significance on stage is not my race,” she
said. “I’m not there as the token this or that. I’m there because (Nina’s) identity is central to the character … She’s fully three-dimensional, as are all of the other characters on stage.” All the characters in Miranda’s show are people of color. Godinez’s co-star, Michelle Lauto, who also identifies as Latina, plays Vanessa, a young woman with dreams of leaving the neighborhood. Both Lauto and Godinez said opportunities present in shows like “In the Heights” are necessary to remind aspiring Latinx actors that spaces where they can play non-token Latinx characters exist. Porchlight Theatre, which Godinez said has a history of reaching out to marginalized communities and actors of color, seats about 150 people, giving the Tony awardwinning musical an intimate touch. This setup leads to closer, more intimate relationships among actors on stage, which is obvious when Lauto and Godinez appear together. Lauto, 25, said getting to play such a key character next to Godinez is rewarding because the young cast is full of energy. “Normally I’m the youngest person in the room so then to walk into the room and be one of the older ones was really shocking,” she said. “No one is jaded yet … Everyone is hungry to do the work.” A Second City Conservatory graduate, Lauto met Godinez during the show’s casting. At one point, they were both called back for the role of Nina. Though callbacks tend to be tense, Lauto said she and Godinez clicked immediately after they found themselves making each other giggle while waiting for their turn. In the show, Godinez and Lauto’s characters are best friends. In real life, the actresses are also close. During the moments of the show when they’re not the focus of the scene, Lauto said she and Godinez crack each other up. “ I ’m ver y proud of her,” Lauto s a i d . “ I t ’s
funny because she’s like a little sister in some ways … I always shake my head at her and am like, … ‘You’re freaking talented.’” Lauto said the show, which has been extended four weeks and has sold out every performance in the last week, makes her emotional because she thinks the cast looks like a “rainbow.” Shows such as “In the Heights” and “Hamilton,” she said, are just scratching the surface of what theater productions can do to improve diversity on stage. “I love that we’re telling stories of people of color,” she said. “The next step now is to stop being afraid to cast us in shows that are not race-specific.” Communication junior Andrew Restieri has casted Godinez in two Northwestern productions — 2015’s “Bonnie and Clyde” and 2016’s “The Drowsy Chaperone” — both of which she played a title character in. Restieri, who saw “In the Heights” a week ago, said seeing his friend on stage playing a Latina woman for the first time was thrilling. “She’s talked to me about playing this role for a long time,” he said. “I know she was prepared for it. I know she was excited for it.” Restieri said he was glad Godinez has the opportunity to portray a character so close to her own identity, especially because at NU, he said students of color are rarely given the space to play characters and put up shows that relate to their identities. Restieri said he hopes to see her in “Hamilton” someday. For now, Godinez, who is still unsure on whether she wants to fully pursue a theater career in New York or work as an advocate for Latinx rights in Washington, D.C., continues balancing the show with her first quarter of junior year. Although it can be exhausting, she said she’s just glad to play a character who’s so close to her own identity. “I’ve never felt so lucky to be a part of something,” she said. alfaro@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern professor wins playwriting prize
Prof. Zayd Dohrn won the 2016 Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play for “The Profane” By MATTHEW CHOI
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Prof. Zayd Dohrn occupies a small office in the corner of Annie May Swift Hall. His demeanor is calm, his voice tempered. But the award-winning playwright is not shy about tackling the contentious in his work. Dohrn, associate chair of the Radio, Television and Film Department, is the recipient of the 2016 Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play for his play, “The Profane.” The award, named after the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, biennially recognizes excellence in American theater in two categories — Promising New American Play and Outstanding New American Play — and includes a private reception for the recipients and a $20,000 prize. “The Profane” focuses on the story of two immigrant families — one traditional and religious, the other secular and westernized — and their struggles balancing integration and heritage in the United States. As two college-aged children of the two families fall in love, the families must test their tolerance and loyalty. “It’s kind of like a Romeo and Juliet story for our times, because it deals with these two families grappling with what it means to be American, what it means to be believers, what it means to be free thinkers,” Dohrn said. “Like a lot of my work, it’s an attempt to make these big issues feel intimate and close and familiar to us.”
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Dohrn, who is also associate director of the MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen program, began writing “The Profane” following the 2015 terrorist attacks on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical publication. Many writers and critics began engaging in discussion following the incident, Dohrn said, with some decrying the attack as a direct attack on free speech, while others qualified the attacks with arguments that the publication had been
irreverent and Islamophobic. The nuance between these two sides, respect for both religion and secularism, inspired Dohrn in his writing. Dohrn addresses complex problems in his writing with sophistication and nuance, Prof. Dave Tolchinsky, chairman of RTVF and director of MFA in Writing for Screen and Stage, said in an email. “While his work is certainly political, it is always deeply rooted in character,” Tolchinsky wrote in the email. “His writing asks the central question: Can the private self ever exist separate from our social and political identities? Indeed, it’s not just entertaining. His work has philosophical import.” To say Dohrn has experience in the arts would be an understatement. In addition to a collection of award-winning plays under his name, the Brown University graduate has an MFA in dramatic writing from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and was a Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwriting Fellow at The Juilliard School. Dohrn came to Northwestern in 2011 to teach in the playwriting program at the School of Communication. Though initially apprehensive about leaving the New York theater scene, Dohrn said he was eager to engage in Chicago theater and teach young playwrights. Fellow faculty and students admire Dohrn for both his work and his support for the department, fellow playwright and MFA Prof. Thomas Bradshaw said. Bradshaw, who is also among the core faculty in the MFA program, has worked with Dohrn for six years and said Dohrn has been a consistently fantastic colleague. “He is a tireless advocate for the work of his colleagues and students,” Bradshaw said. “When he holds office hours, there is always a line out the door.” Just the same, among the best parts of being at NU include working with other accomplished faculty and watching students grow to become independent artists, Dohrn said. “The amazing thing about teaching here is so many faculty members in our department, and so many of the students here frankly, are this really impressive hybrid of academics and artists,” Dohrn said. “They’re students, but they’re also making their films and producing their plays. They’re teachers, professors, but they’re also producing documentaries, writing plays, directing films.” “The Profane” is slated to open in New York on March 17 of next year. matthewchoi2018@u.northwestern.edu
Arts Alliance’s fall production explores dark comedy
“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” strikes balance between serious emotions, humor By MARY DOLGOFF
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Arts Alliance’s annual Garden Party mainstage production is often the first show freshmen see on campus. For this reason, producer Sophia Carbonell said it was important she and director Elliott Hartman, create an “exciting and electrifying” show. “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” which premieres Thursday, centers around a woman’s resilient, humorous approach to the challenges in her life. The show, a dark comedy following the life of Pepa Marcos after her boyfriend leaves her, was one of three that Hartman and Carbonell pitched to the Arts Alliance board during Spring Quarter. The pair said they identified with this particular show because of its style of humor. “Our sort of mantra through the whole process was ‘joy with a bite,’” said Hartman, a Communication senior. “(This show) sort of exemplifies that — it’s crazy and fun and wild and taboo and sort of hits on some of the more serious emotional stuff.” Communication sophomore Chloe Howard said the show’s “perfect balance” between darkness and comedy made playing Pepa a very enjoyable experience. “When (Pepa) finds out some pretty unexpected news, her way of dealing with it is making a joke to the room as she leaves,” Howard said. “The thing that I love about Pepa is that, when a problem arises, her first instinct is to fix it.”
For the production team, this can-do mindset was something that translated into the reallife creation of the show. “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” was originally a film, then adapted as a musical on Broadway and the West End. Hartman said one of the biggest challenges the team faced was bringing a silver screen story alive on stage, especially without a Broadway budget. He made an example of the production’s car chase scene. “How the hell do you do a car chase in a box?” Hartman said. Because of the show’s staging and budget limitations, the crew had to figure out a way to recreate the look and feel of a car chase on stage. As a creative solution, they decided to use chairs on wheels as replacements for actual cars. “(The actors) are literally ‘flintstoning’ around in these rolly chairs,” said Carbonell, a Communication junior. In addition to the production “chaos,” Hartman said the way the musical’s characters embrace chaos in the show is something everyone can learn from. He added it’s something he ponders on during his daily life as a Northwestern student. “It’s a show where people are fighting, and then somehow everyone wins the fight,” Hartman said. “In the end, everybody’s together. The chaos is still there, but everyone is together in that madness … That’s what I take from it, and that’s what I hope the audience takes from it.” marydolgoff2020@u.northwestern.edu
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“Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” Arts Alliance’s fall production, follows a woman’s resilient approach to life’s challenges. The show premieres Thursday.
