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NU looks back on historic takeover University recalls Bursar’s Office sitin 50 years later By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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In May 1968, approximately 100 students occupied the Northwestern Bursar’s Office and presented a list of demands to the University — an event that left a lasting legacy on the black student experience at NU, said Jeffrey Sterling (Weinberg ’85), president of the NU Black Alumni Association. “The actions of those individuals in 1968 really represents a line in the sand, a starting point for when the University really began ... engaging in meaningful growth,” Sterling said. “Now, everyone is able to have a voice and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the University.” Hundreds of students and alumni — including some participants from the historic sit-in — gathered at the Black House on Friday to kick off a series of events commemorating the protest’s 50th anniversary, Sterling said. Students led the 38-hour
peaceful protest after the University failed to meet a list of black students’ demands, which included calls for NU to desegregate its real estate holdings, admit more black students and add a program in black literature, history and art, The Daily reported in 1968. Students originally presented these demands on April 22, 1968, but when they could not reach an agreement with administrators, they took over the Bursar’s Office — now part of the Office of Treasury Operations — on the morning of May 3. The sit-in played a major role in the creation of the Black House and the establishment of an African American Studies program, Sterling said, and “set the stage” for future groups to voice their concerns. To commemorate the landmark anniversary, he said NUBAA and the University will hold programming throughout the academic year. He added that a special slate of events is scheduled for May 3-6, aligning with the protest’s anniversary. The May weekend will feature about 15 related events, Sterling said, including a procession across campus and a symposium » See TAKEOVER, page 5
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A resident holds up a sign opposing Albion Residential’s proposed apartment tower. The development has caused controversy in Evanston.
Aldermen table Albion tower vote By RYAN WANGMAN
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After hours of discussion, aldermen tabled a decision Monday on Albion Residential’s controversial proposal to construct a 16-story apartment tower on Sherman Avenue. At the City Council meeting, officials cited concerns over the tower’s size, location and aesthetic appeal, and agreed they needed more time to review information about the building before voting. Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) said
while there are positive aspects of the proposal — like the addition of more affordable housing to the downtown area — she worries the length and width of the site will “create a wall.” She said the decision on this plan will set a precedent for future development. “This then demonstrates what the city will approve, which then changes the land price throughout Evanston,” Wynne said. “I don’t want to send that signal. I want to send a signal that shows that we want a different mix of affordable housing.” The building would add 286 residential units — 15 of which
will be set aside as affordable housing — and 186 parking spaces to the Evanston community. It would be erected on the lot currently housing Prairie Moon and Tommy Nevin’s Pub. Robert Strom and Rohit Sahajpal — who own Prairie Moon and Tommy Nevin’s Pub, respectively — both said during public comment that they supported the new construction. Representatives from both Albion Residential and an opposing citizen-formed group, “Evanstonians for Responsible Planning,” debated the project’s merits to the council in 15-minute
presentations. Clare Kelly, who represented the citizen group, said the development would undermine a sense of community, threaten fairness in housing for residents and negatively impact the downtown area’s aesthetic appeal. A Change.org petition, started by Evanstonians for Responsible Planning, calls on the city to stop the “mega-development on Sherman” and had received more than 1,850 signatures by Tuesday evening. More than 30 people spoke » See ALBION, page 5
D65 adds gender neutral bathrooms University creates King Lab, Park School establish transgender-friendly facilities
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Some schools in Evanston/ Skokie School District 65 have begun to establish transgenderfriendly bathrooms in the wake of Evanston Township High School’s decision to enact a transgender locker room policy. This academic year, gender neutral bathrooms were created in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School and Park School, district superintendent Paul Goren said. Lauren Heckathorne, a special education teacher at Park School who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them/their pronouns, said single-stall staff bathroom signs were changed last August to read “gender neutral” instead of “men” and “women.” Prior to implementation, Heckathorne said they felt “invalidated” by the gender labels assigned to the bathrooms. “To see a sign that includes me in it, even if it’s somewhere as simple as a bathroom, creates a much more inclusive environment in a space where I feel seen and respected,” Heckathorne said. “It brings a sense of belonging.” Heckathorne said they and principal Marlene Grossman
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Park School, 828 Main St. Park School, along with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School, have labeled single-stall bathrooms as gender neutral.
