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Suits continue over Innocence Project Investigator for Alstory Simon case claims defamation By ALAN PEREZ

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Medill Prof. J.A. Adande speaks with Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. Morey, a Northwestern alumnus, spoke about the intersection of data analytics and basketball.

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NU grad and sports-data visionary says basketball has evolved By CHRISTIAN UBILLUS

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Daryl Morey (McCormick ’96), general manager of the Houston Rockets, spoke to students on Wednesday about the central role of data in basketball.

Speaking to a full crowd at the McCormick Foundation Center Forum, Morey discussed NBA analytics, the current state of sports reporting and his personal experiences with the Rockets. The event was organized by the Contemporary Thought Speaker Series and moderated

by Medill Prof. J.A. Adande (Medill ’92), who directs the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications’ sports journalism program. Morey said his background in computer science and statistics gives him an edge in an industry populated with

managers who have sportscentric backgrounds. He said unlike many other managers may not be as familiar with data analytics, his background allows him to succeed in trade agreements and NBA recruitment from colleges. » See MOREY, page 6

A lawsuit has been filed after investigations into a highprofile murder case led to two exonerations, the repeal of the death penalty in Illinois and the fall of one of Northwestern’s most distinguished professors. Paul Ciolino, a private investigator who obtained a video confession of Alstory Simon for a 1982 double homicide, is defending his reputation — and that of Northwestern and former Medill Prof. David Protess — in a defamation lawsuit filed earlier this month. The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court, alleges nine defendants engaged in a “conspiracy” to discredit the work of Ciolino, Protess and the then-Medill Innocence Project, since renamed the Medill Justice Project. The suit, filed Jan. 2, claims Simon’s lawyers and the two investigators they hired made false claims in an effort to defame and discredit Ciolino’s investigation, despite continued confessions of murder by their client.

“Together they conceived a plan to ruin the reputations of Northwestern University, David Protess and Plaintiff Ciolino,” the complaint reads. “Part of the strategy to discredit Protess and plaintiff was to attack the integrity of their success stories.” The suit also claims the defendants intentionally inflicted emotional distress, which led to Ciolino’s depression, anxiety and fear. Additionally, the suit claims the plot ruined his reputation and has made it difficult for him to find work as an investigator. Details of the alleged “swiftboat” plot to undermine the investigation include claims that Simon and witnesses were paid to recant their stories. The complaint also claims that Anita Alvarez, the prosecutor who freed Simon, resorted to “unethical, underhanded and downright sleazy methods to discredit” Protess and Northwestern. The complaint is similar to a countersuit in an ongoing lawsuit against Ciolino filed by Simon in 2015. The countersuit was dismissed for not having proper jurisdiction, but the federal judge for the case said it could be taken to a state court. » See SUIT, page 6

Poet shares work, City looks at impacts of housing law talks Native culture Subcommittee on inclusionary housing holds inaugural meeting Diaz discusses poetry as a form of empowerment By AMY LI

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Northwestern welcomed poet Natalie Diaz on Wednesday to share her poetry and lead a conversation about preserving indigenous culture through literature. The conversation, co-sponsored by Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of English and the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research, took place in Harris Hall as part of the Moore Lecture Series. The project aims to provide a platform for established writers to talk to students, faculty and other community members, according to the English department’s website. Diaz, who is Pima and Mojave, was born in the Fort Mojave Indian Village in Needles, California. She spent more than half of her life as a professional basketball player and is now, among many other

titles, an author and archivist of indigenous languages. “She is a poet, a sister, a warrior and amazing human,” said English Prof. Chris Abani, who introduced Diaz. Abani and Diaz both emphasized the importance of using humor when talking about difficult subjects. Diaz maintained a lighthearted tone, even during heavy conversations on topics such as the occupation of Native land, abuse, molestation and death. Diaz said she wrestles with her many titles when writing poetry, one of them being her identity as an indigenous woman. Introducing her love poem, “Manhattan is a Lenape Word,” the poet described her writing as a form of empowerment and a way for her to reshape the image of indigenous womanhood. Diaz said the poem draws a parallel between the occupation of indigenous land and that of the indigenous woman’s body, representing how the latter is labeled as an entity open to other people’s pleasure, she said. » See DIAZ, page 6

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The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Subcommittee analyzed the ordinance’s

shortcomings and discussed additional projects for affordable housing at its inaugural meeting Wednesday. Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) told The Daily the meeting was a “starting point” to look at challenges with the

Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, roughly two years after it became law. It went into effect January 2016, requiring developers to either make 10 percent of their total units affordable, pay a fee-inlieu, suggest an alternative

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Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) speaks at a Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Subcommittee meeting. The committee began to consider improvements to the housing ordinance.

