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Housing committee offers new model ‘Neighborhoods’ centerpiece of plan to shift framework By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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Nearly two years after it was formed, the Undergraduate Residential Experience Committee released its full report, recommending that Northwestern move from its current residential model to a new framework of five different “neighborhoods” across campus. “The goal of the recommended framework is to preserve the traditions so many have come to define as synonymous with their residential experience and to build on community connections,” Provost Jonathan Holloway and Vice President for Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin said in a Thursday email to students and faculty. “Here, students have expanded options to build their personalized sense of home, bonds and trust.” The committee — made up of faculty, staff and students — was initially formed under a charge from Telles-Irvin, and convened in January 2016. In a change from the current model of residential halls, residential communities and residential colleges, the proposed framework would have “houses” — the report suggests a size of
75 to 150 students — within the wider neighborhoods of 700 to 1,100 students. Smaller buildings currently in existence would be standalone houses, while some larger buildings may be divided into two or more houses. The neighborhoods would aim to “universalize” many aspects of current residential colleges, according to the report. Paul Riel, assistant vice president for Residential and Dining Services and the committee’s co-chair, told The Daily the student-faculty connections, student governance systems and emphasis on programming and traditions are all things the neighborhood model would hope to emulate. However, the report recommends eliminating permanent themes for residential units — like those carried by most current residential colleges — saying these could be a “limiting factor” for student and faculty interest. Instead, houses should include informal “interest groups” that could change from year to year, according to the report. Members of residential colleges had previously voiced concerns about the proposed neighborhood model at town halls held by the committee in October 2016. Jolie Boulos, the president of Public Affairs Residential College, said she believes the neighborhood system is “well-intentioned,” but that it would not be able to recreate the “bonding experience” of the » See HOUSING, page 6
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Communication senior Dasha Gorin proposes changes to the controversial Media Arts Grant system. The co-president of URSA said she hopes faculty members will join students in supporting reform.
RTVF students share frustration Group proposes changes for contested, controversial grant program By ALAN PEREZ
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Radio, Television and Film majors expressed overwhelming frustration at a town hall Thursday regarding the perceived lack of support and funding from the program’s faculty, and they discussed proposals to change a highly-contested grant program for extracurricular projects. The Undergraduate RTVF Students Association hosted about a dozen students in a forum
at Norris University Center to voice complaints and brainstorm ideas to address them. Topics included faculty support, the program’s size and equipment access, but the meeting’s main focus was the controversial Media Arts Grant program. URSA presented a reform proposal to the MAG system, which uses a funding formula for student films shot outside of classes. The system has raised tensions between students and RTVF administrators since it was implemented in 2016. Dasha Gorin, co-president
of URSA, said she hopes faculty members will join students in supporting reform. “It’s very important that this gets widespread support,” the Communication senior said. “We don’t want it to be just student groups.” The new grant system replaced an old procedure that yielded unchecked fiscal control to student groups. Grants for extracurricular films are now allocated by a MAG committee of students and faculty, whose members are not publicly disclosed. Students mobilized against
the change, arguing the decision to move to MAGs was made without their consultation and effectively diminished student influence in the funding process. No administrators or faculty attended the town hall. In an email to The Daily last year, Department chair and RTVF Prof. Dave Tolchinsky said students were largely content with the MAG system. But Gorin said that complaint isn’t the primary reason students object to the MAG system. » See RTVF, page 6
EPD revives high school curriculum Haitian residents Explorer Program returns to teach students about law enforcement By JULIA ESPARZA
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Evanston Police Department revived its Explorer Program after 30 years and aims to give high school students hands-on opportunities to learn about careers in
law enforcement. The program — which meets twice a month — is a “mini police academy” where high schoolers will have a “robust” curriculum, which includes learning about crime scenes and becoming CPR certified, Evanston police officer Enjoli Daley said. The program is meant to “groom” the next
generation of officers, said Daley, who oversees the program. “Our hope is that we continue to build relationships with our community’s youth,” Daley said. “(The Explorer Program) is a worthwhile project and is positive for our department and community.” Eleven Evanston Township