initially requested the signage change at Park School, but ultimately worked together to bring the topic to the full school board. The two’s advocacy ensured signs were changed at Park School and King Lab, which already had single-stall bathrooms. “The request to the district was whatever we were going to do would be global for the district,” Grossman said. “That we weren’t doing something different one place, that we were doing (in) another.” Heckathorne said Park School only serves children with multiple disabilities, so no students have verbalized a want or need for gender neutral bathrooms. Instead,
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they added, the bathrooms are being used by staff and visitors. Besides looking to broaden the implementation of gender neutral bathrooms, staff from District 65 schools have also recently formed a group called the Gender and Sexuality Educators Alliance that meets monthly, said Heckathorne, who is a member of the group. The group discusses the district’s work on equity and diversity through the “lens” of the LGBTQ community, Heckathorne said. While the addition of the gender neutral bathrooms to Park School has not drawn complaints from the community, Heckathorne said some staff members “don’t understand the big deal”
about having such spaces. They added this stems from a “lack of understanding.” “We’re meeting to look at this equity and diversity piece that the district is working on from the lens of the LGBTQ community and looking at where the supports are currently for the districts, where they aren’t (and) education that needs to be taking place,” Heckathorne said. Staff at King Lab could not be reached for comment regarding the school’s bathroom policy. Goren said uniform implementation procedures for gender neutral bathrooms will » See BATHROOMS, page 5
In response to the current political climate, political science Prof. Alvin Tillery said the Northwestern community needed a place to start conversations about the relationship between diversity and democracy. “We’re living in an era where racialized politics have returned to the forefront of our political discourse,” Tillery said. “In our department, we have one of the top groups studying racial inequality and racial politics in America and we thought (a) center would be a really good way for us to crystalize our work around certain projects.” Tillery said the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy was created with the help of Weinberg Dean Adrian Randolph and associate dean for faculty Edward Gibson. The center consists of 19 faculty affiliates and is housed in the Department of Political Science. The center officially launched in May, Tillery said, and has since
been in a “quiet stage” to build capacity and apply for grants to fund initiatives. By the end of the 2017-18 academic year, Tillery, the director of the center, said he hopes it will have built up its programming on campus. Tillery said he wants the center to be a University initiative, where “everyone feels a stake in it.” He emphasized that he wants to hear opinions from the NU community, especially alumni, to investigate new questions the center may not have initially considered. The center is working on a polling and data analytics unit that would run comprehensive polls exploring the relationship between diversity and politics, Tillery said. Through these surveys, he said he hopes to better understand the American population’s views on race and share his findings with others. “Within three years, I hope that any reporter, private citizen or policy maker (who) wants to know the current state regarding research on diversity issues and relationships to democracy will look at our database and our center for guidance,” Tillery said. Prof. Sara Monoson, chair of the political science department, said the center is a great addition » See DEMOCRACY, page 5
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AROUND TOWN Commission votes to recommend 33-story building By JAKE HOLLAND
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The Evanston Preservation Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend the planned development of a 33-story building in downtown Evanston despite concerns from some committee members and residents. The building, commissioned by Chicago-based Vermilion Development, would occupy the Chase Bank parcel and an adjacent vacant lot in the 600 block of Davis Street. If constructed, the building would surpass the 22-story Chase Bank tower to become the tallest structure in Evanston. Kerry Dickson, director of residential real estate at Vermilion, said the mixed-use development — consisting of ground floor retail, a drive-through bank and 318 living units — would make good use of the vacant lot. The building would create about 30 permanent jobs and generate roughly $1 million in real estate taxes per year, he said. “It’s definitely an underutilized site and a missing tooth along Davis Street,” Dickson said. “It’s a breakdown of the urban fabric … and it’s not contributing to the downtown in any way.” The developers requested several site variances, like increasing the number of permitted dwelling units by over 200 and decreasing the minimum number of parking spaces by around 275. Martha Koch, who owns the vacant lot and the two-story Evanston building next to it, said
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A 29-year-old Skokie man was arrested Monday in west Evanston in connection with driving under the influence. Officers observed a vehicle driving with tinted windows near the intersection of Emerson Street and Dodge Avenue, Evanston police
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Dale Bradley, who works in Evanston, voices his approval of a proposed 33-story building at a Special Preservation Commission meeting. Bradley said he thought the building would be a “boon” to the downtown area.
she partnered with Vermilion to help preserve the landmark building. She said the building has been in her family for about 50 years and that she wants to preserve it, but can’t afford a renovation. She said selling the lot and working with Vermilion would give her the
resources to maintain the building. “Our objective is to preserve (it) and keep it in as good of shape as possible for the next 100 years,” Koch said. Still, several residents and committee members voiced their concern for the project, saying it would
Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. The man was stopped by officers who smelled burned marijuana when the car door was opened, Dugan said. The man’s eyes were bloodshot and officers found a hand-rolled cigar with suspected marijuana in the car’s ashtray. After failing a standard field sobriety test, the man was taken to the police station and charged with driving under the influence of
drugs, as well as possession of fewer than 10 grams of marijuana, Dugan said. He was also cited for driving with illegal window tints.
