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π Eight cases of swine flu were confirmed Thursday, while at least one NU abroad program is being nixed

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Members of Pi Beta Phi promote the sorority’s Pie Phight near the Rock on Thursday. With the event held May 16, the next two weeks mix whipped cream, Jell-O and mud in a marathon of Greek philanthropy events. Delta Zeta’s Jell-O Wars are May 10 and Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Dog Days are May 11-15. Theta and Alpha Phi Alpha’s Black and Gold Bowl, Delta Chi’s Queen of the Beach, Kappa and Beta’s Tennis Tournament and Car Wash, and Alpha Phi’s Mud Olympics will occur the weekend of May 16-17. Pike’s Big Wheel will take place May 23.

Rallygoers celebrate ‘victory’ By Mallory Jackson

“Due to the efforts of Northwestern University students, University Police have agreed to our policy.”

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Chants of “Sí Se Puede” – “Yes We Can” – echoed throughout South Campus on Thursday afternoon as about 70 students and Evanston residents gathered in support of immigrants’ rights. The rally, which began at the Arch and ended with a march to the Rock, was an act of celebration and a call for continued involvement, said A rianna Hermosillo, the president of Alianza and a rally organizer. “We stand here today to celebrate a victory,” the Medill junior

Michael Waxman Weinberg sophomore

said. “Because we took action and challenged the irresponsible practices of our university police, a change in policy toward immigrants has been made.” Originally planned for Monday, the event was meant to address actions taken by the University Police against undocumented immigrant

Ramiro Sanchez-Zepeda, who was arrested for drunk driving April 26. Immediately following his arrest, UP contacted the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ensure his detainment and deportation. This action enSee rally, page 3

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number of cases of swine flu 8 the in Evanston confirmed by the CDC age of the youngest infected 3 the Evanston resident age of the oldest infected 28 the Evanston resident number of confirmed cases 258 total in Illinois number of confirmed cases 896 total nationwide number of confirmed cases 2,371 total worldwide number of NU study abroad 1 programs to Mexico canceled number of students signed up 22 for the program

Evanston had its first cases of swine flu confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the city announced Thursday evening. The CDC confirmed eight Evanston cases of swine flu Thursday, according to a press release from the City of Evanston. Every case has either fully recovered or is on the way to a full recovery with no complications. Each case occurred in a young individual, with ages ranging from three to 28 years old, according to the release. Carl Caneva, the acting director of Evanston’s Health and Human Services Department, gave suggestions for avoiding the virus. “At this time (we are) recommending that the primary means of reducing the spread of influenza in schools is to focus on early identification of ill students and staff, staying home when ill, and good cough and hand hygiene etiquette,” he said in the release. He also recommended keeping Evanston schools open. “School closure is not advised for a suspected or confirmed case of influenza A (H1N1) and, in general, is not advised unless there is a magnitude of faculty or student absenteeism that interferes with the school’s ability to function,” Caneva said. Though there are no reports of Northwestern students with the virus, it is affecting some students’ travel plans this summer. The NU-run Public Health in Mexico program has been cancelled for the summer. The students regis-

tered to participate in the program were notified by the International P rog r a m De velopment of f ic e Wednesday. “ Twent y-t wo st udents were ready to go and already ticketed, but we decided it would be too risky to send such a large group of students,” said Devora Grynspan, director of IPD. “We had to make the decision based on the information we had.” The NU Mexico City trip is an annual eight-week program during which students work in health agencies and clinics and also conduct research. “The nature of the program brings the students in contact with a lot of people,” Grynspan said. “It’s not like students are isolated.” Several other U.S. universities including Michigan State University, the University of Wisconsin at Eau See FLU, page 5

New Orleans mayoral candidate speaks π James Perry discussed the problems that still remain nearly four years after Hurricane Katrina By REBECCA OLLES the daily northwestern

New Orleans mayoral candidate James Perry has plenty of reasons to care about the city’s continued recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina. W hen he spoke to about 30 Northwestern students gathered in University Hall on Thursday, he wanted to know why they were interested. The responses varied – some were curious about the area,

some wanted to hear about the hurricane and some wanted to discuss recovery efforts. Communication senior Anne Valauri, who has visited New Orleans to help with rebuilding projects, mentioned the ongoing housing problem. “When I was there, what really upset me was that people had hired (housing) contractors, but there hadn’t been a permanent agreement, so people did a day of work, then went off with their

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money,” she said. Perry, who is the executive director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, addressed the lack of funding for people to rebuild their homes. As director, he has won several lawsuits to fight for fair housing. “My focus here has everything to do with (the fact) that I’m a housing guy,” he said. “The levees broke, and 80 percent of the housing was destroyed or unusable.” Perry and the center have sued the Road Home program, which was supposed to help with the costs of repairing, he said.

