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been indicted, the Communication senior said corruption was a key issue during the state’s primary elections. “We think the best way to better our politics isn’t to ignore the past but to learn from it,” he said. “We want future leaders to hold themselves to higher standards.” Despite the charges against him, Blagojevich maintained his innocence throughout the event. After a 15-minute speech, he fielded questions from three NU professors: political science Prof. Donald Gordon, School of Law Prof. Tonja Jacobi and Medill Prof. Donna Leff. The trio questioned everything from Blagojevich’s definition of political corruption to his motives for participating in reality television shows. The discussion heated up as the floor switched to Jacobi, who disagreed with Blagojevich on the legal-
At the Norris University Center dedication ceremony Jan.19, 1973, thenfreshman Ruth Ann Marshall spoke on behalf of the student body about what the center meant for the Northwestern community. “Norris is more than just a steel and concrete building,” she said. “It is a catalyst drawing us together.” Now, almost four decades later, 15 years of surveys and studies have called into question whether Norris can adequately accommodate NU students, faculty and staff. Dean of Students Burgwell Howard said the Center “does a pretty good job for what it is,” but the age of the building limits its ability to meet the needs of the NU community. “It is an old building, and we are squeezing every bit of energy we can out of it,” Howard said. “Campus centers are dynamic places in many senses of the word. It should be physical magnet point on the campus that meets the essential needs for students.” More than 7,000 people pass through the doors of Norris on an average weekday, meaning it probably sees more people per day than any other building on campus, Norris Executive Director Rick Thomas wrote in an e-mail. While Norris provides a unifying space for the NU community, Thomas said its location and architecture are limiting. “The Norris Center is challenged by
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Blagojevich entertains in ethics panel By Lauren Mogannam The Daily Northwestern dailynorthwestern.com/speaker Northwestern students have recently expressed confusion about why the University’s most notoriously corrupt alumnus was going to deliver their next lecture on ethics. Tuesday night Rod Blagojevich explained. “Many of you must think it’s kind of ironic that I would agree and accept an opportunity to come here and talk to you about ethics in government,” the former Illinois governor said. “For all the courage and testicular virility you think you have, if I did the things they said I did, and I did wrong things like they want you to believe I did, I would be nowhere near this event.” The impeached governor defended himself in front of a sold-out crowd in Cahn Auditorium Tuesday night at the College Democrats
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event, “Ethics in Politics: An evening with Former Governor Rod Blagojevich.” “I am innocent of all charges,” he said. “I was not only ethical and followed the law, but I kept my promises.” In 2009 Blagojevich (Weinberg ’79) was indicted on 16 federal corruption charges, which include federal extortion, fraud, bribery and racketeering. Along with a scheme to sell President Barack Obama’s vacated seat in the U.S. Senate, he is charged with trying to extort money from companies seeking state business and using public funds to pressure the termination of editorial writers at the Chicago Tribune. College Democrats decided to invite Blagojevich to speak at NU to foster a conversation about ethics and its role in politics, said Dan Rockoff, the group’s vice president for programming. Because four out of the last eight Illinois governors have
A Weinberg sophomore was found dead late Monday night in her dorm room, officials said. Her death was later ruled a suicide. The body of Rebecca Quint was discovered in room 1-301 West, FosterWalker Complex, by Residential Life staff conducting a wellness check on the
Foster-Walker holds community meeting Like the rest of the Foster-Walker Complex, the dorm’s west basement was a somber place Tuesday night. At 8:30 p.m. more than 50 students attended a community meeting in the basement about the loss of Rebecca Quint, a Weinberg sophomore found dead in her Foster-Walker room Monday night. Staff from Counseling and Psychological Services, Residential Life officials, campus religious leaders and a representative from the University Police also attended. Dean of Students Burgwell Howard hosted the event. After the
student, Dean of Students Burgwell Howard said. Residential Life was told to check on Quint after concerned students said they had not seen her since Saturday. University Police was notified at about 11:30 p.m., University spokesman Al Cubbage said. “Our students did the right thing, and our Residential Life staff did the right thing,” Cubbage said. “Truly our hearts go out to the family. It is a sad thing, and
meeting Howard described Quint as a driven student with a close group of friends. “They’re really hurting right now,” he said. At 10 p.m., 17 students, most of whom are part of Multiethnic InterVarsity or Asian American InterVarsity held an hour-long prayer session in the basement. On one side of the room, much of the refreshments left over from the community meeting went untouched. CAPS counselors are always available to talk with students, Howard said. Counselors can be reached during business hours at (847) 491-2151 or anytime at (847) 491-8100.