Money, cigarettes stolen from car in south Evanston
Three packs of cigarettes and $80 in cash were stolen from a woman’s car in south Evanston Monday evening. The woman, an Evanston resident, noticed
change the character of Davis Street. Anne Earle, an Evanston resident who attended the event, told The Daily she has been involved with preservation efforts in the city since 1976. She said the proposed tower is “not compatible” with the rest of the block. “It’s taller than everything else around it,” Earle said. “Sooner or later the lot was going to get developed anyway, but it doesn’t have to be so massive.” Evanston resident Thomas Klein (SESP ’70) told The Daily the building could also raise rent in the area, potentially driving people out. He also said Evanston’s willingness to grant variances to the city building regulations promotes “reckless” development in the downtown area. “When you do that, your exception swallows your rule and then it becomes like the Wild West,” Klein said. Still, though most attendees voiced some concerns about the project, not all of them rejected it entirely. Dale Bradley, who works in Evanston, said the development fits into the neighborhood aesthetically and would be a “boon” to the city. “Anything that brings business to Evanston and more people to the restaurants and retail shops, I think is nothing but an improvement,” Bradley said. The Evanston Plan Commission will review the development plans Wednesday before it goes to City Council for a final vote. jacobholland2020@u.northwestern.edu her car — parked in the 700 block of Dobson Street — had its driver side rear window broken with a brick, Dugan said. The woman found her purse in an open field just south of the incident, Dugan said, and everything was accounted for except the cash and cigarettes. Dugan said there are no known suspects. — Jake Holland
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Professor talks career in sports media By CASSIDY JACKSON
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Medill Prof. Melissa Isaacson said when she entered sports media, she could “count all the female sports journalists on one hand.” Isaacson, a former ESPN and Chicago Tribune sports reporter, reflected on the past and the future of women in sports journalism during a talk Tuesday. At the event, held in the McCormick Foundation Center, Isaacson encouraged young women to pursue sports journalism and reflected on the gender-based discrimination she faced during her career. Isaacson said that although female representation in sports media is still low, there has been progress since she first entered the industry. “We’re not going anywhere,” Isaacson said. “We still have the job to tell the story.” About 20 people attended the event, which was organized by NU’s chapter of the Association for Women in Sports Media. Medill freshman Clare Proctor said the event’s smaller size allowed honest conversation. Initially, Proctor thought the Q&A session was being held in the McCormick Foundation Center Forum, but said the classroom setting allowed her to get more out of the event. “In such a small classroom, I felt like I would actually have a chance to get to know not only what (Isaacson) had to share but what my peers were thinking and understand their questions,” Proctor said. “It was more of a dialogue and very casual, which made it a more comfortable place to be.” In the intimate setting, attendees listened to Isaacson describe her experience navigating the sports media world as a woman. She said she often felt like she was treated differently because of her gender. Isaacson said one of the many instances of sexism came when she was interviewing for a position at the Chicago Tribune. She
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said the interview quickly took a turn when she was asked about her marriage and family plans. Isaacson recalled standing up for herself and saying, “I think that’s illegal for you to ask me.” Proctor said the talk opened her eyes to the reality women face in sports media. She added that she admired Isaacson’s poise when dealing with discrimination. “She just (carried) herself with a confidence in an industry that … women get brushed under the rug,” Proctor said. “I’m glad to have heard her stories and her experiences that aren’t always great but are real and help anticipate the future in this industry.” ! of es ar um ye st h co 0t ng r 2 ni Ou win d ar
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For women in journalism, Isaacson said the future has never looked brighter. She said women bring something special to the table when it comes to sports journalism. Medill freshman Danielle Johnson said she left the event feeling less afraid to enter sports media and more empowered to consider sports journalism as a potential career path. She said the opportunities open to women in sports media have multiplied since Isaacson’s time. “It’s a great time to be a woman in journalism,” Johnson said. “Ladies like Missy Isaacson have paved a pathway for us.” cassidyjackson2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Attempt to understand student-athletes before you decide to criticize us In response to Jonah Dylan and his column “Northwestern is running out of excuses,” I urge sportswriters to expand beyond the realm of what you think you know about NU student-athletes before writing another piece criticizing us. Just like any other student on this campus, student-athletes are committed and hardworking individuals who deserve respect. In his article, Dylan fails to realize that despite the results he chose to critique, NU still has amazing teams and student-athletes. Did you forget how incredible men’s basketball’s NCAA run last year was? How about back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for women’s tennis or the fact that women’s soccer is a Big Ten champion? Did you forget about NCAA diving champion Olivia Rosendahl? From what I can see, NU athletics have performed far above “mediocrity.” True, Dylan mentions some of these achievements, but he simply used them to disregard and disrespect what it means to be