They are still in the early stages of the lawsuit, but he said they hope to have the program pay three or four times the amount they pay now to rebuild the homes. “Working at the Fair Housing Center, it became clear that people st ill didn’t have enough money to repair their homes,” Perry said. “We started finding neighborhoods where they were $50,000 short. They were generally African-American neighborhoods and Latino neighborhoods.”

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Alumna offers healthier ‘whey’ to eat π New business seeks to bring whey protein to everyday foods for health-conscious consumers By Brian Rosenthal the daily northwestern

A new Evanston business sees itself as a trailblazer, leading a charge to incorporate fresh, healthy protein into everyday foods. Whey protein, made from a small part of the liquid left over in the evanston cheese-making process, is a bu s i ne s s “wonderful nutrient,” said profile Daphne Mazarakis (McCormick ’94), the president and founder of Tula Foods, Inc. and the Better Whey of Life brand. While whey protein has previously been used in supplements, Tula Foods is the first company to bring the protein into common foods. “We’ve been in the marketplace since about September 2008, and we have not yet found another company that’s kind of doing what we’re doing,” the 37-year-old Mazarakis said. “So we’re very happy about that.” In January 2008, Mazarakis started the business, which currently sells only yogurt but is looking to expand to other foods.

The product, sixcheck out our ounce yogurt, launched video in September. It comes only at in five flavors – plain, a c a i m i xe d b e r r y, strawberr y banana, dailynorthwestern.com p e a c h m a n go a nd French vanilla, the owner said. It is made in Wisconsin and available in stores in 16 states, but the business is headquartered at 820 Davis St. in Evanston. The business is planning a 2010 launch of a new food enhanced by whey protein, but Mazarakis declined to say what the new food will be. “Whey protein is a wonderful nutrient,” said Mazarakis, who said she dropped a skirt size “without really trying” after incorporating whey protein into her diet. “If you ask any MD or any nutritionist, they will tell you that it is such a nutrient-rich protein.” Kathy Duan said she eats the yogurt about four times a week when she gets it at her internship. “It’s so good,” the Medill sophomore said. “It’s really healthy. I just started running long distance. It’s a nice pre- or post-workout food.” b-rosenthal@northwestern.edu

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Better Whey of Life, a product of NU alumna Daphne Mazarakis’s Tula Foods, Inc., includes whey protein in common foods.

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UP sets illegal immigrant policy From rally, page 1 raged some students and Evanston residents, who met with members of University and Evanston police in protest. While the Evanston Police Department has precedents for dealing with illegal immigrants, until recently, UP did not, Michael Waxman said. “Eleven days ago, University Police possessed no official policy regarding undocumented immigrants and the investigation of citizenship,” the Weinberg sophomore said. “But today, due to the efforts of Northwest-

ern University students, University Police have agreed to our policy.” UP changed its policy for dealing with illegal immigrants Wednesday. The new policy states that UP will not refer anyone to immigration enforcement unless there is a felony charge or a prior warrant for arrest. Organizers and supporters made it clear there is still a great deal to be done, including raising awareness of larger workers’ rights issues, access to housing and family reunification. Additionally, organizers emphasized the importance of addressing racial profiling and discrimination on campus.

“It was a good first splash in the pond, but obviously it can’t be the last one,” Weinberg senior Loren Balhorn said. Organizers said they were excited by the event’s success and the potential for future influence. “I really don’t think we could have asked for a better turnout,” Waxman said. “We’ll hopefully mobilize some sort of future action in the ways of working with the police and educating the campus that there is discrimination that occurs.” malloryjackson2007@u.northwestern.edu

QUOTERAIL | Should University Police refer illegal immigrants to federal authorities?