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one that does indeed affect us all.” William Banis, vice president for student affairs, announced the death to the Northwestern community in an email sent at about 11 a.m. Tuesday. Officials at the Cook County medical examiner’s office performed an autoposy Tuesday morning. Quint died of asphyxia, and her death has been ruled a suicide, said Tony Brucci, the office’s deputy chief of investigations. “It was a plastic bag over her head,” said Brucci, adding he could not release more details. The office has not yet determined if there were other factors in Quint’s death, Brucci said. Toxicology and other reports are still pending. The University had “no unusual contact with the student,” Howard said. “She was a good student, not someone that we had been concerned about or worried about or aware of, which is part of what is so stunning for a lot of folks and her friends,” he said. “It’s kind of out of the blue.” Promeeta Ghosh, who lives in Foster-Walker, said she saw police outside the building after returning from University Library. “I noticed, I believe, four police cars parked in front and around Plex,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “On my way up to my room in the stairwell, I bumped into a police officer. I noticed
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Tragedy: Residential Life searched Quint’s room after the sophomore was QUINT, page 6 reported as missing since Saturday.
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Spacing out Readdressing old problems with new ideas has been the focal point for ASG, administration this year NORRIS, page 1 its location—it isn’t at a crossroads of the campus,” he wrote. “Students have also told us that the building’s style and structure isn’t as warm and comfortable as they would like.” According to the recently released Associated Student Government New Student Center Initiative proposal, Norris does not provide sufficient venue and meeting space for a campus of NU’s size or enough common spaces where students can meet to socialize or collaborate on projects. Student centers at other institutions provide amenities such as a centralized location for student services, a post office, a bank and a grocery store in addition to food court dining options. Entertainment options, such as movie theatres and bowling alleys, are also often included in student centers. Howard, who has managed student centers on other campuses, said whenever he visits a town with a college or university, the university center is the one place he always visits if he wants to gain a “sense of the vitality of the campus.” He said it is hard for him to assess what message Norris sends to NU visitors. “It seems vital but a little formal compared to some student centers I have visited,” Howard said. “The renovations downstairs added a modern feel, but it still feels dark and heavy. It is less inviting than it could be. The students and staff (who work in Norris) are awesome, but architecture doesn’t reflect that.” The New Student Center Initiative proposal summarized much of the long-running conversation about NU’s student center needs and offered four possible options to improve the stu-
dent center situation. “Since 1995, we have identified unmet student needs regarding increased venue and meeting spaces, centralized student services and general entertainment options,” the preface to the proposal reads. “Moreover, Northwestern has long been concerned with the growing fragmentation of its diverse student body. Northwestern has been known to lack a particularly unifying culture.” ASG President Mike McGee said the students who worked on the initiative this year decided to approach the issue of a new student center from the perspective of a “needs assessment.” “We decided to shift the conversation from ‘Norris is ugly’ to focus on unmet student needs,” the Communication senior said. “Everyone can agree that Norris is not the best, but where we have failed in the past is that we didn’t approach this as a needs assessment.”