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High School students attended the Police Explorer Program’s first meeting Jan. 10 at EPD. The program’s application and interview process required students to have at least a 2.5 grade point average, have an interest in law enforcement and be of “good moral character,” Daley said. Daley said she did most of the work to revive the program. She said she crafted the proposal, created much of its curriculum and worked with ETHS to find interested students. “We want these students to have a positive police officer impact on their life,” Daley said. “There’s always a tough relationship between police and youth.” Daley said at the program’s first meeting, officers introduced themselves to the students, went over expectations and gave participants a tour of the police department. ETHS vocational teacher Darlene Gordon helped Daley coordinate student interest in the program. Gordon said giving kids the opportunity to interact with police officers in a “low-stress” situation is important. » See EXPLORER, page 6
shaken by Trump City’s community dismayed by ‘shithole’ remark By SAMANTHA HANDLER
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When Gary Gaspard immigrated to Evanston in the 1980s, he started driving a taxi to earn a living. He said he was inspired by the Northwestern students he drove around, and soon earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Gaspard said he considers Haiti his home of origin, but that Evanston is truly his home. So when he heard President Donald Trump call Haiti a “shithole,” he cried. “I had tears in my eyes just like a little kid,” Gaspard said. “I lost my voice. It was very awful. We might have problems, but we don’t come from a ‘shithole’ country. We contribute a lot to this community. We contribute a lot to the United States.” The 54-year-old former
mayoral candidate has lived in Evanston for over 30 years, ever since he immigrated from Portau-Prince, Haiti’s capital, at 19. He produced radio programs, served in student government at Northeastern Illinois University and worked with at-risk youth in Chicago. Mayor Steve Hagerty wrote in a Facebook post on Jan. 12 that he is glad so many Haitians, including Gaspard, have made Evanston their home. “Their contributions to Evanston and the wider country and world are immeasurable,” Hagerty said in the post. “Our community and our country are richer because of our Haitian neighbors and all immigrant neighbors for that matter.” Gaspard said after hearing Trump’s comment, he now believes that the president is racist. He said he used to think that Trump was just playing a political game to earn support with his base, but Gaspard’s opinion of the president has now changed. “Now I think he is playing the » See HAITI, page 6
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AROUND TOWN City to collect 7.5 percent tax on Airbnb rentals By CLARE PROCTOR
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Airbnb hosts in Evanston will automatically collect and remit a 7.5 percent Hotel/Motel and Vacation Rental Tax on bookings starting Feb. 1, according to an news release. The city and Airbnb finalized the tax agreement on Thursday. Previously, short-term rentals such as Airbnb were not included under the city’s taxation laws, but this agreement amended the law to expand the hotel taxation category to include short-term rentals, the release said. Under the new arrangement, the release said, guests at Evanston Airbnbs will now pay the Evanston Hotel/Motel and Vacation Rental Tax, in addition to the Illinois Hotel Operators’ Occupation Tax and the Cook County Hotel Accommodations Tax. “I’m pleased that Airbnb has made it easy for hosts to share their homes while also contributing to the tax base and the vitality of Evanston,” Mayor Steve Hagerty said in the release. If Evanston Airbnb bookings match those from 2017, this new tax agreement would streamline $83,000 worth of taxes back to the city, according to the release. Airbnb currently offers rental locations in more than 65,000 cities in 191 countries. The worldwide company was valued at $31 billion
POLICE BLOTTER Residential burglary reported on Gaffield Place
A 21-year-old woman called police to investigate a burglary at her residence near Northwestern’s campus on Wednesday. The woman said she left the residence in the 800 block of Gaffield Place at 6 p.m., and when she returned at 11 p.m., her backpack, which she left on a chair, was missing. It contained an iPad, money,
as of May, according to Statista. Evanston is not the first Chicago-area location to make a similar agreement with the company. Airbnb hosts in Chicago, Schaumburg, Oak Park and Rockford also automatically collect and remit taxes on rentals, according to the release. “Our hosts want to pay their fair share, and we want to help,” said Will Burns, Midwest policy director for Airbnb, in the release. “This tax agreement will only enhance the economic impact by delivering a brand new revenue stream for the city.” Burns said Airbnb pays a “tremendous service” to the communities they’re located in, by both attracting more visitors to local businesses and paying necessary taxes. In Evanston, Airbnb hosts benefit the city by allowing for further capacity, especially during events that fill up the four hotels in Evanston, the press release stated. The greatest surge in Airbnb rental in Evanston coincided with Northwestern’s commencement ceremony, it said. “With our beautiful lakefront, booming culinary scene, unique local shops and worldrenowned institutions like Northwestern University, Evanston has quickly become a top destination for visitors from near and far,” Hagerty said. “Home sharing allows even more visitors to stay in our community.” clareproctor2021@u.northwestern.edu school supplies and gym shoes, said Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. The woman told police she was sure the iPad was stolen because when she checked the device’s location, it was at another location then later was shut down.