“Yes, local police should have the authority to refer illegal immigrants to the federal government because both of them work in the common interest of American citizens.”

— Sourav Bhowmick,

Weinberg freshman Compiled by Nicole Hong

“In areas like the Midwest where illegal immigration isn’t that much of a problem, they shouldn’t be able to.” — Rachel Saul, Music junior

“Yes, if you’re illegal, you’re working and taking away money and jobs from guys who need to be working instead of begging on the streets.” — Wayne Smith, 54

“No, the local police really shouldn’t be worrying about immigration. That’s stepping too far. It should be the federal government who takes care of immigration.” — Jacob Petroshus, 13

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Zeta Phi Beta shares ideas of peace with Evanston children The paper doves decorating Norris University Center starting Saturday represent more than another creative way to beautify the campus under Northwestern’s Be the Change program. Five members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. met with elementary-aged children at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, 1655 Foster St., to decorate paper doves and discuss what it means to be peaceful last Friday. During a “time of school shootings” and other forms of violence, it was important to Zeta Phi Beta to help the kids and give back to the community, said Laura Tillman, the sorority’s president. “It really spoke to the principles of our sorority,” the SESP sophomore said. “We saw a great opportunity to help these kids have more ideas to deal with negative situations.” Using the Be the Change $1,000 grant to buy art supplies, members of Zeta Phi Beta had the children decorate plant pots and paper doves while asking them what they thought peace was and how they could work to achieve it. Zeta Phi Beta’s proposal was “engaging” and addressed the goals of Be the Change, said Tracey Gibson-Jackson, coordinator of student organizations. “The end product peace treaty would be a nice addition to show how they are working with Evanston,” she said. “People can really see that our reach is beyond this campus, into the Evanston community.” In addition to the paper doves the children decorated, the Norris display will also feature a poster describing the discussion. Tillman said she hopes the display will send the message of peace to NU students. “No matter what your age is and despite any demographic differences, peace is always something we should strive toward,” she said.

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quote of the day “Birthdays, communions, baptisms, baby showers, anniversaries – I’m surprised we haven’t started celebrating root canals. My weekends are essentially booked for the next 40 years.”

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to the Northwestern University Police Department for changing its policy on dealing with illegal immigrants. UP made the decision to only report illegal immigrants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “in cases involving arrests for a felony and/or human trafficking.” The judgment was made in the wake of controversy after NUPD pulled over, arrested and subsequently turned over to ICE illegal immigrant Ramiro Sanchez-Zepeda. The move, which was impelled by NU student leaders, was roundly applauded by groups like Alianza and the Undergraduate Lecture Series on Race, Poverty and Inequality. UP’s new policy brings it into line with one already in place in the Evanston Police Department, and establishes Evanston as a kind of sanctuary for immigrants. Mayor-elect Elizabeth Tisdahl acknowledged her support for the decision as well. NU deserves a pat on the back for not only standing up for immigrant rights in Evanston, but also for the students who stepped up and confronted UP officials, demanding and begetting change. Hopefully, students will continue to protest and face off against policies they view as unfair or unjust.

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to Northwestern’s baseball team. Nothing seems to be going right for coach Paul Stevens’ squad. Since its dominating 5-1 at U.S. Cellular Field in mid-April, the Wildcats have compiled a 3-8-1 record. Although NU was able to record its second and third conference wins during the 12-game span, the Cats are now in the midst of a seven-game winless streak, including six losses and one tie. This week, NU lost 14-2 to Valparaiso and tied Division III University of Chicago, neither team exactly the ‘27 Yankees. Stevens gave his team credit for not quitting on him after last weekend’s sweep at the hands of Illinois. He might be rethinking that after the recent struggles are compounded with a trip to face Big Ten foe Indiana this weekend. to Roxana Saberi’s case being up for appeal. The Medill grad taken into custody by Iranian authorities for “espionage” will have an opportunity to appeal her charges in a closed hearing believed to being taking place May 12. After 15 days of fasting to protest her charges, Saberi was taken to a hospital Monday. Since her arrest, NU faculty, students and alumni alike have also engaged in a number of protests, the most recent of which is a fast until May 15. NU can take pride in its activism in support of Saberi, whether or not it has any direct impact on the case. The appeal hearing is definitely a step in the right direction and the campus must maintain its level of activism. Bringing Saberi safely home remains the ultimate goal.

