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Evanston elects new aldermen Three fresh faces set to join City Council this May
Over the past few months, candidates for alderman in seven wards have faced off in a primary and the general election. Among them, three current aldermen ran for reelection and 10 other candidates from various backgrounds joined the race. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st), Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) and Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) will all serve another term, while Robin Rue Simmons, Tom Suffredin and Cicely Fleming are new additions to City Council. Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd), Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) and Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th) ran unopposed.
frequent communication with residents and the University. She is a member of the Northwestern UniversityCity Committee, which discusses development and land use issues. Fiske focused her campaign on accommodating neighborhood residents and developers to create economic development that fits everyone’s needs. During her campaign, Fiske stressed the importance of communication between community members and leaders. “I don’t want to serve in a community where someone makes a decision and then tells you about it later,” she told The Daily in February. “Working with developers to help them understand what the needs and concerns of the community are and then have the community participate in the discussion, that takes a lot of effort and a lot of time, but I think it works in my ward.”
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By KRISTINA KARISH
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Current Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) won reelection with nearly 56 percent of the vote, against her opponent, Lee Cabot (Kellogg ’86), who works for a master’s program in the McCormick School of Engineering. Fiske has been the ward’s alderman since 2009, when she replaced former alderman Cheryl Wollin. Fiske ran on a platform focused on prioritizing
Current Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) won reelection with more than 50 percent of the vote against challengers Alex Block and Alex Morgan. The incumbent has served in the position for more than 20 years. As alderman, Wynne said she has prioritized affordable housing, protecting the » See ALDERMEN, page 6
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Businessman Steve Hagerty addresses supporters after claiming victory in the Evanston mayoral race. As of early Wednesday morning, Hagerty received nearly 160 more votes than Ald. Mark Tendam (6th), who did not concede defeat.
Steve Hagerty pulls ahead in close race Businessman received just over 50 percent of votes on Tuesday By DAVID FISHMAN
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As of early Wednesday morning, businessman Steve Hagerty had won the most
votes in Evanston’s mayoral race, capping off a roughly six-month long season that included a rare primary and a slew of contentious legal challenges. Hagerty, a first-time politician who pledged to build on
“generations” of work, gained about 50.5 percent of the vote and was narrowly trailed by Ald. Mark Tendam (6th), who received roughly 49.5 percent. Hagerty bested Tendam by just 159 votes. Tendam said he would not
concede Tuesday night, choosing to play a “guessing game” and wait until all remaining mail ballots are counted. In Evanston, at least 17,827 residents voted in the election, » See MAYOR, page 7
District 65 tax referendum approved Writer, alum gives By RYAN WANGMAN
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Evanston/Skokie School District 65 passed a proposed referendum by a wide margin Tuesday that will increase local property taxes to combat rising educational costs. The referendum passed with more than 80 percent of support from 19,118 voters who weighed in on the issue. It will raise property taxes by about $450 dollars annually for the average Evanston property owner, according to a District 65 financial presentation. District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren called it a “humbling” day for the district. He said the new referendum money will allow the district to continue work on multiple fronts, including improving student achievements, technology investments and keeping class sizes small. Goren said referendums fail 70 percent of the time, on average, so the district couldn’t presume a successful
outcome. He pointed to the amount of support the referendum received as evidence of residents’ commitment to public schools. “The overwhelming support and the deep commitment of voters of both Evanston and Skokie to their
public schools is something that we couldn’t be more appreciative of,” Goren said. “It will make us want to wake up in the morning early and go to work and continue to make the differences that we’re doing.” District 65 receives 75
percent of its budget from local property taxes, according to board documents. The increase that will result from Tuesday’s referendum will help alleviate rising costs associated with a roughly 20 » See REFERENDUM, page 6
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A sign supporting the District 65 referendum. On Tuesday, citizens voted overwhelmingly in favor of the referendum.
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Northwestern alumnus Gregg Mettler (Communication ’94) visited campus Tuesday to talk about his career in comedy television and gave advice on how students can achieve similar success. Mettler, who is is best known for his writing on “3rd Rock From the Sun,” “That ’70s Show” and “Cougar Town,” talked to about 15 people at Norris University Center. While discussing his career, he recalled how he made his way up to a full-time writer from a night production assistant. The event was organized by the Office of External Programs, Internships and Career Services. EPICS assistant director Todd Lillethun said the purpose of the talk was to give students advice from an industry member. “Gregg has done a lot of work since he graduated in 1994 and has had a lot of experience both
in mainstream comedies and dramas and lots of studio experiences, so it was really great timing for him to come now when we have a lot of the same interests in our current student body,” Lillethun said. Mettler said his time in NU’s Creative Writing for the Media program piqued his interest in working as a television writer, Mettler said. “That’s when I sort of became interested in TV writing, when somebody like me came to talk; so I always wanted to do this because it had a really serious impact on me,” Mettler said. “That was pretty much the day of my life where I said, ‘I think I can do that — the thing that that guy’s doing.’” After graduating from NU in 1994, Mettler moved to Los Angeles by himself in pursuit of a career in the television industry. Mettler said he depended on fellow NU graduates after moving and worked as a night production assistant on “3rd Rock From » See METTLER, page 6
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Four newcomers elected to District 65, 202 boards Newly elected members include NU alumnae, elementary school principal, high school counselor 202, as well as Candance Chow, Suni Kartha and Anya Tanyavutti for District 65. Tanyavutti is serving a two-year term, while other board members were elected for four years. She replaced former board member Jennifer Phillips who resigned in late August, serving in Phillips’ place until the election. She campaigned to serve out the last two years of the term. In an email to The Daily, Tanyavutti emphasized her plans to bring questions of inclusivity into board discussions to “shed light on the extent to which some perspectives and voices have historically and contemporaneously been marginalized and excluded.” “Doing the work to be more broadly inclusive as an institution will allow for us to simultaneously seek solutions and build in opportunities for historically marginalized voices,” she wrote.
By KRISTINA KARISCH and RYAN WANGMAN the daily northwestern @kristinakarisch, @ryanwangman
Evanston picked new school board members for its District 65 and District 202 schools during Tuesday’s municipal election, including four newcomers. Patricia Maunsell and Jude Laude were elected to the Evanston Township High School/District 202 board, while Joseph Hailpern and Lindsay Cohen will serve their first terms on the Evanston/ Skokie School District 65 board. Maunsell is the current chair of the McGaw YMCA board of directors and Laude is a high school counselor at Chicago Public Schools’ North Lawndale College Prep. Hailpern is an elementary school principal who started his teaching career in a District 65 school, and Cohen (Weinberg ’01) founded a series of education startups. Returning school board members are Gretchen Livingston and Pat Savage-Williams for District
Zoe Miller contributed reporting. kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu ryanw@u.northwestern.edu
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Woman charged with battery after fight in parking lot
A 23-year-old Evanston woman was arrested in south Evanston in connection with an altercation at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Monday. Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski said a fight occurred after a 27-year-old woman tapped the 23-year-old’s car side mirror with her child’s car seat. The woman struck the 27-year-old in the face, Polinski said. An onlooker saw the fight take place and called the police. The 27-year-old was transported to Evanston Hospital with a facial laceration and neck pain, Polinski said.
Forest Park man identified, charged with aggravated assault
A Forest Park man was arrested Sunday after being positively identified by two people who said he pointed a gun at them in Evanston on March 23. The original incident took place just before 9 a.m. on the 1100 block of Pitner Avenue, but the man fled the scene, Polinski said. Forest Park police made contact with him at a traffic stop Sunday and arrested him, Polinski said. He was charged with aggravated assault and will appear in court at the end of the month. — Sophie Mann
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Evanston elects Devon Reid to be city clerk with 66 percent of vote
Second time’s the charm for Devon Reid, a 24-year-old Evanston native who will replace Rodney Greene as the city clerk. Reid — who in 2011 made an unsuccessful bid for alderman of Chicago’s 26th Ward — won about 66 percent of the vote Tuesday, trailed by Greene who earned roughly 34 percent. Reid ran with support from the Democratic Party of Evanston, which gave him about 75 percent of its votes at a nominating meeting in February. “I’m honored that the folks of Evanston are giving me a chance to serve,” Reid said. “I’m going to keep
all the promises I have made and work and fight for open and transparent government; I’m going to work to increase participation in our democracy.” The clerk is primarily responsible for filing FOIA requests and organizing elections, but Reid wants to transform the position into the “face of government,” a mouthpiece for groups whose lack of representation have turned them away from the “system.” Reid had three major goals during his campaign: combat homelessness through affordable housing, increase government transparency to build trust and enhance voter participation through a “get out the vote” program. “I worked really hard; I talked to a lot of voters,” he said. “One-on-one contact with folks is the key to effectively spreading your message.” — David Fishman
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2017
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Solar-powered home to come to NU By ALLYSON CHIU
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After months of planning, Northwestern’s first solar-powered home is set to break ground in May. “We’ve spent a lot of time putting things together on paper and now we actually get to put things together in physical form,” said McCormick junior Bill Bach, the house’s project manager. House by Northwestern will start construction at a lot near the intersection of Colfax Street and Orrington Avenue, said Maggie Waldron, HBN director of program operations, partnerships and communications. The house is expected to be completed by the end of July, Waldron said. Bach said he is most excited to see the house come to fruition. “I love that you’re just doing things that are actually tangible and will make a difference, so it’s not just an academic exercise,” he said. In October, the team will present its completed house in Denver, Colorado at the 2017 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, a competition that challenges collegiate teams worldwide to design and build functioning solar-powered houses. This is the University’s first time participating in the competition, Waldron said. With a project budget of $1.4 million, the completed house is expected to feature enough energysaving technology to be net-energy positive and 90 percent more energy efficient than the average home, Waldron said. “Each component in the house is highly efficient,” she said. “Together, it’s a very high performing house.” Like many of the other houses in the competition, the HBN project will have solar panels that are connected to a residential battery, which stores the solar power and results in a structure that is not tied to the traditional electrical grid, Waldron said. An advanced heating and cooling system, which is four times more efficient than average systems, is also going to be used to save energy, she said. In addition to the sustainable technology, the
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House by Northwestern team members speak during a information session in Technological Institute on Tuesday. The project is set to break ground in May.