LOOKING BACK A similar conversation unfolded on campus before Norris was constructed. From 1938 until the center opened in 1972, Scott Hall served as the NU student center. In the mid-1960s, the facility was “deemed insufficient” for meeting the needs of modern students, according to documents in the University Archives. A 1969 brochure, “The Case for the University Center,” informed potential alumni donors NU was “alone among major universities in not having a student union” and identified a student union as “a place for enlarging the interests of educated young people, for encouraging social life and for the pursuit of meaningful leisure activities.” Other locations originally considered for Norris included a building across Sheridan Road
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Come Together: Over the years, Norris University Center has offered students study spaces, meeting spaces, dining spaces and spontaneous TV viewing spaces.
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Student-centric: Norris University Center was dedicated on Jan. 19, 1973 as a place on campus for students to come together for academic and social pursuits. from Deering Library, the vicinity of the Donald P. Jacobs Center and the area north of the Lagoon. According to a memorandum in the University Archives, administrators chose the current location because it would put the facility at “the center of things as the Lakefill campus develops.” The proximity of the center to the library would make it a “real convenience for students ... and the view across the lake made this location the best aesthetically.” Shortly after Norris opened in September 1972, a pamphlet produced by the daily described the facility as an “unusual architectural answer to the diverse needs of students, faculty, alumni and guests at NU.” The final construction costs were $8.8 million, which would be about $45,618,315.79 in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator.
COMPARING CENTERS The ASG New Student Center Initiative proposal identifies the student centers of Washing-
ton University in St. Louis, Princeton University, Dartmouth College and Stanford University as model facilities NU should try to emulate as it considers renovating Norris or building a new student center. At Dartmouth, the Collis Center for Student Involvement is located on the corner of one of the main intersections on campus, Center Director Eric Ramsey said. He described it as the “cornerstone” of student life because of its location. Collis is one of the first places prospective students visit on admissions tours and one of the last places they visit as seniors for an event called Graduation Gala, he said. Ramsey added the center was most recently renovated and expanded in 1994. The building houses Dartmouth’s student activities office, offices for student organizations, dining facilities, a ballroom, a “high-end” coffee shop, a nightclub room, a pool hall and meeting spaces, among other features. “I think an effective and compelling student
center is so necessary to make students feel at home on their campus,” Ramsey said. “It is so important that the first place students walk into on their tour is a building that is really designed and built for them … Collis is critical to students’ experience of Dartmouth. It is a place where as students walk in, they should feel immense pride and ownership.” At Washington University in St. Louis, the recently opened Danforth University Center serves as a crossroads for the otherwise “decentralized” campus, Center Director Leslie Heusted said. “We have a north side and a south side of campus, and (the Danforth Center sits) between the two. So even though it is not technically in the middle of campus, it is a crossroads for those two communities,” Heusted said. “It has served as a physical bridge to more of that central experience of Washington University.” Danforth opened in August 2008 and includes numerous dining options, office space, the campus career center, a graduate student center, meeting and presentation rooms, a “formal lounge,” a “fun room,” a visitors’ center, multiple common spaces, event spaces and a 522-car parking garage.
PLANNING AHEAD ASG Vice President Tommy Smithburg has managed the New Student Center Initiative
Web site. So far, the Weinberg senior said 10 percent of students have officially endorsed the proposal and “strongly support” it. But Smithburg said some students are skeptical regarding the costs of the proposal’s four different options, which range from $45 million for an extensive renovation of Norris to almost $95 million to construct a new facility near Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary on Sheridan Road. “I think everyone has acknowledged that the need is there,” Smithburg said. “It isn’t about challenging the need; it is more about talking through whether it is the best way to spend the money.” Smithburg said students who question whether a new center is worth the financial cost should visit or research the facilities other universities offer. “When you realize what we don’t have that other schools do have, then that is the point where you can realize that maybe it is worth that money,” he said. Smithburg and McGee both said they do not know when NU administrators will officially decide what to do with their proposal. Smithburg said he and the other students working on the proposal have been pleased with its reception on campus so far. “We have been definitely taken to the next level with this proposal and gathering the stu-
location means people aren’t likely to stop by on their way to another place, Thomas wrote. He added a consultant once told him Norris’s location is both the facility’s biggest strength and its biggest weakness. “We have beautiful views of Lake Michigan and wonderful outdoor spaces,” he wrote. “Our location is a weakness because we are not located on a major pedestrian pathway.” Schapiro said he also hopes to add new “third spaces”—locations on campus that aren’t classrooms or dorms where students can meet—to campus in the next few years while simultaneously addressing the long-term issue of a new or renovated central student center facility. Examples of existing third spaces on campus are The Great Room and Lisa’s Cafe. Plans are underway to add another space this summer in a yet-to-be determined South Campus location. Additional third space locations would create a network of localized, smaller facilities across campus, with Norris as the hub, Schapiro said. “You work with what you have and try to figure out other ways to create a community,” he said. “Even if you are going to organize a community more by having separate student centers that different people are going to use ... That’s not to say that somewhere in the distant future we won’t build a whole new one.”