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to Morton Schapiro’s inauguration date. NU’s inauguration planning committee has scheduled incoming President Morton Schipiro’s inauguration for Oct. 7 –10, with the ceremony itself tentatively set for Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. New York Times writer and Pulitzer Prize winning author, Thomas L. Friedman, will be speaking at the inauguration. In addition, a “major music performer or band” is reported in the works. While we are incredibly excited for the inauguration, the fact that the dates overlap with the date of a home football game against Miami (Ohio) is bit a concerning. While this ordinarily might not be something to fret over, Miami (Ohio) is the alma mater of former NU football coach Randy Walker. The university may want to honor Walker at the game, which may end up conflicting with Schipiro’s inauguration. In any event, scheduling the inauguration during a home-football weekend is not smart. The university should be able to devote its full attention to the inauguration and not have to choose between competing interests. Although the date for the home football game may be set in stone, the inauguration committee still has time to change the date of Schipiro’s ceremony. A revised date that allows the university to properly celebrate the inauguration without displacing interest in an important home football game would be best.

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“He” still the best generic pronoun

If you respond to a Letter to the Editor – make sure to read it. I appreciate Sebastian Karcher’s response “Gendered Language Really Does Matter” because it gives me the opportunity to clarify my argument. When I cited Foertsch and Gernsbacher’s paper, I wrote that the use of “she” in an unstereotypical context “slows reader comprehension by 8 to 12 percent.” I recognize the fact that the use of “he” and the use of “they” are, according to the study, equally readable, and I’m sorry if readers of the letter interpreted my argument as saying differently; obviously my writing was unclear. Mr. Karcher is correct that I personally prefer to use “he” when the antecedent’s gender is ambiguous. This partiality is not because I believe (from the findings in the study) that “he” is the most readable option. As Mr. Karcher pointed out in his letter, Foertsch and Gernsbacher found no evidence that either “he” or “they” is more readable than the other. If I must choose between “he” and “they” in formal writing, I will go with “he” because, as I said, the use of “they” as a singular pronoun is still in the informal spoken stage of social acceptance. I presume that eventually the use of “they” will attain such prominence that it will be generally accepted in formal contexts, at which time I will be delighted to drop “he” for “they.” I happen to err on the side of prescriptivism. As for everyone else — Mr. Karcher and NU faculty included — they should feel free to make their own decisions — provided they avoid “she.” To quote my previous letter, “there is no reason, deontological or pragmatic, to use ‘she’ as a generic pronoun.” This was and is the point I want to convey, and if it is a mistaken one, I would greatly appreciate a clarification. —Natalie Friend Weinberg sophomore

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“Illegal immigrant” inaccurate and unjust People always criticize Northwestern students for being apathetic. That’s why I was excited to see so many journalism students rally behind Roxana Saberi and march for human rights. I only wish The Daily would do the same. With so many journalism students here protesting against this injustice, maybe reconsider using the term “illegal immigrant” when referring to people who have no rights and are being exploited here in America. The correct term is undocumented immigrant. It doesn’t matter what the AP Style Manuel says! Stop calling my friends illegal. — Chiarra Manzanares Weinberg freshman

“Undocumented,” not “illegal” more accurate A couple of clarifications: first, last year the City Council did not pass a “symbolic resolution in favor of making Evanston a safe haven for immigrants.” The exact wording was “that the Evanston City Council reaffirms its practice and commitment to the continued treatment of immigrants and their families on a humane and just basis.” Second, the term “illegal” with reference to immigrants is a misnomer since the person is not the illegal entity – the term applies to the action committed, not the person. It is for this reason that the more accurate term “undocumented immigrant” is more appropriate. It would be terrific if The Daily Northwestern were to adopt the more appropriate terminology. — Rachel Heuman Evanston Immigration Advocacy Project

