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just receive a one-way message from the administration,” said Ethan Merel, VP for external relations for the Associated Student Government. The University typically invites student and non-students to an open discussion of off-campus issues once per quarter, but student turnout is usually slim, Howard said. Howard said he’d be happy if 200 students attend the town hall. Regardless, the gathering should help to blur the line dividing student and nonstudent residents off campus, Merel said. “We don’t want to refer to these issues as ‘Evanston residents’ and not NU students,” he said. “NU students are Evanston residents, just a different type.”

With the Homecoming festivities this weekend, Evanston and University police are preparing for a busy couple of days. Although Evanston residents had expressed concern about rowdy tailgates before the Purdue vs. Northwestern football game two weeks ago, EPD and UP will not be implementing any special security measures for the game on Saturday, said EPD Cmdr. Tom Guenther and UP Deputy Chief Dan McAleer. Doug Meffley, spokesman for the athletics department, said NU is expecting 40,000 at the game. Security efforts are always based on expected game attendance, Guenther said. “Anytime you have events planned such as Homecoming events and the large influx of people at the football games, we always plan for these types of things,” he said. In addition to Saturday’s football game, the police also had to prepare for the Homecoming Parade on Friday night. This year, the parade route has changed to start at Foster Street and Sheridan Road rather than at the Arch because of construction. Not much else has changed about the parade, McAleer said. Both EPD and UP will have officers monitoring the area. They aren’t expecting problems that aren’t usually associated with the parade, like possible intoxication and increased foot traffic in residential areas, Guenther said. Lucile Krasnow, special assistant for community relations at NU, said because of the thorough planning of both police departments, Evanston will be safe for Homecoming weekend. “It’s a big business, and they know exactly what they’re doing, and they’ve been doing it for years and years,” she said.

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The “laundry burglar” went to trial this week. See how its going.

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Fall foliage: Red, gold and brown leaves outnumber the green as fall finally arrives at Northwestern, just in time for Homecoming weekend. But as all NU students know, the crisp, cool temperatures of fall will soon fade away into the deep cold of Evanston’s bitter winter.

NU to hold off-campus town hall By Peter Larson the daily northwestern Exactly one week after sending an e-mail to all off-campus Northwestern students regarding inappropriate behavior, Dean of Students Burgwell Howard sent them another one about the same subject Thursday evening. But while last week’s e-mail contained complaints from an angry resident and threats of increased police presence, Thursday’s included something very different: an invitation. “It is important that we have an opportunity to gather as a community,” Howard wrote in announcing a town hall meeting and inviting all off-campus students to attend. The meeting, which will address students’

concerns with their Evanston neighbors, is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Technological Institute’s Ryan Family Auditorium. It is open to all NU students to attend and discuss issues related to off-campus living. “This is a good opportunity for students on campus and off campus to talk with University administrators about their concerns before we engage city officials,” Howard said in an interview with The Daily. Administrators are planning to meet with city officials next week, he said. After a day of heavy student partying Oct. 8, complaints from city residents prompted Howard to send a message to off-campus students condemning their behavior. . “Northwestern students, just like anyone else, appreciate the opportunity to voice their own opinions and engage in a dialogue, not

Alum on Broadway tells LGBT youth ‘it gets better’ By Sean Lavery the daily northwestern

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Raymond Lee entered Northwestern in 2000 as a young man unsure of his academic interests and struggling with his sexuality. “I didn’t think I would be a theater major at all,” Lee said. “I was a science kid.” After realizing pre-med wasn’t for him, he transferred from Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences to the School of Communication. As a Radio-TV-Film major, Lee was introduced to individuals that were comfortably “out” for the first time. “I distanced myself from them,” he said. “I still thought I could conquer it. I thought it was a disease. I thought all of those things.” Lee’s history of depression inspired him to use his career on Broadway to reach out to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender teens. He and Broadway talent agent Chris Nichols created “It Gets Better Broadway” to spread their message. The website and YouTube channel is part of the “It Gets Better” movement, a series of video profiles meant to reach out to LGBT teens who are affected by bullying and depression. Brutal anti-gay attacks in New York City and the suicide of Rutgers University

student Tyler Clementi have sparked a national discussion about LGBT issues. University President Morton Schapiro and Vice President for Student Affairs Bill Banis issued a statement Oct. 13 condemning harassment and strongly supporting NU’s LGBT community. The issue is personal for Lee. Only a few years before entering college, Lee’s struggle with his sexwuality left him feeling lonely and hopeless. His depression led to a suicide attempt at age 16. “If I could go back in time and tell my fifteen year-old self that I would be with a guy, and that I’d be able to tell my parents about it and that they’d be fine with it, I would not have believed it,” Lee said. The former cast member of “Mamma Mia!” now lives happily with his partner, Robbi Kearns. Lee contacted Broadway Impact, a group dedicated to fighting for LGBT rights, and was connected to Nichols. “I could see immediately that Ray was just as passionate and just as excited about this project,” Nichols said. “We had never met before, but we clicked immediately.” “It Gets Better Broadway” filmed more than 40 testimonials from performance groups all over the country, including the casts of “Billy Elliot” and See BETTER, page 5

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Ongoing struggle: NU alum Raymond Lee, center, is now performing on Broadway. Lee said he struggled with his sexuality when he was a teen.

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Screening to highlight dangers of cell phones

The Evanston Public Library will host a screening and discussion of the documentary “Full Signal� on Saturday. “Full Signal� delves into the debate over cellular technology’s impact on health. It focuses on recent studies correlating the use of the technology with tumors, dizziness and other ailments, according to the movie’s website. The screening is part of the library’s fall Child and Teen Health series. It will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the library’s main branch, 1703 Orrington Ave.

T-Swift collaborator to play at SPACE

Singer-songwriter Tyler Hilton, who gueststarred on “One Tree Hill� and recently appeared in a Taylor Swift music video, will perform Monday

Serial laundry burglar charged yet again

Serial laundry room burglar Jose Clark was charged Monday at the Cook County Circuit Courthouse in Skokie with breaking into a laundry storage locker in September, court officials said. Clark has been trespassing in laundry facilities in Evanston’s 8th Ward for several years. He also stole eight bags of quarters from a coin-operated laundry machine in 2007, Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther told The Daily in 2009. A post on the Great 8th Message Board blog encouraged ward residents to attend the trial. Clark’s next court appearance is scheduled for Nov. 9 at the Skokie courthouse, said Amy Przybylo, chief deputy clerk at the court. — Rebecca Cohen

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night at SPACE, 1245 Chicago Ave.. Hilton played cocky musician Chris Keller on “One Tree Hill,� appearing in the show’s second through fourth seasons. He also collaborated with Swift on “Teardrops On My Guitar.� His own music incorporates a range of influences from Elvis to Bob Dylan, according to his Myspace page. Nineteen-year-old Josiah Leming, a singersongwriter from rural Tennessee, will open for Hilton. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 in advance or $18 at the door.

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Guess giant pumpkin’s weight at barber shop

The Noyes Street Barber Shop, 916 Noyes St., is challenging people to guess the weight of a massive pumpkin sitting in the shop. Whoever guesses the correct weight of the pumpkin will receive a free haircut. The contest will run until Oct. 31. — Katie Park

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The Great Pumpkin: Whoever guesses the weight of this pumpkin gets a free haircut at the Noyes Street Barber Shop. Contest ends Oct. 31.

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Investigation continues in Foster Street robbery of NU student

Police are still investigating the robbery involving a Northwestern student that occurred Wednesday night, but more details were released Thursday. A man approached the student from behind while she was walking down Foster Street around 7:45 p.m., Evanston Police Cmdr. Tom Guenther said. The student struggled with the robber and yelled for help, drawing the attention of two people nearby who came to her aid. The robber grabbed her purse off her shoulder and ran away. The student and the two people who came to her aid followed the attacker and tracked him down behind a yard, Guenther said. The three confronted him again and demanded the purse, but the robber ran away once again. As he was running, however, he dropped the

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student’s purse, and she was able to get it back, Guenther said. An emergency e-mail alert from the University on Wednesday night said the woman reported nothing missing from her purse. She suffered minor injuries but declined to seek medical attention. The e-mail described the robber as a white male between 18 and 22 years old, six feet tall and with short or balding blond hair. He wore a gray hooded sweatshirt and long, dark pants. In the off-campus newsletter e-mail sent to students Thursday night, Dean of Students Burgwell Howard reminded students to pay attention to personal safety, advising students to use campus shuttles and SafeRide and not to listen to music while walking at night.

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ARI BERMAN 10.25.2010 # 5 p.m.

“Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics�

Crain Lecture: Berman (BSJ04) is a contributing writer for The Nation magazine and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute, a nonproďŹ t media center. Berman has covered politics and foreign affairs, with his work appearing in publications such as the New York Times, The Guardian, The New Republic and Politico. Book signing and reception following the lecture.

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Crain Lecture: Sheehan was responsible for publishing the Pentagon Papers while reporting from Washington, D.C., for the New York Times. Those papers led to the New York Times receiving a Pulitzer Prize for meritorious public service. In 1989, Sheehan received the Pulitzer Prize for his book “A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam.�

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DAVID FRIENDLY 11.19.2010 # 4 p.m.

Crain Lecture: Friendly (BSJ78) has produced 20 movies since 1991, but is best known for his work on Little Miss Sunshine, the 2006 comedy that won an Oscar for best original screenplay and was nominated for best picture. Prior to producing, Friendly spent six years as a writer at Newsweek and two years at the Los Angeles Times.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

On Campus

Chicago charter school gets interactive tour of Northwestern campus As 150 middle school students from a Chicago charter school toured Northwestern’s campus Thursday, the group broke out into song, belting an educational twist on T.I.’s “Whatever You Like.� The Knowledge is Power Program Ascend Charter School organizes university tours each year to inspire its students to do well in school. The hope is that they’ll be motivated to go to college and then do “whatever they like.� The school worked with Students for Teach for America to arrange the interactive tour. STFA is a NU student group that promotes Teach for America. “(Educational inequality) is our nation’s greatest injustice,� said Melissa Simon, recruitment director for the Chicago area. “Our mission is to get minority, low-income students to and through college.� KIPP was founded in 1994 by Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, two Teach for America teachers. The KIPP Ascend Charter School in Chicago is one of its 99 branches. During the tour, the students visited academic buildings, sat in on classes, talked to professors and met some of NU’s athletes at Ryan Field.. Weinberg senior Divya Chhabra, co-president of STFA, said the educational potential of students should not be limited by factors such as class. “I don’t think the zip code someone’s born in should determine their future,� Chhabra said. “Our colleges that lead America should represent America.� Beyond promoting higher education, the program encourages students to use their degrees to give back to their communities. “The students who come back look like the people in these communities,� said China Hill, KIPP Ascend’s 5th-grade social responsibility and citizenship teacher. “They’ll have a greater influence because they’ll be role models. (Community members will) see someone who looks like them, who is successful, and they will think it’s more attainable for them.� — Safiya Merchant

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Industry Day draws a job-hungry crowd, encourages networking

I was very impressed by it.� Brothers’ career began with his connection with another Northwestern alumnus, Zack Braff, Communication ’97. “I don’t remember a lot of things I learned here, but I met my friends,� Brothers said, before he performed his song “Blue Eyes,� which was featured in Braff ’s film, “Garden State.� Stephanie Goliszewski, a Communication senior and co-director of promotions and public relations of A&O Productions, explained that Brothers’ visit is meaningful to students and alumni. “There’s a success story, right there,� she said. As he left Evanston to prepare for his upcoming tour with Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, Brothers said despite his long absence, he still felt a connection to the school. “Every time I walked through that door, it felt like home,� he said. Brothers will be back in Chicago for his show at House of Blues on Nov. 3.

Hundreds of potential employees shook hands with dozens of potential employers at Thursday night’s Industry Day 2010 as they prepared to undertake the task of 14.8 million other Americans: finding a job. Spearheaded by the Society of Women Engineers, the yearly recruitment fair attracted more than 60 engineering-related companies, including Ford, Microsoft and 3M, all of which generated crisscrossing lines of interested students on the second floor of Norris University Center. The dress code was business casual, and SWE hosted a “what to expect� session earlier in the week. The main draw of the event was the opportunity for alumni connections, according to Ellen Worsdall, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science assistant dean. “It’s always nice for current students to meet with alums,� she said. “They see the paths they had to take to get here.� Henry Jones, a staffing representative at thermalprinting provider Zebra Technologies, attributed his company’s attendance to positive experience with Northwestern trainees three years ago. “The quality of candidates has been phenomenal,� he said. “We’ve had no complaints with the Northwestern intern.� Other employers echoed this sentiment and offered their own head-hunting advice. “We are very focused on leadership skills, so we’re looking for involvement in the community as well as (students from) a top-notch academic program,� said John Roberts, a senior manager of recruiting at Discover Financial Services. His booth was one of several engulfed by eager students throughout the event’s three-and-a-halfhour duration. By 7 p.m., approximately two hours into the recruitment expo, more than 580 students had signed in.