dent support,” he said. “We can tell President Schapiro and the Board of Trustees that we have ears that are listening and are willing to talk to us.” University President Morton O. Schapiro said while the student center issue needs to be considered, he is focusing on finding ways to create new student-friendly spaces and build community on campus in the short term. “I like 25- and 50-year plans, but the students are only here for four, so I think you can’t lose sight of the ongoing needs that students have,” Schapiro said. “The long-term future is important, but I don’t have a lot of patience for things. I am more worried about what we are going to do to improve the situation for the students six months from now.” Schapiro said in the short term, NU will likely take steps to make Norris a “more attractive” campus destination for students. Recent Norris improvements have included renovation of the first floor and the addition of a Starbucks in 2007 and the renovation of the ground floor dining area and the addition of a Jamba Juice last summer, according to The Daily archives. Thomas wrote the Starbucks addition increased building traffic in Norris by more than 2,000 people per day. Such improvements make the building a destination for students and other members of the community, which is important because Norris’s
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Funds for Norris In 1969 NU Life Trustee Lester J. Norris and his wife Dellora gave $2.5 million (which would be about $14.8 million in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Inflation Calculator) to the fund-raising campaign in memory of their son, NU trustee Lester Norris, Jr who died of a heart attack in 1967 at age 42. After receiving this donation, the Alumni Association recommended that the new center be named “Norris University Center.” Additional funds came from the $180-million “first plan for the seventies” and an Alumni Association fundraising drive.
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lizabeth Tisdahl runs this town. And Evanston isn’t an easy town to run. The city, marked by economic disparities among neighborhoods, a historically tenuous relationship with Northwestern, outstanding financial debt and largely unfunded pensions, has taken the brunt of national problems. It is on the local level where residents can see the tangible effects of rising foreclosures and struggling small businesses—concepts that often seem distant when discussed by politicians in Washington and Springfield. Similarly it is on the local level where many residents expect change to be implemented quickly and effectively to address issues that have larger, national implications. Fortunately Evanston has found strong leadership in Tisdahl to move forward. Last Friday the mayor delivered her first State of the City address, highlighting sev-
eral of the city’s accomplishments in the last year. “The State of a City cannot be judged merely by whether or not we have problems,” Tisdahl said. “We all have serious problems, but the issue is how we work to resolve those problems.” Tisdahl noted the $18 million federal grant to build affordable homes, the adoption of a new economic development strategy and the Evanston City Council’s ability to balance a $9.5 million budget deficit without raising property taxes. Tisdahl, a former Seventh Ward alderman and school board president, easily won a heavily contested election last spring to succeed longtime mayor Lorraine Morton. Many of the city’s improvements and success in the last year have been aided by Tisdahl’s leadership and ability to work with officials across governmental lines. Since taking office in May, Tis-
dahl has made it clear preserving the city’s diversity, which she called in her speech Evanston’s most prized asset, takes top priority. She made personal trips to Washington and Springfield to lobby for funding for housing and environmental programs. Additionally the mayor has pursued improved town-gown relations, capitalizing on the opportunity to build a relationship with new University President Morton O. Schapiro and even coming to campus to address the Associated Student Government last month. In her first few months in office, Tisdahl has worked well with aldermen and made herself visible to residents and fellow politicians. While Evanston will never be free of problems, at least as Tisdahl said in her speech, “The city that we all love is doing well.” City Editor Nathalie Tadena is a Medill junior. She can be reached at ntadena@u.northwestern.edu.
