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Marathon tragedy hits home

Evanston runners, NU community members in Boston when disaster strikes

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BOSTON BOMBING Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast during the Boston Marathon in Boston on Monday.

By MANUEL RAPADA and CAT ZAKRZEWSKI

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Some Evanston residents and members of the Northwestern community were running in the Boston Marathon

shortly before deadly explosions went off near the finish line Monday.

Seventeen of the 19 Evanston residents who registered for the race were tracked by the marathon’s website. Most finished before two bombs detonated at about 2 p.m., killing three people and injuring at least 140 more.

Richard Barbera, president of the

Northwestern Triathlon Club, finished the race before the back-to-back explosions and said he was eating at a restaurant two blocks away from the finish at the time of the incident. The McCormick senior didn’t hear about it until his girlfriend sent him a text message asking if he was safe.

Evanston resident Kevin Valentine,

however, witnessed the blasts just after crossing the finish line.

“I was 10 minutes finished when I saw the smoke go off and heard it,” said Valentine, who teaches at North Central College in Naperville. “There were worried-looking volunteers, and they shooed us all away.”

NU acknowledged the marathon

tragedy in a Facebook post hours after it happened.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those impacted by today’s explosions in Boston,” the University said in a Facebook post. “We have many members of the Northwestern community » See MARATHON, page 7

Mother of slain teen Executive VP debate centers to start foundation on running mate chemistry ASG Election

Dajae Coleman’s mom starts planning Dae Dae World Weekend

By STEPHANIE HAINES

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By CIARA MCCARTHY “Compliment the person to your left” and “Who would you vote for if you were not running?” were prompts from about 50 students who rattled the Associated Student Government executive vice president candidates during the debate Monday evening.

In response to the second question, Alex Van Atta, an executive vice presidential candidate and McCormick junior running alongside Weinberg junior Ani Ajith, said he would vote for SESP juniors David Harris and Jo Lee after working with them as peer candidates this election season.

Ajith, a former Daily staffer, and Van Atta received two votes from other candidates, and SESP junior Benison Choi and Weinberg junior Danny Kim also received one. Weinberg juniors Henry Brooke and Aaron Zelikovich did not get votes from the other candidates. Many of the students who attended the debate were ASG committee members or supporters for a specific campaign.

Some of the questions were directed toward the ticket relationships. The candidates were asked to assess the weakness of their partner and how they balanced each other’s faults.

“Benison’s weakness is his passion,” said Kim, Choi’s executive vice president running mate. “He has a lot of vision and

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PLAYING FOR VEEPS SESP junior Jo Lee and McCormick junior Alex Van Atta joined Weinberg juniors Danny Kim and Henry Brooke for the ASG executive vice presidential debate Monday night.

a lot of great ideas, and it kind of consumes him sometimes.”

The candidates were also how they maintained friendships with their running mates when they disagreed.

Brooke said his experience on the men’s varsity baseball team has taught him to keep a “cool head” during arguments, which helps counterbalance Zelikovich’s ASG passion.

“Aaron and I are pretty different people,” Brooke said. “I met Aaron in Senate, and I saw him getting really into debate

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at the first Senate meeting I came to and I thought, ‘Wow, this person is getting really aggressive and out of control.’ ...

Aaron is so passionate, and that’s why I say, ‘Dude, you gotta chill.’”

Van Atta said he and Ajith have found disagreements to be productive.

“Throughout this campaign, we haven’t been able to see eye to eye on certain things, but we’ve been able to work through it,” Van Atta said. “We » See VP DEBATE, page 7

The mother of slain Evanston teen Dajae Coleman is starting a foundation in her son’s name to support youth in the city.

Tiffany Rice, Coleman’s mother, announced last month she is creating the Foundation for Dajae Coleman to honor her son and enrich the Evanston community. The foundation’s board met Friday to discuss goals for the organization and plans for its first event, Dae Dae World Weekend, which will be held this year on the first anniversary of the weekend of Coleman’s death, Sept.

20-22.

Coleman, a freshman at Evanston Township High School, was gunned down Sept. 22 in the 1500 block of Church Street. Evanston Police said he was killed in a case of mistaken identity. Police arrested Evanston man Wesley Woodson III, 20, in connection with Coleman’s murder. Woodson is currently standing trial.

Rice said she decided to start the foundation because her son’s shooting impacted the city in a way she had never seen before.

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl told The Daily in February she had never seen the community react so strongly in the wake of gun violence.

“When I called for a community meeting after Dae Dae’s death, there were people who didn’t come to the meeting because they tried but there was no parking anywhere in the vicinity,” Tisdahl said. “I’ve never seen an outpouring like that.”

At Coleman’s funeral, Rodney Harris spoke for the Coleman family, describing a international “Dae Dae movement” inspired by Coleman.

“This is a Dae Dae movement,” Harris said. “A movement that was represented by a young man of » See DAJAE, page 7

Source: Tiffany Rice

DAE DAE Evanston teen Dajae Coleman was shot dead Sept. 22.

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Downtown U.S. Cellular store to close

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A man followed a mail carrier in Evanston and spat on her face Friday afternoon, police said.