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Give Mom a card, or not

I hate Mother’s Day. I hate Mother’s Day like toddlers hate spinach and grown-ups hate taxes. I can’t spit it out into my napkin or pull a Daschle. If I don’t buy into Mother’s Day, I might as well call myself an orphan. My family’s need to celebrate Mother’s Day is a compulsion. As one big, Everybody-loves-Raymond meets My-Big-Fat-Greek-Wedding clan, we celebrate everything. Birthdays, communions, baptisms, baby showers, anniversaries – I’m surprised we haven’t started celebrating root canals. My weekends are essentially booked for the next 40 years. I guess it’s good – it keeps us all happily dysfunctional, it drives certain economic sectors, it leads to long brunches and heartwarming moments to be treasured for life. We like doing something for someone else, whatever shape that something might take. But I take offense to the corporate prostitution of personal relationships, a.k.a the Hallmark holiday. Isn’t every day Mother’s Day? What’s May 10th got to do with it? Don’t get me wrong, I love my mother. I also love the other women in my family who are mothers, have mothers or want to be mothers. But I don’t want to buy them all cards. This goes for all Hallmark “holidays.” Like Valentine’s Day. V-Day makes no sense. Come mid-February every store looks like cupid threw up and dyed the whole joint magenta. So you're single if you don't go out to dinner or buy roses on February 14? That is just absurd. I buy the card for Mother’s Day because I feel like a horrible daughter if I don’t. I’ve spent hours poring over cards, deciding which card best articulates my relationship with my mother. Three hours later I leave CVS with some $2.99 saccharine-poetry infested card that will get my Mom to shed a tear, which is, by the way, the goal of every card ever purchased. We’ve all bought these cards before so don’t bother denying it. There are entire stores that sell nothing but stationery and Yankee Candles, all this random crap we supposedly need to gift wrap and give out in order to point out the obvious. I love you. Congratulations. I’m sorry for your loss. Just skip the card and protest the environmentally unfriendly world of corporate consumerism. My sister and I have made cards, picked flowers and made breakfast. But that’s really not enough. Though it's a fake holiday, Mother’s Day has become synonymous with Birth Day. This once meant standing at the Sephora counter at Woodfield Mall, picking pennies from pant pockets to pay for the $70 perfume. For Mother’s Day. My sister and I are a special kind of crazy, so this probably reflects less on Hallmark holidays than on our need to measure up to our family’s love for us. But it still blows that on days like those, the best way to show you care requires gift wrap. The worst part is that Hallmark holidays are so entrenched in our understanding of celebration that the act of not buying into it suggests apathy to the person or the day being celebrated. It’s crazy, but it’s true. But hey, it’s Mother’s Day, right? It’s not about you or me. It’s all about Mom, and she wants that card. I just know it. Here’s hoping you don’t have to buy one, too.

Medill senior Daniela Bloch can be reached at danielabloch2009@u.northwestern.edu.

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From FLU, page 1 Claire, Pennsylvania State University at Altoona and Suffolk University have already cancelled their summer study abroad programs in Mexico. The University of Minnesota advised its students who are currently in Mexico this semester to return to the United States. Many of the students who planned to participate in NU’s Mexico City trip are pursuing a global health minor. Under t his “The nature of program, students the program a re required to brings the par t icipate in a public health prostudents gram in a foreign in contact countr y for one with a lot q u a r t e r. A s i d e from the summer of people.” program in Mexico, NU also offers Devora Grynspan a summer program Director of IPD, on the i n B e iji n g a nd Mexico City program school-year programs in Europe, South Africa and Uganda. NU faced a similar problem in 2003 when the Beijing public health program was cancelled out of concern about the spread of SARS in Asia. Despite other options, many students are drawn to the eight-week Mexico City program because it is NU’s only program in Latin America. “If I’m going on a public health program, it would be really interesting to go to a developing country where public health is more of a prominent problem,” said Anshika Kaushik, a Weinberg freshman who signed up for the Mexico trip. Currently, the office is working to help students find alternative public health programs. Additional spots have been added for the summer China trip, but some students may opt to participate in the Mexico program next summer or participate in a non-NU program, said Vic Flessas, assistant director of IPD. Flessas said the cancellation of fall non-NU sponsored study abroad programs has not yet been determined. Donald Misch, executive director of NU Health Service, said it is difficult to predict the spread of swine f lu in the next few months. “Everything is super fluid,” Misch said. “Two months from now you may wish you went to Mexico, but if you have to buy tickets today, you have to decide on less than complete information. It’s no one’s fault, just the nature of the situation.” Alexandra Finkel contributed reporting. n-adkisson@northwestern.edu ntadena@u.northwestern.edu