a NU student-athlete. Dylan’s statement about Penn State traveling to campus this past weekend expecting to win ignores and overlooks the effort that our football team gave in that game. Does he think essentially saying they don’t stand a chance would make our football team give less than its all? If so, he’s mistaken. NU student-athletes play and give their all until the very end — and our football team deserves more than the disrespect Dylan gave them. So do volleyball and men’s soccer, as well as all other NU athletic teams. Through criticizing NU athletics and our “failures,” Dylan reveals that he doesn’t at all understand what it takes to be a student-athlete at this university and the associated challenges. Before knocking Northwestern athletics, I recommend talking to an athlete. Ask them about the work they put into their sport every day and all the things they do to achieve on and off the field, the pool, the court or the strip. As a student-athlete, I fully understand the struggles of being a full-time student on top of committing 20 or more hours every week to a sport I love. Just like everyone else on campus, as student-athletes, we have our good days and our bad days — but those bad days seem to consistently be the ones people use to judge and criticize us. Sometimes these days do add up, but that in itself shouldn’t reflect how student-athletes and our teams are seen as a whole. I’ve competed in fencing for over 10 years and it’s taken me a long time to understand my worth as an athlete — both in and out of the context of this campus. I understand that for all students, there are days — at times, even weeks or months on end — when it can seem like nothing is going right and you feel that you just “can’t right now.” But here’s the thing, student-athletes have to get back up every time, and that’s not to say other students don’t too. But we have to persevere through the bad days. We keep playing, we keep cheering and we keep fighting because that’s our responsibility. NU athletic teams and our student-athletes are not “mediocre” and we do not produce “mediocre” results. Our student-athletes work harder than you know and still push themselves despite criticism from people who have no idea what it takes to walk in our shoes. — Anna Tolley, Weinberg ’18
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headlined by University President Morton Schapiro and some of the original protesters. NUBAA will also premiere “The Takeover,” its documentary about the protest. This year, the University will also expand its archives on the protest and on the black student experience, said Charla Wilson, who was hired as NU’s first archivist for the black experience in May. Wilson said she is working with NUBAA to create a digital exhibit on the Bursar’s Office sit-in –– which is expected to launch in February –– as well as physical exhibits in Deering Library and Dittmar Gallery. “Fifty is one of those numbers you just can’t ignore,” Wilson said. “What’s great about dates like that is it allows us to reflect on the past and see how far we’ve come, or how much further we need to go.” All undergraduate and graduate schools at NU will create their own inventories of documents and information about the black student experience, Wilson said. Because the schools are so varied, she said, it will be valuable for them to investigate their separate histories. Kasey Brown, president of For Members Only, NU’s black student alliance, said the group is working with NUBAA to plan the year’s events. She said FMO hopes to educate “not just black students, but all students” on the significance of the Bursar’s Office sit-in and honor the contributions of the original protesters. “It’s very important that, one, we go and celebrate them, and also let them know that we appreciate all the efforts that they’re doing,” the Weinberg senior said. “We’re still fighting … to keep everything they
during the public comment portion of Monday’s meeting, many of whom wielded red signs that read, “NO TO THE ALBION PLAN FOR SHERMAN AVE.” Wendy Pollock, who lives near the proposed building, said she was “strongly opposed” to the development because it is too big and “out of scale.” She said the 2009 Downtown Evanston Plan — which outlines the development and use of property in the downtown area — is not being followed when making decisions. “The process has been really questionable,” Pollock said. “If we have a (development) plan, as others have mentioned, how did we end up here with something that’s so out of keeping with the plan?” City officials said last week that the perceived deviation from the 8-year-old development framework stemmed from its lack of alignment with expansionary goals. Some citizens, however, said they supported the residential construction. Resident Jennifer Grandy said the vibrant, walkable downtown area was one of the reasons she decided to move to Evanston. “Economic vibrancy does not happen in a vacuum,” Grandy said. “We need people to sustain it.” Andrew Yule, Albion’s vice president of development, said Monday the property would generate roughly $1 million in property tax revenue and approximately $1 million in building permit fees. Yule said Albion will also aim to hire local residents and that the company would host training workshops focusing on construction, engineering and architecture for Evanston Township High School students. “We are committed to Evanston,” Yule said. “We’re going to be here for the long haul. We want to be part of the fabric of Evanston.” While many council members said they needed more information before making a decision, Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said the project was “fabulous” and that the “good outweighs the bad” in terms of public utility. She said the city shouldn’t turn down the opportunity and criticized the “taste police” who simply didn’t like the tower’s design. “To dismiss the idea that there are 15 units of affordable housing here I think is deplorable,” Rainey said. “This is a historical event.” Albion’s proposal will next be discussed at the Planning and Development Committee meeting Oct. 23.
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Students occupy the Northwestern Bursar’s office in May 1968 for a 38-hour peaceful protest. Current students and alumni gathered at the Black House Friday to commemorate the protest’s 50th anniversary.
were fighting for alive.” Many of the protesters have not returned to campus since they graduated because their experiences at NU were “not the best,” Wilson said. Bringing them back to speak for the sit-in’s commemoration is a way to give them a voice and validate their stories, she said. Sterling said he sees the events as an opportunity to celebrate the progress NU has made since the protest. Now, he said, the University is actively working to improve the black experience and move toward the ideal of “one Northwestern” — instead of the “several Northwesterns” that existed on the divided campus of 1968. However, many of the demands made in 1968 have still not been met, Brown said. The University should “keep making black students a priority” by increasing black enrollment and providing additional
resources to black students, she said. “Even looking at the current political climate right now, it’s kind of amazing, or maybe I should say disappointing, to see how far we have not come in 50 years,” Brown said. “Not only just at this university, but as a nation.” Still, Brown said the commemoration should not focus on what the University should change. Instead, it should unite the black community and the wider NU community, in the spirit of the 1968 protests. “The community needs to come together during a time like this,” Brown said. “For black students to have other people to lean on (and) for allies to come and see that we aren’t fighting just to fight — we’re fighting because change needs to happen.” madelineburakoff2020@u.northwestern.edu
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be presented to the board sometime in the coming months, although a timeline has not yet been developed. “There are certain implementation aspects that we are still working through and trying to figure out given that we are K-8 and we are dealing with younger students,” District 65 board president Suni Kartha said. “There are different legal issues we should be concerned about in terms of changing records and things like that.” She added that while the district has always had an equal opportunity policy, it used to be very general. In March, the board expanded that policy to explicitly protect transgender students, ensuring they are referred to by their preferred gender pronouns and names. “The general (idea) is that we want to stake ourselves out as an inclusive school district in what we think is a very generally inclusive community,” Kartha said. amelialangas@u.northwestern.edu
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with important initiatives. “The center is very wide ranging, but the (political science) department is its home base and … we’re really thrilled to be hosting it,” Monson said. The co-president of Political Union, Max Rowe, said the center is a positive addition to campus because it draws attention to issues of race and the impact they have on political science questions. “These kind of issues are hot topics now, in the national and campus political discourse,” the Weinberg senior said. “People are realizing how much issues of race inform all sorts of questions. I think having a center — which has its aim to study the way this issue can impact these other areas of study — is very important.” Rowe added that Political Union is always willing to partner with the political science department and would like to do so with the center on future initiatives. Tillery said he hopes the center will also serve as a place to “rewrite” the history of America, so that moving forward people can understand why so many political issues come from underlying race issues. “We’ve got to get to a point where we understand that part of the struggles that we’re having as a society are the result of three centuries of evasion of the real problem, which is that America wasn’t founded as a fair democracy for everyone from its very beginning,” he said. elizabethbyrne2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Northwestern groups support Mexico, Puerto Rico By ALLY MAUCH
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After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last month, second-year graduate student and Puerto Rico native Zorimar Rivera Montes said she went a week before hearing from her family. “I wasn’t able to contact them to know if they were OK or alive,” Rivera Montes said. “For me, it’s been a very distressing situation.” Weeks after the storm, Rivera Montes said communications are still “inconsistent and erratic,” adding that her family — along with many others in Puerto Rico — is without electricity or running water. In order to alleviate the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria and the recent earthquakes in Mexico, student group MEChA de Northwestern is organizing various fundraising and educational efforts next week, MEChA member April Navarro said. The week will include two teach-ins, one focused on the history of Puerto Rico and the other on the Mexican state Chiapas, which Navarro said was hit particularly hard by the earthquake. “What we wanted to do was not just fundraise, but also raise awareness of the politics behind both Puerto Rico and Mexico,” the SESP junior said. The teach-in on Puerto Rico will be led by Rivera Montes and Prof. Frances Aparicio, director of the Latina and Latino Studies program. Aparicio said the teach-in will educate the NU community about how the hurricane was not just a financial crisis, but also exacerbated the political climate in Puerto Rico. “Beyond the natural disaster, it’s a political problem with much larger consequences,” Rivera Montes said. “Puerto Rico was also in a deep economic crisis before this hurricane happened and I think the hurricane makes more extreme the economic and political conditions there.” Navarro said they will accept money and supplies at the teach-ins, including water, water filters, solar powered lanterns, food, baby wipes, diapers and hand sanitizer. MEChA will also partner with the
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A jet takes off from the municipal airport in downtown San Juan where palm trees stand near the Condada Lagoon on Oct. 2.