equivalent proposal or petition for a reduction of the requirements. Mayor Steve Hagerty made a brief appearance at the beginning to applaud the creation of the subcommittee, calling affordability a “complex problem.” “I hope we can create an environment with more opportunities of affordability here in the community,” Hagerty said. “Everyone recognizes that there are huge market forces at play … but we do want to make sure that Evanston remains this socioeconomically diverse, racially diverse and ethnically diverse community.” The committee includes four aldermen, nonprofit workers, real estate brokers and city staff. “(The ordinance) was wellintentioned,” Wilson said. “As far as the actual impact, we’re not getting the kind of impact that collectively, as a community and as a council, we were expecting.” Executive vice president of Riverside Investment & Development and committee member Kent Swanson said » See HOUSING, page 6

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AROUND TOWN District-wide meeting critiques D65 sustainability By ADRIAN WAN

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Green Team members from D65 schools attend a meeting held at Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Wednesday. Parents and staff discussed potential ways to improve schools’ environmental policies.

POLICE BLOTTER Evanston woman arrested in connection with domestic battery

Police arrested a 43-year-old Evanston woman Tuesday night and charged her with domestic battery and aggravated assault following an altercation with her fiancé, Evanston police said. The woman and her 62-year-old fiancé were arguing about their son while in the bedroom of their home in the 400 block of South Boulevard

when the man called the police, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. The woman told an officer that her fiancé struck her on the left side of her face during the altercation. The man told the officer he heard their 10-yearold son, who was playing in the bedroom, begin to cry. When he entered the bedroom, he said he was met by his fiancé holding a folding pocket knife. Glew said she held the opened knife near his head and stated, “You’re not coming in here.” The two exchanged blows to each other’s heads,

A gathering of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parents and staff criticized the district’s environmental policies and suggested ways to improve schools’ sustainability at a meeting Wednesday. About ten representatives from the Green Teams, composed of parents and staff from individual District 65 schools, gathered at Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center to evaluate their past achievements, many of which were coordinated by grassroot organizations. They also criticized the district for not paying enough attention to sustainability. One achievement the members discussed was the work of local nonprofit Evanston Food Exchange in providing District 65 schools with locally grown food. Secretary Anne Sills said the organization, which prepares hot lunches at Evanston Township High School and disseminates them throughout the district, has been important in “improving students’ health.” “We’ve been really proud of the effort we made for those who get most isolated in Evanston,” Sills said. Green Team members have worked with other programs and institutions — such as the Mayor’s Climate Action Resilience Plan Working Group, Citizens’ Greener Evanston and Northwestern University — to implement a range of sustainable but police said the pocket knife was not used. When the man said he was calling the police, the woman locked herself in the bedroom, Glew said. Police found the woman in the bedroom with the opened knife and arrested her. Police said she appeared to be intoxicated. The woman was charged with one count of domestic battery and one count of aggravated assault. — Nikki Baim

development projects, said member Becky Brodsky, a representative from Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies. By encouraging each school to switch to composting and recycling, the district can significantly reduce food waste and alleviate pollution issues, she said. She added that the green initiatives need to adopt a “top-down” approach. As the district oversees the design of curriculum and purchase of food packagings and utensils provided in each school, it is important that reform comes with support from the district. “Our real goal is for the district to have a sustainability policy that is comprehensive, reasonable and enforced in the city,” Brodsky said. “It trickles down and holds the whole school accountable.” District 65 board member Rebeca Mendoza said while Evanston is known for its progressiveness, sustainable development projects haven’t received enough backing from district officials. “One of the things that strikes me is that middle school is where we were indoctrinated to recycle … but we no longer have a sustainability committee in District 65,” Mendoza said.“It’s really inspiring to see all these volunteers doing things for our school, but it has to be institutionalized and be part of our practices.” The Green Team members will meet Jan. 29 to continue discussing potential reforms. limingwan2021@u.northwestern.edu

Setting the record straight An article published in Wednesday’s paper titled “Cats go unbeaten at weekend invitational” incorrectly stated a score. The foil team went 4-5 against Air Force. NU won the overall match. The Daily regrets the error.

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ON CAMPUS ASG finalizes election commission By ALEXIS WHITE

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Associated Student Government senators elected members of this year’s election commission Wednesday for the upcoming spring elections. There were eight nominated candidates for the seven-member commission, which chief of staff Lars Benson said will set rules for candidates to follow during the election season and take any disciplinary decisions against candidates if needed. Benson, a Weinberg senior, added that the committee will be independent from the current and future administrations. “The election commission is important because maintaining standards of integrity in the democratic process that we use to select a student body president and vice president is the most important part of what student government does,” Benson told The Daily. In April 2016, the election commission faced an unprecedented situation when it found that former ASG president Christina Cilento and vice president Macs Vinson had violated election guidelines by receiving information about the voting margin while polls were open. A few weeks later, Senate held what The Daily reported as the first presidential impeachment hearing in institutional history, but did not remove the two from office. During last year’s election, current president Nehaarika Mulukutla and vice president Rosalie Gambrah ran unopposed — reportedly the first time in institutional memory there was an uncontested ASG presidential election. District 3 senator Dillon Saks served on the election commission last year, which he said made reforms after the events of the 2016 election. Saks told The Daily reforms also happened right after the election to prevent further corruption. “Last year, it was a breeze because there was only one candidate,” the Weinberg sophomore

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said. “We didn’t have to deal with any of the issues that we had the previous year, so we’ll hope that there’s no incidents this year. But we’re going to prepare for the worst.” Wednesday’s meeting also included new legislation to create an ad-hoc committee on Senate reform. It proposes that the committee recommend improvements to Senate concerning “attendance, accessibility, transparency, and quality.” Speaker Daniella Lumpkin said this committee will help Senate impose changes, especially concerning attendance. Senate was delayed for 30 minutes because not enough members were in attendance to reach quorum. The student group apportionment

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committee had an emergency meeting, during which Lumpkin said it removed some longvacant seats to help reach quorum. “Attendance will never be taken seriously if there’s no actual recourse for it,” the Weinberg senior told The Daily. “According to the code, it is our right to then reevaluate your seat after two weeks of unexcused absences, and that applies to several groups.” Other upcoming changes include a new newsletter format that will be sent to students every Thursday with information from ASG, and new programming for faculty sensitivity training. alexiswhite2021@u.northwestern.edu

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arts & entertainment Mummy showcased in Block Museum exhibit By ANDREA MICHELSON

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The mummy of a young girl on display. The mummy is usually housed in the Styberg Library.

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Ancient Egyptian panel portraits on display at “Paint the Eyes Softer.” These portraits used to adorn the mummies of the deceased subjects.

‘CommFest’ to feature Colbert, other famous Northwestern alumni The School of Communication announced it will host “CommFest” from April 20 to 21, featuring performances, reunions and workshops with some of Northwestern’s Communication alumni. The two-day festival will conclude with “A Starry Night” — a performance bringing together the school’s prominent alumni, faculty artists and student actors — hosted by Stephen Colbert (Communication ’86). The performance will take place in the new Ryan Fieldhouse and Walter Athletics Center. According to the CommFest website, “A Starry Night” will highlight the contributions Communication alumni have made to the fields of comedy, musical theater, directing, writing and more. The School of Communication announced that Brian d’Arcy James (Communication ’90) will be among the performers, and the website added that more performers will be announced soon. Tickets to the festival include seating for “A Starry Night” and range from $100 for students to $1,500, the website says. Ticket purchases will raise money for the School of Communication. Student films will be on display during the festival at the Block Museum of Art, and The Waa-Mu Show will also perform a preview of their 2018 show. During the festival, Communication student groups, like The Waa-Mu Show, The Dolphin Show and Studio 22, will hold self-organized reunions. They will take place April 20 after a “big reunion party” open to all attendees, the CommFest website said. — Allie Goulding

Essi Rönkkö was visiting the Styberg Library at the Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in October 2016 to check out a book about panel portraits when she stumbled across what she calls “Northwestern’s best worst-kept secret” — a nearly 2,000-year-old mummy of a five-year-old girl housed at the library. This happenstance discovery became the final puzzle piece to complete the ancient art exhibition Rönkkö was co-curating at The Block Museum of Art: “Paint the Eyes Softer.” The exhibition features seven panel portraits from the Fayum region of ancient Egypt, on loan from the University of California, Berkeley. These portraits date to the second century, and were used to adorn the mummies of the deceased subjects. Four years ago, McCormick Prof. Marc Walton, the exhibition’s co-curator, unearthed his new passion project in further exploring the intersection between science and art. He began working with the Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts to better understand the structure and composition of Egyptian panel portraits. In 2016, he approached the Block Museum with possibility of displaying the portraits. “(The portraits) are stunning objects; when you look at them, it really brings the person back to you,” Walton said. “I thought this would be a great idea for an exhibition.” Rönkkö had recently begun working at the Block Museum as a curatorial associate when Walton started planning the exhibition. She said she was instantly drawn to the project because of her background in ancient art and Roman history. A few months after the project’s inception, Walton and Rönkkö brought in classics Prof. Taco Terpstra, as the third co-curator. “We wanted to make sure it wasn’t just a science show, so we were looking for collaborators in the classics,” Rönkkö said. “It was a wonderful coincidence that Professor Terpstra, who was new to Northwestern

at that point, specializes in trade in the ancient world.” In addition to the panel portraits, the exhibition features two traditional-style mummy masks, two panel paintings from a later period, various writing objects and the surprise key element: the Hibbard mummy. Rönkkö said she had just finalized the exhibition checklist when she came across the Hibbard mummy at the Styberg Library. “I saw this child mummy, and it looked very much like the ones with the painted portraits,” Rönkkö said. “It’s from an excavation that took place 10 years later than the Berkeley materials and it’s from a site that’s 10 miles away.” The discovery of the mummy inspired an advanced undergraduate research seminar, taught by Walton and Terpstra in fall 2017. The seminar was offered to McCormick School of Engineering and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences students. “We had engineers and we had classicists, and that itself provided an interesting dynamic,” Terpstra said. “Students heard and did things outside their comfort zones.” The students in the seminar did research on the textiles, soil and pigments of the Hibbard mummy. Their findings are displayed on panels beside the mummy at the exhibition. The exhibition also features an iPad equipped with an augmented reality app. Visitors can point the camera at the mummy and see data from CT scans mapped onto the mummy. McCormick senior Kyle Engelmann and doctoral candidate Nathan Matsuda developed the augmented reality tour as an independent study this fall. The exhibition’s soundscape was designed in a School of Communication seminar, leading Rönkkö to note that the co-curators worked with almost every school in the university throughout the project. “I don’t think in any other kind of museum you could go to a professor at the medical school to see if you could get the mummy scanned at the hospital,” Rönkkö said. “It’s one of those examples of what an academic museum can do on a campus.” andreamichelson2020@u.northwestern.edu

NU grad performs in Steppenwolf show By CRYSTAL WALL

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When Northwestern alum Molly Regan (Communication ’73) began contemplating turning her family stories into a play, Steppenwolf Theatre told her they didn’t have a space for one-woman shows. Regan ignored the warning and wrote on. Just last weekend, she performed “The Accidental Curator” at Steppenwolf, from Jan. 12 to Jan. 14. Originally a series of essays based on Regan’s unusual family stories, the show focuses on her realization that she is responsible for deciding what to do with the stories of her past. Mary Robinson — the show’s director who has collaborated with Regan several times before — urged her to turn the written essays into a theatrical piece. “Taking them from a literary thing into a theatrical thing was the trick, because I had to cut an enormous amount in order to streamline them and (give) a forward motion to it,” Regan said. Robinson said she believed the essays’ great storytelling and dramatic, theatrical elements made them fit for a stage adaptation. She praised Regan’s characters as being written with strong detail and “human interest.” Robinson said “The Accidental Curator” has changed her own perspective on passing on family belongings and stories, and believes it will have the same effect on audience members. She added that it features a topic not often explored in theatre: the universal milestone of being tasked with preserving your family’s legacy. “The piece is about something that everybody deals with, which is what you do with your family’s history and your family’s things,” Robinson said. “How do those things get passed down from generation to

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Molly Regan performs in “The Accidental Curator.” The one-woman show is based off of essays Regan wrote about her family’s stories.

generation?” Regan said she found it difficult to perform as a version of herself, as opposed to a preconceived, separate character, as who she portrayed onstage is not representative of her full being. “I’m myself, but it’s the point of view of the self that wrote these stories, which is a little different from my real self,” Regan said. Greta Honold, the producer of the show, said the audience had an overwhelmingly positive response to the piece. Many audience members are long-time fans of Regan, she said, and were excited to see her working as both playwright and actress. Regan has experience as an actress, but she said performing her own piece is a different experience

from realizing someone else’s work onstage. While she initially found it difficult to step out of her comfort zone and break the fourth wall, she is now comfortable engaging directly with the audience, she said. “You know what I feel like I’m doing when I stand up here?” Regan said. “I’m talking to the audience, they’re now my scene partner.” Regan said she endeavored to create a piece with a relatable and resonant nature that will touch audiences. She hopes it encourages the audience to leave considering the show in the context of their own families. “Even though my stories are specifically mine, I’m trying to find the universal in the specific,” Regan said. crystalwall2020@u.northwestern.edu

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Alum stars in play about Penn State abuse scandal By CHARLOTTE WALSH

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When actress Sarah Gise was selected for the lead role of Mia in the play “For the Loyal,” she specifically requested a female assistant director. Gise felt that in a play with a male writer, director and majority male cast, Hannah Wolff (Communication ’13) was a necessary female presence. “(It helps) having Hannah there to look in the eyes to be like ‘You get this, right? You get what I’m going through? You get why it’s hard to speak out against these men?’” Gise said. Wolff is the assistant director for Interrobang Theatre Project’s production of “For the Loyal” which will run through Feb. 4 at Chicago’s Athenaeum Theatre. Inspired by the 2011 sexual abuse scandal at Pennsylvania State University, the play tells the story of Mia, the pregnant wife of a football coach at a university’s prestigious football program. When Mia’s husband reveals to her he may have been witness to a hushed-up sexual assault scandal, Mia is forced to reflect on her responsibilities as a bystander and where her loyalties lie, Wolff said. Wolff has prior experience working with sensitive subjects like sexual assault and was involved with Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators while at NU. Wolff discovered her passion for working

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Sarah Gise plays Mia, the pregnant wife of a football coach in “For the Loyal.” The show is inspired by the 2011 sexual assault scandal at Pennsylvania State University.