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FESTIVALS British drawing festival makes its way to Evanston By KELLEY CZAJKA
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The Big Draw festival crossed the Atlantic years ago, but next month, Evanston residents will find it in their own city. Evanston resident Elory Rozner founded the first-ever Big Draw Evanston, a month-long festival of drawing-related events throughout October, as a way to encourage community members to engage in collective art-making and get out of their creative comfort zones. The Big Draw started in a small town outside of London about 15 years ago, and individuals like Rozner have brought it to cities and towns all over the world since then. Rozner organized the Big Draw Chicago in 2012 and 2013, but after living in Evanston for five years and getting to know the community, she decided to bring it a little farther north. “Evanston has such a vibrant arts and culture and community landscape and I wanted to be part of that,” Rozner said. “I thought the community here would respond to and appreciate something like the Big Draw, which is really focused on community engagement and not on professional art making.” The purpose of the festival is to bring people together to explore public spaces through the creation of art, and drawing is the ideal medium to achieve this because it is so informal and inclusive, Rozner said. In October, Big Draw will host 25 programs in 22 different public spaces across Evanston, from “Tracing the Building” at the Block Museum of Art to mosaic making at the Levy Senior Center. She added that another objective of the Big Draw is to give public spaces the opportunity to work with the local arts community and use their facilities for on-site programming. The Evanston programs have been designed on a smaller scale than those of Big Draw Chicago, and Rozner said she expects the events to have a much
more intimate atmosphere. “Everything is free, everything is informal, everything is meant to be designed in a very intuitive way so that when people come in for programming, they know what to do, they feel at home, they feel comfortable and welcome,” Rozner said. Rozner and her advisory board prioritized having a wide range of locations, sizes and types of organizations to put on programs that target a variety of ages. “There are so many different things that appeal to different interests, different ages, different skill levels that anybody will find something that resonates with them,” said Jennifer Lasik, the city’s cultural arts coordinator. “They can do it wherever they want to, and that’s a very powerful thing in a community as far as leveraging our creativity and getting people involved in the arts.” Because the festival is being held during October, it encompasses the feeling of celebration during the Illinois Arts and Humanities Month, Lasik said. She added that the mixing of art with subjects varying from nature to literature speaks to the theme of the month. One event that highlights this aspect of the festival is teaching artist Jason Brown’s “Collective Cartography” workshop. At this event, community members will gather to create large-scale maps of Evanston’s economic, spiritual, social and natural resources, and to prompt discussion about equitable access to these resources within our community, Brown said. Brown, who is on the planning board for the Big Draw Evanston, said he hopes these events will inspire participants to continue creative pursuits even beyond the festival. “I really like the idea of taking down the artist and non-artist barrier, so I’m glad that the Big Draw will be able to do that,” Brown said. “I hope that people are empowered to do creative endeavors, even if they don’t label themselves an artist, and just branch out and do things with their neighbors in a new way.”
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NU alumna organizes classical music festival By STAVROS AGORAKIS
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When Augusta Read Thomas (Bienen ‘87) was in the early stages of developing a festival featuring new classical music, she kept repeating one specific aspect of her vision to her collaborators: “We’re going all Chicago, all the way.” Some years later, this vision materialized into the Ear Taxi Festival, a large-scale, nationallyrecognized celebration of established and emerging musicians in classical music, all of who have ties to Chicago. “For someone who wants to learn what’s happening in contemporary classical music in our city, this is their chance,” said Thomas, a former Northwestern professor. “You can come to the concert, have a beer and go up to the composer whose work you just saw, and talk to them … and maybe follow those groups and go to their next concert.” Several Northwestern faculty, ensembles and alumni are featured in the six-day concert series, among them the Bienen Contemporary/Early Vocal Ensemble, the Bienen Contemporary Music Ensemble and Thomas, who envisioned and organized the event. Festival manager Reba Cafarelli said the festival is unlike any other musical celebration because it will bring greater attention to both the new work the composers have been developing over the past months, as well as their collaborations with local musicians. She said Chicago’s growing contemporary music scene is aided by a supportive community of artists who care deeply about each other, rather than competing with each other. “When Augusta called me and said she was going to do a new festival of music (in Chicago), I knew right away that I wanted to be a part of it,” Cafarelli said. “It was just a no brainer for me to say yes.”
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The events of the Big Draw Evanston target a variety of ages and interests, with the aim of gathering people in public spaces to create art collectively.
Of the compositions, 80 percent that will be presented in Ear Taxi have a premiere status, with 54 of them being world premieres. As most of the work featured in the event has never been heard by an audience before, the festival will attract many audience members who might have not had a similar exposure to the genre in the past, Thomas said. Marcos Balter (Bienen ‘08) is one of the artists whose composition will make the world premiere at the Ear Taxi Festival. His new work, titled “Divertimento Concertante,” is a fourmovement piece which aims to highlight the strengths between the International Contemporary Ensemble and the musicians from the People’s Music School, the two parties that will perform it. Balter, who studied under Thomas during his years at NU and maintained a mentoring relationship with her even after he graduated, said he is “excited” to share this moment with some of his treasured colleagues and friends. “In many ways, this collaboration felt like a family,” he said. “My former teacher and this ensemble that is comprised of some of my closest friends … are all coming together.” Balter added that the Chicago contemporary music scene does not have a stylistic agenda, because the music one hears from similar orchestras can often sound very different. Sharing this idea with Balter, Thomas said she planned the festival in such a way so there are no overlapping events during its run. Although Thomas said Ear Taxi demanded a real sense of commitment and focus to be envisioned and materialized, she hopes classical music will find a stronger place in people’s lives. “Contemporary classical music is so beautiful, and I really want to dedicate my life to helping it grow,” Thomas said. The Ear Taxi Festival begins Oct. 5 and will run until Oct. 10. agorakis@u.northwestern.edu
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• Vertigo Productions Playwriting Workshop,
• Arts Alliance Presents “Women on the Verge
• Arts Alliance Presents “Women on the Verge
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of a Mental Breakdown,” 8 p.m., 11 p.m., Shan-
of a Mental Breakdown,” 2 p.m., 8 p.m., Shan-
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ley Pavilion
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of a Mental Breakdown,” 8 p.m., Shanley
• A&O Blowout, 7 p.m., Welsh-Ryan Arena
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Evanston choir features older adults with experience By JENNIFER HEPP
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For a budding Evanston choir, experience is something are definitely not missing: Most of the choir has been singing for over half a century. The Evanston Encore Chorale, a choir aimed at the city’s older adults, is conducted by its founder Jonathan Miller, who said the choir is inspired by the city’s vibrant arts and entertainment scene. “Evanston is a village of cultured arts,” Miller said. “People live in Evanston because they want to be surrounded by the arts … They want to be active participants in them.” Miller, who has been involved with choral music his entire life and previously worked as a full-time music publisher, said it is fulfilling to return to conducting an ensemble of his own, an activity he missed doing throughout his professional career. After the positive response the choir’s trial sessions received this past spring, Miller said he was excited to extend the sessions in the fall, making them run more than 15 weeks. “We’ve been around just long enough now that people are starting to bring their friends,” Miller said. “That’s really gratifying because (the choir) means enough to them. It’s given their hearts joy so they want to share it with people they love.” Alice Dolan, a chorus member who also sings with the Chicago Bar Association Chorus and the St. Matthews Episcopal Church choir in Evanston, said Miller makes the weekly rehearsal experience with the group very enjoyable. “He is able to bring a story to each of the pieces, so it makes you understand what you’re singing and why, as opposed to it just being notes on a page,” Dolan said. The choir is one of six different choirs around the Chicago area run by Encore Illinois, the mother organization Miller founded in early 2016. Miller said the six groups rehearse the same repertoire, and members are encouraged to participate in extra rehearsals at other locations or even perform in several group concerts.
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Members of the Evanston Encore Chorale, a choir comprising some of the city’s older adults, rehearse music Monday morning at Three Crowns Park in preparation for their upcoming December concerts.
Miller added that the choir appeals to older adults because it inspires them to stay active. “It’s the knowledge that you’re going to come and be stretched every week in rehearsal to sight read, to blend with your partners … and to make something beautiful,” he said. Archie Johnson, 71, said Miller helps foster
a tight-knit community of singers in the choir. She added that joining the group has been a “godsend” for her because she is in the process of becoming an empty-nester, as her daughter recently got married and will soon move out. “It’s been very difficult for me because it was just the two of us,” she said. “This is a good
time for me to do this. I’ve always wanted to sing in a group like this.” The choir has two scheduled performances in December, and an additional one where all six local Encore choirs will participate. jenniferhepp2020@u.northwestern.edu
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both candidates, defending TPP as an engine of economic growth and stressing the importance of free and open trade. Lagarde also tackled income inequality, saying the IMF supports the implementation of a higher minimum wage and the continuation of the earned income tax credit in the U.S. “Government must work harder to make growth inclusive,” she said. “We can’t be happy with too low for too long benefitting too few.” The U.S. comprised just one part of Lagarde’s global economic outlook. Lagarde spoke optimistically about growth in the developing world, saying increases in gross domestic product would level off but continue over the next decade and adding that Russia and Brazil — two once-great economic powers — were back on upward trajectories. She cautioned the developed world to not be complacent as it continues to recover from the Great Recession. Lagarde listed off structural, fiscal and monetary levers these nations could pull to continue to “move the needle in the right direction.” Lagarde began her career in policy in 2005 when
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people going to CAPS, so that’s going to make it slower,” she said. “It needs to be somewhat specific care, and at times it needs to be expedited.” Linzer and Bennett wrote that changes to the Women’s Center, located at 2000 Sheridan Rd., will
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 she joined the French government as minister for foreign trade. In 2007, she became the first female finance minister of a G7 country, and in 2011 became the first female managing director of the IMF. She came back to her experience as a woman in business several times throughout her speech to emphasize the importance of female economic empowerment as a driver for future economic growth, especially in developing countries. After concluding her prepared remarks, Lagarde participated in a brief Q&A moderated by CNBC journalist and Northwestern alumna Sara Eisen (Medill ‘08). Eisen prodded Legarde on her outlook, joking about “another depressing speech on the economy,” but Legarde stayed positive as she answered audience questions on the future of global trade and the economic impact of the Syrian refugee crisis. Lagarde garnered smatterings of laughter and applause throughout the lecture from the businessminded crowd. Kellogg student Krishna Kanimerakala appreciated her unique perspective. “I really loved it,” Kanimerakala said of the talk. “I never really thought about things that drive the IMF decision-making process.” bpillote@u.northwestern.edu be fully integrated by Winter Quarter. “CAPS will provide access to a wide array of mental health services and other support, including, but not limited to, psychiatric care and crisis intervention, which were not immediately available in the Women’s Center,” they wrote. yvonnekim2019@u.northwestern.edu
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2015 set state standards for officer-worn body cameras. In Evanston, there have been debates over privacy and cost. A 2015 study indicates that police officers are more cautious and risk averse when wearing body cameras, but Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said he doesn’t believe Evanston police
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We have to go further to ensure that the first reactions of a police officer with a black or brown body is not to reach for their weapon. Macs Vinson, ASG executive vice president
officers would act any differently on the job. Car cameras, cell phones and store security cameras have always been watching police officers, so body cameras may not make too much of a difference, Dugan said. However, Dugan said body cameras are an effective way to capture an entire incident from start to finish. Cell phones, he said, are problematic because they usually only start recording once an incident has escalated and fails to provide
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The Women’s Center, 2000 Sheridan Road, will no longer offer long-term counseling services. The services will shift to the University’s primary mental health center, CAPS.