Luso-Brazilian Association, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Multicultural Student Affairs and Alianza — NU’s Hispanic/Latinx student alliance — on fundraising efforts. However, she said MEChA has not planned any other specific events other than the teach-ins. Sigma Lambda Gamma is planning donation drives for Puerto Rico and Mexico in Technological Institute and Norris University Center on Oct. 16. The sorority will also have donation boxes in the Multicultural Center, the Latina and Latino Studies
program house and the Black House throughout the week, chapter president Genesis Garcia said. “As a community it’s really important that we all come together to see how powerful we can be and how much we can help, (and) to recognize the privilege we have and use it to help others,” the Communication senior said. The Latina and Latino Studies program also developed a list of organizations to which community members can donate money, supplies or time to help Puerto Rico and Mexico. Aparicio
said one of Puerto Rico’s biggest problems is distributing supplies. “We were trying to identify organizations that are working directly with people and not going through the bureaucratic levels that don’t get the supplies to the people who need them,” Aparicio said. “The more people who know about it, the more people can donate and the more of a difference we can make.”
Friday news release. The new restaurant, Z Breakfast Club — 1512 Sherman Ave. — will serve classic breakfast and brunch dishes as well as French items, according to the release. Renovation to the space will begin this week, and a soft opening is scheduled for Oct. 28. Berthoumieux, who also owns Patisserie Coralie — 600 Davis St. — said he also plans on launching his own coffee label this month.
“I have been working on this new breakfast concept for a while now and thought it was a good time to reimagine Creperie Saint Germain as a cozy breakfast and brunch place to add an option to the morning and lunch offerings,” Berthoumieux said in the release. Colin Scroggins, who worked as the sous chef at Berthoumieux’s restaurant Bistro Bordeaux, will lead the kitchen at Z Breakfast. Bistro Bordeaux closed in April.
“We plan on keeping some elements of the creperie that have made it a popular brunch destination but expect fresh ideas from a new culinary team,” Berthoumieux said. The new breakfast spot will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends, according to the release.
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Organic drive-through explores local expansion By KRISTINA KARISCH
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When Benjamin Brittsan and his wife Nicolette noticed a lack of fast-food restaurants that guaranteed organic fare to their customers, they decided to step in and fill the gap themselves. Their solution was Nic’s Organic Fast Food, a drive-through restaurant where customers can buy classic staples like hamburgers and fries, and where all ingredients are certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The couple opened the first location in March in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, with plans to expand in Evanston. “We’re here to provide great food and service and bring something to an area,” Benjamin Brittsan said. “We want to bring another food option — something that is healthy and has substance. You can have your fast-food favorites, just without the chemicals.” He and his wife plan to open their second location at 2628 Gross Point Road in Evanston. However, some aldermen expressed concern over the proposed location and the owner’s parking situation at Monday’s Planning and Development Committee meeting. The restaurant would be situated in an area that is largely residential, Brittsan told The Daily on Tuesday. He added that the size of the building is proportional to the parking needs surrounding it, but that residents have expressed concern about possible loss of street parking. “Everyone’s main concern is safety, which is ours as well,” Brittsan said. “We want everyone to coexist and be happy — not only business owners, but residents as well.” Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th), whose ward would contain the restaurant, expressed concern about
POPE
From page 8 Of the six games that compose that latter half, four are at home. Of the six, four are against teams the Cats beat last year (and the two NU
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A proposed rendering of Nic’s Organic Fast Food, 2628 Gross Point Rd. Owner Benjamin Brittsan hopes to open the second location of his chain.
Brittsan’s lack of a formal parking agreement. At the meeting, Brittsan said he acquired permission from the owner of Sarkis Cafe, which is adjacent to the proposed site, to use six parking spaces from their lot. Still, aldermen remained concerned about the parking situation. Suffredin pointed out that Sarkis does not actually own the lot, and thus could not enter into an enforceable parking agreement with Brittsan. “It’s not an exchange for money,” Brittsan said at the meeting. “(The owner of Sarkis is) just granting us access to the lot, just as if we
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didn’t beat, Nebraska and Minnesota, have both looked considerably worse this season). Of the six, none feature the likes of Saquon Barkley or Jonathan Taylor staring down the Cats’ linebackers. Of the six, all six are winnable.
A four- or five-win second-half performance would likely guide NU to the Holiday or Music City Bowl, which is exactly where most pundits spotted the purple before the season even began. A more disappointing showing could instead send the Cats to the Quick Lane Bowl or keep
them out of the postseason altogether, which truly would be a reason for despair. But a 2-3 record at this point in the schedule is absolutely not.
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It’s definitely been great knowing we have the whole team on the same page. We’re all striving toward the same goal. — Kassidy Gorman, defender
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Cats’ real campaign to begin Saturday By BEN POPE
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Five games into the season, Northwestern is basically where everyone thought they’d be. Yet fans are panicking. It’s a classic case of recency bias. After three weeks without a win — a bye, then losses to two of the top seven teams in the country — it feels like the roof is caving in, like all the preseason optimism about this autumn representing a step forward from last year’s 7-6 campaign was misguided. But neither of those conclusions are justified. Let’s remember two things. First, in The Daily’s season preview, I predicted the Wildcats would lose to Duke, Wisconsin and Penn State — which they did — and still finish the season 8-4. Second, in his own season preview, SB Nation college football guru Bill Connelly gave NU better than 80 percent odds against each of Nevada and Bowling Green, worse than 25 percent odds against each of Wisconsin and Penn State and a near-toss up 54 percent chance against Duke. Other than that toss up landing on the “L” side, the Cats’ campaign has also followed those projections exactly. Staying competitive with the Badgers and Nittany Lions, much less beating either one, was always going to be a tough task for NU this year. The Cats, while a solid team, are not a national title contender. Those two teams, now the outright favorites in their respective Big Ten divisions, very much are. And, for what it’s worth, NU was quite competitive in both first halves. Staying competitive with, and beating, the Terrapins — or, for that matter, the Hawkeyes, Spartans, Cornhuskers, Boilermakers, Golden Gophers and Fighting Illini, too — seems a far more reasonable expectation. None of those squads rank in the top 25 in S&P+, an all-inclusive evaluator of team performance, representing a drastic difference from the 7th- and 4th-best rankings of the Cats’ last two opponents. Fans may indeed learn more about the quality of this year’s NU team based on its performance Saturday at Maryland than they have from the first five games combined. The Terrapins have relatively impressive road wins against Texas and Minnesota under their belt, but are also down to their third- or maybe even fourth-string quarterback and completed just three passes in a 62-14 loss at Ohio State last week. Their recruiting is historically in the same range as the Cats. Their homefield atmosphere is more comparable to Ryan Field than Camp Randall Stadium. Maryland is, all in all, a middle-ofthe-road Big Ten team, and if the Cats lose this one, the panicking around Evanston might suddenly become more warranted. If the Cats win, however, they’ll be 3-3 at the season’s midpoint — pretty much what any reasonable critic could’ve forecasted months ago — and on track to decide their own fate in the far-less-predictable latter half of the schedule. » See POPE, page 7
NU ready for critical meeting Cats take on Minnesota in crucial conference showdown By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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Northwestern opened its season hoping to repeat as Big Ten champions, but the Wildcats are now closer to last place than first in the conference standings. NU (6-6-2, 3-3-1 Big Ten) sits seventh in the Big Ten, and enters its pivotal Thursday match against No. 23 Minnesota (9-2-3, 5-1-1) in dire need of a win. “We are so focused on making the Big Ten Tournament and hopefully winning it,” junior defender Kayla Sharples said. “As long as we stick together as a team we don’t need to do a whole lot more, except score some goals and win some games.” Only the top eight teams make the Big Ten Tournament, and NU is in danger of not qualifying if it continues to struggle. Depending on their result against the Golden Gophers, the Cats could land anywhere between fourth and 11th in the standings entering the season’s homestretch. Sharples said NU knows its season is on the brink and sees its three consecutive home matches as a way to solidify a successful campaign. “I’m actually excited to play the
No. 23 Minnesota vs. Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 8 p.m. Thursday
next couple of games,” she said. “The girls are stepping up and have the confidence to score and win some games for us.” The Cats shared last season’s conference title with Penn State and Minnesota, but a 1-0 loss Saturday at Illinois effectively spoiled NU’s chance to repeat as regular season champions. Coach Michael Moynihan expressed frustration over the missed opportunity. “We’ve had some moments of really good soccer, but we’ve just had a few rough results lately,” he said. “If you look at the last few games we’ve dominated the play. It’s just a matter of technical execution. When we’re controlling pretty much every aspect of the game, you just have to look at those crucial moments.” Dominating possessions, however, has not led to many goals for the Cats, especially in conference play. In their seven non-conference games, the Cats scored nine goals, but in the same number of Big Ten games they have scored just five, tied for the third-lowest figure in the conference.
Senior defender Kassidy Gorman said NU has recognized areas of play that need improvement. “We do a lot of reflection after our games, so we know what we can improve on,” she said. “It’s definitely been great knowing we have the whole team on the same page. We’re all striving toward the same goal.” The scoring is missing, but Gorman said the rest of the pieces are all in place for a deep tournament run. She said the Cats’ mentality, chemistry and intensity set them apart from competitors vying for a top-four seed, and that their goals for the season remain unchanged. “We’re still aiming for that Big Ten championship title,” she said. “I know that our record is 3-3-1 right now, but we’re definitely still in play for that.” charlesgoldsmith2021@u. northwestern.edu
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MEN’S SWIMMING
Cats look to improve with new additions
Daily file photo by Daniel Tian
Nick Peterson takes off from the blocks. The senior will bring veteran leadership to a young Northwestern team this season.
By BENJAMIN ROSENBERG
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Winless in conference dual meets since January 2014, Northwestern will turn to a strong freshmen class as it looks to improve its fortunes this year. The Wildcats finished ninth at last season’s Big Ten Championships, but with eight freshmen set to join the roster, some swimmers are optimistic about the team’s chances in coach Jarod Schroeder’s ninth season, which begins Wednesday at Eastern Michigan. “Some of these freshmen can be real contributors this week,” senior Almog Olshtein said. “We definitely need them to be on top of their game and show us what they got.” The freshmen have big shoes to fill, after U.S. Olympian Jordan Wilimovsky’s graduation in the spring.
Wilimovsky finished fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle at the 2017 NCAA Championships. The influx of freshmen replaces just two departing seniors, which gives NU increased depth and a variety of
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We definitely need (the freshman) to be on top of their game and show us what they got. Almog Olshtein, Senior swimmer
options as it looks for a boost in the coming year. But the roster is still smaller than other Big Ten schools,
senior Jonathan Blansfield said. He added that the team’s small size helps create cohesion. “The unity that we have on our team is something that we’re going to need to rely on,” Blansfield said. “The upside to (being a small team) is that we are really close, we have each other’s backs. We all know our strengths and weaknesses and how to best perform as a unit.” The Cats won their first four matchups last season, but struggled mightily thereafter, dropping eight of their final nine dual meets. NU again faces an uphill battle with this year’s formidable schedule, which includes meetings with No. 7 Georgia, No. 11 Missouri, No. 20 Minnesota and No. 23 Wisconsin. While ranked opponents stand out, Blansfield said no team on the schedule should be taken lightly as the Cats look to improve on last year’s disappointing campaign.
Junior Will Hofstadter said distance events could be an advantage for NU this year, especially among the freshmen. But the team will face early depth issues in the diving slate, entering the year with just two returnees. One of them, junior Ben Magliato, is currently struggling with a concussion, Blansfield said. But Blansfield said the smaller roster and depth concerns will give newcomers opportunities early on. And in preparation for the upcoming campaign, Hofstadter said the team has addressed issues that doomed it last year. “We’ve struggled in the past with some motivation and energy,” Hofstadter said. “That’s something we’ve really been working on during the preseason. I think we’re going to be doing a lot better with that this year.” benjaminrosenberg2021@u.northwestern.edu