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Brothers: NU alumnus and indie artist Cary Brothers performed at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Thursday night for current students and his former classmates.

Alum Cary Brothers indie-rocks packed Pick-Staiger hall

Students packed into Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Thursday night to watch a Northwestern alum shake his way through a series of indie-rock numbers. Cary Brothers, Weinberg ’95, returned for his 15th-year reunion and a concert, in conjunction with Homecoming Weekend. Mori Einsidler, a Communication sophomore — who goes by the stage name MORI — opened the concert after winning a vote sponsored by A&O Productions. The concert sold 430 student tickets. Both students and alumni who attended the concert were excited to see Brothers, who was making his first trip back to campus as an alumnus. Some of Brothers’ former classmates made the trip back as well. “I thought it was great,� said Adam Hiebeler, Communication ’96. “I haven’t seen him in years.

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he Daily often does a satisfactory job covering innovative projects that students pursue outside the classroom. It reports on events that students organize and spectacles around campus. On these issues, The Daily commensurates the newsworthy with the extraordinary. However, more ordinary questions might prove equally as fascinating, for they probe issues that affect us all. The most memorable phrase from my undergraduate education is laborare est orare: work is prayer. The phrase was once the mantra of medieval monks. It captures the power and the ritual of “work.” While prayer expresses the thoughts and desires of the spiritual, often in an attempt to work toward realizing certain goals, work focuses our own interests and passions in a way that calls upon our own talents to reach the same pinnacle. Work is the fundamental manifestation of our free will; it is our chance to inflect our course, to shape the direction of our lives. Yet many loathe it. The idea of “work” on college campuses is the subject of shared commiseration and the object of profanity. Questions of work — what it is, why it frustrates, and why it fulfills — are prime subjects of professional discourse. Trends in employment, innovation in the workplace, and the variety of jobs people do are all common features in national newspapers and other outlets. Similar questions are relevant for students, though they often elude popular attention. The Daily should explore the relationship between the work that students do in class and the work that they want to pursue after Northwestern. Are students looking to apply the lessons of the classroom out in the world? Is the undergraduate experience a lesson in how to think, or are we acquiring practical skills (I am asking this as a student of social science)? What do students perceive as work? Are student groups ‘work’ or are they leisure? And why do students do the work that they do? Stories about students’ schoolwork might seem bland and uninteresting; moreover, students might read The Daily to avoid thought of “work,” the campus bogeyman. But these stories can serve a deeper purpose. They can offer insight on otherwise unexplored career paths and classroom opportunities. My roommate took a course last year in which each team of students was required to start a business as their final project. Engineers design computer games (and other things, I am sure), and I have no clue what theatre majors do, though I am interested enough to read a few hundred words about it. Beyond satisfying curiosity and offering potential inspiration, these types of stories allow us to better understand Northwestern. We suspect that fascinating things are happening all around us, but we – or at least I – often feel aware of so little. Such is the frustration that inspired Zach Ciszon’s random events blog. The proposed coverage of “work” necessarily extends to how Northwestern students transition from campus to the professional world. Exploring where students go next speaks to the culture of Northwestern students; it represents what the work that we do here make possible. Public editor Ben Armstrong is a Weinberg senior. He can be reached at benjaminarmstrong2007@u.northwestern. edu.

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Article tone patronizes African people and important issues Please, think twice before writing sweeping generalizations about an entire continent. Like in the “Africa to get Feinberg aid” story from Oct. 19, in which the reporter writes that our medical school is going to help “bring medical Those little education in Africa into the dirty words in 21st century.” I know that the article ... they time zones matter. are confusing, but I’m pretty sure that medical students from Dakar to Harare are living firmly in the 21st century. I don’t doubt that there are universities in African countries that could use more infrastructure or money, but as time has shown over and over again, it’s not a matter of “Africa has 1975-quality health care, and this amount of Western money will bring it up to 2010.” If it did, then all these issues would have been solved a long time ago. Those little dirty words in the article

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like “modernizing,” and phrases like “the health care in Africa” — they matter. They perpetuate the idea that if only all those Africans could have access to our health care wisdom, they wouldn’t be mired in all that disease and poverty and sadness. Last time I checked, our health care system ain’t that sparkly clean and “modern” either, and we spend a hell of a lot more time and money on our own problems than abroad. And if you were to ask any of the African students here at school (and yes, I promise, they do exist), they could tell you a lot of things about their local health care systems that would surprise you. I don’t blame the reporter for falling into this trap — we’ve all seen one too many images of the starving, wailing child that’s supposed to represent the 1 billion people on the continent. And I hold out a lot of faith that our school will use its money in a tangibly useful way. But Africans don’t spend their days sitting around thinking about how much Western money they need. Implying they do robs them of their dignity, and that is so not 21st-century. —Alex Campbell Medill senior

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NU moves on up with Merit Scholars and Forbes ranking

Rankings may not be the end all be all but it’s still nice to be on top, or at least near the top. This week Forbes magazine ranked us the best school in the Midwest. We even managed to beat out our neighbors to the south (In the spirit of sportsmanship, it should be noted that the University of Chicago is U.S. News’ number nine to our number 12). We also managed to snag a healthy second place in the number of students with National Merit Scholar distinction. There are 246 distinct scholars in our Class of 2013, trailing only Harvard . We’re on the upward trend from ranking 13th with 152 scholars in 2004 to ranking fourth in 2008. Maybe next year we’ll beat out the Crimson.

Nearby robbery should scare community to act

It’s scary to hear of a robbery somewhere deep in Evanston. It’s darn near terrifying to get an e-mail about one only a block from Willard. The robbery serves to remind us that the campus and surrounding neighborhoods are not nearly as safe as many would like to think as they walk alone down a dark street. While the reactions of bystanders are heartening — they confronted the robber and forced him to drop the purse, contents intact, the University sent out an emergency notification e-mail three hours after the incident. The robber could have easily struck unsuspecting pedestrians again during that gap. It is imperative that the NU community be alerted as soon as possible to raise situational awareness and encourage additional safety precautions. Students shouldn’t neglect basic safety measures—like walking in groups—and NU Police, Evanston Police, the administration and student leaders should review efforts to educate and protect the student body.

ASG, Morty help NU students to honor their high school teachers

Most of us wouldn’t be here without having gone to high school. And while the administration and ASG can have issues working together, the new joint program awarding high school teachers focuses on what’s important. The project will give seniors the opportunity to write letters of recommendation for a high school teacher they believe greatly influenced their four years at the University. A committee of administrators, faculty and students will select up to five teachers who will receive at least $2,000; their schools will also receive a similar amount. This gives our graduating class a nice forum to look back on their lives and appreciate the people who eased the way into Northwestern. President Morton Schapiro is so on board with the project that he has pledged to personally fund the first year’s program. Good job Morty for investing wisely.

NU community stands strong with Pakistan

Great expectations for Homecoming from Northwestern alumnus

Hey. Jason here. I know that you don’t know me (or really anyone from my class), so I don’t want to ask much of you. But I will demand that you get extremely excited for this weekend; particularly for the game, and specifically for the tailgate. It’s the five-year reunion for my class and, frankly, we Our class got really did a that house kicked lot for you. As far as off campus in the I can tell, Northwestmost glorious ern has become fashion (if you signifidon’t know your cantly more history do a Google fun since my class search for ‘Kappa popped open those Sigma Shedd first Busch Lights way Aquarium’). back in the fall of 2001 (ugh—has it been that long? Gross.) Anyway, let me ask you this: how many fellas out there are pledging Kappa Sigma this fall? Oh wait, I already know the answer: zero.

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Our class got that house kicked off campus in the most glorious fashion (if you don’t know your history, do a Google search for “Kappa Sigma Shedd Aquarium.” And shame on you.) Want to know why The Keg was named Complex Magazine’s ninth best college bar in America? The case can certainly be made that it’s because our beer money financed massive renovations (HD televisions) and because we strong-armed the owner into letting us play flip cup on Thursday nights. And by strong-armed I mean it went a little like this: Us: “Hey man, is it cool if we do this?” Owner: “Yeah, sure.” I also can’t help but point out that we graduated and, next thing I know, I’m reading that 1800 Club would close down! Now I’m not pointing any fingers; I’ll just say that it didn’t happen on our watch. Look — a bunch of us are headed up to Evanston on the 6:30 a.m. Metra train. And we’re almost 30 (well, actually only 27... which to you little punks must mean we’re practically 40), so I fully expect you kids to roll out of bed and be at SPAC by 7. I don’t know that this letter really has much of a purpose, except to get people fired up and remind you that the class of 2005 rocked Northwestern. So are we cool? Cool. —Jason Arican McCormick ‘05 Former Daily staffer

Three weeks of intense fundraising to aid victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan yielded double the target donations goal, a testament to the Northwestern community’s high level of awareness and ever-generous nature. Donor fatigue is at an all-time high thanks to the poor economic conditions and the high-profile Haiti earthquake that generated tremendous individual giving. Nevertheless, NU students, faculty, and other community members opened their wallets to give anywhere from a few coins to a few dollars at a time to help Oxfam International provide food and clothes and shelter for tens of thousands of flood victims. A&O Production’s generous donation of $1 from every $15 ticket to the Snoop Dogg-Kid Cudi concert raised a whopping $5,327 and added significance to an alreadyamazing project. NU Stands with Pakistan ran quite the campaign by setting up efforts early, effective advertising, and a solid campus-wide presence.

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Cousins: All-American nerd, quarterback Now the definitive starter, Kirk Cousins leads Spartans to glory By Jonah L. Rosenblum the daily northwestern

Long before Kirk Cousins became the quarterback at Michigan State, he suffered a severe injury that put his career in jeopardy before it had even started. When he was just 18 months old, he grabbed a boiling pot of water off of a hot stove. The burns caused by the spilled water were so bad that when his mother tried to pull his shirt off of him, skin came off his chest with the shirt. The doctor said he was going to be fine, but he might have some shoulder trouble, particularly with his throwing motion. Tell that to the defenses that have had to face him during his college career. Cousins, in his junior year, has already thrown for 4,607 yards with 32 touchdown passes. “Cousins is a great quarterback,” Northwestern junior linebacker Bryce McNaul said. “We’re definitely going to need to see the ball thrown out of his hands. The play-action pass worked well for him against Illinois, but his passing in general is pretty spot-on.“ And Cousins is having his best season to date. He’s third in the Big Ten and 11th in the nation with a 163.4 quarterback rating, tossing 11 touchdowns against just four interceptions. His success is a large part of why the Spartans are undefeated heading into this weekend’s game. He has come up particularly clutch in Big Ten play. He completed 20-of-29 passes for 269 yards with three touchdowns to help lead the Spartans to a 34-24 upset over Wisconsin and completed 72 percent of his passes in a 34-17 win at Michigan. Last season, Cousins put up impressive numbers despite entering camp with an uncertain position on the depth chart. After fending off Keith Nichol for the quarterback position in 2009, Cousins tossed 19 touchdowns against just nine interceptions, and this year the job was clearly his, with Nichol switching to the wide receiver position.

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First Cousins: In his second season as a starter, Kirk Cousins ranks 11th in the nation with a 163.4 quarterback rating after having tossed 11 touchdowns to only four interceptions for Michigan State, leading the Spartans to a 7-0 start.

“My role is a little bit more defined,” Cousins said. “I’m a little more confident and just comfortable in my role of what I need to get done.” Yet the fact that he has become a premier Big Ten quarterback doesn’t mean he’s comfortable being in the limelight, according to his longtime roommate Aaron Bates, who also serves as the team’s punter. “He’s definitely not doing the big man on campus thing,” Bates said. “I try to get him out there, but he hides from that as much as possible.” Instead, Cousins is a self-proclaimed nerd. The two-time Academic All-American took organic chemistry classes last fall and professes a love for

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academics. “I enjoy a wide spectrum of people,” Cousins said. “It’s a different crowd of people sitting in the chemistry building at Michigan State than there is sitting in the football building at Michigan State.” NU senior superback Josh Rooks played with Cousins at Holland Christian High School in Holland, Mich., and he remembers Cousins as much for his leadership abilities as his playing style. “Playing with him was a great experience,” Rooks said. “He’s a great leader, a hard worker; he’s another guy who through the whole process really pushed me as a player as well.”

Rooks said he still tries to connect with Cousins when he goes back home. “We’ll talk once in a while,” Rooks said. “When I go back home, I try to see him — as rare as that can be — playing football. He’s a great guy, and I always try to connect with him whenever possible.” McNaul joked he might try to use Rooks’ connection to Cousins to the Wildcats’ advantage. “I try to talk to Josh,” McNaul said. “Maybe get a little dirt on (Cousins), maybe I can throw it out there in the game. Nah, I’m just kidding, but he’s a good quarterback.” jonahrosenblum2012@u.northwestern.edu

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Ebert critical to picture-perfect passing game By Colin Becht the daily northwestern Trailing by eight in the fourth quarter to Minnesota, Northwestern needed a score badly. On third down at the Minnesota 25-yard line, the Golden Gophers sent a heavy blitz package on junior quarterback Dan Persa , who was forced to hurry a lob to junior wide receiver Jeremy Ebert. Never mind that the ball appeared ready to fall into the hands of cornerback Ryan Collado. Persa didn’t have to worry. He knew Ebert would make the play. “It was basically him versus (Collado),� Persa said. “I took my chances with (Ebert).� In Persa’s eyes, it was no surprise when Ebert snatched the ball out of Collado’s waiting grasp for a touchdown. The chemistry and trust in one another that Ebert and Persa have shown comes from the large amount of time the two have spent in the same passing offense. “It started way back last fall when we were on scout team together,� Ebert said. “We just grew through that.� Midway through the season, Ebert has unquestionably been Persa’s go-to receiver, catching 35 passes for 560 yards and five touchdowns, all team highs. “We did a lot of work (together), and it’s showing on the field right now,� Persa said. After serving on the scout team at the beginning of last season, Ebert has come a long way to fill the role of primary receiver. “He’s gotten much stronger,� coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “He’s done a great job in the weight room. He’s really dedicated himself.� Ebert, who came to the Wildcats not specifically as a receiver but as an athlete, said his progression has come from an increasing knowledge of “just being a wideout, running routes, doing all the little things that wideouts do.� Persa said Ebert’s experience as a quarterback in high school is part of what makes him such an effective receiver now. “He just knows the game really well,� Persa said. “He knows where to be. He knows what defenses are trying to do to him, and he knows

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Two thumbs up: Jeremy Ebert was a quarterback in high school, but in his first year with a major role for NU, he’s been a major factor for NU: he leads the team in virtually every receiving category, including touchdowns, yards and receptions.

how to find all the holes.� Although Ebert’s development into the go-to receiver may spark comparisons to Zeke Markshausen, NU’s primary receiver last year, Ebert doesn’t see it that way. “We’ve just been playing by our offense and our concepts,� Ebert said. “Dan’s just hitting the open receivers, and lately it’s been me.� One major difference between Ebert and Markshausen is that while both led the team

in receptions, Markshausen averaged just 9.4 yards per reception. Reflecting Ebert’s big play potential, he’s averaging 16 yards per catch. Ebert’s speed out of the slot led junior safety Brian Peters to compare him to the Indianapolis Colts’ Anthony Gonzalez. Persa chose Wes Welker of the New England Patriots as his comparison. “He’s just a quick playmaker inside,� Persa said. “He knows how to run good routes.�

Fitzgerald said he’s fine with opponents cueing in on the “lethal combination� of Persa and Ebert. “I hope they allocate a lot to him because we’ve got a lot more weapons than just Jeremy,� Fitzgerald said. “So if that’s all you do is focus on him, then we’ve got a chance to slice you and dice you a little bit.� colinbecht2013@u.northwestern.edu

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Thus far this season, green and white has not been a pleasant sight for Northwestern. The Wildcats lost to Michigan State last weekend in women’s soccer, volleyball and field hockey. The men’s soccer team also fell to the Spartans earlier this season. NU’s boys of the gridiron will look to break that streak this Saturday when they take on No. 7 Michigan State at Ryan Field. Of more relevance, the Cats (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) will look for their first win in three years against the Spartans. Michigan State beat NU 24-14 in East Lansing last year after scoring 17 unanswered points in the third quarter. The teams’ 2008 matchup might be even more pertinent to the Cats. NU was coming off a bye week in that game too and struggled to get back into the rhythm of Big Ten play. The Cats were outscored 17-0 in the first quarter and were never able to come back.. “Before anybody’s fannies were warm in the seats, we were down 17-0,� coach Pat Fitzgerald said. “It’s an outstanding football team we’re playing so we’re going to have to execute a lot better than we did the past two years against them.� Of course, this year’s Michigan State team is different than previous years’ teams. The Spartans (7-0, 3-0) come in with one of the best scoring offenses and defenses in the country, and NU finds itself an underdog once again. “Most of the time, we are the underdog,� junior cornerback Jordan Mabin said. “That’s what it’s been for a long time here, but just by how we’ve been playing the last few years, we’re kind of changing the culture and atmosphere around here at Northwestern.’� If the Cats win, it will mark the second-straight year they defeated a top-10 team. NU beat No. 4 Iowa in Iowa City last season. Michigan State is averaging 206.1 rushing yards per game this season, fourth in the Big Ten, giving quarterback Kirk Cousins plenty of support. The Spartans have essentially achieved the balance the Cats have been struggling to find all season. “You see a lot of what you see every week with these Big Ten schools,� junior linebacker Bryce McNaul said.

“They want to live and die with the run and also live and die with the play-action pass, so you’ve got to be ready to defend both.� The Spartans are led by an impressive running back trio. Edwin Baker is 23rd in the nation averaging 100.9 rushing yards a game and Le’Veon Bell is sixth in the conference with an 80.3 yards per game average. Running back Larry Caper adds depth and has two touchdowns in his last two games. “They’ve got a three-headed monster,� Fitzgerald said. “They’re dynamic. They’re physical. Schematically, what they do is they play to their strengths.� After failing to record a single sack against Purdue, the Cats know they will need to get more pressure this weekend if they want to disrupt Michigan State’s finely-tuned offense. Michigan State’s passers have been sacked 14 times this season and have lost 111 yards to sacks, the worst total yards lost in the conference. “The game is going to be won up front, and that means we’re going to need to have a better attack than we did,� McNaul said. “A big part of that means making plays on their side of the line of scrimmage and getting them in second-and-long and third-and-long situations where they’ll have to pass it more.� And if the Cats can put the Spartans in third-down situations, they will get at one of Michigan State’s main weaknesses. The Spartans have converted just 38.2 percent of third downs, dead-last in the Big Ten. Michigan State also is excellent on special teams. Kicker Dan Conroy is the only perfect kicker remaining in the Big Ten, having made all his kick attempts. And when it comes to returning the ball, the Spartans have one of the best in junior phenom Keshawn Martin, who is ninth in the nation with a 15.9 punt return average. “He’s electric,� Fitzgerald said. “He’s got great moves.� Fitzgerald says his team might as well get used to good returners. “It’s the Big Ten,� Fitzgerald said. “Everyone’s got great returners; you just got to change the colors and change the names. Green and white to crimson and cream, and everyone’s got great players.�

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Kicking the pressure to the curb When the spotlight is on them, kickers tune out crowd, past failures By Colin Becht the daily northwestern The kicker looks toward the goalposts and takes several steps back and a few to the side. The game is on the line, the fans are going wild and what’s going through his mind? “Nothing,” redshirt freshman kicker Jeff Budzien said. Nothing? “I don’t really think about much, just go out there and just try and execute like I do all week in practice,” senior kicker Stefan Demos said. “Thinking is for the practice field.” Such is the mentality for a kicker, the only position in which the ability to not think is a valued talent, and opposing coaches will call a timeout purely for the purpose of clouding his mind. “I kind of like it because I like to regroup,” Budzien said of getting iced with a timeout by opposing coaches. “If you’re mentally strong, it almost helps you.” Demos said his strategy is to simply pretend that when he comes back to kick the field goal after a timeout, it’s an entirely new kick. “If they call a timeout on you, walk over to the sideline or do whatever, and go back out there and get ready for the next one,” Demos said. “If they want to call three timeouts, they can call three, but you got to be ready for each one.” Still, coping strategies aside, icing may not actually be as effective as it is often made out to be. “Every kicker will probably tell you the same thing: It probably doesn’t affect you as much as people want to believe,” Demos said. Coach Pat Fitzgerald said the decision to call a timeout isn’t automatic just because of a last-second field goal opportunity. “It really depends on the situation,” Fitzgerald said. “I think if the clock’s running, you make them have to

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get out there and make the play. If the clock is dead, maybe you let it go down for a little while, then let them think about (the kick) a little longer.”

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It doesn’t take long once the field goal leaves the kicker’s foot for him to know if it’s good or not. Budzien saidhe knows within half a second. “You know right away if they’re made more than you know if they’re missed,” Demos said. “If you hit a real good ball, you know it. Sometimes you can hit a bad ball and get away with it and still make it.” While kickers may try to limit their thought before the kick, Budzien said afterward he’ll think back to

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how he executed on the sideline. “I’ll try kind of dissecting what I did right and what I did wrong and just the operation with the snap, the hold,” he said. “I try to focus on the things I can control.” When a kicker finds himself caught in a string of poor kicks, having a long-term memory to think back to before the slump can help him break out of it. “You think, ‘You’ve kicked 10,000 balls in your life,’” Budzien said. “‘You made them, so there’s no reason for you to doubt it.’”

Demos’ slump

Demos is certainly no stranger to kicking

slumps, including this season. He’s 8-of-13 on field goals and 15-of-18 on extra points, but he said he never lets past misses linger on his mind. “I don’t leave the locker room until I’m at peace with myself,” he said. “I don’t carry it with me.” So, Demos insists, any discussion that his confidence has been shaken by his performance against Auburn in the 2010 Outback Bowl is incorrect. In that game, which the Wildcats lost 38-35 in overtime, Demos had an extra point blocked and missed three field goals, including a potential game-winner and game-tier. “That’s just crazy,” Demos said. “I haven’t thought about the Outback Bowl since the Outback Bowl.”

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Bated breath: Aaron Bates was best known for his role as a punter, but in his gig as the holder, he tossed a touchdown pass on a fake field goal in overtime against Notre Dame.

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Budding star: Redshirt freshman Jeff Budzien hasn’t been a factor on the field yet — he’s only kicked one extra point for the Cats — but he says he has the confidence to perform.

Demos said even the insults and degradation he has received from fans after misses don’t faze him. “The only people I care about are the coaches and players in this locker room. That’s all,” he said. “I respect the fans for being supportive, but I don’t really care what they think about football just because, to be honest, they only know the result. They don’t know what goes into it.”

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A degree of difficulty often overlooked for kickers is that, at least for road games, they have to tune out tens of thousands of screaming fans. “It’s tough to go out and you got to kick in front of 75,000 people, and you’ve got to get over that,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. “You’ve got to kick through that.” However, for visiting kickers coming to

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Occasionally, the kicker and the holder are called upon for far more than field goals and extra points, something Bates has experienced this year. In overtime against Notre Dame, the Spartans ran a fake field goal in which Bates had to throw a pass. The play worked to perfection, and Bates completed the pass to tight end Charlie Gantt for the game-winning score. LSU ran its own fake rather than attempt a gametying field goal two weeks ago, as holder Derek Helton pitched the ball over his head to kicker Josh Jasper, who ran 11 yards for a first down. That kept the drive alive, which ended in the game-winning touchdown for the Tigers. “We’ve got stuff ready each week,” Fitzgerald said of the possibility of NU running a fake field goal. “More times than not, I’d probably keep the offense out there.” Demos said he’d just assume Fitzgerald would stick with the offense rather than rely on him to execute a fake. “If it ever got to me, it would probably be not a good thing,” Demos said. “I would just suggest to Coach that we avoid that at all costs.” colinbecht2013@u.northwestern.edu

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24-17 Michigan State The Cats lead at halftime before Cousins turns it on.

21-17 Michigan State Cats play better than against Purdue, but can’t quite beat Sparty.

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“South Pacific.” “There was an enormous response from the community,” he said. The men agree the most rewarding aspect of the project is hearing from those who have been affected positively by the videos. A thirteen-year-old girl from California contacted the group to say the videos helped her cope with being teased for having lesbian parents. A

50-year old housewife told the group the videos had convinced her to become a “straight ally.” Still, the news of another young teen committing suicide comes all too often, Nichols said. “We heard of another young teen who took their life today,” Nichols said Thursday. “It’s frustrating because we’re doing all this work, and we’re trying to reach these kids.” Lee recommends teens who are feeling

depressed or suicidal contact The Trevor Project, a national hotline devoted specifically to gay and questioning youth. “Anyone out there feeling suicidal, hang in there,” Lee said. “You might think it’s the end of the world. Take it from me: Life gets so much better. If I had passed in high school, I would not have experienced what I consider now to be my dream life.” seanlavery2014@u.northwestern.edu

draft Evanston, Chicago policy Local chapter of Roosevelt Institute Campus Network works with area groups By Sarah Freishtat the daily northwestern

A group of Northwestern students are writing more than papers; they have also drafted policies for Chicago and Evanston. The NU chapter of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, the student-run branch of a national think tank, works with local organizations and lawmakers to develop policies that aim to We engage solve issues such as unemployment and with local youth violence. “We engage with community local community groups and even groups and even local government local government and really learn the and really learn issues they’re facing,” chapter co-President the issues they’re and Weinberg junior Andy Hobaugh said. facing . The Center for Andy Hobaugh, Energy and the Environment, for which Weinberg junior Hobaugh serves as acting co-director, is one of three branches of the Institute, along with Poverty and Urban Issues and Economic Development. In addition to drafting a tax on shopping bags, these three centers have studied the rate at which criminals return to jail after serving their sentences and put together panel discussions and media presentations in the three years since the institute has come to NU, Hobaugh said. The Center for Economic Development created a program to provide job training to students in Chicago high schools, including Evanston Township High School. Employees from local companies trained and informed students about job opportunities and sometimes hired those students as part-time employees. “Whatever we do in Chicago, we try to bring to Evanston,” said Vijay Singh, Weinberg senior and director of the Center for Economic Policy. Singh also worked with the new NU student group Lending for Evanston and Northwestern Development to help provide microfinance loans to Evanston businesses. The Center for Economic Policy tries to identify areas with high unemployment rates and lower those rates, Singh said. Along with its work on broad community issues, the institute is working to create a “sustainable and responsible” endowment fund for NU, Singh said. The institute does not always work directly with lawmakers. It is sometimes hard to get access to aldermen and other local politicians, so the organization often works with local organizations, Singh said. The bag tax policy is one such example. The institute worked with Citizens for a Greener Evanston to research and write the policy. The two groups then presented it to Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th), who plans to submit the proposal to the Evanston City Council. “We’ve been successful in the sense that we’ve been able to drum up a lot of interest,” Singh said. Outside of Evanston, the institute hosted events throughout the past year to discuss youth violence and how to effectively engage lawmakers, among other subjects. The events have been attended by politicians such as state Rep. Robyn Gabel (18th) and Democratic senatorial candidate Alexi Giannoulias, Hobaugh said. The Center for Energy and the Environment partnered with Al Raby School for Community and Environment, a charter school in Chicago with a green focus. The institute will host students from the school to show them what NU has to offer in terms of environmental organizations and the benefits of a college experience. The institute aims to train its members to create effective policy, said Alix Hallen, Weinberg senior and co-director of the Center for Energy and the Environment. Members serve organizations that may not otherwise know how to go about writing a policy that is relevant and effective. “Students have a greater voice than just volunteering,” said Hallen.

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By Dan Ryan the daily northwestern Fresh off a 0-2 showing on their last road trip, the Wildcats enter Homecoming weekend sliding down the standings in the Big Ten and facing a critical matchup with No. 9 Penn State on Saturday. “This weekend is huge for us,� senior middle blocker Sabel Moffett said. “Penn State is known nationally as being a great program.� The prime focus for No. 22 Northwestern (15-4, 5-3 Big Ten), however, is neither on last weekend’s results nor on the Nittany Lions (16-4, 6-3) and the spotlight they bring with them. “Ohio State first,� coach Keylor Chan said. “They’re a very good team, and they can come in and beat us easily.� Coming into the season unranked and under the radar, the Cats have found success by stressing fundamentals, steady play and a short memory. Going up against Ohio State (16-6, 4-5 Big Ten), the Cats are careful not to overlook any opponent or let any loss affect their play. “It’s hard to let yourself get down after one match,� Moffett said. “If we do lose a first set, we look at it almost as a learning point, and we learn to adapt and make adjustments that are needed to win the next game.� This thought process has been showcased numerous times during the season. After losing a heartbreaking five-set match against then-No. 7 Illinois, the Cats rebounded at home the next weekend, notching a win in a possible trap game against Iowa before upsetting then-No. 16 Minnesota in 4 sets. In the game against Minnesota, as well as in games against Indiana, Purdue and Tennessee, NU fought back from one- or two-set deficits to take the match. When it comes to on-court strategy, the team’s steady mindset is applied to executing a solid passing game. “The core things that we talk about are just doing what we do well,� Chan said. “Serve and pass well, and usually we do serve and pass well.� NU doesn’t appear often on the individual conference statistics leaderboard, but Moffett ranks first in conference in blocks and senior setter Elyse Glab ranks second in assists. Very little attention is ever paid to their place on the

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Chan said. “That’s how we built this team.� With the first half of their conference schedule now complete, NU plays every Big Ten team one more time before the tournament. Saturday’s contest against Penn State is important not only to start off the second half strong but also because the Cats find themselves one game behind the Nittany Lions in the conference standings after their losses last weekend. Entering the stretch run of the season, how the Cats execute fundamentally will be key in determining where they finish in the standings. “We just can’t worry about last weekend; that’s in the past,� sophomore outside hitter Madalyn Shalter said. “So we just move on.�

being slotted 89th in this week’s RPI rankings. The Cats have no room for error in their last three regular season matchups against Big Ten competition, starting with a road trip to Wisconsin (1-10-2, 0-2-1) this Saturday. “These are all must-wins,� said junior forward Oliver Kupe, who notched Wednesday’s gamewinner for his team-leading sixth goal of the season. “Trust me, we know that’s the case.� NU’s win over Loyola provided not just a needed result but an important template for the way the Cats can perform — and under-perform — in the home stretch. They will look to replicate the same sort of fluid play they exhibited in their first-half play against Loyola in order to check off another should-win against Wisconsin. It was a performance Lenahan called NU’s best of the season but one the Cats will have to make a 90-minute affair if they want to pull off wins against Indiana and Michigan, both of whom received votes in this week’s coaches’ poll rankings. “We were really pinging the ball around, and we were able to possess,� junior keeper Drew Kotler said. “It was a lot of one- and two-touch stuff, and that’s how we are able to break teams down. That’s what you saw in the first half and what we have to do in the future if we want to keep this up.� The second half against Loyola was a cautionary tale for NU. Perhaps it was the gusting wind or maybe it was simply fatigue after playing 110 minutes against the Nittany Lions on Sunday, but the Cats looked considerably less efficient in their passing and were forced to play defensively after Kupe’s 56th-minute goal. It’s a performance that NU can’t afford to repeat. “We dropped our intensity after that goal,� Kupe said. “For whatever reason, we started playing stupidly and kind of playing selfishly, which is something we can’t afford to do against Big Ten teams. We’re gonna have to sharpen that up.�

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Cats break drought in style By Minjae Park the daily northwestern Northwestern celebrated its biggest win of the season against Iowa with a 3-0 scoreline at Lakeside Field on Thursday. Three first-half goals, including freshman midfielder Natalie Lagunas’s first career goal, sealed a comfortable win for the Wildcats (6-7-3, 2-4-1 Big Ten), who had gone winless their previous five games. The Hawkeyes (7-7-2, 0-5-1) still have yet to win in conference. The Cats hadn’t scored in their previous two games, and the three goals scored Thursday night were one more than they had scored in their previous five matchups. “We’ve been waiting for this for a while,” coach Stephanie Foster said. “We played some really good soccer tonight. We’ve been waiting to see that. A lot of people got on the field; a lot of people did great. It was finally a complete game, and it felt really good.” The Cats got off to a dream start with an early goal by senior midfielder Jennifer Baumann. After junior midfielder Emily Langston floated in a high corner kick, Baumann rose above her marker to head the ball on goal. An Iowa defender by the goal post cleared the ball, but the referee’s assistant waved his flag to indicate that the ball crossed the line. Eight minutes later, Iowa goalkeeper Emily Moran giftwrapped a goal for the Cats. Moran, whose kicking was suspect all night, sent her goal kick straight at the chest of freshman forward Kate Allen, who finished clinically for her team-leading sixth goal of the season. “I actually just turned around and saw it coming towards me,” Allen said. “Thankfully no one was on me, so I just brought it down with my chest and thought, ‘Why not just go for it?’” The second goal deflated the Hawkeyes, whose ensuing kickoff was carelessly booted out of play. Junior midfielder Jill Dunn nearly got NU’s third goal when she blasted a shot just over the bar. Many in the crowd thought it had gone in, but the ball nestled on the top of the net. NU’s commanding first half display

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ended just as it started. Again, it was Baumann who got her head on the ball from a corner, freshman midfielder Julie Sierks got a touch, before Lagunas scored from barely a yard out. “We’ve been talking about it all

week, about how it’s one of my goals for the season,” Lagunas said. “So for me to actually do it was like a dream, it was exciting and to do it with my team out there — I just had such a great time, it was amazing.” Foster said assistant coach Katie Shields had predicted Lagunas’s goal before the game. Foster wasn’t surprised it happened. “You can just see it in her,” Foster said. “She’s getting herself in the right spots, and she put it away.”

The Cats have two away games and a home game remaining on its schedule. They return to action on Oct. 29 at home against Minnesota, the team’s last game at Lakeside Field. “I think this was a huge pick-me-up for our team,” Allen said. “We were looking for a win, and we needed it, so I just think it’s just going to be something to pump us through these last three games and hopefully get some wins.” minjae@u.northwestern.edu

Cats springboard into key Big Ten stretch By Katherine Driessen the daily northwestern

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Punt: Unless Drew Kotler and NU make statements in the final three games of their regular season, they could miss the NCAA Tournament.

There was nothing inherently remarkable about Northwestern’s 1-0 win over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday night. While the Wildcats dominated in the first half, connecting effortlessly in the midfield and attacking with gusto, they narrowly escaped with the victory after a lackluster second-half performance. In a sport that is not usually well-illustrated by box scores, Wednesday night’s statistics painted an accurate picture, with NU (7-5-2, 1-1-1 Big Ten) edging Loyola 11-3 in shots in the opening stanza but conceding control of that margin 3-7 in the second half. So when coach Tim Lenahan said the win could be a “springboard” for NU, it sounded like a bold claim to make. This was not NU’s spirited 2-1 upset of then-No. 15 Ohio State or even Sunday’s hard-earned, doubleovertime draw with Penn State. It was a non-conference game NU should, by all estimations, have won. Not exactly turning point material. “This game has always been at a critical point in the season, every year when

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we play it,” Lenahan said. But Lenahan’s prediction could prove oddly prophetic if history is any indication. Take last season’s matchup with the Ramblers when NU, sitting at an eerily similar 1-1-1 in the Big Ten, hosted Loyola exactly a year ago from Wednesday’s game. The Cats gutted out a 1-0 win in the final minutes of regulation after failing to post any shots on goal in the first half. The game-winner came from a likely source, with then-junior forward Matt Eliason recording his 11th tally of the season. After that, NU went on to win two of its last three Big Ten games and locked up a No. 9 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. But NU will need to get a lot more bounce from this year’s “springboard” win over Loyola if it wants to land in NCAA tournament contention after See MEN’S SOCCER, page 6

orthwestern’s showdown with Michigan State is a chance for redemption. And I’m not just talking about getting back on track after the frustrating loss to the Boilermakers. I still can’t believe NU scheduled the Homecoming game against the Spartans. There will be plenty of purple in Ryan Field on Saturday (most NU fans have flushed the Purdue game) but there will also be tons of green and white in the stands. The real reason the scheduling puzzles me is because the Wildcats suffered arguably the worst defeat in program history against MSU in 2006 — on Homecoming. NU’s 38-3 third quarter lead evaporated as Sparty pulled off the largest comeback in Football Bowl Subdivision history. A lot has changed since that day in Evanston. The only current Wildcats to witness from the sidelines the 41-38 collapse are the fifth-year seniors. The NU coaching staff has also been revamped with different offensive and defensive coordinators. Michigan State has also since made a change at the top with the hiring of coach Mark Dantonio and new coordinators. Dantonio suffered a heart attack after his team shocked Notre Dame on Sept. 18 by winning the game on a fake field goal touchdown pass. Since then, Sparty has played inspired football highlighted by wins over Wisconsin and in The Big House. But the Spartans are entering unfamiliar territory, and that’s not just because Saturday’s game will mark the first time they play outside the state of Michigan this season. Right now, the Spartans are the seventh-best team in the country according to the only ranking system that ultimately matters, the Bowl Championship Series. It’s the Spartans’ highest BCS ranking ever. After the Buckeyes choked in Madison, MSU is also in the driver’s seat in the road to the Rose Bowl. The Spartans’ rise to Big Ten title contender is in large part due to their vastly improved defense. “They’ve very aggressive,” NU offensive coordinator Mick McCall said of Sparty’s tenacious D. “They do a great job up front. Their linebackers are outstanding; Greg Jones is a great player. And their secondary guys just hammer the receivers. They’re getting after them on their releases. They do a great job in press coverage.” Pat Fitzgerald has only defeated Sparty once — and that game in 2007 required quarterback C.J. Bachér to pass for a then-school record 520 yards and five touchdowns in the 48-41 overtime victory. The one firm prediction I can make about Saturday’s game is that it won’t be another shootout like the matchups in ’06 and ’07. The keys to an upset will be limiting turnovers — no more than two — and leaving no points off the board. That means if they get into the red zone, the Cats must put up sevens and not rely on Stefan Demos’ left foot. The Spartans snapped NU’s undefeated start to the season in 2008. Tomorrow, the stage is set for NU to return the favor. I’m not trying to guarantee a repeat of last year’s win at Iowa. But if you’re in search of some optimism, remember what happened in East Lansing on Jan. 21, 2009, when NU men’s basketball faced the seventh-best team in the land. Justin Schecker is a Medill junior. He can be reached at j-schecker @u.northwestern.edu.

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