interior and exterior of the house will be coated in Pureti, which is a clear photocatalytic compound that breaks down airborne pollutants when it comes into contact with sunlight, Waldron said. “It’s both on the inside and outside purifying the air, so it’s going to be a healthier space to live in,” she said. “It’s a house that’s not just good for the environment, it’s good for you.” The project not only supports the University’s commitment to sustainability, but it also provides a hands-on learning opportunity for all the students involved, Waldron said. McCormick junior Andrew Crane, the project’s construction manager, said he has been able to apply
what he has learned in his classes to his role on the project. “What I learned in the fall quarter was how you accept bids from contractors and award those, and I’m now doing that,” Crane said. “What we did in the classroom on paper is what I’m doing right now, and it’s in the real world.” Waldron said the team is still recruiting new members as the decathlon nears. Opportunities include being a tour guide for the house in Denver during the competition and designing multimedia communications for the competition exhibit, she said. allysonchiu2019@u.northwestern.edu
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A letter to Chuyuan Qiu, from her mother
The following is a letter to Weinberg freshman Chuyuan Qiu from her mother in commemoration of Qingming Festival, a Chinese holiday to pay tribute to the dead. Qiu died Sept. 22. The letter has been translated from Chinese by Medill junior Holly He, Weinberg senior Vanessa Gao and Ina Yang (Medill ’15).
My dearest Chuyuan, In a blink of an eye, it’s been more than half a year since you’ve passed. Qingming Festival is upon us. As much as it pains me to let you go, I should, and I must. My dear child, may you find eternal rest and peace beneath the earth. This morning, your aunt and I got you flowers, your favorite sushi and jackfruit snacks — your cousin even brought you the bear-shaped cookies you adored so much all the way from Hong Kong. Holding my hand, your aunt urged me to come to terms with this overwhelming grief. “Have you ever thought what would happen if you collapsed?” she said. “Chuyuan would never want to see you like this. What if she’s gone on to be a guardian angel and is watching over you now?” I nodded as silent tears streamed down my cheeks. I know deep down in me that it is time I stop worrying my family and friends; it is time that I find closure to this uncontrollable grief. But it is so hard. Everything about you, every memory attached to your wonderful existence on this Earth, is as vivid as a movie that keeps playing in my mind. Every night when I close my eyes, I see you smiling at
me in that limbo between consciousness and sleep, your face soft and naive again, as if you were but a child. I see those bygone winter days, you at your desk studying, me sitting next to you. You’d always slide your hand under my shirt for warmth, giving my belly a gentle squeeze, teasing, “Why is your belly so soft and fatty?” I loved warming your hand, loved when you rested your head on my belly. In those moments, all was calm and sweet.
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Just like your English name Aurora, the most magnificent display of light in the northern skies, you shine just as bright, just as magnificent.
Growing up, you were always such a well-behaved kid who stayed out of trouble. People often say that all kids go through a rebellious phase, but that was never the case with you. I remember those mornings when I walked you to school — you were only in elementary school then. I’d extend my hand behind me, and you’d know to slide your little hand into mine, and we’d cross the street like that. I remember those evenings picking you up after school, when I’d ask you, “Did you have a good day today?” And you would always chirp, “Yes!” You were such
a happy and carefree kid, so much so that you even made me envious. I even wanted to pick a fight with you to see if you’d get angry at all, wondering to myself, “Why is my child so even-tempered?” As an easily irritated middle-aged woman, I have a lot to learn from you about remaining calm in all sorts of situations and handling them with ease. Perhaps you were blessed with this mild nature since birth, or perhaps it could be what our ancestors called inheriting a “Buddha-like nature” from your past life. No one in our family identifies as a Buddhist, so I never thought I would find in your room your calligraphy copies of the Sutra. Had you written them in secrecy? Oh, how beautiful your calligraphy is! How could I not have noticed before? I will forever remember that fateful morning, that devastating phone call. It felt as if the world had collapsed on me. It was the kind of agony that I could do nothing about but to let it gnaw at my insides. In those days without light, my lucid mind was despaired by helplessness, trapped in a dream that was too terrible to name. I don’t know how I ever got out of that black hole of sadness, but I couldn’t have done it without the overwhelming love from family and friends, who took shifts to keep an eye on me 24/7, who held my hand so I could catch some shut-eye without shaking uncontrollably. I am able to pen these words to you because of these people, and I am forever grateful for their support during such a time. Recently Northwestern University
officially established the Chuyuan Qiu Memorial Student Assistance Fund to help Northwestern students from China encountering unforeseen needs. Also, following the accident that resulted in your tragic death, the city of Evanston finally started the construction of a bike lane on Sheridan Road, a project that should have started way back in 2013. Sheridan Road has a memorialized space in loving memory of you. Your death reminded everyone of the importance of bike safety and encouraged Northwestern to provide its students with a safer environment. Just like your English name Aurora, the most magnificent display of light in the northern skies, you shine just as bright, just as magnificent, and even more memorable to everyone who has known you. As your mother, there’s not much I can do for you in this life. I would have gladly traded my own life for yours without even a second of hesitation, but unfortunately God didn’t give me the chance. I believe that no matter where you are, your good virtue, kindness and wisdom will forever guard and protect you. No need to worry about me, my dearest and beloved daughter, as I am trying to live my life to the fullest. It’s not easy without you here, but I’ll try. I promise I won’t let grief stand in the way. In the next life, I hope I can still be your mother, and you my daughter. When you lean against me once more, I’ll hold you as tight as I can, as long as I can, never letting go. — Zhang Li, Chuyuan’s mother
Fall student activities fair is too hectic, overwhelming CHASE REED
DAILY COLUMNIST
Not long after Wildcat Welcome each year, freshmen on campus have the opportunity to attend the activities fair, where student groups promote a variety of interests ranging from oncampus publications to cultural activities. I can’t speak for other students, but it does seem to me that it is a hectic and overwhelming experience. Imagine for a moment that you’re an alien zooming through outer space, looking for a place to call home in an unfamiliar galaxy. You come across a large group of creatures gathering en masse in a cramped, beat-up room where you are pelted by an onslaught of confusion. Sweaty bodies are packed into narrow corridors between plastic tables, each urging you to stop by and yelling to draw your attention. You don’t know where to begin, and by the time you spot something you’re interested in across the room, the harried crowd pushes you in another direction entirely. This is what it feels like for students at the
activities fair. With a smorgasbord of hundreds of student groups, publications and intramural sports to look over in the span of just an hour or two, it’s easy for students to feel adrift in a sea of confusion. In my experience, it was overwhelming to cover as much ground as possible in such a short period of time. Several times I found myself signing up for email lists of clubs I had never intended to actually join, lured in by a friendly face at a near-empty booth. Afterward, I searched the internet for a better way to determine which clubs I wanted to be a part of and encountered Wildcat Connection — Northwestern’s online hub for student organizations — which is the primary means through which students can search through student organizations, as well as reach out to leaders and learn more about what they do. Unfortunately, this website also poses challenges of its own. For one, many of the groups listed in its directory provide little to no information of where, when and how they meet, and several groups have not updated their pages for some amount of time. Additionally, the number of student groups to peruse on the site is just as overwhelming as the number to sift through during the activities fair. Scrolling through 601
listings of organizations and on-campus spaces at once to see which ones appeal the most to you while simultaneously anguishing over the myriad of other struggles that pop up during Wildcat Welcome is a daunting task.
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With a smorgasbord of hundreds of student groups, publications and intramural sports to look over in the span of just an hour or two, it’s easy for students to feel adrift.
Eventually, I decided to focus on radio, the one interest I had already been certain of coming into college, and joined WNUR as a newscaster during the second week of Fall Quarter. Throughout the rest of the year, I relied on friends and Facebook to discover new opportunities for me to get involved on campus, and this shouldn’t be the case. Though I found that word of mouth or casual conversation were ultimately more effective means of learning about
what’s on our campus, I knew I had missed out on countless openings to explore different interests during freshman year, and I wish the University had provided easier ways for me to do so. For instance, expanding the activities fair to cover more days — as opposed to only two — would produce a less jumbled, more welcoming environment for new students to survey their interests. Likewise, a simplified overhaul of Wildcat Connection, which could take the form of a site-wide facelift or simply encouraging student groups to update their pages more frequently, would provide students with an alternate path to weed out the signals from the noise within the comforting confines of their own dorm. By reinterpreting how the activities fair is conducted after Wildcat Welcome, NU can prevent an overwhelming, anxiety-inducing experience for new students who simply desire to explore what interests them in an environment where they don’t feel pressured or lost. Chase Reed is a Communication freshman. He can be contacted at chasereed2020@u.northwestern.edu. If you would like to respond publicly to this column, send a Letter to the Editor to opinion@dailynorthwestern.com.
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ASG candidates discuss student wellness platform At first presidential forum, uncontested ticket encourages NU students to vote in upcoming election By CATHERINE KIM
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Candidates for president and executive vice president of Associated Student Government, Nehaarika Mulukutla and Rosalie Gambrah, discussed student wellness during the first ASG presidential election forum Tuesday. The Weinberg juniors spoke about their policies, which focus on mental health, sexual
assault, transparency and accessibility to about 20 people in Fisk Hall. In addition to answering student questions, Mulukutla urged students to vote, despite the unopposed race, to show support of better wellness management by Northwestern administrators. Gambrah said the campaign will focus on promoting the idea that success at NU does not depend on sacrificing one’s mental health. “Proactive actions” toward mental health should be made, she said. “We treat mental hygiene like dental
hygiene,” Gambrah said. “Just like you brush your teeth every day, you should be able to do things in your time to focus on your mental illness.” To improve mental health, Mulukutla said she would promote NU Listens, a phone peer listening service, as Counseling and Psychological Services “is currently overworked, understaffed and unable to serve the entire student body.” She also said she would work to have CAPS counselors in the Multicultural Center, Black House and Women’s Center to serve a
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Weinberg junior and candidate for Associated Student Government president Nehaarika Mulukutla answers a question during the first ASG presidential election forum Tuesday. Along with her running mate, Weinberg junior Rosalie Gambrah, Mulukutla said their campaign focuses on the mental wellness of students on campus.
broader group of students. Medill freshman Victoria Alfred-Levow, who attended the forum, said she appreciated the campaign’s approach to making mental wellness a daily routine, rather than a subject to be addressed only when it becomes a crisis. “Mental wellness is really important to me because I’m a freshman and I’m already like, ‘How am I going to survive the rest of my time at Northwestern?’” she said. “And I think their idea about trying to make it less of a crisis mode thing and more of an everyday thing is really important to me.” To increase inclusivity and accessibility, Mulukutla said she would continue to reach out to students on campus. She said many students fail to recognize the role ASG plays in students’ lives, and the only way to solve this is more outreach. Mulukutla said she is looking into making the University a dry campus, to cut “consumption of alcohol in male-dominant spaces,” prevent sexual assault on campus and improve safety. “The only way we can start to work on issues that stem from alcohol consumption … is if the University admits that alcohol is being consumed,” she said. In response to the recent allegations of sexual assault at Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and another, unnamed fraternity, Mulukutla said she would try to address the frustration around Title IX investigations and use the momentum surrounding the issue to actively pursue changes with administrators. Though she and her running mate comprise the only ticket, Mulukutla still urged students to vote to have their voices be heard by NU administrators. Mulukutla said it is time people tell the administration it needs to consider students’ wellness and look at them as more than statistics. “Your vote is your voice; your voice is important,” she said. “Your voice is what we want to center this on. This isn’t about ASG, this isn’t about our campaign, this isn’t about us. It’s about holistic wellbeing.” catherinekim2020@u.northwestern.edu
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lakefront and ensuring responsible development. In a League of Women Voters of Evanston candidate survey, Wynne said she supports finding more sustainable funding streams for the Affordable Housing fund. “When we have the right building in the right place and the right development, then I think that can be right for Evanston,” she told The Daily in March.
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Robin Rue Simmons won the 5th Ward election with more than 60 percent of the vote, ahead of opponent Carolyn Murray. Simmons, who has worked for Sunshine Enterprises on small business development, received a total of 621 votes in the race as of early Wednesday morning. The incumbent, Ald. Delores Holmes (5th), did not run for reelection. A lawsuit and allegations of ethics violations against Simmons hovered over the 5th Ward aldermanic election, the only aldermanic race to hold a primary in February. That month, Simmons was accused of abandoning a home renovation contract in 2012. Over the course of the campaign, Simmons emphasized her commitment to promote affordable housing and economic development. She has said she will focus on environmental protections in the ward and expand its business districts to support local entrepreneurs by increasing jobs and small business support in the ward. She also said she plans to look at redistributing funds for affordable housing support to increase homeownership.
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of the vote as of early Wednesday morning. Suffredin will succeed former Ald. Mark Tendam, who took over roughly eight years ago. Suffredin has previously said he wants to make living in Evanston, and specifically the 6th Ward, a decision that makes “rational economic sense” to encourage people to come and raise their families there. He received endorsements along the campaign trail from State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.).
Tom Suffredin, son of Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin, won the battle for 6th Ward alderman against community activist Virginia Mann, capturing more than 57 percent
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Mettler said. “Just be a cool person, and then people will magically help you.” He also spoke about opportunities in the current industry with new media outlets such as Netflix and YouTube. Though there were only about four networks in LA when he first moved, he said there are now countless job opportunities at several networks. Communication graduate student Rachel Greenhoe, who has also worked in the industry as a production assistant, said she attended the event to learn how to move past production assistant work and build a career in writing. “It was just fascinating,” Greenhoe said. “It was great to know that you can work your way up … I’d always heard that, but it’s nice to hear (from) someone who actually worked their way up.”
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the Sun.” Though Mettler said his job as a night production assistant included long hours and burdensome errands, he said the connections he made at the time helped him launch his career. Due to his relationship with writers on “3rd Rock From the Sun,” his speculative script was passed on to agents, who ultimately presented it to the creators of the program. Mettler was soon hired as a full-time staff writer. Mettler said his positive attitude while working as a night production assistant helped him land his job. “The number one thing to write down … is the simple thing that you think everyone would know,”
Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) won the race for 8th Ward alderman with more than 50 percent of the vote, against challenger Rob Bady, an energy
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consultant for natural gas and electricity provider IGS Energy. As of early Wednesday morning, Rainey had received 743 votes to Bady’s 728, putting her ahead of her opponent by a 15-point margin. The incumbent, who has held the position consecutively since 1997, focused her campaign on economic development and affordable housing. She first became involved in Evanston politics through housing issues with Evanston Neighbors at Work, an agency that provides housing assistance. Housing has remained an important issue in her work on City Council.
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Cecily Fleming, one of the co-founders of
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percent enrollment increase since 2007. The school board voted on and unanimously passed a measure to put the referendum on the ballot in early January. District 65 board president Candance Chow said in January that if the referendum did not pass, the district’s only other option would have been significant budget cuts, likely resulting in substantial class size increases and school closings. “These are not small impact reductions,” Chow told The Daily in January. “They will impact the classroom, they will impact the teaching and learning environment for children significantly.” According to board documents, the district’s
Organization for Positive Action and Leadership, won the race for 9th Ward alderman with 1,321 votes as of early Wednesday morning. She beat her opponent Shawn Jones, a lawyer and former reporter for Evanston RoundTable, by 644 votes. Fleming said in February that her motivation to run for political office came after feeling frustrated with some of the decisions City Council has made over the years, particularly concerning the fees and taxes Evanston imposes. Ald. Brian Miller (9th), who held his seat since 2015, did not run for reelection after an unsuccessful bid for mayor earlier this year. kristinakarisch2020@u.northwestern.edu budget is balanced for the current year. Had the referendum failed to pass, it was projected to face a $114.4 million deficit by fiscal year 2025. With no state budget, this was a conservative estimate, as there could still be an additional $6 million to $8 million annually cut from the district’s budget, Chow said in January. With finances secure for the foreseeable future, Goren said the district can focus on implementing key parts of its strategic plan. “The work that we have ahead of us with our strategic plan is now undergirded by financial stability so that we can actually do the work to make a difference in kids’ lives,” Goren said. ryanw@u.northwestern.edu
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Biss releases finance report, backs state Trust Act By ROBIN OPSAHL
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As State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) gears up for the gubernatorial race, over the past few days the candidate has released his first quarter campaign finance reports and backed a bill to support immigrants in Illinois. Biss and another Democratic candidate, Chicago Ald. Ameya Pawar (47th), both released their first quarter campaign finances Tuesday in the race against incumbent Gov. Bruce Rauner. Pawar’s campaign reported more than $325,000 in contributions, and Biss said he raised more than $310,000 with $1.5 million cash available outside of donations. Other candidates, including businessman Chris Kennedy and Madison County schools superintendent Bob Daiber, have not yet released their
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From page 1 about 7,450 more than in 2009, the last contested mayoral election. “You can’t concede, I don’t think that’s an option,” Tendam said. “There’s a lot of ballots that could still be out there.” Cook County clerk communications director Nick Shields told The Daily in an email that 1,977 mail ballots were requested by Evanston residents. As of about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a little more than 1,000 of those had been returned to the clerk’s office, Shields said. So long as outstanding ballots were postmarked by April 4, Shields said they would be counted in the final tally, which will occur within roughly three weeks. Evanston Clerk Rodney Greene could not be reached for comment. Hagerty said his opponent made a “prudent call” in not conceding, acknowledging that some mail ballots had not yet been counted. Nevertheless, he said the presumptive win felt “wonderful” and that he never believed the election would be a “blowout.” “I’m a novice, I’ve never run for political office before; most people that run their first
returns, though Kennedy has already put $250,000 toward his own campaign. Though he only launched his campaign last month, Biss has already taken steps to differentiate himself from his opponents: On Monday, the Illinois senator backed the Trust Act, a state bill to protect immigrants in Illinois. The act, which will be voted on by a Senate committee Wednesday, would stop state law enforcement agencies from assisting in immigration actions without a warrant. It would also create protected areas for immigrants in state buildings like schools and hospitals. “I can’t promise you that we can change federal policy right now, but I can promise you we will fight as hard as we can at the state and local level to keep your families safe,” Biss said at a press conference Monday. “The way we keep that promise is passing the Illinois Trust act immediately.” Other legislation in Illinois and nationwide trying to tackle compliance with federal authorities
on immigration policy has sometimes led to conflict with law enforcement, State Senate President John Cullerton of Chicago said. “This legislation will allow them to avoid distractions such as petitions from immigration enforcement to detain, extend detention or incarcerate individuals who have committed minor violations,” Cullerton said at the press conference. “Law enforcement in Illinois has better and more important things to do.” After President Donald Trump’s election, many people in the immigrant community were more afraid to approach law enforcement for fear of detainment or deportation, said Zubeda Yasin, an advocate with the Indo-American Center. She said this legislation would help the people most affected by recent national politics. As a Muslim, Yasin said she has experienced discrimination first hand for wearing a hijab. This bill would help protect fellow Muslims and other minorities, and allow them to better communicate
with law enforcement, she said. “I want us to fight harder for those who are targeted and disappear, undocumented people,” Yasin said at the press conference. “I want you to feel angry about the many families that have already been torn apart.” Many other states, including Oregon and California, have launched similar bills to allow for non-compliance with federal immigration officials. Action to make law enforcement accessible for immigrants is needed now more than ever, Biss said, and this bill would help bridge the divide between the communities. “There is no reason for people to feel threatened to call 911 or to report an act of violence or crime to police,” Biss said at the press conference. “That is not only inhumane, it’s a distraction from the work law enforcement ought to be doing to actually keep us safe.”
time lose,” Hagerty said. “It feels wonderful to be the next mayor of one of the finest urban ring cities in the country.” Hagerty received support from mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, two former mayors — Jay Lytle and Lorraine Morton — and Cook County commissioner Larry Suffredin. During his campaign, Hagerty focused on three major issues: expanding economic development to all neighborhoods, strengthening youth development to reduce violence and maintaining diversity through affordable housing. “The role of the mayor is to balance lots of competing demands,” Hagerty told The Daily in February. “Strike that balance between smart and sensible economic development and not losing the character of the city. Between keeping all of our neighborhoods safe and not infringing on people’s rights.” What should have been the end of an especially tense election cycle — marred by numerous legal objections and confusing paperwork — has ended in uncertainty. It was the second test for the two candidates. In February, Evanston held its first primary election in recent memory, which narrowed the mayoral race down from five candidates
to two. In that primary, Hagerty won roughly 44 percent of the vote, with Tendam earning about 20 percent. This year’s election is also on track to become one of the most expensive in Evanston history. Between mid-August and the end of 2016, Hagerty raised $109,079 and spent $80,374, while Tendam raised $16,245 and spent $2,323. Tendam said he was disappointed by the results and attributed the slim margin in part to less funding. “With a fraction of what (Hagerty) spent we were able to be competitive and come up almost neck and neck,” he said. “It’s certainly a win for us either way. Evanston listened to someone with more experience and more or less half of the voters weren’t swayed by the amount of money.” Supporters of Hagerty gathered at Prairie Moon, 1502 Sherman Ave., to watch results come in and celebrate their victory. Sean van Dril, a McCormick senior who helped out on the campaign, said Hagerty was committed to listening to students. Van Dril pointed to the candidate’s promise to meet with students quarterly as evidence. “He’s the best candidate to start bridging
the gap between Northwestern students and Evanston municipal government,” he said. “Pragmatically, he’s got the best skills to carry out effective government.” Hagerty, a lifelong emergency consultant, moved to Evanston in 1999 so his wife, Lisa Altenbernd, could attend graduate school at Northwestern’s School of Education and Social Policy. After settling into the community, he founded a local firm that currently employs more than 100 people across the country. In February, Hagerty told The Daily he wanted to move away from his business and focus on helping the community. Since he began considering a mayoral bid two years ago, Hagerty said he has built a strong management team to run day-to-day operations. “I can continue to have a part-time role here with my company, but it affords me the flexibility that I need to help the city,” Hagerty told The Daily in February. The new mayor will assume his role on May 8, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said.
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Tripp’s a great guy. The shot he hit on the last hole was a 3-wood to about four or five feet, which was a great shot. — Dylan Wu, men’s golf
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Iowa State freshman sinks Cats with eagle on final hole By JONAH DYLAN
daily senior staffer @thejonahdylan
Daily file photo by Lauren Duquette
Leading by six strokes with just three holes to go, Northwestern appeared poised for a Redhawk Invitational win. But Tripp Kinney had other ideas. The Wildcats collapsed down the stretch Tuesday, eventually losing by one stroke to Iowa State after freshman Kinney eagled the final hole to give the Cyclones the win. Junior Dylan Wu won the individual tournament, using a birdie on 18 to edge Santa Clara’s Hayden Shieh by a single shot. It was Wu’s best 54-hole performance with NU. “I played pretty well,” Wu said. “Shooting 66 is my lowest college round. I made a lot of birdies and just really stayed patient and trusted my game. It was all about minimizing the mistakes.” After 36 holes on Monday, Wu held a two-stroke lead while the Cats sat one stroke back of Iowa State. NU leapt to a sizable lead after shooting 2-under-par on the front nine Tuesday while the Cyclones fell behind with two double bogeys and a 5-over start to the day.
The Cats held their lead for most of the back nine but couldn’t hold off a surge from Iowa State on the last three holes. The Cyclones were powered by five birdies and two eagles in the final stretch, including Kinney’s dagger on the last green. Wu said he was impressed by the freshman’s performance. “Tripp’s a great guy,” he said. “The shot he hit on the last hole was a 3-wood to about four or five feet, which was a great shot. What everybody dreams of is making that birdie or that eagle on the last hole to win and having your teammates watch.” It was the second straight tournament where NU finished second. Last month, at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, the Cats lost by just two strokes to Michigan. On Tuesday, they closed that margin to just one. Coach David Inglis said despite the loss, he was happy with his team’s performance. “It’s disappointing not to win after being in position to most of the day, but overall I’m very encouraged with where we’re headed,” he said. “We’re coming into form at the right time.” Inglis inserted Everton Hawkins into the starting lineup after he finished tied for sixth in Arizona, but the freshman shot 16-over, including
a 9-over 80 during his first round Monday. Graduate student Conor Richardson finished 8th overall and 2nd for NU, notching a 1-under 69 Tuesday to finish the tournament at even par. Because of the tournament’s format, which featured a shotgun start where all golfers started at the same time on different holes, Ingles said it was difficult for anyone to know exactly what the margin was. “You never really know where you stand,” he said. “As far as leads go, we try not to think about it too much, but it’s one of the things we talk about so much, is that we just have to focus on the task at hand.” Wu’s win was the second individual win for the Cats this season after sophomore Ryan Lumsden’s win at the Marquette Invitational. He said he was excited to see what the team does going forward as it moves toward the Boilermaker Invitational on April 15. “We’ve been playing well this entire spring,” he said. “We’re playing at a high level right now, and every tournament we play in, we have a good chance of winning. We’re peaking at the right point, because the next couple weeks are pretty crucial.” jonahdylan2020@u.northwestern.edu
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Cats go silent offensively in shutout loss to rival UIC Northwestern
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Right off the heels of two strong comeback wins during last weekend’s Air Force series, Northwestern failed to maintain the offensive momentum Tuesday in its third contest of the season against Illinois-Chicago. The Wildcats (8-19, 0-3 Big Ten) followed their storybook ending Sunday with a poor offensive showing that resulted in just two hits, as Flames’ starting pitcher Jacob Key’s strong performance led to UIC’s eventual 3-0 win. “Just the conditions today (were different),” sophomore shortstop Jack Dunn said. “In order to score runs we had to be very good at the small things. … I credit UIC’s pitching staff. They kept us off balance, they threw strikes, they didn’t give us anything free.” While NU made contact several times in the early innings, Dunn said the placement of those swings allowed the Flames to make plays defensively. This, combined with the
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Cats’ inability to come up with big hits with runners in scoring positions, hampered their ability to make the game competitive. “We had some competitive atbats,” coach Spencer Allen said. “It doesn’t necessarily show up in a box score, but just stringing those together and making sure you have nine innings full of those (at-bats), those were some positives.” Though inconsistency continues to infect the Cats’ offense, NU did perform well defensively against UIC. Senior pitcher Cooper Wetherbee has been a major contributor to that success in recent games, and continued in similar fashion Tuesday by allowing just 1 earned run in 3 innings of work. He credited the pitching staff with maintaining that consistency and believes the offense will soon follow suit. “Something we talked about all
Former NU golfer Fitzpatrick returns to The Masters
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Matthew Fitzpatrick
Former Northwestern golfer Matthew Fitzpatrick will make his second consecutive appearance at The Masters this week at Augusta National Golf Club. Fitzpatrick, who finished seventh at the tournament last year, will play the first two rounds with former world No. 1 Jordan Spieth and two-time major champion Martin Kaymer. The trio tees off at 9:34 a.m. central daylight time Thursday. He qualified for this year’s event thanks to a strong final round last year. He entered Sunday play tied for 23rd, but fired a 5-under-par 67 to move
year long is really making other teams beat us, forcing other teams to execute instead of just handing them free stuff,” Wetherbee said. “I’ve got confidence that those guys on the offense will come around and hit more like they did this past weekend where they’re getting quality at-bats and really hitting the ball well out
there.” Though Wetherbee was disappointed in the loss to a “crosstown rivalry” team, he said the Cats’ spirits remain high. NU has faced UIC five other times over the past two seasons and has always struggled, particularly on the offensive end, falling to the Flames
Daily file photo by Katie Pach
Jack Dunn swings through a pitch. The sophomore infielder and the Wildcats mustered just two hits in a shutout loss to UIC on Tuesday.
into the top 10 and secure his spot in the field this year. It was a significant improvement over his first appearance at Augusta National in 2014, when he missed the cut. The 22-year old Englishman, who played for Team Europe in the Ryder Cup last year, attended NU for one quarter in 2013. He played in five events for the Cats, winning one, after claiming the 2013 U.S. Amateur title before arriving on campus. He was the No. 1 amateur in the world during his time in Evanston. Fitzpatrick has won three times on the European Tour, most recently at the DP World Tour Championship in November. He has appeared in seven majors. — Cole Paxton
O’Brien races to school record in 1,500 meter run
Freshman Kelly O’Brien dashed to a school-record 4:31.04 time in the 1,500 meters at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on Friday in the Wildcats’ first look at the track this season. O’Brien’s personal best performance was good enough for an eighth place finish in the 1,500. Fellow NU runners Isabel Seidel and Sara Coffey, both juniors, also ran personal bests in the race, crossing the line in 4:33.52 and 4:37.16 respectively. All three etched their names into the history books by cracking the program’s top-10 times list, with Seidel jumping to the No. 4 spot on the list and Coffey now No. 8.
each time and never tallying more than four runs. The Cats do not have much time to dwell on the past, however, as they begin a home series against Iowa on Friday. “We hit the ball hard early and they didn’t fall,” Allen said. “They made some nice defensive plays, and we just kind of got in a little bit of a rut and just could not get the sticks pulled today. I’m not looking too much into it, I think our guys will bounce back.” Tuesday’s game did not go according to plan for NU. With their next Big Ten series rapidly approaching and an 0-6 conference start a possibility, however, the Cats remain optimistic. “We’re trying to come out and play hard and stay consistent over the weekend so we’re really just stressing consistency in all three phases of the game,” Wetherbee said. “If you can get all three of those to show up on a regular basis, you’re going to have a good chance to win a lot of ballgames.” taliehendel2020@u.northwestern.edu “For Kelly to go out and break the school record after some adversity in the fall, followed by a tough indoor season where she was still gaining fitness, is fantastic,” head coach ‘A Havahla Haynes said in an athletic department release. “Any time we move up on the top-10 lists or establish personal bests, it’s been a good weekend.” In the 5,000 meter race, freshman Sarah Nicholson finished in the top-25 of a 149-person event with the seventhfastest mark in NU history, a personal-best 17:02.58. Nicholson was the fifth-fastest freshman in a field of competitors that included several Division I schools. NU will continue its spring outdoor season at the Redbird Invitational in Normal, Illinois, on April 8. — Ryan Wangman