and vote on the same day, but didn’t extend the same right to some people in sparse counties, violating the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. “(Democrats) set up a scheme designed to boost Democratic voter turnout more than it would boost Republican voter turnout,” Jacob Huebert, a senior attorney at the Liberty Justice Center, said in a statement. “This is just another example of how Illinois politicians rig the system to keep themselves in power.” The election day registration law was passed in 2014. In the March 2016 primary, more than 100,000 people statewide registered and voted in the same day. Voting rights advocates such as League of Women Voters of Illinois and the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform discouraged the judge in August from ruling the law unconstitutional so close to the general election. “We must continue to use every available method to ensure that every eligible voter in our state can access the ballot – not create obstacles to the franchise,” a spokesman from the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois said in a press release.
context on the preceding events. Dugan seemed confident that Evanston police would get body cameras eventually. “It’s not a matter of if I am going to get body cameras, it is a matter of when I am going to get body cameras,” he said. Evanston police and UP are tightly knit, Dugan said, with the two often working jointly on detective work and investigations. He said EPD is always looking for ways to collaborate with other partners, especially when it comes to making projects more cost-effective. UP did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication. Although Dugan foresees the eventual use of body cameras, some in the Northwestern community are skeptical of their effectiveness. Macs Vinson, Associated Student Government executive vice president, is unsure about body cameras’ impact on police violence. Vinson said it concerns him that there have been cases in which police officers have been caught on camera shooting unarmed victims and haven’t been brought to justice. “We have to go further to ensure that the first reactions of a police officer with a black or brown body is not to reach for their weapon, but to deescalate situations that has everyone walking away safely,” Vinson said. “When a police officer is presented with a black or brown body in front of them, we need to make sure that their first inclination isn’t, ‘This person could be dangerous.’” Julia Jacobs contributed reporting. samkrevlin2019@u.northwestern.edu “Thousands of people who are depending on (the law) could lose the ability to vote if this ruling stands for the November general election.”
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Cook County Clerk David Orr released a statement saying he was “extremely disappointed” in the ruling, and he expects to appeal the ruling soon. Orr said the overruling was led by Republicans. “This lawsuit was a thinly-veiled partisan effort by the right-wing Illinois Policy Institute to disenfranchise voters,” Orr said in a press release. “Simply put, today’s ruling will lead to voters being disenfranchised on (Nov. 8).” ericasnow2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Noyes apartment complex approved for construction City Council clears plan for building at 824-828 Noyes St. to become apartments, commercial space By BEN WINCK
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A new apartment complex at 824-828 Noyes St. was cleared by aldermen at a City Council meeting on Monday. Aldermen voted 8-1 in favor of the building’s construction. Plans for the complex were presented to the Planning and Development Committee earlier this month by Evanston resident and developer Greg DeStefano. The complex lies across the street from D&D Finer Foods and the Noyes Purple Line stop. DeStefano plans to renovate the older, retail building currently located at the address into the new complex. The current structure, which is listed as “blighted,” will mainly consist of recreating the upper levels of the building, he said, with plans to keep the construction on the first floor, where the new retail space will be located. Several off-site improvements such as repaving,
landscaping and replacement of a handicap crosswalk will cost about $139,000. The apartments are set to house a diverse group of residents instead of focusing on a specific demographic, DeStefano said. “We have a combination of studios, one bedroom and two bedroom units, and we’re expecting a community of students, young professionals and single parents with their kids,” DeStefano said. “We have four inclusionary housing units, so there’ll be affordable housing that meets the city’s new affordable housing ordinance that went into effect in January.” The new affordable housing ordinance passed in November 2015 and motivated developers to build more affordable units in their projects by inducing a fee to those who neglect to build such units. The exterior style of 824 Noyes is planned to differ from that of the surrounding buildings, DeStefano said, and apartments will feature loft style ceilings, recycled glass countertops, large windows, stainless steel appliances and a
sit-down restaurant on the first floor. The restaurant is still in the concept phase and will bring economic benefits to the popular street, he said. “It’ll have a more urban feel than a traditional one,” DeStefano said. One of the issues with the project that worried aldermen was the current lack of sufficient parking spots surrounding the area. The streets and parking lots are already congested and the current plan to create 35 parking spaces for the complex won’t account for the greater influx of cars owned by the apartment residents, Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) said at a committee meeting earlier in the month. “The Central Street area is really congested parking-wise, primarily because of the renewed economic activity provided by the restaurants and such,” Revelle said at the meeting. “We’re all delighted to have those restaurants, but there’s the spillover in terms of parking from the restaurants.” Other aldermen were worried about the density of the apartments and the lack of open areas.
Large windows are featured around the building’s exterior, but there isn’t a courtyard or garden in the complex’s center similar to other Evanston apartment buildings. The lack of outdoor spaces is potentially unhealthy and could be a dealbreaker for those looking to live in the new complex, Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) said at the committee meeting. “Even the buildings built in the 1920s featured green space where people could come out of their units and enjoy at least a little bit of fresh air on site,” Fiske said. “Not so with this building, even though it’s on a very large lot that could accommodate some sort of green space on it.” Fiske was the one dissenting vote. The complex would be expected to pay an annual property tax of about $125,000 to Evanston and provide approximately 30 new permanent jobs. DeStefano projected the building to be completed in June 2018. benjaminwinck2019@u.northwestern.edu
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A rendering of the development at 824 Noyes St. The plan for the four-story building was approved by City Council on Monday.
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Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) attends a City Council meeting. Fiske was the one dissenting vote in approving the plans for the building at 824 Noyes St. at the council meeting Monday.
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Women’s Soccer No. 24 NU at Ohio State, 6 p.m. Saturday
ON THE RECORD
You’re looking at three of the best players to ever play for Northwestern — in one class. — Arvid Swan, men’s tennis coach
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
ONE LAST CHANCE Northwestern’s star seniors prepared for final season By GARRETT JOCHNAU
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It was obvious back in 2013 that there was something special about Northwestern’s freshman class. A trio of first-year competitors burst onto the scene, helping lead the Wildcats to a 21-11 record. Sam Shropshire, a blue chip recruit, was the conference’s freshman of the year and a first team All-Big Ten selection. Konrad Zieba, a top player in Illinois in high school, anchored the team’s third singles spot to close the season. And Strong Kirchheimer led the team in wins, finishing the year with a 24-8 record at No. 5. But even with their superlative starts to their NU careers, the three seniors’ growth is perhaps the most impressive. Now seniors, Zieba, Shropshire and Kirchheimer return to the court as the No. 12, 32 and 44 players in the nation, with historic success under their belts and the collective expectation to accomplish even more in their final seasons of collegiate tennis. “(My career) flew by pretty quickly,” Zieba said. “I think every year I’ve gotten better, and I’m just hoping we can end (our careers) having our best year yet.” Accomplishing such a goal would elevate the Cats into uncharted, elite territory. Their status as a conference powerhouse was solidified last year when they logged a 10-1 conference record, going 26-5 overall. Consistently ranked in the low teens, NU entered the offseason as the nation’s No. 14 program.
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But even with unprecedented success, the team fell short of its goals. Ohio State beat the Cats in the regular season to claim the Big Ten title, and Illinois sent the team packing in the semifinals of the conference tournament. When NU was dispatched by Stanford in the second round of the NCAA tournament, so too were its dreams of making it to the main stage. And with time running out, the trio has just one more opportunity to add to its legacy. “We could have ended (last season) better,” Zieba said. “This year I think we have a really good team, and we have high expectations to do well.” In many ways, the 2016-17 season represents the culmination of the program’s recent growth. Since Arvid Swan joined the roster as head coach for the 2007 season, NU has been on an upwards trajectory. That progress helped Swan land the top notch recruiting class that now enters its final year, and after three years of improvement from the trio, Swan’s team now enters a defining season before the lineup changes drastically. “There’s a sense of responsibility,” Swan said. “They’re an outstanding group. I mean, you’re looking at three of the best players to ever play for Northwestern — in one class. So I think there’s a sense of responsibility to have a great year in their senior year.” The team isn’t going to get too far ahead of itself. Zieba, who emerged on the national scene last year during fall play, now enters with greater expectations and a chance to crack the nation’s top ten. But he said he’ll still approach each game as an underdog.
And Kirchheimer too is focused on the smaller things. Having exhibited remarkable mental growth over his time with the team, he’ll look to apply lessons in consistency as he seeks to help the Cats to a Big Ten title. “I learned a lot from my first two years to be a little bit more consistent each time I show up, on the court or in practice,” he said. “I just try to be consistent in everything — mentality and play.” And as they look to achieve on the court, they’ll simultaneously look to shepherd in a new era of NU tennis. With three freshman and three sophomores on the roster, Kirchheimer said the veterans will look to show the underclassmen the way. For the program to continue to thrive after their graduation, such mentorship is expected, Swan said. “I know they’ll make an impact in terms of just showing the guys how to go about their business,” the coach said. “Hopefully it sets the example of what’s expected when those guys leave.” But in the end, the team — and the seniors — remain focused on the short term. After individual tournament play in the fall, they’ll kick off the official season against Vanderbilt on January 15, as their final chance to leave a legacy begins. And with the clock ticking, the seniors won’t let a moment go to waste. “We all have individual goals,” Zieba said. “But I just want to be the best teammate possible, give it all every match and make memories that we can share for the rest of our lives.” garrettjochnau2019@u.northwestern.
VOLLEYBALL
Cats drop another game, fall to 0-3 in Big Ten play
No. 19 Ohio State proves to be too much for Northwestern in straight-sets defeat in Columbus Northwestern
By AIDAN MARKEY
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The Big Ten continues to torment the Wildcats. Northwestern (7-8, 0-3 Big Ten) dropped its fourth consecutive match Wednesday as it fell at No. 19 Ohio State (11-4, 1-2) in straight sets. The Cats played well in spurts, but were unable to keep up with the steady play of the Buckeyes. “Overall, I thought we played pretty well,” coach Shane Davis said. “(But) at times on our serve and pass, we didn’t do what we needed to do.” NU kept it close in the first set, climbing back from deficits to tie the score on two different occasions in the set. An Ohio State run, though, closed out the set, 25-21. The Buckeyes then dominated the Cats in the second set, 25-12. Davis said the team has to learn how to avoid these large defeats. “A set like set two, it doesn’t happen all the time,” he said. “But when it does, you need somebody to step up and be able to get a perfect pass or get a great kill.” NU came out of the intermission and played its best set, holding a lead until the final points of the match. Ohio State eventually proved to be too much for the Cats and took the third set 28-26. Although Wednesday’s defeat was the Cats’ third straight-set loss in four matches, there were some positive notes
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for the team. Junior setter Taylor Tashima notched her 2,500th assist in the match, and junior outside hitter Symone Abbott recorded double digit kills for the 25th consecutive match. Senior right side Kayla Morin, who tallied six kills and two blocks in Wednesday’s match, recognized the significance that Tashima and Abbott have to the team. “Taylor is such an asset as a setter,” Morin said. “(And) you can count on Symone in the big moments. We’re just really lucky to have them as teammates, and we all want to work harder to be able to be contributive to the team.” As NU continues through its Big Ten schedule, it must prepare for grueling back-to-backs against consistently tough competition. Senior middle blocker Maddie Slater, who had four kills against the Buckeyes, said the Cats must be ready to come out and compete in each Big Ten match. “In order to stay focused and to play well each night, you really just need to focus on the next game ahead of you,” Slater said. “For us, it’s really important that we look to Iowa now and focus on their skills and our skills and how we’re going to beat them.” aidanmarkey2019@u.northwestern.edu
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A pair of Wildcats leap for a block. Northwestern dropped to 0-3 in Big Ten play after a straight-set road loss to No. 19 Ohio State. The loss brings the team’s overall record 7-8.