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Throughout the speech, Perry instigated audience participation. At one point, he asked why students thought some people were poor. Weinberg freshman Betsy Feuerstein said she thought poverty is a self-perpetuating process. “It depends on the opportunities you start with,” she said. “You don’t have the opportunities, the education, the shelter or food you need to focus on getting out of poverty.” Perry concluded his speech by explaining why he was running for mayor of New Orleans. The Fair Housing Center was looking for someone to “step-up” and run for mayor, he said. “After a while, people said, ‘You ought to do it,’” he said. “I realized I had to put my money where my mouth was. We think that we can grow and rebuild a city that is equitable, that is strong and that is key to America’s greatness.”

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NU’s doubles game key to quarterfinals berth From WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 8 grown more comfortable on the court over the past two seasons. Her increased confidence has been apparent to Robison. “To say she’s grown is an understatement,� Robison said. “She’s done such a great job learning the game and being open to suggestions. There isn’t anyone else I’d rather have on my side of the net.�

The duo has also helped lead the Cats to a nearly spotless record in dual-match doubles play. NU has dropped only one doubles point all season, but its prowess may be put to the test this weekend. All three of the Cats’ potential opponents are strong in doubles play. NU opens with No. 72 Miami (Ohio), which has won 13 of its last 14 doubles points. With a win, NU then faces either Kentucky or Ohio State in the regional finals.

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her teammates will again be counting on her. “The thing that people don’t know about Maria is that she’s a really great team player,� coach Claire Pollard said. “She’s really out for Northwestern tennis. She might be a superstar, she might be the No. 1 seed, but if you ask what’s more important – her individual success or Northwestern’s success – it’s not a tough decision for her.� williamcarey2012@u.northwestern.edu

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Kentucky has one of the nation’s top-ranked duos in No. 31 Carolina Escamilla and Caroline Lilley, while Ohio State gave NU a scare in doubles in each of its two regular season matchups. NU will be relying on Mosolova to lead the way in both singles and doubles, as the team tries to make its seventh-consecutive trip to the round of 16. The Cats know they can rely on Mosolova to be on top of her game this weekend, when

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Jokisch looks to right ship against Hoosiers For sophomore Eric Jokisch, one season has made a world of difference – at least in his first six conference outings. A year after boasting a 5-1 record to kick off the Big Ten season, Jokisch has only picked up one Big Ten win so far. Last year, he went 8-2 with a team-leading 4.17 ERA en route to earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors. It looked like Jokisch was on track to continue his success in 2009, but since a start in mid-April against Notre Dame, Jokisch hasn’t pitched past the fifth inning. To that point, Jokisch was Northwestern’s Friday starter. But after pitching five shutout innings against the Fighting Irish, Jokisch’s start against Iowa was cancelled. Then, he pitched on Saturday against Ohio State and Illinois, both losses, in which he surrendered a combined 19 runs in seven innings. “I was happy to pitch (the Notre Dame)

Drohan’s Cats excelling at game of pinches In mid-April against No. 23 Iowa, Emily Haug and Aly Euler sat for eight-and-ahalf innings. They watched their team take a lead. They watched them blow it. Twice. Then, coach Kate Drohan called upon them in a pinch. With the score tied at five in the bottom of the ninth, Euler ran for sophomore Kelly Quinn at third, and Haug came up to the plate to replace sophomore Robin Thompson. And sure enough, the juniors delivered in tandem. Haug drove Euler home with a walk-off pinch-hit past second base for the Northwestern victory. “They need to be able to execute under pressure,� Drohan said of the pair. “It takes a special skill to be able to slow the game down. They’re in for one play, or one inning, and both of them really excel in that situation.� Ever since Haug established her pinchhit prowess with a three-run seventh-inning walkoff against Minnesota last year – her

