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The Daily Northwestern Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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The search for Harsha Maddula
NU sophomore missing since Saturday morning PARC resident last seen leaving an offcampus party By MARSHALL COHEN
daily senior staffer
University Police is investigating the disappearance of a Northwestern student who has been missing since early Saturday morning. Harsha Maddula was last seen around 12:30 a.m. leaving an offcampus party at 2013 Ridge Ave., according to an emergency alert sent Monday night to the NU community. The McCormick sophomore is an 18-year-old Indian male. He is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds, according to the emergency alert. He was last seen wearing a gray long-sleeve sweater with white and black stitching, dark gray pants and
brown shoes. Cmdr. Darren Davis told The Daily earlier Monday that Maddula was reported “contacted but not seen” around 6:45 p.m. Saturday, but the situation was upgraded to a missing person report by Sunday afternoon. “We are trying to find him,” Davis said. “We are canvassing the area, talking to people who might know his whereabouts and checking the vicinity on and off campus.” There are no indications of foul play, Davis added. The emergency alert came 50 hours after UP first heard of Maddula’s situation. NU spokesman Bob Rowley said Monday afternoon he had not heard of Maddula’s disappearance and that UP decides whether or not to send missing student alerts based on the sensitivity and fluidity of each incident. Friends from Maddula’s dorm said they last saw him while leaving the
off-campus party. “They realized that he wasn’t with them while they were walking to another party,” said a friend of Maddula who was with him at the party. Maddula’s friends did not want to be identified due to the sensitivity of the situation. Maddula left the party with three or four people, according to multiple sources who saw his group leaving the house, which is located west of campus. Several sources who said they spoke with Maddula at the party recalled him as coherent — not stumbling or visibly intoxicated — as he left. Weinberg junior Moritz Gellner, who lives at the house where Maddula was last seen, sent a statement to The Daily after the emergency alert was sent out. “Everybody in our house has been complying with the investigation and is trying to give as much information as possible regarding what we know
Photo from Harsha Maddula’s Facebook page
MISSING Friends of Harsha Maddula say they last heard from the McCormick sophomore by phone around 12:30 a.m. Saturday.
about the student in question,” Gellner said. “His safety is paramount and it’s the most important thing that needs to be addressed and now
we wish the police the best of luck in their search for the student.” » See MISSING, page 12
Prentice site spat escalates
A&O names Blowout performers
NU, Chicago debate future of women’s hospital property
Nas, Young the Giant will perform at annual fall concert
By SUSAN DU
By PAULINA FIROZI
Northwestern’s plan to build a new research facility in place of an old Chicago hospital has pitted the University against local preservationists in an increasingly heated public fight. NU is seeking a demolition permit from Chicago to raze the Prentice Women’s Hospital, which was designed by famous architect Bertrand Goldberg and is owned by the University. NU’s plan has been in the works for more than a year and has faced opposition from the start. Some architects have vouched for the building’s historical value, and the University cites the advantage an updated research facility would have for biomedical science. Last week, the University issued a call for international architecture firms to design the new research facility. It is not clear whether the Commission on Chicago Landmarks will weigh in on the controversy at its Oct. 4 meeting. The meeting’s agenda has not yet been published. If the commission approves landmark status for Prentice, it would circumvent NU’s plans. Both parties are dueling for public opinion. As of Monday night, the Save Prentice Facebook page had gathered more than 2,000 likes and the Save Prentice Coalition’s petition to stop demolition had about 3,500 signatures.
Times reported Coleman was shot shortly after leaving a party with friends. EPD Cmdr. Jay Parrott said police are making progress with the investigation but declined to release further information. In the absence of concrete detail, Coleman’s family and friends are mourning his loss and remembering his character. “It’s just that smile that everybody’s going to miss, his attitude, and how he was dedicated to basketball,” said Carmen McLean, Coleman’s friend and ETHS classmate. McLean remembered Coleman as a positive influence in her life, someone who made her laugh and encouraged her to work hard in school. Friends also recalled Coleman’s intense dedication to basketball and said he dreamed of being a professional player like his idol James.
This time it was no mistake. Two years after University President Morton Schapiro caught A&O Productions offguard by prematurely revealing its fall line-up, he announced Monday that rock band Young the Giant and rapper Nas will perform Oct. 12 at Welsh-Ryan Arena for A&O’s annual fall concert. “They are both huge heavyweights in their respective genres,” A&O director of concerts Justin Lehmann said. “You would never see them or similar artists on the same stage other than at a music festival, and even then, I don’t know.” During the president’s convocation Monday, Schapiro said NU is all about traditions. A&O Blowout began in 2009 when Schapiro decided to trade in University funding for his inaugural black-tie dinner for a student concert. It is because of this connection that A&O members wanted Schapiro to announce the concert’s lineup to students. A&O Chairman Logan Koepke said he talked with Schapiro throughout the summer about making the Blowout announcement during Wildcat Welcome
» See SHOOTING, page 11
» See BLOWOUT, page 11
daily senior staffer
» See PRENTICE, page 11
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Ciara McCarthy/The Daily Northwestern
REMEMBRANCE Dajae Coleman, a freshman at Evanston Township High School, was shot and killed Saturday night. His family and friends gathered Sunday at the shooting site to remember him.
Shooting on Church Street
Evanston remembers slain teen By CIARA MCCARTHY
the daily northwestern
A 14-year-old Evanston boy was fatally shot on Saturday night in the 1500 block of Church Street. Evanston Police later identified Dajae Coleman, a freshman at Evanston Township High School, as the victim. Coleman’s friends and family gathered Sunday afternoon at the shooting site near the intersection of Church and Florence Streets. Friends set up a small memorial with balloons, flowers and a signed basketball that read “R.I.P. Dae Dae,” as he was called by his friends. “He’s one of the most beautiful kids you’ll probably ever meet,” Coleman’s grandfather Michael Rice said. “He had a smile that could light up a day, an entire day.”
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Others paid tribute to Coleman in the virtual world. A friend of Coleman’s posted on LeBron James’ Facebook wall to request a video, letter or tweet from Coleman’s favorite basketball player. The post has received nearly 6,000 likes in the 24 hours. Coleman’s death was also mourned via Twitter by NBA players Kemba Walker, Tyson Chandler, and Paul Pierce. Helen Pytlewicz, who lives near the site of the shooting, brought flowers there Sunday evening. Pytlewicz was home watching television Saturday when she heard several shots at approximately 10:30 p.m., she said. The next morning, she learned of Coleman’s passing. “I don’t know them personally, but my kids went to Evanston Township. (These are) our neighbors,” she said. “My heart is breaking for this family.” Police have released few details regarding the incident, but the Chicago Sun-
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