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n Thursday, Feb. 25, after a year of equivocation, President Barack Obama finally took ownership of the issue that will define whether his first term has been a success. Before now Obama has only offered vague goals any bill would have to meet in order for it to receive his signature. Reform would have to “lower costs, improve quality and coverage and protect consumer choice,” Obama said in an address on June 6. But does Obama support a public option? Does he favor a surtax on the wealthy or removing the tax exemption for employer-provided insurance plans? Does he favor an expansion of Medicare to Americans younger than 65 years-old? Obama’s refusal to draw lines in the sand has enabled each successive Democratic health care proposal to be washed away by the tide of committed Republican opposition. Obama expertly diagnosed the
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problems with our existing health care system, convincing Americans the status quo is not acceptable. But after this Obama left the dirty work of finding solutions to Congress. Progressives who had invested so much into Obama’s campaign found it difficult to support a new president who seemed unsure of what he really wanted, and Obama’s refusal to put his full support behind any individual Democratic proposal made it easier for conservatives to rally against health care reform. As Congressional Democrats wrote plan after plan, none of which have landed at Obama’s desk for a final signature, self-imposed deadlines for health care reform came and went. The House took until Nov. 7 to pass its version of health care reform and the Senate until Dec. 24. Obama finally told Americans on Thursday how we should go about reforming our broken health care system. The Obama proposal is very similar to that passed by the Senate, with no public option, national insurance exchange or Stupak language restricting access to abortions. The plan would provide new insurance coverage for 31 million Americans at a cost of $950 billion
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and reduce the deficit by $100 billion over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO has reported bills with a public option, such as the version passed by the House, would cover more Americans while decreasing the deficit to a greater extent. This effort may be too little, too late. Obama received no increase in support for his health care proposal following the health care summit. With Republicans unified against reform, it seems like the only option for passing this bill would be through the use of budget reconciliation in the Senate, and Americans are against this as well. Regardless the Democrats must embrace this course, as not passing reform would be disastrous both for the country and for the party going into the 2010 midterm elections. It’s hard not to look back on the past year and ask what would have happened if Obama had worked more closely with Congress on a specific plan from the outset. If Obama’s current reform passes, it will be a step in the right direction, but we could have done so much better. Weinberg junior Jordan Fein can be reached at jordanfein2007@u.northwestern.edu.
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Bucking social habits for classes I truly like It feels like some sort of academic crime. It is almost time to register, and I am up late, conferring with my friends over classes. My goal: to amass enough people I know in one classroom setting to replicate the friendship orgy that was Modern Cosmology. As my grades will reflect (sorry, Mom), I spent a whole lot of time in the back of Leverone Auditorium playing Helicopter, staring in incredulity at Anthony Smutko and hilariously whispering the lyrics to Jeremiah’s “Imma Star.” He was right, you know—human beings are technically made of stars. We are the ashes of exploded supernovas. See? I learned. After an awful brush with a Fall Quarter history class where I made almost no friends (on the first day, I left a seat open next to me on either side—and both stayed empty), I made the executive choice to become a Class A Followbot and take whatever the rest of the world was taking. I hate science. And Modern Cosmology, though interesting, depresses me. The steel-gray winter sky will never seem the same to me; I look at it now like it’s about to fall down and crush us all like little ants. There’s really nothing like end-of-the-world theories to make you feel like it’s not worth getting out of bed for class. But I took it anyway, and I continue to go because it’s fun to be with friends in class. It feels like high school. Remember how it felt to have a locker? Remember when the person you were texting wasn’t in class a
mile north but just three seats behind you? Remember when unit lunch meant everybody was on the same schedule? It was so easy to find someone to lend you a sports bra for gym or physics notes or gum (though I’m sure that’s something you didn’t borrow). Now I’m lucky if I even recognize a favorable percentage of the class. It’s certainly a trade-off. For a small amount of loneliness, I get anonymity. I’m pretty sure no one here was present when I threw up on my Phonics book in first grade. Two of my best friends from home were in that class with me. They remind me constantly, quoting Superbad: “People don’t forget!” So as I choose my classes for next quarter, it’s become clear my schedule will not correlate with most of my friends’. Some have requirements, while others boycott certain departments. I myself refuse ever to take a class starting 10 a.m. or earlier, which complicates matters. My codependency leaves me in a quandary: I am lost and afraid and without CTECs (I didn’t fill mine out—I’m an idiot). Without a Medill mandate for the quarter, I am left to wonder; what am I really interested in? It’s been a while since I’ve considered the question. I feel like I’m supposed to know already. For now if I have to take a class alone, I might as well be a hip mystery woman. I have a trench coat and dark glasses; all I need is some red lipstick, and I’ll be set. If you see me in class, come up and say hi, and please, please take the empty seat next to me.
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Blagojevich: Release of conversation tapes would prove innocence blagojevich, page 1 ity of quid pro quo. Blagojevich said exchanges between politicians are inevitable. He said Hillary Clinton was offered her current position, secretary of state, because she dropped out of the 2008 presidential race. “Hillary is qualified,” he said. “But she is no Henry Kissinger.” Since his impeachment, Blagojevich and
his wife, Patti Blagojevich, have been left unemployed, which led them to participate on reality television shows, the Celebrity Apprentice 2010 star said. “Necessity compelled my wife to go to the Costa Rican jungle and eat tarantulas,” Blagojevich said of his wife’s experience on “I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here.” Media inaction is part of the reason he participated in reality television, he said. “The media isn’t doing its job to scratch the surface,” he said. “What happened to
Woodward or Bernstein?” Blagojevich said journalists have an ethical obligation to be skeptical and question what the government tells them. He added he would be proved innocent if journalists worked harder to obtain conversation tapes being used in his trial. Although the crowd moaned at these statements, Kaley Stroup said the forum made her think about the role journalists play. “It changed my opinion a little,” the Wein-
berg freshman said. “He has a point about the media. A lot of the coverage does seem negative, and the media don’t seem to be looking at the other side.” Zach Ratner said the event was a great opportunity to see “political theater.” “He definitely delivered a performance,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “Rod Blagojevich is an enigma. He’s like the man, the myth, the legend.” laurenmogannam2007@u.northwestern.edu
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CAPS, University Chaplain, rabbis available to speak with students Quint, page 1 he had blue gloves on, so I knew something was going on.� Although she had heard about student deaths at NU before, Ghosh said this was different. “This one kind of struck me harder because it was someone in my dorm,� she said. Quint, a native of Concord, Mass., was a double-major in German and linguistics, ac-
cording to her Facebook profile. NU’s Counseling and Psychological Services, the University Chaplain and University-affiliated rabbis are on hand to speak with students confidentially. Residential Life and the Office of Student Affairs also are prepared to speak with students in the coming days, Howard said. “We’re trying to take care of the people who are closest to the situation,� he said. Howard said the University will increase its programming on suicide and depression
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in collaboration with CAPS and campus religious groups to “pull something together that speaks to people.� “Obviously when you have an incident like this, you need to increase those efforts or make them more localized,� he said. “It’s easier, I think, for students who live in University housing to have those opportunities, so if you’re in a Greek house or if you’re in Allison Hall, it’s something that you can work out more easily than if you live out on Maple.� The University will work with the family
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Women’s Basketball Read how the Cats are preparing for the Big Ten Tournament Men’s Basketball Find out if NU beat Chicago State to set itself up for a 20-win season
Nash sees role, NU’s success By Danny Daly The Daily Northwestern dailynorthwestern.com/mens-basketball
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Senior sendoff: Guard Jeremy Nash, the last man standing from the Wildcats’ 2006 recruiting class, will play his final regular season home game at Welsh-Ryan Arena tonight against Chicago State.