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first career home run – she has shown a knack for coming through in the clutch. “I kind of think I thrive on pressure,� Haug said. “I like the challenge. It’s fun for me.� Now, pinch-hitting is pretty much the only time she gets to bat. Of Haug’s 28 atbats this season, 24 of them have come as a pinch-hitter. And she has capitalized on her opportunities, boasting a .367 career average and .500 on-base percentage in those situations, higher than her .340 lifetime average. “Usually, in those types of situations, everybody has already done the work for me,� Haug said. “For me, all I have to do is put it in play.�

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win,� Swan said. “Making the NCAA tournament as a program was important because it was a goal we had at the beginning of the year. We completed that goal, but our next goal is to win the first match against Wake Forest. We’re trying to keep the program going forward.� McCarthy said even if the team loses in the tournament, it will have been a great season because of the tremendous improvement from last year to this year. Nevertheless, his mindset is that the team has a lot of tennis left to play. “Even though we’ve done so well so far this year, I’m looking at it as that we’re still in the middle of the season,� McCarthy said. “There’s a lot of work ahead of us. Even though we’ve accomplished a lot from last year to this year, we still have a chance to be even better than we anticipated.� brianchappatta2011@u.northwestern.edu

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UMass, NU ties begin with coach By DANNY DALY THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN

It took the Wildcats three years to go from a club team to the national quarterfinals. Northwestern lost a tight game to Virginia to close out that 2004 season, but it has not dropped a playoff game since. To begin its pursuit of a fifth straight national title, NU faces a team with an arc very similar to its own: MassaTwo seasons ago, L ACROSSE chusetts. a rookie head coach took 2009 NCAA the reins of the struggling FIRST ROUND program. She has her team Sunday, 1 p.m. in the NCAA tournament this year for the first time in a quarter-century – an impressive turnaround considering that the new coach still has players on the No. 1 NU squad that she did not re(19-0) cruit. vs. It should not come as a shock that the coach of the Minutewomen, A lex is Venechanos, also served as Massachusetts a Cats’ assistant for the (11-7) early part of their rise to greatness. Lakeside Field “She’s a serious competitor,” coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. “It’s not surprising to me that she’s having this success.” Venechanos spent three years under Amonte Hiller, coming aboard right after graduating from Maryland and being named the National Goalie of the Year as a senior. The Cats won national titles in each of Venechanos’ final two seasons before she moved on to Amherst, Mass. NU boasts one of the country’s most talented and decorated senior classes, and Venechanos was key in bringing that group to Evanston. Now she has to figure out a way for her new players to beat her old ones, who comprise the top-seeded team in the tournament. “It’s always great to play the best,” Venechanos said. “Coming from that program, I have tons of respect for them. The reason why I’m here is the success we had at Northwestern.” Massachusetts won 15 games in Venechanos’ first two campaigns, just short of the team’s combined win total during the three seasons prior to her arrival. To compare, Amonte Hiller won 13 games in her first two years. Venechanos still looks up to Amonte Hiller and, like most of college lacrosse, wants to fol-

DAILY QUOTA “To say she’s grown is an understatement.” Keri Robison, NU senior on the development of doubles tennis partner, sophomore Maria Mosolova

π Already with No. 1 singles ranking to her credit, Russian native adding to her team game By BILL CAREY THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN

Growing up in Moscow, No. 1 Northwestern’s Maria Mosolova was used to playing for herself. Before coming to NU, Mosolova was a topflight singles player, winning both the Russian under-16 and under-18 titles and rising to No. 41 in the ITF World Junior rankings. When she left Russia to attend college in America, she WOMEN’S also left behind her individTENNIS ual focus. 2009 NCAA Since joining the WildFIRST ROUND cats, the sophomore has disToday, 1 p.m. covered the added pressure that comes from playing for her teammates. “College tennis is so different because you have to play for a team,” said MosoNo. 1 NU lova, the nation’s top-ranked (25-1) singles player. “It wasn’t revs. ally a hard adjustment for me – it was just different. I obviously have more responsibility every time we go out there, Miami-Ohio and know my point really (16-6) matters every time.” Mosolova, the No. 1 seed Vandy Christie in the NCAA Singles TournaTennis Center ment, has continued to thrive individually, winning two Big Ten Player of the Year awards. But her biggest contribution to the Cats may be her improved doubles play. After primarily playing third doubles last season, Mosolova now teams with senior Keri Robison to form NU’s second doubles pair. The duo has improved rapidly throughout the year. Before the season, it wasn’t even certain that Mosolova and Robison would be teaming up. Now, the tandem has earned one of the 32 spots in the NCAA Doubles Tournament , sneaking into one of the field’s last openings. At the time of the selection, they were ranked No. 29 in the nation. Mosolova had very little experience playing doubles when she came to NU, but said she has