The Chicago woman was delivering mail in Evanston when she noticed the man following her and occasionally making noises at her, Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. As the woman walked into a residence in the 900 block of Sherman Avenue, the man followed her inside, yelled at

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LOSING BARS U.S. Cellular is planning to close its location in downtown Evanston in the next few weeks as the Chicago-based company ramps up in its marketing in rural areas.

in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.

Apont said business had been slow since he began working at the Evanston store, with customers shopping at other major cell phone retailers in the downtown area.

The company will continue to provide services in Illinois cities including Rockford and Quincy as it moves away from commercial hubs. “Exiting these markets lets us get stronger by initially getting smaller,� Harfoot said in the email. “We

will focus on our stronger markets and grow from the strength of that base.�

Paul Zalmezak, the city’s economic development coordinator, said he thinks the property will be leased out again soon. “Sherman is our strongest retail street on downtown Evanston,� Zalmezak said. “I’m very confident the space will fill up quickly once it goes on the market.� edwardcox2011@u.northwestern.edu

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The U.S. Cellular store in downtown Evanston will close in the next few weeks after more than a decade in business.

The Chicago-based company will cut six jobs with the store’s closure at 1737 Sherman Ave. as it shifts marketing efforts from commercial hubs such as Chicago and St. Louis to rural areas, spokeswoman Kelly Harfoot said. U.S. Cellular announced in November its plan to nix more than 600 jobs in the Chicago area as it turns over 585,000 customers to Sprint Nextel.

David Apont, who has worked at the downtown Evanston store since last fall, is one of the employees who will lose their jobs. “There is no stability, but I guess U.S. Cellular went about it pretty decently. They told everybody we didn’t have time,� Apont said.

The cell phone company will sell its operations in its core markets for $480 million to Sprint Nextel and close 67 stores in the Chicago area. The company said customers will not be affected by the transition. “The sale is part of our business strategy to increase focus on markets where we have a strong position,� Harfoot wrote in an email.

The store is closing under financial pressure as competitors such as AT&T expand cell phone coverage. U.S. Cellular lost $21.1 million in service revenue

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her and spat on her face. He then fled the scene.

EPD detectives are investigating the case, and no arrest has been made, Parrott said.

Two bottles of whiskey stolen from Dominick’s

Police arrested an Evanston resident after he allegedly stole alcohol from Dominick’s on Friday.

Lost prevention agents at the grocery store, 1910 Dempster St., stopped the 56-year-old man as he sneaked two bottles of Jameson Irish Whiskey up his coat sleeves and attempted to walk past the cashier, Parrott said.

The man was charged with retail theft. He is scheduled to appear in court April 29. — Ina Yang

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A lot of people know about the superficial issues ... but they don’t realize the impact of depth that it has for colleges.

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— Frances Fu, co-president of Students for Sensible Drug Policy

National Library Week comes to NU

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Across Campuses Student charged in Texas college knife attack

CYPRESS, Texas — A male student who fantasized about stabbing people was charged Tuesday in connection with an attack that injured 14 people, two critically, at a Houston-area community college, authorities said.

Dylan Quick, 20, faces three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is suspected of acting alone in what one official described as a “buildingto-building” attack at the Lone Star College-CyFair campus about 30 miles northwest of Houston.

“According to the statement the suspect voluntarily gave investigators, he has had fantasies of stabbing people to death since he was in elementary school,” the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement late Tuesday. “He also indicated that he has been planning this incident for some time.”

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University Library will host events throughout the week to raise awareness about its many resources as part of its National Library Week celebration.

Events include Poets in Our Corner, a poetry reading and discussion held Monday, and the third annual Deering After Dark on Thursday night.

“The goal is to get people to understand what a welcoming place the library is,” said Chris Davidson, the outreach and community services librarian. “We’re here for them.”

Davidson said he hopes this week will build a sense of community between library staff and students. Signs dedicated to different staff members are posted throughout the library, explaining who they are and what their job is, and a slideshow portraying staff members at work will run on the plasma screens Tuesday for Library Workers Appreciation Day. The library will also have a free fruit stand in the New Book Alcove on Wednesday and post questions on the wall on the first floor each day that students will be able to answer by writing on sticky notes.

“The questions range from study habits to do you prefer tea or coffee,” Davidson said. “It’s just one way we’re trying to foster communication between students and the library.”

Poets in Our Corner brought members of the NU community together Monday for readings

by Evanston poets Rachel Webster and Christina Pugh, followed by a discussion about the influence of community on poetry. Pugh said she was happy to be a part of an event celebrating the library.

“Libraries are so impressive because they’re about the cutting edge of technology, but they’re also about preserving books and papers,” Pugh said. “They’re a great asset to the community.”

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Kansas fraternity goes dry

“I don’t really talk to them much, unless I need to find something or need help with something,” Chung said.

Davidson said he hopes this week will “humanize” the library for students who only think of it as a place to study.

“We want students to realize all the things the library can do for them,” Davidson said. “This is your library.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Conjure a mental picture of a college fraternity house and you might come up with the beer- and booze-soaked abode of the Deltas in “Animal House.”

But more fraternities are working to shed the popular image of being one big keg party _ including the University of Kansas chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the house where 19-year-old freshman pledge Jason Wren drank himself to death after a night of binge drinking four years ago.

The SAE house, which last week held its fourth annual memorial seminar on alcohol abuse prevention, went dry this semester.