Man arrested in connection with domestic battery after altercation with a knife
Police arrested a 30-year-old man Jan. 12 in
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Mayor Steve Hagerty speaks at a panel. Hagerty said Airbnb attracts visitors to Evanston and will contribute to the tax base in the future.
south Evanston and charged him with domestic battery. The man told police his 28-year-old girlfriend struck him after he would not let her look through his phone. The woman claims the man grew angry and hit her after he believed another man called her phone. She told police the man grabbed a kitchen knife during the altercation, Glew said. The Evanston woman called the police. When police arrived on the scene, they
reported “scratch marks on (the man’s) chest and bite marks on his arm,” Glew said. The woman admitted to inflicting these wounds in self-defense. The woman suffered minor injuries but was taken to Saint Francis Hospital because she was pregnant, Glew said. The man was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery. — Julia Esparza
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ON CAMPUS Alumnus celebrates ‘Jeopardy!’ wins By GABBY BIRENBAUM
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Brandon Brooks (Weinberg ‘04) didn’t expect to win. After a come-from-behind victory on the popular quiz show “Jeopardy!” on a Jan. 5 episode, Brooks, the defending champion, went into Final Jeopardy on the Jan. 8 episode in second place. Dave Daniel, one of his competitors, had a $1,200 lead. Yet, he decided to wager 93 percent of his total upon seeing the Final Jeopardy category: U.S. Presidents. As a former political science major at Northwestern, Brooks felt confident he could get the question right. His bold move paid off — Brooks finished with the correct answer, the victory and a two-day total of $27,401. “It was very surprising,” Brooks told The Daily. “I honestly never expected to win anything. I expected to just go on the show and do my best, and I was extremely shocked when I won.” Brooks — who lost on his third day competing — said he loved his time on the show. Absorbing the atmosphere and being on stage was a “crazy” experience, he said. A human resources manager in Chicago, Brooks gave NU a shoutout during his second appearance. Donning a purple collared shirt and sweater, he cited NU’s colors as one of the inspirations for his outfit. Since college, Brooks said he possessed a passion for shows such as “Jeopardy!.” “I’ve always loved game shows, and that is one of the most respected game shows to go on,” Brooks said. “It was all about the pursuit for me.” Brooks is no stranger to game shows. While at NU, he auditioned for “Hollywood Squares,” when the show’s recruiters came to campus, and competed on the show as a sophomore in 2002. Brooks went to Los Angeles, competed against other college students in an episode hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and ultimately won the tournament.
He credits Northwestern with more than just enabling his first game show opportunity. Brooks said success on “Jeopardy!” is determined by how much information one picks up on and remembers, and learning a lot while in college — particularly in political science — helped him on the show. Brooks said he remembers his college experience as fun and rewarding. He participated in Associated Student Government as a junior and senior and was a member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. As a student, Brooks focused on African-American politics in the 20th century. Political science Prof. Reuel Rogers was one of Brooks’ favorite professors at NU, Brooks said. Rogers said he remembers Brooks as an engaged and
diligent student, and found his “Jeopardy!” success to be characteristic. “I wasn’t surprised at all,” Rogers told The Daily. “He wasn’t shy about jumping into the fray and articulating his point of view.” Brooks was seemingly the only one shocked by his victories. He said he didn’t expect to win either time because he went into Final Jeopardy trailing. Even famed “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek joked about Brooks’ astonishment on the show. “The person who was most surprised to see Brandon win the game,”Trebek said during Brooks’ second appearance, “was Brandon himself.” gabriellebirenbaum2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Expand ‘qualified’ definition in Buffett director search SOPHIE CHEN
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This winter, the curious case of the missing executive director for the Buffett Institute for Global Studies may finally be solved. But I’m not sure if I’ll like the solution waiting at its end. On Dec. 5, the Office of the Provost sent out an announcement regarding the University’s efforts to, once again, find a leader for the Buffett Institute. This month, they released a list of those participating in the search committee. Of the 11 names, one stood out — Patrick Eccles. Eccles is the senior associate director of NU’s Global Engagement Programs and, it seems, the only non-professorial member of the whole committee. The fact that the team is “comprised primarily of faculty members” is something the Office of the Provost seems to advertise with pride, and, in light of previous events, as insurance. The previous events I mention refer to the Karl Eikenberry debacle. Considering how much humiliation the University has endured because of these events, I am almost loathe to bring it up. Still, I bring up the unfortunate (un)appointment because I fear that some of the credentialism shown towards the former ambassador may pervade the latest
investigation. I understand that academic elitism in universities has been a popular critique as of late and has caused many to reconsider academe’s norms. I also understand that some of the biggest critics have been academics themselves. Academics are regularly subjected to hearing academic news outlets berate academics for being too, well, academic. I feel fatigued, sometimes, just hearing about it on the margins of the University circuit.