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When Meredith Frank (11) and the rest of NU’s seniors decided to come to campus, then-NU recruiting coordinator and current Massachusetts coach Alexis Venechanos was a big reason why. low the Cats’ blueprint for success. “Kelly continues to be my mentor,” Venechanos said. “She really cares about the process of every little detail – in terms of the players, development, recruiting. Those are the things that are priceless and that I’m taking to my program.” Though Venechanos coached NU’s current seniors for only one season, she still had a major effect on their development. The former standout goalie was particularly helpful in tutoring Morgan Lathrop, at the time a raw talent. Now, Lathrop is one of the top netminders in the nation. “She was definitely my first goalie mentor,” Lathrop said. “I came in without a lot of technique, and immediately she taught me that so I had a good base.” The Minutewomen hosted the Cats earlier this season and lost resoundingly, 22-5. But

Massachusetts has been a much different team since then, winning eight of its last nine games and capturing the Atlantic 10 crown. The Minutewomen’s only loss in the past six weeks was in double overtime. Despite the final margin of the first matchup, Venechanos said she believes it was a beneficial experience for her squad. “We’re familiar with each other,” she said. “We handled the intensity of the game the first time we played, but not so much the execution.” And in the playoffs, regular season history is not always the best indicator of what will happen. “Tournament time is so different,” Lathrop said. “Every game, it’s win or go home, so it just has a completely different vibe.”

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Close calls in regular season generate postseason confidence π After losing 4-3 to three top-25 opponents, NU hopes to knock off No. 18 Wake Forest in NCAA tournament first round By BRIAN CHAPPATTA THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN

Fresh of f t he excitement of making the NCA A tournament, No. 42 Northwestern got back to business and began practicing to defeat it toughest opponent: itself. “Honestly, I don’t know anything about Wake Forest,” freshman Tobias Reitz said. “I don’t really care either. As long as we keep doing what we’ve been doing so far and keep playing our game, no matter who we play, I think we should be fine.” Despite Reitz’s confidence in his team, a win over No. 18 Wake Forest today would mark the highFriday, May 8, 2009

est-ranked opponent the Wildcats have beaten this season. During the regular season, NU nearly beat then-No. 7 Illinois, then-No. 20 Arizona and then-No. 25 Notre Dame, but lost all three matches 4-3. Fighting hard against highlyra n ked non- con ference oppo nents has given the Cats confidenc e t h at t hey w i l l ne e d to compete with – and defeat – the Demon Deacons. “By playing tight matches with (top teams), we showed that we can compete with any team in the country,” sophomore Andrew McCarthy said. “The Big Ten speaks for itself. For us to compete in the Big Ten and have a winning re-

cord is tremendous because of how competitive it is.” A not her i nd ic at or of N U ’s chances against Wake Forest is the Big Ten matches the Demon Deacons have already played this season. Wake Forest lost to Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio State, while winning at Michigan . The Cats went 2-2 against the same te a m s i n t he reg u l a r se a son , k nock ing of f t he Badgers and Golden Gophers, but losing to the Buckeyes and Wolverines. “It certainly shows that we’ll have a cha nce aga inst t hem,” coach Arvid Swan said . “At the same time, Wake has beaten so many quality teams throughout this year. They’re ranked (in the) top -25 for a rea son. We know we’re going to have to play great to beat them.”

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college tennis’ biggest stage. “I think playing at the Big Ten tournament helped t hem out,” Swan said. “They’ve also had so much experience playing in close matches this year. If you looked at Division-I tennis teams, I doubt you’d find another program with more 4-3 matches over the course of the year.” While the players and coaches were excited after narrowly making the NCA A tournament field, the Cats are not settling for just being invited. Swan said he is not trying to take anything away from his first NCA A tournament as a coach – other than wins. “It’s great to make the NCA A tournament but we’re trying to go t here and compete and t r y to See MEN’S TENNIS, page 7

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