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Group looks to save Family Focus locale 5th Ward advocates want resources to stay in building By CATHERINE HENDERSON
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FMO former board members Will Evans, Herman Cage, Asadah Kirkland, Justin Clarke, and current president of FMO Kasey Brown (left to right) participate in a panel at the Black House. On Tuesday night, the panel discussed the past and future of the black community at Northwestern University and the 50th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover coming up in May.
Panelists discuss FMO’s history By COLIN BOYLE
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The past, present and future of For Members Only, Northwestern’s black student alliance, gathered in the Black House on Tuesday night for
a panel discussion about the evolution of the black community at Northwestern since the group’s founding 50 years ago. Roughl y 30 people attended the event, which started with a video by panelist Asadah Kirkland (Communication ’93). The video,
titled “Continuum,” depicted how the presence of black students on campus during Kirkland’s time as a student was a continuation of what students fought for in the past. The panel included five important faces of FMO, including Herman Cage (Weinberg ’69, Kellogg ’73),
who founded the group in 1967. Cage said he was inspired after seeing a country club sign that read “For Members Only,” sparking a thought that black students on campus “needed an entity that was theirs and theirs » See FMO, page 6
Community advocates are attempting to save the Family Focus building in the 5th Ward by purchasing the building and keeping the nonprofit providing educational resources in the space. Last year, Family Focus president and CEO Merri Ex announced the organization could not maintain the costs of building ownership and maintenance for their Evanston chapter. However, at a 5th Ward meeting last Thursday, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said community organizers were working to keep the nonprofit running out of the former Foster School building at 2010 Dewey Ave. She said the effort to keep the nonprofit open is “great news.” “We are working towards keeping Family Focus in the community, owned by the community, keeping all the great nonprofits housed in that building,” Rue Simmons said. Family Focus alumni and residents of the 5th Ward have banded together to save the building,
former 5th Ward alderman Delores Holmes said. She said the community members would need to raise $5 million to purchase, renovate and maintain the building. To achieve this goal, Holmes said the group could apply for grants, work with the Evanston Community Foundation and find other funders. Holmes added that the building has historical significance as a landmark in the 5th Ward, a historically black community. She not several other buildings owned by black community members are gone now, but that the Family Focus building remains. Community activism organization Evanston Collective founder and president Bobby Burns said Family Focus programming provides one solution to the greater problem of education in Evanston. Burns pointed out that the 5th Ward is the only ward in Evanston without a neighborhood school, which he says forces the burden of busing on the community. “Every morning, if you’re around here, you’ll see a bunch of black and brown kids standing at bus stops in this neighborhood being placed in all these schools across the Evanston community,” Burns said. “When you live around a school, it’s a community school, and now for many years it hasn’t » See FOCUS, page 6
Hopeful restaurant Former Obama staffers talk at NU owner seeks appeal Speakers lament Trump’s policy reversals, call for fair tax reforms Following Council pushback, man tries to revive Rubie’s By SAMANTHA HANDLER
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After aldermen at a Planning and Development committee meeting unanimously denied a special use permit for a new restaurant in the 5th Ward, the property’s leasee hopes to appeal the decision and reverse the outcome. Robert Crayton, who applied for a special use permit for his proposed restaurant, Rubie’s, at 1723 Simpson St., said he had to “jump through hoops” to try to get his restaurant and community space approved by the city. “There’s no next step with me,” Crayton said. “They don’t want to do business with me. Period. They just said that they feel like I didn’t earn the privilege to do business in Evanston, which I don’t understand.” Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) said at the Feb. 12 meeting that Crayton’s “current pending legal proceedings” meant she could not support the approval of his restaurant. Crayton was charged with five
counts of felony unlawful delivery of a controlled substance for allegedly selling heroin to undercover officers in April 2017, according to the Chicago Tribune. “Special uses are privileges that the city council grants so that someone can operate a type of restaurant … that we don’t consider normal in the district, and we have fairly high standards,” Wynne said. “It’s a privilege that someone earns. It’s not a right.” Crayton initially applied for a permit to run a carry-out service, which he said would be the primary source of revenue for the business. Crayton said he wants to give back to the children in the 5th Ward and provide them with a “safe haven” where residents can meet for book clubs, after-school reading programs or baby showers. Crayton added that the community has been supportive of his endeavor, with several people telling him to “just keep fighting” when they see him working multiple jobs. “The community understands that this is bigger than just a restaurant,” Crayton said, “in (that) this is like for people that was in trouble like myself … with jail and could come home and own a business..” » See RUBIES, page 6
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Considering how President Donald Trump has reversed several Obama-era reforms and initiatives, Don Graves, director of domestic and economic policy for former Vice President Joe Biden, said it feels like a “repudiation of the legacy” which he and many other people “pour(ed) their hearts and souls” into. Graves said the results of the 2016 election were tough to deal with. “(I worked) for seven-plus years, days and nights not seeing my family,” said Graves at a Tuesday on-campus event. “It’s really hard to come in the next day and feel like, ‘We tried our best, and American people didn’t think that we were the right team to continue what we had done.’” Graves spoke on a panel alongside two other former officials from the Obama administration: Roy Austin, who served as deputy assistant to former President Barack Obama for urban affairs, justice and opportunity, and Tonya Williams, who served as Biden’s director for legislative affairs. At the event, hosted by the
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Former White House staffers Don Graves, Roy Austin, Tonya Williams speak at a Tuesday event moderated by NU alumna Dorothy Tucker. The group spoke about gun control and tax reform.
Kellogg School of Management at Kellogg Global Hub, the three former White House staffers discussed current politics. About 150 people attended the talk moderated by NU alumna Dorothy Tucker, who currently works at CBS Chicago. Graves attributed the recent tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in
Parkland, Florida — in which a shooter killed 17 people — to the Trump administration’s repeal of an Obama executive order that required some to get background checks in order to purchase firearms. As a result of Trump’s decision, people with “medically diagnosed, severe mental illness” cannot be prevented from purchasing guns.
Williams said the Congressional impasse on gun control is caused by the “selfishness” of those Congress members who fear they will lose support from power players involved in the gun industry if they voted for gun control measures. “It is powerful interest. It is » See OBAMA, page 6
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Evanston dentist provides free care to Haiti orphans
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After a long week in Jerusalem, Haiti, and at nearly the end of Evanston dentist Dr. Brad Weiss’ workday, two women who worked at a Haitian orphanage came up to him, seeking relief from toothaches that had afflicted them for the past three or four months. They had waited a long time to seek aid because they didn’t want to “jump the line” and receive caaded it, Weiss said. Of all the patients he saw, these women most “stuck” with the dentist, he said. “People were so selfless and looking out for these orphans and not wanting to get too much attention,” Weiss said. Weiss spent a week in January at a Haitian orphanage, providing free dental care to children and the community. He worked on a team organized by two partnering organizations: Rush University Medical Center’s global health program, and Community Empowerment — a group which regulated funding and monetary logistics for the trip. Since the 2010 earthquake, the program has sent teams to Haiti every three months to aid the resettled community, Weiss said. Weiss said he knew he wanted to work in Haiti after another member from the Rotary Club of Evanston Lighthouse brought back a picture of a
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Dr. Brad Weiss provides dental work to a Haitian woman while his son Braden assists. They volunteered for a week in January as a part of a team organized by Rush University Medical Center and Community Empowerment.
child who had survived the earthquake. He said hearing about this child was “really an eye-opener” to the need in Haiti. “There’s no infrastructure there,” he said. “There’s no sewage, there’s no water. There is a well that was a new addition relatively recently, but there’s no electricity.”
POLICE BLOTTER Items stolen from car in south Evanston A 52-year-old man reported items were stolen from his car in south Evanston between 10:45 p.m. on Sunday and 10:15 a.m. on Monday. The man, a resident of La Grange Highlands, Illinois, left his vehicle unlocked on the fifth floor of a parking garage in the 300 block
of Ridge Avenue on Sunday, Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. When he returned to the garage Monday morning, his car had been ransacked and belongings from the vehicle were on the ground. A $20 phone charger and miscellaneous items valued at $14 were stolen. No suspects have been identified, Glew said. — Nikki Baim
Evanston resident Dr. Babs Waldman, the vice president and treasurer of Community Empowerment, said the model for these volunteer trips is twofold: providing medical care and developing sustainable infrastructure in the community. The organizations frequently visit Jerusalem to try to build a trusting relationship with the
community, a task that’s been “ridiculously challenging,” Waldman said. “Haitian people are very distrusting, rightly so,” she said. “It took a long time for them to trust us, but the fact that we didn’t just come and leave I think made a big impact.” Weiss’ January Haiti trip was his second, and he plans on returning next January, he said. On his two trips, Weiss brought along his oldest son, Braden Weiss, to assist him. Braden Weiss was 12 years old when he went to Haiti the first time. The now 13-year old said his favorite part of the trip was “the gratefulness” shown by people in the clinics. “We live on the North Shore and have really good lives, and I think that people could do more to help out in the community,” Braden Weiss said. “People can help out more instead of just not really doing anything.” Brad Weiss had “lots of hesitations” about taking his son to Haiti, but he said he couldn’t have done the work he did without his son’s help. Volunteering in Haiti has utilized Brad Weiss’ skill set to help others, but having his son with him allowed the two to “handle the experience together,” he said. “To see how resilient these people are and resourceful was really inspiring,” Weiss said. “Certainly, to be able to share that with my 13-year-old son was a special opportunity.” clareproctor2021@u.northwestern.edu
Setting the record straight A headline in Tuesday’s paper reading “Cats stage rally, get first ranked win” misstated how many ranked wins the Women’s Tennis team has earned. The team has two ranked wins. Additionally, a correction in Tuesday’s
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Profs, admins contribute to PBS film By ALEXIS WHITE
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Northwestern professors and administrators contributed to “Tell Them We Are Rising,” a new PBS independent film about the role of historically black colleges and universities in American society. The film premiered Monday and is available to watch online through Independent Lens on PBS. It was co-directed and co-produced by Northwestern University in Qatar communications Prof. Marco Williams. “It is my hope that viewers discover, understand and appreciate the contributions that these institutions made to the American democracy,” Williams told The Daily in an email. “I want people to know that African Americans, denied the opportunity to learn to read and write during slavery, when they were no longer slaves set a path for higher learning. The creation of and the continued existence of HBCUs represent this legacy.” Williams said it took several years to produce this film, which he called “an untold story of the American fabric.” The documentary focuses on the evolution of educational opportunities for African Americans since slavery and how in turn these opportunities have changed the United States. Provost Jonathan Holloway said in the documentary that refusing to educate African Americans made them value learning more. “The more that a system denies you the chance to read and to write, the more that thing reading and writing becomes valuable, becomes precious, becomes a prize that you must have,” Holloway said. Holloway was a professor at Yale University when he was interviewed for the documentary, and he said HBCUs “are places where there’s incredible freedom to explore.” Martha Biondi — professor of African American Studies — was also featured in the documentary. She told The Daily that like Holloway, she gave advice and feedback to the directors, and her 2012 book “The Black Revolution on Campus” also gave
the filmmakers perspective on student activism in HBCUs in the 1960s and 1970s. For the section of the film in which Biondi was featured, she talked about a Southern University protest in 1972 where students were trying to “put pressure on administrators and state legislatures” to get more funding. Williams said he was most proud of this section because it is a story many Americans have never heard. Students at that time were advocating for funding equal to predominantly white schools, better facilities and more academic freedom for instructors, among other demands for improvement, Biondi said. She said these demands “incited a major backlash” that led police to interrupt a nonviolent protest and kill two young men. “Viewers will probably come away with feelings of surprise, shock, grief, outrage that such young,
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Fighting guns with guns is both dangerous, reactive LEO SAINATI
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It seems that after every mass shooting, amid the mourning and grief, calls for stricter gun control are countered with the firm belief that more guns correlates with safety. After the 2012 shooting that killed 20 children and seven adults in Newtown, Connecticut, the National Rifle Association responded by calling for armed guards and teachers in schools across the nation under the belief that the presence of guns can act as a deterrent to gun-related deaths. While mass shootings are given more weight in the news cycle, the same logic is used to combat gun violence no matter the casualty rate. This reasoning is deeply flawed, motivated
by capitalist gain and dangerous in its reactive nature. The evidence is there: more guns are correlated with more gun-related deaths. A study published in the American Journal of Public Health found that the biggest predictor of gun-violence is gun ownership. Additionally, a report from the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonpartisan think tank, found that the United States had by far the highest amount of firearms per 100 people: 88.8, with the next closest being Norway and Canada with 31.3 and 30.8, respectively. Yet none of these facts are new; there is an abundance of evidence against gun ownership, none of which seems to carry any weight legislatively. The argument for arming teachers in schools has never quite made sense to me. Rather than look to the intrinsic problems with U.S. gun laws that allow guns to be bought and sold with weak oversight and
restrictions, proponents of arming school faculty look to stop an active shooter who has already exploited these shortcomings. This appalling abandonment of reason reminds me of Richard Nixon’s War on Drugs, which sought to crack down on drug crime punishment rather than examine the causes for its abundance. Could the Las Vegas shooting have been stopped if more people were armed and all started shooting wildly at the Mandalay Bay hotel? Statements from the NRA that encourage a reactive approach to gun reform are dangerous and misleading. Could the eight school shootings that CNN reports have happened since Jan. 1 have been stopped if faculty were armed? That question is harder to answer, but the fact that proponents of guns in schools are willing to take the chance is deeply concerning. We need to confront the fact that our fetish for guns stems from a love of power
and an ignorance of the harm it causes. Naturally, an organization like the NRA has a vested interest in increasing gun purchases, so “fighting fire with fire” is perfect for its corporate goals. For every “guns don’t kill people, people do” comment you see, or every call to arm teachers and administrators you hear, recognize that these are based on flawed logic and rest upon an underlying lust for guns and the power and control they bring. These ideas are inherently reactive and contribute nothing to preventing America’s gun problem and the tragedies it brings. Leo Sainati is a SESP freshman. He can be contacted at leosainati2021@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.
American culture revolves around day-to-day violence WILL KANG
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As a country, we were shaken once more by another egregious outburst of terroristic violence when a gunman entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and murdered 17 people in cold blood. What followed afterwards has been a reinvigorated conversation surrounding the violent reality we are subjected to here in a country where such horrific events are common. While valid points have been made about gun laws in the United States, there’s another important factor that we need to seriously discuss when attempting to move forward from such horrendous national tragedies: We live in a culture where toxic ideas mix with feelings of alienation and glorified wanton violence. Not long after the shooting, it was reported that the perpetrator, Nikolas Cruz, openly displayed demeaning views toward people of color throughout social media postings. In the United States, the
mixing of bigoted ideas and cruel violence is nothing new. Timothy McVeigh — inspired by both the infamous white-supremacist novel “The Turner Diaries” and anger over the Waco siege in 1993 — blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City. Dylann Roof ran a website ranting about black people and Jews before he killed nine people in a 2015 shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Cruz’s actions come at a time when far-right white nationalist organizations are being emboldened to publicize and defend their views to the death. However, white nationalism is not the only issue that we are dealing with here. In fact, extremely reactionary ideas are only a part of the problem. There lies a deeper issue. We live in a society where mounting social and economic problems in our personal lives have become a norm, where our lives and our issues are increasingly becoming disconnected from the will of the politicians in Washington D.C. In this day and age, it is not helpful either that we are flooded with a multitude of violent images every day in the media, taking the form of movies, television shows and video games, among others. To be clear, I am not arguing that violent video
games are the issue at hand. I think that is an argument that has been debunked time and time again. However, I think that there is something seriously concerning about the mixture of both social alienations in our society and constant images of violence.
This is something Islamic State radicals had capitalized on when they were at their peak. By creating images of glorified armed militants waging a bloody war against its enemies, they were able to capture the minds and hearts of some disaffected individuals in the west. They were able
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on unionizing as a member of Northwestern University Graduate Workers, on organizing the grand mass of teaching and research assistants on campus? Time, after all, is money — especially time which I might otherwise spend on my own professional development. But were I to tell you that unionizing is somehow a sacrifice of such self-interest, I would be lying. Unionizing is not an act of sacrifice, but of affirmation. It affirms that graduate workers are committed to their own self-advocacy through collective action and at the bargaining table. The successful campaigns that NUGW has run in the past two years already reflect this fact. For instance, prior to 2017, Northwestern had not funded Graduate School students beyond 19 quarters, even
though the average degree completion time in the Graduate School is six years, or 24 quarters. Thanks to NUGW’s #FullFive Campaign, Graduate School students now receive five full years of funding. More recently, graduate workers in the Bienen School of Music partnered with NUGW to fight harsh fees imposed on Doctor of Musical Arts students, resulting in a dramatic reduction of the fees and in subsidized healthcare for DMA students in coursework. These victories are substantial, and the lesson is clear enough: Organizing works, and it empowers not only those who help themselves, but their neighbors too. Indeed, that is the very meaning of the phrase “collective self-interest.” Graduate workers at the University of
Chicago, Yale, Georgetown, Brown and beyond are affirming this same collective self-interest by working to unionize, which, for me, has become a labor of love. I cherish seeing my colleagues receive a fair wage, pay a fair price for their education and learn to work together across departments and disciplines. For graduate workers, there is no better way to hold the University accountable to its mission than by advocating for their own personal and intellectual growth in a diverse academic community.
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Guns are obviously a large part of the problem, but we need to look deeper to examine the kind of culture we live in. These tragedies are symptomatic of a society that is declining.
to entice them into travelling to Syria to fight for them or even engaging in terroristic behaviors here. White nationalism operates similarly, enticing disaffected white people in society and feeding them an ideology that is inherently violent toward oppressed people in society. A mixture of these things, I believe, create a culture where violent expressions such as the ones seen in these horrible atrocities listed, become a normal reality. Mixed together, we have a society that revolves around violence — not just in these acts of terrorism, but even in our own day-to-day lives. This is a culture that reinforces violent ideologies and actions. Guns are obviously a large part of the problem, but we need to look deeper to examine the kind of culture we live in too. These tragedies are symptomatic of a society that is declining before our very eyes.
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Evanston youth-focused arts group seeks revival By RYAN WANGMAN
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After the founder of a local arts organization retired following 30 years at its helm, Evanston residents were unsure if the group — which hosts an annual art exhibition day for children — would go on. Inspired by community reactions through email and on Facebook, Hope Washinushi, the group’s new board chair and a member of the city’s Arts Council, took over in the position this year for Harvey Pranian — who founded Young Evanston Artists. The group, facing a slim budget as the result of a funds transfer, held a fundraiser on Tuesday night at Five & Dime to support putting on YEA! Day for a 31st year. “It’s kind of refreshing in a certain way where you’re not just handed money,” Washinushi said. “We’re really working and we’re really kind of earning our keep, (so) to say.” Sarah Laing, this year’s event chair, said the group had a lot of conversations about the future of YEA! after Pranian retired, and they rolled over the money to an honorary YEA!/Harvey Pranian Legacy Fund for the Arts to the Evanston Community Foundation. The fund will be part of ECF’s “responsive and rolling grant cycles,” according to the group’s website. As a result of the funds being transferred over, Laing said the group started with a slim budget for
the 2018 YEA! Day event, and that they have a very quick turnaround to raise money for the year. She said the night’s fundraiser was a chance to re-energize people and get them invested in the program, and that they were hoping to create the same level of support as in years past to produce 2018’s event. “(YEA!) is very well-regarded in the community and it has a big public presence,” Laing said. “What excites me most about YEA! is it’s the one organization in town that is doing such a great work in terms of building community engagement and partnerships.” Laing said the group came into the night of fundraising having met about 50 percent of their target fundraising goal, and that they were doing the best they could given their short time frame. She added that it helps that the new board didn’t have to invent the idea from scratch, and that a lot of the “intellectual property” was transferred from Pranian. The group is looking to expand opportunities to get Northwestern students involved in the event, Laing said. Volunteers at the event would help in three different blocks, starting with getting a “massive amount of art” up, then with art workshops and then in taking the exhibition down, she said. Washinushi said the experience could be positive for relationships between students and the community. “It’s great for the Northwestern students to interact with the families of Evanston and make that connection,” Washinushi said. “It makes a stronger bond for both communities.”
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Artist Nicholas Barron paints at a fundraiser. The fundraiser for Young Evanston Artists aimed to support putting on YEA! Day for a 31st year.
Amy Boyle, who has two daughters that have had work showcased at YEA!, said it was exciting to get notes from art teachers when her children’s work was displayed at YEA! She said that she thought YEA!’s inclusivity made it unique to Evanston. Boyle added she was glad that the program was still staying afloat in the wake of Pranian’s
retirement, and thinks there is now room for the program to evolve. “I want to support version two of whatever YEA! Is going to be,” Boyle said. “It’s a great Evanston institution to support. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu
Schakowsky reintroduces violence against women act in U.S. House
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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) reintroduced the International Violence Against Women Act on Friday, saying the international community needs to make the issue a priority. If passed, the act would ensure the permanent role of the Office of Global Women’s Issues in the State Department, Schakowsky said in a news release, and guarantee a strategy that puts victims and survivors first. She added that it would update the country’s emergency responses to violence against women abroad. The legislation was first introduced in 2015, but was not passed into law. “If passed, this bill would make the eradication of violence against women a central piece of the United States foreign policy agenda,” Schakowsky said. “IVAWA would ensure that gender-based violence prevention and response are included in all of our humanitarian efforts around the globe.” Schakowsky said in the release that last fall she worked with Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) to pass the Women, Peace and Security Act, which took “major steps” toward ensuring that U.S. foreign policy is pro-woman. President Donald Trump signed the act into law on Oct. 6, and Schakowsky added that its passage shows the “time is now” to pass women’s equality legislation. — Samantha Handler
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From page 1 only.” Along with Cage sat former FMO board members Kirkland, Will Evans (McCormick ’77), Justin Clarke (WCAS ’13) and current president of FMO Kasey Brown. Kirkland emphasized the importance of recognizing the Black House as “sacred ground.” She pointed out that the tuition paid by students is an investment in the presence of the house. “Do not allow this University to take it from you, from us,” said Kirkland. Throughout the panel, the speakers discussed the history of the 1968 Bursar’s Office Takeover, when over 100 Northwestern students occupied the office with a list of demands for the University. Cage said people “were serious about being there” as he described his experience during the historic event, during which he was in charge of delivering food and supplies to the office. Panel members also compared FMO’s financial situation and relationship with Associated Student Government across the decades. Clarke and Kirkland touched on the importance of strength in numbers when participating in ASG meetings to make their presence heard.
“We ran on a ticket: you vote for me, you vote for all of them,” Kirkland said. “If there were seven board members, open that door, seven of us come in to negotiate the terms, to negotiate the budget. It wasn’t one person walking in, feeling overwhelmed.” As the panel wrapped up, speakers examined how FMO and Northwestern had impacted their lives. In his leadership experience with FMO, Clarke said he matured most through his community work and his interaction with administrators. “It taught me how to make a way when there is no way,” Clarke said. Brown told The Daily that events like the panel allow students and alumni to find out what is needed for the Black House to continue to thrive at NU, especially with the 50th anniversary of the Bursar’s Office Takeover coming up in May. “We have a lot of events … over the past year that are geared toward teaching students of all colors, of all shades, from every community about the importance of this commemoration,” Brown said, “and how they can come celebrate and honor a lot of those students that made change on this campus.” colinbphoto@u.northwestern.edu
From page 1 the (National Rifle Association) and the belief that the money that is put into the races will cause him to lose,” Williams said. Additionally, Williams critiqued the revised tax bill signed into law in December 2017 — which slashed business tax rates from 35 percent to 21 percent — for failing to also outline sustainable ways to compensate for the reduction in tax revenue. Graves said he worried the current tax package sends benefits of the tax break largely to the wealthiest people and corporations. Instead, the government should implement a tax break that directly benefits middle class Americans. Austin said during Obama’s presidency, the administration worked to ensure diverse voices were heard in political discussions. He said Trump instead created policies based on what he “despised.” “(Trump) is destroying the fabrics of every governmental institution and he is putting people in positions of power they don’t deserve,” Austin said. Bianca Deslouches, a first-year graduate student in Kellogg, said she thinks the unique experiences of the three panelists showcase difficulties society is facing. But, she said, the Trump administration also
makes more people realize they have to fight for justice and equality instead of being “complacent.” “Whereas a lot of people have just chosen to be comfortable and disengaged from public policy and the things going on in the government, as a member of society who is affected by the things the government is doing, I appreciate the fact that people feel more responsibility to do something about it,” Deslouches said. Austin said Trump has brought “permanent” damage to American society by aggravating income inequality and further marginalizing minority groups. However, he said, Trump has also spurred women and young people to protest against the current political dynamics, as seen in the #MeToo Movement and the proposal of a National School Walkout. The walkout slated for March 14 and the March for Our Lives on March 24 aim to call on Congress to act on gun violence by enforcing tougher gun laws, following the impassioned speeches given by students who survived the shooting, according to an event page for the march. “We know all this s--t has been happening before,” said Austin. “But he has created a movement that is not going to stop until we have a better country.” limingwan2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Evanston Collective president and founder Bobby Burns said from his extensive experience with City Council — from working as an interim deputy clerk and as a political consultant — he thought Crayton was getting different treatment from the city because of his pending legal proceedings. Burns said he felt it was wrong that Crayton had a difficult time trying to open a business that he believes would create new revenue and new jobs for the city. “Hopefully there’s some attorney out there who’s willing to challenge the city on this feeling and say this is just not an acceptable way for a government to comport itself to somebody who was trying to give back in this way and open up a business,” Burns said. “So that’s the next step.” Burns added that the committee’s decision sends a wrong signal to young men who try to transition back into the community and do something positive. He said he hopes “good old progressive Evanston” can support people like Crayton, who Burns said has shown commitment to being a positive role model. Crayton said it is difficult for him to see any possible next steps because any petition or letter-writing campaign would go to the city. “We just want a fair shot,” Crayton said. “That’s all I’ve been asking from the beginning.”
been for one part of the city.” Community organizer Lonnie Wilson said he worked at Family Focus for 17 years. He said the having a larger Chicago organization gave Evanston leaders the flexibility to tailor its services to the city’s needs. He said the building itself is a symbol for Evanston’s black community. He described the 5th Ward as “alive with life” when he first came to Evanston, but since then, he said he has seen the community decline due to a shrinking black middle class. “Most people remember Family Focus because of the people who worked there,” Wilson said. “People from the community were helping raise the African American kids in that community.” However, he raised concerns with the larger Evanston community imposing solutions on the black community without understanding underlying dynamics in neighborhoods. He said Family Focus was a good example of black people solutions providing for their own communities, as the success of Family Focus came from the strength of black leaders. Wilson said Evanston’s black community needed investment, not “paternalistic” leaders from other parts of the community. “The best experts on African American people are African American people themselves,” he said.
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Alan Cubbage to retire after two decades as Northwestern’s ‘PR guy’
After 21 years serving as the public voice of Northwestern, Vice President for University Relations Alan Cubbage announced Tuesday he will retire from his position this summer. “It’s really been a great honor to serve as a vice president here at Northwestern,” Cubbage told The Daily. “I’ve been in the same position for 21 years and enjoyed almost all of it.” Cubbage was a NU student himself, he said, receiving two master’s degrees from the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications — one in journalism in 1978 and one in integrated marketing communications in 1987. Since starting in his current position in 1997, Cubbage has led NU’s print publications, internal communications, the alumni magazine and media relations efforts, according to a news release. “Throughout my presidency, Al has been a trusted colleague, partner and friend,” University President Morton Schapiro said in the release. “I rely deeply on his wisdom, judgment and commitment to the University. It is hard to imagine working without Al beside me.” Cubbage told The Daily a major change in his
Two men charged in connection with pizza delivery driver robberies
Evanston Police Department charged two men on Feb.16 and Feb. 19 in connection with three robberies from early February. Nineteen-year-old Mario Rucker and 26-year-old
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time at NU has been the transition from print toward digital communications, which he said has made it an “interesting time” to be in the communications business. He oversaw the evolution of the University’s website and creation of its online newsletters, he said, in addition to learning to manage media relations in a news cycle in which “the digital appetite for news is constant.” A search committee will be formed to find a successor, who will hold the title of Vice President for Global Marketing and Communications following last year’s merger of the Office of Global Marketing and Communications and the Department of University Relations. Robert McQuinn, Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development, will chair the committee, according to the release. Cubbage also serves as an adjunct lecturer for the undergraduate Integrated Marketing Communications program. He told The Daily he hopes to continue in his teaching position and remain engaged with the University even after stepping down from his role in University Relations. “Northwestern is a great place. Of course I realize I’m the PR guy, so you’ve got to take that with a grain of salt,” Cubbage told The Daily. “But at the same time, this is an institution that in 20 years has made significant strides. … It’s been great to be part of that.” — Maddie Burakoff
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Alan Cubbage. Cubbage announced Tuesday that he would retire from his role as Northwestern’s Vice President for University Relations, which he has held since 1997, after this academic year.
Daniel Jones, both Evanston residents, were charged separately in connection with one attempted robbery and two armed robberies that occurred earlier this month, EPD said in a Tuesday news release. The attempted robbery took place Feb. 6 in the 1600 block of Simpson Street when the two men attempted to enter a vehicle, the release said. The driver fled in the vehicle. The first armed robbery also took place on Feb. 6. A pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint
in the 2100 block of Foster Street, and the pizza delivery driver’s cellphone, wallet and $500 were taken, according to the release. The second armed robbery occurred on Feb. 13 in the 1800 block of Darrow Street. The men robbed another pizza delivery driver, taking $20, credit cards, miscellaneous IDs, the victim’s wallet and pizzas, EPD said in the release. Rucker was not charged in connection with the third incident, but was charged with attempted
robbery and aggravated robbery, according to the release. Jones was charged with attempted robbery, two counts of armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping (handgun), aggravated kidnapping (concealed), aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated battery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle. EPD is still looking for a third person in connection with these incidents, according to the release.
Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, is intended to gather ideas for concrete actions that Evanston officials and residents can take to combat gun violence, according to a news release. “As a community and as a country, we have to do better,” Hagerty wrote in the release. “I look forward to hearing your input and working together as a community towards real progress on this issue.” The meeting comes as public attention
towards and outrage about the issue of gun control is escalating, in response to both national and local tragedies. Last week, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida — the latest of several high-profile school shootings in recent years. Cruz’s actions and possession of an AR-15 assault-style rifle despite red flags in his behavior have ignited a nationwide discussion about
the pros and cons of increasing gun control. In Evanston, Evanston Township High School graduate Yakez Semark was shot and killed on Feb. 8 in what police described, following an investigation, as a planned marijuana exchange gone wrong. Evanston police charged two people in connection with the homicide on Saturday.
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This weekend, Northwestern emerged victorious over SIU-Edwardsville. Sunday featured a 36-10 domination by the No. 17 Wildcats (11-4, 5-4 Big Ten) against the unranked Cougars (6-15). In their last dual meet of the season, the Cats established themselves as the stronger feline foe. NU finished the match with three pins, one of which came from sophomore Zack Chakonis. Chakonis, who notably clinched a pin one week ago against Purdue, closed out the 197pound weight class with a fall nine seconds before the end of the third period. Chakonis said his weekend win, his fourth pin of the regular season, makes him excited for the postseason.
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“I think that (this win) was really important,” Chakonis said. “The coaches said all week that this was a stepping stone and trying to build off of this … I think this was really a great confidence booster.” Nearly all the Cats’ wrestlers had confidenceboosting performances Sunday,
with the squad obtaining eight individual wins — in every weight class but the 165-pound and the 125-pound classes. For the 125pound class, NU decided not to wres-
tle No. 9-ranked redshirt freshman Sebastian Rivera. The team instead opted for a forfeit to SIU-E’s Zachary Gentzler in order to rest Rivera, a New Jersey native with a 22-3 record, as the postseason approaches. Senior Mitch Sliga, wrestling in the 184-pound weight class, ended his final career dual on a high note, scoring his second pin of the season in 4:17 against the Cougars’ Jacob Godinez. Sliga said the match was productive for tuning up some of the things he has been working on with the coaches. “(My focus) has been getting to my offense early,” Sliga said. “I am best when I am scoring points, so I wanted to make an emphasis on getting into my offense as soon as I could. I ended up taking him down in the first 30 seconds or so, which is something I really wanted to accomplish.” The Cats are led by redshirt
freshman Ryan Deakin, NU’s highestranked wrestler who sits at No. 5 in the 149-pound weight class. Deakin ended the dual season with a notable eighth pin, a team high, in the first period versus SIU-E. Also ranked is junior Johnny Sebastian, sitting in the No. 20 slot at 174 pounds. Sebastian beat his opponent with an 8-0 shutout. Coach Matt Storniolo praised the team and said the win was just what they needed. “It was (good) to go out there and open up on offense, score a lot of points, get the confidence where you wanted to be heading into the Big Ten Championships,” Storniolo said. “This was kind of the exclamation on the end of the dual meet season, and it gets everybody in a nice place mentally.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Last February, sophomore epee Pauline Hamilton went undefeated in pool play at the Junior Olympics, but was upset in the round of 64. One year later, Hamilton again went 6-0 in pool play at the Junior Olympics, and this time made it all the way to the quarterfinals before finishing in fifth place. Hamilton, who coach Zach Moss said was dealing with hand cramps during the competition, was the best of six Northwestern fencers who competed over the weekend in Memphis. “What makes an elite fencer is the ability to find success when you are not at your best,” Moss said. “Pauline was a little bit off throughout the day, but was able to continually find success and find ways to be successful. That speaks to her ability to be consistent as an athlete, and that was really impressive.” Hamilton started off the direct elimination bouts with a 15-11 victory over 121st-seeded Renee Zuhars, and that was as close as a competitor would get until the quarterfinals. In that round, Hamilton went up against Claire Beddingfield. Beddingfield, who in the previous round defeated topseeded Huda Aldadah, pulled out a narrow victory over Hamilton to advance to the semifinals. Beddingfield ended up winning the entire tournament. “If that bout (went) a different way, I think there is a good chance (Pauline) could have won the whole thing,” Moss said. “But a medal at her last-ever junior event is pretty cool too.” Freshman sabre Alexis Browne was the second highest-ranked Wildcat fencer heading into the direct elimination part of the sabre tournament. Browne went 6-0
in pool play on her way to the 16th seed. After winning her first-round matchup, she fell to Eva Hinds in the round of 64. Despite losing to Hinds, Browne said that bout was her favorite because she had faced Hinds previously and the bout was competitive. “It required me to think a little more than my other bouts, and I had to stay focused throughout the whole thing,” Browne said. In the junior foil competition, sophomore Amy Jia controversially finished in 79th place. After going 4-2 in pool play, she was seeded 63rd seed in the direct elimination tournament. Following a first-round bye, Jia went up against Celia Crompton. Moss said that the referee made “sixto-seven” bad calls against Jia in the match that resulted in the Houston native’s early lead turning into a deficit that she could not make up. “The opposing coach (after the match) was like, ‘Oh sorry, he messed up like six or seven in our favor,’” Moss said. “Not only that, they were all at exactly the wrong time. If it was earlier or spread out, it would be easier. It was six or seven in a row.” Other competitors included sophomore foil Alexandra Banin, who won a total of five bouts and upset 24th-seeded Genevieve Clarke in the direct elimination bouts; freshman epee Anya Harkness, who won four pool play bouts; and freshman sabre Jacqueline Hua, who picked up two victories in pool play in the sabre event. Moss said he was pleased with the NU fencers who competed at the Junior Olympics and felt that, for many of them, the results were not indicative of the strength of their showings. “Overall, the results were good,” Moss said. “It is a tough event, a big event. I felt pretty good about the fencing. The results could have been better, but the results don’t always go your way.” peterwarren2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Coach Joe McKeown said he knew changes had to be made. Not long into the season, he adjusted the role of film sessions and put aside the fine print in the scouting reports. In his tenth season at Northwestern, with what he said is the most inexperienced team he’s coached, McKeown and the staff are mostly taking on the bulk of game preparation and giving their players fewer details to agonize over. So when he meets with freshman guard Jordan Hamilton, instead of analyzing her defense or breaking down where she is efficient from on the floor, McKeown said he tells her he just wants her to play her game. “Because we’re young, we don’t really chart as much as we would two years ago where we had every game broken down,” McKeown said. “This year, it’s more big-picture things to find how we are going to get better.” McKeown said this free-flowing philosophy gives the Wildcats (1018, 3-11 Big Ten) their best chance to beat No. 14 Ohio State (22-6, 11-3). Preparing to face last season’s conference champions and two-time Big Ten Player of the Year Kelsey Mitchell, McKeown’s message to his team is straightforward — commit fewer than 12 turnovers, out-rebound the Buckeyes and contain them in transition. But the Cats turn the ball over on 20 percent of their possessions, are one of the least effective offensive rebounding teams in the NCAA and play at an extremely slow pace, averaging less than 68 possessions per 40 minutes. For a team starting two freshmen and two upperclassmen who
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didn’t play significant roles last season, Hamilton said the simplistic approach makes it easier for her to stay in the moment. “Th ey don’t want me to really focus too much on the stat sheet because that kind of stuff can get into a player’s head,” she said. “They don’t want us to be robotic, and they really want us to just go out there
and do what we do best and what we were recruited here ... to do.” McKeown recruited Hamilton to provide a scoring punch as an athletic guard, and he said he’s been playing her out of position as NU’s primary ball handler. Likewise, sophomore forward Bryana Hopkins, expected to come off the bench as a defensive specialist, led the Cats in scoring with 15 points against Illinois and has started 12 of their 14 conference games. charliegoldsmith2021@u.northwestern.edu
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Jordan Hamilton pulls up for a jumper. The freshman guard will be tasked with a difficult role in Wednesday’s game at Ohio State.