“That means no alcohol, no parties anywhere in the house at anytime,” said John Stacy, who advises the house as president of the chapter’s house corporation, Kansas Alpha Chapter of SAE House Corp.

Good luck with that, said Peter Smithhisler, president and CEO of the North-American Interfraternity Council, which has 5,500 member fraternities.

“It is not an easy task because it still is not the norm,” he said.

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POET’S CORNER Evanston poet Christina Pugh speaks at University Library to kick off its recognition of National Library Week. The library has planned events throughout the week.

Deering After Dark, a night of video games, pizza and mini golf hosted in Deering Library after hours, is another event designed to bring students and staff together.

“It’s an opportunity for students to get to know and get comfortable with staff,” Davidson said.

“We as a staff are here to help students, and we want them to feel like they can come talk to us.”

McCormick junior Yoonjee Chung said that although she studies in the library often, she has little interaction with library staff.

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ASG officials endorse tickets for president, executive VP

Shao, Stewart for Ani and Alex

5 current and former exec board members for David Harris, Jo Lee

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When we came to Northwestern, each of us was looking for something different.

However, we all shared one thing in common — we wanted to find students who were active and engaged beyond their educational experiences.

Despite our different majors and backgrounds, we believed, and still do, that we can learn as much from our peers as we can from any class.

We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with David for this very reason. We have learned as much from him as we have from any of our classes. He is innovative, goal-oriented, passionate and a clear communicator. He presents his perspective articulately and with force, but he is always flexible, open and willing to listen.

Most importantly, his passion for his work and for this school inspires and galvanizes those with whom he works.

This is why we ask that when you vote in this upcoming election, you vote for David and Jo. David and Jo bring fresh energy and inspiration to the typical ASG campaigns. We were immediately impressed by their ability to recruit more than 150 Northwestern students to their campaign team, most of whom

had nothing to do with ASG. The strength and passion of these individuals came out when David set the goal of reaching 500 Facebook page likes in the first 24 hours of the campaign; his team did it in 12.

People frequently complain that they don’t know what ASG does, but together, David and Jo have already inspired 150 people and convinced them of ASG’s promise and capability.

This is particularly impressive considering that these are endorsements from all types of students, and not just the typical “student leaders� who have an obvious vested interest in ASG. ASG is in need of this energy and inspiration, and that is why David and Jo are best suited for this position.

David has consistently been one of the most engaged members of the executive board. In the past few years, he has changed both ASG and Northwestern for the better through the creation of his many services such as JobCat, Cab Corner, and BookSwap, and the creation of Project Cookie through NSH. His platform demonstrates his deep understanding of our organization and what

it will take to improve ASG. This commitment and understanding was exemplified by the legislation he presented to Senate last year; a requirement that holds senators and the executive board more accountable by mandating members of ASG to fulfill a Public Relations requirement.

Josephine couldn’t be a better match for David. She worked as the treasurer for ASG and began the current Operations Committee for one year, but brings incredible outside experience to the table as well.

As the president of InNUvation and as a TA through the McCormick School of Engineering, Jo has gathered the skills to effectively mentor and work with the executive board and other hundred plus members of ASG, the primary task of the executive vice president.

Finally, her experience as a consultant with Accenture only adds to her operational toolkit. Together with David, we know Jo will be a positive force in ASG. As students who have worked on ASG’s executive board, there is no doubt in our minds that we will continue to see this passion and enthusiasm from David and Jo. We expected that somewhere in between all of their commitments something would fall through the cracks, but David and Jo have not let up.

They embody so many of the things that make this school the amazing place it is, and their commitment to ASG and this university has manifested itself in their campaign and in their platform.

We are so proud of both David and Jo and we fully support them. We are confident that, with your help, they will take Northwestern to the next level.

Go Cats, Carly Blumenfeld ASG chief of staff Steven Monacelli Former ASG community relations vice president Neil Mehta ASG academic vice president Mark Silberg ASG associate vice president for sustainability David Chi ASG treasurer

Return-free filing could simplfy taxes MICHAEL WANG

DAILY COLUMNIST

Monday was the last day to file taxes. For many college students who are learning how to file their taxes for the first time (and even those who are not), the experience can be quite daunting. If that’s you, you’re not alone.

About two-thirds of college students needed to file taxes last year, according to USA Today. Of those, most students preferred to have their parents or guardians do it. Only 38 percent of students filed their own taxes, and even then, most relied on the assistance of software or a tax-filing company.

Unfortunately, there’s probably no way to avoid having to file that first tax return. But in some countries, instead of redoing your taxes every year, you can get a pre-made tax return that you only have to look over and verify. It’s called return-free filing, and it’s already a reality in Denmark, Sweden and Spain.

With this system, the tax agencies of each country take a look at information that your employer and banks send to them and use that to estimate the numbers in your tax return. Then, filing a tax return becomes as simple as proofreading.

There are caveats to this program. First off, you won’t be able to get away with not knowing how to file taxes. You’ll have to know enough to be able to correctly proofread your tax return, but it can be less

of a hassle than filing from scratch. Also, our federal tax code is enormous, clocking in at more than 7,500 pages long. In fact, it has more than 170 tax breaks written in it, with deductions ranging from education to healthcare to having children. Implementing this on a federal level would be very tricky, which is why I suggest that we start by implementing this program at a state level first, where tax codes are generally more manageable.