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In a worst-case scenario though, it is an effort to appease those who previously judged Eikenberry’s potential ... on how many letters were listed after his name.
However, seeing the provost’s careful stress over the “strong faculty composition” of the search team makes me concerned that some of these arguments, albeit overplayed, may be right. In a best-case scenario, this redo is an effort to democratize the administrative process, which I happily applaud. In a worstcase scenario though, it is an effort to appease those who previously judged Eikenberry’s potential to lead the Buffett Institute on how
many letters were listed after his name (hint: much of the outrage was that none of them were P, H or D). As insulting as it may seem, popular vitriol levied against Eikenberry shamed him for only possessing two master’s degrees, 35 years of military experience and a measly thing called an ambassadorship. It seemed that the mental capacity he employed to determine the trajectory of U.S. policy did not encompass the aptitude to write it all down. He was to many, by virtue of his time away from fresh cut grass and limestone walls, not a scholar. It was an incredulous notion. Ignoring how insulting some of these accusations were (a letter in The Daily written by NU faculty even went so far as to cite Eikenberry’s loose connection to and lack of regular membership as faculty at an elite institution like Stanford), the complaints also point to a disturbing attitude of exclusivity. Imagine if academic expertise was wholly rejected in Washington, thereby abolishing a tradition of consulting lifelong professors on national policy? Imagine if Silicon Valley altogether stopped valuing the input of the humanities in storytelling, entrepreneurship and management? The need for academia to be involved in all these sectors has been well-argued. So why not the inverse? Some of those reading this may claim that as a young student I may have an incomplete understanding of this University. They would not be incorrect. There is still much about
Northwestern I do not know. However, as a student also learning that the world runs rife with knowledge — much of which goes unpublished in peer-reviewed journals or dissertations — I should hope that the parameters for what constitutes that which is worthy of being taught are not so narrowly defined. On a less presumptuous level, I would have at least liked to see how Eikenberry’s direct experience and background would have combatted or interacted with the abstractions of research and theoretical frames. So, I plead for this search committee to, when focusing on finding someone with the limited qualifications to be “tenurable as a faculty member,” also provide an executive director for the Buffett Institute who will deliver to campus a perspective as diverse as Eikenberry would have brought. I would like to see a leader who has either lived a good portion of their life outside academia or, more importantly, brings a minority ideology to campus. Until one is found, I shall wait with hope and trust that the lessons Karl Eikenberry ended up teaching Northwestern are contemplated with good faith. Sophie Chen is a Weinberg junior. She can be contacted at sophiechen2018@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.
NU’s elite liberalism creates exclusion, hinders dialogue
JACK HUME
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Northwestern is one of the best places in the world to think, learn and contribute. Our school’s resources — its location, endowment, faculty and students — are a potent combination of strengths that lead the way in making steps towards a better world. So why do we seem so afraid of thinking? Almost every day here, I’ve found that we, myself included, fall victim to the inertia in conformity — we shun opinions that make us uncomfortable, heaping praise upon recycled words that offend few and mean little. Under the guise of protecting democracy and providing a space for dialogue, we’ve created a bubble where the pursuit of NU’s motto, “whatsoever things are true,” has been traded for a gilded quasi-theocracy whose deity is Internet
liberalism — a set of guidelines colloquially termed “woke culture” — and whose authority is vested in Twitter. Without a doubt, there are elements of good in the progressive culture we foster. Our willingness to confront sexual assault, an issue dendritically woven into college campuses nationwide, reflects our ability to be uncomfortably introspective. Though we have plenty of work to do, we pride ourselves in our diversity and have students from all backgrounds. And in many places on campus, there is an honest desire to provide space for each person to be their complete self, and we have the resources and support necessary to see that goal through. Yet somewhere within all those good things, we’re in the process of creating an exclusivism led by academic liberals. I think of members of my extended family and community, who don’t have the luxury of leaving their lives behind for an education at a place like Northwestern. They need the values liberalism offers, the buoying it provides for their daily lives. Yet I’m sure most
of them were supporters of President Donald Trump, a high crime by many of our standards. They felt they didn’t have a choice: to them, he understood their reality. For many of us, that seeming contradiction is hard to understand. But is there truly a place for people outside of the world students at NU and other elite universities are creating, one we’ll be leading soon? The short answer is no. And that’s precisely the danger of the embracing of “woke culture”: there’s only room at the table for those of us privileged enough to have the resources to keep up with it. For others, the daily struggles outside of a college campus — those of grounded, unforgiving reality — make the prospect of keeping in step with the “wokest” an impossible task. If the exclusion of our remote relatives and surrounding communities aren’t example enough, look no further than within this campus. A few days ago, a column in The Daily asked why there are few to no voices supporting Greek life in the opinion section. I’ll tell you
the answer: who among us is brave enough to put their reputation on the line to fight a battle that’s guaranteed to be lost from the start? In the age of liberal intellectual norms, the “debates” on issues like Greek life and many are over long before they’ve begun. The unwritten laws of “wokeness” say that Greek life is evil. Any supposed forum held on the matter — or any other decided issue — is merely a guise for expunging opposition from the thought bubble. Instead of facing these daunting costs, most choose to stick to what they know is safe — silence. The woken world we’re entering will have many words, but I fear they’ll mean little and be said by few.
viewed the campus through the eyes of my son and my grandson since then — I don’t think the Greek experience has dramatically changed. Even so, my main Greek historical perspective is the character building experience it provided me. First, I strongly dispute Schwartz’s claim that Greeks exist “primarily for the benefit of society’s most privileged members.” I came from a low-income family in Chicago and only got to Northwestern by winning a scholarship via competitive testing. Once on
campus, I rushed because I hoped it’d build a bridge to the diverse makeup of students on campus. I was in engineering and knew its long labs and study requirements could easily build a cocoon around me. So I rushed, and joined Pi Kappa Alpha. This introduced me to the Dolphin water ballet shows, where I became stage manager, and to Waa-Mu where I worked on the stage. It gave me personal partnership contact with brothers who were designers, journalists, varsity athletes, economists and planners.
These were “up close and personal” relationships since we were all pulling for the same team. These relationships also built most of my lifelong friendships. As fraternity house manager, I gained management experience. Later, as fraternity president, I built leadership experience guiding over 70 fellow fraternity members to reach important goals. I’m proud of my Greek experience, and wish current members well.
Jack Hume is a Weinberg freshman. He can be contacted at johnhume2021@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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residential colleges. Creating interest groups is not the same as having freshmen come into a community already knowing they will share interests with their fellow residents, she said. “I definitely think there are some positives to it,” the SESP sophomore said. “(But) there’s a way to go add benefits to the community that we have and also be able to maintain the residential college system without having to hurt something that’s been in place for several years now.” Greek houses would also be incorporated into the neighborhoods, according to the report. Living in Greek housing would count toward the new twoyear University live-in requirement, and students in Greek houses would have access to neighborhood resources — although Greek houses, like some other smaller buildings, may remain private to residents. The report describes the integration of Greek houses as a “uniquely Northwestern” feature of the proposed framework, as the committee did not find examples at other schools that brought Greek housing into a residential model in a similar way. Other recommendations in the report include incorporating a new “University Resource Adviser,” expanding the shuttle system with stops in each
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neighborhood and working toward consistent costs across housing options. Riel said he is “optimistic” the report’s release will spark a conversation on campus. Following the release of the report, Riel said, the next step is to hold a series of dialogues during Winter Quarter to hear opinions on the report that could be incorporated into the recommendations. Though the report says the new model could begin to affect student housing as soon as 2018, Riel said it is more likely that “actionable items” will be implemented in fall 2019 or later. In a Thursday email to The Daily, Holloway said many of the details of the new plan are still being determined. Though this means it is too early to assess the cost of the framework, he said he does not predict the projected deficit in the University’s budget next year will affect its implementation. “While (the report) expresses a vision for the next generation of the undergrad experience at Northwestern, this does not mean that every single aspect of that vision is going to be realized,” Holloway said. “The report sets out an ambitious plan for the future. I think there is much in the plan that is very exciting and I’m eager to see where we all end up.”
From page 1 Though the initial criticism was that students’ power was taken away, deeper issues with the program exist, such as the large number of delayed projects. Additionally, the committee members meet only once a year and tend to forget suggestions URSA makes, she said. The proposal Gorin and co-president Jack Schimmel, a Communication junior, put forth included suggestions that the committee only include students if they have production experience, grant funding to mainly RTVF majors and increase its diversity efforts. Communication sophomore Jesse Zhou said though he was hopeful RTVF administrators would consider the proposal, he was skeptical they would adopt any changes. “It just seems right now (RTVF administrators) don’t want to put any effort in,” he said. Zhou added that RTVF faculty were unaware of department rules, and a lack of accountability allowed
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From page 1 game,” Gaspard said, “but most importantly I think he has a problem with minorities, any form of minorities. Black, Hispanic, brown, whatever.” Gaspard said he was emotional when U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) spoke out against Trump’s comment and that he wants Durbin to run for president. Similarly, Evanston resident Tania Richard said it is both important and powerful when local politicians like Durbin and Hagerty stand up for the people in their communities. Richard, the daughter of Haitian immigrants, said she was hurt to find out there were many other people in the meeting when Trump made his comments who stayed silent. “Although Dick Durbin didn’t say anything in the meeting, the fact that he had the wherewithal to say something afterwards is important and what it means to be an ally,” she said. “I really admire that despite the pushback that he’s received, he’s standing strong and saying that’s what he’s heard.” Richard wrote a blog post after hearing about Trump’s comment to give a portrait of Haitian people. She updated a post from 2010, which she had written after Hurricane Tomas to let people know that Haiti was more than the tragic images they were seeing. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake also shook the island that year.
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“A lot of students never see a police officer unless they are being pulled over,” Gordon said. “It’s important that they see a different side of police officers.” Gordon said the program also gives students hands-on experiences and makes them consider
future career paths before they apply to college. The program also gives “preference points” to participants to use if they decide to work for EPD in the future, Daley said. She said the relationship the students will form with EPD will make help them foster a strong relationship with the community. Evanston Deputy Chief of police Jay Parrott participated in the Explorer Program when he was young.
aperez@u.northwestern.edu She added that she felt like Trump was spitting on her parents’ graves, who, after coming to the United States, practiced medicine for over 30 years. Richard said her parents and their friends were good people who raised good children who contribute to society. “I just wanted to speak to the tapestry of people who come from other places, and who bring humanity and a breath of life experience and generations to this country,” Richard said. “These people deserve to be respected and not dismissed.” The Trump administration on Wednesday announced that Haitians will no longer be eligible for visas given to low-skilled workers because they are “not meeting the standards set out in the regulation,” according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. Gaspard added that many of the Haitians he knows in the United States and the Chicago area work hard, pay taxes and send their children to schools here. He said he believes in the Constitution and tells Haitians to become American citizens so they can make their voices heard with their ballots. When he ran for mayor, he said one of his personal slogans was “accept me” and that he is an Evanstonian. “America is my home,” he said. “I’m about to be 55 next month. I’ve been living here for 30- some years. That’s way more than half of my age. This is my home. Nobody can tell me get out.” samanthahandler2021@u.northwestern.edu Daley echoed these sentiments and added that the program has a good mix of genders and demographics. “As a female police officer, it makes me proud to see so many girls interested in becoming a police officer because that’s what we need,” Daley said. juliainesesparza2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Opioid crisis panel calls for greater collaboration By VICTORIA LEE
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Professionals from several Evanston departments said collaboration from city services and the local community would help to prevent opioid overdoses in the area in a Thursday panel discussing the current state of misuse. The event, held at the Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, was hosted by Evanston Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition and PEER Services, which provides community-based substance abuse prevention and treatment services to people in Evanston and surrounding areas. The discussion centered on the ubiquity of the opioid crisis and the need for cooperation in fighting the epidemic. “We identified that we really needed to have a community discussion ‌ and get a conversation started,â€? said Erin Fisher, who organized the panel and is tobacco committee chair of the Evanston Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. Paul Polep, division chief of the Evanston Fire Department, said that opioid misuse is not a faraway problem, but prevalent in Evanston. EFD responded
to 53 calls in 2017 in which it had to use Narcan, a medication that rapidly reverses opioid overdose, Polep said. Many people are exposed to opioids through family members, panelist Ina Sherman said.The initial contact often hooks them on the drug and provides them with a supply, said Sherman, an alcohol and drug counselor at NorthShore University HealthSystem’s Doreen E. Chapman Center, which provides treatment for those with substance use disorders. “We find so many younger patients who say that their grandmothers are their source for drugs because they would visit (them), find their medicine cabinets and help themselves,� Sherman said. Several of the other panelists agreed that many opioid addictions have “innocent beginnings,� and that first interactions with the drug often come from a doctor’s prescription. From there, Sherman said, people may misuse the opioid, and once addicted, may resort to doctor shopping — searching out physicians that will continue prescribing them illegal doses of opioids. They may also seek out cheaper street drugs like heroin in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms. Ultimately, all members of the panel said the key to fighting the opioid abuse epidemic is “compassionate
community collaboration,� as Evonda ThomasSmith, Evanston’s director of Health and Human Services, said. Thomas-Smith added it is important to involve both pharmaceutical and health insurance companies as well as medical professionals in the opioid response task force. She said urging these companies and doctors to be more cautious when prescribing painkillers is also vital. Thomas-Smith further said that partnerships with professionals in alternative medicine, such as acupuncture or massage therapy, should be considered when doctors and health insurance companies dispense pain-relieving solutions to patients. Susan McClelland, a librarian at Evanston Public Library who attended the event, said she plans on distributing the information she learned through the health programming at the city library. “(I was) particularly interested in this discussion because we are running a series on mental health initiatives and events,� McClelland said. “This was an opportunity to gather some more information and resources, and make those available to folks in the library setting.� victorialee2021@u.northwestern.edu
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The Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, 1823 Church St. A panel of community professionals said local collaboration would help to prevent opioid overdoses in Evanston.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Talented Wildcats set to open dual play this weekend By BRETT HAENSEL
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Northwestern is looking to build upon last year’s second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament beginning with home matches against Ball State and St. Louis on Saturday to open 2018. The Wildcats, who finished an impressive 9-2 in the Big Ten in 2017 despite being just three games above .500 overall, will count on a strong group of upperclassmen in the new season. Seniors Alex Chatt, Erin Larner and Maddie Lipp have won consistently at the top of the lineup throughout their career, and coach Claire Pollard will rely on their singles and doubles prowess as NU pursues its
first regular season Big Ten title since 2012. “Hopefully (senior leadership) will be an advantage for us,� Pollard said. “It’s going to take everyone. It certainly helps to have that experience, and I look forward to that being an edge for us.� The Cats haven’t lost more than twice in regular season Big Ten play since Pollard began coaching the team in 1999. During that time period, NU has tallied 12 Big Ten regular season championships and 15 Big Ten tournament titles, making the Cats the 21st century powerhouse of the conference. “You’re not going to come out of this program getting any worse,� Chatt said. “We work really hard every single day, and (Pollard) just knows the game better than anyone I’ve ever been coached by.� NU hopes to build on a busy fall season in which Larner and Lipp took home the doubles title at the
ITA Midwest Regional. The Cats competed in a variety of fall tournaments, going undefeated at the September Duke Bonk Invite and even training abroad in Australia. “As a team we had really good doubles the entire fall, no matter what combinations we threw out there,� Larner said. “We would like to carry that over into the spring and hopefully get the doubles point in all of our matches.� Likely boasting multiple strong doubles pairings and a collection of solid singles players, NU is poised to compete at the top of the Big Ten again this year, but the Cats hope that their collective talent can carry them to new heights. As dominant as the program has been, NU has suffered second round exits in the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive years. This year’s senior class has
its eyes set on taking its success to a new level, both in conference play and on the NCAA scene. “We have two teams that are ranked top-10 in the country for doubles, which is just huge,� Chatt said. “We want to come out winning a Big Ten championship because that’s what we came to the school for.� The Cats must first focus on Ball State and St. Louis, as they begin dual match play in Evanston this weekend. For Pollard, this weekend’s contests will be a matter of her players simply getting back into match form. “I think we’ll find out a lot about ourselves in the month of January,� Pollard said. “We just need to get everyone back into playing mode. Playing a dual match, first one at home, we just need everyone to get some of the rust off.� bretthaensel2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Trying to drive Northwestern to a .500 record in Big Ten play, Lindsey Pulliam was called upon for a full 40 minutes at Purdue on Thursday. Despite the miles she logged and the scoring responsibility she carried, the freshman guard nearly brought the Wildcats back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit. When she hit a mid-range jumper with 33 seconds to go to reach 11 fourth-quarter points, the Boilermakers’ advantage was cut all the way down to 4. But after failing to force a turnover on the next possession, NU’s (9-11, 2-4 Big Ten) only opportunity to tie the game came on a half-court heave that Pulliam couldn’t get off before the buzzer sounded in the Cats’ 63-60 loss to Purdue (13-7, 4-2). Sophomore forward Abi Scheid was impressed seeing Pulliam, who finished with a team-high 20 points, continue to challenge the Boilermakers defense throughout the second
half. “Whoever has the hot hand each game, you’ve got to get it to them,” she said. “We’re all here to play, and we were able to hit tough shots.” Jordan Hamilton, NU’s other starting freshman guard, nearly played 40 minutes as well, despite battling foul trouble throughout the game. Coming off a career-high 22-point showing last week against Wisconsin, she played until she fouled out with under a second to go but finished with just 5 points. With senior guard Lydia Rohde out with an injury, all five starters played more than 33 minutes against Purdue. Sophomore guard Byrdy Galernik, who averaged more than 20 minutes per game, was left out of the rotation, while sophomore forward Abbie Wolf was the only bench player to play more than five minutes against the Boilermakers. Scheid, who played a season-high 39 minutes, led the Cats with four made 3-pointers and helped stretch the floor during Pulliam’s fourth quarter run. She finished with 18 points, but said the biggest change in the
second half wasn’t her and Pulliam’s shots falling, it was their attitudes. “To turn the game around, we knew it was all defensive,” Scheid said. “We were getting good looks on offense. Once we stopped them we really made our run.” NU held Purdue’s leading scorer, Andreona Keys, to just 4 points, and the Cats’ defense limited Purdue to 31 second-half points. The senior guard’s struggles, though, were alleviated by Dominique Oden, who finished with 26 points and was 5-for-5 from beyond the arc. Like NU, the Boilermakers relied heavily on their starters, playing four of them for 38 minutes or more. But against an opponent that just beat No. 18 Iowa, coach Joe McKeown said he wants to continue to see his team play with the purpose they did at the end to change the momentum of their season. “Sometimes we play like grad students and sometimes we play like freshmen,” he said. “This group just has to find other ways.” charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats grasp for uptick in scoring NU looks for another By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH
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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 ballhandler 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 off ensive 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
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average. Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said the slower off ense 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
preferred 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
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Bryant McIntosh struggles to find a teammate. The senior guard had 18 points in NU’s first showdown with Penn State two weeks ago.
upset conference win By ALISON ALBELDA
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Fresh off a win last week against No. 16 Wisconsin, Northwestern looks to take down its second consecutive ranked opponent in No. 18 Nebraska at Patten Gym on Friday. The Wildcats earned their first ranked win in four years by beating the Badgers. That victory boosted the team to No. 20 in this week’s rankings, the highest NU (7-1, 2-1 Big Ten) has been since January 2015. Coach Matt Storniolo praised the staff ’s hard work over the past two years to help “turn the program around.” In order to continue on that upward trajectory, he said the team will have to maintain consistency. “(We need) more of the same, gritty performances.” Storniolo said, “We are going to have to out work some guys and be ready to compete when they blow the whistle.” Seven matches remain, six of them against conference foes, for the Cats to keep their momentum rolling into Big Ten Championships in early March. In one of the best wrestling conferences in the nation — where eleven of fourteen teams are ranked — that confidence won’t be easy to maintain. Sebastian Rivera, a redshirt freshman ranked 10th in the 125-pound weight class, said keeping the same mindset as last week will be key for NU. “My goals are to go out there, score points and win that match,” Rivera said. “I need to keep on getting better in every position, ride these guys, get better on bottom and keep on improving my feet, and then everything else will take care of itself.”
No. 18 Nebraska vs. No. 20 Northwestern Evanston, Illinois 7 p.m. Friday
Rivera’s not the only touted wrestler for the Cats grappling for victory. Even after picking up a major decision win against Wisconsin’s Jens Lantz, true freshman Colin Valdiviez moved down one spot from his ranking last week to the 19th spot for the 133-pound weight class. He said there is a “lot of room for improvement” and his progress is far from over, noting this week’s match is an opportunity to continue his development. “I want to put points on the board,” Valdiviez said, “and just be exciting to watch for our home crowd, and promote our program. Just get the win for our team. Be offensive, be aggressive, wrestle the way I know how and good things will happen.” Along with Valdiviez and Rivera, redshirt freshman Ryan Deakin and junior Johnny Sebastian are each ranked at their respective weights, with Deakin all the way up to No. 4 at 149 pounds, making him NU’s highest ranked wrestler. The Cats are looking to pick up their second straight home victory in one of only four such opportunities this season. Storniolo spoke highly of the home fans last week and the positive impact of their support. “We have been really happy with the crowd turnouts,” Storniolo said on Thursday. “It has been a nice surprise to have a little bit more of the student body coming and supporting us. I know the guys really appreciate that.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu