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Remembering Dominic
Compass presents dining hall changes Company plans renovations, new options for food By GABBY BIRENBAUM
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Dominic Davis.
Friends remember Bienen sophomore’s perseverance, kindness By JONAH DYLAN
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In February, Dominic Davis performed for the horn studio program at the
Bienen School of Music. Less than a year earlier, he had been diagnosed with cancer for the second time and, despite a surgery that replaced half of his jaw, he continued to play. “Ever yone was really
touched by that performance,” Bienen freshman Michael Stevens said. “It pretty much established that there are no excuses, if he can play. It was probably one of the most inspirational moments of my time here at
Northwestern, maybe even my life.” Davis died last week, soon after the Bienen sophomore stopped attending classes at Northwestern. Bienen » See DAVIS, page 6
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Employees of Compass Group Nor th America, Northwestern’s new food service provider, presented Wednesday their vision for dining halls and other spaces to Associated Student Government Senate. Karl Behrens, chief operations officer of the Compass Group project division, said his team plans to renovate the dining halls in Elder Hall, Sargent Hall, Foster-Walker Complex and Allison Hall. Each will be renovated in consecutive 90-day periods during the 2018-19 academic year in the order listed, and each has a specific theme and design. Behrens said Plex will undergo the largest renovation: The interior walls will be removed to connect Plex West and Plex East, and the space will have a “light, airy, transparent” feel. The space will have 12 to 14 “micro-restaurants” each serving its own rotating menu, Behrens said. “Foster-Walker, for us, is most probably a destination where you feel like bringing in some of that new dining experience that you see in High Street in downtown Chicago,” Behrens said. Allison’s theme is “Food e-Lab,” he said. Its interior
walls will also be removed to create an open area, with a “teaching kitchen” for students to learn about their meals. Behrens said Elder will be marketed as a “fun food factory,” which will be expanded by adding seating in the courtyard. He said the goal is to have Elder serve some street food and handheld meals. Compass will also add a skylight to improve the lighting, he said. Sargent, which was recently re-done, will undergo the smallest renovation. Behrens said the changes will be more related to the programming than the interior — the company hopes to serve all-day breakfast in an area called “My Pantry” and create a farm-totable feel. District 5 senator Alex Moore told The Daily he is looking forward to the renovations. “There’s going to be a lot of change, but it’s good change,” the Medill freshman said. “It’s really modern, and I feel like there’s going to be many new experiences that students can collaborate in the dining halls and still enjoy their meals and eat quality food.” Some ASG senators raised concerns about North Campus residents having to travel during the winter for meals, as Sargent is scheduled to close from Dec. 1 to Feb. 1. Behrens said his team will take steps to make the transition periods as painless as possible and that he » See COMPASS, page 6
Youth activists, former FBI agent address gun violence At ETHS event, panelists say solution to Chicago violence, mass shootings is creating stricter gun laws By CATHERINE HENDERSON
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To 15-year-old Rie’onna Holman, the solution to violence in Chicago and mass shootings is simple: stricter gun laws. At Evanston Township High School, Holman, fellow teenage representative Diamondlee Ocasio and former FBI agent Phil Andrew spoke on a Wednesday panel about gun violence moderated by ETHS principal Marcus Campbell. Holman is an ambassador from Bold Resistance Against Violence Everywhere, a Chicago-based program focused on violence prevention and leadership skills for teens. The Family Action Network fellows — 16 high school students from four North Shore high schools — organized the event to create a program for teenagers to engage
with issues that matter to them. As the father of teenagers himself, Andrew said he knew what the FAN fellows and B.R.A.V.E. ambassadors were capable of accomplishing. “I know when a teenager gets something in their head, it’s going to get done,” Andrew said. “Their voices are powerful.” Andrew came to the discussion as a survivor of gun violence himself. He lived through a shooter opening fire at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka in 1988. He said after the attacker, Laurie Dann, shot him 30 years ago, he didn’t expect school shootings to continue to be an issue. Andrew said though evidence supports stricter gun laws, people often react in fear, thinking they need to own guns to protect themselves. Through forums like the FAN program, he said people see the impact of gun violence on fellow human
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beings and can move away from that reaction. Campbell told The Daily the discussion made him “proud” of the FAN fellows, and he emphasized students should continue organizing programming aimed at teenagers. He said Andrew, Holman and Ocasio were “remarkable” and “brave” to speak candidly about gun violence. “Every single day I think about the safety of our students,” Campbell said. “When Parkland happens or when Santa Fe happens or when Sandy Hook happens, on a human level it just breaks my heart.” Campbell said he grew up in the Chatham neighborhood in Chicago’s South Side and witnessed his black, male friends become victims of gun violence. He decided to go into education to reverse this pattern and help more black children succeed in school.
Growing up on the South Side today, Holman said she notices the racialized language people use when talking about mass shootings. She said white, male shooters are “given an excuse,” but a person of color is immediately assumed to be a “gang banger.” Holman said when she advocates for gun reform and social justice, she is thinking about her younger sister. She said she doesn’t want her sister to grow up fearing for her life. “We can tell our stories, and we’ll lead them through our communities (until) we get them to empathize,” Holman said. “We can put our shoes on their feet, and we can show them that (gun violence) can happen to anyone … This isn’t just a black and brown issue. It’s an American issue.” catherinehenderson2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Evanston Township High School student Rie’onna Holman speaks at a Family Action Network Fellows event Wednesday. Panelists discussed mass shootings and gun violence in Chicago.
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