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Board to examine confidentiality rule Decision could revise transparency guidelines By RYAN WANGMAN
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Keynote speaker Don Thompson talks to vigil attendees on Monday about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s messages. Thompson, president and CEO of Cleveland Avenue in Chicago, said respect is something King advocated for.
Annual vigil honors MLK legacy
Keynote speaker gets personal, delivers message about ‘fulfillment’ By ALEXIS WHITE
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At the annual Candlelight Vigil at Alice Millar Chapel, keynote speaker Don Thompson, whose office once boasted a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., shared his personal respect for King’s legacy. “Dr. King is the part of all of us that we would like to come to the surface,” Thompson said. Thompson — founder and
CEO of Cleveland Avenue — told his story during a question and answer session at the event hosted by the Alpha Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. More than 100 people attended the celebration, which featured musical performances from Northwestern Community Ensemble and Soul4Real, as well as readings of King’s speeches and writings. Also the former CEO of McDonald’s, Thompson talked about his background and said
his education enabled his successful career. It is important to guide young people and give them “internal fire” to figure out their goals in life, he said. In his message focused on “fulfillment,” Thompson told the story of his son, who spent his first paycheck to give to those in need. Medill freshman Arudi Masinjila told The Daily the keynote speech captured and honored King’s legacy of equality in justice and opportunity. “(The message was) that
fulfillment can come on a small scale as well, and helping one person is just as valid as helping many people,” Masinjila said. Thompson said part of King’s message was to pay attention to discontent. If we don’t treat others with respect, he said, discontent ultimately leads to bigger problems and unrest. “Every person has tremendous value and wonderful, interesting stories if you try to » See VIGIL, page 6
At their meeting Tuesday, Evanston Township High School/ District 202 school board members will discuss withdrawing a controversial resolution that limits board members’ capacity to communicate with the public. The resolution, which passed 5-2 on Dec. 11, stipulates that written communication from the district superintendent or board president is confidential unless explicitly stated otherwise. It also prohibits disclosing information barring “extraordinary circumstances,” though the resolution does not clearly define what that means. Some board members feel the resolution infringes upon their right to free speech and violates the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Jonathan Baum, a board member who voted against the resolution in December, told The Daily on Monday he was glad to see the possible withdrawal of the resolution on the meeting agenda, but the decision came “out of the blue.” He said he was unsure of what happened since the resolution passed to cause a potential
“change of heart” in other board members. Since the decision was made, Baum said he has heard from Evanston residents and the Chicago Tribune editorial board that the resolution was “a bad move.” “If the argument (in favor of the resolution) is it doesn’t violate FOIA because we will continue to provide disclosures in response to FOIA requests … how will anybody know to request a communication under FOIA if this policy is adhered to by the board members?” Baum said. ACLU director of communications and public policy Ed Yohnka told The Daily in December that the ACLU was reviewing the resolution and waiting to take a definitive action. During the December school board meeting, District 202 board president Pat Savage-Williams spoke in support of the policy, saying the resolution serves to reinforce the board’s Code of Conduct, which states that board members will “respect the confidentiality of privileged information.” “This is not about transparency,” Savage-Williams told The Daily in December. “This is about us being able to communicate and communicate in a way that we need to as a board, and we deal with a lot of very serious confidential information.” The meeting will take place Tuesday night at ETHS. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu
NU student, city Women’s March leader talks activism celebrate youth Carmen Perez shares personal stories of organizing for social justice In King’s memory, city event inspires young people
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In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, members of the Evanston community celebrated his role in inspiring youth toward change and social progress on Saturday. The MLK Day of
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Celebration event, held at the F leetwood-Jourdain Community Center, hosted speakers and presentations that showcased the role of youth in impacting social issues. Keynote speaker and Northwestern freshman Nolan Robinson said it was important to not only have a purpose, but to persevere through hardship and work to the best of your ability to achieve your purpose. Citing the Birmingham » See KING, page 6
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Carmen Perez, the national co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, said she never regarded herself as an activist. Instead, she described her role as more of a “bridgekeeper” seeking to connect marginalized groups, she said. “(Bridgekeepers are) those that create bridges between youth and elders, those that have influence and those that are working on the ground,”
Perez said. “(It’s) my responsibility to build bridges among communities whether they represent me or look like me or they don’t.” Speaking to a crowd of about 100 at the closing keynote of the Northwestern University Community for Human Rights conference Saturday in Harris Hall, Perez discussed her experiences of growing up in a multicultural neighborhood and tackling human rights issues across the globe. Perez said she decided » See PEREZ, page 6
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Activist Carmen Perez talks at the Northwestern University Community for Human Rights 2018 conference. Perez, a co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, was the closing keynote speaker at this annual event.
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Attorney general candidates face resident questions By CATHERINE HENDERSON
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Candidates for Illinois Attorney General struggled to stand out at a community forum Sunday evening and answered questions from local residents on topics ranging from President Donald Trump to sexual assault. Action for a Better Tomorrow — an Illinois-based nonprofit, grassroots organization founded in the wake of the 2016 election — and the National Organization for Women hosted the eight Democratic candidates at Grace Lutheran Church. There is no clear frontrunner in the race. Alisa Kaplan, ABT’s statewide director and coleader of its Evanston chapter, said the three Republicans were invited but did not respond to her request. She estimated about 200 people attended the event and said she hoped people walked away with a better sense of the candidates, who each had 90 seconds to respond to five questions from the audience. “The race for attorney general is something that most people probably never paid attention to,” Kaplan told The Daily. “I’m heartened by the fact that so many people showed up to see a forum for a position that they might not have known existed a year and a half ago.” In September, current Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she would not seek re-election in 2018 after serving for 16 years. Former governor and candidate for attorney general Pat Quinn said the attorney general is the “lawyer for the people”
New Trier Democratic group endorses Biss in gubernatorial race
The New Trier Democrats endorsed state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) for governor at their Sunday meeting, according to an announcement on their website. This is a significant endorsement for Biss, as
and therefore needs to know the people. During the forum, former state Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-13th District), said he admired Madigan’s work on consumer protection, but added that he would like to improve efforts to prevent sexual assault and protect citizens’ civil rights. Raoul received enthusiastic applause during introductions when he said he was the child of Haitian immigrants. He said Trump’s recent comments insulting Haiti and other foreign countries angered but did not surprise him. “The history of Haitians in America goes back to Savannah in 1779 where hundreds of soldiers fought for the independence of this country before they got their own independence,” Raoul told The Daily. “A lot of people don’t know that. Clearly Donald Trump doesn’t know that.” He emphasized the importance of protecting women from domestic violence and sexual assault and harassment, a topic many candidates addressed throughout the forum. He mentioned his work as a state senator sponsoring legislation to create trauma recovery centers, and he said would continue this work as attorney general. Current mayor of Highland Park Nancy Rotering said she wants to make sure recovery centers treat women “regardless of documentation status and regardless of income.” Sharon Fairley, previously a federal prosecutor and former assistant attorney general, said she wants to prevent sexual harassment within the state legislature. Fairley said that as one of two women running for the position and the only woman of color, she brings
a different perspective to the table. She said she was inspired to become a prosecutor to stand up for citizens based on her personal experience with harassment and discrimination. “When I was a young girl, my mother taught me that I have two strikes against me — being a woman and being a person of color,” Fairley told The Daily. “And because of that, I’m always going to have to work harder.” Chicago resident Milton Davis said he was
impressed with the candidates’ qualifications and answers. Still, Davis said it was hard for a specific candidate to stand out in a crowded field with similar progressive views. “There was not any one,” Davis said. “I saw some of the same answers come from different people.” The eight candidates will face off in the Democratic primary on March 20.
Democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker (School of Law ’93) has received backing from the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the Cook County Democratic Party and the Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association. The New Trier Democrats are an organization of grassroots volunteers from the New Trier Township area, such as Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth and parts of Northfield and Glenview. According to their website, they field hundreds of volunteers to campaign for their chosen candidates each election cycle.
To be eligible to vote, members need to be 18 or older, part of the organization and a resident of the township. On Sunday, members voted on the group’s endorsements for the March Democratic primaries. Biss spoke at the meeting, as did candidates or their representatives from other contested Illinois races. Biss received more than 60 percent of the vote — the necessary proportion to earn the group’s endorsement — of the members present. He previously won backing from U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and
former lieutenant governor Sheila Simon as well as the Champaign County Young Democrats and the Northside Democracy for America. The group also endorsed incumbents Toni Preckwinkle for Cook County president and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) for the U.S. House of Representatives. The members failed to endorse one of the eight Democratic candidates for Illinois Attorney General as no contender received 60 percent of the vote.
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Former Gov. Pat Quinn, center, signs into law a bill ending the death penalty in Illinois in March 2011 at the State Capitol in Springfield with Kwame Raoul beside him. Quinn and Raoul are both democratic candidates for the March attorney general primary.
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Dolphin Show separates from StuCo By MADELEINE FERNANDO
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The Dolphin Show will no longer operate under Student Theatre Coalition’s supervision, the two organizations jointly announced Wednesday. The decision was “purely an administrative change” that was announced via the TWIST student theater listserv, said Michael Kelleher, the executive producer of The Dolphin Show. The Dolphin Show — now in its 76th year — originally started out as part of Arts Alliance before becoming a separate entity about four years ago, Kelleher said. The Communication junior said when The Dolphin Show decided to split from Arts Alliance, they were left without a governing body or an executive board. The StuCo board, he said, “filled that void.” Previous producers of The Dolphin Show would interview candidates to replace their positions and then present their choices to the StuCo board, who would vote and confirm those selections, Kelleher said. New producers would then pitch directors and shows to the StuCo board. However, as The Dolphin Show grew, it created its own processes and executive board, gradually becoming less dependent on StuCo, Kelleher said. For this year’s production, “Ragtime,” the previous executive board of The Dolphin Show confirmed the producers, and the director and show were decided on jointly by the show’s producers and executive board without the input of StuCo. According to its Wildcat Connection description, StuCo serves to “provide organizational support for the common practices of the student theatre community at Northwestern.” This includes overseeing practice spaces, providing shared equipment and helping coordinate auditions for shows. Communication senior Matt Burgess, one of StuCo’s co-chairs, said most of these functions are not utilized by The Dolphin Show because it is more effective for the organization to act
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independently. Representatives from both organizations met last week to discuss whether it was still a “productive relationship,” eventually deciding that The Dolphin Show should act without StuCo’s oversight going forward, Kelleher said. “It’s really a question of efficiency,” Kelleher said. “This isn’t some big dramatic ‘We left,’ it’s not like a succession or anything. … It’s just a restructuring of things to streamline processes.” Several other theater organizations also run unaffiliated with StuCo including Seesaw Theatre, the Freshman Musical and the Waa-Mu Show. Communication senior Maddie Rostami, the executive director of Seesaw Theatre, said Seesaw
remains separate from StuCo because of its specific audience and goals as an organization. The group mainly serves individuals with disabilities and frequently puts on off-campus programming, differentiating them from a traditional StuCo board, she said. Similar to Seesaw Theatre, Kelleher said The Dolphin Show splitting from StuCo is merely an administrative decision that will have no longlasting effects on either organization. “In short, it doesn’t really change anything,” he said. “It’s really just codifying what was already in place this year.” madeleinefernando2020@u.northwestern.edu
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‘Pseudo Knitting Club’ explains itself, calls for fraternity introspection First off, we do apologize for our initial act; it was a bit much, no? But we would like to take this opportunity to explain ourselves, and in so doing, hopefully spur the reflection and dialogue that have proven invaluable in shifting outdated norms. Our initial act was not meant to widen the gaps between us, but violently shake them into shifting closer. Now we want to talk. The mission statements, visions and guiding principles of institutions are their backbones. They are what fill any group with the clairvoyance of determined pursuit in the achievement of a higher purpose. When institutions become out of line with their mission statements, they lose their purpose and become vulnerable to the
desires of the individuals within them. An institution that has as many participants as the Interfraternity Council can and should be working towards something much greater than itself. Not all fraternities are “bad,” but we must remain cognizant of our current state of affairs in order to move forward. This letter is not meant to berate, scold or look down on anyone. We hope that you remain truthful with yourselves, and with others, in an effort to objectively implant the diction of this letter into the context of NU’s modern campus. One IFC fraternity mission statement concludes: “...set the standard of integrity, intellect, and achievement for our members, host institutions, and the communities in which we live.” How are standards set within communities? What measures “integrity, intellect, and achievement” and who determines the standard for anyone but themselves? Another mission statement states that its members are “Committed to Lives of Excellence.” But at the cost of whom?
What is “excellence” and how far does this “commitment” go? The “vision” of another fraternity states that “shared experiences allow us to succeed in our careers and relationships.” Would these “careers and relationships” be more successful and prone to growth if these “experiences” were shared with everyone? Is success in a rapidly changing America obtained through isolation by vote? The mission statement of this same fraternity describes “a legacy built on acceptance and trust.” Acceptance of whom? How does one go about becoming “accepted?” What are the means to this end? Another fraternity credo states, “We believe that the development of the individual as a responsible, mature member of society is the primary goal of the university.” Who determines the “primary goal” of the university? Is one institution’s belief stronger than the beliefs of the individuals that exist alongside it? This credo continues, “we believe that fraternity offers to
the university community a unique, desirable and successful means of achieving this goal.” Unique in what way? A desirable means to all of the university community? Successful for whom? These questions are not to anger you, but to spur introspection. These questions are prompts for the conversations that have existed on the margins of our campus. These questions deserve answers, and answers that do not result in the perpetuation of the status quo. Northwestern’s mission statement, per the Office of the Provost, reads, “Northwestern is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research, and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.” Are fraternities giving Northwestern students the most “diverse academic community?” The Pseudo Knitting Club believes that the answer to this question is for all of us to decide. — Gordon Dunbar and Jesse Zhou, SESP sophomore and Communication sophomore
Don’t be surprised by ‘shithole countries’ comments TROY CLOSSON
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Calling someone racist always raises eyebrows. Yes, just because we disagree with someone or the policies they support doesn’t mean we can jump to labeling them racist. But when someone consistently singles out, advocates discrimination against and demonstrates beliefs of superiority over specific racial and ethnic groups, we shouldn’t be wary of calling them what they’ve shown they are. Last week, President Donald Trump reportedly referred to Haiti, El Salvador and certain African nations as “shithole countries” when discussing immigrant protections in a meeting with lawmakers. When representatives on both sides of the aisle, like Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who sat in on
the meeting confirmed Trump made offensive comments, news media largely called his words “shocking.” I watched journalists ask “Is it time to call President Trump racist?” to which pundits basically seemed to agree that this was what pushed him over some supposed line. When I first started seeing headlines talking about the incident, I was honestly expecting something even more derogatory and insulting. Maybe he used the n-word or another racial slur, I thought. But upon reading what he actually said, I really couldn’t understand how so many people were surprised by his comments. It’s shocking that people still genuinely believe this man’s racist behavior is “shocking.” When someone says racist things, does racist things and advances racist things, we shouldn’t have a hard time calling them out. And while some in the meeting with Trump dispute his use of the specific phrase “shithole countries,” does it really matter? This is not new and it’s not surprising. He’s faced countless accusations and lawsuits
for discrimination in housing and other business ventures. After the five black and Latino teenagers he took out full-page ads against in support of the death penalty were exonerated by DNA evidence, he continued to question their innocence. During his campaign, he called Mexicans “rapists” who bring drugs and crime to the United States. He placed blame on “both sides” for white nationalist violence in Charlottesville and tried to mock Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) by calling her “Pocahontas.” This list is hardly exhaustive, so I’m not sure how anyone is still shocked by his bigotry. Per usual, some Fox News hosts defended his most recent comments left and right; Jesse Watters said this is just “how the forgotten men and women in America talk at the bar.” Even The Washington Post published an article with the headline, “Trump’s vulgarity: Overt racism or a president who says what many think?” — somehow the fact that many racists think and say racists things makes it OK? At the end of the day, while some will always
minimize the impact of everything he says, this matters. And I want to be clear, I don’t think that anyone who says any offensive thing should automatically be labelled racist, nor am I just throwing the word around without any thought. But next time Trump’s bigotry shows, instead of claiming it was simply a racial faux pas, or arguing that Trump just isn’t politically correct or insisting that his behavior only has racial “implications,” please call it like it is — and don’t act shocked. The people and entire countries who he continuously disparages and shows he doesn’t care about deserve more than a defense that the president of the United States just didn’t fully understand the impact of his words and actions. Troy Closson is a Medill sophomore. He can be contacted at troyclosson@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.
On inequality, expand liberal dialogue beyond anti-racism GABE LEVINE-DRIZIN DAILY COLUMNIST
In her column, “Conservatism must shift approach to social issues in Trump era,” Heena Srivastava is right to highlight that college campuses are generally left of center and offers an interesting and well-conceived history of how that came to be. However, her analysis of the two parties’ current state through their presence on campus is troubling, as it falls into patterns that mirror the failures of the Democratic party to learn from the mistakes of the Clinton campaign. The author’s premise seems noble. She seeks to offer advice to conservatives seeking to gain popularity: Recognize institutional racism and then liberals will be able to start a “dialogue.” However, besides the fact that this desired bipartisanship seems dream-like in an era where bills can easily pass without a single vote from those across the aisle, this view continues to operate from a “basket of deplorables”-like idea of liberal superiority. As
long as politicians like Marco Rubio can emptily confess that institutional discrimination exists, they have left the field of deplorables, and have, dare I say, become “woke.” But the tendency of contemporary Democrats to pinpoint inequalities as solely a product of discriminatory institutions is often a convenient way for the party’s elite to evade deeper questions about capitalism itself. It is for this reason that many prominent left-wing intellectuals, such as Walter Benn Michaels, highlight today’s “progressivism” as the left wing of neoliberalism. As Benn Michaels provocatively asserts in his book “The Trouble with Diversity,” contemporary liberal “anti-racism” holds as its ideal a society without prejudice yet attempts to eliminate this inequality without redistributing wealth. Because of this, he says, the dream of contemporary “left” neoliberals is a country in which the top 1 percent continues to own 40 percent of the nation’s wealth — as long as that top 1 percent mirrors the United States’ racial demographics: 61 percent white, 13 percent black, 18 percent Hispanic and 6 percent Asian. The fact that liberal anti-racism often frames inequality as a product of prejudice, rather than as
a consequence of our social system, is convenient given that eliminating system would require some serious redistribution. This argument holds weight considering the Democrats’ recent past. The resistance to single-payer health care by the Democratic elite; the fact that pro-market and pro-Wall Street Hillary Clinton was the Democratic candidate, only after blatant interference from the party elite to squash a more progressive contender that sought to redistribute wealth; and the new crop of “progressive Democrats” who collectively jet off to Martha’s Vineyard for fundraisers seem to challenge the party’s commitment to equality. Instead of labeling all Trump supporters “racist” or positing that contemporary conservatism entails, as Srivastava suggests, “anti-welfare policies” that hurt “low-income populations, which largely consist of people of color,” we on the left of the political spectrum should clean house and learn from our past. After all, it was Democrats under former President Bill Clinton who were responsible for the Democrat’s disastrous shift to the center, with the original “Third Way” Democrat responsible for the slashing of the welfare state, the intensification of the imprisoning of
black and brown populations and the loosening of numerous financial regulations via his partial repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in 1999. Former President Barack Obama, the liberal idol who earned the title “deporter-in-chief ” while in office, also has a troubling streak of policies — like a refusal to punish bankers responsible for the economic crisis of 2008, the expansion of the surveillance state and the increased authorization of drone strikes — with which we must reckon. Rather than talking down to the conservatives of today, Democrats should base their own political program around both economic redistribution and the fight against discrimination to work for something more noble than hypocritically ignoring an intrinsic aspect of the inequalities we work to fight against. Gabe Levine-Drizin is a Weinberg senior. He can be contacted at gabriellevinedrizin2018@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this op-ed, 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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One of the vigil attendees raises the candle in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. The vigil was held Monday at Alice Millar Chapel.
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From page 1 know them,” he said. “It’s a travesty to assume the only thoughts that matter were mine.” JaVahn Iverson, president of the Alpha Mu chapter, told The Daily he chose Thompson as the keynote because he is an example of “the manifestation of King’s dream.” Iverson said Thompson specifically represents “black excellence” and success that celebrates the
Schapiro, Holloway announce plans to make up for budget deficit
Northwestern will need to be more “strategic” with spending moving forward to keep expenses in line with projected revenues, University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Jonathan Holloway announced in a Thursday email to faculty and staff. Schapiro and Holloway said they plan to make the email part of an annual update to faculty and staff on the University’s priorities and financial status in order to remain transparent. University expenses are projected to outpace revenue in the coming fiscal year, Holloway said during Wednesday’s Faculty Senate meeting, with the deficit expected to be between $50 million and $100 million. NU’s operating budget is approximately $2 billion, Holloway said at the meeting, making the deficit more of an “annoyance” than a serious problem. The University’s “We Will” campaign is running 20 months ahead of schedule and raised $3.55 billion of its $3.75 billion goal at the end of the fiscal year in August 2017, according to
sacrifices civil rights leaders like King fought for. “(King’s dream) is definitely very, very different and more achieved than it was 55 years ago from when he gave that speech,” the McCormick junior said. “But as many people know, it still has a way to go. And I think it’s important that us who understand and acknowledge King’s vision get reminded of that on a daily basis so it never dies.” alexiswhite2021@u.northwestern.edu the email. Despite the fundraising efforts, “significant investments” in faculty recruitment, financial aid and enhancement of the physical campus may have contributed to the impending deficit. There is no single cause for the deficit, according to the email. Though the University will not cut back on all investments, it will have to focus on certain projects that align with NU’s “institutional priorities,” the email said. As a result, the University will likely defer some “facilities and information technology projects” and potentially defer filling currently vacant or new staff positions to bring the University back to positive operating results by the close of the 2019 fiscal year, Schapiro and Holloway said in the email. The University is also considering options to increase revenues in the 2019 fiscal year, the email said. A new “Resource Planning Process” was introduced to manage and predict the University’s revenue and expense trends within a fiscal year. The process for approval of facilities and information technology projects and major equipment purchases will be refined as well, the email said. — Allie Goulding
to dedicate her life to empowering women in 1994, when her sister — who was always plagued by the thought that “she was not good enough” — was killed in a car accident. Since then, Perez has worked on social justice projects such as The Gathering for Justice, a nonprofit aimed to end child incarceration and eliminate racial inequalities in the criminal justice system. The idea for the Women’s March, which took place Jan. 21, 2017, originated from a Facebook post by a woman who “felt devastated” after Donald Trump’s presidential victory. The protest drew worldwide support from 5.2 million people, making it the biggest political demonstration since the Vietnam War, Perez said. Weinberg senior Liam White, director of community development for NUCHR, said the organization invited Perez not only because of the “visibility and fame” she obtained from spearheading the Women’s March, but also her longtime dedication to civil rights projects. “Her recognition comes from (the Women’s March), but to realize there is a lot of work she has done behind the scenes … is the message we want to send to people,” White said. “We want to make sure that people are continuing to feel like they can go out independently (and) get new initiatives started that can help Northwestern, Chicago and the world.” Perez said her team examined the drawbacks
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From page 1 marches and the diner sit-ins in North Carolina during the civil rights movement, Robinson drew connections between the audience and youth throughout history who risked arrest and serious harm to march for what they believed in. “Regardless of how young these children were, they knew that their own contributions to this fight was a crucial piece to this puzzle,” Robinson said. “They knew they had to do something to have the America they truly deserved. They knew they had a purpose in contributing to this march towards victory.” Former mayor Lorraine Morton, Evanston’s first black mayor and the longest serving mayor in the city’s history, reminisced about the civil rights movement in her hometown of Walnut Cove, North Carolina. She said she was proud of the young people who paved the way toward change in the community by integrating schools that were once segregated. In his opening remarks, Mayor Steve Hagerty said many of the most socially progressive and active people in the Evanston community are young adults and teenagers. He emphasized these traits as extremely important, especially given the amount of “work to be done” on social
of past approaches to public demonstration and considered potential improvements. “The amnesia we have is that a lot of what’s happening today has already happened,” Perez said. “If we really understood how previous movements failed … if we are actually able to connect with those that were working during that time, we can potentially do things in a different way.” However, Perez said the Women’s March was also confronted with criticism centering on a perceived lack of inclusiveness, as some said the march tokenized women of color. In response, she said the organization strived for “intersectionality” by addressing concerns from different marginalized groups, and told critics to “stay on the sidelines” unless they also offered solutions. Medill freshman Arudi Masinjila said she had worked with Perez during an internship at The Gathering for Justice. While the past experience showed her that individuals could be powerful in prompting social justice reform, Masinjila said the Saturday event taught her that reaching out to a diverse group of people could be more effective. “We need to include many voices in the conversation and bring different people together to actually be able to have a wholesome view of the problem and how to solve it,” Masinjila said. limingwan2021@u.northwestern.edu issues, both in the greater world and in Evanston. “This year, in addition to honoring Dr. King, we’re paying special tribute to all the brave young people who operated outside of their comfort zone and made enormous sacrifices to change our country during the civil rights moment,” he said. “We also recognize the many young people who are continuing that struggle today.” Performances by youth from the EvanstonChicago area made up the rest of the presentation. Ca’ron Walker, an eighth-grader from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School, performed a spoken-word rendition of Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise.” The Second Baptist Church Choir, the Faith Temple Choir and Evanston Children’s Choir performed throughout the event. Michael Nabors, president of the NAACP’s Evanston chapter and pastor at Second Baptist Church, said the goal of these presentations was to further inspire young people to get involved in activism and social justice. “We’re trying to motivate the young people to let them know that we have high expectations, for them to continue to help us to lead the way,” Nabors said. wilsonchapman2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Ex-senator criticizes Trump, talks democracy By ANAMARIA SAYRE
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Former Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold told a crowd of students in Scott Hall on Friday that the state of American politics saddens him, as he offered steps that could be taken to revive it. “I can’t start without saying how sad I feel today,” Feingold explained as he opened with his thoughts on Trump and the current state of American politics. “There are moments when you can’t take it.” Feingold, who served as a senator for 18 years, spoke to about 25 students in a speech and Q&A session hosted by the Department of Political Science. In clear condemnation of President Donald Trump, he described the president’s actions as “racist and anti-immigrant,” and his approach to foreign policy “brutal.” After he was defeated by his Republican successor in 2011, Feingold has remained active in the political scene, running for reelection in 2016 and becoming involved with various political initiatives. Feingold spoke about his new organization, Legit Action, which is working toward abolishing the electoral college and supporting candidates or movements that Feingold feels will take American
democracy in the right direction. SESP senior Josh O’Neil said he enjoyed hearing about the former senator’s new Legit Action activities. “Once a senator leaves public life, sometimes they like to go and write or do something else,” O’Neil said. “But I liked to hear that he is still engaged in a lot of state issues.” Feingold shared his thoughts about the future of the presidency and what the country might be looking for in a leader in years to come. With regards to who will follow Trump as president, Feingold addressed rumors that had been circulating about Oprah Winfrey’s possible candidacy following her Golden Globes speech. And while Winfrey specifically might not be the right candidate, he said someone as different or unexpected may actually be the right move for Democrats. “Maybe this is what we need given the way people process political information,” Feingold said. Medill senior Joshua Burton said he appreciated Feingold’s blunt attitude about the president and his ideas for the future of American democracy. “His frankness was kind of refreshing,” Burton said. “Just to hear him talk honestly about a lot of the stuff that has been going on was pretty cool.” anamariasayre2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Former Wisconsin Sen. Russell Feingold speaks to students about the current state of politics on Friday. Feingold answered questions from students during a Q&A session hosted by the Department of Political Science.
Y.O.U. show amplifies black voices By JULIA ESPARZA
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Prompted by the current political atmosphere, this year’s Diverse Communities United 2018 performance focused on amplifying the voices of black women and black members of the LGBTQ community. Students from Evanston elementary, middle and high schools created original performances at the event to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and the work of Audre Lorde, an influential black and lesbian writer from the 1930s. About 900 people attended the 12th annual show at Evanston Township High School Saturday. This year’s event focused around the theme “I am deliberate and afraid of nothing” — a line from one of Lorde’s poems. The show — organized by members of Youth and Opportunity United, a youth development agency that works with children from Evanston and Skokie — featured step dances, live poetry and original song. The event also included an art show displaying original works by the students. Devea Williams, an ETHS junior and member of Y.O.U.’s high school committee, said she was happy the theme focused on Audre Lorde. “A lot of people, when they think of the Black Lives Matter Movement, they think of men,” Williams told the Daily. “Black women or anyone in the LGBTQ community is forgottten.” Students from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Literary and Fine Arts School showed a short film about a girl who wanted to try out for the football team. Despite her peers doubting the ability of a girl to play a “boys sport,” she attended tryouts. The main organizers of this year’s show were six ETHS juniors, four of whom performed a poem that criticized society for only valuing black women for their “big thighs” and “high cheekbones.” Students from Y.O.U.’s 11 sites have prepared for the performances and art show for several months, Janelle Norman — the organization’s manager of post-secondary success — said. She added it was important to amplify students’ voices in the show. “Students were instrumental and inspiring throughout this entire process,” Norman told The Daily. “They really led the effort.” Norman said the show empowered many of the students because though they were initially nervous about performing in front of a large crowd, they eventually felt more confident. Madison Corins, an ETHS junior and member of Y.O.U.’s high school committee, said she was glad she could be a role model to the younger performers. “A lot of people know the names of black men’s lives who have been lost, but we don’t know the names of black women whose lives have been lost,” Corins said. “Today’s society doesn’t look up to (black women) as we should.” juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Last year, Northwestern suffered a heartbreaking loss at the buzzer in Bloomington. This year’s defeat wasn’t quite as close. The Wildcats (11-8, 2-4 Big Ten) came out flatter than two-monthold soda and stayed that way for the entirety of the 66-46 beatdown against Indiana (11-7, 4-2). “I’m disappointed,” coach Chris Collins said. “Just because a lot of guys are back doesn’t mean it’s the same team. Every team is new. You’ve got to re-establish roles. You’ve got to re-establish the way you play, your toughness, your grit. I take responsibility because it’s my job to be able to do that.” In the first half, NU’s struggles were limited to the offensive end, where the Cats shot 24 percent from the field and committed 11 turnovers. While the Hoosiers, — playing most of the half without their leading scorer Juwan Morgan — also put up a bunch of bricks, they still managed to lead 24-19 at the half. “I didn’t see that coming from us offensively,” Collins said. “Our defense gave us a chance in the first half … and then we could just never get in
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any rhythm.” The second half, however, was bad on both ends for NU. The putrid offensive showing continued, and the Cats finished with their fewest points since their 76-45 loss to Michigan State two seasons ago. And then things fell apart defensively. The Hoosiers put up 42 points in the second half and shot 60 percent from the field in the period, including 4-for-10 from deep. Morgan went 4-for-4 from the field to score 8 points. “Our defense could only hold on for so long,” Collins said. “After a certain point, when you’re that inept offensively and you can’t score, it just grinds out the other facets of your game. And I think that’s what happened.” Indiana guard Robert Johnson led all scorers with 17 points. Eleven of Johnson’s 12 field goal attempts, and all five of his makes, came from long range — and he alone was responsible for one third of all made 3-pointers in the game. With nine points each, junior forward Vic Law and sophomore guard Isiah Brown led NU in scoring. Law
combined with senior guards Scottie Lindsey and Bryant McIntosh to shoot 7-for-34 from the field. The trio tallied a total of 18 points. For McIntosh, the game capped off a disappointing career in Assembly Hall. The Hoosier State native finished 0-3 in the building with NU, and his final performance was limited by an ankle injury which led to him playing only 24 minutes, his third-fewest total of the season. “They were physical and took him out of his rhythm,” Collins said. “I know he’s disappointed. He loves Indiana. He loves the state. He’s proud to be from here. Obviously it means a lot when you get to play in Assembly Hall when you’re from this area.” After Sunday’s blowout loss, the Cats are left to do some soul-searching. NU came into the year ranked in the top 25 in the country, but now sits in the bottom half of the Big Ten with little chance of returning to the NCAA Tournament. For one of the most disappointing teams in college basketball, there’s a long way to go back to respectability. “We’ve been up-and-down all year,” Collins said. “We’d look at good times and then kind of fall flat like we did today. It is frustrating.” josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern. edu
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Cats drop Badgers in big victory NU now firmly out of No. 16 Wisconsin
By PETER WARREN
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Two winters ago, Northwestern travelled north to Madison for its final regular season dual and was dominated by Wisconsin, 38-3. What a difference two years makes. The No. 25 Wildcats (7-1, 2-1 Big Ten) flipped the script and upset the visiting No. 16 Badgers (4-1, 1-1) 18-14 on Friday at Patten Gym. “It was a total team effort,” junior Johnny Sebastian said. “We knew that it was going to be coming down to every single individual from top to bottom. I think it showed where this program is going.” The victory comes in NU’s first dual after its heartbreaking, last-match loss to then-No. 14 Illinois on Jan. 7. After the close loss to the Fighting Illini, the Cats came out strong and energetic against Wisconsin. Coach Matt Storniolo said that the team came
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in extra motivated. “We were pretty disappointed after last weekend,” Storniolo said. “We walked away with a bad taste in our mouth. It is a testament to this team’s character that we came out tonight and wrestled the way we did and came away with the win.” NU started off the dual on the right note with junior Conan Jennings picking up a 3-1 victory over Wisconsin’s Ben Stone at heavyweight. After hitting a two-point takedown in the first period, Jennings added a point from an escape in the second. The victory proved to be an important win as it gave the Cats the early lead and momentum. “He set the tone early on,” Sebastian said. “He had a nice little takedown in
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Mitch Sliga celebrates a victory. The senior and the Wildcats picked up a big win against Wisconsin on Friday.
the beginning that shocked us a little bit. Never seen him hit that before.” The most dominant performance of the night came from redshirt freshman Sebastian Rivera at 125 pounds. The New Jersey native picked up a massive 16-0 technical fall victory over Johnny Jimenez. Rivera was in control from the start and managed to hit three four-point near-falls before the match was called. After Rivera secured the victory, he and Jimenez continued to push and shove each other, resulting in both teams earning unsportsmanlike penalties and one-point deductions. “I did some things I probably should not have done, cost the team a point,” Rivera said. “I will fix that next time.” In the closest match of the night, Sebastian and the Badgers’ Ryan Christiansen wrestled down to the wire at 174 pounds. It was the third meeting of the season between the two wrestlers, with Sebastian winning the two previous matchups. Heading into the decisive third period, Sebastian trailed 1-0. But after tying it up with an escape early in the period, Sebastian picked up another point with only seconds remaining to secure the win. With Sebastian’s decision, the Cats went up 18-8, essentially putting the Badgers away with two matchups to go. The victory marked the first time the Cats have defeated a ranked opponent since taking down then-No. 23 Indiana in January 2014. When NU lost to Wisconsin in 2016, it was the culmination of a 2-13 regular season, the worst in school history. Now, the Cats are out to their best start in conference play since the 201011 season. Storniolo says that there have been many changes over the last few years that have led to this revival. “A lot has changed,” Storniolo said. “Coaching staff has changed, the attitudes changed, the expectations have changed. We are a dangerous team, and people are starting to realize that.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Spending Spring Break 2017 in Salt Lake City was fun. The city was blessed with unseasonable warmth, the streetcars were packed with visitors to the NCAA Tournament, the ski slopes and Comic Con all at once, and best of all, Northwestern beat Vanderbilt in their first-ever dance. It would’ve been fun to check out a regional host city like Boise, Pittsburgh or San Diego this time around. But I’m booking plane tickets elsewhere. Northwestern men’s basketball is now a mediocre 11-8 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten. The team has been blown out in three of its last four games. Barring a miraculous turnaround — and I’m more inclined to believe it ’ll be 80 degrees next week than that such a turnaround will happen — the Wildcats won’t be sniffing the Big Dance this year. Yes, the football team was in a seemingly similar situation last fall, sitting 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the conference after a lopsided 24-point loss to Penn State. Yet I still believed wholeheartedly at the time that the Cats would end up fulfilling their lofty preseason expectations, and they ultimately did, going a perfect 8-0 from that day on. So what makes these two scenarios different? One key reason: the schedule. Only one of NU football’s last seven regular season opponents ranked among the top 40 teams this season in S&P+, an all-inclusive evaluator of team performance. Conversely, of NU basketball’s
12 remaining regular season games, four are against top-20 teams and seven are against top-50 teams in Kenpom, another similarlyadvanced evaluator. For the Cats to match last season’s 10-8 conference record, they’d need to win eight of those 12 games. For them to match last season’s 21-10 overall regular season record, they’d need to win 10 of those 12 games. And even then, given the Big Ten’s relative weakness this season and NU’s lack of any quality non-conference wins, a tournament invitation could prove an uncertain proposition. Plus, asking this team to win 10 of 12 down the stretch seems a bit like asking a pack of literal wildcats to rebuild Welsh-Ryan Arena. It ’s just not possible. Excluding last week’s win over Minnesota, NU’s best win this season is against Illinois, which is No. 95 in Kenpom. Meanwhile, it just lost handily to 81st-ranked Nebraska and 89th-ranked Indiana, not to mention 102nd-ranked Georgia Tech earlier on. By comparison, last season, the Cats beat seven top-50 teams in Kenpom and lost to only one team outside the top 50. It would take many, many more columns to analyze the perplexing reasons why NU, despite returning its top five scorers, is so much worse this season. In fact, we may never really have a conclusive answer. One thing is nevertheless certain: the Cats are, indeed, much worse. They won’t be gracing the NCAA Tournament this year. A purple-clad mob of fans won’t be migrating to another distant arena this March. I hear the Bahamas are nice, though. benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu