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Late-night options expand at Cheesie’s By ina yang
daily senior staffer
Newly opened Cheesie’s Pub and Grub may start serving alcohol as early as November, adding one more restaurant to Evanston’s limited late-night food and drink options. Buffalo We Wild Wings want this to be and Burger King were a good place two of the where people few late-night restaurant come, hang options near out and feel campus before Cheesie’s came comfortable. to Evanston Andrew Kyker, two weeks Cheesie’s ago. employee The grilled cheese franchise recently opened its second location at 622 Davis St. — the first is located in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood — and almost immediately attracted a student following. “For us to be open till 3 a.m. every night is what really appeals to them,” Cheesie’s employee Andrew Kyker said.
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“We have students in here for late night all the time, including Saturdays when the line was out the door until we closed.” Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl has already approved Cheesie’s liquor license request, and with an additional city council approval, the restaurant will be fully eligible to sell alcohol starting Nov. 1. The restaurant has also obtained permission to serve alcohol at one-day events such as football games so students of age can supplement their gameday experience with a grilled cheese sandwich and a beer. “We want this to be a good place where people come, hang out and feel comfortable,” Kykner said. Evanston does not have strict laws or ordinances that regulate the business hours of restaurants. Only those that serve alcohol must abide by Evanston city ordinances that state businesses are prohibited from selling alcohol between 2 and 9 a.m. for those holding Class A or Class I licenses, and between 1 and 11 a.m. for all the others. Buffalo Wild Wings, which closes at 1 a.m. most days, is another favorite spot for students to hang out, watch sports and devour 50-cent chicken wings on Tuesdays. But Sheridan Foster, manager of the Buffalo Wild Wings at 1741 Maple Ave., said she is not intimated by Cheesie’s
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SAY CHEESE Northwestern students dine at Cheesie’s on Wednesday. The restaurant has become a popular spot for students as one of only a few restaurants near campus that stay open past midnight.
entering the late-night market. “They bring something new to this area that we don’t have,” Foster said. “We’re not threatened.” Foster said Cheesie’s advantage is that it’s closer to campus than Buffalo Wild Wings, but stressed that the two restaurants have very different dynamics and cater to NU students in different ways. For Weinberg sophomore Ogbemi
Rewane, “going to B-Dubs” twice a week with friends is a ritual of sorts. Sitting at the same table, his friend from the Public Affairs Residential College, Weinberg sophomore Spencer Schmider said his favorite days to go are 50-cent wings Tuesdays and NFL Sundays. The five students said they knew of Cheesie’s popularity and had tried the new business’s sandwiches, but they didn’t think the added option would
interfere with their Buffalo Wild Wings routine. Weinberg freshman Naomi Stevenson said lines are always too long at Cheesie’s, which is disappointing at 2 a.m. on windy nights when she just craves that grilled “mac and cheese” sandwich. “I’m still going to come to B-Dubs,” Stevenson said. yirenyang2015@u.northwestern.edu
Third debate gets CRC treatment $2 million gift to NU targets global work
Journalism prof leads post-debate discussion on issues
By connor samuelson
the daily northwestern
By catherine zakrzewski
the daily northwestern
As President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney returned to prime time for the second of three debates, Northwestern students returned to the Communications Residential College to watch and discuss. CRC’s third debate watch party of this election season was followed by a discussion with journalism Prof. Craig LaMay, co-author of the book “Inside the Presidential Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future.” Tuesday’s town hall-style debate began with a question from a college student, hitting close to home for the 50 CRC residents watching from the couches and floor. Jeremy Epstein, a 20-year-old student, asked the candidates how they could ensure he lands a job after graduation. Rather than specifically focusing on issues of importance to college students, both candidates used the question to discuss the broader topic of the economy. “I think that both of them kind of dodged it,” Medill junior Tyler Fisher said. “They don’t care about college student issues.” Fisher said he was disappointed by the candidates’ responses but has been pleased with Obama’s record on student loans and increasing Pell
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town hall Journalism Prof. Craig LaMay leads a discussion after the presidential debate. Students gathered to watch the debate in the Communications Residential College lounge.
grants. Medill junior Megan Joyce said she thought Obama’s response was more “specific.” “I have received thousands of dollars in Stafford loans from the government,” Joyce said. “If he’s re-elected, I know I’ll continue to receive that funding.” Fisher said the issue of student loans likely did not get much attention because Obama has already secured the college-age vote. Fisher’s opinion was reflected in the discussion with LaMay following the debate. When LaMay asked the group of 20 students who stayed for the discussion if any supported
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Romney, no one said they backed the former governor. One student said she supports neither candidate. During his analysis of the debate, LaMay said voters typically think the candidate they already support won. Following the debate, the consensus among students was that Obama came out stronger than Romney. “I think he was really good at shutting Romney down fact-wise,” said Carolyn Betts, a Communication freshman. Many attendees agreed that Obama appeared more strong and forceful than he did in the first » See DEBATE, page 7
Two new programs seeking to expand and enhance Northwestern’s research on developing countries are underway this school year following a $2 million donation last May. The Equality Development and Globalization Studies Program and the Arryman Fellowship program will both expand NU’s presence in international development research. The multi-million dollar donation by the Rajawali Foundation created the two programs last spring. EDGS, housed in the Roberta Buffett Center of International and Comparative Studies, will bring interdisciplinary research opportunities to NU faculty and graduate students. Although the Rajawali Foundation is based in Indonesia and focuses most of its projects there, EDGS will research developing countries worldwide. The yearlong Arryman Fellowship will give research opportunities to pre-doctorate Indonesian students interested in law, economics, business and other disciplines. The partnership between NU and the Rajawali Foundation began with political science Prof. Jeffrey Winters and his extensive research on Indonesian development. Winters is currently the director of EDGS. Political science Prof. Hendrik Spruyt, executive director of the Buffett Center, said EDGS seeks
to answer one core question: How do developing countries establish a sustainable and equitable economy without creating huge income disparities? Since its inception in May, the program has finalized its advisory board, comprosed of faculty from NU and the School of Law. The program launched its website last week and has broadened its outreach to include all schools, departments and students. Although EDGS will primarily focus on faculty, graduate and Arryman Fellows research, it will also fund speaker series, workshops and research papers for the entire NU community. Its Fall Quarter 2012 speaker series, “Property Rights, Power and the Rule of Law,” began Monday with a speaker from the University of Chicago Law School discussing economic development in China. Beth Morrissey, program manager of EDGS, is responsible for organizing and advertising the program’s events. “We are hoping EDGS is used as a resource for all of the schools at NU,” Morrissey said. “EDGS hopes to work with them and their goals to do great interdisciplinary research.” Morrissey is also responsible for helping the Arryman Fellows transition to living in the United States leading up to a symposium next » See GIFT, page 7
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