In fact, California, has already adopted such a measure. In 2005, the state launched ReadyReturn, a pilot program offering return-free filing. For those who are eligible, the system truly is as simple as touted.

The first benefit of a system such as this is in the time saved. According to feedback by users of ReadyReturn in 2011, 96 percent said ReadyReturn was “more convenient than how they filed their taxes in the past,� and 98 percent said they would use ReadyReturn again. Clearly, the program is very popular among those who use it.

Another benefit is that it saves both parties money. Filing a paper tax return costs the state of California $2.59, while a ReadyReturn file costs $0.34, only a fraction of the cost. Furthermore, the service is free to citizens. Although some will maintain that the cost will simply be hidden in the form of an increased tax burden, the increased efficiency of ReadyReturn as opposed to a regularly filed tax return will lower the tax burden, not increase it.

One of the reasons for these savings is the increased

efficiency and accuracy of the system. Consider this: only 0.3 percent of ReadyReturn files contained errors, while 3.1 percent of tax returns filed in a control group contained errors. It should be no surprise that the professionals at state tax agencies whose job is to know the tax code would know more about the tax code than the average citizen.

Because ReadyReturn is only a pilot program, its scope is rather limited. In 2011, only about 1 million people in California were eligible for this program.

Furthermore, the program has an abysmally low marketing budget and has faced many attempts to kill it by tax-filing companies, who no doubt have an interested in keeping such a program out of sight.

However, ReadyReturn is increasing in popularity.

In 2007, only about 11,000 ReadyReturns were filed, and in 2012, that number grew to 89,000.

I’m absolutely certain that, given the current high levels of user satisfaction with the program, coupled with its impressive performance under such high constraints, ReadyReturn would be a great success if expanded to more citizens. Furthermore, I believe such a system would be feasible in all states, including Illinois, where it would save every time, money and much frustration.

Michael Wang is a McCormick freshman. He can be reached atmichaelwang2016@u.northwestern.edu. If you want to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.

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When Associated Student Government leads, are students willing to join us?

Many of the candidates in this year’s ASG presidential and executive vice presidential election are qualified to manage ASG. But, management is drastically different than leadership. Leaders must seek to inspire and empower. Leaders must seek to elevate those they work with, not to control them. No moment in history exemplifies this more perfectly than the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King’s legacy was his dream. Undoubtedly, if while standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, he had declared, “I have a plan,� things would have turned out a little bit differently.

Each set of candidates will tout their previous management experience (though undoubtedly they’ll call it “leadership�) — whether in ASG or another student group. It’s not always easy to see past the hype and titles. It’s not always easy to determine whose rhetoric rings hollow or whose narrative is genuine. As students, it is our job to ask the difficult questions: When ASG leads, are students inspired to join us?

Any candidate can make promises and tell you what you want to hear. Surely, any of the candidates could manage ASG. But where others can only promise to achieve progress for you, Ani Ajith and Alex Van Atta already have a proven track record of success. Ani and Alex are the one set of candidates in this year’s election that will truly lead, not only ASG but the entire student body. As a senator, when Ani’s constituents complained about the mail system, he worked for them and implemented a digitized system. As student life vice president, when students complained about the disgusting state of their residence halls, Alex worked with residential services to implement hundreds of thousands of dollars in improvements. These are just two of the many examples. And this is just the start.

Ani and Alex want to hear your story. In our experience, they have proven to be the two most compassionate and caring people at Northwestern.

Over the past year, Ani and Alex have been a moral compass for our organization, always guiding us back to projects advocated for by students. They are a relentlessly inspiring pair. They care passionately about our school, and they care passionately about our Northwestern family. Moreover, they have the experience and perspective needed to translate your voice into tangible improvements for our school.

On Friday, vote Ani and Alex for ASG president and executive vice president. Stand up. Speak out.

Express yourself. They will listen.

Sincerely, Victor Shao and Brad Stewart, ASG president and executive vice president

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Drug Week kicks off with hemp event, film screening

By JUNNIE KWON

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Members of Students for Sensible Drug Policy want to be taken seriously. To refute their self-described label as “a group of stoners,” they kicked off Drug Week on Sunday night by rallying students to help paint The Rock.

Co-president Frances Fu revived the Northwestern chapter of SSDP, an international student-run organization dedicated to grassroots education on drug policies and ending drug wars, during Fall Quarter after the former chapter closed in 2009. That year, it had hosted its first, and then thought to be the last, Drug Week on campus, Fu said.

On Monday night, the group threw a “Hemp Smoothie Social,” educating students on the various uses of the cannabis plant, the flowers of which are marijuana. About 50 students gathered to drink hemp milk smoothies and watch “C is for Cannabis,” a film by hempologist John Dvorak. To further emphasize how legalizing the plant would provide potential benefits, such as the production of paper and beauty products, Ali Nagib, assistant director of Illinois NORML, gave a presentation.

Fu said the week was important for getting students involved in otherwise dormant and shallow discussions in academic spheres surrounding drugs.

“A lot of people know about the superficial issues, such as marijuana legalization, but they don’t realize the impact of depth that it has for colleges,” the SESP sophomore said.

Since Fu brought the chapter back, the Associated Student Government T-status group has fortified its prominence on campus with 20 dedicated general members. Four of the seven executive board members serve on the ASG Alcohol Policy and Culture working group. Furthermore, the pass-fail, student-run seminar that the group brainstormed in the fall was offered Winter Quarter with faculty facilitators Mark Sheldon and Christian Ukaegbu.

Fu recalled Weinberg sophomore Justin Erb’s final project, a legal analysis of Jay Z’s song, “99 Problems.”

“He raps about getting pulled over by a cop and

knowing your civil rights and police interference,” she said. “We did class evaluations at the end, and we got a lot of really good ratings — between fours and sixes.”

Because of the class’s success in sparking dialogue among students about drug policy, the group decided to make maintaining the course’s annual recurrence a responsibility of the vice president of membership and recruitment.

Erik Legried, who currently fills that position, said he hopes Drug Week will dispel stigmas related to drug policy and increase membership. He said one of the week’s objectives is to make students realize that drug issues affect everyone.

“There are economies, wars, racial issues, so many things far beyond getting medical licenses,” the Weinberg junior said. “Everyone has a stake in it, and not everyone realizes that. That’s what drives me.”

On Tuesday night, “Just Say Know to MDMA” will offer an interactive drug education program that invites students to discuss the glamorization of MDMA, widely known as ecstasy, and its effects on popular culture and the music industry.

Following the campus spotlight on diversity issues, Wednesday night is dedicated to a panel on race and the war on drugs. Panelists include Weinberg senior Anthony Iglesias, who has been directly affected by the war on drugs; Weinberg senior Kimberly Blake; Chicago Reader reporter Mick Dumke; Laura Brookes, employee of the Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities and other panelists to be decided.

The week will close Thursday night with “Is it OK to get high?,” a panel on harm reduction while using drugs, and “Bike Day,” celebrating the invention of LSD. The last day, Saturday, will feature a munchies sale.

Weinberg sophomore Daniel Hurwitz said he decided to join SSDP after meeting with Fu and searching for an underrepresented cause to join. He said Drug Week was important because students, not the University, are in the best position to productively discuss drugs with other students who may fear discussing the topic in academic spheres.

“We encourage safe drug use as opposed to just trying to eliminate it,” Hurwitz said. junniekwon2015@u.northwestern.edu

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Enrollment in SNAP increases in county, nationwide

By CIARA MCCARTHY

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Cook County’s participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as Food Stamps, has increased significantly in the last five years, mirroring a larger increase nationwide.

SNAP reported a 70 percent increase in enrollment from 2008 to the end of 2012. Nationally, more than 47 million people are participating in the program as of January 2013, the most recent month for which data is available.

In Cook County, the number has increased as well. Jim Conwell, spokesman for the Greater Chicago Food Depository, said about 1.87 million Illinois residents participated in SNAP in fiscal year 2012, up from 1.3 million in fiscal year 2008.

Conwell also reported an 84 percent increase in the number of individuals going to food pantries in Cook County over the last five years. “This is an indicator of heightened food insecurity in our community,� he said.

According to a study conducted by Greater Chicago Food Depository in 2012, Evanston is home to 8,866 food insecure individuals, meaning individuals who don’t know from where their next meal is coming. This translates to a food insecurity

rate of about 12 percent for Evanston.

Conwell said the depository, which serves all of Cook County, has expanded its services in recent years to meet demand. “We’re doing everything we can to keep up with the heightened need,� he said.

Part of this expansion includes the Producemobile, a Food Depository initiative that brings free, fresh produce to communities once a month, including Evanston.

Paul Traynor, coordinator for the Producemobile in Evanston, said on average 350 people participate in the program every time. He added that the 350 clients served larger households, which means the program has served an average of 1,400 people each month. In March, 439 people came to the distribution in Evanston, the highest number the program has seen in its five month history, Traynor said. “The demand is absolutely there,� he said. “The need is tremendous.�

Illinois residents access SNAP benefits through a Link card, an electronic card that works like a debit card, according to the Illinois Department of Human Services. Eligibility for SNAP is determined through a variety of factors, including an individual’s income and resources.

Illinois Link cards may be used at local Evanston retailers including Whole Foods, Dominick’s, Jewel-Osco, Walgreens, CVS and the Downtown

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‘TREMENDOUS’ NEED A shopper browses the shelves Monday at Whole Foods. The grocery store is one of several retailers that accept state-issued cards used to claim food stamps.

Evanston Farmers’ Market.

Henry Brockman, an organic farmer who sells produce at the Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market, said he had noticed a significant increase in Link card users over the past two years, though the farmers’ market remained underutilized by Link card holders.

He estimated that less than 1 percent of his customers used a Link card to pay for their purchases, and more people used Link cards at his business than at any other at the market. ciaramccarthy2015@u.northwestern.edu

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Notion of patenting genes raises eyebrows at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices pushed back Monday against the idea of patenting human genes during oral arguments that ranged from baseball bats and chocolate chip cookies to imaginary plants in the Amazon. “Here, you’re just snipping, and you don’t have anything new,� Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. told Gregory A. Castanias, an attorney for Myriad Genetics of Salt Lake City. “You have something that is a part of something that existed previous to your intervention.�

Genes are segments of DNA. The human body contains about 22,000 genes, which define traits such as eye color and sex and can influence whether an individual develops conditions such as obesity, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.

Myriad obtained a number of patents relating to the isolated BRCA genes, enabling the company to control research and to charge for its genetics-based tests for breast cancer.

The company, backed by others in the multibillion-dollar biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, argues that the isolated gene can be distinguished from what’s found in the body. “A baseball bat doesn’t exist until it’s isolated from a tree,� Castanias said Monday. “But that’s still the product of human invention, to decide where to begin the bat and where to end the bat.� “Myriad unlocked the secrets of two human genes,� American Civil Liberties Union attorney Christopher A. Hansen acknowledged Monday. “But the genes themselves, where they start and stop, what they do, what they are made of and what happens when they go wrong are all decisions that were made by nature, not by Myriad.�

3 dead, more than 100 injured as blasts rock Boston Marathon

BOSTON—Two bombs shattered the celebratory mood of the Boston Marathon Monday, turning the finish line into a zone of carnage that left at least three dead and more than 130 injured.

The explosions hours into the 117th running of the iconic 26.2-mile race came well after the elite runners had finished, but near the time when the bulk of the about 27,000 runners were laboring toward the finish line.

Two bombs hundreds of yards apart went off within seconds of each other on what was also Patriots Day. Dazed and bloodied victims walked around seeking help as officials rushed to their aid, taking them to one of the medical tents that dot any marathon route. Some victims had severed limbs.

— Michael Doyle (McClatchy Newspapers)

There was no immediate claim of responsibility and officials said there had been no warning to what officials were considering an act of terrorism. “Any event with multiple explosive devices _ as this appears to be _ is clearly an act of terror, and will be approached as an act of terror,� one federal official said. “However, we don’t yet know who carried out this attack, and a thorough investigation will have to determine whether it was planned and carried out by a terrorist group, foreign or domestic.�

President Barack Obama pledged federal help for the investigation and cautioned people not to jump to conclusions. But he also struck a firm note. “But make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this. And we will find out who did this; we’ll find out why they did this. Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice,� he said from the White House hours after the tragedy. — Staff Report (Boston Herald)

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VP debate From page 1

know what each other is thinking, but we are not afraid to butt heads.”

Meatier questions included how the ASG executive vice president would increase focus on improving ASG culture.

“We need to recruit people who are unapologetically idealistic,” Lee said. “We need to recruit people who can build the ideas that we have.”

Kim spoke about increasing transparency within ASG. He said ASG representatives do not properly inform their constituents or their fellow senators.

In terms of relationships with administration, the candidates voiced different approaches. Brooke emphasized taking “realistic steps for realistic change” and not relying solely on administrative permission.

“We will focus on real things that we can actually affect,” Brooke said. “We will push the administration for more psychologists absolutely.”

Again, Kim stressed the importance of communication, this time regarding clear expression of what the students want from the administration. Lee mentioned Harris’ experience with working alongside the

Football From page 8

their attitude at all,” Fitzgerald said. “They’ve wanted to be here. They’ve worked their tails off. ... Guys are fighting to get better.”

Fitzgerald said the Cats’ morale is as high as it has ever been, and they are excited about what the future holds. He said the team has built off of the foundation last year’s seniors laid down on the road to a Gator Bowl victory in January. Scott said he isn’t sure how much the bowl triumph has helped this spring,

Marathon From page 1

in and/or from that great city. We’re thinking of you all this afternoon.”

NU spokesman Bob Rowley said the University heard a Feinberg doctor who specializes in working with marathon runners was at the race.

“Fortunately for him, he left the scene and headed for the airport before the explosions went off, so he is no longer on the ground there now,” Rowley said in an email.

administration, and Van Atta cited his work with the Norris University Center executive director in opening the student center for 24 hours during Winter Quarter Reading Period.

Miranda Zhao, outgoing president of Residential College Board, said she attended the debate to make her decision objectively in Friday’s election.

“I was very impressed by Jo’s approach to questions,” the Weinberg junior said. “She was a very eloquent speaker.”

However, Zhao said the debate was not enough to sway her from her support for Ajith and Van Atta.

“Alex stood out well even thought it may appear he was not as emotional as Jo, but he has experience and shows it through his work,” Zhao said.

Medill sophomore Tosten Burks said although he was there to support Brooke, he was genuinely interested in how idealistic the other candidates appeared.

“His rhetoric is much more practical and grounded,” Burks said. “When you say you want someone who’s ‘unapologetically idealistic,’ that needs to be counter balanced.”

Dajae

From page 1

“The event will be about bringing families together because Dajae was very family-oriented,” Rice said.

The weekend will also include a basketball clinic at ETHS to celebrate Coleman’s favorite sport and pastime.

In addition, Rice said the foundation will award a scholarship to an ETHS freshman who is representative of qualities Coleman exemplified. The scholarship will go toward a summer program of the student’s choice and will be first awarded during the 2013-14 school year.

Hecky Powell, owner of Hecky’s Barbecue, is a board member of the foundation. Last month, his Forrest E. Powell Foundation awarded Rice with the Work Ethic Award, which honors an Evanston community member with recognition and a $1,000 reward. The money will go directly to the Foundation for Dajae Coleman.

“This young lady is an inspiration to this community because she’s not stopping and she wants to keep her son’s legacy alive,” Powell said.

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character, a movement that was represented by a man that didn’t sag his pants all the way down.”

Since C oleman’s death, the phrase “Dae Dae World,” referencing Coleman’s nickThis is a Dae has been used Dae movement. name, to remember the teen.

A movement The phrase is also trending on Twitter. that was Rice said she decided to represented by create Dae Dae World a young man of Weekend because the phrase has taken hold character. of the Evanston community. The weekend Rodney Harris, will include a family Coleman family fun night at the Fleetrepresentative wood-Jourdain Community Center, 1655 Foster St., where Coleman worked in 2012.

but the Cats’ attitude and work ethic have definitely improved.

“I don’t know if it was winning the game,” Scott said. “I think it was the mentality we started with last year and really being confident and dominating as a defense and a team as a whole. We still have to work on finishing and being better in those last couple of seconds when it really counts, but the mentality we set last year has really helped us.”

Scott said Fitzgerald put a lot of pressure on the team’s veterans to take on larger leadership roles, especially with many younger players getting more

repetitions than usual. The senior defensive lineman admitted he needs to work on his comunication skills before the season and said this year’s spring practice is an excellent opportunity.

“I got to be a lot more vocal (this season),” Scott said.

“Teaching helps me understand the defense a little bit more because I have to help them learn it quicker and be ready for the season.”

Fitzgerald said the injuries wreaked havoc on NU’s options last spring, so the team was more focused with what it worked on. He said he would have liked to have had longer practices with the players, but he was still

pleased with the team’s progress.

The next spring practices are now about a year away, but Fitzgerald said he liked the framework of this spring enough to possibly keep it for the future.

“At this point, if I were to have to make a decision on what I do next year, I’d keep the structure the same,” Fitzgerald said. “After the week back after the two-week break, the retention was excellence and the guys did a really great job at doing something to keep themselves in shape.”

The doctor was not available for comment.

He was not the only Chicago-area attendee to make it out of Boston before the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all planes. Jeremy Rielley, a student teacher who lives in Evanston, was waiting for his flight at Logan Airport when he heard about the explosions.

“When I got to the airport, I had text messages, tweets, Facebook posts from anyone and everyone,” Rielley said. “It was just crazy.”

“Some people I haven’t talked to in eight to 10 years were checking up on me,” he added.

John Eligon (Medill ‘04), a reporter for The New York Times, had already finished the marathon and returned to his hotel when he received a text from his friend asking whether he was OK. Eligon, a former Daily staffer, said he thought his friend was referring to running the marathon, but he quickly realized his friend’s concerns were much greater when he saw a breaking news alert on his phone.

“It was just surreal,” Eligon said. “I was just there an hour earlier, and it looked like a war zone on TV.” Eligon spoke to his bosses, who knew he ran

Monday and hopped in a cab to head back to the scene. He then reported for about four hours, “limping” around doing interviews, he said.

“I switched into reporter’s mode,” Eligon said.

“The reporting instinct that I just had to get out there kicked in.”

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Fearing life not the answer

By JOSH WALFISH

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Coach Pat Fitzgerald sounded as loud and vibrant as ever as he met the media toward the end of spring practice Saturday.

It was an unusual sound for the coach, who admitted he normally does not have much of a voice after spring practice because of all the screaming he does. However, the coach’s healthy voice was one of the many differences between this year’s spring practice season and the previous six under Fitzgerald.

“It’s been fun,” senior defensive end Tyler Scott said. “A lot of young guys have stepped up and are really helping us. I’d say it’s up there, but I’ve had some fun springs in the past.”

Another big change this year was the lack of a traditional spring game. Northwestern had 13 players out at the beginning of spring practice, which affected the team’s depth on the offensive line.

Because Fitzgerald’s main objective of spring practice is to emerge after the 15 sessions without any additional injuries, he decided to hold off on scrimmages this year, which translated to the restructuring of the spring game.

Instead of a big public scrimmage, the Wildcats held an open practice for fans at Ryan Field on April 6. The structure was not much different than a normal practice, with the team beginning with individual position drills before moving to the team drill segments.

This spring may not be the best one

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hits, lasting only two innings before Letourneau returned. Letourneau pitched the whole third game for the Cats, allowing only 3 runs on 3 hits in five innings.

Although more consistent pitching and hitting will be key for NU, the Cats need to be more defensively sound and thus give their pitchers more confidence. NU has proven it can use big offensive innings to come back from large deficits. The pitching staff has also proved to be a reliable group that can shut down teams.

Forgive me if this column is all over the place, but as I wrote it, I too was struggling to comprehend the carnage in Boston.

Last October, my friend Gideon Resnick ran the Chicago Marathon.

You may know Gideon from his myriad extracurriculars, ridiculous outfits or time as a Daily columnist. I know him as the goofy kid from my peer advising group who certainly could never be that popular.

When Gideon ran the marathon last fall, I was inspired. So much so that just in the last week, I told him that in our senior year, it would be my dream to run the marathon with him.

But all I could think about on Monday was what if we never got that chance.

It’s those kinds of thoughts that cloud my mind whenever a tragedy like this one occurs. Every day we work so hard to protect ourselves, internally and externally, be it from disease or injury.

But in one instant, all that we do to help ourselves can be ruined by the acts of others, and it can happen at a finish line, a movie theater or even a school.

I like to cover sports because they’re simple. Sure, there’s lots of emotion, and many stories can be told, but only in the rarest assignments do we have to deal with tragedy. I would have never imagined it possible for there to be acts so heinous at an event as innocent as a marathon.

It’s also common in these situations to be angry. Angry that a bombing could even occur. Angry that justice will not be served right away. And of course, it’s nearly universal to be overcome with sadness.

However, when I see our firefighters, policemen or any other ordinary person pushing their limits to help others, it also makes me proud. It reassures me that the good people in this world outnumber the bad. I have a friend back in Florida right now studying to be a fireman, and it could be him saving lives one day.

For me, that makes it important to realize our degree of separation from these horrible events are very small.

We may think it’s impossible to be involved in such a tragedy, but one day it could be us, our friends or our loved ones on the front lines of an attack.

And it’s tempting to want to crawl into a safe space, and tell yourself you’ll never leave.

But we can’t fear life.

I don’t know if I ever will run that marathon with Gideon. When I brought up the idea to him, I’m not sure how seriously he took my suggestion. He told me he plans to run the marathon every year he can — he just missed qualifying for the Boston Marathon last fall — and that I’m welcome to join him.

And I don’t blame him for his lessthan-emotional response; after all, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to determine I’m not exactly in marathon shape.

But I do know that in the fall of 2014, I plan on being at that finish line one way or another. Whether it’s cheering on my friend or crossing the line myself, I’ll be there.

I won’t fear life.

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VOICES MATTER Senior defensive end Tyler Scott said he wants to work on being more of a vocal leader this season. Scott led the team with 9 sacks last season and forced 3 fumbles although he did not recover any of them.

since Fitzgerald has taken over the Cats, but he is certainly happy with the results.

He said this team is really focused on becoming Big Ten champions and has

embraced the notion that going to bowl games is no longer acceptable. The proof is in how the players have worked so far this offseason to raise their game.

“There hasn’t been a day this spring that I looked at the guys and questioned » See FOOTBALL, page 7

Baseball

Cats hope to limit damage from errors

By ALEXANDER PUTTERMAN

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Hitting and pitching are the primary tenants of successful baseball, but as Northwestern is showing, defense can sink a team as well.

As they prepare to face Wheaton College (8-17) in a mid-week, out-of-conference tune-up, the Wildcats (14-13, 4-8 Big Ten) can point to fielding as a major cause for their recent struggles.

In being swept by Minnesota in Evanston last weekend, NU committed 8 errors in three games, resulting in 10 unearned runs out of 17 total given up.

On the season, the Cats have made 52 errors — 13 more than their opponents — and surrendered 40 unearned runs, 7 more than their opponents. Every pitcher on the NU staff has allowed at least one unearned run, and more unearned runs have scored off ace redshirt senior Zach Morton than earned ones.

“If you make one error it’s too many,” coach Paul Stevens said. “My goal is always to have a goose egg in that situation. We’ve got to do a better job of not putting one error on top of another. …

However we get an inning started, you’ve got to find a way to stop the snowball from going downhill.”

Redshirt senior shortstop Trevor Stevens is tied for the team lead with 6

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errors, including 2 against Purdue two weekends ago and 1 against the Golden Gophers. Still, Stevens said they aren’t on the team’s mind.

“We’re more concerned about staying mentally prepared for the next pitch,” Stevens said after the Purdue series. “Physical things happen. It’s just part of the game.

We’re more worried about just being mentally prepared and mentally focused.”

Wheaton College should not be a difficult matchup for the Cats, who hope to use the game — and the one the following day against Western Michigan — as preparation for next weekend’s Big Ten series with Michigan.

“Mid-week games are just to kind of keep us in the groove of things,” senior catcher Jake Straub said. “Whether we’re playing really well, it’s just to kind of continue that mojo, or whether we’ve struggled with some stuff in the weekends and Big Ten then we can work on it during the mid-week.” alexanderputterman2016@u.northwestern.edu

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NU looks to bounce back defensively

By REBECCA FRIEDMAN

daily senior staffer

For the first time in the last couple of weeks, Northwestern’s defensive efforts weren’t enough to hold off its opponents.

NU committed 6 errors in the two losses to Iowa over the weekend and overcame 2 errors Sunday to take the series finale.

The Wildcats take a breather from Big Ten play to take on Northern Illinois in another non-conference contest Tuesday.

Northern Illinois vs. Northwestern Evanston 4 p.m. Tuesday

After dropping two of three to the Hawkeyes in the weekend series, the Cats fell to 21-16 overall with a 6-5 record in the Big Ten. NU is sitting in sixth place, 5.5 games out of first place.

The Cats will have to bounce back against the Huskies, who are 13-25 on the season with a 3-7 record in its Mid-American Conference. Northern

Illinois is coming off two straight wins over conference opponent Western Michigan.

In order to find success Tuesday, NU will look to channel the offensive success that seemed to be somewhat sporadic lastweekend.

NU ace sophomore Amy Letourneau got rocked more than she was used to against Iowa, giving up 8 runs on 8 hits in only 3.1 innings in the first matchup with Iowa. Senior Meghan Lamberth started the second game in the series for the Cats, after relieving Letourneau in the first game, and gave up 7 runs on 7