with “strong female characters” as a sophomore at NU when she performed in a production of “The Vagina Monologues,” which delves into the nuances of the female experience. She said she fell

in love with the play’s message of female empowerment and sexual liberation, and ended up directing it as a junior the following year. “(That) was a really fun experience because I got

to align my interest in social justice and feminism with my love of theater,” Wolff said. “It definitely affects my directing practice now.” Wolff has fond memories of her time at NU, and described her close-knit group of sorority friends as intellectual and powerful women. She said her background of intimate female friendships inspired her to prioritize putting women centerstage in her career as a director. Wolff became involved with “For the Loyal” when her high school acting teacher put her in touch with director James Yost. Yost said he doesn’t think the play would be the same without her. “We work very well together,” Yost said. “She would interject when she felt the play was getting too misogynistic or if she felt like Mia was weak. She was a real advocate for the female character.” Wolff said she felt a pressing need to empower the play’s female protagonist especially within the current political climate, from the Harvey Weinstein scandal to the ensuing #MeToo and TIME’S UP movements. She noted it’s important for theater projects to feature women at the forefront, and that their characters should be empowered individuals who aren’t victims of their circumstances. “I wanted (Mia) to be leading us through this journey,” Wolff said. “She is not a victim of anything. She is the one orchestrating everything that happens on stage, and the audience lives in her mind and roots for her. She never gives up.” charlottewalsh2021@u.northwestern.edu

Beyoncé’s ‘4’ at center of upcoming Graffoníks show By JANE RECKER

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While deliberating on a theme for the fourthannual “Graffoníks” show, Graffiti Dancers’ coartistic director Alana Rosenbloom jokingly suggested the idea of centering the collaboration around Beyoncé’s album “4.” “Anybody who knows me knows I’m obsessed with Beyoncé,” the Communication senior said. After discussing the idea with the entire group, what began as a comical brainstorm became the theme for this year’s “Graffoníks” show. On Jan. 19 and 20, Graffiti Dancers and Tonik Tap will join forces to present “Graffoníks 4,” a blend of contemporary and tap dance centered around the music of Queen Bey. Rosenbloom’s brainchild was conceived during a casual conversation with a Tonik Tap member about potential themes, Rosenbloom said. “Graffoníks” last theme, 3-D, had paid homage to the third year of the collaboration, so Rosenbloom said the groups wanted to do something similar for their fourth show. “We were coming up with stupid puns like 4ever, and then we were like, ‘Oh my god, Beyoncé’s album 4, that’d be hilarious,’” Rosenbloom said. “We were kind of joking about it, but then we brought it to the rest of the members and they were like, ‘Wait, that’s going to be awesome!’” “Graffoníks” began four years ago as a friendly, casual collaboration, Rosenbloom said. She noted that with a history of shared friendships and members performing for both, a joint performance seemed natural. Weinberg senior and Tonik Tap artistic director Sterling Harris said each consecutive show has been more polished and refined than the last, and that the groups have a strong bond and look forward to working with each other every year.

“It’s like a family reunion,” Harris said. “It’s like getting to be with this extended family, which is Graffiti Dancers for us, and work together on every aspect of the show to make it a true collaborative effort.” The two groups feature contrasting dance styles. Graffiti Dancers — the oldest dance group on campus — focuses on contemporary dance such as ballet and jazz, while Tonik Tap is eponymously tap-focused. Graffiti Dancers co-artistic director Megan Conlon said while these dance styles are different, both groups have been able to inspire new ideas by incorporating techniques from the other group. Conlon said she was excited by the new choreography that emerged when working on the senior dance piece. “Seeing what people come up with is incredible, especially when you put the two different styles together,” the Communication senior said. “Tonik has taught us a lot about hitting different rhythms that we never would have thought of or heard in the music.” While neither group restricted their choreographers to only using Beyoncé’s music in their pieces, much of the performance will feature her work, Conlon said. Her music will make up the entirety of the “jams” segments: short, improvisational pieces between the choreographed numbers, Conlon said. Of course, no Beyoncé-themed performance would be complete without the rousing, key-changing song “Love on Top,” which will be used for the finale, Rosenbloom said. She said the final number is her favorite part of the entire show, which she’s most looking forward to perform. “(When) we learned the finale, I was smiling all the way home!” Rosenbloom said. “We took some choreo from the music video, and it was so much fun for everyone to be together. It’s going to be an awesome way to close the show.” janerecker2019@u.northwestern.edu

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The ensemble of “Graffoníks 4” strikes a pose. The performers are comprised of members from Tonik Tap and Graffiti Dancers.

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Sunday, 1/21

• Block Museum, “Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy

• Bienen School of Music, “David Kadouch,

• Bienen School of Music, “An Evening in

Portraits from Roman Egypt”

piano,” Galvin Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Vienna,” Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Bienen School of Music, “Devils and Deceit,”

• Block Museum, “Paint the Eyes Softer: Mummy

Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Portraits from Roman Egypt”

• Block Museum, “William Blake and the Age of

Aquarius”

• Dittmar Gallery, “Drone Stories”

• Tonik Tap and Graffiti Dancers, “Graffoníks 4,”

Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Per-

forming Arts, 7 and 9 p.m.

