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Northlight decision allays city officials Developers pull out of proposed downtown tower By CATHERINE HENDERSON

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Joanna Thompson speaks Friday at an ASG-sponsored event in Harris Hall. Thompson talked about stigmatization and violence in LGBTQ relationships.

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Wellness Week speaker discusses challenges for LGBTQ community By AMY LI

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As part of Associated Student Government’s first Wellness Week, Joanna Thompson spoke Friday about healthy relationships in LGBTQ

communities. Though similar to heterosexual relationships in many ways, relationships within the LGBTQ community — and even within “each letter” — face a unique set of challenges, she said. Thompson is the community outreach and engagement

coordinator for the Anti-Violence Project at the Center on Halsted, the “most comprehensive” LGBTQ community center in the Midwest, according to its website. Thompson began by defining terms important to the LGBTQ community, such as sexual

orientation and gender identity, which she said are not the same or interchangeable. The speaker also said sexual orientation and gender identity exist on spectrums, and that it is important to never put people into “boxes” » See WELLNESS, page 6

After developers stepped back from a proposed Northlight Theatre high rise, city officials and business owners expressed relief that the building will not endanger local businesses but maintained their support for Northlight’s return to Evanston. The developers behind the proposed 30-plus story building for the theater cancelled the plans Thursday. Community members had raised concerns with the building’s height and that the high rise would displace local businesses in the 1700 block of Sherman Avenue. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said he was impressed with the developers for responding to the community’s concerns. He added that the Northlight Theatre would be an excellent amenity for the city, but would fit better in a different location. “This really shows how in tune Northlight is … and I

really commend them on their willingness to pause and take a step back,” Bobkiewicz said. “With that said, the city is still committed to trying to find a place that makes sense for them and the larger community.” Though Northlight was founded in Evanston, the nonprofit theater company has been located in Skokie for over 20 years. The plans for the development would have included a hotel, a restaurant, residential units and a parking facility. Bobkiewicz said the city has already started discussions with developers about finding a different location. He said they are hopeful they will be able to find a place that works for both the theater and the city. Nina Barrett — owner of Bookends & Beginnings, an independent bookstore located in the alley behind Sherman Avenue — said she was relieved the high rise would not threaten her business. Still, she said she supports Northlight and hopes it can find a new home. Barrett said Evanston has struggled to revitalize while maintaining unique, independent businesses. » See NORTHLIGHT, page 6

NU lawyers wait Rauner battles Ives for nomination on Supreme Court Incumbent, firebrand rep. trade barbs in gubernatorial primary Court to consider hearing false confession case By ALLIE GOULDING

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If the U.S. Supreme Court decides to hear the case of Pritzker lawyer Laura Nirider’s client, Brendan Dassey, it will be the first time the Court has heard a case of a false confession in nearly 40 years, according to a Feb. 20 news release. For 70 years, Nirider said the courts have had legal obligations to treat confessions by juveniles with “special care.” However, Nirider — co-director of the School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth — said the Supreme Court has remained silent on the issue. “While the Court has sat out on the issue of juvenile confessions for decades, we’ve also seen this growing problem of juvenile false confessions,” Nirider said. “This is the time for the Court to reaffirm that these protections need to be in place for kids like Brendan.” Nirider and School of Law Prof. Steven Drizin, who co-founded the center, represent Dassey, now 28, who was convicted when he

was 16. A jury found Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, guilty of raping and murdering Teresa Halbach and mutilating her corpse in a Wisconsin court in April 2007. The case is featured in the 2015 Netflix documentary series, “Making a Murderer.” Nirider, Drizin and former U.S. Solicitor General Seth Waxman, who recently joined Dassey’s legal team as a Supreme Court litigation expert, submitted a petition for a writ of certiorari — which requests a higher court to review a lower court’s ruling — to the Supreme Court on Feb. 20. Dassey’s legal team expects the Supreme Court to consider the decision in late spring, ABC News reported. Dassey’s conviction was primarily based on four separate two-onone interrogations over a 48-hour period, according to the petition. Dassey, who has intellectual and social limitations, was fed answers about the crime from the police, the petition alleges. Nirider said they filed the petition for a writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court because Dassey’s case raises important legal issues that could affect many other juveniles who falsely confess to serious crimes. » See DASSEY, page 6

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Just over a couple weeks remain until Illinois holds its Republican gubernatorial primary, and both incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner and his challenger, state Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) have led campaigns marked by controversial statements and stances. They will face off in the March 20 primary, where one will advance to November’s general election.

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Rauner was elected governor in 2014, breaking a longrunning streak of Democratic governors in Illinois. His first term in office has been marked by a fierce political rivalry with state House Speaker Mike Madigan, which has led to a political impasse on a number of issues. Under Rauner and Madigan, Illinois failed to pass a budget from 2015 to 2017. Legislators finally passed a budget last summer after the state’s bonds were in danger of being rated “junk bonds.” The state legislature had to override Rauner’s veto to enact

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(Left) Gov. Bruce Rauner at a press conference. (Right) State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) talks to the media after giving a speech.

the budget, which contains an income-tax increase, a measure Rauner had opposed. Rauner and the state legislature still remain at odds on a number of issues, and he has remained a deeply unpopular governor across the state. A Morning Consult poll released in January found that Rauner held a 31 percent approval rating in the last quarter of 2017, and a disapproval rating of 55 percent for that same time period.

At the outset of his reelection campaign, Rauner was considered a popular candidate with conservatives. But after brokering a deal to fund teacher pensions in Chicago, restricting the police’s ability to detain undocumented immigrants and coming out in favor of a bill to expand public funding of abortions, his approval among conservatives dropped. His public campaign appearances have not left him

without criticism either: In late February, Rauner made an awkward onstage appearance where he drank chocolate milk to demonstrate his commitment to diversity. The corporate stunt was planned by Tyronne Stoudemire, a Hyatt Hotels diversity and inclusion executive, and was meant to represent workplace diversity during Black History Month, the Chicago Tribune reported. » See GOP, page 6

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AROUND TOWN City to hear EPD program updates By RYAN WANGMAN

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Aldermen will review possible amendments to the city’s panhandling ordinance and receive an update on various Evanston Police Department programs at a Human Services Committee meeting on Monday. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said the city has heard from Evanston residents and businesses in the downtown area that the “equilibrium” of how the city has addressed panhandling is not as balanced as it should be. City staff have looked at how other communities have addressed panhandling over the past several years and have proposed an ordinance for discussion to help rectify some of those problems, he said.

Bobkiewicz said the ordinance may stay in committee for a bit of time to fully flesh out the problem, but that residents are prepared to revisit the issue. “We’ll (talk about this) in a way that of course is respectful of everyone’s individual rights to express themselves,” Bobkiewicz said. “We want to see what makes sense for Evanston.” According to city documents, the current regulations do not adequately address problems with panhandling and soliciting “near places where individuals are most vulnerable.” The proposed ordinance is “more nuanced” and targets conduct that poses the most important challenge to the community, the documents said. The EPD report will also include an update on their body camera program, which in January mandated that all field officers wear body cameras while on duty. Evanston deputy police chief Jay Parrott

said in January that the move would apply to about 120 officers and that he believed the cameras would increase accountability for officers. Bobkiewicz said he believed there would be an oral report at the meeting regarding the body cameras. He said it would be the first report made since the program was fully initiated, and that it would detail logistics surrounding the cameras and provide an opportunity to ask any questions about them. Tensions between the Evanston community and police have risen over the past few years following incidents like the release of a video showing the wrongful arrest of Lawrence Crosby after officers believed Crosby stole a car that turned out to be his. Other controversial incidents include the arrest of 12-year-old Iain Bady for riding on the back of a bicycle that violated traffic laws and the detainment of 60-year-old Gregory Hall, who was handcuffed after he was mistaken for an armed robbery suspect. The body camera program received some negative backlash, including from former Ald. Brian Miller (9th), who said the cameras are just “one piece” of police accountability. He said officers in the city have been operating under a policy of “arrest first, ask questions later.” “This is a recurring pattern in the city, and and I’m glad they are implementing body cameras, but it doesn’t matter unless there is a change in how officers handle arrests,” Miller said in January. “Without a good complaint review process, the body cameras don’t matter.” ryanw@u.northwestern.edu

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City manager Wally Bobkiewicz speaks at a meeting. Bobkiewicz said the city has heard from Evanston residents and downtown businesses that the city needs to do more to address aggressive panhandling.

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POLICE BLOTTER Chicago man’s life threatened at McDonald’s

A 49-year-old Chicago man reported to police Thursday his life was threatened by a boy with a gun at a south Evanston McDonald’s. The man and his 7-year-old daughter were eating at a McDonald’s in the 1100 block of Howard Street at about 4 p.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew said. A group of boys sitting at a table next to them started acting loud and started swearing. The man walked over to the boys and asked them to be quiet, Glew said. He also told them that swearing does not “make them cool.” His comments angered the boys, so the man left the table and walked toward the McDonald’s exit. One of the boys followed him and rubbed his side against the man, and the man said he felt a gun on his right hip, Glew said. The boy said, “You feel that? If your daughter was not here, I would kill you,” according to Glew. The man left the restaurant to call police at 5:30 p.m. He told police that, after being notified police were coming, the suspect went to the bushes outside the McDonald’s and disposed of the weapon. Police did not find a gun at the scene and have not identified the suspect.

Chicago man charged with domestic battery

A Chicago man in his 20s was arrested Wednesday in connection with domestic battery and criminal damage to property in south Evanston. The man left a 20-year-old woman’s home in the 110 block of Callan Avenue to go to work at 4:30 p.m., Glew said. He returned shortly after because he was told that the woman was hosting other people in his absence, including a “romantic rival.” The woman stopped the man, who was then agitated, at the rear door of the building, Glew said. He punched out the window of the door and forced his way past her. The woman retreated into her home. A witness told Glew that once inside, the man brandished a knife but did not use it. Police said they recovered the knife at the scene. The man was charged with domestic battery and criminal damage to property. The cost of the broken window was estimated at $100. — Nikki Baim

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ON CAMPUS Alumna aims for congressional seat By AMY LI

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Sameena Mustafa, a candidate in the Democratic primary for the U.S. House 5th District of Illinois, was born in Evanston and describes her hometown as a “progressive beacon.” “There is a foundation of activism in Evanston,” Mustafa (Weinberg ’93) said. “It was an important formative experience for me, to be a part of that community.” Mustafa is running against incumbent candidate Mike Quigley, who was elected in 2009 and remains the current representative for the 5th district — which covers parts of Cook and DuPage counties in the northern Chicago area. In a questionnaire for the Chicago Sun-Times, Quigley said he would work to increase transparency in the government, support gun control measures and protect election integrity. Mustafa described her campaign values as “progressive,” which she said aligns with what voters want in a district pushing for Social Security expansion and a federal $15 minimum wage. One of Mustafa’s campaign priorities is expanding the Medicare program, which she said will become an “economic engine” as people will have greater economic mobility when they are less burdened by health expenditures, Mustafa said. Mustafa majored in philosophy and said her time at NU taught her the importance of being able to express her ideas. During her time at NU, Mustafa said she was also involved in the community outside of the classroom, actively participating in The Women’s Coalition and several local protests. Mustafa said she has devoted much of her career to civic engagement, and that her political philosophy has been influenced by her work in Illinois communities. Mustafa is the co-founder of Symposium: How to Elect Women and People of Color, on the advisory council of Chicago Women’s Health Center and founder of Hand Her the Mic, an organization that offers corporate and community workshops for women of color. After her shift in focus to politics, Mustafa said

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she has experienced the political race as a system designed for “people who are willing to take corporate PAC money” and “people who are willing to compromise their values for their benefactors.” Mustafa and members of her team said the candidate is firmly against accepting contributions from corporate PACs. Kina Collins, political director of Mustafa’s campaign, said Mustafa is taking a “radical stance” on how women of color should be treated in politics. “She’s a woman. She’s Muslim. She would be the first Muslim woman to take that seat if she won,” Collins said. “Her story is one of resilience, but also one of community.” If elected, Mustafa would be the first Muslim woman in Congress. However, Mustafa said she would like people to focus on her message rather than her identity.

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“I’m not running because I’m a woman of color,” Mustafa said. “I’m running because these are the issues that I care about.” Mustafa said she believes there are ways to make a difference in a community at every level, and that someone who is passionate about certain issues does not need a degree in political science to become involved in politics. The most important first step for young people is to vote, Mustafa said. Mustafa’s campaign communications director Monique Rooker said the candidate maintains genuine connections with the communities she represents. “She’s a brilliant woman but in this very relatable way,” Rooker said. “She is actually aware of how the policies that she will push for will actually affect the real people here in the 5th district on the ground.” amyli2021@u.northwestern.edu

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Gun debate should go beyond NRA, constitution LEO SAINATI

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In the aftermath of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that resulted in thedeath of 17 people, many corporations such as Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Hertz and Enterprise have moved away from their support for the National Rifle Association. Whether through ending special NRA member discounts or simply cutting all ties, these orga nizations have an impact through their backlash. After the Parkland shooting, the hashtag #BoycottNRA was used over 10,000 times on Twitter in a single four-hour period. Indeed, the NRA has been largely involved in the political discussion in recent weeks, often framed as the voice of gun rights in the United States. Most notable was NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch sitting in on a debate between Florida politicians, their constituents

and survivors of the Parkland shooting Feb. 21. But though it is easy to focus America’s gun problem onto the NRA, the issue is much bigger and more complicated, moving beyond the NRA’s political and financial influence. The NRA is undoubtedly a large, powerful and wealthy organization dedicated to advancing the agenda of gun owners. The group received more than $124 million in political donations in 2016 and spent more than $54 million to help elect Trump and other Republicans. Yet, gun culture is so entrenched in the U.S. that attacking the NRA merely skims the surface of the problem. No other country in the world has as many guns or guns per person than the United States. A report from the think tank Council on Foreign Relations 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. The NRA’s injection of money into politics stalls political action on gun control, but even beyond that, the country’s culture idolizing guns and violence thrives nonetheless. In 1970, historian and two-time Pulitzer

Prize winner Richard Hofstadter argued in “American Heritage” magazine that “the United States is the only modern industrial urban nation that persists in maintaining a gun culture,” but yet is the most passive in implementing gun control. Unfortunately, this argument continues to ring true today, almost 50 years later. The discussion on guns needs to consider the cultural factors that perpetuate their existence and must move beyond a mindless defense of the Second Amendment. Too often, arguments in favor of gun control are met with baseless accusations that people want to seize all guns. This is almost never the case. Banning all guns would be a logistical and safety nightmare, and would admittedly violate the Second Amendment. Yet sensible gun reform can stray away from this approach, instead focusing on eliminating military-grade weapons, or accessories such as bump stocks that make semi-automatic weapons fully automatic by increasing the rate of fire. Rarely do gun reform advocates propose a gun ban, yet this is where the discussion seems to stray. The debate about guns is much more

complex than simply being pro- or anti-gun. We need to raise questions about how to gradually implement gun reform in the context of the systems that have fostered this problem. Attributing our gun problem to the Second Amendment has some validity, but fails to account for how our country has grown as a gun-owning population. Likewise, criticizing the NRA is important, but doing so without examining its supporters, donors and other enablers fall short of being truly effective. The U.S. needs change surrounding guns, but the conversation surrounding guns needs to evolve as well. A holistic look at who we are as a nation, through gun culture, political lobbying and historical roots is the best way to tackle the enormous problem with which we are faced. 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.

Majors, departments must become more well-rounded JAKE GORDON

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Many academic disciplines specialized throughout the 20th century, leading to the huge number of department offerings at most modern universities. Sadly, in specializing the disciplines, we’ve frequently pushed one perspective of a debate into one department, and the other side into another. Because of this, when students declare a major and choose to follow that path, they can often be indoctrinated with one side of an argument, whereas they should instead be exposed to a diverse and contrasting array of scholarship. Consider philosophy. At Northwestern, we have a philosophy department that focuses mostly on the “analytic” tradition advanced by many 20th century English and American philosophers. These views tend to focus on

logic and explicit argumentation. But across Kresge Hall are the departments of Comparative Literary and Gender and Sexuality Studies, which far more frequently focus on the writers directly opposed to the analytic tradition. “Post-structuralists” authors like Jacques Derrida and Michel Foucault take aim at debasing the traditional, analytic approach taught by philosophy departments. But students majoring in philosophy may never hear about these authors, while those majoring in comparative literature may never hear a contemporary defense of analytic “structures.” Students can graduate with an ideology formed by a curriculum structured to show only one perspective. Even if professors and graduate students are more familiar and engaged in the differences between disciplines many undergraduate courses and departmental lines fail to reflect this struggle. We have the same problem with economics and sociology. Economics majors are doused in economic dogma, rarely considering the several approaches to evaluating human behavior criticizing economics’ bold

assumptions. And sociology majors, while learning so much about social constructs, are largely unexposed to worthwhile contrary economics analyses. University President Morton Schapiro and humanities Professor Gary Saul Morson teach a class dedicated to offering the cross-disciplinary approach that is generally missing, but that’s a Band-Aid on top of a problem deeply ingrained in the structure of higher education. Many curious students examine the disciplines related to their own, but only through independent pursuits and readings. Our educational infrastructure is focused on churning out students who are well-versed in one side of an argument, but completely unaware of the other. It’s as if we had separate Republican and Democrat political science majors — neither of which requiring students to take classes within the other. While I don’t know exactly how these problems could be fixed, I do have a few ideas. First, to receive a major in any discipline, students should be required to take more courses in directly related departments. Unfortunately,

this movement isn’t gaining ground — the political science department on campus eliminated its related-discipline requirement in 2014. Second, Northwestern should encourage more faculty to co-teach courses across disciplines. Co-taught courses include both sides of the conversation and expose students to various disciplines within a single classroom. Lastly, NU should develop more multidisciplinary majors, to introduce students to a more diverse array of scholarship. A number of solutions exist besides these surely exist, but this issue must be recognized as real and concerning. A college degree should require the exploration of a question. It currently requires the exploration of one answer to the question.

this problematic for several reasons, the first being basic respect. In case you were unaware, paint and materials are not cheap. Other pledges and I spent nearly 26 hours of our time guarding and subsequently, painting. This experience was enjoyable, but I find it disappointing that the hard work, time and effort of everyone is being disrespected. If the intention was to critique Greek life, I would be completely fine if someone guarded The Rock immediately after us and painted a disapproving message 24 hours later. I can’t imagine the reaction throughout campus if fraternity members painted The Rock without guarding it, especially if they chose to be destructive and vandalized the previous group’s work. If we’re going to move campus-wide understandings and

considerations about the advantages and downsides of Greek life forward, it’s essential that both sides start with basic respect for one another. Acting as if you’re above the rules and vandalizing The Rock “in secret” at night doesn’t do that. This brings me into the final — and most important — issue I have with these actions: how it impacts campus dialogue surrounding Greek life. Throughout the past few quarters, many well-thought-out, persuasive criticisms of fraternities and sororities have been presented on campus — and many of us take them very seriously. But vandalizing The Rock seems to stem from the belief that the best way to change Greek life is by ruining a harmless activity. I ask those involved to consider whether

these actions will help truly promote change in Greek life or simply deepen divides. Personally, I know the vandalism has made me — someone who agreed with the concerns about Greek organizations — feel increasingly antagonistic. If the goal is truly to change the culture on campus, driving wedges between people can’t be the mechanism for doing so. In the future, I hope these opportunities are used to approach us and discuss the issues in-person. Many of us in Greek life are more open-minded and committed to changing it for the better than you might expect, but we’ll only be able to move forward once both sides can come together in a greater dialogue.

Jake Gordon is a Weinberg sophomore. He can be contacted at jacobgordon2020@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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Vandalizing The Rock is counterproductive to Greek life dialogue

I understand — and largely agree — with students’ issues regarding Greek life, and these positions have forced me to have serious internal debates about my involvement. I, along with many in my Phi Delta Theta pledge class, take these issues very seriously and I have been extremely impressed with the level of open dialogue between us regarding Greek life and what we represent. The reason I write today, however, is because last week, The Rock was vandalized after Phi Delt pledges painted it. I find

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Kellogg officer to lead Chicago tech incubator 1871 By RACHEL KUPFER

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Betsy Ziegler.

Kellogg School of Management’s current chief innovation officer Betsy Ziegler will be making a big move from Northwestern to the Chicago tech scene this spring when she becomes the first woman CEO of technology incubator 1871. Ziegler, who has held different positions within Kellogg throughout the past seven years, said she will use her time at 1871 to continue growing the company’s influence throughout Chicago and the world. She will begin her position in April. Ziegler aims to both work with Fortune 500 companies based in Chicago and the Midwest and build bridges with entrepreneurs internationally, she told The Daily. Described on its website as the “center of the tech and startup ecosystem in Chicago and the Midwest,” 1871 provides an environment for entrepreneurs to create and build businesses in technology. The company is the flagship project of Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, a nonprofit group dedicated to sustaining Chicago’s entrepreneurial community. It has partnerships with Apple, Bosch and Accenture, and, since

its founding in 2012, has become home to more than 400 digital startups, according to its website. Jim O’Connor Jr., chairman of CEC’s board of directors, was looking for a new CEO that would maintain the company’s rate of expansion, he said in a statement to 1871.

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I’ve never been the person that has been ultimately in charge of the whole shebang. ... That’s a great opportunity. Betsy Ziegler, Kellogg chief innovation officer

“Betsy Ziegler is a proven leader and an innovation expert who exemplifies everything that we were looking for,” O’Connor Jr. said. “We have built a strong team, a committed community, and a powerful institution, and Betsy is the right choice to lead them forward.” Ziegler will be replacing Howard Tullman (Weinberg ’67, School of Law ’70), who was CEO for the past four years. 1871’s website says that during his time as CEO, Tullman has

emphasized the mindset of, “You get what you work for, not what you wish for.” Similarly, Ziegler said she wants to bring with her from Kellogg the mindset that the world is constantly changing and speeding up. In order to continue creating bonds both within 1871 and with its entrepreneur partners, Ziegler said she will carry over enthusiasm and a community-building orientation. “It is about being present and demonstrating that you care about people and you care about their success,” Ziegler said. “That’s spending time with them, caring about whether or not they’re individually successful, listening to their ideas, taking action that moves in the directions they care about.” Although she considers herself an expert within the field of graduate business education, 1871 will be a new challenge for Ziegler. By taking on her new role, Ziegler said she is looking to grow professionally and personally from the experience. “I’ve never been the person that has been ultimately in charge of the whole shebang,” Ziegler said. “I’ve led very large teams here at Kellogg, larger than the team I’ll be leading and growing at 1871, but I’ve never had the whole organization resting on my shoulders before. That’s a great opportunity.” rachelkupfer2021@u.northwestern.edu

Judge orders public discussion to be limited in Lathem murder trial

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A Cook County judge has barred attorneys from publicly discussing a high-profile case charging former Feinberg Prof. Wyndham Lathem with murder. Judge Charles Burns issued the gag order Feb. 14, though it went largely unnoticed until the Chicago Tribune first reported the news Friday. The order prohibits prosecutors and Lathem’s lawyers from publicly saying anything other than essential facts or public information, according to the Tribune. Burns gave no public reason for the order, which prohibits attorneys from discussing personal opinions, possible evidence or testimony. Lathem was indicted last September on six charges of first-degree murder. Prosecutors say Lathem and former Oxford University employee Andrew Warren killed 26-year-old Trenton Cornell-Duranleau as part of a premeditated murder-sex fantasy. Lathem was fired from the University soon after he fled the Chicago area, leading law enforcement officials on a nationwide manhunt that ended in California. Police extradited Lathem to Chicago, where CornellDuranleau had been stabbed to death. Lathem pleaded not guilty to the charges and has since been held without bond. Judges issue gag orders to keep trials fair, as public discussion has the potential to sway a jury before the selection process. Attorneys have not yet chosen a jury, meaning possible jurors are susceptible to such information. Prosecutors also sought permission to search Lathem’s phone at a Friday pretrial hearing, according to the Tribune. — Alan Perez

Chemical fire leads to Cook Hall evacuation; no injuries reported

Cook Hall was evacuated Friday afternoon after a small chemical fire was reported, University spokesman Bob Rowley told The Daily. There were no injuries. Some students who were working on the fourth floor were alerted about the incident after hearing a loud noise and called the authorities, Rowley said. Students were evacuated from the building around 3 p.m., and Evanston Fire Department and University Police were dispatched to the scene. The fire was put out quickly and the building has been reopened except for the corridor near the laboratory where the fire occurred, he said. The fire involved a chemical cylinder, Rowley said, but its exact cause is still being determined. Investigators from EFD and the University Office for Research Safety are inspecting the scene, he said. — Maddie Burakoff

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and assume identities based on stereotypes and biases. “We really want to honor self-determination,” Thompson said. “Individuals have their own right to identity however they want to identity, love whoever they want to love and feel however they want to feel.” Thompson said LGBTQ people are often forced to rely on friends and “chosen families” for support after their biological families abandon them. This can make coming out an especially isolating and

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“If you look at a downtown, it’s sort of like a coral reef,” Barrett said. “It has a whole ecosystem that makes it work, and part of that ecosystem is there’s a mixture of small businesses, restaurants and other kinds of things that make it interesting for people to come downtown. … (Sherman Avenue) is where that mixture of small businesses, restaurants and

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Ives, a West Point graduate who represents the state’s 42nd district, has billed herself as a “traditional conservative” ready to challenge Rauner, who she claims has not lived up to his campaign promises. Ives launched her campaign in response to Rauner

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DNA evidence has been increasingly used to prove confessions false since it came into use in the 1980s, Nirider said. In cases of rape or murder, Nirider said DNA left on the victim can be tested and prove “beyond a shadow of a doubt” that the wrong person was convicted, and therefore the confession they provided must “scientifically be false.” “There has been this increasing awareness and this brand new, technology-driven understanding about the probable false confessions,” Nirider said. “Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has been silent on the way in which the law is supposed to protect kids against false confessions.” After Dassey was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, U.S. Magistrate Judge William

scary experience, she said, adding that telling an entire audience she is queer is still “a little difficult” for her. Society is still pushing individuals to conform to heteronormativity, Thompson said, making the LGBTQ community even more vulnerable to violence and further stigmatization. Because circumstances have discouraged LGBTQ individuals from being open about their relationships in the past, Thompson said there are not as many visible examples of healthy LGBTQ relationships from older adults. “We want individuals to feel that they can navigate the world and be their true and whole selves

all day, every day,” Thompson said. In a later discussion of domestic and sexual violence, Thompson said the stereotype that men always perpetrate abuse in heterosexual relationships leads people to assume there is “mutual abuse” in abusive queer relationships. But, she said this “myth” about mutual abuse leads people to dismiss domestic and sexual violence in queer relationships. Wellness Week’s project head Alexis Bullock said people often fail to understand that in queer relationships, there is still a person in power even though the gender dynamics are different. “The violence is normalized, and that’s not okay,” the Weinberg sophomore told The Daily.

ASG’s vice president for health and wellness Rebecca Lazer said there aren’t enough places on campus that allow students to be vulnerable because of a culture that often puts conversations about wellness on a “back burner.” She said she appreciated that students were willing to ask questions at the event and “really interact with the space.” “Having these conversations lets people know that it’s okay not to have all the answers,” the Weinberg junior told The Daily. “That we’re all trying to learn and grow.”

independent places is the strongest it is anywhere in Evanston.” Barrett said the city should create a development plan with a broader vision for the downtown, adding that the Northlight development has opened up important discussions about what the community wants for Evanston. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) said she heard concerns about the economic impact of the proposed development on Bookends & Beginnings and Alley Gallery, which

are both located in the alley behind Sherman Avenue. “(The plan) was problematic from the beginning,” Fiske said. “But they heard the community out.” Fiske said Sherman Avenue is one of the best parts of downtown Evanston with a high amount of pedestrian traffic. She said the city should support the businesses in that area. Barrett said the city should focus on maintaining Evanston’s character as an interesting, vibrant city. She said interesting architecture is a part of a

downtown’s appeal. “A lot of people value what’s old, and what’s antique, what has character and what’s a little on the Bohemian side,” Barrett said. “If you look at the way European cities develop, they don’t tear down their old towns and replace them with skyscrapers. They do develop, but they put the skyscrapers somewhere else and they preserve the old towns.”

signing a bill in September that expands public abortion funding for Medicaid recipients and state workers. She has maintained a strict anti-abortion stance and conservative views on immigration policy. In her campaign announcement, Ives criticized Rauner’s record, saying “we were promised a conservative reform governor. Instead, we got an Ivy League gender studies professor. Benedict Rauner betrayed us at every turn.” She came under fire in February for releasing a controversial campaign ad meant to attack Rauner’s conservative credentials. It featured an actor portraying a transgender woman who thanks the governor for signing a law expanding trans rights, a young woman wearing a

“pussy hat” who thanks Rauner for making Illinois families “pay for my abortions” and a man wearing a hoodie and bandana thanking Rauner for making Illinois “a sanctuary state for illegal immigrant criminals.” The ad was widely criticized by both Democrats and Republicans. It has been called “racist,” “transphobic” and anti-immigrant. Illinois Republican Party chairman Tim Schneider decried the ad in a statement, saying that “there is no place in the Illinois Republican Party for rhetoric that attacks our fellow Illinoisans based on their race, gender or humanity.” Rauner, a former businessman and investor, has been able to self-fund much of his campaign; he deposited $50 million as a “first installment” back in 2016. More recently, he received a $20 million

donation from hedge fund founder Ken Griffin, according to the Tribune. Ives, whose campaign funds were estimated at around $400,000 in late January, received a $500,000 campaign donation from one of Rauner’s former donors, Richard Uihlein, a prominent backer of conservative candidates, the Tribune reported. Despite a rocky campaign season, Rauner himself has expressed confidence that he will win in November. “I will win the general election,” he said late last year. “I will win it, and if we don’t win it, nothing else matters.”

Duffin heard Dassey’s case at U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in August 2016, overturning his conviction and determining that his confession had been coerced. Dassey was ordered to be freed from prison within 90 days, unless prosecutors decided to retry the case. Two days before Dassey’s release in November 2016, attorneys with the Wisconsin Department of Justice filed an emergency motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, asking the court to reverse Duffin’s decision. The case was heard by a panel of three judges from the Court of Appeals in June 2017, and the panel voted 2-1 to uphold Duffin’s decision. However, about six months later, the full Court of Appeals reheard the case and narrowly reversed the lower court’s decision with a 4-3 vote. A second “Making a Murderer” season is in the works, the Chicago Tribune reported. Chicago

attorney Andy Hale and Ohio filmmaker Shawn Rech are filming a separate follow-up to the Netflix series, titled “Convicting a Murderer,” according to the Tribune. The February petition notes several instances where the courts have decided that “the greatest care must be taken to assure that (a minor’s confession) was voluntary” and that “mental condition is surely relevant to an individual’s susceptibility to police coercion,” alleging that the full Court of Appeals ignored these precedents in their decision. The petition argues that the certiorari is warranted in this case to reaffirm the state court’s holdings and “provide guidance on how to apply those holdings so as to minimize false confessions” in the future. Nirider said students at the School of Law’s Bluhm Legal Clinic have been working on the case every step of the way, like she did 10 years

ago when she was Drizin’s student. She added that they help recruit lawyers and write briefs about the case. Nirider said Dassey’s case was life-changing for her, and it could have “reverberations” across the country if the Supreme Court reaffirms the protections needed for people like Dassey in interrogation rooms. “Brendan Dassey is one of hundreds of known false confessions,” Nirider said. “Interrogations like this happen in interrogation rooms around the country every day, and we know that courts around the country aren’t doing enough to protect juveniles and the mentally disabled from coercive interrogations. … (The courts) have an obligation under the law to protect kids like Brendan who undergo interrogation.”

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NEW YORK — Vic Law looked out of place on the bench at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. His khaki pants nearly blended in to the boot on his right foot and his purple polo looked not quite big enough for his lanky frame. During the game against Penn State, he seemed uncharacteristically passive, only occasionally gesturing to sophomore bench-mate Isiah Brown with comments. After Northwestern’s season-ending loss, he plodded down the handshake line at its rear, just ahead of the equipment staff. But perhaps he looked out of place simply because he was on the bench at all. Despite missing two different stretches this season

with injuries, the junior forward was the most improved player on an otherwise surprisingly bad Wildcats team, serving as their best defender as well as an unheralded offensive weapon. And with senior guards Bryant McIntosh and Scottie Lindsey — the undisputed faces of NU the past two years — having now played their final collegiate games, this is now Law’s team. That will be strange, and not just because it will be different. Unlike McIntosh, a point guard who dribbled the ball far more than anyone else, or Lindsey, a trigger-happy shooter who attempted 97 more field goals than anyone else, Law is not a flashy or easily noticeable player. He’s a soft-spoken interviewee and, as formerly the top recruit in school history, doesn’t have the underdog narrative that McIntosh did. But make no mistake about it, Law may have been the Cats’ most versatile weapon this season, and he almost certainly will be next winter.

Defensively, he shut down nearly every scorer he matched up against, from Creighton’s Marcus Foster to Purdue’s Dakota Mathias. Later in the season, he held Chris Collins’ hybrid zone together for a while, and only when he went down with an ankle injury did the system’s effectiveness truly fall apart. The forward has the length to cover big men towering above his 6-foot-7 body and the athleticism to keep up quick ball-handlers, too. Offensively, Law eliminated the inefficient long 2-pointers he was prone to taking in 2016-17 and became both a better shooter and passer in addition. In conference play, he took 1.5 fewer 2-pointers but 1.2 more 3-pointers per 40 minutes than last year, and improved his 2-point shooting by six percentage points while maintaining the same 3-point shooting percentage. He also nearly doubled his assist rate and slightly improved his rebounding rate. Law will be tasked with handling an even

bigger role in 2018-19, especially since the rest of NU’s squad, except for senior-to-be center Dererk Pardon, will be so inexperienced. And dealing with their collective inexperience should be part of Law’s role, as well: he’s already the primary mentor for defensive-minded freshman guard Anthony Gaines — a likely candidate to start next season — and will also need to take incoming four-star recruits Pete Nance, Miller Kopp and Jordan Lathon under his wing. That’s a lot of weight on Law’s shoulders, but it’s weight Collins will need him to carry expertly if the Cats are to rebound from this winter’s disappointments next season. If he can handle all of it, Law will have a chance, given his well-roundedness in the college game and the athletic intangibles to translate it to the next level, to be NU’s first NBA draft pick since 1999. benjaminpope2019@u.northwestern.edu

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NEW YORK — For the first time in program history, Northwestern was ranked to start the season. Sliding in at No. 19 in the country, the Wildcats were expected not only to return to the NCAA Tournament but be one of the best teams in the country. That did not happen. With a 65-57 loss to Penn State in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, NU’s season is over. The Cats finished 15-17 for the season, but everything collapsed well before the season-ending seven-game losing streak. The team that many people thought would be the best team in program history turned out to be just another below-average Northwestern squad

doomed to a bottom-half Big Ten finish. So what happened? Plenty of people will look to blame the offense. It was supposed to improve with the addition of redshirt sophomore forward Aaron Falzon filling the departed Sanjay Lumpkin’s role at the ‘4’ spot in the starting lineup. Falzon was fine as a sharp-shooter, shooting 37 percent on the season and just a touch lower in conference play, but struggled with his efficiency on 2s, shooting only 3-for-21 inside the arc against Big Ten teams. Senior guards Bryant McIntosh and Scottie Lindsey took heat at various times for the team’s stagnant offense. McIntosh, playing injured in some games, saw his offensive rating drop by almost 15 points in conference games. But, according to kenpom.com, a popular site for college basketball analytics, NU’s adjusted offensive efficiency dipped only two points. That wasn’t the difference between a

program-record 24 wins last year and this year’s disappointing campaign. The defense was. The Cats boasted the 32nd-best defense in the entire country in their run to the tournament a season ago. With Lumpkin gone and the less mobile Falzon and senior Gavin Skelly getting much of the playing time in his place, opponents torched NU from 3-point range, shooting over 36 percent from deep against the Cats after shooting 33 percent last year. For an easy comparison, that’s the difference between the 3-point firebombing Houston Rockets and the worst-in-the-league Phoenix Suns in the NBA. By effective field goal percentage, a statistic that accounts for the fact that 3s are worth more than 2s, NU’s defense was 21st in the country in 201617. This year it was almost five percentage points worse and ranked 183rd in the nation the day after the season ended. Early in conference play, coach Chris Collins switched the team’s primary defense from

man-to-man, which worked much better with Lumpkin, to a hybrid switching zone that saved the slower Falzon and Skelly from having to chase perimeter players. It worked for a time, and the Cats won four of five games, including one in which they held Michigan to a season-low 52 points. But then teams figured the zone out, NU lost those fateful last seven games — while allowing five of seven opponents to shoot at least 43 percent from the field — and Collins was left wondering what could have been. None of Collins’s previous four teams had defended so poorly, and the one that came closest came in 2014-15, when the Cats finished with an identical record to this year’s disappointing performance. If Collins hopes to continue the upward trajectory of the program, he’ll have to start with fixing the defense. josephwilkinson2019@u.northwestern.edu

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When senior attacker Shelby Fredericks buried a free position shot with about 10 minutes left in the game, it appeared she had cut Northwestern’s deficit to one as part of a four goal run. But upon inspection, the goal was called off to due an illegal stick and Stony Brook quickly extended its lead to three. That ruling, and other missed opportunities, led to the No. 10 Wildcats’ (4-2) 15-10 loss against the No. 1 Seawolves (4-0). “I definitely think that (stick violation) hurt us, just because they got the ball, and they scored right after that. Definitely the momentum shifted in their favor,” Fredericks said. “There’s a lot of things that happened that we could have fixed. … From minute one we’ve got to do certain things to put ourselves in better position.” Aggressive defense by Stony Brook led to ample opportunities for NU in the form of free position shots and extra-woman opportunities. The Cats had 11 free position shots compared to five for the Seawolves, but they converted just two of the 11, partially due to the superb efforts of

Stony Brook goalie Anna Tesoriero, who had 11 saves on the day. On NU’s first extra-woman opportunity in the first half, Stony Brook was able to score short-handed to open up an early 3-1 lead. On the second and final extra-woman opportunity later in the first half, a mishandled catch by senior defenseman Ally Mueller allowed the Seawolves to burn the penalty and escape unscathed. “We were in the game, I just think we had too many mental errors to be able to overcome,” coach Kelly Amonte Hiller said. “When you play a great team like Stony Brook you have to be on point and make plays. When we were right there on the doorstep, they made plays, and we didn’t take advantage of opportunities.” One of the reasons the Cats were able to hang in the game was their dominance on draw controls. Thanks largely to Fredericks, NU won a dominant 18 of the first 24 draws in the game before losing the last three when the game was largely out of reach. “It was just trusting my preparation, and I think that my circle girls did a great job communicating to each other. And they did an amazing job boxing out which made my job a lot easier,” Fredericks said. The Cats started the game slowly and went into halftime with a 6-3

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deficit. But in the second half, Fredericks said the team played with more passion and energy that allowed them to keep the game close against the nation’s top-ranked team. After the half, NU scored two goals 42 seconds apart to bring the game within one. However, the Seawolves slowly built their lead back up to a commanding 10-5. That was when the Cats responded with back-to-backback goals within 2 and a half minutes. Then Fredericks’ stick violation broke the run. NU ultimately got within two with six minutes remaining before Stony Brook scored several late goals as the Cats’ defenders hunted turnovers to make the game appear more uneven. Senior attacker Sheila Nesselbush starred on offense for NU, recording a career-high five points, including a hat trick in the first half. Nesselbush said she was encouraged by the team’s performance, but also regretted mistakes the team made that cost it a chance at an upset. “That game stung a little, but I think we proved to ourselves that we can hang with any team,” she said. “If we just eliminate some of the silly errors we had all over the field we’re going to come out on the other end.” benjaminapelbaum2019@u.northwestern.edu

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Sebastian leads Cats at Big Tens NU gets set for tough

West Coast challenge

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Northwestern had a successful start to its postseason, with five Wildcats finishing in the top eight in their respective weight classes this weekend at the Big Ten Championships in East Lansing, Michigan. Five individual placings is the most for NU since the 2015 campaign when six placed, and four wrestlers who placed on Sunday will go on to NCAA Championships in Cleveland in two weeks. The best performance came from junior Johnny Sebastian who finished fourth in the 174-pound weight class. His top-5 finish was a career best after placing seventh at the conference championships last year. Sebastian said his better finish this year is partially because his body is healthier, but also because he is in a more comfortable weight class. “If I started off some of my matches more on my offense, sometimes it took until the second or third period,” Sebastian said. “But overall I think it was a good tournament. … Also, it was good to wrestle some of the better guys in the country, just gauging what I need to get better these next two weeks, just take it from there.” A pair of redshirt freshmen, Sebastian Rivera and Ryan Deakin, were also notable finishers. In the 125-pound weight class, Rivera clinched the fifth place spot after his opponent, Nick Suriano of Rutgers, medically forfeited. Deakin, meanwhile, medically forfeited both of his matches on Sunday, giving him sixth place at 149 pounds. The team finished in 10th overall, a team high since the Cats’ 2015 season in which they finished ninth. Coach Matt Storniolo said he was proud of the way the team competed.

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Johnny Sebastian wrestles with an opponent. The junior was NU’s top individual finisher at Big Ten Championships this weekend.

He emphasized that three more wrestlers were on the podium this year from last, which he described as a reflection on the program’s trajectory. “We could have done a little better as a team,” Storniolo said. “We had a couple unfortunate events that prevented us from doing quite as well, but if you look past the team finish, I think our individual performances were pretty solid, and this is something that we can move into the NCAA with, with confidence and ready to attack.” Sophomore Zack Chakonis also placed in his 197-pound weight class, receiving an eighth-place medal in his

Big Ten Championships debut. Conan Jennings, a junior, finished in fifth, his second straight year placing at Big Tens. After being pinned in the consolation semifinals, he came back with a decision to clinch the fifth-place spot for the heavyweight division. “Those were guys I had lost to, both of them by one point before, so I still think I can beat them in two weeks at NCAAs,” Jennings said. “We’ve got some good guys going to NCAAs. We are gonna show up, take some heads and make some names for ourselves.” alisonalbelda2021@u.northwestern.edu

After finishing sixth at The Prestige at PGA West in late February, Northwestern heads to Las Vegas for the Southern Highlands Collegiate, where the Wildcats will face seven of the country’s top 25 teams. It will be deja vu for NU as it faces off against teams that it has met earlier in the season. The team took down No. 14 USC at The Prestige and will have the opportunity to rendezvous with the Trojans again this week. The Cats will also face off against conference rival No. 18 Illinois, to whom they lost 5-0 at Big Ten Match Play to kick off the season in February. Coach David Inglis said the opportunity to face the Fighting Illini again comes at a good time in the season. “We just have to be ready to be good and competing on every shot,” Inglis said. “This event is one of top three events in college golf, so it’s great to be a part of that to finish off our winter season.” Inglis said his team’s goal is to go out and perform as well at they can on the fairways and on the greens, which he said are particularly firm and fast compared to other courses. He added that it’s less about NU playing against other teams; rather, the team will be playing against the course, which is what Inglis deemed the “beauty of stroke play.” In addition to the teams they’ve already faced, the Cats will need a

peak performance if they hope to beat No. 2 Alabama. The Crimson Tide put up back-to-back national championships in 2013 and 2014 and three SEC championships in the last six years. Alabama also boasts Davis Riley, who currently sits at No. 2 in the nation, just below No. 1 Justin Suh of USC. Inglis said he and the team are excited to evaluate their performance against teams of this caliber. “ We can’t control the other teams,” Inglis said. “It’s not so much we’re going into it saying, ‘We have to beat this team or we have to beat that team.’ … We know what we need to do to focus on the task at hand.” Sophomore Everton Hawkins said that, though the Cats have played in similarly challenging events, this field is the strongest one in which they’ve played this season. Hawkins said they have taken their opportunities to get outside and prepare for these types of fields, which in turn will help them moving into the spring season. Freshman Eric McIntosh agreed with Hawkins, saying NU’s productive winter prepares the team for this final event and that the Cats are happy with their games. Competing at the highest level, McIntosh said, allows them to learn and prepare for the country’s most competitive teams. “It’s an opportunity to compete against so-called big teams,” McIntosh said. “Beating them is pretty enjoyable. … We’re very excited for this week.” sophiemann2018@u.northwestern.edu