Four years ago, the Wildcats welcomed a group of freshmen that has helped elevate the program from the Big Ten basement to the NCAA Tournament bubble. Wednesday night’s Senior Day festivities against Chicago State were supposed to celebrate the achievements of that five-player class—instead, guard Jeremy Nash will be the only one taking the court for Northwestern. “It still kind of seems unreal,” Nash said. “It’s tough to think about, that it’s my last home game in front of my home fans. It’s bittersweet—I wish I had another four years to do it all again.” Nash initially came to campus with Kevin Coble, Jeff Ryan, Ivan Peljusic and walk-on Matt Steger. But Coble and Ryan suffered season-ending injuries in November and will return in 2010-11, Peljusic redshirted as a freshman, and Steger will graduate but hasn’t played all year. That leaves Nash as the last man standing. He’s the only senior receiving any playing time and the lone scholarship player NU will lose at the end of the season. “Me and Steger were talking in class, and we were just like, ‘Wow, we came in with five, and now it’s the two of us leaving together,’” Nash said. “It’s kind of strange that it’s just us two now.” During his first two years in Evanston, Nash was a marginal contributor. He missed time at the start of his sophomore campaign due to an injury and was one of the least-used rotation players. Meanwhile, his classmates were making an impact. Coble led the team in points and rebounds both seasons, and Ryan was a productive reserve, even starting 22 games. Then Nash, who coach Bill Carmody has often said was a “dilettante” during the first half of his career, took a significant step forward before his junior season. “He’s always had a lot of talent, and he’s a very smart player,” Carmody said. “I think he just put more time into it and realized it was important to him. He’s a
hardheaded guy, which is good, but he fought us a little bit. He’s really come around and given himself over to us.” Though Nash’s playing time only increased slightly last year, his role grew dramatically. Coming off the bench in every contest, he averaged the fourth-most minutes on the team and established himself as the Cats’ best defender. NU’s improvement mirrored Nash’s development. After finishing a combined 3-31 in Big Ten play when Nash was a freshman and sophomore, the Cats went 17-14 last year and earned their first NIT bid in a decade. “He helped us a lot and really turned games around at the top of the 1-3-1 zone with his activity level,” Carmody said. The graduation of shooting guard Craig Moore propelled Nash to a spot in the starting lineup this season. He has stepped up by ranking fourth in the conference with 47 steals and scoring 9.3 points per game, more than twice his average last year. The injuries to Coble and Ryan have also forced him to assume more leadership duties, and his aggressive mentality has rubbed off on his teammates. “Most people get excited off their offensive play, but he gets excited off defense,” junior point guard Michael Thompson said. “The entire team feeds off that energy. He’s just had a phenomenal year. We want to send him off with a bang.” Though Nash’s ultimate goal is to play in the NBA, he said he would also consider competing overseas like Moore. And if a playing career doesn’t work out, Nash hopes to go into coaching so he can “help kids get better and help lead them to a better life.” As much as Nash has enjoyed playing for Carmody, his coaching style would be slightly different. “I’d probably be a little bit easier with the kids—you’ve seen him during games,” Nash said. Carmody’s reaction to Nash’s future plans: “He might be a smart player, but he’s not that smart if he wants to be a coach. You can quote me on that.” danieldaly2012@u.northwestern.edu
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Hummel’s ACL injury shakes up Big Ten By Jonah L. Rosenblum The Daily Northwestern dailynorthwestern.com/big-ten-insider For almost 26-and-a-half games, it looked like Purdue’s year. The Boilermakers were 23-3, the firstplace team in the Big Ten, ranked No. 3 in the nation and up 26-14 at Minnesota. But with 7:11 remaining in the first half, junior forward Robbie Hummel awkwardly planted his right leg while driving to the hoop, tearing his right ACL. Just like that, Purdue lost one of its best players for the remainder of the season. No. 7 Purdue (24-4, 12-4 Big Ten) showed immediately it can still win without Hummel. After he went down, the Boilermakers came back from a nine-point deficit in the second half to beat the Gophers 59-58. “Our guys just battled back and made some huge plays,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “I was proud of our guys and the way they played down the stretch.” Purdue was less successful at home against No. 11 Michigan State. The Boilermakers led 28-26 at halftime but scored just 16 points after
intermission, falling 53-44 to the Spartans. Michigan State pounded Purdue on the glass, winning the rebounding battle 46-20. “They manhandled us,” Painter said. “They outrebounded us by 26, which is really unacceptable. We had some guys not pursue the basketball.” After Michigan State snapped its 10-game winning streak, Purdue looks to get back on track against Indiana and Penn State. The Hoosiers and Nittany Lions are both 3-13 in conference play, and they both lost to the Boilermakers earlier this season. “We miss Rob in all phases of the game, but we still could have won our last game without him,” Painter said. “We have to not make excuses or use a crutch for Rob being out. We have to man up and get the job done.”
SPARTANS HAVE SHOT AT TITLE On the other side of the court, the Spartans’ win put them in a second-place tie with the Boilermakers, just a half-game behind Big Ten leader Ohio State.
“Our defense and our rebounding was some of the best we’ve played all year,” Izzo said, “which is good to do as you head into March, when every game is pretty much one-and-done.” If the Spartans win out, they will emerge with at least a share of the Big Ten regular season championship, as the Buckeyes play just one more game and the Boilermakers have two to go. The Spartans will look to cut down on turnovers in their final two games of the regular season. Against Purdue, Michigan State turned the ball over 23 times, continuing a disturbing trend this season. The Spartans have committed more turnovers than every other Big Ten team except last-place Indiana. “Our turnovers yesterday were borderline ridiculous,” Izzo said. “We’ve had a couple games like that throughout the year. We’ve really cleaned up our turnovers over the last six or seven games, but it reared its ugly head again.” jonahrosenblum2012 @u.northwestern.edu
Power RAnkings 1. Ohio State (24-7, 14-4): Won 13 of last 15 games; Hummel’s injury makes Buckeyes the best team in the Big Ten. 2. Michigan State (22-7, 12-4): Can follow up triumph at Purdue with likely wins at home against Penn State and Michigan. 3. Purdue (24-4, 12-4): Win at Minnesota shows Purdue is still a solid team without Hummel. 4. Wisconsin (21-7, 11-5): Marginal title chances hang on big Sunday game at Illinois. 5. Illinois (18-12, 10-7): Bad home loss versus Minnesota means Illini have lost three of four. 6. Minnesota (17-12, 8-9): Win over Illinois put Minnesota back in the NCAA picture, but defeat at Michigan was a crippling blow 7. Northwestern (18-11, 7-10): Two blowout losses to Penn State and one to Iowa will haunt the Wildcats on Selection Sunday. 8. Michigan (14-15, 7-10): The Wolverines continue to limp their way through a tough season; lost three straight before thrashing Minnesota on Tuesday night. 9. Penn State (11-17, 3-13): If Penn State could play Northwestern in every game, they’d be dancing. 10. Iowa (10-19, 4-12): Dominant home performance against Indiana keeps Hawkeyes out of cellar. 11. Indiana (9-19, 3-13): Just when it seemed things couldn’t get any worse, Hoosiers lose to Iowa.
Soundbites “We have to not make excuses or use a crutch for Rob being out.”
“Our turnovers yesterday were borderline ridiculous.”
Purdue coach Matt Painter,
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo,
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on his team’s 23 miscues against Purdue