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SUIT

From page 1 Ciolino was working with Protess and the Medill Innocence Project in 1999 when he obtained Simon’s confession. The confession helped to convict Simon and exonerate Anthony Porter, who was just hours away from the death penalty after he was convicted for the 1982 deaths of Jerry Hillard and Marilyn Green. Though Simon pleaded guilty and continued to confess multiple times, as the suit points out, he later renounced the admission, alleging Ciolino threatened him at gunpoint, showed him a video of an actor falsely claiming he saw Simon commit the

MOREY

From page 1 “We look at what we need to win and what to make that happen,” he said. Morey said that data analytics are important in making better, more accurate predictions since humans aren’t naturally great at navigating large sets of information. With larger data sets, humans don’t have to rely on judgment and can use objective information analysis to guide decision making, Morey said. He added that during a major rebuilding period for the Rockets, supplementing his

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From page 1 “If you are a woman who’s suffered from any kind of tragedy or trauma, then immediately you lose the autonomy for tenderness and the autonomy for love,” Diaz said. She added that her writing gives her a freedom that is not always offered to other indigenous women. Diaz and English Prof. Kelly Wisecup reflected on the idea of geographical and bodily cartography and the meanings people project upon lines on a sheet of paper. “Cartographies teach us to accept fictions,” Wisecup said, speaking of geopolitical borders that are not actually operative on the ground. She added that maps in the U.S. often draw a narrative of “Native absence.” Further into the conversation, Diaz

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that from an economic perspective, inclusionary housing poses difficulties for developers and government. He said as market rates change, it becomes difficult to legislate the value of property. Swanson said the city should look into alternative affordable housing projects other than new

THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 2018 murders and said he could avoid the death penalty if he confessed. Though Ciolino disputes Simon’s claim that he conspired to wrongfully convict Simon, prosecutors released Simon in 2015 after they concluded the confession was coerced. Ciolino has admitted previously that he showed Simon the video with the actor. The decision by prosecutors brought into question not only Ciolino’s tactics, but also those of Protess and the then-Medill Innocence Project. Protess left the University in 2011 after allegations that he engaged in and encouraged his students to adopt unethical reporting tactics, prompting administrators to prohibit him from leading the

organization he established. The innocence project has since been under new leadership with Medill Prof. Alec Klein as the director. After two men were exonerated for the same murders, the project and case gained widespread attention and scrutiny from across the nation. Porter’s exoneration played a part in convincing then-Gov. George Ryan to halt executions, a step toward the repeal of the death penalty in Illinois in 2011. Additionally, a 2015 documentary, “A Murder in the Park,” and a book titled, “Justice Perverted: How The Innocence Project at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism Sent an

Innocent Man to Prison,” criticized the case and the innocence movement for its tactics. Ciolino’s suit claims these projects also defamed him by including false statements. “The movie advanced the outrageous lie that Ciolino had obtained Simon’s video-recorded statement in 1999 by using an array of unethical and criminal tactics,” the suit claims. “Ciolino suffered devastating damages as a result of the publication of the false and defamatory statements in MIP (and) ‘Justice Perverted.’” A case management hearing is scheduled for March.

decisions with findings from data helped him stabilize the team. Morey also discussed misreporting in sports journalism, citing an incident between the Rockets and the Los Angeles Clippers earlier this week. After the Clippers’ 113-102 victory Monday night, several Rockets players reportedly entered the Clippers’ locker room, prompting security guards to intervene. However, Morey said media outlets “blew the incident out of proportion” and overdramatized the incident. “A lie gets around the world before the truth gets its shoes on,” he said.

Trevor Lystad, vice president of finance and development for CTSS, said this was the first time the group had brought a sports figure to speak on campus. The SESP sophomore added that Morey was the “perfect person” because of his unique viewpoint on the sports world. Morey emphasized to the audience that basketball as a sport today is so much different from when it was created. “The game has evolved and changed,” Morey said. “The vocabulary has changed, the style of play valued has changed and the importance given to analytics has changed.” Mylan Henderson, a SESP senior who

attended the event, said he was interested in the event as a basketball fan. Henderson added that after learning Morey was a McCormick graduate, he wanted to know how Morey transitioned from being an engineering major to becoming a general manager of an NBA team. “I always knew that the NBA was datadriven and analytics-driven, but just to see how specifically and how much that actually influences trade decisions and different decisions like that was eye-opening,” Henderson said.

described the current state of the country as “a racial war” in which groups of people are being erased in the same way Native Americans have been erased. For instance, she said the naming of rooms at Arizona State University, where she teaches, after Native American nations is ironic because they are built on “dead bodies and memorial ground.” Weinberg junior Monica Garcia told The Daily that as a Latina writer, she especially resonated with Diaz’s message. “Poetry has been conceptualized as something that’s always like white males writing about nature, but that’s not true,” Garcia said. “I feel like poetry has always been about storytelling, and her being able to capture stories that nobody else could have capture is really important.” amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu developments, such as creating units in existing buildings and lowering the cost of individual housing units to save money. “It’s an expensive solution to be producing units at $300,000 a copy,” Swanson said. “You can’t help that many people. You have to create affordable housing in a way that costs much less.” However, Wilson and other members of the committee said looking at affordable housing

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Poet Natalie Diaz speaks at Harris Hall about Native culture in literature. The talk was co-sponsored by the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research and Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

based on the lowest cost alone could perpetuate segregation. Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) said the city has only produced a couple affordable housing projects, which is “not as easy as it sounds.” She added that members of the committee and community advocates “could use a workshop on housing development” to understand various solutions, how they work and who pays for them.

“(Affordable housing) is complex, and it costs a lot of money,” Rainey said. “If you start adding up all the costs of development, it has nothing to do with buying even an ounce of concrete or a piece of steel.” The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Subcommittee will hold its next meeting Feb. 7. catherinehenderson2021@u.northwestern.edu

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ROSEMONT — In the middle of a bleak January both outside and inside Allstate Arena, a Scottie Lindsey 3-pointer seemed like the spark that might lead to a long-awaited night of validation for Northwestern. But Lindsey’s triple — which ended a streak of 11 consecutive 3-point misses by the senior guard and pulled the Wildcats (11-9, 2-5 Big Ten) within 3 points of No. 22 Ohio State (16-4, 7-0) with 43 seconds remaining — ultimately became the closest NU would get in the second half of a 71-65 loss Wednesday night. A Lindsey foul 17 seconds later spoiled what was shaping up as a quality defensive possession, Ohio State’s C.J. Jackson made two free throws and junior forward Vic Law missed a 3-pointer on the other end to effectively kill the Cats’ hopes. “A couple times late in shot clocks, we dove for a steal and gave up layups that I thought were critical possessions,” coach Chris Collins said. “Every time we were trying to make a push, they responded with a big bucket, or we would come down and have a critical turnover, or we would miss a wide-open shot. We never could get that momentum run that we needed

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to get over the hump.” On the bright side, five players scored in double digits for the hosts, led by Law’s 14 and Lindsey’s 13. The team certainly took a significant step forward offensively following last weekend’s disaster in Indiana — they shot 45 percent overall and 52 percent in the second half, assisted on 19 of 26 field goals and generated 26 points in the paint. Freshman guard Anthony Gaines yet again proved to be an energetic spark plug off the bench, hounding the Buckeyes on both ends of the court while tallying three steals and 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting. Collins said he has been encouraging Gaines to match his ever-present defensive confidence on the offensive end, and that well-roundedness showed Wednesday. “The plays he was making on the defensive end of the floor were really impressive tonight, he was all over the court. And now when you add in his ability to score…,” Collins said. “He was a big boost for us tonight, and will be as we go forward.” The Cats also kept Ohio State star forward Keita Bates-Diop largely in check, allowing him to make only four of 12 shots, but were instead burned by a perfect performance from backup center Micah Potter (5-for-5 with 13 points) and a consistent night by Jackson (12 points, eight assists). Collins said he found out only about 20 minutes before tip-off that sophomore

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forward Aaron Falzon couldn’t play, as a minor back issue suffered in practice Tuesday flared up during warmups. Senior forward Gavin Skelly started in Falzon’s place and led a hot start by the hosts, scoring 7 points in the first six minutes to power his team to a 12-6 lead. “When I found out that Aaron Falzon wasn’t playing today, he really pushed me,” Skelly said. “He told me I needed to push myself and I need to get points on the board for the team.” Ohio State then erupted on a massive run to take a 33-25 lead into halftime. When that advantage stretched to 15 points early in the second half, the game seemed to be spiraling into a noncompetitive blowout yet again — but NU, for once, managed to right the ship. The Cats made some crucial buckets down the stretch, including a pair of threes by Gaines and a pair of and-one plays by junior center Dererk Pardon to keep it competitive and then eventually cut into the deficit. Nevertheless, they weren’t able to make the needed stops on the defensive end, as Ohio State rode its 54 percent second-half shooting to its seventh consecutive conference victory. “As much as possible, we talked about staying in the moment, making the next right play,” Buckeyes coach Chris Holtmann said. “By and large, we were able to seal the game with some timely plays.” benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu

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After cruising to a series of victories in California, Northwestern heads east to face some of the best teams in the country in Philadelphia. The Wildcats will fence nine bouts at the highly competitive Penn Duals this weekend. On Saturday, NU squares off with Cornell, Fairleigh Dickinson, New York University, Penn and Temple. The next day, the Cats duel with Brown, Columbia, Drew and Yale. “This tournament is going to be a little bit harder,” junior sabre Maddy Curzon said. “It is on the East Coast with a lot more ranked teams.” Only two of the nine teams, Fairleigh Dickinson and Penn, have fenced against NU this campaign. The Cats handily beat Fairleigh Dickinson at the Vassar Invitational 21-6, but lost to Penn 15-12 at the Elite Invitational. Columbia, Penn, Temple and Yale all finished last season ranked in the top 10. Coach Zach Moss said he is most excited to watch the four matches against those teams this weekend. “I’m excited to see how we fare against Temple and Columbia,” Moss said. “Yale is really strong this year. I really feel like we could have beaten Penn when we fenced them back in November, so I am excited for that rematch.” Lasting from near dawn to dusk, with nine bouts over the course of two days, the Penn Duals will be a grind. On Saturday, the tournament starts at 8:30 a.m and runs until 7 p.m., with close to half of the day spent on or near the strip. The schedules are extended with long break sessions, which Moss said the team will utilize to physically and mentally recover. “We will definitely be looking at that and taking advantage of those break rounds … to try to rest our team, cycle

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A Northwestern fencer toes the strip. The Wildcats head to the Penn Duels this weekend set to take on a myriad of a opponents.

through, use our depth to manage the mental grind that that much competition over two days puts on you,” Moss said. Returning for NU is junior foil Yvonne Chart, who missed last weekend’s Western Invitational. Chart was competing for Great Britain’s national team at a World Cup event in Katowice, Poland. Chart’s return will help offset the loss of freshman foil Sarah Filby who, coming off an undefeated day at the Western Invitational, will be competing in Quebec City at a Canada Cup competition. Despite missing out on this tournament, Filby said she is confident the team will be successful without her. “I think the team as a whole will rise to the challenge and step up our game to beat all these other good teams,” Filby

said. “Everyone is beatable.” This weekend will be essential in showing the team’s potential heading into the latter half of the season, Moss said. Curzon echoed her teammates’ confidence in the Cats’ abilities. The Oregon native said this year’s team is “special” and that the team’s youngest fencers have played a major role in this development. “The freshmen have done a great job of putting the desire to win not just on themselves but also the team,” Curzon said. “If they drop a bout, that’s okay. They put the energy back into the team, which is extremely helpful. That kind of selflessness team attitude is what makes us our group more special than previous years.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu

Bryant McIntosh started celebrating because Northwestern’s trapping press was working. It had given the Wildcats a chance. With less than two minutes to go in a 6-point game, senior guard McIntosh and senior forward Gavin Skelly swarmed an Ohio State ball handler and forced a turnover that gave the hosts momentum late against the No. 22 Buckeyes (16-4, 7-0 Big Ten). Senior guard Scottie Lindsey’s 3-pointer on the following possession brought the Buckeyes’ lead all the way down to three as the culmination of a 16-6 NU (11-9, 2-5) run down the stretch. After a disappointing offensive showing against Indiana in its last game, Skelly said coach Chris Collins implemented the press to turn around an offense that is sometimes “too hesitant.” “It kind of gives us a little more energy because we were a little more active, not sitting back in the half court waiting for our guys to come down,” Skelly said. “We just hold the ball, and if the play doesn’t work right, blow it up, sit around and call a ball screen for B-Mac. Sometimes it’s going to work and sometimes it doesn’t.” The Cats switched from a 2-3 zone to the new defense in the second half, which had Lindsey and junior forward Vic Law trapping Ohio State guard C.J. Jackson as he approached the time line. It led to the Buckeyes committing six second-half turnovers — the biggest being the one McIntosh and Skelly forced late in the game — and the Cats significantly increased their points per possession in the second half as the pace of the game increased.

NU’s tempo has decreased from last season, and the Cats’ average offensive possession is longer than the national average. Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said the slower offense influenced his team’s playing style, especially as McIntosh and the Cats’ defense started forcing turnovers and poor shots. But after Lindsey’s 3 left the Cats facing a 3-point deficit, Collins went away from the trapping defense with 41 seconds to go and an 11 second differential between the game and shot clock. Instead of trying to force yet another turnover, he said he told the players to foul when they came to trap. “If it was one- or a two-point game I would have played it out,” Collins said. “But we were going to try to extend the game and try to get a bucket and make them continue to make free throws.” After Jackson, whom Collins prefered the Cats not foul, made both of his free throws to extend the Buckeyes lead to five, Vic Law shot a contested 3-point shot in a hurried half-court possession. Lindsey intentionally fouled after the miss and Jackson went to the line again, sealing Ohio State’s 71-65 victory. With an upcoming game Saturday against Penn State, who held the Cats below their season average in their first meeting, Skelly said he and his teammates are still looking for answers to their problems throughout conference play. From changing defenses to increased pressure, Collins said NU will have to make a bigger impact with its pace of play. “We wanted to try the best we could to not give them a rhythm,” he said. “If we play like we played tonight, then we’ll put ourselves in a position to be competitive the rest of the way, which is what we’re trying to do.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu