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TWO IN THREE YEARS The women’s golf team poses with their trophy after winning the Big Ten title. The team finished tied for first with Ohio State for the second year in a row.
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With Northwestern’s Big Ten title hopes hanging in the balance, it all came down to freshman Stephanie Lau. Her task: make a 10-foot par putt. “It was totally surreal,” Lau said. “I had a similar moment a few tournaments ago, and I missed my putt, and since then I was down on myself, and I knew I couldn’t do it again. To be able to have that moment again, and to make it this time is totally surreal and it gave me a lot of confidence.” The No. 7 Wildcats won their second-straight Big Ten Championship on Sunday, shooting 12-under-par to tie with Ohio State for first place. The team was led by freshman Lau, whose clutch par putt secured NU a share of the title as she shot 5-under for the tournament, tied for fourth overall. “I was just focusing on the process,” Lau said. “Just doing the best
Former UP lieutenant indicted for child porn
A former Northwestern police lieutenant was indicted Thursday on charges of child pornography. Ronald Godby was formally charged Thursday with manufacturing and possessing child pornography, as well as “grooming,” or knowingly using an online service to lure a child to commit a sex offense or engage in unlawful sexual conduct. Godby, who worked in the investigations unit of University Police, was placed on administrative leave in early February after he was arrested following allegations he had manufactured and possessed child pornography. He is no longer a university employee, University spokesman Al Cubbage said. In February, police searched
I could on each shot, planning well ahead of time. Leading up to this event I felt pretty good about my whole game, so I was just allowing it to show.” This is the second-straight year the Cats have tied for the title with Buckeyes, as both teams finished 1-under at last year’s tournament. NU also won a Big Ten title in 2013, making the 2016 championship title its third in four years. In addition to Lau’s impressive performance, fellow freshman Janet Mao and sophomore Hannah Kim both finished under par for the tournament while junior Kacie Komoto finished even. “My iron shots were consistent,” Kim said. “We really worked hard for this, and I think our team deserves it more than anyone else in the Big Ten, besides Ohio State. We’re looking forward to being champs next year again.” The Cats opened the tournament with a 4-under first round, 1 shot behind day-one leader Purdue. Ohio State, meanwhile finished 3-over on Godby’s home, vehicles and office, seizing several computers, hard drives, data storage and professional cameras, the Mount Prospect police department said in a news release. Godby runs a home photography business, occasionally taking team photos for a high school in the northwest suburbs, according to a news release from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office from the time of his arrest. He allegedly used his relationship with family friends to take inappropriate pictures of and send sexual messages to a minor. Godby’s next court date is scheduled for May 9 at the Rolling Meadows courthouse, when the prosecutor will present the charges and Godby will enter his plea, said his lawyer, Ernie DiBenedetto. Godby intends to plead not guilty to the various counts of the indictment, DiBenedetto said.
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the day, 8 back of the lead. NU shot 2-under on a difficult day two, as it was one of seven teams to post its worst round of the tournament on the day. Purdue, meanwhile dropped back with a 3-over 291, and eventually finished the tournament in third place. The overall struggles of the field left the Cats with a 2-shot lead over the Buckeyes. Ohio State shot a scorching 7-under on the day, the best score of the day by 5 strokes. “With this course, pin placement can be a big factor,” Komoto said. “I did notice on the first day that the pins seemed to be in easy locations where you can make a lot of birdies, so I think the second day the pins did play a little harder. Despite opening the final day behind by 2 strokes, the Buckeyes tied NU at 13-under heading into the final stretch. With both teams dropping a stroke over the final two holes, however, it all came down to Lau’s par putt to » See WOMEN’S GOLF, page 6
The two freshmen charged with felony vandalism to Alice Millar Chapel last month are no longer enrolled at Northwestern, University officials said Friday. University President Morton Schapiro and University spokesman Al Cubbage confirmed to The Daily in an interview Friday the students are not enrolled, but could not discuss any other specific details due to student privacy laws. Matthew Kafker and Anthony Morales, both former Weinberg freshmen, were arrested March 12 and charged with institutional vandalism, hate crime to a place of worship and criminal damage to property.
The previous morning, University Police had discovered homophobic, anti-Semitic, racist and other offensive graffiti inside the chapel. At a March 15 court hearing, Kafker requested and was granted permission to return to his family’s home in Swampscott, Massachusetts, provided he return to Skokie for his court dates. Morales was not present at the hearing. Kafker and Morales are scheduled to appear Thursday at Skokie Courthouse. The graffiti, which was painted throughout the chapel and religious center, included a swastika, male genitalia and the word “Trump.” Schapiro said in an email to students the night the graffiti was found that the vandalism was a “disgusting act of hatred.” “It was just a disgrace, an absolute disgrace,” Schapiro told The Daily on Friday. “I saw those pictures, and it was just horrifying.” juliajacobs2018@u.northwestern.edu
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Anthony Morales (left) and Matthew Kafker
Balancing Without a Budget
Rauner likely to approve funding By ROBIN OPSAHL
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is expected to sign a Senate bill passed by Illinois lawmakers Friday that would allocate $600 million in short-term funding to public state universities and Monetary Award Program grant recipients. The bill — a response to challenges faced by public higher education institutions in the state from the lack of a state budget — passed unanimously in the Illinois Senate after passing 106-2 in the House. Illinois is currently in its 10th month without a budget.
The Senate bill came only days before Chicago State University — a public university serving largely low-income, minority and nontraditional students — planned to shut down. If Rauner were to sign the bill, public four-year universities would receive $356 million and state community colleges would receive $74 million, with CSU receiving $20 million. A statement issued by Rauner’s press secretary praised the “bipartisan momentum” and hoped it would lead to budget negotiations. “Lawmakers in both chambers put aside political differences to provide emergency assistance for higher education, ensuring universities and community colleges
remain open and low-income students can pay for school,” press secretary Catherine Kelly said in a statement. The effort almost failed Thursday night after debate over funding social services being added to the bill. However, this additional funding was cut before the bill passed Friday morning. Democrats, including Speaker of the House Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), criticized the lack of funding for non-education public services. Madigan’s office could not be reached for comment. “If (Gov. Rauner) continues his unwillingness to assist our human » See FUNDING, page 6
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Around Town Company with NU roots wins clean energy award Product aims to reduce food waste by slowing down aging of produce By NORA SHELLY
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Hazel Technologies, a corporation with roots in a Northwestern classroom, won the Illinois Clean Energy Fund Award earlier this month for its product that slows down food aging. The award, which comes with a $500,000 prize, was given at the Chicago-based Clean Energy Trust’s sixth annual Clean Energy Trust Challenge on April 12. Hazel Technologies won for FruitBrite, which is designed to slow down food spoilage by limiting the advancement of the ethylene hormone that causes the aging process in foods, said Hazel CEO Aidan Mouat, a chemistry doctoral student at NU. The FruitBrite product is a small pod encasing an ethylene-inhibiting gas that essentially stops the aging process of the produce, Mouat said. Hazel is attempting to address the issue of food waste in the food chain.
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“Food waste, it’s an epidemic,” Mouat said. “They’re not production problems … they’re distribution problems.” The product was developed during the NUvention: Energy class, a graduate-level entrepreneurship course that brings together students from various departments to create a clean-technology product or service, said Jeff Henderson, the assistant director of marketing and communications for NU’s Institute for Sustainability and Energy. The institute partnered with the Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for the class, which is run through the McCormick School of Engineering. “Obviously (the institute) as an enterpriselike institute is really excited,” he said. “Food is a tremendous economic driver and food spoilage is a huge issue.” The institute provided the group, which included Mouat and other graduate students, with a small amount of money after the class was over to help with initial start-up costs.
Mouat said he and the group utilized patents that existed under the NU domain to “dream up” their product, which they eventually started to develop apart from the University after their course was finished.
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Food waste, it’s an epidemic. ... They’re not production problems ... they’re distribution problems Aidan Mouat, Hazel Technologies CEO
The Clean Energy Trust Challenge is run by the Clean Energy Trust, a nonprofit committed to helping clean-technology companies in their early stages develop. The companies that entered the competition went through a 10-week process, in which the trust matched the companies with mentors who worked on their pitches, as well as provided them with
advice and other services to strengthen their business, said Clean Energy Trust spokesman Ian Adams. Hazel won the Clean Energy Trust Challenge because it had an interesting business plan and a clear problem to solve, Adams said. “We are trying to lift them up and be successful,” he said. “There’s really a potential here to reduce food waste.” Mouat said the mentoring provided to them during the competition has helped them advance their business. He said they are now starting pilot studies with potential customers and hope to have the product fully formed and available commercially in early 2017. “Nobody has been able to put this technology in the hand of retailers, distributers, people who package groceries,” Mouat said. “Within five to 10 years, I would love to see the Hazel Technology ‘leaf ’ (logo) stamped on every carton of produce anywhere in the world.” norashelly2019@u.northwestern.edu
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Bicycles come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Some even come with kegs of cold-brew coffee attached to the front. The founders of NU Student Coffee — Northwestern’s first student-run coffee shop — have changed gears and plan to launch BrewBike, an on-the-go coffee-dispensing tricycle, next fall. The team launched an Indiegogo fundraising page last week, which has already raised more than $7,000. SESP freshman Lucas Philips and Weinberg freshman Brammy Geduld originally planned to collaborate with Northwestern Dining and Sodexo to create a student-run coffee shop in Cafe Bergson, located in University Library. However, the duo decided they wanted a real entrepreneurial experience, Geduld said. “We really wanted the real experience of running our own business,” she said. “We felt that doing so within a large corporation meant that we weren’t really starting anything new. We weren’t really allowing ourselves to risk anything.” The team decided to “scale back” from the original brick-and-mortar coffee shop by selling its coffee from a tent, Philips said. This idea transformed into a coffee-dispensing tricycle about a month ago. Cold-brew coffee –– coffee that is brewed in room-temperature or cold water –– is the team’s chosen beverage because of its popularity among college students, Philips said. The tricycle will dispense coffee
Rapper Killer Mike to speak at Northwestern on May 4
Rapper Killer Mike will speak on campus in May as part of the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series, the group announced Sunday. Killer Mike, whose legal name is Michael Render, will speak at the Donald P. Jacobs Center’s
from Chicago-based coffee company Limitless High Definition Coffee & Tea. “That image of cold brew as the student’s coffee — and then a keg and a tap — that’s very college,” he said. “Everything about the design, our branding, the product and how we’re serving it is marketed for the college student.” By working independently, Philips said the BrewBike team is now faced with the challenges of figuring out payroll, filing taxes and developing its own brand. But the team looks forward to tackling these challenges, Geduld said. “There are things that are stressful and hard to deal with, but I know that I’m learning so much from it that they’re enjoyable complications,” she said. Although the BrewBike venture is separate from the University, dining director Ken Field said the University still supports the project. “We want them to have every opportunity to be successful,” he said. “There are a lot of dedicated individuals trying to see this project through.” The team will have a stand at Dillo Day, where it will sell the same cold-brew coffee that will be sold on the tricycle. BrewBike’s Indiegogo page says the team will add a second tricycle if it raises more than $10,000. Philips and Geduld said they hope to expand BrewBike to other college campuses and have a physical coffee shop in the future. “Brammy and I came to Northwestern wanting to start a business,” he said. “We both have always been interested in service and hospitality.” allysonchiu2018@u.northwestern.edu Leverone Auditorium on May 4 at 7 p.m. The rapper has established himself as an outspoken and politically-minded artist, said Weinberg sophomore Ben Zimmermann, a CTSS co-chair. “Killer Mike has been at the center of a variety of important topics being discussed today, from race relations and politics to socially conscious music,” Zimmermann said in a news release. — Shane McKeon
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Whitewashing of Asians represents a bigger issue RACHEL YANG
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This essay is part of The Spectrum, a weekly forum in our Opinion section for marginalized voices to share their perspectives. To submit a piece for The Spectrum or discuss story ideas, please email spectrum@dailynorthwestern.com. Earlier this month, controversy emerged when it was announced that Scarlett Johansson will play Motoko Kusanagi in the upcoming film, “Ghost in the Shell,” which is based on a Japanese manga. To make matters worse, the studio considered using CGI, 3D-computer graphics, to make Johansson look more Asian. This whitewashing of an Asian character is not an isolated incident. It has a long history dating back to the early 1900s when Warner Oland, a white actor, played Chinese detective Charlie Chan in at least 15 films. One of the most famous examples is 1961’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” where Mickey Rooney played a Japanese character, complete with yellowface and buck teeth. Whitewashing also happened in “Avatar: The Last
Letter to the Editor
Behavioral economics and this year’s ASG election
I wanted to go skydiving. I made a reservation, paid for it, drove all the way there, flew up in the plane with a parachute on, knelt by the open door and willed myself to jump, but I couldn’t get myself to move. Then the instructor tossed me out into the sky. I could turn on a toy robot and send it out the door of the airplane, but I couldn’t make myself do the same. For better or for worse, people aren’t robots. Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman describes the human mind as being divided between two controllers, System 1, which is fast and based on instinct, and System 2, which is slower and where we do our deliberative thought. We feel like we’re of one mind, but Kahneman tells us that we’re mostly working in System 1, which evolved from a time when we had to react quickly to threats without needing to spend a lot of time deciding (“Hmm…might that be a tiger I see behind that bush…AHHH, I’m cat food!”) and to take quick advantage
Airbender,” which is based on a story set in an Asian and Inuit-influenced universe, yet the protagonist Aang was played by a white actor. According to a February report from the University of Southern California, out of the 11,306 characters with speaking parts in major productions from 2014 to 2015, only 5.1 percent were Asian. From these facts, it’s evident that the lack of Asian representation in the media is an issue today. However, the conversations around this issue are less than productive. For example, take the Oscars in February. Although there were many mentions of a lack of black voices in film, there was virtually no discussion of the dearth of Latino or Asian voices. In fact, there were even two jokes at Asian people’s expenses, including one where Chris Rock introduced the representatives overseeing the Academy Awards votes by having three Asian children walk out in suits, carrying briefcases. He then followed the bit up with, “If anybody’s upset about that joke, just tweet about it on your phone that was also made by these kids.” To be fair, I think many people were misdirected in pointing fingers solely at Rock for these jokes. To expect him to have all the answers and be the solution for anti-Asian sentiments is to ignore the bigger problem present in both the Academy and in Hollywood today. The bigger issue is that it seems as if Asians are only represented in the media in
two ways: either with white people playing us, or, when Asians are actually featured on the screen, in stereotypical parts such as the awkward math or science geek, the stingy restaurant owner or a dragon lady-esque martial arts master. It’s a widespread phenomenon, with shows and movies like “The Big Bang Theory,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “2 Broke Girls,” “Kill Bill” and more having utilized these tropes. These two types of “representation” are blatant examples of the limited way studio executives and creators view Asians. By casting white people to play Asians, they are saying that they’re interested in our cultures and what we have to offer the world, but not our people. They would rather make a white actor look more Asian than hire an actual Asian actor because we are not interesting enough to play leading roles. They can only look at us through the lens that they themselves have helped to create: as background characters and nerdy sidekicks, not as fullyfleshed human beings with unique personalities and interests. Although these are often fictional portrayals — or lack of portrayals — on the big screen, they can have real-world implications. I worry about Asian-American children who grow up watching themselves either not featured on TV or in movies or depicted in negative and stereotypical ways. If kids only see themselves shown as nerds, side characters and the butt of jokes, and not as athletes, musicians and CEOs, will they
think that the latter are not options for them? Minority representation matters. It affects the way people view minorities and the way minorities view themselves. As incidents like the Oscars show, it’s important to talk about the scarcity of Asian representation, as well as the lack of representation of blacks, Latinos and other minorities. It shouldn’t just be other Asians speaking out about these injustices, like Ang Lee protesting the Asian jokes at the Oscars, or Constance Wu of “Fresh Off the Boat” and other Asian actors condemning the whitewashing in “Ghost in the Shell.” I hope that people can expand their ideas about what Asians can be and what we can do. Think of us, not just as academics, but as artists, creators, leaders and athletes, and go beyond stereotypes and assumptions. Point out when films or TV shows portray us stereotypically. Be mad when we are inevitably replaced by Anna Kendrick and Bradley Cooper in a feature film about Malala Yousafzai or another influential Asian person. My voice and the voices of other Asians and Asian Americans deserve to be heard — and from our own perspectives. We are human beings, not props, archetypes or background characters.
of opportunities (“I wonder if that might be edible…damn, it got away.”). Up on that airplane, my System 2 said “Jump” but System 1 said, “Our genes did not survive millennia by allowing jumps into thin air, and we’re not going to start now.” Similarly, we aren’t hungry, and know we shouldn’t overeat, but that muffin is just sitting in front of us. We procrastinate; we stay up too late. We like to think we make smart, System 2 decisions, but mostly, we make easier choices by following System 1. This is particularly true in times of stress or weariness. System 2 often tells us what we really should do, if we take the time to think about it, but System 1 is always ready to recommend action, often the action that provides the best shortrun payoff. I’m an adviser to Associated Student Government, and have been watching a lot of System 1 behavior of late. An election is a monthslong process, not just for the candidates, but also for their helpers, and certainly for the people who administer the elections, in this case, ASG’s election commission. Who would want to be on such a thing? Who? People who love politics and the democratic process. Vote nerds! It’s a lot of hassle, a lot of time, but an important role. They’re a team. System 2 would advise, “Be
super careful with vote totals during an election!” System 1 says, “We’re a team; let’s trust and share.” For years that worked great; this year it slipped. (How did the ASG academic adviser let this happen? His System 1 says, “I should check up on that, sometime soon, but not today. I’m too busy.”) As for candidates, what were they thinking? Tired as they were, it probably wasn’t much more than this: “Six hours to go; got to turn out the vote.” “Five hours left; who can we ask to vote for us?” “Four hours; please vote, please.” “Three hours; can I hold off going to the bathroom until after the polls close?” They’re pouring out everything they’ve got, and don’t think they have anything more to give. What makes Pat Fitzgerald such a great coach is his ability to take players who are giving everything they can (as best as their System 2’s can tell) and finding a way to reach their System 1 and give them an emotional spark that lifts them to the next level. Similarly, Christina Cilento and Macs Vinson and their team thought they were giving their all, when unbidden, a member of the Election Commission gives them news that puts some spring back in their tired legs. The campaign didn’t ask for the information, but once given it, couldn’t un-see it, couldn’t
not react. System 1’s response to this news: “Gaaak! Must push harder!” System 2 should have spoken up, but in the last hours of a campaign, it’s System 1 time. Then the votes were in and a winners declared. Some questions about whether they got information about the voting in progress got brushed off…and then System 2 woke up and said, “CRAP; those leaks may have just wrecked the election.” It was the night the polls closed, Christina opened up about everything, but System 2 is smart and correct, and the damage was done. No one covered themselves with glory here (with the exception of Joji Syed and Archit Baskaran, who ran an exemplary campaign). Lessons were learned and Lauren Thomas made the Election Commission she leaves to her successor much better than the one she inherited. Still, the question remains. One campaign had received unrequested information from a member of the Election Commission, and won, maybe because of this, maybe not. Months of hard work were now tainted. The other campaign wondered if they’d been robbed. The answer is unknowable, even to System 2.
Stop doubting women’s empowerment JESSICA SCHWALB
DAILY COLUMNIST
“RIP Feminism,” Piers Morgan tweeted last month after Kim Kardashian posted a nude mirror selfie with her chest strategically blacked out. Morgan had plenty of company in declaring Kardashian’s tactics lewd and disempowering for women. It seems that Morgan and others had more of a problem with the fact that Kardashian made her demand for respect while naked than with her exposed body itself. To demand that we be respected with clothes on and off is not the death of feminism. True empowerment requires an end to shaming women for their unapologetic sexuality and telling others what to do with their body. Hypersexual representations of women are rampant, an inescapable part of engaging with social media. It would be almost impossible to avoid commercials and catalogs with scantily-clad women on them — and, by the way, equally as hard to find an equivalent volume of naked men used to sell any and
all products. In response to such inundation, critics seem to decry only a certain brand of nudity: the kind not for male consumption. When Kardashian posts a photo of herself, critics decide she is not really empowering herself; she is just a victim of patriarchy and sexism telling her to take off her clothes for our benefit. This criticism, repeated loudly and often by older men, is condescending. Declaring that women don’t know what we’re doing by taking naked selfies — that we’re hapless damsels seeking male approval — is belittling. Yet, there also must be room for self-criticism and self-awareness. Just as important as heralding empowerment as a real and important pursuit is acknowledging the forces that tell women we are worthy when we are beautiful and sexual. It is worth asking ourselves if selfies and social media are worsening the problem of hyperseuxalization, or if they are just a mere symptom? Is it a worthy reclamation if it means we seek validation from an external gaze and desire? However, we have to leave space for subversion. There must be room for women to celebrate ourselves. Even, and especially, on forums often dedicated to using bikinis and boobs to attract male attention or sell
cheeseburgers. And photos like Kardashian’s aren’t usually for men, likely another part of what makes Morgan uncomfortable. To declare that our bodies, sexy or otherwise, can be celebrated by and for ourselves with no condition of male approval is radical. This obituary of feminism is lame. Someone’s sexscapades and body mass do not concern you. Morgan and company’s ruminations about feminism are unhelpful and dated. His generation’s question of why women undress ourselves and still ask to be respected misses the point: We demand respect all the time. Feminism is not only modesty. Feminism is not a constant judgement of others’ choices because we feel we know best. Feminism is not dead. It is allowing people to make healthy decisions with their bodies, free of judgement and shame. No buts. (Well, maybe Kardashian’s butt.) Jessica Schwalb is a Weinberg freshman. She can be contacted at jessicaschwalb2019@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern. com. The views expressed in this piece do not necessarily reflect the views of all staff members of The Daily Northwestern.
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service providers, he will be successful in destroying the safety net for those most in need and for critical state services,” Madigan said in a statement. “I am hopeful the governor sees the funding in this higher education package not as a solution, but as emergency assistance to those most in need.” In addition to funding specific universities and community colleges, the bill also outlined giving more than $169 million to fund MAP
MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2016 grants, $6 million for public high school Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and $11 million to the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. Layoffs and cuts that had already been implemented will not be reversed with the emergency funding at many public universities, the Chicago Tribune reported. Officials from Chicago State University and Northern Illinois University did not immediately respond to request for comment. robinopsahl2018@u.northwestern.edu
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“It feels amazing,” Lau said. “There was a lot of momentum going into it because the team had won it last year, so being able to be on the side actually contributing to make it a win is an awesome feeling.”
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IGEM hosts first 5K to raise funds for girls in India By FATHMA RAHMAN
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Northwestern’s International Gender Equality Movement hosted its first 5K run Sunday morning to raise money for educational programs that aim to empower teenage girls in India. The race had roughly 55 participants and raised over $1,500, said Weinberg freshman Liana Tellez, iGEM’s social chair and wellness chair. The 5K was part of a worldwide effort in partnership with Girl Up, a United Nations Foundation campaign to empower and engage girls within their communities. “There’s a great amount of girls in India who drop out of school before the age of 18 and their only option is to get married, and they’re often forced into it,” Tellez said. “Girl Up is raising money to put them into educational programs and get the money to start their own bank accounts so that they can start a life of their own.” IGEM is a student group that works to advocate for the education, leadership and wellbeing of girls in Evanston and Chicago, in addition to girls in developing countries and their communities. SESP junior Arielle Ticho, iGEM co-chair,
said the race was successfully in educating the NU and Evanston communities on the work the group does. Ticho said a large portion of the money raised came from registration fees, but participants were also encouraged to raise money and donate to the fundraiser. Weinberg freshman Elise Wu, who helped with the setup of the event, said she joined iGEM to continue her interest in promoting feminism. She said one of the most memorable parts of the race was seeing girls from Evanston Township High School participate in the 5K. “Everyone was very energetic and involved with the event, and the weather was beautiful,” Wu said. All participants were given a medal for participation and the top six winners received grand prizes, which Ticho said included two three-month passes to LA Fitness, a $50 gift card to Sketchbook Brewing Co., and a $25 gift card to Lyfe Kitchen. Wu, who went to an all-girls high school, said she has always found it important to promote feminism, because gender inequality is such a widespread issue. “It’s really important to impact the community around us, and that’s what I love most about iGEM,” Wu said. fathma@u.northwestern.edu
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WHO RUNS THE WORLD? McCormick junior Wendy Roldan runs in a 5K hosted by iGEM. The 5K had roughly 55 participants and raised more than $1,500.
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knew she would come forward and I wanted to make sure Maddie understood the plays in that position.” Lipp started hitting lob shots to the back of the court and the minor change made a big impact on her game. Slowly, but surely, Lipp came back to take the set 6-4, giving NU the upset win. With Lipp’s finish, the Cats snapped the Wolverines’ 37-match, conference regular-season win streak. “It was amazing playing for (senior Alicia Barnett) and Claire,” Lipp said. “They deserved it. The Big Ten has gotten so strong with Ohio State and Michigan being top 10. It was an awesome win.” This win also marked the team’s first win over a top-10 opponent in more than three years. Pollard said the match was emotionally draining for NU, but especially for Barnett, who lost her match on the No. 3 singles court on Senior Day. “I’m disappointed in the way I played, but I couldn’t really do anything else so I tried to stay out there as long as possible,” Barnett said. “The match was closer for that and I want to thank Claire for giving me a kick up the derriere.” For the senior, Michigan was an important opponent to beat. Barnett said she was proud of her team even when it looked like NU wasn’t going to pull out the win. “None of the girls gave up, they just kept on fighting,” Barnett said. “Even if they weren’t playing as well as they wanted to, they worked as hard as they could. I don’t think anyone really has any regrets, even if the ones who lost did.” After Friday’s win, the Cats took the fight to East Lansing, Michigan to face their final Big Ten regular season opponent, Michigan State. Since Pollard’s arrival to NU in 1998, the Cats had never lost to the Spartans, and after a dramatic finish Friday, NU went into the match with confidence. The Cats easily handled the Spartans 6-1. But Pollard said the win was not easy. “It was a tough match,” Pollard said. “After such an emotional match against Michigan, it was good to see us get the win.” With the weekend results, NU clinches the No. 2 seed going into the Big Ten Tournament next weekend, hosted at Michigan State. michaelmarut2016@u.northwestern.edu
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And though they fell short of their lofty goal to finish on top of the Big Ten standings, the postseason offers a team that has enjoyed unprecedented levels of success one last chance to take the final step. “There’s a time to appreciate (our success), and we’ll appreciate it for maybe another hour, but then it’s back to the mindset that we’ve had,” Kirchheimer said. “We’re trying to accomplish some things we haven’t done.” garrettjochnau2019@u.northwestern.edu
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After a season of shattered ceilings and defied expectations, the Wildcats’ recent road trip served as jarring reminder that room for growth exists. And yet, at the same time, it exhibited the growth of a historically-successful team that will enter the postseason having turned plenty of heads. Splitting their weekend contests, the No. 14 Cats fell short of the the conference title but also became the winningest team in program history. In the penultimate contest of a dominant Big Ten campaign, Northwestern (24-3, 10-1 Big Ten) found itself on the receiving end of a beatdown Friday against No. 5 Ohio State. In the process, the Cats’ oftrepeated goal of winning a Big Ten title fell all but out of reach, with a Buckeyes’ victory Sunday solidifying NU’s spot as second best in the conference. But Sunday also brought good news for the Cats, who notched their record 24th win against a ranked Penn State squad. “There have been some great teams at Northwestern, so I think that’s a really, really good accomplishment,” junior Sam Shropshire said. The weekend wasn’t perfect, even though the narrative presented NU with the opportunity
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to write a fairytale ending. Friday’s showdown between two undefeated powerhouses guaranteed that, with wins from both squads on Sunday, only one would sit atop the Big Ten standings. The Buckeyes’ used a sweeping victory in the doubles slate to propel them into the singles round, where a slow start doomed the Cats. Junior Konrad Zieba fell to Mikael Torpegaard, the nation’s top ranked player, and senior Fedor Baev and junior Alp Horoz lost quickly on courts No. 4 and 6, respectively. Sunday’s finale offered NU a final shot to finish in style, and the Cats capitalized. Though Ohio State’s concurrent win killed NU’s chances of sharing the title, a hardfought win over the Nittany Lions enshrined the 2015-16 Cats in record books and allowed them to close the regular season on a high note. “We wanted to finish our regular season with a win,” coach Arvid Swan said. “The guys wanted to respond. We wanted to feel good going into the Big Ten Tournament,
and I do feel good about where we’re at.” The match began with split decisions in the first two doubles matches. Zieba and Shropshire, the No. 88 doubles pairing in the country, found themselves locked in a barnburner as their decisive match went into a tie-breaker. The duo ultimately pulled out the victory, giving NU — who has not lost after winning the doubles point this season — a 1-0 lead. “It came down to our match, which was obviously very close, so we were just trying to stay focused and win the set,” Shropshire said. Soon after, Shropshire handed the team another point with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 1 singles. But the Cats hit a rut after the hot start. Horoz and Baev were defeated in straight sets, and junior Strong Kirchheimer lost his first set and found himself down 3-0 in the second. Zieba eventually broke the 2-2 tie to put NU a match away from making history. After a slow start, Kirchheimer hit his stride, winning the second and third sets 6-4 apiece to seal the team’s victory. “We always joke that it’s all fun and games until you’re down a set and a break,” Kirchheimer said. “Well actually, I was down a set and a break. I stopped goofing around and got things going.” The Cats now have a few days to prepare for the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis, where they’ll claim a first-round bye as the No. 2 seed before beginning play Friday. » See MEN’S TENNIS, page 7
Sweep highlighted by emotional win over Michigan By MIKE MARUT
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Northwestern had its work cut out for it this weekend against rival Michigan. After their first conference loss last weekend, the Wildcats (12-9, 10-1 Big Ten) faced another tough foe in the No. 10 Wolverines (18-5, 10-1), but the Cats pulled out the victory 4-3. The doubles point, coupled with wins by juniors Jillian Rooney at No. 5 singles and Brooke Rischbieth at No. 6 singles, gave NU a quick 3-0 lead. After the initial burst, Michigan clawed its way back, tying the match at 3-3 after singles wins over Barnett and sophomores Alex Chatt and Erin Larner. Sophomore Maddie Lipp was the last Wildcat standing. After winning the first set in a tiebreak 7-6 and losing the second set 6-2, Lipp found herself down in the third set, 4-1.
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With the help of coach Claire Pollard, Lipp changed up her strategy based on the playing style of her opponent, the Wolverines’ Brienne Minor. “It was purely strategic,” Pollard said. “There’s not many inspirations coming out of this mouth. … Maddie does a good job tactically, and I thought that dipping the ball when the girl was coming forward … I » See WOMEN’S TENNIS, page 7 No. 12 Northwestern
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SLAYING A GIANT Alex Chatt (left) celebrates with partner Maddie Lipp after winning at No. 1 doubles Friday against Michigan. The Wildcats snapped the Wolverines’ 37-game Big Ten winning streak with the victory.
eliminated the Cats from the Big Ten Tournament in the semifinals last year. Saturday’s loss makes NU’s last regular season game against Ohio State next week a must-win — the Cats need to be .500 to be eligible for the NCAA Tournament, barring a Big Ten Tournament title. The Cats and the Nittany Lions traded goals back and forth for the majority of the matchup until Penn
State exploded for a 5-0 run in the last 9 minutes of the game. Four of Penn State’s late goals came after sophomore midfielder Selena Lasota received her second yellow card with 5 minutes and 23 seconds to play, eliminating her from the game. Senior midfielders Spring Sanders and Lauren Murray also received yellow cards in the last minutes of the game, giving Penn State multiple woman-up opportunities to score.
NU recorded more than twice as many fouls as Penn State did, and almost half the number of draw controls. The Cats edged the Nittany Lions 14-10 in ground balls and capitalized on 3 of 6 free position shots. Junior attacker Christina Esposito led the Cats with 4 goals while senior midfielder Nancy Dunbar went 2-for-2 on free position shots. — Claire Hansen