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PHI KAPPA PSI SANCTIONED, FINED FOR PARTY IFC standards board fines Phi Psi $3,500,bans from recruitment until end of Spring 2021 By MEGAN MUNCE
daily senior staffer @meganmuncie
Northwestern’s chapter of Phi Kappa Psi was sanctioned by the Interfraternity Council for holding a social event in violation of IFC Codes of Conduct on social gatherings and alcohol possession. According to a statement
released to The Daily, IFC’s Standards Board held a hearing last Saturday to review reports by members of the NU community and people who attended the event. The board fined Phi Psi $3,500, banned them from recruiting until the end of Spring 2021 and placed them on Associate Member status with a Zero-Tolerance Period policy lasting until the end of Spring 2022. Individual members of Phi
Psi were mandated to participate in NU programs on COVID-19, alcohol and recruitment policies, and some were removed from the IFC Executive Board. “Phi Kappa Psi’s behavior was unacceptable, dangerous, and unfitting for a Fraternity at NU,” the statement read. “For the IFC Executive Board, holding IFC members accountable — especially in the period of the
pandemic — remains the top priority, and deviations from our rules and expectations will be addressed swiftly and resolutely.” Earlier this quarter, IFC reversed their prior decision to allow some in-person, socially distanced recruitment events and banned all in-person events. The sanctions against Phi Psi include recruitmentrelated misconduct, an unregistered social function and possession of
alcohol on chapter premises. Following the Jan.18 event, the Phi Psi house on campus had been spray painted with “superspreaders” and a skull over the door, both of which were quickly removed. According to IFC President Nick Papandreou, the University has an open and ongoing investigation into the event. meganmunce2022@u.northwestern.edu
Students engage in City Clerk candidates talk trust, FOIA City Clerk candidates emphasize transparency, accountability in forum Reddit-induced frenzy Students cash in on Gamestop stock rise, question legitimacy By ALEX PERRY
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If Medill sophomore Jack Izzo hadn’t been taking a psychology test, he could have sold at GameStop’s peak, turning his initial $270 investment into roughly $1,230. If McCormick freshman Alan Senkus didn’t panic-sell on that same day, his returns on GameStop stock would also have been over four times his initial investment. While Izzo said he was initially in it for the money, it
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has morphed into something greater — a Reddit-induced movement bordering the same magnitude of 2011’s Occupy Wall Street. GameStop’s week-long stock quick rise from $43 to over $300 took over social media the week of Jan. 25, driving investment apps like Robinhood and Webull to the top of both App Store and Google Play store download charts. The origin of the movement, the raunchy subreddit r/wallstreetbets, added 1.5 million subscribers overnight, as people wanted to see firsthand who exactly these amateur investors shaking the market were. “The best way to describe it is a shrine to capitalism
» See STOCKS, page 6
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City clerk candidates discussed building resident trust and improving Freedom of Information Act procedures in a Saturday panel. The League of Women
Voters of Evanston and the Evanston Public Library are partnering this week to cosponsor a series of candidate forums in advance of February’s consolidated primary election. Josie Yanguas, a member of the League of Women Voters of Chicago, moderated Saturday’s virtual forum.
Stephanie Mendoza, a community outreach specialist and the only candidate on the ballot, said she wants Evanston to be a voting “powerhouse.” Mendoza said she values her skills as “a person who has been in the streets and knocked on every door and encouraged people to get out to vote.”
Cynthia Beebe, a retired federal agent and one of the race’s four write-in candidates, said she would prioritize mobilizing young voters. “As Evanston city clerk, I realize that’s a local office,” Beebe said. “Nonetheless, as one of many city government
» See CITY CLERK, page 6
NUCNC continues push for abolition NUCNC pressures administrators to abolish UP, practices mutual aid By BINAH SCHATSKY
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After several months of continuous pressure on
Northwestern administration to abolish University Police and divest from policing and other militarized entities, NUCNC is continuing their work into the new quarter. Since their campaign of
more than 30 days of consecutive actions, the group has not held any mass protests or demonstrations, but they continue to pressure the University and practice mutual aid — a core tenet of prison-industrial
complex abolition. “Prisons are the biggest social service we have,” NUCNC member Eliza
» See NUCNC, page 6
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